Chapter 883 Turning point
"So I wanted to come and see what's going on. Is there some hidden story? And you're saying I'm overthinking it!"

"Also, we also contacted the community to learn more. This girl is quite pitiful. Her mother died early, and her father found her a stepmother. The stepmother gave birth to a younger brother and didn't care about her at all."

"She often whispers in her father's ear, and drinks all day long. When she's drunk, she takes advantage of her. It's true that this child lacks family education, but they say prostitution has never happened in their community."

After listening to Lin Hao's story, Captain Luo couldn't help but smile and said:

“Director Lin, I have to say that you guys did a more detailed job than us. Regardless of whether she sold it before or not, all the evidence is against her this time. It’s very likely that she really sold it this time.”

Lin Hao raised his eyebrows and asked, "What do you mean?"

Captain Luo pointed to the monitoring room and said, "Don't worry, we'll find out after we check the surveillance."

As they spoke, several people came to the monitoring room. Captain Luo asked the monitor to call up the bar surveillance for that day, and then said:

"Look, this is in the bar, she and this guy named Yue Wei are chatting animatedly!"

"This was outside the bar. She took the initiative to get into the car. She said she was drunk, but you can see she was walking steadily. She didn't look drunk at all."

"Besides, a decent girl shouldn't get into a strange man's car at that time!"

"Watch this again!" He adjusted the surveillance video and stopped at a scene and said:
"Although there is no surveillance camera at the entrance of Yue Wei's house, there is one at the intersection. Look, this is the surveillance camera at the intersection. This is the car Yue Wei is driving. Do you see it? She is sitting in the passenger seat with her head resting on Yue Wei's shoulder!"

Lin Hao knew that Captain Luo really treated Liu Xiaoli as a prostitute just as in the original plot.

Then Lin Hao pointed at the surveillance camera and shook his head and said:

"Just watching the surveillance video, it is indeed the case, but we cannot rule out the possibility that she was drunk. After all, the crooked walk is caused by the paralysis of the cerebellum, and the brain is the source of consciousness!"

Captain Luo did not argue and said calmly:
"Maybe, but based on these, we can't say that Yue Wei forced her to go."

"More importantly, she said it was rape, but there were no injuries on her body, and she even took 200 yuan from him. How do you say this is true?"

"We have also learned about this girl's situation. She graduated from junior high school, has no legitimate job, has had relationships with several men, and has a history of asking men for money."

Lin Hao asked helplessly: "Did you interrogate her? What did she say?"

Captain Luo was also somewhat helpless. After all, for him, this kind of thing was really difficult to deal with.

Upon hearing this, Captain Luo said, "After receiving the information you reported, we took it very seriously. I sent several female police officers to ask her several times, but Liu Xiaoli said something different each time. In my opinion, she may have made it up!"

"The current situation is that they say it's rape, but there's no evidence, and they say it's prostitution, but there's evidence. We police officers rely on evidence when handling cases. If there's no evidence, we can only treat it as prostitution!"

Lin Hao nodded and changed the subject: "Captain Luo, have you checked on Yue Wei?"

Captain Luo nodded and said, "I checked. He makes a living by driving a black car. Sometimes he brings girls to his house to spend the night. As for the saying that no one has ever escaped, he must be bragging!"

"As for what he did when he was an auxiliary police officer, we have no evidence and can't say anything!"

Lin Hao nodded, and then said: "Captain Luo, I still have some doubts about this case!"

Captain Luo said: "You say~!"

Lin Hao immediately analyzed: "Like Yue Wei, he is a black car driver, how much money can he make, and he often goes to bars?"

"Let's put that aside for now. He lives in our jurisdiction, but the bar he went to is on the other side of the city. Is it necessary for him to cross a city to go to the bar?"

Captain Luo frowned and nodded.

Seeing that Captain Luo took it seriously, Lin Hao continued:

"One more thing. According to their account, Liu Xiaoli went to Yue Wei's house at 10:30 and did not come out until 3 or 4 in the morning. Wasn't she staying there too long?"

"If she was prostituted, she should have taken the money and left after the deed was done! Then why did she stay at Yue Wei's house for so long?"

Captain Luo hesitated when he heard this and said, "Maybe it's a one-night stand?"

Lin Hao smiled and said, "Lao Luo, you are not a rookie anymore. For such a young girl, if you really want to be booked for the night, do you think 200 is reasonable? Isn't it too cheap?"

Captain Luo frowned even deeper. This was indeed a problem that was inexplicable.

He frowned and thought about the handicraft and said:
"Yue Wei has always said that the conflict was over the money for prostitution, and the woman complained that the money was too little. Does that make sense?"

Lin Hao shook his head and laughed, "Let's put this question aside for now. I have another question. Captain Luo, please give it some reference."

Captain Luo nodded and said, "You say!"

"You also know that Yue Wei used to be an auxiliary police officer." Lin Hao continued to analyze:

"Under normal circumstances, since he was an auxiliary police officer and was brought to the police station by our police, in order to clear suspicion, shouldn't he first tell us about this experience and get close to our police? But he didn't say a word in our police station!"

Captain Luo narrowed his eyes in thought, then his expression became more serious, and then he frowned and said:
"That's right. If a normal person was brought to the police station, he would definitely mention his experience as an auxiliary police officer to build closer ties and clear himself of suspicion. But he didn't seem to mention it here!"

Looking at Captain Luo's expression, Lin Hao continued to analyze:
"According to our investigation and understanding of Yue Wei, he is a very strange person. He rarely goes out and does not socialize with others. He has hardly returned home in the past ten years. These are not a big deal, but when put together, it is a bit weird."

Captain Luo frowned even deeper. Having worked in the criminal police team for so many years and having seen so many cases, Yue Wei's characteristics did give him a familiar feeling. This person seemed to be really not simple.

Lin Hao continued, "Captain Luo, Yue Wei used to be an auxiliary police officer. For someone who has worked in our field, it's not difficult to disguise a rape case as a prostitution case, especially when the target is a woman who often hangs out in bars and isn't very decent!"

"If he really raped her, it's possible that he forced two hundred yuan on Liu Xiaoli afterwards!"

Captain Luo nodded silently: "What you said makes sense, but Zehai is just guessing after all. We police officers rely on evidence when handling cases. No matter how big the suspicion is, it won't work without evidence. In Liu Xiaoli's case, all the evidence cannot prove that she was raped."

"We can't convict him just because we suspect him. It's not allowed under the legal framework!"

Lin Hao said helplessly: "So, based on the current evidence, this case can only be handled as a prostitution case."

Captain Luo nodded and explained with a wry smile:
"We have too many cases on our hands in the criminal police team. We have no evidence to prove this, so we can only do this for now. We can continue investigating when we have clues!"

Lin Hao nodded in understanding: "Then how long will Yue Wei be imprisoned?"

Captain Luo thought for a moment and said, "According to our practice, Yue Wei and Liu Xiaoli will be charged with soliciting prostitution and selling prostitution, and will be fined and detained for a maximum of five days!"

"Captain Luo, can you help me?" Lin Hao said seriously.

"What help? Just don't violate the principles!" Captain Luo said with a smile.

"Of course I won't violate the principle!" Lin Hao said seriously, "What I mean is that you don't need to close this case for now. Next, I want to find out more about Yue Wei in private!"

"Can you keep him in custody for a while longer? Give me more time. If we have any clues, we can work together."

Captain Luo hesitated for a moment. He also felt that Yue Wei was not a simple person, but the criminal police team had too many cases and could not waste too much time and energy on this matter, since Lin Hao wanted to investigate.

"Okay, Chief Lin, I'll do my best within the principles!" Captain Luo nodded in response.

Lin Hao smiled and said, "Then I'll trouble Captain Luo!"

After chatting for a while, Lin Hao said:

"Captain Luo, is Liu Xiaoli still here with you? I want to talk to her and see if there are any clues!"

Captain Luo said cheerfully: "No problem, I'll arrange it for you!"

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Afterwards, Lin Hao, accompanied by Captain Luo, came to an interrogation room and was interrogated by a comrade from the Criminal Police Team.

Lin Hao looked at the excited Liu Xiaoli, talked to her in a friendly manner, and finally asked:
"I heard that your confession to the criminal police team was different every time. Why did you lie to the police?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Xiaoli cried and said:

"Uncle police, they don't believe me. They keep asking me questions. It's obvious that they don't trust me. I just want to make it sound more serious so they can take it seriously."

"But the more I talk, the more I can't make it up. That's it~!" Liu Xiaoli lowered her head in grievance.

Then Lin Hao calmed her down and continued to ask patiently:

"You were too embarrassed to answer some of the questions I asked you last night. Now, in front of the comrades from the Criminal Police Brigade, can you tell us everything honestly and without exaggeration to facilitate our investigation?"

"Otherwise, now all the evidence is against you, and the final verdict can only be prostitution and solicitation of prostitution. You don't want the bad guys to escape the punishment of the law, do you?"

Liu Xiaoli was silent for a moment, and finally made up her mind and said:

"Okay! Actually, I don't know how to put it. After I woke up, I found out that he was a pervert!"

"I used to date a man who was a pervert. When I met a man like this, I knew I couldn't run away, so I might as well go along with him and satisfy him before running away. I coaxed him and tried my best to cooperate with him."

"He tied my hands, and I said I would cooperate and asked him to tie them loosely. I also didn't struggle, so I didn't have any injuries on my body."

"But he is such a pervert. He tortured me for three or four hours and said that no one could escape from his girl. That's why I got scared!"

Seeing Liu Xiaoli speak, Lin Hao breathed a sigh of relief, and then continued to ask:
"He told you all this. If it was true, he would definitely not let you go. How did you get out?"

Liu Xiaoli said with a little pride:
"Actually, he didn't let me go. After we were done, he asked me to take a shower. I knew it was almost time, so I dawdled and didn't take a shower, and ended up leaving late."

Lin Hao immediately asked: "How long will it last?"

Liu Xiaoli thought about what happened last night and said with some fear:
"I often go out alone and I'm afraid of running into bad people, so I set up a timed automatic dial function on another phone at home to call my phone."

"If I'm not home by 2:30 a.m., it will automatically call me. I dawdled until 2:30 a.m., and sure enough, my phone rang."

"I lied to him and said it was my little sister who called me and she would call me if I didn't come home on time."

"If I didn't answer, she would call the police immediately, so he finally let me answer."

"So I told the phone that I was at the home of the guy I met in the bar and would be back soon. He believed me, hesitated for a while, and then let me go!"

"Before I left, he suddenly stuffed two hundred yuan into my pocket. If I didn't take it, I was afraid he wouldn't let me go, so I took it!"

Lin Hao nodded and said, "You are right to do so. No matter whether what he said is true or false, protecting yourself is the most important thing."

At this point, Liu Xiaoli said in a crying voice:
"That's what I thought, but I really didn't sell myself. I took the two hundred dollars just to keep him stable."

Lin Hao comforted Liu Xiaoli, "Don't worry, we are investigating your case and will definitely clear your name."

Li Xiaoli said: "Thank you, thank you."

……

After the questioning, I left the interrogation room. Captain Luo was waiting outside and said with a smile:

"That's right! We didn't find out a lot of things, but we told you. Why don't you transfer to our criminal police team?"

"No, no, no, I'm fine in Balihe!" Lin Hao smiled, then restrained his smile and said seriously:
"Let's get back to business. Do you think what Liu Xiaoli just said is true?"

Captain Luo frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "It doesn't look like he's lying, but we police officers rely on evidence when handling cases. We can't just do it without any evidence. Let's just treat it as rape."

"Of course!" Lin Hao said confidently, "But I believe that people leave their names behind, and wild geese leave their voices behind. I don't believe he can erase all the clues. As long as he has committed a crime, we will definitely find evidence!"

As he was speaking, the phone rang. It was Li Dawei, who stayed at the police station to check old files.

"Hello, Li Dawei, what's going on?"

Li Dawei said excitedly: "Director Lin, Yue Wei may be a repeat offender, and Liu Xiaoli will not be the first one."

Upon hearing this, Lin Hao immediately said, "Why do you say that? Did you discover something?"

After saying that, Lin Hao turned on the speaker directly so that Captain Luo could also hear it.

At this time, Li Dawei said:

"Didn't you ask me to look through the old files and police records? I actually found a clue. In our city, fourteen years ago, a girl reported a case to the Xianqian Street Police Station, saying that Yue Wei took her home and raped her!"

"The ending was the same as Liu Xiaoli's. The police were unable to conclude whether it was voluntary or rape, and finally closed the case!"

Lin Hao praised: "Not bad, you have worked hard to find such important information!"

Li Dawei said happily: "It's not hard!"

Lin Hao smiled. He was indeed a little surprised that Li Dawei could find out the information of this case so quickly. At least the progress of this case was accelerated again.

(End of this chapter)