Chapter 160: Escape and Revenge

Chapter 160: Escape and Revenge

One day later.

Inside the Criminal Investigation Team’s interrogation room.

“How did Jia Yanli die?”

Xiao Yu glared coldly at Gu Xuan.

Having served two lifetimes as a cop, he never showed leniency or sympathy because of someone’s gender.

Every case he had cracked in the past reinforced one lesson:

When women turn cold-blooded, men simply don’t matter.

Take, for instance, the major human trafficking case solved not long ago.

It turned out that Big Boss was a woman who had been committing crimes since she was eighteen.

Her operations involved over ten deaths, more than fifty cases of grievous injury, and the trafficking of over two hundred women and children. She even led a large criminal syndicate—practically a crime cartel…

When it comes to female criminals, Xiao Yu’s experience always told him not to let his guard down.

Otherwise, your softness could lead to a gruesome end!

“Officer, what are you saying? I don’t understand,”

Gu Xuan’s voice trembled, sounding both pitiful and fragile.

“I once heard a story about a herd of wild sheep led by a ram who feared no wolf attacks. The lead ram not only rallied the strongest rams for protection but also led the herd… to hunt!”

Xiao Yu scoffed, “Can you believe it? The lead ram set a trap by driving a lamb away from the flock to lure a lone wolf. When the wolf moved in to attack the lamb, a dozen rams charged under the ram’s command and literally crashed the wolf to death. And the story doesn’t end there. Guess what happened next… The sheep ended up feasting on the wolf’s flesh—and the lamb that first drew the wolf’s attention ate the most heartily. The moral is clear: the meekest lamb can be the most dangerous. Sheep don’t just nibble on grass; they can eat meat too!”

Gu Xuan stared at Xiao Yu in dumbfounded silence, utterly bewildered by his choice to share this tale.

She couldn’t understand why he was telling her that story.

“I’ve read through your file,”

Xiao Yu picked up a tablet displaying Gu Xuan’s records. “I just don’t get it. Your grades in elementary and middle school were excellent, so why did you suddenly take a break in high school? And back then, you even had a guaranteed admission spot.”

“Then I discovered something intriguing. Your mother was in a car accident—and you were in the car at the time. There were no surveillance cameras at the scene, and her car didn’t have a dash cam. The culprit fled, and when people found you, your mother had succumbed to her severe injuries while you survived.”

“During that period, the police took your statement. It mentioned that after the accident, in a half-asleep daze, you saw a young man and woman walking away from the offending vehicle…”

“If they had instead called the police and not fled, maybe your mother would still be alive. But they escaped, leaving you both behind. In effect, the accident and their getaway cost your mother her life.”

“Unfortunately, with no cameras, no dash cam, and the accident taking place in a remote area, even the police couldn’t locate the pair who fled the scene.”

“After you were discharged, you gave up on taking the college entrance exam and university, and instead joined your father, who worked odd jobs, in searching for those responsible. And that search lasted for four years?”

“Then, two years ago, you and your father gave up the search. Your father stayed home all day while you… ended up as a maid—the maid for Che Feiting’s family.”

“That’s odd. After four years of searching, you just gave it up all of a sudden?”

“And not only that, you quickly became close with Che Feiting, right? And he loved you too, willing to do almost anything for you?”

“You know, when we found that vial of Blocker at Che Feiting’s house, his expression was one of sheer shock. But his look also told us that he had seen that medicine before, that he knew exactly what it did. Because his wife had a heart condition, just mixing this drug into her wine or any drink… would trigger a fatal heart attack!”

“So let me guess—was it possible that someone originally got close to Che Feiting with ulterior motives?”

“And after their hidden agenda was achieved, could it be that this person even persuaded Che Feiting… to kill his wife?”

“Under the guise that if this woman died, not only could they finally be together, but they’d also get their hands on her vast inheritance?”

“But Che Feiting and his wife had been together for two years and married for seven—nine years of love in all. Surely, he couldn’t bring himself to do it?”

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“So, could it be that someone, taking advantage of their role as the maid, secretly did something? And then the mistress died?”

“But surely Che Feiting must have discovered it, or at least suspected that it was done by someone?”

“And yet he chose to remain silent. Perhaps it was because he loved someone too much?”

“That’s why he knows exactly how his wife died. When he suddenly saw that medicine vial on the wine rack at home, his face turned as if he’d seen a ghost.”

“Because he could never imagine that the vial, which should have been destroyed after causing his wife’s death, would be here.”

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“Then, when the police questioned him about the vial, guess how Che Feiting reacted?”

“He chose to remain silent, probably because he knew exactly who had placed the vial there.”

“What was the purpose? Could it be that someone deliberately left it to frame Che Feiting?”

“Once the police suspected him, they’d start a full autopsy on his wife, which would soon uncover the so-called truth and cement the fact that Che Feiting killed her.”

“The funniest part is, because Che Feiting loved someone, he was actually willing to take the fall for it.”

“So why would someone do that? Why poison Jia Yanli first and then try to have Che Feiting killed? What was the real motive?”

Xiao Yu smiled as he looked at Gu Xuan, who sat in the interrogation chair, pale with fear and trembling all over. “Isn’t it possible that Che Feiting and Jia Yanli, this couple, are actually the very pair involved in that hit-and-run six and a half years ago?”

Gu Xuan slumped in the interrogation chair.

“But then, something strange happened. Something that must have completely caught you off guard, right?”

Xiao Yu’s smile faded as he continued, “According to your plan, once the police discovered the vial they would perform the autopsy. But just then, the body was stolen. That shows you weren’t the one stealing it—you actually wanted the police to examine the corpse. So, there must be another group also keeping an eye on Che Feiting…”