On the other hand, Xu Dasheng's account was basically the same as Si Gui's, only more detailed, and he also vaguely described what happened after he was rescued.
The two men's statements were sent to the head of the criminal investigation team. The head of the team looked at the largely identical statements and knew that what the two men said was probably true.
He had heard of the "Ghana" ship's domineering style before, but he never expected it to be this absurd.
"Let them both sit down first. Has the other guy, Qianfu, arrived yet? Quickly record his statement and bring it to me."
"Yes, Captain."
Qianfu, who arrived late, did not have a chance to meet Xu Dasheng and the others. As soon as he arrived, he was taken to another interrogation room for questioning.
The process is the same, but Qianfu presents it from a different perspective.
His statement was soon delivered to the head of the criminal investigation team.
The criminal police captain compared the three men's testimonies, and they were basically consistent. Moreover, according to the testimonies, Qianfu had been working on the Ghana ship for four years and did not know Xu Dasheng and Liao Sigui before jumping into the sea.
In his statement, he said he spent most of his time in the control room, but on the day of the accident, the real helmsman of the Ghana was not in the control room, but went to the gambling room in the stern.
Like Xu Dasheng, he also missed home because the deaths of Captain Long and the other two had blurred some details about what happened after he was rescued.
Xu Dasheng forced him and Sigui to fight back then in order to unite everyone on the same page and prevent anyone from mentioning it.
“Every time I heard a gunshot, I knew that someone was going to die again. I was very scared, and I spent most of my time in the control room with my mentor.”
"When the storm started, I was the only one in the control room watching. The giant waves were dozens of meters high. My master had gone to gamble, and he told me to call him immediately if anything happened, but at that moment I couldn't move my feet. I had to quickly steer the ship to avoid the oncoming waves..."
"My master and I tried our best to avoid one whirlpool and giant wave after another, but the boat entered a reef area..."
After looking at the confession in his hand, the criminal police captain became increasingly horrified.
Three statements, perfectly flawless, with no issues whatsoever.
What he found even more unbelievable was that Qianfu gave a very clear approximate location of the Ghana shipwreck. At the current speed of long-distance ships, it would take at least several days of non-stop sailing to reach the island.
Even if what these three people said was true, or even if they were lying or hiding something, it's impossible for them to bring back a dozen or so corpses from the deep sea.
The comrades in charge of the autopsies have also confirmed that all of the dozen or so bodies did indeed die from drowning.
The more the criminal investigation captain thought about it, the more unsettling it became, but having reached this position, he still possessed the most basic professional qualities.
"Let the three of them go back first. Also, have you found out the identities of the deceased? Arrange for their families to come and identify the bodies as soon as possible, and let them take the bodies away."
"Also, inform the armed vessels at sea of the location Qianfu mentioned," the criminal investigation captain said, quickly drawing a circle on the map with his finger. "Have them search this area to see if there are any other survivors."
"Also, we need to suppress the rumors circulating outside..."
On the other side, Su Qingci chatted with Su Changzhi and his wife for a while before taking her leave.
Su Qingci made a careless mistake before, and is now more vigilant.
She should have finished her business before releasing the body when she left the island. Although it didn't matter to her alone, she was afraid it would affect her ability to take Su Changzhi's family with her.
Now she also needs to prepare for the worst. Regardless of whether Xu Dasheng and the others will expose her, she needs to hide for a while.
The worst-case scenario would be to take advantage of Su Changzhi and the others while they are asleep, bring them to the villa, and then run away from the island.
Su Qingci was unaware that not long after she left, Si Gui and Xu Dasheng returned unharmed.
The villagers watched as the two men swaggered through half the fishing village, and only then did they believe that the police had really only come to ask them some questions.
Liao Fengmei and Su Changzhi breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Sigui had returned safely. When they were resting that night, Su Changzhi, who had been holding back all day, could no longer resist.
Ever since Su Qingci came to visit today, his wife has been preoccupied. At first, he thought it was because she was worried about Sigui, but after Sigui returned in the afternoon, her mood not only didn't improve, but actually became even worse...
After all, they've known each other for over twenty years. If Su Changzhi still can't see it now, then he's truly heartless.
"Fengmei, stop what you're doing and come talk to me."
"What are you saying? Come on, take your medicine quickly, and get some rest afterward. You have things to do tomorrow!"
Su Changzhi grabbed his wife's wrist, preventing her from escaping.
“Fengmei, we are husband and wife. If there’s anything on your mind, you should be honest with each other. Keeping things bottled up isn’t good for your health…”
Seeing his wife with her head down, Su Changzhi asked, "Are you worried about Qingci coming here?"
Liao Fengmei was already emotional, and when Su Changzhi asked her that question, she became even more somber.
"Brother Changzhi, have you ever regretted marrying me?"
"You must resent us for forcing you into the Liao family by using the debt of saving your life before your mother died, right?"
Su Changzhi was taken aback; he didn't know why Liao Fengmei had suddenly brought this up.
Seeing that her husband remained silent, Liao Fengmei felt even more distressed.
“I’ve always known you wanted to go back. Over the years, you’ve never given up. I’ve seen your perseverance and your efforts. I was always awake when you were standing in the yard late at night.”
"Actually, I was against it when my mother had that idea. I felt it was unfair to you, but I can't deny that I was secretly delighted."
"You have no idea how happy I was when you held your mother's hand and nodded."
"Feng Mei."
"Don't speak, let me finish," Liao Fengmei said, choking back tears as she stopped Su Changzhi.
“I know that coming to our Liao family has wronged you. I’ve always thought about living a good life with you in the future, and I’m determined to make it up to you. I even think that since you’ve agreed, you must like me too.”
“You’ve always been like this, leaving before dawn and not coming back until midnight, or sometimes not coming back at all. When I see how tired you are, I feel half heartache and half despair. The weathered look on your face and every sigh you let out tells me how much you want to leave this home.”
“When I was born, I was not at home; when I was born, I was alone; and when I was born, I was not at home either.”
"You don't even care about your three children... Your heart is always only set on going home, going home, going home..."
"Do you really have absolutely no attachment to our family?"
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