Novice Forensic Doctor

Chapter 554: 524

Fang Mu felt a slap on his shoulder by Hu Guangjian, which jolted him to realization—he was the only one who seemed to have missed that point.

"Kid, you guys must be so tired from working non-stop that you’re a bit dazed. Your Director Xu and Zhou Xiaozhou had known this all along. If Liu Tiesong hadn’t added so many scenes to the main control, we still wouldn’t know what to do. He provided so much evidence, which really helped us a lot, so it’s time for your Director Xu to reveal the mystery."

Fang Mu nodded and hurriedly went to deliver the laptop to Xu Dayuan; after all, he needed to take a look at the evidence.

Mr. Qu was still typing on the computer. Zhou Ning glanced over and immediately understood what he was doing. He was looking up the online usernames Fang Shengping used during his studies abroad, as well as the information he posted.

According to what Liu Tiesong said, Fang Shengping was far from well-behaved during his time studying abroad. A bit more evidence couldn’t hurt.

At this moment, looking at the interrogation room, Xu Dayuan, after listening to a few recordings and videos, nodded with great satisfaction.

"Not bad, you’ve recorded everything in great detail. It seems you have a comprehensive understanding of the affairs regarding Fang Shengping!"

Hearing Xu Dayuan say this, Liu Tiesong sensed something unusual and glanced at the laptop, not feeling any oversight on his part. Seeing Liu Tiesong’s reaction, Xu Dayuan smiled.

"You’re wondering, ’I’ve prepared everything so thoroughly, why is this cop still looking at me with such scrutiny? What does he know? Why doesn’t he believe what I’m saying?’ Are you puzzled?"

Liu Tiesong didn’t speak. His unease deepened, and by now, he was clutching the small desk in front of him.

Xu Dayuan gestured to Fang Mu, who handed over two photos. They were the high-resolution ID pictures taken by Sichuan Airlines, extremely clear. Xu Dayuan placed the two photos on the desk and tilted his head towards Liu Tiesong.

"Take a good look. Can you tell who the person in the photos is?"

Liu Tiesong glanced at them warily, but in that instant, he was stunned. Although the two girls in the photos were in slightly different poses, their eyebrows, eyes, facial shapes, heights, and demeanors were all completely identical.

This discovery left him briefly unable to react. Xu Dayuan stepped closer, pointing at the girl in the photo.

"They’re very similar, aren’t they? You might think it’s the same person in both photos, but we’re deliberately trying to mislead you. Don’t rush, look here. This girl has a birthmark on her wrist in the shape of a flower petal, identical to the one on the deceased’s wrist.

Her name is Shen Shuyi, 26 years old. Like Shen Caijun you know, she’s a flight attendant for the same airline. They often swapped identities to cover each other’s shifts. On April 28th, the person you ran into in the corridor of Villa 24 wasn’t Shen Caijun; it was Shen Shuyi.

On February 12th, the person who was tortured in the Mashan Scenic Area villa and then escaped was the real Shen Caijun. The day before yesterday, when we found her, she confessed everything. So the notion that you were not involved, and were merely coerced into coordinating people, falls apart on its own.

Also, aren’t you curious about something? Why did the previous six victims die so peacefully, without the police finding you? How come this time, just a few days after the incident, the police found you and traced back from Villa 24 directly to the Mashan Scenic Area villa, without even giving you the chance to destroy all evidence?"

Then, Fang Mu located the video shot by Fang Shengping, zooming in on the deceased’s wrist, where the flower petal-shaped birthmark was clearly visible.

Liu Tiesong stared blankly at the screen as Xu Dayuan walked up close, pulled up a chair to sit down, and began swinging his leg, saying:

"And there’s something else you don’t know. Fang Shengping didn’t just record the video to keep for himself; he uploaded it to a pornographic website using his own phone.

Our police officers in charge of pornography happened to find this website and realized the woman in the video was already deceased. They were then able to identify the victim based on the room’s layout and some details, which led them to Villa 24.

Don’t act so surprised; I’m equally astonished, but you were careless, you know? Although there was no footage of the victim and your acts of violence in the surveillance, we could trace the process of Ma Decai and Liu Liwei transporting the body and the victim’s belongings.

Moreover, Ma Decai has already confessed that your ex-wife is his older sister. With such a close family tie, it seems that your child isn’t too bright, hence the reason for living abroad all year round. You need a lot of money to maintain such treatment, choosing to divorce to appease your family members.

Although you used your ex-wife and child to threaten Ma Decai into obedience, you regarded them as leeches from your ex-wife’s side, but those two are your real Achilles’ heel, aren’t they? We’ve made contact with your son and ex-wife. They’re very concerned about your current situation. Whether or not to tell them, and how much you tell them, is up to you.

As for hiding Fang Shengping’s mental issues, I don’t want to know what you were thinking. Do you admit to the fact that you participated in the murder of Shen Shuyi and the other six people?"

Liu Tiesong was silent for a long time before finally nodding his head.

He asked Xu Dayuan for a cigarette, lit it up, and confessed to all the crimes, not leaving out any detail. Of course, there was only one condition for his confession—not to disturb his child and ex-wife.

He chose to divorce back then for two reasons: one was that his child was ill and needed to go abroad for rehabilitation and recuperation, and the other was that he did not want the deeds he had committed to disrupt their peaceful lives. freeweɓnøvel.com

Seeing Liu Tiesong sign his name, Hu Guangjian let out a long sigh of relief.

"That’s settled then. After Liu Tiesong confesses, Fang Shengping will simply go through the motions. You guys stay here and listen; I’m going to report to the city leaders. Now that we have concrete evidence, Fang Jinquan’s protests won’t matter. I’ll have the Economic Investigation Division start the probe from Liu Tiesong’s film and television company."

With that, Hu Guangjian walked away, hands behind his back, his swagger suggesting he was in high spirits, while Mr. Qu had also found what he was looking for by then.

"This is Fang Shengping’s Facebook account, and he’s quite persistent, still using the name Stoll. The content he uploaded is all quite similar. It seems he’s been quite busy over the past few years abroad, traveling to so many countries, but always running away after causing trouble."

Zhou Ning yawned. He was genuinely tired. It had been a long day of visiting crime scenes, digging up bodies, performing autopsies, and observing the interrogation for so long.

By this time, conclusions had been drawn and everyone had relaxed somewhat in the interrogation room. Liu Tiesong had been taken away, and Fang Shengping was brought in under escort.

When the handcuffs clicked tightly into place, Fang Shengping seemed to wince in pain, but his reaction wasn’t to cry out or curse. Instead, he closed his eyes slightly and tilted his chin upward, as if he was almost enjoying the pain.

Zhou Ning sent a message to Xu Dayuan and glanced at Mr. Zhao.

"Have they not arrived yet?"

Mr. Zhao slapped his thigh and quickly reached for his phone.

"I had it on silent because the leaders were here. I sent a WeChat message. They’re downstairs; I’ll go get them now. This time we’ve got a reputable agency, there’s no way we’re going to let them find loopholes."

After Mr. Zhao spoke, he hurried out. Xu Dayuan wasn’t in a rush to start the interrogation; he was waiting for a message from Zhou Ning’s side. Mr. Qu looked confused.

"What’s up, boss? What are they all waiting for?"

"I’ve arranged for someone to conduct a psychological evaluation of Fang Shengping first. This time I went directly to a designated agency in the province, to avoid manipulation by Fang Jinquan."

Mr. Qu blinked.

"A contact from the province getting here so quickly, doesn’t that mean they were contacted well in advance? Did you arrange this during Liu Tiesong’s interrogation?"

Zhou Ning shook his head.

"When we went to the villa at Mashan Scenic Area and found the freezer, I contacted them. After all, a normal person doesn’t have these kinds of collecting obsessions, necrophilia, selective killing to satisfy one’s lusts—these aren’t the actions of someone who is psychologically healthy."

Mr. Qu grew anxious.

"Ah! If you say that Fang Shengping is sick, doesn’t that mean he could escape legal punishment?"

"On the contrary, proving he has these psychological issues further confirms the reasons for his criminal behavior. Besides, these kinds of mental illnesses do not exempt one from legal punishment. So we have to get the assessment done quickly before Fang Jinquan figures out a different approach. As long as we prove that he was of sound mind during the time when the crime occurred, without symptoms of mental illness, that will be sufficient."

Mr. Qu had an epiphany as he saw Mr. Zhao leading people into the next room. It was then that Xu Dayuan came over to where Zhou Ning was, and Mr. Qu quickly handed him a bottle of water.

"Director Xu, have some water."

Xu Dayuan took a sip of water, and his expression relaxed considerably.

"Once the psychological evaluation is done, you can pull out. There’s no need to follow up on Fang Shengping anymore. Liu Tiesong’s confession is enough, whether Fang Shengping talks or not doesn’t matter much. Just get the psychological assessment report as soon as possible. We found out that Fang Jinquan’s people are aware that he is trying to contact overseas agencies, seemingly to get a psychological assessment done abroad."

Mr. Qu leaned in, asking with a face full of curiosity:

"An assessment done abroad, that doesn’t count, right?"

Zhou Ning nodded.

"Our country only recognizes forensic assessments commissioned by the court or designated by official authorities. Foreign ones are generally not accepted, especially under circumstances like these where we have conducted our own assessment. Ours will be the one that holds."

Xu Dayuan also smiled, patting Mr. Qu’s shoulder.

"Alright, don’t be so curious. As soon as Mr. Zhao comes out, you can leave. I’m going to give Fang Shengping a good lesson. Those two guys annoyed me enough yesterday; I can’t let them go off to rest so easily. By the way, where is Mr. Hu? Isn’t the leader supposed to follow the entire process?"

Zhou Ning rubbed his nose. That was something only Xu Dayuan could say—how could anyone else pick up on that? fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm

"Mr. Hu had to rush off to report to the city leaders. Moreover, he mentioned that the economic investigation team should start their inquiry at Huajin Film and Television Company from tomorrow, no clemency allowed."

Xu Dayuan’s expression turned solemn as he nodded, then he sighed.

"This industry is messy in itself, where self-offering a place at one’s cushion can actually be laid out on the table for discussion, not to mention the extremely high turnover rate, especially amongst extras who all dream of an overnight success. For that, they’re willing to pay any price. If it wasn’t for that, how could someone get tricked into going to Mashan and die an untimely death? Alright, you can pull out now!"

Zhou Ning didn’t push himself; he was genuinely exhausted. Conveniently, Mr. Zhao came out, followed by several experts.

Zhou Ning quickly went up to shake their hands. Two of them looked rather familiar, as if they were contacts his master had reached out to before.

"I’m truly sorry for the hasty summons and for keeping you waiting outside for so long. My apologies!"