Su He continued to work with Hu Xing; this time, they went to inquire about Fan Ren.
Fan Ren has already been discharged from the hospital. He fractured his hand after falling last time, so although he was able to leave the hospital, he couldn't go back to work.
Therefore, the two went directly to the Fan family's house.
They ran into Fan Ren at the entrance of the alley before they even reached the Fan family's residence.
He was standing under the tree watching several children playing in the distance, a smile on his face, looking very relaxed.
However, as soon as Su He and the others approached, he immediately became bitter and resentful upon seeing them.
"Are you two police officers here to see me? Is there something you need?"
Su He nodded. "We have something we'd like to ask you about."
Fan Ren didn't say anything and took them home.
When Su He entered, she found that the Fan family's house was very spacious and clean, but it didn't feel like a home.
Fan Ren saw the look in her eyes, fell silent, sighed, and explained, "After my family passed away, seeing those things always reminded me of them, so I took them all."
As he spoke, his eyes reddened again.
Su He and the other person nodded. "Sorry, I reminded you of something sad."
Fan Ren shook his head. "It's alright. I think about it every day even if you don't come."
Then, he roused himself and asked, "What brings you two police officers here? I heard the murderer has been caught. Is there anything you don't understand?"
Upon hearing this, Su He looked at him carefully. "You know the murderer is Guo Dahe? Do you hate him?"
Fan Ren's eyes reddened again after hearing this, and he seemed to be quite emotional. He couldn't hold back and burst into tears, burying his face in his hands.
"Hate? How could I not hate him! Because of him, I'm all alone! How could I not hate him? But he's dead, and I don't know who else to hate..."
Su He felt quite sorry for him seeing his lifeless appearance.
Finally, they began asking the prepared questions: "Do you know anything about Guo Dahe? Can you imagine him committing murder?"
Fan Ren shook his head after calming down. "I don't know much about him. He came to my house three times. The first time was with the matchmaker, the second time was for the engagement, and the third time was to bring gifts for the Dragon Boat Festival."
Su He nodded. "He and your sister were engaged, so why did your family suddenly object? If your sister didn't want it, why didn't she refuse beforehand?"
Fan Ren listened with a complicated expression and said, "Actually, my dad and mom are having a fight. My mom has always wanted my younger sister to stay at home, afraid that she would suffer if she got married, so she arranged a marriage for her without my consent. Everyone in the family except her is quite unwilling to accept it."
My dad felt it wasn't good to have another son-in-law living with the family since there were already male members. My sister didn't like Guo Dahe and kept making a fuss from the time they got engaged.
It wasn't until both families were close to setting a wedding date that my mother saw my sister was truly unwilling and went to call off the engagement.
"I see."
After listening and thinking for a moment, Su He asked again, "And what about you? Would you like your sister to stay at home?"
Fan Ren nodded without hesitation, "I'm willing. It's just my sister and me at home, and we have a house to live in, so it's fine for her to stay at home."
Su He didn't say anything more after hearing this, then asked a few more questions and left.
After coming out, Hu Xing said thoughtfully, "Captain Su, I think your guess before might be correct."
"What guess?"
Su He was recalling Fan Ren's words and didn't notice his expression.
Hu Xing looked at her seriously and said, "I think this Fan Ren might really have a problem!"
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