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Chapter 493 - 282: Yellow Mud on the Soles · Oct 09, 2026

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451 Chapter 451 - 263: Jiang An’s Meticulous Deduction 2026-10-09
452 Chapter 452 - 263: Jiang An’s Meticulous Deduction 2026-10-09
453 Chapter 453 - 264: Profiling the Killer 2026-10-09
454 Chapter 454 - 264: Profiling the Killer (Part 2) 2026-10-09
455 Chapter 455 - 265: From Static Traces to Dynamic Processes 2026-10-09
456 Chapter 456 - 265: From Static Traces to Dynamic Processes 2026-10-09
457 Chapter 457 - 266: This Is the Mission on Our Shoulders 2026-10-09
458 Chapter 458 - 266: This Is the Mission on Our Shoulders 2026-10-09
459 Chapter 459 - 267: Was This the Murderer’s First Crime? 2026-10-09
460 Chapter 460 - 267: Was This the Murderer’s First Crime? (Part 2) 2026-10-09
461 Chapter 461 - 268: Has the Direction Been Reversed? 2026-10-09
462 Chapter 462 - 268: Has the Direction Been Reversed? (Part 2) 2026-10-09
463 Chapter 463 - 269: White Bone’s Abnormality 2026-10-09
464 Chapter 464 - 269: White Bone’s Abnormality (Part 2) 2026-10-09
465 Chapter 465 - 270: Sharp Instrument Cut Marks! 2026-10-09
466 Chapter 466 - 270: Sharp Instrument Cut Marks! (2) 2026-10-09
467 Chapter 467 - 271: Jiang An’s Unique Perspective 2026-10-09
468 Chapter 468 - 271: Jiang An’s Unique Perspective 2026-10-09
469 Chapter 469 - 271: Jiang An’s Unique Perspective (Part 3) 2026-10-09
470 Chapter 470 - 272: This Is Not an Isolated Case! 2026-10-09
471 Chapter 471 - 272: This Is Not an Isolated Case! 2026-10-09
472 Chapter 472 - 273: Not a New Case, but an Old One! 2026-10-09
473 Chapter 473 - 273: Not a New Case, but an Old One! (Part 2) 2026-10-09
474 Chapter 474 - 273: Not a New Case, but an Old One! 2026-10-09
475 Chapter 475 - 274: Casting Far, Concealing Near 2026-10-09
476 Chapter 476 - 274: Casting Far, Concealing Near 2026-10-09
477 Chapter 477 - 275: Special Investigation Team Formed! 2026-10-09
478 Chapter 478 - 275: Special Investigation Team Formed! (2) 2026-10-09
479 Chapter 479 - 276: Three-Point Analysis Shocks the Whole Venue 2026-10-09
480 Chapter 480 - 276: Three-Point Analysis Shocks the Whole Venue (Part 2) 2026-10-09
481 Chapter 481 - 277: Cities Have Boundaries, Justice Has None 2026-10-09
482 Chapter 482 - 277: Cities Have Boundaries, Justice Has None 2026-10-09
483 Chapter 483 - 278: He Never Lacks a Stage for Performance 2026-10-09
484 Chapter 484 - 278: He Never Lacks a Stage (2) 2026-10-09
485 Chapter 485 - 278: He Never Lacks a Stage for Performance 2026-10-09
486 Chapter 486 - 279: Showdown Within the Interrogation 2026-10-09
487 Chapter 487 - 279: Showdown in the Interrogation Room (Part 2) 2026-10-09
488 Chapter 488 - 280: The More You Lack, the More You Want to Show Off 2026-10-09
489 Chapter 489 - 280: The More You Lack, the More You Want to Show Off 2026-10-09
490 Chapter 490 - 281: New Hope for Solving the Case 2026-10-09
491 Chapter 491 - 281: New Hope for Solving the Case (2) 2026-10-09
492 Chapter 492 - 282: Yellow Mud on the Soles 2026-10-09
493 Chapter 493 - 282: Yellow Mud on the Soles 2026-10-09
494 Chapter 494 - 283: SWAT Team Support 2026-10-09
495 Chapter 495 - 283: SWAT Team Support (Part 2) 2026-10-09
496 Chapter 496 - 284: The Path of a Detective Is a Choice Without Regret 2026-10-09
497 Chapter 497 - 284: The Path of a Detective Is a Choice Without Regret 2026-10-09
498 Chapter 498 - 285: His Motive for Committing the Crime! 2026-10-09
499 Chapter 499 - 285: His Motive for Committing the Crime! (Part 2) 2026-10-09
500 Chapter 500 - 286: White Bone’s Identity 2026-10-09

Chapter 493: Chapter 282: Yellow Mud on the Soles

For a man, this is definitely a very fatal flaw and weakness.

If a woman is infertile, she might face discrimination from her mother-in-law.

But if a man has issues in that department, his entire personality and psychology will change.

For a vigorous man, who can accept that?

Then, Li Jian pressed on, asking, ”We are here to investigate a case, please don’t have too many concerns.”

The woman’s hands were clasped together, her nails digging into the back of her hands leaving crescent-shaped marks, showing her extreme nervousness.

”This matter... ah, I really can’t say much.”

”At the beginning of the marriage, I thought it might be because he hadn’t adapted yet.”

”But as time went on, we couldn’t have intercourse at all.”

”Even though we sought medical advice everywhere, consulted many traditional Chinese medicine doctors, it was useless, and eventually, we both gave up.”

After thinking for a while, Li Jian asked in a deep voice, ”So, did this issue hit him hard?”

Yang Mei said in a deep voice, ”That’s right, it was a huge blow.”

”It’s not just about not bearing children—of course, that’s part of it.”

”After all, many of our friends of the same age who got married already have children, some families even have two or three kids, and it’s just the two of us.”

”More critically, the issue of not being able to have relations also made him feel very inferior.”

”As his wife, I often encouraged him, but his temper grew worse, and he even sometimes suspected me of having an affair.”

”During that time, I was under a lot of mental pressure as well, his mother-in-law thought I was like a hen that won’t lay eggs, but I couldn’t explain the actual situation to her.”

”In the end, I couldn’t bear it any longer and filed for divorce.”

Li Jian asked, ”At the time of the divorce, did Li Lei’s personality change significantly?”

Yang Mei nodded, ”Yes, it changed a lot.”

As she spoke, her eyes drifted to the window, as if past phantoms were there.

”When I first met him, he was a very gentle, honest person.”

”But over three years, he completely turned into a different person, frequently shouting and sometimes even resorting to domestic violence.”

”Every time I went out alone to buy groceries or visit my relatives, he thought I was cheating, which I couldn’t bear anymore, so I eventually filed for divorce.”

Hearing this, Captain Li Jian squinted his eyes slightly.

He nodded.

As a man, he could empathize.

In those times, what could be more humiliating than this?

Meanwhile, Mr. Fu was leading another group to Li Lei’s former workplace—Jiangcheng Electronics Factory.

Although Li Lei had resigned half a year ago, many here had worked closely with him for several years.

After finding the supervisory personnel in the HR department, they quickly located Li Lei’s former workshop based on the introductory letter they provided.

At the entrance of Workshop No. 2, Mr. Fu extended his hand and said, ”Mr. Zhang! Hello, we are from the Jiangcheng Criminal Investigation Team.”

”We would like to know about Li Lei’s performance when he was working in your workshop.”

Mr. Zhang nodded, ”No problem, feel free to ask whatever you need.”

Mr. Fu gestured for the nearby officers to take notes, and he asked in a deep voice, ”How was Li Lei’s performance while working in your workshop?”

Mr. Zhang pondered for a moment and said, ”As I understand him, he’s an honest person, and he does his job quite solidly.”

”But he was not willing to socialize with everyone. Work was work, and after work, he rarely played with us.”

Mr. Fu asked, ”Are you saying that his personality was rather introverted?”

Mr. Zhang nodded, ”Yes, exactly.”

”He’s very introverted, but still a good person.”

”However, he tends to just endure hardships at work.”

”Even when colleagues intentionally made things difficult for him, he wouldn’t resist or argue.”

”Of course, you know, in any unit, some people like to shirk work.”

”But Li Lei never had any verbal or physical confrontations with anyone.”

Mr. Fu nodded, ”So you’re saying his personality is pretty good?”

Mr. Zhang said, ”Yes, it’s good, but I think it’s a bit excessive.”

”What do you mean?”

Mr. Zhang explained, ”There were several instances when a few colleagues deliberately made fun of him or embarrassed him to his face, yet he didn’t resist at all, he just smiled lightly and walked away.”

Saying this, Mr. Zhang unconsciously rubbed the back of his neck.

Then, he gave a bitter smile and shook his head, saying, ”With someone who endures extremely, as a supervisor, I sometimes find it terrifying.”

”Because I don’t know if he might one day retaliate.”

Then he sighed and said, ”Good thing he resigned! This ticking time bomb is gone from me.”

”Otherwise, I would occasionally worry he’d do something extreme.”

Mr. Fu, deep in thought, suddenly remembered something Jiang An had said earlier that morning.

He continued, ”Do you know anything about his personal life?”

Mr. Zhang said, ”I know a bit because he mentioned his situation in his personal resume.”

”He has been married and divorced multiple times, his romantic life is quite rich.”

”This is also one reason why people mock and envy him.”

”What do you think about his divorces?”

Mr. Zhang shook his head, ”What can we say? Everyone has their own ambitions!”

”I can only say his romantic life is quite colorful.”

”However, it’s also strange, he’s been married three times and doesn’t have a single child.”

”I just can’t understand— is it like the DINK (Dual Income, No Kids) lifestyle, only wanting to live a two-person world?”

.....

At 11:40 AM, Jiang An and the others took off their gloves and said, ”So far, have we finished our investigation?”

Zhang Yean, Wan, and the others nodded.

”We’ve looked at everything we needed to!”

”We even checked all the drawers and cabinets, but there are no valuable clues.”

Jiang An nodded, then turned to look at everyone behind him, and finally fixed his gaze on the woman sitting on the sofa.

He asked, ”Do you only have this one property?”

The woman nodded repeatedly, ”We only have this house, and we’ve lived here a long time, we haven’t rented any other.”

”Li Lei’s job salary isn’t high, it’s basically just enough for our basic needs, there’s no extra money to buy another house.”

Jiang An felt a bit disappointed, he was silent for a while, and then turned towards the entrance.

Suddenly, Jiang An’s gaze stopped at a pair of sports shoes at the entrance.

Then, his pupils contracted slightly, and he slowly stepped towards the shoe rack.

He squatted down, pinched some yellow mud from the shoe sole, and when he rubbed it between his fingers, it left suspicious dark red grains on his fingertips.

This was a pair of black sports shoes, with severely worn soles, obviously worn for a long time.

Also, the mud was spread on the soles and edges, indicating multiple visits to muddy places.

But this is a city?

How could there be mud on the soles?

Then he stood up and turned to ask, ”Are these shoes Li Lei’s?”

The woman, holding her child, nodded and said, ”Yes.”

Jiang An pursued, ”What does he usually do when he wears these shoes out?”

The woman replied, ”He has a habit of mountain climbing and going fishing every weekend.”

Jiang An frowned, ”Mountain climbing? Taking care of his health so seriously?”

The woman said, ”Yes, he goes every week.”

Jiang An pursued, ”Every week? Where does he go?”

The woman answered, ”Every time he said he was going to Migratory Bird Mountain in Jiangcheng.”