Chapter 153 Inducing Her to Confess
However, the police ignored his agitated remarks.
A short while later, a policeman found a pair of sneakers in a cabinet under the kitchen sink.
After a preliminary comparison of the shoe sole patterns, the police officers' expressions immediately turned serious.
"Ms. Ji, it seems you'll have to come back to the station with us to cooperate with the investigation."
In other words, if she cannot clear herself of any connection with the shoes, she will be detained.
Ji Ying stared at the shoes, feeling that they looked somewhat familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen them before.
“These…these aren’t my shoes, are they? I don’t remember wearing them,” she said.
"Whether or not you wore it, our forensic science department will provide the answer. Now, please cooperate with us to go back and investigate."
Liang Yanchuan wanted to step forward to protect her.
Ji Ying shook her head at him and obediently followed the police.
...
Interrogation room.
The stark white light made Ji Ying's face appear even more pale.
The police officer directly opposite slammed the forensic report onto the table.
"The fabric fibers remaining inside the shoe are exactly the same as those in your everyday socks! The evidence is irrefutable, do you still want to deny it?"
Ji Ying frowned, but her voice remained calm. "That's impossible. I have no recollection of these shoes."
Another young policeman sneered and pressed closer, "A trace amount of blood was found on the sole of the shoe. Although it was washed with water, the blood type matched! If it wasn't you cleaning up the evidence, who else could it be? Tell me! How exactly did you do it?"
Ji Ying took a deep breath and looked directly at the other person: "I didn't kill anyone, and I wouldn't be foolish enough to hide bloodstained shoes in my own home."
"Still being stubborn!" The old policeman suddenly stood up and approached. "There were only your and Zhang Cheng's footprints at the scene, and your fingerprints were on the sofa in his rented room. You left these shoes at home, clearly you didn't have time to deal with the evidence before we caught you red-handed. Confess and you'll be treated leniently, resist and you'll be punished severely. If you confess now, it will be considered that you've voluntarily surrendered."
Ji Ying stared at him and calmly replied, "When he kidnapped me yesterday, I was struggling on his sofa. It's normal to leave fingerprints; your police records can easily find that..."
At this point, she paused suddenly, as if she had caught some clue, and said bluntly, "Just based on a pair of shoes of unknown origin, you're accusing me of being the murderer... Officer, it seems like you've been deliberately trying to get me to confess from the very beginning."
The old policeman's expression remained unchanged, but his eyes shifted away almost imperceptibly for a moment.
He then composed himself and said in a deep voice, "I am giving you a chance to seek leniency."
Ji Ying understood; these two had probably come with a "mission".
So she stopped cooperating, saying, "I didn't kill anyone."
After that, no matter how I asked, it was always the same five words.
The young policeman grew impatient. "The chain of evidence is complete, the motive is clear. How much longer do you think we can drag this out?"
Ji Ying remained silent.
After a brief standoff, the old policeman sighed helplessly, "If you refuse to confess, then stay here. We'll talk again when you're willing to confess."
The iron gate slammed shut, and Ji Ying's stomach began to ache.
Judging by the time, it should be around afternoon now.
She hasn't had a drop of water since being arrested early this morning, and her injured stomach is protesting sharply.
She made her way to the door and knocked on the iron gate.
After a long while, footsteps came from outside the door, and an impatient voice rang out, "What is it?"
"Could you give me something to eat?" she asked softly.
The person outside spoke sarcastically, "You think this is a dormitory where you can order food? Just wait patiently, dinner time isn't here yet!"
As the footsteps faded into the distance, Ji Ying clutched her stomach and sat down on the ground, leaning against the cold iron gate.
Clearly, everyone she's contacting has been bribed.
Ji Ying closed her eyes, pondering how to save herself.
Outside, Xiao Xia was frantic with worry.
She contacted almost every lawyer in the city, but no one was willing to take Ji Ying's case.
With no other options, she had no choice but to try anything, so she pushed Liang Yanchuan out.
In principle, lawyers are allowed to meet with their clients.
However, the detention center used various excuses to delay and prevent Liang Yanchuan and Ji Ying from meeting, let alone getting her released on bail.
It's obvious that someone is manipulating things behind the scenes.
Moreover, the only person with such a powerful background is the one behind Gu Yi.
Xiao Xia didn't care about anything else and went to find Gu Yanchen.
Liang Yanchuan stopped her, "Do you still want Yingying to get a divorce smoothly?"
Xiao Xia retorted angrily, "Is going to jail more important than not being able to get a divorce?"
Liang Yanchuan nodded, "If Yingying had to choose between the two, she would definitely choose the latter."
Xiao Xia paused at his words...
Liang Yanchuan went back to the company.
Liang Jian had just finished a meeting and was somewhat surprised to see him appear in his office.
“The ‘Xihe’ project is at a critical stage. What brings Vice President Liang here to grace my place with his presence?”
Ignoring the sarcasm in his words, Liang Yanchuan asked, "Brother, do you know when Second Uncle will be back?"
In fact, ever since the Liang family acknowledged Liang Yanchuan's identity, the relationship between the two brothers has always been tense.
They only reluctantly maintained the title of "brother" in front of their elders.
At other times, they felt it was unnecessary to address each other by their full names, so they simply called each other by one word: "you".
Liang Jian paused for a moment, sat down in the chair, and gave a light snort.
"Second Uncle's itinerary is confidential; even Father doesn't know. What, is the project running into problems, and you want to use his connections to get it through for you?"
His face was mocking.
"You've miscalculated! Second Uncle is known for his incorruptibility. To be honest, the Liang family's success today has not benefited from him in the slightest. Even if you wag your tail in front of him, it won't do you any good."
His words were harsh, but surprisingly, Liang Yanchuan didn't argue with him. Instead, he asked in a humble manner, "Do you have his phone number? I haven't been back for long and haven't had much contact with him, so I didn't get his contact information."
Liang Jian scoffed, "He doesn't answer calls from unknown numbers."
Liang Yanchuan understood that he couldn't find a solution with Liang Jian, so he turned and left.
Liang Jian realized something was wrong and shouted, "Stop!"
Liang Yanchuan stopped in his tracks.
Liang Jian: "What happened?"
Liang Yanchuan turned around. "Does this have any connection with the Beiming Detention Center?"
"Who do you want to see?" Liang Jian stared at him.
Liang Yanchuan pondered for a few seconds, then said, "Ji Ying."
...
Meanwhile, Madam Liang was having coffee with Wen Lingxue.
Madam Liang always valued her reputation and disdained associating with a woman like Wen Lingxue.
But after the other party pleaded repeatedly, saying that the matter concerned her son, she reluctantly agreed to meet.
However, she refused to sit at the same table as her, instead booking the entire coffee shop, and the two sat at separate tables.
Wen Lingxue felt a little embarrassed, but in order to block Ji Ying's escape route, she had no choice but to force a smile and say, "You may have heard about my sister-in-law and my brother, she..."
Madam Liang raised her hand to interrupt, "Let's get down to business, I don't have much time."
Wen Lingxue pursed her lips. "My sister-in-law is naturally promiscuous and seduces men. This time she was caught red-handed, murdered, and is now in jail. There's no chance she'll ever get out. The Gu family won't help her. I'm just afraid she'll ask someone to beg the men in your Liang family for help."
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