Team Liu came over and patted me on the shoulder: "Xiao Chen, thanks to you this time, we were able to successfully capture the fugitive."
I smiled: "Liu is too polite, this is what I should do."
Charlene seemed to have not recovered from the shock, and leaned against me unconsciously.
I explained to Team Liu: "This time I am also helping Xia Lin solve her troubles. She has been harassed a lot recently."
Team Liu nodded knowingly: "When this case is concluded, the bonus will not be less for you."
I don't really care about this. I remember that the reward for Liu Zhijie on the wanted poster was several thousand dollars. Although it was not much, it was still a consolation.
"Let's go, I'll take you back first." I said softly to Charlene who was leaning next to me.
It was already late at night when I returned to the rental house.
Charlene stood at the door and said softly: "Would you like to come in and sit for a while?"
I knew she was proud of her words, but there were other roommates in her dormitory, and it was not convenient for me to go now.
"Let's do it another day!"
After settling down with Charlene, I returned to my room. The lights in the living room had been turned off, and Lin Xiaoyu's door was closed tightly.
I stood in the dark for a moment in silence, and finally did not knock on her door. Some things are not easy to explain.
The next morning, when I got up, Lin Xiaoyu was already preparing to go to the day shift.
We sat at the dining table to have breakfast as usual, and no one mentioned what happened last night.
I just arrived at the takeout station for work and was about to start taking orders when my phone rang.
When I saw that the call was from Captain Liu, I immediately had an ominous premonition.
"Xiao Chen, is it convenient to speak now? There is something else that requires your cooperation." Captain Liu's voice came from the receiver.
I felt nervous: "Team Liu, what's going on?"
"It's about Liu Zhijie's case. When we interrogated and traced the flow of funds, we found some problems that may have implicated you. ...That female friend, Charlene. "
Captain Liu was careful in his words, but I understood who he was referring to. "She needs to come to the police force to cooperate with the investigation and understand some situations. Please inform her, or bring her here."
I know that the "girlfriend" Team Liu mentioned refers to Xia Lin, and now is not the time to correct this misunderstanding.
"What's the specific situation? Will she be okay?" I have to ask clearly first, so I know what's going on.
"Preliminary investigation shows that Liu Zhijie has recently used the stolen money involved in the case to make high-value purchases and rewards on multiple live broadcast platforms. Ms. Xia Lin's live broadcast account is one of the payees, and the amount is not small."
"We need to verify with her the situation of the money and whether she knows about it. This is a standard procedure. You tell her not to be too nervous, but she must come to cooperate and explain the situation." Team Liu explained.
I understand, this is a matter of procedure. Liu Zhijie used stolen money to buy gifts for Xia Lin, and now the police followed the clues and found her.
“Okay, Captain Liu, I understand. I will contact her right away and take her there as soon as possible.” I replied.
Hang up the phone, I know this is a bit troublesome.
Charlene did mention to me before that Liu Zhijie spent a lot of money during her live broadcast and bought tens of thousands of gifts.
I immediately contacted Charlene, she was still working in the hospital.
After I explained the situation, her voice became panicked, but for such a matter involving a case, she could only ask for leave immediately. We arranged to meet at the entrance of her hospital.
When she saw me, she turned pale and grabbed my arm: "Brother Hao, what should I do? Will something happen to me? I didn't even know that it was stolen money!"
I patted her hand and comforted myself: "Don't scare yourself. I just asked you on the phone. The first thing is to return the money that came from improper sources."
"For the specific situation and process, wait until we get to the police station and listen to what Team Liu and the others have to say. Just cooperate actively and make things clear." Along the way, she was silent.
When we arrived at the police station, Team Liu arranged for us to sit down in the interrogation room, while a female police officer was responsible for taking notes.
"Miss Xia, don't be nervous." Team Liu got straight to the point.
"We have verified that the money used by the fugitive Liu Zhijie for rewards on your live broadcast platform is indeed stolen money. According to relevant regulations, it is a necessary procedure to recover such property obtained through criminal means."
He pushed over a printout of the fund flow details: "This is the reward record provided by the platform, totaling 68,000 yuan."
Charlene looked at the list and whispered: "I...I didn't know it was stolen money. After the platform divided the money, I actually didn't have that much money in my hands..."
"We understand this." Team Liu nodded, " We will make a claim based on the actual amount you received.
You need to provide your bank statement or platform income details as proof. Charlene explained: "He only talked to me online and only said that he made money from doing business. He never mentioned what he did specifically. He was very straightforward when paying for gifts. I thought he was just an ordinary... rich fan."
In the following time, Xia Lin, under the guidance of the female police officer, described in detail how she met Liu Zhijie, the content of her online communication and the rewards she received.
As an insider and companion, I also explained in part of the transcript the whole story of Charlene’s previous harassment and our assistance in the arrest.
After finishing the notes and taking fingerprints, Team Liu told us that the next step is to handle the refund according to the procedures. After that, this link basically has nothing to do with Charlene.
We came out of the inquiry room and were walking to the hall when we heard a commotion.
I saw three or four fashionably dressed young girls surrounding the door of another inquiry room not far away. It seemed that they were also anchors.
One of them was particularly excited and raised his voice to the police officer in front of him:
"Why do you want me to refund the money? He voluntarily redeemed the gift! After the platform was drawn, how much was it in my hand? Now you want me to refund it all?"
"I spent so much time and energy eating and drinking with him, but in the end I didn't let him take advantage? Now I just quit, and he slept with me for nothing?"
Before she finished speaking, an older police officer next to her immediately interrupted in a deep voice: "Madam! Watch your words! If your statement just now is true and involves improper exchange of sexual benefits, it may no longer be a simple matter of returning stolen goods, but suspected of prostitution. We need to re-evaluate your situation."
The female anchor's face turned pale in an instant, her arrogance disappeared, and she quickly changed her words: "No...comrade police, I didn't mean that! I'm just angry, talking nonsense! Just eat normally, nothing else! I will refund the money, I will cooperate, I will definitely cooperate!"
Looking at her panicked explanation, Charlene and I looked at each other.
Charlene subconsciously grabbed my arm, "Brother Hao, fortunately I didn't promise him anything, and I told you as soon as possible."
I also knew in my heart that the girl just made a mistake out of desperation, which probably completely complicated a simple matter.
As for us, Charlene's truthful statement and active cooperation seem particularly wise at this moment.
We quickly left the police station without staying too long.