My girlfriend died in the past

Chapter 31 Acting Bravely
Officer Li straightened his back immediately.

Yes, they did find a large amount of homemade explosives in the basement, and they were well preserved. If that stuff detonated, the entire warehouse would be blown up!

"Why didn't you call the police at the time?"

"I was planning to call the police, but then I saw our company manager enter the warehouse from the surveillance video. Oh, it was Luo Wei."

Zhuang Xiao looked distressed. "I was in the basement right under his feet at the time. I was afraid he would hear me when I called, so I turned my phone to silent mode and sent a message to Dong Zeyu saying there was something that looked like a bomb there."

Officer Li nodded, "And then?"

Dong Zeyu did receive a message from Zhuang Xiao on his mobile phone, and the content was the same as what Zhuang Xiao said.

"Then I hid in the basement and didn't dare to go out. After all, Shu Die told me this morning that there was something wrong with Luo Wei, and I was afraid that he would harm me after I came out." Zhuang Xiao raised his head and asked, "Officer Li, why did Luo Wei appear there?"

"We are still investigating this. Maybe he discovered the abandoned warehouse by accident before." Officer Li calmly changed the subject, "Let's talk about what happened afterwards first."

After knowing Luo Wei's identity, they immediately organized people to go to several people's homes to investigate, and finally they did find something.

Luo Wei and his four companions originally planned to kidnap Shu Die and demand a ransom, and the plan did include finding a secret place to imprison Shu Die.

I guess he just wandered around and chose that warehouse, but this coincidence is indeed a bit of a coincidence.

Zhuang Xiao didn't know this. He just continued to recall, "I saw Luo Wei unpacking the oil paper package on the surveillance camera, and then he took out the traps and crossbows that my dad and his friends had stored and placed them everywhere. It seemed like he already knew what was in the warehouse."

Officer Li nodded calmly.

This was consistent with their speculation. Luo Wei and his men had chosen that warehouse in advance in order to kidnap Shu Die.

"Then I saw Luo Wei suddenly hide under a tarp in the garbage pile in the corner, and then a man in a baseball cap came in."

At this point, Zhuang Xiao looked a little puzzled, "That person's clothes look very similar to our company's property management uniforms.

"Anyway, the next thing he did was step on a trap that Rowe had set up, and then he was shot through the shoulder by a crossbow arrow. But he didn't leave, he hid as well. Then the man who looked a little familiar came into the warehouse with a woman."

Having said this, Zhuang Xiao's face suddenly turned pale again, and then he picked up the cup and drank the water guzzlingly. He didn't recover until he had finished the water.

Officer Li stood up and poured him another cup of hot water, then patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's okay, talk slowly, it's all over now."

"Thank you." Zhuang Xiao looked at him gratefully, and then continued to recall, "I saw the man walk behind the woman and take out a knife from his pocket, and then they seemed to be arguing, but the surveillance equipment was too old, so I could only see the picture but no sound.

"Anyway, they were arguing, and then the man stabbed the woman. Then the man in the baseball cap who was injured earlier came out and rushed towards the man who stabbed the woman, and then he was stabbed too. And then..."

Zhuang Xiao's Adam's apple moved and his cheeks trembled slightly, as if he recalled some horrible scene. "Then I saw Luo Wei rush out from under the tarpaulin with an axe and hacked the man to pieces. Then he hacked the injured man to death.
"I didn't dare to breathe, but Luo Wei, who was sitting there, suddenly shouted for me to come out."

He smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Now that I think about it, he actually wanted to trick people to see if there were any other people, but I was so scared at the time that I came out after being frightened by him.

"He told me to shut up and come get him or he would kill me."

Zhuang Xiao lowered his head, his knuckles turned white, and the disposable cup he pinched was wrinkled. "I was really scared at the time. In fact, I could have just run away and called the police."

"This is human nature. At least you remembered to kick the axe away. You did a good job, and you also took precautions." Officer Li comforted him.

"Yes, I found a bulletproof vest and bulletproof plates in the basement, and I went out inside the clothes." Zhuang Xiao's breathing began to quicken, "At that time, I thought that I could kick the axe away and everything would be fine, so I thought about leaving that place quickly and finding a chance to call the police.

"But I didn't expect him to pull a knife out of the corpse and stab me! I didn't dare to look at the corpse at the time, so I didn't notice anything!

"I thought I was going to die, luckily I put on the plate in advance!"

Zhuang Xiao's pupils dilated slightly, and his face was full of an unnatural flush of surviving a disaster. "My mind was blank, and I don't know why I suddenly felt very angry, so I didn't think about it. I took the opportunity to knee him, and then I took the dagger and stabbed him subconsciously."

The unnatural blush on his face faded, and the paleness and panic reappeared. "Officer Li, how many years will I be sentenced to?"

Officer Li smiled and stood up, patting him on the shoulder, "Don't worry, everything will be fine."

After saying this, he asked the others to continue questioning to see if there were any additional details, and then left the interrogation room.

A colleague was already waiting outside.

Officer Li went over and asked, "Are there any new developments?"

"Some team leaders."

The police handed him the information and said, "Since we have complete surveillance video, we will mainly use this as a clue for investigation.

"The identities of the deceased Luo Wei, Shen Xing, Liu Lang, and Liu Yan have been thoroughly investigated. Luo Wei is the general manager of Dengfenglai Economic and Trade Co., Ltd., and Dengfenglai's boss Nie Zefang called the police and said he couldn't contact him at noon. After verification by their company, Luo Wei did collude with the finance department to embezzle public funds. "Shen Xing is the general manager of Luohua Property Company, and Liu Yan is his wife, who is unemployed. Liu Lang is Liu Yan's brother, who was just released not long ago. Currently, he is working as a temporary air conditioner repairman at Luohua Property thanks to Shen Xing's relationship."

"I know Liu Lang, let's talk about other things."

When he heard Liu Lang's name, Officer Li's face darkened, and a hint of unwillingness and helplessness emerged in the depths of his eyes.

"Well, after searching, we found a lot of information about Shen Xing and Liu Yan's plan to kidnap Shu Die, the only daughter of Shu Shu Group's chairman, at home, including how to get close to Shu Die by damaging the air conditioner in the Digital Building.

"And the sampling and comparison of the bloodstains and fingerprints at the crime scene has also been completed."

"Yes." Officer Li lowered his head and flipped through the information. "Are there any clues about Zhuang Xiao?"

"There are indeed fingerprints and shoe prints of him in the warehouse, but they match the surveillance video. In other words, except for the distance he took when he entered the warehouse, there are no traces of him anywhere else in the warehouse. His fingerprints and shoe prints are mostly found in the basement, where the blasting experts are dismantling and transporting the homemade explosives."

The police officer lowered his voice and said, "Miss Shu Die contacted his father, and his father arrived half an hour ago, along with Zhuang Xiao's parents.

"They deeply reviewed the fact that they made homemade explosives and said they would turn them all over. They also sent a banner to the municipal bureau to thank us for solving the case and preventing his daughter from being in danger. At the same time, he also said that he would increase investment in our area, plan to build an economic and trade park and expand the production and construction of the acquired garment factory. This move can bring more than 5,000 or even 10,000 jobs and a lot of tax revenue."

Officer Li remained calm and asked, "What did the higher-ups say?"

"Our superiors said that we will show no leniency and will investigate this matter thoroughly. We will not let any criminal go, but we cannot wrongly accuse any good person," the colleague replied.

Officer Li understood, "Are you brave enough to do what is right?"

"That should be it. The video and the chain of evidence are so complete." The colleague paused and continued, "There are two doubts now. One is that Luo Wei, Shen Xing, and Liu Lang have all received calls from virtual numbers, and at about the same time. The other is that in addition to the surveillance equipment, an undamaged broadcasting system was found in the basement of the warehouse, which means that people in the basement can contact people in the warehouse through the broadcast.

"Do you think this Zhuang Xiao has a chance?"

"It's impossible. He was so scared at the time, and he was alone. How could he do that? Watch fewer movies in the future." Officer Li said unhappily, "Think about it, the first place he went to was filled with explosives that could blow up the entire warehouse. If he really wanted to kill someone, why would he risk his life? Don't forget that he turned on the surveillance camera himself, and he didn't turn it off the whole time.

"If he really wanted to do it, he could just wait until the four were in the warehouse and detonate the explosives. Besides, apart from Luo Wei, he didn't know the other three at all. It was 99% likely that he was there by accident."

After all, his motives for going to the warehouse were very clear.

"Indeed, they had never met before and had no contact information with each other. They were complete strangers."

The colleague also laughed, but then sighed, "It's just that those three virtual numbers are really suspicious, and they really don't match."

"Maybe it's related to the case from eight years ago." Officer Li narrowed his eyes slightly. The unsolved case eight years ago has always been an indelible pain in his heart.

But now Liu Lang, the only person who might be related to the case, is dead, and all clues are gone.

"Are you talking about the campus murder case that caused such a stir back then?"

Hearing his colleague's doubts, Officer Li nodded slowly and sighed, "Yes. The father of the child was my and Wang Li's master. My master died in the line of duty. His two children were raised by his master's wife. They all wanted to become police officers in the future. I didn't expect this to happen. Now I am relieved that Xiao Dong has really become a police officer."

He shook his head. "Forget it. That matter has nothing to do with this case for now, at least not with Zhuang Xiao. If there are no problems on his side, he can go through the formalities and leave. We still have to go through the procedures for him to apply for bravery. Let's try to work overtime today to get it done."

"Okay, I'll get it right away." The colleague winked before turning around, "Team Leader, I just bought some fruit. Do you want mango or Wangzai milk?"

Officer Li's face turned pale and he scolded, "Why buy mangoes? Don't buy Wangzai milk! Buy more apples! You think you haven't worked overtime enough? I should have sent you to the scene to watch!"

"No! I'll go buy apples right now!" The colleague ran away happily.

Officer Li curled his lips, then turned around and entered the interrogation room.

Looking at the restless Zhuang Xiao, he smiled kindly, "Mr. Zhuang, it's okay. You can go home after signing something and completing the procedures. But you may have to come again in two days. We will issue you a certificate and a bonus then, and you will have to cooperate with us to take a photo for public recognition.

"Of course, we will also provide psychological counseling."

Zhuang Xiao suddenly raised his head, "Then I don't have to go to jail? My children will be able to take the civil service exam in the future?"

Officer Li was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, "That's right."

"That's great." Zhuang Xiao lowered his head and covered his face, "That's great."

Officer Li did not disturb him. The young man was under too much psychological pressure and now he could spend some time alone.

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