After Chen Haijing was brought back to the bureau, Han Bin didn't interrogate her immediately. The evidence wasn't enough yet, and if he interrogated her hastily, he might lose the initiative.
Ma Jingbo also agreed with Han Bin's opinion, and the two of them split up to investigate.
The next morning, with sufficient evidence, Han Bin began to interrogate Chen Haijing.
Compared to yesterday, Chen Haijing looked more nervous. Her hands were clasped together as she looked at Han Bin, Li Qin, and Bao Xing sitting behind the interrogation table.
Han Bin sized her up and routinely asked, "Name, gender, birthplace …"
"Chen Haijing, female, native of Qindao …"
"Do you know why we invited you here?"
Chen Haijing shook her head. "I don't know, there must be some misunderstanding."
Han Bin wasn't in a hurry. He took a sip of tea and continued to ask, "What's your relationship with David?"
"Colleagues."
"Anything else?"
"That's all."
"Why did I hear that you're David's girlfriend?"
Chen Haijing shrugged. "Ha, Officer Han, you're so funny. How could I be David's girlfriend? We're really just ordinary colleagues."
Han Bin noted it down in his notebook and continued, "What time did you leave the Qindao Foreign Language Institute the night before yesterday?"
"I think it was around 11 pm."
"Why did you leave so late?"
"I've been in a bad mood recently, so I went to the school field to sit for a while. I sat there for a while and lost track of time."
"You've been at the field all this time?"
"Yes."
"Can anyone prove it?"
"No."
"Did you go to the foreign teacher's dormitory last night?"
"No."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes."
"Did you see David?"
"No."
Han Bin said seriously, "Director Chen, I've always had a good impression of you. I advise you not to lie to the police."
Chen Haijing said sincerely, "Officer Han, I respect you very much too. I'm telling the truth. I'm not lying."
Han Bin stood up and picked up a few photos from the table and placed them in front of Chen Haijing. "Take a look."
Chen Haijing hesitated for a moment before picking up the photo and looking at it. Her expression immediately changed.
From the angle, it looked like the surveillance camera in the elevator, a man and a woman hugging each other.
Han Bin pointed to the photo and said, "Although the surveillance in the foreign teacher's dormitory is gone, the surveillance in your neighborhood is still there. The surveillance video of you taking David home for a date is well preserved."
"Oh, there's a picture of us kissing. It looks like a French kiss."
Chen Haijing's forehead started to sweat. After a moment of silence, she said, "I'm sorry, I lied. I'm really David's girlfriend."
Han Bin asked, "You admit that you killed David?"
"No, I didn't kill David. I only admitted that I was his girlfriend."
"Since you didn't kill him, why did you hide our relationship?" Han Bin asked.
"I … We are colleagues. Both of us think that publicizing our relationship will affect our work. This is the consensus between us. Now that David is dead, I don't want to break this consensus."
"So you lied to the police and ignored their investigation?"
Chen Haijing promised, "I'm sorry, I know I was wrong. I will never lie again."
"I'll give you one more chance. Did you go to the foreign teacher's dormitory the night before yesterday?" Han Bin asked this question for the second time.
Chen Haijing hesitated for a long time before she bit her lip and said, "No."
"Did you see David?"
"No."
Han Bin stared at her. "Can I believe what you said?"
Chen Haijing nodded quickly. "Yes, I promise I'm not lying this time."
Han Bin took out a tablet and played a recording of a phone call. It was the call the suspect made to Cheng Haibin.
Hearing this voice, Chen Haijing's expression immediately changed, and her hands were trembling slightly.
Han Bin played the recording twice. "Chen Haijing, are you the woman who asked Cheng Haibin to go to the Qindao Foreign Language Institute?"
Chen Haijing squeezed out a smile. "Officer Han, don't joke around. This person speaks in a strange accent. It's obvious that he's a foreigner. His accent is different from mine."
"You just have to answer yes or no."
Chen Haijing gritted her teeth. "No, the woman on the phone isn't me."
Han Bin picked up a document from the table and put it in front of Chen Haijing. "This is a voiceprint report. After comparing it, your voice is exactly the same as the woman on the phone."
Chen Haijing lowered her head and her hands trembled even more.
Han Bin continued, "You used David's phone to call Cheng Haibin and asked Cheng Haibin to come to the Qindao Foreign Language Institute to frame Cheng Haibin. But you ignored one thing. David doesn't speak Chinese and Cheng Haibin doesn't speak English. The two of them can't communicate directly."
"Also, you probably didn't expect Cheng Haibin to record the call, which became the irrefutable evidence of your crime."
"You said that you didn't go to the foreign teacher's building the night before yesterday, nor did you see David. Then how do you explain that you used David's phone to make a call and that David's phone was left at the scene of the crime?"
Chen Haijing didn't answer. In order to clear herself of suspicion, she had already said that she couldn't explain it at all.
"You also framed Sharman, right? We went to your house to search. You were wearing a yellow coat that day, and the sleeves of your coat were stained with curry. Although you had wiped them, there were still curry residue left behind, and the curry's composition was exactly the same as the curry in Sharman's house's garbage bag."
"This explains why the beer can that Sharman drank from would appear in David's house."
"Also, according to Cheng Haibin's description, the woman who gave him the gift that night was quite chubby, and she was wearing a black coat. At the time, I wondered if she was wearing an extra coat to fool people, which made her look so bloated."
"We rummaged through the trash can downstairs and found a black jacket. We found your and David's DNA on the jacket. We also found curry on the inside of the sleeve of the jacket. It's exactly the same as the curry found on the yellow jacket."
Han Bin's tone was stern. "This evidence can prove that you went to the foreign teacher's dormitory, that you killed David, and that you framed Sharman and Cheng Haibin."
"Sob sob …" Chen Haijing sobbed softly.
Han Bin walked back to the interrogation table and took a sip of tea. The interrogation also needed to be relaxed. If he forced Chen Haijing too hard, she would refuse to admit it, and the case would become more troublesome.
Li Qin handed a pack of tissues to Chen Haijing. "Director Chen, I'm also a woman, and I understand how difficult it is for you."
"This matter was David's fault to begin with. He let you down. A scumbag like him isn't worth your grief, and you don't have to feel too guilty."
Chen Haijing rubbed her eyes, but there was still no reaction.
Li Qin wasn't anxious, and continued, "I understand foreigners like David. They have no sense of responsibility, and they don't know what love is. He was just using you to get a job as a foreign teacher."
Chen Haijing raised her head. "No, David isn't completely using me. I'm in his heart. It's all because of that shameless woman, Cheng Lu, who seduced him. Otherwise, things wouldn't have turned out this way."
Li Qin asked, "When did you find out about Cheng Lu?"
"Phew …" Chen Haijing sighed. "Before the New Year, I felt that something was wrong, but David refused to admit it, so I chose to believe him. On the night of the gathering, David went to see Cheng Lu again."
Chen Haijing's tone was a little helpless. "Cheng Lu was pregnant, and she wanted David to marry her. David didn't want to. He didn't love Cheng Lu at all, but … he made a mistake.
"Later, Cheng Haibin went to the school, and this matter blew up. I also found out about Cheng Lu's pregnancy, and I had a big fight with David, but I still couldn't let him go, so I chose to forgive him."
Li Qin handed Chen Haijing a glass of mineral water, and moved a chair to sit beside her. "But as far as I know, David has already proposed to Cheng Lu."
Chen Haijing gripped the mineral water bottle tightly. "No, David didn't want to marry Cheng Lu at all. It was Cheng Haibin who went to the school leaders and demanded that David marry Cheng Lu. Otherwise, Cheng Haibin would continue to cause trouble."
"The school leaders weighed the pros and cons, and in the end, they pressured David to marry Cheng Lu."
Li Qin asked, "Don't foreigners yearn for freedom? Why does David listen to the school? "
"Freedom is bought with money. David doesn't even have a proper job in America, and he's even on welfare. But now he's a teacher at the Institute of Foreign Languages in Qingdao. He's respected, has an easy job, and is well paid. " Speaking of this, Chen Haijing revealed a strange smile. "Do you know how much David earns in a month?"
Li Qin guessed. "Twenty thousand?"
"Double it again."
"In other words, David agreed to marry Cheng Lu in order to keep his job as a foreign teacher."
Chen Haijing's eyes were red, and tears fell from the corner of her eyes. "Yes, David really likes his job, and he's very happy with me. Cheng Lu ruined everything. It's all her fault."
Li Qin took the opportunity to ask, "Have you talked to David?"
Chen Haijing said slowly, "I went to see David the night before yesterday. At that time, he was drinking beer, eating steak, and pan-fried salmon on the balcony. It's my favorite. He used to cook it for me. I begged him not to break up with me. Guess what happened?"
"He refused," Li Qin said.
"No, he agreed. He agreed very quickly." Chen Haijing revealed a sarcastic look. "He said that he married Cheng Lu because he had no other choice. The person he really loves is me. He was willing to continue this relationship with me, and he even asked me to stay with him at night."
"I almost went crazy. I didn't expect him to say something like that, and say it so casually …" Chen Haijing's tears couldn't stop flowing. "I was so angry at that time, so I pushed him. I didn't expect … I didn't expect him to fall."
Li Qin reached out and patted Chen Haijing's shoulder, comforting her, "It's all in the past."
Han Bin also breathed a sigh of relief. It was good for everyone that Chen Haijing had taken the initiative to confess.
There was no direct evidence in this case, so it wouldn't be easy to convict her.
Of course, taking the initiative to confess was also good for Chen Haijing, as her sentence would be reduced to a certain extent.
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