I Play Dungeons in the Police Station-Chapter 356 - 223: No One in the Zhao Family Is Simple

Chapter 356: Chapter 223: No One in the Zhao Family Is Simple

The arrest team, seeing the situation, couldn’t ignore it. So, they split into two teams: one team continued with the arrest mission, bringing Zhao Shujie back to the station, while the other team escorted Mrs. Zhao to the hospital for treatment.

In the interrogation room, Zhao Shujie sat blankly in the interrogation chair, while Li Xiang sat opposite him.

Having had the experience of interrogating Zhao Shujie before, he confessed more readily this time.

Apparently, Mrs. Zhao’s hospitalization was the last straw that broke his will.

"How did you acquire these computer technologies?"

"A friend abroad told me about them."

"What’s that friend’s name?"

"Jack."

"How did you get to know him?"

"We met at a party. We hit it off; he’s a computer expert. He once boasted to me about how he used computer technology to kill silently. I remembered that, and sought his help this time."

"How do you stay in contact with him?"

"Email."

"What’s his email address?"

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As the inquiry deepened, more information about Jack surfaced.

However, the more they learned, the more mysterious Jack seemed to be.

Zhao Shujie only knew that Jack was highly skilled and that they had a good relationship. Beyond that, he knew nothing about him.

The perpetrator of the case had been caught, and the case could theoretically be closed.

Last time, Li Xiang had closed the case just like this.

But the 80% main storyline told him that many details of this case hadn’t been uncovered.

Since Zhao Shujie was arrested, Li Xiang had been using his skills to try and ascertain Jack’s true identity. However, Jack hadn’t been online during this period, making it impossible even for Li Xiang, with his Grandmaster Level computer technology skills.

Social media was fixated on the Zhao Group chairman’s death due to medical devices, awaiting the task force’s investigation results.

The higher-ups intended, since the case was clear, to hold a press conference and disclose the case details to the public.

After the press conference, public opinion was in an uproar.

The term patricide already grabs attention, and murdering through high-tech means caused the stock of the medical company producing and selling magnetic levitation artificial hearts to plummet. All products were pulled from the shelves, incurring enormous losses.

The Zhao Group was suddenly in turbulent waters, teetering on the brink of collapse.

At this crucial time, Zhao Wanting, though a gentle woman, took a stand to hold up the collapsing structure, managing company affairs while traveling back and forth to care for her mother at the hospital.

At this moment, a lawyer hurried to the police station, seeking to visit Zhao Shujie, but Li Xiang stopped him. Without permission, a serious crime offender cannot meet with a lawyer until the case is concluded.

"Hello, Captain Li. I am Gong Zhuoming, a lawyer from Dacheng Law Firm and also the personal lawyer of Mr. Zhao, the chairman of the Zhao Group. He left a will stating that his son, Mr. Zhao Shujie, is to inherit his estate. I came here to confirm the contents of the will with Zhao Shujie."

"What? Are you saying that after Mr. Zhao’s death, his son is to inherit his estate?"

"Correct, but this will also has inheritance conditions. If Zhao Shujie commits a criminal offense and is executed by the court, he will lose his inheritance rights, and it will pass to other qualified heirs. So we need to strictly confirm whether Mr. Zhao indeed violated criminal law."

The lawyer’s words left Li Xiang stunned.

Mr. Zhao’s will actually supports his youngest son?

But according to Zhao Wanting, the story was completely different.

Could Zhao Wanting be lying too?

Sure enough, there’s still much hidden content in this case.

"Can the police take a look at the content of this will?"

"This..." Lawyer Gong Zhuoming hesitated; the will contained some private matters.

"The reason Zhao Shujie is suspected of criminal activity is likely related to this will, making it an important piece of evidence in the case. Thus, the police have the right to review the contents of the will. We ask for your cooperation."

"Okay."

Gong Zhuoming no longer resisted and let Li Xiang examine the will.

The content of the will was indeed as Gong Zhuoming described. Mr. Zhao not only bequeathed his chairman position to Zhao Shujie but also left him 60% of his shares, with the remaining 40% equally distributed to his two daughters.

However, to perfectly inherit this will, there were several conditions, one of which was not to commit any criminal offenses or serve prison time.

"Who has seen this will?"

Gong Zhuoming shook his head: "Only Mr. Zhao and I knew about it. When he made this will, he didn’t want his daughters to know its existence, intending to reveal it only after his passing."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiang suddenly felt a pang of sympathy for Zhao Shujie, thinking, "Why did you act out? Your father had everything planned for you, yet you had to stir up trouble."

"Your father’s strict expectations during his lifetime were meant to help you mature quickly, but you perceived it as disdain."

"Now, you must live with the regret."

At that moment, a message came from the surveillance team: "Captain Li, Zhao Wanqi’s computer just authorized a transfer to an overseas account. Since it’s via a foreign exchange bank, we haven’t been able to trace where the funds have gone."

"Alright, I’ll head over right away."

Li Xiang promptly went to the monitoring room, began hacking into Zhao Wanting’s computer, found the transfer record, and then collected evidence so the task force could get warrants to investigate the direction of the funds at the foreign exchange bank.

This process would take time.

But evidently, Li Xiang couldn’t wait. The arrival of Gong Zhuoming, bringing the will, indirectly proved that Zhao Wanting had lied to him. Now, at this critical juncture, she had transferred money from her overseas account abroad.

This series of abnormal actions deepened Li Xiang’s suspicion of Zhao Wanting.

The Zhao Family indeed didn’t have a simple character among them.

However, after inspecting Zhao Wanting’s computer, Li Xiang didn’t find anything useful.

Then he thought of the emails. They usually habitually used email. He wondered if Zhao Wanting’s email might contain something of interest.

With this in mind, Li Xiang swiftly located the document on her computer that stored her username and password, logged into her frequently used email utilizing her credentials.

Login successful!

Most of Zhao Wanting’s emails were work-related. Li Xiang disregarded these work emails and started hunting for content of personal interest.

Soon, a username "Jack" appeared in Li Xiang’s search.

"Jack? Could it be the same Jack that Zhao Shujie mentioned?"

Seeing this, Li Xiang was instantly intrigued.

If the Jack known to both siblings was the same individual, then this case just got more interesting.

Li Xiang filtered out all emails between Zhao Wanting and Jack and immediately analyzed the contents.

What he saw was shocking.

In fact, Zhao Wanting had known Jack for a long time. When her brother Zhao Shujie was studying abroad, it was Zhao Wanting who arranged for Jack to attend her brother’s party, informing him about Zhao Shujie’s personality and interests.

This led them to quickly become good friends.

The content of Zhao Wanting and Jack’s conversations was utterly shocking. She instructed Jack to lead her brother down a reckless path.

The result was evident.

It was from Jack that Zhao Shujie learned to commit murder using smart devices.

The money Zhao Wanting transferred from the overseas account today was likely a payment to Jack.

Of course, this was just Li Xiang’s speculation. Whether it was true or not awaited the task force’s investigation results.

Now that Zhao Shujie had lost the inheritance, the biggest beneficiary would be Zhao Wanting.

As long as she sent her brother to prison, she could completely control the Zhao Group.