164: Kang Minghao was suspected of rape and murder.

"Kang Minghao's business?" Gu Qingcheng asked. "Is this Kang Minghao the son of municipal party secretary Kang Jianshe?"

Gu Qingcheng had heard this name before when investigating the organ trafficking case.

"Didn't this guy go to the United States?" Gu Qingcheng said. "Back then, he was almost sentenced for a rape-murder case."

"A rape-murder case?"

Lei Zhen suddenly remembered that when he beat up Kang Minghao, he had been too agitated to notice the sin information above his head. Now that he thought about it, he had indeed seen a long string of information hovering there.

He used his Super Memory to recall the moment and was shocked on the spot.

【Prostitution, Gambling, Gathering for Fighting, Group Orgies, Intentional Injury, Tax Evasion, Indecent Assault, Kidnapping and Extortion, Murder, Rape, Illegal Fundraising, Spreading Obscene Materials, Drug Trafficking. Sin Value: 398】

The sin information above this guy's head was simply too much to take in. The municipal party secretary's eldest son could be said to have perfectly embodied the term 【Heinous Crimes】.

But what shocked Lei Zhen the most was that Kang Minghao was actually involved in drug trafficking.

Could he be the mastermind behind the drugs hidden in the sulfuric acid transport truck?

"What's the story with the rape case?" Lei Zhen asked Gu Qingcheng.

"That happened over three years ago," Gu Qingcheng said. "I was a sophomore in college back then. The victim was a senior at an art academy in Jiangcheng named Xie Yuqing. Her name was only different from my Older Female Cousin's by the surname."

Lei Zhen recalled that Gu Qingcheng's Older Female Cousin, who worked as a forensic doctor, was named Zou Yuqing.

Gu Qingcheng continued, "She was murdered in her rental apartment. Before she was killed, the student had reported that municipal party secretary's son, Kang Minghao, had harassed and stalked her multiple times after his advances were rejected, even getting physical. The girl already had a boyfriend at the time, and they were living together."

"That sounds like something he would do," Lei Zhen interjected.

"The girl was later found dead in her rental apartment. She had been violated before her death, and male DNA was found inside her. The person who reported the crime was the girl's boyfriend, Huang Yuanchen, who claimed that Kang Minghao had raped and murdered his girlfriend."

"And then?" Lei Zhen asked.

"The crime scene was in Beijiang District. For some reason, Kang Minghao wasn't summoned until three days after Huang Yuanchen reported the crime, and he wasn't even detained at the time. Later, Huang Yuanchen leaked the case online. After it gained public attention, the Beijiang District police, perhaps under pressure from public opinion, finally took Huang Yuanchen into custody. But strangely, the police investigation claimed that all the surveillance cameras near the scene had malfunctioned, and there was no evidence of Kang Minghao entering or leaving the scene. Additionally, Kang Minghao claimed he was playing mahjong with a few friends at the time, and those people later provided alibis for him. Of course, all those people were Kang Minghao's friends."

Lei Zhen seemed to understand something. "What about the DNA inside the victim?"

Gu Qingcheng said, "That's also the strange part of the case. There was indeed DNA, but it wasn't Kang Minghao's; it was Xie Yuqing's boyfriend, Huang Yuanchen's."

"Huang Yuanchen's?" Lei Zhen paused. "Are you sure it was his?"

"Yes," Gu Qingcheng nodded. "The autopsy was performed by my Older Female Cousin, the one you met before, so there are no issues with the autopsy. The victim was killed between eight and nine in the evening. Huang Yuanchen was working at a KTV at the time. He claimed they had been intimate, and he left around 9 o'clock. When he left, Xie Yuqing was still lying on the bed."

Lei Zhen understood. "And then the police arrested him as a suspect?"

Gu Qingcheng nodded. "Yes, because Huang Yuanchen had the opportunity to commit the crime. He said Xie Yuqing was still alive when he left, but he couldn't prove it. Furthermore, only his fingerprints were at the scene, none of Kang Minghao's, and Kang Minghao had an alibi."

Lei Zhen snorted coldly. "It's absurd that the police accepted alibis provided by friends."

"The missing surveillance footage is also very abnormal," Zheng Honglin interjected. "Even if missing footage is understandable, it's too much of a coincidence that all the cameras nearby were out."

Zheng Honglin had followed the case back then, and there was a lot of discussion online. Everyone felt the case was very strange. The missing surveillance was one thing, but also, the victim and her boyfriend had a great relationship and were preparing for marriage; they had even bought a new home. Why would he suddenly rape and murder his own girlfriend? The case lacked even the most basic motive for murder. But these skeptical voices quickly disappeared from the internet, and now no one even dares to discuss the case casually. That's why Lei Zhen had never even heard of it.

"Did Huang Yuanchen ever confess in the end?" Lei Zhen asked.

"He didn't confess," Gu Qingcheng shook her head. "But he was still sentenced to ten years in prison. I heard he still claims his innocence to this day. His parents even went to Jingzhou to petition, but they were brought back by the police before they even left the province."

After hearing this, Lei Zhen clenched his fists on the spot. "Damn it, this is clearly a miscarriage of justice! The Beijiang District police bureau chief is just a lackey for the Kang Family. They really are willing to do anything, no matter how outrageous, for their masters!!"

Gu Qingcheng and Zheng Honglin didn't speak, but their expressions were equally heavy.

In the end, Zheng Honglin said, "He's the eldest son of the municipal party secretary; even if there are doubts, no one dares to investigate. Back then, he beat up a waiter at a hotel until the victim was almost peeing blood, yet he only ended up being detained for three days. My father almost lost his job because of him. You can see just how arrogant and domineering this guy is."

"It seems I went easy on him that day," Lei Zhen sneered. "If I had known, I should have crippled him back then to keep him from harming others."

Zheng Wenchang remembered how Kang Minghao was kneeling and begging for mercy, feeling a wave of satisfaction. "If you had been any heavier, I reckon that guy would be lying in the ICU."

Gu Qingcheng, however, was confused. "What are you talking about? Lei Zhen, you beat up Kang Minghao?"

Only then did Lei Zhen tell Gu Qingcheng about what happened a few days ago.

After hearing it, Gu Qingcheng also looked pleased. "Well done. It's a pity I wasn't there. If I had been, I would have gone up and kicked him a couple of times too."

Lei Zhen, however, fell into deep thought. Could Kang Minghao really be related to this car accident? But as the son of a municipal party secretary, he had plenty of opportunities to make money. Why would he choose the path of no return that is drug trafficking?

Lei Zhen thought for a moment and looked at Zheng Honglin. "Brother Hong Lin, can you check Kang Minghao's financial situation over the last few years?"

Zheng Honglin replied, "Personal savings data would indeed take some time, as the bank system's firewall is national-level. However, the financial status of companies under Kang Minghao is public. Because of my father's situation, I've been keeping an eye on him for years. In the past few years, Kang Minghao did use his father's connections to get involved in many industries, including real estate. Several real estate projects in Jiangcheng were built by his real estate companies. But because the real estate market crashed these last two years, it's said that Kang Minghao lost over a billion. His other businesses aren't doing well either; there have even been rumors that Northwest Chemical Industry is going bankrupt. Moreover, Kang Minghao loves to gamble. He went abroad for a while to hide because of that rape-murder case, and it's said he lost over a billion in Las Vegas. So, you don't even need to investigate to know that Kang Minghao's current financial situation is definitely bad."

Lei Zhen nodded after listening. "Then that makes sense!!!"