Chapter XXVI: Key Witnesses

The soldiers are divided into several ways, each showing their skills.

Xu Jingnan's first pursuit of the murderer after he started work is of great significance to him.

He spent a full 76 hours reviewing all the surveillance footage in its entirety twice, once cursory and once focused, and after confirming that it was correct, he decided to take immediate action.

Colleagues at the city bureau have begun to issue a search notice and offer a reward for finding an insider. As for the case of Meng Biao's drowning death, on the premise of not having any evidence to support it, it can only be temporarily shelved, and the preliminary judgment is that it is a suicide; they are also waiting for the nameless corpse case to be able to raise some eyebrows as soon as possible, and the leading group of the city bureau also believes that the two cases will be more or less related, and can even be solved together.

Meng Biao's body was cremated after the autopsy, and his family cried in front of the mourning hall for three days before agreeing to sign, and in the end it was Meng Biao's father who made the decision: the child was already like this, and he couldn't bear to be in the ground again;

The attitude of the institute is also very clear, Meng Biao is an excellent employee of the institute, and he has made great contributions to the scientific research work of the institute over the years, whether he committed suicide or homicide, the leadership team of the institute collectively decided to give his family a large pension, which slightly comforted the sadness of Meng Biao's relatives.

But the case has never been solved, for Xu Jingnan, the first case in his career can only be completely solved, otherwise it will mean failure for him, and he has already made up his mind to solve the case. What's more, there is a teacher and his party behind him this time, if he can't solve the case, it can only show that he is too incompetent.

Fortunately, the first important person has appeared, and this person is not strange.

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Zhou Wengang's characteristic is thinness, he is 1.82 meters tall, but his weight is only 112 pounds, from a distance, it looks like a hemp pole standing on the ground, if a figure is dragged out in the sun, then it will be even more funny. In addition, I am engaged in technology research and development work, I need to sit upright for a long time, and I don't like sports very much, so the whole person looks particularly weak, and the ultra-thick spectacle lenses make the small eyes squint and can't see, and the complexion is fair, but the appearance is slightly pale.

However, the exuberant enthusiasm in his heart is indeed unexpected, and he would never jump up and down with excitement if he didn't encounter such a thing.

Xu Jingnan looked at the person in front of him carefully, and never realized that this person was so characteristic that even if he walked on the road, he could find him out at a glance.

He also muttered in his heart that if such a person committed a crime, nine out of ten would be caught red-handed.

Xu Jingnan did not interview him at the police station, for fear of scaring him very much, so the location was still chosen in the market near the research institute, where they met for the first time.

He first handed out a cigarette to Zhou Wengang, and found that his awkward smoking posture was no different from the surveillance video, and he sighed in his heart.

Zhou Wengang was a little inexplicable, and he didn't know why Xu Jingnan suddenly took the initiative to meet him. Could it be that Mr. Liu has already revealed his secret to the police? He was a little apprehensive in his heart, so the two of them didn't speak for five minutes, until the cigarette butt burned Zhou Wengang's fingers, and he broke the silence with a bang.

Xu Jingnan smiled: "What are you panicking about?"

Zhou Wengang hurriedly said: "There have been two murders in the institute in a row, can I not be nervous? At first, I felt complacent that I had found some clues, but now it seems that I am simply asking for trouble. ”

Xu Jingnan nodded: "What you said is quite right, if you hadn't played tricks with me at the beginning, maybe what happened later would not have happened." ”

Zhou Wengang was really nervous this time, and beads of sweat suddenly appeared on his forehead.

"Brother Xu, don't scare me, I usually go online a little more before I think about it, and I think of myself as an invincible little detective, how could I have thought that there is such a big thing here?" He was a little anxious.

Xu Jingnan looked at him funny, and said after a while: "You are honest, do you have something to hide from me?"

Zhou Wengang said humbly: "No...... Nope. How could I hide it, why should I hide it?" he began to speak incoherently.

Xu Jingnan pointed at him with a pretentious gesture and said, "There must be something...... It's too late for you to say it's too late. ”

Zhou Wengang was completely panicked, and he snorted: "What, what...... It's still too late, I really haven't done it yet, Brother Xu, you have to believe me. ”

Xu Jingnan struck while the iron was hot: "What haven't you done?"

Zhou Wengang blurted out: "I didn't kill anyone." ”

Xu Jingnan deliberately shouted loudly and nodded: "That means you didn't want to kill, but in the end the person died,...... It's just a mistake, right?"

Zhou Wengang stood up suddenly, as if he wanted to escape, but Xu Jingnan grabbed his wrist.

"Where?" he exclaimed.

Zhou Wengang was a little at a loss at this time, and said for a long time: "I',...... I want to go to the toilet. "He really had a real urgency for some reason.

Xu Jingnan stared at his face and found that he really seemed to have some physiological reactions, so he hesitated to let go of his hand.

"The public toilet is next to it, I'm waiting for you here, don't you have any other crooked thoughts?"

Zhou Wengang hurriedly shook his head and said eagerly: "No, no, come out immediately." ”

Seeing Zhou Wengang slip into the public toilet, Xu Jingnan was really a little worried that he would not come out again, after all, this was his first time handling a case, what if this person slipped away? Fortunately, within two minutes, Zhou Wengang really cowered and walked out again.

Xu Jingnan finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, he was somewhat sure of dealing with such a person, even if he ran away just now, Xu Jingnan also had the ability to catch up, and his legs and feet were not practiced in vain for so many years.

At this time, Xu Jingnan didn't know that he had already identified Zhou Wengang as a criminal suspect in his heart, and Zhou Wengang also played this role appropriately, but from the perspective of criminal investigation profession, both of them were a little naΓ―ve.

At this time, Xu Jingnan stared at Zhou Wengang deadly, and almost took out the handcuffs behind him.

Zhou Wengang also obviously felt his malice, and knew that this time it was not a joke, but he was indeed innocent, so he couldn't sit back like this.

He is also ready to let it out, isn't it just a little secret, anyway, he has also leaked it to Mr. Liu, and what does it have to do with it again.

So Zhou Wengang suddenly calmed down, he took the initiative to grab Xu Jingnan's arm, and asked Xu Jingnan to calm down and sit down first.

"I didn't dare to talk nonsense about this matter, for fear of misleading you, since Brother Xu wants to know so much, then I'll tell you. ”

Xu Jingnan waited for the following.

Zhou Wengang described the plots described with Liu Yi to Xu Jingnan in more detail, it was just that he saw Meng Biao's abnormal behavior a few times, and he didn't know why this matter made Xu Jingnan so excited.

Xu Jingnan's eyes flickered, how could it be such a trivial matter? But observing Zhou Wengang's expression, it seemed that he couldn't hide much content at this time.

He didn't know what to do, and the handling of this situation was a little rusty for him, so he finally decided to go straight to the point: "Have you ever been to the repair shop?"

"Repair shop?" Zhou Wengang didn't understand.

Xu Jingnan had to break his disguise: "It's the fishing boat repair shop opposite the fish pond, you won't tell me you don't know, right?"

Zhou Wengang was completely stunned, he hung his head like a frosted eggplant: "You know this?"

Xu Jingnan took out the handcuffs from behind him and said coldly: "Let's go to the police station to tell me about this matter, it is more suitable for you." ”

The people around were quite surprised to see the two of them suddenly change from a harmonious faction to such a tense situation, but the crowd also somewhat understood that this was a plainclothes police arrest.

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Zhou Wengang never dreamed that he would one day wear such cold handcuffs.

He shuddered, and when he arrived at the police station, he still didn't believe it was true.

Xu Jingnan finally didn't embarrass him too much, and took off his coat to help him wrap his hands on the way, because there is still a short distance from the market to the police station, and he still has a certain degree of criminal investigation literacy in this regard.

However, Zhou Wengang did not grasp such kindness, he just felt that his hands were stiff and numb at the ends, and the cold handcuffs were extremely heavy. Strange to say, the handcuffs seemed to be much thicker than those filmed on TV, and the weight was also beyond his imagination, at least seven or eight pounds, and it seemed to be made of steel.

When he arrived at the police station, Xu Jingnan sat down at his desk and said coldly: "We will start making a formal record now." He uttered the most classic of words, "You have the right to remain silent, but every word you say now will be a testimony in court." ”

When he used to watch movies, Zhou Wengang would always laugh out loud when he heard this, but today he finally knew that he couldn't cry what it meant to cry.

He panicked and didn't dare to speak.

Xu Jingnan simply asked him about his personal situation according to the process, and Zhou Wengang answered one sentence after another, always drooping his head, and his psychological quality had been completely destroyed.

As a matter of fact, any law-abiding citizen will easily lose his basic personality under such circumstances, so I hope that our law enforcement personnel must be extremely cautious and insist that there is no suspicion of guilt; on the contrary, those who often steal and habitual offenders who enter the palace may be able to deal with them calmly and talk and laugh.

Xu Jingnan has not realized this yet, he just strictly follows the rules.

"Tell me why you went to that fishing boat repair shop. Xu Jingnan finally asked the most critical question.

Zhou Wengang said in a very low voice: "I just went around casually, and when I saw a small raft by the sea, I rowed over with curiosity." ”

Xu Jingnan continued to ask: "How many times have you been there?"

Zhou Wengang said: "Once." ”

Xu Jingnan asked in an extremely serious tone: "Say it again, how many times?"

Zhou Wengang finally raised his head and said almost pleadingly: "It's really only once, do I dare to lie to you." ”

Xu Jingnan sneered: "Don't you dare to lie to me? Why do you have to be handcuffed here to speak?" Can you give me a reason......"

Zhou Wengang said weakly: "It's really just curiosity, and I've only been there once, and I'm definitely not lying." ”

Xu Jingnan saw that he really didn't cry when he didn't see the coffin, and said angrily: "Do you want me to show you the surveillance video, so that you are willing to tell the truth." ”

Zhou Wengang was also helpless, he actually said: "Officer, I don't know how many times to say it, you tell me how many times." ”

Xu Jingnan was almost angry, how could he meet such a scoundrel, he decided to let Zhou Wengang know that he had completely mastered the whole situation: "Okay, I'll tell you,...... In 40 days, you have been to the repair shop a total of 3 times, the first time was at 2:25 a.m. on January 7, the second time was at 1:13 a.m. on January 18, and the third time was at 4:37 a.m. on February 14......"

Zhou Wengang was obviously stunned, and said for a long time: "I did go there on the 18th. It's just a moment of curiosity...... I didn't know it would have happened, otherwise I wouldn't have ...... if I had been killed."

Xu Jingnan said keenly: "What are you curious about? Why didn't you tell the truth before?"

Zhou Wengang said in frustration: "I have already told the police officer just now, I just found that Meng Biao has been absent from the station, and I suspect that he is missing,...... And then I went, why, the devil sent the gods, I can't remember why. In Xu Jingnan's view, this is obviously a quibble.

None of the criminals would voluntarily admit that they had committed crimes, and he still understood this criminological psychology.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Wengang continued: "I didn't find anything when I got there, and then it was pitch black, so I smoked a cigarette to strengthen my courage,...... Later, I was so scared that I rowed back. That's it, believe it or not......"

Xu Jingnan wants to believe you, and I will become a three-year-old child.

"And what about the other two times, why did they go again?" he asked.

Zhou Wengang sighed and lowered his head again: "I don't remember......"

Xu Jingnan was furious, and said sharply: "I don't want to say it, okay, I will be detained for fifteen days first, and when I want to say it, I will let you go back." ”

Zhou Wengang exclaimed: "15 days, how can I do it, I still have to go to work......"

Xu Jingnan looked at him amusedly, and teased: "Go to work, wait to go to work in prison!"