Chapter 208: Suspect Shocked!
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Chen Canjun was once again summoned to the police station, this ti personally by Su Xuan. When he saw Su Xuan, Chen Canjun’s face turned pale, but he quickly composed himself and said calmly, “Officer Su, didn’t I already give a statent? Is there a need for another one? This matter should be over by now. Honestly, my sister-in-law is planning to cremate my brother and lay him to rest… It’s not good to leave it like this.”
Chen Canjun spoke while remaining seated, appearing quite composed. His wife, Chen Jiahui, on the other hand, was visibly nervous.
“Officer, you’re here to see us again. Has sothing happened to my elder brother?” she inquired anxiously. “Or have you found the murderer? Tell , what happened to my elder brother? Is he really a victim of murder and not… not…”
She couldn’t bring herself to finish the sentence. Chen Canjun reached out and patted his wife’s shoulder. Both of them wore white belts, and their shoulders were draped with black cloth. As cousins, they were responsible for guarding Chen Jianguo’s body.
“Jiahui, you stayed up all night yesterday. Now, go get so rest,” Chen Canjun said to his wife. “Officer, having here is enough. You should go rest for a while. We might need your assistance later.”
“But…” Chen Jiahui hesitated after hearing her husband’s words. She didn’t know why the police were visiting them today, but it couldn’t be for sothing good. How could she possibly go to sleep and leave her husband alone to deal with the police?
“Go, I’m tired. Don’t make angry,” Chen Canjun urged with a hint of aning. Despite his words, his tone remained gentle. “You’ve been up all night. I’m worried about you.”
Chen Jiahui originally wanted to say sothing more, but seeing her husband’s deanor, she imdiately decided to keep quiet. As she watched her husband leave, she couldn’t help but feel anxious about the police visit.
Su Xuan withdrew his gaze as he saw Chen Jiahui leave.
In Su Xuan’s eyes, Chen Canjun had already presented himself as a good man in front of them several tis. If they didn’t have evidence to prove that he was a dostic abuser, they might never have imagined that the person before them now seed so respectable, while secretly finding amusent in harming his wife.
But let’s not digress.
“Mr. Chen, I’ve co here this ti to ask for your cooperation in giving another statent,” Su Xuan said with a serious expression. “The police suspect your involvent in an intentional murder case, and I kindly request your cooperation.”
Though he spoke in a polite tone, Chen Canjun knew he had no choice but to comply.
“Alright,” Chen Canjun agreed. “Since you put it that way, Officer, I’ll go with you. But I want to make it clear that I’m innocent of murder. Am I really the type of person who could do such a thing? Doesn’t your conscience ache when you accuse an honest person like ?”
Chen Canjun’s words reached Su Xuan’s ears, but they didn’t change his mind. He proceeded to take Chen Canjun to the interrogation room directly.
“Three days ago, when Chen Jianguo had a conflict with his wife Lan Xiaofen and left the house, where were you?” Su Xuan asked Chen Canjun, who sat before him.
Chen Canjun’s expression remained remarkably calm. “Officer, you’ve asked this question before,” he replied. “As I said, at that ti, my wife and I were both at ho.”
As he spoke, Chen Canjun’s expression revealed a hint of helplessness. He even shrugged his shoulders. “You know,” he continued, “my wife and my sister-in-law had an argunt. I had to comfort them. If I had known what was going to happen, I would have gone to my brother’s place when I heard the commotion.”
This dialogue was sothing Su Xuan had seen before in Chen Canjun’s initial statent. At that ti, his attention had been on Lan Xiaofen, and another colleague had taken Chen Canjun’s statent.
“You’re lying,” Su Xuan said with a cold tone when he saw Chen Canjun repeating the sa story.
“Hmm?” Chen Canjun looked puzzled but t Su Xuan’s icy gaze. Seeing the suspect still unaware of his mistake, Su Xuan decided to offer a gentle reminder. “You should be aware that the police can investigate everything. Chen Canjun, your wife left your ho around 9 PM three days ago. The probability is that you returned ho around 11 PM. So, I’d like to ask, during these two hours, where were you?”
Su Xuan’s words left Chen Canjun’s face noticeably pale. He hadn’t anticipated his alibi being broken so quickly, nor did he expect the police to be this efficient. Despite his efforts to conceal his actions, they seed to have caught on swiftly.
“This is indeed my fault,” Chen Canjun admitted. “I didn’t initially inform the police that my wife had gone out. After all, you know that I’m a mild-tempered person in public. I didn’t want anyone to know about the dostic violence issue, so I kept quiet. However, during those two hours, I didn’t go anywhere. I was at ho the whole ti. If you don’t believe , you can check the surveillance footage. I didn’t appear in any of the recordings, right?”
Under Su Xuan’s gaze, Chen Canjun spoke confidently, as if he had nothing to hide. Su Xuan maintained a serious expression as he listened.
He was well aware of why Chen Canjun was speaking with such confidence. The surveillance caras around Chen’s ho that could have shown most of the locations had been malfunctioning for several months, not just recently. This discovery had only been made after the murder, when they attempted to retrieve surveillance footage. Chen Canjun was convinced that Su Xuan wouldn’t find any evidence, hence his self-assured deanor.
However…
“So, according to what you’re saying, there was only you in your house at that ti, correct?” Su Xuan asked calmly, not showing any frustration or anger.
This question left Chen Canjun puzzled, but he rembered that he had deliberately avoided the surveillance caras that night. His confidence grew, and he nodded in agreent.
“Yes, after my wife left, I was really sad. I couldn’t control myself, even though I kept telling myself not to hurt her anymore. When my temper flared up, I couldn’t restrain it,” Chen Canjun confessed. “After she left, I deeply regretted staying at ho for over two hours. I only took a shower and went to sleep when I saw her return. I spent those two hours tidying up at ho.”
Upon hearing this, Su Xuan couldn’t help but smile. His smile puzzled Chen Canjun. He didn’t understand why the police officer was smiling, especially when there was no evidence or leads available.
“So, your point is that during those two hours, you have no alibi,” Su Xuan clarified. “No one can confirm that you were at ho for the entire two hours, right?”
As Su Xuan finished speaking, Chen Canjun suddenly raised his head, his eyes filled with astonishnt. “Officer, what do you an by that?” He was taken aback by the unexpected turn of events..
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