Chapter 635: Chapter 635: Congratulations, Director Lu
After ventilating hysterically, Zheng Haibin was silent for a long time.
"Captain Qin, I’m sorry, I lost my composure."
"I admit I am Zhang Yunxi’s boyfriend, but... I really don’t understand what you mean about the phone call."
"However... I admit to everything Zhao Guojun had me do, including his instruction to find someone to run over Song Jinfu’s wife."
"As for the video you mentioned..."
"After Yunxi’s death, while sorting her belongings, I found a video uploaded to her email."
"The video showed the process of Yunxi being killed."
"I think... when Yunxi was killed, Zhao Xiaoguo probably didn’t know that her phone accidentally recorded his crime on video."
Zheng Haibin’s confession was brief.
He confessed without hesitation to executing Zhao Guojun’s orders, including finding someone from Zhao Beicun to kill Song Jinfu’s wife.
But he knew nothing about the other matters.
After arresting the relevant personnel, Zhang Hui searched Zheng Haibin’s residence.
They found a burnt-out laptop.
As for why it was burned, Zheng Haibin’s answer was that he couldn’t use it anymore.
This was already Qin Yong’s third interrogation of Zheng Haibin.
Unfortunately, apart from emotional fluctuations on the first day and some subsequent revelations, the other party said nothing afterward.
There was no actual evidence to indicate that Zheng Haibin was the one who called Qin Yong.
Crime Scene Investigation Office.
Old Bai took a sip of hot tea.
"Everybody knows it’s Zheng Haibin who called Captain Qin."
"But unless Zheng Haibin confesses, no one can be certain or has evidence that he made the call."
"And the one who orchestrated and coerced Zhao Xiaoguo into killing Song Jinfu."
"Just finding some sea sand doesn’t help us pin down Zheng Haibin as the mastermind."
"For now, Zheng Haibin is only involved in the case where Zhao Guojun instructed him to find someone to run over Song Jinfu’s wife."
"The key issue is that she didn’t die, and if he actively compensates for civil responsibility, his crime will be light."
"Whereas the crime of Zhao Xiaoguo killing Zhang Yunxi and torturing Song Jinfu is crystal clear."
"Zhao Guojun’s involvement in murder, and the story about killing Zhang Manyu back then, are all clear."
"For these father and son... the death penalty is inevitable."
Yang Sen shook his head: "If I were Zheng Haibin, I certainly wouldn’t have thought of such a complicated trick."
Liu Guodong chuckled: "I think Zheng Haibin played his move well, using the least cost to bring the Zhao family to justice, and Song Jinfu is dead."
"The only innocent one... might be Song Jinfu’s wife."
Lu Chuan didn’t really care.
He wasn’t a saint, nor a law enforcement machine.
There must be reasons why Zheng Haibin committed the crime and set up such a trap.
There was no substantial evidence left when Zhao Guojun killed Zhang Manyu back then.
And Song Jinfu was Zhao Guojun’s lackey, making it a mere fantasy to expect him to testify against Zhao Guojun.
Not to mention, Song Jinfu was an accomplice back in the day as well.
If Zhang Yunxi hadn’t died, maybe none of this would have happened afterward.
But there’s no "if."
Zheng Haibin, with no money or power back then, couldn’t fight Zhao Xiaoguo.
Zhang Yunxi, being an illegitimate daughter, was unknown even to Zhao Xiaoguo.
Otherwise, the case of Zhang Yunxi’s death likely wouldn’t have occurred.
But in any case, Zhao Guojun, Zhao Xiaoguo, and Song Jinfu all received their due retribution.
And the orchestrator of it all, Zheng Haibin, paid only a limited price.
Whether it was worth it, only he knows.
With the computer burned, whether Zheng Haibin was the one who called Qin Yong or coerced Zhao Xiaoguo into killing Song Jinfu may never have evidence.
But that doesn’t seem all that important anymore.
Solving a case is not solely the task of the Criminal Investigation Team.
It involves prosecution, trial, execution of the judgment, and other phases following it.
The complexity of this case might lie in Zhao Guojun’s identity.
In any case, in the coming period, the case regarding Zhao Guojun caused quite a stir in Haizhou City.
However, to the detectives in the Criminal Investigation Team, it was just one of many cases.
As December arrived, the weather grew colder.
Perhaps the winter cold froze the zeal of criminals.
Since the case of Zhao Guojun was closed, there haven’t been any decent cases for half a month.
Lu Chuan and others didn’t have to work overtime, hold meetings, or deal with trivial stuff.
The entire Criminal Investigation Team seemed to be living the legendary days of drinking tea and reading newspapers.
Of course, as the team leader, Qin Yong could not have this luxury.
Leaders have endless meetings, endless work, and endless outbursts of temper.
And the personnel restructuring in the City Public Security Bureau, which Song Jiangguo had mentioned to Qin Yong a while ago, finally came to a close.
In the past two years, Qin Yong led the Criminal Investigation Team in solving major cases without leaving any cold cases.
He smoothly advanced to become the Deputy Director of Haizhou City Public Security Bureau, while still serving as the head of the Criminal Investigation Team.
Although, in terms of seniority, he ranks the lowest among the deputy directors.
Yet, the importance of the Criminal Investigation Team within the Public Security Bureau is self-evident.
On the Crime Scene Investigation office side, Lu Chuan also received his first career position adjustment.
Liu Guodong was promoted to Deputy Captain of the Criminal Investigation Team, like Ren Qiang.
Whereas Lu Chuan, with everyone’s high recognition, took Liu Guodong’s place and became the Director of the Crime Scene Investigation Office.
He officially became one of the middle-level cadres in the Criminal Investigation Team.
Also, he was the youngest middle-level cadre in the Criminal Investigation Team.
Expanding this scope a bit, Lu Chuan was the youngest middle-level cadre in the entire Haizhou City Public Security Bureau, bar none.
"Director Lu! Congratulations, congratulations!"
On the day of the cadre assessment, Zhang Hui came to offer congratulations.
After Ren Qiang was promoted to Deputy Captain of the Criminal Investigation Team, Zhang Hui temporarily acted as leader of the Action Group 2.
This time, like Lu Chuan, Zhang Hui was also in the assessment range, and once the assessment period passed, he could remove the acting title and officially become the leader of Action Group 2.
So far, Zhang Hui has worked for 7 years, and his promotion speed is actually quite fast.
If not for Lu Chuan, he would be the youngest middle-level member in the Criminal Investigation Team.
In the system, ability is important, but seniority is equally significant.
With Lu Chuan’s performance over the past two years, he was well qualified to be promoted to Director of the Crime Scene Investigation Office.
But being capable doesn’t necessarily mean being ready for the position.
For example, comparing Lu Chuan a year ago and now, his criminal investigation abilities were similar, but his network relations were far behind.
A year ago, Lu Chuan hadn’t even met all his colleagues in the Criminal Investigation Team.
But now, Lu Chuan had already earned a name as an expert in criminal investigation at the provincial level.
