What troubled Li Lisen even more was that he knew Lao Qiming had a grudge against Su Ming!

Could it be that Su Ming killed Lao Qiming?

After some thought, Li Lisen didn't call Su Ming immediately. Instead, he dialed the local police station to understand the situation.

After gathering information, Li Lisen understood the whole story.

Lao Qiming was covered in injuries, with two stab wounds on one leg, but none was fatal.

What was fatal was that a car directly crashed into and killed Lao Qiming!

There was absolutely no surveillance at the scene, so the perpetrator could not be determined, and the car was a zero-cost van!

Currently, the armed police squad is investigating the case, tracking the whereabouts of the vehicle.

Li Lisen rubbed his head, feeling a headache!

Being killed by a van was clearly intentional homicide, yet he didn't want to assume Su Ming was involved.

After all, he had a deep friendship with Su Ming, and he was grateful that Su Ming helped him earn a first-class merit and secure the position of bureau chief.

After thinking, Li Lisen decided to call Lao Ming using his private number, but no one answered.

Feeling somewhat helpless, Li Lisen stopped calling and gently sighed.

Just then, his private phone rang unexpectedly upon seeing the caller ID; it was the Executive Deputy Mayor Sheng Dashan using his private number.

Li Lisen was startled; not only did the provincial office call, now even the Executive Deputy Mayor was calling.

It was understandable why Yang Zhiming from the provincial office called, given his closeness to Lao Qiweng, but why was the Executive Deputy Mayor calling?

He quickly answered politely: "Mayor Sheng, is there something you'd like to discuss?"

Sheng Dashan straightforwardly said: "This morning, an incident occurred; the deceased is Lao Qiweng, brother of the chairman of Wendong Group, Lao Qiming. I know a bit about the case and I'm acquainted with the deceased. This incident happened near Tianlun's residence, and rumors would negatively affect the situation."

Li Lisen immediately understood Sheng Dashan's implication and promptly said: "Mayor Sheng, rest assured, our police department will solve the case swiftly, providing you and the public with an explanation."

Sheng Dashan stated directly: "You might have misunderstood me. There seems to be something hidden in this case. Don't feel pressured because the deceased is Lao Qiweng's brother; you should investigate thoroughly, gather enough evidence, not wrong an innocent or let a criminal go!"

Upon hearing this, Li Lisen instantly realized Sheng Dashan was leaning in favor of Su Ming.

Li Lisen also intended to side with Su Ming.

Thinking it over, Li Lisen said directly: "There are no surveillance cameras at the scene, so we don't know who the perpetrator is."

"Yes, don't arrest randomly due to Wendong Group's pressure. I have something else to attend to; I'll hang up now." Sheng Dashan concluded and hung up.

Though Li Lisen served as deputy mayor and concurrently police chief, he didn't enter the city party standing committee.

However, Sheng Dashan was a seasoned member of the party standing committee, a figure with influence among the top few in the city.

Thus, Li Lisen respected him greatly.

After an investigation, Li Lisen discovered that Sheng Tianlun lived nearby the crime scene, and at that time, Lao Qiming was not driving.

Under normal circumstances, if Lao Qiming visited Sheng Tianlun's house, he would definitely drive!

Could Lao Qiming's death have no connection to Su Ming but to Sheng Tianlun?

Upon this thought, cold sweat broke out on Li Lisen's forehead!

Yet, outwardly, Sheng Tianlun and Lao Qiming appeared to be good friends; he seemed to have no motive to kill!

At this moment, the phone on Li Lisen's desk rang again.

It was the captain of the criminal police team, Sun Licheng, calling: "Chief Li, someone reported discovering two bodies in the Celestial Deformed Temple at Celestial Deformed Mountain. Both were killed with a single fatal stab, one to the heart and another to the carotid artery, indicating the killer was a well-trained expert."

"I understand. I'll head to the scene immediately." Li Lisen said, then dashed to Celestial Deformed Temple without delay.

At this moment, the desolate area was already cordoned off, and there were many police present at the scene.

As Li Lisen's car stopped, the captain of the criminal police team Sun Licheng hurried over respectfully: "Chief Li, you arrived!"

Li Lisen nodded solemnly and entered, immediately seeing two lifeless corpses.

After examination, he asked: "Have you identified these two men yet?"

Wu Da replied promptly: "Yes, both were fugitives, each with a murder case on their record."

Li Lisen instantly sensed the bizarreness of the situation.

Two murder suspects died in such a remote place; it felt unsettling and inexplicable.

After contemplating for a while, Li Lisen said: "Everyone, stay focused on the investigation. We must bring the perpetrator to justice."

"Yes, Chief Li." Wu Da responded respectfully.

"Alright, I have other matters to attend to. I'll go handle them now." Li Lisen said.

"Chief Li, go ahead. I can manage things here." Wu Da replied.

Li Lisen got into his car, lit a cigarette, and pondered!

He ascended from the criminal investigation field, climbing from the grassroots level; he understood the mindset of people at the base the best.

He felt the three deaths might be interconnected, but it was unclear who was right or wrong.

After Li Lisen left, an elderly policeman at Celestial Deformed Temple couldn't help but ask Wu Da: "Captain Wu, why did Chief Li seem so irritated?"

"Shut up, Longcheng witnessed three deaths, and one was Lao Qiweng, brother of Wendong Group's boss; it's natural for the chief to be furious!" Wu Da snapped.

Then Wu Da swiftly began organizing the tasks.

On the other side, after finishing his cigarette, a spark of insight flashed through Li Lisen's mind.

He recalled when Su Ming and the hostess were almost run over; the likely instigator was Lao Qiweng, but the assailant vehemently denied any direction from anyone, and the police found no other evidence.

With this reasoning, Su Ming had enough motive to kill Lao Qiming.

Li Lisen thought back to a case over a decade ago, where Lao Qiweng was merely a second-hand car dealer.

He bullied others in the trade and snatched business from rivals, eventually expanding his operations.

Unexpectedly, he offended a man named Yang Guoqiang.

This Yang Guoqiang was involved with the underworld and certainly wouldn't tolerate Lao Qiweng's harassment, publicly threatening to kill Lao Qiweng.

Surprisingly, while Yang Guoqiang was dining out with a dozen followers, he was shot dead on the spot.

This incident caused a huge sensation nationwide!

Eventually, the authorities formed a special task force to investigate, with law enforcement personnel from Longcheng, Fucheng, and Xia City rapidly arriving to conduct the investigation.

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