Reborn in 97, I solved a cold case at the Municipal Bureau

Chapter 337 Jiang Wei's Confession (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Director Guo's so-called "using some methods" does not mean to torture people into confessing.

Zhou Yi couldn't guarantee that all police officers in the world would strictly abide by the law when handling cases and would never use some rumored memory restoration techniques.

But at least in Zhou Yi's previous life, he never encountered anything that involved blatantly resorting to any means to solve a case.

At most, it would be like Shi Tao, involving some form of disguised corporal punishment.

The police aren't stupid; they know very well what the consequences will be if they do certain things.

Moreover, once you're actually in, the police have plenty of legal and compliant ways to put pressure on you.

For example, Guo Yuanchao's suggestion of using certain methods actually meant that Pan Hongjie should conduct intensive interrogation of Zheng Tianlan.

So-called high-intensity interrogation is like taking a horse for a walk; you're dragged out and interrogated continuously. They don't let you sleep, they don't let you rest, and they ask you the same things, the same questions, over and over again.

The suspect remained in a state of constant tension, while the interrogating police officers could be changed repeatedly.

Most ordinary criminal suspects collapse at this stage because their bodies and minds soon give out.

With the director speaking, Pan Hongjie naturally agreed.

That concludes roughly the entire process of Huang Yanli hiring someone to commit murder.

This also includes Xia Yu going to Zheng Tianlan's wife to find out the situation, which indirectly confirms some information.

For example, Zheng Guangming's chaotic private life, the real existence of Bai Xiuxiu, and Huang Yanli's reaction.

When Xia Yu went to find Zheng Tianlan's wife, he was unaware that Zheng Tianlan and Huang Yanli had an improper relationship, and he did not steer the conversation in that direction.

Zheng Tianlan's wife herself stated that there seemed to be something amiss between her husband and his "stepmother." However, she didn't dare to consider that possibility because she hadn't found any concrete evidence.

At first, she didn't really feel anything about her father-in-law's disappearance, because they didn't live together and it was common for them not to see each other for ten days or half a month.

What struck her as odd was that during a meal, she casually asked Zheng Tianlan why she hadn't heard from her father lately, and that Nini had mentioned missing her grandfather.

Unexpectedly, Zheng Tianlan's reaction was very abnormal; he was incoherent, saying at one moment that Zheng Guangming had gone to the provincial capital on business, and at another moment that he had gone abroad.

She found it strange and pressed for more information, but Zheng Tianlan simply made an excuse and went out.

This situation matches the information obtained during Zheng Tianlan's interrogation quite well.

After listening to the report, Director Guo believed that Huang Yanli could be detained immediately for interrogation, and that the truth must be ascertained quickly and accurately.

Upon hearing the director's words, Pan Hongjie immediately arranged for the arrest. He had already sent people to keep an eye on Huang Yanli, as Zhou Yi had reminded him, to prevent her from escaping.

However, there is still a rather thorny issue: identifying the two bodies found in Xiaoqiushan Park.

All previous speculations were based on the assumption that Zheng Guangming and Bai Xiuxiu were the dead, but from the perspective of the chain of evidence, it can only be said that it is highly suspected rather than confirmed.

Tang Wenli also explained the current autopsy situation at the meeting, and mentioned Zhou Yi's idea of ​​confirming the body information by fingerprints, as well as the fact that Hongcheng will send a forensic doctor to assist tomorrow.

Guo Yuanchao was taken aback for a moment and asked who Zhou Yi was.

Pan Hongjie immediately pulled Zhou Yi aside, saying that he was an outsider from Hongcheng, and then praised Zhou Yi a few times.

Guo Yuanchao suddenly realized and laughed, saying that no wonder he thought the young man looked unfamiliar.

He then expressed his gratitude for the strong support from the Hongcheng police. These words were naturally meant for Zhou Yi, who very sensibly replied that he would definitely report back to Director Xie.

Director Guo asked Tang Wenli, "What is the probability of extracting a valid fingerprint using the dermal reconstruction method you mentioned?"

Tang Wenli replied that, given the degree of decomposition of the body, the chance of extracting partial fingerprints is at most 30%, while the chance of extracting complete fingerprints is only about 10%.

Director Guo picked up his thermos, frowned, took a sip, and then said after a moment of silence, "It's still safest to take a two-pronged approach; we can't let our guard down on either the forensic or criminal investigation side."

Pan Hongjie and Tang Wenli naturally responded.

Next came the interrogation of Jiang Wei, which was another case that stemmed from the murder-for-hire case.

Because there seems to be no necessary connection between the two cases.

Judging from the results of Jiang Wei's interrogation, it should be considered a coincidence.

More than five years ago, Jiang Wei cheated Fu Daqing out of a sum of money, causing Fu Daqing's business to fail and his life to hit rock bottom.

But Jiang Wei did not flee Anyuan, because his deception of Fu Daqing was not premeditated, but started from a casual remark.

Jiang Wei liked to gamble, and most of the money he swindled and cheated ended up being thrown away at the card table.

Occasionally, there are times when I win money and have a blast, but most of the time, I'm so poor that I have to pick up cigarette butts on the ground to smoke.

He and Fu Daqing first met at the card table. They had only played cards twice at first, and were just familiar card players, but he didn't even know their names.

Five years ago, while playing cards, Fu Daqing looked at the rain outside and grumbled in frustration, saying that the rain was ruining his business and he couldn't even find any melons that hadn't been soaked in water.

Jiang Wei, though speaking without thinking, took it to heart. He immediately boasted that he had connections to procure greenhouse melons that hadn't been soaked by rain. Fu Daqing, upon hearing this, was thrilled and pulled him aside to discuss business.

Jiang Wei was just bragging. After all, people in the underworld rarely tell the truth, and boasting about their abilities is commonplace.

He didn't expect Fu Daqing to actually take it seriously, and immediately started to have wicked thoughts.

Then he fabricated a story that he had a friend who was a watermelon grower with 200 acres of greenhouses, and he was worried about not being able to sell his watermelons.

In fact, his statement was full of loopholes. How could a self-employed individual who dared to contract 200 acres of land in 1997 and build greenhouses on all of it not have a sales channel?

This level of investment requires securing a sales channel before generating business.

After all, the core of doing business is never how things come about, but how they go about.

Fu Daqing was initially somewhat skeptical, but immediately said that Jiang Wei would take him to see it, and the price was negotiable.

Jiang Wei told him that he could take him to see the two hundred acres of greenhouses first, and as for the business, there was no rush; he would have to talk to his friends first.

Fu Daqing repeatedly agreed and asked Jiang Wei where he was going.

Jiang Wei asked him if he had a car.
Fu Daqing said yes.

Jiang Wei said he would drive.

Then he drove with Fu Daqing to the suburbs, all the way out of Anyuan.

Fu Daqing, having been in a state of calm for so long, found it strange and asked him if they had left Anyuan.

Jiang Wei calmly told him that he hadn't left Anyuan; it was just that he wasn't familiar with Anyuan.

After driving for a while, I saw many plastic greenhouses appearing in the rain; they were everywhere as I drove along.

Jiang Wei proudly said that these greenhouses were set up by his friends, who specialize in growing watermelons. He is also a shareholder because he invested half of the money.

He dropped out of school in his teens and started working in the underworld. He could lie without batting an eye and easily fooled Fu Daqing.

Fu Daqing was very excited and asked if he could get out of the car to take a look.

Jiang Wei flatly refused, saying that the melons were all soaked in water this year and there was a severe shortage. He added that other people were already contacting them about purchasing. He explained that he had only brought Jiang Wei to see the place because they seemed to have a connection while playing cards together, and even though he had invested money, the business was still ultimately decided by Jiang Wei's friend. It wouldn't be appropriate to do this without first informing Jiang Wei's friend.

Fu Daqing immediately took out two thousand yuan and gave it to him as a deposit, insisting that his friend sell the melons to him. If he couldn't get the melons this year, his business would be ruined, so he begged Jiang Wei for help.

Jiang Wei's eyes widened at the sight of so much money. He immediately agreed and turned his car around to return to Anyuan. Fu Daqing even treated him to a meal.

In reality, the place he drove Fu Daqing to was already outside Anyuan, in a suburban county of a neighboring city.

Those greenhouses were real, but Jiang Wei had no idea what was growing inside. He had only seen them when he passed by before, let alone the idea that the owner was his friend and that he had invested half the money. He said he never expected Fu Daqing to believe him so easily. Later, he bought a few melons as samples and gave them to Fu Daqing. Fu Daqing was very satisfied after trying them and immediately decided to buy their melons, even offering to pay half the price upfront.

According to Ding Wenyuan, Fu Daqing had collected a large amount of pre-order payments from downstream customers, and if he couldn't deliver the watermelons, he would have to lose money.

That's why they're so desperate and resorting to any treatment they can find.

That's how people are; even the smartest person can lose their composure when faced with an emergency.

So often, it's not that the scammers are clever, but rather that the people who are deceived are too eager for quick results and lose their ability to think critically.

In the end, Jiang Wei used his silver tongue to swindle Fu Daqing out of a prepayment of 36,000 yuan.

The first batch of melons he sold to Fu Daqing were actually waterlogged melons that he bought at low prices from melon farmers. Most of these melons started to rot within a few days of being transported back to Hongcheng.

Jiang Wei confessed to all of these things during the interrogation.

After swindling money from Fu Daqing, he didn't leave Anyuan. Instead, he hid in a hotel for a month because he was afraid Fu Daqing would call the police. However, when he gave Fu Daqing his name, he used a fake name.

A month later, nothing happened. Emboldened by his newfound wealth, he strode out of the hotel with an air of arrogance and began indulging in unrestrained eating, drinking, gambling, and prostitution.

Logically speaking, in 1992, 36,000 was undoubtedly a huge sum of money for ordinary people.

But for a gambling addict, let alone 36,000, even 3.6 million is just water spilled from their brain.

So, he lost all of the 30,000 yuan in less than two months.

Fu Daqing's life's efforts amounted to nothing in just two months in the hands of this swindler.

After that, he continued his lazy, aimless lifestyle, and quickly forgot all about Fu Daqing, as if it had never happened.

It wasn't until March 18th of this year, the day after the police speculated that Fu Daqing and Li Youqiang received the final payment for the murder, that things came to a head.

Jiang Wei was hit by a red Toyota on the road.

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