Chapter 43 Heartbreak
Xiao Zhenwei was taken from the detention center to the interrogation room.
Looking at Xia Mufan, who still had a hint of childishness in his eyes and eyebrows, Xiao Zhenwei calmly straightened his collar and said, "Officer Xia, are you going to let me go?"
Xia Mufan showed him the photos of the account books taken by Shen Yitong one by one.
After the extreme anger, Xia Mufan's heart was calm at this moment, his movements were continuous and smooth, his eyes were completely dark, his lips were tightly closed, and he said nothing.
Xiao Zhenwei's face changed slightly, he gritted his teeth secretly, and cursed Lu Chengji in his heart. If he didn’t like to keep accounts, how could such a deadly thing be stolen by Shen Yitong, and he wouldn’t have caused the disaster today!
Xia Mufan put down the photo and said calmly, "Xiao Zhenwei, do you recognize him?"
Xiao Zhenwei could see every page clearly and recognized Lu Chengji's handwriting at a glance. He knew he could not escape the blame, so he had to lower his head and reluctantly admitted the facts of colluding with Lu Chengji and Wu Tong, embezzling public funds, and offering and accepting bribes.
Sins must be judged one by one.
Based on this evidence alone, Xiao Zhenwei, Wu Tong and Lu Chengji are enough to be sentenced to more than ten years in prison.
But, this is not enough!
Xia Mufan sat back at the table, his eyes like lightning, staring at Xiao Zhenwei.
"At what time did you arrive at Xishan Villa on the evening of April 12?"
"About ten o'clock."
"What were you wearing?"
Xiao Zhenwei slowly raised his head, narrowed his eyes, and looked at Xia Mufan cautiously: "It's been so long, I've forgotten it a long time ago."
Xia Mufan produced the testimony of the Xishan Villa staff: "You don't remember, but someone else does. That day you were wearing a brown tweed jacket, a dark blue shirt, black pants and black shoes."
Xiao Zhenwei paused for a moment: "Maybe."
Xia Mushige lowered his voice: "Yes, or no?"
Xiao Zhenwei had something on his mind, and his momentum suddenly disappeared: "Yes."
Xia Mushige continued to ask: "What about the brown tweed jacket?"
Xiao Zhenwei hesitated for a moment: "It seems to be lost."
Xia Mushige: "Where was it lost? When was it lost?"
Xiao Zhenwei: "Men are not particular about small matters. When eating or doing business outside, they take off their clothes when it's hot, and I don't know where they are thrown."
Xia Mufan changed the subject: "On the morning of April 13, you went to the town hospital to see an ophthalmologist, right?"
Xiao Zhenwei felt like there was a net covering his head at this moment. This feeling made him nervous, and his voice was hoarse: "It seems so."
Xia Mufan slammed the table and said sternly: "Yes, or no?!"
Xiao Zhenwei found it ironic.
He had been the chief of the police station for nearly ten years. In the past, he was the only one who scolded others, and no one dared to scold him. Xia Mushi's phrase "Yes or no" is his catchphrase, and he often uses it to scold his subordinates or prisoners.
But today, he was actually sitting in the interrogation room, being interrogated by a young girl. This feeling was really terrible.
Xiao Zhenwei quickly calculated that the ophthalmologist in the town hospital was not his man, and he probably didn't keep his mouth shut. There would be records of the prescriptions he made, so he couldn't hide it even if he wanted to, so he could only muffled his voice and said, "Yes."
Xia Mushige pressed on: "Why are your eyes injured? Why are your eyebrows and hair burnt? Where did the burns on your hands come from?"
Xiao Zhenwei: "Set off firecrackers, and they exploded."
Xia Mushige: "Where did you put it?"
Xiao Zhenwei said: "In that abandoned old house in Fangshan, I was bored and put it there for fun."
Xia Mushige: "On the night of April 13th?"
Xiao Zhenwei: “Yes.”
Xia Mufan sneered: "You are lying! That night, the staff of Xishan Villa only smelled a burning smell, but did not hear the sound of firecrackers."
Xiao Zhenwei: "Maybe they didn't hear it."
Xia Mufan stood up and slowly walked to Xiao Zhenwei.
Xiao Zhenwei had his hands handcuffed and was sitting in an iron chair, forced to look into her eyes.
A raging rage burned in Xia Mufan's heart.
Shen Yitong, a good girl who lived in peace with the world, was brutally burned to death by the man in front of her, leaving no trace of her body.
Shen Yitong once thought about leaving Xinzhang Town and starting a new life, but the various power relationships in this town were so intertwined that she felt suffocated and could not escape at all.
In Shen Yitong's fairy tale, she summoned warriors to slay the dragon at the cost of her life.
And at this moment, Xia Mufan is that warrior.
Perhaps there was a divine will in the universe, otherwise when Xia Mufan passed by the town middle school that day, he would not have seen Teacher Shen Hongyun, nor would he have noticed his abnormality.
Xia Mufan's eyes were fierce and his words were like knives.
It was as if he was going to pierce the sharp arrow soaked in Shen Yitong's blood into Xiao Zhenwei's rotten heart.
"Xiao Zhenwei, you are burning corpses with the door closed at night. Aren't you afraid? Don't you feel like there is a pair of eyes staring at you outside the window? Don't you feel like there is a gust of cold wind blowing from the back of your neck?"
One sentence brought Xiao Zhenwei back to that unforgettable night.
How can I not be afraid?
Xiao Zhenwei was used to using his power to oppress others and enjoying the feeling of being superior, but this was the first time he had burned a corpse.
He works in the police station and of course he knows that human life is at stake. On the evening of April 12, Lu Chengji received a phone call and hurried to Xishan Villa. When he saw Shen Yitong strangled to death on the bed, his head buzzed.
How did someone die?
He knew that Shen Yitong was beautiful, and he also knew that Lu Chengji had been forcing her to submit. In order to help Lu Chengji suppress the matter, Xiao Zhenwei even led a team to stage a scene of catching the adulterers in bed and taking photos for preservation.
What now?
Call the police? What a joke! Lu Chengji has been with him for the past few years, and he has done all kinds of things, including cheating and deceiving people. If Lu Chengji goes to jail, he will not be able to escape.
How can I suppress it?
If someone goes missing, Shen Yitong’s family will definitely call the police. What should we do then?
At that moment, countless thoughts flashed through Xiao Zhenwei's mind, and finally converged into one - to deal with the corpse.
He is a public security officer and of course he knows the importance of the corpse.
There were strangulation marks on Shen Yitong's neck and there might be drugs inside her body. As long as the body was found, Lu Chengji would not be able to escape the charge of murder.
It must be dealt with quickly!
Bury the body? What if there are wild dogs or cats in this desolate mountain and wilderness and they dig up the body?
Dismemberment or chopping up of a body? There was so much blood, and if the body parts were discovered, he would not be able to escape.
The only way is to burn it like sending it to a crematorium.
Reduced to ashes.
From now on, Shen Yitong will never be found in this world again.
After making this decision, Xiao Zhenwei showed amazing action.
He took the gasoline barrel and firewood used to smoke bacon for the New Year from the kitchen. At first, the fire was not easy to light. After using gasoline to help the fire, the fire was so fierce that it burned his hair and eyebrows. If his head had not shrunk quickly, he would have become bald.
Carrying Shen Yitong into the utility room, looking at her pale face half covered by her long hair, she really looked like a ghost in the night. Xiao Zhenwei didn't care about being afraid and just wanted to get rid of the body as soon as possible.
However, he did not expect that people would be so difficult to burn.
The fever lasted from eleven o'clock to four in the morning, and large pieces of bones were still there.
The whole room was blackened, with a pungent smell of smoke and burnt food. His eyes were burning with pain, so Xiao Zhenwei had no choice but to stop.
When I walked out of the house, night birds flew over my head, making strange "gurgle, gurgle" sounds, which was very creepy.
A gust of cold wind blew by, and Xiao Zhenwei's eyes hurt so much that he couldn't open them. His heart beat rapidly and his legs became weak. He leaned against a tree and gasped for breath.
Recalling this, Xiao Zhenwei's face began to turn pale and his hands and feet trembled slightly.
Sensing the subtle changes in his body, Xia Mufan's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he whispered: "Do you think that in the middle of the night, no one would notice? However, there are gods three feet above our heads. If you do it, it will leave traces."
"When you were burning the bodies, the trees outside the window could be seen, the birds could be seen, the wild cats and dogs could be seen. When you walked out, did you feel something hooking around your neck?"
Xiao Zhenwei shuddered and his neck suddenly shrank.
"After doing all these things, you have to leave something behind, right? Xiao Zhenwei, do you still remember that when you came out of the utility room, you were covered in smoke and your eyes were red. What did you leave behind?"
Xia Mufan's voice is as clear as spring water, carrying with it an endless vitality. At this moment, she deliberately lowered her voice, which had an indescribable alluring meaning.
Xiao Zhenwei was confused by her voice, and the fear he felt that night rose in his heart again: "Clothes, clothes..."
Xia Mufan's mouth curled up slightly: "Your jacket was lost at that time, right?"
Xiao Zhenwei's mind told him that he could no longer listen to the little policewoman and could not answer any of her questions, but fear enveloped him and he could not help but respond, "Yes."
Xia Mufan asked again: "What kind of clothes is it?"
Xiao Zhenwei: "Brown jacket."
Xia Mufan slowly backed away, putting some distance between him and Xiao Zhenwei: "Do you know where that jacket is?"
As the distance between them increased, the sense of bewitching was reduced a lot, and Xiao Zhenwei gradually regained his senses. He shook his head violently and looked at Xia Mufan in disbelief: "You, what do you mean?"
Xia Mushi smiled, but his eyes were cold: "The jacket you were wearing on the night of April 12, the jacket that fell in the woods, was picked up by a pregnant wild cat, who used it as a mat for delivery. We found it for you."
Xia Mufan's cold smile made Xiao Zhenwei feel difficulty breathing.
It was as if something was strangling his throat, making him unable to make any sound or breathe.
The chest began to lack oxygen and the brain began to ache.
After a long silence, Xiao Zhenwei finally found his voice: "Well, then what?"
Xia Mufan straightened his back and looked down at him: "I found your hair and Shen Yitong's hair on the jacket."
Finally, before Xiao Zhenwei collapsed completely, Xia Mufan smiled.
"Thanks to DNA technology, right?"
In Xiao Zhenwei's eyes, her smile was like a deadly demon.
Xiao Zhenwei's psychological defenses completely collapsed.
He didn't expect that there would be a mistake in his plan.
He clearly burned Shen Yitong into ashes, so why was there still her hair on his clothes?
What’s even more terrible is how this piece of clothing was picked up by a stray cat?
After such a long time, this dress was actually found by Xia Mufan and others!
Is it true that even God can’t stand it?
Can't bear to see them destroying a beautiful girl like this?
At that moment, Xiao Zhenwei's eyes flashed with Shen Hongyun's turbid tearful eyes, Zhou Luanfeng's sad expression, and Shen Yitong's cold and disdainful look.
Xiao Zhenwei knew that all the evidence was before him and he couldn't hide.
Even if he denies it, the evidence can be submitted to the procuratorate and the court will eventually convict him.
Xiao Zhenwei sighed and sat back dejectedly: "I'll say."
After Xiao Zhenwei's mouth was pried open, Lu Chengji could no longer deny it.
The confessions of Xiao Zhenwei and Wu Tong can prove that Shen Yitong was indeed strangled to death by Lu Chengji. Lu Chengji's face turned pale and he kept his lips tightly shut. He no longer had the confidence and composure he had at the beginning.
But Xia Mufan did not let him go easily.
This middle-aged man with a slightly bald head and swollen eyelids, without the halo of officialdom, is nothing more than a shameless man who is gradually getting old but still wants to hold on to the tail of his youth.
Why does he occupy Shen Yitong?
How could he blackmail a kind and introverted girl for eight years?
Xia Mufan raised his eyebrows: "The evidence was seized by Shen Yitong, so he killed her to silence her?"
Lu Chengji shook his head: "No."
Xia Mufan asked: "Then why did you kill her?"
Lu Chengji continued to shake his head: "I don't want to kill her."
Without waiting for Xia Mufan to ask, Lu Chengji raised his head and looked at the corner of the table with a melancholy look in his eyes: "She is a good girl, very gentle, and has a beautiful handwriting. I have been learning calligraphy since I was young, and I look at the handwriting before I look at the person. Her handwriting is beautiful and elegant, and it makes people admire her at first sight."
Feng Xiaoyu, who was taking the statement, felt like vomiting after hearing this and said "Pooh!" in hatred.
Gong Weiguo slammed the table, angry: "You know she has integrity, why did you break her spine with your own hands?!"
Lu Chengji knew that he could not escape death, and for some reason he suddenly wanted to speak out the most secret things in his heart.
"I didn't want to, but... if I didn't use some tricks, how could I get her? In the past eight years, I also wanted to treat her well, but she refused when I offered her money and she was disdainful when I arranged for her to get a promotion. Later, I was willing to divorce my wife and marry her, but she ignored me. I didn't know how to please her at all."
Xia Mufan raised his hand to stop Lu Chengji from continuing to confess, sneering: "What love? What liking? It's nothing but lust!"
Lu Chengji did not refute, but his lips were pursed into a straight line, obviously not agreeing with Xia Mufan's point of view.
"Lu Chengji, raise your head and look at me!"
Lu Chengji was forced to raise his head, his swollen eyes made him look even more wretched.
Xia Mufan, wearing a uniform, looked heroic, with a sharp light in his eyes, which made Lu Chengji dare not look directly at him. He turned his head away without saying a word.
Xia Mufan sneered.
"You are just a bully who only bullies the weak and fears the strong!"
"Because she has no power and is just an ordinary citizen, that's why you dare to bully her!"
"Because she is kind and has a soft spot, that's why you dare to threaten her!"
When Feng Xiaoyu heard this, she was stunned.
Shen Yitong is really kind, why did she leave behind the film? Because she didn't dare to make copies for fear of bringing trouble to the copy shop owner. She didn't dare develop the photos for fear of implicating the people in the photo studio.
Why didn't Shen Yitong run away? Because she was afraid of implicating her best friend Fang Yuanyuan.
The reason why Shen Yitong didn't dare to speak out at first was because she was afraid that her parents, who were traditional in thinking and honest in character, would be sad after knowing it.
It was not until she made the decision to die that she bravely arranged everything. She submitted fairy tales and left a suicide note because she felt that death was enough to wash away all the dirt on her body.
The nature is pure when it comes and will remain pure when it leaves, and it will never be contaminated by the mud or ditches.
Thinking of Shen Yitong, Xia Mufan was furious: "Lu Chengji, do you know that in order to get rid of you, in order to kill you, Shen Yitong volunteered to die?"
Lu Chengji stared at Xia Mufan in a daze, and the strange feeling before he strangled Shen Yitong flashed before his eyes.
She was no longer as docile and cool as before.
She was angry and irritable that day, with contempt in her eyes, and every move she made was a provocation.
She used the most vicious words on him.
——You are a useless man! Only the young woman's body could sustain that ridiculous second.
——You are old and your body is as rotten as a dead tree, and you want me to marry you? Dream on!
——You got my man, so what? My heart will always look down upon you.
——You, like your handwriting, exude a decadent vibe everywhere.
Shen Yitong knew too well how to anger him.
She even laughed while holding the account book: "Did you see that? You can only prove your existence through money. Your world is vulgar and pathetic."
"You took away my most beautiful years, I hate you! You are shameless, and I can be shameless too! As long as I, Shen Yitong, live one day, I will tell your wife, your son, your parents, and everyone around you. You, Lu Chengji, are an old, ugly, incompetent and pitiful man."
Facing the crazy Shen Yitong, Lu Chengji felt that the situation was out of control.
The reason why he was able to restrain Shen Yitong's hands and feet was because she was kind, noble, cared about her parents, and cared about her reputation.
But if Shen Yitong risked everything, he would be the one who was afraid.
Lu Chengji's mind went blank. He rushed forward and grabbed her neck, trying to make her shut up.
In a panic, Lu Chengji accidentally strangled her to death.
"Girl and the Dragon, Shen Yitong, published in this year's May issue of "Composition World"" Xia Mushige picked up a magazine and began to read aloud. Her voice was clear and loud, successfully pulling Lu Chengji's thoughts back from his memories.
"Are you willing to sacrifice yourself to kill the dragon?"
"I do."
"I will make an arrow from the laurel tree and pierce your chest. Your blood will flow into the earth. With your blood as a guide and your life as a sacrifice, you can kill the dragon."
…
Lu Chengji just listened passively.
He didn't want to listen, he resisted understanding Shen Yitong's inner world, and he was unwilling to admit that his murder was designed by Shen Yitong.
However, he could cover his eyes but not his ears.
This fairy tale clearly shows Shen Yitong's plan.
Shen Yitong did it on purpose!
She deliberately angered Lu Chengji, deliberately provoked him to take action, and deliberately made him kill her.
She did it on purpose!
"No--"
"Don't read it anymore..."
"Please, stop talking!"
Lu Chengji's voice gradually turned from weak to sharp, and finally almost to a roar.
Lu Chengji completely collapsed. His pride and self-righteousness were all destroyed by this fairy tale.
However, Xia Mufan refused to stop.
After reading the fairy tale, she picked up the suicide note that Shen Yitong left for her parents and continued reading.
She just wants to kill Lu Chengji!
Xia Mufan wanted Lu Chengji to understand
——Everything that happened today was part of Shen Yitong’s plan!
——He thought he could control Shen Yitong's life, but unexpectedly, Shen Yitong paid the price of her life in exchange for the freedom she wanted and the warrior who slayed the dragon.
Every word is as sharp as a knife or an arrow.
Every word pierced into Lu Chengji's despicable heart.
"I don't have any power, and I don't know anyone. I can only offer my blood and life as a sacrifice. Since ancient times, killing someone means paying with one's life. Lu Chengji killed me, so the law can't let him off, right?"
When Xia Mufan read to this point, Lu Chengji began to hold his head and wail, his face covered with tears and snot. He was indeed old, ugly, and useless.
The evidence of Lu Chengji, Xiao Zhenwei and Wu Tong’s guilt is solid and the chain of evidence is complete. The case has been officially closed and the most severe legal sanctions await them!
Xia Mufan came to Xinzhang Town again.
The town has a new look.
Several leaders of the town government and Director Cai of the town hospital were arrested, the police station had personnel changes, the Xishan Villa was sealed off, the Yu Furong Hotel changed hands... the residents of the town saw all of this, one by one.
Some people set off firecrackers, some set up banquets, and some wrote letters of complaint to provide more evidence for the police.
The dark clouds that had been hanging over the town dissipated, and the residents ran around to tell each other.
Only Teacher Shen's home was set up as a mourning hall, and the atmosphere was desolate.
Shen Hongyun finally confirmed the news that his daughter had been murdered. He looked at his daughter's portrait with tears in his eyes and murmured, "Tongtong, the police are here to see you. They have arrested all the bad guys. Don't worry."
Xia Mufan and his teammates lit three incense sticks, raised them to their eyebrows, and bowed deeply three times to the bright and graceful face.
Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission.
Thank u.
Brave Shen Yitong.
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