Chapter 1189 - 608: Case Solved?

At this moment, the interrogation room was unusually quiet, as if the air had solidified.

Li Chuang stared intensely at Qin Feng in front of him, as well as the other officer.

At this moment, Qin Feng was looking straight at him.

For Li Chuang, who had been working in criminal investigation for many years, he knew deeply that this was the critical moment.

Often at this time, the psychological defenses of the suspect would quickly be broken.

So, he prepared to add the final push and said, "You still don’t want to confess now?"

"Do you want me to show you the lab test results to make you give up completely?"

"But if it comes to that, you might not even have the last chance to come clean."

Upon hearing this, Qin Feng sighed instantly and finally relented, "I’ll talk, since I’m dead either way."

"Tonight, because of you, I wasn’t able to deal with the other person. This is my life-long regret."

"But I’ve accepted it, victory defines the king, defeat the villain."

"If I can’t achieve my initial goal today, I’ll definitely settle the score with him in the afterlife."

After a moment of venting, he said in a deep voice, "I killed them, all three of those scumbags."

"Why did you kill them?" Qin Feng asked.

"Because they did something so outrageous it incensed both men and gods," Li Chuang said through gritted teeth.

"Explain specifically," Qin Feng asked.

"Previously, you were investigating Zhao Yan’s death. I believe the conclusion you reached."

"But why did Zhao Yan commit suicide? She was forced."

"The ones who forced her were these four people. They did something so heartless that Zhao Yan had no choice but to commit suicide."

"I believe they have to take responsibility and must be punished."

After hearing this, Qin Feng nodded and said, "Regarding Zhao Yan’s case, our Public Security has determined it was a suicide. Whether the reasons that led her to suicide can be used to punish them is up to the law, not you."

"How do you know they did something bad?"

Li Chuang thought for a moment and said, "What they did was so outrageous it incensed both men and gods."

"I remember that day, I had arranged to meet Zhao Yan at our usual place. At the time, I was delayed a bit due to some family matters."

"But when I got there, I found Zhao Yan wasn’t as happy as usual."

"I asked her if something was going on at home, she didn’t say. We chatted briefly and then she left."

"The next few times I asked her out, she kept finding excuses to avoid it."

"I thought she had someone else in her heart. Later, when I finally got her to come out, she didn’t even want to hold hands, and she told me to forget her, saying she was a bad woman."

"At the time, I thought, does she have someone new she likes? But she shook her head."

"Then, on the third day, she hanged herself."

"I was really puzzled by this at the time; within a week, she ended her life."

"To know, a week before, we were getting along well. Why did it suddenly turn out like this? I couldn’t figure it out myself."

"Finally, I kept thinking about it and realized she didn’t want me getting close, and she had no other boyfriend—could it be she was hurt and committed suicide because of her pride?"

"I thought about it for a long time and shared this idea with her parents."

"Zhao Yan’s mother was very sad, and the family didn’t understand her death either."

"Furthermore, her parents sought you out multiple times, but every time the result was the same, still determined a suicide."

"And then?" Qin Feng asked.

"Later, I didn’t pursue it much more, considering so much time had passed."

"Besides, I had no suspects, only a possibility."

After a short pause, Li Chuang continued, "Three years ago, I was dining with friends at a street food stall. When I went to the bathroom, I suddenly overheard someone in the adjacent stall saying they had assaulted a girl 15 years ago, and that girl died not long after."

"I was shocked back then, felt like the sky was falling—could my initial suspicion be true?"

"I was so agitated outside the restroom that I secretly followed the man."

"After drinking, when that man headed home alone, I found him."

"He was staggering drunk at the time. I asked him about it, beat him up, and he admitted: indeed, 15 years ago, he and three others forcibly assaulted a girl, and that girl was from our village."

"I was going to kill him then, but a police car happened to patrol by, so I temporarily dismissed the idea."

"After going back, I couldn’t calm down for a long time and immediately thought of a revenge plan."

"I killed the three of them one by one, at different times and places, mainly to avoid being tracked by the police."

At this point, Qin Feng suddenly asked, "Since you knew there was something wrong with the case back then, why didn’t you actively report it and seek help from the police?"

"Police help? We sought you out many times back then, and you all said there was no issue."

"In reality, the reason for Zhao Yan’s suicide wasn’t within your investigative scope."

"Even if what those four said was true, after so many years, can it still be used as evidence in court? The deceased is already dead, how can you investigate?"

"That’s not your concern, we police have our ways," Qin Feng said.

"You have your ways. I’ve watched plenty of legal education programs," he said.