Attention Sir, I Have Your Heart Handcuffed!-Chapter 494 - 359. If it’s my sin, I will admit it (, Part 2).
The three people present all understood that from a legal standpoint, whether it was taking Rosa away or causing her harm, these actions were not as serious as a murder case.
Mr. Tang suddenly said, "She’s not here today."
Both understood he was referring to Shi Nian. She had gone to accompany Jieyou today, so she couldn’t make it for the hearing this early.
In the past, whenever the two confronted each other, Shi Nian always stood behind that single-layered coated glass. Although it seemed like the two were confronting each other, in reality, who was more nervous and struggling than her, who was separated by a pane of glass?
"Thinking about it this way, she’s quite like I was back in the day." Huangfu Huazhang raised his eyes to the glass and murmured, "Forever separated from the world by a window. It seems transparent, yet is unreachable."
Mr. Tang nodded, "So if I could choose, I would prefer she not be entangled in this matter any longer. The sooner this ends, the sooner she can withdraw, without having to remain caught up with us in this difficulty. Don’t you think so?"
Upon hearing this, Huangfu Huazhang laughed, "You said it well, this is indeed my fault."
The originally tense atmosphere in the room suddenly relaxed, as if they could hear the resounding opening of Huangfu Huazhang’s heart.
Liu Qingtian looked at his nephew, unable to stop himself from sighing inwardly.
Huangfu Huazhang squinted his eyes, his gaze drifting afar.
"My original plan was to erase Rosa’s memory and send her home, thinking it would close the Chapter. But unexpectedly, that old man wouldn’t give up. He has a wider network than I do in this country, finding Rosa would be easy for him. At that time, I couldn’t report to the police to stop the old man, I had to rely on my own abilities."
His gaze came back, deep and profound like the blue depths.
"What else in this world can stop a person better than death? And he was old, his body required nourishment. It’s well known globally that traditional Chinese medicine is superior to Western medicine in nourishing the body, so I seized the opportunity to recommend my doctor to him."
"Duan Shengxuan comes from an Imperial Doctor Family, with many royal secret formulae in hand. The prescriptions he gave indeed showed miraculous effects on the old man’s body. The rheumatism that troubled him for years was cured, so he became more convinced of the power of Chinese medicine. Therefore, I added a taste of Wolf Teeth Grass to his medicinal decoction, which he of course didn’t detect."
Liu Qingtian frowned again, interrupting Huangfu Huazhang, "Huangfu, Chinese medicine is not recognized in M Country as having such evident effects, there’s no evidence proving a single herb could affect the old man..."
Huangfu Huazhang smiled, nodding, "I just told Mr. Tang what I did. As for how much the police believe, and how much the judge and jury choose to believe in court, that’s another matter."
Mr. Tang lowered his eyes, "So Mr. Huangfu admits to dressing as a clown to take Rosa away back then, and also to having used Wolf Teeth Grass in Arthur William’s medicinal drink, right?"
Huangfu Huazhang exhaled softly, "Yes."
Huangfu Huazhang turned the written records around and pushed them in front of Huangfu Huazhang. Liu Qingtian looked cautious, but Huangfu Huazhang simply skimmed it and signed directly.
Mr. Tang collected the records and opened another notebook, "Let’s talk about another case: Sean."
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Among the known cases at hand, the one with the most mature evidence conditions was naturally Rosa’s clown case. With Duan Shengxuan’s emergence, this case was almost nailed down.
Huangfu Huazhang finally admitted to this case as well.
The second case that was relatively more mature was Sean’s murder. This case was stuck due to the lack of direct evidence and eyewitnesses, and Mark, who had already been convicted, continued to insist on his confession, so unless Huangfu Huazhang himself confessed, the case could not be resolved for now. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞
Regarding this case, both the police’s cards and needs were clear to Huangfu Huazhang.
He tilted his head and looked at Liu Qingtian.
Liu Qingtian then said, "Sorry Mr. Tang, my client came today at your invitation specifically for the Rosa clown case. My client has expressed all that needs to be said, showing utmost sincerity. If the police want to intervene in other cases simultaneously, please at least have substantial evidence to accuse my client and the conditions for lawful summons before discussing with my client."
Mr. Tang looked at Huangfu Huazhang, "I thought Mr. Huangfu came here today to be open and honest with me."
Huangfu Huazhang shrugged, "I’ve done so. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have signed just now to confirm those words. Mr. Tang, the Rosa case back then was my fault, the crime I committed I acknowledge; but for others I haven’t committed, why should I confess?"
Mr. Tang couldn’t help but coldly laugh, "But you and I both know Sean died at your hands! The blood handprint you left on the window was to show affection to Nian Nian, but now you don’t dare to admit it?"
Huangfu Huazhang leaned forward, fixing his gaze on Mr. Tang’s eyes, "But what we’re discussing now, is ultimately termed ’confession.’ But Mr. Tang, I did nothing wrong, why should I confess?"
Mr. Tang’s heart skipped slightly.
"So, for the deaths of Xiong Jie, Meng Chuyan, and even S and Zhou Guanghan, do you think the same?"
Huangfu Huazhang’s blue eyes were as calm as the sea at midnight, "The police’s duty is to punish evil and uphold good. Mr. Tang, what do you consider evil, and what is good? Is it true that those who die are good? Do you not understand that some of these people, if allowed to live, would cause more harm to truly good people? In protecting such people, are the police supporting them in fully expressing the evil in their bones?"
"And those bullied by them, are they not good, do they not deserve police protection?"
Huangfu, having reached this point, let out a cold laugh, staring at Mr. Tang, "Just like you, Mr. Tang, as a detective, you seem to represent justice in interrogating me. But what about yourself? Are you good and not evil?"
What truly is good and evil in this world; does the law really punish all evil and protect all good? Huangfu Huazhang’s words are to some extent a logical paradox, perhaps no one can provide a completely just answer.
And his words struck directly at the heart of Mr. Tang. Regarding past events, between him and Huangfu Huazhang, who was good and who was evil? So, the two sitting opposing each other today, who truly has the right to represent good in judging evil?
Mr. Tang was caught in the quagmire of the paradox, beads of sweat gradually rolling down his forehead.
Behind the glass, Jia Tianzi hurried toward the door, "No, we cannot let him keep questioning like this."
Jia Tianzi interrupted the questioning, temporarily setting aside Sean and that string of cases, focusing only on the Rosa case which Huangfu Huazhang admitted, and processed bail with Liu Qingtian.
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Liu Qingtian accompanied Huangfu Huazhang leaving the police station, and Mr. Tang had also calmed down.
The team members then came over to debrief with Mr. Tang.
Guan Liang recalled the earlier scene, feeling puzzled, "Seeing his attitude toward Rosa’s case, I also thought he came this time to be open and honest. Yet I didn’t expect he only acknowledged this case, remaining silent on the others."
Tang Yanyi felt quite unwilling, "It seems he still holds a grudge against the police, still wants to confront us to the end."
Mr. Tang shook his head, "I now think the issue isn’t here. His admission or non-admission stems from his different views on different events."
Mr. Tang instructed Guan Liang to play back the recording from the previous interrogation.
Mr. Tang held the remote and a laser pointer, pausing at appropriate scenes to magnify Huangfu Huazhang’s micro-expressions for everyone to see.
"From these areas, we can clearly see his guilt. He genuinely feels sorry for Rosa’s case, which is why he admitted it so straightforwardly today. Perhaps this is also why, even though Rosa later encountered a car accident, she was actually not in life-threatening danger, reflecting his guilt for Rosa—he couldn’t bear to let her die."
"But look, when mentioning Sean and the series of other cases, his guilt disappeared, replaced by arrogance, disdain."
Everyone observed those frames carefully, nodding in agreement.
Mr. Tang continued, "It’s his choice of words that reminded me: his refusal to confess stems from his belief that it’s not a crime. In other words, he believes removing those people is inherently not committing a crime."
Tang Yanyi couldn’t help but frown, "Could it really be, as Shi Nian says, that his removal of those people was in ’protection’ of her?"
Jia Tianzi nodded, "The current situation is delicate in that all those cases already have convicted criminals, so purely from our police criminal investigation’s angle, we probably can’t do anything to him. Now maybe there’s only one way: to provoke him to confess on his own in court. This will require courtroom strategy."
Everyone’s gaze naturally focused on Mr. Tang.
When it comes to courtroom strategy, Mr. Tang has substantial resources: his brother, father, and even grandfather can provide immense assistance.
However, at the same time, everyone understood that if it came to the final step in court, perhaps the real key to breaking open the case wouldn’t be any courtroom strategy, but rather that unique person in Huangfu Huazhang’s heart.
——Shi Nian.
