Chapter 123: Capturing Fei Ku's Web

  The sky gradually darkened, and when the last ray of light disappeared, a black shadow emerged from the foot of the mountain. Zhang Jun's eyesight was extraordinary, and he could see people's faces from afar, his heart stirred.

  The person who came was actually the deputy captain of the criminal investigation team. He had seen this person before, and he had followed Zhuo Bin's orders, named Lian Fang.

  Lian Fang arrived outside the stone house and shouted: "Mao Er, why don't you light the lamp?"

  The door of the stone house was suddenly opened, and a man with a red birthmark on his neck walked out. He smiled and said, "Fang Ge, I've been waiting for you for half a day. I didn't light the lamp because I was afraid of attracting people."

  Two people stood at the door talking, Lian Fang took out a cigarette and handed one to Mao Er. Mao Er lit his cigarette and asked: "Fang Ge, what's going on this time?"

  Lian Fang said: "It's no big deal, let you take care of yourself."

  Zhang Jun hid not far away, quietly opening the recorder he carried with him, recording the conversation between the two people without missing a single word. This recorder was given to him by Shen Rong, of high quality and easy to operate.

  Mao Er's tone was relaxed: "Easy, tell me who it is, and I'll take care of it within three days."

  Lian Fang changed the subject and said: "Mao Er, how's the locksmith business? Is it good or bad?"

  "It's okay, I can earn 300-500 yuan every day, thanks to your care, Brother Fang. In the past, I couldn't even earn 100 yuan." Mao Er said gratefully.

  "You're not young anymore, why don't you have a child?" Jian Fang said, seemingly very concerned about him.

  "It's too much trouble to have kids, and what I do can't be seen in the light of day. When I've made my fortune and washed my hands clean, then I'll have a son, haha, and by that time you can acknowledge Brother Fang as his godfather." Mao Er said with a smile.

  Lian Fang sighed inwardly. This Mao Er was extremely obedient, simply his right-hand man. He didn't want to kill him like this, but had no choice but to follow orders.

  "Fang Ge, is it worth running all the way to the back mountain just for this? You could have just made a phone call." Mao Er asked casually.

  Lian Fang said, "A careful sailor can sail for ten thousand years. We must be cautious in what we do." He then turned to Mao Er and said, "Go inside and light the lamp, let's eat and chat at the same time."

  When Lianfang arrived, she was carrying two bottles of wine and some familiar dishes. Mao Er also brought some wine and dishes, a habit the two had developed over the years - whenever they went to the back mountain, they would always bring something to eat and drink.

  After entering the house, Mao Er closed the door tightly, and only a very small amount of light could penetrate out.

  Inside the house, a candle was lit, and on a simple willow wood table were all sorts of dishes, as well as wine cups and chopsticks. Mao Er poured a full cup of wine for Lian Fang, laughing: "Fang Ge, let's take the lead, just the two of us."

  Zhang Jun hung up his phone and walked a little further away before dialing Zhuo Bin's number.

  As soon as the phone was connected, Zhuo Bin immediately asked: "Officer Zhang, how's the situation on your end? Lao Tong said you might have a lead."

  Zhang Jun said in a low voice, "Director Zhuo, the suspect Mao Erzheng and Deputy Captain Lian Fang of the Criminal Investigation Brigade are together. Listening to their conversation, they should have been cooperating for some time."

  Zhuo Bin was shocked. Lian Fang, a key member of the criminal investigation team, had some remarkable detective skills and he had always held him in high regard. Could it be that he was a mole? He composed himself and said in a low voice: "Officer Zhang, keep an eye on him for now, don't make any rash moves, I'll bring people over right away!"

  Originally, Zhuo Bin wouldn't have personally taken on this case, but since it involved someone from the police station, he had to take it seriously. Because in his heart, he was clear that this case was a big deal and might even be related to the deputy county head's son if things didn't go well.

  Zhang Jun then told Zhuo Bin the location and hung up the phone to return to the vicinity of the stone house, using his clairvoyant ability to monitor the situation inside.

  At this moment, Mao Er and Lian Fang were still drinking and chatting about old times. He then moved to the door, continuing to record their conversation with a recorder, the sound clearly passing through the gap in the door.

  During this time, the two men talked about two cases, both of which were instructed by Lian Fang to have Mao Er commit murder or injury, and mentioned specific people and events. In addition, they also mentioned "Qiang Zong", Zhang Jun speculated that it might be Zhou Zi Qiang.

  "Boss Fang, it's still the rich who can afford to be generous. Look at General Qiang, he just says one word and we have to work ourselves to death for him. He only needs to give us a tiny bit of his wealth." Mao Er said with some intoxication.

  "Even if you have money, you can't compare to the vice county head's family background." Lian Fang said with narrowed eyes, "In this world, there is no such thing as fairness and justice, whoever has power and money is the greatest."

  The two chatted for a long time, and after more than half an hour, Mao Er was already seven parts drunk, while Lian Fang remained very sober, constantly persuading Mao Er to drink.

  After another ten or so minutes, Mao Er was already drunk and incoherent, suddenly falling asleep with a loud snore on the wooden table.

  At this time, Lian Fang slowly stood up from his waist and pulled out a dagger, with a fierce light in his eyes, staring at Mao Er's neck, then fiercely stabbed down.

  Suddenly, the wooden door was smashed to pieces, and a strong gust of wind blew in. Lian Fang felt a numbness in her wrist, the dagger flew out of her hand, at the same time, she felt a sharp pain in her stomach, bent forward with her head down, and let out a muffled groan.

  He struggled to lift his head and saw Zhang Jun's icy face, asking in surprise: "Is it you?"

  Zhang Jun kicked him to the ground with one foot and said coldly, "I've been listening outside for half a day. Jian Fang, you have a big nerve, colluding with the murderer, doing so many cases, and shooting you ten times is not enough!"

  Lian Fang was suddenly frightened pale, "Plop" sound and knelt down: "Officer Zhang! You spare my life, let me off!"

  Zhang Jun: "Oh? How am I supposed to let you off?"

  Lian Fang thought there was still a chance, so he hastily said: "I'll give you money, a lot of money!" He anxiously said, "In these years I've been doing things for Zhou Ziqiang, and I've saved over 10 million yuan. I'll give it all to you! And also, Mao Er has tens of millions on hand too, I'll give that to you as well!"

  Zhang Jun's expression remained unchanged, and he said calmly: "The money is indeed a lot. But I still have questions to ask you."

  "You ask, you ask, I'll tell you everything, just let me go." said Jian Fang.

  Zhang Jun's recorder was still on, and he asked at this time: "Why did you want to kill Mao Er?"

  "It was Zhou Ziqiang who made me do it. After I told him about your investigation into Mao Er, he had me get rid of Mao Er." said Lian Fang.

  "Was it Mao Er who killed the old couple poisoned by coal gas?"

  "Yes, it was Mao Ergou who did it. The old couple refused to relocate and were affecting the progress of the project, so they killed them."

  Zhang Jun asked a series of questions again, almost every matter was related to Zhou Ziqiang, mentioning the criminal process, and asked for more than 20 minutes.

  "After asking the last question, he said calmly: 'Lian Fang, good and evil have finally been rewarded, you can keep your money for yourself.'"

  Lian Fang was stunned and trembled with her voice: "Officer Zhang, you..."

  At this time, a chaotic footsteps came from outside the stone house, and a group of police rushed in. The first one was Zhuo Bin. His face was dark, and as soon as he entered, he stared at Lian Fang: "You son of a bitch! You finally showed up!"