Chapter 321 - 318: I Am Not a Porn King

Chapter 321: Chapter 318: I Am Not a Porn King

An "inside the case" situation, now this is interesting.

An "inside the case" refers to another case that is brought up because of a current case, of course, the two cases are unrelated, they’re two separate cases, otherwise, it wouldn’t be an "inside the case".

Since the identity of the deceased has been confirmed, naturally we need to conduct interviews and investigations, focusing primarily on the deceased’s parents and their social network as a breakthrough point.

Lin Chengcai, being a veteran detective specializing in psychology, naturally took responsibility for talking to the deceased’s parents. It’s not about suspecting the old couple, but about trying to get some clues from them.

After all, even if their daughter has been murdered, there are some hidden stories that parents might help to cover up. It’s not something honorable, and everyone cares about their reputation.

As for the deceased’s glorious deeds while alive, most of these were inquired by officers from the villagers in the countryside where she grew up.

If a family does something out of the ordinary, people from miles around will hear about it. Liu Xiaojuan’s parents couldn’t stand all those rumors, so they moved to the city.

Although most of the outside information is true, there is definitely some exaggeration. Once a message starts spreading, it always gets distorted in the end.

Lin Chengcai wanted to get to the truth through her parents and provide more leads for the case, while Li Zijun and others are the main force conducting interviews with people in Jiangcheng City who were closely related to the deceased.

As for other police divisions, teams, and local police stations, some officers were assigned to investigate around the deceased’s residence to search for the primary crime scene.

Because the initial body dumping location was definitely not the primary crime scene. And if someone wanted to dismember a body, the workload would be manageable in the city but not easy, so the suburbs, especially near the deceased’s hometown, became a focus for the investigation.

Moreover, the most crucial part is that according to clues provided by villagers from Liu Xiaojuan’s hometown, she returned three months ago with a group of men and women and stayed at the family house for several days.

This is undoubtedly a major clue, possibly even narrowing down who last saw the deceased.

Plus, that timeframe is close to when Liu Xiaojuan died, making it feel like they’re getting closer to the truth. Everyone started to feel a little excited.

In the interrogation room, three men and three women were handcuffed. Two detectives who had encountered Su Qing twice were conducting the interrogation.

The three men either dyed their hair or had tattoos, appearing to be about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, while the girls were dressed skimpily in hot pants and short skirts. As for their ages, he couldn’t tell, but these people were probably what they call the "Spiritual Youths" or "Spiritual Teens".

"It’s so serious, they’re already handcuffed?" Su Qing asked, somewhat surprised, as he stood outside the interrogation room, watching the action through the one-way window.

Hearing this, Li Zijun gave him a sidelong glance and said, "What do you think? These people are charged with gang orgies and spreading obscene information, filming pornographic videos, and live streaming on certain platforms for profit, covering several charges. If they’re charged with multiple crimes, they’ll get at least three years. If the profit exceeds 250,000, it could be more than ten years in prison. Did you think this was a joke?"

Indeed, with the increasing number of cases he experienced, Li Zijun and the others educated him on legal knowledge more than once.

Compared to now, he felt like he was a legal illiterate before.

"What platform is it?" Su Qing asked.

"So many, there’s Xixi, Pineapple, Peach, etc. Anyway, whenever we see one, we shut it down, and I can’t even remember how many we’ve shut down!" Li Zijun sighed.

Upon hearing this, Su Qing couldn’t help but be taken aback, "What? Pineapple was also shut down?"

Li Zijun: →_→

"Do you hear what you’re saying? Do you want me to check your phone?"

Su Qing: "Ahem, no, nothing like that, I’m completely against evil!"

And beside him, Du Qiang laughed and said, "No, it should be ’completely against gambling and drugs!’"

"Alright, Brother Qiang, you’re like-minded!" Su Qing was a little excited.

But in the next moment, Du Qiang pushed him away with a righteous demeanor, straightening his police uniform with a cold smile: "Sorry, I’m against all three, pornography, gambling, and drugs, young man, please come with me. I think just by looking at you, you’ve been involved in illicit dealings."

Su Qing:...

Damn, people say to deal with cunning criminals, the police need to be even more cunning. This statement is completely true.

In the precinct, he learned more about those around him, realizing they were all like old foxes, if not with eight hundred ideas, certainly one hundred.

"Actually, it’s my friend Wang Xing who is interested in this kind of thing, why don’t you call him here for questioning?" Su Qing explained.

As men, growing up, we’ve all encountered this kind of thing more or less.

But you can’t say it aloud, mainly because some unscrupulous websites nowadays, when you open them on your phone, you can’t even close them.

And the worst part is, you can’t find the damn close button, and before you know it, you’ve clicked in, watched for four to five hours, and in the end, feel it’s not half bad by mistake.

This is too common, so you see, it’s not me who’s wrong, it’s the sites on my phone that I can’t close. Yes, that’s it.

Just as Li Zijun and Du Qiang were about to team up and give him a lesson, the interrogation inside took a new turn. A man named Zhou Tao, sporting a full tattoo sleeve, spoke up:

"Officer, Liu Xiaojuan’s death really has nothing to do with us, it’s been a while since we’ve seen her.

I’m a filmmaker, she’s been in my films, but we didn’t kill anyone. We did this for money to spend, but more so I couldn’t stand turning on my computer to see nothing but ’Oh My Ga, Yamete’ everywhere. We are a nation with 5,000 years of history, why should we keep taking foreign cultural invasions? Can’t we have our cultural export, increase national pride, and confidence?

Officer, I admit to filming, if you say it’s spreading joy and love, then it’s on a smaller scale, but on a larger scale, it’s reverse cultural export, letting foreigners see what’s ’made in China’. But to say I killed, I won’t admit it, not even until death!"

Du Qiang:...

Li Zijun:...

Su Qing: "Impressive"

The man spoke with passion, his voice resolute and forceful, and his integrity almost burst out of the police station. For a moment, even the two detectives sitting across from him felt like they had caught the wrong person.

But the detectives soon came back to their senses, one of them slammed the table and shouted aggressively:

"Try jesting once more with me? Kid, this is the police station, you’ve grown quite bold, huh, justifying filming, huh.

You’ve organized obscene gatherings, spread porn videos for profit, and it’s all well-documented and caught on-site, there’s no dispute. What I’m asking is, when was the last time you saw Liu Xiaojuan, whom did she have conflicts with, and why did you have disputes, even causing her to go to your place?

I’m telling you Zhou Tao, you now have a motive for the crime. It’s better to confess honestly, or it won’t just be a matter of a few years inside, do you understand?"

One must say, this is indeed a real-life version of "I’m Not the Porn King"!

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