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Chapter 17 This woman hides a secret

Xie Yuan was furious in the detention room. He kicked the iron railing of the detention room with his feet and shouted loudly: "Let me out! Let me out!"

The policeman on duty reported to He Xiaohui when he saw Xie Yuan's abnormal mood. So He Xiaohui decided to personally interrogate Xie Yuan.

"Why do you arrest me? I did nothing." Xie Yuan asked an urgent question after entering the interrogation room.

"We told you yesterday. I hope you can tell me it yourself, so as to give you a chance to be honest and lenient." He Xiaohui said slowly.

"I have nothing to confess. If you have evidence, please tell me, and if there is no evidence, let me out."

"We will not arrest you without sufficient evidence. Your explanation and non-excuse will not affect our arrest."

"What reason do you have to arrest me?"

"You are suspected of killing."

"What evidence do you have to prove that I killed someone?"

Seeing that Xie Yuan was not seeing the coffin, He Xiaohui felt that it was time to show up with him, so she showed a stack of photos to Xie Yuan:

"On the evening of June 15, 2020, you started from the parking lot of the pedestrian street, followed the owner of the Hongqu Dumpling Restaurant to the riverside, and killed him while he was unprepared, and then threw him into the river.

"I said that I went to the riverside to get some wind, not to follow anyone, nor did I kill anyone!"

"But you left your fingerprints on the victim's van!" He Xiaohui stared at Xie Yuan and said.

"I..." Xie Yuan wanted to tell the difference, but did not say it immediately, but was silent for a while and then said:

"I forgot to say that I did see a van at that time. I thought it was strange at that time. How could a van here be heard? I was shining the road with the flashlight on my phone, so I walked over and looked into the car, and pulled the handle of the car door with my hand."

"Then what?"

"Then I walked along the path to the river embankment. It was very dark and I was a little scared. I stood for a while and then got down."

"Why didn't you talk about seeing the van yesterday?"

"I...I don't think it's important, so I didn't say it." Xie Yuan's eyes dodged a little.

"Xie Yuan, I hope you can honestly explain that we can condemn you based on the evidence we have at present."

"I didn't kill anyone!"

"Well, if the evidence is conclusive, you still refuse to confess your crime, and we can only apply for arrest with zero confession. However, this will be very unfavorable for you in the later trial."

"I didn't kill anyone, Mr. Police, I really didn't kill anyone!" Xie Yuan's performance began to feel a little panicked.

"Then why are you following the van? And leaving fingerprints on the car?" He Xiaohui asked.

"I...I didn't follow the van." Xie Yuan looked like he was reluctant to speak.

He Xiaohui could clearly see that Xie Yuan seemed to have some concerns. He was deliberately hiding something. How can we find out the reason for Xie Yuan's murder? Who was the person killed? What was the relationship between the victim and Xie Yuan? He Xiaohui decided to start with his wife Tian Shan and find a way to let Xie Yuan speak.

After receiving the call last night, Tian Shan rushed to the Dongcheng Branch immediately. The receptionist told her that she could not see Xie Yuan for the time being, nor could she tell her why Xie Yuan was detained. She also told her that if there was nothing big, she would be released in a few days. Because the child was alone at home, she couldn't rest assured and went home.

Tian Shan returned home and sat on the sofa all night. She couldn't believe that fate would be so cruel to her. She had never had a comfortable meal or had never had a good sleep in the past five days. Her anxious heart was finally broken by the news on the Internet this morning. She closed the door of the flower shop and cried for a day. At night, she took care of her daughter and slept early after dinner. Her broken heart could no longer feel the pain. She slept very heavily. She didn't know when her husband would go home, and she didn't know when her husband would leave home.

After being awakened by the harsh cell phone ringtone, she fell into panic again. Her husband was detained! How could a gentle and generous husband, who was usually polite and gentle, could he be detained? Is it related to that matter? She dare not think about it anymore.

Today is Sunday. After sending her daughter to the interest class, she went to the store. She liked the feeling of sitting among the flowers. She liked to cut and cut all kinds of beautiful flowers and plants together to give them new life and meaning. Whenever she was in a bad mood, she would sit in her own flower shop. The flowers and green plants in the whole room seemed to emit a mysterious force, calming her down and returning her heart to peace.

The phone rang again. She had already turned the sound small enough, but she still scared her. Tian Shan put her hand on her chest, stabilized her mood, and answered the phone.

"Hello." A man's voice came from the phone.

"Hello." Tian Shan responded carefully.

"Is it a girl from Tian Shan? I'm from the police station, my name is Su Le."

"Ah, yes, yes." Tian Shan's heart suddenly became nervous.

"That's right. Your husband is currently detained. We want to find you some information. I don't know if it's convenient for you now."

"Oh, convenient, convenient." Tian Shan answered mechanically.

"Then where are you now? Let's go and look for you."

"I'm in the store, the rainbow flower art on the pedestrian street." Tian Shan regretted it after she said that. She didn't like to let irrelevant people come to the store, especially the police.

"Okay, we'll be here soon."

Su Le hung up the phone and searched for clips about rainbow flower art in his memory. Rainbow flower art? Tian Shan? He met immediately. Tian Shan turned out to be the owner of the flower shop who was thin and refused to cooperate with the fire fighting rectification.

He Xiaohui and Su Le stood in front of the Rainbow Flower Arts door. They looked at the front of the flower shop, then turned to look at the Hongqu Dumpling House closed across the street. The two looked at each other, but didn't say anything. He Xiaohui took the lead in entering Rainbow Flower Arts.

As soon as the door is opened, it gives people a visual impact. Colorful flowers filled the room, walls, tables, and racks. Walking into the house, the refreshing fragrance of flowers instantly soaks people, letting you bathe in the world of flowers.

"Please come in." Seeing that He Xiaohui and Su Le were not wearing police uniforms, Tian Shan felt a little relaxed. She guided them to sit down on the only two rattan chairs in a corner of the store. She moved a triangle stool and sat opposite He Xiaohui and Su Le.

"Your store is so beautiful." He Xiaohui praised both sincerely and also to ease the atmosphere.

"Flowers always give people a beautiful feeling." Tian Shan forced a smile.

"Yes, when people see flowers, the soft part in their hearts will feel something." He Xiaohui, a woman who is used to sin and ugliness, became sentimental in this small flower shop.

"Why is my husband detained?" Tian Shan obviously didn't want to continue discussing her flowers with the police, so she automatically brought the topic to the point.

He Xiaohui and Su Le looked at each other, and neither of them spoke immediately. After a moment of silence, He Xiaohui said slowly:

"Suspected to be murdered."

"What?" Tian Shan couldn't believe her ears at all. She widened her eyes and looked at He Xiaohui. Her eyes looked particularly abrupt on her thin face.

"Yes, we suspect he is suspected of murder." He Xiaohui nodded.

Tian Shan shook her body and almost fell down from the three-legged stool. Seeing this, Su Le quickly stood up and gave Tian Shan the rattan chair he was sitting on. He sat on the stool that Tian Shan had just sat on.

Tian Shan covered her face with her hands and calmed down in the rattan chair, and then said quietly:

“My husband can’t kill anyone.”

"We hope so, but we found some evidence that although it cannot directly prove that your husband killed someone, it is also a major suspect."

"Evidence? What evidence?"

“I can’t say it now.”

"Who do you doubt he killed?"

He Xiaohui looked at Tian Shan, slowly raised her finger and thought to the opposite side of the street and said:

"The owner of Hongqu Dumpling Restaurant."

"Ah--!" Tian Shan exclaimed subconsciously, as if she was encountering a cold current. She hugged herself tightly with her arms, and a look of fear appeared in her eyes. After a moment, she suddenly shouted hysterically:

"This is impossible! This is impossible!"

"Why do you think it's impossible?" He Xiaohui asked.

After hearing He Xiaohui's question, Tian Shan became panicked and shook her hand desperately and said:

"I don't know, I don't know... In short, my husband can't kill anyone."

"Do you know the owner of Hongqu Dumpling Restaurant?"

"No, no, I don't know you!" Tian Shan shrank back into the rattan chair and no longer looked at He Xiaohui. Instead, she hugged her body tightly and showed a defensive posture.

Looking at Tian Shan curled up in the rattan chair, Su Le clearly felt that she was afraid of something. Judging from her body language, she said she didn't know the boss of the Hongqu Dumpling Restaurant, and was obviously lying. She must be considering something, or maybe protecting something. Xie Yuan and Tian Shan refused to cooperate with the investigation, and they seemed to be hiding some secrets.

"If you think your husband cannot kill someone, don't you want to eliminate the suspicion for your husband?" He Xiaohui asked.

"I..." Tian Shan raised her head and looked at the flower on the shelf in front of her with blurred eyes. She stood there for a moment and slowly hugged her forehead with her hands and said in a low voice:

"I'm sorry, I have a headache."

"Do you need to go to the hospital?" He Xiaohui asked.

"No, no need, it's old habit, just take a rest for a while." Tian Shan said in pain.

"Okay, you have a good rest, let's say goodbye first."

Su Le handed Tian Shan a business card and told her that if she needed it or wanted to tell them any information, she could call them at any time.

He Xiaohui and Su Le stood up to say goodbye. Tian Shan just raised her head and did not stand up to see her. When Su Le walked to the door, she turned around and forgot about Tian Shan who was lying in the rattan chair. A thought suddenly appeared in his mind. Could it be her?

After He Xiaohui and Su Le left, Tian Shan quickly walked to the door of the flower shop, stared at the opposite side of the street for a while, and then pulled down the roller shutter door.

On the way back to the branch, Su Le drove to He Xiaohui and said:

"Captain He, I think Tian Shan has a very similar figure to the woman who entered the dumpling restaurant on the night of the 17th."

"Yes, I think it's very similar when you say this."

"Do you think this Tian Shan has anything to do with the owner of the dumpling restaurant?" Su Le asked.

"Although the two stores are very close, I don't think these two people have any intersection in terms of temperament?"

"Then why did Xie Yuan kill the owner of the dumpling restaurant?" Su Le asked again.

"You mean the owner of Xie Yuan Sha Dumpling Restaurant is because of Tian Shan?"

"What else can it be? I think there must be many secrets hidden in this woman. Her weak appearance may not be a weak heart." Su Le drove the car and looked at the road ahead and answered thoughtfully.
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