Forty-six feathers

They regarded this interrogation as reasonable but unexpected.

Although it is a joint investigation, the police only provide the necessary technology and spare manpower. If interrogation and arrest are really needed, several members of the Investigation Bureau will be needed. After all, they are young and inexperienced. Many clues cannot be sorted out in a short time and they are easily trapped, so it will be relatively difficult.

Although they didn't know how long it would take if experienced police officers came, they still conducted five or six rounds of interrogation. Su Mo and Ye Linghan took turns as the main force, and with the help of Yao Qingluan and Liao Xihe who went back and forth to search for information, they were able to barely cope with it.

Finally, they sat face to face in the interrogation room for the sixth time. Yao Qingluan followed the first few rounds, but she couldn't keep up anymore, so Ye Linghan followed Su Mo.

While trying to wear down Jiang Wanru's willpower, they were also physically and mentally exhausted. They had to ask several questions over and over again because if it was a fabricated lie, it would be impossible for every confession to be the same. Therefore, when they had no clue, they could only do so to increase the probability of finding flaws.

"So persistent? If I don't tell you any useful clues, wouldn't that be disrespectful of the time you've wasted on me?"

Rarely, Jiang Wanru also showed some fatigue on her face.

Ye Linghan didn't agree with her and said, "When you were doing these things, didn't you consider that you might be caught?"

She is so smart, how could she not leave a way out for herself?

Jiang Wanru spread her hands, her voice a little weary, "Of course there is, but I didn't expect it to come so soon."

She sighed, a little helpless, "It's my fault for not understanding clearly. I didn't expect you to have that person to help you. He knows me, or rather, us, too well, so I can't avoid it."

"Are you referring to Young Master Yin?" Ye Linghan asked.

It was he who provided the clue that the tooth marks on Zhao Xingjian's neck were not made by the vampires, which changed their investigation strategy and enabled them to quickly locate Jiang Wanru.

"That's right, but I didn't anticipate your move despite all my calculations." Jiang Wanru spoke slowly, then turned her head to look out the window.

"What do you mean?" Ye Linghan's heart stagnated, and he suddenly felt a little pain. He clenched his fingers hard and barely suppressed the discomfort.

"Nothing." Jiang Wanru glanced at Ye Linghan's hand. "This ring is very beautiful." She praised.

Looking at the ring that was the same color as bone, she seemed to see the figure of an old friend.

The relationship between Ye Linghan and Yin Chen was something she never expected.

Ye Linghan raised his hand and turned the ring with his thumb. The last time he was about to die, he entrusted the ring to Su Mo and asked him to help pass it on to Yin Chen. Fortunately, everyone returned safely in the end, and Yin Chen put the ring on his hand again.

But he knew very well that Jiang Wanru would not say these words for no reason, and there must be something she wanted to express. However, based on the contact over the past two days, he gave up the idea of ​​asking her the whole story.

"Thank you for the compliment. I think it looks good too." Ye Linghan replied politely.

In the eyes of others, perhaps this conversation between the two was just a casual chat, but only they themselves knew that there was actually an undercurrent.

"Do you know Wang Yinghong?"

Su Mo handed a photo to Jiang Wanru.

"I know him." She blurted out without even looking carefully.

"Did you bury this skeleton there?"

"no."

"Then you killed her?"

“Not really.”

"Really?" Su Mo asked back.

"uh-huh."

Su Mo handed Jiang Wanru a photo of a floor being lifted up, revealing a skeleton. "Do you remember?"

Jiang Wanru took it with both hands and took a look. "No, but if my guess is correct, this is made up of two corpses, right?"

Although it seemed like a question, she was actually extremely certain, as if she had seen it at the scene, or as if she was the one who buried the bones.

Su Mo's face was gloomy and he looked serious. "You seem to know a lot. Tell me, what was your motive for killing people and burying their bones?"

He stood up and walked in front of Jiang Wanru, put his hands on the table in front of her, looked down at her, and tapped the table with his fingers.

It does have the air of a seasoned interrogator.

Jiang Wanru leaned back in a relatively comfortable posture. Because she didn't want to look up at Su Mo, sitting like this would also prevent her from being too tired.

She always had a smile on her face, no matter who she met, but if you looked closely, you would see slight changes in her mood.

"I said, I didn't kill the person, and I didn't bury the bones. Also, can't you find out who the other bones belong to?"

Maybe it was an illusion, but everyone present vaguely sensed a hint of sarcasm in her tone.

"If you confess voluntarily, your crime might be mitigated."

Although Ye Linghan wanted to protect her very much, due to his duty, he could not show any favoritism in this matter.

Not only him, everyone hopes that Jiang Wanru is safe. The director has been quarantined because they are relatives, and the only person who can be in contact is Liao Xihe.

Jiang Wanru lowered her eyes and said nothing. It was unclear whether she was tired or simply didn't want to talk.

Time passed, and Ye Linghan asked again: "Aren't you going to tell me?"

The other party always answered questions fluently, but this time she was silent. This made Ye Linghan feel uneasy. He thought that her silence this time might bring some valuable clues.

Jiang Wanru raised her eyes and said softly under the gaze of everyone: "I don't know, what can I say?"

In just a moment, the fantasy was shattered...

"Then tell me, how do you know these bones didn't come from one person?"

She said this herself.

It can be inferred from the photos alone that there are still secrets in Jiang Wanru that they have not yet discovered, but if it is all based on speculation, then they have nothing to say.

Jiang Wanru chuckled, met Ye Linghan's gaze and slowly said, "You took my class, have you forgotten?"

Ye Linghan suddenly realized that Jiang Wanru was the senior sister of the Research and Investigation Department. To be selected into such a place, she must be talented. In addition, her job was to deal with corpses every day, so how could she not see it.

But as a layman, just taking two classes is obviously not enough.

Ye Linghan raised an eyebrow, his tone calm but sharp, "Senior Sister, I'm asking you this now."

Jiang Wanru didn't hesitate, as was often the case. "If we don't rule out color differences in the photos, then the difference in the color of the bones can roughly indicate that they don't belong to the same person. At least the time of death and burial are different."

"But this is just my inference. I think you know the details better than me."

Ye Linghan and Su Mo looked at each other but did not respond.

Some of them couldn't understand. As a member of the vampire clan, Jiang Wanru naturally knew about things related to CLY-20, but she still helped the professor from the Research Department to do research, and after she figured out the answer, she didn't use it to help some vampires to do evil.

Had he been lying dormant for so long, just to seek revenge with more complicated means?

Ye Linghan was puzzled by all the signs Jiang Wanru had given him, and he couldn't analyze what was wrong for a while, so his logic reached a closed loop and he fell into a deadlock.

During the break, several people looked back and forth at the confessions and exchanged ideas.

"Xiao Ye, how did you determine that the piece of cloth belonged to Jiang Wanru?"

Su Mo was fiddling with the evidence bag in his hand, which contained the piece of cloth found in Zhao Xingjian's house.

Ye Linghan reached out and took it, explaining, "Although it looks badly faded, it's not ruled out that it was stained with blood or that it was originally red. But regardless, the fabric looks well-preserved. If you were the murderer, would you preserve it carefully?"

Su Mo shook his head. "No, I wouldn't even care. If I were the murderer, I might keep it unless I had a special fetish. But based on what we know about Zhao Xingjian's habits, I obviously don't have one. So I would be eager to completely destroy these evidences that could directly convict me of the death penalty."

So that's it! After following his train of thought, Su Mo suddenly understood.

"Jiang Wanru said she wanted revenge and would definitely leave evidence. Even though she hates this object to the core, she had no choice but to do this in order to always keep this hatred in her heart."

"But..." Ye Linghan changed the subject, "When I asked you to ask that, it was just speculation. I had no real evidence, so I wasn't sure. But thankfully, you acted so convincingly that you managed to fool her."

The interrogation process is like a game, which tests the psychological quality of both parties. In order to win this move, even if you are at a disadvantage, you must not waver in your heart, otherwise you are doomed to lose.

"Xiao Liao, can you retrieve your mother's travel records for the past three months?" Ye Linghan turned to ask Liao Xihe.

Since Liao Xihe said that Jiang Wanru's daily life is very simple, apart from the Research Department and home, she has almost no other social activities, so if her travel records for the past three months are found, then the alternative options among the many reasonable options will be clear at a glance.

Although it seems that Jiang Wanru has been planning this matter for a long time, maybe later than three months, or maybe earlier than three months, or even a few years, but for now, it is completely enough.

Of course, the most important point is that, according to their understanding, most surveillance footage can only be retained for about 90 days.

"Okay, I'll look for it."

It can be seen that Liao Xihe is very suitable for this job or to be a policeman. Even if the other party is his closest relative, he will not show favoritism, but will do his best to assist in solving the case.

He worked with a police officer from the technical department beside him to check the documents and receipts of Jiang Wanru's daily movements and the places she went.

Sure enough, after investigation, it was discovered that Jiang Wanru would drive away from home on the 20th of every month, but after checking all the surveillance footage, only her figure at the time of departure could be found, and there was no specific destination.

Did they change cars midway?

Ye Linghan's eyes were fixed on the screen, scanning the various routes of her actions.

After he finished watching them all and transferred all the first versions of the videos about Jiang Wanru to a folder, he copied them together with all the available surveillance videos to a USB drive.

It was already dark at this time, and most of the colleagues in the police station had already left work. While waiting for the data transmission, Ye Linghan couldn't help but think that it was a good thing that Yin Chen was there and ordered a nutritious and delicious dinner for them, otherwise they would probably have to make do with instant noodles again.

But he is not that pretentious. When he is busy, he just wants to have food to ensure that he doesn't starve to death.

Ye Linghan pulled out the USB drive, put it in his pocket, and then entered the meeting room.

"You're here?" Yin Chen raised his head and looked at the person in front of him. It was not convenient for him to participate in many cases, but his identity was special. Even if he had not yet been promoted, he was almost the one behind the scenes. Any party would be courteous when seeing the person behind him, so the police station specially prepared a meeting room for him to work.

Of course, he did not refuse, because he knew in his heart that Ye Linghan would stay in the police station until very late, so he gladly accepted the position just to go home with him after get off work.