Xu Songyuan stayed home to recuperate every day, and when he woke up bored, he would think about that familiar face.
He thought and thought, and finally figured out who it was!
With his head covered in bandages, Lao Xu went to find Mo Hong, who drove Xu Songyuan to the Municipal Criminal Investigation Team overnight.
That person was a relative of the Tan family, younger than Tan Rongguo, but a little taller.
Previously, because of Tan Ya's poisoning, the Tan family had made a scene at Phoenix Pavilion. It was late at the time, and there were about ten people from the Tan family, so Xu Songyuan didn't have a deep impression of that person, but he still remembered him!
Peng Yuan noted down the situation, narrowed down the scope, and focused his investigation on Yin Cui and Tan's relatives.
By the end of February, the New Year celebrations were officially over, and Song Yingying and Qin Zheng were preparing to return to school.
Before leaving the country, the brother and sister visited Xu Guiying in Heping Lane.
The whole family sat down for a meal. Song Yangmin was also resting at home today. Except for the eldest, third, and fifth sons who had been separated from their families, all the members of the Song family were there. Xu Songyuan also came over.
Winter is passing slowly this year; it's still snowing lightly overhead.
Song Yingying brought Xu Guiying a lot of tonics so that Xu Guiying could take good care of her injuries. The little girl was wearing fashionable new clothes and still cried as much as before.
Xu Guiying: "Why are you crying? It's not like you can't get better. Study hard abroad and try to come back to China as soon as possible."
"Auntie, I understand."
Qin Zheng has grown much taller than he did two years ago, now standing at over 1.8 meters tall. Standing next to Song Yingying, he can completely block her view.
Several younger people sat together, all of them beautiful and fresh-faced, a sight that was pleasing to the eye.
After finishing their meal, Song Yingying and her brother didn't stay long.
Song Rongrong and Song Xiaoxiao saw them off at Heping Lane.
Four people can't walk side by side in the alley.
Song Yingying and Song Xiaoxiao were talking in front, while Song Rongrong and Qin Zheng walked side by side behind.
Before, Qin Zheng was not yet twenty, and Song Rongrong looked at him like a younger brother. Now, although he is still a younger brother, he has grown so much taller. Song Rongrong felt a little pressured and remained silent all the way. When they reached the alley entrance, Song Yingying and Qin Zheng waved to them.
"Sister, Xiaoxiao, let's go."
Song Rongrong smiled and nodded, "I'll wait for you to come back during summer vacation."
Song Xiaoxiao grinned and waved at them.
"Bye-Bye."
Once the car had driven away, the carriage fell silent.
Qin Zheng leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes to rest.
Song Yingying yawned. Seeing Qin Zheng like this, she also felt sleepy.
Suddenly, Qin Zheng opened his eyes, "Yingying."
"What's wrong?"
Qin Zheng: "...It's nothing, go to sleep."
Song Yingying: "...Speechless."
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Time flies, and it's already March 6th.
That day, Song Xinfu got off work early and went to the main store to keep watch. After the New Year, Phoenix Pavilion's business improved somewhat, and was about the same as before the New Year. After the poisoning case and the death of Tan Rongguo, it was already quite good that Phoenix Pavilion's customer traffic had returned to its current level.
Around 8 p.m., Song Xinfu asked Mao Cheng to watch the shop while he rode his bicycle back to Heping Lane.
When they passed by the police station, Wang Ya called out to him.
"Comrade Song Xinfu! Wait a moment!"
Song Xinfu quickly stopped his bicycle. He parked it on the side of the road, turned around to look, and confirmed that Wang Ya was calling him. So he turned around, pushed the bicycle a few steps forward, and parked it in front of the police station.
"Officer Wang, what's wrong?" Song Xinfu asked nervously. He seemed to realize something and immediately asked, "Is there a result regarding Tan Rongguo's case?"
Wang Ya nodded: "That's right. I heard from my master that Song Anmin asked about it before, so I thought I'd call you first."
Song Xinfu rubbed his hands together and nodded, saying, "Officer Wang, what exactly happened?"
Wang Ya: "It is Tan Ronghua, the younger brother of Yin Cui and Tan Rongguo."
Since Xu Songyuan provided the latest information, Peng Yuan has been mainly keeping an eye on several male relatives of the Tan family. Plainclothes police took photos and asked Xu Songyuan to identify them one by one. Xu Songyuan quickly pointed out Tan Ronghua's face.
—It was him.
The criminal investigation team kept a close eye on Yin Cui and Tan Ronghua, conducting secret investigations. Sure enough, they discovered that Yin Cui and Tan Ronghua had an unusual relationship. Even Yin Cui's testimony on the day Tan Rongguo died was false. Yin Cui did not go to the park that day at all, but went to Tan Ronghua's house in the morning.
Tan Ronghua's downstairs neighbor can testify that they saw Tan Ronghua go upstairs with a middle-aged woman that day. When the criminal police showed the photo to the neighbor, the neighbor immediately pointed to Yin Cui and said it was her.
That noon, Tan Ronghua and Yin Cui left and went to their grandparents' house for lunch. After lunch, they went downstairs to their home.
Unfortunately, Tan Rongguo also returned that afternoon. He had run out of money and was preparing to go home to get some more to continue his escape.
Who would have thought that as soon as I took the key out of the electrical box and opened the door, I would find two naked people standing there.
Tan Rongguo was so angry that his eyes were bloodshot and his brain was congested. He immediately started fighting with Tan Ronghua. Tan Ronghua tried his best to dodge. He had no injuries on his face, but his body was covered in bruises.
Unable to stop her, Yin Cui grabbed a stick from the storage room and struck Tan Rongguo on the back of the head in her haste.
Tan Rongguo died on the spot, his blood flowing all over the ground.
Yin Cui and Tan Ronghua were extremely anxious. It was the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, and the streets were crowded with people during the day. In their panic, they remembered that Tan Rongguo and Xu Songyuan had a grudge, so they kidnapped Xu Songyuan to take the blame.
As for the man who rushed out of the alley that day, he was a thug that Tan Ronghua had paid to hire.
After moving Xu Songyuan into their home, they used a kitchen knife to slash Tan Rongguo's stomach, making it appear as if Xu Songyuan had killed him with the knife. They never expected that the police autopsy would be able to determine the time of Tan Rongguo's death.
In this way, Xu Songyuan was completely exonerated.
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