The witness was compromised, and the absence of evidence made Bai Yuequn unable to hold on.

Just like the criminals Jiang Yuan had encountered before, the sophisticated criminals were mostly selfish and cunning.

If they could escape punishment, they could indeed hold on during interrogation.

However, when the trial became inevitable, their attitude changed drastically.

"If I confess, will it be considered surrendering?" Bai Yuequn looked at Lei Xin with a dejected expression.

"Whether it's considered surrendering or not, it's up to the prosecutor's office and the court to determine. But if you tell the truth, I can help you say a few good words. Confession leads to leniency," Lei Xin said, tapping his fingers on the table, unable to resist the urge to smoke.

Bai Yuequn stared at Lei Xin's yellow teeth and hands for a long time. In the past, someone as sophisticated as him wouldn't even spare a glance at a middle-aged chain smoker like Lei Xin. But now, he could only sigh and say, "I believe you. I'll talk."

He was tired, exhausted, restless, and frustrated.

In order to carry out the murder plan, he first tormented his boyfriend until he fell asleep, and then, under the guise of romance, took him to the movies.

Bai Yuequn was very familiar with his new boyfriend. He was young, impulsive, full of hormones, and loved to sleep. He was energetic and excited, but once the excitement passed, he would fall asleep almost instantly, which was enviable.

But Bai Yuequn couldn't do it. He would dream of Yuan Yutang's true and false affection and the desire to kill, from the beginning of the year to the end.

He loved him, he hated him.

The second screening hall was the hottest and had the worst ventilation in the cinema. The seats in the cinema were very comfortable, and if you went to watch a movie after a full meal, it was easy to fall asleep.

Finding another long and boring art film, to be honest, many viewers, upon seeing the opening credits, would want to leave but couldn't, and would fall asleep on the spot, just like Xu Yi.

However, Bai Yuequn couldn't sleep. He had to go to Yuan Yutang's apartment immediately. To avoid being discovered and save energy, Bai Yuequn rode a shared bike there (fortunately, he wasn't stopped by the police, damn it).

He unlocked the door, went upstairs quietly, and used all his strength to carry out the murder and vent his frustration.

He exerted so much effort, just like when they were together.

But he couldn't relax yet. He had to stay focused, check himself, and clean his full-body wetsuit—aside from fencing, Bai Yuequn also had a passion for diving, so when he thought of murder, he immediately thought of this type of full-body suit similar to a diving suit.

As long as he covered his head and the suit wasn't damaged, the bloodstains on his body could be easily washed away with water, leaving very little residue. His shoes and hair wouldn't be left at the scene either.

But he still had to change clothes and wear them on top, which was a bit troublesome.

After doing all this, Bai Yuequn had to ride his bike back to the cinema, enter through the employee entrance with the prepared keys, and sit next to his boyfriend again.

When the movie ended, he rushed to the hotel, took off all his clothes, and soaked them in detergent.

To be honest, by the time he got to the last step, Bai Yuequn was almost at his limit. But the strange murder scene actually made him persevere and even feel a different kind of excitement.

"What about the bloodstained clothes and the murder weapon?"

The most important thing was to see the evidence, Lei Xin asked.

Bai Yuequn weakly said, "They're still in the hotel, inside the ceiling of the hotel's laundry room."

The hotel they stayed at provided a self-service laundry service, with a dedicated self-service laundry room. It didn't cost much, but it was rarely used on normal days. It was only during holidays and vacations that more people would use it.

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However, it wasn't difficult to temporarily hide something in such a place, and it would be very difficult for the police to find it.

The criminal suspect's elimination of evidence was truly difficult, and the pursuit of permanence and perfection was even more so.

It was very difficult to permanently and perfectly eliminate anything. The body, the murder weapon, and the bloodstained clothes were all the same.

In terms of the theory of material exchange, the higher the demand for permanence and perfection, the more natural the material exchange, the greater the flaws, and the less conducive to concealment.

For temporary concealment or imperfect elimination, the problem was much simpler.

Therefore, things done casually and naturally were more difficult to solve.

Of course, the difficulty of solving these cases was probabilistic. In the face of the threat of the death penalty, very few people were willing to take a five or ten percent chance.

Bai Yuequn also wanted to deal with the bloodstained clothes and the murder weapon later. So, by casually hiding them in the hotel, he saved a lot of the cost of the crime.

For the police to find these things, it would take a lot of manpower and resources.

Bai Yuequn only spent about 20 minutes.

He also took the opportunity to soak the clothes and the murder weapon in the laundry room's cleaning agent, trying to destroy the biological evidence inside. It was somewhat effective, but not much.

Lei Xin clarified several key points and basically locked in Bai Yuequn.

The so-called absence of evidence or the "cleverness" of wearing small shoes in big ones was now insignificant.

Bai Yuequn gradually burst into tears as he recounted his story with Yuan Yutang.

The story of the rich young master and the middle-class boy was just that, always had been, and even in the gay version, it was still the same.

After clarifying several key criminal facts and signing them, Lei Xin remembered the question Jiang Yuan had asked him to ask before he came in, so he took out his notebook, looked at it, and asked, "Why did you choose this time to commit the murder?"

This was a question related to the motive for the crime. According to Lei Xin's thinking, there was probably some kind of trigger that had been pulled.

Unexpectedly, Bai Yuequn smiled bitterly and said, "Someone sent me a photo. After I saw it, I couldn't take it anymore."The trigger had indeed been pulled, and the reason was quite a surprise to Lei Xin.

Lei Xin immediately asked, "What photo?"

"The photo of Yuan Yutang celebrating someone's birthday, and the one of the bondage session at night," Bai Yuequn said wearily. "I once wanted him to celebrate my birthday, and he lectured me about how all that was the dregs of Western culture, not worth promoting, just a tax on the gullible, blah blah blah..."

Lei Xin felt a tingling on his scalp, "Just for that?"

"Pretty much."

"Where's the photo?"

"Burned."

"Burned? Why?"

"The other party requested it," Bai Yuequn said indifferently. "The letter came with a WeChat ID, asking me to add them. After I did, they asked how I felt, and I told them. Then they said they could provide me with the latest news on Yuan Yutang, but I had to start a video chat right there and then, and burn both the photo and the note. So I did."

Lei Xin looked at Bai Yuequn's expression, his heart stirred, and with a hint of regret, he said, "That's a pity. Otherwise, it could have counted as a meritorious deed. Or, if you could identify someone behind the scenes, claim you were incited by others to commit murder, that could reduce your sentence."

Bai Yuequn's expression changed instantly; he had caused so much trouble, felt anger and rage, and even believed he was not wrong, that he shouldn't be punished.

After blowing his nose hard, Bai Yuequn opened his eyes and asked, "What about now? Can I still get a reduced sentence?"

"You need evidence."

"I have the WeChat evidence; I added them."

"A WeChat conversation between two people is useless if you don't know who's on the other end."

"I took a photo. A photo of the photo." Bai Yuequn sat up straight and said, "Before I contacted them, I took a picture with a camera, the kind that can't connect to the internet. The photos inside can't be seen by hackers. Only I can access them with a password."

Lei Xin: ...

He decisively asked where the camera was placed and sent someone to retrieve it.

Then, Lei Xin's demeanor softened somewhat and he said, "You too, when someone tells you to kill, you kill. When told to burn evidence, you burn it, without thinking about the other person's motives or background. Aren't you afraid of being sold out by them? You'll always be threatened by others."

"Not afraid, because they are more afraid," Bai Yuequn said, sitting calmly.

Lei Xin was taken aback and asked, "You know who it is?"

"It's either the eldest of the Yuan family or the second, who else could it be?" Bai Yuequn's eyes were bloodshot, but at this moment, he seemed at ease, playing with his fingernails, looking as if he had seen through it all.