Unbelievable! The Blond Rookie Is the Chief Detective - Chapter 27

“I heard them. They were arguing so loudly that it was hard not to hear them. But I really didn’t go out. I stayed at home all night.”

Jiang Qing took out an evidence bag containing a fish-scale knife. This knife had been confirmed as the murder weapon used to kill Sun Hongxia, as the notch on the knife matched the wounds on the body perfectly.

“Is this knife yours?”

“Yes, it’s mine.”

“We’ve already examined it, and this knife is the murder weapon used to kill Sun Hongxia. Do you still dare to say you’re not the murderer?!”

“I don’t know, I really don’t know, I didn’t kill him.” Zhang Fusheng’s hands were restrained, and he could only shake his head desperately.

“Then what about the fact that your knife was the murder weapon? Someone saw you washing the knife early this morning, and there was blood on it. Last night, you heard Sun Hongxia being kicked out of the house by Wu Xuejun, so you followed her, trying to take advantage of her. When Sun Hongxia resisted, you killed her. Our policy is leniency for those who confess and severity for those who resist. I advise you to confess honestly; it’s impossible to get away with this!”

“It really wasn’t me.” Zhang Fusheng was sweating profusely and could barely speak. “I really didn’t do anything. After I finish work, I usually put that knife in a box on the windowsill outside. That’s where I keep all my fish-cleaning tools. Everyone in the neighborhood knows that. It’s too fishy to keep it inside.”

This morning I heard someone had died, but I didn’t know who it was. For small businesses like ours, even if the sky falls, we still have to keep working. I took my tools from the windowsill, intending to tidy them up and go to the market after buying fish. But when I took them out, I saw blood on them. I thought it was because they weren’t cleaned properly yesterday, so I rinsed them again.

I don’t know what happened. How could the murderer use my knife to kill someone? I’m truly innocent.

I had no grudge against Sun Hongxia, and I even took good care of her. Why would I kill her?

“Officers, you must investigate this thoroughly. It really wasn’t me, it really wasn’t me, I’m innocent!”

“You usually take good care of her, but I heard you often flirt with her! Wu Xuejun even hit you because of it.” Ye Jiuzhou slammed his hand on the table. “You’d better be honest, lying won’t do you any good.”

“I’m not lying, Officer Ye. I never harassed Sun Hongxia. I just sometimes felt sorry for her and would bring her some food or medicine. Once, Wu Xuejun saw me and beat me up. He even went around telling people that I harassed Sun Hongxia. I really never harassed her.”

But after that, I didn’t dare to help her anymore. She was kicked out that day, and I felt sorry for her, but I really didn’t dare to go out and help her. I was afraid of being beaten again.

That Wu Xuejun is ruthless. I’m old and couldn’t take it. Look at my hand, my little finger is broken from his foot.”

As Zhang Fusheng spoke, he extended his left hand, the little finger bone of which was strangely twisted.

“I dare not help Sun Hongxia anymore. He said he would beat me every time he saw me. I’m scared.”

“Why didn’t you call the police back then?” Ye Jiuzhou frowned.

“What’s the use of calling the police? You’ll only lock him up for a few days at most before releasing him. Once he’s out, he’ll just keep causing trouble for me. He’s been a reckless brat since he was a kid. Who in the neighborhood dares to mess with him?”

When Su Xiaoxiao returned, Ye Jiuzhou and the others had just finished their interrogation.

After hearing that Zhang Fusheng had not harassed Sun Hongxia, they interrogated Wu Xuejun again.

Wu Xuejun admitted that Zhang Fusheng had not harassed Sun Hongxia; he simply disliked Zhang Fusheng’s help for Sun Hongxia and deliberately spread the rumors.

The possibility that Zhang Fusheng is the murderer has been further reduced, but his suspicion cannot be completely ruled out.

Because the murder weapon was indeed his fish-scale knife, and Sun Hongxia’s blood was detected on the handle.

At this moment, Wan Yan also returned. He led people to search Liu Jie’s house, but they did not find the 800,000 yuan in cash that Shi Yi had mentioned.

Everyone gathered in the conference room to discuss the progress of several matters.

Everyone agreed that if the murderer was not Zhang Fusheng, then it must have been someone familiar with Zhang Fusheng who knew that he had a habit of keeping his fish-scale knife outside, and that he likely lived near Sun Hongxia’s house.

Only those who lived nearby knew that Sun Hongxia had been kicked out by Wu Xuejun that night, and were able to follow her and wait for an opportunity to attack him.

In other words, the murderer intended to kill Sun Hongxia from the beginning; otherwise, he wouldn’t have taken the fish-scale knife from Zhang Fusheng and then put it back after killing her.

So the question comes back to square one: who has a grudge against Sun Hongxia and wants to get rid of her as soon as possible?

They interviewed the surrounding people, and their assessment of Sun Hongxia was that she was cowardly. Many people didn’t understand why she didn’t leave Wu Xuejun, and Su Xiaoxiao didn’t understand either.

She married Wu Xuejun in her second marriage. Before that, she had been married once and they had a child. They were living a happy life. But then tragedy struck; her husband was in a car accident and spent six months in the hospital before passing away.

At that time, her child was only one year old, and it was quite difficult for her to raise the child alone. It was Wu Xuejun who extended a helping hand, treating her and the child well as well.

At the time, his family objected because Wu Xuejun had a bad reputation; he was considered a hoodlum.

But this scoundrel treated her very well and even said he would change for her. She chose to believe him and married him despite the objections of her family and friends. Sun Hongxia’s parents were so angry that they cut off all contact with her.

After getting married, Sun Hongxia even used the compensation money from her husband’s car accident to help him start a small business.

However, he soon revealed his true nature, not only being lazy and gluttonous but also engaging in reckless ventures, losing all the money he had made in business.

The first time he hit her, she thought it was because he had lost money in his business and was in a bad mood. Afterwards, he expressed his regret and asked her for forgiveness.

She forgave him, but it happened a second and a third time soon after.

She had considered leaving him, but he threatened her with her daughter and family, saying he would harm her daughter if she tried to run away.

Anyway, he’s got nothing to lose and doesn’t care at all. If he’s not afraid, he can give it a try.

He wasn’t afraid, but Sun Hongxia was. She had a daughter, who was her Achilles’ heel. She didn’t dare to run away, so she could only watch as he slowly emptied the family’s coffers.

As luck would have it, when their daughter was four years old, she was abducted by human traffickers. They reported it to the police, and Sun Hongxia was almost driven mad by the search for her daughter. Wu Xuejun stayed with her all the time, and they got along well for a while, but it didn’t last long.

She wasn’t the only one who lost her daughter at the time; the police took it very seriously, but they just couldn’t find her.

If Su Xiaoxiao could understand why Wu Xuejun didn’t leave her daughter earlier, it would be understandable.

But what happens after the daughter is abducted?

My daughter was abducted when she was four years old, and it has been 21 years since then. The chances of finding her are almost zero.

Given her situation with Wu Xuejun, she could easily get a divorce. Even if Wu Xuejun refused, they could still get a divorce through litigation; it would just take a little longer.

But she didn’t. Not only did she not, she also had to endure beatings and scoldings to earn money to support him. She was even kicked out of her home in the snow and eventually died a violent death.

They still couldn’t find out who had a grudge against Sun Hongxia, and Su Xiaoxiao couldn’t imagine who would target such a woman.

However, she did have an idea as to why Sun Hongxia refused to leave Wu Xuejun.