"Kidney failure …" Gu Xizhou repeated to himself. "Do you know anything about Wang Liqi's family?"
"I know a little," the boss was asked by Gu Xizhou and hurriedly told him everything he knew. "A few years ago, he came here to look for a job. Although he was not old, he was definitely not as good as a young man. After all, repairing cars is hard work. At that time, he came to me and I refused, but at that time, he looked like he was about to cry …"
"I asked him if he had encountered any difficulties, then he said … His wife died in childbirth when she gave birth to his son. It was not easy for him to raise his son all these years. He watched his son get married and have children. He thought that it was time for him to enjoy life, but he did not expect that something unexpected would happen. When his son fell ill, his family suddenly disappeared."
"His son had kidney failure … His daughter-in-law insisted on getting a divorce and moving out of the house. He wanted to earn money to pay for his son's treatment. When I heard that, I looked at him again and agreed to let him work here."
Gu Xizhou nodded. "His son died in the end. Was it because he didn't have money? Or because he couldn't find a suitable kidney? "
The owner of the auto repair shop recalled. "Originally, he didn't have money and wanted to sell the house. Later, he suddenly became rich and didn't sell the house. After his son's kidney transplant … Not long after, he had a rejection reaction. It was said that the emergency treatment failed and he died."
"You mean someone gave him a sum of money?" Gu Xizhou asked curiously.
The owner of the auto repair shop nodded and naturally told the story of the time when Wang Liqi first came to his auto repair shop. In his memory, Wang Liqi was completely a loving father. Gu Xizhou asked the traffic police to retrieve the nearby surveillance cameras, as well as the surveillance cameras in the auto repair shop. After checking, it was confirmed that Wang Liqi had indeed driven away Lu Jian's cloned taxi on the 8th of this month.
Gu Xizhou couldn't understand why such a person would drive a car to hit someone. His life was worthy of sympathy, and he seemed to be impeccable as a father. After investigation, this person had no connection with the family of the victim at all.
After collecting the evidence, Fang Zhi received a call and said to Gu Xizhou in the repair shop, "I've informed the nearby police station and traffic police. They'll be here in five minutes."
Gu Xizhou nodded and revealed a look of understanding. After waiting for five minutes for the others to leave, Gu Xizhou and the others immediately rushed to the other party's house in Ningqing.
The two cars stopped at the entrance of Hong Yue Community.
"Dong dong dong!"
"Is anyone there? Your toilet is leaking. "The policewoman who had taken off her uniform knocked on the door.
Not long after, the sound of footsteps could be heard from inside, accompanied by a sharp and mean female voice. "I'm coming, I'm coming. Aren't you annoying? Why do you keep knocking? Are you crazy?"
After knocking on the door, a voluptuous woman walked out. She was quite good-looking. When she saw the police suddenly barge in, she was stunned. "Police, police … I-I didn't do anything immoral!"
"Is this Wang Liqi's home?"
Hearing Fang Zhi's question, the plump woman nodded reluctantly. "Yes, Wang Liqi is my former father-in-law."
"He's not at home?" Gu Xizhou and the others had already searched the woman's house. They did not see any other men. There was only a five-year-old girl in the house. When the little girl saw them suddenly barge in, she immediately grabbed her mother's trousers and hid behind the woman.
"He's not here … He doesn't live here. After his son died, they separated. W-What crime did he commit?" The plump woman asked softly. "It has nothing to do with us. His matters have nothing to do with me!"
Gu Xizhou glanced at her and said, "Why do you think he committed a crime?"
When Wang Liqi's ex-daughter-in-law heard this and saw the look in Gu Xizhou's eyes, she immediately said, "It's not that. It's just a feeling."
"Speak," Gu Xizhou said calmly.
"A few years ago, my ex-husband … erm … my ex-husband suffered from kidney failure. At that time, this house was the only valuable property in the family. They wanted to sell it to treat his illness, but I didn't agree … My father-in-law somehow managed to get a few hundred thousand yuan for a kidney transplant for my ex-husband. However, in the end, he only lived for half a year before he suffered from rejection and died."
"At that time, I asked him how he got the money, but he refused to tell me."
When the policewoman heard this, she frowned and said, "You want a divorce because your husband is sick? You're too heartless … "
"What's wrong with a divorce?" When the plump woman heard the policewoman's words, she suddenly became agitated. "Before he found out, I had already proposed a divorce. The father and son are two weirdos!"
The woman immediately began to pour out her grievances. "At that time, I had just given birth to my daughter. The father and son looked at me with disdain every day. Did they think that their family had a throne to inherit?"
"I had just given birth. When they found out that it was a daughter, they immediately turned hostile. After I gave birth, my parents brought me home to take care of me for a whole three months. He didn't even call or come to see the child!"
"At that time, my heart turned cold. However, I thought that the child was still young, so I made do with it. The father and son treated my daughter the same way. My daughter didn't care whether she had a father or not. When my daughter was two years old, I decided to divorce him. My family also supported me and had already proposed a divorce before he was diagnosed with his illness!"
"Stop, stop, stop. We know the reason …" Gu Xizhou said calmly. "We can understand your choice. Let's get down to business."
Gu Xizhou changed the topic. After asking Wang Liqi's wife for the address of Wang Liqi's sister's house in his hometown, Gu Xizhou and the others immediately contacted the police there to help them arrest Wang Liqi.
After that, Gu Xizhou and the others found a small noodle shop and had some food to eat.
"Originally, when I heard the owner of the garage say that the woman was divorced, I thought that she was very heartless. However, after hearing what the woman said, it really came down to the old saying — a pitiful person must have something to hate."
"That's right, that's right. If it were me, I would definitely divorce him too," the new police officer said.
"That's right," Fang Zhi said helplessly.
Gu Xizhou didn't say anything. He quickly finished the noodles in his bowl and went back to the car to put the chair down to catch up on sleep.
The next afternoon, Wang Liqi was arrested.
Wang Liqi looked even older than in the photo. He was clearly 55 years old, but he looked like a 60-year-old man. His face was very dark, and the traces of time were very deep. His eyes were dull, and his expression was numb. He looked like he had experienced the vicissitudes of life and was pitiful.
Gu Xizhou held the information in his hand and entered the interrogation room alone.
If someone looked at the information carefully, they would see that it was filled with questions written in pencil. The order of each question was carefully chosen.
Gu Xizhou took the notes that Gu Zhizhi had prepared for him and interrogated him according to the notes.
"Wang Liqi, 55 years old, male." Gu Xizhou flipped through the information and asked emotionlessly, "Where were you on the 8th of this month, between five and six o 'clock in the morning?"
"At home."
"Do you recognize this car?" Gu Xizhou pushed the photo in front of Wang Liqi.
Wang Liqi looked at it for a while and shook his head. "I don't recognize it."
"It's useless if you don't admit it now. The people at the repair shop have already confirmed that the car belongs to Lu Jian. They found the cigarette butt you left in his car. You were very nervous when you were driving, so you smoked to relieve your nervousness. Now the chain of evidence is very complete. The fact that you hit someone can't escape."
"Oh, then why are you still interrogating me?" Wang Liqi said expressionlessly. "I admit that I was the one driving. It was a hit-and-run."
"Why did you drive Lu Jian's car?"
Wang Liqi looked down at his hands and said after a while, "I haven't driven in a long time, so I wanted to give it a try. I happened to be repairing his car, so I drove it out for a drive. I didn't expect to hit someone. I didn't do it on purpose. I was too scared at the time, so I ran away."
"… They … How are they?" Wang Liqi asked as his left hand clenched his right hand tightly.
Gu Xizhou said, "I'm the one asking you now, not the other way around."
"Don't beat around the bush with me. There are witnesses of you hitting someone. The surveillance cameras recorded everything. You definitely didn't do it on purpose. In fact, you planned it for a long time," Gu Xizhou said.
"Are they dead?" Wang Liqi was very concerned about this question.
Gu Xizhou saw Wang Liqi's attitude. Was it really like what Gu Zhizhi said, he hired someone to kill someone?
Wang Liqi insisted, "I'm not. I was hit and run. Anyway, it's murder. The nature is the same. You can send me to jail."
After an afternoon of interrogation, Wang Liqi insisted that it was a hit-and-run. He was determined to make the police treat it as a hit-and-run and put everything on a traffic accident. He would let the police take turns to investigate, but he would not admit to intentional homicide.
Gu Xizhou took the glass of water that Fang Zhi handed to him. He drank two mouthfuls and listened to Fang Zhi's report on the interrogation.
"The problem now is Wang Liqi's confession. We all agree that it was intentional homicide, but he was determined to take all the blame. He refused to say anything else.
But from the current situation, it's very likely that he hired someone to kill someone. We don't believe his words, but he insisted that it was a hit-and-run. On the other hand, the relatives of the deceased, Weiguo, also confirmed that they didn't know Wang Liqi. They didn't have any conflicts with Wang Liqi. The deceased also didn't go to their garage to get his car fixed! "
"Other than these, is there anything else?"
"The sum of money that his daughter-in-law mentioned has been investigated. There's no news yet." Fang Zhi shook his head. The process of the crime was clear, but the other party insisted that it was a traffic accident and refused to admit that he was hired to kill someone.
When Gu Xizhou left the office and went to the interrogation room, he bumped into Wang Ao.
"Someone died in their car. Who died?" Wang Liqi asked anxiously in the interrogation room.
Wang Ao looked at Gu Xizhou. "We've met a troublesome one this time. Are you confident?"
"It's not a big problem." Gu Xizhou smiled at Wang Ao. He turned to ask the other subordinates, "Has the bank replied? Who transferred the medical fees to him? "
"Not yet …" One of the policemen spread his hands helplessly. At this moment, his phone rang. He picked up the call.
"You've found it? Who is it? Him? Are you sure it's this name? " The policeman who answered the phone looked incredulous. "Okay, okay, okay. Send it over. Sorry to trouble you."
After a while, he put down the phone. The first thing he said shocked Gu Xizhou.
"We've found the account that transferred the medical fees to Wang Liqi … It's the bank account of the deceased."
Gu Xizhou was slightly stunned. "The deceased?"
"Yes!"
Hearing this, the surrounding people suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. They had all thought that the murderer might have hired someone to pay for Wang Liqi's son's treatment. Although it was unusual for Wang Liqi to kill someone after three years, it was still possible.
But the person who gave him the money was the deceased! The deceased couldn't have asked someone to drive over and kill him, right?
"We were looking in the wrong direction."
Gu Xizhou said in a low voice, "Continue to investigate. Why did the deceased give him the money? They must have been in contact at that time."
After another round of investigation, the case was soon in trouble again. The deceased gave the money, and Wang Liqi insisted that it was a donation.
Wang Liqi's crime was simple and clear, but his motive for the murder was now confusing.
After work, Gu Xizhou was stopped by his female colleague, Xiang Xiaoyuan. "Captain Gu, wait. My boyfriend brought the Golden Retriever. It's just outside. I'll give it to you!"
"Oh right, Captain Gu … Can you accept home visits?" Xiang Xiaoyuan said a little awkwardly, "I don't mean anything. Captain Gu, you're very busy and you don't have a girlfriend. I'm afraid that the dog will be hungry … Of course! I believe that you can take good care of the puppy! "
Gu Xizhou: "…" If you want to visit my home, then you're suspecting me. There's no need to explain. I don't have a girlfriend at home, but I have Zhizhi at home!
Without a doubt, Gu Xizhou nodded. "Of course."
After getting the Golden Retriever, Gu Xizhou put it in the front passenger seat with its cage. He patted the dog cage and carefully looked at the Golden Retriever in the cage. It was small and very cute, and it looked at Gu Xizhou with a wronged expression.
When they got home, Gu Xizhou directly put the Golden Retriever on the table. "Zhizhi, I'll leave this dog in your care!"
Gu Zhizhi: "…"
Gu Xizhou: "Isn't it cute?! Look at how good I am to a lonely old ghost like you! "
Gu Zhizhi: "… I'm not taking it. Take it away."
Gu Xizhou: "Tsk."
Gu Xizhou couldn't be bothered with Gu Zhizhi. He talked about the progress of the case today.
"This is a little strange. That money was given to him by the deceased …"
"Yes." Gu Xizhou nodded and said, "There's no doubt about that. We've already found out. We've also asked the deceased's family. The deceased's wife said that she wasn't sure how much savings the family had because their family often donated money. However, the money they gave to Wang Liqi was not a donation. It was directly transferred to Wang Liqi's account."
"…"
Gu Xizhou said, "Until now, the police station believes that the other party had no reason to kill the deceased. The deceased was really unlucky."
"…"
Seeing that Gu Zhizhi was in a daze, Gu Xizhou suddenly laughed and said, "Gu Zhizhi, do you not know what to do?"
"…"
Gu Xizhou made a "tsk" sound. "I didn't expect that there would be times when you're helpless."
"…"
Gu Xizhou said, "I have a direction to investigate. When I get his sister's contact tomorrow, we should be able to come to a conclusion."
Gu Zhizhi wrote with a pen: What direction?
"You'll know tomorrow!" Gu Xizhou said, "Take good care of my dog son."
Gu Zhizhi: "…"
Gu Xizhou looked at his golden retriever sleeping on his sofa and felt envious. Not only was his dog son sleeping in his kennel, but there was also a ghost who had prepared milk for his dog son.
He was really a lonely old ghost who had a bad mouth but an upright body.
Gu Xizhou washed his face casually and rushed directly to the police station.
"Chief Gu, we've already contacted Wang Liqi's sister. It's similar to what you guessed. Wang Liqi has a daughter. His daughter was given away not long after she was born."
Gu Xizhou nodded. "Have you asked the deceased's wife?"
"Yes … The deceased's daughter, Wei Xiaoling, was adopted!"
"This?" Fang Zhi was a little stunned.
Gu Xizhou entered the interrogation room again and looked at Wang Liqi. "We're sure that you didn't hire a hitman."
Wang Liqi nodded. "That's not the case. I was hit and run."
"But you did commit murder," Gu Xizhou said lightly. "Wei Xiaoling is your daughter. The deceased was her adoptive father. Let me guess. Five years ago, your son fell ill and needed a kidney. So you went to your daughter's adoptive father, Wei Guo. He agreed to give you two hundred thousand yuan for the treatment, but you were not allowed to tell Wei Xiaoling that she wasn't his biological daughter …"
Before Gu Xizhou could finish his sentence, Wang Liqi's face turned pale and his teeth turned white. "You, you …"
"Say it. I want to hear it from you." Gu Xizhou said lightly. He thought of this because when Fang Zhi told Wang Liqi that only Wei Guo was dead, Wang Liqi seemed to have suddenly relaxed.
Perhaps he was thinking about how he had killed his own daughter and felt a little guilty. After hearing that Wei Xiaoling was not dead, his mental state had an obvious change.
Wang Liqi suddenly hugged his head and cried. His voice trembled as he explained the reason.
"Five years ago, my son had kidney failure and needed a kidney transplant. After a match, it was found that my kidney could not be used. At that time, I thought of the daughter that my wife and I had adopted. Because of this, I went to Wei Guo and hoped that my daughter could be matched with a kidney transplant for my son. However, Wei Guo rejected my request because Wei Xiaoling was not in good health. Later, I threatened him that if he did not help my son, I would tell him that Wei Xiaoling was not his biological daughter …"
"He agreed to give me two hundred thousand yuan for my son's surgery, but he hoped that I would not disturb Wei Xiaoling. At that time, I was short of money and happened to have a kidney, so I agreed to his request. However, I did not expect that after the surgery, my son and the kidney would reject each other. There were multiple complications and he died soon after. At that time, I thought that if the kidney was not his but his sister's, perhaps he would not have died …"
"The more I thought about it, the angrier I got …"
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