Rebirth: She is Ready for a Counterattack!-Chapter 467 - 466: Assistance

"Aunt, do you know the specifics of what’s happening?"

Gu Xiaoqing asked further.

Logically, how could a murder investigation lead to Fang Shaohan being isolated for examination?

"It’s strange, really. Shaohan had that criminal brought to justice, the confession was even signed. But then suddenly over the last couple of days, someone else came forward claiming they committed the crime."

He Cui was also puzzled, wondering why anyone would rush to such trouble.

"Oh, I understand. Can I see Shaohan?"

Gu Xiaoqing inquired.

"That’s a bit difficult. The higher-ups are inspecting now, and the inspection team is very focused on this case, so I’m afraid... Xiaoqing, don’t get involved in this matter. Things aren’t peaceful these days; getting involved won’t bring you any good."

He Cui actively advised against it; although she didn’t understand the intricacies, she’d accompanied her husband for many years.

The Fang Family seemed vigilant these days, and with Shaohan encountering trouble at such a critical moment, it’s suspicious, to say the least.

"Alright, I understand, Aunt."

Gu Xiaoqing hung up the phone, pondered for a moment, and then called Ryan: "Please check for me about the inspection team that arrived in Hai City these days, and their background."

Next, Gu Xiaoqing obtained a list of people from the recent New Horizon winter camp from Ye Mingyue, noting down addresses and contact information.

Early the next morning, Gu Xiaoqing drove with Lang towards the residence of Fang Shaohan’s former subordinate, a police officer who handled the case.

This police officer was older than Fang Shaohan, had an established family, and virtually no prospects for promotion.

However, he was experienced, especially with a deep understanding of Hai City and the internal dynamics of the police department.

Ding-dong~

Gu Xiaoqing and her company went upstairs and rang the doorbell.

The door opened to a woman with a child, who had just finished making breakfast and hadn’t removed her apron.

The woman stared with surprise at the young and beautiful Gu Xiaoqing and the young non-Chinese man behind her.

"You are..."

"Is this Brother Fan’s residence?"

"Ah, yes, are you looking for him..."

At this moment, a man holding a bowl of soy milk walked into the kitchen and called out: "Hui Fang, who’s looking for me? I’m about to be late."

Approaching the door, the man saw Gu Xiaoqing and Lang and froze.

His professional instinct told him these two were not to be trifled with.

"Sorry, miss, may I ask your business here?"

Lang pushed open the door, Gu Xiaoqing entered, and Lang closed the door, standing guard as if to say nobody should think about leaving.

The woman quickly clutched her child, who looked to be in early elementary school, and hid behind her husband, fearfully looking at Gu Xiaoqing.

"Brother Fan, I have some questions for you and hope you can spare a bit of time."

"Questions?"

The man surnamed Fan put the bowl on the shoe cabinet, striving to recall where he might know these people from. Judging by their attire, he sensed they were rich.

And in the cases he had solved in his lifetime, none involved wealthy individuals or drug dealers of such affluence.

Besides, they didn’t appear to harbor any malicious intent and were simply here for inquiry.

"Alright, let’s talk in the living room."

Mr. Fan gently nudged his wife and child into a nearby bedroom and closed the bedroom door.

Before closing, he whispered: "Don’t make a fuss, and don’t be afraid to call the police. I doubt they’re enemies, just stay quietly here, alright?"

"Okay, be careful."

"Don’t worry, these people finding us here suggests considerable influence, so don’t do anything attention-grabbing."

Mr. Fan knew that even calling the police wouldn’t solve anything.

Thus, he went to the kitchen to fetch two cups, brewed some tea with the boiled water from the morning, and served it to Gu Xiaoqing.

"Please speak your mind, both of you."

"Mr. Fan, do you remember the murder case you and Fang Shaohan solved not long ago?"

"Fang Shaohan? You’re looking into Captain Fang’s matter?" Mr. Fan looked at Gu Xiaoqing in surprise.

"Yes, because you were involved in this case, I want to ask you what exactly happened."

Gu Xiaoqing sipped the tea, calmly waiting for Mr. Fan’s response.

The man hesitated for a moment before finally speaking: "Actually, I’m quite puzzled by this case too. The crime scene matched with that man, and someone saw him once appear in the area. Plus, critical evidence included the man’s bloody clothes, and during the arrest, he confessed. But suddenly, overnight, he recanted."

"Is there any possibility of arresting the wrong person?"

Gu Xiaoqing asked.

"It’s hard to say, based on the confession of the person who turned themselves in later, it almost seemed like they were at the scene."

"Wasn’t there any hair left behind, or fingerprints, handprints?" Gu Xiaoqing was puzzled, could there be no evidence at all?

"This is the most frightening aspect."

The man lowered his voice, quietly closed the living room door, and said to Gu Xiaoqing: "The footprints and fingerprints we collected as evidence, well, the storage place caught fire, and everything burned to ashes overnight. The deceased has been cremated, and the photos taken at the time were also stored with the evidence and were burnt up."

Gu Xiaoqing’s mind was crystal clear; this was a cunning move, making it impossible for Fang Shaohan to prove his innocence.

"Miss, you seem to have a connection with Captain Fang. But let me advise you, this is definitely a conflict from above, and Captain Fang is caught in it... You should stay out; it’s beyond anyone’s control."

Mr. Fan was indeed smart, recognizing that this was apparently a planned action against Fang Shaohan.

Moreover, the control was precisely balanced.

"Is there any remaining documentation on this case?"

Gu Xiaoqing asked.

"Just some files and interrogation records from that time; I can get copies." 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

"Then please send me a copy, and inform me of the crime scene location."

Gu Xiaoqing stood up and shook hands with Mr. Fan: "Thank you, sorry for today’s intrusion. Here’s a little something to ease the shock."

Lang took out a bulging envelope and placed it on the coffee table.

Seeing this, Mr. Fan hesitated briefly and finally said: "It seems you are determined to pursue this matter. In that case, I’ll go copy the interrogation records this morning, and in the afternoon I’ll bring two colleagues with me to visit the crime scene again with you, these colleagues inspected the scene together back then, maybe they can offer you some help."

"Thank you so much."