"You sure have a slick mouth!" Su Tianqing humd lowly, then said in a voice only Song Ziyu could hear: "Did you tell your Mr. Gan that I kissed you?"
"What does that matter, I’ll just treat it as a dog bite!" Song Ziyu imdiately responded.
As the two were arguing, Qiao Xiaoyan and Bai Ye ca back.
"What’s wrong?" Song Ziyu noticed that Qiao Xiaoyan’s face looked upset.
Qiao Xiaoyan sighed, "We found another piece of evidence, and it’s completely disadvantageous to Chen Chen."
"What is it?" Su Tianqing also asked.
Bai Ye took out a photo, "This is a photo developed by the town’s photo studio. It was taken around 8 o’clock the evening of the 2nd, showing Chen Chen holding a rose, just as he swayed into soone else’s backdrop."
"This doesn’t prove that he is a suspect!" Su Tianqing said.
Qiao Xiaoyan snapped, "Big Su, just stop talking!"
She said this while glancing at Bai Ye.
Bai Ye then presented the most substantial evidence: "Chen Chen was not outside the guesthouse that night at all, Mr. Su, providing false testimony can obstruct justice!"
Imdiately, Bai Ye took out a set of kitchen knives and said, "Xiaoyan, you explain!"
Qiao Xiaoyan said, "This kitchen knife was the murder weapon used that night. The blade’s marks match perfectly with the wounds on the deceased, and the blood on it has been tested—it indeed belongs to Chen Hui himself, and there are fingerprints of Chen Chen on it as evidence."
"Even with fingerprints as evidence, it still doesn’t prove that Chen Chen killed the person!" Su Tianqing argued rigorously, "Maybe Chen Chen just used this kitchen knife to chop vegetables ordinarily, and that’s how the prints got there."
Qiao Xiaoyan nodded, "Regarding this, I’ve also verified! But, Mr. Su, when we usually chop vegetables, we hold the knife like this..."
Qiao Xiaoyan demonstrated the technique of holding a kitchen knife to cut vegetables, "Ordinarily, people cutting vegetables don’t press their thumb against the knife handle because vegetables are easy to chop, no need for much force! But when chopping bones, you need a lot of strength, with the thumb against the handle to facilitate chopping bones. Regarding this cutting, whether it’s cutting vegetables or bones, it’s been verified with Chen Chen, the fingerprints left on the knife match exactly with how he would hold a knife when gutting."
Su Tianqing frowned, "But, Qiao Xiaoyan, what if Chen Chen also cut at and bones ordinarily! Perhaps those fingerprints were left then!"
At this point, Gan Zi spoke up, "We can’t entirely rule out that possibility, but there’s a small detail, did you notice? This kitchen knife has no rust whatsoever. Logically, a kitchen knife that’s not frequently used and not made of stainless steel would rust over ti, but obviously, this ordinary knife has no rust..."
Song Ziyu then said, "Is it possible that the murderer brought the knife to the scene? And then instructed Chen Chen to commit the murder? Thus, only Chen Chen’s fingerprints are present? This murderer gave Chen Chen a rose because he knew that today there were outdoor photoshoots at the photo studio, so Chen Chen going ho would inevitably pass by and leave evidence. This murderer’s ticulous planning is truly terrifying!"
Gan Zi nodded in agreent, "I tend to lean towards Ziyu’s inference, but there’s no evidence to support this claim. As of now, Chen Chen remains the pri suspect!"
Bai Ye glanced at Su Tianqing, "I didn’t expect Mr. Su to be such an emotional person, to the extent of producing a false witness for Chen Chen!"
Su Tianqing retorted discontentedly, "According to Ziyu’s inference, since the real murderer is soone else, even if Chen Chen touched the knife, he is rely a scapegoat, just a puppet! It would actually be impressive to find the real mastermind behind the scenes!"
Bai Ye said, "I will report this matter upwards, how to handle it is up to the higher-ups."
Soon, the higher-ups replied.
The case is hereby concluded, stop wasting manpower and resources on this investigation.
Bai Ye looked at everyone, they all remained silent.
Su Tianqing was the first to speak, "Alright! Let’s leave it at that! Anyway, Chen Chen has intellectual problems, he won’t be sentenced to death, everyone just go and do what you need to do!"
Qiao Xiaoyan gave him a disdainful glance, "How does this contradict the initial purpose?"
Song Ziyu analyzed, "He was only falsifying the testimony against Teacher Gan at first! If Teacher Gan couldn’t identify the real murderer, wouldn’t it be..."
Before she could finish, Gan Zi understood and said, "It would be a disgrace for , right! In front of a matter of life and death, my dignity is not that important. However, we all underestimated this murderer."
Bai Ye looked at them, "Let it be! What needs to be settled must be settled, for the sake of the town’s developnt and the police’s reputation. So things we all understand fully well, yet, there is no way to change them."
Song Ziyu sighed and stopped talking, now realizing how difficult it truly is to be the Mayor!
Engaging in politics is different from engaging in business, as political networks are much more complex.
There are gains and losses. She also wanted to be a good official who advocates for the people, but such endless entanglents would definitely have a significant impact on the projects under construction in the town.
However, letting the truth of this murder case remain hidden would also be an injustice to her own conscience.
At this mont, Qiao Xiaoyan suddenly thought of Song Xuyao, wondering how Song Xuyao would handle it?
Song Ziyu stood up, "I want to take a walk alone!"
Su Tianqing watched her, "What if you encounter the murderer? Who will protect you if you’re alone?"
"Su Tianqing, I just want to be alone for a bit, okay?" Song Ziyu said, her words tinged with sorrow, considering the bigger picture, not knowing what else she could do.
Everyone’s heart is clear, but who can change such an outco?
Qiao Xiaoyan also left, Bai Ye followed, "Xiaoyan..."
"I’m just going for a walk, you don’t have to follow ..." Qiao Xiaoyan said coldly.
Bai Ye felt a bit awkward, "Xiaoyan..."
Qiao Xiaoyan knew he was a warm-hearted and good policeman, but they were just pawns in soone else’s hands, with no control over their own movents!
If really hindering the town’s construction and causing a loss for the entire town, then whose responsibility would that be?
"Sorry, Bai Ye, I just feel upset, I need so ti alone," Qiao Xiaoyan said softly.
Bai Ye nodded, "Don’t go too far! If sothing really happens, just shout, I will be able to hear you!"
"Okay!" Qiao Xiaoyan turned around and walked on the rural path.
Bai Ye, uneasy about Qiao Xiaoyan walking alone there, followed her from a distance.
Su Tianqing was also not idle, being most concerned not about the case, but about Song Ziyu, so he definitely followed Song Ziyu closely.
Gan Zi stayed alone in the village chief’s temporary command center, lighting a cigarette, still unable to figure out what kind of love or hatred it takes to kill soone like Chen Hui!
If it was soone from outside following Chen Hui, it wouldn’t be possible to set up a flawless murder scene without scouting the location beforehand on the sa day.
He still believed that this person was entrenched in the town, having stayed here for a very long ti, possessing high education, forr great ambitions; was this his first case? Does he have a criminal record? Will he stop?
In short, Gan Zi thought a lot about this.
The village chief brought him so local products, "Professor Gan, we don’t have much famous stuff in our countryside, but this is a small token of appreciation for helping us catch the real culprit. Otherwise, every household here would be living in fear, perhaps no one would dare to stay here..."
Gan Zi felt guilty, but, regarding the true details of the case, he could not explain to the village chief.
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