America's King of Poetry

Chapter 60 Interrogation

Arthur was taken to the New York Police Station on Broadway by two detectives, and was taken into custody immediately after going through the formalities.

After uncuffing the handcuffs, Arthur asked to make a phone call, and then sat quietly in the waiting room without saying a word.

Outside the waiting room, Brown and Juan waited, because Arthur said he would ask a lawyer to come, and he would not speak until the lawyer arrived.But Arthur didn't have a lawyer. He called Dorothy, briefly explained the matter, and ordered her to notify Russell and Abu, so that they could start investigating the cause and effect of the incident as soon as possible.Meanwhile, Dorothy was driving up to take care of her brother's case herself.

"strangeness."

"What's weird."

"I said this kid named Luciano."

"I know he is strange, where is it strange?"

"It feels weird, the way it feels."

"It's feeling again. Did you rely on feeling to solve the case all these years?"

"Feeling is important sometimes, don't you feel that way?"

"I believe in evidence, experience, and law. What is feeling? How about you teach me?"

"This thing can't be taught. You don't have it, which means you don't have the talent to be a police detective."

The black police detective named Juan looked into the interrogation room from time to time, and felt strange when he saw Arthur's calm appearance, so he had a conversation with Brown.The two have not been partners for a long time. At first, they were investigating two homicide cases in New York, but the cases have not progressed.So the superiors assigned them this sexual assault case to make the best use of it, so that they could change their minds.

To be honest, this case didn’t need brains at all. The victim came to report the case, and the two took over. They surveyed the crime scene, extracted some physical evidence, and then identified the suspect based on the victim’s confession.

Before arresting Arthur, everything was going according to their plan, and the detection process went very smoothly.The only obstacle comes from the victim's father, a traditional Italian, who thinks that his daughter's violation is a shameful thing and should not be publicized.If there is no accident, the criminal suspect has nothing to hide in front of the evidence. If he is lucky, he will complete a plea deal with the prosecutor, and the penalty will be reduced and he will suffer less crime.Unlucky, accepting the jury's factual finding, and convicting after a lot of trouble, it is estimated that the time spent squatting in the cell will be a little longer.

Judging from the performance of the victim's father, he did not want to accept the fact finding of the jury.As long as there is sufficient evidence at hand, the prosecutor and the criminal suspect can negotiate a plea bargain, and the judge will directly convict and sent the case, closing the case quickly.When collecting evidence in the morning, Juan extracted liquid stains from the victim's clothes and sent them to the laboratory for testing. If they match the suspect's DNA, it will be ironclad evidence.Without a jury finding, the suspect himself would compromise and plead guilty, and the case would be closed.Then, Juan and Brown can invest in the investigation of two murders.That's the really tricky case.

But after Arthur was captured, Arthur's various performances and behaviors made an experienced police detective like Juan feel that something was wrong.He has seen people who were wrongly arrested, most of whom were agitated and extremely surprised; he had seen people who were calm and composed after being arrested, but quickly lost control in front of the evidence;Of course, I have also seen Huihui who is really psychologically good, talking and laughing happily with police detectives, but still failed to escape the law.

In fact, once the suspect is confirmed to be arrested, unless he is really innocent, it will be difficult to escape police investigation and court sanctions—of course, unless you have a lot of money and can hire the best lawyer.This is June 1994, 6, and there are still 8 days before the big case of the century.

Arthur Luciano's performance gave Juan a different feeling from every suspect in the past.He was not so much calm as he was waiting in a state of boredom. In the interrogation room he was peeling his nails for fun.Even if a person who has been wronged calmly, he will worry about the loss of reputation and money after being arrested. In fact, it is difficult to keep calm.And if he is a real criminal, he must have a turbulent heart under his calm appearance, thinking quickly about ways to get rid of the crime, he will definitely not be so loose, or even a little sluggish.

In this game of cat and mouse, it was the first time Juan had seen such a mouse.Or, it wasn't a mouse at all.

……

An hour and a half later, Dorothy showed up at the NYPD.

Juan stepped forward and asked, "Are you Luciano's lawyer?"

"No, I'm her sister, and I want to meet him."

"He said he would not be interrogated until he saw a lawyer, and asked his lawyer to come here."

"Heh, he's just a small cook, where is there a lawyer? Let's apply for a free defense lawyer."

"Why didn't you say it earlier? Waste of our time!"

"Because it takes time for me to rush over, why don't you ask my brother?"

Both Juan and Brown felt like they were being tricked. This kid didn't have any lawyers at all, so he just interrogated him directly.They asked several times during the period, and Arthur said that he would wait for the lawyer to come.Juan and Brown glanced at each other, and Brown said, "I didn't think that a cook wouldn't have a lawyer." Juan replied, "It's your feeling that's wrong...and mine..." The two shook their heads and entered the interrogation room. When they saw Arthur still peeling his nails, they immediately felt angry.

When Arthur saw the two, he put down his hands and said, "Is my lawyer here?"

Brown said: "You don't have a lawyer at all, it's your sister who came."

"Oh, my dear sister, it's really a pity that she didn't hire a lawyer for me. Just ask if you have any questions." Arthur said lightly, making it clear that he was playing two detectives.

Brown squeezed his fist and said: "If you think it's interesting to play us, then I will make the interrogation more interesting. You'd better be honest, this is the New York Police Department, not the kitchen of the restaurant."

Compared with the calm and indifferent Juan, Brown's temper is much more irritable.Originally, he didn't really want to take over this case. He was devastated by the two murder cases, but the higher-ups suddenly assigned them to take charge of this simple sexual assault case.He wanted to make a quick decision, figure out the situation early and settle the case, but as soon as he was caught, he was played by Xiao Xiao, and his temper suddenly came up.

Arthur ignored the bad temper of the white police detective, and asked instead: "Can I ask, in the description of the case, or the suspect's account, when and where did I commit the sexual assault? Of course, this does not mean that I admit that I have committed the sexual assault. I am just curious."

Juan replied: "The victim Joya Sisi reported the crime yesterday. On Sunday, June 6, at 5:10 p.m., she was resting alone at home. Someone knocked on the door and said she was Arthur Luciano next door, and she opened the door. As a result, she was violated. Can you answer me, where are you and what are you doing at 6:5 p.m. on Sunday, June 10?"

On June 6th, at 5:10 p.m., Arthur rode his motorcycle home after finishing the inauguration ceremony of the Red Heart at his villa in Nassau County.He was on his way home at the time, and there was no way he would go to Sisi's house next door and rape Joya Sisi.So, either Sisi was lying, someone put the blame on Arthur, or both.

Qiao Ya lied, and someone set the blame on her.

After listening to Juan's question, Arthur didn't answer immediately. He tapped his fingers on the table, thinking about various possibilities in his mind.In fact, when Juan told the time and place of the crime, Arthur had already determined that he would never lose the case because he had an extremely sufficient alibi.But he is not going to show this evidence now, he wants to see what kind of means the person who framed him has, and will then involve those people.

Brown looked at Arthur very unpleasantly, and he even wondered whether they were interrogating Arthur, or Arthur was interrogating both of them?

"Answer the questions!" Brown bellowed, raising his voice.

Only then did Arthur come back to his senses, picked his nose, and said, "Sunday, June 6th... I don't remember clearly, it seems... like watching TV at home?"

(End of this chapter)