SFTD -Chapter 46 Mystery of the Dry Bones (Final)

Four hours later, in the interrogation room of the Duping City Public Security Bureau.

Zhou Hai handed all the comparison results to Captain Hu.

DNA analysis confirmed that the blood fingerprints on the screwdriver, hammer, railing, and the knitted fibers found in the ashes all belonged to Hongyu.

The blood on the wire fence, the blood drops found on the outer ground of the scene, and the fingerprints on the railing, hammer, and screwdriver handle all belonged to Cai Guodong.

With the evidence now irrefutable, there was no room left for denial.

Locked inside the interrogation room, suspect Cai Guodong finally stopped struggling and confessed everything.

It turned out Cai Guodong had long been fond of Yu Hongyu, a girl from the same village, and often helped support her and her father.

This New Year’s Day, he had confessed his feelings to Yu Hongyu, only to be rejected.

Cai Guodong believed she cared about his previous marriage.

Still, after being rejected, he immediately said it was fine and that he was willing to remain her older brother figure.

He continued taking care of them as before, and Yu Hongyu no longer avoided him.

Not long after, however, he noticed a young man becoming very close to Yu Hongyu.

The two quickly became inseparable, and word spread throughout the village. The man was named Bian Mingyong, someone Cui Hong had introduced to Yu Hongyu as a matchmaking prospect. Apparently, he was also a distant relative of the Cui family.

The matter filled Cai Guodong with jealousy, to the point where he got drunk several times because of it.

Then, one evening in mid-July—

Cai Guodong saw that young man walking alone toward the outskirts of the village. Drunk and carrying a brick, Cai Guodong followed him.

After turning down an alley, the man unexpectedly circled back from the western road of the village and slipped straight into Cui Hong’s house.

After recognizing the visitor, Cui Hong cautiously locked the courtyard gate and brought him upstairs.

Cai Guodong was baffled. A woman letting a man stay over so late at night had to mean something suspicious.

He climbed over the back wall into Cui Hong’s courtyard. Since the family dog often wandered around the village and knew him well, it didn’t bark at him.

Peeking through the rear window, he discovered the two inside passionately entangled together.

The sight enraged him.

This man had been introduced to Yu Hongyu by Cui Hong, yet the two of them were secretly involved themselves. That meant the whole matchmaking affair had been a setup from the start.

After leaving Cui Hong’s house, he tried calling Yu Hongyu to tell her, but her phone was switched off.

Not until July 23rd did he finally get in touch with her.

Her company’s team-building retreat had ended early, and she was preparing to return home.

After receiving Cai Guodong’s call, she went directly to his repair shop.

By then, Yu Hongyu had changed completely.

She wore a bright red dress, high heels, and stockings, smiling brilliantly.

Cai Guodong knew this transformation was because of that man, and all his jealousy instantly reached its peak.

Abandoning the work in his shop, he led Yu Hongyu toward the greenbelt beside the highway ramp. Locals called the place “Triangle Garden.” Since there was little greenery nearby, many couples liked to stroll there at night.

Yu Hongyu knew he wanted to talk. With the roar of large trucks all around, conversation nearby was impossible, so she followed him deeper into the wooded area.

Once inside, Cai Guodong told her what he had seen.

Yu Hongyu immediately became furious.

Pointing at his nose, she repeatedly accused him of making things up and resorting to despicable tactics just to win her over.

Seeing her react so ungratefully, the inarticulate Cai Guodong suddenly lost control.

He yanked the hammer hanging from his waist and hurled it at her.

Yu Hongyu collapsed instantly, dazed and still muttering something under her breath.

At that moment, her red dress had ridden completely up.

A divorced man who had lived alone for years like Cai Guodong could not withstand such a visual shock.

He rushed forward and stripped off all of Yu Hongyu’s clothes.

He even tied up her right leg with her stockings because his own disabled right leg needed support.

But once he forced himself on her, his rage intensified further.

He realized Yu Hongyu was no longer a virgin.

Instantly blinded by fury, he shoved away her naked body, reached into his tool pouch, pulled out a screwdriver, and viciously stabbed her head and neck repeatedly.

His mind was filled with only one word:

Slut.

She had given herself to a man like that?

Disgusting.

Disgusting!

Only when he finally realized Yu Hongyu had stopped moving did he understand she was no longer breathing.

Now Cai Guodong became afraid.

He wiped the blood from his face with his undershirt, hurriedly dressed himself, and turned to flee.

But after glancing back at Yu Hongyu’s motionless body, he stopped.

He picked up her corpse and hid it behind a cluster of low bushes. Then he bundled all her clothes and shoes together and ran in the opposite direction.

Finding another section of railing, he widened an existing gap and squeezed through.

In the process, his elbow was sliced open, though he felt nothing at the time.

While running, once he reached the main road, he set all the clothing on fire and waited until everything had burned to ashes.

Only after darkness completely fell did he leave.

Meanwhile, there had also been a breakthrough regarding Cui Hong.

Feeling guilty, Cui Hong noticed by July 26th that Yu Hongyu still hadn’t appeared.

Growing worried, she asked Bian Mingyong to help search for her.

The two went to Yu Hongyu’s workplace and learned that the final group from the company training had already returned the day before, but Yu Hongyu had neither shown up for work nor requested leave.

Their sense of dread grew stronger.

They searched every place Yu Hongyu might have gone.

Finally, Bian Mingyong remembered the triangular park in the greenbelt where he and Yu Hongyu had once gone on a date.

So they headed there.

After searching for quite some time and preparing to give up, they suddenly spotted a naked female corpse deep in the woods, surrounded by swarming flies that scattered with a loud buzz as they approached.

The mole on the corpse’s chest told them instantly—it was Yu Hongyu.

Terrified, the two fled immediately.

After returning home, Cui Hong guessed that Yu Hongyu had either been robbed and murdered or killed by Cai Guodong.

To them, Yu Hongyu’s death was actually good news.

Now they could naturally inherit Old Yu’s house.

But after thinking about Yu Hongyu’s mentally disabled father, the pair decided to go all the way.

They got Old Yu drunk, fed him sleeping pills, and dumped him into the cellar.

The cellar was extremely deep, long abandoned, hot, damp, foul-smelling, and filled with methane gas.

Sure enough, Old Yu never woke up again the next day.

Cui Hong naively believed that since so much time had passed without the murderer being discovered, she—someone merely benefiting from the situation—would be fine too.

Listening to the interrogation, even Fengzi could no longer endure it.

“I can’t listen anymore. I really can’t. I want to go home. Cases like this will twist your mind if you experience too many of them.”

“Xu Biao, how’s the HV comparison result coming along?”

Ignoring Fengzi, Zhou Hai turned toward Xu Biao.

Hearing the question, Xu Biao pursed his lips.

“You guessed right. Bian Mingyong tested HV positive. Both Cui Hong and Yu Hongyu were infected by him.”

Zhou Hai nodded.

Though the result was regrettable, it also confirmed the credibility of Cai Guodong’s confession.

“Send the report to Captain Hu the moment it’s finished.”

At that moment, Cai Guodong was escorted out of the interrogation room.

With handcuffs on and an officer supporting each side, he dragged his crippled right leg, limping unsteadily toward the exit, clearly being transferred to the detention center.

Soon after, Cui Hong was brought out as well.

The arrogance she once had was completely gone. Several officers dragged her into a police vehicle, and the two cars sped away with sirens blaring.

In Cui Hong’s twisted worldview, killing a fool was no big deal.

Such ignorance was difficult even to evaluate.

As for Yu Hongyu’s murder, Cui Hong had knowingly concealed the truth, making her an accomplice as well.

The rest would depend on the court’s judgment.

Zhou Hai shook his head slightly.

Dongnan was considered a prosperous coastal city, yet people with such backward thinking still existed there. It was truly shocking.

Was it because of a lack of education during youth?

Poor family guidance?

Or Yu Jianrui’s indulgence?

Zhou Hai shook his head again.

Those were no longer questions for him to consider.

Turning back toward Fengzi, he said: “So, what about your ex-girlfriend slash current sister-in-law’s fraud case? Still not settled? Or have you simply decided not to deal with it anymore?”