Chapter 258: Youthful Recklessness Is Not Scary
Qiao Jiali said that at first the girl was trying to hide it and said no.
But she saw through the fact that he was hiding something at a glance, and she spoke a little more harshly, which frightened the other party.
It is said that during the second semester, Huang Chen boasted to some boys in the class that he had slept with Tang Xue.
Then the news soon reached Tang Xue's ears. Tang Xue burst into tears and even took sick leave the next day.
After that, the classmates never saw Tang Xue and Huang Chen together again. It is said that Huang Chen bought a bunch of candles and arranged them in the shape of a heart in the classroom after school, and then tricked Tang Xue over to apologize.
Zhou Yi felt so embarrassed after hearing this. He tried hard to recall that no one around him seemed to have done such a stupid thing when he was in school.
In comparison, Lao Yan's feat seems much more handsome.
"From this point of view, Huang Chen is probably the father of the child. And because Huang Chen boasted about his sexual behavior with Tang Xue to others, their relationship broke down. But in fact, when this happened, Tang Xue was already pregnant, but she didn't know it."
Qiao Jiali nodded. "From the previous questioning, it's clear that she didn't know that sexual intercourse could lead to pregnancy. Yao Fenfang didn't pay attention to her daughter's daily life. It's estimated that Tang Xue had been pregnant for at least four or five months when she realized something was wrong."
Because normally, pregnancy will show around four months. Even if Tang Xue lacked sexual knowledge and was dull, she knew what was going on.
"Then she didn't dare tell Yao Fenfang, which ultimately led to an irreversible consequence."
Zhou Yi agreed with Qiao Jiali's words, but the point that didn't make sense was why Huang Chen suddenly transferred schools?
If his parents found out that their son had done something wrong and forced him to transfer schools for the sake of Huang Chen's reputation and learning environment, it would make sense.
But it's impossible not to verify something like this, right? Logically, the school couldn't be unaware of it.
Could it be... that this was a private communication between the parents of both sides?
"Sister Qiao, please call the command center and ask them to contact the bank to check if there have been any large transfers or cash deposits in Yao Fenfang's account recently." Zhou Yi explained the doubts she had in her mind, because the results of the on-site investigation yesterday did not show that a large amount of cash was found in Yao Fenfang's home.
"By the way, Zhou Yi, I just remembered something else that might be a little strange."
"What?"
"I asked Tang Xue's homeroom teacher about her school schedule on February 28th and March 1st. The teacher said that Tang Xue attended school on the 28th as normal, but had taken a leave of absence on March 1st."
Zhou Yi nodded and was about to say that Sister Qiao was very thoughtful and he had forgotten to ask about this matter.
But Qiao Jiali said, "But the homeroom teacher said that Tang Xue's leave on March 1st was made up on the Monday after the weekend. Yao Fenfang personally approached her after she dropped Tang Xue off at school and verbally requested leave, saying she had a cold and a fever and hadn't had time to make up for it. The homeroom teacher also noticed that Tang Xue's mental state was indeed poor that week, and she thought it was because her cold hadn't fully healed."
"A replacement..." Zhou Yi pondered, "In other words, Yao Fenfang lied about asking for leave on March 1st."
"But why would she lie about such a small matter?"
"Her purpose was to take the blame for her daughter. This was her motive for committing the crime. So if we want to figure out why she lied about this matter, we have to start from her motive for committing the crime," Zhou Yi analyzed.
"We've previously analyzed that Tang Xue was likely alone during the entire birthing process. After giving birth, she likely killed the child out of fear and a desire to escape. It's also possible that Yao Fenfang returned after killing the child and dismembered the body. It's also possible that Tang Xue was cleaning up the scene, or perhaps not properly, and Yao Fenfang, returning home from get off work, discovered the scene. This ultimately prompted Yao Fenfang to take the blame for her."
"So the premise of this hypothesis is that Yao Fenfang was not at home at the time. But in order to reasonably take the blame, Yao Fenfang had to make herself appear to be at home. Only in this way could she have sufficient evidence of her presence."
Usually, the key to excluding a suspect from committing a crime is an alibi.
But in this case, it was the other way around.
Yao Fenfang must prove that she was present before she could commit the crime.
"So, I think there are two possibilities for Yao Fenfang lying about asking for leave. Either she wasn't at home on the night of the 28th when Tang Xue gave birth."
Qiao Jiali said, "But the attendance sheet Captain Shi brought back yesterday showed that she was indeed on the day shift on the 28th. Either she clocked in for someone else, or she had some other personal matter that kept her away from home?"
Zhou Yi shook his head. "The possibility of someone punching in for someone else is very low. On the assembly line, everyone has their own job. Unlike in an office, you can be lazy and have someone punch in for you if you're late or leave early. As for her personal affairs... that depends on Team Shi's investigation into Yao Fenfang's social connections."
Yao Fenfang is a divorced single woman. If she doesn't come home all night and doesn't even take care of her daughter, there is basically only one possibility: she has a lover.
"Zhou Yi, go on. What about the other possibility?"
"Another possibility is that Tang Xue gave birth not on February 28th, but on March 1st."
"Why?" Qiao Jiali asked puzzledly.
"Because Yao Fenfang was on the night shift on March 1st and wasn't home, if she wanted to take the blame for Tang Xue, the time wouldn't hold true. So, they had to change the birth date to the day before. After all, the current situation is that we have no way of confirming the time of the child's murder. Only the mother and daughter know about this matter."
"But Yao Fenfang was at home during the day, and her daughter hadn't been to school all day. It's impossible that she didn't notice it at all, right?"
Zhou Yi frowned. Qiao Jiali's doubt was right. After all, it was impossible that she hadn't discovered it for a whole day.
"Well, let's wait for Team Shi's investigation information to be summarized before further analysis."
The two drove to Minhui Middle School in Anding County and found the principal whom they had contacted by phone before. They briefly learned about Huang Chen's situation after transferring to the school and asked the principal to call Huang Chen to his office.
Zhou Yi looked at the Dean standing nearby and said politely, "Please step aside. We would like to talk to Huang Chen alone."
The dean then closed the door reluctantly and left, leaving the boy with a terrified face.
Qiao Jiali said, "Don't be nervous. We just want to ask you a few questions and understand some of the situation."
Huang Chen nodded, but his eyes were full of fear. Zhou Yi could see that he was not pretending.
"What is your relationship with Tang Xue?" The two had discussed it on the way here. Qiao Jiali would be responsible for questioning, and if the boy didn't cooperate, Zhou Yi would play the bad guy and put pressure on him.
But now it seems that this is no longer necessary.
Huang Chen replied with a trembling voice: "She and I...used to have a good...life."
"when?"
"One day in the second semester, after school, I was on duty with her, and she suddenly gave me a love letter, and then we... got together."
While Zhou Yi was recording what he said, he looked at Huang Chen twice. He was indeed handsome, the type that little girls liked.
"Did you give her a bracelet?" asked Qiao Jiali.
Huang Chen asked in confusion, "Bracelet?"
Zhou Yi said, "It's silver, with a star-shaped pendant engraved with your initials."
"No, I gave her a music box. When I opened it, there was a dancing figure, and the music it played was 'The Moon Represents My Heart'."
"Are you sure?"
Huang Chen nodded desperately: "I'm sure! What I gave you is that music box. I bought it from the small shop next to the school. If you don't believe me, you can go and ask."
Zhou Yi and Qiao Jiali looked at each other in bewilderment. Wasn't it Huang Chen who gave it to them? Could it be that there were other men who were close to Tang Xue?
"Have you ever seen her wearing a bracelet like this?"
Huang Chen thought about it again and again, then shook his head: "I don't have any impression."
"When did you break up with Tang Xue?" Qiao Jiali continued to ask.
"Second semester, maybe."
"Why did you break up?"
Huang Chen lowered his head and whispered, "No... no reason..."
Zhou Yi said in a deep voice: "Tell the truth!"
Huang Chen stole a glance and saw the male police officer looking at him sharply. He shuddered with fear and said in a sobbing voice, "I... I told others that I slept with her. When she found out, she got angry and... broke up with me..."
"When, where, and under what circumstances did you have sex? Did you force her, or did she agree? Did she resist during the process?"
Zhou Yi had seen people in early love before. During the second semester, a boy in his class was in love, and the key point was that the object of his early love was a junior girl in high school.
I don’t know how they fell in love with each other, but one day they suddenly found themselves walking around the black rubber track in the playground hand in hand, without feeling tired.
At an age when most of their peers are still naive, they have already begun to enjoy the ups and downs of love.
Then, because he was spinning around too much on the playground, the teacher noticed him and called his parents.
Zhou Yi remembered that after the boy's mother was called to school, she was scolded by the teacher.
Then the mother turned around and gave her son two huge slaps. His face became swollen, his nose was broken, and his face was covered in blood.
That afternoon, the student finished class with blood on his chin.
Just when everyone thought he would never dare to do it again, this prematurely blooming love flower came to an end.
A few days later, in the morning, the swelling on his face had subsided and he started to spin around in the playground again, holding his high school girlfriend's hand.
At that moment, he was as brave as a warrior!
Being young and reckless is not scary, what is scary is not being responsible since childhood.
Obviously, Huang Chen is such a person, who uses this kind of thing as a capital to show off.
Huang Chen was frightened by Zhou Yi's stern attitude and started to cry.
While crying, she said, "I didn't sleep with her. She said it hurt too much, so I didn't continue. I really didn't sleep with her."
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