Chapter 18: And So, the Arrest Begins

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Mu Qianqian grinned and put the laptop on the table. She looked at Qin Feng and Liu Chao and said, “It’s a recording of Chi Feng and Wen Jiaxiang. The content of this recording is absolutely beyond your imagination.”

With that, Mu Qianqian then clicked on the play button.

“Boss Wen, your business seems to be doing well. I wonder if you still remember your hometown from over twenty years ago?”

“What hometown? Over twenty years ago? I don’t know what you’re talking about!”

“Boss Wen, it seems that your wealth has made you forget things. But oh well, it doesn’t matter, how about I show this to the police to jog your memories?”

“Who the hell are you! What do you want?”

“It doesn’t matter who I am. What’s important here is you. To think that the wealthy Boss Wen is actually a cold-blooded murderer who has been on the run for many years! Isn’t that interesting?”

“Shut up! What do you want?”

“Don’t be angry. What I want is very simple. I’m sure that it’s nothing much for someone of your status.”

“Don’t talk nonsense. Tell me, what do you want?!”

“Nothing much, to be honest, all I want is a little bit of your fortune.”

“How much do you want?”

“Not much, only half of your wealth!”

“In your dreams!”

“Boss Wen, no need to be in such a hurry. Tell me, do you think that ‘The Harrowing Secret of the Imperial Wind Pavilion’s Owner!’ or ‘The Fleeing Murderer’s Secrets Have Come to Light!’ would be a better title for a news article?”

The conversation continued, but the shock from the truth that was revealed did not dissipate for a long time.

Mu Qianqian turned off the recording and looked up at the shocked captain and Qin Feng. She thought to herself, “See, I’m not the only one who’s shocked.”

After listening to the recording, Liu Chao remained seated for a long time. 

After quite some time had passed, he then looked up at Qin Feng who had already regained his composure and said, “I didn’t expect Wen Jiaxiang to be a murderer who has been on the run for over 20 years.”

Qin Feng nodded and said, “I guessed that Chi Feng must have found something damning that forced Wen Jiaxiang to kill him, but I didn’t expect it to be Wen Jiaxiang’s dark past.”

“Yes, yes. I was also shocked when I heard the recording earlier.”

Mu Qianqian nodded repeatedly to express her affirmation on this matter.

“Captain, with this recording, can we arrest Wen Jiaxiang? Or could we at the very least call him here to be interrogated?”

Qin Feng looked at Liu Chao and asked.

“Yes.”

Liu Chao nodded, stood up and walked out of the office. He clapped his hands and asked everyone to stop what they were doing. “I have a mission for all of you. Under Qin Feng and Mu Qianqian’s lead, I want all of you to arrest the suspect of Chi Feng’s murder, Wen Jiaxiang, the owner of the Imperial Wind Pavilion. Wu Kuan, Zhao Gang please head to the armory and grab the weapons. Be careful.”

“Yes sir!”

Qin Feng, Mu Qianqian, Wu Kuan, and Zhao Gang answered quickly and loudly.

“Qin Feng, are we going to bring weapons this time? Is it that serious?” Mu Qianqian asked in a low voice.

Qin Feng smiled and replied, “After all, Wen Jiaxiang has already killed two people at this point. The captain is concerned about our safety. Don’t worry, it’ll fine.”

On the way to the Imperial Wind Pavilion, Wu Kuan and Zhao Gang were updated on the situation, and upon learning the truth, they exclaimed, “Qin Feng, Qin Feng, you’re amazing! You’re just like Sherlock Holmes! You’re my idol. I’ll take you as my master.”

“Qin Feng, you’re really amazing!”

Qin Feng looked at Zhao Gang and Wu Kuan, rolled his eyes at Mu Qianqian, who was sneering at him, and said, “I just happened to notice it by accident. It’s not as amazing as how Qianqian describes it as.”

Mu Qianqian giggled and said, “Qin Feng, you’re being modest. I’m not exaggerating. You were the one who found the flaw, and you were the one who insisted that the murderer was Wen Jiaxiang.”

“Yeah, Qin Feng, you’re really being modest. If it’s a coincidence, then why haven’t we ever encountered such a coincidence before throughout our careers?”

Zhao Gang laughed bitterly.

Wu Kuan looked at Qin Feng and said, “Qin Feng, it’s all thanks to you this time. We were all at the scene. If it wasn’t for you insisting that this case wasn’t as simple as it looks, then we might really have treated it as an accident. If that was really the case, how would we be worthy of this police uniform? How could we ever face the deceased?”

Wu Kuan’s words caused a veil of silence to fall over the car. He was right. If it was not for Qin Feng back then, the murderer would still be at large. If they had closed the case back then and had learned of the truth later on… What kind of regret would they have.

Qin Feng looked at the silent crowd and felt a little guilty. After all, if it was not for the system, he might not have discovered the uniqueness of this case. 

“All I can say is that this murderer is an expert. Everyone has been misled. To tell you the truth, had I not been born in a family of smiths, I would likely not have spotted the screws and assumed that it was an accident just like all of you. It was really a coincidence.”

Qin Feng’s words had seemingly resolved the knot in everyone’s hearts. After all, they were both veteran police officers, and as such they could not help but feel a little guilty for overlooking the case at first.

“But I really didn’t expect that Wen Jiaxiang of all people, to be a murderer. To think that he’s even been on the run for twenty years at that. I guess you really can’t judge a book by its cover.”

Feeling that the atmosphere was a bit too heavy, Mu Qianqian decided to changed the topic.

Wu Kuan added, “Yeah, I really didn’t expect this case to be a murder case. I’m certain that it will have a great impact on society.”

Woop woop. 

The police car with its sirens blaring soon arrived at the entrance of the Imperial Wind Pavilion. The Imperial Wind Pavilion, which had been quiet for a short while due to Chi Feng’s death, was slowly recovering its former liveliness. As such, the arrival of the police car had naturally attracted everyone’s attention.

Qin Feng and the others got out of the police car and walked toward Wen Jiaxiang’s office with a clear goal. Even the security guards could do nothing to stop them.

“Why are the police here?”

Wen Jiaxiang, who was sitting in his office, had a bad feeling when he heard the sirens.

His intuition told him that the police were here for him.

However, Wen Jiaxiang quickly calmed down. He carefully recalled the whole process of his crime. He was certain that he did not leave any evidence behind. Moreover, he had even gotten rid of the surveillance cameras that would catch him in the act, and thus, he was certain that he would not be caught. He sat comfortably in his seat and relaxed as he was certain that the police could do nothing to him.

After all, they had no evidence, which meant that the police were only suspecting him. At most, they could only detain him for 48 hours.