Regardless of whether he was human or ghost, or who was impersonating him, it was actually quite good like this. At least I could still talk to him.
The day I returned to the provincial department, He Xin played some information for me. She told me that this was a chip found on Guo Dafu's arm, and it appeared to have been implanted during surgery.
"Quite cunning, to have left such crucial criminal evidence inside his own skin."
I watched the video of Guo Dafu performing plastic surgery on himself and several others, including the strong man. But why would he leave this video? Wouldn't it be troublesome if it were found?
It sounded ridiculous, a suspect manufacturing criminal evidence for himself.
I suspected that Guo Dafu himself didn't know about the chip.
Then, it was highly likely that someone close to him had implanted it. The possibility of Li Chunque being that person was very high.
With this thought, I went directly to the interrogation room. It was time for me to personally interrogate Li Chunque thoroughly.
"Li Chunque, I heard you haven't compromised these past few days. Why is that? Aren't the mistakes you've made obvious enough? Don't even mention what you did behind the scenes; the events that transpired at the airport that day are enough to convict you."
"Actually, I've been waiting for you, Detective He. Only when I see you will I be willing to explain why I helped Guo Dafu."
"Isn't it because he's your husband?"
"Yes, that's one reason. But in reality, we haven't had marital relations for a long time. We were merely partners. He possesses a crucial piece of evidence. If he were arrested, we would all be caught eventually."
"What kind of criminal organization are you? What have you been doing all these years?"
"We're actually just a social gang, what you Cantonese call 'local snakes.' We originally planned to use Guo Dafu's abilities to reinvent ourselves. Of course, I haven't had plastic surgery. I used to traffic drugs a few years ago. After escaping, I stopped selling those things after my plastic surgery and now manage a few clubs."
I looked at Li Chunque. She had just said she hadn't had plastic surgery, and I immediately noticed something amiss. "Now that you've all been arrested, confess everything. We found the evidence just now. Are you referring to the chip on Guo Dafu's arm?"
Upon hearing this, Li Chunque, who had been staring at us, suddenly blinked her eyes and her mouth involuntarily opened: "You found it so quickly? Did you use a metal detector?"
"What era are we in, still using metal detectors? We're using a type of sensor now. Well, that's not what you need to know. We've read a lot of data from the chip. You should understand what it is without me saying it, right? If I'm not mistaken, this is something you knew Guo Dafu was seeing someone else, or for some other reason, you used it to threaten him. If one day he wanted to leave you, you would bring this out, right?"
After speaking, I kept watching Li Chunque's reaction. Although she didn't speak, her complexion grew uglier.
I knew she still held onto a sliver of hope, but now, she couldn't hold on any longer.
Just at that moment, Liu Yuning, sitting beside me, added some encouragement: "The video shows you undergoing plastic surgery. The lie you just told has been exposed."
As soon as she finished speaking, I continued, "You kept emphasizing to us that you didn't have plastic surgery. That itself is a self-betrayal. When people lie, they tend to emphasize the opposite of the truth."
Li Chunque was rendered speechless by our words. Finally, she sighed, and her previously grim expression relaxed: "A few years ago, my identity was Cai Jiazhen. You should still remember my name, right?"
This woman was a top drug lord from China whom the police had pursued for years. Unexpectedly, our Punishment Team had apprehended her today. Once her identity was confirmed, many anti-drug police officers were dispatched. They raided several of her residences, her companies, and even her clubs. Large quantities of contraband were confiscated, with a total value of 1.2 billion.
When I turned back to ask Cai Jiazhen about the twelve constellations, she explained: "Actually, over the years, in order to win over more criminals, I promoted a culture of astrology within the company, instilling a belief in their hearts so that they would support and admire me. Only under this belief would they follow me unconditionally. This is more effective than paying high salaries or even introducing partners."
"Is that how you control them?"
"Otherwise? You haven't been a business leader, so you don't know how hard it is to retain employees these days. I lose quite a few talents every year. I had no choice but to do this."
"But you didn't have to make them kill people, did you? It wouldn't do you any good if it was discovered, would it?" Liu Yuning continued to ask.
Cai Jiazhen shook her head: "This is the main reason for my failure. We didn't control them properly. These people went rogue. They were originally supposed to create this atmosphere according to my ideas, but later internal disagreements arose. Many people were no longer content with the current situation; they were constantly seeking new thrills. The first murder was committed by one of our people. If you want to assign blame, everyone in my company will have to go to court."
"You are their leader, the main problem lies with you!" I said sternly.
Cai Jiazhen also realized this. She gave a bitter smile: "Actually, Guo Dafu proposed this plan at the beginning. He's ruined us all. This bastard, I won't let him off!"
"Is this the main reason for the breakdown between you two?"
"Precisely. If it weren't for greed, I wouldn't have dealt drugs back then. It can be said that from that moment on, we were no longer the same."
I said: "Actually, you could have been very happy, like ordinary couples. You were both ruined for life by a moment of greed. Among your team, there should still be people on the run. They should have killed some people, right?"
"I told you, eventually I couldn't control those people anymore. They kept forming factions, believing they were defenders of justice in the world, destined to kill those chosen by fate."
Liu Yuning became angry: "Chosen by fate? Are there any criteria for this?"
"Actually, it was just the enemies of those petty leaders. You're overthinking it. Later, I realized this was simply a form of personal desire, using faith to satisfy one's own interests. Otherwise, I wouldn't have appeared at the airport. My original plan was to leave with Guo Dafu and have others intercept you. Later, I changed my mind. The reason I did this was to deliberately get Guo Dafu arrested. I knew the airplane maintenance hangar was a sealed space, but Guo Dafu didn't know I was doing it on purpose when he fled in."