Chapter 028 - Identification (2nd Update)
Fu Liangtao was halfway through speaking, when he saw Luo Xiaowen's eyes turn red in an instant, he already felt that his problem was undoubtedly digging open Luo Xiaowen's wounds.
However, something that needs to be confirmed still needs to be confirmed.
Transcription – Every word spoken by the detective and the witness or suspect during the transcription will be recorded in great detail. Fu Liangtao has repeatedly studied Luo Xiaowen's confession and believes that Luo Xiaowen's opinion on Li Bingde's affair is not speculation, but conviction. The kind of certainty that Luo Xiaowen has can only be there when she clearly knows in her heart that it is the truth.
Fu Liangtao then explained, "The evidence we have is not enough, so we want you to provide us with more information, Miss Luo."
Hearing Fu Liangtao's words, Luo Xiaowen's empty eyes were gradually filled with sadness or hatred, and her eyes looked at Fu Liangtao with more guard, but she still slowly spoke: "I don't have the evidence you want in my hands, but I have heard it with my own ears and seen it with my own eyes."
Fu Liangtao recorded in the manuscript and asked, "Do you mean that Li Bingde once brought someone home and was bumped into by you, or did you ever meet Li Bingde on the street with his affair partner?"
"Neither, it's a cell phone." Luo Xiaowen frowned and said with some hysteria.
A tear followed her words from the corner of her eyes, perhaps because of her emotion, Luo Xiaowen's breathing gradually became short, only to hear her continue: "That person always calls me when they are together, and even tried to send me a photo of their intimate friends."
"It's unlikely, but I still want to ask, do you still have these photos? Or do you still have the phone on which you receive these photos?" After Fu Liangtao asked this question, he felt that his voice seemed to have an untimely coldness.
More and more tears slipped from the corners of Luo Xiaowen's eyes, bit her lip tightly, and only shook her head.
Seeing this, Fu Liangtao stood up and said to Luo Xiaowen, "Miss Luo, let's take a rest now, you calm down your emotions first, and we'll talk later." After that, Fu Liangtao put a box of tissues in front of Luo Xiaowen. And this insignificant move is already the most considerate thing that Fu Liangtao can think of for Luo Xiaowen.
Then, Fu Liangtao left the conference room without looking back, only looking for Ah Yu to guard not far from the door of the conference room.
After about ten minutes, when Fu Liangtao returned to the conference room again, Luo Xiaowen's emotions had calmed down, and only her eyes were still red.
Fu Liangtao put down the tablet and briefcase he had just received in the conference room on the long table, sat down opposite Luo Xiaowen again, and asked, "Miss Luo, can we start again now?"
While Luo Xiaowen nodded, Fu Liangtao took out seven photos of similar size from his briefcase, which were single photos of seven different women. In these photos, some of them are people who have nothing to do with this case, and Xu Jingjia, who is currently suspicious, is naturally among them. Just in case, Fu Liangtao finally put Zhou Muqing's photo in it.
Fu Liangtao lined up the seven photos in front of Luo Xiaowen and said to Luo Xiaowen, "You once received a group photo sent to you by the other party, so you should recognize the appearance of that person. If that person is out of the seven, can you help me get her picture out?"
Seeing that Luo Xiaowen took out two photos from them without hesitation, Fu Liangtao's eyes narrowed slightly.
Fu Liangtao put away the two photos that Luo Xiaowen took out separately, and put the rest of the photos back in the briefcase.
Then, Fu Liangtao picked up the tablet and explained, "Miss Luo, next, I will play seven audio clips, and in the same way, if you hear the voice of Li Bingde's affair partner, please tell me. If you're not sure, I'll give you a few more times. Do you understand?" Among these seven recordings of female voices, there are naturally also voices of Xu Jingjia and Zhou Muqing.
After seeing Luo Xiaowen nodding, Fu Liangtao began to play all seven pieces of audio.
After listening to it once, Luo Xiaowen was not as straightforward as when choosing photos, but said uncertainly, "I'm sorry. Sir Fu, can you play these audios again?"
If so, after replaying all the audio, Luo Xiaowen selected a few more of them to play back again. Finally, the first and fifth segments of audio were chosen.
Seeing this result, Fu Liangtao suddenly felt quite complicated in his heart. This time, the result is the same as the result of the selected photos, and there is no contradiction at all.
At the end, Fu Liangtao asked, "Miss Luo, do you remember when you received the photo and phone call?"
Looking at Luo Xiaowen's dazed look, Fu Liangtao added: "If you don't remember, the approximate time is fine, because it's been so long, and it's normal to forget it."
Luo Xiaowen frowned and thought about it, and replied, "I think it should be last January."
"You mean January 2019, right?" Fu Liangtao confirmed again.
Fu Liangtao asked Ah Yu to lead Luo Xiaowen away, but he was worried about whether to tell Luo Xiaowen the truth. Fu Liangtao didn't know if telling Luo Xiaowen the truth would be a kind of redemption for her, or whether it would push her deeper into the abyss.
Fu Liangtao: It is a fact that there is insufficient evidence in their hands. Whether it was from consolidating and analyzing billing records, or recovering mobile phone backup files through Li Bingde's computer and cloud accounts, Fu Liangtao never found conclusive evidence that Li Bingde had an affair with him.
The evidence in hand points to the fact that it is completely contrary to Luo Xiaowen's confession, that is, Li Bingde did date other different women, but the evidence shows that it happened in the early stage of his relationship with Luo Xiaowen, and then Li Bingde gradually cut off contact with all other women.
If it weren't for this reason, Fu Liangtao would never have made such a decision and sprinkled salt on Luo Xiaowen's wound.
Until Ah Yu sent Luo Xiaowen back to Fu Liangtao to report, Fu Liangtao was still hesitating in his heart. Seeing Ah Yu walk into the office, Fu Liangtao seemed to suddenly think of something, and confirmed to Ah Yu, "The process just now has been recorded, right?"
"Of course." Ah Yu replied. Ah Yu picked up the two photos from Fu Liangtao that were separated and stored in a transparent small bag, and asked Fu Liangtao, "Boss, how are you going to explain it to Miss Luo?"
Fu Liangtao leaned back on the back of the computer chair, his eyes closed, and he didn't want to talk more.
Ah Yu knew very well what Fu Liangtao's distress was, because in these two photos, there was neither Xu Jingjia nor Zhou Muqing.