Detective: From the Police Academy

Chapter 449 Sister-in-law!
"What are you doing? You are invading my privacy!"

Xu Ming held the door open with one hand and put his other hand on his waist.

He had no clothes on his upper body and a white bath towel covering his lower body.

Luo Rui looked him up and down and sneered, "Privacy? You are suspected of committing a crime, don't talk to me about privacy."

"What do you mean?" Xu Ming was confused.

Chu Yang continued, "According to the confession of the staff of the Fuyuan Road hot pot restaurant, the hot pot restaurant you run uses contraband such as poppy shells. According to the law, you have violated the law."

"This..." Xu Ming hesitated and said, "I don't know anything. This is my brother's shop. I'm just in charge of the management."

"Hey, you're really good at making excuses to put the blame on a dead person." Luo Rui said with a smile, "Either you open the door, or we take you away for investigation. It's your choice."

Xu Ming frowned and thought for a moment: "There are people in my room. I'll go out and talk with you guys."

Luo Rui did not give him room for negotiation: "No, you have no other options. I suspect that you have hidden contraband such as poppy shells in your home. You are suspected of drug trafficking. Take you away!"

Xu Ming was startled and quickly let go of his hand that was holding the door: "Come in, come in, you can come in as you like, just like you are at home."

While losing his temper, he walked towards the living room, ready to pick up the remote control on the coffee table.

As soon as Luo Rui and his companions stepped in, they saw that the LCD TV in the living room was playing an obscene movie with multiple actors.

Although the sound was turned off, the disgusting scene made Lin Chen's face turn pale immediately.

In addition, Luo Rui also noticed that part of the leather sofa in the living room was sunken, obviously someone had been lying on it for a long time and the lining of the sofa had not been restored in time.

In addition, there were discarded paper towels on the floor, crumpled into a ball.

Xu Ming didn't feel too ashamed and turned off the TV without blushing or beating his heart.

He picked up a pack of cigarettes from the coffee table, took out a cigarette, and prepared to distribute it to Luo Rui and the others: "Officers, do you smoke?"

Lin Chen glared at him fiercely, and then turned his gaze to the bedroom on the left.

There are three bedrooms, two doors are closed, and the other door is tightly closed.

Needless to say, there are people hiding here.

Besides, Xu Ming himself said that there was a guest in the room.

Luo Rui touched his nose, raised his hand and said, "Call the people out."

Xu Ming lit a cigarette and tilted his head: "Aren't you here to investigate my brother's affairs? Just ask whatever you want to ask and leave after you're done, okay?"

"Call the man out!" Luo Rui took the cigarette out of his mouth, threw it on the ground, extinguished it with his shoe sole, and pointed at his chest: "I'm not discussing this with you, do you understand?"

Xu Ming gritted his teeth, looked him in the eye, and then rubbed his nose with the back of his hand: "Okay, okay, who told you to serve the people."

Luo Rui ignored his sarcasm and just looked at him coldly.

Xu Ming walked towards the bedroom door and knocked: "Sister-in-law, the police are here to investigate my brother's case. Please come out for a moment."

sister in law?

Lin Chen swallowed his saliva.

Chu Yang took a breath of cold air.

It’s not that they haven’t encountered this kind of thing before. In their years as police officers, they have seen things that are much dirtier and more explosive than this.

But it was the first time for them to catch the uncle and sister-in-law doing something ugly, and it happened right after the victim died.

If conditions permit, you can talk more with the police officers handling the case. What they know is enough to write a wonderful ethical novel.

After a while, the bedroom door was opened, and a woman with a certain posture, no, appearance, walked out shyly.

She looks like she is only in her thirties and is very well maintained.

Taking advantage of this time, she put on her clothes and combed her hair neatly. Just looking at her serious look, Lin Chen almost laughed out loud.

"This is my sister-in-law." Xu Ming didn't care and didn't seem to want to explain the relationship between the two.

Chu Yang tilted his head towards Luo Rui and whispered, "Zhang Ju, Xu Jie's ex-wife."

Luo Rui sighed in his heart. She had been divorced for three years, so there was nothing wrong with her getting together with her ex-husband's younger brother.

But Xu Ming, this guy, always calls her sister-in-law, and his dirty thoughts are really disgusting.

Luo Rui had no time to care about these trivial matters. He nodded and said, "Sit down and talk."

Let's sit down, but there's no place to sit.

The uncle and sister-in-law used the sofa as a battlefield, and both Lin Chen and Chu Yang disliked it because it was dirty.

The two people brought a few chairs from the restaurant and gathered around the coffee table.

Xu Ming went to put on his clothes, and when he came out, he sat on the sofa with Zhang Ju.

"Would you like some tea?" Xu Ming seemed quite relaxed.

Luo Rui ignored him and stared at Zhang Ju: "Ms. Zhang, have you ever been to a funeral home?"

Zhang Ju nodded: "I went there last night."

"Do you know how your ex-husband died?"

“I don’t know.” She shook her head. “The accompanying police officer didn’t tell me. He just asked me to go and identify the body.”

"Who did your ex-husband Xu Jie have conflicts with?"

Although Zhang Ju lowered her head, her chin turned slightly towards Xu Ming.

Xu Ming immediately spoke up: "My brother likes to make friends, and he is also generous and has many friends, but as for who he has a grudge against, I have never heard of it."

Luo Rui stared at him: "Did I ask you?"

"Uh..." Xu Ming took a breath as if he had a toothache: "Officer, can't I speak?"

"I think your brother's enemy is you!" Luo Rui sneered: "Does your brother know about your relationship?"

"No, what does this have to do with my brother's murder?" Xu Ming said anxiously, "You don't suspect that I was the one who killed him, do you?"

"Isn't it?"

"Oh my god, that's my brother! He and I have the same mother!"

Chu Yang said coldly: "If I kill your brother, wouldn't you be the biggest beneficiary? The two hot pot restaurants and the Chinese restaurant will all be yours."

"How can it be mine!" Xu Ming swallowed his saliva: "I'm not the heir, my brother has a child."

Lin Chen sneered: "Really? Your brother's children are still young, not yet adults, aren't all the properties managed by your sister-in-law?"

Xu Ming's expression suddenly changed: "What do you mean? Do you really doubt me?"

He raised a hand: "I'll be frank. My sister-in-law and I... No, Zhang Ju and I are innocent. It's not what you think. We got together two years after she divorced my brother. If you don't believe me, ask her!"

Zhang Ju nodded slightly and said carefully: "Yes, Xu Ming and I are not what you think."

Luo Rui waved his hand: "We have no control over your relationship. If you want to clear your suspicion, just tell us who your brother has offended or who has had an enemy with him. We will investigate them one by one. Once we have the results, you will be fine.

If we can't find the suspect, then we police can only point the finger at you, because you are the biggest beneficiary."

From the video footage of the scene where Xu Jie was murdered, it can be seen that the height and appearance of the two gunmen do not match Xu Ming, and he is not a suspect.

But we cannot rule out the possibility that he hired someone to kill someone.

But the main premise is that the two victims, Shi Zhiyuan and Xu Jie, had no connection at all and were not victims in common.

Both of them were killed by hired killers, so this explanation makes some sense.

Xu Ming looked nervous: "Officer, my brother is a good man, and I want you to find out who killed him. Let me name a few people, and you can take note of them."

Luo Rui waved to Chu Yang: "Take him to the other side."

After Xu Ming was taken away, Zhang Ju lost her support and became visibly more nervous.

Facing her, Luo Rui's tone was slightly better: "Ms. Zhang, think carefully. Your ex-husband has been doing business for so many years. He must have hidden something from you, or he must have done something in private. You should know this."

"He..." Zhang Ju pursed her lips: "He is indeed a good person."

A good man would be shot?

Luo Rui shook his head and continued listening to her.

"After so many years of marriage, he treated me and our children very well. The reason I divorced him was because there was no love or passion anymore."

Lin Chen curled his lips and complained in his heart, it’s just that you have lost your love for her unilaterally, right?

"When we got married, he worked very hard in business and was away from home all year round. After the family had money, he started to have some hobbies, but I really didn't like those hobbies."

Luo Rui guided her: "For example?"

"Fishing, he likes fishing, his house is full of fishing equipment, he and his friends go around the world looking for fishing spots, and they stay there for several days."

"Where does he often go fishing?"

"He would go anywhere, even if it was hundreds of kilometers away, as long as he had time. He would be eager to hear that someone had caught a big fish."

"Who were the people fishing with him?"

"Among his business friends, I only know one person, a vegetable vendor in the market, named Wen Jun."

"Where does he live? Where can I find him?"

"Second Market, he supplies ingredients to my ex-husband's restaurant."

Luo Rui nodded, took Lin Chen's tablet, and handed her a photo on the screen: "Take a closer look, do you recognize this person?"

Zhang Ju just took a look and shook her head: "I don't know him."

Luo Rui returned the tablet to Lin Chen, who then showed it to Xu Ming, and got the same answer: they did not know Shi Zhiyuan.

Xu Ming confessed everything he needed to confess, and after Chu Yang used threats and coaxes, he only got one answer.

His relationship with Zhang Ju was not a clean one. They did not get together until after Zhang Ju and Xu Jie divorced.

Xu Jie had already had physical relations with his brother and sister-in-law before they divorced.

Xu Ming let out a breath: "Officers, can we take my brother's body back when?"

"Don't be impatient." Luo Rui said, "Your hot pot restaurant knows that poppy shells are harmful substances, but you still use them privately. You can either go to the inspection team of the Industry and Commerce Bureau and cooperate with the investigation, or wait for them to come and arrest you."

"Uh..." Xu Ming was surprised: "No, I..."

Luo Rui ignored him and replied coldly: "The inspection team is on the way. You only have ten minutes to either surrender or run away. Running away is a heavier crime."

Luo Rui smiled and led his men away.

As soon as the group got into the elevator, Chu Yang couldn't help but laugh and said, "It's really exciting. Doing that while watching a movie, I guess he was calling sister-in-law..."

"Chu Yang, don't follow Fang Yonghui. Don't you think it's obscene?" Lin Chen glared at him.

"No, Officer Lin, I'm talking about the case." Chu Yang retorted: "Don't let go of any clues."

"Come on, your inquiries to Xu Ming just now were all about this shit, are you that curious?" "No, you really misunderstood me!

I am handling the case according to the procedures. Think about it, if the footage of the two criminals committing the crime had not been taken at the intersection of Jianmin Road, would you have treated Xu Ming and the other man well?
A definite beneficiary and a definite major suspect!
Even so, we must not let go of any clues. I would ask for a search warrant and thoroughly search their house..."

Lin Chen sneered: "You want to watch other people's movies, right?"

"Am I that kind of person?" Chu Yang sneered.

Luo Rui didn't want to talk about this, even though it was a spice in the process of handling a case. Just as Fang Yonghui said, jokes could also relieve the boredom of the work.

Lin Chen asked, "Boss Luo, where are we going now? Are we going to check on this man named Wen?"

"Call Qiao Xue and Fang Yonghui. When they are done, ask them to check on Wen Jun. We will go to the North City Wholesale Market."

"Okay."

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North City Wholesale Market.

After Luo Rui and his two companions entered, they saw a wide variety of small shops everywhere.

Some sell ethnic clothing, some sell jewelry, some sell women's hats, and some sell men's shoulder bags and purses.

In general, the entire U-shaped building is used to sell small commodities.

It's already evening and time to get off work.

Although there were not many customers, there were many small vendors receiving and picking up goods. The corridors and passages were very narrow, and there were corrugated cardboard boxes piled everywhere, leaving no place to step.

Lin Chen shook his head: "This fire protection is not in compliance with regulations. If a fire suddenly breaks out, we won't be able to escape."

Chu Yang agreed: "I'll call the fire department and ask them to check it out."

Now that the problem has been discovered, it must be solved. Large-scale fire accidents occur every year. Most of these businessmen are blinded by greed and do not feel pain unless people die.

Arriving at the fifth floor, in front of a shop called "Qiqiao Silver Jewelry", Chu Yang pushed open the glass door and showed his ID to the staff inside.

"Hello, I'm from the Provincial Public Security Department."

The young girl in the blue vest was not surprised at all. Shi Zhiyuan had been killed for three days, and the Wucheng police had come to investigate several times. She had become accustomed to it.

"We're about to get off work..." The girl's tone was somewhat dissatisfied.

Luo Rui smiled and said, "We're not looking for you. Is your boss's wife here?"

After hearing this, the girl felt a little relieved. It didn't delay her from getting off work, which was good.

"Wait a moment, the boss lady is inside, I'll go call her."

Soon, a woman in her forties walked out of the room.

She had her sleeves rolled up and a red rope on her left wrist. When she saw Luo Rui and the others, she smiled, and her expression looked generous and decent.

"Are you police officers from the provincial department?"

"Yes." Luo Rui nodded: "We are here to investigate the murder of your husband Shi Zhiyuan."

"Okay, let's go to the office and talk." The woman stepped aside and made a gesture of invitation.

It is called an office, but in fact it is just a small room that also serves as a warehouse. It has glass walls on three sides and is very small.

In addition, on the north side against the stone wall, there is a row of desktop computers, with two people working on them. They must be doing online business.

Luo Rui and a few others were sitting next to a small round glass table. Shi Zhiyuan's wife was Zhou Fang.

She brought a few bottles of mineral water and placed them on the table. As she sat down, she smiled and said, "Sorry, we only have mineral water for you."

"It's okay." Lin Chen responded. Compared to Xu Jie's ex-wife, she had a very good impression of the middle-aged woman in front of her.

She asked the question in her mind: "Ms. Zhou, your husband was killed, aren't you sad?"

As a police officer, you shouldn't actually ask this question. For issues that are not related to the case, the police officers handling the case generally won't say too much, so as to avoid causing trouble and possibly receiving a phone call from the other party to complain.

Zhou Fang shook her head: "What's the point of being sad? Since it has already happened, what else can I do? Instead of being sad, I might as well cheer up and support my husband's business.

When he left, he left the stall to me.

I have been a housewife for more than ten years, and I don’t understand his business, so I had to learn it from scratch.

There is no other way. I have three children at home, the youngest is only ten years old, and I have to support them."

Hearing this, Lin Chen gave a thumbs up.

Although she said she was a housewife, she was very sharp-minded: "Yesterday it was the police from the Municipal Bureau who came, and today it's your provincial department's turn to investigate. Is my husband's case serious?"

Luo Rui asked: "How did your husband die? Do you know?"

Zhou Fang nodded: "Yes, he was shot to death."

"Where did you know that?"

"Everyone in the building was talking about it, and the security guard on night shift heard the gunshots."

"Who do you think did it?"

Zhou Fang shook her head: "I don't know. If you ask who my husband has a grudge against..."

Before she finished her words, she actually smiled and looked at the staff in the store: "That's them. My husband is a bit mean and often makes them work overtime. They all have some complaints."

Of course, this was a joke, but Zhou Fang said it intentionally, as if she was using the police to criticize the store employees.

This woman has some brains.

Luo Rui didn't take it seriously and continued to ask, "Ms. Zhou, Shi Zhiyuan was killed at the south gate of the wholesale market, which means someone was waiting for him.

If it wasn't for some deep hatred, the other party wouldn't have fired several shots at him in a row. Think carefully, has your husband Shi Zhiyuan really offended anyone?"

Zhou Fang straightened her face and said, "Officer, I'm not kidding. As you can see, we usually do business online.

Moreover, the customers who come to our store to pick up goods are all small business owners. Almost all of them pay in cash and receive the goods, so there won’t be any disputes.

If there is anyone my husband has conflicts with, it is the small vendors in the wholesale market. They may have quarreled or fought for other reasons.

I have been a housewife for more than ten years. I am not too clear about his work affairs. This is the only answer I can give you."

Luo Rui looked into her eyes. This woman was not lying.

So, he had to ask Lin Chen to take out Xu Jie's photo and show it to him: "Do you know this person?"

Zhou Fang looked at the photo for a long time, unlike Xu Jie's ex-wife who just glanced at Shi Zhiyuan's photo.

This shows that Zhou Fang has feelings for her husband and she hopes to find the murderer who killed her husband instead of trying to appease the police.

"I can't remember, I guess I don't know him."

Zhou Fang looked at it for several minutes before returning the tablet to Lin Chen.

Without waiting for Luo Rui's instructions, Lin Chen took it to the store employees for identification, but the answer he got was also that they had never seen this person.

This investigation result is consistent with what the Urumqi police found.

Shi Zhiyuan and Xu Jie don't seem to have any relationship...

But Luo Rui's eyes suddenly fixed, and he looked at Zhou Fang and asked word by word: "Ms. Zhou, does your husband like fishing?"

"what?"

Luo Rui leaned forward, and Chu Yang and Lin Chen immediately moved their chairs forward.

"What I'm asking is, does Shi Zhiyuan like fishing?"

Zhou Fang nodded, looking very suspicious: "He liked fishing in his early years, but in recent years, I haven't seen him go fishing again."

Upon hearing this, Luo Rui and the other two immediately became alert.

"Where did he go fishing? When did he stop liking fishing?"

"This……"

Zhou Fang is a woman with a desire for control. She can raise three children, so naturally she has a desire for control.

In the current situation of information opacity, although she was questioned by the police, this question was beyond her understanding.

"Three years ago? Two years ago? Sorry, I can't remember clearly."

"This question is very important. Please recall it carefully." Luo Rui continued: "Also, who were the people fishing with him? Was there anyone named Wen Jun?"

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Nine o'clock at night.

After receiving Lin Chen’s call, Qiao Xue and Fang Yonghui immediately rushed to the farmers’ market.

After asking the vendors in the market, they found Wen Jun's home address.

Room 301, third floor, unit , Qingyuan Community.

Wen Jun was an administrator of a farmers' market in his early years. Later, he started his own business, specializing in supplying ingredients to restaurants in Wucheng.

He knows many restaurant owners, among whom Xu Jie is not only his client but also a good fishing friend.

Wen Jun is also divorced. His ex-wife took away the children and property, and he lives here alone.

Fang Yonghui and Qiao Xue went to the third floor and knocked on the door of Room 301.

After waiting for a while, Fang Yonghui knocked a few more times and put his ear to the door, then shook his head at Qiao Xue: "No one is inside."

"Impossible." Qiao Xue asked doubtfully, "We just asked the security guard of the community, and Wen Jun returned home at six in the evening."

Fang Yonghui looked helpless: "What should we do? Should we pry the door open and take a look?"

Qiao Xue hesitated and said nothing.

"If it doesn't work, I'll go find the property management." Fang Yonghui turned around and wanted to go downstairs.

But Qiao Xue stopped him: "No need, here is the key."

Fang Yonghui turned around and saw Qiao Xue actually found a key from under the mat in front of the door.

"Hey, Sister Qiao, how do you know there's a key down here?"

Qiao Xue replied: "If you live alone, you will leave a key outside, in case you forget to bring the key when you go out and can't open the door when you get home."

"Sister Qiao has experience!" Fang Yonghui gave a thumbs up.

Qiao Xue inserted the key into the keyhole, turned it slightly, and pushed the door open with her other hand.

The room was pitch black, and there was a pungent smell of blood...

Qiao Xue secretly cried out that it was not good, and quickly dodged and pulled out a pistol from behind her waist...

(End of this chapter)