Chapter 771: Confirming Interview Content
Once the interview personnel and time are preliminarily determined, it can be conducted immediately upon reporting to and obtaining approval from higher authorities.
There are no major issues in this regard, as Director Chen Weiguo of the branch has already authorized Lu Chuan, and this authority is also approved by Song Jiangguo from Haizhou City’s bureau.
The most important thing now is for both parties to coordinate the questions and the content of the responses.
This interview is significantly different from typical interviews.
The primary aim this time is to guide public opinion and clarify the truth of the event.
Therefore, in essence, the Criminal Investigation Team and Haizhou City’s Radio and Television Station are aligned in their stances.
Li Xin opened her notebook: "Captain Lu, we have already discussed the questions that need to be asked during the meeting this morning."
"It seems there are three preliminary questions."
"Let me go through them, and you can see if they are appropriate."
Lu Chuan nodded.
"The first question is whether any other individuals were involved at the crime scene?"
This is a question that has garnered a lot of attention online.
Even many people seeking to capitalize on the issue, including some villagers from Nanwa Village, have been using this topic for their own gain.
In a way, modern society is a society driven by traffic and engagement.
Wherever there is traffic, there are interests.
Therefore, many villagers from Nanwa Village who work outside, upon hearing about this issue, for various reasons such as personal motives or instigation from others, returned to the village to capitalize on this wave of traffic.
Numerous people have posted many misleading videos.
For example, a currently trending short video features a villager from Nanwa Village digging a two-meter deep pit in his own greenhouse.
Furthermore, the person livestreamed the entire process, which lasted five to six hours.
A full-grown adult took five to six hours to dig such a deep pit and was extremely exhausted.
This led some to believe that there were definitely adults involved at the crime scene.
Lu Chuan and his team have also paid attention to this issue.
"From the results of the crime scene investigation, only traces of the victim and the suspect were found."
"On the shovel used for digging, we only collected the suspect’s fingerprints."
"Additionally, the depth of the burial pit was 70 centimeters, not the two meters reported online."
"Moreover, on the murder weapon, a half brick, we also only found the suspect’s fingerprints."
"So far, no clues have been found indicating the involvement of more people in the crime."
Li Xin’s eyes lit up upon hearing Lu Chuan’s response.
Before coming to the Criminal Investigation Team, Li Xin had made some inquiries about Lu Chuan’s background.
She knew that he was a rising star at Haizhou City’s Public Security Bureau, having achieved numerous accolades and becoming the captain of the High-tech Zone Criminal Investigation Team within just over two years of joining the police force.
Moreover, he was also the direct descendant of the Qiangsheng Group!
An old saying goes, "Fame precedes one as if meeting in person, and a face-to-face encounter is even better than fame."
Lu Chuan’s response was very concise, using only five sentences to clearly explain the cause and effect of the situation.
The first sentence directly refuted the online information from the perspective of crime scene analysis.
The second sentence presented the evidence and analysis results of the fingerprints on the shovel.
The third sentence refuted the rumor that the burial pit was two meters deep, providing the specific depth of 70 centimeters instead.
The fourth sentence, with the fingerprints extracted from the murder weapon, further confirmed the improbability of more people being involved at the scene.
The fifth sentence straightforwardly provided the outcome.
Li Xin was very satisfied with Lu Chuan’s response.
A brief answer would be more beneficial for Li Xin’s side to create short videos for external publicity later.
It can effectively prevent certain netizens from taking things out of context.
"Thank you, Captain Lu, I personally think this answer is excellent, effectively countering the false rumors online."
"However, from a promotional perspective, can I ask a follow-up question: are there any other discoveries?"
Although this promotional task requires cooperation from both sides, asking follow-up questions during the inquiry process is necessary to better resonate with netizens.
Li Xin’s idea was simple. In reality, he was on the same side as the Criminal Investigation Team, aiming to denounce the false rumors online, but on the other hand, he needed to create a sense of representing the general netizens.
Therefore, follow-up questions were essential.
Lu Chuan had no objections at the time, so follow-up questions were asked.
"Based on current interrogation results, the suspect had premeditated the murder."
So there was this detail!
Li Xin and others were only responsible for the interview, and they did not know certain specifics about the case.
So the fact that the suspect had pre-planned the crime and even dug the pit twice was not something Li Xin and his team had considered.
Li Xin had originally thought this was just a routine interview, to complete the work task properly.
Then they would need to find some popular figures or bloggers to promote it, hoping to gain greater engagement.
But now it seemed unnecessary, and if they wanted firsthand video footage, they would have to reach an agreement with us.
After all, this issue was already very engaging, and the related videos could quickly trend.
And this interview, representing Haizhou City’s Radio and Television Station and the Criminal Investigation Team of the High-tech Zone in Haizhou City, was their first official statement.
The engagement and support it would receive would undoubtedly be the greatest.
"Captain Lu, this answer was excellent."
"With that, there’s only one final question left, which is about the forensic autopsy results."
Recently, before the autopsy, there were many different versions regarding the autopsy circulating.
The main focus was on whether the victim’s family members could observe the autopsy process.
In reality, this point held no mystery for the police.
Any family member of the deceased can apply to attend the autopsy process.
Forensic doctors conduct autopsies with a strict procedure, with the entire process recorded and videotaped from start to finish.
Every step of the autopsy is strictly performed following the relevant procedures and norms.
As for claims of tampering or misjudgment during the autopsy process, Lu Chuan hadn’t heard of such a thing in all his years.
A forensic doctor has a formal position.
An auxiliary police officer can’t do this.
Therefore, if anyone wants to tamper with the autopsy process...
How much money would it take to buy out a forensic doctor’s entire life?