Novice Forensic Doctor

Chapter 518: Chapter 489 Conclusive Evidence_1

Liu Nian was stunned.

This introduction had caused him to lose the ability to think. He stared at Fang Mu with the dumbfounded eyes of an idiot, but Fang Mu just opened the DNA comparison report and pointed to the last line for him to see.

After clearly seeing the handwriting on it, Liu Nian laughed.

"You must be sick. Do I need you to confirm who my own parents are with something like this? Do you think I’m an idiot?"

Fang Mu didn’t get angry, he too started laughing and glanced at his watch.

"Later, this report will be brought to the interrogation room next door, and your mother will also see this report. What do you think she would do if she knew the son she raised for eighteen years was a product of her husband’s affair with another woman, and has been mistakenly cherished in place of her own son?"

Liu Nian’s breathing became rapid, and he didn’t speak for a long time. Hu Guangjian frowned slightly and with some concern, glanced at Zhou Ning beside him and said:

"Can interrogation like this work? Liu Nian knows his mother is not his biological mother, wouldn’t this force him to stubbornly refuse to answer?"

Zhou Ning shook his head.

"I don’t think so. If Mr. Dui says this, he must have his reason. In the eyes of Zhu Xiaoming and Zhu Xiaoguang, Liu Nian is a lunatic, a madman. This doesn’t mean he is really ill, but rather that this man is very paranoid, and even I think, regarding his origins, he knows something.

"His father, Liu Kai, perhaps told him the truth. He just doesn’t want this secret to be known by others, especially his mother. If his mother found out, then she would truly abandon him, and the Zhang Family would also abandon him. In such a case, all the past indulgence and tolerance would be gone forever."

Hearing Zhou Ning say this, Hu Guangjian paused briefly before laughing as well.

"Then let’s see how you young folks interrogate. No wonder Mr. Xu says you all are smart and have your own way of doing things."

Zhou Ning didn’t bite at the bait. His previous words were a bit impulsive, after all, Hu was a high-ranking official, and he was just a forensic doctor. It was a mistake he couldn’t suppress, and he couldn’t help but feel nervous inside. He stole a glance at Hu Guangjian, who seemed to be just quietly staring at the room next door, without any particular expression. Zhou Ning’s worried heart relaxed a bit, and he also looked towards the interrogation room.

The silence of Liu Nian did not make Fang Mu show any change in expression.

On the contrary, it was Liu Nian who kept looking at Fang Mu and the others with an exploratory gaze, even directing a few glances towards the one-way mirror. The agony inside had reached its peak. After an unknown amount of time, Liu Nian sighed and lifted his head.

"I’ll confess, but I have a condition, this report cannot be shown to my mother."

Fang Mu tore the report in half and threw it directly into the trash bin, an action that spoke volumes. He pulled up a chair and sat down in front of Fang Mu.

"Speak, tell me in detail about how you killed He Jiahong, and how you managed the aftermath, without omitting a single word."

Liu Nian raised his head; his gaze was fixed on Fang Mu, yet unfocused, as if he were recalling the past.

"I have epilepsy, diagnosed when I was ten. I didn’t like the medication for the treatment; it made me feel emotionally unstable every time I took it. But my mom always mixed it into my food, and I never exposed her because I knew she loved me.

Still, such medication made it impossible for me to control my emotions, even led to self-harming tendencies, and I began to enjoy the sensation of pain. It was only through that pain that I felt alive."

Fang Mu didn’t rush him, instead listening intently to Liu Nian’s account, the encouraging look in his eyes made Liu Nian speak even more fluently.

"In the athletics team, most people kept their distance from me, afraid of my outbursts since they had all witnessed my fits of madness. Tang Jianghai only got into No. 5 Middle School because of my mom and followed my dad’s training, so naturally, he was obedient to me. But He Jiahong was the exception.

She always avoided me and never stayed alone with me. Even though others flattered me and tried to please me in all ways, she seemed oblivious. I bullied her, but only to get her attention. Everything changed when she became the girlfriend of those brothers.

They stood up for He Jiahong, won her over, and both slept with her using the identity of Zhu Xiaoming alone. They even hung photos on the fifth floor for passersby to ’admire’ and bragged about all this. Because of that, I beat them up twice. Later, when He Jiahong discovered their trickery, she broke up with them.

I thought I had a chance. I approached He Jiahong, but she rejected me. She said she wanted to go to Qingbei University and hoped for a better future. At that moment, I lost control of my emotions and quarreled with her. I didn’t mind that she had been with two men, but she rejected me, and I wanted revenge.

I suppose you know about that plan. I had Tang Jianghai invite her for a meal after a banquet. She would wait until the alcohol odor on her body faded before going home, not wanting to worry her mom.

I drove Zhu brothers there, and when we reached the food street, He Jiahong was standing by the roadside. I threatened her to get in the car, planning to take her to the attic to talk, but Tang Jianghai came running to stop the car, probably afraid I’d do something foolish, and for once, argued with me.

I just watched her being taken away, then I jumped the wall, frenzied, and headed straight for the dorm, blocking He Jiahong in the stairwell. She slapped me and quickly ran outside, probably scared by my appearance.

Then she ran, and we chased. My rage had peaked, and the pursuit led to Jiulaofeng Park. She even hid in the water, so after a brief discussion, we went straight to the Salt Company Community. The room Zhu Xiaojun had rented for me was in their building, so we waited in the hallway. Soon enough, she appeared.

I dragged her upstairs by her hair and interrogated her, threatening her with her mother’s safety. But He Jiahong didn’t resist at all, which wasn’t like her; I was confused. When we got to the rooftop, I realized the two scumbags were suffering from the drugs I had given them. I asked He Jiahong if she actually liked such guys.

She said, ’Anyone is better than you.’ I was suddenly bitten on the arm and only then did I let go. That sentence made my brain short-circuit. I didn’t know how I grabbed the brick, how I hit her. When I came to, He Jiahong was already knocked out. Honestly, I didn’t expect her to die; I thought she was just pretending, so I decided to make her really wake up.

I took He Jiahong back to the western apartment on the fifth floor and began to assault her, tormenting her repeatedly. But she didn’t wake up, and I started to get scared, not knowing what to do next. After the others had finished venting, I picked them up and left. Back at the attic, I worried that Zhu Xiaoming might have called my dad.

My dad came, beat us up, and gave me an injection. They were wearing surgical clothes. My dad said I had epilepsy and wouldn’t know anything when I had a seizure. If this didn’t get buried, they would be the ones facing legal consequences."

Then, they forced them to contact my aunt and uncle. My dad, following my uncle’s instructions, threw the body down the building and cleaned up the scene completely, even brought some bleach, diluted it with water, and sprinkled it on the rooftop. They had the two of them scrub it down. After that, we quickly left."

Zhou Ning knew there were discrepancies with the brothers’ version, but he was aware this was the complete story.

In the interrogation room, Fang Mu stared at Liu Nian. He hung his head and sighed, not knowing whether it was out of frustration or guilt. Regardless, any emotions now were nothing but a joke.

Flipping through the records, Liu Kai’s call log was indeed clean. After the call from Tang Jianghai just after ten, there was only a call early at six o’clock. The number belonged to an officer at Zhuquan Police Station.

"Whose cell phone did you use to contact your dad? What cell phone did they use to call your uncle?"

Liu Nian thought for a moment.

"That night, I didn’t know where my phone was. I used Zhu Xiaoguang’s phone to call my home’s landline, and it just happened to be my dad who answered. As for after my dad arrived on the scene, he also used Zhu Xiaoguang’s phone to call my uncle. I don’t know what the content was." freёwebnovel.com

"Did your dad check on He Jiahong at the scene to confirm her death?" freewebnovel.cσ๓

Liu Nian nodded and lifted two fingers to his nose.

"Just like that, he held them under her nose to check and said she wasn’t breathing. I thought if she had even a breath left, I would have taken her to the hospital, or maybe helped her transfer schools, to a new environment, preparing for her college entrance exams. Sadly, nothing can be redone."

Fang Mu’s hand, twirling his pen, paused slightly.

"I should tell you that the forensic doctor found that when the victim was thrown off the building, she was already dead and in the early stages of rigor mortis, with her arms outstretched. By then, these actions were unnecessary.

However, if you had controlled your emotions and not provoked He Jiahong, or immediately sought medical attention after she was knocked down, you might not be here in handcuffs right now. Sign here."

With that, he waved to Mr. Shan, who placed the record and pen on the small table. Liu Nian took the record and calmed down, waiting for a moment before looking towards Fang Mu.

"Can you promise me not to tell my mom about the DNA?"

Fang Mu nodded, and upon seeing this, Liu Nian took a deep breath and then signed his name and pressed his fingerprint.

As the man was taken away, Hu Guangjian breathed a sigh of relief.

"Not bad, young people always have their own ideas. It made this old man nervous for a moment. The confession is solid, and the evidence chain is complete. I wonder how Liu Yufei’s interrogation of Liu Kai is going. By the way, who’s next?"

Zhou Ning blinked. They were just there to listen to the interrogation, somehow acting like he was the chief coordinator. But since the leader asked, he couldn’t just not answer, especially since he’d just confronted Hu Guangjian and didn’t have the guts to do it again.

Just as he was about to speak, Liu Yufei pushed the door open and entered.

"Liu Kai has confessed. Out of a father’s deep love, he took all the blame upon himself. When he discovered He Jiahong had no breath left, he was the first on the scene, then he contacted Uncle, the director of the Xinghua City Public Security Bureau, Zhang Xiangguo. How to proceed, we followed Uncle’s orders.

Everything about renovation and cleaning the scene was according to his instructions. Even the station chief’s response and the autopsy were arranged by Uncle. The only thing that the twins did on their own was cleaning the terrace. However, their honest confession was under the condition that we would not show the DNA comparison report to Zhang Xiangfen."

The group was startled. Liu Yufei was puzzled for a moment, then realized:

"Could his son and he be thinking the same thing? They’re truly a father and son pair. It seems they knew everything all along, just Zhang Xiangfen was kept in the dark."

Zhou Ning uttered an agreement and hurriedly said:

"Mr. Liu, Mr. Hu just asked who’s next?"

Liu Yufei thought for a moment.

"Just speaking with Mr. Hu’s people, they said Zhang Xiangguo has also been taken away by the Discipline Inspection Commission, probably going to wait for an investigation just like Zhang Xianghua. But I checked the call logs, indeed in the early hours, a call was made from Zhu Xiaoguang’s cell phone to Zhang Xiangguo’s number.

Afterwards, Zhang Xiangguo contacted Zheng Tianlong, the head of Zhuquan Police Station, and forensic doctor Zhang Qiang. I’ve interrogated Zhang Qiang before; the records are all there. As for the sisters Zhang Xiangfen and Zhang Xiangfang, I don’t think it’s necessary for us to interrogate them."

Hu Guangjian glanced at the time on his phone; it was now two o’clock in the morning.

"Based on the testimonies and various pieces of evidence, Liu Nian is the principal offender, which is not in dispute. Zhu Xiaoguang, Zhu Xiaojun, and Liu Kai are accomplices. As for others, let’s wait until the Discipline Inspection Commission finishes its investigation before proceeding. The investigation into this case is essentially clear now.

Zheng Tianlong, Zhang Qiang, and some other individuals from the criminal police squad, their crimes of breaking laws while enforcing them, aiding and abetting, and destruction, falsification of evidence have all been established. There’s not much more to say. When the time comes, we’ll organize the materials and submit them to the prosecutorial authorities in one go. For now, let’s all rest."

Liu Yufei exhaled, feeling some relief, while Mr. Zhao commented at the side:

"There’s no issue with the rest, but I’m puzzled. How did Liu Nian get switched with Zhang Xiangfen’s son by Liu Kai? And the biological child of Zhang Xiangfen, where has he gone?"