National Forensic Doctor
Chapter 1023 - 957: Visit

Chapter 1023: Chapter 957: Visit

"Slow down the car, don’t drive so fast. We are here to handle a case, not to become one." Liu Wenkai sat in the passenger seat, chattering away, while the police officer driving responded with a nonchalant "hmm" twice, but the speed of the car didn’t change at all.

He knew that his squad leader was just being verbose and actually didn’t care about the speed at all. If they were to switch seats now, Liu Wenkai would definitely drive faster.

As the squad leader of the Ningtai County Second Squadron, Liu Wenkai was sent by Huang Qiangmin to visit Yue Province this time.

years had passed, many of Sui Yingxue’s neighbors had changed their residences, jobs, houses, etc. Some families’ children had grown up and gone to study in other places, or even moved away entirely.

For the special investigation team, tracking these people was very costly, but it was precisely these cases that were more necessary to investigate, and only elite forces were dispatched.

Squeak...

The car stopped in front of a factory, Liu Wenkai got out, and after waiting for the local police to speak with the gatekeeper, he entered the factory area.

"As expected of the Pearl River Delta, your factories here are quite large." Liu Wenkai looked up at the surrounding buildings, all several stories high, and long factories stretching for hundreds of meters were everywhere, with one compound right next to another.

The local police officer smiled and said, "This isn’t even one of the larger factories, it only employs a few thousand people."

"Must be difficult to manage security. It’s all migrant population, mostly young people in their teens and twenties." Liu Wenkai casually pinpointed the local police officer’s sore spot.

In such a large factory area, not only is the management burden heavy, but the responsibilities of the local police are also significant. In some places, they might be called out for a quarrel, but here they need an actual fight to happen before they can take a look.

"Tell me about it, it’s really rough on our side. If there’s welfare, there’s overtime; if there’s supposed to be rest, there’s overtime. Honestly, we open our eyes every day to disputes." The local police officer complained sincerely, rarely having a proper vent like this during work, where these words can’t be said to suspects or victims.

Liu Wenkai knew all too well what police officers from the police stations thought, adeptly providing some psychological comfort: "Like someone said, it’s all urgent, difficult, and trivial matters. Your side is even more complicated than ours, something serious always pops up unexpectedly."

"Exactly!" The local police officer strongly agreed with a deep sigh.

The group arrived at the factory dormitory and gradually stopped chatting.

This factory ran two shifts. There were daytime workers heading to work, night shift workers resting, and some young people talking loudly, walking back and forth, playing music and TikTok out loud, somewhat resembling a college dormitory but more chaotic and complex.

"This should be the one." The dormitory manager, a woman in her forties and about the age of the workers’ mothers, had a commanding presence, but she showed no fear of the police.

The manager knocked forcefully on the door, then pushed it open, shouting, "Xiao Zhou, Da Zhou, someone is looking for you."

There were a total of 6 bunk beds in the dormitory, accommodating 12 people, but the room was relatively spacious and not fully occupied. Overall, the living conditions seemed quite decent, except that the cleanliness was rather poor.

"What’s the matter?" A man jumped down. He appeared to be in his twenties or thirties, with short hair, a short-sleeved shirt, and shorts—a typical look of an unkempt young man in the summer.

"Zhou Jiantao?" The local police officer compared the man with a photo in his hand and said, "We are police from the development zone station. Some officers from out of town have questions for you... "

After saying that, the local police officer stepped aside and let Liu Wenkai take the lead while continuing to survey the surroundings authoritatively.

"What is it?" Zhou Jiantao asked calmly, looking at the several policemen who entered.

Before Jiang Yuan arrived, Liu Wenkai’s squad had always dealt with major violent crimes. Glancing at Zhou Jiantao’s eyes, he instinctively got a feeling and immediately switched to an aggressive tone: "Not afraid of the police? Ever been targeted before?"

"No." Zhou Jiantao took a deep breath to calm himself again, saying, "We don’t do wrong, so we naturally aren’t afraid of the police."

"There aren’t many people with that realization." Liu Wenkai chuckled, then looked around again and asked, "You have a younger brother, right? Zhou Shetao, is he here?"

Their middle names were Jian and She, which didn’t follow traditional naming conventions and sounded a bit old-fashioned for their age. From Liu Wenkai’s point of view, the brothers’ family conditions must be quite poor, and this wasn’t just about economic conditions, but also cultural and family atmosphere.

Such family conditions were quite normal in the criminal market, even somewhat preferred.

Liu Wenkai looked Zhou Jiantao up and down. Their home was only a hundred meters away from Sui Yingxue’s home, and at the time of the incident, the brothers were 16 and 18 years old respectively...

Seeing Zhou Jiantao’s calm expression, Liu Wenkai suddenly had a feeling of anticipation, becoming serious in his mind.

For a criminal police officer, visiting and questioning are fundamental skills, and the suspect’s reaction is a crucial part of the process.

According to police experience, it isn’t necessarily the calm and composed suspects who are least suspicious; on the contrary, the appropriate reactions are usually less suspicious.

As for what kind of reaction is appropriate, it’s not theoretical but determined by the detectives’ experience. There isn’t much logic to explain here; it’s similar to antiques, relying on experiential approaches. Different types of interviewees might have different reactions.

Many believe that facing the police without submissiveness or arrogance can clear them of suspicion. If looking from an actor’s perspective, such simplicity wouldn’t suffice; at the very least, you should find several people with similar identities, see how they react, and then learn from them.

"Zhou Shetao?" Another police officer called out loudly.

"Oh." A young man’s head popped out from the top bunk’s blankets.

"Come down." The local police officer motioned sternly with his hand.

Zhou Shetao glanced at his elder brother, then climbed down from the bed slowly, standing behind his brother.

"One person per room." Liu Wenkai’s alarm bells rang, and he immediately reacted.

Zhou Shetao obviously seemed a bit nervous, looking instinctively at his elder brother.

Da Zhou still had a calm gaze, asking, "What do you want to ask?"

Liu Wenkai did not reply, instead, he first had the two brothers taken to separate rooms, hesitated for a moment, then chose the room Xiao Zhou went into.

He just needed to break through one of them, and from the brothers’ behavior, Zhou Shetao was obviously more nervous.