deep white secret

Chapter 30

Everyone said goodbye to Lin Chengtian, and when they walked to the parking lot, Shi Yihang wanted to hit Xu Jie's car, but Li Xinyao grabbed him.

"You take my car."

"I don't. I want to drive Team Xu's car and see how Ningxia's driving skills are."

"What else can you do? Come on, don't be a lightbulb."

Shi Yihang opened his mouth and couldn't believe it:

"Team Xu and Ningxia..."

"Hurry up and get in the car."

Li Xinyao pulled Shi Yihang and pushed him into Ma Mingjie's car.

Here Xu Jie and Ning Xia have already set off, Xu Jie is sitting in the co-pilot, with a loose collar showing a dark wheat-colored neck.

Xu Jie put one hand on the car glass and stroked the corners of his lips with the other.

Ningxia Yuguang has been following Xu Jie, and he is not in a good mood.

"Captain Xu."

"Ok?"

"Let's talk about the case?"

Xu Jie glanced at Ning Xia and understood that she wanted him to divert his attention. Xu Jie smiled:

"Shi Yihang just briefly talked about the results of his investigation in the past two days. It is not unexpected. Zhang Qiang's life scope is very simple, and there are not many clues to follow."

Ningxia saw Xu Jie's face soothed and breathed a sigh of relief. If Lin Chengtian left the police force for a special reason, Ningxia could understand Xu Jie's mood.

Soon returning to the police station, Li Xinyao was waiting for Ma Mingjie in the office, while others gathered in the conference room for a meeting.

"Boss, I came back from Xishan Prison yesterday, and today I visited several prison guards who are on vacation in the city. Everyone has a good impression of Zhang Qiang."

"Where are the inmates in Zhang Qiang's room?"

Xu Jie asked.

"Zhang Qiang was transferred to a common room five years ago, with two people per room. His current inmate was detained for theft and will be released soon. In the past ten years, Zhang Qiang's inmates have changed three times."

"Have you seen the other two?"

"A person has left Jinghai City. I contacted him by phone. This person was released from prison four years ago and lived in the same room with Zhang Qiang for more than half a year. He didn't have a deep impression of Zhang Qiang. He only said that Zhang Qiang didn't like to talk and was a good person."

"What about the other one?"

"I went to see him in the morning. He is now working as a security guard in the community and is not in good health. He came out last year and is currently in the hospital. He has nothing to say about Zhang Qiang, and he did not have time to commit the crime. He was in the hospital for infusion at the time of the crime."

"Captain Xu, there is an important point. The prison guards said that Zhang Qiang behaved actively and wanted to come out. It is not easy to commute his sentence early, but Zhang Qiang did it. Especially his current inmates are particularly envious."

After listening to Ma Mingjie's report, Xu Jie knocked on the table:

"Now that the clues are here, let's study and determine the direction of the investigation. Shi Yihang, where are you? Let me tell you more."

Shi Yihang said:

"I checked Zhang Qiang's social accounts and call records. Zhang Qiang lives a very simple life. He usually uses cash, does not use online software, and rarely pays via WeChat, so there are not many clues that can be found."

"In terms of call records, there are many colleagues in Dafu Shopping Mall. The call duration is less than 1 minute, and the time interval is relatively long. From the time he was released from prison to now, there are only seven people in the address book."

"That means you don't even have friends? In this case, people who can successfully enter Zhang Qiang's house will be easier to investigate."

After Ning Xia finished speaking, Shi Yihang shook his head:

"If according to our analysis, the murderer had premeditated murder, then I can only regret to say that it is not within the scope of our investigation."

Ningxia lowered her head slightly when she heard this and sighed:
"In other words, Zhang Qiang has almost no contact with his surroundings. He goes to and from get off work and eats takeaway or instant noodles at home. There is no TV in the room, and he doesn't usually surf the Internet. What is his life like?"

Shi Yihang echoed:
"I feel uncomfortable if I don't look at my phone for a moment. This Zhang Qiang lives like an ascetic."

Zhang Lei said:
"If you think about it this way, Zhang Qiang is already 38 years old. He has no family or friends. He has been in prison for ten years, the best time of which was spent in prison. He is semi-out of touch with society. Fortunately, he still has a skill, otherwise he would not be able to live."

Although Zhang Lei was the last one to participate, after hearing what everyone said, he fully understood the case:
"It's better not to make a mistake. Once you make a mistake, it will cost you a lifetime. Ningxia, what are the results of the investigation by you and Captain Xu?"

Ningxia reported preliminary results from a survey of Dafu shopping malls and pharmacies.

"That's why Team Xu and I agree that the murderer forced Zhang Qiang to take such things as sedatives. As for the details, we still need to investigate."

After everyone finished speaking, Xu Jie concluded:
"Zhang Qiang has only been out for three months. If you look at it this way, Zhang Qiang's murder has nothing to do with his experience in the past ten years. Tomorrow I ask Bureau Song to trace the case ten years ago."

The discussion lasted until past six o'clock. When the meeting ended, Shi Yihang approached Ning Xia:
"Ningxia, are you having a problem with Captain Xu? Does that mean I have no chance?"

Ningxia was stunned, and Shi Yihang laughed:
"I'm kidding you. I'm your senior. I did want to pursue you before, but you're so good and I'm afraid I can't control you. Let's just be friends."

Ningxia couldn't laugh or cry, but Shi Yihang said something else:
"Ningxia, Lin Chengtian seems to be interested in you. You have to keep your eyes open. When we were leaving, I saw a girl coming to pick him up."

"You also believe his nonsense? I have only met Lin Chengtian twice, how is that possible? I absolutely don't believe what he thinks about me."

Shi Yihang smiled, waved his hands, and left the office unsteadily.

Ningxia was waiting for Xu Jie, standing alone at the window on the sixth floor.

The evening breeze blew in from the window, and Ningxia felt a little confused. There were cases in her mind, Xu Jie, and Lin Chengtian.

This feeling made Ning Xia uncomfortable. Lin Chengtian was not familiar with her, but he appeared in her life again and again. Ning Xia didn't like him.

There must be something between Lin Chengtian and Xu Jie. That secret confused Xu Jie. Ningxia was even more unhappy when she saw Xu Jie frowning because of Lin Chengtian.

Ningxia herself didn't know that she had Xu Jie in her heart.

When Xu Jie walked out of the criminal investigation team, he saw Ning Xia standing upright at the window.

"You haven't left yet?"

"Captain Xu, I'll drive you."

Xu Jie smiled and said softly:

"It feels good to have someone thinking about you."

After a busy day, Ningxia didn’t buy any groceries. When passing by Shenji Restaurant, Xu Jie said:
"Let's have dinner together. When there's a case, we don't even bother to eat."

Ningxia didn't shirk, and the two of them walked into the restaurant.

It was still the same dish. After the beef rice bowl was served, Xu Jie reached out and picked the carrots into his bowl naturally.

Ningxia looked at Xu Jie's meticulousness and seriousness, his big hands like a conductor, and a strange feeling rose from his chest.

But when she took a bite, Ningxia felt something was wrong. The beef was too salty.

Ningxia drank some water and asked Xu Jie:

"Captain Xu, how was your meal?"

Xu Jie took a sip of the soup. It was okay. The Mushu pork had no change in taste except that it was a little tender after being stir-fried.

"I can do that."

"Taste mine."

Ning Xia pushed the bowl over, and Xu Jie took a bite with a spoon, showing a twisted expression.

Xu Jie stretched out his hand to greet the landlady:
"Boss Boss, there seems to be something wrong with this meal."

(End of this chapter)