The crackdown on organized crime began with the arrest of the mother-in-law.

Chapter 933 Arrest of Suspect Qin Baosheng

This caught the attention of the forensic investigators at the scene. Could the suspect have touched this fingerprint during the murder of Wang Xiaoyu, leaving it behind? Of course, there were other unfamiliar fingerprints at the crime scene besides this one, but the investigators only found a match on the photo frame. This fingerprint belonged to a young man named Qin Baosheng.

With the relevant information about the other party, locating him was easy; Qin Baosheng was a deliveryman. Therefore, the police focused all their attention on Qin Baosheng.

Based on the autopsy findings, the deceased had been violently assaulted before death. Is it possible that this was a case of impulsive killing driven by lust? This is certainly a very high possibility. Therefore, the police immediately took action against the intelligence officer.

On the same day the incident occurred, Qin Baosheng was already at the Criminal Investigation Detachment.

The incandescent light in the interrogation room of the Criminal Investigation Detachment on the second floor hummed. Qin Baosheng sat awkwardly on the iron chair, his faded courier work clothes stained with a few oil stains, his hands rubbing repeatedly on his knees. Facing Li Ming and Zhang Hui, whose eyes were piercing across the table, his Adam's apple bobbed, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

"Qin Baosheng, explain why your fingerprints are on Wang Xiaoyu's photo frame?" Li Ming pushed the photo frame in front of him from the evidence bag, and the fingerprints marked in red on the photo were clearly visible.

Qin Baosheng looked up abruptly, his eyes wide: "Officer, I'm a deliveryman! I... I delivered this picture frame to her house three days ago!" He hurriedly pulled out his crumpled phone from his pocket, his fingers trembling as he searched: "Look, the order record is still there! Four o'clock on the afternoon of the 28th, same-city express delivery!"

Zhang Hui took the phone and carefully checked the order information: "The sender is listed as 'anonymous,' and the delivery address is indeed Wang Xiaoyu's house. Tell me the details, who received the package?"

“A man opened the door!” Qin Baosheng said rapidly, as if grasping at a straw. “He was in his thirties, wearing a black hoodie, a mask, and a hat, only his eyes were showing. He said Wang Xiaoyu wasn’t home and that I could just leave my things at the door.” He paused, his voice suddenly becoming softer. “But I saw he was acting suspiciously, so I asked him again, ‘Do I need to sign?’ He reluctantly signed, but he only wrote ‘Wang,’ not his full name.”

Li Ming narrowed his eyes: "Since you haven't seen Wang Xiaoyu in person, how can you be sure that the recipient is related to her?"

"Because the address is correct!" Qin Baosheng slapped his thigh anxiously. "And the man said, 'Xiaoyu ordered it, she'll handle it when she gets back.' I thought it was strange at the time, who would let a stranger receive valuable items? But he was in a hurry, and I had other packages to deliver, so I didn't think much of it."

Zhang Hui was quickly jotting down notes in his notebook when he suddenly looked up: "Why is the sender's phone number not in service?"

"How...how would I know!" Qin Baosheng's face turned deathly pale instantly. "Many same-city packages are sent anonymously. We're just responsible for delivering them, not for verifying them." He suddenly remembered something and reached into his pocket: "That's right! I felt something was off at the time, so I took a picture of the recipient's back!" He pulled out a blurry photo, and there was indeed a man wearing a hat in the picture, bending down to pick up a photo frame from the ground.

Li Ming stared at the photo, zooming in on the details: "Are you sure the delivery time is the 28th? The date hasn't been altered?"

"I swear to God!" Qin Baosheng raised his right hand and swore, "The photos have the shooting time on them, you can have the technicians check! Besides, my electric bike ran out of power that day, so I switched to a spare bike, the company's dispatch records can show that!" He wiped the sweat from his face, "I'm just a deliveryman, I deliver seventy or eighty packages a day, there's no reason for me to lie about something like this!"

Li Ming tapped the table: "Don't panic. Think back, did that man have any other distinguishing features? Accent? Build? Any special markings on his body?"

Qin Baosheng looked up, staring blankly at the ceiling. "He spoke with a slight southern accent, was quite tall, probably around 1.8 meters, and walked with a slight pigeon-toed gait. Oh, right!" he suddenly exclaimed excitedly, "He was wearing a silver ring on the little finger of his left hand, and it seemed to be studded with quite a few diamonds. I glanced at it when he signed his name and it looked quite valuable, because men don't usually wear diamond rings, but his seemed to be covered in small diamonds!"

The interrogation lasted three hours, during which Qin Baosheng replayed every detail of that day countless times. From his initial confusion upon receiving the order to the recipient's impatient urging, even the creaking sound of the security door closing, he unearthed it all. As he was leaving, he clung to the iron door of the interrogation room, refusing to let go: "Officers, I really told you everything I knew! You have to believe me!"

Of course, Qin Baosheng is indeed not a criminal suspect. After Qin Baosheng was brought in, blood samples were taken and DNA information was extracted. When the interrogation ended, the results of the comparison between his DNA information and the delayed information found in the deceased's body were also available. The DNA did not belong to Qin Baosheng, which means that the other party is very likely not a criminal suspect. In addition, Qin Baosheng's actions during the time of the incident have also been investigated.

The other party was still delivering goods during the time of the incident, so there was no possibility of them committing the crime. This can be accurately located using GPS information from their car and electric vehicle. Therefore, the clues regarding Zhang Wang Xiaoyu's murder have essentially run out of other valuable leads. However, the information Qin Baosheng mentioned about the man who received packages for Wang Xiaoyu at her home is still very important. This indicates that a man was present at Wang Xiaoyu's house. What is the relationship between this man and Wang Xiaoyu?

All leads regarding the Wang Xiaoyu case are progressing. Everyone worked overtime that night, spending the night in the office. Most people only slept for four or five hours, or even three or four hours. The next morning, Li Ming personally led a team to Haitian Trading Company, which was Wang Xiaoyu's workplace, to investigate Wang Xiaoyu's interpersonal relationships.

Li Ming led two police officers into the office area. The cool air from the central air conditioning mixed with the smell of printer ink hit them. The receptionist saw the police uniforms, and her fingers hurriedly knocked over her coffee cup, the brown liquid spreading dark stains on the registration form.

“We want to find out about the situation from colleagues who are close to Wang Xiaoyu.” Li Ming showed his badge, his eyes sweeping over the white wall covered with performance rankings. The administrative supervisor wiped the sweat from his forehead and came up to him: “Accountant Wang’s workstation is over there. Her best friends Chen Juan and Li Yue are both here today. I’ll call them over right away.”