Chapter 269 Unacceptable Love
Gu Nankai and Cao Cang were stunned by Luo Cheng's anxious words, and soon they both couldn't help laughing.
It seems that Luo Cheng spoke without thinking in order to defend himself.
Gu Nankai had been closely observing Luo Cheng. From his actions, he realized that things might not be as simple as everyone imagined. He quickly arranged for Cao Cang to go out to verify the situation and contact the girl who was with Wu Mengjie through Luo Cheng's girlfriend.
After Cao Cang left, Gu Nankai looked at Luo Cheng and saw that he seemed to be getting restless and couldn't tell east from west. He paused and said, "Luo Cheng, are you sure that you and Wu Mengjie only met once?"
Luo Cheng was in a panic. When he heard Gu Nankai's words, he said in a panic: "Yes! Right! I'm sure! I'm sure! Just... just that one time!"
Gu Nankai narrowed his eyes: "But according to our investigation, Wu Mengjie seems to like you."
"What?"
Luo Cheng couldn't believe it and looked at Gu Nankai in shock. The emotion in his eyes didn't seem to be fake.
"Officer, please stop joking with me at this time. I'm really not in the mood..."
He was stunned for a moment, then said something to Gu Nankai with a bitter face, even as if he was about to cry. Gu Nankai rolled his eyes speechlessly and said to him again with certainty: "What I said is true. In Wu Mengjie's residence, we found a whole wall of photos of you, some secretly taken, and some edited. The protagonist is you in all of them."
Luo Cheng was completely stunned. From Gu Nankai's words, he seemed to piece together that there was someone secretly observing him in his peaceful life. This suddenly made him shudder. There was no joy or excitement, but only a hint of fear.
"Officer, I... don't know, this... this is too scary..." Luo Cheng was stunned for a long time before he looked at Gu Nankai and said hesitantly. His expression seemed very funny to Gu Nankai, as if he was a little scared and resistant.
Gu Nankai chuckled in his heart, it seems that Luo Cheng is still an honest man.
Seeing that Luo Cheng was too nervous, Gu Nankai comforted him: "Don't be too nervous. If it wasn't you who did it, we won't wrongly accuse you, but you must cooperate with us, otherwise we can't help you."
Luo Cheng was anxious, but he saw a glimmer of hope because of Gu Nankai's words. He quickly leaned forward and eagerly promised Gu Nankai: "Officer, I will cooperate with the investigation. You must clear my name. I was really wronged. I really didn't kill anyone!"
Gu Nankai nodded and chatted with him some more about Luo Cheng's school . According to Luo Cheng's intermittent statements, he was recently discussing a cooperation project with his alma mater. The school was preparing to hold a charity gala, and Luo Cheng and his girlfriend intended to donate some of the paintings in the gallery to charity. On the one hand, it was for charity, and on the other hand, it was to increase his girlfriend's popularity. In the past two months, Luo Cheng had often been in and out of the school.
"Have you ever been to your old lab?"
After Luo Cheng gave a brief introduction to the situation, Gu Nankai asked Luo Cheng a question.
Luo Cheng frowned and thought for a moment: "I have been there, after all, it is where I studied for four years."
He smiled a little embarrassedly: "Officer, although I was unknown in college and not outstanding in my major, in order to pass the exam, the laboratory was the place where I spent the most time. At that time my girlfriend often waited for me at the door. Our relationship started from the laboratory, so that place means a lot to me. When I come to school, I almost always visit the laboratory."
After listening to Luo Cheng's story, Gu Nankai roughly pieced together in his mind why the murderer killed people in the laboratory. Perhaps from a certain perspective, that place was not only special to Wu Mengjie, but also to the murderer?
Or perhaps the murderer made the killing process so complicated and difficult just to satisfy Wu Mengjie?
He always felt that he had grasped something, but when he thought about it carefully, he could not figure it out. However, after half a day of interrogation, Gu Nankai was basically certain of one thing, that is, even if a condom stained with Luo Cheng's body fluids appeared at the crime scene, judging from the current situation, Luo Cheng did not seem to be the murderer.
Luo Cheng's psychological quality definitely doesn't seem like someone who can come up with such a meticulous method of killing someone.
Not long after, Cao Cang came back in and whispered something in Gu Nankai's ear. Gu Nankai glanced at Luo Cheng, seeming a little surprised, but he quickly retracted his gaze and nodded.
"Officer, what happened?"
Luo Cheng is in a very panic-stricken situation now. Every look from others makes him nervous, and he is afraid that the situation will become more and more complicated.
"It's okay. We just checked with your girlfriend and confirmed that what you said is indeed correct. We will have colleagues follow up on your investigation. If the investigation is correct, you can be cleared of all charges."
Seeing him like this, Gu Nankai explained it to him.
Luo Cheng was overjoyed. This statement was enough for him. As long as he could be cleared of all charges, he would feel relieved. Thinking of this, he breathed a sigh of relief, and his pale face became more red.
Not long after Cao Cang came in, Gu Nankai went out with him. Wu Qingluan and the others had finished questioning Luo Cheng's girlfriend. His girlfriend was very worried about Luo Cheng's situation. She also knew about the condom incident, but to Gu Nankai and the others' surprise, this girlfriend seemed to trust Luo Cheng. Even with the evidence here, she still chose to believe Luo Cheng.
"Can this condom really fly to the crime scene by itself?"
Everyone in the serious crime squad gathered together. Gao Yuan scratched the back of his head in confusion and said something in annoyance.
Combining the interrogation situation of half a day, Gu Nankai sneered, looking away, and said lightly: "Perhaps, this condom really flew to the crime scene."
Wu Qingluan and the others were stunned. Looking at Gu Nankai's expression, they suddenly thought of something and asked, "You mean, the condom was used by the murderer to mislead us. The condom was used to draw our attention to Luo Cheng?"
Gu Nankai retracted his gaze and nodded solemnly: "Based on the interrogation of Luo Cheng, I now have this suspicion. Thinking carefully, Luo Cheng does not seem to have much motive to kill Wu Mengjie."
"In other words, the murderer knew Wu Mengjie very well, and he was well aware that the laboratory had special significance to Wu Mengjie." Wu Qingluan thought for a moment and added.
"Bu Yao's brother?"
Shang Lu hummed, tilted his head and said his guess: "Think about it, Bu Yao's brother likes Wu Mengjie so much. Wu Mengjie is always there for him, but he is always a spare tire, and he is not as good as the man who only met Bu Yao once. How hurtful to his self-esteem, did he kill Bu Yao because of love turning into hate?"
Considering the current situation, Bu Yao's brother does have a strong motive, but Gu Nankai still has a question: "But wouldn't the method of killing be too excessive? Could it be that Bu Yao's brother dug out Wu Mengjie's heart in order to avenge her? Cut off her legs? What kind of ritual is this?"
Gu Nankai's words made everyone confused again. Wu Qingluan thought about it, closed her eyes, roughly analyzed the profile of the murderer in her mind, and then opened her eyes and looked at everyone.
