Animal Detective

Chapter 141: Such skill, it's not the first time.
Puan Subdistrict, Liqiao Town, Wutang District, Yanling City.

Subdistrict Office Director Liu Dan led Shen Xin, Sun Zhao, and their entourage to Sun Yongxi's home.

“Xiao Sun is actually quite pitiful. His father used to be a worker in an electric motor factory. In 87, he was on night shift when he was accidentally caught in a machine and couldn’t be saved.”

“At that time, Xiao Sun was only 5 years old. He was an orphan and his mother was a widow. His mother set up a stall in town to sell wontons and couldn’t take care of Xiao Sun.”

"Little Sun has a problem with his hand, doesn't he?"

Liu Dan shook her right hand and then said, "Back in school, many kids were naughty and often gave him nicknames and made fun of him. Because of this, he dropped out of school before finishing elementary school and stayed at home all the time."

"His mother had no choice. He was her only son, and she loved him terribly. She managed to raise him by feeding him only a small bowl of wontons."

"Then in 03, some thugs in town bullied his mother and almost overturned her stall. Who knew that Xiao Sun, who usually doesn't say a word for more than three sentences, suddenly went crazy, grabbed a kitchen knife, went to find them, and slashed them several times."

"Because of this, his family lost a lot of money, and he himself was sentenced to three years in prison."

"As a result, while he was in jail, his mother got sick, got stomach cancer, and passed away. His mother kept delaying telling Xiao Sun, but the neighbors couldn't stand it anymore and notified Xiao Sun."

"But it was too late. Xiao Sun submitted a report to the prison to get out, but he didn't even get to see his mother one last time."

"Anyway, after he was released from prison, Xiao Sun went crazy and became mentally unstable. He stayed at home for half a year and then disappeared. The next time we heard from him was in 12 when the detention center sent him back."

After explaining the situation, Liu Dan couldn't help but sigh and shed tears.

Ding Yuwei, who was standing next to her, quickly took out a tissue and handed it over.

Shen Xin was driving when he glanced at Liu Dan in the rearview mirror and asked, "Director Liu, what's the current situation with Sun Yongxi?"

Sun Zhao, who was in the passenger seat, also turned his head to look.

Liu Dan sniffed and said, "After being sent back from the shelter, he was still a little mentally unstable. He usually doesn't talk to anyone and absolutely refuses to go back to his old house. In the end, the community and the village negotiated and exchanged his old house for a three-room bungalow."

"The main problem is that he's still young and his hands and feet are fine, and there's not much the village can do to help him, so he still makes a living by collecting garbage. Anyway, his yard is full of garbage, and there's usually no place to even step."

At this point, Liu Dan asked, "Officer, what do you want with Xiao Sun?"

Sun Zhao smiled and said, "I just want to find out something from him."

Soon, the car arrived at its destination.

The village is small, with several factories nearby. Sun Yongxi's home is located on the side of the road on the west side of the village.

Even from a distance, you can smell a stench emanating from a nearby utility pole.

“It stinks even more in the summer. The villagers have tried to clean it up for him several times, but he refuses. He comes out with a kitchen knife, ready to fight anyone. Who would dare mess with him looking like that?” Liu Dan sighed and led the group over.

Shen Xin and his party of six.

A colleague from the Liqiao Town Police Station also accompanied them.

Shen Xin lagged behind and came to Sun Zhao's side, asking in a low voice, "Captain Sun, would you say Sun Yongxi has a mental illness?"

There is no record of Sun Yongxi having any mental problems in his 12 years of detention records.

But if, as Liu Dan says, Sun Yongxi is mentally unstable, then Xiao Hong's death can't be said to have been in vain, which would be quite troublesome.

"Whether someone has a mental illness or not needs to be determined by a professional doctor."

Sun Zhao's gaze was somewhat unfocused, and he sighed, "Actually, so many years have passed since this case, and Gao Liyun has been asking about it all along. I think she doesn't really want compensation or anything like that; she just wants a resolution."

"Even we need an answer."

He added another sentence.

He was the one who handled this case and ultimately put it on hold.

He, too, needs an outcome.

The yard didn't even have a gate, and it was filled with garbage everywhere.

It's possible that Sun Yongxi not only collects recyclables, but also has a bit of a garbage collecting obsession.

Liu Dan called out twice at the gate of the courtyard, but there was no response.

Just as I was about to ask if he had gone out to collect trash, a person came out of the main room.

With messy hair and a beard, though not very long, Shen Xin had a fleeting illusion that the face before him overlapped with the composite sketch of Zhang Nanhai.

After coming out, he stood at the door, staring at everyone without saying a word.

"Xiao Sun, these are police officers. They want to ask you some questions. Talk to them nicely," Liu Dan instructed, without entering the courtyard.

Shen Xin noticed that after Liu Dan revealed the identities of the group of police officers, Sun Yongxi's expression remained unchanged; he was still as wooden and calm as ever.

Without hesitation, Sun Zhao led the way inside. "Sun Yongxi, where were you on February 16, 2011, the next day being New Year's Day?" Sun Zhao asked directly.

Six years have passed, and there is still no direct evidence.

Only Liu Shuying's testimony.

Shen Xin noticed that Sun Yongxi's right thumb, which was hanging down, did indeed have an extra little finger.

Sun Yongxi shook his head.

"Don't know, or don't you remember?" Sun Zhao pressed.

Sun Yongxi shook his head again.

Sun Zhao pulled out Xiao Hong's photo from his bag, showed it to Sun Yongxi, and asked, "Have you ever seen this person?"

Sun Yongxi tilted his head slightly, scrutinizing the man in the photo, his gaze gradually changing.

He seemed to recognize him.

“I’ve seen him.” He finally spoke, his voice somewhat muffled, then continued in the same tone, “He insulted my mother, so I killed him.”

His words sent a chill down Shen Xin's spine and made the others' scalps tingle.

Just like that... you admitted it?

Moreover, his tone was too calm, as if I had casually killed a chicken yesterday.

"Are you done asking?"

Sun Yongxi asked in return, then turned to go inside.

Zhao Tianxing hurriedly stepped forward to stop him.

"What?" Sun Yongxi glared at Zhao Tianxing.

Zhao Tianxing raised an eyebrow, instinctively thinking, "You killed someone, why are you asking me?"

Before he could finish speaking, Sun Zhao raised his hand to stop him.

“Sun Yongxi, you said this person insulted your mother, can you tell me what happened?” Sun Zhao pressed.

He didn't expect it to go so smoothly.

But seeing Sun Yongxi's reaction, he felt he could understand it.

Perhaps in Sun Yongxi's mind, killing a person is no different from killing a chicken.

Sun Yongxi frowned, a hint of impatience in his eyes, and said, "What's there to say? I was walking down the street when he came up to me and cursed at me and my mother. So I stabbed him with a knife, and he died in two stabs."

Sun Zhao suppressed the chills that ran down his spine and pressed for an answer: "Two times, one time, or three times?"

Xiao Hong was stabbed three times.

Sun Yongxi looked at Sun Zhao indifferently, then gestured across his neck, chest, and abdomen.

Shen Xin's heart tightened.

It's exactly the same as the file.

Based on the angle of the incision, the forensic doctor made some deductions: the first incision was made with the right hand, horizontally, directly into the neck, and the second incision was also made with the right hand, stabbing into the abdomen.

After taking those two stabs, Xiao Hong should be unable to stand.

So the third stab was from top to bottom, directly into the chest, piercing the lung.

If he can provide such precise details, then there is no doubt that Sun Yongxi is the murderer of Xiao Hong.

Shen Xin just didn't expect the motive for the murder to be like this.

According to Sun Yongxi, it's possible that he was almost hit by Xiao Hong while crossing the national highway. Xiao Hong got out of the car and angrily cursed at him.

Then he cursed a few times with vulgar language, which angered Sun Yongxi, who then coldly killed Xiao Hong.

Thinking of this, Shen Xin suddenly had an idea.

Although we don't know exactly what Xiao Hong said at the time, if just cursing could provoke Sun Yongxi's murderous intent, then he must have had quite a few people cursing him during his years of wandering.

Moreover, he killed Xiao Hong with three stabs, then moved Xiao Hong's body back to the cockpit, ransacked the cockpit, and took the money.

So skilled, it doesn't seem like the first time.

(End of this chapter)