Detective From the Future - Chapter 644

[Chapter 638 Lies (2 in 1)]

It was already one o’clock in the afternoon when I left Huijiayuan Community.

Before everyone had lunch, they went to a nearby old restaurant, Gu Fenglou, at Zhao Ming’s suggestion.

This restaurant specializes in Shandong cuisine, and the chef is also from Laoqin Island. According to Zhao Ming, the dishes taste very authentic.

Zhao Ming shouted for a treat, and ordered a few signature dishes, including scallion mixed with eight belts, spicy fat sausage, soft fried hand-peeled shrimp, stewed lamb, crispy meat dumplings, and winter melon ball soup.

Zhao Ming is a master who is not short of money. He wants to treat guests, and everyone is not polite to him.

Han Bin tasted it, and the dishes here are indeed very authentic.

Especially the spicy fat sausage, which is cleaned very cleanly, tastes very chewy, numb and spicy, and has a long aftertaste. If it is accompanied by a glass of draft beer, it will be perfect.

It’s a pity that you are not allowed to drink alcohol while performing tasks.

After dinner, the four of Han Bin divided into two groups. Zhao Ming and Tian Li returned to Yuhua Branch and sent the evidence collected from Lu Jingfang’s house to the technical team.

Han Bin and Bao Xing rushed to Liren Media Company.

The seventh floor of Feng An Building.

Han Bin and the two got off the elevator, walked east along the elevator, and saw the sign of Liren Media Company.

The two entered the company, with the front desk on the left, a young woman sitting behind the counter, and a middle-aged man standing next to him, holding the counter with his right hand, chatting with the woman in a low voice.

Bao Xing walked over and knocked on the counter, “Hello, is Mr. Chen Xihai here?”

The woman behind the counter didn’t speak, she turned to look at the man next to her.

“I’m Chen Xihai.” The man replied, looking at Han Bin and Bao Xing.

Bao Xing showed his police certificate, “We are from the Municipal Criminal Investigation Brigade and want to know something about you.”

“Okay, let the two police officers please.” Chen Xihai took a deep breath, made a gesture of invitation, and led Han Bin and the two to go inside.

Han Bin looked at the surrounding office environment. Unlike the offices of other companies, this place is a single room with separate partitions. Unlike ordinary partitions, the walls are very thick, and the material looks like a sound insulation material.

The three entered the conference room, and Chen Xihai smiled, “Two police officers, please sit down, and I’ll pour you a glass of water.”

Han Bin waved his hand, “Don’t bother.”

As soon as he entered the door, he met the person he was looking for. Han Bin thought it was a coincidence and asked, “Mr. Chen, can I see your ID card?”

“Okay.” Chen Xihai took out his wallet from his pocket, found his ID card and handed it to Han Bin.

Han Bin glanced, “Chen Shifeng.”

“Yes, this is my real name.”

“What position do you hold in this company?”

“General manager.”

Han Bin returned the ID card to the other party, “This is the first time I heard that the general manager uses a stage name.”

“Our company is a media company. It’s similar to an artist, but it’s different from other companies. Most of the employees have stage names, so I just picked one.” Chen Xihai smiled and continued,

“Actually, I’ve always been dissatisfied with my name and wanted to change it for a long time, but the name was chosen by my parents, and it’s not very good to change it. It’s a compromise to choose a stage name.”

“Mr. Chen Shifeng, do you know why we are looking for you today?”

Chen Shifeng shook his head, “I don’t know.”

“Do you know Lu Jingfang?”

“I know, she is an employee of our company, what’s the matter?”

“When was the last time you saw Lu Jingfang?”

“It’s been a while, I can’t remember clearly.”

“Isn’t she an employee of your company? She doesn’t usually come to the company?”

“Our media company’s work content is different from other companies. We mainly shoot some movies, TV series, short videos, live broadcasts, etc., because the shooting content is different, the shooting environment is different, and the work location is also different. Good works, we have no rigid requirements on whether to come to the company.”

“What is her main job?”

“Short videos are shot and sent to the company’s editors, who are responsible for editing, reviewing, and uploading to video sites.”

Han Bin said,

“In other words, Lu Jingfang is only responsible for filming the video, and your company is responsible for the post-production work.”

“Yes, in addition to processing the video itself, we will also communicate with the video website to obtain some channels and publicity, so that more people can see the video and gain more fans.”

“How long has Lu Jingfang been at your company?”

Chen Xihai thought for a while, “It’s been more than two months. She started to do live broadcasts, but she couldn’t let go, and she didn’t have any talent. We pulled some resources for her on another live broadcast website, but she never started to do it. Later, she started making small videos, and it has been about a month, and the number of clicks and fans has grown rapidly, which is not bad.”

After speaking, Chen Xihai looked at Han Bin again and asked, “Comrade police, what is the matter with you today?”

“Lu Jingfang is dead.”

“What!” Chen Xihai stood up abruptly, his eyes widened, “You said Lu Jingfang is dead.”

Han Bin kept staring at each other. Although Chen Xihai was very surprised, his micro-expression did not reveal the slightest surprise.

Han Bin was certain that his surprised expression was fake.

He was not surprised, because he knew about it in advance.

Either he knew in advance from other sources, or he was the murderer!

“do not you know?”

Chen Xihai said without hesitation, “How could I know, is what you said true?”

Han Bin turned to Bao Xing and said, “Search his body.”

Bao Xing stood up and walked to Chen Xihai’s side, “Mr. Chen, please cooperate.”

“Comrade police, what do you mean?”

Han Bin also stood up, showing an alert look, “I suspect that you have dangerous objects on your body, please cooperate.”

“I didn’t, are you mistaken?”

“Then you should cooperate with us, and we might as well return your innocence.”

Chen Xihai swallowed his saliva and hesitated, “Okay, then you can search.”

Bao Xing made a gesture of invitation, “Mr. Chen, please stand up, thank you.”

Chen Xihai sighed and stood up according to Bao Xing’s request.

Bao Xing followed the procedure, carefully searched Chen Xihai, and nodded to Han Bin beside him, “The team leader didn’t find it.”

Han Bin showed an apologetic look, “Mr. Chen, I’m sorry, I was feeling a little bit of a mink just now.”

“Comrade police, why do you suddenly suspect that I am carrying dangerous items? I am a law-abiding citizen, and I would never bring that kind of thing.”

“Since you are a law-abiding citizen why would you deceive the police?”

Chen Xihai forced a smile, “I don’t have it, how dare I lie to the police.”

“You don’t want to say it here, so you can only change the place.”

Chen Xihai showed a vigilant look, “What do you mean?”

Han Bin said sternly, “Mr. Chen, please go to the police station with us.”

Chen Xihai quickly waved his hand, “Don’t, don’t, don’t, what are you doing at the police station, I have already cooperated with your investigation.”

“You’re talking nonsense with your eyes open, how dare you say cooperation?”

“Comrade police, when did I lie to you? I don’t know. You remind me that it may be my slip of the tongue.”

“Okay, then I’ll ask you again. Before we came, were you already aware of Lu Jingfang’s death?”

“I…” Chen Xihai wiped the sweat from his forehead, “Hey, I thought it was a big deal, that’s why you searched me.”

“Bang!” Bao Xing slapped and scolded, “It’s not a big deal, except for the known persons involved, only one person knows that Lu Jingfang is dead, and that is the murderer!”

Bao Xing’s shout almost scared Chen Xihai to pee, and he couldn’t say anything, “I…I…how could I be the murderer, I’m not, I’m not.”

“It’s not the murderer, how do you know that Lu Jingfang is dead?”

“I heard people say it.”

“Who said that?”

“Zhang Lixin, it was Zhang Lixin who told me that you went to the dormitory to look for her, and that Lu Jingfang was dead. I didn’t believe it at first, but then she said that she saw Lu Jingfang’s death photo, and I was skeptical. Seeing that you really Now, I’m sure what she said is true.”

“Since you already know about Lu Jingfang’s death from Zhang Lixin, why do you say you don’t know and lie to the police?”

“I…I…” Chen Xihai hesitated for a while, then gritted his teeth, “It was Zhang Lixin who said it, and she doesn’t want you to know that it was her who told the secret.”

“Hmph.” Han Bin snorted, “It’s obviously a very simple thing, why make it so complicated.”

“It’s alright now, we have to confront Zhang Lixin, if she admits it. If she doesn’t admit it, then you can only come with us.”

“Hey, comrade police, how did I know that you have piercing eyes, you can tell at a glance, if I knew, I wouldn’t lie if I was beaten to death.”

“This Zhang Lixin, isn’t this hurting me?”

Han Bin scolded his face with a straight face, “Okay, you are such a big man, and you don’t have an opinion yet, so you’re too embarrassed to blame others.”

Chen Xihai said with confidence, “Comrade police, I know I’m wrong. I’m really wronged. I’m not the murderer. I really heard it from Zhang Lixin.”

“If you say yes, how do you prove it? If you can’t prove it, we can only treat you as a suspect.”

“I, I…” Chen Xihai picked up the mobile phone on the table and clicked on the communication record, “Look, this is the call record she made, it’s not fake.”

“It only shows that she called you, but it doesn’t prove what she said to you.”

“Then what?”

“Did Zhang Lixin say we’re coming over?”

“She just said that you might come to find me, and I didn’t want too many people to know that this matter affected the stability of the company, so she went to the front desk and waited.”

Han Bin pondered for a moment and said, “In this way, you can call her back in a while, and what I tell you to say, you can say it, and don’t say any extra words.”

“Okay, I’ll listen to you.”

Han Bin took out his notebook and wrote on it.

After writing, he tore off the page and put it in front of Chen Xihai, “Just read it, don’t say a single extra word.”

“Yes.” Chen Xihai took a deep breath, picked up the phone and dialed Zhang Lixin’s number.

After a while, a woman’s voice sounded on the phone, “Hey, Mr. Chen, look for me.”

“Xiao Zhang, didn’t you say that the police will come soon?”

“Why didn’t you come after waiting so long?”

The voice on the phone was very similar to that of Zhang Lixin, “I don’t know either. They left around 1:00. They just asked about you. I can’t guarantee whether they will go to you or not.”

“The police really told you that Lu Jingfang is dead.”

“It’s absolutely true, how could I lie to you, they even let me see photos of Lu Jingfang after her death, which scared me.”

“Who did you tell about Lu Jingfang’s death?”

“I’ll tell you just one person. I didn’t tell anyone except you.”

“How many police officers did they go to?”

“Three men and one woman, all of them are not very old. The leader, surnamed Han, looks very energetic.”

“I see, don’t tell anyone else about this.”

“Okay, I understand, I won’t tell anyone except you.” Zhang Lixin vowed to finish her sentence and added, “Mr. Chen, if the police ask you, don’t say that I told you and the police told you. Me, don’t let me tell anyone, especially you.”

“I see.” After Chen Xihai finished speaking, he hung up the phone.

Bao Xing sneered, “Okay, you all treat the police as fools.”

“Comrade police, it’s really nothing, Zhang Lixin just wants to sell me a good deal.” Chen Xihai explained and continued, “You heard the phone call just now. This should prove my innocence.”

“It’s useless for me to believe you. According to the procedure, a written testimony is required.”

“Comrade police, what do you mean?”

“In this way, you can tell Zhang Lixin to go to the third squadron of the city criminal investigation brigade of Yuhua branch to make a transcript, and tell the truth about the situation, then you can prove your innocence.”

“This…” Chen Xihai was a little embarrassed, “Comrade police, can’t you comrade? Why let me inform.”

Han Bin said with a smile, “Don’t, I’m talking, how can President Chen speak better, people still listen to you.”

“Then she doesn’t know, did I tell you about the situation? How embarrassing the two of us met after that.”

“You can also not notify, she won’t go to the police station to make a record, I believe in you as well, but I can’t guarantee other police officers, without this written evidence, maybe another police officer will come to investigate you one day. ”

“Don’t, I’ll listen to you. I’ll inform her in a while and let her go to the police station to make a record as soon as possible.”

Han Bin sighed, “Tell me, there was nothing to do, but something must be done.”

Zhang Lixin can be said to have one set face to face and one set back. She also asked Han Bin before not to tell Chen Xihai that she had made a transcript with the police.

Well, in the blink of an eye, the police were sold.

At this time, Han Bin felt a little unhappy, because Zhang Lixin’s behavior would cause some trouble for the police.

Even if it was communicated by telephone, it proved that Zhang Lixin had indeed told Chen Xihai that Lu Jingfang was killed, but it did not mean that Chen Xihai did not know in advance.

Assuming that Chen Xihai was really the murderer, he already knew the news of Lu Jingfang’s death, and he would not be too surprised to hear it again. Han Bin could see through his disguised surprise that he was lying.

The problem is, Zhang Lixin called Chen Xihai smartly, which is equivalent to giving Chen Xihai an excuse and giving him a proper channel to know the news of Lu Jingfang’s death.

Although it is a hypothesis, this suspicion cannot be completely ruled out. Therefore, Han Bin is in a bad mood at this time. When he left Huijiayuan Community, he clearly told Zhang Lixin not to tell anyone about this. Obviously, Zhang Lixin told him The words fell on deaf ears.

“Mr. Chen, since you already know the news of Lu Jingfang’s death, let’s get straight to the point. I need to ask a few questions on a routine basis.”

“what is the problem?”

“Whatever I ask, you can answer truthfully.” Han Bin organized the language and asked, “The night before yesterday, where were you between 9:30 and 1:30 in the morning?”

“The night before yesterday.” Chen Xihai muttered and recalled, “I was drinking with my friends outside, starting at 8:30, until 10:30, and then I found a chauffeur to drive home.”

“Friend’s name, contact information, as well as the contact information of the driver, and the name of the dining restaurant.”

Chen Xihai didn’t answer immediately, but instead asked, “Comrade, what’s your name?”

“My surname is Han.”

“Officer Han, my friend’s identity is a bit special. Can I not mention his name? I’ll just say the name of the hotel and the contact information of the driver. You can check it directly, and you can prove it as well.”

“Mr. Chen, I advise you not to engage in such a special case. The case handling is very rigorous. It is useless for me to agree. Without a case handling process or without witnesses, there is no way to fully prove your innocence, and we will reverse the case and investigate later. , you are likely to be targeted by the police again, not everyone is as talkative as I am.”

“Yes, I understand. In fact, it’s nothing special. It’s a friend of the video website company. When you contact them, I hope not to disturb their company, and I don’t want to have a bad influence on them.”

“As long as they cooperate with the police investigation, we will cooperate with them.”

“Okay, with your words, I feel at ease.” Chen Xihai took a deep breath and continued, “That night, we ate at Qilu Seafood Restaurant, there were three people in total, except me, There is also Liao Qifeng, the vice president, and the head of a department of the video website.”

“Liao Qifeng is in his office, you can ask him directly later.”

“The person in charge of that video site is named Zong Ran, and his phone number is 1579482xxx”

After finishing speaking, Chen Xihai took out another business card from his pocket, “This is the business card of the driver with his information on it.”

Han Bin took the business card and glanced at it, then continued to ask, “I heard that you have a black Mercedes-Benz.”

“Yes, what’s wrong?”

“Did you borrow the Mercedes-Benz that night?”

“No, I never borrow my car. If something goes wrong, I will be responsible. I won’t do such a stupid thing.”

“Did you drive a Mercedes-Benz to the construction site where Lu Jingfang works at night over there?”

“No, absolutely not. After I finished drinking, I asked the driver to take me home. What did I do there, I was afraid of being robbed, impossible.”

Han Bin wrote it down in the notebook, and then thought of a question, “Do you have any shoes with dog paw prints?”

“No.”

“Have you ever seen someone wear these shoes?”

“I haven’t noticed.”

“You must stop trying to deceive the police, or you will become a major suspect for the police.”

Chen Xihai hurriedly promised.

“No, I definitely won’t, I will never lie again.”

No matter how good Chen Xihai said, since he told a lie once, Han Bin would no longer completely believe him.

“According to the regulations, we need to collect your fingerprints and DNA, please cooperate with me.” Han Bin gave Bao Xing a wink after finishing speaking.

Chen Xihai was a little hesitant, and shrank back involuntarily, “Officer Han, I’m innocent, there’s really no need for this.”

“Routine, let’s cooperate.”

“I…” Chen Xihai showed a tangled look on his face.

“Hey, it’s really interesting, what is there to be afraid of, Master, you are not guilty of being a thief, right?” Bao Xing said.

Chen Xihai hurriedly denied, “I didn’t.”

“It’s fine if you don’t. Fingerprints and DNA are just enough to prove your innocence.”

[End of this Chapter]