Chapter 3 Borrow 500 yuan to pay back Huabei
Su He's mind was in a mess. He sat on the ground with his back against the door. The wound on his lower back had stopped bleeding. He touched the back of his head and saw a big bump.
There was no sound in the room. Three meters away from him was the suitcase. He knew that the suitcase contained the beautiful and kind Ms. Ye.
When he thought of the four words "system space", two small squares appeared in his mind. When he thought of batteries and power banks, these two items suddenly appeared in his hands.
He almost dropped the dozens of kilograms of batteries on the ground.
With a thought, the two items disappeared again.
I don’t know how long it was before I heard sirens downstairs, and soon someone knocked on the door.
Su He stood up and looked through the peephole. After confirming that it was a policeman, he opened the door.
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"Comrade police, listen to me, that guy is obviously not a good person. I waited for him for more than two hours last night, but he didn't come out. I knew something happened, and sure enough , I was right." The security guard said to the police who was taking the statement, "This is his electric bike. I suspected something was wrong at the time, so I locked it up. Comrade police, do you think I was acting bravely..."
"Oh, something happened to the little girl in Room 603. She's such a nice girl, pretty and polite. Last time my grandson accidentally soiled her skirt, and the little girl was very understanding and didn't mind at all."
"Girls must protect themselves when they are out alone. People's hearts are hidden in their stomachs. It's not good to be too kind. The delivery man must have been tempted by her beauty. It's a pity for the girl."
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At five o'clock in the morning, the sudden arrival of a police car broke the tranquility of the Jiaming community. Many people ran out to see what was happening. Some people even took out their mobile phones to start recording the video, preparing to post it online.
"The delivery man was delivering food late at night and was tempted by a beautiful woman. An innocent woman was victimized. Is this a loss of morality or a distortion of human nature?"
Soon, there was a lot of discussion on all major online platforms.
Jinnan People’s Hospital, in a separate ward.
Su He was lying on the hospital bed. As soon as the doctor walked out, two policemen came in.
"Uncle police..." Su He wanted to get up, but his lower back hurt badly.
An older policeman said, "No need to get up, just lie down and talk. The doctor said you suffered a severe blow to the head and have a mild concussion. Let make it short. We have learned about your basic situation and now hope you can cooperate in answering a few questions."
Su He still has great respect for the police profession, especially now that he has experienced a homicide and he is the only witness.
"Hello, I'm Yang Lin, a criminal police officer from the Criminal Investigation Division of the Municipal Public Security Bureau. We came here today to find out more about you." Another young policeman took out his police officer ID and showed it to Su He, and introduced: "This is the deputy captain of our division, Wen Jie."
The older police officer also showed his police ID, but Su He didn't look at it carefully. After all, it was impossible for someone to pretend to be a police officer to deceive him.
"On the way to the hospital, our police took a statement from you. You said that the suspect is a local, is that right?" Officer Yang took out a recorder and placed it on the bed sheet while flipping through the statement.
"Yes." Su He answered calmly.
"You said you didn't see the suspect's face clearly. How did you determine that he was a local?"
"Accent." The man had a strong Jinnan accent. For a delivery man who had been dealing with all kinds of people for a long time, Su He was sure that the man was from Jinnan City.
"At 11:03 last night, you received an order. At that time, you were at No. 26 Sanxing Street, three kilometers away from the pickup location. The distance from the pickup location to Jiaming Community is five kilometers. The system estimates that it only takes nineteen minutes. Why did you arrive at Jiaming Community at 11:32?"
"After I received the order, I was going to go through the alley on Mingyang Street, but who knew that there was a car accident at that exit in the middle of the night, so I had to go back and take another route. In addition, when I picked up the food, the restaurant was closed, and I was delayed by two minutes in finding the takeaway."
"How did you determine that there was a body hidden in the suitcase?"
"Isn't that how it's played out in TV dramas?"
Su He did not hide a word, including the fact that he eavesdropped at the door of Room 603.
The two police officers asked a few more questions, and Su He answered them truthfully.
"Okay, Mr. Su, thank you for your cooperation. If there is any missing information, please contact us in time. We have colleagues outside, and you can tell us if you need anything." The police officer named Wenjie stood up and prepared to leave.
Su He hesitated for a moment and tried to say, "Can I use my phone? I need to take a leave, otherwise I will lose my bonus this month."
"We have contacted your site and have applied for leave for you. Don't worry, as long as you actively cooperate, you can continue to work after you are discharged from the hospital."
Officer Yang took the recorder and followed Officer Wen out.
In the corridor, Yang Lin couldn't help but turned back and asked, "Master, this Su He is too calm. He doesn't look like someone who has experienced a murder case."
Wen Jie stopped and looked at Yang Lin, examining him and asked, "Then how do you think a person who has experienced a murder should behave?"
Yang Lin said as a matter of course: "At least he should be scared! He stayed with the murderer for more than five hours. Moreover, in the police call and the transcript, he stated that two people died, but there were clearly three bodies in the house..."
"That only shows that you haven't come into contact with enough . Six hours have passed since the case was reported. His calmness now doesn't mean he is pretending to be calm. From his confession, it seems that he didn't go into the bathroom, so it's reasonable for him not to know there was a third body."
"Master, according to what you said, he is cleared of suspicion?"
At this time, Wenjie's phone rang. He answered the call and then turned around and glared at Yang Lin and said, "You little bastard, don't say I'm your master when you go out. You are such an outstanding graduate of the police academy. Aren't you ashamed to say it out loud!"
Yang Lin lowered his head.
"Okay, let's go back to the bureau and sort out all the information. Director Fu said there will be a meeting in an hour."
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In the ward, Su He kept calling the system in his mind, but there was no response. He got out of bed and came to the door, only to find a uniformed policeman guarding the door.
Damn it, am I being treated as a criminal suspect?
Su He has watched a lot of TV dramas. The police at the door are not there to protect him, that's called surveillance!
What to do? In two days, his 500 yuan Huabei loan will be overdue, so he has to find a way to sell the old battery on his electric bike.
Suddenly, three choices appeared before me.
[Option 1: Negotiate with the police and borrow 500 yuan to pay back Huabei. Completion reward: new food delivery service]
[Option 2: Sneak out of the hospital while the police aren't paying attention. Completion reward: a new phone]
[Option 3: Tell the police that you have important clues, but they must let you participate in solving the case. Completion reward: Takeaway order rate increased by 10%]
Su He ruled out the second option without even thinking about it. If nothing unexpected happened, he would slip out of the hospital and appear in the interrogation room next time.
The third option was too tempting. Su He was not excited because he did not have any major clues. Apart from the matter of the system, he chose to keep it secret. He had already explained everything that needed to be explained, even the fact that Ma Mingzhe rewarded Chu Mi Big Baby was not omitted.
There was no other way, Su He asked the police with a shameless face: "Officer, I want to ask, that is...can I...that..."
Su He really couldn't say it. The matter of borrowing 500 yuan to pay back Huabei was so embarrassing that he dug out a three-bedroom apartment with his big toe.
The police officer asked in confusion, "Can I do something?"
"I want to ask you for a cigarette!" Su He said, and let out a long sigh.
"Sorry, I don't smoke."
"What a coincidence! I don't smoke either."
Su He walked back to the ward.
