Chapter 1002: Met 128 Times, Cut Into 128 Pieces

“They all have to be extracted by myself.”

Next, Wu Haitao detailed his process of extracting cyanide.

To be honest, Wu Haitao was quite a talent.

His formal education wasn’t very high; he graduated from a technical college and couldn’t find a stable job afterward, roaming in society.

By chance, he entered a pharmaceutical factory, working as a laborer, and got in touch with some compound extractions.

Moreover, his college major was chemistry-related, and this guy was top-notch in chemistry since childhood, seemingly possessing some extraordinary talent in this area.

So-called cyanide isn’t one fixed poison but refers to various compounds with hydrogen groups, typically ranging from simple cyanides to complex ones, including organic cyanides. The extraction and synthesis of each cyanide are achieved through different methods.

The method Wu Haitao chose was very simple, extracting cyanide from a very common fruit seed.

“When they fell out that day, Wang Dezhi left some harsh words and departed. Then I thought I had to kill the guy; otherwise, we couldn’t hold onto any of this money.”

Afterward, Wu Haitao went to the fruit market, bought a lot of common fruits, peeled them, ground the seeds into powder for extraction.

In less than two days, he obtained enough cyanide to kill a person.

“Then, I had Zhao Xue contact Wang Dezhi under the guise of meeting one last time, and returned the cash to him to eliminate his doubts.”

“Wait.”

Wang Song asked, “After Wang Dezhi’s death, we investigated his phone records. There’s no trace of communication with Zhao Xue. How did she contact him?”

“Phone?”

Wu Haitao sneered, “Who uses phones for such things these days? They arranged it via chat apps.”

“Chat apps? Which app?”

“From the app store, any chat app with relatively low downloads will do.”

Wu Haitao was clear about the intricacies here: “These chat apps don’t have proper maintenance; today they exist, tomorrow they might not, so it’s nearly impossible to trace anything. Moreover, once the software is nearly used up, after meeting, they arrange to use another app next time. Anyway, just register an account using your phone number.”

Wang Dezhi was quite cautious.

His affair was not widely known because the contact process was very secretive.

“Who poisoned the meal?”

Wu Haitao pointed to himself: “I did it.”

“After Wang Dezhi came, he took a few bites and was poisoned to death. Then instead of immediately disposing of the body, we stuffed it into the freezer first.”

According to Wu Haitao’s confession, after poisoning the person, there were two reasons they didn’t immediately handle the body.

One was fear of blood splattering everywhere, which would be hard to clean.

Another reason was to wait, checking the situation.

Since Wang Dezhi would certainly be reported missing, the police would investigate where he went, potentially linking back to Zhao Xue.

So only after a while did they dispose of the body.

“It was about twenty days later when we saw nothing happened; the police didn’t contact us, so we knew it was over. Then we cut up the corpse and disposed of it.”

Wang Song asked a critical question.

“We always couldn’t understand why you not only disposed of the body but cut it into pieces and those pieces numbered exactly 128?”

Ha ha!

Wu Haitao sneered!

“Why?”

“Because that scumbag met Zhao Xue 128 times, so I made it into 128 pieces.”

That’s the reason.

128 meetings, hence 128 pieces…

This Wu Haitao…

“Tell me, if it weren’t for her, why would I commit murder?”

“Moreover, the entire murder process, planning, transporting the corpse, disposal—Zhao Xue was entirely involved.”

Wang Song still had a question.

“In the waste logistics yard factory, we only found Zhao Xue’s footprints. Why not yours?”

Wu Haitao answered, “Because I had a stomachache and went to relieve myself nearby.”

“Since the body was already cut into pieces, each piece wasn’t heavy. When I finished my business, Zhao Xue had already handled it, and we drove off.”

Thus, the entire murder process of Wang Dezhi was complete.

But as Wang Song initially mentioned, since there were two people involved, it’s impossible to rely solely on Wu Haitao’s account.

Zhao Xue needs another interrogation.

Interrogation room.

Song Mingguang interrogated Zhao Xue once more.

“Zhao Xue, how did Wang Dezhi die? Who killed him? How was he killed? You better clarify. Wu Haitao has been caught; he has confessed everything.”

Wu Haitao?

Zhao Xue’s expression rapidly changed upon hearing Wu Haitao’s name.

“You… how did you catch him?”

Song Mingguang shook his head, “Zhao Xue, I’ve told you countless times, saying nothing won’t make this case disappear. Can you bear the whole case yourself? That’s not how it works. Wu Haitao has already confessed why he killed Wang Dezhi and the entire kill process.”

“But whether his statement is true, we need your testimony to confirm. After all, you participated throughout the murder, and your account will aid in judging the truth of Wu Haitao’s confession.”

“Don’t try to withhold any information. If you truly love Wu Haitao, explain everything clearly, and that might reduce his sentence. Do you understand?”

Zhao Xue willingly took all responsibility, not exposing Wu Haitao, showing her genuine love for him.

Thus, Wu Haitao’s interrogation cannot use the same approach for Zhao Xue; a different tactic must be employed.

And upon learning her confession could potentially ease Wu Haitao’s punishment, Zhao Xue started revealing everything.

“I’ll talk, I’ll say it all…”

Two hours later, Song Mingguang asked the policewoman next to him to organize the records for Zhao Xue to sign.

“Write a line here: The above content matches my statements, then sign your name.”

“Here, sign each page… use a fingerprint, both in the center and at the name, for each page…”