Chapter 367.
Cheng Mo scrutinized the dossier back and forth one more time, closed it up, and got up to go out.
Knock knock.
Cheng Mo knocked on the door of the office room of Chief Inspector York of the Old Gate Constabulary.
“Enter!”
“Oh, Cheng, I knew you would come.” Old York saw Cheng Mo come in and hurriedly got up to greet him, “Something to drink?”
“Plain water will do.”
“I just bought good coffee, you must try it.” Old York took the initiative and offered to make coffee for Cheng Mo.
“My pleasure.”
“You got that gang rape case?” Old York glanced at the dossier in Cheng Mo’s hand and asked first.
“Yes.” Cheng Mo nodded, “Chief York, this case was clear and straightforward, why was it transferred to the Special Affairs Unit?”
“The case is not complicated, but how to close it is difficult.” Old York was also blunt, after all, he did not like the Japanese either, it was just that this political situation at the moment was so.
Behind the arrogance of the Japanese was the capital of force they possessed.
“The people are released, even if we find these three guilty of gang rape, the court will not be able to make a substantial punishment for them if they are tried in absentia.” Cheng Mo said.
“How do you want to do it?”
“The inspector’s office has to have its own attitude, we have witnesses, physical evidence, this case can’t be found guilty of rape, but it’s just the subjective words of those three Japanese ronin, not to mention, that’s not what they said in the beginning, and there’s still the suspicion of changing the confessions.”
“But those three men were obviously in an intoxicated state when they were arrested, and they were able to disprove the confession, because it was not said in a sober state, and was not at all found to have been spoken from the heart, or to have been induced to confess?”
“May I ask how they can be in a sober state and determine that it was the little girl who intentionally seduced when the words were not even counted in a drunken state as their own words?” Cheng Mo retorted, “Therefore, I think their so-called inference is inadmissible, let’s just speak according to the facts and evidence.”
“You want to close the case with the charge of gang rape?” Old York asked.
“That’s right.”
“Miyamoto won’t agree, he’ll object, and when that happens, this case of yours will be tantamount to being put on hold.” Old York said.
“The first organizer of this case is Inspector Cheng Peisheng, he plus me, against Miyamoto, out of the three votes, two votes in favor, one vote against, passed.” Cheng Mo said.
“Are you sure you can convince Cheng Peisheng?”
“He is afraid of offending Miyamoto, is he not afraid of offending me, furthermore, he pretended to be sick and handed over the case, not because he knows that if he agrees with Miyamoto’s opinion of closing the case, he will be poked in the back later, his reputation for life will be ruined, since I am the one to take the lead, and the pressure is borne by me with seventy percent, he will have thirty percent, he should know how to choose. ” Cheng Mo said.
“What if he is dead set against it?”
“Isn’t he trying to get his son into the inspector’s office, if he doesn’t agree, then the son won’t be able to follow in his father’s footsteps.” Cheng Mo said, “When the inspector, can not be impartial law enforcement, how to be competent?”
“Good, I agree to this, these Japanese ronin are running amok in the Concession, we can’t just let them run amok.” Old York nodded and agreed to Cheng Mo’s suggestion.
Getting a consensus with Old York was the first step.
In fact, the British didn’t like the Japanese in their bones either, but they were just afraid of their force advantage in Shanghai. Coming out of Old York’s office, Cheng Mo rushed to write a closure, then took this closure, bought some fruits and nutrients, and went to Cheng Peisheng’s home.
Cheng Peisheng’s home is an old-fashioned shikumen house, a family of six, an old mother, plus three children.
The oldest son is about to become an adult, his academic performance is not very good, the examination is not too good, Cheng Peisheng wants him to enter the police station, so that he can take care of a period of time before retirement.
Can be in the tenant police station to mix to the position of inspector, that are not bad, income is not low, this house is his own.
This house is his own. It’s considered an upper-middle class family in Shanghai Bund.
However, a large family, all rely on him alone, the burden is also still quite heavy, especially there are two children, are still small, still studying, although the old mother can take care of themselves, but incapable of earning money to support the family.
Wife to serve this family well, it has not been easy, which still have the effort to go out to make money, just occasionally do some small odd jobs to supplement the family.
Not all of those who became inspectors of the police force were prosperous.
Some people are just better off than the average person.
Cheng Peisheng in the old gate arrest house is not bad, this is the core area of the lease, there is no such a mess.
Like Jing’an Temple arrest house, that is adjacent to the Shanghai West arrest house, every day busy feet do not touch the ground, sometimes there may be life-threatening.
That Huxi outlaw soil is now the world of 76, murder and arson cases that are every day, the criminal unit busy day and night, how hard only they know.
Cheng Peisheng is not sick, to say that there is a disease, is a little high blood pressure, but he regularly take medication, basically can not see what the problem.
No disease, but also can not blindly sneak around, only in their own yard activities.
Wife just went out to buy food, the door is not closed, hidden, Cheng Peisheng did not go to close, the food court is close to the wife will be back in a while, if he closed, a moment there is up to open the door.
A free chair, an alabaster pot, and then set up a radio.
The radio is playing the master Mei Lanfang sang the “cosmic front”, Cheng Peisheng although the sound is not good, but he is still a fan of the theater, like to hum along with the two, an intoxicated look.
Cheng Mo would like to knock on the door, but heard the humming sound from inside, a probe, I saw Cheng Peisheng lying comfortably in the courtyard on the free chair, which is at home to recuperate, clearly find an excuse, deliberately absent from work to enjoy.
Cheng Mo reached out and gently pushed, the door opened, almost a person’s body position, he directly stride in.
“Back, I talk to you, you do not answer ……” Cheng Peisheng is also many years old police, feel this footsteps with the usual wife’s not the same, hastily opened his eyes, saw Cheng Mo smiling walked in, that is scared and hurriedly got up and stood up. “Aiya, Detective Cheng, why are you here?”
“Oh, I heard that old Cheng you are sick, I said, we are in the same arrest house, and are both detectives, or family, usually also have more care, just passing by your side, just come over to take a look.” Cheng Mo didn’t say that he came here on purpose, then people would be embarrassed, “I bought these at the intersection, a little bit of heart.”
“How can this be a good thing, but also let you break the bank?” Cheng Peisheng didn’t want to take it, but he couldn’t let Cheng Mo hold it up with one hand, he could only reach out and take the fruits and nutrients that Cheng Mo bought.
“Old Cheng, although we both have the same last name, but in the constabulary, our interactions are not much, and this is the first time for your family to come, so if you are not courteous, you should take it easy.”
“How dare you, how dare you.” Cheng Peisheng was busy welcoming Cheng Mo into the living room.
Cheng Peisheng is not stupid, he is the criminal unit, Cheng Mo is the political unit, or responsible for the detective, although in the same trap room, head up not see low see, but are each in charge of their own things, usually just meet at the meeting to greet.
The real relationship is just like that, this Cheng Mo suddenly carrying gifts to their own home, I’m afraid that there is nothing to do.