I'm not a genius detective

Chapter 106 Suspect in Intentional Injury Case
That night.

Branch office.

Dai Bin's body was taken to the forensic lab, where Jiang Haichuan and others were conducting a full autopsy.

For those who die under abnormal circumstances, forensic autopsies generally do not require the consent of the family members. The branch office has the authority to make the decision directly and then notify the family members to be present.

I've already called Dai Bin's parents, and the couple are on their way.

The Dai family is in a panic because their son is in an accident, and their daughter-in-law is in the intensive care unit but they can't find her. They are not sure what is going on.

The Gentle Little Elf has arrived and is currently in the interrogation room.

The girl's real name is Wang Mengqi. The name Mengqi has become quite popular for girls in the last two years, and it is often repeated.

Wang Mengqi is a local who graduated from high school. After graduation, she worked odd jobs in various places and is currently working as a waitress in a coffee shop in Qingchang. Her salary is barely enough to make ends meet.

Just like in the photos, Wang Mengqi is very ordinary, so ordinary that she doesn't stand out in a crowd. The only thing that catches the eye is her clear, bright eyes, as pure as a spring.

It's truly remarkable that someone can still have such pure eyes after years of being toughened up by society.

"Dead...?"

Upon learning of Dai Bin's death, Wang Mengqi's first reaction was bewilderment, doubting whether she had misheard.

Denial is a psychological defense mechanism, and such sudden news made Wang Mengqi subconsciously unwilling to believe it.

"He is indeed dead; the forensic doctor is conducting an autopsy."

Ji Bowei personally questioned Wang Mengqi, with Captains Hu Lihui and Fang Zhou on either side of him.

Hu Lihui has withdrawn from the case in Weijiazhuang Village and returned to the First Squadron to fully investigate the newly occurring unnatural death case.

Although it is currently considered an unnatural death, all indications suggest that Dai Bin's death was highly likely to have been a homicide.

The wife died in the morning, and the husband died in the afternoon, both by drinking arsenic. Everything seemed so abnormal, which was very different from the previous case of Cao Kexuan.

He is indeed dead.

He is indeed dead.

The four words echoed in Wang Mengqi's mind. She didn't show any sadness or distress, but tears streamed down her face like a spring.

At this moment, one wonders what the girl is going through.

It's clear that she has feelings for Dai Bin, and very deep feelings at that; otherwise, her acting would be too good.

Ji Bowei handed her a tissue, which the girl instinctively took and quickly wiped away her tears.

"How...how did he die?" Wang Mengqi, who was somewhat introverted, asked timidly.

Ji Bowei said, "It's not certain yet. We're investigating. Can you tell me about the relationship between the two of you?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Mengqi pursed her lips, perhaps feeling that her relationship with Dai Bin was something that couldn't be made public, and for a moment she didn't know how to respond.

“We’ve already seen your QQ chat history with him,” Ji Bowei said.

Wang Mengqi suddenly looked up.

Ji Bowei added, "The entire chat history starts from the very first message you exchanged after you became friends."

Wang Mengqi felt a bit lost, but after composing herself, she finally spoke: "That's right, he and I...we really are that kind of relationship."

Ji Bowei: Did you have a boyfriend before you met Dai Bin?

Wang Mengqi: "Of course not, I've always been single."

Ji Bowei: "So, you got to know Dai Bin through the novel, and you came to like Dai Bin because of the novel."

Wang Mengqi nodded gently: "Mmm..."

Ji Bowei: "Do you know his wife, Xiao Yuxuan?"

Wang Mengqi: "I know him."

Ji Bowei: "Does she know about what's going on between you two?"

When Xiao Yuxuan was mentioned, Wang Mengqi's expression changed, showing helplessness and a little anger: "Not only did she know, she also contacted me."

"Oh?" Ji Bowei and the others exchanged glances. "Tell me more about it."

Wang Mengqi recalled, recounting the story in detail.

About two months ago, on her way home from get off work at a coffee shop, Wang Mengqi was suddenly stopped by Xiao Yuxuan, who was very direct and didn't even greet her before yelling at Wang Mengqi for being a mistress.

Besides verbal abuse, they also physically assaulted each other, which attracted a large crowd of onlookers.

Scenes of wives beating up mistresses in the street are always a popular and entertaining spectacle.

Wang Mengqi didn't know why Xiao Yuxuan had appeared. Knowing she was in the wrong, she didn't dare to talk back or fight back. With so many people watching, she wished she could find a mouse hole to crawl into.

"No matter how much he likes you, you're still the other woman! There's absolutely no way I'll divorce him!"

"It's one thing to find someone prettier than me, but don't you even look at yourself? You're ugly even after graduating high school. I really don't know how Dai Bin could have fallen for you. Are you that indiscriminate?"

Before leaving, Xiao Yuxuan struck at his heart.

Objectively speaking, if we only compare appearance, figure, and education, she is indeed far superior to Wang Mengqi.

After listening to Wang Mengqi's words, Ji Bowei asked, "You didn't mention this to Dai Bin?"

Wang Mengqi shook her head: "No, he needs to create every day and can't be distracted. What's the use of telling him? Besides... I never intended to break up his family."

Ji Bowei: "You mean, just accompany Dai Bin, but don't want any official title?"

Wang Mengqi felt somewhat inferior: "I was already very surprised and delighted that Dai Bin liked me."

Ji Bowei began to consider the connection between Xiao Yuxuan's intentional injury case and Dai Bin's unnatural death case. Currently, there are no clues to link the two cases together, and they may exist independently.

If we consider this independently, then it's reasonable to suspect that the person who stabbed Xiao Yuxuan is related to Wang Mengqi.

Being beaten and verbally abused in broad daylight, is it possible that Wang Mengqi might take drastic measures?

However, judging from their height and build, the suspect in the surveillance footage is quite different from Wang Mengqi.

"Has Dai Bin shown any unusual behavior recently?" Ji Bowei continued to inquire.

Wang Mengqi affirmed, "No, he's focused on his creative work just like before."

Ji Bowei: "When was the last time you saw him?"

Wang Mengqi: "Two days ago, he rented a house in the suburbs, and I went to the house to find him."

Ji Bowei: "Do you think he might commit suicide?"

“Suicide?” Wang Mengqi frowned. “He was in a good mood, very happy, and his serialized novel was about to end. It’s impossible for him to commit suicide.”

As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes again, and she raised her hand to wipe them away.

Ji Bowei thought for a moment and said, "Do any of your relatives or friends know that you were beaten by Xiao Yuxuan?"

Wang Mengqi: "My younger brother knows."

"You have a younger brother?" Ji Bowei's gaze narrowed slightly. There was no such information in the chat history, and he had not yet conducted a detailed investigation into Wang Mengqi's family background.

He immediately turned to Fang Zhou, "Go and implement this immediately. If you find any problems, copy them back directly." "Yes!" Fang Zhou got up and left.

Wang Mengqi didn't understand, her gaze following Fang Zhou until he disappeared: "Wh...what happened?"

Ji Bowei didn't answer, but asked, "What's your relationship with your brother like?"

Wang Mengqi, confused, said, "That's great."

Ji Bowei: "What was his reaction after he learned that you had been beaten and verbally abused?"

Wang Mengqi: "I was...very angry. He even said he would help me get revenge, but I had to scold him before he behaved."

At this point, Ji Bowei sighed: "I have some bad news for you. Xiao Yuxuan was stabbed three times in the early hours of this morning and is currently in the intensive care unit."

"what?!"

Wang Mengqi stood up abruptly, staring in astonishment at Ji Bowei in front of her.

It's easy to make the connection; it's highly likely that the younger brother did it.

If she had known beforehand that Xiao Yuxuan had been stabbed, she would have thought twice before answering the question.

"Oh no, oh no..."

Wang Mengqi's face was a little pale as she muttered to herself.

Ji Bowei looked up slightly at Wang Mengqi, who had stood up, and said, "You didn't speak up for your brother right away, which means you have a certain understanding of him and think he's capable of doing this."

He was very experienced, and Wang Mengqi's reaction alone inadvertently increased the suspicion of his brother committing the crime.

It seems this younger brother isn't exactly an honest person either.

“I…” Wang Mengqi couldn’t answer. If it really was her brother who did it, today was a nightmare for her.

Dai Bin died, and her brother stabbed someone. It was as if the two men she cared about most, both of whom were her age, had suffered major misfortunes.

“Let’s continue talking about Daibin,” Ji Bowei said.

The situation with my younger brother is still uncertain; we'll have a result soon.

Wang Mengqi took out her phone to call her younger brother, but Hu Lihui stopped her, saying, "Wang Mengqi, you are prohibited from using your phone while being questioned by the police. Please understand."

Upon hearing this, Wang Mengqi sat back down, feeling utterly dejected, her mind reeling.

……

8:20 PM.

Fang Zhou brought Han Ling and Tong Feng to Wang Mengjie's home. The siblings are currently still living with their parents.

The reason for not making a phone call was that if Wang Mengjie were a suspect in an intentional assault case, he would likely flee immediately.

I knocked on the door posing as a friend and asked, only to find that Wang Mengjie wasn't there.

"He must be drinking with friends, right? He often drinks with friends near the construction site after get off work. Why didn't you call to ask?" Wang's father didn't realize Han Ling was a policeman and proactively told his son about his habits.

Han Ling laughed and said, "I thought he was at home. Sorry, I called him right away. By the way, which construction site was it again? He mentioned it before, but I forgot."

Mr. Wang: "That Huijin Bay in the east, it's a newly developed housing complex, construction has already started."

Han Ling: "I remember now, thank you, sorry to bother you."

Father Wang: "It's alright, just tell him to drink less."

Han Ling: "Okay."

The group left the residential area and drove to the Huijinwan construction site.

After wandering around the area for ten minutes, they finally spotted Wang Mengjie at an open-air barbecue stall.

At this moment, Wang Mengjie was tilting his head back and chugging beer with four or five friends.

Ok?
Han Ling recognized a familiar face; Sun Lang was also at the same table.

This guy went into the construction industry?

That's quite insightful. Now is the perfect time to enter the construction industry, with a very promising future. If you can seize the opportunity to gradually start contracting projects, you might actually achieve great success in the next few years when the real estate market is experiencing explosive growth.

The three got out of the car and headed straight for Wang Mengjie.

Wang Mengjie slammed the beer bottle on the table, laughing as he was about to say something, when he turned around and saw Han Ling and the other two.

His expression changed, and without any hesitation, he got up and ran.

"Eh?"

"Xiao Jie! Where are you going? Are you about to throw up? Haha!"

Sun Lang and the others didn't understand and made a mocking remark.

The next second, Han Ling and his two companions sped past, chasing after Wang Mengjie.

"Wang Mengjie!! What's the use of running?!" Fang Zhou shouted, increasing his speed to the limit.

Less than fifty meters later, Han Ling, who was running in the lead, pounced and tackled Wang Mengjie to the ground.

Behind him, Fang Zhou and Tong Feng slammed on the brakes, surrounded Wang Mengjie, and pinned him down, pulling out handcuffs to restrain him: "Don't move! Criminal Investigation Team of Gu'an Branch! You are suspected of a criminal case. Cooperate with the investigation honestly!"

Many people at the barbecue stall stood up and looked around.

Judging from this, it looks like the police are arresting a criminal.

Sun Lang and the others couldn't sit still any longer. They stood up and stared blankly as Wang Mengjie was escorted back.

"Officer Han..." Only then did he realize that it was Han Ling who had arrested him.

Han Ling stopped and gestured for Fang Zhou and Tong Feng to go first, saying he would say a few words and then leave.

Seeing Wang Mengjie being put into the car, Sun Lang quickly asked, "Officer Han, what... what did Xiao Jie do?"

Han Ling said, "They're still investigating. If you really want to know, go to the branch office tomorrow and ask. I've been transferred to work at the branch office now."

Wang Mengjie's escape basically confirms that he intentionally harmed Xiao Yuxuan, but there is still a small possibility that it was due to other reasons.

Only through review and evidence can a determination be made.

"Oh... okay." Sun Lang was sensible and didn't ask any further questions.

As Han Ling prepared to leave, he asked before departing, "Is Sun Qing alright?"

Sun Lang nodded: "That's great. Your academic performance is excellent. Thank you for your concern, Officer Han. She was just talking about it a few days ago, saying that she would invite you to her home for her birthday in the second half of the year."

Han Ling hummed in agreement and strode away.

“Xiao Jie…” The friend at the table hesitated.

Sun Lang waved his hand: "Stop guessing, I'll go to the branch office to inquire tomorrow."

He knew Wang Mengjie well; the other party wasn't someone who would be greedy for money, and like him, he had goals and dreams for the future, and worked very hard.

If someone has truly committed a crime, there must be some compelling reason. We should help as much as we can within our capabilities.

(End of this chapter)