Chapter 2174 - 1182: Innocent (Part 4)

Although this may seem somewhat unfeeling, the fact is that the person has already disappeared, and the dead cannot come back to life. There’s no point in being tangled up in it. It’s better to rest well and recharge, as there will be a tough battle tomorrow.

After confirming Zhang Xiaoyan’s disappearance, everyone discussed the reasons for it. In the end, it was Yang Xiao who realized that shortly after nightfall, Zhang Xiaomin had coughed a few times due to being choked by the smell of smoke. She claimed to have rhinitis,

and Captain Zhou immediately ordered all the smoking team members to extinguish their cigarettes and forbade smoking in the office, saying if they wanted to smoke, they should go outside.

If there were no other accidents, the ghost should have targeted Zhang Xiaoyan for this reason, suspecting she had something going on with Captain Zhou. Otherwise, why would he pay such special attention to her?

"Just because of this?" Liu Hongwei’s worldview was almost collapsing.

"What else?" Yang Xiao looked at her. "You tell me another reason, let me hear it."

"This ghost is truly a psychopath. It kills for performing CPR to save someone, it kills for casually chatting in the cinema, and now... now it even kills for the most basic care between friends. It... it doesn’t make any sense at all!" Guo Tiejun grabbed his hair, finding it completely unreasonable.

Honestly, initially, everyone felt quite sorry for this unjustly deceased Zhou Wenqing, but now, that pity has been utterly exhausted by his actions.

If he has the ability, he should go after the real culprit who caused his wrongful death. What skill is there in killing innocent people like Qian Shouyi and Cui Hongying?

"Ring... ring..."

Suddenly, the office phone rang. Chief Zhou answered the call, and his face instantly changed. After hanging up, he pressed his lips tightly, with an ugly expression on his face:

"Qian Shouyi is dead."

"Who?!" Guo Tiejun was shocked, not expecting that a thought he had casually mentioned would come true.

"Qian Shouyi," Chief Zhou looked up at Yang Xiao. "It was a call from the former factory security section. The body is still with them."

"How did he die?" Ye Zheng was also a bit bewildered, given that they had already had a death last night with Zhang Xiaomin.

"It’s unrelated to that thing. Qian Shouyi committed suicide; last night, he hanged himself with a waistband in the confinement room," Chief Zhou lowered his voice, "Director Zhai and his team are handling the situation at the scene."

"Dead..." This sudden turn of events caught everyone off guard. Yang Xiao was the first to react: "Did he leave any last words, any mention of where to bury his ashes?"

"I don’t know. It’s chaotic over there, and it couldn’t be made clear over the phone. I’ll go over and see," Chief Zhou casually grabbed a coat, threw it over his shoulders, and headed out.

"I’m going too," Yang Xiao immediately followed.

"Hey, wait for me!" Ye Zheng quickly jogged to catch up.

The rest stayed in the security section. After all, they couldn’t be of much help, so it was better to rest and catch up on sleep.

After all, they had been scared out of their wits the previous night, with a living person disappearing in the blink of an eye, the impact of which was rather overwhelming.

Upon arriving at the former factory security section, Director Zhai was already at the scene managing the situation. They entered the innermost small room and saw a body covered with a white cloth lying flat on the ground, and an old-fashioned leather belt hung from the ceiling.

On the back wall of the small room, three words were written in blood:

"I am innocent"

"What’s going on, Old Zhai?" Chief Zhou asked Director Zhai.

At this moment, Director Zhai’s face was also gloomy because Qian Shouyi’s death was no trivial matter, especially since it happened under their supervision.

"He committed suicide. I left at dawn to investigate clues, and the person remaining fell asleep unexpectedly. When they woke up..." Director Zhai glanced at the body on the ground, leaving the rest unsaid.

Now is not the time to determine whose responsibility it is. The issue now is that Qian Shouyi is dead, and the so-called espionage skin-peeling case has not been fully resolved. They have no way to explain it to their superiors.

"Old Zhou, this matter is my fault. When superiors pursue it, don’t say anything; I’ll take all the responsibility," Director Zhai said with a serious expression.

"What nonsense are you spouting? I’m the chief, you’re the deputy; I’m in charge. If anything happens, I’ll handle it. You just keep quiet!" Chief Zhou scolded with wide eyes.

"I say, you two leaders, now isn’t the time to discuss who takes the blame. If we can solve this case before the higher-ups investigate, perhaps no one will be in trouble," Yang Xiao, also a cadre of the Patrol Defense Office, understood the office’s affairs well and had experience dealing with such matters.

Since Qian Shouyi was indeed guilty, and he committed suicide, if handled properly, it wouldn’t count as a major issue. Yang Xiao could find ten reasons to exonerate Chief Zhou and the team.

But the prerequisite is to have accomplishments on hand. Otherwise, the superiors won’t listen to you rattle on. They want tangible achievements, as even their leaders have to answer to superiors.

"Captain Ma, that thing isn’t something we can handle. We’ve heard you have experience, so we’ll follow your lead and give you our full support." After these words, Director Zhai seemed worried that Yang Xiao would misunderstand, so he added, "You go ahead, do it boldly, if there’s a mistake... I’ll cover for you!"

"Yes, we’ll cover for you. We trust your ability!" Chief Zhou also placed high expectations on Yang Xiao.

"Alright, since the two of you trust me, then listen to my arrangements."

Yang Xiao did not shirk. This was exactly what he wanted. He immediately made arrangements: "Now we have three things to do. First, immediately seal off the information, do not let outsiders know that Qian Shouyi is dead, and delay it as long as possible."