Chapter 53 Interrogation of Suspicious Points (Revised)
"When relatives come to visit during the Chinese New Year, we always give them a drink of water. The kettle is for holding water to make tea."
"What's your name?" Gu Yiliu asked the murderer.
"Wang Xiao".
Gu Yiliu hummed in agreement, then pulled a rope out of the bag. "The water bottle is fine, but what about this rope? What do you plan to use it for?"
Wang Xiao glanced at her. The woman was young and beautiful, and he hadn't expected her to be so thoughtful. But Wang Xiao had already come up with an excuse: "Every year at the end of the year, we need to get rid of the old and welcome the new. The cups and clothes in the house need to be washed clean, and the rope is for drying them."
"What a coincidence?" Gu Yiliu hummed in agreement and said casually.
Gu Yiliu took out a hammer from the bag and looked at Wang Xiao with a half-smile, "And this? Don't tell me you're going to use it to hammer nails."
“…It really is for hammering nails!” Wang Xiao agreed with her, but he was actually very nervous. His heart was pounding. He didn’t think Gu Yiliu was easy to fool. He prayed that Gu Yiliu wouldn’t notice his strangeness, and he also prayed that he wouldn’t say the wrong thing. He lowered his head and didn’t dare to look at Gu Yiliu at all.
“Look up at me.”
Wang Xiao felt like he was swallowing a bitter pill; he hadn't expected Gu Yiliu to be so serious. He didn't even dare to make a sound while taking a deep breath.
He took a deep breath, slowly raised his head, and forced a smile.
In Gu Yiliu's opinion, Wang Xiao's smile was very fake. She put the hammer aside and rummaged through other things, asking and answering questions at the same time, "Is there anything in the house that needs to be nailed straight and requires a hammer?"
Wang Xiao: "..." He couldn't answer that at all. Hammer, hammer, nail, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he suddenly raised his voice, "Used to hammer or remove nails."
Gu Yiliu hummed in agreement, then suddenly asked him, "Why did you kill him?"
"I didn't..."
Gu Yiliu raised the hammer in his hand and shouted, "Answer the questions seriously, and don't try to play tricks on me!"
Wang Xiao: "...Killed by mistake."
Wang Xiao looked at her, his expression calm, and he didn't know whether she believed him or not.
Wang Xiao's heart was pounding like a drum; he already regretted coming out to buy things today.
I don't know...
Wang Xiao's mind wandered, his gaze fixed on one spot, lost in thought.
"Where's the murder weapon?"
Wang Xiao snapped out of his daze and quickly shook his head, "No."
Do you know him?
Wang Xiao shook his head again, "I don't know him!"
Gu Yiliu threw the hammer, which landed heavily on the ground, nearly hitting Wang Xiao's foot.
"If you won't listen to reason, you'll have to suffer the consequences," Gu Yiliu said, grabbing Wang Xiao by the collar and lifting him up with one hand.
Wang Xiao's pupils dilated in shock, then his throat tightened abruptly as Gu Yiliu gripped his neck. Wang Xiao's face flushed red, and he struggled to breathe as he heard Gu Yiliu ask him, "Was it an accidental killing like this?"
Wang Xiao couldn't breathe. He was terrified. He looked at Gu Yiliu with pleading eyes, his mouth open, trying to beg for mercy, but no sound came out.
But he persisted in keeping his mouth open; he was afraid, he dared not.
"You always have a reason, right?"
"Answer the question properly. Don't know? Or do you need someone to teach you?"
"So, do you know how now?"
Gu Yiliu asked three questions in a row.
Wang Xiao shook his head and nodded, but not much. He had started rolling his eyes; he begged her to let him go, he wanted to live.
"First-rate..." Tang Shi was afraid something would happen, so he quickly told Gu Yiliu to let him go.
Gu Yiliu released his grip, and Wang Xiao collapsed to the ground, barely able to breathe, but still opened his mouth wide, greedily inhaling the fresh air.
When he came to his senses, Wang Xiao's face was still flushed, and he still felt as if a hand was choking him, keeping his mind clear at all times.
He glanced warily at Gu Yiliu, but with just a casual look from her, Wang Xiao immediately sat up straight, nervously waiting for her to ask a question.
"Answer my question again, give me an honest answer, and don't try to trick me!"
The words "playing tricks" stung Wang Xiao like icicles, making him break out in a cold sweat.
He nodded, then quickly shook his head, "No."
"How did you kill Ban Dawei?"
Wang Xiao: "He was killed with a knife, the kind I used to chop wood when clearing land."
Why kill him?
Wang Xiao paused for a moment, recalling what had happened that day.
That day was the day he had arranged with his brother-in-law to help him with chores. His brother-in-law had introduced him to a job, saying it was clearing land in the mountains, paying 3 yuan a day, including meals. It would take about 4 days. Wang Xiao thought that he could earn more than 10 yuan in 4 days of clearing land, which was half a month's salary, so he agreed without hesitation.
He originally thought his brother-in-law would help him clear the land, but in the end, he was the only one doing the work.
He would go up the mountain at 6 a.m. every day and come down at 5 p.m. On the last day, he met Jeon Joo-seon and two others.
He originally didn't intend to kill anyone. It was Jeon Joo-seon and his two companions who, relying on their numbers, first inquired about him and then threatened to rob him. They demanded 50 won each from each of them, or they would kill him.
He couldn't possibly come up with 150 yuan.
During the argument, Wang Xiao became enraged. He thought the three men didn't want him to have a good time, and since they were going to die anyway, he might as well let them die. So he pretended to give them money, then grabbed a wood-chopping knife and started hacking at them.
Anyway, in the deep mountains and forests, as long as it's handled properly, no one will know that he killed someone.
Therefore, Wang Xiao killed the three of them.
Gu Yiliu gritted her teeth, "Quan Zhushan and Jiang Yiliang are lying too." She glanced at Han Yi, who nodded in tacit agreement.
Call Xiao Wu to go find someone.
"Who are you looking for?" Xiao Wu couldn't keep up with their unspoken understanding.
Naturally, they sought out Quan Zhushan and Jiang Yiliang. They had also played a trick; they had originally intended to kill the other party, but unexpectedly, they were killed instead.
Neither group is a good person.
Gu Yiliu asked Wang Xiao, "Aren't you afraid that the three of them will turn on you and kill you?"
Wang Xiao: "I'm scared, but I have to kill them to survive. I'll kill as many as I can."
"Aren't you afraid you can't kill all three of them by yourself?" Gu Yiliu looked at Wang Xiao, whose face was honest and simple. His face was very deceptive, just like a kind old uncle next door. You could believe him as soon as he opened his mouth.
But I never expected him to be so ruthless.
Wang Xiao nodded, "I was scared too, but I felt they were afraid their bad deeds would be discovered. Before I met them, I had already heard them talking about some business."
"Would a business need to be conducted deep in the mountains?" Wang Xiao sneered. "A business that can be conducted deep in the mountains is definitely illegal, so I have even less to worry about. Even if I only kill one of them, they are very likely not to come forward to testify against me."
He was betting on this possibility. It was a gamble on the outcome of winning or losing.
Wang Xiao looked at Gu Yiliu and said, "I didn't expect you to post missing person notices. I had planned to kill them all afterward, but plans can't keep up with changes."
"Don't you have a proper job?" Gu Yiliu suddenly asked this question.
Wang Xiao nodded, "I work with my brother-in-law in my spare time."
Gu Yiliu fell into deep thought, unable to comprehend how Wang Xiao could act so decisively and cruelly.
The brother-in-law is suspicious. Not only Gu Yiliu thought so, but Tang Shishen also thought so.
"What's your brother-in-law's name? What does he do for a living?"
Wang Xiao: "Xiang Haifeng doesn't have a proper job. He works for others like me, but I don't know exactly what he does."
Is he home now?
Wang Xiao nodded and gave an address.
Gu Yiliu gave him a look, indicating that he was at least sensible.
Upon hearing this, Tang Shishen picked up his uniform and said, "I'm going to the Xiang family with some men to take a look."
Gu Yiliu hummed in agreement and then continued to ask.
What is a hammer used for?
"My brother-in-law asked me to buy the rope, the kettle, and the hammer. He asked me to buy them, so I did." Wang Xiao was straightforward. His only thought now was whether he would also die for killing someone. "Officer, am I going to be sentenced to death?"
Gu Yiliu gave him a look that said, "What do you think?": "Why do you want to buy it for him? Can't he buy it himself?"
Wang Xiao nodded, "He broke his hand, so he asked me to help him buy things. It's common for relatives to do these kinds of small favors."
What does he intend to do with it?
Wang Xiao shook his head. "I don't know."
Gu Yiliu narrowed his eyes, his voice turning cold, "You work for him, and you don't know what he does? You don't know why he bought these tools? Do you think I'd believe that? You're still not being honest!"
“I really don’t know. He always makes me deliver goods. Each time they have a lot of goods, and he makes me deliver them to designated locations. Sometimes it’s a park, sometimes it’s a train station, sometimes it’s someone else’s house. He pays me for each delivery.” Wang Xiaoyi’s face turned red with excitement. After speaking, he tried to stay away from Gu Yiliu as much as possible. Although he was wearing handcuffs and leg irons, it didn’t affect his movement.
He was afraid of experiencing the choking incident again.
He killed someone and deserves the death penalty, though it's only a matter of time. He'd rather be shot than die a miserable death now.
Gu Yiliu didn't ask him any more questions and had Wang Xiao locked up in the solitary confinement room.
Then she looked at the things Wang Xiao bought, and he said that most of them were for his brother-in-law.
She felt the answer was almost obvious, but couldn't quite put her finger on it. She asked the system, "DianDian, what do you think these things are for?"
Dian Dian: "Top-notch, you'll have to dig out the clues yourself."
Gu Yiliu: "Why don't you just say you won't tell me?"
"..."
Half an hour later, Tang Shishen returned. "I didn't see Xiang Haifeng. He's not home. We went at the wrong time; he had just left."
"Could it be that he received the news in advance?" Gu Yiliu frowned.
"Possibly," Tang Shishen nodded. "Although he's very suspicious, we don't know what he wants Wang Xiao to do with clearing the land."
Gu Yiliu looked at Wang Xiao.
He said it was a place he rented to grow fruit trees.
Gu Yiliu and Tang Shishen exchanged a surprised glance. Would someone who does odd jobs have the money to contract mountain land to grow fruit trees?
Finally, Tang Shishen said, "He shouldn't be too involved in this murder case. The murderer confessed to the murder, and there are witnesses. Let's take statements from Quan Zhushan and Jiang Yiliang. Wang Xiao has already been arrested, so let's deal with him first." He looked at Wang Xiao and said, "Xiang Haifeng can be observed first. If he does anything that endangers society, we'll deal with him directly."
Gu Yiliu nodded.
Wang Xiao was immediately imprisoned, and the death penalty was inevitable. However, because it was close to the Lunar New Year, his sentence was postponed until after the New Year.
The police station was very pleased to have solved a murder case before the Lunar New Year and awarded the entire Shuikou Street Police Station a commendation.
There's also a bonus of 100 yuan.
Looking at the money, Gu Yiliu exclaimed that this year was a good year.
"This is a gift I prepared for your aunt and uncle," Han Yi handed the gift to Gu Yiliu, then asked her, "I'd like to visit your aunt and uncle when I'm in the third year of junior high, is that alright?"
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When Jiang Yulu opened her eyes, she found herself and her father transported to the 1960s.
The story begins in hell mode: she marries a female military officer after her father's marriage, but the officer's two sons dislike her and are determined to drive her and her father away.
The wealthy stepmother has both money and power, and neither the father nor the daughter wants to give her up.
The wealthy stepmother cares about the father but completely disregards her stepdaughter, even declaring, "You can only choose one: your wife or your daughter!"
Jiang Yulu gritted her teeth and, in order to avoid being kicked out and to further solidify her relationship with her father, conspired with her father to scheme against Zou Jingpu, the son of her wealthy stepmother's direct superior and a notorious figure in the military.
A man and a woman were found lying alone in bed. Faced with the wrath of her wealthy stepmother, Jiang Yulu clung tightly to the man's back, her doe-like eyes filled with fear and grievance.
Zou Jingpu, who held a high position and was indifferent to women, never expected that he would end up being bitten by the rabbit right next to him.
He was furious, convinced she was a scheming woman. The organization instructed him to acknowledge Jiang Yulu as his girlfriend, and he did.
Zou Jingpu made up his mind not to ask any more questions beyond the necessary greetings.
But Jiang Yulu and what she did for him were constantly mentioned in his ears.
Winter is coming, so I knitted him a sweater by hand and brought it to him.
He said he wanted to eat the snacks he ate when he was a child, so she made them for him by hand and delivered them to his desk the next day.
She took care of his mother day and night when she was sick, and even his picky mother praised her a thousand times.
And so on... Sometimes Zou Jingpu thought that if she could always be like this, he would treat her better.
After his opinion of her changed, he thought of taking her to the movies, but unexpectedly stumbled upon her having a private conversation with her father.
She asked, "Dad, did you bring it up? Does your rich stepmother want to have a child with you?"
"...I didn't mention it. If I had, she would probably have wanted a divorce, and your stepmother probably wouldn't have wanted you either."
"So, how are things going between you and Jingpu?"
She said, "Don't even mention it, it's so difficult."
“Your stepmother said she wanted the scarf I knitted. I’ll knit an extra one and give it to her in your name, how about that?”
"OK."
Zou Jingpu's face turned as black as ink. It turned out that everything she had done for him was done by her father. How ridiculous that he had always thought it was she who had done it for him.
He watched coldly as she tried to please him. Soon, the father and daughter's scheme was exposed, and he and she were quickly cut ties. He thought she would come to him crying and begging. He thought that if she cried, he wouldn't be angry with her. Who would have thought that she would turn around and start contacting other people?
"Jiang Yulu, am I dead?" he sneered.
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