Yu Hua Branch, interrogation room.
Xiang Hongbo sat in the interrogation chair.
Han Bin was the main interrogator, while Li Hui was in charge of recording.
"Name, gender, age, place of origin …"
"Officer Han, did you forget that I took a statement with you before?" Xiang Hongbo asked.
Han Bin pointed at the camera. "That's a different matter. You took a statement before, but now you're interrogating. Do you understand?"
"I don't understand. I didn't even break the law. Why are you arresting me?" Xiang Hongbo asked.
"He Shirui was murdered. We've filed a case," Han Bin said seriously.
"Even if she was murdered, it has nothing to do with me." Xiang Hongbo wanted to shrug but realized his wrists were cuffed.
"Luo Xinghua already confessed. The three of you worked together to kill He Shirui," Han Bin said.
"That's nonsense. What does it have to do with me? He clearly killed He Shirui," Xiang Hongbo retorted.
Xiang Hongbo blurted out but regretted it right after.
"How do you know Luo Xinghua killed her?" Han Bin asked.
"I guessed."
"Do you have any evidence?"
Xiang Hongbo's eyes flickered. "No."
"You don't, but I do." Han Bin stood up and placed a photo on the interrogation chair.
Xiang Hongbo glanced at it and his face darkened. It was a photo of the three of them in the café.
"Do you know where the photo came from?" Han Bin asked.
Xiang Hongbo lowered his head and didn't speak.
"Luo Xinghua got someone to take it. He was already on guard against you and Tang Yu. He also confessed everything to get a lighter sentence, including you and Tang Yu blackmailing him."
"I didn't blackmail him."
"We have testimony, photos, surveillance footage, and 250,000 yuan in your and Tang Yu's bank accounts. It's the same amount as what Luo Xinghua said," Han Bin said.
Li Hui interrupted, "Xiang Hongbo, blackmail isn't a light crime. 250,000 yuan is enough for a few years in prison."
"It wasn't blackmail. He gave it to us voluntarily," Xiang Hongbo argued.
"He's not stupid. Why would he give you money for free? If there's no reasonable reason, we can only treat it as a blackmail case. "
"That's hush money." Xiang Hongbo avoided the topic.
"What hush money?"
"He killed He Shirui."
"Who killed He Shirui?" Han Bin asked.
"Luo Xinghua killed He Shirui."
"How did you kill him?"
"Luo Xinghua was pursuing He Shirui, so he rented a yacht and asked her out to sea. The two of them had an argument on the yacht, and Luo Xinghua pushed He Shirui into the sea," Xiang Hongbo said.
"How did you know?"
"Phone."
"Speak clearly."
"Before He Shirui died, she called Tang Yu, and I overheard it. Afterwards, Luo Xinghua begged us not to tell anyone. He's my good friend, and I couldn't bring myself to do it, so I agreed. He was the one who gave me the money," Xiang Hongbo explained.
"Are you sure Luo Xinghua killed He Shirui?" Han Bin asked.
"We recorded the phone conversation. If you don't believe me, you can check it," Xiang Hongbo said.
"Where's your phone?"
"It was stolen."
"Tell me the details of the case."
…
Half an hour later, Han Bin and Li Hui came out of the interrogation room.
"Brother Bin, do you believe in hush money?" Li Hui asked.
"It's too early to say. We can only confirm if it's hush money or blackmail after Luo Xinghua dies," Han Bin said.
"That's true. If Luo Xinghua doesn't testify, we can only go with their words," Li Hui said.
"If Luo Xinghua testifies against them, it means he's admitting to killing He Shirui. It won't be easy for him to plead guilty." Han Bin sighed.
Although they had found the recording of Luo Xinghua killing He Shirui, the evidence was limited. Even if there was a bite wound as evidence, it was hard to say if the court would accept it.
If the Investigative Agency believed that the facts of the crime were unclear and the evidence was insufficient, they might send it back to the police for further investigation, which would make the case even more troublesome.
A witness was an important clue. Together with the recording, they could form a complete chain of evidence. Therefore, Tang Yu and Xiang Hongbo's testimony was especially important.
As long as they were willing to testify against Luo Xinghua, the recording would become more credible.
"Let's go and see how Captain Zeng's interrogation is going," Han Bin suggested.
There was another interrogation room not far away. The two went to the observation room next to the interrogation room.
There was a transparent glass window in the observation room. Zheng Kaixuan was watching through the glass with his arms crossed.
On the other side of the glass, Zeng Ping and Tian Li were sitting behind the interrogation table. Tang Yu was sitting on the interrogation chair.
"Captain Zheng," the two greeted.
"It's over. Did you confess?" Zheng Kaixuan asked directly.
"I did."
"Good kid," Zheng Kaixuan grinned and punched Han Bin and Li Hui's shoulders.
"Where's Zhao Ming?"
"I sent the kid to the beach to look for clues about the yacht," Zheng Kaixuan said.
Han Bin looked at the interrogation room and asked, "How's the interrogation going with Captain Zeng?"
"Like you said, this woman is good at disguising herself. She's not easy to deal with." Zheng Kaixuan huffed. "She's stubborn and won't confess."
"This woman is harder to deal with than Xiang Hongbo," Li Hui mumbled.
"Xiang Hongbo doesn't have to bear too much responsibility if he accuses Luo Xinghua of being the murderer, but this woman is different. She forged clues, which is a crime. She'll be prosecuted according to the law," Han Bin said.
"Since you've made a breakthrough in the interrogation, go in and help Captain Zeng. Don't just stand there and watch," Zheng Kaixuan said.
"I'll go." Han Bin volunteered.
…
Inside the interrogation room.
Tang Yu had a wronged look on her face. Coupled with her beauty, she looked quite pitiful.
Zeng Ping's face was serious. He didn't look easy to get along with. He said coldly, "Since we've arrested you, we have sufficient evidence. If we really bring out the evidence, it'll be too late for you to confess."
"I really don't know what to say," Tang Yu choked.
Bang!
Tian Li slammed the table and scolded, "Stop pretending. We've already found your phone. You should know better than us about the call recording in your phone."
"What recording? I'm not very sure. Could it be edited or synthesized?" Tang Yu said.
The phone was hers. If even she didn't agree with the call recording, the possibility of the judge accepting it was extremely low.
"Tang Yu, is this interesting?" Tian Li asked.
"Officer Tian, I really don't know what you mean." Tang Yu pursed her lips and looked like she was about to cry again.
"Heh, you're really good at pretending." Tian Li snorted coldly.
Knock knock.
There was a knock on the door outside the interrogation room. Han Bin opened the door and walked in.
"Aren't you interrogating Xiang Hongbo? Why are you here? "Zeng Ping was puzzled.
Han Bin glanced at Tang Yu and smiled.
"Xiang Hongbo is dead."
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