Bro, you are a policeman, not a thug

Xiao Mu returned to the scene.

Looking at the living room wall without any trace.

He is very confident in his insight.

No matter what anyone did to the wall, there would be traces.

What does the absence of any traces mean?

Did any words really appear on it in the first place?

"One thing is certain."

Xiao Mu's face was as cold as ice, as if there was no trace of warmth. "Fan Zhengping is playing us, or someone is using him to play us."

It is certain that Fan Zhengping was involved in something.

Otherwise, some things cannot be explained.

But if Fan Zhengping's mental illness is true, then the problem becomes strange again.

If he was acting at the beginning, creating a haunted incident.

How did he become mentally ill later?

The most important thing is that through surveillance, it can be seen that Fan Zhengping does not seem to be acting.

It's acting, but it's not acting at the same time, isn't that contradictory?

"A mental health expert arrived and examined me."

Zhao Xiaotang put down the phone with a serious expression, "Confirmed to be mentally ill!"

Xiao Mu's heart sank.

Silence?

Silencing someone does not necessarily require death, as long as the person cannot speak!

"What is the purpose?"

Xiao Mu pondered for a moment, "What can a haunting bring... huh?"

There was no loss of life in this case, but why was it taken over by the Special Case Investigation Office?

Someone exposed the haunting.

It caused an extremely bad reaction on the Internet.

Network? Hype? Traffic?

So he directed and acted in the film himself, for traffic, for money... Xiao Mu's brows relaxed.

Is there anyone nowadays who doesn’t know that traffic can make a lot of money?

A hot piece of news, if hyped properly, can start out making millions of dollars.

Xiao Mu remembered a big news in his previous life in 2024.

In just 4 days, it brought a blogger 1600 million in revenue.

You heard it right, in 4 days, we made 1600 million, that’s the traffic.

In order to gain traffic and attract people's attention, some people will do anything.

Sin can be a tool to make money.

Scripts can also be a tool to make money.

Even justice can be used as a tool to make money.

In criminal investigation: whoever is the biggest beneficiary is also the most suspicious!

"Where is the monitor who spread the internet haunting?"

Xiao Mu asked coldly.

"Detention center." Zhao Xiaotang said with a gloomy face.

Don't ask why people were arrested.

Do you think that you can just secretly spread haunted information on the Internet, causing extremely bad effects and panic among local residents, and that's it?

Anyone who knows a little about the law knows that this is a crime!

There is another important point.

Does this monitor really not know what consequences will come from spreading information about hauntings?

Ha ha!

If he knew, why would he do it?

They are willing to commit crimes to upload the video to the Internet.

Cause panic among the people and have extremely bad consequences?

money!

Take drug trafficking for example, which is a capital crime, but there are people who do it, right?

As long as the money is in place, is there anything that people dare not do?

Detention center.

A young man in prison uniform was brought to the interrogation room.

Xiao Mu stared at the young man's face.

His eyes flickered, his face was pale, his expression was tense, and his eyes revealed anxiety and fear...

The experienced detective could tell at a glance that there was something wrong with this face.

If you are wrongly accused, you are innocent.

His expression was definitely different.

"Nothing was explained?" Xiao Mu asked Zhao Xiaotang.

"Yes."

Zhao Xiaotang nodded and looked at the young man coldly, "He's very tight-lipped. When we came to investigate, he had already been sent to the police station. He's here, you know."

I understand... Xiao Mu nodded.

You know clearly that he has a problem and has committed a crime, but as long as he says nothing, you cannot do anything to him. Some methods cannot be used.

Because this is a detention center, these are the rules.

Even if you are the king of police, you can't do anything when facing someone who keeps silent.

Seeing the young man restrained in the interrogation chair, Xiao Mu asked, "Pei Haitao?"

The young man lowered his head and said nothing.

"Have you ever thought about such a problem?"

Xiao Mu said word by word, "Your future life is over. Even if you can walk out of prison, your family will be implicated because of your criminal record. Three generations of your direct line will have no chance of taking the civil service exam. As a person, do you really not care about the life and death of your relatives or your descendants?"

There are seven major techniques in interrogation.

The direct approach, the method of defeating each one separately, the method of luring the enemy without firing, the method of unraveling the mystery, the method of "provoking", the method of "surrounding the cities from the countryside", and the method of combining hardness and flexibility.

This is what teachers will teach you in the criminal investigation major of the police academy.

For example, the language skills Xiao Mu is using now are a combination of hardness and softness.

It is unwise to simply preach and lecture during the interrogation, and to be lukewarm.

Sometimes you have to poke at their sore spots, let them know their despicable side, and strike where their defenses are weakest.

really.

Pei Haitao's expression began to change after hearing this.

Seeing this change, Xiao Mu and Zhao Xiaotang looked at each other.

Just have a bottom line.

What I fear most is that a criminal has lost all his bottom line. This kind of person is the most difficult to deal with.

"I will analyze your future crimes and how long your sentence will be."

Xiao Mu said, "Spreading information about a haunted place, causing adverse effects and sparking panic among the public, and doing it intentionally... the minimum sentence is three years!"

He is lying, but he is not lying.

It's just the difference between less than three years and more than three years.

The question is how many people can memorize the criminal law and know this?

Pei Haitao's expression changed again.

“How many three years are there in a lifetime?”

Xiao Mu continued, "Have you ever thought about the many things that will happen in the outside world during the three years you've been in prison?"

"Anything can happen unexpectedly. Don't you worry about the birth, old age, sickness, and death of your loved ones? Haven't you considered that after you get out, there's a good chance you won't even be able to see them for the last time?"

"The little money someone gives you, compared to your family, compared to certain things, is it worth it? How long will it last? A car, a house, is it possible that it will be gone?"

"Think about it again. Is it worth being imprisoned for a few years? Is it worth being separated from your family?"

Pei Haitao's expression changed again, his eyes flickered, revealing his inner struggle.

"Fifty thousand, one hundred thousand, two hundred thousand, five hundred thousand... huh?"

Xiao Mu's eyes lit up and he looked at Pei Haitao's pupils.

When the other party heard the word "five hundred thousand", his pupils contracted violently.

"You sold yourself and your family for half a million?"

Xiao Mu sneered, "You're even willing to spend more than three years in prison?"

"Let me guess. Did those people tell you that even if the police caught you, the most they'd give you would be a year or two?"

"Do you think spending half a million dollars in exchange for a year in jail is a good deal?"

"Didn't you expect the sentence to be more than three years?"

Pei Haitao's face turned completely pale, bloodless.

Xiao Mu was right!

"Teacher Luo once said it well: the more ignorant a person is, the more inexplicable his courage is."

Xiao Mu laughed dumbly, "When your courage is gone, you will find out how stupid you are."

Pei Haitao's eyes were full of fear and his face was pale, as if he was swallowed by endless terror and despair.

My body began to tremble uncontrollably.

"I'm giving you one chance. Remember, it's your last chance. It's a chance for you to get out of prison early."

Xiao Mu asked word by word, "Tell me, who asked you to do this?"