Eyes that are the same as those of evil

Chapter 157 The Hand of God 10
With the interrogation concluded, Huang Yilin's crimes were undeniable.

When Zheng Yan and Tan Ming returned to their office to get some water, they talked about Huang Yilin's "love".

"Sometimes people are like the white sugar buns they ate when they were kids. You take many bites and they are all solid white flour, so you think it's all white flour. But one day you will bite into the sugar in the middle and it will burn your mouth."

Tan Ming: "Captain Zheng, your analogy is a bit outdated. You should say that sometimes people are born with a second personality. They seem fine most of the time, but suddenly they turn into uncontrollable psychopaths. Love and hate are just labels they give themselves."

After they finished speaking, they all glanced at Tan Jia.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" She raised an eyebrow. "Don't worry, I'll control my second personality and won't burn Lin Zhiyue."

"..."

Tan Ming tried to probe further, but Zheng Yan coughed to stop him.

Then they went on to discuss the only suspicious point in the interrogation results.

Huang Yilin denied that the one-night stand between the deceased and Zhou Yan was his doing, insisting that it was a spontaneous affair between the two of them.

Xiao Chen reported the latest investigation results to him: "We checked the location of the dinner between the deceased and Zhou Yan's companies. The hotel next door had Zhou Yan's check-in information on February 26th. However, the surveillance videos of the restaurant and the hotel are only kept for one month, so we can't find out if Huang Yilin went there, whether there was anything fishy about the wine served to the deceased, or who gave it to him."

"However, there is indeed a problem with this matter. The two companies had separate dinners, and the booked accommodations were not on the same floor. People from the companies said that the deceased never stayed out overnight after any dinner and would always go home, no matter how late it was, so they had never booked a hotel for her, and no one noticed whether she went to a hotel that night. Zhou Yan's colleague did say that someone helped him into the room after that dinner, and he did not notice that there were other people in the room at the time. Logically speaking, they could not have stayed in the same room."

So it's highly likely that someone orchestrated this "accident" behind the scenes.

Zheng Yan asked, "What was Huang Yilin's itinerary on February 26th?"

"He was at work that day, and according to the clock-out time, he left the company at 7:43 p.m., at which time the deceased and his friends were having dinner together. As for whether he went home immediately after get off work, it is unclear. The community's surveillance footage is only kept for three months at most, so there is no record of that day."

"But one thing is certain: Huang Yilin called the deceased at 8:20 p.m. that night, and then at 10 p.m., 10:30 p.m., and 11 p.m., and then made several more calls until midnight, when the deceased replied that he had stayed out somewhere, and Huang Yilin finally stopped."

"Isn't there something wrong with the timing?" Tan Jia pondered seriously, kneading the dough. "According to Zhou Yan, they went to bed in a semi-conscious state that night, and only woke up near dawn to find that things were beyond repair. Would the deceased have been so lucid in the middle of the night, replying to messages?"

Xiao Chen touched the goosebumps on his arm: "Could it be that someone else replied for her, and there was a third person in the room at the time?"

“It’s also possible that Zhou Yan lied,” Tan Ming reasonably guessed. “He had liked the deceased for many years, but could only watch helplessly as she married Huang Yilin. He finally got this unexpected opportunity, so he wanted to have a one-night stand to satisfy his unrequited love. All that ‘unexpected’ and ‘shouldn’t have been’s lies.”

Tan Ming's guess seems more likely.

The main question is, if there really was a third person in the room who orchestrated the one-night stand between the deceased and Zhou Yan, what was their motive? Was it a joke between colleagues? Or did they want to ruin the deceased's marriage to achieve some other goal?
Zheng Yan made the decision: "Retry Zhou Yan."

However, before the interrogation, the Zou couple, who were waiting at the police station, came to inquire about the murderer.

Everyone felt conflicted when they met the pleading eyes of the victims' families.

The couple waited at the police station, guarding their daughter's body, unaware that Huang Yilin had fled in his car, and therefore had no idea who the murderer was.

When they found out, the two of them stood frozen at the door.

"Impossible, impossible! Are you sure you've made a mistake?"

“Yilin and Yuxuan had a good relationship. They might have had some conflicts recently, but it’s impossible…” Zheng Yan said in a deep voice, “The murderer has already confessed to the crime. My condolences.”

Mrs. Zou froze, then suddenly cried out in pain and collapsed to the ground, unable to catch her breath.

Mr. Zou quickly helped her up, then shouted with bloodshot eyes, "Where is Huang Yilin? Huang Yilin, come out here! How could you be so heartless? That's your wife you swore you'd always take care of and love! Huang Yilin! You'll pay for Yuxuan's life!"

Huang Yilin was led out, his hands cuffed. Meeting his father-in-law's murderous glare, he muttered to himself, "She cheated on me first, she abandoned me first. I didn't want this..."

“Even if she wronged you, can’t you get a divorce?! I can support my daughter! You’ll pay for her life! I shouldn’t have listened to her and agreed to marry you. When I put her hand in yours, you promised I would treat her well! My daughter is now covered in burns, her face is unrecognizable…”

He burst into tears and rushed over, intending to kill.

“You are utterly heartless! I shouldn’t have married her to you, Huang Yilin, I want you to pay with your life! You have to pay with my daughter’s life! She was only twenty-nine years old, only twenty-nine years old!”

Zheng Yan and the others quickly pulled the person away.

Seeing this scene was truly heartbreaking for Zheng Yan, who even squeezed out time to call Zheng Shiyan, who was watching TV at home, before interrogating Zhou Yan. He sadly told her that he would not let her get married and that she should stay at home and be supported by her father.

Zheng Shiyan went a step further and asked if she could stop working and just rely on her father for support.

Then Zheng Yan gave him a lecture.

Tan Jia passed by, giving him a speechless look.

Composing himself, Zheng Yan was finally able to interrogate Zhou Yan.

However, the result was not ideal. Zhou Yan denied taking advantage of the deceased, reiterated that it was an accident, and stated that he did not know that Huang Yilin had made a phone call that night.

Furthermore, it was almost midnight when they entered the hotel room. Perhaps the message was replied to by the deceased, who was still relatively conscious at the time, or by the deceased's colleague, who did not see the deceased's phone.

No matter how he was interrogated, he gave the same answer.

Unable to obtain any new testimonies, they could only re-investigate those who had been in contact with the deceased and Zhou Yan on February 26th.

Hotel staff, colleagues from both sides, and even restaurant staff could all be that "third party."

This was very time-consuming, and it was already evening. The criminal investigation team was exhausted, so they packed up and went home to sleep, planning to continue their visits the next day.

Tan Jia was "escorted" to her doorstep by Tan Ming, who slammed the door shut before Lin Zhiyue showed up, saying that he would bring breakfast to pick her up the next morning and that there was no need to trouble certain neighbors.

Tan Jia had no intention of engaging in the confrontation. He sent Lin Zhiyue a message saying "See you tomorrow morning," and then yawned as he drifted off to sleep.

But to my surprise, the first thing I heard the next morning was a call from Zheng Yan.

"A strange murder has occurred in Jinxiu Jiayuan residential community. Come quickly."

(End of this chapter)