You didn’t accept my confession, why are you crying because I changed my mind?
Chapter 72

Chapter 72

Four days later, the Nanya River dismemberment case was officially solved.

The victim was a 36-year-old employee of the down jacket factory in Huangma Village.

The killer was the factory’s workshop supervisor.

On the day of the crime, the victim had mocked the supervisor’s manhood.

Enraged, he struck her with a brick, accidentally killing her.

To cover it up, he used the factory’s cutting machine to dismember the body.

He then divided the remains into five parts — throwing some in the river, sinking others in a well, burying, discarding, and feeding some to dogs.

The Major Crimes Unit found the victim’s blood on the factory’s cutting machine blades.

They also found bloodstained clothing in the supervisor Liu’s home.

With full evidence, Liu confessed.

According to his statement, he’d had a long-term illicit affair with the victim. But because of his poor performance in bed, she often mocked him for having “no skill but high demand.”

Thanks to a full set of leads and Liu’s full confession, the case was wrapped up cleanly.

The Linjiang City Police Department officially filed charges against Liu.

And according to Chief Chu, the reason the case could be cracked so quickly… was because of a vital lead offered by a college student home for vacation.

It was the same high school student who once helped the police catch the criminal Wang Dahai.

But this time, he still didn’t want to reveal his identity.

He only left one clue for people to guess: he was very handsome.

Once the news was released, it caused a huge stir.

For a time, countless people discussed it on the forums.

Everyone believed this university student must be a prodigy with a long-standing interest in criminal investigation — a real-life Detective Conan.

Sharp-minded, logically clear, bold yet meticulous.

It was precisely because of this that he was able to help the police solve case after case.

Everyone was dying to know his identity, and someone even created a dedicated forum thread for it.

While online discussions were heating up, Chu Xiong invited Jiang Zhou’s family out for another meal.

“Jiang Zhou, it’s really a waste for you to study finance!

“If it weren’t for you, this case wouldn’t have been solved so quickly. I’d definitely be facing disciplinary action.”

Chu Xiong sighed emotionally, patting Jiang Zhou’s shoulder.

He really couldn’t understand how this kid’s brain worked.

Just a casual comment from him had cracked open the entire case.

Jiang Zhou stayed humble. “Uncle Chu, I was just randomly guessing.”

“That’s proof that you’re smart. Gifted, even! Way sharper than the average person!”

Jiang Hongshan quickly waved his hand. “Don’t praise this brat any more. His tail’s already up in the sky from pride!”

Chu Xiong shook his head. “No way, I really like this kid. How about this. Once you graduate, come work for me.”

“Be a cop?”

Just then, Chu Yuwei suddenly interrupted, “No way. He absolutely can’t be a cop!”

Chu Xiong was taken aback. “Why not?”

“You’re working overtime all the time! You couldn’t even take me to school. Now you want to drag Jiang Zhou into this too?”

“What’s wrong with working overtime? Young people should be working hard!”

Jiang Zhou was stunned after hearing that.

Uncle Chu, are you a transmigrator too?

Did you drink Dongpeng Special Energy?

Meanwhile, Chu Yuwei was shaking her head like a rattle drum. “If he ends up like you, then in the future… no, his wife in the future will suffer so much!”

Chen Wanying agreed. “If it weren’t for our daughter, I would’ve divorced him a long time ago!”

Chu Xiong sighed, downing another sip of wine.

He knew he had let his family down too often, so he didn’t have the right to argue back.

But in his heart, he firmly believed that what he was doing was right.

Then again, who would really understand?

Well… Jiang Zhou did.

“Yuwei, you can’t say that about your dad.

“He’s doing it for who? For our city, for every citizen!

“If there weren’t responsible police like Uncle Chu, we wouldn’t have peace and safety!”

Hearing this lecture, Chu Yuwei obediently murmured “Oh,” and slowly lowered her head.

Jiang Zhou also looked at Chen Wanying.

He sighed and said gently, “Auntie, Uncle’s job really isn’t easy.”

Chen Wanying glanced at Chu Xiong. “He acts like the world will stop turning without him, always pushing so hard!”

“But… there’s no such thing as peace and quiet. It only exists because someone else is bearing the burden for us.”

Buzz!

That sentence froze both Chen Wanying and Chu Xiong on the spot.

There’s no such thing as peace and quiet, only someone bearing the burden in your place.

In 2009, that quote hadn’t yet become famous.

But hearing it for the first time, how could it not give you chills?

Exactly!

You feel like life is peaceful and basking in the sun is happiness.

But why can you enjoy that kind of life?

It’s because someone else is constantly fighting battles, shielding you day and night!

Chu Xiong had never expected someone to understand his profession so deeply.

He was genuinely moved.

At 46 years old, he almost shed tears.

He really wanted Jiang Zhou to join his team after graduation.

But now… he was starting to understand his daughter’s thoughts.

Everyone had been that age once.

You could tell at a glance who liked who, who was fond of whom.

His daughter clearly wanted to be Jiang Zhou’s wife, but she was afraid he’d end up like her dad, neglecting family for work.

Well then…

If he couldn’t work under me, fine.

Let him be my son-in-law instead!

We’re family either way. We can discuss cases anytime!

With that thought, Chu Xiong pulled out an envelope from his pocket.

“By the way, Jiang Zhou, here’s 200,000 from the department. It’s your reward for the lead.”

Jiang Zhou put down his chopsticks. “Uncle Chu, I don’t want it. Can you donate it for me instead?”

Everyone froze.

“Donate it?”

“I took the 500,000 last time because I wanted to start a business, but I didn’t have the funds.

“But now, my project is on track. I don’t need this money anymore.

“Very soon, I’ll be making way more than just a few 200,000s, so it’s better to donate it to people who really need it.”

Everyone was stunned.

This kid… is just too surprising.

Warm-hearted and kind. He warmed people all the way to their core.

In the younger generation, who could compare to him?

Even Yuan Youqin and Jiang Hongshan were wiping their eyes in emotion.

All those years raising Jiang Zhou hadn’t been in vain.

This brat is finally grown up.

They had never hoped he’d become a dragon among men.

They just hoped he’d be a good person, and live a good life.

Now, it seemed… they could rest easy.

“Jiang Zhou, how are you such a good person?” Chu Yuwei gazed at him with admiration, her eyes like still autumn water.

Jiang Zhou leaned closer and whispered, “Normal behavior, don’t fawn.”

“But I want to fawn…”

“Later. There are too many people right now.”

At that moment, Han Rou also leaned in. “Brother, you must’ve been sent by heaven to move everyone.”

Jiang Zhou coughed. “Well, you’re not wrong. I was kind of sent by heaven.”

—

The next day, Linjiang City’s news exploded.

Every forum, every chat group in the city was abuzz.

The person who had helped solve the case didn’t keep the reward money.

He donated the 200,000 to the city’s elderly care institutions.

This made netizens go even crazier.

They had to find this person!

Right now, they’d gathered a few clues.

This person said he was very handsome.

Well, maybe not handsome, but definitely narcissistic!

In addition, some people speculated that he graduated from Chengnan High School.

They discovered that Chu Xiong’s daughter had graduated from that very school.

And her graduation year was this year too.

There wasn’t much logic or evidence to it.

But everyone felt — intuitively — that this line of reasoning had to be correct.

This guy definitely graduated from Chengnan High.

And he was very likely Chu Xiong’s daughter’s classmate!