Fan Jia, Xu Mengshan and others had been waiting for a long time. They exchanged glances with You Mingxu, who nodded and signaled to let the boy go in directly.
Pushing open the door of the morgue, three beds were covered with white cloth, and the outlines of the bodies of adults and children could be seen. Everyone looked at Li Biran. He was stunned, seemingly unable to react to what situation he was facing. Fan Jia led him to Xie Huifang's body and whispered, "Your aunt, cousin, and cousin were killed at home yesterday afternoon. I'm sorry. Do you... want to see them?"
Li Biran's face turned red, tears flashed in his eyes, his lips trembled, and he couldn't utter a word.
Fan Jia gently lifted the white cloth.
Li Biran still looked dazed and stupid, staring at Xie Huifang for a long while, then looked at the policemen around him in a trance.
Fan Jia didn't want him to look after the two children anymore, so she stood still.
Li Biran turned around and rushed out. You Mingxu waved his hand to signal everyone to stay and he chased after them. After taking a few steps in the corridor, I saw the young man in front of me, wiping his tears with his head down. You Mingxu walked quickly to his side, only to see that his face was covered with tears, his eyes were red and he was sobbing. At this moment, he was completely a grief-stricken little beast.
You Mingxu followed him all the way to the yard of the police station. The young man stopped and stood under a big tree, not even looking at You Mingxu, sobbing softly.
You Mingxu stood a few meters away from him, turned around, lit a cigarette, and smoked quietly for a while.
As far as I can remember, when You Mingxu was as old as Li Biran, he was already an orphan and lived with his grandparents.
Going back a little further, when I was still a child, I had many vivid memories of my mother. Her mother held her in her arms and rubbed her face affectionately; her mother took her out to fly kites and play in the playground; when she got into trouble, her mother sternly ordered her to stand at attention and reflect on her mistakes; later, her mother spent less time with her because of work, but whenever she had time, she would call her, come back to see her, and bring her small gifts...
She also has the maternal love and warmth that other children have had.
As for father? What is that?
So later, when he was ten years old, at the memorial service for his mother who died in the line of duty, You Mingxu cried even harder than the boy in front of him. He could hardly breathe, and he screamed and fought until the world was in darkness.
After the memorial service, she rarely cried.
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You Mingxu handed the boy a tissue and a bottle of water. He was no longer crying, but his eyes were red and he looked blankly.
"Where did you go yesterday?"
The boy lowered his head: "I've been in the Internet cafe."
"Recently, do you feel that there are people or things around you that are not right? Or has your aunt offended anyone?"
"No, I don't know."
"How is the relationship between your aunt and uncle?"
"It's pretty good..."
Not long after, Li Biran's parents and Xie Huifang's husband Zeng Qiang arrived.
Zeng Qiang is a man in his forties with ordinary looks. He is a bit dull and dresses very simply. His eyes were red and swollen when he came in. When he saw the three corpses, the big man fell to the ground, howling loudly, and even made distorted sounds that didn't sound like humans but animals.
You Mingxu and his friends had heard such howling sounds several times. They were all made by the victims' family members who had lost their relatives or loved ones and were extremely sad. A group of police officers stood by in silence. Later, Zeng Qiang suddenly felt dizzy and fainted. He was still holding his two children's hands tightly, and the police had to work hard to pry his hands open.
The deceased Xie Huifang's sister and brother-in-law, that is, Li Biran's parents, also cried very sadly in the morgue, especially Li's mother, who cried loudly when she saw her sister and a pair of nephews. Later, she hugged Li Biran and cried, saying, "My son, I almost thought something happened to you... What kind of evil has happened to your aunt... Which beast did this..."
Li Biran had stopped crying at this time and let his mother hold him like a wooden man. Father Li said, "Didn't you see that the child was terrified? Take him home first and don't let him see it!"
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However, over the next two days, the path of the case investigation became narrower and narrower.
First of all, after further confirmation, it was found that those who had previously been checked and had interpersonal relationships that had conflicts with Xie Huifang did not have sufficient motives or time to commit the crime. The possibility of vendetta has been preliminarily ruled out.
No disharmony or emotional disputes were found in the relationship between Xie Huifang and her husband Zeng Qiang. When Xie Huifang was murdered, Zeng Qiang was out of town and had a clear alibi. What's more, his reaction after seeing the body made the police feel that he was not a suspect.
The police even investigated the alibis of Li's father and mother. They were indeed out of town, many of them could testify, and they had no motive.
As for Li Biran, even though he had a bad time in school, he was also looked down upon by the children of the powerful and wealthy. But no one had any major grudge against him. Moreover, at noon on the day of the incident, the students were all living on campus.
Li Biran can't make it outside of school and doesn't have any friends in society, so they wouldn't be coming for him. A neighbor heard that Li Biran and Xie Huifang had a big fight the night before the incident. From that night until the police found him, he remained locked in the Internet cafe, only going out in the morning to buy fast food. The surveillance footage from the Internet cafe captured it clearly.
So none of their family members were suspects.
The investigation into the case has come to a complete standstill.
On the third day after the incident, Ding Xiongwei called everyone to a meeting. Therefore, the nature of the case was extremely bad and his superiors took it very seriously, and Ding Xiongwei's face was also full of dark clouds. He issued instructions and adjusted the new direction of the investigation: focusing on investigating habitual burglars and prisoners who had recently been released from prison. The line of vendetta has been interrupted.
When announcing this order, You Mingxu felt that Ding Xiongwei glanced at him. It looks a bit deep. You Mingxu thought to himself: The person who said with certainty that it was a revenge murder was not me, but Yin Feng. Why are you glaring at me!
Even the strongest man needs to take a breath. That night, Ding Xiongwei let everyone go home to take a shower and have a sleep. Report to the police station early tomorrow morning.
These days, You Mingxu has no time to care about Yin Feng at all. Chen Feng, on the other hand, was smart. Every day during lunch and dinner time, he would ask Yin Feng to carry food, fruits, etc. and deliver them to the outside of the police station. If You Mingxu was at the police station, he would come out to answer the call. There was no time to say a word more. At most, she touched Yin Feng's head, or said, "Thank you." Yin Feng had probably been educated by Chen Feng, so he did not argue. He just stood obediently outside the police station and watched her leave for a long time.
Thinking of this, You Mingxu smiled as he got off the bus. It was already dark at this time. She looked up and saw a familiar figure at the bus stop.
He wore his favorite green Astro Boy shirt again today, with jeans underneath. With his hands in his trouser pockets, he looked at her from a distance of five or six meters.
After not seeing him for a few days, You Mingxu felt that he had grown up a little and seemed to be more sensible and mature.
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