Mystery Tracker 3

Chapter 101 Dig Deep

The words "Captain of Criminal Investigation Detachment" on Officer Shen Yan's certificate immediately attracted the attention of the security guards, and he hurriedly called the leader.After a while, a director surnamed Wang hurried over and brought a group of people into the courtyard.

"Several police officers, I don't know what is the important business of coming here?"

"Is there an employee named Lu Xiangyang in your TV station? We are here to investigate the case of his murder."

"Killed?!" Director Wang's eyes widened in shock from the word, "He... died...?"

"The police discovered his body this morning, and it is judged that he died of homicide." Shen Yan said succinctly, "We know that he works here, so we want to go to his workplace to take a look."

"Yes... yes..." Director Wang nodded, and then asked again, "However, do you really confirm that the person who died...is really from our station...?"

Whenever something like this happens, "refuse to believe" is almost everyone's first reaction.So even though it was confirmed, Shen Yan still called up the photo of the deceased from his mobile phone: "Take a look, this person is Lu Xiangyang, right?"

Seeing the photo of the deceased, Director Wang finally accepted the fact that shocked him.He sighed deeply: "I didn't expect that he was fine yesterday, but today he is gone..." Seeing that Shen Yan and others were still waiting, he continued, "He works in the equipment center, I'll take you there."

The equipment center is located on the east side of the main building of the TV station and is a relatively independent two-story building.As soon as I entered the door, I heard a noisy inside. There were 30 to 502 people crowded in the room, some of them were squatting on the ground to check their photographic equipment, while the other group gathered at the front desk, all kinds of greetings mixed with complaints They kept saying: "Can you find me that [-] Blu-ray player, this one always loves to shut down automatically..." "Xiao Wu give me another battery, this battery died halfway through the last recording!..." "Brother Have you found my machine? I've been waiting here for a long time!..." A few young people behind the counter responded and shuttled back and forth to find things, so busy that they didn't touch the ground.

"Oh, that's not right! There's something wrong with the white balance!" A cameraman frowned after checking his own camera, "Where's Brother Lu? Brother Lu, come and help me!"

"Brother Lu is taking a break today!..." Accompanied by the voice, a middle-aged man in his thirties and forties came out quickly from behind the shelf. After he handed something in his hand to another camera, he followed the voice. Come here, "What's the problem? Let me help you..."

The man stopped in the middle of his speech, because he noticed Director Wang who had just entered—and a group of strangers beside him.

"Director?" The man greeted, with a rather surprised look on his face, "What's the matter?"

As the man spoke, many people in the room turned their heads and looked at Director Wang and the group of strangers beside him with different eyes.Director Wang cleared his throat unnaturally, and said nonchalantly, "Hongjie, hurry up and find the machine for everyone." Then he said to the group of cameras, "Hurry up and get out after you get the machine. , It’s not ridiculous to be stuck here.”

The TV stations are all good people. Seeing the director leading a group of strangers to visit, and starting to chase them away as soon as they entered the house, they all knew that something serious must have happened.So the group of cameras stopped being noisy, and each picked up their equipment and walked away quickly.The last camera to go out also kindly helped to close the door.

The house finally quieted down.Only then did Director Wang introduce to several employees of the equipment center: "These are police officers from the Municipal Public Security Bureau." Then he looked at Shen Yan, as if he was not sure how much truth he needed to tell these people.Seeing this situation, Shen Yan continued to speak: "We are here to investigate Lu Xiangyang's death case."

As soon as Shen Yan's words came out, there was an instant "coax" in the room.Several staff members couldn't help talking to each other in low voices, their shock was beyond words.Shen Yan was not surprised by their reaction, and continued: "We want to ask everyone about the situation, and we will ask you one by one in a while, as long as everyone cooperates earnestly."

After Shen Yan finished speaking, he turned his head and nodded to his team members.Those people immediately started to split up. Cui Mingyou and Su Mohan went to check Lu Xiangyang's work station and personal items, while Shen Yan led others to take notes and question the deceased's colleagues one by one.

"Old Lu is the deputy director of our equipment center, and he is usually in charge of the management and maintenance of the equipment here." The person who is taking notes now is the staff member who was just called "Hongjie" by the director. His full name is Li Hongjie." He is basically responsible for the delivery and storage of our daily equipment here.”

"You just said that he is the deputy director of the equipment center, who is the director?"

Hearing this question, the man subconsciously glanced at Director Wang at the side.Upon seeing this, Director Wang said, "Oh, I am concurrently the director of the equipment center."

"You?" Shen Yan turned his head slightly unexpectedly, and Director Wang nodded: "I am in charge of safety and general affairs in Taichung, and equipment and equipment are an important part of Taiwan's assets, so I am also the director of this department. But I just put up a name, and Lao Lu is mainly responsible for the daily work." He then pointed to Li Hongjie, "If Lao Lu is not here, Hongjie is in charge."

Shen Yan nodded, then turned to look at Li Hongjie: "How is Lu Xiangyang's interpersonal relationship in the stage? Has he made enemies with anyone?"

"Old Lu is a nice guy. He always has a good laugh. I haven't heard of anyone making enemies."

"What about conflicts at work?" Shen Yan asked, "If a camera breaks the equipment, will he get angry with others?"

Although Shen Yan's tone of voice was very flat, Li Hongjie's complexion changed due to the extremely targeted question.He looked at Shen Yan, as if observing what Shen Yan knew.Shen Yan could see his thoughts, and said sternly: "If you know anything, tell the truth, as long as you are not lying, you don't have to worry."

Only then did Li Hongjie nod his head, and said, "When recording the program a few days ago, there was a mistake in the operation of the camera, and the camera was not recorded in the end, and then the camera was hit again during the re-shooting. When he came to return the camera Not to mention, it was discovered by Lao Lu's inspection. Lao Lu was a little angry at the time, so he quarreled with the camera."

"What's the noise? Did you do anything?"

"Isn't there a platform blocking it..." Li Hongjie raised his chin and pointed to the front desk, "And there were a lot of people present at the time, so everyone quickly pulled them away..."

What Li Hongjie said was actually quite polite, but what other people said was much more intense.

"Actually, Uncle Lu didn't get along well with that camera before." Another young staff member introduced to the serious crime team, "That camera habit is too bad. Every time he comes back from using the machine, he either forgets to turn it off or the lens cover is not covered. Guy, once the lens was worn out. A few days ago when I was recording a program, the camera didn’t understand it, and the sound was not recorded, so I had to re-shoot it. But that program had stars, so I had to re-record it again. I heard that both the star and the director were very upset. Later, when the man came to return the machine, he blamed Xiao Xu, saying that he gave it to him without checking the machine, and almost made Xiao Xu cry. Uncle Lu would not When he was happy, he took the machine over and dismantled it while saying what he did wrong. The camera couldn't hold his face anymore, so he wanted to fight Uncle Lu...

"What's the name of this camera you're talking about? Where is he now?"

"His name is Ren Xinghua, and he seems to have been transferred to the news center now..."

After getting this person's name, Shen Yan immediately notified Director Wang and asked to ask this person for questioning.However, Director Wang called and searched around, and finally found out that Ren Xinghua did not come to work today.

"Not here?" Shen Yan frowned upon hearing this, "Did he ask for leave?"

"No." Director Wang shook his head.Seeing Shen Yan's gradually serious face, he hurriedly added, "But Captain Shen, the cameras in our station are not on duty. You also know that the work of the cameras depends on the shooting progress of their respective columns. The shooting of each column The time is different, and the task of each camera is also different, so they may work continuously when they have work, but it is normal to rest at home when they are not working."

Shen Yan didn't care about Director Wang's explanations, he asked: "Can I contact this person now? Have you called him?"

"Just called, it is said that the phone is turned off. But I heard that this person likes to turn off the phone sometimes..."

"Immediately ask where Ren Xinghua lives, and find this person immediately." Shen Yan interrupted Director Wang's explanation, "Also, which department is this Ren Xinghua in? I want to go to their place now to have a look."

When Shen Yan said the first sentence, Director Wang still nodded repeatedly, but when he heard Shen Yan said that he was going to another department, he showed a bit of embarrassment: "Captain Shen, this, let me ask the leader for instructions."

Shen Yan frowned: "What do you mean?"

"Well, as you know, the International Economic Forum will be held the day after tomorrow. The news center is busy with this meeting recently, and there are many people. If you go there like this..."

Shen Yan understood Director Wang's meaning, and he said seriously: "Director Wang, the murder case has already happened, and solving the case as soon as possible is the best way to stop all the rumors. If we delay the investigation for one minute, the murderer will be one more." A chance to escape in minutes."

"I understand this. Now, I'll ask the news center to continue looking for Ren Xinghua. Give me a minute, and I'll give the director a call."

Shen Yan nodded, and Director Wang hurried to the side to make a phone call.At this time, Cui Mingyou came over and reported the results of the initial on-site inspection to Shen Yan.

"We have checked all the personal belongings of the deceased, and we haven't found anything suspicious for the time being. In addition, we have also checked the two computers in the equipment center, and found nothing suspicious."

Shen Yan nodded, and also told Cui Mingyou the discovery here.As soon as the two of them finished talking, Director Wang over there also asked the leader for instructions: "Captain Shen, our director said that we will fully cooperate with your police investigation, but there are too many people in the news center, and they are currently busy for two days. I will find you a conference room next to the news center, and you can ask anyone you want to ask there, so that it is convenient for you, how about it?"

It's nothing, so Shen Yan nodded: "Yes."

Director Wang led Shen Yan all the way to the news center. This is a rather large office with about [-] or [-] workstations.From a rough look, there are about twenty people inside at the moment, and they are all busy at their desks.Next to this big office is a separate conference room. Director Wang opened the door, brought Shen Yan and the others in, and asked, "Captain Shen, who do you want to ask first?"

"Director Ren Xinghua, the most urgent task is to find out where this person is now."

Director Wang agreed to go out, and soon came in with a middle-aged woman in her forties. Director Wang said as soon as he came in: "Captain Shen, I asked about Ren Xinghua's home! His family should live in Chengnan District The Dihao Pinyuan Community. We have colleagues who are interviewing nearby, how about..."

"No need." Shen Yan took out his mobile phone, "Tell me the specific address, and I'll ask the police station to check."

The woman who came in with Director Wang should have already spoiled the identities of Shen Yan and the others, but she seemed to realize the seriousness of the problem when she saw Shen Yan took out his mobile phone and contacted the police station. Near the commercial street in the district."

Shen Yan nodded, and immediately called the criminal investigation team of Chengnan Branch.The other party had obviously received the notice from their superiors, and immediately arranged for people to go to Ren Xinghua's community to confirm the situation.

After putting down the phone, Shen Yan asked the woman who came in: "Are you Ren Xinghua's supervisor?"

"I am Hong Danxin, the editor-in-chief of the news center, and Ren Xinghua is the cameraman of our department."

"Did he often miss work like this before?"

"Ren Xinghua was actually transferred to our news center just now. This person was on the entertainment program side before. I don't know if he often absent from work there."

"Then why did he transfer to your side?"

Hearing Shen Yan's question, Hong Danxin pursed his lips, seeming to suppress some dissatisfaction.Then she said: "It's still the arrangement in the station. Maybe the work intensity over there is not suitable for him. The work in the news center is relatively free."

Hong Danxin's answer was obviously not telling the truth.Shen Yan frowned and was about to ask again, but Qin Kai's mind turned quickly, and he interrupted and asked, "Is it because he didn't record the sound in the previous video?"

Hong Danxin raised his eyebrows, obviously he didn't expect the police to even grasp this matter.Seeing the change in her expression, Shen Yan understood that Qin Kai had guessed right, so he said, "If you have anything to say, tell the truth, so that we can better cooperate with our police investigation."

Hong Danxin nodded: "Since you all know the police officer, I won't hide it. In fact, Ren Xinghua had transferred to several departments before coming to our place. He is technically good, but he is just a human being. Some are not doing their job properly. He should have a side job outside, and he is always absent-minded in his work in the station. I heard that he actually had a few accidents before, and the program team endured it. Last time he made a mistake again, which hurt Not to mention the return to work of the program group, the key is that several stars have followed the re-recording. And he went to the equipment center to make troubles, which made it unbearable. To be honest, I didn’t give him any attention during the week he came. He sent missions, he didn't look for me, he came and left all day long, and I didn't bother to care about him."

Qin Kai was amazed: "You keep such a person? Why don't you fire him?"

Hearing this question, Hong Danxin shrugged with a wry smile: "He is one of the few cameras in our station with a formal organization, so..."

The TV station is a business establishment, and it is true that those with the establishment cannot be dismissed casually.However, the various departments are still holding back in this way, and I am afraid that there is another inside story.Qin Kai seemed to still want to gossip, but Shen Yan spoke first: "Has this person expressed dissatisfaction with Lu Xiangyang recently?"

"I really don't know much about this." Hong Danxin shook his head, "Officer, to be honest, our entire news center has been busy with two days of meeting reports recently, and I don't have the heart to care whether he will come or not, just do it. What, as long as he doesn’t cause trouble for me.” When she said this, she remembered something, “By the way, we have surveillance cameras in our office and corridors, if you think it’s necessary, you can go and check what he’s been doing these days what."

After that, the serious crime team adjusted the monitoring according to the words, but nothing abnormal was found.And more importantly, the relevant police station of Chengnan Sub-bureau called Shen Yan shortly after, telling Shen Yan that Ren Xinghua was at home.According to Ren Xinghua's account, he went out to dinner with his friends last night, and then returned home. He had sufficient alibi at the time of the incident.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work." Shen Yan said.He was about to say something more when he suddenly found another call coming in on his cell phone.Noticing that the caller was Fang Liyuan, Shen Yan's heart moved, he hurriedly said goodbye to the other side, and then answered Fang Liyuan's call.

"How about Li Yuan, did you find anything?"

Shen Yan's hunch was right, Fang Liyuan's clear and serious voice came from the phone: "We have made a major discovery in the deceased's home."