Chapter 16 Aunt Hong
After leaving the hospital, Xia Mufan came to the Criminal Investigation Brigade.
Walking into Yue Yuan's office, Xia Mufan made a request: "Team Leader Yue, can we let the case team of our police station participate in the investigation of this case?"
Yue Yuan didn't hesitate at all: "Okay, no problem."
Sun Xianbing looked at Xia Mufan, then at Yue Yuan, and excitedly clenched his fists and exerted force secretly. Very good! It turned out to be the right thing to follow Xia Mufan. There is another case to be involved in the investigation so soon.
Xia Mushige asked: "What are you going to do? What do you need us to do?"
After Yue Yuan sat back at his desk, he told him his plan.
"The first step is to investigate everyone who has come into contact with the bottle."
"The second step is to check Zhou Yaowen's social relationships and call records to find out who he contacted before and after the incident, whether he had a lover, who his confidants were, and whether he had done anything shady."
"The third step is to investigate the source of the anesthetic."
Xia Mufan nodded as he listened, his eyes focused and intense.
In this case, she not only learned the investigative steps of criminal cases, but also gained a clearer understanding of the integrity of the chain of evidence.
Why can’t Zhou Yaowen be arrested? Because there is no solid evidence.
Besides Zhou Yaowen and the milkman, anyone else who could touch the milk bottle or open the milk box could have poisoned the milk.
Only by eliminating them one by one can we lock on to the suspect.
Xia Mufan's attentive attitude made Yue Yuan feel very accomplished. He continued, "Based on the clues you provided, there are two very important points that we need to follow up on."
"First, is there any hidden reason behind the death of Wang Lixia's parents?"
Xia Mufan said, "Yes! I also think there is something wrong here. How could it be such a coincidence that Zhou Yaowen's father-in-law and mother-in-law got into a car accident just after he became successful? Maybe he did it."
Yue Yuan nodded: "Although it has been five years, the traffic police have a record of the accident. We will find the driver again to investigate and restore the truth of that year. There has never been a perfect crime in this world. If Zhou Yaowen was really the one who led this car accident, he would definitely leave traces."
At this point, Yue Yuan looked at Xia Mufan and said, "Of course, we are just suspecting. It is also possible that this is just an accident."
Xia Mufan said "hmm", but there was determination in his eyes. From beginning to end, whether it was because Doudou called the police to report that the milk smelled bad, the coincidence of the time of the accident, or Zhou Yaowen's reaction when he received calls from the security guards and the police, she suspected that Zhou Yaowen had murdered his wife.
Yue Yuan knew that she had just entered the industry, and confidence was a good thing, but preconceived ideas could easily cause visual impairment, making her unable to see other possibilities and thus ignore other details - this is also a common problem for novices.
Thinking of this, Yue Yuan added earnestly, "There is no hard evidence pointing to Zhou Yaowen at present. Our suspicion that he poisoned his wife is just a hypothesis. PHD, as the theoretical basis of criminal investigation, requires us to constantly 'question-hypothesis-verification', but there is a premise that a hypothesis is not a conclusion, but a possibility that can be constantly overturned. Do you understand?"
Xia Mufan fell into deep thought, his eyes shining brightly.
Sun Xianbing, who was standing aside, knew that Yue Yuan was trying to give him some advice, so he pricked up his ears and listened, engraving every word in his heart, pondering it over and over again.
Is Zhou Yaowen guilty?
Reasonable suspicion is allowed, but the police need solid evidence when arresting people and cannot convict him right away.
Xia Mufan pursed his lips and looked up at Yue Yuan: "Team Leader Yue, I understand. However, I still think Zhou Yaowen is the most suspicious."
Yue Yuan asked back: "What if we find out that Zhou Yaowen was not the one who poisoned the milk?"
Xia Mushige said: "It is most likely him, but...if it is really not him, then we will consider the possibility of manslaughter, revenge killing, passion killing, etc."
She had just thought that Zhou Yaowen was the biggest suspect in this case, but Yue Yuan was right and it was possible that he did not do it.
It may be that a worker in a milk factory took revenge on society by deliberately poisoning one or several milk bottles;
Maybe the milkman hated the rich or had a feud with Zhou Yaowen and Wang Lixia, so he poisoned the milk bottles in advance;
It could be that residents, tenants, or passersby pried open the milk boxes and put poison into the milk bottles.
Police investigate cases based on evidence.
Without solid evidence and a complete chain of evidence, it is impossible to arrest suspects at will.
When Yue Yuan heard what Xia Mufan said, he knew that she understood, and nodded with satisfaction. He did not continue to preach, but continued to discuss the follow-up plans with her.
"Second, contact the nanny Hong Yi and ask her about her real intention of returning to her hometown. Understand the relationship and relationship between Wang Lixia and Zhou Yaowen. If possible, bring Hong Yi back and let her protect Wang Lixia."
Xia Mufan and Sun Xianbing looked at each other and said, "Let's do this task."
Yue Yuan waved his hand and said, "Okay, you have a good relationship with Wang Lixia, so I'll give this task to you. Oh, by the way, your police station doesn't have a car, so it's inconvenient to go to the countryside. Who among you can drive? I'll lend you a car."
Can you drive yourself? Sun Xianbing rubbed his hands excitedly: "I have a driver's license. The institute sent me to learn two years ago. I haven't had much experience with cars, so I'm not very good at driving. But don't worry, Yu Jing in our institute is a car soldier and has very good driving skills."
Yue Yuan took the car keys from the table and threw them to Sun Xianbing: "Be brave and drive this jeep."
Sun Xianbing took the key, his heart was burning with excitement and he grinned.
——After being a policeman for three years, I can finally drive. I’m so happy!
After sitting in the driver's seat of the jeep, Sun Xianbing's excitement gradually subsided. He looked down at his feet and tried hard to recall what he had learned.
Start the engine, step on the clutch, release the clutch gently, and step on the accelerator...
Woo——Boom!
The car stalled.
Xia Mufan, who was sitting in the passenger seat, felt the car body shake and turned his head to look at him.
Although Xia Mufan didn't say anything, Sun Xianbing felt a little guilty and tried to explain: "Don't worry, I can drive, it's just that my hands are a little rusty after a long time."
Sun Xianbing calmed himself down and tried twice before finally starting the car successfully. He drove the car back to the police station and parked it in the backyard parking lot.
As the tall and imposing military green jeep drove into the police station, it attracted everyone's attention.
"Oh, have we sent out all the cars?"
"Sun Xianbing, you are really good. You went to the Criminal Investigation Brigade and drove a car back."
"Come on, take us for a ride."
Yu Jing is the company commander of the motor vehicle company of the plateau troops. He loves cars like his life, but unfortunately he has no chance to drive a car after demobilization, and his superb driving skills are not put to good use. Now seeing Sun Xianbing driving a car into the police station, he happily circled around the jeep a few times. Hearing that Yue Yuan had lent it to the police station for business trips to the countryside, he could indulge in his driving addiction and couldn't help but smile: "I haven't driven a car for a long time. You know what, I really want to drive!"
Sun Xianbing was sweating profusely while driving because he was extremely nervous. He handed the keys to Yu Jing and wiped the sweat off his forehead: "Da Yu, I'm handing the car over to you. You have to return it when this case is over."
Although it was a borrowed car, Yu Jing was still very happy. He took the car keys, opened the door, got in, started the car impatiently, and called to his colleagues: "Let's go, I'll take you on patrol."
As soon as these words were spoken, the community police officers were the most proactive and quickly got on the car.
"Great, we are going to the security department of the blower factory to do some work, please give us a ride."
"It's great to have a car. It would be great if we didn't have to return it."
"Liu Bei borrows Jingzhou? You're so smart."
Suddenly, the backyard of the police station was filled with laughter and joy, as lively as the New Year.
Wei Yong stood in the corridor, watching everything in front of him with a smile.
Perhaps, his long-standing philosophy of seeking stability is not suitable for young people. Young people are curious, daring and hardworking, so they should keep moving forward.
Having a car does make things much more convenient.
Xia Mufan, Sun Xianbing and Yu Jing went to the countryside to find Aunt Hong.
Aunt Hong did not live with her relatives, but rented an old house in the village. She is 65 years old this year, with gray hair and wrinkles on her face, but she is still strong and keeps her house clean and tidy. As soon as he heard that Wang Lixia had fainted and was hospitalized, he packed his luggage and got in the car without saying a word.
Aunt Hong is a talkative person. Perhaps because she had been in the countryside for too long, she kept talking all the way.
"I was saying that Lixia couldn't take care of herself, and Mr. Zhou promised to bring his third sister over to manage the household, but he ended up leaving her to faint at home alone?"
"Comrade police officer, it's not that I don't want to stay in the city, I just don't have the face to stay. Mr. Zhou has said more than once that I'm old, the food I cook is too salty for him to eat, and I don't do a thorough job of cleaning."
"I'm old and useless. Mr. Zhou is rich and his family can afford a younger and more capable nanny. How can I stay here and be hated by others?"
Xia Mufan asked her, "Why didn't you tell Wang Lixia the truth? Why did you say you wanted to go back to the countryside to retire? Wang Lixia thought you didn't want to stay at home with her."
When Aunt Hong heard this, tears couldn't stop flowing.
"Comrade police officer, I feel sorry for Lixia. She is a silly child who has never suffered from hardship since she was a child. She lost her soul after her parents passed away. It was not easy for Hanhan to go to college, and Mr. Zhou is not home all day long. Don't be fooled by her cheerful appearance, she is actually quite pitiful.
She used to love to laugh so much, and her little mouth would chatter non-stop from day to night. Whether she sees a small flower blooming or the sun is very bright today, she will talk to you about it. There is no one or thing in this world that she doesn't like.
But I don’t know when it started, she became depressed and quiet. She just stayed around Hanhan every day and hardly said a few words to Mr. Zhou all day long. I saw it and felt anxious. If the relationship between husband and wife is not good, how can they live happily ever after?
If I told her that Mr. Zhou disliked me because I was old, she would definitely quarrel with Mr. Zhou. Mr. Zhou is her husband, and the companion who will accompany her until old age. I cannot influence them. ”
Aunt Hong's eyes were blurred with tears, her face was disheveled, and she looked very old. She was not at all beautiful. But in Xia Mufan's eyes, she was very beautiful.
She was sincere and kind, and devoted most of her life to Wang Lixia. She loved her from the bottom of her heart and would rather sacrifice herself to maintain her family happiness. She never said a bad word about Zhou Yaowen.
Aunt Hong's face gradually overlapped with the face of my mother in my memory.
If Mom had not disappeared and had always been with Xia Mufan, she would have definitely considered Xia Mufan in everything like Aunt Hong did, even if it meant sacrificing herself to make her daughter happy.
How could such a good person just disappear without a sound? Xia Mufan didn't believe it. The police who investigated the case back then found no clues, so they did it themselves.
Xia Mufan applied for the Hua Xia Police University despite his teacher's opposition. He refused the internship unit's retention and asked to be assigned to Hui City in order to reopen the old case of Xu Shumei's disappearance and investigate it personally.
However, she had no say in the assignment of work, so she was unable to stay in the Municipal Bureau and was instead sent to the Anning Road Police Station. The place where the crime occurred was not within the jurisdiction of Anning Road Police Station, so Xia Mufan did not find any opportunity.
As long as you join the Criminal Investigation Brigade, everything will be possible!
Xia Mufan was distracted for a moment, and the car fell silent.
There were scattered trees, wild flowers in full bloom, smoke rising from the farmhouses, and the fragrance of rice wafting through the fields. The scenery outside the window was so similar to his hometown that Xia Muchan's heart was difficult to calm down. He looked out the car window, pursed his lips and remained silent.
Sun Xianbing was very familiar with Xia Mufan's expression.
Once she stares into the distance in a daze, it means that her mind is empty and she doesn't want to pay attention to others.
In order to avoid a dull moment, Sun Xianbing took over the previous topic, turned around from the co-pilot seat and asked, "Auntie Hong, does Wang Lixia often drink milk in the morning?"
Aunt Hong took out a small handkerchief from her pocket, wiped her face, and spoke with a nasal voice: "She has never liked drinking milk since she was a child, because she thinks it tastes fishy. In recent years, she often wakes up at night. Mr. Zhou said that she is calcium deficient, so he ordered milk for her and she drinks a bottle every day. Lixia listens to Mr. Zhou very much, and she will drink it even if she doesn't like it."
Aunt Hong is a woman with a strong maternal love. When she talks about Wang Lixia, her voice is full of love and pity, as if she is still just an ignorant little girl.
Drink with your nose pinched? No wonder she can drink milk no matter what strange smell it has. Sun Xianbing coughed and said, "Well, let me tell you something. I hope you won't get too excited."
Aunt Hong's heart suddenly hung in the air: "Tell me, what happened?"
"Wang Lixia fainted not because of physical reasons, but because of the anesthetic mixed in the milk."
"What!" Aunt Hong was so shocked that she almost jumped up. The car just happened to bump around and Aunt Hong almost fell over.
Xia Mufan reacted quickly, reaching out and pressing her shoulders to steady her.
Aunt Hong didn't care about anything else and shouted anxiously: "Who is so vicious? Poisoned the milk and wanted to kill Lixia?"
Xia Mufan tilted her head, her hair flying up from her forehead, and her thick black ponytail swayed with the movement of the car.
"The milk was spiked with anesthetics, and because the dosage was seriously exceeded, the myocardium weakened and stopped beating. Wang Lixia fell unconscious after drinking the milk. If Doudou hadn't run to the police station to report the incident, she would have died alone at home. Unless an autopsy was performed, everyone would have thought she died of a sudden heart attack."
After hearing what Xia Mufan said, Aunt Hong became even more anxious, and she wanted to fly to Wang Lixia right away: "How come Lixia got into trouble right after I left? Who is so vicious to hurt her like this?"
Xia Mufan's eyes were steady, and his voice was gentle but powerful: "Who do you think would harm her?"
Aunt Hong opened her lips but didn't utter a word for a long time.
Xia Mushige asked again: "Who would hurt her?"
Aunt Hong's pupils suddenly dilated and a hint of fear flashed in her eyes.
"Is it him?!"
"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Open it quickly, I need to protect Lixia!"
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