Chapter 265 Turning Point
The room I was originally in had air conditioning, but it was turned off directly by someone. The person who used to deliver meals on time. hadn’t come again in the past few days. Now it’s deep winter. Although River City is located in the south, the sub-zero temperatures are still unbearable. I have a fear of cold deep in my bones, especially in winter, when my hands and feet are most likely to become icy cold.
A couple of days ago, there was air conditioning, which was quite bearable. But now, without air conditioning, it’s truly unbearable.
Furthermore, they cut off my food and water supply. At first, it was bearable, but two days later, I started to feel dizzy, my limbs stiffened
directly, due to the panic caused by hunger and thirst.
I knew they wanted me to confess, but if I did, once the trial began, without any favorable evidence, I would have effectively admitted to the charge of murder.
Thus, I could only bear with it.
By the third day, I was already parched.
Once again brought into the interrogation room, I was somewhat dazed. The person in front of me was still Hilda Merchant who had interrogated me last time. Looking at me, she squinted her eyes, condescendingly said, “Tabatha, have you figured out how to talk to
me?”
Looking at her, I didn’t have much strength, only feeling my mouth dry and somewhat hoarse, “What do you want me to say?”
She spoke, “Henry was killed by you, wasn’t he?”
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Looking at her, I didn’t rush to speak. Instead, after a moment, I suddenly chuckled and said, “Ms. Merchant, is this what you call, interrogation under duress?”
She snorted coldly, “A murderer, what, you want to discuss criminal law with me?”
I chuckled lightly, my voice hoarse, “That’s not the case, but, please, the Conner family can still afford a lawyer.”
She scoffed, “You threatened me?”
I shook my head, “No, I’m stating facts. First of all, I said, I didn’t kill Henry. As for why you haven’t been able to solve the case until now, isn’t it something you should reflect on? Why haven’t you been able to find conclusive evidence, but instead resort to torture to force a confession, trying to make me admit to this murder? Based on this, can I say that you are incompetent? Incompetent to the point where you can only force me to admit to this crime, just so you can close the case quickly. As for the public opinion outside, Ms. Merchant, what’s the difference between you and those who only spread rumors on the internet without knowing right from wrong?”
I wasn’t sure if my words had hit a nerve, but her face turned ashen. She looked at me and said, “Fine, if you want to be stubborn, then be stubborn. Let’s see how long you can last.”
After this brief interrogation, I knew what I was facing. I couldn’t help but want to laugh. It seemed that the world was so big that even in places with sunlight, there would still be shadows.
I was in the surveillance bureau, I didn’t know what was happening outside. I had explained everything to Cory. As for other matters, I couldn’t worry about them even if I wanted to. I knew that if I couldn’t find evidence in my favor, I wouldn’t be able to leave here, that was a
certain fact.
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Lying on the icy cold single bed, my b*dy was freezing and aching. Just when I didn’t know how many days I would have to endure like this, I didn’t expect that Captain Lucas would come.
When I saw him push the door open, I was slightly taken aback, and he froze too, looking at me, frowning, “What’s going on?”
This question was not directed at me, but at the two guards who had been watching over me. The two guards, somewhat guilty, lowered their heads and said, “It was arranged by Nian’s team. They said that she needs to suffer a bit to clear her mind, so she can figure out how Henry died!”
This statement was just short of directly saying the four words, “torture to extract confessions”.
Captain Lucas’s face was ashen. He paused before saying, “Turn on the air conditioning in the room and prepare some food and drinks
immediately.” After a moment, he added, “First, bring in a gla*s of water.”
Afterwards, he walked over to me and looked at me, saying, “Ms. Conner, are you alright?”
Looking at him, I felt a bit dizzy and shook my head slightly, “I won’t die, Captain Lucas, is it time to file the case and go to court?” This matter has been dragged on for so long, it can’t possibly continue like this.
Captain Lucas looked at me, opened his mouth, but didn’t rush to answer me. Instead, he handed me the warm water brought in by the guard and said, “You drink some water to warm up first, I apologize to you on behalf of the team.”
