I Get A Random New Occupation Every Week - Chapter 2380

Chapter 2380: Chapter 2381: Old Affairs from Years Ago Chapter 2380: Chapter 2381: Old Affairs from Years Ago Ma Haiqiang’s smile abruptly stopped, as if time had frozen.

“He’s dead? How is that possible? Isn’t it just a bit of herniated disc?” Ma Haiqiang was excited, “Didn’t they say it was the old man at home who was going to pass away? How did he die too?”

“I’m not sure what exactly happened, the cause of death is still under investigation.” Lin Yi glanced at Ma Haiqiang:

“You seem to know him very well?”

“Of course, I know him well. We’ve known each other for more than forty years.”

Ma Haiqiang sighed, looking a bit dejected.

You could even see his eyes were somewhat red.

“Known each other for more than forty years?”

This news was somewhat unexpected for both of them.

Based on their guess, Ma Haiqiang had opened a small fertilizer factory in Xiangyang Village, and since Fang Daye was previously the village head, there must have been shady dealings and interactions between the two.

This could be inferred from the old lady’s words; if there were no relationships, they wouldn’t likely be eating fox meat together.

But with Ma Haiqiang saying they had known each other for more than forty years, it was quite surprising.

“Tell me about it, what exactly happened, how did you two meet?”

“We were originally fellow villagers living in a place called Jindou Village under Jinling. We grew up in the same village and have known each other for more than forty years, growing up like brothers.”

“And how did you end up coming to Zhong Hai?”

“When we were kids, our family was poor, and on top of that, we weren’t good at studying, we stopped going to school after junior high. Hanging around idle at eighteen or nineteen, we started thinking about going out to make a living.”

“At this time, his family in Xiangyang Village introduced him to his now-wife, Zhang Xuemei, and the two met.”

“From what you’re saying, he ended up marrying into the Zhang family and then settled down here, right? But his son has the same surname as him, which doesn’t seem quite like a reverse marriage situation.”

“Definitely not.” Ma Haiqiang said:

“After they met, they went to work in Zhong Hai. After struggling for over thirty years, it’s a good place, there’s nowhere richer in the country. But neither of them were the trading type. After more than a year of trying, they lost over 2000 yuan they had and out of desperation, had to return home to farm.”

“But at that time, Xiangyang Village was much wealthier than Jindou Village, so the two decided to move back here. That’s pretty much the situation.”

“Don’t just talk about him, talk about yourself.” Gu Yiran said:

“When they went to work in Zhong Hai, you were also grown up, what were you doing then? Just staying in the village?”

“Not really, they went to Zhong Hai, and I went to the Northeast. I had relatives there, so I went to them.”

“And then, did your life take a turn?”

“I was a bit luckier than him, I made a good living in those years and earned quite a bit of money.” Ma Haiqiang sighed:

“But I, indulging in eating, drinking, prostitution, gambling, despite earning a lot, also spent a lot. Plus, with the decline of the Northeast Region in recent years, my business got worse. At that time I heard that Fang Daye had become the village head of Xiangyang Village and was also thinking about attracting investment, then we struck a deal immediately. I sold my properties, brought the money back to the village and started a small fertilizer factory, and life has been quite good these years.”

Gu Yiran sized Ma Haiqiang up.

“In these few years you’ve run the fertilizer factory, Fang Daye must have provided you a lot of conveniences through his position.”

“How should I put this.” Ma Haiqiang paused, “These days, you can’t do business without some help.”

“Focus on the main point, don’t dodge the issue,” Gu Yiran said sternly.

“He really did help me a lot, but everything was legal and reasonable. After all, it was for attracting investment, he had to provide some convenience to me.”

“But I have to emphasize, Old Fang was really a good person, over the years he’s never asked me for anything. I just bought two cars for his family, and during festivals I’d bring gifts and visit his house, nothing else.”

“Are the two cars you mentioned the ones his son drives, a Sagitar and his Wuling Hongguang?”

Ma Haiqiang nodded, “It wasn’t much, the two cars together only cost 200,000 yuan.”

“Officer, from talking to you, you seem like experienced policemen, rational people. These tacit understandings, everyone gets it. Now that Old Fang is gone, I hope you can let this matter slide.”

Gu Yiran shared a look with Lin Yi, understanding each other’s thoughts.

They didn’t want to delve too deeply into Fang Daye’s affairs.

Compared to others, he was indeed fairly honest.

“About Fang Daye, is there anything else you want to say?”

Ma Haiqiang thought for a moment, “There’s not much else, his herniated disc worsened last year and he retired. When we were free, we would fish or play Mahjong together, he always seemed to live a free and easy life, how could he just be gone like that?”

“The specific cause is still under investigation, but as for yourself, after you return, keep it clean when conducting business, don’t think about taking any shortcuts. Times have changed, and if I catch you again, you know what will happen.”

“Yes, yes, I understand, I won’t dare again, I’ll apologize tomorrow.”

“Let’s leave it at that then.”

After the interrogation, as they left the interrogation room, they talked as they walked:

“Seems like there wasn’t much useful information.”

Lin Yi thought for a moment, “Can’t really say that, at least it proved that Fang Daye’s character isn’t bad, and the possibility of revenge killing is further reduced.”

“Homicides generally fall into two categories, either murder or suicide. And from the condition of the scene, it also fits the characteristics of a suicide.”

“I don’t think it’s suicide.”

Gu Yiran smiled at Lin Yi, “From what you say, it’s neither murder nor suicide, so could it be that a fox did the killing?”

“Haha, maybe that’s possible.”

“Alright, it’s getting late, let’s head out, we’ll talk more tomorrow, I’m about to fall asleep.”

Lin Yi yawned as well, and the two of them left the police station together, each driving home.

When they got home, it was almost eleven o’clock.

He found that the elderly couple was already asleep, but Ji Qingyan was still fiddling with her phone on the couch.

“It’s so late, why aren’t you sleeping?”

“You’re back.”

Seeing Lin Yi, Ji Qingyan stood up to greet him, “I was looking at stuff for the kids, planning to sleep when I get sleepy, but I wasn’t sleepy yet when you came back.”

“Stop, stop, keep your distance from me.”

Ji Qingyan stood still, “What’s the matter with you?”

“Don’t even mention it, there was a homicide case today, the victim died inside a coffin, I’m going upstairs to take a shower, to wash off the bad luck, don’t get it on you and the child.”

Hearing this, Ji Qingyan chuckled.

“Such a grown-up and still so superstitious.”