Simulating_Crimes_C20

Chapter 20: Your Lowly Crime is Full of Flaws in My Eyes!!!
Collecting Criminal Evidence.

The collection of criminal evidence is not merely about comparing leather defects.

It is because comparing the leather defects on the seat is the quickest way to confirm He Yong’s criminal activity.

After committing the crime, He Yong was in a state of constant fear, terrified that the case would be exposed. Therefore, he did not intentionally clean or handle the car in any special way.

Su Ming had already quickly found many clues related to the case within this second-hand car.

The first clue was the seatbelt on the front passenger side.

On this somewhat worn-out black seatbelt, Su Ming clearly saw a faint dried bloodstain, in the shape of a five-centimeter-long, half-finger-wide strip.

It could be roughly deduced that…

This bloodstain was from the victim’s intense struggle during the strangulation, which caused the fragile capillaries in the neck to rupture, leaving a small amount of blood on the seatbelt.

Since the blood from capillaries is limited, the stain was naturally not very obvious.

At the same time, several strands of long female hair were found on the front passenger seat. Through quick DNA testing by the technical department, it was confirmed that both the bloodstain on the seatbelt and the hair on the seat came from the victim.

Finally, Su Ming retrieved the footage from the car’s dashcam.

The dashcam, which automatically records and saves footage, is an excellent video evidence tool in certain situations.

Unfortunately, the dashcam did not have footage from the night before last, or rather, it had been turned off by He Yong in advance.

Although there was no video footage, the fact that He Yong had specifically turned off the dashcam, combined with the missing section of the video, corresponded to the time period when Han Mengyao was killed.

This was enough to prove…

He Yong did not kill Han Mengyao on a whim; the act was premeditated and prepared in advance.

If one piece of evidence could still be a coincidence, then the numerous pieces of evidence that appeared simultaneously could no longer be dismissed as mere coincidence—they could already be considered irrefutable evidence!

…

At the Huaihai Criminal Investigation Team.

The three suspects involved in this murder and corpse abandonment case had all been captured.

The ones with lighter roles, Xu Yiguo and He Lianshan, had confessed and were temporarily detained, waiting for trial in court. One was sitting in the mediation room, waiting for family members to sign and release him.

However…

When He Lianshan’s wife came, it wasn’t just to bail him out. She also brought along a divorce agreement that she had rushed to have drawn up by a lawyer.

As for the confirmed murderer, He Yong…

After being detained, he was immediately taken to the interrogation room for questioning.

Once the evidence and clues were organized, Su Ming and Xu Changsheng, who were most familiar with the case, were the first to enter the interrogation room.

At this moment, He Yong, handcuffed to the interrogation chair, had messy, greasy hair and a blank, lifeless gaze.

His legs were constantly swinging, and his handcuffed hands twisted and struggled slightly, clearly showing his inner unease.

Su Ming and Xu Changsheng sat at the interrogation table across from him and turned on the nearby camera for recording.

Although the interrogation room was already equipped with surveillance cameras, most criminal police teams still preferred to use handheld cameras for close-up recording to avoid any unforeseen accidents.

At this stage of the case, whether or not He Yong confessed to the murder didn’t really matter much.

This was because there was enough physical evidence to confirm He Yong’s involvement in the crime.

Even if he kept denying in court, he wouldn’t escape legal punishment. But the necessary steps still needed to be followed.

Xu Changsheng lightly tapped the table to snap He Yong out of his daze and coldly said,

“He Yong.”

“I don’t want to waste any more time on you. The evidence we need is already in the hands of the police. Stop thinking about trying to trick your way out.”

“Confess for leniency, resist for severity.”

“If we talk this through, there might be a chance for a lighter sentence. Now, tell me seriously.”

“What time did you meet Han Mengyao, day before yesterday?”

He Yong, pale and weak, slowly raised his head to look at Xu Changsheng, revealing a half-crying, half-worried expression and shouted,

“Officer, I really didn’t!”

“I didn’t meet Han Mengyao the day before yesterday. We broke up three months ago, and she even blocked me on WeChat!”

“I only just found out that Han Mengyao was killed!”

Clearly, although He Yong was extremely nervous and scared inside, he had no intention of confessing. He hoped to trick his way out, believing that the police did not have much evidence.

Xu Changsheng furrowed his brow, slammed his hand on the table, and impatiently scolded,

“He Yong.”

“You’ve got a criminal record. Do you think you don’t understand how the police handle cases? You’re still trying to lie and avoid cooperating, huh?”

“I’ll give you one last chance.”

“Tell me exactly how you lured Han Mengyao and killed her. I’ll try to get you the best possible deal!”

This opportunity was not accepted by He Yong. Instead, he gritted his teeth and continued to argue,

“Officer, I really don’t know!”

“Han Mengyao was indeed my ex-girlfriend, but we broke up three months ago and haven’t been in contact. I really don’t know what happened!”

“Why can’t I speak the truth? Do you want me to lie and admit to murder so you can close the case?”

Xu Changsheng completely lost his patience.

His fingers lightly tapped the table as he looked at He Yong, who was stubbornly refusing to admit it, and said sternly,

“Now, you’ve lost the chance to confess and cooperate. There’s no way for you to reduce your sentence in this case anymore.”

“Xiao Ming, show him the evidence we’ve collected.”

Su Ming, sitting beside, didn’t immediately take out the evidence. Instead, he glanced at He Yong and shook his head,

“If I were you…”

“After making so many mistakes in this case, I would never stubbornly refuse to admit it. It’s really stupid.”

“Do you know what your biggest problems are in this case?”

At this point, Su Ming paused for two seconds, then looked at the dazed He Yong and mockingly said,

“First.”

“Since you had already decided to kill, why did you send a warning message to the victim? Were you afraid the victim wouldn’t know, or afraid the police wouldn’t be able to find it?”

“Second.”

“To prevent the dashcam footage from exposing you, you turned it off, but you only managed to turn it off for a few hours, right during the time you committed the crime. Why didn’t you just take the dashcam apart or short-circuit it?”

“Third.”

“You chose to strangle your victim. Why didn’t you buy a few wires or fine thread? Why use the car’s seatbelt? In the end, the victim’s blood was left on it, and you didn’t even clean it up? Didn’t you notice the seat was damaged?”

“Fourth.”

“Forget it, I won’t say more. With such a low-level method of crime, you’re still refusing to admit it? Let’s get to the evidence, don’t waste time.”

After finishing, Su Ming picked up the several sealed bags he brought and lightly tapped them, indicating He Yong to look.

“This is the seatbelt from your car’s front passenger seat. It has dried blood from the victim, Han Mengyao. This is leather from her body’s fingernails. It matches the defect on your car’s seat. This is…”

As Su Ming took out each sealed bag,

He Yong’s eyes were filled with terror. His face turned even paler, his cheeks bulging as he bit down hard on his teeth.

Especially when…

He thought about the details Su Ming had mentioned earlier—how he had overlooked the criminal details. The tension in his mind snapped, and his emotions collapsed.

A wave of terror surged.

The slow words from Su Ming were interrupted by loud banging sounds.

“Bang!”

“Bang!!”

“Bang!!!”

At this moment,

He Yong slammed his head hard against the interrogation chair, his worthless tears falling one by one, his voice hoarse as he cried out,

“It’s all her fault, it’s all her fault!”

“Who told her to betray me? Who told her to sleep with someone else? Who told her to leave me?!”