Chapter 81 Interrogation
◎Where were you on the morning of January 17, 1981?◎
It has been seventeen years since Dai Minli was murdered. It is a long time ago and the murderer has been executed, so it is difficult to reopen the case.
Zhu Feipeng put aside the incomplete case file about Dai Minli and picked up another case file about Zhai Xinlian. Zhai Xinlian's disappearance occurred in 1981. During the crackdown in 1983, the case was taken seriously because it involved the abduction of women and children. In addition, Zhai Xinlian's family insisted on coming to inquire every year, so the case file has been kept intact.
Similarly, after listening to Zhu Feipeng's explanation, Zhao Xiangwan, who had some understanding of the case, began to ask questions.
"First, who can prove that Jia Shendu took the train back to his hometown on January 15, 1981?"
"I have the train ticket as proof."
"The train tickets were not in real names, so he could buy two tickets and pretend to leave school on the 15th, but actually go with Zhai Xinlian on the 17th."
"That's hard to say. If he and Zhai Xinlian were on the same train, which departed at 10:20 am, it would take about nine hours to get from Xing City to Dayiling Station, and it would be 7:30 pm when they arrived. There were no long-distance buses. Mingyu, write this down and wait for Lao Gao and the others to come back and ask if any hotel owner remembered Jia Shendu on the night of January 17, 1981."
He Mingyu responded loudly: "Okay."
If there is a record of Jia Shendu staying at the hotel that night and that he was with Zhai Xinlian, that would be very important evidence and Jia Shendu could be detained and interrogated.
"Second, who else lived in Jia Shendu's hometown? What was his family environment like? Was his home renovated around the Spring Festival in 1981? Did anything unusual happen?"
Zhu Feipeng shook his head: "No one suspected Jia Shendu at that time, so no one went to Jiajia Village, Mayuan Township, Changhan County to investigate. However, Mingyu can write down the questions you asked and remind Lao Gao and the others."
After He Mingyu wrote down the second point, he added, "I did read some information about Jia Shendu's family background in his files. He is the youngest in the family, with four older sisters. In rural areas, children like him are usually raised in a spoiled way, and are allowed to do whatever they want."
Zhao Xiangwan asked again: "Are his parents still alive? Are his sister and brother-in-law still living there, or have they left? How is their relationship?"
He Mingyu shook her head. "The file simply states the family relationship, but Lao Gao and his team still have to ask about the specific relationship. Okay, I'll make a note of this as well, and remind Lao Gao and his team when they get here and contact us."
Zhao Xiangwan continued to ask: "Third, how old was Zhai Xinlian when she disappeared? What was her family situation like? How was her performance in school? Was her relationship with Jia Shendu harmonious? Did she show any abnormal behavior?"
"Zhai Xinlian is a family of four. Her parents run a grocery store in a small county town. Her younger brother is eight years younger than her. When she went missing, she was... Oh, 26 years old."
26 years old? This made Zhao Xiangwan raise his head: "Are you married?"
Zhu Feipeng shook his head: "No. Zhai Xinlian was admitted to Hunan University for postgraduate study in 1979. She was admitted with equivalent academic qualifications. She worked in the county urban construction committee before. According to her mother, Zhai Xinlian had a sharp personality and spoke a little bluntly, which offended the leaders of the unit, so she wanted to change the environment and start over. After colleges and universities resumed graduate entrance examinations in 1978, she decided to continue her studies. She was successfully admitted in 1979 and studied as a graduate student of Jia Shendu."
Zhao Xiangwan said: "At that time, Jia Shendu was in his early 30s, not much different in age from Zhai Xinlian. Dai Minli had been dead for some time. Would Jia Shendu have had improper thoughts about Zhai Xinlian, a graduate student? Would he have played out a campus teacher-student romance?"
Zhu Feipeng nodded: "It's possible."
Zhao Xiangwan continued to ask: "If Zhai Xinlian has a sharp personality and speaks bluntly, is it possible that she accidentally offended Jia Shendu without knowing it?"
Zhao Xiangwan remembered that he had deliberately poked Jia Shendu's sore spot: If the weak are eliminated, then why don't people as short and ugly as you die? At that time, Jia Shendu thought to himself: The last person who said that to me was strangled to death by me and buried under the big vat in the toilet of the old house, where she was exposed to the smell of feces and drenched in urine every day.
This shows that Jia Shendu has a dark heart and is self-conscious about his appearance, and hates being told he is ugly. Given Zhai Xinlian's personality, it is possible that her words angered Jia Shendu and made him want to kill her.
Thinking about the results of the survey at Hunan University today, Zhao Xiangwan had an idea.
"Jia Shendu is a vicious and ruthless person. He was only 18 years old when he took the lead in persecuting Teacher Zhu Chengling. I heard that Teacher Zhu suffered a lot, but because of the times, the kind-hearted Teacher Zhu Chengling did not think of retaliating or putting him down.
I heard that when Jia Shendu was young, he had a lot of acne on his face, which made him ugly and unpopular with girls. He finally married a beautiful girl from his hometown, Dai Minli, but Dai Minli cheated on him. He could have divorced her or reported her to the police, but he took a more ruthless approach and killed Dai Minli and framed Jiang Yuchun.
Hearing this, He Mingyu shuddered.
As a university teacher, Jia Shendu should be a role model for others, cultivating morality, mind and practice. Unexpectedly, he is a shameless villain with a beastly appearance!
Zhao Xiangwan said: "Whether it was Zhu Chengling or Dai Minli, Jia Shendu's crimes were not punished, so he became more and more daring. He fell in love with the delicate and thin Zhai Xinlian, thinking that she was easy to control, but he didn't expect that Zhai Xinlian was a hot pepper, so he planned to kill her and began to make arrangements."
Zhu Feipeng clenched his fist and slammed it heavily on the table: "Damn it! Such a person must have his crimes exposed and must be arrested and brought to justice, otherwise more people will be killed by him."
He found the transcripts of the police's interrogation of Zhai Xinlian's classmates, the college's teaching secretary, and the counselor, and quickly flipped through the relevant materials. Zhao Xiangwan and He Mingyu also joined in the review. The preciousness of criminal investigation transcripts was revealed at this moment. No wonder the school teachers and detective veterans in the serious crime team repeatedly emphasized the importance of transcripts.
"Look here, Teacher Jia is usually very caring towards Zhai Xinlian, but Zhai Xinlian doesn't seem to like Teacher Jia very much. If others say that Teacher Jia is giving her a small stove, she will snort coldly: If you like it so much, then you go?"
"During the winter break, all graduate students had to report to their supervisors. Zhai Xinlian did not buy a ticket because her supervisor said she had a mission and wrote back saying she would not be home until around the New Year's Eve. Later, Teacher Jia said the mission was canceled and bought a ticket for her. When she got the ticket on the 15th, Zhai Xinlian was very happy because train tickets to the north were particularly difficult to buy during the Spring Festival. She happily packed her luggage and said she wanted to give her family a surprise, so she did not send a telegram."
In 1981, long-distance calls were very expensive. Zhai Xinlian's family ran a small grocery store and probably didn't have the money to install a phone. Zhai Xinlian usually contacted her family by writing letters, and sent telegrams for urgent matters. She got the ticket on the 15th, left on the 17th, and arrived home on the 18th. If she wrote a letter on the 15th, she might have arrived before the letter arrived, so Zhai Xinlian said she had a surprise for her family.
Zhao Xiangwan felt heavy-hearted after hearing this. In those days, transportation and communication were not convenient, which led to so many stories of joy and sorrow.
Jia Shendu also took advantage of these loopholes to remain at large.
At this point, the three agreed that whether there would be a breakthrough would depend on the results of Gao Guangqiang's investigation. If Jia Shendu's hometown could find witnesses to prove that Jia Shendu arrived in Changhan County on the evening of the 17th and arrived in Jiajia Village, Mayuan Township on the 18th, and that Zhai Xinlian was with him, then Jia Shendu would have no way to defend himself.
After all, such a living person can't just disappear into thin air, right?
When Zhao Xiangwan took out the photo taken by Shi Tong, Zhu Feipeng and He Mingyu came to the photo, took out a magnifying glass and looked at it for a long time, but they could not determine whether the man in the plaid coat behind the two Kyoto experts was Jia Shendu.
The portrait is really too small.
The three people were sighing when Ji Zhao reached out and took the photo from Zhu Feipeng and examined it carefully.
A glimmer of hope suddenly rose in Zhao Xiangwan's heart: "Ji Zhao, can you tell if the person in this photo is Jia Shendu?"
Ji Zhao's eyes were like a scanner, extremely accurate, and he nodded very firmly.
【It's him.】
Zhao Xiangwan was surprised and delighted: "How did you figure that out?"
Ji Zhao's words were still concise.
【Bone structure.】
Everyone's skeleton and body shape are different, and ordinary people cannot tell. But for Ji Zhao, he can tell who the person is with just one glance, even if it's just a back view.
Although Ji Zhao had never met Jia Shendu, Gu Zhiguang brought a few work notes of Jia Shendu when he came to report last time, and Ji Zhao had already written them down.
So, professionals do professional things!
Unexpectedly, the most important evidence and the biggest breakthrough fell on Ji Zhao.
Zhao Xiangwan shouted with joy, jumped up excitedly, and reached out to hug Ji Zhao: "That's great! You don't even have to wait for Gu Zhiguang to enlarge the photo, you can just draw it directly!"
Ji Zhao was hugged tightly by her, his heart pounding with joy, his hands hanging stiffly, not daring to move, for fear that if he moved, Zhao Xiangwan would let go of him and stop hugging him.
I ran around outside all day today. I was really tired, hot and exhausted. But I asked a lot of questions and took a full notebook of notes, but there was no substantial breakthrough.
In the murder of Dai Minli in 1975, there was no record of the on-site investigation; Jia Shendu's alibi was perfect; Jiang Yuchun was speechless and had no way to redress his injustice.
In the case of Zhai Xinlian's disappearance on January 17, 1981, Jia Shendu cleared himself of all charges and no one suspected that he had anything to do with the disappearance. At most, there were only a few students who said that Jia Shendu and Zhai Xinlian had a bad relationship. But even though Zhai Xinlian didn't like Jia Shendu very much, she still respected her teacher and obeyed his arrangements.
In the case of Shi Tong's suicide by jumping off a building on January 23, 1981, there was no actual evidence linking Shi Tong's death to Jia Shendu. The only photo could only prove that Shi Tong had been to the train station on the morning of January 17, but could not prove that Shi Tong had met Jia Shendu, and no one could prove that Jia Shendu had been to the design institute around 12 noon on January 23.
You see, clearly all suspicions point to Jia Shendu, and Zhao Xiangwan was able to determine from Jia Shendu's inner monologue that he had killed someone, but... due to the long time ago, there is absolutely no actual and effective evidence that could nail Jia Shendu to the pillar of shame.
Now, the evidence is here!
Ji Zhao said that the fingernail-sized figure in the photo is Jia Shendu.
Zhao Xiangwan couldn't hide his excitement for a moment, and took the initiative to hug Ji Zhao. But after the warmth filled his heart, Zhao Xiangwan felt his face getting hot, so he quickly let go of his hand, stood there with a smile, and looked at Ji Zhao quietly.
The hug came so suddenly that Ji Zhao was completely unable to react.
However, he accurately felt Zhao Xiangwan's surging enthusiasm and excitement.
After a moment of daze, Ji Zhao slowly raised his hand and held up the photo.
【I will draw it. 】
Because of this photo, Zhao Xiangwan gave him a big hug, and Ji Zhao's heart was filled with a burning desire to create. Without saying a word, he turned back to his drawing table and immersed himself in painting.
Zhu Feipeng and He Mingyu couldn't hear what Ji Zhao was thinking. They exchanged glances, a little confused, and looked at Zhao Xiangwan with a red face: "What's going on?"
In their impression, Zhao Xiangwan is calm and steady by nature, and doesn't like physical contact with people. Even if she was in love with Ji Zhao, she wouldn't be so active and passionate in public.
Something must be wrong when things are out of the ordinary, so the two decided to get to the bottom of it.
Zhao Xiangwan calmed down, his eyes shining brightly: "Ji Zhao said that from the bone structure, we can determine that this person is Jia Shendu. Although the photo is not clear enough, he can draw it."
Zhu Feipeng and He Mingyu said in unison: "Is it really Jia Shendu?"
Zhao Xiangwan trusts Ji Zhao very much: "Yes."
Zhu Feipeng slapped his thigh and said, "Good fellow, this guy took out the train ticket for the 15th and said he had left Xing City to return home, but he actually appeared at the Xing City Railway Station Square on the 17th. He is lying!"
He Mingyu was also delighted: "Great, we finally have a breakthrough."
The fluorescent lights in the serious crime squad's office are very bright, illuminating the room.
The room was filled with the smell of turpentine; Ji Zhao was mixing colors for his painting.
To turn a small black-and-white photo into a realistic scene requires extremely detailed and sharp observation, as well as stable and skillful painting techniques.
Ji Zhao happened to have both.
Zhao Xiangwan poured himself a cup of cold tea, held the cup and sat opposite Ji Zhao, watching him work.
Zhu Feipeng and He Mingyu waited for an hour, but found that Ji Zhao showed no sign of moving. He was still holding the oil painting brush in his right hand, sketching and drawing on the easel. They found it boring, so they went back to the dormitory to wash up. When they returned to the office after feeling refreshed, they found two wet oil paintings on the desk.
Two?
Zhu Feipeng came closer to take a look, and his pupils shrank involuntarily. He shouted, "Good fellow!"
It doesn't look like a hand drawing, it's just two identical 16-inch enlarged photos.
In front of the train station square, the pointed clock tower, two serious-looking Kyoto experts, the crowded crowd...it was exactly the same as the photo I took back from Shi Tong's home.
The two pictures look exactly the same, the only difference is the thin figure in a plaid coat behind the expert. One of them is consistent with the photo, with the back of his head facing the camera, while the other one has his head slightly tilted, revealing half of his face.
It is this half of the face that allows people to recognize him at a glance - this person is Jia Shendu!
Although it is a black and white photo, the grayscale will change due to the different colors. From the side of this person's face, you can see that he has a slight overbite, his eyes are slightly narrowed, his nose is slightly collapsed, and there are a few deep and shallow acne marks on his cheeks. Anyone who has seen Jia Shendu can recognize him!
Zhu Feipeng's eyes lit up: "Ji Zhao, you are too amazing, aren't you?"
If we take out that photo showing half of the face, I’m afraid that if the teachers and students of the School of Architecture of Hunan University see it, everyone will say: Isn’t this Teacher Jia?
Zhu Feipeng excitedly started spinning around the room.
Who said there is no evidence? Isn't this evidence?
Even if there have been minor changes, as long as they are brought out during the interrogation, they will definitely break down Jia Shendu's psychological defenses!
Zhu Feipeng and He Mingyu high-fived and cheered, "That's great!"
Zhao Xiangwan and Ji Zhao smiled at each other.
Then, new news continued to arrive.
Zhu Kang and Ai Hui came to Zhai Xinlian's hometown to investigate and learned that Zhai Xinlian's father died of illness, and her mother and brother had kept Zhai Xinlian's room, waiting for her to return home.
When Zhai Xinlian's mother saw the police, she burst into tears and begged them to find Zhai Xinlian. She cried and said that as long as she came back, it didn't matter where she was abducted, whether she was married and had children, or whether she was disabled, as long as she was alive, everything would be fine.
Zhu Kang and Ai Hui felt very upset. They brought back some photos of Zhai Xinlian's daily life and repeatedly promised to inform Zhai's mother and brother as soon as they had any news.
When Gao Guangqiang and Huang Yuande came to Jia Shendu's hometown to investigate, they encountered obstacles.
Jia Shendu is a local celebrity. Everyone knows that he was a talented young man who was admitted to the provincial university, stayed on as a teacher, and then became a nationally renowned professor. When people in Jiajia Village mention Jia Shendu, they all give him a thumbs up and praise him.
"Jia Shendu? He is the most promising person in our village!"
"He has a good name. It was given by an old scholar in our village. He is very educated. So he has been like a god of literature since he was young. He is very good at studying."
"After he made money, he never forgot the villagers. He paid for the cement road from Mayuan Township to Jiajia Village. He has a conscience."
When asked about what happened before the Spring Festival in 1981, everyone became alert.
"1981... I think I'm back. I heard it was the winter break for college. What's wrong with that?"
"Who did you come back with? Alone."
"This happened more than ten years ago. You policemen have nothing to do now, right?"
Gao Guangqiang is an experienced criminal policeman. He knows that the more remote the countryside, the more united the villagers are. The reason why some cases of abduction of women are difficult to solve is that the people here stick together and block the news from the outside.
But it's not all bad.
Gao Guangqiang said: "Some villagers mentioned that Jia Shendu did renovate the old house before the Spring Festival in 1981. That year, his grandfather fell ill. When Jia Shendu came back, he said that there was a problem with the feng shui, and he had to renovate the toilet and pig pen, which took a while."
Zhao Xiangwan nodded secretly: That's right! Under the toilet, Zhai Xinlian's body is buried.
But how can we convince everyone of this and conduct excavation in a reasonable and legal manner?
He Mingyu asked: "The villagers are united in not telling the truth, but the people of Changhan County should not all be on Jia Shendu's side, right? After getting off the bus in the county on the evening of the 17th, we must find a hotel to stay in, right? Doesn't anyone know where Jia Shendu is resting?"
Gao Guangqiang shook his head: "I asked, Jia Shendu has a sister who married near the Changhan County Railway Station.
He is doing some small business here, and he should be staying at his sister's house."
He Mingyu continued to ask: "What about his sister?"
Gao Guangqiang said: "It's strange. After 1981, the Jia family seemed to be cursed. Jia Shendu's grandfather, grandmother and mother died one after another. His third sister who ran a small business at the train station also died of a serious illness."
"What about his third brother-in-law?"
"I heard that they left Changhan County with the children. If we want to find them, we have to ask the local public security bureau for help."
"Where are the other sisters?"
"The only two sisters left were my eldest, second and fourth sisters. All three sisters were married not far away. They protected Jia Shendu in words and deeds and said they didn't remember much about the Spring Festival in 1981."
Gao Guangqiang frowned and said, "I'm afraid we have to go to Jia Shendu's hometown again. I feel that his family and villagers seem to know something but are unwilling to say it. But now we have no evidence and it's not easy to communicate too deeply. So Huang Yuande and I will go back first, and then we will make the next work plan after we meet."
Huang Yuande added: "Yes, I have the same judgment as Lao Gao. The villagers are hiding something."
Gao Guangqiang said: "I'm afraid that our investigation in Jiajia Village this time has alarmed Jia Shendu. My suggestion is to find evidence and summon Jia Shendu quickly."
The Serious Crime Unit acted quickly and "invited" Jia Shendu to the Municipal Bureau.
The summons time cannot exceed twelve hours. Everyone in the Serious Crime Unit knows that this will be a tough battle!
Information on the murder of Dai Minli;
Files on the missing Zhai Xinlian case;
All investigation records of Shi Tong's suicide case.
All written materials are neatly placed on the desk for easy access at any time.
When Jia Shendu was taken to the Municipal Bureau, he was writing furiously in his office. He didn't seem surprised to see the police coming.
Sitting in the iron chair in the interrogation room, he looked at the eight big words on the wall: "Leniency to those who confess, severity to those who resist", with a sarcastic smile on his face.
Only when he saw Zhao Xiangwan sitting next to him did his expression change a little.
[This girl once called me ugly, I remember. I am working on a project now and don’t have time to deal with her. If I find the chance, I will make you die in an ugly way.]
At first he said he would deal with "her", but later he changed his mind to let "you" die uglier. Jia Shendu's change of heart showed that he had already put Zhao Xiangwan on the "must die" list.
Zhao Xiangwan heard his vicious voice, lowered her eyes, and said nothing. She silently replied in her heart: You won't have another chance!
Xu Songling has been promoted to director. The chief judges this time are Gao Guangqiang and Zhu Feipeng. The one who took the notes is He Mingyu, and Zhao Xiangwan sat next to He Mingyu, ready to assist at any time.
The first question raised by Gao Guangqiang was not what Jia Shendu expected.
"How did you and Dai Minli know each other?"
Jia Shendu was a little dazed when he heard this question, and answered mechanically: "At the end of 1974, I went back to my hometown, and someone in the village introduced me to her. I thought she was pretty and simple, so I agreed to date her. We got engaged soon, and I brought her out of the country."
Gao Guangqiang is over fifty years old, with a kind face. He looks very friendly in his police uniform. His attitude when asking questions is a bit like chatting, which to some extent eased Jia Shendu's vigilance.
"Dai Minli was able to move from the countryside to the city and even get a formal job at the university. It's all thanks to you, right?"
Jia Shendu's emotions fluctuated a little, and his eyelids twitched slightly: "Yes."
Gao Guangqiang's eyes were filled with sympathy: "Why doesn't she appreciate your efforts and instead find a young man?"
Jia Shendu raised his head and looked at Gao Guangqiang: "Then, you should ask her."
Gao Guangqiang was not angry, and replied gently: "Unfortunately, she is dead, and I have no way to ask her."
Jia Shendu's eyes were filled with a sinister tone: "Yes, he is dead."
[Damn it! Shameless woman, you died a good death, a wonderful death! You dare to use me as a springboard to enter the city and then find a gigolo to fool around with, then don't blame me for being heartless and ungrateful. ]
Gao Guangqiang was not anxious or annoyed, and continued to ask: "When did you know that she had an affair with Jiang Yuchun?"
There is actually a trap in this question.
Jia Shendu once said that before Dai Minli was killed, he had no idea she had cheated on him, which was why he showed anger later.
Jia Shendu had a good memory and looked at Gao Guangqiang with a half-smile: "It was not until that night when Dai Minli did not return home that I went to look for her with the neighbors next door that we found out that she and Jiang Yuchun were having an affair."
As expected of a university professor, seventeen years have passed and his answers are still impeccable.
Gao Guangqiang nodded and said, "How far is the grove where the body was found from the sidewalk?"
Jia Shendu was stunned for a moment. He had never been asked this question before. His eyes unconsciously turned to the upper right, which meant thinking, and sometimes it meant making up a lie: "About 20 to 30 meters."
Gao Guangqiang said sincerely: "It was early morning, dark and cold, and everyone was looking along the road. How did you think of looking there?"
Jia Shendu's eyes dimmed and he sat up straighter. It seemed that Gao Guangqiang's question hit him right in the heart, forcing him to cheer up and deal with it.
Zhao Xiangwan recalled that when he visited Yu Heng, he asked about three unreasonable things: First, Jia Shendu, who always had a perfunctory attitude towards teaching, started to go out at 6:30 every night and return home at 9:30 every night from the end of November, as if he was deliberately giving Dai Minli an opportunity. Second, Jia Shendu, who wanted to save face, took his next-door neighbor to Jiang Yuchun's dormitory with great fanfare, as if he was performing for everyone to see. Third, so many people didn't think of going to the small forest in the northwest corner, but Jia Shendu found it.
No one suspected Jia Shendu at the time. After all, in that era, having an affair would result in imprisonment. He could have achieved his revenge by having someone bundle Dai Minli and Jiang Yuchun together and send them to the police station. Why would he go to the trouble of killing people? Therefore, no one mentioned these unreasonable things.
Now that the question had finally been asked through Gao Guangqiang's mouth, Zhao Xiangwan leaned back with his back against the chair, quietly waiting for Jia Shendu's answer.
[This police dog has such a sharp eye! No one has ever questioned this question, how should I answer? Could it be that I took advantage of the gap between going to the toilet, waited on this road, waited for that □□ to come over, dragged her to the side of the road, and strangled her to death with a trouser belt? How could I find her? Of course it was because I hid her there, waiting for those idiots to find her, but unfortunately I walked this road twice and no one found her. At that time, I was afraid of being seen, but later I was afraid that no one could see her. 】
Zhao Xiangwanfeng narrowed his eyes slightly and suppressed the cold light in his eyes: You bastard, it was indeed him who killed him!
Jia Shendu smiled and said, "Comrade police, it's been more than ten years since the incident, and the murderer has been brought to justice. You suddenly asked such a detailed question, and I really don't remember it. The small forest was not far from the road. Maybe I saw something when the flashlight passed by? Maybe I didn't see anyone after searching for so long that I subconsciously looked into the dark and dark places? In short... it can be said that it was God's will that let us find Minli's body and catch Jiang Yuchun, the murderer!"
Gao Guangqiang has his own characteristic in interrogation, which is stability.
No matter how Jia Shendu responded, Gao Guangqiang was always patient and asked questions at his own pace.
"Do you really think that the murderer is Jiang Yuchun?"
"Of course! I believe the law is fair."
"Is it possible that someone killed Dai Minli and framed Jiang Yuchun?"
"He was the one who killed him."
"Dai Minli cheated on her husband and fell in love with a guy who was stronger and better looking than you. As her bedmate, you didn't know anything about it? I don't believe it."
Jia Shendu's face turned ugly.
Gao Guangqiang said slowly, "Everyone loves beauty. Dai Minli fell in love with you and was willing to marry you because you were from the city and could bring her to the city so that she could eat the city's unified grain. After achieving her goal, she fell in love with a strong young man working with her in the flower garden. Although Jiang Yuchun was a temporary worker, he was handsome. I heard that they were quite coordinated in bed. Many people could see that the two of them were in love with each other and talked about it behind their backs. Could it be that... you didn't hear anything?"
There seemed to be a poisonous sting in Jia Shendu's eyes as he stared at Gao Guangqiang.
[How dare he? He just told all these scandals. What a shameless woman! She deserves death! So what if I kill her? Humph! If you dare to cross the river and destroy the bridge to plot against me, I will make sure you don’t live to enjoy this blessing! If you dare to sleep with my wife, I will make sure you bear the curse and be shot for the rest of your life!]
Zhao Xiangwan has been able to confirm that Jia Shen committed the murder alone, and now the key is to find useful clues. Hearing him cursing in his heart, he took out a pen and gently pulled the pen cap, making a light and rhythmic "click-click" sound.
When Gao Guangqiang heard the click, he quickened the pace of his questions.
"Is the red scarf really Dai Minli's?"
"Yes."
Click. Click.
"Is the blue cotton sweater really Jiang Yuchun's?"
"Yes."
Click. Click.
"Did you kill Dai Minli?"
"Yes."
Click. Click.
Gao Guangqiang suddenly stopped asking questions and looked at Jia Shendu.
Only then did Jia Shendu realize that he had told the truth. He was speechless and shouted angrily, "No! No! I didn't! Dai Minli was killed by Jiang Yuchun. The court has already tried the case. How could it be wrong?"
Gao Guangqiang said with a straight face: "You have just admitted to the murder."
Jia Shendu stood up suddenly, but found that his hands were handcuffed to the iron chair. He shouted angrily: "Who told you to handcuff me? I am a university professor and a national high-level talent. What did I do wrong that you want to handcuff me? What did I admit? I didn't admit anything! It was you who were arguing and making me lose my mind, so I said the wrong thing."
Gao Guangqiang's face gradually darkened. "In order to prevent you from committing self-harm or murder, we have the right to handcuff you. Don't worry, God remembers everything you have done."
Jia Shendu began to panic. He pounded the armrests of the chair with his hands, making a "clang, clang!" sound. The cold handcuffs flashed with a cold light, making him feel something was wrong.
【I have done so many bad things that you mentioned, but I have never received any punishment.
Zhu Congling was such a famous professor. I beat him up and spit on him, tied my hands behind my back and shaved my pubic hair. So what? No one dared to confront me! After Professor Zhu died, the things I had done were sealed up. Who dared to say a word to me in person when it came to getting projects, evaluating professional titles, and supervising graduate students?
Dai Minli likes young and pretty guys? Haha, I'll make them get married in the underworld. What do you think? No one thinks I killed her, even the court is on my side.
Nowadays, good people are often bullied, and good horses are often ridden. As long as you are evil enough, no one can bully you! 】
In the relatively simple environment of colleges and universities, facing gentle and tolerant intellectuals, the vicious Jia Shendu relied on his little cleverness and tricks to get by. Today, when he was caught by the police for interrogation, facing a room full of olive greens, he finally felt the dignity of the national law.
"What are you going to do? Don't use torture to extract a confession! Why are you asking about Dai Minli? She's been dead for more than a decade, and the court has already tried and identified the murderer. Don't force me to admit anything now. She was killed by Jiang Yuchun! She and I had a good relationship, how could Minli be willing to break up with me? I have an education and I have culture. How can Jiang Yuchun, a poor boy and a temporary worker, compare to me? Minli didn't want to be with him, so Jiang Yuchun killed her. He is the murderer!"
The color is strong but the inside is weak.
Zhao Xiangwan could see that Jia Shendu felt guilty at the moment.
Click. Click.
The sound of turning the pen cap was crisp and loud, echoing in the slightly empty interrogation room, making Jia Shendu, who was already feeling guilty, even more panicked.
He tried to calm down.
Take a deep breath, a long breath...
[Don't panic, don't be afraid, the police focus on evidence when investigating a case. As long as I don't admit it, no one can convict me! ]
Zhu Feipeng suddenly spoke.
"Teacher Jia, in which year did you apply for the master's degree?"
This question was simple and related to Jia Shendu's work, not the case. Jia Shendu's attention was immediately diverted: "1978."
"You were already 30 years old that year, right? Why did you start supervising graduate students so late?"
"The college entrance examination was not resumed until 1978, and the postgraduate entrance examination was resumed in 1978, so I didn't get the qualification of a master's supervisor until 1978."
"How many graduate students do you recruit every year?"
"At the beginning, there were few students, so I only taught one every year. Later, as the number of enrollments increased, I taught two to three every year."
"What was the name of the graduate student recruited in 1979?"
Jia Shendu suddenly stopped.
Click. Click.
The voice rang again, as if urging him to answer quickly.
Jia Shendu suddenly raised his head, looking at Zhao Xiangwan with a fierce look in his eyes: "Stop adjusting the pen cap! Your noise is so loud! It's giving me a headache."
Click. Click.
Zhao Xiangwan continued to dial, seemingly not hearing what he said.
People like Jia Shendu, who think they have everything under control, particularly hate things that are beyond their control, such as unusual noises.
Jia Shendu was unable to stop Zhao Xiangwan. He was so angry that his chest heaved up and down, and his emotions began to get out of control.
Zhu Feipeng raised his voice and said in a sharp voice: "Tell me, who is she?!"
Jia Shendu was defeated and took a long time to say, "Zhai, Zhai Xinlian."
Zhu Feipeng asked: "Where is she?"
Jia Shendu learned his lesson this time: "I don't know."
This is the first time that Jia Shendu has answered with the three words "I don't know" during the interrogation.
If he is cunning enough, he will say "I don't know" at the beginning instead of answering the question.
Zhao Xiangwan's heart gradually relaxed after hearing this. The reason why Jia Shendu has been able to stay in the dark until today is not because of his strong anti-detection ability, but because he is in a university. It is a place where intellectuals gather, students respect teachers and respect the authority of teachers, it is a palace of knowledge, a beautiful ivory tower.
He bullied his colleagues, and the teachers avoided him, at most scolding him and giving him the nickname Jia Banlun.
He bullied students, who dared not to retort and could only endure it silently. Some of them dropped out of school or committed suicide by jumping off a building.
It wasn't because he was so powerful, but because the people he faced were too docile.
Like a wolf rushing into a flock of sheep.
The wolf ate sheep after sheep, thinking himself to be mighty and proud. But he forgot one thing: if a hunter appeared, he would be dead for sure!
Zhao Xiangwan gained confidence and winked at Zhu Feipeng.
After receiving Zhao Xiangwan's signal, Zhu Feipeng's eyes lit up. Very good, Zhao Xiangwan let him continue, which meant that Jia Shendu was not difficult to entangle.
Zhu Feipeng picked up the file: "In the case of Zhai Xinlian's disappearance, you told the police that you bought a train ticket to return home on January 15, 1981, right?"
Jia Shendu nodded: "Yes."
Zhu Feipeng asked: "Where were you on the morning of January 17, 1981?"
Jia Shendu was stunned for a moment, his eyes unconsciously looking to the lower right: "I, I should be home, right?"
Zhu Feipeng slammed the file in his hand down hard.
There was a "pop!" sound.
Jia Shendu's shoulders trembled.
Zhu Feipeng narrowed his eyes, a cold light flashed in his eyes: "You are lying!"
Jia Shendu looked up at Zhu Feipeng, and his previous arrogant attitude instantly disappeared: "No, I didn't lie. Eleven years have passed, how can I still remember what I did that day."
Zhu Feipeng sneered, slowly took out a white photo frame from his file bag, and turned it upside down on the table: "Think about it carefully, where were you on January 17, 1981?"
Jia Shendu's eyes slid towards the photo frame, and an ominous premonition came over him.
[What is that? What is that? Shi Tong was taking pictures with a broken camera that day. Could I be in the picture? Could they have dug it out from Shi Tong's house? That person has been dead for so long, why is he still haunting? I thought all his belongings were burned after his death, so how could they still be here? That country girl is so hateful. I should have pushed her down the stairs and said she committed suicide for love...]
Zhu Feipeng shouted fiercely: "Tell me! Where are you?"
Jia Shendu hurriedly shook his head: "I don't remember."
Zhu Feipeng sneered again, and his laughter made Jia Shendu feel inexplicably fearful.
Click. Click.
Zhao Xiangwan clicked the pen cap again.
Jia Shendu shouted: "I really don't remember!"
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