National Forensic Doctor-Chapter 1162 - 1092 New Technology

"Li Yujing, this is our criminal videographer, and he will be recording the whole process. You don’t have to worry about losing anything from the safe. Besides, as long as you’re innocent, it’s best to explain the situation early, so you can rest earlier. It’s good for everyone, isn’t it?"

Qi Zhichao lied to Li Yujing without blinking an eye. Of course, mainly about the second part.

Given the current clues, it’s extremely difficult for Li Yujing to explain himself clearly. Even if he could, the police would at least detain him for 37 days. During this time, it’s highly unlikely his lawyer would be able to see him.

Similarly, those suspects trying to use clever tricks to deceive the police, prosecution, or court to escape are also in a lot of pain in this mode. Ultimately, the weight of the facts is the heaviest, and the more you seek to balance the weight of the facts, the more you need on the other side of the scale.

Li Yujing gritted his teeth and said, "I’m innocent. But I don’t trust you. I want to see my lawyer. Jiang Lid is my lawyer. Get him here, and I’ll open the safe immediately."

Qi Zhichao tried persuading him a bit more, kindly and softly, like a genial neighborhood committee uncle.

Li Yujing was dismissive of this, persistently asking to see his lawyer and make a phone call.

This is almost impossible in murder investigations.

Seeing the situation, Qi Zhichao’s expression changed instantly, replacing his street committee look with a stern face, and said to his subordinates, "In that case, just force it open."

Soon, an old man with a bag on his back walked in.

"Please take a look at this safe first. If you can open it directly, that would be best," Qi Zhichao said unceremoniously, in a commanding tone.

"Got it," the old man replied obediently. He was the lock king of Lanyue City, once famously known for opening any lock in the city with a single wire, but after being caught, that was no longer the case.

For a while, in any similar lock-opening case, or any unsolved mystery lacking suspects, the police would seek him out. In such an environment, forget living comfortably, even surviving became difficult for the so-called lock king and thief king.

Ultimately, being recruited to open locks for the police was the best outcome.

The old man sat in front of the safe, gently laid out his tools, and when he looked at the safe, his eyes were already focused.

Li Yujing was still nearby, realizing what the man was about to do, and started shouting loudly.

Qi Zhichao merely glanced at him and chuckled, saying, "Hold him to the side."

Qi Zhichao had his own ideas on how to interrogate Li Yujing, supported by Jiang Yuan and others.

The old lock king squatted in front of the safe for a while, listening with stethoscope-like equipment at the lock for a long time, and then stood up, saying, "Two hours needed."

The police nearby were unsatisfied, saying, "In movies, it’s all done in half an hour, 20 minutes or so."

The old man stubbornly replied, "Then go find someone from the movies."

Li Yujing wiggled his body and scoffed, "My safe can’t be opened in two hours. Besides, I’m telling you, there’s nothing in it. I don’t know what you’re fussing about."

Qi Zhichao ignored him, turned around, and gave a few more instructions to his subordinates.

Twenty minutes later, while the old man was still working, two more people arrived with equipment.

"Let’s use the acetylene torch," Captain Qi, seeing that all the equipment had arrived, decided not to waste any more time and got straight to business.

The old man was displeased, saying, "Give me another hour, I can open it."

"Can you guarantee it?" Captain Qi asked.

The old man hesitated for a moment, then said, "Opening a safe is different from ordinary locks. Ordinary locks can be opened when you hit the spot. A safe is—"

"Just say whether you can guarantee it or not."

"Well... if you want me to guarantee it, I can’t say for sure."

"Then use the acetylene torch," said Captain Qi, looking at Jiang Yuan, "What do you think, Captain Jiang?"

"Torch it," Jiang Yuan responded similarly.

He himself could open locks, so he knew the difficulty level of unlocking this kind of safe. Being able to open it in two hours was already impressive, but unnecessary.

What they needed was to see the contents inside the safe.

The two torch operators were also from a reformed background. Police preferred these people, different from ordinary business owners, and truly liked them.

With Captain Qi’s order, the two gas cutting experts stepped forward, sparks flying with lightning speed.

Li Yujing had a heavy expression, but remained silent.

Jiang Yuan frowned watching, and quickly pulled Tang Jia aside to give some quiet instructions.

It took quite some time to cut through the safe with the gas torch.

Meanwhile, the videographer continued recording the whole process.

A while later, a notary from the notary office came over, signed a temporary document. This was also someone Captain Qi called on Jiang Yuan’s recommendation; otherwise, he wouldn’t usually have such comprehensive resources.

After a busy half hour, the sound of gas cutting finally stopped.

"It can be opened now," the two torch operators said, giving way directly to the policemen, not touching the door handle at all.

Two police officers stepped up, wearing heat-insulating gloves, and amidst everyone’s gaze, opened the safe door.

Inside, a dazzling array of jewels.

The jewelry Li Yujing and his girlfriend had bought was evidently substantial, but as Captain Qi and others rifled through it all, they couldn’t find anything related to the crime.

"Do you have any evidence?" Li Yujing suddenly became arrogant and laughed, as if he had been toying with everyone all along.

Captain Qi’s face changed slightly, stiffening his neck, and said, "Log all this evidence away."

The safe was already open, no time to seal it, couldn’t just leave it there.

Li Yujing laughed heartily, then shouted, "Aren’t you going to release me? You arrested me without evidence; when I get back, we’ll argue this out."

"We have enough evidence to detain you. If you don’t confess, you can stay well in the detention center," Captain Qi, though not having achieved his goal, showed no signs of backing down.

However, the current situation slightly exceeded his expectations. He had left Li Yujing at the scene instead of immediately taking him back, intending to break his defenses on-site.

At this point, Tang Jia returned and nodded to Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan immediately said, "Captain Qi, should I have someone bring the ground-penetrating radar and sweep around?"

"Ground-penetrating radar?" Captain Qi didn’t react at first.

Jiang Yuan nodded, saying, "If things aren’t in the safe, they might be in a secret room. Let’s see if this villa has a secret room."

Nowadays, larger villas tend to have secret rooms, and the principle is simple: create an entrance where there isn’t one, so in case of danger or other need, one can hide inside and come out when the situation improves.

In normal danger, like when someone is coming to catch you.

The ground-penetrating radar Jiang Yuan referred to is a tool designed specifically to find such ancient treasures as secret rooms. It was also a good find recently acquired by Huang Qiangmin.

The ground-penetrating radar was deployed, and in just a dozen minutes, a technician pointed right behind Li Yujing.

Li Yujing was stunned, and then his face changed dramatically.