Chapter 155 Confrontation
◎He assured me that he would take care of everything◎
Bang!
The bottom of the teacup hit the iron table with a piercing sound.
The string in Xiang Dong's head became tighter and tighter, and he became drowsy.
As if returning to his childhood, he hid in the corner, not daring to look up.
Xiang Dong raised his hands and tried hard to cover his ears.
However, my hands were handcuffed and my wrists were tightly tied together, so I could cover my left ear but not my right ear.
Xiang Dong heard Zhao Xiangwan asking: "Where did the five thousand yuan come from?"
[The factory's technical innovation award was worth two thousand yuan, and I gave it all to Cheng Xinru.]
[I secretly sold the watch my elder brother gave me for three thousand.]
[For the happiness of Linglan and I, this little money is nothing. 】
Xiang Dong unconsciously repeated Zhao Xiangwan's question: "Why did you kill Yanyan?"
【She refused to divorce.】
[I cannot initiate the divorce, I cannot bear the charge of being heartless and ungrateful, I cannot let the Qian family gossip about me and damage my reputation, and I cannot affect Linglan's career.]
【She can only die. 】
Hearing Xiang Dong's inner world, Zhao Xiangwan's anger accumulated in his chest.
"Pah—"
Without mercy, Zhao Xiangwan raised his hands and clapped, making a crisp sound of flesh hitting flesh.
This voice brought back Xiang Dong's darkest memories.
The father hit the mother and slapped her hard: "What's the use of you! You only know how to cook, wash clothes, and take care of children. You can't earn a penny and can't help at all. You are a useless woman!"
Whoever you fear as a child, you will become when you grow up.
His father's words were deeply buried in Xiang Dong's heart, and gradually fermented.
——When looking for a wife, you have to find a woman who can help you in your career.
——A woman who only knows how to do housework is useless.
Xiang Dong could no longer control his fear. His face turned pale, his hands were raised to the top of his head, his legs were drawn inward, and he curled up together. He shouted in a trembling voice: "No, don't hit me anymore. I'll say it, I'll say it..."
Zhao Xiangwan withdrew his hand, and his voice became slow and gentle: "Tell me, why did you want to kill Qian Yanyan?"
The world finally became quiet. Xiang Dong was in an extremely relaxed state and began to mutter to himself.
"Linglan loves me and has remained a virgin for more than 20 years. Only when I am with her do I feel true peace and happiness. I want to divorce and marry Linglan to start a better life."
"I tentatively mentioned divorce, but Qian Yanyan was furious when she heard it. She went crazy and scolded me for having no conscience. She threatened me that unless she died, she would make a big mess. I didn't dare to say anything more."
"Cheng Xinru loves me without limits. She will do whatever I ask her to do. I gave her 5,000 yuan and hinted to her that only death can separate me from Qian Yanyan. I know that she has a brother who likes gambling and often asks her for money. This brother is a pig killer in the countryside and has a lot of strength. People who have killed pigs have a lot of evil spirits and are not afraid of killing people. Driven by profit, there is nothing that a gambler can't do."
"Sure enough, Cheng Xinru took the money and found her brother, and they planned to take action. I told her that Qian Yanyan went out to play mahjong every night and would not return home until around 9:30. Cheng Xinru understood, and her brother really succeeded in one strike."
"The plan was originally flawless, but there was a variable like Min Chenghe!"
"Such an ugly man, like a ghost, follows Yanyan every day. If he really likes Yanyan, why didn't he fight with me before marriage? Why must he haunt me after Yanyan and I got married? Yanyan and I have been married for more than ten years, and now he suddenly comes out to show his affection to me. He is really a psychopath."
Every word he said left every police officer present dumbfounded.
Three views collapsed.
The police officer in charge of taking the statement couldn't help but snorted and cursed quietly: "What the hell!"
Xiang Dong, however, was unaware of this. He seemed to have become a completely different person. He was terribly excited and talked incessantly.
"He even wants to poke me with a pick. What a bullshit! Min Chenghe is so ugly, which woman would like him? And he dares to spit on me? Pah!"
"If he had the guts, he would go and pester Qian Yanyan, just like Cheng Xinru pestered me, making it impossible for me to resist. All he does all day is work. God gave him a mouth, but it's as if he didn't have one. He's tongue-tied. He even follows Qian Yanyan when she plays mahjong. I absolutely don't believe that they don't have legs!"
It was as if a ferocious beast was awakened in his heart. At this moment, Xiang Dong was talking dirty and had lost his usual gentle manner.
Zhao Xiangwan interrupted his curse on Min Chenghe: "Xiang Dong, Cheng Xinru ordered someone to kill Qian Yanyan. It was your instigation, right?"
Xiang Dong was stunned: "Instigation?"
【What is considered as instigation? 】
【That was a hint.】
Zhao Xiangwan clapped his right hand, making a crisp "Pa!"
Xiang Dong's mind went blank for a moment.
"Yes, instigation. Using persuasion, induction, instruction, instigation, bribery, threats and other methods, one can instill one's own intentions into a person who originally had no intentions, causing him to carry out the behavior according to the intentions of the instigator."
The word "crime" was omitted from Zhao Xiangwan's words. With the sudden sound of the blow, Xiang Dong did not become alert, but nodded subconsciously: "If instigation includes instigation and instruction, then what I am doing is also considered..."
Zhao Xiangwan smiled: "Very good."
He personally admitted to instigating the crime.
But that's not enough.
As long as Xiang Dong wakes up, he can still change his confession, but there must be solid evidence.
Without waiting for Xiang Dong to react, Zhao Xiangwan bent down and got closer to Xiang Dong: "How much do you earn every month?"
"The salary plus allowances, and some other subsidies, is about one thousand."
“How much can be saved?”
"Hand over 500 yuan, and the rest is just enough for your own expenses."
After Xiang Dong cheated on her, Qian Yanyan took back his financial power and asked him to hand over 500 yuan every month, leaving 500 yuan for expenses. Xiang Dong basically didn't spend any money on food, clothing, housing and transportation. It should be enough for him to live a rich and comfortable life with 500 yuan, but he had to support his mistress and show off in front of his first love, so he was actually stretched to the limit.
Zhao Xiangwan pressed on: "Where did you get the 5,000 yuan you gave Cheng Xinru?"
Xiang Dong felt the pressure.
Zhao Xiangwan raised his right hand and clapped his left palm heavily.
"Bang!"
Xiang Dong's shoulders trembled and he shrank his neck: "Two thousand is the bonus I just received, and the other three thousand is from selling a watch."
Zhao Xiangwan sneered and said, "Why are you willing to invest so much money?"
The distance between the two was very close, breaking the intimate distance between people, and Xiang Donghun felt uncomfortable. Zhao Xiangwan's eyes were like lightning, making Xiang Dong's scalp tingle. He felt like a prey caught in a trap, and looked up at the sky blankly.
There, there are a pair of hunter's eyes.
Xiang Dong felt a tight suffocation and just wanted to end the conversation quickly: "Cheng Xinru needs to pay to find someone to do it."
Zhao Xiangwan said "Oh" meaningfully.
Xiang Dong opened his eyes wide and met Zhao Xiangwan's gaze. In her amber eyes, he saw himself standing upside down, shrunken, and humble.
In an instant, Xiang Dong regained consciousness and broke out in a cold sweat.
Xiang Dong was about to open his mouth to defend himself when Zhao Xiangwan suddenly straightened up, turned to Huo Zhuo and said, "Okay, you can answer the remaining questions."
Zhao Xiangwan walked out of the interrogation room, followed by Zhu Feipeng, Zhu Kang and Ji Zhao.
Huo Zhuo explained a few things and then came out to ask Zhao Xiangwan: "Didn't you ask very well? Why did you suddenly stop asking?"
Standing in the corridor, Zhao Xiangwan smiled slightly and pointed to his ear: "Xiang Dong is afraid of noise, did you see that?"
Huo Zhuo suddenly realized: "Yes, I mean why you keep slapping the table!"
Zhao Xiangwan said: "Captain Huo, we have the confession, and money is the key. Go to the Finance Office of the Transmission Machinery Factory to check when Xiang Dong's 2,000 yuan bonus will be paid out, and also..."
Huo Zhuo responded quickly: "Don't worry, I will track down the source of the other 3,000 yuan."
Zhao Xiangwan nodded and looked at his watch: "Captain Huo, please make arrangements. I need to meet Ai Linglan. Oh, yes, let Cheng Xinru meet Ai Linglan together."
Huo Zhuo's eyes lit up when he heard this. Xiang Dong's lover and his first love must have been a whirlwind of excitement. How could he be missing from such an exciting scene?
Huo Zhuo said, "Wait a moment, I'll make the arrangements."
Having said that, Huo Zhuo walked into the interrogation room with great interest and ended the interrogation of Xiang Dong.
Xiang Dong signed the transcript, saying that everything was induced by Zhao Xiangwan, but that was not his intention. Huo Zhuo raised his eyelids, glanced at him coldly, and slammed the table heavily: "What did Officer Zhao induce you to do? You admitted it yourself."
Huo Zhuo's slap made Xiang Dong's eyebrows jump. He didn't say anything else and signed obediently.
On the other side, Ai Linglan was sitting in the call room.
She did not arrest anyone, but instead reported the case to the city police station.
When she was told that she was summoned because of the murder of Qian Yanyan, Ai Linglan looked disdainful and raised her chin proudly: "I don't know any Qian Yanyan. I hope you have a reasonable explanation. I'm very busy at work. Please don't waste my time."
The public security officers didn't care about the leader of the Provincial Investment Promotion Bureau. With the summons warrant in hand, they successfully took her to the summons room.
Ellinglan waited for two full hours, growing angrier and angrier.
However, the Public Security Bureau is not a hotel, and the service attitude is good. The police here all had stern faces and serious attitudes. They didn't know anything when asked, and just told her to wait.
After waiting for a long time, someone came and took her to an interrogation room. Seeing the eight big words on the wall: "Leniency to those who confess, severity to those who resist", Ai Linglan was a little nervous: "What do you mean? I am not a suspect, you have no right to interrogate me!"
In the interrogation room, there were two iron chairs placed in an empty space.
An iron table with a clean surface, containing only a pile of documents, a notebook and two pens.
Ai Linglan followed the instructions of the public security police and picked a chair and sat down.
Everything here was so strange and cold that she felt like she was sitting on pins and needles.
The door opened, and Huo Zhuo, Zhao Xiangwan and others rushed in and sat down at the table.
Huo Zhuo was very polite: "Comrade Ai Linglan, don't worry, there is still a suspect who has not arrived."
When Ai Linglan heard the word "also", she immediately frowned: "What do you mean? Am I a suspect? Qian Yanyan's murder has nothing to do with me!"
Huo Zhuo responded calmly: "Don't worry, you will know in a moment."
Two minutes later, led by two female police officers, Cheng Xinru walked in handcuffed, with disheveled hair and a gloomy look on her face.
At this moment, Cheng Xinru already knew that her crime was unforgivable and her life was in danger.
When asking her second brother to kill someone, Cheng Xinru was not afraid;
Upon hearing that Qian Yanyan was murdered, Cheng Xinru was simply overjoyed.
Before the police came to her house, Cheng Xinru fantasized every day that once things calmed down, she would be able to be with Xiang Dong openly and happily holding hands.
But now, everything is over.
Imprisoned in the detention center, Cheng Xinru was filled with regret.
I regretted having the idea of killing someone under Xiang Dong's instigation, I regretted dragging my second brother into this for my own benefit, I regretted having the lucky mentality of thinking that the police wouldn't find out...
There is no medicine for regret in this world, Cheng Xinru felt like her heart was burning.
She now had only one thought in her mind: even if it meant death, she would drag Xiang Dong into the water and become a pair of him with the same fate.
Cheng Xinru walked to the chair with a blank expression and was about to sit down when she saw a figure out of the corner of her eye. She turned her head and met Ai Linglan's eyes.
Cheng Xinru's pupils shrank and she stood there in a daze.
"Ellinglan!"
Ai Linglan heard Cheng Xinru calling out her name, and looked up, only to find a strange face. She looked at Cheng Xinru coldly, with an arrogant attitude: "Who are you?"
[This is what the police said, another suspect?]
Why does she recognize me?
[It's so embarrassing to be called by a suspect in a place like this! ]
Huo Zhuo sat back and watched with interest the two of Xiang Dong's new and old loves introducing themselves to each other in the interrogation room.
Cheng Xinru was hurt by Ai Linglan's eyes. She straightened her chest and dropped her handcuffed hands: "I'm Cheng Xinru, from Xiang Dong..." She hesitated, her eyes wandering.
Alarm bells rang in Ai Linglan's mind. She narrowed her eyes, looked Cheng Xinru up and down, and snorted coldly: "What?"
[No wonder I was called to the police station.]
[Where did this suspect come from? He actually knew Xiang Dong. How unlucky! ]
[That's not right. Why did Xiang Dong's people involve me? No one knows the relationship between Xiang Dong and me.]
Cheng Xinru couldn't even save her life now, so she didn't care about her face. After hesitating for a moment, she said, "I am Xiang Dong's lover. We have been together for five years."
Ai Linglan was originally sitting in a chair, but she stood up in shock at Cheng Xinru's words: "What?!"
This time, it was Cheng Xinru's turn to sneer: "I heard that you are Xiang Dong's first love, right? You are so old, but you still cling to Xiang Dong, how shameless!"
Ai Linglan had never been wronged like this before. She was so angry that her face turned red and her lips trembled: "What are you talking about?! Xiang Dong and I are just superiors and subordinates."
Cheng Xinru squinted at Ai Linglan, her eyes full of disdain: "I've seen a lot of women like you. You rely on your money to look down on this and that. You look noble on the outside, but you're actually a slut. When you see a decent man, you throw yourself on him. You bitch!"
Ai Linglan was so angry that she felt dizzy. She couldn't win the argument with Cheng Xinru, so she turned to look at Huo Zhuo: "Captain Huo, what do you mean by this? Did you bring me here to be insulted?"
Huo Zhuo stood up and said in a deep voice: "Cheng Xinru, sit down honestly!"
After the police officer spoke, Cheng Xinru became much more obedient and sat down obediently.
Ai Linglan snorted and sat down in dismay, turning away, not wanting to face the policeman sitting behind the desk. The row of olive green uniforms dazzled her eyes, and for a moment she did not notice Zhao Xiangwan's presence.
Huo Zhuo saw that the two women had calmed down, then he turned to look at Zhao Xiangwan: "Officer Zhao, let's start."
Ai Linglan then noticed Zhao Xiangwan. Thinking of what she had said to her in the hotel, Ai Linglan's eyes darkened: "Officer Zhao? Aren't you from the Xing City Public Security Bureau? Why are you sitting here?"
Huo Zhuo said: "Officer Zhao is a criminal investigation expert invited by the Zhu City Police."
Ai Linglan stared at Zhao Xiangwan intently, and the scene of their first meeting emerged in her mind.
Ai Linglan remembered that she had once questioned Zhao Xiangwan's identity: If Director Xu hadn't called me, you would have no right to sit here and interrogate me.
How did Zhao Xiangwan respond at that time?
Zhao Xiangwan responded with something that left her puzzled: Director Ai, this is not an interrogation.
Now, in this cold and ruthless interrogation room that made people breathless, looking at Zhao Xiangwan in uniform with a solemn face, Ai Linglan suddenly understood what Zhao Xiangwan said before he left.
——At this moment, countless eyes were staring at me, the police were standing by in a serious line, and I was trembling, at a loss. This was the real interrogation!
Zhao Xiangwan did not ask Ai Linglan, but looked directly at Cheng Xinru: "Cheng Xinru, you said that it was Xiang Dong who instigated you to find someone to kill Qian Yanyan, right?"
Cheng Xinru had already given up and nodded honestly: "Yes! It was Xiang Dong who asked me to do it. He gave me 5,000 yuan before the New Year and said that Qian Yanyan would never divorce him even if she died. Only death could free him from Qian Yanyan's control. In order for the two of us to be a long-term couple, the only way is to get rid of Qian Yanyan."
This was the first time Ai Linglan knew of Cheng Xinru's existence. She turned her head and stared at Cheng Xinru's profile, her chest heaving up and down, her lips tightly clenched.
[Is she Xiang Dong's lover? ]
[They dated for five years? ]
[Xiang Dong gave her 5,000 yuan before the New Year? Haha, how ridiculous! ]
Hearing Ai Linglan's jealous words, Zhao Xiangwan accelerated the interrogation of Cheng Xinru: "Xiang Dong has admitted that of the 5,000 yuan given to you, 2,000 is his bonus, and the other 3,000 is what he got from selling his watch."
Cheng Xinru laughed when she heard it: "Haha! Haha...right? I told you, everything was instigated by Xiang Dong. If it wasn't for marrying him and living with him, why would I take such a risk? I love him, he loves me, and I did everything just to be with him."
Cheng Xinru glanced at Ai Linglan smugly and said, "Xiang Dong and I have been together for five years. Who do you think you are?"
At this moment, Ellen felt like a joke.
First love is hard to forget. First love is hard to forget.
Seventeen or eighteen years old, young and in love, two souls who have suffered a lot come close to each other. After a day's work, their bodies are sore. The happiest time is to sit shoulder to shoulder on the straw stack, basking in the sunset and thinking about the future.
They originally thought that with the resumption of the college entrance examination, the two would be able to enter university together and live happily together from then on. However, they did not expect that during the political review in the first year, Ai Linglan was rejected because of her overseas connections.
One of the lovers went to college, and the other stayed in the countryside. When they parted, Ai Linglan took off her wool vest, knitted a scarf and gave it to Xiang Dong, hoping that it would keep him warm forever.
Ai Linglan failed the college entrance examination the following year, and Xiang Dong's letters became less and less frequent. In 1979, Ai Linglan's relatives found her and helped her return to the city, and the two lost contact.
Later, the country opened its doors and the spring breeze of reform blew across the country. Ai Linglan's uncle took her to Hong Kong, where she studied at university and for graduate school.
Ai Linglan had been briefly married, but the marriage was not harmonious.
She could not forget her childhood love and always wanted to find Xiang Dong to ask him if he still remembered the oath they made under the strawstack.
Last September, when Ai Linglan brought her uncle to the Zhushi Transmission Machinery Factory for inspection and met Xiang Dong, they were attracted to each other at first sight.
His lover from his youth is still handsome and elegant. She is still in his heart and he will never forget their friendship.
In this way, taking advantage of the construction of the automobile industrial park, Ai Linglan would come to Zhu City twice a month to meet with Xiang Dong privately.
According to Xiang Dong, he had an unhappy marriage. His wife was born into a working-class family and had no manners. She ordered him around and had a strong desire to control him.
Ai Linglan sympathized with him, comforted him, and promised that if he got divorced, she would help him transfer to the provincial capital so that he could get rid of the control of Qian's family forever.
However, looking at Cheng Xinru's smile full of ridicule and assertion of sovereignty, Ai Linglan felt a sharp pain in her heart. Only then did she wake up and realize that Xiang Dong had been deceiving her.
Xiang Dong was speaking sweet words to himself while on the other hand he was being affectionate with Cheng Xinru.
He said he wanted to get rid of his wife's control, but that was all lies!
Ai Linglan disdained to argue with Cheng Xinru and replied coldly: "You and Xiang Dong conspired to murder your wife. What does it have to do with me?"
Zhao Xiangwan stared at Ai Linglan: "Ai Linglan, Xiang Dong killed his wife, do you have any evidence?"
Ai Linglan raised her eyes and met Zhao Xiangwan's gaze. In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through her mind.
Ai Linglan is not an ignorant girl, she knows how to weigh the pros and cons.
The reason why she is dating Xiang Dong is that first love is hard to forget and love beautifies Xiang Dong. On the other hand, it is rare for Ai Linglan to find a man she likes at her age.
Find a young one, because you are afraid of the uncertainty and the other party may be attracted by her background and money;
Find someone older, because Ai Linglan doesn't like his flabby muscles and old face.
He wasted time until he was almost 40 years old when he met his first love. Xiang Dong was good-looking and had a good figure. He was a senior engineer with education and skills. He was capable of bringing his talents to others and making contributions to his career.
As for Xiang Dong's marriage, Ai Linglan didn't care at all.
In her opinion, a good man should be snatched away!
Which woman would be willing to let go of a truly good man? Only by fighting for him can you gain happiness.
Xiang Dong promised her that he would handle his marriage well.
Ai Linglan made two requests.
First, don't have children.
Second, no future troubles can be left behind.
Xiang Dong once wrote her a letter, clearly assuring her that he would take care of everything, that Qian Yanyan would not cause any trouble, and that Ai Linglan's future would not be affected.
However, Ai Linglan absolutely could not accept that Xiang Dong discussed divorce and marriage with her on the one hand, but on the other hand, he discussed killing his wife with Cheng Xinru!
Ai Linglan may be immoral, but she will never commit a crime!
Thinking of this, Ai Linglan made up her mind, took a deep breath, looked at Zhao Xiangwan, and said word by word: "Xiang Dong and I did have a private affair, but it was limited to this. If you don't believe me, I still have the letters he wrote to me."
Zhao Xiangwan raised his lips and asked, "What's in the letter?"
Ai Linglan's voice was extremely cold: "He promised me that he would take good care of Qian Yanyan."
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