Seeing the crime scene flashbacks made me the darling of the police station.

Chapter 242 Interrogation
"What about the other four people who were with the two deceased at the restaurant last night? Do they know anything?" Qi Feng asked.

"I've already asked at the branch office, and the four of them don't know anything. Apparently, they're not very close; they just hang out together to eat, sing, and play games. They don't even know each other's real names. I'll ask them again after the meeting."

"What about Huang Chen and Ji Jiabao? Do you know them?" Su Miaoyi asked.

"They met while playing games. At first, they often played together online, and then they started meeting up offline to play together as well. As they played, Huang Chen and Ji Jiabao were scammed out of money. But they all said they didn't know much about what the deceased did for a living."

Huang Chen said that he knew the two of them from the beginning. They were both very good at the game and very patient. They had a high win rate and remained calm even when they lost. They were also good at providing emotional support to the other two.

“Scammers always start off perfectly, matching your every move, and then when you lower your guard, snap—they scam you out of your life,” Qi Feng said. “Before I came to the Municipal Bureau, I specialized in handling fraud cases. I’ve heard thousands of versions of this process, and they’re almost all just different versions of the same thing.”

"But can fraud really lead to murder to cover it up?" Chu Xingrou asked.

Su Miaoyi glanced at the record in Chu Xingrou's hand. She had come in late and didn't know the specifics of what they had discussed.

Seeing that she was looking at it, Chu Xingrou took it from her side.

She took her notebook, and Su Miaoyi immediately covered it with her own.

These things cannot be compared.

Chu Xingrou's notes were so neatly arranged, even the punctuation was perfectly precise. It made her notebook look like a jumbled mess.
The deceased was Xing Chang, male, 24 years old, from Luoyang.

The deceased was Chang Yong, male, 25 years old, from Yancheng.

Both of their parents work in Jinghai, so both of them live in Jinghai.

"Can the technical department track the account information of the two deceased?" Lu Zhishen asked.

"We are tracking it," Zhuang Yanzheng said.

“They were at the restaurant around 8 p.m. last night,” Su Miaoyi said. “They were taken to the hospital in about ten minutes. Neither of their wounds were deep or large. I saw on their medical records that they were sutured under local anesthesia. The procedure shouldn’t have taken too long. So it’s very likely that they told others about their injuries shortly after their wounds were sutured.”

“They must be people they know well. When the other party asked about things like wounds in the ward, they didn’t suspect anything and just told them,” Chu Xingrou said.

"What about the deceased's family? Have you asked them?" Su Miaoyi asked.

"They're both in the hospital, admitted. I've already sent someone over to see if we can ask them anything," Zhuang Yanzheng said. "Any news from Yan Cheng?"

"Nothing has been found yet. We'll probably have to wait for the test results, maybe one or two days," Su Miaoyi said.

Zhuang Yanzheng nodded.

The surveillance footage they reviewed during their case discussions consisted of key segments captured by the branch office. After the case discussion concluded, they would review the entire surveillance footage again.

In addition to the hospital's surveillance cameras, there are also surveillance cameras located near the hospital.

Every necessary intersection and hidden road must be checked.

"Go ask those people who fought at the restaurant last night." Zhuang Yanzheng assigned them all the people he needed to ask.

After the meeting, everyone went to the interrogation room.

Su Miaoyi followed Zhuang Yanzheng away: "Do I need to leave? Ji Sheng and the others called me this morning."

Zhuang Yanzheng glanced at her: "Listen outside the interrogation room first. Help me analyze it."

After he finished speaking, he added, "How many times have I tried to avoid you? Why do I always run into you?"

Su Miaoyi: "Maybe there's something wrong with me." Zhuang Yanzheng glanced at her again: "Huang Chen's dad also called my dad this morning."

"What did you say?"

"He said he would compensate for all the restaurant's losses," Zhuang Yanzheng said. "He doesn't want his son anymore. This should be investigated and judged."

"Huh?" Su Miaoyi was shocked.

"Just said in anger. After today, he'll have to hire a lawyer." Zhuang Yanzheng finished speaking and went into the interrogation room.

She went outside and put on her headphones.

Huang Chen was being interrogated.

His first words were: "I want to see my dad."

"Didn't your dad hire a lawyer for you?" Zhuang Yanzheng asked knowingly.

Huang Chen remained silent.

Without looking up, Zhuang Yanzheng said, "Your dad doesn't want you anymore."

Huang Chen's eyes widened in surprise.

Su Miaoyi's mouth twitched twice.

Is this something I should say at this time?
"How did you meet Xing Chang and Chang Yong?" Zhuang Yanzheng asked.

"I asked you last night, and I asked you again today. Why do you have to ask again? Do you have amnesia?" Huang Chen said irritably.

"Just answer my questions, stop talking nonsense!" Zhuang Yanzheng said sternly.

As soon as he raised his voice, Huang Chen immediately became more obedient, but his expression was still defiant: "I met him while playing games. I hired a gaming companion. I found Xing Chang. Xing Chang said he had a friend who was also very good, and asked if we could play together. I saw that he wouldn't charge too much, so I agreed."

"After seeing that they got along well, I introduced the two of them to Ji Jiabao and the others."

"Are Xing Chang and Chang Yong often together?" Zhuang Yanzheng asked.

"Anyway, every time I ask them to play games, it's always the two of them together," Huang Chen said. "When we meet offline, it's always the two of them together too. To be honest, I thought they were a couple. Who's always sticking together like that?"

"How did I deceive you?" Zhuang Yanzheng asked.

Huang Chen sighed, "I really considered them my friends. They were both very kind to us, and sometimes they would even treat us to meals. Then one day, Xing Chang suddenly called us and said that Chang Yong had been in a car accident and needed money to save his life."

“He also took a picture of Changyong covered in blood, saying that Changyong’s family was too poor and didn’t have enough money, so they would definitely give up on life-saving treatment. He cried while on the phone, and I felt like I could take some of Changyong’s pain with me. So a few of us chipped in some money for him.”

"He said the money we raised wasn't enough at all. He kept crying and crying, saying, 'What should we do? What should we do?'"

“I don’t have much money. My dad stopped my card because he thought I was spending money recklessly. The 20,000 yuan I had was the leftover New Year’s money from my grandfather. I gave it all to Xing Chang.”

“He said it wasn’t enough. It’s a matter of life and death, and these are my brothers. If money can save lives, of course I have to help. Otherwise, how can I face people? So I went home and begged my dad. My dad is a very kind-hearted person. He immediately contacted the hospital that Xing Chang mentioned. After checking, he found out that he had been scammed. My dad was so angry that he kicked me out of the house, saying that he had never seen such a stupid person as me, and that he wanted to sever our father-son relationship.”

"He lied to me and made me get scolded by my dad! I saw him last night, and I'm definitely not going to let him get away with it. But they were so arrogant and self-righteous, even saying that they were atoning for our sins by cheating us out of money, and that we were all sinners. They're really sick!"

Goodnight everybody