Gene Fusion System: Crime Hunter

The voice sounded like it was Guo Peng's mother, Qiao Guilan.

"We're from the city police department, regarding Guo Jing's case, we'd like to speak with you to gather some information."

Luo Fei stood in front of the peephole, showing his police badge.

The person inside must have seen it, as there was a pause, followed by the sound of the door lock turning and her disgruntled muttering, "Why are you coming at this late hour to gather information? Do you policemen not rest?"

"We can't help it, Auntie, please understand."

Watching as the other person opened the door, Luo Fei smiled apologetically and casually asked, "By the way, Auntie, is your son Guo Peng at home?"

"He's sleeping in his room."

Qiao Guilan never expected they would come to arrest her, instinctively pointing towards Guo Peng's room with her mouth.

Having obtained useful information, Luo Fei didn't hesitate and immediately signaled the people behind him, then pushed Qiao Guilan aside and quickly headed toward Guo Peng's room.

"Hey, what are you doing..." Qiao Guilan stumbled, about to get angry, but several figures rushed past her.

She was somewhat confused by the situation, only to see the young policeman who had just spoken to her kicking open her son's bedroom door, and a group of people rushing in.

"What are you all doing, are you going to compensate for breaking my door?"

She shouted with both anguish and anger, quickly running over.

When Luo Fei kicked the door open, Guo Peng was sleeping like a dead pig, unaffected by the commotion outside.

It wasn't until he heard a loud bang from the door that he groggily sat up, trying to see what happened.

He only saw a dark figure lunging at him, followed by several others, and then he was roughly pinned down on the bed.

"Keep still, police, don't move!"

Amidst the shouts, Guo Peng was quickly handcuffed with his hands behind his back, finally realizing what was happening.

"What are you doing, let go of my son!"

Qiao Guilan flicked the light switch, screaming and rushing over when she saw Guo Peng's plight.

"My son hasn't committed any crime, you're just gathering information, why are you handcuffing him!"

"Auntie, we suspect Guo Peng is involved in Guo Jing's case, so we need to take him back to the station for further investigation."

"You're talking nonsense, how could my son be involved in a robbery case, you wrongly accused Guo Jing and now you want to accuse my son, I'm going to sue you!"

"Please calm down, ma'am, our police work is all about evidence, we won't wrong anyone. We're only asking him to come back to cooperate with the investigation. If it turns out he has nothing to do with it, we'll definitely release him immediately, so please cooperate."

Zhao Donglai's tone was not very friendly.

After all, if it wasn't for Guo Peng's actions, Guo Jing wouldn't have been wrongly accused.

With her saying such things, no one was in a good mood.

At this time, Guo Peng's father also heard the commotion and came out of the room. Seeing the situation, he rushed over, yelling.

No matter how much Zhao Donglai explained, the couple refused to let them take Guo Peng away.

Eventually, Zhao Donglai lost his temper and forcibly pushed the two aside, taking Guo Peng away.

As they were leaving, the couple continued to shout that they would sue them.

Upon returning to the station, the first thing Zhao Donglai did was arrange for Luo Fei and Liao Xingyu to interrogate Guo Peng.

They expected to have to work hard, but surprisingly, before they even asked much, Guo Peng crumbled under the pressure and confessed everything.

"I confess... I did it, I also killed the person..."

Perhaps this had caused him significant psychological stress, as Guo Peng had a relieved expression after speaking.

The three took the opportunity to interrogate him.

From Guo Peng's account, the case became clearer.

It turned out Guo Peng dropped out of middle school and didn't work. Instead, he stayed at home playing games.

Gradually, he became obsessed with gaming, and whenever he had money, he would spend it on buying in-game items for a better experience.

But he wasn't working, had no stable income, and both parents were strict with him in financial matters, only giving him a small amount of allowance each month.

During last year's Spring Festival, he became interested in several game skins.

But after using up his New Year money and allowance, he still lacked some funds. When he asked his parents, they not only refused but also scolded him.

Driven by desire, in a rash moment, he thought of robbery.

Coincidentally, on the third day of the Lunar New Year, while visiting Guo Jing's home with his family, he heard Zhang Yanhua boast to a neighbor about receiving fifty thousand from her children.

Guo Peng immediately targeted her for the robbery.

Since he liked watching crime dramas, he had already acquired a ski mask, gloves, and other items.

To further intimidate, he bought a toy gun from the toy store downstairs.

On the initial date, he waited on Zhang Yanhua's route home from work, and when she was opening her door, he rushed up and threatened her with the toy gun against her forehead, ordering her not to make a sound.

At nearly sixty, Zhang Yanhua had never faced such a situation, and she immediately complied.

He then tied her up, successfully stealing over ninety-six thousand in cash, a large gold necklace, two bracelets, and a pair of gold earrings.

After the robbery, he fled in panic from Zhang Yanhua's home.

He was actually lucky, as there were no security cameras in Zhang Yanhua's community, and being during the festive season, nearby shops were closed, so there were no witnesses or footage, leaving the police with scant evidence.

After hiding at home anxiously for two days with no police visit, he grew bolder.

He spent some of the money on his games and hid the rest of the cash and stolen goods at home.

Listening to his description, Zhao Donglai noticed something odd, "Wait, you said you used a toy gun for the robbery with Zhang Yanhua, then how did you have a real gun when you killed Xu Jun?"

"I bought it later..."

Guo Peng said he had always been fond of guns and that after intimidating Zhang Yanhua with one, he saw it as a valuable tool.

When he found someone to handle Zhang Yanhua's gold, he met some underworld figures and managed to buy a real gun for four thousand three hundred.

By the end of June, all the money from Zhang Yanhua had been squandered, and he considered committing another crime.

The first robbery taught him some things.

Like picking targets: wealthy, elderly loners were ideal because they were easily intimidated.

This time, he targeted Xu Jun from the electricity bureau.

A schoolmate of his happened to live in the same community as Xu Jun, and in conversation, mentioned Xu's marital issues where his wife had an affair, resulting in a child with someone else.

Xu successfully sued, obtaining a substantial sum, which made Guo Peng assume he was rich and living alone, fitting his criteria perfectly.

So, at eight that day, he used the same method to threaten Xu Jun as he returned from work and got inside his apartment.

But unexpectedly, Xu Jun was much braver than Zhang Yanhua.

Taking advantage of a moment's distraction, Xu Jun reached for his phone, trying to snatch the gun. Guo Peng reacted instinctively.

The gun, already loaded when he left home, fired during the struggle, fatally shooting Xu Jun.

Guo Peng had initially only intended to threaten with the gun, never planning to kill anyone.

Witnessing Xu Jun fall, he panicked.

Once he calmed down, he chose not to call for an ambulance but instead to dispose of the computer receipt from Guo Jing's family at the scene, swiftly covering his traces before fleeing.

No wonder the police later found Guo Jing's computer purchase receipt at the crime scene.

It was deliberately planted by Guo Peng.

Zhao Donglai asked in confusion, "Guo Jing is your cousin; why would you frame him?"