Chapter 254 No Evidence
"Is it possible that Yao Fenfang and Tang Xue killed the child together?" asked Qiao Jiali.
Zhou Yi shook his head. "I think that's unlikely. What mother would want her daughter to kill someone together? Yao Fenfang wouldn't let her daughter participate in the murder to protect her daughter. She would handle it alone."
"As for Tang Xue, this child is hers. Could she have done this to her?"
"Let's not talk about her young age and the fact that she grew up in a divorced family and didn't receive proper education, which has led to her limited cognitive abilities. From the perspective of the newborn, I've read a study that suggests many mothers initially don't have any affection for their newborns. This is due to physiological hormonal changes after childbirth. After a while, when hormone levels return to normal, maternal love begins to emerge."
Qiao Jiali, who doesn't have children, was somewhat surprised by Zhou Yi's words. "So if it wasn't a crime committed by two people, then Yao Fenfang wasn't home when Tang Xue gave birth."
Zhou Yi nodded. "Yes, she works night shifts two out of every six days, from eight in the evening to eight in the morning. This time is more than enough for Tang Xue to finish all her work."
Qiao Jiali suddenly realized: "Oh, no wonder you asked Captain Shi to go to the plastics factory to check Yao Fenfang's attendance records. It turns out you had already thought of this possibility."
"Yao Fenfang's statement said Tang Xue gave birth on the evening of February 28th, which was a Thursday. She said she asked for Tang Xue's leave the next day to rest at home, while she worked the night shift. It's too late at school today, so we can only verify it tomorrow." Zhou Yi sighed, "It's a pity that we couldn't find the child's body, so we can't determine the time of death."
The incident occurred on February 28th, and the police salvaged the Donghai Community on March 25th, a full 25 days in between.
It was just as Qin Beihai said, it was almost impossible to salvage that piece of highly decayed intestinal tissue.
Is there really a divine will in this world?
During the interrogation just now, Zhou Yi also asked Yao Fenfang what her reaction was when the police were salvaging the septic tank in the community.
She replied that she happened not to be on the day shift that day, so she was among the crowd watching when the police were salvaging the body.
She was very scared at the time and thought the police were coming for her, but later she heard from others that they seemed to be looking for the missing woman in the community.
But she was still so scared that she couldn't sleep well all night, fearing that the police would come looking for her.
It was not until she heard that Xu Jiaguang was arrested that she was sure it had nothing to do with her.
But she was still nervous, which resulted in her making mistakes at work and being scolded by her supervisor these days.
That's why she got so excited when the neighborhood committee informed her that something happened at home, because running back suddenly would be considered as absenteeism. Not only would her salary be deducted, but she would also be scolded by her supervisor.
"The biggest problem now is that there is no evidence," Zhou Yi said with a sigh.
As soon as he finished speaking, Shi Tao came back and took out two long attendance sheets and placed them on the table. "I brought back Yao Fenfang's attendance sheets for last month and this month. Take a look."
Zhou Yi picked it up and saw that it was from the time clock that was most commonly used in the past.
On February 28th, I clocked in at 7:52 in the morning and clocked out at 8:09 in the evening.
On March 1st, I was transferred to the night shift, clocking in at 8:00 PM and clocking out at 8:05 AM the next morning.
"It seems there is no problem." Qiao Jiali said after taking a look.
Shi Tao said: "I even specifically asked about it. They are on a production line, with one person per post. Not to mention sneaking home, even to go to the bathroom, you can't leave for more than five minutes, otherwise there will be problems."
Zhou Yi put down the two attendance sheets, thought for a moment, and then asked, "Sister Qiao, has Tang Xue's checkup been completed?"
Qiao Jiali nodded. "We've checked it out. The conclusion is pelvic floor muscle damage and changes in the shape of the cervix. We've confirmed that she's had childbearing."
"Where's Tang Xue?"
"In interrogation room number three."
"I'll go talk to her." Zhou Yi took a sip of water, then solemnly put away the note with Qin Beihai's phone number on his desk and walked out.
Shi Tao looked at Zhou Yi's back and asked, "Xiao Qiao, do you think Zhou Yi is becoming more and more like your Captain Wu?"
Qiao Jiali smiled and said, "Captain Shi, you have to work hard then."
Shi Tao was stunned: "Why should I work hard?"
"Zhou Yi is so outstanding, what if he takes your position one day?" Qiao Jiali joked.
"That can't be done. If we have to rob someone, we should rob Old Wu." Shi Tao chuckled. "I'm two years younger than Old Wu. As an old comrade, he should set an example by giving way to the young people."
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Zhou Yi pushed open the door of interrogation room No. 3. Tang Xue was sitting behind the table with her head lowered, playing with the bracelet on her wrist.
When she noticed someone opening the door, she immediately put both her hands under the table.
Zhou Yi entered the room, closed the door, and placed a bag of bread and a glass of warm water in front of her.
"Eat something."
Tang Xue didn't move, her hair covering her face, but through the gaps in her hair, Zhou Yi noticed that she glanced at the bread.
Zhou Yi pushed the bread and warm water towards her and said, "This bread is quite delicious. It has butter in it. When you're unhappy, eating something sweet will make you happier. Scientifically speaking, the sugar in sweets can quickly provide energy, promote the secretion of dopamine in the brain, and make people feel happy."
Zhou Yi's tone was very casual, and what he said had nothing to do with the case at all.
The purpose is to lower her guard.
Tang Xue hesitated for a moment, reached out to pick up the bread, tore open the plastic bag, and began to nibble on it.
Zhou Yi noticed the bracelet on her left wrist at a glance. It was indeed silver and there was nothing special about it. Just as Qiao Jiali said, it was no different from the ones sold in roadside shops, except that there was a star-shaped pendant on it.
"Oh my god, after all these years, this style is still popular among you?" Zhou Yi suddenly said in surprise.
Tang Xue was obviously stunned and didn't understand what he was saying.
"Take that bracelet of yours. When I was in middle school, a lot of girls liked to wear it. They looked similar. Your pendant is in the shape of a star, a heart, or a little moon. Back then, there were vendors selling them at the school gate at night. They were fifty cents each, and a lot of girls liked to buy them."
As soon as Zhou Yi finished speaking, Tang Xue's emotions suddenly became excited, and tears as big as beans fell down. She said repeatedly with a sobbing voice: "My way is different from theirs, different."
As expected, there was something wrong with the bracelet. It was most likely a token of love given to her by someone.
Zhou Yi deliberately made it sound cheap, and used rhetoric that was assimilated to others. Although he did not directly attack the bracelet, he invisibly devalued its value.
After all, the little girl had no social experience and was fooled at once.
But Zhou Yi still pretended to be surprised: "Really? Let me see." Then he stood up naturally and moved closer.
This time, although Tang Xue was a little afraid, she did not retract her hand.
Zhou Yi took a look, nodded and said, "Well, you know what, it seems different. The material is silver, right?"
Tang Xue nodded.
"Wow, that's not cheap. The workmanship of this star pendant is also very good. It's really beautiful." Zhou Yi said, touching the pendant casually.
But Tang Xue immediately retracted her hand as if she had been electrocuted.
But Zhou Yi had already seen that there was a letter X engraved on the front of the small star-shaped pendant and a letter H engraved on the back.
X should be the first letter of the pinyin of “xue”, representing Tang Xue.
And this H is most likely the child's father.
Zhou Yi sat back down and continued praising, "You don't know, when we were in school, teachers didn't allow students to wear expensive jewelry because it was easy to lose it."
Tang Xue didn't say anything in response and even put down the half-eaten bread in her hand.
Zhou Yi knew that she had turned back into a hedgehog.
"Tang Xue, did your mother tell you that the child was sent away?" Zhou Yi had no choice but to return to asking yes or no questions.
Tang Xue lowered her head and nodded.
"We've found him."
As soon as Zhou Yi said this, Tang Xue suddenly looked up at him, her eyes filled with fear.
But it was only a moment, and she immediately lowered her head again.
However, that one look of horror said it all.
If she really believed that Yao Fenfang had sent the child away, why would she be horrified? It could be any emotion, but it definitely couldn't be horrified.
And her way of dodging by immediately lowering her head was obviously taught to her by Yao Fenfang.
Yao Fenfang decided to take the blame for her and bear everything for her.
But Yao Fenfang knew that police interrogation was inevitable on the day the truth was revealed.
She could rehearse and recite the process of confessing the crime countless times in advance, but Tang Xue, with her age and experience, could not do it.
So the best way is to keep quiet. As long as she refuses to speak even if beaten to death, and as long as Yao Fenfang insists that she was the one who killed the child, Tang Xue will be safe.
This is also the biggest difficulty in this case now, there is no evidence to prove it.
Even though Zhou Yi just gave Qiao Jiali a very clear analysis in the office, these were all reasonable suspicions in the criminal investigation stage and could not be used as evidence.
The law only recognizes evidence, not reasoning.
Zhou Yi believed that the technical department that was conducting an on-site investigation at Yao Fenfang's home would definitely find key evidence such as the murder weapon and the first crime scene.
But these can only prove that a murder occurred in this room, and cannot accurately identify Yao Fenfang and Tang Xue as the murderers.
It's been so long, Yao Fenfang will definitely deal with everything.
Therefore, the confessions of both of them are needed, combined with other evidence, to form a complete chain of evidence.
Moreover, since Yao Fenfang voluntarily admitted to the crime of murder, Zhou Yi and others were unable to conduct a high-pressure interrogation on Tang Xue, especially given her mental state. Even if the high-pressure interrogation made her admit to the crime,
The procuratorate and the court will also question the authenticity of the confession.
Hey, it’s obviously not a very complicated case, how come it has become so difficult?
Zhou Yi was sighing inwardly when Tang Xue opposite him suddenly spoke up.
Her words caught Zhou Yi off guard.
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