After hearing what we said, the office director was obviously stunned, and then asked with a slightly trembling voice: "What do you want to explain?"
Seeing the confused look on the office director's face, I guess he was frightened by my tone just now, so I softened my tone and said, "Don't be nervous, just tell us everything you know. As for what we will do, you don't have to worry about it. Now tell us why you put the wood that killed the old office director in your own office? You brought such a heavy thing back from the countryside, you must have your purpose, right?"
The office director seemed to realize what I meant by this. His face turned pale and he hurriedly explained, stammering, "That's not the case. I didn't kill the old office director! You don't suspect that the old office director's death had anything to do with me, do you? You must not wrongly accuse me!"
When this person gets nervous, he always misunderstands some words. I can understand the reaction of the office director at this time. Bai Longfei said impatiently: "Who asked you that? Just tell us what we ask! Tell us quickly, or we will take you back and lock you up for two days to calm you down and then we will ask you again!"
After being threatened by Bai Longfei, the office director immediately calmed down and quickly told us the reason why he brought back the wood.
In fact, we all misunderstood the office director in front of us. Deep down in his heart, he respected the former office director very much. Although he also wanted to move up to a higher level in his position, he definitely had no bad intentions towards the old office director. After the accident that day, he was sad for a while.
But no matter how sad he was, although the weather conditions at the time and the scene of the old office director's death made it seem like the old office director died accidentally, and the police finally gave the final explanation, the office director in front of him did not believe it, so he moved the piece of wood that crushed the old office director to his office, wanting to investigate the wood carefully to see if he could find any traces of human intervention.
But who could have thought that man proposes, God disposes, and the promotion that the office director had always dreamed of actually came true after they came back. He took over the position of the old office director and became a true leader.
Although he was promoted and given a raise, the office director was not very happy because ever since his promotion, although all the employees were polite to him on the surface, they had been talking about one thing behind his back, which was that the death of the old office director was actually caused by him.
What is even more unexpected is that he originally intended to study the wood when he brought it back, but who knew that it became the ironclad evidence that he had committed murder. Some people said that he brought the wood back to destroy the clues on it. Such remarks made the office director so distressed that he forgot about investigating the wood and put it behind the sofa and never paid any attention to it again.
Hearing this, I immediately asked, "You mean you put the wood behind the sofa? Is it hidden?"
"Yeah, how could it not be hidden behind the sofa? Otherwise, why didn't I notice the wood was missing this morning?"
The office director's words perfectly explained the doubts raised by Lin Yingxue before. Although we don't know whether he lied or not, he was able to explain this doubt without leaving any trace, so it shouldn't be that he guessed our thoughts.
"Who else knows the location of this wood besides you?"
"I'm not sure about that. After all, this thing is in my office, and there are so many people coming and going on this tenth floor. Maybe everyone knows about it."
At this point, the office director had completely calmed down, and our communication seemed a lot easier. Seeing him so calm and composed, it seemed that he must be very confident in himself and had a clear conscience.
I continued, "But when we asked about this piece of wood, why didn't you tell us the truth and just say it was a prop?"
When I said this, the office director's expression immediately became awkward, and he said a little embarrassedly: "I was also afraid that you would draw suspicion to me because of the wood problem. I was even more afraid that you would suspect that I killed the old office director. You also know that people's rumors are scary. Something that didn't happen in the first place became a fact after being spread by rumors."
We can all understand the concerns of the office director. Now it seems that we have understood the matter of this piece of wood for the time being, but there is still one thing we have not asked clearly, so I continued to ask: "I have also heard that you and the deceased Ma Jie had some kind of ambiguous relationship. Is this true?"
The office director, who had been relaxed, turned pale when he heard my question. He waved his hands and said, "Of course it's not true! Who spread this rumor to me? Ma Jie and I are just ordinary colleagues. Apart from that, we have no other contact!"
Seeing the office director's intense reaction, I already had the answer in my mind. This person must have had a close relationship with the deceased Ma Jie! I just don't know whether it was because he was guilty or because he was afraid that the exposure of this relationship would lead to suspicion on him. At this time, his reaction was that he would never admit it even if he was beaten to death.
Before I could say anything else, Bai Longfei lost his patience and immediately told us what Zhou Jingyi had told us before, but he did not say that it was Zhou Jingyi who said it. The office director was so scared that he was sweating profusely, but he insisted that he knew nothing and that those were just rumors from outside and that he was innocent.
Seeing that he was unwilling to give in on this issue, we did not press him, so I changed the subject and asked him why he came to work so early today
On this issue, the office director's attitude became much better. He said confidently that it was because the task on the previous day was too heavy, not only did the employees fail to complete it, but he himself also failed to complete it. He came to the office this morning just to complete the work of the previous day.
We chatted with the office director for a few more minutes and asked all the questions in our minds before we came out and walked downstairs.
After leaving the house, Bai Longfei asked in confusion, "Ji Wen, what are you still hesitating about? This old pervert is not a good guy at first glance. He keeps staring at Lin Yingxue, and his mouth is drooling. He must be an old pervert. What happened between him and the deceased Ma Jie must be true. All suspicions fall on him alone. I think we should not hesitate. Just arrest him and beat him up somewhere. I don't believe he won't confess."
In fact, I really want to arrest the office director and interrogate him, but I don't know why. I always feel that there seems to be something else going on this time. Judging from today's case, it is understandable to arrest the office director, but what about the other case? It is the death of the old office director. If these two cases are actually related, then we might as well find out the clues that can connect the two cases, and then arrest him! No matter how the office director tries to argue, he will not be able to escape his crime in the face of absolute evidence!
I told them my thoughts and then said, "It seems that investigating the office director alone is not the best idea. We need to investigate everyone who went to the village that day. If we are not wrong, the real murderer must be among these people!"
Bai Longfei and Lin Yingxue also felt that the two cases could be investigated together, so they asked, "Where are we going now?"
I checked the time. It was eleven o'clock in the morning. Then I said, "Let's go to the deceased Ma Jie's home first. If she really has a hidden boyfriend, there should be some clues in her home. Maybe we can find out the true identity of her boyfriend."
Since we had already decided what to do next, we went downstairs and walked out of the newspaper office. I first called Bai Qi and briefly told him about the situation here, telling him not to worry, as this was just an ordinary small case that would be solved soon. Then I asked Bai Qi to call back the police officers who had escaped today, as I had something to ask them.
After the call, we found a noodle restaurant nearby to have lunch. When we were almost done with lunch, a police car slowly drove over and two dejected police officers got out of the car. They were the police officers who handed over the case to us today.
Bai Longfei first pointed at the two timid policemen and scolded them harshly, then asked them where the home of the deceased Ma Jie was. Finally, he ordered them to guard the door of the newspaper office. The people we suspected, especially the office director, must not leave before we came back.
After explaining the situation, we walked towards the home of the deceased Ma Jie. Her home was not very far from the newspaper office. It was said to be a rented house that was not too big. Most of the people who rented there were office workers nearby.
Since the distance is not very far, we decided to walk there. I have never been to Haidian District before, so it would be nice to walk around and have a look. Anyway, we still have plenty of time. I believe that there must be the most direct evidence in the deceased's home to identify the murderer.
I walked and looked at the buildings around me, and Bai Longfei and Lin Yingxue were beside me. But as I walked, I suddenly found that Bai Longfei's face looked a little unnatural. Just when I was about to ask him, he stared at the front and said to me: "Don't talk, don't look back, just walk."
After hearing this, although I didn't know what was going on, I still did what Bai Longfei said, staring straight ahead and whispered, "What's wrong?"
"Someone is following us!"