Hegel's Confession Volume 1 Chapter 30

"What a psycho killer! He can just kill people? And why did he make the victim's body like this?" Xiao Teng felt that something had upset his stomach. I slowly put down the doc.u.ment and said, "The murderer must hate women or the victims. Otherwise, he would not carve up the victim's body after killing her. Maybe he is a psychological metamorphosis who has a high psychological quality that allows him to carefully carve up her body in that situation without any sense of urgency." At this time, Chu Haoran looked at the photo on the blackboard. "What is the strange smile on her face about?" Xiao Teng suddenly exclaimed, "There is more news besides that. Take a look! The victim's family is offering a fox fairy in her home. Some people say that she has been punished for offending the fox fairy. So there is actually no murderer at all, but rather this is all because of the fox’s doing." Chu Haoran's expression became cloudy as he said, "Let's go to the scene and talk about your thoughts on the way." After seeing Chu Haoran pack things and get ready to go, Xiao Teng was still muttering. "Zhuxuan, I am telling the truth! Take a look!" "What truth? If you are still so superst.i.tious, wait and see how he will punish you! Get down to business. Wait to talk about this further on the way." I accidentally looked out of the window as I said this. It was still sunny in the afternoon, but now the sky had become dim, as if a sign of coming rain. As I just walked out of the office with the doc.u.ments, I suddenly found that Chu Haoran, who already left earlier, stood outside, as if looking at something. While I was wondering, I heard a familiar voice ring out. "Zhuxuan, it is so difficult to find you." The sentence was still echoing in my ears and I was so surprised deep in my heart. I suddenly looked up and found that there was a man in the corridor not far away. His slender body leaned against the wall as he stared my way with a pair of warm eyes. He was full of maturity, and yet his appearance completely matched the one in my memory. Seeing this acquaintance in front of me, I couldn’t help but blurt out, "Lin Chen, it's really you!" "I did not expect that the little girl from all those years ago has grown up to be a big girl now. Come over and let me give you a hug." Saying this, Lin Chen opened his arms wide as his eyes were full of love and indulgence. A scene that happened about a decade ago suddenly appeared in my mind. At that time, my parents had a car accident and I had been so helpless. I did not know what to do except cry. Lin Chen was doing the same thing just at that moment. He had opened his arms and held me tightly in his embrace. He told me not to be afraid, that this too shall pa.s.s, and that he was right there for me. Lin Chen had kind of been my childhood friend. We had grown up in the same family member courtyard. Because we were of similar ages, we had hung out since childhood. We had climbed trees, fought, and played together. It could be said that we had spent a carefree childhood together, but then something happened in my family and it was not long before he was sent abroad by his family. Time flew and many years had pa.s.sed by. So when I saw him again, I was a kind of lost. . . As thoughts flashed quickly in my mind, I had already moved forward without knowing it. When I was only half a meter away from Lin Chen, he smiled and pulled me into his arms. We hadn't seen each other for at least eight years, but this hug was not unaccustomed. "I started looking for you as soon as I came back, but it took me nearly half a year," Lin Chen's words rang in my ear. I took a deep breath. I was all alert. I couldn't help but smile when I left his arms. "Now you have seen me. How did you get back to China? I remember that I heard you were going to stay abroad." Lin Chen shook his head and said, "I can't get over something, of course, so I had to come back. After all that happened, you still went into this career. You really make people worry about you." When he said this, some kind of emotion flashed inexplicably in his eyes. I smiled and said nothing. Not far in the distance, Xiao Teng's surprised voice was suddenly heard, and he seemed to be asking Chu Haoran whom I was talking to. Not until then did I come to my mind and remembered that there was a case I had to deal with. I said, "I am going out to work now, so leave me your phone number, and I will catch you later." Lin Chen nodded and we left each other with our mobile phone numbers. He told me to pay attention to safety, and he also said he was not very busy now and had time to catch up at any time I was available. He told me to call him as soon as I finished work and I did not have to worry it was too late. We walked out of the Public Security Bureau and waved farewell at the door. To be honest, I was very happy to see him. After all, he was my acquaintance and someone who knew me well. He was also the person I could rely on when I was going through the most painful time in the past. Deep in my heart, he was just like a big brother who always sheltered me from the wind. It was a pity that he had left in a hurry and we did not have time to say goodbye. Later, when I went to find him, I learned that he had gone abroad. It was so good to see him again after so many years. "Zhuxuan, who is that handsome guy? I haven't heard you mention that you have a boyfriend." Xiao Teng would never let go of any gossip, and his curiosity was very strong. I curled my lips and said, "What boyfriend? That is my childhood friend. Team leader, aren't we going to the scene?" When I finished talking, Chu Haoran had already walked away from me. "Do you still remember we are going to the scene?" His tone was a bit gloomy, and he seemed to be angry. I was very confused about this and it seemed that I had not provoked him. Xiao Teng just kept laughing! We got into the car quickly. Somehow, the atmosphere inside the car was kind of suppressed. Chu Hao's face was unclear and I did not know who had provoked him. After a while, Xiao Teng cleared his throat and broke the silence, saying, "I think there is no clue for this case. The fingerprints and footprints were not extracted at the scene. The victim, Qiu Nan, did not have s.e.xual relations.h.i.+ps before her death. "Everything in her house was normal and she had not lost any valuables. Her mobile phone and wallet were just on the coffee table at home, so the possibility of murdering for money was eliminated. We did find a man who had a seafood business when we checked out the interpersonal relations.h.i.+ps of the victim, and his name was Su Dahai. "According to the investigation, Qiu Nan was his lover, and the two had a good relations.h.i.+p. Qiu Nan's house is in Su Dahai's account now. But during the time when Qiu Nan was killed, Su Dahai was on a business trip abroad, so he had proof of absence. "She had no other interpersonal relations.h.i.+ps except that. Qiu Nan was a stranger. It had been more than a year since she came to this city. She was indifferent and arrogant and had no friends. She had done sales work before, but she resigned two months ago, so basically, she was being kept as a lover by Su Dahai." What Xiao Teng said was the basic situation of the victim. After thinking about it for a while, I had some questions about it. "What about Su Dahai's wife? Is it because Su Hai was too good for Qiu Nan? Did it cause his wife's jealousy and resentment to make her act, and she paid a murderer to kill Qiu Nan? This is also in line with the murderer's grudge against Qiu Nan, who used a knife to carve up Qiu Nan's body." Xiao Teng had kept silent for a few seconds before he said, "The police have investigated Su Dahai's wife, who is a very simple, middle-aged woman. Because Su Dahai gains success by hard work, he did not have much money when he married his wife. They can be said to, as a couple, have shared weal and woe. Therefore, even though Su Hai kept Qiu Nan as a lover outside of his family, he and his wife are always courteous to each other, like guests, you could say. When Qiu Nan was killed, Su Dahai's wife and child were at home. The neighbor can testify because the neighbor had gone to her house to borrow a garment steamer that night." "What you mean is that Su Dahai and his wife both have proof of absence—an alibi—and no motive for the killing." I felt something was strange as I said it.