Zhou Yun is the head of the Criminal Investigation Team at the Haicheng City Public Security Bureau. The first time she met the famous criminal psychology professor Fang Chengjin, she had just been...
66. A torrential rainstorm hits the village on night.
Inside the interrogation room.
Ye Xiao's hands were cuffed, and he had scars on the corners of his mouth and eyes, and his right leg was bandaged.
Lin Long's dark eyes flickered. He sat down opposite him and asked, "How did you get the injury on your right leg?"
Ye Xiao lowered his head, his voice still laced with anger: "When I was tying up those people, I was accidentally stabbed by Ah K."
"Where did A-K and the butler go?"
"I was also looking for those two. After I tied them up, I went to the lobby for a little while, and when I came back, they were gone..."
Why go to the lobby?
"..." Ye Xiao did not answer.
Fang Chengjin's voice came through the headphones.
Lin Longzhao asked.
Ye Xiao clenched his fists and finally raised his head: "Yes, I'm going to kill that stinky professor. He killed Tian Tian, and I'm going to avenge Tian Tian!"
Lin Long frowned: "You're saying Fang Chengjin committed murder? What evidence do you have?"
Ye Xiao laughed: "I don't have any evidence, but you can check the video surveillance. There's a security camera at the front desk of the guesthouse. I was watching the camera the whole time. It went black for a while, and when the screen came back on, I saw Tian Tian lying on the ground and a man next to her. That's him. He went into the lobby afterward, so I grabbed a stick. I should have grabbed a knife, but I looked around and couldn't find one. I could only knock him unconscious!"
Lin Long said coldly, "You're really ridiculous to conclude that he killed the person just based on this."
Ye Xiao roared, "There were only a few people in the guesthouse. Everyone else was there, except for him. He escaped into the mountains and then came back!"
With a bang, the interrogation room door was opened again.
Fang Chengjin stood at the door, his black sweater highlighting his solemn expression.
Ye Xiao roared, "Arrest him! He killed someone too! He deserves to die!"
Fang Chengjin slowly walked in, stood beside Lin Long, and met Ye Xiao's gaze.
Fang Cheng cautiously questioned, "Are you sure everyone at the guesthouse was there?"
Ye Xiao panicked, lowering his head to think: "Of course, they're all here. Liang Mei and A-K are already tied up, and Director Chen... Director Chen is dead too..."
"Where did the housekeeper go?"
"Butler..." Ye Xiao suddenly looked up, his eyes filled with disbelief. "You mean...it's impossible, butler...Yes, the butler wasn't in the monitoring room at the time. I knocked him unconscious in the kitchen. I was going to tie him up and bring him back, but I didn't expect to see you come back on the monitor...Could it really not be you who killed him? Impossible, impossible..."
Ye Xiao went berserk, clutching his hair with both hands.
Fang Chengjin continued, "I was limping and dizzy when I came back from the mountains and saw Tang Tiantian lying on the ground. There were no injuries on her body. The cause of death..."
He frowned; the cause of death required further forensic examination.
Lin Long immediately added, "The forensic doctor has examined all the bodies. Tang Tiantian's cause of death was that a silver needle was shot into her head, which requires the killer to have incredible strength."
Fang Chengjin looked at Ye Xiao: "Do you think I can handle this? You've fought me before, you know my fighting skills. I'm definitely no match for either of you, and I probably can't even beat Tang Tiantian."
Ye Xiao realized: "Yes, Tian Tian is a Sanda champion. She could easily deal with you. How is that possible? But the butler, how could the butler possibly have that kind of strength?"
Fang Chengjin continued to ask, "Who did you and Tang Tiantian kill, Ahua? Or Lei Batian?"
Ye Xiao shook his head, refusing to admit it: "We didn't kill anyone. If you have no evidence, then release me now."
Lin Long sneered: "Let you go? Just for the kidnapping and the crimes committed in mainland China, you won't live more than a month."
Ye Xiao closed his eyes, gripping the chair tightly with both hands. "Then why are you asking me? Kill me or do whatever you want."
Fang Cheng stared intently at him. "You and Tang Tiantian have already committed murder. Even if no evidence of your murder is found in this case, the old case alone is enough to sentence you to death. You won't be able to get out, but it's different for me. If you want to avenge Tang Tiantian, you only need to tell me, who exactly did you kill in the guesthouse?"
Silence, and more silence.
Fang Chengjin stood there staring at Ye Xiao, his eyes like those of a python.
Lin Long stood to the side with his arms crossed.
The room was extremely quiet.
Ye Xiao's eyes showed surprise: "We didn't shut her up, nor did we make those photos... This is something that Tian Tian and I can't understand. At the time, we were all wondering if there were any enemies among us who knew about her. Otherwise, why would we know those things about her?"
Fang Cheng asked cautiously, "How did Lei Batian die?"
Ye Xiao shook his head: "We know even less about that. We didn't kill him. Besides, it was the first night. Our only target was Huo Xu."
Lin Long sneered: "You say it's not true, but Lei Batian is a rich man, after all. Aren't you two just kidnappers of rich people?"
Ye Xiao scoffed: "You can interpret it however you want, but we didn't kill the person, so we won't admit it. Our only target is Huo Xu. If it weren't for that rainstorm, our plan was just to kidnap Huo Xu, not to alert the rest of the guesthouse staff and kidnap everyone."
Lin Long wanted to say something, but Fang Chengjin stopped him.
**
Emerging from the interrogation room, Lin Long asked, puzzled, "Old Fang, what's wrong? There were some things you didn't finish saying in there!"
Fang Cheng replied, "Those two are professional killers who specialize in kidnapping wealthy people. The fact that they were able to commit so many crimes in the mainland without being caught so easily means that they must have planned out the execution of each crime in advance. They were purposeful and organized, and they wouldn't kill people randomly. It didn't rain heavily on the first night, so even if they wanted to rob someone, they wouldn't have killed Lei Batian directly. Look, Huo Xu is still alive now."
Lin Long scratched his head. "So, does that mean there are other criminals in the guesthouse?"
Fang Chengjin: "Go check the identities of two more people."
Lin Long nodded, indicating that he didn't need to say anything more, his eyes flashing, "I know who you're talking about."
**
It was 3 a.m. in a ward on the second floor of the Second People's Hospital, and the hospital was quiet.
The woman on the bed opened her eyes. Her face was haggard and her lips were pale. She threw back the covers, swallowed, pulled out the IV drip, and got up to go to the door.
She turned the doorknob, and a blinding light shone in. She gasped and instinctively took a few steps back, shielding her eyes with her hand.
"Miss Liang, where do you think you're going?"