"Comrade police officer, although I may not be a good person, I would never do something as heinous as murder! You have to believe me!" Zhou Bingquan desperately explained.
"Yes, I do hate her, but our grievances aren't deep enough that I would have to kill her. I don't understand why you would suspect me."
"Can't just because she cheated on me during our relationship, you automatically think I killed her, right? You can't be so hasty! Isn't that wrongfully accusing an innocent person?"
"Besides, our issues are ancient history. Even if I truly hated her, I wouldn't have waited this long to kill her. If I were going to do it, it would have been back then. It's been so long, why would I suddenly decide to take her life now? I'm not crazy!"
After hearing Zhou Bingquan's explanation, Li Yunfei's eyes lit up. Perfect, even the motive for murder is now clear! The real murderer is definitely Zhou Bingquan!
Zhou Bingquan's explanation not only failed to dispel Li Yunfei's suspicions but actually had the opposite effect. Now, Li Yunfei suspected him even more... He had a grudge against the victim!
From Zhou Bingquan's words, Li Yunfei learned that Xu Jing had cheated on Zhou Bingquan during their relationship, which could very well be the trigger for this murder.
There are numerous examples of loving couples turning to murder because of infidelity. As a police officer, Li Yunfei had encountered and heard of many such cases.
In Li Yunfei's view, Zhou Bingquan must know that Xu Jing died ten years ago because he was the one who killed her. The reason he mentioned those things was to mislead Li Yunfei into thinking that Zhou Bingquan didn't know Xu Jing's true time of death, thus clearing his own suspicions.
Seeing Li Yunfei's expression change, Zhou Bingquan was dumbfounded. "Brother, what kind of look is that? I really didn't kill anyone!"
How come the more he explained, the more unclear he became?
However, the next second, before Li Yunfei could even begin questioning, Xu Mo shook his head again.
"It's not him. We've got the wrong person. The murderer of Xu Jing is someone else."
Xu Mo could tell that Zhou Bingquan wasn't lying; he wasn't the murderer. Zhou Bingquan didn't even know Xu Jing's time of death.
Li Yunfei: "???"
The murderer isn't Zhou Bingquan?
He was the last of the three suspects! Who else could it be?
The police officers outside the interrogation room were also greatly puzzled. What was Xu Mo thinking?
Because of Zhou Bingquan's previous explanations, the other officers, like Li Yunfei, also believed he was the murderer. Unexpectedly, Xu Mo once again stated that Zhou Bingquan was not the murderer.
With two of the three suspects already interrogated, if Zhou Bingquan isn't the murderer, then could the real murderer be Chen Xiaobing, who had died in the line of duty? That shouldn't be the case...
Realizing that Xu Mo was speaking up for him, Zhou Bingquan looked at Xu Mo as if he were a lifeline.
"Comrade police officer, I really didn't kill anyone!"
"I know," Xu Mo nodded. "But you can't leave yet. We need your cooperation to recall the events from back then."
"Sure! Ask away! I'll tell you everything I know!"
Xu Mo stroked his chin and thought for a moment.
Among the three suspects, they had already interrogated two, neither of whom was the murderer. As for the other one, Chen Xiaobing, who had died in the line of duty, Xu Mo believed he was unlikely to be the murderer. A killer wouldn't have such a strong sense of justice.
Considering that Xu Jing's remains were found in a small grove near the Police University's playground, the murderer, even if not one of the three suspects, must have been a student at the Police University.
After all, burying the body on the spot is the common practice of most murderers. If the murderer wasn't a student, he would have found a secluded place to bury or destroy the body rather than risk being discovered by bringing it into the university campus and burying it there.
"You said Xu Jing cheated on you. Who was the person she cheated with? Was he also a student at the Police University?"
"Yes, yes, yes. The person she cheated with was a student at the Police University. He was a senior to me and came from a wealthy family." Zhou Bingquan nodded vigorously, very cooperative.
"What's his name?"
"Lin Tian! It was him who actively pursued Xu Jing. Perhaps Xu Jing was attracted by his wealth."
At this point, Xu Mo turned to look at the one-way mirror in the interrogation room.
Chen Ke, who was standing outside the interrogation room by the one-way mirror, immediately understood Xu Mo's intention and quickly found an officer to look into the person named Lin Tian.
"Oh, right, comrade police officer. That Lin Tian is a pervert! After he stole my girlfriend, I made some inquiries and found out he had a hobby. He liked to torture small animals. The stray cats and dogs he encountered would either die or lose a layer of skin. This kind of pervert... I think he's the murderer!" Zhou Bingquan said with certainty. "He was later expelled from school because of this incident."
"And I heard that he wasn't good to his previous girlfriends either. He would hit and scold them at will, often resorting to violence..."
At that moment, the door to the interrogation room was opened from the outside.
It was Chen Ke who entered.
He was holding a printed document.
"Take a look at this. This is the Lin Tian he mentioned. He's right. Lin Tian was given a severe reprimand and expelled from school during his senior year for killing stray cats and dogs on campus. Because of this, he didn't become a police officer. This Lin Tian... is also suspicious!"
Xu Mo glanced at the document and then said to Chen Ke, "I can't leave right now. Why don't you take a few officers and bring this Lin Tian to the police station?"
"Sure," Chen Ke didn't say much and turned to leave the interrogation room.
"How about it, comrade police officer? I was telling the truth, wasn't I? Lin Tian is a pervert, and the murderer must be him. I'm innocent. I really didn't kill anyone." After Chen Ke confirmed his words, Zhou Bingquan was excited, thinking that his suspicions should be completely cleared now.
Xu Mo didn't respond.
Li Yunfei, who was on the side, also looked at Xu Mo in surprise.
Just a moment ago, he thought Xu Mo was acting rashly, believing Zhou Bingquan to be the murderer.
But now, he no longer thought so. Because there was someone with a greater suspicion—Lin Tian!
A person who enjoyed killing stray cats and dogs for fun was very likely to have murdered a human being.
This meant... Xu Mo's judgment earlier might have been correct!
Zhou Bingquan might really not be the murderer; the murderer was someone else...
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
nto another world, I bought a slave for the first time, never expecting the silver wolf girl to be so cute... Lin Feng: I know it's cold, but you don't have to sneak into my bed! Yuna: Just sharing body warmth, if you dare do anything naughty, I'll definitely...
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
