Chapter 124: Mysterious Killer

The arrest operation was swift and decisive. When the Chang brothers were invited to the Public Security Bureau, they didn't know that their protector had also lost his freedom. And there were too many cases involving the criminal group headed by the Chang brothers.

The arrest of the Chang brothers also caused a series of chain reactions. The public reporting hotline of the task force became unprecedentedly active, and various reporting calls kept coming in!

The Chang brothers had been operating in Zizhen for many years, and their relationship network was complex. The series of work such as investigation, evidence collection, and interrogation kept the task force busy...

And at this time, Gu Changzheng, who had been restored to his original position, finally returned to the Jiangdong Branch. Several major cases related to the Chang and Zhang families had also reached the stage of closing.

The Long Guangsheng case, which caused the struggle between the Chang and Zhang families, had also been clarified. Seeing that his boss Chang Huazhong and his boss's big brother Chang Huaqiang were both arrested, Luo Xiaoshuai no longer dared to have any delusions. He confessed everything one by one: how Long Guangsheng was bought by Zhang Shaojie to backstab the Chang brothers, how he used the means of injecting excessive drugs to kill Long Guangsheng under the instruction of Chang Huazhong and framed Li Jun, a lackey of Zhang Shaojie, and how he used Chang Huazhong's identity to trick Lin Yun out to prepare for silencing!

And the interrogation of Zhang Shaojie was not so smooth. It wasn't until he learned that Guo Shuqing had been "double-regulated" that he completely collapsed!

And this also shocked the task force! What they didn't expect was that Guo Shuqing was actually the common protector of the Zhang and Chang families! Regarding Guo's approach, a sentence from Deputy Director Huo perhaps accurately portrayed the psychology of this old fox who was full of schemes: supporting different agents to balance forces.

After Zhang Shaojie completely collapsed, he confessed that he was the mastermind who ordered Ling Wei to shoot and kill Chang Huafei. As for Ling Wei's later attempt to kill Chang Huazhong in the alley Wang Ji, it had nothing to do with him! Of course, up to this point, Lu Haoxuan, who interrogated him, believed that what he said was the truth. Ling Wei was actually a sacrifice, a dead man bound by so-called Jianghu morality!

And regarding Hou Hongbo's death, Zhang Shaojie also admitted it frankly! Regarding that murder, he was even a bit proud! He was only a little bit away from succeeding!

The trace found by forensic doctor Old Zheng and Hu Jinquan on the ramp in the flood drainage ditch was the only loophole he accidentally left. Of course, what he didn't know was that what betrayed him was a physical reaction of the killed Hou Hongbo—the situation of Hou Hongbo secreting prostatic fluid before death discovered by Old Zheng!

When he learned of this situation, he actually burst into wild laughter. He shouted that he never expected this wretch to be so filthy and shameless! His laughter was perhaps laughing at the irony of fate?

Things reached this point, and it was also to satisfy the impulse hidden deep in his heart to let the world know that he could think of such a perfect murder method. He detailed the process of how he used and framed Gong Zheng to kill Hou Hongbo.

When he was in Canada, he learned that Hou Hongbo seemed to be instructed by someone to keep forcing his sister Zhang Xiaoya, and because of his avoidance, Zhang Xiaoya was also in a situation where no one could be used in Zizhen!

And he himself was not completely safe in Canada. He knew that it was very likely that the Chang brothers didn't intend to let him go at all. Perhaps when the Chang brothers swallowed the Wanguo Hotel again, he and his sister Zhang Xiaoya would also lose their lives.

So, he chose to take the initiative and used a strategy of "golden cicada shedding its shell" to secretly return to the country. Just as he was planning how to kill Hou Hongbo, he accidentally learned that Hou Hongbo had once raped a female student, which eventually led to the girl's suicide!

After he found out about the girl's family situation, he thought of a plan he considered perfect!

He first followed Gong Zheng for a few days to figure out his movement patterns.

Then he contacted the thug Xu Yang who had "done things" for him before and asked him to trick Gong Zheng to the place he specified. He had observed for a long time that the place was a blind spot for surveillance, so that where he got on the car would not be discovered by the police in the future.

After coercing Gong Zheng, Zhang Shaojie gave him a mobile phone. Of course, the number was opened by impersonating someone else. On the day of the murder, he knew Hou Hongbo was drinking outside, so he sent a message to Hou Hongbo in the name of his sister, asking him to meet at night to talk about demolition compensation.

And the place was set on the flood drainage ditch embankment. As for the reason, he told Hou Hongbo in Zhang Xiaoya's tone that she was actually very willing to agree to his conditions, but this matter could not let others know, so meeting him had to avoid everyone.

Hou Hongbo was a lustful person, and he had long coveted the sexy and beautiful Zhang Xiaoya. Coupled with some rumors about Zhang Xiaoya he had heard, he believed in his heart that she was a promiscuous woman.

So, under the stimulation of alcohol and the temptation of beauty, he resolutely decided to see Zhang Xiaoya.

After he got into the taxi, Zhang Shaojie received a message from Gong Zheng. To be foolproof, Zhang Shaojie sent a text message to Hou Hongbo in Zhang Xiaoya's tone, the content of which was extremely ambiguous. This was also the reason why Hou Hongbo had that reaction.

After the car arrived at the destination, Hou Hongbo got off the car, crossed the green isolation belt, and came to the embankment. Because there were no street lights above, the light was blurry, and he had drunk quite a bit of alcohol, so he was confused and saw a person wearing women's clothes standing in front.

Seeing that figure, he thought it was Zhang Xiaoya. Looking at that hairstyle, it was the same as when he saw Zhang Xiaoya that day. Coupled with the perfume smell drifting with the wind, he was even more excited!

At this time, the figure waved to him again, signaling him to go over. Lust-blinded Hou Hongbo didn't have time to distinguish carefully and ran over in a hurry, never noticing that the person waving to him was standing on the water!

Hou Hongbo only cared about looking at the "beauty," and he thought the place where the other party was standing must be on the shore. Who knew that after running a few steps, his feet stepped into the air, and he fell headlong into the ditch!

There was water about 2 meters deep in the ditch all year round, and Hou Hongbo, who couldn't swim, was caught off guard. A large mouthful of icy water poured into his mouth, choking his trachea, and he stopped moving after a few struggles!

It was just that the waves stirred up when he fell into the water made Zhang Shaojie's body tilt, and the kayak under his feet hit the inner ramp, leaving a scratch.

Zhang Shaojie observed for a while, and after seeing Hou Hongbo, who fell into the water, didn't move, he sent a message to Gong Zheng, and then he left the scene from the water in a kayak.

For the later things, what he confessed was consistent with Gong Zheng's confession. To preserve himself, he threatened Gong Zheng to surrender with the lives of Gong Zheng's parents and wife...

These cases had all been clarified, but the You Xinfa poisoning case had not yet found the young man who impersonated a doctor in the clinic.

That man was like evaporating from the world, and there was not a trace to be found!

Lu Haoxuan and the members of the special investigation team stared at a photo of the killer taken by the clinic's camera, which was also a somewhat unclear side face. It was really difficult to distinguish the whole person's appearance!

Just when everyone was at their wit's end, new news came from the Discipline Inspection Commission: Guo Shuqing couldn't bear the pressure and not only confessed how he colluded with the Chang and Zhang families to protect their criminal acts and developed You Xinfa as his agent, but also that when he discovered someone was investigating You Xinfa, he bought a killer to kill You Xinfa!

When asked who the killer was, he actually said he didn't know. He only contacted him by phone through someone else's introduction. He had never seen the other party from beginning to end, and the other party didn't know his identity either! ===== CHAPTER 125 =====