"Yu Zhigen and I were both from Muguantun," Liu Pengfei lowered his head and began to recount the events of the Slaughter Case, "He was younger than me by two years. Even though we went to the same elementary and middle school, we were in different grades.
"When I was in my third year of high school, I fell in love with a girl from Yu Zhigen's class, Xiao Qin. After a lot of hard work, Xiao Qin agreed to my pursuit and we got together! "
"Xiao Qin was very pretty, and many boys pursued her, including Yu Zhigen!"
"But Yu Zhigen, that bastard, couldn't get Xiao Qin, so he started spreading rumors, saying that Xiao Qin had slept with him, and that she wasn't a good girl anymore! He even said that there was a mole on Xiao Qin's back, and where she had a birthmark. He made it sound like it was true, and it spread like wildfire. Not only did the teacher know, but even the village knew about it! "
"Xiao Qin was shy, and almost committed suicide because of this!" Liu Pengfei said angrily, "Xiao Qin's parents argued with Yu Zhigen, and even though Yu Zhigen admitted his mistake, he couldn't take back the rumors that had been spread! Not long after, Xiao Qin was forced to drop out of school, and went to work in another city! "
"At first, Xiao Qin and I were fine, and I wasn't affected by the rumors, but … my parents … they didn't approve of us being together. I tried to sneak out to look for Xiao Qin, but my dad chased me back! After that, our relationship slowly broke off! "
"After that, I heard that Xiao Qin really went to a big city to become … become … a prostitute!" Liu Pengfei gritted his teeth and said, "If it wasn't for that despicable Yu Zhigen, Xiao Qin wouldn't have become a prostitute! She … had been with me for a long time! It was Yu Zhigen who ruined my and Qin's happiness! He deserved to die! "
"Oh?" Miao Ying was slightly stunned, and couldn't help but ask, "Could it be … that was your motive for killing him? But … "
Miao Ying wanted to ask Liu Pengfei, "Since you've been holding a grudge for a long time, why did you wait so many years to kill him?" But she swallowed her words, as Liu Pengfei had been lured into confessing. If Miao Ying asked, wouldn't that be exposing the truth?
Fortunately, Liu Pengfei was already immersed in his memories and did not notice anything strange. He continued to narrate,
"On the day of the murder, I was indeed prepared," Liu Pengfei seemed to have let go of some kind of burden, as he spoke louder and louder, "It was raining that day, and I was wearing a raincoat, so no one would have noticed me! I used the key I prepared to open the door and sneaked into Yu Zhigen's house. In order to not leave any footprints, I even put on the shoe covers I prepared in advance!
"After entering the house, I quickly saw Yu Zhigen, who was already dead drunk. At that time, he was lying on the sofa with the TV on and the volume was very loud!
"I don't know if he saw me or not. I just went up and slashed him with the machete! At that time, I was also quite scared. I didn't know where I had cut. It could have been my head or my shoulder! Yu Zhigen woke up, but facing my crazy slashes, he didn't even have the strength to fight back. He only shouted a few times and then stopped moving! But … I still slashed for a long time, until I couldn't even hold the machete properly, then I stopped!
"After that, in order to distract the police, I tore a piece of cloth from the sofa, dipped it in Yu Zhigen's blood, and wrote those words on the wall! Then, I closed the door and left the scene in a hurry.
"The person that was captured on the camera was indeed me. I was wearing that raincoat at the time!"
Hearing this, Miao Ying looked at Zhao Yu again. But Zhao Yu was still frowning, as if he was thinking about something important.
"Officers," Liu Pengfei said calmly, "actually … regarding today's situation, I was already mentally prepared! I knew that the day I would be arrested would come sooner or later, but I didn't think that it would be a full ten years late!!
"In these ten years, I treated every day as if I had earned it myself, so I was more daring than anyone else. I was even more willing to invest and spend money. Who knew that my business would only get bigger and bigger!
"In this period of time, I went to the police station countless times, but was released every time.
"God is making fun of me! Just when I was feeling lucky and thought that you would never find me, I fell into your trap! Looks like … the elders were right. If you don't want people to know, then don't do it! "
"Alright!" Zhao Yu closed his notebook and stood up to speak to Miao Ying, "Captain Miao, since the truth of the Slaughter Case has been cleared up, please take care of the related matters. I have to go back to the station to report!"
"Eh? Officer Zhao, what do you mean? " Miao Ying suddenly shook her head and said, "We're only halfway through the case, how can you leave just like that?"
"Halfway?"
Zhao Yu wanted to ask, but saw Miao Ying giving him a meaningful look. He had no choice but to sit back down.
"Liu Pengfei!" Miao Ying turned around and smiled at Liu Pengfei, "Stop wasting time, let's continue! Officer Zhao's Slaughter Case has been closed, but what about our Sanlitun Murder Case? Isn't it time to unravel the mystery? "
"Ah?"
Zhao Yu was shocked. He did not understand Miao Ying's intentions at all. Why would there be another Sanlitun Murder Case out of nowhere?
"Ten years ago, it was also a rainy, thunderous night," Miao Ying said, "Liu Pengfei's wife, Jian Wenli, was murdered in her own bed! This case, like the Slaughter Case, has always been an unsolved case in our Ruyang Branch! "
"Ah?"
Zhao Yu was shocked again. He did not think that Liu Pengfei had another murder case on him. At that moment, Zhao Yu finally understood one thing. After all this time, Miao Ying had gone all out to help him for another reason!
This woman … was amazing!
"Liu Pengfei, we've said everything we need to say, so you don't have to beat around the bush!" Miao Ying advised, "First, Yu Zhigen was killed, then within a month, your wife died in her own home! Lin Meifeng lost her husband, and you lost your wife! Isn't there a connection between these two? "
Hearing this, Zhao Yu instinctively felt something, and his emotions became more and more complicated.
Logically speaking, he had already solved such a difficult Slaughter Case, so he should be ecstatic! However, what Liu Pengfei said before he pleaded guilty made him feel uneasy.
Liu Pengfei had asked him, "Did that woman confess?"
"That woman" was obviously Lin Meifeng!
Then … why would he say that?
Did he think that the police had already arrested Lin Meifeng?
What would Lin Meifeng confess?
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