Chapter 537: Revenge of a Same-Sex Spouse

Lin Hui’s capture went unexpectedly smoothly; she offered no resistance when the police stormed in.

At 10 PM that night, sitting in the interrogation room, Peng Yue brought a piece of evidence to Chen Shi. Inside the evidence bag was something resembling a chip. He asked, “What is this?”

“Found in the deceased Li Xiang’s phone. Appears to be a listening device,” replied Chen Shi thoughtfully as he examined it.

Turning to Lin Dongxue, he said, “Let’s go. Let’s bring closure to this case.”

The two entered the interrogation room. Chen Shi began, “This is our first meeting, though technically our second.”

Lin Hui retorted coldly, “I’ve never met you before.”

“We found several cards and cash hidden in the basement you rented. Our techs confirmed that this cash was part of the embezzled money,” Chen Shi stated, locking eyes with Lin Hui in disbelief.

“I’ll explain why we could trace it back to the same source. The money was hidden under a freshly painted bed, in a room that was never ventilated. It reeked of formaldehyde. Didn’t you notice when you used it?” Chen Shi continued, but Lin Hui remained silent.

“Or perhaps you did notice but didn’t expect it would be the breakthrough in this case?” Chen Shi pressed on.

“I took the money,” she admitted.

“And did you kill the man?” he asked.

“I just took the money. I don’t know what you’re talking about,” she responded defensively.

“Well, with the evidence we have now, we can piece together the entire case. Let me tell you,” Chen Shi began, taking a sip of water. “On the 10th, you had Lü Hao impersonate Zhang Rui at the Green Serenity Estate to set the stage for what followed. Later, you had Lü Hao distract the trackers while you fled with the remaining ten million. If someone followed you, you abandoned the car without hesitation. If not, you transferred the money to Long’an. But then you saw Zhang Rui following you on the road, so you promptly staged your disappearance. Blood was found in your car, along with his hair—probably from your own home. You had been monitoring this gay couple. Later, you heard Zhang Rui tell Li Xiang that he hadn’t received the money, thinking the bait was taken. So you killed Li Xiang, expecting that once the police found the large sum on Zhang Rui, he’d naturally be blamed for murder and greed.”

Lin Hui’s eyes widened.

“But why, when Zhang Rui had already been arrested, did we continue to investigate?” Chen Shi paused. “Because there was a huge misunderstanding. The car you saw that night wasn’t Zhang Rui’s—it belonged to someone else. Their cars were identical. So Zhang Rui didn’t have the money, and his motive for murder didn’t hold up.”

“Someone else… who?” she asked.

Chen Shi pointed at himself. “Me! At that time, I was visiting my parents on my way back to Long’an. It was late, and you mistook my car for Zhang Rui’s, leaving behind a large sum of money and an empty car. Now all that money is in the police safe!”

“It’s impossible!” Lin Hui exclaimed.

“That’s reality. Plans never match reality. Miss Lin, you’ve left us with quite a puzzle. It kept me awake for days. But now, this mystery is solved,” Chen Shi concluded.

Lin Hui hung her head, visibly distressed.

“Why did you kill your husband?” Chen Shi asked.

Lin Hui remained silent.

Suddenly, the phone rang. Lin Dongxue answered and said, “Lin Hui, we found the murder weapon, the penknife dog, at your residence. Do you have anything to explain?”

Lin Hui widened her eyes, tears welling up slowly. “I only acted in self-defense. Those two shameless men planned to kill me!”

A heavy silence filled the air. After what seemed like a minute, Lin Hui spoke slowly, “Before marriage, I never dated anyone. I met Li Xiang through matchmaking. He was witty, talkative, neat—charming enough to capture my heart, and we married quickly. But after marriage, everything changed. He started snapping at me, often slept on the couch alone, never touching me. I didn’t know what had gone wrong between us. To outsiders, we seemed like a perfect match, but I had tears I couldn’t shed.”

“Until one day, I caught him kissing another man. My world shattered. We fought, smashing everything in our home. He justified his actions, blaming societal pressure and environment. If he hadn’t married, he’d be ridiculed. After that, we fell into a cold war. I stayed away for work for long periods, nauseated by the sight of him. Those years were agony, a daily torment. Every night, every single day, I wept silently. But he was carefree in Laiyang. Finally, I gathered the courage to ask for a divorce. But do you know what he said? He demanded I bear him a child, and then the child would be his. Wherever I wanted to go! He claimed that even though he was gay, he still wanted to be a father. If we didn’t have a child after marriage, we’d be laughed at… Why should I owe him anything? Watching his disgusting face, I really wanted to kill him. Countless times, I restrained myself. I couldn’t let one scumbag ruin my life. I wanted him to pay the price! I even thought about buying a gun and killing all these disgusting deceitful gays, but of course, I never had the guts. So I planted a listening device in his phone, collecting evidence to ensure he got nothing in the divorce. At that time, this shameless guy continued to play his games, buying another house behind my back. When I heard the news, I was furious. I went to change the locks. It was then that I stumbled upon an unexpected discovery—the bed in that house hid countless cash…”

“Seeing that money, I thought it was compensation from heaven. Without much moral struggle, I accepted it. After all, he sold the house, and the other party would only find him. As it turned out, I was too naive. The hidden money belonged to a corrupt official. After he discovered the loss of money, he sent private detectives to monitor my every move, which frightened me. As a husband, do you know what he did then? One night, he and his lover spent a spring night together, actually planning to kill me and take this money. They discussed it seriously, worse than I could bear. He called me ‘that slut’, ‘that scheming bitch’, never once mentioning my name. It was as if his life had become like this, and all the blame was on me. Comrade police officer, if it were you, could you bear it? My husband was a selfish, cold-hearted person, unrelated to his sexual orientation. He was essentially a scumbag. From that moment on, I planned to let that scum die!”

“That day, the reason I took the dog away was that it was raised by him, I would not let him go. My original plan was to abandon the car in the wild, forge the signs of my kidnapping, and I would kill him and burn all the money I had for dinner, and if that money was gone, it exist in every hand! I witnessed the wrong horse today, it was another person, my face, I was so scared, I seized the opportunity, ran away from this section, is a hair put on you, and the way I did, he is innocent of a person, who are those who are?我想他一定会拿走钱的。的确。所以买的不到那时候，车到了，那一笔钱，就是一个黑锅，这个不可能的真相，如果是我的父母就遇到了，要知道。