Chapter 10: Confrontation (1)
In the interrogation room, Kevin and Caroline stared coldly at Amitba, who was sitting opposite.
Kevin whispered in Caroline's ear: "You come and ask, this is your case after all, exercise ......"
Caroline nodded slightly.
"Amitaba, do you know why you were arrested and brought to the police station?"
This is a commonly used interrogation opening statement, which is intended to test the opponent's psychological defenses, and the average psychologically fragile suspect will take the initiative to confess what he has committed with just this sentence.
But who expected Amitaba to be very calm, he shook his head unhurriedly, and even smiled at the corner of his mouth.
"Officer, I don't know why you arrested me, did I commit something?"
He asked rhetorically.
Although Caroline's calmness was somewhat unexpected, she did not show her surprise on her face, because she knew that this confrontation must not let the other party see her panic, otherwise she would be on the passive side.
Especially when the police don't have any definite evidence.
"Don't know??"
Caroline sneered, picked up a bag from under the table and shook it, and there was a clatter of metal.
"This was found in your room. Come on, come on, explain how you, an Indian who entered the country with a labor certificate, have these gold coins issued during the civil war between the north and the south of your country? β
Amitaba stared at the bag and grinned, revealing a mouth full of yellow teeth: "Why police officer, is this why you arrested me?" If it is illegal to possess these coins, then please forgive me for not knowing the laws of your country very well. β
"Of course it's illegal, but that's not the only reason I'm arrested." As she spoke, Caroline took out a gold coin from her bag and picked at the dirt attached to it, "Tell me, where did you dig these gold coins?" β
"Digging? I didn't dig it, I picked it up in the grass by the roadside. Amitba shrugged his shoulders and said lightly.
"Bang!"
Zuo Ling slapped the table angrily and shouted, "Amitaba! You don't play tricks on me!! There is still dirt left on these gold coins, apparently just dug up!! β
Amitba pouted and shook his head: "Officer, I don't know what you're talking about, these gold coins were picked up by me in the grass on the side of the road." If it's illegal to pick up something on the side of the road, then I'm confused. β
After saying that, Amitba actually laughed a few times to himself, as if he was a hob meat.
Although Caroline was furious when she saw him look like he didn't eat oil, she knew in her heart that the confidence of this guy's refusal to admit it came from the fact that the police did not know the exact location of the gold coin.
To put it bluntly, he just decided that the police had no evidence.
Caroline suppressed her anger and said, "Did you pick it up??" Hmph, it's not illegal to pick up things, but if you buy and sell these gold coins, it's different! We have witnesses who prove that you have been in an antique shop and have traded gold coins with the owner of the antique shop, how do you explain that? β
Amitaba laughed, "Hey, officer, you can't wronged people!" Yes, I've been to an antique shop, and the person I can trade with the owner is Julio......"
As soon as he said this, the smile on Amitba's face suddenly froze, as if he himself was surprised that he actually said Julio's name.
"Oh? Julio, you say? Caroline and Kevin looked at each other, "By the way, I suddenly remembered that this co-worker of yours was Julio...... Where is it now? β
As soon as this question was raised, the air in the interrogation room seemed to freeze suddenly.
Amitba lowered her head and remained silent, while Caroline and Kevin stared at his face, observing the change in his expression.
After more than half a minute of silence, Amit Bagan laughed twice and said, "Julio?? Wow, I haven't seen him in a long time, and God knows what construction site he's working on now......"
"Oh? You don't know?? Caroline sneered, "On the morning of February 15, someone saw you swiping your card out of the construction site alone early in the morning, but the punch card machine recorded Julio's identity information. Tell me, why did you swipe Julio's work card to leave the construction site? β
Amitba was stunned for a moment, and then quickly replied: "What's so strange about this, is it wrong to take it in a hurry...... Julio and I were living in the same dormitory, and we used to mix our things on the table......"
Caroline immediately asked, "Then you mean that Julio was still in the dormitory on the morning of February 15??" But why did the other workers say that Julio did not return to the dormitory on the night of February 14? β
"Hey, hey, Miss Officer, you figured it out, I didn't say Julio was still in the dormitory on the morning of February 15th." Amitba spread his hands and shook his head, "I'm sorry, Julio is an adult man, he has the right to move freely, how do I know what he did on the night of February 14th." β
"You ......," Caroline was momentarily speechless.
At this time, Kevin patted Caroline on the shoulder, glared at Amitba and said in a deep voice: "Amitba, we are agents of the Serious Crime Division, not ordinary police officers, you should know in your heart why you were arrested." Okay, the circle won't go around with you, Julio's body, where is it?? β
Kevin is no better than Caroline, an experienced agent, and his cold crying out of the word "corpse" is undoubtedly an attempt to directly attack Amitba's psychological defense, and may be able to receive a surprise effect.
Sure enough, Amitba drooped his head and fell silent again.
Kevin struck while the iron was hot, and then said: "You took the initiative to confess and our police went to find it, those are two different things...... If you have always thought that our police do not have any evidence, then you are too naΓ―ve, you should know the difference between our serious crime department and ordinary police substations, detectives generally only arrest people on the premise of having evidence. We let you take the initiative to explain, and this is giving you a chance. β
After saying this, Kevin and Caroline quietly looked at the silent Amitba, at this time they were guessing in their hearts that this guy suddenly changed from arrogance to silence, and there must be a ghost in his heart, and Julio's disappearance is eighty percent related to him.
And Julio, as Wang Su speculated, was probably killed.
It seems that the case is indeed developing in the direction of Wang Su's speculation......
At this time, Caroline secretly admired Kevin's interrogation skills in her heart, and she was ashamed of herself. She was thinking that under Kevin's scare, Amitaba would most likely collapse her psychological defense.
"Hey ......"
But who would have thought that after a long silence, Amitba would raise his head and grin.
"What are you talking about, officer? God, Julio is dead?? It's horrible...... But are you really sure that Julio is dead? What does this have to do with me? β
After saying that, Amitba licked his lips with a cruel smile, and looked directly at Caroline, with a slight provocation in his eyes.
"Bastard!!" Caroline stood up with a sudden, slamming the pen in her hand into Amitba's face, "What kind of place are you going to be!" What are you arrogant!! β
"Wow... Officer, are you intimidating me? Amitaba pretended to be aggrieved and looked up at the ceiling of the interrogation room, "There's surveillance here, right?" Are you sure it's legal for you police to hit someone? β
"What are you arrogant bastard!! You can be sentenced even for the crime of buying and selling state property!! β
"Caroline... Calm down. Kevin elbowed Caroline, gave her a wink, and motioned to speak.
Caroline glared at Amitaba fiercely and followed Kevin out of the interrogation room.