Free Web NovelChapter 693: Chapter 693: The Ex-Husband Is a Key Suspect
It was past midnight when Zhang Hui finally rushed back from outside.
Without resting, they began briefing the investigation progress in the conference room.
Downing a sip of iced tea, Zhang Hui turned on the projector.
Due to tight time constraints, there was no PowerPoint presentation, just some random photos and written notes.
"Zhang Cuicui runs a relatively large fruit wholesale company in the northern city fruit wholesale market, with a monthly flow of tens of millions."
"Zhang Cuicui’s life is quite legendary."
Zhang Hui first reported information on Zhang Cuicui’s background investigation.
"Zhang Cuicui, female, 38 years old, divorced, with two children."
"Zhang Cuicui graduated from a college, specifically Haizhou City Vocational and Technical Institute, where she studied logistics management. After graduation, she ran a fruit stall."
"From some veteran employees of her company, it is known that back then, the fruit stall was started with borrowed money. Her family was from the countryside, and their economic condition was average; they were relatively poor, covering educational expenses through loans."
"But Zhang Cuicui was adept in business and marketing, and within a few years, the fruit stall became a fruit supermarket."
"Eight years ago, Zhang Cuicui took over a shop in the northern city fruit wholesale market, started her company, and became a fruit wholesaler."
"Over the years, her business grew significantly, with a monthly flow running into tens of millions and annual profits in the millions."
"Her social and relational background is somewhat complex."
"During her business dealings, she had economic disputes with numerous individuals or companies."
"Currently, there are three lawsuits, with two already adjudicated, and execution is underway."
"We focused on two cases that were adjudicated. In one case, Zhang Cuiyu’s company was the plaintiff, and the judgment was that the other party should compensate Zhang Cuicui 150,000 yuan."
"In the other case, Zhang Cuicui’s company was the defendant, and the judgment was that her company should compensate the other company 1.8 million yuan."
"In the second case, over six months have passed since the judgment, and the plaintiff often went to Zhang Cuicui’s company to demand payments, but it was futile."
"Last month, there were even some conflicts, but the local police station mediated."
The investigating team made rapid progress, despite the short time after the incident, they accomplished substantial work.
Zhang Hui’s report somewhat satisfied Qin Yong.
"Are there any other leads?"
"We retrieved Zhang Cuicui’s call records from the past three days through the mobile company."
"The person who called the most was the informer, Li Pingzhang, with several calls made even late at night."
"We’ve already verified this with Li Pingzhang, who stated that Zhang Cuicui is well-off and that he is pursuing her."
"Recently, Li Pingzhang has been actively advancing towards Zhang Cuicui, using discussions on scripture as a pretext to get close to her."
Qin Yong glanced at the information on Li Pingzhang projected on the screen.
Li Pingzhang is both the informer and the host at the Mingde Road chapel.
Because of this, right after the case occurred, the police immediately considered Li Pingzhang a suspect.
Regarding the deceased Zhang Cuicui’s remarkable and self-made million-yuan empire,
Li Pingzhang’s story is also quite interesting.
Without formal education, Li Pingzhang left school before finishing primary education and started working.
He worked as a waiter in restaurants, pushed cement at construction sites, reinforced steel, and even worked as a security guard.
A few years back, for unknown reasons, he suddenly began immersing himself in studying scriptures.
Eventually, he became a preacher at the Mingde Road chapel.
Someone who didn’t finish primary school playing the role of a priest in a chapel.
According to Li Pingzhang himself, he just suddenly understood it all.
He certainly won’t admit it was for the 3,500 yuan.
But Li Pingzhang doesn’t have a motive for murder.
Li Pingzhang deliberately got close to Zhang Cuicui to be together and enjoy a lavish and comfortable life.
There are no financial transactions or economic disputes between them, so he has no reason to harm her.
"How’s the investigation on the time of the crime?"
Despite no clear motive, Qin Yong still asked Zhang Hui to check into Li Pingzhang’s whereabouts.
Zhang Hui shook his head: "No time of the crime."
"Last night, Li Pingzhang was in his rented apartment all night, and there’s surveillance at the entrance of the apartment."
"We retrieved the surveillance footage this afternoon. It shows him entering at 9 PM last night and leaving after 6 AM today."
"The apartment has no other exits; Li Pingzhang was inside all night."
"We also spoke with his neighbors; two of them saw him return home last night, and one saw him leave this morning."
"Besides, we checked his residence and found nothing unusual."
"Based on both the motive and the timeline, we can essentially rule out Li Pingzhang as a suspect."
"Other than Li Pingzhang, another person closely connected with Zhang Cuicui is a man named Song Tiezhu."
"Song Tiezhu?"
"Yes, Song Tiezhu, male, 39, a fellow villager of Zhang Cuicui, from whom she divorced five years ago."
"Her ex-husband?"
Zhang Hui: "Zhang Cuicui’s call records reveal that Song Tiezhu called her 36 times in the last three days."
"On average, more than 10 times a day."
"And there were calls during both day and late at night."
"Upon discovering this, we compared it with her past call records."
"We found that at the beginning of each month, Song Tiezhu frequently called her."
"Meanwhile, we reviewed Zhang Cuicui’s bank transactions for the past year."
Zhang Hui switched the projection to a bank statement.
"Take a look at this bank statement. On the 8th or 9th of each month, money was transferred from her account to Song Tiezhu."
"This timing aligns with the frequent calls from Song Tiezhu at the start of each month."
"Thus, we believe that despite the divorce, there’s still a deep connection between them."
"After confirming this in the morning, we prioritized the investigation of Song Tiezhu."
"Currently, Song Tiezhu still resides in Haizhou City, but in low-rent housing in the suburbs."
"During the investigation, we learned from the local police station that Song Tiezhu is addicted to gambling, frequently drinks, fights, and has been arrested multiple times."
"Please note today’s date, the 11th. Traditionally, Zhang Cuicui was supposed to transfer money to Song Tiezhu on the 8th or 9th."
"However, this month, there is no such transaction in Zhang Cuicui’s bank history."
"Is it possible that Song Tiezhu, failing to get the money he needed, killed Zhang Cuicui?"
