Free Web NovelChapter 258: Chapter 255 Climb and Bite_1
Ren Guangzhi looked up, seemingly surprised by the statement, and immediately said:
"My son mentioned that President Xia Shouchang could possibly become the new Deputy Mayor, so he asked me to visit, given that I had served as the President of the Qindao Pharmaceutical Industry Association since Qin University held the EMBA program.
It was just to show my face; I brought some handpicked and roasted tea, and after sitting for twenty minutes, I left. My abilities are limited; I can manage a toast, but I’m not good at hanging around with intellectuals, so I left quickly."
Zhou Ning narrowed his eyes and clenched his fists. He was particularly keen to verify the truth of this statement because he had visited Xia Shouchang during his second year and had even brought Wang Guanli with him. The special investigation team would surely look into this.
He hoped to seize the power behind Wang Guanli and also wanted to clear up his parents’ past, yet he still didn’t want Xia Shouchang to be implicated. For no other reason than not wanting Xia Momo to go through such an ordeal.
And Ren Guangzhi’s statement had given Zhou Ning hope.
Hu Guangjian stood up, patted Zhou Ning’s shoulder; his movement just now did not escape Hu Guangjian’s notice.
"Zhou Xiaozhou, don’t worry. If Xia Shouchang were involved, his name would have already appeared on the list. As for the recent transfer, I can’t say much—it involves some reform directions within the city, with the hope of changing Qindao’s development and introducing capable individuals from various industries.
I’ve heard from Mr. Xu about your affair with Mr. Xia; I don’t want this case to cause a rift between you. Rest assured, I can still vouch for you. Are you relieved now?"
Zhou Ning nodded vigorously.
"Thank you, leader, for your concern."
Hu Guangjian waved his hand with a smile on his face; by now, Ren Guangzhi had been taken away, and Ren Jingmin was brought into the interrogation room.
"Don’t be so formal with me, I’ve figured you out. You’re worrying too much. If you have difficulties, you come to the leaders, understand? Don’t keep it bottled up inside. Once this case is over, I’m going to have a deep talk with you. Now, watch the interrogation.
I think Ren Jingmin is the real person in power at Guanghai Pharmaceutical Group. The cooperation with Sapporo and a series of collaborations are all under his control. As for Wang Guanli, I’m afraid he is also Ren Jingmin’s doing."
Zhou Ning paused, considering Mr. Hu’s words, and turned his gaze toward the interrogation room.
Ren Jingmin was already seated above the interrogation, wearing a suit and shirt without a tie, the top button of his shirt undone, dressed in black from inside out, with a pair of black-framed glasses.
Concealing his inquisitive gaze, he did not show his father’s nervousness and hesitation but stared inquisitively at Xu Dayuan.
This man was, by far, better-looking than Ren Guangzhi, to use Mr. Zhao’s words to describe him: a total "gentlemanly scoundrel." No wonder everyone at Guanghai Pharmaceutical called him Mr. Ren, handsome and wealthy, with a brain to boot, not an easy adversary.
Xu Dayuan had just put out his cigarette, waving the transcript in his hand, showing off the signatures of Wen Xiue and Ren Guangzhi to Ren Jingmin, then found a photo of Wang Guanli and handed it to him.
"Actually, based on the information we currently hold, whether you confess or not is not important anymore. After all, your father and Wen Xiue have made it clear that all directives were given by you, whether it’s murder, detaining those incapable of conduct, or transferring large sums of funds. freewebnσvel.cøm
However, I still have a few questions I’d like to ask you. Of course, you can choose not to answer. This won’t affect the final verdict. How did you come to know this person? Are you aware of his real identity?"
Ren Jingmin’s ear twitched, and Xu Dayuan’s unorthodox approach left him puzzled. He glanced at the photo.
"Mr. Gaoqiao, I only know that his identity is that of a military attaché at the Sapporo Embassy. As for where he’s from, which country, what identity, I don’t care. As for how I know him, you have investigated, he is not my assistant, just someone introduced by the cooperating company in Sapporo," he said.
"Introduced by the Liang Family?"
Ren Jingmin nodded, not saying much more, which did not count as a denial, but a nod wasn’t an admission either.
Xu Dayuan’s mouth twisted into a smile, which caused Ren Jingmin to frown slightly. He lowered his gaze as if pondering why Xu Dayuan was smiling, but after a long moment without understanding, he looked up.
By this time, Xu Dayuan had found another picture to show Ren Jingmin and began to flip through them, introducing each in turn:
"Let me introduce you. His Chinese name is Wang Guanli, a death row inmate, originally sentenced to death by the Qindao City Intermediate People’s Court on November 20, 1994. However, he didn’t die.
Have you heard about the Huang Shenlei criminal gang? After 1990, they were involved in 33 cases of organized crime in Hai’an County, now known as Hai’an City, killing four victims. Huang Shenlei and Wang Guanli were sentenced to immediate execution. Surprising, isn’t it?"
As Xu Dayuan narrated, one by one, pictures and DNA comparison results presented themselves before Ren Jingmin, who was evidently unaware and lost control of his expression, staring intently at the screen.
Xu Dayuan glanced at Ren Jingmin, the smile on his face intact, as a reaction was better than none; without one, the case couldn’t be tried.
"Frankly, if it weren’t for Wang Guanli’s appearance, we wouldn’t have turned our attention to you so quickly. After all, it was just rumors that the Beishan Group was related to the Guanghai Pharmaceutical Group, but there was no evidence.
According to our investigation, although you’ve moved funds and made various dispositions, the sum of money is continually decreasing. You want to break free from the Liang Family’s control, even hoping to sell parts of your subsidiary and branch companies and change hands outright while processing immigration papers. But ultimately, it was a step too late."
Ren Jingmin stared into Xu Dayuan’s eyes, his gaze slipping momentarily towards the one-way glass, aware that someone must be watching him and familiar with the procedures within.
He chuckled with his head slightly lowered and said disdainfully:
"Such a big fuss, and you spent all this effort to investigate so much information. What do you expect me to say? Do you want me to confess to the Liang family’s affairs? To cut off my last route of escape? You’re really dreaming!
Even if you have some evidence in your hands, all it can prove is the illegal transfer of funds by the corporation. Those were documents signed by the president and the vice president—what have they got to do with me?
As for those people who died, they have even less to do with me. It was Gaoqiao who killed them. First, I didn’t instruct him, and second, I didn’t hire a killer, so are you going to put all the blame on me? As for the testimonies given by my father and Wen Xiue, they’re not trustworthy."
Xu Dayuan pulled out a chair and sat down.
He knew that Ren Jingmin was not easy to deal with. With such evasions, completely clearing himself from involvement was impossible—not something that could be done with just a few words. ƒгeewebnovёl.com
Xu Dayuan, however, was well-prepared. After all, Zhou Ning was busy investigating the vehicles and physical evidence, and he had stayed awake all night, keeping an eye on these people, observing their behavior at all times.
If he wasn’t prepared, how could he fight back?
Turning back around, he gestured to Liu Yufei. Liu Yufei opened up her laptop, and a video began to play. Zhou Ning leaned over, unable to see the screen clearly from this angle.
Hu Guangjian smiled and gestured to Zhou Ning to not be impatient.
"We didn’t interrogate them last night because it was too late. They weren’t sent to the detention center but were directly left in the holding cell. It was a large dormitory room with six people, but one of them was ours. The room also had monitoring cameras and microphones installed."
Zhou Ning realized that it was all prepared in advance.
"Was it arranged by Xu Da?"
Hu Guangjian nodded his head, his face filled with satisfaction.
"Xu Dayuan filed the report, and I approved it. I also reported this to the Special Investigation Team, and they agreed to this approach. They set a standard for us: to resolve the case quickly and decisively, ensuring all evidence is substantiated firmly, clamping down on the case to prevent them from turning it around.
We’ll then hand it over to the prosecution authorities, proceeding with the fastest process to trial, dealing with it swiftly and harshly. This case will also be publicly broadcast live, drawing the attention of overseas viewers. What the Special Investigation Team needs to do is to recover the losses."
Zhou Ning realized why Xu Dayuan kept emphasizing the need to solidify the evidence. But the evidence from Wang Guanli was indeed very solid—witness testimonies, physical evidence, forensic comparisons, and video materials were all complete.
If Ren Jingmin could confess, or prove that he had said certain things, then this case would definitely attract the attention of the media abroad, especially with Wang Guanli’s identity as Gaoqiao Xing, leading all suspicions towards them.
In the earpiece, there came a sound of snoring.
Liu Yufei seemed to have adjusted the direction of the laptop’s screen, and now Zhou Ning could see it too. The time displayed on the screen was February 3, 2012, at 2:02 AM.
The surroundings were pitch-dark; only by the door one could see a faint light, and on the bunk, the silhouettes of several people were visible.
The person furthest inside got up and crouched down, moving to the iron-barred door, squatting there for quite a while. Zhou Ning shielded his eyes from the light and looked towards the screen.
When that person turned his head, the reflection in his glasses was visible—it turned out to be Ren Jingmin sitting in the interrogation chair.
In the video, Ren Jingmin waited for a long time before retreating to his sleeping spot. He poked the person next to him and then covered that person’s mouth. After a struggle, Ren Guangzhi sat up and seemed to realize that it was his son covering his mouth, so he gestured dismissively.
"What do you want?"
The voice wasn’t loud, but it was clear enough to hear, probably because the microphone was placed near their sleeping spot.
Ren Jingmin glanced at the other people and then lowered his voice again.
"The formal interrogation starts tomorrow, don’t panic about anything. Just say you don’t know anything they ask, and refuse to admit to anything. Don’t implicate anyone. You can speak openly about Ren Fangliang’s issues since he’s already a scapegoat.
As for the deaths of Zhang, Li, and Qin, push everything onto Gaoqiao. If they ask about him, just say you don’t know, that he was from a cooperating company sent over to assist, and his actions have nothing to do with us. Don’t bother with any other brain-racking issues, and especially do not involve the Liang family.
I feel, if they wanted to investigate the murder case, they wouldn’t bring us all in for questioning just for that. This is just a smokescreen, perhaps they’ve gotten their hands on something Fang Heqin left behind. Tell me the truth, what exactly have they got control over?"
Ren Guangzhi became anxious, his voice growing louder.
"I don’t know shit. The past issues weren’t for me to handle. But can we withstand this? If we don’t implicate the Liang family, doesn’t it mean we’re done for?"
Ren Jingmin scoffed disdainfully and said:
"If you want to implicate others, be my guest, but it will only hasten your demise!"
