Chapter 765: Chapter 408: A Suspect Emerges! (Part 2)

Qin Feng nodded and continued to ask gently, "Besides her official boyfriend, has anyone ever had a crush on her, or liked her but dared not confess?"

Lili hesitated for a moment, then said softly, "In our class... there was a boy who confessed to her, but she rejected him."

"Because at that time, she was already with that online friend."

"What’s the boy’s name?"

"His name is Li Sheng."

"Is there anyone else besides him?"

Lili shook her head, "Probably not..."

Just as Qin Feng was about to continue with the next question, she suddenly seemed to remember something, lifted her head and added, "Ah, but... Qianqian mentioned to me before that there’s a boy from her home village who’s been pestering her since childhood and often stalks her."

"Stalking?"

Qin Feng’s eyebrows furrowed.

"Yeah... I heard he dropped out before graduating elementary school to work, and came back to the village two years ago."

"After he returned, he tried to get together with Qianqian."

"But Qianqian felt that he’s been in the society for years and is much more mature than she is, so she never agreed."

"Do you know his name?"

"I don’t know his name. Qianqian only mentioned him a few times... I’ve never seen him, just know he’s from their village."

At this, a sharp glint flashed in Qin Feng’s eyes, and he immediately perked up.

He slightly leaned forward, asking urgently yet calmly, "Approximately how old is that person?"

The other party pondered for a moment before answering, "Should be about the same age as Qianqian, not over twenty-five."

"And Qianqian was indeed often distressed over this, her emotions fluctuating greatly."

Qin Feng immediately asked further, "Did she ever tell anyone about the online friend, or the harassment situation?"

"No,"

The other party shook their head, "She’s naturally introverted, she never actively mentioned these things to others."

"Only occasionally during our chats, when I sensed her mood was off and asked more, she would reluctantly say a bit."

"Are you sure that person is someone from her village?"

"Yes, they’ve known each other since childhood, from the same village."

Qin Feng paused briefly, then continued to delve deeper, "Besides what you mentioned just now, during your interaction with Qianqian, did you ever hear her mention offending anyone?"

"Or have any other unusual incidents occurred?"

"No more!"

"That’s all I know."

Qin Feng nodded, his tone softened a bit, "Thank you for providing this information."

"If Qianqian’s spirit is watching over, she would surely thank you for everything you’ve done for her."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lili suddenly couldn’t control her emotions and started sobbing softly, "She was my best friend... I really didn’t expect her to leave so abruptly, and along with her family..."

She choked up and couldn’t continue, after a moment managed to say, "Officer, please make sure to catch the killer, let him face deserved punishment... it’s just too cruel."

Qin Feng responded solemnly, "Rest assured, fighting crime and upholding justice is our duty."

"We will absolutely handle the case according to law, without leniency towards any illegal act."

Soon, Qin Feng and another officer quickly left the campus and got back into the police car.

As soon as they got in, the officer in the driver’s seat, Chen, couldn’t wait to speak, "Brother Feng, do you think that guy is really a suspect?"

"Fueled by love turning to hatred, driven by unfulfilled desire to kill the whole family?"

Qin Feng, fastening his seatbelt, calmly analyzed, "We can’t be sure yet, but he does indeed seem suspicious."

"Imagine a man desperately wanting a certain woman but repeatedly getting rejected, his mind gradually becoming twisted. Could he go to extremes?"

Chen furrowed his brows, hesitantly replied, "Theoretically possible, like some people say ’if you can’t have it, destroy it’... but just because a pursuit fails leading to murder, including entire families, still feels like a stretched motive."

Qin Feng nodded in agreement, "Ordinarily, failed pursuits don’t tend to provoke such extreme violence."

"Especially since they weren’t officially in a relationship, yet the killer employed exceedingly cruel methods—it’s likely there are hidden aspects we haven’t grasped yet."

He gazed outside the window, his tone deepening, "The motive might not be as simple as it appears."

"Either there’s an entanglement between him and Qianqian, or the killer has severe psychological issues."

Chen started the vehicle and responded, "Therefore, we must keep digging, not overlook any detail."

The two discussed the case en route, swiftly returning to the criminal investigation unit.

Meanwhile, another team led by Wan also completed hotel investigations and was heading to the unit for a meeting.

An hour later, the two vehicles arrived almost simultaneously at Jiangcheng City Public Security Bureau.

The group quickly assembled and headed straight to Jiang An’s office.

Wan spoke first, in a serious tone, "We confirmed Zhang Qian and that online friend’s locations, verifying multiple hotel stay records between them."

"But upon retrieving hotel and nearby surveillance, we discovered something suspicious—every time they entered the hotel, a person on a motorcycle seemed to be following not far behind."

"Due to the person’s helmet obscuring the face and the vehicle having no license plate, we couldn’t identify by facial features or plate number."

"Roadside surveillance also showed this motorcycle appearing repeatedly on Zhang Qian’s travel routes, especially when she was meeting the online friend."

He paused briefly, then added, "Judging from the motorcycle’s style and lack of plate, it likely hails from rural or suburban areas, where city motorcycles typically comply with registration."

Immediately following, Qin Feng reported his findings, "We interviewed Zhang Qian’s social circles at school, finally locating her best friend Lili."

"Through repeated communication, Lili revealed an important piece: Zhang Qian indeed has a village boy friend, similar age, but he dropped out after primary school and worked away for years."

"In the past couple of years, he returned locally and started frequently pestering Zhang Qian, even waiting for her multiple times on her way home from school."

"According to Lili, Zhang Qian is greatly troubled by this, but due to her introverted nature, didn’t thoroughly express it to other people; even to her closest friend, she’s only occasionally mentioned without specifying details."

At this moment, the office fell silent.

Jiang An looked down, lightly blew floating foam on his tea cup, slightly squinting his eyes, quickly connecting the clues he just heard in his mind.

Moments later, he lifted his head, his voice low yet clear, "If what Lili said is true, then is it possible—the person stalking Zhang Qian and the online friend to the hotel, is indeed this village boy?"

Chen and Qin Feng exchanged a glance, a sense of realization and surprise on their faces, "You mean, the one following on the motorcycle without a plate in the surveillance... is likely him?"

Jiang An nodded and continued analyzing, "From a crime motive perspective, mere unrequited pursuit usually isn’t enough to trigger such extreme violent acts, not to mention consecutively taking four lives."

"Unless—there’s an intense provocation, such as witnessing the beloved person engaging in intimate acts with someone else."

"Under such circumstances, anger and humiliation can easily trigger extreme behavior, sufficient to form murder motivation."

His words hadn’t finished when Qin Feng and Chen were already nodding repeatedly, clearly enlightened by this inference.

But Jiang An didn’t pause, promptly posed another crucial question, "Yet there’s one more doubt: If he was angry due to Zhang Qian’s intimacy with others, why not only kill the couple but also target Zhang Qian’s parents?"

"One possibility is, Zhang Qian’s father strongly blocked him from approaching Zhang Qian, even had conflicts with him." 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

"Thus, when committing the crime, to eliminate obstacles or carry out revenge, he included him as a target."

Suddenly, Jiang An leaned forward urgently, asking, "Zhang Qian’s online friend—have you let him go already?"

"Yes, let him leave about 20 minutes ago."

Jiang An’s expression instantly turned serious, "Not good!"

"Immediately arrange personnel to follow up protection—he is highly likely in danger now!"