Chapter 76 If the child says that this child has nothing to do with Jiang Chengtao, then the devil will...
Everyone was silent for a moment, especially the old lady who had just spoken. She wiped her face and looked a little uncomfortable.
Shen Qingye looked around and leaned over to say, "Auntie, there's no one around. Please tell me. I promise I won't let anyone else know."
"Oh!" The old lady hesitated for a while, clapped her hands, and lowered her voice and said, "We are not making this up. Who in our community hasn't thought about this?"
Shen Qingye looked at the other old ladies and saw that they all nodded seriously. She said hurriedly, "I understand. You are a reasonable and kind-hearted person. If you don't have a reason, you will definitely not say such words that affect others' reputation."
She whispered, her dark eyes full of curiosity: "Aunt, what's going on? How come... the child is not Mr. Song's?"
The old lady coughed, put her head close to Shen Qingye, and whispered: "We are talking about this for a reason! Let's not talk about anything else, they have been married for less than six months, and Xiaoguan gave birth! Don't you think it's wrong?"
Shen Qingye's mind raced, but she showed a surprised expression on her face: "She gave birth in less than six months?"
She asked, "Could that be...premature labor?"
The old lady shook her head and said, "The couple also said it was an accidental premature birth. But we went to see the child after he was born. His arms and legs were so strong. He didn't look like a premature baby at all! Not to mention a premature baby, even a normal baby wouldn't be that healthy!"
"Also, when Xiaoguan was pregnant, although he seldom went out, even in those few times, I could tell that there was something wrong with his belly!"
She snorted softly, "I gave birth to five children! How big should my belly be at a certain time? We thought at the time that Xiaoguan's belly must be two or three months bigger than she said!"
Old Madam Qin also nodded and said, "It was probably when she was four months pregnant. She went out for a walk once, and her belly was already very big at that time! It must have been six or seven months at least!"
"Isn't it? Look, she was not even six months pregnant yet, and the baby was born, right?"
Shen Qingye hissed softly, also with a look of surprise on his face. She thought for a moment and then said, "It's also possible that before they got married..."
The old lady waved her hands: "We thought so too. We are young and can't help ourselves. Pregnancy before marriage is not a big deal! But the problem is that before they got married, Xiao Song never mentioned anything about his relationship!"
Shen Qingye was a little surprised: "Never mentioned it once?"
"Yeah! Think about it, the child was born less than six months after her marriage, so the child must have been at least two or three months old before she got married, right? But in such a long time, Xiao Song didn't bring her back once!"
She looked around and whispered, "You see, Xiao Song has a good family and no one else is home. If he wants to do something, he can just go back home and do it! But no one in our building has ever seen him bring a woman home! The Cui family who lives next door to Xiao Song has never heard any noise from his home."
Shen Qingye was stunned for a moment, then realized what she meant and couldn't help but cough softly.
The old lady looked at her with a mischievous smile: "Little girl, you are shy, it's nothing, you will have to go through this in the future."
Shen Qingye was embarrassed to talk about this topic, so he asked hurriedly, "Then what?"
Seeing that she was embarrassed, the old lady stopped teasing her and continued the previous topic, "It would have been fine if he didn't bring her back. Just treat Xiao Song's parents as if they were both dead, and there was no need to bring her to meet the parents. But when they got married, there was no movement at all, just so quietly, there was no wine, no wedding reception, and no word was leaked. It was not until one morning when Lao Cui saw a woman coming out of his house that he knew Xiao Song was married!"
"What's the fuss about? Who's wedding is like a thief's? It's so shameful. How can this not make people suspicious?"
"But at first, everyone just talked about it verbally. It was only after the child was born that they really started to doubt it."
The old lady shook her head and said, "Don't listen to us saying that Xiao Guan is not good in this or that way. Apart from that, if we only talk about her looks and figure, she is still good-looking! She has a small face, big eyes, and is thin and skinny. She looks very slim! Xiao Song is also very gentle and good-looking. When their children were just born, everyone was curious, thinking about what the children of such a good-looking couple would look like. But when everyone went to take a look, eh, there was a problem!"
"We really don't mean to say that, but that kid doesn't look anything like Xiao Song!"
Shen Qingye's heart paused: "Not like Mr. Song? Could it be that he looks like his mother?"
The old lady shook her head: "Not really!"
"Just his mouth, you can vaguely see the shadow of his mother. The rest of the place has nothing to do with the couple!"
"The nose is flat and collapsed, the nose tip is fleshy, and the nostrils are big! The couple also have double eyelids, but the child they gave birth to has single eyelids! The face is big and round, it's not that it's ugly, but no matter how you look at it, no one can say that it looks like him and his wife."
Shen Qingye's heart sank as she continued, "At first, everyone thought the child hadn't grown up yet, and that things would get better once the child grew up. But as time went by, the child slowly grew up, but he looked no different than when he was little! Coupled with the previous events, everyone began to suspect that this child... wasn't Xiao Song's at all!"
She then asked: "How is their relationship as a couple?"
The old lady said, "We don't know about that. Anyway, we have never seen the couple go out for a walk together or anything like that. When Xiaoguan goes out, he is always with their nanny."
Shen Qingye was lost in thought for a moment.
Round face, single eyelids, big nose, and it doesn't sound like the relationship is very good...
A face suddenly appeared in his mind, and Shen Qingye couldn't help but wonder, could it be...
She collected her thoughts, thanked the old lady in front of her, and then said, "Thanks to you, Auntie. If it weren't for you, how would I know all this? You said that when I come to their house later, if I accidentally offend their taboo, it would be very bad, wouldn't it?"
The old lady waved her hand and said nonchalantly, "Hey, everyone in our community knows about this. You can find out the details by asking anyone."
Yue Lingchuan, who had just left for a while, now stood behind Shen Qingye again. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Even if others knew, they wouldn't be as warm-hearted as you. You explained everything to us so carefully. Who knows, they might even add fuel to the fire."
He handed over the bag in his hand and said, "I just bought some fruit snacks. Please don't mind."
Seeing this, everyone quickly rejected it: "Hey, hey, hey, this won't work, we didn't do anything, we just said a few words!"
Shen Qingye took the bag and said with a smile: "You just said a few words, which helped us a lot. It's not something valuable, you can take it back for your grandson to eat."
The old lady hesitated for a while before taking it and said with a cheerful smile, "Okay, I'll take it! I also wish you two good luck in your work, and love each other forever, ah!"
Shen Qingye was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "No, no, you misunderstood. We are just... colleagues, not what you think!"
Yue Lingchuan had a slightly strange look on his face. He glanced at the girl's calm and clear eyes and felt a little puzzled.
"Oh, isn't it?" The old lady was surprised for a moment, then said embarrassedly: "I see you two are a perfect match, a talented man and a beautiful woman. I'm sorry, I'm old, and my eyesight is not good!"
"It's okay." Shen Qingye smiled, said goodbye to everyone, and then turned and left.
Yue Lingchuan followed behind her, thinking about what the old lady had just said about them being a perfect match, and looking at her natural appearance, he inexplicably felt a little uncomfortable.
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On the way upstairs, Shen Qingye tilted his head slightly to look at him and whispered, "Captain Yue, what do you think is the probability that what those people said just now is true?"
Yue Lingchuan looked at the steps in front of him and said, "We'll have to wait until we meet the person to tell how likely it is. However, based on what they said, it is indeed a bit suspicious."
As they were talking, they were already standing in front of the door of Room 402. The two looked at each other, and Shen Qingye took a step forward and raised his hand to knock on the door.
"Who is it?"
A middle-aged female voice was heard from the room. Judging from her age, she should be the Song family's nanny.
Shen Qingye raised his voice and said, "Let's go find Ms. Guan."
"Looking for me?" There was a sound of footsteps in the house, coming closer and closer. After a moment, the door was opened, and a woman in a red slim dress with gorgeous features stood by the door.
The man was about 25 or 26 years old, with a pair of narrow and beautiful fox eyes that seemed to be full of affection when he looked at people. The moment he saw Shen Qingye clearly, he was slightly surprised:
"You are..." She squinted her eyes and spoke suspiciously.
Shen Qingye took out his police ID and said seriously: "The police are investigating this case. I hope you can cooperate."
Guan Lili was startled, her eyes swept over her police ID, then glanced at the tall man behind her, and tightened her hand on the door handle slightly: "Police?"
She did not move aside, but her face was slightly grim, and she asked again: "What case are you investigating? What have we done wrong?"
Shen Qingye said: "Your husband, Song Yansheng, is suspected of intentional homicide. We now need to investigate for more information. I hope you can cooperate."
Guan Lili's face changed slightly when she heard this. She said in a lost voice: "Song Yansheng, murder?"
Her eyes widened, her expression full of disbelief. Shen Qingye did not miss any of her emotional changes, and his heart was slightly moved when he saw this——
Guan Lili seems to be unaware of this matter.
She asked, "Is it convenient for me to come in and talk?"
Guan Lili tightened her grip on the door handle, her eyes fixed on her, her bright red lips tightly pursed, and she didn't speak for a moment.
At this moment, a clear child's voice suddenly came from the room: "Mom, who is it?"
Shen Qingye lowered his eyes and saw a chubby little boy about four or five years old lying on the sofa in the spacious living room, looking at them curiously.
Round face, single eyelids, big earlobes, and thick black eyebrows.
Although he is young, he looks somewhat similar to the face I have seen before.
Shen Qingye blinked slowly.
No one would believe you if you say this kid has nothing to do with Jiang Chengtao.
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