Interrogation and the End of the Ten-Year Case

At this moment, Lian Chi was sitting in the interrogation room. The person opposite him was none other than Liu Sheng Li.

He said agitatedly, "...You're slandering me, you're taking revenge."

"I need a lawyer, I need a lawyer..."

But everyone could see he was trying to act tough. Otherwise, he would have been cursing Lian Chi by now instead of frantically looking for a lawyer to clear his name.

So, Lian Chi only used two sentences to make him tremble: "You mean lawyer Qin Ji from Zhang City who defended you ten years ago? Don't worry, he's on his way here under escort; you should meet him in about two hours."

"And Hu Wen Han, the owner of Wan Chang Real Estate Company in Zhang City, his former secretary Jiang Kai Cheng, they can coincidentally play a game of mahjong with you."

Hearing Liu Sheng Li fall silent, Lian Chi continued: "Let me guess how Jiang Li was killed by you all."

"Ten years ago, you were addicted to gambling, owing 10,830 yuan in usurious interest..."

If Liu Sheng Li had any hope left before, after hearing Lian Chi detail the exact amount of usurious interest he owed, he completely panicked: "I don't know what you're talking about, I don't know what you're talking about."

Lian Chi ignored him and continued: "Because you couldn't repay your debt, Li San Mian Luo, the loan shark, almost beat you to death. Just then, you met Hu Wen Han, the owner of Wan Chang Real Estate in Zhang City, at a relative's funeral. You knew Hu Wen Han was very rich and wanted to get some money from him."

"Coincidentally, Hu Wen Han was free and wanted to find some entertainment. Hearing you mention an illegal casino, he followed you."

"That day, both you and Hu Wen Han lost a lot of money. On the way back, you met Jiang Li."

At this point, Lian Chi looked deeply at Liu Sheng Li: "You were angry, so you instigated Hu Wen Han to rape Jiang Li..."

Hearing this, Liu Sheng Li angrily retorted: "You're talking nonsense, it was clearly Hu Wen Han who was drunk and, seeing her beauty, harbored ill intentions..."

Before he finished speaking, he realized he had said something foolish, and his face turned pale.

Lian Chi calmly said: "Because Jiang Li was beautiful, Hu Wen Han developed ill intentions towards her."

"But he was drunk and couldn't control Jiang Li alone. Coincidentally, you had a grudge against Jiang Li and only wished for her misfortune, so you helped Hu Wen Han restrain Jiang Li."

Seeing the large beads of sweat on Liu Sheng Li's forehead, Lian Chi knew he had guessed correctly.

So Lian Chi continued, his tone growing sharper: "Hu Wen Han carried condoms; he raped Jiang Li, and you stood guard nearby."

The evidence was Jiang Wei Min, a villager in Jiang Jia Village who had seen Liu Sheng Li standing on the field bank near the crime scene. Now it seems he hadn't lied back then.

"Unexpectedly, Jiang Li struggled and managed to break free. Hu Wen Han was afraid she would scream, so he picked up a stone nearby and struck Jiang Li's head."

"Unexpectedly, Jiang Li was killed by Hu Wen Han. You two panicked, quickly cleaned up the scene, and fled."

"What you didn't expect was that you left a cigarette butt at the scene, and Hu Wen Han left many footprints."

"Hu Wen Han didn't want to go to prison. First, he told his secretary Jiang Kai Cheng to forge those footprints, then he asked his cousin, lawyer Qin Ji, to find you."

"Because you didn't want to be beaten to death by the loan shark Li San Mian Luo, plus the benefits Hu Wen Han promised, you agreed to take the blame for him."

"Am I right?"

Liu Sheng Li completely collapsed.

Lian Chi said with satisfaction, "We now have a lot of evidence in hand. I advise you to confess early to avoid severe punishment for your uncooperative attitude."

After that, he said nothing more.

Clearly, Liu Sheng Li was only vicious, not foolish. Otherwise, the original owner wouldn't have been falsely accused of extorting a confession by him, and even bore a bad reputation for eternity because of this.

After a moment of silence, Liu Sheng Li said with difficulty, "I confess..."

Lian Chi looked at a police officer beside him. The officer glanced at the camera and said, "It's all recorded."

Excellent. This time, Liu Sheng Li couldn't change his testimony, nor could he falsely accuse him of extorting a confession.

After Liu Sheng Li confessed, the next day, Lian Chi made Hu Wen Han's secretary Jiang Kai Cheng and cousin Qin Ji confess the truth.

Two days later, Hu Wen Han had no choice but to confess.

The rape and murder case that occurred ten years ago finally closed.

Bureau Chief Cheng Qiang of the Liu City Police Bureau immediately called: "Well done, Lian Chi, I knew you wouldn't disappoint us."

Lian Chi said, "I was able to quickly clarify this case thanks to your help in resisting pressure from all sides. I don't know how to thank you enough."

The Bureau Chief of the Liu City Police Bureau said, "This is what I should do. After all, you are my student; I believe you are not that kind of person."

The two spoke a few more sentences, then Cheng Qiang said, "Because this case caused a negative reaction in Gang City, the province is preparing to send TV station reporters to interview you. This interview will definitely be published in newspapers in Gang City, so please be prepared."

Lian Chi: "...Yes."

Actually, it wasn't very good. Because he was still young and thin-skinned.

Very quickly, this news spread throughout the streets of Wan Min County.

"What? Liu Sheng Li was arrested again?"

"He's only been out of prison for a few days?"

"Could it be that he really was the perpetrator in that rape and murder case back then?"

"It seems not."

"Huh????"

"The Police Bureau said he's suspected of harboring a criminal in that rape and murder case."

"Do you know what's most important? Liu Sheng Li gave all the benefits the perpetrator offered to his mistress and illegitimate children outside, so they could live comfortably."

"But what about his family? To clear his name, his father died in a car accident on the way to appeal, his mother died of anger, and his wife almost died because she had no money for medical treatment..."

"Is that true or false? Before, when Liu Sheng Li returned, our boss even bought a car full of firecrackers to welcome him. Later, hearing he wanted to build a new house, he even planned to donate 3,000 yuan."

"My cousin is the captain of the Public Security team at the Police Bureau; he said, how could it be false?"

"Then Liu Sheng Li is truly a beast."

"I believed his lies and cursed Captain Lian's eighteen generations of ancestors..."

"Who didn't?"

"Captain Lian particularly likes to eat at our restaurant... My whole family doesn't know how to face him now."

But they would apologize.

That noon, Lian Chi received over three hundred food orders. Milk tea, fried chicken, barbecue... Even several cases of beer.

Lian Chi's first thought was to return everything, but the delivery people had run off after dropping them.

Since many dishes couldn't be kept for long, Lian Chi had no choice but to share them with Captain Song and the others.

As a result, that afternoon, he received over five hundred more food orders. Clearly, after the morning's incident spread, many people felt this was a good idea, so they imitated it.

Lian Chi began to feel overwhelmed, not only by the food but also by this enthusiasm.

So, he thought it was time for him to leave.

Then, he opened the stock market software on his computer.

When he first transmigrated to this world, he used over 10,000 of the original owner's savings to buy shares in a pharmaceutical company called Guang Ji Pharmaceutical.

Because in 2007, the Chinese stock market experienced its largest growth period in history, thousands of stocks soared together. The most typical example was Guang Ji Pharmaceutical, with a 1412.98% increase in one year.

So, in just over a month, Guang Ji's stock had risen by 123%.

Lian Chi couldn't help but smile.

Then, he sold all these shares and took the 160,000 yuan he earned to the bank.

That year, the price of gold was 142 yuan per gram.

Lian Chi bought two 500-gram gold bars.

Then, he returned to the hotel.

After putting the gold in his bag, he wrapped the remaining 10,800 yuan in newspaper and placed it on the bedside table.

This was what he prepared for the boy. Although not much, it could at least help the boy's life improve later.

With that, he could leave with peace of mind.

Then, Lian Chi walked to the bathroom door, reached out his left hand, and opened the door.

Creak!