Chapter 82 Case Conclusion

In the interrogation room.

Lin Xixi hugged Chen Mo's neck and cried for a long time.

Not until her tears had dried did she finally let go.

Chen Mo pulled out a tissue and gently wiped away her tears.

Actually, what he had whispered in Xiao Xi's ear just moments ago was very simple.

It was that he understood her actions and would not hate her for them.

At the same time, he had also quietly expressed his approval.

However, words like these could only be said in secret.

Limited to just the two of them.

When it came down to it, as a police officer, he could not support one person killing another from any perspective.

Unless it was self-defense.

And in Xiao Xi's case, to some extent, it was an act of self-protection to prevent herself from being sold.

He turned the recorder back on.

And began the interrogation process.

Although he had deduced the general outline, it wasn't enough to serve as evidence; he still needed Lin Xixi to recount what happened last night.

This was the standard procedure for every case.

"At ten o'clock last night, Mom was telling me a story, urging me to go to sleep, and then Mom and I heard the sound of the courtyard gate opening, and the tone of my dad calling for Mom while drunk."

"Feng Juan! Feng Juan! Are you fucking deaf or what!"

Lin Dahai held a beer bottle in one hand and braced himself against the doorframe with the other, his legs weak and unsteady.

"Every time Dad gets drunk, he likes to beat Mom and me. It's always like that!"

"So when Mom and I heard he was drunk again, we were very scared."

"Mom told me to lock the door and not go out, and then she went out herself."

"Coming!" Feng Juan hurried out from inside the house.

She quickly went to Lin Dahai's side to steady him, not daring to utter a single word of complaint.

"Damn it, back then that guy named Liu Lin bullied you, and it was I who stood up for you. If you don't treat me well, how can you justify it to me!?"

Upon hearing this, Feng Juan felt a pang of pain in her heart, but she still forced a smile on her face.

For Xiao Xi, everything was worth it.

"Then, I heard Mom and Dad enter the living room."

"Feng Juan, does being with me make you feel very miserable?"

Lin Dahai placed a hand on Feng Juan's, looking at the several cigarette burns he had inflicted on her, and asked casually.

"N-no."

"Living with you is quite good. Look at our Xiao Xi, she's grown up so cute and sensible."

"Heh."

Lin Dahai let out a dry laugh.

"Don't pretend. I know you aren't happy living with me."

"But in the days to come, you will live very happily and freely!"

"Dad actually didn't throw a drunken tantrum this time, but sat on a chair and spoke quietly. I think Mom and I shared the same confusion."

Feng Juan heard this and shook her head.

"It's fine being with you. I don't want to think about other messy things."

"It's okay. If you're unhappy, we can get a divorce. I can't hold you hostage for your whole life because of that business with Liu Lin."

"You're still young, only 35. You still have a chance to find the life you want."

Hearing this, there wasn't a ripple of emotion on Feng Juan's face.

If she had wanted a divorce, she would have done it long ago.

She forced a smile.

"You've had too much to drink. Get some rest early."

Lin Dahai instantly grabbed Feng Juan by the throat with one hand.

"Did you not understand what the fuck I said?"

"In the days to come, you will be very happy and free!"

"Do you remember why we moved from Binhai to Muhe?"

"I owe eight hundred thousand! A full eight hundred thousand!!!"

"They just came to find me, telling me to pay up. If I don't pay, they'll kill me!"

"Tell me, what am I supposed to do?"

Feng Juan had difficulty breathing; she gripped Lin Dahai's hand tightly with both of hers, her eyes pleading with him to let go.

Lin Dahai bit his lip hard, then let go.

To the side, Feng Juan clutched her throat with both hands, gasping for fresh air.

"There's a way, there must be a way."

"I'll go beg them for some more time. Xiao Xi is grown up now, I can go to work."

"We can both work hard together and pay off this debt."

Upon hearing this, Lin Dahai was so angry he laughed.

"He works in the back kitchen, only making a few hundred bucks a month."

"Eight hundred thousand. You wouldn't finish paying it off until you die."

"So, I intend to hand you and Xiao Xi over to them to pay off this eight hundred thousand."

"They agreed."

"Feng Juan, why the fuck didn't I realize before that you were worth so much?"

Grabbing her chin, Lin Dahai wore a wicked grin.

It was the kind of smile one has when there's gold by one's side, but one hadn't realized it until now.

Even more, there was the joy that Feng Juan could help him pay off his debt at this moment.

"No! That's impossible!"

Feng Juan pushed Lin Dahai's hand away, staring at him fiercely.

At the same time, immense fear rose in her heart!

Her body kept shrinking backward, wanting to get away from Lin Dahai.

Seeing her so resistant, Lin Dahai instantly flew into a rage.

"Fuck you!"

"If you don't go, I'll die. I might as well kill you before I die."

"Go down below and wait for me first!"

"After that, I heard Dad beating Mom, and Mom's screams."

"Wuwu, I wanted to go out and help Mom, but I didn't dare. I was so scared!"

"Fuck!" Lin Dahai cursed as he beat her.

He smashed everything in the room that he could use—chairs, glass cups, ashtrays, beer bottles—at Feng Juan.

Seeing that she was still stubbornly refusing, he made a move towards the door of Lin Xixi's room.

"Dad stood at the door of my room. He must have wanted to use me to threaten Mom."

"I heard Mom begging him to let me go and just sell her instead."

"And then, Dad got even angrier, saying that wouldn't be enough money, so he dragged Mom back into the room. Not long after, Mom stopped making any sound."

Lin Xixi wiped away her tears.

"I opened the door and went to Mom's room, and found that Mom had many more injuries on her. No matter how I called her, I couldn't wake her up, and Dad was drunk and asleep on the bed."

"So I went to get nails and a hammer, stood on a chair, and hammered them in one by one..."

"I was so tired from hammering, and my face and clothes were covered in Dad's blood, but I wasn't scared at all. Looking at Mom beside me, I hammered very happily."

"I was so happy!"

Wuwu wuwu.

Sobbing sounds came from her again as she lowered her head to look at her own hands.

"I don't want to be a murderer!"

"I don't want to!"

Chen Mo felt a complex mix of emotions as he listened.

He gently reached out and patted her back, comforting her.

"I wanted to use nails to nail Dad to the bed forever, so he couldn't move and couldn't hit Mom ever again."

"After that, I threw the clothes and the tools into the small river. You didn't find them, did you?"

Chen Mo nodded; they had indeed searched for a long time and found nothing.

However, the small river Xiao Xi spoke of was about five hundred meters away and not easy to find.

"I learned it from watching TV. As expected, you didn't find them."

"Mom even said that watching TV was useless."

Lin Xixi lifted her head and said, somewhat boastfully.