vstars Chapter 372 The Strange Uncle Forensic Doctor
Chapter 372 The Strange Uncle Forensic Doctor
Qi Tongwei took a drag of his cigarette, feeling a sudden urge to punch someone. "Still being stubborn? This Wan Hongda case has alarmed the provincial party secretary and the governor. You don't actually think Chenjiazhai will come to your rescue, do you?"
"Now that Chen Zhihu is dead, nobody cares whether you're alive or dead. To put it bluntly, even if they find out, they can just pin it on a dead man."
"Wan Hongda's wife, Zhao Jing, was beaten and paralyzed at the criminal investigation team. You don't think this matter will be settled so easily, do you? I can tell you very clearly that someone will definitely be held criminally responsible."
"And for cannon fodder like you, the most important thing to do now is to confess as soon as possible and try to get a reduced sentence through meritorious service."
This is quite blunt. The suspect is just hesitant. If he confesses, will Chenjiazhai retaliate? He doesn't dare to gamble.
"Chief Qi, sometimes people are truly not in control of their own lives. You really don't need to get my confession."
Qi Tongwei agrees with the notion that one has no choice in the matter, but one should still have a bottom line as a human being.
"Zhao Jing withstood the criminal investigation team's methods, but she's now paralyzed. Want to try?"
The suspect turned pale instantly. He knew some methods that could torture a person to the point of wishing for death without causing any external injuries, such as the simplest waterboarding.
The reason why Zhao Jing and Wan Hongyu died and were paralyzed was that Chen Zhihu was too eager to get a confession and acted too harshly without knowing how to control the situation.
"Captain Qi, Wan Hongda is no relative to you. Why would you risk your future for him? It's simply not worth it."
Damn, he's a smart guy, but unfortunately he didn't go down the right path. And being a policeman would have made him even more dangerous.
"Since you know everything, why bother? Chen Zhihu and Chen Daman bear the main responsibility. If you just speak up, you can avoid some physical suffering."
The suspect was struggling internally; he was afraid of the police's methods, but he had no choice but to bite the bullet and try.
"Chief Qi, we're all police officers. Why are you going to such extremes? What will the other officers think? How will they feel about it?"
Qi Tongwei couldn't help but chuckle. "I have power now. Even if they know you're innocent, they wouldn't dare disobey my orders. Besides, you're not innocent now, so I have even less of a mental burden to take action. What do you think?"
This is the stark reality: if Chen Zhihu forces him to interrogate a colleague, even if he knows the colleague is innocent, he can only obey orders, because nobody wants to lose their job.
Moreover, disobeying orders would not only result in losing one's job, but could also leave the entire family unable to survive in the city, forcing them to move to another city, which would be far too costly.
"Captain Qi, you yourself said I'm just cannon fodder, why are you still being so aggressive? Are you really trying to drive me to my death?"
With a loud slap, Qi Tongwei delivered a resounding blow to his face. "I dared to kill Chen Zhihu, what the hell do you think you are? Don't you even know what 'one general's success is built on the bones of ten thousand' means?"
The suspect was left dizzy and disoriented by the enraged Qi Tongwei. He clenched his fists tightly, furious and wanting to fight back, but reason told him that he couldn't afford to mess with this bastard. This bastard even dared to kill Chen Zhihu, and he was nothing but a nobody.
"Captain Qi, in the power struggles among the bigwigs, you and I are the same—just another bunch of pitiful skeletons."
Qi Tongwei slapped him hard across the face again, yelling, "Who the hell is like you? I have fairness and justice in my heart, unlike you who are clearly a cop but live like a bandit!"
"You son of a bitch, do you even remember the cop's induction speech?"
The suspect was brutally beaten, and Qi Tongwei, standing on the side of righteousness, killed him and then tried to destroy his spirit. He was once a passionate police officer, but everything changed when Chen Zhihu came along. It was the same principle: those who obey me prosper, and those who oppose me perish. From then on, he embarked on a path that violated fairness and justice.
Silence was the only way the suspect could resist Qi Tongwei's power; he was like a fish in a net, the more he struggled, the faster he would die.
Lan Ying was genuinely worried that Qi Tongwei would use violence against the suspects, which went against her sense of justice. Even if Qi Tongwei slapped the suspects, she could only try to convince herself that these people were indeed hateful and that she should just consider it an act of venting anger for the victims.
If forced to resort to force, Qi Tongwei actually didn't know how. "Damn it, think it over carefully. The sooner you confess, the sooner you'll be free, otherwise you'll suffer more and more every day. I mean what I say."
Angrily leaving the interrogation room, Qi Tongwei interrogated three more people. Unsurprisingly, no one confessed, and Chen Daman remained unsuspecting.
Wu Dali brought back the forensic doctor Wang Yang, and Qi Tongwei continued the interrogation. He was now channeling his grief into strength, and the interrogation allowed him to vent his anger.
Wang Yang is about to turn forty. He has a square face, dry and yellow hair, but he is not overweight. He has worked as a forensic doctor for more than ten years, and he has dealt with the dead more than the living.
Qi Tongwei stared at him and asked, "Name?"
"Vast Ocean"
Do you know why I'm looking for you?
"do not know"
Wang Yang genuinely didn't know, because he was a social person who only cared about work and home. His wife couldn't stand his quiet, unassuming nature and divorced him three years ago. Even if he were to die alone at home now, the discovery of his body would probably depend on whether there were any new bodies that needed immediate autopsy.
Qi Tongwei had learned something about his personality from Lan Ying. "Wang Yang, I've seen some of the autopsy reports you handled, and they were all very detailed. Why was Wan Hongyu's autopsy report so brief? Can you explain that?"
Wang Yang glanced at Qi Tongwei, then lowered his head again. "I have nothing to explain."
Qi Tongwei suppressed his temper, reminding himself that this forensic doctor was an eccentric and that he needed to proceed step by step.
Did Wan Hongyu really die of a heart attack?
Wang Yang answered decisively, "Yes."
Qi Tongwei couldn't detect any guilt in his tone, and his face was extremely serious, as if he had a deep-seated grudge.
"Then why wasn't there even a single photo of the deceased's injuries in the autopsy report?"
"I forgot to take a picture."
Wang Yang's nonchalant attitude ignited Qi Tongwei's anger. He slammed his fist on the table, stood up abruptly, and threw the autopsy report in his hand at Wang Yang's face.
"Say that again, you fucking idiot!"
Wang Yang raised his head, his expression unchanged. Years of dealing with the dead had numbed his heart.
"I forgot to take a picture."
Damn it, this is practically a direct attack on Qi Tongwei's face. Seeing that he was about to explode, Lan Ying quickly grabbed him. Forensic Doctor Wang is an eccentric, and most people in the police station know that. There might be another reason for writing it this way.
"Qi Zhi, calm down, calm down."
Out of respect for Lan Ying, Qi Tongwei had no choice but to hold back for the time being. He sat down angrily, lit a cigarette, and thought, "Damn it, even if you're a weirdo, I'll pry your mouth open."