Chapter 3 Interrogation

A loud bang.

Xu Nian had just closed his eyes when a burst of hurried footsteps sounded in his ears.

Then,

shocked, terrified, and angry shouts rang out.

"Put your hands up!"

"Don't move, or we'll shoot!"

"Asshole, what have you done?"

Xu Nian opened his eyes blankly. The glaring light made him temporarily blind for a moment. Almost subconsciously, he squinted his eyes.

But in an instant, he felt a group of people around him rushing up and pressing him to the ground. It was not until his vision gradually became clear that he realized what had happened.

"What are you doing? Asshole, why are you arresting me?"

After seeing that he was handcuffed by the police, he struggled frantically and glared at the police around him and shouted.

The police around him looked at him vigilantly, each holding a gun in his hand. One of the young police pointed at Xu Nian's nose and roared: "You beast, look at what you have done?!"

Xu Nian was stunned, and then he subconsciously looked around.

It was still the familiar living room, dining room, etc. This was

In front of his eyes, at the door of the kitchen.

A red-dressed girl's body, whose upper body was completely unrecognizable, lay quietly on the ground.

Beside the body of the red-dressed girl was a kitchen knife covered in blood. The blood was not red, but almost ink-like black.

"This is impossible. I just..."

Xu Nian's eyes were dull, and he subconsciously looked at his body, which was covered with the same black blood as the corpse.

Even as his consciousness gradually became clear, the rotten smell in the room almost rushed into his lungs from his nose.

He subconsciously licked his lips, which were a little chapped due to nervousness, but felt a wet sticky substance. He seemed to think of something, and he immediately bent over with a pale face and retched.

"Ugh"

The police around him looked at him with disgust, but after confirming that Xu Nian was the only one in the room, they took Xu Nian away, leaving only a part of the police to seal off the scene.

In the dim interrogation room.

Xu Nian sat on the handcuff chair with a heavy expression.

There were two policemen sitting in front of him, one was Zhao Qiang, whom he was familiar with, and the other was a female police officer who was responsible for recording the interrogation content.

The female police officer looked about 30 years old, wearing light makeup and a little red mole between her eyebrows. Although she was just wearing an ordinary police uniform, her charm was not diminished but increased because of her curvy figure.

"With such a beautiful face, how can she be a policewoman?"

Xu Nian just glanced at her and lowered his head with a heavy heart.

He was not in the mood to appreciate the scenery now.

He never expected the current situation. He just went to investigate the scene, but now he was caught as a suspect.

He knew very well that he was not the murderer, but the problem was that there was a body at the scene, plus the fact that he was the only one present and covered in blood, and the fingerprints on the knife, he felt that he might not be able to wash it off even if he jumped into the Yellow River.

Thinking of this, he looked up at Zhao Qiang.

No matter what, Brother Qiang would always believe him, right?

At this time, Zhao Qiang stared at Xu Nian with anger and said, "Xu Nian, I didn't expect you to be the murderer! Tell me, where did you hide Link?"

Xu Nian was confused, and it took him a long time to say in disbelief, "Brother Qiang."

"Call me Officer Zhao." Zhao Qiang said coldly, "Also, this is the Security Office, we are not familiar with each other."

Not familiar?

Xu Nian was stunned, and after a while he laughed at himself, "That's right, no policeman wants to be an acquaintance with a suspect, right!?"

Zhao Qiang's face turned cold, and he said angrily, "Xu Nian, I advise you to be honest, confess and be lenient, resist and be strict, otherwise with your devilish behavior, the final outcome will only be expelled from the city wall."

Xu Nian was silent and did not speak.

Zhao Qiang frowned and softened his tone: "Xu Nian, although you have committed a serious crime, don't worry, as long as you confess and confess your crimes honestly, there is a chance to reduce your sentence."

Xu Nian slowly raised his head and looked at Zhao Qiang calmly and said: "Why?"

"Why?" Zhao Qiang's face was a little unnatural.

"Forget it." Xu Nian seemed to have determined something from Zhao Qiang's expression, and said indifferently: "It's okay if you want me to confess, but I have a few questions I want to understand."

Zhao Qiang was stunned, glanced at the female police officer next to him, frowned and said: "Ask."

"Is that girl Wang Yuying?" Xu Nian's calm eyes made Zhao Qiang a little flustered.

Zhao Qiang frowned and said coldly: "Do you need to ask me this? You moved the body yourself, don't you know it?"

"I see, that's Wang Yuying." Xu Nian pondered for a while, raised his head and stammered: "There is one thing that I am very curious about. If you just want to close the case as soon as possible and find a scapegoat, why do you have to move Wang Yuying's body?"

"Also, was it really an illusion? I thought I was fighting a monster, but in fact I was torturing a corpse?"

"How did you do it?"

Xu Nian's voice was not loud, but it was like thunder in this quiet interrogation room.

Zhao Qiang's face turned green and red, but he still suppressed his anger and said coldly: "Xu Nian, do you think you can get away with slandering me like this? I tell you the truth, we have confirmed the surveillance. Since we blocked the scene, you are the only one who has entered the scene. And if you are not the murderer, how can you know the password of the room, and how can you not let go of even a corpse there? You should tell the truth? What kind of hatred do you have with Link that you don't even let go of the corpse of a girl who has a relationship with him?"

"Officer Zhao, you speak so fluently."

Xu Nian looked at Zhao Qiang, with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes, "Or, have you, Officer Zhao Qiang, memorized the script a long time ago and are waiting to say it at this moment?"

"You"

Zhao Qiang pointed at Xu Nian with an increasingly cold look in his eyes. After saying "stubborn", he turned and left the interrogation room.

After sorting out the interrogation records, the only female police officer looked at Xu Nian curiously and also pushed the door and left.

Xu Nian didn't care, but looked up at the dim chandelier above his head, muttering to himself: "Why do we need to move Wang Yuying's body? She's been dead for 18 years."

Xu Nian's voice stopped abruptly, and an incredible look appeared in his eyes.

"Yes, she's been dead for 18 years, how can there be a body?"

Rongcheng can't be calm tonight.

The "ghost eating people" incident that made a lot of noise has finally been officially refuted.

According to the temporary press conference held by the Rongcheng Security Department, the "7.15 missing case" was not caused by ghosts, but a vicious criminal hidden among ordinary people.

The specific identity information of the murderer has not been announced to the public because the murderer has not confessed yet and the police are in the stage of perfecting the chain of evidence, but the haze that shrouded the citizens of Rongcheng disappeared in an instant.

Especially the residents in the Aegean Sea community, their faces finally showed a long-lost smile.

The comments on the Internet also began to be one-sided. Some netizens who originally denounced the Security Department for its inaction also began to act like loyal sheepdogs, praising the Security Department for its greatness and justice.

As the person in charge of this case, Zhao Qiang was naturally the most glorious. Not only did he receive praise from the director and compliments from his colleagues, but it was also said that the mayor named Zhao Qiang and praised him at a special meeting of the committee. I believe that it will not be long before the word "deputy" in Zhao Qiang's name, the deputy head of the serious case team, will be removed.

As for Xu Nian, who had always refused to confess, he was not worried at all. After all, many colleagues had witnessed the scene that day. Just based on this, Xu Nian could not clear himself even if he jumped into the Yellow River, and he would firmly bear the name of a vicious criminal.

However, the case still had to be closed after all. If Xu Nian could confess voluntarily, he could be completely relieved.

So, he took the initiative to stay on duty, and then returned to the interrogation room alone.

"Brother Xu, what do you think? Do you want to confess and get leniency?"

Zhao Qiang turned off the camera and locked the door before entering the interrogation room, so he had no scruples. He lit a cigarette for himself, took a puff, and bent down to pat Xu Nian's face.

His eyes were full of the smug smile of a winner.

Xu Nian didn't care and said lightly: "Officer Zhao, what do you want me to confess? Confess the fact that you can't find the murderer but use me as a scapegoat?"

Zhao Qiang laughed and shook his head and said: "Brother Xu, this is your fault. As the saying goes, a man who knows the times is a hero. As long as you admit your crime, the police will give you discretionary treatment, and you still have a chance to avoid death."

"Haha, should I thank you, brother Qiang?" Xu Nian raised a faint sarcasm at the corner of his mouth.

"That's not necessary!" Zhao Qiang took a deep puff of his cigarette, then blew a smoke ring onto Xu Nian's face, grinning, "Don't worry, even if you can only stay in prison for the rest of your life, as a brother, how can I not take good care of you?"

Xu Nian was silent for a moment, and suddenly said, "Officer Zhao, have you ever thought about a question?"

"What?" Zhao Qiang frowned.

"The reason why you feel that you have a sure win now is that you think I can't explain it clearly, and in the end the higher-ups will force me to take the blame in order to calm public opinion. Am I right?"

Xu Nian looked at Zhao Qiang with a half-smile.

Zhao Qiang's heart skipped a beat, and he lost interest in smoking. He said in a deep voice, "What do you want to say?"

"I want to say," Xu Nian's mouth slightly raised a weird smile, "What if, just what if, that Link appears again?"