National Forensic Doctor
Chapter 242 - 242 232 Release the Monkey_2

242: Chapter 232: Release the Monkey_2 242: Chapter 232: Release the Monkey_2 Now that he had approached, he first confirmed with a glance, feeling that the girl’s appearance somewhat matched the description Jiang Yuan had provided over the phone.

As more and more people gathered around, he did not hesitate to pull out handcuffs and clicked them onto the girl.

With the handcuffs on, she was officially a criminal suspect.

Although the students nearby might not understand the difference between criminal offenses and breaking the law, the sight of handcuffs instinctively made them feel the authority of the government’s law enforcement, and those who were muttering quieted down.

“Disperse, she’s one of the suspects in the monkey theft case,” the seasoned detective knew what to say when, and at this moment, he wasn’t bothering with the usual spiel about confidentiality before the case conclusion.

In an environment like Qinghe College, where watching the World Cup could result in 800 thermos flasks being smashed, arresting an attractive female student was indeed very risky.

If people could speak persuasively, even a little provocatively, he would have to wait for the leaders from the squad to come to the rescue, and by that time, the real embarrassment would start.

“Make way, there are still suspects we haven’t captured yet.

We need to hurry back for interrogation,” another detective arrived, and together, the two escorted the girl out through the crowd.

The internet-celebrity-faced girl still harbored some thoughts of resistance, but under the pressure of handcuffs and police uniforms, she ultimately gave in.

It was just too exhausting.

She didn’t want to struggle anymore.

It was just a matter of tens of thousands of yuan; at worst, she’d let her parents pay it off.

…

Qinghe College Police Station.

Interrogation room.

The district criminal investigation team borrowed the station’s interrogation room so they could quickly interrogate the suspect before proceeding to capture another.

The two detectives made some basic preparations and planned to conduct a surprise interrogation.

Searching, ranking, and tapping were the old detective’s go-to methods, which weren’t as effective these days since non-contact crimes had increased and ordinary people had picked up a thing or two from TV and movies.

But for a naive young girl like this, practically any tactics would work.

The experienced detective didn’t waste words and went straight to the procedure, beginning with a stern tone, “Name!”

“Guo Yunxia.

You’ve already seen my ID…”

“Age.”

“21.”

…

After the standard procedure was completed, Guo Yunxia gradually fell silent.

The interrogation atmosphere, formed over years and years, that sense of oppression from authority against an individual, is hard for ordinary people to bear.

Many veteran detectives like to dig deeper into cases starting with habitual thieves, especially during the era of pre-trial teams, a pre-trial officer’s important job was to uncover accumulated cases, and they paid most attention to repeat offenders.

Repeat offenders, or habitual thieves, are just too familiar with the interrogation atmosphere and generally have stronger resistance, which is why they can cover up cases and avoid revealing them under police interrogation.

Put a city’s white-collar worker in the seat, whether they’re slick talkers or full of lies, once they’re in a room with no windows and no sense of time, it generally doesn’t take a day for them to say whatever is asked of them.

Guo Yunxia was hurriedly brought out for interrogation precisely because there was another accomplice and time was of the essence.

Otherwise, if she had been left to stew for a bit longer, she would already be confessing her issues by now.

In fact, although the interrogating detectives had not turned the pressure up to the maximum, Guo Yunxia, as she spoke, began to crumble under the strain.

When asked again about the whereabouts of her boyfriend, Guo Yunxia shouted, “I alone can make compensation, isn’t it just four monkeys?

Is there a need to pressure someone to death like this?”

The detectives already knew about her family situation and said earnestly, “This is 600,000 yuan.

The case value is so high, it’s not something that can be settled by paying off the amount.”

“Even if it is…” Guo Yunxia stopped speaking mid-sentence, her eyes widening in disbelief: “Are you scamming me?

600,000 yuan?

These are monkeys, not giant pandas.”

“Tibetan Macaques on the market are going for upwards of 150,000 now.

Including shipping fees, and transaction costs, it’s about 160,000 to 170,000,” the detective said with a knowing look, “If you can compensate that amount, the court will consider a lighter sentence.”

Guo Yunxia’s eyes bulged: “Are you bluffing me?

Where are monkeys that expensive?”

“The price has gone up,” the detective said calmly.

“Where is there such a price hike,” she argued.

“That’s how it is,” the detective answered frankly, “Now you know why so many people came out to arrest you, right?

This case of yours is the highest theft amount I’ve dealt with this year; you could very well be looking at over 7 years in jail.”

In terms of sentencing, the officer may have exaggerated a bit.

For a first-time offender, especially one who clearly didn’t know, the sentence for a female accomplice is usually reduced.

However, the chances of getting out within one or two years are also very low.

Guo Yunxia’s body started to tremble uncontrollably.

For a 21-year-old girl who had smoothly transitioned from junior college to university and was considering whether to pursue graduate studies or a civil service exam, the thought of a 7-year sentence was unimaginable.

She had even been agonizing over whether to commit to a three-year or a five-year service contract.

“I…

I didn’t steal anything.

I just thought those monkeys were so pitiful…” Guo Yunxia argued.

“And then?”

“Then, we decided to set them free.”

“Who is ‘we’…” the detective asked intently, taking notes rapidly.

“I…

I and Awei, Liu Wei.”

“What is Liu Wei to you?”

“Boyfriend.”

“So, you and Liu Wei stole the monkeys together?”

Guo Yunxia hesitated for a moment, then said, “We didn’t steal them, we just decided to let it go.”

“Whose idea was it to steal the monkeys?” the detective pressed.

If it was Guo Yunxia’s decision, then she would be the principal offender, and her boyfriend the accomplice.

The difference in being the principal versus accomplice could mean several years in sentencing.

Of course, it’s also possible they were both principal offenders.

At this point, Guo Yunxia seemed to finally come to a realization and whispered, “It was Liu Wei who came up with the idea that we could release them.”

“If the decision was to let them go, why did you put the monkeys in luggage?”

“Because, because Liu Wei said that the monkeys wouldn’t survive on the back mountain of the school, that they would eventually be caught again, so we needed to release them into a real mountain.

We packed them to set free in Mount Wulong.”

At this moment, the interrogating detective was almost certain that Guo Yunxia had been deceived.

Following this line of thought, he asked, “First, tell me the specific process of the theft.”

“We went into the lab, caught the monkeys, injected them with a sedative, put them in sacks, and then into the suitcases…”

“How were the doors opened, how were the monkeys caught, be more specific.”

The officer’s commands became more direct, and as Guo Yunxia spoke, she started to cry.

Once her tears subsided a bit, the interrogating detective continued with a flurry of questions, then said, “You claim you didn’t know the value of the monkeys beforehand, now that you do, do you think your boyfriend knew?”

Guo Yunxia went blank and started to cry once more.

At that moment, outside the interrogation room, in the monitoring area, Jiang Yuan and the principal of Qinghe College were watching the interrogation.

The principal looked helpless as he watched the screen, his mind occupied with thoughts.

Jiang Yuan, looking at him, suddenly became curious and said, “There shouldn’t be any Rhesus monkeys in Mount Wulong, right?”

Having spent some time at Mount Wulong and having studied the species there, Jiang Yuan knew the area well.

The principal said with a heavy “hmm,” “The dominant monkey species on Mount Wulong is the Tibetan Macaque, one subspecies of which is the Mount Emei monkey, which is quite large and aggressive…”

“So even if the Rhesus monkeys were released there, they wouldn’t live well, would they?”

“They’d probably get killed,” the principal sighed, feeling a sense of shame, “Our school’s education is still lacking.”