My Life with Narration-Chapter 269 - 268: Surfacing

It’s confirmed, Li Zijun is also an experienced veteran netizen, a 5G surfing expert, and he uses online memes effortlessly.

With just a few words, he displayed his arrogant and flashy personality. It seems these two people won’t have an easy time.

Soon, Du Qiang pulled up Gu Qiaoqiao’s information, found her contact details, and even figured out her current residence.

With a Normal University student, along with Mar Guodong and others’ communication devices in hand, investigating a student like Gu Qiaoqiao is effortless.

In less than two hours, Du Qiang led a team to find Gu Qiaoqiao at her place and brought her back.

During this time, the intelligence team also found many clues on the deceased Jiang Hong’s phone, most of which were debt collection messages. They even found a WeChat account frequently introducing her to jobs—none other than Gu Qiaoqiao.

Suddenly, many clues began to connect, revealing a conspiracy against the innocent female student.

When Li Zijun and Su Qing met the so-called Gu Qiaoqiao in the interrogation room, Su Qing was momentarily stunned.

This woman was actually the lover Xu Feng was seen meeting in the neighborhood where Wang Xing went to tail yesterday.

What a coincidence—Jiang City isn’t large, but it’s not small either. No one would’ve expected such a meeting. It seems like fate.

At this moment, Gu Qiaoqiao looked somewhat panicked. She had already heard about Jiang Hong’s death from jumping off a building, and her face clearly showed deep unease.

Upon seeing the two men enter, she quickly spoke: "It has nothing to do with me, it really has nothing to do with me! I didn’t force her; I even introduced her to many money-making jobs. Her death is not my fault!"

"Sit down, did you hear me tell you to sit down!" Du Qiang said sternly, pointing at Gu Qiaoqiao with an angry voice.

With this, Gu Qiaoqiao sat down, looking at the three of them with extreme anxiety in her eyes.

A student in their early twenties, who usually fears nothing, finding herself in such a situation would be unnerving even for a seasoned hustler, considering it involves a life. Who wouldn’t be cautious?

Li Zijun and Su Qing said nothing, sitting directly opposite Gu Qiaoqiao. The three exchanged glances and shared information.

Du Qiang had already explained Jiang Hong’s suicide to her when he brought her in. Gu Qiaoqiao’s reaction clearly indicated familiarity with Jiang Hong.

He then mentioned that they learned from Ma Guodong and others that she had introduced Jiang Hong for loans there.

This barrage left Gu Qiaoqiao desperate to explain herself, naturally trying to clarify.

Though they all knew Jiang Hong did commit suicide, none of them mentioned it outright. They wouldn’t reveal this; they’d only express suspicions about their involvement with her death, which was intimidating enough.

"Did you introduce Jiang Hong to Ma Guodong’s side for a loan?" Li Zijun asked.

Gu Qiaoqiao nodded.

"Didn’t you know that nude loans are illegal? Also, why would you introduce your classmate to such a place?"

"I..."

Under Li Zijun’s questioning, Gu Qiaoqiao had no room to resist. She answered almost everything they asked.

It turned out she initially obtained a loan there due to repayment difficulties, she was threatened, and Ma Guodong asked her to make introductions, saying it would cover her loan and even pay her extra.

Gu Qiaoqiao was tempted. After paying off the loan, she still had money, frequently visiting bars and clubs, quickly losing herself in the nightlife.

Her expenses were substantial. Not only did she connect people for Ma Guodong and others, but she also engaged in transactional relationships, introducing attractive classmates to wealthy acquaintances for benefits.

Though she didn’t participate in debt collection, Jiang Hong’s death wasn’t directly her fault, she was the one pushing Jiang Hong step by step into despair.

Listening to her confession, the three sighed helplessly. It boiled down to greed and a lack of self-control.

"I’ve told you everything I know. It’s not my fault. Can I go now?" Gu Qiaoqiao asked cautiously.

"No rush. You said you frequently introduced Jiang Hong to jobs, but what kind of jobs?" Su Qing asked.

"Just... some part-time jobs."

"Tell the truth!" Su Qing said sternly.

"And... some bartending jobs at bars."

With this, Su Qing’s face turned somber: "It’s best if you clarify everything now. We found chat records between Jiang Hong and you on her phone. What kind of jobs required going to someone’s house and earning at least a thousand or two in one night? Now, tell me about this part!"

Speaking, he turned on his phone and opened the gallery: "Do you know this person on this business card?"

The photo was Xu Feng’s business card.

Seeing this, Gu Qiaoqiao started hesitating, even Li Zijun and the other two noticed something amiss.

"What’s your relationship?" Du Qiang asked.

"Just a friend."

"What kind of friend?" Li Zijun pressed further.

"I... it’s just..."

Seeing her struggle, Su Qing cut to the chase: "Your personal life is none of our business, but according to messages on Jiang Hong’s phone, you introduced her last job on Tuesday night, and it was at your house. Now, I want to know who was there that night, and what did you do?"

Facing his questions, Gu Qiaoqiao finally couldn’t hold back, admitting Jiang Hong did come over. Her apartment was rented by Xu Feng, and Xu Feng was there that night. The peculiarities of wealthy people can be unexpected.

By this stage, the case was about ninety-nine percent complete. While Jiang Hong’s cause of death was indeed jumping off a building, numerous external factors contributed—Ma Guodong and others, Gu Qiaoqiao’s connections, and as for Xu Feng, from his perspective, it was just spending money for enjoyment, hardly liable in any way, but as the last party involved, he’d still have some accountability.

"How did you suspect it was related to this Xu Feng?" Outside the interrogation room, Li Zijun asked.

When he first saw this business card at Jiang Hong’s residence, he immediately said this person wasn’t good, and it turned out he was right.

"Honestly, recently, this person had some interactions with our company, so I paid attention. Is it possible to bring him to the station for questioning?" Su Qing asked.

Upon hearing this, Li Zijun took a deep breath and shook his head: "I’m afraid not."

"Why? You brought Gu Qiaoqiao, didn’t you?"

"It’s different. Bringing someone back to the station requires evidence and procedures. You can’t do it based on mere speculation. Gu Qiaoqiao was brought in due to involvement with Ma Guodong and the illegal organizations, qualifying her for questioning. Xu Feng, clearly not the same, unless his direct involvement in Jiang Hong’s death could be proven." Li Zijun replied plainly.

The police have procedures for handling cases; they can’t just drag someone in without cause. If that were feasible, what would it lead to?

"That’s not right. Why was I brought back based on a gut feeling before?" Su Qing retorted.

Remember, he had just warned Old Zhao once about potential lunchtime incidents, and Li Zijun approached him. This defied logic.

Hearing this, Li Zijun’s face reddened: "You voluntarily came to the station to prove your innocence; I didn’t force you. How could it be my fault!?"

Su Qing: ...

Are all women like this? Pretending not to know someone after the fact, blaming him when it was she who scared him into this. Tsk tsk, ah, women.

"I don’t care; you need to give me an explanation, or this won’t end here!"

At this, Li Zijun inhaled deeply, clenching his fist tightly, but knowing full well she was wrong back then, she finally replied with resignation:

"At the worst, I’ll look after Ma Guodong’s group more closely."

Su Qing: "Deal!"

The two seasoned negotiators made a secret deal, ensuring certain individuals received special attention in detention to achieve their goals. It was indeed too late to regret such darkness.

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