My Life with Narration-Chapter 270 - 269: What Do You Mean

"Hahaha, brother, I really didn’t misjudge you. I didn’t expect it to be exactly as you predicted. Awesome! Even if this case ends right now, it can be closed."

In the police car, Du Qiang, dressed in his police uniform, clapped him on the shoulder and laughed heartily.

Actually, the case had been investigated to the point where it could be closed. Jiang Hong’s death was a suicide, and the surveillance from the community certified this, so no one could change that fact.

But what the deceased’s family couldn’t let go of was why their daughter committed suicide. They needed an explanation. After all, when something like this happens to a family, they demand answers, especially since it’s holiday season. Even finding someone from the school to take responsibility is extremely difficult.

For now, they had found enough reasoning to satisfy the deceased’s family. As for how to divide responsibility, whether Ma Guodong, Gu Qiaoqiao, and others should be held responsible, that’s not their problem to deal with. The prosecuting office will make a determination.

The police just need to investigate the case clearly; they don’t need to worry about things outside their responsibilities.

"Come on, this case isn’t that hard. They could have figured it out without me. With technology so advanced these days, who can really hide what’s on a phone?" Su Qing shook his head.

He didn’t consider it his achievement. Most of the evidence was discovered by the intelligence team from Jiang Hong’s phone. With these leads, you just needed a bit of common sense to dig deeper.

That loan institution was only shut down because it was on his radar.

You see, such illegal loan institutions wouldn’t show up in Jiang Hong’s personal information, nor would they affect her credit report.

They relied on threatening with photos to force the debtors to repay.

"You can’t put it that way. Anyway, this case wouldn’t have progressed so quickly without you," Du Qiang said carelessly. To him, closing cases quickly was more important than anything. He then continued, "So, what are we doing now?"

"West City District, Kaiyuan Building!"

"What are we going there for?"

"To meet the person involved, of course, and wrap up the case. Come on, don’t overthink it, just drive!" Su Qing explained helplessly.

"Oh, alright then, buckle up, let’s go!"

Du Qiang stepped on the gas, and the two drove the police car towards West City District.

Their destination was Xu Feng’s company. Being the last person Jiang Hong served before her death, the police naturally had to go and ask, even if they knew it probably had nothing to do with him, but procedures must be followed.

Besides, he wanted to meet Xu Feng again, not for anything specific, just hoping some information might unexpectedly surface. Such opportunities are rare, even if it’s just to annoy him a bit, and that’s partly why he brought Du Qiang along.

According to police rules, an officer going for a home visit must be accompanied by at least one other person; they can’t question someone alone. Plus, since he’s not an official police officer, Du Qiang’s role was crucial; otherwise, he might not even have been able to see him.

In less than an hour, the two drove to the vicinity of West City Tianyuan Building.

Although this area was in West City District, it bordered the West Suburb, unlike Shen Yi’s company, which was located in the bustling Jiangcheng City Center.

Besides, Xu Feng’s business involved a physical industry with a factory, so it naturally couldn’t be based in the city center; the suburbs were the best choice.

"You’re amazing, brother! You even knew Xu Feng was here?" Du Qiang was a bit surprised since he didn’t know what they were going to do or where Xu Feng would be before they arrived.

"We have some connections with his company, so of course, I know. Alright, now it’s all on you!"

"No problem!"

Saying that the two went straight into the building and registered at the front desk.

"Hello, police, we need to speak with your boss, Xu Feng!" Du Qiang presented his credentials and stated the purpose.

Seeing they were police, the receptionist didn’t dare to neglect them, quickly calling upstairs to report. It wasn’t long before they received a response.

"Gentlemen, please wait here. Our boss will be down soon."

An employee led the two to an office and made the statement.

They nodded in acknowledgment.

In less than ten minutes, Xu Feng entered with an assistant, but as soon as he opened the door, he was stunned to see Su Qing sitting on the sofa.

"Hello, we are officers from the East City Public Security Bureau, and we’d like to inquire about something with Mr. Xu." Du Qiang stepped forward, showing his credentials.

"Hello, hello, and this is...?" Xu Feng asked, shaking hands with Du Qiang while glancing at Su Qing.

"He’s our police department’s appointed consultant, Su Qing," Du Qiang introduced, considering Su Qing was not in police uniform.

As Su Qing produced his ID, while not a police badge, it was enough to prove his identity.

"Mr. Xu, we meet again. What a coincidence, right? No need for introductions between us, is there?" Su Qing said with a wry smile.

Hearing his tone, Xu Feng immediately sensed that his visitor was not here on friendly terms and sneered, "Oh, it’s Officer Su. I’m sorry, are you here to use your police status to trouble me over something Shen Yi’s company couldn’t handle? You’re really overestimating yourself."

Xu Feng assumed he was here because of Shen Yi, intending to use his status to cause trouble, but he wasn’t worried at all. A person like him knew people and had contacts across all industries.

Regardless of Su Qing’s young age, even if he was a policeman, he doubted he could be affected. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Watching Xu Feng casually sit down and pour himself a glass of water, Su Qing chuckled, then glanced at Du Qiang, who understood and took a photo out of his pocket to place on the table.

Su Qing spoke, "You’re overthinking it. I wouldn’t use such means to deal with you. Today, we’re simply asking if Mr. Xu recognizes the person in this photo."

The dismissive tone made Xu Feng’s face darken, and then as he glanced at the photo on the table, he froze for a second.

"There’s a bit of familiarity, but I can’t recall. I meet so many people every day, I hope you understand." Xu Feng chuckled lightly.

At the first glance, he recognized the woman in the photo. He had quite the time last week, after all.

"Is that so? Let me remind you, she’s Jiang Hong, a student from Normal University."

In response, Xu Feng stayed unperturbed, "Just tell me the matter. I don’t need to report my personal relationships to the police, do I?"

At this point, he still thought Su Qing was here to trouble him. After all, what he did last week could indeed be considered within police matters, but what Su Qing said next caught him off guard.

"Indeed, no need to report to us. But this girl, yesterday morning, died, and our investigation shows that her last job was at a female classmate’s place, who also attended Normal University, named Gu Qiaoqiao. I wonder if Mr. Xu knows her?"

Hearing this, Xu Feng was visibly startled. His expression shifted noticeably, perhaps realizing something, a trace of unease showing in his demeanor.

"Dead? You can’t think I’m the killer, right? Come on, don’t be ridiculous! I remember now. I did meet this girl at a friend’s place last week." Xu Feng quickly regained composure, responding. Given that Su Qing had already mentioned Gu Qiaoqiao’s name, denying would be pointless, so he opted for frank admission.

He had indeed done some unsavory things, but her death was absolutely unrelated to him. Realizing this, he calmed down.

Su Qing continued, "Indeed, it’s unrelated to you. The deceased committed suicide by jumping off a building. But she seems to have been stimulated by something; Gu Qiaoqiao confessed you had quite a joy that day?"

Faced with this, Xu Feng showcased a smart mind, his brain racing, and immediately came up with an excuse.

"She’s unmarried, I’m unmarried; we can’t be normal friends? Why are the police so idle, meddling with even this?

Gu Qiaoqiao is my friend. She wanted to introduce me to a girl, so I went over for a look, some dining, some chatting. Is that illegal?"

He knew clearly that there wasn’t any relationship between him and Jiang Hong, and even if he ended the transaction last transferring money to Jiang Hong, how they split it was their business.

And Jiang Hong wasn’t someone he just met. What was wrong with giving some money? If transferring money implies a relationship, then couples don’t need to transfer money. He had many ways to explain.

The news you brought successfully made Xu Feng feel threatened. He is scared, fearing that Jiang Hong’s death was triggered by that night.

Listening to the side commentary in his head, Su Qing laughed and said, "Why so agitated, Mr. Xu?"

"Nothing, it’s none of my business."

Su Qing shook his head, "The upper class is mostly made of people with lower morals, and the lower class is often more noble. Using underhanded means to enter the upper class and then using upper class means to do lowly things—everyone thinks they’re short of money, including those who aren’t short, and everyone believes they’re not lacking in virtue, including those who are. Don’t you think so, Mr. Xu?"

Xu Feng: "What do you mean by that?!"

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