241: Interrogation of the Li family

After Li Kangsheng heard Liang Yuzhu say this, his tightly furrowed brow finally relaxed. He forced a smile and sincerely thanked Officer Liang, "Thank you for your hard work, Officer Liang! With Officer Liang here, I feel much more at ease."

Liang Yuzhu had recently gained considerable fame in the City for solving several major cases, and Li Kangsheng was aware of her.

When he saw that it was Liang Yuzhu who had come to his villa to investigate the missing painting, he was quite happy, thinking he wouldn't have to bear the risk of the painting being lost.

Now, hearing Liang Yuzhu say that they had already found clues and would soon be able to solve the case, Li Kangsheng immediately wished he could worship Liang Yuzhu.

After Liang Yuzhu finished speaking, she had been observing Li Kangsheng, wanting to see if he was truly the one orchestrating all of this.

However, she did not see any abnormalities on Li Kangsheng's face. His actions and words indicated that he was very anxious about the painting being lost.

Of course, Liang Yuzhu, having solved so many cases, did not dismiss her suspicion of Li Kangsheng based on just a few words from him.

After all, everything could be an act, and Li Kangsheng, who had been fighting in the business world for decades, was even more likely to be a seasoned actor. She still felt that Li Kangsheng was highly suspicious.

"Mr. Li, you are too kind. This is what we are supposed to do."

Li Kangsheng said with some lingering fear, "Officer Liang, after you find the painting, I think I'll just donate it directly to the museum. This painting is too precious, and I feel I can't protect it."

Li Kangsheng's initial plan was to exhibit the famous painting at the banquet tonight, and then hand it over to the museum tomorrow.

Who knew that before he could even show it to everyone, the painting was stolen? His wish to display it to the public was not fulfilled.

Now, after a night of turmoil, Li Kangsheng was also a bit tired.

He thought that since the painting had no affinity with him, Li Kangsheng, he might as well donate it directly. While earning a good reputation for the Li family, it also saved him a lot of trouble.

Moreover, he heard that antiques unearthed from ancient tombs carried some evil.

He hadn't even had a chance to display it before such an incident occurred. At this moment, Li Kangsheng thought that this ancient painting absolutely could not be kept any longer.

Liang Yuzhu, who was originally wondering if Li Kangsheng was the one behind all of this, was suddenly stunned when she heard his request.

Even Lan Zijun on the side was a bit surprised, "President Lan, wasn't the purpose of Mr. Li holding the banquet tonight to exhibit the famous painting? Why are you donating it so quickly?"

Hearing this, Li Kangsheng couldn't help but smile bitterly, "I'm making President Lan laugh. When I first planned tonight's banquet, I did intend to show off the tang dynasty famous painting I acquired by chance in front of everyone."

"But the incident tonight made me realize that this painting probably doesn't like me doing that. Therefore, I think I should follow the ancient painting's wishes and hand it over directly to the museum. This can also be considered a contribution I'm making to our City."

"Besides, I had already planned to donate this painting to the museum. Doing it now is just doing it earlier."

"It's just that if you want to see this famous painting in the future, you'll probably have to go to the museum."

The three people present heard Li Kangsheng say this and finally believed that he truly intended to donate the famous painting from the very beginning.

Even Liang Yuzhu felt a touch of shock, "Mr. Li, please rest assured, we will do our utmost to find the famous painting as soon as possible. Perhaps when the famous painting is found, Mr. Li will still have a chance to display it in front of others."

Li Kangsheng just took what Liang Yuzhu said as polite talk and didn't take it to heart.

"Then I'll trouble Captain Liang."

Unable to get any useful information from Li Kangsheng, Liang Yuzhu showed no dissatisfaction. After asking him a few more questions, she let him leave and then instructed her subordinates to find Li Wenbin.

Li Wenbin was still very enthusiastic when he saw the three of them, "Captain Liang, is there new progress in the case?"

Earlier, Li Wenbin had accompanied Liang Yuzhu and the others to the garden, and he had also seen the empty frog mascot costume there. It was normal for him to ask Liang Yuzhu this. Liang Yuzhu did not deliberately hide anything and nodded.

"Yes, we just checked the surveillance and found someone secretly walking into the garden. We are currently investigating who that person is, and we believe we will know who that person is very soon."

Hearing Liang Yuzhu say this, Li Wenbin's eyes immediately lit up, and he became a little excited.

"Really? That's wonderful. Father will definitely be very happy to hear this news."

Liang Yuzhu nodded and asked again, "Mr. Li, could you give me a list of the Li family's servants? Also, a list of guests who usually have more contact with the Li family."

Hearing this, Li Wenbin nodded without hesitation, "No problem, I will collect the relevant information for you right away."

Liang Yuzhu asked a few more unimportant questions and then let Li Wenbin leave.

Afterwards, Liang Yuzhu personally questioned the Li family's servants and guests who were more familiar with the Li family based on Li Wenbin's list.

It wasn't until she had questioned everyone that Liang Yuzhu leaned back in her chair, exhausted, and let out a long sigh.

In fact, the process of solving a case is very hard. When she's busy, she doesn't even have time to eat or sleep, but Liang Yuzhu enjoys such busyness. Therefore, although she was very tired, she never complained about being exhausted.

While Liang Yuzhu was questioning, Su Yue and Lan Zijun also knew that they should not interrupt her train of thought at this time.

It wasn't until Liang Yuzhu stopped writing that Lan Zijun curiously asked, "Liang Yuzhu, who do you think among these people is more suspicious?"

Hearing this, Liang Yuzhu picked up the statements she had just gotten from her subordinates, which they had recorded for Li Kangsheng and others, and shook her head.

"From the statements and their demeanor, none of them seem like the person who stole the painting."

Seeing Liang Yuzhu frown because of her question, Lan Zijun couldn't help but frown as well.

She couldn't help but sigh, "Solving cases is indeed much harder than doing business. These people are better actors than the last."

Hearing this, Su Yue couldn't help but nod in agreement, "Indeed, you can know a person's face but not their heart. Until the truth is revealed, we won't know who the real culprit is."

Remembering the statements, Su Yue couldn't help but ask curiously, "Captain Liang, were everyone's statements the same?"

Liang Yuzhu quickly shook her head, "Impossible to be the same. Human memory is limited. Even for the same event, there will always be differences in what is said each time."

Lan Zijun and the others dared not touch the statements, as they were part of Police's case files and would generally not be easily shown to ordinary people.

The fact that they could accompany Liang Yuzhu and participate in the investigation was already due to Liang Yuzhu's good relationship with them, and Su Yue had also provided important information to Police, which is why they could enjoy such treatment.

As for something as important as statements, they naturally would not easily look at them, so they did not know whether the content these people said twice was the same or not.

However, Lan Zijun did remember something, "Speaking of which, every time Li Wenbin answered questions, he would think very little. It was as if..."

Lan Zijun hesitated, unable to find the words to describe his abnormality for a moment.

Su Yue finished Lan Zijun's sentence, "As if he had memorized them beforehand and answered fluently?"

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Lan Zijun's eyes immediately lit up, and she nodded, "Yes! That's it. It's as if he had already guessed what questions Liang Yuzhu was going to ask, so he answered very easily every time."

Su Yue mentioned another possibility, "But it's also possible that he has a good memory, which is why he can react so quickly. It's not like there are no such geniuses in the world."

After Su Yue's reminder, Lan Zijun also nodded, "That's true. It is said that one of the reasons Mr. Li dotes on him so much is because Li Wenbin is very smart. It's possible that he has a good memory."

Although Lan Zijun explained it this way, the three people present actually held a skeptical thought in their hearts because of the possibility Lan Zijun raised.

Liang Yuzhu also began to seriously compare Li Wenbin's two statements.

Soon, Liang Yuzhu's face turned somewhat dark.

Lan Zijun had been observing Liang Yuzhu's reaction. She immediately noticed her best friend's abnormality and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? Did you find something unusual in his statement?"

Liang Yuzhu nodded heavily, "Yes."

Under Su Yue and Lan Zijun's expectant gazes, Liang Yuzhu said solemnly, "Li Wenbin's two statements were almost identical."

Hearing this, Su Yue raised her eyebrows, a little surprised, "I didn't expect Li Wenbin, who looks so refined, to have the habit of memorizing statements."

Lan Zijun heard Su Yue's sarcasm towards Li Wenbin and echoed, "Perhaps even his outward gentleness is just an act."

Liang Yuzhu recalled Li Wenbin's composure when he faced her just now and couldn't help but feel startled.

"If Li Wenbin was the one who stole the painting, then his acting skills are truly impressive. I didn't see any abnormality on his face at all."

One should know that because Li Wenbin knew they had found the frog mascot costume in the garden, Liang Yuzhu had also, as usual, used the information found from the surveillance to deceive Li Wenbin.

And he had acted very normally at the time, not showing any flaws, so Liang Yuzhu had temporarily removed him from suspicion.

As a result, they now discovered that Li Wenbin was actually memorizing statements. This was another significant discovery in the case.

If Li Wenbin didn't have a guilty conscience, why would he memorize statements for no reason?

Clearly, he must be hiding something!

Just as Liang Yuzhu was about to re-investigate Li Wenbin, there was a knock on the door.

Su Yue went to open the door and found the servant who had pushed the display case to the center of the stage standing outside.

He was a little surprised and, while stepping aside, asked curiously, "Why are you here? Haven't you already given your statement just now?"

Liang Yuzhu also looked up at the person who had come at the same time Su Yue spoke. She was also a little surprised to see who it was.

The servant was a bit flustered, but his eyes were very firm.

"Sorry, Captain Liang, I hesitated for a long time, but I finally decided to tell you about this. I hope you can be lenient with me considering I'm voluntarily informing you."

As soon as Liang Yuzhu heard the servant say this, she immediately realized that what the other party was saying might have important significance for solving the case.

However, she did not respond directly but said coolly, "First tell me what else you have been hiding. Then I will also proactively explain to the judge that you came forward voluntarily."

Hearing Liang Yuzhu say this, the servant's already pale face turned even whiter.

He was a bit anxious, "Captain Liang, I really didn't mean to hide it. It's just that things happened too suddenly just now, and I momentarily forgot about that matter. Please, please consider that I'm telling you the moment I remembered, and ask the judge to spare me!"

However, Liang Yuzhu just shook her head firmly, "Sorry, I don't have the authority to decide your fate. Everything must be judged by the judge."

Seeing that the servant seemed too scared to say anything more, Liang Yuzhu softened her tone a little.

"However, you don't need to worry. As long as you tell me what you know truthfully, the matter won't be too serious."

"But if you keep choosing to conceal it and not report it, then no one can save you."

Hearing Liang Yuzhu say this, the servant, who had been hesitating whether to speak, was immediately so frightened that his body trembled.

Finally, he gritted his teeth and told Liang Yuzhu what he had noticed before the banquet began.

"Captain Liang, Mr. Li assigned me to guard the ancient painting today. In the evening, I couldn't help but go to the restroom because I drank too much water. When I came back, I saw a frog mascot costume passing by not far away."

"At first, I thought it was just a coincidence, but it wasn't until I heard you police investigating a frog mascot costume just now that I suddenly remembered this matter."

"I also told Captain Liang immediately, and I hope Captain Liang can be lenient with me because I came forward voluntarily and not arrest me. I have elderly parents and young children, I cannot go in."

Liang Yuzhu was a little surprised and couldn't help but press, "What time was that?"

The servant was racking his brain trying to get Liang Yuzhu to spare him and was a bit stunned when she suddenly asked this.

"Huh?"

Liang Yuzhu repeated, "What time was it when you went to the restroom?"

The servant didn't know why Liang Yuzhu was asking him the time, but he still told her obediently.

"5:38 PM. My friend had just sent me a message at that time, so I remember it clearly."

Su Yue asked, "Did you notice anything unusual about the ancient painting when you came back?"

When talking about his work, the servant was clearly much more excited than before.

He shook his head vigorously, "No! The reason Mr. Li assigned me to guard the ancient painting all the time is because I am serious and responsible."

"I was also worried that the ancient painting might suffer an accident while I was in the restroom, so I only took two minutes before returning to my post."

"After that, I also carefully checked the anti-theft settings around the ancient painting and found no abnormalities. The ancient painting hadn't changed either. I even checked the surveillance just in case, and I didn't find any abnormalities."

Hearing how serious and responsible the servant was, Su Yue couldn't help but praise him, "I didn't expect you to be quite responsible."

The servant was also a little proud, "That's right! Otherwise, Mr. Li wouldn't have assigned me to protect the ancient painting."

Thinking that the ancient painting had already been stolen by this time, the servant's original pride turned into fear.

He asked worriedly, "Captain Liang, I have told you everything I forgot. Can you spare me since I haven't lied to you?"

Liang Yuzhu did not answer his question but asked him, "Do you remember what the build of the person wearing the frog mascot costume was like?"

The servant shook his head, "The clothes are so thick, how could I know what the build of the person inside was like. However..."

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