Chapter 103 Killing People and Pigs
In the interrogation room, Xu Jiaguang sat woodenly in the detention chair, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.
"Xu Jiaguang, it's 2:16 in the morning. Are you feeling unwell?"
This time, the presiding judge is Zhou Yi.
Xu Jiaguang shook his head dully.
"Okay, then let's continue with the previous interrogation. If you feel any discomfort during the interrogation, you can raise it."
"But I'm warning you first. Don't try to avoid the problem by acting crazy. Do you understand?"
Xu Jiaguang replied hoarsely, "I understand."
"Then let's begin. First, tell me what you did after killing Zhang Hui."
"When I realized Huihui wasn't breathing, I immediately thought of calling emergency services. But I picked up the phone and then put it down again because I couldn't let anyone see Huihui in that state. If they saw her, how could I and her live like this again?"
"So you think your reputation and Zhang Hui's reputation are more important than her life?"
Xu Jiaguang immediately defended himself, "I tried to save her. I gave her artificial respiration and chest compressions, just like they did on TV. But... it was useless. It was too late. Even if I had called 911, it wouldn't have been in time."
Wow, there is one more point to reduce the sentence, that is, saving someone after the accidental killing.
Zhou Yi found it hard to believe that Xu Jiaguang had not planned these remarks in advance.
"What happened next? What did you do?" Zhou Yi asked.
Xu Jiaguang covered his face with his hands and said, "Then... I dragged Huihui's body into the bathroom, and then... I dismembered her with a knife."
"What kind of knife did you use?"
"It's the knife I have in my kitchen, the kind I use for chopping and cutting meat."
This answer was consistent with the results of the technical department's laboratory tests. Three knives were found in Xu Jiaguang's home. In addition to the smaller fruit knife, traces of blood were detected on the other two knives.
The blade of the large kitchen knife had many recent notches.
It should have been caused during the dismemberment process.
"Could you please describe the dismemberment process in detail?"
Xu Jiaguang hesitated and asked, "Do you want to talk about this too?"
Zhou Yi glared and said, "Nonsense! You must explain all your criminal acts clearly!"
Xu Jiaguang nodded timidly and began to describe the process of dismembering the body, including details such as how to dismember the body, how to divide the flesh, and how to flush it down the toilet.
Zhou Yi and Wu Yongcheng exchanged glances, and both understood.
Xu Jiaguang's description is too detailed and comprehensive, which is a big problem.
"Xu Jiaguang, are you skilled in dismembering corpses? Do you have any experience?" Zhou Yi asked with narrowed eyes.
Xu Jiaguang immediately waved his hands and said, "No, no, it's a custom in our village that every family must slaughter a pig during the New Year, otherwise they will be looked down upon. My father died early and my mother couldn't do it, so when I was thirteen, I followed the villagers to learn how to slaughter pigs."
"So in your opinion, killing a person is no different from killing a pig?"
Xu Jiaguang was stunned and speechless for a long time.
"So you dismembered Zhang Hui's body in order to cover up your crime of murder?"
"Comrade police officer, it was manslaughter. I really was wrongfully accused of manslaughter."
"Whether it's manslaughter or murder, it's still murder. What I'm asking now is your purpose in dismembering the body!"
"Okay, okay." Xu Jiaguang nodded fearfully, but he defended himself, "I don't want to dismember her body. After all, she's my wife. But...but she has so many wounds. If anyone finds them, I can't wash them away even if I jump into the Yellow River."
"What kind of injury?"
"It's...it's what I told you earlier. When we were doing...that thing, she asked me to whip her with the whip, and that's what she left behind."
"What did you do with the remaining bones after the body was dismembered?" Zhou Yi asked.
Xu Jiaguang hesitated for a moment and said, "I lost it."
"Tell me more specifically."
Xu Jiaguang began to explain how he used the missing person notice to dispose of the remains, but when asked about the specific location, he replied that he could not remember.
Finally, regarding the disposal of the skull, he admitted that he crushed it and discarded it at the auto repair shop while working overtime.
He also "thoughtfully" reminded them that the metal scraps would be collected soon, and that the collected scraps would be poured directly into the furnace for smelting, so they had to hurry and look for them.
In short, during this interrogation, Xu Jiaguang was quite calm and cooperative, and he answered everything he was asked.
Wu Yongcheng said to Zhou Yi, "I'm craving a cigarette. Come with me for a cigarette."
Zhou Yi nodded, stood up and followed him out.
Outside the door, Wu Yongcheng lit a cigarette and asked, "What do you think?"
"Captain Wu, I have a few questions."
"Well, tell me about it."
"First, when he described the dismemberment process, he was very clear and detailed, which clearly showed that he had prepared it in advance."
"Generally speaking, suspects are not very fluent when recounting their crimes. This is because they are in a highly nervous state during the crime and cannot calmly remember all the details. Therefore, when suspects recount their crimes, their logic is either confused and disorganized, or they lose control of their emotions, such as Zhang Xinli did before."
"With Xu Jiaguang's clear explanation, there's a high possibility he's lying."
Wu Yongcheng nodded.
"Then his reaction this time was completely different from last time, which made me think there was something very wrong. It was only a few hours apart, and his emotions stabilized so quickly. An ordinary person wouldn't be able to calm down after such a serious incident. So I have reason to believe that his unusually excited reaction before was fake."
Wu Yongcheng asked: "Then what do you think his purpose is?"
"Change with the wind."
"What's the meaning?"
"He's answering our questions. You see, everything he's confessed now is based on the clues we've already found. But none of these clues can currently prove that he committed murder intentionally."
"Not only can it not be proved, it can even show that he is actively confessing the facts of the crime."
Wu Yongcheng exhaled a puff of smoke and said, "It seems we underestimated Xu Jiaguang before. A man who dared to learn to butcher pigs at the age of thirteen must have a very strong mentality."
"Captain Wu, I'm planning to trick him."
"How?"
…
Zhou Yi pushed the door open and walked into the interrogation room, muttering, "After smoking, he still has to go to the toilet. He's such a lazy person and poops a lot."
"Xu Jiaguang, would you like a cigarette?" Zhou Yi asked casually as he threw the cigarette box on the table.
Xu Jiaguang quickly waved his hand, "I don't smoke."
"Okay, then you wait a moment. We have a rule that two people must conduct the trial."
"Okay."
Zhou Yi flipped through the information casually.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
Zhou Yi opened the door and walked out, but the door of the interrogation room was ajar, leaving a gap.
"Sister Qiao, what's wrong?"
"What did you say? What did Xu Xinxin say?"
"What? She actually saw it?"
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