Free Web NovelChapter 257: Chapter 254 Who is the person behind_1
Wen Xiue let out a long sigh and fixed her gaze on the door of the interrogation room. She narrowed her eyes slightly and began to recount her story.
"At eighteen, I used my cousin Yu Lemei’s identity to arrange my studies abroad without my family knowing. After all, they wanted me to marry Ren Tao, and since we were not even distant relatives by blood, I didn’t want my life to be determined in such a way, so I ran away.
During my studies in Sapporo, I fell in love with Tian Zhongzhihe and had my son Wen Shangen. I spent five happy years, but then the Ren Family found me. Tian Zhongzhihe was killed by the Liang Family, whose influence is considerable.
After that, my son was taken away and controlled by the Liang Family. Such a shock affected his intellect. I was handed over to the Ren Family. With my son in their hands, I had to obey. Just like you said, I started getting close to Zhang Yonggui with a purpose.
In fact, he had been drugged long ago. He knew it, and so did I. I told him the truth, and he asked me to take good care of Zhang Ping’an. That’s why I moved the household registration ahead of time. Engaging in illegal profiteering and expanding influence, I knew trouble was bound to come sooner or later.
Six months after the marriage, Zhang Yonggui died. Before his death, Zhang Yonggui had a long talk with Zhang Ping’an, which I know was him making his last arrangements. Then I sent Zhang Ping’an away. He didn’t go abroad for school but was instead sent to an inconspicuous school to avoid being controlled."
Subsequently, the company was taken over by Beishan Group and that patent was sold to Ying City. Before Beishan Group got into trouble, I was removed from my corporate legal position. I took Zhang Ping’an and quickly returned to Lishugou. In April 2009, the Ren Family found me and asked me to get close to Fang Wenjie and Qin Xuejin.
They hoped I would use my nanny identity to gain their trust, and to find something hidden in their home. When I asked what it was, they said it was the accounts. But for over two years, until Qin Xuejin came out, I didn’t find anything.
I knew Fang Wenjie and Qin Xuejin were gathering evidence about the cause of Zhang Yinan’s death. I didn’t tell the Ren Family about this. Then, on New Year’s Day this year, the Ren Family found me and threatened me with my son’s life, asking me to bring an assassin to meet Fang Wenjie.
I thought they would press for questioning. I didn’t expect murder. I had never seen that assassin before. He only said two sentences to me. One was, ’Is that person Fang Wenjie?’ and the other was to discard the object and take care of the car. As for the night of January 28th, it was also me who drove him to Qin Xuejin’s house. The dagger he threw into the sewer well, I picked it up. I knew I couldn’t keep it hidden."
Xu Dayuan nodded.
"Were you present during the murder?"
Wen Xiue lifted her eyes slightly and nodded subtly.
"When Qin Xuejin was killed, I was in the kitchen. He asked me to watch the entrance on the ground floor, to be aware of anyone approaching. He pulled the south side curtain twice and it didn’t budge. I didn’t tell him the command for the electric curtains, and he didn’t dwell on it.
However, when killing Fang Wenjie, I was right beneath the second-floor ruins. I was scared stiff, hearing Fang Wenjie’s shouts. I really wanted to rush up there, but I couldn’t. I could die, but not my son."
Wen Xiue closed her eyes, and tears streamed down her face.
Having interacted with Fang Wenjie for more than two years, even if it was pretending to care, it was impossible not to feel something given the length of time. Especially since Fang Wenjie was very kind to her and even left her a sum of money, which showed the nature of their relationship.
"I want to know, why did Fang Wenjie take off his clothes himself?"
Wen Xiue wiped the tears off her jaw with her shoulder, her eyes filled with anger as she clenched her teeth.
"That man said, ’You must die today. If you want me to spare Qin Xuejin, then strip yourself naked. Otherwise, I will make his death more miserable than Zhang Yinan’s, I’ll break his bones inch by inch and torture him until I get tired before I kill him.’
Even though Fang Wenjie and Qin Xuejin were divorced, that was for Fang Wenjie’s sake so he wouldn’t be implicated or subject to revenge. Their feelings were deep. Hearing what that man said, Fang Wenjie had no choice but to strip. Then, the screams came from upstairs.
As for Qin Xuejin, the assassin did the same thing. After all, Qin Xuejin didn’t know Fang Wenjie was dead, and I couldn’t tell him. My phone on me was bugged. If I said anything, it would harm not just them but also my son. All I could do was leave behind evidence."
Xu Dayuan stood up, found two photos, a surveillance snapshot of Wang Guanli and an image taken before the autopsy of Wang Guanli’s body, and handed them to Wen Xiue. She glanced at them and her eyes widened instantly.
"Take a look, is this person the assassin you’re talking about?"
"Yes, he is the assassin, with a scar on his eyelid, and his gaze was as fierce as a wolf’s. He... he’s dead?"
Xu Dayuan nodded.
"He’s dead. It seems the Ren Family hasn’t contacted you after January 31st, so who was it that contacted you before? Do you know the name?"
Wen Xiue nodded and, grinding her teeth with resentment, said: freewebnσvel.cøm
"Of course, I know. The person who has been contacting me for the past two and a half years is Ren Guangzhi’s son, Ren Jingmin. My son is also hidden by Ren Jingmin. Can you find my son?"
This name surprised Zhou Ning somewhat — after all, in the previous investigations, Ren Jingmin wasn’t depicted as anything more than a playboy image. As Ren Guangzhi’s son, the vice president of Guanghai Pharmaceutical Group, everyone thought he wasn’t capable and was only good at picking up girls. It turned out that wasn’t the case at all.
This person might be more capable than his father. From the death of Zhang Yinan to the plot to kill Fang Wenjie and Qin Xuejin, it might all have been his doing, and his father was just the one pushed out to take the bullet.
Thinking of this, Zhou Ning shivered. What kind of creatures had the Ren Family been raising?
In the interrogation room, Wen Xiue had already signed her statement. Liu Yufei took her out, and Xu Dayuan promised Wen Xiue to help her find her son, signaling Mr. Bai to bring Ren Guangzhi in.
Soon after, a man was brought in, his condition very bad. He appeared completely deflated compared to his buoyant demeanor during the Spring Festival, with genuine panic written across his face.
Xu Dayuan couldn’t be bothered with any preliminaries and simply lit a cigarette, tilting his chin toward Ren Guangzhi.
"So, tell me, when did you give the order to transfer all the assets and command Wang Guanli to kill Zhang Yinan, Fang Wenjie, and Qin Xuejin? I can tell you that both Wen Xiue and Ren Jingmin have already confessed, everything was under your directive."
Ren Guangzhi panicked, shaking his head incessantly.
"Impossible, wrong, they definitely wouldn’t say that."
Xu Dayuan laughed, picking up Wen Xiue’s statement and waving it around.
"My mistake for not making it clear, Wen Xiue’s son has already been found by us, hidden by Ren Jingmin, right? And even though it seemed like your actions were flawless, they have all been thoroughly investigated by the ministry.
Even though Wang Guanli is dead, his death doesn’t imply that all this was merely his own doing. We now control the details of Guanghai Pharmaceutical Group’s asset transfer to Beishan Group. We’ve sifted through all sorts of accounts, bills, and receipts. Moreover, Wen Xiue has confessed it was your order.
As for your son, heh, with a father like you to take the fall, he even admitted that Wu Chuanju was just a puppet propped up by you, completely uninvolved in the group’s management and always controlled by drugs, his life hanging by a thread of medication. Do you have anything else to say?"
Ren Guangzhi dumbfoundedly looked at Xu Dayuan. Such claims might be doubted by others, but he was no longer capable of thought.
After a long silence, Ren Guangzhi’s face went through multiple expressions. Seeing that Xu Dayuan was only looking at the tablet and had no intention to say more, Ren Guangzhi grew anxious.
"I didn’t know the details, I was just following orders. The Liang Family told me to move the assets, so we could only follow through. Although I held the title of vice president, it was always my son who arranged what I was to be informed about, and the rest was coordinated by Ren Fangliang."
Hearing this name, Hu Guangjian was startled.
He shifted his sitting position since after all, Ren Fangliang was the City Bureau Chief with decades of service at the Qindao City Bureau. Whether these were just false accusations or the truth, it was impossible to determine, but the revelation from Ren Guangzhi’s mouth was nonetheless shocking.
Xu Dayuan remained calm and switched the image on the tablet to Wang Guanli, handing it to Ren Guangzhi.
"What about him? You took him to many places, who is he?"
Ren Guangzhi kept waving his hands.
"To outsiders, he was my bodyguard and was said to be just that. But this man wasn’t really a bodyguard, he was sent by the Liang Family. It is said he was arranged by someone from the embassy, I don’t know the specifics. I only know this man was ruthless.
Take Zhang Yinan’s case; when my son found out she was stealing company secrets, he sent this Mr. Gaoqiao to deal with her and threw her off the building right away.
I was terrified, but my son told me not to worry about it, insisting that her death came because the gossipers had driven her to suicide. But I knew, it was their plotted deed."
Xu Dayuan retrieved the pictures of Qin Xuejin and Fang Wenjie and handed them to Ren Guangzhi. His fingers trembled as he pointed to Fang Wenjie and said:
"She was our Chief Financial Officer. In 2009, after my son came back from his studies in Sapporo, he had been watching her closely. Her staff was replaced by my son’s confidants. Although we knew she was investigating Zhang Yinan’s death, there was no substantial evidence.
But at the end of last year, my son found a pretext to pin the blame for altering the company’s books on her. She didn’t say much at the time, agreed to be fired, and even signed a confidentiality agreement. As for the details of the conversation, I knew nothing about it. I don’t recognize this man."
"You don’t know Qin Xuejin?"
Ren Guangzhi looked again carefully before shaking his head vehemently.
"Officer, I’ll just tell the truth. I’m just a figurehead, devoid of any real power. My son controlled the group after returning from Sapporo for eight years, including controlling Wu Chuanju and liaising with Ren Fangliang. Therefore, all the critical decisions were made by him.
Whatever he told me to do, I did. I had no real authority and was placed in this position. I knew my role was just to enjoy life. As for facilitating relations with higher-ups, Mr. Gaoqiao accompanied me, no need to say or do anything, just to get familiar with the circles."
Xu Dayuan took a glance at the one-way mirror, as if inadvertently continuing to ask:
"I understand that on the second day of the Chinese New Year, you visited Xia Shouchang, the head of the hospital. Why go there? What did you do?"
