378: Chapter 378 Good and evil will eventually be rewarded.

Why release it publicly to the society?

The reason was simple: to leverage the power of public opinion.

No one understood the power of public opinion better than Qin Chuan, a transmigrator. Releasing the video would basically seal the deal, making it impossible for Sun Tao to overturn the case.

In less than an hour, the video was edited. The original footage, which was nearly an hour long, was condensed into a highlight reel of over six minutes.

Before it was released, it was specifically shown to Qin Chuan for review. Only after his approval was it officially posted via the Haicheng District WeChat public account.

Zhou Hang was a blogger and lawyer with over a million followers. He was considered an early-stage internet celebrity and frequently posted short videos.

This afternoon, he was idling in his law office, scrolling through his phone.

Suddenly, his eyes narrowed, revealing an expression of disbelief.

That's right, he hadn't misread it!

This was the interrogation video of Sun Tao, the suspect in the "Shanhe University Poisoning Case," and it was posted by the Haicheng District WeChat public account.

My goodness!

This is real. This cold case must have been solved. Amazing, truly amazing!

After watching the few-minute video, he was thrilled. Without a second thought, he shared it, adding a few lines of text.

There were many people like Zhou Hang. Word spread from one to ten, ten to a hundred, and it quickly topped the trending searches, firmly holding the number one spot.

Zhu Lin's father, his hair already white, had just finished feeding Zhu Lin and was wiping her mouth with a tissue when his phone suddenly rang.

"Old Zhu, check your phone quickly! Sun Tao has confessed everything!"

What!

Is this true!

Zhu Lin's father had dreamed of the killer facing legal justice to bring fairness to his daughter. He immediately went online on his phone and saw the video of Sun Tao confessing to the crime. Tears instantly filled his eyes, and the man in his sixties or seventies began to sob uncontrollably.

Zhu Lin only had the IQ of a six or seven-year-old child and was usually in a daze. Seeing the video on the phone, she suddenly became lucid and spoke clearly, "Dad, she finally admitted it. She admitted it."

Father and daughter held each other and wept bitterly.

Evening.

Bureau Chief Gu Hanlin was in his study. After finishing some work, he scrolled through his phone to watch that video.

He was full of admiration. Comrade Qin Chuan was impressive; this cold case was finally solved.

Beside himself with admiration, he dialed Qin Chuan's number, and the two chatted for at least ten minutes.

Director Gong Yanshi's home.

Their daughter had been formally detained. The family was gathered together, and the two sons were exceptionally furious, scolding Director Gong Yanshi.

"Dad, you've gone senile! How could you let little sister return to the country? Now look, everything is completely ruined!"

"Dad, we need to discuss this properly. We'll hire the best lawyers and use all our connections to see if we can overturn this!"

Director Gong Yanshi buried his head in his smoke, unable to voice his bitterness. He couldn't exactly say he had been manipulated by Qin Chuan.

A moment later, there was a knock at the villa door.

The eldest son of the Gong family opened the door, grumbling dissatisfiedly, "It's late at night, who is it?"

Upon opening the door and seeing the attire of the people outside, the eldest son's gaze froze. He was within the system himself, holding a Division-level rank, and recognized at a glance that these people looked like they were from the Discipline Inspection Commission.

Sure enough, the leader flashed an ID. "Is this Director Gong Yanshi's home? We are from the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection. Please have him come with us for an investigation."

Are they taking him away for investigation!

Director Gong Yanshi's heart sank. Then he shouted indignantly, "Where is Secretary Qin Chuan? I want to call Secretary Qin Chuan! Didn't he promise to keep it a secret for me?"

The person from the Discipline Inspection Commission said, "Director Gong Yanshi, your being taken for investigation has nothing to do with Secretary Qin Chuan. Someone else filed a report against you using their real name and submitted a large amount of ironclad evidence. Let's go, and be sure to explain your issues clearly."

Director Gong Yanshi was taken away that very night.

This was only the beginning. The next morning, Director Gong Yanshi's wife and his son, who was also in the system, were taken for investigation, and his second son's company was shut down.

In an internet-driven society, news traveled fast.

Sun Tao's background was also exposed. It turned out she was Director Gong Yanshi's daughter. Now, the whole family could meet in prison.

Because of this interrogation video, where Sun Tao personally described her crime, the case became ironclad. There was no longer any possibility of a reversal.

Minister Xu Haodong personally called Qin Chuan over and praised him.

Having solved this long-standing cold case, a Second-Class Merit was certainly guaranteed, and if things went well, it might even be a First-Class Merit.

Today, Qin Chuan took another case file and began reading it in his office.

Knock, knock, knock!

A knock sounded outside the office door. Bureau Chief Gu Hanlin pushed the door open and entered. His eyes fell on the case file on the desk, and he asked with great interest, "Comrade Qin Chuan, which cold case file is this now?"

Qin Chuan said, "The file for the serial murder case in Xizhou City, Northwest Province."

"It's actually this case!"

As one of the leaders of the Criminal Investigation Bureau, Bureau Chief Gu Hanlin was naturally no stranger to this case.

This was a series of serial murders that occurred in Xizhou City years ago, shocking the entire country and causing significant social panic.

Within a few years, the killer had murdered 17 people, all of whom were young women. A few years ago, the Xizhou City police had released detailed case information to the public and offered a 200,000 yuan reward, hoping for clues.

200,000 yuan!

But it was useless. Even with a 200,000 yuan reward, years had passed without any valuable clues, and this case had also become a cold case.

Qin Chuan said, "The impact of this case is too negative, and the killer is still at large. I want to try and see if we can solve it."

"You mean, requesting the Northwest Province police to restart the investigation?"

"Yes." Qin Chuan nodded. "I'm even thinking if our Criminal Investigation Bureau should organize a nationwide Campaign to Tackle Difficult and Unsolved Homicide Cases, restarting investigations into cold cases that have remained unsolved for years."

Bureau Chief Gu Hanlin almost raised both hands in approval. "This is a good suggestion. We can consider it."

Qin Chuan said, "If you're in favor, then it's basically settled. We'll bring it up at tomorrow's bureau office meeting. I can serve as the leader of this task force."

"Good, you be the leader, and I'll be the deputy leader. We'll work together to focus our efforts on those cold cases that haven't been solved for years."

The two were in unprecedented agreement. Getting along well, they sat together drinking tea and chatting for a long time.

At the bureau office meeting the next day, when this matter was brought up, it received approval from most people, with only a few leaders maintaining a cautious attitude.

One of the bureau leaders reminded him, "Comrade Qin Chuan, you are the Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, in charge of party building. Is it appropriate for you to serve as the leader of the task force?"

Qin Chuan laughed. "I think I'll be fine. As for whether it's appropriate, won't we know once we try?"

Hearing this, everyone chuckled good-naturedly.

Having just solved the "Shanhe University Poisoning Case," Qin Chuan's prestige within the Criminal Investigation Bureau's leadership was quite high. Soon, it was unanimously approved: Qin Chuan would serve as the leader, and Bureau Chief Gu Hanlin was more than willing to be the deputy leader.

This was truly impressive!

The Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee as the leader, and the Executive Deputy Director in charge of criminal investigation operations actually serving as the deputy leader. Incredible, my Secretary Qin Chuan!