EBE Chapter 75 Confess and receive leniency; resist and receive severe punishment.
Chapter 75 Confess and receive leniency; resist and receive severe punishment.
After Qi Tongwei was arrested by the provincial department, Ji Changming quickly called Zhuang Guosen, the provincial procurator general, saying that the guy's life depended on the power struggle at the higher levels.
After listening to the report, Zhuang Guosen wasn't very surprised. "I understand. Your municipal procuratorate must follow up on the case of Lu Peng's criminal gang promptly and strive to give the people an explanation as soon as possible."
"Yes, Prosecutor Zhuang."
After hanging up the phone, Ji Changming felt a little relieved.
Zhuang Guosen immediately reported the situation to Xu Dingbang, "Secretary Xu, do you think our provincial procuratorate should bring the person back first?"
Xu Dingbang pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "Guosen, don't be in such a hurry. Let that kid suffer for a few days."
"Secretary Xu, that kid is so impulsive, I'm worried something unexpected might happen."
Zhuang Guosen was a little worried, after all, there had been instances of police forcing confessions.
"Don't assume all our comrades are so unruly. Give the provincial department three days to investigate."
"Yes, Secretary Xu."
Provincial Department, Interrogation Room.
A desk lamp illuminated Qi Tongwei.
"Hey, Captain Fang, turn off the lights in broad daylight. It's a waste of the country's money."
Fang Yonghui's face was grim. "Qi Tongwei, once you're in the police station, you should know the rules: confess and you'll be treated leniently, resist and you'll be punished severely."
Qi Tongwei felt extremely uncomfortable sitting in this truth-telling chair.
"Chief Fang, so many people from the Municipal Public Security Bureau saw me fire my gun. Why don't you just ask them? If I really committed a crime, you can just transfer the case to the procuratorate for prosecution."
Fang Yonghui slammed his hand on the table. "Qi Tongwei, stop with the smirking. Do you think you can just come and go as you please in the provincial interrogation room?"
The light shone on Qi Tongwei, blurring his vision.
"Captain Fang, if you don't remove this light, I'll accuse you of using force to extract a confession."
"Qi Tongwei, stop spouting nonsense! Tell me, why did you steal the gun? Why did you kill someone?" Fang Yonghui demanded angrily.
This shout ignited Qi Tongwei's anger.
"You son of a bitch, I told you to move the light away, are you deaf or something?"
Enraged, Fang Yonghui stood up abruptly, grabbed a cup of tea, and threw it at Qi Tongwei, who quickly ducked to avoid it.
"Get him under control!"
Fang Yonghui flew into a rage, and two police officers immediately grabbed Qi Tongwei by the shoulders.
"Is this how your provincial department handles cases? Impressive!"
Qi Tongwei had an arrogant and unruly look on his face, and he didn't take Fang Yonghui seriously at all.
Fang Yonghui grabbed the desk lamp and shone it into Qi Tongwei's eyes.
"Qi Tongwei, I don't care how arrogant you were before, once you step through the gates of the provincial department, you'd better give me a proper account."
Qi Tongwei was so blinded by the light that he dared not open his eyes. "Fang Yonghui, with your interrogation skills, you must have climbed up the ranks by sucking up to the boss, right?"
Fang Yonghui grabbed Qi Tongwei's chin and said, "I know you're good with words, but I'd like to see how long you can keep up this stubbornness."
Qi Tongwei retorted angrily, "My mouth is definitely harder than your knees."
Fang Yonghui gritted his teeth, released Qi Tongwei's jaw, and turned off the desk lamp. He knew that this was a power struggle among high-level officials, and he couldn't go too far.
"Qi Tongwei, let me tell you why you fired the gun. It's because you hate those ignorant and foolish people who ruined a young girl's life."
"They don't understand the law. They don't think they've done anything wrong in trafficking or kidnapping women. Even if they go to court, they'll only get a maximum of ten years. After that, they might still harm others."
"You want to sentence them to death, but the law won't allow it, so you're looking for any opportunity, even the slightest one, to kill them, am I right?"
Qi Tongwei rubbed his eyes; all he could see were stars.
To be fair, Fang Yonghui did hit the nail on the head regarding some of Qi Tongwei's thoughts.
Yes, he did think the charges of raping and trafficking women and children were too lenient, and he wanted to kill them.
But he hasn't gone so far as to want to become a judge of hell.
Since it's a rule, what's wrong with him using the rule to kill criminals?
"Fang Yonghui, you can go and apply to the film academy for screenwriting right now. You'll definitely have a place in the future of filmmaking."
Fang Yonghui was surprised by Qi Tongwei's strong mental fortitude; he was 80% sure he had guessed Qi Tongwei's thoughts.
If Qi Tongwei dares to admit to having such thoughts, then his act of seizing the gun and firing it was motivated by revenge, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he intentionally killed someone.
"Qi Tongwei, you are a top student at the University of Political Science and Law, with a strong sense of justice. It's perfectly normal for you to have thoughts of killing them when you see innocent girls being violated by demons."
Such a trap is nothing to Qi Tongwei, who has been a policeman for more than 20 years.
“Fang Yonghui, I am a top student from a political science and law university. I am certainly more familiar with the law than you are. I am now a prosecutor, and I am particularly aware of the importance of the rule of law. I have a better bottom line than you.”
Fang Yonghui was enraged. "Qi Tongwei, you know the rules, that's why you used the rules to kill them. You are the murderer!"
Qi Tongwei laughed, "When it comes to rules, you've been a policeman for at least a decade, so you definitely know better than me, and you definitely know better how to set traps for people. I'll say it again, if you want to prove I intentionally killed someone, it's much easier to get those people in the city bureau to change their stories."
Unmoved by reason, Fang Yonghui has finally met his match.
"Qi Tongwei, we have plenty of time to wait for you to speak."
"No, you don't have much time. I bet you'll have to let me go in three days at most."
Qi Tongwei's confidence and composure infuriated Fang Yonghui.
"Qi Tongwei, we'll see."
"Fang Yonghui, I'm waiting."
In the interrogation room next door, Zhang Zheng and Zhao Donglai were also summoned to the provincial department for investigation.
Fang Yonghui walked in with a smile, "Team Leader Zhang, this is just routine business, don't get any ideas."
Zhang Zheng knew the police's methods well; he had seen this kind of smiling-but-dagger-hiding behavior many times before.
"Captain Fang, I will fully cooperate with the provincial department's investigation."
Fang Yonghui sat down and started chatting idly.
"Captain Zhang, you've worked so hard these past few days, solving such a big case. Our colleagues in the provincial department are all very envious."
Zhang Zheng has now mastered the art of maneuvering in officialdom.
"Chief Fang, this case is indeed quite busy, but it's all worth it for the people of Jingzhou."
Fang Yonghui laughed. How come there are so many old foxes in the police station?
"Since that's the case, I'll get straight to the point. Do you think it was right for Qi Tongwei to grab the gun and fire it?"
Before coming, He Aijun told Zhang Zheng to be realistic and speak the truth.
"Captain Fang, the situation was critical at the time. Qi Tongwei's shot saved one of our comrades' lives."
Very cunning, avoiding a direct answer, Fang Yonghui continued to press, "With so many police officers present, why did you think the others wouldn't fire?"
"Chief Fang, as you know, when we police officers are on a mission, sometimes we encounter unexpected situations that catch everyone off guard. That's exactly what happened; we had no idea a fool would fire a gun."
"You believe that killing the enemy was absolutely necessary at that time."
"Yes"
Zhang Zheng gave an affirmative answer this time.