Chapter 94: Another Bombshell

When Chen Yu’s earthshaking words fell, the entire interrogation room, and even the whole livestream, sank into a bizarre, deathly silence.

“Luo Xiangdong?”

Those three words overturned everyone’s understanding in an instant.

What the hell?

Did I hear that wrong? Luo Xiangdong?

Hold on, hold on—let me breathe. Liu Gang’s brother-in-law killed Liu Gang’s wife? What kind of hellish script is this?

Wait... weren’t they family? What was Luo Xiangdong even after? Killing the wife of his own wife’s brother? I need to untangle this for a while.

My brain is truly fried. I hereby declare that by now, watching this livestream, my mind has turned to mush.

After a brief pause, the barrage of comments exploded like a geyser.

Countless question marks and exclamation marks nearly swallowed the entire screen.

And in the interrogation chair, the man who had just been drowning in endless remorse and pain, Liu Gang, was struck as though by lightning at the mention of that name.

He jerked his head up, and for the first time, those eyes that had long since lost their light filled with utter shock.

“You... who did you say?”

His voice trembled with disbelief.

“Luo... Luo Xiangdong?”

Even hearing the name from his own mouth made it sound alien, absurd.

Chen Yu did not answer him.

His gaze settled calmly on Liu Gang’s face, as though he were watching the final scene of a grotesque farce.

In the observation room, Yan Zheng, who had been sitting like a mountain all this time, finally changed color.

His brows knotted into a deep crease, and when he looked at Chen Yu, his eyes were full of shock and question.

That look seemed to ask: Are you sure? You’re saying this right here on the livestream?

But Chen Yu paid no heed to Yan Zheng’s expression.

He paced slowly and said in a flat tone, “The story has to begin fifteen years ago, or even earlier.”

“Luo Xiangdong was the once-in-a-generation genius at the institute back then, dazzling and glorious, the prince charming of countless women’s dreams.”

“Unfortunately...”

He drew out the words, his voice carrying a faint, mocking pity.

“He had absolutely no interest in women.”

Boom.

Another bombshell.

Was he gay? Luo Xiangdong was gay?

Damn it, today’s revelations keep getting bigger. First the case of the murdered daughter of the nation’s richest man, then the serial killings from fifteen years ago, and now the dead businessman turns out to be gay?

Wait... I think I’m starting to get it. The comeback guy is incredible. That opening angle is brilliant.

Liu Gang’s body began to tremble uncontrollably.

His pupils contracted violently, and the scenes buried deepest in memory, the ones he had deliberately ignored for fifteen years, surged back into his mind like a mad tide.

“You...” Liu Gang’s voice shook. “How could you...”

Chen Yu gave a cold laugh and cut him off.

“By sheer coincidence, the man Luo Xiangdong fell for was you, Liu Gang.”

“A young fool just starting at the institute, green and innocent, full of fantasies about the future.”

“He pursued you, harassed you, wore you down to the point of irritation, even disgust.”

“You were a normal man. You couldn’t accept it. To get rid of him, you made the stupidest and most selfish decision of your life.”

Chen Yu’s gaze suddenly turned razor-sharp.

“You pushed your biological sister, Liu Hong, who had fallen in love with Luo Xiangdong at first sight, out in front as your shield!”

“And Luo Xiangdong, perhaps under pressure from society, or perhaps wanting to remain by your side for as long as possible in another way, actually agreed.”

“So he married Liu Hong.”

“A marriage doomed to tragedy from the very beginning.”

Chen Yu stated the facts without the slightest trace of emotion.

“After the wedding, Luo Xiangdong still had only you, his brother-in-law, in his heart and eyes. He even frequently invited you to what he called three-person dates, looking at your sister, who bore seven or eight parts resemblance to you, while imagining the person beside him was you.”

“Their marriage existed in name only.”

The moment those words fell, Su Qingzhu, who had been silently taking notes beside him, suddenly lifted her head sharply.

A flicker of confusion passed through her cool, clear eyes, and almost reflexively she blurted out, “Wait, how do you know their marriage existed in name only?”

The question was too precise.

And far too lethal.

Even Yan Zheng in the observation room wore a strange expression.

Chen Yu stiffened for a split second.

His old face turned red.

With embarrassed irritation, he hissed, “Shut up.”

Su Qingzhu froze at the shout. Then her pretty face flushed bright red as well. Angry and aggrieved, she glared at Chen Yu, wanting to argue but not knowing what to say.

The high-definition camera captured the whole scene faithfully.

The livestream barrage instantly switched from detective mode to gossip mode.

Hahahahaha! What did I just see? The comeback guy got flustered! He got flustered!

He blushed! Damn it, I captured it. How can a man so cool and roguishly handsome blush? That’s too adorable!

Wait... brothers, don’t you think this is terrifying if you think about it? How would he know whether that couple had a sex life? Only the people involved would know.

The person above reminded me... I have a bold but absolutely reasonable guess...

Damn it, Liu Hong! That graceful mature beauty! In earlier episodes, the way she looked at the comeback guy was definitely off!

Case solved! I declare it solved! The comeback guy didn’t just crack a murder case, he also happened to... cough cough, the victim’s widow...

Scumbag! But... I love it.

Chen Yu took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the embarrassment in his chest, and pulled the subject back on track.

He looked again at Liu Gang, who had already gone ashen.

“Later, you got married.”

“You met the woman you loved, built a family, and even your wife became pregnant with your child.”

“You possessed everything Luo Xiangdong had dreamed of, but could never have.”

Chen Yu’s voice turned cold again, sharply.

“Jealousy is the original sin.”

“When Luo Xiangdong learned that your wife was pregnant, he went completely mad.”

“He couldn’t have you, so he would destroy the things you cherished most!”

“He wanted you to taste the pain of watching what you loved most be taken away, and being powerless to stop it!”

Chen Yu spoke with force, every word pounding hard into Liu Gang’s heart.

“So he killed your wife in the cruelest way possible!”

“She was disemboweled!”

“He used that horrific method to declare himself to you, to show his dominance!”

“To proclaim his twisted, extreme possessiveness over you!”

The truth, bloody and raw, was torn open by Chen Yu and laid naked beneath the sunlight.

Liu Gang completely collapsed.

Clutching his head, he let out a beastlike howl of agony.

So that was it...

So that was it!

Fifteen years of pursuit, fifteen years of hatred, fifteen years of self-inflicted torment...

In the end, it was all such an absurd, such a ridiculous joke.

For the sake of avenging his wife, he had become the very demon he hated most, his hands stained with blood.

And the murderer he had been chasing had been right in front of him from the very beginning.

It had been the person he knew best, and the one he least expected.

The interrogation room fell into total silence.

Everyone’s scalps tingled from the shock of this truth twisted to the extreme.

And then—

Enough!

A thunderous shout burst from the speaker in the observation room.

It was Yan Zheng.

His stern voice cut Chen Yu off.

“Chen Yu! Stop talking!”

“You have no direct evidence for any of this. It’s all your speculation!”

“And it has no direct relation to the Liu Gang murder case we are currently handling!”

Yan Zheng’s voice carried an unquestionable authority.

Su Qingzhu jumped in fright and looked at her mentor in confusion.

The livestream audience was stunned as well.

What’s going on? Why is Captain Yan angry?

Uh... although it’s speculation, the logic is completely sound! Why not let him speak?

I feel like... Captain Yan is maybe warning the comeback guy about something.

Chen Yu keenly caught the warning hidden in Yan Zheng’s eyes.

In an instant, he understood.

He had startled the snake.

Yan Zheng was reminding him not to say any more.

The true mastermind was definitely watching this livestream too.

If they laid all their cards on the table now, they would only force the most venomous serpent lurking in the dark to disappear completely.