Chapter 24 Seven She didn't tell the whole truth.
Shen Qingye looked at her for a long time before slowly shaking his head: "It's not you."
"When Yuan Zhenghao died, you should have been in the dressing room, right? There should have been many people around him at the time."
Xue Mingqi paused and said helplessly, "I thought you would say, we have known each other for so long, you believe I would not do such a thing."
Shen Qingye said: "Personally, I am willing to believe Sister Mingqi. But I am a policeman, so I have to pay attention to evidence."
Xue Mingqi smiled: "You are right."
She lifted her hair and said, "After arriving at the banquet hall, I went straight to the dressing room. I was busy changing into my wedding dress, getting my hair done, and waiting for the MC to start the ceremony. During this time, several relatives and friends were by my side. If you don't believe me, you can go ask them."
Shen Qingye said, "There are surveillance cameras in the banquet hall. If it's true, you can tell at a glance. There's no need to trouble them."
As soon as these words were spoken, Shen Qingye keenly noticed that Xue Mingqi's eyes moved.
After a moment, she said naturally, "That's good."
She asked again: "Did you see the murderer based on the surveillance footage?"
Shen Qingye said: "We saw it, and we suspect that this was a murder of passion."
"A murder of passion?" Xue Mingqi raised her eyebrows slightly.
Shen Qingye said gently, "Sister Mingqi, don't you know? Yuan Zhenghao has had several relationships outside."
"Really?" Xue Mingqi was really surprised this time: "When he was pursuing me, he told me that he had always been single and had never been in a relationship."
Shen Qingye asked: "Yuan Zhenghao is... 29 this year, right? He said he had never been in a relationship, and Sister Mingqi believed him?"
As soon as these words came out, before Xue Mingqi could say anything, Yue Lingchuan next to him couldn't help but touch his nose.
Xue Mingqi said, "Does it really matter whether you believe it or not? We are not an ordinary couple anyway. Why bother to dwell on the past? It will only cause unhappiness."
Shen Qingye looked at her for a long while before smiling softly, "Sister Mingqi is really open-minded."
Xue Mingqi shrugged: "I used to fantasize about finding a love that would last until death, but as I got older, I realized that it was really difficult to find someone who matched my thinking and ideas in every way."
She looked at Shen Qingye: "You are still young now. You will probably understand it in a few years."
Shen Qingye pulled the corner of his lips, but did not refute her. He just said, "So, Sister Mingqi knows nothing about this case?"
Xue Mingqi sighed: "If I knew, I would definitely tell you everything. After all, even if I don't talk about my relationship with Yuan Zhenghao, given the friendship between my parents and the Yuan family for so many years, I won't sit idly by."
Shen Qingye looked at her for a long time before slowly nodding: "Okay, I understand."
Yue Lingchuan stood up and said, "In that case, we won't bother you any more. Miss Xue, please think about it carefully. If you have any clues, please contact us in time."
Xue Mingqi stood up slowly: "Of course, don't worry."
The two parties said goodbye with a smile and left. Only after they walked some distance away did the smile on Shen Qingye's face fade away.
Yue Lingchuan looked at her and asked, "What do you think?"
"Xue Mingqi didn't tell the truth." Shen Qingye's eyes were calm: "Or rather, she didn't tell the truth completely."
Half true and half false, a mixture of truth and falsehood, Shen Qingye always felt that something was wrong, but to be honest, there were actually no loopholes in her words, and she really couldn't find a breakthrough for a while.
Yue Lingchuan said: "Even if she didn't kill the person, it's impossible for her to be completely unaware of the matter as she said."
At the very least, Yue Lingchuan didn't believe that she really didn't know that Yuan Zhenghao had a girlfriend before.
Even...are those girlfriends really a thing of the past?
As they were talking, the two walked back to the crime scene. As soon as they entered the room, Shen Qingye heard the gloating voice of the TV:
"See, I told you, it's a waste of effort."
Shen Qingye couldn't help but curl her lips secretly, feeling that this TV was a bit annoying.
During the time they were out, Captain Xu from the Trace Inspection Team also arrived and were busy at the scene. Yue Lingchuan asked: "How is it, did you find anything?"
Xu Yanting took off his mask and shook his head, looking solemn: "There are very few traces left at the scene, and we basically haven't found any useful clues."
While they were talking, Jiang Cheng also walked in and said, "I just went outside for a walk, and there is basically no surveillance around, so this clue is also broken."
The TV was gloating again: "That's right, I can't even see it on a high-definition TV! How can I rely on that blurry surveillance?"
Shen Qingye lowered his eyebrows slightly, took two steps forward calmly, leaned casually on the TV, and tapped the top of the TV with his knuckles from time to time, saying: "The victim's family also knows nothing about anything. All we can confirm is that the deceased had some girlfriends in the past."
But who they are remains to be verified.
The whole case is now a mystery and no key clues have been found.
The TV kept shouting, "Hey, don't knock on my head, don't knock on my head!" Shen Qingye looked calm, as if he didn't hear it at all.
At this moment, Luo Kaiyang suddenly trotted in and said excitedly: "Boss, I just asked the cleaning staff, and someone said that the cleaner Xiao Wu lost a set of clothes a few days ago!"
Yue Lingchuan immediately turned his head and looked at him: "Where is Xiao Wu?"
Luo Kaiyang spread his hands: "Xiao Wu is not on duty today."
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, and Yue Lingchuan immediately ordered: "Ask the manager for the address and go to Xiao Wu's house to see what's going on."
Luo Kaiyang responded with a yes and turned to leave.
Shen Qingye looked at him: "Do you suspect that Xiao Wu?"
Yue Lingchuan shook his head: "It may not be her, but now, we can't let go of any clues."
He looked around the room and said, "Captain Qin, take the body back to the team first and see if there are any other clues. Jiang Cheng," he turned around and said, "The guests are still in the hall. Go ask them if they know who Yuan Zhenghao usually hangs out with, especially if he has any good brothers or something."
"He may not tell his parents or his fiancée about his relationship, but he may not tell his friends and brothers."
Shen Qingye understood immediately: "Then I'll ask the deceased's parents. They should have some impression of the people their son usually hangs out with, right?"
The group of people split up again. Jiang Cheng found a room directly and called people in one by one, writing down the names they said one by one. Madam Yuan also perked up and slowly recalled:
“People who play well…”
"He usually has a good relationship with the people around him, but it seems that there are only a few people he gets along well with."
"Cui Bowen from the Cui family, Zhao Yongxin from the Zhao family, Dong Xiangchen from the Dong family..."
"Oh, and... Xiao Liao also gets along well with him. Yes, Xiao Liao, Liao Hongyuan."
Mr. Yuan also added: "There are also the two boys from the Yang family and the Gao family. They often go out to play together. I think their name is..."
"Yang Wenxuan, Gao Hanming." Mrs. Yuan was obviously more concerned about her son's interpersonal relationships, and said, "And the third son of the Qiu family, Qiu Wencheng."
She thought about it again: "That's probably it."
Shen Qingye looked at the densely packed names on the paper, then exchanged a glance with Yue Lingchuan, and felt the enormous workload.
She exhaled deeply and stood up: "Okay, if you have any more clues, please contact us in time."
Madam Yuan looked at them eagerly, raised her hand and held Shen Qingye's hand: "Xiao Shen, you must help us find the murderer. Your uncle and I only have this one son, we really..."
She was choking with sobs, and Shen Qingye felt sad when she saw this. She held her hand and said, "Don't worry, Auntie. We will do our best."
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When they returned to the hall, Jiang Cheng's investigation was almost complete. The two sides sat down to discuss and put the list together. There were about ten to twenty people.
Shen Qingye murmured: "Yuan Zhenghao has a wide range of friends..."
Jiang Cheng looked up and asked Yue Lingchuan: "I just observed that most of the people on the list are here. Should I start asking now?"
Yue Lingchuan stood up and said, "Let's investigate. If we delay any further, those people will probably be dissatisfied."
The people outside were all important figures in Pingjiang City. Yue Lingchuan was not afraid of them, but if they were trapped for too long and started to make trouble, trouble would be inevitable.
During this time, Wei Zhengyi and Zhou Qiming, who lived farther away, also arrived one after another. After understanding the general situation, Yue Lingchuan asked the manager for a few rooms and interrogated several people separately.
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"Girlfriend?" Qiu Wencheng frowned: "I don't know."
Zhou Qiming stared at him: "Really don't know?"
"Why would I lie to you?" Qiu Wencheng leaned back on the sofa, curled his lips and said, "Yuan Zhenghao and I usually go out to eat and play ball together. As for his girlfriend, his parents don't even know about it, so how could I know?"
"But he and Geng Haonan and the others seem to get along pretty well. Police comrade, maybe it would be more helpful if you go ask them."
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"Yuan Zhenghao's girlfriend?" Cui Bowen's eyes moved slightly, and he said with a smile: "Zhenghao has always been very self-disciplined. He has never had a girlfriend before. Everyone knows this. But police comrade, why are you asking this?"
Wei Zhengyi knocked on the table, his expression serious: "Yuan Zhenghao's death is likely related to his girlfriends, Cui Bowen, think about it carefully before you speak."
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Jiang Cheng said calmly, "If you conceal the truth, you will be held legally responsible. Think carefully about whether you can afford the consequences."
Dong Xiangchen scratched his head, looking helpless: "Then I really don't know. If I know, I will definitely tell you!"
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Shen Qingye's eyes were indifferent: "The cause of Yuan Zhenghao's death is closely related to these people. I hope you can tell me what you know. You have a good relationship with him, so you should also hope to find out the real culprit behind the scenes, right?"
Liao Hongyuan licked his dry lips.
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"Let's not talk about anything else. You clearly know the clues but you don't want to tell us. What do you think... if Mr. Yuan and Mrs. Yuan knew about it?" Yue Lingchuan turned the pen in one hand and looked at Yang Wenxuan leisurely: "I heard that there is a lot of cooperation between your two families, right?"
Yang Wenxuan's lips were stretched into a straight line.
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"girlfriend?"
"Yes, I know! What's there to hide?" Geng Haonan crossed his legs and said nonchalantly, "I've said it before, just fall in love, why do you have to hide it from others? It's not like you're going to gamble or whore."
"As for his girlfriends, I know four or five of them, like Xiao Minmin, Wei Xiaoxia, Xu Lixiu, Liang Siqing, and they all showed us."
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Gao Hanming sighed: "I don't know much. I vaguely remember that there should be Lin Mengjiao, Pei Sisi, Zheng Yudan, and a few others I can't remember clearly."
Wei Zhengyi frowned: "Don't remember clearly?"
Gao Hanming whispered, "Yuan Zhenghao changes girlfriends so frequently, I can't remember them all."
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Wei Chengze pushed his glasses and said, "If I remember correctly, there should be Ning Jiajia, Meng Huayun... Oh, there should also be He Shuwen."
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"Xia Jingling, Zhan Jiahui... um, there seems to be a Weiwei? Or was it Weiwei? I can't remember clearly." Zhao Yongxin said with a bitter face: "Officer, I have confessed everything truthfully, is this okay now?"
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Looking at the white paper with dozens of names on it, everyone fell into silence.
After a long moment, Wei Zhengyi murmured, "So this is what it means to be chaste? Then I only had one romantic relationship in college, can I also say that I am innocent?"
Zhou Qiming rubbed his head and said, "Gao Hanming said that Yuan Zhenghao changes girlfriends quite frequently. This is not frequent at all, this is simply promiscuous."
Jiang Cheng pursed his lips, looked up at everyone, and asked, "There are so many people, should we check them one by one?"
Wei Zhengyi couldn't help but say, "That would take too much time."
Shen Qingye pointed at the list in his hand and said, "I think we can filter by time."
Everyone looked up at her, and Shen Qingye said, "According to their accounts, Yuan Zhenghao's relationships with each of his girlfriends were basically short, ranging from two to three months to ten days to half a month. In this case, even if he really did something that caused the murderer to decide to take revenge, he probably wouldn't wait too long."
She looked at everyone and expressed her guess: "So I think that we can temporarily put aside the group of people from a few years ago. We can focus on the people that Yuan Zhenghao has dated in the past year. This way, we can narrow down the scope of our investigation."
Wei Zhengyi nodded when he heard this: "That makes sense."
Zhou Qiming also said: "It is also a feasible method."
Yue Lingchuan watched her calm and composed appearance from the side, a smile gradually appeared in his eyes. Seeing that everyone agreed, he said, "In that case, let's find the target person."
Everyone took the list and started to work. Finally, six names appeared on the list.
Lin Mengjiao, Wei Xiaoxia, He Shuwen, Zheng Yudan, Liang Siqing, Xia Jingling.
"There are six people in total..." Zhou Qiming murmured.
Wei Zhengyi said: "The scope has indeed been narrowed down a lot, so shall we go find someone now?"
Yue Lingchuan kept his face sullen and said nothing. Shen Qingye also looked at the list with a thoughtful look on his face.
Wei Zhengyi looked at Zhou Qiming in confusion, and the other party shrugged his shoulders, expressing his confusion.
Jiang Cheng pointed out the key point: "There are only six people here."
What happened to the six people? Wei Zhengyi was a little confused.
Shen Qingye said in a low voice: "If we add Xue Mingqi, wouldn't that make it exactly seven people?"
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