Diary of a Criminal Investigator

Chapter 645: Chapter 645: The Truth from Half a Year Ago

Fingerprint?

At this moment, Zhang Hai’s forehead was already beaded with sweat.

His hands under the table were anxiously twisted together, trembling incessantly, and his right leg was shaking rapidly without him realizing it.

"Officer... Zhang... you said... what fingerprint?"

"What fingerprint?"

Zhang Hui stood up and walked to Zhang Hai’s side, looking down at him from above.

With his rich interrogation experience, Zhang Hui knew very well that Zhang Hai was at the brink of an emotional breakdown.

It only took the weight of a straw to crush him.

However, the police’s strongest weapon was never a straw but the suspect’s yearning for freedom.

"Zhang Hai, you might not know, but when Zhang Cuiying fell off the cliff six months ago, part of the climbing anchor she used broke and was left in the crevice."

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"And by that time, Zhang Hai, think it over, you will miss the best chance for a lenient confession."

"I..."

Zhang Hai stuttered and finally bowed his head in despair.

"I’ll confess..."

"Actually... Zhang Cuiying... is not my biological sister..."

Hmm?

Zhang Hui was slightly stunned, and Zhao Kui beside him was also a bit shocked.

The two hadn’t expected the first piece of information Zhang Hai divulged to be so explosive.

Zhang Hai let out a bitter smile: "I didn’t know about this before either, it was when Cuiying got married that my parents told me."

It turned out that after Zhang Hai’s parents got married, they were unable to have children for a long time.

They thought there might be something wrong with their health, so they went to the hospital, but there was no result.

Later, still unable to have a child, they adopted a baby from an orphanage.

At that time, they were living in Haizhou City, and after adopting Zhang Cuiying, to prevent others from knowing, they moved to Tang County.

"But shortly after my parents adopted Cuiying, my mother became pregnant and then gave birth to me."

You could say Zhang Hai’s parents were quite shrewd; they even considered blood type when adopting the child.

Both of them were blood type O and B, and Zhang Cuiying happened to be blood type B.

So over the years, no one outside the family knew Zhang Cuiying wasn’t their biological daughter.

Not even Zhang Hai knew before.

At that time, Zhang Hai didn’t understand why his parents forced Cuiying and Qin Tao to make a prenuptial agreement and designate him the sole heir.

Later, he found out that Zhang Cuiying wasn’t his biological sister.

"Does Zhang Cuiying know about this?"

"At first... she didn’t know."

"But six months ago, my father was diagnosed with leukemia and needed a bone marrow match."

"Cuiying went to the hospital to match but didn’t succeed. At that time, she still didn’t know."

"Later, a friend working at the hospital told her about the genetic mismatch."

"Then, at that time... I was afraid she’d change the will, benefiting Qin Tao, that kid."

"Half a year ago, when rock climbing, I had Old Zhao tamper with the climbing anchor."

"He used to work on construction sites before running a mahjong parlor."

"I paid him ten thousand yuan to do it."

"But... unexpectedly, when Zhang Cuiying fell, Qin Tao saved her, and she just broke her leg."

"And then?"

"And then... nothing happened. I was afraid she’d find out and didn’t do anything."

"Her disappearance really has nothing to do with me!"

"Later, I also figured it out, although she’s not my real sister, she gave me money every month. Our family raised her, and she can’t just shortchange us."

"Officers, Captain Zhao, Officer Zhang, you have to believe me, really, her disappearance has nothing to do with me, I didn’t kill her!"

Half an hour later.

In the conference room, Zhang Hui and Zhao Kui were analyzing the interrogation process of Zhang Hai just now.

"Judging by his expression, it’s probably not a lie."

Zhao Kui had more frequent contact with Zhang Hai, so he knew this person better.

He’s quite timid, good for petty vices like gambling and drinking, but murder...

Zhang Hui recalled every detail Zhang Hai confessed about Zhang Cuiying’s rock climbing fall six months ago.

The timing of the tampering with the anchor, the people involved, the location, the purpose, all were quite clear.

From this angle, Zhang Hai likely wasn’t lying.

However, just because Zhang Hai didn’t lie about the event six months ago doesn’t mean he’s not lying about Zhang Cuiying’s murder this time.

But according to Zhao Kui’s investigation, Zhang Hai indeed seems to have no time to commit the crime.

The alibi for Zhang Hai was provided by Old Zhao from the mahjong parlor and a few people who played cards with him.

Zhang Hui had also met each of these people in the morning.

Moreover, there was surveillance video in Old Zhao’s mahjong parlor, proving that these people weren’t lying.

Unless Zhang Hai first imprisoned Zhang Cuiying somewhere and then killed her later.

Of course, apart from this, it’s also possible that Zhang Hai ordered someone else to commit the crime.

What to do next?

The events from six months ago have been clarified, but what about this disappearance?

Is it truly related to Zhang Hai?

As Zhang Hui was hesitating in frustration, Lu Chuan walked in from outside the door.

"How’s it going, did he confess?"

Lu Chuan, who had just compared the fingerprint information from the anchor, had successfully identified the other party’s identity.

In his view, the case should already be solved.

Zhang Hui shook his head, "Zhang Hai did confess to the rock climbing incident six months ago."

"But regarding Zhang Cuiying’s disappearance this time, Zhang Hai claims he knows nothing and insists it wasn’t him."

Lu Chuan frowned and said solemnly, "Six months ago Zhang Hai had the intent to kill Zhang Cuiying, and six months later he doesn’t?"

"Not necessarily not, but according to the current clues, Zhang Hai does have an alibi."

"Seven or eight witnesses were questioned, all confirming that at the time of Zhang Cuiying’s disappearance, Zhang Hai was indeed playing mahjong."

"And there’s surveillance evidence."

"Unless Zhang Hai had others kidnap Zhang Cuiying, and she wasn’t immediately killed, allowing him to evade suspicion during her disappearance."

Lu Chuan trusted Zhang Hui’s investigation results.

Lu Chuan pondered, then looked at Zhao Kui.

"Captain Zhao, are there any call records from the day Zhang Cuiying disappeared?"

Zhao Kui nodded, "At the time of Zhang Cuiying’s disappearance, we conducted a focused investigation."

"The time of her disappearance was at 11:03 in the morning."

"This was the last time her figure was captured leaving the chemical plant on surveillance."

"Before this, we checked her call records from the past three days."

"And investigated every single call."

"At that time, there was nothing unusual about her contacts; either it was Qin Tao, business partners, or her friends."

Qin Tao, business partners, friends!