The investigator began the painstaking task of DNA collection in Xinhua Town, but after more than two months, there were still no leads on the suspect.
One weary investigator walked along the streets of the town, questioning residents and gathering information, his eyes filled with helplessness.
At that moment, another shocking piece of news reached the investigator: although the mother and son had already been buried, their graves were completely devoid of any grass.
The management staff expressed their confusion, stating, "Grass grows abundantly on every grave here, yet the graves of this mother and son are different."
This peculiar detail added another layer of mystery to an already baffling case, leading to various speculations.
The oddities didn't stop there; even the director encountered strange occurrences.
"A child appeared in a dream asking the director for justice," a police officer quietly recounted to a colleague.
As days passed, the police exhausted nearly all their methods but still made little progress.
Even more alarming were the inexplicable events that continued to unfold. It was reported that the crime scene was on the fourth floor, with businesses on the first floor and no one living on the second and third floors.
How could the murderer have pinpointed this location so precisely?
The likelihood of an insider being involved was quite high, especially someone who had previously used the internet café on the first floor.
Then came some good news: with advancements in DNA technology, accuracy improved significantly. The technicians re-extracted all physical evidence and indeed made new discoveries.
Soon, a suspicious man named Liu Huakun came into focus for the police.
The man stood at 1.85 meters tall, with a remarkably strong physique. This explained why there were no signs of a struggle in the room.
Investigations revealed that he had spent nearly all his time at A Mei's internet café, which meant he was very familiar with the victim.
After DNA testing, it was confirmed that he was the murderer.
During the interrogation, Liu Huakun admitted to killing the two individuals and expressed that he found it difficult to sleep every night.
"Aren't they going to come after you?" he asked me.
"They will. They all will. It's hard for him to sleep; they will all come for him," Liu Huakun said, his eyes vacant, his expression numb, and his voice low.
One couldn't help but wonder why he resorted to such brutal methods and what his motive was.
It turned out that this young man spent his days idling around, relying on playing online games for his living expenses, selling the virtual items he won to A Mei, who would then resell them.
Even though A Mei's family had moved to Shanghai for business, they still maintained contact with Liu Huakun.
On the night of August 12, 2003, the very night of the incident, the two had arranged another transaction involving a batch of items.
The agreed price was 3,000 yuan, but when it came time to pay, the greedy Liu Huakun noticed that A Mei had a lot of cash in her bag. Overcome by greed, he decided to break into the victim's home late at night during the Ghost Festival with a fruit knife and a screwdriver.
He tiptoed to the door, his eyes glinting with greed as he carefully pried it open.
Due to a previous theft conviction, it was not difficult for him to accomplish this. He began rummaging through valuables at home. However, just as he was about to leave, he woke up A Mei and Xiao Zhe.
Realizing he had been discovered, he quickly bound the two of them and continued his search with even more audacity.
Unexpectedly, during this process, A Mei managed to free her hands and took out her phone to call for help.
In a moment of panic, Liu Huakun strangled her, fearing she might wake up. He then placed A Mei in a fish tank until the water rose above her head. Afterward, driven by malicious thoughts, he committed even more heinous acts.
Naturally, he could not let Xiao Zhe, who had witnessed everything, go free. To eliminate any loose ends, he brutally killed him and hung his body in the wardrobe.
At this point, Liu Huakun did not immediately flee but instead meticulously cleaned up the traces left behind in the house.
He moved like a cunning fox, his eyes scanning the floor and surroundings, leaving no corner unchecked.
Shockingly, after the incident, A Mei's friends had invited Liu Huakun to mourn together, and he agreed as if nothing had happened, revealing just how far gone he was in his madness.
Although the truth of the case was finally uncovered, the strange phenomena surrounding it remained inexplicable.
One couldn't help but lament that for just a few thousand dollars, the murderer committed such atrocities—truly a loss of humanity.
At last, the case was solved.
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