Could it be that Yu Bo was also the murderer for the 121 case?It could be him.
Cheng Zheng"s report had indicated that the fingerprint they extracted belonged to Yu Bo. Why couldn"t the murderer be Yu Bo then?
All those complicated a.n.a.lyses they had done, what if they had really thought too much?
A person who even dared to kill his own mom, it would make sense that he could also kill four women who were unrelated to him.
The atmosphere grew heavy and grim in the office.
Yu Bo was hanging his head low and said nothing.
Xiang Wan kept quiet for a moment and exchanged glances with Quan Shaoteng.
His expression was also as astounded as her.
No! He seemed even more shocked than Xiang Wan.
Perhaps this had gone beyond his expectations?
Xiang Wan"s lips formed a slight curve as she looked away.
"Yu Bo, I still have a question to ask you."
Yu Bo looked up quietly.
Xiang Wan smiled as she asked, "Did you kill someone in Xi City as well?"
Yu Bo was a little startled as he looked at her. "Blackie didn"t see that… Xi City, Blackie"s not there, he won"t be depressed."
Thump!
Bingo?
Xiang Wan felt as though she had fallen to the depths of the abyss.
All of her hopes were dashed at that instant.
Never had she thought that Yu Bo would admit that directly.
She had wanted to ask this question earlier in the day when she met him.
However, at that point in time, Yu Bo had refused to communicate with her—even if she asked, she would not get a reply.
Xiang Wan was in a daze.
She did not utter a word.
A good while later, she sighed.
"So you wanted to see me in the middle of the night to tell me all this?"
Did he want to see her especially to answer her queries? Hur!
If that was the case, why didn"t he say anything before?
Yu Bo stammered a little and seemed nervous. "I wanted to ask you when I can leave this place with Blackie. I"ve asked them but they ignored me…"
Leave?
Xiang Wan smiled.
He was so naive, totally a simpleton.
He had even admitted to killing people, and he thought he could leave the police station.
Xiang Wan kept quiet for a while. "Do you still have anything else to say?"
"Oh," replied Yu Bo, "what do you want me to say?"
"For instance, why did you kill people in Xi City? How did you kill them?"
Yu Bo"s eyebrows crinkled when he thought about this. "I can"t talk about this," he blushed a little, "it"s shameful…"
Xiang Wan said seriously, "Is it because those girls did not wear their clothes properly?"
Yu Bo stared at her with eyes wide-opened. "How did you know?"
Xiang Wan did not answer him but continued to ask another question. "Are the girls pretty?"
Yu Bo nodded his head heavily. "Yeah, they"re pretty… But they"re not as pretty as you."
"…"
This compliment did not come at the right time.
Xiang Wan did not feel anything at all.
She asked, "Who is the one who brought you to meet these girls?"
Yu Bo spoke in rapid-fire succession. "It"s that, that, that Meng Chi."
He replied without any hesitation.
Xiang Wan took a glance at Quan Shaoteng.
Then, she carried on chatting with Yu Bo. "Can you share with me the details?"
Yu Bo felt a little suffocated.
"It"s the same," said Xiang Wan, "no matter if you tell me or not, the end result will be the same, but if you share with me, you and Blackie will actually feel more comfortable…"
Yu Bo licked his lips, his gaze was flas.h.i.+ng slightly.
"Uncle locked me up in the bas.e.m.e.nt and I was feeling frustrated. That night, Liang brought me dinner and I begged him. He was my mom"s relative, and he would often come to my house… He sympathized with me a lot and pretended to forget to lock the door, so I could escape…"
"And?"
"I met Meng Chi, he brought me to Xi City and let me play a game with those girls… If I listen to him, he can give me a lot of money…"
As he said that, he lowered his head.
Xiang Wan asked in a low tone. "What kind of game is that?"
Yu Bo seemed to struggle whether to speak or not. "Those girls tied themselves up…" he said haltingly, "I have to… to strangle them, strangle their neck… we"ve already agreed beforehand that they have to shout if it gets too uncomfortable… but they never shouted…"
Xiang Wan looked at him with a puzzled expression. "…"
Quan Shaoteng chimed in, "Their mouths were gagged, of course they were unable to shout at all!"
Yu Bo was afraid of him and glanced over at Xiang Wan nervously.
Xiang Wan smiled. "Don"t worry, he"s a dimwit. You can continue."
Quan Shaoteng looked at Xiang Wan unhappily.
Yu Bo was a little frightened by Quan Shaoteng.
He stopped talking.
Xiang Wan sent a displeased glance at Quan Shaoteng. "So, you did not want to kill them, right?"
Yu Bo looked at Quan Shaoteng, still feeling a little frightened. "I didn"t know that they"d actually die… I thought it"s just a game…"
Xiang Wan spoke in a mellow voice. "How did you know that they had died?"
Yu Bo shrank his neck and curled his body.
"Meng Chi said I killed them and even took a video of it. He asked me to quickly run away… but he didn"t give me, didn"t give me money…"
Xiang Wan spoke with the same gentleness in her tone. "So you ran away?"
Yu Bo nodded his head. "Yes, but before I managed to run far, uncle caught me. He asked Liang to bring many men to Xi City to take me back…"
It was Liang again.
A dead man who could tell no tale…
Xiang Wan thought of those men whom she met at the hotpot restaurant in Xi City.
"That"s why you hate Meng Chi?"
"Mm," responded Yu Bo.
"I hate him… Mom"s dead."
These two sentences did not seem to have a connection.
However, if what Yu Bo said was true, had "Meng Chi" not suddenly intervene, why would he have a conflict with his mom?
"Do you regret… killing mom accidentally?"
"I, it"s not an accident." Yu Bo hung his head really low. "Mom locked me up in the room and refused to let me out… I got really angry. She said I"m a simpleton… that I"d get deceived if I go to the city… I got even angrier. That"s why I hid behind the door when she brought me dinner. I… used her clothes to strangle her and asked her if she would let me go to the city…"
"…"
This was too heavy.
Xiang Wan couldn"t say another word. She just looked at Yu Bo.
He continued, his tone dull and listless, but his eyes were reddened. "Mom shook her head. She kept shaking her head… when I saw that she still refused to open her mouth, I got reminded that she hit me frequently… I got so angry that I used a lot of strength…"
Quan Shaoteng gritted his teeth and chimed in again. "You"re strangling her neck. She couldn"t say a single word besides shaking her head!"
"…"
Another silence!
This person could end the chat in just a sentence.
Xiang Wan sighed inside her head. "What happened later?"
"I ran away… I don"t know if she died. I thought she just fainted since she didn"t chase after me… But Liang came; he told me that she died… Liang helped me think of an excuse that my mom had hanged herself… We had an agreement that both of us would keep this a secret… We cannot tell anyone about this…"
"…!"
The account he told Xiang Wan was consistent.
It did not seem to have any loopholes.
However, Xiang Wan found it difficult to accept that.
She couldn"t accept the fact that the murderer of the 121 case was actually Yu Bo.
On the journey back to Nanmu Hotel, Quan Shaoteng mocked her.
"It"s not that you refuse to admit that Yu Bo is the murderer, you just couldn"t accept the fact that you made a wrong deduction!"
"… Am I that kind of person?" Xiang Wan swept a glance at him.
"Hurhur!" Quan Shaoteng laughed but did not say another word.
"This child is really pitiful! Not only is he mentally challenged," explained Xiang Wan, "but he"s also now an orphan…"
"I"m also an orphan," Quan Shaoteng chuckled. "Earlier, you said I"m a dimwit, but you didn"t show any sympathy to me at all?"
Xiang Wan swept a glance at him.
He had no parents?