Eyes that are the same as those of evil

Chapter 36 Ghost Hotline - Serial Murder Case 16
This is probably the bribery method the Jiang family used through third parties and investigators; it's quite convoluted.

“Continue investigating along this line,” Zheng Yan said, and then assigned people to take a second round of statements from the relatives and friends of the deceased.

They need to find more evidence to force Jiang Zhixin to confess during the second round of interrogation.

The entire criminal investigation team was busy, with reporters and citizens waiting for the results coming and going in droves, and the discussions that had been stopped several times did not disappear.

Tan Jia was the only one who still had time for breakfast, and he was scrolling through social media while eating soup dumplings.

Online discussions continue to heat up, and as more and more classmates, friends, and neighbors learn about Qu Li and her friends' story, more useful content appears in the posts.

Peng Siyan is a monster! He followed a female classmate home and stood at her door saying, "I've memorized your house location." How terrifying!

Chen Yingying's experience is truly despairing. Back then, we all believed Feng Yang was responsible for the online lending scandal because he gambled and frequently collected protection money!

[I just saw a really scary post saying that Chen Yingying was already in college at the time, and thought she could stay away from those bastards, but after the online loan incident, Feng Yang went to her school and cried wolf, and then many boys in the school received photos of Chen. My God, I would have completely collapsed immediately.]

[That Peng Siyan actually killed someone back in the first year of high school. Being his classmate was truly terrifying.]

[Could it be someone I know? Qu Li's junior high school classmate. When she died, we thought it was just a sudden illness, because she died really quickly.]

But they killed people; their suicide was made to appear as an act of guilt. What a terrible move!

[Someone posted an obituary using Xue Jing's author account... This is devastating news. She was one of my favorite authors. The heroines in her stories always had happy lives. I never imagined that real life would be so terrible.]

Are you all unable to distinguish right from wrong? There should be limits to sympathizing with others, shouldn't there? They killed people, but at least those other people didn't.

I'm sharpening my knife in front of you in the middle of the night, but I don't mean to kill you. You can't say anything then, you bastard.

Have you seen the photo of the student who died while repeating her senior year? Some people say she was smiling when she died, was she avenging her grandmother?

Stop forwarding Wei Ting's photos! Instead, forward Zhang Jie's and Jiang Zhixin's photos! We all know who the real murderer is!

Zhang Jie is a sycophant. He didn't even dare fight back when a slightly stronger girl in his class kicked him in high school. The mastermind behind Wei Ting's incident is definitely surnamed Jiang; he's a particularly despicable spoiled brat! He caused several students to drop out of school!

[It's like a sacrifice... but will Bian Qingyu be sentenced? I hope not.]

What's the maximum sentence Jiang Zhixin can get? I've listened to several lawyers' analyses, and it seems unlikely he can get a very long sentence.

Tan Jia found a lot of useful information in the anonymous users' posts—she glanced at the people taking statements at the scene, and their accounts were at least much more authentic than these people's evasive and half-truthful accounts. Scrolling further down, she came across a highly upvoted post: "[An account has reposted another audio interview with Bian Qingyu. Friends, please share this and don't let this issue lose its momentum!]"

If you click on it, it should be a trick that Xue Jing and the others had prepared long ago, released to guide the direction when the discussion on the Internet was in full swing.

In the recording, Bian Qingyu said—

"...Some might say that their actions were a cardinal sin, while most of Peng Siyan's group at least didn't kill anyone. That's ridiculous; those people were only a step away from murder..."

"They picked someone and kept bothering you at school, making other students think you were dating. Then, under the guise of pursuing and dating, they would follow you home to find out your address and family members... They would ask you a lot of questions to test your reactions, and through various rebuttals and jokes, they would make you lose your temper in public because of your frustration... After a few times, they would say that you were just unpredictable... They would interpret your anger as jealousy and your fear as embarrassment, and then everyone would think that way..."

"If you ever break free from their control, or even try to call the police or ask for help, they will intimidate you or those who help you. For example, they might release dogs on the street to scare people, frame you for cheating on an exam, take photos of your front door and windows at night and send them to you, showing you as someone following your parents and sisters, or even pretend to be a classmate to enter your house, hug your nephew, or take away your younger siblings, leaving your family searching for them all night..."

“Wei Ting’s grandmother died of a heart attack after being hit by a dog several times. The first girl targeted by Peng Siyan committed suicide by overdosing on pills because she was afraid her family would suffer.”

"After that, they experimented enough to find the boundary where they could commit evil without getting caught, and then they started drugging and sexually assaulting people, taking photos. At this point, they would suddenly become gentle, buying you gifts and introducing you to their friends. If you were obedient, it was fine, but if you were even slightly disobedient, they would suddenly become more violent, letting you know that when they said they wanted to cripple you, they really meant it... Peng Siyan felt a great sense of accomplishment, so he taught this theory to many people, and then had those people regularly find him even prettier girls so he could go back and hang out with them when he had a vacation..."

"Among them, Feng Yang was a henchman, Peng Shuai and Zhang Jie were his lackeys... Jiang Zhixin was the worst, and Peng Siyan was a beast in human skin. He was an undisguised demon who, starting from the third year of junior high, caused no fewer than ten girls to drop out of school, suffer from depression and breakdowns, and have their families broken apart..."

“They suffered for many years, and every year, every month, every day, they had suicidal thoughts. But they also felt resentful. Why should the victims cower in a corner and not dare to come out, while the perpetrators swagger around and continue to bully more people? Qu Li had managed to get through it on her own, but then she ran into Peng Siyan again and was entangled with him again.”

"Why isn't there a law to sentence them halfway through their work? Why aren't their files clearly stating that these people are beasts, so that others can escape punishment? Why are they still able to get into good universities, find good jobs, and become successful elites? While Qu Li and others are stuck in the pain of that time for the rest of their lives!"

Just by listening, you can feel the fear and pain that Qu Li and the others felt back then.

Tan Jia took several deep breaths to suppress the anger rising in his heart.

She looked up and saw Jiang's parents standing in the hall like monitors, watching the people who were giving statements. Then she looked at Jiang Zhixin and saw that he didn't seem afraid at all.

The detention period cannot exceed twelve hours, and even if an application is made to the higher authorities regarding the seriousness and complexity of the case, it can only be extended to twenty-four hours.

If evidence cannot be found to convict Jiang Zhixin within this timeframe, he can walk away with impunity and continue living like a beast.

Even if he's sentenced, he'll probably be out again in a few years and cause trouble for others.

Why didn't Wei Ting take this beast with her when she died?!
(End of this chapter)