Five minutes …
Ten minutes …
Twenty minutes …
Haruk was silent for a full half an hour.
"Hmm." He then asked in a hoarse voice, "If I cooperate with the police, can I guarantee that I won't be sentenced to death?"
"It's up to the judge to decide how to sentence you, but whether you cooperate with the investigation and whether you comply with the policy of reducing your sentence is something the police have to consider," Han Bin said earnestly.
"If you plead guilty now, you will have a chance to get a reduction in your sentence and avoid the death penalty."
"Can I trust you?" Haruk asked.
Han Bin smiled. "As far as I know, I'm the only one in the city's criminal investigation team who can speak English. Who do you want to trust?"
"I've been waiting for you for half an hour. If you don't want to talk, I'll leave first. I have plenty of patience. Let's take our time. "
Haruk sighed. "Officer Han, how much do you earn a month?"
Han Bin was stunned for a moment. He did not expect Haruk to ask this question. Although this was his privacy, Haruk was showing signs of letting him go, so he had to strike while the iron was hot.
Han Bin had been transferred to the city's criminal investigation team, and he was now the team leader, so his salary had increased. "On average, about seven or eight thousand," he answered.
Haruk asked curiously, "Is your income considered high in Qingdao?"
"It's average."
"It's considered a high income in India. I earn 40,000 rupees a month, which is equivalent to 4,000 RMB. It's not bad in India. I always thought that only Shanghai could compare with the big cities in India, but after coming to Guam, I realized that this place is much better than I imagined. In terms of infrastructure, it's even better than Mumbai. Oh my god, I really didn't believe it in the past and thought that Zerai was lying to me." "That's right.
"Qingdao has shocked me a lot. They are very friendly to foreigners, and they pay well. Do you know how much Sharman earns in a month?"
Before Han Bin could answer, Haruk stretched out four fingers, widened his eyes, and shouted, "Forty thousand RMB! That's ten times my income! "
"Together with Zerai's income, the two of them can earn 80,000 RMB a month. That's nearly 1 million RMB a year, which is equivalent to 20 years of my income in India. 20 years! I can't imagine how many 20 years a person will have in his lifetime."
"I admit, I'm jealous, very jealous. I also want to earn so much money, and I also want to stay in Qingdao Foreign Language College as a foreign teacher. I went to college in India, while Sharman only graduated from high school. I'm more qualified than him to be a foreign teacher."
"I found Zeira and asked him to help me ask if the academy is still lacking foreign teachers. Zeira told me that the academy only has five slots for foreign teachers, and they are temporarily not recruiting foreign teachers."
"At that time, I was very disappointed. Even a lowly person like Sharman, who had never gone to university, could become a foreign teacher. Why couldn't a noble Kshatriya like me? There's something wrong with the system of this academy. They shouldn't have hired someone like Sharman."
"I couldn't accept it. I also wanted to find a job with a monthly salary of 40,000 RMB. At that time, the opportunity came. I heard from Zeira that Mike wanted to go back to America, and he even asked Chen Haijing to resign."
"I was overjoyed at that time. I thought my opportunity had come. I could become a foreign teacher at Qingdao Foreign Language College. Unfortunately, after a few days of happiness, Mike didn't want to go back to America."
"I know, he also didn't want to give up this job. He's just a gangster in America, but in Qingdao, he has money and status. If it were me, I would also be reluctant to leave."
"But the feeling of giving you hope and then suddenly having your hope taken away is really uncomfortable. I feel more and more unbalanced. I want revenge. He shouldn't have taken what doesn't belong to him. So, I decided to use my own method to get the foreign teacher's job."
Han Bin asked, "What do you mean by 'your own method'?"
"After killing Mike, as long as he's dead, the academy will have an empty foreign teacher position, and I can stay at Qingdao Foreign Language College as a foreign teacher. One year at Qingdao Foreign Language College is equivalent to ten years of salary in India, and three years is more than the rest of my life's salary. I need this job, and I believe I can do it well. It really suits me."
Han Bin was a little speechless. These foreigners were all lazier than the other. What did they mean by 'this job suits me'? To put it bluntly, the requirements for a foreign teacher were too low. As long as a foreigner could speak English, they could make money by chatting with students. Who wouldn't be happy?
"How did you kill Mike?"
"Damn, I really don't want to think about it. It wasn't my intention, and it's not a good memory." Haruk slapped his forehead.
Han Bin lit a cigarette and handed it to him. "Make it clear. It's also a relief for you."
Haruk took a few puffs of his cigarette and calmed down a little. "I learned from Sharman that the foreign teachers were going to have a meal together, so I planned to take this opportunity to kill Mike. I knew the location of the gathering in advance, so I drove around and saw a drunk man."
"At that time, I thought that killing someone was not a trivial matter, and the best way was to find a scapegoat. The police would solve the case, and I would be safe. I arrived at Mike's road ahead of time, threw the drunk man into the green belt, and then waited for Mike's car. Mike came later than I expected, but I still waited. "
"I pretended to be drunk, forced his car to stop, and then lay in front of his car. Mike came to help me, and when I got up, I stabbed him with a knife. Blood spurted out of his body and splattered on my clothes."
"I had considered this before, so I put on the drunkard's jacket in advance and planned to frame him after the murder. It went smoothly. I killed Mike and helped him to the back of the car. When I opened the door, I was shocked. There was someone sitting in the back — Hal."
"Hal's appearance was not part of my plan. I panicked and wanted to kill him as well. Just as I was about to do it, I found that Hal was also drunk, lying in the back of the car, not moving. I hate people who drink the most. I never drink, it's a bad habit. "
"I placed Mike in the backseat of the car and placed the dagger in HAL's hand. Then I took off my jacket and threw it at the drunkard in the bushes. I found two scapegoats for myself. I thought you wouldn't be able to find me."
Han Bin made a note in the notebook, "Did David's death have anything to do with you?"
"No, it had nothing to do with me." Haruk shrugged.
"Do you regret it? If it had been a little later, even if you didn't have to kill people, you could still become a foreign teacher at the Institute of Foreign Languages." Han Bin said.
Haruk pouted, "Yeah, I do regret it, because even if Mike and David are dead, I still can't become a foreign teacher at the Institute of Foreign Languages."
"Why?"
"After Mike died, I asked Zerai to go to Chen Haijing and tell her that I also wanted to stay at the Institute of Foreign Languages, but Chen Haijing refused. I was very upset and angry at the time, but I didn't know the reason, and Zerai didn't tell me in detail. "
"Then David died, too. I went to Chen Haijing myself and told her that I wanted to be a foreign teacher, but Chen Haijing refused again. The reason for her refusal made me think it was nonsense."
"What reason?"
"She said that the Institute of Foreign Languages has a total of five English foreign teachers, and it's impossible to find three Indians as foreign teachers. The institute needs a white foreign teacher like Elizabeth, and the students like humorous black foreign teachers like Mike. Two Indian foreign teachers is the limit, and there can't be a third."
"When I heard this reason, I was both angry and shocked. They didn't choose foreign teachers based on ability, but based on skin color and nationality. This is ridiculous. The leaders of this institute make me feel disgusted and hypocritical."
"This is the reason why you want to get rid of Sharman. Now that he's dead, there will be one more foreign teacher in India, and you can become the foreign teacher of India," Han Bin said.
"Yeah, that's one reason." Harman nodded. Since he had confessed, there was nothing to hide. He continued, "More importantly, I know that the police are looking for that white Hyundai, and many police officers are wandering around Jiacheng's neighborhood. I'm afraid that once you find the car, you'll definitely find Sharman. So, there are only two outcomes for Sharman, one is to leave Qingdao and return to India, and the other is to return to India. Either he leaves Qingdao and returns to India, or he dies. "
"At first, I thought about letting Sharman return to India, and I'll stay in Qingdao as a foreign teacher. It's like killing two birds with one stone. But I'm afraid that when Sharman returns to India and sees me as a foreign teacher in the Institute of Foreign Languages, he won't be satisfied. At that time, he might sell me out. So, in order to solve this problem once and for all, I killed him. "
A look of longing appeared on Harman's face. "If, and I mean if, you didn't find me, I might already be a foreign teacher in the Institute of Foreign Languages with a monthly salary of 400,000 rupees, or nearly 5 million rupees a year. How happy would that be?"
Han Bin fell silent. He didn't know what to say anymore.
Old Ma once said, "For a 50% profit, it will take risks; for a 100% profit, it will dare to trample all human laws; for a 300% profit, it will dare to commit any crime, even at the risk of being hanged."
Faced with the temptation of a salary of ten times and a 1000% profit, it wasn't hard to understand why Harman would do this.
…
Half an hour later, in the conference room of the Municipal Criminal Investigation Unit.
Deputy Director Feng Baoguo sat in the main seat, Ding Xifeng and Ma Jingbo sat on both sides, and the rest of the team members lined up in a row.
Han Bin recounted the process of the interrogation.
After listening, Feng Baoguo concluded, "Three foreign teachers died in a row. If the case is not solved for a long time, it will definitely affect the reputation of our Qingdao Public Security Bureau, and it will make people doubt the security situation of Qingdao. Therefore, from the municipal committee to the municipal bureau, everyone is paying close attention to this case. Now that the case has been successfully solved, it can be considered a satisfactory answer."
"Everyone has worked hard during this period. I've seen it all and will remember it in my heart. I will report it to the higher-ups."
Although it didn't sound good, the higher-ups indeed paid more attention to foreign cases. If they couldn't solve it, the impact would be great, and if they did, the reward would be very generous.
Ding Xifeng took over the conversation, "Director Feng, let me say something else. This Qingdao Foreign Language Institute needs to be rectified. Otherwise, something will happen sooner or later, and it will still be our problem."
"It's indeed outrageous. I've read the information on those foreigners, and it's all a mess. I will report this matter to the director and ask him to report it to the municipal committee. The City Z Office allocates tens of millions to the Qingdao Foreign Language Institute every year, and we can't let it go to waste." Feng Baoguo snorted.
Originally, Feng Baoguo couldn't interfere in the affairs of the Qingdao Foreign Language Institute, but it was different now. Feng Baoguo was in charge of the criminal investigation department, and the murders happened in the Qingdao Foreign Language Institute one after another. As the actual person in charge of the criminal investigation department of Qingdao City, he definitely had to deal with it.
With Feng Baoguo's words, no one brought up this matter anymore. That level was not something they could discuss.
Ma Jingbo laughed, "These foreigners are really weird, especially that foreigner named HAL. He's simply unlucky. He almost took the blame for Mike and Sharman's case."
Feng Baoguo was in a good mood, and he laughed, "Where is that foreigner now?"
Ding Xifeng also couldn't help but laugh, "He's still with the anti-drug brigade. He's on our side. The anti-drug brigade treats him like a treasure, and he won't be coming out for a while."
"Haha …" Everyone burst into laughter.
After the meeting, Feng Baoguo kept Han Bin alone and gave him a high evaluation of his performance in the three foreign cases. At the same time, he told him not to be arrogant and to continue to work hard. He also said that if he had any difficulties, he could directly look for him.
Han Bin naturally agreed without hesitation.
"Congratulations, Officer 577533, for successfully solving three foreign cases." A familiar voice sounded in Han Bin's mind.
Spoken English: Proficiency + 7
Micro Expression Analysis: Proficiency + 3
Observation Skill: Proficiency + 3
Footprints Identification: Proficiency + 3
Achievement Point Reward: 35 points
"Officer 577533 has made a name for himself in the city's criminal investigation team. He has won the unanimous approval of his leader and subordinates, and received an extra big gift package."
Life Skill: Cooking
Category: Japanese
Level: Advanced
Han Bin was a little surprised. He hadn't received a life skill in a long time.
If it was any other life skill, Han Bin might not care too much, but Japanese food was very practical, and he could have more common topics to talk about with Wang Ting.
In the next few days, he was busy closing cases and organizing files. Unlike before, when he was a hands-off boss, because the others weren't proficient in English, many files had to be handled by Han Bin personally. He was still very busy, but at least he could get off work on time.
Recently, Han Bin had been in contact with Wang Ting. Since he wasn't busy these two days, he made an appointment to eat at the Four Seasons Restaurant.
This time, Han Bin didn't bring a third wheel, so he went to the restaurant alone.
Wang Ting was behind the counter. When she saw Han Bin walk into the restaurant, she greeted him with a smile and led Han Bin to a seat by the window. Han Bin glanced at it. This seat was not bad, and it was already full. It should have been reserved for him in advance.
Wang Ting blinked her big, watery eyes. "Officer Han, what would you like to eat today?"
"Boss Wang, I'm here to eat. It's not appropriate to call me officer. Just call me by my name."
"You don't think Officer Han is suitable, but Boss Wang is?" Wang Ting snorted and sat across from Han Bin. "I'm a girl in my early twenties, and you call me boss. I'm old."
Han Bin smiled. "Then we'll call each other by their names in the future."
"Sure."
"I'll try first." Han Bin cleared his throat and said seriously, "Wang Ting, what new dishes do you have in the restaurant? Recommend them to me."
"Pfft …" Wang Ting laughed. "Is my name that bad? You sound so serious."
Han Bin rubbed his chin and pretended to think. "How about I change it to Tingting?"
Wang Ting rolled her eyes and put the menu in front of Han Bin. "Order your dish. It's so mushy."
Han Bin flipped through the menu. "Have you eaten? Do you want to eat together? "
Wang Ting hesitated. "We can eat together, but let's make an agreement first. Are you treating me or am I treating you?"
"Of course, it's my treat," Han Bin said.
Wang Ting smiled. "That's fine."
Han Bin passed the menu over. "Ladies first. What do you want to eat?"
"Grilled salmon roll, Japanese tofu sushi, seaweed chicken roll, tuna sushi." Wang Ting revealed a sly look. "These are the new dishes in the restaurant. You don't mind helping me try them, right?"
"I'm very picky. If it doesn't taste good, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Wang Ting said nonchalantly, "That's what I want."
"Take a seat first. These are all new dishes. They aren't on the menu yet. I'll go to the kitchen and tell them." Wang Ting left with a gust of fragrance.
Han Bin touched his nose. It sounded pretty good. It felt like a VIP.
Han Bin sat for a while before a waiter came over. Just like last time, it was a plate of edamame, ice water, and wet towels.
Han Bin wiped his hands and ate a edamame. Just as he was about to drink it with the ice water, he glanced at the ice in the glass and put it down involuntarily.
He didn't want to drink anything with ice in the short term.
"Officer Han!" Just then, an English voice rang out.
Han Bin turned his head and saw a familiar face. It was Zerai.
Han Bin was a little surprised. He stood up and said, "Zerai, why are you here?"
Zerai walked over and forced a smile. "I hope I'm not interrupting your meal."
"It's nothing. Are you here to eat too?" Han Bin asked.
"Yes, I've asked for leave. These few days, I've been recalling the bits and pieces of my time with Sharman. I've been to many places that we've been to before. This is the last place Sharman and I ate outside. I want to come back and take a look." Zerai's voice was very calm.
Han Bin could hear the sadness in her voice.
"I'm sorry about Haruk. I hope you can understand."
"No, you don't have to apologize. Haruk … did something wrong. He should be punished by the law. If he wasn't blinded by greed, Sharman wouldn't have …" Zerai's eyes were red and she wiped them with her hand.
Not far away, Wang Ting walked into the restaurant from the kitchen and happened to see this scene. She couldn't help but wonder what was going on.
She had just left and there was a woman next to Han Bin's seat. It was a beautiful foreign woman.
Wang Ting didn't know what she was thinking, but she felt a little uncomfortable. She was young, beautiful, and a very confident person. She didn't think too much about it. Under the influence of curiosity, she directly walked over.
"Han Bin, is this beauty your friend?"
"This is Zerai, a teacher from the Institute of Foreign Languages."
"Oh, no wonder she looks familiar. She seems to have been to the restaurant before."
Han Bin introduced Wang Ting to Zerai in English.
Zerai said in English, "Hello, Boss Wang, nice to meet you."
It was simple English, so Wang Ting could still understand it. She organized her thoughts and said in English, "Hello, nice to meet you too."
After that, both of them froze. The atmosphere was a little awkward.
Zerai didn't know the relationship between Han Bin and Wang Ting and didn't know what to say.
Wang Ting, on the other hand, didn't know what to say.
Han Bin asked both of them to sit down and said to Wang Ting in Mandarin, "I hope you don't mind if I talk to her for a while."
"Do you want me to leave?" Wang Ting asked.
"No, you're fine sitting here." Han Bin smiled. She wouldn't understand anyway.
"Zerai, do you plan to return to India in the future or stay in Guinness?"
"I won't go back. Something happened to Haruk, and my family might not want to see me." Zerai showed a hint of bitterness.
"Will you continue to stay in the Institute of Foreign Languages?"
"Yes." Zerai nodded. "I like Guinness and China. Women can be truly respected here."
Han Bin smiled. "You're a smart woman."
"Officer Han, is this Miss Wang your girlfriend?"
"Of course."
"She's beautiful," Zerai praised.
"Thank you."
Wang Ting blushed.
I've also watched American dramas. My English isn't that bad. Do you really think I don't understand?
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