Genius Detective - Chapter 197

Chapter 197

Chapter 197: The Suspect Flees

“Are you sick? I don't know her, so why should I lie for her?” The owner raised his voice and pulled out his mobile phone . After searching around on it for a while, he held it up . “Look, it clearly states on here that I confirmed the receipt at 7:23PM the other day . ”

“It’s possible to confirm the receipt in advance . I need to remind you that it’s illegal to provide false testimony and evidence . Please come back and assist me with the investigation!” Lin Qiupu took out a set of handcuffs .

Upon seeing the handcuffs, the owner promptly tried to persuade, “Officer, officer . Hear me out and put away this toy first!”

Lin Qiupu stared straight into his eyes .

The owner scratched his head . “That day, she called me at 7:20 and said that she fell down and had to go to the clinic . As soon as I heard that she was a girl, I told her that I could wait . I didn’t think that she’d be an hour late . I starved to death and got angry but she kept apologizing to me . That was it . ”

“So you forgave her and even lied to the police for her?”

Under Lin Qiupu's suspicious gaze, the owner began sweating like rain . “Okay, okay, let me be honest . . . I saw that she looked very cute and told her that I wouldn’t complain about her if she slept with me…”

“And then?”

“She came here the next morning . Very trustworthy! We did it in this house, but the experience was awful . She didn't move or make a sound during the whole process . It was just like raping a corpse…” The owner seemed really proud of himself . “Since she fulfilled her promise, I did what I said I would as well . I didn't expect it to be so serious . I really didn't know!”

“Nothing else, right?”

“No, no, I can swear!”

Looking at this guy, Lin Qiupu’s blood rushed up to his head and he really wanted to punch him in the face . In the end, he still restrained himself and squeezed out a word behind his gritted teeth, “Scum!”

“Yes, yes, I am scum . Please don't arrest me . ”

“You will testify at the trial!”

“Sure!”

Lin Qiupu said goodbye and made his way to the convenience store with a lot on his mind On the way, he was interrupted by a phone call .

A subordinate called and reported, “Captain Lin, we found the children of the victim's ex-wife . The boy was renamed Zhou Jierui, 27 years old, and the girl was renamed Gan Ping, 23 years old . ”

“How did you find this information? Is it reliable?” Lin Qiupu tried to make his voice sound normal .

“It’s reliable . It was found through the real estate agent . The victim who wanted to take possession of his ex-wife’s estate had to get the two children to sign the contract to forego their ownership rights . The agent also took a long time to contact them . ”

“Okay, don’t get off work yet . You guys need to stand by at the bureau and wait for my instructions!”

Lin Qiupu was waiting near the convenience store . At 8:50, Gan Ping appeared . She greeted him with a smile on her face . “Officer Lin, it’s you again? How is the case going?”

Lin Qiupu walked over . After standing in the cold for so long, his muscles were stiff . He asked, “How can you behave so calmly?”

“What do you mean?”

“You have a name you once used, which is Li Mei . Your brother is Li Chao and your mother is Li Su . I’m currently investigating a victim called Zhou Taiyang, who is your stepfather . ”

“What does that prove?”

“You lied to me . From 7:20PM to 8:00 PM on February 24th, you forged an order . Where were you in these forty minutes? What did you do? I need you to come with me to assist in the investigation . ”

“What investigation do I need to assist in?”

“What do you think?”

“Officer Lin, there’s no need . I admit that I did it . I killed him! I just did what the old bastard had done to my mother and I . I know that paper can't hold a fire[1] . From the day you walked into the convenience store, I figured you would take me away . . . I don't hate you . If I were to be arrested in the end, I would rather it be by your hands . “

Lin Qiupu pulled out his handcuffs . “Let's go!”

Gan Ping smiled bitterly . “I need to tell my colleague that I can’t do my shift, so I’ll be troubling her to work an extra shift . ”

Lin Qiupu glanced at the convenience store and nodded in agreement .

Gan Ping entered the shop and he could see her talking to a colleague on the other side of the glass . Lin Qiupu sighed and took out a cigarette . Because of the wind, he had to lower his head to light the flame . When he looked up, Gan Ping had disappeared .

Lin Qiupu immediately threw the cigarette down and rushed in to ask the clerk, “Where’s Gan Ping?”

“She’s gone to change her clothes and leave . Oh, it’s that door . Are you looking for her . . . ”

Lin Qiupu ran through the aisle and banged on the door . Although he didn't think Gan Ping would flee, the suspect must never leave his sight .

After knocking for half a minute, there was no response . Lin Qiupu had an ominous premonition . He immediately opened the door and a street light shone on his startled face . It turned out that there was a closed window in the locker room, and the wooden board had been pried open by her . The tool she used was a crowbar that was thrown aside .

The clerk came over puzzled and asked, “What are you doing? Why did you knock the door down?”

“Where is she?!”

Lin Qiupu's impatient look scared the store clerk . She responded, “No . . . I don't know . ”

Lin Qiupu chased outside . He couldn’t find Gan Ping in the crowd . He angrily punched the street light next to him and immediately called his subordinates to hurry over as the suspect had run away . The entire second team of the criminal police task force was sent out to find and arrest her .

The police officers were dispatched immediately . Lin Qiupu asked the clerk for Gan Ping's address, which was a house that had cheap rent close by . He hurried over but found no signs that Gan Ping had returned .

He wondered where Gan Ping might go and suddenly remembered that Gan Ping mentioned her brother's affairs . He called the local police and asked them to check Zhou Jierui's information .

The results of the query were shocking . The police told him that there was only one person in Long’an called Zhou Jierui . This man was the actor Jiang Yuqi . Zhou Jierui was the name on his ID card to prevent the paparazzi from tracking him .

“One time I saw him wearing a ring that was more valuable than my whole body, sitting in a luxury car with people crowded around him . He was very dazzling . ”

Gan Ping had said so as well .

There was a photo of Jiang Yuqi on Gan Ping's phone . At that time, he thought the girl was just chasing after a celebrity but didn’t consider other possibilities .

Jiang Yuqi? After listening to Lin Dongxue, Jia Xingyun and Jiang Yuqi were good friends, so it seemed that Jia Xingyun was also involved in this case . All the clues suddenly connected in Lin Qiupu's mind .

Lin Qiupu jumped into a car and hurried to Jiang Yuqi's residence in Long'an City, but he came back empty-handed . Jiang Yuqi's housekeeper informed him, “Mr . Jiang received a call ten minutes ago and hurried away . ”

“Did he leave down where he went?”

“He didn’t!”

Lin Qiupu called his subordinates and asked them to try and locate Jiang Yuqi's mobile phone number . Ten minutes later, Jiang Yuqi's mobile phone number was successfully traced . He was moving quickly along Zaifu Road…

1 . Common expression to represent how things can’t be kept under wraps .