The crackdown on organized crime began with the arrest of the mother-in-law.

Chapter 771 Apprehending the Criminal Suspect and Beginning the Interrogation

In general, when a criminal case involves a death, the person who reports the crime is the primary target of police questioning.

In the cases Chen Kai has investigated in the past, if one spouse is murdered, the other spouse becomes the focus of the police investigation; if a neighbor is murdered, the neighbor becomes the focus of the police investigation, as does the person who reported the crime.

The thief crying "stop thief!" isn't just a fictional scenario; reality is always more absurd than fiction because fiction adheres to logic, while reality doesn't.

"The person who reported the case is named Li Haichuan, who is a neighbor of the victim's family. According to his report, when he went next door to borrow soy sauce that night, he kept knocking on the door but there was no answer. Then he smelled a strong smell of blood."

"Then the person who reported the case called the young male victim, but the phone kept ringing in the room after it was connected, but no one answered. So Li Haichuan reported the case."

After receiving Li Haichuan's report, the local police station arrived at the scene first and then found a locksmith to open the door. They then discovered that all four members of the family had been murdered.

“We learned about the time of the incident from the person who reported it in detail, and it basically matched the information we found at the scene. So at that time, Li Haichuan was not included in our main suspects. Later, when we investigated the woman’s social relationships, we found that the two of them had known each other before they got married.”

"We originally planned to conduct further investigations today, but you unexpectedly sent us this footprint identification and analysis report. After looking at it, this person is definitely the murderer."

"Where's the other person?"

"The other person is named Li Haibao, who is Li Haichuan's younger brother. When we arrived at the scene, Li Haibao was at Li Haichuan's house."

"What are you waiting for? Arrest them immediately!"

"Yes!"

Chen Jianguo did not expect that Qin Chuan's footstep analysis, which provided some specific physical characteristics of the suspect, would actually confirm the suspect's identity.

Crime scene.

Chen Kai personally led a team to arrest the person.

dong dong dong.

"Who?"

"Is Li Haichuan home? We are police officers. We need to verify some details about the case next door with you."

Li Haichuan, who had just woken up, was shuffling in his slippers without a hint of suspicion. For some time now, the police had been coming to question him almost every day, sometimes at his house, and sometimes by phone when he wasn't home.

Li Haichuan knew the details of the incident by heart, and he had already planned out his lies. In fact, to make his lie even more convincing, he even made dumplings after the incident.

In addition, he had already sent his younger brother back to his rural hometown. As long as the other party didn't let it slip, no one in the world would know that he was the one who killed their family.

"Wait a minute, it's coming right away."

Li Haichuan opened the door without warning.

As a result, Chen Kai led four or five fully armed criminal police officers and rushed in.

"Don't move! Li Haichuan! You're under arrest!"

"Huh? Captain Chen... what's wrong? Is there some misunderstanding?"

"I……"

“Li Haichuan, stop acting. We have solid evidence that you and your brother are the murderers. Don’t think you can get away with it by making excuses. We have also sent people to arrest your brother. Even if you don’t talk, your brother will.”

When Li Haichuan heard Chen Kai mention his younger brother, his heart skipped a beat. Although the crime scene had been cleaned up very well, the fact that Chen Kai mentioned his brother meant that the police did seem to have some clues; otherwise, how would they know that two people had committed the crime?

While Chen Kai was arresting Li Haichuan, he had already arranged for the deputy head of the criminal investigation team to drive to Li Haichuan's hometown to arrest his younger brother, Li Hailong.

Li Haichuan was soon taken to the interrogation room of the Criminal Investigation Detachment.

"Captain Chen, isn't there some misunderstanding? I'm the one who reported the crime. I didn't kill the person. How can you think I did it? I have a very good relationship with them."

Refuse to admit it.

Chen Kai sneered.

"Li Haichuan, I advise you to confess honestly. After we brought you back, our people conducted a surprise search of your residence. Do you recognize these shoes?"

As Chen Kai spoke, he instructed his interrogation assistant to bring a pair of sneakers that had been found in Li Haichuan's house to Li Haichuan.

Upon seeing the shoes, Li Haichuan's face turned deathly pale, but he still stubbornly refused to tell the truth.

"These look like my shoes. What's wrong with them? I haven't worn them in a while."

"For a period of time?"

“Chen Kai, we found several sets of unfamiliar footprints at the crime scene. You thought you cleaned the crime scene very well, even mopping some areas, but the footprints left in the bathroom were not cleaned up thoroughly.”

No fingerprints of the suspect were found at the crime scene, and even very few footprints were found. The main reason was that Li Haichuan and his accomplices cleaned the entire scene very meticulously after committing the crime.

The main reason these footprints remained was that they used cleaning agents while mopping the floor to clean up the traces more thoroughly. However, after cleaning, Li Haichuan and his brother Li Hailong didn't completely wipe away the cleaning agents when mopping. Their footprints, having stepped on the cleaning agents, weren't completely removed by water, so even if they weren't visible at the time, they became visible after the water and cleaning agents dried.

The most important part that is revealed is in the bathroom.

“We have made a clear comparison of these footprints and confirmed that you were the one who left these footprints when you entered the suspect’s house. In addition, your brother is about to be arrested. Whoever confesses first will have a confession. I hope you can seize this opportunity. After Li Hailong is arrested, if he tells the whole story of the crime during the interrogation, Li Haichuan, you will be punished severely for resisting the law. At that time, no one can save you.”

Li Haichuan remained silent.

But his eyes started rolling around.

Chen Kai didn't urge him, letting Li Haichuan think it over.

"Captain Chen, I think there really is some misunderstanding here. I was the one who called the police, and after the police arrived, I went into the room. Were those footprints left at that time?"

"Hmph! Li Haichuan, even now you still won't tell the truth. These footprints were found in the bathroom. When you entered the crime scene, you went in with the police and left some footprints in the living room, but did any of you go into the bathroom? No. Besides, we already marked your footprints when we reported the crime. Don't try to confuse the issue. Let me tell you, if you don't tell the truth now, you're just making things difficult for yourself."

After saying that, Chen Kai stood up.

"I'll give you one night to think it over. We'll meet again tomorrow morning, and then I'll see if you're still so stubborn."