Chapter 7 Chapter 7 The suspect was caught
Liu Mianmian not only bought soda, she also bought peach cakes from a pastry shop near the staff quarters.
The pastry shop is run by a husband and wife. They say they use a secret recipe passed down from generation to generation. Their peach cakes are exceptionally crispy and sweet, making them incredibly popular. Some people even travel an hour or two on the bus just to buy them. Liu Mianmian bought the last few pounds of peach cakes and was beaming with joy.
"You have to try your luck. Sometimes they sell out early in the morning." Liu Mianmian said happily, "We're lucky today."
April is almost here, spring is in full swing and the leaves are lush. The midday sun is particularly dazzling, but none of them seem to be as bright as her smile.
Shen Weizhou looked away.
It was obvious that in her previous life she hated him, ignored him, and even mocked him when she spoke. But now she picked up a piece of peach cake and kept passing it to him: "Try it, it's really delicious! You helped me get the betrothal gift back, and these are all my thanks to you."
Seeing that if he didn't take it, she would feed it directly into his mouth, Shen Weizhuo took the peach cake and soda with a cold face.
"You asked for the betrothal gift back on your own. I didn't do anything." He said coldly.
If Shen Weizhuo hadn't had doubts, he would never have set foot in the Liu family's door. He had seen clearly in his previous life how selfish and shameless that family was.
However, before he decided to come here, he never thought he would see such a scene today.
It was obvious that when they came here in their previous life, they just had a simple meal. The only little episode was that Liu Mianmian took away two chicken legs. The child of the Liu family cried loudly because he didn't get to eat the chicken legs. When several adults tried to coax him, Liu Mianmian added fuel to the fire and said that he would never be able to eat chicken legs as long as she was around.
At that time, he only thought that his new wife was childish and selfish, and he never expected that she would pack up her things and elope with someone the next day.
Everything that happened today was completely different from what happened in my previous life.
She ate her meal obediently, picking up a chicken wing, seemingly showing no interest in the drumstick, and barely even glancing at the Liu family's naughty child. After dinner, she suddenly erupted, singing, chanting, and acting out, catching the Liu family off guard. The family was in a state of chaos, and they were completely defenseless.
Obviously, everything that happened today was within her expectations or plans.
But she clearly never mentioned the issue of betrothal gift in her previous life.
Judging from the character of the Liu family, they probably didn't give her the betrothal gift in her previous life, so she probably didn't know about it.
Shen Weizhou couldn't help but wonder what Liu Mianmian would do if she knew that her family had kept the 2,000 yuan betrothal gift a secret in her past life. He felt that it would not be like today.
Liu Mianmian had no idea what was going on in Shen Weizhou's mind. She ate her peach cake and mumbled, "You don't have to do anything. You, this giant Buddha standing there, are the best deterrent to them. If you weren't standing there, they wouldn't be so willing to give me the money."
What does it mean that he is standing like a big Buddha?
The way she spoke was also completely different from her previous life.
Shen Weizhou ignored her messy metaphors, looked at her carefully, and asked, "Your relationship with your mother's family is so bad?"
Liu Mianmian looked at him: "Aren't you asking this even though you already know the answer? Even though we are performing very enthusiastically today, anyone with a discerning eye can see what's going on." It's hard to say which neighbors truly believe in the deep love between them as mother and daughter.
"Have you heard the story of a fish eye being passed off as a pearl? A family passed down a large fish eye as a pearl, only to discover it wasn't a real pearl when they needed it for medicine. In my family, we had a bright pearl hidden at home, but one day we suddenly discovered the pearl belonged to someone else and the fish eye was ours. The psychological gap was so great that we wanted to smash the fish eye to pieces."
Shen Weizhou glanced at her. She was happily taking a sip of soda and a bite of peach cake, as if the unpopular fish eye was not her.
She is completely different from the self-deprecating and sharp-tongued Liu Mianmian in her previous life.
Will she elope with that gangster again tomorrow?
By the way, the gangster is still detained in the police station, maybe...
Shen Weizhuo's eyes gradually turned cold. He reminded himself not to be deceived by the cheerful and bright appearance of the woman in front of him. No matter what she looked like, in essence she was the selfish woman who caused his family to be destroyed.
Just like those monsters in other worlds that are good at disguise.
He couldn't let his guard down against her.
As soon as he got home, Shen Weizhuo went back into the study.
Aunt Liu sighed, "Every day he's either reading or writing, or fiddling with batteries and tubes and stuff. Oh, he doesn't even take a break at noon. I'm really worried he can't take it."
Liu Mianmian now knows that Aunt Liu is a relative of Shen Weizhuo's grandmother. The old lady died early and asked her cousin to take care of her son before her death. This cousin is Aunt Liu's mother.
Later, Shen Weizhuo was born. He was in poor health since birth. Shen Bokang was even sent down to the countryside for a few years. Aunt Liu and her husband helped take care of Shen Weizhuo.
Aunt Liu's two sons are both serving in the army. According to her, they are both strong and healthy, like bulls, so she is not worried at all. The only thing is Shen Weizhuo, who is not her biological son but is like her own son. She is as worried about him as Yu Wan.
Liu Mianmian didn't know what illness Shen Weizhou had. The Shen family had mentioned it when they first came to propose marriage, but the original owner hadn't paid attention to it at the time, only to inquire about the Shen family's background. Later, she learned from Zhu Yongqi that he was terminally ill. Naturally, it was not appropriate to ask now.
She comforted Aunt Liu: "I think he's in good spirits. I was almost vomiting from the jolting of the bus, but he didn't react at all. He was calm and composed."
Just looking at his condition, he certainly doesn't look like someone who is about to die.
Aunt Liu was amused and sighed, "I've been like this since I was a child. I won't talk about it even if I'm uncomfortable."
Without dwelling on the topic any further, Aunt Liu asked about the return visit. Liu Mianmian thought it was wonderful, but she was afraid that telling her would scare this honest and lovely aunt. So she was picky and only mentioned that the Liu family had prepared a sumptuous meal to welcome them, and that she had distributed wedding cigarettes and wedding candy to thank the neighbors.
Even so, Aunt Liu opened her mouth in surprise: "You distributed all the wedding cigarettes and candies?"
Liu Mianmian said confidently: "I was able to return to South City thanks to the help of my neighbors. Naturally, I should thank everyone for getting married."
Aunt Liu was silent for a moment, then said hesitantly, "What you said makes sense." But she just felt like something was wrong.
The two were chatting casually when they heard someone knocking on the door. Aunt Liu got up to open it. When the door opened, Liu Mianmian heard her greet the visitor with surprise: "Xiao Lin, how come you have time to come here today?"
When the guest came in, Liu Mianmian saw who it was and couldn't help but raise her eyebrows in surprise.
The guest who came in had thick eyebrows, big eyes, a square face, and a righteous look. He was the police officer who had taken her statement at the police station before.
"Xiao Lin, this is Wei Zhou's wife, Liu Mian Mian," Aunt Liu introduced. "Mian Mian, this is Wei Zhou's childhood friend, Lin Zhe. Xiao Lin is a police officer at our local police station."
When Liu Mianmian went to her parents' home, she brought her some delicious peach cakes. Aunt Liu felt that her relationship with Liu Mianmian had become closer, so she no longer called her Miss Liu, but called her "Mianmian" affectionately.
Liu Mianmian was indeed quite surprised. This public security comrade, who was in his thirties, had a calm and simple temperament. No matter in terms of age, appearance or temperament, he did not fit the identity of "Shen Weizhuo's childhood friend".
He looked at least six or seven years older than Shen Weizhou.
He doesn’t know that. Actually, he is the same age as Shen Weizhuo, right?
Aunt Liu called Lin Zhe: "Xiao Lin, please sit for a while. Wei Zhou is in the study. I'll go call him out."
Lin Zhe stopped her and said, "Auntie, I'm not looking for Wei Zhou. I'm here to see Comrade Liu. Because she provided us with a crucial clue, we successfully arrested the suspect in the Mao'er Hutong gold and silver theft this morning, and he has already confessed. I came here specifically to express my gratitude to Comrade Liu Mianmian on behalf of the police station!"
Liu Mianmian knew who the suspect was and had long suspected the police would solve the case, but she didn't expect it to be so fast. Still, she expressed just the right amount of doubt: "Did I provide a crucial clue? I haven't been to Mao'er Hutong, and I don't think I said anything."
Aunt Liu was completely baffled. "Isn't it just that I saw someone in the alley? Oh my, could it be that the young man we caught in the alley last night is really a thief?"
Lin Zhe shook his head and explained, "It wasn't that person. The suspect is a lesbian friend of the bride. The case is still under investigation, so I can't reveal more. We really have to thank Comrade Liu for solving the case so quickly. He provided the clue that he saw someone with long hair, which helped us narrow down the suspect. The suspect made some unusual movements this morning, and we discovered him immediately. The arrest and interrogation went very smoothly, and the stolen goods were also recovered successfully."
In fact, everyone within the public security department felt that it took a lot of coincidences to solve the case so quickly, the most important of which was Liu Mianmian.
Only after Liu Mianmian discovered the suspect did the Shen family run to the alley to catch the thief. Because the Shen family caught the thief, Qiuzhi Alley became noisy, the people in Maoer Hutong became alert, and the bride discovered the missing property in time and reported the case in time.
For a case like this that was reported so promptly, with a short time to occurrence and relatively fixed suspects, the case would have been solved sooner or later even without the clue of long hair, though there might have been some detours.
It just so happened that Liu Mianmian provided the important clue of long hair. After a thorough investigation and analysis, they quickly identified several of the most suspicious people.
"It's actually the bride's friend!" Aunt Liu exclaimed in shock. "Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, what a rotten friend! They're capable of such a thing. They're pushing me into trouble."
"That's what I thought. I clearly saw someone with long hair." Liu Mianmian sighed. "There are many people who are sweet on the outside but bitter on the inside. They smile on the outside but stab you in the back. It's been like this since ancient times. Fortunately, I recognized their true face in time and got my things back."
The two sighed for a while before they remembered to pour water for Lin Zhe. Aunt Liu went into the kitchen and took out a plate of peanuts and washed a plate of cherries: "I bought these at the educated youth vegetable market this morning. I forgot to ask you to take some back to your parents' home." The latter sentence was said to Liu Mianmian.
Liu Mianmian really wanted to say that they were not worthy.
Before she went there, she was very curious about what kind of weird parents would marry their biological daughter, whom they had finally found, to a man with one foot in the coffin. But after she went there, she realized that the whole family was selfish and mean.
Lin Zhe was indeed Shen Weizhuo's childhood friend. He was very polite in eating and drinking, and did not consider himself an outsider at all. He even said without hesitation that he would bring some cherries back for his wife to eat, because his wife was pregnant and she loved these cherries.
Aunt Liu smiled and packed a bag for him, and said that if she met him tomorrow, she would buy some more and send them to him.
The most amazing thing is that, as Shen Weizhuo’s childhood friend, Lin Zhe really had no intention of calling Shen Weizhuo out to exchange feelings.
Lin Zhe still had to go to work, so after eating and drinking for a while, he stood up and was about to leave. Liu Mianmian remembered something and asked him, "The suspect in Mao'er Hutong has been arrested, but what about Zhu Yongqi? How will he deal with it?"
Zhu Yongqi just acted suspiciously, but he was not caught in the act and had no stolen goods. Before the Maoer Hutong case was solved, he would be detained as a suspect. Once the Maoer Hutong case was solved, he would probably be released.
Sure enough, Lin Zhe said, "All the evidence shows that he has nothing to do with the Mao'er Hutong case, and there were no other reports of crimes nearby. After giving him some advice, he was released."
Liu Mianmian sighed, thinking that Zhu the scumbag got away with it.
Lin Zhe looked at Liu Mianmian deeply. What he didn't say was that before the Maoer Hutong gold and silver case was solved, Zhu Yongqi, in order to clear his suspicion, confessed that he and Liu Mianmian were lovers. In order to seek excitement, the two of them made an appointment to meet on Liu Mianmian's wedding night.
Of course, this was just Zhu Yongqi's one-sided statement. After all, Liu Mianmian did not go out that night.
Even Zhu Yongqi was arrested because she saw the suspect - although it was an incredible coincidence.
Lin Zhe said goodbye and left. When he reached the door, he looked back at the main room and clearly saw that the study window was open. Shen Weizhuo was standing in front of the window and looking at him. The two exchanged glances in the air. Lin Zhe smiled, waved his hand, and left.
Liu Mianmian followed Lin Zhe's gaze and turned back to meet Shen Weizhou's. She asked curiously, "Why don't you come out and chat with your childhood friend?"
Shen Weizhuo didn't answer. He had a cold face and looked at Liu Mianmian indifferently. After a few seconds, the window closed with a click.
Liu Mianmian: “…”
baffling.
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