Chapter 198: Denial

Jin Yan pushed the ATM machine toward the wealthy woman without changing his expression: "If you swipe your card today, we'll give you an autographed signature from the African royal family as a gift."

Qi Fei, who heard this, almost rolled his eyes. This guy surnamed Jin really didn't need a draft to tell lies.

The ATM machine was pressed down by Qi Fei's large hand.

Jin Yan looked up in dissatisfaction, but the moment he saw Qi Fei's face, he knew the visitor was not kind, and hurriedly restrained his temper.

The wealthy woman only felt Qi Fei looked familiar, and naturally asked Jin Yan: "Is this a regular customer of yours?"

"Ahehe, I'm really sorry. We accidentally made an appointment for the same time slot," Jin Yan said vaguely. "Ma'am, let me see you out first. I'll call you later about the diamond."

Qi Fei saw that this guy wanted to slip away and reached out to stop him: "You have to stay."

At this time, the wealthy woman also realized something was wrong, put away her previous pretense, and left directly.

Qi Fei hung a "Closed" sign on the door and showed his police badge to Jin Yan.

The moment he saw the police badge, a flash of panic crossed Jin Yan's eyes, but it quickly dissipated: "We are operating legally here. Why did we trouble you to come specifically?"

Qi Fei didn't say much and pointed to the cubicle in front: "Come on, let's go to your VIP reception room and have a good chat."

Just after entering the VIP room, Qi Fei threw the screenshot of Su Jing in front of him: "You know this person, right?"

Jin Yan's cheek twitched. He didn't answer immediately. Behind his platinum-rimmed glasses without glass lenses, his eyes moved left and right rapidly, as if countless thoughts were floating through his mind.

"No need to struggle. Your middleman is already dead. You are now suspected not only of smuggling but also of murder," Qi Fei said coldly.

Hearing the word "murder," Jin Yan raised his head abruptly: "I only found out about that person's death from the news. I didn't kill him!"

Once these words were out, he regretted it, because a smile appeared on Qi Fei's face opposite him: "It seems that you and the deceased Chen Hao do indeed know each other?"

"Ah, this..." Jin Yan, who had a glib tongue, was speechless at this moment. "I just booked a flight from this person," he said, suddenly raising his volume as if he had made up his mind.

However, these were all expected performances. Qi Fei threw another screenshot of the airport surveillance to Jin Yan: "Your method of leaving few traces online is indeed true. However, how should I put it? You are too clever for your own good. In Chen Hao's ticket booking information, the time and name are clear. As long as you check the airport surveillance against the flight information, you can clearly see your actions.

On March 24th, you bought a short-haul ticket to Baicheng. Chen Hao, as a thoughtful ticketing manager, picked you up at the airport as agreed.

Nominally it was service, but in reality, it was to hand over the diamond disguised as a loose powder box decoration to you.

Originally, you found a surveillance blind spot and could complete this transaction without anyone knowing.

But something unexpected happened that day. After you got Chen Hao's things, you, who are proficient in jewelry appraisal, saw at a glance that the diamond on it was fake.

So when you came back to find Chen Hao, you threw the loose powder box directly at him.

This action was clearly captured by surveillance.

Do you see this flash point? This is emitted by the loose powder box embedded with rhinestones.

Of course, more importantly, we found fingerprints of multiple people on this box. I think one of them is yours, right?"

"This handsome police officer, this kind of makeup box is everywhere. These are just your interpretations of the pictures.

Even if I threw things at Chen Hao, it was because he booked the wrong flight and delayed my business. I was too angry. Is there a problem with that?" Jin Yan, who heard these words, was not panicked anymore, feeling that the police's discovery was nothing more than this. "This is a makeup box I picked up casually. I don't know where it came from." He puffed out his chest, seemingly very satisfied with his answer.

Qi Fei, who heard this, was not in a hurry, but took out a business list: "Every time Su Jing returns from Africa, you would ask Chen Hao to book the cheapest round-trip flight.

Don't mind telling me what you went to these places for, right?"

Jin Yan leaned back in his chair, crossing his arms in front of his chest: "Give me a break, okay? I do private customization. Going nearby is, of course, to see my clients."

"Heh, I guess the list of these clients is confidential and you can't provide it?"

"You are very smart."

"I have to thank you for your affirmation. Since you said so, let me tell you my guess. As a shrewd businessman, you choose the cheapest flight every time. I thought at the time, what about when you reach your destination? Would such a shrewd person be willing to spend more money to take a car away from the airport?"

As Qi Fei spoke, Jin Yan's face changed.

Only to hear Qi Fei continue: "So, the smart me contacted several of your destination airports and retrieved the surveillance footage of the day you arrived. Did your high-end clients meet you at these airports?

Oh, no, you didn't even have time to see clients, because you had to board the flight back to Nancheng very soon."

Hearing this, Jin Yan was silent, his face turning blue and white. But soon he had another excuse: "I was just too embarrassed to admit it just now. I have a hobby of liking to fly. That's not illegal, right?"

"Since that's the case, what did Chen Hao delay you with that made you so angry?" Qi Fei kept holding onto Jin Yan's loophole. Of course, he knew that such an argument was meaningless, so he showed more powerful evidence. Several seemingly unusual perspective views were placed in front of Chen Hao.

"This is the security check image of your suitcase during your trips with Su Jing. You shouldn't be unfamiliar with the things circled on it, right?

Every time, you and Su Jing carry the same things. Sometimes it's cosmetics, sometimes it's key pendants. You can certainly tell me that this is just a coincidence, but what is even more coincidental is..." Qi Fei said, pointing to an inconspicuous gray spot on these items. "As a jewelry appraisal expert, tell me, why do these things have a material embedded in them that is completely different from the perspective of other embedded objects?

It wouldn't be such a coincidence that you two embedded diamonds of the exact same size and shape on the same item, right?"

Jin Yan's confident eyes began to drift.

And Qi Fei stared fixedly at his face: "Even if you don't say it, we can determine through technical analysis that this gray image belongs to the same rare substance.

Just like the sales pitch you gave to the wealthy woman, every diamond born in Angola is unique." ===== CHAPTER 199 =====