Gene Fusion System: Crime Hunter

That was clearly Luo Fei’s way of trying to ease the other party’s worries.

He hoped Ding Shaojun could pull himself together.

And Ding could hear that intention from Luo Fei.

His tone was full of expectation.

But after pondering for a moment, Ding Shaojun

opened his mouth and said,

"Mr. Luo, if I told you I might be taken for a murderer, but that I’m actually innocent, would you be willing to believe me?"

Hearing him say this,

with a tone that held some hope and some nervous apprehension,

Luo Fei couldn’t help being a bit surprised.

"Mr. Ding, what on earth is going on?"

Off to the side, Qiu Wanyu was on the verge of breaking down.

"Ding Shaojun, what the hell have you done? So that’s why you’ve been avoiding me this whole time, refusing to see me? Don’t tell me you were afraid your ’good deeds’ would be exposed?"

Qiu Wanyu was really angry.

But Luo Fei hurried to remind her,

"Miss Qiu, that’s not the right way to put it. And besides, weren’t you the one who kept getting misunderstood before?"

"In that case, you should be the one who best understands what Ding Shaojun is feeling right now, instead of being like those who misunderstood you back then, and rashly blaming him."

Luo Fei spoke with a straight face.

That made Qiu Wanyu open her mouth, but she was stuck for words for a long time.

Seeing that she wanted to speak but held back,

seemingly not knowing how to answer his question,

Luo Fei also said to Ding Shaojun on the other end of the phone,

"Mr. Ding, if possible, why don’t we meet in a bit. I’ll give you an address, and you can come over to meet me."

But when he heard this,

Ding Shaojun was still a little nervous.

"Mr. Luo, will that really be okay? And are you sure you won’t arrest me?"

Ding Shaojun spoke warily,

his tone also tinged with unease.

But Luo Fei couldn’t help saying with a hint of amusement,

"If I wanted to arrest you, I could just track your phone and use your location, couldn’t I? But I didn’t do that. So you should understand what I mean, right?"

"I understand, Mr. Luo. Please wait a bit, I’ll get ready now and head over."

When she heard that Ding Shaojun was going to meet Luo Fei, Qiu Wanyu got a little excited.

"Mr. Luo, take me with you, I’ll go with you!"

"No, Miss Qiu. You’re weak right now, you’re not in good shape."

"If you get worked up later and faint on the spot, that’ll just make things harder."

Seeing Luo Fei tactfully turn her down,

he still hesitated a bit as he spoke.

Qiu Wanyu took a deep breath.

"I understand, Mr. Luo. Then... then please, you must take good care of him for me. No matter what he says, I beg you, please make a fair judgment. I still believe he absolutely isn’t the kind of person who goes around killing and doing dirty, petty things."

Hearing what Qiu Wanyu meant,

Luo Fei neither confirmed nor denied it.

"Don’t worry, Miss Qiu. I’ll do my best to be fair. But I also hope you can be mentally prepared. You know this as well as I do."

"There are a lot of people who like to lie. After killing someone, the first thing they think of isn’t admitting their mistake and turning themselves in, but shifting the blame to the other party. So I hope you can calm down a little."

What Luo Fei said made Qiu Wanyu take a deep breath.

"I understand, Mr. Luo. But this time, I won’t run away anymore. Things have already come to this point; no matter what the result is, I’ll face it bravely."

Before Qiu Wanyu’s voice had even faded,

a quarrel broke out not far away.

"You’ve got to be kidding me. Now you remember to come see your daughter? Let me tell you, Qiu Zhigang, I will never allow you to just waltz in and hurt her again!"

Hearing that,

Luo Fei’s heart also gave a jolt.

"Miss Qiu, stay in the room. I’ll go out and have a look."

As he walked out of the room,

Luo Fei saw from a distance

that Qiu Zhigang was standing not far away, looking somewhat embarrassed over here.

But when he saw Luo Fei appear,

Luo Fei couldn’t help feeling puzzled.

"Mr. Qiu, I already told you not to just show up whenever you like, so why didn’t you listen?"

But what Luo Fei said left Qiu Zhigang awkward and a little embarrassed.

"Mr. Luo, I wasn’t trying to cause you trouble, but I had no choice."

"Right after you left, Shen Liufeng called the police. He said his surveillance footage caught me breaking into his home, and that it was after you and Miss Shen went into the villa together. So he was worried I might hurt you, that I’d be bad for you. He also said he hoped the police would bring me to justice, because I really am a bad person."

But after hearing this from Qiu Zhigang,

Luo Fei just shook his head with a wry smile.

"Mr. Qiu, don’t worry. I can guarantee that’s not why he did it. The reason he called the police and tipped them off is actually because he was furious and wanted to send a signal to us."

Hearing Luo Fei’s analysis,

Qiu Zhigang couldn’t help looking confused.

"Mr. Luo, what do you mean by that? I don’t really get it."

Seeing that Qiu Zhigang was puzzled,

with a tone full of disbelief,

Luo Fei didn’t explain further.

"Mr. Qiu, you don’t have to understand all the details. What matters now is that I need to help your daughter find her boyfriend and make sure he’s safe. And you’re responsible for taking care of your daughter. I just don’t know if you’re up to the job."

But as soon as he heard this,

Qiu Zhigang almost exploded on the spot.

"Mr. Luo, what did you just say—my daughter has a boyfriend?"

At that moment Qiu Zhigang’s face was full of shock.

He’d had his hair cut and especially gone to take a shower,

changed into a clean set of clothes,

but he still looked utterly stunned.

He simply couldn’t believe

his daughter already had a boyfriend.

Seeing how surprised he was,

almost unable to believe his own ears,

Luo Fei remained noncommittal.

"You didn’t hear wrong, Mr. Qiu. I know this might be hard for you to accept, but I actually think it shows your daughter is growing up. That’s undoubtedly a good thing."

What Luo Fei said left the other man even more stunned.

"Mr. Luo, you mean you support my daughter dating?"

"I wouldn’t say ’support’, but she’s not a minor anymore. At her age she should be able to make her own decisions, right? I’m not going to interfere too much. It’s not really my business anyway."

As they talked,

Luo Fei and Su Jianfan had already left the hospital.

But even after they left,

Su Jianfan was still a bit hesitant and couldn’t help worrying.

"Mr. Luo, are you sure it’s okay to leave that couple there together?"

Su Jianfan’s concern wasn’t baseless.

If that pair of ex-spouses started fighting because of their relationship issues,

it would be a real hassle.

But Luo Fei knew very well

that compared to arguing with his ex-wife,

what Qiu Zhigang cared about now should be something else entirely.

So he just smiled.

"Su Jianfan, on that point you really can relax."

"I can see that even though Qiu Zhigang is still acting tough, he’s actually changing already. He just doesn’t want to admit it on the surface."

The fact that Luo Fei would make such a judgment

left Su Jianfan somewhat surprised.

Even though he didn’t fully believe Luo Fei,

he knew the man’s instincts were usually spot on.

So he didn’t press further.

After a while, when the two of them reached the park bench,

Su Jianfan noticed

a man sitting there, his expression rather complicated.

That immediately piqued Su Jianfan’s curiosity.

"Sir, you said you killed someone—what exactly is going on?"

Once Luo Fei sat down,

he glanced somewhat blankly at the middle‑aged man on the bench.

The man took a deep breath and said seriously,

"Officer, to tell you the truth, one night last month I went out drinking with a colleague."

"He said he’d found a good way to make money and asked me to go with him. But I didn’t expect that just as we arrived at the place, the two of us walked right into a setup."