Chapter 199: Numerous Crimes

According to Huang Song's account, when he escaped from Lijiakou, he boasted a lot, making Brother Long think that he was also a desperado, so not only did he not kill him, he also gave him the money that originally belonged to Zhang Erhei as a gift.

They poured gasoline on the car and Zhang Erhei's body and burned them to ashes.

Huang Song said that in addition to Zhang Erhei who was silenced, Meng Dahai was also present at the time.

But he didn't know who had been with Brother Long longer between Meng Dahai and Zhang Erhei. He only knew that Brother Long trusted Meng Dahai very much.

He had no idea how many crimes Brother Long and his gang had committed before Lijiakou City.

Anyway, the Lijiakou case he confessed to was in December 1993.

This was information that the Hongcheng police did not have before.

Shi Tao asked him about the specific details of the case, such as who the kidnapping target was, how it was carried out, whether the hostage's fingers were cut off before the ransom was demanded, etc.

But Huang Song knew nothing at all. He only knew that the person kidnapped was a little girl about five years old. He saw Meng Dahai bury the body, and he knew nothing else.

He insisted that he was only responsible for driving and was not involved in anything else.

Shi Tao guessed that this was probably a lie. If he was really just a driver, would Brother Long let him off so easily? Just because he boasted about being responsible for more than a dozen lives?

But Shi Tao couldn't do anything to him for the time being.

I could only ask him, "How many more crimes have you committed since this one?"

Huang Song's eyes rolled around, obviously thinking about how to answer this question.

"Don't tell me that you haven't committed any crime since 1993, and until this year!" Shi Tao said directly.

Knowing he couldn't hide it, Huang Song could only say, "About once a year. Since we're running out of money, Brother Long will take us to a new place and start looking for targets."

If it is held once a year, it was Lijiakou in 1993, Ducheng in 1994, Suiyuan in 1996, and Hongcheng this year.

In other words, there was another case in 1995.

Shi Tao felt that it was really terrible. One case a year meant one victim and a broken family.

It is terrifying that such a criminal gang has never been caught and is roaming around the country.

"Confess all the crimes you have committed, one by one!"

"Okay, okay, I'll tell you everything."

Huang Song began to describe three cases from 1994 to 1996.

As expected, the cases in Ducheng and Suiyuan were all committed by them. There was also a case in a city on the southeast coast, where they extorted a ransom of 450,000 yuan. The kidnapped hostage was a nine-year-old boy who was eventually thrown into the sea.

Shi Tao and Gu Changhai were so angry that they were shaking. Shi Tao suppressed his anger and asked, "Why do you always kill people to silence them after getting the ransom? Such a young child doesn't understand anything. Now that you have the money, why don't you let him go?"

"Comrade police officer, I don't know either. I was only responsible for driving. Brother Long found the target, Meng Dahai was in charge of surveillance, and they kidnapped the person. I just lent a hand at most. I don't know why they killed the person after they got the money. As for the Suiyuan incident, it's okay that they didn't get the money, but the rest..."

"Bang!" Shi Tao slammed the table. "What do you mean it's okay if we don't get the money? This is a fucking human life! A human life! Do you understand?"

Gu Changhai patted Shi Tao on the back and signaled him to calm down.

Shi Tao waved his hand to indicate that he knew.

"When did Meng Xiaohai join the gang?"

"Let me think, let me think...it seems that after we left Ducheng, Meng Dahai told Brother Long that since Zhang Erhei died, there has been no new staff. His younger brother was digging coal in his hometown, and he wanted to bring him out to see the world. Brother Long agreed."

"So, the case in Ducheng was committed by you three?" Shi Tao stared at him and asked.

Huang Song said aggrievedly: "I just drive a car..."

"Which of you three participated in raping and abusing the victim?"

"Meng Dahai! And Brother Long! They did it." Huang Song said without hesitation.

"So, you really are a lotus flower that emerges from the mud without being stained." Shi Tao sneered, "But the police officer who just interrogated Meng Dahai said that Meng Dahai confessed that you did it all by yourself."

Huang Song's expression suddenly changed, and he shouted, "He...he's talking nonsense. He's framing me."

"It's okay. I'll take you both to get blood drawn later. Anyway, the Ducheng police found the rapist's body fluids in the deceased. Now there's a technology called DNA. A single test will tell who's lying, you or him. When the time comes to go to court, I'll give you the verdict. No one can escape!"

Huang Song was shocked and blurted out: "Impossible, I checked, there is no..."

In an instant, the air in the interrogation room froze.

Shi Tao was angry but with a hint of pride. He pointed at the other person and said "you" several times.

Finally, he said triumphantly: "You're done!"

Huang Song slapped himself hard in the face. He had been pretending for so long, but he was actually fooled.

Shi Tao stood up and said, "Alright, let's not ask any more questions. As for the Ducheng case, I reckon you're going to get the death penalty. Old Gu, have him sign it and it's over."

Seeing Shi Tao turning around and about to walk out, Huang Song was so anxious that his face turned pale. He wanted to stand up, but he was handcuffed in the detention chair and could not move.

I could only shout, "No, police comrade, give me one more chance, I'll confess, I'll confess everything."

Shi Tao waved his hand and said, "No need. We still have two of them. Meng Dahai and that woman. Their confession will be just as useful."

"No, brother, I beg you, give me a chance to redeem myself. Just look at my performance, just look at my performance, okay?" Huang Song said with tears in his eyes.

In fact, Shi Tao had understood this guy's psychology since he was arrested. He was just a coward who was afraid of death. Just like some of the people they met in their anti-gang work, he was a criminal in the gang, relying on the power of others and bullying others.

If such a person is really caught, he will be extremely cowardly and will try every possible means to get himself a chance to have his sentence reduced and to be rewarded for his meritorious service.

He knew it from his reaction when he was arrested and the information he gave to Brother Long.

So he chose to interrogate the fat man first because he was sure that he was easy to deal with.

But what he didn't expect was that this guy was full of lies and rarely told the truth.

Shi Tao stopped and turned to ask Gu Changhai who had just stood up. "Old Gu, are you busy later?"

Gu Changhai knew this routine well. He looked at his watch and said, "Not right now, but I have to go do something in forty minutes. It's about that case from last time. Captain, you know."

"Oh, oh, oh, I remember now. Forty minutes." Shi Tao turned and asked Huang Song, "Forty minutes left. Can you finish explaining everything?"

Huang Song nodded like a chick pecking at rice: "Yes, yes, I can, I definitely can."

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According to Huang Song's subsequent explanation, the whole process of their coming to Hongcheng to commit the crime became clear.

The key is that it also contains some information that was missing or not obtained during the previous investigation.

Shi Tao felt that it might be useful in the subsequent search for Brother Long.

Huang Song said they came to Hongcheng in early February, just after the Lunar New Year. They didn't ask why they chose Hongcheng, because it was all decided by Brother Long, and it had always been that way.

After arriving in Hongcheng, they settled down separately, Nana with Brother Long, and he with the two brothers Dahai.

Regarding Nana, Huang Song said that he didn't know how this woman joined, he only knew that Brother Long suddenly brought her back from Hangzhou one day.

Huang Song said that he could tell from her appearance that she was Brother Long’s lover, she had a strong smell of sex.

He used to think that Brother Long was a man who was not interested in women. After all, when they went out to look for women in other cities before, Brother Long never went.

Huang Song said that he had slept with many women, and he knew at a glance that Nana was also a prostitute.

Anyway, seeing this woman swaying in front of him, he felt itchy in his heart, but he didn't dare to do anything. After all, she was Brother Long's woman, and he knew which was more important, a woman or life.

After they arrived in Hongcheng, they found a small hotel to stay in where they didn't need to check their ID cards and just filled in their own information, and then waited for Brother Long's notification.

He said that Brother Long seemed to have a friend in Hongcheng, nicknamed "Fourth Brother", whom he had never met, but when Brother Long asked Meng Dahai to find Su Jun for the first time, he asked Dahai to say that he was a friend of "Fourth Brother".

After about ten days, Brother Long came to them and said that the target of this transaction had been confirmed, and then handed them a newspaper with a report about Red Star Food.

Brother Long said that Nana had already taken a ride with Qian Hongxing's driver, and was responsible for getting information about Qian Hongxing's family from Liu Jianshe. He asked Dahai and Xiaohai to keep an eye on the school and Qian Hongxing's villa area respectively to find out the Qian family's life patterns, while Huang Song drove Brother Long around Hongcheng in order to find a place to stay and an escape route after the kidnapping.

They originally had a black car, which was the one Wu Yongcheng found on the other side of the river. However, this car was only used to get them from one city to another, and they would not move it after arriving in Hongcheng.

So the van with cloned license plates bought from the local black car dealer was specifically used for committing crimes. He used to be responsible for stealing cars, and after committing the crime, he would burn the cars.

But later, Brother Long felt that the risk of stealing a car was a bit too high, so he changed his mind and bought a black car with a fake license plate.

The accident that Qiao Jiali found out from the traffic police was the one he encountered when he was driving around with Brother Long.

This is also the reason why they are eager to settle the matter privately, because once they attract the attention of the traffic police, they will easily be exposed.

But they were careless and did not expect that the person who was hit would come back and report to the traffic police.

Huang Song said that Brother Long was very patient in such matters and would never rush to kidnap people. Instead, he would understand all the circumstances and then make a detailed plan, including when to act, how to kidnap people, where to take people after kidnapping them, how to ask for a ransom, and how to get away safely after getting the ransom.

However, after watching for a while, they found that Qian Hongxing seemed a bit tricky to target.