Seeing someone walking in, Dong Qiangqiang and the three of them secretly breathed a sigh of relief: It seems that the Germans have not forgotten them.
Thomas did not sit down, but stared at the three people for a long time, and then said in German with a South German accent: "My name is Thomas Heydrich, and I am responsible for the case Mueller filed against you three." ,Now……"
Before he could finish speaking, Lei Lanting immediately jumped up impatiently: "Mueller is lying. He is the evil one who complained first. We were wronged..."
Thomas raised his right palm to signal Lei Lanting to shut up.
"The labor agency said they only hired Lei Lanting. Why did the three of you go to the villa to clean?"
"They came over to help me," Lei Lanting quickly explained, "I'm afraid I can't do it alone."
"According to your confession," Thomas said while looking through the transcript, "When you first entered the house, Mueller did not come out immediately, so when you caught him, you mistakenly thought he was a thief, so you tied him with a rope. Keep him alive, and let him go as soon as you know his identity."
"We didn't touch a hair of his." Lei Lanting said disdainfully, "Who would have thought we would encounter a green-skinned one."
"Did you do anything else to him during this time? For example, beat him? Or insult him with words?"
This question made Lei Lanting find it inexplicably funny. He couldn't help but laugh and was about to refute the other party. Tong Lele quickly glared at him, and then he swallowed back the words that came to his lips.
Thomas raised his eyebrows, his face was as dark as water, and he said with displeasure, "Do you think it's funny?"
Before Lei Lanting could answer, Dong Qiangqiang quickly said firmly: "Absolutely not! We definitely haven't done anything illegal! Officer Thomas."
"But Mueller said that you tied and beat him, then forced him to sign the agreement, and finally stole his money and found someone to burn his house." Thomas looked at Tong Lele, then at Dong Qiangqiang, and the conversation changed. change.
"This grandson..." Lei Lanting's eyebrows stood up. He stood up and shouted in Chinese, "That's a bunch of nonsense! What nonsense!"
"What did you say?" Thomas was confused. Although he didn't understand what Lei Lanting said, he knew from his expression that it was not a good word. He pointed at the seat and said in a commanding tone, "Don't speak Chinese. !Speak German here! Or can I find you a translator?”
Lei Lanting sat down on the chair angrily, with a look of reluctance on his face.
Tong Lele whispered: "We did not threaten him to sign the agreement. He took the initiative and said that he had been searching alone for a long time but could not find the treasure left to him by his father. We offered to help him find the treasure, and he finally signed with us voluntarily. There is no threat here."
"But Mueller said he signed it against his will, out of fear of you." Thomas's eyes were shining, and he raised his voice, appearing aggressive.
"Officer, you can't just listen to Mueller's words," Lei Lanting suppressed his anger and said dissatisfied, "You must have evidence for your speech. Mueller said we threatened him, does he have evidence? He threatened us so much in the beginning, so he should It’s us who are afraid of him.”
"Officer Thomas, we did not know Mueller's identity before, so we mistook him for a thief and tied him up with a rope. But if he is a thief or a robber and ambush people in the building, and there are many people, then we It is very likely that we will be in danger. If Mueller didn't take the initiative to tell us later, we would never know about the money in the building. We went there just for cleaning, and there should be some cleaning supplies on site that we could not take away in time. Utensils. As for us burning the house, it’s even more ridiculous. How could we do such an illegal and stupid thing? If it were you, would you do this? And we only escaped the fire by hiding in the well in the end.” Dong Qiangqiang finished a lot of words in one breath, and he was surprised that he could be so calm.
Thomas stared at the faces of the three people for a long time. What he saw were three faces that showed no fear and were neither humble nor arrogant. Especially Lei Lanting, who seemed not to take him as the deputy police chief seriously at all. He suddenly waved his hand and whispered: "You can go."
The three of them were surprised when they heard this, as if they couldn't believe it.
"You can leave? Are you saying that we are all innocent? Officer Thomas." Dong Qiangqiang looked worried, "Will this matter affect us going to college here?"
Thomas stared into his eyes and said word by word: "You are still all suspects. Although you can leave the police station, you cannot leave the city of Hanover. If we need it, you must come over at any time to cooperate with us in investigating the case. As for Whether it will affect your admission to college depends on whether you have committed a crime."
"Definitely not." Dong Qiangqiang reiterated, "We definitely don't have it."
"What about our money?" Lei Lanting was more concerned about keeping the money, "Can we get it back too?"
"Are you talking about the inheritance left to him by Mueller's father?" Thomas rolled his eyes.
"Yes. Half of it belongs to us now." Lei Lanting looked anxious.
Thomas shook his head: "The money will be kept by us for the time being. We can only make the next decision after we confirm it."
Lei Lanting was stunned. Just as he was about to express his dissatisfaction, Dong Qiangqiang pulled the corner of his clothes and whispered in his ear: "Let's leave here first."
Lei Lanting glanced at Thomas hatefully and walked out of the interrogation room door depressedly.
Just when Dong Qiangqiang was about to step out of the door, Thomas suddenly asked from behind him: "Dong Qiangqiang, have you heard of Yipin Hibiscus?"
Dong Qiangqiang's heart trembled, and he turned around and asked, "What did you say?"
"Yipin Hibiscus. The name of a Chinese restaurant. Have you heard of it?" Thomas narrowed his eyes.
Dong Qiangqiang nodded: "I've heard of it, it's a very famous restaurant."
"Did you know that this restaurant suddenly caught fire this week?"
"I know, it was published in the newspaper." Dong Qiangqiang looked suspicious, "But does it have anything to do with us?"
"There have been a lot of fires in Hanover recently, and they are all unusual fires," Thomas said meaningfully, "You'd better pay attention to safety and be careful."
Dong Qiangqiang nodded, turned around and walked out of the interrogation room.
By the time the three of them got their belongings back and walked out of the police station door, it was already half past two in the afternoon. There was a Turkish BBQ restaurant diagonally opposite the police station gate. The three of them had not rested all night and had not eaten much seriously, so they wandered into the BBQ restaurant.
Thomas stood in front of the glass window and looked thoughtfully at the three figures walking into the barbecue restaurant. A female police officer walked into his office, gently put the information on his desk and then turned away. Thomas Still standing in front of the window, thinking about what happened in the interrogation room just now.
"Hey, so much money was taken back before I could keep it warm. It's a pity that I became the God of Wealth." Lei Lanting sighed and took a big bite of the Turkish Roujiamo. The sauce in the Roujiamo suddenly melted. When it splashed on his clothes, he quickly wiped it with a tissue.
"What should we do next?" Tong Lele took a sip of coffee and looked at Dong Qiangqiang.
Dong Qiangqiang ordered a large portion of beef curry rice and was stirring it with a spoon when he heard Tong Lele ask him. He thought for a while and said, "I think we have to ask a lawyer first, and we might have to file a lawsuit in the future. You guys Does anyone know a lawyer?”
Lei Lanting threw the tissue aside, took a sip of iced Coke, then burped happily, shook his head and said, "You are so funny. Who among ordinary students would know a lawyer?"
"If you don't know a lawyer, how about you know a classmate who studies law? Hey, are there Chinese students studying law in university?" Dong Qiangqiang said and stuffed a big mouthful of coffee and rice into his mouth.
"By the way, I suddenly remembered," Tong Lele put down her coffee cup, "I forgot who told me that there are legal consultants in the conservatory, and it seems that consultations are free."
"Are you from the Conservatory of Music?" Dong Qiangqiang and Lei Lanting asked in unison.
Before Tong Lele answered, Dong Qiangqiang looked at Lei Lanting in surprise: "So you don't even know that Lele is from the Conservatory of Music?"
"I, I thought she was also studying at Han University. Hey, don't interrupt, listen to Lele and continue."
Dong Qiangqiang's cell phone suddenly rang in his pocket. He looked down and saw that it was Dong Yiqing. He quickly stood up and walked outside the barbecue restaurant.
"Hello?"
"Dong Qiangqiang? I'm Dong Yiqing." She spoke very quickly on the phone.
"Hello, what can I do?" Dong Qiangqiang said politely.
"Are you okay? Are you still in the police station?" Dong Yiqing asked with concern.
"You, how did you know? Didn't the news spread too quickly?" Dong Qiangqiang was stunned for a moment, "I, I'm fine."
"The police called me at noon to ask about you. I thought something had happened to you? Just be fine."
"Well, thank you for your concern. Is that all?" Dong Qiangqiang saw Lei Lanting waving to him in the restaurant.
"Well, there's one more thing..." Dong Yiqing suddenly became hesitant.
Dong Qiangqiang understood immediately, and he took the initiative to say: "It's okay, I'm not in a hurry to use the money. Besides, I still have your IOU."
"Oh, no, I'm not talking about money." Dong Yiqing defended.
"What is that?" Dong Qiangqiang asked curiously.
"I may go to Frankfurt to attend an exhibition next week," Dong Yiqing paused, "I estimate it will take two weeks to do translation."
"That's a good thing. It seems that my money will soon be settled." Dong Qiangqiang joked.
"Well, if you need anything to see me..." Dong Yiqing's voice suddenly became inaudible, "You can call me."
"Is something wrong?" Dong Qiangqiang suddenly remembered something and said quickly, "I really need your help now. Do you know a lawyer?"
"Lawyer? I don't know him. You, do you need to find a lawyer now?" Dong Yiqing asked curiously.
"Oh, no, I was just asking."
"I can ask my friends, but it will take some time." Dong Yiqing said softly.
"Okay, okay." Dong Qiangqiang saw Lei Lanting about to walk out of the barbecue restaurant and said quickly, "I have something to do now. I will call you later. Goodbye."
Before Dong Yiqing could speak, he quickly hung up the phone.
"Old Dong, Lele said she might have a way."
"Come on, let's go in and talk." Dong Qiangqiang waved his hand and pulled Lei Lanting into the barbecue restaurant.
