377: Chapter 377 Releases Interrogation Video

After Qin Chuan left, Director Gong Yanshi went upstairs to his study to make an international long-distance call to his daughter.

"Dad, what's the matter?"

"Daughter, it's like this. Leaders from the Criminal Investigation Bureau just came to see me. They want me to persuade you to return to the country to cooperate with their investigation..."

Before he could finish, Sun Tao flatly refused. "Impossible. I am absolutely not returning. Even if you beat me to death, I won't go back."

Director Gong Yanshi frowned slightly and tried to persuade her, "Daughter, it's just one trip back. They don't have any evidence, so they can't do anything to you."

"I'm not going back. I won't return. If that's all, I'm hanging up."

With a "clack," the other party hung up the phone.

Director Gong Yanshi was stunned for a moment, then called back. As soon as the call connected, he said, "Daughter, listen to me first. To tell you the truth, Secretary Qin of the Criminal Investigation Bureau has a vast amount of evidence regarding my alleged corruption. He's using it to blackmail me. If I don't persuade you to return, I'll have to go to prison."

"Look at how old I am. How about you let me have a happy and stable retirement? Secretary Qin promised that as long as you come back to cooperate with the investigation, he will keep my secret..."

After lobbying her like this and seeing that Sun Tao still hadn't agreed, Director Gong Yanshi said, "How about this? As long as you come back once, I'll give you twenty million. What do you think?"

Faced with twenty million, Sun Tao was a little tempted.

She had lived a superior material life in recent years, spending money lavishly. She didn't have much left and needed a sum of money.

It was just one trip back anyway, and she held Australian citizenship, making her a foreigner. Besides, the police hadn't had any evidence back then; after so many years, it was even less likely they would have any now.

"Dad, fifty million. Give me fifty million, and I'll buy a plane ticket and come back right away. I'll also visit you while I'm at it."

Director Gong Yanshi felt bitter in his heart, but money had won out. "Fine. As long as you return, I'll give you fifty million."

The father and daughter finally reached a deal.

Qin Chuan also quickly received a call from Director Gong Yanshi.

"Secretary Qin, I have persuaded my daughter to return immediately. She will arrive at the airport tomorrow afternoon at 2:40 PM."

Hearing such good news, Qin Chuan felt a surge of joy. "Director Gong, you truly are an exemplary retired comrade. Your level of awareness is high."

They chatted for a few moments on the phone. After dismissing Director Gong Yanshi, Qin Chuan called Zhou Jianping and instructed him to arrange for people to wait at the airport tomorrow. As soon as Sun Tao got off the plane, she was to be brought straight to the Haicheng District Branch.

Receiving such a call, Zhou Jianping's eyes went wide.

Thinking he had misheard, he reflected on how he had spent several days, a massive amount of manpower and material resources, and used every channel and resource available to him, yet achieved nothing. Secretary Qin Chuan had sorted it out in just over an hour.

Impressive! Awesome!

No wonder the man could become the Deputy Party Secretary of the Criminal Investigation Bureau at such a young age, while he himself was still the Chief of the Haicheng District Branch in his late forties or fifties.

"Please rest assured, leader. As soon as Sun Tao lands, we will bring her back to the branch."

The next day.

In the afternoon, Qin Chuan took Wei Xinglong and the others to wait at the Haicheng District Branch early. Zhou Jianping and several other branch leaders accompanied them in person.

With a few minutes left until three o'clock, Zhou Jianping's phone rang. "Chief Zhou, we have Sun Tao under control. We are serving her a mandatory summons and are bringing her back to the station."

"Good, excellent!"

After finishing the call, Zhou Jianping immediately reported to Qin Chuan, "Secretary Qin, Sun Tao has been detained and is on her way back to the station."

Qin Chuan waved his hand and said, "Once she's back, start the interrogation immediately. Prepare the interrogation room, especially high-definition recording equipment. The entire interrogation process must be filmed with multiple cameras. Furthermore, I will conduct the interrogation personally."

Recording with multiple high-definition devices to capture the entire process would provide ironclad evidence. Even if Sun Tao tried to recant later, it would be useless.

Qin Chuan had already planned it: as soon as the interrogation was over, he would release the entire process. Faced with massive public opinion, it would be impossible for Sun Tao to go back on her word. Against a sea of voices, she would be powerless to change her fate.

Although Zhou Jianping didn't know why, he still followed Qin Chuan's instructions to prepare. The interrogation team was also quite large.

Around four o'clock in the afternoon, Sun Tao sat in the interrogation chair and was handcuffed.

She was highly arrogant, without the slightest hint of remorse or guilt, shouting, "You're making a mess of the law! I'm not a murderer. It's illegal for you to handcuff me!"

Qin Chuan sat in the lead interrogator's seat, with several people from the Haicheng District Branch beside him, all of whom were highly experienced in interrogation.

In the large room next door, separated by a massive one-way mirror, many branch leaders sat watching. Multiple cameras were already aimed at Sun Tao.

Qin Chuan said indifferently, "Sun Tao, we already possess a wealth of ironclad evidence that you poisoned Zhu Lin."

"I didn't! I didn't poison her at all!"

Qin Chuan said, "There's no need for sophistry. If we didn't have ironclad evidence, we wouldn't have reopened the investigation into this case. I hope you will take the initiative to recount the entire process and seek a lighter sentence for yourself."

Sun Tao froze for a moment, a trace of panic flashing through her eyes.

This was what she was most worried about. Before returning to the country, she had wondered why the police wanted to reopen the investigation and whether they had obtained new evidence.

But Gong Yanshi had guaranteed there was absolutely none and wouldn't be any. He told her to come back without worry, that it was just to cooperate with the investigation and would be over quickly, after which she could return to Australia with fifty million.

The trace of panic vanished instantly. Just as she was about to argue, for some reason, her heart shuddered slightly. A wave of regret and guilt welled up from the depths of her soul, and she felt a strong urge to confess the entire crime exactly as it happened.

The "Mind Confusion" skill had been activated.

Qin Chuan said with a serious expression, "Sun Tao, I advise you to confess to seek leniency. Even if you don't speak, based on the evidence we currently hold, we can still convict you."

A scene that left everyone dumbfounded occurred. Sun Tao sighed, her face showing clear regret and guilt. "You're right. Things have come to this, and since you police have ironclad evidence, there's no point in me resisting any longer..."

She recounted the entire criminal process in great detail, exactly as it had happened, even including her motive—which was jealousy because Zhu Lin was more beautiful and more talented than she was.

The entire interrogation went very smoothly and was completed in less than an hour.

Zhou Jianping and the officers who had been involved in the case back then felt as if they were dreaming.

What was going on?

Why was it that when they interrogated her back then, Sun Tao wouldn't say a single word and kept insisting she was innocent, yet with just a few words from Qin Chuan, she spilled everything like beans from a bamboo tube?

Qin Chuan nodded in satisfaction. "Chief Zhou, I'll leave the rest to you."

Zhou Jianping was very excited and said loudly, "Secretary Qin, please rest assured. We'll handle the subsequent matters. You only need to listen to our reports."

Qin Chuan nodded. "Process and edit the interrogation video, keeping it to about five to eight minutes, and then release it to the public through the Haicheng District Branch's official social media account."