CHAPTER 197: CHAPTER 149: YOU’RE THE KILLER!

"Forged traffic accident?"

Mr. Qin’s mind buzzed instantly.

"No way!"

"The deceased had obvious signs of being run over."

As he spoke, he turned to look at Mr. Ma.

Instantly, Mr. Ma’s expression became serious.

"Li Jian, this is not a joking matter."

Li Jian raised his hand and pointed at Interrogation Room 2, "The murderer Zhang Rui is inside, she has already confessed to the murder."

Mr. Qin’s eyes widened as he looked towards the interrogation room.

Five minutes ago, he deliberately followed Mr. Ma here to share the victory.

But now, a bombshell exploded, and it was right in front of Mr. Ma.

The problem has become serious.

Instantly, Mr. Qin felt his face burning, wishing he could find a hole to hide in.

Li Jian raised his hand and patted Mr. Qin’s shoulder.

"Mr. Qin, you can’t be blamed for this!"

"The murder method used is very rare, Jiang An almost didn’t notice it."

As soon as he said this, Mr. Ma asked, "What murder method did the killer use?"

"Injection poisoning, using the muscle relaxant acetylcholine."

After a brief pause, Li Jian said, "If Jiang An hadn’t discovered the needle hole from the syringe, we probably wouldn’t have thought of such a murder method."

"After all, this robust man didn’t show any signs of fighting or attacks on his body."

Mr. Ma understood instantly after listening.

He comforted, "Mr. Qin, don’t be too hard on yourself!"

"The murderer’s trick was still uncovered by us."

"In the future, be sure to be vigilant in your work to avoid similar incidents."

Mr. Qin immediately said, "Mr. Ma, rest assured! This kind of thing won’t happen again."

Then, Mr. Ma shifted the conversation and asked, "Since the murderer has confessed! Why do you still look worried?"

Li Jian sighed, "Mr. Ma, Zhang Rui only admitted to killing one person, but has not confessed to another murder."

"Another one?"

Mr. Ma looked surprised, "Have the crimes in Jiangcheng reached this level of severity?"

"Have you analyzed it clearly?"

Li Jian nodded, "Based on the current evidence, we infer Zhang Rui has the motive and time to kill Wu Yan."

"Moreover, Zhang Rui’s murder of Huang Bing, disguised as a traffic accident, is likely related to this case!"

"What do you mean?"

"Through preliminary analysis, we believe the disaster befalling Huang Bing may be because he witnessed Zhang Rui’s murder."

After a long pause, Mr. Ma asked, "Do you have evidence?"

Li Jian shook his head helplessly and sighed.

"We lack direct evidence, it’s very frustrating."

After thinking for a moment, Mr. Ma said, "For criminals who stubbornly deny their crimes, we must find objective evidence."

"The suspect’s resistance mainly stems from guessing we don’t have evidence."

"Exactly!"

Mr. Ma glanced around and suddenly asked, "Where’s Jiang An? His mind is quick; maybe he can find key evidence?"

Li Jian said, "Jiang An led a team to re-investigate the crime scene at the home of the deceased Wu Yan."

"He hopes to find some clues."

Mr. Ma nodded, "The first crime scene is often the best source of evidence."

At this moment, Chen He returned from his investigation.

He entered the corridor of the interrogation room and said, "Mr. Ma, Mr. Li!"

Li Jian asked, "How did it go?"

Chen He said, "By retrieving call records, the day after the incident, Huang Bing immediately contacted Zhang Rui, and the call lasted for 5 minutes."

"Later, there were 4 more calls between them, all initiated by Zhang Rui to contact Huang Bing."

"From the call frequency between the two, Zhang Rui was evidently more proactive in their communication."

Li Jian nodded after hearing this.

"It seems Zhang Rui must have leverage against Huang Bing."

"As Jiang An said, Huang Bing is likely a key witness."

At this moment.

Jiang An and Zhang Yean arrived at the West Coast District.

Mr. Zhang Chao was already waiting at the gate.

"Mr. Jiang, thank you for your hard work!"

"Mr. Zhang, thank you for your cooperation."

"It’s cooperation between brotherly departments."

As he spoke, Zhang Chao handed over a search warrant.

"The procedures are complete, fully compliant."

Jiang An glanced at it and asked, "It won’t be violent entry, right?"

"Ha ha, of course not! My salary can’t cover that."

"Before coming here, I contacted Xia Jun’s mother. She lives in the community next to the police station."

"The old lady has a key to the room."

Jiang An smiled, "You’ve thought of everything."

Five minutes later, the three of them arrived on the 31st floor.

An elderly person with white hair was already waiting at the door.

When she saw Mr. Zhang, she quickly said, "My son is an honest person; he would never commit a crime. You must clear his name."

Zhang Chao said, "Don’t worry, ma’am!"

"These two are investigation team experts. We won’t let a bad person go, nor will we wrong a good person."

"Alright! Thank you, officers."

Then, the elderly woman took out a key and opened the door.

Jiang An glanced at Zhang Chao, and the two nodded at each other.

Then Jiang An and Zhang Yean walked in and went straight to the cloakroom.

Zhang Yean whispered, "Junior Brother, do you think Zhang Rui might have thrown away the clothes she wore during the crime?"

Jiang An replied, "I think that’s unlikely."

"Wu Yan died from being strangled; there were no wounds on the body to stain the clothes."

Jiang An opened the closet door and said, "The button found under the coffee table was a black round one."

"Any clothing in this wardrobe with buttons could be the clothing worn during the crime."

Then, the two of them started searching through the wardrobe.

Ten minutes later, Zhang Yean suddenly exclaimed, "Junior Brother, I think I’ve found it."

"This T-shirt is missing a black button."

Jiang An took the shirt and examined it closely.

He nodded, "The remaining buttons on this shirt are very similar to the button found at the scene."

Seeing Jiang An’s certainty, Zhang Yean was filled with excitement.

"With this evidence, we can prove Zhang Rui was at the crime scene."

Suddenly, Jiang An froze.

"What’s wrong?"

Jiang An said, "I found a long hair in the armpit area of this black T-shirt."

"No, wait, I saw Zhang Rui today, and she has short hair."

Just as he finished speaking, Zhang Yean reacted, "I remember now, the victim Wu Yan had long hair."

Thirty minutes later, Jiang An and Zhang Yean returned to the investigation team.

They immediately went back to the forensic lab.

Zhang Yean couldn’t wait to compare the fingerprints extracted from Wu Yan’s home to the deceased Huang Bing’s fingerprint file.

Without time to input them into the computer, Zhang Yean directly picked up the two fingerprint cards for a visual comparison of the characteristic points.

Jiang An stood opposite her, comparing the buttons on the shirt.

One minute later, Zhang Yean looked up excitedly and said, "The fingerprints completely match!"

Jiang An also said solemnly, "The button types are exactly the same."

Immediately, the two of them quickly headed to the criminal interrogation room.

Standing outside the one-way glass, they saw Li Jian and Chen He inside the interrogation room, their brows furrowed deeply; the interrogation appeared to be going poorly.

Jiang An turned around and pushed open the door to interrogation room No. 2.

Li Jian and Chen He glanced over.

Jiang An walked over and said quietly, "Mr. Li, please take a break. Let me take a try."

Li Jian nodded, then got up and walked out the door.

Seeing that Jiang An looked very young, Zhang Rui puffed up even more.

"You guys are useless if you can’t find the real killer and blame it on me."

"I will report your wrongful charges and make you take off your uniforms."

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Jiang An looked at her coldly and said, "Please be quiet."

"We won’t wrong good people, but we also won’t let bad people go."

Zhang Rui looked disdainful, "Anyway, I didn’t kill that woman."

Jiang An stated clearly, "You’re lying!"

"You are the murderer!"

"I warn you, don’t spew nonsense when you’re still so young!"

Jiang An stood up and said, "At the time of the murder, you overlooked the pair of eyes behind the bedroom door, didn’t you?"

"After the murder, you didn’t think anyone would call and blackmail over the incident."

"On the night of the exchange, you chose to kill to silence to prevent further troubles."

Zhang Rui shifted nervously, her face turning anxious.

"I don’t know what you’re talking about!"

"No, you know!"

"You thought you left no traces but overlooked a black button in Wu Yan’s living room."

Zhang Rui argued, "There are many of the same style of clothing; how can you be sure it’s my button?"

After a slight pause, Jiang An said solemnly, "Then what about the long black hair on your T-shirt?"