Chapter 21. [Case Four] The truth of falling from a building
I said to Mr. Shi, this is it. Someone above us wants to re-investigate this case. Now we have appointed two professionals to follow up on this matter. I hope you can rush to the venue of the previous club now. I know it is very late now.
, but please work hard. Mr. Shi said hesitantly on the other end of the phone, but this case has been going on for so long, and the main person responsible is not me. Why should I come to investigate? I told him, these must be
There are some reasons, but I can't tell you that much about my position. Please come over immediately.
It can be heard that although Mr. Shi felt very strange and reluctant, it may be that during the investigation of the case a few years ago, he had some fear of the police department. So he said, okay, I
Come over here. I told him, call this phone when you get downstairs and I will have someone come and open the door for you.
After hanging up the phone, I had a vague feeling that Mr. Shi should know some inside information, because he was the one who cooperated with the investigation. As a responsible person, even if he was just called by the police for questioning, he should know it from the police.
I learned some basic information, such as who the deceased was, why he chose to commit suicide on the roof of the club, and who were the other people related to the deceased. These circumstances are impossible for the security guard Master Yang to know. And I have no way to directly
Go to the police station and ask. First of all, I don’t know any of the police officers in this area. Also, why would they want you to look up a case like this a few years ago?
Manager Xiao said that there was a drink vending machine in the customer rest area over there. He asked Hu Zongren and I what to drink. Hu Zongren asked for mineral water. I said I wanted pulse water, so Manager Xiao quickly went to buy it and brought it back.
A pack of cigarettes. So the three of us discussed how we should tell people about this matter when Mr. Shi arrived later. If we directly explained our identities, they might leave angrily because they were deceived.
They would definitely beat us up. So we decided that even if we had to reveal our identities, it would only be after we got hold of the real situation.
After waiting for about half an hour, there were almost no people on Erlang Street after 11 o'clock. However, because there is a highway entrance here, it is also an important traffic thoroughfare, so there are still many fast cars whizzing by.
Passed. When I was lying next to the window, smoking a cigarette in my mouth and smelling the warm air outside, there was a sound of knocking on the glass door. I turned my head and saw a person standing next to me.
A man wearing an orange shirt, with a short cut, and a height of between 1 meter and 7 meters appeared in front of us. He looked a few years older than us, but his expression seemed a little uneasy because of the phone call I made before.
I walked over and said to him, are you Mr. Shi Peng? He said yes. I said I was the person entrusted by the High-tech Zone Police Force to investigate the falling case in your club. These are two of my colleagues. After that
I pointed at Hu Zongren and Manager Xiao, and then said to Mr. Shi, I'm sorry to have called you over so late. Please sit down.
The four of us sat down in front of a small glass round table. I took out my high-end mobile phone that could play Angry Birds, then brought up the recorder and said to Mr. Shi, if you don't mind, I will record our conversation.
Recording. I learned this part from Hong Kong movies. The policeman played by Nick Cheung often uses this trick when interrogating prisoners. It’s so cool. And in this way, Mr. Shi can also feel that I am professional enough, and in front of the recorder, he
I won't hide the facts anymore.
I asked Mr. Shi, I know that this case has been closed for a long time, and the relevant compensation and funeral arrangements have been completed. The reason why we need to re-investigate is because we have received new information that the matter may be different from the original case file.
There were some discrepancies in the investigation, so we re-examined it again. Moreover, according to the information we received, it was very different from the oral record you made with us at that time. When I said this, I deliberately emphasized my tone to make Mr. Shi feel
The matter was a bit serious. Sure enough, after I finished saying this, I saw an anxious expression on his face, so I said to him, now I hope you will fully describe the incident again.
Mr. Shi was stunned there, maybe he wanted to speak but didn't know where to start. So I said to Manager Xiao, why don't you give Mr. Shi a drink too. After saying that, I also handed him a cigarette and helped him by the way.
He clicked on it. Mr. Shi said that he had established this car club with a few friends since 2004. Originally, they were just like-minded people who liked to travel by car and make friends. They were friends
We met in a car club for a specific car model, and we got along well with each other, so we decided to hold a car club regardless of car model. Mr. Shi said that he first acquired this venue from the property rights owner at a relatively low price.
It was acquired from a real estate company, originally intended to be an entertainment venue, but later it was discovered that if an entertainment venue was opened in this place, few people would patronize it, so it remained idle and was regarded as an investment in real estate. Since then, they decided to set up a car club.
A few friends pooled their money together, briefly arranged it, and made a recruitment website.
Mr. Shi said that at first this place only had a small part of the hall, and it was further expanded as more and more riders joined later. And before that, all the expenses of the association were financed by the car club.
There were some beautiful perfume seats, steering wheel covers, license plate frames in the club, and the income was maintained by helping riders handle traffic violations and penalty points records. Although I couldn't make much money, I basically didn't lose money. Later, several other companies
The friends who formed the partnership felt that they were not making much money from this trouble, so they said they wanted to quit. Mr. Shi was a sentimental person, so he spent his own money to buy out his friend's shares and propped up the club himself.
, he also added some new businesses based on his connections, such as annual inspections, new car deliveries, etc. With more business, he hired a few girls. What he liked most was to talk about his ideals with those car friends.
Talk about life, or drive to places such as Tibet and Xinjiang. He told us that by organizing long-term self-driving tours for car enthusiasts, he can get a lot of discounts on hotels, restaurants, and scenic spot tickets. He has good driving skills and knows how to repair cars, so he can drive them himself.
If you go out as a team, you can earn a lot of money in one trip.
Mr. Shi said that in the year of the accident, the number of members in his club had reached nearly 500, and the small venue was not enough, so he built a rooftop as a place to bask in the sun, drink tea or barbecue.
.In that year, one of his members had a male car driver named Tang who drove a luxury car. Mr. Shi said frankly that when he joined the membership at first, he was worried whether the owner of such a luxury car would
It is more difficult for him to integrate into everyone, because after all, not everyone can afford a luxury car, and he does not necessarily think highly of other car enthusiasts. He is worried that there will be some friction in values. But surprisingly, this Mr. Tang can
He easily gets along with everyone, he is also outgoing and generous, and many people are willing to be friends with him. When he goes on a self-driving trip, he never mind mixing his luxury car with a group of economical cars.
Mr. Shi sighed and continued, "It's a pity that you know people but don't know their hearts. After several self-driving tours and membership activities, he found that Mr. Tang had less than fair motives when he joined the club. He said that this man is indeed a very good person."
As a friend who is attractive and financially secure, there is no need to worry about his personal affairs. However, Mr. Tang seems to be more ambiguous with many female car owners in the car club. Mr. Shi said that there are hundreds of people in the car club.
Therefore, it is impossible for everyone to know each other, and people are always easily divided into small groups based on age and hobbies. This is also one of the main criteria for differentiation and unification of people. Therefore, Mr. Tang wanders in several small groups with different hobbies.
In groups, I get closer to female car owners, especially those who are single or unmarried.
Mr. Shi said that this was something he only realized after a long time. The reason was that he once led a group out, including Mr. Tang. The destination was Moon Lake in Inner Mongolia. Originally, in places like desert oasis, people are more popular.
It’s easy to get confused and obsessed. There was a hotel arranged, but Mr. Tang didn’t stay there. He had to set up a tent next to the oasis, and it was a modular tent with a larger space, and the tent was installed before departure from Chongqing.
It’s ready. Mr. Shi said that he would give each car a walkie-talkie during the self-driving tour, so that everyone would not be bored and doze off during the journey, and they could also chat with each other and make friends. Mr. Tang was the active one among them.
elements, and just coming and going like this, he hooked up with the best friend of one of the female car owners. During the two days in Moon Lake, this best friend never went back to the room to sleep. As for where she went,
Isn't this obvious?
Mr. Shi smiled bitterly and said, "Originally, this is also a private matter. No one will say anything if you like me. But Mr. Tang changes female partners very quickly, and most of the female partners who are replaced are not very good after that."
He often comes to participate in activities, and even when he comes, he always comes when Mr. Tang is not around, so this also gives him many opportunities to meet new girls. On the day of the incident, we organized a small barbecue party, and Mr. Tang and
A new female car owner came to participate. During the meeting, the two of them chatted with each other from time to time. We are all open-minded people, and no one would talk too much if it was not their own business. Anyway, Mr. Tang did not eat and drink together.
He paid a penny of the fees and brought many new members to himself. As Mr. Shi, he would rather keep such a friend than offend him.
Mr. Shi said that when everyone was having fun that day, Mr. Tang put his arm around the girl's waist, and the girl sat sideways on his lap. At this moment, a woman in red clothes walked out from the rooftop door.
Her hair was black, long and straight, and it was winter, but she was wearing very thin clothes like a nightgown. She had brightly colored lipstick on her hands, and she was holding a bunch of car keys, which were BMW keys. She looked very handsome.
She was haggard and sad. When she reached the door, she stood still and looked directly at Mr. Tang who was chatting and laughing with another girl.
Because she was dressed too conspicuously, everyone soon noticed her, including Mr. Tang. When Mr. Tang saw her, his expression suddenly changed, and he quickly pulled the girl up on his lap, and then stood awkwardly.
After a long time, I smiled and said to the woman in red, why are you here.
Mr. Shi said that since he was convinced that this woman had never seen him before and was not a member of the club, combined with the scene in front of him, he guessed that this woman must be Mr. Tang's wife or girlfriend, and he thought that there would be no fight later.
. But who would have thought that the woman walked directly to Mr. Tang and said coldly, "Go home early, I'm leaving."
After saying that, the woman jumped from the balcony next to the rooftop in a situation that was completely unexpected by everyone. She fell firmly to the ground, and blood flowed all over the ground.
Mr. Shi said that the parking space of the club was next to the place where the woman fell to her death, and that parking space happened to be the luxury car parked by Mr. Tang.