My Life with Narration-Chapter 247 - 246: Case Solved
People are like this, if it doesn’t concern them, they remain indifferent, but once it involves their own interests, even the best of friends will think of themselves first.
If it was just a charge of perjury, with the results she found, at most she’d face detention. This method works very well for ordinary people; even if they don’t consider themselves, they think of their next generation. But for some people, it doesn’t pose any deterrent. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖
Because they already have criminal records, adding another charge doesn’t make much difference.
You don’t often see these kinds of people in everyday life, but in police stations, there are plenty, and some even frequent the stations.
And Jiang Jiayan was obviously one of them. She wasn’t particularly afraid of detention, but if it turned into a charge of extortion, then it would be a big deal. That charge is often seen on TV and is not a small matter.
Of course, not everything Su Qing told her was true. For example, when he said Huang Zhiming would sue them, that was pure deception.
Moreover, even if Jiang Jiayan confessed completely, if Huang Zhiming did decide to sue, he wasn’t sure if Jiang Jiayan would be penalized. But with a voluntary confession, at least there might be leniency. But he’s not a professional, so he couldn’t say for sure.
As for whether Jiang Jiayan realized she was deceived, or if she was penalized even after confessing, that wasn’t his concern. He was just responsible for questioning.
Once Jiang Jiayan began to talk, everything naturally became much easier. Most of it was pretty close to what he had said, with only a few more details.
Her voluntary confession naturally needed to be recorded, and even videotaped and audiotaped to serve as evidence.
Once Jiang Jiayan fully explained the whole situation, the ball was back in their court. They didn’t even need him to do anything more. Li Zijun and Du Qiang, armed with the evidence they had, went to several people’s rooms one by one, and soon, no one could withstand it; they confessed what they needed to say.
Li Zhuo still wanted to deny it until the end, but he hadn’t expected his girlfriend and Jiang Jiayan to spill everything, and Fang Wen even had chat logs of their conspiracy, which nailed the case shut.
"Ah Qing, Ah Qing, it’s done, hahaha!" Du Qiang burst out with a wide grin, holding a file, dressed in large shorts and a short-sleeved shirt.
The police in the criminal investigation department aren’t very particular about their attire. In many situations, they need to work in plain clothes. Moreover, he’s an old hand at the police station, so no one says anything.
Technically, every officer should have multiple sets of standard-issue uniforms: summer, winter, training, duty uniforms, etc. But Du Qiang didn’t leave any spares at the station, which is why he’s only in plain clothes now.
Li Zijun did have other police uniforms there, but the two of them were too different in size to fit.
"All done?" Su Qing asked, sitting leisurely in the small office for three, sipping water. On the screen of the phone on the table, a hot-bodied beauty was dancing. When he saw Du Qiang enter, he asked with a grin.
Upon hearing this, Du Qiang plopped down boldly on a chair, grabbed his cup and took several big gulps, wiping off the water from his mouth before exclaiming, "Of course, they’ve all confessed. Here are the transcripts, they’ve already signed to acknowledge them."
He tossed the file over while speaking. Su Qing glanced over it. Aside from a few discrepancies in details, the general outline was nearly identical, meaning the case was cracked.
"Why are there so many fools in this world? Before I became a cop, I never realized this, but since I’ve been on the force, I feel like I’m becoming immune to it – making problems out of nothing!" Du Qiang was both elated and somewhat exasperated.
He particularly disliked those with a little cunning yet who went down crooked paths. Aren’t they just making trouble for everyone? If it were a major case with hundreds of thousands, even millions or billions, at stake, it might be worth taking a risk. But for mere pennies, setting people up is shameless. These few are nothing but a waste of time.
Of course, Du Qiang could only vent such thoughts privately. After all, the police are there to handle such work, but even so, fools like these just get on his nerves.
"The bigger the forest, the more kinds of birds, quite normal," Su Qing took it in stride, thinking if he could manage himself well, that was already decent. Trying to meddle in others’ affairs was impossible, and the law existed to set rules for everyone.
"By the way, Ah Qing, how did you know they offered Jiang Jiayan a benefit of twenty thousand?" Du Qiang asked.
Being a detective, he easily grasped the critical information.
Su Qing managed to pry open Jiang Jiayan’s mouth not because of separating their interrogation, but by directly exposing their plan, making Jiang Jiayan believe she couldn’t keep it hidden, prompting her to speak up.
As for the twenty-thousand benefit, they hadn’t gotten any news about it, so Du Qiang was particularly eager to know how Su Qing could accurately guess this.
"Ah Qing my ass, don’t give me nicknames, or I’ll call you Bald Qiang," Su Qing shot him a sideways glance.
"Brother Qing, you’re like a big brother to me!"
Su Qing wasn’t moved by Du Qiang’s flattery, knowing he’d call him Big Bro Qing now, but later when he was useless, it’d be Little Qing or something. That’s just how people’s feelings change!
"Want to learn? I’ll teach you!"
Upon hearing this, Du Qiang was dumbfounded, but then elated: "Really? Can I do it? I haven’t studied psychology. How long will it take from scratch to become as good as you?"
"That’s hard to say, it mainly depends on your intuition. Quickly, it could be a week. Slowly, also a week. For someone of your average talent, seven days to fast track it!" Su Qing replied without lifting his head.
Du Qiang: "... You’re really into talking nonsense."
If he couldn’t see by now that Su Qing was messing with him, he’d truly be an idiot.
At this moment, the office door swung open, and in walked Li Zijun, looking sharp: "It wasn’t hard to guess their plan; the three of us pretty much figured it out. I’m just curious how you knew that precise amount of twenty thousand."
She sat down straight away, taking a relaxed sip of water, looking at him with a smile that seemed to say, you’re going to have to explain this.
Seeing this, Su Qing knew he couldn’t change the topic now and went into his bluffing mode.
"Huang Zhiming said Fang Wen and the others tried to settle with him; do you remember the terms?"
The two nodded, and Du Qiang said, "At first, it was twenty thousand, but then it became fifteen thousand. But Huang Zhiming said it seemed like it could go even lower. He was tempted to settle at that point but eventually played it safe and didn’t agree."
Hearing this, Su Qing shrugged with a smile: "Since fifteen thousand could go lower, the approximate amount could only be around ten thousand. Among three people, Li Zhuo and Fang Wen contributed the most effort, so they wouldn’t split evenly with Jiang Jiayan. Five thousand wouldn’t work, and one thousand is too low, so two to three thousand would be the best choice, wouldn’t it? The rest, well, that’s up to luck!"
Hearing this, the two were stupefied. Li Zijun couldn’t help feeling a bit overwhelmed. You don’t just bluff people like that; if you get it wrong, they’ll surely be on guard. Luckily, the person they faced wasn’t that smart this time.
"Keep dreaming, this time went smoothly, everything’s great when things go well. But if it went wrong, let’s see you fix that!" Li Zijun spat.
She knew that when a problem was successfully solved, whatever she said wouldn’t matter, only reminding was possible.
As expected, Su Qing was unmoved, not taking it seriously at all, and asked, "Zijun, how is it resolved below?"
"How else? They’re all detained. Their families have been contacted and will come over soon!" Li Zijun gave him a look.
Upon hearing this, Su Qing was momentarily surprised. Fang Wen and others being detained for extortion was no shock, but Huang Zhiming too? Then he voiced his doubts.
Unexpectedly, it drew a taunt from Du Qiang: "Bro, you didn’t know, huh? According to their own admissions, Huang Zhiming, Li Zhuo, and Jiang Jiayan had relationships with each other, at the same time no less, which constitutes the crime of group licentiousness. Even if Huang Zhiming had no other charges, he’d still have to be detained for a few days, even more so for the others."
Su Qing: ...
He had forgotten about that. Indeed, among these people, not one was any good. Serves them right.
While they were talking, Lin Chengcai walked in, rubbing his temples and twisting his neck:
"I heard you guys just closed a case? Well done!"
He paused, looking at Su Qing, who was in full police uniform.
"Wow, young man, looking quite sharp!"
At these words, Su Qing stood up a bit sheepishly, addressing him as Captain Lin.
"Not bad, you look like a police officer now. But kid, you could toughen up a bit, find some time for a special training at the police department, since Xiao Li is here, let her teach you!"
Su Qing: ...
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