Return to the Day When My Pregnant Wife Jumped Off the Building-Chapter 170: Demon_1

To tell the truth, if Xiao Ming hadn’t already been through life twice and experienced great turmoil, he really wouldn’t have been able to remain calm under the silent yet aggressive psychological pressure exerted by Ding Jianwei.

This was a true detective master, deducing most details and the truth from mere surface appearances, as if she had been tailing Xiao Ming the entire time.

Simply terrifying!

"I quite liked the exciting part at the beginning," Xiao Ming flicked the ash from his cigarette, "but I didn’t like the ending. If you were to write online fiction, you’d definitely flop."

"Then... if Mr. Xiao were that smart person, how would the story have ended differently?" asked Ding Jianwei with implied meaning.

Xiao Ming thought seriously for a moment and said, "If I were smarter than the clever person in your story, first and foremost I would consider my old enemy’s mental state, control the stimulus on him, and avoid his wife’s tragic death.

Secondly, I would also find a way to prevent the appearance of that young scoundrel’s mother. Because, whether this woman was innocent or not, being killed by her own son is a human tragedy and an offense to the heavens.

Lastly, if I could make the old foe and the young scoundrel kill each other, that would be ideal."

"If someone is alive, there’s a chance for mistakes. Aren’t you worried about being caught afterwards?"

"Actually, I’m quite curious, if that smart person were to do all those things and get caught, what charge would he ultimately face?

Aside from ’picking quarrels and provoking trouble,’ which applies to everything, I can’t think of anything else."

"At the very least, he wouldn’t be able to escape a charge of inciting murder. If he turned himself in, the sentence would probably be no less than five years but less than ten."

"I see!" Xiao Ming scratched his chin, "Well, good luck to that smart person then! Sacrificing several years of freedom for the lives of a couple of scumbags, that’s too much of a loss."

"But two innocent lives were also lost."

"One life!"

"One or two, does it make a difference?"

Xiao Ming fell silent, and only after he finished his cigarette did he say, "How about... I get you a year-long pass for Yunding Restaurant, eat however you want, all for free.

Let’s switch to another story, how about that?"

Ding Jianwei paused, then burst into laughter again.

"Sure! Let’s switch stories. Still about a clever person, let me tell you about his mother-in-law who is awaiting prosecution for injuring her son."

Xiao Ming, his face full of frustration: "Officer Ding, be careful, the year pass might become a week pass."

The corners of Ding Jianwei’s mouth curled up: "So what story do you want to hear?"

"I want to hear one with a happy ending."

"Sorry, there aren’t any."

"The life of you police officers is truly dull."

Xiao Ming shook his head, "Let me tell you one then.

About ten years ago in Lingnan, there was a taxi driver who suddenly found life boring and thought about killing a few people for fun."

With a start that held a hint of horror, he spoke very casually, clearly an unqualified storyteller.

But Ding Jianwei clenched his fists, his pupils constricted, as if he was instantly captivated by the story.

"Soon, the driver found the perfect hunting targets—women who worked at nightclubs."

Xiao Ming continued, "These ladies usually finished work in the early hours, had money for taxis, were often drunk, and crucially, to avoid prostitution sweeps, many had false identities.

They were perfect victims.

So he started his spree, killing seven people in a month, almost one every four days.

There was even one night when he killed two people.

For a while, the local people were terrified, no one daring to go out at night.

The local police were quite effective, quickly zeroing in on this driver, but not much later, they cleared him of suspicion.

Because he had lost three fingers on his left hand, and was quite thin and small, standing at only 1.61 meters tall and weighing less than 100 pounds.

And all the victims, without exception, were strangled to death by both hands.

Whether in terms of fingers or strength, hardware or software, he didn’t match up.

The most critical point was that he had once been a model worker; neighbors said he was quiet, honest, and straightforward, looking anything but a murderous demon from inside out. ƒrēenovelkiss.com

Interestingly, after killing seven people, he had had enough and never committed another crime.

Plus, the level of technology at the time was too poor to extract fingerprints from the victims’ skin, and there were no DNA clues related to the killer.

Thus, this case became a cold case, yet to be solved to this day."

"How did that driver commit the murders?"

Ding Jianwei’s face lost all traces of the ease from before, becoming extremely solemn.

Xiao Ming gave a slight smile and, instead of answering, asked, "Officer Ding, do you like Yunding Restaurant? Would you prefer an annual card, or a weekly one?"

Ding Jianwei narrowed his eyes, thought for a long time, and said, "The life of one person in exchange for a demon!"

Xiao Ming suddenly leaned forward, examining her face from a close distance: "I can give you ten demons, but the clever person’s story must stay in my house, and it must not go anywhere!"

Ding Jianwei was about to agree with her mouth open when she heard Xiao Ming say ominously, "Think carefully before you decide. I don’t like being lied to."

Ding Jianwei also darkened her face: "What, could it be that you’ll also turn into a demon?"

Xiao shook his head: "I’ve said, I respect the lives of the innocent, and will never become enemies with you.

But if you betray me, then I will close the door to cooperation forever.

Whether you believe it or not, this will be a great loss for both you and those behind you!"

"I could arrest you. Besides, I’ve heard that your wife is already over two months pregnant..."

Ding Jianwei stopped talking because she noticed that the expression had vanished from Xiao Ming’s face.

It was as if he had suddenly donned an invisible mask, with even his gaze becoming empty, like a stone statue.

However, Ding Jianwei felt it was the most dangerous face she had ever seen in her career.

She even believed that if someone harmed Xiao Ming’s wife and child, he would drag the whole world down with him!

This man... was powerful and terrifying.

"Sorry! I just got carried away and let it slip out. Although we don’t stick to the book like regular police, we still follow rules."

Xiao Ming’s gaze flickered, and Ding Jianwei immediately felt lighter—as if the frozen air had begun to flow again.

"It’s quite simple, that driver has a son with congenital mental disabilities, and it was his son who killed all those people.

Or rather, he made his son do it."

"Impossible!"

Ding Jianwei said, "His son is severely mentally handicapped, can’t even speak. When an investigating officer kindly offered him candy, he was so happy he wet his pants; how could he possibly commit murder without leaving any trace?"

"Because the officer in charge of the investigation was too stupid and blind."

Xiao Ming said disdainfully, "A fool who can’t even control his own bowel movements, yet doesn’t have a lopsided mouth or drools, does that seem normal to you?"

Ding Jianwei’s pupils suddenly contracted: "Are you saying... his son was pretending to be dumb?"

"No, that’s not it. His son is indeed mentally disabled; he’s not an acting prodigy."

Xiao Ming said, "If you’re familiar enough with the case, think back carefully. Before the driver’s fingers were cut off, what was his occupation?"

Ding Jianwei thought for a moment, her face turning deathly pale: "He was once a soldier, worked as a trainer at a police dog base.

He... he trained his son... like a dog?"