After leaving the interrogation room, Zhang Hui shook his head.

In these years of working as a detective, Zhang Hui has interrogated between 800 to 1000 criminals, dozens of whom were serious offenders sentenced to life imprisonment or death.

He’s encountered quite a few murderers, whether they killed one person or had multiple lives on their hands.

These criminal suspects, when facing police interrogation, varied from those who remained tight-lipped to those who confessed everything at once.

There were also those who would only reveal a bit if you pushed them, otherwise, they wouldn’t say a thing.

In dealing with serious offenders, you really see all kinds of people and situations.

But to sum it up, the vast majority of suspects end up regretting their actions during the final stages of interrogation.

Li Xiaorui is neither the first nor the last with such a response.

The decomposing corpse case at Five-Flower Mountain was hereby declared solved.

Even if Li Xiaorui didn’t confess, with the three pieces of ironclad evidence, she could be convicted without a confession. Of course, her admitting guilt and surrendering is the best outcome.

Zhang Hui immediately reported the interrogation details to Qin Yong.

Qin Yong then rushed to the municipal bureau overnight to report the situation. Everyone was surprised that the case was solved so quickly.

Crime Scene Investigation office.

After completing the footprint identification and DNA information comparison, the Crime Scene Investigation team had wrapped up their work completely.

After the forensic team released the autopsy report, there wasn’t much left to do, so there was no need for overtime today. Lu Chuan took Shen Yan home directly.

"Do all rich people have such complicated lifestyles?"

Forensic Doctor Shen was somewhat puzzled, as the relationship between Li Xiaorui and Chen Kang seemed too twisted.

Lu Chuan quickly waved his hand: "You can’t generalize; not all rich people are bad."

Shen Yan glanced at the Porsche she was sitting in...

True, Lu Chuan was also wealthy, and not just ordinarily rich.

"Li Xiaorui’s situation is related to her upbringing."

As they say, human nature is similar, but habits diverge widely. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

"Li Xiaorui’s father died in a car accident when she was young, and her mother abandoned her, leaving her to fend for herself. This must have done significant psychological damage to her."

"She grew up with her grandparents, lacking fatherly love, and when she met someone so kind to her in university, it’s somewhat understandable why Li Xiaorui would end up in her situation."

At this point...

Shen Yan shook her head: "Was Chen Kang truly good to her?"

"If Chen Kang really cared for her, how could he have controlled Li Xiaorui like that? Giving her money was merely because Chen Kang didn’t care about the amount."

Lu Chuan nodded; Shen Yan was right too.

Chen Kang operated not only the Maria Plastic Surgery Hospital but also many other chain pharmacies.

Though not incredibly wealthy, he had assets worth millions.

Spending five to six million over five to six years on Li Xiaorui, with 100,000 a month and a million each year, was nothing to him.

Also, with Li Xiaorui acting as his goddaughter, this distorted relationship could have been another stimulating factor for Chen Kang.

This was the main reason he could be with Li Xiaorui for so many years.

On the other hand, Zhang Huiru was actually quite formidable. Her roommate Chen Ya knew nothing about her relationship with Chen Kang.

Zhang Huiru graduated two to three years ago, and according to Li Xiaorui, Zhang Huiru was already with Chen Kang when she was a junior.

For nearly four years, Chen Ya had no idea Zhang Huiru had a man, which shows how well Zhang Huiru hid everything.

Moreover, the conflict between Li Xiaorui and Zhang Huiru eventually erupted over Chen Kang wanting to marry Zhang Huiru.

You have to admit, Zhang Huiru was indeed quite capable.

Of course, regarding what Li Xiaorui claimed that it was Zhang Huiru who first hit her on Five Flower Mountain, leading Li Xiaorui to accidentally kill her, that can no longer be verified.

There was no surveillance on the mountain, no witnesses; whatever Li Xiaorui says becomes the truth. But regardless, the end result was Zhang Huiru’s death.

Additionally, Li Xiaorui faking Zhang Huiru’s hanging death is also irrefutable, which proves that after killing Zhang Huiru, Li Xiaorui intentionally concealed her crime, confirming her guilt for murder.

"By the way, have you told Director Shen about the family meeting on Saturday?"

Lu Chuan couldn’t forget this task, nor did he forget because as soon as he got home, Old Lu brought it up.

Shen Yan nodded: "I’ve talked to my parents; they’re both free this weekend."

The two had been in their relationship for some time now, so discussing these things was not awkward at all.

The time for the families to meet had indeed arrived.

"Then it’ll be Saturday. I’ll book a hotel tonight."

"Sure, I’ll follow your lead."

People, the core values are very important.

Similar upbringings and roughly the same education mean Lu Chuan and Shen Yan had a lot of common topics.

Even though their family backgrounds were different, one in business, the other in government, both sets of parents were strict in their children’s education.

It can be said they were good kids grown up under healthy influences.

Moreover, both attended the Public Security University where the ideological education was strict.

Now, they were both part of the Criminal Investigation Team, which gave them even more to talk about.

Furthermore, the overlap between Crime Scene Investigator and Forensic Doctor meant mutual support in their work.

Old Lu didn’t mind Lu Chuan finding a forensic doctor as a partner, especially with Shen Yan being so beautiful; he was more than happy.

Old Shen was satisfied with his daughter being with Lu Chuan, regardless of whether Lu Chuan’s family background was wealthy or not, simply because Lu Chuan had received three to four first-class merits in just two years of working.

It would be unreasonable for him not to be promoted in the future.

After returning home, Lu Chuan told his parents about meeting Shen Yan’s parents on Saturday, and the elderly couple couldn’t be happier.

"Come, let’s have a drink, just the two of us!"

Old Lu was very happy.

The wish to have a grandchild was finally one step closer.

"Son, when are you planning to marry and have kids?"

...

Shangri-La Hotel.

One of Haizhou City’s oldest five-star hotels, operating since the 1980s. It was renovated and refurbished five years ago after an infusion of capital from the Qiangsheng Group, and it remains Haizhou City’s top hotel.

"Director Shen! Welcome, welcome!"

Though the two had met before at public events, this was their first private meeting at the hotel.

"President Lu, long time no see!"

They were quite familiar with each other, so the setting wasn’t awkward. Only Lu Chuan and Shen Yang’s mother hadn’t met each other.

But they were both very pleased with their potential son-in-law and daughter-in-law, so naturally, there were no objections.

They exchanged greetings and sat down.

Lu Chuan called the waiter to serve the dishes, and soon the signature dishes of the Shangri-La started arriving.

"Director Shen, it’s the weekend, how about a drink?"

"Sure! It’s a happy occasion, I’ll have a drink with President Lu!"

The two elderly men rarely had reasons to drink at home, so they took this opportunity to enjoy a drink openly.

"Haha, good, come on, I have a bottle of 50-year-old Maotai, thanks to you, I’ll indulge today!"