Ma Jingbo asked, "Do you think these two cases are related?"
Han Bin analyzed, "Assuming that this employer exists, why didn't Zhu Weichao confess to him? There's no reason for him to give up the chance to reduce his sentence."
"Unless he wants to use this person to help him escape from prison."
Ma Jingbo thought for a moment and glanced at everyone. "What do you think?"
Zhu Jiaxu said, "I think there's another possibility. He's afraid that the employment will be exposed and the 500,000 yuan will be taken away by the police."
"As long as he doesn't confess to the employer, no one will know about the money and he can leave the property to his family."
Han Bin continued, "I don't think that's possible. First of all, in addition to the 500,000 yuan, Zhu Weichao also obtained some stolen goods at the murder scene, which are also recorded in the police files. However, the police have never found the whereabouts of the stolen goods and Zhu Weichao didn't confess."
"Even if their employment relationship is exposed, Zhu Weichao doesn't admit that it's 500,000 yuan and only admits that the employment fee is 50,000 yuan and that he has squandered it. The police still can't do anything to him. Just like the stolen goods from the deceased's house, no one knows that they have been sold through Hou Jiansheng. "
After listening to Han Bin's analysis, Ma Jingbo said, "You mean that Zhu Weichao threatened to hire someone to help him escape from prison and the employer killed him?"
Han Bin nodded. "I think it makes perfect sense and there's a clear motive for the crime."
Ma Jingbo hesitated and asked, "What did Li Hongshan say? Is there any possibility of him confessing?"
Li Qin replied, "Today, Wang Xiao and I went to Li Hongshan's house again and met him. He was very polite and friendly to the police."
"But this friendliness is more like a kind of guilt than a willingness to cooperate."
"I personally feel that his attitude is very firm and I don't think he will confess so easily."
"Instead of waiting for him to confess, it's better to give Li Dongzhi a statement."
Ma Jingbo said helplessly, "Li Dongzhi suffered from electric burns and a large area of her skin is infected. She is still in a semi-conscious state and can't give a statement at all."
Han Bin said seriously, "Based on this situation, I suggest that we re-investigate Zhu Weichao's bathtub murder case."
Ma Jingbo didn't answer directly. He glanced at his watch and said, "It's getting late. Let's end the meeting here. I will consider this suggestion. "
"Yes."
…
After work, Han Bin went to the vegetable market and seafood market to buy some fresh ingredients.
Then, he went to the Four Seasons Restaurant to pick up Wang Ting.
However, she didn't go to Wang Ting's house today. Instead, she went back to Han Bin's house.
Although Wang Ting's house was beautiful and comfortable, it was an open kitchen.
This kind of open kitchen looked beautiful and had a large area, but it could only cook some simple dishes. Once complicated dishes were cooked, the house would be filled with the smell of oil and smoke.
Moreover, this kind of open kitchen was connected to the living room. In order to look beautiful and clean, there were fewer household items to cook and fewer ingredients. It was also inconvenient to cook.
Han Bin's house had an independent kitchen. Once the kitchen door was closed, the oil and smoke would not flow outside, making it more suitable for cooking.
Today, Han Bin made three dishes and one soup: stir-fried cabbage, spicy chicken, steamed lobster, and tomato beef soup.
Tonight, Han Bin didn't drink red wine. Instead, he bought some draft beer on the way. This was the specialty of Qingdao. Draft beer tasted better than cooked beer. It tasted slightly bitter and had little or no foam. The only drawback was that it had a short shelf life, so it had to be bought on the spot.
With Wang Ting's help, the meal was made very quickly.
The two cooked and ate together. It was as if they were already living together.
Eating Han Bin's dishes, Wang Ting felt happy. Although she was the owner of the restaurant, she had to admit that Han Bin's cooking was better than hers.
After the meal, Wang Ting took the initiative to wash the dishes and let Han Bin rest while watching TV.
This made Han Bin feel a little touched. He was indeed tired today and needed to rest.
As the saying goes, one day apart feels like three years. The two were in their honeymoon period, so they naturally had some intimate time at night …
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The next morning.
After waking up, Han Bin made breakfast. It was very simple: bread, fried eggs, ham, lettuce, and milk.
After Han Bin finished eating, Wang Ting still hadn't woken up.
In Wang Ting's words, the reason why she opened her own restaurant was so that she could wake up naturally. Although she didn't have an iron rice bowl, she had more freedom in her time.
Han Bin couldn't learn Wang Ting's carefree manner and still went to work on time as usual.
After arriving at the municipal bureau, Han Bin was called to Ma Jingbo's office before his chair even warmed up.
Han Bin knocked on the door and greeted, "Captain Ma, you were looking for me?"
Ma Jingbo pointed to the sofa next to him. "Have a seat."
The two of them sat on the sofa next to the coffee table. Ma Jingbo handed Han Bin a cigarette. "I mentioned your idea yesterday to the team leader, and he agreed."
Han Bin took out a lighter and lit Ma Jingbo's cigarette before lighting his own. He took a puff and said, "Captain Ma, what do you think?"
Ma Jingbo snorted. "The commander thinks that Zhu Weichao's death may be related to the bathtub murder case. What can I do if I'm stuck in the middle?"
"Alright, since you and the commander have agreed, then I will bring people to investigate this case again today." After Han Bin finished speaking, he pointed out, "Will there be any resistance?"
Ma Jingbo said, "The person who was mainly responsible for investigating the bathtub murder case has been transferred out of the city. And it's not like I'm asking you to reverse the case, so there won't be too much resistance. "
"I'm relieved to hear that," Han Bin said.
Ma Jingbo asked, "This case has been going on for more than two years. There's a lot of turnover in the relevant investigators and people involved in the case. Where do you plan to start the investigation?"
Han Bin hesitated for a moment. "I haven't thought about it yet. When I return to the office, I will go through the case files again and see where the best breakthrough point is."
Ma Jingbo was very relieved that Han Bin was handling the case. He said, "Is there anything else?"
"There's one more thing that has something to do with Zhu Weichao's case. I think I should report it to you."
"What is it?"
"When we arrested Hou Jiansheng, we found a pistol on him. According to him, Zhu Weichao asked him to buy the gun. But Zhu Weichao later went to prison, so he kept the gun, "Han Bin said.
Ma Jingbo frowned. "Where did Hou Jiansheng get the gun?"
"That's also the main point I want to report. According to him, he bought the gun from someone called Old Cat. This Old Cat also sells stolen goods, and he has his own smuggling and selling channels. However, this person doesn't seem to be a native of Qingdao."
Han Bin reported the situation truthfully. As for whether to continue investigating Old Cat, it was up to Ma Jingbo.
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