Chapter 116 Chapter 116 Can’t it just be jealousy?
Although the speculation that Chen Yuanwei might have killed his biological parents was too outrageous, Guan Xia thought about it and still asked.
"Could there be some hidden secret behind Chen Maofeng's death?" Guan Xia asked. "And if Chen Maofeng is dead, what about Chen Yuanwei's mother? Where is she? Is she still alive?"
Wang Yu said, "The construction company founded by Chen Maofeng, while not large, is not a small company in Jianyang City. From the information I found last night, Chen Maofeng's suicide caused quite a stir back then, with some onlookers even filming it. Although most of the videos have been taken down, I was able to find some online. From the videos, it seems he committed suicide, so there's no real reason."
"As for Chen Yuanwei's mother," Wang Yu thought for a moment and said, "I haven't found much information. I only found out that after Chen Maofeng's death, Chen Yuanwei's mother, perhaps fearing debt collection, managed to leave the country. She probably hasn't returned in all these years."
"Judging from this series of actions," Guan Xia said, "Chen Yuanwei most likely harbors some hatred towards his parents, which is why he mixed their photos with the four victims."
"Perhaps Chen Yuanwei had always wanted to kill his mother, who had left him behind to go abroad," Pang Le suddenly said. "But since he couldn't find her, he had no place to vent his hatred. Add to that the huge gap in life after Chen Maofeng's bankruptcy, and he developed the murderous urge."
Guan Xia pondered. Although Pang Le's words sounded logical, Guan Xia always felt that something was missing.
After pondering for a moment, Guan Xia couldn't help but ask in confusion, "But why did he choose these four people? From all the clues we've found so far, he still has independent consciousness and is relatively mentally normal. Since he chose these four dead people, he must have a motive."
"Can't it be just jealousy?" Zhong Xiaoyu said, "I don't know about the other deceased, but from what my father and my relatives have described, my uncle's life can be called extravagant. Although he is a gigolo, my aunt is really good to my uncle. It's not an exaggeration to say that she spends money on him lavishly. Moreover, my aunt always brings my uncle to any important social occasions. It must be that my uncle is not used to it, otherwise my aunt would have to give him bodyguards. Perhaps Chen Yuanwei met my uncle by chance at some point, and couldn't help but think of his past. The jealousy was hard to suppress, so he set his target on my uncle."
"That makes sense," Guan Xia said, "but what about the other three? According to the information provided by Captain Yang, those three are all financially sound, but not as well off as your uncle. At best, they're wealthy, own a house with no mortgage, and have some spare cash. I believe Chen Yuanwei is jealous of your uncle, but I find it a bit far-fetched to say he's jealous of these three."
"Then let's go back and check the surveillance footage," Xu Nian finally decided. "The surveillance footage of the four victims killed by Chen Yuanwei is less than ten years old. Plus, the impact of this case is very serious. It will be easy to retrieve the surveillance footage."
Guan Xia didn't think much of it when she heard they had to watch the surveillance again, but Pang Le wailed, "Again, I have to watch the surveillance again! I feel like I'm going nearsighted if I keep watching. Is there anything else we can do? I heard Guan Xia say before that Chen Yuanwei should have several more hideouts like this. Why don't you guys go back and watch them while I continue looking for his hidden hideouts?"
As Pang Le spoke, he clasped his hands together and looked at Guan Xia pitifully.
This expression immediately reminded Guan Xia of a large, cute, and spoiled dog. She couldn't help but want to laugh. Fortunately, she was now very good at controlling her expression. She forced a serious face and discussed with Xu Nian, "Anyway, Chen Yuanwei is dead, so there's no rush. I'll go back and check the surveillance. If you continue to look for Chen Yuanwei's hiding place, then take Pang Le with you."
Xu Nian couldn't help laughing and nodded with a smile in his eyes, "Okay."
So after searching the room roughly, everyone split into two groups.
Xu Nian took Wang Yu and the restless Pang Lezhong and Xiaoyu to continue searching for other hideouts of Chen Yuanwei, which were likely to exist there. Guan Xia, Ji An and Jiang Yingyao returned to the Tong'an Branch and explained their latest situation.
When Guan Xia and the others returned to the Tong'an Branch, it was already afternoon. Perhaps because they had a good sleep, most of them seemed energetic again.
After listening to their news, Captain Yang glanced at the time before saying, "The technical team still has a mountain of evidence to examine, and they won't be able to find time until tomorrow at the earliest. How about this? I'll take someone over there this afternoon to collect the most important evidence first, and we'll deal with the rest when the technical team is free tomorrow."
In fact, when Guan Xia and the others were searching Chen Yuanwei's hidden room, they had already collected all the physical evidence that was obviously easy to carry, such as cages, scissors, utility knives, etc., but they could not collect some highly professional ones, so they could only wait for the technical team to bring professional tools.
As the only true criminal police officer among the three who returned, Jiang Yingyao was naturally responsible for communicating with Captain Yang. He responded and then asked, "By the way, Captain Yang, are the results of the comparison of the biological samples we collected at the crime scene yet?"
Captain Yang was clearly overwhelmed with work. Upon hearing this, he slapped his forehead and said, "I was so busy that I forgot to mention something so important. The comparison results are in, confirming the identity of the two serial killers. Wu Xiaozhen and Chen Yuanwei are indeed the murderers. Chen Yuanwei is dead, but Wu Xiaozhen's case has solid evidence and her confession. Once all the evidence is confirmed, it can be transferred to the procuratorate."
Speaking of Wu Xiaozhen, Guan Xia couldn't help but feel regretful when she recalled the scenes she witnessed in the interrogation room yesterday morning.
Wu Xiaozhen is different from other murderers. Although she has an extreme personality and cruel methods of killing, compared with other murderers, she is not motivated by so-called money, love or simple revenge.
She killed many people in anger because she felt sympathy for the victims.
But murder is murder. Although the motives are different, the hands are still stained with blood and must be subject to legal sanctions.
After sharing the latest information on all the cases, Guan Xia talked about what they were going to do next.
Captain Yang naturally had no objection and was even very happy. He shook Guan Xia's hand and thanked her repeatedly. Then he called an office worker over and asked him to fully cooperate with Guan Xia and the others' work.
However, even with Captain Yang's full support, it would take time to get all the surveillance videos they wanted, so today they could only watch the surveillance videos that Captain Yang and his team had copied back when they were investigating the case to see if they could find anything.
Sitting down at the conference table again, Guan Xia twisted his stiff cervical spine and quickly immersed himself in watching the surveillance video.
Because the murderer's specific identity was confirmed, it was easy to find Chen Yuanwei, but it was not so easy to find some behaviors or events that might have caused him to kill.
It was already dark, and the three people had found nothing about the motive for the murder except that Chen Yuanwei was following the suspect.
After stretching and getting a glass of water, Guan Xia sat back in his seat while massaging his shoulders. Just as he was about to continue watching, he received a call from Zhong Xiaoyu.
Guan Xia was confused at first why it was Zhong Xiaoyu who called her instead of Pang Le. After a few seconds, she remembered that she seemed to have agreed to have dinner together with Zhong Xiaoyu in the evening.
Sure enough, as soon as the call was connected, Zhong Xiaoyu asked cheerfully on the other end of the line, "How's it going, Guan Xia? Are you guys done with your work? If you are, come over quickly. I've sent you the location."
Guan Xia mouthed the words "eating" to Ji An and Jiang Yingyao before replying with a smile, "I'm not done yet, but I still need to eat. Are you done? Then Sister Ji, Brother Jiang, and I will drive over now."
Zhong Xiaoyu said, "We've been running around all afternoon and are almost done. We've made some discoveries, and Pang Le wants to tell you himself and won't let me, so come quickly."
Guan Xia responded, "Okay, okay, let's pack up and leave now."
He hurriedly sorted out the USB drives that he had read and those that he had not finished reading, said something to Captain Yang who was still working overtime, and then the three of them drove out of the Tong'an Branch.
When we arrived at the destination, we couldn’t see anything from the outside, but as we waited for the receptionist to lead us in, we discovered that there was a whole other world inside.
Although it is located in the downtown area, this restaurant is surrounded by small bridges and flowing water, with a new view at every step. The environment is so beautiful that you don’t feel like you are here to eat, but to see the scenery.
After many twists and turns along a bluestone path and across a wooden arch bridge, the receptionist finally brought them to a small pavilion with screens on all four sides. It was not clear from the outside, but one could see the scenery outside from inside. Then the receptionist bowed and left.
As soon as everyone left, Zhong Xiaoyu couldn't wait to wink at Guan Xia and ask, "How was it? Was this meal worth the time? Did you listen to me?"
This was the first time for Guan Xia to eat in a place she had only seen on TV before and after she traveled through time. She looked around curiously before sitting down in the seat specially reserved for her next to Pang Le.
"It's definitely worth it," Guan Xia nodded seriously. "Let's not talk about how the food tastes, just the environment alone is worth the trip."
Zhong Xiaoyu casually placed the white porcelain cup of water next to Guan Xia, and said with a smile, "Thanks to my uncle, I've been here before. Not only is the scenery beautiful, but the food is also amazing. You've worked hard these past two days. You'll have to eat more later."
Zhong Xiaoyu was very enthusiastic in playing the role of host. She not only accompanied the guests to eat but also chatted with them. She even didn't let the waiter pour water for them. She was busy all the time and took good care of everyone.
Everyone was very uncomfortable and tried to persuade her not to do this. But Zhong Xiaoyu said proudly, "I don't do this for free. My aunt paid me and repeatedly told me to take good care of you. In order to make me feel at ease when I take the money, you just leave me alone and enjoy your food."
Everyone was no longer so uncomfortable, but they couldn't help but be curious. Pang Le asked, "Your aunt actually gave you money for treating us to a meal? How much money did she give you to make you so attentive? But then again, your uncle is really successful at living off his wife. He's been dead for several years, and your aunt still misses him."
Zhong Xiaoyu proudly put her two fingers together and made a ten before saying, "My uncle, although he's not very likable in the eyes of us relatives, after all, he's lazy and shameless because he relies on his good looks, but in my aunt's eyes, he has advantages in every way. First of all, he's handsome, and secondly, he has a good figure. He is also very self-disciplined and works out every day, rain or shine. Most importantly, he obeys my aunt in everything. My uncle may not have love for my aunt, but he loves money. As long as my aunt is willing to spend money on him, he can worship my aunt."
Zhong Xiaoyu added, "Of course, I haven't seen any of this myself. My father and other relatives described it to me. But after hearing it, I understand my aunt. Who can resist a handsome man who obeys you in everything? As long as you don't go bankrupt, he won't change his mind. I put myself in her shoes and think about it. If I were my aunt, I guess even if I find a man like this again after he dies, I'd probably find it hard to forget him."
Guan Xia couldn't help but sigh in her heart after hearing this. If Zhong Xiaoyu's uncle had not been killed by Chen Yuanwei, just listening to her description, they could be considered a pair of lovers with deep feelings. What a pity.
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