Chapter 398 The person behind the scenes
Chapter 398 The person behind the scenes
Bai Mengfei understood the meaning in Zhao Fei's eyes, nodded slightly, and said, "It seems that these two have indeed crossed paths before."
The director nodded in agreement and said, "However, I'm not too clear about what happened to the two of them after they went on to higher education."
She paused for a moment, then continued, "Oh, right, Zhijie came back to see me after he got into university to share the good news. Officer, why are you suddenly asking about him? Is something wrong?"
From the director's eyes, it was clear that she had high hopes for Li Zhijie and thought very highly of him.
In the director's eyes, Li Zhijie and Shengyang were like her two children.
One was a well-behaved and obedient child, while the other was a troublesome and naughty one. She didn't have high expectations for Shengyang, only hoping that he wouldn't harm society after leaving school.
Now, Li Zhijie has tragically passed away. Bai Mengfei is conflicted, unsure whether she should tell the director the news. If the director knew, he probably wouldn't be able to bear it. After all, Li Zhijie had finally managed to get through those difficult times, and he was so outstanding and kind-hearted.
Such a person is gone just like that. Even Bai Mengfei couldn't help but sigh, "It's truly a case of heaven being jealous of talent, which is so regrettable."
Just as Bai Mengfei hesitated, the director noticed that her and Zhao Fei's expressions were somewhat strange, and kept asking her questions.
Bai Mengfei, however, remained silent.
As people get older, they tend to talk more, and the director's questioning was relentless.
Bai Mengfei pondered for a moment, then quickly gave Zhao Fei a wink, signaling him to leave together. Zhao Fei immediately understood her meaning, nodded, and bid farewell to the director as politely as possible.
After the two left, as soon as they got into the car, Bai Mengfei asked Zhao Fei, "What are your thoughts on this matter?"
Zhao Fei was slightly taken aback before saying, "It seems that Sheng Yang is suspected of lying."
Bai Mengfei couldn't help but agree: "I think so too. So we should first take control of the suspect, Shengyang."
Considering his future, Zhao Fei finally agreed. The two then went together to Shengyang's home to arrest him.
Unfortunately, when they arrived at Shengyang's home, they only saw Shengyang's wife sitting in the living room, looking dazed, as if she had lost her soul.
Bai Mengfei walked over slowly and asked softly, "Are you alright?"
Shengyang's wife slowly turned her head to look at Bai Mengfei and Zhao Fei.
Seeing her haggard appearance, Bai Mengfei suspected that her husband had done something to her, so she quickly went over, sat down beside her, and asked with concern, "Where is your husband?"
She recognized Bai Mengfei; Bai Mengfei's outstanding case-solving skills that day had left a deep impression on her. So, she leaned on Bai Mengfei's shoulder and burst into tears, saying, "He's gone! My husband abandoned me!"
Hearing her cry so pitifully, Bai Mengfei's heart tightened, and her brows furrowed slightly. "Why did he leave you? Can you tell me in detail?"
After thinking for a moment, she said to Bai Mengfei, "I don't know either, but he packed his bags as soon as he got back. I saw him take his passport with my own eyes. Does he not want me anymore?"
Bai Mengfei immediately turned to look at Zhao Fei.
Zhao Fei also looked back, his expression extremely solemn.
The two looked at each other for a while before Zhao Fei slowly walked over and said to Bai Mengfei, "The situation is not optimistic. I'll go find someone now to see if I can find him."
Bai Mengfei nodded, agreeing with Zhao Fei's suggestion. Afterwards, the two left Shengyang's house and launched a large-scale manhunt for him.
After the news spread, the high-speed rail bureau reported that someone had seen Shengyang.
Bai Mengfei and Zhao Fei immediately rushed to the high-speed rail bureau.
Upon arriving at the high-speed rail station, Zhao Fei and Bai Mengfei discovered Sheng Yang's body.
The staff member in charge retrieved the surveillance footage and told Zhao Fei and Bai Mengfei, "Look at the footage! Shengyang was standing here, right? His eyes were constantly looking back, as if he was staring at something scary. Then, at that moment, the car arrived, and he actually jumped off from here!"
"Huh?" Bai Mengfei frowned. "Didn't your staff see him when it happened?"
“We saw it, but by the time we saw it, the car was already coming. Our staff knew that if he didn’t turn back himself, he would definitely be killed.”
As he spoke, the man pointed to two places that were not captured by the surveillance camera, and continued, "I was here at the time, and my colleague was in another location. We both wanted to go and stop him, but the high-speed train had already arrived."
"How could this happen?" Zhao Fei muttered to himself.
Bai Mengfei then went to the place where the body was placed and began to examine it.
Sheng Yang's body was crushed so badly that his head was broken. If Li Zhijie really did kill him, then perhaps he deserved it.
But he seemed to have no reason to kill Li Zhijie. What was his motive for the murder?
Although there were no obvious clues on the surface of the body, Bai Mengfei still felt that the body was of great investigative value.
So she decided to take the body back for a second examination.
Next, she went to the tracks alone to investigate. As a result, she found the "death triangle" sign at the crime scene, which was next to the tracks.
In an instant, she recalled what Shengyang had said before his death, and thought to herself: "If what Shengyang said is true, then the person who will be involved in the accident within the next four days after his death should be his wife. And his wife will likely be seriously injured and hospitalized, just like the injured woman Yingmei."
So Bai Mengfei made another decision: to stay by Yingmei's side and see who was behind this.
Why would that person use a baseless supernatural story to harm others?
And why would they fabricate the victim's death as if it were a curse?
Of course, Bai Mengfei thought this way because she didn't believe in curses at all. Although her own life story was full of twists and turns, she firmly believed that there weren't that many things in this world that science couldn't explain.
Deep down, she always believed in science and felt that someone was definitely up to something in the dark.
Based on the current situation, Shengyang's suspicion should be ruled out.
Because Bai Mengfei had already confirmed the deceased's identity through various scientific methods, proving that he was Shengyang, and even used the method of judging age by teeth.
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