Hong Kong Film: Night Cop

Chapter 615 Li Wenfang, a Person Who Tells a Series of Lies
Liang Xiaorou glanced at Ling Xinyi, who nodded and then said to the two of them, "Gentlemen, arguing like this won't solve anything. Why don't you listen to Mr. Zhou recount the events of the case first?"

"Okay." Li Wenfang secretly revealed a smug look. With this preconceived notion, no matter how eloquently Zhou Jinjie spoke, her chances of getting away with it were the greatest.

In her view, the highest level of lying is to be half true and half false.

Everything she just said is true: it's true that Zhou Jinjie and Daisy were having an affair, and it's also true that Zhou Jinjie killed someone in a car accident; everything else is false.

But so what if it's fake?
Apart from her and Zhou Jinjie, no one else knew the truth.

There was no recording at the time, and no outsiders were present, so how can it be proven that she lied?

Even Zhou Jinjie probably can't explain it clearly!
"After so many years of marriage, our love had long been worn away by our sex life. We argued every day, disturbing the neighbors. I couldn't stand it anymore, so I had an affair and secretly started seeing a female insurance agent named Daisy..."

“I know this is unfair to my wife. She found out about it very quickly, and we had a huge fight. It was my fault for cheating, but I soon discovered that my wife wasn’t a good person either. She had actually been having an affair with a doctor at the hospital.”

"It was then that I realized how much I loved my wife, so I turned back and begged her for forgiveness."

"We quickly reconciled, but then the company ran into financial problems, so we decided to close our business in Hong Kong and then immigrate to Canada to live a peaceful life..."

At this point, Zhou Jinjie shook his head sarcastically and said, "Perhaps God wanted me to see the woman's hideous face. That night, we had another argument in the car, which made me dizzy and I accidentally hit and killed a pedestrian on the road."

"The one who was dismembered was that passerby?" Liang Xiaorou said coldly.

"That's right. After I hit and killed someone, I was completely disoriented. I wanted to call the police, but then I thought that if I did, I would definitely go to jail. At that moment, my wife accidentally saw the deceased's blood donation card. The person's blood type was the same as hers, and the deceased's age and build also matched my wife's."

“Coincidentally, I had previously helped Li Wenfang buy a life insurance policy worth one million US dollars. My wife then had an idea and told me to commit insurance fraud so that we could get the money and run away together.”

“I originally disagreed, after all, this kind of thing is easy to find out, and the insurance period is long, so it will be exposed eventually.”

“But my wife said the plan would definitely work because she had read about Guan Dewen’s insurance fraud in the newspaper before, which is why she came up with this insurance fraud plan.”

"In the end, I was persuaded, after all, I would need money to live abroad."

“Then we loaded the body into the car and drove to my village house in Saigon. Li Wenfang dismembered the body there, cutting off the head and lower abdomen. The rest is self-explanatory, and both madams should know what happened next.”

After speaking, Zhou Jinjie looked ashen-faced and utterly dejected, as if he had lost all his energy and spirit.

"Miss Li, do you have any doubts about Mr. Zhou's statement?" Liang Xiaorou asked Li Wenfang.

Li Wenfang sneered, "Madam, you and I are both women, can you understand what it feels like to be betrayed by a man?"

Liang Xiaorou frowned and said, "Miss Li, please stop trying to gain sympathy. Please answer our questions truthfully. What doubts do you have about Mr. Zhou's testimony?"

Seeing that Liang Xiaorou wasn't fooled, Li Wenfang felt a little disappointed, but quickly calmed down and said, "I'm sorry, Madam, I was just using an analogy. After all, I was really heartbroken by this scumbag because he lied."

“I’m not lying,” Zhou Jinjie said excitedly.

“Mr. Zhou, I’m asking her a question now, please don’t interrupt,” Liang Xiaorou said coldly.

Zhou Jinjie nodded and remained silent. "Lying? Miss Li, how did Mr. Zhou lie?"

Ling Xinyi, who was taking notes, looked up and asked.

“It’s true that he cheated on me, and that we had arguments. Since I did it, I won’t deny it. It’s also true that he killed someone in a car accident, but the rest was a lie. The dismemberment and insurance fraud were his ideas. I disagreed at the time and was even planning to call the police, but he grabbed my hair and warned me that if I called the police, he would kill me.”

“I was terrified at the time and had no choice but to agree to his plan, but he still didn’t believe me and was afraid that I would turn myself in to the police, so he locked me up in a village house in Saigon… Waaah, Madam, you have to believe me, I’m really innocent.” Li Wenfang started crying again as she spoke.

Hearing Li Wenfang's 'sincere' words, Ling Xinyi believed her. She took out a tissue and was about to hand it to Li Wenfang, but Liang Xiaorou stopped her and shook her head.

Although Liang Xiaorou didn't know whether Li Wenfang or Zhou Jinjie was right, she always felt that Li Wenfang was being very pretentious.

As a police officer, she couldn't have preconceived notions, because that would be very unfair to any suspect.

“Miss Li, you said you were imprisoned by Mr. Zhou in a village house in Saigon. Has Mr. Zhou been watching you from the village house the whole time?” Liang Xiaorou asked.

Upon hearing this, Li Wenfang's expression changed, but she quickly regained her composure.

“No,” Li Wenfang said in a low voice.

“Since Mr. Zhou wasn’t watching you from inside the village house the whole time, why didn’t you run away?” Liang Xiaorou asked, looking directly at Li Wenfang.

“I…I’m scared,” Li Wenfang said.

"Afraid? What are you afraid of?"

Liang Xiaorou said coldly.

"I'm afraid she'll kill me," Li Wenfang said.

Upon hearing this, Liang Xiaorou did not believe Li Wenfang's words at all.

Li Wenfang had previously mentioned wanting to call the police, but Zhou Jinjie threatened her. However, Zhou Jinjie wasn't always watching her from the village house.

With so many opportunities to escape and call the police, why didn't she try?
After all, once she reports it to the police, they will arrest Zhou Jinjie, and she will definitely be able to get away with it.

Most importantly, when Shen Xiong burst through the door, he clearly saw Li Wenfang eating, and she didn't look like she was imprisoned at all.

If she were really imprisoned, would she still be talking so warmly with Zhou Jinjie?
Also, Zhou Jinjie knocked on the door before going in, and Li Wenfang immediately threw herself into his arms after the door opened.

If you said he was imprisoned, probably no one would believe it.

At this point, Liang Xiaorou was starting to believe Zhou Jinjie's words.

“According to our tracking of Zhou Jinjie over the past few days, he hasn’t been to the village house at all. You had so much time to escape and call the police, but you didn’t do either. Why is that?” Liang Xiaorou asked.

(End of this chapter)