Tiger Police

Chapter 232 Interrogation
"I...I didn't..."

"I didn't do that!"

"You policemen can't wrong good people. I... I really didn't do anything!"

People in their 50s are not too young, and they have entered the aging stage.Zhang Ligen was engaged in manual labor when he was young. Compared with his peers, his appearance is older, with dense wrinkles on his face, dark complexion and cloudy eyes.

Hu Pingtao noticed the emotional changes on his face, and deliberately sneered: "You used the excuse of reporting gambling to lure our people into the mahjong parlor... Zhang Ligen, what do you want to do?"

Zhang Ligen was still shrinking, his face full of horror: "I didn't lie to you! They are playing mahjong for money, they are really gambling."

Hu Pingtao asked very quickly: "What about you? As far as I know, you are also a frequent visitor to the mahjong hall. You go there to play mahjong every day, and you often sit at the same table with Zheng Qianshan. Everyone there knows you. Hehe... …What is this? Knowing the law and breaking the law, self-reporting?”

There was a sly look in Zhang Ligen's small eyes.He quibbled loudly: "That was all in the past. I didn't play mahjong today. When you police arrest people, you need to give evidence. I... I am taking the initiative to report, and I am helping you catch bad people."

Hu Pingtao smiled, raised his hand, and pointed to the surveillance camera installed directly above the desk: "Every word and every movement you say here will be recorded. Zhang Ligen, I don't understand , You are from Sanshan Village. You have been in the village since you were a child. You are also responsible for this demolition. Now you live in Dachang Village, and you will live with the villagers when you move back. How dare you say such a thing? Haha , To put it bluntly, this is called eating inside and outside."

"You said that the people in your village are bad guys..."

"Believe it or not, I will send this video to your village committee for everyone to see?"

There was a hint of panic on Zhang Ligen's face, but he quickly calmed down, avoided the question, and said pitifully: "I'm telling the truth. They play mahjong for gambling, and I... I'm really helping you!"

Sitting beside Li Jianbin, his lungs were about to explode with anger.He opened his mouth to reprimand, but Hu Pingtao raised his hand to block it.

"Well, let me ask you, why do you want to report? Haha, you are not afraid that things will leak out and be beaten to death by people in your village?" Hu Pingtao stopped being fierce and evil, and he changed into a harmless smile.

Zhang Ligen replied quickly: "They won my money... they won too much money from me."

Hu Pingtao and Li Jianbin looked at each other, and were surprised by such an answer.

"Zheng Qianshan is a gambler. Before he moved out, he often gathered people to gamble in the village." Zhang Ligen said: "The earliest time he played Pai Gow, Didi. He often won money and slept with other people's wives. Reported that he was involved in the game, and the gambling equipment was also confiscated. After he came out, he started to play cards, hoeing the earth, fighting the landlord, blackjack, Zhajinhua, etc. Many young people in the village were spoiled by him. Just get together to gamble. When I was big, there were hundreds of them, and when I was young, there were more than 21."

Hu Pingtao grasped the question keenly: "Has Zheng Qianshan won your money?"

Zhang Ligen hesitated for a moment, then nodded hesitantly: "...won."

Li Jianbin reacted quickly, and asked along the topic: "How much have you won?"

"I really don't have a detailed account of this." Zhang Ligen shook his head, his expression and words were a bit bitter: "My parents died early, and they used to farm land in the village. At that time, they had to pay agricultural taxes, and the harvest in the field was mediocre. , barely enough to eat. During the slack season, Zheng Qianshan gathered people to gamble, and I went to watch the fun. At first, I bet alongside. At that time, I didn’t have much money, so I used millet and corn to bet ten catties and ten catties... Generally speaking, you lose more than you win. Over the course of a year, hundreds of catties of grain will be exported.”

"Later, the policy changed. I followed others to work outside. I earned much more than I did in the fields. I earned tens of thousands of dollars a year. This guy, no matter how good he is outside, he always wants to go home. , and took root. I earned some money from part-time jobs, and I thought about going home to build a house, talk about a daughter-in-law, and give birth to a few babies... I went home during the Mid-Autumn Festival that year, and I went to relatives along the way, and each family gave some Gifts, the date has been set, and everyone promises to come and help build the house when the time comes."

Hu Pingtao nodded slightly.

In the past, when building houses in the village, construction teams were seldom invited, and only familiar villagers helped.Buy the materials and take care of the food by yourself, and you can build a big tile-roofed house in a few days.The advantage is that the construction cost is very low, and the disadvantage is that the earthquake resistance of the house built in this way is very poor, and there is no structure.

"Zheng Qianshan knew I was back, so he asked me to play cards. I wanted to refuse at the time, but many acquaintances came, and I couldn't save face, so I played with them all night."

Looking at the frustrated expression on his face, Hu Pingtao asked: "Losing?"

Zhang Ligen looked miserable: "I worked outside day and night. In order to save money, I ate steamed buns and drank tap water almost every meal. Zheng Qianshan belongs to the wolf, ruthless! That night he played Zhajinhua, according to our According to the rules, the bet on the block is doubled. I even won the block six, either a pair or an ace, and there are hundreds of them in total.”

Hu Pingtao continued to ask: "What happened next?"

Zhang Ligen's lips began to tremble, and his voice also became trembling: "Later... that hand, I was still bored. At that time, there were seven people on the field including me and Zheng Qianshan. When the boredom reached the third round, the other five Everyone looked at the card, and threw it away after seeing it, which means the card is not big. In the end, only Zheng Qianshan and I were left."

"Zheng Qianshan was bored and didn't look at the cards, so he raised to 50 yuan. I felt a little nervous, so I picked up the cards and looked at the cards. After a look, I realized that it was actually three kings. It's a bomb!"

Hearing this, Li Jianbin was very surprised: "This is a big name! Only three top players can win."

"Yes, under normal circumstances, only three aces can beat three kings." Zhang Ligen was full of bitterness: "But there is another situation, two, three, five, the smallest card, designed to cut bombs."

"Zhajinhua" does not have the biggest card, the smallest wins the biggest, but this situation is extremely rare and almost negligible.

There was a trace of sympathy in Hu Pingtao's eyes: "Zheng Qianshan got two, three, five?"

This memory is extremely painful for Zhang Ligen.He clenched his fist tightly, his whole body trembling: "I looked at the cards and raised to [-], and Zheng Qianshan called [-]. I continued to add [-], but he hesitated, so he looked at the cards and called [-]. "

"Anyone who has played "Zha Jin Hua" knows that as long as they have seen the cards, and those with big cards will call. What I have in my hand is three kings! What kind of concept is that... win a pair, win A straight, wins a flush, wins a straight flush, and even wins all the bombs from two to the egg. I’m afraid you can’t get a hand of this kind of card if you play it [-] times. In the words of the old man: This is the real opportunity to make a fortune.”

"I bet 5000 yuan at once. I have confidence. After all, there are thousands of money on the table. No matter what the three kings say, they will win without losing. Even if Zheng Qianshan is scared away and refuses to follow, just It's the money on the table, and it's worth the hand."

Li Jianbin asked with interest: "Did he follow?"

"Not only did he follow, but he also added five thousand."

"I think he's got a big hand, at least a flush with an ace."

"Maybe it's a straight flush."

"It could be a bomb, too."

Zhang Ligen had a reminiscing look on his face, with some resentment and regret: "At that time, Wang Qingguo, Yang Dafu and Tao Xingzheng were playing cards together. Yang Dafu was sitting next to me. He made big moves when he was looking at the cards and throwing them. I saw him There were hearts in the card. Wang Qingguo sat across from me. The table where the cards were played was very old. When it came out, everyone saw that it was a plum blossom."

Hu Pingtao knew it in his heart: "So you judge that it is impossible for Zheng Qianshan to have three sharps in his hand?"

Zhang Ligen sighed: "That's right! The plum blossom tip is public, and I also remember the location of Yang Dafu's one. In order to show fairness, everyone rolled up their sleeves. If Zheng Qianshan has three tips after the card is drawn My son's bomb, I don't even recognize it."

Hu Pingtao said: "And then?"

"I had the bottom line in my heart, and I took [-] yuan in one breath. That's all the money and savings on me."

"According to our rules, there are only two people left in the end. If one of them proposes that both parties place the same bet and open the cards together, and the other party agrees, there is no need to continue betting."

"Zheng Qianshan agreed, and he also put 2 yuan on the poker table."

"I was so happy. I flipped the cards over and reached for the money."

"The person next to me stopped me...yes, it was Yang Dafu. He pointed to the other side and told me to watch carefully."

"Damn it, two three five... it turned out to be two three five!"

"I was in a daze at the time, I couldn't think of anything, and I was dizzy."

"I will remember what Zheng Qianshan from Dog 1 Day 1 said at that time. He said that he wanted to throw away the cards when he saw the cards, but he saw that there were only two people left. He wanted to bluff me, so he followed me twice. .If the card in my hand is a straight or a flush, it is impossible to raise [-] at a time. Thinking about it carefully, I think I should have got the bomb, so I dared to follow."

"He also said: Gambling is all about heartbeat and excitement. [-] specializes in chopping bombs. If I don't have a bomb in my hand, then he will admit defeat."

Li Jianbin shook his head disdainfully: "It's just nonsense! This is obviously a trick, deliberately tricking you into being fooled."

Zhang Ligen's face was dull: "I felt something was wrong at the time, but there were so many of them, and almost all of them were on Zheng Qianshan's side, saying that they were willing to gamble and admit defeat, and no one forced me to play cards, and no one forced me raise."

Hu Pingtao couldn't see the slightest emotional change on his face: "What happened next?"

"That's more than 2 yuan, more than 2 yuan in [-]! Let alone one house in the village, even three big tile-roofed houses are enough. I originally planned to build a house to call my wife , all at once."

Zhang Ligen sat on the chair and cried with his head in his arms. He cried loudly and burst into tears. It didn't seem like a deliberate affectation, but an outburst of genuine emotion.

Li Jianbin frowned, and was about to open his mouth to speak, but was stopped by Hu Pingtao who was sitting next to him, and shook his head slightly.

Hu Pingtao handed over a cigarette and made a gesture of "waiting patiently" to Li Jianbin.

The interrogation room fell into a silence that lasted for several minutes, only Zhang Ligen was sobbing softly.

When his crying subsided, Hu Pingtao stood up from the chair, walked up to Zhang Ligen, took out a tissue and handed it over, and asked lightly, "So you always want revenge?"

Zhang Ligen took the tissue, wiped the corners of his eyes, sniffed his nose hard, and took a deep breath: "I realized later that they were deliberately punishing me. I thought about calling the police, but it happened just in time for the nationwide crackdown. It's different from now, if you report it, maybe even I will be arrested together. After thinking about it, I still endure it."

"I didn't go out to work after that, and I just stayed in the village farming."

Hu Pingtao returned to his chair and sat down, and asked seriously: "Are you looking for an opportunity?"

Zhang Ligen didn't admit it, nor denied it: "This class has been for decades, until now."

Hu Pingtao continued to ask: "So this morning you came to the commercial street, reported to our patrolling comrades, and then ran into the mahjong hall by yourself, shouting "the police are here"?"

Zhang Ligen lowered his head: "I think it's very interesting to do this. I have no other ideas, just want to scare them."

Hu Pingtao narrowed his eyes, bit his back molars hard, suppressed the flame of anger that had just risen in his heart, and said coldly: "Zhang Ligen, you'd better explain the problem honestly, and don't play around with me."

Zhang Ligen raised his head with an innocent face: "Zheng Qianshan cheated me of more than 2 yuan back then, and my life was ruined by him. I really didn't lie! If you don't believe me, you can go to the village and ask, everyone knows about it ,I did not lie to you!"

Hu Pingtao's gaze was like a sword, and he locked it firmly: "He cheated you of so much money, so you deliberately bluffed. What is this? Children play house?"

Zhang Ligen said before he bit him to death: "I really didn't think too much about it, just to scare him. Who knew that he wouldn't work like that, and he would die if he was scared."

After a pause, Zhang Ligen continued: "It's just a coincidence. I was walking in the commercial street this morning. I happened to see your people patrolling, so I went up and said a few words. They are indeed playing for money in the mahjong parlor. Gambling!"

Seeing his sincerity, Hu Pingtao thought for a moment, turned around, and made a "stop" gesture to Li Jianbin where Zhang Ligen couldn't see.

……

Walking out of the interrogation room, Li Jianbin asked puzzledly, "Xiaohu, why are you not interrogating?"

Hu Pingtao frowned: "This guy is very cunning. He should have made sufficient preparations in advance. And I think this case is far from being as simple as we thought."

Li Jianbin wondered, "Did you find anything?"

Hu Pingtao replied: "According to what Zhang Ligen said, Zheng Qianshan is an old gambler. His psychological quality should be very good. But is this kind of person scared to death by a single sentence?"

(End of this chapter)