I Play Dungeons in the Police Station-Chapter 409 - 249: Case Solved

Li Xiang stood at the doorway with the arrest team, ready and equipped, with the body cameras on to record the enforcement process.

"Community survey, come for a population census."

"Wasn’t there just a census done?"

"Yes, but there seems to be an error in the identity information, we need to verify it again."

Xiang Haotian’s wife wasn’t particularly cautious and opened the door directly upon hearing this from Li Xiang.

"Hello, we are from the police station, looking for your husband, Xiang Haotian."

Li Xiang presented his badge directly, and the arrest team behind him immediately rushed into the room, restraining Xiang Haotian who was watching TV in the living room.

"Aren’t you from the community? Who are you? What are you doing breaking into my house?"

"I’ll say it again, we are the police, needing your husband to cooperate with an investigation in a criminal case."

After explaining this, Li Xiang walked up to Xiang Haotian, looking at him coldly and said, "Do you know Liu Tingting?"

When the police barged into the house, Xiang Haotian’s heart pounded, his right eyelid twitched, and his legs couldn’t stop shaking.

Upon hearing Li Xiang mention Liu Tingting’s name, any last bit of luck in his heart was gone: "Did you find her?"

"You’ve been hiding for 18 years, you must have profited from it."

"Old Xiang, they’re here for you? What exactly happened? Who is Liu Tingting?"

Xiang Haotian’s wife had been bewildered since the police stormed into the house, especially upon hearing the name Liu Tingting, which confused her even more.

"Wife, I’m sorry to you, please take care of our son."

"What on earth happened?"

Facing his wife’s inquiries, Xiang Haotian just kept apologizing without the courage to explain the reason.

Seeing that she couldn’t get a straight answer from Xiang Haotian, she had to turn to Li Xiang: "What crime did my husband commit for you to arrest him?"

"Your husband met Liu Tingting in the provincial city eighteen years ago and lived with her for over half a year. Later, he killed her and fled back."

"What?"

The information was like a bolt from the blue to her, and she collapsed onto the sofa, unable to believe that her honest husband of 18 years, who slept by her side, was actually a murderer.

"Xiang Haotian, is this true?"

Xiang Haotian lowered his head, still silent, but his expression already confirmed the situation to her.

"Take him away."

The arrest operation was very smooth, Li Xiang and his team escorted Xiang Haotian, rushing back to the provincial city day and night.

Once in custody, Xiang Haotian was somewhat cooperative, fully confessing to the murder of Liu Tingting.

On the way back, Li Xiang conducted an immediate interrogation, finally uncovering the details of this cold case from 18 years ago.

It turned out that eighteen years ago, Xiang Haotian had come alone to the provincial city to work, while his wife stayed home to care for their child’s schooling.

Unable to endure the loneliness at night, he met Liu Tingting online, who had just suffered a relationship setback.

Faced with Xiang Haotian’s warmth and care, Liu Tingting quickly felt she had met the right person and came to the provincial city alone to find her lover.

The two met and instantly hit it off, becoming inseparable.

Liu Tingting naturally moved in, and at first, they were as loving as newlyweds.

But with time, Liu Tingting gradually discovered Xiang Haotian’s contact with another woman. After pressuring him, she found out that Xiang Haotian, who claimed to be single, was in fact married with children.

Their relationship took a turn for the worse from that point on.

Logically, after knowing Xiang Haotian had a family, Liu Tingting should have left and returned to Jiangzhou to her own husband.

This matter should have ended there.

However, Liu Tingting didn’t leave, choosing instead to demand Xiang Haotian to divorce, which was why neighbors often overheard their arguments.

But Xiang Haotian did not want a divorce.

He was involved with Liu Tingting entirely due to a lack of self-control and needed someone to alleviate his loneliness during the long nights, without ever intending a lifelong commitment. Yet, this he dared not tell Liu Tingting outright, resorting to constant deceit.

When Liu Tingting obtained his wife’s phone number and threatened him, he panicked.

Once his wife and family know about this, his family life would be over; this led to a physical struggle between them, during which Liu Tingting grabbed a knife intending to take him down with her.

Compelled, he fetched a kitchen knife and killed her.

Of course, this was only Xiang Haotian’s account, as Liu Tingting was already dead, only Xiang Haotian knew what truly happened back then.

[Ding, task completed, experience reward +800, diamonds +4000]

But regardless, the fact remains Xiang Haotian killed Liu Tingting. The judgement on his wrongdoing is for the court to decide; his task was complete, next is to organize materials to hand over to the prosecutor’s office.

Returning to the provincial city, everyone in the task force was extremely excited; a homicide case left unsolved for over a decade was cracked open in just a week under their hands, bringing immense pride to all.

Especially Wan Shu’an, seeing the case finally solved under his charge, he was overly emotional.

Initially assigned as deputy leader of the task force, Wan Shu’an felt a bit resentful, especially since the task force leader was less experienced, lower-ranked, and younger than himself.

He had his own feelings about it.

It wasn’t until witnessing the skull digital reconstruction technology that he understood the leadership’s intentions: this is progress of the era, with police forces boldly adopting cutting-edge technology, heralding a wave of youthful talent entering technical criminal investigation roles, as increasingly more new investigation technologies will be applied in case solving.

This classic case showcasing new investigation technology for solving an old case was bound to be publicized in the police newsletter, greatly promoting new investigation technology.