Although it was already past one in the morning, the small conference room of the municipal police station was brightly lit. Deputy Bureau Chief Yang, who was in charge of criminal investigation, was hosting a small-scale meeting. There were a total of six people in the meeting. They were Li Hanru, the director of the Municipal Finance Bureau, Qi Shundong, the director of the Municipal Criminal Investigation Department, Fang Yuliang, the captain of the Municipal Criminal Investigation Department, and two members of the Key Case Investigation Unit.
Tomorrow, the chief will hear my report again. But you have to give me something. Deputy Commissioner Yang seemed to be quite angry. It's been more than a week, and there's actually no clue at all. Division Chief Qi, you made a military pledge. Tell me.
Qi Shundong opened a notebook in front of him. He glanced at the people at the meeting and said,"It's not that there are no clues, but there's not much progress at the moment." Now, other than Zheng Gang's wife, another person has entered our line of sight. This person is called Li Hanzhang. He has a close relationship with Zheng Gang and his wife. They used to be university classmates and have frequent interactions. Now that we know that Zheng Gang's wife is currently living in his house, our preliminary judgment is that Li Hanzhang might be Zhang Yan's lover. We found Li Hanzhang based on a phone call from Zhang Yan. Now we are closely monitoring the movements of the two people.
What did this Li Hanzhang do? Deputy Commissioner Yang softened his tone and asked.
"We've already investigated Li Hanzhang," said Fang Yuliang. He was the general manager of the newly opened Huiya Corporation. It was a small company with a capital of only a million yuan. There was no evidence to show that the company had anything to do with Zheng Gang. The shareholders 'investments were very clear. In fact, Li Hanzhang's share capital was only 400,000 yuan, which was far from the amount of money Zheng Gang had stolen.
A member of the Key Case Investigation Unit interjected, Can we detain Zhang Yan first and find a breakthrough from her?
Deputy Commissioner Yang sneered,"What's the reason?"
Zheng Gang committed the crime for half a year and stole a huge amount of money. As his wife, it's impossible for her to not know about it. Besides, I believe that she also has some of the stolen money.
Deputy Director Yang turned to Li Hanru from the Finance Bureau and said," Director Li, tell me about the anonymous refund you received the day before yesterday.
Li Hanru said," It looks very simple. The day before yesterday, we received a small cardboard box from the post office. The item was labeled as a book. When we opened the small cardboard box, there was 500,000 yuan wrapped in newspapers." We immediately reported the situation to the task force.
Fang Yuliang continued," Through the technical processing of the cardboard boxes and newspapers, we didn't find any clues about the sender, and the people at the post office couldn't recall the scene at that time."
Deputy Commissioner Yang concluded,"There is no doubt that the sender is Zhang Yan." Based on what Division Chief Qi just said, we might as well make the following analysis: This 500,000 yuan was Zheng Gang's pocket money for Zhang Yan. At first, Zhang Yan wanted to keep this money, but when her lover found out about this matter, he felt the seriousness of the matter and persuaded Zhang Yan to return the money to the Finance Bureau anonymously. Even if it was exposed in the future, at most, it would be a crime of not reporting the matter. Therefore, detaining Zhang Yan now was meaningless in capturing Zheng Gang and recovering the stolen money. If Zhang Yan had a good lawyer, she might not even be guilty of not reporting the matter. It seemed like Zhang Yan's clue was not of much value.
Qi Shundong, who had been deep in thought, said," I agree with Chief Yang's analysis. Zheng Gang committed the crime for half a year. As his wife, she's either deeply involved in the case or she doesn't know anything about it. Even if she knows, it's very limited. From this 500,000 yuan, it's more likely to be the latter. According to my impression of Zhang Yan, she is a brainless housewife. She probably took the 500,000 yuan without knowing it. However, this Li Hanzhang has aroused my interest. I plan to meet him directly. I have a feeling that this Li Hanzhang might have a deeper understanding of Zheng Gang than Zhang Yan.
Deputy Commissioner Yang agreed. However, comrades, time waits for no one! Everyone knows the city's attitude towards this case. I'm under a lot of pressure, and you front-line comrades can't take it lightly. Although a red wanted order had been issued across the country, Zheng Gang's arrest was only a matter of time. However, I still hope that we can solve this case and capture Zheng Gang personally. This is also our glory.
That morning, Li Hanzhang and two experts from Beijing discussed the design of the network engineering plan in detail. Gao Yan came in and said that there was a Mr. Qi outside who wanted to see him. Li Hanzhang said impatiently,"Let him wait for a while. Can't you see that I'm busy? Call Yang Jun in."
Li Hanzhang said to Yang Jun,"Contact Director Yu and bring Engineer Wang and Engineer Yu to the two pilot prisons for on-site investigation and measurement." You'll be in charge of this matter for the next two days.
Yang Jun brought the two experts out. Li Hanzhang shouted outside,"Fatty, come in for a moment."
Li Hanzhang looked down at the documents in his hand and said," How's the recruitment situation? Hurry up and keep your eyes open. Don't recruit those bad people back.
Boss Li, what do you think of me? Li Hanzhang looked up in surprise and saw a man in his forties standing in front of him. He was wearing a black jacket and had a buzz cut. His skin was slightly dark and he had a briefcase under his arm. His eyes were staring straight at his face.
Boss Li is looking for me? Just now, I was…Fatty barged in with a belt on his hand.
Li Hanzhang frowned and waved his hand at Fatty. Fatty sized up the man who was standing and left.
I don't need someone like you. Please sit. Li Hanzhang took out a cigarette and said.
That person sat down on the sofa. Why?
It was very simple. You're too old. Li Hanzhang took a puff of his cigarette and looked at the man as if he was challenging him.
The man smiled and said," Boss Li is recruiting employees based on their knowledge and ability. Is there a difference in age between knowledge and ability?"
Knowledge and talent, of course, had no age difference, but there was a difference between good and evil. Li Hanzhang stared at him and said.
Then Boss Li thinks that I have bad intentions towards you.
Even low-level animals could smell danger, let alone humans.
It seemed that Boss Li had something to hide.
Do you dare to open your heart for me to see?
The man didn't say anything else. He took out a wallet from his briefcase and handed it over.
Li Hanzhang looked at it carefully for a long time, as if he was studying a complicated document.
Is there a problem? The man seemed to be getting impatient.
There's no problem. You know that there are too many fakes now. So it was Division Chief Qi. Sorry for being disrespectful.
There's nothing disrespectful about it. You seem a little nervous, Director Qi said while staring at Li Hanzhang.
Logically speaking, criminals should feel nervous when they see you, while law-abiding people should feel warm when they see you. However, for some reason, anyone who sees you now will feel nervous. Perhaps you are too serious.
Do you think you're a law-abiding person? Director Qi asked directly.
Of course. Otherwise, why would you come to my place alone? Li Hanzhang took a glass of water and handed it to Director Qi.
You know about your old classmate Zheng Gang, right?
I know a little. Of course, I won't know more than you.
Then tell me what you know.
Didn't he go missing?
How did you know?
We were old classmates. He hadn't been home for a few days, so his wife naturally came to find me.
She didn't say anything. She was just crying. I was annoyed.
Was that so? What's your relationship with Zhang Yan?
We were classmates and old lovers. I pursued him when I was in school. Are you interested in this? Li Hanzhang looked honest and unfair.
Do you know why Zheng Gang went missing?
It was hard to say if he had gone missing or not. Perhaps he had returned that day. Who knew? Anyway, it has nothing to do with me.
Boss Li, stop pretending. You don't want to go to the station to talk, right? The crime of not reporting the information is enough to keep you busy for a while. I know you're currently in the middle of a big deal. Division Chief Qi threatened.
Li Hanzhang did not say anything for a long time. For a moment, the room was silent.
Do you have a warrant?
Director Qi sneered,"That's easy. I just need to make a call and someone will send it over."
Then you can make the call, but I'll still say the same thing when we get there. If you make my business fail, will you be able to find Zheng Gang?
The two of them stared at each other. Qi Shundong could tell from Li Hanzhang's eyes that he wasn't someone who would yield to threats. At the same time, he felt that Li Hanzhang's words seemed to be sending him a message.
You are a person who knows the law. I don't think you are so stupid as to protect your old classmate.
Li Hanzhang leaned back in his chair and said,"I may protect my old classmate, but I will never protect a criminal."
Good! We are not interested in your relationship with your female classmate. I am only interested in Zheng Gang.
Li Hanzhang leaned his upper body on the table and stared at Qi Shundong." Director Qi, you must be having a hard time if you can't find Zheng Gang. To be honest, I don't like dealing with public security officers, but it's different if he's my friend. If a friend did you a favor, then you would owe them a favor. This was definitely not an ordinary favor. You better think about it.
Qi Shundong was excited, but he did not show it on his face. Helping the police in handling cases is the duty of every citizen. You actually dare to bargain with me? I can detain you now.
Director Qi, you might not know this, but there was a period of time when I was poor and living a life worse than death. I almost jumped down from the building. The reason why I didn't jump was because at the last moment, I was unwilling and decided to live to fight those invisible opponents. I haven't even said these words to the woman closest to me. I'm telling you today because we're both men. So, if I want to talk to you about my classmates, it has to be between two friends.
Qi Shundong narrowed his eyes and stared at Li Hanzhang for a long time. A smile gradually appeared in his eyes. That's great! Now, let's talk about your old classmate as friends.
Li Hanzhang relaxed his body and said in a flat tone," Director Qi, you've come into contact with all kinds of women in your career, right? All the men in this world liked beautiful women and turned a blind eye to ugly women.
Qi Shundong didn't know why Li Hanzhang suddenly mentioned women to him, but at this moment, he didn't dare to be distracted at all. He only pricked up his sensitive ears, trying to get some valuable hints from Li Hanzhang's words.
Li Hanzhang took a puff of his cigarette and said casually," My old classmate was an exception. He could turn a blind eye to his beautiful wife at home, but he had a special liking for an unremarkable woman. It seems to me that ugly women have two general advantages that men ignore.
Qi Shundong seemed to have heard the implication. He leaned forward and became excited like a hunting dog that had smelled its prey. I'd like to hear your opinion.
Li Hanzhang said slowly,"First, I'm loyal to you." Secondly, I want you to be at ease. Zheng Gang and I had such a female classmate. After graduating from university, she had been teaching in a suburban farm twenty kilometers away. She had been living in isolation for ten years. Her name was Zhang Caixia.
Qi Shundong did not seem to want to stay another minute. He grabbed his briefcase and walked to the door before turning around and saying," I hope your female classmate can take your praise.
Li Hanzhang closed his eyes. Zhang Caixia's innocent and ugly face appeared in his mind, and his heart ached. What can I do? I was forced to do so! He who has done evil cannot live.
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