The Rebirth of the Cultivation Leader Qin Zhao as a Celebrity
Chapter 74 - 71: Why did the Talented Student from Imperial University Brutally Kill His Mother?

Chapter 74: Chapter 71: Why did the Talented Student from Imperial University Brutally Kill His Mother?

The next day, Huo Xun gave Qin Zhao a call.

"The autopsy report is out, Miss Qin, would you like to come to the police station?"

"Okay, I’ll be right there."

Qin Zhao got ready and headed for the police station.

As soon as she arrived at the station, Huo Xun handed her the documents.

"The victim from the river, named Xie Xiuying, was forty-three years old. Two years ago, her husband passed away, and her son got into Imperial University.

This morning, I sent someone to ask the neighbors and called her relatives. Her son told the neighbors and relatives that she had gone abroad on a trip."

He paused for a moment, then added, "We currently can’t get in touch with her son, Jing Mingtao. Imperial University said that he has already dropped out, and he did it himself, but the specific reason is unknown.

Imperial University is the best institution in the country, where others would break their necks just to get in. But he, having been accepted, didn’t attend and dropped out on his own accord."

Qin Zhao flipped through the documents, which contained a photo of Xie Xiuying.

The photo of Xie Xiuying was of the same ghost they had encountered the day before, identical in appearance.

She had taken good care of herself, so although she was in her forties, she looked to be in her thirties.

Qin Zhao noticed her elegant demeanor and thought she didn’t seem like someone from a poor family who would need to work part-time in an escape room, which is why she knew that the body had been falsely claimed.

"It seems she deliberately led us astray to protect Jing Mingtao."

Huo Xun nodded, "This Jing Mingtao is very suspicious. The dismemberment case in the escape room was probably his doing.

As for Xie Xiuying, his mother, even after death, she still protected him; it makes sense."

"Then who killed Xie Xiuying?"

A young police officer beside them casually asked a question.

Huo Xun was a bit lost for ideas because the body had been in the water for so long, all traces of the killer’s actions had been washed away, and they had no clues to go on.

"I know where they are, let’s go catch them first."

Qin Zhao was still looking through the documents. Behind Xie Xiuying’s information were the details concerning Jing Mingtao.

The others looked at her in surprise.

"We’ve checked all the city’s surveillance videos and haven’t found any trace of Jing Mingtao. Also, cameras on different streets have malfunctioned at certain times.

I suspect they have the ability to sabotage surveillance. How did you find them?"

"The ghost got right up in my face yesterday. Did you really think I’d just let her deceive me and do nothing about it? Wouldn’t that be a disgrace to a Heavenly Master?"

"Fine, let’s go arrest them."

Huo Xun led his team out the door, with Qin Zhao sitting in the passenger seat directing him.

When Qin Zhao encountered Xie Xiuying the day before, she had left a tracking spell on her soul.

She had not immediately pursued because she wanted to ascertain her identity first.

Besides, there was no hurry to chase after her; she couldn’t escape anyway.

Before long, they arrived in the slum area of the city.

The place was very old, dirty, and chaotic, with some people living in makeshift plastic shanties.

As the police car approached, Qin Zhao saw a ghostly shadow darting away not far off.

"I see her; she’s still lurking around here."

Xie Xiuying had been guarding over her son for some time but hadn’t expected the police to find their way here so quickly. She hurriedly flew into the dirty and dimly lit little house.

She kept whispering in Jing Mingtao’s ear, "Son, run! The police are here to catch you."

Jing Mingtao was gaming, with a desk full of cigarettes.

His face was scruffy, and his eyes, fixed on the computer screen, were empty and numb.

He had dreamt of his mother the night before, telling him to leave this place immediately.

Still as bossy and demanding as when she was alive.

Jing Mingtao suddenly couldn’t sleep anymore, so he got up and played video games all night.

Why did she always want to control him so much?

Even in death, she still visited him in his dreams every day!

"Son! Run! Why are you just sitting there, stupidly?!"

"Ah! How are you still alive!"

Jing Mingtao vaguely heard his mother’s voice and seemed to even see her figure, which instantly triggered his meltdown. He violently grabbed the keyboard and smashed the computer screen to pieces.

"I already killed you; why do you still cling to me! No matter what I do, you will never be happy!

All you knew was to push me to be number one, number one! Can’t you just die, die!"

He frenziedly wrecked the room into a complete mess.

Xie Xiuying stood in the corner, her eyes red, covering her mouth, fearful to approach any further.

Choking back tears, she managed to say, "Son, Mom knows she was wrong, and Mom doesn’t blame you; please, just run, will you?"

Jing Mingtao calmed down after a while; he wanted to smoke but had no cigarettes left.

He put on his coat and a mask, ready to go out to buy some.

But shortly after stepping outside, he saw the police.

"Stop right there!"

Jing Mingtao started to run, but the police quickly closed in from both sides.

He hid in a nearby shed where an old lady in her sixties was present. Jing Mingtao dragged her over and pressed a switchblade against her throat.

"Help, help me..."

The old lady was terrified, her face pale as she trembled.

"Don’t come any closer," Jing Mingtao threatened the police with a ferocious look. "If you dare, I’ll kill her! Back off and let me go!"

The police turned to Huo Xun, waiting for his command.

Huo Xun raised his hand, signaling them to back off a bit.

Qin Zhao was standing right next to Huo Xun, her gaze fixed on Xie Xiuying’s ghost.

Xie Xiuying, seeing Qin Zhao, displayed a look of fear and couldn’t help wanting to run away.

But worried about her son, she shrank timidly into the corner.

"So, it’s Jing Mingtao? Not only did you murder your own mother, but you also dumped her body in the river. You even killed and dismembered a female employee at the escape room where you worked part-time."

"What? He killed Xie Xiuying?"

"Killing his own mother, that is utterly monstrous!"

The others were shocked, having had no idea that Xie Xiuying had also been his victim.

Hearing the police’s discussions, Jing Mingtao became even more agitated.

"What do you know! If I hadn’t killed her, I would have been her puppet for life!

All she knew was how to force me to be number one, only a number one rank could bring a smile to her face. If I performed poorly, all she knew was to beat me; did she even consider me her son?

Since she did not treat me like a son, why should I regard her as a mother! I’ve had enough, I’ve endured this for over a decade; I’m truly fed up!"

Hearing Jing Mingtao’s accusations, Xie Xiuying’s soul trembled and she couldn’t help covering her face and bursting into tears.

She was a high school teacher, so she highly valued academic achievement and had always been strict with him since childhood.

However, just before Jing Mingtao’s college entrance exams, her husband tragically died.

The blow to her was severe, leading her to place all her hopes on her son.

She hoped he would get into a prestigious school and stand out from the crowd.

Her personality became more and more obsessed.

When Jing Mingtao dropped out of school and declared he no longer wished to study, Xie Xiuying reacted almost insane, beating and scolding him; she didn’t allow the years of effort to go in vain.

Then, Jing Mingtao accidentally killed her.

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