Chapter 168 - 168 161 Alarm

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168: Chapter 161 Alarm 168: Chapter 161 Alarm Liu Wenkai took out a comb once again, scraped through his slicked-back hair, and then returned to the interrogation room to continue the interrogation. Upon his reminder, the technicians from the criminal investigation squadron immediately went to retrieve the suitcase and brought it to the meeting room. On the long table in the meeting room, they spread a clean white cloth. The items from the suitcase were taken out one by one, arranged, labeled, and photographed. Jiang Yuan and three other technicians, wearing white coats, gloves, goggles, and masks, quietly observed the evidence laid out on the table. A blue scarf, a roll of climbing rope, two T-shirts, a belt, a stainless-steel hammer, a first aid kit, a toiletry bag, a towel, a razor... To be honest, just a minute ago, everyone thought that the man’s suitcase was filled with travel clothes and daily necessities. It looked like that too. But now, Jiang Yuan looked at them, and each item seemed like a potential weapon. The scarf and the rope could be used to strangle someone; if done with skill, even Emperor Jiajing was once nearly killed by a palace maid using a rope. Because the rope slipped, Emperor Jiajing did not die, which resulted in the execution of the participants by dismemberment. As for the hammer, there is no need to say more: put it on a construction site, and it is deemed a tool for safe production. However, using it to commit murder, it becomes a deadly weapon like a small meteor hammer. Regarding the razor, the medications inside the first aid kit, and so on, it’s even harder to say. There is no need to clarify further. Jiang Yuan started scanning for evidence, communicating directly with the evidence itself. The rope, the scarf, and even the fingerprints on the stainless steel hammer, were not easy to collect. If handed to Wang Zhong, he would be busy for quite a while. For Jiang Yuan, it was much simpler. After extracting fingerprints, he continued to collect DNA... Once the suitcase had been thoroughly examined, he went to the monitoring room. There, he heard Li Jianye already bragging. “I usually travel for fun, to see the great rivers and mountains of our country.” “When I’m out of money, I find someone on the list who owes a debt to the loan sharks, go straight to them and demand it. Usually, I can get a few thousand yuan — if that’s not enough, I make them take out an instant loan and then withdraw it from the ATM.” “Challenge me? As long as they don’t resist when I beat them, it’s all good. Ah... this time was an accident. I generally don’t kill people. This time it was just too tempting...” “One stab and he fell to his death. If I had known, I would’ve wrapped him in cloth first, then stabbed. Wouldn’t that leave no mark?” In the monitoring room, more than a dozen police officers were watching. Hearing Li Jianye’s voice, Wu Jun could not help saying, “This guy must know he’s a goner. It’s just not clear how many cases he’s connected to...” Huang Qiangmin nodded slightly, adding, “That’s why you all need to be extra thorough when collecting evidence...” Mid-sentence, Huang Qiangmin’s cell phone rang. Huang Qiangmin answered the call and immediately stepped out of the monitoring room, saying “Yes, yes, yes...” as he walked. There was no need to ask; it was undoubtedly a call from the leadership. The rest didn’t make much of it. A recently occurred murder case, piled onto unresolved cases, and issues such as transient perpetrators, naturally warranted the leadership’s attention. Soon after, Huang Qiangmin returned with a look of strange solemnity. “Captain Huang, what’s up?” Wu Jun asked, puzzled. “It’s triggered an alarm — officials from the ministry are coming to take a look,” Huang Qiangmin shook his head and added, “You guys better get the collected evidence organized properly, for their review later on.” Wu Jun was incredulous, “Which case set off the alarm?” “That I don’t know,” Huang Qiangmin stretched languidly, feeling quite relaxed now. If the ministry’s alarm was triggered, they could take whomever they wanted. If someone from the provincial bureau came asking for the case, Huang Qiangmin would definitely not hand it over. But the ministry was different — they could easily grant second or first-class merits and had sufficient funding for cases, so they were generally welcomed by the grassroots units. The case was theirs, and they wouldn’t miss out on anything they deserved on their side. It also saved trouble. In the interrogation room, Liu Wenkai was touching his own hair, listening to Li Jianye’s wild boasts. He had to play along and let Li Jianye boast. Prisoners who knew they were certain to die often had a strong desire to perform, and Liu Wenkai had seen many of them and could understand it. He had even encountered a farmer who, over some trifling matter in the fields, had killed a friend and, during the interrogation, with tears streaming down his face, insisted on talking about his farming techniques, fearing that those who came after him would forget. To him, criminal records were enough to immortalize a person. Li Jianye, however, got more and more carried away as he talked. Smoking a cigarette provided by the detectives, Li Jianye even lamented, “Indeed, my criminal career wasn’t perfect...” He was now starting to describe his life as a “career.” The young detective next to Liu Wenkai was writing furiously, as the notes taken at this time were all valid. Liu Wenkai was even indulging him. Before long, Li Jianye initiated, “Travel groups are a good thing. Not to mention the cheap fees, they also accept cash and even include meals and accommodations...” “How do you deal with the problem of too many people talking in a travel group?” Liu Wenkai asked a timely good question. Li Jianye nodded slightly and said, “You’ve got a good point. Actually, it’s quite simple; you just join a cheaper group.” “Cheap group?” “Cheap groups have only old men and women, all with poor eyesight,” Li Jianye explained. “With many people, what’s there to be afraid of? They can’t even see you clearly. Ah, I should have joined a cheaper group this time; I was too careless.” “Even if you found a cheap group, you wouldn’t have been able to escape.” “That’s not necessarily true. My main mistake was not planning to kill, but if I really wanted to, joining a group would have required more care.” “How so?” “For example,” Li Jianye elaborated, “you buy two large suitcases. After the murder, you take the important parts with you, like the head or fingers. Then, on the tourist bus, you can go to any picturesque place and toss them, and not even the gods would find them.” Li Jianye said cheerfully, “Just think about it, the places travel groups go, what kind of places they are. When I traveled to Xi Guang back in the day and saw those caves, I laughed on the spot...” Puffing on his cigarette, he calmly said, “As long as you get on well with the travel group, they can often help you carry the suitcases. Once, when I killed a child, I put the whole body in a travel case.” Liu Wenkai felt goosebumps all over his body listening to this, but he forced himself to let Li Jianye finish confessing before asking coldly, “Was the Sea Shore Case your work?” The Sea Shore Case originated at a seaside resort where human finger bones were discovered, hence the name. Subsequently, several similar cases were found, and it was said that some of the murderer’s bloodstains were also discovered. But since then, the perpetrator of the Sea Shore Case had vanished without a trace. “Uh... Some early undeserved reputation; I didn’t expect you to catch on,” Li Jianye said, then erupted into loud laughter. He felt exhilarated. Of course, the most important thing was to take responsibility for his most significant case. The concern about someone else “taking credit” for his work, as mentioned earlier by Liu Wenkai, was Li Jianye’s biggest worry. It would be really frustrating if, once he was executed, someone else used his case to make a name for themselves, or even made the news with it. Li Jianye spoke up, detailing the matters without needing Liu Wenkai to prompt him. Outside the surveillance room, Huang Qiangmin and the others were exchanging glances. No wonder it had triggered an alarm at the ministry level; the Sea Shore Case was already quite notorious and was being supervised by the ministry.

Chapter 168 - 168 161 Alarm

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