Daily life of slaying demons in the government

Chapter 36 Death does not necessarily mean being murdered
Although it was late at night, the police acted without any delay. In just half an hour, they called all four people who had been watched for a long time to the torture room for questioning.

At the door, the four of them met each other. All four pairs of eyes were filled with surprise, as if none of them had expected to see each other at this time and place.

This was a little surprising to Yang Qian and the others who were observing deliberately. They originally thought that the four people would be frightened when they saw each other, but they would be prepared, and they might even have a reaction of "as expected, you are here too".

The result is just the opposite.

Except for the two Zhou brothers, everyone else was surprised by each other and there was no "as expected".

This was like the beginning of a "variable" in the case, and the results of the interrogation after entering the torture room were also far beyond the expectations of Yang Qian and others.

The only thing that was anticipated was the reaction of the four people in the torture room. Without exception, they were all so frightened that their faces turned pale and their bodies trembled continuously.

Especially when he saw one or two policemen with bare arms and muscular bodies fiddling with charcoal fire and hideous torture instruments, he was frightened to the point of breaking out in cold sweats.

The notorious reputation of the outer torture chamber had a great psychological deterrent effect at this time.

This is consistent with Yang Qian and others' judgment of the four suspects. They are not people with strong psychological qualities who have truly experienced big scenes, but are just ordinary people.

The interrogations in the four torture rooms started at the same time. Yang Qian would go around each room and listen in. The main interrogations were conducted by the people below.

"Officer, although Yao Fang is my good friend, his death has nothing to do with me! I have already told the officer in charge of the case that I was not in Sanda City that day. I went back to my hometown."

"Sir, I really can't remember! On the day Yao Fang died, I was so busy in the brothel that I slept until the afternoon the next day. As soon as I went out, I found out that something happened in Yao Fang's family."

"My two brothers and I are close to Yao Fang only because we share the same interests. We don't have much contact except when we play with objects together. But Yao Fang seems to be an honest person, and his family is ordinary. I really can't imagine how he could be harmed by someone."

At the beginning, the four people still used their respective statements when they first investigated the case, with no changes.

Anyway, in one sentence: It has nothing to do with me.

But then, when the interrogating detective changed the topic from the general direction of exterminating Yao Fang's family to Yao Fang's preferences, the tension of these people could be clearly felt. Even the attention that had been intimidated by the torture chamber before was suddenly focused on the detective's questioning.

What makes them so nervous about Yao Fang's hobbies? Why?

"The utility room in Yao Fang's house? I, I've never been there."

"Hmm? Has Yao Fang bought anything recently? I don't know."

"Rare items? Yao Fang is not a rich man, how could he have any rare items? I don't know."

Once again, the four people's reactions were exactly the same.

If they hadn't gotten useful information from Wu Qing before, the four people's sophistry would have really confused the investigation process. But now it only makes the four people more suspicious.

"Don't know? Do you know Wu Qing?"

When the name "Wu Qing" was thrown out, the faces of the four people changed drastically. The previous sophistry suddenly became so ridiculous that they opened their mouths wide and were speechless for a long time.

"The thing we fear the most in the torture room is dishonest people. The fact that you are called here now means that you are not clean. If you are still not honest, you will be tortured. Think it over carefully and don't make yourself unhappy!" Soon, the words of these four people changed drastically.

"It's the Five Beasts Sculpture! That thing is weird. Yao Fang became a different person after getting it! My two brothers wanted to help Yao Fang return to normal, so we searched through the books and tried to get some information about the origin of the Five Beasts Sculpture from the seller Wu Qing."

"It's very evil! But it's also a rare item. Yao Fang is obsessed with it and won't show it to anyone. I don't mind. At worst, I can ask Wu Qing to buy it again. That person might be a tomb robber. He obviously knows about funeral objects. My ancestors were woodcarvers and I've heard of this. Even if it's rare, it's not out of print."

"Yao Fang told me that he had tried the Five Beasts Sculpture and it was different from what was said in the legend. He said that what was said in the legend was all lies. But he couldn't lie. When he lied, he would always blink his eyes. He kept blinking when he said this to me."

The three of them seemed to open up now, and began to pour out all the details about Yao Fang's "change" with strange expressions, as if they had been holding it in their hearts for a long time and finally said it out loud this time.

When daybreak came, the four were temporarily detained in a cubicle in the squad room and were watched by someone in charge.

The confession was quickly compiled and placed in front of Yang Qian.

Those who are handling the case have no time to sleep. They are very excited and confused at the same time.

"Master Yang, it seems that the case is not the same as we thought before! This Yao Fang doesn't seem to be that simple either!"

"The most important thing is that according to what these four people said, the Five Beasts Eagle seems to be quite evil. Is there really a method in the world to steal the five blessings of others as described in "Ten Yuan Yi Zhi"?"

"This is too mysterious. I think there must be something these four people haven't told the truth about. Why don't we just punish them? I don't believe they can get away with it after going to this extent."

"What's even more ridiculous is that these four people are saying implicitly that Yao Fang stole their Five Blessings when he treated them to dinner and drinks. They even say that they are becoming increasingly listless and their luck is getting worse. Their statements are getting more and more outrageous.

So, Cao San and the others are also victims? What a joke! "

Yang Qian, who had been silent the whole time, knocked on the table and asked with a frown, "Why is it a joke that Yao Fang became the perpetrator?"

"Ah? But Master Yang, Yao Fang is dead! His entire family was wiped out, how can he be the perpetrator?"

Yang Qian shook his head and said, "Let's put it one thing at a time. It's not clear who caused Yao Fang's death. This doesn't prevent Yao Fang from becoming the perpetrator in front of Cao San and the other four. There may be something else we didn't expect.

Think about it, if, if the five funeral beasts were real, as described in "Ten Yuan Yi Zhi", what would you do if you were Yao Fang? Would you use this method to try out the effect on Cao San and other people who were close to him?"

"Ah? This"

Yang Qian's statement was too subversive. Was he directly accusing the deceased of being the murderer? For a moment, Wang Shigui and others didn't know how to respond.

After a pause, Yang Qian continued, "We will continue the interrogation after daybreak. This time we can use some appropriate tactics on those four people. But don't use heavy hands, just scare them.

When we investigate a case, we can't just punish someone who might be innocent, right? We still have to stick to this bottom line. This is also the rule of our Class C from now on.

Investigating a case still depends on investigation, not torture.”

(End of this chapter)