Chapter 625: Paralysis

Hu Zhongyuan, the owner of the mahjong parlor, looked a bit dazed, and his way of speaking and doing things was also a bit reckless.

Come to think of it, opening a mahjong parlor in Jingcheng meant you were either a fool or close to it. Anyone who understood cost-effectiveness would have turned the mahjong parlor into a foot massage shop; the trouble would be reduced by 80%, and the earnings would be eight times higher.

But Hu Zhongyuan didn't seem to have thought that way. If the mahjong parlor could open, he opened it; if it couldn't, he went home to sleep. His main focus was the Jingcheng person's heart dedicated to mahjong.

He sat in the interrogation room, still muttering incessantly: "You can't just close my mahjong parlor every time you hold a meeting. What meeting is it this time? Reporters shouldn't wait for news anymore; just squat in my mahjong parlor. The news here is more well-informed than theirs!"

"It has nothing to do with your mahjong parlor." Liu Cheng sat down in front of Hu Zhongyuan, his expression serious. "Hu Zhongyuan, do you remember me?"

Hu Zhongyuan looked closely: "Captain Liu? What's the matter? Are you no longer in charge of the criminal police team and transferred to the public security team? That's actually good. You suit my temperament—refreshing. People in public security should actually have a bit of the 'gangster boss' feel, but you can't be too nitpicky..."

"Hu Zhongyuan!" Liu Cheng interrupted Hu Zhongyuan. "We are questioning you this time for the body abandonment case from February last year."

Hu Zhongyuan was stunned: "You still haven't solved this case?"

This remark made Liu Cheng feel awkward on the spot.

The interrogation video today might even be shown to the detachment leader and others later.

Liu Cheng tightened his face and said expressionlessly: "Regarding this case, do you have anything you want to say?"

"This case has nothing to do with me. What can I say?" Hu Zhongyuan wasn't afraid of the police either. He looked left and right, then did a "Ge You slouch," relaxing directly.

Liu Cheng asked: "The deceased, Lin Zifeng, was your old customer, right?"

"Yes."

"You claimed that on February 12th, you met Lin Zifeng in the residential area and even greeted each other, right?"

"Something like that."

"It can't be 'something like that.' Is it or isn't it?"

"I guess so. No, this was a year and a half ago. You're asking me to think now..."

"Little He, read Hu Zhongyuan's previous transcript." Liu Cheng didn't tangle with Hu Zhongyuan and let the police officer next to him read the record.

The police officer picked up the prepared transcript and immediately read: "I went out to buy cigarettes in the morning and happened to run into..."

As the police officer read without emotion, Hu Zhongyuan's eyes began to dodge.

Liu Cheng immediately followed up: "Hu Zhongyuan, I'm asking you now, is your transcript from that day true?"

"If you ask like that, then I'm not sure either." Hu Zhongyuan's expression also entered a state of "letting it rot." Coupled with his posture, he looked like an old, ugly cat that was shedding fur and had broken skin, but was still willing to be petted.

Liu Cheng's eyelashes stood up: "What do you mean you're not sure?"

"I was drinking all night with my brothers those days. You suddenly asked me which day I saw Lin Zifeng, so I just answered roughly." Hu Zhongyuan also knew he was a bit dishonest. As he spoke, he raised his neck, looking like, "Go ahead and pet me; if you pet me, consider it me compensating you."

"Since you weren't sure, why did you answer that you saw Lin Zifeng on February 12th?"

"Then how was I supposed to answer you? My wife was on the side at the time." Hu Zhongyuan used an expression that all men understand: "I couldn't tell you that I had been drinking all night again and couldn't even remember the date, could I?"

Liu Cheng heard it this time; this guy was very likely telling the truth. And when he questioned Hu Zhongyuan before, this guy was simply too sluggish, or rather, he didn't even know what he was answering at the time...

But this answer made Liu Cheng's alveolar bone feel like it was going to shatter.

If it weren't for Hu Zhongyuan's testimony, the forensic doctor might have given a broader time of death that day. The criminal police would likely have watched the video footage for a longer time and perhaps reached a different conclusion. Although this didn't mean the case would definitely be solved, the fact that the case was delayed because he trusted a drunkard...

Thinking of this, Liu Cheng gritted his teeth and said: "I didn't smell alcohol at the time. You should have been..." ===== CHAPTER 626 =====