Chapter 1185 - 606: A Model of Forensic Reasoning

At this moment, the interrogation room was deathly silent.

Li Chuang stared straight at Jiang An, not saying a word for a long time.

Suddenly, Qin Feng spoke up: "To confess is to be lenient, to resist is to be severe."

"If you admit your crime now, it’s still okay, we can barely count it as your confession."

"But if you remain stubborn, and stray further down the wrong path, what awaits you will be the harsh punishment of the law."

"Just now, Mr. Jiang stated very clearly that we have sufficient evidence against you, that’s why we found you. Otherwise, in this vast Guangling, with so many people, why did we find you specifically?"

Originally, Qin Feng thought Li Chuang’s psychological defenses would completely collapse and open up at this time.

But instead, Li Chuang slightly raised his chin and responded with a sneer: "Officers, though I, Li Chuang, have not seen the world, I’m not someone who fears trouble."

"If I didn’t do it, then I didn’t do it. Don’t pin the blame on me, and especially don’t put it on me."

"Don’t try to argue, otherwise, we won’t spare you."

As he spoke, Qin Feng was extremely furious, and his expression became exceptionally severe.

Then, Jiang An and Qin Feng worked together to interrogate and apply pressure, but the results were not ideal.

Li Chuang did not confess to anything related to the crime.

The interrogation lasted nearly two hours.

When they left the interrogation room, it was already four in the morning.

As they entered the corridor, Director Hou and Mr. Chen were already waiting at the door.

When Jiang An and Qin Feng came out, the four of them exchanged glances.

At the point where their gazes met, Jiang An and Qin Feng both shook their heads gently.

Then, Qin Feng cursed as he walked: "This guy is too cunning. We were just a step away from breaking through his defenses, but in the end, we didn’t fully achieve it. Such a shame."

"But I think he definitely did it."

Upon hearing this, Director Hou nodded lightly: "Earlier, Mr. Chen and I were observing from behind the one-way glass in the interrogation room, and we unanimously agree—he definitely has a problem."

"But now comes a very serious issue, which is where do we find the traces left by the killer?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Deputy Chief Chen Guan also nodded slightly, his expression extremely grave.

With a troubled look, he said, "The time span between the deaths of the three victims is as long as three years."

"Let alone finding trace evidence, we don’t even have a clear first scene—whether it’s indoors or outdoors. Currently, there’s no conclusion."

"Although we have sufficient reasons to believe that he might be involved in murder today, he did not commit an urgent murder act."

"This is only an emotional speculation, still lacking objective evidence."

At this point, Qin Feng shook his head quickly: "It’s all my fault for being too agitated tonight."

"If we had waited one more minute, he might have acted, and if we had captured him then, it would have been perfect."

Director Hou gently waved his hand and said: "Mr. Qin, you shouldn’t be too hard on yourself."

"The situation at the time wasn’t something you or I could determine based on the current objective conditions."

"People at that time often have a high surge of adrenaline, especially when you know he might be the killer, the inner desire to capture is something every detective can understand."

"If you waited until he acted and then aimed your gun, it might very well... lead to the emergence of a fourth victim."

As he spoke, he turned to Mr. Chen and said: "Mr. Chen, I think it shouldn’t be blamed on Qin Feng’s side."

Mr. Chen nodded slightly, stepped forward and patted Qin Feng on the shoulder, "Do not have any psychological burden over this matter."

"Our starting point was good, absolutely no blame."

"It’s just that we were one step away from success. Next, we must find a way to find key evidence to prove he’s the killer."

After a brief pause, Director Hou continued: "Although we can reason in our hearts that there’s a 70% possibility that Li Chuang is the killer."

"But how to turn our emotional understanding in the heart into a solid chain of evidence in court is something we need to consider and study further."

"Thus, the focus now is how to find the key evidence within 24 hours."

"Otherwise, after 24 hours, we’ll have to let him go."

Director Hou added: "Judging by tonight’s situation, if Li Chuang is released, he will certainly accelerate his criminal pace, likely perishing with a fourth victim."

"I noticed during the interrogation that he was very calm, but the calmer such a killer is, the more we must pay attention—that his heart might already be surging."

"Otherwise, he wouldn’t have acted quickly at night after we found him during the day, the speed of this crime is very fast."

"From a normal person’s perspective, when being watched by the police, there would be a certain level of vigilance."

"Even in such unfavorable circumstances, he continues to commit crimes, suggesting he might have developed a strong murderous intent toward a fourth victim, even at the cost of great expense, to commit a crime."