Rebirth 2014: I, the King of Criminal Investigation

Chapter 20: Holy Monk, Come and Play with Me

In his previous life, Lu Zhongxin did get caught in this case.

The situation then was exactly the same as it is now, and the task force unanimously agreed that the missing Kong Lingjie was a major suspect.

A few days later, Kong Lingjie was arrested in a nearby hotel.

It went more smoothly than expected. During the interrogation, the suspect confessed everything and admitted that he was aroused by the victim's beauty.

On Zhang Yan's way home from school, he abducted her to a rental house and intended to commit a crime.

As a result, Zhang Yan fought desperately and refused to obey, so Kong Lingjie became angry and strangled her to death.

The task force believes that the facts of the case are clear and the evidence is confirmed and sufficient.

It can be determined that the suspect is indeed guilty and needs to be held criminally responsible.

Next, the case will be transferred for review and prosecution.

This case went so smoothly in my previous life.

The only thing that made the task force feel suspicious was the trial process.

The defendant, Kong Lingjie, actually hired a very famous lawyer.

The court proposed a lighter sentence on the grounds that he had a good attitude towards admitting guilt and actively cooperated with the case.

In the end, he was sentenced to suspended death sentence.

Do you think that's the end of it?

That's what everyone who knew about the case thought at the time.

No one expected that the truly magical things had just begun.

Because Kong Lingjie did not commit any intentional crime and behaved well during the probation period, his sentence was reduced to life imprisonment two years later.

Another year passed, which was the third year of Kong Lingjie's sentence...he overturned the verdict.

Can a verdict be overturned while serving a sentence?

Of course you can. Not only can you overturn the verdict while you are serving your sentence, you can also overturn it even after you have served your sentence.

The lawyer who helped Kong Lingjie escape the death penalty three years ago appears again.

This time he produced new evidence: Kong Lingjie's alibi.

据法医尸检报告显示，死者张妍的死亡时间是2014年6月5日下午14点至17点之间。

Since the body was discovered four days later, the time of death could only be determined to be within three hours.

The lawyer provided audio-visual evidence, which was a surveillance video from inside a shopping mall.

监控开始的时间是2014年6月5日下午15点20分。

In the surveillance video, Kong Lingjie wandered on the fourth floor of the mall for at least ten minutes.

Finally, I stayed in a men's clothing store for twelve minutes and bought a men's coat.

And this shopping mall...is not in Songhai!
The two places are 240 kilometers apart.

What does this distance indicate?
For example, if the car speed reaches 100 kilometers per hour, a one-way trip of 240 kilometers will take 2 hours and 40 minutes.

And this speed is only achievable on the highway.

In reality, this time will be at least increased by 20 minutes, because it takes a certain amount of time to get on and off the highway.

In other words, it was impossible for Kong Lingjie to appear in Songhai during the time of Zhang Yan's death!
That’s not all. The lawyer also provided the merchant receipt and paper invoice that Kong Lingjie left when he bought the coat in the mall.

Afterwards, the merchant provided surveillance video from inside the store.

This is enough to prove that Kong Lingjie's alibi is authentic and valid.

So the question is, since you were not at the scene, why did you confess during the interrogation?
Kong Lingjie's explanation was: torture.

He pointed the finger directly at Lv Zhongxin, insisting that it was Officer Lu who tortured him and forced him to confess, and he also explained the specific methods used.

Be specific to every word Lu Zhongxin said.

Among them was: "Tell me, why did you kill Zhang Yan?"

This sentence is a typical confession.

Give a direct answer: You are the murderer of Zhang Yan. You don’t need to admit it. Just tell me the reason for the murder.

Of course it can't be just this one sentence, there is also...

"The owner of the house has already pointed it out. Whether you admit it or not, you can still be convicted. If you have a bad attitude, the case may be more serious."

This is a false confession.

"Now that you have explained everything clearly, it will be considered as you turning yourself in. We will also explain to the court that you have a good attitude and ask the court to sentence you to probation."

This is an inducement to confess.

All of the above fall into the category of illegal interrogation. And Lv Zhongxin used almost all of them.

Are you curious? These are very common in movies and TV dramas.

This is how the police on TV interrogate criminals.

What does this mean?
The screenwriter doesn't understand the law.

Besides, no one expects to see the real interrogation process in movies and TV shows. Most people just watch the plot.

You can enjoy watching all the anti-Japanese war dramas, not to mention the police and gangster films.

Three years later, Kong Lingjie was able to accurately repeat what Lu Zhongxin said at the time, almost word for word.

During the retrial, the court also retrieved the interrogation video from that time, which was exactly the same as what Kong Lingjie said.

Do you think this is scary enough?

It’s not over yet, the terrible things are yet to come.

He also pointed out that Lu Zhongxin used torture to extract a confession from him.

However, the court did not find any violent behavior by Lu Zhongxin in the interrogation video.

Kong Lingjie gave the specific method.

During the interrogation, he said he was hungry, and Lu Zhongxin made him a bucket of instant noodles.

When he was eating, he found that the noodle soup was particularly salty, probably because salt was added.

After that, salt was added to the water he was given, and the more he drank, the thirstier he became.

He also smelled a strong smell of sesame oil in the food, which caused him to have diarrhea every day and he would feel very hungry even after eating.

After a while, he couldn't stand it anymore and admitted everything he didn't do.

This is the tracelessness of torture.

This thing is two-way, you have no trace and he has no trace either. Three years have passed and Lu Zhongxin can't explain it even if he has a mouth.

It's not enough for you to just deny it, you have to provide evidence.

They are doing the opposite.

At that time, Lu Zhongxin had already been promoted to the position of criminal investigation team leader, and it was all thanks to the successful resolution of this case.

But when the backlash came, this old and methodical detective couldn't bear it anymore.

He may not care about his life, but he definitely cares about his reputation.

When a big pot fell from the sky and stained him, Lu Zhongxin chose to use his life to clear his name.

He committed suicide.

Before his death, he left all his police equipment, including guns, in the team, and even folded his police uniform neatly on his bed in the dormitory.

He jumped off the bridge wearing his usual casual clothes.

Yu Dazhang was in a trance for more than a month in his previous life because of this.

After reviewing the situation, he came to the following conclusions.

When Lu Zhongxin first took over this case, he was at a critical moment in his career.

So this case was extremely tempting to him at that time.

This also made Lu Zhongxin eager for quick success, which led to the use of unconventional interrogation methods during the interrogation.

This is just like the vixen tempting Elder Tang: Come on, holy monk, come and play with me.

When Elder Tang fell into the trap, the other party revealed his true face: Da Mei, holy monk, please respect yourself.

Do you think Elder Tang can bear this?
However, Yu Dazhang was certain that his master would never resort to such despicable means as "adding salt to instant noodles".

Lu Zhongxin may make mistakes in words, but he will never make mistakes in principle.

At the same time, he also firmly believed that his master would never do anything that touched his bottom line.

If Lu Zhongxin was really that kind of person, he would not have chosen to commit suicide so resolutely in his previous life.

So, Kong Lingjie must have lied.

In order to trap Lu Zhongxin and achieve his goal of escaping the crime, he spent three whole years setting up a trap.

Because he was not a member of the task force in his previous life, Yu Dazhang could only make these inferences.

This life is different. Not only did he know the subsequent developments, he also joined the task force.

Since the master still chooses to take over this case, let's go crazy with him for once.

"Master..." Yu Dazhang stood in the corridor and muttered to himself:
"I will try my best not to let you become Elder Tang in this life."

(End of this chapter)