Irresistible

Chapter 33 - Irresistible

Yao Donghu, who had been stubbornly silent, suddenly became an open book, his words pouring out and instantly narrowing the gap between Officer Xiao Wang and Li Bai.

The young rookie officer couldn't stop talking once he got started, waving his arms even as Li Bai's Santana drove out of the Nanhu District Public Security Bureau's gates.

"Leave the house hunting to me. Just wait for my news."

Guo Wenkai drove his police car into the Nanhu District Public Security Bureau, preparing to follow up on the interrogation of Yao Donghu and the smuggling case in the suburbs of Beilun City. He heard someone shouting loudly about finding a house. He glanced in the direction of the voice and felt a strange sense of familiarity. However, after thinking hard, he couldn't recall who it was or which acquaintance would be driving an antique Santana 2000.

"Inquire, who is in the car?"

The Santana sped away, its engine roaring. Guo Wenkai stopped Xiao Wang, who was about to leave.

Recognizing the man as Director Guo Wenkai from the Provincial Public Security Department, who had personally gone undercover to crack the smuggling case, Xiao Wang quickly said, "Director Guo, he's an external interrogation expert. He's incredible! He got Yao Donghu to talk in one go. You should go see!" He couldn't help but give a thumbs-up, showing his admiration.

"Is that so?"

Guo Wenkai knew that the interrogation experts from the Provincial Department and several veteran detectives from the district bureau had worked together for two days and two nights without getting a single word out of Yao Donghu, the mastermind behind the smuggling case.

He hadn't expected that, without any warning, the suspect's psychological defenses would be breached so suddenly.

Could someone have convinced Yao Donghu's wife to appeal to his emotions and reason through family ties, prompting the major smuggler to confess voluntarily for leniency?

As soon as his focus shifted back to the case, Guo Wenkai forgot about the vaguely familiar figure he had just seen. When he arrived at the interrogation room, he realized his guess was completely wrong.

This wasn't an interrogation; it was more like an interview, with smooth question-and-answer exchanges.

What happened to the stubborn silence?

What happened to resisting to the end?

What happened to his integrity?

Had it all been thrown to the dogs?

Like beans pouring from a bamboo tube, Yao Donghu calmly recounted shocking private secrets, one after another, any one of which could have landed him in prison for life or earned him a bullet. It was as if these crimes weren't his own but belonged to someone else, his tone completely devoid of emotion.

Guo Wenkai stared dumbfounded at the entire confession process recorded in the interrogation room, with a mobile phone recording everything. It seemed like he wasn't needed.

Interrogation expert Jia Zixuan and several veteran detectives from the district bureau had painstakingly uncovered a massive case. It was far more than an ordinary smuggling operation; it involved over a dozen homicide cases, with a value exceeding three billion yuan, equivalent to the total assets of the entire Yao Clan.

The legendary "big tiger" also began to surface in the confession. The interrogators present broke out in a sweat, but dared not stop.

The veteran detectives' mouths were dry from questioning, yet Yao Donghu continued to talk incessantly as if nothing was wrong.

One hour and twenty-five minutes into the interrogation, Yao Donghu suddenly convulsed. His stiff expression quickly relaxed. He blinked, looking around the interrogation room at the police officers with a hint of confusion, feeling that something was amiss but unable to pinpoint it.

He gritted his teeth and said hoarsely, "Give up! I won't say anything!"

What was going on?

Guo Wenkai was completely baffled. This guy had been actively confessing just moments ago, and now he was acting like a completely different person. He had already confessed everything; what was the point of being stubborn now?

Was this guy trying to be funny?

Pfft!

Someone chuckled.

"Director! Director! Drag this guy out and give him eighty lashes! How dare he mess up the scene!"

As if a chain reaction had occurred, several veteran detectives turned their heads, unable to hold back their laughter. Interrogation expert Jia Zixuan, sent by the Provincial Department, was trembling, barely suppressing the pain in his liver, feeling like he was about to die.

Looking at this group of "crazy" police officers, it was Yao Donghu's turn to be utterly confused. What were these people trying to do?

"Issue the report!"

Officer Old Zhang nodded to his colleague Sun Mu.

"Alright!"

Sun Mu turned off his mobile phone, which had been acting as a camera, and began filling out the confession filing form.

The interrogation record included video evidence and the interrogators present, making it virtually ironclad. Even if Yao Donghu changed his mind and recanted, he was still doomed. This video alone was enough to send him to the firing range for a 5.8mm rifle bullet costing one yuan and ten cents, or a VIP ultimate combo of thiopental sodium, pavulon, and potassium chloride solution costing four hundred and twenty-seven yuan and thirty cents.

Chen Chu, Old Zhang, and Jia Zixuan signed one by one. Guo Wenkai, after reviewing the interrogation content he had missed, also signed his name. Then he called for the police outside to escort Yao Donghu back to the detention center. The remaining task would be for the entire special task force to pursue the lead, follow the clues, and bring the "big tiger" to justice.

"Hey, hey, are you interrogating me? I won't say anything."

Completely oblivious, Yao Donghu couldn't figure out the police's tactics. They had brought him from the detention center, asked nothing, and were now sending him back, even going through the motions of signing. Were they just bored?

"Your turn, sign!"

Sun Mu, acting as the clerk, placed the brief interrogation record in front of Yao Donghu, who had been brought out from behind the isolation barrier. He smirked gleefully, thinking this guy was finished!

Many crucial questions were pre-set, followed by additional supplementary questions. What Yao Donghu found inconceivable was that these questions actually had answers attached. His eyes widened, and a chill ran down his spine. Only one thought remained in his mind.

Damnation!

How did these police officers know his secrets?

"This is impossible, this is impossible! How do you know? This is impossible!"

Yao Donghu trembled uncontrollably, his face filled with disbelief. He struggled to tear his gaze away from the papers and look at the composed police officers, letting out a roar like a wounded beast from his throat.

Jia Zixuan, the interrogation expert from the Provincial Department, said with a mischievous smile, "Of course, you told us!"

If every interrogation could be like this, with questions answered readily, what case couldn't be solved? It would be as easy as pie, and the reward money would be practically free.

With this in mind, Jia Zixuan secretly thanked the helper Xiao Wang had found. Not only did the special investigation team withstand the pressure from above, but the case also saw a major breakthrough. They now had enough time for this haul to be of maximum use.

Guo Wenkai, who had almost missed this good show, looked surprised. The suspect's demeanor just now clearly indicated he had been hypnotized and confessed everything without realizing it. He hadn't expected Yao Donghu, whom the special investigation team had been unable to apprehend for so long, to be dealt with by a hypnosis master, and so effortlessly at that.

By the time Sun Mu began filming the official interrogation video, Li Bai had already left. Therefore, Guo Wenkai hadn't seen the earlier footage. Otherwise, he would have been astonished, seeing how psychological defenses were broken down inadvertently through skillful conversation, and then the technique was applied, with a level of mastery beyond imagination.

Yao Donghu's mouth hung open in a look of utter disbelief. He hadn't said a word, so how could he have honestly confessed these damning details?

Sun Mu swiped open his mobile phone screen and played the interrogation video back in front of Yao Donghu. However, the footage did not show Li Bai performing the hypnosis.

Hypnosis is not memory implantation. Unless a series of suggestions are added, it's difficult to create false memories. Whether the expression is logical depends entirely on the skill of the practitioner. Clearly, this subject was like someone whose frontal lobe had been removed; he had no ability to resist the questioning from the veteran detectives.

Seeing himself confessing everything, as if possessed, Yao Donghu felt a blow like stars exploding in his eyes, his vision darkening. The content in the video was even more detailed and comprehensive than what was written on the papers before him.

Equally, more fatal!

He couldn't imagine the storm that would be unleashed once these things were verified and presented as evidence in court.

The most terrifying thing had happened!

"Sign it, and you'll suffer less. Be a good person in your next life, and don't commit illegal acts again."

Old Zhang offered a word of advice. As a veteran police officer at the grassroots level, he could predict Yao Donghu's fate. If the death penalty wasn't the ultimate punishment, being shot would have been a light sentence.

After watching the video, Yao Donghu's mind was in a daze. Distraught, he signed and thumb-printed the brief interrogation record.

He was completely finished!