Restarting life by going to the countryside to support medical work

Chapter 647 Error
"Boss, wait a minute..."

Just as the group turned to leave, Wang Hongyang spoke up.

Upon hearing him speak, Li Yancheng, who had already turned around, turned his head to look over.

Wang Hongyang works at the subdistrict office. Although he is just a driver, he is a tenured employee and knows all the ins and outs of the system.

He saw it very clearly: when they entered, it was the older man who was with the younger leader who opened the door for them, but when they entered, it was the younger, more experienced leader. This was enough to tell a lot.

Although he didn't quite understand why a young man who looked to be only thirty years old could become a leader, he knew very well that this might be his only chance.

Moreover, youth means inexperience, as evidenced by the fact that this young leader wanted to hear reports as soon as he came in, suggesting a very strong desire for control.

This is a good thing for him.

So when Li Yancheng looked over, Wang Hongyang hurriedly said, "Leader, I don't know why your police say I'm a suspect in the case of our street office's finance department, but I'm innocent."

Gambling and gambling for money was wrong of me, and I will accept whatever punishment I am given, even if it means going to jail, because I did do something wrong.

But murder… Boss, I really don’t have the guts! Please, you must investigate this thoroughly.”

Wang Hongyang spoke with such sincerity that it seemed as if he had truly been wronged.

Unfortunately, this could be considered him flirting with a blind man.

In his mind, youth meant inexperience, but this was not the case with Li Yancheng. First of all, he did not look as young as he appeared, and secondly, he was probably the most experienced person in the room when dealing with criminal suspects.

Even the section chief of the pre-trial section of the Yangchao branch, who was interrogating Wang Hongyang and was about to retire, was far less experienced in this area than Li Yancheng.

Although that section chief had worked there for a long time, he had always been at the Yangchao District Branch and only dealt with cases from the Yangchao District Branch.

Li Yancheng was different. After becoming an interrogation expert, he faced criminals from all over the country. He could tell at a glance whether someone was a good person or a bad one.

Moreover, he was well aware that Wang Hongyang was the prime suspect in the case.

"Whether you're innocent or not, we'll find out by investigating. You're just a suspect now. You should understand what 'suspect' means, right? Your best course of action now is to answer all our questions and cooperate fully with our investigation. If you didn't do it, we won't pin the blame on you."

Instead of just crying foul here without answering questions and engaging in passive resistance, that won't do you any good.

After saying that, Li Yancheng didn't look at Wang Hongyang's expression again, turned around and walked out of the interrogation room.

Mr. Wang was a little confused. This... the young leader's reaction was completely different from what he had imagined!

"Hehe, stop looking, kid. You've got the wrong idea. That's the deputy director of our city bureau in charge of criminal investigation, and also an interrogation expert at our public security headquarters."

"Our Director Li has probably seen more criminals than you've seen people. I can tell what you're thinking just by looking at you. Don't overthink it. Didn't the leadership say your best course of action right now is to cooperate actively? Resisting will do you no good."

Seeing Wang Hongyang staring longingly at the slowly closing interrogation room door, the head of the pre-trial section of the Yangchao branch chuckled and said.

This section chief is quite shrewd. He knew Wang Hongyang's intentions from the moment he called out to the leaders. Now that the leaders have left, it's time to shatter his illusions.

"That kid isn't cooperating at all?"

On the other side, Li Yancheng asked as soon as he stepped out of the interrogation room.

"Yes, Director Li, Wang Hongyang denies everything about the murder and theft, only admitting to gambling. But that's alright, we've already found the 30,000 yuan, and we also have a lead on the crowbar used to break into the safe. It's been sent to the city bureau's forensic department for testing overnight."

Standing to the side, Director Sun of the Yangchao branch really wanted to slap Captain Duan across the face.

Is this something to be proud of? Why bother showing it off in front of the city bureau leaders?

This is clearly because your criminal investigation team didn't pay enough attention during the initial investigation and overlooked something.

At that moment, Director Sun suddenly felt a little regretful about his decision to transfer Lao Duan from the public security department to become the captain of the criminal investigation team, despite the opposition.

After listening to Captain Duan's words, Li Yancheng was also somewhat surprised, because in his memory, when Jin Zhihai reported the case investigation to him, he clearly said that the Yangchao Branch Criminal Police Team had not found the murder weapon after investigation. How come it was suddenly found after just one night and has already been sent to the laboratory?
"Captain Duan, where was the crowbar found?"

"It's the district transportation company."

!!!

Now Li Yancheng was certain that the investigation by the Yangchao District Criminal Investigation Team had been overlooked. He clearly remembered that Jin Zhihai had said in his report that after identifying Wang Hongyang as a suspect in the case, the people from Yangchao District had gone to investigate the transportation company where this kid surnamed Wang had once learned to drive.

So what exactly caused it to be missed during the first screening?
Li Yancheng glanced deeply at Captain Duan, whose expression still held a hint of excitement, and suddenly lost the will to continue listening to the report. He turned to Lao Sun and said, "Director Sun, let's stop listening to the report for now and get back to the interrogation. We must get the suspect's confession. As for the clues and evidence that the two deceased were involved in the case, we need to find a way to get them."

After saying that, he didn't look at Captain Duan again, and walked towards the car parked in the yard.

Captain Duan was still unaware of what was going on. He had been told to listen to the report, but suddenly he wasn't. He stood there dumbfounded, staring blankly at Li Yancheng who had already left, his mind full of questions.

Over here, Director Sun pointed at Captain Duan with a hint of disappointment, and without saying anything, he hurriedly chased after him.

"Director Li, this is our job..."

"Director Sun, let's not talk about this for now." Li Yancheng interrupted Director Sun before he could finish speaking.

"You're a veteran detective, so keep an eye on things and get the case solved as quickly as possible. Make sure it's based on solid evidence and that everyone is convinced. Don't let this case turn out half-cooked."

Director Sun, with your and our Deputy General Manager Jin's joint supervision, I believe you will definitely deliver a satisfactory result to the people.

"Director Li, please rest assured, I will definitely cooperate well with General Manager Jin."

Comrade Sun kept a low profile. He knew that the series of events that had occurred in just one week had left the deputy director of the municipal bureau with a very bad impression of him.

Although this person cannot directly decide whether he can continue in his current position, he has the right to make suggestions, and he believes that both the city and headquarters leaders will definitely value this person's opinions highly. His appointment as the commander-in-chief of this joint operation is a testament to the importance the higher-ups place on him. Li Yancheng glanced at Old Sun beside him, knowing what he was thinking, and waved his hand, saying, "This case belongs to your Yang Dynasty. General Jin is only here to assist. You should still take the lead; the priorities must be clear."

I don't know what it was like before, I'm not in that position and I won't comment, but as long as I'm here, the brigade won't compete with the branch bureaus for cases, it will only do guidance and assistance.

Okay…

At this point, Li Yancheng raised his hand and patted Comrade Sun's arm: "Go ahead and do your work. If this case is still not closed after the joint operation is on track, I will chair another case analysis meeting, and you can give a report then."

After saying that, he bent down and sat in the car, which Guan Weidong had already opened the door for.

After the car door closed, he rolled down the car window.

"Director Sun, you're a veteran police officer. In our line of work, mistakes are inevitable. The important thing is to learn from experience and never repeat the same mistake in the future."

"Director Li, your instructions are correct. We will definitely learn from our experience and reflect deeply on our mistakes."

"Yes, the joint operation is currently the most important task for our entire city. We must do it well and thoroughly. Although the city has requirements for the joint operation to be carried out quickly, strictly, and severely, I still maintain that every case we handle must withstand the test of subsequent investigations and the test of time."

As police officers, we must live up to the high expectations of nearly ten million people in the city, the trust placed in us by the organization, and, most importantly, the honor of the national emblem above our heads.

"Yes"

*Snap* Comrade Sun stood at attention and gave a proper salute.

"Please rest assured, Director Li and the organization, the Yangchao Branch will complete this joint operation on time, diligently, and rigorously."

"Um"

Li Yancheng didn't say anything more, just nodded slightly, and then raised his left hand to pat the back of the driver's seat.

Sensing the leader's actions, Guan Weidong, who was already in the driver's seat, shifted the gear, lightly pressed the accelerator with his right foot, slowly released the clutch with his left foot, and honked the horn. The car then started moving.

Director Sun stood there without moving, watching as Li Yancheng's black Hongqi sedan turned the corner and circled around to the other side of the two-story criminal investigation team building until it was completely out of sight. His face, which had been wearing a smile, quickly darkened.

He turned to look at Lao Duan, who was standing not far away and hadn't come over yet, and beckoned him over.

"Director...Director..."

Old Duan belatedly realized what trouble he had gotten himself into because of his long mouth. When the bureau chief summoned him, he ran over in a few quick steps.

Director Sun's face was gloomy. He didn't say anything, but looked Captain Duan up and down. At this moment, he suddenly couldn't understand what he saw in this old Duan and why he wanted to transfer him to the criminal investigation team as captain.

"Director, I..."

"You what?"

Old Duan felt a little uneasy under the director's gaze. He was about to say something when his superior cut him off before he could even utter a word.

"As soon as Director Li asked you to report on your work, you became so smug that you forgot who you were? Why didn't you think before you spoke? It was clearly your own mistake that caused the problem, so how could you have the nerve to lick your boots and ask for credit in front of the leader? Old Duan, do you think you're particularly honored?"

"Uh... Chief... I... I didn't think much of it."

After being thoroughly reprimanded by the bureau chief, Lao Duan was having trouble speaking properly, and his tone was full of bitterness.

"I just... I just wanted to let Director Li know that we may have found crucial evidence."

Is it really key evidence? Actually, no! It's not necessarily true.

If the same material as the surface of the safe can be detected on two of the crowbars taken from the transportation company, and Wang Hongyang's fingerprints are also found, along with witness testimonies, then this can be considered a relatively complete chain of evidence.

But if Wang Hongyang's fingerprints cannot be found, and only the material that matches the surface of the safe can be detected, even with witness testimonies, it won't prove much.

The man surnamed Wang could easily deny everything and stubbornly insist that he knew nothing. He could even pin the blame on Pan Debao.

After all, the 30,000 yuan was found in the garage that Mr. Pan used regularly. As for the accusation that he borrowed a crowbar, he could say that person was talking nonsense or framing him.

Alternatively, even if his fingerprints were found on the crowbar, he could admit to borrowing the crowbar but deny committing the crime. As for why the same substance was found on the crowbar as on the surface of the safe, I have no idea.

In short, the main point is to deny everything.

Anyway, the evidence you have isn't enough to prove me wrong for now.

This is a psychological game; it's a test of who can withstand the pressure.

If Wang Hongyang confesses, then there's nothing to say. At this point, the focus is on confessions rather than evidence. As long as he admits it himself, then no one can say anything.

If no other direct evidence can be found, the only option during interrogation will be to rely on deception. The best and simplest outcome is that the kid surnamed Wang can't hold out on it.

Relatively speaking, proving that the deceased An Hongwei and Li Zhaoming were both victims and accomplices is quite troublesome.

Given the current situation, finding evidence that the two of them were accomplices, and that such evidence would leave no room for doubt, is certainly not an easy task.

Based solely on Wang Hongyang's identification, not only would the families of the two deceased not believe it, but even many investigators were not particularly convinced, and might think that this guy surnamed Wang was trying to exonerate himself.

The old Chinese tradition holds that death is a great loss.
Sitting in the car, Li Yancheng was also thinking about how to break the deadlock.

He has already had Xiao Guan contact the Chengdong Branch Bureau using the vehicle radio, and he will be there soon. He will also have lunch at the Chengdong Branch Bureau's canteen.

He has never liked using surprise inspections. The grassroots level is already busy enough, and there will inevitably be many areas where things are not done properly. If you want everyone to strictly abide by the rules and regulations, you need to implement the supervision mechanism in a practical way, rather than easily changing things with one or two surprise inspections.

(End of this chapter)