Chapter 27 Chapter 27 I was valued by my leader within half a month,…
In the corridor outside the interrogation room.
Ji Yinhe, who still didn't know that she and Tang Ci were already "in love", was sitting on a bench, bored and munching on the dinner provided by the cafeteria.
A large white steamed bun with chili oil and shredded pickled mustard greens.
Not far away, Xiao Wu came over with his hands in his pockets. He wanted to see the prisoner, but when he saw that it was Ji Yinhe sitting on the bench, he quickly turned back without leaving any trace.
If what Miss Tan said was true, it would be so awkward for him and Xiao Ji to be alone together!
Maybe Captain Tang will be unhappy about this!
But Comrade Xiao Ji's eyes are too sharp.
"Brother Xiao Wu!" she called out happily, "Where's Captain Tang?"
"Ah! Um, Captain Tang..." Xiao Wu reluctantly turned his head away, blinking and thinking for a moment. "I just saw him on the phone in his office. Maybe he hasn't finished explaining things to the police station yet—"
"Why are you so hesitant and your face is twitching?" Ji Yinhe looked at him in confusion. "Do you have corns? Let me take a look for you."
"No, no, maybe I didn't sleep well!" Xiao Wu raised his hands to cover his face. "My stomach hurts. I'm leaving now!"
Ji Yinhe: “……???”
*
In the office of the Serious Crime Squad.
Tang Ci held the receiver and explained to Tan Yaxin with a distressed look on his face: "...Su Yiyun lied to you. Xiao Ji and I just have a normal superior-subordinate relationship. It's normal for the public security department to have female police officers now. We even have a female forensic doctor here—"
"I thought so at first, but the things Ding Tongguang did behind Su Yue's back were all true. Su Yiyun produced all the evidence, so she wasn't lying. So your story must be true too!" Tan Yaxin said angrily. "Yes, Su Yiyun is a bad person, but we have no grudges against each other, so there's no reason for her to lie to me... Ah Ci, is that little policewoman pursuing you?"
"No! No one's chasing me!" Tang Ci emphasized earnestly, "Besides, what do you mean by 'Just because Ding Tongguang's story is true, it means mine is true too'? The Municipal Bureau has two major cases this month, and I'm busy solving them and writing reports every day. I really don't have time to think about these things!"
"I don't believe it! Why didn't you go home in the early hours of yesterday morning?"
"Go out on the field! Go to Lijing Nightclub to look for clues—"
"Why are you out on a mission so late at night? Isn't the nightclub open during the day?" Tan Yaxin asked a series of questions, "Did you go there with her?"
"Yes, but not..." Tang Ci heard his fiancée sobbing again on the other end of the phone, and explained with a headache, "It's not just the two of us, there are also trace experts from the provincial department..."
"Now you've learned to find someone to cover for you, right?"
"Yaxin, if you think that way, I can't help it." Tang Ci felt as if someone was tapping his solar plexus with a small hammer. "I'm really going to die. Su Yiyun and Tong An are still in the interrogation room. If everything goes well, they can be transferred to the detention center tonight..."
"Humph! I knew you were going to work overtime with her tonight!"
Tang Ci opened his mouth weakly and heard a snapping sound from the other side, followed by a short "beep" busy tone.
He put down the receiver and turned around. Cheng Mo, who was leaning against the door, walked over and patted his shoulder gently.
"Old Tang, what on earth are you thinking?"
"What can I think... Yaxin and I have been engaged for so many years, and it's not the first time she's been suspicious. I can just comfort her when I get home."
Cheng Mo hummed, then asked, "What about Xiao Ji?"
"What's wrong with Xiao Ji?" Tang Ci raised his head in confusion.
Cheng Mo glanced outside the door inconspicuously. He knew that Lu Zheng, whom he had just asked to come over to persuade, was still standing in the corridor.
“I mean, there are more than just our team here today. There are also police officers from the branch and police station who came to help… After Miss Tan yelled like that, we deal with you every day and it’s okay. We know that she was deceived by Su Yiyun, but what will others think of Xiao Ji?”
Tang Ci was silent for a moment, his cheeks flushed, "We are innocent, and besides, she didn't hear anything today..."
"Xiao Ji is a girl, not as thick-skinned as you, a grown man! She's very perceptive and will soon realize that everyone's attitude is not right!"
“…”
Not to mention Lu Zheng, Cheng Mo was also a little annoyed at this point, "Old Tang, I suggest you find a chance to make things clear. Be more open and honest. What's the big deal about bullying a little girl!?"
"...I understand." Tang Ci checked the time, "Business is more important."
"Yes, Xiao Ji is still downstairs waiting for you to interrogate Su Yiyun together."
Cheng Mo sighed and for the first time in his life, he walked out of the office before Tang Ci.
In the corridor, Lu Zheng stood there with his hands in his pockets, not hiding his eavesdropping at all.
Tang Ci's face turned redder.
Although Lu Zheng was younger than him, he was half a head taller than him. He didn't say anything, but just looked at him deeply with an expressionless face and a slight condescending look, then turned and walked towards the stairs.
Tang Ci suddenly felt an awkward sense of oppression... When he walked out of the interrogation room, a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.
"Well, Xiao Ji." He stared down at the ground. "Let's split up and proceed simultaneously. Old Cheng and I will interrogate Su Yiyun, and you and Teacher Lu will interrogate Tong An... Since they both say they did it, there must be a contradiction. If you ask them too many times, they'll reveal a flaw."
"Great!" Ji Yinhe stuffed the remaining steamed bun into his mouth and skipped into interrogation room No. 2.
Lu Zheng followed her in, sat down on the chair next to her, and asked, "Why...are you so happy?"
Ji Yinhe stretched out his index finger with a sly look on his face and hooked it, motioning him to come closer.
Lu Zheng was stunned for two seconds before holding his breath and moving closer.
Her rustling breath lingered in her ears, and her tone was filled with uncontrollable joy: "Although you are from the provincial department, you only did traces. Captain Tang asked us to interrogate together, doesn't that mean that he promoted me to be the chief judge?!"
Lu Zheng: “…”
He sat up straight, and Ji Yinhe was still muttering to himself proudly, "I've been valued by the leader in just half a month. Tsk! I'm worthy of it!"
She was in a great mood, humming a song and spinning her pen vigorously. Lu Zheng thought, "How is your hand injury?"
Ji Yinhe lifted the gauze and took a look. "It's okay, it's my left palm. It won't hinder writing—"
But Lu Zheng still took the confession book and said, "Chief Judge Ji, you ask the questions this time, and I will take notes."
Comrade Xiao Ji said gratefully, "Teacher Lu, you are so kind! I will treat you to the delicious food my mother cooks next week!"
Lu Zheng chuckled, and the back door opened, and the police walked in with Tong An, who was handcuffed and shackled.
The two men immediately restrained their expressions and began the interrogation process.
"...There's nothing much to say." Tong An said with a serious face, "Manager Yu and I have been managing the nightclub for the past few years. Miss Yun just came back two weeks ago. You can find the ticket."
"Communication is very convenient nowadays. You can be a boss anywhere." Ji Yinhe stared at him. "And when Bai Mei jumped off the building, Su Yiyun was in Lijing."
Tong An changed his posture impatiently, "I was the one who forced Bai Mei to jump off the building."
He was uncooperative, so Ji Yinhe decided to start with the details. "Then tell me how you pushed him down."
Lu Zheng has found out based on the traces of falling that Bai Mei was not subjected to any external force when she jumped from the building.
If Tong An continued to make up stories based on what she said, it would mean that he was definitely lying.
But the man was smarter than she thought. "I didn't push her. I simply held a dagger against her waist, forcing her to choose between jumping and being stabbed to death... She probably thought jumping would be a quicker death..."
Lu Zheng pulled out a report and pushed it toward his hand.
Ji Yinhe took a look and said, "Our technical experts found many footprints on the rooftop. They were from size 37 high heels. The stride length and depth of the footprints are consistent with an adult woman of 1.65 meters in height... Tong An, do you think you can fit into such small shoes, or did you suddenly learn the art of shrinking your bones the night of the incident?"
"You're so humorous." Tong An's face was devoid of smiles. "Miss Yun and I are so familiar with each other, it's very easy for me to imitate her steps. As for the shoe prints... I stole a pair of her pumps and walked on the heels. Is that okay?"
"..." Ji Yinhe's lips straightened, "Okay."
This suspect was different from the ones she had interrogated before. He was more difficult and harder to break through.
And while others wanted to prove their innocence, he wanted to take all the blame on himself.
There was silence in the interrogation room for a moment, but Lu Zheng next to her had no intention of asking questions over her.
Ji Yinhe picked up the teacup and took a sip, and suddenly an idea popped into his mind.
She lowered her head and wrote two words on the blank space of the report, motioning Lu Zheng to come and look.
The people around him immediately understood and followed the instructions calmly, asking Tong An a lot of questions such as "Where do you live?", "How did you know Bai Mei?", "What do you do at Lijing?", "How do you contact the guests?", "Where are the children in the basement sent?" and so on.
Wait for the other person to finish answering, don't give them any time to think, don't comment on whether what they said is right or not, and directly ask the next question.
The lights in the interrogation room were bright and dazzling. In addition to Lu Zheng's endless questions, Ji Yinhe also tapped the ground rhythmically with the soles of his shoes.
"Da! Da! Da!"
Tong An was getting irritated and had a headache after hearing the questions one after another. He answered faster and faster, without thinking at all...
These policemen are so slow-paced. If you want to kill or shave someone, do it quickly!
Just as his brows were knitting tighter and tighter, about to explode, Ji Yinhe suddenly spoke:
"The night Bai Mei got into trouble, the cleaner saw you carrying a sack into the basement. The child you stole was in there, right?"
"Yeah, but where are the cleaners?" Tong An blurted out impatiently, "There was no one there at all!"
After he finished speaking, he suddenly realized what was happening and covered his mouth. After a moment, he quickly changed his words: "I, I saw it on the rooftop... The view from the rooftop is very good, and I saw that there was no one downstairs!"
Ji Yinhe found it a little funny, "Yes, you were upstairs the whole time and didn't see Su Yue. Bai Mei also walked up by herself."
Tong An glared at her angrily.
Once he tells a lie, he has to cover it up with countless lies. At this point, no matter how he defends himself, it will be untenable.
After a while, he finally breathed down and tiredly confessed how he had given everything for the woman he loved.
"...To be honest, I don't have any family. Miss Yun is the only one who's been kind to me in my life. If she gets shot, there's no point in me living alone." Tong An asked in a hoarse voice, "Anyway, I'm desperate to die, so why can't I take the blame for her? Can't you police officers be a little flexible?"
"cannot."
Ji Yinhe looked into his eyes and said steadily, "Everyone must pay the price for their crimes. This is the reason for our existence as police officers."
She stood up and snapped the confession book shut.*
"It's all me."
In the interrogation room separated by a wall, Su Yiyun calmly confessed his crimes.
Not long after Su Yue was found and brought home, she recognized Yu Yexiang and learned that her mother had been secretly working as a human trafficker and had made a lot of dirty money.
After being kicked out by Su He, she went to work in other provinces and returned to the provincial capital of Jingzhou for a few years, where she got to know several bosses and saved some private money. She asked Yu Yexiang to use the money to open a nightclub in Jiangtan, and kept inquiring about the Su family through Ding Tongguang.
Jiangtan has been developing rapidly in recent years, attracting many Hong Kong businessmen and foreigners to do business and travel. So Su Yiyun returned to the city on the day of Su Yue's engagement, intending to test the waters of his new business and also to take this opportunity to teach the Su family a lesson.
What happened next was just as Ji Yinhe had guessed: Bai Mei discovered the child locked in the basement, and rushed to the office to question her righteously. She spoke sweet words to Bai Mei and took her to the rooftop, saying that they were going to have a heart-to-heart talk, but in fact she forced her to jump down with a knife.
However, Su Yiyun denied having seen Su Yue in Lijing Nightclub that night.
"...Let Tong An molest her?" She shook her head in disdain. "As you can see, Tong An loves me very much. Even if I ordered him to do so, he wouldn't be happy. Besides, my original plan was to print out hundreds of nude photos of Ding Tongguang on their wedding day and spread them all over the ceremony for everyone to see. Wouldn't that be more fun?"
Tang Ci and Cheng Mo were silent for a while.
Su Yiyun has already admitted to the facts of murder and human trafficking, so there is no need to conceal this crime.
What's more, Su Yue herself did not file a case at the police station, so the Municipal Bureau couldn't hold on to this point and could only put it aside for the time being.
As for the details of Bai Mei's murder, Tang Ci and Cheng Mo checked them back and forth several times, and only after making sure there were no discrepancies did they ask her to put her fingerprints on the confession book.
By the time the interrogation was over, it was already dark outside.
Tang Ci asked Cheng Mo to call the detention center and ask the police to come in and take Su Yiyu away. When he looked up, he found Ji Yinhe standing outside.
"Can I go in and have a word with her?"
Tang Ci looked down and saw that she was holding Yu Yexiang's photo in her hand.
"Okay, one minute."
Ji Yinhe slipped in. Su Yiyu was sitting behind the interrogation table, slowly looking over.
"What? He got scolded by his fiancée and is here to settle the score with me?"
"?" Ji Yinhe was a little confused. "Whose fiancée? Is it related to you?"
"..." Su Yiyun shrugged, "Just pretend I didn't say anything."
However, the kind-hearted Comrade Xiao Ji still walked up to her, handed her the photo, turned it over, and showed her Yu Yexiang's suicide note.
Su Yiyun was stunned for two seconds, his forehead trembling rapidly. The mask that had remained calm since his arrest seemed to be shattered, and the rise and fall of his chest became rapid and violent.
"...You thought you burned it, didn't you?" Ji Yinhe said, "It just happened to fall under the table, and with the glass protecting it, your mother's last words didn't disappear."
Su Yiyun seemed to be frozen, and it took a long time before he raised his head. "What's the point of showing me these now? You expect me to live well? I sold so many children. Even if I sincerely repent, will I not be able to survive?"
Ji Yinhe sighed deeply, turned around and walked out of the interrogation room, gently closed the door, and signaled the police to come in later.
After a long silence, Su Yiyu suddenly let out a scream.
——The cry was heart-wrenching, carrying endless regret, and echoed over the Municipal Bureau for a long time.
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