The second suspect was a family living in the front yard of the tenement.
The family's surname was Li, and there were only two people in the family: the widow Li Laopozi and her son Li Jin.
It is said that after Hu Meiling became a widow, she became very close to Li's son, and the two may have had an affair. Some say that Hu Meiling was keeping Li's son on a string, which is why he didn't get married even when he was over forty, and sent all the money he earned each month to her.
His mother, also known as Old Lady Li, disliked Hu Meiling very much. Every time her son brought her money or gifts, she would curse her in the yard.
However, Hu Meiling pretended not to hear, and her son still gave her the money as usual.
Recently, Li's son had an accident. He fell in the rain and became paralyzed. Since then, perhaps because he can no longer get anything from him, Hu Meiling has stopped paying attention to him.
This caused Li's son to become depressed and almost unable to go on living, which made Li's wife curse him at the door every day.
Police suspect that she may have committed the murder because of her son.
The third suspect was the Zheng widow's family in the same courtyard.
It is said that Widow Zheng's husband was close to Hu Meiling before his death. He even went to the river to catch fish on a rainy day so that she could eat fish, and eventually drowned.
She was left with her wife and four children, and the years that followed were particularly difficult for the widow and orphans.
I heard that their children secretly hated her, and the neighbors even saw them throwing stones at her house when they were little. If it weren't for an old man who came forward to sternly stop them, they might have gone even further.
Of course, Hu Meiling never admitted that the Zheng family man went into the river to catch fish for her, so she also never admitted that he died because of her.
But no one knows the exact reason.
In short, it has not been easy for Widow Zheng to raise her four children over the years.
The two eldest children have already gone to the countryside, while the two younger ones are working and still in school.
However, I heard that the youngest one is particularly ruthless. He often gets into fights with thugs outside, and the way he secretly looks at Hu Meiling is especially frightening.
He was also the person the police suspected the most.
However, these people are currently only suspects; no evidence has been found yet, and no suspicious points were raised after interrogation.
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After reading this, everyone fell silent.
Finally, Hu Xing curled his lip and said, "Didn't the neighbors say she had a very good reputation? They said she was elegant and spoke gently. How come all the suspects are related to relationships? How old is she? How could she have seduced so many people?"
Su He nodded. She was also quite surprised. After reading about Hu Meiling's experiences, she could only admire her. To be able to keep so many people so devoted to her was like a middle-aged or elderly version of a heartthrob!
Jiao Weimin thought for a moment and said, "I guess she had no choice in the matter. It's too difficult for a widow to raise a child. She may have taken advantage of these people."
Indeed, Su He could tell from the suspects' dislike of her that she was simply using their affections to her advantage, engaging in ambiguous relationships with them without giving them any recognition—she was practically a player.
But the benefits were indeed received.
This includes, but is not limited to, people doing chores for them, buying them food and drinks, and taking care of them to prevent them from being bullied...
It's even clear that she hasn't suffered much over the years, has lived a good life, and has taken good care of herself; otherwise, so many people wouldn't still like her.
So from this perspective, she is undoubtedly successful.
From Wang Dama's questions, we can also see his jealousy of Hu Meiling.
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