Chapter 190

Chen Fan looked at the person who had just appeared beside him, and Zhang Tianxiong charged straight over and detained the man.

The man said, "Thank you."

Chen Fan said, "I thought it would take a while longer for you to come out."

"You are very formidable. Honestly, truly, you are more formidable than many people I have met."

"Why?"

"You were gambling on me—gambling that there was still kindness in my heart, gambling that I would come out, gambling that I would turn myself in, gambling that I would end my own life."

Chen Fan snapped his fingers and said, "Yes. Want a cigarette?"

Chen Fan handed one to the man. The man smiled as he took it, his hands in handcuffs, and said, "Your ability is truly terrifying. I didn't expect you to be able to see the secrets in people's hearts. However, I don't want you to keep doing this."

Chen Fan said, "Are you feeling sorry for me, worried that I'll be cursed at by others?"

"You are a good person; don't do these things. Someone actually did things back then, but I never thought about revenge. I will go through legal channels; I will file a lawsuit. But the reason I sought these people out was not for revenge."

Revenge?

The old man was also startled; he couldn't understand it anymore.

Chen Fan said, "At first, I couldn't sleep at night, tossing and turning, thinking: does kindness really not exist in this world? Later, I realized it's not that kindness doesn't exist. First, the media doesn't report on kindness. Second, no one pays attention to kindness. The reason you are angry is that those who helped your family were hurt, right?"

"Yes. Auntie Zhang used to come visit me often and even helped me curse people out. Actually, for these past five years, this group of people has been harassing my home. When they have nothing to do, they come to smash things. Even though my father has been gone for five years, they are still like this. Some 'dog lovers' treat the area around my house as a place to hang out after they've been drinking."

The man spoke very calmly.

But these words were heart-wrenching.

How ridiculous.

This whole affair.

"Damn it, I'm about to lose my mind. I can't watch this anymore. What the hell."

"For the first time, I feel like this murderer did the right thing."

"Damn it, why? Why?"

"What did the good people do wrong? Who did they offend?"

The man and Chen Fan walked forward, and the man said to himself: "Auntie Zhang was beaten by that rich second-generation kid. He gave her a sum of money and then humiliated her, planning to use the media to deal with her, calling her a deadbeat and so on. This matter was blocked by that man's father."

"Is that the reason you didn't kill the father?"

"Yes. If he hadn't blocked it and instead fanned the flames, that dog would have bitten two people to death, not just one."

"What about the second woman?"

"Uncle Liu was a worker who also helped my family. Actually, I was living in that house, and Uncle Liu often came to see me, brought me food, and took care of me. He helped my family back then, and I am very grateful to him. Uncle Liu kept trying to persuade me, and I listened. But that woman deliberately refused to pay Uncle Liu and even went online to slander him, saying he did a bad job on purpose."

"Actually, many people were cursing that woman for that incident. The woman claimed she was depressed or something, so people came to Uncle Liu's house to cause trouble. Uncle Liu grabbed something to fight them, and now he's inside. He hasn't been sentenced yet."

Chen Fan said, "If you fight back against a home invasion, it's not illegal."

"But Uncle Liu's head was beaten very badly."

Chen Fan fell silent.

"Was the other party not caught?"

"They ran away. They are still being hunted."

Chen Fan said, "I'll help out with that later. People like that can't run very far."

"Are you worried that I'll kill this person? Don't worry, I have no accomplices. It's all just me."

Chen Fan arrived at the spot and looked at the old man. The old man said, "Someone called me and said you would curse at me. If you curse at me, I'll call the police."

Chen Fan said, "I won't curse at you."

Nearby, a few punks with dyed hair came over. A boy said, "Grandma, give me money. I want to go out and play."

Chen Fan smiled at the old man. The old man said, "Good grandson, don't go out to play... sigh."

"You stinking old man, you sure talk too much."

Chen Fan watched from the side, smiling.

The man looked at Chen Fan, feeling a bit cowardly, and didn't dare to meet Chen Fan's eyes.

"It's not illegal to ask my grandma for money, right?"

"It's not illegal. Go on, take a urine test, and you'll be fine."

The few of them were just about to run when Zhang Tianxiong pulled out his gun and said, "Want to try? When we catch people for gambling, we are allowed to open fire. Let's see who's faster."

The group didn't dare to move. The police ran over and immediately detained the boys.

Chen Fan crossed out the old woman's name.

"You see, evil people always exist."

The man said, "You really didn't have to do this. I know you wanted to help me get revenge, but I am a murderer."

"Before the verdict, you are a normal person. Even if you are a murderer, I think I know how to distinguish between a human life and an animal's."

The journey was long. Li Tian arrived and didn't stop Chen Fan, accompanying him instead.

Chen Fan went from house to house; there were thirty-five families in total.

This included several reporters and a few internet celebrities.

Li Tian was speechless; he couldn't catch them all, really couldn't. Many of these people had even committed crimes.

This, damn it, was the most absurd part.

Basically, as soon as Chen Fan spoke, these people started feeling guilty. Li Tian knew exactly what to do; eight or nine times out of ten, everything Chen Fan said was correct.

This time, Li Tian truly witnessed Chen Fan's terror.

"You kid, this isn't right, this isn't right. Chen Fan, you are using moral kidnapping—no, that's not the right word."

"You want to say that everyone makes mistakes."

Li Tian said, "Yes, yes, yes, everyone makes mistakes."

"But did I say I was going to punish anyone? I didn't point out who made a mistake, did I? I just said some things. Did I mention anyone by name? It's these people who are feeling guilty, right?"

It seemed that was indeed correct.

Chen Fan said, "By the way, I caught these people. You won't get a single bit of credit for this."

"I know, I don't deserve it. I didn't protect this old man well back then, and I didn't catch this kid either."

Chen Fan said, "Stop kidnapping me. I don't have any morals. I am a forensic doctor; I just did what a forensic doctor should do. I spoke the truth; we never lie."

You'd be better off lying. Along this way, you've turned into the King of Hell, judging how many people.

Chen Fan returned to the forensic office, while Li Tian took the man away.

The man took off his mask, shocking many viewers.

Why ruin his own face? Because the kid couldn't find work. After that incident, people around him rarely hired him.

Sometimes, when they encountered those "dog lovers," these people would curse at the kid.

Chen Fan was eating very calmly. At the dinner table, Yuanyuan was angry for the first time and said, "It's endless. Why? Why not even spare a child?"

Teacher He looked on awkwardly and said, "How would I know? But if what this kid said is true, then these so-called 'dog lovers' have their own groups. These people are actually gathered together. Even if the group is disbanded, they can still find these people."

Posting online, deliberately insulting, and spreading it—this is enough for a prison sentence. Even if you delete the group, the group still exists.

Yuanyuan said, "But, it's been five years, five whole years. In the end, the kid took revenge because good people were being bullied, and he didn't even mention taking revenge for his father."

Chen Fan took a bite of meat and said, "Mmm, dog meat is really delicious."

Instantly, the scene went quiet.

Chen Fan said, "I'm teasing you. This isn't dog meat."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but they still felt something was off.

Chen Fan said, "Surprising, right? Let me say something that will make you feel even worse: did this murderer like dogs, or did he dislike dogs?"

After this sentence was spoken, the people at the dinner table were speechless.

Chen Fan smiled, took out a photo, and said, "This is a photo of the kid when he was young. The dog he was holding back then had already died of old age, and the kid didn't continue to keep any."

Just then, Li Tian walked in and said, "Someone reported that there's someone abusing a dog here."

Chen Fan said, "Go handle it."

"How do I handle it? Are you kidding? We can only stir up public opinion, cause a bad influence, and educate them. Give me a charge to try?"

Chen Fan said, "Ah, what did this person do?"

"Joined a 'dog lover' group and live-streamed killing a dog. Look at what kind of mess this is."

Chen Fan said, "Oh, that has nothing to do with me. Let's continue eating."

The people at the table were silent. It seemed, it seemed, everything was starting to develop in a bad direction.

But this matter couldn't be controlled.

Chen Fan continued, "This murderer really liked dogs. Even though his father died because of a dog, this person understood the logic. By the way, let me tell you, this person originally intended to take the civil service exam, but because of his father's case, he couldn't take it."

"Why? That doesn't affect it. The old man didn't have a criminal record."

"It doesn't affect it, but when he went to take the exam, someone recognized him and started cursing at him. His classmates at school followed suit and cursed at him too."

"Did those people pass?"

Li Tian said, "You say that, but if the grades are good enough, they go up. If their character is bad, they get checked and fired. What else can be done? Are you saying we should let someone take the fall because of a pet? It's just that he didn't take the exam because he couldn't stand people pointing fingers at him."

Chen Fan said, "Oh, give it a rest. You just can't believe that this kid was kind at the beginning, can you?"

Li Tian said, "Yes, the thing I can't stand most in my life is a kind person being forced to commit a crime, a kind person staring at the rope his father died on every day, digesting it himself, saving himself. The one who saved this kid for five years wasn't the old man, nor the old man's daughter; it was this teenager's conscience and bottom line."