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

Chapter 338 A staged accident that could be fatal

To be precise, it was when Jiang Wei and his accomplices were staging an accident and extorting money on the road that they happened to run into the red Toyota driven by Fu Daqing and Li Youqiang.

As is customary, he is responsible for going out and getting "hit" by a car, then his accomplice jumps out and pretends to call the police, fanning the flames from the sidelines, and finally tricks the car owner into paying money to settle the matter privately and keep quiet.

While this tactic wasn't foolproof, it did allow them to swindle a considerable amount of money, because these days, most people who drive private cars are wealthy and willing to settle privately.

According to the plan, after Jiang Wei lay down on the ground, the two accomplices who were lying in ambush nearby would then make their move once the car owner got out.

Then one of them played the good cop, threatening to call the police, while the other played the bad cop, trying to mediate. The goal was to create tension and prevent the car owner from having time to think things through, ultimately leading to the car owner paying money to settle the matter privately.

But on that day, after Jiang Wei jumped out from the roadside and lay down in front of the car, the red car suddenly stopped, and two people got out of the car.

Just as the two were about to start arguing, someone suddenly glared at him intently.

Jiang Wei said he was startled by the man's eyes. Upon closer inspection, he realized that it was Fu Daqing, whom he had previously deceived.

Startled, he scrambled to his feet and tried to run, but it was too late; Fu Daqing smashed a hammer into his back.

He told Pan Hongjie that he only felt a sharp pain in his back, and then everything went black and he fainted.

When he regained consciousness, he was found with his hands tied behind his back and thrown into the back seat of a car.

He angrily cursed his two accomplices who were trying to stage an accident, for failing to help him when he was in danger.

Pan Hongjie asked him to provide information about the two men, because the police needed to verify the information with them.

However, it's normal to not help someone in distress. Those who stage accidents are all scammers. If someone doesn't know what's going on, they'll just smash the person down with a hammer and drag them to their car and drive away. Of course, they wouldn't dare to intervene, let alone call the police.

Moreover, the two guys in the car were vicious murderers.

Jiang Wei said that Fu Daqing was driving at the time, and he had never seen the person in the passenger seat before, but there was no doubt that it was Li Youqiang.

He didn't know where the car was going, but he wasn't stupid. He knew he was probably going to die this time because when Fu Daqing recognized him earlier, he was clearly trying to kill him.

It was clear that Fu Daqing hated him to the extreme.

After he regained consciousness, he tried to beg for forgiveness, admitting his mistakes with tears streaming down his face and begging Fu Daqing to spare him.

But Fu Daqing remained unmoved.

So he tried to call for help and even jumped out of the car, because he found that the scenery outside the window was becoming more and more remote, obviously heading towards a deserted place.

He guessed that once the car stopped, he would be finished.

But his loud shouts were useless; in fact, he was hit by a hammer several times. The person who hit him was Li Youqiang, who was in the passenger seat.

One of the hammers hit his chin, knocking out two teeth and filling his mouth with blood.

Because Li Youqiang hit the hammer too hard, it slipped from his hand and fell into the gap between the car seat and the hammer, which became the key to the subsequent turn of events.

When Jiang Wei was arrested, he was indeed missing two teeth.

However, compared to those two teeth, his life was undoubtedly more important at the time. So, despite his mouth being full of blood and his body covered in wounds, he calmed down and quickly came up with a way to survive.

So he once again put his talent for making things up and spouting nonsense to use.

He begged Fu Daqing not to kill him, saying he had money to compensate him. He said his grandfather had left him three gold bars worth 60,000 yuan when he died, which he hid in his place.

He advised Fu Daqing to calm down, saying that killing himself was not worth it, and that he should take the gold bars as compensation, promising not to call the police, and that their relationship would be even from then on.

Jiang Wei said that the things he made up at the time actually moved the two of them.

After discussing it, Fu and Li decided to go and get the gold bars, thinking that they might as well take the money.

However, Pan Hongjie felt that since the two men already had murder on their hands, it was impossible for them to let Jiang Wei go so easily. It must have been a delaying tactic to take the gold bars first and then kill him to silence him.

Pan Hongjie asked Jiang Wei, "Do you really have gold bars?"

Jiang Wei said helplessly, "What do I have? If I had gold bars, would I be in this mess? I was just talking nonsense back then, thinking that when I went to get the gold bars, I would shout for help and scare them away."

"and then?"

"Then Fu Daqing drove the car back, and another guy actually pulled out a gun, pointed it at me and said that if he found out I was lying, he would shoot me dead."

"I was almost scared to death. I knew I'd run into a tough opponent this time, but there was nothing I could do. I couldn't run away, so I could only take it one step at a time and pray to Buddha for protection."

Pan Hongjie sneered disdainfully, "You still have the nerve to ask the Bodhisattva for protection? The Bodhisattva only protects good people, not social scum like you. Continue, tell me what happened next, how you escaped, and how you killed and disposed of the body."

Jiang Wei was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "I didn't kill anyone... I..."

Before he could finish speaking, Pan Hongjie angrily interrupted him, saying, "Don't give me that crap. Do you think we arrested you just to invite you for tea? The gun was found on you, the car was left at the repair shop, and there was that corpse in the well. Do you think we police officers are pushovers?"

As he spoke, Pan Hongjie kicked the chair that was holding Jiang Wei, and the chair immediately made a screeching sound as it scraped against the ground.

Jiang Wei was startled and realized that the policeman in front of him was not joking. So he continued to obediently explain the situation.

Of course, this behavior would not be recorded in the interrogation; it was Pan Hongjie's oral account. From top to bottom, no one thought there was anything wrong with it. Only Guo Yuanchao gave a symbolic reminder to pay attention to discipline.

Jiang Wei said that Fu Daqing drove the car to the residential area where he rented a place. Since it was still dark, Fu Daqing drove around the residential area three times before finally finding a dead-end alley where no one was and backed the car in.

Fu Daqing originally wanted to take Jiang Wei with Li Youqiang to retrieve the gold bars, but Jiang Wei was in very bad condition at the time, covered in injuries and with blood in his mouth and body.

Anyone who's been hit by a hammer knows that one blow halves your fighting ability; two blows and you're crippled; three blows and you're still alive means you're tough.

Jiang Wei said that Li Youqiang said a few words to Daqing. He didn't hear them clearly, but the gist of it was that the three of them going would easily attract attention, since they had just done that kind of thing, so it was better to be careful.

He didn't know what Li Youqiang was talking about, but judging from the fact that the other party had a gun, it was probably not a good thing.

So Fu Daqing forced him to hand over the key, asked him about the location, especially where the gold bars were hidden, and then went there alone.

Li Youqiang stayed behind to watch over him.

Fu Daqing patted Jiang Wei's face and warned him that if he didn't find the gold bars, he wouldn't survive the night.

To prevent him from calling for help and attracting passersby, the two men also taped his mouth shut.

After Fu Daqing left, Jiang Wei knew that he didn't have much time left. If Fu Daqing couldn't find the gold bars, the first thing he would do when he returned was kill him, and then find a way to dispose of his body.

So he only has this one chance to turn the tide.

Fortunately, he had a razor blade hidden in his pants pocket, which he originally intended to use as a part-time pickpocket, but unfortunately, he wasn't skilled enough to do so.

As it turned out, the razor blade became his lifeline; he used it to secretly cut the rope binding his hands behind his back.

But that's not enough, because Li Youqiang has a gun, and one shot could send him back to his grandmother's house.

As he cut the rope, he pondered what to do.

Then I remembered the hammer that had fallen into the gap between the seats earlier.

After Fu Daqing left, Li Youqiang relaxed his guard and sat in the passenger seat smoking.

Jiang Wei said that he quietly cut the rope with a blade, and then, when Li Youqiang wasn't paying attention, he secretly touched the hammer that had fallen into the crevice.

In the end, Li Youqiang was also destined to die.

Jiang Wei said he hadn't found an opportunity to make a move until Li Youqiang finished a cigarette and flicked the cigarette butt out the window.

He used too much force, and the cigarette butt hit the car window frame, bounced back, and landed on him.

He bent down, picked up the cigarette butt, and threw it away again.

In that instant, Jiang Wei pulled out the hammer.

As Li Youqiang looked up and threw his cigarette butt away, Jiang Wei swung his hammer and smashed it down on Li's head with all his might.

In an instant, blood splattered everywhere!
The body might be able to withstand three hammer blows, but the head, especially the back of the head, can't withstand even one.

Li Youqiang immediately let out a muffled groan and fell silent.

Jiang Wei was so frightened that he trembled all over and scrambled out of the car, trying to run away.

But after running a couple of steps, he jumped back into the car because he realized that Fu Daqing had left the car keys in the ignition when he left.

Without a moment's hesitation, and disregarding Li Youqiang's corpse in the passenger seat, he stepped on the gas and sped away.

He didn't know where he was, only that it was very dark, and he just kept driving as fast as he could towards a less populated area.

Finally, he drove to a deserted place, stopped the car, and put Li Youqiang's body into the trunk.

Although he had been involved in the underworld since his teens, committing all sorts of swindling and deceitful acts, he was also a frequent visitor to detention centers.

But he had never killed anyone, nor did he have the courage to do so.

This time, he killed Li Youqiang only because he was driven to desperation.

Of course, this is Jiang Wei's own account. In reality, what kind of person he is is not up to him to decide. Further investigation is needed, especially regarding his past criminal record and his social connections.

However, there is a reason why Jiang Wei confessed so readily and emphasized that he has never killed anyone and dares not kill anyone.

After he finished speaking, he asked Pan Hongjie whether his actions constituted legitimate self-defense, because if he hadn't killed Li Youqiang, he would have been the one to die.

Pan Hongjie did not answer him directly. Sentencing was not within the scope of the police's duties, and there was no need to answer such a question when facing a criminal suspect.

But Zhou Yi knew that if Jiang Wei's words were true, the matter would actually be somewhat complicated.

(End of this chapter)