Captain Lu was aloof again today.

Chapter 117 Bad Luck
Ge Taining was once a top student who was admitted to the Chemistry Department of Tangzhou University with excellent grades.

His intelligence is certainly not a problem; in fact, it far exceeds the normal level.

Therefore, he concealed his whereabouts very well.

On two consecutive days, he wore different clothes when he poisoned the animals, and even wore a wig on the second day to further confuse the police.

Upon returning home, he immediately changed and discarded the clothes to avoid leaving any evidence.

He was smart and bold. He was certain that the police would not discover his true identity, so he did not choose to wear gloves when he committed the crime.

He knew that wearing gloves in this out-of-season weather would likely draw even more attention.

This arrogant confidence also left his fingerprints.

Ge Taining initially refused to admit it, insisting, "Even if both items have my fingerprints on them, what does that prove? The goods are there for anyone to touch. I might have just happened to touch them, is that so wrong?"

Even at the police station, he remained stubborn and refused to admit it.

Unfortunately, even if he vehemently denies it, it can only be a pale and powerless rebuttal.

"Really? The security footage from Tiantian Convenience Store and Xunji Dim Sum Shop that day should have captured you shopping normally."

Lu Jingming's nonchalant remark left him completely speechless.

Ge Taining simply gave up entirely: "Xunji produces substandard food. Am I wrong to punish unscrupulous merchants?"

Wei Qingsong laughed angrily: "You killed two innocent people, and you still dare to say you did nothing wrong?"

If Xunji Foods had production safety issues, the relevant departments would naturally punish them. However, Ge Taining's poisoning of Xunji Foods resulted in the deaths of two people.

“That’s their bad luck. Who told them to buy Xunji’s products?” Ge Taining said confidently, completely unaware of the crime he had committed.

"Bad luck?" Wei Qingsong almost laughed out of anger. "You didn't even know that high school student who was poisoned by bread. It's one thing if you have no empathy, but Master Cheng is your colleague. You spend every day with him. Don't you feel guilty about his death?"

"Why should I feel guilty?" Ge Taining snorted, his face indifferent. "I hate people like him the most. They're all smiles to everyone and agree to help with everything. They act like they're the kindest person in the world. It makes me feel disgusted."

Hearing this, Wei Qingsong's brow twitched. She said coldly, "Chef Cheng is gentle and easy-going, and he is conscientious and responsible in his work. Without him, the kitchen would lose its backbone. The restaurant staff all speak highly of him. In your eyes, is he so worthless?"

While modern society does not solely advocate for gentleness, kindness, respect, frugality, and humility, and people with different personalities can lead fulfilling lives, since when did kindness become a mistake?

Gradually, the term "good guy" began to take on a derogatory connotation, as if such a person was born docile and easy to bully.

To be honest, Wei Qingsong didn't like this term because in her mind, Wei Sihua fit the entire description of a "nice guy".

He was mild-tempered, kind and simple. Since she could remember, she had rarely seen him angry or blush. He was very obedient to his wife and doted on his daughter.

Yun Peilan is unable to have children. If it were any other man, he probably wouldn't have been able to dote on his wife like Wei Sihua has for ten years.

He devoted himself to raising and loving Wei Qingsong, his adopted daughter with whom he had no blood relation, treating her as his own.

Why should kind people be stigmatized?

"Isn't that right? Just because those vulgar people praise him, does that mean I have to fawn over him?" Ge Taining suddenly laughed, a smile with a hint of unsettling wickedness.

Wei Qingsong's gaze suddenly turned gloomy. She closed her eyes slightly, took a deep breath, and tried her best to suppress the sudden surge of anger in her heart.

Compared to when she first returned to China, she is now much more restrained.

If it were in the past, she would have humiliated Ge Taining to the extreme by now.

However, since Lu Jingming didn't like her doing it, she wouldn't do it.

She will try her best to control herself, dispel the darkness in her heart, and reach for the light.

Lu Jingming placed his hand on her shoulder, gently comforting her.

His gaze, however, was fixed on Ge Taining, and he asked coldly, "You poisoned him to get revenge on Xun Ji?"

"Revenge? Not really, I just think it's fun." Ge Taining said this with a smile, but it sounded chilling.

Two innocent lives were reduced to a mere "fun" in his words.

"Don't you have your own family? If your family members suddenly encountered such misfortune one day, wouldn't you find it hilarious?" Wei Qingsong almost lost control of the anger in her heart.

They had also conducted various analyses of Gertenan's criminal motives, considering that he had gone to extremes out of revenge.

But they were clearly overthinking it. People like Ge Taining are complete antisocial, and life is less important to them than a feather.

"Well, they're just unlucky," Ge Taining shrugged nonchalantly.

Wei Qingsong took a deep breath to calm her emotions and looked at him coldly: "Two innocent people were poisoned to death by you, but you think they were just unlucky."

"Actually, you just think your life is very unlucky and unfortunate, and you are psychologically unbalanced, so you want to transfer this bad luck and misfortune onto others."

Ge Taining's lips twitched slightly, and he grinned: "Yeah, so what? There are so many people in this world, why should I be the only one who's unlucky?"

“I’ve looked at your personal information. Dropping out of school must have been a big blow to you, but that’s because you were self-destructive and addicted to gambling during your university years, which caused you to fail all your required courses and thus failed to graduate.”

Wei Qingsong's tone was very calm and even: "That's the price you paid for losing control. You had excellent grades when you entered school and should have had a bright future. You messed up your life. It was all your own choice. Why do you blame your misfortune on bad luck?"

"If it weren't for bad luck, why doesn't the teacher take attendance when I go to class, but always does when I skip class? I've attended classes for half a semester, and yet I failed them all. What else could this be but bad luck?"

Ge Taining became very excited when the topic was brought up.

It's clear that failing courses and dropping out of university had a significant impact on him.

"I finally found a job that matched my major, and life was relatively easy. But then the factory went out of business and I suddenly became unemployed. When I tried to apply for jobs, the entire industry raised the educational requirements, and nobody wanted someone like me who had dropped out of school."

"Fine, then I'll go learn to be a chef. I worked there for a whole year, and because of this trivial matter, they docked two months' salary and fired me. Haven't I been unlucky enough?"

Ge Taining became increasingly manic as he spoke: "If we're going to be unlucky, then let's all be unlucky together. Why should I be the only one who's going to be unlucky?"

(End of this chapter)