Chapter 850: Criminal Suspects
"Chen Tianbao, you’re not a robber, you just provided information. If you can make a contribution during the interrogation, you could seek leniency."
"But if you resist stubbornly... our people are currently tracking down Chen Zheng’s address."
"If we find him first..."
"I... I’ll talk!"
The vast majority of people can’t hold out long during interrogations.
Especially when the police already have evidence, the interrogation officers just need to intimidate a little, and they usually spill the beans.
Human nature is always about avoiding harm.
Just as Song Mingguang said, Chen Tianbao just tipped them off; although he was involved in the whole robbery, he wasn’t one of the main criminals and didn’t actually commit the robbery.
Now that he’s been caught and the police have evidence, if he can contribute while guilty, he can ultimately seek leniency.
Since there’s no way to run, he definitely wants to minimize the damage.
This is human nature; it is inevitable.
"My nephew left Binzhou City and returned home the day of the incident."
It turns out that after the robbery, Chen Zheng and the other two split up.
"The ones who robbed with him were Li Chuan and Zhang Xiaohu, both colleagues from their previous escort company."
As expected.
It turns out these three were the ones who committed the crime.
"Have these people all gone back home?"
"I don’t know about that; I only know my nephew went home. I don’t know where the other two went."
According to Chen Tianbao, it was Li Chuan who planned this bank robbery.
This Li Chuan is not simple; he graduated from college, but because he majored in something impractical, he couldn’t find a good job and had to settle for being a security guard.
Meanwhile, both Chen Zheng and Zhang Xiaohu only graduated from middle school and don’t have much education.
"I heard from my nephew that Li Chuan got the gun and the bulletproof gear, and planned the robbery."
"Where did they get the guns and bulletproof gear?"
"The gun is a high-quality replica, a fake; none of it is real. The bulletproof gear was given to Li Chuan by his brother-in-law."
"I heard from Chen Zheng that his brother-in-law runs a clothing business in the south and mailed it back from there."
"I didn’t actually do anything; I just called them and told them a coal mine came to deposit money, then after they robbed it, they agreed to give me 100,000 yuan."
"I figured it was just making a call, not a big deal. I wasn’t involved in the robbery..."
The interrogation of Chen Tianbao went very smoothly.
He basically explained all the before and afters.
However, there were some things he didn’t know.
First, he didn’t know how the three people left the scene after the robbery; he didn’t know Chen Zheng hid on a rooftop, nor did he know the second robber, Zhang Xiaohu, hid under a manhole cover.
As for how Li Chuan got away, he was even less clear.
Moreover, he was also unclear about their current whereabouts.
He only knew that his nephew should’ve gone back home, but hasn’t been in contact these past two days.
"How do they give you the money?"
"They gave it to my wife; she’s back at home."
Chen Tianbao’s hometown is in the province, in a rural area under Tianzhou City.
Conference room.
"My suggestion is, to go directly to Chen Tianbao’s hometown overnight and capture Chen Zheng."
"Lure the other two through Chen Zheng."
According to Chen Tianbao, after the three left, they each went back to see how much they robbed, and then once the coast was clear, they would meet to split it evenly.
So, Chen Zheng should know how to contact the other two.
"Additionally, we’ve got a rough idea of the situation with Li Chuan and Zhang Xiaohu. Li Chuan is from Haizhou City, and Zhang Xiaohu is from Qinzhou."
"Is it necessary to go straight to their hometowns?"
Song Mingguang gave a brief summary of the situation.
These bank robberies have been solved up to now, and the outlines of the case should be clear; now it’s just about catching them.
After listening to the report, Li Donglin didn’t make an immediate decision: "What are everyone’s thoughts?"
"I think we should split up and act. First, with Chen Zheng, we should immediately dispatch people overnight to catch him now."
"But we aren’t certain where the other two are at the moment, if we act rashly, they might get away, and then it’ll be difficult."
"Should we ask the local police for cooperation?"
"To get a feel for things?"
Wang Song said.
"Getting a feel for things won’t work, what if we alert them and they run away?"
Luo Qiang opposed: "I think Old Song’s method is pretty good, let’s capture Chen Zheng first. Since they still plan to meet, connect with the other two through Chen Zheng and then lure them in."
Li Donglin looked at Lu Chuan: "Lu Chuan, what’s your opinion?"
"I think we should first go to Tianzhou City."
"But it needs to be a secret operation. Chen Zhe going back home is just what Chen Tianbao said, but it’s uncertain whether he’s really gone back."
"Or, should we have Chen Tianbao call Chen Zheng?"
"To confirm it?"
"Then we can go catch him directly!"
"To avoid alerting them, we could use the excuse of asking for money, how does that sound?"
This plan could work too.
"What does everyone think?"
"Okay, make the call first."
"Calling is fine."
Everyone thought about it and felt Lu Chuan’s suggestion was good too, because it’s uncertain whether Chen Zheng is home.
Li Donglin finally thought it over and agreed to Lu Chuan’s suggestion.
"Old Song, you make the arrangements, be sure not to alert the other side."
"Yes!"
When Chen Tianbao was captured, it was already past 4:00 AM. After the approval process, it was 6:00 AM and daylight.
Those on the bank’s side were already instructed to keep the information about Chen Tianbao’s capture confidential, and relevant security was given a gag order.
Chen Tianbao was naturally very cooperative.
The handcuffs were taken off to prevent making noise and alerting the other side.
"Chen Tianbao, don’t be nervous. Just talk to Chen Zheng like you normally would, got it?"
Chen Tianbao nodded: "Officer Song, don’t worry, I’m not nervous."
Only then did Song Mingguang hand the phone to Chen Tianbao.
After dialing, it took about four or five rings before the call was answered.
"Sixth Uncle, what’s up so early..."
The person on the other side seemed still half-asleep.
"Early my ass, where the hell have you been?"
"Your aunt said the money wasn’t given to her, are you three little bastards planning to run?"
Huh?
Song Mingguang didn’t expect Chen Tianbao to not be nervous at all.
Moreover, his mouth wasn’t bad at spitting out the filth either.
"Sixth Uncle, don’t worry about that; the money we promised you will definitely be given. We’ve been laying low these past days."
"Lay low my ass, didn’t you say you were going back home? Where are you now?"
"I just got to the county, I’m going back today. Don’t worry about the money, but you have to tell Aunt that once we get the money, it can’t be spent for at least a year."
"I know that. By the way, you three little bastards robbed over 8 million and only gave me 100,000; isn’t that a bit too little? Can you reconsider giving me more?"
"If it weren’t for my tip-off, you could’ve robbed an extra three to four million more?"