Diary of a Criminal Investigator

Chapter 560: The Real Culprit Is Captured

Zhao Zhijun nodded: "Officer Zhang, can you give me a cigarette?"Zhang Hui nodded and signaled to the recorder beside him to give Zhao a cigarette.

During the interrogation of prisoners, most interrogators usually prepare a pack of cigarettes.

The nicotine in cigarettes can be addictive, and under high stress, smoking can alleviate anxiety.

This is especially true for the interrogated prisoners.

Therefore, interrogators often use cigarettes to close the distance between them and the prisoners.

For interrogators, cigarettes are a very useful tool.

Zhao Zhijun raised his hand, took the cigarette, and took two deep puffs before exhaling with satisfaction.

This thing, I probably won’t be able to smoke it again once I’m inside.

"Yes."

"I created an alibi outside, so I could get rid of suspicion. Qianqian chopped up the body in the kitchen, then used the drain to wash it away."

"What about the bones? How did you deal with them?"

Given the hardness of human bones, it’s impossible for two people to grind them into powder even with tools.

"We originally wanted to crush them into powder or small pieces and wash them away through the drain, but the bones were too hard, I couldn’t manage it."

"So last Sunday, we broke the remaining bones, packed them up, and buried them in the forest park."

...

Qin Yong’s office.

"Captain Qin, Zhao Zhijun confessed!"

Zhang Hui was now energized, the case was finally solved.

Zhang Hui quickly went through how Zhao Zhijun conspired with Yang Qianqian to kill Wang Li, and then Yang Qianqian pretended to be Wang Lili, planning to deceive and murder Wang Lili’s boyfriend.

Qin Yong was a bit bewildered listening to all this.

"So you’re saying the victim isn’t Yang Qianqian, but Wang Lili, and Yang Qianqian impersonated Wang Lili?"

Zhang Hui looked at Qin Yong’s incredulous expression with a bitter smile.

He didn’t believe it himself at first either.

Damn, even novels wouldn’t dare write something like this.

"This is the current situation, though we can’t rule out the possibility that Zhao Zhijun is lying."

"But I want to send a team to the forest park Zhao Zhijun mentioned to dig up the bones. If we find bones, then it proves Zhao Zhijun is telling the truth."

"Then we can immediately take action against Wang Lili... no, Yang Qianqian."

"Good, report to me immediately if there’s any development!"

The forest park Zhao Zhijun mentioned is a primeval forest park located 15 kilometers away from Haizhou City.

After handling the necessary paperwork, Zhang Hui personally escorted Zhao Zhijun to the forest park.

"Go up 30 meters from here, there’s a red pine tree. I buried it under that tree."

Entering from the main entrance of the forest park, after walking about 2 kilometers, they came across a fork in the road with directions to the left and right.

Zhao Zhijun stood at the entrance to the right, pointing towards the wooded area below.

Upon seeing Zhang Hui nod after a glance, the accompanying officers with shovels and pickaxes headed down into the forest.

"Brother Hui, we found it!"

Song, the youngest in Action Team Two, naturally took on this physically demanding task.

"Bring it up."

Zhao Zhijun indeed didn’t lie; 30 meters down, there indeed was a particularly robust red pine tree.

"Right there."

Following Zhao Zhijun’s direction, Zhang Hui saw signs of recently disturbed soil.

"Dig it up!"

Song, young and strong, took charge, swinging the pickaxe.

After a few digs, they uncovered a black plastic bag.

"Brother Hui, we’ve found it!"

After speaking, Song tossed the pickaxe aside, put on gloves, and started to uncover it.

Soon, a black plastic bag appeared in front of everyone.

With it came an overwhelming stench.

Upon opening the plastic bag, Zhang Hui only needed a glance to know it was human bones.

However, the longer bones had been broken.

There’s even the skull, with no skin left, just bare bones.

Zhao Zhijun had said this had been cooked in a rice cooker, with all flesh removed, but the bones couldn’t be processed, so they buried them here.

Since they found bones in the forest park, it proved that Zhao Zhijun was indeed telling the truth.

An unbelievable switch of identities actually happened.

Zhang Hui immediately called Qin Yong to report the findings.

"Captain Qin, I request permission to arrest Yang Qianqian immediately!"

"Permission granted!"

Aiguo Cultural Media.

This was Zhang Hui’s second visit to this advertising company.

Different from the last visit for a survey, this time Zhang Hui moved with great momentum straight to the model shooting site.

Upon arrival, Wang Lili—or rather, Yang Qianqian—was in the middle of a photoshoot.

"Who are you people? Can’t you see we’re shooting here?"

The director Zhang Hui had met last time shouted shrilly.

Zhang Hui ignored her, pushed her aside, and walked directly in front of Yang Qianqian.

"Yang Qianqian, you’re under arrest!"

Yang Qianqian froze slightly, a hint of discomfort flashing across her face before she quickly said.

"Officer Zhang, is there some misunderstanding?"

Having met two days ago, Yang Qianqian naturally knew Zhang Hui.

"I am Wang Lili."

"Yes, officer, you must be mistaken. This is Wang Lili, not Yang Qianqian."

Staff nearby reminded them.

Even though Yang Qianqian and Wang Lili looked very similar, and after undergoing plastic surgery they looked exactly the same, wasn’t it said that Yang Qianqian was killed a few days ago?

So why is this police officer here to arrest her?

"Yang Qianqian, since we’ve come to find you, naturally we have evidence."

"Did you think your identity swap was clever?"

"Hmph, take her away!"

After speaking, two female officers stepped forward and handcuffed her.

At the moment the handcuffs closed, Yang Qianqian’s face turned pale and ugly, leaving no trace of the pride and confidence she showed during the photoshoot moments ago.

"How did you find out?"

In the car, Yang Qianqian couldn’t help but glance towards Zhang Hui in the front passenger seat and ask.

She had a very close relationship with Wang Lili; they knew each other since university and were very familiar with each other.

Ever since she killed Wang Lili a week ago and pretended to be Wang Lili to meet the boyfriend here, he hadn’t noticed anything wrong.

This proved that Yang Qianqian’s disguise was very successful, so there wouldn’t be any issue from her side.

And in just a month, she and Wang Lili’s wealthy boyfriend would marry; by then, with some manipulation, once he’s killed, she’d have his tens of millions to billions of assets all to herself.

Since there’s no problem from her end, it must be Zhao Zhijun who had troubles.

But Zhao Zhijun and several made foolproof preparations; those call girls would testify for his alibi, how could he betray her?

No!

Impossible!

She killed for him, he couldn’t possibly betray her!

The loud siren blared as it carried Yang Qianqian, racing toward the Criminal Investigation Team.

There, awaiting her was the judgment of the law!