The Forensic Doctor Better Than a Detective-Chapter 419 - 247: The Mysterious Phone Number! (Part 2)
Meanwhile, Mr. Qin was not idle.
Upon returning from the forensic laboratory, he and Jiang Fei quickly headed toward the parking lot.
Mr. Qin sorted through the documents in his hand as they walked, his brow furrowed and deep in thought. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖
Upon reaching the parking lot, he opened the car door and got into the driver’s seat.
Jiang Fei followed suit, sitting in the passenger seat.
Thirty minutes later, the two walked into Jiangcheng City’s telecommunications service hall.
Mr. Qin showed his credentials and politely said, "Hello, we are officers from the Jiangcheng Criminal Investigation Team. We are here to investigate a case and need your cooperation."
The service clerk nodded hurriedly at the sight of the credentials, wearing a professional smile, "What do you need, officers?"
Mr. Qin took a piece of paper from his notebook, which had Wang Shantao’s name and ID number written on it.
"Please check how many cards this person has under their name?"
"Okay, please wait a moment."
Two minutes later, she said, "Officers, this lady named Wang Shantao has a total of two cards with us, a primary card and a secondary card."
"Oh, a secondary card?" Mr. Qin pointed at the display screen.
"Is the secondary card in use?"
"It’s in normal use, the number is 15187396...."
Mr. Qin noted the number and nodded, taking out his pen to record it in his notebook.
"Thank you, could you print out the contacts for this secondary card?"
Soon, the printer on the counter made a "zzzz" sound, and two sheets of paper were handed over.
"These are the call records from the past six months."
Mr. Qin took the call records and gratefully looked up.
He and Jiang Fei quickly left the hall.
Meanwhile, Mr. Fu, sitting in his office, was racking his brain over this case.
He sat in the chair, his eyes slightly narrowed.
The scenario of just having interrogated Wang Shantao kept flashing in his mind.
The whole process seemed without any major issues.
But, why did Wang Shantao have no reaction when he mentioned He Biao’s suicide note?
Yet, there was a slight ripple when she first heard He Biao’s name, then she was as calm as water.
What does this change in emotion mean?
He turned to Jiang Fei and asked, "When was the first time Wang Shantao had contact with us?"
Jiang Fei flipped through his notebook.
He pointed to the record in the notebook: "I remember it was the evening two days ago."
"The evening two days ago?"
Mr. Fu’s eyes lit up, he stood up from the chair, and walked over to Zhang, "The time of He Biao’s death, as deduced by the forensic doctor, was also the evening two days ago."
"Don’t you think the timing is a bit coincidental?"
Jiang Fei pondered and nodded.
"The timing is a bit of a coincidence."
"But, I remember when Mr. Qin visited Wang Shantao, he didn’t find anything unusual."
"Moreover, Wang Shantao even volunteered to come and cooperate with the investigation that evening."
"She didn’t have the time to commit the crime!"
Mr. Fu wagged his index finger in front of Jiang Fei.
"No, when we found Wang Shantao, she didn’t immediately come with us; there was a time gap."
"Time gap? What do you mean?"
Jiang Fei was puzzled, frowning tightly.
Mr. Fu, as if discovering a key clue, raised his voice.
"That evening, Wang Shantao said there was something at home; it took her two hours to come to the Criminal Investigation Team for the investigation?"
Jiang Fei suddenly realized, nodding and patting his forehead.
"It really is!"
"Do you mean that He Biao was killed by her?"
"This is just a speculation of mine, there’s currently no conclusive evidence."
After a long time, Mr. Fu sighed and sat back in the chair.
"The body was found in the water."
"The body had no external injuries, and the mobile phone was still there."
"Unless there’s real surveillance, it’s really hard to substantiate this fact."
Jiang Fei also sighed, "Indeed."
"Even if we know she pushed He Biao into the water."
"But, how is this different from someone jumping into the water themselves?"
Thinking of this, Mr. Fu quickly picked up the phone and dialed the number of the clerical office.
"Hello, Qiao, have Captain Li Jian and the others returned yet?"
"Not yet, I just heard they went to the Dongjiang River."
"Dongjiang River? What are they doing there?"
"They went there to look for clues."
After hanging up the phone, Mr. Du immediately dialed Li Jian’s number.
"Hello, Mr. Li, I heard you’re at the Dongjiang River?"
At this moment, Li Jian was already out of breath.
Sweating profusely, he turned and looked around.
"Yes, ’enjoying’ the riverside."
"Do you want to experience it too?"
"Enjoy? How can you still have the leisure for that?"
"Of course not!"
"We’ve been trying to find possible points of falling into the water."
"The situation by the riverside is much more complicated than imagined. Every step is incredibly challenging, but it’s worth it if there are clues."
Just as he finished speaking, Mr. Fu said, "Mr. Li, we have a major discovery on our side."
"Oh? What major discovery?"
"We just went to Jiangcheng Telecom to investigate the phone cards under Wang Shantao’s name, and found she has another number."
"Another number?"
Hearing this, Captain Li Jian abruptly stopped.
Like a leopard that caught the scent of prey, his whole body tensed instantly.
He squinted slightly, and many thoughts flashed through his mind like lightning.
"What, is there a discovery?"
The voice carried a hint of urgency and anticipation.
Mr. Qin continued to report, saying, "After investigating the call records of the other number."
"On the evening in question, before Wang Shantao came to our Criminal Investigation Team, this number made a call."
"The other party is a man named Li Xiang."
Mr. Qin reported firmly over the phone.
"What about the call duration?"
Li Jian pressed on.
"Only 30 seconds."
"Thirty seconds? What can be said in such a short time?"
In an instant, Li Jian stopped again.
As if an invisible force had frozen him in place.
His thoughts floated back to the deduction of He Biao’s time of death.
Because of the mild decomposition of the body, the exact time of death was difficult to determine precisely.
Thinking of this, he took a deep breath, trying hard to calm himself down.
Then, Li Jian asked, "Has this man named Li Xiang ever contacted Wang Shantao before?"
Mr. Qin replied, "After carefully sorting through the call records of the past six months."
"Their interactions are quite frequent, all using this number."
Hearing this, Captain Li Jian was stunned.
In his long career in criminal investigation, he deeply understood what such a clue meant.
He secretly clenched his fist and said deeply, "Immediately investigate this man named Li Xiang."
"We must find him."
Mr. Qin quickly responded over the phone, "Yes, Captain, I will investigate this Li Xiang at once."
After hanging up, Captain Li Jian stood still.
He looked up at the sky; the sun’s glare made him squint his eyes, yet his mind was churning over the details of the case like a stormy sea.
After a long time, he slowly lowered his head, his gaze becoming deeper, and then he said, "This case is becoming increasingly complex now."
Standing beside him, Wan curiously leaned over, full of confusion, and asked, "Captain, is there another suspect?"
"For now, he’s not yet a suspect."
"During the time of He Biao’s death, Wang Shantao made a call from a number. The call was very short."
"Moreover, this number was only used to contact this one person."
"An extramarital affair?"
Wan asked with a mischievous grin.
"We can’t rule out that possibility."
Suddenly, Wan said, "Wait a minute, we’ve previously investigated that Wang Shantao indeed had several lovers."
"This woman has a truly abundant emotional life!"
Captain Li Jian gently shook his head.
"For now, that’s how it is."
"But the extent of this man’s involvement is still unclear."
"Let’s quickly go look for possible points of falling into the water to further investigate the clues."
