Chapter 243: Chapter 243

Zhao Wenjun slightly straightened his body and met Ren Qiang’s gaze.

"I still say the same thing, if you claim I’m the murderer, you need to provide evidence. The police can’t just arrest people without evidence, right?"

The interrogation ended inconclusively.

Criminal Investigation Team meeting room.

"Let’s hear it, what should we do now?"

Qin Yong had already heard the relevant report and organized another case analysis meeting.

"Captain Qin, what else is there to say? Chen Lili is definitely not missing without reason. Zhao Wenjun is absolutely the murderer!"

"Nonsense, we know Zhao Wenjun is the murderer too, but where’s the evidence?"

"Without evidence, we’ll have to release him by tomorrow night!"

"What about the bloodstains? The bloodstains found in the cold storage, are they really like Zhao Wenjun said, left by him?"

"Is there any way from the Crime Scene Investigation team?"

Liu Guodong shook his head, "The bloodstains were cleaned, and the other party used detergent. Although it can’t completely erase the traces of blood, with current technology, there’s no way to extract genetic comparison material."

"Lu Chuan already conducted a trace analysis of the bloodstain residues collected at the scene, but the results were not ideal."

"We have no way through bloodstain analysis to determine whether the blood belongs to Zhao Wenjun or Chen Lili."

Liu Guodong’s words plunged the room into silence.

Zhao Wenjun’s murder should have been premeditated. Every step of the plan was not meticulous, but at least evidence was not left behind.

"Is it possible to link Zhao Wenjun to the dagger found at the scene?"

"No, the handle doesn’t have fingerprints. We only extracted bloodstains from the sheath."

Liu Guodong once again dismissed the suggestion.

"If the evidence aspect is not feasible..."

Sun Jun extinguished the cigarette butt in his hand: "Can we start by investigating the relationship between Zhao Wenjun and the deceased?"

Qin Yong looked at Sun Jun, "Hmm, go on."

"First, if Zhao Wenjun really is the murderer, why did he kill Chen Lili?"

"We’ve already investigated Zhao Wenjun’s phone call records, and there’s not much connection to Chen Lili."

"But Chen Lili’s phone hasn’t been found yet. We haven’t obtained her WeChat chat records."

"Second, when Chen Lili died, whose underwear was she wearing? If Zhao Wenjun is the murderer, why would he dress the corpse in such expensive and oversized underwear?"

"So my suggestion is to dig deep into the relationship between Chen Lili and Zhao Wenjun. If Zhao Wenjun is the murderer, then their relationship is definitely not just a simple employer-employee one."

Sun Jun’s speech was relatively long, but highlighted some issues that everyone subconsciously ignored.

Why would Zhao Wenjun kill Chen Lili?

It’s nothing more than three possibilities: crime of passion, revenge, financial motive.

In terms of passion, Chen Lili is young and beautiful, and it’s quite possible Zhao Wenjun had a special relationship with her.

The chance of revenge is low, as the two don’t have much overlap in their lives and no conflict of interest.

Financial motive is unlikely; Chen Lili’s family condition is average, and she could wear a T-shirt for two or three years. Zhao Wenjun’s intention to kill for financial gain isn’t plausible.

The discussion among the people continued.

This time, the focus was primarily around Sun Jun’s questions.

"In the previous cases we’ve handled, many involved a lover’s quarrel that ended in murder."

"Zhao Wenjun is worth tens of millions. If Chen Lili had a relationship with him and then threatened him to divorce, she could have been killed by Zhao Wenjun."

That’s the most common murder scenario.

Melodramatic, but it happens every year.

"Anyone else have other suggestions?"

Qin Yong looked around, finally made a decision: "First, we still have to find evidence."

"If Zhao Wenjun is the murderer, after killing Chen Lili, whether he went to the cold storage or dumped the body by the Bailan River, he would need a transport vehicle."

"Investigate all the vehicles in Zhao Wenjun’s company," Qin Yong turned to Liu Guodong and Lu Chuan behind him: "Lu, can you work hard to conduct trace evidence testing on these vehicles to see if anything can be discovered."

Qin Yong’s intention was clear if they could find biological clues left by Chen Lili in Zhao Wenjun’s car, then the evidence would be secured.

"Alright, we’ll set off after the meeting."

With Liu Guodong’s sure reply, Qin Yong looked at Sun Jun.

"Team One is responsible for continuing the investigation into Chen Lili’s interpersonal relationships."

"Particularly if she had a boyfriend, who she was in close contact with before her death, how she went to Zhao Wenjun’s house for tutoring, all the information, the more detailed the better."

"Yes, I’ll arrange it shortly."

Qin Yong finally looked at Ren Qiang: "Continue interrogating Zhao Wenjun, use psychological tactics," Qin Yong glanced at the time on his phone.

"Twenty-four hours are almost up. If there’s no breakthrough by then...we’ll release him first."

Three lines of investigation are being advanced simultaneously.

Zhao Wenjun’s fruit wholesale company.

As a first-tier distributor, Zhao Wenjun’s fruit wholesale company has some influence in Haizhou City’s fruit market.

The Jiuding Fruit Market is the largest fruit distribution center in Haizhou City, and the headquarters of Zhao Wenjun’s company is located here.

"Our company headquarters has a total of six vehicles, three refrigerated trucks, two sedans, and one SUV."

Lu Chuan and Old Bai had just received orders to conduct trace evidence checks on all vehicles of Zhao Wenjun’s company.

They are currently tallying the vehicles of Zhao Wenjun’s company.

"Are there any other company vehicles elsewhere?"

"Yes, yes," knowing that the police were coming to investigate, those working for Zhao Wenjun would not obstruct.

"There are three more vehicles in other fruit wholesale markets, all refrigerated trucks."

Wang Bei has been with Zhao Wenjun the longest.

Back then, the two were selling fruit at neighboring stalls.

Although both were selling fruit, they got along well. After Zhao Wenjun made a fortune, Wang Bei stopped setting up stalls and started working for Zhao Wenjun, helping with fruit wholesale.

Although he doesn’t earn nearly as much as Zhao Wenjun, it’s still better than setting up his own stall.

In Zhao Wenjun’s fruit wholesale company, Wang Bei is responsible for specific business operations, managing all wholesale transactions after the fruit arrives.

Therefore, Wang Bei is very familiar with the company’s basic situation.

A total of nine vehicles, of which six are refrigerated transport trucks.

Plus two sedans and one SUV, conducting trace evidence collection and analysis on all of them would take too long.

Right now, Zhao Wenjun is still in custody, and time is of the essence.

If evidence of Zhao Wenjun’s crime can be secured within the next twelve hours, the case will be solved.

Otherwise, once Zhao Wenjun is released, he might destroy any potential traces left during the crime.

For example, the vehicle used to transport the body, which is still around.

Zhao Wenjun previously might not have realized this was a flaw or thought he had cleaned any traces thoroughly.

So he’s been using the car all along, but if he’s released and finds out the police have checked these vehicles, he might just destroy the car directly.

"Which car does Zhao Wenjun usually drive?"