Street Hustler and His Policewoman Wife

Chapter 492: Chapter 492: What? Ten Demon Sons!

The police car stopped right in front of the Chen Family’s door.

When Mr. and Mrs. Chen were escorted into the police car, many people in the village witnessed the scene once again.

As they were being taken away, Liu Dayou was observing the villagers’ reactions the whole time.

From the eyes of those people, Liu Dayou noticed some faces showing shock.

Some even appeared regretful!

Others looked terrified!

But having experienced so many cases with Chen Xiao,

Liu Dayou was well aware that these were all normal reactions.

When the villagers first collectively agreed to provide false evidence, this was already something many had not anticipated.

However, Liu Dayou was also wondering: what was Chen Xiao thinking at this moment?

At the Lanshan County Bureau, inside the Criminal Police Team’s interrogation room!

Chen Xiao faced the third round of police interrogation.

This time, the one leading the interrogation was Zhang Xian!

This was also the second time Chen Xiao saw Zhang Xian at the Lanshan County Bureau.

The first time, Zhang Xian came as the task force leader to ask Chen Xiao for the details of the case.

Seeing Zhang Xian again at this moment, Chen Xiao already understood that events were unfolding as he had predicted.

"Director Zhang."

Chen Xiao first greeted him, and after Zhang Xian nodded and sat down, he said:

"Zuo Shu’s parents have already arrived in Lanshan County. After conducting DNA comparisons with the deceased, they confirmed that the deceased was indeed Zuo Shu, the wealthy businessman from Shencheng who met with you at your house that night."

Chen Xiao was not surprised by this result.

But he asked another question: "Have you contacted Zuo Shu’s wife, Qi Wei?"

"We have made contact, but she said she won’t be able to arrive in Lanshan County until tomorrow morning."

"It’s interesting that her husband died, yet as his wife, she only comes after such a delay," Chen Xiao chuckled.

Zhang Xian calmly replied, "The reason she gave was quite reasonable as well. Zuo Shu wasn’t just alone; he had a company, with many people waiting for their salaries from Zuo Shu."

"Now that Zuo Shu is gone, as his wife, she has to stabilize the company first."

"So, this means the situation has spread in both Shencheng and Dongzhou, hasn’t it?" Chen Xiao asked.

Zhang Xian nodded: "That’s correct, media in Shencheng have already reported it, and even the identity of the suspect, namely you, has been leaked over there."

"However, the public relations team from Dragon Cauldron acted very quickly. At the first sign of news, all major mainstream media were notified not to speak up, and some smaller media outlets that did also retracted their reports immediately."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiao breathed a sigh of relief internally.

It seemed that Guo Qing’s reaction was swift, preparing in advance as soon as he learned about Chen Xiao’s situation.

Only by preparing immediately could the situation be managed as the rumors started to spread.

Yet Chen Xiao also knew that while standard public relations might help, it wouldn’t always be effective.

Because the opponent’s intentions were now very clear.

The death of Zuo Shu was still tied to the conflict over Yang Lake’s prime land!

If Dragon Cauldron chooses to hide, the Qi Family’s Company backing Zuo Shu will definitely be exposed!

Only when the rumors of Chen Xiao being a murder suspect are thoroughly exposed in Shencheng will the hard-earned reputation of Dragon Cauldron completely collapse!

While pondering, Chen Xiao heard Zhang Xian say:

"Elder Guo is no longer in the Provincial City, he should have gone to Shencheng to oversee things personally."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiao couldn’t help but feel somewhat guilty.

In regard to Dragon Cauldron, he and the Guo Family were in a public cooperative relationship.

If one prospers, the other prospers; if one suffers, the other suffers.

So Guo Zhengchang personally handling the crisis in Shencheng should relieve him of any mental burden on the surface.

Just that he knew very well, the business in Shencheng was entirely developed to support him by Guo Zhengchang.

Otherwise, even for someone like Chen Xiao now, he wouldn’t necessarily have the absolute capability to secure land in Shencheng, let alone in Dongzhou.

Now as Guo Zhengchang is getting older, yet he always rushes to the forefront when issues arise.

Rationally and emotionally, Chen Xiao felt like he was troubling the elder in this matter.

However, Chen Xiao didn’t dwell too much on this; the most critical thing at the moment was figuring out when to break this deadlock!

Should he break it now?

If he breaks it now, Chen Xiao felt it would at most clear his name.

Rumors have already started in Shencheng.

Rumors spread easily, but correcting them is arduous.

Simply clearing his name wouldn’t be enough to dispel all the negative impacts.

Only by uncovering the truth and confirming that the Qi Family was the mastermind behind this could Chen Xiao eliminate all negative impacts on Dragon Cauldron and possibly even profit from it!

With this in mind, Chen Xiao felt inclined to contact Guo Zhengchang.

But, being at the police station now, even if Zhang Xian was willing to help him, he couldn’t overstep the bounds.

Besides, Guo Zhengchang, as an experienced veteran, surely understood the crux of the situation.

Chen Xiao stopped thinking about business matters and looked towards Zhang Xian.

Reading his gaze, Zhang Xian took the initiative to ask:

"Chen Xiao, a piece of clothing torn by thorns was found on Niu Shou Mountain. Upon identification, we located a matching garment at your home, and it had blood stains on it."

"After tests, the blood stains on the clothing were determined to be from the deceased."

"Furthermore, the search at your residence in Dongzhou concluded with the discovery of a knife in the kitchen’s knife block with the deceased’s blood on it. After matching it with the wounds on the deceased, it was confirmed that Zuo Shu was killed by that kitchen knife from your house."

"On the night of the incident, you had a heated argument with the deceased and even a physical altercation. So, where is Zuo Shu’s head?"

Zhang Xian’s tone was like conducting a standard interrogation, full of authority and pressure.

However, Chen Xiao understood for whom this tone was meant, and he replied as before:

"I did have a physical altercation with Zuo Shu, but after he left, I stayed home and didn’t go out again."

"Yet, bloody clothes were found at your rural residence, and a murder weapon at your Dongzhou residence. How do you explain these two points?"

"There’s no need for explanation. Prior to this, I was cooperating with the Provincial assignment investigating the Marquis Jinguang’s Tomb case. I haven’t stayed at my Dongzhou residence for a long time, and I only just arrived at my home yesterday night."

"As for that piece of clothing, it’s something I stopped wearing a long time ago and left at home."

After Chen Xiao finished, Zhang Xian instantly followed up, "So, you mean someone broke into your homes in Songshanping and Dongzhou separately and used the clothing and kitchen knife to frame you?"

"Yes."

"Besides your account of the argument that night, did you and Zuo Shu have any other interactions?"

"While in Shencheng investigating the Yang Lake Phantom Case, I met Zuo Shu once, and that was all."

Zhang Xian asked a question, and Chen Xiao answered.

But suddenly, Zhang Xian’s voice changed, "Is that so? Then why did our investigation find that you had interactions with Zuo Shu when you set up an appliance point in Qingxi?"

"And from whom did you get the Ten Demon Sons?!"