Notes From A Criminal Investigation Chapter 8

"I went to the scene and looked at the physical evidence that had been collected previously. Objectively speaking, the on-site investigators in the technical room were very meticulous and of a very high standard. The only flaw was the use of physical evidence. The bayonets were open but not inserted."

Owen answered directly, without hiding his views. Criminal investigation is a science, and science cannot tolerate any falsehood. He does not consider things that are not related to science, and he must say what needs to be said.

Marcus's expression became serious, and he said, "So, you really have made some progress?"

Owen said: "It's not progress, but we found a clue that can be dug further."

Marcus said: "Be simple and direct, don't keep people in suspense."

Owen said: "There are some duck bones in the physical evidence, which is very likely to be a breakthrough point. The reason is very simple. When you gnaw on duck bones, human saliva will most likely be left on the bones. Human saliva contains oral epithelial cells, and oral epithelial cells contain nuclear DNA. If we can get saliva samples from duck bones, we can compare them with the suspect. Of course, it is also possible that we can extract saliva samples but still cannot find the suspect, but we at least have an important piece of evidence to lock in the suspect. With this evidence, the suspect will be brought to justice sooner or later."

Marcus did not express his opinion. He picked up the phone and called Gong Jianmin from the Serious Crime Squad and Lao Tan, the head of the technical department, to his office.

Old Tan is in his fifties and has bald hair. After listening to Owen's analysis, he said with bulging eyes: "The duck bones have been frozen. Our technical department does not have the ability to extract similar dried saliva."

Owen said: "The Criminal Police Corps Technical Office can do it. When I was in the Criminal Investigation Department, I visited the Corps Technical Office. This is an important achievement of theirs."

Marcus turned around and asked Lao Tan, "Why did you save the duck bones at that time?"

Old Tan said: "Xiao Lin conducted the on-site investigation. He is a junk collector and he always collects a lot of physical evidence. I guess he didn't think clearly about what the physical evidence was used for at the time."

Jiangzhou has accumulated several unsolved murders in recent years, which has put great pressure on the criminal police detachment. If the duck bones can be used as a breakthrough to solve Chen Lingfei's case, then the huge pressure faced by the criminal police detachment can be alleviated. Marcus immediately decided: "Old Tan will go to the headquarters. If they can't do it, please ask them to ask the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security for help."

While waiting for the results of the identification, Owen and Li Chao continued their investigation, this time contacting Dai Xiaofeng directly.

Dai Xiaofeng's company is in Xicheng, and its name is Fengling Technology. The "Feng" in front of Fengling is Dai Xiaofeng's "Feng", and the "Ling" in the back is Chen Lingfei's "Ling". The company is on the 18th floor of the office building. Owen and Li Chao were taken to Dai Xiaofeng's office. Dai Xiaofeng's office is about 100 square meters, with a row of floor-to-ceiling windows, and the whole Xicheng can be seen at a glance, which is very impressive.

In Owen's imagination, Dai Xiaofeng was a scientific and technological talent who wore glasses and had a slightly frail figure. In fact, Dai Xiaofeng did not wear glasses and had a rather tall figure, and was not a frail scholar.

The secretary made tea and left the office. Dai Xiaofeng sat opposite Li Chao and Owen and said, "Excuse me, officers, do you have any new clues?"

Li Chao said: "Officer Hou and I are handling the Chen Lingfei case and need to understand the situation."

Dai Xiaofeng showed disappointment on his face and said, "Why did you change people again? I have to tell the story all over again every time. Still no clues?"

Li Chao was very serious when facing the victim, saying: "The police have been investigating, and it is normal to adjust personnel sometimes. I have a few questions I want to verify."

Owen secretly observed Dai Xiaofeng, trying to find out if there was anything wrong with his facial expression. When answering questions, Dai Xiaofeng fell into painful memories, lowered his head, supported his face with his hands, and tears flowed from time to time when answering questions.

Half an hour later, the investigation was over. Dai Xiaofeng's story was basically the same as the records of the serious crime squad, and no new clues emerged. When Dai Xiaofeng raised his head, his eyes were red and his face was full of tears. He choked up and said, "I am willing to cooperate with the police and welcome you to investigate at any time. But I have one request. Don't change your people too much. Every time you change someone, I have to recall everything again. This makes me very painful."

After they left the house, Li Chao asked, "What do you think of Dai Xiaofeng?"

Owen recalled how he felt after Leo's accident and said, "The pain is real."

Li Chao said: "You have been observing for a long time, and this is the only stupid conclusion you came up with?"

Owen shrugged his shoulders and said, "This is the only conclusion we can draw."

Li Chao looked at his watch and said, "Let's go to another store and look for Chen Lingfei's colleague."

In the evening, Owen and Li Chao came out from the home of Chen Lingfei's colleague. Chen Lingfei's colleague lived not far from Chen's home. Li Chao looked at his watch again and said, "Let's go eat. I've been walking for a long time and I'm really hungry. Tonight, my brother will treat us to a drink at Binjiang Road."

Owen said, "How can I let Master spend money on eating out? Master, please don't be polite to me. The money of Guolong Group comes from the people and should be used for the people."

Li Chao laughed and said, "It's great to have a rich second-generation apprentice. I can eat and drink without any psychological burden."

The two came to the Binjiang Road Snack City with a strong commercial atmosphere, found a small shop with the best environment, and ordered grilled river fish and beer.

Owen chose a position with his back to the Jiangzhou River, trying his best to avoid making eye contact with the river.

Jiangzhou River is a seasonal river. In the dry season, the water level is only knee-deep. Later, a tunnel was dug in Mabei Mountain in the urban area to bring the water of Maxi River outside the city into the city to replenish the water of Jiangzhou River. The urban river channel has become full of water. With a large amount of water and a fast flow rate, Jiangzhou River suddenly became clear and became a place where residents lingered at night.

The river flows by, the breeze blows on the face, and the diners chat loudly, forming a unique picture. When Li Chao received a call from his wife, he immediately stood aside with the phone in his hand, nodding and bowing to explain, smiling through the phone.

Returning to the table, Li Chao explained why he insisted on going to the river, saying, "Your sister-in-law and niece came here to practice the piano, so I asked them to come together. It would be troublesome to cook at home."

Knowing that Li Chao's wife was coming, Owen quickly ordered two more hard dishes. The person he was closest to in the criminal police detachment was the chatterbox Li Chao in front of him. Li Chao was afraid that his wife would not hide it in front of friends. Owen had always been curious about what this "Hedong Lion" looked like, so when a pretty little woman came over with an equally pretty little girl, he was very surprised.

"Are you Owen? My big mouth often mentions you in front of me." Li Chao's wife is called Hu Xiu. As her name suggests, she always speaks in a soft and gentle voice.

"Hello, sister-in-law. I have wanted to visit Master's house for a long time, but the time is always not right." Owen said politely.

Hu Xiu asked her daughter to sit beside her, put the huge piano case on the chair, and said: "The house is very messy, and I am embarrassed to invite colleagues to come home. Li Qin has to learn piano every day and has a lot of homework. Dazui is a man who ignores family when he is busy. I teach the third grade, the graduating class, and I go out early and come back late every day. Sometimes I really don't want my daughter to learn piano, but everyone is learning it, and my daughter has no special skills, so it won't work."

Owen noticed that Hu Xiu had fine wrinkles at the corners of her eyebrows, and that she was as talkative as Li Chao, so he said, "Sister-in-law, I've been with Master these days, and I can't take care of my family because I'm busy with the case."

Li Chao said: "Wife, my apprentice knows how tired he is just now. I am not lying to you."

Owen looked at Li Chao who was taking good care of his daughter and suddenly understood why he was so stubborn. He was stubborn because of love, not fear, but also because he felt guilty for leaving all the housework to his wife because of his work.

After dinner, Hu Xiu, her husband and daughter walked home along the river.

"Husband, Owen doesn't look like a rich second-generation at all. I really can't understand why he wants to be a criminal policeman. It's tiring, dangerous, and he doesn't make much money. I was ignorant at the time, so I was deceived by your police uniform. If I could travel through time, I would definitely not look for the police." Hu Xiu knew that Owen was the son of the boss of Guolong Group. As a woman who was tortured by life and aged prematurely, she really couldn't understand why Owen would be so stupid as to become a criminal policeman.

Li Chao held his daughter's hand and said, "He has a nickname, 'Pervert'. Not only can you not understand it, I can't understand it either. I heard a legend, but it's unconfirmed."

Upon learning that Owen became a criminal policeman in order to avenge Leo, Hu Xiu immediately developed a liking for Owen.

Owen sat alone by the river, following the backs of the family of three.

Ever since Leo's accident, he has been reluctant to approach any river. Every time he sees the waves in the river, the past is like a bayonet stabbing into the softest part of his body. What's more serious is that his body will feel dizzy as if he is sick. When eating, Owen sat by the river and never faced the waves. When the family of three left, he turned his head to face the river, staring at the waves, and soon he felt dizzy.

With his back to the river, the dizziness slowly lifted. Owen's mood became increasingly gloomy. The past scenes did not fade at all, like dense bullets, piercing countless holes in his soul. The poisonous snake that had been entangled in his heart for a long time came out again: "If I hadn't gone to drink that day and accompanied Leo home, nothing would have happened."

He left the river sadly and went into the city. The dense bullets were blocked by steel bars and concrete, and his soul was temporarily safe.

Back at Gaosen Villa, Owen turned on the speakers without turning on the lights, and quietly listened to "but.terfly Lovers", Leo's favorite, in the study. In his ears, the melody of "but.terfly Lovers" was full of sadness, flowing quietly in the darkness.

Chen Lingfei's Secret

A few days later, Owen got the identification results: the DNA detected in the saliva extracted from the duck bones was consistent with the DNA of Chen Lingfei's husband Dai Xiaofeng.

Dai Xiaofeng called Chen Lingfei at around 4 o'clock on the day of the crime. Chen Lingfei bought pickled duck at 5:12. Dai Xiaofeng's DNA was found in the pickled duck bones. Putting this series of events together, it is easy to tell who the murderer is. When the criminal police from the serious crime brigade saw the scene, they intuitively felt that Dai Xiaofeng was the most likely suspect. Judging from the current clues, the intuition of the veteran criminal police is of great reference value.

There is currently an obstacle that has not been overcome. Many employees can confirm Dai Xiaofeng's timeline in the unit. This timeline is very powerful and excludes Dai Xiaofeng as a suspect.

After research by the detachment and approval by the deputy director in charge, Liu Zhangang, the Jiangzhou Public Security Bureau decided to use technical investigation methods against Dai Xiaofeng.

The work of the criminal police captain is complicated, but no matter how much he has to do, Marcus will take time to go to the Second Brigade's information room every day to see the latest progress. After the meeting at the Municipal Bureau, Marcus returned to the office and went directly to the Second Brigade's information room without entering the door.

A map of Jiangzhou was spread out on the desk in the information room, with a route map drawn in pencil on it. Owen bit the pencil and pondered over the route map.

"Any new discoveries?"

"Captain, we are still stuck on time. My master and I asked Dai Xiaofeng's company employees again. The fifty minutes before and after dinner is not enough for Dai Xiaofeng to get from West City to East City and then from East City to West City."

Marcus frowned. Although Dai Xiaofeng's DNA was detected on the duck bones, Dai Xiaofeng was Chen Lingfei's husband, and it was normal for him to eat at home. The receipt for the pickled duck could only prove that the pickled duck was bought at this time, but it could not prove that the pickled duck Dai Xiaofeng ate was the pickled duck purchased at 5:12. What was even more fatal was that no pickled duck was found in Chen Lingfei's stomach. To be more precise, she did not eat at all that night, but only ate a little apple.

"If Dai Xiaofeng committed the crime, then as a man with no criminal record, he must have had a serious reason for choosing to kill his wife. Moreover, no matter how well he disguises himself, a flaw can always be found." Before leaving the archive room, Marcus, like Ding Hao, patted Owen's shoulder heavily.

This is true in theory, but it is indeed difficult to find a breakthrough.

Owen watched the surveillance video as physical evidence again. A total of 107 people entered and left the community that afternoon. The serious crime team worked very carefully and spent a lot of energy investigating the 107 people when the case occurred. They met with all 107 people and found no clues.

There is a thick pile of investigation materials on 107 people, and the work is very solid.

After putting down the information, Owen found Li Chao.

"I've gone to the scene again and have run around countless times. Let's go. It's uncomfortable to sit in the office." Li Chao actually likes doing investigations with Owen. After the investigation, his time is relatively flexible. He can take time to pick up his daughter or go home to cook.

The two men came to the crime scene and walked around inside and outside. In the alley where Tu Sun was caught, Owen said: "The murderer must have entered the community, there is no doubt about that. There are four passages in the entire community, but this alley is the only one without surveillance, which is a big loophole."

The two walked along the alley to the community wall.

The courtyard wall is three meters high, and there is a surveillance camera on the top of the wall. Looking at the surveillance camera, Owen sighed: "There was a major mistake at the beginning. We only retrieved the surveillance camera outside the gate, and did not keep the surveillance cameras at other points. Now there is no way to check it."

Li Chao said: "You can't look at things from a God's perspective. Every investigator is an ordinary person. They can't predict the details of the case and will inevitably make mistakes. When each case is traced back, some problems are often found. People in the office will say that the investigator made mistakes. In fact, when investigating the case, the investigator will face a mess. Every useful clue is very clear after the case is solved, but it was hidden in the mess at the beginning."

This reason could not convince Owen. He brought himself to the original crime scene and could not understand why the police officers at the time did not retrieve the videos from other surveillance points. Not retrieving them was indeed a major mistake.

Owen was invited to a dinner party by his high school classmate Jin Chuantong. After a little hesitation, he agreed to attend the dinner party. Leo's case was most likely a murder of passion, and the murderer might be among his former classmates. This was the biggest motivation for him to attend the class reunion.

Some students wanted to get in touch with Guolong Group through Owen, or do business, or help relatives and friends find jobs. Owen almost always took care of these things, so Owen had a good reputation among his classmates. The only thing that made several beautiful female students dissatisfied was that Owen was very rigid about emotional issues and did not give female students any chances at all.

"This is Wang Yongqiang, from Class 5. Do you still remember him?" Jin Chuantang introduced a classmate wearing glasses to Owen.

"We often lined up together when doing exercises." Owen thought back for a while, and had an impression of the man in front of him in high school. He didn't have many characteristics in high school. He was a very ordinary student, and he was inconspicuous among the students. The only impression was that he always wore a gray shirt and walked with his head down. In fact, it is not accurate to say that the shirt is gray. It should be a white shirt, but it has been worn for too long and gradually turned into a gray shirt. Another thing is that he and Leo were classmates in junior high school.

"Wang Yongqiang was the first among us to start working, and now he is the principal of a training school. He did not go to college, but he is more promising than those of us who did," Jin Chuantang introduced.

Owen studied at university for four years and became a rookie criminal policeman after graduation. Wang Yongqiang did not go to university, but he established a training school in four years, which is quite impressive.

"What specific training is there?"

"At first it was computer training, then it became comprehensive training, and now we have opened a driving school, and the business is okay. Of course, compared with the Guolong Group, it is like the difference between an elephant and an ant, or even bigger, and they cannot be compared at all." Compared with many years ago, Wang Yongqiang has lost his youthfulness and his belly is obviously protruding.

Wang Yongqiang also looked at Owen while speaking. Compared with his school days, Owen, who became a criminal policeman, was almost a different person. He no longer looked like a rich second-generation dandy, and spoke in a very calm and steady manner.

"Don't stand and talk, sit down." Yang Hong was quite organized and arranged for the students to sit down, and then sat next to Owen. While drinking, she always took care of Owen and helped him block other people's toasts from time to time.

Owen certainly knew what Yang Hong was thinking, but although Yang Hong was pretty, she was not his type, and she was once Leo's good friend. He just played dumb and didn't respond to Yang Hong's hints.

At nine o'clock in the evening, Wang Yongqiang turned on the TV in the private room and tuned to Jiangzhou TV Station.

Owen rarely watched TV, let alone Jiangzhou TV. When he saw the images on Jiangzhou TV, he felt that the announcers on the TV station were really pretentious.

Yang Hong said: "Wang Yongqiang, turn off the TV."

Wang Yongqiang said, "Wait a minute, I'll check the news. Jiangzhou held a dragon boat race today. Our school formed a team and it did pretty well today, taking third place."

The news soon aired footage of the game.

There is an artificial lake at the exit of Jiangzhou River, which is a landmark area of   the new city. Since last year, dragon boat races have been held on the artificial lake every year, which is very lively. Due to the good supporting facilities on the lakeside, the lake area has become the area with the highest land price in Jiangzhou. Six dragon boats are lined up side by side, with 20 people sitting on each dragon boat and a strong man beating the drum standing in front. Amid the drumbeats and shouts, the dragon boats sped forward. The dragon boat with the "Yongqiang School" flag won the third place, and the cheerleaders on the shore also waved the big "Yongqiang School" flag.

After drinking, Yang Hong took the initiative to leave the hotel with Owen. Under the influence of alcohol, she took the initiative to shake Owen's hand. Owen's body was slightly stiff when his hand was held. When he was about to pull his hand out of Yang Hong's hand, his cell phone rang. After answering the call, Owen hurried away with the excuse of having something urgent to do, leaving Yang Hong at the door of the hotel.

Back at Gaosen Villa, Owen went to the bathroom to wash his hands again. There were two Yangs in the first class of Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School, one was Leo and the other was Yang Hong. Yang Hong could be called the second Yang together with Leo, and her appearance was not low either, at least she was considered above average in Jiangzhou.

Despite her beauty, Yang Hong did not enter Owen's heart. He was alone in the room for a while, turned on his computer and browsed around, and finally returned to Chen Lingfei's Weibo. Chen Lingfei was killed, her Weibo stopped, but the past pictures were still preserved. Bystanders who knew the inside story would sigh even more when reading these Weibo posts.

The content of Weibo is a door through which one can enter the inner world and daily life of a young girl. Chen Lingfei has a keen interest in life and is full of love and fantasy for her new home. Many of her photos are related to the decoration of her new home.

Suddenly, a model came into Owen's sight.

There is a unique boat model in the study. Chen Lingfei said on Weibo: "The single-person kayak model is placed on the desk to commemorate the days when my husband fought on the water."

Owen felt that a string in his head was plucked. After the string was plucked, it continued to ring in his head, making him restless.

From the map, Jiangzhou city is divided into two parts, West City and East City, by Mabei Mountain. To be precise, West City and East City are separated by Mabei Mountain and connected by a canyon area of   Mabei Mountain itself. The reason why traffic congestion is prone to occur from West City to East City is not only due to the increase in vehicles, but also related to the terrain. Vehicles must detour to a canyon area of   Mabei Mountain. There are not many roads in the canyon area, which naturally becomes a traffic jam.

In addition to Mabei Mountain, the city originally had the Jiangzhou River that passed through the city. The Jiangzhou River is a seasonal river, with less water in the off-season. In order to solve the problem of the low water volume of the Jiangzhou River in the off-season, the municipal government spent a huge amount of money to dig a tunnel in Mabei Mountain, so that water from another river outside the city can enter the city through the tunnel.

Owen drove to Chen Lingfei's neighborhood and walked through the alley of Zhua Tusun, where there was an opening that connected to the river channel of the water diversion project. He walked to the river with a flashlight, and then walked along the river bank with dense vegetation for five minutes to the tunnel entrance.

The tunnel entrance was exceptionally quiet at night, and the sound of flowing water could be clearly heard. Owen suppressed his dizziness and used a flashlight to carefully observe the tunnel entrance.

The tunnel is one lane wide, and the water surface is about 1.5 meters above the top of the tunnel, which is enough for kayaks to go in and out. If Dai Xiaofeng really has the ability to kayak, the time from West City to East City will be greatly shortened. As for how much shorter it can be, it will take experiments.

He stayed by the water for a long time, and then he broke out in a cold sweat and felt like vomiting.

"I'm a criminal police officer and I have to overcome the problem of not being able to go to the river."

In order to cure this hidden disease, Owen sat by the river. The dark night, the slight river breeze, and the faint smell of water directly brought him into the darkest moment of the three-day boat trip on the river. His body was swaying as if on the boat, and his head was dizzy. He persisted for a while and vomited.

Owen was unable to suppress the dual pain of body and mind. He left the river mouth and walked to the urban area alone. His lonely figure stretched out along the street.

"Who? Stop." The patrolman on the street spotted the suspicious man and chased after him.

Owen's mind was still spinning, his chest was covered with vomit. The patrolman's instructions slipped past his ears but did not enter his brain. One of the patrolmen was impatient and stepped forward to grab Owen's collar, saying, "Don't leave, what are you doing?" He felt the greasiness in his hand, raised his hand and felt sick, shone the flashlight in Owen's face, and cursed, "How much alcohol have you drunk? You look stupid!"

After Owen was kicked twice, he suddenly seemed to have passed through a time tunnel and returned to reality from the swaying boat. He dodged the kick and said, "Don't do it, we can talk it out."

"What do you do?"

"I'm from the criminal police team."

"You are from the criminal police team, and I am the fcuking bodyguard of Zhongnanhai."

Several patrolmen did not believe that the drunk man in front of them was a criminal policeman, and pushed him to the police station. Owen did not know whether to laugh or cry, and did not want to waste time talking to them, so he followed them to the police station. On the way, he wanted to call his master, but was stopped. When he walked to a bright place, he looked down at his chest and realized that he was indeed a mess. No wonder he was suspected.

Arriving at the police station, the duty officer quickly verified Owen's identity. Despite their doubts, the patrolmen apologized repeatedly. Especially the patrolmen who hit people felt even more embarrassed.

Owen completely recovered from the scene by the river and said, "This is your job, I will definitely cooperate. I am really not angry, Zhongnanhai bodyguard."

When Owen left the police station, a patrolman who claimed to be a bodyguard of Zhongnanhai chased him out and stuffed a pack of cigarettes into his pocket to apologize. He wanted to call his master, but he didn't call when he remembered that his master rarely had a full night to spend with his sister-in-law. He didn't go back to Gaosen Villa, but went directly to the information room of the Second Criminal Police Brigade to reorganize his thoughts.

The duck bones locked down Dai Xiaofeng's DNA, and the kayak basically solved the time problem. All the links were connected, and Dai Xiaofeng was a major suspect in the crime.

What was Dai Xiaofeng’s motive for committing the crime?

Chen Lingfei had been posting on Weibo, and even posted a photo of her new home an hour before she was killed. Judging from her Weibo, she had no idea that there was a dark cloud hanging over her head. Chen Lingfei's mother was very rational and did not have any doubts about her son-in-law.

Owen thought about this problem all night and couldn't sleep.

"Owen, what did you do last night?" Marcus received an apology call from the director in the morning. Upon learning that Owen was walking alone and awkwardly on the street late at night, he was worried that his "dandy syndrome" might break out, so he went upstairs directly and asked about his whereabouts last night.

Owen said calmly, "I may have found a breakthrough point."

Owen, Marcus and Li Chao went straight to the canal entrance. On the way, Marcus called Huang Wei, the deputy captain of the serious crime brigade in charge of the case, and asked him to take two people to the other side of the canal.

During the day, the situation at the canal mouth is clearer. From the canal mouth to the shore, there is a thick green belt, which is very concealed. The canal mouth is about three meters wide, and the top is about one and a half meters above the water surface. Standing by the water, Owen felt a little depressed in his chest. He closed his eyes and his body seemed to sway.

"Are you not feeling well?" Li Chao asked when he saw that Owen looked unwell.

Owen shook his head and said, "I caught a cold last night, but it's okay. I'm fine."

Marcus looked at his watch and asked, "When can you come?"

Before he finished speaking, two people appeared at the riverside, carrying a single-person boat. As they went down the river, Marcus said, "Why don't you take some protective measures?"

The tall man had a dark complexion, and when he smiled, his white teeth were exposed. He said, "We do this for a living. We are professional."

After the boat was launched, we received a call from the other side within eight minutes. It then took us eleven minutes to go upstream to Dongcheng.

After the experiment, Marcus called the two kayakers over and asked them in detail where to buy the kayaks in the province. Single-person kayaks are sports equipment, and the buyers are very professional. In this case, using the object to find the person is the easiest method.

The two investigators came to the provincial capital and quickly found Dai Xiaofeng's name in the purchase records. The purchase time was two months before Chen Lingfei was murdered.

The chain of evidence was basically complete. The Criminal Police Detachment took compulsory measures of criminal detention against Dai Xiaofeng in accordance with the law, and the interrogation was conducted by experienced pre-trial officers from the Third Brigade.

Fourteen hours later, Dai Xiaofeng finally suffered a mental breakdown and confessed to the murder.

Owen and Li Chao, as investigators, watched the interrogation in the monitoring room.

Dai Xiaofeng was a well-proportioned man, standing with a majestic bearing. But when his psychological defenses were breached, he became like a punctured ball, going limp.

Dai Xiaofeng was mentally broken, and kept muttering to himself: "I love Xiaofei. She is the woman I love most in my life. I have never loved any other woman. She gave me a lot of support when I was in the most difficult time. I am now successful in my career, with a net income of four to five million yuan a year, and my company's business is booming. Xiaofei and I bought a new house and went to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a marriage certificate."

When the pre-trial officer asked about his motive, Dai Xiaofeng straightened up his taut body and said, "I am very lucky. I started a successful business and married Chen Lingfei. I thought my life was on a happy track, but who knew there was a cliff ahead. I received an anonymous USB drive with three videos in it."

At this point, Dai Xiaofeng's facial muscles twitched and he began to sob softly.

"What video?" The pre-trial officer waited until Dai Xiaofeng calmed down and asked the question slowly.

"It's a video of Chen Lingfei engaging in prostitution. It's the same person, and there are three of them." At this point, Dai Xiaofeng clenched his fists and pounded the table. The handcuffs were attached to the table, and the arm's movement was very small, but it made the table bang loudly.

Dai Xiaofeng gritted his teeth, veins exposed: "I couldn't believe it at first, but the prostitution woman was really Xiaofei. The birthmark on her but.tocks and the voice she spoke were exactly the same. It couldn't be anyone else. When I was prostitution, the TV was on in the room and the news was playing. I saw the date at that time from the news. It was the time when I failed in my business, ran out of money and had no one to turn to for help. I even thought about committing suicide several times. Later, Xiaofei kept giving me money so that I could pay the salaries of the only two employees left. She said it was borrowed money, and I was so stupid that I actually believed it. I had no idea that she had been using the dirty money she earned to help me maintain the situation."

Dai Xiaofeng burst into tears.

Owen and Li Chao looked at each other in bewilderment. After locking in on Dai Xiaofeng, they had been speculating on his motive for murder. Dai Xiaofeng was successful in his career, and Chen Lingfei devoted herself to her new family. After investigation, they basically ruled out revenge and money murder. The most likely reason was love murder: Dai Xiaofeng had a new lover, and in order to get rid of Chen Lingfei, he wanted to kill.

The reason given by Dai Xiaofeng was completely different from what they had guessed.

Li Chao was stunned and said, "Although he really can't accept his wife's compensated dating, there are reasons for it. Chen Lingfei is a good woman who is willing to do everything for her husband. Dai Xiaofeng is really not a man. Even if he can't accept his wife's compensated dating, he can divorce her. There is no need to kill her."

"I just couldn't get over it. Whenever I slept with her, I would always think of the various positions she had when having s3x with other men, especially her moans, which echoed in my mind all the time. Many times during s3x, I wanted to strangle her to death, but I couldn't do it. Later, I bought a boat and used the time difference to create the illusion that I was not at home."

After Dai Xiaofeng explained his motive for committing the crime, his spirit completely collapsed and he no longer looked like a social elite at all.

Owen had no good feelings towards the man in front of him: Dai Xiaofeng was an extremely selfish man, and Chen Lingfei was blind to fall in love with Dai Xiaofeng.

Li Chao said: "Dai Xiaofeng really loves Chen Lingfei, but his love turns to hatred when it reaches a deep level."

Owen shook his head and said, "He committed the crime with great care. After committing the crime, he wanted to live a good life. If love is deep, then it will be a crime of passion. Dai Xiaofeng is narrow-minded. He loves himself more than he loves Chen Lingfei, far more."

Chen Lingfei's mother had always had a good impression of her son-in-law. She was stunned when she learned the truth. She lost her temper in front of the police officers and yelled, "My daughter would never engage in prostitution. This must be a mistake. Someone is framing her!" She was a university teacher and had always valued face. She simply could not believe that a good girl would engage in prostitution. To her, prostitution was uglier and more unacceptable than death.

Owen had deep sympathy for Chen Lingfei. Facing Chen Lingfei's crazy mother, he angrily said to Li Chao: "This is also a selfish person. I have read Chen Lingfei's Weibo. She kept her distance from her mother. Chen Lingfei's mother managed her too strictly since she was a child. She did not let Chen Lingfei feel loved, so she lost her mind when she met a sgumbag. Chen Lingfei was born in a scholarly family. Prostitution betrayed the education she received since childhood. It takes great courage, which is also great love. In my opinion, there is nothing more serious than death. Even if Chen Lingfei used to prostitution, at least she has the right to live. On the other hand, Chen Lingfei's mother is too strong, a strong mother and a weak daughter. Chen Lingfei would rather engage in prostitution than ask her parents for money. It is simply pathetic that the relationship between mother and daughter is so distorted."

Li Chao patted Owen on the shoulder and said, "You are a criminal policeman. You can't get too deeply involved in the case. It's not good for your mental health. Solve the case and forget about it. Life will go on, the sun will rise tomorrow, and the death knell will toll for those murderers."

After solving the case, Owen, as the case handler, and Li Chao were highly praised by the Municipal Bureau and the Criminal Police Detachment. However, Owen was in a gloomy state for a long time after learning the truth of the case.

At the end of summer, Owen came to Jiangzhou Cemetery to visit Leo's grave. Every year at this time, he must come to visit Leo's grave. After visiting the grave, he would walk slowly along the cemetery path. This year, he specially found Chen Lingfei's grave.

By reading all of Chen Lingfei's Weibo and paper materials, Owen opened a window into a girl's life, and learned many details of Chen Lingfei's life, her hobbies and dreams. Chen Lingfei has changed from a stranger to a friend he has never met. When he closes his eyes, he seems to be able to see Chen Lingfei's face in his mind.

Standing in front of Chen Lingfei's tomb, Owen put down the bouquet and was surprised to find that the photo on Chen Lingfei's tombstone had been hit with an obvious mark. He went to the cemetery management office, showed his police officer ID, and asked what happened.

The cemetery manager said: "The person who smashed the tombstone was the deceased's mother. Our security guards discovered it in time and called the police. It has nothing to do with our management. Her mother suddenly smashed the tombstone when she went to the grave. How can we do anything about it?"

Owen left the cemetery and initially wanted to help get a new photo of Chen Lingfei. Sitting in the car, this idea disappeared. Life is like this, it always leaves scars inadvertently, some in the heart, some on the body, and some on the tombstone.

After a year, the Chen Lingfei case was finally solved, and everyone in the Criminal Police Detachment finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Marcus made an appointment for dinner at Lao Jiang's house.

The dishes on the table were simple, just a large pot of braised crucian carp. Lao Jiang took a bottle of old wine and said excitedly: "Today I went fishing in Jiangzhou River. There was a backwater downstream and I had a good catch. I caught half a bucket of crucian carp, all of which were half a finger wide. Lao Zhu is in for a treat today."

Marcus unscrewed the bottle cap, filled two glasses, and said, "The Chen Lingfei case has been solved, and it was solved brilliantly. Owen is really good, and God has given him this job. For this case, he can at least get a third-class merit."

Lao Jiang took a sip from his wine glass and said, "Are you still going to implement your plan?"

Marcus gulped down a glass of wine and said, "Looking back on my career in the criminal police detachment, I have had successes and regrets. For example, in the history of Jiangzhou Public Security Bureau, most criminal police detachment leaders were members of the Party Committee, and I was one of the few detachment leaders who was not a member of the Party Committee."

Old Jiang smiled foolishly and said, "Do you still care about these false names? If you really care, if you had a little more insight back then, you might have become the director, not to mention the party committee member. Zhan Gang was your apprentice, and now he is a senior deputy director."

Marcus said: "During my tenure as detachment leader, in addition to the Chen Lingfei case, there were five unsolved murders. Although no matter what kind of detective there is, there are always unsolved cases, but this is too many. To be honest, I don't care about being an official, but I do care about these unsolved murders. My resignation is expected, and I don't care. I will create an opportunity before I leave so that Owen can solve these unsolved murders."

Lao Jiang asked: "Do you have any specific ideas?"

Marcus said: "This arrangement is very particular. If it is just arranged by me, it is highly likely that the death of the person and the end of the government will happen, and no one can guarantee that my arrangement can continue. Even if I take the initiative to solve these unsolved murders, I am afraid that if the case is not solved, I will retire, and there is still no guarantee that someone can continue to solve these murders."

Old Jiang held the wine glass, stared at Marcus for a long time, and said: "In terms of official position, you are not as good as me; in terms of realm, I am not as good as you. The first of several unsolved murders is the Ding Li case, which happened in my hands. Although I feel sorry, I just quit and didn't think too much about this case. From this point of view, I am not as good as you, brother, so I toast you a glass."

The two clinked glasses, and Lao Jiang said, "Don't be too persistent. You have to be more open-minded. When manpower is limited, every criminal policeman has cases that he can't handle. When you retire, the two of us will go fishing every day. It will be more comfortable with an extra companion."

After the two drank this wine, Marcus was about to leave office. Coincidentally, during these days, a rare opportunity fell from the sky and hit Marcus on the head.