[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi":3,"chapter-reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-20":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Reborn in 2014: I Am the King of Criminal Investigation",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2315876,4529,"Chapter 20: Holy Monk, Come Here, Play With Me","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-20",20,"\u003Cp>In his past life, Lu Zhongxin truly fell victim to this case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The circumstances then were identical to now: the special task force unanimously believed the missing Kong Lingjie was the prime suspect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a few days later, Kong Lingjie was captured at a nearby hotel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It went even smoother than expected; during interrogation, the suspect confessed without reservation, admitting he was driven by lust after seeing the victim’s beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He abducted Zhang Yan on her way home from school and took her to a rented apartment intending to assault her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zhang Yan fought desperately, refusing to submit; in a rage, Kong Lingjie strangled her to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The special task force believed the facts of the case were clear, and the evidence was definite and sufficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could be determined that the suspect was indeed guilty and must be held criminally responsible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The case would now be transferred for prosecution review.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his past life, this case had proceeded this smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing that made the special task force suspicious was the trial phase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The defendant, Kong Lingjie, had hired a very famous lawyer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Citing his good confession attitude and active cooperation with the investigation, the lawyer requested a lighter sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And indeed, he was sentenced to death with reprieve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you think the matter ended there?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone who knew about this case back then thought so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one expected that the truly astonishing events had only just begun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Kong Lingjie committed no intentional crimes during his reprieve and behaved well, his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment two years later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another year passed—by the third year of Kong Lingjie’s incarceration—he overturned the verdict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can you overturn a verdict while serving time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course you can; not only during incarceration, but even after completing your sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lawyer who had helped Kong Lingjie escape the death penalty three years earlier reappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, he presented new evidence: Kong Lingjie’s alibi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the forensic autopsy report, the victim Zhang Yan died between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. on June 5, 2014.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the body was discovered four days later, the time of death could only be narrowed to within a three-hour window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lawyer provided audiovisual evidence: a surveillance video from inside a mall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surveillance footage began at 3:20 p.m. on June 5, 2014.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the video, Kong Lingjie wandered the fourth floor of the mall for at least ten minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he spent twelve minutes in a men’s clothing store and purchased a men’s coat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this mall… was not in Songhai!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two locations were 240 kilometers apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What does this distance imply?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, at a speed of 100 kilometers per hour, a one-way trip of 240 kilometers takes two hours and forty minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that speed is only achievable on a highway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, the time must be increased by at least another twenty minutes, since entering and exiting the highway also takes time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That means, during the time Zhang Yan was killed, Kong Lingjie could not possibly have been in Songhai!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That wasn’t all—the lawyer also provided the mall’s receipt and paper invoice from Kong Lingjie’s coat purchase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then provided additional surveillance footage from inside the store.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was enough to prove Kong Lingjie’s alibi was genuine and valid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the question arises: if you weren’t at the scene, why did you confess during interrogation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Lingjie’s explanation: torture during interrogation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He directly accused Lu Zhongxin, insisting it was this police officer who tortured him, and described the exact methods used.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even quoted every single word Lu Zhongxin had said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them was: “Speak up—why did you kill Zhang Yan?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a classic example of leading interrogation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It directly supplies the answer: you are the killer of Zhang Yan; you don’t need to admit guilt—just state your motive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it wasn’t just that one line—there were others…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The landlord has already identified you; whether you confess or not, we can convict you. Poor attitude might make it worse.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is deception interrogation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you fully confess, we’ll treat it as a voluntary surrender, and we’ll tell the court you showed good attitude—maybe they’ll give you probation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is inducement interrogation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of the above fall under illegal interrogation methods—and Lu Zhongxin had used nearly all of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you curious why these are so common in TV dramas?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In TV shows, police interrogate suspects exactly like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What does that indicate?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The screenwriters don’t understand the law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, no one expects authentic interrogation scenes in dramas—most people just want a good plot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can enjoy anti-Japanese fantasy dramas, let alone crime thrillers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three years later, Kong Lingjie could recite Lu Zhongxin’s exact words from the interrogation, nearly word-for-word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the retrial, the court reviewed the original interrogation footage—and it matched Kong Lingjie’s account perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you think that’s terrifying enough?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not yet—the worst is still to come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also claimed Lu Zhongxin subjected him to severe torture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please... c...o...l...l...e...c...t... 6...9... b...o...o...k...s...!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the court found no evidence of any violent behavior by Lu Zhongxin in the interrogation footage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Lingjie, however, described the precise methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During interrogation, he said he was hungry, so Lu Zhongxin gave him a cup of instant noodles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While eating, he noticed the broth was unusually salty—someone must have added extra salt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The water he was given was also salted, making him thirstier the more he drank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also smelled strong sesame oil in his meals, causing him to suffer from diarrhea daily—even after eating, he still felt hungry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over time, he couldn’t endure it anymore and confessed to things he hadn’t done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the hallmark of invisible torture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a two-way game: if you leave no trace, he leaves no trace either—three years have passed, and Lu Zhongxin, no matter how he protests, can’t prove his innocence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply denying it isn’t enough—you must provide evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s playing a reverse game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, Lu Zhongxin had already been promoted to head of the criminal investigation unit, and his promotion was indeed due to the successful resolution of this case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when the backlash came, this rigid, old-school detective couldn’t withstand it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He might not care about his life, but he cared deeply about his reputation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When a massive accusation fell from the sky, staining him with disgrace, Lu Zhongxin chose to end his life to clear his name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He committed suicide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before dying, he placed all police equipment—including his firearm—back at the station, and even folded his uniform neatly on his bed in the dormitory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wore his usual casual clothes and jumped from a bridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his past life, Yu Dazhang was stunned for over a month because of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, after reviewing the case, he reached the following conclusions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Lu Zhongxin first took on this case, he was at a critical point in his career advancement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So this case was extremely tempting to him at the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This caused Lu Zhongxin to become overly eager for results, leading him to use unconventional interrogation methods during questioning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s like a fox spirit tempting Tang Changlao: “Holy monk, come here, play with me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But once Tang Changlao fell for it, the fox spirit revealed her true face: “Nope, holy monk, show some respect.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can you guess if Tang Changlao would swallow that insult?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yu Dazhang was certain his master would never use such low tactics as adding salt to instant noodles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhongxin might make verbal mistakes, but he would never violate principles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also firmly believed his master would never cross the moral line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Lu Zhongxin had truly been that kind of person, he wouldn’t have chosen suicide so decisively in his past life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Kong Lingjie was lying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To trap Lu Zhongxin and secure his own acquittal, he spent three full years setting the trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he wasn’t a member of the special task force in his past life, Yu Dazhang could only make these deductions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This life is different—he not only knew the outcome but had also joined the special task force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since his master still chose to take on this case, he might as well go along with him this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master…” Yu Dazhang murmured to himself, standing in the hallway:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This lifetime, I’ll do my best to keep you from becoming Tang Changlao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1394,"2026-06-20T14:22:46.062Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 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