Green Vine City.
After leaving the woman's house, the officers headed straight to the local police station in Green Vine City to use their system to find potential suspects.
On the way.
Li Yunfei looked curiously at Xu Mo.
"How did you figure out that woman was suspicious?"
From the woman's words, Li Yunfei learned that only she knew about Xu Jing going to the neighboring city to find her boyfriend.
Thanks to Xu Mo spotting the woman's suspicious behavior, otherwise, no matter who the officers asked, they wouldn't have been able to gather the clues that narrowed down the suspect pool.
"Instinct," Xu Mo replied, unable to explain exactly why but just feeling that something was off about the woman.
Especially her evasive behavior when asked to think carefully, which clearly indicated she was hiding something but didn't say anything.
The journey was silent.
Green Vine City Police Station.
After explaining their intentions, the officers began their search with the help of the local police.
Since they didn't know whether the suspect was a freshman or a senior, they had to check all students from freshman to senior year.
Ten years ago, the suspect could have been a freshman or already a senior.
If the suspect was a senior, he would have entered the police academy in 2009. If a freshman, it would have been in 2012, the year of the incident.
Between 2009 and 2012, only fifty-three people from Green Vine City had enrolled in the police academy in the neighboring city.
Fifteen of these fifty-three were women, which could be immediately ruled out.
Among the remaining thirty-eight, those with two-character names or names without the character 'Bing' could also be ruled out.
In the end, only three people met the criteria.
Zhou Bingquan, Dong Bing, Chen Xiaobing.
"Only three left after this screening? That makes our job much easier!" an officer exclaimed upon seeing the results.
This trip to Green Vine City was indeed worthwhile.
With the clues provided by Xu Jing's friend, the suspect pool was narrowed down to just three people, significantly reducing the officers' workload. Now, they only needed to investigate these three individuals.
Chen Ke immediately ruled out one of the three suspects.
"It's unlikely to be Zhou Bingquan. Remember, Xu Jing referred to the suspect as 'our little Bing brother' in front of her friend. The character 'Bing' in Zhou Bingquan's name is in the middle, while in the other two names, 'Bing' is at the end. According to naming habits, nicknames or aliases usually use the first or last character of a name, rarely the middle one."
An officer took this a step further after hearing Chen Ke's explanation.
"If that's the case, then Chen Xiaobing's suspicion is even greater. He's simply called 'Xiaobing,' which matches the 'little Bing brother' nickname. Think about it, think carefully!"
"Makes sense. Let's start with Chen Xiaobing," Li Yunfei decided the order of their investigation.
They immediately asked the local police to retrieve Chen Xiaobing's information.
However, the results left them stunned.
The Chen Xiaobing they were investigating had joined the police force in the neighboring city after graduation and died in the line of duty during his third year of service.
"So... do we still investigate him?" an officer hesitated.
Li Yunfei pondered for a moment before shaking his head.
"Let's put him on hold for now. Let's look at Dong Bing next."
It's difficult to investigate a deceased person, as there's no one to question. To investigate Chen Xiaobing, they would have to ask his relatives or friends, which is quite troublesome. It's better to temporarily set him aside and investigate the other two easier targets first.
Moreover, Chen Xiaobing died a hero's death. According to the data, he sacrificed his life to save others from a knife-wielding criminal. He was a hero with a strong sense of justice. For such a righteous police officer, Li Yunfei was not very willing to suspect him of being a murderer.
Next, the officers checked Dong Bing's information.
According to the records, he also joined the police force after graduation, specifically within the Green Vine City public security system.
Based on the information, the officers couldn't determine whether he was the murderer. To uncover the truth, they would need to conduct an interrogation.
After finding out where Dong Bing worked, they set off again.
Qiaobei Road Police Station.
Interrogation room.
Under the watchful eyes of all the officers at Qiaobei Road Police Station, Xu Mo and Li Yunfei prepared to interrogate Dong Bing.
Outside the interrogation room, the officers who came with Xu Mo and Li Yunfei were surrounded by the local officers, creating an awkward atmosphere.
Using someone else's interrogation room to question their own officer... this was indeed quite thrilling!
It was the first time they had ever done something like this, causing their hearts to race.
Inside the interrogation room.
"Do you recognize this person?" Xu Mo presented a photo of the victim, Xu Jing.
"No, I don't."
"Are you sure you don't recognize her?"
"Yes, I'm sure. I don't."
"Alright," Xu Mo nodded. "That's all. Thank you for your cooperation."
He then turned to Li Yunfei beside him: "It's not him. We got the wrong person."
Dong Bing: "???"
Li Yunfei: "???"
All officers: "???"
Confusion tree with bewildered fruits, you and me under the bewildered tree.
This was it?
Over already?
They had come all this way, suspecting Dong Bing of being the murderer, borrowing the interrogation room here to question him, and the interrogation ended as soon as it began.
Xu Mo had only asked two questions, and they were repetitive! Just two questions and he determined that Dong Bing wasn't the murderer?
Not only did others feel puzzled, but even Dong Bing himself was baffled.
Was this guy a rookie officer?
Who interrogates like this?
Saying you don't recognize someone and you believe it? No murderer would admit to being a murderer right away!
You should at least ask a few more questions! I haven't killed anyone; I can withstand your questioning!
In Dong Bing's view, being questioned more thoroughly could completely clear his suspicions, but being asked only two questions would not clear his name and might even have the opposite effect.
Li Yunfei, too, was puzzled.
He whispered, "Isn't this... over just like that? What can you tell from just two questions?"
Unexpectedly, Xu Mo shook his head.
With time, his use of psychology had become more adept. Whether someone was lying or not, he could tell from their expressions.
"Two questions are enough. I asked twice because he's an officer with stronger psychological resilience and wouldn't flinch under interrogation. An ordinary person would only need one question... From his expression, I could tell he wasn't lying. He genuinely doesn't know Xu Jing. If he doesn't know Xu Jing, how could he be the murderer?"
"So, next one."
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
u Chenyuan transmigrated into a female-oriented novel about a real and fake heiress, becoming the CEO elder brother of both. Unfortunately, the entire Lu family—including himself, the CEO—were mere cannon fodder in the story. Determined to save himself, Lu Chenyuan took action. The spoiled, attention-seeking fake heiress? Thrown into the harsh realities of the working class to learn humility. The love-struck real heiress? Pushed toward academic excellence, so lofty goals would blind her to trivial romances. As for the betrayed, vengeful arranged marriage wife… the plot hadn’t even begun yet. There was still time—if he couldn’t handle her, he could at least avoid her. "CEO Lu, are you avoiding me?" Mo Qingli fixed her gaze on Lu Chenyuan. For the first time, the shrewd and calculating Lu Chenyuan felt a flicker of unease.
o a martial world and obtained a system that allowed him to draw one entry per year. Unfortunately, all he drew were useless white-tier entries. The probability for high-quality entries was extremely low, with the highest-tier mythic entry having a mere 0.001% chance! To increase the probability, he had to improve his martial realm, but he lacked the innate talent for cultivation. At the age of eighteen, Chen Yi fell into the hands of a gang and was forced into hard labor. Just as his life seemed destined for a bleak end, on his 18th entry draw, he actually pulled a mythic entry—Simulator! In the simulation, he could also draw one entry every year that passed, and upon ending the simulation, he would inherit all entries and his martial realm! In his first simulation, Chen Yi struggled desperately just to survive, knowing that living one more year meant one more entry draw! Finally, with hair turned white, he drew the entry he had longed for—Low-Grade Innate Talent! "Hahaha! Don't bully the old and poor! Time to cultivate and inherit my cultivation base!" ... From then on, Chen Yi continuously simulated and drew entries, his martial realm soaring higher and higher! Epic, legendary, and even mythic entries were gathered into his collection one after another! "What demon race or devil race? What dark turmoil? I don't know anything about that. They just charged at me screaming 'How can you possibly ascend to immortality?!' and got stuck to my fists, unable to be shaken off. Blind spots, speed bumps... go talk to my simulator. We're all struggling to survive out here. I'm trying so hard, so how are they still alive?"
orn and Humiliation】【Forced Love】 In his past life, Lin Ran was betrayed and murdered by his girlfriend and family, while the yandere female aristocrat, who had treated him as a mere plaything, avenged him by doing in his enemies. Upon seeing the yandere female aristocrat lying in the same coffin, ready to die with him, Lin Ran realized how profoundly mistaken he had been. Reborn, he abandoned the fickle campus beauty and wholeheartedly embraced the yandere female aristocrat's arms. "Ran! If I dig out your eyes and turn them into a specimen, you'll only be able to look at me!" Lin Ran: "Darling, kiss me!" "Ran! If I break your legs, you won't run away anymore, right?" Lin Ran: "Love, hold me tight!" "Ran! If..." Lin Ran: "Hush now! Love me more!" Luo Yao: ... Seeing his scumbag dad: "Take him out!" Seeing his stepmother: "Get rid of her!" Seeing his brother: "Eliminate him!" Seeing his white moonlight: "Send that to Southeast Asia!"
