I Play Dungeons in the Police Station-Chapter 112 - 104: Who Is the Culprit?

"Would you let your mistress and wife live together?"

The employee replied confidently, causing Li Xiang to feel choked up.

I don’t even have a girlfriend, let alone a mistress.

"Let’s not talk about that. Who’s the longest-serving employee in your store?"

"The cleaning lady, she’s been here for over a decade."

Hearing this, Li Xiang and his team were delighted. This cleaning lady might know about what happened back then.

So they found the cleaning lady again.

Her name is Liu Jinfang, 67 years old this year. She said she’s been cleaning at the massage parlor for fifteen years. The boss treats her well, and since it’s near her home, it’s convenient for taking care of her family, so she stayed on.

"Hello, Liu Ayi. Do you remember a little girl named Liu Jie who worked here fourteen years ago?"

Mao Ji used a statement rather than a question to reinforce the cleaning lady’s memory. If he just asked a question, she might not remember due to the long time and instinctively say she didn’t know. But using a statement would make her think back and recall if there was such a person in the store fourteen years ago.

"Liu Jie?"

Then, Li Xiang also took out Liu Jie’s photo for the lady to identify.

She recognized her immediately: "Isn’t this Xiaohui?"

Xiaohui? 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Li Xiang and Mao Ji exchanged glances. Whether the victim was called Liu Jie or Xiaohui, the cleaning lady recognized her, which greatly increased Luo Wenhui’s suspicions.

"Do you know what happened to her?"

"She hasn’t worked here for ages, like fourteen years? I remember starting around the same time, and later, she was doing well but suddenly said she was going back home."

"Why did she go back home?"

"I don’t know, the boss said her family had issues, so she resigned. We were surprised because she left many things behind. Later the boss asked me to pack them up and said he’d send them to her."

"Did Xiaohui act strange before going home? Recall carefully."

Finally finding someone knowledgeable about the past was exciting for Li Xiang and his team. They hoped to unearth more clues.

"That year during the Qingming Festival, the boss went home and the next day Xiaohui left too. A couple of days later, the boss returned and asked me to clear her stuff."

"Alright, thank you for your cooperation."

As leads connected, Luo Wenhui’s culpability grew. Mao Ji also had Zhou Man pull Luo Wenhui’s hotel records, showing one stay in Luoyang Town the night before the victim’s death.

Why stay in town if he had a home? Can it be he booked the room for Liu Jie and killed her in the hotel?

And Luoyang Reservoir, that’s the body dump site.

With everything linked, the urgent task was arresting Luo Wenhui.

"Damn, this guy dodged us for fourteen years, showing his true colors now."

Cao Gang, seeing hard evidence against Luo Wenhui, couldn’t help cursing. Finally, they could arrest him after fourteen years.

With Luo Wenhui now in Liangxi, cross-district arrest required collaboration, thus police from both places formed an arrest team.

At midnight, investigators learned Luo Wenhui was at the massage parlor.

The arrest team quickly moved to the parlor.

"Don’t move, nobody move."

The entire massage parlor descended into chaos in an instant.

Liangxi police didn’t expect that aiding Jinghai police to arrest a suspect would also result in a prostitution bust.

"Men on the left, women on the right, squat against the wall."

"Where’s your boss?"

"In the office."

Ignoring the scene, Li Xiang rushed to the office, kicking the door open to find Luo Wenhui about to jump out the window.

His office had surveillance, so he saw the police’s sudden inspection and, knowing his shady background, tried escaping but wondered why nobody tipped him off this time.

Little did he know, the operation targeted him for different reasons.

"Freeze, police."

Seeing the suspect attempt an escape, Li Xiang wouldn’t allow it, quickly grabbing Luo Wenhui who was stuck in the window. Hence, a man’s belly shouldn’t be too big, or escape might get stomach-stuck.

"What’s your name?"

Li Xiang confirmed the identity, ensuring no mistake.

"Luo Wenhui."

"Know why we’re arresting you?"

"Yes, for organizing prostitution."

At this point, he thought it was just a vice operation by the police.

"What else?"

"What else?"

Luo Wenhui was puzzled, wasn’t this just a vice operation?

"Here’s a hint, 14 years ago, Xiaohui."

Instantly, Li Xiang felt Luo Wenhui’s muscles tense under his grip.

He reacted, revealing himself as the murderer, impossible to escape now.

"Fourteen years ago, what did you do to Xiaohui?"

"I strangled her."

Luo Wenhui was overcome with hopelessness; he didn’t expect his long-buried secret from fourteen years ago to surface.

Each return home included a trip to Luoyang Reservoir, where he’d pause at the disposal spot, a lingering psychological burden.

"Take him away."

The arrest proceeded smoothly. Luo Wenhui admitted killing Xiaohui, affirming she was the victim Liu Jie.

Moreover, the massage parlor wasn’t legitimate. Along with him, nineteen others involved in prostitution activities were taken in.

Main suspect Luo Wenhui, now shackled, sat in the interrogation room.

"Name."

"Luo Wenhui."

"Age."

"49 years."

"Where were you at 10 PM on April 5, 2009? What were you doing?"

"In Luoyang, I killed Xiaohui."

Since his capture and realizing it was for something from 14 years ago, resistance faded. Over the years, anxiety, fear, and nightmares of police capturing him haunted him. Now truly caught, relief slowly emerged.

"Explain your relationship, how you met and why you killed her."

"In ’08, I started a massage parlor here in Liangxi, and she was among the first batch of employees. Her carefree nature led to a relationship during training. At first, it was like dating; we did what couples do. She knew I was married with children, but didn’t mind initially."

"As familiarity grew, her demands did too. She insisted on marriage, threatening my son if I didn’t divorce. How could I marry an employee? My wife cared well for my parents, divorce was out of the question. When I returned home for Qingming and she followed, I tried preventing a scene by staying at a hotel with gifts, but she persisted. An argument escalated, and in a moment of fury, I strangled her."

"How did you deal with the body?"

"Frightened after realizing, I drove to Luoyang Reservoir at 2 AM, dumping her. Fearing the body might surface, I tied bricks to it."

Thus, the 14-year-old unsolved Luoyang Reservoir body case was concluded.

The precinct rejoiced, with the first unit basking in the success of this cold case finally resolved under their lead.

This case’s resurfacing stirred public discussion, drawing widespread attention.