Chapter Forty-Seven: The Opposite
The interrogation is over for the time being, and the operation has succeeded in defeating a criminal gang that is angry and resentful, which is naturally a windfall that is enough to make people happy. But the fat man who was eager for meritorious service inadvertently provided an important situation, which happened to be related to the Grim Reaper case, and the person he mentioned was Night Song!
As a thief from other places, Yege has needless to say, and the man like the wind really lives up to his reputation, and soon after coming here, he became famous in the industry. As the head snake of the land, the second day originally wanted to attract Yege to join the gang, but the positions and styles of the two sides were different, and they disliked each other, so they failed to reach a consensus, and finally parted ways and went their separate ways. But many things are also involved in each other, and among them, the fat man and this person are also more familiar. According to the fat man, when he followed the second day to the mouth of the alley, he found the figure of Yege. At that time, the second day followed the little girl into the alley, the fat man was just following him from a distance in secret, he found that Yege was also walking not far away, Yege's body was very good, but the fat man was naturally not bad at being a bodyguard, so he didn't let Yege find himself, as for what Yege was going to do there, I don't know.
In addition, after successfully catching the girl on the second day, the fat man felt that the boss wanted to enjoy it, so he left before, and in the process of returning, he accidentally saw a tall and thin man wearing a black sweatshirt, because the fat man took the initiative to turn back, so the other party did not avoid, and the two happened to have a head-on contact. The fat man saw the person's face clearly, it was a young man who was only more than 20 years old, and the description of his appearance made Li Yiting immediately think of another person, that is, Liu Xiaoquan, who had been missing for a long time.
That is to say, at the scene of the death on the second day, the two missing suspects in the series of cases, Yege and Liu Xiaoquan, have both appeared, so their suspicion is even greater, it seems that finding them is a top priority, and it is urgent, otherwise I don't know when the next deceased will appear. Li Yiting made a decision immediately, he applied for a red notice from Guan Shaoxing, and at the same time pursued Liu Xiaoquan and Yege!
Liu Xiaoquan's suspicion is getting bigger and bigger, especially after someone saw him at the scene of the death on the second day, at least it was confirmed that he was related to the death case on the second day, and Li Yiting had also obtained a red notice, and Wan Yongkun and Fat Sheng were responsible for cooperating with the police to hunt down Liu Xiaoquan and Yege.
But after reading the interrogation record, Chen Tianyu still feels that this matter does not seem to be so simple, if it is determined that Liu Xiaoquan is the murderer now, there are still many unexplained places, especially the previous cases did not have ironclad evidence against Liu Xiaoquan, there is only suspicion and motive, this is far from enough, and more investigation is still needed, so he remembered another important person.
In addition to Liu Xiaoquan's sister Liu Xu'er, this person has also had a lot of contact with Liu Xiaoquan in recent years, that is, Liu Xiaoquan's alumnus, Liu Xu'er's tutor, and Zheng Xing, who sat in the last car with Liu Xiaoquan in the so-called Monkey Island death prophecy! Chen Tianyu wanted to know what kind of role Liu Xiaoquan would be in Zheng Xing's eyes? Therefore, he personally contacted Zheng Xing and invited him to the Beiting branch to get to know him in person.
Zheng Xing also knew that he was in the midst of a death prophecy, and he was very worried about his situation at home, and Liu Xu'er also told him that Liu Xiaoquan was missing, and revealed that the police were secretly protecting the Liu family, and suspected that Liu Xiaoquan was suspicious. Therefore, Zheng Xing came happily after receiving Chen Tianyu's notice, and he also wanted to communicate with the detectives, at least to make himself feel at ease.
After the greetings, Chen Tianyu asked Zheng Xing to make an evaluation of what kind of person his alumnus Liu Xiaoquan is.
Zheng Xing thought for a moment and said to Chen Tianyu, "My alumnus is really a very good person, he is very reliable in dealing with people on weekdays, if you need help, you look for him, as long as he can do it, even if it is troublesome, he will agree and do it for you, and Xiaoquan is a person with a very sense of justice, jealous and hateful, like a little hooligan who flirts with girls on the road, we dare not squeak, he will go to manage others." β
His opinions are quite different from Ji Jing, Shen Mingyue, and even Liu Xu'er's evaluation of Liu Xiaoquan, almost diametrically opposite, those who know Liu Xiaoquan better will think that this person is too dark, inconsistent on the outside, sometimes out of line, in short, he is an emotional person, and Zheng Xing's opinion of him seems to be particularly good, without a trace of derogation, which makes Chen Tianyu even more curious. Chen Tianyu therefore asked, "Then why do many people feel that Liu Xiaoquan has a lot of bad problems?"
"That's because others don't understand Xiaoquan, I have a lot of contact with him, from school to graduation, Xiaoquan is just a little rebellious, like a child who hasn't grown up, his ideas are relatively naΓ―ve and simple, and he also wants to prove his ability, so the mood will be more urgent. But these are just character traits, and they can't be said to be much of a mistake, and I know that now you suspect that he may be a murderer, but I want to assure you that Xiao Quan will definitely not be such a murderous person!"
Zheng Xing defended Liu Xiaoquan in a conclusive manner, his face was flushed with excitement, and his voice was much louder, it seemed that he did trust Liu Xiaoquan very much, and he also had some opinions on others' doubts about Liu Xiaoquan.
Of course Chen Tianyu didn't care about Zheng Xing's attitude, he just wanted to get more information about Liu Xiaoquan, so that he could understand this person from more angles, and he could also get clues from more clues, he continued to ask Zheng Xing to explain, why can he be so sure that Liu Xiaoquan is not a murderer?
Zheng Xing calmed down and gave many reasons for his judgment, mainly in four aspects.
First, Liu Xiaoquan is timid by nature, and he used to avoid cats and dogs when he saw them in school, but he knew that they were just small pet dogs, and many children would not be afraid. And insects such as spiders and cockroaches that ordinary girls are afraid of, he didn't dare to get rid of them when he saw them, so he either stayed away or let his classmates deal with them, and he was often laughed at by others for this. Liu Xiaoquan doesn't care about being laughed at, or he won't carry out any counterattacks, relatively speaking, his personality is relatively cowardly, afraid of causing trouble, and at the same time he doesn't dare to speak in public, and he is more cautious when answering the teacher's questions. Just imagine such a timid person, who doesn't even dare to get close to insects and small animals, how can he design to kill so many living people, not to mention his own father Liu Changshou, what a cruel thug can do, it is absolutely impossible for him to bear to do it.
Second, Liu Xiaoquan is a very enthusiastic person, for example, one winter, the snow fell so heavily that the road was buried, he braved the cold and took the initiative to shovel snow and sweep the road, others asked him to rest, he refused, it can be said that he made contributions in obscurity. And when he was in school, Liu Xiaoquan also took the initiative to help students from poor families, his family's conditions were very good, and he didn't have to worry about food and clothing, but he didn't show off, but found that some classmates were in difficulty at home, and he would find a way to help. And in order to take care of the self-esteem of his classmates, he also did good deeds without leaving his name, basically donating money to the school, and then designated to help the person he wanted to help, and he didn't say anything about the donation, but there were Zheng Xing's friends in the student union, so he revealed the matter in private.
Third, as mentioned before, Liu Xiaoquan will fight grievances and sympathize with the weak, once Zheng Xing walked on the road with him, and met a little hooligan flirting with a female classmate, Zheng Xing himself did not dare to come forward to interfere, those hooligans he knew, they are all some unlearned and unskilled market people, who are active there all the year round, and if they get into trouble, they may be in trouble. But Liu Xiaoquan rushed over to relieve the girl without thinking about it, you must know that there are three or four people in those little hooligans, and they are all gangsters, and ordinary people have to avoid them when they see them, he is desperate to protect his female classmates, and he was beaten for this, and afterwards Zheng Xing advised him not to be too reckless in the future, but he thought that he should come forward when he encountered something similar.
Fourth, and more importantly, regarding the issue of split personality, Liu Xu'er told Zheng Xing that this was their Liu family's genetic disease, but Zheng Xing had never seen Liu Xiaoquan have similar symptoms, and felt that he was very normal. Especially Liu Xiaoquan, who has a rich imagination and delicate emotions, otherwise it would be impossible to become an online writer and write so many words, if there is a mental problem, then how can a long and exhaustive text be successfully written?
Zheng Xing confided everything he knew with a dry mouth, according to what he said, every one of them was very reasonable, Chen Tianyu felt that Zheng Xing was not lying, and these contents existed objectively. However, Zheng Xing's words can only prove that Liu Xiaoquan is a good person under normal circumstances, but these contents cannot be deduced that Liu Xiaoquan will not become a sudden change in temperament and have the idea of killing.
If it is said that Liu Xiaoquan is timid by nature, and has repeatedly appeared at the scene of crimes, there is no doubt about this, he at least witnessed the occurrence of death, where is this timidity? If it is said that he loves to fight and hold grievances, in the situation of facing a little hooligan, he dares to interfere regardless of his body, but it shows that his character will be impulsive, and he is not good at restraining his emotions in certain situations. As for being able to write long stories, it is not difficult to explain, under normal circumstances, it is naturally not a problem to do this, but he will also become in that abnormal situation.
Chen Tianyu knows that Liu Xiaoquan, who has a relatively eccentric personality, is the core of the whole thing, and without conclusive evidence, it is definitely impossible to rule out suspicion of him.
Since Zheng Xing only focuses on Liu Xiaoquan's positive image, and there is no point in arguing with him, Chen Tianyu still expressed his gratitude to Zheng Xing, especially when everyone was saying a bad thing, and there were still people who dared to support this person, he felt that for Liu Xiaoquan, Zheng Xing was really a reliable friend.
"By the way, do you know where Liu Xiaoquan may have gone? He is missing now, even if he didn't commit a crime, he has to find it back and explain things clearly, right?" Chen Tianyu followed his words and asked Zheng Xing.
Zheng Xing shook his head, "Xiaoquan is an otaku, he doesn't usually go out often, every time I go to tutor Liu Xu'er, he is basically at home." β
"Then he always has to go out, is there a place he often goes?" Chen Tianyu continued to guide the question.
Zheng Xing thought about it, and replied with some uncertainty, "I don't know very well, except for class reunions and trips to Monkey Island after graduation, I haven't seen him participate in any large-scale activities." As for the places he often visits, listen to his sister, like the library, the supermarket, and occasionally go to the gym!"
There is nothing to refer to in group activities, as for public places such as libraries and supermarkets, there is nothing special, ordinary people can go often, since Liu Xiaoquan writes, there is naturally no problem with reading books, and it is normal to go to a supermarket to buy some food and drink, it seems that he does not have a special place to go often.
"If nothing else, then I'll take my leave. With that, Zheng Xing stood up, intending to say goodbye to Chen Tianyu.
"Please wait!" Chen Tianyu stopped Zheng Xing, he found another way in his mind, and thought of a similar question, "If there is no place that you often visit, but in the process of communication between you and Liu Xiaoquan, does he often mention a certain place? Even if he can't go often, he often mentions it, either a place he likes, or a place that means a lot to him, or even if he hasn't been there, as long as he goes to what he often says!"
Zheng Xing frowned and thought for a while, he needed to work hard to recall Liu Xiaoquan's words, "It seems that there is a place, Xiaoquan often mentions, and said that he lived there when he was a child, by the way, it is his hometown, it doesn't seem to be in the city, but I don't know where it is, and I have never been there." β
"His hometown?"
"That's right, it's Liu Xiaoquan's hometown!" Zheng Xing finally remembered, "Back then, his father Liu Changshou was just a child of a poor family, and even after getting married, the family conditions were very poor. Later, with children, the family's life in the countryside was very difficult, Liu Changshou made up his mind to go to the city and start from scratch, but he also took a lot of risks to achieve today's achievements. Later, when the conditions of their family were better, they bought a house in the city, and the whole family moved to the city, and rarely went back to the countryside. But Liu Xiaoquan seems to have a soft spot for this place, and often mentions to me how happy his childhood was in his hometown, as if he really has a soft spot for it.
Chen Tianyu received a satisfactory answer, he thanked Zheng Xing again, reminded him not to leak the content of the conversation between them before the case was settled, and kindly reminded him to pay attention to his own safety.
Zheng Xing still wanted to explain, but he knew that he had said enough today, and he couldn't clear Liu Xiaoquan's suspicion just by mouthing, not to mention that he was indeed still in the midst of a death prophecy, and he really needed to be extra careful, so he left the Beiting branch without saying anything else.