Chapter 96 Is that it?
Wu Yongcheng and Zhou Yi looked at each other and saw a hint of surprise and suspicion in each other's eyes.
"So, Zhang Hui was strangled to death by you?" Wu Yongcheng asked.
Xu Jiaguang nodded while crying, and suddenly became agitated and slapped himself repeatedly.
He beat her and cursed her: "I am not a human being. I strangled my own wife to death. I am a beast!"
Wu Yongcheng immediately shouted loudly: "Xu Jiaguang, pay attention to control your emotions."
"I'm going to die a miserable death! I'm so sorry to Huihui! Ahhhh!"
Xu Jiaguang suddenly became extremely manic and began to struggle violently. He not only slapped himself but also tried to hit the detention chair with his head.
Seeing that the situation was not right, Wu Yongcheng and Zhou Yi immediately rushed forward to stop it, but Xu Jiaguang seemed to be possessed and refused to listen to anything.
In the end, there was no choice but to call the doctor on duty, who injected him with a sedative and he finally calmed down.
The interrogation was naturally forced to end.
In the office of the Third Brigade, Wu Yongcheng was frowning and puffing away.
"Zhou Yi, what do you think?"
Zhou Yiyang slumped on the back of the chair, staring at the ceiling fan above his head, motionless.
"Captain Wu, what is the typical sentence for intentional homicide?"
"According to Article 232 of the Criminal Law, the crime of intentionally causing death is punishable by imprisonment of not less than ten years, life imprisonment, or the death penalty."
"What about manslaughter?"
"According to Article 233 of the Criminal Law, the crime of manslaughter is punishable by imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years. In less serious cases, the sentence is imprisonment of not more than three years."
"What if it's manslaughter, but the body is dismembered?"
"If it's broken..." Wu Yongcheng suddenly realized and turned around and said, "Hey, are you testing me? Tell me yourself."
"Dismembering a corpse is often seen as an insult or destruction of the body. This behavior may constitute the crime of insulting a corpse, but this crime does not directly increase the penalty for manslaughter. The maximum sentence for insulting a corpse is three years."
Wu Yongcheng understood what Zhou Yi meant in an instant. "Are you doubting that Xu Jiaguang is not guilty of manslaughter?"
Zhou Yi nodded. "A crime that originally had a minimum sentence of ten years and a maximum sentence of death has now been reduced to a maximum sentence of ten years. It's really suspicious."
"Is there any evidence?"
Zhou Yi shook his head: "I just guessed."
Wu Yongcheng took a deep puff of his cigarette and said nothing.
He agreed with Zhou Yi's suspicion, but the final word in handling a case was evidence.
Witnesses, physical evidence, and confessions.
There is definitely no human witness in this matter. Apart from the deceased and the murderer, there is no third party.
As for the physical evidence, we don’t know yet, but judging from the situation on the forensic side, it’s obviously very tricky.
If Xu Jiaguang insisted on saying that he was the one who was accidentally strangled to death during SM, then they would have no choice. They couldn't force him to confess by torture.
When the case is transferred to the procuratorate, it will be impossible to overturn the case unless there is decisive evidence.
Is this the end of the case?
Wu Yongcheng patted Zhou Yi on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, wait for Xiao Qiao and Biaozi to come back and see if they have any new clues. As for the forensic doctor, I'll have Xiao Chen keep a close eye on him."
"Um."
"Director Xie has agreed to inquire about the DNA issue in the provincial capital. Although Xu Jiaguang has confessed to the murder, it is still necessary to confirm the identity of the body parts."
"Well, what if these body parts don't belong to the same person?" Zhou Yi said casually.
Zhou Yi's words startled Wu Yongcheng, and he felt a chill down his spine: "Don't be such a pessimist, kid."
Zhou Yi also realized that it was unlucky and quickly spat a few times. "I was just talking nonsense."
Chen Yan walked into the office and saw both of them there. He said, "Xu Jiaguang has been given a sedative and is now relatively stable. Will the trial continue tonight?"
Wu Yongcheng thought for a moment and said, "Let's wait and see. I'm afraid he might do something self-harming again."
"Okay, Master. I'll lock her up first. And what about that little girl, Xu Xinxin?"
"Have the family members been notified?" Wu Yongcheng asked.
Chen Yan said with some embarrassment, "Zhang Hui's parents are both dead, and Xu Jiaguang's father died long ago. Only their mother is left living in the countryside. There's no phone at home. I called the village committee office, but no one answered. Maybe they're off work."
"Tsk, how do we do this? How about putting it in our duty room first?"
"Master, I just tried it. I don't know what's wrong with this kid. I can't even pull him. He's just stubbornly stuck where he is."
"You're stupid! Of course it won't work for a grown man like you. Why don't you find a policewoman to coax you?"
Chen Yan smiled helplessly and said, "I've tried that, but it doesn't work either."
"This couple are such bastards. They turned a good child into this. Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs." Wu Yongcheng couldn't help but curse.
Just when I was in trouble, the phone on the table suddenly rang.
Wu Yongcheng picked up the phone, listened for a moment, and then handed it to Zhou Yi: "Looking for you."
Zhou Yi was stunned: "Looking for me?"
When he picked up the phone, it was the security guard on duty, saying that a girl named Lu Xiaoshuang was looking for him.
Zhou Yi put down the phone and walked towards the gate of the Municipal Bureau.
At the door, Lu Xiaoshuang was standing there rubbing her hands, with an old 28-inch bicycle parked next to her that looked out of place with her small body.
"Xiao Shuang, why are you here? Is there something wrong?"
Hearing Zhou Yi's voice, Lu Xiaoshuang immediately came forward and said with a smile, "It's okay, it's okay. You haven't been home yet, and I'm worried about you. So I just happened to be passing by and thought I'd tell you, if you're free, please call home. I'm worried sick at home."
"Oh, okay, it's my fault. I forgot everything when I got busy. I should have given..."
Zhou Yi was suddenly stunned: "Wait, my mom? You saw my mom?"
"Auntie...came to school to look for me."
"What?" Zhou Yi was shocked. "My mom didn't say anything nonsense, did she?"
Lu Xiaoshuang waved her hands repeatedly and said, "No, no, Auntie just brought me some food and told me to come over to her house when I'm free."
Zhou Yi was speechless. It seemed that he had to take good care of his mother.
"I'm sorry, my mom is just like that. She's very annoying. If she comes to you again, just ignore her."
"No, Auntie is very nice and cares about me. She asked me a lot of questions."
Zhou Yi: "Um...you should go back soon. I'm going to call home now. I probably won't be back tonight."
"Okay, then Brother Zhou, you go ahead and do your work. Oh, you are injured again?" Lu Xiaoshuang asked nervously when she saw the bloodstains on Zhou Yi's clothes.
"Oh, it's okay. I got a little blood from the wound when I caught the criminal. It's not a big deal. Go back quickly and be safe."
"Okay, then I'll go." Lu Xiaoshuang turned around and pushed the 28-inch bicycle.
Zhou Yi was about to turn around when he suddenly seemed to think of something and immediately shouted, "Wait."
"What's wrong?" Lu Xiaoshuang turned around in confusion.
"Have you ever taken care of a child?"
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