The police station spent the entire morning handling the robbery case from the previous day.
At noon, it was time for lunch. Since the cafeteria wasn't open on weekends, everyone either had to order takeout or eat outside.
Just as Luo Fei was about to ask Zhang Haiyang and Liu Haiquan whether they wanted to order food, Zhou Weimin walked into the office with a cheerful smile.
“Come on, let's go eat,” Zhou Weimin said.
The four of them didn't go to a restaurant. Instead, they found a roadside eatery.
The meal was simple: twice-cooked pork, shredded pork with green peppers, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, dry-fried shredded potatoes, and a green bean and pickled vegetable soup. There were no expensive dishes, but everything tasted excellent.
As they ate, Zhou Weimin said, “Captain Zhao Donglai from the Criminal Investigation Team called me earlier. He said Su Xiao's case has officially been solved. Tang Hu confessed to everything and has already been transferred to the procuratorate. Zhao asked me to pass the news along and thank all of you for your assistance.”
“Chief Zhou, how was Tang Hu caught?” Zhang Haiyang immediately asked. “Was it the Jiangzhou Criminal Investigation Team?”
Zhou Weimin nodded.
“That's right. Tang Hu actually had some counter-surveillance awareness. He bought a bus ticket to Jiangzhou, but instead of taking the bus, he hired a taxi and went there directly. The Jiangzhou police waited at the bus station for nothing.”
“Unfortunately for him, whether out of carelessness or stupidity, he checked into a hotel using his own ID card. The police found his registration information through the system and arrested him immediately at the hotel.”
Luo Fei was more interested in something else.
“Chief Zhou, since Tang Hu has already been transferred to the procuratorate, he must have confessed everything, right? Did he explain the motive and exactly what happened?”
Zhang Haiyang and Liu Haiquan also looked at Zhou Weimin with curiosity. They were eager to hear the full story behind the murder.
“He confessed,” Zhou Weimin said. “According to Tang Hu, he met Su Xiao online. After chatting for a while, they discovered they were both from Ningjiang County and lived in the county seat. Eventually, they agreed to meet in person.”
“Their first meeting went very well. They were both pleased with each other. Over the following weeks, they met several more times and got along wonderfully. Less than a month later, they officially became a couple.”
“At that time, Su Xiao had no idea that Tang Hu was already married and had children. As for Tang Hu, he was simply attracted by her beauty and wanted a casual relationship. According to his own statement, he never intended to build a future with her.”
“This was closely tied to his personal situation. On the surface, Tang Hu appeared to be the wealthy owner of Yumin Supermarket. He seemed young and successful. In reality, however, he was a live-in son-in-law. The supermarket actually belonged to his wife.”
“They had signed a prenuptial property agreement. Tang Hu owned none of the business. To put it bluntly, he was essentially an employee. If he left his wife, he would walk away with nothing.”
“That was why he never planned to stay with Su Xiao long-term. Unfortunately, Su Xiao knew none of this. As their relationship continued, she fell deeper and deeper in love.”
“Whatever his flaws, Tang Hu was handsome, appeared wealthy, and knew exactly how to charm women. Before long, Su Xiao was completely devoted to him.”
“About a year into the relationship, Tang Hu's excitement had faded. He also understood the saying that people who walk dangerous roads long enough will eventually encounter trouble. He decided it was time to end things.”
“The day before Su Xiao died, Tang Hu sent her a message and broke up with her.”
“What he never expected was that Su Xiao absolutely refused to accept it. No matter what he said, she wouldn't agree to separate.”
“At that point, Tang Hu stopped being patient. He blocked every possible way for her to contact him, hoping that she would eventually give up and disappear from his life.”
“But he underestimated how deeply she loved him.”
“When Su Xiao discovered that all her contact methods had been blocked, she went directly to the supermarket to find him. That nearly scared Tang Hu to death.”
“He knew that if his wife found out he had a mistress, he would lose everything. After living a comfortable life for so long, he couldn't accept that outcome.”
“Fortunately, things didn't immediately spiral out of control. The moment he saw Su Xiao, he hurriedly pulled her away from the supermarket.”
“It was broad daylight and there were people everywhere. To get her to leave, Tang Hu promised he would visit her that night and talk things through properly.”
“After finishing work at the supermarket around one in the morning, Tang Hu told his wife he was going out drinking with friends.”
“Even then, he didn't immediately go to Su Xiao's apartment in Orchid Garden Residential Complex. Instead, he sat in his car for a long time, trying to figure out how to convince her to break up.”
“By around two o'clock, he finally entered the apartment complex.”
“Su Xiao had been waiting for him the entire time.”
“The moment he entered her apartment, he began using all the arguments he had prepared. He told her he was unfaithful by nature, that he would probably have other women in the future, and that he could never give her the happiness she deserved.”
“He hoped she would understand.”
“Instead, the opposite happened.”
“After hearing this, Su Xiao became even more convinced that he was a good man. She stubbornly insisted on staying with him.”
“Tang Hu grew increasingly frustrated.”
“For the next several hours, he exhausted every excuse and every reason he could think of. Nothing worked. Su Xiao simply refused to break up.”
“It was during this period that Tang Hu smoked a cigarette.”
“Finally, realizing that none of his lies or excuses were working, he decided to tell her the truth.”
“He believed the only reason she refused to leave was because she thought he was a wealthy, dependable man worth entrusting her future to.”
“So he confessed everything.”
“He told her he was married, had children, and didn't actually own the supermarket.”
“At first, Su Xiao thought it was just another lie designed to drive her away.”
“But then Tang Hu pulled out his phone and showed her family photos and pictures of his marriage certificate.”
“The moment she saw them, she realized he was telling the truth.”
“Her entire world collapsed.”
“She couldn't accept that the man she loved so deeply was already married with children.”
“She completely broke down and began crying, screaming, and cursing at him.”
“Her voice became louder and louder.”
“Afraid that neighbors might hear, Tang Hu tried to comfort her and calm her down.”
“But no matter what he said, Su Xiao refused to listen. She continued crying hysterically and shouting insults at him.”
“In a panic, Tang Hu stepped forward and covered her mouth with his hand, trying to silence her.”
“She struggled violently.”
“He continued holding her mouth shut, hoping she would calm down.”
“Several minutes passed.”
“When Su Xiao finally stopped struggling, Tang Hu assumed she had calmed down.”
“So he let go.”
“To his shock, the moment he released her, Su Xiao's body slowly collapsed to the floor.”
“At first, he didn't understand what had happened.”
“He thought she had simply gone limp from emotional exhaustion.”
“But when she fell face-first onto the ground and didn't move, he realized something was terribly wrong.”
“He rushed over to check on her.”
“She wasn't breathing.”
“At that moment, Tang Hu's mind went completely blank.”
“He had never intended to kill anyone.”
“To him, murder was something that only happened in movies and television dramas.”
“Yet now, he had accidentally killed his lover.”
“It took nearly half an hour before he finally accepted reality.”
“Then came the fear.”
“Overwhelming fear.”
“He was still young. He believed he had a bright future ahead of him. He didn't want his entire life to be destroyed.”
“So he forced himself to calm down.”
“He refused to simply wait for the consequences.”
“After thinking for a long time, he came up with a plan.”
“He would disguise Su Xiao's death as a suicide.”
“He carefully searched the apartment and removed every trace that could connect him to the scene.”
“Finally, he threw Su Xiao's body out of the window.”
“Only then did he flee.”
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