Chapter 148 Murder in Sleep: Broken

Bracelet Fang Rui led people to Zhang Mingli's house. There were bedrooms upstairs and downstairs in her house, but only the upstairs bedroom had a bookshelf, a wall-mounted bookshelf, not very large.

They dismantled the bookshelf and found a big hole in the wall. It was supposed to be a built-in electric meter box, but later it was estimated that the electric meter box was moved away, leaving a big hole.

In the hole, there was a box of audio tapes and a shopping receipt.

The audio tapes have been there for so many years, I don't know if they have been damaged.

The receipt listed the items purchased: two barrels of tung oil, one barrel of alcohol, and one bottle of disinfectant, and the date was August 7, 2004. But there was no name of the buyer, only the name of the store: Sunshine Department Store.

The receipt was wrapped in plastic film.

"Xiao Wang, take it and test it to see if there are any fingerprints on it."

"Okay."

The tape could not be played, but the black plastic tape was intact. Fang Rui sent the tape to the technical department to see if it could be repaired.

The fingerprint test results came out quickly. There were two people's fingerprints on it, and one of the fingerprints matched Zhang Taotao's fingerprint.

After the efforts of the technical department, the tape was also repaired.

Inside was a recording of Zhang Taotao and Zhang Huanhuan quarreling.

"Brother, you lied to me! I saw Li Bao's diary. He didn't cheat on me at all. He loves me very much. He ignored me during that time because he and Mingli had a paternity test. Mingli is not his daughter. I didn't cheat on me at all. Why isn't Mingli Li Bao's daughter? Brother, you switched my child, didn't you?"

"Huanhuan, there was nothing I could do. The family planning policy is so strict. We have only one son, and if I don't have a son, the Zhang family's incense will be cut off. Anyway, your child and my child are related to us by blood. What's wrong with switching them?"

"Brother, why did you slander Li Bao for cheating? You took my son away, why did you destroy my family? I'm your biological sister, why did you treat me like that?"

"That's because you don't love each other enough. Otherwise, how could you be provoked by just a few words from me. Li Bao is too stingy. You should have divorced him long ago and found a better man to marry." "

Brother, I've had enough of you. Not only did you mess up Sister Huang's marriage, but you also didn't let me go. I'm going to turn myself in. I would rather go to jail than give you a penny."

"Huanhuan, you and I are grasshoppers on the same rope now. If you call the police, we're all done. You're a murderer, and I'll bury your body for you, and we'll both go to jail."

"Brother, please dig Li Bao out. I'm going to find a good place to bury him. He didn't betray me, and I can't let him be buried here like this."

"No! You'd better behave yourself, or I'll kill your son."

The recording stopped here.

These evidences are enough to prove that Zhang Taotao secretly replaced the child and participated in burying the body.

Zhang Taotao was arrested again and taken to the interrogation room.

Xiao Zhang crossed his arms and looked at Zhang Taotao coldly: "Zhang Mingli has recovered her memory. She told us everything about the incident. Don't deny it anymore and confess your crime honestly."

Zhang Taotao was amused by Xiao Zhang, "Mingli has lost her memory for so many years. How can she remember it as soon as she remembers it? And what can a six-year-old child remember? Comrade, your logic for solving the case is not good. How can we ordinary people believe you?"

"You--"

Fang Rui put the shopping receipt in front of him.

The smug smile on Zhang Taotao's face froze. The reason why he opened this receipt was to ask Zhang Huanhuan to reimburse the expenses. Unexpectedly, Zhang Huanhuan actually kept this receipt, and now it was found by the police.

Zhang Taotao quickly calmed down. It doesn't matter, there is no name on it. It has been so many years, the store owner must not remember him.

Fang Rui saw Zhang Taotao's lips move, and knew that he was going to quibble again, so he reminded him: "There are your fingerprints on this receipt, you can't get rid of it."

"I bought things for my sister, isn't it? This receipt is for her to reimburse the expenses."

"We also have a box of audio tapes."

Fang Rui played the recording in front of Zhang Taotao.

At first, Zhang Taotao's expression was normal, but the more he listened, the worse his face became.

"Comrade police, the recording can't be used as evidence, right?" Zhang Taotao still refused to admit it.

"When the recording meets the three conditions of authenticity, legality, and relevance, it can be used as valid evidence." Fang Rui retorted, "Wang Pandi's testimony can prove that you are the mastermind of the child swap, and this recording can support this point; the Bagua mirror, the purchase receipt of tung oil, this recording, and Zhang Mingli's confession can all prove that you participated in the case!"

Zhang Taotao subconsciously thought In retort, Xiao Zhang interrupted him, "Even if you insist on denying it, with these evidences, we can solve the case without any confession."

Faced with so much evidence, Zhang Taotao had to admit his crime, "Yes, I did swap the child. But I am the only son of our Zhang family. Is it wrong to want a son to inherit the family line?"

Zhang Taotao has consulted a lawyer, and it is not easy for the court to make a judgment on the matter of swapping children. As long as he insists that Zhang Huanhuan was willing to be swapped with him, the court will not sentence him too heavily.

Fang Rui was amused by his eloquent defense.

"Yes, your family is noble, but you stole someone else's son, isn't that someone else's incense?" Xiao Zhang sneered, "You can't give birth to a son, probably because your ancestors thought that they would rather die with a descendant like you."

Zhang Taotao was so angry that his veins popped, but he clenched his fists and remained calm.

"Comrade police, I admit that the child was replaced. I must teach you some legal knowledge. Assisting others in burying a corpse is punishable by imprisonment of less than three years, criminal detention or control. The maximum sentence is not more than ten years, and the prosecution period is fifteen years. This case has passed the prosecution period. You no longer need to investigate who buried the body, and the murderer will not be punished anyway."

Zhang Taotao smiled grimly.

He could go to jail for protecting his ancestors, which was a family honor. But he denied all other crimes, because the police could not find out the truth.

At this time, there was a knock on the door of the interrogation room.

Fang Rui paused the interrogation and went out.

Outside the door was Mu Mian, who was full of excitement.

"Fang Rui, my luck is really good this time. I have found evidence to bring Zhang Taotao, the bad guy, to justice."

Zhang Taotao saw Fang Rui go out but didn't come back for a long time. He kept rubbing his hands and became more and more anxious.

With a creak, the door was pushed open and Fang Rui came in again.

Zhang Taotao was startled by the sudden sound of the door opening. But he quickly kept calm.

"Zhang Taotao, do you know how Li Bao died?"

"How should I know this! I said, I don't know about this."

"He died of suffocation. Tung oil blocked his respiratory tract, oxygen couldn't enter his lungs, and he suffocated to death." Fang Rui said.

Zhang Taotao's face changed drastically.

"Impossible! He was thrown to death! My sister pushed him down the stairs, and he hit the floor and died! My sister told me that herself." Zhang Taotao denied it excitedly, and he regretted it right after he finished speaking. He suspected that Fang Rui deliberately told him the wrong result of the body to stimulate him.

Li Bao was obviously thrown to death, how could he be suffocated? Zhang Taotao recalled the touch of the body at that time, it was warm... Did he really kill Li Bao with his own hands?

"I have to thank you for this. You did a very comprehensive preservation of the body, so that the body did not completely decay, so we can find the real cause of death of the deceased."

"So what, do you have evidence?"

"Of course." Fang Rui stared at Zhang Taotao, "We found your blood in the body of the deceased."