Floating Island
A lot of things happened last night. At two o'clock in the morning, they just solved the problem of Li Meng's attempt to kill Wang Yingying. When they took the two away, they also arrested Wen Junhui. A few minutes later, a live broadcast made them perk up again. They almost stepped on the accelerator as fast as they could to reach the bottom of the department store, and in the end only Lin Ran and the three bodies in the corridor were left.
Cheng Xiaoxiang has not yet recovered from this high-intensity work. After all, he has never experienced such a mysterious nested case since he joined the serious crime team, so he was frequently distracted during Chen An's meeting.
"Boss, how did you find out that there was something wrong with Wen Junhui?" Lu Yuyao stopped taking notes and looked up at him.
Chen An said, "Thanks to Zhou Qiong, he stayed over at Wen Junhui's house for one night. In fact, he's been secretly observing Wen Junhui for the past few days." He motioned for Zhou Qiong to tell him about his findings at Wen Junhui's house. Zhou Qiong, holding his notebook, said, "I stayed over at Wen Junhui's house for one night, and it's consistent with Captain Chen's initial assessment. He really does love his daughter. I found a broken photo frame at his house that had been taped shut. Inside was a photo of the three of them."
"About seven years ago, Wen Junhui was imprisoned for money laundering and sentenced to seven years, but was given a two-year reduction for good behavior in prison. So he didn't just get out recently; he just recently returned to Hemu Village."
"After he was released, he had been searching for his daughter's whereabouts. To do so, he went to an unfamiliar city to meet his ex-wife, but his ex-wife had already remarried and no longer lived with his daughter, so she had no idea of her daughter's whereabouts."
"During my conversation with him, I learned that he only got some news about his daughter in September of last year. Last September, R&E held an event in the university town near Hemu Village, and one of the fans mentioned Luo Fanyin, who had withdrawn from the competition that year."
"Luo Fanyin's real name is Wen Fanyin. His ex-wife changed their daughter's surname after divorcing him. She participated in a talent show at the age of 15 and disappeared. In fact, she was only a year away from being found by her father." Zhou Qiong closed his notebook and frowned slightly. "However, the conclusion that he is the murderer was made by Captain Chen."
Chen An knew he had doubts, so he asked him, "Have you ever seen him kill fish?"
Zhou Qiong shook his head, "No."
"When I went to buy fish that day, another customer also ordered fish, and that customer asked that the fish be hung up to bleed."
Lu Yuyao said: "I know this. Some hot pot restaurants have developed a new way of eating fish, which is to hang the fish upside down, with the fish hooked by the tail, and put it into the pot head down."
"But he didn't do that," Chen An continued. "On the contrary, he used a rope to lift the fish's head and bleed it from the tail. The key point is the way he applied the force."
"The wound on the deceased's neck was caused by a belt that was two knuckles wide. Men's belts are generally not that narrow, so this belt must have been specially prepared for Tang Xiaoyou." He suddenly pulled out the belt and handed it to Lu Yuyao, "Now stand behind me and strangle me."
"Ah?" She stood up dazedly holding the belt.
Chen An changed to a different stool and sat down. At this time, he was at a similar height to Lu Yuyao.
"Backhand grip."
Lu Yuyao did as he was told and carefully wrapped the belt around his neck. He said, "Use a little force."
She was not used to this way of exerting force and it was very strenuous for her, but Chen An kept asking her to increase the force until red marks appeared on her fair neck, and then he let go.
Then he pointed at his neck and compared it with the picture of Tang Xiaoyou's body, "What's the difference?"
The two red marks and the focus of force are almost the same.
"Most people are used to using their forehand force. Although the difference between the two methods is very subtle, careful observation should be able to reconstruct the situation at the time. Wen Junhui used his backhand to tighten the belt around Tang Xiaoyou's neck from behind. During this time, Tang Xiaoyou struggled constantly out of her survival instinct. Wen Junhui was of similar height to her, and he was used to using his backhand force, which ultimately caused the lower scratch to be more severe."
Lu Yuyao sighed in understanding, and Chen An added, "However, this situation requires all the conditions to be met."
There was a knock on the glass door. Han Ming walked in and said, "The deputy director wants to see you."
After saying that, I noticed his red neck and thought he was injured, "What happened?"
Chen An pulled up the collar of his inner shirt and said, "It's okay." Then he told Cheng Xiaoxiang to interrogate Wen Junhui and followed Han Ming out of the office.
Compared to Li Meng, Wen Junhui was much calmer, as if the person being arrested was not him. This was Zhou Qiong's first time participating in an interrogation. He sat next to Cheng Xiaoxiang with a notebook, ready to listen and learn.
"Wen Junhui, 37, lives in Hemu Village. He was imprisoned for money laundering in 2013 and received a 7-year sentence, of which 2 years were reduced, correct?"
Wen Junhui's expression was dazed. After a few seconds, he slowly nodded and said, "Yes."
After confirming the basic information, Cheng Xiaoxiang asked directly: "Why did you kill Tang Xiaoyou?"
"No reason, I just killed him if I wanted to." He answered very calmly, without even a word of excuse or denial, and his tone was so unfriendly that it was provocative to the police.
"Wen Junhui advises you to cooperate actively." Cheng Xiaoxiang continued his businesslike manner. "Did you know about Luo Fanyin's participation in the 2018 talent show?"
The word "draft" touched a nerve with him. His brows immediately furrowed, his throat trembled, and he choked out, "I know."
"Did you kill Tang Xiaoyou because of Luo Fanyin?"
"yes."
"Do you have any concrete evidence to prove that Luo Fanyin's death is related to Tang Xiaoyou?"
Wen Junhui's face twitched slightly, his face full of fatigue. Cheng Xiaoxiang asked again, "Do you have any concrete evidence to prove that Luo Fanyin was killed by Tang Xiaoyou and others?"
Along with this question came the answer in his mind, and he had it.
Finally, he suppressed his great anger and said, "...No."
Cheng Xiaoxiang caught his hesitation and said, "Killing Tang Xiaoyou and Li Meng won't truly avenge my daughter. Only when we find out the mastermind behind this, Luo Fanyin, can we truly rest in peace."
Wen Junhui stopped talking, lowered his head, and a tear suddenly fell on the table, leaving a stain.
The two men left the interrogation room and saw Lin Ran when they pushed the door open. He was so comfortable that he treated the place as his own home. He filled the room with hot water, made coffee, and even waved to them.
Cheng Xiaoxiang walked towards him and asked, "Want to chat?"
Lin Ran refused: "No need to talk."
Chen An came down from the corner of the stairs. Lin Ran looked up and said, "Want to chat?"
Cheng Xiaoxiang watched them walk into the office, his eyes widening. "Me? Joker?"
Zhou Qiong patted his shoulder and gave him a meaningful look.
After closing the door, Lin Ran sat down, leaned back, and stared at the person in front of him without blinking.
Chen An was somewhat puzzled by his attitude. He had been respectful and timid the first two times they met, but now he was sizing him up after not seeing him for a few days.
Neither of them spoke first. He was waiting for Lin Ran to speak.
Xun Muke said that in psychology there is a counseling technique which is silence, waiting for the other person to speak first.
A few minutes later, Lin Ran said, "I'm sorry I didn't tell the truth before."
"It's the same now."
Lin Ran put the cup on the table and placed his hands on his legs. "I don't know anything about Tang Xiaoyou, and I'm not going to talk about her tonight."
"I know that your relationship with Tang Xiaoyou is not that good."
Lin Ran raised her eyebrows slightly, and Chen An continued, "After Tang Xiaoyou's death, you weren't sad nor did you care about the truth. Li Meng said that when you first joined the company, you two often went out for late-night snacks. I think what she talked about at that time was probably related to the AB grading, right?"
"That's right." Lin Ran said, "I don't know where she found out about the AB level, and I don't know why she knew I came up from the B level, but she used this to threaten me to go out with her more than once. At first, she just wanted to find out about the AB level and the hidden dangers. She seemed very scared. Although I didn't know what she was afraid of, I just told her truthfully that the A level would not be demoted to the B level. Later, she stopped asking me about these things. Instead, she intended to create a relationship with me by going out. I had a good traffic at the time, and she just wanted to climb up the social ladder."
"How did you get rid of her?"
"It's simple. When you're no longer afraid of those scars, you'll naturally get rid of them."
His smile seemed relaxed, but the slightly trembling face told Chen An that he cared a lot.
Lin Ran felt a little awkward after laughing. For the next few minutes, no one spoke until Chen An turned on the recorder. "Tell us about what happened tonight? Why did you show up at the department store? And why did you do that live broadcast?"
He took a deep breath, "Because I will expose all my scars in exchange for a glimmer of hope for the people on the floating island."
The conversation lasted for twenty minutes, mainly Lin Ran's one-sided narration. After he finished, he was sweating profusely. The sweat on his eyelashes blurred his eyes several times, and the pain made him cry.
After the last sentence was said, the pointer pointed to the number "six".
The sky is bright.
"Boss, the hospital said that Wang Yingying is no longer in danger of death, but... she won't be able to speak anymore." Bai Shuo had just received a call from the hospital when Chen An came out of the office. After listening, he glanced at Li Meng, who was still sitting in the chair as if she had lost her soul.
When they arrived, Li Meng had pinned Wang Yingying down, with a fruit knife piercing her throat. Blood was splattered all over the white floor, and she was grinning like a devil until the police pulled them apart.
Is tonight a good day for some action?
I received a notification from Zhou Qiong that Wen Junhui had entered the city. Later, on the way to arrest Wen Junhui, I met the crazy Li Meng. Just a few minutes after the peace came, Lin Ran suddenly appeared on the live broadcast. This night was really exciting.
By the time he finished reporting to the deputy director, it was almost seven o'clock.
The deputy director said that the case was complicated and they would apply for support from higher authorities. As for who would be approved and who would lead the team after the application, it was not up to Chen An to decide.
"Boss, don't you want to go back?"
Lu Yuyao and the others had taken turns going home, taking a shower and changing clothes. Then she looked at herself, with the dust on the wall from holding down Wen Junhui last night and the blood on her chest from holding up Wang Yingying. The dust, blood, and sweat mixed together made her look quite disheveled.
For the sake of the city bureau's image, he decided to go back home.
I opened the door and the house was quiet. Did he go out?
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