Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 704: Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back!

Jia Dongming heard Xie Jianchang's explanation and saw his evasive look. He asked Xie Jianchang with a half-smile, "Xie Jianchang! If I'm not mistaken, judging from your reaction, you should know who killed Zhang Hu, right?"

When Xie Jianchang heard Jia Dongming's question, he remembered the vicious methods of Gui Laoqi and shook his head in horror to deny it: "Comrade Public Security! I only drink with Tiger Master occasionally on weekdays. As for what Tiger Master did outside, I don't know much about it, let alone who Tiger Master had grudges against. How could I know who killed Tiger Master?"

When Jia Dongming heard Xie Jianchang's denial and saw the terrified expression on his face, he immediately realized that Xie Jianchang must be very familiar with Gui Laoqi's methods, otherwise he would not have revealed such a frightened expression.

With this thought in mind, Jia Dongming immediately said to Xie Jianchang: "Xie Jianchang! Don't you know who killed Zhang Hu? I think you know better than anyone else who killed Zhang Hu. Otherwise, why would you show such a horrified expression?"

Xie Jianchang saw that his thoughts were discovered by the police in front of him, and he immediately felt cold sweat on his back. He shook his head and replied: "Comrade Public Security! I just heard that Tiger Master was killed, so I had this reaction, but I really don't know who killed Tiger Master."

After hearing Xie Jianchang's explanation and seeing his fearful reaction while trying to restore himself to normal, Jia Dongming immediately took advantage of the situation and said to Xie Jianchang, "Xie Jianchang! I see you are not unaware of who killed Zhang Hu, but you are worried that the ghost who killed Zhang Hu will use the same method to kill Zhang Hu to take your life!"

Xie Jianchang tried to calm himself down. When Jia Dongming mentioned Ghost Old Seven's name, an incredible expression appeared on his face. He asked Jia Dongming, "Comrade Public Security! I didn't say anything. How did you know that it was Master Seven who killed Master Tiger?"

When Xie Jianchang said this, he immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing and quickly stopped talking. Thinking of Gui Laoqi's horrific methods, Xie Jianchang begged Jia Dongming for mercy with a horrified face: "Comrade Public Security! I don't know anything, please forgive me!"

Jia Dongming heard Xie Jianchang's begging for mercy and saw the horrified expression on his face. He sneered at Xie Jianchang and said, "Xie Jianchang! Judging from your reaction now, I believe you must know what Ghost Old Seven is doing. There are so many of us here today, and we have come to you with such a big force. Do you think that with Ghost Old Seven's character, he will easily let you go after he knows this news? After all, the dead can keep secrets better."

When Xie Jianchang heard Jia Dongming's reminder and thought of Ghost Old Seven's methods, he turned pale with fear and complained to Jia Dongming in horror: "Comrade Public Security! You don't know Seventh Master, so you naturally don't know his methods. You are trying to force our entire family to death!"

Jia Dongming heard Xie Jianchang's complaint and saw the horrified expression on his face. He said to Xie Jianchang seriously, "Xie Jianchang! If you want your family to be safe, then cooperate with us and tell us everything you know. As long as we successfully catch Ghost Old Seven, your safety can be guaranteed."

At this time, Xie Jianchang was very regretful. When the black market closed last night, why didn't he go out for a drink with his brothers who were watching the black market together, but instead chose to go home and sleep?

After hearing Jia Dongming's reminder and thinking of Gui Laoqi's methods, Xie Jianchang could only bite the bullet and ask Jia Dongming: "Comrade Public Security! If I cooperate with you, can you really protect the safety of our entire family?"

Jia Dongming heard Xie Jianchang's question and saw that the other party had finally relented. He immediately promised Xie Jianchang: "Comrade Xie Jianchang! We are the police, not the pre-liberation gangs. Since we say we can protect your family, we will naturally arrange for someone to protect you. Of course, the premise is that you have to cooperate with our work. After all, the sooner we catch Gui Laoqi, you won't have to be afraid of Gui Laoqi's methods and feel uneasy."

After hearing what Jia Dongming said, Xie Jianchang knew that there was no turning back, so he said to Jia Dongming: "Comrade Public Security! I will cooperate with your work, and I hope you can keep your word."

Jia Dongming heard Xie Jianchang's reminder. In order to eliminate Xie Jianchang's worries, he immediately promised Xie Jianchang: "Comrade Xie Jianchang! Don't worry. We police always keep our promises. Now tell us why you showed that horrified expression when we mentioned Ghost Old Seven."

When Xie Jianchang heard Jia Dongming mention his fear of Ghost Old Seven, he remembered what Ghost Old Seven had done in the past, and introduced him to Jia Dongming with horror on his face: "Comrade Public Security! You don't know Master Seven, so you naturally don't know his methods."

"A few years ago, because we often sold food at the market I was watching, some people wanted to take advantage of it. They arranged for people to stay near our market and rob people who came to buy food from us. As a result, people nearby mistakenly thought that there were thieves in our market and they didn't dare to come to our market to buy food." "Later, when our boss learned about this, he arranged for Qi Ye to lead people to pretend to be people who came to buy food, and eventually they successfully caught the group of people who came to our market to rob. After being caught by Qi Ye, those people were taken to the woods outside the city and then hung upside down on a tree. At that time, Qi Ye directly used a knife to cut a very small hole in the necks of those people, and let them!"

"What! The murder in the grove on the outskirts of the city three years ago was committed by Gui Laoqi? Is this true?" When Qian Jin heard what Xie Jianchang said, he immediately remembered a case that happened three years ago. Without waiting for Xie Jianchang to finish his introduction, he interrupted Xie Jianchang and confirmed with shock on his face.

When Jia Dongming heard Qian Jin's words and saw Qian Jin's shocked expression, he immediately asked Qian Jin curiously, "Comrade Qian Jin! What exactly is the case you just mentioned?"

When Qian Jin heard Jia Dongming asking about the case three years ago, he recalled the scene he saw in the woods when he went to the scene. He introduced it to Jia Dongming with his memory still fresh: "Captain Jia! The situation is like this. Three years ago, we received a report that three bodies were found hanging upside down in a small wood on the outskirts of the city."

"According to the autopsy results of the forensic doctor, these three people were tortured inhumanely before they died, and finally they were drained of blood and died because of their thoughts. Now, except for the wooden barrels used to hold blood under the three bodies, we have not found any valuable clues, and we have not even successfully collected a single footprint. Because of this, this case has become an unsolved case in our Xicheng District. What I didn't expect was that this case was actually committed by Ghost Old Seven and his men."

After hearing Qian Jin's introduction, Jia Dongming immediately guessed that after the three robbers were hung upside down on the tree by Gui Laoqi, Gui Laoqi directly cut a hole in their throats with a knife, and then used a wooden barrel to collect the blood flowing from the wound. In this process, the sound produced by the blood dripping into the wooden barrel would cause the deceased to suffer extremely horrible psychological torture before they died, and they would slowly die of excessive blood loss in fear.

After learning how the deceased died, Jia Dongming immediately understood why Xie Jianchang showed such fear when they mentioned Gui Laoqi, and quickly asked Xie Jianchang: "Xie Jianchang! Were you at the scene at the time? Why do you know how Gui Laoqi killed the three robbers?"

When Xie Jianchang heard the question raised by Jia Dongming, he immediately shook his head and answered with horror: "Comrade Public Security! I was just collecting some entrance fees in the venue. How could I be involved in this matter? The reason why I knew about this matter was that when I was drinking with my brothers in the venue, he got drunk and I knew the whole process of the incident."

After hearing what Xie Jianchang said, Jia Dongming immediately asked Xie Jianchang, "Xie Jianchang! Do you know who participated in this murder case with Gui Laoqi?"

As the saying goes, once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. Facing the questions raised by Jia Dongming, Xie Jianchang no longer hesitated as before, and immediately told Jia Dongming and the others all the names he knew.

When Jia Dongming heard the names Xie Jianchang reported, he immediately wrote them all down, and then instructed Qian Jin: "Comrade Qian Jin! Please go back to the investigation room and call Captain Liu of your branch's serious crime brigade. Tell him the list and ask him to arrange for people to arrest these people immediately."

When Qian Jin heard Jia Dongming's order, he immediately took the list from Jia Dongming and said to him excitedly, "Captain Jia! Don't worry, I will rush back to the police station and report this to our director, and then ask our director to call Captain Liu and try to arrest all the murderers as soon as possible."

Jia Dongming smiled and nodded when he heard Qian Jin's promise, then turned to Xie Jianchang and asked, "Xie Jianchang! Do you know where Ghost Old Seven usually hangs out?"

When Qian Jin heard Jia Dongming asking about Ghost Old Seven's whereabouts, he recalled carefully for a moment before introducing him to Jia Dongming: "Comrade Public Security! In addition to going home to sleep, Ghost Old Seven sometimes sleeps in our yard, which is used as a warehouse. As for where else Ghost Old Seven goes, I'm not sure. After all, I'm just a small fry in charge of collecting entrance fees. We don't know much about the core situation in the field."

After hearing what Xie Jianchang said, Jia Dongming thought of what Xie Jianchang had just mentioned about grain, and immediately asked Xie Jianchang, "Xie Jianchang! Where is the house that your black market uses as a warehouse? Also, you just said that during difficult times, your black market often sold grain. Do you know where the grain was shipped from?"

(End of this chapter)