"Let me remind you, just because you don't say anything doesn't mean we won't find out."

At this moment, Zhong Shuang deliberately asked, "May I ask what you know?"

Li Jian spoke slowly, emphasizing each word: "You climbed the wall, committed murder, set fires, and burned bodies."

Then, Zhong Shuang chuckled softly.

"Officer, are you joking? I'm not that capable."

Li Jian continued, "You have an oil drum at home, and there's ash on your shoe soles. Don't tell me these are unrelated issues."

After hesitating a bit, Zhong Shuang said, "You can't think I committed murder and arson just because there's a gasoline can at home and some dust on my shoes, right?"

"You police shouldn't malign people so randomly. I'm innocent!"

Li Jian slammed the table hard, almost exploding with anger.

In a flash, all the details of the case flashed through his mind.

Indeed, there are no solid leads or evidence.

At this moment.

Outside the one-way glass of the interrogation room, Jiang An was observing the entire situation inside.

Chen He and Zhang Yean stood beside him, waiting.

Watching the interrogation process, Chen He frowned deeply.

"This young man, who seems unassuming, is quite a tough nut."

Zhang Yean casually said, "He looks young but acts like an old hand."

Chen He sighed, "He's indeed an old hand; otherwise, Li Jian and Wan wouldn't be so composed."

"Moreover, he even helped Wan find a locksmith."

Zhang Yean asked in surprise, "This person's psychological resilience is impressive. He's definitely not a simple character!"

Chen He said, "However, I believe that just as the wicked rise, the path of virtue will prevail."

"Even if he says nothing, as long as we find objective evidence, we can convict him without a confession."

During their discussion, Jiang An's mind raced.

Where can a breakthrough be found?

The interrogation had lasted 30 minutes, and after mutual probing and revealing their hands, Jiang An saw that Captain Li Jian was getting restless.

However, Zhong Shuang remained unfazed, indicating he had already planned this all along.

Without key evidence at hand, Jiang An felt very disadvantaged.

Seeing Zhong Shuang act so nonchalant, Jiang An knew they'd need objective evidence to convict him.

Jiang An slightly closed his eyes.

The entire case's details surfaced in his mind.

From purchasing gasoline to breaking and entering, to setting the fire indoors, what clues and evidence would remain?

Many clues could turn to ash in a big fire, becoming untraceable.

But.

After the fire, would there still be evidence left behind?

Suddenly, a light bulb went off in Jiang An's mind, as if he realized something.

He turned and said, "Mr. Chen, we need to visit Zhong Shuang's home again."

"Visit his home again? Is that necessary?"

"Yes, it's necessary. I want to find some crucial evidence."

"Crucial evidence?"

Confusion showed in Chen He's eyes.

"Brother Jiang An, didn't we already find the gasoline drum and shoes?"

"Could there be other evidence to find?"

Jiang An nodded.

"Let's give it a try. Maybe there will be an unexpected discovery."

Thirty minutes later, Jiang An, Chen He, and Zhang Yean returned to the West Mountain District.

This time, however, they didn't call for a locksmith but used a key to open the door.

Before leaving, they had specially obtained a search warrant and found Zhong Shuang's key.

It could be said this time the search was done with full freedom.

Opening the door, the three entered the mysterious atmosphere of the living room.

Chen He asked, "Brother Jiang An, what are we looking for?"

Jiang An said solemnly, "We're looking for Zhong Shuang's clothes."

Quickly!

The three gathered all the clothes from the balcony, closet, and bed, placing them on the living room sofa.

Looking at the pile of clothes before them, Jiang An said seriously, "Next, we begin checking these clothes one by one."

Chen He asked, "What should we focus on?"

"Signs of scorching or burning."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen He and Zhang Yean understood immediately.

The three quickly set to work, thoroughly examining each piece of clothing.

After five minutes, Jiang An was suddenly taken aback.

He was holding a pair of black pants, but his gaze was fixed on the hem of the black long pants.

Noticing something odd, Chen He asked, "What's wrong?"

Jiang An turned and said, "There are two holes at the hem on the right side."

"Holes?"

Following Jiang An's direction, Chen He saw them clearly.

"The holes are very small, and since they're on a black material, they aren't very noticeable."

Zhang Yean curiously asked, "What do these holes signify?"

Jiang An analyzed, "The edges of these holes show signs of high-temperature scorching and hardening."

"I suspect these were made during Zhong Shuang's crime."

"He must have been wearing these pants when he committed the crime."

Zhang Yean inspected them carefully, "Zhong Shuang could completely explain that these were made by a hot skewer while he was barbecuing by accident."

Jiang An said calmly, "Barbecuing could potentially burn holes in clothing."

"But corresponding skin damage isn't necessarily present."

Jiang An touched the fabric again, "Moreover, to make two holes simultaneously, a general barbecue wouldn't cause this much damage."

Then, Jiang An said, "Let's go back and check if there's corresponding skin damage."

The three quickly drove back to the Jiangcheng Criminal Investigation Team.

At this moment.

Li Jian and Wan were at their wits' end in the interrogation room.

Though they had tried different approaches, both softly persuasive and sternly threatening, nothing worked.

Zhong Shuang remained silent across from them, only admitting to being Li Lan's boyfriend.

With a creak, the door of Interrogation Room 1 was pushed open.

Chen He and Jiang An entered one after the other.

Mr. Li turned and gave them a surprised look.

Jiang An walked over and whispered, "Mr. Li, I want to perform a forensic live examination on Zhong Shuang."

"Forensic live examination?"

Li Jian was somewhat confused but didn't say much in front of the suspect, merely nodded in agreement.

Immediately, Chen He and Jiang An moved to the side of the interrogation chair.

Chen He took out the handcuff key and opened the handcuffs.

Jiang An said, "We're going to conduct a forensic live examination, please cooperate."

Zhong Shuang asked, "What do you mean?"

"We want to see if you have any injuries."

As soon as the words were spoken, Zhong Shuang's right hand twitched almost imperceptibly.

"Would police questioning require an injury examination?"

Chen He raised his eyebrows, "Do we need your guidance in our investigation?"

Then, Jiang An said, "Take off all your clothes!"

Zhong Shuang hesitated, looked around, and said, "This is a room full of guys, it's quite embarrassing to undress in front of everyone."

Seeing his reluctance, Jiang An said, "Didn't you claim to be innocent?"

"Now is your chance to prove your innocence."

"If you're truly innocent, we'll immediately clear your name."

Hearing this, Li Jian and Wan exchanged puzzled glances.

They couldn't guess what Jiang An was planning.

However, Li Jian noticed that Zhong Shuang's breathing had become a bit labored and his gaze evasive, appearing uneasy.

Seeing his lack of cooperation, Jiang An continued, "What? Feeling guilty?"

A moment later, he slowly removed his T-shirt and lowered his sweatpants to his ankles.

Jiang An glanced down and said seriously, "That's not enough, you need to take the pants off completely."

"Completely off?"

Zhong Shuang froze, a hint of panic flashing across his face.

Jiang An articulated clearly, "Take everything off, especially at the ankles!"

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