Chapter 1315 - 651: At a Loss? Another Corpse_2

But then the other side sent over videotapes, along with recordings of phone calls between her husband and several young girls—one of them was even her own niece.

This completely shattered Song Jinlian.

"So you never thought about going straight to the police? Why did you have to use such an extreme method to get back at him?"

From Luo Fei’s point of view, what the woman had done was totally incomprehensible. Even if she hated her husband, that still didn’t mean she should kill.

A move like that clearly meant something was wrong.

But seeing Luo Fei and the others looking utterly baffled,

Song Jinlian said,

"Officer, you think I didn’t want to? Actually, right from the start I asked my husband if he’d just go turn himself in. That way, he’d be punished by the law. I could also protect our daughter and raise her."

"But do you know what he said? He actually told me that ever since he married me, he felt I owed him. That everything he did was to take revenge on me for never going to work while I was pregnant, for making him bear all the pressure alone. He said it was agony for him."

So it turned out Liu Guolin hadn’t planned to do these things at the beginning.

It was just the relatives around them, always gossiping.

Some even said,

When Song Jinlian was pregnant, she should stay home and rest, and even after the baby was born, she should be the one taking care of it in the first year.

So as the husband, Liu Guolin had to be understanding.

And at that time, Liu Guolin had money; he could easily have hired a nanny.

But Song Jinlian flatly refused to go to work.

So she ended up staying home for three whole years.

That twisted Liu Guolin’s mind and even gave rise to the idea of taking revenge on his wife.

"I admit I shouldn’t have chased idols, shouldn’t have spent money tipping livestream hosts. But he actually threatened me, and even did inhuman things—those are crimes, pure and simple."

"But when I went to confront him, he threatened that if I dared call the police, he’d kill me and drag me down with him, since he didn’t want to live anyway."

At first, Song Jinlian had thought her husband would repent.

Maybe he would correct his mistakes, but instead he refused point-blank.

He even turned around and threatened her.

It was when she realized that no matter what she did, her reputation would be ruined,

that Song Jinlian lost all hope.

"That’s why I did what I did. I wasn’t trying to get revenge on him. It’s because I knew I was doomed anyway, so I decided to die with him."

Song Jinlian’s patient explanation

made everything click for Luo Fei.

"So that’s how it is."

In that moment, Luo Fei finally understood.

No wonder Song Jinlian had gone so far off the rails.

Only Li Yu beside him still didn’t buy her story, and he spoke up quietly,

"Sister Song, even if you were desperate, you still shouldn’t have killed. And if you really loved Liu Guolin that much, you should have died together with him, not kept his body in a freezer, waiting for someone to find it."

"If we hadn’t dug into the situation this time and blown it open, wouldn’t you have stayed at large forever?"

As Li Yu said this, he rubbed his temples.

After a while,

the two of them left the interrogation room.

Lan Mengzhou was already waiting for them.

"Mr. Luo, we’ve just received a lawyer’s letter."

"Liu Guolin’s parents intend to sue Song Jinlian to get that 250,000 yuan back. They’re also going for custody of their grandson, saying it’s to safeguard the child’s mental and physical health and make sure someone properly looks after him in future."

Even though Lan Mengzhou put it that way,

Luo Fei couldn’t help letting out a cold snort.

"Those two old folks talk a good game, but when it comes to their son’s crimes, they don’t say a word, just pretend nothing happened. Ridiculous."

As he spoke, Luo Fei couldn’t help scoffing.

Lan Mengzhou then told him,

"Mr. Luo, just now I’ve already explained everything to Zhang Li. She also knows about Liu Guolin’s death."

"She feels like he got off easy, but it’s still something of a relief. Besides, our people have found a lot of embezzled funds in that resort Liu Guolin built, and a pile of filthy videos and DVDs. Looks like this Liu Guolin really did have some pretty bizarre fetishes."

As she said it, Lan Mengzhou shook her head with a faint, wry smile.

Luo Fei didn’t press for details.

"Officer Lan, come to think of it, how come you didn’t go back to Shenchuan this time?"

"The case here is more or less wrapped up, after all."

As he said this, Luo Fei looked at her curiously.

Lan Mengzhou explained patiently,

"Mr. Luo, here’s the thing. I talked to the station before, asked if I could come intern with the Major Crimes Unit for a while."

"The Major Crimes Unit has all that experience solving big cases. That kind of valuable expertise would be a huge help to me."

Her words made it clear to Luo Fei.

"So that’s what this is about?"

"Mr. Luo, so I’m still not sure if I’ll be formally transferred here. More importantly, I was worried you wouldn’t agree, that you’d think I’d just be a burden."

But hearing that,

Li Yu, standing to the side, laughed.

"Officer Lan, you’re overthinking it. You worked so smoothly with Mr. Luo before. I’d say not just me, but the whole Major Crimes Unit would be happy to have you and Mr. Luo catching cases together. That can only be a good thing."

Old Han chimed in,

"Li Yu’s right. Just the positive image you built during that livestream would bring great visibility to the Major Crimes Unit. That’d definitely help us on future investigations."

Seeing the two of them both in favor,

Luo Fei didn’t object.

"Lan Mengzhou, the facts show you’re really capable, and everyone thinks highly of you. The only question is whether your station will be willing to send such a promising rookie over here."

Here, Luo Fei hesitated a bit.

After all, Lan Mengzhou had just made a name for herself in Shenchuan, and now suddenly she wanted to transfer into Major Crimes.

The station would most likely hate to see her go.

They might even suspect Luo Fei of poaching talent.

But hearing that,

Lan Mengzhou immediately replied to Luo Fei,

"Mr. Luo, not at all. I called the station chief earlier today. The moment he heard I was coming to Major Crimes for advanced training, he was over the moon. He even said that if I livestream again, I can still say I’m based in Shenchuan."

"That way, I can learn from you while not having to worry about interference from others. My daily life won’t be affected either. It’s win–win."

The news caught Luo Fei off guard.

"Didn’t expect your station chief to be that sharp."

He looked at her, unable to hide a hint of admiration in his tone.

Lan Mengzhou seemed a bit embarrassed.

"Mr. Luo, so does that mean you agree to let me intern here?"

"Of course. But Officer Lan, it’s easy enough to transfer in. If you ever want to leave again, that might be harder."

Noticing that Luo Fei seemed to be holding something back,

and still a little hesitant,

Lan Mengzhou hurried to reassure him.

"Mr. Luo, don’t worry. I’ve always been able to take hardship."

"No matter how big the difficulty is, it’s nothing in front of me."

With that kind of resolve from Lan Mengzhou,

Luo Fei couldn’t help being impressed.

"Miss Lan, with that attitude, I can relax."

Ring ring ring!

Just then,

Luo Fei got a call from Su Jianfan.

"Mr. Luo, we’ve found a body buried in the backyard of the resort."

"We’re just not sure who it is."

Su Jianfan said this,

and Luo Fei was instantly taken aback.

"Really? Is it one of the young girls?"

"No, Mr. Luo, it looks like the ex we’ve been searching for—the one tied to Shen Liufeng."

"..."

The news made Luo Fei’s expression immediately turn grave.

"Got it. Secure the scene. I’m on my way."

After a while,

once Luo Fei arrived at the scene, Su Jianfan was already waiting.

His expression was also rather grim.