Chapter 273 Trying to Find the Truth From Five Years Ago

Zhao Dongfeng's laughter made Chen Yan frown deeply.

From any angle, Zhao Dongfeng didn't look like a murderer.

Because he was looking forward to Qiao Shouhe's death.

However, Zhao Dongfeng's subsequent confession basically cleared up his suspicion.

"Officer Chen, you are right to suspect that I did not go to borrow money that night."

"At the scene, I found the video in my daughter's mobile phone."

"Who doesn't know the car of Qiao Shanhe's eldest son?"

"But I know that even if I handed the video to the police at that time, Qiao Shouhe might not die."

"Maybe he will be sentenced to a few more years, but he is unlikely to die."

Zhao Dongfeng was right.

Traffic accidents, even if they are drunk and run red lights, but wanting the death penalty... is difficult.

"So, I didn't hand in the video that night, but left the hospital directly."

"I went home to get a kitchen knife, and then went straight to Qiao Shouhe's home..."

Zhao Dongfeng confessed everything.

It turned out that on the evening of May 3, Zhao Dongfeng had already found the video in his daughter's mobile phone at the scene of the crime.

However, Zhao Dongfeng did not hand it in in time. Instead, after sending his daughter to the hospital, he went home to get a kitchen knife in the name of raising money.

"Qiao Shouhe is the eldest son of Qiao Shanhe, the village chief of Xinjian Village."

"I collect vegetables in several nearby villages and am familiar with these local tyrants."

"I have seen Qiao Shouhe's car. It is his newly bought Mercedes-Benz. It is impossible for others to drive it."

"So, he must have hit someone that night."

Zhao Dongfeng knew the power of the Qiao family and understood that if he arrested people directly, Qiao Shouhe would only be imprisoned for a few years at most.

Even, it is possible that he may not be imprisoned.

Because there was no video recording at the intersection where the incident occurred, no one could prove that Qiao Shouhe ran a red light at that time.

As for driving under the influence, hehe...

"So, I went directly to his door and waited for him to come back!"

Zhao Dongfeng gritted his teeth and wished that Qiao Shouhe would be torn into pieces.

"But I waited all night, but Qiao Shouhe didn't come back."

"Even during the day on the 4th, I looked for him for a long time, but I couldn't find him."

"It wasn't until the early morning of the 5th that I asked someone to find out that Qiao Shouhe had gone abroad..."

"I knew I couldn't kill him anymore."

"Later, I handed the video to the detective who was handling the case at the time."

Leaving the interrogation room, Chen Yan frowned deeply.

Qiao Shouhe...wasn't killed by Zhao Dongfeng.

Although he was the most suspicious and had the time to commit the crime, judging from Zhao Dongfeng's performance, it didn't look like he killed him.

But if it wasn't Zhao Dongfeng who killed him, who killed him?

Of course, everything Chen Yan saw now could be a play by Zhao Dongfeng.

But what Chen Yan needed was evidence.

Without evidence, everything was in vain.

And now, the only evidence was a broken arm of Qiao Shouhe.

In the conference room, Chen Yan stood in front of the whiteboard, arms folded, brows furrowed.

Qiao Shouhe, Qiao Shoushan, Qiao Shanhe

First of all, is it possible that Qiao Shoushan committed the crime?

Of course.

Qiao Shanhe's huge family business is inherited by only two sons.

Once Qiao Shouhe dies, all the property will belong to Qiao Shoushan in the future.

Five years ago, Qiao Shoushan killed Qiao Shouhe when he was about to flee after a traffic accident, and seized the family business in the future. This is safe.

Moreover, after Qiao Shouhe disappeared, Qiao Shoushan was indeed the biggest beneficiary.

He became the captain and the only heir to the property.

From the perspective of interests, Qiao Shoushan is also suspected.

And what about Qiao Shanhe, Qiao Shouhe's father, is it possible that he is the murderer?

Judging from Qiao Shanhe's performance in the interrogation room, this possibility is extremely small.

But it cannot be completely ruled out.

For example, was the person driving the car that year Qiao Shanhe?

Although Qiao Shanhe did not have a driver's license, he had not driven because of a car accident when he was young.

But is it possible that it was an accident that day?

After killing someone, Qiao Shanhe asked Qiao Shouhe to take the blame, but the other party disagreed and killed him?

Although this speculation is the most unreasonable, it cannot be ruled out.

There are also Zhang Songlin and Zhang Runsheng, father and son.

The two people who found the broken arm are also very suspicious.

The biggest flaw of these two people is fishing.

A farmer father and son, like fishing, it’s fine, but they are fishing in the scorching sun.

No matter how you look at it, it doesn’t conform to common sense.

Moreover, Chen Yan saw fishing gear covered with dust in the hut inside the greenhouse.

If they really like fishing, just because they caught a broken arm five years ago, they will never fish again?

For those who like fishing, this hobby is very difficult to give up.

If this father and son really like fishing, how could they let the fishing gear be covered with dust and never move it?

Chen Yan’s father likes fishing. Even if he doesn’t go out, he will take out the fishing gear from time to time and wipe it.

Not to say it is spotless, but it is definitely well maintained.

In the words of Chen Jianguo, fishing gear is the weapon of the angler, just like the gun in the hands of a soldier.

A soldier who doesn’t cherish his gun is not a good soldier.

Similarly, anglers who don't take good care of their fishing gear are not good anglers.

The last person is Zhao Dongfeng.

Among all the people, he is still the most suspicious.

But where is the evidence?

Reasoning is an indispensable part of solving a case.

However, solving a case cannot rely solely on reasoning.

Evidence is the catalyst that turns reasoning into reality.

After leaving the second detective team, Chen Yan brought Wang Gang, Qiao Shanhe, and Zhao Dongfeng to Xinjian Village again.

"Mr. Zhao... Shouhe was indeed at fault for what happened back then."

"I still say that, I am willing to make any compensation."

"And... Shouhe is dead now, I hope you can forgive him..."

"Get lost!"

Zhao Dongfeng looked at Qiao Shanhe with a cold look in his eyes: "I don't want your stinky money."

"I just want your son to pay for his life!"

"How about dying? Good death!"

"This is called evildoers get evil retribution!"

"You..." Qiao Shanhe was so angry at Zhao Dongfeng's words that his face turned pale, but he didn't say anything in the end.

In the past five years, Qiao Shanhe has approached Zhao Dongfeng many times to discuss reconciliation.

But each time they parted unhappily.

Chen Yan had no way to persuade Zhao Dongfeng about this.

Whether Qiao Shouhe was killed by him or not, it is a fact that Qiao Shouhe killed his daughter and crippled his wife.

From a moral point of view, there is no problem with Zhao Dongfeng killing Qiao Shouhe.

But from a legal point of view, Zhao Dongfeng has no right to carry out lynching.

Qiao Shanhe's home in Xinjian Village is a villa.

"In the early morning of May 4, I watched Shouhe pass by here."

Qiao Shanhe walked out of the gate of the villa and pointed to a ridge to the right.

Chen Yan looked in the direction of Qiao Shanhe's finger, and there were several greenhouses in the distance: "Let's walk along this ridge."

Although Chen Yan has no way to judge who killed Qiao Shouhe now, and has not found absolute evidence.

However, from the confessions of Qiao Shanhe and Zhao Dongfeng, Chen Yan can basically infer the specific time and place of Qiao Shouhe's murder.

First, the time of murder.

It is likely to be in the early morning of the 4th.

Qiao Shouhe left Qiao Shanhe's home at about 1 o'clock in the morning of the 4th.

And it only takes 15 minutes from Qiao Shanhe to Qiao Shouhe's home, crossing the ridge.

In other words, Qiao Shouhe should have arrived home before 1:15 in the morning of the 4th.

At this time, Zhao Dongfeng was already waiting at the door of Qiao Shouhe's house with a knife.

As long as Qiao Shouhe appeared, Zhao Dongfeng would kill his female enemy with a knife.

Don't underestimate what a father can do for his daughter.

However, according to Zhao Dongfeng, he never waited for Qiao Shouhe to appear.

So, if what Zhao Dongfeng said was true.

This means that Qiao Shouhe was killed or disappeared during this period.

Second, the place where he was killed.

Qiao Shanhe saw Qiao Shouhe go home from this ridge with his own eyes.

Although it was early in the morning, Qiao Shouhe disappeared from Qiao Shanhe's sight not far away.

However, Qiao Shouhe was likely to go home along this route.

Because it is easy to be discovered by taking the main road.

Therefore, it is unlikely that Qiao Shouhe temporarily changed his route home.

That is to say, the place where Qiao Shouhe disappeared was most likely on this 15-minute road.

Moreover, it is very likely that he was killed on this road!

Therefore, Chen Yan has to walk this route again.

Try to find the truth five years ago!