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Chu Yuening finished her statement.

Chen Qianfeng immediately looked down at his clothes, and upon realizing there was no red paint, his expression turned furious as he lifted his head, only to meet Chu Yuening's upturned lips.

Chu Yuening offered a slight smile. "I was just joking with you."

With a stern face, Chen Qianfeng remained silent for a moment before chuckling. "Are you solving a crime or predicting the future, ma'am? I've never seen a police station make up stories like this."

"Isn't it enough that you know whether it's true or not in your heart?"

Chu Yuening continued her calculations.

"You've accumulated quite a debt due to drug addiction, and your mother has had enough of living in fear of loan sharks. Most importantly, she doesn't want to see you die."

"So, she arranged a meeting at the apartment with Chen Guoyuan to discuss the matter. Little did she expect that before you arrived, they would start arguing. Teacher Chen refused to pay off your debts anymore, believing that unless you quit drugs, the debt would only continue to grow, becoming an insurmountable problem."

"In the heat of the argument, Liu Pei slapped Chen Guoyuan, causing a scratch on his face. She even threatened to break up with him. Despite that, Chen Guoyuan still refused, stating that he wouldn't consider giving you any inheritance in the future."

"Chen Guoyuan's personality is actually quite eccentric and demanding. Your mother endured all these years, hoping that his wealth would eventually be passed on to you since he had no heir. Upon hearing that there was no inheritance, she panicked and grabbed a kitchen knife, stabbing Chen Guoyuan 11 times."

"When you arrive, it'll be too late."

"At first, you wanted to run. But after calming down, your conscience finally kicked in. You realized that your mother killed for you, she dedicated her life to you, and you couldn't let her go to jail."

"Therefore..."

"You returned to the crime scene to erase any traces of your mother's presence. You even took the shoes from the shoe cabinet but overlooked wiping away the dust. On the far left corner of the cabinet, there was an impression of a pair of low-heeled women's shoes."

This was what Chu Yuening had shown to Zhou Fengxu at the end.

As she concluded,

Chu Yuening tapped her nose again. "After completing your task, you went back to your rented room, leaving no time for your addiction to buy drugs."

Upon hearing this,

Chen Qianfeng continually rubbed his nose, and his palms gradually grew sweaty.

For only he knew that Chu Yuening was speaking the truth.

By the time he arrived at the scene, his uncle was already lying unconscious in a pool of blood, while his mother, holding the knife, was in a state of panic. Amidst the chaos, he decided to stage it as a home invasion robbery.

Everyone knew that his uncle had a substantial retirement fund; it wouldn't be unusual for criminals to target his house out of greed.

He asked his mother to leave the apartment first, then cleaned up any traces of her visit, including her shoes and clothing. Fortunately, she didn't often visit, and when she did, she didn't stay long, so the cleanup wasn't overly challenging.

Despite his efforts, an oversight still occurred.

His addiction grew more intense, clouding Chen Qianfeng's mind as he wiped his sweating forehead repeatedly.

Seizing the moment.

With both hands on the table, Chu Yuening spoke, "Tampering with evidence to hinder the police investigation is a serious crime. It would be better to surrender voluntarily; you might still have a chance at mitigation in court."

Chen Qianfeng, struggling with his addiction, sneered sarcastically, "Madam, don't think I'm a three-year-old child. You keep talking about how I helped clean the scene. If my mother really did kill someone, there has to be a murder weapon. Show me that, and I'll admit to it."

After saying this, Chen Qianfeng let his guard down again.

He had already discarded the weapon; it was probably in some landfill by now.

The police were trying to locate them, living in a fantasy!

At that moment.

Shi Boren and Luo Qizhong had just finished interrogating Liu Pei.

The two of them seemed to have coordinated their stories, as Liu Pei claimed ignorance to every question, provoking Shi Boren's anger.

Upon hearing Chen Qianfeng's arrogant remarks, Shi Boren burst through the door, grabbed Chen Qianfeng by the collar, and lifted him from the chair.

"I'm warning you, don't get too full of yourself."

Chen Qianfeng laughed maniacally, his eyes wide, "What are you doing! Police brutality! You're the ones who taught us that everything relies on evidence! Release people if there's no proof!"

Just as Chen Qianfeng was basking in his triumph, a calm voice interrupted him once more.

"Who said we can't find the murder weapon?"

Chu Yuening had been talking extensively and was thirsty. Just as she was about to ask where the cup was, Zhou Fengxu had already brought her a glass of water.

Chu Yuening took the cup, sipped it a few times, and then said after some thought, "Give me a character."

Zhou Fengxu asked, "Any character will do?"

"Yes, inanimate objects don't have birthdates for divination. But it's not a big issue; we can still calculate using the method of divination by characters. As long as it's the first character that comes to your mind, anything will do."

Zhou Fengxu pondered and replied, "Wan."

"Wan? Wait a moment."

Putting down her cup, Chu Yuening raised her hand to perform the calculation. A minute later...

She gave them a landmark.

Chen Qianfeng burst into maniacal laughter. "You still want to divine and locate the object? Are you insane?"

He didn't believe that such a trivial character divination could lead them to the weapon.

The two of them simply had no time to bother with Chen Qianfeng's skepticism.

Zhou Fengxu exited the building with the landmark in hand. After Shi Boren and the others emerged, he discreetly shared the information with Shi, patting his shoulder as he concluded.

"Zhonggang City's trash is collected three times a day. You need to hurry and take your team there."

Once the trash was removed, it would be much more difficult to locate the weapon.

Given the urgency of the situation, Shi Boren didn't dare to waste any time. He led his team straight for the dockside garbage bins, with his idle colleagues from the Major Crimes Unit following closely behind.

In no time at all,

Shi Boren gazed at the mountainous pile of stinking trash, filled with seafood remains, and fought back the urge to vomit. He said with a grimace, "No way, it's really in there?"

"Brother Ren, step back," instructed Gan Yizu, pulling away and unzipping his jeans. With a swift lunge, he kicked the bin over.