Chapter 33 Chapter 33 Interrogation encounters special circumstances
“Hey hey hey…”
The people at the table felt something was wrong. Seeing Qiu Jiang eating the skewers with the skewer poking back and forth in front of her, and not being able to take a single bite with her mouth open, they felt something was not right. Sure enough, within two minutes she fell dizzy on the table. Fortunately, Sister Liu next to her felt something was wrong and helped her up. She was afraid that she would have a headache tomorrow.
"This girl is quite honest. She's so generous even though she can't drink. I thought she could handle a lot of alcohol, but she's just a knockout."
"Hahaha--"
The others at the table were laughing like crazy.
Everyone had a great meal in the evening, but unfortunately she missed it. Seeing that she was still groggy and asleep, no one disturbed her. Even after eating and drinking, when she still hadn't woken up, they had to find someone to take her home.
Fortunately, Ji Mingcheng was familiar with the task and took it on directly.
Deng Xingwang and the others helped her and the car get to the car. Looking at Qiu Jiang sleeping soundly in the back seat of the car, they couldn't help laughing.
"It seems that Jiang Jiang can no longer be asked to go on tasks that require drinking in the future." Chen Da openly teased her.
Deng Xingwang clapped his thigh and laughed, "Then you can send me. I can drink."
"Come on, you're talking nonsense after just three drinks. If we dare to send you, you won't have to continue the mission. Just wait for your punishment from the higher-ups."
"Hey, you underestimate me too much."
Chen Da chuckled and immediately silenced Deng Xingwang.
Well, it's okay if he stops bragging.
Ji Mingcheng didn't bother to watch them bickering. After watching the people from Team 5 leave, he got into the car and took Guo Kai and Qiu Jiang, who were traveling with them, with him and set off.
Half an hour later, Qiu Hengan and his wife received a message from the shop owner's youngest son. They quickly put on their clothes and went out to pick someone up. However, they never expected that their sister would get out of the car in a dizzy manner.
"Burp." Qiu Jiang woke up without anyone calling her after she arrived at the place. She walked downstairs with weak legs. She had just stepped out of the car and took a few steps when she saw the two of them. She immediately greeted them.
"Brother and sister-in-law, I'm back... burp...."
"Jiang Jiang..." Shi Yuexiu was so scared that she quickly went to help her.
At this time, Ji Mingcheng and Guo Kai also got out of the car and briefly explained the situation. Shi Yuexiu and the other person hurriedly thanked them.
"Thank you, leaders."
"You're welcome." Ji Mingcheng handed over the bag in his hand. "She got drunk before she ate much. These are packed separately. Let's eat them when she wakes up."
"How embarrassing." It was embarrassing enough to trouble someone to send the child back, let alone the fact that the other person was the leader.
Shi Yuexiu couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.
However, Ji Mingcheng insisted on handing the food to her, and bluntly suggested, "If you want to thank her, then ask her to bring me some food tomorrow. I think the shrimp dumplings and barbecued pork buns they had last time were very good, and very authentic."
Hearing this, Shi Yuexiu smiled more, "Those are all made by Heng'an. If you like them, I'll ask Jiang Jiang to bring you more tomorrow."
"Okay." Ji Mingcheng waved his hand, said goodbye to them, and got into the car with Guo Kai.
The couple watched the jeep drive away before they had time to look at Qiu Jiang.
She was sleeping soundly, her whole body clung to her like a sloth, her little face was very rosy, as if it had been stained with rouge, and her breathing was particularly even, and it seemed that she was fast asleep.
Fortunately, she looked quite drunk and just slept soundly. Shi Yuexiu pinched her cold little nose and took her home.
The next day, when the alarm rang, Qiu Jiang stretched and got up refreshed.
Unexpectedly, there were grilled skewers on the table in the morning, so Shi Yuexiu explained.
Team Ji was really nice, worthy of being a leader. Qiu Jiang blinked her eyes and happily rolled the skewers and pancakes. Everyone helped roll one before she started eating. She swallowed it with one gulp and immediately became very happy, repeatedly exclaiming "delicious."
The two little ones parroted the words, "Delicious, delicious."
Qiu Hengan and his wife both laughed, "Eat slowly, there's more."
"Mm-hmm-hmm, brother and sister-in-law, you guys eat too."
"good."
The breakfast was exceptionally sumptuous. By the time she was about to leave, Qiu Jiang felt full of energy and believed she could definitely solve several cases.
"I'm leaving--" She went out happily, but before she reached the door, Qiu Hengan stopped her and handed her a big bag. She touched it and it seemed to be a lunch box.
"What is this?" She was a little curious.
"Don't forget to give it to your leader if he wants it."
Qiu Jiang suddenly remembered that he seemed to like the food she brought last time. Thinking of reciprocity, she didn't ask anything else. After putting the package away, she rode to work.
These days are really the coldest time of the year, but fortunately this year is warmer than last year, and there has not been a single snowfall. She wrapped herself tightly, and when she arrived at the office, she not only did not feel cold, but her whole body was warm, like a small heater.
After arriving at the office, she first delivered the things she brought to the desk of their team, then quickly came out and sat back in her seat, and began to organize the files that had not been sorted out yet.
I hadn't been sitting there for a few minutes when Wang Li came in.
"Brother Wang." Qiu Jiang called out.
"Yeah." Wang Li took two steps towards her, "Jiang Jiang, come with me to the interrogation room later."
"Oh," she agreed immediately, but she was also a little curious, "What case is it?"
"The case of the female corpse in the rental house."
Qiu Jiang had an impression of this. "It was the case in Chengdong on Monday."
"Um."
"Has the murderer been caught?"
"Yes, he will be interrogated shortly."
"Wow." Qiu Jiang was surprised by the high efficiency of the case handling.
"The murderer is very cunning. Do you want to know the situation? I know." Deng Xingwang heard it from the door and quickened his pace.
"I want to know." Qiu Jiang spoke immediately.
"When we went to investigate, the woman who was murdered in the rental house was very beautiful, but her death was so tragic. She had been stabbed in the abdomen, and there was blood everywhere. It was really terrifying."
"And then, who is the murderer?"
"The person who reported the case." Wang Li revealed the answer.
"Huh?" Qiu Jiang was stunned for a second, "The person who reported the case is the murderer?"
"The key is that he was the victim's partner. Don't you think he's very cunning?" Deng Xingwang said in amazement. "In the past, when young women were murdered, the suspect was usually someone of the opposite sex who had a close relationship with the victim. Of course, this was only the case when the crime was committed by an acquaintance."
"But the door of the rental house had signs of being pried open, so it didn't look like someone we knew had committed the crime. Plus, it was the victim's partner who called the police, and neighbors said they had a good relationship. So, we didn't suspect him and focused on the possibility of a stranger committing the crime."
"And then? How did you find out he was the murderer?"
Seeing her ask, Deng Xingwang suddenly became arrogant and full of admiration, "Because Captain Ji is awesome."
"Captain Ji took one look and noticed something strange about the pried open area inside the house. The lock looked badly damaged, as if someone had pried it open from the outside, but the lock cylinder inside was intact. This means the murderer couldn't have gotten in by breaking the door lock. This reduces the probability of a stranger committing the crime. If it was an acquaintance, then they are both from outside and have only been in Anxi for two years. They don't know many people at all. Then her partner is extremely suspicious. Not only did they say it was a burglary when we arrived, but they also firmly believed that someone was after money and murdered."
"But we also visited the place where the deceased worked and asked many people, and the results were the same. Although the deceased Chen Yu earned a lot of money, she spent it lavishly. No matter how high her salary was, it couldn't support such spending. So she didn't have much money left. A few days ago, her father broke his leg in her hometown and needed a thousand yuan for hospitalization. She couldn't even afford it, so she had to borrow it from her colleagues. Tell me, what is there for a white-collar worker who spends all her money every month to be worth stealing? Her partner knows this better than her colleagues, so how could he immediately think that someone had committed theft and murder? Isn't this very strange?"
"We were almost tricked by him before, but luckily Team Ji finally figured it out. After we tricked him, his legs started shaking and he tried to run away, but was immediately pinned down by our team."
Qiu Jiang frowned as she listened. "Aren't they boyfriend and girlfriend? If their relationship is as good as everyone else says, why would they kill the person?"
"We also feel strange, especially when he mentioned this, his eyes flickered. He must be hiding something from us." Deng Xingwang said firmly.
Ji Mingcheng came in from outside and heard them talking about this matter. He didn't say anything and went straight to his office. About ten minutes later, he came out with a barbecued pork bun. After eating the last bite, he cleared his throat and called for help.
"Interrogate immediately. Wang Li, Qiu Jiang, and Deng Xingwang, please leave."
"yes--"
The three of them immediately stood up and followed.
When they arrived, Qin Min had already been brought in.
Qiu Jiang sat in her old seat, looking at the unprepossessing man in front of her.
He is about 1.7 meters tall, with small eyes, unshaven beard, and a body that is neither fat nor thin. He looks plain and blends in with the crowd.
At this time, Qiu Jiang also saw Chen Yu's photo. She was about twenty years old, with fair skin and a white face. The halter dress showed off her perfect figure to the fullest. No matter from which angle, the two of them were extremely mismatched.
It would be fine if Chen Yu was with this man for money, but it was obvious that Qin Min had no money. I heard that he was from an ordinary family and currently worked as an employee in a construction company. I really couldn't imagine what was so attractive about him that could attract Chen Yu, and I didn't understand why he would kill someone with such a beautiful girlfriend?
Do you think that with your conditions, you can find someone more beautiful than Chen Yu?
Qiu Jiang found it really hard to understand his motives.
Soon, the interrogation began.
"Qin Min, every word you say next may be used as testimony in the verdict. Please think carefully before you speak." Wang Li made an opening statement.
Ji Mingcheng turned the exquisite silver box in his hand and said, "Tell me about the crime process."
Qin Min shuddered, his face covered in beads of sweat. "I..."
He kept saying "I, I, I" but there was no follow-up. Ji Mingcheng's hand that was turning the small box paused slightly and he looked at him with a frown.
At this time, Deng Xingwang took the initiative to read out the legal provisions.
"According to our country's criminal law, intentional homicide is punishable by death, life imprisonment, or imprisonment of ten years or more; less serious offenses are punishable by imprisonment of three to ten years or more. Chen Yu died such a tragic death, and you refuse to confess. You should consider the consequences."
Qin Min trembled even more violently. He swallowed and finally surrendered under the gaze of everyone.
"Comrade police officer, I confess that I... killed him, but it was not intentional. I killed him accidentally. Please believe me."
He stood up excitedly, but was immediately pushed back by the two policemen standing behind him, "Be quiet."
It took him a long time to calm down and confess his crimes honestly.
"Ayu and I met a year ago. Since we were both from other places and didn't have many connections locally, we were inevitably bullied. Later, she encountered hooligans, and I helped her a few times. Over time, we got together. Although we are not married, we have a good relationship. I spend almost all my salary on her. I just want to live a good life with her and go home to get married after saving some money."
"But...but..." His tone became angry. "We were always doing well, but suddenly she didn't want to marry me anymore. When I came back that day, she walked out holding her shaved hand, saying we were over. I didn't understand at the time. I was so good to her, why did she just say she didn't want to be together anymore? But she said I was broke and couldn't even pay for her father's illness. I was worse than her colleagues at work, so why should we be together?"
"I felt like my brain was going to explode. Ever since we've been together, I've never bought her anything she wanted, and yet she's still not satisfied. She even had the nerve to tell me I couldn't afford it. If she hadn't spent all my money on beautiful clothes, hairdressing, and delicious food, how could I be broke? She squeezed me dry and wanted to dump me? I begged her not to leave, but she was determined to leave. I was so scared that she was going to leave that I wanted to scare her with a knife, but she bumped into me and said she didn't believe I would use a knife. She even called me a coward and said I was provoked and stabbed her."
At this point, Qin Min shook his handcuffed hands and pleaded, "Comrade police, I really know I was wrong. I panicked at the time, but I was so confused that I didn't even think of sending her to the hospital. When I came to my senses, she was already dead. I was so scared that I had a crooked idea and wanted to make it look like someone else killed her. I really know I was wrong. Please don't sentence me to death. I have parents at home. I am their only son. They are so old, and they can't be left without someone to take care of them in their old age."
The only sound in the interrogation room was his constant defense.
Qiu Jiang wrote down everything he confessed, her brows never relaxed.
Even though what he said was flawless, she just felt that his reactions were sometimes wrong.
Sometimes he would pause in the middle of his speech, his eyes unconsciously glancing upwards. It was more like he was weaving something rather than recalling the entire process of the crime.
She wasn't sure if all he told were lies, but there were definitely some lies.
Is it to reduce the sentence?
She remembered that intentional homicide would be punished more severely than murder in the heat of the moment. If he wanted to portray himself as an impulsive murderer, he might not be sentenced to life imprisonment or the death penalty, but might be released after serving a few years in prison.
The more I think about it, the more likely this seems.
When she looked at Qin Min, her eyes were filled with inquiry.
"Oh, so that's how it is." Ji Mingcheng said softly, and it was unclear whether he believed what he said.
Qin Min's face was filled with even more regret. "I was wrong. I was really wrong. I owe Ah Yu so much. Even if I have to pay with my life, it's what I deserve."
He started crying as soon as he said it, and it seemed that he really regretted what he had done.
Ji Mingcheng chuckled, which made Qin Min feel confused and uneasy, and he couldn't cry anymore.
"Let's not talk about that for now. Let's talk about who was that person who went to your rental house that day."
As soon as he opened his mouth, Qin Min was obviously stunned.
Ji Mingcheng's smile was even more frightening. He asked him, "You don't think anyone will see you bringing someone home? Do you overestimate your anti-reconnaissance capabilities, or do you think we are so stupid that we will believe everything you say?"
At this moment, his eyes had turned cold, and he slammed the table fiercely, "You two went in together, but you deliberately omitted this person from your descriptions. Tell me, did you conspire to murder—"
It turns out that he really was hiding something. Captain Ji is really amazing.
Qiu Jiang's eyes lit up and she couldn't wait to observe Qin Min's reaction.
His face was pale and his hands were shaking as if he was having a seizure. He kept wiping the sweat from his forehead.
“I…I…”
He was speechless, but in the end he still insisted that he was the murderer.
"I just didn't mention him because I was afraid of implicating innocent people." He thought about it and added the reason.
"What's his name?"
"I have no idea."
Wang Li sneered, "You've brought him home, but you don't even know his name. You're quite careless."
Qin Min raised his head slightly and said hesitantly, "I ran into that guy by chance. I heard he was the manager of a construction company. I was thinking if I could get some business, so I invited him back for dinner. But when he came back, A Yu started arguing with me. He got impatient and left immediately. There really wasn't anything else going on."
"You don't even know his name? How do you know what construction company he's the manager of?"
"I... because I heard him on the phone."
They continued to ask him for a long time, but he still did not change his previous description, insisting that he did not intend to kill anyone, and that he really did not know the man, and that he left angrily after seeing them arguing.
After the whole morning, I listened to him repeating the same things over and over again, and in the end I had no choice but to send him away.
After leaving the interrogation room, they were all in a bad mood.
"You won't give up until you reach the Yellow River." Wang Li frowned fiercely.
Deng Xingwang also found it strange. "Why is he defending that person so much? It's too weird."
Qiu Jiang couldn't figure out what kind of relationship could make him refuse to give that person up even at this time.
"There are too many reasons, but we need to find out which one it is ourselves." Ji Mingcheng said, then turned to look at Qiu Jiang, "Qiu Jiang, go see if the character portrait has appeared?"
"Yes." She responded immediately, handed the notebook to Deng Xingwang, and walked in the opposite direction of them.
The crime sketch room is located on the fifth floor of the back building of the Municipal Bureau. The office is not big and there are not many people, but it is very complicated. There are drawing boards with sketches hanging everywhere, each one is very lifelike.
If you see someone who looks like the portrait, you will definitely think of the portrait.
"Which portrait are you here to get?" A black head looked up from a pile of papers behind the computer. He was wearing glasses and pushed them up when he looked at her. He was surprised when he saw her clearly.
"Which department are you from?"
"Criminal Investigation Team 5." Qiu Jiang replied.
Now he was even more surprised.
"Detective?" He finally stood up and looked at her carefully. The more he looked, the more he couldn't believe it. You know, there are not many beautiful girls in their police station, let alone such a beautiful female detective. It's really rare.
But it's true, when he saw the captain of their team on Tuesday, he also doubted his life. He didn't understand it at that time.
Are all good-looking people in this era becoming detectives?
After all, criminal police is recognized as the most tiring job in the police station. Basically, no one can do it for long. Even if they have to do it, many people can't stand the hardship and change jobs within two years. Even those who stay, not everyone can bear it, and frequent breakdowns are common.
As a result, the little girl looked very energetic and vigorous, which was really amazing.
Qiu Jiang didn't know what he was thinking as he stared at her, but she felt a little embarrassed and quickly stated her purpose. "Excuse me, have you finished the sketch of the female corpse case in the rental house in the east city?"
Li Dong also realized that he might have scared the girl, so he quickly helped her look for her, apologizing as he went along. "I'm sorry, little girl. I just haven't seen you in a long time. I was a little curious about how such a beautiful girl like you ended up being a criminal police officer. I don't mean any harm."
So that's how it is. Qiu Jiang breathed a sigh of relief and replied with a smile, "It's okay."
"Found it, these are it."
These? Isn't there just one person?
Qiu Jiang looked over curiously, but it was hard not to be surprised when she saw it.
There were at least ten pictures in this stack, and when she looked at the first few, she found that the faces on each picture were slightly different. It would not be an exaggeration to say that each picture represented a person.
"This..." She was shocked.
Li Dong spread his hands and said, "It's not my fault. The old lady's descriptions were inconsistent, and I can't remember some of the facial features. I have tried my best to draw everything I could."
"So...ah." Qiu Jiang was in a daze.
After she returned to the office with the portrait, Wang Li and the others fell silent.
Ji Mingcheng frowned fiercely and asked in a bad tone, "Who accompanied me to listen to the description of the portrait?"
It was a very busy day and everyone was so busy that Chen Da didn't have much impression of him. However, he vaguely remembered that he seemed to be a thin young man. As for his face, he didn't seem to be from their team five.
Deng Xingwang raised his hand and said, "Captain Ji, I think it was the police officer from that area who followed us."
Wow, they didn’t even know anyone.
Well, I guess I have to do this job again.
Sure enough, Ji Mingcheng asked directly, "Who of you wants to go?"
"Captain Ji, I don't have anything to do today, so let me go."
"I'll go with Jiang Jiang." Wang Li also stood up.
Ji Mingcheng nodded, "Okay, you two must continue asking and see if that aunt can come up with more details."
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