Chapter 177: Turnaround
"What's the name?" Dong Yi asked.
"Just call me Joseph."
Dong Yi nodded and then got a precaution: "Mr. Joseph, my next question will involve your son Bry, which may make you feel uncomfortable.
But these issues are all about sorting out the case, finding clues, and solving the case as soon as possible. I hope you can understand it."
"Sir, there is no problem. As long as the real murderer can be found, I will be willing to let me go to hell!"
Dong Yi nodded, then looked at Ade on the side and reminded him: "Ade starts recording!"
“yesir!”
When Ade turned on the recorder, Dong Yi asked first: "Mr. Joseph, let me first talk about your age and career!"
"My full name is Kenneth Joseph, born in London, England, at the age of 47, and runs a freighter company on Hong Kong Island."
"Did you have ever had any enemies with anyone in your career or have conflicts with whom in your life?"
"Yes, the companies I run have competition with many companies, but they are all normal business competition. Even if they want to cause trouble, they will only look for me."
"So what are the differences in the background of the opponents that compete with you? I mean, are there some gangster forces behind your opponent?"
"No, we are listed companies, and most of our competitors are overseas companies outside Hong Kong Island. Even if several companies do not deal with each other, they can use commercial means, so of course they will inevitably have some connections."
Upon hearing this, Dong Yi nodded and said, "So have you ever had any conflicts with people in your life recently, including your wife!"
"Not recently, but many years ago, because I fought with someone in the UK, the other party sued him afterwards, and I also compensated him.
As for my wife, I just asked in detail that she had no conflict with anyone.”
When Dong Yi heard this, he felt helpless. From this point of view, it was certain that the case in Dawushan was a homicide case that happened by chance.
Dong Yi calmed down his inner depression and asked: "What about your child? I have learned from his teachers and classmates that he and others were living in harmony during his school days.
Then, what are you understanding in life?”
Hearing this, Joseph's eyes turned red, and he apologized, took out a handkerchief to wipe his eyes, then let out a long breath, and then said: "Blay was a naughty child when he was a child, and he liked to play on a bicycle in the mountains.
He has a cheerful personality and likes football since he was a child. Since middle school, he has been obsessed with collecting some brands of sports shoes.
Some time ago, I went to the UK and found a pair of collectible sneakers, which I bought as a gift for him.
At that time, I also asked him if anything had happened in boarding school recently.
He said he was in love and fell in love with a girl who was a first grade higher than him. He told me that he fell in love with the girl at first sight and just confessed that this was the first time he confessed to the opposite sex in his life, and the girl also agreed to get along with him.
Unexpectedly…”
As he said that, Joseph suddenly trembled, then he took a few deep breaths, suppressing his emotions and swallowed: "This is what I know about his life in recent times, and as for others, I didn't pay attention because I was too busy."
Dong Yi sighed and comforted him.
Sudden!
Dong Yi’s brain captured an important clue from the conversation just now!
Dong Yi immediately asked: "You said you gave him a pair of collector's edition sneakers?"
"Yes? Is there any problem?"
Dong Yi thought for a moment and asked, "Is there anything special about those shoes?"
"Those shoes are finely crafted, and the key is the collector's version. They are now only available in some European and American countries, and the total is only 1,000 pairs, and each pair costs 2,000 US dollars.
And each pair of shoes has its unique number and anti-counterfeiting logo, and a commemorative card is included.”
Upon hearing this, Dong Yi thought about it, and then asked: "So are those shoes sold on Hong Kong Island?"
"No, of course, the specific situation has to be asked by the merchant. I also heard about it from the merchant."
"So can you recognize those shoes?"
"Yes, after all, it's only one month!"
Upon hearing this, Dong Yi immediately got up from his seat and asked Ade on the side: "Where are the shoes in Blay's dormitory now?"
"The colleagues in the investigation department moved to the police station together with other daily necessities in the dormitory and are collecting information!"
"Take Mr. Joseph to the investigation department to find shoes. If you find it, send this gentleman home first. If you don't find it..." Dong Yi paused, his eyes were solemn, and he said to Joseph solemnly: "Then Mr. Joseph, please come here, I have something to say to you!"
Then Adr took Joseph to the investigation department to identify the shoes he gave to Blay.
About half an hour later, Ade brought Joseph to Dong Yi's office again. Dong Yi was ecstatic when he saw this and couldn't help but secretly glad that God blessed!
Then Dong Yi couldn't wait to ask: "Mr. Joseph, have you seen clearly? Those shoes are really not in the investigation department!"
"Yes, I'm very serious. There are no shoes in the items you moved to my son's dormitory.
But I don’t understand, what does this have to do with my son’s death?”
Dong Yi said in a breath: "When our police found your son's body, his body was lost except for his property, and his shoes were not flying.
At first, our police judged that your child might have been lost while running away and fell into the mountains.
But after hearing what you said, I have reason to suspect that your son's shoes were taken off and worn on his feet, and of course it may have been resold.
But this doesn’t matter. As long as you find someone who holds this pair of shoes, you can follow the clues and slowly approach the real murderer!”
Hearing this, Joseph's face turned red and excited: "That's good. I'll go to major TV stations and newspapers to publish the search notice!"
Seeing this, Dong Yi immediately stopped him: "Slow down, don't do this!"
"why is that?"
"You will only alert the murderer if you do this. If you do, it will alert the murderer. Once he knows that the shoes will bring him the danger of exposure, he will throw them into the garbage without hesitation.
The city of Hong Kong Island produces a huge amount of garbage every day. If such consequences are caused, then don’t think about finding the real murderer who killed your son!”
"Then, what should I do!"
Seeing Joseph's anxious look, Dong Yi comforted: "It's okay, I already have a plan, but I have to make sure of one thing!"
"What's up?"
"Do you remember the number of those shoes?"
"This...this..."
Dong Yi was not surprised to see this. Who would remember so many details in life, so he asked: "So, does that commemorative card contain information about shoes?"
"There is some!"
Chapter completed!