October 30, 3020. Although he only slept for four hours before dawn, Jiang Chengyan slept soundly. He felt fresh when he arrived at the station early morning. Compared with the others who were listless; their faces weary and sallow, he doesn’t feel tired at all even when he stayed up late and was in tiptop shape.
Yao Min yawned as she inquired, “Captain, why are you in such a good mood? This can’t be, ah.”
“What do you mean, you bad girl? Why can’t I?” Jiang Chengyan asked sarcastically.
“You weren’t yesterday….” Seeing Jiang Chengyan’s threatening gaze, Yao Min immediately closed her mouth and smiled. “It’s nothing. It’s certainly not because the captain has dark circles under his eyes and got a bit jealous.”
Jiang Chengyan gave her a “you know too much” look. He glanced at the crowd and said, “Well, let’s have a meeting and talk about yesterday’s progress. Have you found that car, Li Tong?”
Li Tong responded, “I found it and parked it in the underground parking lot of Guangmei district, but the license plate has already been replaced.”
“Did you inform our colleagues in the Trace Inspection Department?”
“I informed them when I found the car yesterday. Qin Ke has towed the car back to the police station.”
Jiang Chengyan nodded. He glanced at Liu Ran next. “Liu Ran, how was your side?”
Liu Ran and Wang Bin looked at each other and reported, “Li Qiuran’s father, Li Jian/Guo, is 52 years old and works as a janitor in a shopping mall. After his divorce with Li Qiuran’s mother, Ma Cuiping, they quickly remarried. Li Qiuran has been living with Li Jian/Guo. Because Li Jian/Guo had a previous record of domestic violence, Li Qiuran’s life wasn’t very easy.
That’s why after going to university, Li Qiuran chose to live in a dormitory. It’s not impossible for her to avoid Li Jian/Guo. When she was a senior, she met Jiang Changping in an art exhibition. About half a year later, they established their relationship. After Li Qiuran graduated, they got married and after marriage, Li Qiuran didn’t come back home, and even had little contact. Every time Li Jian/Guo calls Li Qiuran, he basically just asks her for money.”
Yao Min frowned slightly and said, “I think there’s something wrong with my hearing. It’s as if Li Qiuran and Jiang Changping just wanted to avoid the plan made by Li Jian/Guo from their meeting to their marriage.”
“Before meeting Jiang Changping, Li Qiuran had a shady male classmate named Yao Jiang. According to Li Qiuran’s former classmate, she saw Li Qiuran and Yao Jiang secretly go out many times, but when she confronted Li Qiuran about their relationship, she denied it. After she met Jiang Changping at the exhibition, Li Qiuran broke up with Yao Jiang, so she didn’t mention it when we first interrogated. However, they said that after they broke up, Yao Jiang and ingested sleeping pills to commit suicide. ”
Yao Min frowned and said, “If we just want to get rid of Li Jian/Guo’s supposed involvement, then Yao Jiang is good, ah. Are we wrong?”
“According to my investigation, Yao Jiang isn’t from Huacheng. He lives in the rural area of Pingcheng, and his family is poor. His parents borrowed money to pay for his college tuition. Later, he relied on his work study program as his main source of tuition. But Jiang Changping is different. Although his family isn’t in Huacheng, his family situation is better. In addition, he had a small reputation in Huacheng at that time and had capital to run a gallery. If she just wanted to get rid of Li Jian/Guo, then Jiang Changping is indeed a better choice. ”
“But when Li Qiuran came to recognize the corpse, her sadness seemed genuine. It didn’t look like she doesn’t have feelings for Jiang Changping.” Yao Min raised her doubt.
“Silly girl, feelings can be cultivated after marriage. I didn’t say that Li Qiuran has no feelings for Jiang Changping now.”
“That is true. After all, their child is already five years old.”
Jiang Chengyan interjected. “So why is Li Qiuran so afraid of Li Jian/Guo?”
Liu Ran continued. “With that question in mind, we visited Li Qiuran’s mother, Ma Cuiping. According to Ma Cuiping, Li Jian/Guo often drinks excessively. As soon as he gets drunk, he will hit others to death and doesn’t recognize people at all. Ma Cuiping has been nearly killed several times, and Li Qiuran had her right leg broken. That’s why Ma Cuiping divorced Li Jian/Guo.”
“Why didn’t Ma Cuiping take Li Qiuran with her?”
“Because the only condition for Li Jian/Guo to agree to their divorce is to have his daughter’s custody.”
“She can divorce by law, ah. As long as there is evidence of domestic violence, the judge will not give her daughter to Li Jian/Guo.”
“Li Jian/Guo threatened that he would pester Ma Cuiping for life as long as she dared to sue.”
Yao Min couldn’t believe it and exclaimed, “so Ma Cuiping compromised?”
Liu Ran sighed sadly and said, “Ma Cuiping is a woman with a low education and depends on Li Jian/Guo to survive. She asked for a divorce because she’s really afraid of being beaten. She doesn’t know whether she can support Li Qiuran so instead of taking her, she thinks it was better for her to follow Li Jian/Guo. At least he can support her.”
Yao Min retorted with disgust. “Why couldn’t she support her? Many single mothers live with their children. Knowing that Li Jian/Guo’s violence nearly killed someone, she has the heart to leave Li Qiuran behind. She’s not worthy to be a mother.”
“Later she remarried and had her son now. She has a husband who was honest and sincere, so life wasn’t bad. She wanted to get back her daughter’s custody, but she got beat up every time. Even her husband was injured, so she gave up.”
“Li Qiuran must’ve been abused, that’s why she couldn’t wait to leave home.” Yao Min said indignantly. “A person like Li Jian/Guo should be arrested and let him have a good life in prison for several years.”
Jiang Chengyan frowned slightly. “Such a family environment is likely to cause serious psychological trauma to Li Qiuran.”
“I’ve also asked Li Qiuran’s classmates about this. They all said that Li Qiuran’s temperament was gentle and positive. They didn’t notice anything unusual.”
“Where did Yao Jiang go after that? Did he keep contact with Li Qiuran?”
“Time was limited. We haven’t checked in detail yet.”
Jiang Chengyan nodded and asked Yao Min. “Did you ask Li Qiuran yesterday?”
“Yes, she said that Jiang Changping’s parents were in poor health and was scared that they wouldn’t be able to accept the news. She wanted to wait until the case was investigated, or after finding Jiang Changping’s head, then she would tell them about it.”
“What about Zhang Hua? Have you checked his info?”
“Already checked, but we found that the registered identity information by his number is fake.”
“Fake? Real-name authentication is now required to apply for calling cards. If it isn’t for special purposes, how can he fake his information?” Wang Bin frowned and guessed. “Does Zhang Hua have a criminal record, or is he a fugitive wanted by the police?”
“You will know that the identity information is fake If you check, but photos can’t fool people. Yao Min, you will compare it in the big database later and find him. ”
Yao Min nodded. “Yes, captain.”
Seeing Jiang Chengyan look over, Guo Hai took the initiative to speak. “Let me talk about our findings. Chen Miao and I checked Jiang Changming’s financial records. We found nothing but money disputes with Jiang Cheng. As for business contacts, because he is self-produced and self-selling, there is no financial contradiction. So in my opinion, we can rule out the possibility of feuding over money.”
“There are generally three reasons for killing people: It’s either they’re seeking wealth, revenge or killing for love. Now that wealth seeking and revenge seeking are basically eliminated, only the last one is left.”
“Revenge can be ruled out, but why rule out fortune?” Li Tong asked a question and said, “Jiang Changping is gay. If he wants to get a divorce, Li Qiuran can only acquire half of his property at most. But if Jiang Changping dies, she will inherit most of his properties. Moreover, Jiang Changping is a famous painter. Once he dies, his works will become his posthumous works and the value will definitely double. This is a windfall. With this money, The mother and son won’t have to worry about the rest of their lives.”
Guo Hai mocked. “Li Tong, this kid is so smart ah. You can actually think. No wonder you’re the most stingy.”
Li Tong rebutted awkwardly. “Go,go,go, I’m saving since I’m going to get married soon. Unlike you bachelors, of course, I have to be thrifty. What’s more, what I said isn’t a mistake ah. The values of paintings, characters, and other works of art depends on its quantity in the world. As soon as Jiang Changping died, the cost of his paintings on the Internet tripled. I think it’s more likely to be ten times more in a period of time.”
Jiang Chengyan’s brow wrinkled as he said, “We haven’t announced the news of Jiang Changping’s death. How did the netizens find out?”
When everyone fell into deep silence, Li Tong suddenly regained his thoughts. “Oh, yes! Why hadn’t I thought of that? It’s clear that someone disclosed the news to the public for hype and then made a windfall by making use of Jiang Changping’s paintings. And the most likely one to stir up the hype is Li Qiuran. After all, she’s the one in charge of the gallery now. ”
Yao Min asked. “If it was indeed Li Qiuran who leaked the information publicly, isn’t she obviously directing the suspicion to herself?”
Liu Ran then said, “Don’t forget, aside from Li Qiuran who knows about Jiang Changping’s death, there’s also another person.”
“You mean Jiang Cheng?” Jiang Chengyan expressed his assumption.
“Yes. Jiang Cheng is currently short of money, and I remember mentioning about Jiang Changping’s paintings being delivered from there. With his greedy nature, he might keep Jiang Changping’s paintings and sell them. After all, Changping’s dead and he’s lacking funds.”
Jiang Chengyan nodded and said, “Jiang Cheng is indeed suspicious. You mentioned before that Jiang Cheng played mahjong all evening on the night of the crime. Did he ever leave?”
Liu Ran and Wang Bin stole a glance at each other and simultaneously shook their heads. “We visited four people. They said that Jiang Cheng was playing mahjong the whole night, so we didn’t dig too much. After the meeting, we’ll investigate it in detail.”
October 30, 3020. Although he only slept for four hours before dawn, Jiang Chengyan slept soundly. He felt fresh when he arrived at the station early morning. Compared with the others who were listless; their faces weary and sallow, he doesn’t feel tired at all even when he stayed up late and was in tiptop shape.
Yao Min yawned as she inquired, “Captain, why are you in such a good mood? This can’t be, ah.”
“What do you mean, you bad girl? Why can’t I?” Jiang Chengyan asked sarcastically.
“You weren’t yesterday….” Seeing Jiang Chengyan’s threatening gaze, Yao Min immediately closed her mouth and smiled. “It’s nothing. It’s certainly not because the captain has dark circles under his eyes and got a bit jealous.”
Jiang Chengyan gave her a “you know too much” look. He glanced at the crowd and said, “Well, let’s have a meeting and talk about yesterday’s progress. Have you found that car, Li Tong?”
Li Tong responded, “I found it and parked it in the underground parking lot of Guangmei district, but the license plate has already been replaced.”
“Did you inform our colleagues in the Trace Inspection Department?”
“I informed them when I found the car yesterday. Qin Ke has towed the car back to the police station.”
Jiang Chengyan nodded. He glanced at Liu Ran next. “Liu Ran, how was your side?”
Liu Ran and Wang Bin looked at each other and reported, “Li Qiuran’s father, Li Jian/Guo, is 52 years old and works as a janitor in a shopping mall. After his divorce with Li Qiuran’s mother, Ma Cuiping, they quickly remarried. Li Qiuran has been living with Li Jian/Guo. Because Li Jian/Guo had a previous record of domestic violence, Li Qiuran’s life wasn’t very easy.
That’s why after going to university, Li Qiuran chose to live in a dormitory. It’s not impossible for her to avoid Li Jian/Guo. When she was a senior, she met Jiang Changping in an art exhibition. About half a year later, they established their relationship. After Li Qiuran graduated, they got married and after marriage, Li Qiuran didn’t come back home, and even had little contact. Every time Li Jian/Guo calls Li Qiuran, he basically just asks her for money.”
Yao Min frowned slightly and said, “I think there’s something wrong with my hearing. It’s as if Li Qiuran and Jiang Changping just wanted to avoid the plan made by Li Jian/Guo from their meeting to their marriage.”
“Before meeting Jiang Changping, Li Qiuran had a shady male classmate named Yao Jiang. According to Li Qiuran’s former classmate, she saw Li Qiuran and Yao Jiang secretly go out many times, but when she confronted Li Qiuran about their relationship, she denied it. After she met Jiang Changping at the exhibition, Li Qiuran broke up with Yao Jiang, so she didn’t mention it when we first interrogated. However, they said that after they broke up, Yao Jiang and ingested sleeping pills to commit suicide. ”
Yao Min frowned and said, “If we just want to get rid of Li Jian/Guo’s supposed involvement, then Yao Jiang is good, ah. Are we wrong?”
“According to my investigation, Yao Jiang isn’t from Huacheng. He lives in the rural area of Pingcheng, and his family is poor. His parents borrowed money to pay for his college tuition. Later, he relied on his work study program as his main source of tuition. But Jiang Changping is different. Although his family isn’t in Huacheng, his family situation is better. In addition, he had a small reputation in Huacheng at that time and had capital to run a gallery. If she just wanted to get rid of Li Jian/Guo, then Jiang Changping is indeed a better choice. ”
“But when Li Qiuran came to recognize the corpse, her sadness seemed genuine. It didn’t look like she doesn’t have feelings for Jiang Changping.” Yao Min raised her doubt.
“Silly girl, feelings can be cultivated after marriage. I didn’t say that Li Qiuran has no feelings for Jiang Changping now.”
“That is true. After all, their child is already five years old.”
Jiang Chengyan interjected. “So why is Li Qiuran so afraid of Li Jian/Guo?”
Liu Ran continued. “With that question in mind, we visited Li Qiuran’s mother, Ma Cuiping. According to Ma Cuiping, Li Jian/Guo often drinks excessively. As soon as he gets drunk, he will hit others to death and doesn’t recognize people at all. Ma Cuiping has been nearly killed several times, and Li Qiuran had her right leg broken. That’s why Ma Cuiping divorced Li Jian/Guo.”
“Why didn’t Ma Cuiping take Li Qiuran with her?”
“Because the only condition for Li Jian/Guo to agree to their divorce is to have his daughter’s custody.”
“She can divorce by law, ah. As long as there is evidence of domestic violence, the judge will not give her daughter to Li Jian/Guo.”
“Li Jian/Guo threatened that he would pester Ma Cuiping for life as long as she dared to sue.”
Yao Min couldn’t believe it and exclaimed, “so Ma Cuiping compromised?”
Liu Ran sighed sadly and said, “Ma Cuiping is a woman with a low education and depends on Li Jian/Guo to survive. She asked for a divorce because she’s really afraid of being beaten. She doesn’t know whether she can support Li Qiuran so instead of taking her, she thinks it was better for her to follow Li Jian/Guo. At least he can support her.”
Yao Min retorted with disgust. “Why couldn’t she support her? Many single mothers live with their children. Knowing that Li Jian/Guo’s violence nearly killed someone, she has the heart to leave Li Qiuran behind. She’s not worthy to be a mother.”
“Later she remarried and had her son now. She has a husband who was honest and sincere, so life wasn’t bad. She wanted to get back her daughter’s custody, but she got beat up every time. Even her husband was injured, so she gave up.”
“Li Qiuran must’ve been abused, that’s why she couldn’t wait to leave home.” Yao Min said indignantly. “A person like Li Jian/Guo should be arrested and let him have a good life in prison for several years.”
Jiang Chengyan frowned slightly. “Such a family environment is likely to cause serious psychological trauma to Li Qiuran.”
“I’ve also asked Li Qiuran’s classmates about this. They all said that Li Qiuran’s temperament was gentle and positive. They didn’t notice anything unusual.”
“Where did Yao Jiang go after that? Did he keep contact with Li Qiuran?”
“Time was limited. We haven’t checked in detail yet.”
Jiang Chengyan nodded and asked Yao Min. “Did you ask Li Qiuran yesterday?”
“Yes, she said that Jiang Changping’s parents were in poor health and was scared that they wouldn’t be able to accept the news. She wanted to wait until the case was investigated, or after finding Jiang Changping’s head, then she would tell them about it.”
“What about Zhang Hua? Have you checked his info?”
“Already checked, but we found that the registered identity information by his number is fake.”
“Fake? Real-name authentication is now required to apply for calling cards. If it isn’t for special purposes, how can he fake his information?” Wang Bin frowned and guessed. “Does Zhang Hua have a criminal record, or is he a fugitive wanted by the police?”
“You will know that the identity information is fake If you check, but photos can’t fool people. Yao Min, you will compare it in the big database later and find him. ”
Yao Min nodded. “Yes, captain.”
Seeing Jiang Chengyan look over, Guo Hai took the initiative to speak. “Let me talk about our findings. Chen Miao and I checked Jiang Changming’s financial records. We found nothing but money disputes with Jiang Cheng. As for business contacts, because he is self-produced and self-selling, there is no financial contradiction. So in my opinion, we can rule out the possibility of feuding over money.”
“There are generally three reasons for killing people: It’s either they’re seeking wealth, revenge or killing for love. Now that wealth seeking and revenge seeking are basically eliminated, only the last one is left.”
“Revenge can be ruled out, but why rule out fortune?” Li Tong asked a question and said, “Jiang Changping is gay. If he wants to get a divorce, Li Qiuran can only acquire half of his property at most. But if Jiang Changping dies, she will inherit most of his properties. Moreover, Jiang Changping is a famous painter. Once he dies, his works will become his posthumous works and the value will definitely double. This is a windfall. With this money, The mother and son won’t have to worry about the rest of their lives.”
Guo Hai mocked. “Li Tong, this kid is so smart ah. You can actually think. No wonder you’re the most stingy.”
Li Tong rebutted awkwardly. “Go,go,go, I’m saving since I’m going to get married soon. Unlike you bachelors, of course, I have to be thrifty. What’s more, what I said isn’t a mistake ah. The values of paintings, characters, and other works of art depends on its quantity in the world. As soon as Jiang Changping died, the cost of his paintings on the Internet tripled. I think it’s more likely to be ten times more in a period of time.”
Jiang Chengyan’s brow wrinkled as he said, “We haven’t announced the news of Jiang Changping’s death. How did the netizens find out?”
When everyone fell into deep silence, Li Tong suddenly regained his thoughts. “Oh, yes! Why hadn’t I thought of that? It’s clear that someone disclosed the news to the public for hype and then made a windfall by making use of Jiang Changping’s paintings. And the most likely one to stir up the hype is Li Qiuran. After all, she’s the one in charge of the gallery now. ”
Yao Min asked. “If it was indeed Li Qiuran who leaked the information publicly, isn’t she obviously directing the suspicion to herself?”
Liu Ran then said, “Don’t forget, aside from Li Qiuran who knows about Jiang Changping’s death, there’s also another person.”
“You mean Jiang Cheng?” Jiang Chengyan expressed his assumption.
“Yes. Jiang Cheng is currently short of money, and I remember mentioning about Jiang Changping’s paintings being delivered from there. With his greedy nature, he might keep Jiang Changping’s paintings and sell them. After all, Changping’s dead and he’s lacking funds.”
Jiang Chengyan nodded and said, “Jiang Cheng is indeed suspicious. You mentioned before that Jiang Cheng played mahjong all evening on the night of the crime. Did he ever leave?”
Liu Ran and Wang Bin stole a glance at each other and simultaneously shook their heads. “We visited four people. They said that Jiang Cheng was playing mahjong the whole night, so we didn’t dig too much. After the meeting, we’ll investigate it in detail.”
