Can We Say No to Divorce?-Chapter 808 - 559: Side Story – Serial Murder Case (2)
"But, the investigation team already had the Chen Hui case happen before they arrived." Someone raised doubts, "Maybe these two cases shouldn’t be merged, they should be investigated separately. You can’t just merge them because both had a flower involved!"
Bai Ye signaled Qiao Xiaoyan to continue speaking, "Xiaoyan, go on!"
Qiao Xiaoyan nodded, "In the hotel’s room, there were no condoms found, and no traces of activity in the room. There is reason to suspect that Xu Ruowei engaged with a man, potentially the killer, outside, and then was killed in the hotel."
Bai Ye added at this point, "We investigated the people around her; she had no suicidal tendencies, so suicide should be ruled out. Xiaoyan, keep going."
Qiao Xiaoyan said, "The fatal injury to the deceased wasn’t the heart-shaped pattern on the inner thigh; that was merely a murderer’s trademark. The cause of her death was precisely the medicine produced by Fenghua Group, extracted from a certain plant, the most effective drug for treating Parkinson’s disease, called Fenghua No.1. This medicine is both therapeutic and toxic, leading to death in overdose, and Xu Ruowei had an excessive amount of Fenghua No.1 in her body..."
Upon hearing this, everyone unanimously agreed that the culprit should be someone from the Fenghua Group’s internal inspection team!
And using a flower as a sign was simply a damn coincidence.
As the case proceeded, Bai Ye said, "Since this drug hasn’t been marketed yet, those who can access it are limited to the senior management within Fenghua Group; others are unlikely to come into contact with it. Therefore, Su Tianqing and Gan Zi’s suspicions are temporarily lifted, and the focus shifts to individuals within their group. Besides Xu Ruowei, the highest authority in this arriving group is Shen Feng, the manager of this project department."
At this point, Xiao Ma said, "Team Leader Bai, I have something to say. According to our investigation, Shen Feng and Xu Ruowei didn’t show up for dinner around six o’clock yesterday afternoon..."
"Shen Feng is a major suspect!" Bai Ye said immediately, "Go and find out what Shen Feng was doing last night, and with whom!"
Soon, Shen Feng was brought over to Bai Ye’s side.
Bai Ye looked at the information: Shen Feng, male, 24 years old, has just graduated with a master’s and joined the Fenghua Group.
Shen Feng is a very handsome and tall man. When he sat down, he lit a cigarette, "Officer Bai, what do you want to ask? I didn’t kill General Manager Xu; she was my superior. Killing her brings me no benefit!"
Bai Ye then solemnly said, "How could there be no benefit? At least you could sit in the position of Operations Director, which is a qualitative leap for your career. Besides, working under a woman, as a man, surely there would be some discontent?"
Shen Feng replied seriously, "I haven’t been with the company for long. For General Manager Xu, I greatly admire her work capabilities. Her position as Operations Director as a woman is earned through her own efforts, and she appreciated me. I couldn’t be happier. Besides, I know that murder is a capital offense. Why would I ruin my future?"
Bai Ye kept staring at him; Shen Feng appeared sincere and didn’t shy away from Bai Ye’s gaze.
Bai Ye didn’t continue this topic, but asked instead, "Where were you and what were you doing from eight to ten o’clock last night?"
Shen Feng thought for a moment, "I was having dinner at a restaurant in town at eight o’clock. You can ask the owner. There were very few people at that time; he will definitely remember me..."
"No need for your guidance; we will verify it." Bai Ye interrupted him, "And then?"
Shen Feng said, "The owner said he brews his own grain wine, which I found tastier than the big brand liquors, so I stayed and drank with him until I returned to the hotel at eleven o’clock. The restaurant owner can also prove this."
Bai Ye instructed Xiao Ma to confirm Shen Feng’s alibi and verify at the restaurant whether he was really there eating.
Bai Ye continued asking, "Why didn’t you have dinner with the colleagues from the investigation team at six o’clock?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Feng’s expression showed a momentary unnatural look, "I had private matters!"
"What matters?" Bai Ye immediately pressed.
Shen Feng pursed his lips, expressing resistance, "My private matters have nothing to do with the case!"
"Do you carry Fenghua No.1 with you?" Bai Ye asked Shen Feng.
Shen Feng nodded, "I have three doses, recorded by the company. Since the medicine hasn’t been released, we took it out to assess the plants in the town regarding their medicinal value for Fenghua No.1 extraction!"
"Where’s the medicine?" Bai Ye stared at him intensely without blinking.
Shen Feng was a bit nervous under Bai Ye’s gaze and said, "It’s in the safe in General Manager Xu’s room."
Bai Ye notified Xiao Ma, "Go to General Manager Xu’s room and check if there’s a safe?"
"Brother Bai, there is..." Xiao Ma said, "But it needs a password to unlock!"
Bai Ye looked at Shen Feng, and Shen Feng shook his head, "I also don’t know the password; only General Manager Xu knew..."
"Get someone to unlock the safe’s code lock." Bai Ye immediately instructed Xiao Ma.
Shen Feng lit another cigarette, impatiently accepting the inquiry, "Officer Bai, I didn’t have time to commit the crime, what else do you want to ask?"
"Around six o’clock yesterday afternoon, both you and General Manager Xu disappeared and didn’t have dinner with your colleagues from the investigation team. What were you doing?" Bai Ye’s sharp eyes fixed on Shen Feng.
Shen Feng took a fierce puff on his cigarette, "I went for personal reasons which have nothing to do with the case. I have no obligation to explain!"
Bai Ye didn’t plan on letting him off, "This is related to the case; you must explain!"
Shen Feng raised an eyebrow, with a cunning expression, "It’s the police’s job to prove I’m guilty. I have nothing to say!"
"Around six o’clock yesterday afternoon, where did General Manager Xu go?" Although Bai Ye was angry, he still continued to ask.
"I don’t know!" Shen Feng shook his head.
Bai Ye seemed to have anticipated this answer and sternly said, "Yesterday afternoon, six o’clock, neither of you appeared at the restaurant; you were actually on a date! You and General Manager Xu had a secret relationship that can’t be revealed, otherwise how could you, a fresh graduate, immediately become a project manager upon starting at the company?"
Shen Feng’s face showed a somewhat ugly expression but he still denied, "I don’t know what you’re talking about? My employment at Fenghua Group was a company decision to hire me, unrelated to General Manager Xu. No matter how you try to trick me, there’s nothing questionable between me and General Manager Xu; it’s just a normal superior-subordinate relationship."
Bai Ye took Shen Feng’s phone and opened the UC browser on it, checking some traces that hadn’t been deleted, "You like reading detective novels and are very familiar with police interrogation methods. However, Shen Feng, you’re a significant suspect! You can choose not to say anything, but we will find the evidence!"
Despite being young, Shen Feng applied the set of methods from the novels, still feigning composure, "Liking detective novels isn’t illegal! By the way, wasn’t there already a murder case in your town before we arrived? Could the culprit have not been caught and committed another crime?"
"Outrageous!" Bai Ye slammed the table, staring fiercely at Shen Feng.
Few people knew about the Chen Hui case in the town, yet how did Shen Feng know?
After Bai Ye came out, Xiao Ma also happened to return, "Brother Bai, I’ve investigated the matter of Shen Feng at the restaurant. The owner confirmed that he indeed went to eat after eight o’clock and left at eleven o’clock. He truly didn’t have the time to commit the crime!"
"Wait!" Qiao Xiaoyan walked over, "If he can’t explain where he was and what he was doing from six to eight o’clock, he remains a suspect!"
Zhu Ying sneered from the side, "On what grounds do you say he is suspect?"
