Chapter 50
The smile on Zhou Hong's face, which she couldn't retract in time, froze at the corner of her mouth, and combined with the surprise between her eyebrows, she looked a little funny.
Lin Jiafan was also a little surprised, but he had seen such scenes more often in the past month, so he didn't find it too surprising.
"Coach Luo? Why are you here?" Pang Guang asked the question on behalf of everyone present.
"I just thought Bo'an Village was beautiful, so I came here to enjoy the autumn scenery. I took some pictures of flowers, grass, trees, and so on." Luo Jingyao lied with her eyes wide open, and handed her phone to the young man who came up to her: "Who knows, you might take some pictures of something else?"
"What the hell? Is this true?" Pang Guang took the phone with shining eyes, opened the photo album directly, and found a seven-minute video.
As soon as it was turned on, the voices of Cui Tingting and Zhou Hong came out from the loudspeaker and floated clearly into everyone's ears.
"Ha!" Pang Guang laughed out loud with joy. What's the difference between this and a fish jumping onto the shore before the hook is even set?
The words in the video were said by Zhou Hong herself, without being forced by anyone. She could indeed continue to deny it, but the police also have plenty of time and means to continue to deal with her.
Moreover, the court's final judgment is not entirely based on the suspect's self-confession. They value evidence and testimony more.
After all, how many criminals would confess easily?
Lin Jiafan personally stepped forward and put the handcuffs back on Zhou Hong: "Do you regret it?"
Zhou Hong stared at Luo Jingyao for a long moment, then suddenly let out a subtle chuckle. "There's nothing to regret. After all the calculations, I only missed one person. She's actually a police officer, right?"
Click.
Lin Jiafan pressed the handcuffs hard: "Really not."
Zhou Hong naturally didn't believe it.
Lin Jiafan didn't care whether she believed it or not. He waved his hand to signal his colleagues to take the person away. Then his eyes uncontrollably fell on Luo Jingyao who was studying the video with Pang Guang.
Oh!
Just an ordinary, enthusiastic citizen.
Not long after, the familiar sound of sirens once again pierced the sky above Bo'an Village. The Jinshi Public Security Bureau once again made an outstanding contribution to adding to the villagers' conversation for some time to come.
On the same day, Luo Jingyao was also brought back to the police station as per regulations and was recorded again as a witness who provided important evidence.
Perhaps the special case investigation team wanted to express their gratitude, so Pan Chang took her into the observation room after finishing the record-taking work.
Through the SLR glass on the wall, she had the opportunity to watch the entire interrogation process.
Before Luo Jingyao arrived, Lin Jiafan and Pang Guang had been dealing with Zhou Hong for an unknown period of time. Perhaps they knew that a desperate struggle was futile, so the woman confessed the crime quite smoothly.
It's just a story of you destroying my family, and I will destroy your family too.
Cui Da's previous infringements on the Zhou family and Zhou Hong were all facts. Zhou Hong had always blamed Cui Da for her brother's death. She hated Cui Da and also hated Cui Jiafu and his wife.
She could indeed just kill Cui Da and then get away with it by claiming self-defense, but she was unwilling to do so.
Cui Jiafu and his wife were wrong in spoiling their son, but one has to admit that they are good people in other aspects. Zhou Hong couldn't start with these two people, so she set her sights on Cui Tingting.
The other party has had a long-standing grudge against Cui Da. He has a hot-tempered personality and values his own interests, but he doesn't have much brains. He is a perfect partner.
Sure enough, with just a little provocation, Cui Tingting was blinded by the money and agreed to her plan.
She had never thought of pleading guilty from the beginning. Rather than wanting Cui Da to die, she wanted to see the Cui family suffer.
Every aspect of this case was part of her plan, including the fact that He Mei witnessed the entire process of Cui Tingting smashing Cui Da to death and left her own blood on the murder weapon to take the blame for her daughter.
Zhou Hong felt that she had already sacrificed herself, and how could it be enough for the Cui family to only lose Cui Da, a scumbag? No one could escape unscathed.
"Aren't you afraid that we will determine from the beginning that you killed Cui Da and close the case directly?" Lin Jiafan asked casually with his arms folded across his chest.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Hong shook her head and said seriously, "I believe you."
Lin Jiafan and Pang Guang had somewhat complicated expressions after being unexpectedly praised by the suspect.
Finally, it was Lin Jiafan who ended the final interrogation with the words, 'You believe we can solve the murder case, but you don't believe we can help you escape from Cui Da. You believe we can unravel the doubts you deliberately left, but you don't believe we can discover your calculations.'
When the two of them left the interrogation room, Luo Jingyao was already waiting in the corridor. She still had a question in her mind: "So who killed Cui Da?"
"According to Cui Tingting, she only hit Cui Da's head twice and stopped when she saw him fall to the ground. She swore that Cui Da just fainted."
"As for Zhou Hong, she insisted that Cui Da was already dead at that time, and she hit him a few more times afterwards just to vent her anger." Lin Jiafan responded.
Luo Jingyao spread her hands helplessly: "Then how should the responsibilities be divided?"
"Of course, it'll be Brother Guo." Lin Jiafan said without worry. "After he completes the second detailed repair of Cui Da's skull, he can scan it into the computer and mark the points where the blows were made. Then, based on Cui Tingting and Zhou Hong's height, build, and strength, he can conduct an overall analysis and basically determine who delivered the fatal blow."
"By the way, Coach Luo, I really want to thank you this time." Pang Guang suddenly jumped out from behind the man with a sincere tone.
Luo Jingyao raised her eyebrows: "If you really want to thank me, then let me earn two more class fees!"
It has been more than a month since I signed the contract with the Jinshi Public Security Bureau, and I have only attended four classes in total. Is this reasonable?
But before she could finish, Lin Jiafan left without saying a word, holding the transcript in his hand. Pang Guang pretended to be busy for a while, but finally found a lame excuse to slip away. As for Pan Chang, he lied that he was going to issue a formal announcement, and disappeared in the corridor with just a few big strides.
In just a few seconds, Luo Jingyao was the only one left in the empty space.
With a helpless sigh, she dragged her tired body out of the Jinshi Public Security Bureau. As soon as she got home, she threw herself on the bed and slept soundly.
Before she completely lost consciousness, Luo Jingyao had only infinite admiration for the Special Case Investigation Team and all police officers in her heart.
She couldn't stand just running around for a few days. Wouldn't those people really die suddenly from this kind of daily work intensity?
After resting at home for two days, Luo Jingyao came to the flower shop after recovering some energy.
The wedding venue she decorated for Lin Jiafan's relatives some time ago was very successful, and she unexpectedly received a lot of new orders recently. In her spare time, she began to think about whether she should hire another clerk.
After all, she was away from the store for longer and longer periods of time, and with business picking up, she was afraid that the young clerk would be too busy to handle the business alone.
After lunch that day, Luo Jingyao and the shop assistant sat in front of the floor-to-ceiling window to bask in the sun, and mentioned her idea of hiring new people.
The female clerk agreed excitedly and asked carefully if they could hire a male clerk so that it would be more convenient to move flowers and other things around.
After thinking it over carefully, she nodded in agreement.
Just as the shop assistant was happily hugging her, the wind chimes hanging above the shop door rang.
Turning her head, Luo Jingyao showed a slightly surprised expression: "Officer Pang, Officer Pan, why are you here?"
"Long time no see, Coach Luo." Pang Guang smiled a bit frivolously: "Today is Sister Pan's husband's birthday, and she insisted on choosing a bouquet of flowers for her brother-in-law. I just remembered that your store is nearby, so I came here."
"Coach Luo, I want a few sunflowers. Could you please help me match the others?" Pan Chang smiled, a rare hint of shyness showing on his thin face.
"Okay, you two can do whatever you want first." Luo Jingyao greeted enthusiastically, turned around and went to select flowers. She casually asked, "Why didn't the bureau notify me to go to class in all these days? Are you guys on a business trip again?"
"Well, I was invited to the capital to attend a contemporary criminal investigation technology exchange conference, and I just came back yesterday afternoon." Pang Guang couldn't stay quiet and followed her around, peeking into her.
"By the way, the final verdict of the Cui Da case is out. The fatal blow was committed by Cui Tingting. However, the final verdict still depends on the court."
The young man said this with a look of regret on his face.
Luo Jingyao paused, said "hmm" softly, and continued to trim the sunflower in her hand.
"What color packaging do you like?"
Pan Chang also came over at this time, looking at the various flowers on the workbench with a satisfied smile: "That low-key dark blue!"
Nodding, Luo Jingyao rummaged under the workbench, then stood up again: "There's nothing here. I'll go check in the warehouse."
"Little sister, pour the two officers a cup of honey grapefruit tea that we brewed ourselves."
As she gave the instructions, she walked to the back of the store. When she reached the door of the small warehouse, she put her hand on the door handle, pulled the door open with force, and walked in.
boom!
Suddenly, the scene in front of her eyes darkened, and Luo Jingyao stopped immediately. She quickly realized that she had put it on again.
Because of the poor lighting around her, she couldn't immediately determine where she was. She only felt a faint light coming from somewhere in front of her, flickering in a very strange way.
If only it could be closer.
Thinking of this, Luo Jingyao felt dizzy. When her mind became clear again, she was already near the light.
It was a cell phone, the screen of which was playing something. Next to it was a person lying face down on the ground, completely motionless.
She deliberately slowed down her breathing, frowned and looked over carefully. It seemed to be a live broadcast room, and the comments in it were refreshing frantically at an abnormal speed.
But before she could see the words clearly, there was a sound of footsteps approaching, and then a pair of boots appeared in her sight.
The pair of boots kicked the phone far away with great force, then stopped there for a short while before turning around and leaving.
As the other party gradually moved away, Luo Jingyao could barely see the general outline of the owner of the boots.
Suddenly, the man stopped where he was, as if he had noticed something, and suddenly turned around to look towards where she was!
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