This is the second time Liu Qiao has been so close to the scene of a car accident.
This made her recall the time when she and her sister were on the school bus and got into a car accident. The memory she didn't want to remember surfaced in her mind, and the stress reaction made her mind go blank.
Until a piercing alarm rang in my ears.
It was completely dark when a police car sped up and stopped in the nearby emergency lane. Yu Hanjiang also used his Lightness Skill to fly to the bottom of the bridge and whispered, " Liu Qiao... Liu Qiao, are you there?!"
Liu Qiao then came to her senses, gently resting her head on Yu Hanjiang's shoulder, her voice trembling slightly: "I'm here. I'm sorry, Captain Yu, it was all too sudden, I didn't have time to save them..."
Yu Hanjiang finally breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the familiar voice.
In fact, he saw the vehicle, Bin A-67158, from a great distance. Just as he accelerated to catch up, the vehicle and the side...
A large truck traveling diagonally from the ramp collided with the bridge and was thrown directly off the bridge, where it exploded with a loud bang!
At that moment, Yu Hanjiang's heart almost stopped— Liu Qiao was still in the car!
If Xiao Liu gets killed in the explosion, how will he explain it to his teammates?
He sent Liu Qiao, a young girl, to approach Chen Yehua, believing she was a clean-cut illustrator and Cheng Shaoyu's mistress, with limited information and that the investigation wouldn't be too dangerous. Little did he know, Chen Yehua's boyfriend was actually Cheng Shaofeng, who suddenly appeared and said he wanted to take her away! The two even got into a serious car accident on the way!
Thankfully, Liu Qiao is alright...
Yu Hanjiang took a deep breath, picked up the little girl from his shoulder and put her in his pocket, and gently comforted her, "It's not your fault, as long as you're okay. No one could have done better than you."
In that situation, saving anyone was impossible; a normal person wouldn't have had time to react. Liu Qiao's ability to escape through the sunroof was already quite remarkable. Asking her to save two adults while the car was traveling at over 120 km/h is simply asking too much of her.
Since the traffic police and Criminal Police Officer were about to arrive, Liu Qiao couldn't easily revert to his original form, so he stayed safely in Yu Hanjiang's pocket and said, " Captain Yu, I think Cheng Shaofeng was probably silenced."
"I guessed so," Yu Hanjiang said in a low voice. "Don't rush, just stay in the pocket and tell me what you know later."
"Hmm." Liu Qiao also calmed down and carefully recalled the information she had heard and seen.
Within moments, traffic police, criminal police officers, and an ambulance arrived. The traffic police quickly blocked the road to investigate the scene. The truck driver, a middle-aged man with a full beard, said with a mournful face, "It was too dark, I really didn't see any cars next to me..."
Yu Hanjiang didn't believe him and walked up to the Traffic Police Detachment Chief, saying, "The people in this car are important witnesses in a criminal case I'm investigating. I have reason to suspect they were silenced. I need to arrest the driver and take him back for further questioning."
The traffic police were very cooperative, saying, " Captain Yu, you can take him back after we finish taking his statement. A traffic accident and intentional homicide are two completely different things, and the sentences are completely different. We understand."
Cheng Shaofeng's car suddenly exploded. Cheng Shaofeng, sitting in the front seat, was mangled beyond recognition, and the hood was burned beyond repair. Chen Yehua, who was unconscious in the back seat, was still alive. The emergency room doctor who arrived with the ambulance said, "This woman can still be saved!"
Yu Hanjiang's spirits lifted, and he immediately went over and said, "Please do everything you can to save her. Notify me as soon as she wakes up."
The doctor nodded solemnly and took Chen Yehua away in an ambulance.
Yu Hanjiang completed the handover with the traffic police and took the driver who caused the accident back to the Police Station for questioning.
The driver was tight-lipped, insisting it was an accident. His explanation was: "I was hauling a truckload of goods and had been driving on the highway for eight hours straight. I was exhausted and forgot to check my rearview mirror when I changed lanes. I really didn't notice his car behind me..."
Yu Hanjiang pulled up the surveillance footage obtained by the traffic police: "Why did you stop in the nearby emergency lane for five minutes?"
The driver scratched his head and said, "I just stopped to use the restroom..."
"Stopping in the emergency lane on the highway to use the restroom? Can you come up with an even more ridiculous excuse?!" Yu Hanjiang stared at him coldly: "After using the restroom, you drove forward and just happened to crash into Cheng Shaofeng's car?"
The driver felt a chill run down his spine under his sharp gaze and looked away, saying, "Well... I guess Mr. Cheng is just unlucky. I didn't mean to, I really didn't see it, I just really needed to pee..."
He remained defiant, so Yu Hanjiang had no choice but to detain him first and investigate his background.
After questioning the driver, Yu Hanjiang, exhausted, went with Liu Qiao to the hotel to meet up with his teammates.
Long Sen and Qu Wanyue have narrowed down the suspects from 50 to 10.
Seeing Yu Hanjiang walk in with Liu Qiao, who had returned to her original form, Qu Wanyue immediately stood up, grabbed Liu Qiao's hand, and said anxiously, "Xiao Qiao, are you alright? I saw Professor Xiao say in the group that Cheng Shaofeng's car exploded, and you were still in the car. We were all terrified!"
Xiao Lou learned the information through the Telepathic Connection channel and immediately informed his teammates.
Liu Qiao shook her head, her face pale: "I'm fine. Luckily, the car window blew a hole, and I flew out, but I couldn't take Cheng Shaofeng with me. That lead is lost..."
Long Sen comforted him, "Don't blame yourself. This was clearly the Guardian's arrangement. If we could catch Cheng Shaofeng successfully, the case would probably be too easy to solve. He probably knows a lot."
Qu Wanyue also said, "Yes, we can investigate the clues slowly. It's good that you're alright."
Liu Qiao felt a warmth in her heart. She took the warm water that Qu Wanyue handed her to calm her nerves, drank a few sips, and then said, "Although Cheng Shaofeng failed to catch him, I learned a lot of information from his conversation with Chen Yehua."
She recounted the entire story to her teammates, including the feud between Cheng Shaoyu and Cheng Shaofeng's family, Cheng Shaoyu sleeping with his brother's girlfriend, Chen Yehua leaving for another place and then returning to ask Cheng Shaofeng for help for her daughter.
Yu Hanjiang frowned slightly upon hearing this: "So, the source of Chen Yehua's daughter's heart was arranged with the help of Cheng Shaofeng?"
Liu Qiao nodded: "I was also surprised. I originally thought that since Chen Yehua's daughter was Cheng Shaoyu's, she would ask Cheng Shaoyu for help. I didn't expect that she would ask her first love, Cheng Shaofeng, and Cheng Shaofeng was actually willing to help."
Long Sen remarked with emotion, " Cheng Shaofeng's feelings for Chen Yehua are quite deep."
Liu Qiao agreed, saying, "You can tell. Even though his girlfriend's child wasn't his, he was willing to help find a heart transplant; he's just as devoted to this woman."
He was indeed deeply in love. I suspect Cheng Shaofeng was a very important, high-ranking figure in the organ transplant organization, and that he was silenced because he knew too much.
She took a deep breath, gathered her thoughts, and said, " We've known for a while that Cheng Shaofeng graduated from Medical School. He was able to help Little Girl find a heart donor, so he might also know where her brother's heart came from. He mentioned someone called ' Brother Rong,' and he even called ' Brother Rong ' on the way to the airport. Shortly after that call, he was hit and killed. Brother Rong must also be a high-ranking member of the organization."
"It seems that the driver was arranged by ' Brother Rong '. He was waiting in advance on the emergency lane at the highway intersection. He only drove over when Cheng Shaofeng was almost there and deliberately hit him." Yu Hanjiang said coldly, " Brother Rong must have given the driver enough benefits. As long as he insists that it was a traffic accident, according to the law, as long as he does not flee the scene of the accident, he will be sentenced to no more than three years in prison at most."
"So short?" Qu Wanyue asked in surprise, "He killed someone, and he only got three years?"
"Yes. The crime of causing a traffic accident isn't about whether you killed someone, but whether you fled the scene. If you voluntarily call the police or stay at the scene to wait for the traffic police to handle the situation, even if you are fully responsible for the accident, the sentence won't be long." Yu Hanjiang paused, then continued to explain, "If Brother Rong gave the driver enough benefits, say, several million to kill Cheng Shaofeng, the driver could simply insist that it was an accident, go to jail for three years, and make several million. Some people are willing to take that risk."
"But if it's found out he accepted bribes and committed intentional murder, then he'll be sentenced to death, right?" Liu Qiao asked.
"Yes," Yu Hanjiang said. "The key issue is that evidence is difficult to collect. This driver was clearly a skilled driver. The forensic examination by the traffic police concluded that it was an accident. Cheng Shaofeng just happened to hit the side of the truck and was thrown off the bridge due to the strong impact. The truck driver also stepped on the brakes, so it doesn't seem like intentional homicide."
"I don't believe this is an accident; it can't be such a coincidence." Liu Qiao thought carefully for a moment, then suddenly remembered something. "Right, Cheng Shaofeng mentioned that he transferred 80% of his father's company's assets. I think their organization might also be involved in money laundering, and possibly issues like unequal distribution of spoils. Could it be that Cheng Shaofeng is openly in charge of money laundering, while Brother Rong is secretly in charge of organ trafficking?"
"That's possible." Yu Hanjiang looked at Liu Qiao approvingly. "This lead should be handed over to the Economic Crime Investigation Department. Cheng Shaofeng's company's accounts must be thoroughly investigated to see where he transferred the money. Xiao Liu, think again, are there any other clues?"
" The day Cheng Shaofeng went to his brother's house was a rainy day. He saw a man in a black raincoat carrying a garbage bag pass by his brother's house. He suspected that the garbage bag contained his brother's body," Liu Qiao said. "If it was a rainy day, could we estimate the exact time of death in Cheng Shaoyu's dismemberment case?"
"This is very important." Yu Hanjiang picked up his phone and checked the weather forecast. "In the past two weeks, the only night that it rained heavily was January 25th, which was a week ago. We found Cheng Shaoyu's dismembered body, but we couldn't determine his exact time of death. Now it seems that he died on the rainy night of January 25th. We need to go back and investigate the man in the black raincoat again."
"Yes, that person must be here for revenge," Liu Qiao said.
Xiao Lou listened to their conversation through the Telepathic Connection channel and also felt a splitting headache.
This case is like unraveling a mystery, one link leading to another. Discovering one suspicious person often leads to more suspicious people, making the investigation increasingly complicated...
It started with the Cheng Shaoyu dismemberment case, followed by the discovery of other victims such as Liu Renyuan, Qi Zhaoming, Chen Yuqing, and Wang Wei. Then, Yu Fugui, who was imprisoned for theft, was found, and it was deduced that Chen Yehua, Chen Yuqing, and the Cheng brothers were connected.
Now, Cheng Shaofeng has finally appeared, only to be suddenly silenced, which has brought to light the person behind him.
The key word that connects everyone is organ transplantation.
Xiao Lou took a deep breath and sent a message: "There's another clue, which I only found out today."
He paused, then sent a group photo to the WeChat group: "Today I was looking through news about Cheng Shaofeng during his time at the Medical School on the website, and I accidentally discovered that Zhao Sen and Cheng Shaofeng were students at the same Medical School. Zhao Sen was Cheng Shaofeng's senior. When Cheng Shaofeng participated in a research competition, Zhao Sen happened to be on his team, and the two of them went on stage together to receive the award and even took a group photo."
Everyone: "..."
Looking at the photos of the young Zhao Sen and Cheng Shaofeng, everyone felt a chill run down their spines. After all, Zhao Sen had brutally dismembered his cousin and killed his wife, and Cheng Shaofeng might also be involved in organ transplant trafficking.
The sight of these two standing together and laughing was truly chilling.
Xiao Lou concluded helplessly, " Zhao Sen knows Cheng Shaofeng. It seems I'll have to meet with Dr. Zhao again and have a good chat about who this junior of his was close to during his time at school."
Shao Qingge said with a headache, "Just thinking about Zhao Sen makes my heart ache. The thought that he's the one who put the two stents in my heart makes me feel like my heart is about to give out again."
Xiao Lou said, " CEO Shao, stop thinking about Zhao Sen performing surgery on you."
Shao Qingge sent a row of helpless facepalm emojis.
Yu Hanjiang said, "He is the murderer in Red Heart 2 Secret Room, but he is indeed an important witness in this secret room."
Xiao Lou forced a smile and said, " Leave Zhao Sen's case to me. After all, I'm his colleague, so it'll be easier for me to investigate. This case is complicated, but we have a lot of people, so let's all do our best."
Ye Qi sent a message using a children's phone: "Old Mo and I have arrived. It was a three-hour bus ride, and my butt is killing me! It's already dark, and there aren't many people on the streets of the small town."
We'll begin the operation tomorrow.
Old Mo said, "This combination of old man and child should hopefully yield some results."
Yu Hanjiang warned, " Cheng Shaofeng was just silenced, so you two need to be careful too. If Uncle Zhong knows a lot, he might also be silenced—remember, you must ensure your own safety!"
Ye Qi and Lao Mo both sent nodding emojis.
Yu Hanjiang exhaled softly.
There are many clues, but fortunately, Cheng Shaofeng's appearance has already touched the core of the organization.
Currently, there are three leads to investigate: Uncle Zhong, Yu Fugui, and Cheng Shaofeng. Xiao Lou is also continuing to investigate Liu Renyuan's kidney transplant to a woman —once they catch the mysterious " Brother Rong," everything will be solved!