Chapter 110
Seeing this, Lin Jiafan came between the two of them at the right time, effectively separating the two people who were like fighting cocks.
"Don't worry, ladies. We have plenty of time, enough for each of you to speak freely." After saying this, he turned to Fang Xiuni and said, "Manager Fang, why don't you first tell me about the quarrel between Ms. Feng and your boss?"
Facing Feng Shurong's venomous gaze, Fang Xiuni spoke fearlessly, "Officer, do you know why they divorced?"
"This woman was the one who cheated first, and was caught in bed by our boss. As a result, she took advantage of the situation and snatched custody of the child. Not only does she demand exorbitant child support from our boss every month, she also frequently comes to the store to make trouble over child support!"
"You mean, there is a financial dispute between them." Lin Jiafan made a brief summary.
What he got was Feng Shurong's unyielding defense: "We have a daughter, and it's Hou Guoan who should pay the child support!"
"Officer, why aren't you curious about why I got custody of the child? Isn't it because this Miss Fang got into Hou Guoan's bed during work? Hou Guoan is the one who's truly at fault in the marriage, and he's guilty!"
"Why do I have to come here every month to ask for child support? It's because of you, a bitch, that he doesn't pay on time. If it weren't for raising our daughter, do you think I'd want to come to your shabby shop?!"
Fang Xiuni's face turned red immediately after her secret was exposed in front of so many policemen and shop assistants.
"You are slandering me!"
"You are shameless to be with a rich man!"
The two people had no idea what was going on and soon started to curse at each other uncontrollably, and then they rushed towards each other.
Pang Guang was so frightened that he took two steps back, and his long face had a double chin because of fear.
Fortunately, Lin Jiafan and Luo Jingyao were quick-witted and each stopped an emotionally agitated lady, thus avoiding a "tragedy" from happening in time.
Seeing that the two showed no sign of calming down, Lin Jiafan could only shout in a deep voice, "That's enough! This is a crime scene, not a place where you can vent your emotions! If you continue, you will be disrupting law enforcement!"
After these words were spoken, Fang Xiuni and Feng Shurong had the tact to stop struggling, but they couldn't help cursing.
Since the relationship between the characters had been roughly figured out, Lin Jiafan finally decided to bring both of them back to the bureau for detailed questioning.
After watching Fang Xiuni and Feng Shurong get into two police cars respectively, he turned around and continued to ask other employees some questions. The answers he got were not much different from what the two had just said.
However, these employees did provide two additional names, who had already resigned from the spicy stir-fry restaurant. It was said that they had a very unpleasant argument with Hou Guoan before leaving.
As for those in office, naturally no one took the initiative to come forward and admit that they had had conflicts with Hou Guoan.
Therefore, it is hard to say whether any of these people hold a grudge against Hou Guoan to the point of killing people.
After listening for a while but finding no new information, Luo Jingyao stood aside and observed the surrounding environment boredly, but unexpectedly saw a familiar figure outside the cordon in front.
"Mom?" She walked over quickly and called out in confusion, "Why are you coming here so late at night instead of waiting for me upstairs?"
"I'm just worried about you, aren't I?" Mao Peilan rolled her eyes at her in disapproval. "You just left without even saying goodbye? Xiao Wang and Xiao Li Bai cooked such a huge table of food!"
"Didn't I text you?" Luo Jingyao said she wasn't taking the blame. "Has the police station's gas inspection concluded?"
Mao Peilan nodded, looking past her at the chaos before her. "Didn't you say you were a physical trainer from the Public Security Bureau? Why are you getting involved in all this?"
"Sometimes the police can use my professional knowledge when handling cases, so occasionally I will work part-time as a case consultant or something." Luo Jingyao couldn't explain the matter in detail and could only respond vaguely.
"Mom, how did you get here?"
Hearing the question, Mao Peilan reluctantly withdrew her gossiping gaze and casually pointed at the electric bike parked nearby: "Xiao Li saw that I was really worried about you, so he was kind enough to send me over to see you. I'll have to steam some buns to thank him later."
Um?
Luo Jingyao tried to find Li Rui's figure nearby, and finally saw the man who was craning his neck and listening with great interest somewhere on the other side of the cordon near where Lin Jiafan and others were.
Gossip really doesn't discriminate between genders, and anyone who encounters this kind of thing will be obsessed with it for several hours.
Coming back to her senses, Luo Jingyao frowned and glanced at the time on her watch. It was already past midnight.
She pulled out the phone from her trouser pocket and said, "Say goodbye to Li Rui later. I'll call a ride-hailing service and take you home."
"I'll go back by myself?" Mao Peilan muttered somewhat unhappily, "You said you wanted to eat braised pig intestines, and your dad has already bought them!"
"You've seen the situation. It's definitely tough tonight. I'll definitely come back once they don't need me anymore!"
Even though she was a little unhappy, Mao Peilan still knew what was important and could only pout and agree.
A few minutes later, the online taxi arrived at the designated location. Luo Jingyao first took her mother to find Li Rui to say goodbye, and then they crossed the cordon and walked for two minutes to the street.
After getting the person into the car safely, she quickly returned to the explosion scene.
At that time, Lin Jiafan and Pang Guang had completed the preliminary questioning of the store clerks and planned to pack up a little and return to the Jinshi Public Security Bureau with the people and the bodies.
Luo Jingyao was now quite familiar with the police's case-handling procedures. She even got into the police car of the special case investigation team without anyone asking her to do so.
Everyone, including Lin Jiafan, looked as if they were used to it. When she sat in the back seat, the three people in the car didn't even bother to raise their eyelids.
"There will probably not be any significant progress tonight. I have to go back to the bureau later to hold an analysis and assessment meeting on these two cases." Lin Jiafan started the car while assigning tasks to everyone.
"Brother Guo, Pang Guang, please help me get the autopsy report and background information on Yu Wenxin, Hou Guoan, and the other two deceased individuals out as soon as possible."
The two of them agreed one after another.
Luo Jingyao didn't expect him to assign her any work. She just turned her head and looked at the high-rise buildings passing by quickly outside the window, and arrived at the Jinshi Public Security Bureau in silence all the way.
As expected, nothing happened that night, but fortunately she didn't have nothing to do either.
After returning to the office of the Special Case Investigation Team with Pang Guang, he met Pan Chang, who was transferred back by the bureau in advance to deal with major media. Pan Chang pulled him aside and complained about the aggressive media and reporters for more than an hour, providing him with valuable emotional value.
Then, after Pan Chang finished the press release and official announcement overnight, she volunteered to proofread the text and format. All in all, it was quite substantial.
When the foggy sky began to brighten slightly, Luo Jingyao and Pan Chang, who had finally finished their work, collapsed on the sofa like Ge You and fell asleep in just a few seconds.
When Luo Jingyao regained consciousness again, she was awakened by the vibration coming from her trouser pocket.
She opened her eyelids and glanced at the clock on the wall. It was only seven twenty-eight in the morning.
Yawning silently, Luo Jingyao looked at Pan Chang and Pang Guang who were still sleeping soundly, and got up without much hesitation, tiptoed out of the office and into the corridor.
She took out her phone and looked at the caller ID. She pressed the answer button helplessly: "Mom?"
"Were you busy all night at the Public Security Bureau yesterday?" Mao Peilan muttered rudely, listening to her heavy nasal voice. "You used to train and practice boxing day and night, and now you're working as a consultant for the Public Security Bureau day and night?"
"Luo Xiaoyao, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but can't you just do something a normal woman of marriageable age should do? If you keep going like this, how will you have time for a relationship..."
"Mom, I only slept less than two hours in the past 24 hours. Could you please tell me the main point?" Raising her hand to press on the solar plexus, Luo Jingyao tried her best to ignore the buzzing in her ears and reluctantly interrupted the long speech on the other end of the phone.
Mao Peilan paused, then sighed heavily, "Haven't you eaten yet? I'm right in front of the Jinshi Public Security Bureau. I brought you some big buns stuffed with braised pork intestines and pork ribs!"
Luo Jingyao happened to walk to the window at this time, and saw the slightly plump figure next to the sentry box, and her heart suddenly warmed.
After hanging up the phone, she went downstairs as fast as she could and trotted all the way to Mao Peilan.
Looking at her daughter who was panting slightly, the woman said in a somewhat blaming tone, "You're running so fast without sleeping. Are you trying to kill yourself?!"
After saying that, Mao Peilan leaned over and took out a big, plump, white bun from one of the cloth bags at her feet. Without hesitation, she stuffed it into Luo Jingyao's hand: "Try one first, it's still steaming hot!"
Luo Jingyao took a big bite out of courtesy, and the fresh, fragrant and spicy taste instantly filled her mouth.
"And it's filled with spicy pork ribs?" She widened her eyes in surprise.
"I know you like it." Mao Peilan pointed to the two cloth bags on the ground and said, "Your father asked me to take some extra so that I can share it with my colleagues later."
She moved closer to her mother and rubbed against her like a spoiled child, but unexpectedly she noticed a figure not far away from the corner of her eye.
The man had been wandering on the side of the road since she came downstairs, and he looked a little familiar.
After a moment's thought, Luo Jingyao tentatively asked, "Excuse me, is there anything I can help you with?"
Perhaps he didn't expect someone to take the initiative to talk to him, so the person turned around stiffly and smiled at her awkwardly.
Luo Jingyao thought about it carefully and it was no wonder that she felt familiar with the face. She seemed to have seen this face at the explosion scene last night. It should be an employee of Jiangcheng Spicy Stir-fry Restaurant.
Under her gaze, the young girl nervously clutched the strap of her messenger bag. She took a deep breath and whispered, "I...I'm here to see Officer Lin."
"He said last night that if you remember anything, no matter how important it is, you can contact him."
"I suddenly remembered something."
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