Chapter 21 Pursue to the End
"Didn't that guy admit it?"
Looking at the paperwork in his hand, Wang Lu also fell into deep thought.
Zhang Mao said helplessly: "That's right." The guy argued that he had lost the gun, and according to him, he was playing in Lishan at the time of the incident. There are fellow students who can testify!"
"And what are you going to do?"
Wang Lu put down the paperwork and looked at his beloved general in a daze.
Wang Xing is not only a student of Chongwen Academy, but also a descendant of retired soldiers, if he is imprisoned for a long time, I am afraid that he will cause a lot of criticism.
"Keep tracking, of course. ”
"Good. For that reason alone, you are truly my right-hand man. In that case, what are you going to do next?"
"I'm going to start with his classmates. After all, there are still too many doubts about the outing, and people can lie, if you compare it with others, you should be able to find loopholes. ”
Zhang Mao said this suggestion, and he had been paying attention to it throughout the interrogation, and naturally knew that although Wang Xing had covered it up well, he showed a trace of fear, and it was obvious that he had lied in it.
As for where it is, it is natural that the next step of investigation is needed.
With doubts, Zhang Mao left here, but he planned to find Xie Jin, Wang Feng, Li Yali, and Zhu Biluan, since these four people were classmates with Wang Xingnai, they should know what Wang Xing did at that time!
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"Hello, are you Xie Jin?"
Pushing open the door, Xie Jin was about to go to Chongwen Academy, but found that he was stopped at the door by an ordinary person.
"I'm Zhang Mao, and I'm here to ask you something. Taking out his documents, Zhang Mao's eyes swept over Xie Jin, fell into the back room, and said with a smile: "If you don't dislike it, can you let me go in and do it?" Today, in order to avoid startling the snake, he did not wear a police uniform, but just a gray coat.
"Absolutely!"
Xie Jin nodded, turned sideways and let Zhang Mao walk in.
His residence was an apartment built by the school, and the room, which was only two feet long and one foot wide, was also very narrow after being put down by four large bookcases, and it was difficult to even move around after squeezing two people.
Zhang Mao watched all this carefully, and also swept over Xie Jin's flat face, trying to find some clues.
"You should already know about that Wang Xing. ”
"Yes!"
"In that case, you should have understood the purpose of my visit. Zhang Mao pondered his words, for fear that the other party would feel rejected because of this, resulting in the inability to obtain sufficient evidence: "And I came here today to ask you two days ago from the beginning of the son to the beginning of the Mao Zheng, is Wang Xing with you?"
"Huh?"
"According to our investigation, the massacre at the textile mill took place during this time. ”
Zhang Mao calmly replied that the corpses had already been put away, and after a forensic investigation, the time and cause of the death of the corpses were also determined.
In this era, the professional forensic science work "Records of Clearing Grievances" has already been born, and the forensic doctors who have been trained professionally are enough to judge the cause of death through various means.
Xie Jin was amazed, marveling at the other party's efficiency, and asked, "So you came here to confirm whether Wang Xing had left Lishan during that time?"
"That's right, so I want you to tell me the truth! What did Wang Xing do during that time?" Zhang Mao didn't blink, looking at the other party deadly.
"Absolutely. It's just that the content may have disappointed you. Because of Wang Xing, he can't be a murderer!"
Xie Jin shook his head and elaborated directly.
"Tell me why?"
Zhang Mao refused to stop and continued to ask.
Xie Jin replied: "The reason is very simple. Because when we left Lishan, it was already evening, and the inns below the mountain were already full. Fortunately, Wang Xing had some influence in the local area, so he got two side rooms to live in. One of them was for Li Yali and Zhu Biluan to live in, and the other room was for me to live with Wang Feng and Wang Xing. Regarding this matter, you can go and ask the owner of Guiyue Tower, he can testify!"
"Is that so?"
Zhang Mao thought for a moment and asked again: "That's right." Since you said that you were going hunting, what kind of weapon did Wang Xing use?"
"Of course it's a gun! It's a pity that the gun seems to have been too long, and it didn't move after just one shot. That's why he switched to using a bow and arrow!"
Xie Jin felt that there was nothing wrong with this, so he immediately answered.
Zhang Mao was overjoyed in his heart, instinctively felt that there was something hidden in it, and said: "What about the gun?
"This, he has always kept close to him, and he won't let us touch it. After all, this gun is incredibly powerful, and if someone steals it, it will be troublesome. Xie Jin replied as he should.
Zhang Mao pondered for a moment and asked again, "Then do you know?" The gun was stolen and later involved in the textile mill massacre. Do you know?"
"What?"
Only then did Xie Jin realize why they were far away in Lishan and were also involved in this incident that caused a sensation in Chang'an.
"So I want you to remember well. How the hell did the gun get lost, otherwise your classmate would never have been able to escape, understand?" Zhang Mao warned in a rather heavy tone.
Frightened by this, Xie Jin also woke up suddenly, and the frowns twisted into a rope showed that he was recalling the previous scene, fortunately he remembered well, but he remembered something.
"Speaking of the box, I remember that after he found the inn, he disappeared with it for about half an hour, and when it appeared, the box was gone. At that time, Wang Feng also joked that he would take it as a pawn to raise money for everyone!"
"Then what did Wang Xing say?"
He said he had met an acquaintance, so he lent it out. Speaking of this, Xie Jin was taken aback: "Could it be that person did it?"
Zhang Mao secretly said that this was indeed the case, and hurriedly asked, "Who is it?"
"It's Li Kui! Recently, Wang Xing and this person have been very close. Xie Jin thought carefully about the man's movements, and replied firmly: "Yes, only he would do such a thing?"
"Why is that?"
"It's simple. For I had heard him complain that his fertile land had been taken away and that he had planted cotton instead. In order to support her family, her sister joined the factory as a weaver. But because he couldn't bear the pressure of the factory director, he was forced to commit suicide by throwing himself into the lake. The reason why he found Wang Xing was that he wanted Wang Xing to help him solve this matter. You also know that Wang Xing has always been arrogant and likes to help people the most. Maybe that's how he tricked him into using a gun and creating this kind of thing. ”
Xie Jin said his guess word by word, and Zhang Mao also listened attentively, not daring to miss anything, and waited until he finished speaking before asking.
"Then do you know where this Li Kui is now?"
"I heard him say that he recently joined the Qingyun Gang and became a wrestler. If you go there, you should be able to find it. ”
"Qingyun Gang, this guy, how did he join the Qingyun Gang?" Zhang Mao was shocked when he heard this.
Because Chang'an City has developed so rapidly, it has gathered more than a million people in a short period of time, and according to the latest statistics, there are more than 1.5 million residents who have registered books alone, plus those who have not yet obtained the right of residence, I am afraid that there may be more than 2 million people.
Such a large population brings not only a prosperous economy, but also complex and changeable social relations, which brings great challenges to maintaining order in the entire Chang'an City, and it is impossible to control it at all by relying on more than a thousand mounted police.
It is also for this reason that near the train station, where the labor force is concentrated, there are people who gather in the family, region, and so on, forming a distinctive gang culture.
This Qingyun Gang is a group of forces in Chang'an City, with more than 2,000 members under its command, accounting for more than half of the labor force of the Chengxi Railway Station, which can be regarded as powerful.
Of course, compared with the well-trained and well-equipped mounted police, this Qingyun Gang is still a native chicken and a dog, and it is vulnerable.
Upon learning the news, Zhang Mao returned to the police station and was ready to apply for the mobilization of police forces, but when he explained the reason to Wang Lu, Wang Lu's reaction shocked him.
"Stop the investigation and release Wang Xing, what is going on?" Zhang Mao was puzzled, his eyes as big as bull's eyes were full of anger.
"Then do you know that Wang Xuan looked for me just now. ”
Wang Lu picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea to calm himself down.
"Wang Xuan, is that the leader of the Kuomintang Party, and what is he looking for you?" Zhang Mao was surprised and asked again.
Wang Lu replied: "He asked me to stop investigating this matter and released Wang Xing." Because this matter has too much impact, if it is known, it will not be good for Chongwen Academy!"
"But what about the people who were killed? Just watching them die?" Zhang Mao was unwilling, feeling as if his face had been ripped off, thrown directly to the ground, and stepped on several times.
Wang Lu shook his head lightly, and said helplessly: "And do you know? Just after you left, the Ministry of National Defense veterans' register caught fire!"
"Is it on fire? What about the registration manual? Could it be that it was also burned?" Zhang Mao was stunned and asked again.
Wang Lu nodded and admitted: "So if you want to be convicted with that gun alone, it's impossible!"
Without the manual, it is naturally impossible to prove that the gun is owned by Wang Xing, so it is naturally impossible to convict.
Zhang Mao sat down with anger on his face: "That Wang Xuan is too rampant, does he put the lord in his eyes?"
"Does it matter? Now that the evidence has been destroyed, if we continue to convict, we will only be seen as slander!" Wang Lu shook his head, feeling a little discouraged.
He was not afraid of that Wang Xuan, after all, it was not a system, but he was still shocked by this person's energy.
What is the purpose of destroying evidence in such a hurry?
At this time, a voice came from outside the door.
"Who is it?"
Wang Lu opened his mouth and asked.
Then a person pushed the door in, but it was Zhang Wei, secretary of the Prime Minister's Office.
Wang Lu and Zhang Mao quickly stood up, feeling a little restrained.
"It turned out to be Secretary Zhang, what are you looking for us for?"
The corners of Zhang Wei's mouth curled slightly, and when he saw the sad faces of several people, he immediately said, "It's nothing." It's just that I'm here to deliver the lord's orders. ”
The two of them stood together solemnly, quietly listening to the words that followed.
"The lord said that he wants you to find out to the end!"