Yuan Chen sat on a wooden chair and looked at Shao Shuting in front of him, the criminal suspect who was about to be sentenced.
The interrogation room in the detention center was no different than that of the police station. It was quite simple. There was only a window cut out on the top of the west wall for ventilation.
A ray of sunlight came in through the window, and dust filled the air.
"Miss Shao, did you remember something when you asked to see me today?" Yuan Chen asked straight to the point.
Perhaps knowing that today's meeting would be her only chance, her eyes were extremely firm.
"That night, there was another person who touched the bottle."
Yuan Chen pursed his lips.
"During the meal, Liu Ya and An Wenxuan were talking about what happened when they were in love. Later, they seemed to talk about something exciting, and An Wenxuan knocked down the bottle with his arm."
"Knocked down?"
"Yes." She nodded.
"And the soup was spilled a little and the mouth of the bottle was stained, so I wiped it with paper."
"Are you sure you wiped it yourself, not An Wenxuan?"
"I am sure."
"Has he touched that bottle of wine since then?" Yuan Chen asked.
"No, Liu Ya took it to the room later."
Yuan Chen's expression looked a little disappointed.
"According to what you said, An Wenxuan just knocked down the bottle the whole time. He didn't touch the bottle at all. It's normal that there are no fingerprints of his on it. Why do you want to see me?"
"But…"
Her fists were clenched tightly, and it could be seen that she was forcibly restraining her emotions.
"When I asked someone to bring wine back, he also had a share."
Does he have a share?
So, An Wenxuan also has the same red wine at home.
An idea suddenly came to his mind...
If this idea is true, there will be new evidence, but it is more important to listen to Shao Shuting's testimony first.
"Also, he acted completely alone for a while."
Yuan Chen raised his eyebrows slightly, and he naturally understood the meaning of this sentence.
If the poisoned wine was really not brought by Shao Shuting, then there are only two possibilities: poisoning or package s
The hypothesis of poisoning can only happen to Lu Yong, and the possibility is not high. Lu Yong's motive and method of murder are far-fetched, and are only theoretically possible.
As for the package swap, it is even more unlikely that he did it, because Lu Yong went to Liu Ya's house on the day of the incident. If he had brought the poisoned wine, there would be no Shao Shuting's fingerprints on it.
So, who could possibly switch the wine bag?
It can only be one of the five people that night.
"Before Liu Ya took the bottle of wine back, we sat together chatting and barely ate. An Wenxuan left in the middle. He proposed to set off fireworks for Liu Ya. Everyone was very happy after hearing this.
Happy. Although I didn't show it at that time, I was actually extremely excited because I had other purposes that day and was worried at the time..."
Having said this, her head slowly lowered again.
Yuan Chen knew that she was probably thinking about how to sneak into Liu Ya's bedroom secretly, but who knew that a big pie actually fell from the sky.
"Keep talking." Yuan Chen signaled.
"After a while, fireworks were set off outside, and everyone gathered on the balcony. I left them on the pretext of going to the bathroom and went to Liu Ya's bedroom. At that time, my heart almost jumped out of my chest.
I knew the password to the safe. Liu Ya had told me this before. Even An Wenxuan didn't know this. After I got it, I quietly walked out of the bedroom. They were all on the balcony at that time and the living room was empty.
When I returned to the balcony, they were shouting An Wenxuan's name from below, but I didn't hear a response. But at that time, I was so excited and nervous holding the lottery ticket that I didn't care about anything else. However,
Less than five minutes after the fireworks ended, he was already standing behind us, with sweat all over his face. This was really too fast. Now that I think about it, he might have been on his way back by then."
"How long does it take to get from Liu Ya's home to the place where the fireworks are set off?" Yuan Chen suddenly asked.
"It's quite far, and you have to make two big turns..."
She roughly described the place, and Yuan Chen recalled that he had been to that building several times. If it were there, it would take at least ten minutes to walk back normally. It would be impossible to get there in five minutes.
It would be different if he ran back in a hurry.
She also mentioned just now that An Wenxuan was sweating profusely when he came back, which may indeed be because he rushed back all the way.
If this is really the case, then he does have enough time for personal action, and it is entirely possible for him to come back early and exchange the wine.
But, if that's the case, why can't his fingerprints be detected on the bottle?
Yuan Chen suddenly thought of An Wenxuan knocking down the wine bottle and asked quickly:
"Can you still recall the specific circumstances of knocking down the bottle?"
Shao Shuting nodded.
Yuan Chen quickly found someone to get a bottle of red wine and a basin of water, the size and dimensions of which were as similar as possible to that night.
Considering Shao Shuting's current situation, Yuan Chen didn't actually bring a bowl of soup. First, it was too troublesome, and second, he was afraid that she wouldn't be able to bear the smell. After all, the food in the detention center was really hard to describe.
"Now I am An Wenxuan, and you are still yourself. Let's restore the scene at that time."
After saying that, he knocked down the wine bottle with his elbow. The bottle fell down and hit the edge of the basin. The splash wet the mouth of the bottle.
Shao Shuting lifted the wine bottle, held the bottle with her left hand, and wiped the mouth of the bottle with paper with her right hand, just like she did that night.
"That's it, Officer Yuan."
Her hands dropped down and clasped together tightly, her eyes filled with unwillingness.
If she can't get rid of her charges, she will never see the light of day again in her life.
Yuan Chen packed up his things and was about to leave. When he reached the door, Shao Shuting suddenly stopped him.
"Police Officer Yuan..."
She stood up, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Although I'm sorry for Aya, I really didn't kill anyone. Please believe me."
"I know." He replied calmly.
As if her soul was suddenly liberated, she fell to her knees on the ground.
"Thank you...thank you."
She covered her face with her hands. At this moment, her emotions could no longer be controlled.
Yuan Chen smiled and walked out of the interrogation room.