Xie Yuan became furious in the detention room. He kicked the iron bars of the detention room with his feet and shouted: "Let me out! Let me out!".
The police officer on duty saw Xie Yuan's abnormal mood and reported it to He Xiaohui. So He Xiaohui decided to interrogate Xie Yuan in person.
"Why are you arresting me? I didn't do anything." Xie Yuan asked impatiently after entering the interrogation room.
"We told you yesterday, and I hope you can tell it yourself, so as to give you a chance to confess and be lenient." He Xiaohui said slowly.
"I have nothing to confess. If you have evidence, please tell me. If you don't, let me out."
"We won't arrest you if we don't have enough evidence. Whether you confess or not will not affect our arrest."
"What reason do you have to arrest me?"
"You are suspected of murder."
"What evidence do you have that I killed someone?"
He Xiaohui saw that Xie Yuan did not shed tears without seeing the coffin, and felt that it was time for a showdown with him, so she showed Xie Yuan a stack of photos:
“On the night of June 15, 2020, you started from the pedestrian street parking lot and followed the owner of the Hongqu Dumpling House to the riverside. On the river embankment, you killed him unprepared and then threw his body into the river.
"I told you, I went to the riverside to enjoy the breeze, I wasn't following anyone, let alone killing 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 he didn't say it immediately. Instead, he remained silent for a while and then said:
"I forgot to mention that I did see a van at that time. I thought it was strange at that time, how could there be a van here? I was using the flashlight on my mobile phone to shine on the road, so I walked over and took a look inside the car.
, and pulled the car door handle with his hand."
"Then what?"
"Then I walked along the path to the river embankment. It was very dark up there, and I was a little scared. I stood for a while and then came down."
"Why didn't you tell me about seeing the van yesterday?"
"I...I didn't think it was important, so I didn't talk about it." Xie Yuan's eyes were a little dodgey.
"Xie Yuan, I hope you can tell the truth. We can convict you based on the evidence we have so far."
"I didn't kill anyone!"
"Well, if the evidence is solid and you still refuse to confess your crime, we can only apply for arrest based on zero confession. However, this will be very detrimental to you in the later trial."
"I didn't kill anyone, Mr. Policeman, I really didn't kill anyone!" Xie Yuan started to act a little panicked.
"Then why did you follow the van? And leave fingerprints on the van?" He Xiaohui asked.
"I...I didn't follow the van." Xie Yuan seemed hesitant to speak.
He Xiaohui could clearly see that Xie Yuan seemed to have some concerns and that he was deliberately hiding something. How can we find out the reason why Xie Yuan killed someone? Who was the person who was killed? What is the relationship between the victim and Xie Yuan?
?He Xiaohui decided to start with his wife Tian Shan to find a way to get Xie Yuan to speak.
After Tian Shan received the phone call last night, she immediately rushed to the Dongcheng Branch. The police officer who received her told her that she could not see Xie Yuan for the time being, and could not tell her the reason for Xie Yuan's detention. He also told her that if there was nothing serious, he would be there in a few days.
She would be released. Because the child was alone at home, she felt uneasy and returned home.
Tian Shan returned home and sat on the sofa all night. She could not believe that fate would be so cruel to her. In the past five days, she had not had a comfortable meal or a good night's sleep. Her worried heart
Her restless heart was finally broken by the news on the Internet this morning. She closed the door of the flower shop and cried inside all day. In the evening she took care of her daughter and went to bed early after dinner. Her broken heart no longer felt the pain.
, she slept very deeply. She didn't know when her husband would come home, and she didn't know when her husband would leave home.
After being awakened by the harsh ringtone of her mobile phone, she fell into panic again. Her husband was detained! How could her husband, who was usually polite, gentle and generous, be detained? Could it be related to that incident? She didn't
Dare to think about it any further.
Today is Sunday. After sending her daughter to the interest class, she went to the store. She likes the feeling of sitting among the flowers. She likes to cut and cut all kinds of beautiful flowers and plants together, giving them new life and
Meaning. Whenever she was in a bad mood, she would go and sit in her flower shop, and the flowers and green plants in the whole room would seem to exude a mysterious power, calming her down and making her feel better.
Return to peace.
The phone rang again, and she had turned the volume down low enough, but it still startled her. Tian Shan put her hand on her chest, calmed her emotions, and answered the phone.
"Hello." A man's voice came from the phone.
"Hello." Tian Shan responded carefully.
"Excuse me, are you Tian Shan? I'm from the police station. My name is Su Le."
"Ah, yes, yes." Tian Shan's heart suddenly became nervous.
"It's like this. Your husband is currently detained. We would like to find out some information from you. I wonder if it is convenient for you right now."
"I'm in the store, Rainbow Flower Arrangement on the Pedestrian Street." After Tian Shan finished speaking, she regretted it. She didn't like letting irrelevant people come to the store, especially the police.
"Okay, we'll be there soon."
Su Le hung up the phone and searched for fragments about Rainbow Floral Arrangement in his memory. Rainbow Floral Arrangement? Tian Shan? He immediately identified the number. Tian Shan turned out to be the thin flower shop owner who refused to cooperate with the firefighting rectification.
He Xiaohui and Su Le stood in front of Rainbow Floral Art. They looked at the front of the flower shop, and then turned to look at the closed Hongqu Dumpling House across the street. The two looked at each other, neither of them spoke. He Xiaohui took the lead.
Entered Rainbow Floral Art.
As soon as the door opened, it gave people a visual impact. Colorful flowers filled the room. The walls, tables, and shelves were all occupied by flowers and green plants. When you walked into the house, you were greeted by the refreshing scenery.
The floral fragrance instantly immerses you, making 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 more relaxed. She guided them to sit down on the only two wicker chairs in the corner of the store, and she moved another one herself.
The triangular stool sat opposite He Xiaohui and Su Le.
"Your store is so beautiful." He Xiaohui praised her sincerely but also to lighten the atmosphere.
"Flowers always give people a beautiful feeling." Tian Shan forced a smile.
"Yes, when people see flowers, the soft place in their hearts will feel something." He Xiaohui, a woman who is used to seeing sin and ugliness, also became sentimental in this small flower shop.
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"Why was my husband detained?" Tian Shan obviously didn't want to continue discussing her flowers with the police and automatically brought the topic to the topic.
He Xiaohui and Su Le looked at each other, but neither of them spoke immediately. After a moment of silence, He Xiaohui said slowly:
"Suspected of murder."
"What?" Tian Shan couldn't believe her ears at all. She looked at He Xiaohui with wide eyes, her eyes looking particularly abrupt on her thin face.
"Yes, we suspect that he is suspected of murder." He Xiaohui nodded.
Tian Shan swayed and almost fell off the three-legged stool. Seeing this, Su Le quickly stood up and gave the wicker chair he was sitting on to Tian Shan. He sat on the stool Tian Shan was sitting on just now.
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Tian Shan covered her face with her hands and calmed down in the wicker chair, then said quietly:
"It is impossible for my husband to kill someone."
"We also hope so, but we have found some evidence. Although it cannot directly prove that your husband committed murder, there is still a major suspicion."
"Evidence? What evidence?"
"Can't say now."
"Who do you suspect he killed?"
He Xiaohui looked at Tian Shan, slowly raised her fingers and said to the other side of the street:
"The owner of Hongqu Dumpling House."
"Ah——!" Tian Shan exclaimed subconsciously, as if she had encountered a cold wave. She hugged herself tightly with her arms, with a look of fear 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, waved her hands desperately and said:
"I don't know, I don't know... In short, it is impossible for my husband to kill someone."
"Do you know the owner of Hongqu Dumpling House?"
"No, no, I don't know him!" Tian Shan shrank back into the wicker chair again, no longer looking at He Xiaohui, but just hugging her body tightly, showing a defensive posture.
Looking at Tian Shan curled up in the wicker chair, Su Le could clearly feel that she was afraid of something. Judging from her body language, she was obviously lying when she said she didn't know the owner of Hongqu Dumpling House. She must be caring.
Maybe they were protecting something. Xie Yuan and Tian Shan both refused to cooperate with the investigation. They seemed to be hiding some secret.
"If you think it is impossible for your husband to commit murder, then don't you want to eliminate suspicion for your husband?" He Xiaohui asked.
"I..." Tian Shan raised her head and looked at the flowers on the shelf in front of her with blurred eyes. She stood blankly for a moment, then slowly held her forehead with both hands and whispered:
"Sorry, I have a little headache."
"Do you need to go to the hospital?" He Xiaohui asked.
"No, it's not necessary. It's an old problem. Just rest for a while." Tian Shan said painfully.
"Okay then, you have a good rest, let's say goodbye first."
Su Le handed Tian Shan her business card and told her that if she needed anything 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 say goodbye. When Su Le walked to the door, he turned back and forgot to take a look at Tian Shan who was paralyzed in the wicker chair. A thought suddenly appeared in his mind.
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 other side of the street for a while, and then pulled down the rolling shutter door.
On the way back to the branch, Su Le drove the car and said to He Xiaohui:
"Team He, I think Tian Shan looks very similar to the woman who entered the dumpling restaurant on the night of the 17th."
"Yes, when you put it like that, I think it's very similar."
"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 to each other, I don't think there is any overlap between the two in terms of temperament?"
"Then why did Xie Yuan kill the owner of the dumpling restaurant?" Su Le asked again.
"Are you saying that Xie Yuan killed the owner of the dumpling restaurant because of Tian Shan?"
"What else could it be because of? I think there must be many secrets hidden in this woman's body. Her weak appearance may not necessarily mean a weak heart." Su Le looked at the road ahead as he drove the car.