Chapter 674 Framing and Shifting Blame
"What do you mean? How did we become suspects?" Shen Bing frowned.
She was secretly shocked. Last night, she and Wang Chao had spent a long time together, exhausted, and fallen asleep. She couldn't have imagined that there was a murder in the next room.
"It's not just you; everyone on this floor and inside this hotel is a suspect," the police officer said coldly. "You must stay until we finish our investigation and determine you have no suspicions before you can leave."
"How long will your investigation take?" Shen Bing asked, furrowing her brows.
"I don't know that. In any case, you must come with us to the police station now and wait for our interrogation," the police officer said.
Shen Bing's brow furrowed even more. If everyone in the hotel had to wait for an investigation, wouldn't it take a day and a night? How could she attend the medical conference?
Wang Chao also frowned. A murder had occurred? Did the murderous intent he sensed last night target the next room?
He looked at the police officer and asked, "What happened last night?"
The police officer glanced at Wang Chao and said coldly, "A couple living in the room next to yours was brutally murdered last night. The deceased were Bernard's brother and sister-in-law."
"You had conflicts with Dr. Bernard at the Massachusetts General Hospital and the Bernard family. We have reason to suspect that you held a grudge and killed the couple to take revenge on Dr. Bernard."
When this was said, both Wang Chao and Shen Bing's expressions changed. Bernard's brother lived next door? If this was true, wouldn't it be too coincidental?
Wang Chao also furrowed his brows. Although he had a sweet date with Shen Bing last night, he remained vigilant and did not notice anyone following them or having murderous intentions against them. In other words, Bernard's brother staying in the room next to theirs was purely coincidental. The coincidence was that Bernard's brother died in the room next door!
Wang Chao looked at the police officer and said, "I want to help you clear this up, so can I see the crime scene and the body?"
Before Dennis could speak, another police officer who came with him immediately berated, "You're currently a suspect of murder. Do you think you can just see the body if you want?"
Wang Chao's gaze darkened. Was this person's attitude too bad? He just asked a question and was berated like this?
Dennis glanced at the other police officer, who immediately fell silent and stepped aside.
Wang Chao stared at this police officer with a cold gaze. His job card showed his position and name: Detective, Dennis.
Without waiting for Dennis to speak, the police officer who berated Wang Chao earlier said, "Wang Chao, you better not play tricks, or I'll make you pay."
Then, he hastily followed Dennis.
Wang Chao looked puzzled. Had this officer, Gray, lost his mind? He and Gray were complete strangers, had no conflicts, so why was Gray targeting him like this?
Shen Bing also looked puzzled and asked, "Brother Wang, did you do something to provoke him?"
"I don't even know him. Don't mind him. Let's go and see the crime scene, clear our suspicions as soon as possible, and get back quickly."
Wang Chao shook his head, held Shen Bing's hand, and headed outside.
Soon, the group arrived at the room next door. Shen Bing didn't dare to look at the gruesome murder scene and asked to stay outside.
"Okay, even if you don't look, make sure to stay within fifty meters of me," Wang Chao said.
As long as they were within fifty meters, no matter what happened, he could react quickly to ensure Shen Bing's safety.
Shen Bing obediently nodded.
Wang Chao entered the murder scene.
Shen Bing followed closely behind, her eyes fixed on him.
For the first time in her life, she was this dependent on a man and wanted to be close to him every second. Especially when she thought of Wang Chao's valor last night, her face turned red, and her heart raced. Although she didn't know how other women felt about such things, the first experience with Wang Chao left her longing for more.
Wang Chao examined the murder scene and frowned deeply.
The room where the murder took place was already surrounded by many police officers, with a police cordon set up. Several armed police officers maintained security around it with cold expressions.
There were two victims in the room, a man and a woman, both with wounds in the heart area. A bloodied knife was left at the scene.
At this moment, forensic personnel were collecting fingerprints from the knife. The wounds on the victims matched the knife. There were no signs of struggle or fighting around the victims. Right before their deaths, their eyes were wide open, as if they had witnessed something unimaginable.
"Fingerprints collected!"
The forensic expert picked up a tool and showed a clear fingerprint on the knife.
Upon seeing the fingerprint, Wang Chao frowned even deeper.
This fingerprint was all too familiar. It was his own fingerprint!
Gray took out a picture and handed it to the forensic expert, saying, "Look, is the fingerprint on the murder weapon the same as this fingerprint?"
The picture was Wang Chao's fingerprint.
The forensic expert took the picture and compared it with the fingerprint collected from the murder weapon. The result was an exact match.
Dennis stared at Gray and asked, "Where was this fingerprint taken?"
Gray smirked, turned around, took out a pistol, pointed it at Wang Chao, and said coldly, "Wang Chao, the fingerprint in my possession was collected at Massachusetts General Hospital. It's now a perfect match with the fingerprint on the murder weapon. This means you infiltrated this room last night and killed these two people."
"You are the murderer!"
As he said this, many police officers at the scene immediately turned cold and aimed their guns at Wang Chao, their eyes filled with hostility.
Seeing this scene, Wang Chao couldn't help but laugh. However, his gaze turned as sharp as a knife. He understood that this was a clear case of framing and shifting blame. Someone had killed the couple last night, left the murder weapon, and deliberately framed him for the crime.
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