PCJ – Chapter 194 Big Case

“Regarding the case involving you two brothers and Miao Xinghe, we’ve figured it out. Now we just need to confirm with you who among the three of you is the main culprit and who is the accomplice. Wu Shunrong, Miao Xinghe claims your brother Wu Shunyao is the main culprit and that everything was done by you two. He says he was only responsible for the periphery. What I don’t understand is, if Miao Xinghe says he was the accomplice, why did he take the lion’s share of the money you all risked your lives to get? He now runs a game arcade, raking in money every day. His arcade required a lot of investment, and he built such a beautiful house on the new street in town. Meanwhile, you two brothers live in a dormitory at the match factory and in that dilapidated house on the old street. Given your circumstances, how could you be the main culprits? Are you sure you have nothing to say?” Luo Changjun didn’t ask Wu Shunrong a single question; he spoke the entire time.

Wu Shunrong wasn’t easily fooled. He looked at Luo Changjun disdainfully, “I don’t know what you’re talking about. I had bad luck and got caught by you, so be it. This matter is my doing alone. When I couldn’t handle the iron box, I called my brother. He didn’t know the money was stolen. I told him I found it and gave him half.”

Luo Changjun smiled, “Alright then. You say you moved the iron box to the riverbank alone; when can we go to the scene to reenact the crime? I want to see how you moved the iron box to the riverbank.”

Wu Shunrong was speechless. The box was heavy, and it took both brothers a lot of effort to get it to the riverbank. He couldn’t move it alone.

Luo Changjun waved, “Take him away. With Miao Xinghe’s confession and evidence, we can close the case directly. I’m tired of his nonsense. Bring Wu Shunyao here. If the two brothers insist on covering for Miao Xinghe, so be it. In addition to their own crimes, they’ll also face charges of harboring a criminal.”

Wu Shunyao was nervous, avoiding eye contact with Luo Changjun and his eyes flickering. Luo Changjun knew he had struck a nerve.

“Wu Shunyao, you, your brother, and Miao Xinghe committed these crimes. It’s time to talk. Do you know why we found you so quickly? Because we’ve been watching you. Thanks to you stealing Miao Xinghe’s iron box, we found evidence against you quickly. Miao Xinghe is crafty. If he hadn’t guarded against you, we wouldn’t have found the evidence so soon. I know among the three of you, Miao Xinghe is the main culprit, and you are the accomplice. But the evidence is against you. Miao Xinghe will push everything onto you two, and he now has mitigating circumstances. Your brother is loyal and won’t betray Miao Xinghe, but you know who Miao Xinghe is. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have stolen from him. I’ll give you five minutes to think. If you want to earn merit by exposing Miao Xinghe’s crimes, now is your chance. After five minutes, I’ll leave. The case is solved, and who the main and accomplices are won’t affect my credit.” Luo Changjun checked his watch, flipping through his things impatiently.

Wu Shunyao was conflicted, but there was a significant rift between the brothers and Miao Xinghe.

After just three minutes, Luo Changjun packed up and stood, “Forget it. I’m not wasting time with you. This theft case, combined with the crackdown, is enough for you two. Add your previous crimes, and you’ve given up the chance to earn merit. It’s hard to say if you two will survive prison. Sign here to complete the process. Tomorrow we’ll file charges.”

Luo Changjun started to leave the interrogation room.

“Hey! Wait.” Wu Shunyao couldn’t hold back.

Luo Changjun was pleased but didn’t show it. At this moment, he couldn’t let Wu Shunyao see any sign of triumph.

“In Fujian, we committed a crime, stealing from a jewelry store’s vault. Miao Xinghe handled the goods. Later, he said the police were cracking down hard and threw the stolen goods away for safety. He said we were wanted and made us hide, not letting us return. When we secretly came back, we found it wasn’t true. When we found Miao Xinghe, we saw he had gotten rich. My brother and I suspected he kept the money for himself. We didn’t dare to speak out, so we decided to steal from Miao Xinghe. We planned to hide, but you caught us so quickly.” Wu Shunyao confessed everything.

Luo Changjun was overjoyed. He suspected they were involved in something bigger but hadn’t expected such a significant case.

“What was Miao Xinghe’s role in the crime?” Luo Changjun asked.

“He was responsible for scouting, identifying targets, planning the theft, and disposing of the stolen goods,” Wu Shunyao replied.

“Good, with your confession, you have made a significant contribution. We will inform the court during the prosecution and request leniency in your sentencing.” Luo Changjun was eager to capture Miao Xinghe. However, he knew Miao Xinghe wouldn’t be easy to deal with. Based on Wu Shunyao’s confession, the theft in Fujian involved a large amount of stolen goods. Even with channels to dispose of the goods, Miao Xinghe couldn’t have offloaded everything at once, especially with the police tightening control after the crime. It was possible Miao Xinghe still had some stolen goods hidden.

“Apply for an arrest warrant and search warrant immediately. Search his old house and new residence thoroughly!” Luo Changjun ordered. The Wu brothers had some stolen gold items, but most of the loot was with Miao Xinghe. Luo Changjun was right; Miao Xinghe had hidden a significant amount of stolen goods under the floor of his old house.

By solving this major case, which was supervised by the Ministry of Public Security, Luo Changjun’s reputation soared within the police system.

Luo Changjun secretly thanked Zhang Jiaohua. Since meeting him, everything had been going smoothly.