“You have a motive to kill, don’t you?”
“A motive to kill? I do not get what Jiang dui is trying to imply. Changping is my husband, and without him, I would be deported back to that man’s house and face the brunt of his violence once again. Why would I kill him?”
“Because you have feelings for Jiang Changping, and it was unbearable for you to know that he has another person in his heart. Out of jealousy, you were given strength to kill. That’s your motive.”
“Jiang dui, don’t you think this kind of motive doesn't hold water?” Li Qiuran sneered, “And, you people living in the greenhouse, how can you understand my suffering from enduring domestic violence everyday? I can’t let myself go back to that home again for something I am not accountable for. ”
“There’s no need for you to return, because you already found a new replacement for Jiang Changping.” Jiang Chengyan paused, “No, it should be more appropriate to say that Jiang Changping was doomed to be replaced from the start.”
“I do not understand what Jiang dui means,” Li Qiuran faced Jiang Chengyan directly.
“It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand now, it will all make sense later.” Jiang Chengyan opened his laptop and pulled out the surveillance video of the tenth building of the Heping district, stood up and walked towards Li Qiuran, “Li Qiuran, this person is you, right?”
Li Qiuran’s pupils constricted. She calmly said, “Indeed, she looks like me, it’s a pity she isn’t.”
“Do you think we wouldn’t be able to recognize you with a mask and a hat?” Jiang Chengyan scoffed.
“This really isn’t me! Do you truly want to use such a video to wrong me?”
Jiang Chengyan glanced knowingly at Yao Min, who understood and spoke out, “Although this dress looks inconspicuous, it’s XNE’s newly launched product on the market this year, and it’s only been on the shelves for a month. XNE brand stores can only be found in Huacheng Department Store. If we go there and check the sales records, then compare it with the surveillance video, we’ll know if you have bought one. People who live in Heping district, who have bought this brand’s clothes, plus are extremely similar to your body shape. It shouldn’t be so coincidental.”
Li Qiuran laughed and said, “Officer Yao, have you never heard of the phrase, ‘Without coincidences there would be no stories’? Not to mention the similar body shape, there are people whose features are even alike. I do have this type of clothing, but it wasn’t sold to me alone. Isn’t it too superficial of you to assume it is me based on this?”
Yao Min’s furious gaze burned Li Qiuran, “You…”
Jiang Chengyan patted Yao Min to pacify her and spoke, “You’re right. It isn’t unique, and is truly not valid enough.”
Li Qiuran only offered Jiang Chenyan a smile.
Jiang Chengyan pulled out a video once more and showed it to Li Qiuran, “What about this person, is it you?”
The angle of the video captured Li Qiuran’s face in time. Although she wore a mask and hat, her eyebrows could be seen vividly.
“As I’ve mentioned to Jiang dui, I already went to bed at 9 pm on the 22nd. I truly do not understand why you would squander my time with these bogus photos.” Li Qiuran’s peace was successfully smashed to pieces.
Jiang Chengyan said as he enlarged the position of the woman’s wrist in the video, “You should be familiar with the tattoo on the wrist.”
Li Qiuran subconsciously withdrew her hand, encasing herself in silence.
Jiang Chengyan placed the computer on the small tabletop in front of Li Qiuran, turned around and took out a photo from his notebook and said, “Although the tattoo in the video is somewhat obscured, now with the development of technology, we have successfully restored it. Do you think it’s this pattern?”
A blue butterfly leaps out beautifully on the paper.
Catching Li Qiuran’s silence, Jiang Chengyan then continued, “This butterfly is resplendent and out of the ordinary, called the Goddess of Halo Light. It’s a butterfly that lives in ML, and is one of the ten most beautiful butterflies in the world, am I right?”
Li Qiuran remained silent, but the tightly clasped hands revealed her nervous disposition.
“The body part of this butterfly is somewhat raised, which should be the scar left after the injury, and is what makes this tattoo unique. Li Qiuran, all these coincidences gathered together isn’t merely a coincidence.”
“Yes, I did go out on the night of the 22nd, but I didn’t kill anyone.” Li Qiuran knew she couldn’t get away with it and finally let go.
Jiang Chengyan returned to his position with his computer and said, “So tell me, where did you go and why did you lie?”
“Why didn’t you go out from the first floor of Building 5, but from the first floor to building 10, and still take the stairs?”
“I wanted to take the elevator, but the elevator stopped on the 30th floor for a long time. I was in a bad mood and impatient, so I took the stairs. When I went down to the first floor, I remembered that it had been raining before, and I didn’t take an umbrella, so I went from the first floor to the 10th floor, which is the nearest unit building to the parking lot.”
Faced with a reasonable explanation, Jiang Chengyan had to admire Li Qiuran’s wit. He then asked, “Then why did you lie before?”
“Because I’m afraid that you may suspect me as a murderer. When Changping died, I’m the only one left in my family. Hanhan is still young and can’t live without me.” Li Qiuran hung her head in shame. “I’m sorry for the trouble I caused, Jiang dui.”
A proper wry smile descended upon his lips. If only he hadn’t known she was the killer, Jiang Chengyan might’ve believed her.
“Did you meet Jiang Changping? What did you do afterwards?”
“We met. We talked for a while until the car was fixed, and then he said something came up. He drove away in a hurry, and I went straight home.”
“What time did he go home? Did he say anything about the matter?”
Li Qiuran produced a bitter sneer. “It was nearly 11 pm ba. He didn’t say anything, but he was in a bad mood. I think he had a fight with his boyfriend.”
Jiang Chengyan held a playful gaze at Li Qiuran as he asked, “Did you ride on the car then?”
“En. We chatted in the car for a while.”
“Where did you sit?”
“Front seat.”
“According to the owner of the car repair shop, after you got in, the car drove away. It didn’t head to the district’s direction, and you didn’t get off midway. Can you explain it?”
“He must have remembered it wrong. The car did drive for quite a distance, but I got off at the intersection. That day, the sky was overcast so the moon was hidden, and there was no street light at that position, so it was only normal not to see clearly.”
“What’s wrong with your hand? Injured?”
Li Qiuran unconsciously drew back her hand. “I burned myself accidentally while cooking yesterday.”
“Do you know who Changping Jiang’s gay partner is?”
“I don’t know, I promised not to ask him about it.”
“Aren’t you curious?”
“Not curious. I wasn’t curious before because I just had to live my life, even now because I don’t want to make it hard on myself.”
“It’s said that you had a boyfriend named Yao Jiang in college?”
Li Qiuran was stunned, and then said, “He and I are just friends, not a couple.”
“So are you still in contact with each other?”
“Since Changping and I got together, we’ve been out of touch.”
“Which means you haven’t seen each other since, right?”
Li Qiuran had a moment of hesitation, but quickly nodded.
Jiang Chengyan took out a copy of the information, stood up then came to Li Qiuran’s side. “This is a DNA report. It clearly states that the DNA similarity between Jiang Xiaohan and Yao Jiang is 99.89%, and it is determined to be a father-son relationship. How do you explain this?”
“Impossible!” Li Qiuran retorted in agitation, but then quickly reflected on her impulsive action. “I was artificially inseminated at the hospital, how could it be such a coincidence? It can’t be that coincidental!”
Jiang Chengyan smiled and said,” Li Qiuran, you’re really smart. Since we came in, you’ve seen a lot of tricks. Your answer isn’t irrefutable, but you also can get around us well. We can’t find a breakthrough if we want to convict you. But the arm of the law is still wide open, and I believe that no matter how careful the crime was committed, it will leave traces.”
Li Qiuran’s eyes flashed with a trace of satisfaction, “Jiang dui, I really didn’t kill anyone, you’ve arrested the wrong person.”
“Although there is a confidentiality agreement in the hospital, as long as we check it, we will know who the owner of the sperm is for your artificial insemination. I don’t believe there is such a coincidence in the world that Yao Jiang donated sperm and it happens to be used by you.”
Li Qiuran’s expression shifted, and after a brief weighing, she changed her tone once again, “Jiang dui, I admit that I had sex with Yao Jiang, but it was for the sake of conceiving a child and to help Changping get rid of his parents’ meddling. But afterwards, I broke off contact with him, and I’m ignorant about his current situation.”
Jiang Chengyan looked at Li Qiuran in silence. After a long time, he closed his notebook, stood up and said, “Li Qiuran, I am willing to waste time with you here because I want to give you a chance to voluntarily turn yourself in because Jiang Xiaohan is still young, and I hope you will take advantage of it.”
Seeing Jiang Chengyan walk out, Li Qiuran said out loud, “Jiang dui, I didn’t kill anyone, you let me out. Hanhan’s almost out of school, I have to go pick him up.”
“We’ll make arrangements for Jiang Xiaohan. You don’t have to worry.” Jiang Chengyan came to the door, but suddenly paused. He added, “Li Qiuran, I forgot to tell you that we found Jiang Changping’s gay lover. His statement is completely opposite to yours.”
“He framed me?” Li Qiuran, who had been calm, suddenly became excited and said, “Did he falsely accuse me?”
Jiang Chengyan didn’t say anything. He pushed open the door and walked out. Yao Min glanced at Li Qiuran, then also followed him out.
After closing the door of the interrogation room, Yao Min said in exasperation, “Captain, why don’t you try again? As soon as I saw her smug look, I got angry. I actually thought she was innocent before. I should really poke my eyes out.”
Jiang Chengyan said in amusement, “It’s not like you’ve been a criminal policeman for a day or two. What kind of criminals have you never seen before? Why are you so upset?”
“The suspects I’ve met before are not so difficult ah. She can round all the clues we have. If it goes on like this, we can’t send her back,” Yao Min grumbled.
Jiang Chengyan sighed and said, “Who let us have no direct evidence? Now all we have to do is to find Yao Jiang, who should be the breakthrough point for us to solve the case.”
“What about Li Qiuran? We don’t have enough evidence right now. Even if we keep people, they can only stay for 48 hours at most. And after 48 hours, we have to release them.”
“You are not familiar with the rules and regulations of the police force, so why ask? If you don’t want her to walk out of the police station, move and try to find Yao Jiang or the direct evidence before the time comes, otherwise you can only watch her leave scot-free.”
“Huacheng is not a big city, but it is a city. How can we find someone hiding in 48 hours? Isn’t it just seeking for a needle in a haystack?”
“Even if it’s looking for a needle in a haystack, you have to find it.” Seeing that Yao Min’s brow was wrinkled into a knot, Jiang Chengyan couldn’t help smiling. “Little girl, you can’t even make your little head work? That Yao Jiang has been incognito for Li Qiuran for so many years; we can see how deep his feelings for Li Qiuran are. In addition, Jiang Xiaohan is his son. Do you think he will stay away from them?”
“Oh, right.” Yao Min’s eyes lit up, but then quickly collapsed. “Even so, it’s still a needle in a haystack ah.”
“Go to Jiang Xiaohan’s kindergarten and check the surveillance. Maybe you’ll find something.”
“Okay, then I’m going.”
Yao Min had just walked to the office door when she bumped into Ling Huaan, who walked over, and exclaimed, “Brother Ling, what brings you to the team?”
Ling Huaan replied with a smile, “I’m here to find Jiang dui.”
The sound of ‘Brother Ling’ made Jiang Chengyan’s ears prick up. He took three or two steps to the office door, looked at Ling Huaan and said joyfully, “Huaan, why are you here?”
“Huaan? Hey, hey, Captain! when did you get so familiar with Brother Ling?” Yao Min bumped Jiang Chengyan’s shoulder and laughed with an ambiguous expression.
Ling Huaan’s face heated up. He said in a bad mood, “This damned girl, go do your work.”
“Ok, ok, ok. I promise not to be a light bulb.” Yao Min whispered in Jiang Chengyan’s ear. She said hello to Ling Huaan, and left quickly.
Ling Huaan may be blind, but he has relatively good hearing. Although Yao Min has deliberately suppressed her voice, he still heard the conversation between the two. Ling Huaan’s eyes flashed with laughter and said in a warm voice, “Jiang dui, I’m looking for you for something. Is it convenient to have a chat alone?”
“Convenient, convenient.” Jiang Chengyan hesitated and went to Ling Huaan’s side, reached out to hold his arm, and said: “Huaan, let me help you to the office.”
Ling Huaan didn’t refuse and let Jiang Chengyan lead him towards his office.
“Big Brother Ling is here.”
They all greeted each other. Ling Huaan nodded and smiled politely.
Jiang Chengyan pushed open the door of the office and helped Ling Huaan in. When he sat down, he closed the door and said, “One moment, Huaan. I’ll pour you a glass of water.”
“Huh, where’s the tea?” Jiang Chengyan rummaged through the cupboard to find tea, but the results of the search for half a day spoke no results.
Ling Huaan spoke out and said, “I’m not thirsty, Jiang dui. Sit down, I have something to say to you.”
Jiang Chengyan embarrasedly sat down opposite Ling Huaan, and said, “That, recently I’ve been a little busy at work. I’ve been putting things away casually, so can’t find most of them.”
Ling Huaan smiled and inquired bluntly, “Jiang dui, how far has Jiang Changping’s case progressed?”
Jiang Chengyan was shocked, and uttered with difficulty, “Huaan, we have regulations that we can’t disclose the case to the outsiders until it’s settled.”
“It’s urgent at present, Jiang dui, so I won’t hide it.” Ling Huaan pondered for a while and said, “In fact, before Jiang Changping died, he had a premonition that something bad would happen to him. He said that if something happened to him, he asked me to make sure to help him find out the truth. Unfortunately, I am blind, so I can only ask Yan Yu to investigate. Yan Yu found out that Jiang Changpng’s murderer was most likely to be Li Qiuran, and Li Qiuran’s ex-boyfriend Yao Jiang is her accomplice.”
Jiang Chengyan frowned subconsciously and said, “Criminal cases should have been handed over to our criminal investigation team. It’s easy for you to go astray when you investigate privately.”
Ling Huaan was also frowned. “Jiang dui, although we are not from the police force, we still have basic knowledge of the law.”
Seeing that Ling Huaan frowned, Jiang Chengyan suddenly regained his consciousness and hurriedly explained, “Huaan, I didn’t mean that. I meant that the criminal case will be faced with a dangerous murderer. I was worried about your safety.”
Jiang Chengyan’s explanation was obviously far-fetched. Although Ling Huaan loosened his frown, his tone was much colder, “Jiang dui, I was only entrusted by someone. 139****1212, this number is Yao Jiang’s cell phone number. That’s all I have to say, I’ll leave first.”
When he saw Ling Huaan stand up to leave, Jiang Chengyan hurriedly clutched his wrist and said, “Huaan, I’m not… Sorry, that was just professional habits of mine. I didn’t mean to doubt you, don’t be angry, okay?”
“Jiang dui, I’m not angry. You did the right thing.” Ling Huaan struggled with his wrist, but didn’t break free. He reminded, “Team Jiang, what you need to do now is not to concern yourself with me, but to find Yao Jiang as soon as possible.”
Jiang Chengyan froze, but did not let go of Ling Huaan’s hand and said, “I know, I’ll walk you out and set up the mission.”
“No need. I’m blind, but my legs and feet are still functioning.” Ling Huaan struggled once again as he voiced, “Jiang dui, you can let go now. I’m sure you don’t want your team members to see us pulling and tugging.”
Jiang Chengyan’s stubborn temper also came up as he clutched Ling Huaan’s wrist tightly. “So what if they see it? You’re mad at me. What else do I have to care about?”
“Jiang dui, don’t you think you’re no different from a rascal when you act like this?”
“As long as you’re not mad. A rascal is a rascal.” Jiang Chengyan is considered a broken pot.
“Yesterday, Jiang Cheng went to Li Qiuran, and they talked for ten minutes, after which Jiang Cheng cursed and left. I think there should be some kind of connection between the two, or maybe Jiang Cheng has some kind of handle on Li Qiuran in his hand. With Li Qiuran’s nature, if it was the former, it would be very dangerous; If it was the latter, Jiang Cheng is likely to be in danger. Jiang dui, instead of dwelling on whether I’m angry or not, you should go protect Jiang Cheng. You may be able to reap results.”
Jiang Chengyan was surprised, and then asked, “How did you know all this?”
“How I know is unimportant. What’s important is that Jiang Cheng’s situation is likely to be very dangerous now, so I believe Jiang dui can make a correct judgment on what to do.”
“Do you want to go back to the store or go home?”
Ling Huaan was stunned by the question and said, “Back to the store.”
Jiang Chengyan let go of Ling Huaan, walked to the office door, and called out, “Liu Ran, you send Huaan back to the store.”
Liu Ran got up and came to the office, then jeered: “Brother Ling, I’ll send you back.”
Ling Huaan had nothing more to say. Liu Ran helped him out of the criminal investigation team and returned to the store.
Jiang Chengyan stood at the window and watched Ling Huaan return to the store. Then he turned around and said, “Li Tong and Zhang Liang, go and spy on Jiang Cheng. Jiang Cheng might be holding Li Qiuran’s criminal evidence in his hand. As long as we focus on him, maybe we can get not only the evidence, but also catch Yao Jiang who has been hiding in the dark.”
The eyes of the crowd lit up as Li Tong spoke out and said, “Is the captain trying to insinuate that Yao Jiang is likely to silence Jiang Cheng?”
“I can only say that there is this possibility, but whether Yao Jiang lines up for action or not, we must ensure Jiang Cheng’s safety, understand?”
“Understood.”
“You have a motive to kill, don’t you?”
“A motive to kill? I do not get what Jiang dui is trying to imply. Changping is my husband, and without him, I would be deported back to that man’s house and face the brunt of his violence once again. Why would I kill him?”
“Because you have feelings for Jiang Changping, and it was unbearable for you to know that he has another person in his heart. Out of jealousy, you were given strength to kill. That’s your motive.”
“Jiang dui, don’t you think this kind of motive doesn't hold water?” Li Qiuran sneered, “And, you people living in the greenhouse, how can you understand my suffering from enduring domestic violence everyday? I can’t let myself go back to that home again for something I am not accountable for. ”
“There’s no need for you to return, because you already found a new replacement for Jiang Changping.” Jiang Chengyan paused, “No, it should be more appropriate to say that Jiang Changping was doomed to be replaced from the start.”
“I do not understand what Jiang dui means,” Li Qiuran faced Jiang Chengyan directly.
“It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand now, it will all make sense later.” Jiang Chengyan opened his laptop and pulled out the surveillance video of the tenth building of the Heping district, stood up and walked towards Li Qiuran, “Li Qiuran, this person is you, right?”
Li Qiuran’s pupils constricted. She calmly said, “Indeed, she looks like me, it’s a pity she isn’t.”
“Do you think we wouldn’t be able to recognize you with a mask and a hat?” Jiang Chengyan scoffed.
“This really isn’t me! Do you truly want to use such a video to wrong me?”
Jiang Chengyan glanced knowingly at Yao Min, who understood and spoke out, “Although this dress looks inconspicuous, it’s XNE’s newly launched product on the market this year, and it’s only been on the shelves for a month. XNE brand stores can only be found in Huacheng Department Store. If we go there and check the sales records, then compare it with the surveillance video, we’ll know if you have bought one. People who live in Heping district, who have bought this brand’s clothes, plus are extremely similar to your body shape. It shouldn’t be so coincidental.”
Li Qiuran laughed and said, “Officer Yao, have you never heard of the phrase, ‘Without coincidences there would be no stories’? Not to mention the similar body shape, there are people whose features are even alike. I do have this type of clothing, but it wasn’t sold to me alone. Isn’t it too superficial of you to assume it is me based on this?”
Yao Min’s furious gaze burned Li Qiuran, “You…”
Jiang Chengyan patted Yao Min to pacify her and spoke, “You’re right. It isn’t unique, and is truly not valid enough.”
Li Qiuran only offered Jiang Chenyan a smile.
Jiang Chengyan pulled out a video once more and showed it to Li Qiuran, “What about this person, is it you?”
The angle of the video captured Li Qiuran’s face in time. Although she wore a mask and hat, her eyebrows could be seen vividly.
“As I’ve mentioned to Jiang dui, I already went to bed at 9 pm on the 22nd. I truly do not understand why you would squander my time with these bogus photos.” Li Qiuran’s peace was successfully smashed to pieces.
Jiang Chengyan said as he enlarged the position of the woman’s wrist in the video, “You should be familiar with the tattoo on the wrist.”
Li Qiuran subconsciously withdrew her hand, encasing herself in silence.
Jiang Chengyan placed the computer on the small tabletop in front of Li Qiuran, turned around and took out a photo from his notebook and said, “Although the tattoo in the video is somewhat obscured, now with the development of technology, we have successfully restored it. Do you think it’s this pattern?”
A blue butterfly leaps out beautifully on the paper.
Catching Li Qiuran’s silence, Jiang Chengyan then continued, “This butterfly is resplendent and out of the ordinary, called the Goddess of Halo Light. It’s a butterfly that lives in ML, and is one of the ten most beautiful butterflies in the world, am I right?”
Li Qiuran remained silent, but the tightly clasped hands revealed her nervous disposition.
“The body part of this butterfly is somewhat raised, which should be the scar left after the injury, and is what makes this tattoo unique. Li Qiuran, all these coincidences gathered together isn’t merely a coincidence.”
“Yes, I did go out on the night of the 22nd, but I didn’t kill anyone.” Li Qiuran knew she couldn’t get away with it and finally let go.
Jiang Chengyan returned to his position with his computer and said, “So tell me, where did you go and why did you lie?”
“Why didn’t you go out from the first floor of Building 5, but from the first floor to building 10, and still take the stairs?”
“I wanted to take the elevator, but the elevator stopped on the 30th floor for a long time. I was in a bad mood and impatient, so I took the stairs. When I went down to the first floor, I remembered that it had been raining before, and I didn’t take an umbrella, so I went from the first floor to the 10th floor, which is the nearest unit building to the parking lot.”
Faced with a reasonable explanation, Jiang Chengyan had to admire Li Qiuran’s wit. He then asked, “Then why did you lie before?”
“Because I’m afraid that you may suspect me as a murderer. When Changping died, I’m the only one left in my family. Hanhan is still young and can’t live without me.” Li Qiuran hung her head in shame. “I’m sorry for the trouble I caused, Jiang dui.”
A proper wry smile descended upon his lips. If only he hadn’t known she was the killer, Jiang Chengyan might’ve believed her.
“Did you meet Jiang Changping? What did you do afterwards?”
“We met. We talked for a while until the car was fixed, and then he said something came up. He drove away in a hurry, and I went straight home.”
“What time did he go home? Did he say anything about the matter?”
Li Qiuran produced a bitter sneer. “It was nearly 11 pm ba. He didn’t say anything, but he was in a bad mood. I think he had a fight with his boyfriend.”
Jiang Chengyan held a playful gaze at Li Qiuran as he asked, “Did you ride on the car then?”
“En. We chatted in the car for a while.”
“Where did you sit?”
“Front seat.”
“According to the owner of the car repair shop, after you got in, the car drove away. It didn’t head to the district’s direction, and you didn’t get off midway. Can you explain it?”
“He must have remembered it wrong. The car did drive for quite a distance, but I got off at the intersection. That day, the sky was overcast so the moon was hidden, and there was no street light at that position, so it was only normal not to see clearly.”
“What’s wrong with your hand? Injured?”
Li Qiuran unconsciously drew back her hand. “I burned myself accidentally while cooking yesterday.”
“Do you know who Changping Jiang’s gay partner is?”
“I don’t know, I promised not to ask him about it.”
“Aren’t you curious?”
“Not curious. I wasn’t curious before because I just had to live my life, even now because I don’t want to make it hard on myself.”
“It’s said that you had a boyfriend named Yao Jiang in college?”
Li Qiuran was stunned, and then said, “He and I are just friends, not a couple.”
“So are you still in contact with each other?”
“Since Changping and I got together, we’ve been out of touch.”
“Which means you haven’t seen each other since, right?”
Li Qiuran had a moment of hesitation, but quickly nodded.
Jiang Chengyan took out a copy of the information, stood up then came to Li Qiuran’s side. “This is a DNA report. It clearly states that the DNA similarity between Jiang Xiaohan and Yao Jiang is 99.89%, and it is determined to be a father-son relationship. How do you explain this?”
“Impossible!” Li Qiuran retorted in agitation, but then quickly reflected on her impulsive action. “I was artificially inseminated at the hospital, how could it be such a coincidence? It can’t be that coincidental!”
Jiang Chengyan smiled and said,” Li Qiuran, you’re really smart. Since we came in, you’ve seen a lot of tricks. Your answer isn’t irrefutable, but you also can get around us well. We can’t find a breakthrough if we want to convict you. But the arm of the law is still wide open, and I believe that no matter how careful the crime was committed, it will leave traces.”
Li Qiuran’s eyes flashed with a trace of satisfaction, “Jiang dui, I really didn’t kill anyone, you’ve arrested the wrong person.”
“Although there is a confidentiality agreement in the hospital, as long as we check it, we will know who the owner of the sperm is for your artificial insemination. I don’t believe there is such a coincidence in the world that Yao Jiang donated sperm and it happens to be used by you.”
Li Qiuran’s expression shifted, and after a brief weighing, she changed her tone once again, “Jiang dui, I admit that I had sex with Yao Jiang, but it was for the sake of conceiving a child and to help Changping get rid of his parents’ meddling. But afterwards, I broke off contact with him, and I’m ignorant about his current situation.”
Jiang Chengyan looked at Li Qiuran in silence. After a long time, he closed his notebook, stood up and said, “Li Qiuran, I am willing to waste time with you here because I want to give you a chance to voluntarily turn yourself in because Jiang Xiaohan is still young, and I hope you will take advantage of it.”
Seeing Jiang Chengyan walk out, Li Qiuran said out loud, “Jiang dui, I didn’t kill anyone, you let me out. Hanhan’s almost out of school, I have to go pick him up.”
“We’ll make arrangements for Jiang Xiaohan. You don’t have to worry.” Jiang Chengyan came to the door, but suddenly paused. He added, “Li Qiuran, I forgot to tell you that we found Jiang Changping’s gay lover. His statement is completely opposite to yours.”
“He framed me?” Li Qiuran, who had been calm, suddenly became excited and said, “Did he falsely accuse me?”
Jiang Chengyan didn’t say anything. He pushed open the door and walked out. Yao Min glanced at Li Qiuran, then also followed him out.
After closing the door of the interrogation room, Yao Min said in exasperation, “Captain, why don’t you try again? As soon as I saw her smug look, I got angry. I actually thought she was innocent before. I should really poke my eyes out.”
Jiang Chengyan said in amusement, “It’s not like you’ve been a criminal policeman for a day or two. What kind of criminals have you never seen before? Why are you so upset?”
“The suspects I’ve met before are not so difficult ah. She can round all the clues we have. If it goes on like this, we can’t send her back,” Yao Min grumbled.
Jiang Chengyan sighed and said, “Who let us have no direct evidence? Now all we have to do is to find Yao Jiang, who should be the breakthrough point for us to solve the case.”
“What about Li Qiuran? We don’t have enough evidence right now. Even if we keep people, they can only stay for 48 hours at most. And after 48 hours, we have to release them.”
“You are not familiar with the rules and regulations of the police force, so why ask? If you don’t want her to walk out of the police station, move and try to find Yao Jiang or the direct evidence before the time comes, otherwise you can only watch her leave scot-free.”
“Huacheng is not a big city, but it is a city. How can we find someone hiding in 48 hours? Isn’t it just seeking for a needle in a haystack?”
“Even if it’s looking for a needle in a haystack, you have to find it.” Seeing that Yao Min’s brow was wrinkled into a knot, Jiang Chengyan couldn’t help smiling. “Little girl, you can’t even make your little head work? That Yao Jiang has been incognito for Li Qiuran for so many years; we can see how deep his feelings for Li Qiuran are. In addition, Jiang Xiaohan is his son. Do you think he will stay away from them?”
“Oh, right.” Yao Min’s eyes lit up, but then quickly collapsed. “Even so, it’s still a needle in a haystack ah.”
“Go to Jiang Xiaohan’s kindergarten and check the surveillance. Maybe you’ll find something.”
“Okay, then I’m going.”
Yao Min had just walked to the office door when she bumped into Ling Huaan, who walked over, and exclaimed, “Brother Ling, what brings you to the team?”
Ling Huaan replied with a smile, “I’m here to find Jiang dui.”
The sound of ‘Brother Ling’ made Jiang Chengyan’s ears prick up. He took three or two steps to the office door, looked at Ling Huaan and said joyfully, “Huaan, why are you here?”
“Huaan? Hey, hey, Captain! when did you get so familiar with Brother Ling?” Yao Min bumped Jiang Chengyan’s shoulder and laughed with an ambiguous expression.
Ling Huaan’s face heated up. He said in a bad mood, “This damned girl, go do your work.”
“Ok, ok, ok. I promise not to be a light bulb.” Yao Min whispered in Jiang Chengyan’s ear. She said hello to Ling Huaan, and left quickly.
Ling Huaan may be blind, but he has relatively good hearing. Although Yao Min has deliberately suppressed her voice, he still heard the conversation between the two. Ling Huaan’s eyes flashed with laughter and said in a warm voice, “Jiang dui, I’m looking for you for something. Is it convenient to have a chat alone?”
“Convenient, convenient.” Jiang Chengyan hesitated and went to Ling Huaan’s side, reached out to hold his arm, and said: “Huaan, let me help you to the office.”
Ling Huaan didn’t refuse and let Jiang Chengyan lead him towards his office.
“Big Brother Ling is here.”
They all greeted each other. Ling Huaan nodded and smiled politely.
Jiang Chengyan pushed open the door of the office and helped Ling Huaan in. When he sat down, he closed the door and said, “One moment, Huaan. I’ll pour you a glass of water.”
“Huh, where’s the tea?” Jiang Chengyan rummaged through the cupboard to find tea, but the results of the search for half a day spoke no results.
Ling Huaan spoke out and said, “I’m not thirsty, Jiang dui. Sit down, I have something to say to you.”
Jiang Chengyan embarrasedly sat down opposite Ling Huaan, and said, “That, recently I’ve been a little busy at work. I’ve been putting things away casually, so can’t find most of them.”
Ling Huaan smiled and inquired bluntly, “Jiang dui, how far has Jiang Changping’s case progressed?”
Jiang Chengyan was shocked, and uttered with difficulty, “Huaan, we have regulations that we can’t disclose the case to the outsiders until it’s settled.”
“It’s urgent at present, Jiang dui, so I won’t hide it.” Ling Huaan pondered for a while and said, “In fact, before Jiang Changping died, he had a premonition that something bad would happen to him. He said that if something happened to him, he asked me to make sure to help him find out the truth. Unfortunately, I am blind, so I can only ask Yan Yu to investigate. Yan Yu found out that Jiang Changpng’s murderer was most likely to be Li Qiuran, and Li Qiuran’s ex-boyfriend Yao Jiang is her accomplice.”
Jiang Chengyan frowned subconsciously and said, “Criminal cases should have been handed over to our criminal investigation team. It’s easy for you to go astray when you investigate privately.”
Ling Huaan was also frowned. “Jiang dui, although we are not from the police force, we still have basic knowledge of the law.”
Seeing that Ling Huaan frowned, Jiang Chengyan suddenly regained his consciousness and hurriedly explained, “Huaan, I didn’t mean that. I meant that the criminal case will be faced with a dangerous murderer. I was worried about your safety.”
Jiang Chengyan’s explanation was obviously far-fetched. Although Ling Huaan loosened his frown, his tone was much colder, “Jiang dui, I was only entrusted by someone. 139****1212, this number is Yao Jiang’s cell phone number. That’s all I have to say, I’ll leave first.”
When he saw Ling Huaan stand up to leave, Jiang Chengyan hurriedly clutched his wrist and said, “Huaan, I’m not… Sorry, that was just professional habits of mine. I didn’t mean to doubt you, don’t be angry, okay?”
“Jiang dui, I’m not angry. You did the right thing.” Ling Huaan struggled with his wrist, but didn’t break free. He reminded, “Team Jiang, what you need to do now is not to concern yourself with me, but to find Yao Jiang as soon as possible.”
Jiang Chengyan froze, but did not let go of Ling Huaan’s hand and said, “I know, I’ll walk you out and set up the mission.”
“No need. I’m blind, but my legs and feet are still functioning.” Ling Huaan struggled once again as he voiced, “Jiang dui, you can let go now. I’m sure you don’t want your team members to see us pulling and tugging.”
Jiang Chengyan’s stubborn temper also came up as he clutched Ling Huaan’s wrist tightly. “So what if they see it? You’re mad at me. What else do I have to care about?”
“Jiang dui, don’t you think you’re no different from a rascal when you act like this?”
“As long as you’re not mad. A rascal is a rascal.” Jiang Chengyan is considered a broken pot.
“Yesterday, Jiang Cheng went to Li Qiuran, and they talked for ten minutes, after which Jiang Cheng cursed and left. I think there should be some kind of connection between the two, or maybe Jiang Cheng has some kind of handle on Li Qiuran in his hand. With Li Qiuran’s nature, if it was the former, it would be very dangerous; If it was the latter, Jiang Cheng is likely to be in danger. Jiang dui, instead of dwelling on whether I’m angry or not, you should go protect Jiang Cheng. You may be able to reap results.”
Jiang Chengyan was surprised, and then asked, “How did you know all this?”
“How I know is unimportant. What’s important is that Jiang Cheng’s situation is likely to be very dangerous now, so I believe Jiang dui can make a correct judgment on what to do.”
“Do you want to go back to the store or go home?”
Ling Huaan was stunned by the question and said, “Back to the store.”
Jiang Chengyan let go of Ling Huaan, walked to the office door, and called out, “Liu Ran, you send Huaan back to the store.”
Liu Ran got up and came to the office, then jeered: “Brother Ling, I’ll send you back.”
Ling Huaan had nothing more to say. Liu Ran helped him out of the criminal investigation team and returned to the store.
Jiang Chengyan stood at the window and watched Ling Huaan return to the store. Then he turned around and said, “Li Tong and Zhang Liang, go and spy on Jiang Cheng. Jiang Cheng might be holding Li Qiuran’s criminal evidence in his hand. As long as we focus on him, maybe we can get not only the evidence, but also catch Yao Jiang who has been hiding in the dark.”
The eyes of the crowd lit up as Li Tong spoke out and said, “Is the captain trying to insinuate that Yao Jiang is likely to silence Jiang Cheng?”
“I can only say that there is this possibility, but whether Yao Jiang lines up for action or not, we must ensure Jiang Cheng’s safety, understand?”
“Understood.”
