Chapter 101: 100 Chapters Are you policemen or devils? [3rd update]_1
Zhou Ning was somewhat surprised; since Doctor Liu had gone to address the matter, that was naturally even better. He patted He Shancun’s arm.
"Buddy, it’s your turn, remember to wear your mask. Someone will help you strip him. Just let Mr. Zhao take care of the photography. There’s no need to hurry; just carefully check against the medical records I gave you."
"Don’t worry, I’ve got experience!"
Zhou Ning grabbed the headset, focusing on the interrogation room through the one-way glass.
He Shancun and his colleagues entered the interrogation room, with Mr. Zhao and He Chunyang flanking Cui Guanglin, who was handcuffed to the stretcher. Thus restrained, Cui Guanglin struggled incessantly, glaring at the several people, shouting continuously.
"What are you doing, what are you doing?"
Xu Dayuan walked over to the side, lifting a thick stack of reports.
"This is the DNA result from the scab on your finger compared with the DNA found inside the victim of the March 10th case. See the conclusion here? The two DNAs are completely identical, meaning they come from the same person, which means your blood was found inside the victim.
However, what surprised us wasn’t that but that your DNA test revealed an XXY chromosome abnormality. We also found your medical record from the provincial hospital.
Indeed, this record has a screenshot of you, but it’s not your real name, so we need to verify. Don’t worry, we won’t draw blood; just a quick check, understand? Just relax."
Such explanations did not calm Cui Guanglin down; on the contrary, he twisted like a madman, legs intertwined like hemp ropes, even clamping his pants tightly, preventing the officers named Wang from proceeding.
He Shancun stepped closer, taking a look, and patted his colleague. The two fully lowered the back of the stretcher bed, which, given Cui Guanglin’s height, stretched him out with his legs completely spread apart.
The officer named Wang, filled with frustration, undid Cui Guanglin’s belt and button with one hand, and with a forceful tug, pulled his trousers right off. He Shancun stepped forward, giving the officer named Wang a thumbs-up.
With one move, Cui Guanglin’s shirt was also lifted up, baring the parts that needed to be exposed. Mr. Zhao moved in and quickly took pictures following the direction of He Shancun’s fingers.
Naturally, Cui Guanglin’s private parts were seized by He Shancun, and with a pull, a ball and a seam were plainly visible underneath.
Zhou Ning saw clearly; Cui Guanglin had a small scar on the lower right abdomen, which by position and size, was undoubtedly the result of an appendectomy, revealing that he must have been diagnosed with his differences during the surgery.
"No beard, sparse pubic hair, underdeveloped genitals, no prominent Adam’s apple, unilateral cryptorchidism, incomplete development of external female genitalia; I don’t have a speculum to examine the inside, and a detailed check would need an ultrasound. However, his previous medical file indicates a lack of internal reproductive organs, uterus, and other structures."
After saying all this, He Shancun released his grip, peeled off his gloves, and while the Wang officer was more humane in pulling Cui Guanglin’s trousers back up, the belt was yanked off directly.
Considering the urgency of the arrest, the report had probably not been received at the time. Now the situation was different. Mr. Zhao was quick to act, grabbing the Luminol reagent and spraying it on the belt, resulting in a glowing fluorescent color.
Mr. Zhao grinned, propping open an evidence bag.
"Here, put the belt in this. We found many belt marks on the victim’s body; this needs to be sent for testing."
He Shancun wrote up an examination form, even thoughtfully signing his name and handed it to Xu Dayuan.
"Xu Da, that concludes the preliminary examination. We’ll take our leave now."
Xu Dayuan nodded towards He Shancun.
"Thanks!"
"No need to be polite, but we need our stretcher back; it comes with the vehicle. If we don’t get it back, we can’t report in and certainly can’t send out another ambulance."
Xu Dayuan waved his hand, and both Mr. Zhao and the officer named Wang stepped forward, unlocking the handcuffs from Cui Guanglin’s hands before cuffing him once again to the interrogation chair.
By this time, Cui Guanglin had lost his previous defiance, seemingly deflated and submissive to manipulation.
As He Shancun and his team left, Zhou Ning merely waved at him, saying nothing more, then quickly grabbed the headset again.
Inside the interrogation room, Xu Dayuan stood with his arms crossed, leaning against the table, silently staring at Cui Guanglin, who didn’t look up but fixated on the handcuffs on his hands.
Quiet.
The interrogation room was incredibly quiet, devoid of the previous narration and even the screaming when He Shancun examined Cui Guanglin. Yet, this quietness seemed to make the air in the room freeze solid.
Although Cui Guanglin didn’t lift his head, the heaving of his chest was quite noticeable, indicating that his heart was not as calm as his outward appearance suggested.
Mr. Zhao had already moved to Zhou Ning’s side, casting an anxious glance into the interrogation room.
"This guy is too composed. I think he doesn’t care at all whether his parents know or whether he will be disgraced. As for having his clothes removed for examination, he didn’t seem too bothered by it either. What should we do?"
Zhou Ning shook his head, leaving Mr. Zhao somewhat puzzled.
"What do you mean? You don’t agree with me?"
"Just wait, Cui Guanglin will speak up. To have murdered someone and then successfully evaded police capture, such a great achievement accomplished alone, how regrettable it must be not to share it with anyone.
The recent provocation by Mrs. Cui and He Shancun was meant to unsettle him. As a teacher, as someone with a pleasing personality, Cui Guanglin has reached his limit. Perhaps it won’t be long before he releases that other personality he’s been hiding."
Mr. Zhao blinked, his face a picture of disbelief.
"Are you shooting a movie here? What’s with this multiple personality thing? I’ve only seen it in movies, that one called ’Identity,’ right? I’ve never heard of it in real life, let alone seen it. Are you suggesting that when he committed the murder, it was another personality that did it, and he himself doesn’t know?"
Zhou Ning shook his head.
"I don’t know how to explain it, but a person can only hide their true nature for so long. When I first met Cui Guanglin, his gentleness was not an act.
But the moment his aunt mentioned the physical examination, that look in his eyes—I can’t forget it even now. In that instant, I realized this person was no longer the gentle Cui Guanglin from before.
Now look at him in the interrogation room. He’s been questioned for a day and a night, a normal person would have long been exhausted. But look at him, staring at the ground as if all the interrogation has nothing to do with him. Yet, if you look closely at last night’s interrogation, you’ll notice their expressions differ.
I think he’s using different aspects of himself to face the interrogation. It’s like shifts; they take turns resting, so he’s not that tired. I didn’t elaborate earlier to Xu Da and the others because all of this is just speculation. We’re just waiting to see if these provocations work.
After all, in Cui Guanglin’s eyes, no matter whether it’s the good teacher Cui Guanglin, the sadistic murderer, or the gentleman in front of Xiaoyu, their relationships are so delicate—it’s competitive, yet it’s also a system of mutual support."
Mr. Zhao stared blankly. The things Zhou Ning said sounded shocking at first, but thinking about them carefully, they seemed to make a lot of sense.
"It sounds reasonable. We’ve done all we can, so now all that’s left is to wait."
Zhou Ning nodded.
"Right, we’ve done what we can, all we can do now is wait."
Zhou Ning stopped talking and turned to look into the interrogation room. Xu Dayuan wasn’t being overly relaxed or completely dismissive, but merely crossed his arms and lit a cigarette, watching Cui Guanglin before him.
"Were your grandparents good to you?"
Cui Guanglin didn’t speak, but Xu Dayuan didn’t get discouraged. He didn’t mind and simply sat opposite Cui Guanglin.
"It seems they were just average. Your parents gave birth to you and left you with your grandparents. I guess a big reason was your health, wasn’t it? So you blame them. You blame your parents for not being with you as you grew up, for not taking you to get medical care earlier, or maybe for letting you grow up at all.
I remember Doctor Zhou saying that if you had had the surgery when you were younger, to maintain one gender, even if the genetic defect still showed up, your life wouldn’t have been like this, at least not as it is now, right?"
Cui Guanglin lowered his head, trying hard to bite his teeth and purse his lips. This action stirred something in Zhou Ning, a good sign that the earlier efforts had not been in vain.
Thinking about the scar from the appendicitis surgery, Zhou Ning picked up the microphone and pressed the talk button.
"Xu Da, during their physical examination earlier, I noticed a surgical scar on Cui Guanglin’s abdomen. It seems to be from an appendectomy. I think his medical check-up in the provincial city in August 2004 was also for this reason. Maybe you can ask him from this angle."
Xu Dayuan didn’t cover his ears; after listening closely to Zhou Ning’s words, he simply lit another cigarette and blew a cloud of smoke towards Cui Guanglin, who closed his eyes and wafted away the smoke.
"Why don’t you tell me, why did you go to the provincial city for a medical examination? Looking at the scar on your abdomen, it seems to be several years old. It’s from an appendectomy, isn’t it? Is it because of that surgery you discovered something was wrong with your body?"
Cui Guanglin’s body trembled, and the handcuffs on his wrists clanged with his movement. He lifted his head, and the previous composure was gone from his face, replaced with fearful eyes staring at Xu Dayuan.
"Are you really police, or are you devils? Is there no privacy at all before you?"
