Chapter 207 Although she is dead, she is still married to him...
The task force arrived a little faster than Xu Nian expected.
Guan Xia and Pang Le had just returned to Lijia Village for over an hour and had just finished searching the bedroom for evidence when Xu Nian's phone rang. The first members of the task force had already gotten off the plane and were heading to the local police station, expected to arrive at 12:30 noon.
Upon hearing this news, the three of them perked up. Pang Le asked, "So, should we go back now? Hand over to the task force and then set off immediately?"
Guan Xia glanced at Xu Nian, thought for a moment, and said, "How about this? Let's split up. Xu Nian and his men will go take over, and I'll go meet Li Feng and see if I can get him to talk."
Guan Xia still placed her hopes on her unique soul. She remembered the system saying that because her soul was also different from that of ordinary people, she would be somewhat confusing to criminals and would be more likely to make them confess than the police. So although it was impossible to get any clues or evidence related to Wu Yang from Li Feng, Guan Xia still wanted to try within the limited time.
Neither Xu Nian nor Pang Le were surprised. Pang Le looked accustomed to it. Xu Nian nodded and said, "Okay, I'll notify Brother Jiang and the others now, and then we'll gather at the local police station. I'll contact Wang Yu and have her book the tickets. We'll catch the last flight out."
It was only 11:45 in the morning, and there were at least seven or eight hours left until the last flight in the evening. With so much time, she could try to pry open Li Feng's mouth.
Time was running out, so after a brief discussion of the next plan, the three of them hurried downstairs, got into the car parked outside the villa, and headed straight to the local police station.
Pang Le was driving, Xu Nian was sitting in the passenger seat and contacted other people concisely. Guan Xia also took the time to recall in his mind the next case that they would set out to investigate tonight.
Because only a few days had passed, Guan Xia still remembered it very clearly. The case happened when Wu Yang was in his third year of high school. The deceased was the father of a girl in Class 2 of their grade. He was murdered near an abandoned construction site late one rainy night. More than 30 years had passed since the case, and it is still an unsolved case.
Because it rained heavily on the day of the crime, there were few clues left. In addition, urban construction was not complete in the 1990s and there was no surveillance video, so the case could only be investigated by manpower. The deceased was a man with a long history of bad deeds, including drinking, gambling, and prostitution, and had offended and had conflicts with many people. This made it extremely difficult for the police to handle the case at the time. Everyone in the investigation had a motive, but after searching over and over again, they still could not find any key evidence. Even after technology developed and the investigation was restarted several times, there was still no result.
The only person who could be related to Wu Yang was the deceased's daughter. She was in the same school and grade as Wu Yang, and both of them had very good grades. However, through the investigation of Xu Nian and others, Wu Yang had no contact with this girl, let alone privately, not even in public. The only time they had any contact was when receiving award certificates. Wu Yang had always been the first in science, while the deceased's daughter had always been the first in liberal arts. Sometimes when she performed well, the deceased's daughter could even get first place in the grade, but more often than not, Wu Yang was always better.
After Guan Xia and the others got the rough information about the case, their first instinct was that it was related to Wu Yang. However, after discussion, they found that Wu Yang had no motive at all and had no direct connection with the case. Even if they went to investigate, it would be difficult to make any major progress in a short period of time. That's why they discussed it for a long time and finally came to Lijia Village.
But after many twists and turns, they were only three days late and finally had to investigate the case.
Pang Le drove very fast and arrived at the local police station before the task force arrived.
After Xu Nian got off the car, he naturally waited to welcome the task force. Guan Xia and Pang Le went ahead and found the middle-aged female police officer they had met before. After communicating with her, they were led by the middle-aged female police officer to the interrogation room where Li Feng was imprisoned.
Over the past night and morning, Li Feng's condition had worsened, or perhaps he was ill. His face was a layer of blue-gray, and he sat hunched over in the interrogation chair, looking a bit pitiful at first glance. However, neither Guan Xia Pangle nor the middle-aged female police officer felt any sympathy for him.
"Do you want to interrogate him in person?" asked the middle-aged policewoman.
Guan Xia replied: "I do have this idea, but we don't know if he will cooperate."
Guan Xia then asked the middle-aged policewoman, "Has he spoken since last night?"
The middle-aged female police officer shook her head. "He's very stubborn. We've replaced him several times, but he still won't say a word. He won't even drink water. He's a tough nut to crack."
Guan Xia was not surprised, but after hearing what the middle-aged policewoman said, the hope in her heart was reduced a little.
Although the middle-aged policewoman said this, her expression was very calm. After all, as the captain of the criminal police team, she had seen at least eighty criminal suspects who were stubborn. What they lacked the most was patience. The most important thing was that this case had both human and material evidence, so they were not short of time.
Thinking of this, the middle-aged policewoman said very kindly, "If you want to try, then try. If you can get him to talk, that's even better. If not, don't be discouraged. We're not in a hurry anyway. We have plenty of time to slowly waste time with him."
Guan Xia's expression remained unchanged, but she smiled bitterly in her heart. Who said they didn't lack time? They lacked it very much, so much so that she wanted to get into Li Feng's mind and see with her own eyes the secret he had buried for so many years.
After thanking the middle-aged policewoman, Guan Xia and Pang Le pushed open the door, first glanced at Li Feng, and then sat down on the two chairs behind the table opposite him.
Logically speaking, a normal person who was locked up alone in a windowless place would have some reaction if two people suddenly entered the room, no matter how strong his psychological endurance was. However, Li Feng acted as if he was blind and deaf. He still sat on the interrogation chair with his head slightly lowered, neither looking up nor speaking, like a lifeless statue.
Fortunately, Guan Xia and Pang Le had anticipated this and were not surprised. They sat down on the chairs and first looked Li Feng over before asking questions.
Guan Xia really didn't have time to waste on him, so she opened the door and asked, "You are an accomplice to Li Song's death, and Wu Yang is the mastermind, right?"
The two words "Wu Yang" finally turned Li Feng from a statue into a living person. He suddenly looked up at Guan Xia. Although there was no expression on his face, Guan Xia could read the word "astonishment" from his eyes.
Guan Xia smiled, "That's good." Then she asked, "Lü Xiangmei saw you guys committing murder. Because Wu Yang was there, you had to silence her, right?"
Guan Xia's two questions shocked Li Feng more than the other. Even though he tried hard to control his expression, Guan Xia still saw a little fear, pain, and resentment on his face.
Guan Xia was really surprised. It seemed that Li Feng's feelings for Lu Xiangmei were deeper than she thought. So many years had passed, and although he kept all the secrets secret deep in his heart and worked hard for their hometown, Lijia Village, for ten years, he still had some thoughts about Wu Yang about what happened that year.
Guan Xia struck while the iron was hot and continued, "Twenty years have passed, and you still haven't forgotten Lu Xiangmei, right? Have you ever dreamed of her? Did you ever dream that she hated you?"
Guan Xia tried hard to say hurtful words and tried her best to stir up Li Feng's emotions, hoping that he would betray Wu Yang when he broke down emotionally.
It's a pity that Guan Xia was disappointed. Li Feng did collapse, but after crying for a while, he said, "I did kill Li Song, and she saw me. But I have no choice. I don't want to kill her, but she insisted that I turn myself in. If I don't, she will report to the police. Miaomiao is only five years old. What will happen to my daughter if I go to jail? And Lu Xiangmei, she is so beautiful. If I go to jail, she will definitely not wait for me to get out. Maybe she will remarry as soon as I am arrested by the police. I like her so much. I can't stand the thought that she will marry someone else and have children if I go to jail. I would rather she die than see her belong to another man."
Li Feng blushed as he spoke, but Guan Xia felt a chill in her heart.
Li Feng was still shouting, "Maybe, maybe she already has a lover, otherwise why would she ask me to turn myself in? What good would it do her if I went to jail? She doesn't work, and she and Miaomiao are supported by me. If I went to jail, how could she have the comfortable life she has now? So she must have someone outside, otherwise she wouldn't have had time to cover up for me, so how could she have persuaded me to turn myself in."
Li Feng became more and more confident as he spoke, his expression excited, and he kept accusing Lu Xiangmei of false charges.
Guan Xia and Pang Le didn't believe a word he said. They just looked at him curiously, watching his performance with some ridicule.
No matter how reasonable Li Feng's words were, they were inconsistent with Li Miao's confession when listened carefully. Another very important point was that if the deceased Lv Xiangmei had really been accused of such a crime in Li Feng's mind, then Li Feng would not have been so miserable for the past twenty years. He was so miserable that he knelt and kowtowed in front of Lv Xiangmei's corpse almost every day, and was so miserable that he kept saying sorry even in his sleep.
Guan Xia sneered and simply interrupted his performance, saying calmly: "Why do you think we came to Lijia Village? Do you really think we stumbled upon your case by accident? Do you think I mentioned Wu Yang's name to test you? In fact, we already have a lot of evidence. It was indeed you who killed Li Song and Lu Songmei, but you were just the executioner. It was Wu Yang who really decided to kill them both. In fact, we also know that you killed Li Song to silence him. He later disobeyed Wu Yang and did things that deviated from your original intention. It was even easy to expose you, so you silenced him, right?"
Li Feng lowered his head again, making it impossible for Guan Xia to see his expression. However, Guan Xia didn't care and continued, "You really loved your wife, Lv Songmei. You cherished your home because you came from an orphanage. But Lv Xiangmei discovered your secret. You didn't want to kill her, but Wu Yang insisted on killing her. That's why you felt so painful and guilty. After all, Lv Xiangmei really loved you. She was the only person in the world who loved you the most. It's just a pity that she died in your hands. You strangled her to death with your own hands."
Li Feng still lowered his head, but judging by the occasional shrug of his shoulders, he wasn't as calm as he appeared. Guan Xia pressed on, "It's been twenty years since you killed Lü Xiangmei. In all these years, have you ever met someone who loves you as much as she does? Do you always dream about the past in the middle of the night, but in your dreams, tears of blood flow from Lü Xiangmei's sweet smile? Does she question you in your dreams, asking why you killed her? She loved you so much and treated you so well, yet you killed her?"
Guan Xia hoped that frequently mentioning Lu Xiangmei's name would irritate Li Feng, but the irritation was successful. Although Li Feng did not let Guan Xia and the others see his expression, from his shaking shoulders and the tears that fell on the interrogation table, it was clear that Li Feng's mentality was messed up by Guan Xia.
But after all, he was the one who had been with Wu Yang for so many years. Even though Li Feng was on the verge of a breakdown, he didn't utter a single name. He just cried and said, "I'm sorry for Xiangmei, I'm sorry for her, but I really don't want to go to jail. I have no parents and have suffered so much for so many years to have the life I have now. I can't go to jail because of her. Why did she suddenly come to me that day? If she hadn't come, she and Miaomiao would have stayed at home and hadn't seen me dealing with Li Song's body. Then we could still be a happy family of three like before, but she came suddenly that day. I have no choice, I really can't do anything."
As Li Feng spoke, he covered his face and broke down in tears, but Guan Xia and Pang Le just sneered at him.
He acted so affectionate, but he was not just acting. Guan Xia had now completely given up on getting Li Feng to give away Wu Yang. It turned out that the man who had been by his side for so many years was no pushover. Even when he had an emotional breakdown, his lies were flawless, leaving Guan Xia with no interest in continuing to ask him questions.
Faced with such an old fox who was good at disguising himself, Guan Xia felt that it would be difficult to find any flaws if he continued asking, so he simply changed the subject and returned to the murder case of Li Song and Lu Xiangmei.
Perhaps the evidence was conclusive and no matter how much he tried to argue, it was difficult to escape the blame. There were finally some truths mixed in among Li Feng's lies.
According to Li Feng's confession, the reason why he wanted to kill Li Song was, firstly, because of past grudges, and secondly, Li Song had been thinking about Lv Xiangmei. He wanted to kill Li Feng in order to get Lv Xiangmei, so Li Feng simply took the initiative.
In order to kill Li Song, Li Feng made a plan long ago. He chose a dilapidated house that was waiting to be demolished, and then chose a time when Li Song was free to meet him there. He had hidden the plastic sheet and the knife early, and just waited for Li Song to come and stabbed him.
He practiced for many days for this purpose. Because he was well prepared, the plan went smoothly that day. He knocked Li Song down with one knife. Of course, he was not dead, but because the wound was in a vital part and there were not many people in that area, he was not worried at all that Li Song's weak shouting would attract people.
He didn't even pull out his knife, just tied up Li Song casually, and then started to lay plastic sheeting. How come he finished laying the plastic sheeting in the empty house, Li Feng had already died.
He then dismembered Li Song according to the plan, hid the body parts, and waited until dark to find a way to transport them into the mountains and bury them. However, he never expected that while he was dismembering Li Song, Lu Xiangmei suddenly came to him.
What happened next was completely beyond Li Feng's expectations. He originally thought that even if Lv Xiangmei was afraid, she would keep it a secret for him because of their good relationship. Who would have thought that Lv Xiangmei would keep asking him to surrender himself, and even said that if he loved her, he should surrender himself. She didn't want to live with a fugitive. She was so self-righteous and righteous, as if Li Feng would definitely listen to her.
Li Feng was stunned when he heard this, and then he was furious. He felt that Lv Xiangmei was betraying him. If Lv Xiangmei loved him, shouldn't she help him cover up? How could she persuade her man to turn himself in and go to jail?
So after a few words of quarrel, Li Feng lost his mind in anger and strangled Lu Xiangmei to death. After strangling her to death, he came to his senses, cried in pain and regret for a while, and then continued to deal with Li Song's body.
He originally wanted to dismember Lv Xiangmei like he did to Li Song and then deal with her, but when he saw that Lv Xiangmei was still so beautiful even after her death, he couldn't bear it. He just hid the body and later spent a lot of effort to transport it into the mountains for burial.
Of course, he did not bury Lu Xiangmei and Li Song in the same place, but buried them separately. Later, when he had earned enough money and did not want to stay in that sad place anymore, he dug out the two corpses that had turned into bones, and took Li Miao back to Lijia Village.
He hated Li Song, but they were from the same village after all. If their ancestors were several times older, they were relatives. So he softened his heart and buried the man in the grave of Li Song's dead father. This allowed Li Song to return to his roots and reunite with his father and son.
But Lu Xiangmei was different. Although she was dead, they were still husband and wife. They were destined to be together regardless of life or death, so Li Feng built Lu Xiangmei into the wall without much thought. In this way, when he missed her, he could sit facing the place where her body was.
As for Li Miao, Li Feng gritted his teeth in hatred whenever he mentioned her. He said that if Li Miao didn't look like her mother and was not his only flesh and blood, he would have killed her and built her into the wall long ago. But after all, she was his and Lu Xiangmei's daughter. No matter how weird her temper was or how much she opposed him, the family must be together and Li Miao had no chance of leaving him.
When Li Feng was explaining all this, he sometimes looked extremely painful, with a mixture of love and hate in his words, but neither Guan Xia nor Pang Le really believed it.
Guan Xia was not convinced and felt a little disappointed. It really opened her eyes to see that there were people who could act so realistically. If they had not had some guesses about the truth, they might have been deceived by Li Feng.
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