"Yes! Brother Tong!" those people agreed, gripping their iron bars, wrenches, and other tools as they surrounded me. The Labrador dog barked frantically, its fur all standing on end, its limbs stiff, its teeth incredibly sharp, looking ferocious. But these people paid it no mind, swinging their weapons and charging at me!
I reacted quickly. Although they outnumbered me, they had all witnessed my martial arts before. I took out the决明子 (Cassia seed) chili oil and sprayed it with all my might. After a series of strange hissing sounds, everyone in front of me let out screams, covering their faces, tearing at their incredibly painful skin, and collapsing on the ground, struggling desperately!
Seeing them like this, the one called Brother Tong immediately became terrified, "Who exactly are you?"
"He family coroner, He Sheng!" I announced my name. At the same moment, the chili oil had sprayed onto Brother Tong's face. Like the others, he let out a scream, then plunged to the ground. I immediately handcuffed him. Just then, someone struck me from behind with a club. The Labrador dog leaped fiercely and bit him on the neck. The man struggled with the dog, and I quickly moved beside the dog, spraying the man's face again!
After everyone had fallen, I picked up my phone, "Gao Mingqiang, there's a situation here!"
Ten minutes later, Gao Mingqiang arrived at the scene with more than a dozen criminal police officers and took away all the criminals who were still screaming in the aquarium. As I walked out, Gao Mingqiang asked me, "Not bad, Brother He! You faced so many people alone. Have you practiced some ultimate martial art? Just like those bodyguards from your He family?"
"Uh, I just used this! Do you want to try it!?" I jiggled it in front of Gao Mingqiang, chuckling.
"No! Isn't this just some chili oil? Look at their faces, all scratched up. The lethality is too astonishing!"
"In reality, it's only superficial wounds, but they feel like countless ants are biting them, and at the same time, their stomachs ache terribly, as if they've been cursed."
"I see. I really wouldn't dare to offend you in the future..."
When we returned to the provincial department, these people were all interrogated separately. Of course, I had already given them the antidote. After they recovered, I directly faced Brother Tong, "We found many ingredients for developing Kangfuning and even botulinum toxin in the workshop. You have no need to deny it. Confess, did Jia Hainan have you do this."
Brother Tong, likely tormented by my chili oil to the point of questioning his existence, didn't want to deny anything. He cried out, "Yes, it was all her forcing us. This woman is truly not human,呜呜! Why were we so foolish back then, believing her ghost stories? 呜呜, it's all over, over! I don't want to live anymore! Why did that thing you used just now make me completely lose all hope!"
"You wouldn't understand if I told you what that thing is. Alright, Brother Tong, what is your full name?"
"Tong Junding!"
"Age."
After the questioning, I continued sternly, "How many places did you relocate to?"
"Not many, just that aquarium. Originally, there were some construction workers busy there, but after we arrived, Jia Hainan drove them away. I heard that the person in charge of the aquarium was also poisoned by her. After that, we occupied the aquarium and no one knew until now!"
"Did you all participate in the poisoning?"
"Of course not. It was all Jia Hainan. We were only responsible for producing those poisons."
"What was in it for you? Did Jia Hainan give you money?"
"Yes, yes. I don't know where she got so much money. A few of us received online job postings saying that helping to develop some drugs would earn us 500,000 yuan per person. I was the first to go, and the others followed suit after receiving job offers. Later, the workshop grew, but when we reached 12 people, Jia Hainan stopped recruiting. We didn't know she was using this to harm people back then. We really only helped produce the drugs, truly!"
"We will confirm these things later, don't worry. As long as you didn't do it, you will be sentenced according to your crimes," Gao Mingqiang explained. Now it was time for us to find Jia Hainan.
However, this time, I didn't let Gao Mingqiang in and sat alone in front of Jia Hainan.
"Jia Hainan, your subordinates have all confessed. You have nothing to say now, right!"
As the recording played, Jia Hainan fell into contemplation, but she still wasn't very nervous, "It seems you are faster than I expected."
"And then?" I asked curiously, spreading my hands.
"What I have to say is the same as before. It was all for you, Detective He!"
I gave a bitter smile, "Stop pretending. You won't gain my sympathy this way. I searched your home. You said you were my fan. I checked your bookshelves, your computer, and all your phone browsing history. You never read my works, and you still want to trick me?"
"Detective He, but I've heard of your name! I saw your demeanor on television, and I fell in love with you!"
"Enough. No matter what the reason, you have broken the law. The harshest judgment awaits you."
"I admit, I set up that workshop. I hate those women. It's all because they stole my life!"
"You know them all?" I asked.
"Yes. If you check what I did before, you'll understand."
I immediately asked He Xin to investigate again. It was only after the investigation that I discovered Jia Hainan was a former aspiring model, but she suddenly disappeared from the industry four years ago, and there had been no news of her since.
I looked at my phone and read out the information as if reciting a lesson. Jia Hainan's eyes were filled with tears.
"I was also an aspiring model before, full of dreams like them, curious about the outside world. I had just graduated and had no experience in society. Jiang Qing brought me to a modeling agency, and I got a job. She is none other than my cousin. You might not have discovered this connection. In fact, I killed her first because she wronged me..."
We looked at Jiang Qing in surprise. Although she didn't speak, Jiang Qing seemed unable to suppress her emotional state and continued.