Tang Wu was born in the Year of the Dog and had as sharp a sense of smell as a police dog.
On the third day after arriving in Hainan, he quickly found Ruan Yingzi who was enjoying the sunbath in Sanya. Seeing Tang Wu and others descending from the sky like gods, even Ruan Yingzi, who had such good psychological quality, couldn't help but feel a little stunned.
Tang Wu showed the arrest warrant. Ruan Yingzi appeared particularly calm, as if she had known that this day would come sooner or later. Or perhaps, she had been waiting for this day for a long time.
After bringing Ruan Yingzi back to Shaxian County, Ruan Yingzi only admitted that she had had a relationship with Li Guotao, but claimed that Li Guotao had taken the drugs by himself and it had nothing to do with her.
In such a society, it was not unusual for a woman and a man to have such a thing happen. Tang Wu sneered coldly and said, "You can choose not to talk, but we have enough evidence to send you to court."
Hearing this sentence, Ruan Yingzi said nothing.
Then, Tang Wu threw out all the information about Ruan Yingzi's life experience that Wen Ya had investigated and asked, "What's your relationship with Tong Jiancheng?"
At the mention of Tong Jiancheng, Ruan Yingzi's face changed drastically, and then she shook her head vigorously, saying, "I don't know him. I don't know him."
It seemed that Ruan Yingzi was a bit shaken. Tang Wu then recounted the process he had reasoned out. "Because of the bribery case in Nanyun Mountain, when all the accusations were pointed at Li Guotao, Tong Jiancheng finally couldn't sit still. So he asked you to come forward and invite Li Guotao out. And Li Guotao had already had improper thoughts about you. Delighted, he rushed to the hotel for the appointment. It was at that time that you put drugs in the cup from which he drank water."
"And this kind of stimulant is exactly the root cause that can lead to sudden death when a person is excited. We have checked Li Guotao's files, and he didn't have any bad symptoms. There is only one reason for this situation, that is, you drugged him, which led to his crazy death!"
Ruan Yingzi let out a sad laugh and said, "This is just your reasoning. There is no evidence at all."
"It doesn't matter. We found a powerful piece of evidence in Li Guotao's home. It was his record of the shady transaction details between him and Tong Jiancheng. Even if you don't admit it, he won't escape legal sanctions." Tang Wu looked at Ruan Yingzi and sneered.
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Ruan Yingzi muttered.
"He's beyond redemption, and you're still young. If you're determined to sacrifice yourself for him, I won't stop you. But think it over carefully. Is it worth it?"
After a while, she shouted to Tang Wu, "Can you give me a cigarette?"
Tang Wu gave a look to the criminal police beside him, and immediately someone handed her a cigarette and then lit it for her. Ruan Yingzi took a few puffs, smoothed her long hair with her hand, raised her head to look at Tang Wu, and said, "I killed Li Guotao. It has nothing to do with him. Please let him go!"
Tang Wu was stunned for a moment. He couldn't figure out why Ruan Yingzi wanted to cover up for Tong Jiancheng. What kind of magic potion had this old fox Tong Jiancheng given her to make a girl so wholeheartedly work for him.
However, Tang Wu didn't say anything. He just asked the police officers beside him to record all of Ruan Yingzi's words. The situation described by Ruan Yingzi was roughly the same as what Tang Wu had reasoned out just now.
Only, she took all the blame on herself. After she finished speaking, Tang Wu smiled strangely. Ruan Yingzi looked at him in puzzlement and asked, "What are you smiling at?"
Tang Wu took a puff of his cigarette and said slowly, "Your story is well made up, but do you really think we're fools? You had no enmity with Li Guotao. What was your motive for killing him?"
Ruan Yingzi was stunned for a moment and found that she had gone around in a circle and come back to the starting point. She actually had no motive for killing, and no one would believe it if she said so.
Tang Wu was still smiling there, and only then did Ruan Yingzi realize that she had made a slip of the tongue.
Tang Wu stood up and walked closer to Ruan Yingzi. "Actually, there aren't many people as grateful as you are. It's true that Tong Jiancheng saved you. Perhaps without him, you would have died in that serious illness seven years ago. Your family wouldn't have lived a good life because of you. I can say that you're a good girl. To be honest, I really appreciate people like you."
"But in this whole case, you're just a scapegoat who was instigated by others. If the responsibility is really investigated, you'll only have to serve a few years in prison at most. You're still young. You can have a more wonderful life. Your world shouldn't be so gloomy, spending your days in anxiety with a man in his fifties. How many illegal things has Tong Jiancheng done in Shaxian County? How much bribery has he accepted? How much money has he embezzled? Where did this money come from? In the mine disaster at the Nanyun Mountain tin mine, dozens of miners were buried. They were capable of such shocking things. Is it worth it for you to protect him like this?"
Tang Wu walked around her a few times and continued, "Li Guotao deserved to die, and Tong Jiancheng is no exception. But we don't have the final say on their crimes. They should be punished by the law. Are you worthy of your conscience by covering up for him like this? Are you worthy of those workers buried under the mine? You're living comfortably, able to enjoy the sunbath in a seaside villa, but what about them? Their hard-earned money was embezzled by people like Li Guotao and Tong Jiancheng. If these people were your brothers and sisters, or your relatives, what would you think?"
"And there's the unjustly deceased County Magistrate Wen. He was a good official who wholeheartedly served the masses, but he was framed and died unjustly in prison. Have you thought about these things?" Tang Wu suddenly shouted at Ruan Yingzi.
Ruan Yingzi was so frightened that she shivered. She suddenly covered her ears and screamed, "Stop it! Stop it! I'll confess! I'll confess everything!"
The psychological tactic finally worked. Tang Wu threw away his cigarette butt and said, "Let's start over! Xiao Wu, take the confession!"
Tang Wu turned around and walked out of the door, leaving several loyal police officers to take Ruan Yingzi's confession again.