Du Shaoshen looked at Lan Hui with some difficulty.
"You should ask the child's mother about this." After all, he was just a stepfather. Even though he had treated Lan Xiaoxiao as his own daughter since she was little, there was still a blood relation between them.
Captain Xin immediately understood. Although the deceased was Du Shaoshen's nominal daughter, she was, after all, only an adopted daughter. It was more appropriate for Lan Hui to make the decision herself.
Lan Hui overheard their conversation and her face immediately turned cold: "I do not agree to dissect my daughter's body. I will definitely investigate the truth of the matter. My daughter is usually cheerful and lively and has never had any suicidal tendencies. On the way here, I heard Uncle Da say that someone deliberately caused her trouble tonight and even made her apologize in person. This is very likely the reason why my daughter committed suicide."
Upon hearing Lan Hui's words, Su Peishan's expression immediately turned sour.
"Mrs. Lan, we are also very saddened by Miss Lan's sudden passing, but it doesn't seem reasonable for a young girl to commit suicide just because of a small argument we had last night."
"Hmph, you make it sound so easy. My daughter is dead, and she committed suicide after a conflict with you. Isn't that enough to prove the truth?"
“Mrs. Lan, I sympathize with you because you just lost your daughter, but you can’t just slander people like that. From the moment I met Lan Xiaoxiao today, she was the one who obstructed and mocked me and my friend in every way. How come she ended up becoming depressed and committing suicide?”
Du Muchen glanced at Su Peishan, signaling her not to speak for the time being.
There was no point in saying anything more at this point, but he understood Sister Su's personality; she was the kind of person who hated being wronged the most.
Lan Hui's accusations have touched a raw nerve with her.
Su Peishan saw the look Du Muchen was giving her, and although she was furious, she held back because she thought about how Lan Hui was feeling.
"Aunt Lan, does Xiaoxiao have a habit of taking sleeping pills?" Du Muchen tried to divert Lan Hui's attention.
Lan Hui's brows furrowed, and when she mentioned her daughter, tears welled up in her eyes again.
"She has always slept well and I have never seen her take sleeping pills."
Captain Xin said, "That's strange. A bottle of sleeping pills was found in Xiaoxiao's room, and given the circumstances, it's very likely that Xiaoxiao took sleeping pills. That's why the forensic doctor suggested an autopsy. If Xiaoxiao was murdered, this case will need to be classified as a criminal case."
"Officer Xin, are you saying that Xiaoxiao was likely murdered by someone else?" Du Shaoshen asked, looking puzzled.
Although Xiaoxiao has a somewhat outgoing personality, her social circle is actually quite small. She never associates with people she doesn't like, and her close friends are all people she knows, including her mother.
Lan Hui suddenly raised her head and glared fiercely at Su Peishan and Bai Qianmo.
"How could such a coincidence happen? Xiaoxiao offended you today and died in her room tonight. If Xiaoxiao was really murdered, you two are definitely involved."
"Uncle Du, I suggest we send Lan Xiaoxiao's body to the funeral home first. It's very unprofessional to speculate without finding out the truth about Lan Xiaoxiao's death."
Gu Jueye didn't speak to Lan Hui; given her status, she really wasn't good enough for the Gu family.
Du Shaoshen sighed and walked to Lan Hui's side: "Now is not the time to complain. Since the police suspect the truth about Xiaoxiao's death, we can't let Xiaoxiao go like this without knowing the truth. It's more appropriate for the police to keep Xiaoxiao's body in custody for the time being."
Lan Hui was initially very opposed, but after much persuasion from Du Shaoshen, she finally agreed to let Lan Xiaoxiao's body be temporarily kept in the police station's morgue, but it had to be closely guarded by the Du family.
The police agreed, and then took the body away and sealed off the scene.
Lan Hui cried for a long time. Because she suffers from high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar, she was overwhelmed with grief and soon fainted.
Du Muchen rushed her to the hospital in his car.
Police sent officers to guard the crime scene, while Captain Xin went to the monitoring room to review the surveillance footage.
Ultimately, the possibility of an acquaintance committing the crime was ruled out.
The bodyguards were hospitalized due to injuries, and Bai Qianmo and Su Peishan, as they said, did not come out after entering the room.
They then checked the surveillance footage outside Lan Xiaoxiao's door, which showed that Lan Xiaoxiao hadn't come out since entering the room at 9:30 p.m.
“At 9:45, Uncle Da went to Lan Xiaoxiao’s room, but only stayed for five minutes before coming out. At that time, Lan Xiaoxiao also walked to the door and talked to Uncle Da for a few words. From the video, although Lan Xiaoxiao’s face was a little cold, she did not look like she was preparing to commit suicide.”
"Uncle Da's statement also mentioned this point. He was delivering a late-night snack to Lan Xiaoxiao. After delivering the snack, Lan Xiaoxiao went out and asked him to order a masseuse. Then Lan Xiaoxiao went into the room and never came out again. When the masseuse knocked on the door and no one answered, the hotel provided a spare key at 10:50 pm. Lan Xiaoxiao was then found dead in the bathroom."
As Captain Xin listened to his subordinates report the details, he clasped his hands together on his thighs and fell into deep thought.
"No suspicious persons were found in the corridor during this period, indicating that no one entered Lan Xiaoxiao's room during the time of her death. Furthermore, the characteristics of her death seem to be consistent with suicide."
But he always felt that when all of this was put together, something seemed off.
But for the time being, it was impossible to pinpoint exactly what was wrong.
At this time
Someone knocked on the door of the monitoring room.
Team Leader Xin and two detectives looked towards the door at the same time.
"I'll go take a look." A detective got up and walked to the door. When he opened the door, he saw a young girl standing outside.
"Miss Bai?"
"I need to speak with Captain Xin."
Team Leader Xin glanced at Bai Qianmo at the door, then waved to his subordinates.
The other party immediately made way, and Bai Qianmo walked in slowly.
"What did Miss Bai want to talk to me about?"
"Lan Xiaoxiao did not commit suicide; she was murdered!"
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