wavenovel Chapter 1318 Unexpected
Chapter 1318 Unexpected
Chapter 1318 Unexpected
The two boys with injured right hands were also students from Changyang Vocational School of Science and Technology. They sat in the interrogation chairs in the interrogation center, seemingly unconcerned.
Meng Chengbiao left one person waiting, then led six criminal police officers into the interrogation room and sat them in a row.
Without saying a word, this aura immediately made the young man realize that the situation was different.
Nevertheless, the inertia of doing things cannot be easily changed. When asked how he got injured, the boy lied without blinking and said, "I got injured while playing with my friends."
Meng Chengbiao slightly raised his eyelids.
That's how ordinary people are; they always think that the police are like their parents or teachers, and that they can get away with a simple little lie.
Meng Cheng-biao didn't need to resort to yelling and scolding; that's a method only incompetent homeroom teachers or deans of students' discipline would use. Ordinary educators can only pressure students or children into confessing; in reality, if they don't confess, everything is fine.
Boys who are willing to fight have likely received similar education in their previous life stages, which can easily lead to a mindset where they think they can get away with it by not confessing, or by lying and getting away with it, or even if they are caught lying and exposed, they can get away with it as long as they have thick skin.
For minors, the biggest thing in the world is losing face.
Meng Cheng-biao simply asked the police officer next to him to take a note, and then asked indifferently, "Playing around with friends, at school?"
"Yes……"
"Who are you playing with?"
"It was just a few people fooling around..."
"Several people?"
"Just two or three."
"You've all been injured, don't you remember them? Tell me one by one." Meng Cheng-biao questioned step by step, forcing the young man on the interrogation chair to desperately fabricate lies.
"Just Chaozi and me. Zuo Chao." He mentioned the other person who was arrested with him, as if he thought he could cover it up.
"Just the two of you?"
"Ah."
"Make a note of this: Liu Bin and Zuo Chao got into a fight. Liu Bin, where did Zuo Chao hit you?"
Liu Bin was stunned for a moment: "How would I remember that?"
At this moment, Meng Chengbiao exerted a little force and said, "Zuo Chao and you both have broken fists and your hands are covered in wounds, but apart from your fists, neither of you has any wounds on your body or face. Where did your fists go?"
Liu Bin froze.
If he didn't know how to fight, that would be one thing, but he really has fought before, so the scars on their fists can't be explained away by an uninjured body.
"Who did you hit?" Meng Chengbiao asked again.
"I told you, if you don't believe me, then forget it." Liu Bin decided to give up.
Meng Chengbiao chuckled, not bothered by it, and continued, "Where did you take it?"
"Didn't I already say it happened at school?" Liu Bin snapped.
Meng Chengbiao remained calm and asked, "Which building, which floor, which location in the school? Be more specific."
Once this question was raised, the other party started to lose their composure.
As the saying goes, one lie requires countless lies to cover it up. Liu Bin never expected the other party to ask such detailed questions, and he had to rack his brains to come up with a coherent story.
"Building 4, I can't even remember which floor it is, who remembers that many?" Liu Bin answered reluctantly.
Meng Chengbiao smiled and said, "Tell me the exact time, and I'll have someone retrieve the surveillance footage from that day. By the way, the people who fought with you should all remember this time and place, right?"
The 17-year-old boy on the interrogation chair fidgeted, making clanging and banging noises.
The answer he just made up was unlikely to be the same one his friends gave. Of course, he figured his friends would make up the fight story too, unless they were completely stupid; otherwise, it wouldn't make sense to connect it to anyone else.
However, it's impossible for the two to agree on the specific time and place before they collude.
It was too late to say anything more at this point, so he immediately decided to shut up and not answer a single question.
Meng Cheng-biao had seen this kind of thing many times before. Just like the core of the whole interrogation, he didn't pursue strong confrontation. He just smiled, stood up, and said, "I'll go ask Zuo Chao, that guy. Explain the policy to him and let him know what he has missed."
Based on this confession, Liu Bin already has one foot in jail.
He wasn't implicated and arrested by someone else. Instead, he was identified through technical investigation, who located his phone and then screened the contacts.
This single step has a very significant impact.
In China, judgments are made by professional judges. Criminal court judges have seen it all; the mere mention of "technical investigation" tells them of a mountain of documents and records, implying a high degree of authenticity.
With this document, judges can feel much more at ease when making a ruling. Judges have also seen many inadequate testimonies and statements, and they will be just as cautious when handling murder cases.
Now, the task force led by Jiang Yuan is actually pursuing the death penalty for minors.
People over 16, or even over 14, can be sentenced, but the requirements for sentencing are naturally higher. This applies not only to the crime itself but also to the evidence. If the chain of evidence is incomplete or unclear, the judge will have reservations and tend to give a lighter sentence.
To achieve a severe sentence, the task force must not only solve the case but also solidify the evidence.
Meng Chengbiao moved from one interrogation room to another, repeating the same process. However, with Liu Bin setting an example, it was much easier, like a monkey that had picked dates from one date tree and jumped to another.
Finally, Meng Cheng-biao compared the two men's testimonies and gave them to his two good friends, Liu Bin and Zuo Chao, respectively. In an environment that didn't even qualify as a prisoner's dilemma, the two men eagerly confessed.
Furthermore, both of them unanimously confessed to having a third person involved.
“Wang Shen also participated in the beating of the deceased, and was the mastermind.” Meng Chengbiao returned with the interrogation records, a hint of accomplishment finally appearing on his face.
Liu Jinghui immediately asked, "If three people participated in the beating, how can that prove they were the main culprits?"
In court, it's impossible for someone to become the mastermind simply by saying "hit him." In fact, the final outcome will most likely be that all three are principal offenders.
Meng Chengbiao pointed to the transcript and corrected, "Not the main culprit, but the mastermind. They premeditated the murder. The mastermind was Wang Shen, who was initially not brought to justice. According to them, Wang Shen promised them 10 yuan. It was also Wang Shen who pushed Zhang Xianyao into the water in the end."
Liu Jinghui was taken aback: "Why?"
"To put it simply, Wang Shen's mother committed adultery with Zhang Xianyao's father." Meng Chengbiao dropped a conclusion that surprised everyone in the task force. Seeing their astonished expressions, he couldn't help but laugh: "I was also extremely surprised when I heard it. It was Wang Shen who confessed. Zhang Xianyao himself didn't even know about this."
"So, Wang Shen killed Zhang Xianyao in revenge?" Liu Jinghui was shocked as he traced this line of reasoning.
“Yes.” Meng Chengbiao nodded, then his smile faded, and he said, “Wang Shen was very scheming. He even followed Zhang Xianyao. After gathering Liu Bin and Zuo Chao, he not only spent a lot of money on them, but also promised them 10 yuan each, wanting to take advantage of their underage status to get revenge on Zhang Xianyao. This time, he didn’t even bring his cell phone with him. He’s learned something and is aiming to kill someone.”
Liu Jinghui and Jiang Yuan looked at each other, both somewhat shocked by the information.
"That's the basic situation. I think we should organize the evidence properly and try to sentence him severely." Meng Chengbiao also agreed with Jiang Yuan's suicide pact and was always happy that the interrogation records he obtained could put pressure on the criminals' coffins.
"I agree." Jiang Yuan nodded, thus finalizing the matter.
(End of this chapter)