When I said that, it was obviously a probe, but Ye Feiyu responded, "I didn't. When I was at the company, it was normal internally, but then it became impossible. No salary was paid, the boss often didn't show up, and later he seemed to have disappeared. Then everyone left one by one. I was the last to leave, but I didn't know that Liang Manxiang still went back there often."
"We investigated this matter carefully and found that she was being threatened at the time. The company should have been secretly engaged in some illegal activities. The reason why Liang Manxiang was allowed to continue working was probably because they needed her skills. The company's apparent bankruptcy was actually a continuation of its operations behind the scenes."
Upon hearing Liu Yuning's words, Ye Feiyu looked enlightened. "If I had known that place was illegal, I would have quit long ago. Fortunately, I left quite quickly. You said earlier that Liang Manxiang was killed by a drone cutting? Have you found the killer?"
I said sternly, "We are still investigating this company, but we haven't found any relevant employees. As a former employee of Ronghui, you should cooperate with our investigation!"
Ye Feiyu immediately felt uneasy, as if he were being suspected. He quickly denied, "Police officers, what you are doing is wrong. I am a former employee of Ronghui, but I have absolutely no connection to that place anymore. The company I am currently with is a new energy vehicle company, located at No. 12, Lehua West Road, Guangming City."
"That's not what we meant. We just want to consult you about some matters concerning the former Ronghui," I said. Ye Feiyu nodded, so I directly asked, "Before you resigned, did you ever stay at the company at night?"
"Since we weren't paid, we didn't go. We only gathered sometimes to cause trouble at the company, but we never went inside. The company gate was tightly shut at the time. I don't know what was happening inside. What do you mean by 'at night'?"
I didn't explain explicitly, just asked Ye Feiyu to answer my questions. He didn't seem to want to ask too many questions either. After consulting him about several changes related to the former Ronghui company and its situation before its closure, we let Ye Feiyu go.
Information Technology Section.
"This company has harmed many people. There were many disturbances at that time. Look, you can still see some news reports here," He Xin said, pointing to a corner of the computer screen.
"It was half a year ago, which is exactly when Ye Feiyu resigned. Does this person really have no connection to Ronghui at all?" Liu Yuning mumbled.
In fact, I had been suspicious of him for a long time. No matter how normal his behavior was, given his connection to Ronghui's drone technology, it was impossible for him to have no connection at all. Therefore, I had dispatched investigators to monitor him.
Originally, we all thought that there would be no more drone killings for the time being. However, one evening, a piece of bad news arrived again. The crime scene was at Qiaoli Supermarket, which was not far from us.
When we arrived at the scene in our police car, we found that many customers were being questioned by the police. They were all people shopping in the supermarket. The scene had been cordoned off, and blue and white police tape was everywhere.
We got out of the car and walked into the supermarket, having already put on all our protective gear.
This time, it wasn't a death, but rather several drones had smashed the supermarket's glass and damaged some walls. The person who reported the incident initially thought it was vandalism, but was startled when they saw the drones flying in the air.
There were many reports, all from customers who were shopping in the supermarket at the time of the incident.
We approached the area where broken glass fragments were scattered and observed the surroundings. We found that the glass of five windows in the supermarket had been shattered, and some walls had large holes. However, no drones were seen nearby.
If we hadn't experienced a drone killing incident before, I would have thought those people were hallucinating. Some staff members at the scene assessed the damage. Based on some of the gaps, they concluded that many drones must have been present. Coupled with the evidence seen in the surveillance footage, we took photos at the scene. Many people had already headed in the direction the drones left, to pursue them.
The hope was to find all these problematic drones and their owners, as the drones' consciousness was implanted by humans, and thus the real criminals were those who implanted the data into the drones.
I was about to leave when I spotted a figure near the warehouse not far from the supermarket. I immediately ran over, calling out the person's name, but the other party seemed unwilling to be caught and ran desperately. There were a few people chasing behind me. I asked Liu Yuning and Gao Mingqiang to cooperate with me and surround the person. Soon, we intercepted him in the center of the warehouse.
To my surprise, it was a child, about 10 years old. The child was currently held by Gao Mingqiang. I pulled him over and said, "What's going on? Everyone else has come out, and you're still hiding in the warehouse, acting suspiciously. What are you looking at?"
"I'm not. I saw a brother playing nearby just now. He had a remote control in his hand and shook it. Soon, those drones came over. That's when I realized that those drones were controlled by him. If I hadn't seen them damaging the supermarket, I would have asked this brother to lend it to me to play with. But after the supermarket was damaged, he left. I was staring at him the whole time, and I didn't know where my mother went. Later, I wanted to leave, but I got lost near the warehouse. By the time I found the exit, I saw you all arrive, and I was too scared to come out..."
The warehouse looked quite large, with many cargo containers. If someone were hiding here, it would be difficult to find them. Moreover, given the child's age, it wouldn't be easy for him to get out.
Combined with my observation of his expression, I found his demeanor to be normal, which confirmed that he was not lying.
However, to confirm, we still had to check the surveillance footage. Fortunately, there was surveillance in the warehouse, and we had someone help us retrieve it. We saw the boy's appearance, but the brother he mentioned did not appear on the screen. I quickly found the boy, "Where did you see that brother?"
The boy pointed to a door not far away, near a tree. He said that the brother was standing under the tree at the time. I immediately went to the tree and found that there were indeed clear footprints there, likely left by sports shoes. However, this place was very secluded and not covered by surveillance.
Was the controller in that person's hand really directing the drones' actions? If so, this person was highly suspicious, and perhaps he was also involved in the previous killings.