At 1:00 am on November 5, 3020, downstairs in Xinmei district, Zhang Liang, hidden in the green belt, looked straight at the direction of Building 4 and whispered, “Captain, it’s already the 4th. If we still can’t catch Yao Jiang, then we’ll have to release Li Qiuran tomorrow.”
Jiang Chengyan smiled and said, “No matter how patient he is, if Li Qiuran doesn’t pick up Jiang Xiaohan for two days, Yao Jiang will surely guess that she’s in our custody. With his feelings for Li Qiuran, he won’t let Jiang Cheng, the person who threatens them, live.”
“Then only if he knows that Li Qiuran was arrested. In case he doesn’t know it, then we aren’t guarding these two days in vain.” The continuous overtime, coupled with the two days of squatting, has made the criminal investigation team exhausted to the extreme; they couldn’t help complaining.
“Well, it’s not like a day or two since you became a criminal policeman. The previous squatting for half a month is not without its case. You’re impatient after only two days?” Jiang Chengyan saw Zhang Liang sarcastically stop talking, then said, “I know that the recent work intensity is too high, you’re very tired, so it is only reasonable to complain. But for the sake of the case, we still have to bear with it. And aren’t we close to solving it? When the case is finished, I promise you will be honored.”
Li Tong said eagerly, “Captain, Captain, look at the man in the hat.”
Jiang Chengyan followed Li Tong’s gaze, and indeed saw a man, not only wearing a hat, but also a mask. There was no need to wear a sun hat in the middle of the night. Moreover, he looked left and right, always paying attention to the location of the cameras around him. This behavior isn’t normal at first glance.
“It looks like Yao Jiang. Li Tong, remind Guo Hai that the target person has arrived.”
Li Tong hurriedly sent a message to Guo Hai, and only after receiving the confirmation message did he put the phone away. Watching the man walk into Building 7, Li Tong said with a frown, “How did he get into building 7? Did we guess wrong? He’s not Yao Jiang?”
Jiang Chengyan smiled and said, “Don’t forget how Li qiuran avoided our sight. Li Tong, stay behind. Zhang Liang, follows me up and wait for the hare.”
Jiang Chengyan and Zhang Liang walked straight to Building 6, where Jiang Cheng’s house is located, and took the elevator up to the 20th floor. Zhang Liang asked in disbelief, “Captain, Jiang Cheng’s house is on the 18th floor, why are we going to the 20th floor?”
Arriving at the staircase on the 20th floor, Jiang Chengyan explained, “To avoid the cameras, Yao Jiang must have chosen to take the stairs. If he’s cautious enough, he will check the stairwell on the upper floor, so it’s safest for us to wait here.”
Because it’s late at night, it’s very quiet in the neighborhood. If someone yelled downstairs, the whole neighborhood would hear it. What’s more, in the relatively closed stairwell, the sound of footsteps soon rang out. Although it’s light, you could still hear it if you listen carefully.
The sound of footsteps was getting closer and closer. Jiang Chengyan couldn’t help but hold his breath and probed downstairs. A figure appeared in his sight. When the man looked up, he hastily ducked, and then the sound of footsteps rang out again .
Zhang Liang gave a thumbs up and said silently, “Captain, you really guessed it right.”
Jiang Chengyan smiled and made a gesture to go. The two slowly took off their shoes and moved down the stairs step by step. When they arrived at the 18th floor stairwell, they looked out through the glass window on the door and saw that the man was tampering with the lock of Jiang Cheng’s door.
He gently twisted the door handle which he found wasn’t locked. Yao Jiang easily pushed it open little by little. With the faint light of the bedside charger, he looked at the bulging human form on the bed. He flashed into the room. Just as he raised the kitchen knife, he was held back by a cold object on top of his head.
“Freeze!”
With a loud thud, the lights in the room were turned on. Yao Jiang instinctively squinted. His body, however, was caught off guard and pounced on the person lying on the bed. Jiang Cheng was startled and rolled off the bed. Guo Hai and Chen Miao, who were beside the bed, came back to their senses and rushed to Yao Jiang. They deadlocked his body, knocked the kitchen knife out of his hands and handcuffed him.
Taking off his hat and mask, Guo Hai said seriously, “Yao Jiang, you are being suspected of attempted murder. You’re now under arrest in accordance with the law.”
Yao Jiang looked at Guo Hai with a fierce gaze and probed, “How did you know I would come?”
“You don’t need to know. Take him away.”
Chen Miao escorted Yao Jiang outside and happened to bump into Jiang Chengyan and Zhang Liang who just entered and said, “Captain, mission accomplished.”
Jiang Chengyan nodded with a smile and said, “You’ve worked hard. Zhang Liang, you and Chen Miao will escort people to the vehicle together. ”
“Aye, Captain.”
Jiang Chengyan walked into the bedroom, looked at the embarrassed Jiang Cheng, and said expressionlessly, “Jiang Cheng, Jiang Changping’s case requires your cooperation in the investigation. Let’s go.”
Jiang Chengxin looked at the mattress on the bed with lingering fear. For a moment, he was so frightened that he couldn’t speak and just gave a ragged nod.
3:00 am. At the criminal investigation team interrogation room, Jiang Chengyan pushed the door and walked in, followed by Yao Min. He took a look at Jiang Cheng, who had returned to normal, and sat down on the opposite seat.
Jiang Chengyan asked in a formulaic manner, “Name, age, date of birth.”
Jiang Cheng said playfully, “Jiang dui, we’re already familiar with…”
Jiang Chengyan looked at Jiang Cheng indifferently and repeated, “Name, age, and date of birth.”
Jiang Cheng replied resentfully, “Jiang Cheng, 33 years old, August 19, 2987.”
Jiang Chengyan said bluntly, “Jiang Cheng, it should be clear why we came to you. Tell us, why did Yao Jiang try to kill you?”
Jiang Cheng’s eyes rolled and said bitterly, “Jiang dui, I don’t even know who he is, so how would I know why he wanted to kill me?”
“I don’t know as well, so I’ll give you a heads up.” After a pause, Jiang Chengyan said, “Yao Jiang, male, 29 years old, graduated from Department of Fine Arts in Huacheng University and is Li Qiuran’s ex boyfriend. Now that you know, tell us. Why did he try to kill you? ”
“Li Qiuran’s ex-boyfriend? No, I have nothing to do with Li Qiuran, why would he want to kill me?” Jiang Cheng looked at Jiang Chengyan feigning ignorance.
“Jiang Cheng, you’d better tell me the truth, or else… You can choose between the crime of cover up or the crime of extortion.” Jiang Chengyan looked at Jiang Cheng coolly.
Jiang Cheng stiffened. He smiled sarcastically, “I don’t understand what Jiang dui means.”
“Why did you think we happened to know that Yao Jiang was going to kill you?” Jiang Chengyan paused for a moment, then said, “Jiang Cheng, I’ll give you five minutes to consider whether to continue acting like a fool with us, or cooperate with our work. Your choice.”
Jiang Chengyan threw the pen in his hand on the table, set the timer with his phone bright so he could show it to Jiang Cheng. He then leaned back, and began to close his eyes to rest. Yao Min looked at Jiang Chengyan, yawned and said, “Captain, how about you make it ten minutes? I’ll doze off for a moment, I’m too sleepy.”
Jiang Chengyan was happy and said, “Okay, okay. Then it’s ten minutes while you nap.”
When Jiang Chengyan resetted the time, his interaction with Yao Min was very relaxed, it’s as if Jiang Cheng talked or not had little to do with them, which made Jiang Cheng mutter guiltily in his heart. As time went by, the mess in Jiang Cheng’s eyes became more and more obvious. Until the alarm rang, he didn’t make up his mind.
After the alarm rang for a while, Jiang Chengyan and Yao Min still slept again, without the slightest intention of waking up. Yao Min even snored. Yao Min wasn’t even pretending. They have worked overtime for more than ten days in a row, so their physical strength and energy have been overdrawn. Originally they were only pretending, but they really fell asleep when they lied down.
The alarm kept ringing, but the two people showed no sign of waking up. Jiang Cheng finally sulked and called out, “Jiang dui, wake up. Jiang dui wake up, it’s time.”
Jiang Chengyan feigned a half-asleep, half-awake look, blankly looking at Jiang Cheng. It took a minute before he came back to his senses. He nudged Yao Min beside him, yawning and saying, “Aha, girl, wake up. Go to the office to sleep.”
Yao Min opened her eyes blankly and even wiped the saliva from her mouth and said, “Captain, is it time?”
“Forget it, forget it, too sleepy. Let him stay here, we know what we should know anyway.” Jiang Chengyan waved his hand carelessly, got up and wanted to leave.
Jiang Cheng was completely flustered. If he’s really sentenced to cover up or blackmail, he will have to go to prison. The good days in the future will be gone. What’s more, he doesn’t want to go to jail. He can’t suffer that.
“Jiang dui, wait, Jiang dui, you can’t leave me alone ah. I’ll tell, I’ll tell you everything.”
Yao Min’s eyes flashed a smile. She glanced at Jiang Cheng and said, “Captain, how about giving him a few minutes? You said that if he is really sentenced, he will go to jail. How pitiful, ah.”
Jiang Chengyan yawned and said somewhat reluctantly, “Okay, we’ll give you a few minutes then to tell us what’s going on. Don’t say I didn’t give you a chance.”
“Thank you, Jiang dui, thank you.” Jiang Cheng was busy thanking him. After thinking about it, he jeered, “Jiang dui, the one who killed Jiang Changping was that bitch Li Qiuran. When that Yao Jiang came to kill me today, she must’ve ordered it, too.”
Jiang Chengyan’s heart was elated, but his facial expression remained motionless. “Oh? Do you have any evidence to back your accusation?”
“Yes, I have evidence. Jiang dui, I’ll cooperate with you in solving the case. I can cooperate as you say, so do you think you can stop investigating my previous mistakes?”
Jiang Chengyan raised his eyebrows and replied, “It depends on your performance.”
“Don’t worry, Jiang dui. I will absolutely cooperate.” Jiang Cheng touched his pocket and said, “Jiang dui, please give me back my phone. The evidence is in there.”
Jiang Chengyan glanced at Yao Min, who understood and turned around to exit the interrogation room. Two minutes later, Yao Min came back and handed the phone to Jiang Cheng. Jiang Cheng found the photo and exclaimed, “This is it! That bitch Li Qiuran must’ve wanted to have me killed after seeing this photo. This photo must be very important to her.”
Yao Min took a look at the photo and handed the phone to Jiang Chengyan. Jiang Chengyan examined the photo carefully, put the phone aside, and asked, “Where and when was this photo taken?”
Looking at the calm Jiang Chengyan, Jiang Cheng couldn’t help but be glad that he confessed, otherwise he would really be in prison.
“This photo was…”
At 1:00 am on November 5, 3020, downstairs in Xinmei district, Zhang Liang, hidden in the green belt, looked straight at the direction of Building 4 and whispered, “Captain, it’s already the 4th. If we still can’t catch Yao Jiang, then we’ll have to release Li Qiuran tomorrow.”
Jiang Chengyan smiled and said, “No matter how patient he is, if Li Qiuran doesn’t pick up Jiang Xiaohan for two days, Yao Jiang will surely guess that she’s in our custody. With his feelings for Li Qiuran, he won’t let Jiang Cheng, the person who threatens them, live.”
“Then only if he knows that Li Qiuran was arrested. In case he doesn’t know it, then we aren’t guarding these two days in vain.” The continuous overtime, coupled with the two days of squatting, has made the criminal investigation team exhausted to the extreme; they couldn’t help complaining.
“Well, it’s not like a day or two since you became a criminal policeman. The previous squatting for half a month is not without its case. You’re impatient after only two days?” Jiang Chengyan saw Zhang Liang sarcastically stop talking, then said, “I know that the recent work intensity is too high, you’re very tired, so it is only reasonable to complain. But for the sake of the case, we still have to bear with it. And aren’t we close to solving it? When the case is finished, I promise you will be honored.”
Li Tong said eagerly, “Captain, Captain, look at the man in the hat.”
Jiang Chengyan followed Li Tong’s gaze, and indeed saw a man, not only wearing a hat, but also a mask. There was no need to wear a sun hat in the middle of the night. Moreover, he looked left and right, always paying attention to the location of the cameras around him. This behavior isn’t normal at first glance.
“It looks like Yao Jiang. Li Tong, remind Guo Hai that the target person has arrived.”
Li Tong hurriedly sent a message to Guo Hai, and only after receiving the confirmation message did he put the phone away. Watching the man walk into Building 7, Li Tong said with a frown, “How did he get into building 7? Did we guess wrong? He’s not Yao Jiang?”
Jiang Chengyan smiled and said, “Don’t forget how Li qiuran avoided our sight. Li Tong, stay behind. Zhang Liang, follows me up and wait for the hare.”
Jiang Chengyan and Zhang Liang walked straight to Building 6, where Jiang Cheng’s house is located, and took the elevator up to the 20th floor. Zhang Liang asked in disbelief, “Captain, Jiang Cheng’s house is on the 18th floor, why are we going to the 20th floor?”
Arriving at the staircase on the 20th floor, Jiang Chengyan explained, “To avoid the cameras, Yao Jiang must have chosen to take the stairs. If he’s cautious enough, he will check the stairwell on the upper floor, so it’s safest for us to wait here.”
Because it’s late at night, it’s very quiet in the neighborhood. If someone yelled downstairs, the whole neighborhood would hear it. What’s more, in the relatively closed stairwell, the sound of footsteps soon rang out. Although it’s light, you could still hear it if you listen carefully.
The sound of footsteps was getting closer and closer. Jiang Chengyan couldn’t help but hold his breath and probed downstairs. A figure appeared in his sight. When the man looked up, he hastily ducked, and then the sound of footsteps rang out again .
Zhang Liang gave a thumbs up and said silently, “Captain, you really guessed it right.”
Jiang Chengyan smiled and made a gesture to go. The two slowly took off their shoes and moved down the stairs step by step. When they arrived at the 18th floor stairwell, they looked out through the glass window on the door and saw that the man was tampering with the lock of Jiang Cheng’s door.
He gently twisted the door handle which he found wasn’t locked. Yao Jiang easily pushed it open little by little. With the faint light of the bedside charger, he looked at the bulging human form on the bed. He flashed into the room. Just as he raised the kitchen knife, he was held back by a cold object on top of his head.
“Freeze!”
With a loud thud, the lights in the room were turned on. Yao Jiang instinctively squinted. His body, however, was caught off guard and pounced on the person lying on the bed. Jiang Cheng was startled and rolled off the bed. Guo Hai and Chen Miao, who were beside the bed, came back to their senses and rushed to Yao Jiang. They deadlocked his body, knocked the kitchen knife out of his hands and handcuffed him.
Taking off his hat and mask, Guo Hai said seriously, “Yao Jiang, you are being suspected of attempted murder. You’re now under arrest in accordance with the law.”
Yao Jiang looked at Guo Hai with a fierce gaze and probed, “How did you know I would come?”
“You don’t need to know. Take him away.”
Chen Miao escorted Yao Jiang outside and happened to bump into Jiang Chengyan and Zhang Liang who just entered and said, “Captain, mission accomplished.”
Jiang Chengyan nodded with a smile and said, “You’ve worked hard. Zhang Liang, you and Chen Miao will escort people to the vehicle together. ”
“Aye, Captain.”
Jiang Chengyan walked into the bedroom, looked at the embarrassed Jiang Cheng, and said expressionlessly, “Jiang Cheng, Jiang Changping’s case requires your cooperation in the investigation. Let’s go.”
Jiang Chengxin looked at the mattress on the bed with lingering fear. For a moment, he was so frightened that he couldn’t speak and just gave a ragged nod.
3:00 am. At the criminal investigation team interrogation room, Jiang Chengyan pushed the door and walked in, followed by Yao Min. He took a look at Jiang Cheng, who had returned to normal, and sat down on the opposite seat.
Jiang Chengyan asked in a formulaic manner, “Name, age, date of birth.”
Jiang Cheng said playfully, “Jiang dui, we’re already familiar with…”
Jiang Chengyan looked at Jiang Cheng indifferently and repeated, “Name, age, and date of birth.”
Jiang Cheng replied resentfully, “Jiang Cheng, 33 years old, August 19, 2987.”
Jiang Chengyan said bluntly, “Jiang Cheng, it should be clear why we came to you. Tell us, why did Yao Jiang try to kill you?”
Jiang Cheng’s eyes rolled and said bitterly, “Jiang dui, I don’t even know who he is, so how would I know why he wanted to kill me?”
“I don’t know as well, so I’ll give you a heads up.” After a pause, Jiang Chengyan said, “Yao Jiang, male, 29 years old, graduated from Department of Fine Arts in Huacheng University and is Li Qiuran’s ex boyfriend. Now that you know, tell us. Why did he try to kill you? ”
“Li Qiuran’s ex-boyfriend? No, I have nothing to do with Li Qiuran, why would he want to kill me?” Jiang Cheng looked at Jiang Chengyan feigning ignorance.
“Jiang Cheng, you’d better tell me the truth, or else… You can choose between the crime of cover up or the crime of extortion.” Jiang Chengyan looked at Jiang Cheng coolly.
Jiang Cheng stiffened. He smiled sarcastically, “I don’t understand what Jiang dui means.”
“Why did you think we happened to know that Yao Jiang was going to kill you?” Jiang Chengyan paused for a moment, then said, “Jiang Cheng, I’ll give you five minutes to consider whether to continue acting like a fool with us, or cooperate with our work. Your choice.”
Jiang Chengyan threw the pen in his hand on the table, set the timer with his phone bright so he could show it to Jiang Cheng. He then leaned back, and began to close his eyes to rest. Yao Min looked at Jiang Chengyan, yawned and said, “Captain, how about you make it ten minutes? I’ll doze off for a moment, I’m too sleepy.”
Jiang Chengyan was happy and said, “Okay, okay. Then it’s ten minutes while you nap.”
When Jiang Chengyan resetted the time, his interaction with Yao Min was very relaxed, it’s as if Jiang Cheng talked or not had little to do with them, which made Jiang Cheng mutter guiltily in his heart. As time went by, the mess in Jiang Cheng’s eyes became more and more obvious. Until the alarm rang, he didn’t make up his mind.
After the alarm rang for a while, Jiang Chengyan and Yao Min still slept again, without the slightest intention of waking up. Yao Min even snored. Yao Min wasn’t even pretending. They have worked overtime for more than ten days in a row, so their physical strength and energy have been overdrawn. Originally they were only pretending, but they really fell asleep when they lied down.
The alarm kept ringing, but the two people showed no sign of waking up. Jiang Cheng finally sulked and called out, “Jiang dui, wake up. Jiang dui wake up, it’s time.”
Jiang Chengyan feigned a half-asleep, half-awake look, blankly looking at Jiang Cheng. It took a minute before he came back to his senses. He nudged Yao Min beside him, yawning and saying, “Aha, girl, wake up. Go to the office to sleep.”
Yao Min opened her eyes blankly and even wiped the saliva from her mouth and said, “Captain, is it time?”
“Forget it, forget it, too sleepy. Let him stay here, we know what we should know anyway.” Jiang Chengyan waved his hand carelessly, got up and wanted to leave.
Jiang Cheng was completely flustered. If he’s really sentenced to cover up or blackmail, he will have to go to prison. The good days in the future will be gone. What’s more, he doesn’t want to go to jail. He can’t suffer that.
“Jiang dui, wait, Jiang dui, you can’t leave me alone ah. I’ll tell, I’ll tell you everything.”
Yao Min’s eyes flashed a smile. She glanced at Jiang Cheng and said, “Captain, how about giving him a few minutes? You said that if he is really sentenced, he will go to jail. How pitiful, ah.”
Jiang Chengyan yawned and said somewhat reluctantly, “Okay, we’ll give you a few minutes then to tell us what’s going on. Don’t say I didn’t give you a chance.”
“Thank you, Jiang dui, thank you.” Jiang Cheng was busy thanking him. After thinking about it, he jeered, “Jiang dui, the one who killed Jiang Changping was that bitch Li Qiuran. When that Yao Jiang came to kill me today, she must’ve ordered it, too.”
Jiang Chengyan’s heart was elated, but his facial expression remained motionless. “Oh? Do you have any evidence to back your accusation?”
“Yes, I have evidence. Jiang dui, I’ll cooperate with you in solving the case. I can cooperate as you say, so do you think you can stop investigating my previous mistakes?”
Jiang Chengyan raised his eyebrows and replied, “It depends on your performance.”
“Don’t worry, Jiang dui. I will absolutely cooperate.” Jiang Cheng touched his pocket and said, “Jiang dui, please give me back my phone. The evidence is in there.”
Jiang Chengyan glanced at Yao Min, who understood and turned around to exit the interrogation room. Two minutes later, Yao Min came back and handed the phone to Jiang Cheng. Jiang Cheng found the photo and exclaimed, “This is it! That bitch Li Qiuran must’ve wanted to have me killed after seeing this photo. This photo must be very important to her.”
Yao Min took a look at the photo and handed the phone to Jiang Chengyan. Jiang Chengyan examined the photo carefully, put the phone aside, and asked, “Where and when was this photo taken?”
Looking at the calm Jiang Chengyan, Jiang Cheng couldn’t help but be glad that he confessed, otherwise he would really be in prison.
“This photo was…”
