Chapter 325: Chapter 325: Even the Human Heart Can Wear the Colors of Disguise!

There’s no need for a large police force to show up.

Just that red dot aimed at Xiong Nan’s heart was enough for Chen Xiao to understand.

Lin Xi had long been fully prepared.

Even if she hadn’t refused to drink the porridge, the forces she arranged in the dark were enough to ensure her safety.

Watching the police flood into the kitchen, Chen Xiao silently stood to the side, watching as Xiong Nan and Qiao Zhiyuan were pressed down to the ground and handcuffed.

As Xiong Nan was being taken away, he smiled at Chen Xiao and said,

"There’s one more story I’d like to tell you in person."

Lin Xi signaled the police to let go. As Xiong Nan got up and was about to speak, Chen Xiao thoughtfully spoke first:

"You and Qiao Zhiyuan must have known each other before going to prison, right?"

Xiong Nan’s expression stalled: "You found out?"

Chen Xiao shook his head: "Intuition. I once investigated the fracture on Jiao Yan’s arm, but nothing clear came of it. Later, I turned my focus to Qiao Zhiyuan instead."

Qiao Zhiyuan’s face was full of resentment: "So you never dropped your suspicion of me."

"Not just me; even Officer Lin, whom you thought was easy to overpower, never gave up her suspicion of you. Moreover, today’s arrest plan was entirely orchestrated by her. To be honest, I also investigated many people related to this case, including the family whose wall was damaged back then."

Hearing this, Chen Xiao suddenly realized: "Was the accident that day related to Xiong Nan?"

Xiong Nan sighed deeply and closed his eyes: "Yes, that day they swerved to avoid me and crashed into the wall. I’ve always felt guilty towards Jiao Yan, but that guilt faded with time."

"When Old Qiao and I met in prison, we spent a long time testing each other before becoming friends and vowed to do something big after getting out. Old Qiao had a vendetta against Jiao Guoxuan, and we ended up targeting his entire family."

"But we had a disagreement about who to kill. Old Qiao wanted to kill them all, but I didn’t want to kill Jiao Yan. Zhang Cheng didn’t want to kill Jiao Yue either. In the end, we drew lots, and I won, but I drew Jiao Yue so we left her."

"As for why we left her, you must have already guessed. After all, the most suitable person was Jiao Yue. Only leaving a child would create hesitation, making it difficult for you to make a decision."

As Xiong Nan finished, Qiao Zhiyuan sneered:

"It’s just a pity we didn’t manage the last step. Otherwise, we would’ve made a mark on Dongzhou’s criminal history!"

Xiong Nan looked at him: "Losing is losing. There’s nothing to regret. Killing people is no different from slaughtering pigs: both are lives ended with one strike. But murder is illegal, and being caught means facing justice. What’s the point in caring if anyone knows about us after we’re dead?"

"Old Xiong, I told you long ago, that since I was very young I vowed that if I couldn’t be remembered as a great person, I’d be infamous forever in history!"

Xiong Nan didn’t say more to him, and instead, Chen Xiao grew interested:

"After Jiao Yan’s car accident, did Madman Zhang send her a book?"

Xiong Nan looked surprised at Chen Xiao: "You found out about that too?"

"I’m the only one who’d notice because that book was written by my former Chinese teacher."

Xiong Nan gave a bitter smile: "I see. It looks like we may dodge a bullet temporarily, but in the end, you’d still find us out."

Chen Xiao’s expression didn’t change, and recalling the suit, he asked again:

"So, the three of you chose Jiao Guoxuan’s family as your target because of your own experiences, to challenge the police?"

Saying this, Chen Xiao glanced at Lin Xi.

She continued to ask: "Xiong Nan, you and Qiao Zhiyuan planned this case together. So the person who harvested the heart must have been you, right? Madman Zhang never took action; he was always just a decoy, wasn’t he?"

Xiong Nan nodded: "Yes, that suit was intended to keep you investigating Madman Zhang, and he’d certainly cooperate once he sobered up. Besides, Madman Zhang already didn’t want to live. To him, execution would be a release."

Chen Xiao asked no further questions.

Lin Xi also waved her hand for the police to take Xiong Nan and Qiao Zhiyuan away.

However, as Qiao Zhiyuan was being taken away, he also said, "The human heart is unpredictable, which is why I wanted to see what color Jiao Guoxuan’s family’s hearts were. But when their hearts were removed, I realized that human hearts wear disguises too! Red, all red!"

As he spoke, Qiao Zhiyuan shook his head.

That look in his eyes seemed filled with endless doubts.

Chen Xiao didn’t respond, and Lin Xi stood silently beside him.

After Xiong Nan and Qiao Zhiyuan were taken away, Lin Xi spoke to Chen Xiao: "I’ll go check on Uncle Niu and Aunt Niu."

"Go ahead, tell them the real reason."

"Alas... some things I can control, like I could’ve stopped this food poisoning. But the cost of that would be not knowing when they’d act. So when I made that choice, Uncle and Aunt Niu had to be hurt; they’ve run that shop for a dozen years, it’s their whole family’s income source!"

Chen Xiao knew that once a store had a food poisoning incident, it would lose all trust locally and inevitably face closure.

But if Lin Xi had intervened, Qiao Zhiyuan and Xiong Nan would go free, also at a great cost.

Lin Xi made her choice.

But after thinking for a bit, Lin Xi couldn’t help but seek help from Chen Xiao: "Honey, Uncle Niu’s son seems to have opened a store in Dongzhou selling appliances, what do you think...?"

Before Lin Xi could finish, Chen Xiao nodded directly: "As long as it’s within my business scope, it’s all good. Later, go explain to them. For parents, their children’s future is more important than theirs."

"Alright, I’ll go talk to them now." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Lin Xi didn’t hesitate and hurried out of the kitchen.

At the breakfast shop, Lin Xi pulled Uncle Niu and Aunt Niu aside to explain the situation.

Uncle and Aunt Niu’s eyes showed complex emotions after listening, but ultimately, after hearing about the appliance matter, Uncle Niu immediately called his son.

When Uncle Niu’s son heard the name Four Blessings Appliances (Luo Dali’s father’s appliance business), he immediately exclaimed in excitement:

"Dad, quickly introduce me. Four Blessings Appliances is now the giant within the entire Dongzhou electrical industry, and it might even become the provincial appliance giant! If we can connect with them, the annual profit would at least equal dozens of your breakfast shops!"

Uncle Niu, hearing this, also became excited: "Xiaoxi, do you really know someone at Four Blessings Appliances?"

"Yes, Uncle Niu. Four Blessings Appliances is my husband’s creation; he also initiated the home appliance distribution in the entire Jiang Province!"

"Chen Xiao? Dad, is that husband’s name Chen Xiao?"

"Yes, it’s him!"

"That’s wonderful!"

On the other end of the line, Uncle Niu’s son shouted in excitement!