Qingdao City, Water Conservancy Bureau Compound.
Hong Xin walked out of the office building with a cloth bag on her back. She lowered her head and didn't greet anyone. She just walked out in a hurry as if she had something urgent to do.
Just as Hong Xin reached the door, a black car stopped by the roadside. The window of the passenger seat was lowered and Bao Xing said, "Ms. Hong, get in the car. I'll take you home."
Hong Xin was stunned for a moment before she squeezed out a smile. "No need. My house isn't far from here. I'm going to buy something, so I'll walk back."
"Ms. Hong, come in. You might be being followed," Bao Xing said.
"Followed?" Hong Xin frowned. "No way."
Just then, Li Qin walked out of the Water Conservancy Bureau Compound and said anxiously, "Get in the car. Someone is following us and it might be bad for you."
Li Qin opened the car door and pushed Hong Xin into the car without any explanation.
Hong Xin was also confused. She asked in surprise, "Officer Li, who's following me? Are you sure? "
After getting in the car, Li Qin took out her handcuffs and cuffed Hong Xin's hands before she could react. "Hong Xin, you're under arrest."
Hong Xin was anxious and asked loudly, "Officer Li, what are you doing? Why are you arresting me? Didn't your team leader ask you to protect me? Believe it or not, I'll file a complaint against you."
"It's easy if you want to file a complaint. I'll take you to see him," Li Qin said with a smile.
In the morning, when Han Bin assigned the task, he did ask them to protect Hong Xin. However, Han Bin also told her to be vigilant before Hong Xin's alibi was verified.
And they had already proved through the surveillance that Hong Xin didn't have an alibi on the night of May 12th. Hong Xin had lied, which further increased their suspicion.
Hong Xin glared at them and shouted, "What's with your attitude? How can you arrest me indiscriminately? I'm also a civil servant. I'm from the Water Conservancy Bureau. Maybe our director knows your director."
Li Qin didn't bother to pay attention to her. Although they were both directors, their positions were different.
…
When Han Bin and the others returned to the Municipal Bureau, Huang Qianqian had already applied for an arrest warrant and a search warrant.
Ma Jingbo took the search warrant with Wang Xiao and several members of Team 2 and went directly to Hong Xin's house to search.
Han Bin stayed behind to interrogate Hong Xin.
Han Bin poured a cup of tea and blew on the tea leaves. Before he could drink it, Li Qin and Bao Xing returned to the office.
Han Bin asked, "Did you catch him?"
"Yes, he has been escorted to the interrogation room." Li Qin's voice was a little hoarse.
"I'll give you five minutes to rest. Hong Xin will be interrogated in five minutes."
"Yes."
…
7: 30 pm, interrogation room.
Hong Xin stared blankly ahead, her eyes somewhat vacant.
"Creak …" The door creaked as Han Bin, Bao Xing, and Li Qin entered the interrogation room.
"Officer Han, you came at the right time. I want to complain about your two subordinates. You asked them to protect me, but they turned around and arrested me. Is this how you protect people?"
Han Bin put the teacup on the table, sorted out the files and documents, and said unhurriedly, "I was the one who asked them to arrest him. If you want to complain, you can complain to me."
"What right do you have to arrest me?" Hong Xin straightened her neck. "Didn't I take a statement this morning? I've said everything I need to say. Why are you focusing on me instead of arresting the real culprit?"
"You provided false testimony in the statement this morning. Who else should we arrest if not you?" Han Bin asked.
"What false testimony? Could you have made a mistake?"
Bao Xing stood up and walked over with a photo in his hand. "We've checked the surveillance cameras in your neighborhood. Between 9: 30 pm and 10 pm on May 12th, you weren't at home at all. This photo is a screenshot of you coming home at 11 pm. You even said you didn't lie. "
"I … I was tricked by her," Hong Xin said through gritted teeth.
"Who tricked you?"
Hong Xin answered, "Cai Jing. She looked for me that night. That's why I came home late. I was afraid that the police would suspect me, so I lied. She must have framed me on purpose."
"You saw Cai Jing on the night of May 12th?"
"Yes."
"Where did you see her? What did she ask you to do?"
Hong Xin lowered her head. After a moment of silence, she said, "She said she wasn't feeling well and asked me to go to the pharmacy to buy some medicine for her. I went to her house, but I didn't see her in person. She only came back after 10 pm."
"Where does Cai Jing live?"
"Xin Hua District Golden Light District, Building 7, Room 302."
Han Bin jotted it down in his notebook. "How did you contact her?"
"She called me."
"What's her phone number? 1387XXXXX."
"Why did you two contact each other?" Han Bin asked.
"She took the initiative to look for me. She said that Chen Shaoyan was dead and she didn't even have any relatives now. She wanted me to help her. I saw that she was quite pitiful, so I helped her rent a house and buy some daily necessities. However, I never thought that she would frame me. "
Han Bin stared at her for a while. "When you took the statement this morning, why didn't you say that you were in contact with Cai Jing?"
"I … I wanted to say that after the police contacted me, I contacted her. She begged me not to say anything about her situation. She said that she didn't want to be disturbed and didn't want to mention Chen Shaoyan again." Hong Xin sighed and said helplessly.
"I was being kind. I thought that it wasn't easy for her. If the police mentioned Chen Shaoyan's death, it would hurt Cai Jing again. So, I didn't say anything about her. However, I told the police everything I know."
Han Bin rubbed his hands and leaned back in his chair. "Tell me in detail what happened on the night of May 12th. If you lie to the police again, the consequences will be serious. "
"I know." Hong Xin took a deep breath. "I remember that it was already 9 pm when I bought the medicine …"
Han Bin interrupted her. "Start from 7 pm."
"At 7 pm, I should have been eating when I suddenly received a call from Cai Jing. She said that she wasn't feeling well and asked me to buy some medicine for her. I didn't think too much about it at that time, so I went out to buy medicine for her. However, the medicine wasn't easy to buy. I went to a few pharmacies, but they weren't available. By the time I finished buying the medicine, it was already 9 pm. "
"When I arrived at Golden Light District, it was already past 9 pm. I knocked on the door, but no one answered, so I called her. She said that she was at a small clinic nearby and would be home soon. She asked me to open the door and wait for a while. "
"I waited until past 10 pm when she came back. She was carrying a bag. I asked her what was in it, and she said that it was some daily necessities. She didn't want me to buy them for her all the time."
"I put down the things, rested for a while, and left. I've been helping her. I've been so good to her. I don't understand why she would frame me. "
"In other words, between 9: 30 pm and 10: 30 pm, you were in Golden Light District?" Han Bin confirmed.
"Yes."
"When was the last time you contacted Cai Jing?"
"I contacted her this afternoon. I also suspected that this might have something to do with her, but when I called her phone again, I couldn't get through to her. That's when I realized that I might have been used by her. "
"Have you seen Chen Shaohuan before?"
"No."
Han Bin questioned, "Then why did you lie to the police?"
"I didn't lie. I've seen Chen Shaohuan's photo. Cai Jing showed it to me. At that time, Chen Shaohuan was wearing that maroon coat. I accidentally spilled the beans that day. I really didn't mean to lie to you."
"Who told you about Chen Shaohuan's identity?"
"Cai Jing told me too."
Han Bin frowned slightly. If what Hong Xin said was the truth, then Cai Jing was most likely the real murderer.
However, through micro-expressions, Han Bin felt that Hong Xin's expression was a little strange, as if she was still hiding something …
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