In the interrogation room of Gao City's Public Security Bureau.
Han Bin, Li Cunrong, and Jiang Yang sat at the interrogation table. A man in his sixties was sitting in the interrogation chair opposite them. It was Chen Baifeng, who had come to turn himself in.
Ma Jingbo and Lin Xingbin stood in the observation room next to them. They could clearly see and hear the situation.
Han Bin had just met Chen Baifeng yesterday. At that time, he felt that this old man was not easy to deal with. He did not expect to see him in the interrogation room today.
However, this was not the place to reminisce. Han Bin routinely asked, "Name, gender, place of origin …"
"My name is Chen Baifeng, male. I'm a local of Gao City …"
"Chen Baifeng, I heard that you're here to turn yourself in?"
"Yes, I'm here to turn myself in."
"What case did you commit?"
Chen Baifeng took a deep breath. "I … I killed someone."
"Who did you kill?"
"Jiang Han, also known as Jiang Huawen."
"Why did you kill him?"
Chen Baifeng gritted his teeth. He was a little emotional. "He deserved to die. He killed my nephew and indirectly killed my brother. My sister-in-law is now missing. A good family was ruined by him."
"If the Jiang family had the thought of repaying kindness, I wouldn't have done it so ruthlessly. They deserved it. He should have died twelve years ago. If my nephew didn't jump into the river to save him, the Chen family would never have become like this."
Li Cunrong could see that Chen Baifeng was really angry. Considering that he was a little old, if something went wrong during the interrogation, no one would be able to bear the responsibility. He comforted him, "Don't get agitated. Tell me slowly."
Chen Baifeng asked, "Police comrade, you also understand the situation. Say something fair. The Jiangs are such ungrateful villains. Do they deserve to be hated? Do they deserve to be killed?"
Li Cunrong was stunned for a moment. He was really stumped by the other party's question. From the bottom of his heart, the Jiang family's behavior was definitely hateful. If Li Cunrong encountered such a thing, he might be even more angry than Chen Baifeng.
However, he was a police officer. He had to abide by the law. Now that there was a recording, he naturally could not speak carelessly. He could only silently lower his head and pretend to look at the handwriting.
Han Bin did not answer the question. "Chen Shaoyan has been dead for so many years. Why have you only decided to take revenge now?"
Chen Baifeng sighed. "I've had the idea of revenge for a long time, but I've been a law-abiding person for most of my life. I've never done anything illegal. I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, but I've never fought with anyone since I was young. I have the heart, but I don't have the guts, so I've dragged it on until now."
"I'm getting older and older, and my body can't take it anymore. I know I can't delay any longer, or I won't even have the strength to kill. So, I made up my mind. Actually … it's not that difficult. "
Han Bin asked, "How did you find Jiang Huawen?"
Chen Baifeng faintly said, "Jiang Huawen lives in the Family Building of An Ding Elementary School. His parents own a supermarket, and I know where it is. It's not difficult to find him."
"When did you go to Jiang Huawen's house?"
"Around three o 'clock in the afternoon. I don't remember the exact time."
"How did you get there?"
"I walked there."
Li Cunrong interrupted and asked, "Tell me the route you took."
Chen Baifeng faintly said, "I walked along An Ding Road."
Li Cunrong stood up and walked over with a map of Gao City and a pencil. "Draw a map of the route."
Although the Family Building of An Ding Elementary School did not have surveillance cameras, the shops on both sides of the road did. If he walked on the sidewalk, he might be captured by the surveillance cameras.
Chen Baifeng glanced at the map. "I can't really tell."
Li Cunrong spread out the map. "There's nothing you can't tell. There are only a few streets in Gao City. You've lived in Gao City all your life, so how could you not know? Let me introduce it to you and you'll know."
Li Cunrong took the pencil and drew on the map. "This is An Ding Elementary School's Family Building. This is An Ding Road, this is Friendship Street, this is Moon River, this is the Public Security Bureau, this is the City Hall, and this is your house. Draw your route along the way. "
Chen Baifeng hesitated for a while before picking up the pencil to draw a route.
Li Cunrong pointed at the map and asked, "Are you sure this is the route?"
Chen Baifeng frowned. "I think so. I was a little nervous at the time, so I can't remember it clearly."
Li Cunrong stuffed the pencil into his hand. "There's no hurry. Think about it."
Chen Baifeng held the pencil and hesitated for a while. In the end, he did not change it. "This should be the route."
Li Cunrong put away the map and pencil and sat back at the table.
Han Bin continued the previous question and asked, "How did you kill Jiang Huawen?"
Chen Baifeng lowered his head. "Sigh, it's not something to be proud of. What's there to say? I just killed him. Then, I turned on the gas. When Jiang Huawen's parents came home and turned on the lights, it exploded."
Han Bin asked again, "How did Jiang Huawen die?"
"I killed him."
Han Bin continued to ask, "I'm asking about the specifics. Tell me in detail."
Chen Baifeng lowered his head.
Han Bin knocked on the table. "Raise your head. Why aren't you talking?"
Chen Baifeng had an indifferent attitude. "There's nothing to say. Two people were injured and one was dead. I killed their family, so it's considered my revenge. It's a death sentence anyway. What's the point of not talking about it? "
Li Cunrong sighed. "Revenge breeds revenge. You killed Jiang Huawen. Didn't you think that Jiang Huawen's parents would seek revenge on your family? "
Chen Baifeng was stunned for a moment before nodding. "You're right. It's my fault for not being thorough enough."
Li Cunrong was speechless.
'F * ck, that's not what I meant.'
"Ahem …" Han Bin coughed softly and changed his train of thought. "Does Jiang Huawen know you?"
"I think so."
"Why did he open the door for you if he knew me?"
"I said that I was a delivery boy and tricked him into opening the door."
Han Bin asked in a curious tone, "You're an old man in your sixties. How did you subdue a young man in his twenties?"
"Young people nowadays don't exercise. They look at their phones and play games all day. Don't look at him just because he's young. He might not be as strong as me. Besides, I had a knife in my hand. The kid was terrified when he saw the knife. He was so scared that his legs turned to jelly. That's how I subdued him."
"What do you mean by subduing him?"
"I tied him up."
"And then?"
"I'll just kill him."
"How did you kill him?"
"How else could I kill him? I burned him to death. His body was charred. He deserved it."
Han Bin made a note in his notebook. The other party still didn't answer him directly about the specific process of killing him.
"When did you leave Jiang Huawen's house?"
"Around four in the afternoon."
"The specific time."
"I was too nervous at that time. I can't remember."
Han Bin put down his pen and leaned back in his chair. "When I ask specific questions, you either can't explain clearly or you can't remember clearly. That won't do. "
Chen Baifeng snorted and put on a fearless look. "Whatever. I'm going to die anyway. It doesn't matter to me."
Li Cunrong slammed the table. "Chen Baifeng, what kind of attitude is that? Since you turned yourself in, as long as you tell the truth and cooperate with the police investigation, I can give you a reduced sentence. Do you understand?"
Chen Baifeng glanced at him. "I'm already sixty-two years old this year. How many years can you reduce for me to let me leave prison alive?"
Li Cunrong was speechless.
Based on his experience, even if the old man cooperated, with the crimes he had committed, he wouldn't be able to leave prison alive.
Chen Baifeng sighed. "Well, seeing you like this, I understand. I don't think I have a chance to leave prison alive. Then, what's the point of me telling you? Don't bother asking. Just do whatever you want."
Han Bin asked, "Chen Baifeng, if you don't want to cooperate with the police investigation, why did you come to the police station to turn yourself in?"
Chen Baifeng clasped his hands together. "I've been law-abiding my whole life and I've never done anything illegal before. Although I know that what I did was right, it's illegal after all. I don't want to cause trouble for the country. I'll take responsibility for my actions. "
Then, Han Bin and Li Cunrong took turns asking a few more questions. However, Chen Baifeng still wasn't very cooperative and didn't provide any useful evidence. They could only temporarily stop the interrogation.
When Han Bin and the others came out of the interrogation room, Ma Jingbo, Lin Xingbin, and Wang Xiao also came out of the observation room.
The group returned to the conference room. Ma Jingbo sat in the main seat of the conference room and went straight to the point. "What do you think of Chen Baifeng's confession?"
Everyone was silent.
This question was somewhat sensitive.
Should they eat the meat that was sent to their mouths?
If they really ate it, would they have diarrhea?
No one could guarantee it.
Ma Jingbo looked at Lin Xingbin. "Captain Lin, what do you think?"
Lin Xingbin touched his chin. "From the current situation, Chen Baifeng does have a motive, but he doesn't want to talk about the process of the crime in detail. It feels like he's deliberately hiding something."
Ma Jingbo glanced at the others. "What about the others?"
Still, no one took the initiative to speak.
Ma Jingbo smiled. "It's a good thing that someone turned himself in. Why do you all look so sullen? Han Bin, tell us what you think."
"Ahem …" Han Bin cleared his throat. "Then I'll start by saying something."
"I personally think that there should be two scenarios. The first scenario is that Chen Baifeng is indeed the murderer. The reason why he refused to talk about the specific details of the crime is that it's difficult for him to face the fact that he killed someone. After all, it's not a good memory. Moreover, he knows that he's old and a reduced sentence won't have much effect on him. Hence, he has an indifferent attitude.
"The second scenario is that Chen Baifeng is lying. He's not the real murderer. The reason why he turned himself in is to protect someone. It's not that he doesn't want to talk about the specific details of the crime, but he doesn't know himself. If he says too much, it'll be easy to expose himself. "
Ma Jingbo nodded. He was more inclined to the second scenario that Han Bin said.
It wasn't hard to guess who Chen Baifeng wanted to protect.
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