Free Web NovelChapter 544: Chapter 514 Am I in Trouble?_1
Zhou Ning glanced at the group and patted Fang Mu on the shoulder.
"I was in a hurry for the autopsy just now and only asked Mr. He and the others to focus on treating Mrs. Fei and the rest. What exactly happened at the scene? Did he intentionally hit someone during the arrest?"
Fang Mu nodded.
"After we split up, Liu Da and I each led a team to the Huajin Group. We set up in both the underground garage and the ground parking lot. Director Xu was in touch with Mr. Fang, the chairman of their group. I don’t know what was said, but he agreed to cooperate as much as possible.
However, the wait was too long. It was supposed to be about twenty minutes, but we waited for over an hour before seeing the target vehicle enter the parking lot. We immediately proceeded to surround it. That Ma Decai was very alert. As soon as we got close, he reacted, speeding directly toward another exit. Although vehicles were blocking that side too, his car was powerful enough to smash through and attempt an escape.
Just as they were about to take to the road, our five vehicles managed to stop him. Two police cars were wrecked in the process. Liu Da and I got out of the car, ordering Ma Decai to exit his vehicle. He wouldn’t even turn off the ignition, not caring even though his head was injured.
Liu Tiesong in the backseat was making calls the whole time. I just had Mr. Qu check, and turns out he was talking to Mr. Fang the whole time. We don’t know the content of their conversation, but it lasted for about four or five minutes until we prepared to break the windows, at which point he hung up.
At that moment, the tools arrived, and Liu Da counted to three. As the rear car door’s safety lock was being disengaged, we all thought they were giving up the resistance. Just as I touched the door, the car suddenly reversed at high speed, knocking us all to the ground.
The car smashed through the police car behind it, reversing thirty or forty meters before accelerating to make a getaway. Liu Da got up, gun in hand, and charged at the car. The tires were shot out, and the car lost control, swerving and accelerating toward us. Liu Da pushed me out of the way, and she was sent flying, injuring her elbow when she hit the ground.
I got up in a frenzy, smashed the driver’s side window with my gun, and forced the car to stop. Then I yanked the person out. That’s when I saw a pile of bodies behind me. Several colleagues came to assist me in subduing the two men, and we escorted them back to the precinct. I left Ma Liang in charge of the scene and rushed to take them to the hospital."
Mr. Zhao had also entered by now and, having heard the whole story, patted his chest.
"It’s more intense than a movie scene. How badly are you hurt?"
Fang Mu unconsciously hid his arm behind his back, shaking his head in annoyance.
"My reaction wasn’t as quick as Liu Da’s. To be protected by a woman, I really feel ashamed. I’m fine; I just got a cut from breaking the glass, and it’s already been bandaged. Don’t worry about me."
Zhou Ning stepped forward, unbuttoning Fang Mu’s shirt cuff to take a look. The bandage wrapped from the palm to the elbow was more serious than a simple wrap, with some seepage of blood at the side of the radius.
"If it’s not serious, then no more nonsense. Call Zhu Xingxing up here to treat the wound, as it’s started to come apart. If it needs stitches, you’ll have to go to the hospital. Since Liu Tiesong has been captured, no matter who the mysterious man is, we will definitely find him. You don’t need to worry; the results will take a few hours anyway."
Mr. Zhao had already made the call, and Zhu Xingxing hurried in, carrying a medical kit and immediately began to tend to Fang Mu’s wound.
Zhou Ning looked over Liu Tiesong’s phone record, which was as indecipherable as a book from heaven. Among them, Qindao numbers weren’t many, but one stood out for its frequency, especially on April 27 at noon and the evening of April 29, when there were seven or eight calls between the two.
This detail gave Zhou Ning pause, and he approached Mr. Qu, clapping him on the shoulder:
"The surveillance footage from the villa on the 24th, you’ve copied it all, right? Check when Liu Tiesong and his group arrived on April 27. Also, Shen Caijun’s contact list—you have a screenshot of that, don’t you? Look for this number, will you?"
Mr. Qu looked at the number, which was not a set of repeating digits, too ordinary to be memorable. He then opened the details for the number.
"It’s a campus card, not registered under a real name. It has been in use since September 2, 2012, and was bought at a store near Qin University. Seems like it might belong to a student, but this person has pre-paid quite a bit of phone credit, even having over five hundred yuan left."
Zhou Ning narrowed his eyes.
"What student would pre-pay five hundred yuan of phone credit? Check the call records for this person, especially those related to Liu Tiesong and Ma Decai." freewēbnoveℓ.com
Mr. Qu quickly began to search, soon filtering the results. The number was indeed sizable—since September 2, 2012, it had been in contact with Liu Tiesong, frequently thereafter. This discovery puzzled Zhou Ning.
Unable to hold back, Mr. Zhao exclaimed,
"They’ve been in contact so often. Four calls on the day the number was activated, the frequency matching that of a couple. Did this number register for WeChat?"
At this question, everyone looked at Mr. Qu, who gestured and then sighed before hurrying to another laptop to begin operations.
"The phones of Liu Tiesong and Ma Decai have been cracked open already. No problems in their WeChat contents. I’ve checked what was deleted on the computer. A lot of exchanges with Liu Liwei about agreed times and places, and names of interested people.
You all visited villa number 24, didn’t you? All the waitstaff used names of Chinese medicinal herbs instead of number tags, and this was Liu Tiesong’s idea. I don’t know which director thought of it. However, recent chat content suggests a major investment."
Zhou Ning raised his hand to interrupt Mr. Qu’s words, but Mr. Qu kept working on the laptop. Seeing Zhou Ning deep in thought, Mr. Qu hurriedly began attempting to crack the password.
"After Zhang Meng was caught during the visit to the villa in the Mashan Scenic Area, she confessed that on the evening of the 29th, Liu Tiesong and Ma Decai hosted a few people at that villa for fun, and even brought over some girls. The man was skinny, not tall, spoke Cantonese, and was a balding old man."
Mr. Zhao looked surprised; he hadn’t heard this part before.
"So what are we waiting for? If Liu Tiesong won’t talk, then ask those at Huajin Film and Television which director or screenwriter from the Cantonese-speaking regions has been here or has any big productions planned. I refuse to believe no one in the company knows about this. And the reason they brought people to that place for entertainment is precisely because it’s secluded for safety, so I can guarantee you, this bald old man is married."
Mr. Zhao’s analysis made a lot of sense. Zhou Ning looked at Fang Mu, who was already dialing a phone number, clearly leaving someone behind at the film company.
After waiting for around ten minutes, they finally received some feedback information.
"They said it was a famous director who made a name in Hollywood and was invited by Liu Tiesong to direct a Lunar New Year blockbuster embodying faith. The preparations have all been made, just waiting for the final contract signing. This person arrived in Qindao on the evening of the 29th, flew to Hushang City at noon on May 1st, to attend the film festival opening ceremony there."
While speaking, Fang Mu raised his mobile phone, showing Zhou Ning a brief glance at a photo. Zhou Ning indeed recognized the man’s very familiar forehead and instantly remembered the movies he had directed. He was indeed a once-famous director but now out of the limelight.
Zhou Ning stood up and turned around twice. Seeing everyone looking at him, he waved his hand dismissively. freewebnσvel.cøm
"Let’s all go have lunch on the third floor. After eating, we’ll continue our discussion. Then ask Director Xu about the results of Liu Liwei’s interrogation, and that Shen Caijun, she definitely has something to hide, and she might know Liu Tiesong or that mysterious man."
Mr. Zhao nodded.
"Nothing is more important than eating. Mr. Qu, with the laptop in your arms, let’s head to lunch!"
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After lunch.
Zhou Ning sent Xu Dayuan a very detailed WeChat message, sharing all the information they discovered about the unregistered mobile number and the director, one by one.
Meanwhile, Mr. Qu, still grappling with his laptop, seemed to have discovered something.
"Boss, it looks like this mobile number is registered on WeChat. I just tried to log in to this person’s WeChat and managed to crack the password after a struggle. I didn’t even log in for two minutes before I got kicked out, which means the other party is also logging into this WeChat. Did I cause trouble?"
Just then, Xu Dayuan walked in, pushing Mr. Zhao aside without much courtesy, sat himself down in a chair, and hastily ate a boxed meal. After drinking some water and patting his chest, he finally let out a relieved breath.
"I’ve read what you sent, you’ve made significant progress here. Tell me everything in detail."
Zhou Ning looked at Mr. Zhao, who was good at this kind of task. Upon receiving the cue, Mr. Zhao quickly stood up and narrated their findings here and Mr. Qu’s recent action that might have alarmed the quarry. Xu Dayuan, after listening, was also somewhat stunned.
"Don’t rush. Let me summarize; you suspect that the mystery man, who has been frequently contacting Liu Tiesong since he got the phone card last September, called him four times and often stayed in touch.
You suspect that this person is the mystery man, he might live on the east side of Qin University, or be very familiar with the surrounding area, a bona fide Qindao local, and not someone short on money. Someone who could be held in high regard by Liu Tiesong, and even after killing Shen Shuyi, could calmly handle things for him?"
Xu Dayuan paused, even before Mr. Zhao could react, Zhou Ning lowered his eyes slightly, and his mind raced with thoughts.
From what Li Mubai said, one could feel that Liu Tiesong was valued within the company and could control Huajin Film and Television Company, being a direct descendant of Mr. Fang. And Li Mubai’s relationship with Mr. Fang was based on his father’s life-saving act, so logically, they should get along well.
However, inside the villa on the 24th, Liu Tiesong or the mystery man did not care that Shen Shuyi was brought by Li Mubai, and had her taken away directly, killed her, and stayed in the villa for two more days, filming and uploading a video, and continued to work normally afterward with such a psychological quality.
So fearless, so confident, Liu Tiesong was even willing to confront the police. The identity of this mysterious man was becoming more and more connected to Mr. Fang’s family.
Zhou Ning had already thought of someone. He glanced at Xu Dayuan, who was frowning and looking at him, knowing that Xu Dayuan was awaiting his view, and without hesitation — he was in his own office after all.
"To be able to command Liu Tiesong, arrange all this, let Shen Caijun fall into his arms willingly, control the police’s movements, and even have a few minutes to talk with their chairman before Liu Tiesong was arrested — that might have been a negotiation. I think this mystery person could possibly be the son of the chairman of Huajin Group — Fang Shengping."
Fang Mu stood up immediately. Although Xu Dayuan didn’t say anything, his look already affirmed Zhou Ning’s words. Fang Mu, without the slightest hesitation, spoke up:
"I’ll go arrest him!"
Xu Dayuan reached out to stop him and smiled at him reassuringly:
"Don’t rush, have someone keep an eye on him. Once we find solid evidence here, it’s not too late to arrest him. However, before that, we have one thing to do."
