Detective: Open your eyes, I am handcuffed in the interrogation room.

Chapter 506 Target: Tropical Rainforest

[Typical correction: The previous chapter said Shi Lin instead of Yu Shu, it has been revised, sorry! ]

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After pouring the water, Chen Yi turned around and sat in front of An Yinzhi.

We currently don't have any substantial clues or evidence, so almost all interrogation techniques are useless for An Yinzhi. We can only try to have a good chat with her.

Without evidence, it is impossible to use direct and indirect evidence for cross-examination, and it is also difficult to set logical traps. All you can do is to start from the perspective of interpersonal relationships and hint at it from multiple aspects.

You can judge a person by his appearance. Chen Yi felt that the girl in front of him was no simple person.

"Why did Officer Chen suddenly mention An Yinmu?"

Without waiting for Chen Yi to speak, An Yinzhi took the initiative to ask questions, which demonstrated her stable psychological quality.

Chen Yi smiled and said, "I just came back from the welfare home, and the director started chatting with me."

An Yinzhi was puzzled: "Officer Chen went to the welfare home? Was he investigating my background in detail? What case made Officer Chen think I was involved?"

As long as she denied knowing Yueqing, denied knowing Shilin, and denied that she had not contacted An Yinmu for a long time, theoretically it would be difficult for Chen Yi to continue chatting with her.

But facts are facts, and as long as there are facts, there will be flaws.

Otherwise, An Yinzhi would not be brought to the Municipal Bureau and sitting in front of Chen Yi.

"Except for your relationship with Shi Lin and your involvement in the murder of Hao Zhenlun and four others, I roughly understand everything else, so there is no need for Miss An to act so realistically."

Chen Yi didn't want to proceed step by step, nor did he intend to establish an environment where trust and pressure coexisted between each other, so the topic jumped directly to the end.

What it means is: I already know what happened in this case, and I have already identified you as one of the suspects in this case.

An Yinzhi and Chen Yi looked at each other for a moment and smiled: "Officer Chen, I don't understand what you are saying."

This is not a normal reaction.

If she had nothing to do with this case, she would have asked in surprise: Do you suspect that Hao Zhenlun's death has something to do with me?

After a brief chat, He Shixin knocked on the door and walked in, handing An Yinzhi's call records to Chen Yi.

Chen Yi took it and glanced at it. There was no An Yinmu's name, but there was a strange number that had been called many times before and after Jiang Yanyan's bracelet was stolen.

"Can't find the owner of the number, black card." He Shixin bent down and whispered.

Black card?

Hmm...it's very consistent with the style of a notorious bandit.

"Go and check all the pending theft cases, extract the key points, and do a simple check on the victims. You and Liang Qidong should work on this together, with him as the main person. There is no rush for this matter." Chen Yi ordered.

Liang Qidong is the head of the criminal investigation detachment of the Ruicheng City Bureau, and he may have personally handled some serious theft cases.

He Xin nodded: "I'll go right away."

The door closed. Chen Yi placed the call record in front of An Yinzhi and pointed his index finger at the strange number: "Who is this?"

An Yinzhi looked down at the location of Chen Yi's finger and replied, "I don't know him either. It's a harassing call."

She couldn't just make up a person, and it would be very easy for the police to carry out the case.

"Nuisance call?" Chen Yi chuckled, "You took the initiative to call the nuisance number many times? Why?"

An Yinzhi was helpless: "Just scold him. These harassing calls are so annoying. They always call me when I'm getting a manicure. I have nothing to do anyway, so I can't help it."

"So that's how it is." Chen Yi nodded. "Null calls are really annoying. I usually don't answer calls from unfamiliar numbers."

He put the call records aside and didn't mention it again, and turned the topic back to Shi Lin.

"Officer Chen, I really don't know Shi Lin. Who is he?" An Yinzhi spread her hands helplessly.

Chen Yi thought for a moment and organized his words: "How should I put it? I brought my seriously ill sister from a remote mountain village, hoping to cure her illness one day. Unfortunately, I encountered a huge change in my life and disappeared one day."

An Yinzhi sighed: "Oh, how pitiful."

Chen Yi: "He seems to be married and has settled down in the village. I've been to the village."

"Married..." An Yinzhi looked puzzled, "He got married, so didn't his wife leave the village with him?"

These words made Chen Yi narrow his eyes slightly and stare at An Yinzhi closely.

An Yinzhi was confused by the stare: "What's wrong, Officer Chen?"

Chen Yi said calmly: "Miss An, when did I say that Shi Lin is a man?"

"..." An Yinzhi was speechless for a moment, and quickly said: "The name Shi Lin sounds like a boy, it's not surprising, the two are obviously siblings."

It's a reasonable explanation.

Chen Yi's purpose was naturally not to make An Yinzhi tell the truth. This level of questioning would at most increase An Yinzhi's suspicion of involvement in the case. He hoped to further determine the direction of the next investigation through An Yinzhi's facial reaction, and at the same time determine the feasibility of finding a Yueqing solution.

Afterwards, he mentioned Hao Zhenlun again, then turned to Shi Lin, and finally talked about An Yinmu's childhood.

What the dean said was all right. An Yinmu had a high prestige among his peers. Everyone respected and believed in him. No one had ever said anything bad about An Yinmu. Even if there were people who were jealous and tried to go against him deliberately, it wouldn't take long before they "surrendered" to An Yinmu.

Speaking of An Yinmu, there was light in An Yinzhi's watery eyes, and the light was reflected in the water waves, extremely bright.

She should have deep feelings for An Yinmu, but it is hard to say whether it is a love between a man and a woman or a love between brother and sister.

According to An Yinzhi's description, An Yinmu is simply the template of the protagonist in novels and TV dramas. His appearance, character, and abilities are all top-notch. Apart from his unfamiliarity with unfamiliar fields, he has almost no shortcomings.

Chen Yi couldn't help but feel curious and wanted to meet this person. He was not going to arrest him as a policeman. That was his duty, and duty and personal feelings were different.

No policeman can be completely free from personal emotions. Even retired detectives, when they occasionally think of a case during their career, will sigh and lament the unpredictable nature of life and the cruel fate.

"At present, it seems that he is an accomplice, suspected of theft and possibly harboring someone, but it is unknown whether he participated in the murder of Hao Zhenlun and the other four."

Chen Yi thought to himself.

No matter how righteous An Yinmu is, if he is really the one who stole Jiang Yanyan's bracelet, he will definitely be arrested. If he cannot be found, a wanted warrant will be issued.

The suspected amount is 100 million, Class A.

A grade is already the highest. If those unsolved thefts in Ruicheng were also committed by him, A grade is far from enough.

"Ms. An, let me ask you one last time, do you know Yue Qing and Shi Lin?"

The conversation is coming to an end.

An Yinzhi was helpless: "I really don't know him. I still don't understand why Officer Chen called me over." "Okay." Chen Yi pointed to the call records on the side and suddenly said, "Most of the strange numbers in the call records were called at night. Did you answer them at home?"

He launched a surprise counterattack.

An Yinzhi was slightly stunned, and nodded subconsciously: "Yes."

Chen Yi: "But you just said that the harassing call came when you were getting a manicure. You must be doing a manicure in the shop. Is there such a big gap between the short conversation before and after?"

An Yinzhi glanced at the call record and said, "Really? Then I might have remembered it wrong."

"What did you remember wrong?" Chen Yi asked.

It is difficult to tell a perfect lie that has not been prepared in advance, unless one has strong logic and reaction ability and can make it logically consistent in a short period of time.

It's true that An Yinzhi is smart, but she's not smart enough to be on par with Chen Yi.

"I remembered it wrong...the time. I can't remember the harassing phone calls so clearly." An Yinzhi reacted quickly and didn't say that she remembered the wrong person.

Chen Yi: "I'm sorry Miss An, we've been talking for so long, but your answer doesn't satisfy me. According to the regulations, we need to detain you for 24 hours. If we don't have any new clues after 24 hours, you can leave. If we have new clues that are unfavorable to you, the period will be extended."

An Yinzhi is highly suspected of being involved in the case, and allowing her to leave may lead to collusion or tip-off. According to relevant provisions of the Police Law, detention measures can be taken against the person being interrogated, with an initial period of twenty-four hours.

Seeing An Yinzhi was about to speak, he raised his hand to stop her: "Actually, you understood what I just said, so there's no need to play dumb any longer. Just keep silent. The police can't do anything to you without evidence. Why bother putting on a show for me? Not only will you not get applause, but it will be ridiculous."

These words made An Yinzhi's rosy lips close, and just as Chen Yi said, she chose to remain silent.

This was the first time she did not deny Chen Yi's words, which represented her consent.

Both parties are tacitly aware.

I know you are definitely involved in the case, and you know the police definitely have no evidence, so stop showing off your acting skills.

Chen Yi stood up and turned back just as he reached the door: "Oh, by the way, if Yueqing and Shilin are still alive, I think you would have met one or both of them. There are cameras all over the streets, and your movements can be easily traced."

"Even if you're sneaking around and deliberately avoiding cameras, we can still locate you roughly."

"Rui City is only this big, with a population of only 300,000. I think we should be able to find it after a thorough search."

These words made An Yinzhi's delicate eyes shrink slightly, and she said nothing.

Chen Yi opened the door and left. Soon two female police officers came in and took An Yinzhi to the detention room.

What we need to do now is to try to find the whereabouts of Yueqing or Shilin within 24 hours.

The difficulty is still quite high.

Chen Yi convened a special task force meeting and publicly expressed his judgment on the case for the first time. He pointed out that the detained person An Yinzhi was a major suspect in the case, An Yinmu was a major suspect in the theft case, and Yue Qing was a major suspect in the serial murder case.

As for Yushu, he probably only knows something about it, or even nothing at all, but he has definitely met his siblings.

The entire process of the case has become very clear. At present, only the motive for the crime cannot be determined. It is speculated that Shi Lin’s personal safety has been seriously threatened and has already suffered adverse consequences.

There is still a possibility of death.

Hu Qingzhi and others were shocked. If Chen Yi hadn't said it, they would not have been able to think of the connection between An Yinzhi and this case in a short period of time. It required very strong thinking logic to quickly connect the dots.

Now that we have obtained further confirmation during the questioning, the next step is... to focus on the investigation.

"Captain Chen, what should we do next?" Liang Qidong asked.

Chen Yi said, "Everyone, all of you, participate in investigating An Yinzhi's activities. Start investigating from today, with no time limit, until you find a suspicious location."

"When He Xin is in charge of this matter, all surveillance will be mobilized, including road surveillance, commercial surveillance, personal surveillance, etc. There will be no rest time within 24 hours. They will work all night, and they will be watched by me except when they go to the toilet and eat."

"Liang Qidong led people to visit and, with the help of surveillance cameras, further grasp An Yinzhi's movements. No matter where she went, no matter where she spent money, even if it was just a simple meal, it had to be recorded."

"Who you met and what you said should be detailed and comprehensive."

"If there is a shortage of manpower, we will mobilize police forces from all over the city in the name of the provincial department's special task force to ensure that nothing is missed and that speed is maintained at the same time."

"Everyone, do you understand what I mean? If you don't understand, please raise it now."

Everyone: "Understood!"

Chen Yi waved his hand: "Get to work."

"Yes!"

Everyone left quickly, and Fang Shuyu, who was left, also wanted to participate in the surveillance investigation, and Chen Yi agreed.

So he was the only one left in the meeting room.

The cigarette was lit, Chen Yi stood up and walked to the window, looking at the street scene of Ruicheng outside through the curling smoke.

Not busy, but full of vitality.

After smoking a cigarette, Chen Yi stood there for about twenty minutes, and then came to the information department. The monitoring system had locked onto An Yinzhi's home and nail salon, with a cycle of fifteen days, and his whereabouts were clearly visible.

She has a car, and the vehicle is the focus of tracking.

Chen Yi was not idle. He joined the investigation and continued to move forward with fifteen days as the node, hoping to find any suspicious traces of An Yinzhi.

From day to night, from night to early morning, from early morning to morning.

The police officers involved strictly followed Chen Yi's orders. No one took a break. They smoked and drank coffee when they were sleepy and ate fast food when they were hungry. The timeline moved forward rapidly and it was already a month ago.

"Team Chen!"

A police officer shouted, as if he had made a major discovery.

Chen Yi instantly became alert, stood up and went to the surveillance camera that the police officer was in charge of. Multiple images showed that An Yinzhi drove out of the city and the suburbs and arrived at the southernmost part of Ruicheng.

There is a tropical rain forest there, bordering Bagan.

"Captain Chen, this is not the tropical rainforest scenic area. It's an uninhabited restricted area, and it's far away from the scenic area." Without waiting for Chen Yi to ask, the police officer took the initiative to speak.

Chen Yi watched An Yinzhi's car disappear under the camera and asked, "Is there a village nearby?"

The police officer checked and nodded, "There is one. It is the only village in our country with one village and two countries. Half of it belongs to Bagan and the other half belongs to China. However... this is not the way to get to the village. There are closer ones."

"Isn't this the way?" Chen Yi changed his mind and thought for a while before turning back: "Contact the aviation management department. We may need the assistance of a helicopter. Be prepared in advance."

If a large number of police forces are required to conduct a comprehensive search of the rainforest, it would be quicker and safer to use helicopters.

(End of this chapter)