Chapter 204: Chaos In The Woods (2/2)

”Shut up!” Zhang Qiang roar was followed by the sound of a loud blow, as if someone had been slapped in the face.

”Darling, why did you hit me?” Li Qin cried weakly.

Zhang Qiang apologetically replied, ”I'm sorry. I was hitting that awful woman. I'll kill her now!”

In that instant, I realized that the woman was actually Li Qin's other personality. Her personalities were constantly switching back and forth, so she was mocking herself.

Of course, it was impossible for Zhang Qiang to kill this other personality because it was part of Li Qin. The other personality mentioned that they had killed her four times. That is to say, Zhang Qiang had dressed the women to resemble Li Qin in her younger days and murdered them in front of her to symbolize killing off the other personality, so Li Qin’s mental state could remain stable for a period of time.

All the victims were Li Qin's other personality’s scapegoat!

I didn't expect this at all! I thought he had murdered them to appease his wife's jealousy.

Xiaotao rushed into the scene and pulled out her gun. ”Police! Freeze!”

Zhang Qiang shouted, ”Don't come any closer, or I'll kill her!”

Bingxin and I followed closely. Zhang Qiang held a knife against the hostage’s neck. The girl was still disorientated. She wore a flowing red dress, her skin pale from the cold.

Li Qin hid behind Zhang Qiang and peeked at us with a panicked look in her eyes.

Xiaotao only made our presence known for lack of a better option. If she didn’t show up, the hostage might be killed. She made an accurate judgement of the situation.

Zhang Qiang grinned sinisterly at me. ”I didn't think we'd meet again. It looks like the experts they sent this time aren’t idiots. It only took you a few days to uncover me.”

I asked, ”Why use such an extreme method instead of sending her to treatment if she’s ill?”

Zhang Qiang shouted hoarsely, ”Are there any known cases of dual personalities being cured? I can only use this method because I love my wife!”

Li Qin suddenly wrapped her hands around her head and screamed, ”Darling, what are you talking about? I'm not ill! I'm not ill!”

Zhang Qiang turned around and nervously comforted her, ”No, I'm not talking about you. I’m talking about them.”

Right then, Zhang Qiang realized that he had revealed a flaw and immediately threatened, ”Put down the gun or I’ll kill her. She’s the mayor’s daughter. I know you won’t let her die.”

”Why do you know her identity?”

”Qinglian County is full of gossip. Who doesn’t know this?”

As Xiaotao lowered her gun, Zhang Qiang began to push his luck by making conditions. ”Move three kilometers away from here immediately. Don't follow me, or I’ll kill the hostage!”

Xiaotao coldly cautioned, ”If that knife falls on her neck, you’ll no longer have a bargaining chip!”

Zhang Qiang laughed. ”My life is worth nothing, but I know that you’ll have to face the consequences if she dies.”

Xiaotao sniffed contemptuously, ”You small county fools have never seen the world. The life of a county mayor’s illegitimate daughter isn’t going to stop us from solving a crime. I can honestly tell you that there are only two roads ahead of you. Kill the hostage and be shot by me. Your wife will be arrested. Or surrender and we’ll show leniency.”

Zhang Qiang scoffed. ”You think I believe that you’ll show leniency?! I killed four people. I know they’ll execute me!”

I corrected him. ”Five!”

He laughed, ”Your investigation is very thorough. Yes, I killed Cao Dazhuang as well!”

Previous ChapterNext Chapte