The interrogation room was filled with smoke.
Zhang Hang smoked five cigarettes in a row and finally heaved a sigh of relief.
"You … you can ask whatever you want. I admit to it."
Han Bin struck while the iron was hot. "You admit that you killed Liu Lingzui?"
"Yes, I killed her."
"How did you kill her?"
Zhang Hang looked bitter. "I strangled her to death. I was afraid that she would scratch me, so I wore plastic gloves. I didn't expect to leave behind evidence."
Han Bin asked, "Why did you put the stolen goods in the hotel's safe?"
"I thought about throwing away Liu Lingzui's things, but every time I did so, I felt uneasy. I was afraid that someone would find out and trace it back to me. After hesitating for a long time, I decided to keep it first and throw it away after the storm had died down. "Zhang Hang looked at him mockingly.
"Now it seems that I was too indecisive. If I had thrown or buried the items back then, you might not have found them."
Han Bin shook his head. "There's an old saying that goes, 'Heaven's net has long arms, but nothing escapes'. Murder is a big project. You can't do everything. Even if you used other methods to dispose of the stolen goods, the police could still find you."
"You should regret why you killed people back then, not the way you killed them."
"I didn't want to kill people. I was forced to do it back then." Zhang Hang said helplessly. "Can I have another cigarette?"
Han Bin lit a cigarette and passed it to him. "Who forced you?"
"Who else could it be? Liu Lingzui! She really thought that I asked her to move here. If I had a brain, I wouldn't do such a stupid thing. She moved here herself. She wanted to force me to make a choice between the two. " Zhang Hang scratched his head. "On one side was my wife and child, and on the other side was my lover. How could I choose? I had no choice."
Han Bin continued, "Then you should have told her clearly and let her leave. Why did you have to kill her?"
"I told her and she made a bigger fuss. She called me a scumbag and said that I was shameless. She even wanted to go to my house to make a scene and let the neighbors know. She even wanted to go to my company to make my superiors and subordinates see clearly what kind of person I am. "
Zhang Hang's eyes were red. He squeezed out a few words from between his teeth, "She wants to destroy me!"
Han Bin said, "There will always be a solution. Killing is not the only option."
"Perhaps." Zhang Hang revealed a self-deprecating expression.
"Don't you think this woman is really weird? I'm a scumbag to begin with. Otherwise, why would I be fooling around with her?"
"She knew that I had a wife from the beginning. Why did she think that I would change after being with her?"
"There are so many good men. If she liked good men, she would have found a good man from the beginning. Why would she look for me?"
"Officers, do you think I'm right?"
Han Bin was stunned for a moment. He couldn't answer Zhang Hang's question. Perhaps only Liu Lingzui knew the answer.
Han Bin took a look at the handwriting and asked the next question, "How did you contact Liu Lingzui?"
"We met on a dating app. She also introduced me to her company's fund. I bought tens of thousands of yuan, and the two of us got together." Speaking of this, Zhang Hang's face showed a complicated expression.
"My wife is used to checking my phone number, WeChat, and SMS. That dating app isn't very famous, so my wife won't check it."
"What's the name of that dating app?"
"Dating."
Han Bin wrote it down and continued, "Describe how you killed Liu Lingzui."
"At that time, she was taking a bath in the bathtub. I put on plastic gloves and strangled her to death in the bathtub."
"Why did you kill her in such a way?"
"Zhu Weichao. I know about his case and that he escaped from prison. The police even issued a warrant for his arrest. I wanted to disguise the way he killed her and make the police think that he was the murderer," Zhang Hang said.
This method might divert the police's investigation, but the case itself would be taken seriously by the police.
If Zhang Hang hadn't imitated Zhu Weichao's modus operandi, the case might not have been handed over to the Municipal Criminal Investigation Unit. If the Long Island Criminal Investigation Unit was in charge of the investigation, the case might not have been solved.
The case was successfully solved. Ding Xifeng and Han Bin were relieved. Both of them had their own pressures.
Ding Xifeng could pat his chest and report to Feng Baoguo that the murder had nothing to do with Zhu Weichao.
Han Bin could also go back and have a good night's sleep.
…
Four Seasons Restaurant.
At six o 'clock in the evening, the restaurant started to have customers. Wang Ting went to the kitchen to check. When she came out, she saw Han Bin standing by the counter.
"Hey, Officer Han, why did you get off work so early today?"
"I missed you, so I got off work early."
Wang Ting glared at him. She wouldn't believe his bullshit. "You don't need to investigate today?"
"The case is solved," Han Bin said.
"Really?"
Han Bin laughed. "I can lie to anyone but you."
"So you caught Zhu Weichao?"
Han Bin shook his head. "No, the murderer isn't Zhu Weichao. It's a copycat."
"Ah, what an eventful time," Wang Ting muttered and asked, "What do you want to eat? I'll ask the kitchen to prepare it."
"Bring some ingredients from the kitchen. Let's go back and cook. I have time today. I'll show you what I can cook," Han Bin said.
Wang Ting asked with a scrutinizing look, "What do you want to cook for me?"
"Shandong cuisine or Japanese cuisine will do."
"Are you serious? I'm very picky. Be careful that I don't give you a bad review. "
Han Bin said confidently, "Just wait and see."
"I'll trust you this time." Although Wang Ting knew that Han Bin could eat and knew how to eat, eating and cooking were two different things. She still had some doubts in her heart.
However, it was a good thing that a man wanted to cook. Wang Ting didn't want to dampen Han Bin's enthusiasm. Even if Han Bin's cooking didn't taste good, she would treat it as losing weight. She didn't eat much at night anyway.
Wang Ting ate Japanese food every day and wanted to change her taste. She suggested that Han Bin make Shandong cuisine.
The two drove to the market and bought some fresh ingredients.
Han Bin prepared to make three dishes and one soup: cabbage in vinegar, prawns in oil, moo shu pork, and clam tofu soup.
These three dishes and one soup were not difficult to make, but to make them delicious and authentic, they still required a certain level of skill. Fortunately, Han Bin had the standard of an intermediate chef, so these dishes were not difficult for him.
Although Wang Ting wasn't a chef, she was the owner of a restaurant. Seeing how Han Bin cooked, she knew that Han Bin had a certain level of culinary skills. She sat on the sofa and watched TV with peace of mind.
Her boyfriend was cooking and she was waiting to eat. It was a new feeling for her.
As the prepared dishes were served on the table, Wang Ting's doubts disappeared. Although she hadn't eaten yet, she knew that the dishes would taste good just by looking at their aroma.
After the three dishes and one soup were ready, Wang Ting placed the cutlery and poured two glasses of red wine in advance.
Wang Ting raised her glass and blinked her big eyes. "Chef Han, let me toast to you. Thank you for making a table full of delicious food."
Han Bin suggested, "It's boring to just drink like this. Why don't we change the way we drink?"
"What way?"
"How about we cross cups?"
Wang Ting snorted. "You're dreaming."
Han Bin made an inviting gesture. "Come on, beauty. Have a taste of my cooking."
Wang Ting picked up her chopsticks and picked up a cabbage in vinegar. Sometimes, the simplest dishes were the ones that tested one's culinary skills the most.
Cabbage in vinegar was easy to make, but it tested one's control of the heat. Anyone could make it, but not many could make it delicious.
Wang Ting tasted it. The sour cabbage in vinegar made crunching sounds in her mouth. It was crunchy and tasty. It was very appetizing.
"Not bad, not bad," Wang Ting praised.
"Do you want to try the other dishes?"
Wang Ting tasted the dishes one by one. She was full of praise for each of them. She had a new understanding of Han Bin's culinary skills.
Especially the Flower Clam Tofu Soup. The combination of the two ingredients was very delicious and there was no fishy smell. Wang Ting had the idea of introducing this soup in the Four Seasons Restaurant.
If he wanted to conquer a person, he had to conquer her taste first. Han Bin was one step closer to success.
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