?235: Chapter 226: As the Water Recedes, the Rocks Emerge 235: Chapter 226: As the Water Recedes, the Rocks Emerge The lights in the interrogation room were a bit dazzling.
Not gentle at all.
Being in there for too long was irritating, aggravating.
“The second young master sought me out…” Wang Song began anxiously.
“Name.”
“Yuan Yng, Yuan Yng sought me out, asking for my help with something.
Because I had a rtive who was a ssmate of his…
I used to think that knowing the Yuan family was a great honor, but I never expected him to be…
I just…
I just did it,” Wang Song rambled on, his emotions surging as he spoke.
Nervous, excited, and somewhat angry and indignant.
Without further questioning from Lei Xin, Wang Song continued on his own:
“Yuan Yng had a meal alone with me, probably to assess me, and then he asked if I was willing to take a risk.
Of course, I said I was.”
“I never thought it would be something illegal,” Wang Song defended himself.
“I did think about refusing, but he then took out a huge stack of cash.
My family was just renovating our house and needed the money, so I took it.
I thought to myself, now that it’se to this, to refuse the second young master would be to offend him.”
“A suitcase full of cash, five hundred thousand, I counted it over and over.
Yeah.
Many times.
A suitcase that thick with money, and it only held five hundred thousand.
It’s been so long since I’ve seen cash, even someone like me, working in logistics, got dazzled by the thickness of that case.”
“Later on, we met up two more times, both outside, just for tea.
And then the matter was settled.”
Listening to Wang Song’s statement, Lei Xin knew he was telling half-truths.
However, as long as he was willing to talk, Lei Xin let him speak.
As for digging into the detailster, there was plenty of time and energy for that.
For example, the specific times they ate, their meeting times, could all be verified with surveince footage, or by asking the waiters at that time, and so on.
Nowadays, with so many location-tracking software and cameras around, just finding a few scenes where both appeared would confirm the situation.
For a case, it’s all about people, money, and objects.
Once the rtionships between people are established, it’s just about defining their roles and affiliations.
Once the financial aspects are nailed down, the outline of the case bes clear.
Physical evidence acts as a supplement, supporting the story and financial rtionships.
Beyond that, Wang Song’s own thoughts and his guesses as to Yuan Yng’s thoughts were unimportant.
Thew cares about actions, not intentions; what’s done is done, what’s not done is not done.
“Yuan Yng nned to murder Yuan Yutang, when did you first be aware of this…” Lei Xin suddenly asked.
Wang Song lowered his head to think, then said softly, “Probably about a year now, at least ten months.”
“Where did the photoe from?”
“Given by Yuan Yng.”
“Who did he get to take the photo?” Lei Xin pressed for details.
Details are indeed very difficult to fake because they are like branches, andpared to the main theme, they are tooplex.
No one canplete all the details perfectly; if they could, they would be overwhelmed by the thirdyer of intricacies.
Wang Song shook his head: “I don’t know who specifically took it.”
“So why, after a year of no action, did you decide to act now?” Lei Xin had many questions as well.
This case seemed too murky on too many points.
Of course, Lei Xin had some spections.
With these family feuds and melodramas, regardless of life and death, leaning towards family members was never wrong.
Spections aside, verification still required a confession.
Police work was about evidence, not fabricating stories.
Wang Song hummed and hawed for a bit, then said, “The chairman’s study was burrized, and Yuan Yng saw it as an opportunity.”
“An opportunity?
Why?”
“Taking advantage during the chaos.
Because the eldest and the third have always been at odds.
If something happened to someone, everyone would assume it was the other party’s doing.
The second young master…
Yuan Yng doesn’t like to take the initiative.
He always seems passive, but he’s ambitious; more so than the third young master.”
At this point, Lei Xin really wanted to ask what else Yuan Yng had done under cover of chaos but held back, instead asking, “Be more specific, how did he contact you.”
“There was a special email…”
“Email ount and password.”
As Lei Xin asked more and more, the case of Yuan Yng inciting murder became increasingly clear.
With testimony, physical evidence, and both motive and plot in ce, the overall evidence for the case might be somewhat scant, but it was already sufficient.
Captain Lei Xin felt a surge of excitement, a pity he didn’t have a cigarette on hand, or he would have smoked it in one go.
Incitement to murder was always a difficult point in homicide cases.
The act of incitement itself was hard to define clearly.
If this case could be closed, it would really make headlines.
At the same moment, the detectives of Qianjin District had also brought in Yuan Yng.
Yuan Yng was slightly overweight, not much of a belly but his face seemed puffy, chubby, giving the impression of an easy target.
He arrived with thewyer from Jianyuan Company, adopting an air of innocence as if to say don’t mess with me, I have my father behind me.
Thewyer too was cool and professional, the suit expensive.
But when Yuan Yng saw Wang Song, who was looking down, his expression became slightly unnatural.
He uneasily reached to adjust his ownpel.
Lei Xin greeted him with a smile full of yellow teeth.
“Come in,” Lei Xin waved him over, appearing amiable.
Yuan Yng straightened his expression, striding in with head held high.
Thewyer, however, was left outside.
“I’ll wait for you outside, remember what I told you…” thewyer gave hisst few words of advice.
Yuan Yng impatiently uttered “uh-huh” a couple of times, and just as he was about to enter the interrogation room, he suddenly turned around to see at the other end of the dark corridor awyer in a Burberry custom suit handing out cigarettes to a few police officers, which made Yuan Yng’s body go limp.
He hadn’t expected the oppressive feeling the police interrogation room brought to be so intense.
Yuan Yng was like a panda that had been taken away from its keeper, suddenly released into the wild, supposedly for some rewilding program.
His sister’s wilderness, his sister’s rewilding, did anyone ask the panda’s opinion?
Did it sign its name?
Did it hold up an ID card and recite the ID number?
Can you prove it was of sound mind when it signed the agreement?
Yuan Yng felt his own consciousness starting to blur.
Hiding behind a desk and nning conspiracies was simple enough.
But once pulled away from the desk, away from the office, what is the world like?
Yuan Yng didn’t know.
At that moment, he was like a baby left without an adult, his cheeks involuntarily starting to tremble with puffiness.
He was tens of times more nervous than Wang Song.
With one look, Lei Xin knew things were settled.
Better to be foolish than criminal, but once you really sit here, you realize how high the sky is and how thick the earth is.
It’s only a mere few feet.
…
Yuan Jiansheng didn’t show up at the Qianjin District police station until the interrogation was over.
He didn’t ask to see his younger brother, Yuan Yng, stating that he was just there to understand the case details.
The eldest, Yuan Yuming, followed him without any expression on his face.
But the effort to keep his skin taut betrayed a bit of his inner thoughts.
Yuan Yuming, also in his forties, seemed slightly more corpulent than his younger brother, dressed quite inly, with everything he wore being domestic brands, even the wristwatch was a Seagull.
From a forensic doctor’s viewpoint, Doctor Jiang viewed Yuan Yuming, and with his “tide dress sense” skill, deduced the judgment as “hypocritical.”
Wearing full suits and shoes of domestic brands is already a rare sight, but wearing a Seagull watch is just too fake.
Those who truly value their money wouldn’t spend it like this.
Yuan Jiansheng’splexion was pale, supported by his daughter Yuan Yushan, as he leaned on a chair while Lei Xin and others exined the case to him.
Doctor Jiang sat to the side, with no part in speaking, and Huang Qiangmin and others did not want him to intervene at this time either.
Yuan Jiansheng’s daughter, Yuan Yushan, looked to be in her twenties or thirties, supporting her father Yuan Jiansheng all the way, appearing very filial.
She wore a white Chanel top paired with a ck Chanel pencil skirt and had very smooth, ear-length ck hair.
With one nce, Doctor Jiang thought the girl had a good fashion sense, ying to her strengths and hiding her weaknesses.
Her thighs were likely a bit meaty, her calves slender, her arms long, her neck as well, and her facial features were neat.
Her waist wasn’t so slim, but her figure was well-proportioned, the type that would look good as a corpse.
She didn’t speak, just apanying her father, Yuan Jiansheng.
As the case was narrated, the flesh on Yuan Jiansheng’s cheeks slowly caved in.
In fact, Lei Xin’s exnation was already a very abridged version, but Yuan Jiansheng, as a father, still couldn’t bear it.
“Dad, I won’t listen to the very detailed stuff,” said the eldest son, Yuan Yuming, as he stepped forward and gave his greeting.
Unexpectedly, Yuan Jiansheng’s emotions exploded in an instant, his voice sharp as he said, “That email ount and the second son’s WeChat ID, have you had people surveilling them?”
Yuan Yuming was stunned, “Dad, what are you talking about?”
“You’ve been monitoring the second son for years now.
He thought he was being patient, but little did he know, the people around him had sold him out to you long ago,” Yuan Jiansheng chuckled coldly.
Yuan Yuming was so baffled he dared not speak.
Yuan Jiansheng sighed, “He never considered the fact that we run apany where employees are free toe and go.
Those whoe to make money can wait two years, three years, or even five, but who would endure with him in secret for seven or eight years?
They might as well take the money you offer and y both sides or just resign and leave.”
It was then Yuan Yuming confirmed that his father truly knew, and he quickly said, “I only bribed a few people around him…”
“And you think the rat by his side could keep a secret?” Yuan Jiansheng’s expression grew increasingly sorrowful.
“Your brothers are at each other’s throats, and you actually wanted to profit from their fight, you…
you watched as Yutang was killed…
how could you bear it?”
Yuan Yuming started to panic, nced at the few police officers by his side, and said in a low voice, “Dad, let’s go back and talk about this.”
“There’s no need to talk anymore, you can take care of yourself,” Yuan Jiansheng got up and said, “I’ll just pretend I never had a son.”
Yuan Jiansheng took his daughter, Yuan Yushan, by the hand and walked out.
Yuan Yuming felt his scalp tingle.
All his power and wealth came from his father.
In the past, he always felt like the natural heir, full of immense self-confidence, akin to Mount Tai in his steadiness.
But the father of today made Yuan Yuming feel alienated and terrified.
“Dad,” Yuan Yuming, with his corpulent body, quickly ran to Yuan Jiansheng’s side and called out in a low voice, “Dad, I’ve got so much to do every day, how could I possibly spend all day watching the second one’s anonymous WeChat IDs?
His sudden action caught me by surprise too…”
“You must have had someone specifically looking at that stuff.
Didn’t they report to you when they saw such important information?” Yuan Jiansheng asked indifferently, “Do I need to call them out for a confrontation?”
Yuan Yuming’s face turned even paler; he grabbed Yuan Jiansheng’s arm with one hand and said in a low voice, “Dad, please give me another chance.”
Yuan Jiansheng shook his head firmly, instead nced at his daughter Yuan Yushan, and patted the back of her hand gently, saying, “Starting tomorrow, Yushan will intern at thepany.
You should take a break for now.”
Turning around, Yuan Jiansheng bowed slightly to the gathered detectives, saying, “Thank you all for your hard work.”
After speaking, he nodded towards Huang Qiangmin and Jiang Yuan, saying, “I thought this was a minor case, but unexpectedly…
once thepany’s affairs lessen, I will invite you both out to dinner.”
Huang Qiangmin and Jiang Yuan didn’t know what to say.
This man was the father of both the victim and the perpetrator; it was hard to say whether they should recuse themselves from him or not.
Yuan Jiansheng paused for a moment, then thanked the detectives from Qinghe City Bureau and Qianjin District separately.
This time, his daughter Yuan Yushangged two steps behind, not following him immediately.
Instead, she took the opportunity, while everyone was talking, to approach Jiang Yuan, stopped in front of him, and sincerely said, “Thank you, Doctor Jiang, hope to see you again.”
“No need for thanks.
Please, take care,” Jiang Yuan responded politely.
Yuan Yushan looked at Jiang Yuan and said, “I will.”
Yuan Yushan’s voice and her gaze were just as lucid, presenting a very beautiful public image.
Only, she didn’t quite seem like a family member of the victim, or, for that matter, a family member of the perpetrator.