I Play Dungeons in the Police Station-Chapter 338 - 214: He Runs, She Chases

With a direction in mind, Su Jiayi set off under the stars and moon, traveling overnight to Nanhua City.

The next day, as soon as the bank opened, she immediately went to the China Construction Bank on East River Road in Nanhua City. With the cooperation of the internal affairs manager, she retrieved the surveillance footage of the cash withdrawal that night and confirmed that it was Wang Hongbin himself who withdrew the money that night.

Subsequently, she went to the traffic department to retrieve footage from the public security cameras near the ATM that night to analyze Wang Hongbin’s movements.

Su Jiayi exhibited her relentless spirit of capture and aggressively pursued the leads, quickly grasping Wang Hongbin’s range of activities.

After continuous scope investigation and cooperation with the public security authorities in Nanhua City, Su Jiayi finally spotted Wang Hongbin at the entrance of a district.

"Are you sure? Is it Wang Hongbin?"

"Mao Ji, observe closely, signal after confirmation, and arrest immediately."

"Yes."

After two days of hard work, they finally traced the whereabouts of the suspect. To ensure nothing goes wrong, Su Jiayi had Mao Ji get closer to see if the suspicious person was indeed the suspect they were looking for.

Upon receiving Mao Ji’s affirmative gesture, Su Jiayi immediately ordered the arrest of Wang Hongbin.

Four or five people approached Wang Hongbin from all directions.

At this moment, seeing two burly men approaching him head-on, Wang Hongbin, feeling guilty or perhaps from some other premonition, thought everyone looked like police coming to arrest him, so he turned to run, only to bump right into Mao Ji and others.

"Don’t move, police."

Upon hearing these words, Wang Hongbin froze instantly, realizing he had been caught.

He thought that since more than a month had passed and the police had not even discovered the body, they couldn’t crack the case.

Yet, two weeks ago, the police found the body disposal bag he had discarded, and since then, he had been quietly monitoring the investigation, even sneaking back to Jinghai City, wandering around the Fuyang District at Dai Qiaoling’s place, feeling smug when he saw no police presence.

He even concluded in his mind that the police were incompetent.

Until that moment, when Mao Ji and others pinned him to the ground, it felt so surreal to him.

He was caught.

He was caught after all.

"What’s your name?"

"Wang Hongbin."

"Do you know why you’re being arrested?"

"For murder."

Wang Hongbin didn’t deny it. Being arrested by the police at this time and place meant they had sufficient evidence. Dai Qiaoling had probably confessed.

He saw no way out now.

"Take him back."

Having successfully captured Wang Hongbin, Su Jiayi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She had been investigating tirelessly day and night for this very moment, to personally catch the suspect.

They handcuffed Wang Hongbin and put him in the police car. After thanking their colleagues in Nanhua City, they drove back to Jinghai.

At home, Li Xiang was relieved to hear that Wang Hongbin had been apprehended.

He had been worried that Su Jiayi might end up empty-handed this time. If Wang Hongbin had hidden his identity and fled across the country, it would have been challenging to catch him.

Now, it only took them two days to capture Wang Hongbin, showing how seriously Su Jiayi took this case.

Three hours later, Su Jiayi and her team finally returned, with Li Xiang and others welcoming them at the door.

"Coach Su, thank you for your hard work."

"No trouble at all. Being able to bring him back is the greatest reward for all our efforts these days."

"Take a break, then. Leave the rest to us. We’ll take him to the interrogation room."

Seeing them again, Li Xiang noticed the fatigue on their faces, clearly indicating they hadn’t rested well these past days.

"Alright, leave the rest to you. I’ll take them to rest; they’ve only had four hours of sleep in two days."

Su Jiayi didn’t decline, recognizing the need for rest after a three-hour drive.

Li Xiang took the suspect to the interrogation room, intending to conduct an immediate intense interrogation on Wang Hongbin.

Sitting on the cold bench in the interrogation room, Wang Hongbin appeared downcast, his head lowered, silent, as Li Xiang entered without lifting his gaze.

"Do you regret anything?"

"What do you mean?"

"About killing Zhou Haifeng."

"No regrets. Zhou Haifeng deserved it. I considered him a good friend and even helped him during tough times, but he used the situation with Dai Qiaoling to blackmail me. Such scum deserves to be killed a million times."

"So, what do you regret?"

"I regret knowing this scum."

Speaking of Zhou Haifeng, Wang Hongbin became emotionally charged, gritting his teeth, clearly harboring intense hatred for Zhou Haifeng.

As Li Xiang delved deeper, the grievances and conflicts between Wang Hongbin and Zhou Haifeng came to light.

They met in prison, discovering they were both from the same hometown and incarcerated for theft, feeling a strong bond of mutual understanding.

They looked out for each other in prison, their relationship deepening, sharing the bond of having served time together.

Later, Wang Hongbin was released first, and their contact ceased.

Until last year, they bumped into each other on the street and reestablished contact.

At that time, Zhou Haifeng’s life was unfavorable, often unable to afford food, and Wang Hongbin was the one to aid him.

Later, Zhou Haifeng became aware of the affair with Dai Qiaoling and used it to blackmail Wang Hongbin, demanding benefits or threatening to expose their affair to Li Defa.

Initially, to keep Li Defa from finding out, Wang Hongbin complied several times. Having tasted the benefits, Zhou Haifeng would occasionally visit, humorously demanding benefits.

To maintain his relationship with Dai Qiaoling, Wang Hongbin endured the threats. Fortunately, Zhou Haifeng didn’t demand much, only asking occasionally when he was out of money, maintaining a slow, steady extortion.

But two months ago, Wang Hongbin ran out of money and could no longer satisfy Zhou Haifeng, who indeed went to Li Defa, divulging the affair between Wang Hongbin and Dai Qiaoling, exposing their scandal throughout Fuyang District.

Li Defa caught them in their rented apartment, making their scandal public.

Since then, Wang Hongbin harbored a grudge against Zhou Haifeng, finally seizing an opportunity to invite him for a meal at home and, while he was unprepared, killed him.

He then called Dai Qiaoling, instructing her to buy a knife.

"Where’s the knife? And where is Zhou Haifeng’s head?"

"Buried."

"Then why didn’t you bury everything?"

Li Xiang sometimes wondered if, had he buried Zhou Haifeng’s body directly, this case might have gone unnoticed?

"I intended to sell it, but I didn’t have the tools on me, so I dug a hole with my bare hands and buried the head, tossing the body into the wild ditch, thinking it was a secluded spot no one would discover. Alas!"

At this point, Wang Hongbin sighed heavily, "It’s all fate!"

[Ding, task completed, reward: 600 experience, 3000 diamonds]

[You have leveled up to Lv.8, gaining 1 free attribute]

After Wang Hongbin confessed, Li Xiang’s task was also completed, and his level increased by one. Having experienced the benefit of increased physical fitness, he unhesitantly allocated the free attribute point to stamina, recognizing the true value of good health.

Adding one point to stamina, Li Xiang’s stamina reached 12 points. The increase didn’t result in a noticeable feeling; the effect would require testing to be truly understood.

Leaving the interrogation room, Li Xiang told Sun Zhidong, "Later, arrange for someone to take him to identify the site and dig up Zhou Haifeng’s head. This case can almost be closed. I’ll write and submit the closing report soon."

"Sure, leave such minor tasks to me."

Sun Zhidong took the task with a grin. This case was quite influential locally, being a homicide case. Now that it’s solved, he can proudly boast to his family and girlfriend, chest-thumping as he says, "Our team solved the wild ditch dismemberment case."

This damned vanity.

As a second-generation wealthy, he didn’t pursue wealth. All he aspired for was recognition, proving he wasn’t just a rich kid who knew only how to squander money.