Ding Ge, Guo Xia, and Xu Guiying were having lunch in the office when they suddenly saw two policemen walking towards them.
Xu Guiying quickly stood up. "Officer, is there something you need?"
"Who are Ding Zhuang and Guo Xia?"
Ding Ge and Guo Xia stood up and wiped the grease from their mouths.
Guo Xia looked startled. "...I'm Guo Xia, officer. I haven't committed any crime. Is there something wrong?"
Ding Zhuang also said, "I didn't do anything either, I'm an honest man."
"Someone reported that a male corpse was found in the woods behind Chengxiang Community. The preliminary judgment is that the time of death was six to seven days ago. Has anyone seen you pass through the woods? Have you noticed anything unusual?"
Brother Ding remained relatively calm, frowning as he recalled the events of that day. "We were mainly going to Chengxiang Farmers Market to take care of some business that day. When we passed by the grove, it was raining heavily, and we quickly ran past. There was nothing unusual at the time. By the way, we passed by there in the morning."
"Specific time".
Guo Xia: "It's almost 11 a.m., I think."
"Have you seen anyone? Or smelled anything strange?"
"...You saw people, but didn't smell anything. Does the smell of soil count?"
Guo Xia glanced at Xu Guiying.
The police officer added, "Just answer the question. Why are you looking at her like that?"
Another police officer looked at Xu Guiying and said, "You went there that day too."
Xu Guiying frowned, her expression serious. "I didn't go."
Guo Xia: "We also met someone named Liu Aimei..."
"Does Liu Aimei have anything to do with you?" the police officer asked Xu Guiying, judging from Guo Xia's expression.
Xu Guiying: "She is my eldest son's ex-wife. My eldest son's family and I separated more than two years ago, and they divorced last year. Liu Aimei's family is in Chengxiang Community."
"Does her workplace know where she lives or where she works?"
"I don't know."
The two police officers exchanged a glance and nodded. One of them said, "Okay, we understand the situation. We will ask for your assistance in the investigation again if needed."
Brother Ding couldn't help but ask, "Who was that person? How did he die?"
"He was a middle-aged man whose identity is still under investigation. He was stabbed twice and lost too much blood. It was only after the heavy rain washed away the surface soil that he was discovered."
Just then, Mo Hong appeared outside the office.
"Team Leader Mo."
Mo Hong nodded. He glanced at the office, looked at Xu Guiying, and then at Brother Ding and Guo Xia.
"Are you Ding Zhuang and Guo Xia?"
The two nodded in unison.
Mo Hong glanced at the records again, and the two policemen recounted what had just happened.
Mo Hong also knew about Liu Aimei's past in the Song family. During this time, he heard rumors about Liu Aimei from Song Yun.
Liu Aimei's family did not welcome her home, so why did Liu Aimei still appear in the grove?
Mo Hong asked, "When you two saw Liu Aimei that day, did she show any unusual expression?"
Guo Xia recalled carefully, "It was raining heavily at the time, and we didn't see each other often, so we didn't recognize her. We only remembered her later when we came back."
Ding Zhuang said in a deep voice, "Her face was very pale at the time."
Guo Xia muttered, "She just gave birth and hasn't finished her postpartum confinement period yet, so it's normal for her face to turn pale from being in the rain."
Mo Hong nodded and then asked Xu Guiying, "Has Liu Aimei come to see you these past few days, or gone to Heping Lane?"
Xu Guiying: "I haven't heard anything about her going to Heping Lane, but she did come to Fenghuang Pavilion once..."
Xu Guiying recounted the incident of being mistakenly arrested.
Mo Hong nodded and continued taking notes.
"That's about it. Thank you for your help today. If you remember anything else, please come to the police station anytime."
"Okay, okay."
Before leaving, Mo Hong glanced at Xu Guiying one last time, "Sister-in-law, I'm leaving."
Xu Guiying: "Okay, take care. Come find us if you need anything."
After the three left, Guo Xia cursed the national essence several times.
"Damn it, could it be that the murderer was killing someone when we passed by? Holy crap, it was raining heavily and there was nobody around."
Xu Guiying stroked her chin. "Liu Aimei had just given birth. I saw that she had lost a lot of weight that day. Killing a grown man is not easy."
“Yeah, and we were in a hurry at the time. Even if there were dead bodies in the woods, we should have been able to see them, right? We can’t be blind, can we? What do you think, Brother Ding?”
Ding Zhuang was known for his caution in the supply and marketing cooperative; he could spot problems at a glance every time he checked inventory and did accounting.
Ding Zhuang nodded, "That's right, and Liu Aimei wasn't covered in blood that day."
Xu Guiying fell into deep thought, never expecting that Liu Aimei could be involved in a murder case.
The news quickly spread throughout the supply and marketing cooperative, and people were still talking about it until the end of the workday.
After returning to Heping Lane, Xu Guiying told her about the case.
Grandpa Song said the same thing as Mo Hong.
"The news about Liu Aimei has been circulating for a long time. People in Chengxiang Lane have been talking about it for a long time. Why did Liu Aimei return to the Liu family before she had even finished her postpartum confinement, and why did she happen to appear in the grove where the incident occurred?"
Xu Guiying nodded, "Indeed, it's too much of a coincidence."
...
at the same time.
There was a knock on Liu Aimei's door.
Liu Aimei hid at home for a few days, neither looking for Tong Hongyun nor daring to return to the Liu family home, and stayed in the rented house.
After leaving the supply and marketing cooperative at noon, the police first went to find Tong Hongyun, then the nanny and the doorman of the previous house, and through their investigations, they found the hotel that Liu Aimei had previously rented.
The hotel receptionist even helped Liu Aimei contact her movers.
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