Chapter 296 - The Progress Of The Police Investigation Part 1
Chapter 296: Chapter 297 The Progress Of The Police Investigation Part 1
“I was just asking, do you need to be so discreet?”
“Of course. I need to remind you that what I am about to tell you is very important. You have to pay attention to it and you have to remember it. This is the main reason why I am looking for you today.” Seeing that Chu Yuan’s door was not closed, Dong Xiaoye said to me in a low voice, “Xu Heng’s matter has not been verified. According to Captain Lin, it seems that someone does not want the police to investigate the story of Xu Heng. But Captain Lin said that this only proved that the direction of the investigation is correct. As long as we keep digging, we will be able to find something.”
“Oh? That’s great…” Dong Xiaoye didn’t say who was trying to obstruct the police investigation, but it was not difficult to guess the answer. They were definitely the corrupted officials who had taken the Long family’s money!
“It is not great at all,” Dong Xiaoye said, shaking her head, “We have set up a task force to verify the motives provided by Xu Heng. What is certain now is that for the development of Crouching Dragon Mountain Resort, the Long family did have a conflict with the original residents regarding the compensation conditions, and Xu Heng’s father also indeed died in a car accident in the process. Soon after that, the Long family unexpectedly compromised the conditions for the relocation. However, these alone are not enough for us to conclude that Xu Heng was telling the truth…”
“That is not enough? !” I didn’t believe in Xu Heng, but I also didn’t believe that he would hate the Long family for no reason, “how can there be such a coincidence? There are millions of cars in Bei Tian City. How did it happen that the one that ran into Xu Heng’s father was the one that Long Xiaotian was driving? If it really had nothing to do with him, why did he need to change his attitude, and suddenly compromise the conditions with the residents?
“If it really had nothing to do with him. Why was Xu Heng’s younger sister suddenly raped by someone when his family wanted an explanation? Xu Heng might not be trustworthy, but his action clearly meant something. Disguising himself as a gardener and hiding in the manor for more than half a year, all of that just to kill Long Xiaotian on his 80th birthday. Why was he doing that? Was it for money? If he really wanted to do it for the money, he would’ve already made money that would allow him to live a luxurious life aboard! Or to make a name for himself in the underworld? Did you not see that he had been wearing a mask from the beginning to the end? He just wants the police to investigate what happened back then. He just wants everyone to know what the Long family had done to his family! This is his motivation! Do you police have any brains? You can’t even understand this?”
“Keep your voice down!” Dong Xiaoye scolded me, frowning, “only a fool can’t understand it, but we still need evidence. Without evidence, and with the information the police currently have, it would only show that Xu Heng’s father’s death was really just an accident.”
“What?!” I couldn’t believe what I just heard.
“His father’s death was really an accident,” Dong Xiaoye repeated word by word, and then carried on, “at that time, Long Xiaotian was there to inspect the development area with his engineers. Although he indeed had a dispute with Xu Heng’s father, he didn’t want to argue with Xu Heng’s father. But Long Xiaotian didn’t expect that after he started the car, Xu Heng’s father would suddenly jump out in front of the car to block his car.
“The car’s speed wasn’t fast, but it still pushed Xu Heng’s father away. When he fell, his head hit on a rock on the roadside… The task force has already gotten the document such as the identification of the accident and witness statements at the time. We have also found the driver and the witnesses who provide those statements. Their descriptions are exactly the same. The autopsy report at the time showed that there was alcohol in Xu Heng’s father’s blood when he died… All the evidence points to the fact that Long Xiaotian did not intentionally kill Xu Heng’s father. Besides, even if he wanted to kill Xu Heng’s father, he didn’t need to do it in the broad daylight…”
After saying that, Dong Xiaoye sighed regretfully, “at that time, Xu Heng’s family was not at the scene and did not witness what happened with their own eyes. Therefore, it is reasonable to find it difficult to accept. It was said that Xu Heng’s father seldom drank alcohol, let alone drunk, so it was understandable that…”
I had calmed down at this point. Dong Xiaoye was right, no matter how arrogant Long Xiaotian was, he wouldn’t have the courage to kill people in the broad daylight. But…
“What about his younger sister? Why would a young girl commit suicide?”
“This is something we are not sure of, but something must have happened, otherwise, I don’t think anyone will try to stop the police from investigating,” Dong Xiaoye frowned and said, “this was probably the main reason why Long Xiaotian would compromise at that time…”
I didn’t understand, “What do you mean?”
“We found Xu Heng’s old neighbors and learned about some things from him. For example, at the time, there were rumors in the village that Xu Heng’s younger sister was messing around with several men and had abortions many times. It was said that it was because she could not accept the reality of being abandoned by her man, so she committed suicide.” Dong Xiaoye shook her head and sighed.
“Maybe it was because I didn’t want to agree with the police investigation results and Dong Xiaoye’s theory, I still argued, “those were just rumors, I do not believe…”
“The task force also doesn’t believe it,” Dong Xiaoye’s words made me realize that there was still hope. Then I heard her carry on, “according to Xu Heng’s neighbors, Xu Heng’s little sister was an introverted, well-behaved, and sensible kid. And her academic performance was always in the top three of her year. This information has also been confirmed by her school.”
“So from what you said, the police are also suspecting that Long Xiaotian had something to do with Xu Heng’s younger sister’s death?” I hurriedly asked.
“It’s not a suspicion, it was definitely related!” Dong Xiaoye’s eyes suddenly became cold, and she said seriously, “one of the neighbors recalled that Xu Heng called the police on the day the girl committed suicide. He also saw two police cars and an ambulance coming with his own eyes. There were a dozen or so police officers entering the Xu family to investigate, and they even pulled up a cordon, but the strange thing is that we can’t find any files, on-site photos, and autopsy reports at the time. Generally speaking, even if it is a suicide, the police should also keep a file as a case…”
I didn’t understand the police’s working procedures, so I asked, “then you should know who handled the case, right? Why don’t you ask them?”
“If we knew who handled the case at that time, we would have already found out what happened.”
I was surprised, “you don’t even know who handled the case at that time?”
Dong Xiaoye nodded and said, “yes, we are now suspecting that someone had bribed the police who handled the case at that time, and had all the files regarding the case removed…”
“So all the files regarding the case were removed!” I almost couldn’t contain my anger when I heard this.