Chapter 51 Wei Qingwan
◎The three of them looked at each other and shuddered at the same time.◎
Ji Zhao's emotions were calmed down by Zhao Xiangwan, who picked up the paintbrush and started sketching quickly.
In just a few minutes, a mature, sexy and charming woman appeared on the paper. She had her long hair tied behind her head, gentle eyes and plump lips, which was indeed very attractive.
Zhao Xiangwan took the portrait and handed it to Zhu Feipeng.
Zhu Feipeng held the portrait in front of Tan Xueru and asked, "Is this Wei Qingwan?"
When Tan Xueru saw the portrait, his pupils shrank suddenly. Then his eyes narrowed, his nostrils flared, his breathing rate quickened, and he became a little excited.
This is a sign of fear!
Zhao Xiangwan sat far away and did not hear Tan Xueru's thoughts. She was content to be a trainee police officer and took notes seriously. She had heard Qian Yong excitedly describing the details of Tan Xueru's relationship with his future mother-in-law, but now Tan Xueru's behavior was too abnormal, which aroused her vigilance.
For a normal man, when he sees a beautiful and sexy woman, his first reaction should definitely not be fear.
Unless... he really killed her.
If it was just a normal drunken conversation, the city bureau would not have taken it so seriously. But before the trial, Zhu Kang and others conducted a preliminary investigation and found that Wei Qingwan had disappeared on September 23, 1990, and there had been no news since then. That’s why the city bureau took Qian Yong’s report so seriously and handed it over to the serious crime unit for handling.
Zhao Xiangwan raised his eyes and looked at Tan Xueru.
As Qian Yong just said, Tan Xueru looks very popular with girls. Because he loves literature, he has a melancholy temperament of a young literary man between his eyebrows, a bit like the male protagonist in the current Hong Kong and Taiwan romance movies. No wonder he can attract Yu Chuxiao's passionate and persistent love.
Having dealt with Zhao Xiangwan for a long time, the serious crime team would review each case after it was closed. Under the influence of Zhao Xiangwan, Zhu Feipeng gradually became interested in micro-expression behavior. Although he could not detect the changes in Tan Xueru's pupils, as a man, Zhu Feipeng judged that there was something wrong with Tan Xueru's attitude based on his intuition.
——The mature women in Ji Zhao's paintings are full of charm in their hair. Even Zhu Feipeng was moved by them. Isn't Tan Xueru a man of many people? Why is he so nervous when he sees a portrait?
To a certain extent, experienced criminal police can judge whether a person has a criminal record just by looking at him/her, and they are also practitioners of the theory of micro-expression behaviorism.
Zhu Feipeng's mind was ringing with alarm bells: Maybe this guy really killed someone! He raised his voice: "Tell me! Why did you kill Wei Qingwan?"
Tan Xueru leaned back, his back pressed against the iron chair. The cold and hard touch made him feel as if he were supported, and his expression instantly returned to normal.
"Comrade police officer, I didn't kill anyone. Yu Chuxiao and I were a normal couple, but we broke up a long time ago. As for Yu Chuxiao's mother Wei Qingwan... I just fantasized about having sex with her. As a man, you know, it's normal to have lustful thoughts in your mind when you see a beautiful woman, especially one with a little taboo meaning."
Qian Yong curled his lips and said, "He drank last night and kept bragging about how comfortable he and Wei Qingwan were in bed, saying that she was more attractive than Yu Chuxiao..."
Zhu Feipeng interrupted Qian Yong and asked, "Have you met Wei Qingwan and her daughter?"
Qian Yong nodded and shook his head: "Tan Xueru was in love with Yu Chuxiao two years ago. I met Yu Chuxiao when she came to the factory to look for him. I haven't met Wei Qingwan, but I can guess from Yu Chuxiao's appearance that her mother is a beauty. Besides, don't you have a portrait? It's so beautiful, every man would like it."
Tan Xueru also gradually calmed down: "If you scold me for having dirty thoughts, I admit it. I was in love with Yu Chuxiao, and I was also a little itchy for the mature and charming Wei Qingwan. However, because there was a big gap between Yu Chuxiao and me, Wei Qingwan did not agree with our relationship, so I gradually distanced myself from Yu Chuxiao. I broke up with her the year before last, and we haven't had any contact since then."
Zhu Feipeng asked, "Where is Wei Qingwan?"
Tan Xueru: "Wei Qingwan is Yu Chuxiao's mother. Yu Chuxiao and I broke up, so naturally I haven't met her."
Qian Yong shouted: "No, that's not what you said last night!"
Qian Yong turned his head and looked at Zhu Feipeng, "Tan Xueru said that the reason he broke up with Yu Chuxiao was because Wei Qingwan hooked up with him. He said that although Wei Qingwan was a dozen years older than him, she was a good cook, had a good figure, good looks, and a good personality, and could satisfy him better than the young and ignorant Yu Chuxiao.
Tan Xueru also said that he was from the countryside and had many brothers and sisters at home, so he wanted to find a suitable person to settle down in the city. After dumping the immature Yu Chuxiao, he and Wei Qingwan developed rapidly and soon proposed to get married. However, Wei Qingwan rejected him. So he turned his love into hatred, and took the opportunity of a private date to kill Wei Qingwan and buried her quietly by the Zao River.
Tan Xueru shook his head and spoke steadily: "I didn't kill her. This was all my imagination. Because Wei Qingwan broke up Yu Chuxiao and I, I imagined her as a slut who was conquered by my masculine charm and begged under my strong power. I remained unmoved and occasionally gave her a little help to make her unable to stop. As for killing people... It was simply because Qian Yong always laughed at me for not being manly, so I casually said to kill her. Doesn't this make me seem decisive and manly?"
Zhu Feipeng slammed the table and said, "Nonsense!" Treating killing as a joke is a way of showing masculinity? This is ridiculous!
Qian Yong snorted, "Bah!" with a look of disdain, "Forget it, you think you are a good person. You first fooled around with Yu Chuxiao, and after breaking up, you hooked up with Wei Qingwan, just to get revenge on her for opposing your marriage to Yu Chuxiao. You said that Wei Qingwan was a bitch, she was very open in bed, but after putting on clothes, she became sanctimonious, with a pure face. You wanted to marry her but she disagreed, and you felt that you were fooled by them, so you strangled her to death in anger--"
Tan Xueru yelled, “No!”
Veins popped out on his forehead, and he was clearly furious: "Qian Yong, I think I've been good to you. We've been friends for so many years, and I even lent you twenty dollars to build a house in your hometown. I always treat you to good food and wine on weekends. Why did you falsely accuse me of murder? Why do you treat me like this!"
Qian Yong's eyes wandered a little, and he felt a little guilty, but it was soon drowned by jealousy. He curled his lips and said, "You are nice to me for a purpose! You show off in front of me all day long, showing off your popularity with women, showing off your education, showing off that you, a temporary worker, live a better life than me, a formal employee. I have long been fed up with you. You little gigolo, you always think about relying on women to live a good life, you gigolo!"
Such a sword fight between friends made Tan Xueru feel a sharp pain in his heart. He lowered his head and muttered to himself: "Anyway, I didn't kill anyone. I just had a failed love affair. I didn't kill anyone."
Zhu Feipeng turned his gaze to Zhao Xiangwan.
Zhao Xiangwan listened carefully to Tan Xueru's inner thoughts. Perhaps because of the long time, Tan Xueru's inner construction had been completed. At this moment, apart from the sentence "I didn't kill anyone", there was no other discordant voice.
Zhao Xiangwan shook his head in response to Zhu Feipeng's gaze, meaning that he had no idea for the moment.
After the interrogation, Zhu Feipeng, Zhao Xiangwan and He Mingyu reported the progress to Xu Songling.
Xu Songling first asked Zhu Feipeng: "What did you see?"
Zhu Feipeng thought for a moment: "Tan Xueru hoped to change his fate through marriage. He discussed marriage with Yu Chuxiao and had a sexual relationship with her, but they broke up because of Wei Qingwan's opposition. It is normal for him to hate Wei Qingwan and fantasize about having sex with her and killing her. As for whether he actually killed anyone, further investigation is needed."
He Mingyu added: "According to the information reported by Senior Brother Zhu Kang and his friends, Wei Qingwan disappeared in late September 1990, the year before last, and has not been seen since. Tan Xueru and Yu Chuxiao broke up in early September. Judging from the timeline, Wei Qingwan may have been murdered by the resentful Tan Xueru."
Zhao Xiangwan nodded: "When he saw Wei Qingwan's portrait, his eyes widened, his pupils shrank, his nostrils expanded, his breathing became faster, the corners of his mouth turned down, and his eyebrows raised because of his wide eyes, forming vertical lines. These expressions all represent fear."
Zhu Feipeng slapped his thigh and said, "Yes! When I saw Tan Xueru's expression, I felt that it was abnormal, but I couldn't explain it clearly, so Xiang Wan observed it carefully. I wrote it down. From the center of the eyebrows to the eyes, nose, and mouth corners, these micro-expression changes turned out to represent fear."
He Mingyu also analyzed, "Yes, Ji Zhao painted the portrait based on Tan Xueru's description. If Tan Xueru and Wei Qingwan had a relationship, he should be happy and excited when he saw the portrait. If Tan Xueru hated Wei Qingwan for opposing his marriage to Yu Chuxiao, he should hate and disgust her when he saw the portrait. No matter which emotion it was, he should not be afraid.
Therefore, I suspect that Tan Xueru may have killed Wei Qingwan. One year and ten months later, Tan Xueru thought the matter had come to an end and no one would suspect him of murder. Now that he was suddenly reported, his first reaction when he saw the portrait of the person he killed was fear, which is normal.
Xu Songling was delighted to see that the young people in the Serious Cases Unit 1 were growing rapidly and exploring Zhao Xiangwan's theory of micro-expression behavior. He raised his hand and patted Zhu Feipeng on the shoulder: "Not bad! Your team should remember to summarize at any time. When you write a complete report in the future, I will let you show up at the year-end commendation meeting."
Zhu Feipeng stopped, saluted, grinned and answered excitedly: "Yes!" It is a great honor to be able to make a report at the city bureau's year-end commendation meeting.
趙向晚抿唇微笑，心裏也挺高興。讀心術只有她一個人擁有，但世上罪犯那麽多，一個人的力量太過微小，如果能夠用科學的理論來武裝所有刑警，讓惡人都無處躲藏，那該多好。
許嵩嶺道：“魏清婉失蹤，是省機械廠保衛處報的警，金蓮湖派出所立的案。你們到省機械廠調查了解下，看看有什麽新的線索。尤其是虞初曉，你們要認真仔細詢問，不要漏掉任何一個可能對案件偵破有幫助的細節。”
朱飛鵬、何明玉、趙向晚同時立定敬禮：“是！”
季昭站在一旁，臉上毫無表情，但目光停留在趙向晚舉至眉側的右手，神情也變得莊重起來。
季昭那清潤的少年聲音在趙向晚腦海裏響起：“這是，敬禮？”
趙向晚收回手，雙手自然下垂，走到季昭面前：“對，舉手禮，既是禮儀，也是情感表達方式，表達敬意、莊重與熱愛。”
季昭的眼中多了一絲神采，學着她的模樣，右手五指并攏、手掌伸平，舉至右眉或右太陽穴附近，然後放下。動作标準、利落，讓他看上去英姿勃發，與平時的慵懶貴氣截然不同。
許嵩嶺笑着說：“咱們警隊果然改造人啊，季昭現在越來越有警察風範了。”如果讓季錦茂看到這個場景，估計笑得眼睛都沒了。
趙向晚回禮，兩人相視一笑。
【敬意，與熱愛。】
當趙向晚的右手剛剛放下，置于身側時，季昭伸出左手，輕輕覆蓋上她的手背。
季昭的手掌很大，手掌纖長、骨節分明，是一雙男性感十足的手。也許是因為長期繪畫，他的關節很軟，觸感綿柔，扣在手背上就像一張細密的網，網住趙向晚跳動的心。
季昭的內心世界裏，曾經被白雪覆蓋的草地早已積雪消融，露出一大片一大片的青草地。不知道從什麽時候起，忽然開出一朵粉紅色的小花，顫巍巍、嬌弱弱，迎着陽光、迎着風，羞澀地綻開花蕾。
小雲雀飛到粉色小花旁邊，歪着頭叽叽喳喳地叫着。
【向晚，你喜歡花嗎？你喜歡什麽顏色的花？我開給你看。】
趙向晚迅速抽回手掌，雙手交叉相握，置于身前，她微微低頭，掩住唇角抑不住的笑意。
沒有等到趙向晚的回答，季昭沒有氣餒，又一朵小花從草地冒了出來，這一回是藍色的。
藍盈盈、在陽光下閃着奇瑰的光彩。
等了兩秒，又一朵黃色的小花探出頭來，五瓣，金黃燦爛；
緊接着，是一朵綠色的小花，依然是五瓣，碧綠欲滴；
紫色、白色、紅色……
到最後，草地上到處都是盛開的花朵，五顏六色，缤紛豔麗。
旁人看不到季昭的內心世界，只覺得季昭眼神溫柔缱绻，仿佛有一道光幕打在他身上，讓他整個人看上去精神奕奕。
趙向晚的嘴角忍不住上揚，簡潔地回了一句：“都好。”
何明玉眼睛尖，看到季昭偷偷蓋上趙向晚手背，再留意到兩人之間甜得發膩的互動，也被這甜蜜的氣氛所感染，不由自主地咧開嘴，笑了起來。啊，看到別人談戀愛，又是這麽養眼的一對，也有滿滿的幸福感啊。
朱飛鵬與許嵩嶺只看到這兩人對着敬禮，然後就傻乎乎地你看着我、我看着你，雖然沒有咧嘴大笑，可是眉眼彎彎，視線交流，有一股隐隐流動的粘稠感，似蜜糖一般。
朱飛鵬冷哼一聲，轉過頭懶得再看。哼！戀愛的酸腐味。
許嵩嶺是過來人，心裏又是酸又是甜，說不上來是什麽滋味。趙向晚是他帶入行的徒弟，還在讀大學就成為重案組的編外人員，參與不少大案，在他心目中，是女兒一般的存在。
老父親看到女兒談戀愛，唉！既欣慰吧，又不舍。
季昭的外形條件、家庭背景沒話說，季錦茂這只老狐貍肯定也樂見其成。只是……季昭到底與常人不同，他有語言障礙，長期的自閉症讓他不願意與人交流。這樣的對象，哪個父親放心讓女兒嫁給他？
打個不恰當的比喻，季昭就是個漂亮的繡花枕頭，外面繡得五色燦爛，裏面卻包着一包稻草。趙向晚從小吃了那麽多苦，好不容易考上大學，擺脫了家裏人的影響，眼瞅着就要做出一番事業了，偏偏找上季昭。
趙向晚完全可以找個正常的小夥子，像朱飛鵬這樣的不就挺好？兩人有商有量，一起上班、下班、買菜、做飯、帶孩子，多好。季昭這樣的，什麽都得依靠趙向晚，多累啊。唉！這要是和季昭談婚論嫁，将來操心的事可真不少，完全是個累贅。
許嵩嶺想到這裏，眉毛緊皺，眉心出現深深的“川”字紋，決定回家之後和周巧秀說一說，讓她找趙向晚談談心，戀愛需謹慎啊。
趙向晚站在一旁，将許嵩嶺的心裏話聽得一清二楚，內心既感動也有無奈。
許嵩嶺關心她、擔憂她，令從小就缺乏父母之愛的趙向晚感覺到溫暖。可是，向來獨立的趙向晚并不喜歡旁人幹涉她的決定，戀愛也好、婚姻也罷，她有她的想法，也有她的安排。
趙向晚轉頭看着許嵩嶺，喚了一聲：“師父。”
許嵩嶺難得聽到她喊自己師父，心中歡喜，但面上不顯，瞪了她一眼。
趙向晚抿唇微笑。
太早知道“知人知面不知心”的她，其實是對親密關系有情感障礙的。但自從考進公安大學之後，她遇到的人都正直、勇敢、真誠，都對她非常好，這讓趙向晚慢慢放下心防，開始接受各種各樣的親密關系。
許嵩嶺是她的師父。
何明玉是她的夥伴。
朱飛鵬是她的戰友。
至于季昭……他的內心世界只對她敞開，這份獨一無二的偏愛，讓她想戀愛了。
趙向晚的微笑讓許嵩嶺一點脾氣也沒有，他咳嗽一聲：“好了，趕緊去省機械廠調查去吧。”
說完這話，他不忘囑咐一句：“季昭留下！人多了車坐不下。”
季昭看着趙向晚，趙向晚輕輕拍了拍他手背：“把你的草地鮮花畫出來吧，我想看。”
季昭眼睛亮晶晶的，點了點頭。
【你想看，我就畫。】
趙向晚與朱飛鵬、何明玉一起離開，季昭安安靜靜回辦公室畫畫，因為要上顏色，直接架畫布、取顏料，開始畫油畫，整個辦公室飄散着一股特殊的松節油的味道。
許嵩嶺将這一切看在眼裏，急在心上。你看你看，像哄孩子一樣。向晚要是找了朱飛鵬，遇事有商有量、并肩作戰。季昭完全就是拖後腿的，向晚外出任務的時候還得關照安排他，真讓人頭痛。
季昭家裏有錢又怎樣？
向晚根本就不需要那麽多錢。她是公安大學的優秀學生，畢業之後就能到市局上班工作，分配宿舍，四季衣服、鞋子都會發，工資、補助，再加上立功獎金，足夠過得輕松自在。
季昭長得漂亮又怎樣？男人嘛，要有力氣、有擔當，能夠為家庭提供支撐。人都說郎才女貌，男人漂亮有什麽用！
許嵩嶺是個事業心很強的耿直漢子，他熱愛刑警這個職業，對錢財官位沒什麽興趣，因此根本看不上季昭背後的財力。原本因為季錦茂的緣故，許嵩嶺對聽話安靜的季昭接受度良好，但現在看到趙向晚與他親密無間，立馬看他不順眼起來。
季昭聽不到許嵩嶺的腹诽，他只要投入繪畫，便專注無比，整個人都融入那一枝畫筆、一塊畫布之中。
趙向晚也聽不到許嵩嶺的不滿，正在與朱飛鵬、何明玉趕往省機械廠。
省機械廠的廠區與居住區分開，一棟一棟六層磚混小樓整齊排列，紅色坡屋頂、水泥牆壁，一看就知道這個廠經濟效益、福利待遇不錯。
上一次過來，是調查翁萍芳的丈夫潘國慶。再一次到這個地方，三個人交換了一個眼神，徑直前往保衛處。
保衛處的人聽說是調查魏清婉失蹤案，立刻把戴處長叫了過來：“當年這件事在咱們廠挺哄動，是戴處親自報的案。”
戴處長名叫戴勝軍，聽說公安局的同志過來調查魏清婉失蹤案，态度非常配合：“對，當時是周二吧。魏清婉在廠裏工會上班，周一一整天沒有上班，不過因為工會工作清閑，大家以為她外出辦事，就沒有在意。到了周二早上還沒來，互相一問才覺得不對，于是派人到她家敲門。敲門沒人應，旁邊鄰居說星期天黃昏的時候見過魏清婉，但之後就沒有再見過她。工會領導高度重視，直接報送到我們保衛處了。
當時魏清婉的女兒虞初曉在外地學習，我們征求了虞初曉的意見之後，找人撬了鎖，發現屋裏沒有人。再詢問左鄰右舍，都沒有人知道她去了哪裏，我是做保衛工作的，這點安全意識還是有的，所以馬上報了警，派出所的同志上門取證調查，報紙上也發了尋人啓事，折騰了一個多月吧，反正一直沒有消息。後來這件事不了了之，廠裏只能先按停薪留職處理。”
朱飛鵬問：“具體是哪一個時間段發現她失蹤？”
戴勝軍想了半天，最後還是回保衛處查資料才找到具體時間：“1990年9月25日，周二上午九點多，工會領導來說明情況，保衛處介入調查。26日派出所同志進廠，立案偵查。”
趙向晚問：“最後一個見她的人，是誰？”
戴勝軍想了想：“應該是住魏清婉對門的馬大姐吧，她說星期天傍晚五點多出去丢垃圾的時候，正看到魏清婉提着兩個百貨大樓的紙袋子回家，兩人還寒暄了兩句。”
朱飛鵬問：“鄰居馬大姐和她寒暄了什麽內容？”
戴勝軍擡手摸了摸稀疏的頭發：“還能是什麽？女人見面不就是，唉呀今天真漂亮，去哪裏了？在百貨大樓買了什麽？”
朱飛鵬繼續追問：“魏清婉在百貨大樓買了什麽？和誰一起去的？”
戴勝軍：“魏清婉倒沒有說，不過後來調查的過程中我們了解到，她當時和廠辦副主任魏美華在一起逛街，買了兩條連衣裙、一雙黑色涼鞋，你們可以到金蓮湖派出所去查，當時還拍了照。檢查家裏的衣櫃，發現新買的黑色镂空花連衣裙、黑色細高跟涼鞋不見了。”
魏美華？趙向晚眸光一閃，怎麽哪哪都有她！翁萍芳被殺案、小王司機被殺案，都有她和影子。
師父許嵩嶺說得對，這人啊，邪念一起，氣場就會變壞，壞事接踵而來。
現在重案組的人都知道魏美華是趙向晚生母，何明玉看一眼趙向晚，将話題引開：“魏清婉肯定是穿着新裙子、新涼鞋外出與人見面，什麽時候出去，要去見誰？”
戴勝軍搖頭：“不知道。派出所的同志很負責，在我們廠生活區附近詢問打聽。魏清婉似乎行動很小心，是騎自行車出門的。據鄰居們說，他們都沒看到她推車出門，估計是晚上出的門。”
趁夜外出，穿着新衣服，怎麽聽都透着神秘。
女為悅己者容，魏清婉穿衣打扮多半是約會情人。這個情人有什麽見不得光？非要晚上趁着沒人的時候騎車出門？
三人交換了一個眼神。如果将這個人換成譚學儒，一切便顯得很合理。
和自己女兒的男朋友約會，哪有臉堂而皇之？可不得偷偷摸摸、避着點人？
譚學儒第一次上門是1990年4月，正是初春。沒想到才不到半年時間，魏清婉便失蹤不見。
朱飛鵬問：“虞初曉的男友，你們沒有調查嗎？”
戴勝軍說：“有調查。警察确定了失蹤時間之後，便對魏清婉身邊所有人進行排查。譚學儒9月份已經和虞初曉分手，魏清婉失蹤的那段時間裏，他正在外地出差，他有火車票，也有皮鞋廠領導的證明，應該和魏清婉沒有關系。”
何明玉：“有誰與魏清婉結怨？”
戴勝軍搖搖頭：“魏清婉性格很好，說話輕言和語，善解人意，工作認真負責，從不與人結仇。自從虞工去世之後，廠裏不少人給她介紹對象，但她無意再找，沒有再婚。唉！也是可惜，魏清婉這麽好的一個人，人緣好，就連魏美華那麽挑剔的一個人，都能和她成為好友，你想想她多會做人。”
再一次提及魏美華，趙向晚問：“有沒有魏美華的筆錄？她和魏清婉在23號逛街，關系親近，沒有說過那天魏清婉打算見誰？有沒有可能她倆當天晚上再一次見了面？”
戴勝軍連忙搖頭：“你們懷疑魏美華？不可能、不可能。她丈夫是省委領導，90年的時候已經是副廳級，地位很高，她和魏清婉是非常要好的朋友，又是同一個姓，平時都以姐妹相稱，她沒事害魏清婉做什麽？魏美華就是和魏清婉逛街，具體買了什麽、吃了什麽，應該在金蓮湖派出所那裏有記錄吧，我真不記得了。而且她那天逛街之後又約了三個人一起打麻将，從晚上六點半一直打到快十二點，打完麻将之後就回家睡覺去了，都有人證，并沒有和魏清婉見面。”
朱飛鵬再詢問了幾個問題，發現戴勝軍對魏清婉的失蹤的确是一頭霧水，便換了個角度：“廠裏的職工有沒有背後議論過魏清婉，他們對她的失蹤有些什麽猜測？”
戴勝軍猶豫了一下。
【背後說人壞話，好像不太地道。魏清婉人緣不錯是真，但她人長得漂亮，身材又好，再加上男人死了廠裏不少單身漢眼饞，經常去她家附近晃悠，為這我們保衛處還警告過那幾個。人都說寡婦門前是非多，誰知道她是不是跟人私奔了？】
朱飛鵬看他猶猶豫豫，有些不耐煩：“大男人說話不要磨磨唧唧，有事說事。”
戴勝軍被他這一催，便說了實話：“有人懷疑她不守婦道，和別的男人私奔。”
何明玉立刻駁斥了這個觀點：“她是喪偶，又不是已婚，和誰好、和誰結婚那是她的自由，幹嘛要私奔？都新社會了，還有什麽婦道之說？難道要守着個牌位當貞節烈女？”
戴勝軍陪笑道：“是是是，警察同志說得對，這都是廠裏那些長舌婦背後嚼蛆，該批評。”
趙向晚順着何明玉的話繼續追問：“魏清婉有追求者嗎？”
戴勝軍想了想：“設計部的梁成洪總工也是喪妻，一直對魏清婉印象很好，托人找過幾回都被她拒絕了。不過梁工不死心，時不時到她辦公室晃悠一下，還學年輕人的套路送過花，我們廠裏人都知道。”
趙向晚：“能見一見虞初曉、梁成洪、魏美華這三位嗎？”
因為要見的人比較多，戴勝軍安排三人在保衛處的會議室等待，第一個來的人，是就在辦公樓二樓財務室上班的虞初曉。
虞初曉外形靓麗，身段苗條，紅毛衣、長款羊毛呢外套、高跟靴子，打扮得很洋氣。聽說是警察上門調查母親失蹤案，臉上的表情顯得有些奇怪。不像是悲傷，也不像是歡喜，有一種置身事外的漠然。
趙向晚認真傾聽她的心聲。
【一年多了，我媽就這樣抛下我一走了之，誰知道她和誰跑了？先前我和譚學儒談戀愛的時候，她嫌他這不好、那不好，挑三揀四，硬是逼着我和他分手。結果又怎麽樣呢？我找了個同等學歷的城裏人，一天到晚吵架，煩死了！還是譚學儒當年對我好，處處都哄着我、寵着我，只是……他不要我了。】
虞初曉說：“一年多了，我媽一點消息也沒有，你們現在上門是做什麽呢？有她的消息了？”
何明玉單刀直入：“你有沒有想過，你母親可能遇難？”
虞初曉眼神間閃過一絲慌張，但瞬間又冷靜下來：“她這麽大一個人，整天除了廠子就是商場，也沒什麽不良嗜好，怎麽可能遇難？”
趙向晚起身将會議室的門關上，表情嚴肅。
門被關上的那一剎那，虞初曉的心提了起來，急切詢問：“警察同志，我媽到底怎麽了？”
魏清婉屍體并沒有找到，譚學儒是否殺人還在調查之中，朱飛鵬安撫虞初曉的情緒：“只是例行詢問，想要了解一些基本情況。”
虞初曉神情木木的：“問吧，什麽問題？”
“你和譚學儒什麽時候分手的？”
“90年9月3號開始，我們單位派我去江城參加一個稅務培訓，培訓了還沒到一個星期，他就在電話裏和我提出分手。我當時追問他原因，他說他發現自己配不上我，沒辦法給我最好的生活，達不到我媽提出來的要求。”
說到這裏，虞初曉漸漸激動起來：“我和他談了一年多的戀愛，他一直對我說，他愛我，愛我愛到骨子裏，愛我活潑開朗有主見，他說他會包容我所有缺點，将來家務全由他來做，要讓我成為全世界最幸福的小公主。可是到分手的時候，他卻說他配不上我？早幹嘛去了！我媽提出來的要求怎麽了，是我嫁給他，不是我媽嫁給他！”
何明玉問：“你母親一直反對你和譚學儒交往，譚學儒有沒有表達過對你母親的不滿？他……”
不等何明玉把話說完，虞初曉馬上說：“沒有。我媽雖然反對我們交往，但态度一直很溫和。譚學儒到家裏做客，我媽做了一桌子好菜招待她，客氣得很。譚學儒在我面前從來沒有說過我媽媽的壞話，倒是經常說羨慕我有個好媽媽。”
Some words had been hidden in her heart for a long time. Yu Chuxiao finally found someone to talk to and began to talk nonstop: "I was in love with Tan Xueru, but my mother never agreed. She said that he was from the countryside, had bad living habits, poor family conditions, low education, and no house, and was not worthy of me, but I didn't want to listen to her.
I was raised by my mother and never had to do housework. He was a poor kid from the countryside, but he could do everything from cooking to washing clothes and cleaning. I felt like a princess when I was with him. I thought it was great. My mother was too traditional and always thought I should find a man with similar conditions. She always said it was for my own good and that she was willing to sacrifice everything for me.
But I don’t want her to sacrifice for me at all!
Sacrifice is too heavy. Isn't it good for everyone to respect each other and live the life they want? Why should we sacrifice ourselves for love?
When my father passed away, I was only eight years old. Many people in the factory introduced her to other men, but she always said that she was afraid of being bullied by others and didn't want to get married again. But she never asked me if I was willing. I like Uncle Liang very much. He is very good to my mother and me. If she marries Uncle Liang, I will be happy.
She said she loved me and that she had lived her whole life for me. This kind of love made me feel guilty. If it weren't for me, maybe she could have a happy family and a happy life, right? This guilt weighed on me. I was in love with Xue Ru and lived in a rented house with him, even though he had no money and an unstable job, I was willing to do that. "
Yu Chuxiao spoke louder and louder, as if only this way could he resist the panic in his heart.
"Do you understand? My mother and I have been dependent on each other for so many years and have a very good relationship, but I have always felt guilty. When my father passed away, my mother was young and beautiful, and there were so many people in the factory who liked her. She rejected every suitor for me. When I was applying for college and filling out my application form, and when I was assigned a job after graduation, I had countless thoughts about leaving the Provincial Machinery Factory and Xing City, but when I saw my mother's reluctant eyes, I stayed."
"But I kept this unwillingness in my heart. It wasn't until I started dating Xue Ru that she clearly expressed her disapproval and I started to resist. I didn't listen to her. I continued to date Xue Ru and moved into his rental house to live with him. I thought I could win over her this time. But unexpectedly, my mother won after all. Xue Ru took the initiative to break up with me and her attitude was terrifyingly firm."
Yu Chuxiao lowered her head, covered her face with her hands, and her voice sounded muffled: "My mother looked down on Xueru, saying that he had a low level of education. Did you know? My mother was always very gentle when she made requests. She said that she couldn't bear to see me suffer, and hoped that Xueru could be admitted to a junior college. She said that as long as he was admitted, she would agree to our marriage. However, Xueru was busy with work and had no time to review, so he failed. My mother is amazing, isn't she? She never says unpleasant words, and she always has a way to make people back down. She won, she won! I followed her requirements and found a city person, an undergraduate student, I got married, got pregnant, and then what? Am I happy? Haha..."
Although it was a bit difficult to answer, this question had to be asked. He Mingyu hesitated for a moment and asked, "Have you noticed anything wrong between your mother and Tan Xueru?"
Yu Chuxiao's body suddenly became stiff. She slowly put her hands down and stared at He Mingyu blankly: "What do you mean by that?"
He Mingyu changed the question: "Is it possible that Tan Xueru has some improper thoughts about your mother?"
Before He Mingyu could finish her words, Yu Chuxiao said, "Impossible! In 1990, my mother was 42 years old and Tan Xueru was 25 years old. There was a 17-year age difference between the two. It was absolutely impossible! My mother was gentle, a good cook, and she managed the household very well. That's true, but no matter what, Tan Xueru would never fall in love with a woman 17 years older than him."
In Yu Chuxiao's eyes, her mother is her mother. She cannot stand her boyfriend looking at and admiring Wei Qingwan as a woman.
He Mingyu: "Tan Xueru's friends reported that he had said he had a short-term love affair with Wei Qingwan after drinking."
Yu Chuxiao's face instantly turned red. She stood up suddenly and screamed, "Let him die, let her die! Shameless, let them all die!"
Having said that, Yu Chuxiao ran out like the wind.
Watching Yu Chuxiao hurriedly leaving as if she was trying to escape from something, Zhu Feipeng frowned and asked Zhao Xiangwan, "Yu Chuxiao was also suspected of murder in order to get rid of Wei Qingwan's control and to avenge her for forcing him to break up with Tan Xueru."
He Mingyu nodded. "Yu Chuxiao didn't seem anxious when my mother went missing. When she heard that we were from the Public Security Bureau, she became a little impatient. Just now, she heard that my mother had an affair with Tan Xueru, and she cursed them both to death. She can't be ruled out as a suspect."
From what Yu Chuxiao said just now, Wei Qingwan is a great, dedicated and selfless mother, and this dedication and sacrifice makes Yu Chuxiao feel guilty. This guilt makes Yu Chuxiao breathless. When her boyfriend breaks up, is it possible that she will turn from love to hate, kill Wei Qingwan, and then pretend to be missing?
Zhu Feipeng glanced at the transcript and sighed, "She didn't have the time to commit the crime. When Wei Qingwan was missing, Yu Chuxiao was in Jiangcheng for training. Her teachers and classmates can all prove that she did not leave Jiangcheng."
He Mingyu suddenly thought of something: "What if Yu Chuxiao called Wei Qingwan and asked her to go to Jiangcheng, and then killed her in Jiangcheng? Wouldn't that give her time to commit the crime?"
The three of them looked at each other and shuddered at the same time.