Chapter 39 Arson Case (IV) Questioning the Parties
Yu Si tried his best to defend himself, his voice full of urgency, but in Han Jianye's eyes, his defense seemed so weak.
Compared with their confessions, Han Jianye was more inclined to believe their chat records over the past year, which made him firmly believe that this was a premeditated joint crime.
Han Jianye's words were like a heavy hammer, making Yu Si almost unable to control his emotions. He was so excited that he almost jumped up and argued loudly: "I didn't kill anyone, I didn't set the fire, I really didn't! I swear!"
Han Jianye tried his best to calm Yu Si's emotions and said in a calm voice: "Please calm down."
Yu Si couldn't suppress his inner grief. He cried with despair in his voice, "I admit that I cheated on my wife and I have considered divorce, but I never killed anyone, let alone set fire. I have two children. How could I do such a thing?"
No matter how Yu Si explained and defended himself with tears in his eyes, Han Jianye's heart was as hard as a rock and remained unmoved.
In his view, human nature is the most complex and difficult puzzle in the world.
At noon, after Ye Bai finished his meal, his eyes remained on the photos of the fire scene.
He turned to Qi Xiaolei and asked, "How are Yu Si's two daughters doing now?"
Qi Xiaolei replied: "They were a little frightened and had some minor burns. The doctor suggested that they need to stay in the hospital for observation for a period of time."
She then asked Ye Bai curiously: "What's wrong?"
"I want to go to the hospital to see them."
Qi Xiaolei expressed her understanding: "Their grandparents are taking care of them. If you want to go, we can go visit together later."
Ye Bai nodded in agreement: "Okay, we'll go together later."
However, Qi Xiaolei was still a little worried: "What do you think? If they knew that their father had a lover outside and had been plotting to kill them, would this truth be too cruel for them?"
Ye Bai nodded heavily: "Definitely."
Qi Xiaolei was still a little indignant: "Extramarital affairs can be resolved through divorce. Why can someone be so cruel as to not even let go of an innocent child?"
Liao Wei interrupted in a deep voice: "This may reveal some dark sides of human nature. If both adults and children in the family were killed, he might try to shift the blame to the fire protection of the community property and then claim compensation.
Afterwards, he might remarry, or he might want a son because of his preference for boys over girls. His unwillingness to pay alimony after the divorce, coupled with Li Meigui's constant pressure, may have prompted him to commit murder and arson in an attempt to destroy the bodies and create an alibi.
But he was clearly not savvy enough, ignoring the prevalence of modern surveillance and the requirement that a forensic doctor perform an autopsy before a body is sent to a funeral home.
They may know nothing about this and think that people can be cremated directly after death, but they didn't expect that there is also an autopsy process. I wonder if he would regret suffocating Mi Chuchu to death first? ”
Qi Xiaolei responded to Liao Wei: "But he may have thought, if he didn't smother Mi Chuchu to death first, how could he start the fire? The deceased might notice it in advance and escape with the child. Once the fire was quickly extinguished, his plan would fail completely.
Furthermore, he first smothered the deceased, and then told his two daughters not to disturb their mother. Wasn’t it just to prevent them from discovering that their mother had been murdered? He also asked them to stay in the room and not come out.
This was clearly a deliberate attempt to secretly burn them to death, and they even locked the door, completely cutting off their escape route. ”
Just as they were actively discussing the case, Han Jianye came over, his eyes wandering between Ye Bai and Qi Xiaolei, "You two, come with me to the hospital."
Ye Bai and Qi Xiaolei looked at each other, as they were also preparing to go to the hospital.
When they arrived at the hospital, they learned that Yu Xixi had been taken away by her uncle, leaving Yu's parents with worried faces to take care of the 8-year-old Yu Mengmeng.
Yu's mother tightly grasped Han Jianye's hand, tears streaming down her face. "Police comrade, you must have made a mistake. My son couldn't have done that. It must have been that vixen who ordered him to do that. It must have been her."
She was so emotional that she even started to slap Yu's father and blamed him: "It's all your fault. I opposed their divorce, but you insisted on letting that woman come in, thinking that you could have a grandson by changing your wife. What happened? You gave birth to another girl. Now her mother is dead and her son is in the detention center. Why am I so miserable..."
Han Jianye gently pulled his hand out and asked, "When was Yu Xixi taken away by her uncle?"
Yu Mengmeng, who was lying on the bed, took over the conversation with a hint of sadness in her voice: "Just now. My sister's uncle looked very fierce. He said that my father was a murderer and would not let my sister stay here."
Father Yu sighed heavily and said, "Just let her go. We are old now and don't have the energy to take care of her."
Hearing this, Yu Mengmeng began to cry softly: "I want my sister, I want my sister."
Ye Bai felt a little confused when he heard this.
He took Qi Xiaolei aside and asked her, "Does Yu Mengmeng know that her mother is gone?"
Qi Xiaolei shook her head: "I didn't tell her, but I don't know if her grandparents told her."
"But don't you think this is strange? Regardless of whether Yu Mengmeng knew that her mother was in trouble or not, according to common sense, she should want her mother the most when she was injured and hospitalized. Why would it be her sister?"
Ye Bai’s words made Qi Xiaolei fall into deep thought.
Qi Xiaolei replied: "Yes, but this only shows that the relationship between the sisters is very good."
Ye Bai shook his head. He couldn't fully explain the strange feeling, so he asked, "Yu Xixi should be in junior high school."
"Yes, she is in the third grade of junior high school." Qi Xiaolei replied.
Ye Bai muttered to himself, "Junior high school student."
Han Jianye, who was standing by, asked Yu Mengmeng softly, "Mengmeng, before the fire, Dad went to work. Did you see Mom come into your room?"
Yu Mengmeng lowered her head, tears welled up in her eyes, and tears quietly slid down, "We were doing homework at the time, and we didn't see mom come to our room."
Han Jianye continued to ask gently: "When you were doing your homework, did you hear any sounds outside? For example, your mother's footsteps? The sound of the door closing? Or the sound of your mother talking?"
Yu Mengmeng shook her head gently, "I didn't hear any sound, but..."
Han Jianye quickly asked, "But what?"
"Dad went to work, and my sister said she had a stomachache and went to the bathroom, so she asked me to do my homework and not leave the room. I was very obedient and stayed in the room waiting for my sister to come back."
When talking about her sister, Yu Mengmeng's eyes sparkled.