Free Web NovelChapter 697: Chapter 697: A Bloody Case Triggered by an Insurance Policy
Interrogation room.
Faced with irrefutable evidence, Song Tiezhu finally revealed the truth behind the incident.
Indeed, he and Li Pingzhang were the ones who committed the murder.
"Last March, Zhang Cuicui bought an insurance policy."
It turned out that Song Tiezhu learned from his son that Zhang Cuicui had spent 3 million to buy an accidental injury insurance policy for herself.
"The beneficiaries of this personal accidental injury insurance are my two sons."
"A year after the insurance policy was taken out, if Zhang Cuicui were to die from any accident, including murder, the insurance company would pay out a huge compensation of 30 million."
"Since my sons are not yet adults, if she were to die, I would automatically become their guardian and naturally also in charge of the money."
It turned out that Song Tiezhu had this idea in mind.
Zhang Cuicui herself was worth tens of millions. If something else happened to her, according to inheritance laws, her estate should be evenly divided between her two sons and her parents.
But the insurance policy was different.
The insurance beneficiaries were solely the sons, so if she died, the compensation would be entirely inherited by the sons.
Her parents would have no claim to it.
And since the children are minors, after their mother’s death, their father would naturally become their guardian, and would naturally be the guardian of that vast compensation sum.
"But why did you involve Li Pingzhang?"
According to what Song Tiezhu said, he murdered Zhang Cuicui for the huge insurance compensation.
So why drag Li Pingzhang, someone unrelated, into this?
"Because... he also knew about the policy, and on the night of the incident, I was drugging Zhang Cuicui in her company when Li Pingzhang, who had come to preach to her, saw it."
"I was afraid he would call the police, so I told him part of the plan and promised that we would split the money."
"That night, the two of us killed her."
"But you both have alibis; how did you manage it?"
Zhang Hui was puzzled.
In the preliminary investigation, it was confirmed that neither Li Pingzhang nor Song Tiezhu had time to commit the crime.
On the night of the incident, Song Tiezhu was at a gambling house, and after Li Pingzhang entered the neighborhood, he never came out.
"On the day of the incident, I intentionally went gambling and lost money, but I left midway for a while and then went back in."
"The casino was busy and chaotic; no one would remember if I was there or not, just some people knew I was losing money."
"I took over 20,000 yuan to the casino that night, and after losing over 10,000 yuan, I claimed to be out of money and switched tables and left."
"I didn’t return until after 1 a.m. when I lost the remaining money and then went home."
"What about Li Pingzhang?"
"I kidnapped Zhang Cuicui in the afternoon, and after being discovered by Li Pingzhang, we reached an agreement, and he went home to leave evidence on the surveillance."
"But at night he climbed over the fence and when I returned in the early morning, he came out to handle the body."
"We alternated tasks."
"Why was the body drained in the fruit warehouse?"
"Without draining the blood, it would be difficult to transport the body."
"After we killed her, we drained all her blood in the daytime on Saturday, and then early Sunday morning Li Pingzhang and I hung the body in the church when it was opening."
"To avoid leaving footprints, we laid plastic sheets on the ground."
"After we finished everything, I hid in a public toilet nearby, and Li Pingzhang called the police."
"Why did you skin the body?"
"That was Li Pingzhang’s idea; he said it’s in the scriptures he recites, that a body like this can’t reincarnate and won’t seek revenge on us in the next life..."
And so ended the bizarre Blood Butterfly case at the church.
Though Li Pingzhang and Song Tiezhu had little education, they planned the crime meticulously.
Their motive for murder was purely financial.
To evade the police, they carefully planned the disposal of the body at the church.
They left numerous pieces of evidence at the primary crime scene, mainly because they didn’t think the police would ever find it.
However, they were extremely careful in their arrangements inside the church.
To avoid suspicion from the police, they created alibis for themselves.
While disposing of the body at the church, they laid a plastic sheet to prevent leaving footprints.
As for the treatment of the body, though Li Pingzhang acted out of superstition, it caused considerable psychological pressure on the police investigating the case.
Additionally, after dealing with the body, Li Pingchang called the police, and Song Tiezhu did not immediately leave Mingde Road.
Instead, he hid in a public restroom on Mingde Road.
This delayed the time he left Mingde Road until after the police had processed the scene.
As a result, when Zhang Hui and others checked the surveillance at both ends of Mingde Road, they didn’t realize Song Tiezhu had been in and out.
Crime scene investigation office.
After going around in circles, it turned out to be the person who reported the case.
Yang Sen pulled out a Chunghwa cigarette and tossed one to Yang Lin.
"Yang, how are you feeling?"
Yang Lin, exhausted from the investigation, was almost collapsing.
But the gleam in his eyes was growing brighter.
"It’s pretty thrilling. Though tiring, it’s way more exciting than at the police station."
During his time at the Huaguang Street police station, Yang Lin had assisted the Criminal Investigation Team and Criminal Squad in some murder cases.
But as a grassroots police station, officers mainly maintained order in such cases.
At most, they followed the operational team to conduct external investigations.
Even for external investigations, they were mostly mediators linking the team with neighborhood committees.
Specific investigative and interrogation tasks were carried out by Criminal Investigation Team or Criminal Squad detectives.
Officers from grassroots stations like Yang Lin’s didn’t even have the qualification to take notes.
It’s not that they were looked down upon; working as a detective requires a strong sense of responsibility.
Though investigative work can be dull and repetitive, critical clues might come from anyone.
Therefore, it is a rule that detectives must personally conduct investigations.
"Take it easy, brother. This work is the norm in our Criminal Squad, but our Crime Scene Investigation office is better than the field team in terms of conditions, with better benefits, special transport, and less overtime."
Old Bai, sitting nearby, didn’t go to the scene this time, with the demeanor of someone about to retire and offering guidance.
"Heh, and most of the critical leads in solving cases come from us here."
"Not talking about past cases, but in this one, the suspects were earlier ruled out. If it weren’t for Lu Chuan’s assessment and analysis, we wouldn’t have found the primary crime scene; it’s uncertain if and when the case would have been solved."
