Diary of a Criminal Investigator

Chapter 651: Chapter 651: Turns Out It Was Her Best Friend’s Husband

As for why Song Fei committed murder...

The motive is somewhat melodramatic.

Over the years, Zhang Cuiying has had no shortage of suitors around her.

Firstly, Zhang Cuiying, despite her age, maintains herself very well, has a graceful figure, and is quite beautiful.

Secondly, Zhang Cuiying’s chemical plant is very successful, with a net worth of tens of millions.

A single woman, beautiful and damn rich, needless to say, this is supremely attractive to men.

Even though she was older, in the face of money, age is never an obstacle.

So, the number of men pursuing Zhang Cuiying is at least a platoon if not a company.

However, no one expected that Zhang Cuiying would meet a poor boy in a gym.

But these things are mutual, no one can interfere, no one can stop it.

Yet marriage is like a soccer field, just because there is a goalkeeper, does that mean you can’t score a goal?

Faced with an empty goal, there is no desire to shoot, but with a goalkeeper, it’s different.

Song Fei was one of those men.

Before Zhang Cuiying got married, Song Fei had feelings for her, even hinted at such, but never succeeded.

A month ago, Song Fei’s wife called Zhang Cuiying over to have local chicken at their farm.

Song Fei drove his own car personally to Tang County to pick her up.

According to Song Fei’s confession, while in the car, he frivolously made advances on Zhang Cuiying, angering her.

Zhang Cuiying said she would tell Song Fei’s wife about his behavior.

Song Fei begged for mercy in every possible way, but Zhang Cuiying refused to forgive him.

Resultedly, in a moment of fury, Song Fei assaulted her.

"I really don’t know what happened at the time, honestly, officers!"

In the interrogation room, Song Fei was crying bitterly, seemingly full of regret for killing Zhang Cuiying.

But it was too late; after Song Fei finished assaulting Zhang Cuiying, during her struggle, he strangled her to death.

Returning to the farm, Song Fei told his wife everything without hiding it.

His wife quarreled with him but didn’t report him; instead, she chose to cover it up.

Together, they dismembered Zhang Cuiying’s body in the kitchen.

Using the excuse of collecting local chickens from Zhao Family Valley, Song Fei loaded the remains onto a tricycle and transported them to North Mountain for incineration.

Song Fei was familiar with the terrain there and knew of a valley rarely visited by others, perfect for burning the body.

Then he bought diesel in town.

After incineration, he carefully scattered the ashes.

Some large bones that couldn’t be burned to ash or crushed were taken back.

Those, he tossed into the river in front of his house.

During Song Fei’s interrogation, the Criminal Investigation Team from Tang County conducted a thorough search of his home. freewёbnoνel.com

"After burning the body, I washed the tricycle in the river thoroughly and never used it again," Song Fei confessed.

Since the murder and burning of the body, Song Fei didn’t return to Zhao Family Valley to purchase local chickens for a month.

He was trying to listen for any news.

After Zhang Cuiying’s disappearance, the Tang County Public Security Bureau questioned him twice at his farm, but he dodged their questions.

For a while, the Public Security Bureau didn’t come again, nor did he hear any news about Zhang Cuiying being harmed, so he thought the matter had passed.

But Song Fei didn’t anticipate that justice, though it may be delayed, is inevitable; eventually, he couldn’t escape the law’s judgment.

After completing the interrogation and obtaining a signed statement, the next morning, officials returned to the farm with Song Fei to identify the crime scene.

The location, the knife and cutting board used for dismembering, and the process were all pointed out by Song Fei, with all evidence collected.

Additionally, traces of blood were found on the tricycle at some bolt junctions, upon careful examination.

Moreover, investigators found Zhang Cuiying’s hair in Song Fei’s car.

With that, the case was entirely resolved.

Each aspect of the case had no discernible flaws.

The vehicle used in Zhang Cuiying’s assault by Song Fei, the tricycle for transporting the body, and the knife and cutting board for dismemberment were all present.

On the way back to Haizhou City from Tang County, Zhang Hui lit a cigarette and handed one to Lu Chuan.

He rolled down the window, letting the cold wind hit their faces.

Zhang Hui sighed.

"It’s just Qin Tao... it’s really tragic."

Lu Chuan nodded in agreement.

The feelings Qin Tao had for Zhang Cuiying were likely genuine.

Additionally, whether the prenuptial agreement Zhang Cuiying made before marriage holds up is uncertain.

Legally, for any agreement or will to be valid, it must be willingly signed by the involved parties.

If forced, such agreements and wills are not legally binding.

This suggests Qin Tao might not end up with nothing.

As for Zhang Hai’s attempt to murder Zhang Cuiying six months ago, he cannot escape justice, either.

The Tang County Public Security Bureau has solidified the evidence, and the prosecution will file charges.

Looking at it now, this case isn’t particularly complex.

The most challenging part was identifying the deceased from bone ashes.

Although Song Fei meticulously handled the crime scene, leaving few clues...

He couldn’t execute such thoroughness at his farm.

One couldn’t exactly burn their home to ashes.

To be honest, if Song Fei had burned his house down, solving this case could’ve been incredibly difficult.

Lu Chuan began to suspect Song Fei because of the tricycle covered with waterproof cloth.

Without that tricycle, it’s true that Lu Chuan might not have been suspicious of Song Fei.

This suspicion led Lu Chuan to inspect the kitchen carefully, where he discovered some splatter bloodstains.

These were left by Song Fei and his wife during the dismemberment.

But if everything had been burnt, those bloodstains wouldn’t have existed, and evidence like the tricycle would’ve turned to smoke and vanished.

In this world, besides Song Fei and his wife, no one would know this secret.

After all, when Song Fei went to pick up Zhang Cuiying, no one saw them, no eyewitnesses, no surveillance, no one knew he picked her up. freёwebnoѵel.com

And what happened between Song Fei and Zhang Cuiying in the car, no one knew.

However, all suspects, no matter how cautious, leave flaws.

Solving crimes involves finding those flaws in any possible way.