Chapter 177: Slowly repaying the life-saving grace
Li Cheng's hands twisted together unconsciously, her knuckles turned white. She lowered her head and said in an almost inaudible voice: "Because... I found out I'm pregnant." Her eyelashes trembled slightly, and a tear slid down silently.
"Besides, the murder of a family of three a week ago scared me terribly." When he said this, Li Cheng's shoulders shrank noticeably, and his fingers unconsciously stroked his flat belly.
The police officers exchanged solemn glances. Li Cheng suddenly raised his head, his eyes bloodshot, and his voice trembled: "I found that he didn't even let go of such a young child. I, I'm scared..."
Her nails dug deep into her palms, but she didn't feel the pain at all: "I'm afraid that my child will be killed by him as soon as he is born, and if my child grows up in this environment..."
Her voice choked, "I'm afraid he will become a murderer in the future..."
The interrogation room fell into a dead silence, with only the scratching of the female officer's pen across the paper. The elderly sheriff took off his glasses and rubbed his brow wearily.
After a moment, the male officer spoke again, his voice deliberately lowered. "After every murder, Gu Xin would take a souvenir from the crime scene." He slowly rolled out a police photograph of a carpet. "Is that the carpet the souvenir Gu Xin took from the murder of a family of three?"
Li Cheng's eyes dodged, and finally he nodded imperceptibly, his voice as thin as a mosquito: "It was also because Gu Xin accidentally injured his hand when he was putting the knife away. Although there was not much bleeding, he still took the carpet away just in case."
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Next, the police asked Li Cheng many questions about the details of the case, and she answered them one by one.
Xia Lili couldn't help but tug at Li Qihan's sleeve. "Captain Li, what will the court decide about Li Cheng's situation?"
"Her situation is rather special."
Li Qihan closed the case file. "According to Article 310 of the Criminal Law, he can't escape the crime of harboring and concealing a criminal. Although he didn't directly kill anyone, he helped clean up the scene and hid the murder weapon. He deserves at least three to five years in prison."
Seeing Xia Lili frown, he added, "But she's pregnant now, so according to regulations, she can serve her sentence outside of prison first."
He tapped the tabletop lightly with his slender fingers. "When the child is born... you'll have to serve all the time you deserve."
In the interrogation room on the other side.
Feng Jinyan, who was being interrogated by the police, sat on an iron chair, twisting the corners of her clothes with her fingers, and beads of sweat oozing from her forehead.
"Comrade police officer, I really don't know anything!"
She suddenly raised her voice, her voice trembling noticeably, "Why are you arresting me?"
"Don't you know what you've done?" the officer sneered. "You're incredibly bold, actually demanding hush money from a murderer."
"Did you know that the person you are blackmailing is the accomplice of the Demon Butcher case that shocked the whole country?"
Feng Jinyan's pupils suddenly contracted, and her lips trembled: "W-what..."
Her shoulders slumped. "I didn't expect I'd be so unlucky..."
When the police officer saw Feng Jinyan learned the identity of the murderer, her first reaction was to feel unlucky and she was speechless.
"How did you find human blood on the carpet?"
Feng Jinyan's eyes flickered when she heard this question: "I've worked in the laundry for so many years, I know all kinds of stains like the back of my hand..."
"The customer contacted me over the phone and said that they accidentally spilled a bottle of red wine and soy sauce on the carpet."
"But red wine leaves dark red crystals when it dries, and soy sauce hardens and clumps..." Her throat rolled over. "But the stains on the carpet feel sticky and smell like rust. When I wipe them with a damp cloth, the color deepens, from dark brown to light red, just like... a blood clot dissolving in water."
The female police officer raised an eyebrow. "You're quite impressive. Are your eyes a scanner? You can actually detect blood on the carpet."
Feng Jinyan shrank her neck: "I, I just doubt..."
"Later, I tested it with some kind of glutinous rice reagent. It glows blue when it comes into contact with blood..." Her fingers twisted nervously under the table. "And the bloodstain was so large, and they even deliberately sprinkled soy sauce and red wine on the carpet to cover it up. I was certain it was human blood..."
"Luminol?"
The police officer suddenly slammed his hand on the table, frightening Feng Jinyan so much that she shuddered. "A small laundry shop has this? Professional!"
This type of blood testing reagent is generally found in public security and judicial inspection agencies and university chemistry laboratories. Medical device companies can only purchase it if they have special qualifications.
During the subsequent interrogation, the police accidentally unearthed an old story that Feng Jinyan had provided cleaning services for a bloodstained wedding dress five years ago, thus leading to a long-standing cold case.
With Feng Jinyan's key confession, the police quickly identified the real culprit and brought him to justice. This unexpected discovery of an old case excited the entire task force.
Feng Jinyan is in big trouble now.
She clearly knew that the other party was a murderer, but not only did she not call the police, she also wanted to take the opportunity to extort money. She cannot escape the crime of harboring a murderer.
Even worse, the police discovered that she had received government employment subsidies for people with disabilities, but she had withheld the wages of the disabled apprentices she had hired. Now, with multiple crimes combined, she faces not only jail time but also a large sum of money in compensation.
When Xia Lili and Li Qihan said goodbye, they learned about the follow-up and felt a lot of emotions.
As time went by, the composition of the "unlucky people" she met became more complicated. The previous Yang Yidan seemed to be a victim, but was actually a murderer who was killed while trying to commit a crime.
Although Feng Jinyan's crime this time is not as heinous as that of the serial killer, she is also very bad.
There really isn't a single good guy in this case.
But at least Feng Jinyan will not harm Aunt Wu and other relatives for a long time, and the unscrupulous laundry shop will also be closed down.
The laundry case came to an end and the devil butcher was apprehended. As an expert of the task force, Li Qihan successfully completed the task and solved the case. The finishing work was handled by the Haicheng General Bureau, and he had to rush back to Yangcheng without stopping.
At the entrance of the hotel arranged by the Haicheng Police Station, Xia Lili sent him to a taxi and also gave Li Qiuhan a "test of luck".
Li Qihan walked out of the hotel's revolving door carrying a suitcase, his neatly cut black windbreaker outlining his straight shoulders.
Xia Lili followed him in small steps and asked, "Captain Li, are you really only staying for a few days?"
The man didn't stop, but just tilted his head slightly. "Why? Wasn't I the most afraid of me at the beginning? I thought you couldn't wait for me to leave."
Xia Lili chuckled: "It's so much easier to have you around! I can just be a salted fish."
If Li Qihan is here, when you meet the person who is unlucky, just give him a call and he will take care of the rest.
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