Chapter 671: The Savior’s Ambition?

Locked room.

Skinning!

Chen Xiao had encountered many cases.

Some were cold cases spanning ten or twenty years.

Others involved extremely brutal murder and dismemberment.

There were also murders showcasing various plots and schemes.

But a locked-room murder case, this was the first time he’d faced one!

And a locked-room murder case often has one glaring characteristic.

That is, the locked room created by the murderer is almost impossible to escape from safely after committing the murder.

The most difficult aspect of a locked-room murder case is often how to unravel the mystery of the locked room created by the murderer!

However, at the moment, Chen Xiao didn’t need to think too much.

Instead, he was more interested in another characteristic of the case.

If a research expert was killed due to some special factors, then the method of murder shouldn’t have been like this.

Of course, it doesn’t rule out the possibility that the person who killed Yuan Keyu just preferred this method.

Chen Xiao temporarily put a hold on his thoughts about the case, planning to review the case files before making any considerations.

At this time, Qin Fei approached as well, asking with a smile, "Can you tell me now, what brought you to me in the middle of the night?"

Qin Fei wasn’t a fool.

Although he had given up the initiative, it just proved his intention to form a deep friendship with Chen Xiao.

"Regarding the trouble I mentioned before, I’m currently a bit uneasy, so I need more external assistance."

Qin Fei had already guessed some of it, and after nodding slightly, he said:

"Wait for my message tomorrow."

Such discussions were not suitable for the police station, so both of them stopped at that.

Chen Xiao then picked up the records of Huang Zhao and Huang Hao.

Seeing this, Qin Fei explained:

"Huang Hao was quite cooperative. He understood clearly what it meant to be caught by you on the spot, so he didn’t resist."

This was something Chen Xiao had anticipated.

Huang Hao was caught red-handed.

Moreover, this case was a special task force established by the municipal bureau, and had already caused a certain public outcry.

So even if Huang Hao had great power, he could do nothing to resist at this time.

Public opinion is like that.

If it’s hidden, no one will care anymore.

But once it’s exposed, even the most powerful people must consider its impact.

This was also the reason why Chen Xiao personally went to capture Huang Hao!

However, just as Chen Xiao was reviewing the case files, Qin Fei suddenly said:

"Are you sure he is the president of the Sacred Heart Church?"

Chen Xiao looked up in surprise:

"Is there any reason to doubt that? If he isn’t the president of the Sacred Heart Church, why would the Luo Family and the Zhuang Family listen to him?"

"It seems beyond doubt, but I still feel that catching this guy was too easy. Moreover, the case files describe the Sacred Heart Church, and there are two words I think need special attention."

Chen Xiao frowned slightly.

But his frown wasn’t because Qin Fei was questioning him.

It was because he also saw the words Qin Fei mentioned—Shadow!

The Sacred Heart Church excels at manipulating people’s minds.

It also excels at training shadows.

And most importantly, the Sacred Heart Church seems not to be an organization.

They have no so-called base; every member seems to live their own life.

Calling them an organization, it’s more like saying the Sacred Heart Church is a conceptual existence.

"How could Huang Hao’s economic situation be like this?" Chen Xiao opened a part of the record, somewhat surprised.

Qin Fei said with a wry smile: "Indeed, compared to ordinary people, his wealth is considerable, but if he’s the president of the Sacred Heart Church, then just a few tens of millions are nothing."

"I asked him about it, and he disdainfully told me. As the president of the Sacred Heart Church, he doesn’t need to have so much wealth. Especially, those so-called visible assets."

Chen Xiao nodded, the case files accurately recorded everything Huang Hao said.

He said, "If I truly wanted that much money, I have a hundred or even a thousand ways to make them pay tribute to me. But what do I need such money for? The purpose of founding the Sacred Heart Church was to help all those in distress!"

"As a savior, if I’m obsessed with such filthy lucre, how can I become their faith?"

Qin Fei: "If that’s the case, then why did you provoke a commercial war?"

"It’s simple, I always have to do something, or who would respect me? In this day and age, apart from the business world, are you suggesting I lead a rebellion?"

Huang Hao’s explanation seemed reasonable, yet somewhat odd.

Chen Xiao temporarily set aside Huang Hao’s records and picked up Huang Zhao’s.

Qin Fei spoke up again:

"To be honest, I don’t know how to evaluate this old gentleman anymore; all I can say is that some of his thoughts are in complete contradiction to his medical skills."

Qin Fei was right.

Huang Zhao’s medical skills were indeed impressive.

And if a doctor harbors harmful intentions, it wouldn’t be surprising for them to kill without a trace.

In the interrogation, Huang Zhao frankly confessed that Guo Zhengchang’s health quickly deteriorated under his acupuncture.

The purpose was to align with Huang Hao’s commercial plan.

In Huang Hao’s original business plan, neither Guo Zhengchang nor Chen Xiao was accounted for.

But once Chen Xiao secured the land parcel near Yang Lake, everything changed.

Huang Hao clearly knew that to secure the new king of the land, he must first eliminate Dragon Cauldron, this threatening dragon.

Only in this way could he easily consume Li Hai, allow the Luo Family to secure the new king of the land, and finally swallow the Qi Family.

Huang Zhao also knew what Huang Hao was doing, and he knew Huang Hao wasn’t his child.

But why did he still regard Huang Hao as his successor all these years?

Because Huang Zhao had a moment of compassion when he most should not have.

He felt that Huang Hao became this way, and he was at least half or more to blame.

If he hadn’t ignored his wife’s feelings back then, perhaps she wouldn’t have strayed.

If he had been decisive then and separated from his wife in time, perhaps Huang Hao wouldn’t have been born and grown to what he is now.

Furthermore, Huang Zhao even said that if he had shown more care during Huang Hao’s childhood, perhaps he wouldn’t have turned out this way.

Chen Xiao could see Huang Zhao’s conflict in the records.

And human nature is one of the most peculiar things in the world.

Although Huang Hao’s existence was a disgrace to Huang Zhao,

with age, many things faded, replaced by a feeling of indebtedness.

Thus, under the impact of various conflicting emotions, Huang Zhao gradually lost himself in the darkness.

As for him actively seeking out Chen Xiao to investigate the case of Zhu Nianying, it was originally a trap set by the father and son for Chen Xiao.

But despite everything, they never expected Chen Xiao to truly uncover the truth of Zhu Nianying’s case!