Lost and Spy

Chapter 3340 The Interrogation Begins

Colonel Dillon is being held under strict confidentiality.

After all, no one knows what consequences this will have.

External reports are that Colonel Dillon was involved in a car accident while driving. Although his life was not in danger, he needed to be rushed to Manila for treatment.

The 19th Cavalry Regiment was placed under the temporary command of Lieutenant Colonel Capri until the superiors decided on a new commander.

At this time, Colonel Dillon was quickly transferred to Manila.

Also taken away with him were many close associates of the colonel, including Major Doman, Captain Ajit and others.

Everything is ready.

In Manila Port, a special interrogation agency has been set up.

In order to ensure that the entire process is fair, the presiding officer will be Brigadier General Pate, and General MacArthur's plenipotentiary Mr. Slain will be responsible for observing and ensuring that there will be no problems during the interrogation process.

The interrogators were served by "Lieutenant Colonel Charles" Meng Shaoyuan and Major Hendlip.

MacArthur also made a special decision to invite Brigadier General Redondo, chief of staff of the 37th Infantry Division, to serve as a special listening officer.

Just like Colonel Dillon, Redondo is also an old subordinate of General Patton, and has known Colonel Dillon for many years.

It must be said that although MacArthur was overjoyed and arrogant, he was still very politically minded.

He knew that if someone from Patton was not arranged during the interrogation, the fairness of the interrogation would most likely be questioned in the future.

After all, this event is relatively big.

In the process of fully recovering the Philippines, such a vicious incident occurred, and it also involved a senior military officer of the US military. This was something no one wanted to see.

Any small mistake may have unpredictable consequences.

The interrogation began the day after Colonel Dillon was transferred to the Port of Manila.

Redondo looked very serious.

He never imagined that Colonel Dillon would be involved in such an incident.

Colonel Dillon did not deny the killing, but insisted that he killed it accidentally.

Moreover, he didn't even know that the other party was Tucker.

"How do you explain these letters?" Major Hendlip took out the letters.

"This was not written by me." Colonel Dillon said without hesitation: "The handwriting is indeed my handwriting, but the content must have nothing to do with me."

Meng Shaoyuan listened calmly.

Of course Colonel Dillon would deny it, because all these letters were forged by himself.

It's very simple, just ask Ajit to take the handwriting of Colonel Dillon and imitate it.

It's easy to frame someone, but it's so difficult to prove one's innocence.

Handwriting identification?

This has been around since the time of Qin Shi Huang in China.

But as time went by, by the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, China's handwriting identification had fallen far behind Western countries.

The best handwriting identification experts in Western countries are basically based in Germany.

Such as Ludwig Klages, Robert Sodijk, Rudolf Popper, Robert Hayes.

Especially Rudolf and Robert, who were still traveling with Meng Shaoyuan.

One is a psychiatrist and the other is a psychopsychologist.

It is they who have made rapid progress in handwriting identification.

However, now in Europe and the United States, handwriting identification is not an important science.

It would be after World War II that handwriting identification would usher in its true golden period.

And now?
If Colonel Dillon wants to prove that he did not write these letters, he must send the letters back to the United States and find someone to authenticate them.

This period is extremely long, one year, or two years?

God only knows.

At the same time, even if there is an appraisal, the wording of the appraisal is mostly ambiguous.

Because at this time, in American courts, the opinion of handwriting identification cannot influence the result, but is only used as a reference opinion.

No handwriting examiner would get himself into trouble.

Therefore, the crime cost of forging handwriting during this period was very low, but the cost of solving the crime was high!
Many of the backlogged cases in many police departments in the United States are related to forged signatures or letters.

Meng Shaoyuan himself is a psychology expert and knows handwriting very well.

Even now that the science of handwriting identification has been perfected, it is not that easy to identify a carefully imitated handwriting.

This requires the use of Freud's psychoanalytic theory, Adler's personality psychology, Swiss psychologist Jung's psychological typology, French psychologist Leson's personality type theory and empirical analysis methods to summarize the Western alphabet There are more than 300 characteristics in the text related to the personality and mentality of the writer.

Such as pressure, speed, size, direction, layout, form, continuity, movement, etc.

Different combinations of these characteristics reveal various psychological differences in personality.

And this is just the Western alphabet.

What about Chinese characters?
The amount of work is even more complicated.

Therefore, Colonel Dillon knew that these letters were fake, but he had no way to prove it!

Having long expected what Colonel Dillon would say, Major Hendlip put down the letters and picked up a stack of documents: "So, you can't deny these, can you?"

The military policeman brought the document to Colonel Dillon.

Colonel Dillon's expression changed.

These are the lists of smuggled items signed by Captain Agit after the 19th Cavalry Regiment was stationed in Spabanos.

This is intended for future reconciliation purposes.

But before the account could be reconciled and destroyed, it had already fallen into the hands of the interrogation team.

"I signed these." Colonel Dillon knew that this was something he could not deny.

The documents were delivered to Pate and Redondo.

"Dilon, you have violated military law." Even as his good friend, Redondo had to sigh and said: "These are enough to send you to a military court."

And he could tell that Dillon's handwriting on the document was the same as the handwriting in the letters.

In his heart, he had basically concluded that Dillon was indeed protecting the criminal named Tucker.

"Everyone is smuggling." Colonel Dillon looked unconvinced: "Why can't it be done in Spabanos! Even if General Patton commanded..."

"That's enough!" Redondo interrupted.

It's too much. This is very much too much.

They are all smuggling, but how can you involve General Patton?
Colonel Dillon also realized that he had made a mistake and quickly shut up.

"It's your turn, Charles," Major Hendlip whispered.

If possible, Meng Shaoyuan would not even say a word.Wouldn't it be better to give the leadership to Major Hendlip?

Meng Shaoyuan picked up a file: "Colonel, do you know Sarni?"

Again!
Colonel Dillon's face was full of displeasure: "I have told you before, I know Sarni, but her death has nothing to do with me."

"Sarni?"

Redondo frowned.

Major Hendlip immediately whispered briefly in his ear the case.

Redondo's brows knitted together tightly.

Dillon, what are you doing?

Why have you gotten into so many troubles?
"But we have witnesses, Doman."

"That's a liar!" growled Colonel Dillon.

"In your eyes, he is a liar, but to us he is a crucial witness!"

Meng Shaoyuan said unhurriedly: "He has been working for you and witnessed many things you did, such as how you abused Sarni..."

He chose his words very cleverly, saying "beating" instead of "abuse."

There is a difference between these two words.

Cawston had already researched him in advance.

Brigadier General Redondo loved his wife very much. From a husband's perspective, he was almost a perfect man.

Sure enough, Redondo frowned again.

But he is Dillon's friend after all, and the more things happen to Dillon, it will also have an impact on General Patton's image. Redondo then asked: "Lieutenant Colonel, there is conclusive evidence that Dillon and Sarni Is it related to his death?"

"No." Meng Shaoyuan said calmly: "At present, we can only confirm that the deceased was Sarni, and that she was violently beaten by Colonel Dillon before her death. Major Hendlip told me that the law is the most important evidence. So we are still investigating.”

enough.

What is the most important evidence?
Even if it is ultimately proven that Sarni's death had nothing to do with Dillon, Dillon will definitely be nailed to the pillar of shame.

His colonel is gone.

Military status?

No more.

I just hope it ends here.

"General Pate, General Redondo, next, I would like to ask Colonel Dillon to leave temporarily, because we will call an important witness."

At Meng Shaoyuan's request, Colonel Dillon was invited out.

After a while, a woman sat where Colonel Dillon had been sitting.

"Name?"

"Sandy, I'm Dillon's sister, my biological sister."

"Okay, tell the two generals everything you know."

Sandy was silent for a moment and said: "The hero in your eyes, Dillon, is actually a devil, a real devil. He has done very embarrassing and unspeakable things since he was a child. Yes, I will never do it for the rest of my life. Will forget.

This time, he asked me to come to Spabanos, threatening me to help him smuggle, and to be responsible for handling the seized smuggled items.Every document has his signature, you can investigate. "

"Wait a minute." Meng Shaoyuan interrupted her: "Since you hate your brother so much, why are you willing to help him?"

"I said, he is a devil." Sandy said in a low voice: "You don't know what terrible things he will do. Anyone who goes against his will will die. My father, my other brother, All dead!"

"We have also seen similar things." Meng Shaoyuan asked calmly: "Do you think the death of your father and brother is also related to Colonel Dillon?"

"Yes, I firmly think so." Sandy was suddenly full of courage: "My father is an experienced hunter. Why did his shotgun suddenly have problems? It was Dillon who was sitting on it, yes. Only Only he can do such a thing.

My brother Sel has been depressed since his father's accident. Then, he disappeared. It was the devil who did it, it was him! "

"Calm down, madam." Redondo stopped her hastily: "Do you have any evidence for this?"

"I didn't, but I know he did it, I know!"

At this point, Sandy started to cry.

If it was said that he was cooperating with the acting before, now he is really crying.

"Please take this lady out to rest."

Seeing that the situation was a bit chaotic, Redondo said: "I suggest taking a temporary break of three to 10 minutes."

……

"Troublesome, isn't it?"

Slain asked this question when he was alone with Redondo.

Redondo said nothing.

It is very troublesome.

Any accusation would be enough to send Dillon to a military court.

"At least, I think it's very troublesome." Slain said slowly: "If as the investigation of the case proceeds, more and more truth will come to light, and by that time, it will be irreversible.

Redondo, I suggest you have a good talk with Dillon and plead guilty. "

"Plead guilty?" Redondo said flatly: "The case is still under trial, and Dillon's character will never admit guilt."

"Even if it was manslaughter, the person he was shielding was a murderer." Slayin smiled bitterly: "It is also a crime to steal and sell seized contraband without permission. Just these two confirmed charges are enough for Dillon to plead guilty. .

I have confirmed that the military prosecutor will be Major Hendlip, and we can make an agreement with him that they will not prosecute Dillon for other crimes as long as he pleads guilty.He would be stripped of his rank, serve a modest prison term, and then be released. "

"Deprived of his military rank." Redondo said in a daze: "I have known Dillon for many years. I know what kind of person he is. If he were to leave the army in such disgrace, he would rather die."

Immediately, he said seriously: "I can propose a plan on behalf of Dillon, allowing him to take his 19th Cavalry Regiment to fight in the most dangerous places, and in every battle, he will be the first one. He can Die on the battlefield. And, he made sure he would die on the battlefield.

However, prosecutors must drop all charges and what happened to Spabanios never happened. "

"This is impossible." Slain sighed and said: "Major Hendlip has focused on this case, and the US military lawyer team has received his first report and attaches great importance to this case.

If the case cannot be effectively tried, the legal team will send additional lawyers. At that time, the matter may be out of control. "

Redondo's expression changed.

The U.S. Army Lawyers Corps is a general term.

But any legal team has great rights.

They even have the right to investigate themselves, the brigadier general.

MacArthur!

Redondo was basically certain that MacArthur planned this behind the scenes.

The purpose is to completely destroy General Patton's power here. While defeating his political opponents, he can also dominate the Philippines.

Colonel Dillon is nothing more than a victim. The real reason is political competition!
(End of this chapter)