"Did you see it with your own eyes?" Wang Haibo asked Li Mingshan.
"No, it was Yufeng who told me. The doctors were present when she said it, and they can testify."
Wang Haibo asked the doctors, and they all admitted that Zhang Yufeng did say that it was Xu Nuannuan who pushed her down the stairs.
Wang Haibo said, "The deceased confessed himself, but there were no eyewitnesses. His words cannot be used as evidence. Someone must have seen Comrade Xu push the deceased down the stairs. A loss of life is a serious matter. You and Comrade Xu, come back with me to the Security Department and cooperate with our detailed investigation."
When they went to call Xu Nuannuan, Xu Nuannuan immediately denied that she had pushed Zhang Yufeng.
"She came to me early in the morning with a bruised face and started a long stream of slanderous words about me, saying something about what happened between me and her husband. She also attacked me physically because I was pregnant. She even attacked my stomach. I just stopped her from attacking me. She was standing at the door of my house, next to the stairs. To avoid any accidents if we continued arguing, I didn't argue with her anymore and went back inside and locked the door.
She slammed and kicked my door, but I didn't leave. I thought if I just held back a little longer, she might leave. But not long after, I heard her screaming outside. I opened the door and saw her lying on the stairwell. I didn't push her.
Li Mingshan came over angrily and pointed at Xu Nuannuan, "Xu Nuannuan, you're making up stories so well, but you still refuse to admit the truth. You killed my wife, and you're still speaking against your conscience. A life was lost in your hands, don't you feel any pain at all? You're really evil, are you still made of flesh?"
Xu Nuannuan calmly retorted: "I think you are the one crying thief. You are trying your best to shift the blame onto others. It's nothing more than you have something to hide and want to clear yourself of the charges.
I think you hit her too hard yesterday and she suffered a severe brain injury. Today, outside my house, she lost her balance due to the head injury and fell down the stairs. Therefore, you are the murderer.
"I said I didn't hit her. She's my wife, how could I bear to hit her? You killed her. Do you think you can get away with it by just talking and making excuses? Xu Nuannuan, you won't have a good ending. The law will definitely punish you."
"You are the one who dares to talk about the law. The law should punish you the most. I don't know how you have the nerve to speak so shamelessly."
They each had their own story, blaming each other and defending themselves.
Wang Haibo stopped them from arguing further. He said to Li Mingshan, "You each have your own version of events. Now we're missing an eyewitness. If no one saw Comrade Xu push the deceased, then we can't prove she killed your wife."
Wu Qiuxiang was standing in the crowd. She had been thinking about this all the way here. For the sake of her husband's future, she wanted to stand up and identify Xu Nuannuan, but when she looked up and saw Xu Nuannuan, she had a quick ideological struggle. In the end, she couldn't get over the hurdle of her conscience and retreated.
For the time being, no one can prove that it was Xu Nuannuan who pushed Zhang Yufeng down the stairs personally.
Li Mingshan then argued speciously: "Now no one saw her push Yufeng, but no one can prove that she didn't push Yufeng."
Xu Nuannuan: "You really are trying to argue even when you're being unreasonable. So, tell me, Zhang Jinfeng has so many old injuries, all of which were inflicted yesterday. How can you prove that you didn't hit her yesterday?"
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When the blame fell on him, Li Mingshan realized that it was not easy to bear.
"I can't prove this. How can I prove this?"
"So, do I need someone to prove that I didn't push her down the stairs? If you want someone to prove that I didn't push her down the stairs first, then prove that you didn't hit her yesterday."
Seeing that the argument was about to continue, Wang Haibo urged them to go to the security department to take a statement.
Xu Nuannuan wasn't afraid: "Just go, I haven't done anything wrong, I'm not afraid anywhere."
Zhang Yufeng's body was temporarily placed in the hospital morgue. Xu Nuannuan and Li Mingshan followed her to the security department.
Li Xiulian was worried about Xu Nuannuan: "Nuannuan, I'll go with you."
"Okay, sister-in-law, thank you."
Qin Hongying wanted to go and see what was going on. It had been a long time since such a thing happened in the military region. She was very curious about how Zhang Yufeng died and whether it was Xu Nuannuan who pushed her.
Wu Qiuxiang also went with them. She came to watch the fun, and also to observe the situation before considering whether or not to give false testimony.
The group came to the security department, and Xu Nuannuan told the security department everything from the moment Zhang Yufeng found her this morning to the moment she fell down the stairs. The security department soldiers took careful notes.
Xu Nuannuan: "She said before that I seduced her husband. I was really confused, but her husband has a very bad reputation. He always likes to stare at other female comrades, and he has also stared at me. When the leader learned about this, he kicked them out of the family compound.
But I don't know why Zhang Yufeng insisted that I seduced her husband? When my husband and I first arrived at the military region, we invited Li Mingshan and several other comrades to dinner at my home. The meal was normal, and I haven't had any dealings with Li Mingshan since then.
But why did Zhang Yufeng keep pestering her? Was there someone instigating her from behind, or was Zhang Yufeng just suspicious?
If someone was instigating this, Xu Nuannuan would have to think of Qin Wushuang.
Qin Wushuang and Li Mingshan are cousins. The last time Zhang Yufeng reported that she had a space, it was Qin Wushuang who told Zhang Yufeng.
Qin Wushuang has always hoped that something would happen to her so that she could get the male protagonist. Since it would be difficult for her to do it herself, she would naturally find a Mu Cang Shi.
I wonder how Zhang Yufeng would feel if she knew in the afterlife that she was being used by someone.
Before they left the security department, Li Chunhua came over and anxiously asked Li Mingshan, "Mingshan, what happened? I heard something happened to Yufeng. How could she die so suddenly? Oh, Mingshan, how are you going to live with your three children in the future?"
When Li Mingshan saw Li Chunhua, he became dramatic and started crying again.
"Auntie, Yufeng had a miserable life. She was pushed down the stairs by Captain Jiang's wife and died from hitting her head."
Xu Nuannuan: "Which eye of yours saw me push her? You keep saying this without any concrete evidence. You are slandering the families of soldiers, and you must bear the consequences."
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