Chapter 829: There is a plan in the dark
Bai Qingxia frowned and thought, "But what he said only further confirmed our own judgment and should not be considered as evidence."
Lu Yuanqiu nodded. "But we can still extract quite a lot of information. He's not an orphan, he has family. His mother was mentioned so many times in the video, so he must really want to see her."
Thinking of this, Lu Yuanqiu pondered for a moment, then turned to Bai Qingxia and said, "What do you think...if we find his mother and have her come to persuade him personally, will it be successful?"
Bai Qingxia was puzzled: "But if he really wanted to see his mother, why didn't he tell her? If he had told her, the police would have found a way to notify his family."
"It's probably a complicated mix of emotions. Deep down, I want to see him, but I can't bring myself to do it." Lu Yuanqiu's face was filled with speculation, and then he added helplessly, "We're not death row inmates, so we can't put ourselves in his shoes."
After listening to this, Bai Qingxia sat on the edge of the bed and fell into deep thought.
The room was silent for a moment. Lu Yuanqiu stood up again and clicked the mouse: "I'll send the video to Captain Li."
"I'll call him and ask about the situation over there, and then we'll talk about this matter."
Bai Qingxia nodded: "Yeah."
While Lu Yuanqiu was on the phone, Bai Qingxia pressed the play button on the fifteen-minute interview video again. She hugged the pillow in her arms. Perhaps looking at Lin Ping'an's face made her feel a little uncomfortable, so the expression on Bai Qingxia's face was a little solemn while watching, but in this situation she would choose to endure it.
Lu Yuanqiu walked out of the room and heard the conversation between Lu Douqing and nanny Liu Jie downstairs.
He walked towards the stairs and saw Lu Douqing busy cooking dinner in the kitchen with Sister Liu. Lu Douqing was the one cooking at the moment. She had a smile on her face and looked very happy cooking.
My third sister has grown up...but this pot of food is definitely ruined.
"Hello? Is this Xiaoqiu? I was just looking for you. Lin Ping'an has relented, but something's not right."
Captain Li's voice rang out from the other end of the line. Lu Yuanqiu turned around with a puzzled look on his face and answered, "Yes, Captain Li, go ahead."
…
Before the second video was finished, Bai Qingxia saw Lu Yuanqiu walk into the room with a phone.
Lu Yuanqiu: "Captain Li said that Lin Pingan admitted that he hit Bai Ruoan ten years ago, but Lin Pingan's statement was that no one instructed him to do so, it was just a common hit-and-run."
Bai Qingxia frowned: "He's lying."
Lu Yuanqiu: "He's coping."
"It's okay. The video has been sent to Captain Li. Let's see what Captain Li says next. Captain Li also mentioned the incident in which Lin Ping'an injured someone in prison. The reason why Lin Ping'an had a verbal dispute with his cellmate was because the cellmate insulted his mother. Now I think that his mother's path may really work."
Bai Qingxia was still puzzled: "But why would he lie? Wouldn't it be better to reduce his sentence if he told the truth? At least he would have more chances to see his mother."
Lu Yuanqiu sat down beside the bed and was silent for a moment before analyzing, "Then there's only one possibility. Telling the truth won't do him any good. He's definitely not afraid of death, but he's worried his mother will be hurt. He doesn't trust the police, or perhaps he thinks the real culprit isn't afraid of the police."
Bai Qingxia looked at Lu Yuanqiu blankly.
She didn't expect her brother's case to be so complicated, far beyond the boundaries of what an ordinary person like her could handle.
But in fact, her family background was not ordinary.
It's just that her mind hasn't adapted to this transition of identities yet.
Lu Yuanqiu murmured, "Black-hearted businessman, black-hearted businessman... Strictly speaking, people with strong financial resources will have some background, and they can easily defeat someone like Lin Pingan who has no status and no background."
A few minutes later, Captain Li called Lu Yuanqiu back, and this time the call was made in front of Bai Qingxia.
"After watching the video, we will soon find Zhang Zhisheng to record a statement. He has a strong motive for committing the crime. As for Lin Ping'an's mother, we will also hurry to find her. Now it's just a matter of time."
Hearing this, Lu Yuanqiu suddenly noticed that Bai Qingxia next to him looked like she wanted to say something but hesitated.
Lu Yuanqiu: "What's wrong?"
Bai Qingxia leaned forward and whispered, "...Could that place with lots of crabs be his hometown?"
After hearing this, Lu Yuanqiu and Captain Li on the phone said almost at the same time, "Is it the one where the reporter asked him where he wanted to go?"
Bai Qingxia nodded.
Captain Li asked curiously on the phone, "I did notice the place he mentioned, but the video is so long, and he mentioned more than one place. Why do you think this is his hometown?"
Lu Yuanqiu blinked and didn't think there was anything special about this part. Because the whole video was 15 minutes long, Lin Pingan said a lot of things, and this part was too easy to be overlooked. The reason why Lu Yuanqiu had a strong impression of it was because Bai Qingxia specifically clicked pause there.
Bai Qingxia shrank back. "I just heard about this place from someone else. There's no other reason. Just pretend I didn't say anything. Don't mislead your judgment..."
Captain Li: "Who?"
Bai Qingxia: "I'm an aunt."
Lu Yuanqiu looked at her suspiciously.
Bai Qingxia explained to Lu Yuanqiu, "It's Aunt Zhang. Aunt Zhang mentioned it two years ago when my father fainted and was hospitalized. It's the same in her hometown."
Lu Yuanqiu was bewildered. This was something they'd just mentioned briefly in a casual conversation two years ago, right? He even remembered it? Even if Bai Qingxia brought it up now, he still had no recollection of Aunt Zhang ever mentioning it.
Captain Li: "Well, it's a coincidence. After all, there are many such cases in coastal cities. But I can tell that it is a place where Lin Pingan has been. We will find out how many such places there are in the country and conduct an investigation."
Lu Yuanqiu: "Thank you for your hard work, Captain Li."
Captain Li: "It should be."
The phone was hung up.
Lu Yuanqiu knew that if it weren't for his special background, Captain Li would never have talked to him about these things. It turned out that in this world, you still need some background to get along.
"Are you sure Aunt Zhang mentioned it?" Lu Yuanqiu looked at Bai Qingxia.
The girl nodded vigorously.
Lu Yuanqiu didn't doubt her memory.
After thinking for a moment, Lu Yuanqiu suddenly laughed: "Don't tell me, I really think that Aunt Zhang and his hometown are together."
Bai Qingxia looked hesitant and confused: "Why? Could it be such a coincidence..."
"Isn't everything that has happened to us so far coincidental enough?" Lu Yuanqiu stared into her eyes and counted them carefully: "The death row inmate that Senior Qin Luo interviewed just happened to be Lin Ping'an."
"Your dad's good friend, Lao Zheng, happens to be Zheng Yifeng's father. Of course, they're business partners, so it's not surprising that they know each other, but it's quite a coincidence that we're in the same class as Zheng Yifeng and can become good friends."
"Besides these, there seem to be many other coincidences."
Maybe it was fate's plan.
They are all reborn. Lu Yuanqiu himself is a variable in time, and most of these coincidences happen one after another because of his existence.
Thinking about this, it doesn’t seem strange anymore.
(End of this chapter)
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