Chapter 44
"He is related to a murder case. If he comes looking for you, please notify me as soon as possible while ensuring your own safety. This is my number, please save it." He Jiaming showed her his cell phone number.
Chen Muting took out her cell phone and wrote down his number.
He Jiaming said: "You can also add me on WeChat so it's easier to contact me."
"Okay..." Chen Muting's hands were shaking a little as she added WeChat.
He was obviously frightened by the news.
"Officer, did he kill someone? Who did he kill?"
"Do you know Bao Lixia?" He Jiaming asked.
"Bao Lixia? I know, she was the vice president of his company. Bao Lixia is dead? Liang Kai killed her?" Chen Muting asked in disbelief, "This, this is impossible, right?"
"We investigate cases based on evidence. If you know where Liang Kai is, tell me immediately. If he really did commit the murder, you might not be safe by shielding him."
"I, I know... I will..."
"So, he hasn't contacted you since yesterday?"
"No, really not. We haven't been in touch for a long time. I think... we have broken up." Chen Muting smiled bitterly.
"So how much do you know about what happened between Bao Lixia and Liang Kai?"
"I..." Chen Muting found it difficult to speak.
"Tell us everything you know. It will help us solve the case. Thank you." He Jiaming said sincerely.
Chen Muting shook her head. "I don't know what's going on between them, but I can tell that Liang Kai and her are on good terms. For the past six months, whenever Liang Kai and I are together, he's always receiving calls from her. Every time he answers the phone, he leaves... He says he's on a business trip and won't be back that night. So... I can probably guess what's going on."
"Did he tell you what his relationship with Bao Lixia was like? Well... let me ask directly, have they slept together?" He Jiaming asked in a low voice.
Chen Muting felt even more embarrassed and smiled bitterly, "I don't know. I haven't seen it. He never mentioned it, and I didn't ask."
Luo Yifan asked: "He is your boyfriend, why don't you ask? Aren't you curious? Don't you care?"
"Officer, we're all adults and have made our own choices. Why mess with us? We've been together since college, lived together after graduation, and said we were going to work together to buy a house and get married..."
But this is the reality. Once you join a company, it is difficult to move up without a backer, and if your performance does not meet the standards, you will not get much salary.
In order to support ourselves, we both have to go against our conscience to socialize. He wants to please the female leader, and I want to please the male leader."
Chen Muting hugged herself with both hands, some memories made her heart feel cold.
"There's no future for him and me, so..."
Chen Muting looked at He Jiaming and smiled bitterly, "You should understand why I didn't contact him, right?"
Chen Muting spoke very vaguely, but how could an adult not understand the trick behind this?
Simply put, they decided to abandon their love for money.
Profits come first.
"I roughly understand. If there is any news about Liang Kai later, please let me know."
"I certainly will."
"By the way, have you seen this?" He Jiaming showed her the picture of the murder weapon that killed Bao Lixia.
Because the murder weapon was not found, the pictures were found online.
"Does Liang Kai have a small knife like this?"
Chen Muting shook her head: "I've never seen it."
"Okay, thank you."
"Need not."
Afterwards, Chen Muting sent He Jiaming and the others to the elevator.
Wave goodbye to them.
As soon as the elevator door closed, a gossipy colleague came over and asked what happened.
Chen Muting shrugged and said nothing.
There has been a lot of gossip about her in the company recently, and she doesn't want to cause any more trouble.
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In the elevator.
Luo Yifan asked: "Boss, do you think Chen Muting is telling the truth?"
He Jiaming: "Judging from her expression, she really doesn't seem to know where Liang Kai is, nor does she know that Liang Kai has killed anyone."
"I think she was quite sincere," Wu Yi said.
"We can't just rely on intuition." After leaving the elevator, He Jiaming made a phone call.
Ask the other party whether Liang Kai was found at Chen Muting's house.
"I knocked on the door but no one opened it. I checked the surveillance footage and found that Liang Kai hadn't been to Chen Muting's house in the past week."
"Okay, come back first."
Liang Kai was very smart. After leaving Bao Lixia's house, he walked through the alley and avoided surveillance.
So far, I haven’t stayed in a hotel and haven’t used mobile payment.
According to this hiding method, he could only hide in an acquaintance's home or in a corner of a street.
But when people want to eat, they pay with their mobile phones now, and few people carry cash with them.
Even if you bring it, it won’t be much.
He Jiaming felt that there was a high probability that Liang Kai would go to Chen Muting out of desperation, so he sent two people to keep an eye on Chen Muting's house.
But they didn't just suspect Liang Kai.
Luo Yifan showed He Jiaming the information he had just sorted out.
"We investigated the property of Bao Lixia and her husband. They had quite a bit of joint property, and they didn't have any property agreements drawn up before or after their marriage. With Bao Lixia's death, all the property belongs to Tian Weifeng."
A police officer speculated: "Could it be Tian Weifeng who killed him?"
"It's not impossible, but there is insufficient evidence at the scene, the murder weapon has not been found, and Liang Kai is on the run. Liang Kai is obviously a greater suspect," said Luo Yifan.
Wu Yi said, "I think so too. If he didn't kill the person, why would he run away? Unless he was killed by the real murderer."
"The surveillance footage clearly showed that he and Bao Lixia went home together, and not long after, he ran away. Not long after he left, Tian Weifeng arrived. Tian Weifeng then discovered that Bao Lixia was dead, so he called the police," said He Jiaming.
At this time, the person in charge of monitoring Chen Muting's home sent a message to He Jiaming: Chen returned home from get off work, alone.
He Jiaming replied: Keep watching.
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11:20 pm.
There was a knock on Chen Muting's door.
"Who is it?"
"Your takeout has arrived."
"I didn't order..." Chen Muting was stunned for a moment. The voice was Liang Kai.
Chen Muting regretted her answer. She hesitated for a long time between opening the door and not opening it. She picked up the phone and wanted to tell He Jiaming, but after thinking about it, she put the phone down and opened the door.
Outside the door, Liang Kai, wearing a delivery boy's vest and a helmet, handed her a takeaway belt.
"Your takeaway has arrived. Enjoy your meal." Liang Kai looked at Chen Muting.
Chen Muting was also looking at him.
They really haven't seen each other for a while.
Liang Kai now looks very haggard and has lost a lot of weight.
This person doesn't look like the one I remember.
Chen Muting asked in a low voice: "What's wrong with you?"
"Is anyone home?" Liang Kai asked in a low voice.
Chen Muting shook her head: "No."
Liang Kai said, “I’ll come back later, wait for me.”
After saying that, Liang Kai left.
Chen Muting wanted to say something, but didn't.
She closed the door and opened the bag to see the Black Forest cake inside.
It's something she has always loved.
But in the past six months, he hasn't bought her much.
Seeing this now, Chen Muting smiled bitterly, and a sentence emerged in her mind: Things have changed and people have changed.
When she saw the cake now, she didn't feel a bit touched or happy.
It's a bit disgusting.
In the next half hour, she clearly had time to call He Jiaming.
But she didn't.
She wanted to know what had happened.
Finally, there was movement outside the door again.
Chen Muting opened the door when she heard the knock.
Standing outside the door was the beautiful woman in Liang Kai's disguise.
Chen Muting laughed out loud at that time.
Chen Muting has a sister who is big-boned, 1.75 meters tall, and has big curly hair.
Now Liang Kai was wearing a big curly wig and a long dress of a similar style to that sister.
"You look pretty good dressed like this." Chen Muting joked and let him into the house.
Liang Kai closed the door and locked it.
I felt relieved after seeing that all the curtains in the room were drawn.
Take off the wig and put it on the shoe cabinet.
He turned around and wanted to hug Chen Muting, "Tingting, thank you..."
Chen Muting turned and walked away without letting him hug her.
She walked over to the sofa and sat down.
"Can you tell me what's going on first?"
Liang Kai took off his shoes and the skirt he was wearing. He went into the room, took out his pajamas, put them on, and sat next to Chen Muting.
"Bao Lixia is dead, and they now suspect I did it."
"Did you do that?" Chen Muting asked.
"No, I didn't kill her. I really didn't. You have to believe me. I had no reason to kill her."
"What's the point of explaining to me? You didn't kill anyone, so why are you hiding out in fear? Can't you just go to the police station and explain everything?"
"I'm scared. I have no way to prove that I didn't kill him..." Liang Kai covered his face with his hands, his elbows resting on his knees, feeling pain and regret.
"I had an argument with her that day, and I choked her. I originally thought I had accidentally strangled her to death... But who would have thought that when the news was broadcast, it said she was stabbed to death. I didn't use the knife, I just choked her in excitement. Believe me, Tingting, I really didn't kill anyone."
Chen Muting understood, "You mean, someone killed her after you left?"
"Yes, so how dare I show up? Now I am definitely a suspect. If I show up and there is no evidence to prove that I am not the murderer, then, then I will be a scapegoat. I can't show up. I have to wait until the police find the real murderer." Liang Kai can only rely on Chen Muting now.
He doesn't trust other people.
"But if we catch you before we find the murderer, and you keep hiding like this, you'll be considered a fugitive. How will you be able to explain yourself then?" Chen Muting was still worried that if she helped him, she would end up getting herself into trouble.
Liang Kai has changed and is no longer the man she loved before.
He became profit-driven, and for the sake of profit, he would not only sell out his own interests but also sell out her.
Deep down, she wanted him to die.
Liang Kai didn't notice the vicious flash in Chen Muting's eyes.
Show weakness, admit your mistakes, act pitiful, and kneel down to her.
"Tingting, help me, you will help me, right? All the mistakes I made before were my fault. I will definitely change and never mess around with those women again. Please, help me this time."
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