Hong Kong Film: Night Cop

Chapter 622: Entangled by Gao Jie?

“Yes, I always feel like something’s off about this case, but I just can’t figure out why. Li Sir, you’re a brilliant detective, could you give me some pointers?” Zhang Dayong said.

Liang Xiaorou and the others were a little surprised when they heard this. Hadn't the murderer already confessed to killing him? How could there be a problem?
Li Fei secretly gave Zhang Dayong a thumbs up. He had to admit that Zhang Dayong's intuition was really accurate. No wonder he was able to solve so many cases in "Detective Investigation Files".

If it were someone else, they certainly wouldn't have such suspicions if the murderer confessed to the killing; instead, they would have hastily closed the case.

In this respect, Liang Xiaorou and others are not as good as Zhang Dayong.

“Zhang sir, I understand what you mean. Do you think Zhong Ke’er is lying?” Li Fei said.

“That’s right, Ke’er’s testimony is flawless, and the motive for the murder is also valid, but her eyes were darting around when she answered questions, as if she was hiding something,” Zhang Dayong said.

“She was definitely hiding something. Did you notice how much she reacted when she answered your last question?” Li Fei reminded him.

Zhang Dayong recalled that Ke'er's reaction was indeed strong, and it seemed as if she had confessed without being asked.

It's not that she doesn't have relatives, but that she doesn't want them to know about her situation.

Upon thinking of this, Zhang Dayong immediately connected it to the fact that Zhong Ke'er didn't want anyone to know that she had committed murder.

The clues from above and below clearly indicate that Zhong Ke'er didn't want her family to know she had committed murder. So why was she hiding this information from her family?

Is there some secret I don't know about?
With this in mind, Zhang Dayong decided to continue the investigation to see if he could uncover the secret behind Ke'er's murder.

……

As Li Fei and his group walked out of the Wan Chai Police Station, Li Fei had just opened the car door when he heard someone call out to him from behind: "Li Fei".

After settling in, Li Fei, Liang Xiaorou, and Weiwei, who were about to get on the bus, all looked back and saw Gao Jie, the female reporter they had met earlier, waving in their direction.

"Miss reporter, if you want to ask about the murder case, we really have no comment."

Gao Jie was even more persistent than Le Huizhen; Li Fei had no idea why she was staring at him.

“No, I wanted to do an exclusive interview with him,” Gao Jie said.

"Do an exclusive interview with me?" Li Fei was taken aback.

“Yes, you are a legend in the police force. I’ve wanted to interview you for a long time, but I haven’t been able to get in touch with you,” Gao Jie said.

"Hello, ma'am, Li Fei doesn't have time. Please leave."

Before Li Fei could refuse, Vivian stepped between Li Fei and Gao Jie and said.

"Superintendent Vivian, please respect freedom of the press. This is not England."

Gao Jie said.

Seeing that Gao Jie knew Vivian, Li Fei's gaze sharpened, and he thought to himself: It seems that this Gao Jie is not simple either. She has obviously investigated me, otherwise she wouldn't know so much about Vivian.

"Are you investigating me?"

Vivian wasn't stupid. Only the police force knew she had been transferred from England. How did a reporter from the other side know about her?

"Hmph! We reporters are very well-informed. If you try to stop me from interviewing Inspector Li, I'll publish your story in the newspaper," Gao Jie threatened with a cold snort.

“Miss Gao, right? Let’s talk about the interview later! We have things to do and need to go back to the police station. Please let us through.” Li Fei didn’t want to argue with Gao Jie here; he knew this woman was very persistent.

“Okay, tomorrow then! I’ll come to the police station to see you tomorrow,” Gao Jie said.

"Miss Gao, I have the day off tomorrow, how about the day after tomorrow?" Li Fei asked, frowning.

"Okay." Gao Jie nodded. After seeing Gao Jie off, Li Fei got into the car and drove the two women home.

On the way, Liang Xiaorou said, "Afei, this female reporter doesn't seem to be looking for an exclusive interview with you."

"You noticed it too?" Li Fei asked, glancing at the rearview mirror.

"Well, usually when doing an interview, you would book a time in advance, rather than just bringing it up rashly. More importantly, it seems like she has investigated you."

As a police officer, Liang Xiaorou has a very high level of sensitivity.

"Xiaorou, does this wicked woman have feelings for Fei?" Vivian said unhappily.

In her view, any strange woman who approached Li Fei was trying to steal her man.

“No, she has other motives, but I can’t guess them yet,” Liang Xiaorou said, shaking her head.

She always felt that Gao Jie's motives for contacting Li Fei were not pure.

Li Fei had guessed a little of it.

In the original drama, Gao Jie was always worried about the death of her classmate Lan Enmei. She couldn't believe that Lan Enmei would commit suicide with a foreigner.

Everyone believed this conclusion, including her family, but Gao Jie did not.

Because Gao Jie knew that Lan Enmei was deeply in love with the wealthy businessman Wang Weian at the time, so how could she commit suicide with a foreigner?
Furthermore, Lan Enmei also told Gao Jie that she had dirt on Wang Weian's wife, Xie Wanting, and that Xie Wanting's ex-boyfriend was killed by Xie Wanting. She wanted to confront Xie Wanting and force her to divorce him.

Now that she wants to be Mrs. Wang, it's even less likely that Lan Enmei would commit suicide with a foreigner!
This is why Gao Jie felt that Lan Enmei's death was very abnormal. Since she had Xie Wanting's weakness, could her death be related to Xie Wanting?

However, the police have already determined that Lan Enmei committed suicide, and that the case is closed. It would be very difficult for Gao Jie to request the police to reinvestigate.

However, Gao Jie still did not investigate the cause of Lan Enmei's death. While following and interviewing Zhang Dayong about the two cases he was handling, she discovered that he was very shrewd and capable. She was sure that he could find out the truth about Lan Enmei's case and clear Lan Enmei's name.

So Gao Jie deliberately created a mystery and set up a scheme to arouse Zhang Dayong's curiosity, prompting him to take the initiative to investigate Lan Enmei's case.

If she hadn't appeared, Gao Jie might have asked Zhang Dayong for help investigating Lan Enmei's case, just like in the storyline.

But his appearance brought new variables to the world, and that's when Gao Jie started to notice him.

Therefore, Gao Jie's invitation to do an interview was just an excuse. Perhaps she would set up a trap, just like in the original drama, and then make him take the initiative to investigate Lan Enmei's suicide case.

It has to be said that Gao Jie is a very shrewd woman. If she hadn't known the plot, she might have actually been fooled.

Now that he had seen through Gao Jie's intentions, Li Fei hadn't yet made up his mind about whether or not to help her.

He was curious to see what methods Gao Jie would use to trick him.

……

The Lobster Bay trip ended due to a murder, and although it was a bit disheartening, no one had many complaints.

The next day, everyone got together again and went to Lantau Island for a barbecue.

This time, nothing unexpected happened, and everyone had a great day.

That night, everyone spent the night at a hotel near Lantau Island, and they all slept very soundly.

The next day, Li Fei woke up Liang Xiaorou and Vivian. After washing up, he first took Vivian to Yau Ma Tei Police Station, and then drove back to work at West Kowloon Police Station.

(End of this chapter)