Chapter 54: Wrong Love (XI) Killing for Love
The atmosphere in the interrogation room was solemn.
Han Jianye and Ye Bai sat opposite Ren Shihao, with an expedited DNA test report in front of them.
The results showed that Ren Shihao's DNA was an exact match to the skin tissue found in the victim's fingernails, evidence that undoubtedly identified him as the murderer.
Ren Shihao lowered his head, his face pale, as if he had accepted his fate.
Han Jianye broke the silence: "Why did you kill her?"
Ren Shihao slowly raised his head, his eyes empty, but his answer was unexpected: "Which 'she' are you referring to?"
This sentence shocked Han Jianye and Ye Bai. They exchanged a puzzled look and realized that there seemed to be a deeper secret hidden in Ren Shihao's words.
Could it be that he was involved in more than just Zhou Jiayun’s murder case?
Ye Bai seemed to have suddenly thought of something, his voice trembling with excitement: "Is the disappearance of Luo Jiulin's brother Luo Jiubin also related to you?"
The question shocked everyone inside and outside the interrogation room.
However, Ren Shihao nodded calmly and admitted the accusation: "Yes."
This admission filled Han Jianye's heart with confusion and anger, and his furrowed brows revealed his confusion.
It turned out that Luo Jiubin's cell phone had been in flight mode. They had mistakenly suspected him of being the murderer of Zhou Jiayun, but they did not expect that Luo Jiubin had already met with misfortune.
This shocking news shocked everyone present, and they could not calm down for a long time.
Han Jianye's eyes were as sharp as a knife. He stared at Ren Shihao and asked in a cold voice, "Where is Luo Jiubin now?"
Ren Shihao's voice was low and trembling slightly: "That night, I hit him to death with my car, and then buried him under a mountain in the suburbs."
Han Jianye quickly asked, "What day was it? Which mountain was it buried in?"
Ren Shihao shook his head, a trace of confusion in his eyes: "It happened last month. I don't remember the day, and I can't remember the name of the mountain, but I remember that there were many small colorful flags on the path at the foot of the mountain."
"What about Zhou Jiayun?"
Ren Shihao looked at Han Jianye and said, "This woman deserves it. She is greedy. A-Lin told me that it was she who suggested going to the beach. But when something happened, she asked A-Lin's brother to pay for it. And it was A-Lin's hard-earned money that was paid."
Han Jianye was puzzled, "How do you know Zhou Jiayun is now in Lane 9?"
"I didn't know at first, but when they were not in trouble, A-Lin's car stalled once and I went to check it for him. From the conversation I learned that the woman lived in Nanyuan Street. There are very few people in wheelchairs in that place. If I had gone there a few more times to observe her, I would have known."
"What is your motive for killing them?" Han Jianye's voice sounded again.
A complicated light flashed in Ren Shihao's eyes, and his voice suddenly became firm: "Only if they die, will A Lin be happy and agree to be with me."
Ye Bai felt that his words revealed a twisted logic. "As an adult, you should be able to distinguish the most basic right from wrong. You killed Luo Jiulin's brother. Do you think she will be happy about it?"
Ren Shihao became emotional and argued, "But A-Lin said that it would be fine if they died. She also hoped that her brother and Zhou Jiayun would die. If it weren't for the two of them, why would A-Lin be so sad?"
Ye Bai continued to ask: "Haven't you ever thought that she might just be saying that out of anger in the heat of the moment?"
Ren Shihao's expression became slightly agitated. He insisted, "This is not an angry remark. She must like me to talk to me, otherwise why doesn't she tell others? I helped her solve two troublemakers, and she was happy. I did this because I love her. Is it wrong to love someone?"
Ye Bai felt that Ren Shihao was now full of self-defense and had a distorted understanding of love. He was completely living in his own fantasy and could not listen to others.
Under the urgent situation, Han Jianye believed that the top priority was to find Luo Jiubin's body.
They planned to take Ren Shihao to the scene so that he could identify Luo Jiubin's burial site.
On the way to the destination, Qi Xiaolei couldn't help but sigh: "It's so tragic. He was buried last month in the desolate mountains. I'm afraid there's only a skeleton left now."
Liao Wei responded with deep sympathy: “Indeed.”
Qi Xiaolei continued, "It's really extreme. Killing people just because of a sentence, and killing two people in a row."
She turned to look at Ye Bai and continued, "Xiao Bai, it seems that we all guessed wrong. We originally thought that Luo Jiubin was missing just because he temporarily didn't want to contact the outside world, but we didn't expect that he was actually killed."
Ye Bai just replied calmly: "Yes."
Luo Jiubin's unfortunate death was indeed beyond their expectations.
Standing at the foot of the mountain, Ren Shihao seemed unable to remember the specific burial location, which made Han Jianye feel that Ren Shihao was pushing the problem to them.
But Han Jianye believed that "Ren Shihao would not go too far carrying the body."
So, they dispatched six search and rescue dogs this time, accompanied by a large team, and began to search for corpses at the foot of the mountain.
Every time the excavator dug deep into the ground, their heartbeats quickened.
Ye Bai held a shovel in his hand. He knew very well that there was a clear difference between the soil dug out from the ground and the soil on the surface.
The growth of grass is an important clue to whether a piece of land has been excavated and refilled.
He looked around, specifically looking for areas at the foot of the mountain where the grass grew more densely than the surrounding areas, making them the focus of his search.
During the intense search, Han Jianye keenly noticed that Ren Shihao's eyes were always following Ye Bai's digging trajectory, which made him wonder whether Ren Shihao was deliberately concealing the real burial location.
Ye Bai's eyes were fixed on a particularly lush patch of weeds. He noticed that the weeds here not only grew more vigorously than the surrounding ones, but were also much taller.
Without hesitation, he swung the shovel and began digging.
At this moment, Ren Shihao's right foot unconsciously took a step forward, his hands clenched into fists, and the expression on his face looked unusually stiff and unnatural.
This scene made Han Jianye even more certain that Ye Bai might have approached the real burial site.
Han Jianye immediately issued an order, requiring everyone to go to the site where Ye Bai was digging to assist in the work.
What is exciting is that with the joint efforts of everyone, they finally found a skeletonized body in a pit more than one meter deep.
The forensic team that had been on standby immediately began their work, preparing to collect and analyze the remains.
Han Jianye's eyes were sharp as knives. He looked directly at Ren Shihao and said firmly, "If I'm not mistaken, you must have come here to scout the area or dug a burial pit in advance. You knew the exact location of the body, but you pretended to have lost your memory. Ren Shihao, your confession is not sincere. Do you think you can do whatever you want if the police can't find anything on you? Don't forget, the law is long and wide. As long as you do it, it will leave traces."
After hearing this, Ren Shihao lowered his head silently, with a look of despair on his face.
At the same time, after DNA comparison in the laboratory, the remains dug out from the pit confirmed that the deceased was Luo Jiubin, who had been missing for a long time.