Pang Zhen's scalp tingled.
Everything that had happened tonight had shattered his perception of the world.
Not to mention the fact that his wife and daughter, who had been stabbed in the chest, were standing before him alive, giving him the feeling he was seeing a ghost.
"I told you, if you don't confess your sins, I will personally judge you. Have you forgotten that?" A cold voice came from Pang Lina again.
"Chen Nan? Is that you? Are you human or ghost? Why can you control our family of three?" Pang Zhen was in despair, recognizing the owner of the voice.
Who else could it be but Chen Nan?
"My methods are beyond your imagination!" Pang Lina's face showed a wicked smile.
"Actually, I didn't want to do this, but you didn't seize the opportunity I gave you!"
"Since that's the case, then your whole family of three cannot escape!"
"Everyone who has eaten the steamed buns dipped in human blood must be judged by me!"
"Of course."
"I won't kill you; I want you to face legal judgment."
"I want to make your remaining life filled with pain, despair, and guilt!"
"After all, the fate of your wife and daughter is all because of you!"
With that said.
Pang Lina and Lü Yan both collapsed in a pool of blood.
Their eyes regained sanity.
But they were engulfed by pain and despair.
They now knew that it was all Chen Nan's fault.
But what of it?
Death awaited them!
"No!"
Pang Zhen's eyes were bloodshot, and tears of blood streamed down.
He never expected things to turn out this way!
Had he known, he would have turned himself in during the day!
Watching his wife and daughter die before his eyes, Pang Zhen let out a venomous roar: "Chen Nan, even if I die, I will not accept legal sanctions. Even in death, I will make you pay the price you deserve!"
With that, he used his blood to write on the ground: Killer Chen Nan, the four characters.
Then, he threw himself onto the desk and died.
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The next day.
A major news story broke in Jizhou.
Pang Zhen had committed suicide at home.
The news caused an uproar.
"He committed suicide out of fear of punishment, didn't he?"
"I've always heard that this man had unscrupulous methods and had handled many wrongful convictions."
"People like him shouldn't be alive."
"Right, do you remember that traffic accident last year? It was reported that an old man in his eighties who sold vegetables at a street stall was hit and killed by a car, but the old man was ultimately found guilty of staging a 'pen-touching' scam!"
"Not only was the driver of the car acquitted, but what's more infuriating is that the vegetable seller's children even had to pay for the repair of the rich second-generation's car!"
"This is utterly absurd!"
"I have a neighbor who lives in the same complex as Pang Zhen. It's said that Pang Zhen's family died tragically, and he wrote down all his crimes, including the wrongful convictions he made, with his own blood on the wall."
"This matter is very bizarre."
"Could it be the revenge of vengeful spirits?"
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Chen Nan had no idea about what was happening outside.
Until he was woken by a frantic knocking at the door.
"Son, get up quickly. The detectives from the criminal investigation team said you're involved in a case and they're here to question you." Chen Shan's face was full of unease. He knew his son's impulsive nature and was genuinely scared this time.
After all, the criminal investigation team was not like the local police station.
Any case they handled was a major or important one.
"Dad, don't scare me. I've just been released from prison and am still on probation. How could I possibly be involved in anything?" Chen Nan said, following his father into the living room, where he saw three members of the criminal investigation team.
To his surprise, the person in charge was a woman in her mid-twenties, graceful and beautiful, with delicate features and a porcelain complexion.
"Hello, I'm Lu Xiaojia, deputy captain of the Jizhou Criminal Investigation Detachment." Lu Xiaojia presented her badge and said, "We're here to ask you about a case."
"Officer Lu, I have a bad heart. Please don't scare me!" Chen Nan said with an uneasy expression. "I'm just an honest and law-abiding ordinary person. How could I possibly be involved in your cases?"
"Are you sure you're an ordinary person?" Lu Xiaojia observed Chen Nan's every move and micro-expressions.
Chen Nan cautiously asked, "Am I not an ordinary person?"
Lu Xiaojia didn't get the answer she wanted from Chen Nan's face and was a little displeased. She said directly, "Pang Zhen's family of three is dead."
Chen Nan was overjoyed. "Holy crap, is there such good news? Dad, don't just stand there, go buy some fireworks and firecrackers! We must celebrate today no matter what!"
Chen Shan's mouth twitched.
Was it appropriate to say such things in this situation?
Lu Xiaojia frowned. "You seem to really want him dead?"
"I won't deny that." Chen Nan shrugged. "Since you've traced it here, you should know that I served three years in prison for disturbing the peace. I've only been out for ten days."
Lu Xiaojia said, "I know, and I also know that the case back then was handled by Pang Zhen."
Chen Nan grinned. "Then do you know that I was acting in self-defense back then?"
Lu Xiaojia frowned slightly.
She was unaware of this.
"Because I acted in self-defense, I offended the son of the Zhao family. He colluded with Pang Zhen and bribed the girl I saved, turning my act of self-defense into a charge of disturbing the peace."
"It landed me in prison for three years and gave me the label of a convict."
"It ruined my dream of going to college."
"Now that he's dead, why wouldn't I be happy? I wish he had died sooner!"
At this moment.
Two more members of the criminal investigation team entered and whispered in Lu Xiaojia's ear, "We've confirmed. Chen Nan has always been the model child, sensible and good at studying since he was young, and always willing to help others. He was wrongly convicted three years ago and sentenced to three years, and he's only been out for about ten days."
"By the way, Pang Zhen was the one who sentenced him to three years back then."
Lu Xiaojia grunted expressionlessly and then looked at Chen Nan. "We're just doing our routine duties. There's something you might not know: Pang Zhen's entire family of three is dead, and the scene was extremely gruesome."
"Most importantly, before he died, Pang Zhen wrote the four characters 'Killer Chen Nan' in his own blood. How do you explain this?"
Chen Nan looked incredulous. "You're here to arrest me just because he wrote 'Killer Chen Nan'? Do you have any evidence that I killed Pang Zhen's family?"
"Also, if I wrote 'The killer is the world's richest man' before I died, would you go and question the world's richest man about the case?"
A trace of anger flashed in Lu Xiaojia's eyes. "What kind of attitude is that?"
"It has nothing to do with my attitude," Chen Nan said, laughing in exasperation. "If you have evidence that I killed Pang Zhen, you can apply for an arrest warrant. If you don't have evidence, I hope Ms. Lu will not interrogate me like this."
Seeing that Lu Xiaojia was about to lose her temper, a middle-aged man quickly said, "Chen Nan, we're just doing our routine duties and have no ill intentions towards you. Uh, please don't leave Jizhou for now. If there are any developments related to the case, we'll contact you immediately."
Chen Nan said righteously, "Cooperating with public security, procuratorate, and judicial organs is the duty of every citizen. If you need anything, you can contact me at any time!"
"Let's go!"
Lu Xiaojia glared fiercely at Chen Nan.
Pang Zhen's case was full of peculiarities. Although there was no evidence to prove that Chen Nan was the killer.
However, a woman's intuition told her that Chen Nan was the real culprit!
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"Young master, something big has happened!"
Zhou Zijian rushed into Luo Tianyou's hospital room. "Pang Zhen's family of three is dead!"
"Holy crap!" Luo Tianyou exclaimed. "How could they die at this juncture?"