Chapter 1074 - 1072: Interrogation
The police officer accompanying Lin Chuan and Luo Guoqing immediately recognized who the young man was at a glance.
According to the officer, this young man was named Zhang Xiaolong, nicknamed "Yellow Hair," a notorious hooligan in the West District, previously caught several times for petty theft.
Having caught Zhang Xiaolong for stealing a car, Lin Chuan was definitely going to confront this little thug next.
Inside an internet café on Victory Road in the West District, Zhang Xiaolong and two so-called little brothers were intensely focused on playing games on the computer.
"Damn, hurry up and attack, I'm about to be finished." Zhang Xiaolong shouted at the little brother sitting to his right.
"Boss, I'm attacking, you're the one who's slow." The little brother said, somewhat displeased.
"Damn it, how dare you talk back, if I get finished, you have to give me an item, hurry up and protect me." Zhang Xiaolong stared at the computer, his hands moving across the keyboard.
"Stand up, Zhang Xiaolong." A stern voice echoed behind him.
Zhang Xiaolong and his two little brothers turned around, and quickly stood up, forcing a smile on their faces, "Officer Li."
The officer accompanying Lin Chuan and Luo Guoqing had the surname Li, he glared coldly at Zhang Xiaolong and said, "Stop joking around with me, come, follow me to the station."
Zhang Xiaolong's eyes darted sideways, glancing at Lin Chuan and Luo Guoqing beside Officer Li, he chuckled and said, "Officer Li, we haven't done anything recently, you can't just arrest us."
Officer Li smiled coldly and said, "Whether you've done anything, you know well yourself, come, follow me back to the station." As he spoke, he reached out to grab Zhang Xiaolong.
Zhang Xiaolong spun around, turned in the opposite direction and ran.
He was fast, but Lin Chuan was even faster.
Before Zhang Xiaolong could take two steps, Lin Chuan was standing in front of him, glaring at him coldly.
"Get out of the way." Zhang Xiaolong shouted, throwing his right fist at Lin Chuan.
Dealing with this kind of street thug, Lin Chuan found it was a piece of cake, his right hand moved quickly, using a grappling technique, he seized the thug directly.
"Damn, who are you, wait till I get out and I'll show you something." Zhang Xiaolong said with a fierce look in his eyes, glaring at Lin Chuan.
"Alright, my name is Lin Chuan, feel free to come find me anytime when you get out." Lin Chuan said coldly, laughing.
Upon hearing this name, Zhang Xiaolong's knees went weak, Lin Chuan's name was well-known in Jiangbei City, taking down Northeast Tiger, the Thirteen Grand Protectors, the tales had spread long ago, a small thug like him couldn't afford to provoke him.
"Boss Lin, I'm really, really sorry, I didn't know it was you." Zhang Xiaolong stammered, speaking hesitantly.
Taking Zhang Xiaolong back to the station, Lin Chuan and Luo Guoqing immediately began interrogating him.
"Zhang Xiaolong, what were you doing the night of the Xth?" Lin Chuan asked coldly, glaring at Zhang Xiaolong.
Zhang Xiaolong shivered inside, and said, "On the 20th I, I went to play cards with some buddies."
For these street thugs, entering the station was a common occurrence, naturally they wouldn't easily admit to anything.
Lin Chuan huffed coldly and said, "Zhang Xiaolong, I advise you to tell the truth, otherwise don't blame me for being rude."
"Really, I went to play cards." Zhang Xiaolong seemed a bit more confident, thinking that here in the station, no matter how capable Lin Chuan was he wouldn't dare to mess with him.
Lin Chuan's gaze was locked onto Zhang Xiaolong, with a chilling glare, Zhang Xiaolong felt creeped out, lowered his head, not daring to meet Lin Chuan's eyes.
"I'm asking you one last time, what did you really do?" Lin Chuan shouted sternly.
Zhang Xiaolong kept his head down, still stubbornly said, "I just went to play cards."
Bang...
Lin Chuan slapped the table, stood up, said nothing and went in front of Zhang Xiaolong, lifted his right foot, and kicked the kid over with the chair.
"Police, they're hitting people." Zhang Xiaolong shouted.
Lin Chuan laughed coldly, "Zhang Xiaolong, if you don't speak today, let's see which officer will come to save you. Will you talk?"
Zhang Xiaolong continued to shout loudly.
Lin Chuan was done being polite to him, lifted his foot and kicked Zhang Xiaolong twice on the body, Zhang Xiaolong screamed like a pig being slaughtered, loudly saying, "I'll talk, I'll talk."
"Damn it, without showing you some color, you really think I'm a sick cat." Lin Chuan cursed, then helped Zhang Xiaolong up, walked back to his original position.
With blood trickling from his mouth, Zhang Xiaolong said pathetically, "That night I went to XX Community and stole a car."
"What did you do with the stolen car?" Lin Chuan asked coldly.
Zhang Xiaolong said, "Didn't do anything."
"Zhang Xiaolong, I'm telling you, the car you stole is involved in a murder case, you better tell the truth." Luo Guoqing spoke up.
Zhang Xiaolong shuddered and said, "Two big brothers, I didn't kill anyone. Blackpi made me steal this car. I really don't know what they used it for."
"Who is Blackpi?" Lin Chuan looked at Zhang Xiaolong and asked.
Zhang Xiaolong said, "Blackpi's full name is Xiong Yaoceng. He's a well-known thug in our area."
"Where is he now?" Lin Chuan asked.
"Boss Lin, I haven't seen him these last couple of days. He still owes me two thousand yuan, and I'm looking for him too," Zhang Xiaolong said bitterly.
Luo Guoqing said, "Zhang Xiaolong, I'm telling you, if you don't truthfully tell us Blackpi's whereabouts today, see how we deal with you."
"Two leaders, I really don't know where he is," Zhang Xiaolong hurriedly said, "But today I saw Blackpi's best buddy Chen San. You can go ask him; maybe he knows where Blackpi is."
Lin Chuan and Luo Guoqing exchanged a glance, stood up, and said, "Take us to Chen San."
Just as they were dragging Zhang Xiaolong out of the interrogation room, Officer Li was about to say something when Lin Chuan interrupted, "Officer Li, we're taking Zhang Xiaolong out to find someone. Once we find him, I'll be responsible for bringing him back to the police station."
It seems Officer Li also received orders from above and nodded, saying, "Okay, do you need me to go with you?"
Lin Chuan shook his head and said, "No need, we can handle it ourselves. Thank you, Officer Li."
Chen San's real name is Chen Degui, and he's already in his thirties, not only addicted to drugs but also a compulsive gambler.
Under Zhang Xiaolong's lead, Lin Chuan and Luo Guoqing quickly found Chen San in a residential house.
This house was quite hidden, and Chen San's group of a dozen people were inside gambling, while three or four people were standing guard outside. They seemed familiar with Zhang Xiaolong and greeted him as he approached.
Following Zhang Xiaolong inside the house, it was chaotic and filled with smoke.
"Brother Chen, come out for a moment, someone is looking for you." As they reached the door, Zhang Xiaolong yelled inside to Chen San.
Chen San reluctantly stood up, swearing, "Damn it, my luck is going well, who wants me?"
Once Chen San came out, he glanced at Lin Chuan and Luo Guoqing, whom he didn't know, then turned to Zhang Xiaolong and asked again, "Who is looking for me? Where are they?"
Zhang Xiaolong timidly pointed to Lin Chuan and Luo Guoqing and said, "Brother Chen, it's these two looking for you."
Chen San took out a cigarette, held it in his mouth, and looked sideways at Lin Chuan and Luo Guoqing, asking, "Who are you two, and what do you want from me?"
Lin Chuan coldly stared at Chen San and said, "Where's Blackpi?"
Chen San was about to lose his temper and swear, but Zhang Xiaolong hurriedly whispered in his ear, "Brother Chen, that's Lin Chuan, we can't afford to offend him, you better tell him quickly."
The name Lin Chuan struck fear in Chen San, causing him to shudder; the cigarette in his mouth fell to the ground, and his expression immediately changed to a sly grin, "Ah, it's Boss Lin, my apologies, my apologies."
"Enough with the nonsense, where's Blackpi?" Lin Chuan said, unwilling to waste time with such people.
Chen San said, "I haven't seen Blackpi for two or three days either, so I don't know where he is."
"Is that so?" Lin Chuan's gaze was quite intimidating, glaring at Chen San.
Under Lin Chuan's fierce gaze, Chen San felt his heart tremble, and braced himself, saying, "Boss Lin, I wouldn't dare lie to you. I just heard that a couple of days ago Blackpi drove into someone, killed them, and probably went into hiding."
Judging by Chen San's expression and demeanor, it didn't seem like he was lying. Lin Chuan asked, "Do you know where he might be hiding?"
Chen San pondered for a moment and said, "I can't say for sure, but you can try his hometown. His family is in Xiong Family Village in Xiguan Town."
"Let's go." Lin Chuan knew that asking further wouldn't yield any more clues, then grabbed Zhang Xiaolong and said to Luo Guoqing.
"Boss Lin, please let me go," Zhang Xiaolong pleaded with Lin Chuan on the way back to the police station.
Lin Chuan didn't even acknowledge him and directly returned him to the police station, handing him over to Officer Li. Then he and Luo Guoqing hurried towards Xiguan Town.
Chen San had guessed right; Blackpi had indeed gone into hiding. After Lin Chuan met with Yang Zi that day, Yang Zi knew Lin Chuan would definitely investigate further, so she nervously called Blackpi, urging him to run away and hide for a while.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Blackpi extorted one hundred thousand yuan from Yang Zi and then actually ran back to his hometown with the money.
Yang Zi couldn't trust this rogue and was afraid that once Lin Chuan found him, he would definitely betray her, so she hired two people to follow Blackpi, planning to eliminate him when the chance arose.
In order to get Lin Chuan, Yang Zi was increasingly walking down the path of crime.
By the time Lin Chuan and Luo Guoqing reached Xiguan Town, it was already five in the afternoon.
Xiguan Town is located in West River County in Jiangbei City, and serves as a traffic hub leading to Jiangbei City. Although the town is small, it is quite prosperous.
Upon arriving in Xiguan Town, Lin Chuan and Luo Guoqing stopped their car; they hadn't eaten all day and their stomachs were growling.
They randomly picked a small restaurant, entered, and the owner, a man in his thirties, warmly welcomed them to sit down and asked, "What would you like to eat?"