The operator hurriedly approached Han Fei and Xu Mo.
"Captain Han, Captain Xu, something terrible has happened! Someone reported finding two bodies, a man and a woman, near the airport!"
Han Fei: "???"
Xu Mo: "???"
"What?!" Han Fei was stunned.
Just moments ago, he had instructed his officers to use Skynet to track Liang Youping's movements.
The results showed that Liang Youping had been spotted near the airport two days ago, but there had been no further sightings since then.
At the time, Han Fei had a bad feeling about it.
And now, just as he turned around, the grim news arrived.
Someone had discovered two bodies, a man and a woman, near the airport.
Could these two bodies be Liang Youping and his sister-in-law?
At this thought, Han Fei couldn't sit still any longer.
"Let's go, take a look!"
Under Han Fei's lead, a team of officers set off in full force toward the airport.
...
Airport.
The roadside where the bodies were discovered.
The person who reported the incident was pale with fear, continuously drinking water to calm his nerves.
Upon arriving, the officers quickly cordoned off the area and provided some basic psychological comfort to the reporter.
According to the reporter, he had been driving normally when he noticed a water-sprinkling truck ahead of him. The truck's water gun had washed away a layer of mud from the unbarricaded roadside, revealing two shallowly buried bodies. He immediately reported it to the police.
The officers approached to examine the bodies.
"The deceased is Liang Youping," Xu Mo said after glancing at the body.
Earlier, when they were investigating the identity of an unidentified male corpse, they had suspected it might be Liang Youping, so they were familiar with his appearance.
"I guessed it right..." Han Fei sighed, rubbing his forehead. They had just identified a suspect, only to find the suspect's body shortly after.
All that effort wasted!
Just as they were getting somewhere, the lead had gone cold. This was incredibly frustrating.
Xu Mo put on gloves and began examining the body.
"The deceased has multiple injuries. He was beaten before his death, but the fatal wound is this knife injury. The shape of the wound and its location match those of the previously murdered Xiang Jun. The same person killed both Liang Youping and Xiang Jun. The time of death was approximately two days ago."
At this point, Xu Mo glanced at the female body nearby and drew a conclusion.
"The killer is male. The female victim was sexually assaulted before her death."
Xu Mo also discovered the killer's bodily fluids inside the female victim.
This clue might be useful, provided the killer had a prior criminal record.
Normal people's DNA isn't stored in the database; it's too vast.
The DNA database maintained by the police only includes individuals with criminal records.
The officers immediately took both bodies back to the station and tested the bodily fluids left by the killer.
Interestingly, after testing, they found that the killer's bodily fluids matched a record in the DNA database.
The killer had a prior criminal record!
His DNA was already stored in the database, which meant they could directly identify the killer.
Han Fei suddenly felt a glimmer of hope.
The killer's name was Li Hao. He had been imprisoned for robbery and was released six months ago.
The police quickly tracked Li Hao's movements using Skynet and promptly arrested him.
A little over half an hour later.
The officers found Li Hao sweating profusely in a foot massage parlor.
During this arrest operation, the officers also incidentally busted a prostitution den, apprehending a group of clients and sex workers.
These people were collateral damage; the police hadn't intended to arrest them, but they happened to be engaging in illegal activities when Li Hao was caught.
Since they were already there, arresting one was as good as arresting several, so they decided to take them all in.
...
Interrogation room.
Li Hao sat in the interrogation chair, facing Han Fei and Xu Mo's questioning.
"Do you know Liang Youping and Xiang Jun?"
"Yes, one is my childhood friend, and the other is my prison mate," Li Hao answered truthfully.
He didn't deny it? Xu Mo was puzzled. Was Li Hao being this cooperative?
Without overthinking it, Xu Mo continued the questioning.
"Did you kill them?"
Li Hao nodded calmly, still not denying it.
"Yes, I killed them."
After a pause, he continued.
"Officers, if I confess voluntarily, can I get a reduced sentence?"
Li Hao had already anticipated his arrest.
The main reason was that when he killed Liang Youping, Liang's sister-in-law was also present. At the time, he had been overcome with lust and couldn't resist committing the assault, leaving his bodily fluids inside the victim.
As long as the police found the bodies before they completely decomposed, he had no way out.
So, Li Hao didn't bother running. Instead, he spent the past couple of days indulging himself, staying at the foot massage parlor and trying out every technician there.
"Why did you kill them?" Xu Mo ignored Li Hao's question about a reduced sentence and asked instead.
Li Hao thought for a moment, then began recounting the events.
"About half a month ago, my childhood friend, Liang Youping, came to me. He knew I had been in prison, so he asked me to help him kill someone. He said the guy had been messing with his wife, and he offered me 200,000 yuan for the job."
"I've never killed anyone before! I don't have the guts for it. But I was really short on money, so I thought of my prison mate, Xiang Jun. He had killed someone before, and he had just been released around that time. So, I went to him and discussed the matter."
"People like us, with criminal records and time in prison, can't even find jobs after getting out. Xiang Jun was also short on money, so he agreed. After that, I brought Xiang Jun and Liang Youping together to discuss the plan."
"He said he'd give each of us 100,000 yuan to kill the guy. After getting the money, Xiang Jun and I forgot about the whole thing. We spent the money partying and living it up. Killing someone? Forget it! We already had the 100,000 yuan, so why bother?"
"But we spent the money too quickly. In just a few days, we blew through all of it. After running out of money, Xiang Jun and I decided to ask Liang Youping for more. We called him and discussed the murder plan over the phone, recording the conversation. We then used the recording to blackmail Liang Youping into giving us more money."
"This method worked well. We had leverage over him, so he had no choice but to keep giving us money. Every time we got the money, we'd go out and spend it, then come back for more when it ran out."
"This went on until about four or five days ago, when Liang Youping suddenly called me. He said Xiang Jun had contacted him, wanting to keep all the money for himself and not share it with me. He even planned to trick me into going to a remote location and kill me. Liang Youping said he was telling me this out of our childhood friendship, so I could be prepared."
"Then, three days ago, when the three of us met up, Liang Youping and I teamed up to kill Xiang Jun. We disfigured his face and threw his body into a well. It wasn't until afterward that I realized Liang Youping was probably trying to drive a wedge between us. I also suspected he was planning to kill me eventually, so I decided to strike first and killed him beforehand..."