Animal Detective

Chapter 64: Refusing to admit it
Sun Zhao interjected.

“I remember the main problem with this case was that Li Shanjie absolutely refused to admit that he had blinded Zhang Qin.”

Zhang Jian nodded; this was why he said the case was handled awkwardly.

"After the police station responded, the case was transferred to the branch office, and I went to the scene to investigate."

"The place was a complete mess."

According to Zhang Qin, Li Shanjie came home from get off work that night and heard from someone that he saw her and Chen Zhongyuan having a rendezvous at the nearby riverside park.

"So Li Shanjie hit her again, and during the assault, he picked up her head and slammed it against the ground."

He gestured.

“At the time of the meal, Li Shanjie drank alcohol, and then he got angrier and angrier. He smashed the bottle on the ground and started beating Zhang Qin.”

"Then, just then, a piece of glass from a wine bottle poked Zhang Qin's left eye."

"Afterwards, Zhang Qin was sent to the hospital and lost sight in her left eye. She was diagnosed with serious injury. Li Shanjie was also quickly apprehended and sentenced to 5 years in prison."

"Then, as Captain Sun said, Li Shanjie only admitted that he assaulted Zhang Qin after he got off work, but he didn't admit to hitting Zhang Qin's head against the ground. He also said that Zhang Qin fought back, and during the struggle, he was pushed down by Zhang Qin, his head hit the corner of a table, and he passed out."

"When she regained consciousness, Zhang Qin had already gone blind, and the police arrived."

Upon hearing this, Shen Xin's first reaction was to make excuses.

Domestic violence is generally not punishable by imprisonment; the man will only be detained if the woman requests it.

But blinding Zhang Qin would be intentional assault, which is punishable by imprisonment.

In order to avoid imprisonment, Li Shanjie is very likely to make excuses and refuse to admit it.

Zhang Jian continued, "We conducted a detailed investigation of the scene. The injuries on Zhang Qin's body and the impact injury on Li Shanjie's head, as well as other traces, all match up and are consistent with Zhang Qin's account."

"The key point is that Li Shanjie has been proclaiming his innocence and refusing to admit that he blinded Zhang Qin."

Personally, I tend to believe that Li Shanjie is making excuses.

"Really, you have no idea how badly Zhang Qin was beaten. That guy may look clean and fair, but he's a beast."

“Once, he bought an iron chain and locked Zhang Qin in the bathroom like a dog for several days, saying it was to prevent her from going out and having an affair.”

"Not to mention the injuries on his body, it's basically new wounds on top of old ones, it's painful to look at."

Everyone was silent.

Shen Xin was also extremely annoyed.

It's truly a case of evil among men!

Zhang Jian sighed and said, "At that time, I couldn't understand what was wrong with Zhang Qin either. You should just get a divorce. She's so beautiful, you could have started over."

Sun Zhao raised his hand to interrupt Zhang Jian.

"Speak the key."

It's all in the past, there's no point in talking about it now.

Zhang Jian said, "In short, the chain of evidence is complete. Although Li Shanjie denied it to the death, he was eventually prosecuted and sentenced to 5 years."

"I remember that he didn't have a good relationship with his father either, because his father had a bad temper and, according to the neighbors, often drank and beat his wife when he was young."

"He does have an aunt who seems to treat him well. During the investigation, his aunt came to the branch office several times to inquire about him. She said she knew her nephew had a bad temper and had hit Zhang Qin. She tried to persuade him, but couldn't."

"But she believed that Li Shanjie would not do something so serious."

Shen Xin almost burst out laughing.

That's nice to say.

Can a simple "bad temper" really explain six years of domestic violence?

They wouldn't do something so serious.

People who are less able to control their emotions are more likely to commit crimes.

At least 70% of crimes occur when people are in a state of extreme emotional outburst.

Moreover, they didn't know how much force they used.

“Captain Sun, I think we could try contacting his aunt, who is the mother of Li Jiuliang, the van owner, named… Li Fenglan.”

Sun Zhao nodded, waved to Shen Xin, and gestured for him to hurry up and go find someone.

Shen Xin hurriedly went out. This kind of assistant work was definitely something a newcomer like himself should do.

Shen Xin used the handheld PDA in the police car to check Li Fenglan's household registration information. The latest address was Guojing Garden, which is within the jurisdiction of Yunlin Police Station.

That's convenient.

Normal household registration information does not include mobile phone numbers. If you want to find a mobile phone number, you have to go through a procedure to retrieve it from the telecommunications company.

At this point, it's far faster to just come directly to their door.

Shen Xin directly asked in the institute's work group who was patrolling near Guojing Garden.

There are also patrol teams on duty at night.

Yes, there really is one, Old Lin from the security team.

As Shen Xin got into the car and drove towards International Garden, he called Lao Lin and told him to hurry up and go to Li Fenglan's house.

Then, once you connect, drive this way too. When the two sides meet, it will save a lot of time.

Li Shanjie has been holding hostages for two hours now; who knows when things will get out of control?

Old Lin knew what case Shen Xin was working on, so he didn't ask any questions and went there immediately.

A dozen minutes later, near Xinyuan Road, Shen Xin picked up Li Fenglan.

She's not young anymore, she's 63, with short hair, and she was obviously already asleep, wearing only a nightgown.

A young man was also with her, nervously supporting Li Fenglan.

It was Li Jiuliang who borrowed Li Shanjie's van.

When they found out that he was the owner of the van, they did not go to his home to investigate him in order to avoid alerting Li Shanjie and to avoid time constraints.

So he was still unaware of what had happened, and as soon as he got into Shen Xin's police car, he kept asking questions.

With the siren blaring, Shen Xin sped along the road in the early hours of the morning.

This display clearly frightened the mother and son.

“Li Shanjie has taken Zhang Qin and another hostage. We’ve investigated and found that he has a good relationship with you. We hope you can go to the scene and try to persuade him.” Shen Xin got straight to the point.

Upon hearing that a hostage had been taken, Li Fenglan felt dizzy and almost fainted.

"How could this child be so confused? He just came out!" Li Fenglan exclaimed anxiously, slapping her thigh.

While trying to persuade his mother, Li Jiuliang scolded her, "I told him he suddenly asked me to drink with him and borrow my car. What was he thinking? It's all over now, and you're in jail. Why are you still going to see Zhang Qin?"

Shen Xin wanted to take advantage of the free time to ask about the specific details of the case.

But after thinking about it, I decided against it.

The incident has already happened, and hostages have been taken; what's the point of discussing this now?

The key now is to find a way to rescue the hostages and prevent a tragedy from happening.

So Shen Xin quickly communicated with Li Fenglan and her son, explaining the seriousness of the situation and hoping they could try their best to persuade Li Shanjie to come back.

The two nodded repeatedly.

It's clear that Li Fenglan cares a lot about this nephew.

Soon, Shen Xin led the two back to the cotton mill.

Yang Fuming, the political commissar of the branch bureau, has arrived.

Shen Xin was surprised to find that the special police had already been dispatched, and Sun Zhao and the others had moved from their guard post to the outside of the dyeing workshop deep inside, where they were talking nervously.

Shen Xin quickly introduced Li Fenglan, and Yang Fuming immediately stepped forward to shake her hand, thanking her for arriving in time.

Shen Xin then came to Chen Chao's side and asked what happened.

Previously, they had only set up surveillance on the periphery and had not yet alerted Li Shanjie.

Now, it is clear that the other party has been alerted.

"Don't even mention it." Chen Chao was utterly speechless. "Li Shanjie called the police and said he wants to see us."

Shen Xin was also stunned.

Call the police? Really?

(End of this chapter)