Chapter 130 Clues What were you doing from 10 to 12 last night...
There are two gas tanks in the Liang family kitchen. If only one of the gas tank hoses had scratches, it could be barely explained as a coincidence. But what if there were such marks on both hoses?
murder.
This thought emerged in everyone's mind. Yue Lingchuan immediately called Captain Song, who had been awakened by the news of the explosion and was still awake. The other party was shocked when he heard it and demanded that a case be filed immediately and that it be reported quickly to his superiors.
An hour and a half later, Yue Lingchuan received a notice that in view of the serious nature of the case and its adverse impact, the Provincial Department set up a 6.21 task force, with Yan Haifeng, deputy chief of the Provincial Department's Criminal Investigation Corps, as the team leader and Yue Lingchuan as deputy team leader. All criminal police in Pingjiang City tried their best to cooperate and solve the case!
Yue Lingchuan answered with a solemn expression, and was not surprised after hanging up the phone.
It was premeditated murder and an explosion and arson. That is to say, in the villa area, the households were far away from each other, which prevented the fire from spreading. But despite this, the two houses next to the Liang family were affected by the shock wave of the explosion, and the outer walls of the villas have fallen off to varying degrees.
As you can imagine, if it were in an ordinary residential area...
The situation would then be far from being as simple as it is now with only six deaths and one injury.
Yue Lingchuan took a deep breath and looked at the ruins with a dark look in his eyes.
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At 5:10 in the morning, Yan Haifeng, deputy chief of the Provincial Department's Criminal Investigation Corps, arrived in Pingjiang. Without taking a rest, he went straight to a meeting on the case.
In the large conference room, Yan Haifeng looked at the photos in his hand and the test report that the technical department had worked overtime to produce. The man in his forties looked stern and said,
"According to the test results, the cuts on the two sections of the gas tank hose were about five centimeters and seven centimeters long respectively. The cut edges were sharp and clear, and the color was bright, which showed that they were freshly made. The murderer did not pause when he struck, and he did it in one go."
"From this, we can infer that this case was not an accident, but a deliberate and premeditated murder."
"In addition, the technical department found ashes from the burning of mosquito coils and fragments of unburned mosquito coils under the dining table outside the kitchen of the deceased's home. It can be seen that the open flame of the burning mosquito coils caused the explosion, confirming everyone's previous speculation."
"Based on the area of the deceased's kitchen and living room and the size of the cut in the hose, our colleagues in the technical department also determined that if the gas concentration in the air was to reach the explosion point, it would take about an hour and twenty minutes of continuous gas leakage. From this, we can roughly infer that the murderer committed the crime between 10:30 and 11:00 p.m."
After he finished speaking, he looked around and asked, "Does anyone have anything to add?"
Everyone looked at each other, and Yue Lingchuan was the first to speak: "I asked the person in charge and the security guard of the villa before, and they said that after ten o'clock, no one or car entered the residential area."
Yan Haifeng knocked on the table: "If the murderer had committed the crime, he wouldn't have come in through the main door so brazenly."
He paused, then asked, "Is there any surveillance in the villa area?"
Yue Lingchuan shook his head: "They said they had originally planned to install it this year, but there were various things going on this year, so it was delayed until now, and the surveillance has not been installed yet."
He added: "I asked the neighbors around, and they all said that they had already gone to bed at that time. They didn't notice any movement at the Liang family, and they didn't know if anyone had been there."
Yan Haifeng frowned. Shen Qingye listened silently at first, and then added, "I observed that the low wall behind the villa area is not very high. If the murderer did not want to alert anyone, it is very likely that he climbed over there and then sneaked into the Liang family."
Yan Haifeng took a closer look at the young female criminal police. He knew this girl. Some time ago, there were rumors that the new criminal police in Pingjiang had a 100% crime-solving rate and there were no unsolved cases under their jurisdiction. But in this kind of thing, ability is one aspect and luck is another. Besides, with Yue Lingchuan, Yang Wanmin and others around, he didn't care too much. It was not until a few days ago when Yan Haifeng received a call from Ankou City saying that their criminal police had greatly helped the other party in a murder case that he heard this name again.
But a young man who has just graduated, even if he has some talent in solving cases, is still young after all. Yue Lingchuan probably brought her in this time with the intention of training her.
Yan Haifeng nodded: "This is indeed an idea."
Team Ma also said: "Just now, we received news from the Technical Department that there were no signs of the door of the Liang family villa being pried open, so the murderer should have entered directly using the key."
Captain Yang said: "He has the key to their house... so the murderer must be close to their family."
Yue Lingchuan said: "There are no signs that the first and second floors of the villa have been searched, and there are also some gold and silver jewelry left at the scene. It can be seen that the murderer did not kill people for the purpose of stealing."
"It wasn't theft, and there were no signs of rape on the bodies of the deceased's wife and daughter, but they still did this cruel thing..." Yan Haifeng leaned back in his chair and sighed deeply: "That's revenge."
Everyone pondered for a moment, revenge...
What kind of deep hatred must be there to wipe out an entire family?
Yan Haifeng patted the table and said slowly: "There are only a few motives for murder. Either it's for love, or for money, or... there is an old grudge."
He raised his head and looked at Yue Lingchuan: "What do the five members of the Liang family do?"
Yue Lingchuan had known about this beforehand, and he said, "Liang Yongcheng majored in chemistry in college. Before he graduated, he started researching laundry detergent with his classmates, and the business slowly grew. After graduation, he opened a factory directly, specializing in laundry supplies. Now he has established a company, and its products are not only laundry detergent, but also involve various household products."
"Liang Yongcheng's wife Ding Xiumin has been a housewife since she gave birth to their youngest son. They have three children in total. The eldest son is in high school, the second daughter is still in junior high school, and the youngest son has just started elementary school."
"A family of five, each with their own social circle."
Therefore, it is hard to say who in their family was targeted by the murderer.
Yan Haifeng was silent for a moment, then asked, "How is Xu Hongxia's injury now?"
Xu Hongxia is the nanny who saved her life.
Yue Lingchuan said: "The doctor said that she was affected by the shock wave of the explosion, and the trauma was quite serious. In addition, she absorbed a large amount of toxic gas, which caused temporary brain ischemia. After rescue, although she is no longer in danger of death, she is still in a coma and it will probably take a day or two for her to wake up."
Yan Haifeng said: "The hospital is keeping an eye on it. If there is any situation, let them inform us in time. After all, he is the only survivor and works for the Liang family. He should know something."
He said, and then looked at everyone: "There are no clues here at the moment, and it is not clear who the murderer is grudge against. After daybreak, everyone will split up and check the social circles of the five members of the family, and find the corresponding clues as soon as possible."
This case will probably start to ferment after daybreak, so they must solve it as soon as possible. Otherwise, if a good entrepreneur and his entire family were wiped out, it would inevitably cause public panic and affect the credibility of the public security department.
Everyone stood up immediately and responded solemnly!
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Because it was summer, the sky got light early. Just after six o'clock, the sun had already appeared.
Shen Qingye and Yue Lingchuan took on the task of investigating Liang Yongcheng and once again came to the Longhu Villa District.
The Du family next door hadn't gotten enough rest yet. When they heard the knock on the door, Mrs. Du said simply, "I don't know much about their family. If you have any questions, please ask Xiao Dong," and then went back to catch up on her sleep.
Shen Qingye didn't care. He looked at Aunt Dong, the Du family's nanny, busy pouring water for them. He said sorry for disturbing them. Aunt Dong shook her head, sat down in front of them, and sighed:
"What kind of disturbance is this? I have known Sister Xu next door for many years. If you can get any clues from me, I will be happy."
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingye followed her words and said, "Have you been working here for many years?"
Aunt Dong said: "Yes, about... ten years. I came here in 1989 and have been working here ever since."
Shen Qingye said: "That's really not easy."
Aunt Dong smiled and said, "My husband and wife are kind-hearted and don't have many demands. I am happy with the work, so I stick with it."
She paused and continued, "Don't worry, my wife is just like that. On the surface, she seems difficult to get along with, but in fact, she is hard-mouthed and soft-hearted. When we found the fire next door yesterday, she was the first to say she wanted to call the police. She also said she didn't know what was going on inside, and she didn't know what happened to the children..."
She smiled and said, "It's not that she doesn't want to give you face, but she really rarely interacts with others. At most, she would say hello to them when she occasionally goes out for a walk. She is not interested in other people's gossip or anything like that."
Shen Qingye also said: "Don't worry, we know what to do."
She then asked, "You have been working here for more than ten years... You should know Aunt Xu next door very well, right?"
Aunt Dong said, "It's OK. Hongxia has been working next door for five or six years. We often get together when we go out to buy groceries or something like that. Over time, we've become familiar with each other."
Shen Qingye asked: "So what do you think of the Liang family next door?"
"Mr. Liang..." Aunt Dong thought for a moment, "Mr. Liang's family is pretty good, and they are very friendly. Although they are rich, they never act high and mighty, and they don't put on airs. Maybe it's because they come from the countryside, they don't have the bossy attitude of ordinary big bosses, and they are pretty good to Hongxia and other staff members."
"Mrs. Liang and Mr. Liang seem to be classmates. They have worked together and have good tempers. Sometimes when I run into them on the street, I always say hello to them warmly."
Shen Qingye paused for a moment, then asked, "In other words, everyone in the villa area has a good opinion of them?"
Aunt Dong nodded: "Yes. Anyway, as far as I know, no one says anything bad about the Liang family."
Shen Qingye continued: "How is their relationship as husband and wife?"
Aunt Dong: "They should have a good relationship. Anyway, I haven't heard that Mr. Liang has an affair. Hongxia also said that they rarely quarrel at home, and they always discuss things beforehand."
Shen Qingye pondered for a moment, and then asked: "What about the three children in their family? What are their temperaments like?"
Aunt Dong: "I don't know much about the three children. I only heard that the eldest is in high school and seems to have good grades. I'm not sure about the second and third children. But the children are well-educated and are very polite when they meet. Hongxia also said that when she was at home, the children were very respectful to her."
She paused, and then said, "Think about it, it makes sense. After all, Mr. Liang and Mrs. Liang were both college graduates in the 1980s. They must have high quality, and the children they raised will naturally not be bad either."
Shen Qingye nodded slowly, understanding.
Yue Lingchuan at the side continued to ask: "Do you know if the Liang family has any enemies? Are they at odds with anyone? Or is there anyone who doesn't like them?"
Aunt Dong hesitated for a while, then shook her head and said, "How would I know? Not to mention whether it happened or not, even if it did happen, they wouldn't tell us. After all, in our line of work, keeping confidentiality for our employers is a basic requirement."
"Anyway, from what I know, Hongxia is quite happy working for the Liang family, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to stay there for so many years. Someone wanted to poach her before, offering her a salary 200 yuan higher than her current salary, but she didn't leave because she cared about the Liang family."
In other words, the Liang family has a good reputation in the villa area.
Shen Qingye and Yue Lingchuan looked at each other, then looked at Aunt Dong and said, "Okay, we understand."
She then asked, "Do you know which families the Liang family usually has close and good relationships with?"
"If they are close..." Aunt Dong thought for a moment and said, "I don't know about Mr. Liang, but as for Mrs. Liang, she is quite close to Mrs. Nie, Mrs. Tang and Mrs. Zhu."
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The two went to the Nie family and the Tang family again, but the explanations they got were similar to those given by Aunt Dong.
The Liang couple are kind and rarely have conflicts with others. They don't know about Mr. Liang's work, but Mrs. Liang spends most of her time on her children's education. She occasionally goes out with them for tea or gatherings. Their life is simple, so there won't be any conflicts.
The two of them restrained their expressions, said goodbye to Mrs. Tang, and went to Mrs. Zhu's house.
This time, they did get some information.
"I thought you would come to see me." Mrs. Zhu had already arranged for someone to prepare tea. While entertaining them, she said, "After all, in this area, there are only a few of us who can get along with her."
Shen Qingye asked: "What does Mrs. Zhu know?"
"I don't know." Mrs. Zhu looked a little haggard, and sighed, "I was woken up by the explosion at night, and I wondered what happened. I hurried out and saw that the Liang family's house was on fire."
She pinched her forehead and whispered, "I was almost scared to death at the time, but the person was rushed to the hospital, so I couldn't say much. After I went back home, I lay in bed and couldn't sleep all night, wondering, who did this?"
"Both of them have good tempers and can usually talk to anyone. My husband Zhu also said that in the business world, Liang has the demeanor of a Confucian businessman, he is gentle and polite, and he always leaves people a way out. So even if there are disputes at work, everyone can talk to each other in private."
"Later I thought, just because they are nice people doesn't mean others are willing to accept their kindness."
Shen Qingye raised her eyes: "Mrs. Zhu, is there anyone you suspect?"
"It's not suspicion." Mrs. Zhu said, "It's just that she and Xiumin are not on good terms. Although I don't think she would do such a thing, if I really want to talk about someone who has a bad relationship with their family, this is the only one I can think of."
Shen Qingye immediately sat up straight: "You go ahead."
Mrs. Zhu took a sip of tea and said, "I'm sure you know her. Her surname is Tao, Tao Suqiu. Her husband is the chairman of Haida Group, Luo Wanzhang."
Shen Qingye paused. She didn't know much about Tao Suqiu, but she knew about Haida Group.
They are big taxpayers here.
Mrs. Zhu continued, "Unlike the Liang family, which is harmonious and has a happy marriage, the Luo family is a mess."
Shen Qingye blinked slowly: "They are not on good terms with each other?"
Mrs. Zhu smiled bitterly: "It's more than just a quarrel. It's almost to the point of fighting."
Shen Qingye frowned.
Mrs. Zhu said, "Luo Wanzhang is a good person in terms of how he deals with people and makes friends, but he has one problem: when it comes to relationships between men and women, he is too absurd."
"It was fine when he was young, but as he got richer and richer, Luo Wanzhang became less and less secretive. Over the years, everyone around him knew that he had been surrounded by women of all kinds. Even though he had two children at home, he still had several illegitimate children outside."
"Tao Suqiu is not a good-tempered person. When she was young, she would fight with him if she was not satisfied. Now it is even worse. Whenever she knows that he has someone else outside, she will go to his house. As for Luo Wanzhang, he will respond well, but he will do the same thing afterwards. He has not changed in all these years."
"Because of their trouble, there is no one to take care of the two children at home. Now they can't study well and are extremely rebellious. They have to go against others. Tao Suqiu is very angry."
"This is no longer a secret in our circle. Everyone thought it was new at first, but now, everyone is treating their family as a joke."
"Perhaps because of this, Tao Suqiu is particularly dissatisfied with Xiumin, who has a harmonious family and filial children. Whenever they get together, they always speak with sarcasm. But everyone knows the situation in her family, and every time a quarrel ends, she is the one who loses face."
"It was the same thing a while ago. Lao Luo's young lover got pregnant again, and he took her with him when he went out for dinner and social events. He seemed to be doting on her to no end. When Tao Suqiu found out, didn't she make a scene again? She even tried to push that woman, but was slapped by Luo Wanzhang in the chaos. Luo Wanzhang was in the restaurant at the time, and Lao Liang and his family happened to be there too. Wasn't this scene seen by Xiumin?"
"Tao Suqiu was already embarrassed at the time, and when she came back, the news somehow got out again, and everyone was laughing at her. She thought it was Xiumin who spread it, so she must have a grudge against her, right?"
"During this period, she has been saying bad things about Xiumin to everyone she meets, but in fact, Xiumin didn't pay much attention at the time and just glanced in their direction. What's more, given her personality, even if she really saw it, she wouldn't say anything outside. Tao Suqiu is just overthinking it."
"But she won't listen to anything others say. She insists on what she thinks, and there's nothing anyone can do about it."
Mrs. Zhu finally said, "Since Xiumin moved here, she has been able to talk to everyone and has a good relationship with them. It's just that Tao Suqiu who dislikes her anyway, and there was that previous incident, so..."
Even though they had been together for so many years, she had a general idea of what kind of person Tao Suqiu was and didn't believe that she could do such a thing. But it is true that she was the only one who had openly clashed with Ding Xiumin.
"These are just my guesses. Whether it's true or not... I don't know." Mrs. Zhu sighed deeply, looked at Shen Qingye again, and said, "If you want to find Tao Suqiu, please don't say it was me who said it."
After all, we will all live in this area, and the two companies will cooperate with each other. If there is a quarrel... it will not be good.
Shen Qingye came back to his senses and said, "Don't worry, it won't happen."
"I don't usually have many people I can talk to, and Xiumin is one of them." Mrs. Zhu forced a smile and said, "I hope you can find the real murderer and find out the truth as soon as possible."
Yue Lingchuan said seriously: "We will do our best."
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After saying goodbye to Mrs. Zhu, Shen Qingye looked at the transcript in his hand and asked Yue Lingchuan: "What do you think is the possibility of this Ms. Tao?"
Yue Lingchuan lowered his eyes and looked for a while, but shook his head and said, "It's hard to say."
During his years as a police officer, he has seen all kinds of bizarre murders. There are many personal and subjective parts in what Mrs. Zhu said, and they cannot be used as a basis for judgment.
It is possible that Tao Suqiu is innocent, but is it also possible that she is just such an extreme person?
No one can tell until the truth comes out.
Shen Qingye stroked the white porcelain fragment in his pocket, recalling its words...
Tall and thin, man...
"We're here." Yue Lingchuan said in a low voice.
Shen Qingye looked up and saw the Luo family villa right in front of him. It looked magnificent and extremely dazzling.
She shook her head secretly, throwing away all the thoughts in her mind.
Bai Ci's words can be used as evidence, but the truth still needs to be investigated personally.
She couldn't suspect someone without any basis, and naturally she couldn't let go of any suspicious person.
He stepped forward and rang the doorbell. After a moment, a voice came from inside the house: "Who is it?"
Yue Lingchuan raised his voice and said, "Police."
The other party was obviously stunned for a moment, and then walked out of the house, looking a little surprised:
"police?"
The man was in his forties, dressed simply and plainly, and should be a staff member of the Luo family.
Yue Lingchuan showed his police officer ID and said, "Regarding the explosion and fire at the Liang family tonight, there are some issues that require your cooperation in the investigation."
The other party was stunned for a moment, wiped his hands on his apron, and said, "Ah, ah, please wait a moment, I will go ask the wife."
Shen Qingye didn't mind and waited outside the door.
Inside the villa, Sister Zhao hurried over and shouted to the back garden, "Madam, Madam!"
An impatient voice suddenly came from behind: "What are you yelling for? Are you calling for the soul?!"
"Oh, Madam!" Sister Zhao said anxiously, "Isn't this calling for the soul? Are there police outside?"
Tao Suqiu looked away from the vase and asked impatiently, "Police? What are the police doing here?"
She sneered, "Could it be that that old bastard Luo Wanzhang got into trouble outside and the police came to investigate him?"
"Oh no!" Sister Zhao said, "It was about the explosion at the Liang family in the early morning. They came here because of that!"
Tao Suqiu frowned: "What does the Liang family explosion have to do with me? Those people deserved to die! No see!"
Sister Zhao looked embarrassed: "Madam..."
"When the police come to your house, can you just disappear without a trace?"
Suddenly, a voice came from upstairs. Sister Zhao looked up and immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "Yinyin, hurry up and persuade your mother. The police officers are waiting outside!"
Luo Yin took a deep breath and said to Sister Zhao, "Please invite the police officers in first."
Then he looked at his mother who was indignant, and said with a suppressed anger: "The police came to investigate the case, and you just said you would not see them? Do you think you are that capable?"
Tao Suqiu was so embarrassed by her daughter's scolding that she couldn't help but angrily said, "How can you talk like that, kid?"
Luo Yin said, "How can I say anything? The police are investigating a case and citizens should cooperate. This is your legal obligation! If you dare not meet them now, you will have to wait to meet them at the police station later!"
Tao Suqiu hesitated for a moment: "Then, then, then what does the fire at the Liang family have to do with me? What do you have to ask me?"
Luo Yin said: "Whether it is related or not is up to the police to decide, not you."
She looked at the flowers and grass and couldn't help but said, "Put your flowers aside quickly, people are coming soon!"
Tao Suqiu then reluctantly came to the living room.
Shen Qingye and Yue Lingchuan were welcomed in. Tao Suqiu had a sullen face and was unwilling to speak. Seeing her like this, Luo Yin suppressed his anger and stepped forward to greet her, "Two officers, please take a seat!"
Shen Qingye naturally noticed Tao Suqiu's attitude, and remained calm in front of him. He smiled slightly when he heard her words: "Sorry to bother you."
Luo Yin said, "No, it's our job to cooperate with the police investigation." After she finished speaking, she nudged her mother with her elbow. Tao Suqiu then reluctantly put on a smile and said, "Yes, yes, police officer, if you have any questions, just ask."
Shen Qingye said: "It's like this, we mainly want to know where Ms. Tao was between 10 and 12 last night?"
"Ten to twelve?" Tao Suqiu was stunned for a moment: "I'm sleeping, where else can I be?"
Shen Qingye asked: "Are you sure you have been sleeping the whole time? You haven't gone out?"
Tao Suqiu frowned: "Then he must be sleeping, otherwise who would have nothing better to do than go out in the middle of the night?"
When Luo Yin heard this, his heart skipped a beat. When he met the serious gazes of Shen Qingye and the others, he suddenly realized something and said hurriedly, "Yes, police comrade, we went to bed very early yesterday, before ten o'clock, and never went out again!"
Shen Qingye asked: "Can anyone prove it?"
"What proof?" Tao Suqiu was even more puzzled: "I don't know where that damn guy went to fool around last night. Who can prove it?"
After she finished speaking, she finally realized something and looked at them suddenly with an ugly expression: "No, what do you mean by that?"
She looked puzzled: "Oh, you suspect that something happened to the Liang family, and it was me who did it?"
Yue Lingchuan said calmly: "It's just a routine investigation, please calm down."
"Calm down? How can I calm down?" Tao Suqiu stood up suddenly, her eyes wide open, and shouted: "What kind of bullshit routine investigation is this? I don't believe that so many people living here should go and ask them all!"
"What do you mean by telling me this now? Aren't you just doubting me?"
Before Shen Qingye could speak, Luo Yin had already grabbed Tao Suqiu and said, "Mom!"
She called out sternly, met her mother's angry eyes, took a deep breath, forced herself to calm down, and looked at Shen Qingye and the others: "Officer, did you misunderstand something? Although my mother's words are not pleasant to hear, and she usually does things in a shabby way, she would never dare to kill anyone!"
Tao Suqiu was still angry, and upon hearing this, she said directly: "What are you afraid of? What am I afraid of? If you really piss me off, I'll just chop you down with my knife. What's there to be afraid of?"
"Mom!" Luo Yin was so angry that his whole body was shaking: "Can you please stop talking!"
Tao Suqiu opened her mouth, met her daughter's angry eyes, and finally said nothing. He just hugged his chest, snorted, and turned his head to look away.
Luo Yin took a deep breath, calmed down, and then said to Shen Qingye: "Comrade police, don't listen to my mother's nonsense. She is just like that. She has no control over her words..."
She said calmly, "We did go to bed early last night. I remember my mother finished watching the TV series she was following at exactly nine o'clock, and then she took a shower and lingered for a while. At half past nine, the lights were turned off at home."
"My dad didn't come home last night, so there's no way to prove that my mom was in the house the whole time. But my mom didn't have a motive to commit the crime. She was fine, so why would she go and harm Uncle Liang's family?"
Shen Qingye raised his eyebrows when he heard this and glanced at Yue Lingchuan.
After all this commotion, the two of them had more or less an idea in their minds that the possibility of Tao Suqiu being the murderer was very low. Otherwise, she wouldn't have said such things so carelessly.
only......
Shen Qingye looked at Luo Yin and said, "But as far as we know, Ms. Tao and Ms. Ding have never gotten along, and they often have conflicts in their words."
Tao Suqiu turned around instantly after hearing this: "Okay, I was wondering why you suddenly doubted me, this is where the root of your feelings lies!"
"Who told you this? Which bitch is slandering me? I'm going to tear her mouth apart..."
Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Shen Qingye: "Ms. Tao!"
She said with a stern face, "We are handling the case legally and in compliance with regulations. Others are also cooperating with us. We will identify the authenticity of the clues they provide! Please be careful with your words!"
"It doesn't matter who said this now. What matters is that this is the truth, isn't it? You and Ding Xiumin don't have a good relationship. Is it a misunderstanding?"
When Tao Suqiu heard this, her face turned pale and blue, and her mouth opened and closed for a long time, but she couldn't utter anything.
Luo Yin said anxiously: "Comrade police, my mother and Aunt Ding do have some conflicts, but they are just verbal conflicts. My mother usually forgets about them. What's more, there is no deep hatred between them. My mother would not resort to violence!"
"My mother does have some bad words, but she would never do something like killing someone! She can't possibly disregard the rest of her life for such a small matter!"
Tao Suqiu's face was not looking good either, but after listening to her daughter's anxious explanation, she snorted and said, "If I want to kill someone, I will first kill the woman that bastard has outside and those bastards. Why would I want to attack Ding Xiumin's family?"
Luo Yin also said, "Yes, police comrade, Uncle Liang and Aunt Ding's family have good relationships with others, but they have some conflicts with our family. Just like now, if something really happens to them, won't others suspect my mother first? Although my mother's words are not pleasant to hear, she is not that stupid. I beg you to find out the truth and clear my mother's name!"
Tao Suqiu also said: "The innocent are innocent. I didn't do it anyway, so I'm not afraid!"
Seeing this, Shen Qingye's expression eased a little and he said, "We are here to investigate, not to convict you. If Ms. Tao is really innocent, we will definitely not wrongly accuse her."
Tao Suqiu pursed her lips and couldn't help but ask, "If it wasn't for the fire last night, I wouldn't even know where the Liang family lived, so how could I find their house and set such a fire?"
Luo Yin also looked at them: "Comrade police..."
Yue Lingchuan said: "Okay, we have roughly understood the situation. Thank you for cooperating with the investigation."
"As for what the facts are, we will continue to investigate and will never wrongly accuse an innocent person."
Shen Qingye also looked at the girl who was less than 20 years old but looked extremely mature, and nodded at her: "Don't worry."
Luo Yin finally put his mind at ease and smiled at her gratefully: "Thank you, officer..."
Shen Qingye said: "No, this is what we should do."
She paused and asked, "Besides your family, do you know who else the Liang family might have had conflicts with, or who secretly dislikes them?"
Luo Yin thought about it and shook her head: "I don't know much about these things." She looked at her mother again: "Mom?"
Tao Suqiu said angrily: "No!"
She curled her lips and said, "Ding Xiumin is quite good at winning people's hearts. At least from what I know, no one has a problem with her."
Even if someone agreed with her and said something bad about the other person, most of them wanted something from her, so they said these words deliberately to make her happy. But in fact, she was not stupid and naturally knew what they were thinking.
She added, "Instead of wasting your time here, you might as well go and see if Liang Yongcheng has offended someone in the business world. Ding Xiumin doesn't do that much, how could anyone hate her to this extent?"
Shen Qingye nodded to show that he understood, and asked two more questions. When he got no answer, he said goodbye.
On the way out, Shen Qingye thought again and again, and said, "I think... Tao Suqiu is unlikely."
It was not just because of what the porcelain piece said, but because it saw a tall and thin man, while Tao Suqiu was only about 1.6 meters tall, with a plump and round figure. There is also the other party's undisguised malice towards Ding Xiumin.
If she really did it, the other party wouldn't have given them such obvious evidence.
Her words and expression all showed that she had no guilty conscience.
Yue Lingchuan also nodded, but said: "But there is no evidence to prove that she didn't do it."
There were no witnesses, and she herself had a conflict with the deceased. These two points are the most important.
Although as a criminal policeman, Yue Lingchuan also agreed that the possibility of Tao Suqiu being the murderer was low, but he could not rely solely on intuition to handle the case.
They had no evidence to prove that Tao Suqiu was indeed innocent.
Maybe she's just a good actress?
Nobody knows.
Shen Qingye took a deep breath and was about to go to a few more households nearby to ask about the grudge between Tao Suqiu and Ding Xiumin, when he suddenly received a message on his cell phone.
She lowered her eyes and was immediately delighted:
"Captain Xu and his team found footprints near the wall behind the villa area!"
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The idea that Shen Qingye had proposed before did have a great possibility. Therefore, while they came here to investigate the interpersonal relationships of the Liang family, Xu Yanting also brought his team members to investigate the footprints on the wall.
Finally, a pair of footprints were successfully found on the land next to a wall not far from the Liang family villa.
The footprints were clear and obviously left recently. Based on the depth and size of the shoe print, it was determined that it was a male's shoe print.
In other words, Tao Suqiu's suspicion has been ruled out.
This is a pleasant surprise.
Moreover, the suspect was successfully identified as a male.
Shen Qingye asked: "How tall is the murderer? Can you be sure?"
Xu Yanting said: "Judging from the shoe prints, the murderer is about 1.75 to 1.80 meters tall, and his weight is on the thin side for a man, most likely no more than 70 kilograms."
Nearly 1.8 meters tall and weighing no more than 70 kilograms, Shen Qingye pictured this image in his mind; he was indeed tall and thin.
"male......"
Everyone said that they had a harmonious relationship as husband and wife. If that was the case, then the possibility that the murderer was related to Ding Xiumin and was a murder of passion was relatively low.
Then we have to start from Liang Yongcheng.
Shen Qingye looked at Yue Lingchuan and was about to say something when he suddenly received another message on his phone. He lowered his eyes and saw that it was from the cavalry that went to the deceased's company to investigate.
Shen Qingye looked at it carefully, and his eyes suddenly lit up: "Team Ma and his team found some clues in the deceased's company. They said that Liang Yongcheng's partner and the second largest shareholder of their company had actually been dissatisfied with Liang Yongcheng for a long time."
"They have had many conflicts over company decisions in the past two years!"
"Besides, he was not at home last night. When the cavalry interrogated him, he also showed obvious signs of guilt!"
The girl's eyes sparkled. Yue Lingchuan's heart moved when he heard that and he quickly made a phone call.
As soon as Ma Dui answered the call, he asked quickly, "Have you found a suspect over there?"
The cavalry said: "Yes..."
Before he finished speaking, Yue Lingchuan asked, "How tall and how much does that person weigh?"
"Height and weight?" Team Ma glanced at the person locked in the interrogation room and said, "He looks less than 1.8 meters tall and quite thin."
This is quite rare. After all, most entrepreneurs have big bellies. But this Vice President Yao looks unusually thin.
He doesn't look like a businessman, but more like a university professor.
The two looked at each other, both with ecstasy in their eyes.
After rushing back, the horse team quickly came over and asked, "Did Xiao Xu find the murderer's shoe prints?"
Yue Lingchuan nodded: "That's right. The inferred height and weight match the person you mentioned."
He asked, "Where is that person?"
The horse team pursed their lips and said, "Where is the interrogation room?"
"Team Leader Yan is conducting the interrogation."
Shen Qingye and the others didn't rush over, but asked: "What did that person say?"
Ma Dui shook his head: "He only said that he didn't do those things, but when asked what he was doing from 10 to 12 last night, he kept silent. When asked again, he looked guilty."
He shrugged. "How can this not be suspicious?"
Shen Qingye pondered for a moment. Liang Yongcheng's partner should have been quite close to him before, and it is possible that he could get the key to their house; but he had a conflict with him and was not at home at the time of the crime...
The two looked at each other and went upstairs together.
They arrived at the monitoring room next to the interrogation room and saw Captain Yang and the others inside. When they saw them, they just waved.
Shen Qingye found a random seat and sat down. He looked up at the interrogation room and saw a thin middle-aged man in his forties sitting on the interrogation chair in the middle of the room. He looked away and hesitated:
"Comrade police officer, I really don't know what happened. If you hadn't informed me, I wouldn't have known that such a thing happened to the Liang family. I, I, I am also anxious and worried now, but I really don't know!"
"I don't know?" Yan Haifeng knocked on the table and said coldly: "Then tell me, what were you doing between 10 and 12 last night when you were not at home?"
Yao Congxing pursed his lips and fell silent.
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