Chapter 72: Who Is Lying?

Lu Haoxuan reviewed the interrogation records of the two men, then examined the statements of several other subordinates of Li Jun who had been brought in together; among them, the one nicknamed “Big Head” firmly insisted that the yellow-haired man who entered the private room with Li Jun was not Xiao Long, but another man named Zhu Haitao, who worked as a host at Xinshijie and was someone he had recently hooked up with, intending to lure him away (such host bosses usually have plenty of client resources).

The other several men had also originally sworn they saw the yellow-haired man with Li Jun—not Xiao Long!

Gu Changzheng showed the men several photos of yellow-haired men with completely different appearances and asked them to identify separately; the results were wildly inconsistent—clearly these men were trying to protect their boss, yet none of them had ever seen Zhu Haitao.

Lu Haoxuan said: “Now, to confirm whether Long Guangsheng is truly the yellow-haired man with Li Jun, the key witnesses are first the waiter who filed the report—if he’s lying, this case is far from simple! The second is Zhu Haitao—find him! Of course, Li Jun himself may also be lying all along, so we must accelerate our investigation into him!”

Gu Changzheng nodded: “Yes, Master, I’ve already assigned people to investigate Zhu Haitao at Xinshijie—they should have news soon.”

“Good. The warrant for searching Li Jun has been approved by the bureau—take your team and go.”

The two studied other details again and felt this matter was too suspicious—like someone had deliberately set up Li Jun.

Gao Ye, who was sent to investigate Zhu Haitao at Xinshijie, quickly reported back: There was indeed a Zhu Haitao at Xinshijie, but he claimed he had stayed home all day yesterday—he had a high fever, couldn’t work, and spent the entire night in bed; around 1 a.m., the fever became unbearable, so he went downstairs to the clinic and got a fever-reducing pill, which the clinic’s doctor Liu and his wife could verify.

Regarding Big Head’s claim that he wanted to recruit him, Zhu Haitao didn’t deny it—but one sentence shut Gao Ye up: “He wants to recruit me? That’s his idea—it doesn’t mean I’ll accept. For him to say I went to his place to meet Li Jun? That’s nonsense.”

Gu Changzheng repeatedly questioned the waiter Lin Yun, who insisted he saw Li Jun bring in Xiao Long—and he added that during the incident, he had also seen Xiao Long stumbling near the restroom, and even helped him back to the private room.

Gu Changzheng asked why he hadn’t mentioned this earlier—he said he was too scared and only remembered these details later!

Combined with the forensic analysis of Long Guangsheng’s blood, it was confirmed he had a large quantity of morphine-class drugs in his system, administered via the most dangerous method—intravenous arterial injection!

Wasn’t this clearly meant to kill him?

In the hidden compartment of Li Jun’s trunk, police found approximately five grams of heroin and several unused syringes!

The evidence pointed directly at Li Jun—once they found the syringe he used to inject Xiao Long, his guilt would be confirmed.

“Xuelang Valley” had been shut down due to the fatality, and police continued searching the nightclub for undiscovered evidence…

At this moment, in the “Napoleon” hall of Wanguo Hotel, Zhang Shaojie sat with a stunningly beautiful woman in the spacious private room, seemingly waiting for someone.

As the clock struck noon, there was still no movement outside the door; Zhang Shaojie grew restless, pacing back and forth. The woman beside him was about to speak when suddenly, a soft “tap-tap-tap” came at the door.

Zhang Shaojie beamed and immediately put on a smile: “Big Brother, you’ve finally arrived!”

The door opened silently; a graceful hostess led in a middle-aged man wearing a black overcoat and a mask.

Zhang Shaojie quickly stepped aside to let him pass; the man entered without a word.

After the door closed, the beautiful woman glided over, gently took off his overcoat, and whispered: “You’re finally here—Shaojie was about to explode!” Her voice was slightly hoarse, slow and deliberate, sending a shiver through the listener.

“Hmph!” The man grunted, removed his mask, revealing a familiar face before them.

“Shaojie, I told you not to mess with Chang Huaqiang—you wouldn’t listen! Now you’ve been tricked, huh?” The man said, displeased.

“Big Brother! Why should that old bastard tower over us? I just wanted to teach him a lesson—make his venues shut down!” Zhang Shaojie spat bitterly.

“Didn’t I say wait for the right moment? Don’t rush!”

“Big Brother! I can’t take this anymore—how long do I have to wait?!”

“Shaojie! You’ve lost control!” the beautiful woman snapped.

Surprisingly, the arrogant Zhang Shaojie didn’t retort—he simply fell silent.

“Fa Ge, don’t take it personally. Shaojie doesn’t mean disrespect—he’s just got a short temper.”

The man the beautiful woman called Fa Ge looked up—it was You Xinfah, head of the Municipal Public Security Detachment.

He smiled faintly: “Xiaoya, I know Shaojie’s temper—it’s fine. Right now, the most important thing is Li Jun—he’s tricky. You may have to sacrifice a pawn to get past this hurdle—but can you trust this man?”

“Leave this to me. Come, Fa Ge, today I’ve arranged for you to taste the cuisine of the chef Shaojie specially hired from Nan Yue at a high salary!” Zhang Xiaoya smiled warmly, linking arms with You Xinfah and leading him to the table.

On the two-meter-diameter round table lay an array of delicacies; a bottle of Feitian liquor stood beside them.

You Xinfah chuckled: “Xiaoya, you’re thoughtful. Shaojie, come sit down.”

Xiaoya pressed close to You Xinfah, opened the bottle, poured a small glass for him, then poured one for herself—but she didn’t invite Zhang Shaojie. Instead, she lifted his glass in one hand and her own in the other, bringing the wine to his lips and whispering: “Fa Ge, I toast you.”

You Xinfah casually gripped her pale, soft hand and laughed heartily as he drank.

Across the table, Zhang Shaojie smiled at the two—but his eyes held a complex mix: hatred, resentment, revulsion…

Officially, the owner of Wanguo Hotel was Zhang Shaojie, but his sister Zhang Xiaoya was the actual operator. You Xinfah had met the siblings by what seemed like a coincidence.

Single and young, Zhang Xiaoya was stunningly beautiful, radiating feminine charm, and possessed exceptional business acumen; soon, she became You Xinfah’s “good friend.”

Now, they had agreed: if they couldn’t prove Li Jun was framed, they would let him take all the blame.

Let Chang Huaqiang win this round—later, he would deal with him slowly. After all, this was a critical juncture in his career; if he stepped up now, the position of Deputy Director of the Municipal Bureau… You Xinfah gazed dreamily at the woman before him, lost in intoxication…