Chapter 43
"It's okay. Didn't I come here with the community hospital yesterday? I ended up staying at the village committee. No one is working there at this hour. I really have nowhere to stay so I thought I'd try my luck at your place. I didn't expect you to be open." Luo Jingyao stated her purpose frankly.
"I didn't have breakfast, so I thought I'd buy some bread."
Upon hearing this, Fatty Wang's expression gradually relaxed. He led her into the house and pointed to one of the cabinets filled with various kinds of bread.
Luo Jingyao went forward and carefully selected, and finally bought two loaves of bread and a bottle of milk.
Afterwards, she sat down on the rattan chair in front of the supermarket, sipping milk and biting bread, while casually chatting, "Did you go for the physical examination yesterday, Boss Wang?"
Fatty Wang didn't stop wiping the freezer: "Why are you going? I can't leave the store."
"Oh, I see. Did you pick up the medicine gift packs? They're all subsidized by the higher-level government. The medicines in each pack are worth over a hundred dollars!"
Fatty Wang still shook his head.
Luo Jingyao hesitated for a moment and said, "How about this, I'll go to the village committee later to see if there are any left. If there are, I'll bring one to you."
Perhaps it is because you shouldn't hit someone who smiles at you. After a few simple words, Fatty Wang had already returned to his previous polite and enthusiastic appearance. After thanking him, he turned around and continued to work.
"Eh? When the police went to Zhou's house to investigate the case yesterday, you were there, Boss Wang, right? I think I saw you." After thinking it over again and again, Luo Jingyao took the initiative to bring the fire to herself.
Sure enough, a hint of wariness flashed across Fatty Wang's face at the mention of this. "Ah, yes, there are not many people in the village who haven't gone. We're all standing outside that yellow line. I don't think you can still stay with Officer Lin!"
So that's why. No wonder this person's attitude is so strange today.
Luo Jingyao felt that she had been very careful and low-key yesterday. She tried her best to avoid the villagers' sight and would not go forward if possible. However, she did not expect that she would still be noticed by someone with ulterior motives.
"Don't mention it." Although she was already complaining in her heart, her face was full of impatience. "It's my own bad luck. I was only asked to take medical staff to check someone's blood pressure, but I didn't expect to be surrounded by the police before I even finished the job."
"Because when Officer Lin and his team came to the village before, I was the one who showed them the way. He thought I was particularly familiar with our village and insisted that I stay there to help."
"I guess being a police officer isn't something that just anyone can do. I just followed someone around for a while yesterday, and I had nightmares all night long when I got home!"
The seemingly true and false words not only dispelled some of Wang Pangzi's doubts, but also successfully aroused his interest: "Not really? What did you see in there?"
"I didn't dare to look too closely. I just listened to the police talking about blood, intestines, brain and so on. Later, I accidentally took a look and saw a whole bag of black and red things. I was scared to death." Luo Jingyao looked frightened.
"Ah?" Fatty Wang was very surprised when he heard this. After all, he was outside the cordon yesterday, and what he could see and hear was very limited.
After two seconds, the man, who had finally regained his composure, asked tentatively, "Are you saying that the police found Cui Da's body in the Zhou family's greenhouse?"
"It can't be considered a corpse, right? After all, the main parts were used for cooking. They only dug out some internal organs and a head that was so broken that you couldn't even recognize its appearance." Luo Jingyao said, and as expected, she saw the other party's expression changed instantly.
These villagers jumped out to protect Zhou Hong yesterday in a fit of sympathy and guilt. Once they calm down after a night, and truly realize that Zhou Hong not only killed someone but also brutally dismembered the body, will they still be as hateful and vindictive as before?
She didn't think so.
Fatty Wang's green eyes rolled around, and although he didn't say anything more, his expression was quite intriguing.
"By the way, when the police took Zhou Hong away yesterday, I don't know what she was thinking. She insisted that I accompany her." Luo Jingyao continued to mutter as if complaining, "On the way to the Public Security Bureau, she admitted everything, saying that she had indeed accidentally killed Cui Da."
This move of hers was inspired by Lin Jiafan, so it can be considered the art of language.
Tell the truth, but only tell part of the truth. As for the rest, it all depends on the other party's imagination.
"She admitted it?!" Fatty Wang was truly stunned this time. The flesh on his cheeks trembled uncontrollably, and he said with some regret, "She was the one who begged me..."
Before he could say a few words, he suddenly realized something and stopped talking.
But this was enough for Luo Jingyao. At least she was certain of one thing, that is, Fatty Wang must know some unknown inside story.
In order not to alert the man, Luo Jingyao pretended not to care about what he had just said, lowered her head and began to eat bread in big mouthfuls.
For the next period of time, Fatty Wang seemed to be in a state of absent-mindedness. The hair of the rag in his hand was almost rubbed off by the freezer, but he didn't seem to think of moving it to the side.
During this period, Luo Jingyao had no intention of leaving the supermarket until she saw several figures slowly walking towards her on the west village road. Her eyes then lit up.
"Hey, Old Wang, you are busy so early!" When those people came closer, the village director who was leading the way in front greeted Fatty Wang with a smile.
At the same time, Lin Jiafan, who was following behind, also set his sights on Luo Jingyao.
Even though this was not the first time she was caught, Luo Jingyao still felt guilty that her tricks had been seen through. She unconsciously avoided the black eyes behind the lenses, and her gaze drooped down until she saw the black backpack in the other person's hand.
Because she was too surprised, she looked at him repeatedly as if to confirm. Then she stood up from the rattan chair, slowly approached the man, and put on an awkward smile: "Officer Lin..."
"I saw it at the village committee and just took it out." Lin Jiafan said, handing over the bag: "I saw you carrying it before, so I recognized it."
"I was originally planning to bring it back to you in the city, but I didn't expect to meet you here."
I didn't expect that. Luo Jingyao grinned in her heart, but she took the bag with a grateful look on her face, pretending not to understand the sarcasm in his words.
Lin Jiafan just lowered his eyes to glance at the top of the head in front of him, and then focused his attention on the village director and Fatty Wang.
The two were whispering to each other, and high-frequency words like "admitted" and "really" could be vaguely heard. Fatty Wang must be asking the village director to verify the authenticity of Zhou Hong's surrender to the police, and the village director gave an affirmative answer.
Subconsciously, she raised her head and glanced at the man's resolute chin. It seemed that they had reached the same goal through different paths, but their methods were slightly different.
"We're going to Cui's house soon. Coach Luo, do you want to come with us?" Lin Jiafan suddenly spoke up. "Last time, Cui Jiafu's wife seemed to like you very much. If she gets too emotional later, you can help comfort her."
Luo Jingyao wanted to agree, but she couldn't bear to leave Fatty Wang in front of her. After the news of Zhou Hong's confession was once again confirmed by the village director, he was obviously a little uneasy, which was a sign of his inner hesitation.
Seeing through her mind at a glance, Lin Jiafan found it amusing and asked, "Coach Luo, do you know what "more haste makes waste" means?
"The bait has been put down. You have to give the fish time to take the bait." After saying that, he called out to the village director and took the lead to walk towards the two-story building of the Cui family.
When it comes to manipulating people's hearts, Luo Jingyao had to admit that Lin Jiafan was more adept at it. Since he said so, she didn't hesitate any longer and hurriedly followed him with her backpack on her back.
Not long after knocking on the Cui family's door, someone came to open it.
To everyone's surprise, the person who came was not Cui Jiafu and his wife, but a young woman who looked to be around thirty years old.
"Tingting is back?" The village director was stunned for a few seconds before successfully recognizing the woman in front of him. He also introduced her to everyone: "This is Cui Jiafu's eldest daughter. She married and moved to the city two years ago and doesn't come back often."
As soon as he finished speaking, the village director led a group of people into the yard. At that time, Cui Jiafu also came out of the house and invited them to come in and sit down.
Soon, the old wooden sofa in the Cui family's living room was filled with people.
Cui Jiafu looked much more haggard than he did two days ago. Not only were there visible depressions on his cheeks, but his beard had also grown very long.
After sending Cui Tingting upstairs to call his wife down, he rubbed his hands habitually and explained dryly, "She has been feeling a little unwell for the past two days. She hasn't been able to sleep for nights. She just lay down a short while ago."
The village director nodded in understanding. "Officer Lin and the others came here just to inform you of something. You don't have to come down, my sister-in-law. I can just tell you."
"Hey, hey, you say." Cui Jiafu looked a little nervous.
"Yesterday afternoon we brought Zhou Hong back to the police station for investigation. She admitted to killing Cui Da and confessed to all the crimes." Lin Jiafan informed the family calmly, with a businesslike look, but his eyes never left the face of the man opposite him.
Cui Jiafu seemed to be stunned by the news. He sat there in a daze, not knowing how to react for a moment.
At this moment, a painful cry was heard from the side.
Everyone looked sideways and saw that it was Cui Jiafu's wife.
She must have heard Lin Jiafan's words when she was going downstairs. At this moment, the woman was slumped on the last step of the stairs, covering her mouth with her hands and crying with her face red.
Perhaps because she didn't want to lose her composure in front of outsiders, Cui Jiafu's wife cried very suppressedly, and her thin shoulders kept shaking as she tried to hold back her sobs.
"Sister-in-law, please accept my condolences!" The village director hurriedly stood up and went forward to help the person up: "The police have already caught the murderer. You must take care of yourself. After all, we still have Tingting!"
But the woman seemed not to hear, and big tears continued to roll down her cheeks.
In the chaos, Luo Jingyao's eyes uncontrollably fell on Cui Tingting, who also leaned over to help Cui Jiafu's wife.
The other person has fair skin and calm eyes.
As a sister who just lost her younger brother, isn’t her reaction a bit too calm?
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