You're supposed to be a security officer, what case are you solving?

Chapter 154 I'm not afraid I can't pry your mouth open!
"Uh……"

Gou Hao's expression froze on his face, unable to answer.

Yang Jinwen's question was indeed tricky. Zhao Xiong, Kou Yong, and Du Licheng were not familiar with each other at all. How did they know each other's whereabouts?
Gou Li's role in this case becomes immediately clear.

Without a doubt, she was also involved in the murder and cannot escape responsibility to any extent.

Of course, He Jinbo and the others did not believe Gou Hao's one-sided story. Their main task now was to coax him and pry his mouth open.

He Jinbo said in a friendly tone, "Your sister is a girl, she doesn't have much ability, and she can't do anything that is morally wrong, right?"

Let's not talk about her yet. You need to tell me your story first, starting from the beginning!

Gou Hao was only in his early twenties. Although he was mature, he had no experience in fighting the police. He had already said half of what he wanted to say, but he still had a lot more to say.

Once you confess to the police, you can't stop.

Moreover, he is now trying his best to distance himself from Gou Li and the case.

As long as he has this mindset, there's no need to worry about him not speaking.

He Jinbo is a veteran criminal police officer. He earned his position as captain through his abilities, and he had long since figured out this young man's psychology.

Whether it's the truth or a lie, it doesn't matter now.

Once everyone is arrested and interrogated separately, they'll eventually confess.

They may be vague about their own affairs, but they are ruthless when it comes to implicating others. By comparing their testimonies and implicating each other, the general process of the crime becomes clear.

If you're still unsure, keep escalating the investigation and keep questioning; no one can withstand that in an interrogation room.

This is the prisoner's dilemma. Although He Jinbo and his team didn't know the term, they had been using this tactic for a long time.

When Gou Hao heard that his sister had been overlooked, his expression indeed improved.

“I said! On the night of the 9th, I was in a video arcade. The movie they were showing that night was ‘The New Legend of Shaolin.’ I received Zhao Xiong’s call at 2 a.m.

He told me on the phone to bring a can of gasoline to the Dongfeng Guesthouse at the train station.

I don't know what they're up to, but these two guys are usually very fierce and often hang around this area, so I don't dare refuse them.

So I rode my motorcycle to the train station.

As soon as I entered, I saw Zhao Xiong sitting behind the guesthouse counter, rummaging through things.

Kou Yong was also on the first floor. When they saw me, they complained that I was late.

They took me to the second floor, and when I went upstairs I saw room 202, where two people were dead. I was terrified.

Zhao Xiong said, "This is all for my sister. She said if I call the police, she'll kill me."

I didn't dare say a word, and then they made me pour the gasoline on the corpse.

I thought there were only two bodies, but who knew there were five more in the storage room at the very end of the corridor.

Du Licheng was among them, as was a woman.

Zhao Xiong told me to pour gasoline on them, and then they piled up the bodies.

Besides the corpses, gasoline was poured on the curtains in every room and on the stairs.

It was Zhao Xiong who started the fire; it spread very quickly.

In the blink of an eye, the second floor was engulfed in flames, and when we left, they had set the first floor on fire as well.

Finally, we rode two motorcycles back to the video arcade.

That blood-stained clothes belonged to Zhao Xiong. He told me to throw them away, but I never did.

The briefcase and woven bag were taken from the guesthouse; they contained some money, which they all took. That's the gist of it. Zhao Xiong and Kou Yong killed all seven people.

These are all accounts from Gou Xiong's perspective, so He Jinbo naturally doesn't quite believe them.

The entire murder process was not described; only the arson was mentioned.

The seven bodies were engulfed in flames, burned beyond recognition. Everyone witnessed the scene firsthand; it was truly a horrific sight.

Suppressing his emotions, He Jinbo asked, "Where did the gasoline come from?"

"Besides gasoline, Zhao Xiong and Kou Yong also stole other things, which they stored in my video arcade and then sold."

"Where did you steal it from?"

“There’s a guy named Chen there. He’s a fuel thief. He specializes in stealing fuel from the fuel tanks of big trucks. I heard from Zhao Xiong that they store the stolen fuel in fuel tanks in the cellar.”

Zhao Xiong and Kou Yong knew where the cellar was, so they went to steal from it. They used a long straw to siphon up the oil, stealing only a little at a time, not daring to steal too much, because if they were discovered, the man surnamed Chen would cause them trouble.

Hearing this, He Jinbo laughed: "What's this guy surnamed Chen's name? Is he that powerful? Zhao Xiong and Kou Yong dared to commit murder and arson, why are you afraid of him?"

Gou Hao shook his head: "I don't know his name. Zhao Xiong calls him Boss Chen. It's different. The guy surnamed Chen has a gang that specializes in stealing oil. They have guns."

"Where does this guy hang out?"

"I don't know the exact location in Jiaxing District."

"Was the girl in room 202 assaulted before she was killed?"

Gou Xiong said, "When I arrived, I saw the girl lying on the bed, naked. She must have been raped. When they poured gasoline on her, I couldn't bear it, so I wrapped her in a quilt."

He Jinbo pointed at him: "What you said before is not important. The question you are about to answer concerns your future. Think carefully before you answer. Where are Zhao Xiong and Kou Yong now?"

Gou Hao shook his head: "I really don't know. In the early hours of the 10th, after they killed someone, they slept here for a while. That afternoon, they rode away on their motorcycles and haven't contacted me since."

He Jinbo squinted: "Think about it carefully. If you don't know, we can only ask your sister for questioning."

Upon hearing this, Gou Hao swallowed hard and tried to recall.

After a moment, he said, "They usually hang out here with me. As for where they live, I really don't know. But they took a lot of money from those dead people. If they have money, they'll go gamble." "Gamble?"

"It's gambling; Zhao Xiong likes Texas Hold'em."

"Tell me now, which district exactly are Chengbei, Chengnan, and Jiaxing?"

"North of the city, perhaps."

"you sure?"

Gou Hao nodded.

"Where do Zhao Xiong and Kou Yong live? Are they in the city?"

"They're not here; their hometown is in the countryside."

"Where exactly?"

Gou Hao's eyes darted away for a moment: "I don't know."

He Jinbo smacked his lips and looked at Wen Mo standing to the side.

Wen Mo stood with his hands behind his back, remaining silent.

At this moment, Yang Jinwen walked up to Gou Hao and stared intently at him.

"Gou Hao, you're not being honest. You confessed everything before, but when asked about the whereabouts of these two people, you stopped talking. You're hiding something."

Gou Hao immediately raised his head and argued, "I didn't, I was telling the truth."

Yang Jinwen said coldly, "If we can't catch them, we can only listen to your side of the story. Once we catch them, whether what you're saying is true or not won't be up to you to decide."

"you……"

Yang Jinwen stretched out his hand and pointed at his nose: "Where exactly are Zhao Xiong and Kou Yong? Are you going to tell me or not?"

Gou Hao shook his head: "I don't know."

Then, he gritted his teeth, looked to the side, and showed some resistance.

Yang Jinwen pointed to his left cheek: "How did you get these burns on your face?"

Gou Hao remained silent.

Yang Jinwen nodded: "Okay, if you won't tell us, then we'll find Gou Li. At this critical juncture, once someone is killed, no one can escape."

Upon hearing that he was looking for Gou Li, Gou Hao's eyes were filled with suspicion and uncertainty.

He Jinbo beckoned everyone together and asked in a low voice, "Where are we going to look for Gou Li?"

Jiang Jianbing sat in the chair, rubbing his ankle as he said, "Damn it, since he's not being honest, let's go all out! I don't believe his mouth can be harder than a rock!"

He Jinbo kicked him.

Jiang Jianbing immediately realized that Wen Mo, the branch captain of the municipal bureau, was still standing to the side.

Oh no, my deputy captain is gone!
Jiang Jianbing immediately became obedient and said with a smirk, "I may be stubborn, but as criminal police officers, we have to influence suspects. We have to appeal to their emotions and reason with them. I keep in mind the spirit of handling cases conveyed by the Municipal Bureau."

Upon hearing this, He Jinbo and Zheng Kang almost vomited.

Wen Mo rolled his eyes and said, "Old He, now that the names are out, we're not worried about not being able to find them. You should notify the joint defense team to send people out. We must find these two people before dawn."

Just as He Jinbo was about to agree, Yang Jinwen spoke up: "Captain Jiang, when you came here just now, was the outer gate locked or unlocked?"

Jiang Jianbing replied, "It's hanging on the latch, it's not locked."

Yang Jinwen pondered: "The door wasn't locked, and the lights inside weren't turned off. Gou Hao only came back in the middle of the night, so he definitely couldn't have gone far."

After the 10th, Gou Li disappeared. Where do you think she could have gone?

Jiang Jianbing replied, "They must have gone somewhere with Zhao Xiong and Kou Yong. Gou Li is definitely the mastermind."

Yang Jinwen pondered for a while, then walked out of the screening room and went to the living area on the left.

There are two rooms on the left. The innermost room of the outer one has a small room that is used as a kitchen.

Inside was a coal stove with a kettle on top.

There were still unburnt coal briquettes in the coal stove, and the water in the kettle was scalding hot.

In addition, there were three broken eggshells in a nearby garbage bag.

An aluminum pot sat on the kitchen counter. Yang Jinwen removed the lid, revealing cold noodle soup inside, with a few strands of noodles floating in it.

At this time, He Jinbo was still interrogating Gou Hao, but no matter how he was interrogated, Gou Hao insisted that he did not know the whereabouts of Zhao Xiong and Kou Yong.

This made everyone think that Gou Li's matter must be serious, and perhaps she really had gone into hiding somewhere with these two people.

Otherwise, it's impossible to explain why Gou Hao didn't confess.

Anyone could tell that this kid wasn't honest.

Yang Jinwen walked into the screening room and nodded to He Jinbo.

He Jinbo stepped aside, and Yang Jinwen came up to Gou Hao, staring coldly at him, and asked, word by word, "I'm asking you, which hospital is Gou Li in? Or which private clinic?"

In an instant, Gou Hao's face froze.

Yang Jinwen continued, "She's in a clinic nearby, right?"

Gou Hao swallowed hard, his throat bobbing uncontrollably.

Yang Jinwen raised his head and said to the dumbfounded old men, "Looking for someone!"

(End of this chapter)