Chapter 319: Pack Up That Attitude
by xennovelChapter 319: Pack Up That Attitude
Xiao Yu maintained a calm expression… while listening to Niu Xin’s story!
Not the account of a female prisoner reporting the crimes of a fellow inmate.
He listened intently, analyzing every detail.
Until Niu Xin finished speaking.
It largely matched the testimony in the case files.
His analysis of her subtle expressions confirmed that she wasn’t lying.
It proved she wasn’t fabricating the story…
“She told you herself?”
Xiao Yu met Niu Xin’s gaze.
“Mm.”
Niu Xin nodded. “She said she wanted… to die!”
Die?
A cold laugh echoed in Xiao Yu’s mind.
Surely it couldn’t be as simple as wanting to die, right?
If he wasn’t mistaken, one female prisoner’s true aim
might have been to leverage the police to do something.
……
Clatter, clatter.
The sound of shackles scraping filled the air.
It snapped the deep-thinking Xiao Yu back to reality as he looked toward a female prisoner being led into the interrogation room.
Beneath her sleek, short black hair lay an elegant face.
She was tall—around 170cm—with a slender, youthful build…
Yet, her face was icy, and her eyes were equally cold.
She seemed as frigid as a block of ice.
The moment she entered the interrogation room with her head bowed, an eerie aura surrounded her.
When she sat in the interrogation chair and lifted her head,
Xiao Yu saw nothing but a lifeless stare in her eyes!
Feng Xiuyun, female, 27, from Penang… three years ago, she was sentenced to fifteen years for intentional homicide!
Fifteen years for murder? What nonsense!
Because the person Feng Xiuyun killed was none other than her own elder sister… who was in a vegetative state!
Speaking of Feng Xiuyun’s sister, she too was a victim.
Her case was linked to an unsolved investigation by the City Bureau from five years ago.
In that case, three victims were involved—all of whom had been raped, abused, and maimed by a serial offender…
The other two women were comparatively lucky.
But Feng Xiuyun’s sister ended up in a vegetative state.
Three years ago, after Feng Xiuyun herself ended her sister’s life, she turned herself in.
She even confessed every detail of the crime.
She made no excuses for killing her own sister!
Before Xiao Yu arrived at the Detention Center, he had already asked the Criminal Investigation Team to look into the case.
They uncovered a peculiar issue.
In this country, terminally ill patients, in a critical state, can—at the request of the patient and their loved ones, and with a doctor’s approval—
choose to end their life painlessly through humane means.
In other words, if a patient falls into a vegetative state,
and if the family cannot afford exorbitant costs for nutrition, medical care, and other expenses,
or simply decides against continuing treatment… euthanasia is legal!
Xiao Yu couldn’t wrap his head around it.
If Feng Xiuyun wanted her vegetative sister to die,
she could have simply applied for euthanasia. There was no need to kill her.
So why did she personally take her own sister’s life?
She even once demanded that the judge impose a death sentence on her.
But since the victim was already in a vegetative state, the judge had taken many factors into account.
In the end, Feng Xiuyun was sentenced to fifteen years.
Xiao Yu didn’t need to wonder—wasn’t the judge completely baffled at that moment?
Just as he had thought: Why commit the act yourself?
Why not let your sister die through euthanasia?
It makes no sense at all!
Just like now.
A normal person—mentally sound and with an average IQ—if they committed murder, would they openly admit it?
Feng Xiuyun not only confessed to it, but she actually did it.
Is that even reasonable?
……
Xiao Yu fixed his gaze on Feng Xiuyun.
Feng Xiuyun met his stare steadily.
Both of them looked at each other calmly, neither speaking, as time slowly passed.
A female guard nearby looked perplexed, glancing from one to the other.
Guo Qiang, who sat by Xiao Yu like a subordinate, was equally puzzled.
(afbe) What’s going on?
Three minutes later.
“What’s your objective?” Xiao Yu asked coldly.
“Ha!”
Feng Xiuyun mocked, “Finally, among these useless cops, one smart guy has appeared.”
The old wisecracker started off with a barrage of insults… and Xiao Yu’s expression darkened. “Is that amusing?”
“Not funny?” Feng Xiuyun sneered with a touch of contempt.
“Do you think you’re smart?” Xiao Yu asked evenly.
“My sister’s case has been unsolved for five years.”
Feng Xiuyun defiantly glared at him and retorted coldly, “Are you any use at all?”
Xiao Yu fell silent.
There was nothing he could say in response.
As a police officer—let alone back when he wasn’t even a cop—
and given there are too many cold cases left unsolved, such hollow talk was pointless.
The police force is united—if one suffers, all suffer.
Though she was a criminal, strictly speaking, she was also the relative of a victim.
In the case of Feng Xiuyun’s sister, the police had failed to solve the case in five years.
If you enjoy the benefits of this system, why be mocked?
“I guess our cops are so worthless in your eyes that you don’t need us at all, right?”
Xiao Yu stood up and glared coldly at Feng Xiuyun, “You’ll be sent back to prison. Unless something unexpected happens, you won’t serve your full sentence until twelve years later!”
The instant his words ended, Feng Xiuyun’s expression shifted dramatically—no more sneer or scorn on her face.
Even the cold detachment in her eyes melted away.
Replaced by anger and a hint of panic, she blurted, “Wait!”
“Wait for what?”
Xiao Yu snorted, “Lost your arrogance?”
This time, Feng Xiuyun fell silent.
“I’m giving you one last chance.”
Xiao Yu enunciated each word, “Pack up that attitude and tell me everything you want to say. If it’s within a reasonable scope and relevant to the case, the police might take action. Keep this up, and sorry—I don’t have time for your games!”
Feng Xiuyun glared coldly at him. After a long pause, she declared, “The one who hurt my sister back then will resurface. I will find him!”
“Hm?”
Xiao Yu’s expression shifted. “How did you know that?”
“Don’t ask how I know.”
Feng Xiuyun stated coldly, “If you want to catch him, let me leave this place…”
Before she could finish her sentence, Xiao Yu motioned to a nearby female guard, “Send her back.”
“You?” Feng Xiuyun exclaimed in fury.
“Remember what I just said?”
Xiao Yu’s face was ice-cold as he stared into her eyes. “Pack up that attitude—you have no right to negotiate with me. Understand?”
Feng Xiuyun’s expression shifted repeatedly before she finally lowered her gaze.
“I understand!”