Chapter 1383: Chapter 189: A Fortuitous Start for the Changhang Bureau (2)
If I had known that the police would cling to a coat, I would have burned it back then...
Li Shugen was full of regret. Seeing that the older policeman was picking up the phone to contact the Linghai Police Bureau, he could only say in a deathly tone, "I did it."
Old Xu was stunned.
Xiao Yu was dumbfounded.
It was just a casual question, and unexpectedly, the old guy actually admitted it.
Xiao Yu could hardly believe his own ears. He was in a daze for a while before snapping out of it and hurriedly walked out of the security office to use his phone to contact Salted Fish.
Han Yu also couldn’t believe it was true. Considering the uncertainty, he was hesitant to call Second Brother and Wang Yan. While going downstairs, he urgently said, "You keep an eye on him, I’ll be there right away."
"Alright, hurry up. If necessary, take a cab."
"Cab? I have a light motorcycle."
"Okay, I’ll wait for you."
"You guys found him during your inspection, don’t just call me, report to your superiors as well."
"Oh, I’ll report immediately."
Perhaps having stayed at Bailong Port for too long, if it weren’t for Han Yu’s reminder, Xiao Yu might have overlooked this step.
When Han Yu hurriedly arrived at the passenger pier on his light motorcycle, the auxiliary police on duty said the suspect had already been taken to the sub-bureau. Major General Jiang and Liu Zhi from the Criminal Investigation Team had been here, and both Xiao Yu and Old Xu had gone with them.
Han Yu understood the situation and rushed to the Changhang Bureau without stopping.
After parking his light motorcycle, he ran into the hall and saw that the corridor to the left of the duty room was crowded with people.
"President, you finally came. Director Qi, Major General Jiang, and Xiao Yu are all inside."
"Alright, thank you."
Han Yu greeted his colleagues from his old unit and squeezed into the reception room.
He saw a man in his fifties, looking honest and simple, squatting in the corner with his hands handcuffed.
Major General Jiang was interrogating him, Liu Guixiang was taking notes, Director Qi was sitting by listening, and Xiao Yu stood behind Director Qi, making faces in triumph when he saw Han Yu arrive.
"Why did you kill Old Man Zhang?"
"He was always indecent, he’s an old rogue!"
"How was he indecent? What kind of rogue behavior did he exhibit?" Jiang Youwei pursued the question.
In the past month, Li Shugen had been living in fear. Now that he was caught by the police, he was less afraid than before, and said angrily, "The old bastard seduced my wife, tricked her into the fish shed to sleep with him. Who else should I kill if not him? If I hadn’t killed him and this got out, how could I hold my head up high?"
At such an age, he committed murder over emotional disputes.
Jiang Dawei found it unbelievable, steadied himself, and asked, "Your... your wife is how old this year?"
"Fifty-six."
"How did Old Man Zhang seduce your wife?"
"Not only did he watch the nets, but he also flipped the crab baskets. He delivered fish to my wife every few days. My wife isn’t any better, liking to take small advantages, and eventually ended up in bed with him."
"So you bore a grudge and wanted to kill him."
"Shouldn’t he die? He’s over sixty and still doing such shameful things."
"How did you kill him?"
"I used a knife."
"When did you kill him?"
"On the night of the eighth."
"Why choose the night of the eighth to kill Old Man Zhang?"
"On the afternoon of the eighth, my wife said it was pitiful for him to watch the fishing nets alone and wanted to bring him food. I couldn’t stand it and had a quarrel with her. She packed her clothes to go to my daughter’s home, saying she wouldn’t live with me anymore."
Jiang Youwei pressed further, "And then?"
Li Shugen said resentfully, "The more I thought about it, the angrier I got. So, I went to sharpen a knife, and in the middle of the night, I went to the fish shed and killed him."
"Be more specific."
"A good man owns up to what he does, I killed him, I don’t regret it, so what more specifics are there to say!"
"How did you get in? When you saw Old Man Zhang, did you stab or slash him with the knife?"
"I walked in, how else could I have gotten in?" Li Shugen was a bit impatient and said testily, "The door of the fish shed wasn’t closed, obviously waiting for my wife. I went in, pulled back the blanket, and stabbed him."
"How many times did you stab Old Man Zhang, and where on his body?"
...
Li Shugen answered every question, being extremely cooperative.
Under Jiang Youwei’s persistent questioning, he detailed the crime process thoroughly.
Unexpectedly, Old Man Zhang, who was watching the fishing nets at the sluice gate, was indeed killed by him, and the murder weapon was a pig-slaughtering knife that Li Shugen hid in a haystack behind his house.
The blood-stained coat wasn’t thrown away because it was a New Year gift from his daughter, and he was too frugal to dispose of it.
After committing the murder, he was somewhat afraid. His wife, after hearing about it, suspected that he killed Old Man Zhang and worried that she might be killed upon returning. Considering their children and grandchildren, she didn’t dare report it to the police and stayed at their daughter’s home without daring to go back.
Later, when they heard that the police had arrested Chen Xiaodong from Team Six, he was less frightened and didn’t feel guilty, thinking Chen Xiaodong wasn’t a good person anyway. His wife’s suspicions faded, but because she had been caught in the act of adultery before, she still didn’t dare return home.
Until a few days ago, someone mentioned that Old Man Zhang likely wasn’t killed by Chen Xiaodong.
He panicked and thought of escaping.
Without an ID card, going to the police station for one might raise suspicions, so he went to his lifelong bachelor brother, Li Shuren, and borrowed his ID card under some pretext, planning to flee Linghai forever for fear of being caught.
It’s worth noting that he only left with a little over two hundred yuan.
Before leaving, he visited his son’s home and gave his son a bankbook with thirty-five thousand yuan in it. In his words, his daughter wasn’t a good person either, so he wouldn’t give her a penny.
Director Qi, understanding the whole story, felt especially pleased as they had captured a murderer. He immediately asked Jiang Youwei to contact the Linghai Police Bureau and then invited Han Yu and Xiao Yu to the director’s office, closing the door and smiling, "Salted Fish, Xiao Yu has made a significant achievement this time, giving our sub-bureau’s fugitive pursuit efforts a great start. It’s a credit to both you and me."
"Yes, well done." Han Yu turned to pat Xiao Yu on the arm.
Xiao Yu grinned and said, "We’re happy, but Wang Yan won’t be. They caught the wrong person and almost caused a miscarriage of justice. When they took Chen Xiaodong to identify the place where the murder weapon was discarded, I told them throwing the weapon from the riverbank couldn’t have made a splash, but they wouldn’t believe it!"
Director Qi didn’t care about the future of the Linghai Police Bureau, and couldn’t help laughing, "No need to worry about them, let’s all stay and celebrate well tonight."
Han Yu was about to speak when Xiao Yu eagerly said, "Director Qi, I didn’t catch him alone. Old Xu has Eyes of Golden Flame—the blood on that coat was discovered by him."
"Don’t worry, everyone involved in the inspection and arrest will get credit, and tonight’s celebration banquet is for everyone."
"Alright!"
"Director Qi, I didn’t participate in the inspection or the arrest, so I won’t drink at tonight’s celebration banquet."
As soon as Han Yu finished speaking, Director Qi laughed heartily, saying, "It’s not like you would dare to drink even if you were involved. Don’t worry, we won’t force drinks on you tonight. While we’ll drink, you can have a soft drink."
"It’s inappropriate, tonight is a celebration banquet. I haven’t contributed, and I’m not even part of the sub-bureau, what right do I have to attend?"
"If it weren’t for you bringing Xiao Yu to help the Linghai Police Bureau find the murder weapon, how would Xiao Yu have thought to interrogate that old guy downstairs? So you’re credited, without you, we wouldn’t have such a big achievement."
Director Qi smiled, thoughtfully adding, "Besides, you’re not an outsider; you’re about to rejoin the team soon."
Xiao Yu didn’t expect to personally capture a murderer and became increasingly excited, pulling Han Yu and saying, "Salted Fish, don’t leave today, let’s have dinner together tonight, it won’t be the same without you."
Xiao Yu launched a satellite, indicating that Salted Fish would soon "rejoin the team", and the strength of the Changhang Bureau would soon be further enhanced.
Director Qi was truly delighted, pointing at Salted Fish, saying, "Did you hear that, it’s settled for tonight."
