Interrogation room.
Shen Caijun, handcuffed, sat in the interrogation chair, which was firmly welded to the floor. The room doubled her sense of fear, and she had lost the calm composure she had in the morning.
Her makeup was smudged; her mascara sared black under her eyes. At the mont, she looked nothing like the word ’beautiful.’
Xu Dayuan crossed his arms and glanced at the ti.
"The family situation you previously confessed, it wasn’t Shen Shuyi’s, was it? We contacted her parents, both of whom have remarried, and her father isn’t even surnad Shen. They both shirked when asked to identify the body. Jin City No.3 Middle School, what if I use them to contact your parents?"
Shen Caijun lifted her head abruptly, her face filled with anger. Xu Dayuan remained expressionless and continued,
"Ten minutes ago, I contacted Sichuan Airlines. You’ve been temporarily grounded to fully cooperate with the investigation. Whether you can keep your job at Sichuan Airlines depends on your performance. I think this job ans more to you than just a job, right?
So stop beating around the bush. If we managed to track you down, it’s because we have new findings. We also found video footage from before Shen Shuyi’s incident and have identified several suspects in the case. We have apprehended three, and one is still at large.
What do you think the suspect would do if he knew about the identity swap, that he had been deceived, and that the real you isn’t dead? Moreover, the WeChat account you gave us isn’t the one you use to interact with the opposite sex. You t other people in Qindao, too. I’m giving you one last chance to confess—it’s up to you."
Shen Caijun kept shaking her head, her panic not feigned.
"I’ve t a lot of people, and I haven’t kept a record of so. After all, so are just one-night stands and even if they leave an identity, it’s fake—I can’t provide that. I’m not trying to lie, I understand the seriousness of the matter, please don’t tell our airline about this, otherwise, I really will get fired."
Xu Dayuan raised an eyebrow.
"Oh? So you’re saying, you might rember them if you saw their photos?"
Shen Caijun nodded, but her expression was far from confident, and she bit her lip as she spoke.
"Well, not every flight in business class has passengers who like to chat up air hostesses. Most of the ti, I just keep in touch with those I already know. Of course, sotis they invite to dinner, introduce to male friends.
There are many such people. I generally use my rest ti to et and dine with them, and of course, one-night stands happen a lot, too. So people are just looking for a thrill, so why would they leave their real nas? Sotis, I drink a lot, and my mory of these people isn’t deep."
By the end, Shen Caijun could no longer continue. Such promiscuous behavior was scorned in the eyes of ordinary Hua Country citizens. Xu Dayuan, however, said nothing and just waved his hand at Zhang Ping.
An A4 paper with four ID photos printed side by side, numbered 1234 below.
Shen Caijun looked confused. She looked at Xu Dayuan and lifted her handcuffed wrists, pointing and asking,
"Do I need to identify them?"
"Take a look, see if you recognize anyone, or perhaps a one-night stand."
Shen Caijun picked up the paper. As she looked at the photos of Ma Decai and Liu Liwei, there was no change in her expression. But when she saw Liu Tiesong and Fang Shengping, her fingers visibly trembled uncontrollably.
Shen Caijun looked up and saw Xu Dayuan’s gaze had never left her. His stare seed tangible, as if it could see through her body. Shen Caijun shivered again, pursed her lips tightly, and remained silent for a mont. Xu Dayuan didn’t rush her.
After a while, Shen Caijun licked her lips, as if making up her mind, she said,
"I’ve t these two n. This middle-aged man is wealthy; I only know his surna is Liu. They were with a film crew flying back to Qindao. After boarding the plane, he was on the phone for a long ti. Before takeoff, I stood by and listened. It seed to be about investnt deals.
I gently advised Mr. Liu to hang up, and when he looked at , his gaze was very gentle. Even while scolding soone on the call, he politely turned off his phone. During service, I passed him a small note with my na and phone number.
About a week later, he called . He asked if I flew to Qindao daily. When I said yes, he offered to invite to his beachside villa, asked to add him on WeChat to send the address, or to have soone pick up from the airport.
To avoid my colleagues’ suspicions—they can be as gossipy as tabloid journalists—I took a cab alone to the villa. Did you know that villa was antique? I thought I had struck gold at that mont. During dinner, I was prepared to be his mistress.
But that night, I was dumbfounded; he didn’t rush . At first, I thought he was a gentleman. Later, I realized he’d prepared a box, filled with all sorts of sex toys, and he wanted to undress and perform for him, ensuring I reached climax.
Seeing no reaction from , he pulled out his phone and transferred ten thousand yuan through Alipay, telling good performances co with continuous rewards. I was scared to death, but seeing that he didn’t even get aroused, I suddenly thought maybe he had so erectile dysfunction and just wanted the thrill of a live performance—the kind you can imagine.
Then, I started undressing to music from my phone, and Mr. Liu thoughtfully adjusted the lighting. Whether it was the alcohol or the first ti being watched like that, I... I went on for quite a while. He was satisfied as transfer notifications kept ringing on my phone.
Finally, I was too exhausted and overly stimulated. I don’t even know when I fell asleep, but I knew he had recorded . At that point, I was too powerless to resist anything. He didn’t contact for a long ti after that, and of course, I didn’t receive any extortion calls. To be honest, I felt a bit down because I made over three hundred thousand yuan that night."
During this year’s Spring Festival, he contacted , and asked to go to that seaside villa again. This ti, he didn’t say anyone would pick up, but he asked what cuisine I preferred and had soone prepare it to be delivered. He ntioned he had a friend who wanted to et , a young admirer who really enjoyed my videos and wanted to see perform in person."
Xu Dayuan raised his hand, interrupting Shen Caijun’s narrative.
"Where is this seaside villa? Log into the phone’s WeChat that you used to contact him. Let see the location."
Shen Caijun quickly took the phone that Ma Liang had brought, logged in, found the chat, and scrolled to the map. Sure enough, the location was the Mashan Scenic Area villa.
"Alright, I know this place. Continue, did you go there for the Spring Festival to et this younger guy?"
"Yes, it was to et him. I had been to the villa once before, and especially since Mr. Liu didn’t touch , I had a general idea of their demands. They just wanted to see soone like perform more explicitly. After all, for soone with that kind of wealth, what type of woman hasn’t he seen? I’m aware of that.
I regretted it that night. He wanted to call him ’Master,’ stuffed things in my mouth, put a collar around my neck, and led around the villa on all fours like a dog. Several people watched, and they even laid a blanket on the snow outside the villa, whipping with a leather whip and using the handle to abuse .
It wasn’t about any kink—it was genuine whipping with a horsewhip. If you don’t believe , you can have a policewoman check my back. I kept calling for help, but no one ca to save . I don’t know if he took so drugs, but he tornted for over two hours, and eventually, he fell asleep in the room."
I was terrified, so I got dressed, grabbed my shoes, and climbed out of the villa through a window. Below was a cliff, and the villa district was behind. There was only one road, and I saw no cars. I didn’t dare to steal a car. After jumping out of the yard, I saw an electric scooter at the pavilion near the villa entrance, and I used it to escape."
As she said this, Shen Caijun burst into tears, her body shaking terribly, sobbing uncontrollably. Clearly, this event was like a nightmare to her.
Zhou Ning narrowed his eyes. Both n were more twisted than the other. Perhaps because of this incident, they bore a grudge against Shen Caijun, so when they saw her in the hotel, they naturally couldn’t let her go?
Of course, they didn’t know that this Shen Caijun was actually Shen Shuyi in disguise.
After a long ti, Shen Caijun finally gained control of her emotions, and then continued:
"I don’t know how long I ran for. My body was already frozen stiff, and the electric scooter had run out of battery. It was then that I found a road with street lights; it looked less desolate. I abandoned the scooter and called my colleague to pick up in a taxi and sent him my location. If you don’t believe , you can ask him—it’s the flight attendant from our crew."
Xu Dayuan stared at Shen Caijun. By now, he understood why Fang Shengping and Liu Tiesong, upon encountering Shen Shuyi at villa number 24, imdiately contacted Ma Decai and Li Mubai.
This was rely to divert Li Mubai’s attention and then create a chance encounter, subsequently taking Shen Shuyi to room 218. It was unknown whether Shen Shuyi knew she was losing her life because of Shen Caijun’s unfortunate connections when she died.
As for the flight attendant, Xu Dayuan sent a ssage on WeChat and soon received a reply. After questioning, the attendant confird receiving a call at 3:28 on February 12, 2013, and the location sent via WeChat to pick up Shen Caijun.
Xu Dayuan nodded, while Shen Caijun’s eyes kept darting about, looking pitifully at Xu Dayuan.
"Is everything clear now? I indeed didn’t lie. Can I go now?"
Xu Dayuan waved his hand, signaling Mr. Shan to co over and have Shen Caijun sign, and before she could say more, she was led away.
Xu Dayuan made a phone call and, stretching his neck, walked into the next observation room. At this point, the ti was 22:12. Before long, the call connected, and on the other end, Fang Mu imdiately answered.
"Director Xu, can we make the arrest now?"
"Are you sure Fang Shengping is within your surveillance range?"
"Confird, he’s at ho. He hasn’t left since he drove back at 21:42. Observing through the window, he’s in the second-floor room, and we’ve got people watching the exit of their ho’s underground parking. No one has entered or exited. As for Mr. Fang, he’s also been at ho."
"Go ahead with the arrest."
"Yes, sir!"
Fang Mu’s ’yes’ was decisively clear. You could sense from his voice that he had been holding back frustration all day, particularly because the arrest that afternoon could have gone without Liu Yufei getting hurt, if not for trying to save him. He felt very guilty about it.
Xu Dayuan looked at Zhou Ning.
"It’s past ten o’clock. There hasn’t been any movent from Cui Lili’s side, has there?"
Zhou Ning glanced at his phone and shook his head slightly.
"Usually, she can get out in four hours. It’s best not to rush her. The more we hurry her, the more anxious Mrs. Cui gets. She wants to give us the results as soon as possible."
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