Street Hustler and His Policewoman Wife

Chapter 385: This Is Your One Fatal Mistake!

"Sigh!"

Wu Guansheng let out a long sigh while listening to the recording.

Chen Xiao also paused the recording at this moment.

"Wu Guansheng, you must be a very careful, cautious, and clever person. You probably never expected that you would finally fall at the hands of your own son, did you?"

"Indeed, I never thought of it. I was wondering why, these days, that bastard’s gaze towards me always seemed off."

Wu Guansheng said, then laughed self-deprecatingly.

Upon hearing this, Wu Kuan was unsure if it was his lingering resentment towards his father or the repeated utterance of ’bastard’ that ignited his anger.

In a rush, he wanted to fight with Wu Guansheng.

But Chen Xiao merely gave him a shove, sending him sprawling onto the ground.

Liu Dayou quickly helped him away.

Wu Guansheng couldn’t help but glance, finally saying with a face full of disappointment:

"I am saddened, but it’s not because Ah Kuan found that hair."

"After all, you still value your only blood so much."

Wu Guansheng pursed his lips, then fiddled with the teaware, speaking softly:

"What is the purpose of a man making money?"

"Some say it’s to give parents a good life, others say it’s to ensure that wives and children don’t have to suffer in front of others, while some say it’s for enjoying the indulgences of the world."

"I... fall into the middle category. When my wife was pregnant with Ah Kuan, I was nothing special, just an honest woodcarver."

"Every month, after receiving my salary, I’d buy nutritional food for my wife, imagining the feeling of becoming a father. But, no one expected that when my wife gave birth to Ah Kuan, she had a close brush with death at the Ghost Gate."

"At that time, the doctors even called me into the delivery room to see my wife for the last time. But who could have thought that Ah Kuan eventually came out strong, and not only did he not torment his mother further, but also let her survive."

"Since then, I felt as though they, mother and son, were given to me by all the luck in my life. And Ah Kuan was such a nice child, understanding and obedient. Every time I came home from work, he would cling to me, calling me dad."

"But later on, Ah Kuan got seriously ill once, which drained all of our savings as a couple. It was also from then on, I made a vow to myself."

"In this lifetime, I must earn a lot of money, never to kneel and beg for money during a family member’s serious illness again!"

"Yet, where in this world is money easy to earn? Hard work merely fills one’s stomach, to truly become wealthy, it must be through a stroke of luck!"

Wu Guansheng knew the game was up.

The hair was found on his clothes.

To prevent Wu Kuan from possibly retracting his confession later, Chen Xiao recorded it.

Thus, Wu Kuan’s statement was certified.

As for the hair, Wu Guansheng was well aware that with a simple analysis, the police would know whose it was.

So now he was recounting everything in detail.

However, when talking about becoming rich through sheer good luck, his eyes were filled with determination and ruthlessness.

"In 1990, I happened to meet my opportunity! That year, a very powerful figure named Master Zhong emerged, commanding both worlds! Be it in Hai City or Xiuzhou, almost no one dared to mess with him."

"But ironically, someone wasn’t afraid to die for a bit of money, selling a fake wooden sculpture to Master Zhong. So Master Zhong said that whoever killed that person, he would help fulfill one wish!"

"At that time, not many people in both places knew about this. I just happened to be lucky to find out. Therefore, when I learned that the person was Wang Qixiong, I just kept waiting for him to come."

"In the end, to express my intention to Master Zhong, I killed not only Wang Qixiong but also slit his wife’s throat as a bonus."

As he said this, Wu Guansheng let out a cold laugh: "In reality, those two were not good people either, specializing in forgeries and scams. With so many dealings under the cover of night, how could they not run into a ghost?"

"So when I killed them, I felt no guilt. But the feeling of killing for the first time is truly... indescribable!"

"Especially when the human blood splatters onto your face, carrying a warm sensation, it gives you an unprecedented feeling."

"However, back then, I was still too soft-hearted. Having already killed two people, why not eradicate the roots? Sure enough, if you don’t remove the roots, spring winds will blow new life. When I saw Qiu Tingfang appear in the news, just from her features, I could tell she must be Wang Qixiong’s daughter!"

"So from that time on, I followed them every day. After all, they were in the light while I was in the shadows, even appearing before them, they had no idea who I was."

As he spoke, Wang Qixiong laughed:

"What a pity, Wang Qixiong’s daughter was nothing special either, especially that Wang Hao. Purely vengeful in mind, lacking the brains for revenge. In the end, she went mad and strangled her own sister to death!"

"You wouldn’t believe how joyful I felt when I saw them kill each other in Leigong Mountain. But, I had to endure. So, after Wang Hao strangled Wang Mei, I even helped tidy the scene and stripped Wang Mei’s clothes!"

Hearing this, Chen Xiao couldn’t help but look at Wu Guansheng’s feet, saying:

"So, those footprints were actually deliberately left by you, and by then you’d already thought of weaving together everything you’ve seen and heard to confuse the police!"

"Yes, when a person undertakes something, they cannot focus solely on the moment itself, they must see the big picture to ensure nothing goes wrong!" Wu Guansheng nodded in response, but soon looked at Chen Xiao with complex emotions:

"Still, I don’t understand, how did you so quickly realize that Zheng Xiang’s remains were a deliberate smokescreen from me? And that notebook, did it not tempt you at all?"

"The notebook was actually superfluous, I assume you didn’t get much time to prepare it then?" Chen Xiao asked in return.

Wu Guansheng frowned, didn’t speak immediately, but recalled.

It took quite a while before Wu Guansheng suddenly lifted his head, saying in a deep voice:

"I got the focus wrong, I tried my best to construct a revenge plan but didn’t explain a suspicious person!"

Chen Xiao nodded: "Exactly, that’s your one oversight amidst many perfections! As for Zheng Xiang, I was genuinely deceived by you, even firmly believing it till that torrential rain today made me realize that Zheng Xiang likely died from illness."

"And you moved his remains and swapped them with Qiu Yu’s remains to solidify this narrative. As long as Captain Pan and I believed it unwaveringly, we’d likely pursue Zheng Xiang’s cause of death."

"Once that happens, it’s like falling into a misleading and endlessly deep pit!"

Chen Xiao spoke, then his expression became serious as well: "I suppose Qiu Yu was also killed by you, so did he really buy ’Ten Demon Sons’ from that foreigner back then?"