Diary of a Criminal Investigator-Chapter 295: Innocent Bystanders Suffer

City Construction Building.

"Zhang Yuan, we’re from the Economic Crime Investigation Squad, come with us."

Construction Bank, Beizhou Road Branch.

"The bank manager got into trouble!"

"Damn, really, he was taken away during the morning meeting, the police came to arrest him, not our people, I heard it was the Economic Crime Investigation Squad."

Qin Yong is probably the happiest person right now.

The traffic accident case had no leads at all.

There were quite a few clues, but not a single one that could be pursued.

The deceased Sun Hao’s relationships were extremely complicated, and chasing them would take at least one or two weeks to sort out.

But just when everyone was at their wit’s end, the situation turned around.

The deleted videos on Sun Hao’s phone were recovered.

It was these two videos that directly identified the suspect Zhao Tianbiao.

This guy had actually come under the investigation team’s radar before, but since his relationship with Sun Hao was average and there was no animosity, he naturally wasn’t on the list of key suspects.

The arrest went exceptionally smoothly, and the interrogation process was even smoother.

The important thing was, Zhao Tianbiao had a lot to say.

There were two murder cases alone.

In addition, more than twenty people were involved in economic crimes.

This time, the Economic Crime team really hit the jackpot.

Without breaking a sweat, they took down over a dozen people.

The scene at the City Construction Building was playing out at many companies and units.

Some were taken away during meetings, some were caught in bed with mistresses, others were arrested at dining tables amidst toasts, and two people were even caught while in the restroom.

Liao Kai, captain of the Economic Crime Investigation Squad, made two or three thank-you calls to Qin Yong.

They had to give thanks, these are accomplishments after all.

Zhao Tianbiao’s accomplice Zheng Yi was also quickly apprehended.

He never expected that Sun Hao’s murder would leave a trace.

He had done similar things before without any issues.

So until the arrest, Zheng Yi didn’t believe he was in trouble.

Compared to Zhao Tianbiao, Zheng Yi was much tighter-lipped.

He refused to say anything, claimed he didn’t know anything.

However, Zhao Tianbiao’s accusations exposed Zheng Yi’s criminal activities, leaving him unable to hide.

After listening to part of Zhao Tianbiao’s confession recording in the interrogation room, Zheng Yi cursed him as a traitor.

Subsequently, Zheng Yi began following Zhao Tianbiao’s path, frantically reporting others to seek credit for confession.

"Zheng Yi, first talk about how you killed Sun Hao, then report others."

"Yes, yes, I saw Sun Hao’s post on social media the day before yesterday, and I knew that traitor Zhao Tianbiao and I..."

"Zheng Yi, stop calling him a traitor every time, you’re acting like a good guy."

"Yes, yes, yes, that idiot Zhao Tianbiao..."

"No cursing, just refer to him as Zhao Tianbiao."

"Alright, alright, our matters with Zhao Tianbiao must have been recorded by him."

"Later we agreed to meet at a factory I rented."

"We injected him with a shot, then fed him some sleeping pills, planning to use the same old method, drop him off at an intersection when he was groggy, and let him get hit by a car."

"Talk about the details, like who between you and Zhao Tianbiao gave the shot, who tied his shoelaces."

Hmm?

Zheng Yi was slightly surprised, "How did you know about the shoelaces?"

"At that time, Zhao Tianbiao went out to drive, he doesn’t even know about the shoelaces. It couldn’t have been him who told you."

"Don’t worry about that, just tell the details."

"Oh, we held down Sun Hao together, and I gave the shot..."

Crime Scene Investigation Office.

Zhang Hui was smoking a Chunghwa, animatedly talking about interrogating Zhao Tianbiao.

"You guys should’ve seen it, during the interrogation, it was like he confessed even the times he wet his pants as a kid."

Zhang Hui had been a criminal investigator for years and had never encountered such a candid suspect.

No need to ask questions, this guy could talk until his mouth foamed.

"Heard about it," Old Bai nodded, "Old Sun and the others who went to arrest him said he started confessing nonstop on the way back for about half an hour."

"However, this guy is also ruthless, what he confessed was substantial, already implicating over a dozen people. I heard the Economic Crime side is overwhelmed."

Lu Chuan listened and suddenly thought of skewering turtle eggs.

He once ate at a restaurant where the staff had strung together a dozen turtle eggs for easy serving.

So when you pull one, the rest follow in a string.

The situation with Zhao Tianbiao was quite similar to skewering turtle eggs.

"Lu Chuan, we really owe you for this one."

Zhang Hui genuinely admired him.

Solved the case just by chatting with Forensic Doctor Shen, wow.

"I just got lucky, wasn’t thinking much, just a cat bumping into a dead mouse."

"I want to have that kind of luck too."

Clatter.

The office door opened.

"Oh wow, everyone is here?"

"Captain Qin!"

"Hello, Captain Qin!"

It was Qin Yong who entered, "Sit, sit, sit, what are you chatting about?"

"Just talking about Lu Chuan’s video, Captain Qin, this time we’ll get some recognition, right?"

Qin Yong smiled and nodded, "The Director just called me, this time... at least a collective second-class merit!"

"Collective second-class merit?!"

"My God, really?!"

Winning collective merit is not easy, commendations are easier to come by, but collective merit...

This time, we really have to thank Zhao Tianbiao.

This guy had a lot to say.

And he knew a lot.

"Zhao Tianbiao confessed to a lot of cases, Zheng Yi confessed a lot too. Although there’s some overlap, there’s a substantial amount that doesn’t overlap."

Talking about this, Qin Yong felt he could laugh in his sleep.

These two suspects were like Pandora’s boxes.

Zhao Tianbiao started confessing the moment he was arrested, while Zheng Yi, though more stubborn, confessed more than Zhao Tianbiao after knowing he was already implicated.

So far, they’ve confessed over twenty people, and they’re still confessing.

Moreover, the two of them exposed every hub in Haizhou City.

Each confessed to dozens, including code words, members, videos, everything.

Now, several dignitaries wished they could devour these two alive.

"Captain Qin, is it possible for their sentences to be reduced?"

Lu Chuan wasn’t experienced enough in this area to make a definitive judgment.

Just, the way the two of them confessed like pouring beans from a bamboo tube, wasn’t it just for sentence reduction?

"As for the two of them..." Qin Yong shook his head, "The two have three murder cases each, even though they confessed to numerous cases we didn’t know about, mostly economic crimes."

Liu Guodong snorted, "Killed three people, and still thinking about sentence reduction?"

Zhang Hui also shook his head, "In their case, even with a reduced sentence, it wouldn’t be below the death penalty."

It’s only natural to pay for murder with one’s life.

Moreover, these two killed three people.