Restarting life by going to the countryside to support medical work

Chapter 511 Reality
"Also, tell Yang Hong that we will keep this matter confidential for her. We will continue to interrogate Han Zhongzheng. If he admits that he raped her, we can still hold him accountable. But if he doesn't admit it, we won't be able to bring him to justice because we don't have any evidence."

"Director Li, Yang Hong also talked about this."

After hearing what her leader said, the female police officer replied: "She said she didn't want to make a big deal out of it, and was worried that she would lose her life if the news got out, so if possible, let it go."

Li Yancheng was silent for a while. He didn't know how to respond to this. There was no doubt that he could get the truth out of Han Zhongzheng.

But if it were to be brought to court and wait for the law to judge this guy, then this matter would surely become public knowledge and would be known within a few days.

He couldn't guarantee whether the woman named Yang Hong had the courage to face other people's strange looks.

It would be truly regrettable if she eventually couldn't bear the pressure and chose to commit suicide because of this.

One of the victims in the series of cases that has not been solved so far committed suicide after reporting the case ten years ago because she could not stand everyone's discussions about her. It was because of this incident that the public security system did not receive any more reports of the case that year.

So in the end, we still couldn’t figure out how many actual victims there were back then.

The female police officer returned to the interrogation room, but Li Yancheng did not follow her. The poor woman inside might not be willing to see a man at this moment.

"Director Li, Han Zhongzheng said he has something very important to report."

Just then, the police officer in charge of guarding Han Zhongzheng walked out of the interrogation room.

Hearing this, Li Yancheng raised his eyebrows slightly. The reason why he suspended the interrogation of this kid was to put pressure on him. Theft and murder are two completely different charges.

As long as he is not sure of the boy's crime for a moment, he will not be able to figure out what the police are thinking, and there is a possibility that he will be sentenced as a murderer. In this case, he will have to find ways to prove that he did not kill anyone.

Although this may seem a bit unkind, the law at that time did not have the concept of presumption of innocence, but rather the presumption of guilt.

That is to say, when you are identified as a suspect in a case, the subsequent task of the police is to prove that you committed the crime, rather than to prove that you did not commit the crime.

As the person involved, you need to provide some evidence to the police to prove that you did not commit the crime.

Li Yancheng didn't expect that this kid would report a problem so soon.

What he didn't expect was that Han Zhongzheng didn't come to him to provide evidence that he didn't kill anyone, but to report other things.

"You mean... do you know who committed the series of murders in Dianhai?"

After coming in, the words that came out of Han Zhongzheng's mouth made Li Yancheng's eyes widen instantly, and the guard also widened his eyes.

If we talk about the cases that have given the Beijing police the most headaches, it must be the series of cases that occurred ten years ago.

When the police across the city were investigating the case, how could people not be surprised when someone suddenly said they knew a clue.

Han Zhongzheng shook his head and said, "Leader, I don't know who did it, but I know someone knows who did it."

???

His convoluted explanation made Li Yancheng stunned for a moment before he realized what the boy meant.

It turns out that what he said was a clue, not directly knowing who the person who committed the crime was. This is also very impressive. After investigating for such a long time, Jin Zhihai and his team have no clues at all.

"who knows?"

"Leader, I can tell you about this person, but I have a condition." Han Zhongzheng licked his lips nervously and said this.

"You want to make conditions with me? Han Zhongzheng, our police never negotiate conditions with criminals. I have plenty of ways to make you tell me everything you know." Upon hearing that this guy still wanted to make conditions, a playful smile emerged on Li Yancheng's face.

"No, no, no, you misunderstood." Han Zhongzheng waved his hands hurriedly: "It can't be said to be a condition. I just hope that the leader will let your people investigate Yang Daguang's case carefully because of my cooperation. The person was really not killed. I just stole money and killed people in the past. I really don't have the courage to do that."

It turned out that this guy was worried that the police would not be able to find the real murderer and would put the blame on him, no matter if it was done by a human or a dog. If that were the case, he would be wronged.

So, he took this opportunity to propose this condition which was not a condition.

Li Yancheng could still accept this condition. He had no intention of finding someone to frame at random. The case must be investigated thoroughly and the real murderer must be brought to justice, as well as the two underage children.

His heart ached when he thought about what kind of treatment the two children might suffer at the hands of the murderer.

Thinking of this, Li Yancheng nodded and said, "Don't worry about this. What happened is what happened. We won't jump to conclusions casually, and we won't pin the blame on you for something you didn't do."

Han Zhongzheng looked at the older leader standing in front of him. He didn't know whether he should trust him, but it seemed that he didn't have any better choice at the moment.

In fact, until now, he still couldn't figure out how he was exposed and why the police found him just one day after he committed the crime.

Having learned the lesson from the last time he was arrested because he left his fingerprints at the scene, he specially wore a pair of wire gloves before going this time and did not take them off the whole time. However, he did not expect that the money had only been in his hands for just one day before he was arrested. This left him puzzled.

But he forgot what his ancestors once said: secrecy leads to success, strictness leads to failure.

This guy is a big mouth. The reason he was sentenced to re-education through labor before was because of his big mouth. That’s why the police found him. After they caught him and compared the fingerprints left at the scene, they confirmed that it was him and then sentenced him to one year.

Apparently he did not learn his lesson. After Yang Tianshou found him and promised him that he could take three thousand out of the five thousand yuan, this kid's big mouth nature started to flare up again. After drinking two ounces of horse urine, he didn't even know who he was. He leaked what he was going to do, and the news reached Guo Xiaohu's ears, leading to what happened today.

If he had kept his mouth shut, he would still not have escaped being caught in the end, because the police had already discovered that there was something wrong with Yang Tianshou. It was only a matter of time before they caught him, the perpetrator, but it would not be so fast.

Knowing that he had no choice but to believe what the young leader in front of him said, Han Zhongzheng swallowed with some difficulty and spoke slowly.

"I met a fellow inmate at the labor camp two days ago. He mentioned the case in Dianhai. He said that the case that happened a few days ago and the case that happened ten years ago were actually committed by the same person, and he also said that he knew that person.

I had only heard about the Dianhai case from other people. I was only in my teens and still in school ten years ago, so I didn't know much. When I asked him who committed the crime, he just smiled at me mysteriously and said that you police officers probably couldn't figure out who committed it even if you racked your brains, and that was the end of it.

I asked him a few more times afterwards, but each time he would smile and change the subject, not talking about that anymore.

"Who is this cellmate you are talking about? What's his name and where is he from?" As he spoke, Li Yancheng took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it to Han Zhongzheng.

If what this kid said is true, then the clue he provided is the key to solving the case. It can definitely be regarded as a major meritorious service, and he deserves to be rewarded with a cigarette.

After lighting the cigarette, Han Zhongzheng took a deep breath greedily. It looked as if he wanted to finish the cigarette in one breath.

After exhaling the cigarette he had inhaled, he continued, "His name is Qi Feng, Qi for neat and tidy, Feng for mountain. People on the street call him Crazy. He is from Dianhai and has a big brother over there. I don't know who that is, and I don't know the exact location of his home in Dianhai. He came to Rouhuai that day and said he was looking for someone, but he didn't say who he was looking for. We just had a meal together and then he left."

Qi Feng? Madman?
"How old is this Qi Feng you are talking about?"

"If I remember correctly, this year is the 30th."

"Well, do you have anything else to say?" Li Yancheng nodded and asked again.

Knowing the name, where he is from, and that he has been sent to labor camp, it is easy to find him.

"No...no more." Han Zhongzheng shook his head. He had told everything he knew. "Are you sure it's gone?"

"Uh... Leader, I really told you everything I know."

"Where's the money?" Li Yancheng looked at Han Zhongzheng with a smile, feeling that this kid seemed a little confused.

"Money? What money?"

"The five thousand dollars you stole last night."

"Oh, yes, yes, all of it is here. I haven't spent a penny yet, and I haven't had time to give the money I said I would give to Yang Tianshou. All of it is under the bed at my boyfriend's house.

There is a movable brick under the bed that can be dug out. The five thousand yuan is all placed under it. Leader, I really didn't kill Yang Daguang and his wife, and I didn't steal the child. I haven't even gotten married yet, so why would I steal a child? You must investigate this thoroughly."

"Okay, don't worry. I always keep my word. We will investigate this case thoroughly. As long as it wasn't you who did it, we won't let you take the blame on purpose. But if it was you who did it, you can't escape.

Han Zhongzheng, let me ask you again, why did Yang Hong agree to date you? "

!!!

As soon as this question came out, the guy surnamed Han's face turned paler than before, and his whole body couldn't help shaking. He never thought that the police would ask this question at this time.

What should I do? Should I tell the truth?
His eyes began to roll around.

Seeing this, Li Yancheng did not urge him, but stood in front of him and waited patiently. Only after he finished the cigarette in his hand did Han Zhongzheng sigh with melancholy.

"Hey, boss, I admit that I did have feelings for Xiaohong... but I really liked her and wanted to be with her, so I came up with that idea. I admit that what I did was wrong, but..."

As he was talking, he stopped because he himself didn't know how to explain what he had done before.

He was very clear that what he did was no longer a question of right or wrong, but a crime.

Li Yancheng was very conflicted at the moment. He could ask Han Zhongzheng to tell the truth, but the problem now was that the victim did not want to pursue the matter. If the truth came out during the trial, what should he do next? Should he report the case to the procuratorate and bring charges?

If you don't report it, what's the point of the trial?

Revenge? That could cause indelible harm to the victim, and if the matter were leaked, it would not be impossible for her to commit suicide.

In fact, he didn't know whether Yang Hong had Stockholm syndrome and didn't intend to hold Han Zhongzheng responsible, or whether she was more concerned about her own face and worried that she would not be able to hold her head up high after others knew what happened to her.

According to Li Yancheng's original intention, the crime committed by Han must eventually be written into the case file and reported to the procuratorate. No matter what the motive is, a crime is a crime and must be punished. As an adult, he needs to pay for his actions. The victim can choose to forgive the criminal, but the law cannot.

But he cannot ignore the current social environment. Not to mention now, even decades later, won't there be imperfect victims?

Ugh……

Li Yancheng sighed silently in his heart. He didn't know what to do about this matter.

Forget it, let’s deal with the case first.

Thinking of this, he tapped the table in front of Han Zhongzheng twice and said, "Tell our comrades everything you did."

He then looked at the comrade from the Rouhuai County Bureau who was in charge of recording and said, "Write it all down clearly. After recording, have him sign and put his fingerprints on it."

"Yes"

After saying that, he walked out of the interrogation room, first arranged for someone to take Yang Hong back to get the money that Han Zhongzheng had hidden, and then called the headquarters to ask them to find Qi Feng as soon as possible to see what was going on. Did this person know the murderer of the series of cases, or was he just talking nonsense in front of his former cellmates?

After arranging all this, it was already three o'clock in the morning on the 13th. Today, he first went to work for a meeting in the morning, and then drove dozens of kilometers to come here after receiving the case. He plunged into the case as soon as he arrived. He had almost no rest time throughout the day, and even with his strong physique, he felt a little tired.

But it is not time to rest yet. He has to wait to bring Yang Tianshou back and quickly interrogate him. Time is running out. The longer the two children stay in the hands of criminals, the more danger they will be in.

After thinking about it for an entire afternoon and half a night, he still couldn't figure out why the murderer took the two children away.

Also, after Han Zhongzheng stole the money and left, who entered the scene?

What was this person doing there? Was he also going there for the money?

Recalling what he saw at Yang Daguang's house in the afternoon, his eyes suddenly lit up.

No, the person who went to the scene after Han Zhongzheng left might not be someone else. He might very well be the murderer. In other words, when Han Zhongzheng went there to steal the money, the murderer might not have left but just hid.

After Han Zhongzheng left, he came out again and arranged the scene to look like a robbery and murder.

Only this can explain why they felt that the mess in the house when they looked at the scene in the afternoon was as if it was deliberately created.

Who on earth has such a big conflict with Yang Daguang and his wife, so big that he is willing to kill someone to vent his anger?
I don’t know whether the people who went to Guo Meihua’s parents’ home to investigate had any clues.

Looking up at the starry sky, Li Yancheng felt that the fog in his head was just like the night sky, dark and unclear.

At 3:40 in the morning on September 13, the people who went to pick up Yang Tianshou returned.

This guy saw that not long after the first wave of police officers left, a second wave of police officers came to his home. He immediately knew that what he had done was exposed, and without waiting for the people who came to escort him to ask questions, he confessed everything with tears in his eyes.

When he heard that he would definitely be sentenced as the mastermind and instigator of the theft, and that he had also embezzled the production team's public funds and would definitely be sentenced to jail for multiple crimes, this guy collapsed to the ground and wet his crotch.

His wife was crying and his children were making a fuss. This whole commotion woke up everyone in the village.

Although most of the people in Yangjia Village were clan members, there was no such thing as helping relatives and not helping the wise. No one tried to block the police car, and several police officers brought Yang Tianshou back very smoothly.

This guy knew that Li Yancheng was a leader, and a leader of the Municipal Bureau, so after getting off the car, he knelt down and kept shouting that he did not order the killing of the person.

He was also afraid. As I said, theft is one thing and murder is another. Like Han Zhongzheng, he was also worried that the police would put the blame on him for the murder. If that really happened, even if he had another head it would not be enough to chop off.

"Boss, I only asked that guy surnamed Han to steal money. I definitely didn't ask him to kill anyone. After all, Yang Daguang calls me uncle. Even if I am a beast, I will never kill anyone."

"You even knew that Yang Daguang wanted to call you uncle, so why didn't you think of him as your nephew when you ordered others to steal his money?"

Li Yancheng got angry when he heard this. If it was an outsider, it would be fine, but he was also a family member who stole, and they were relatives. How could he be considered a relative if he stepped on the wine?

"Whether he ordered others to kill people or not, it's not up to you to say, and it's not up to me to say. We in the police department handle cases based on evidence. Let me ask you, do Yang Daguang and his wife have any enemies? Do they have any particularly big conflicts?"

When I visited the village this afternoon, the answers I got were that the couple were very nice and honest people and had no grudges against anyone. However, judging from the reactions at the scene, that was clearly not the case.

(End of this chapter)