Attending ex-girlfriend's wedding, arresting the groom's officer on the spot

Li Xia recalled seriously: "The last time we met was ten days before she disappeared. We went shopping and had a meal together. She was quite normal at the time, talking and laughing, and I didn't feel anything was wrong. She just received a phone call in the middle of the meal, and her face suddenly changed, but soon returned to normal. I asked her what happened, and she said it was something about work."

Coming out of the beauty salon, Wang Shuai frowned. Li Xia's behavior seemed normal, and she didn't seem to be lying, but he didn't dare to jump to conclusions, and led the team to the kindergarten where Chen Xiaoyu worked.

In the kindergarten office, Chen Xiaoyu twisted the corners of her clothes nervously with her hands. When facing the police's questioning, her voice trembled a little: "I... I didn't borrow money from Haiyan. My financial situation was pretty good at that time, and I didn't need to borrow money. Besides, we didn't contact each other for a while before Haiyan disappeared, because I was preparing for the exam at that time and was very busy."

"Why did you suddenly stop contacting each other? Was your relationship not good before?" Wang Shuai keenly caught this detail.

"No, we have always had a good relationship. It's just that I was busy reviewing during that time, and I didn't have time to reply to her messages. Maybe she thought I was ignoring her on purpose, so we didn't contact each other later." Chen Xiaoyu said, her eyes reddened, "If I had known this would happen, I would have taken time to chat with her anyway..."

After leaving the kindergarten, Wang Shuai and his team members rushed to Wang Tingting's home. Wang Tingting is an online shop owner who works from home. When she heard the knock on the door, she opened the door and saw the police. A flash of panic flashed across her face, but she quickly regained her composure and invited Wang Shuai and his team into the house.

"Wang Tingting, did you borrow money from Zhang Haiyan before she disappeared?" Wang Shuai asked straight to the point.

Wang Tingting was stunned for a moment, then shook her head: "No, I have never borrowed money from her. Although we are best friends, we rarely have financial dealings with each other."

"Did you have any contact before she disappeared?"

"Yes, we drank coffee together three days before she disappeared. She looked a little worried at the time. I asked her what was wrong, and she just said nothing was wrong, so I didn't ask much. Now that I think about it, I really should have cared more about her." Wang Tingting sighed, her eyes full of guilt.

After a day of investigation, the three girlfriends all denied borrowing money from Zhang Haiyan. Judging from their behavior, it seemed that they had nothing to do with the loan. But Wang Shuai knew that he could not judge based on appearances alone. He arranged for the team to continue to investigate the economic status, social circles, and whereabouts of the three people before and after Zhang Haiyan's disappearance, not missing any details. The city was brightly lit at night. Wang Shuai sat in the police car, looking at the endless stream of people outside the window, and secretly swore in his heart that no matter how complicated and difficult the clue was, he would unravel it, find out the truth hidden behind it, and give Zhang Haiyan justice.

The rain was drizzling outside the window. Wang Shuai had just finished questioning Chen Xiaoyu for the second time when the phone on the table suddenly rang. The name "Li Xia" popped up on the screen. He frowned and quickly picked up the phone: "Hello, Li Xia?"

"Officer Wang, it's me..." The voice on the other end of the phone was obviously hesitant and nervous, mixed with the sound of raindrops hitting the window, "Regarding Wang Tingting's borrowing money, I...I may not have told the truth before."

Wang Shuai's heart sank suddenly. He immediately sat up straight and picked up the pen: "Go ahead, tell me slowly."

"Actually...actually, Tingting asked me to borrow money before, not Haiyan." Li Xia lowered her voice, as if afraid of being heard. "About half a year ago, she suddenly told me that she urgently needed 20,000 yuan. Her tone was very urgent. I asked her what she needed it for, but she hesitated and refused to say. I didn't have much money at the time, so I didn't lend it to her. Later, I heard from others that she seemed to have been involved in loan sharking and owed a lot of money..." "Loan sharking?" Wang Shuai's fingers tapped heavily on the table, "Are you sure? Do you have any specific clues?"

"I also heard it from others. I have no real evidence." Li Xia's voice trembled a little. "But Tingting changed a lot during that period. She used to be very cheerful, but later she was always worried. She even got a new cell phone and said she won a prize, but I always felt something was wrong... Officer Wang, I'm telling you this not because I want to suspect anyone, but because I think this may be related to Haiyan, and I can't hide it..."

After hanging up the phone, Wang Shuai immediately reported the situation to Lu Chuan. Lu Chuan pondered for a moment on the other end of the phone: "It seems that there is a problem with Wang Tingting. Immediately increase the intensity of the investigation, focusing on her financial situation, loan records, and the details of her contact with Zhang Haiyan before she disappeared."

Wang Shuai put down the phone and immediately went to Wang Tingting's house with his team member Xiao Chen. When they knocked on Wang Tingting's door again, it was already dark. Wang Tingting opened the door and saw Wang Shuai. A flash of surprise flashed across her face, but she quickly regained her composure: "Officer Wang, it's so late, is there anything else?"

"I have something I want to know more about." Wang Shuai looked at her sharply, "Can we go in and talk?"

Wang Tingting hesitated for a moment, but let them in. The room was lit with warm yellow lights, but the atmosphere was a bit depressing. Wang Shuai looked around and found a brand new mobile phone on the table, exactly the model that Li Xia mentioned.

"Wang Tingting, we asked you before if you had borrowed money from Zhang Haiyan, and you said no." Wang Shuai got straight to the point, "But someone just called us and said that you borrowed money from her half a year ago, and that you might have been involved in loan sharking. What's going on?"

Wang Tingting's face turned pale instantly, and her fingers unconsciously clenched the corners of her clothes: "I... I didn't borrow money from a loan shark. I just lost some money in my business before, and I couldn't make ends meet. I wanted to borrow some from my friends. If I couldn't borrow, then forget it. There's no such thing as loan sharking..."

"Really?" Wang Shuai pressed on. "Then why don't you tell us the truth? Also, did you really win the lottery with this new phone?"

Wang Tingting's eyes flickered, not daring to look directly into Wang Shuai's eyes: "Yes... yes, it's a prize from a shopping mall event..."

"Wang Tingting, lying is a legal responsibility." Wang Shuai's voice became serious. "We have begun investigating your financial situation and will soon find out if you have any loan records. If you are really involved in loan sharking, it is best to tell the truth now. This is related to Zhang Haiyan's case and also to you."

Wang Tingting's body trembled slightly, and her lips moved, but she didn't say anything. The room fell into silence, with only the sound of rain outside the window getting louder and louder.

"We also found out that three days before Zhang Haiyan disappeared, you had coffee together. She was worried at the time, and you said she didn't tell you what happened." Wang Shuai continued, "But according to our understanding, a week before Zhang Haiyan disappeared, she took 10,000 yuan from her boyfriend and said she was going to lend it to her best friend. Are you sure she didn't lend it to you?" (End of this chapter)