Murder in a Secret Room Bed and Breakfast (6)

"I tend to agree with Xiao Meng's point of view." Feng Shaomin was the first to nod.

Everyone was shocked, but also felt a sense of identity because of Feng Shaomin's words.

Feng Shaomin said calmly: "The situations of the four people are indeed very different. Long Shanwen is good to them. In fact, I have always had doubts. If she really thinks that celebrating her birthday can bring good luck, this is actually understandable."

"Jealousy makes people crazy. In previous cases, there have been many murders due to jealousy of wealth. If you think others are living better than you, you will feel extremely unbalanced. This is the motive of these criminals to kill people."

"We have seen the deceased. Her eyes were full of fear. She must have seen something she didn't want to see before she died. It couldn't be a ghost. It's very likely that she saw the person she was most familiar with stabbing her in the chest with a knife."

"And judging from the autopsy and trace examination, there is nothing particularly suspicious at the scene. This is a typical closed-room murder case, and it was planned. With such a perfect scene, the possibility of conspiracy among the three is very high."

Zhao Leiting clapped his hands. "Brother Feng, you said it very well. Siqi, your inference is also very clever. I remember there was a classic Oriental Express murder case abroad. The scene was extremely perfect and the murderer could not be found at all. Guess what, the final conclusion was that more than a dozen people in the carriage conspired to commit the murder and obtained confessions from each other. How could this not be perfect?"

Feng Shaomin nodded, and Meng Siqi was very pleased. She was very excited to get Feng Shaomin's affirmation. In the past, Feng Shaomin would never make so many supporting statements for her inferences.

Han Changlin asked doubtfully: "I just have one question, how do you explain this symbol?"

Not only Meng Siqi, but everyone was stunned. What exactly does this circle symbol mean?

If this explanation doesn't make sense, then the theory of three murderers may not hold water.

Everyone looked at Meng Siqi at once. Facing so many fiery gazes, Meng Siqi's brain suddenly short-circuited.

Feng Shaomin glanced at her and said as if to help her out, "Is it possible that he is referring to Sun Yuanyuan? Sun Yuanyuan might be the one who used the knife. Did you notice that she was the only one who didn't have the fingerprints on the knife? If she was the one who used the weapon, it would easily confuse the police's investigation."

Han Changlin nodded.

Meng Siqi suddenly remembered something and uttered the word "round, garden, yard..."

"The yard?" Zhao Leiting said immediately, "The circle refers to the yard of the B&B. She must be saying that the murderer is someone in the yard?"

This answer seemed to give the most practical answer to this symbol. Han Changlin couldn't help but smile: "Okay, since everything makes sense, let's meet the three suspects again. Xiao Meng, you will still be the judge. Let's see how stubborn they are!"

Meng Siqi was full of confidence. She immediately returned to her desk to organize her thoughts and digested the visits she had made during this period of time again. She extracted several key points and prepared to completely shatter the suspect's lies.

Feng Shaomin suddenly suggested: "Captain Han, it's too late today. It's already 10 o'clock. Let's interrogate the suspect early tomorrow morning."

Han Changlin agreed and asked Zhao Leiting to see Meng Siqi off, telling her to go home and have a good rest so that she could be fully refreshed for the next battle tomorrow.

Early the next morning, Meng Siqi returned to the police station in high spirits. On the way to the interrogation room, Meng Siqi discussed with Feng Shaomin. She planned to proceed in the reverse order of yesterday's interrogation, and Feng Shaomin agreed on the spot.

Meng Siqi believes that Sun Yuanyuan took the initiative to wear the ring given by Long Shanwen, and the two had a closer relationship. She has a soft personality and the most unstable emotions. She may not be the mastermind, but a passive criminal.

Starting with her, the possibility of achieving a breakthrough is greater.

When Sun Yuanyuan opened the door and faced everyone again, her face was obviously more haggard, her eyeballs were slightly red and bloodshot, and her eye bags were swollen, as if they were swollen from crying.

Sun Yuanyuan was only 25 years old and looked simpler than the other two. Her emotions might have been disturbed by fear, regret or something else.

As an interrogator, Meng Siqi must not judge whether the other party has committed a crime based on these appearances. If she is the one who used the weapon, then she is likely to have been disguising herself. She is too familiar with this point, and Song Xinran left a deep impression on her.

She remained serious as always and said, "Sun Yuanyuan, we already have some evidence against you."

When she heard the word "evidence", Sun Yuanyuan's face began to panic and her eyes seemed to be evasive.

This sentence directly meant that evidence of murder was in hand. Sun Yuanyuan should have understood it. Her head swayed slightly and her lips moved: "I didn't kill Shanwen. I really didn't..."

As she uttered these words, Meng Siqi found that her eyes gradually became moist. But she would never be soft-hearted.

"Sun Yuanyuan, after leaving the textile factory, your life was not going as you wished. You changed jobs again and again. Later, you met your ex-boyfriend Jiang Tian. Jiang Tian's family conditions were not bad. You thought he would treat you well like Long Shanwen's husband Shen Song treated Long Shanwen, but you were wrong. You and your ex-boyfriend Jiang Tian lived together for two years. You loved him very much, but Jiang Tian was just as you said, he was a scumbag. Not only did he make you have an abortion, he also found other women outside. After you found out, he not only had no regrets, but also beat you."

"Your relationship is very awkward. You depend on her, and he uses you as a punching bag for his unhappy life. During the beatings he received..."

At this point, Meng Siqi was actually a little speechless. These were indeed the news that everyone had heard from the interviews, but they were probably far from the real cruelty. When Sun Yuanyuan raised her hand to show her the ring yesterday, she saw a dark brown scar on her wrist. It had been a long time, but the scar was still there, indicating that Sun Yuanyuan had suffered a great injury. She might have more scars on her body.

The reason why Meng Siqi couldn't continue was not only this, but also because in front of her, Sun Yuanyuan was already sobbing uncontrollably. She lowered her head, covered her eyes with her hands and cried, her body shaking the whole time.

Meng Siqi was a little at a loss. The suspect was showing signs of emotional disorder, and logically he should have stopped at this time.

Han Changlin suddenly slapped the table and said, "Stop crying, this is an interrogation."

The sound of slamming the table was not loud, and it seemed that Han Changlin was also controlling his emotions. Sun Yuanyuan's crying became quieter, she slowly put down her hands, and began to sob.

Meng Siqi hurriedly said, "Captain Han, I'll go get her some hot water."

"Zhao Lei Ting, go ahead."

Zhao Leiting hurriedly stepped forward to take the cup, filled it with hot water and came back. Meng Siqi said, "Ms. Sun, drink some hot water."

Sun Yuanyuan picked up the cup and took a sip. She felt much calmer, but she probably couldn't control her body from shaking. It was twitching, which made people feel distressed.

Meng Siqi told herself countless times that this was an interrogation and she could not feel sympathy. She cleared her throat and said in a serious tone, "Sun Yuanyuan, our interrogation continues. During the time you lived with Jiang Tian, ​​you suffered domestic violence many times, but you endured it in silence because you told others, including Long Shanwen, that you were doing well. You have a certain vanity and you don't want to be looked down upon by them. Although you are not as good as Long Shanwen, at least you can't be the worst."

"But life is not what you imagined. Jiang Tian abused you, and finally found a new woman and ruthlessly abandoned you. At that time, you realized that you were the most unsuccessful one among the sisters. You were weak in character and always obeyed orders. Even when Long Shanwen passed by your house and asked you to have dinner, you insisted that it was you who dumped Jiang Tian. But Long Shanwen would always show off her life in front of you, her rich dress, and her loving husband. From then on, you had murderous intentions towards her--"

Meng Siqi's tone suddenly quickened: "So after Ding Qian and Xia Sulan proposed to kill Long Shanwen, you silently agreed."

Sun Yuanyuan, who had been sobbing and choking, suddenly raised her head and shook it desperately when she heard the last words, "I didn't, leader, I didn't, I never thought of killing her..."

As she was talking, she burst into tears, "I didn't, I didn't, Shanwen is my best friend..."

The suspect became insane again. This time she cried so hard that her shoulders shook violently and her whole body was in a state of extreme collapse. Meng Siqi really wanted to go up to her, hug her and comfort her.

"That's it." Han Changlin stopped the trial.

A few people walked out. Meng Siqi took the initiative to stay a step and handed Sun Yuanyuan a handkerchief. "It's over. Take a break first and wipe it off."

Sun Yuanyuan took the handkerchief and calmed down for a while. She said "thank you" in between sobs.

Walking out of the interrogation room, Meng Siqi was in a very low mood. She thought that Sun Yuanyuan had a breakdown and would tell the truth, but she didn't expect that her emotional disorder was so real and touching.

Half an hour later, Xia Sulan was interrogated. In Meng Siqi's opinion, Xia Sulan's personality was between Ding Qian and Sun Yuanyuan. She was neither soft nor tough. She had certain opinions. For example, when she suggested participating in the birthday party for the value of those gifts, it showed that she was relatively sober and realistic.

Perhaps, she played an accomplice role in the whole thing.

When Meng Siqi was about to ask a question, Xia Sulan was already a little nervous. She didn't look directly at everyone, but kept her eyes slightly lowered, with her fingers entwined together, moving occasionally.

"We already have some evidence against you. Do you want to hear it?" Meng Siqi tried to slow down the pace.

Xia Sulan swallowed and sighed softly, "Police comrade, I know you suspect me, but I really didn't kill Shanwen. I didn't dare to do that. I'm afraid of blood. I felt dizzy when I saw the blood on the ground this morning."

Meng Siqi didn't pay attention to her words because before the interrogation, Feng Shaomin told her, "Try to stay calm during the interrogation." He felt that she was not calm enough when interrogating Sun Yuanyuan, and perhaps some of her emotions at the time were detected by Feng Shaomin.

"Xia Sulan, after leaving the textile factory, your job was not stable. Later, with the introduction of a relative, you finally found a job in a soap factory. In fact, you didn't like this job. Every day you were faced with a large amount of soap, inspection, sorting, and packaging. Your palms were very rough. You never put on makeup because the environment was very closed. You stayed there for five years..."

When talking about the roughness of palms, Xia Sulan suddenly retracted her hands that were placed on the table, as if what he said hit the nail on the head. She seemed not to want to show her bad side.

Meng Siqi was also constantly observing her expression, because the information obtained during the interview and investigation was not necessarily true, and she needed to confirm it with the suspect's emotions. If the suspect showed denial or resistance in his expression, it meant that the news might be untrue, so she would quickly draw a question mark at that place on the notebook. If the suspect's emotions fluctuated, she would quickly put a check mark there.

She quickly drew a check mark on the rough text on her palm, which showed that her guess was correct. Xia Sulan did not like her job, and if it were not for the purpose of supporting her family, she would definitely not stay there.

"Not long after you started working at the soap factory, you met your husband Dong Dahe through an introduction. At first, you thought he was an honest man because he looked and spoke in a simple and honest manner. You thought your job was just average and you didn't have any conditions, so you agreed to Dong Dahe's blind date. Soon you got married and had a daughter. You should have a long and happy life, but -"

Meng Siqi quickened his tone, "You found that Dong Dahe was not as good as you thought. He asked you for money many times. His work was just a cover. He gambled and drank all day long. It's just that these bad habits were not shown when he first met you. As time went by, everything was exposed. He never took care of the children. From the day your daughter was born, he was like an outsider. Your mother-in-law favored boys over girls and complained too much about you giving birth to a daughter. You took care of the child by yourself, everything about the child, everything, for two years. You've had enough of this life."

When Meng Siqi said this, she found that Xia Sulan was constantly wiping her tears. She seemed unable to control her memories of the painful past, a time when she was ignored by her husband, complained about and bullied by her mother-in-law, and she worked day and night to breastfeed her child and also had to work hard. It was a bleak life, and she wanted to get rid of it, but she couldn't.

"That day, Long Shanwen invited you to her birthday party. When you made a wish, she told you again to exchange her gift for your good luck." Meng Siqi tried to slow down her speech. "Do you have good luck? You were thinking that your good luck had been stolen by Long Shanwen since you left the textile factory. You didn't have any. You only had a painful life. So you and Ding Qian decided to kill her."

When she said this, Xia Sulan finally broke down emotionally. She gritted her teeth, biting them hard like she was gnashing her teeth.

"You think I want this..." Her resentful eyes revealed a hint of reluctance, grievance and despair.

Meng Siqi felt a sense of hope. Xia Sulan might be the breakthrough point. If she confessed, everything would be revealed.

Not only her, but Feng Shaomin and Han Changlin also held their breath. This was the final deadline of 24 hours. If the suspect did not confess, he would have to be released temporarily. They felt the same as Meng Siqi.

Zhao Lei Ting had never been so nervous before. He couldn't even control the tip of the pen and his handwriting became jumpy.