Chapter 39: Chapter 39: Separate Questioning

Eventually, He Qian’Er followed Li Xiang and the others to the police station.

After all, she hadn’t killed anyone, and it had nothing to do with her. As long as she explained things clearly to the police, she was likely safe.

Having an affair isn’t illegal.

After all, Wu Jie was the one who killed the person. As someone benefiting from the situation, she could only say to him: You’re a good man.

When Li Xiang and the others parked their car at the police station entrance, they ran into Mao Ji’s group, who were also bringing Wu Jie out of the car.

The two caught each other’s eye from a distance, and suddenly sensed trouble, each doing some mental calculations.

The special squad didn’t give them a chance to communicate. Once they were at the police station, all personal belongings were confiscated and they lost all contact with the outside world.

Their phones were handed over to the technical department in Jinling City to check the chat logs on their phones. Even the deleted parts could undergo some data recovery processing.

If the two had discussed planning or action schemes on the software, this content would be the most direct evidence.

Both interrogations were conducted separately.

In the interrogation room,

He Qian’Er sat opposite, her gaze flickering uncertainly, thinking about how to completely distance herself.

At this point, she couldn’t worry about feelings between men and women; saving her own life was the priority.

“When did you and Wu Jie start?”

“Two years ago, Yue Zheng drank outside again, and Wu Jie brought him back. As soon as he returned, he blew up at me, even resorting to hitting and kicking. Wu Jie couldn’t hold him back, so I had to run out of the house. It was late, and I didn’t have time to take my phone or wallet. I didn’t know where to go, so I wandered the streets.”

“Wu Jie happened to see me and wanted to take me home, but I didn’t want to go back there. So I went to his place, and that night we got together.”

“Did you ever tell him you wished Yue Zheng dead?”

“No, definitely not.”

“Really not? You’ve seen Wu Jie has been caught too. Whoever confesses first, I’ll consider it as a voluntary confession and give a lighter punishment.”

Feng Yonglin was adept at playing the prisoner’s dilemma, meanwhile, next door, Wu Jie was also facing an interrogation.

“Wu Jie, be honest for leniency, now clarify your situation. It’s only good for you.”

Wu Jie looked nervously at Mao Ji, stammering, “I, what situation?”

“Still trying to argue? Once He Qian’Er confesses next door, you’ll miss your chance.” Mao Ji barked sharply.

“What, having an affair isn’t illegal, right?”

“Stop playing dumb. Did you kill Yue Zheng?”

“I’m innocent! Why kill him? I’ve already slept with his wife. If I kill him, am I still human?”

Wu Jie poured out grievances, shouting his innocence.

“Sleeping with someone’s wife and you still have a reason? What did you do on the night of January 15th?”

“That night, I heard Lin Feifei crying and ran over, then saw Yue Zheng lying on the ground curled up like a shrimp. After understanding the reason, I worried if this blew up, it wouldn’t be good for anyone, so I actively reconciled with Lin Feifei and then helped others carry Yue Zheng back to the room. I went back to sleep, and before sleeping, I called He Qian’Er and told her everything that happened that night. I only learned he died the next morning.”

In the interrogation room next door, He Qian’Er was frantically shifting the blame:

“I had no idea Wu Jie wanted to kill Yue Zheng. Although he previously mentioned wanting to teach him a lesson, I didn’t know he’d actually kill him.”

Neither interrogation yielded substantial progress; now they could only hope their chat content revealed a clue.

The special squad’s four members gathered again to discuss the interrogation results and plan the next step.

“These two really won’t cry until they see the coffin. He Qian’Er says it’s all Wu Jie’s doing, completely unknown to her. Wu Jie claims he did nothing, just fooling around with He Qian’Er. These two are amusing; trouble arrives, and they each fly their separate ways.”

“Now we have to wait for the technical department to recover their phone data, then put the evidence in front of them and see how they try to argue.”

The police’s only hope was finding evidence of their collusion in the two phones.

Four hours later, He Qian’Er and Wu Jie remained detained at the police station for six hours, during which they ate and went to the bathroom twice. They hadn’t left the interrogation room again. If the police didn’t find any relevant evidence within 24 hours, they’d have to release them.

“Data recovered!”

Upon receiving the news, the special squad hurried to the tech department, where Jinling City’s tech officer Xiao Zhou handed the phones to Feng Yonglin.

“All data is recovered, have a look, and if you need anything else, let me know.”

“Thank you, comrade, you’ve worked hard.”

Wu Jie and He Qian’Er’s chat content was quite eye-opening, with mushy lines that nearly suffocated the special squad members present.

He Qian’Er: Bumped into the southern wall enough, just want to bump into your chest / Heart

Dear, not seeing you for a day leaves the heart empty. Tonight Yue Zheng has an event, let’s meet at the usual place. / Wu Jie

“I’ve got goosebumps all over. These two’s chat content is just a collection of cheesy love lines.” Zhao Yin couldn’t help but shiver, shaking off the chills.

“Women do love hearing sweet talk, right? Sweet talk to women is like the Double Eleven shopping voucher, they can’t forget it.” Mao Ji laughed, teasing.

“When someone you like says cheesy things, it’s sweet talk. When someone you don’t like says it, it’s being disrespectful.”

“Alright, alright, let’s see something serious.”

After Feng Yonglin spoke, they stopped messing around and read through the chat logs from beginning to end, taking the team three hours.

“Found any clues?”

“Though there’s a lot of ranting about Yue Zheng, there’s really no record of any collusion.”

“Looks like He Qian’Er truly was unaware.”

“So, it’s either Wu Jie is also innocent, or he killed impulsively.”

“Ugh, so are we back at a dead end?”

The group felt discouraged; they thought they’d found a breakthrough, only to end up back where they started.

“Whether or not Wu Jie is the real culprit, let’s hold onto this lead and keep digging into it. There’s no flawless crime method—if he did it, there will be a flaw.”

“Yes.”

The special squad prepared for a long battle; that night at midnight, He Qian’Er and Wu Jie were released. Meanwhile, the police began to secretly monitor all their calls.

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