Chapter 151 Scolding
Zhang Jianren was taken into the interrogation room.
There was a bloody scratch on each side of Zhang Jianren's cheek, a cat bite scar on his arm, and his sleeves were torn in several places. He looked very disheveled.
Wearing cold handcuffs and sitting in the interrogation chair, Zhang Jianren finally felt panic.
Over the years, he had been respected as a teacher and had never imagined that one day he would be taken to the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Public Security Bureau and interrogated by the police like a criminal.
A huge sense of shame came over him, and Zhang Jianren felt hot and cold all over his body.
"Name? Age?"
"Occupation? Education? Place of origin?"
"Home address? Marital status, any children?"
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After mechanically answering questions about personal information, Zhang Jianren became more and more uneasy because of the serious atmosphere in the interrogation room. He sat in the chair and when he looked up he could see eight cold Song-style characters written on the snow-white wall: "Leniency to those who confess, severity to those who resist"
These eight words seemed to have a strange magic that left Zhang Jianren breathless.
Xia Mufan did not get straight to the point, but asked in a roundabout way: "Since when did you start going to Teacher Lin's house every day to look for Sun Hanxiang?"
Zhang Jianren thought such a question was irrelevant, so he told the truth: "About a month ago."
Xia Mushige asked: "How did you two know each other?"
Zhang Jianren adjusted his sitting position and spoke in a relaxed tone, "We met in the small square. At that time, Sun Hanxiang was holding her child and staring at the group of people dancing in the square with envy. I started chatting with her."
"We gradually became familiar with each other after a while. I saw that Sun Hanxiang liked square dancing so much, so I suggested that I help her hold the child, which would just free up her time to dance. After all, she was helping to take care of the child at her daughter's house. She usually had no one to talk to and was always alone at home. It was rare for her to have a hobby, so let her go."
Listening to what Zhang Jianren said, he was doing a great thing by helping others.
Xia Mufan didn't dwell on these questions too much, and changed the subject: "Since you are helping to take care of the child, why do you carry the child to the mountain?"
Zhang Jianren thought for a moment and answered carefully: "The baby was crying, and I was afraid that it would affect Sun Hanxiang's mood for dancing, so I took him out to relax."
Xia Mushige sneered and got straight to the point: "Why are you putting your hand into the child's pants?"
Zhang Jianren immediately cried out in grievance when he heard this: "No, no, you misunderstood. I just heard the child crying and thought she had peed, so I wanted to change her diaper."
Xia Mushi immediately seized the opportunity: "Diapers? I didn't even see a clean diaper when I held the child. How do you change the child's diaper?"
Zhang Jianren didn't expect Xia Mufan's observation to be so careful. His face suddenly turned red and he was speechless.
Seeing that he was guilty, Xia Mufan immediately took advantage of the situation and said, "Don't think that because the child is still young and can't speak, and can't clearly explain what she has suffered, you can bully her as much as you want! Let me tell you, I saw you molesting the baby with my own eyes, and your actions were extremely obscene."
Zhang Jianren's shoulders slumped and his face showed an expression of extreme frustration. He never expected that the police would catch him in the act.
After holding it in for a long time, Zhang Jianren tried to defend himself: "I, I just touched it, and I didn't do anything out of line."
As he got older, Zhang Jianren gradually gained experience. For a child of Bao Bao's age, whose mother is his colleague, Bao Bao doesn't dare to do many things too extreme, so he is gentle with his actions.
But it’s a good thing that Xia Mufan and the others discovered it early. If Sun Hanxiang still indulged herself in another month, Zhang Jianren might become more and more daring. What would be the result then? Whenever Xia Mufan thought of this possibility, his heart began to tighten.
Xia Mufan raised his voice, his tone cold and serious: "As a teacher, even after retirement, you should cultivate your moral character. It is extremely shameless to attack a six-month-old baby. If such behavior is not out of line, what is out of line?"
In fact, Xia Mufan knew that although Zhang Jianren could not escape the charge of child molestation, according to the results of the current examination, the child's perineum was not torn, but slightly red and swollen. It should have been just external touching, and no trauma to the child's body. Judging from the current evidence alone, Zhang Jianren's sentence would not be too long.
What Xia Mufan has to do now is to dig out Zhang Jianren’s criminal record.
Zhang Jianren's face turned red from Xia Mufan's scolding.
He slowly raised his head, looked at Xia Mufan and said, "I was wrong about this matter. Can I admit my mistake? I will pay whatever I owe you. I just ask Teacher Lin not to argue with me. I am a retired old man and I don't have much money. I will compensate you as much as I can. It is also my token of my appreciation."
Xia Mufan said sarcastically, "I'm sorry, Mr. Lin is unwilling to forgive and only asks for severe punishment."
Zhang Jianren was a little anxious: "This is such a thing, why make a big fuss? It won't be good for anyone, right? I can sign a guarantee and promise that I will never get close to anyone in their family. Is that not enough? The baby was not hurt too much, and I am willing to correct my mistakes. I was blinded by greed and couldn't help touching the baby a few times. Is this also a crime?"
Hearing Zhang Jianren's bandit logic, Gong Weiguo, who was in charge of the interrogation in the interrogation room, gritted his teeth, slammed the table, and angrily shouted: "How many times did you touch? That depends on where you touched! Teacher is a role model, you simply disgraced the teacher!"
Zhang Jianren felt as if his face was peeled off, thrown hard to the ground, and stepped on a few times.
Over the years, he has molested no less than ten girls, but because he acted covertly, most of the time he would not be discovered. There were two cases where he was discovered by the girls' parents. He was a little worried and scared at first, but he didn't expect that the other party was too proud to make a big deal out of it. In the end, the problem was resolved by private compensation.
The parents were afraid that their children would be hurt if the truth was made public, so they were unwilling to get involved with Zhang Jianren any further and would usually choose to move away after receiving compensation.
Time and time again, Zhang Jianren became more and more daring. But he didn't expect that today Lao Ma would make a mistake and not only be caught by the police, but also meet Lin Ruxue who was determined to fight him to the end.
The police's rude reprimand in the interrogation room made Zhang Jianren, who was already accustomed to the smooth-talk approach, a little panicked.
If Lin Ruxue insists on suing to the end, won't he have to go to jail? Isn’t Lin Ruxue afraid that others will know about the baby and embarrass her?
Zhang Jianren sat in the chair and looked at Xia Mufan pleadingly: "I, I was just confused for a moment. Can you talk to Teacher Lin about this? We are from the same school and we will meet each other sooner or later. Why make things so ugly? I am willing to pay compensation, no matter how much it is, I just ask her not to sue me."
Xia Mufan sat steadily in the chair, tapping the table lightly with one hand, looking at Zhang Jianren with lightning eyes.
Xia Mufan's tone was relaxed, but the words he said frightened Zhang Jianren.
"Is this how you handle things in the past? The girl who was hurt didn't want to speak out, and chose to leave after receiving your compensation."
Zhang Jianren began to stutter. He didn't know what kind of evidence the police had, so he could only evasively say, "No, no."
Zhang Jianren's reaction made Xia Mufan more certain that he had committed a crime before. It’s just that the victims dared not speak out and did not report the case, which is why he has remained at large.
Xia Mufan continued to ask: "Which other girls have you harmed? If you tell the truth now, maybe you can be treated leniently. If you are unwilling to say it, you will be severely punished by law. Did you see those eight big words on the wall? Every suspect who comes in will tell the truth after being interrogated and educated. Because the cost of lying is unbearable."
Although Zhang Jianren was a people's teacher and had a good eloquence, he always regarded himself as a superior and had never been criticized or educated. Sitting in the interrogation room today, he felt the power of the public security organs for the first time. He had no idea how to respond. Sweat began to break out on his forehead and his back was also covered in cold sweat.
His clothes were almost wet and stuck tightly to his back, which made Zhang Jianren feel colder and colder, but his forehead felt a little hot.
Do you have a fever?
Zhang Jianren's heart tightened. He looked down and saw the cat bite marks on the back of his hand. The thing he had been worrying about made him even more panicked.
So much time has passed. Did the police deliberately torment him and prolong the interrogation in order to make him contract rabies? If he got rabies, he would be finished.
Zhang Jianren was very scared and immediately shouted, "Police comrade, please send me to the hospital for rabies vaccination, otherwise it will be too late."
Xia Mufan glanced at him: "Rabies, I think you are the rabid dog!"
"If you get bit or scratched by a cat, you worry about it so much that you need to get vaccinated and have a tetanus shot."
"But what about the fate of those girls you hurt?"
"There has never been any vaccine for molestation, nor a tetanus shot to heal a damaged soul. How can these poor girls live out their lives in good health?"
The more he spoke, the angrier he became. Xia Mufan's inner anger was aroused, and his voice was so loud that he almost lifted up the ceiling of the interrogation room: "Those shallow scars on your face and hands will heal naturally after a period of time, but what about the scars you inflicted on those girls? They may never heal!"
Xia Mushi ended the speech just right: "Think carefully about what we said and confess the crimes you have committed. When you truly repent for your crimes, perhaps we will give you a chance to reform."
When Zhang Jianren heard these words, they became a complete threat: If you don't confess your crime, you will never get the rabies vaccine.
At the thought that he might die from rabies, Zhang Jianren was so frightened that his soul left his body. Tears and snot flowed down his face. He collapsed in his chair and began to wail: "I confess, I confess, I just ask you to give me the rabies vaccine as soon as possible, and you must give it to me within 24 hours. I don't want to die, I don't want to die!"
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