189: Deceiving the gods and ghosts, let the murderer reveal the truth himself

“I already know who the culprit in the bar case is!”

Not only was Liu Wenzhong’s eyes filled with curiosity, but the Police Officers who had been investigating the case at the Criminal Police Center these past few days also looked at Gao Ze. He didn't hide anything and said directly:

“It’s the bar owner Fan Wenhao, and the bar singer Liu Luomei!”

“What, it’s two people?”

Liu Wenzhong was startled, finding it hard to believe such a result.

“Why?”

“Brother Gao, when we interrogated Fan Wenhao and Liu Luomei separately, we tried asking them about their opinions of each other, but neither of them identified the other as the killer.”

“They even said things like the other party couldn’t possibly have killed Zhu Zhirong.”

“That’s because they knew they were both culprits, so they wouldn’t easily expose the other for murder. If one pulled the other down, the other would expose him too.”

Gao Ze said, “So, in essence, although Fan Wenhao and Liu Luomei had different intentions, they were both in the same boat.”

“Different intentions for murder, what does that mean?”

“It’s simple. The culprit Liu Luomei didn’t actually want to kill Zhu Zhirong. She wanted to kill Li Hao, but the culprit Fan Wenhao tampered with the candy, which led to Zhu Zhirong’s death.”

“Ah, what exactly happened?”

“Why did Liu Luomei want to kill Li Hao, and why was Fan Wenhao involved?”

Liu Wenzhong and many Police Officers were puzzled and confused. Gao Ze didn't explain, asking, “Have the results come back from the pink candy wrapper we sent to theIdentification Center yesterday?”

“The results are in, but there’s only the wrapper, no candy, so we can’t test if the candy contained ricin.”

Liu Wenzhong nodded and said, “However, three people’s fingerprints were detected on the candy wrapper: Liu Luomei, Fan Wenhao, and Zhu Zhirong!”

With only the candy wrapper, ricin could not be detected.

Gao Ze was not surprised by this result.

Detecting fingerprints on the candy wrapper could also serve as evidence, but it required some interrogation techniques to make Fan Wenhao, Liu Luomei, and others confess verbally.

“Are Fan Wenhao, Liu Luomei, and other suspects still at the Police station?”

Last night, Gao Ze had Liu Wenzhong conduct overnight interrogations of Fan Wenhao, Liu Luomei, Li Hao, and others.

“They are all still in the interrogation room. I haven’t let them leave.”

“Besides them, I’ve also called in other suspects from the bar for questioning.”

Liu Wenzhong looked at Gao Ze and asked, “Brother Gao, are you going to interrogate them?”

“Yes, if ricin could be detected on the candy wrapper, they could be directly convicted. With only their fingerprints, we need to use interrogation to get them to confess.”

“I haven’t met the two culprits in this case yet, and there are some doubts I need to clarify through personal interrogation.”

When talking about interrogation, Gao Ze immediately thought of Captain Shen Gang.

After he arrested the A-level fugitive Liu Yaozong, it was Shen Gang who insisted on asking him to conduct the interrogation. Later, after he interrogated and found out Xu Xiaoli’s whereabouts, Shen Gang personally led a team to rescue Xu Xiaoli.

But now Shen Gang had sacrificed his life!

“Okay, I’ll go with you!”

Liu Wenzhong had many unresolved questions about the bar case. He followed Gao Ze and was the first to enter the interrogation room where the bar owner Fan Wenhao was detained.

In the dim interrogation room.

When Gao Ze, Liu Wenzhong, and others entered, the lights immediately came on, startling Liu Wenzhong awake.

His tired, hazy eyes and weak body showed that Liu Wenzhong was under immense mental pressure after repeated interrogations by the Police Officer.

This was the situation for many ordinary people in an interrogation room.

There was no need for forced confessions. Simply depriving someone of sleep made it very difficult for them to endure mentally, unless the person was extremely vicious, highly intelligent, or had strong willpower and beliefs.

“You are Fan Wenhao?”

Gao Ze sat in front of Fan Wenhao, subtly observing him.

Fan Wenhao was chosen as the first person to be interrogated because ricin was found in his hidden liquor, making him the easiest to break.

“I am Fan Wenhao, Police Officer. I did not kill Zhu Zhirong!”

Staring at the unfamiliar Gao Ze sitting at the head of the table, Fan Wenhao vaguely felt that he was the core of today’s interrogation. He perked up and exclaimed:

“I don’t know how there was poison in the red wine I gave to Zhu Zhirong. I think someone put poison in my wine and then framed me for the murder.”

“You said you are not the murderer of Zhu Zhirong, and someone framed you. Then who do you think framed you?”

“Do you think it was the deceased Zhu Zhirong’s friend Li Hao, or your bar singer Liu Luomei?”

Observing Fan Wenhao, Gao Ze noticed some commonalities between him and the deceased Zhu Zhirong.

Pale skin, neatly trimmed nails, a faint scent of perfume, and unlike Zhu Zhirong, he had ear piercings. His body was slender, and his demeanor was not like that of a traditional rough bar owner; instead, he had the air of a literary youth.

Could he also be gay?

When did Donghai City become Shudu?

Fan Wenhao shook his head and said, “Police Officer, I don’t know, but I’m sure someone framed me!”

“Fan Wenhao, are you unaware, or are you trying to conceal Zhu Zhirong’s true cause of death? Are you hiding that you and Liu Luomei are both culprits?”

Liu Luomei.

The Police had already suspected Liu Luomei. Fan Wenhao’s heart skipped a beat, and he asked, “Police Officer, what do you mean?”

“The deceased Zhu Zhirong did not die from drinking your red wine. The ricin in your red wine was put in after Zhu Zhirong died. From this point of view, you were indeed framed and are very innocent.”

Gao Ze said, “But—”

The true cause of death for the deceased Zhu Zhirong was eating an anti-hangover candy containing ricin!

Our investigation revealed that the anti-hangover candy was given to Zhu Zhirong and Li Hao by Liu Luomei. Her original intention was to kill Li Hao, but due to your swap of the anti-hangover candy, the highly poisonous anti-hangover candy was eaten by Zhu Zhirong.

Therefore, you are also the murderer of Zhu Zhirong!”

In an instant.

Fan Wenhao’s nails dug into his palm, the pain piercing, yet it couldn't dissipate the panic in his heart. He shouted loudly:

“I am not the murderer, Police Officer, don’t falsely accuse me, I want to call a lawyer!”

“A lawyer won’t help. In this situation, he will only advise you to surrender, because our Police have factual evidence.”

Fan Wenhao clenched his fists and asked, “What evidence?”

“We found the pink candy wrapper of that ricin-containing anti-hangover candy in your bar’s private room, and it has your, Liu Luomei’s, and Zhu Zhirong’s fingerprints on it.”

“How do you explain?”

The calm questioning carried an undeniable authority. Liu Wenzhong glanced at the composed Gao Ze beside him, nearly exclaiming aloud.

Gao Ze was extremely cunning. In his interrogation of Fan Wenhao, he set a psychological trap. They had only found the anti-hangover candy wrapper, not the candy itself, but it was enough to make Fan Wenhao, who knew about the ricin in the candy, instinctively believe that his actions had been exposed.

“I…”

Fan Wenhao felt his mouth dry, but his body was ice cold.

“Also, we just interrogated Liu Luomei!”

Gao Ze continued, “Although she didn’t admit to killing Zhu Zhirong, she accused you of forcing her to use the anti-hangover candy to kill Zhu Zhirong, and she confessed that Zhu Zhirong liked her, and you also coveted her.”

“Liu Luomei also stated your motive for killing Zhu Zhirong.

Because Zhu Zhirong had repeatedly argued with you over her, you also resented Zhu Zhirong and developed murderous intent, which is why you forced Liu Luomei to kill Zhu Zhirong with the anti-hangover candy.”

When there are two culprits, using the prisoner's dilemma effect is the best method.

It can completely break the tacit understanding between Fan Wenhao and Liu Luomei!

As for Fan Wenhao’s motive for killing Zhu Zhirong, Gao Ze thought of it just now when he realized Fan Wenhao was gay.

Zhu Zhirong was gay, Liu Luomei was a cross-dresser, and they had feelings for each other. If Fan Wenhao was also gay, then the motives among the three could be easily deduced.

“Bullshit, Liu Luomei is lying!”

Fan Wenhao’s eyes instantly widened in fury, his exhaustion vanishing, and he roared like an enraged lion:

“I didn’t force Liu Luomei to kill Zhu Zhirong.

Liu Luomei herself put the anti-hangover candy in Zhu Zhirong’s hand, and the anti-hangover candy belonged to Liu Luomei; it wasn’t given to her by me at all!”

“I just couldn’t stand Zhu Zhirong arguing with me.

But I only wanted to teach Zhu Zhirong a lesson, which is why I swapped the candies in the two anti-hangover candies, but I didn’t expect the anti-hangover candy Zhu Zhirong ate to contain deadly poison, and that he would die!”

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