I Play Dungeons in the Police Station-Chapter 350 - 220: Crucial Evidence

Clue after clue, each one is related to Zhao Shujie.

It seems to confirm that Zhao Wanting was not lying.

If the murderer is Zhao Shujie, it would make sense. With such an excellent sister overshadowing him, acquiring control over the Zhao Group would undoubtedly be difficult unless he could prove to his father that he was more capable than his sister. But so far, he hasn’t proved himself.

He knows that the majority of their household staff are loyal to his sister, so to win their support, he had to find another way. The nanny, Zhou Xiaofeng, was likely set up by him.

Knowing that Zhou Xiaofeng’s son, Wang Hao, is a gambler, he arranged for someone to give him a high-interest loan for his mortgage, forcing Zhou Xiaofeng to take desperate measures. Then "coincidentally" Ding Xiang discovered it and used Ding Xiang to control Zhou Xiaofeng.

But how did he manage to control Ding Xiang?

This is what Li Xiang could not figure out.

Last night, the task force investigating the headquarters building’s surveillance also checked. After work hours, aside from security patrols, only Ding Xiang had entered; Li Xiang and his team followed afterward. There was no evidence of anyone installing the controller near the elevator, suggesting that this controller had been installed long ago.

And this elevator was likely meant for silencing someone—who would that be?

Only Ding Xiang.

Because the killer knew that Zhao Wanting often had Ding Xiang go to the company to fetch documents for her, they designed this death trap specifically for him.

Everything led Li Xiang to focus his attention on Zhao Shujie, the second son of the Zhao Family.

But what is Zhao Shujie’s motive?

Lady Zhao told Li Xiang directly that the future of the Zhao Group was meant for Zhao Shujie.

While Zhao Wanting claimed that their father would not hand over the Zhao Group to her brother to manage.

Which one of them is lying?

With the current clues, Li Xiang still cannot determine who is lying, as both have suspicions.

This case undoubtedly lays the bare struggle within a wealthy family right before our eyes.

As the investigation deepens, the task force is encountering increasing pressure, facing many obstacles and resistance that add some difficulty to the evidence collection work.

But it’s just a slight increase in difficulty.

Because the case’s impact is severe. In just two days, two people have died, even as the task force had already started the investigation. The murderer is killing to silence, blatantly challenging the police’s authority.

The authorities place a high priority on this case, granting the task force significant authority. All persons involved in this case have been investigated by the police.

"Captain Li, we have a situation."

At that moment, the police officer responsible for investigating Ding Xiang approached with a USB drive.

"Is there a clue from Ding Xiang’s side?"

After Ding Xiang was silenced, Li Xiang initially thought this lead was cut off. Fortunately, he didn’t completely give up and ordered the task force to continue searching Ding Xiang’s home.

Every crime has a motive. He still didn’t understand what Ding Xiang’s motive was.

He wasn’t like Zhou Xiaofeng, who was for money, so what was it for him?

"Yes, we found a USB drive at his place containing an audio clip. Take a listen."

The officer inserted the USB into the computer and played it:

"Second Young Master, what exactly do you want? Just be direct, no need to beat around the bush with me."

Upon hearing this opening line, Li Xiang knew the murderer was Zhao Shujie.

This was Ding Xiang deliberately recording, obviously showing he didn’t completely trust Zhao Shujie and kept a recording to protect himself.

Unfortunately, he still couldn’t protect himself in the end.

"Straightforward, then I won’t mince words with you. You know better than anyone what your status is. How could you think you’re worthy of liking my sister? You’re just a dog in the Zhao Family. My sister only pitied you and gave you a job. You’ll never have a chance with her."

"I know my place, I’ve never dared to think beyond my standing. I’ll hand in my resignation tomorrow..."

"Giving up that easily? You must not like my sister that much."

"No, I do like Wanting. I genuinely like her."

"It’s not that you have no chance at all. My sister is over thirty and hasn’t found a partner. Everyone is quite worried for her. She’s the epitome of a strong woman. Our family all hopes there’ll be a man who loves and cherishes her and can take care of her for life. But so far, no man can get close to her, let alone get into her heart. As long as you listen to me, I can guarantee my sister will marry you."

"Really? What do you want me to do?"

"Don’t worry, I won’t ask you to do anything illegal. But you mustn’t tell my sister about this. Otherwise, you’ll forever lose your chance."

"Alright, I’ll listen to you."

The recording ended.

"Captain Li, it seems the murderer is Zhao Shujie. Should we arrest him?"

"Hold on."

With this recording, it’s pretty much confirmed that there is a connection between Ding Xiang and Zhao Shujie, but it’s still not entirely certain that Zhao Shujie is the murderer.

"Why?"

"The evidence isn’t sufficient. These are merely circumstantial evidence, useful for deduction but insufficient to convict. We lack critical evidence."

"What constitutes critical evidence?"

"Naturally, the virus controlling the phone’s backdoor and the controller management software. These are direct evidence."

"But how do we obtain such evidence?"

"I suspect there might be something on Zhao Shujie’s computer. Can our expert team infiltrate Zhao Shujie’s computer?"

Li Xiang speculated that when the nanny handed over Zhao’s father’s phone to Ding Xiang, the latter likely passed it to Zhao Shujie, who then implanted the virus. As long as there was any action, it would leave traces.

This is the direct evidence of the crime.

"The opponent is skilled. I worry that an external breach could alert him. The best approach is to breach from within."

"How do we breach from within?"

"I can create a Trojan program. Once inserted into the computer via USB, it could bypass the firewall and automatically copy the computer’s data. But this requires someone to insert the USB."

"Who will go?"

While everyone was at an impasse, discussing who should go, a sudden idea struck Li Xiang: "Zhao Wanting, I think she might have a way to access Zhao Shujie’s computer."

"Will she help us? She’s still detained in the holding cell."

"Uh."

Only then did Li Xiang remember he had taken her in last night, detaining her for 24 hours without bail.

"I’ll go talk to her."

Li Xiang wasn’t confident, especially after having detained her for 24 hours.

But he decided to try.

Upon entering the holding cell, he saw Zhao Wanting sleeping with her head on the table, drool trickling from the corner of her mouth, forming a puddle on the table.

Knock, knock~

He tapped on the table, waking Zhao Wanting up.

She groggily lifted her head, instinctively wiping her mouth and mumbling, "Are we home?"

When she saw it was Li Xiang, she immediately snapped to attention: "When are you letting me out? I’m telling you, I’m going to file a complaint against you."

Zhao Wanting was very angry. It was the first time in her life she had been held for 24 hours.

No, it was the first time she had been summoned to the police station for questioning.

Given her position as the CEO of the Zhao Group and her social influence, if word got out, it would seriously impact the company’s reputation. How could she command respect afterwards?

Li Xiang ignored her and instead handed her a tissue from the table: "Wipe your drool."

"You..."

"I’m here to release you. We’ve cleared up your issue, and you can leave."

"Cleared up? Who killed my father?"

Hearing Li Xiang say this, Zhao Wanting curiously asked.

"I can’t tell you yet."

"Why can’t you tell me? I’m the victim’s family, don’t I even have the right to know?"

"The murderer is also a family member of the victim."

At this answer, Zhao Wanting was startled and asked in disappointment, "Is it really my brother?"

"Looks like you suspect him too."

"Do you have evidence?"

"We have evidence, but it’s mostly circumstantial and inadequate to convict. The police lack crucial evidence that only you can obtain."