林秋浦望着陈实冷笑，陈实也在冲着他笑，林秋浦说：“看看我身后这八个字，念出来！”

Lin Qiupu sneered at Chen Shi, and Chen Shi smiled in return as Lin Qiupu instructed Chen Shi to read and recite(背诵，朗诵) the eight characters situated behind the officer.

“抗拒从严，坦白从宽……我发音标准吗？”

“Resistance will be met with harshness, and honesty will be rewarded with leniency(宽大，仁慈，温和). Was my pronunciation on point?”

“你这种不老实的犯人，不是第一个，也不会是最后一个，你真的以为……”

“You’re neither the first nor the last dishonest criminal to sit in that seat. You really thought-”

“注意你的措辞，林大队长，我是犯罪嫌疑人，不是犯人，我仍然是合法公民！在没有拿出证据的前提下拘留、审讯我，这行为本身就已经违法！”陈实寸步不让。

“Pay attention to your wording, ‘Great’ Captain Lin. I am only a suspect, not a criminal. By law, I am still an upstanding(正直，正派，诚实) citizen! Detaining(拘留，扣押，耽搁，留住) me without providing any form of evidence, as well as interrogating me, this act in it of itself is illegal,” Chen Shi did not back down by even an inch.

“没有证据！”林秋浦勃然大怒，“那我帮你回忆一下，9月11日凌晨两点，一位名叫古梦醒的女乘客坐上你的车，乘车期间她发给男朋友的短信证明，你曾对她有过语言骚扰，第二天她的尸体在江边被发现，有明显的奸杀迹象，你敢说你是完全清白的吗？”

“No evidence!” Lin Qiupu was furious, “If you can’t remember on your own, then I’ll help you remember. On the night of September 11th at 2:00 am, a female passenger by the name Gu Mengxing was in your car. The text message she sent to her boyfriend during the ride proves that you verbally sexually harassed her. The next day, her body was found near the riverside. There were obvious signs of rape. You dare say that you’re completely innocent?”

三双眼睛都在紧盯着陈实，陈实的脸上掠过一丝惊讶，旋即恢复正常。

Three pairs of eyes stared at Chen Shi. His face passed a trace of surprise before immediately reverting to normal.

“11号凌晨，是有一个漂亮的女乘客坐过我的车，但我送她抵达了目的地，枫之林酒店，我的行车记录仪可以作证明。”陈实平静地说道，这种处境下再不说出真相，反而更容易遭到怀疑。

“On the morning of the 11th, there was indeed a beautiful female passenger in my car. However, I sent her to the destination she requested, Feng Zhilin Hotel. My driving records can be used as proof,” Chen Shi calmly stated. In this situation, if he didn’t tell the truth, then he would be suspected even more.

“行程起点是哪里？”

“Where was the starting point of the trip?”

“石猴子路旁边的一家烧烤摊附近，我当时在那里趴活，呆了两小时左右。”

“Shi Houzi Road. There was also a barbeque stall close by, and I stayed for about two hours flagging down customers.”

“为什么呆这么久？”

“Why did you stay there for so long?”

“我睡着了！”

“I fell asleep.”

“据我所知，从石猴子路去往枫之林酒店的途中会经过案发地点。”

“As far as I know, you would have had to pass through the scene of the crime on the way to Feng Zhilin Hotel from Shi Houzi Road.”

陈实一翻白眼，无奈地摇头笑道：“去调取我的行车记录仪！”

Chen Shi rolled his eyes, shook his head, and smiled, “Go check the driving records!”

“那是可以伪造的。”

“Driving records can be forged.”

陈实大笑：“你TM究竟想知道什么真相，我告诉你你又不相信，我说有证据你说是伪造的，你现在巴不得我把这口黑锅痛快地背了，你当破案是相亲啊，看着合适就行？”

Chen Shi laughed loudly, “Motherfucker, what kind of truth are you after? I told you, yet you won’t believe me. I told you that there was evidence, yet you say it’s forged. You can’t wait to paint this pot black, can you? When you solve a case, is it like a blind date to you? Do you consider the investigation solved as long as they look the part?”

“注意你的措辞！”林秋浦冷冷地说。

“Watch your attitude!” Lin Qiupu commanded coldly.

“我一个清白公民，好端端地被拘到这里，大中午的也没口饭吃，连杯水都没有，被你们言语羞辱，逼我认罪，我TM稍微表达一下自己的不满，有什么不合适的吗？”

“I am an innocent citizen who has been detained, and not given access to any food or drink, even though it’s well past noon. Not only have I been humiliated by your words, but you’re also trying to force me into confessing to a crime that I have not committed. I just fucking expressed my dissatisfaction a little; how is that unreasonable?”

林秋浦露出看垃圾一样的眼神，拿起电话讲了几句，林冬雪问道：“你对那名女乘客有言语骚扰，此事属实？”

Lin Qiupu had an expression on his face that was as if he were looking at rubbish. He picked up the phone next to him and exchanged a few words before asking, “Is it true that you verbally harassed the female passenger?”

陈实像背书一样说道：“我国法律对口头方式的性骚扰界定如下，以下流语言挑逗异性，向其讲述个人性经历、黄色笑话或涩情文艺内容，从这层意义上来说，我并没有口头性骚扰事实，只是普通的搭讪。”

Chen Shi responded as though he was reciting words from a book, “In regards to verbal harassment, the sexual harassment law in our country is explicitly described. The first example is as follows: using vulgarities to tease the opposite sex. The next one is stated as, ‘Describing your personal sexual experiences to the other party and telling any lewd or otherwise perverted jokes.’ Included in the final example is reading the opposite party any unwanted erotic literature. In this sense, I did not verbally harass her. Instead, I just had an ordinary conversation with her.”

“不要偷换概念，我问的是你有没有对该乘客进行言语骚扰。”

“Don’t dodge my question! What I asked was whether you verbally harassed the passenger.”

“是你没有搞清楚概念，在你看来，何种程度称得上骚扰，普通聊天？询问联系方式？调查家庭情况？还是法律意义上的性骚扰？”

“It is you who has yet to ascertain the concept of harassment. In your opinion, what constitutes harassment? Ordinary chit-chat? Asking someone for their contact information? Probing about their family’s situation? Does any part of what I just said legally count as sexual harassment to you?”

林冬雪有点无言以对，她换了一个角度：“据我对你的了解，你似乎对车上的女乘客表现得过分热心，在凌晨两点，对单身女乘客过分热心，我认为非常不合适。”

Lin Dongxue was speechless. Hoping to change the situation, she changed the angle of the interrogation, “According to the drive to the precinct, you seem to be very enthusiastic about female passengers. I reckon that it’s inappropriate to show such excessive enthusiasm for lone female passengers at two in the morning.”

“那是你认为。首先，我这人话多；其次，我喜欢异性；最后，我单身，看见年轻漂亮的女乘客上车，聊两句有什么不对的吗？刚刚在车上，我和你的对话，有侵犯到你吗？”

“That’s simply your opinion. To oppose your opinion, first of all, I am simply a very talkative person in general. Second, I like the opposite sex, and I am a single male. I saw a young and beautiful female passenger getting into the car. Is there anything wrong with making conversation? Just then, in the car, did our conversation violate you in any way?”

林秋浦问林冬雪：“这家伙刚刚在车上和你说什么了？”

Hearing this, Lin Qiupu asked Lin Dongxue, “What did this guy say to you in the car?”

林冬雪捋捋头发，慢慢答道：“就是普通对话罢了。”

Lin Dongxue twirled her hair around her finger and slowly replied, “It was just an ordinary conversation.”

陈实得寸进尺：“作为单身男性，我认为和异性无论在任何场合、时间搭讪都是合情合理合法的，身为的哥，我几乎一天二十四小时在车上，不和乘客说话，我要憋死啊？”

Chen Shi saw that they gave an inch, so he took a mile, “As a single male, I think that it is perfectly normal to make conversation with the opposite sex on any occasion, at any time, as is reasonable, logical, and legal. As I drive to make a living, I am in the car for almost twenty-four hours a day. If I don’t open my mouth and talk to passengers, I’ll die from bad breath all alone.”

林秋浦一拍桌子：“少在这里避重就轻！眼下的事实是，死者曾坐过你的车，并且你对其进行了言语骚扰，随后她遭人奸杀，在去往目的地的必经之路上！”

Lin Qiupu slapped his hand on the table, “Quit arguing over the minor details and face the main point. The fact is that the deceased was in your car, you harassed her, and then she was raped and killed on her way to her destination!”

陈实搔搔脖子：“你这么一说，好像还蛮有道理，那啥，给根烟呗！”他勾勾手指。

Chen Shi scratched his neck, “When you say it like that, your point of view sounds quite reasonable. Hey, so and so, give me a smoke.” Finishing his sentence, Chen Shi summoned one of the police officers with his index finger, indicating for a smoke.

三人面面相觑，在这里要烟就意味着要招供，想不到这家伙这么快就撂了，林秋浦过去给他递上一支红塔山，正要给点上，陈实说：“少来少来，你身上带了两包烟吧，一包给犯人抽的，一包自己抽的，把你那包中华拿出来，糊弄谁呢？”

The three officers looked at each other. To smoke here means that you will confess. They couldn’t believe that this guy was so quick to confess after arguing for so long. Lin Qiupu gave him a Hongtashan-brand cigarette. As he was about to light it for him, Chen Shi interrupted and said, “Oh, please. You carry two different brands of cigarettes on you. One for criminals to smoke and one for yourself. Who are you trying to fool? Take out that pack of Zhonghua, man.”

“你！”

“You!”

“当我的鼻子是摆设吗？你身上一股中华烟味。”

“You think my nose is just for display? You have the smell of Zhonghua on you.”

林冬雪捂嘴偷笑，林秋浦没好气地掏出一包硬中华，给陈实点上，畅快地呼出一口，三人等他撂，可是从他嘴里吐出的除了烟雾，还是烟雾。

Lin Dongxue put her hand over her mouth as she tried not to laugh. Lin Qiupu took out his packet of Zhonghua and lit one for Chen Shi, who exhaled smoke with a satisfied expression. The three waited for him to confess, yet the sole thing that came out of his mouth was smoke and only smoke.

眼看着一根烟要抽完了，林秋浦催促：“哎哎，该说实话了吧？”

Seeing the cigarette being burned until it was finished, Lin Qiupu urged, “Hey, hey, let’s speak the truth now, yeah?”

陈实望着天花板动情地说道：“三十年前……”

Chen Shi looked up at the ceiling and recalled emotionally, “Thirty years ago-”

“怎么又扯到三十年前了？”笔录员低声吐槽。

“Why do we need to go back to thirty years ago?” The minute-taker sulked.

“三十年前一个秋天的晚上，你家外面的马路有条狗被车轧死了，第二天，你出生了！”

“Thirty years ago, on an autumn night, a dog outside your house was killed by a car. The next day, you were born!”

“你！”林秋浦站起来，把桌子拍得山响，“胆大包天，污辱执法人员，你找死！”

“You!” Lin Qiupu stood up and slammed his hand on the table so hard that it would’ve even shaken mountains. “Justice Bao would truly be proud! Boldly insulting law enforcement officers - You’re courting death!”

陈实弹掉烟头：“我说了这是因果关系吗？我说了吗？”

Chen Shi put out his cigarette, “I only spoke of two separate incidents, though. When did I ever mention reincarnation? What insults did I speak of?”

林冬雪掩嘴偷笑，林秋浦气得直瞪眼睛，笔录员有些发懵，不知道这段该怎么记。

Lin Dongxue tried not to laugh. Lin Qiupu was so angry, merely glaring at Chen Shi without saying a word, as the minute-taker paused, a little confused, not sure if he should write down the last exchange in the interrogation report.

陈实说：“你刚刚说的几件事，都是事实我承认，但摆在一起不代表就有因果关系，这是基本的逻辑，在没有明显证据之前，它们仅仅是的孤立的几件事！”

Chen Shi rationalized, “The things that you just mentioned are all facts that I concede as correct. However, being in the wrong place at the wrong time does not mean that there are cause and effect between the two. Also, it does not mean that those things are related just because you put them together in a sentence. This is basic logic. Until there is any concrete and indisputable evidence, those are just isolated incidents!”

“很好！很好！”林秋浦气得不知所措。

“Very good! Very good!” Lin Qiupu was overwhelmed and didn’t know what to say at the moment.

林冬雪暗想，这家伙不像其它罪犯那样胡搅蛮缠，实际上他一直在就事论事，没有丝毫回避，而且所说未尝没有道理，拥有如此缜密的思维，此人看来不简单……说不定有一个更简单的真相，他压根就不是凶手。

Lin Dongxue thought: This guy is unlike other criminals where they bullshit their way through every question. In fact, he has only been speaking words of reason, without evading any questions. Moreover, he does have a point. His thinking is very detailed and without flaw. This person doesn’t seem to be ordinary. Perhaps the truth is that he isn’t the murderer after all.

林冬雪扫了一眼林秋浦的怒容，为自己内心的动摇感到羞愧。

Lin Dongxue glanced at Lin Qiupu’s enraged expression and was ashamed of her inner doubts and wavering conviction.

有人敲门，警员把行车记录仪的鉴定结果送来，林秋浦扫了一眼，与来者交换了几句话，点头示意他退下。

There was a knock on the door, and a police officer gave Lin Qiupu the investigation results of Chen Shi’s driving records. Lin Qiupu glanced at it and exchanged a few words with the officer before nodding his head to indicate that the officer could leave.

林秋浦扬了扬手中的几页纸：“呵，你所谓的证据对你相当不利……”

Lin Qiupu flipped through a few pages of the document he had in his hands and said, “Oh, your so-called evidence seems to be quite unfavorable for you…”

“你少来了！”陈实不耐烦地说，“连诈供都使上了，我看你是真黔驴技穷了，那天凌晨就跑了一单，去哪没去哪我会不知道？”

“Oh, cut the crap!” Chen Shi said impatiently, “You’re even trying to make me nervous with an empty threat. I can see that you’re using all the cards in your sleeve[4]. I only took one order that whole day; how would I not know where I was going?”

被识破诡计的林秋浦一脸讪讪：“你骂谁是驴？”

Lin Qiupu, whose scheme had been noticed, had an awkward look on his face, “Who are you calling a skill-less donkey!?”

“你语文学得不好吧？我骂你了？黔驴技穷这是个成语哎，难道我要说林队技穷？再说，驴这么勤劳聪明的动物到你这怎么就成脏话了？给我向全天下的驴道歉！”

“Are you not properly educated in the Chinese language? I wasn’t saying you were a donkey; it’s an idiom. I didn’t say ‘Captain Lin is inept,’ did I? Besides, why would I describe donkeys in such a negative context? They are such hardworking and bright animals! Give all the donkeys in the world an apology!”

林秋浦气得面红耳赤，他头一次被一名嫌疑人如此羞辱，看来不动真格的是不行了。

Lin Qiupu was so angry and humiliated that his whole face and ears turned red. It was the first time that he had been disgraced like this by a suspect. It seems that I have to show my true skills.

林秋浦拿起电话，故意提高音量：“小王，把监控关了！”

Lin Qiupu picked up the phone and deliberately raised his voice, “Xiao Wang, shut down the monitoring system!”