Lu Cheng sat down, feeling extremely aggrieved. "Don't mention it. Lu Changfu is dead, and we were detained by the police for a day."
"What? How did he die? Why are they detaining you?"
Qin Anning's eyes widened in shock. Seeing Lu Cheng still holding his stomach, he asked, "What happened to you? Did they beat you?"
Seeing her angry look, Lu Cheng quickly shook his head and said, "No, I just haven't eaten anything for a day and my stomach is upset because of hunger." Then he came in to find something to eat.
"Then I'll get you something to eat."
Qin Anning brought a bowl of mushroom and chicken porridge and a bowl of wontons. "You've been hungry for too long. Eat something soft. Don't eat too much. It's not good for your stomach."
Lu Cheng ate a bowl of porridge and a bowl of wontons, and felt that he was only 70% full, but he didn't dare to eat any more.
You have to listen to your wife!
Only then did Qin An Ning ask, "What's going on? Tell me quickly."
"I don't know how it happened, but it just so happened that Lu Changfu and I lived in the same guesthouse.
He was found dead in his room this morning with a knife stuck in his body.
The guesthouse reported the case, and all of us staying there were detained and questioned by the police."
"So what about you? You didn't say you knew him, did you?"
Lu Cheng smiled mischievously and leaned back in his chair, "Do you think I'm that stupid?"
They had never met Lu Changfu when they were in the Xinhe Brigade.
He and Ningning secretly witnessed the adultery that night.
If he admitted that he knew Lu Changfu, then there would be no way to explain this matter.
Qin Anning also leaned back in her chair, her delicate features filled with confusion, "I guess Zhou Zhiming probably did this.
What shameful things did they have that Zhou Zhiming wanted to silence them?"
"How can I guess? It must have happened many years ago. It has nothing to do with us. There's no need to overthink it.
The police have already made inquiries today, and I will return tomorrow."
"No, this is a murder case, it's not that simple." The more Qin An Ning thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.
"The police will definitely investigate Lu Changfu's identity. If they find out about our search for the child a few days ago, then you're no longer just a passerby."
After all, they had conflicts before.
Qin Anning nervously grabbed Lu Cheng's arm and said, "Zhou Zhiming must be looking for a scapegoat. He has considerable influence over there. If he knew about this, he might make a fuss about you."
Lu Cheng frowned. This was really possible.
If you dare to kill people, what else are you afraid of doing?
By framing him, Zhou Zhiming cleared himself of the charges.
After all, the legal system is not yet perfect, and the criminal investigation methods and inspection equipment cannot keep up. He cannot risk his life to prevent this possibility.
"I'll try to stay for another day to get to know Zhou Zhiming and see what he's really up to."
There must be some precautions in advance.
"Then come in again later and I'll make some medicine for you."
Lu Cheng nodded, "Okay, I'll go out and ask some questions first to see if the people who were questioned today know anything."
Qin Anning felt a little confused. He took several deep breaths and tried to calm himself down.
Quickly make the knockout drug first, and then think of other medicines that can be used, laxatives? What else?
Qin An Ning was like this, his mind was working at high speed and his hands were busy.
The same thing happened to Lu Cheng. He left under the pretext of going to the restroom, and when he returned, more than a dozen people were gathered around the table ready to eat.
They missed the time for the state-owned restaurant and had no food, so they discussed it with the guesthouse and asked them to cook noodles for them.
"Hey, come on, come on, brother, hurry up and eat." The man picked up a big mouthful of noodles and ate it. While chewing, he mumbled, "Damn, I'm starving."
This man came from the Jishi mining area on a business trip. He has a carefree and generous personality.
Lu Cheng picked up half a bowl with his chopsticks and chatted with everyone while eating. "We are really unlucky. We encountered such a thing while on a business trip. I am so hungry that my stomach hurts."
"That's right. The police kept asking us questions, as if we had killed someone."
"We don't know each other, we have no grudges or hatred, who would want to eat a wooden barn after having lived enough?"
When talking about this, everyone can't help but complain.
Not to mention the day wasted, if it gets out, who knows what people will say about it.
If things go wrong, they might all be accused of murder.
Lu Cheng calmly guided, "Where is he from? We are all here on business, is he too?"
"Who knows? I haven't spoken to him."
"Who has the spare money to go out for a stroll if they're not on a business trip?"
"I overheard it, and it seems to be from Lin County."
Here it comes, someone actually knows.
Lu Cheng quickly said, "Lin County? I went to Lin County a few days ago to help our village find a child."
He first revealed some of the information himself to prove that he was not guilty, so that when the police asked him about it, there would be someone to testify for him.
"Looking for a child? Is there a child missing from your village?"
"Oh, don't mention it." Lu Cheng sighed, "It's just about the matter with my stepmother at home. Fortunately, the comrades in the army found her."
"Why, what's the big deal? Why are they sending out troops?"
"No, the troops were busy somewhere else, so I happened to meet them and helped them find it. Otherwise, why do we say the people's army is great?"
Lu Cheng asked a few more questions, but no one knew what useful information was.
Anyway, just clear yourself of suspicion, who would care so much?
Xiao Wu was a little scared, "Brother Cheng, should we change to another guesthouse?"
After all, someone died here. Several people packed up their things and left as soon as they came back from the Public Security Bureau, without even having time to eat.
"Want to change? Sure, I remember there's a guesthouse two blocks away, but I don't know if they have any rooms. How about going out and asking?"
It just so happened that the guesthouse was closer to Zhou Zhiming's home.
Although he didn't know where Zhou Zhiming lived, he walked here to find Lu Changfu, so he should be nearby.
Xiao Wu nodded quickly and said that if it didn't work, he could just stay in the car for the night.
Anyway, he didn't want to be here. He couldn't sleep at night when he thought that a living person was killed here.
When they went downstairs, the person in charge of the guesthouse was standing at the door with his head down. When he saw the two of them, he sighed again.
The original residents have all left, and no one will live in this guesthouse even if it is not closed. Can he still keep his job?
Why did this happen here?
Lu Cheng didn't have time to care about his melancholy, so he and Xiao Wu exchanged guesthouses. After a day of tossing and turning, Xiao Wu lay down and fell asleep.
Lu Cheng waited until late at night when everyone was asleep, went to the car and did some tinkering, then came back quietly and entered the space from the toilet.
Qin An Ning had already fallen asleep while lying there.
"Ningning, why don't you go back to sleep?" Lu Cheng gently woke her up and rubbed her arm with heartache.
Qin Anning patted his face to make himself more awake. "How is it? Any progress?"
Lu Cheng recounted what happened that night, "I damaged the car. I'll go check on Zhou Zhiming tomorrow."
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