It was one o'clock in the afternoon when I left the Huijiayuan community.

Before everyone had lunch, they went to a nearby old-fashioned restaurant, Gu Fenglou, on Zhao Ming's proposal.

This restaurant specializes in Shandong cuisine, and the chef is also from Laoqindao. According to Zhao Ming, the dishes taste very authentic.

Zhao Ming yelled for a treat, and ordered a few signature dishes, mixed with green onion, spicy sausage, soft fried hand-peeled shrimp, stewed lamb, crispy meat dumplings, and winter melon ball soup.

Zhao Ming is a master who is not short of money. He wants to treat guests, and everyone is not polite to him.

Han Bin tasted it, and the dishes here are really authentic.

Especially the spicy and fatty sausages were cleaned up very clean, and they tasted very chewy, hot and spicy, with endless aftertaste. It would be perfect with a glass of draft beer.

It's a pity now that you are not allowed to drink alcohol during the mission.

After the meal, Han Bin and the four were divided into two groups. Zhao Ming and Tian Li returned to the Yuhua branch and sent the evidence found from Lu Jingfang's home to the technical team.

Han Bin and Bao Xing rushed to Beauty Media Company.

The seventh floor of Feng'an Building.

Han Bin got off the elevator and walked east along the elevator, and they saw the brand of Liren Media Company.

The two entered the company. The front desk was on the left. A young woman was sitting behind the counter, and a middle-aged man stood beside the counter. He held the counter with his right hand and was chatting with the woman in a low voice.

Bao Xing walked over and knocked on the counter, "Hello, is Chen Xihai, President Chen?"

The woman behind the counter didn't speak, and turned to look at the man next to her.

"I am Chen Xihai." The man replied and looked at Han Bin and Bao Xing.

Bao Xing showed the police officer's ID, "We are from the City Criminal Investigation Brigade and want to get some information with you."

"Okay, please let the two police officers here." Chen Xihai took a deep breath and made a please gesture, leading the two of Han Bin to go inside.

Han Bin looked at the surrounding office environment. Unlike the offices of other companies, here are all independent partitions. Unlike ordinary partitions, the walls are thick and look like soundproof materials.

The three of them entered the meeting room, and Chen Xihai smiled and said, "Two police officers, please sit down. I will pour a glass of water for you."

Han Bin waved his hand, "No trouble."

As soon as I walked in, I ran into the person he was looking for. Han Bin thought it was a coincidence and asked, "Mr. Chen, can I see your ID card?"

"Yes." Chen Xihai took out his wallet from his pocket, found out his ID and handed it to Han Bin.

Han Bin glanced, "Chen Shifeng."

"Yes, this is my real name."

"What position do you hold in this company?"

"General manager."

Han Bin returned his ID card to the other party, "This is the first time I heard that the general manager uses a stage name."

"Our company is a media company. It's a bit like an artist. It's not the same as other companies. Most employees have stage names, so I took one too." Chen Xihai smiled and continued.

"Actually, I have always been dissatisfied with my name. I wanted to change it a long time ago, but my parents chose it, and it's not very good to change it. Choose a stage name to compromise."

"Mr. Chen Shifeng, do you know why we are looking for you today?"

Chen Shifeng shook his head, "I don't know."

"Do you know Lu Jingfang?"

"Yes, she is an employee of our company, what's wrong?"

"When was the last time you saw Lu Jingfang?"

"It's been some days, I don't remember it clearly."

"Isn't she an employee of your company? Doesn't she usually come to the company?"

"The work content of our media company is different from other companies. We mainly shoot some movies, TV series, short videos, live broadcasts, etc., because the content of the filming is different, the shooting environment is different, and the working location is different. For good works, we have no rigid requirements on whether to come to the company."

"What is her main job content?"

"Shoot a short video and send it to the company's editors, who are responsible for editing, reviewing, and uploading to the video website."

Han Bin said, "In other words, Lu Jingfang is only responsible for shooting the video, and your company is responsible for the post-production work."

"Yes, right, we will not only process the video itself, but also communicate with the video website to obtain some channels and publicity, so that more people can see the video and get more fans."

"How long has Lu Jingfang been to your company?"

Chen Xihai thought for a while, "It's been more than two months. She started live broadcasting, but she couldn't let go of herself, and she didn't have much talent. We pulled some resources for her on another live broadcast website, but she never started. Later, she started to make small videos. It has been about a month, and the number of clicks and fans has grown rapidly, which is not bad."

After speaking, Chen Xihai looked at Han Bin again, and asked, "Comrade police, what are you doing today?"

"Lu Jingfang is dead."

"What!" Chen Xihai stood up abruptly, his eyes wide open, "You said Lu Jingfang is dead."

Han Bin kept staring at the opponent. Although Chen Xihai was surprised in his actions, his micro-expression did not show the slightest surprise.

Han Bin was sure that his surprised expression was pretended.

He was not surprised, indicating that he knew about it beforehand.

Either he knew it in advance from other sources, or he was the murderer!

"do not you know?"

Chen Xihai said without hesitation, "How could I know that what you are saying is true?"

Han Bin turned to face Bao Xing on the side, "Search him."

Bao Xing stood up and walked to the side of Chen Xihai, "Mr. Chen, please cooperate."

"Comrade police, what do you mean?"

Han Bin also stood up, showing a look of alert, "I suspect you have dangerous items on your body, please cooperate."

"I didn't. Did you make a mistake."

"Then we should cooperate more, and we might as well return you innocence."

Chen Xihai swallowed and hesitated, "Okay, then you can search."

Bao Xing made a please gesture, "Mr. Chen, please stand up, thank you."

Chen Xihai sighed and stood up according to Bao Xing's request.

According to the procedure, Bao Xing carefully searched Chen Xihai's body, and nodded to Han Bin, "The team leader didn't find it."

Han Bin showed a touch of apologetic expression, "Mr. Chen, I'm sorry, I just felt a little bit conscious."

"Comrade police, why would you suddenly suspect that I am carrying dangerous goods? I am a law-abiding citizen and I have never brought such things."

"Since you are a law-abiding citizen, why do you deceive the police?"

Chen Xihai forced a smile, "I don't have one, how dare I lie to the police."

"You don't want to talk here, you can only change the place."

Chen Xihai showed a wary look, "What do you mean?"

Han Bin said solemnly, "Mr. Chen, please follow us to the police station."

Chen Xihai hurriedly waved his hand, "Don't don't don't, don't don't do this, what to do at the police station, I have already cooperated with your investigation."

"Keep your eyes open and talk nonsense, are you embarrassed to say cooperation?"

"Comrade police, when I lied to you, why don't I know, you remind me that maybe it was my slip of the tongue."

"Okay, then I will ask you again. Before we came, did you already know the news of Lu Jingfang's death?"

"I..." Chen Xihai wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Huh, I thought it was a big deal, you searched me because of this."

"Bang!" Bao Xing slapped his face and scolded, "It's no big deal. Except for the persons involved in the case, only one person knows that Lu Jingfang is dead, and that is the murderer!"

Bao Xing's shout almost scared Chen Xihai to pee, and he said nothing, "I...I...how could I be the murderer, I am not, no."

"Not a murderer, how did you know Lu Jingfang was dead?"

"I heard someone say it."

"Who said it?"

"Zhang Lixin, Zhang Lixin told me that you went to the dormitory to find her, and that Lu Jingfang was dead. I didn't believe it at first, but then she said that she saw Lu Jingfang's remains, and I was half-believing. Seeing you really When I came, I was sure that what she said was true."

"Since you have heard of Lu Jingfang's death from Zhang Lixin, why bother to say you don't know, lying to deceive the police?"

"I...I..." Chen Xihai hesitated and gritted his teeth. "Zhang Lixin said it. She doesn't want you to know that she told the secret."

"Humph." Han Bin snorted, "Obviously it is a very simple thing, why make it so complicated."

"It's fine now. We still need to confront Zhang Lixin, if she admits it. If she doesn't admit it, then you can only come with us."

"Hey, comrade police, I don't know that you have piercing eyes, you can tell it at a glance. If I knew it, I wouldn't lie if I was killed."

"This Zhang Lixin, isn't this hurting me."

Han Bin scowled and scowled, "Okay, you are such a big man, and you don't have a strong opinion yet, so I am ashamed to blame others."

Chen Xihai vowed to say, "Comrade police, I know I was wrong. I was really wronged. I am not a murderer. I really heard from Zhang Lixin."

"You say yes, how do you prove it? If you can't prove it, we can only treat you as a suspect."

"I, I..." Chen Xihai picked up the mobile phone on the table and clicked on the communication record. "Look at this is the record of the phone call she made. This is not fake."

"This can only mean that she called you, but it doesn't prove what she told you."

"Then what to do?"

"Have Zhang Lixin said that we are coming over?"

"She just said that you might come and find me. I don't want too many people to know that this has affected the stability of the company, so I ran to the front desk and waited."

Han Bin thought for a moment and said, "In this way, you will call her back in a while. You can say whatever I ask you to say, and don't say any extra words."

"Okay, I listen to you."

Han Bin took out his notebook and wrote on it.

After finishing writing, he tore off the page and put it in front of Chen Xihai, "According to the reading, don't say an extra word."

"Yes." Chen Xihai took a deep breath, picked up the phone and dialed Zhang Lixin's phone number.

After a while, a woman's voice rang in the phone, "Hey, Mr. Chen, you are looking for me."

"Xiao Zhang, didn't you say that the police are coming soon?"

"Why didn't you come after waiting so long."

The voice on the phone is very similar to Zhang Lixin's, "I don't know, they left around a little bit, they just asked about you, will they go to you, I can't guarantee."

"The police really told you that Lu Jingfang is dead."

"It's true, how could I lie to you, they even showed me the photos of Lu Jingfang after his death, but they scared me."

"Who did you tell about Lu Jingfang's death?"

"I just told you, I didn't say anyone except you."

"How many policemen did they go to?"

"Three men and one woman, all young, the leader surnamed Han, looks very energetic."

"I see, don't tell anyone else about this."

"Okay, I see. I don't talk to anyone except you." Zhang Lixin vowed to finish, and added, "Mr. Chen, if the police asks, you must not say that I called. The police told me. I, don’t let me tell anyone, especially you."

"I see." Chen Xihai finished speaking and hung up the phone.

Bao Xing sneered, "Well, you all treat the police as fools."

"Comrade police, it's really nothing. Zhang Lixin just wanted to sell me a good one." Chen Xihai explained and continued, "You heard the phone call just now. This should prove my innocence."

"I believe you are useless alone. A written testimony is required in accordance with the procedure."

"Comrade police, what do you mean?"

"In this way, you inform Zhang Lixin to go to the third squadron of the City Criminal Investigation Brigade of Yuhua Branch to make a transcript, and tell the truth about the situation, you can prove your innocence."

"This..." Chen Xihai was a little embarrassed. "Comrade police, can't you inform her? Why do you let me inform."

Han Bin smiled and said, "Don't, I don't have the best words for Mr. Chen when I speak. People still listen to you."

"Then she didn't know, did I tell you about the situation? It was so embarrassing for us to meet afterwards."

"You can also not notify. She will not go to the police station to make a transcript. I believe you the same, but I can't guarantee other police officers. Without this documentary evidence, there might be a police officer coming to investigate you again. "

"Don't, I'll listen to you, I'll inform her in a moment, and let her go to the police station to make a transcript as soon as possible."

Han Bin sighed, "Tell me, there was nothing wrong, so something must happen."

Zhang Lixin can be said to have a set in person and a set on the back. She also asked Han Bin before not to tell Chen Xihai that she had done a transcript with the police.

Well, the police were sold in a blink of an eye.

At this time, Han Bin felt a little unhappy, because Zhang Lixin's behavior would cause some trouble to the police.

Even if the communication via telephone proves that Zhang Lixin did tell Chen Xihai about Lu Jingfang's murder, it does not mean that Chen Xihai did not know in advance.

Assuming that Chen Xihai was really the murderer, he already knew the news of Lu Jingfang's death, and he would not be too surprised to hear it again. Han Bin could tell that he was lying through his disguised surprise.

The problem came. Zhang Lixin made a clever call to Chen Xihai, which was tantamount to giving Chen Xihai an excuse, and gave him a channel to properly learn about Lu Jingfang's death.

Although it is a hypothesis, this suspicion cannot be completely ruled out. Therefore, Han Bin is not in a good mood at this time. When he left the Huijiayuan community, he clearly told Zhang Lixin not to tell anyone about it. Obviously, Zhang Lixin told him The words became deaf ears.

"Mr. Chen, since you have known the news of Lu Jingfang's death, let's start by saying that I need to ask a few questions routinely."

"what is the problem?"

"What am I asking? You can answer truthfully." Han Bin organized the language and asked: "Where were you from 9:30 to 1:30 the night before?"

"The night before." Chen Xihai murmured and recalled, "I started drinking with my friends at 8:30, and after 10:30, I found a driver and drove home."

"Friend's name and contact information, as well as the contact information of the driver, and the name of the restaurant."

Chen Xihai did not answer immediately, but asked, "Comrade, what do you call?"

"My last name is Han."

"Police Officer Han, my friend's identity is a bit special. Can I not mention his name? I will directly say the name of the restaurant and the contact information of the driver. You can check it directly, and you can prove it."

"Mr. Chen, I advise you not to engage in this special case. The handling of the case is very rigorous. It is useless only if I agree. Without a case-handling process or lack of witnesses, there is no way to fully prove your innocence, and you will reverse the case later , You are likely to be targeted by the police again, not everyone is as easy to talk as me."

"Yes, I understand. In fact, there is nothing special. It is the friends of the video website company. When you contact them, you hope not to disturb their company. I don't want to have a bad influence on them."

"As long as they cooperate with the police investigation, we will also cooperate with them."

"Okay, with your words, I feel at ease." Chen Xihai took a deep breath and continued, "That night, we ate at Qilu Seafood Restaurant. There were three people in total. Our company except me, There are also Vice President Liao Qifeng, and a department head of the video website."

"Liao Qifeng is in his office. You can ask him directly in a while."

"The person in charge of that video site is named Zong, Zong Ran, and his mobile number is 1579482xxx."

After speaking, Chen Xihai took out another business card from his pocket, "This is the business card of the driver on behalf of the driver, with his information on it."

Han Bin took a look at the business card and continued to ask, "I heard that you have a black Mercedes."

"Yes, what's the matter?"

"Did you loan out your Mercedes that night?"

"No, I never borrow my car. I will be responsible if something goes wrong. I won't do such a foolish thing."

"The night before, did you drive a Mercedes-Benz to the construction site where Lu Jingfang was?"

"No, absolutely not. After I drank, I asked the driver to drive me home. I was afraid of being robbed by someone. It was impossible."

Han Bin wrote it down in the notebook, and then remembered another question, "Do you have shoes with dog paw prints?"

"No."

"Have you ever seen anyone wear this kind of shoes?"

"I haven't noticed."

"Don't try to deceive the police anymore, otherwise you will become a major police suspect."

Chen Xihai hurriedly promised, "No, I definitely won't, I will never lie anymore."

Regardless of how well Chen Xihai said, since he lied once, Han Bin would no longer completely believe him.

"According to the regulations, we need to collect your fingerprints and DNA, please cooperate." Han Bin finished, winking at Bao Xing.

Chen Xihai hesitated and shrank involuntarily, "Police Officer Han, I am innocent. There is really no need for this."

"Routine, please cooperate."

"I..." Chen Xihai showed a tangled expression.

"Hey, it's really interesting. What's so scary about your great master? You're not a guilty conscience." Bao Xing said.

Chen Xihai quickly denied, "I didn't."

Bao Xing grabbed his arm involuntarily, "If you don't have it, fingerprints and DNA can just prove your innocence."