Eyes that are the same as those of evil

Chapter 7: The Elopement Murder Case
The damp men's clothes were placed on the table in the trace evidence room, awaiting examination.

Tan Jia and Luo Xiaomin sat on the cool stainless steel bench, watching Tan Ming and the others in the office, deep in thought as they discussed something.

The evidence we have now points to Luo Zhiyong.

"After the deceased Mi Junfang and Liu Guanhua left, Luo Zhiyong and Wang Yong chased after them to try to persuade them to stay, but to no avail, so the two left one after the other."

Wang Yong didn't stay long after chasing after them, returning around 3 PM. Luo Zhiyong didn't return until around 5 PM, which was witnessed by many people. Including the time needed to get home, Luo Zhiyong likely spent about an hour with the deceased and Liu Guanhua.

“I asked the neighbors and Luo’s children again. They said that Luo Zhiyong was at home, but that was just speculation. They only saw him come home the first night and see him at home again the next morning, so they assumed that he had never gone out. But they couldn’t be sure whether he had gone out that night.”

"So it's possible that Luo Zhiyong knocked Mi Junfang and Liu Guanhua unconscious or used other means to control them that afternoon, and only carried out the murder that evening. After several hours of calming down, he even considered that the bloodstains should not remain on his coat when he committed the murder, so he only wore the clothes underneath. Even if he washed and threw them away after returning home, no one would notice. After all, even if the neighbors have a good memory, they would only remember what coat he was wearing that day."

Unfortunately, the clothes were discovered by the children at home.

Xiao Chen sighed deeply as he thought of the two elderly people in the interrogation room.

"Mi Junfang's parents said that Mi Junfang and Luo Zhiyong met while working outside. Luo Zhiyong saw that she was diligent and capable, so he married her to take care of his children and manage the household. She did a very good job. She took care of Luo Xiaomin's schooling, sick leave, and meals."

Therefore, Luo Zhiyong's eldest son dared not say anything, but Luo Xiaomin was able to muster the courage to help the pitiful Mi Junfang.

"They also mentioned that a year ago, Mi Junfang did encounter a very devastating event. At that time, she said she wanted to divorce Luo Zhiyong, but they all advised her not to."

A few days later, Luo Zhiyong gave Mi Junfang a sum of money for household expenses, allowing her to transfer 50,000 yuan to the two elderly people. It's likely because of this that Mi Junfang said she wouldn't divorce him. As for the accusation of having affairs, the couple didn't believe it, saying it was definitely false and that Mi Junfang wasn't that kind of person.

"But it is a fact that Mi Junfang and Liu Guanhua were deeply in love, and they even went to a hotel together."

Policewoman Wu Yang said, "Maybe it's self-abandonment? Many people yearn for another person to save them when they are hopeless about marriage, but we rarely attribute such romantic stories to middle-aged women."

Sadly, this "rescue" turned out to be just another trap.

Wu Yang shook his head and said, "There's definitely something wrong with the rumors about Mi Junfang. I'll go ask who else has a real relationship with Mi Junfang. If not, it might be Luo Zhiyong's dirty trick. The most untrustworthy thing about an 'honest' man is honesty."

Zheng Yan nodded, sorting through the current clues.

"If it can be proven that there is indeed Mi Junfang's blood on Luo Zhiyong's clothes, it can be basically confirmed that he is the murderer. But now there is a new problem: if Liu Guanhua was also killed, where is his body?"

Tan Ming: "That depends on Luo Zhiyong's confession. After we investigated the first crime scene and the area around where the body was dumped, we did not find any other bodies."

Now we're just waiting for Luo Zhiyong to be rescued.

A few hours later, good news came from the hospital: Luo Zhiyong was out of danger and had been transferred to a regular ward. He was currently in good condition.

Zheng Yan and Tan Ming went to the hospital together.

Tan Jia followed behind them with Luo Xiaomin, not getting too close. This child was easy to take care of; just give her a lump of dough to make a little lamb, and she would be quiet for most of the day.

When they arrived, Luo Mei was crying in the ward with several adult children. Wang Yong was sitting in the closest seat to the bed, staring at the IV drip.

Although it wasn't very warm, they maintained the facade of being a family, showing no signs of the previous messy relationship that had driven them to the brink of death.

When the police arrived, several people were asked to leave, leaving only Luo Zhiyong, who had just regained consciousness, to be questioned.

"Your father-in-law and mother-in-law found the bloodstained clothes you left behind in your house, a gray thermal shirt, remember? Although it had been washed, as long as there was blood on it, we can detect it."

Zheng Yan intentionally concealed Luo Xiaomin's role in the incident, but Luo Zhiyong, who nearly lost his life, seemed unconcerned about who had found the clothes. The panic of impending doom and the regret of having finally settled lingered on his aged and defeated face, then burst forth with tears.

The physical pain prevented him from crying too loudly, making his ridiculous crying face appear somewhat distorted.

The evidence was right in front of him, and although it wasn't enough, it was enough to convict Luo Zhiyong, who was only partially legally literate, so he confessed quickly.

"...I begged her to stay. We have feelings for each other. Even if I did something wrong, I begged her to stay for the sake of the child and for the sake of all the money I gave her...I slapped myself, I knelt down...but she just wanted to leave. She was determined to leave! I told her that man was no good!"

Before the cause and effect could be explained, he started crying again. Tan Ming really wanted to let Luo Mei in and yell at him until he lost his nerve.

Zheng Yan wasn't in the mood to listen to his rant and rave, so she interrupted him: "Why don't you leave and suffer this humiliation with me? You even knelt down and begged her to put up with your brother-in-law's bullying of her, but who can put up with that!"

Luo Zhiyong's crying stopped abruptly, his face flushed red, and he shrank back sheepishly.

Perhaps realizing that the two policemen didn't have the same sympathy for him as his neighbors, he fell silent, and the tears that streamed down his rough skin were blown away by the wind.

After a few minutes of silence, he spoke again, his tone becoming cold and fierce.

"She deserves to die!"

"She seduced my brother-in-law! She was also flirting online, and when her lover contacted her, she wanted to divorce her husband and run away with him! I begged her to stay, saying I could pretend none of that happened if she was willing, but she actually let that man hit me! We have children at home, and she ran off with someone else, don't the children have any shame? So I slapped her..."

Zheng Yan asked expressionlessly, "And then?"

"Then she started hitting me like a madwoman. I couldn't hold back and pushed her to the ground, knocking her unconscious... She's the one who wronged me, I didn't want this to happen... She looked like she was dead. I was so scared that I ran back home. When I went to check on her again that night, I couldn't tell if she was dead or not. I thought she was already dead, so I just wanted to vent my anger, so I grabbed her by the neck and slapped her twice..."

Zheng Yan: "And then that slap blew her face apart?"

Luo Zhiyong stammered, "I... the more I hit her, the more I hated her. When I saw that alluring red mole on her forehead, I couldn't help but want to smash it, so I just picked up a rock and threw it at her..."

In his account, this incident was all because Mi Junfang made the first mistake.

It made people furious.

Tan Ming slammed his notebook shut and asked, "Where's the rock you threw at someone? Where did you put it?"

"The next night when I went to dispose of the body, I threw it into the pool along with the body."

Tan Ming immediately walked a few steps away and called Xiao Chen.

Zheng Yan had been staring into his eyes, then suddenly asked, "What about Liu Guanhua's body?"

After a moment of silence, Luo Zhiyong said, "I don't know what you're talking about."

According to his previous statements, Luo Zhiyong did not know Liu Guanhua's name, so his answer was not wrong, but his eyes clearly showed that something was amiss.

Zheng Yan was about to press him for more information when Tan Ming suddenly returned and stopped him, gesturing towards the door.

Tan Jia's green hair flashed by.

"Luo Zhiyong's actions of disposing of the body the next day were problematic."

(End of this chapter)