Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 63 Accomplice Wang Li
Li Yishan dialed Wang Li's number twice, but neither of them answered.

"Is he asleep?" Zhu Chaoran interjected.

Chen Shu pondered for a moment: "He probably won't be able to sleep tonight, and even if he did, he wouldn't be sleeping this deeply. There's probably someone next to him who's making it inconvenient for him to answer the phone. Here's what we'll do: Li Yishan, you draft a text message and send it to Wang Li. Just say, 'Never mind, Fatty, give me your phone, I'll send the message.'"

Zhu Chaoran nodded and took the phone back from Li Yishan's raised hand.

"Dingle bell! Dingle bell!"

The phone rang.

The crisp sound of a bell echoed throughout the interrogation room.

Everyone perked up.

It must have been Wang Li who called back. Chen Shu gestured for Zhu Chaoran to return the phone to Li Yishan.

Li Yishan answered the phone: "Hey, Fatty, it's me."

"Yes, I'm at the police station."

"The police are right next to me. Don't hang up yet, the police have something to say to you, listen to them first."

"Let's listen to this first. Hmm, the police here are all pretty nice, unlike back home."

"Yes, yes. Don't try to run away. They all know about our family now. You can't escape."

"Yeah, I'm fine, they didn't mess with me."

"Yeah, give me back my cigarette."

"Okay, wait a minute."

Li Yishan carefully handed the lit-up phone to Zhu Chaoran, watching him hand it to the policeman who had been speaking to him kindly the whole time.

Chen Shu took Li Yishan's phone from Zhu Chaoran and put it in his shirt pocket. He greeted Liu Zhongwu, Liu Hui, Xu Lei, and others, then picked up a pair of crutches from the side and, using them for support, hopped over to the observation room next door.

After he sat down, he took out his phone: "Wang Li, I am a police officer from Zhongshan Police Station."

Apart from the distinctive buzzing sound, there were no other sounds coming from the phone's earpiece.

Chen Shu knew that Wang Li must be hiding somewhere nearby, clutching his phone as if it were a lifeline.

He suddenly remembered a few years ago when he was transferred to the fugitive apprehension team of the branch bureau. At that time, the Ministry of Public Security ordered the clearing of long-standing fugitives across the country, and public security organs nationwide were drawing personnel to pursue them.

When he first spoke to the fugitive, his hand holding the phone was trembling slightly.

It wasn't fear, nor was it nervousness.

Back then, I was young and only thought it was exciting.

“After I showed Li Yishan the video surveillance footage of the two of you stealing the electric bicycle, he confessed everything. He is now sitting next door giving his statement.”

"Yeah, otherwise how would I know your names? He was very nice, he told me everything, and he even unlocked my phone before giving it to me."

There was still no sound from the phone.

Chen Shu used a trick here. He actually knew Li Yishan and Wang Li's identities through on-site analysis, which revealed that the two should have had experience surfing the internet at the "Crossing Internet Cafe" on Xicheng Road.

Next, through the internet cafe registration system on the public security intranet, and by comparing information and faces, the two friends from Guizhou were quickly identified.

However, in his phone call with Wang Li, he pointed out that all this information was provided by Li Yishan. This was actually implying to the other party that Li Yishan, as an accomplice, had indeed confessed everything, and the police had obtained all their information through this.

This can further break down the other party's psychological defenses.

"By the way, you're from the same village, right? Do your families know you've come to Dongzhou?" The phone remained silent as always, as if no one was talking to Chen Shu on the other end.

However, he knew that the fact that the call hadn't been disconnected for so long meant that Wang Li was listening carefully and was also secretly afraid.

This is the innate awe people have for the state's violent institutions. Criminals may be reckless when committing crimes, but when they actually face the police afterwards, that sense of unease will always quietly arise from the bottom of their hearts.

Chen Shu changed his tone and said seriously, "Wang Li, you're definitely in deep trouble this time. If you don't turn yourself in today, I'll put your information online and issue a warrant for your arrest tomorrow. Do you know about the nationwide arrest warrant?"

At that point, your ID card won't be valid. You won't be able to take the high-speed train, go to internet cafes, or find anywhere to stay. Most importantly, if you don't come soon, I'll send the case notification to your hometown in a few days.

By then, your parents and the villagers will all know about this. Oh, and I'll also send a letter to Li Yishan's family. You think it's enough that you're embarrassed yourself? Do you have to drag Li Yishan down with you?

What you did wasn't serious, just stealing a few electric bikes? It's not worth involving your family. I think you should just come over here and spend these few days in jail with Li Yishan, then we'll come out together.

"You don't need to pay compensation for the electric bikes that have already been sold, so this matter is settled."

Chen Shu said a lot, but there was still no sound from the other end, yet the call was not hung up.

He knew what was going on; all that was left was to wait. He turned on the speakerphone and placed the phone on the table beside him.

A few minutes later, a timid young voice came from the phone.

How many days are we going to be in jail?

Chen Shu picked up his phone from the table: "If you come and turn yourself in, I'll definitely plead with the judge. You won't be in jail for long. Think about it, you only stole a few electric bikes. It's not like you committed any major murder or arson. You won't be in jail for many days!"

There was silence on the other end again, but this time Chen Shu didn't have to wait long.

"I think I threw a knife at a policeman at the internet cafe last night? Is he alright?"

Chen Shu touched the bandage wrapped around his right waist, then lifted his left leg, which was clamped tightly by a splint, and a smile appeared in his eyes.

"It's okay, he's just having a nice phone call with you."

"what?"

"Wang Li, how old are you this year?"

"..."

"You're in good shape, your family has taken good care of you. Kid, everything's alright, come over here. I'll have Li Yishan send you your location later, so come over as soon as possible. Relax here and get a good night's sleep; we can talk about everything else tomorrow."

"...Okay. Thank you, officer."

Wang Li must have put down the burden in his heart, because he answered the last sentence very quickly.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Shuchang let out a long sigh, feeling somewhat annoyed with himself. In fact, he had lied to Wang Li on the phone.

First of all, the notification letter will definitely be sent to their hometown.

Secondly, he wouldn't plead with the judge, because he wouldn't be able to see the judge anyway. At most, he could only make a note in the case file that the two men surrendered themselves, and then briefly speak to the prosecutor in charge of the prosecution.

Furthermore, he will contact Li Yishan and Wang Li's parents. He will suggest that they compensate the owners of the electric scooters they can contact, because this would reduce their jail time.

Finally, the two brothers got into big trouble, really big trouble!
Stealing electric bicycles and assaulting police officers with weapons!
This criminal record will haunt them for life, and will also affect their own children and descendants!

The impact is huge!

Although the series of electric bicycle thefts was solved, Chen Shu was still uneasy.

(End of this chapter)