Chapter 24 Pan Guoqing

◎Looks simple and honest, smiles whenever he sees someone◎

Half an hour later, Zhao Qingyun met Zhao Xiangwan in the interrogation room.

Looking at the girl who looked exactly like him, Zhao Qingyun's expression of despair became filled with a glimmer of hope. This is my biological daughter, she will definitely be able to help me!

After numbly answering the questions the police had asked countless times, Zhao Xiangwan suddenly asked a question: "Why do you think Pan Guoqing framed you?"

Zhao Qingyun slowly raised his head and said with a wry smile: "Do I even need to ask this? I had an affair with his wife, wouldn't he hate me if he knew about it?"

Zhao Xiangwan continued to ask: "Didn't you keep it a secret? How did he know?"

Zhao Qingyun seemed to have thought of something, his face gradually turned red, and he stammered for a long time without saying anything.

This was the first time Xu Songling saw Zhao Qingyun look so embarrassed. He frowned and urged, "It's already this late. What are you still trying to hide?"

Zhao Qingyun looked at Zhao Xiangwan again, and made up his mind to tell the truth: "That night, Weng Pingfang told me that Pan Guoqing came home several times to pester her for sex, but Weng Pingfang thought he was unromantic and refused to give it to him. At that time, I thought that her relationship could not be made public after all, and I didn't want to make her man feel depressed, so I casually advised her a few words. Pan Guoqing has been away from home for many years, without a woman by his side. He is so hungry that his wife refuses to give him sex. Doesn't he have doubts? There is no such thing as a leaky wall in the world. If Pan Guoqing is interested, he will always find out."

Zhao Xiangwan understood.

Pan Guoqing is Weng Pingfang's legal husband. They are rarely together because they are always on business trips. After finally coming back for the New Year, he would definitely like to spend more time with her. However, Weng Pingfang is Zhao Qingyun's lover, and she has given all her love to Zhao Qingyun. She despises Pan Guoqing and refuses to have sex with him. Pan Guoqing becomes suspicious and discovers their relationship, so he wants to kill her.

——If that's the case, it makes sense.

Discussing his private affairs in front of his own daughter, Zhao Qingyun felt as if he was stripped naked and hung on the wall for public display, and his face was humiliated.

Zhao Xiangwan was calmer than everyone thought. He pretended not to notice Zhao Qingyun's blushing face and took the initiative to change the subject: "Why do you suspect Ruan Wenlun?"

"Nguyen Van Lun and I have been competing for the position of Secretary-General for more than a year, both openly and covertly. As the result will be announced after the Chinese New Year, he knows that he has no chance, so it is possible that he deliberately picked on me."

"If they just wanted to bring you down, wouldn't it be much easier to just report you for your conduct? Why would you have to take on a murder case?"

"Forehead..."

Zhao Qingyun was speechless for a moment. Zhao Xiangwan was right. He and Nguyen Van Lun had a dispute in the officialdom, and it was not worth the loss if someone died. This was not like his style.

Zhao Xiangwan got the answer he wanted, closed the notebook, stood up and prepared to leave.

"Zhao Xiangwan."

Zhao Qingyun called her carefully, "I'm sorry for what happened in the past. I hope you don't take it to heart. Even if the bones are broken, the tendons are still connected, right?"

Hearing the words "I'm sorry", Zhao Xiangwan didn't know whether she was happy or worried. She shook her head and said calmly, "This is my duty."

Zhao Xiangwan walked forward, his back firm and confident.

Zhao Qingyun looked at his daughter's tall and slender figure, who looked so heroic in her uniform, and was dazed for a moment. If he hadn't abandoned her and taken good care of her, would she have fewer thorns on her body? Would she have been as obedient as Chen Yang, clinging to his arm and calling him daddy?

This girl is so smart and has a very smart mind. She can see through what I am thinking at a glance. When they first met at the Four Seasons Hotel, why did I feel that she was just a country girl with no background, no ability, and not as good as Zhao Chenyang?

Do you regret it?

At this moment, Zhao Qingyun knew clearly that he regretted it.

The first person Zhao Xiangwan investigated was Weng Pingfang's husband, Pan Guoqing.

Pan Guoqing, who looked honest, smiled whenever he saw anyone, and wore a simple blue cotton jacket, was very popular in the construction machinery factory. When faced with the police's inquiries, he answered every question and was very cooperative.

He Mingyu was kindhearted and sympathetic to the weak. She had a good impression of Pan Guoqing and whispered to Zhao Xiangwan, "Weng Pingfang was not a faithful wife, but it was a pity that Pan Guoqing was gossiped about. This person... is just greedy. She was not satisfied with marrying an honest man, but had to find an official to satisfy her vanity. What happened? He hurt others and himself!"

Zhao Xiangwan glanced at her and reminded her, "Don't let your personal feelings get involved. Take notes carefully."

He Mingyu's heart skipped a beat and he subconsciously looked up at Pan Guoqing.

He has a square face, with pink marks of acne on his cheeks, small eyes, a big mouth, and a wide nose. He is a little ugly, but his smile is friendly. When he talks to people, he always leans forward unconsciously, with a kind attitude. Perhaps because he has been traveling for business for many years, he has developed the habit of pleasing others.

Is there something wrong with this person?

He Mingyu tried hard to use the micro-expression theory mentioned by Zhao Xiangwan to analyze what Pan Guoqing was thinking, but she was still confused.

What Zhao Xiangwan said sounds reasonable, but facial expressions, changes in pupil size, changes in eyes, and muscle twitching are all completed in an instant and are fleeting, staying on the face for less than 0.1 seconds. How can they be captured quickly?

In other words, Zhao Xiangwan is gifted with the ability to quickly capture even the slightest changes in facial expressions, and then combine them with the other person's body movements, voice and speech speed to determine the truth.

The earmuffs of Pan Guoqing's old cotton hat drooped down and moved, and it was obvious that he was very excited. As he spoke, he raised his rough and thick hands to cover his face, and the sound of pain came out from his palms, which seemed muffled.

"I don't know. I don't know anything. I'm out on business almost 300 days out of 365 days a year. I'm in charge of the northern region. The sales of heavy machinery there are good, and the commission for each piece sold is high. But there's one thing. Northerners drink too much. Once they sit down, they drink three cups. If I didn't have a good alcohol tolerance, I really couldn't stand it.

Pingfang doesn't like me drinking. Whenever I come home, she lectures me, telling me not to drink, not to drink. But she doesn't understand. If I don't drink... how can I get business? How can I make money to spend on her? I never thought that just because I didn't listen to her and I was away from home all year round and ignored her, she would actually... Oh!

I am not good-looking, I am not good at talking, and I don't know how to please people. I only know to give her the money I earn, and I don't know what flowers to send or what gifts to buy. She is so beautiful and has a clever mouth. Everyone around me praises her. I am not worthy of her. If I knew earlier that she had someone else outside, I would, I would, I would let her go. As long as she can feel happy, I can do anything. "

Pan Guoqing kept repenting, and there was not a trace of dissatisfaction with Weng Pingfang in his words, let alone Zhao Qingyun. Even though he was wearing a big green hat, he still defended Weng Pingfang in his words and deeds. Such a tolerant and generous man, even Zhu Feipeng felt a little sorry for him.

Zhao Xiangwan, however, was very calm.

Marriage requires mutual loyalty, and no one can be tolerant and generous if betrayal occurs.

In the case of the headless female corpse, the karaoke hall owner Wang Qiankun betrayed his first wife Cao Caiyan from the countryside. Cao Caiyan pushed all the responsibility onto the mistress and angrily killed all of Wang Qiankun's lovers, even chopping off their heads to vent her anger.

The parents of her roommate Zhang Yalan are at odds. Zhang Shiyong betrays Yuan Dongmei and brings his pregnant mistress to provoke her. The weak Yuan Dongmei cries in pain and, with the support of her daughter, she resolutely files for divorce and breaks off all ties with him.

Even Zhao Qingyun and Wei Meihua, who were considered a model couple by everyone, could see Wei Meihua's anger and sadness when faced with Zhao Qingyun's betrayal.

But Pan Guoqing didn't show any anger at all, which was abnormal.

When something is abnormal, there must be something wrong.

"Where were you from 10pm to 12am on the 11th?" Zhu Feipeng repeated this key question.

Pan Guoqing put down his hands, his yellowish whites of eyes were bloodshot, and he answered mechanically: "I was drinking with Qian Zhenye, my master when I joined the factory. It was a rare trip for me to come back. Qian Zhenye was the master who taught me how to drive when I joined the factory. He usually likes this kind of wine. It happened that I brought two bottles of good wine from the north, so I went to his house to drink. We drank and talked, and when we got drunk, we fell asleep on the bed and woke up at eight or nine o'clock the next morning."

"Have you always been at Qian Zhenye's house?"

"Yes, I drank from 6pm to 9 or 10pm. I got drunk and don't remember anything."

“Who can prove it?”

"Qian Zhenye, he has always been with me."

"Is there no one else in Qian Zhenye's home?"

"His wife took the children back to her parents' home, and he was the only one at home during those two days. Otherwise, I wouldn't have dared to bring alcohol to his house to drink."

After Zhu Feipeng asked, he turned to look at Zhao Xiangwan. Zhao Xiangwan nodded slightly, signaling him to continue.

Pan Guoqing saw the subtle movements of the three police officers and immediately became alert. The police had sent three teams to question him before, and each time went very smoothly, except this time.

What's the difference? Pan Guoqing thought carefully.

Pan Guoqing had been traveling around for many years, dealing with all kinds of people. He could tell at a glance that Zhao Xiangwan was just a trainee policeman.

Normally, the trainee police officer is just a supporting role and has no right to speak. However, judging from the eye contact between Zhu Feipeng and Zhao Xiangwan, it is clear that Zhao Xiangwan is firmly in the leading position.

After he answered so many questions, even Zhu Feipeng and He Mingyu were somewhat moved. However, Zhao Xiangwan's eyes were full of alienation, as if he was an audience sitting on a high platform watching a play, not affected by his emotions at all.

Pan Guoqing's hard inner wall finally loosened. With a trace of sadness in his eyes, he stood up, brewed three cups of tea and placed them in front of Zhu Feipeng and others, saying words of apology.

"I'm really sorry for asking three police officers to come here. I've been busy dealing with Pingfang's death these days and I really don't have the energy to keep up. Please forgive me if there is anything I missed. I just hope I can help you and catch the murderer as soon as possible."

[Nothing went wrong, right? Probably not. His alibi was perfect, he said nothing wrong, and his attitude was just right. He showed respect and awe for the police, while also being calm and obedient. Very good, very good.]

Zhao Xiangwan had just been listening to what Pan Guoqing was thinking, but he didn't think anything was unusual. Now that he finally heard Pan Guoqing's true feelings, Zhao Xiangwan's pale eyes lit up.