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.】
【起火的夢，我不信，結果燒傷了臉。】
趙向晚聽懂了。
從小在孤兒院長大的闵成河有一種近乎野獸的直覺，他對危險的感知十分敏銳。闵成河感覺到項東的惡意，所以做了一個類似“預知”的夢。
正是因為這個夢，闵成河開始跟蹤保護錢豔豔。
趙向晚問：“你臉上的傷是怎麽來的？”
闵成河的表情有些痛苦：“火，火燒的。”
趙向晚問：“是孤兒院起火嗎？”
闵成河點頭：“是。”
趙向晚：“你提前預知到了嗎？”
闵成河感覺趙向晚簡直是他肚子裏的蛔蟲，每一句話都問到了點子上，和她說話一點也不累。
他連點了幾下頭：“對。”
趙向晚：“你做了一個夢，夢到孤兒院起火？”
闵成河：“是。”
趙向晚：“他們不相信你，是嗎？”
闵成河：“是。”
趙向晚看着他臉上那扭曲的疤痕：“連你自己也不信，是不是？”
闵成河點頭：“是。”
趙向晚幫他總結：“因為小時候做過一個孤兒院大火的夢，你和大家都不相信，結果你受了傷，所以之後只要做到惡夢，你都會選擇相信，是不是？”
闵成河激動起來，眼睛瞪得很大，不斷點頭：“是，是，是！”
終于有人懂他，終于有人懂得他說話的意思！
霍灼在一旁看趙向晚審訊，目眩神迷。
這話題，跳來跳去，令人目不暇接，偏偏趙向晚好像與闵成河溝通良好，這讓先前每次一審訊就急得直跳腳的霍灼佩服得五體投地。
趙向晚道：“這一回，你又做了惡夢，是不是？”
闵成河并不是不會說話，他只是一着急就結巴，而且邏輯性不強，與人交流的時候顯得有些笨拙，久而久之，他就變得越來越“悶”，話越來越少。
這一回，趙向晚與他耐心溝通，聽得懂他內心所想，對話變得輕松至極，這讓他有一種前所未有的暢快，話也就多了起來，不再是一個字、兩個字地往下蹦。
“是的，惡夢，夢到項東要殺師姐，我怕是真的。”
趙向晚問他：“項東外面有人，你有證據嗎？”
闵成河搖頭：“沒有。”
趙向晚再問：“沒證據不要緊，講講你看到了哪些不對勁，我們幫你找證據。”
闵成河把自己看到的、感覺到的說出來：“他，他身上有奇怪的香味。”
趙向晚追問：“哪一種香味？”
闵成河搖頭：“不知道。”
趙向晚：“如果你聞到，能夠辨認出來嗎？”
闵成河點頭：“能。”
趙向晚問：“你的鼻子是不是很靈？”
闵成河有點不好意思地說：“是。”
【成航叫我狗子。】
【我的鼻子比狗還靈。】
【只要我聞過的味道，絕對不會忘記。】
很好，這是一條重要線索。
趙向晚問：“還有什麽不對勁的地方嗎？”
闵成河雖然不會說話，但五感非常敏銳。曾經有一回，他與項東、錢豔豔夫妻倆在小區遇上，錢豔豔高高興興和他說話，項東站在一旁看着錢豔豔。
在一般人眼裏，項東與錢豔豔夫妻恩愛和諧。
可是闵成河卻感覺到項東的眼神冰冷，沒有絲毫情感，甚至帶着一絲冷漠與嫌棄。
可是這話又太複雜，闵成河完全表達不出來。
好在趙向晚能夠幫他解構複雜語言：“項東看錢豔豔的眼神很冰冷？态度帶着嫌棄？”
闵成河點頭：“是，是！”
雖然闵成河說是，但這只是個人感覺，不能做為有力的證據。
最後一個問題，可能會觸及到個人隐私，但趙向晚還是問了出來：“你為什麽這麽關心錢豔豔？”
為什麽因為一個惡夢天天跟蹤保護？
為什麽能發現錢豔豔不是真正的開心？
為什麽會對項東的眼神觀察那麽仔細？
如果只是一個師姐，如果只是一個親近的熟人，何必投入這麽多情感與關注？
趙向晚清楚地記得，錢家兄弟曾找過闵成河詢問他的意見，說如果闵成河願意入贅，他們全家都支持。如果闵成河當真喜歡錢豔豔，他為什麽拒絕？
既然拒絕，又為什麽一直未婚，默默地付出關心？
闵成航說過闵成河暗戀闵家槐。如果說闵成河不敢表白闵家槐，是因為闵家槐早就與闵成航心心相印，那為什麽他明明這麽喜歡錢豔豔，近水樓臺先得月，為什麽不敢表白？
闵成河沒有說話，眼神裏透着濃濃的悲傷。
【不敢喜歡。】
【我不是個真正的男人。】
【給不了她想要的。】
趙向晚恍然大悟。難怪當初審訊闵成航的時候，自己曾經質疑過闵成航，怎麽會敢于把妻子托付給暗戀她的男人，原來如此。
闵成河應該是男性某處發育不良，闵成航與闵成河從小一起長大，一起洗澡一起上廁所，對闵成河的先天缺陷自然也是清楚的。
因此闵成航才會如此信任闵成河，知道他不會侵犯妻子。
趙向晚內心有說不出來的難受，沒有再追問，只是輕聲道：“你已經盡力，不是你的錯。”
闵成河怔怔地掉下淚來。
無數美好的回憶，在腦海浮現。
初見時，他十八，她十九，正青春年少。
錢豔豔是個活潑歡樂的性格，笑起來像銀鈴一樣，讓闵成河的內心所有陰霾都一掃而空。
因為闵成河老實厚道，勤快肯幹，又是孤兒身世可憐，錢家人都對闵成河憐惜有加，生活上處處關照。
錢豔豔是家中最小，一直想要個弟弟。闵成河的出現正好彌補了她的遺憾，有什麽好吃的、好玩的，都會給闵成河，逗他叫自己一聲豔豔姐，笑靥如花。
這麽好的女人，這麽好的家庭，偏偏因為自己身體殘缺不敢走出那一步，闵成河別無所求，只求錢豔豔一世安穩、幸福快樂。
闵成河默默地守護着錢豔豔，只要錢家人一聲召喚，他立馬出現。錢豔豔結婚、生孩子、搬家、住新房子，哪一次都沒少了他幫忙的身影。
闵成河不敢亵渎錢豔豔一分一毫，把她放在心坎裏喜歡、愛戀，這樣一個好女人，竟然被項東嫌棄、冷漠？
闵成河真的很想殺了項東。
但是，項東是錢豔豔的丈夫，是項承嗣的爸爸，是錢國富、錢民強的妹夫，闵成河不敢。
但是現在，闵成河後悔了。
後悔自己沒有先下手為強，後悔自己沒有護住錢豔豔。
闵成河的話，為案件偵破指明了方向。
在霍灼、錢民強的陪同之下，趙向晚來到珠市傳動機械廠。
整齊的廠房、寬敞的水泥路、統一的廠服，再加上花圃梅花盛開，路旁香樟茂密，整個機械廠有一股欣欣向榮的氣象。
因為錢豔豔深夜被殺，現在廠裏有些人心惶惶，聞之色變。看到這麽多身穿制服的警察來到廠區，大家都開始議論起來。
“到底是不是闵成河殺的人啊？”
“兇手抓沒抓到？”
“咱們廠裏這麽多年，從來沒有出過殺人事件，這回到底是怎麽了？唉！可惜了錢豔豔，多好的一個人啊。”
錢民強冷着臉讓大家安心工作，先帶着趙向晚他們來到行政樓。
第一站，工會辦公室。
工會位于行政辦公樓一樓，屬于比較清閑的部門。錢豔豔以前在食堂上班，後來在兩個哥哥的照顧下調入工會坐辦公室。
工會辦公室滿牆挂着錦旗、獎狀，玻璃櫃子裏擺着各種獎杯、獎章，幾張寬大的辦公桌上，上面都擺着各類活動的物品，筆記本、彩帶、茶缸、成捆的衣服等。
雖然雜亂，但是熱鬧。
工會主席姓謝，是個四十來歲的中年男人，看到錢民強帶警察過來，說了幾句安慰的話語之後，很客氣地詢問：“警察同志今天過來，是要了解什麽情況？”
錢豔豔被害之後，霍灼對錢豔豔的辦公室同事、鄰居、牌友們都做過調查，得到的結論比較一致，都說錢豔豔是個熱情開朗的人，每天樂呵呵的，像是沒有什麽煩惱事一樣。同事要是有什麽難處，她都會盡力幫忙。
趙向晚今天過來，主要是打聽項東的出軌對象。
“錢豔豔被害前一段時間，有沒有大的變化？比如，微笑變少了，脾氣變壞了，沉默的時間變長了，特別讨厭哪一個人之類？”
被趙向晚這麽一提醒，同事還真想起來了一些不太對勁的地方。
“還真有！去年九月份吧，咱們廠不是引進外資，省招商局的領導陪着港城大老板過來嗎？當時我們都去圍觀了的。省招商局的領導看着好年輕哦，穿一條桔色的無袖長裙，一條白色的腰帶，一雙白色高跟鞋子，整個人時髦得很。我們回到辦公室還讨論了好久，然後錢豔豔就好像受了刺激一樣，買了好多新衣服。”
【不過她有點胖，穿那些緊身的裙子不是太好看，我們也不敢說。】
[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?