Chapter 82: Stop Playing Matchmaker!

Du Xi dialed Captain's number.

"Captain, one of the victims had contact with a university professor, but because there is a clear alibi, we have ruled out his suspicion."

Captain interrupted Du Xi and reminded her, "He went abroad for an exchange program half a year ago and has not returned to the country since."

Du Xi continued, "His wife is a gynecologist. Half a year ago, due to poor health, she took sick leave to recuperate at home!"

Captain widened his eyes, "You mean, the murderer could be his wife?"

Du Xi nodded slightly, "We have been heading in the wrong direction, assuming the murderer was a man. Just now, I was studying the video with a friend, and he discovered that at around 2 minutes and 12 seconds, the murderer makes a very feminine movement."

Captain took a deep breath, "This entry point overturns our previous line of investigation. I have met that professor's wife; she is very tall, and as a gynecologist, she has dissection experience, which fits the criminal profile. However, why would she want to kill?"

Du Xi probed, "Is there a possibility that the husband contracted a venereal disease, which led to her being infected by him? As a gynecologist, she felt psychologically unbalanced because of the infection. To take revenge on these carriers, she committed the murders."

Captain slapped his thigh in excitement, "The logic is closed now. Let's go make the arrest."

Du Xi said lightly, "I'll set off immediately to meet you."

Hanging up the phone, Du Xi grabbed Tang Ye's palm and squeezed it firmly, "Thank you, Comrade Tang Ye, for finding us an important clue. I have to go handle the case. Once there are results, I will let you know immediately."

Tang Ye smiled, "I'll wait for your good news."

Du Xi returned to the room to change her clothes and left in a rush.

Hu Zhongping felt quite uncomfortable, though not because Du Xi had left suddenly.

It was because, during the process of discussing the case just now, Tang Ye had clearly gained the upper hand.

However, Hu Zhongping still felt that Tang Ye's conclusion was nonsense.

The video was taken at night, the image was very blurry, and it was just one movement—could that really solve a cold case?

Hu Zhongping felt it couldn't be that coincidental.

In Hu Zhongping's view, solving cases nowadays still requires relying on high technology.

Hu Zhongping had recently been communicating with several teachers at the Public Security University to see if some new technologies could be introduced to Hanzhou.

Once the introduction was successful, that would count as his own political achievement!

It wasn't to say that Hu Zhongping's line of thinking was wrong.

It could only be said that dragons have their ways, and rats have their ways!

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Du Xi arrived at the Hanzhou University faculty building.

Captain had arrived with several colleagues not long ago; to prevent the criminal suspect from escaping, he deployed his personnel before the arrest.

To prevent the murderer from acting out of desperation, they blocked all possible escape routes.

Captain whispered instructions to Du Xi, "You go ring the doorbell in a moment."

Du Xi was female and had previously had contact with the suspect, so she could lower the other party's guard.

Du Xi rang the doorbell.

Not long after.

A tall, thin middle-aged woman pulled the door open a crack.

Seeing Du Xi, a look of surprise flashed in her eyes, which quickly turned calm.

"Is there something?"

Du Xi tried her best to control her expression and said steadily, "Ms. Chen Jing, we have met before. There are a few questions I would like to verify with you. Would it be convenient for us to come in?"

Chen Jing hesitated for a moment, then opened the door and stepped aside, "Come in!"

Du Xi walked into the room.

Captain and another colleague quickly walked to Chen Jing's sides, sandwiching her in the middle.

Captain's expression was serious as he took out a search warrant, "We suspect you are involved in a series of murders and now need to search your house. Please cooperate with our work."

Chen Jing's emotions shifted from anger to relief.

She brushed the bangs on her forehead, sat on the sofa, and her eyes were filled with coldness.

"Captain, we found an album in the study with photos of those victims."

"We also flipped through a travel bag containing clothing and tools suspected to be used during the crimes."

Chen Jing took a deep breath, calmer than imagined, "You won. I admit it, I killed them all. They are the cancer of society; knowing they had diseases, they still sold their bodies everywhere and spread illness."

"They tore my family apart, made me lose my job, and made me lose the meaning of living. I have lived the second half of my life in pain, and I had to take revenge. I don't regret it at all."

Du Xi put the handcuffs on Chen Jing's wrists and asked complexly, "Does your husband know?"

Chen Jing's face became distorted, "Our marriage has long existed in name only. What if he knows?"

Du Xi was silent for a moment and said softly, "You have forgotten the Hippocratic Oath."

Chen Jing remembered the scene when she took the oath.

As a medical professional, I solemnly swear: I will consecrate my life to the service of humanity; I will give to my patients the respect that is their due; I will maintain the utmost respect for human life...

Once a respected doctor, she had now become a murderous demon.

She covered her face, tears streaming down, not knowing if it was shame, grief, or unwillingness!

Du Xi and Captain exchanged a look.

Beyond the sigh, there was more of a sense of relief.

After investigating for so long, they had finally caught the murderer.

On the way back to the police station, Du Xi and Captain rode in the same car.

Du Xi took out her phone and called Tang Ye.

"I have good news for you. The criminal suspect was indeed the professor's wife. We found a large amount of physical evidence in her home, and she has confessed. Thank you."

Tang Ye smiled, "I was just speaking casually; it was a lucky guess. You're welcome."

"You really helped me a lot, and I must thank you properly. When you are free, I will treat you to a meal; you must do me the honor."

"Huh, I earned a meal! Then you'd better be prepared to bleed money; I'm going to eat something expensive."

Du Xi said with a smile, "I can't afford anything too expensive."

Tang Ye smiled, "I'm just joking with you. What we eat isn't important; what's important is who I'm eating with."

"Then let's make it next weekend!"

"Alright, I'll wait for your news."

After hanging up the phone, Captain Wu asked Du Xi with a smile, "Who were you calling?"

Du Xi's face was flushed like peach blossoms, and she did not hide it.

"Tang Ye. When he was watching the video, he noticed the killer's gesture of brushing back their bangs was very feminine, which gave me inspiration. Master, I showed him the files; you won't punish me, will you?"

Captain Wu's eyes widened, "So it was him! You've made a great contribution to solving the case; I'm too happy to punish you! It seems you two are getting along quite well."

Du Xi felt her cheeks burning intensely and hurriedly corrected him, "We are just classmates."

Captain Wu saw through his apprentice's thoughts and said with a smile, "Little Tang is quite good. You should seize the opportunity and don't act too aloof, or you'll miss out on him."

She hadn't expected her master to think so highly of Tang Ye!

A surge of inexplicable joy welled up in her heart, but she flatly denied it, "Master, stop trying to play matchmaker."

Captain Wu returned to his office and pulled up the video.

He repeatedly watched the 2 minutes and 12 seconds where the clue was found.

In fact, he had watched this video many times before.

Now, standing from a god's-eye perspective, he truly noticed that there was something wrong with that movement.

The veteran Police officer who had worked in criminal investigation for decades was thoroughly impressed.

"This kid, his eyes are truly sharp!"