After five days of investigation, 11 suspicious persons whose activities could not be confirmed on the day of the crime were screened out, and more than 100 workers who had to settle accounts and leave were all ruled out after investigation.

They left because they had to receive their wages the next day, and that night they and the foreman were settling accounts with each other, and we verified one by one that they had no time to commit the crime, so they left on the third day after receiving their wages.

Among the eleven suspects screened out, there were Jiang Xueping and her boyfriend Xu Zhengwei, who said that after getting off work at 8 o'clock that afternoon, he went home because of something at home, and he watched TV at home at night and did not go out, and he and Jiang Xueping lived together.

When asked what was going on when he got home, he said that he wanted to play mahjong with his friends, but he didn't go because he had an upset stomach after eating.

And Jiang Xueping said that she didn't go out either, and watched TV with Xu Zhengwei at home.

When asked why she told Guo Hongxia that she had something at home and wanted to go home, she said that because Xu Zhengwei wanted to go home, she would go home with him, and only they could confirm that there was no circumstantial evidence.

In the evening, there is a plate of stir-fried spicy chicken on the table, and the taste is similar to the taste of the city's 'Shanshui People's Manor', and everyone at the table is full of praise.

Xiao Ju said to the waiter who was pouring water in the private room: "The level of your master chef's dish has caught up with the 'landscape people' in the city!" ”

The waiter smiled and said: "This was originally a dish ordered from the 'Shanshui family', and Mr. Chen specially ordered this dish, and this is two servings."

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I put down my chopsticks and looked at Xiao Ju and Zheng Duo and sighed, nodded and chuckled and said, "This Mr. Chen's meal is really not delicious, and the pressure is getting bigger and bigger, and it's hard to swallow."

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Sha Xiaoliang said with a grin: "Where is it difficult to swallow?" I've been a police officer for so long, and the food here is the best, and there are chicken, duck and fish at every meal, so why don't they order us a braised pork ribs from 'Hongyun Restaurant' tomorrow? ”

Zheng Duo glared at him and said, "What else do you want to eat?" ”

Sha Xiaoliang looked at the expressions of Zheng Duo and Xiao Ju, and hurriedly lowered his head to eat, and didn't dare to joke anymore.

When the case analysis meeting was held at night, the eleven suspects were analyzed one by one, and after the analysis of the technicians, the footprints found in the on-site investigation were male, and the crowbar used by the suspect to kill the victim was a tool to pry the door and pry the safe, and the safe was damaged Cheng dù was very powerful, if it was quiet in the dead of night after the factory shutdown at 12 o'clock, the safe would make a loud noise, and the time chosen by the suspect was that it was dark, and it was not easy for people to find themselves. The roar of the factory mixer can completely cover the sound of the pry door and the safe during this time, so it is very likely that the insiders will commit the crime.

If it is an insider who does the crime, Jiang Xueping and Xu Zhengwei are the most suspicious among the eleven suspects, Jiang Xueping is the cashier who is familiar with the situation in the financial office, and Xu Zhengwei is addicted to gambling, and the two have quarreled many times about this, and neither of their whereabouts has been confirmed by a third party.

There is another reason for my suspicion of Jiang Xueping, I always feel that Jiang Xueping's reaction to Guo Hongxia's death is too strong, which makes me feel strange.

Therefore, the task force decided to summon Jiang Xueping and Xu Zhengwei at the same time the next day, and Yang Lei, Sha Sha and I were responsible for questioning Jiang Xueping, Zheng Duo and Zhang Zhiqiang, and Li Hua was responsible for questioning Xu Zhengwei, and the rest of the people continued to investigate.

The next day's questioning work did not go well, the two of them described the activities of the night of the crime in the same way, the two of them watched electricity at home at night and did not go out, Jiang Xueping did not live in the factory that night and rushed home because Xu Zhengwei went home that night, and the two went home for reunion.

The interrogation lasted until noon without progress, the house leak happened to rain overnight, and there was another knife robbery in the town, the victim was the owner of a small shop, seriously injured and dying, and it was another homicide, Zheng Duo could only rush back to the city and arrange for the disposal of the case, and Deputy Director Xiao was responsible for interrogating Xu Zhengwei.

In the afternoon, Qi Jinjun of the peripheral investigation team sent a message: they found a clue in the village near the factory, and some people reported that two villagers in the village often climbed over the wall and entered the factory to steal things, and some people in the village saw them riding motorcycles to the factory on the night of the crime.

Qi Jinjun and the others found the wheel marks of motorcycles and traces of climbing over the wall outside the factory wall, and the two men left the village after the murder and have not returned.

After getting this clue, Deputy Director Xiao convened us for a short meeting and rearranged the current work: "Although new clues have appeared, the line between Xu Zhengwei and Jiang Xueping still cannot be relaxed, let Xu Zhengwei go back first, and continue to inquire about Jiang Xueping."

Li Hua said: "If it was Xu Zhengwei's case, this inquiry has alarmed him, what if he runs away when he is put back?" ”

"If he really runs away, letting him out is giving him a chance to run, this is called picking up grass and beating rabbits, and I'm afraid he won't run!"

Deputy Director Xiao said: "Let him out, Zhang Zhiqiang and you will keep an eye on him and watch his movements."

I said, "Continuing to ask Jiang Xueping is actually putting pressure on Xu Zhengwei, if it is really a case they did, Jiang Xueping has been asking us, Xu Zhengwei can only sit on pins and needles, he doesn't know how long Jiang Xueping can carry it, and it is more likely that he will jump up."

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After thinking about it, I said to Xiao Ju again: "However, it is not necessarily, maybe Xu Zhengwei's psychological element is super good at withstanding this pressure, but no matter what, I can't let Jiang Xueping know that Xu Zhengwei was released, Jiang Xueping's psychological element is not as good as Xu Zhengwei, Xu Zhengwei is a gambler, and sometimes he will make a desperate bet, if it is really the two of them who do the crime, it is more likely to open a gap in Jiang Xueping."

Deputy Director Xiao said to me: "Now these two people are only suspicious, there is no evidence, the detention conditions are not sufficient, you continue to question Jiang Xueping here, Zhang Zhiqiang took two people to keep an eye on Xu Zhengwei, Qi Jinjun and I went to the current search they found, if it can be verified that the case was made by those two people, then let go of this line."

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After entering twelve o'clock, the sound of the machine in the factory area stopped abruptly, the sound of workers walking around after work and talking decreased little by little, the lights outside the window gradually went out, and the whole factory area gradually fell into silence and darkness.

The night here is much darker and quieter than the night in the city.

I like to read books in the dead of night and savor the world in books, and I also like to interrogate in the dead of night to explore people's psychology in detail.

At night, people's camouflage will be reduced to a minimum, and people's psychological defenses will also be minimized.

After Xiao Bureau and they left, it has been Yang Lei and Sha Sha occasionally asked Jiang Xueping some questions, I remained silent most of the time, just carefully observed her, she was much thinner and haggard than I saw her on the day of the crime, it is now more than 1 o'clock in the morning, she has shown positive cooperation to our questions, and has not raised any objections to us for keeping her here for so long, she is silent when we don't ask her, and there is a resigned attitude in her expression.

I held the case file in my hand, looking through the pictures of the scene investigation, the victim Guo Hongxia was hit hard by a crowbar in the brain, the brain burst out, and when she died, she was face down, and the blood that flowed out soaked her face, and the photos of the face after the body was turned over were covered with blood, and a pair of thin black-rimmed glasses hung obliquely on her face, and her eyes were wide open and terrifying.

I closed the scroll and looked at Jiang Xueping and asked.

"Jiang Xueping, how is your usual personal relationship with Guo Hongxia?"

I asked, "We usually have a good relationship, Sister Guo is a very good person, and she has always taken good care of me."

"You give me a few examples, let's listen"

I looked at her and said Jiang Xueping looked at us and lowered her head, and before she could speak, she began to cry again, I stared at Jiang Xueping and said in a deep voice: "Jiang Xueping, there are nearly 1,000 people in your factory, and it is not for nothing that we sent you and Xu Zhengwei alone, and our police also told you before, and we have also learned about you from many aspects, you are a kind-hearted person, and you don't want Guo Hongxia to encounter such a disaster, right?" ”

Jiang Xueping sobbed: "Yes, if she hadn't gone to the office that night, this wouldn't have happened!" I don't know what she was doing in the office that night, we don't usually go to the office at night, it's dark on the road without lights."

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"You asked her if she was going to the office at night that day?"

I asked.

"I asked"

Jiang Xueping replied casually, and then added after a moment's pause: "I asked her if she had anything to do overtime before going home, and she said no, let me go home with peace of mind."

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Her casual answer just now made my heart light up, and Yang Lei also glanced at me lightly.

Seeing that I had been staring at her, she lowered her head and turned her body uneasily.

I didn't relax and asked closely: "Jiang Xueping, do you know what day it is?" ”

Jiang Xueping looked up at me, her eyes showing surprise at a loss, and she shook her head.

"Today is Guo Hongxia's first seven, the dead are going to come back to see, we have been living here for this time, I have dreamed of Guo Hongxia for the past two days, a smiling face that was white and slightly fat, but as soon as she turned her face, she was miserable when she died, I will be awakened, didn't you dream of her? I see you've lost a lot of weight these days, and I don't think you can sleep,"

Jiang Xueping looked at me timidly and stopped, I got up and turned the file to the autopsy page, and put it in front of Jiang Xueping: "Look at her appearance when she died, do you think she will be willing?" ”

Jiang Xueping only glanced at it, then dodged backwards in fright, covered her face and cried loudly.

"Look at what she looked like when she died, don't you think she was wronged? She also has a sick husband, a daughter who has no one to support, and her eyes are so wide when she dies, she doesn't blink to death, you know? ”

I stood beside Jiang Xueping and said in a gloomy voice in her ear.

At this time, I felt that I was Guo Hongxia, and I was so resentful and unwilling to this unwarranted disaster.

"I didn't want to hurt her, I really didn't want to hurt her,"

Jiang Xueping broke down and cried.

"I know, you just want money"

I whispered in her ear.

"It's not me, it's Xu Zhengwei, he owes a lot of gambling debts, and others force him to pay back"