Ren Guangzhi looked up, seemingly surprised by the statent, and imdiately said:
"My son ntioned that President Xia Shouchang could possibly beco the new Deputy Mayor, so he asked to visit, given that I had served as the President of the Qindao Pharmaceutical Industry Association since Qin University held the EMBA program.
It was just to show my face; I brought so handpicked and roasted tea, and after sitting for twenty minutes, I left. My abilities are limited; I can manage a toast, but I’m not good at hanging around with intellectuals, so I left quickly."
Zhou Ning narrowed his eyes and clenched his fists. He was particularly keen to verify the truth of this statent because he had visited Xia Shouchang during his second year and had even brought Wang Guanli with him. The special investigation team would surely look into this.
He hoped to seize the power behind Wang Guanli and also wanted to clear up his parents’ past, yet he still didn’t want Xia Shouchang to be implicated. For no other reason than not wanting Xia Momo to go through such an ordeal.
And Ren Guangzhi’s statent had given Zhou Ning hope.
Hu Guangjian stood up, patted Zhou Ning’s shoulder; his movent just now did not escape Hu Guangjian’s notice.
"Zhou Xiaozhou, don’t worry. If Xia Shouchang were involved, his na would have already appeared on the list. As for the recent transfer, I can’t say much—it involves so reform directions within the city, with the hope of changing Qindao’s developnt and introducing capable individuals from various industries.
I’ve heard from Mr. Xu about your affair with Mr. Xia; I don’t want this case to cause a rift between you. Rest assured, I can still vouch for you. Are you relieved now?"
Zhou Ning nodded vigorously.
"Thank you, leader, for your concern."
Hu Guangjian waved his hand with a smile on his face; by now, Ren Guangzhi had been taken away, and Ren Jingmin was brought into the interrogation room.
"Don’t be so formal with , I’ve figured you out. You’re worrying too much. If you have difficulties, you co to the leaders, understand? Don’t keep it bottled up inside. Once this case is over, I’m going to have a deep talk with you. Now, watch the interrogation.
I think Ren Jingmin is the real person in power at Guanghai Pharmaceutical Group. The cooperation with Sapporo and a series of collaborations are all under his control. As for Wang Guanli, I’m afraid he is also Ren Jingmin’s doing."
Zhou Ning paused, considering Mr. Hu’s words, and turned his gaze toward the interrogation room.
Ren Jingmin was already seated above the interrogation, wearing a suit and shirt without a tie, the top button of his shirt undone, dressed in black from inside out, with a pair of black-frad glasses.
Concealing his inquisitive gaze, he did not show his father’s nervousness and hesitation but stared inquisitively at Xu Dayuan.
This man was, by far, better-looking than Ren Guangzhi, to use Mr. Zhao’s words to describe him: a total "gentlemanly scoundrel." No wonder everyone at Guanghai Pharmaceutical called him Mr. Ren, handso and wealthy, with a brain to boot, not an easy adversary.
Xu Dayuan had just put out his cigarette, waving the transcript in his hand, showing off the signatures of Wen Xiue and Ren Guangzhi to Ren Jingmin, then found a photo of Wang Guanli and handed it to him.
"Actually, based on the information we currently hold, whether you confess or not is not important anymore. After all, your father and Wen Xiue have made it clear that all directives were given by you, whether it’s murder, detaining those incapable of conduct, or transferring large sums of funds.
However, I still have a few questions I’d like to ask you. Of course, you can choose not to answer. This won’t affect the final verdict. How did you co to know this person? Are you aware of his real identity?"
Ren Jingmin’s ear twitched, and Xu Dayuan’s unorthodox approach left him puzzled. He glanced at the photo.
"Mr. Gaoqiao, I only know that his identity is that of a military attaché at the Sapporo Embassy. As for where he’s from, which country, what identity, I don’t care. As for how I know him, you have investigated, he is not my assistant, just soone introduced by the cooperating company in Sapporo," he said.
"Introduced by the Liang Family?"
Ren Jingmin nodded, not saying much more, which did not count as a denial, but a nod wasn’t an admission either.
Xu Dayuan’s mouth twisted into a smile, which caused Ren Jingmin to frown slightly. He lowered his gaze as if pondering why Xu Dayuan was smiling, but after a long mont without understanding, he looked up.
By this ti, Xu Dayuan had found another picture to show Ren Jingmin and began to flip through them, introducing each in turn:
"Let introduce you. His Chinese na is Wang Guanli, a death row inmate, originally sentenced to death by the Qindao City Interdiate People’s Court on November 20, 1994. However, he didn’t die.
Have you heard about the Huang Shenlei criminal gang? After 1990, they were involved in 33 cases of organized cri in Hai’an County, now known as Hai’an City, killing four victims. Huang Shenlei and Wang Guanli were sentenced to imdiate execution. Surprising, isn’t it?"
As Xu Dayuan narrated, one by one, pictures and DNA comparison results presented themselves before Ren Jingmin, who was evidently unaware and lost control of his expression, staring intently at the screen.
Xu Dayuan glanced at Ren Jingmin, the smile on his face intact, as a reaction was better than none; without one, the case couldn’t be tried.
"Frankly, if it weren’t for Wang Guanli’s appearance, we wouldn’t have turned our attention to you so quickly. After all, it was just rumors that the Beishan Group was related to the Guanghai Pharmaceutical Group, but there was no evidence.
According to our investigation, although you’ve moved funds and made various dispositions, the sum of money is continually decreasing. You want to break free from the Liang Family’s control, even hoping to sell parts of your subsidiary and branch companies and change hands outright while processing immigration papers. But ultimately, it was a step too late."
Ren Jingmin stared into Xu Dayuan’s eyes, his gaze slipping montarily towards the one-way glass, aware that soone must be watching him and familiar with the procedures within.
He chuckled with his head slightly lowered and said disdainfully:
"Such a big fuss, and you spent all this effort to investigate so much information. What do you expect to say? Do you want to confess to the Liang family’s affairs? To cut off my last route of escape? You’re really dreaming!
Even if you have so evidence in your hands, all it can prove is the illegal transfer of funds by the corporation. Those were docunts signed by the president and the vice president—what have they got to do with ?
As for those people who died, they have even less to do with . It was Gaoqiao who killed them. First, I didn’t instruct him, and second, I didn’t hire a killer, so are you going to put all the bla on ? As for the testimonies given by my father and Wen Xiue, they’re not trustworthy."
Xu Dayuan pulled out a chair and sat down.
He knew that Ren Jingmin was not easy to deal with. With such evasions, completely clearing himself from involvent was impossible—not sothing that could be done with just a few words.
Xu Dayuan, however, was well-prepared. After all, Zhou Ning was busy investigating the vehicles and physical evidence, and he had stayed awake all night, keeping an eye on these people, observing their behavior at all tis.
If he wasn’t prepared, how could he fight back?
Turning back around, he gestured to Liu Yufei. Liu Yufei opened up her laptop, and a video began to play. Zhou Ning leaned over, unable to see the screen clearly from this angle.
Hu Guangjian smiled and gestured to Zhou Ning to not be impatient.
"We didn’t interrogate them last night because it was too late. They weren’t sent to the detention center but were directly left in the holding cell. It was a large dormitory room with six people, but one of them was ours. The room also had monitoring caras and microphones installed."
Zhou Ning realized that it was all prepared in advance.
"Was it arranged by Xu Da?"
Hu Guangjian nodded his head, his face filled with satisfaction.
"Xu Dayuan filed the report, and I approved it. I also reported this to the Special Investigation Team, and they agreed to this approach. They set a standard for us: to resolve the case quickly and decisively, ensuring all evidence is substantiated firmly, clamping down on the case to prevent them from turning it around.
We’ll then hand it over to the prosecution authorities, proceeding with the fastest process to trial, dealing with it swiftly and harshly. This case will also be publicly broadcast live, drawing the attention of overseas viewers. What the Special Investigation Team needs to do is to recover the losses."
Zhou Ning realized why Xu Dayuan kept emphasizing the need to solidify the evidence. But the evidence from Wang Guanli was indeed very solid—witness testimonies, physical evidence, forensic comparisons, and video materials were all complete.
If Ren Jingmin could confess, or prove that he had said certain things, then this case would definitely attract the attention of the dia abroad, especially with Wang Guanli’s identity as Gaoqiao Xing, leading all suspicions towards them.
In the earpiece, there ca a sound of snoring.
Liu Yufei seed to have adjusted the direction of the laptop’s screen, and now Zhou Ning could see it too. The ti displayed on the screen was February 3, 2012, at 2:02 AM.
The surroundings were pitch-dark; only by the door one could see a faint light, and on the bunk, the silhouettes of several people were visible.
The person furthest inside got up and crouched down, moving to the iron-barred door, squatting there for quite a while. Zhou Ning shielded his eyes from the light and looked towards the screen.
When that person turned his head, the reflection in his glasses was visible—it turned out to be Ren Jingmin sitting in the interrogation chair.
In the video, Ren Jingmin waited for a long ti before retreating to his sleeping spot. He poked the person next to him and then covered that person’s mouth. After a struggle, Ren Guangzhi sat up and seed to realize that it was his son covering his mouth, so he gestured dismissively.
"What do you want?"
The voice wasn’t loud, but it was clear enough to hear, probably because the microphone was placed near their sleeping spot.
Ren Jingmin glanced at the other people and then lowered his voice again.
"The formal interrogation starts tomorrow, don’t panic about anything. Just say you don’t know anything they ask, and refuse to admit to anything. Don’t implicate anyone. You can speak openly about Ren Fangliang’s issues since he’s already a scapegoat.
As for the deaths of Zhang, Li, and Qin, push everything onto Gaoqiao. If they ask about him, just say you don’t know, that he was from a cooperating company sent over to assist, and his actions have nothing to do with us. Don’t bother with any other brain-racking issues, and especially do not involve the Liang family.
I feel, if they wanted to investigate the murder case, they wouldn’t bring us all in for questioning just for that. This is just a smokescreen, perhaps they’ve gotten their hands on sothing Fang Heqin left behind. Tell the truth, what exactly have they got control over?"
Ren Guangzhi beca anxious, his voice growing louder.
"I don’t know shit. The past issues weren’t for to handle. But can we withstand this? If we don’t implicate the Liang family, doesn’t it an we’re done for?"
Ren Jingmin scoffed disdainfully and said:
"If you want to implicate others, be my guest, but it will only hasten your demise!"
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