Chapter 196

Chen Fan pointed at the photo and said, "Because the two of them were never emotionally compatible to begin with. Wait, someone's coming from outside."

At that moment, a group of people stood at the doorway, two elderly people looking at each other, then peering inside.

Old Song said, "This was approved. I was worried the elderly on this side wouldn't be able to handle it, so I got permission in advance before starting the autopsy. No need to worry about it."

"Right, let me ask you—if what I say gets too harsh, these two elderly people, they won't die of anger, right? That has nothing to do with me."

"What could it have to do with you? Just stick to the facts and… never mind, wait a moment, don't tell me there's something else."

In the observation room, everyone began discussing it curiously.

Teacher He said, "Come on, let's play detective too. What do you all think Chen Fan has discovered?"

At this point, the lawyer said, "I think it probably has nothing to do with the actual killer of the case. I think Chen Fan wants to say something else."

Something else?

At that moment, Song Zuer said, "Chen Fan's actually a looks-obsessed person—everyone knows that by now. I think Chen Fan feels that the two of them actually weren't that great together, and their marriage had long been a marriage in name only."

At this point, Hu Ge said, "I thought of something, but I'm afraid if I say it out loud, I'll get scolded, that it won't be accepted by everyone."

Not accepted?

Everyone looked at Hu Ge.

Hu Ge said, "Sigh, I just thought of it—what reason did this woman have for marrying this man?"

In that instant, everyone's scalp began to tingle.

The knife that killed the person—what was it really? Who knows?

At this point, Qu Yiling opened up the woman's stomach, and when she saw the fragments of sleeping pills remaining inside, her whole person was not well.

Old Song stared at the quantity of sleeping pills and said, "Interesting—this looks like suicide?"

Qu Yiling shook her head, cut open the chest, and said, "She died of asphyxiation. The direct cause of death was asphyxiation. It's just that, after this woman took the pills, it would take some time for the drug to take effect, but at that point, why wasn't she sent to the hospital? Instead, the man went ahead and killed her."

Old Song was stunned and said, "The man told me he wanted to be intimate with his wife that night. His wife ignored him, saying she was too sleepy. In a fit of anger, he smothered the woman to death."

"He also said his wife had never looked up to him her whole life, always looked down on him and whatnot."

"She rarely let him touch her, and every time he did touch his wife, his wife was like a corpse, completely ignoring him."

After Old Song finished speaking, everyone was stunned. This really was a bit too terrifying.

Because this kind of cold violence truly torments people.

And the two elderly people outside—the man, who was the more robust one, walked in.

He seemed to have prepared himself.

Forcing down his nausea, he said, "Did you discover anything new?"

Qu Yiling looked at the report and said, "The direct cause of death was asphyxiation. Fluffy toy stuffing was found in the nasal cavity, and bruises were found on the woman's chest area, indicating the man pressed his knee down on this woman and smothered her to death with a teddy bear."

"Mm, additionally, I also discovered that a large amount of sleeping pills remained in her stomach—the woman should have been planning to commit suicide."

"It's just that she seems to have called for help, I'm not entirely sure."

"Uh, the woman had mild rheumatism. That's not right—at this age, what causes rheumatism?"

Chen Fan pointed at a few characters on the side.

Qu Yiling said, "Oh, it's malnutrition. Mm, that explains it. Your family's financial conditions aren't great, right?"

The man nodded.

Chen Fan walked over to the woman's side, reached out, tidied the woman's hair for her, sat down there, and said, "Tell me, how much is your filial piety worth?"

Filial piety?

From the moment the woman lay down, Chen Fan had heard a voice.

A very unpleasant voice.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry to you."

And at this moment, outside the door, a man stood there, silently smoking a cigarette, pacing back and forth, not coming in.

The deceased's father, upon seeing this man, was full of rage and said, "What are you here for? Huh?"

The man didn't speak, glanced inside, and said, "Can I see her… I just flew back."

The deceased's father didn't speak. Old Song gestured for the man to come in and said, "What is your relationship?"

"I'm her ex, I guess that's what we'd call it. We hadn't been in touch for all these years. It was a classmate who told me she was killed, so I came back."

The man was very gentle; even upon seeing the corpse, his eyes were full of tenderness.

Chen Fan looked at the elderly person beside him and said, "? à Sometimes, your choice can kill your Miss. Also, I won't let you off easy. If I'm not mistaken, forced marriage—the Women's Federation will handle this, right?"

Forced marriage?

When those two words came out, even Old Song began to feel disgusted.

Revenge cases, family vendetta cases, cases of women cheating—eighty percent are connected to forced marriage.

The logic is very simple: the elders force the marriage, force you to marry, to marry someone you don't like.

Or force you to marry a very ugly woman.

Never asking you what you actually want, always saying it's fine as long as it's steady and dependable.

"Ugly people cheat too. Your era's idiotic view of marriage was wrong long ago. The funny thing is, you still cling to it."

The man didn't speak.

Chen Fan pointed at the deceased's father and said, "You're from the urban village area, right? It's only recently that you've slowly gotten any redevelopment plans, right? If I remember correctly, you don't have much money. Your wife's hands are all calloused. You're wearing a suit right now, and you've especially combed your hair. Even now, your daughter has died, and the first thing you think about is whether your own makeup is tidy, and only then do you come see your daughter."

"Damn it, I'm a forensic examiner, that's all. If I weren't a forensic examiner, I'd strangle you to death."

In that instant, the livestream audience completely exploded.

Chen Fan's relentless questioning had even gotten Old Song's temper up.

The deceased's father said, "Who are you? Is this how you officials talk now? I'm going to file a complaint against you, I'm going to sue you."

Chen Fan said, "Go ahead. I've got plenty of money. When the time comes, I'll give it to you—need some to burn as paper offerings at the grave?"

Old Song was holding Chen Fan back on this side.

"Old Liu, hold him back for a moment."

"That was well said. This time, I won't hold him back either. I hate this thing too."

Old Song felt something was off and suddenly remembered something.

"You all go out first, go out first."

The old man said, "I'm not going out, I'm not going out. What, you dare to kill me?"

"Not killing you. This guy hacked you over three hundred times, and they're all just light injuries."

The old man immediately got scared and walked out.

But the woman beside him didn't follow, staring blankly at the inside of the room.

"Get out here, you stinky bitch."

The woman didn't leave.

The man couldn't stand it, went straight up and slapped her, saying, "Get out here for me."

Old Song went up and kicked him to the ground, directly putting handcuffs on him.

"Damn it, finally I get a chance to catch you. Hitting people, is it? Hitting people right in front of my face?"

"I hit my wife, so what? Is it any of your business?"

Old Song wouldn't indulge these stinky habits. The moment Zhang Tianxiong arrived, this guy shut his mouth.

The mother said, "Um, can I come in?"

Chen Fan said with a smile, "Auntie, I know some lawyer friends here. If you want a divorce, I'm very supportive. Oh right, if your husband harasses you, I also know some local thugs who can provide help."

"I want to see my daughter."

Chen Fan stepped aside.

The mother came to her daughter's side, reached out, touched her daughter's face, and said, "Mom was useless, didn't protect you, it's mom's fault. Tell mom, if you're unhappy, then don't keep living like this."

In the observation room, everyone was silent.

Qin Ming said, "Do you know why the child didn't speak up?"

Everyone shook their heads.

"Because the father needs face. The only thing he has left is his own face, the so-called face. Marriage is his face. Even if the marriage was wrong, he won't allow his daughter to divorce."

Then, who exactly is this daughter living for?

The girl's boyfriend on the side said, "Um, can you do me a favor?"

Everyone looked at the man.

"I'm going to buy a wedding dress. I want to marry her."