Chapter 23 Bride There is actually no love between me and Yuan Zhenghao...
The monitoring room suddenly became quiet, and Yue Lingchuan raised his hand and rubbed his forehead.
Luo Kaiyang said: "Brother Jiang is still asking around to see if there are any surveillance cameras nearby."
Although this hotel is considered high-end, it is not located next to an important traffic artery, and the probability of there being surveillance nearby is low.
In other words, this clue is broken again.
Shen Qingye thought of what was said on TV and pursed her lips slightly.
Is it a waste of time? No, it's not.
"We can now confirm that the murderer is a woman, which is consistent with our previous inference that it was a murder of passion."
Shen Qingye spoke slowly. Yue Lingchuan glanced at her and added, "According to the surveillance footage, the murderer is between 165 and 167 cm tall, not a petite figure. This clue can also help us eliminate some people."
Pingjiang City is located in the central region. There are relatively few women over 1.7 meters tall, but there are not many women under 1.6 meters tall either.
165 to 167 is right within the common range.
Shen Qingye perked up and suggested, "Since we can't find any clues here for the time being, why don't we go find the family members to find out what happened?"
Yue Lingchuan nodded, then turned to Luo Kaiyang and said, "Go find the hotel manager later and see what's going on with that cleaning uniform."
Luo Kaiyang had figured out what had happened by now, and nodded when he heard this.
The two groups began to act separately.
The Yuan family was placed in a lounge on the other side. When Shen Qingye pushed the door open, Yuan Yuan had already fallen asleep on the sofa, but her fingers were still tightly clasping her mother's sleeves, her brows full of anxiety. Mrs. Yuan lowered her eyes and looked at her daughter with a sad expression.
Mr. Yuan was sitting on the other side, and his expression seemed to have aged a dozen years in an instant. Mr. Xue beside him patted her on the back, silently comforting her.
The room was silent for a moment, and the sound of the door opening became unusually obvious.
Madam Yuan looked up and her eyes lit up when she saw Shen Qingye. If she hadn't been concerned about her daughter, she would have rushed over impatiently:
"Xiao Shen, what's going on? Has the murderer been found?"
Shen Qingye calmed down and tried to speak in a gentle tone: "We checked the surveillance and did see the murderer, but she was too cautious and wrapped herself tightly, so we couldn't see her face at all."
Before Mrs. Yuan had time to be happy, the light in her eyes dimmed again after hearing this.
Mr. Yuan couldn't help but ask, "Are there any clues now? Officer Yue is so powerful, even if the murderer is very cautious, he should have left some clues, right?"
Yue Lingchuan glanced at him and said, "There are indeed some clues. Based on these clues, we can roughly piece together the murderer's motive for murder."
Upon hearing this, Mr. Yuan said excitedly: "What on earth is going on? Please tell me!"
Shen Qingye and Yue Lingchuan looked at each other and took the initiative to say: "At present, we can confirm that the murderer is a female, with a height between 163 and 165. She obviously hated Yuan Zhenghao very much. While killing him, she also..."
She glanced at her two parents and explained the situation as tactfully as possible. Mrs. Yuan was stunned for a moment when she heard this, and Mr. Yuan suddenly widened his eyes and exclaimed, "What?"
"You, you mean..." Mrs. Yuan reacted suddenly, not caring about her daughter anymore. She stepped forward and grabbed her wrist, staring at her with red eyes: "You said my son, my son was..."
Shen Qingye felt reluctant, but still nodded slowly.
Mrs. Yuan’s eyes went dark and she almost fainted. Mr. Yuan's body also shook.
He supported himself against the wall with one hand, veins bulging on the back of his hand, and his chest heaving violently.
No man would remain indifferent when hearing about such a cruel method of committing the crime, let alone the victim was his son.
Mr. Xue, who was standing by, couldn't help but frown when he heard this tragic scene, and at the same time felt that something was wrong.
The next moment, Yue Lingchuan's words confirmed his guess: "Based on these clues, we infer that this was a murder of passion."
The Yuan family's faces changed, and before they could say anything, Mr. Xue shouted, "Wait!"
He said with a sullen face: "What is passion killing?"
Yue Lingchuan glanced at the bride's father and said, "As the name suggests, murder is caused by emotional entanglement."
Mr. Xue's face suddenly turned ugly.
Yue Lingchuan looked at the Yuan couple again and said in a cold voice: "Think carefully, what kind of woman does Yuan Zhenghao usually have close contact with? Who could it be that hates him to this extent?"
The couple looked at each other. Mrs. Yuan's lips trembled and she remained silent for a long time.
Mr. Xue didn't understand what was going on when he saw this, and he immediately said angrily: "Okay, so this is really the case, right? You and your wife also know about it?!"
Mr. Yuan was a little short of breath. He wiped his face and said with a guilty conscience: "He is a man after all. He is in his twenties. Isn't it normal for him to have had a few relationships?"
"You're talking nonsense!" Mr. Xue almost laughed out of anger: "When Yuan Zhenghao was pursuing my Mingqi, he said he had never been in a relationship. Does this mean he has never been in a relationship?"
"Now it seems that he may have provoked some woman outside or done something immoral, so she is taking revenge on him!"
Mr. Yuan was already in a bad mood, and after hearing what he said, he became even more angry and his face turned red. He was about to quarrel with him, so Yue Lingchuan said coldly: "Okay, is this the time to quarrel?"
Mr. Xue then realized something and stopped talking in embarrassment.
Yue Lingchuan looked at Madam Yuan again: "Madam Yuan, I hope you can tell us everything you know. Any clue now may be the key to solving the case."
Madam Yuan thought for a long time before slowly shaking her head: "I'm not sure..."
She lowered her head and wiped away her tears, choking up and saying, "He never brought anyone back. I only vaguely heard him say something like Jiaojiao, Xiaoxia, etc. when he called someone. I don't really know the details."
Yue Lingchuan frowned: "You don't know anything at all?"
Madam Yuan raised her eyes to look at him: "Well, those women out there are just for fun, they definitely won't get married in the end, so I don't care..."
Shen Qingye asked: "How many are there, do you know?"
Madam Yuan hesitated and said, "Two, two or three?"
Mr. Xue snorted on the side.
Shen Qingye pursed her lips, looked at Yue Lingchuan, and felt helpless.
I don’t know their names, I don’t know what they look like, one is Jiaojiao and the other is Xiaoxia, it’s like looking for a needle in a haystack, where can I find them?
The case has reached a stalemate again.
Shen Qingye exhaled lightly, sorting out the known clues in his mind. However, he caught a glimpse of Mr. Xue's stiff face and he turned his head to stand on the other side, clearly unwilling to see the Yuan couple.
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She suddenly thought of something and slowly opened her eyes:
"Where's the bride?" Shen Qingye looked around and asked, "Why can't I see the bride?"
As another protagonist of today, Shen Qingye was shocked to find that they had not seen the bride yet.
Yue Lingchuan also slowly stood up straight.
Mr. Xue turned around and was about to say something when a gentle voice suddenly came from outside the door: "I'm here."
Shen Qingye looked back and saw a slim girl in a red dress walking in. Her eyebrows and eyes were as soft as willows, her facial features were beautiful and generous, and she smiled gently, "I was wearing a wedding dress just now, which was really in the way, so I changed my clothes and rushed over. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time."
Shen Qingye's eyelids twitched slightly, something was wrong.
Looking up at Yue Lingchuan, I saw that he was also frowning slightly.
Xue Mingqi had already looked over, with a smile on her face: "Qingye, and this police officer."
Shen Qingye suppressed her emotions and smiled back, "Sister Mingqi."
She took two steps forward and said, "I have some questions about the deceased. Is that convenient?"
She deliberately emphasized the word "deceased" and stared at Xue Mingqi with her dark eyes, but she saw that her expression did not change, and she was still gentle:
"Of course. But..." She looked around and said apologetically, "Can we go to the next room to talk? Yuanyuan is still sleeping, don't disturb her."
Mrs. Xue, who followed behind Xue Mingqi, disapproved when she heard this: "Qiqi..."
Xue Mingqi smiled at her soothingly: "It's okay, Mom, go and accompany Aunt Yuan."
Mrs. Xue hesitated for a while, but finally listened to her. Xue Mingqi looked back and said, "Then Qingye, shall we go?"
Shen Qingye and Yue Lingchuan looked at each other and followed.
The three of them walked to the next room. Xue Mingqi closed the door considerately before sitting down on the sofa. She looked at Shen Qingye with a smile and said, "I heard that you graduated before, and I was wondering where you were working. I didn't expect you were working in the police station."
Shen Qingye also said: "I haven't seen you for a long time. I was quite surprised to hear the news that Sister Mingqi was getting married."
"I'm old enough to get married." Xue Mingqi lifted her hair and said gently, "Ask whatever you want to ask now."
Shen Qingye leaned back slightly, with a smile in her eyes, but her words were straightforward: "The groom is dead, and Sister Mingqi doesn't seem to be very sad."
Xue Mingqi narrowed her eyes slightly when she heard this, and after a moment she slowly said, "I was also surprised when I first heard the news, but my parents and his parents are here, and there are so many guests, someone has to take charge of the situation, and we can't keep being so sad, right?"
"Sister Mingqi has a point." Shen Qingye said, "But I still think that Sister Mingqi seems a little too calm."
Xue Mingqi paused, then smiled helplessly: "You have always had sharp eyes, I knew I couldn't hide it from you."
Shen Qingye looked at her with an unchanged smile.
Xue Mingqi sighed softly and was silent for a while before saying, "There is actually no love between Yuan Zhenghao and me."
Shen Qingye paused: "We've come to the stage of getting married, but you still don't have any feelings?"
Xue Mingqi smiled helplessly, shook her head and said, "Who told you that marriage must be based on deep feelings?"
Shen Qingye frowned and said nothing.
Xue Mingqi explained: "He and I are a good match. We had met a few times before because of our parents' relationship and we had a good impression of each other. Later he pursued me. I thought he was good-looking, had a good personality, was sweet-talking, and could make people happy. He was a good marriage partner. In addition, my parents were also very satisfied with him, so we decided to get married."
Shen Qingye said: "But I heard from others before that you and him have a good relationship?"
Xue Mingqi brushed her long, smooth hair and said helplessly, "After all, we're getting married soon, and I don't want to make my parents worry. Of course, I have to act more intimate in front of outsiders."
"Really?" Shen Qingye said calmly.
"What else?" Xue Mingqi raised her eyes to meet her gaze, and said in a gentle tone: "Qingye, are you doubting that I killed Yuan Zhenghao?"
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