Chapter 33: Master, Is It You?
“This… hello.”
The man wearing a gas mask in front of him exuded a subtle but pervasive sense of pressure, so Zhao Long could only grit his teeth and approach him, saying, “Excuse me, did you call the police?”
“Yes, I did.”
The moment Liu Haoyu spoke, An Qinglian, who was behind Zhao Long, was shocked. She had encountered this man who looked like a murderer before, but at that time, she was too frightened to pay much attention to his voice.
Now, hearing it again…
“Master, is it you?!”
She never expected that this terrifying man wearing a gas mask and a black trench coat was actually the master with a scholarly demeanor she had met before!
“Master?” Zhao Long was also stunned, gesturing for the other police officers to restrain Zhao Kaiwen, who had been thrown around and disoriented, before asking the two, “You two know each other… Wait? Your voice…”
As a police officer with keen senses, Zhao Long also noticed that the masked man’s voice sounded familiar. Then, he suddenly thought of something. “Are you Liu Haoyu?”
“It’s me.” Liu Haoyu removed the gas mask from his face and said to Zhao Long.
“Officer Zhao, you heard everything just now. This guy has confessed to everything. For your convenience in handling the case, I even recorded it for you.”
Looking at the voice recorder handed to him, Zhao Long fell into deep thought. So… how did Liu Haoyu know that Zhao Kaiwen would come to this place? He had just analyzed everything with him not long ago. And then, this guy, without a word, came alone at night to catch a criminal, dressed even more like a murderer than a murderer. Zhao Long felt a headache coming on. “Take everyone away.”
***
In the interrogation room at one in the morning, Liu Haoyu and An Qinglian sat side by side. Compared to An Qinglian, who was a bit restless, Liu Haoyu couldn’t help but yawn widely.
“There are still many things to ask, kid, don’t sleep yet.”
“Officer Zhao, you’ve been asking for over an hour. It’s okay if I don’t sleep, but this young lady next to me has to go to work tomorrow.”
Hearing this, Zhao Long’s mouth twitched. He’s being considerate of the young lady now? “Miss An, why don’t you go to the next room to rest for a while? I still have something to discuss with him here.”
“Okay, okay.” An Qinglian left.
Only Liu Haoyu and Zhao Long remained in the interrogation room. Seeing that there was no one else, Zhao Long said without holding back anymore. “I told you this afternoon, if you have any clues, notify us immediately, don’t try to be a lone hero.”
“And you, kid, instead of reporting the clues, you directly created a big piece of news for me… You’re quite brave, aren’t you?”
“Haha…” Liu Haoyu chuckled evasively and said innocently, “Didn’t I already call the police for you?”
“It was almost 8 o’clock when you called the police?!” Zhao Long was almost out of breath. He really wanted to slam the table, but his good breeding made him restrain his impulse.
Liu Haoyu found it a bit difficult to explain at this moment, as it was an unexpected situation, and the information was discovered by Qin Liu. He couldn’t find a suitable reason to explain it at first. In the end, he could only show an embarrassed but polite smile. “It was a flash of inspiration, and then I found this sneaky old man.”
“Tsk… you had a flash of inspiration and ran into the Martyrs’ Cemetery?” Zhao Long clearly didn’t believe Liu Haoyu’s nonsense. As for how he got the clue, he no longer had any intention of pursuing it, and just grumbled to himself. “How many times have I told you, tell me first if you have any clues. Look at that crazy man, isn’t he dangerous?”
“And look at you, you’re as thin as a knife, and the other party has a knife in his hand. If anything happens to you, how can I explain it to your family?”
Facing Zhao Long’s well-intentioned but admonishing words, Liu Haoyu slowly took a fire axe out of his trench coat: “Officer Zhao, look, I brought a weapon.”
“…” Zhao Long was speechless for a moment and could only cover his face, not knowing what to say.
“I finally understand what Wang Wenqi meant when he talked to me. You kid… you’re really impossible to deal with.”
“Thank you for the compliment, thank you for the compliment.”
“I wasn’t complimenting you!” Zhao Long took a couple of breaths and continued. “Forget it, since you’re already here, I might as well tell you about Zhao Kaiwen’s situation.”
“After this man was caught, he basically confessed to his crimes truthfully, and we also found the murder weapon and evidence of his crimes.”
“He killed his wife. According to him, he did it because he discovered that the daughter born to his wife didn’t resemble him at all. After doing a blood test, he subconsciously thought his wife had cheated on him, so he took her into the mountains and killed her.”
“Why is it a subconscious thought?”
“Because no matter how much we searched or investigated, we couldn’t find the daughter he mentioned, nor could we find that so-called lab report.”
“All of this was just the pathetic delusion of this madman.” By the end, Zhao Long couldn’t help but let out a heavy sigh.
“As for why he killed Qiao Siyi, he said it was because he thought Qiao Siyi looked very much like his wife, and he thought his wife had come back to life, so he killed her too.”
“Afterward, he threw the corpse into the farm owned by his wife and ground it into feed with machinery to feed the livestock.”
“This guy is a madman. Calling him mentally broken is an understatement.”
“…”
After Liu Haoyu left the interrogation room, he saw An Qinglian waiting for him on the bench by the door. Seeing him come out, An Qinglian immediately went up and bowed deeply to Liu Haoyu.
“Thank you so much tonight, Master!”
Liu Haoyu helped An Qinglian up and said, “You don’t need to thank me so much. I just did what I should have done.”
“But without Master’s help… perhaps I…”
“Young friend, you just need to know that you are still alive, and that’s enough. Worrying constantly will only harm yourself.”
With Liu Haoyu’s comfort, An Qinglian’s emotions gradually stabilized. The female college student looked at Liu Haoyu, hesitated for a moment, and then asked him, “Master… can you tell me your name and contact information?”
An Qinglian now unconditionally trusted Liu Haoyu. This was somewhat similar to religious fanaticism, or perhaps excessive personal adoration? After thinking for a moment, Liu Haoyu said to the female college student.
“Just call me Liu Haoyu. As for contact information… here you go.” Liu Haoyu sent his WeChat ID.
Upon hearing Liu Haoyu’s name, An Qinglian was first slightly stunned, then burst into a chuckle. “I never expected your name to be so ordinary, Master.”
In response, Liu Haoyu said with feigned emotion. “The Great Way is simple, and ordinary is the truth.”
