Chapter 516 (1/2)
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Lin Dongxue took a taxi back to the bureau, where Chen s.h.i.+ was waiting for her at the door looking very excited.
”Why are you so excited?” Lin Dongxue asked with a smile.
”What did you hear?”
”There's no useful clues. Zhang Hao has committed domestic violence towards his wife and son for a long time now and the wife seems to have become numb to it...” Lin Dongxue sighed. ”Poor woman.”
”Human bone's DNA matches 99.99% with Zhang Hao and 99.98% with Zhang Farong. It can only be Zhang Hao's father and Zhang Farong's brother. This may be a father-killing case!”
”Where's Zhang Hao?”
”In the interrogation room. We're just waiting for you.”
The two went into the interrogation room. Zhang Hao sat in the interrogation chair and looked calm. Chen s.h.i.+ said, ”I didn't expect to meet you here. In fact, I really like your noodle soup. I feel a bit sorry that I have to interrogate you.”
Zhang Hao said, ”No worries. This is your job.”
”Do you know what was found in the wall of your shop?”
Zhang Hao shook his head.
Chen s.h.i.+ produced a printed photo with the bones taken on the spot. ”Do you have an impression of this?”
”Absolutely not.”
”Did your father disappear two years ago?”
”You should ask him about that.”
”This set of bones has been scorched and the soft tissue on it has been burnt away, so it won't smell bad even when placed in the wall. I asked your shop's employees at the scene. They said that the freezer was bought by you two years ago. Is it a coincidence that it blocks the wall where the human bones are hidden? Another person mentioned that you've been buying beef paste from a cannery for a long time, which seems to answer a question of where the meat on the bones went. We suspect that the meat was mixed with beef paste and turned into beef b.a.l.l.s. They're then sold to customers for 16 yuan for a large bowl and 13 for a small bowl.”
Lin Dongxue kicked him underneath the table. How could he still make jokes in this situation? Later, when Lin Qiupu looks at the interrogation records, who knows what he'd say.
Zhang Hao raised his head. ”Do you have cigarettes?”
Chen s.h.i.+ walked over, gave him a cigarette, and Zhang Hao exhaled. Zhang Hao looked at the cigarette in his hand. ”I can answer these questions one by one. I don't know anything about the bones being burned. In fact, I didn't even know that it existed at all. I bought the freezer two years ago because the original one wasn't cold anymore. You can ask the clerks. Because it was broken, we weren't in business for a few days. Why did I put it in front of the wall? You've seen the layout of my shop. One side is where the customers sit, one is the bench, and one is the cash register...” He gestured with his hands. ”The freezer can only be placed there! Also, as for human meat being mixed with beef paste, I don't know how you guys have imagined it. I haven't thought about it and I definitely didn't do it. But, I do admit that I'm not using beef in my shop.”
”What kind of meat is it then?”
”Pork, lamb, duck, and chicken.”
”Did I hear that right? Lamb is more expensive than beef.”
”This is the recipe of our store. The taste of the mixed meat is the best, and lamb accounts for about one-tenth.”
”So, how much do the other meats account for?” Chen s.h.i.+ asked with interest.
Lin Dongxue kicked him again. To be actually caring about the making of beef b.a.l.l.s, she was speechless. She said, ”I just talked with your wife for a bit. She said that your relations.h.i.+p with your father has been bad and that you grew up in a domestic violence environment. Can this be regarded as a motive for crime?”
”I would like to ask who wasn't subject to domestic violence if they were born in the 80s? You have to kill your father if you've been subjected to domestic violence? Wouldn't China's aging population problem long been solved then?”
The two exchanged looks with each other. They didn't expect this guy to be so tight-lipped. It was time to show the decisive evidence. Chen s.h.i.+ said, ”Your father disappeared two years ago, right?”
”Yes!”
”So why are the bones in the wall your father's?” He showed Zhang Hao the doc.u.ment. ”This is the DNA identification result. It's been confirmed that it's your father. What else can you say?”