Chapter 155155 How does Guan Xia see this middle-aged woman?
After briefly understanding the circumstances surrounding Liu Xiang's divorce, Guan Xia didn't even bother to think about the newfound doubts. She pulled out her phone, opened a photo, and asked the elderly police officer, "Excuse me, have you seen this person before? Has she ever come to see Liu Xiang? Or do you know how Liu Xiang met her?"
The older police officer said with a smile on his face, "We are all colleagues. Don't be so polite."
As he spoke, the older officer glanced down at his phone, then frowned. "I actually remember this person. It seems like three or four years ago. I called the police once. Xiao Zheng and I were the ones who responded. I think Liu Xiang was also at the scene."
The older police officer called over to the younger male officer and said, "Xiao Zheng, come and see if you've seen this guy before. If I remember correctly, he was involved in the incident at the barbecue stall."
The male officer known as Xiao Zheng grabbed another bun and stuffed it into his mouth. He came over to take a look and said, "I have some impression of her. She seemed to be quite drunk. She was even fighting with someone while holding a stool when we passed by."
Guan Xia recalled the appearance of Fan Ya whom she met last night. It was a little hard for her to imagine that she looked so friendly but actually picked up a stool and started a fight with someone.
Mention of the case brought up the other police officers gathered around for breakfast, all curiously coming over. One of the female officers suddenly realized something, saying, "It's her. I remember her too, quite clearly. The ones they caught were repeat offenders, always using the excuse of being drunk to take advantage of young girls. Some girls were too shy to cause trouble, so they kept quiet. But this was the first one who, after being taken advantage of, immediately picked up a stool and started a fight. And you know what? This girl was quite strong. She beat the person who took advantage of her until he had a bloody head. She was also badly injured. When she came to the police station to record her statement, I saw her eyes were so swollen she couldn't open them. Oh, and there was a woman with her that day. Now I remember, it was Liu Xiang."
Guan Xia listened with some doubt and looked carefully at the photo in the phone. After confirming that it was Fan Ya's and not Ge Qing's, she continued to listen carefully.
I really didn't expect that among these three girls, not only Ge Qing was strong, but Fan Ya, who looked a little chubby, was also very strong.
Jiang Yingyao pressed the issue, "Can we see the transcripts of Liu Xiang and Fan Ya from that case?"
The older police officer said, "You can see it, but you have to go through the formalities. It's not that complicated. You can ask Xiaolin. She has a good memory. Even after several years, she can still reconstruct the scene."
The officer called Xiaolin was the female officer who had spoken earlier. Although she still didn't know Guan Xia and the others' purpose, she could guess from Jiang Yingyao's identity that they were investigating something serious. Her eyes lit up as she looked at Jiang Yingyao and said, "Brother Zheng and I recorded the confession that day. Even though it's been three or four years, I still remember it. Let me tell you."
Next, the female police officer surnamed Lin described the case of that year to them in great detail.
The case happened in early September 2020. Xiaolin was not on the night shift that day, but because the person who called the police was a woman and needed a physical examination, she was called back temporarily. It was already early in the morning when she returned to the station. She was shocked when she saw Fan Ya's appearance. One of her eyes was swollen so badly that she could only open a crack. There was blood at the corner of her mouth, but the doctor finally confirmed that it was just a broken skin at the corner of her mouth and there was no internal injury.
She was accompanied by Liu Xiang. Liu Xiang looked better than Fan Ya, but her hair was messy, her nose and face were bruised, and there were cuts on her hands that seemed to have been made at some point, but they were no longer bleeding.
According to Fan Ya's confession, she had a dispute with her family that night and was in a bad mood, so when she was strolling outside, she saw that this barbecue restaurant was quite crowded and the food smelled delicious, so she simply sat down to eat barbecue and drink some wine. As a result, when she was halfway through the barbecue and drank three bottles of beer in a row and began to feel a little dizzy, a middle-aged man came over, put his arm around her shoulders and said he wanted to get to know her and also said he would buy her a drink.
She was already unhappy and angry at the time, so she asked the man to go away and not disturb her. She just wanted to eat and drink alone.
Then the man suddenly changed his attitude, probably because he lost face in front of his friends, so he cursed at Fan Ya and even touched her.
His hand was about to touch Fan Ya's chest. Several of his other friends also gathered around her, verbally insulting and physically pulling Fan Ya. Fan Ya was furious at the time, picked up a bottle of beer and smashed it on the head of the middle-aged man who harassed her, then picked up a stool next to her as a weapon and started fighting with several people.
Liu Xiang was the first person to rush up to help her. She didn't remember what happened afterwards. She only vaguely remembered that she and Liu Xiang fought hard with those middle-aged men. Although they were injured, those men didn't get away with it either, especially the one who harassed her first. His head was bleeding and he was immediately taken to the hospital by ambulance.
After hearing this, Guan Xia finally understood why Fan Ya liked Liu Xiang so much. If he didn't know about some of Liu Xiang's criminal behaviors, judging from this incident alone, he was really a good person who was brave enough to stand up for justice. Their friendship could be considered as a life-long one.
After finding out how Liu Xiang and Fan Ya knew each other, Guan Xia and the others did not stay in the police station for long, but got into the car and drove straight to the community where Liu Xiang lived.
On the way, Jiang Yingyao said, "It seems that those three girls, Fan Ya, Ge Qing, and Gao Cuicui, really might not know about Liu Xiang's illegal and criminal behavior. Maybe, just like Lu Tingfeng said, she made up a lie to trick them into helping her."
Guan Xia nodded thoughtfully. This could explain why the three people looked so normal. They were neither wary nor guilty when facing strangers. They even seemed so excited to meet their accomplice Liu Xiang. They had no idea that they were meeting with criminal accomplices.
It seems that perhaps in the minds of Fan Ya and the others, they still think that they are doing a good thing.
Thinking of this, Guan Xia hesitated and said, "If that's the case, then it should be easy to get the oral supply from Fan Ya and the other three. If..."
Before Guan Xia finished speaking, Ji An shook his head and said, "Don't worry. Up to now, everything is just our speculation. If our speculation is correct, it's fine. If it's wrong, it will alert the enemy."
Guan Xia weighed the pros and cons for a while, and agreed with Ji An's idea. He said, "Then let's investigate further. It won't be too late to use those three girls as a breakthrough point when we are more confident. But before that, shouldn't we send someone to keep an eye on them first?"
Ji An said, "I already discussed this with Captain Zhou last night. Their branch will assign two auxiliary police officers to help keep an eye on the area. If there's any sign of trouble, they'll notify us."
Guan Xia breathed a sigh of relief. Ji An was indeed experienced and had considered everything in advance.
The residential complex where Liu Xiang lived was not far from the police station. Even though it was the morning rush hour, it only took her more than 20 minutes to reach her destination.
After getting off the car, Guan Xia looked around as usual and judged that this should also be an old community. The proportion of elderly people in the community was obviously higher. Everywhere you could see groups of grandpa and grandma sitting together in the shade of trees chatting, and some walking in and out with vegetable baskets.
The residential complex is full of multi-story buildings, and it looks like it is only six stories high. The distance between buildings is not too close, and the landscaping is also very good.
Guan Xia simply memorized some basic information about the community and was about to head towards the gate when Ji An suddenly called out to her, "Wait a minute, it's too hot today. Let's buy two bottles of water before going in."
Guan Xia suddenly understood something and whispered to Ji An, "Is the supermarket where Liu Xiang works nearby?"
Jiang Yingyao also heard Guan Xia's question. He raised his chin towards her left and said, "It's over there. Go to the end of this road and turn right. There's a glass door marked with the supermarket entrance. There's no parking there, so you'll have to walk there."
Guan Xia was not surprised that Jiang Yingyao knew so much. After all, she was still sharing a room with Xu Nian. The two of them must have shared some information about the case before going to bed, and they might have to discuss for an hour or two before going to sleep.
"Then let's go and take a look," Guan Xia said, and then couldn't help but say, "No wonder Sister Ji specifically asked to exchange targets with Lu Tingfeng this morning. I thought it was just a field visit, but I didn't expect to meet the real person."
Ji An subconsciously glanced around to make sure no one could hear what they were saying before saying, "On the one hand, I do have this idea, but on the other hand, I doubt Liu Xiang's motive for suddenly calling Fan Ya and the others to eat."
Guan Xia was stunned for a moment, then quickly understood what Ji An meant. "You mean... Liu Xiang and the others have a new target?"
Ji An hummed, glanced around, and then lowered his voice and said, "Do you remember how Xu Nian and the others followed the clues and found Liu Xiang? It was just a meeting between Geng Jing and Liu Xiang. I suspect that supermarket is very likely a hiding place. I might take you there and find something."
Ji An patted Guan Xia's shoulder and whispered, "Brother Jiang and I will go in to buy some water. You stand by the road and pretend to be on the phone and observe. Generally speaking, if you want to leave no trace in the call log, morning and evening are the best times to contact them. Maybe we can follow the clues and find a few more suspects."
Only then did Guan Xia realize that this seemingly ordinary visit actually carried such an important mission.
Fortunately, Guan Xia had experienced some ups and downs before, so she was not too nervous. Instead, she felt a little excited, as if she had already anticipated that she would really discover something.
Trying hard to control her fluctuating mood and expression, Guan Xia walked a distance behind the two of them. Before she saw the supermarket, she pretended that a phone call came in. While pretending to chat with someone, she tried hard to observe.
When Guan Xia saw the glass door of the supermarket entrance from a distance, which was very similar to the one described by Jiang Yingyao, she simply crossed the road. She had just found a good spot with shade but no obstruction to her view, but before she walked over, her attention was attracted by a middle-aged woman who had just walked out of the supermarket with a sad face.
He was not tall, and his skin was tanned from years of exposure to the sun. He was wearing a wrinkled red long-sleeved shirt and black trousers. It was unknown where he came from. The edges of his not-so-clean shoes were stained with some dried mud. His face was wrinkled as if he had encountered some huge difficulty. He looked anxious and about to cry, but he did not take a taxi. Instead, he walked towards the bus stop which was a little distance away.
Guan Xia found this middle-aged woman strange. She knew that the system was reminding her intuition again, so she quickly took out her phone and sent a message to Ji An and Jiang Yingyao.
The two of them simply walked into the supermarket and bought some water. After receiving her message, they walked out, but did not meet up immediately. Instead, they walked slowly down the road and took out their mobile phones to send her a message.
After briefly describing his discovery, Guan Xia looked up from time to time to pay attention to the woman's movements. He saw that she had walked to the bus stop and was standing in a corner waiting for the bus.
Ji An immediately sent a message to Guan Xia, "I'm going to follow that woman. Turn on location sharing. You and Brother Jiang drive behind. Be careful not to get discovered."
When Guan Xia looked up again after seeing these two lines of words, Ji An had already strode past Jiang Yingyao and was walking towards the station.
Jiang Yingyao had already turned around and walked back. Seeing this, Guan Xia hesitated for a moment, thinking that with his own skills, if he really encountered an emergency, he would only be a hindrance. So he gritted his teeth and walked back, while calling Wang Yu and starting to get help.
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