Diary of a Criminal Investigator-Chapter 249: The Truth Revealed

In the interrogation room, Zhang Hui’s eyes were like a hawk’s, fixed intently on Zhao Wenjun, who seemed to be losing his mind.

The relationship between Chen Lili and Wu Rui had already been thoroughly investigated.

But what exactly was the relationship between them and Zhao Wenjun? There wasn’t even a clue.

Why did Zhao Wenjun hire Wu Rui in his company?

Why did he give him one million in cash?

This lead can be said to be the most significant one the police have at the moment.

It was precisely this lead that allowed them to confirm that the money on Wu Rui was indeed given by Zhao Wenjun.

But why?

What leverage did Zhao Wenjun have over Wu Rui?

It seemed that aside from this explanation, there couldn’t be any other reason.

"Zhao Wenjun, Chen Lili was murdered, and Wu Rui has disappeared. All the evidence is pointing at you."

Zhang Hui was very experienced in interrogation.

He knew now was the time to turn up the heat.

"The evidence we have now is enough to bring charges against you."

"But I hope you can confess and strive for a commutation of your sentence by making contributions."

Commutation?

Contribution?

The somewhat broken Zhao Wenjun seemed to grasp the last straw of hope.

"Can I still... get a commutation?"

"Of course you can, but it depends on what you confess. The evidence we currently have won’t help if you confess."

"I... I..."

Zhao Wenjun’s hands couldn’t stop trembling, sweat already drenching his back.

"I... will talk..."

Zhang Hui signaled a colleague to take notes: "Alright, then start with why you gave Wu Rui a million."

"I gave him money... because he threatened me..."

"Be specific, how could a freshly graduated student without a job threaten you?"

"It’s... it’s Chen Lili..."

"Last year, Chen Lili was tutoring at my house. One day, it was raining heavily, and I drove her home..."

Zhao Wenjun, with his handcuffed hands, gripped his hair tightly.

"I... I don’t know what happened that day... I..."

It turned out that when Zhao Wenjun was about to drop Chen Lili off at her rental apartment, she invited him up for tea as a gesture of thanks.

"Chen Lili was very beautiful, just like my first love..."

Later, what happened in the apartment was like a scene straight out of a TV drama.

Zhao Wenjun raped Chen Lili.

But what he didn’t know was that Chen Lili’s house had remote surveillance cameras.

"The whole... process was recorded."

"Chen Lili’s boyfriend found me and demanded five million as compensation, or he’d report it to the police."

"But I’m just a fruit seller; though I’ve made some money, there was no way I could come up with five million."

To prevent the matter from being exposed and to avoid prison, Zhao Wenjun arranged a job for Wu Rui in his company.

"I gave him a million first and then bought him a car, basically keeping him satisfied."

"So, to hide the truth forever, you ultimately killed Chen Lili and Wu Rui?"

"No!"

"I didn’t kill Chen Lili!"

Zhao Wenjun suddenly became agitated.

"Chen Lili was killed by Wu Rui, it had nothing to do with me!"

Wu Rui killed Chen Lili?

"You’re saying... Wu Rui killed Chen Lili?"

"Yes, Chen Lili was killed by Wu Rui, I saw it with my own eyes."

"At the beginning of last month, on March 2nd..."

Wu Rui continuously extorted money from Zhao Wenjun over the matter of him raping Chen Lili.

The largest amount was one million in cash. Later, Wu Rui went to Zhao Wenjun’s company and basically asked for 30,000 each month.

Fortunately, Zhao Wenjun’s business was doing well, bringing in a monthly profit of 100,000 to 200,000.

He could still afford to keep Wu Rui happy.

"Last month, as per Wu Rui’s demand, I went to give him money. When I reached his door, I heard Wu Rui and Chen Lili arguing."

"Turns out, Chen Lili set me up that day..."

According to Zhao Wenjun, the day he drove Chen Lili back to her apartment, she invited him up for tea, which was all premeditated.

"Chen Lili drugged the water she gave me, which is why I..."

"They recorded the entire scene and blackmailed me together."

"But that day, they quarreled because Wu Rui took an extra 100,000, and they fought."

"100,000?"

"Yes, Wu Rui’s father seemed to have had some debts from when he was sick. Chen Lili felt her cut was too small, so they quarreled."

"I heard the entire conversation and got very angry, so I went in to confront them, and then..."

"Then I saw Wu Rui stabbing Chen Lili with a dagger."

"Wait," Zhang Hui interrupted Zhao Wenjun.

"How did you have the key to their apartment?"

The details provided by Zhao Wenjun seemed somewhat illogical.

The apartment where Chen Lili lived had already been inspected by them.

The decor was intact, with no signs of struggle or damage, and no bloodstains.

It had long been ruled out as the crime scene.

"I didn’t go to the apartment with the money, I went to a condo I bought them."

"Where is it?"

"Nanhu District, Building 10, Unit 3, Apartment 902."

Zhao Wenjun continued, "Of course I had the key to the apartment I bought."

"That day, when Wu Rui saw that I discovered his murder, he rushed at me with the knife, trying to kill me."

"When I dodged, he slipped on a shattered vase underfoot. I rushed up, seized the dagger, and... stabbed him in the stomach."

"Describe the process of the conflict between you and Wu Rui more precisely."

Zhang Hui reminded Zhao Wenjun.

"It went like this: I opened the door and saw Wu Rui in the living room, stabbing Chen Lili in the chest with a knife..."

An hour later.

Nanhu District, Building 10, Unit 3, Apartment 902.

Although a month had passed, the bloodstains in the room had long since dried up.

But the pungent stench of blood still lingered in the air.

The sofa, coffee table, and floor in the living room were all stained with dark brown bloodstains.

"It should be the primary crime scene," Qin Yong personally directed: "First, the Crime Scene Investigation team goes in, Lu Chuan?"

"Here!"

"The Bloodstain Pattern Analysis is up to you, strive to reconstruct the scene so we can verify if Zhao Wenjun’s statement is true."

"Yes!"

After killing Wu Rui, Zhao Wenjun did not handle the scene.

But he also did not call the police.

Even though the incident of killing Wu Rui was accidental, ultimately, it was Wu Rui Zhao Wenjun killed.

Therefore, Zhao Wenjun’s initial thought was to quietly dispose of the body. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

That night, he first transported Chen Lili’s body to a cold storage room.

To prevent blood from dripping in the car, Zhao Wenjun stripped away the clothes Chen Lili had been killed in, leaving them at the scene.

Then he found clean clothes in the wardrobe to dress the body.

This explained why when Chen Lili’s body was discovered, there was a penetrating wound on her chest, but the clothes were intact.