182: Professional spy killer, still nowhere to hide

Twelve suspects.

The moment Gao Ze heard that, his face twitched uncontrollably.

It was not easy to find the murderer from twelve suspected people; just investigating each person's background and identity was a huge project.

He understood where Team Leader Liu Wenzhong’s dark circles came from.

"Why are these twelve people suspected, and have there been any findings?"

"They are suspected because ricin can cause death within one or two minutes to an hour, and these twelve people all went to Zhu Zhirong’s private room or had contact with him before his death."

"Findings? How could there be any findings? If there were, I would have already apprehended the murderer."

Liu Wenzhong sighed and shook his head, saying, "Our police team spent a lot of effort investigating these twelve people, but we found that either they had no motive for the crime or they were very normal people. We didn't find any valuable clues."

"The only person with the most suspicion is the bar owner, Fan Wenhao!"

"Is that so? What about the investigation into Li Hao?"

"Our police team investigated Li Hao. He is someone who is outwardly fierce but inwardly timid, loves vanity, and usually talks big. If he were actually asked to kill someone, the possibility is very low."

Liu Wenzhong said, "Moreover, according to our investigation, Li Hao and the deceased Zhu Zhirong did not have contact for long; they only started interacting this month."

After they met, Zhu Zhirong took Li Hao to the Spring and Scenery Bar to play four or five times. According to the bar's bartenders and mixologists, their relationship seemed very good; one could say they were very compatible."

"Is that so?"

A series of clues flashed through Gao Ze's mind, making him vaguely feel that something seemed to be wrong.

"Li Hao said that the deceased Zhu Zhirong told him that a note with 'The sins on your body can only be cleansed by death' appeared in his pocket. Do you know about this?"

"We know about this!"

Liu Wenzhong nodded and said, "However, we did not find this note in the deceased Zhu Zhirong's pocket, wallet, or other places."

Li Hao showed us the note in his pocket. It was printed, and the bar was crowded, making it impossible to trace who gave him the note."

Gao Ze asked, "It's normal that it's impossible to trace in a bar environment, but you investigated Li Hao and sent two police officers to stake out Li Hao. Do you think the handwriting on the note is real?"

Liu Wenzhong said solemnly, "It is real!"

"Why?"

This result greatly exceeded Gao Ze's expectations, and Liu Wenzhong's expression was surprisingly solemn.

"Because the two police officers I sent said that when they were secretly staking out near Li Hao's home, they felt like they were being watched."

Liu Wenzhong said, "They are well-trained criminal police officers with seven or eight years of experience in criminal investigation. When they disguise themselves, it's very difficult for ordinary people to spot them, let alone discover their stakeout traces and make them feel like they are being watched."

"So they think someone really wants to kill Li Hao, and I trust my colleagues' judgment."

That's why when Li Hao quietly slipped away and came to his sister's place, I immediately brought people here."

"How strange!"

Gao Ze's heart gradually grew heavy, and he suddenly felt that there were many more suspicious points.

To be able to detect the traces of two professional criminal police officers and make them feel watched, it shows that the person who wants to kill Li Hao is also professionally trained.

Then think about ricin.

It is usually chosen as a professional poisonous weapon by international intelligence agents.

Could the person who killed the deceased Zhu Zhirong be a professional killer?

But if Zhu Zhirong was involved with a killer, why would there be that note?

"Team Leader Liu, I have another question. Have you investigated whether Li Hao and the deceased Zhu Zhirong committed any heinous crimes at university?"

Li Hao and the deceased Zhu Zhirong were university classmates, and both received the 'sin' note. Gao Ze was wondering if their sins occurred at university.

"Officer Gao, our police team has investigated the direction of investigation you suspect."

"Five or six years ago, Li Hao and the deceased Zhu Zhirong studied at Donghai University of Science and Technology. We went to Donghai University of Science and Technology and asked their teachers from back then."

Liu Wenzhong said, "According to those teachers and class advisors, the deceased Zhu Zhirong and Li Hao were classmates in the same major, but they didn't have much interaction at the time."

Zhu Zhirong came from a wealthy family in Donghai. He did not do anything heinous at university. On the contrary, he was usually generous, righteous to his classmates, and would always step up to help when classmates had difficulties. Therefore, Zhu Zhirong was very popular among his classmates at that time.

At that time, many girls pursued him, but Zhu Zhirong rejected them all."

As for Li Hao, there's not much to say about him. He was timid, often hid in his dorm, wasn't keen on participating in class activities, and liked to surf the internet. Classmates and teachers generally had an average opinion of him, but as far as they knew, he also didn't do anything heinous at university."

"Later, Li Hao's sister, Lili, made a lot of money, and as her younger brother, Li Hao's mentality inflated, and he ended up doing many unethical things!"

Neither of them had committed 'sinful' acts at university!

So why did both of them receive the sin note?

Gao Ze's thoughts raced, and he asked, "Team Leader Liu, you've investigated the twelve suspects at the bar. Do you know their pasts, and if any of them had the experience of attending the same school as Li Hao and the deceased Zhu Zhirong?"

If Li Hao and Zhu Zhirong are both fine, could the problem lie with the suspects?

"No!"

Liu Wenzhong shook his head and said, "None of these twelve suspects attended Donghai University of Science and Technology."

Gao Ze: "........"

If Li Hao and the deceased Zhu Zhirong have no problems, and the twelve suspects also have no problems, then why are there sin notes?

Could it be that Zhu Zhirong was really killed by a professional killer organization?

If that's the case,

why didn't the killer kill Li Hao as well at that time?

After all, it would just be a little more ricin.

"Officer Gao, this is the first time I've seen such a distressed expression on your face."

Watching Gao Ze's furrowed brows, Liu Wenzhong realized that even Gao Ze, who was always capable, had encountered an unsolvable problem.

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