Ziwei Garden, Building 6, Unit 3, Room 204.
"Dong dong."
There were two knocks on the door, but no one answered.
"Dong, dong, dong …" There was another knock on the door.
"Who is it?" A woman's voice came from the room.
"Administration, open the door." A man's voice came from outside.
"Why are the people from the Supervision Bureau here?" the woman asked.
"We're looking for Wales Restaurant's purchasing manager, Wu Xiaohai."
"He's not home. Come back another day," the woman said.
"Open the door first," the man outside shouted.
The woman looked through the peephole and saw a man in a dark blue uniform standing outside. She then opened the door and muttered, "It's useless for you to come in. Wu Xiaohai is really not home."
There were three men standing outside the door. Li Hui, who was standing in the middle, was wearing the uniform of the Supervisory Bureau, while Han Bin and Sun Xiaopeng were in plain clothes.
Han Bin sized up the woman who opened the door. She was in her twenties, short and slender. He asked, "What's your name?"
"Who are you? Why aren't you wearing your uniform? "
Han Bin flashed his police badge. "I'm from the Criminal Police Unit."
"Criminal police?" The woman took a step back. "What are you doing here?"
"We're here for Wu Xiaohai." Han Bin walked straight into the house.
"Hey, don't barge in. Wu Xiaohai isn't home," the woman shouted.
Han Bin glanced around the room and signaled to Li Hui and the other man with his eyes. "Search."
"What right do you have to search my house?" the woman questioned.
"Sit on the sofa, I have something to ask you," Han Bin scolded.
The woman was a little scared, but also a little unconvinced. She sat down on the sofa, crossed her arms, and turned her face to the side.
Han Bin turned on the law enforcement recorder and said, "I'm going to take your statement now. Answer whatever you ask."
"Name, age, gender, nationality …"
"Xie Guifang, 24 years old, female, Han …"
"What's your relationship with Wu Xiaohai?"
"Friend."
"Does he live here?"
"Yes."
"Where is he?"
"I don't know."
"Where do you work?"
"Wells Restaurant."
"What are you doing in the restaurant?"
"Waiter."
At this moment, Li Hui and Sun Xiaopeng returned to the living room and shook their heads at Han Bin.
Han Bin took out his phone and dialed Wu Xiaohai's number.
"Sorry, the subscriber you dialed is not in service …"
"Xie Guifang, since you're working in Wales Restaurant, you should know what happened. I hope that you won't cover up for Wu Xiaohai." Han Bin warned.
"I'm not covering for him. I really don't know where he is." Xie Guifang shrugged.
"Can you contact him?"
"His phone is turned off. If you can't contact him, how am I supposed to contact him?" Xie Guifang snorted.
"Xiaopeng, continue to record his statement."
"Yes," Sun Xiaopeng responded and continued to take notes on the sofa.
Han Bin pulled Li Hui aside, and the two of them lowered their heads and whispered.
After that, Han Bin returned to the sofa and looked at his phone while listening to Sun Xiaopeng's statement.
However, all the questions were perfunctory. There were no useful clues. As long as it was related to Wu Xiaohai's whereabouts, Xie Guifang didn't know anything.
Seeing this, Han Bin knew that it was useless to continue asking, so he called Li Hui and Sun Xiaopeng and left.
…
After leaving Wu Xiaohai's house, Sun Xiaopeng was a bit annoyed, "This woman is very slippery. She didn't say anything useful."
"This Xie Guifang didn't ask why the police are looking for Wu Xiaohai. She probably knows something," Han Bin guessed.
"Brother Bin, why don't you take her to the police station for questioning?" Sun Xiaopeng was puzzled.
"If we go to the police station, she still says she doesn't know. We don't have any evidence, so we can't afford to delay." Han Bin shook his head.
"Then where are we going to find Wu Xiaohai now?" Sun Xiaopeng asked.
If they couldn't find Wu Xiaohai, they couldn't find the source of the poisoned beef. It was like a sharp sword hanging above Qingdao.
…
In the house, Xie Guifang stood at the door and looked out through the peephole. She pressed her ear against the door and listened.
After a while, she returned to the sofa and let out a long sigh of relief.
She took out her phone and dialed a strange number.
"Du du …"
After a while, the phone was dialed, and a man's voice sounded, "Hello, Xiao Fang, what's up?"
"Brother Hai, the police just came to our house looking for you."
"You didn't spill the beans, did you?" The man asked.
"I'm not stupid. I just said a few perfunctory words. They left when they couldn't get anything useful out of them," Xie Guifang said.
"That's good," the man called Brother Hai said.
"Brother Hai, they said they are criminal police. Will the incident at the restaurant get out of hand?" Xie Guifang was a bit worried.
"What could happen? It's just a stomachache. The police can't find him, but he will be fine after a while," Brother Hai said.
"Then when will you come back?"
"I'll stay for a few days to see how things go. Don't call me if you don't have anything important, or the police will find out," Brother Hai said.
Xie Guifang pouted and said, "I miss you."
"Little hussy, when I see you in a few days, I'll treat you well," Brother Hai said with a smirk.
"En." Xie Guifang answered and hung up the phone.
Xie Guifang was talking to Wu Xiaohai. She knew where Wu Xiaohai was now, but she had no obligation to tell the police.
"Knock knock." At this moment, there was another knock on the door.
Xie Guifang was startled, "Who is it?"
"Miss Xie, it's me. Please open the door," Han Bin's voice came from outside.
"Why is he back again? Did he hear me calling Brother Hai? "Xie Guifang was a little nervous and said to herself," Impossible.
He doesn't have clairvoyant ears. How could he hear me when I'm talking in the house? "
"Knock knock, open the door."
Xie Guifang took a deep breath and slowly opened the door. She saw Han Bin and the other two standing outside. "Why are you back again?"
"I'm sorry, I lost my phone. I might have left it at your house," Han Bin explained.
"No way, how could your phone be at our house? I didn't see it." Xie Guifang frowned.
"It's indeed at your house. I just called his phone and heard your voice." Li Hui shook his phone. The screen was lit up and he was on the phone.
Suddenly, Xie Guifang's face became very ugly, "How is that possible? If no one answered, how did you get through?"
Han Bin walked into the house and took out his phone from the seam of the sofa. He smiled and said, "Look, it's right here. Could it be that you accidentally sat down and pressed the answer button?"
Seeing that Han Bin's phone was on the line, Xie Guifang's face became very ugly. She scolded in her heart, "I don't believe you. You stinky cop, you're so bad!"
"Miss Xie, do you have anything to say to me?" Han Bin pointed out.
"I … I don't …" Xie Guifang stammered for a long time, but she couldn't say anything. She lowered her head and remained silent.
"If you don't want to say it, I will." Han Bin sat on the sofa and gestured for her to sit down as well.
"Let me explain to you what the crime of covering up is. It's the act of giving false testimony to the judicial authorities to cover up the crime, or to help the criminal hide or destroy the evidence of the crime, so that the criminal can escape the punishment of the law. If the circumstances are serious, the penalty is not less than three years but not more than ten years of imprisonment."
"Don't scare me. Is it that serious?" Xie Guifang was surprised.
"Bang!"
Li Hui slammed the table and scolded, "The case has been transferred from the police station to the crime squad. Do you think we're here to play?"
"I didn't cover up. I can't go to jail." Xie Guifang showed a panicked look and waved her hands.
"There are different kinds of crimes of covering up. If the circumstances are not serious, the penalty is not more than three years of imprisonment, detention, or public surveillance. As long as you help the police investigate and find Wu Xiaohai's whereabouts as soon as possible, you can get a lighter punishment," Han Bin advised.
Xie Guifang clenched her fists, and her face showed a conflicted expression.
After waiting for a while, Han Bin became a little impatient. He took out the handcuffs from behind his waist and slammed them on the table.
"Pa!"
Xie Guifang shivered in fear. "I know where he is. I'll take you to him …"
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