Reborn in 97, I solved a cold case at the Municipal Bureau

Chapter 330 directly self-destructed.

Hearing Zheng Tianlan's words, Xia Yu was startled and blurted out, "What?"

Zhou Yi's face remained unchanged, and he gently gestured to Xia Yu to calm him down.

Zhou Yi asked with a forced smile, "Oh, I see. When did this happen?"

Zheng Tianlan, unaware of the problem, replied with a smile, "Just a few days ago."

With a smile on his face, Zhou Yi slowly asked, "What day exactly? What date? What day of the week? What time?"

Zheng Tianlan was stunned for a moment, and said somewhat flusteredly, "It was...it was just a few days ago...I don't remember which day exactly."

“Mr. Zheng, you’d better remember!” Zhou Yi’s smile faded. “Take your time, no rush. I bet you’ll remember!”

Zheng Tianlan then realized that something was wrong and began to stammer, "I... I remembered wrong, it must have been a while ago... He said... he asked about the company's situation... and then... and then he said... he talked about this."

Seeing Zhou Yi standing there, staring at her coldly, Zheng Tianlan walked behind her huge desk and began rummaging through drawers and cabinets, muttering to herself, "Let me see, I think I have a record... wait... I can't find it."

At this point, Xia Yu could also see that Zheng Tianlan was completely flustered; even a fool could tell that something was wrong with him.

"Why don't you check your call logs? Was it called to this number?" Zhou Yi asked, pointing to the landline on the table.

"Oh right, let me see." Zheng Tianlan pretended to fiddle with the landline.

Zhou Yi wasn't in a hurry at all, standing there with her arms crossed, watching him frantically try to do something.

Several minutes later, Zheng Tianlan said in a panicked and weak voice, "I...I can't find anything..."

At this moment, he was covered in sweat, and his shirt collar was soaked with sweat.

“It’s okay, we can check. We can go to the telecommunications bureau and pull out all the call records for this number within the past year, without missing a single one,” Zhou Yi said with a smile. “Your mobile phone and home landline are both fine. If you’ve forgotten which number Mr. Zheng Guangming called from overseas, we can pull out all the call records for your company’s phones.”

After a pause, Zhou Yi continued, "Oh, the international call number will be very obvious on the bill because the length is different, so you can find it at a glance, so don't worry."

Zhou Yi's last words completely shut down any remaining possibility that Zheng Tianlan might try to argue.

His legs went weak, and he slumped into the leather executive chair, his face ashen.

Zhou Yi almost laughed when he saw his expression. He never expected that such a thing could happen.

I thought it would take some effort to get information out of Zheng Tianlan, but to my surprise, he just blurted it out right away.

Zhou Yi really wanted to say, "I really didn't do anything!"
He knew that Zheng Tianlan's original intention was to create the illusion that her father was still abroad and had contacted him before.

They even found a reason to break a leg, inadvertently covering up the investment promotion conference.

In his own imagination, he probably thought it was a pretty perfect plan.

Unfortunately, ideals are often grand, but reality is often harsh.

He was too clever for his own good, and his own words backfired, leading to his downfall at the hands of Zhou Yi.

It's often said that domineering parents make weak children, but isn't this a bit too much...?

“Come on, Mr. Zheng, let’s talk.” Zhou Yi smiled and took out handcuffs.

"But not here, come back to the police station with us to talk."

As soon as Zhou Yi finished speaking, Zheng Tianlan disappeared.

Because his whole body went limp, he slid off the chair and crawled under the table.

The company receptionist had just brought up two cups of freshly brewed tea when she saw their CEO, Mr. Zheng, being practically dragged downstairs by two police officers.

The receptionist didn't dare ask any more questions and could only stare blankly at the scene, holding her teacup, caught in a dilemma.

It wasn't that Zhou Yi and Xia Yu wanted to support Zheng Tianlan, but rather that Zheng Tianlan's legs were so weak that she couldn't walk anymore.

Xia Yu drove directly back to the Anyuan City Police Station. Before the car had even come to a complete stop, Zhou Yi saw that the parking space, which had been empty that morning, was now full of police cars.

"Hey, it seems Captain Pan and his team have made some progress."

It's only a little past 2 PM, and Pan Hongjie and his team are already back, which means they must have caught Jiang Wei. If Jiang Wei hadn't come, they would have had to stay there indefinitely.

The two took Zheng Tianlan back. Zhou Yi told Xia Yu to lock Zheng Tianlan in the interrogation room first, while he went to find Pan Hongjie.

Since I am assisting in the case from another location, the interrogation needs Pan Hongjie's approval. Moreover, Zheng Tianlan, whom I just brought back, and Huang Yanli, who also needs to be "invited" back for interrogation, both require procedures.

Zhou Yi found Chen Dejiang in the second team's office. Upon asking, he learned that Team Leader Pan was interrogating Jiang Wei in interrogation room number one.

Chen Dejiang said smugly, "That kid is really cunning. He actually hid in the rapeseed field across the street to kowtow. Luckily, Captain Pan was smart enough to let us ambush him in advance."

Zhou Yi smiled and echoed his praise of Pan Hongjie.

Then he went straight to interrogation room number one and knocked on the door.

The door was opened by a member of the second team. Inside, Pan Hongjie sat there with a livid face, and opposite him, handcuffed, was Jiang Wei.

He looked older and thinner in person than in his official photo, with heavy dark circles and sunken eye sockets. Pan Hongjie, seeing it was Zhou Yi, got up and came out.

"Captain Pan, things are going well for you guys?"

Pan Hongjie said smugly, "That's right, we've laid a net so tight he can't escape even if he grows wings."

As he spoke, he turned and glanced at Jiang Wei.

Then he closed the door, patted Zhou Yi on the shoulder and said, "Luckily we arranged for people on the other side of the river. I don't know where this kid got his hoe and straw hat from, I almost thought he was a farmer working in the fields."

"Was Li Youqiang's homemade gun on him?"

Pan Hongjie nodded: "Yes, it has been confiscated. The technical department took it to check the fingerprints."

"That's good. It seems that Jiang Wei is indeed related to Li Youqiang's death."

Pan Hongjie gritted his teeth and said, "Even if he's as impenetrable as a fortress, I'll pry his mouth open! By the way, how's the investigation going on your end?"

"I was just about to report this to you, it's like this..."

After Zhou Yi finished explaining the situation in detail, Pan Hongjie was shocked and hurriedly asked, "Are you sure?"

Zhou Yi laughed and said, "I wasn't too sure at first, after all, Huang Yanli is no pushover. But after Zheng Tianlan pulled this stunt, I'm certain now that the male corpse must be Zheng Guangming, and the female corpse must be his mistress Bai Xiuxiu."

"Okay, then interrogate Zheng Tianlan as soon as possible, and get Xia Xia to cooperate with you. I'll have Lao Chen handle the paperwork."

"Captain Pan, as someone assisting in the case, isn't it inappropriate for me to preside over the trial in a different location?"

Upon hearing this, Pan Hongjie's eyebrows shot up: "Who said that? All police officers are one family, and cases come first. Who dares to say it's inappropriate? You can rest assured and proceed with the interrogation boldly. I'll take responsibility for any problems that arise!"

Zhou Yi thought to himself, "That's exactly what I've been waiting to hear."

"Okay, I'll do my best. By the way, Captain Pan, we need to send someone to keep an eye on Huang Yanli immediately. She'll definitely find out soon that Zheng Tianlan has been brought back by us, and she might run away."

"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away!"

Zhou Yi didn't rush to interrogate Zheng Tianlan immediately. Given his composure, it was better to let things cool down a bit.

Interrogation is like cooking; if someone has poor mental fortitude, you have to simmer them over low heat, fry them, and boil them down.

For those tough dishes that require strong mental fortitude, you need to stir-fry them over high heat with plenty of seasonings to cook them quickly.

Zheng Tianlan is definitely an easy target, and Zhou Yi is not worried about him at all.

The biggest problem now is identifying the two bodies. Since the bodies have been dead for more than a month, they are severely decomposed and their appearances cannot be distinguished from their bodies. At present, it can only be speculated that they are Zheng Guangming and Bai Xiuxiu based on the investigation. Unlike Li Youqiang's body, there is no clear evidence to prove the identities of the deceased.

He worried that Huang Yanli would deny it to the death, no matter what.

Li Youqiang is dead, and Fu Daqing has not yet been arrested. The police actually have no concrete evidence to prove that she hired someone to kill Zheng Guangming.

Zheng Tianlan may be a breakthrough, but his testimony alone cannot form a complete chain of evidence.

What Zhou Yi fears is that Huang Yanli will stubbornly refuse to plead guilty, thus dragging the case on indefinitely.

So he asked Xia Yu to take care of a few things.

First, check Zheng Guangming's medical records, prioritizing his blood type. In the absence of DNA, ABO blood typing is an important method for ruling out possibilities.

Then check if Zheng Guangming has had any surgery. Surgery will leave scars, like Li Youqiang's.

Due to time constraints, the autopsy on Tang Wenli's case was not comprehensive. However, if there are specific areas of interest, these can be used as key areas for further investigation and confirmation.

Second, check Zheng Guangming and Bai Xiuxiu's entry and exit records.

Visas are extremely difficult to find because this information is held by the embassy, ​​and once it involves foreigners, things become extremely complicated.

Therefore, entry and exit records can be checked. If Zheng Guangming has no exit records, it can prove that he did not leave the country.

Third, check the personal account statements of Zheng Guangming and his family to see if there are any records of large cash withdrawals.

Hiring someone to commit murder requires payment, and in this case, it can only be done in cash, since no one would be foolish enough to use a bank transfer.

Then the only option is to check the cash flow records, because the movement of large sums of cash is always traceable.

Even if you say that tens of thousands of yuan were spent, there are specific scenarios and recipients for the spending, which can be verified.

Just because you can't explain it doesn't mean you've won. When neither side has conclusive evidence, the court will assess the case based on factual logic.

Because Zhou Yi had previously affirmed and encouraged Xia Yu, Xia Yu is now exceptionally proactive, and it was his suggestion to check the bank statements of Zheng Guangming's entire family.

Zhou Yi initially thought of investigating Huang Yanli and Zheng Tianlan, but Xia Yu said that they might withdraw money from the accounts of their immediate family members, such as Huang Yanli's parents or Zheng Tianlan's wife.

He even wanted to check the fixed deposit certificates under the children's names, because he knew that children from wealthy families received an astonishing amount of money in New Year's gifts alone. This money was likely deposited in the children's names, but the control over it was in the hands of the guardians.

“You’ve thought this through very thoroughly,” Zhou Yi affirmed. “By the way, Officer Xia, could you arrange for a deputy judge to help me take Zheng Tianlan’s statement?”

(End of this chapter)