Chapter 98 Sheng Zai Tian
âIf you make a mistake, you have to bear the consequencesâ
At six o'clock in the evening, Zhao Xiangwan stayed at the Ji family villa for dinner.
The floor plans of Ji's house and Sheng's house are similar, except for the differences in decoration.
Entering the living room from the lobby and entrance hall, the Chinese style is evident, with mahogany furniture, dark green upholstery, and misty landscape paintings, giving one the feeling of being transported to the beautiful Jiangnan region.
During his years in college, Zhao Xiangwan gradually became familiar with the Ji family.
Grandma Zhou Fangxi of the Ji family is simple and warm-hearted, while Ji Zhao's mother Luo Danfeng is casual and indifferent. Neither of them is the kind of person who is scheming. Although Ji Jinmao is scheming and his initial flattery seems calculated, he protects Zhao Xiangwan. After confirming that Zhao Xiangwan is one of his own, he protects her in every way, making Zhao Xiangwan feel the deep fatherly love.
After a few interactions, Zhao Xiangwan went from being reserved at first to being familiar with the family. She gradually let down her guard and integrated into this family.
Like today, Zhou Fangxi saw Zhao Xiangwan at the gate of Sheng's villa, and immediately called Ji Jinmao to ask him to bring Ji Zhao home, saying that Zhao Xiangwan was handling a case nearby and had to work overtime after dinner, so he should hurry back to the dinner table to gather together.
Knowing that Zhao Xiangwan likes to eat stewed food, Zhou Fangxi stewed a pot of stewed pig's feet and personally prepared stir-fried green peppers with stewed intestines, stir-fried bamboo shoots with pickled cabbage, fried eggs with green onions, shredded potatoes, and water spinach with garlic. It was a table full of farm dishes with a strong rural flavor and a fragrant aroma.
Luo Danfeng was a refined person. When she was a housewife, she was very picky and never ate anything rotten. But later, she worked as an educated youth in the countryside, experienced all kinds of hardships, and became more down-to-earth. She was wearing a silk home dress, motioned to the nanny to bring Zhao Xiangwan's exclusive tableware, and smiled and said, "Do you have to work overtime tonight? It's really hard. Eat more tonight."
Ji Jinmao brought two bowls of sweet wine mixed with eggs, sprinkled with wolfberries, red dates, and longans, and placed one bowl in front of Zhao Xiangwan and one in front of Zhou Fangxi: "Come on, you two are the only ones in the family who like this sweet wine."
ăAre you tired from work today? ă
Ji Zhao sat on her left side, turned his head and looked at her intently, his dark eyes filled with care and attachment.
A strong taste of home.
This is the home Zhao Xiangwan has always longed for.
A loving grandmother, a gentle mother, a kind father, and a lover who never leaves you.
The Ji family used to have a very quiet dinner because Ji Zhao was too silent and no one dared to speak for fear of disturbing him. Now with Zhao Xiangwan, she knows what Ji Zhao is thinking and the dinner table has become lively.
Zhou Fangxi put a large piece of marinated pig's trotter into Zhao Xiangwan's bowl and asked about the case: "Why are you going to every household to ask questions today? Sheng Lao Hu is dead. Who killed him?"
The aroma of basil entered Zhao Xiangwan's nose, awakening his childhood memories.
In previous years, I could only eat cooked pig's feet once or twice during the Chinese New Year in my hometown. The taste is particularly chewy, with the aroma of meat mixed with the smoky smell of pine and cypress branches. This is the taste of the Chinese New Year.
While chewing on the pig's trotter, Zhao Xiangwan replied: "I can't tell you the details."
Zhou Fangxi was a little anxious: "We are a family, what can't we talk about? Can you please stop being so rigid? At least say something so that I can understand it a little bit."
Ji Zhao raised his eyes and glanced at Zhou Fangxi.
After being looked at by his grandson, Zhou Fangxi immediately calmed down: "Okay, okay, I understand. You are a criminal police, a criminal police who solves big cases, you must abide by the rules."
Seeing the old lady's unhappy look, Zhao Xiangwan smiled and said, "There are some things that you can find out by just asking around. I can tell you."
Zhou Fangxi suddenly perked up: "Then tell me."
Zhao Xiangwan said: "Sheng Chenghao was murdered, and we are currently investigating."
Zhou Fangxi had actually guessed this.
There were so many people gathered at the gate of the Sheng family villa. Someone carried a dead body into the police car. Xie Xianyun and Sheng Zaizhong stood at the gate and watched the police car leave. The police visited and inquired about the surrounding residents and inquired about the basic situation of the Sheng family in detail...
ââBased on all the information, it is most likely that Sheng Lao Hu is dead. If it is the youngest son who is dead, I am afraid Xie Xianyun will not even be able to stand up.
Ji Jinmao was well-informed and had heard about Sheng Chenghao's murder a long time ago, but when he heard it again at the dinner table, he still sighed: "Alas! President Sheng is dead, this is really..."
Luo Danfeng said calmly: "I've said it before, a harmonious family brings prosperity. Among the four people in the Sheng family, only the youngest one is a well-behaved one."
Didn't my colleagues investigate Luo Danfeng just now? I didn't hear anyone give me any feedback on this.
Luo Danfeng met Zhao Xiangwan's slightly puzzled look and said, "When the police came to my house just now, I was in the studio and didn't come out. It was your grandmother who received me."
Zhao Xiangwan asked, "Then tell me, why is it that among the four members of the Sheng family, only the youngest is well-behaved?"
Luo Danfeng slowly talked about some old things.
"The Sheng family moved here two years ago. They used to live in Kyoto, but their business grew so big that they wanted to return to their roots, so they slowly moved the company to Xing City. When Sheng Chenghao first came, he also visited our house. Xiang Wan was there at the time. Do you remember?"
Zhao Xiangwan nodded and stuffed a piece of stir-fried sausage with green pepper into his mouth.
The green peppers were grown by grandma in the vegetable garden in front of the villa, and the sausage was made by grandma's relatives in the countryside, with fermented black beans and minced garlic added, giving it an authentic farm flavor.
Zhao Xiangwanchong's grandmother gave her a thumbs up, and Zhou Fangxi immediately smiled.
[My granddaughter-in-law is great, she has the same taste as me. I used to be embarrassed to eat the marinated food from my hometown because I was afraid that it would taint the maple leaves, but now it's OK, I can eat it with a clear conscience! ]
The grandfather and grandson exchanged glances quietly, while Luo Danfeng was still narrating slowly.
"Sheng Chenghao had no respect for his wife at all. I couldn't stand it at the time. I thought how could this man with high education and high IQ have a pig's head? But later, as I heard more and more news, I had some new ideas."
These words successfully attracted Zhao Xiangwan's attention.
"Of course, Sheng Chenghao doesn't respect his wife in public, but his wife doesn't protect his image either. Sheng Chenghao is a strong person, domestic violence, partiality... If Xie Xianyun hadn't said these things, how would people in our community know?"
Zhou Fangxi thought it was incredible that his wife would say such things: "You still have to protect your husband's image when he beats people? If this happened in our countryside, the wife's family would have come to the house to make a scene, and the whole thing would have been chaotic. It's not easy for Xie Xianyun to have endured it until now without getting divorced. You still want her to keep silent. Do you want her to tell us against her conscience that Sheng Chenghao is very nice and caring to her? We are not blind. Can't we see whether he treats his wife well or not?"
Luo Danfeng has a gentle personality. Facing her mother-in-law's ridicule, she remained calm and said, "Mom, that's not what I meant."
Zhou Fangxi was a widow who raised Ji Jinmao. She was also a strong-willed old lady. She always sympathized with the weak. When she heard her daughter-in-law say that Xie Xianyun did not protect Sheng Chenghao's reputation, she immediately got angry: "Then tell me, what do you mean."
Ji Jinmao heard her tone was a bit aggressive, so he put a piece of sausage into his mother's bowl with his chopsticks: "Come on, Mom, try this. Only you and Xiang Wan like this dish."
Ji Zhao followed suit and picked up a handful of bamboo shoots and put them into Luodan Feng's bowl.
Zhao Xiangwan said, "Grandma, these are other people's family matters. Let's just talk about them behind their backs. Don't take them seriously."
Zhao Xiangwan's "Grandma" successfully made Zhou Fangxi happy. Thinking about how she had raised Ji Zhao for so many years and never heard him call her "Grandma", she didn't know how many tears she had shed when she was hiding from others. But since Ji Zhao met Zhao Xiangwan, his mind gradually became brighter, and there were more laughter and joy in the family, and there was also someone who called her "Grandma". What a good girl! Just for this girl good, Zhou Fangxi decided not to care about what Luo Danfeng said.
Zhou Fangxi turned from anger to joy and said to Luo Danfeng, "Xiang Wan wants to hear it, then just tell me."
Luo Danfeng and Zhou Fangxi had been together for more than 20 years, and he was already familiar with her temper. The old lady's temper came and went quickly. After taking a bite of the bamboo shoots Ji Zhao sent over, Luo Danfeng felt happy and said with a smile: "Okay, then I will talk about other people's affairs."
"I have a feeling that Xie Xianyun sometimes does it on purpose, deliberately provoking Sheng Chenghao's anger, showing Sheng Chenghao's strength in front of others, and trying to create an attitude of weakness, always winning people's sympathy. I once saw her weeding and planting flowers in the yard. She was agile, her movements were agile, and her eyes were fierce, which was completely different from when she was with Sheng Chenghao."
Zhao Xiangwan stopped eating and looked at Luo Danfeng seriously.
Zhao Xiangwan absolutely believes in a painter's observation ability.
If Xie Xianyun has two faces in front of people and behind their backs, then...it would be interesting.
Zhao Xiangwan asked: "Then why does she want to play the role of a weak person?"
Luo Danfeng shook his head: "I don't know. I am just stating it objectively without holding any opinions."
Zhao Xiangwan fell into deep thought.
There is a possibility that the character played by Xie Xianyun is the female image that Sheng Chenghao likes, because a strong man is more interested in weak and obedient women.
But if that's the case, then Sheng Chenghao should be very happy and like it, and he wouldn't be respectful in front of others but commit domestic violence behind their backs.
There is another possibility that Xie Xianyun deliberately played the victim to annoy Sheng Chenghao. She was Sheng Chenghao's bedmate, so she knew his preferences. She deliberately pretended to be timid in front of others, which made Sheng Chenghao so that he couldn't help but yell at her. As angry for domestic violence, it could also be that she provoked the incident, causing Sheng Chenghao to take action, and then called the police.
Of course, there is a third possibility, which is that Xie Xianyun was not acting deliberately, but was in a normal state.
She has social phobia and is timid and cowardly when communicating with outsiders. Even when she is with her husband, she is introverted and honest, which makes Sheng Chenghao, who is a ruthless entrepreneur, uncomfortable. But as long as she is alone, she will feel comfortable and show the agility that Luo Danfeng has seen.
It is currently impossible to draw a conclusion as to which of the following situations this is; further observation is needed.
Zhao Xiangwan raised his eyes and looked at Luo Danfeng: "You just said that the youngest one in their family is the only one who is well behaved. Now you only mentioned Xie Xianyun. What about the other three?"
Luo Danfeng was born in a big family, had strict family education, and had very elegant eating movements. If she had not been sent to the countryside as an educated youth, she would never have met, fallen in love with, and married Ji Jinmao, who worked as a chef in the commune.
Although others may feel that it is a pity that such a fairy-like figure as Luo Danfeng fell into the hands of a vulgar man like Ji Jinmao, Ji Jinmao proved with his actions that Luo Danfeng's choice was correct.
Luo Danfeng likes Zhao Xiangwan very much and knows how to respect people. She respects, understands and supports Zhao Xiangwan's passion and dedication to police work, and she has never shown the arrogance of a rich lady.
Hearing Zhao Xiangwan's question, Luo Danfeng smiled: "Xiangwan, have you started working?"
Zhao Xiangwan also laughed: "I guess so. Who told you to be busy drawing when the police came to your door just now?"
Luo Danfeng said: "I don't know Sheng Chenghao, but he was able to resign from the Huaxia Academy of Science in the 1980s to start his own business. This requires vision, courage and ability. From this point of view, he is very successful. If we look at his family situation, he did not respect his wife in public and abused her behind her back. He did not treat his two sons equally and he did not handle family relationships well. From this point of view, he is a loser."
Zhao Xiangwan sighed: "People are really complicated."
Luo Danfeng ate little at night, and after eating some vegetables, eggs, and rice, she put down her chopsticks. She knew Zhao Xiangwan wanted to solve the case, so she told him everything she had seen.
"The eldest son of the Sheng family, he is calm and composed beyond his age. He greets everyone he meets in the neighborhood politely. He is very friendly and his smile is very warm. But... I don't like people who are too good at dealing with people."
Ji Jinmao smiled somewhat awkwardly.
Luo Danfeng had been married to him for more than 20 years, and they had already developed a tacit understanding. She turned her head and looked at him: "You are different. You are very smooth in business, but you are sincere to your family."
Ji Jinmao chuckled and suddenly thought of something: "Well, Luo Yihui..." He was also a very good person, why didn't Luo Danfeng say that he didn't like him?
Luo Danfeng's eyes dimmed. "Alas! I treated him with sincerity, but he has too many thoughts. It's a pity. However, he is my brother's child after all. His parents divorced when he was young, which made him feel insecure. So he wanted to grab more tangible things desperately, and that's why he went astray. Forget it, Ji Zhao is fine. On the contrary, he got to know Xiang Wan in misfortune. Just send him to Zhushi Hotel as a lobby manager. Don't have much contact with him in the future."
Thinking of the malice that Luo Yihui had once shown towards Ji Zhao, Zhao Xiangwan became thoughtful.
Luo Danfeng noticed Zhao Xiangwan's gaze and said with a smile: "Ji Zhao is my son, Yi Hui is my nephew, there is a difference between relatives, I still understand this principle, don't worry."
After a few words of idle chatter, Luo Danfeng got back to the point: "There is still one last son left, right? I have seen that child before. He is not scheming. He always smiles and has a bright and sunny look. I heard that he has good grades and won a gold medal in the national mathematics competition. He also loves sports. When he returns home, he plays basketball with the boys from the You and Li families. In his eyes, there is no difference between rich and poor, noble and vulgar."
After hearing this, Zhao Xiangwan had a more comprehensive understanding of the Sheng family.
After dinner, Zhao Xiangwan returned to the Municipal Bureau.
The members of the serious crime team had already finished their dinner and were preparing for a meeting. As soon as Zhao Xiangwan entered the office, Zhu Feipeng stood up and said, "Come on, come on, Junior Sister, we're waiting for you to attend the meeting."
It was already eight o'clock in the evening, but the serious crime squad office was brightly lit.
When there is a case, working overtime is the norm.
Sheng Chenghao was a nationally renowned entrepreneur. The computer group company he founded developed many innovative products and its Chinese character display technology was a world leader. His death was a great loss to the city, so the mayor personally said that the case must be solved as soon as possible and the real culprit must be caught to comfort the soul of the deceased.
All the pressure is on the Serious Crime Unit.
Deputy Director of the Municipal Bureau Xu Songling personally attended the meeting, Gao Guangqiang organized the meeting, and everyone began to sort out today's findings.
Gao Guangqiang was recording on the small blackboard while sorting out the timeline.
June 18th.
In the evening, Xie Xianyun called the police. At 8:30 p.m., her two sons accompanied her to the Provincial People's Hospital to complete the hospitalization procedures and stay in a single room.
It is understood that when the police arrived at the villa, Xie Xianyun's face was covered with wounds, and she was bleeding from the corners of her mouth and eyes. She sat on the sofa and cried. Sheng Zaizhong and Sheng Zaitian stood by their mother, one on each side, and glared at their father Sheng Chenghao.
Sheng Chenghao explained very politely that it was just a family dispute and he was sorry to ask the police from the police station to come here. The police saw that Sheng Chenghao had a good attitude, asked Xie Xianyun for his opinion, and then gave Sheng Chenghao a few words of advice before leaving.
Xu Songling asked coldly, "Where is the police dispatch record? Why did Sheng Chenghao take action? Is there anything unusual?"
Gao Guangqiang took out a copy of the police dispatch record for that day and placed it on the table: "There is a record. Sheng Chenghao did not mention the reason, only said it was a family dispute. The two sons did not say anything either. It was basically Sheng Chenghao who communicated with the police alone. Xie Xianyun just nodded at the end."
All the detectives shook their heads: Sheng Chenghao is too strong.
Only Zhao Xiangwan did not make a statement for the time being because Luo Danfeng mentioned the versatility of Xie Xianyun.
June 19th.
In the evening, Sheng Chenghao hosted a banquet for relatives and friends to celebrate Sheng Zaitian's successful admission to Kyoto University. His two sons were present.
Zhao Xiangwan raised his hand and added, "We also had dinner at the Four Seasons Hotel at the time. I remember Sheng Zaitian looked unhappy, but Sheng Zaizhong was smiling and looked honest. In addition, some people who toasted Sheng Chenghao called him brother-in-law, and some called him big brother. I don't know if they were relatives."
There is a lot of information in this sentence.
Without waiting for people to express their opinions, Xu Songling said: "Don't beat around the bush, just state your conclusion directly."
[Director Xu seems to be in a bad mood today? ]
[The pressure from the city is not small. ]
[It seems like I wonât be able to get off work on time these days, ahâŚ]
Hearing his colleagues' murmurs, Zhao Xiangwan stood up and said in a clear and crisp voice: "Director, my conclusion is: Sheng Zaitian has a deep affection for his mother and does not take his father's authority seriously; although Sheng Zaizhong also feels sorry for his mother, he works hard to please his father because he works in the company. In addition, we should investigate and visit Sheng Chenghao's relatives and friends."
Zhao Xiangwan's upright attitude made Xu Songling's face look a little better. He nodded approvingly, "Very good." He glanced at everyone and said, "We should report like Xiangwan and cheer up."
Zhu Feipeng exchanged glances with the others, pursed his lips and said nothing.
[Junior Sister is your disciple, so of course you should protect her.]
[This is because we are not loud enough. Okay, I will speak at the top of my voice later. ]
[What the hell is Mr. Xu doing? He just took over the case today and hasn't even sorted out the family relationships yet, how can he solve the case right away? Why are you in such a hurry? ă
Zhao Xiangwan straightened his back again and said loudly: "Report to Director Xu, you are here with too much authority, and everyone is a little nervous. Why don't we wait until we have an internal discussion before reporting all at once?"
Xu Songling stared at Zhao Xiangwan with wide eyes and didn't say anything for a long time.
After a while, he couldn't help laughing: "You girl! All right, I'll wait for your report in the office." After that, he left the office with his hands behind his back. When he walked to the door, he stretched out his finger, pointed at Zhao Xiangwan from a distance, and nodded in the air.
When the footsteps in the corridor gradually faded away, Zhu Feipeng walked to the door and looked around, then turned back and said, "They're gone!"
Everyone in the office leaned back in their chairs and sighed: "Oh! My Godââ"
Then there was a burst of laughter.
"Haha, thanks to Xiang Wan being here."
"Isn't it? The power of the officials is too strong? Haha! Only you, Xiang Wan, dare to say that."
"When Director Xu was the head of the serious crime squad, I was afraid of him. After he became the director, I was even more afraid of him."
"I haven't seen him with a cold face for a long time. He really deserves the nickname of Xu Black Face."
Zhao Xiangwan smiled slightly: "Okay, Director Xu has returned to the office, we can talk freely."
Gao Guangqiang coughed, knocked on the small blackboard, drew a horizontal line under the timeline of June 19, and then drew a circle, in which he wrote the two points just mentioned by Zhao Xiangwan.
âFirst, focus on the relationship between the brothers and their parentsâ
"Second, sort out the relationship between Sheng Chenghao and Xie Xianyun."
Without Xu Songling around, everyone feels much more comfortable.
Zhu Feipeng raised his hand and said, "There was no theft, no signs of the door lock being pried open, and no signs of climbing around the villa. It must have been committed by someone he knows. Personally, I think Xie Xianyun, Sheng Zaizhong, Sheng Zaitian, and Sheng Chenghao's relatives and friends who often come to the Sheng residence and have the opportunity to get the key are all possible."
In this case, we need to check them one by one, which is a lot of work.
Gao Guangqiang nodded and said, "Xiao Zhu is right. Let's sort out the timeline tonight and narrow the scope of the investigation."
Everyone sat upright at the conference table: "Lao Gao, please continue."
Gao Guangqiang continued to write a line of numbers on the small blackboard.
August 21st.
In the evening, Sheng Chenghao and Sheng Zaizhong returned to the villa. An hour later, Sheng Zaizhong left.
Huang Yuande said: "I checked the airline information, and Sheng Chenghao has confirmed a flight at 5pm on the 21st."
Liu Liangju also said: "The security guard's confession matches the confession of Sheng Zaizhong."
According to Sheng Zaizhong, he originally planned to fly to Kyoto, but the other party canceled the patent transfer at the last minute, so Sheng Chenghao canceled the flight and returned home very unhappy. After the father and son discussed company affairs in the villa for a while, Sheng Zaizhong left.
Zhao Xiangwan has always been puzzled by the detail of sending the cake: "On August 21, before leaving, Sheng Zaizhong gave the security guard a beautifully wrapped cake. I asked him why he gave the cake, and he said that he saw the cake made by his mother in the refrigerator before leaving. Thinking that his mother was in the hospital, he was afraid that the cake would expire, so he took it out. But I don't know why, I always feel that he is hiding something."
Zhu Kang said: "Neighbors said that Xie Xianyun is very skillful and can make cakes. She made them in advance and put them in the refrigerator. Because she couldn't eat them in the hospital, she gave them to others. It's normal. Why do you think it's wrong?"
Zhao Xiangwan recalled the scene when he asked the question: "If you just send out a piece of food that might expire at home, most people won't take it seriously. When asked, they usually think about it. But did you notice? Sheng Zaizhong answered without thinking, as if he had memorized it long ago."
Zhu Feipeng asked, "Is it possible that he did this to deliberately deepen the security guard's impression and make him remember that he had left the villa at this time?"
The others said at the same time: "You suspect Sheng Zaizhong? But he didn't have the time to commit the crime."
Ai Hui said, "Yes, we took advantage of dinner time to visit Haotian Company. The employees said that Sheng Zaizhong was in the company on the 22nd and 23rd. Only at 3 pm on the 22nd, Sheng Zaizhong drove out and said he was going to the hospital to visit his mother. He came back around dinner time."
Zhao Xiangwan and Zhu Feipeng said in unison: "From 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. on the 22nd, wouldn't he have had time to commit the crime during this time period?"
Zhu Kang said: "I haven't had time to investigate the hospital yet. I will go and verify the situation tomorrow."
Gao Guangqiang: "Okay, then tomorrow Zhu Kang and Zhu Feipeng will go to the hospital. Don't forget to check Sheng Zaitian's stay and entry at the Tian Xile Hotel across from the hospital."
The timeline continues downward.
June 22nd and 23rd.
At noon on the 22nd, Sheng Zaizhong had a phone call with Sheng Chenghao, which means he was alive at that time.
Huang Yuande said calmly, "I'll take care of the telecommunications bureau and phone records."
June 25th.
At 11 a.m., Xie Xianyun was discharged from the hospital and returned home. She found the body and called the police.
This means that from noon on the 22nd to 11 a.m. on the 25th, a full 71 hours, there was no one in the Sheng residence, and no one contacted Sheng Chenghao.
In Sheng Zaizhong's words, Sheng Chenghao is a one-man show, very powerful, and everyone under him is afraid of him. As long as he doesn't look for someone, no one dares to look for him. Maybe in the past three days without his voice, everyone secretly rejoices, thinking that they can finally be lazy and relax.
After sorting out the timeline, Gao Guangqiang divided the work content on a small blackboard.
Currently, the Sheng family, mother and two children, are listed as key suspects.
Hospitals, hotels, companies, telecommunications offices, villas, the whereabouts of the Sheng family mother and son must be thoroughly investigated.
When everyone was discussing heatedly, the door of the Serious Case Team 1 office suddenly opened. Xu Songling pushed the door open with a look of disbelief on his face: "Sheng Zaitian, he surrendered himself."
"Turn yourself in?"
Everyone stood up.
Xu Songling: "Sheng Zaitian admitted that he killed his father. He has been arrested. Let's prepare for the interrogation."
Luo Danfeng's words suddenly flashed through Zhao Xiangwan's mind: "Among the four children in the Sheng family, only the youngest son is a well-behaved one."
Because he was a good boy, he came to turn himself in.
The young man, who had been admitted to Kyoto University and had a bright future, admitted that he had killed his father.
True or false?
Gao Guangqiang was very happy.
With such a big case, the city put pressure on the bureau, and the bureau passed the pressure on to the Serious Crime Unit. To be honest, Gao Guangqiang was a little nervous.
Itâs great that someone turned himself in on the first day of the incident.
He immediately collected the information in his hand and called out names, "Zhu Feipeng, Zhao Xiangwan, and Zhu Kang, the three of you follow me into the interrogation room. The rest of you, develop today's photos, organize the information, and urge the forensic doctor to produce the autopsy report as soon as possible."
At nine o'clock in the evening, Zhao Xiangwan met Sheng Zaitian, the most outstanding youngest son of the Sheng family, in the interrogation room.
Sheng Zaitian had obviously just taken a shower, with a faint scent of soap on his body. His hair was trimmed very stylishly, with bangs hanging down naturally, a broad forehead, beautiful brows, and a pair of eyes with more black than white, looking a bit childish, bright and clear.
He wore a simple black round-neck T-shirt inside and a thin denim jacket outside, jeans, and sneakers. His sleeves were rolled up, revealing half of his forearms. With his tan skin and smooth muscle lines, he looked like a sporty, sunny boy.
He was tall, and felt a little uncomfortable sitting in the iron chair with his legs bent, so he leaned forward and stretched one leg a little. When he saw someone coming in, he immediately retracted his leg and sat upright.
After noticing this detail, Zhao Xiangwan understood why Luo Danfeng was sighing that Sheng Zaitian was the only obedient one in the Sheng family. He looked like a good student who saw the teacher entering the classroom, well-behaved and simple.
After several detectives sat down, Zhu Kang was responsible for taking notes.
Gao Guangqiang's attitude was very gentle: "Sheng Zaitian?"
Sheng Zaitian lowered his eyes: "Yes."
Gao Guangqiang asked: "How big is it?"
Sheng Zaitian answered honestly: "Seventeen."
Zhao Xiangwan frowned. He is a senior in high school today, but he is not even eighteen years old?
Minors under the age of 18 who commit intentional homicide will receive a lighter or reduced sentence.
But even so, his future will be ruined.
Gao Guangqiang asked: "Why did you come here to turn yourself in?"
Sheng Zaitian's eyes were filled with tears and his eye sockets were red. He tried to hold back for a long time, but couldn't hold it back anymore and suddenly burst into tears.
Perhaps realizing that this was the Public Security Bureau and the person sitting opposite him was a policeman, he cried only once, then tightly closed his mouth and blinked his eyes desperately, trying hard to control his tears.
[Itâs so serious here. Iâm so scared.]
ăDad is dead. Dad is really dead.ă
[Dad, woo woo wooâŚ]
Zhao Xiangwan heaved a sigh of relief after hearing what Sheng Zaitian was thinking. Finally, among the three people in the Sheng family, she could clearly hear what Sheng Zaitian was thinking.
Xie Xianyun's heart was very closed, and she didn't reveal a single word of her inner thoughts.
The thoughts contained in my heart would occasionally leak out, but they were all subtle and insignificant.
Only Sheng Zaitian, his heart is honest and simple.
Feeling Sheng Zaitian's deep sorrow, Zhao Xiangwan's eyes showed a hint of pity.
This poor boy, who is he taking the blame for?
Gao Guangqiang did not urge him, he walked forward and handed Sheng Zaitian a tissue. Sheng Zaitian took the tissue, choked up and said "thank you", then wiped his tears.
Really, very polite.
After taking a few deep breaths, Sheng Zaitian's sadness finally calmed down a little. He tried to make himself look a little fierce: "My dad is not good to my mom at home and often beats her."
[My dad is so good to me, why does he treat my mom like that? I have argued with him, but he wonât stop me. One time, I blocked his fist and protected my mom behind me, but⌠I got punched by my dad.]
"On the 18th, my dad beat my mom again, and my mom called the police. When my brother and I rushed home, my mom was bruised and battered. I yelled at my dad, but he didn't listen to me at all. The police came and lectured him, but he viciously said that my mom deserved this suffering because she ate his food, wore his clothes, and used his things."
"My brother and I didn't argue with him. We took my mother to the hospital and checked her in. The next day, we found that my mother's nose was broken and she needed to rest. My mother looked so pitiful lying in bed. At that time, I was thinking, is there any way to stop this?"
"On the afternoon of the 22nd, my brother came to visit my mother. While my brother was in the hospital with my mother, I asked him for the car keys, drove back to the villa, and rushed directly to the study on the second floor. My father was very happy to see me, but when I questioned him why he treated my mother like this, he coldly told me not to meddle in his business. He said that my mother had brought this upon herself, and he told me to just study hard and not to worry about anything else."
"I was angry, really angry. Although I was not yet an adult, I would soon go to college and live independently away from home. What if he beat my mother again when I was not at home? Would I let him beat my mother to death? So I shouted at him, I said very seriously, I said if you dare to hit my mother again, I will beat him. I am taller and stronger than him now, I must protect my mother."
"My father's face turned red with anger when he heard what I said. He walked out from his desk and slapped me in the face, saying that I had given him so much pain in vain and calling me an ungrateful person. I didn't mean to do that. I really didn't want to kill him. He just hit me so hard that my mind went blank. I happened to be standing at the display cabinet, and I don't know why I picked up the trophy on the cabinet and smashed it down."
"That trophy was a provincial award when I won the gold medal in a provincial math competition. It was a crystal trophy made of plexiglass, very heavy, with sharp prisms. My dad covered his head with his hands after being hit. I saw blood oozing from his head. I was terrified and ran out with the trophy in my hand and drove back to the hospital."
"I was always feeling lucky. I hoped that it wasn't a big deal and that my dad was fine. I didn't dare tell my mom, let alone my brother. I just waited anxiously. My mom was discharged from the hospital on the 25th, but I didn't dare go home with her. I lied and said that I had some things to deal with at the hotel. In fact... I was avoiding her. I was afraid that I would see that I had beaten my dad to death when I got home. I hid in the hotel and waited for my mom to contact me. I hoped that she would page me and ask me to go home for dinner, saying that my dad had forgiven me and everything was fine."
"But I was wrong."
Having said this, Sheng Zaitian raised his head.
"Uncle police, I really didn't intend to kill my dad, I just accidentally did it. My dad is very good to me. When I was in Kyoto, no matter how busy he was at work, he would always take time to take me swimming, skating, cycling, and playing basketball. My habit of loving sports was cultivated by my dad.
He is a very successful person. He set an example for me and taught me to concentrate on everything I do, to study thoroughly, to think while learning, to keep working hard and to not be afraid of hardships. I listened to him in everything. I studied hard, participated in various competitions, treated people with sincerity, and united with my classmates in a friendly way. I knew how to be grateful. I really admired my father very much. "
A stream of tears flowed down Sheng Zaitian's cheek.
He gritted his teeth and said word by word: "But if I'm wrong, I have to bear the consequences myself. I'm here to turn myself in, and you guys... just arrest me and put me in jail."
There was complete silence in the interrogation room; no one spoke.
The logic is clear and very reasonable.
Because I wanted to protect my mother, I accidentally killed my father while arguing with him. Because I didn't dare to face it, because I was lucky that my father was not dead, I didn't dare to go back to the villa and face all this.
It was not until the mother discovered that her father was dead that she called the police. She knew she could no longer hide, so she turned herself in.
Is this really the case?
Gao Guangqiang held up the crystal trophy in his hand that was wrapped in an evidence bag: "Is this the one you used to hit Sheng Chenghao on the head?"
A 30-centimeter-high crystal trophy, called crystal, is actually made of plexiglass, narrow at the bottom and wide at the top, shaped like a sail, with sharp edges on all four sides. If you hit someone on the head, especially the back of the head, it can easily cause fatal injuries.
Sheng Zaitian looked up and said, "Yes."
Gao Guangqiang asked: "How many times did you hit him?"
Sheng Zaitian: âFor a moment.â
Gao Guangqiang: "Why do you want to take it away?"
Sheng Zaitian: âI was scared at the time, so I just took it away.â
"Bring it on board?"
"Yes."
"Was there any blood on the trophy?"
"Blood?"
Sheng Zaitian's expression was a little confused.
Zhao Xiangwan knew why Gao Guangqiang asked this question.
Judging from the situation at the scene, Sheng Zaitian's head was bleeding more, and there were splashes of blood on the floor and walls. He wanted to confirm that if it was this trophy that hit Sheng Chenghao's head and caused such splashes of blood, then the force must have been very strong and it must be covered with blood.
Sheng Zaitian looked to the upper right of his line of sight and moved his eyes left and right: "Yes, definitely."
Gao Guangqiang continued to ask: "After taking it back, did you clean the trophy?"
Sheng Zaitian nodded: "Yes, I washed it many times."
Gao Guangqiang frowned: "Where did you wash it?"
Sheng Zaitian: "The hotel's pool."
Gao Guangqiang asked: "Did you notice that the water turned red?"
Sheng Zaitian's eyes moved to the upper right corner of his sight again: "Yes, there must be."
Well, there was no need to listen to his inner voice, Zhao Xiangwan could tell from his micro-expressions that he was lying.
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