Chapter 48: Man in the Ice
Xu Dayuan nodded, and went to the office with Zhou Ning, and then continued:
"It's hard to explain in a few words. Cui Gongyi is in charge of sales in the company. He is very capable, but he has a bad reputation. When I investigated yesterday, I found that although many people affirmed his work ability, I don't know what projects he has done outside and he is borrowing money everywhere."
"Did Wang Zhihua also lend him money?"
This was all Zhou Ning could think of. He had seen photos of Wang Zhihua, who looked like a very honest man. For him to do such a crazy thing, there must be some reason that could drive him crazy, and it could not be resolved through normal means.
Xu Dayuan nodded again.
"Yes, it's not just Wang Zhihua. According to incomplete statistics yesterday, in the past three years, he has borrowed money from no less than 20 companies, ranging from 40,000 to 50,000 yuan, and up to more than 200,000 yuan.
Wang Zhihua lent him 280,000 yuan. He had all kinds of reasons for the loan. When we investigated, we found out that others also owed money.
Last month, Wang Zhihua and Cui Gongyi had a fight in the company's office building. People in the office reported that Wang Zhihua was asking Cui Gongyi for money. His child was sick and needed surgery, and he urgently needed the money. He said that Cui Gongyi had been pushing him back for half a year, so he had to pay the money back in the next two days.
At that time, Cui Gongyi called the police. If he owed money, he could pay it back, but Wang Zhihua needed to produce evidence, either a promissory note or a recording, but Wang Zhihua did not have it. The Nanguan Police Station did have relevant records, but because there was no evidence, Wang Zhihua was criticized and educated.
When he returned to the company, he was fined 2,000 yuan, saying he was causing trouble and affecting the company's normal production. He was lectured several times by the workshop director and the office staff.
Zhou Ning was stunned. This was an incomplete statistic. If the entire company was investigated, and even extended to his friends and acquaintances, wouldn't the number be even greater?
"What did Cui Gongyi borrow the money for? Besides, with so much money, didn't the people in their company communicate with each other?"
Xu Dayuan sighed.
"The company is big, and he is the sales manager. When he asks, many people can't refuse him, and there are many people who rob Peter to pay Paul. His bank statements have been printed out, and the amount of money transferred into it is more than 5 million.
As for his expenses, the biggest one is the consumption in the Portuguese casino. He goes there twice a year and returns after losing everything each time. As for his residence, he has already mortgaged it to the bank, and the loan is overdue for four months.
Zhou Ning pursed his lips. It seemed that Wang Zhihua understood the situation and knew that he could not get the money back. This man had no assets to repay, so he was driven crazy.
"Did Wang Zhihua's family get in touch? Doesn't his child need surgery fees?"
Xu Dayuan let out a long sigh, took off his hat and threw it aside, as if this would allow him to continue his story.
"I contacted Wang Zhihua's family this morning. His son died yesterday morning. He had leukemia and didn't have the money to buy medicine to keep him alive. His wife called him yesterday morning and scolded him, saying that she didn't want to live anymore without her son, and told him not to come home and just die outside."
Xu Dayuan didn't say anything else.
Zhou Ning could imagine that a father lived frugally to save money for his child's medical treatment, but he didn't want to lend the money to his leader. The leader not only refused to pay it back, but also refused to acknowledge it. Once his son died, he had no hope of living, so he had only one way left.
"Let me see if the test report is out. If it is, I will send you the autopsy report as soon as possible. Regarding Cui Gongyi's loan... can we recover part of it from the debtor?"
Xu Dayuan shook his head.
“There is no evidence . In the entire company, the people who borrowed money were not familiar with each other, so they had no idea that Cui Gongyi was such a person. Even if there was an IOU, Cui Gongyi had no property in his name to repay.
The insurance company can compensate a little for this car, plus the bracelet found in his car, but this amount is not enough to fill the hole of one person. It is already good enough that the company does not pursue the cost of Wang Zhihua's forklift.
I watched the surveillance video carefully. When he woke up, Cui Gongyi's car was still nearby and had not been towed away. I guess he wanted to pour gasoline over him, but the gasoline exploded when it came into contact with fire. Okay, don't think too much about such things. You prepare the materials. We can close the case here."
" Have you checked the other phone with a broken screen ?"
"I checked it out. It's just for gambling. There's no valuable information."
Zhou Ning nodded. Xu Dayuan left. He felt very heavy-hearted. If anyone could help him, even just give him some legal advice would be fine.
Even if there is no IOU for the loan, he can sue based on the transfer records. If he has no assets to repay, he can use his salary to ask the court to help enforce the debt. If he had done this six months ago, he could at least get back half of the money, and the child...
This incident would not have happened, the bus driver would not have died, and so many innocent people would not have been affected.
Taking a deep breath, Zhou Ning took off his coat and turned on the computer. The new computer did not shake like a tractor when it started up. When he logged into his mailbox, he saw several unread emails.
He clicked on it and saw that the test report was indeed out. The alcohol concentration in Wang Zhihua's stomach and blood was extremely high, but other tests did not find any problems. He printed the report and put it together with yesterday's autopsy report. Zhou Ning delivered the things to Xu Dayuan's office, but he was not there, so he went straight to his office after dropping them off.
Sitting at the desk, Zhou Ning was a little dazed. He took a look at the QQ group for software development. The content of the communication was very professional. He could recognize the words, but when they were put together, he couldn't understand what they were talking about. The various data were like a mystery.
Zhou Ning flipped through it but couldn't concentrate at all. He needed to change his mind. He had finished the case, but the team was still busy these days and he couldn't take a break. He immediately opened the document that had tens of thousands of words written before.
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January 26, 2011
On the last day of the 49th day of the lunar calendar, the weather warmed up a little, with the lowest temperature being only minus four degrees Celsius.
But the wind in coastal cities is like a knife, piercing your bones. Even people in the Northeast cannot stand such cold. Zhou Ning's hands were numb from the cold when he ran all the way to the office.
After rubbing his hands and mopping the floor, Zhou Ning quickly walked to his desk and checked his email first. Sure enough, the results of the traffic accident test he had done before came out. After printing out the report, Zhou Ning bound it, but before he got up, the phone in the office rang.
"Mr. Zhou, come down quickly. We need to go on a errand."
Zhou Ning was stunned. Although they have divided the districts now and the county public security bureau has been upgraded to branch bureaus, the appraisals of these traffic accidents are mostly done by institutions in the city, and they are rarely asked to go there. How could this involve a business trip?
"Where are we going, Xu Da? I haven't prepared anything."
"I'm just kidding you, just come downstairs quickly, we're leaving the scene."
Zhou Ning was confused, but he still hurried downstairs carrying the survey box and camera.
As soon as he came down, he saw Zhao Xinli and the others standing below. Several off-road police cars were parked some distance away. They were all holding cotton coats. When they saw Zhou Ning, Zhao Xinli waved quickly.
"Come over quickly. The boss asked you to ride in the same car with us. Take this cotton coat."
Zhou Ning was confused as Zhao Xinli put the survey box into the trunk and took the army green cotton coat at the same time. He didn't understand what this was doing.
"What kind of case is this? Why are they giving out cotton coats?"
"We received a call last night that someone found a body in the Baimahe Reservoir. Captain He and his team went there last night. It was too late to have good lighting, and the excavator hadn't been found since it was close to the Chinese New Year. So we contacted the equipment early in the morning to go and take a look."
Without further ado, everyone got into the car and headed straight for the Baimahe Reservoir.
As soon as he got off the car, Zhou Ning quickly pulled his down jacket to the top and tightened the drawstring of his hat. It was very open here, the wind was blowing wildly, and the temperature seemed to drop by several notches.
This is the southernmost tip of Qidong District. Across a national highway is the farmland of Jingkou District. It is a water storage reservoir of the Yellow River to Jiqin Project, which was built by deep excavation of the original Baimahe beach.
The reservoir is trapezoidal in shape, with the national highway on the south side and a dam road on the north side that is impassable due to interception poles in winter. The road on the west side is under repair, and Wenzhou South Road is under their feet.
Not far away, a huge piece of ice was hanging under a crane, moving slowly towards the shore. Xu Dayuan and He Chunyang were directing the crane to place the ice on the truck next to it. Zhou Ning wiped his glasses and saw clearly that there was actually a lump of something in the ice.
Zhao Xinli shuddered and growled subconsciously:
"Fuck, is this a human or a turtle spirit?"
