Free Web NovelChapter 298: Chapter 292: The Son with No Blood Relation_1
Zhou Ning nodded and fished out his phone, where there was a family tree diagram. He stared at it for a long time but couldn’t figure it out, as their family never hung up a family tree during the New Year’s celebrations. Xu Dayuan quickly explained.
"Wang Hongzhan’s great-grandfather’s generation also went many years without children, so they adopted a child from the same village with the same surname, Wang Chaozu. The boy was ten but looked no more than seven or eight years old. The following year, Wang Hongzhan’s grandfather was born. However, when the political campaign accidents happened, this man was the most active in causing trouble.
Technically, Wang Hongzhan’s father even had to call him ’uncle,’ but at that time, in order to dissociate himself, he was the first to beat up Wang Hongzhan’s father, breaking his leg. After the policy changed, Wang Hongzhan’s father stopped communicating with this so-called uncle of the same surname."
"This Wang Hongwen is the grandson of that so-called uncle of the same surname and is about the same age as Wang Hongzhan. I suspect this man’s family knew about the house construction and the compensation issues concerning the Wang Family, so he’s a prime suspect."
Having said this, Xu Dayuan sent a message to Zhang Chunbo.
Zhou Ning agreed with this analysis wholeheartedly. Anyone who knew about the Wang Family’s safe must have been connected to those who built the house back then, but it was uncertain whether any wills were left behind since Wang Hongzhan’s parents died so suddenly. Additionally, there were no signs of the safe being forced open—where could the keys have been left by the elderly couple? freёwebnovel.com
The more he thought about it, the tighter Zhou Ning’s frown became. It seemed they had to wait for Wang Hongzhan to return before getting any answers. If Wang Jiahan wasn’t his son, and he knew about it, then he would be even more suspicious.
Inside the interrogation room, Zhang Chunbo leisurely took out his phone, glanced at the message, and showed no change in expression. He stood up, went out to make a phone call, and didn’t return for over ten minutes, making Xu Dayuan grow somewhat restless. Finally, Zhang Chunbo came back.
Wang Hongwen was still trying to make various excuses for why he had gone to Jiaotuan Village, but Zhang Chunbo waved his hand to interrupt him.
"See what we’ve found out? Your family’s ancestral home is Jiaotuan Village, and your grandfather was once an adopted son given to the Wang Family. But during that incident at the Wang Family’s, your grandfather turned against them first, severing all ties and even breaking Wang Hongzhan’s father’s leg—so ruthless!
Don’t rush to refute; the fact that I’m laying it out for you means I’ve had it investigated. Even if you don’t admit it, these are the facts. After the Wang Family was vindicated and compensated, they were allocated land to build a house, but your family, who had left Jiaotuan Village, also wanted a part of it—only to be rejected by the Wang Family, further severing ties.
But the boss of the construction crew that built the house was sworn brothers with your father. The Wang Family had no idea. Your father was very aware of how the Wang Family’s house was designed—where there were false walls, where the safe was—and he even had a copy of the blueprints.
Village rumors said the Wang Family was compensated. Others might not know specifics, but your family could piece it together—they knew exactly what was going on. Maybe when you first approached Ho Dongmei, you already had intentions. So why don’t you tell me how you got hold of the key and the password? And about the death of Wang’s parents—I’m guessing that had something to do with your family too, right?"
Wang Hongwen fell silent. His foot stopped tapping the accelerator, his lips clamped shut, and he wouldn’t raise his eyes to look at Zhang Chunbo. Zhang Chunbo glanced at the time and gave Wang Hongwen a smile.
"It’s 8:05 now. Wang Hongzhan has been brought back from Shen City by us. In 15 minutes, he’ll arrive at the CID. That means you have fifteen minutes left to confess voluntarily.
Once he gets here, I won’t be dealing with you here. We’ll just wait for the DNA results. I think you know what the results will be. Oh, I forgot to tell you, Wang Hongzhan’s son, Wang Jiahan, has no blood relation to Wang Hongzhan."
With such a calm tone, Zhang Chunbo dropped the shocking revelation. Wang Hongwen lifted his head unexpectedly, as if he hadn’t heard Zhang Chunbo’s last sentence clearly.
"What did you say? Repeat that. Wang Jiahan isn’t Wang Hongzhan’s son?"
Zhang Chunbo nodded.
Wang Hongwen was thunderstruck, standing there dazed.
Zhou Ning squinted his eyes. When he first took over the case, he had suspected Wang Hongzhan, which is why he was eager to get a blood sample from him for comparison. After all, Wang Hongzhan was more or less avoiding the DNA test at the time.
Although on the surface, their relationship seemed good, and they were each other’s first loves who had weathered many difficulties together, relationships are the most vulnerable to petty troubles and temporal separations. Having a husband who you see only once a year is almost like being a widow, especially when under immense pressure from parents without any children.
Wang Hongwen’s reaction clearly indicated he had a deep connection with Ho Dongmei. Perhaps he had always suspected the child was his. Once the police confirmed another aspect of the case, he could guess the outcome.
In the interrogation room, tears began to trickle down Wang Hongwen’s face. He wiped them away with the back of his hand, and when he looked up again, the distress on his face had vanished.
Xu Dayuan stood up, and Zhou Ning knew that Zhang Chunbo’s interrogation was reaching a critical point; if they could just suppress the suspect’s psychology, there was nothing he wouldn’t confess. However, his quick adjustment showed he had some confidence.
At that moment, Xu Dayuan walked over to Mr. Zeng and kicked the chair. Mr. Zeng sprang up with a start, waking everyone who had been asleep.
"Get up, prepare. Liu Yufei will join me in interrogating Wang Hongzhan soon. Mr. Tao and Mr. Zeng will take people to search Wang Hongwen’s house, not just his current residence, but the old house as well. Have them issue a search warrant and take Mr. Zhao and Yang Xuetong with them. Yufei, call Zhang Chunbo out; his questioning is getting nowhere."
Mr. Zhao looked bewildered, clearly not fully grasping the situation, and Xu Dayuan’s anger puzzled him.
"What’s wrong, leader? Why do you look upset? Is Wang Hongwen saying nothing?"
Xu Dayuan gave him a withering look, and Mr. Zhao quickly fell silent.
Liu Yufei must have been just resting her eyes because she caught most of what Xu Dayuan said. She was the first to go out, calling Zhang Chunbo out and briefly conveying Xu Dayuan’s instructions. Zhang Chunbo was still somewhat slow to understand.
"They’re still not back, Director Xu, may I talk to him again?"
Xu Dayuan waved his hand, silencing Zhang Chunbo’s suggestion.
"Hurry and arrange manpower, coordinate with the action here. If you need to issue a search warrant, then do so. Write it clearly: residences, workplaces, hometowns, all places related to the suspect need to be searched, and don’t miss out on garages or their personal storage rooms.
Let each unit cooperate. Even if we can’t conduct searches tonight, we should prepare. We start searching first thing tomorrow morning without delay. Also, for Shen City, Zhang Chunbo, call them personally after issuing the search warrant.
At Wang Hongzhan’s place, the same requirements as here apply. Any place he has a private space needs to be searched, and bring specialized trace examiners with you for the search. I don’t care whether Wang Hongwen or Wang Hongzhan is the murderer right now. I want to clarify things regarding these two, since they both are suspects."
Zhang Chunbo knew Xu Dayuan was angry and didn’t dare to retort, after all, his own ability was lacking. Wang Hongwen had suddenly gotten control of his emotions, and Zhang Chunbo hadn’t figured out why yet. Without wasting words, he quickly took people to make arrangements.
Tao Zhenshan and Mr. Zeng immediately went downstairs since they needed to mobilize personnel, while Mr. Zhao packed up his things and called Yang Xuetong and his team, asking Yang Xuetong and Sun Gaotie to go to the scene together. If they had to split up, one person should go to each location.
Xu Dayuan was not someone who lost his temper easily, but when he did, people were genuinely afraid. Zhou Ning heard some noises in the corridor and quickly stood up to peek. freēwēbnovel.com
A few policemen were escorting Wang Hongzhan from the direction of the staircase.
Zhou Ning quickly signaled to Xu Dayuan.
"Leader, Wang Hongzhan is here, without handcuffs. A few policemen are following him, and judging by the looks, the two behind them should be the people sent from Shen City."
Xu Dayuan grunted in acknowledgment, straightened his police uniform, and stepped forward. The interrogation room opposite had a conversation room—the only difference being that it lacked an interrogation chair but still had an observation room. Liu Yufei followed Xu Dayuan out.
The man leading the way was familiar to Xu Dayuan; he was Wang Yuan from Hai’an City Criminal Police Team. Zhang Chunbo had asked him to wait at the airport early, and when Wang Yuan saw Xu Dayuan and the others, he quickly approached them.
"Director Xu, I’ve brought the man," said Wang Yuan.
Xu Dayuan nodded and gestured towards the opposite conversation room, where Wang Hongzhan was led in by Wang Yuan.
Xu Dayuan shook hands one by one with the people from Shen City, exchanged a few polite words, and arranged for them to rest. Glancing at Zhou Ning and Mr. Qu, Zhou Ning obediently followed to the observation room next to the conversation room. To crack the case, he was willing to do anything, even being a mascot.
Once everyone was seated, a local junior policeman, clutching his notebook, hurried in and sat down to the side. Xu Dayuan looked at Wang Hongzhan and slowly spoke:
"I’ll skip the nonsense. I want to know, when did you receive the notice to return to Hai’an City last year?"
Wang Hongzhan unzipped his jacket and took it off, revealing a fleece-lined plaid shirt underneath. Shedding the jacket made Wang Hongzhan appear even thinner. In terms of looks, he was much more handsome than Wang Hongwen and had more of a scholarly air.
"On the afternoon of August 14th last year, the village committee director called me. Later, Zhang Da took the phone and informed me of the situation. I couldn’t get a flight that night, so I returned to Hai’an City early the next morning, on August 15th."
Xu Dayuan raised an eyebrow, fixing his gaze on Wang Hongzhan’s eyes.
"When did you find out that Wang Jiahan is not your biological son?"
Wang Hongzhan bit his lip, showing no sign of great surprise, just struggled for a while before looking up and saying:
"I knew when Ho Dongmei was pregnant."
This answer startled Xu Dayuan, and his gaze involuntarily drifted down to Wang Hongzhan’s crotch as Wang Hongzhan continued:
"In mid-July 2008, I had a car accident and was hit by a motorcycle. One of my testicles was shattered and the vas deferens was severely torn. I underwent reconstructive surgery at the Huake Medical Affiliated Hospital in Shen City. However, due to the severity of the tear and loss, the surgery was unsuccessful. Though the testicle was saved, the vas deferens was severed. You can verify this."
Without needing Zhou Ning’s instructions, Mr. Qu quickly began searching, and soon found information.
"Found it. Wang Hongzhan indeed had two reconstructive surgeries on July 18 and 29, 2008, and both attempts failed," Mr. Qu reported.
Zhou Ning quickly looked towards the computer. The surgeries were performed by different doctors, but the details of the procedures, as well as the description of the car accident upon admission, were meticulously detailed. This result also surprised Zhou Ning.
Knowing full well that he was infertile, yet he didn’t stop Ho Dongmei’s pregnancy. If that was the case, then who fathered the child – surely he had a clue?
