The Case of Love

Chapter 57 That Night

"No problem, I'll let him go right away!" Guan Mingshan agreed readily.

After they ended the call, the waiter quickly rushed to the Criminal Investigation Brigade. Zhou Yifeng showed him the photo of drug dealer A Kui, and he looked at it carefully for a while and confirmed that the person he saw in the bar that day was A Kui.

To ensure the safety of the waiter, Zhou Yifeng asked Ma Nan to drive him home. Not long after they left, Zhu Xiaofeng and Xu Jungang returned to the team with Gao Chao and Xu Lei.

Zhou Yifeng glanced at the two of them and signaled Zhu Xiaofeng and the other man to take them to the interrogation room and ask them what happened that night.

According to the two men, they were drinking with Lü Xiaotian at the bar that day and ran into Ma Chungang. They had all drunk a little and started arguing. Ma Chungang hit Lü Xiaotian and ran away after beating him, and they chased him.

Zhou Yifeng didn't believe their answer. He expected that the two would not tell the truth, so he sneered and asked, "You said that Ma Chungang attacked Lu Xiaotian. At that time, there were three of you and Ma Chungang was alone. He dared to hit Lu Xiaotian in front of you? I'm afraid he was overestimating his own abilities, right?"

"Ma Chungang is like this, he is bold and dares to do anything." Gao Chao explained.

"What did Lu Xiaotian say to Ma Chungang at that time that angered Ma Chungang?" Su Xiaohan asked.

"I don't remember what he said. Police comrade, several months have passed. How can I remember what he said at that time!" Gao Chao looked helpless.

"Aren't you going to tell the truth yet? Ma Chungang died not long after that, and later Lu Xiaotian also died. We suspect that it was Lu Xiaotian who killed Ma Chungang!" Zhou Yifeng changed his previously gentle attitude and his eyes became more fierce.

"What? They are dead? No way? They are all dead?" Before Zhou Yifeng finished speaking, Gao Chao showed an expression of disbelief on his face, and so did Xu Lei beside him.

"That's right, they are all dead. Now we need to find out the truth. It will be very helpful to us if you tell us what happened that night!" Su Xiaohan first looked at Gao Chao, then at Xu Lei, and said sincerely.

"Ma Chungang disobeyed, Manager Lu was very angry, and they started arguing..." Xu Lei had begun to waver.

"What does it mean that Ma Chungang is disobedient?" Zhou Yifeng asked.

"Well, the boss asked him to do something, and he took a cut from it." Xu Lei continued.

"Boss? You mean Liu Yunjia?" Zhou Yifeng confirmed with him.

Xu Lei lowered his head, neither giving a positive answer nor denying it.

"What did your boss ask him to do?" Zhou Yifeng asked again.

"The boss asked him to purchase goods, but he always kept some for himself, and the boss found out," said Xu Lei.

"What goods did Liu Yunjia ask him to import?" Zhou Yifeng asked quickly.

"boss……"

"Comrade police officer, don't ask any more questions. That's all we know!" Gao Chao interrupted Xu Lei.

Zhou Yifeng smiled secretly. These two people really knew a lot. However, he could sense that they were hiding something. It seemed that it would take some effort to completely pry open their mouths.

"Gao Chao, Xu Lei, we found a bag of drugs in Ma Chungang's home, and our forensic doctor performed an autopsy on him and found no signs of drug use, so it is basically certain that he was involved in drug trafficking. If you don't know how many years in prison you will have to serve for drug trafficking, I can tell you. If you know about it and don't report it, you will also go to jail for sheltering drug dealers!" Su Xiaohan had a smile on her face, but there was a needle in her words.

Gao Chao and Xu Lei looked at each other, as if they were at a loss. Zhou Yifeng and Su Xiaohan were sure that they must have known about the matter between Lu Xiaotian and Ma Chungang, but for some reason, they could not say it out loud.

"Xu Lei, you just got married not long ago, and your wife is your childhood sweetheart, right? You don't want her to have a husband in prison, and let your future children have a father who has been in prison, right?" Zhou Yifeng looked at Xu Lei, his tone was light but every word was heart-piercing.

"I..." Xu Lei wanted to say this, but now he was even more shaken. He subconsciously looked at Gao Chao who was standing beside him, and Gao Chao also had a conflicted look on his face.

Zhou Yifeng and Su Xiaohan didn't say anything else, but just stared at them intently.

After a moment of silence, Xu Lei said, as if he had risked his life, "I'll tell you! That night, Lu Xiaotian and Ma Chungang quarreled because Ma Chungang stole some goods without the boss's knowledge and was discovered by the boss."

"The boss you are talking about is Liu Yunjia, right?" Zhou Yifeng asked again.

Xu Lei didn't dare to look at Zhou Yifeng, but just nodded.

"Comrade police, you must not say that it was us who said it, otherwise we..." Gao Chao looked terrified.

"Don't worry, we will definitely protect the safety of the witness." Su Xiaohan assured him.

"Go on, tell me, is it that Liu Yunjia runs a medical device company on the surface, but actually uses the company as a cover to engage in drug trafficking activities?" Zhou Yifeng asked.

"We don't know what Yunjia Company is like. We only know that Lu Xiaotian and Ma Chungang both follow the boss, and we follow Lu Xiaotian." Xu Lei replied.

Zhou Yifeng guessed that Gao Chao and Xu Lei were Lu Xiaotian's subordinates and might not be able to contact the core layer. There must be secrets hidden behind Yunjia Company.

In the evening, Li Zhisong came to report to Zhou Yifeng. The results of his investigation surprised them all. It turned out that Yunjia Company had been in a loss-making state two years ago and owed a large debt. In the past two years, the company not only paid off its debts, but also received a large amount of capital injection. However, the source of this capital was unknown and was transferred from an overseas account.

With the new discovery, Zhou Yifeng immediately asked Zhu Xiaofeng to bring Liu Yunjia to the interrogation room. Facing Zhou Yifeng and Su Xiaohan, Liu Yunjia insisted as before that he had no knowledge of the deaths of Lv Xiaotian and Ma Chungang, and had no idea that they were engaged in drug trafficking. Apart from the testimonies of Gao Chao and Xu Lei, there was no other evidence to prove that Liu Yunjia was the boss behind Lv Xiaotian and Ma Chungang.

Late at night, Zhou Yifeng sent Su Xiaohan home. Looking at the brightly lit barbecue restaurant on the roadside, Zhou Yifeng stopped the car.

"Get off the car, Xiaohan, I'll treat you to a midnight snack!" After saying that, without giving Su Xiaohan a chance to refuse, he got off the car first.

Su Xiaohan was so sleepy that her eyelids were drooping, but thinking of being alone with Zhou Yifeng, she forced herself to get out of the car.

Zhou Yifeng didn't ask Su Xiaohan, he looked at the menu and ordered some skewers. Su Xiaohan heard that they were all her favorites. She secretly rejoiced, wondering if Zhou Yifeng had memorized her preferences.

After the skewers were served, the two ate and chatted. Su Xiaohan had an illusion for a moment, as if she was not having dinner with her boss, but on a date with her boyfriend.

"Xiaohan, what are you thinking about?" Seeing Su Xiaohan looking silly and dazed, Zhou Yifeng looked at her and asked.

"Um, nothing, just a little sleepy." Su Xiaohan came back to her senses, feeling a little embarrassed.

"You will be given a day off tomorrow morning. You can have a good rest and come back to the team in the afternoon." Looking at Su Xiaohan's slightly haggard appearance, Zhou Yifeng felt inexplicably uncomfortable, as if he was heartbroken.

(End of this chapter)