Chapter 137 Killer
◎Since you hate her so much, should you kill her?◎
Under Zhao Xiangwan's promotion, the Luo County Public Security Bureau began to speed up its investigation.
One team searched Wei Lan's luggage, focusing on the letters; one team took Ji Zhao's portrait to Furong Hotel to ask the waiter, and another team invited the nerd Jiang Chunlai to the Public Security Bureau for investigation.
On the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month, the second trial took place, and Jiang Chun came.
Just like when we met in the hotel buffet this morning, Jiang Chunlai was wearing gold-rimmed glasses and had a handsome appearance, but he looked haggard and seemed to be under a lot of psychological pressure.
Li Mingyang, Cao Guang, and Zhao Xiangwan were sitting in the interrogation room, and there was also a young policeman who was in charge of taking notes.
Li Mingyang asked a few questions about personal information. Jiang Chunlai's eyes were a little dull. He answered the questions, but he was always a step behind, as if he was in a trance.
[The police brought me here alone, what does that mean? ]
[If you want to ask questions about the Writers Association, you should ask Yuan Kan. ]
[If you want to ask about Wei Lan's family affairs, why don't you bring Yu Yi here? He's her adopted son.]
Is Yu Yi Wei Lan's adopted son?
Zhao Xiangwan asked directly: "Who has a grudge against Wei Lan?"
When Jiang Chunlai heard this question, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
[So the police came to me to get the inside story? Fortunately, fortunately. ]
He chose his words carefully: "The one who has the greatest grudge against Wei Lan is President Yuan's graduate student, Jun Yuyi."
Yu Yi's surname is not Yu, but Jun.
A gentleman is known for his righteousness. This name... implies the surname Yu. It seems the person who chose it was very thoughtful.
Zhao Xiangwan raised his eyebrows and said calmly, "Go on."
Zhao Xiangwan's attitude made Jiang Chunlai feel a little unsure, so he had to continue: "When Weilan married Yu Huimin, Yu Huimin had been married to Juncheng for nearly 20 years, and their son was 17 years old. Yu Huimin originally did not want to divorce, but the contract with Weilan had expired at that time. Weilan said that if he did not divorce and marry her, she would not renew the contract and switch to another publishing house. Yu Huimin had no choice but to divorce Juncheng. The son was sensible at the time, and immediately changed his surname and lived with his mother. Weilan was the mistress who destroyed his family. Do you think he hated Weilan?"
Zhao Xiangwan sneered, "How do you know so much now? This morning when I was having dinner and chatting with Lao Chong, you pretended to be so good, saying that you didn't know Wei Lan."
Jiang Chunlai was stunned for a moment, then he looked up at Zhao Xiangwan and recognized her. This morning she was sitting at the table next to him with a very pretty young man, who knew that she was actually a police officer!
Realizing that his every move was under police surveillance, Jiang Chunlai suddenly became discouraged and explained with a red face: "I, I was just trying to trick the old man."
Zhao Xiangwan went straight to the point: "From 6 to 7:30 last night, you and Wei Lan were together, right?"
Jiang Chunlai's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, his back began to sweat, and his adrenaline surged. He asked nervously, "You, what do you mean?"
Zhao Xiangwan repeated the question, but his tone was much more serious: "From 6 to 7:30 last night, you and Wei Lan were together, right?"
Jiang Chunlai looked at the policeman in front of him cautiously, opened his mouth, but said nothing.
Cao Guang slammed the table and said in a sharp voice: "Yes! Or no?"
The atmosphere in the interrogation room suddenly became solemn.
Jiang Chunlai couldn't stand the pressure and finally gave in. He sat down and said, "Yes."
"You are lovers, aren't you?"
"yes."
Zhao Xiangwan had a stern face and a very serious attitude: "Wei Lan was killed at the door at around 8 o'clock. Did you know?"
Jiang Chunlai was in a low mood. He lowered his eyes and looked at his feet. He replied softly, "I know."
Zhao Xiangwan asked, "You were worried that your lover's relationship would be discovered, so you killed her?"
Jiang Chunlai was so frightened when he heard this that he denied it hastily: "No, no, no, I didn't kill her! I loved her so much, how could I possibly hurt her?"
Zhao Xiangwan asked coldly: "How do you prove it?"
Jiang Chunlai was a smart man. After hearing Zhao Xiangwan's questions, he realized a problem: it was impossible for him to keep himself out of the matter. If he wanted to avoid being treated as a suspect and tried, he had to provide useful evidence to the police.
It is difficult to prove that he loves her, but it is not difficult to divert trouble away.
"The murderer should be Jun Yuyi, right? Jun Yuyi's teacher is Yuan Kan, and it was Yuan Kan who arranged this year's Writers Association Annual Conference in Luo County. Maybe they were in collusion with each other."
Zhao Xiangwan shook his head: "From 7 to 9 p.m., Yuan Kan, Jun Yuyi and several other members of the Writers Association were in the conference room on the third floor of the hotel, discussing the details of the next Writers Association's selection of outstanding novels. They had no time to commit the crime."
Jiang Chunlai said anxiously: "They can hire a killer to kill people."
Zhao Xiangwan looked at Jiang Chunlai and said slowly, "If it was a hired murder, any one of you would be a suspect, even Yu Huimin and Jun Cheng who are far away in Kyoto."
Jiang Chunlai is indeed the man who knows Wei Lan best. He is now trapped in a vicious circle designed by Zhao Xiangwan - he must work hard to prove the murderer in order to clear himself of suspicion.
Countless thoughts flashed through his mind at this moment. Who was it? Who was the most suspicious?
Jiang Chunlai suddenly thought of something: "Wei Lan has been very excited recently. She said that she has found a treasure and can get rid of Yu and start her own business. However, her attitude is very mysterious and she didn't tell me much."
Here it comes! It seems that the inspiration for popular novels that Zhao Chenyang learned from his rebirth is very valuable to Wei Lan.
Precisely because of her value, Wei Lan decided to split up with Yu Huimin, and that's why she made an appointment with editor Huang Liang.
Wei Lan's fate changed after she became connected with Zhao Chenyang, the reborn man.
Zhao Xiangwan looked at Jiang Chunlai and asked, "What treasure did you find?"
Jiang Chunlai shook his head: "She refused to say."
Zhao Xiangwan deliberately provoked him: "You are her lover, and she didn't tell you anything?"
Jiang Chunlai said: "She just said that a reader wrote to her with a story outline attached. It was very fresh and interesting, and it was definitely a romance novel that had never been seen on the market. She said that after she met the other party and had a serious chat, she would set up a studio and then she would bring me in to work together. We would write together and publish together. In the future, we would sell copyrights and make TV series. We would definitely make money."
It seems that Zhao Chenyang has found the most valuable part of rebirth - information gap.
Maybe it will be a cliché ten years later, but it was definitely new and fresh ten years ago. If those popular elements ten years later were put into the novel, it would definitely be a shocking visual impact for readers in the 1990s, right?
Zhao Xiangwan looked unconvinced: "What kind of plot is this? Is it worth so much? Is it worth it for Wei Lan to have the courage to break up with Yu Huimin? Five years ago, she was desperate to force Yu Huimin to the throne, why is she breaking up now?"
Jiang Chunlai's heart leaned towards Wei Lan. He gritted his teeth and said, "Wei Lan met Yu Huimin, a typical case of meeting the wrong person. Yu Huimin liked her novels and saw her potential for future development, so he turned her into an underground lover, giving her no fame or money, and coaxed her into signing the cheapest author contract. Even after they got married, she still had to endure his oppression and was deprived of her rights as a mother. How cruel! She didn't dare to break up before because she didn't have enough wings, but now she says she has the confidence and must work hard for herself."
Zhao Xiangwan sneered, "You get what you want. Why do you pity her?"
Jiang Chunlai hurriedly explained: "I don't feel sorry for her, I just feel sorry for her."
Li Mingyang interrupted: "Pity and heartache, aren't they the same thing?"
Jiang Chunlai answered seriously: "They are different. Pity is pity, and I feel sorry for her; heartache is because I truly feel that it is not easy for her, and I love her even more in my heart."
Zhao Xiangwan raised his hand to stop Jiang Chunlai from quibbling over words: "As what person do you feel sorry for her? As the husband of your wife or the father of your daughter?"
Jiang Chunlai felt as if an arrow had pierced his heart. He covered his chest and struggled to say, "I, I plan to marry her after getting a divorce. I won't make things difficult for her. I will live happily with her and have a lovely child."
Zhao Xiangwan smiled, her smile full of sarcasm: "Does she think so?"
Jiang Chunlai was speechless.
Does she love me?
[If she loves me, why would she meet that upstart Chai Dingshan? ]
[If she loves me, why didn't she show me the synopsis given by the reader? If she loves me, why didn't she tell me who she was meeting at 8 o'clock? If she loves me, why did she make me walk the same path she walked? She was our secret lover for so many years, she was so cruel! ]
Zhao Xiangwan heard exactly what he was thinking.
It seems that Jiang Chunlai is deeply in love with Wei Lan, but Wei Lan treats him indifferently.
Zhao Xiangwan: "Were you having a tryst with her in your room or her room?"
Jiang Chunlai: "My room."
Zhao Xiangwan: "What time did she leave? Why did she leave?"
Jiang Chunlai smiled bitterly: "She said she had an appointment at eight o'clock."
Zhao Xiangwan looked serious and asked, "Such an important clue, why didn't you tell the police?"
Jiang Chunlai was silent for a while, and his eyes swept over the four policemen sitting at the table. He said in a hoarse voice: "What should I say? Should I tell each of you that I am her secret lover? Should I tell you that we were making love in bed half an hour before she was killed? If so, what will happen to my reputation and my family?"
Zhao Xiangwan had no sympathy for him: "Reputation or imprisonment, which is more important?"
Jiang Chunlai's heart sank, and he quickly explained: "So, I've said it now, I've said everything!"
Zhao Xiangwan shook his head slowly: "No, you are hiding something from us."
Jiang Chunlai was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead: "Really not."
Zhao Xiangwan asked: "Who was the person that Wei Lan wanted to meet at 8 o'clock in the evening? Why did she open the door for him?"
蔣春來感覺自己就是一只獵物，被趙向晚這個獵人逼到了懸崖，不跳吧，□□正對着他；跳吧，身後是萬丈深淵。
蔣春來咬咬牙，大聲叫了起來：“我真不知道是誰！我只是聽她提過，我不想和她分開，想讓她留在我房間裏一個晚上，可是她七點多便要離開，我纏着她不放，她這才說八點約了人。至于具體約了誰，她不肯說。”
趙向晚目光似電，緊緊盯着他的面部表情：“她不說，難道你不會追問？”
蔣春來說：“她只是神秘一笑，親了我一下，說是老天送她的一個禮物，一個大大的禮物。我再問，她冷着臉起身就走，沒有半點不舍。我不敢再問，只能看着她決然的背影，暗自神傷。她是一個狠心的女人，真的狠心！對別人狠，對自己更狠。”
狠不狠，趙向晚不知道，但時間管理大師，蔚藍當仁不讓。
下午五點約出版社編輯見面，六點約初戀情人見面，初戀情人沒有來，索性與地下情人鬼混了一個小時，七點半回到房間，等待八點約神秘人見面。蔚藍這個時間節奏，真是半點喘息的機會都沒有。
趙向晚繼續逼問：“那你猜猜，她約的人是誰？”
蔣春來毫不猶豫：“肯定是那個和她通信的忠實讀者。她前面和我說過，這個讀者将給她帶來一場富貴，帶來與喻惠民對抗的底氣。只有是和這個讀者見面，才會讓她那麽堅決地從我房間離開。”
如果是昨晚和趙晨陽見面，為什麽今天趙晨陽才來到羅縣，而且趙晨陽告訴過趙向晚，她與蔚藍并沒有約好具體什麽時候見面，只說了今天過來之後到酒店聯系她。
看來，在趙晨陽與蔚藍之間，有一個神秘人對她們的信息溝通進行了篡改。
這個神秘的身份，呼之欲出。
——洛一輝。
只有洛一輝，才是與趙晨陽最熟悉、最親近的人。
只有洛一輝，才能接觸到趙晨陽與蔚藍來往的信件，并對裏面的內容進行遮掩、變化、修改。
只有洛一輝，才能對趙晨陽的心理變化進行引導，探聽到她內心最大的秘密，并背着她與蔚藍聯系，定下見面的時間。
趙向晚問：“蔚藍與她的神秘讀者通過什麽方式聯系？”
蔣春來說：“通過書信聯系。”
“通過幾次信？寄信地址是哪裏？”
“好像有兩、三次吧，地址我不知道，她沒有給我看。”
“約在昨天晚上八點見面，也是通過書信？”
蔣春來不肯定地搖了搖頭：“應該不能吧？我們這次年會在羅縣芙蓉酒店舉行，事先誰住哪個房間并不知道。書信往來信息傳遞太慢，應該是電話聯系吧。”
“蔚藍有移動電話嗎？”
“有，她有一個愛某信移動手機，不過她比較低調，很少在公共場合使用，一般人也不知道。”
“電話號碼你知道嗎？”
“知道，是XXXXXX。”
趙向晚轉頭看向曹光。
曹光在她那雙清澈的目光注視之下，有些不好意思。
【人手不夠，移動電話作為證物已經封存，還沒來得及查。】
【趙警官這眼神，好犀利啊。】
趙向晚幾乎能夠确定，對方通過移動手機與蔚藍取得聯系，得到房間號碼，并準時派殺手八點敲門。
如果對方存心雇兇殺人，一定會使用公共電話撥打。哪怕通過電信局也查不到什麽有用的信息，不過……來電城市一定能夠查得出來。
趙向晚對曹光說：“請把電話通訊記錄全部打印出來。”
曹光立刻應允：“是。”
說完這句“是”之後，曹光起身安排專案組成員開展工作，等回來的時候還有些迷糊——咦？我為什麽這麽聽趙向晚的話？好像我才是專案組的組長吧？
審完蔣春來，趙向晚與季昭回到專案組辦公室休息。
所有線索，都指向趙晨陽。
因為趙晨陽的先知，她為蔚藍提供了全新的靈感，這讓蔚藍有了信心與底氣，要與喻惠民拆夥。
當然，也有可能是喻惠民雇兇殺人，因為要阻止蔚藍的離開。
這樣一來，袁侃作為他親生兒子的導師，極有可能是同夥。特地将年會地點安排在一個遠離京都的地方，再雇兇前來殺人，殺完就走，來無影去無蹤，誰也抓不住他的把柄。
至于八點約定，只要知道蔚藍住在301，喻惠民找人打內線電話通知即可。而且301位于走廊盡頭，靠近疏散樓梯，這個房間位置的安排如此巧妙，搞不好正是袁侃的安排。
但是目前蔚藍還是藍玉出版社一只下金蛋的雞，喻惠民為什麽要殺她？
最大的可能是洛一輝找人幹的，同樣的道理，他要阻止趙晨陽單飛。
洛一輝察覺到趙晨陽是重生之人，希望将她鎖在身邊源源不斷提供信息，幫他賺錢，助他走上輝煌。一旦趙晨陽與蔚藍合作，趙晨陽翅膀就硬了，到時候對洛一輝的依賴就會降低。
看到趙向晚坐在椅中沉吟不語，眉頭緊鎖，顯然這個案子耗費了她大量的心神。李明楊有些過意不去，給趙向晚、季昭倒上熱茶：“很累吧？喝點茶吧。”
趙向晚接過茶，喝了一大口，轉頭看看季昭。
自閉症多年，季昭最不怕的便是孤單。
哪怕無人理睬，哪怕趙向晚一直忙着審訊，季昭依然情緒穩定，安靜地坐在一旁。
察覺到趙向晚的目光，季昭淺淺一笑。
【你不用管我，按照你的節奏去審，我陪着你。】
趙向晚回了他一個沉靜的笑容。
李明楊在一旁歉意地說道：“這麽冷的天，卻出了命案，害得你們奔波，真是不好意思。”
趙向晚看了他一眼：“沒事。”
低頭看看手表，已經是下午三點半。
審完周浩漫，得到兇手的畫像。
審完蔣春來，明确蔚藍與神秘人八點有約。
接下來，就該審審趙晨陽，看看她與蔚藍之間的書信往來到底有多麽頻繁，她到底與蔚藍聊到了什麽深度。
想到這裏，趙向晚再喝了兩口熱茶，對李明楊說：“我們去見見趙晨陽？”
李明楊立刻站了起來：“好，我馬上安排。”
正此時，辦公室的大門被人“砰！”地一聲推開，一名公安幹警沖了進來：“報告！”
李明楊、曹光見手下如此莽撞，同時喝了一聲：“慌什麽！”
這名公安幹警就是昨晚跟在李楊明身後，去年九月剛入職的警察，姓周，他的表情很奇怪，既興奮又迷糊：“有人前來自首。”
自首？
是誰自首？
辦公室裏所有人都站了起來。
小周一路奔跑，跑得有點氣喘籲籲，他一邊喘氣一邊彙報：“袁會長陪着君于義過來自首，君于義承認，是他雇兇殺人。”
這……
太出乎趙向晚的意料。
君于義被铐上了手铐，年輕清秀的臉上帶着驚慌與恐懼，一雙眼睛裏滿是清澈的愚蠢。他坐在鐵椅之上，看着牆上那“坦白從寬、抗拒從嚴”八個大字，悔得腸子都要青了。
【我真是蠢到了家！】
【誰能知道，只是一句玩笑話，他竟然真的幫我把人殺了。】
君于義的眼睛死死盯着那張季昭剛完成的畫像：“我，我認得這個人。”
曹光舉着這張畫像，再一次确認：“你認得畫像上的人？”
季昭畫完畫像之後，公安幹警拿着複印好的畫像來到芙蓉酒店，請服務員進行辯認，都說沒有看到。酒店人來人往，沒有人注意到他。
正打算無功而返，沒想到卻正遇上君于義。君于義看到警察手中的畫像，頓時變了臉色。在警察的追問之下，他請求單獨見導師袁侃，然後就過來自首了。
君于義暗恨自己愚蠢，但事已到此，逃避也沒有辦法，只得嘶啞着聲音點頭承認：“是，我認得他。”
曹光追問：“他是誰？”
君于義搖頭：“我也不知道他是誰。”
場面一下子冷寂下來。
曹光被這小子折騰得牙癢癢。
你這是玩呢？不知道他是誰，又說認得他，還承認是自己雇兇殺人，這個君于義到底知不知道自己在說什麽？
趙向晚沒有說話，安靜地坐在一旁，觀察着眼前狀況。
看來，君于義自己也是懞的。
那就讓他理順思路，再來告訴我們，到底發生了什麽。
至少，他是真誠的。
至少，他願意承擔責任。
君于義此刻也覺得一切都十分荒唐。
一口氣憋在胸口，上不去，下不來，悶得難受，君于義重重嘆了一聲，仿佛要把所有煩悶都一吐為快。
他是學中文的，口齒自然伶俐，只是這件事實在是太過離奇，讓他不知道如何描述才好。
君于義擡起手，雙手被铐住的感覺非常不好，手被束縛，給他帶來深深的屈辱感，令家教甚嚴、接受良好教育的君于義很不自在。
君于義擦了擦額角的汗：“我也是前天晚上第一次見到這個人，但我并不知道他的名字。”
Although Cao Guang was very anxious, he could only wait.
Jun Yuyi continued: "I am Yu Huimin's son, but my father and mother divorced five years ago. I hate Wei Lan, very much. It was this woman who destroyed my family. I used to have a complete family. My mother and father both cared about me. My mother was an excellent career woman, kind, strong and confident. My grandparents also had some connections in Kyoto. If it weren't for my grandparents' relationship, my father's Lanyu Publishing House would have closed down long ago. But he has changed since he hooked up with Wei Lan."
Cao Guang opened his mouth, wanting him to get straight to the point, but was stopped by Zhao Xiangwan.
Jun Yuyi glanced at Zhao Xiangwan gratefully and said, "Thank you. Although it may be a bit long-winded, I must explain the previous situation, otherwise the rest will not make sense."
Cao Guang and Li Mingyang exchanged helpless looks. They were really fed up with dealing with these accomplices who had to give a brief account of the events before they could confess their crimes.
Jun Yuyi is a bit of a bookworm. After he finished talking about his love-hate relationship with Wei Lan, he concluded, "So, I really hate Wei Lan, to the point where I hope she dies. But I am powerless, and my family is very strict, so I dare not do anything illegal. At most, I vent a few words behind her back, and I have never had a direct conflict with her. This time I came to attend the annual meeting of the Writers Association, and I begged Teacher Yuan to take me with me. I wanted to see what kind of charm Wei Lan has that made my father willing to divorce for her."
"Then, I discovered that Wei Lan had a messy private life."
"She and the nerd are in a relationship."
"I called my dad to tell him about it, but he told me that children should not meddle in adult affairs. I am already 22 years old, I am no longer a child!"
"The night before last, I went to a bar in Luo County by myself, drinking and cursing. I cursed very badly, but since I didn't know anyone around me, I wasn't afraid of losing face."
"After a while of cursing, the person sitting next to me suddenly laughed and said to me, if you hate her so much, why don't you kill her?"