Chapter 164: Chapter 79: Many Tragically Fall Victim to Poison (Requesting Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets)_2
"After it was over, I initially thought of letting him go. I still recorded some videos as usual to warn him not to think about calling the police. But he just wouldn’t listen and kept cursing me as a pervert, threatening to put me in jail. Could I endure that? So I simply picked up a stone and smashed him to death."
Zhao Donglai continued to ask, "Then why did you take the victim’s clothes and cut off where?"
"Because I wanted something to remember him by. After all, I really liked him. He..."
"Stop, don’t say anymore. I’ve already understood. Do you remember roughly what time it was when you hit him?"
"Probably around midnight, because I was afraid the villagers would find out, so I waited very late before taking him there."
Zhao Donglai nodded. Very good, the time of death matches!
He then asked a few more questions and found that everything just happened to align with the case, so he didn’t ask anymore.
With these testimonies, plus the evidence they have, this case can be officially handed over to the prosecutor’s office once some finishing touches are done.
Zhao Donglai immediately called out to Luo Fei, "Luo Fei, let’s get out of here!"
Today’s interrogation had utterly shattered his worldview.
Zhao Donglai walked quickly out of the interrogation room. He even felt sick to his stomach being in there. Once outside, he took a deep breath of fresh air.
"Heh heh, Captain Zhao, how is it? Wasn’t it mind-blowing?" Seeing his disgust, Wang Lei joked.
Zhao Donglai glared at him, "Aren’t you stating the obvious? Stop rubbing it in!"
With that, he looked at Yang Su, Luo Fei, and Zhang Fan, "You three, come to my office for a moment."
Assuming he had more tasks to assign, the three quickly followed him.
Office.
"In a moment, you will go and interview each person on this list provided by Wang Wenbin to confirm whether he really did molest those old people. If so, try to persuade them to testify in court."
The more evidence they could dig up concerning Wang Wenbin, the more credit the criminal investigation team would receive.
Of course, the three did not object and agreed immediately.
Then Luo Fei added, "By the way, Captain Zhao, regarding the Yang Dawei matter, Wang Yong just discovered something new."
He briefly explained.
After listening, Zhao Donglai thoughtfully said, "It seems this person indeed has some issues... Any updates from Wang Yong yet?"
"Not yet, but I’ve already told Wang Yong to inform me immediately if there’s any news."
"Hmm, then let’s wait and see. By the way, aren’t you going to interview those victimized elders? You might as well discreetly ask the villagers in the Yang Family Village about Yang Dawei’s outside activities to determine how he’s earning his money."
"Understood."
Yang Su and Zhang Fan were confused, "Captain Zhao, what are you and Luo Fei talking about? We can’t quite follow."
Lately, isn’t the criminal investigation team only dealing with Wang Wenbin’s case?
So why does it sound like they’re discussing another case?
"Oh, I forgot you guys didn’t know. Here’s the situation: when Luo Fei was visiting the Yang Family Village earlier, he discovered a villager who seemed suspicious, potentially involved in killing his wife. But we don’t have evidence yet, so just keep it in mind for now and don’t mention it."
"Got it."
The two nodded seriously, then Zhang Fan looked at Luo Fei, "Impressive, Luo Fei, how did you notice something wrong just by looking into the situation?"
"Instinct, I guess."
"Instinct? Damn, your instinct is really sharp!"
Zhang Fan couldn’t help but complain, "Why don’t I have your instincts!"
Zhao Donglai spoke up, "Pay more attention to the details around you regularly and think more; gradually, you’ll get that instinct."
"Captain, can you stop messing with me like this!"
"Messing with you? This is all scientifically proven." Zhao Donglai said, rolling his eyes at Zhang Fan.
Zhang Fan irritably wiped his somewhat balding head, "Forget it, it’s a talent I can’t acquire. I’ll just rely on you, Luo Fei."
"Keep using your intuition and solving cases; even if we don’t get to eat meat, at least we can drink some soup!"
Although the bonuses mostly went to team three due to Luo Fei’s breakthroughs, they still got a share, which was much better than not solving any cases at all.
Yang Su also chimed in, "Exactly, exactly, Luo Fei, from now on, our criminal investigation team is counting on you! You’ve got to keep it up!"
"What!" Luo Fei was speechless.
Even the members of team three said they were counting on him; now teams one and two were as well. He couldn’t possibly carry everyone even if he tried...
Zhao Donglai couldn’t stand it anymore, sternly scolding, "You two have been part of the criminal investigation team for so long. Don’t you know how to improve yourselves? How can you say such things to a newcomer? Aren’t you ashamed?"
Normally, his words might make them feel embarrassed enough to want to find a hole to hide in.
But Luo Fei wasn’t just anyone; he was an outstanding detective praised by even the city’s police chief, a prodigy who’d been showered with awards since he joined the team.
Being beaten by him was not embarrassing at all!
"Captain Zhao, why should we be ashamed? We’re genuinely no match for Luo Fei, and it’s only right to count on him."
"Exactly, Captain Zhao, we have self-awareness!"
"You two, previously, even if it was just a little, would still feel ashamed when I said this to you. Now I think you’ve completely given up!"
"Haha, that’s because we’ve resigned ourselves to fate..."
After some playful banter, the three quickly confirmed their respective interview targets and set off to do their work.
Luo Fei returned to team three’s office and told the four there, "Come with me."
"Chief, where to?"
"Of course, to gather some information. Captain Zhao wants us to verify the statements given by the victims Wang Wenbin mentioned."
As he talked, Luo Fei suddenly looked at Sun Jun, "Oh right, Sun Jun, isn’t Wang Wenbin’s phone with you?"
The police have rules to prevent prisoners from using their phones to contact outsiders, so usually, detainees have their phones confiscated.
When Wang Wenbin was arrested, his phone was handed over to Sun Jun for safekeeping.
Sun Jun nodded, "Yes, it’s with me. What’s the matter, Chief?"
"According to Wang Wenbin, he took photos and videos to threaten the victims every time he molested them. So, instead of going on a field visit, why don’t you thoroughly examine Wang Wenbin’s phone and find those incriminating videos?"
As soon as Luo Fei finished speaking, Sun Jun quickly shouted, "Chief, I’d rather you assign this great job to Wang Yong, I’m more willing to go to the scene with you!"
"I can’t do it! I wasn’t involved in the arrest today and have no idea what’s going on, so this shouldn’t fall on me. Better give it to Zhaocheng and Zhang Fan."
"I don’t want to do it either, Chief, please don’t make me watch, or I’ll get stye!"
"Spare me, Chief, I don’t want a stye either!"
All four rushed to refuse.
Actually, Luo Fei didn’t want to see those things either, so seeing their strong reluctance, he asked, "If none of you want to do it, should we let team one or two handle it?"
"No way!" The four quickly refused.
Their bonuses came from these aspects; whoever found the evidence and whose evidence played a crucial role, it all went into their performance metrics and eventually into their bonuses.
If they handed this over to another team, they would be giving away a great contribution; how could the four of them do such a foolish thing?
"You don’t want to do it yourself, but you don’t want to let others have the credit either? So what do you suggest?" Luo Fei said with a cold smile.