Chapter 315 — Cornered

And if Yang Yanzhou had not killed him, then that settled it. Still, since Yang Shuoxuan was half inside the system, Captain Zhang stopped concealing anything: "Mr. Yang, to be frank with you, I'm under tremendous pressure. Sui Yuejin was a notable figure in Jingshan; his being shot dead so suddenly—if this case isn't solved quickly, you see... could you perhaps—"

"Oh?" Yang Xutang caught that Captain Zhang had trailed off mid-sentence, as if hedging, and smiled. "Officer Zhang, just speak plainly. You should know my father-in-law—Chen Fei of the Songjiang Police Station. So in a manner of speaking, I'm one of your people too. If there's anything you need my help with, just say it."

"Oh? Director Chen is Mr. Yang's—" Officer Zhang was rather surprised; he had not expected Yang Ce to have such a connection.

"His daughter, Chen Shutang, was my high school classmate. We went to the same university." Yang Hengye smiled. "So, Officer Zhang, speak plainly."

"So that's how it is. Then we're all one family! Since Mr. Yang puts it that way, I'll speak plainly." Officer Zhang had previously been wary of Yang Juehuan's status, not knowing what sort of temper Yang Juehuan had, and had not dared speak too plainly. But now that Yang Duoji had said as much himself, there was no need to beat around the bush. "It's like this, Mr. Yang: if the shooting of Sui Yuejin has nothing to do with you, then since you were at the scene, you must have some clues? And if this matter really does involve you, then Mr. Yang, could you explain it to my superiors—have your people take the case over, and spare me from racking my brains trying to solve it."

"This matter has nothing to do with me—I can tell you that for certain." Yang Yanzhou said, "I went to see Sui Yuejin because I wanted him to do something for me. There was an element of threat in it, but I had no need to kill him. As for what it was, I can't say. I ask Officer Zhang's indulgence."

Officer Zhang would not press him on what Yang Yongjin meant to say—who knew whether it was classified? But since Yang Ce said it had nothing to do with him, Officer Zhang's head began to ache. "Actually, here's the situation: the surveillance footage from the Sui Group was taken away, and we have no leads in this case at all. But this morning, a sanitation worker picked up a videotape by the roadside—it shows Mr. Yang going to the Sui Group... That's why we came looking for you."

"A videotape? Picked up on the road?" Yang Xutang repeated the officer's words, his brow knitting at once. "The Sui Group's surveillance system uses videotapes as its storage medium?"

"No, a hard drive. By the time we got there, the hard drive had already been removed," Officer Zhang said.