Zheng Tianming had already sent people to investigate from the day the plane landed. From the beginning of the abduction case to Lily's disappearance, there was a key figure: the man who used to live across from him.
He was using a fake name before; his real name is Chen Bin...
At this moment, Chen Bin was sitting on a bed in the mental hospital, holding a fake flower in his hand, tugging at it intermittently. The doctor stood by watching, afraid that he would hurt himself.
He was expelled from school when he was a sophomore because he seriously injured his roommate. After that, he worked in a bar.
That same year, he met his first wife. At the same time, he was dissatisfied with the status quo, always feeling that the money was coming in too slowly. However, he dared not touch some addictive things, not only because he was likely to get caught, but also because he had no way to obtain the goods.
Later, while drinking, he met a boss who said he was infertile and envied him because he was about to become a father.
With just that one sentence, and given that Chen Bin didn't have much money at the time, his family always thought he was still in college, so he didn't dare ask his family for money.
One dark and stormy night, on his way back from a bar, he encountered an old lady pushing a stroller. She seemed to have just returned from a wedding banquet, holding a mobile phone in her hand and smiling from ear to ear.
As he passed by, the baby in the car, probably hungry, suddenly started crying loudly. He suddenly remembered what the boss had said: "He has plenty of money. If only he could have a child, a boy or a girl would be fine."
Once he had this idea in his mind, he was not far from taking action. In addition, he was living in a bungalow at the time, and there were no surveillance cameras in the area. He picked up the child and ran away.
The old lady was slow on her feet, so she followed behind shouting. But Chen Bin was young at the time, and because he had done something bad, he ran like he didn't care about his life.
The next day, the old lady suffered a stroke and died. His wife at the time said that she was pregnant and couldn't bear to hear such news; the thought of it terrified her.
It was around this time that Chen Bin met his current hospital director, Guan Juan. His wife was pregnant, and he wasn't exactly an honest man to begin with.
At the time, Guan Juan had just gotten divorced and was in a vulnerable emotional period. Shirt coaxed her with sweet words and even washed her feet.
Now that she has this, this is the kind of marriage she should have; she jumped into a fire pit before.
No secrets stay hidden forever. Chen Bin's wife found out about it. She had no money and didn't even dare to go for a prenatal checkup. Meanwhile, he took the money and rented a big house for Guan Juan. In a fit of anger, she had a conflict with Chen Bin.
She died during childbirth due to severe bleeding when she was taken to the hospital. The child she gave birth to was Xiao Moli.
Guan Juan was also pregnant at the time, and her daughter, Lili, was five months younger than Xiao Moli.
The big boss who gave me the money said that last time it was a boy, and it would be even better if we could have a son and a daughter together.
Xiao Moli was definitely not going to make it. He and Guan Juan didn't get a marriage certificate. He tricked her into going to a small hospital, and after she gave birth, he switched her with someone else.
At this point, Chen Bin had already organized child trafficking, and it was that big boss who acted as a go-between.
Guan Juan gave birth to intersex twins, which she felt ashamed of. At that time, Chen Bin was often away from home, and when he saw the children, he would either scold them or smoke silently. He was not as good to her as before.
Later, she was put in charge of an orphanage, and it was said that having intersex children might be a sin, and they had to do good deeds to repay it.
Guan Juan was puzzled. She noticed that Chen Bin didn't work and was always out and about, yet he could come back with a large sum of money.
At first, Guan Juan genuinely and honestly ran the orphanage, which even made the news. The government provided subsidies, and each child received a monthly allowance, along with support from various sectors of society. Thinking of her intersex daughter...
Chen Bin also discussed with her the idea of leaving the child at the gate of the yard, so that someone would help them raise the child. When the child grew up, someone would be able to perform surgery on the child, and the child could grow up under her watchful eye.
Guan Juan lacked her own opinions, and after hearing Chen Bin's explanation, it seemed to make sense, so she agreed.
After that, she fell into an endless abyss. By the time she realized it, it was too late. She was afraid of going to jail and also afraid of losing Chen Bin, who was her only hope. She had no choice but to become an accomplice to evil.
However, every time Chen Bin talked to that big boss, he could see his daughter, and he knew what kind of friends he was making.
Lily can be a rich man's daughter, but she can't be ruined, especially since what she does requires a cover, plus the big boss knows too many of her secrets.
That very night, the big boss's son was robbed, and a few days later, he was found dead in his bedroom. To this day, his wife is still searching for "her" son.
Lily naturally returned to Chen Bin's side...
However, Chen Bin never expected that his daughter would be taken away by his men for pleasure. He had been contacting them by phone before, for fear of exposing his identity.
His original plan was flawless: he had a wife and a daughter in an ordinary family, and he could also monitor his female subordinate at any time; she was also beautiful.
He assigned his female subordinate the task of finding an ordinary man, and then eagerly became that "ordinary" man himself.
After the matter was exposed, Zheng Tianming investigated too quickly, so he had no choice but to kill his female subordinate to clear himself of suspicion. His ancestors had a history of hereditary mental illness, but he rarely had an attack. During this time, he had also done a lot of research on this topic.
He wasn't held accountable for seriously injuring his roommate because he has a mental illness...
However, his daughter, Lily, was a "witness" from beginning to end. After being assaulted, she lost her ability to speak.
Even the most cold-blooded person has feelings. Chen Bin was still reluctant to part with Lily, so before leaving, he took one last look at her...
Because he knew she was doomed to die.
“...”
Zheng Tianming sat in the interrogation room, smoking a cigarette.
Guan Juan covered her face and burst into tears: "It's all my fault. I did this because I wanted money."
"Do you know why Chen Bin asked you to do it? Because you're one of the people in the know. He knows how much you love him, so he wants you to be the scapegoat." Zheng Tianming said, raising his hand and making a gesture.
The people outside brought in the evidence.
Zheng Tianming stood up and walked up to Guan Juan: "Take a look. Your DNA matches Lily's perfectly. Not only was she given away by Chen Bin, but she was also assaulted. In the end, you killed her with a hammer, dismembered her body, and threw her into the sewer."
“From the moment you struck with the hammer, Chen Bin knew you couldn’t escape. He eliminated two people who were a threat to him in one fell swoop,” Zheng Tianming said, tapping the ground with his knuckles.
Guan Juan's eyes were bloodshot. How could this be? Lily was very tall, not at all like a four-year-old child. Not only that, her eyebrows and eyes were nothing like hers. She was as beautiful as a little fairy.
After she entered the orphanage, she sat quietly in the corner every day, never crying or making a fuss...
She was actually her daughter, her daughter.
When she was struck, she was still alive, and a pair of pleading eyes were looking at her. When the second hammer blow came down, she vomited a lot of blood.
Guan Juan screamed and yelled like a madwoman, repeatedly pounding her head with her fists. Lily was her child, truly hers.
Chen Bin lied to her; she had a healthy child.
Zheng Tianming stopped Guan Juan: "Still won't you tell us?"
“The mastermind behind this is not Chen Bin. He is just one of the suppliers. However, because the country is cracking down hard, the other suppliers are all abroad.” Guan Juan finished speaking and looked at Zheng Tianming: “Even if you investigate further, your reach will not extend overseas.”
The people outside the interrogation room all looked increasingly grim.
Guan Juan confessed to the crimes she had committed.
Chen Bin sat on his bed in the mental hospital. After nightfall, there was a knock on the door. He turned his head, a smile on his sunken face.
“From the first day I met you, I had a vague unease. I never thought I would actually be defeated by you.” Chen Bin said, looking at Zheng Tianming standing at the door.
Zheng Tianming pulled out a chair and sat down, leaning back on the table: "Shall we chat?"
“I really thought you left with Xu Mengyu.” Chen Bin said, holding out his hand: “Give me a cigarette.”
“It’s true, otherwise, Lily wouldn’t have died.” Zheng Tianming said, lowering his head to light a cigarette. “After the handover, I learned that Liang Dawei was the captain. I think even the most audacious person behind the scenes would have to restrain themselves.”
Chen Bin, smoking a cigarette, said, "Lily is a ticking time bomb. Nobody knows when she'll open her mouth. I've heard of Liang Dawei, but he's good at drug enforcement, and his wife's serious illness has dragged him down."
“Zheng Tianming, you shouldn’t have let Li Fengmao deliver Xiao Moli. If it weren’t for him, you wouldn’t have so quickly connected it to the orphanage. His death was all because of you.” Chen Bin looked at Zheng Tianming with a smile. Even if he died, he would never let him get away with it.
Zheng Tianming drew circles on the table with his finger: "How do you know Li Fengmao is dead?"
Chen Bin looked at Zheng Tianming with a puzzled expression.
"Do you think I don't know how dangerous Little Jasmine is? He called me about the orphanage, and as the team leader, how could I not have noticed?" Zheng Tianming clapped his hands as he spoke, "You really want to play this high-IQ crime game with me."
Li Fengmao entered the ward and touched the back of his head. He remembered how he had jumped out of the window when the truck came by...
“That’s impossible.” Chen Bin looked at Zheng Tianming: “That’s absolutely impossible.”
Zheng Tianming rested his chin on his hand: "If you can't even fool yourself, you can't fool others. Do you know how much it costs me to set up a funeral hall? And that car, it's fucking mine too."
Chen Bin's face turned ashen.
"No, you were in the team at the time, sitting on the steps, crying like that." Chen Bin was completely stunned. He then gave a long monologue about how many years Li Fengmao had followed him.
Zheng Tianming rubbed his nose: "The people we invited cried so realistically that it made me think about what it would be like if Li Fengmao really died. I'm a sentimental person."
Li Fengmao looked at Zheng Tianming: "How much did you pay the actress who played my mother? She faints as soon as she cries."
“Ah, that’s crazy. He’ll faint even if he doesn’t cry.” Zheng Tianming said, then stood up. “He wants me to feel guilty and remorseful, and to have a miserable life for the rest of my life. Dream on.”
Chen Bin raised an eyebrow: "So, you're saying that when you handed Xiao Moli over to Li Fengmao and went home saying you were going to take care of your son, it was all a lie? Does your wife, Xu Mengyu, know about this?"
Zheng Tianming: "..."
Li Fengmao looked at Zheng Tianming: "Sister-in-law, you don't know?"
"My young lady is gentle and considerate." He said, moving closer to Li Fengmao, "Quickly search him..."
Li Fengmao: "..."
Chen Bin looked at Zheng Tianming: "Do you think you've won? Your son isn't getting away."
"But before that, won't you get shot?" Zheng Tianming said, waving his hand. "Don't worry about things in the mortal world."
"I'm sick, I won't be executed." Chen Bin found Zheng Tianming somewhat amusing; after going through all this trouble, he didn't even know about this?
Zheng Tianming turned his head: "I had the hospital re-examine you. You did not have a relapse during the time you killed Lily."
Want to run away? Dream on.
Chen Bin's eyes widened, and he stood up abruptly: "You say he's not here, so he's not here?"
"Is that all? And they think they're so smart?" Zheng Tianming said, looking at Li Fengmao beside him. "Let's go celebrate."
Li Fengmao was speechless again. Chen Bin was in the hospital, and there were doctors available at any time. Even if he didn't have a relapse, wouldn't the doctors know?
So many tests, so many instruments—did you think they were bought for nothing?
After the two left, Li Fengmao looked at Zheng Tianming and said, "To be honest, the captain cried so badly back then that he wouldn't eat or drink. I had the illusion that I was really dead."
“I was thinking to myself, even if you were dead, crushed by the truck and didn’t have time to run away, I’ve never been impressed with your skills.” Zheng Tianming said, putting his arm around Li Fengmao’s shoulder: “You’re not dead, but I’m going to die.”
Li Fengmao nodded: "That depends on whether your sister-in-law can hear this recording."
If you hear that, then...
Um...
"Captain, my wife really loves your wife's autograph. Are you still confident about this?" Li Fengmao was extremely worried about this.
Zheng Tianming touched his cigarette, which wasn't in his pocket: "It's hard to say. Just consider this a dead end."
"Can it really be a disaster? I already promised my wife, can you stop being so unreliable?" Li Fengmao followed behind Zheng Tianming, running so fast that his head was buzzing.
After the two got into the car, they called Liang Dawei. Sun Hui had really left, which was a big blow to Liang Dawei.
Liang Dawei also learned that the case had made a breakthrough and that he still had to finish up the work.
Zheng Tianming was indeed better than him, but he no longer cared who got the credit, and he didn't want to climb the ranks anymore.
He owes Zheng Tianming over 100,000 yuan, and he can just pay him monthly.
Zheng Tianming sat in the passenger seat, holding his phone. The obstacles in China were cleared; now it was time to protect his son.
If possible, he would like to uproot it completely, but that would be quite difficult.
Just then, the phone screen lit up.
Zheng Tianming answered the video call, and Xu Mengyu's beautiful face appeared before him: "Wife, I'll be right back."
A man's reputation is his own doing when he's out in public.
Xu Mengyu took a deep breath: [Zheng Tianming, you lied to me! You said you'd support my career and come back to help me take care of Lulu!]
Li Fengmao couldn't hold back any longer; Chen Bin was determined to make his captain suffer, even at the cost of his life...
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