Chapter 149 Qian Yanyan
◎When they first met, he was eighteen and she was nineteen, both in their prime.◎
Observing Min Chenghe's reaction, his anxiety did not seem fake.
He seemed to be eager to express something, but he just couldn't get to the point.
From his stammering statement, Zhao Xiangwan gradually restored the events.
Min Chenghe followed Qian Yanyan from a distance, watching her walk out of Building 3 in the West District. He was afraid of being discovered by Qian Yanyan, so he didn't dare to follow too closely. The living area of Zhushi Machinery Factory was not too big or small, and Min Chenghe was familiar with every road. He was not afraid of losing her, so he kept a distance of more than ten meters and walked slowly.
Qian Yanyan crossed a cement road and walked to the East District. There was a camphor tree forest in front of her, blocking Min Chenghe's view.
It was very quiet at night. Min Chenghe suddenly heard a burst of hurried footsteps mixed with some strange noises. This made him alert and he ran over quickly.
It's dark ahead, and the street lights are broken.
Min Chenghe saw Qian Yanyan staggering a few steps, and he hurriedly called out and ran over to hold her. With the weak light of the street lamp in the distance, Min Chenghe found that Qian Yanyan had one hand on her chest, where a sharp dagger was stabbed, blood was flowing out like a spring, and a sound of pulling bellows came from her throat: "Hiss-hiss-"
Min Chenghe held Qian Yanyan's back with one hand and tried to hold back the blood gushing from her chest with the other hand, but it was of no use.
Blood continued to ooze out, staining Min Chenghe's hands and clothes.
Min Chenghe reached out to touch the dagger, but did not dare to pull it out. He was afraid that if he pulled it out, she would die.
Min Chenghe looked up blankly, and only had time to see the place where the footsteps disappeared. There was a tall male figure who suddenly turned into the darkness.
Min Chenghe's mind went blank, and at that moment, he felt that life was extremely long.
Lei Zhuo asked angrily, "Why didn't you call for help? If you were telling the truth, you would have shouted for help at that time, and people who were off work nearby would have heard you and come to help."
Min Chenghe stared at him blankly, veins bulging on his forehead.
【I have no idea.】
[I wanted to shout, but I couldn't.]
[Urgent, I'm so anxious! ]
Zhao Xiangwan saw that Min Chenghe's ability to deal with emergencies was limited. At that moment he was probably frightened and didn't know how to react.
The more you rebuke him, the more afraid he becomes; the more afraid he becomes, the less he dares to speak.
Zhao Xiangwan said softly, "You were frightened at that time, weren't you?"
Min Chenghe nodded desperately.
Zhao Xiangwan's voice was like a spring breeze, making people relax involuntarily: "You found out that Qian Yanyan was killed, and then what?"
With Zhao Xiangwan's comfort, Min Chenghe's stuttering eased a little. After holding it in for a long time, he finally spoke: "She is very heavy, I can't support her."
[The smell of blood came over me and I felt like vomiting.]
【I put her down and went to find someone to rescue her. 】
【Finally I saw someone, but I couldn't say a word. 】
Zhao Xiangwan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Min Chenghe's inner world is honest and real.
It is much easier to listen to his inner thoughts than to hear him speak in person.
Min Chenghe's condition was obviously caused by a short and intense emotional state, which inhibited brain activity and caused a stagnation of thinking. In the Kyoto Wen Qianyu murder case, the security guard Feng Jianlie spoke incoherently while drawing the portrait because he was too anxious and nervous.
If you want him to tell the truth, you have to calm his emotions first.
Zhao Xiangwan stood up, picked up a cup of hot water, and walked to Min Chenghe. She handed the cup to Min Chenghe and said softly, "Qian Yanyan's weight is about the same as yours, right? It's normal that she can't hold on."
Zhao Xiangwan's tone was neither hurried nor slow, his voice was neither high nor low, and his attitude was calm and tolerant, which made Min Chenghe, who had been anxious and in a state of panic, gradually relax.
It was as if he had been walking in the dark, facing only cold stares and scoldings, when suddenly a bright light appeared before his eyes. Min Chenghe took the cup of water and said with a sob, "It's not me, it's not me."
Zhao Xiangwan looked into his eyes, calmly and gently: "I believe you."
With the words "I believe you", the ice in Min Chenghe's heart suddenly thawed, and he was so frightened that he started to cry loudly.
He did not cry when he saw Qian Yanyan being murdered;
When he was caught and punched by workers who were leaving the night shift, he did not cry;
He did not cry when Qian Minqiang scolded him for what happened.
Sitting in the cold interrogation room, handcuffed and shackled, being interrogated by the police about all kinds of details with an attitude full of suspicion, he did not cry.
However, the trust and encouragement from the strange policeman made Min Chenghe cry bitterly.
Tears and snot flowed together, making the ugly face even uglier.
But Zhao Xiangwan knew that this meant that Min Chenghe's mood was beginning to ease, which was a good thing. Previously, Min Chenghe's mind was too tense, resulting in many important details not being clearly stated, which also made Huo Zhuo, who was anxious to solve the case, crazy.
Huo Zhuo saw Min Chenghe sitting there with his mouth open and crying. He had no sympathy at all and rolled his eyes in annoyance. Damn it! This bastard has the nerve to cry after killing someone.
Zhao Xiangwan still stood in front of Min Chenghe, without any change on his face.
Huo Zhuo admired her calmness even when faced with a huge crisis.
When Min Chenghe had almost vented his emotions, Zhao Xiangwan slowly spoke: "Min Jiahuai, Min Chenghang, do you know them?"
Min Chenghe stopped crying all of a sudden and looked at Liangliang with tearful eyes.
【Ah, a sister-like Jiahuai. 】
[Although I am a little afraid of Cheng Hang, but with Jia Huai around, I am not afraid of anything. ]
Zhao Xiangwan said, "Min Chenghang said you were his best friend. He once sent you letters and tapes, right?"
Min Chenghe calmed himself down and nodded, "Yes."
【However, he contacted me later and said he was fine.】
Before coming to Zhu City, Zhao Xiangwan visited Min Jiahuai.
In Min Jiahuai's memory, Min Chenghe was an honest man, kind-hearted and willing to help, but he was not very good at speaking and would stutter when he was anxious, making it particularly difficult to talk to him.
Min Jiahuai has a gentle personality and is willing to listen to him. Min Chenghe is a person who feels uneasy when he gets a little benefit from others. Because Min Jiahuai is willing to talk to him, Min Chenghe wants to give her his heart and give her the delicious food first, so the relationship between the two is very good.
When he was six years old, the orphanage had a fire due to aging circuits. Two days before the fire, Min Chenghe had a nightmare and yelled about the fire and burning. Because he yelled too fiercely, Min Chenghang beat him up and told him to shut up.
But later, a fire really broke out. Fortunately, the fire was not big and was quickly put out.
However, because Min Chenghe was close to the fire, half of his face was burned and disfigured.
Because of this incident, Min Chenghang felt a little guilty and protected him under his wings. If anyone dared to bully Min Chenghe, Min Chenghang would fight to the death with the opponent.
Min Jiahuai, Min Chenghang, and Min Chenghe formed an iron triangle in the orphanage. Min Chenghang was the general leading the team, Min Jiahuai was the strategist and soul, and Min Chenghe was the loyal guard and warrior who charged into the battle line.
Min Chenghe is honest, loyal, grateful, and a little humble in interpersonal relationships.
Such a person does not stand out in the crowd and has poor self-protection ability. If he does not have a strong force to protect him, he will often play the role of "cannon fodder".
Therefore, after meeting Min Chenghe and hearing his inner thoughts, Zhao Xiangwan ruled him out as a suspect of murder.
But there is a question, which is also the reason why Huo Zhuo and others suspect him - why did Min Chenghe happen to appear at the crime scene?
It was 10 o'clock in the evening, the weather was cold, and Min Chenghe was not working the night shift or having any social events, so why was he hanging out outside so late at night? If he didn't explain this clearly, he would still be convicted.
Zhao Xiangwan got to the point: "Please answer my questions seriously and don't hide anything, okay?"
Min Chenghe held the water cup tightly and nodded heavily: "Okay."
Zhao Xiangwan said, "Do you stutter when you're anxious?"
Min Chenghe nodded again: "Yes."
Zhao Xiangwan said: "The questions I will ask you next are all simple questions. You just need to answer yes or no." If you only say one or two words at a time, you probably won't stutter.
Min Chenghe replied: "Okay."
Zhao Xiangwan dragged a chair over and sat in front of Min Chenghe, looking him in the eye to avoid putting pressure on him by looking down on him.
"You follow Qian Yanyan from afar. Are you worried about her?"
"yes."
"Did you sense that she was in danger?"
"yes."
"Where does the danger come from? Is it Xiang Dong?"
"yes."
"Xiang Dong wants to harm Qian Yanyan?"
Min Chenghe didn't answer yes or no, and his face began to turn red again.
【I have no idea!】
[I just know that something is wrong with Xiang Dong.]
Zhao Xiangwan changed his words: "Don't worry, my question may be a little complicated, so I asked it simply. You just feel that Xiang Dong is not right, right?"
Min Chenghe finally relaxed: "Yes!"
Zhao Xiangwan asked again: "What's wrong? Does he have someone else outside?"
Min Chenghe didn't know how to answer again.
[He smells of perfume.]
【When he saw Senior Sister, his eyes were cold.】
【Senior sister is not happy when she laughs.】
Zhao Xiangwan sighed softly in his heart.
Min Chenghe probably has a language barrier, poor logic, and is haphazard, making it difficult for him to fully and coherently express what he is thinking.
Zhao Xiangwan asked again: "You feel that Xiang Dong has another woman outside and is not happy with his rich and glamorous life, right?"
This time, Min Chenghe quickly answered, "Yes."
Zhao Xiangwan asked: "Even if Xiang Dong has someone outside, he wouldn't hire someone to kill Qian Yanyan. Why did you feel dangerous and plan to follow and protect Qian Yanyan?"
Zhao Xiangwan did not intend to hear Min Chenghe's answer to this question. Her purpose was to draw out Min Chenghe's inner thoughts.
Min Chenghe's eyes began to flash.
【A dream.】
【A strange dream.】
【Xiang Dong stabbed his senior sister to death with a knife while laughing.】
[I didn’t believe in the dream about fire, and ended up burning my face.]
Zhao Xiangwan understood.
Min Chenghe, who grew up in an orphanage, has an almost beastly intuition and is very sensitive to danger. Min Chenghe sensed Xiang Dong's malice, so he had a dream similar to "precognition".
It was because of this dream that Min Chenghe began to track and protect Qian Yanyan.
Zhao Xiangwan asked: "How did you get the wound on your face?"
Min Chenghe's expression was somewhat painful: "Fire, it was caused by fire."
Zhao Xiangwan asked: "Is the orphanage on fire?"
Min Chenghe nodded: "Yes."
Zhao Xiangwan: "Did you predict this in advance?"
Min Chenghe felt that Zhao Xiangwan was like a worm in his stomach. Every question she asked hit the nail on the head, and talking to her was not tiring at all.
He nodded several times: "Yes."
Zhao Xiangwan: "You had a dream that the orphanage was on fire?"
Min Chenghe: “Yes.”
Zhao Xiangwan: "They don't believe you, do they?"
Min Chenghe: “Yes.”
Zhao Xiangwan looked at the twisted scar on his face and said, "You don't even believe it yourself, right?"
Min Chenghe nodded: "Yes."
Zhao Xiangwan summarized it for him: "Because when you were a child, you had a dream about an orphanage fire. You and everyone else didn't believe it, and you got hurt. So after that, whenever you have a nightmare, you will choose to believe it, right?"
Min Chenghe was excited, his eyes widened, and he nodded continuously: "Yes, yes, yes!"
Finally someone understood him, finally someone understood what he meant!
Huo Zhuo watched Zhao Xiangwan's interrogation from the side, dazzled.
This topic jumped back and forth, making it hard to keep up. It just so happened that Zhao Xiangwan seemed to be communicating well with Min Chenghe, which made Huo Zhuo, who used to get anxious every time there was an interrogation, admire them very much.
Zhao Xiangwan said, "You had a nightmare again this time, didn't you?"
It’s not that Min Chenghe can’t speak, he just stutters when he’s anxious, and his logic is not very good. He seems a little clumsy when communicating with people. Over time, he becomes more and more "dull" and speaks less and less.
This time, Zhao Xiangwan communicated with him patiently and understood what he was thinking. The conversation became extremely easy, which made him feel more relaxed than ever before. He talked more and no longer just one or two words at a time.
"Yes, it was a nightmare. I dreamed that Xiang Dong wanted to kill me. I'm afraid it's true."
Zhao Xiangwan asked him: "Xiang Dong has someone outside, do you have evidence?"
Min Chenghe shook his head: "No."
Zhao Xiangwan asked again: "It doesn't matter if you don't have evidence. Just tell us what you saw that was wrong and we will help you find evidence."
Min Chenghe said what he saw and felt: "He, he has a strange fragrance."
Zhao Xiangwan asked: "Which fragrance?"
Min Chenghe shook his head: "I don't know."
Zhao Xiangwan: "If you smell it, can you recognize it?"
Min Chenghe nodded: "Yes."
Zhao Xiangwan asked: "Is your nose very sensitive?"
Min Chenghe said a little embarrassedly: "Yes."
【Chenghang calls me Gouzi.】
【My nose is better than a dog's. 】
[I will never forget any smell I have ever smelled.]
Great, that's an important clue.
Zhao Xiangwan asked, "Is there anything else that's wrong?"
Although Min Chenghe cannot speak, his five senses are very sharp. Once, he met Xiang Dong and Qian Yanyan in the community. Qian Yanyan was talking to him happily, and Xiang Dong stood aside and looked at Qian Yanyan.
In the eyes of ordinary people, Xiang Dong and Qian Yanyan are a loving and harmonious couple.
However, Min Chenghe felt that Xiang Dong's eyes were cold, without any emotion, and even with a hint of indifference and disgust.
But these words were too complicated and Min Chenghe was completely unable to express them.
Fortunately, Zhao Xiangwan was able to help him deconstruct the complex language: "Did Xiang Dong look at Qian Yanyan with cold eyes? Was his attitude filled with disdain?"
Min Chenghe nodded: "Yes, yes!"
Although Min Chenghe said yes, this is just a personal feeling and cannot be used as strong evidence.
The last question may touch on personal privacy, but Zhao Xiangwan still asked it: "Why do you care so much about Qian Yanyan?"
Why do you keep following me for protection every day just because of a nightmare?
Why can we find that money is not the real happiness?
Why did you observe Xiang Dong's eyes so carefully?
If she was just a senior sister, if she was just a close acquaintance, why would we invest so much emotion and attention in her?
Zhao Xiangwan clearly remembered that the Qian brothers had approached Min Chenghe to ask for his opinion, saying that if Min Chenghe was willing to marry, their whole family would support him. If Min Chenghe really liked Qian Yanyan, why did he refuse?
Since you refuse, why do you remain single and show your care silently?
Min Chenghang said that Min Chenghe had a crush on Min Jiahuai. If Min Chenghe didn't dare to confess his love to Min Jiahuai because Min Jiahuai and Min Chenghang had been in love for a long time, then why didn't he dare to confess his love when he obviously liked Qian Yanyan so much and was close to her?
Min Chenghe didn't say anything, his eyes were filled with deep sadness.
【I don’t dare to like it. 】
【I'm not a real man.】
【I can't give her what she wants. 】
Zhao Xiangwan suddenly understood. No wonder he had questioned Min Chenghang when he was interrogating him, asking how he could dare to entrust his wife to a man who had a crush on her. So that was it.
Min Chenghe must have some male part that is underdeveloped. Min Chenghang and Min Chenghe grew up together, taking baths and going to the toilet together, so he is naturally aware of Min Chenghe's congenital defects.
That's why Min Chenghang trusts Min Chenghe so much and knows that he will not violate his wife.
Zhao Xiangwan felt indescribably upset, but he didn't ask any more questions. He just said softly, "You have tried your best. It's not your fault."
Min Chenghe was stunned and tears fell.
Countless beautiful memories come to mind.
When they first met, he was eighteen and she was nineteen, in the prime of their youth.
Qian Yanyan is a lively and cheerful person. Her smile is like a silver bell, which makes all the haze in Min Chenghe's heart disappear.
Because Min Chenghe is honest, hardworking, and an orphan with a pitiful life, the Qian family members pity Min Chenghe and take care of him in every aspect of his life.
Qian Yanyan is the youngest in the family and has always wanted a younger brother. The appearance of Min Chenghe just made up for her regret. She would give Min Chenghe anything delicious or fun, and tease him to call her Sister Yanyan with a smile as beautiful as a flower.
Such a good woman, such a good family, but Min Chenghe dared not take that step because of his physical disability. Min Chenghe asked for nothing else but money, a stable, happy and joyful life.
Min Chenghe silently guarded Qian Yanyan. As long as the Qian family called, he would immediately appear. Qian Yanyan got married, had children, moved, and lived in a new house. He helped every time.
Min Chenghe didn't dare to desecrate Qian Yanyan in the slightest. He loved and cherished her in his heart. How could such a good woman be rejected and treated coldly by Xiang Dong?
Min Chenghe really wanted to kill Xiang Dong.
However, Xiang Dong is Qian Yanyan's husband, Xiang Chengsi's father, and Qian Guofu and Qian Minqiang's brother-in-law, so Min Chenghe didn't dare.
But now, Min Chenghe regrets it.
I regretted not taking the initiative and not protecting Qian Yanyan.
Min Chenghe's words pointed out the direction for solving the case.
Accompanied by Huo Zhuo and Qian Minqiang, Zhao Xiangwan came to Zhushi Transmission Machinery Factory.
With neat factory buildings, wide cement roads, and uniform factory uniforms, plus plum blossoms in full bloom in the flower garden and dense camphor trees on the roadside, the entire machinery factory has an atmosphere of prosperity.
Because Qian Yanyan was killed late at night, some people in the factory were panicking and terrified. When they saw so many uniformed police officers coming to the factory, everyone started talking about it.
"Is it Min Chenghe who killed him?"
"Has the murderer been caught?"
"There has never been a murder in our factory over the years. What happened this time? What a pity for Qian Yanyan. She was such a good person."
Qian Minqiang told everyone with a stern face to work with peace of mind, and first took Zhao Xiangwan and the others to the administrative building.
First stop, the union office.
The trade union is located on the first floor of the administrative office building, which is a relatively quiet department. Qian Yanyan used to work in the cafeteria, and later, under the care of her two brothers, she was transferred to the trade union to work in the office.
The walls of the union office were covered with banners and awards, and glass cabinets were filled with various trophies and medals. On several large desks were items from various activities, such as notebooks, ribbons, tea mugs, and bundles of clothes.
Although it is chaotic, it is lively.
The union chairman, Xie, was a middle-aged man in his forties. When he saw Qian Minqiang and the police coming over, he said a few words of comfort and then asked politely, "What do you want to know today, police comrade?"
After Qian Yanyan was murdered, Huo Zhuo conducted a survey of Qian Yanyan's office colleagues, neighbors, and poker friends, and the conclusions they reached were relatively consistent. They all said that Qian Yanyan was a warm and cheerful person, who was happy every day, as if she had no worries. If her colleagues had any difficulties, she would do her best to help.
Zhao Xiangwan came here today mainly to inquire about the person Xiang Dong cheated with.
"Did Qian Yanyan undergo any major changes in the period before she was murdered? For example, did she smile less often, had a worse temper, was silent for longer periods of time, or did she particularly dislike someone?"
After being reminded by Zhao Xiangwan, the colleague actually remembered that something was wrong.
"Really! Last September, our factory was attracting foreign investment. Didn't the leader of the Provincial Investment Promotion Bureau come with the big boss of Hong Kong City? We all went to watch at that time. The leader of the Provincial Investment Promotion Bureau looked so young. She wore an orange sleeveless long skirt, a white belt, and a pair of white high heels. She looked very fashionable. We discussed it for a long time when we returned to the office, and then Qian Yanyan seemed to be stimulated and bought a lot of new clothes."
[But she is a bit fat, and those tight skirts don’t look good on her, and we dare not say anything.]
[Xiang Dong has taken good care of himself. A man in his forties looks like a young man in his twenties or thirties, with black hair, white teeth, and a very elegant demeanor. No wonder Qian Yanyan lacks confidence and tries so hard to dress herself up.]
[If you ask me, Yanyan should be strict with Section Chief Xiang and make him uglier. Why is she so nice to him, buying him new clothes and polishing his shoes every day? Men are attractive if they are good-looking. If a girl comes up to him, can he handle it? ]
If Xiang Dong cheated, Qian Yanyan might be the last to know, but as his lover, she would definitely feel it. For example, Xiang Dong's disdainful look and cold attitude would dampen her self-confidence, and she would start to pay attention to her dressing.
After hearing this, Zhao Xiangwan could basically judge that Xiang Dong had cheated on her.
The key is, who is this person? Why did Xiang Dong want to kill someone?
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