You're supposed to be a security officer, what case are you solving?

Chapter 368 Premeditated Plot! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
trial room.

Under the white light.

Lai Mei raised her head, looked into Yang Jinwen's eyes, and shook her head: "I don't know where he is."

Do you know where he lives?

"I don't know either."

Shen Wenzhu scolded, "You know nothing, yet you had a relationship with him?"

"I……"

Yang Jinwen pointed at her face: "How much do you know about this Peng Qiang?"

Lai Mei bit her lower lip: "Actually, I've only known him for a few months. I only know that he's Wei Hui's buddy. Peng Qiang only hangs out with us because of Wei Hui."

Moreover, he's involved with organized crime, and he has a gun.

"Involved in organized crime? With guns?" Yang Jinwen squinted.

Not only him, but Wen Mo and Wu Kai also widened their eyes.

The combination of organized crime and gun ownership creates a serious problem.

The provincial authorities in Qincheng have repeatedly issued orders to prevent shootings from happening and to crack down on such criminal offenses.

Especially with the new millennium approaching, we must not allow these illegal activities to become too rampant.

Wu Kai couldn't help but interject, "Lai Min, right? Since you said Peng Qiang has a gun, have you seen him take it out?"

"No, he said so himself."

"Where did the gun come from?"

He said his father gave it to him.

Who is his father?

"I don't know. You should ask Wei Dayu and Wei Hui; they'll know."

Shen Wenzhu changed her tone and asked politely, "You really don't know where Peng Qiang is hiding?"

"I really don't know."

Absolutely stupid! Absurd!
This is what Shen Wenzhu was thinking at this moment.

Just as Yang Jinwen was about to continue the interrogation, Wu Daqing walked in from outside and said to him, "Captain Yang, someone outside is looking for you."

"Who is it? Tell him to wait a moment."

"She is the daughter of the victim, Zeng Desong. She is the girl we met at No. 11 Middle School this morning."

Yang Jinwen nodded and said to Feng Xiaocai, "Xiaocai, let Captain Shen interrogate them first. You call Lao Yao and Sister Cai right now."

They're in the hospital now. Have them interrogate Wei Dayu and Wei Hui immediately…”

Feng Xiaocai interjected, "Captain Yang, Sister Cai just called. She said the two suspects are about to undergo surgery."

"We'll perform the surgery and conduct the interrogation simultaneously to first determine Peng Qiang's identity and whereabouts."

"Anesthesia is required for surgery."

"Then don't give them anesthesia. If you give them anesthesia, they won't wake up for a while, and when will you be able to get any information out of them?" Yang Jinwen said bluntly. "If you're in this business and you kill someone, you should be prepared to be executed. What kind of business is it to give them anesthesia?"

Feng Xiaocai grinned.

Wu Kai, who was listening nearby, felt a jolt in his eyelids; this was truly ruthless.

After Yang Jinwen and Wu Daqing went out, they met Zeng Qianqian in the lobby on the first floor.

The girl was wearing a blue and white school uniform with a green turtleneck sweater underneath and a backpack.

Upon seeing Yang Jinwen, she nodded timidly.

"Zeng Qianqian, what brings you here?"

"Officer, I have something to say."

Yang Jinwen's heart skipped a beat: "Don't call me uncle, I'm only a few years older than you."

"Yes, officer."

"Okay, what's on your mind?"

Zeng Qianqian pursed her lips and looked into Yang Jinwen's eyes: "You asked me today if there is bullying at our school, if anyone harasses me, and the answer is yes!"

Today at the funeral home, Yang Jinwen knew that Zeng Qianqian had something to say, but the head of the teaching department interrupted her and took her away.

He had originally planned to talk to her after school so he could find some time to ask her, but the daytime arrest of the suspect and the interrogation took up his time.

"What do you think."

“There’s a hoodlum at our school who’s been hanging around outside the school for the past two years. He’s dropped out and often comes to the school to cause trouble for the girls. He’s even harassed me before.”

We reported it to the teachers at school, but they didn't dare to do anything about it because their family was involved in organized crime..."

Upon hearing this, Yang Jinwen's eyelids twitched.

"What's this person's name?"

"Peng Qiang".

"Peng Qiang? Are you sure?"

"Yes, when I was a freshman in high school, he was a senior.

He was expelled from school because he broke a classmate's bone and then assaulted him... and his mother even came to the school to cause trouble.

Do you know where he lives?

“No. 112 Houping Street, Xingye District, Peng Qiang’s family owns a hair salon.”

Yang Jinwen squinted: "He harassed you?"

Zeng Qianqian nodded, her eyes filled with tears, her hands clasped to her chest.

“Once, he and a few thugs ambushed me outside the school and dragged me into a small alley. None of my classmates dared to help me.”

If my dad hadn't happened to be passing by that night during his shift change, I would have...

For over a month, my dad drove me to and from school every day.

Upon hearing this, Yang Jinwen sensed something was amiss.

He asked, "Has Peng Qiang met your father?"

Zeng Qianqian nodded: "They even fought. Those thugs blocked my dad and beat him with steel rods. If the neighbors hadn't intervened, my dad would have been beaten by Peng Qiang."

Yang Jinwen searched his pockets, and Wu Daqing, seeing this, understood what he was looking for, so he quickly took out sketches of Wei Dayu and Wei Hui.

Yang Jinwen took it and unfolded it for Zeng Qianqian to see: "Take a look and see if these are the two people with Peng Qiang?"

The girl took it, examined it carefully, and then shook her head: "It's not them."

“I understand,” Yang Jinwen nodded.

Zeng Qianqian looked at him, her eyes misty with tears: "Officer, can you catch the murderer who killed my father?" "Yes, I promise."

"Thank you."

Zeng Qianqian bowed deeply, then straightened up, stretched out her hands, and tightened the shoulder straps of her schoolbag.

"Wait a minute," Yang Jinwen said, taking out a pen and notebook from his pocket and writing down his number.

As he wrote something on the paper, he said, "It's too late, I'll have someone take you home in a bit."

After writing it down, he handed the note to the girl: "This is my phone number. If you have any difficulties, just call me. It's okay if you have financial difficulties."

The girl accepted it and bowed again.

Wu Daqing said, "Captain Yang, let me take her back."

"Okay, I'll leave it to you."

Yang Jinwen patted him on the shoulder, then strode towards the interrogation room.

The girl looked at his retreating figure and wiped the tears from her face with the back of her hand.

Wu Daqing said, "Let's go, Uncle will see you off."

The girl asked, "Officer, what score do I need to get if I want to become a criminal investigator?"

Wu Daqing smiled and said, "I don't know either. I also want to be a criminal investigator. But didn't you say you wanted to apply to a university in the capital?"

The girl shook her head: "That's my dad's wish. I'll take his ashes to Tiananmen Square, and then I'll apply to the Police University!"

……

After Yang Jinwen arrived at the interrogation room, Shen Wenzhu was digging deeper into Peng Qiang's clues.

Lai Mei was like a fool, knowing nothing, and just shook her head and begged.

"Sister, I was wrong, can you please stop asking me?"

Shen Wenzhu cursed, "Don't you dare try that on me..."

Yang Jinwen stepped forward, dragged out a chair, and sat down opposite Lai Mei.

Seeing his movement, Shen Wenzhu stepped aside slightly.

Yang Jinwen stared intently at Lai Mei: "Answer me honestly, do you know Zeng Desong?"

Lai Mei frowned: "Who?"

Yang Jinwen pointed at Feng Xiaocai: "Contact Yao Weihua and Cai Ting, and have them ask Wei Dayu and Wei Hui the same questions I asked."

When Feng Xiaocai saw his ashen face, she quickly picked up her pen, wrote down the question, and dialed Lao Yao's number at the same time.

Yang Jinwen turned to Lai Mei and asked, "Around 9 p.m. on November 11th, you took the taxi belonging to the first victim in Tayan District. Was it a random target or premeditated?"

Lai Mei blinked.

"answer me!"

"No, what is random? I don't understand what you're asking."

"Peng Qiang is your leader. He led you to rob and kill, right?"

"Yes."

"Did he just randomly pick a taxi, or did he use someone he knew?"

"I am not sure."

Yang Jinwen's voice suddenly rose several decibels: "How could you not know? You were also involved in the murder! Let me tell you, if you don't tell the truth, you'll spend the rest of your life in prison!"

Lai Mei was clearly frightened: "He, he, Peng Qiang knows that driver."

Her words caused the veteran detectives in the interrogation room to change their expressions.

That means it wasn't random killing as mentioned before, but premeditated murder.

This completely overturned Lai Min's previous testimony, and the nature of the case has also changed completely.

Yang Jinwen asked, word by word, "How do you know that Peng Qiang knew the first victim?"

"Because...because we came out of the dance hall and were heading home."

Peng Qiang saw a taxi drive by on the road and muttered to himself that he recognized the car.

Then the car drove across the intersection and stopped at Genting International.

After that, Peng Qiang and Wei Hui whispered to each other, but I don't know what they said.

Then we saw that taxi drive up again.

Wei Hui waved us down from the roadside, beckoning us to get in the car.

Yang Jinwen asked, "So, you didn't kill people for robbery at all?"

"We really don't have any money, that's why..."

"You premeditated murder; the robbery was just a side effect."

"I……"

At this moment, Feng Xiaocai stood up and handed the mobile phone in her hand to Yang Jinwen.

Yang Jinwen took it and held it to his ear.

Yao Weihua's voice came through the phone.

"Captain Yang, we got the answer."

"You said."

"Those two guys, Wei Dayu and Wei Hui, thought that sending them to the hospital meant we wouldn't do anything to them, and they're really stubborn."

They weren't given anesthesia, and when they were removing the bullets, the intense pain made them confess immediately.

It wasn't a random killing. They confessed that Peng Qiang knew Zeng Desong and had a grudge against him, and these guys killed him on a whim.

Peng Qiang fled after committing the murder. As for Tao Junpeng's death, it was a robbery and murder committed by Wei Hui and Wei Dayu; Peng Qiang was not involved.

Yang Jinwen asked, "Have you inquired about Peng Qiang's whereabouts?"

"All I know is that Peng Qiang's family owns a hair salon and lives at No. 112 Houping Street, Xingye District."

Yang Jinwen nodded: "Have the local police station send people to guard the hospital. You go to the target location immediately and we will make the arrest right away."

Upon hearing the word "arrest," Wu Kai, who was standing to the side with his hands behind his back, felt his eyelids twitch again.

Shen Wenzhu clenched his fist and immediately said, "Captain Yang, let my Second Brigade go with you to make the arrest."

At this moment, Wen Mo, who had been silent all along, squinted, stretched out his hand, and said, "Given that Peng Qiang's family are members of the triads and that he has a gun."

In my opinion, tonight's operation should be carried out by the Second and Third Battalions together to make the arrests. We must ensure the safety of the people and our comrades.

(End of this chapter)