November 2, 3020. Jiang Chengyan, an insomniac, got up tiredly. The two overlapping silhouettes who had been standing on the glass window from last night, the man named Yan Yu’s meticulous care of Ling Huaan, and the unparalleled tacit understanding between them; all sorts of images had played in his mind again and again, pricking him painfully like a needle, forcing him to face these strange feelings.
Facing himself in the mirror and thinking of Ling Huaan’s gentle smile when he had faced Yan Yu yesterday, his heart felt bitter. Jiang Chengyan forced a wry smile, “Does that mean Yao Min, that dead girl, is right?”
He turned on the faucet and washed his face, his chaotic thoughts steadily settling down. When he was finally a little sober, his gaze fell back into the mirror and recalled the look in Yan Yu’s eyes when their gaze met. Although Yan Yu had covered it up quite well, he still felt the unfounded hostility.
When two unfamiliar men meet for the first time, the only thing that could heighten the animosity between them would be their feelings, so Yan Yu was definitely not just a friend to Ling Huaan.
“I didn’t expect that I was jealous that time.” Jiang Chengyan wiped his face and sighed. “I could immediately chase after him if he was a woman, but he’s not.”
Looking at Yan Yu’s appearance, Jiang Chengyan could guess what he was afraid of. He certainly didn’t confess. Jiang Chengyan also knew that he’s only afraid that he might be nothing more than just a friend in the end.
Jiang Chengyan walked out of the bathroom, looked at the clock on the wall, took out his mobile phone and sent a voice message to Ling Huaan. “Huaan, are you going back? I got up early today. I’ll bring you what you want to eat.”
Jiang Chengyan waited nervously as he glanced continuously at his phone. After a while, his phone buzzed. He quickly turned on the voice message. “Don’t bother, Yan Yu already got it for me.”
Jiang Chengyan’s sour heart was bubbling with acid, but he pretended to be fine and replied, “Then go home and take care.”
Ling Huaan, who was currently on the bus, grinned and said, “Yan Yu said he would come pick me up. Jiang dui doesn’t have to worry.”
When he heard this, Jiang Chengyan’s heart was even worse. He scolded with chagrin, “Jiang Chengyan, you are also the captain of the criminal investigation team. Why didn’t you think of picking him up?! That bad girl is right. You deserve to be single!”
“If Yan Yu meets you, I’ll be at ease. I’ll…see you tonight.”
Although he couldn’t see Jiang Chengyan’s expression, Ling Huaan could still hear the emotion in his words judging from his tone. Ling Huaan’s mouth continued to rise as he replied, “See you tonight.”
Actually, Yan Yu passed by yesterday after Ling Huaan sent the message. He didn’t know that Yan Yu would come in advance, and even if he did, Ling Huaan wouldn’t care. After all, Yan Yu was one of his few friends and the person he trusted most. In his opinion, there’s no need to hide anything from Yan Yu.
Jiang Chengyan took a deep breath, repressed his bitterness, picked up his coat and went out of the door.
Creak. When the door moved, Ling Huaan opened the door and walked in. Yan Yu quickly turned off the fire and came out from the kitchen. He took Ling Huaan’s hand and said, “You came back a little late today. What happened?”
Ling Huaan was stunned and then said, “There are more people taking the bus today compared to before, so it left a few minutes late.”
“I’ll pick you up later. It’s not safe to take the bus,” said Yan Yu gently.
“No need, I’m blind. Others will have no time to hide. Who’s going to rush forward?”
“Anyway, I’ll drop by to cook. It’s just right for me to pick you up on the way.”
Ling Huaan sighed helplessly. “Yan Yu, you should live your own life. You really don’t have to make me the center of yours.”
Yan Yu was silent for a moment and said, “Huaan, for three years, taking care of you has become a part of my life. Besides, I like this kind of lifestyle. It’s peaceful and fulfilling.”
“But if you keep being like this, I’ll feel like I owe you.” Ling Huaan sighed.
“We are friends, don’t fuss so much. There is no need to think you owe me. I don’t harbor such thoughts.”
“Yan Yu…”
“The porridge in the pot is almost done. I’ll go and have a look.”
“Violent tendencies?” Ling Huaan’s brows knitted and continued, “It should be her father’s influence. But the people around her didn’t find out about it, which shows that Li Qiuran is good at masking. No, it’s not that no one has found out. Jiang Xiaohan, who’s closely associated with her day and night, should be aware of it.”
“Li Qiuran had a boyfriend in college. She encountered Jiang Changping when she was a senior, then she broke up with that boyfriend. After graduating from college, she married Jiang Changping. I suspect that Li Qiuran and Jiang Changping had planned to meet each other for a long time.”
“Why did you suspect that?”
“Intuition.”
Ling Huaan smiled and said, “You sound more and more like me.”
Yan Yu also smiled. “He who is near cinnabar is red.”
“I think it’s 'he who is close to the ink is black.'” Ling Huaan thought it was ridiculous and laughed as he shook his head. “What’s the name of Li Qiuran’s boyfriend in university? How long were they together? Are they still in touch?”
“His name is Yao Jiang. They were former classmates. They’ve been in an ambiguous relationship since they were sophomores, but Li Qiuran never admitted that they were dating. Since Li Qiuran got together with Jiang Changping, she broke up with Yao Jiang. Because of this, Yao Jiang took medicine and tried to commit suicide, but later disappeared after graduating from university. They all said that he should have gone back to his hometown.”
Ling Huaan pondered for a while. “Yan Yu, if it’s possible, investigate Yao Jiang. I feel like his disappearance is too abrupt.”
“Okay. Go to bed, it’s getting late. ”
“You also pay attention to getting rest, otherwise your yang qi will attract impurities.”
“I know, don’t worry.”
In the office of the criminal investigation team, Yao Min hurried to Jiang Chengyan with a piece of information and said, “Captain, Jiang Xiaohan’s DNA test results are out.”
Jiang Chengyan took over the data. “As expected, “Jiang Xiaohan isn’t Jiang Changping’s son.”
Yao Min’s complexion became complicated. “That Li Qiuran is highly suspicious again.”
“Before, Liu Ran mentioned that Li Qiuran had an ambiguous male classmate in college. What’s his name?”
“It’s Yao Jiang. I remember it better because we share the same surname.”
“Get me Yao Jiang’s information.”
“Yes, captain.”
Liu Ran suddenly stood up, looked at Jiang Chengyan and said excitedly, “Captain, we found something.”
Jiang Chengyan hurriedly walked over and asked, “What did you find?”
Liu Ran pointed to the computer screen and said, “Captain, you see, this is the chat record I found between Jiang Changping and a contact with the name “Flying Yu” at 9 pm on the day of the crime.”
Flying Yu: Honey, will you be back tomorrow?
Jiang Changping: I’m at the car repair shop downstairs. I’ll be back in a minute.
Flying Yu: Honey, I have something to tell you. I’ll come to you.
Jiang Changping: If you have something to say, wait until I arrive home. Hanhan can’t be at home by himself.
Flying Yu: Hanhan is asleep, don’t worry. I’ll come downstairs.
“So this ‘Flying Yu’ is Li Qiuran.” Jiang Chengyan got up and ordered, “Liu Ran, Wang Bin, you two head to Heping district and locate this car repair shop.”
Liu Ran and Wang Bin glanced at each other and responded, “Yes, captain.”
As soon as Liu Ran and Wang Bin left, Yao Min came over with the data. “Captain, the info you asked.”
Jiang Chengyan looked over and frowned, “Why does this picture look familiar?”
Yao Min took a look and said, “Now that you mention it, it does look familiar. It seems that I’ve seen it somewhere.”
Jiang Chengyan examined the photo and tried to think about it. He thought about it for a long time before he remembered it. He stood up in his seat. He walked to the office in a hurry and took out a piece of info from the drawer for comparison. Yao Min, who came in immediately after him, was surprised and said, “It’s him! Captain, I got it. The reason why he forged his identity card is to sneak into Bolang Bar and watch Jiang Changping and Kong Fang.”
“It seems that Yao Jiang has always been in touch with Li Qiuran. Yao Min, get in touch with the criminal investigation team of Ancheng and ask them to help us investigate Yao Jiang.”
“Yes, captain.”
At midnight, the bell hanging at the grocery store chimed, but the door didn’t move. Wang Lei passed through the door and floated to Ling Huaan saying, “Boss, I’m back.”
“How is it? What did you find?” asked Ling Huaan bluntly.
“I made a discovery! Today, a man named Jiang Cheng came to see Li Qiuran. Jiang Cheng said that he knew what Li Qiuran had done and threatened Li Qiuran to give him all the paintings in the gallery, otherwise he would go to the police station to report Li Qiuran. Li Qiuran didn’t believe it at first, but then Jiang Cheng showed her a picture of Li qiuran with a man. She was handing something to that man. When Li Qiuran looked at the picture, her face changed, but she quickly covered it up. And then she drove Jiang Cheng out of the house,” said Wang Lei excitedly.
Ling Huaan probed interestedly, “What did Li Qiuran give to the man?”
“The photo quickly flashed by, so I didn’t see it clearly. But it must be very important. Otherwise, Li Qiuran’s expression wouldn’t change.”
“And then? What did Li Qiuran do after?”
“Since Jiang Cheng visited, Li Qiuran was a little absent-minded. She even burned her hand while cooking. After coaxing Jiang Xiaohan to sleep, she took out a calling card from a book on the shelf and dialed a phone number. She complained while crying that Jiang Cheng found out what she had done and threatened her, and that she didn’t know what to do. After talking for about five minutes, Li Qiuran hung up and wiped her tears as if nothing happened.”
Ling Huaan analyzed the information. “It seems that Li Qiuran has an accomplice.”
“I think so too, and this person must have a fixed relationship with her. Boss, you weren’t there to listen to her pathetic tone at that time. Even a man couldn’t stand it… ”
A gust of overcast wind suddenly descended. The bell at the door of the room was ringing nonstop, and the things in the shop clattered as they tumbled over, interrupting Wang Lei’s words. Ling Huaan grimaced and tapped the bell in his pocket. “What do you recall?”
When the chilly wind finally stopped, Jiang Changping’s anguish roar came from the bell. “Why, why did you lie to me? Why did you cheat… ”
Ling Huaan said calmly, “This is karma. Whatever causes you planted, you will get whatever effect you deserve. Cheating is cheating after all.”
The sobbing cry echoed in the store. Ling Huaan, who has heard too much, wasn’t afraid at all. On the contrary, he was very calm. Every wronged soul has a heartbreaking story. After reading and listening, even if it is none of his business, he will be sad. In order not to shorten his life, Ling Huaan must exercise himself to face it with tranquility.
November 3, 3020. In the interrogation room of the criminal investigation team, Li Qiuran sat on a chair with her eyes downcast and hands slightly clenched. Her face was very calm.
In the monitoring room next door, Jiang Chengyan was carefully observing Li Qiuran’s each and every move. Yao Min, who was beside him, couldn’t bear it and said, “It’s been airing her for an hour, but she’s not impatient at all. This Li Qiuran is really not simple.”
“Let’s go, we will meet her,” said Jiang Chengyan.
When the door of the interrogation room was pushed open, Jiang Chengyan and Yao Min went in one after another and took their seats respectively. Jiang Chengyan smiled and said, “I’m really sorry. The team is a little busy so we got delayed.”
Li Qiuran also followed up with a considerate smile. “I don’t mind. It is for the sake of my husband’s case. There is not enough time to express how indebted I am, how can I care about that?”
“Today, I came to see Ms. Li just to find out about something, and I hope you can answer truthfully.”
“If Jiang dui has anything to ask, I will cooperate with you wholeheartedly as long as I can help you solve the case.”
Jiang Chengyan thought about it and asked, “Ms. Li, do you think Jiang Changping is likely to cheat?”
Jiang Chengyan asked the same question once before. At that time, Li Qiuran instinctively denied it, yet she wore a struggling look on her face today. After a long silence, she sighed and said, “Jiang dui, before answering this question, I hope you can promise me that you will not disclose this information, otherwise I won’t say it.”
Jiang Chengyan and Yao Min looked at each other and said seriously, “You can rest assured. We have regulations that we will not disclose any stipulated information about the case to the outside world.”
Another silence passed, until Li Qiuran huffed. “In fact, I have known about Changping for a long time. At the beginning of our acquaintance, he told me the truth. He…was a homosexual and didn’t like women, but because of his family, he had to get married. As for me, I have suffered from domestic violence since I was a child, and I wanted to escape from that home everyday. He said that he could provide me with a safe haven on the condition that only I ask him about it. I didn’t even think about it at the beginning and agreed. After graduating from university, we got married, and we had a very peaceful life. ”
Jiang Chengyan was startled and then asked, “Then Jiang Xiaohan…”
“Changping’s parents have been urging us to have children since we got married, so we tried to have a meaningful relationship.”
“So Jiang Xiaohan is Jiang Changping’s son, right?”
Li Qiuran’s eyes flashed and then her eyes dropped. After a moment of silence, she said, “As a matter of fact, Xiaohan isn’t Changping’s own son.”
Jiang Chengyan was stunned again, and couldn’t help laughing bitterly. Li Qiuran didn’t play according to common sense. She was a difficult character to deal with.
“Ms. Li, what you said seems a bit contradictory.”
“This kind of thing is really hard to reveal. But any woman who has a sense of shame will not take the initiative to speak, so I hope Jiang dui can understand.”
Jiang Chengyan threw his pen on the table and leaned back. “Then tell me what the hell is going on? Who is Jiang Xiaohan’s biological father?”
Li Qiuran held her silence for a while, “Changping is gay. He wasn’t good at women at all, but his parents forced him so much that we came up with the method of artificial insemination.”
“Artificial insemination? As far as I know, artificial pregnancy can use the sperm of the spouse, so why not? ”
Li Qiuran stretched her hand to press the scattered hair, her head hung low as she said calmly, “Changping’s sperm survival rate is low. We tried several times but we couldn’t do it. There’s no choice but to use someone else’s.”
“Do you know who Jiang Xiaohan’s father is?”
Li Qiuran shook her head. “The hospital has regulations that it will not disclose any info from both parties.”
“Which hospital did you do the artificial insemination?”
Li Qiuran clenched her fist subtly, “Huacheng People’s Hospital.”
“Where were you at 10 to 11pm on October 22?”
Li Qiuran had gripped her hands once more and said, “We punctually go to bed at nine pm; the 22nd is no exception.”
“Can you confirm this?”
Li Qiuran hadn’t the slightest amount of hesitation and nodded, “I’m sure.”
Li Qiuran, I hope you understand our policy, 'Leniency to those who confess their crimes and severity to those who resist', and strive to be lenient.”
Li Qiuran raised her head and gawked at Jiang Chengyan, “Jiang dui, are you suspecting that I’m the murderer?”
November 2, 3020. Jiang Chengyan, an insomniac, got up tiredly. The two overlapping silhouettes who had been standing on the glass window from last night, the man named Yan Yu’s meticulous care of Ling Huaan, and the unparalleled tacit understanding between them; all sorts of images had played in his mind again and again, pricking him painfully like a needle, forcing him to face these strange feelings.
Facing himself in the mirror and thinking of Ling Huaan’s gentle smile when he had faced Yan Yu yesterday, his heart felt bitter. Jiang Chengyan forced a wry smile, “Does that mean Yao Min, that dead girl, is right?”
He turned on the faucet and washed his face, his chaotic thoughts steadily settling down. When he was finally a little sober, his gaze fell back into the mirror and recalled the look in Yan Yu’s eyes when their gaze met. Although Yan Yu had covered it up quite well, he still felt the unfounded hostility.
When two unfamiliar men meet for the first time, the only thing that could heighten the animosity between them would be their feelings, so Yan Yu was definitely not just a friend to Ling Huaan.
“I didn’t expect that I was jealous that time.” Jiang Chengyan wiped his face and sighed. “I could immediately chase after him if he was a woman, but he’s not.”
Looking at Yan Yu’s appearance, Jiang Chengyan could guess what he was afraid of. He certainly didn’t confess. Jiang Chengyan also knew that he’s only afraid that he might be nothing more than just a friend in the end.
Jiang Chengyan walked out of the bathroom, looked at the clock on the wall, took out his mobile phone and sent a voice message to Ling Huaan. “Huaan, are you going back? I got up early today. I’ll bring you what you want to eat.”
Jiang Chengyan waited nervously as he glanced continuously at his phone. After a while, his phone buzzed. He quickly turned on the voice message. “Don’t bother, Yan Yu already got it for me.”
Jiang Chengyan’s sour heart was bubbling with acid, but he pretended to be fine and replied, “Then go home and take care.”
Ling Huaan, who was currently on the bus, grinned and said, “Yan Yu said he would come pick me up. Jiang dui doesn’t have to worry.”
When he heard this, Jiang Chengyan’s heart was even worse. He scolded with chagrin, “Jiang Chengyan, you are also the captain of the criminal investigation team. Why didn’t you think of picking him up?! That bad girl is right. You deserve to be single!”
“If Yan Yu meets you, I’ll be at ease. I’ll…see you tonight.”
Although he couldn’t see Jiang Chengyan’s expression, Ling Huaan could still hear the emotion in his words judging from his tone. Ling Huaan’s mouth continued to rise as he replied, “See you tonight.”
Actually, Yan Yu passed by yesterday after Ling Huaan sent the message. He didn’t know that Yan Yu would come in advance, and even if he did, Ling Huaan wouldn’t care. After all, Yan Yu was one of his few friends and the person he trusted most. In his opinion, there’s no need to hide anything from Yan Yu.
Jiang Chengyan took a deep breath, repressed his bitterness, picked up his coat and went out of the door.
Creak. When the door moved, Ling Huaan opened the door and walked in. Yan Yu quickly turned off the fire and came out from the kitchen. He took Ling Huaan’s hand and said, “You came back a little late today. What happened?”
Ling Huaan was stunned and then said, “There are more people taking the bus today compared to before, so it left a few minutes late.”
“I’ll pick you up later. It’s not safe to take the bus,” said Yan Yu gently.
“No need, I’m blind. Others will have no time to hide. Who’s going to rush forward?”
“Anyway, I’ll drop by to cook. It’s just right for me to pick you up on the way.”
Ling Huaan sighed helplessly. “Yan Yu, you should live your own life. You really don’t have to make me the center of yours.”
Yan Yu was silent for a moment and said, “Huaan, for three years, taking care of you has become a part of my life. Besides, I like this kind of lifestyle. It’s peaceful and fulfilling.”
“But if you keep being like this, I’ll feel like I owe you.” Ling Huaan sighed.
“We are friends, don’t fuss so much. There is no need to think you owe me. I don’t harbor such thoughts.”
“Yan Yu…”
“The porridge in the pot is almost done. I’ll go and have a look.”
“Violent tendencies?” Ling Huaan’s brows knitted and continued, “It should be her father’s influence. But the people around her didn’t find out about it, which shows that Li Qiuran is good at masking. No, it’s not that no one has found out. Jiang Xiaohan, who’s closely associated with her day and night, should be aware of it.”
“Li Qiuran had a boyfriend in college. She encountered Jiang Changping when she was a senior, then she broke up with that boyfriend. After graduating from college, she married Jiang Changping. I suspect that Li Qiuran and Jiang Changping had planned to meet each other for a long time.”
“Why did you suspect that?”
“Intuition.”
Ling Huaan smiled and said, “You sound more and more like me.”
Yan Yu also smiled. “He who is near cinnabar is red.”
“I think it’s 'he who is close to the ink is black.'” Ling Huaan thought it was ridiculous and laughed as he shook his head. “What’s the name of Li Qiuran’s boyfriend in university? How long were they together? Are they still in touch?”
“His name is Yao Jiang. They were former classmates. They’ve been in an ambiguous relationship since they were sophomores, but Li Qiuran never admitted that they were dating. Since Li Qiuran got together with Jiang Changping, she broke up with Yao Jiang. Because of this, Yao Jiang took medicine and tried to commit suicide, but later disappeared after graduating from university. They all said that he should have gone back to his hometown.”
Ling Huaan pondered for a while. “Yan Yu, if it’s possible, investigate Yao Jiang. I feel like his disappearance is too abrupt.”
“Okay. Go to bed, it’s getting late. ”
“You also pay attention to getting rest, otherwise your yang qi will attract impurities.”
“I know, don’t worry.”
In the office of the criminal investigation team, Yao Min hurried to Jiang Chengyan with a piece of information and said, “Captain, Jiang Xiaohan’s DNA test results are out.”
Jiang Chengyan took over the data. “As expected, “Jiang Xiaohan isn’t Jiang Changping’s son.”
Yao Min’s complexion became complicated. “That Li Qiuran is highly suspicious again.”
“Before, Liu Ran mentioned that Li Qiuran had an ambiguous male classmate in college. What’s his name?”
“It’s Yao Jiang. I remember it better because we share the same surname.”
“Get me Yao Jiang’s information.”
“Yes, captain.”
Liu Ran suddenly stood up, looked at Jiang Chengyan and said excitedly, “Captain, we found something.”
Jiang Chengyan hurriedly walked over and asked, “What did you find?”
Liu Ran pointed to the computer screen and said, “Captain, you see, this is the chat record I found between Jiang Changping and a contact with the name “Flying Yu” at 9 pm on the day of the crime.”
Flying Yu: Honey, will you be back tomorrow?
Jiang Changping: I’m at the car repair shop downstairs. I’ll be back in a minute.
Flying Yu: Honey, I have something to tell you. I’ll come to you.
Jiang Changping: If you have something to say, wait until I arrive home. Hanhan can’t be at home by himself.
Flying Yu: Hanhan is asleep, don’t worry. I’ll come downstairs.
“So this ‘Flying Yu’ is Li Qiuran.” Jiang Chengyan got up and ordered, “Liu Ran, Wang Bin, you two head to Heping district and locate this car repair shop.”
Liu Ran and Wang Bin glanced at each other and responded, “Yes, captain.”
As soon as Liu Ran and Wang Bin left, Yao Min came over with the data. “Captain, the info you asked.”
Jiang Chengyan looked over and frowned, “Why does this picture look familiar?”
Yao Min took a look and said, “Now that you mention it, it does look familiar. It seems that I’ve seen it somewhere.”
Jiang Chengyan examined the photo and tried to think about it. He thought about it for a long time before he remembered it. He stood up in his seat. He walked to the office in a hurry and took out a piece of info from the drawer for comparison. Yao Min, who came in immediately after him, was surprised and said, “It’s him! Captain, I got it. The reason why he forged his identity card is to sneak into Bolang Bar and watch Jiang Changping and Kong Fang.”
“It seems that Yao Jiang has always been in touch with Li Qiuran. Yao Min, get in touch with the criminal investigation team of Ancheng and ask them to help us investigate Yao Jiang.”
“Yes, captain.”
At midnight, the bell hanging at the grocery store chimed, but the door didn’t move. Wang Lei passed through the door and floated to Ling Huaan saying, “Boss, I’m back.”
“How is it? What did you find?” asked Ling Huaan bluntly.
“I made a discovery! Today, a man named Jiang Cheng came to see Li Qiuran. Jiang Cheng said that he knew what Li Qiuran had done and threatened Li Qiuran to give him all the paintings in the gallery, otherwise he would go to the police station to report Li Qiuran. Li Qiuran didn’t believe it at first, but then Jiang Cheng showed her a picture of Li qiuran with a man. She was handing something to that man. When Li Qiuran looked at the picture, her face changed, but she quickly covered it up. And then she drove Jiang Cheng out of the house,” said Wang Lei excitedly.
Ling Huaan probed interestedly, “What did Li Qiuran give to the man?”
“The photo quickly flashed by, so I didn’t see it clearly. But it must be very important. Otherwise, Li Qiuran’s expression wouldn’t change.”
“And then? What did Li Qiuran do after?”
“Since Jiang Cheng visited, Li Qiuran was a little absent-minded. She even burned her hand while cooking. After coaxing Jiang Xiaohan to sleep, she took out a calling card from a book on the shelf and dialed a phone number. She complained while crying that Jiang Cheng found out what she had done and threatened her, and that she didn’t know what to do. After talking for about five minutes, Li Qiuran hung up and wiped her tears as if nothing happened.”
Ling Huaan analyzed the information. “It seems that Li Qiuran has an accomplice.”
“I think so too, and this person must have a fixed relationship with her. Boss, you weren’t there to listen to her pathetic tone at that time. Even a man couldn’t stand it… ”
A gust of overcast wind suddenly descended. The bell at the door of the room was ringing nonstop, and the things in the shop clattered as they tumbled over, interrupting Wang Lei’s words. Ling Huaan grimaced and tapped the bell in his pocket. “What do you recall?”
When the chilly wind finally stopped, Jiang Changping’s anguish roar came from the bell. “Why, why did you lie to me? Why did you cheat… ”
Ling Huaan said calmly, “This is karma. Whatever causes you planted, you will get whatever effect you deserve. Cheating is cheating after all.”
The sobbing cry echoed in the store. Ling Huaan, who has heard too much, wasn’t afraid at all. On the contrary, he was very calm. Every wronged soul has a heartbreaking story. After reading and listening, even if it is none of his business, he will be sad. In order not to shorten his life, Ling Huaan must exercise himself to face it with tranquility.
November 3, 3020. In the interrogation room of the criminal investigation team, Li Qiuran sat on a chair with her eyes downcast and hands slightly clenched. Her face was very calm.
In the monitoring room next door, Jiang Chengyan was carefully observing Li Qiuran’s each and every move. Yao Min, who was beside him, couldn’t bear it and said, “It’s been airing her for an hour, but she’s not impatient at all. This Li Qiuran is really not simple.”
“Let’s go, we will meet her,” said Jiang Chengyan.
When the door of the interrogation room was pushed open, Jiang Chengyan and Yao Min went in one after another and took their seats respectively. Jiang Chengyan smiled and said, “I’m really sorry. The team is a little busy so we got delayed.”
Li Qiuran also followed up with a considerate smile. “I don’t mind. It is for the sake of my husband’s case. There is not enough time to express how indebted I am, how can I care about that?”
“Today, I came to see Ms. Li just to find out about something, and I hope you can answer truthfully.”
“If Jiang dui has anything to ask, I will cooperate with you wholeheartedly as long as I can help you solve the case.”
Jiang Chengyan thought about it and asked, “Ms. Li, do you think Jiang Changping is likely to cheat?”
Jiang Chengyan asked the same question once before. At that time, Li Qiuran instinctively denied it, yet she wore a struggling look on her face today. After a long silence, she sighed and said, “Jiang dui, before answering this question, I hope you can promise me that you will not disclose this information, otherwise I won’t say it.”
Jiang Chengyan and Yao Min looked at each other and said seriously, “You can rest assured. We have regulations that we will not disclose any stipulated information about the case to the outside world.”
Another silence passed, until Li Qiuran huffed. “In fact, I have known about Changping for a long time. At the beginning of our acquaintance, he told me the truth. He…was a homosexual and didn’t like women, but because of his family, he had to get married. As for me, I have suffered from domestic violence since I was a child, and I wanted to escape from that home everyday. He said that he could provide me with a safe haven on the condition that only I ask him about it. I didn’t even think about it at the beginning and agreed. After graduating from university, we got married, and we had a very peaceful life. ”
Jiang Chengyan was startled and then asked, “Then Jiang Xiaohan…”
“Changping’s parents have been urging us to have children since we got married, so we tried to have a meaningful relationship.”
“So Jiang Xiaohan is Jiang Changping’s son, right?”
Li Qiuran’s eyes flashed and then her eyes dropped. After a moment of silence, she said, “As a matter of fact, Xiaohan isn’t Changping’s own son.”
Jiang Chengyan was stunned again, and couldn’t help laughing bitterly. Li Qiuran didn’t play according to common sense. She was a difficult character to deal with.
“Ms. Li, what you said seems a bit contradictory.”
“This kind of thing is really hard to reveal. But any woman who has a sense of shame will not take the initiative to speak, so I hope Jiang dui can understand.”
Jiang Chengyan threw his pen on the table and leaned back. “Then tell me what the hell is going on? Who is Jiang Xiaohan’s biological father?”
Li Qiuran held her silence for a while, “Changping is gay. He wasn’t good at women at all, but his parents forced him so much that we came up with the method of artificial insemination.”
“Artificial insemination? As far as I know, artificial pregnancy can use the sperm of the spouse, so why not? ”
Li Qiuran stretched her hand to press the scattered hair, her head hung low as she said calmly, “Changping’s sperm survival rate is low. We tried several times but we couldn’t do it. There’s no choice but to use someone else’s.”
“Do you know who Jiang Xiaohan’s father is?”
Li Qiuran shook her head. “The hospital has regulations that it will not disclose any info from both parties.”
“Which hospital did you do the artificial insemination?”
Li Qiuran clenched her fist subtly, “Huacheng People’s Hospital.”
“Where were you at 10 to 11pm on October 22?”
Li Qiuran had gripped her hands once more and said, “We punctually go to bed at nine pm; the 22nd is no exception.”
“Can you confirm this?”
Li Qiuran hadn’t the slightest amount of hesitation and nodded, “I’m sure.”
Li Qiuran, I hope you understand our policy, 'Leniency to those who confess their crimes and severity to those who resist', and strive to be lenient.”
Li Qiuran raised her head and gawked at Jiang Chengyan, “Jiang dui, are you suspecting that I’m the murderer?”
