Chapter 13 The loss of public opinion
When Wang Ze walked into the monitoring room next to Interrogation Room No. 3, he happened to hear Officer He Qiu's deep voice.
"Do you really think you can stay silent forever?
"Lin Xiaoxia, we are interrogating you now. Since we have launched an interrogation against you, we have initially obtained key evidence.
"There are only two ways before you now, either confess and be lenient, or continue to waste your time. We will truthfully feedback your attitude to the judiciary when we file a lawsuit.
"Don't wait for us to get further evidence and you continue to cry out your grievances. Now all the evidence points to your involvement in this murder."
He Chou obviously wanted to get something out of Lin Xiaoxia's mouth.
Interrogation is a psychological game when there is insufficient evidence.
Wang Ze walked behind the one-way glass and observed Lin Xiaoxia carefully.
Her fear was probably not disguised. Her face turned pale, she bit her lip repeatedly, and her eyes were a little wandering.
Compared with the first transcript in the previous video, Lin Xiaoxia looked more haggard. She was wearing ordinary home clothes, her hair was a little messy, and she was bowing her head and saying nothing.
"Mr. Wang, sit here."
A young police officer greeted him warmly.
Wang Ze responded with a smile: "No, I'll just take a look here."
A police officer brought a light chair, and Wang Ze bowed his head and sat down after thanking him.
After catching up on his sleep for a few hours, Wang Ze was already full of energy. He ate the instant food Qi Ming put in his room before going out, and his stomach felt quite comfortable.
After a while, Wang Ze turned around and asked: "How long has the trial been?"
"It's been three hours, and there's been no real gain. She has been silent since two hours ago, and she would defend herself a few times before," the young police officer replied in a low voice.
Wang Zedao: "Remaining silent is indeed the best way to deal with interrogation."
"Yes, all the seniors said that the most fearful thing in interrogation is meeting someone who doesn't speak.
"When we don't have enough evidence, we can only detain the other party for forty-eight hours. Some ruthless people just get through it."
The police officer added:
"It seems that Lin Xiaoxia doesn't seem to be a strong-willed type. She shouldn't be able to last forty-eight hours."
Wang Ze smiled and continued to observe quietly.
About ten minutes later, He Chou left the interrogation room and was replaced by two female police officers who took over the task.
As soon as he saw Wang Ze, He Chou couldn't help but complain: "There is indeed something wrong with Lin Xiaoxia. I have seen her look like this too many times at the moment. There is something wrong in her heart, and she almost looked away."
Wang Zedao: "How long does it take to break through the defense?"
"This depends on her true psychological quality and whether new evidence is discovered later. The biggest problem now is that the murder weapon cannot be found and the killing method cannot be confirmed."
He Qiu looked at the situation on the other side of the glass and asked again:
"The head of the technical team of Weixing Group has arrived. Do you want to meet him? They have already started working in the technology department.
"By the way, it's said that Els has been suspended and has been replaced by a more powerful publicist. He will be here soon."
More powerful public relations?
Wang Ze shook his head disapprovingly: "I am also a layman in these technical matters. Rather than chatting with them, I would rather go around the real crime scene."
"I knew you would want to go, and we have already made preparations; the autopsy application will have to wait, and the legal affairs department is slow."
He Qiu grinned: "They all say that I am a workaholic. Compared with you, I am really inferior. I didn't stop after getting off the spacecraft yesterday. I am embarrassed if I don't pay you."
"Huh? Aren't you going to pay for it?"
Wang Ze joked: "Later, I will ask the firm to submit the quotation to Weixing Group. My brainpower is also a precious resource and cannot be wasted in vain."
"I must support this and kill them with a knife!"
He Qiu spoke with a bit of gritted teeth. The police officers in the monitoring room looked at each other and smiled.
A key breakthrough was made in the case, and the pressure on their shoulders was finally reduced a lot.
During the recent period, because they were involved in the investigation of this case, they were so busy running from conference to conference that they broke their legs. Most of them were working overtime on the spot and could not return home.
Now it is confirmed that Lin Xiaoxia is a suspect, and the surveillance video is very likely to have been tampered with. This case full of supernatural flavor has finally come to light.
……
After staying at Wen's house for two hours, Wang Ze found no new clues.
The crime scene restored by the police technical department covers all the details of the crime scene and is truly restored.
The missing murder weapon became a cloud of suspicion, shrouding the murder scene.
After leaving this apartment building, Wang Ze proposed to take a walk around the area, and He Chou certainly would not refuse.
They walked around the apartment building. Wang Ze recorded the complex terrain of intertwined roads. He saw a few familiar giant billboards and read the slogan in a low voice:
"Eula Star, a new livable planet, designed for high-end..."
Wang Ze has been seeing these billboards since leaving the space station.
"Well," He Qiu replied casually, "The habitable planet newly discovered more than ten years ago is under the jurisdiction of the mother planet. It is said that it has been developed into a high-end nursing home. I can buy a toilet there with a hundred years' salary. In the past few years, The year is very popular
"Why, Lao Wang, how many houses do you want to buy?"
Wang Ze smiled: "I'm not old enough yet... Look at the terrain nearby."
He Qiu asked: "Do you suspect that the murderer shot someone from a distance?"
"No," Wang Zedao, "I just want to find a location facing Wen Quan's bedroom. There may be new clues...Has the server data of Weixing Group been checked?"
"They haven't re-examined it yet. They are in contact. They don't want third-party agencies to get involved."
He Qiu put on his glasses, lit a cigarette on the virtual enhancement interface, leaned against the roadside guardrail, looked at the suspended pipes with cars passing by, and raised his hand to flick the cigarette butt in a very cool manner.
But from Wang Ze's perspective, He Qiu was wearing reflective glasses, leaning on the railing and pinching the air, as if he was puffing away clouds.
A bit funny.
He Qiu said: "By the way, Lao Wang, have you heard of the black box? I studied it for a long time yesterday, but I didn't understand anything."
"Black box refers to the core theory of virtual reality technology."
Wang Ze put his hands in his trouser pockets and leaned against the railing. He continued to search everywhere with his eyes and explained calmly:
"In descriptions that ordinary people can understand, those independent game virtual worlds are closed black boxes, and the black box is a complete virtual world.
“Once the black box is formed, developers cannot directly interfere with the black box from the outside. They can only affect the world inside the black box through some special means.
"Because of the maturity of black box technology, there was a milestone breakthrough in virtual reality technology, which also triggered the great riots hundreds of years ago."
He Chou was surprised: "Do you still understand this?"
"I checked it online, and it's also introduced in history textbooks," Wang Ze said calmly.
The clouds in the sky drifted away, and a ray of sunlight passed through the gap between the building and the suspended pipe, and happened to shine on Wang Ze.
He Chou asked: "By the way, where is your assistant? Why didn't you see Xiao Qi coming?"
"Before I caught up on my sleep, I asked her to contact the family members of the deceased in the hijacking case."
"Huh?" He Chou was a little surprised.
Wang Ze explained: "Although there is no evidence to support my hypothesis, my intuition always tells me that there must be some connection between the hijacking case we encountered against the Weixing Group and the case we are currently investigating. .”
"You cannot rely on intuition when handling cases."
"Do you remember the weapons used by the robbers?" Wang Ze suddenly asked.
He Qiu nodded: "I have observed it closely and read the information over there.
"The robbers used a pulse gun made of a special material. The principle is relatively simple, but the requirements for materials and power batteries are very strict.
“What’s more important is that it successfully passed through the security inspection.
"If you disassemble that gun and put it in a lunch box, the image revealed by the security check will be the same as a braised pork ribs."
Wang Zedao: "Can a terminally ill robber who wants to accuse Weixing Group get such a weapon under normal circumstances?"
He Qiu shook his head slowly, pinched the air with his fingers, and took a sip on his lips.
He said flatly: "It is difficult to obtain. The circulation of weapons is prohibited on the home planet, and we have to crack down on black market transactions two or three times every year. Although this kind of weapon may be circulated secretly, the price is definitely very expensive."
Wang Ze added: "Although I scolded Weixing Group before and ridiculed their declining technical capabilities, their foundation is still there. They can account for 80% of the market share of the home planet's virtual community and cannot be underestimated.
“But that ghost comes and goes freely, and Wei Xing Group can’t even find the slightest bit of abnormal data now.
"Also, we still haven't found the murder weapon that killed Wen Quan.
"Are these reasonable?"
"Old Wang, you are saying," He Chou said in a deep voice, "that there is a relatively powerful force behind Wen Quan's case?"
"The history of human civilization tells us that in order to seize the market, big capital will do whatever it takes, even starting a war." Wang Ze's voice was slightly deep.
He Qiu said in a deep voice: "There is no way to comment on this. There are too many groups on the mother planet that are eyeing the fat industry of virtual industry, but the Wei Xing Group has been able to get to this point, so it naturally has his support."< br>
"Old He, what I'm worried about now is that if this force really exists, the Liming Street murder case has been under pressure, which will make this force take the next step in advance."
Wang Ze’s voice became deeper and deeper:
"The murderer made it clear that Wen Quan was the first, and then there will most likely be a second and third victim.
"If the purpose of the forces behind the murderer is to shake the foundation of the Weixing Group, then the second case may break out in the next second."
The words just fell.
Buzz!
Buzz!
The watch vibrated rapidly, He Chou's Adam's apple trembled a few times, and he glared at Wang Ze.
Wang Ze was also a little confused. Could it be that he had really opened his mouth?
He Qiu raised his hand and tapped his ear twice before answering the call.
"I was outside, at the scene of the crime... yes, with Lao Wang. Something happened? Someone in our police station leaked the secret? Public opinion exploded on the Internet?"
Wang Ze quickly took out his cube terminal, turned on the projection screen, and pulled the most popular portals on his home planet to the home page.
"The Exclusive Inside Story of the Dawn Street Murder Case!" Explosion";
"shock! Wei Xing Group covered up nearly a week of major news! The police officer accidentally revealed the truth! 》;
"A bullet that penetrates virtuality and reality can lead to death while playing games!" 》;
"The police are powerless, ghosts take lives!" 》;
"Blood stained Liming Street, how much more evil will the Wei Xing Group do";
"There were accusations from cancer hijackers, and later the security of virtual communities was questioned. What did Weixing Group do wrong? 》;
…
Wang Ze started to read the posts with great interest, and soon discovered that the sudden explosion of public opinion did not describe the actual progress of the case.
But the information that had been suppressed by the Wei Xing Group before spewed out like a volcano.
Obviously, this is a showdown between traffic promoters.
He Qiu breathed a sigh of relief: "I was shocked. I thought the ghost appeared again!"
"According to my estimation, it's not far away from his appearance."
Wang Ze whispered:
"If the Liming Street murder was to detonate public opinion, then there will inevitably be a second similar incident.
"An incident can only be considered an accident.
“If the manipulator behind the scenes wants to take the opportunity to defeat Weixing Group, he will definitely arrange a second murder to trigger panic among virtual community users.
"We have to hurry up and find a breakthrough in Wenquan's case before the other party takes action."
He Qiu said: "It's useless to be anxious. We are actually very passive now and can only wait for Lin Xiaoxia to speak."
"That's not necessarily true."
Wang Ze pushed up his glasses with his index finger: "There is another crime scene that we haven't been to yet."
"Lingming Street?"
"Cafe."(End of Chapter)