Rebirth 2014: I, the King of Criminal Investigation

Chapter 453 Everyone is evil
"Hand over the bag."

Lu Zhongxin asked a team member to bring over an evidence bag. After opening it, he said to the man:
"Your handbag will be kept by us temporarily as evidence, but you can take your money and documents."

The man immediately understood when he heard that he wanted to hand over his handbag.

But he had no choice but to hand it over, so he took out the money and his ID card and put the bag into the evidence bag.

"Wait for the call."

As Lü Zhongxin spoke, he closed the evidence bag and then said to the man:
"We will need your cooperation for further investigation, and we will contact you then."

Cases like this are not difficult for experienced detectives.

The hotel's corridors and lobby are equipped with surveillance cameras.

Lu Zhongxin and his team quickly captured images of the three suspects and transmitted them back to the branch's technical section via the network.

Meanwhile, colleagues in the technical department also tracked down the suspect's chat accounts.

Just one day later, the suspect logged into the chat account again, and the technical staff immediately located the suspect's position.

Finally, Lü Zhongxin and his team of four apprehended all three suspects at the internet cafe.

Although Yu Dazhang isn't fast, he's still good at blocking the goal.

During the arrest, he simply stood at the only exit and effortlessly tackled a suspect who was trying to escape to the ground.

He had intended to follow up with a crushing blow, but seeing that the other person was rather thin and looked terrified, he abandoned the idea.

As everyone knows, Yu Dazhang's biggest weakness is his soft heart.

After bringing the suspects back to the branch office, the First Brigade dispatched personnel to interrogate the three suspects simultaneously.

Two men and one woman couldn't even last ten minutes before they all gave in.

When the relationship between the three was clarified, even Yu Dazhang found it rather bizarre.

They were neither husband and wife, nor relatives, nor even friends.

These three people met by chance while setting up a street stall, and they were all from out of town.

Business was slow in winter, and none of the three wanted to go back to their hometown, so they came up with this terrible idea.

To ensure everything went smoothly, they planned for over a month, but their first deal resulted in a complete failure.

However, their testimonies differed significantly from the victim's statement.

The three men confessed that after entering the house, they only threatened the victim that if he did not provide compensation, they would tell his family about the incident.

They never used violence from beginning to end.

Moreover, the money they were extorted for wasn't stolen; it was taken from their bag and given to them by the other party.

They asked for a total of 1800 yuan, choosing an auspicious number.

This amount was determined after they consulted relevant laws and reached a final agreement through discussion.

In other words, no matter how much money the other party has, they only need 1800 yuan for this order.

Cowardly and greedy... Yu Dazhang mentally labeled the two men and one woman.

Extortion will only be investigated if the amount reaches 2000 yuan.

They had clearly done their homework; they felt 1900 wasn't a safe bet, which is why they opted for 1800.

It was probably for the sake of easy division of the spoils, with each person receiving exactly 600 yuan.

So here's the question: why did the victim say that 12,000 yuan was stolen from him?

When they were taking the statement, Yu Dazhang and the others realized it.

The man wanted to extort money from this.

A counter-espionage plot!
No, it should be called a counter-espionage scheme.

He actually wanted to use the same method to stage an accident involving the three suspects.

In a conference room.

"Da Zhang, what do you think?"

Lü Zhongxin is now used to asking his apprentices questions.

"This situation is indeed very rare." Yu Dazhang also looked worried.
"Everyone here is a villain."

In that case, he would dare to speak to his master.

Making hasty judgments about the victim before the case is even closed will inevitably cause unnecessary trouble if word gets out.

"Yes," Lü Zhongxin said, scratching his head.

"Why don't we just pass this case on to the branch? We took it in as a robbery case, but extortion isn't one of the eight types of cases."

He was actually just saying that out of anger.

They're all from the same branch office; since the main team has taken it on, there's no reason to push it away. "If it were up to me..."

Yu Dazhang looked around to make sure no one else was in the meeting room, then lowered his voice and said:
“We’ve already given him a chance, but he didn’t cherish it, so we can’t blame him.”

"Besides, even if we try to stop him now, it won't do any good. He might even bite us in return."

Such things happen a lot in real life.

When police officers try to stop a crime, the other party may perceive it as favoritism and abuse of power.

"We can't just stand by and watch him jump into the pit."

Lü Zhongxin was still somewhat conflicted. After much deliberation, he finally gritted his teeth and said:

"I'll try to persuade him again, just in case he sees the error of his ways."

Seeing his insistence, Yu Dazhang didn't say anything more.

As for the police, knowing the outcome, their natural instinct is to prevent crime as much as possible.

However, Yu Dazhang knew in his heart that there were some people who couldn't stand not taking advantage of others.

If they get the upper hand, that would be even worse; they could turn white into black.

This is the kind of person who is unforgiving even when they are in the right.

Little did they know, they were trying to gain a small advantage but ended up losing a lot.

That afternoon, Lü Zhongxin contacted the victim and asked him to come to the branch office to cooperate with the investigation.

"The person has been caught; please come and identify him."

As Lü Zhongxin spoke, he took out a stack of photos, shuffled them, and showed them to the man opposite him:
"Find the three people who robbed you."

The man nodded, carefully examined the people in the photo, and soon identified the three suspects.

After completing this step, Lü Zhongxin put away the photos and looked at the man opposite him, saying:
“The other party said they did not use violence against you, and the amount of extortion they demanded is different from what you said, so I want to confirm it with you again.”

His words were quite clear; he was practically telling the other person directly: "Don't get any funny ideas."

Unexpectedly, the man's attitude was very firm:
"What I said before was the truth."

Lu Zhongxin opened his mouth, wanting to offer some more advice, but then he remembered what his apprentice had said earlier, and could only sigh helplessly in the end.

The next step is whether or not to file a case.

If the amount claimed by the perpetrator is accurate, it certainly meets the criteria for filing a case.

However, there is still one step that can be taken.

reconciliation.

Both sides are willing to do so.

The victim stated that he would agree to a settlement and would not pursue the matter further if the 12,000 yuan was returned.

After negotiations, the three suspects agreed to pay the money, and the case was temporarily closed.

But just three days after the money was handed over to the victim, things took a turn for the worse.

The three suspects reported the incident, claiming they had been extorted for 10,000 yuan, and sued the victim.

Lies cannot stand up to scrutiny.

The man's original statement was full of loopholes, and there were no fingerprints on his bag, nor did he have any external injuries.

The extortion amount of 12,000 was fabricated by him.

Lu Zhongxin and his team already knew what was going on, so the investigation was naturally effortless.

When the man sat down in the interrogation room and looked at Lü Zhongxin, who was dressed in a police uniform, he finally became afraid.

"Officer, I... I admit I lied before. I was blinded by greed."

The man said, his voice trembling with tears:

"I will refund the money immediately and pay the fine. Please give me another chance."

He has now come to understand; the police have reminded him of this more than once.

Unfortunately, he didn't take it seriously because he thought he was in the right. Now that things have come to this, he realizes he regrets it too late.

Lu Zhongxin looked at the man opposite him and shook his head helplessly.

The apprentice had long anticipated this outcome.

According to Yu Dazhang, since the three suspects had studied the relevant laws, they would definitely agree to the settlement amount.

Let alone 12,000, they would give it to you even if it were doubled.

(End of this chapter)