Attending ex-girlfriend's wedding, arresting the groom's officer on the spot

It was already dark when Liu Jianfeng was escorted down the mountain. Old Zhou was carried on a stretcher, and the bleeding from his wound had stopped temporarily. No one in the team spoke, only the sound of heavy footsteps and heavy breathing. Zhang Hui kicked away the gravel at his feet and muttered quietly: "If there is such a job in the future, I have to practice climbing mountains in advance." Wang Shuai patted his shoulder: "Don't think too much for now, go back and have a good hot meal. The serious thing is to go back and have a good meal."

The mountain wind whistled past wrapped in rain, the lights of the police car in the distance flickered in the rain, and the man was finally caught.

After confirming Liu Jianfeng's hiding place and arresting him, the task force quickly shifted its focus to the interrogation phase. Lu Chuan knew that if he wanted to put an end to this complicated case of hiding a body in a freezer, it was crucial to pry open Liu Jianfeng's mouth. He immediately called together key members such as Zhang Hui and Wang Shuai to discuss the interrogation plan in the meeting room of the Criminal Investigation Brigade.

"Liu Jianfeng is a loner and paranoid. Judging from his behavior and the items he left behind, he is a thoughtful person." Lu Chuan wrote Liu Jianfeng's name on the whiteboard. "He regards killing as an artistic creation. This twisted mentality means that he will not confess easily. We must develop a comprehensive interrogation strategy."

Zhang Hui flipped through the thick case file with a frown on his face. "This guy has been hiding in the mountains for a week, so he has plenty of time to sort out his thoughts. And his concentration and persistence when carving show that his psychological quality is different from that of ordinary people. I'm afraid that conventional interrogation methods will hardly work."

"Let's start with his emotional weaknesses," Wang Shuai suggested. "Qin Lili is his obsession, as well as his parents. The house he suddenly bought in his hometown may be a breakthrough."

After three hours of intense discussion, the task force finalized the interrogation plan: adopting the strategy of "fatigue tactics + gradual evidence", with the most experienced Lu Chuan as the presiding judge, and Zhang Hui assisting. At the same time, all evidence was prepared and gradually presented according to the progress of the interrogation.

In the interrogation room, the incandescent light was glaring. Liu Jianfeng sat on the interrogation chair with his hands cuffed to the table. His hair was messy, but his eyes were calm, without any panic. Lu Chuan and Zhang Hui walked into the interrogation room, deliberately slowing down their pace to create a sense of oppression.

"Liu Jianfeng, do you know why I brought you here?" Lu Chuan's voice was low and serious, his eyes fixed on the other person.

Liu Jianfeng raised his head slightly, a sneer appeared on his lips: "What law have I violated by carving in the mountains? Police comrades, now we all emphasize the rule of law. You can't arrest people without evidence."

Zhang Hui slammed a stack of photos onto the table. "These are the things you left behind in the abandoned cave in Qinglan Mountain. How do you explain those carvings with dates on them?"

Liu Jianfeng glanced at the photo and said calmly, "I am an engraver. Can't I find a quiet place to create? As for those dates, they are just to record the time of creation. Is it illegal?"

The interrogation reached a stalemate. Lu Chuan signaled Zhang Hui to stop asking questions temporarily and began to chat with Liu Jianfeng about his family life, from his hometown Luofeng Village to his childhood experience of learning carving, trying to relax his vigilance. But Liu Jianfeng remained vigilant and answered without any loopholes.

Time passed by, and the interrogation lasted for four hours. Although Liu Jianfeng remained calm on the surface, his eyes showed a trace of fatigue. Lu Chuan felt that the time was almost right, and suddenly changed the subject: "Before Qin Lili died, was she still wearing the jade pendant you gave her?"

This sentence obviously hit Liu Jianfeng's heart. His body trembled slightly, but he soon regained his composure: "I don't know what you are talking about. Tan Lili is Tan Lili, and I am me. We have no relationship for a long time." "Really?" Lu Chuan took out his mobile phone slowly and played a recording recovered from Tan Lili's mobile phone. In the recording, Tan Lili's voice was crying: "Ah Feng, I'm sorry, I can't help it"

Liu Jianfeng's face turned pale instantly, but he still pretended to be calm: "What does this prove? Can a random recording convict me?"

Lu Chuan ignored his rebuttal and continued to play the second recording. This time it was Liu Jianfeng's own voice: "That old guy, I will not let him go, and Qin Lili, she betrayed me." This recording was a voice message extracted from his anonymous social account.

"This is synthetic! You forged the evidence!" Liu Jianfeng shouted excitedly, pulling hard on the handcuffs with both hands.

"Liu Jianfeng, do you think you did it perfectly?" Zhang Hui pushed a stack of evidence in front of him again. "This is a jade sculpture salvaged from the bottom of Emerald Lake. The knife technique is exactly the same as the works you made in your studio. And these, the cement debris you left at the crime scene, are exactly the same as the material used in your cave carving."

Faced with the irrefutable evidence, Liu Jianfeng remained silent, but still gritted his teeth and refused to plead guilty. Lu Chuan knew that he could not rush for success at this time and needed to give the other party time to digest the shock of the evidence. He signaled Zhang Hui to leave the interrogation room together, leaving Liu Jianfeng alone in the room.

When he entered the interrogation room again, Lu Chuan changed his tone to a gentle one: "Jianfeng, your parents in your hometown know your current situation, and they are very worried about you. The house you bought for them was originally out of filial piety, but now..."

"Stop talking!" Liu Jianfeng suddenly broke down and burst into tears. "I just wanted her to come back to me. It was that old bastard Li Kaijun who took her away!" But soon, he stopped crying and regained his indifferent expression. "These are just your speculations. There is no direct evidence to prove that I killed her."

In the subsequent interrogation, no matter how much evidence the police presented, Liu Jianfeng used various excuses to make excuses. Sometimes he pretended to be crazy, sometimes he remained silent, and even began to change his confession, claiming that all the evidence was framed by the police.

The interrogation lasted for 24 hours. Although Liu Jianfeng was exhausted, he still held on to his psychological defense. Lu Chuan and Zhang Hui were also exhausted, but they knew that they could not give up at this time. After a short break, a new round of interrogation began. The contest between the two sides continued, and the truth was waiting to be completely revealed in this fierce confrontation.

The fluorescent tubes in the interrogation room made a slight sound of electricity. Liu Jianfeng lowered his head, digging his nails deep into his palms, grinding the handcuffs until they squeaked. Lu Chuan paused the interrogation for the third time and winked at Zhang Hui. When the two of them left the room, they ran into forensic doctor Zhang Kai rushing in with a new test report.

"The DNA comparison results of the skin flakes between the nails are out," Zhang Kai pushed his goggles, "and the gene sequence matches Liu Jianfeng 100%." ​​He opened the report and saw the tiny skin flakes between the purple nails clearly visible under the microscope in the autopsy photos of Qin Lili's body. (End of this chapter)