Nominal: Hou Liangping blocking the door? He was slapped away!

Provincial interrogation area, 10:20 AM

Lu Yike didn't rush in. First, she stood in the monitoring room and checked the red lights of the synchronized audio and video recording.

The technician handed over the log sheet: "Director Lu, both cameras are working properly, audio pickup is normal, timestamps are calibrated, and the external backup line is also running."

"Read the message 'Backup disk account being banned' once."

"Disc A734, Disc B A735, the seal numbers match the register, and the on-duty police officer just signed them."

Lu Yike flipped to the last page of the register. "Where's the interrogation notice?"

The on-duty police officer immediately handed it over, saying, "We've already informed him in person that Qin Erhao himself signed it and put his right index finger on it. The lawyer's visitation application has also been recorded."

"The lawyer's meeting records should be placed in the first folder, not at the back. People who put them at the back like to say that we are hiding procedures."

Lin Huahua leaned against the wall, holding her laptop. "Director Lu, heart rate monitoring is only for supplementary recording; it won't be included in the interrogation record."

"Yes, data should only be used for observation, not as the main evidence; don't leave any loopholes for others."

The officer on duty lowered his voice, "Chief Qi just called, asking if Qin No. 2 has come in yet."

Lu Yike closed the clip. "Tell Director Qi that remote interrogation is not allowed from the hospital bed. If he dares to make a second call, I'll have the nurse confiscate his phone."

Lin Huahua couldn't help but say, "Chief Qi will probably pretend he didn't hear that."

"Then let the nurse hear it."

The interrogation room door opened, and Qin Erhao sat in a chair, his blue guard uniform buttoned up one notch too far.

The lawyer sat beside him, his briefcase placed close by, a pen already on a piece of paper.

The camera's red dot is lit.

Qin No. 2 looked up first and spoke to the camera, "I want to state that the previous statements are invalid. Qi Tongwei threatened me. I am not feeling well right now and require a lawyer to be present."

The lawyer continued, "Please record this: my client believes there were procedural flaws in the initial interrogation and requests a review of all video recordings."

The on-duty police officer stopped writing and waited for Lu Yike to speak.

Lu Yike pulled out a chair and sat down. "Pause the interrogation, verify the lawyer's identity, reiterate the rights and obligations, and have the court clerk record everything."

Qin No. 2 dangled his legs under the table twice. "I already said I was scared, why are you still asking?"

"Sign first"

Lu Yike pushed the notification over, "You requested that a lawyer be present, so we have one. You said you were feeling unwell, so we called the medical staff in to take your blood pressure. We've followed every procedure without missing a step."

The lawyer turned a page. "Director Lu, I also request access to all the records of Qi Tongwei's participation in the interrogation."

"Can"

Lu Yike raised her hand and tapped the folder. "Qi Tongwei was hospitalized after surgery. He was in a ward at the military hospital after 8 pm last night. Nurses, doctors, confidential staff, Zhou Weiguo, and Lin Huahua were all present and recorded."

Qin No. 2's leg paused for a beat.

Lu Yike continued, "The day before yesterday, when you confessed to the March 3rd command window, Qi Tongwei was waiting for surgery notification outside the provincial department's conference room. I was the interrogator that day, and he wasn't in the video recording."

The lawyer gripped his pen. "Threats can come from the phone, or from other means."

"Then retrieve the phone records."

Lu Yike placed a list on the table. "All of Qi Tongwei's outbound call numbers from that day have been blocked. There are no incoming calls in Qin No. 2's detention room. The lawyer can apply to access them."

Qin No. 2 chuckled, leaning to the side, "You guys are amazing, you can make up for anything."

"Record: Qin-2 had no specific objection to the procedural verification, only a general denial."

The clerk immediately began writing.

Qin No. 2 pulled himself back. "I can't remember. What March 3rd? What email address? My head is spinning."

Lu Yike opened the second folder. "Let's start with the company names: Haiheng Consulting, Shungang Labor Services, Shunda Logistics Park. Which one do you recognize?"

"Haiheng? Haiheng, I've never even heard of him."

"What about Shun Gang labor services?"

"SF Express? For delivering packages?"

The lawyer tapped on the table. "My client is in an unstable state; please don't lead me into questions."

Lu Yike didn't respond to that. "How do you explain the term 'Qingtai'?"

Qin No. 2 drawled, "Qingtai, a small place by the sea, where fish are sold and nets can be dried on sunny days."

Lin Huahua typed a note in the monitoring room.

Lu Yike turned to the third page, "Qingtai has no sea. The Qingtai in the business registration is the project code in the encrypted email's remarks section."

Qin No. 2 spread his hands. "Well, I'm not very educated, so it's not like I can't remember things correctly, is it?"

"Okay, write it down. Qin Er calls Qingtai a small place name by the sea, which is inconsistent with the email address."

Clerk in red

Qin No. 2 didn't laugh this time. "Write whatever you want, I won't accept it."

Lu Yike placed the remote control on the table and said, "Play the video recording from the underground cold storage of Shunda Logistics Park."

The wall screen lights up

In the footage, the underground cold storage is brightly lit with white lights, and three black cash boxes are piled up next to the iron door, with seals affixed to the buckles.

Qin Erhao, wearing a dark jacket, stood beside the seal to sign for the package; the electronic clock next to him showed 1:47 AM on March 3rd.

The video pauses on the signing screen.

Lu Yike spoke up, "The recipient is Qin Zhenghai, ID number ending in 4062. The initial handwriting analysis shows a high degree of consistency with your signature today."

Qin No. 2's eyelids twitched, then he quickly slapped the edge of the table and laughed, "A prop box, for shooting short videos. I was helping a friend move goods, is that illegal?"

The lawyer immediately followed up, stating, "The source of the video is unknown. The filming location, the person who retrieved it, and the original media all need to be explained. We request the exclusion of illegally obtained evidence."

"Application to be recorded in the minutes"

Lu Yike pushed the extraction list in front of the lawyer, "The original carrier came from the cold storage main unit at Shunda Logistics Park. The seizure decision, extraction record, and witness signatures are all there. The lawyer can check them page by page."

The lawyer turned two pages, then stopped writing.

Qin No. 2 started swinging his legs again. "My head hurts, I want to rest, I don't remember anything."

"Medical staff on duty, come in."

Two minutes later, the medical staff finished measuring the blood pressure, wrote down the results, and wrote, "The indicators can be further questioned. It is recommended to rest for ten minutes every forty minutes."

Lu Yike nodded, "Then let's continue. We'll rest in forty minutes."

Qin No. 2 turned his head towards the wall. "I can't remember. My brain is broken."

Lu Yike flipped back to the previous transcript. "The clerk highlighted it in red. From now on, any questions involving the March 3rd Festival, Qingtai, Shungang Labor Service, or Berth No. 07, in which he answered that he couldn't remember, will be classified as selective memory recording."

The clerk looked up. "Director Lu, should we create a separate appendix?"

"Ken"

Lu Yike put down her pen. "Question one: Why were you in the underground cold storage of Shunda Logistics Park at 1:47 AM on March 3rd?"

"I can't remember."

"Question two: The seal number on the cash box matches the off-book transaction number from Haiheng Consulting. How do you explain this?"

"I said I can't remember."

"Question 3: Did you meet with the registration agent, Mr. Bai, in the nine days prior to the cancellation of Shun Gang Labor Services?"

Qin No. 2 tilted his head slightly. "Who is Bai? Is he an opera singer?"

The lawyer coughed lightly, "Please be mindful of the scope of the issue."

Lu Yike pushed the attached form to the clerk, "Note: After hearing Bai's response, he evaded the question with an irrelevant joke and did not give a direct answer."

Qin No. 2 slapped the armrest, "Don't try to pin this on me, I really am crazy."

"They can check medical records and take notes."

A short ten-minute break in the interrogation room.

Lin Huahua came out of the monitoring room and placed a real-time graph in front of Lu Yike. "There was a fluctuation in Qingtai just now, and Bai's fluctuation was also there. The reaction was even stronger around the third day of the third lunar month."

Lu Yike glanced at it only once, "Don't jump to conclusions, keep feeding the words."

The second round begins

Lu Yike changed the water to a glass of warm water and pushed it to Qin Erhao, "Drink some water, then we'll ask about the old case."

Qin II didn't touch it. "Are you guys trying to make up another story?"

"In 1998, the Haizhou Port smuggling case revealed abnormal throughput at berth No. 07."

Qin Erhao turned his head and said, "What berth? I don't know anything about ports."

"Shungang Labor Services handles temporary port employment, and Haisheng Loading and Unloading handles warehousing and signing. How many of these two names have you heard of?"

Never heard of them.

Lu Yike pushed the page forward. "What about the Third Day of the Third Lunar Month?"

Qin Erhao's wrist, which was resting on the armrest, suddenly dropped, and the chair made a short creak.

The technician made a hand gesture through the glass.

Heart rate line suddenly rises

Qin No. 2 immediately raised his hand and patted the fabric of his chest, "I feel uncomfortable, I need to stop, someone is banging a gong in my head."

The lawyer stood up. "My client is in an abnormal state and requests to terminate the interrogation."

"A break is agreed upon, but the program will not be terminated."

Lu Yike closed the folder. "Medical staff conducted a retest, and the clerk recorded that the person involved voluntarily requested a pause after hearing about the March 3rd festival."

Qin No. 2 shouted, "I didn't hear 'March 3rd,' so don't write 'March 3rd'!"

The room was silent for half a second.

Lu Yike raised her hand. "Record it. He voluntarily repeated the story of March 3rd."

The clerk's pen moved very quickly.

Qin No. 2 sat back in his chair, his shoulders slumped, "You're playing word games."

"We play with programs"

Lu Yike stood up. "This round of questioning is over. The video recording is sealed. The lawyer has signed to confirm the rest arrangements and the proceedings."

The lawyer did not sign immediately, stating, "I reserve my objection."

"Write down a statement reserving objection, sign it, and accurately date it."

Qin No. 2 stared at the table. "Lu Yike, you won't find out the end."

Lu Yike stopped by the door. "Then let's find the page you're afraid of first."

The red light in the interrogation room remained on even after the door closed.

In the monitoring room, the technicians overlaid three curves on the same screen, with the red, yellow, and blue lines rising in an interlacing pattern.

Lin Huahua pointed to the peak value, "Director Lu, the reaction at Qingtai is average, but there are fluctuations at berth 07. The peak was on March 3rd."

Half an hour later, the preliminary report was printed out, the paper still warm from the printer.

The technician handed it to her, "Director Lu, after three rounds of repeated stimulation, the peak was highest on March 3rd, but much lower on Qingtai."