Red Makeup Serial Murder Case (8)

Lu He also increasingly appreciated Meng Siqi's questioning ideas. This question showed that Meng Siqi had thought about it, because the interview was in a rainstorm and the interviewer was likely to have questions in this regard. The interviewer asked such questions, on the one hand, to show his concern for the interviewee, and on the other hand, he was definitely testing the interviewee. After all, every company hopes to find employees with stronger personalities.

But this is only Guan Heng's concern. Meng Siqi's concern is not limited to this. How did Tan Xiaoshuang answer this question? It is very likely that some information will be revealed. If someone was following her in advance, did she find anything? Or did she encounter something special on the way here that made her feel uneasy?

Although Tan Xiaoshuang may not reveal her shortcomings during the interview, it is entirely possible that she will reveal these details.

Guan Heng must have a good memory, and he answered directly: "I did ask Tan Xiaoshuang this question, as a sub-question at the end. We had a very happy chat, and Tan Xiaoshuang must have thought about it when answering this question. Her answer was probably that although the heavy rain was very annoying, and even though there were some minor bumps along the way, she was very excited to be able to interview at the city TV station, and she wanted to tell her parents about the interview as soon as possible. That was probably what she said, and the language she used was more vivid."

"She mentioned the little bumps and bumps along the way? Did she elaborate on them at the time? What do you think they were?"

"I didn't say anything specific. When she came in, her clothes were wet, her hair was wet, and her high heels were wet. I think this was just a minor incident, so the interview didn't last long, and I hope she can go home soon."

"Okay, thank you." Meng Siqi asked immediately, "Do you remember what kind of makeup she put on?"

"Uh..." Guan Heng was a little hesitant about this question. It was obviously not his forte. He touched his chin and said, "She should have put on some makeup, but it was light makeup. Overall, she looked very energetic like a college student. Oh, and she tied her hair into a small braid with many strands. This kind of look is very impressive and shows that she really cares about this interview."

Yes, this kind of dress is indeed impressive. When Meng Siqi saw Tan Xiaoshuang's body for the first time, his eyes lingered on those small braids for a long time. These might have been carefully woven by the girl before the interview, or the girl's mother might have helped her weave them. Because she put so much thought into it, she looked different from others. But who would have expected that fate would play a trick on her.

"Did she bring anything yesterday? A bag? A folder or something?"

"It seems not. I think she is very confident. Some interviewees do bring a lot of information, but she seemed to come with nothing. I actually saw her before entering the conference room. She tidied her clothes before the interview and even touched up her lipstick..."

"Wait a minute, you said she put on some lipstick?" Meng Siqi almost blurted out.

Lu He was also stunned because no lipstick was found at the crime scene.

"Yeah, is there something wrong?" Guan Heng asked.

"What kind of lipstick, do you remember?"

Guan Heng seemed to think about it and said, "It's just a very ordinary red lipstick. I really didn't pay much attention to it."

Meng Siqi remembered that the girl's dress had no pockets, so where did she put her lipstick? She suddenly remembered that some people have the habit of carrying lipstick alone, and they can't go out without another thing, that is, keys, so there is a lipstick bag that hangs on the keychain, and the lipstick can be put and taken at any time, which is very convenient to carry. She directly confirmed: "Tan Xiaoshuang's lipstick is hung on the keychain?"

Guan Heng nodded, "It seems so."

But the lipstick and key were missing. This was what surprised Meng Siqi. This might indicate that the murderer used Tan Xiaoshuang's lipstick to put on her makeup and finally took away the lipstick and key.

Why did he do this? He must have hoped that there would be no criminal incidents that would destroy the beauty of the place. Maybe he didn't know what to do with the lipstick and keys, so he took them away.

Maybe Lu He would think of more. Meng Siqi didn't want to think more here, so she asked the last question: "What kind of person do you think Tan Xiaoshuang is?"

"She is very optimistic, cheerful and knowledgeable. If nothing unexpected happens, I believe she will join our TV station soon." Guan Heng's tone was slightly sad.

Meng Siqi didn't prepare any more questions. She looked at Lu He. Lu He understood and said, "Okay, let's stop here for today's visit. Thank you for your cooperation, Mr. Guan. We'll leave you our phone number and we'll contact you at any time."

After leaving the TV station, Meng Siqi told Lu He about her speculation about the lipstick and the key. Lu He said that it was very likely the case because the scene was also so clean in the previous two cases. If he was the murderer, he really didn't know what happened to the key and the lipstick in the end.

Lu He reminded: "Siqi, please find out about the other interviewee Zhao Yuting mentioned by Guan Heng today. Let's find a time to ask about the situation."

Meng Siqi hesitated and said, "Okay."

That evening, Lu He said he would go back and cook for her. Meng Siqi shook her head and said, "I'm afraid I can't do it today. I have something personal to do. Someone will treat me to dinner."

"Hmm?" Lu He seemed unconvinced, his eyes darkening.

"What's wrong?" Meng Siqi saw that his expression was not natural. She thought that he must have prepared some delicious food to treat her today, and he must be a little disappointed when she refused. She smiled and said, "Let's do it another day. Do you want to cook fish for me?"

"Want to eat fish?"

"It's OK. In fact, the dishes you cook are all delicious. Don't you know what I like to eat?"

Lu He's eyes gradually warmed up. "Maybe I don't understand enough."

"I don't want to chat with you anymore. I have something to do and I'm leaving first."

Lu He looked at her back with a frown on his face. He was a little confused. What did she mean by private matters and someone inviting her to dinner? Could it be that her family had also started arranging blind dates for her?

Meng Siqi doesn't have time for a blind date. She has to deal with something with Zhao Leiting, which is that someone posted posters at school slandering Zhao Yuting.

Following Meng Siqi's instructions, Zhao Leiting found the young security guard today. As expected, the young security guard saw the person who posted the poster. His name was Du Tianlong. He was a student of the same grade as Zhao Yuting and had just graduated.

The two went to Du Tianlong's community together and found his home. This time, Zhao Leiting carried a large radio, ready to record the conversation on the spot.

At dusk, Du Tianlong returned to the gate of the community with a basketball in his hand. As soon as he walked into the corridor, he was stopped by a clear female voice. He turned around and found two young people, a man and a woman, standing next to the flower bed in front of the community. The young woman was very beautiful and had a heroic face. He rarely saw such a beautiful woman.

The man was holding a radio in his hand. He was very curious and asked, "What are you two doing?"

The woman said, "Du Tianlong, a week ago, did you post a poster on the school bulletin board?"

At that moment Du Tianlong already knew why they came. They must be Zhao Yuting's friends. However, he clearly put up the posters when no one was around, so how could he still be discovered?

He pretended to be calm and said, "I don't know what you said."

The woman pulled out an ID from her pocket. He immediately saw the police badge on it. She showed it to him and said, "We are from the Municipal Bureau. Don't worry, we won't arrest you for questioning, but I hope you will be honest."

Du Tianlong was immediately flustered. He had never dealt with the police since he was a child. In his eyes, the police were there to catch bad guys. The cold sweat on his forehead had already flowed down to his eyebrows. He swallowed and said, "I say, Huang Feixiang asked me to do this."

"Huang Feixiang? Why did he ask you to post posters?"

"I don't know either. Huang Feixiang pursued Zhao Yuting, but maybe he didn't succeed. Zhao Yuting didn't like him. He might be a little obsessed, so..."

"Why did you agree to him?"

"His family is rich, and his father is also a government official. No one dares to mess with him except his father. First, I didn't want to offend him, and second, I still have to rely on him in the future, so I agreed without thinking."

"Do you know where he is now?"

"Yes, he is still on the basketball court. I just got back."

"Take us to him now."

Du Tianlong hesitated for a moment, but agreed immediately.

Meng Siqi and Zhao Leiting followed Du Tianlong to the community basketball court, where there were several basketball courts. It was dusk at this time, and the lights had been turned on beside the basketball courts, illuminating the teenagers running on the court.

Du Tianlong pointed to a boy in a white basketball uniform and said, "That's him."

While Huang Feixiang was playing, he seemed to have noticed the people outside the court, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

Du Tianlong shouted: "Fei Xiang, someone is looking for you."

"Wait a minute." Huang Feixiang gave him a cold look, ignored him and continued playing.

The court became noisy, and the guys playing basketball started talking to each other.

"Huang Feixiang, who is that girl? She's so pretty. Are you here to get jealous again?"

"He couldn't even seduce Zhao Yuting, do you think that beautiful woman would be attracted to him?"

"Huang Feixiang, stop playing ball and chat with the beautiful lady."

At this time, Du Tianlong, who knew the truth, had turned pale. Meng Siqi had never thought that these not-so-old children could say such unpleasant things.

Just as she shook her head, she saw a tall figure walking into the court. She was stunned. It was Zhao Leiting. He wouldn't do anything impulsive.

She was about to call him when she saw Zhao Leiting snatch the basketball from a boy and then turn around and walk away. Several boys were a little excited: "Who are you? Why did you take our ball?"

"Are you looking for death?"

Zhao Lei Ting almost walked to the other end of the basketball court before he stopped. When he turned around, his face was extremely serious. He swung the basketball violently with his arm. The basketball was like a meteor, flying towards the basket at a rapid speed. With a "bang", it hit the basketball frame, and the whole basketball backboard shook violently. Not to mention the strength, but also the accuracy. Everyone was stunned and no one dared to respond.

Zhao Lei Ting said with some anger: "I warn you, if you want to live a better life in society, you must first learn how to respect others!"

At that moment, Meng Siqi was actually a little moved. Zhao Leiting had stood up for her many times. Even when there was no need to fight for victory, she smiled with relief.

Zhao Leiting walked forward, and all the boys dared not move. He reached out and held Huang Feixiang's shoulder, "I have something to talk to you about."

Huang Feixiang wanted to struggle, but suddenly he realized the opponent's strength was amazing. He softened for a moment, "Okay, okay, be gentle."

There were girls watching the game outside the basketball court. They were impressed by Zhao Leiting's moves. At this time, one girl seemed to recognize him and asked, "Is he the policeman?"

Huang Feixiang seemed to have heard the girl's words clearly. He behaved submissively throughout and no longer had a tough expression.

Under a big tree, Meng Siqi asked him formally: "Huang Feixiang, do you know why I'm looking for you?"

"Let me guess," Huang Feixiang said, although he looked serious, his posture was still a little sloppy. With sweat all over his forehead, he seemed unconvinced. "Because of Zhao Yuting?"

"Why did you slander her?"

"I didn't slander her." Huang Feixiang raised his eyes.

"Are you sure?" Zhao Lei Ting asked angrily.

"I... I don't know. My classmate took a photo for me, and then, I didn't think much about it. I just thought Zhao Yuting slapped Deng Hanliang. Zhao Yuting is usually a bit arrogant. I think she did it on purpose."

Meng Siqi asked: "What kind of conflict do you have with Zhao Yuting that makes you hate her so much?"

"I pursued her, and of course many other people pursued her, but she just liked the feeling of being the one who was wooing others. Before graduation, I met her once and asked if she could give me a definite answer about how many girls I had rejected for you. Zhao Yuting said that she didn't know I was pursuing her, and that she thought I was just being nice to her. Listen to what she said, she was just humiliating me. She seems to be playing with other people's feelings."

Meng Siqi seemed to be able to sense Zhao Yuting's psychology. She had met her before and knew that Yuting was very kind. She didn't think Zhao Yuting would be arrogant. Perhaps it was because she had been spoiled since she was a child and she liked the feeling of being the center of attention. Therefore, she took other people's kindness to her for granted.

Zhao Lei Ting seemed to have the same feeling as her. He was not the kind of person who would blindly favor one over the other. After Huang Feixiang complained, his anger lessened. Perhaps he was also thinking about his sister's problems.

But even if there is some misunderstanding, Huang Feixiang cannot slander others in this way.

When Meng Siqi was about to give him a lecture, he suddenly felt something was wrong. Just now on the court, Huang Feixiang's classmates said that the female classmates around Huang Feixiang were jealous of him; Du Tianlong said that Huang Feixiang came from a wealthy family and was always overbearing, and Du Tianlong clearly said that Zhao Yuting didn't like Huang Feixiang.

Huang Feixiang lied.

With his behavior, he would never be nice to Yuting unilaterally. Zhao Yuting must have rejected him, but considering the relationship between classmates, Yuting was not so direct. Yuting's indirectness was considered by Huang Feixiang as "playing with other people's feelings."

Meng Siqi was also a little angry, but she remained calm. "Huang Feixiang, don't you know that defamation is also punishable by law? I'll give you one more chance. If you still don't tell the truth, then go back to the police station and talk slowly."

"I'm telling the truth, officer. Zhao Yuting is that kind of person." Huang Feixiang looked a little aggrieved.

Zhao Leiting also glanced at Meng Siqi, his brows deeply furrowed. He probably hadn't completely seen through Huang Feixiang's lies and was worried about his sister.

"Really?" Meng Siqi smiled coldly, "If I'm not mistaken, Zhao Yuting has rejected you many times, right? Maybe her rejection was not so direct because she is kind and she doesn't want to hurt you so directly. But you, besides pestering and beating me, slander me without any bottom line. Huang Feixiang, if you can't face up to your mistakes, then I can only take you back to the police station and educate you with the law. Also, notify your parents to come and see what kind of person their good son is!"

When Meng Siqi spoke in a cold voice, Huang Feixiang's forehead was already covered with cold sweat. At this time, he finally admitted his mistake with a trembling voice: "I'm sorry, I was wrong. I like Zhao Yuting, but she doesn't like me, so I have been brooding over it. I won't dare to do it again in the future."

At that moment, Zhao Leiting clenched his fist, but he put it down, "Huang Feixiang, apologize to Yu Ting immediately."

How can an apology be enough? Meng Siqi said: "Huang Feixiang, you made a mistake, you must know how to correct it. Tomorrow you will write another poster and post it on the school bulletin board to clarify the facts of your slander and formally apologize to Yuting. Can you do it?"

"I...I think I can do it." Huang Feixiang lowered his eyebrows, but still seemed unconvinced.

Meng Siqi's tone became more serious: "It is shameful to face up to your mistakes. Your father is a leader in the organization, and he must be strict with you. I hope you will take the initiative to admit your mistakes. If you want to evade, then tomorrow I can only ask the school to make your behavior public, and it is not limited to notifying your father to go to the police station for a talk. Can you tell which of these two results is more serious?"

"I can tell the difference. I'm sorry! Two officers, I'm sorry to Yuting. I will do as you say." Huang Feixiang finally lowered his head, his shoulders shaking slightly, especially when he heard the word "father", the shaking was even more intense.

Meng Siqi said solemnly: "Finally, let me popularize another law and regulation for you. According to Article 246, Paragraph 1 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, if someone publicly insults another person or fabricates facts to slander another person by violence or other means, and the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, controlled release, or deprivation of political rights."

Huang Feixiang's Adam's apple rolled violently and beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down from his forehead.

When leaving, Zhao Leiting raised the radio and said, "Huang Feixiang, I have left your evidence for you. Be honest."

After getting in the car, Zhao Leiting exclaimed: "Siqi, you were so awesome today. This guy actually dared to lie to the police. Fortunately, you exposed him."

"After interrogating people like Song Xinran and Yao Renjun, you can't imagine what complicated thoughts such a child would have. He is afraid of only one person, his father. You can see that."

"That's true. If you weren't here, I would have taken action today."

"Didn't you already fight today?" Meng Siqi smiled at him, "You play basketball really well. Why don't you form a basketball team with Lu He and go to the province."

"Lu He can also play basketball?"

In fact, the Municipal Bureau has a basketball team, but Lu He may have never shown his hobbies because of his work. She remembered Shen Xiangming saying that Lu He and he once won the championship in a college basketball game.

She said, "Of course, his skills should be no worse than yours."

Zhao Leiting smiled at her while driving, but his smile was ambiguous.

She said, "It's too late today. Why don't you go visit your sister tomorrow at noon?"

"That's fine, but what about dinner? How about I treat you to a meal? You've been a great help today."

She thought for a moment and said, "Lu He takes five minutes to make noodles, so I'd better go get a bowl of noodles."

Zhao Leiting smiled meaningfully again.

When they arrived at Tianlong Community, Meng Siqi did not go up to the fifth floor, but directly knocked on the door of Room 302. After Lu He opened the door, he stood there for a while.

Meng Siqi smiled: "What's wrong? You don't believe that I haven't eaten yet, so I come to ask you for some noodles, okay?"

“Shredded pork noodles or egg noodles?”

"Well, how about shredded pork and egg noodles?"

Lu He welcomed her in and closed the door. "Ten minutes, please wait." He walked towards the kitchen and asked seriously, "By the way, did your blind date go wrong today?"

Blind date? How come Meng Siqi didn't know that he was going on a blind date?