Chapter 175: Team Li's Online Debt Collection
"In fact, he is simply a psychopathic murderer!"
The woman trembled all over, and finally screamed out the truth that had been buried for two years -
"My name is Li Cheng...I'm the missing victim in the Yangcheng case two years ago!"
After saying this, she seemed to have lost all her strength and her vision went dark.
The policewoman's strong arms supported her falling body in time.
"We found these in your basement."
Police officers emerged from the basement one after another, holding up a row of evidence bags and saying coldly, "Each one corresponds to an item from a victim missing from the 'Demon Butcher' case scene."
Li Qihan stared at Gu Xin sharply, his voice suddenly sank: "With all the evidence, what else do you have to say?"
Gu Xin was exposed in public, but he did not show any panic.
"I shouldn't have kept you!"
He raised the corners of his mouth sinisterly, his eyes like the tongue of a poisonous snake, locking onto Li Cheng through the wall of police officers.
At this time, several police officers had already formed an iron wall, protecting Li Cheng tightly behind them.
Gu Xin was taken to a police car, and Li Cheng was also taken to an ambulance prepared in advance by the police and taken to the hospital for examination.
The evidence collection team searched for more evidence in the basement, while the others returned to the Haicheng General Administration.
At Jinyan's laundry shop, the police who were waiting there took Feng Jinyan and the carpet into the police car and sent them to the police station.
The experts involved in the project research were in a large conference room at this time and had just witnessed this thunderous arrest operation remotely.
When Xia Lili and Li Qihan walked into the conference room side by side, everyone's eyes were focused on them.
There was applause in the conference room as everyone expressed their congratulations.
The smiles on the faces of several experts who had once sneered at Li Qihan were so stiff that they seemed to be glued on.
"Congratulations, Professor Li."
When an expert came forward to shake hands, his knuckles unconsciously turned white with force.
"Young people are just...lucky." Another expert's mouth twitched, and his back teeth almost broke when he said this.
Li Qihan calmly returned the handshake, his lips curled up slightly, "Yeah, the serial killers I caught always said they were just unlucky."
"Professor Liu, you're having such a hard time speaking. Be careful not to break your dentures."
The latter's face flushed red when he heard this, but he dared not say anything and could only take a few deep breaths.
When Xia Lili heard Li Qihan's words, she almost couldn't help laughing out loud. She thought that Captain Li was usually serious, but when he spoke with a sharp tongue, he could be very lethal.
Commander Zhao of the Haicheng General Administration greeted Xia Lili and Li Qihan upon their return with a friendly expression. "Professor Li, you truly deserve to be the youngest professor of criminal investigation! You played an indispensable role in capturing the 'Demon Butcher' this time!"
Li Qihan smiled faintly and replied politely, "Commander Zhao, thank you for your compliments."
He turned sideways to look at Xia Lili beside him: "The key clues of this operation mainly come from Officer Xia's undercover work and my informant."
Li Qihan and Commander Zhao reported a string of police numbers, which was Xia Lili's special police number.
"This informant is the chief of the Southeast Province Dragon Group."
Li Qihan's tone was calm, yet it carried an undeniable strength. "According to Southeast Province's standards, the reward for informants in major cases like this is no less than 300,000 yuan."
He looked up at Commander Zhao and said, "As a super first-tier city, Haicheng's number won't be lower than this, right?"
Xia Lili widened her eyes and looked in disbelief at the man next to her who had always been indifferent to money.
She quietly tugged at his sleeve and whispered, "Captain Li, you're too direct..."
Li Qihan glanced down at her, the corners of his lips curling up imperceptibly. "What's the matter?" He lowered his voice, a hint of joking, "Isn't it some money-grubber who keeps chasing me around every time a case is closed, asking how much reward I can get?"
Xia Lili's ears instantly turned red, but she still said stubbornly: "How could I ask any questions..."
Li Qihan raised his eyebrows. "So, should I withdraw my application with Commander Zhao now? And tell Commander Zhao not to worry?"
"Don't!" Xia Lili hurriedly grabbed Li Qihan's arm. After meeting his mischievous gaze, she said in a low voice in self-abandonment, "Okay, okay, I'm just a money-grubber..."
A hint of smile flashed across Li Qihan's eyes, but when he turned to look at Commander Zhao, he resumed his cold and stern look that kept strangers away.
Commander Zhao, currently immersed in the immense joy of capturing the Demon Butcher, quickly replied, "Of course! More than 300,000!"
"The bonus is guaranteed to arrive within half a month!"
"Although this operation is led by comrades from the Yangcheng General Administration, we from Haicheng will definitely report the commendation to our superiors truthfully." Commander Zhao folded his hands on the table, his eyes and eyebrows revealing an unconcealable joy.
Thinking of this arrest, he couldn't help but feel overjoyed.
You know, this is a serial killer who has caused headaches for police in many places. Now he was arrested in the area under his jurisdiction without any effort.
There is no need to organize large-scale inspections or consume a large amount of police manpower. It is simply a godsend.
"Of course, we will not give any less credit to our brother units."
Commander Zhao pretended to be reserved and pursed his lips, suppressing the upturned corners of his mouth. Being able to solve such a serious case during his term of office would be of great benefit to his career.
"Especially this informant comrade who played a key role."
Xia Lili listened to herself and her "alias" being praised, and the corners of her mouth curled up uncontrollably. This time, she earned another 300,000!
The next morning, Xia Lili continued to report to the Haicheng General Administration out of curiosity.
Today she will watch the police interrogate those involved in the Demon Butcher serial murder case.
Li Cheng, who delivered the carpet for cleaning, was first sent to the hospital for a physical examination by the police last night. After confirming that he was safe, he was taken to the police station.
Hospital examination showed that Li Cheng was two months pregnant.
Xia Lili sat down on the chair next to Li Qihan.
Li Qihan handed her a cup of tea.
"The demonic butcher Gu Xin was taken to the interrogation room and refused to say a word."
"We can only break through the incision of Li Cheng first."
Xia Lili nodded in understanding. A perverted murderer like Gu Xin has a strong psychological quality, and it is difficult for the police to break through his psychological defenses.
At this moment, the big screen in the conference room showed a real-time image of Li Cheng sitting in a chair and being interrogated by the police.
Two police officers, a man and a woman, sat opposite her and questioned her.
Two police officers, a man and a woman, sat facing Li Cheng with their faces straight. The woman's fingers unconsciously stroked the edge of the transcript.
"Li Cheng," the male police officer said, his voice deliberately lowered. "Two years ago, Gu Xin targeted both you and your husband Zhou Ming, but he only killed Zhou Ming."
He paused, "Why did they let you go? What happened that day?"
Li Cheng's fingertips began to tremble. She stared at the pale light of the interrogation room, as if she was back in that nightmarish early morning.
"That day, Zhou Ming came back from his night shift..."
"He pulled me out of bed, saying he was hungry and asked me to cook noodles."
Li Cheng's nails dug deep into his palms. "After I cooked it... he said it tasted bad, threw the bowl at me, and then beat me up. It was just like every day before. He beat me up whenever he was unhappy. I've been hospitalized twice because of his beatings before. This time was even worse than before. I felt like I was going to die..."
Her narration suddenly stopped, and the only sound in the interrogation room was the hum of the air conditioner.
"And then?" the policewoman couldn't help but ask.
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