Chapter 10: Invisibility

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“President Xu, you came at the right time. The bomb has been eliminated. It’s just a brick.” When Xu Jiayun went to look for Chief Long, he happened to walk out of the hall and pulled Xu Jiayun to the side.

Xu Jiayun said angrily, “I told you it was a malicious competition in business. Also, our security guard, Zhang Yi, found the bomb, but why are you guys suspecting him?”

“This is our case procedure, and the fact that he could find the bomb directly makes him very suspicious. When we checked the surveillance footage just now, the security guard first went to the second floor. After walking in the corridor and restaurant on the second floor for less than a minute, he proceeded to the third floor and directly found the package containing the bomb in the Western restaurant. What shocked us was how he did not leave upon locating the bomb but sat on the chair and smoked instead. Was he not afraid of the bomb exploding and injuring him? Or did he already know that the bomb was fake? Was that why he wasn’t afraid?”

“But intuitively, it shouldn’t have anything to do with him.” Xu Jiayun’s voice was a little soft. Although Zhang Yi had helped her out, he had only been here for a month, so she did not know exactly what kind of person he was.

“Intuition will mislead you. President Xu, don’t be impulsive. We still have to bring that security guard back for investigation. Also, you have to pay extra attention to your safety. Our people found a note in the package.”

“What note?” Xu Jiayun frowned.

“A printed note saying that this is just the beginning, so I suspect that the person who planted the bomb this time will take follow-up actions. They might even take revenge on you personally. Later, you have to go to the station with me and tell us about your recent business dealings. It will help us solve the case.”

“Alright, but as for Zhang Yi, he…” Xu Jiayun still felt that this matter was not related to Zhang Yi. If he really was related, why did he have to personally locate the bomb? Within a short time at that? Moreover, he was a security guard, he was aware that the hotel was well monitored and his every move would be recorded.

So, if it was related to him, how could he be so careless? Logically speaking, it did not make sense for him to be related.

“Don’t worry, we won’t malign good people, and we won’t let bad people go. There will be a result soon. Also, take care of your personal safety.”

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At the same time, in the police car where Zhang Yi was, Li Yong and Liu Jiang pulled away Lu Xiaoyun, who had beaten up Zhang Yi. Li Yong also warned Zhang Yi not to make a sound. If Zhang Yi made a sound, he would sue him for assaulting a police officer.

Two large bumps appeared on Zhang Yi’s forehead. He had also changed from his previous agitated state and was calmly sitting. He did not scold or talk back to anyone. He merely looked at Lu Xiaoyun casually, and the provocation in his eyes became even stronger, this guy was persistent.

“Let’s go.” Liu Jiang was afraid that something would happen, and he was also afraid that others would see them beating Zhang Yi, so he immediately asked Li Yong to drive Zhang Yi back to the police station.

By the time Xu Jiayun and Chief Long returned, the police car had already left.

An hour later, Zhang Yi was locked in the interrogation room of the sub-bureau. At the same time, Liu Jiang also ordered Li Yong and Lu Xiaoyun to immediately conduct a full investigation on Zhang Yi, including his phone records. To check whether there was any large or unknown transfer information on the bank card recently, and so on, to look for any suspicious clues.

Chief Long and the others also returned to the police station and held a meeting. Although the bomb was fake, its nature was too evil. It was a threat to public safety. Moreover, this was Beijing, so they had to solve the case as soon as possible.

Xu Jiayun left the police station after making a statement for an hour. She did not ask about Zhang Yi anymore because she knew that Zhang Yi would be released if he was innocent. When Zhang Yi returned to the company, she would just reward him. After all, he was the one who found the bomb.

However, if there was a problem with Zhang Yi, she could not help him.

After Zhang Yi was locked in the interrogation room, no one attended to him. Of course, he was also tied down to an iron chair, his arms and legs immobile.

For the whole afternoon, Zhang Yi did not drink a single drop of water. His stomach was rumbling with hunger.

Of course, he had to grit his teeth and endure it, so that he could leave the station.

After dark, Li Yong and Lu Xiaoyun, who were investigating Zhang Yi, came back at around seven in the evening. They went to Chief Long’s office with Vice-chief Liu Jiang.

“How is it? What’s the result?” Although they had gotten off work a long time ago, many people in the office had not left, including Chief Long, who was waiting for news from various sources.

“There are no problems with his cell phone call records and bank account information. We also went to the Security Department of his company. After investigating, we found that Zhang Yi had not left his house for half a month. A few of his colleagues also claimed that he had not done anything suspicious recently. He was even electrocuted once this morning. The company rewarded him with 10,000 yuan, and he transferred 9,000 yuan into an account. The result of our investigation was that the person who received the money was his sister, Zhang Jia, who is studying at a university in Beijing.

“But regarding both of their identities, our colleagues in Shandong are still investigating. We won’t receive any news until tomorrow or the day after.”

Knock, knock, knock. Just as Li Yong was reporting the results of the investigation, someone knocked on the door three times and directly pushed the door open.

“Chief Long, good news. The person who planted the bomb came to turn himself in.” The person who came in was the captain of the criminal police of the sub-bureau and also the vice-director in charge of criminal investigation.

“Oh? He turned himself in?” Chief Long stood up immediately. This was something new. After planting the bomb, he came to turn himself in after scaring the people?

“Well, they are conducting a sudden interrogation on their end. It should be about time now,” the vice-director said with a smile.

“Let’s go and see what’s going on.” Chief Long strode out.

The Vice-chief Liu Jiang, Li Yong, and Lu Xiaoyun were also very curious. They had been busy for half a day. In the end, the suspect actually turned himself in?

The group of people did not enter the interrogation room, but went to the monitoring room. After listening for a few minutes, they got a rough idea.

The person who surrendered was called Gong San. He was once a thief and a local in Beijing. He was unemployed and idle. A few days ago, he received a strange phone call. The caller had asked him to perform a small task. After the small task was done, he would earn 3,000 yuan. The so-called small task was to throw a bag under the table on the third floor of the hotel.

Chief Long did not continue listening to the specific details because it was obvious that someone had hired Gong San. Gong San was just an errand boy.

“Continue digging. We must find the person behind it.”

“Right, let the security guard go. Calm your emotions and don’t cause any more trouble. Little Lu, change your habit of threatening others with your gun. If you do it again, I might just confiscate your gun and send you back to the office for paperwork.” Chief Long glared at Lu Xiaoyun, who was a troublemaker. She liked to point her gun at people’s heads and had been complained several times. However, Lu Xiaoyun had some background. Chief Long did not want to have a bad relationship with Lu Xiaoyun.

“Well, you can’t blame me. He scolded me. In a terrible way. Captain Liu and Brother Yong were listening and heard it clearly. I was too angry at that time,” Lu Xiaoyun said with a pout.

Chief Long showed a hint of displeasure. “But you can’t hit people, and you can’t point a gun at someone’s head. Fortunately, no one saw it, and no one took a picture of it with their cell phone. Otherwise, think about the consequences.”

“Yes, I understand.” Seeing Chief Long’s long face, Lu Xiaoyun did not dare to talk back.

At eight in the evening, Vice-captain Liu Jiang and criminal police officer Li Yong entered Zhang Yi’s interrogation room. They uncuffed Zhang Yi and told him to go back. However, they also warned Zhang Yi to be obedient, and he was not allowed to leave Beijing without their permission and so on.

They were handling the case according to normal procedures. In fact, Zhang Yi’s suspicion had not been cleared. Whether he had a relationship with Gong San or whether he had a relationship with the bomb, they still needed to investigate further. Moreover, Zhang Yi had three criminal records, so it was not surprising that Liu Jiang and the others did not trust him.

Zhang Yi did not say anything. He did not even say a word. He turned around and walked out of the police station.

However, just as he walked out of the station and turned a corner, taking advantage of the darkness and the fact that there was no one around, his body suddenly disappeared into thin air. He had turned invisible and was using his invisibility skill for the first time.

Whoosh! He quickly entered the police station.

He had suffered such a huge loss today. If he did not get his revenge, he simply could not feel at ease at night..