Chapter 82 of 100

Chapter 82

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The driver of the dump truck was named Shao Tian. After fleeing the scene, he planned to take the money from his boss and go into hiding. The car accident today was not an accident but a premeditated murder. Shao Tian's boss was called Tan Xianghu. Anyone who knew Gao Tingyuan would also know Tan Xianghu. Tan Xianghu was once known as one of the five tigers under Gao Tingyuan. After Gao Tingyuan completed his initial accumulation, he began to clean up his image. However, Tan Xianghu, with little education, could not take on roles like manager or chairman. Even if he wore a dragon robe, he wouldn't look like a prince. Gao Tingyuan did not treat him badly and gave him a construction company, which was later renamed Jinhu Construction Company. Shao Tian was a temporary worker in the construction team.

Tan Xianghu originally planned for Shao Tian to run away immediately after the incident and send someone to deliver the money. However, Shao Tian was worried that Tan Xianghu would withhold his hard-earned money, so he went to Jinhu Construction Company to ask for the money himself.

Due to the abnormality at the accident scene and the fleeing of the driver, the traffic police who arrived at the scene were experienced. They immediately noticed that the accident was unusual. From the soil dropped by the dump truck, it was clear that this was a deliberately caused accident. The case was then handed over to the city's criminal investigation team. Deputy Captain Dong Jingzhi arrived at the scene.

Although the dump truck was unlicensed and unregistered, it was essentially a black car. There were hundreds of construction sites in Tan Shan City, and the number of such vehicles was unknown. It seemed there was no way to trace it.

"Captain Dong, this case is likely to become a dead-end case. There are at least hundreds of such dump trucks in our city. All construction companies have some unlicensed and unregistered dump trucks. There's no way to investigate." This was said by a police officer from the criminal investigation team, Fan Haitao.

"If every time a crime happened, the criminals delivered themselves to us, what would be the point of having a criminal investigation team?" Dong Jingzhi ignored Fan Haitao and carefully searched for clues at the scene.

Fan Haitao rolled his eyes, not convinced. He thought to himself, "I don't believe you can solve this case."

However, what surprised Fan Haitao was that after Dong Jingzhi glanced at the dump truck, she said, "Let's go to Jinhu Construction Company."

Fan Haitao was taken aback. "Captain Dong, how do you know it's Jinhu Construction Company's truck?"

"Two days ago, I went to Jinhu Construction Company, and I found this type of soil on their construction site, mixed with graphite mineral particles. This type of soil is relatively rare in Tan Shan City. So the truck is most likely from Jinhu Construction Company." Dong Jingzhi explained.

Fan Haitao's mouth dropped open. Although the graphite mineral particles were a very obvious clue, it was not easy to notice. Moreover, the case Dong Jingzhi had previously investigated at Jinhu Construction Company had nothing to do with the dump truck.

Dong Jingzhi and Fan Haitao immediately drove to Jinhu Construction Company.

They happened to encounter Shao Tian, who had just come out of the company.

At that moment, the dump truck was busy, and there were many people moving around Jinhu Construction Company, not just Shao Tian.

However, Shao Tian, with a guilty conscience, immediately ran away when he saw the police officers Dong Jingzhi and Fan Haitao in uniform.

"Don't run!" Dong Jingzhi shouted.

Dong Jingzhi and Fan Haitao had a keen eye. Even if this person was not involved in the accident, he was likely involved in another case.

Dong Jingzhi and Fan Haitao chased after Shao Tian, who fled in a panic, stumbling and falling. He didn't run far before he fell to the ground and was caught on the spot by Dong Jingzhi and Fan Haitao.

"Why are you running?" Dong Jingzhi asked.

"I'm not running. I'm going to the construction site." Shao Tian stammered, refusing to say anything.

"Did you think you could run away after hitting someone? There are fingerprints on the car. We just need to match your fingerprints to find out. Can you run away? Even if you can run away for a moment, can you run away forever?" Dong Jingzhi asked sternly, using overwhelming pressure to crush his will.

Shao Tian fell for it. "That's impossible. I wore gloves, so I couldn't leave any fingerprints."

"Sure, it's you, kid. Did you think you could escape? The car is from your Jinhu Construction Company. We can easily find you. Tell the truth, who told you to hit that Honda car?" Dong Jingzhi asked.

At this moment, Fan Haitao secretly turned on the recording function on his phone.

"I didn't do it on purpose. I've been working overtime for several days. I was a bit drowsy last night. The car in front of me turned on its high beams, which blinded me. I got nervous, and the car crashed directly into it." Shao Tian said.

"You can't fool me. If you were nervous, you would have hit the brakes, not turn the steering wheel and crash into the car without braking." This simple lie naturally couldn't fool Dong Jingzhi. However, if Shao Tian insisted on this story, Dong Jingzhi couldn't do much. The Honda car did have its high beams on at the time.

"I don't have a driver's license, and my skills are poor. So I only dare to drive the dump truck at night. I panicked and made a mistake." Shao Tian insisted.

But the more Shao Tian insisted, the more Dong Jingzhi was convinced he was guilty.

"Take him back first. I'll go meet the boss of Jinhu Company. This matter is not so simple." Dong Jingzhi said to Fan Haitao.

"Captain Dong, Tan Xianghu is not easy to deal with." Fan Haitao quickly reminded her.

"I know. Because he's not easy to deal with, I'll take this opportunity to meet him." Dong Jingzhi said.

When Dong Jingzhi arrived at Jinhu Construction Company, someone had already informed Tan Xianghu that Shao Tian had been arrested.

Tan Xianghu faced Dong Jingzhi calmly.

"Mr. Tan, you are a hardworking boss, still staying in the company at this time." Dong Jingzhi said.

"I have no choice. I'm a hardworking person. The construction schedule is tight recently, and if I don't supervise them, they won't work diligently." Tan Xianghu looked like a very honest and hardworking construction worker.

"Mr. Tan, I won't beat around the bush. A car accident happened on Tan Shan Bridge not long ago. After our on-site investigation, we found it was a premeditated murder. The vehicle involved is from your company. The suspect has been controlled by the police. What do you have to say about this, Mr. Tan?" Dong Jingzhi knew that dealing with such a sly fox, beating around the bush was pointless.

"Is that so? Our Jinhu Group manages our fleet of dump trucks very strictly. All drivers are well-trained and law-abiding. Captain Dong, are you mistaken? I remember our company's dump trucks should all be in the parking lot today." Tan Xianghu naturally wouldn't admit it.

"With both the person and the vehicle caught, are you still going to deny it?" Dong Jingzhi's gaze was fixed on Tan Xianghu.

Tan Xianghu remained calm, tapping his head as if he had just remembered something. "Right, due to the busy business of our Jinhu Group, we hired a few unregistered dump trucks to help. But there shouldn't be any work today. These trucks are not part of our fleet; they are only contractually related to us. They can go to other construction sites when they are idle. After all, we don't pay them when there's no work. So, we can't manage them. If they do something wrong, it has nothing to do with Jinhu Company."

Dong Jingzhi had anticipated this result. She just wanted to see Tan Xianghu's reaction.

The next day, after reporting the situation to the criminal investigation team, Dong Jingzhi was told that the case would be temporarily handled by Fan Haitao. Dong Jingzhi's focus would still be on the most heinous mass murder case in Tan Shan City recently. This seemed normal to her.

However, what was abnormal was that this case, which should have been a criminal case, was suddenly transferred to the traffic police for handling. Shao Tian was not investigated as a murder suspect but was charged with hit-and-run and driving without a license.

However, Tingyuan Group made a big move. They took over several unfinished projects in Jiutan Development Zone. The stalemate in Jiutan Development Zone was immediately broken. The biggest beneficiaries were the father and son, Zou Qitai. One gained political capital, and the other gained real wealth.

Zou Jiahao no longer had to worry about the unfinished projects in Jiutan becoming a time bomb for the Zou family. Instead, he made a profit by selling the unfinished projects.

As for whether Tingyuan Group's obvious act of being a scapegoat had any direct connection to the car accident on Tan Shan Bridge involving Gao Tingyuan's son-in-law and his mistress, no one could know.

Due to He Xiaokang's injuries, Gao Zhanting's emotions were also unstable. Qin Chuan stayed in the emergency room all night.

Qin Chuan went to the ward to check on Luo Meifen's condition. She still couldn't breathe on her own and could only rely on a ventilator. However, her vital signs were relatively stable, as if she were sleeping.

Luo Meifen's X-rays came out, and Qin Chuan looked at them. Her cervical vertebrae were severely fractured, which could affect her ability to walk. Her skull was also injured, with intracranial fluid accumulation. However, given Luo Meifen's current condition, surgery was impossible. Even if surgery was performed, it might not bring her back to consciousness.

Gao Zhanting pushed the door open and walked in.

"Zhanting, why don't you rest in the ward?" Qin Chuan knew that Gao Zhanting was also in great pain at this time.

"I can't. After all that happened tonight, how can I calm down? I came to see her." Gao Zhanting's feelings when she saw Luo Meifen were naturally very complex.

"She might not wake up." Qin Chuan said softly.

"Yes. To think, she is also a pitiful person." Gao Zhanting said softly.

Qin Chuan looked at Gao Zhanting with some surprise. "Zhanting, you don't blame her for almost harming you?"

"Of course, I hate her. But now, with her in this state, what's the point of hating her? She has already received the harshest punishment. She has even lost her life." Gao Zhanting said.

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