Chapter 475: I Have a Fiery Temper

Chapter 475: I Have a Fiery Temper (3 updates)

Tears streamed forcefully from Gong Hongyun’s eyes, seeping through the bandages.

At that moment, his mental defenses had completely crumbled.

He knew very well who Xiao Yu had just mentioned…

“From start to finish, you’ve been dead set on making her the scapegoat for this case.”

Xiao Yu glared coldly at Gong Hongyun. “You’ve taken it upon yourself to shoulder every bit of responsibility. I must admit, I admire how far you’re willing to go for your woman.”

“But fate has a way of balancing the scales—no one who commits a wrongdoing ever escapes punishment.”

“Just now, I had the forensic team re-examine the body. Do you know what I was looking for?”

“I wanted to see the precise order in which the wounds appeared on Hu Xinran before she died. And the results…”

“Hu Xinran was first stabbed twice in quick succession, then struck with a blunt instrument.”

“This clearly indicates that… your woman, Sang Liu, must have been the one to stab Hu Xinran twice first?”

“The one who truly wished for Hu Xinran’s death… was her!”

Gong Hongyun continued to weep silently, his voice choked with despair.

“And what about the victim on the highway? Wasn’t she also killed by Sang Liu?”

Xiao Yu stated icily, “Yet you persist in covering up her crimes, cleaning up after her—even taking on all the blame for her.”

“I once saw a crime film,”

“about a family of four—a couple and their two daughters. Their happy, content life was shattered by a single accident.”

“A rich kid attempted to force himself on his stepdaughter, only for her to accidentally kill him. To protect his daughter, the father employed counter-detective techniques straight out of that movie, outwitting the police at every turn…”

“It was thrilling—audiences were on the edge of their seats. By the film’s end, even the police couldn’t figure out how to bring the father and his family to justice…”

“If your actions were made into a film, I’m sure the audience would applaud. They’d see you battling the police for your woman while shouldering every sin. So passionate, so manly, so brilliant…”

“But there’s one issue many conveniently ignore.”

“Whether in film or in real life…”

“The person you’re trying so desperately to protect… has committed murder, a crime!”

“Even if the person she killed deserved it, this world has rules and laws.”

“You can’t simply trick or toy with the police. And you sure as hell can’t just take the blame for her.”

“Murder must be paid for, debts repaid—a rule passed down from our ancestors!”

Xiao Yu’s words struck like a piercing dagger,

hitting Gong Hongyun’s heart squarely.

His pale face contorted in an instant…

“Moreover, you’re also murdering for your woman.”

Xiao Yu sneered coldly, “You and your woman have taken six lives—six souls lost. Ask yourself, do all those people really deserve to die?”

Gong Hongyun bowed his head, rendered speechless…

Suddenly, the door to the Interrogation Room was flung open.

Guo Qiang and Wang Cheng stormed in with grim expressions.

“Master…”

Wang Cheng, looking utterly displeased, announced, “Sang Liu has been caught—but… she’s pregnant!”

Xiao Yu paused for a moment and sighed.

“So that’s it.”

“Your trump card is right here!”

“What trump card?”

“A pregnant woman who commits murder will never receive a death sentence.”

“During pregnancy, delivery, and even lactation, she must serve her sentence outside prison walls.”

“In other words, even if you know this pregnant woman killed someone, for at least one or two years…”

“There’s nothing you can do about her.”

“You’ll have to wait until she’s given birth before you can lock her up!”

“Feeling smug?”

Calm and unfazed, Xiao Yu smiled at Gong Hongyun.

Gong Hongyun bowed his head, though a flicker of hope had appeared on his face when he heard Wang Cheng’s words.

Yes, that was his trump card—to save Sang Liu.

As long as Sang Liu remained pregnant, death was not an option.

After all, as the old saying goes, it’s better to live poorly than die gloriously!

“But… will it really work?”

Xiao Yu laughed disdainfully. “I can even imagine you’d stash away plenty of money for your woman and your future child, right? All the dirty cash you got from the victim, isn’t it?”

Gong Hongyun’s face drained of color.

“Chances are, it’s been hidden. Your woman, Sang Liu, must know where to hide it, right?”

Xiao Yu mocked, “Don’t worry. Starting today, I’ll have someone watching her 24 hours a day. I guarantee that not a single cent of the filthy money you worked so hard for will ever reach your offspring!”

… Please, give me applause…

Anger now contorted Gong Hongyun’s face.

“And that’s not all.”

Xiao Yu continued to taunt, “As soon as Sang Liu has delivered her baby, I’ll send her to prison… Although she won’t face a death sentence, she’ll be sentenced to life. I guarantee she’ll never see the light of day outside those walls again.”

“You…”

Rage burned in Gong Hongyun’s chest, as if ready to sear through him.

“Feeling angry, aren’t you?”

Xiao Yu’s voice turned cold. “Have you ever thought about why things turned out this way? If you hadn’t killed, if you’d just lived an ordinary life, would you be facing this fate now?”

Gong Hongyun was struck silent by the soul-searching question.

If he and Sang Liu hadn’t killed that day, would their current misery have happened?

… There are no ifs!

He would be executed.

Sang Liu would spend her entire life in prison.

Their child would grow up like an orphan.

That child might never know his father,

or even see his mother more than once.

Have you ever considered how your future child will feel?

How will they face the world?

“I told you, fate always has its eyes open.”

Xiao Yu’s eyes were full of derision. “Taking lives recklessly, acting with impunity… You deserve every punishment. So tell me, what gives you the right to be angry?”

Gong Hongyun felt as though he had been plunged into an icy abyss, his blood freezing in his veins.

Slumped in the interrogation chair, he sank deep into regret and despair.

It was as if the world had played one final, cruel joke on him.

Fate, indeed, was the ultimate irony.

Not only had their sins not changed their lives,

they had condemned them to hell!

“Embrace your despair slowly. Even if you die, despair will cling to your woman and your future child.”

Xiao Yu stood up and sneered, “Seeing the miserable fate that awaits you all finally puts my mind at ease!”

Yes, he was reveling in their misfortune.

Not only was he gloating, he was also killing with his words.

Just by looking at Gong Hongyun’s soul-crushed, lifeless face, one could tell just how deep his despair had sunk.

With a curl of his lip, Xiao Yu turned and walked away.