Chapter 38 Interrogation
◎You can’t grow two kinds of melons on the same vine◎
Zhao Xiangwan did not give her any room to retreat and continued to ask:
"Where? In the house or out?"
Zhou Jingrong quickly withdrew his gaze and stood stiffly somewhere in the room.
"Oh, outside. Buried or thrown away?"
When he heard the word "buried", Zhou Jingrong's eyebrows twitched unconsciously.
"Well, it's buried. Can you see it from here?"
Zhou Jingrong was misled by her and subconsciously argued: "No, no."
"Good, I can see it."
Zhao Xiangwan's eyes were sharp. He raised his slender fingers slightly, pointed at the French window, and suddenly raised his voice: "The cup with thallium salt in it was buried by you under that pear tree, right?!"
When Xu Juncai heard the word "thallium salt", he was struck by lightning. He loosened his hand and looked at Zhao Xiangwan. He finally regained his sanity from his rage and realized that the girl in front of him looked very familiar.
——Her eyes were slightly narrowed, with a gleam of light flashing. She was Zhao Qingyun’s biological daughter, Zhao Xiangwan.
Zhao Qingyun's family was in a turmoil over the issue of the real and fake daughter, and the instigator was this Zhao Xiangwan.
What was she doing here? Why was she trying to track down the whereabouts of the thallium salt water cup? Wasn't the Qin Yueying case closed long ago? Why was the old case suddenly brought up again?
Xu Juncai turned to look at Zhou Jingrong, and seemed to have discovered something from her frightened eyes. At this moment, all the conflicts and anger took a back seat, and the most important thing at the moment was to get through this hurdle first.
Xu Juncai extended his hand to Zhao Xiangwan and laughed, "Oh, the flood washed away the Dragon King Temple. I didn't expect that it was my niece Xian who came to visit. Your father Zhao Qingyun and I are old friends. Why didn't you say hello before coming?"
Gao Guangqiang felt like he had heard a lot of gossip. First, a wife poisoned her husband's lover, then a wealthy woman murdered her husband, and now it suddenly appeared that Zhao Xiangwan was an old friend of the person under investigation. What was going on? He turned around and looked at He Mingyu with doubt in his eyes.
He Mingyu was also shocked at this moment. Zhao Xiangwan was really tight-lipped. Her father was Weng Pingfang's lover, the provincial party committee leader Zhao Qingyun? When investigating Weng Pingfang's case, Zhao Xiangwan did not reveal a word.
He Mingyu shook his head and spread his hands, meaning that he didn't know either.
Zhao Xiangwan put his hands behind his back and watched Xu Juncai's clumsy performance calmly.
Wei Meihua thinks it is a shame to have a daughter out of wedlock and refuses to acknowledge that Zhao Xiangwan is her biological daughter. Zhao Qingyun is willing to get to know her, but his purpose is to have more children and more paths, and to use his daughter's abilities and connections to take his career to the next level.
They told this secret to Xu Juncai, and most likely asked him not to tell anyone else. But Xu Juncai, in order to protect himself, was the first to sell them out and make the secret public.
Zhao Xiangwan said calmly: "I'm sorry, I'm not familiar with you or Zhao Qingyun."
So embarrassing!
Xu Juncai's face twitched, and he awkwardly withdrew his hand. He bent down to help Zhou Jingrong up, and said with a forced smile, "Housework, housework, I'm sorry to make a fool of myself. Everyone, I have something to do at home today, so I won't entertain you. Please go back."
Zhao Xiangwan didn't give them a chance to catch their breath. He turned to Xu Liangju and said, "Take the shovel and dig!"
Xu Liangju and He Mingyu had already been dazzled by her smooth operation. When they heard her order, they immediately stood up and said, "Yes!" They trotted away, took out the engineering shovels from the jeep, and started digging around the pear tree.
Seeing what was happening outside the window, Zhou Jingrong's face turned pale and his hands began to tremble like chaff.
[What should I do? What should I do if the cup is found? I spent 2,000 yuan to buy the cup from Qiao Xiaohong. I didn't know what to do with it when I got home. If I threw it away, I was afraid someone would find it and report it; if I destroyed it, the stainless steel was very hard. After thinking about it, I could only dig a hole and bury it at night.
At first, I always felt like someone was watching me, and I was afraid of being discovered. As time went on, I felt a kind of pleasure of revenge. Whenever Xu Juncai went out to look for his lover, I would sit in the living room and look at the pear tree. When I thought of the gift he gave to his lover buried under the pear tree, and it was this gift that almost cost his lover's life, I felt indescribably happy.
How could I have forgotten that this water cup is an important piece of evidence in the poisoning case? I actually put it right under my nose, and accidentally fell into the trap of Zhao Xiangwan, the devil! Did I say anything? I didn't say anything, how did she know that the water cup was buried under the pear tree? Zhao Qingyun, this biological girl, is very evil! 】
Xu Juncai lowered his voice and cursed in her ear: "Idiot!"
[How dare she keep such evidence at home? Even if she quietly throws it into a garbage dump far away, it is better than burying it under a tree! She keeps it under her nose every day. Is she afraid that the police will come to her house? What an idiot! So stupid! Doesn't she know that she will be beheaded? Rich people in Xing City play with women and have one or two illegitimate children. Those are all romantic affairs that can be dealt with with money. But poisoning and killing people is illegal! You will go to jail! How dare she!
She poisoned me and made me infertile. Although she was vicious and hateful, the people did not report it and the officials did not investigate it. In the end, it was still a family conflict. I could just beat her up and scold her a few times behind closed doors. But Qin Yueying... She was the victim of the campus poisoning case that shocked the whole city. Zhou Jingrong was arrested. How could I, as a husband, have a good ending? I did so many shady things, bribery, accepting bribes, gambling... She knew about it. What if she accidentally told them? Wouldn't the whole family go to jail! 】
Zhao Xiangwan sat aside and stared at the two of them, taking in their thoughts. Very good, two fruits cannot grow on the same vine, Zhou Jingrong and Xu Juncai, neither of them can escape.
Gao Guangqiang originally wanted to go out and dig the soil with them, but seeing Zhao Xiangwan alone in the living room, he was afraid that she would be bullied if she was left alone, so he sat aside. However, his eyes were always on Liu Liangju and He Mingyu who were busy outside the window.
As time passed, Xu Juncai wanted to drag Zhou Jingrong aside to discuss countermeasures, but was stopped by Zhao Xiangwan: "Until the results come out, please stay in the living room."
Xu Juncai was so angry at her that he almost had a heart attack: "This is my home! Do I have to listen to you about where I go?" This biological daughter of Zhao Qingyun is simply his nemesis. Her eyes are like staring at a thief, making people breathless.
Zhao Xiangwan had a stern face and a serious expression: "This involves a poisoning case from eight years ago, please be honest!"
“You, you, you!”
Xu Juncai raised his hand and pointed at Zhao Xiangwan. He kept saying "you, you, you" for a long time but nothing came of it. He suddenly thought of something, walked quickly to the TV and started to make a call.
When the call was connected, Xu Juncai said, "Is this Director Yao? Yes, I am Xu Juncai. Several police officers from your municipal bureau have come. They are very rude, especially trainee police officer Zhao Xiangwan. Is this how your public security bureau treats law-abiding citizens?"
After a few words, Xu Juncai handed the phone to Gao Guangqiang: "Director Yao wants you to answer the phone."
Yao Hu, the deputy director of the Municipal Bureau who was in charge of logistics and infrastructure, lectured Gao Guangqiang on the phone: "What are you doing? Mr. Xu is a star entrepreneur in the city. He has been on TV and has great influence in the business community. You are an old comrade, so don't be too reckless! And what about that trainee police officer Zhao Shiwan? Who is she? You should educate her well..."
"Yeah, yeah," Gao Guangqiang said perfunctorily, while observing the movements outside the window with his peripheral vision. Suddenly, he saw He Mingyu holding up a plastic bag with his right hand, and a hint of pink could be seen faintly under the mud.
——The water cup was found! The key evidence in the poisoning case was finally found!
Gao Guangqiang shouted excitedly: "Found it!" Without caring that Director Yao was still mumbling on the other end of the phone, he hung up the phone with a "click".
Xu Juncai looked out the window and his face turned pale.
Zhou Jingrong began to stagger and was about to fall.
Xu Juncai held Zhou Jingrong's back and shouted in a low voice: "Why are you panicking! It's just a water cup. You think it's something I gave away. Is there anything wrong with you hiding your discomfort? Don't be afraid!"
Hearing the strong hint in his words, Zhou Jingrong's face gradually turned red and he raised his head to look at Xu Juncai.
[Yes, I picked up this cup from the dormitory. I put it away because Juncai gave it away. If I didn’t tell anyone, who would know that I bought it from Qiao Xiaohong?]
He Mingyu walked into the house carrying a dirty plastic bag and raised his head at Zhao Xiangwan: "We found the cup, go back and hand it over to the physical evidence department." As long as traces of thallium salt are found in it, it will be ironclad evidence!
Zhao Xiangwan looked at Gao Guangqiang.
Gao Guangqiang's body trembled, and he finally realized his role. He raised his head and chest, and said loudly: "Zhou Jingrong, Xu Juncai, please cooperate with our police!"
Xu Juncai's expression changed and he took a step back: "This has nothing to do with me!"
Zhou Jingrong's eyes were filled with resentment as she stared at Xu Juncai motionlessly.
Xu Juncai shouted, "You are so jealous, Zhou Jingrong! When I went to Japan for an inspection, I bought two water cups. I gave a white one to you and a pink one to Qin Yueying. Why can't you tolerate it?"
After being married for so many years, Zhou Jingrong knows Xu Juncai too well.
[He is hinting at me that I cannot admit it. Yes, even if the police find the cup, so what? I just said that I stole it from the dormitory. What's there to be afraid of? If I bring something from my own home, is that considered stealing?]
Zhao Xiangwan heard her plan clearly and glanced at Xu Juncai: "Boss Xu, we are just conducting a routine investigation. There is no need to exonerate yourself in such a hurry, right?"
He Mingyu and Zhao Xiangwan worked well together. As soon as they heard what she said, they knew that she wanted to bring Xu Juncai into the bureau for investigation. They immediately responded, "Yes, Mr. Xu, you almost strangled Ms. Zhou to death just now. We have reason to suspect that you want to kill her to silence her. Please come with us."
劉良駒右手提着工兵鏟，搖頭不屑地說：“唉！夫妻本是同林鳥，大難臨頭各自飛啊。”
周荊容現在亂了方寸，警察的話正戳中心窩，頸脖間的疼痛感在提醒她：剛才這個自己名義上的丈夫，有一剎那真的動了殺念。
周荊容的目光裏漸漸多了分寒意：“這個水杯，就是他讓我去拿的！要是調查，那就一起去吧。”
徐俊才一聽，氣急敗壞地吼：“你，你真是瘋了！”
周荊容看着他，陰郁蒼白的臉上帶着狠辣：“徐俊才，當你找了一個又一個女人的時候，當你拉着秦月影的手去做懷孕檢查的時候，我就已經瘋了！要活一起活，要死一起死！”
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徐氏建築公司總裁、總裁夫人同時被市局拘留，這事一傳開，整個市局都震驚了。
“怎麽會？徐俊才可是工商界的守法代表！前幾年好像還頒發了一個好市民獎給他呢。”
“周荊容的舅舅是省人民醫院的院長，父母是建委領導，現在雖然都退了休，但一家人在星市可是有頭有臉的人物，她到底是怎麽了？”
“聽說和八年前的案子有關，痕跡科正在加班對新物證進行檢測。”
“重案一組全是愣頭青，也就他們敢這麽做。什麽證據都沒有，直接把人給帶回來了。怕只怕，請神容易送神難啊……”
許嵩嶺此刻被卷進漩渦中心，滿頭包。
彭局長把他叫到辦公室耳提面命：“他們年輕人不懂事，難道你也不懂事？周
荊容的父母、兄長都打電話過來責問，你讓我怎麽辦？”
許嵩嶺腰杆挺直：“怎麽辦？公事公辦。”
彭局長被他氣得七竅生煙：“先前你說要重啓舊案的時候我就不同意，可你一意孤行！這件事都過去八年，秦月影的父母都沒有再追查，你在這裏起什麽勁？現在好了，壓力全都堆到我這裏，你讓我怎麽辦？”
許嵩嶺冷着一張黑臉：“彭局，咱們警察的職責……”
彭局長無可奈何地擡起手，打斷他的話：“別跟我談什麽警察職責！現在你們的問題是，二十四小時之內必須調查清楚，如果沒有直接證據，那就得放人。”
許嵩嶺立定、敬禮：“是！”
彭局長嘆了一口氣：“我能幫你們的，也只有這二十四小時內不受外界幹擾。還有那個趙向晚，她才大一吧？只是個實習警察，不能讓她事事沖在前面，現在姚局長已經對她印象不好，将來……我怕木秀于林啊。”
許嵩嶺目光一凜，感覺到肩膀沉重的壓力，點頭應了一聲：“是！她是顆好苗子，我們要保護好她。”
彭局長拍了拍肩膀：“你知道就好，抓緊時間調查吧。”
許嵩嶺回到重案一組，一群人都圍上來，關切地問：“怎麽樣，許隊？彭局罵你了？咱們是不是該開始審訊了？”
看着一張張年青的面孔，許嵩嶺深吸一口氣：“只有二十四小時，咱們抓緊時間！”
目光一掃，竟然沒看到趙向晚，許嵩嶺皺眉道：“趙向晚呢？”
朱飛鵬回答：“她把周荊容送來之後，讓我們先例行訊問，她們那一組已經趕往珠市。”
珠市距離星市較近，一百二十多公裏路，開車走省道大約三小時左右到達。
晚上九點半，趙向晚讓劉良駒留在車上，自己帶着何明玉敲開一個住宅小區三樓的房間。
應門的，是一個神情疲憊的女人，三十歲左右年齡，但眼角已有細紋。她看到趙向晚、何明玉，皺了皺眉：“你們是？”
何明玉亮出警官證：“是喬小紅嗎？”
喬小紅瞳孔一縮，明顯有些慌亂：“是，是我，你們有什麽事？”見到警察，老百姓的第一反應是緊張與害怕。
趙向晚開門見山：“周荊容指證，是你将秦月影的水杯藏起來，并勒索她，請你和我們走一趟。”
“勒索？！”喬小紅一聽這話吓了一跳，“我哪裏勒索她了？明明是她做賊心虛，主動用兩千塊錢找我買的！”
何明玉一聽，不由得暗自給趙向晚豎了個大拇指。這話詐得好啊，讓她們狗咬狗，說出了真相。
裏頭傳來娃娃的哭聲，一個男人的聲音響起：“小紅，誰呀？虎子醒了。”
喬小紅忙對裏頭說：“知道了，我馬上過來。”
她壓低聲音：“兩位警官，我丈夫卧病在床，孩子還小，有什麽事能不能私下裏說？”
【這件事是我做得不地道，這八年來我天天都在擔憂，就怕哪一天事發。我對不起月影，所以老天也在懲罰我。兩年前懷孕，志強受工傷，完全失去生活能力，孩子現在又小，我兩頭照顧，簡直要崩潰了。】
趙向晚點頭道：“我們在樓下等你，十分鐘之後見。”
十分鐘之後，喬小紅如約而至。穿着件長袖睡衣，衣服領口帶着一圈奶漬，為了趕時間，她根本來不及修飾儀容。
喬小紅小心翼翼地問：“警官同志，我真的沒有勒索周荊容，請你們相信我……你們，不會是來抓我的吧？”
趙向晚搖搖頭：“我們過來了解情況。”
喬小紅內心略安：“那，你們要了解什麽？”
趙向晚：“水杯，為什麽藏起來？為什麽賣給周荊容？”
喬小紅眼圈一紅，轉過臉看向一旁路燈下盛開的月季花，怔怔地掉下淚來。這件事，壓在她心底八年，讓她時時良心不安。
既然警察同志都已經知道，既然周荊容都已經将事實說出，那她還有什麽可隐瞞的呢？
喬小紅長相一般，家境普通，喜歡說人閑話，愛占人小便宜，班級一共八個女生，她人緣最差。只有秦月影善良、大方，不介意喬小紅的小家子氣，一來二去兩人成為朋友。
兩人一起早起跑步，一起打飯、一起打開水、一起上課，好得跟連體嬰兒一樣。秦月影原本有什麽秘密都會和她分享，可是大三暑期實習之後就變了個人，每天獨來獨往，神神秘秘。
喬小紅有一種被抛棄的感覺。
過去，周末可以到秦月影家裏混吃混喝，穿她的新衣服，用她的新文具，現在她連一個喝水的杯子都不肯給她用。
一來二去的，喬小紅對秦月影産生不滿。
只可惜秦月影沉浸在美好的愛情之中，根本無暇關注身邊人，對喬小紅的情緒變化絲毫沒有察覺。徐俊才年紀比她大十幾歲，雖然事業有成，但畢竟離過婚（徐俊才說的），再加上徐俊才一直以來灌輸給秦月影的思想便是要先對外瞞着，等她大學畢業之後再宣布。因此秦月影連對自己父母都瞞着，自然也就不敢告訴喬小紅。
秦月影在繪圖室暈倒，喬小紅正好在她身邊，男同學慌着送她進醫院，喬小紅鬼使神差把她的水杯收進自己的書包。這個杯子是進口貨，顏色漂亮得出奇，保溫效果良好，喬小紅眼紅很久，趁着大家不注意就收了起來。
喬小紅心裏想的是，反正快畢業了，将來各分東西誰也不見。這個杯子她帶回珠市，如果有人問起就說是同學送的，反正王不見王，死無對證，怕什麽。
秦月影昏迷不醒，醫院上下都在查找病因。
馮莉莉迅速找到喬小紅：“杯子是不是在你那裏？咱們宿舍就你最愛貪小便宜。”
周荊容随即找到她：“交給我，我給你兩千塊錢。”
兩千塊錢！八十年代大學生剛畢業也就一百塊錢左右的收入，喬小紅一聽到有這麽多錢，兩眼放光，一手交錢、一手交貨。
接下來，醫院查出秦月影铊鹽中毒，警方介入，自以為占了大便宜的喬小紅這才知道事情大了！
自己賣出去的那個水杯，是兇手的投毒證據。
誰拿走那個水杯，誰就是兇手！
馮莉莉威脅她閉嘴：“你要是敢露出半點口風，我就舉報你偷水杯，還勒索了兩千塊錢，你是那個投毒的兇手。”
喬小紅只是有點小虛榮、愛貪點小便宜，哪裏有膽子殺人？被馮莉莉這一吓，徹底吓成了一只鹌鹑，面對警察調查一問三不知。
可是，當秦月影的父母來到宿舍收拾物品，坐在女兒書桌前掉眼淚時，喬小紅內疚了。他們都是好人，每次喬小紅過去的時候他們總會精心準備好吃、好喝的，還會提前準備好松軟、嶄新的被褥，敞開心扉地歡迎她，從來沒有指責過她愛貪小便宜。
喬小紅眼中有淚，第一次有了愧疚心。
可是她剛剛走過去想要開口說話，就被馮莉莉拉走：“你是不是神經病？秦月影已經成了廢人，說出真相來有什麽意義？你能讓她活轉回來嗎？還不如拿着錢離開，大家都好。”
馮莉莉咬牙切齒，目露兇光，喬小紅不敢與她對抗。
何明玉問：“你親眼看到馮莉莉投毒嗎？”
喬小紅搖頭：“沒有，我只聽到她起床，拉開抽屜一陣悉悉索索的聲音，并沒有看到她下毒。”
何明玉繼續問：“馮莉莉為什麽威脅你，周荊容為什麽找你買水杯，你沒想過原因嗎？”
喬小紅打了個寒顫：“我猜，是她們合夥下的毒吧？她們是壞人！我，我不敢得罪。”
“有證據嗎？”
“沒有。我只是猜測。”
“馮莉莉、周荊容對你說過什麽，你老老實實說出來，一個字也不要漏！”
或許是因為做了虧心事，良心不安。事隔八年，喬小紅依然記得清清楚楚。
說完所有細節，喬小紅擡眸看着何明玉：“月影，她還好嗎？”
何明玉此刻對她已經沒有了同情：“不好。”
喬小紅戰戰兢兢地從口袋裏拿出兩千塊錢，遞給何明玉：“能不能，請你把這錢轉交給秦叔叔？”
何明玉擺了擺手：“我們有紀律，不能收錢。你要是有心，那就去一趟星市。秦月影雙腿肌肉萎縮，智力只有五歲，她的父母老了很多，一家三口還住在一樓老房子裏。”
聽到這裏，喬小紅眼中淚水滾滾而落，聲音哽咽：“我，我沒有想到，我只是想占點小便宜……”
何明玉冷笑一聲：“因為你藏起水杯，所以校園投毒案懸了八年。你拿着那兩千塊錢，發財了嗎？日子過得好起來了嗎？”
喬小紅拼命搖頭：“沒有，沒有！”整日裏提心吊膽，像只老鼠一樣地活着，從來就沒機會挺起腰杆。
貪小便宜，吃大虧啊。
趙向晚三人連夜往市局趕。
車的前燈亮着，殺開眼前黑暗，旁邊樹木影影綽綽，不斷向後移動。
奔波一整天，趙向晚感覺到濃重的倦意。
重大案件，傳喚只有二十四小時，必須抓緊時間。
到達星市時，已經淩晨一點。
二樓重案一組辦公室的燈光亮着，似茫茫大海的航标燈，看到它便有一種歸家的感覺。
擡手搓了搓臉，晃了晃脖子，趙向晚喚醒睡得東倒西歪的何明玉。
何明玉迷迷糊糊直起腰：“我們到了？”
劉良駒下車活動手腳，看着樓上的燈光感嘆：“唉，這麽晚了大家都在加班，不容易啊。”
趙向晚跟着下車，伸了伸胳膊，彎了彎腿，坐了三個小時的車，膝蓋有點難受。跟着師兄師姐們出差，看着大家這麽晚都在加班工作，深刻感覺到了當刑警的辛苦。
夜風如水，三人走進辦公樓。
剛推開門，一股食物的氣味撲面而來。
趴在大會議桌上睡覺的朱飛鵬被驚醒，睡眼惺忪地問：“回來了？餓了沒？給你們留了小米粥、叉燒包，趕緊吃吧。”
趙向晚看一眼辦公桌上一字擺開、整整齊齊的飯盒、保溫桶，盒蓋、桶身上“四季大酒店”五個字清晰可見。聞到空氣中浮動的食物香氣，一陣空虛、疼痛感襲上來，趙向晚這才感覺到自己餓了。
長時間奔波，根本沒有時間吃東西，一見到這麽豐盛的宵夜，何明玉、劉良駒歡呼一聲就直撲了過來。
“我看看，都有些什麽？”
“豬肚枸杞陰米粥，好營養！”
“還有素餡包子、響鈴卷，太美味了。”
“啊，宵夜救我狗命……”
趙向晚打開保溫桶，正準備找個飯勺舀粥，旁邊伸過來一只纖長白皙的手，指尖拈着一個锃亮的不鏽鋼長柄湯勺。
趙向晚轉過頭，有些驚喜：“季昭！你晚上沒有回家？”
日光燈那白白的光亮從季昭頭頂灑下，給他的面龐鍍上一層瑩潤之光，細碎零亂的劉海遮住額角，一雙漂亮的眼睛微微彎起，透着愉悅。
【我在等你。】
只是這簡單的一句話，卻讓趙向晚心頭泛起漣漪。
夜歸、疲倦、饑餓。
有一個人，準備好宵夜，遞過來一個勺子，說一句：我在等你。
那，所有辛苦都不算辛苦了。
趙向晚接過飯勺，喝了一口粥，陰米炖得軟爛，豬肚有點嚼勁，紅色的枸杞星星點點，為熱粥增添美麗的色彩。
季昭也不說話，就坐在她身旁，安靜地看着。
熱騰騰、軟糯糯、香噴噴，這樣的宵夜讓趙向晚吃得很開心。
三人吃完東西，長籲一口氣，這才感覺活了過來。
何明玉揚了揚手中公文袋：“同志們，我們拿到喬小紅的證詞了！”
随着她清脆響亮的彙報，辦公室裏所有人都動了起來。
祝康、艾輝、黃元德都是刑偵專業優秀畢業生，校園投毒案發生時他們正在大學讀書，同學之間曾開玩笑：多謝不殺之恩。大學宿舍大家天天在一起，同吃同喝同睡覺，要是真有人投毒，防不勝防啊。
因此，投毒案重啓，三人像打了雞血一樣積極，誓要讓這個隐藏在高校校園裏的兇手繩之以法。聽到何明玉的話，他們眼睛一亮。
“許隊親自審訊，周荊容說水杯是自己在宿舍拿來的。”
“對，當許隊說水杯并不在宿舍，而是在繪圖教室時，她又改口說是從教室拿的。可是具體哪個教室，她卻說不清楚。”
“要是你們找到證據，證明周荊容在說謊，那就有辦法撬開她的嘴。”
聽到他們的話，何明玉感覺疲憊一掃而空，興奮地說：“趙向晚的猜測是對的！水杯的确是被喬小紅藏了起來，所以在面對李雅芬的時候會愧疚。馮莉莉、周荊容果然認識，她們合夥毒害了秦月影！”
趙向晚沒有這麽有信心，她問朱飛鵬：“痕跡檢驗技術科怎麽說？”
朱飛鵬左手還吊着繃帶，右手在桌上一捶：“鐵證如山！對照案宗上留下的宿舍所有人指紋，杯蓋上有喬小紅、馮莉莉的指紋。”
“沒有周荊容的？”
“沒有。可能出于對铊鹽的畏懼，周荊容拿到裝在塑料袋裏的水杯之後直接埋在土裏，塑料袋上有她的指紋，但水杯上沒有留下。”
趙向晚環顧四周：“許隊呢？”
祝康回答：“他和老高一起，盯着戶籍科的同事查馮莉莉的消息。”
何明玉焦急地問：“有什麽消息？”
祝康還沒回答，房門忽然推開。
許嵩嶺面色嚴肅，大聲道：“祝康、艾輝，你們兩個，開車跟我走一趟，馮莉莉找到了。”
轉過頭看到何明玉、趙向晚，許嵩嶺面色稍霁：“回來了？辛苦了，怎麽樣？”
何明玉立定、敬禮：“報告許隊，水杯果然被喬小紅藏起來，在立案調查之前賣給周荊容。”
許嵩嶺贊許點頭：“非常好。你帶趙向晚到你宿舍休息，等我們把馮莉莉帶回來，就開始審訊。”
許嵩嶺再看一眼季昭：“你，也先回去吧。你家司機的車還一直等在停車場。”
季昭看向趙向晚，那雙烏黑的眼睛裏閃着極亮的光彩。
趙向晚微笑：“我要去休息了，你也回家休息吧。”
【明天，你還來嗎？】
“當然，我就住在這裏。”
【那我也住這裏。】
“可是你家的司機還在等你，你爸、你媽肯定也在等你。”
【像我等你一樣嗎？】
“是的，像你一樣。”
【好，那我走了。】
這一刻，季昭明白了什麽是“等待”。
因為想見到一個人，所以安心地等待。
和季昭揮手告別，趙向晚随着何明玉踏入星市公安局的生活區。
穿過操場、籃球場，來到一棟五層的走廊式單身宿舍樓。
扯亮燈繩，何明玉打着呵欠指着靠窗的那張床說：“今天同宿舍的不在，正好你睡那。”
看到床，累了一天的兩個人同時撲向軟軟的被窩。什麽擇床，什麽被子不是我的，什麽床單有沒有換……趙向晚此刻都覺得不再重要。
迷迷糊糊中，何明玉嘟囔了一句：“許隊能把馮莉莉帶回來吧？”
趙向晚回了一句：“能……”所有聲音突然拉遠，香甜的黑暗如潮水般襲來，睡着了。
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早上八點，審訊室。
任誰在半夜三點被警察帶走，都無法安眠。
馮莉莉穿着件米色針織衫、一條咖色長褲，一雙平底白皮鞋，短發微卷，白色珍珠耳環泛着淡淡瑩光。如果化上妝，妥妥的海歸精英範兒。
只可惜，平時習慣精致妝容的她，此時根本沒有時間和機會化妝，素着一張臉，失眠讓她眼睑微腫，面色蠟黃。
一見到身穿制服的公安幹警，馮莉莉便站了起來，大聲道：“你們這是随意拘禁，我要上訴！我要見我的律師！”
許嵩嶺擡手示意她稍安勿躁：“馮莉莉，對吧？”
聽到“馮莉莉”這個名字，她目光有些躲閃：“你們抓錯人了，我叫馮伊文，英文名Even。”
許嵩嶺盯着她：“留了幾年洋，連父母給的名字都不要了？”
高廣強站了出來，虎着一張臉：“我是高廣強。八年不見，馮莉莉同學這張臉沒變，倒是打扮洋氣不少。”
馮莉莉看到高廣強，瞳孔一縮。
當年負責校園投毒案的警官，一張令人讨厭的國字臉，雖然老了一點、胖了一點，但馮莉莉一眼就認了出來。
Xu Songling threw the household registration form in front of Feng Lili and said, "Look carefully! Change your name? Feng Lili, Feng Yiwen, humph."
Feng Lili saw that she couldn't resist, so she had to sit down and turn away.
Xu Songling took out the pink water cup sealed in the evidence bag and placed it on the table: "Feng Lili, do you recognize this water cup?"
Feng Lili's eyes passed over the water cup and stopped at the lower right corner: "I don't remember."
Zhao Xiangwan took out a notebook and sat quietly beside him, acting as a recorder.
Feng Lili's heart closed tightly, not making a single sound - this was a cunning opponent.
Xu Songling raised his voice: "Zhou Jingrong has already confessed her guilt. Think carefully about whether to confess and get leniency, or to resist to the end!"
Feng Lili already had experience with police interrogations, so she responded calmly, "You brought me here in the middle of the night for no apparent reason. What do you want me to say?"
Xu Songling turned his head and glanced at Zhao Xiangwan.
Zhao Xiangwan shook his head slightly.
Xu Songling stood up and said, "I'll give you two hours to think it over carefully!" Then he turned around.
Gao Guangqiang hesitated, looked at Feng Lili deeply, stamped his feet suddenly, sighed, and followed closely. When he reached the door, he suddenly turned around and said, "Actually... Zhou Jingrong put all the blame on you. If you want to reduce your sentence, it's better to tell the truth."
Xu Songling lowered his voice: "Lao Gao!"
Gao Guangqiang responded quickly, didn't dare to say anything more, and left in a hurry.
Feng Lili looked at Gao Guangqiang's back with a frown on her face. Xu Songling and Gao Guangqiang had already left, leaving only a young policewoman organizing her notes, which made Feng Lili less vigilant.
[What did Officer Gao mean by that? Did Zhou Jingrong plead guilty? She clearly promised to send Zhiqing and I abroad and to cover all the expenses during our study abroad, so we took the risk. Why did she plead guilty now and hand over the water cup? No, Zhou Jingrong could not have turned herself in. The police are deceiving me! ]
When she thought that the police might have deceived her, Feng Lili tightly shut her mouth and glanced at Zhao Xiangwan who was writing slowly with his head down.
Zhao Xiangwan felt Feng Lili's cautious gaze, so he deliberately slowed down his movements, pretending to be reluctant and dawdling.
Feng Lili sneered inwardly and sat back in her chair.
After waiting for an hour, Xu Songling and Gao Guangqiang still didn't come back. Feng Lili was really bored. She glanced at Zhao Xiangwan who was guarding the door and called out, "Hey!"
Zhao Xiangwan raised his head abruptly, looked around, and pointed at himself uncertainly: "You, calling me?"
Only then did Feng Lili see her face clearly.
She has an apple-shaped face, which looks even smaller when she wears a wide-brimmed hat. She has red eyes and a light color, and she is actually a little beauty.
Feng Lili asked: "Why are you the only one left?"
Zhao Xiangwan frowned and reluctantly replied, "I'm still a trainee police officer. They didn't take me with them when they solved the case. They just let me stay here."
Feng Lili didn't expect that this little policewoman would answer questions without any scheming. She immediately became interested: "What did they do?"
Zhao Xiangwan said: "They went to interrogate Zhou Jingrong. I heard that the vicious woman turned herself in two days ago, so this old case that had been sealed for eight years was reopened."
Feng Lili was shocked: "Zhou Jingrong is rich and powerful, why did she suddenly turn herself in?"
Zhao Xiangwan's eyes were gleaming with excitement, and she pretended to be excited and gossiping: "I'm telling you, she and her husband are having a fight! Mr. Xu found a famous doctor, and after the examination, he found out that the reason why she had not had a child after so many years of marriage was that Zhou Jingrong gave her a secret palace medicine."
"What?" Feng Lili's eyes widened. This news was too shocking. If Zhou Jingrong hadn't said it herself, who would have known it? At this moment, Feng Lili believed it halfway.
Zhao Xiangwan continued to make up the story: "After Mr. Xu learned the news, he was furious. He had a big quarrel with Zhou Jingrong when he returned home. Only then did Zhou Jingrong tell the truth." At this point, Zhao Xiangwan deliberately paused.
"What truth?" Feng Lili was attracted by the gossip she told. She leaned forward unconsciously and urged her to continue.
Zhao Xiangwan lowered his voice, "It turns out that Zhou Jingrong was not disciplined before marriage, and had a miscarriage after getting pregnant, which damaged her foundation, so she couldn't have children. Every time she had a physical examination, Zhou Jingrong's uncle would arrange for an acquaintance to give the results, saying that there was nothing wrong with them and that they would be able to have children if they took care of themselves. Later, Xu Juncai cheated on her, and in order to prevent him from having children outside, she took out the ancestral secret palace medicine, put it in the nutritious soup she cooked every day, and coaxed Xu Juncai to drink it. In this way, no matter how many women he found outside, there would be no heir to divide the family property."
Feng Lili never expected that the female police officers in the Public Security Bureau loved gossip so much. The stories they told were even more exciting than the family feuds in the movies.
However, her thoughts were still clear, and she quickly found the crux of the problem: "But, Xu Juncai was drugged, and Zhou Jingrong couldn't have children. What does this have to do with her surrendering?"
Zhao Xiangwan: "Don't worry, just listen to me. The two quarreled fiercely and fought in the villa. Xu Juncai hated Zhou Jingrong for causing him to lose his fertility, so he strangled her neck so hard that Zhou Jingrong almost suffocated to death. If the nanny hadn't called the police, I'm afraid she would have been strangled to death at home."
Feng Lili: "Call the police? So both of them were taken to the police station?"
Zhao Xiangwan nodded: "You are really smart."
Feng Lili was a little embarrassed by her praise and forced a smile: "No, this doesn't count as surrendering, right? The person who called the police to arrest should be Xu Juncai."
Zhao Xiangwan continued, "The interesting part is here. When Xu Juncai was arrested, Zhou Jingrong, as the person involved, had to go to the police station to take a statement. Unexpectedly, the two quarreled in the police car. Zhou Jingrong blurted out, "If I had known you would kill me, I should have let you drink the thallium salt water that Feng Lili had given you, and you and Qin Yueying would go to the underworld as a pair of miserable ducklings." Xu Juncai was so angry that his face turned green. He pointed at her and cursed her, calling her a murderer and that she was the one who instructed Feng Lili to poison. The accompanying police station police had participated in the campus poisoning case eight years ago, so they sent the person directly to our municipal bureau."
When Feng Lili heard that the fire had spread to her, she immediately denied it: "This has nothing to do with me."
Zhao Xiangwan glanced at her and said, "I don't think it's you either. You look like a good student who is very good at studying and works very hard. You were all very outstanding when you were able to get scholarships to study abroad, right? Why did you poison your roommate?"
It has to be said that with the power of mind reading, if Zhao Xiangwan wanted to flatter someone, every pore of the other person would relax, and his internal organs would feel unobstructed.
Two words: comfortable!
Feng Lili was most proud of her hard work, progress and self-improvement. The more she looked at Zhao Xiangwan, the more she liked her. She asked, "Little sister, do you dislike being a police officer?"
Zhao Xiangwan smiled a little embarrassedly: "Did you figure it out? For me, my dad insisted that I become a policeman, saying that the job was stable, but I actually didn't want to be one at all."
Feng Lili said, "I opened an architectural design studio. Why don't you come here and be my secretary? I'll pay you 600 per month."
Although the salary level in 1992 was much higher than that in the 1980s, it was generally only 200 to 300 yuan. It was indeed very tempting to get 600 yuan right after joining the company.
Zhao Xiangwan smiled brightly: "Thank you, you are such a good person."
Feng Lili felt that she had the rhythm under control and felt much more relaxed. She said bitterly, "How can a couple's quarreling and saying things without restraint warrant the intervention of the criminal police?"
Zhao Xiangwan acted as if "since you will be my boss in the future, I will tell you everything I know" and gently reminded: "Although it was a quarrel between a couple, it involves the campus poisoning case eight years ago. This case has left psychological shadows on many college students, and the impact is very bad. It's rare that there is a clue now, so it's normal for the police to pay attention to it."
Feng Lili's expression was a little stiff: "Well, it's just... I feel wronged."
[This little girl is not scheming at all. Fortunately, she told me so much, otherwise I really don’t know how to deal with it. Zhou Jingrong let the cat out of the bag, allowing Xu Juncai to catch her. Both of them were taken to the police station. Now this matter is a bit difficult to deal with.]
Zhao Xiangwan nodded in agreement: "Don't worry, the police will not wrongly accuse any good person, nor will they let any bad person go. If you didn't do it, you don't have to be afraid."
Feng Lili couldn't laugh at all. Her eyes unconsciously stayed on the corner of the table. She was thinking intently, her eyebrows drawn into a line.