Chapter 67: Who is Most Suspicious

  Several staff members of the crematorium, seeing Liu Li sitting there staring at himself after entering the house, were not only stunned, but also exchanged a glance with each other. After that, they turned their eyes to Yang Zhengcai: "Manager Yang, what do you mean by calling us here today?"

  Just as Yang Zheng was about to explain the reason for their arrival, Liu Li spoke up: "It's like this, regarding the sudden death of Chen Baotang, a crematorium worker yesterday, our police have made some new discoveries.

  "So we have a few questions and want to ask a few people who understand some things, hoping that you can cooperate with our work. It's like this, before I start asking questions, please everyone go out and avoid for a while, and then whoever I call will come in."

  Several crematorium staff members were not foolish either. After hearing Liu Li's words, they had already guessed what was going on. They wanted to ask a couple of questions, but seeing that the people around them didn't open their mouths, they worried that if they spoke up first, they would stir up trouble, so they all remained silent.

  After Liu Li kept Chen Si staying behind, Yang Zheng and four other crematorium staff members left the office and stood in the courtyard. After Ren Dongchao took out the pen and paper needed for the interrogation record, Liu Li began his questioning.

  According to the interrogation record, after inquiring about the cause, time, location and personnel on the scene, he continued to ask: "Chen Sicao, I'd like to ask what you were doing between 1am and 3am yesterday? And where were you around midnight today?"

  "No, officer, I sense that you're implying a connection between Old Chen's death and me? Let me declare beforehand, this matter has nothing to do with me at all." After making these two defensive statements, Chen Si then replied: "At that time, I was already asleep. Our drivers don't have the habit of staying up late, otherwise, when driving the next day, they wouldn't be in a good state and would easily get into an accident."

  "Who can prove it for you?" Liu Li asked.

  After hearing this, Chen Sicao said with difficulty: "At this point in time, who can prove it for me? Can my wife do it? Otherwise, you go to our community and check the surveillance cameras? There are surveillance probes installed at the entrance of our building, there should be all the pictures of me entering and leaving the building."

  After questioning Chen Sichai, Liu Li warned him not to disclose the contents of the inquiry and let him go. At the same time, he called Dong Chengjin to come to the office and asked him in the same format: "What were you doing between 1am and 3am yesterday? And where were you around midnight today?"

  "What do you mean by asking this? Oh... Do you think I killed Old Chen?" Liu Li's question suddenly made Dong Chengjin's emotions a bit agitated, Ren Dong comforted him for a few sentences, and only let him continue answering the question after his mood had calmed down.

  Dong Chengjin, who had calmed down, looked at Liu Li with some dissatisfaction: "I was sleeping at home from 1 to 3 in the morning yesterday. Last night I bought some barbecue and went to my neighbor's house for a drink. We didn't disperse until almost dawn. If you don't believe me, you can go ask my neighbors."

  After instructing him not to reveal the content of the inquiry, Liu Li had Ren Dongchao send away a flustered Dong Chengjin and bring in Huang Chuanxin. When Huang Chuanxin heard Liu Li's question, his expression also became somewhat awkward: "Have you made a mistake? You actually suspect me? How do you investigate cases?"

  After venting for a while, Huang Chuanxin told Liu Li in a cold tone: "I was sleeping at home between 1 and 3 am yesterday morning. Last night, I sang songs with several friends who sell shrouds at KTV until around 1 am today. You can go investigate to see if what I said is true or not."

  Similarly, after instructing Huang Chuanxin to keep the inquiry confidential, Liu Li asked him to go out and bring in Bai Shancheng. Seeing that Bai Shancheng had two black eye circles under his eyes, Liu Li asked him what he was doing from 1 am to 3 am yesterday morning and this morning.

  When he heard this question, Bai Shan Cheng was stunned for a moment, then his face flashed with anger: "Officer, are you saying I killed Old Chen? Do you have any evidence?"

  After calming down, Baishan said in a cold tone: "Yesterday at dawn, I was sleeping at home. Today at dawn, I was playing mahjong with friends. We played all night. You can go ask my mahjong friends, they're probably still there."

  After Bai Shancheng went out, Liu Li rubbed his forehead, looked at the time and saw that it was almost noon. He then shouted outside to let Tan Rongjie come to the office for questioning.

  As before, after asking the question in the format, Liu Li asked him: "Tan Rongjie, what were you doing from 1 to 3 am yesterday? Where were you around 12 pm today?"

  "I was sleeping at home from 1 to 3 in the morning yesterday, and I was still sleeping at home around dawn today. My wife is making a fuss about divorce, so I've been sleeping alone recently. Where can I find someone to testify for me?"

  After thinking for a moment, Tan Rongjie gently patted his forehead: "Right, I have the habit of snoring when I sleep, and my snoring is particularly loud. Even my neighbors upstairs and downstairs can hear my snoring. How about you go find my neighbors to verify it?"

  After all five people had finished asking questions, the clock in the office happened to point to 12 o'clock at noon. Liu Li stretched his waist, looked at the bright sunshine outside, and then glanced at a few people outside the window. A faint smile appeared on his face.

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