Chapter 923: Unexpected Clues

Chen Jiang has been responsible for investigating a situation in Chen Xue’s unit.

The whiteboard was pulled over.

Chen Jiang didn’t erase the name Wang Zhaokai had just written, but added Chen Xue’s name beside it.

"First, let me discuss Chen Xue’s situation in the unit."

The results from Chen Jiang’s investigation are quite interesting.

"Chen Xue is a key figure in the unit, responsible for important business. Although not in a leadership position, her colleagues respect her quite a bit."

This point is basically confirmed.

"Additionally, Chen Xue is in charge of tax refunds for merchant enterprises at the unit. I called around to understand the situation of some companies she served, and so far, there is no potential for conflicts."

In the past, tax refund work had room for manipulation, but that is pretty much nonexistent now.

Merchant tax refunds are handled online, and only when issues arise do they go offline for consultations and promotions.

"As of now, no integrity issues have been found concerning Chen Xue at the tax bureau."

Because Lu Chuan found Chen Xue’s fingerprints on the cash in the deceased’s home.

It is clear that Chen Xue knows what’s going on with the money at home.

So, while some of the money comes from Zhang Haibin, some may also come from Chen Xue, though this requires further confirmation. Judging from the current situation, Chen Xue’s potential for corruption or bribery in the unit seems quite small.

"I have another situation to report in detail."

Chen Jiang’s investigation is not entirely fruitless; on the contrary, it yielded some interesting clues.

"Through examining Chen Xue’s bank records and call logs, I discovered something."

Chen Jiang drew a line from Chen Xue’s name to Chen Baoguo’s name.

The others looked and were puzzled.

There is a relationship between Chen Xue and Zhang Haibin’s subordinate?

"The relationship between Chen Xue and Chen Baoguo seems to be more complex than normal."

Chen Jiang’s conclusion was not reached in Zhang Haibin’s unit by Wang Zhaokai.

"Look at this, these are Chen Xue’s call logs and bank transfer records."

Chen Jiang revealed some photos on his phone, "Chen Xue and Chen Baoguo both use mobile numbers. When investigating their call logs, it was found they established a family plan number."

Family plan number?

"What’s a family plan number?"

Chen Jiang explained, "It’s similar to a family package; calls and texts between these two numbers are free, and they can also freely set the caller ID numbers."

Chen Jiang turned around and continued to write two numbers on the whiteboard.

"520, 521!"

"These are the group plan number codes for the two. One is 520, the other 521."

Damn?

Upon hearing this, everyone’s interest was piqued.

Why did they choose such codes for a family plan number? What does it mean?

Chen Jiang, upon discovering this clue, also found it quite incredible.

"Not only that, see here, this is Chen Xue’s bank transfer record. Several of them are WhatsApp transfers."

Everyone took a closer look and noticed some critical holidays featured withdrawal records of 520521 and even two 1314s.

"There seems to be a lot going on between Chen Xue and Chen Baoguo!"

This piece of information was quite shocking.

"Old Chen, you’re suggesting there’s an improper relationship between the victim Chen Xue and Chen Baoguo?"

Wang Zhaokai asked.

Chen Jiang nodded, "From the current perspective, I think there’s a high likelihood of this being the case."

Wang Zhaokai frowned deeply.

Based on his investigation at the finance bureau, Chen Baoguo had no motive for murder, and his suspicion had almost been eliminated.

But now the situation changed noticeably; Chen Baoguo and Chen Xue had an affair, could this have led to the incident?

Of course, it could!

If Zhang Haibin discovered the affair between Chen Baoguo and Chen Xue, they might have been infuriated, which indeed could lead to such an event.

Fearing exposure, Chen Baoguo could have preemptively acted by killing the entire family of the other party; this is definitely a possibility.

Chen Jiang continued to report, "This lead is still being followed up on, and we’re delving deeper into the subsequent situations. By tomorrow, there should be a more mature conclusion."

Lu Chuan hadn’t expected Chen Jiang to uncover such a situation.

"Alright, continue following up on this. If you need cooperation from Zhaokai’s side, you two units should coordinate further."

"Yes!"

After the two finished their report, it was Sun Biao’s turn.

"I’m responsible for investigating some situations regarding the victims Zhang Mei and Zhang Tao, two students in the family."

Information from Sun Biao’s side was brief.

"First, the investigation on Zhang Mei."

Sun Biao wrote Zhang Mei’s name on the board.

"Zhang Mei enrolled in a local university after the college entrance exam last year, so she often returns home on weekends, whereas during the week, she stays in the school dormitory."

Then Sun Biao wrote three more names next to Zhang Mei.

"These three are Zhang Mei’s roommates. They get along well, and Zhang Mei is quite popular in the dormitory. However, one rural student mentioned that Zhang Mei might have an air of superiority due to her better family conditions."

"After separate inquiries, the possibility of conflict within the dormitory is quite small. I have basically ruled out any transactional possibilities involving people in Zhang Mei’s dormitory."

The three girls, after a year, basically have no motive for murder.

Sun Biao then wrote down two more names.

"These two are male classmates from Zhang Mei’s class. Both pursued Zhang Mei, but she didn’t agree."

Sun Biao continued, "However, at the time of the incident, both were staying at the school, and their roommates can provide proof, plus the dormitory doors were locked at night, so it was impossible for them to leave."

"They didn’t have the opportunity for the crime."

Then Sun Biao wrote down Zhang Tao’s name on the whiteboard.

"Compared to Zhang Mei, Zhang Tao’s academic performance is not good, and he wasn’t liked much by teachers at school."

Sun Biao not only gathered information from Zhang Tao’s teachers but also spoke with his classmates.

"But Zhang Tao hadn’t had any major conflicts with others at school, and it’s only been a little over half a year since he transferred to Ninth Middle School."

"Transfer?"

Lu Chuan was puzzled, "Zhang Tao should be in his third year of high school by now, right? From which school did he transfer to Ninth Middle School?"

The third year of high school is when students are most tense about their studies, facing the upcoming college entrance exam, so transferring at this time should have a reason; otherwise, there’s no point in transferring to a new school at such a critical time.