I can dream about my own death.

Chapter 42: Questioned

Listening to the conversation between Chen Wensheng and Wang Feng, Li Yucheng's face showed a struggle.

He didn't want "Autumn in the Frontier" to end up overseas, and he even considered destroying this famous painting.

But now that the famous painting has been destroyed, he is particularly reluctant to let it go.

This feeling is truly contradictory.

At noon, Chen Wensheng and the other two were summoned to the police station.

The three were taken to three separate rooms and questioned individually by three different police officers.

Chen Wensheng knew that in the morning, it was his car that had been following the armed escort vehicle the whole time.

All of this was so deliberate that it was hard for the police not to be suspicious.

Chen Wensheng told the truth about why he was driving behind the armed escort vehicle, without hiding anything.

Li Yucheng and Wang Feng answered truthfully and did not conceal anything.

Police also retrieved the three individuals' call records, chat logs, and work records from the past week, but found no evidence that they had any intention or intent to commit a crime.

All three were released only after their suspicions were completely cleared.

After the three were released, Li Mubo immediately contacted them.

Li Mubo asked, "How did you guess that today is the date the famous painting 'Autumn in the Frontier' is sent to the airport?"

Chen Wensheng and Wang Feng turned their heads at the same time to look at Li Yucheng, who was still somewhat disappointed.

Li Yucheng forced himself to stay alert and patiently explained the ownership history of the famous painting "Autumn in the Frontier," as well as Xue Mingzheng's personal preferences such as believing in feng shui.

After listening, Li Mubo immediately understood.

In this world, everyone has their own likes and dislikes, behavioral habits, and logic in dealing with things, and once these things are formed, they are not easily changed.

Based on this information, there is indeed a high probability of predicting what that person will do next.

Li Yucheng is a journalist who also has a particular fondness for ancient paintings, so learning this information wasn't particularly difficult for him.

Since Li Yucheng could guess that the famous painting "Autumn in the Frontier" was being transported to the airport today, others could probably guess it too.

It's no secret that the famous painting "Autumn in the Frontier" was taken from Jiaheng Auction House and then transported to the airport.

"Airport North Road is a particularly straight three-lane road with few intersections and numerous surveillance cameras along the way. There aren't many vehicles on this road, and the traffic is very smooth. Therefore, this main road is the most suitable route for armed escort vehicles."

Li Mubo's simple analysis revealed that every step could be clearly analyzed.

Even if someone tried to steal this painting, they wouldn't be able to take it with them.

Once a robbery is committed, the police will definitely be able to arrive at the scene immediately.

This time, however, the suspect's intention was not to rob the painting, but to destroy it.

After a long pause, Li Mubo continued, "Do you know why the truck driver rammed into that armored transport vehicle?"

Chen Wensheng and the other two did not speak, but all shook their heads, indicating that they did not know.

Li Mubo said, "That's because the driver recently lost money gambling and owes more than 300,000 yuan in high-interest loans. Now the driver is being chased by creditors to the point of desperation and has no other choice. A mysterious person offered him 350,000 yuan to drive his truck into that armored escort vehicle. And this driver's truck belongs to the company, and he thought that if he crashed it, he would get insurance compensation, so he dared to crash into it."

"How come the police station is so efficient? They found out the truth so quickly. This doesn't make sense..." Wang Feng hurriedly apologized after seeing Li Mubo's face darken, "I misspoke, Officer Li, please don't mind."

Li Mubo explained seriously:

"The fact that this truck driver owes money has become known to all the neighbors."

This person is very concerned about his reputation. If he has money, he will definitely pay it back as soon as possible and will never let his neighbors gossip about him.

Today, our colleagues conducted a surprise inspection of the driver's residence.

Several gold bars were found in the driver's house, with a value of approximately 350,000 yuan, but their origin could not be determined.

Based on my deduction, this driver must have just received the gold bars and hasn't had time to pay off his gambling debts yet.

Chen Wensheng immediately connected the dots to Red Hearts 9 and added, "Officer Li, didn't you mention before that Red Hearts 9 likes to use a portion of the proceeds from one crime as seed money for the next? Is it possible that Red Hearts 9 was also behind this case?"

"It's not impossible, but it's not very likely. In the previous cases committed by Red Hearts 9, he himself was the biggest beneficiary. In this case, an expensive painting was destroyed, and Red Hearts 9 did not gain any benefit from it. Therefore, the gold worth 350,000 is very likely a frame-up against Red Hearts 9," Li Mubo analyzed.

Chen Wensheng asked, "Who will be most affected by the destruction of this painting?"

Li Mubo immediately replied, "Of course it's Pingkang Security. The buyer spent a hefty sum of 20 million to fully insure this painting."

If anything happens to this painting, Pingkang Security will be required to provide full compensation.

Even a large company like Pingkang Security, which can afford to lose 1.7 million yuan, will still suffer significant losses.

That's right. Pingkang Security is a listed company. After this incident, it will definitely cause Pingkang Security's stock price to plummet.

When I get home, I'll see if I can jump on the bandwagon and short Pingkang Security.

"Ahem... I'm sorry, I misspoke just now. Please just pretend you didn't hear me."

Upon hearing this, Chen Wensheng and the other two silently memorized this crucial information, all thinking of shorting Pingkang Anbao to make a profit.

This is the benefit of knowing inside information in advance. It's the same principle as some listed company executives knowing in advance that the company is going to distribute a large dividend, and then telling their relatives to frantically buy their company's stock.

The only difference between the two is whether it's good or bad news.

The group of people understood each other without saying a word, and they were all speechless with embarrassment.

Then, Chen Wensheng broke the awkward silence, saying, "Logically speaking, the company most affected by the destruction of this painting, 'Autumn in the Frontier,' is Pingkang Security. Is it possible that Pingkang Security's enemies deliberately sabotaged the famous painting to force them to pay huge compensation?"

Li Mubo shook his head and kindly reminded him, "This is just your guess, and there is no actual evidence to support it. Be careful, or someone might sue you for spreading rumors."

"I was just saying it casually, don't make a big deal out of it." Chen Wensheng, afraid of taking responsibility, immediately distanced himself from the matter.

Li Mubo, maintaining a serious attitude, replied, "What you just said makes some sense. The police station will investigate whether there are any possibilities as you mentioned."

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