Chapter 58 Special Industries
Seeing that Zhao Qing was angry because of the word "sister", and Comrade Li Meng had no idea where he was wrong, Cao Cang quickly intervened and took out his police officer ID: "Ms. Zhao Qing, right? We are from the Longhai City Serious Crime Squad. We want to find you today to learn something."
Seeing the police ID and the serious crime squad ID, Zhao Qing's face changed instantly, but she quickly said confidently, "Police comrade, you knocked on my door early in the morning and said you were from the police or the serious crime squad. Why did you come to arrest me if I committed murder or arson? Isn't the serious crime squad responsible for murder? Why are you looking for me when I'm at home?"
The little girl spoke very eloquently, and Cao Cang and Li Meng were unable to get a word in for a long time. Judging from her attitude, she should have experience in dealing with the police.
When she finished speaking and looked at the two of them with an impatient expression, Cao Cang said, "As you said, the serious crime team is indeed responsible for the cases you mentioned. This is why we are here today."
After hearing what the police said, Zhao Qing felt panicked for a moment, but when she thought about it carefully, she realized that she really didn't do anything.
"Officer, I didn't do anything. I was fine at home. You can't accuse me of killing someone!" Although the girl was still confident, she was obviously lacking in confidence.
"You misunderstood. You know Xie Lingling, right?" Cao Cang asked her quickly. Zhao Qing was obviously stunned. She frowned, but still nodded slowly: "Yes, what's wrong?"
Cao Cang nodded: "That's right, let's go in and talk."
Zhao Qing was not very willing but still let them in. As soon as the door was closed, she couldn't wait to ask, "Police comrade, what happened to Xie Lingling? Why did you come to see me?"
"Xie Lingling is dead." Cao Cang glanced at Li Meng, then said to Zhao Qing.
"What!" Zhao Qing was petrified when she heard this. Out of politeness, she just picked up the cup and was about to pour water for Cao Cang and Li Meng, but when Cao Cang said this, she was so shocked that the cup in her hand fell to the ground with a snap.
"Police...Officer...Are you saying that Lingling is dead?" She could hardly recover from the shock, and it was even more difficult for her to believe that Xie Lingling would actually die. She looked at Cao Cang and Li Meng in disbelief. Her face suddenly turned pale and her body was shaking slightly.
Cao Cang and Li Meng nodded slowly.
"The eleventh of this month." Cao Cang said a time and gave Zhao Qing a response.
Zhao Qing fell down on the sofa upon hearing this. She seemed to find it hard to accept this fact. After a long while, she still asked, "Officer, you are talking about Xie Lingling, not Zhang Lingling, or someone with the same name?"
Zhao Qing still had a glimmer of fantasy in her heart. She really hoped to hear something from the police to confirm that she had heard wrongly, but the two policemen in front of her shook their heads at her. The one who looked very serious said to her, "It's Xie Lingling, the Xie Lingling you know. According to our investigation, you and her are from the same hometown, right?"
Zhao Qing completely lost hope. She collapsed on the sofa, her eyes dull and she didn't know where to look. After a long time, tears came down her face. She said with sadness: "How could she die? She was such a good person, how could she die..."
"Who killed her! Which bastard!" She suddenly became excited, and a strong hatred seemed to rise in her heart . The death of Xie Lingling seemed to have hit the girl hard. Cao Cang and Li Meng both looked at her, both at a loss. At this moment, they both hoped that Shang Lu or Wu Qingluan could be present.
"Who is it! Police comrades, you must find out the murderer!" Zhao Qing was sad and angry. She grabbed Cao Cang's arm and begged desperately. Cao Cang could see her true feelings from her eyes. It was indeed anger, anger that was difficult to suppress.
"Xie Lingling died of poisoning. We now suspect that the person who poisoned her was someone she had long-term contact with. Among her contacts, Ms. Zhao, you are one of those she frequently contacts."
Cao Cang still didn't know how to comfort this woman. Before he could figure it out, the words in his heart came out first. Zhao Qing was extremely sad. She was stunned for a moment when she heard his words, but soon she let go of Cao Cang's arm and cried and laughed, and nodded slowly.
"No, that's not right. You mean, the person who poisoned her is someone who has been in long-term contact with her, right!" Zhao Qing grasped the key point in Cao Cang's words. She didn't care at all that Cao Cang and others were doubting her. She looked at Cao Cang and Li Meng excitedly and asked.
"Yes, only people who have long-term contact with her would have the possibility of poisoning her. Miss Zhao, we would like to ask, do you have much contact with Xie Lingling in your daily life?" Cao Cang returned to his official state.
"Not much. We usually only contact each other through mobile phones. We hardly meet each other... Our schedules always conflict." Zhao Qing shook her head, still unable to get out of the sadness. Cao Cang looked at her mood, but still asked: "Do you mind if we take a look at your home?"
Zhao Qing was stunned for a moment, but soon smiled bitterly and shook her head: "You can look at it as you like."
Cao Cang glanced at Li Meng and nodded imperceptibly. Li Meng then stood up to do the task. Seeing Li Meng leaving, Cao Cang continued his inquiry: "Ms. Zhao, we understand that at 12:12 noon on the 10th, you had a conversation with Xie Lingling online. You asked her how the matter was resolved. What did you mean by that?"
At this point, Cao Cang saw that Zhao Qing was obviously stunned. She seemed a little flustered and nervous. She didn't answer Cao Cang immediately as if it was difficult to speak . Cao Cang didn't force her, but chose to wait. After a while, Zhao Qing took a deep breath and finally said, "Officer, since you can find me here, you should know something about my profession."
Cao Cang choked. They really didn't know much about it, but since Zhao Qing asked, combined with what the security guard said when they came, Cao Cang could probably guess it, so he nodded in response to Zhao Qing.
Zhao Qing temporarily pulled herself out of her sadness. The air conditioner in the room was turned up a bit high . She seemed a little cold in her thin clothes. She casually pulled a blanket from the side and wrapped herself up before slowly saying, "For people in our line of work, it's hard to get out once you get in, let alone people of our level. If we want to leave, we need the consent of the sponsor. This is what Lingling and I talked about."
"You mean, Xie Lingling is also in the same business as you, right?" Cao Cang asked quickly while recording.
Zhao Qing was used to seeing other people hate their profession, but she didn't expect that this police officer wouldn't cause any ripples. She was a little surprised at first, but she quickly reacted and said, "Yes, but we don't know who our respective sponsors are."
She laughed at herself again: "Although this industry is a bit dirty, it also has its rules. No matter how close Lingling and I are, we still try to avoid it, except when she told me that she wants to quit the industry."
"Why?" Cao Cang quickly grasped this point.
"Because she wants to live a peaceful and stable life." Zhao Qing smiled: "But it's not that easy. Life is not easy just because you want it, especially for someone like her."
"So this is what you were talking about online. You were asking Xie Lingling how the matter was resolved, right?" Cao Cang didn't care about Zhao Qing's mental journey, but asked directly.
