Death sentence turned into acquittal? Who told him to be a detective!

Chapter 292 Red Bean Filling Mooncakes! [Seeking Monthly Tickets!]

File a case?

"Okay, okay, why are you shouting so loudly?"

The other party was very dissatisfied, but still reluctantly took out the record and said:

"Tell me, who died?"

Xu Liang took a deep breath, deciding not to argue with the other party, and said, "Yangshangou, director of Rundong Weaving Factory."

Factory manager of the weaving factory.
He hasn't finished speaking yet.

The people in front of them instantly realized who it was and couldn't help but start talking.

"The knitting factory? Isn't that the guy who used to come to the police station all the time? He really is dead."

"I do have a vague recollection of it."

"What happened to the weaving factory? I don't remember anything about it."

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Zhang Shan had reported the incident to the police before his death, but unfortunately it was to no avail. Zhu Haoyi never made any direct contact with him, and the water and food cuts were not explicitly targeted.

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Looking at the people chatting in front of him again, Xu Liang's expression turned somewhat unpleasant, and a trace of anger was brewing in his heart.

He clenched his fist slightly, but still didn't say anything.

The most important thing right now is to file a case!
After a long while, the people in front of him finished talking, and then they continued with the case filing procedures.

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"Huh? Case acceptance receipt?"

The policewoman suddenly found something, and after seeing the words on it, she froze, then looked at Xu Liang with displeasure.

"You've already reported this to the police, and Officer Wu responded to the call this afternoon."

"The case acceptance receipt clearly states that the person died by hanging, which was likely a suicide."

"Why are you calling the police?"

Officer Wu?
Was it that plainclothes officer at the scene?

Xu Liang frowned, but did not argue. He continued, "There's something wrong with the case. This isn't a suicide, it's murder."

Upon hearing this, the person in front of him said:
"Is there any evidence?"

"This photo was taken before the police arrived."

Xu Liang handed over the photos taken when Zhang Shan hanged himself, saying, "There are very obvious scratch marks on his neck, which means that Zhang Shan struggled violently before he died."

"But the stool for the lower body remained unchanged."

Even if the lower body doesn't move at all, the body will start to sway randomly as the upper body struggles.

If it sways, the stool used for hanging will definitely tilt or even fall to the ground!

And Zhang Shan.
The stool remained completely still!
In this situation, there is only one way to do it, and that is...
“At least one other person was present at the time of death, and after the victim died, the chair was rearranged to make it look like a suicide.”

Xu Liang slowly began to explain.

Upon hearing this, the person in front of him seemed to be deep in thought.

Yang Ruoxi and Su Yu, who were behind her, breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that everything was fine.
"What about the evidence?"

The policewoman suddenly asked again.

She waved her hands impatiently and said, "Where's the evidence?"

The evidence above is the evidence!

Xu Liang's heart sank, and he finally spoke, but unexpectedly, the person in front of him said again:
"Who killed him? Why? What are the signs of the murder? Where did all of this go?"

“These are all things the police are investigating.”

Xu Liang took a deep breath. "I'm just here to file a case!"

The other party remained relentless, saying, "Do you think the police station is your home, where you can file a case whenever you want? The police station only has a few officers. If everyone in Zhengyang City were to treat every death as murder like you do, tying up police resources, then what about the cases of everyone else?!"

But what does this have to do with Xu Liang?!

The scarcity of police resources is itself a result of insufficient official human resources.

The fact that there's a lot of money but not many people applying speaks volumes. Even the policewoman in front of me is working on a contract that should have been phased out; strictly speaking, she's not even a civil servant.

"Who is your boss!?"

Xu Liang couldn't hold back any longer. He frowned and stared at the other person with a very unfriendly look in his eyes.

He simply couldn't understand who had recruited this person. Was the police force in Zhengyang City so scarce that they needed someone like this?
And the instant those words fell...
The person in front of him immediately exploded.

"What do you mean? Are you going to complain to my boss?!"

The other party said angrily, and put down the notebook in his hand.

"I just want to file a case!" Xu Liang retorted. "Now, file the case, then I'll leave, and you can go home!"

"Ok?"

"I think you're clearly looking for trouble!"

The policewoman shouted, "You're causing trouble at the police station? You think I won't handcuff you?!"

"you!"

One sentence instantly caused Xu Liang's blood pressure to spike, and even Yang Ruoxi and Su Yu behind him looked extremely unpleasant, while Sun Zhongmin's eyes flashed with unreadable emotions.

until
"I'm at work, what's all the noise about?"

A dignified middle-aged male voice rang out.

Everyone turned to look and saw a man holding a thermos slowly walking towards them, saying as he walked:
"I'm not afraid of being laughed at by others."

Upon hearing this, the policewoman immediately became aggrieved and said, "Chief, this has nothing to do with me."

"Officer Wu had already reviewed his case that afternoon and ruled it a suicide, but he insisted on filing it as a murder case."

"After that, I asked him normal questions, and who knew he..."

"Alright, alright."

Director Zhou waved his hand dismissively, then looked at Xu Liang.

"Young man, what case is it that you're in such a hurry?"

Director Zhou said with a smile.

Xu Liang glanced at the other person from head to toe.

The other person was about 1.75 meters tall and weighed about 170 kilograms. He looked a bit bloated, his shirt was stretched tight, his facial features were rather fat, and his ears were slightly large.

"Zhang Shan, the factory manager of Yangshangou Rundong Weaving Factory, was murdered. A second person was found at the scene of his death."

Xu Liang's words were concise yet to the point.

"The police should conduct a thorough investigation, and after that, transfer the case to the prosecutor's office for trial!"

This is the normal procedure!

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Director Zhou stroked his chin, pondered for a moment, and then said:
Are there any suspects?

"Zhu Haoyi, chairman of Zhengyang Mining Company, and Li Yang of the mining company!" Xu Liang said directly.

Zhu Haoyi, Li Yang
Upon hearing these two familiar names, Director Zhou paused for a moment, then asked:

"Why do you say they killed them? Couldn't it have been caused by factory employees?"

There are dozens of people in the weaving factory. Maybe one of the employees had psychological problems and then killed Zhang Shan!
"Before the incident, Zhengyang Mining Company had attempted to acquire Rundong Weaving Factory and its attitude was extremely tough."

Xu Liang slowly began to speak, "The weaving factory is located below a mine, and my initial guess is that it's a rare earth mine."

“We have ample reason to reasonably suspect that Zhu Haoyi of Zhengyang Mining Company wanted to seize the mine for himself, but Zhang Shan refused, which led to a fierce conflict between the two parties, ultimately resulting in Zhang Shan’s death.”

After he finished speaking, the audience fell into deep thought.

a long time.

Director Zhou then said to Xu Liang with a solemn expression:
"Okay, you can go back now. I'll have someone verify this, and if it matches what you said, the police will open a case according to the law!"

The words fell.

Xu Liang didn't rush to say anything, but instead looked the other person up and down.

After a long while, he finally looked away and nodded.

"Okay, let's go first."

After saying this, Xu Liang turned and left.

No information left? No materials left? Not even photos left!?

Yang Ruoxi and Su Yu looked on, seemingly wanting to say something but ultimately remained silent and left with each other.

I watched their figures disappear from sight.

Director Zhou then leisurely picked up his thermos and headed towards his office.

"Squeak~"

The door opened.

After pushing the door open and entering, Director Zhou stepped aside and locked the door with a click.

He then calmly sat down at his desk, pondered for a long time, took out his phone, and dialed a number.

“Tuk-tuk-tuk~”

The phone rang.

In just a split second, the call was connected, and a voice came through.

"Director Zhou, you wouldn't come here without a reason, what brings you here?"

A laugh came through the loudspeaker to Director Zhou's ears.

"Hehe, it's nothing serious. The police station just received a case, and my subordinates didn't handle it well, so I came to inquire about it personally."

Director Zhou laughed heartily, then paused slightly, composed himself, and slowly said:

"Mr. Zhu, I heard that the manager of Rundong Knitting Factory in Yangshangou has died?"

The phone call paused, and shortly after, a sigh came from the speakerphone.

“He’s dead,” Zhu Haoyi said.

That's right, the person on the other end of the phone was Zhu Haoyi from Zhengyang Mining Company!
Director Zhou remained expressionless and asked, "What's going on?"

"Sigh, Zhang Shan's wife, yes, the deaf-mute woman, she ran away with the money from selling the factory. Zhang Shan had no money to share with the factory's founders, so he probably couldn't take it anymore and hanged himself."

Zhu Haoyi began to explain slowly.

Upon hearing this, Director Zhou nodded.

"I see."

The words fell.

Zhu Haoyi on the other end of the phone suddenly changed the subject and said:

"By the way, I heard your mother loves mooncakes? What a coincidence! My hometown in the countryside just sent me a box of mooncakes, and I was worried we wouldn't be able to finish them."

moon cake?

What kind of filling is used in the mooncakes?

Director Zhou raised an eyebrow, a slight smile appearing in his eyes.

Then they heard Zhu Haoyi's voice.

"Red bean filling."

"Red bean paste mooncakes!?"

Director Zhou's brows relaxed, and he smiled, "Red bean filling is delicious! We're in for a treat."

"Okay, I'm hanging up."

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, they hung up the phone.

After pondering for a moment, Director Zhou first sent a team to verify the information, and then had a notice drafted and prepared for distribution after the team returned.

The next day.

June 14th.

Yangshangou, Rundong Weaving Factory.

"Da da!"

"Boom!!!"

Early in the morning, around nine o'clock.

Xu Liang walked around the factory's muddy wasteland, occasionally squatting down in a corner to examine the composition of a stone.

This scene left Yang Ruoxi and Su Yu looking on with puzzled expressions.

"what are you doing?"

Yang Ruoxi squatted to the side, tilting her head, completely baffled as to what Xu Liang was doing.

Xu Liang didn't say anything, and continued to walk back and forth on the wasteland.

After a long while, he finally confirmed one thing, which was...
"There's a mine beneath our feet."

"There really is a mine beneath Rundong Knitting Factory!"

Xu Liang took a deep breath. With the help of his 'Geological Exploration Expert' skill, all sorts of knowledge flooded his mind, and he easily determined the answer.

"There really is a mine?" Yang Ruoxi was slightly surprised.

But upon closer reflection, it would be strange if there were no minerals!
After all, Zhengyang Mining Company must have something to gain in order to kill people, and since they are deeply tied to the mines, they can only be after the profits from the mines!
If the other party has their eye on the factory, it's basically certain that there's a mine underneath it, but...
What kind of mine is this?

Yang Ruoxi asked in confusion.

(End of this chapter)