Soul Patch

Chapter 122 A Bet of a Pack of Cigarettes (4000)

Wenjie, who had exited the system, stood there for a long time, unable to recover his senses.

The woman who died was clearly Wang Ju's lover.

In other words, this mission, which doesn't know when it started or how many times it failed, has a single target: Wang Ju's lover.

What was Wang Ju's lover's name?

Could it be the Xixi that Ms. Mei mentioned on the phone just now?

In a daze, I felt that when I helped Wang Ju get water and knocked on the door, Wang Ju was on the phone. At that time, Wang Ju called the person on the other end of the phone "Qianqian".

Wang Ju was called Xixi at the time.

What you're called doesn't really matter; a name is just a label. You can have this name, and so can I...

If a name isn't important, then what is?

Whether Sisi is dead or alive is the important thing!

If he is dead, it is as if he has only been dead for a short time.

In other words, the murder occurred after he left the room...

Wenjie's heart clenched, as if the blood in his body had frozen.

Because he realized that after he left the room, only Wang Ju and his lover would be left.

Wang Ju!

Could it be Wang Ju?

Wang Ju killed his lover with his own hands, cleaned up the scene, and then went downstairs and drove himself to his workplace as if nothing had happened.

He even gave him a stack of documents in a very serious manner.

Are these... are they all perverts?

I know a serial killer named Jia Nan, and I'm almost driven crazy by him.

Okay, after his life trajectory was corrected, Jia Nan was no longer a serial killer; he just wanted to kill himself.

He was a single-minded killer.

Wenjie let out a breath, the image of Wang Ju's imposing and dignified appearance flashing through his mind. He was somewhat unwilling to believe that Wang Ju was the murderer.

So there's another possibility: Sissi didn't die.

In other words, the system's timeline is set in the future; a scene that occurs in the system is something that will happen on a certain day in the future.

That means that Sisi is still alive and well.

He rushed back to the office area, sat down in front of the computer, and his fingers flew across the keyboard.

Start searching for all kinds of information released by the M City Police Department.

If the murder had occurred in the early hours of this morning...

While I was smoking downstairs and gazing at the stars, a bloody scene was quietly unfolding in a nearby apartment.

Wenjie browsed the web, quickly reading through various news reports, case analyses, and other information about M City.

Scenes from the scene kept replaying in my mind.

In fact, he sensed something unusual about the corpse as soon as he entered Sisi's bedroom.

Sisi had a ribbon wrapped around her neck, and judging from the way she died after being hit by the chandelier from the ceiling, she must have been trying to hang herself.

As a result, things went awry, and they ended up with a renovation team that did a terrible job.

The chandelier on the ceiling was flimsy and couldn't support her voluptuous figure.

The ceiling light was forcibly pulled off and hit her squarely in the face.

Therefore, at the crime scene, her beautiful face was smashed into a bloody mess, a truly gruesome sight.

From this perspective, the possibility that Sisi committed suicide cannot be ruled out.

But what about the blood-stained clothes? The deceased's semi-transparent pajamas were almost completely soaked in blood, making it look as if he was wearing blood-stained clothes.

Wenjie witnessed Jia Song bleed to death, his body convulsing. He only needed to glance at the large amount of blood on Xixi's body at the crime scene to know that Xixi had died from excessive blood loss.

What's incomprehensible is that the murderer stabbed Sisi to death, yet went to great lengths to arrange her body in a manner resembling an attempted hanging...

What was the killer's intention?

He hadn't figured out the problem yet, but the computer made a major discovery.

A police report from City M caught his attention. The report stated that in apartment 1802, Unit 4, Building 8, Jinjiang International Community, a neighbor anonymously reported hearing a woman screaming in the early hours of the morning.

When the police arrived, they discovered that the homeowner, Ms. Ye Wenqian, had been murdered.

The police have launched a full investigation, and the website will continue to follow up on this story.

Wenjie's hand, which was holding the mouse, was unconsciously sweating.

He pulled his hand back and rubbed his face repeatedly, trying to calm himself down.

He could see Wang Ju's office if he looked up.

At this moment, Wang Ju is sitting in his office, drinking tea and reading the newspaper.

He picked up his water glass and brought it to his lips, only to realize that he hadn't had a chance to drink the water in the rush of the morning phone call.

Yes, that phone call...

What did Ms. Mei say on the phone?

The police called, but it was too late!

He hesitated before opening the drawer, looking at the folder of documents inside. Staying here might not be a wise move.

He picked up the folder of documents and stood up...

At that moment, a commotion broke out at the entrance of the office area.

Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked toward a group of police officers who had suddenly appeared in the office area.

Wenjie stared at the group of police officers for a long time. He recognized the tall and handsome officer in the lead.

It was Officer A-Xiang, one of Captain Cao's men.

The two met twice, but both encounters were altered along with their life trajectories.

So Ah Xiang doesn't know him.

Upon hearing the news, Wang Ju opened the door. He walked out slowly with his belly protruding, a broad smile on his face, as if he were welcoming leaders from the city who came to inspect the work.

"Officers, you've worked hard. Please come in, have a seat and a cup of tea. Assistant Wang, Assistant Wang!" Wang Ju smiled calmly at the group of police officers and gestured for them to sit down in the office.

He immediately turned his head to look at Assistant Wang, and then gestured with his chin toward the tea room.

Assistant Wang nodded to the police officer, put on a warm smile, and went to work in the break room.

Officer A-Xiang, who was in the lead, stepped forward, shook Wang Ju's hand, and said politely, "Wang Ju, I'm sorry to bother you, but I have official duties to attend to and need your cooperation."

"Are you investigating a case? If you need our cooperation, just let us know." Wang Ju tilted his head back and laughed heartily.

Guided by Wang Ju, A Xiang and three other police officers walked toward the office.

Wenjie, holding the folder of documents, sat down again.

A question arose in my mind: Were the police here because of Sisi's death?

They found Wang Ju so quickly?

A short while later, Wang Ju's assistant brewed a pot of tea, knocked on the door, and entered Wang Ju's office...

As Assistant Wang closed the door to Wang Ju's office, the office area erupted in chaos.

Colleagues stopped what they were doing and began to discuss it.

"Guess what the police came for?"

"That tall policeman already said he's investigating a case, are you deaf or didn't you hear him?"

"The police officer leading the team is really handsome. I wonder if he has a girlfriend."

"Are you a fangirl? You're only looking at handsome guys. Didn't you see the news? A woman died today, in a high-end neighborhood no less. Tsk tsk, what a horrible death!"

"Oh? Another woman has died! We're having such a hard time; we're practically living by luck."

……

Bai Yu nudged Wenjie and leaned closer with a gossipy look on his face: "Wenjie, at a time like this, you still have the mind to work? Didn't you see a team of police officers just arrived?"

Wenjie locked the file folder back in the drawer, put the key in his pocket, turned to Bai Yu, and replied, "I saw it."

He got up, took out his phone, and wanted to call Ms. Mei back.

The other party had just asked him on the phone about Xixi's mysterious boyfriend, and Wenjie felt it was necessary to explain the true relationship between Wang Ju and Xixi to her.

He had just reached the entrance of the office area when Wang Ju's office door opened, and Wang Ju came out first, followed closely by the police officer.

When Wang Ju saw Wen Jie, he waved his chubby hand and greeted him: "Wen Jie, the police officers from the East District Branch are investigating a case. Would you like to cooperate with them and go with them?"

"Me?" Wenjie stared blankly at Wang Ju, then at the police officer.

The lead policeman stepped forward and extended his right hand to Wenjie: "Hello, I am a policeman from the East District Police Station. My name is Gao Xiang. You must be Wenjie, right?"

Wenjie looked down at the outstretched hand and shook it with both hands: "Hello Officer Gao, my name is Wenjie. How can I help you?"

"Oh, would it be convenient for you to come back to the station with us?" Officer Xiang asked seriously.

"Can I... say it's inconvenient?"

Everyone present, including Wang Ju and A Xiang, was stunned by what he said.

Ah Xiang reacted quickly, smiling slightly and saying, "Hehe, no way!"

So, Ah Xiang was in front, Wen Jie was in the middle, and three other police officers followed behind them.

When has Wenjie ever been so impressive? Four police officers are protecting him, acting as his unpaid bodyguards.

After getting into the police car, Wenjie looked at the officer named Gao Xiang and slowly said, "Officer Gao, would you mind telling me why you asked me to come to the East District Police Station?"

Ah Xiang turned his gaze to the car window, watching the pedestrians coming and going on the sidewalk, whistled, and said, "Inconvenient."

Soon, the police car stopped in front of the East District Police Station, and Wenjie got out of the car with the police.

From last night until now, Wenjie seems to have done nothing but visit the police station.

The only difference is that the police station changed from the North District Police Station to the East District Police Station.

When they arrived at the interrogation room on the third floor, Officer Cao was already waiting inside.

The interrogation room door was open. Ah Xiang knocked on the door, whistled at Captain Cao, and pointed his chin at Wen Jie.

Officer Cao waved to Ah Xiang, signaling him to go about his business.

"Wenjie, have a seat!" Officer Cao gestured to the chair opposite the interrogation table and beckoned to Wenjie.

Wenjie didn't hesitate, plopping down in the interrogation chair and giving Officer Cao a faint smile: "Officer Cao, long time no see!"

"It'll only be a few days, not a long time!" Officer Cao corrected.

He's a meticulous person, always has been.

Wenjie stopped beating around the bush and asked directly, "Officer Cao, please ask me what's on your mind."

"Okay, early this morning, a woman named Ye Wenqian was murdered in her home. We are investigating this case, and we asked you to come here to ask what your relationship is with Ye Wenqian and how much you know about her."

It was indeed because of Sissi's murder.

Wenjie smiled at Officer Cao and replied in a detached tone, "I don't know Ye Wenqian and I don't know anything about her. Of course..."

He paused, his mind flashing back to the magenta sofa in Sisi's living room, the antique chandelier, and the frosted glass on the coffee table… He changed the subject, carefully choosing his words, and slowly said:

"Of course, you might not believe me if I say I don't know Ye Wenqian. You might have found a cup with my fingerprints in Ye Wenqian's living room, and you might have seen me going up and down the stairs on the hallway surveillance footage."

Someone framed me!

Officer Cao, I hope you can solve the case as soon as possible and bring the murderer to justice.

Officer Cao focused his gaze on Wenjie, carefully observing Wenjie's body language and facial micro-expressions as he spoke.

After Wenjie finished speaking, he didn't speak immediately, but studied Wenjie's words word by word.

It must be said that the evidence at the scene was very unfavorable to Wenjie. There were his footprints, his fingerprints, and surveillance videos of him going up and down the stairs. More than one resident of Jinjiang International Community saw Wenjie leave the community this morning.

There was even a garbage collector who saw Wenjie lingering by the artificial hill in the community park for a long time, smoking one cigarette after another.

However, he couldn't see any flaws in what Wenjie had just said.

So he was judging whether Wenjie was telling the truth.

After pondering for a moment, Wenjie spoke again: "Why not invite Wang Ju back to cooperate with the investigation?"

"Wang Ju? Why invite Wang Ju over?" Officer Cao looked at Wenjie with interest and asked in return.

Wenjie suddenly realized something; the scene must have been carefully handled, and there was no trace of Wang Ju having been there.

"Oh, I came to work in his car this morning, which means he also stayed at Jinjiang International Community last night."

"We've checked; Wang Ju owns two properties in the Jinjiang International residential complex." Officer Cao smiled casually as he said this.

"Jinjiang International is one of the top-tier upscale residential communities in M ​​City. Some well-known figures in M ​​City, private business owners, returned overseas Chinese, and senior white-collar workers have all purchased properties in that community."

Wenjie had no interest in hearing about Jinjiang International; his mind was filled with the scene of catching Wang Ju cheating in the early hours of the morning.

Was Wang Ju trying to frame him?

Did Wang Ju take the stairs downstairs? Otherwise, why didn't the elevator's security cameras capture him?

but……

Wang Ju also climbed the stairs to go upstairs? Ye Wenqian lives on the 18th floor!

Was he going to kill Ye Wenqian when he went upstairs?

That shouldn't be the case. He couldn't possibly have known in advance that Wenjie would discover his affair, so he couldn't have planned to frame Wenjie beforehand.

This is too bizarre!

Wenjie pursed his lips slightly, thinking of Huang Weiwei's brother, Huang Dongheng.

"Officer Cao, I know a lawyer friend. May I consult him about some things?"

Wenjie looked at Officer Cao with sincere eyes.

Officer Cao nodded, then got up and left the interrogation room.

Wenjie took out his phone and sent a WeChat message to Yang Shanshan, explaining the situation.

Soon, Huang Dongheng called.

Officer Cao came out of the interrogation room and saw Ah Xiang standing outside.

"Go ahead and have one!"

"it is good!"

The two of them walked one after the other to the smoking room at the end of the corridor.

Ah Xiang took out a cigarette, offered one to Officer Cao, lit it with a lighter, and then lit it for Officer Cao before holding it up to the flickering flame himself.

The two faced each other, each swallowing and spitting.

"Is Wenjie the murderer?" Through the rising white smoke, A Xiang squinted at Captain Cao and asked.

"It's hard to say!" Officer Cao slowly exhaled a smoke ring, gave Ah Xiang a meaningful look, and asked in return, "What do you think?"

"I don't think so." Ah Xiang reached for a cigarette, white smoke billowing from his nostrils. He stuck out his tongue and grinned, "How about a bet of a pack of cigarettes?"

"You brat, why are you so unreliable? Go back to work!"

Officer Cao stubbed out his cigarette, threw the butt into the trash can, and turned back to the interrogation room.

(End of this chapter)