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Hao Zhi was from the Ancient Capital City, previously a wealthy heir, and now he had taken over his father's business, becoming the chairman of the Eagle Group. The Eagle Group primarily engaged in real estate, with some involvement in the chemical industry as well. With such a large enterprise, producing a few cans was more than feasible.
Within two hours, Captain Jiang brought Hao Zhi to the police station. To my surprise, the director of the City Public Security Bureau accompanied him. Hao Zhi shrugged and approached the interrogation room while the director quietly spoke to Captain Jiang, "Don't interrogate this person; leave it to them. In case he isn't the Killer, we need to have a way to explain ourselves."
Although the director's voice was low, I heard him clearly. It seemed like they were trying to use someone else as a scapegoat. After such a significant incident, we had been here for quite some time without seeing this director. Now that it mattered, he suddenly appeared. Captain Jiang replied firmly, "No way, I will personally interrogate this individual. What kind of explanation would that be? As police officers, we don't owe explanations to the public or the deceased; are we supposed to give one to a suspect?"
"Even if he isn't the Killer, so what?" Captain Jiang continued. "Cooperating with investigations is every citizen's duty; why should he have special privileges?"
Captain Jiang's words were invigorating, and we couldn't help but give her a thumbs up. Even Yan Junde couldn't help but praise Captain Jiang as a true heroine. The director left in embarrassment after being rebuffed, nodding awkwardly at us.
"Captain Jiang, I truly admire you; you're only the second person I've seen who dares to argue with the director," Mary said.
"Oh?" Captain Jiang replied. "Who was the first?"
"That would be our team leader," Mary pointed at me.
The interrogation proceeded smoothly; Hao Zhi answered our questions readily. It seemed that Hao Zhi was not the Killer, but he definitely knew or understood something about the situation. According to Hao Zhi, this batch of Human Meat Canned Food was indeed arranged by him to be distributed to various supermarkets and convenience stores, but he was not involved in producing these cans.
The group that Hao Zhi joined consisted of wealthy individuals. He wasn't a connoisseur of flesh nor did he have any desire for human meat. He joined that group purely for business reasons. As Hao Zhi stated, in business, one must understand the preferences of various parties; the marketplace is like a battlefield—knowing oneself and one's enemy ensures victory.
The leader of this Beauty Group was a well-known rich heir named Young Master Lin. They rarely discussed anything deep in their group chats; what we could see were merely superficial conversations. The deeper matters were never talked about in that group.
Hao Zhi mysteriously said, "This Young Master Lin often organizes small gatherings under the guise of parties, but privately they indulge in cannibalism. Of course, this is just what I've heard. To put it bluntly, those in the group can only be considered reserve members; I've heard that to join their little organization requires a selfie—a selfie of eating human flesh."
"I've only heard about these things," Hao Zhi continued. "After all, I haven't joined this organization myself. Although I know they indeed consume human flesh, I have no idea about the source of their meat. Perhaps only Young Master Lin knows that. From their tone in group chats and so on, it seems they've been at it for quite some time."
"I have a good relationship with one of their members," Hao Zhi added. "I can't disclose his name, but you should be able to find out—after all, business relies on trust." Saying this, Hao Zhi gave us a knowing look.
He continued, "That member told me that everything during their private gatherings is arranged by Young Master Lin. However, they always go out to international waters because it's not illegal there. He told me that when he saw those who were about to be consumed, they were all dead—whether they were purchased corpses or if Young Master Lin killed them himself remains unknown."
"Mary, start investigating this Young Master Lin," I instructed.
Mary nodded.
Hao Zhi went on: "For many years now, nothing has happened to them until one day my friend told me that Young Master Lin had a batch of Human Meat Canned Food and wanted to distribute these cans across various small supermarkets and convenience stores. At that moment, I was shocked; this is criminal behavior!"
"Then why did you still dare to get involved?" Captain Jiang asked.
Hao Zhi chuckled a few times before saying, "The business my father left me isn't that big; I've earned everything myself. If I didn't have some guts and ambition, would I have come this far? My friend told me that if I'm willing to work hard, future collaborations will definitely be no problem. Do you know how big these projects are? Just for me personally, there’s an income of two hundred million."
"With such opportunities, of course, I would take them," Hao Zhi continued. "So I accepted this batch of canned goods and had my underlings, Wang Er Gou and the others, handle it. But unexpectedly, after a night of heavy drinking, I let this slip. I know those guys around Wang Er Gou are nothing but thugs; I couldn't keep it from you all. I've been waiting for you to come find me for a long time."
"You sure talk big; you've been waiting for us?" Captain Jiang said. "You might as well get ready to wait in prison."
Hao Zhi replied, "Since I dared to do this, I naturally considered the consequences. I haven't killed anyone; I'll just be in there for a few years at most. By the time I get out, the project will probably be completed. At that point, I'll have two hundred million in personal income—not to mention how much my company's stock value will rise. The added value will definitely exceed one billion. Who wouldn't want to do something like this?"
Captain Jiang retorted, "Do you think everyone is like you, only caring about money and completely disregarding basic humanity?"
"What a joke!" Hao Zhi shot back. "How many murders happen over trivial amounts like five or ten bucks? Robbing a bank is a death sentence, yet people still do it! Can they rob two hundred million in one go? Believe it or not, if people were allowed to serve time for others, there would be plenty willing to do it for twenty thousand a year. Talking about humanity—this is humanity."
Captain Jiang's cheeks puffed up with anger as he gritted his teeth. "Fine, since you say you didn't kill anyone, then where is Huang Yajie?"
"Huang Yajie?" Hao Zhi asked in confusion. "What's happened to her?"
"Don't you know that what's in those cans is Huang Yajie's flesh?" Captain Jiang said.
"What?" Hao Zhi shook his head in disbelief. "No way! Huang Yajie was fine! How could she end up in a can?"
At that moment, my phone rang—it was the principal of Huang Yajie's school calling. I stepped outside to answer and heard the principal say, "Officer, Huang Yajie returned to campus today. I wanted to inform you about it. That's all; I have other matters to attend to."
After hanging up the phone, I couldn't find the words to describe my feelings. Huang Yajie had returned to school? Then who was dead? My mind raced as I walked back into the interrogation room and leaned close to Captain Jiang's ear. "Don't ask anymore; this is our Special Investigation Team's failure. The deceased is not Huang Yajie. I just got off the phone with the principal—Huang Yajie just returned to school."
"What?" Captain Jiang seemed unable to believe his ears.
We hurried over to Huang Yajie's school, and when we saw her, everyone was stunned. This was indeed Huang Yajie—exactly like her photo. After being missing for more than two weeks, she had reappeared at school. I called Lu Yifa over; when he saw Huang Yajie, he looked equally incredulous and stammered, "Huang... Sister Huang."
Huang Yajie looked puzzled and asked, "What do you want with me? Lu Yifa, what are you doing here? You’re not trying to buy my... well, you know what again? Let me tell you—I’m done with that line of work. Someone left me enough money to last a lifetime; you'd better look elsewhere. Also, what do you all want with me?"
We revealed our identities, and Huang Yajie appeared somewhat surprised.
I asked her, "Where have you been these past two weeks?"
"I? I'm traveling in Japan," Huang Yajie said. "What's the matter? Is there something going on? I haven't done anything illegal, so why are you looking for me?"
Since Huang Yajie was not the deceased, who could that person be? Moreover, she had once lain on Huang Yajie's bed, leaving behind her hair and underwear. How could it be a coincidence that the DNA matched that of the deceased? Captain Jiang asked, "Was the person who gave you money Hao Zhi?"
"Hao Zhi?" Huang Yajie replied. "No, why are you asking such a strange question?"
"Isn't he your boyfriend?" Captain Jiang pressed.
"No, I don't have a boyfriend. I like girls!" Huang Yajie said.
We were completely confused. After thoroughly questioning her, we finally understood the situation. It turned out that some people claimed Huang Yajie was being kept by someone or that she was promiscuous, but all of that was false. Those people were just friends of Huang Yajie's girlfriend. The day Huang Yajie was picked up by Hao Zhi, it was actually at someone else's request.
Huang Yajie had never gone missing; she had been in Japan for over a month, and her QQ mobile phone had not been used at all. Coupled with our preconceived notions, we mistakenly believed that Huang Yajie was the one missing when, in fact, it was her girlfriend—the one who had once slept on Huang Yajie's bed.
So who was this person?
Huang Yajie said, "This story goes back to my freshman year when I had just lost my parents. I fell into a long period of despair until I met that person..."
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