"Two days before the accident, I had just replaced that hose, and that hose was brand new, how could it be old and leaking?"

Ge Bin couldn't sit still any longer, he leaned forward and asked with a calm face, "Are you sure?" ”

"Pretty sure. I bought this hose online and replaced it myself. Xu Zhonghui replied sonorously, "You also know that the place where we live is a private area, there is no natural gas pipeline, and every household can only use liquefied gas tanks." For a long time, I have always felt that there are certain concerns about using liquefied gas tanks. Therefore, I am always careful and take precautions, regularly inspect and replace some parts to ensure that there is no danger of air leakage. Just last week, I realized that the hose was being used for a long time, so I bought a section and replaced it. I just want to ask, how can a new hose that has just been replaced age and leak in two days? ”

"But the on-site investigation has found ......"

Ge Bin did not continue to argue. The investigation of the scene was carried out by personnel from the fire brigade and the criminal department, and they were not involved, so it is impossible to judge whether Xu Zhonghui's statement is true. But Ge Bin trusts the professionalism of these people, and he knows in his heart that professionals will not lie and deceive. Well, there's something strange about it.

"Could it be that you are mistaken?" Ge Bin said tentatively, "Maybe you did buy a hose from the Internet and came back, but you haven't had time to replace it yet." From the few times I've been in contact with you, I seriously suspect that you're an alcoholic. You also know that it is very common for people to have some hallucinations after drinking, and to take the illusion under the intoxication of alcohol as reality. ”

"I don't have a bad habit of drinking." Xu Zhonghui suddenly defended sharply, "Recently, I have been a little dependent on alcohol, but I still have a lot of self-control, and I know where my degree is." The last time you were caught, it was just a coincidence. Please don't make it my norm to say that things happen by chance. ”

Ge Bin was silent. He has only a few encounters with Xu Zhonghui, and he doesn't know much about him, so it is indeed difficult to determine what his current state is. As far as the situation of that night is concerned, Xu Zhonghui's alcohol consumption is very shallow, only half a bottle of red wine is drunk, and in just twenty minutes, he is already drunk and unconscious. Looking at tonight's performance, two draft beers, the degree is not high, but he obviously drank too much just now. But at this moment, he seemed to have regained his senses, which showed that his self-control was indeed amazing.

"First of all, I can tell you for sure that I did get a new hose. Secondly, even if I hadn't replaced that hose, I can tell you with certainty that the leaking hose was not the one we used to use. Our liquefied gas tank hose was stolen and replaced. Xu Zhonghui kept throwing heavy 'bombs' one after another, "In order to prove that what I said is true, I originally planned to use the remaining new hose and the old hose as evidence to show you, and it will be more convincing to compare the two." Unexpectedly, when I went home to pick up the old hose after the funeral today, I found that it was gone. Someone sneaked in and stole the old hose while I wasn't home. ”

Xu Zhonghui's words were more and more incredible, but Ge Bin was obviously not swayed by his words, his mind was very calm, and he was relying on clear thinking to distinguish the truth of these words.

"There must have been a lot of outsiders coming in and out of your house in the past two days, will someone mistakenly dispose of the rubber hose as garbage?"

According to Ge Bin's idea, in addition to holding a memorial service at the funeral home, the family of the funeral will also set up a mourning hall for the deceased relatives at home to pay respects. A businessman like An Jia should have a lot of people who come into contact with each other on weekdays - this has been verified in the funeral home - then there must be a lot of people who will go to the house to mourn, and it will inevitably form a situation of many people. The population of the An family is not large, either old or young, and the only pillar An Huaisheng is also busy taking care of his friends in business, and it is obviously impossible for these people to take care of all the links during the funeral, so it is obviously impossible to ask someone to help - this has also been verified in the funeral home - so, could it be that those who came to help in the process of setting up the mourning hall and sorting out the relics, threw away the aging rubber hose as garbage?

"In the past two days, no outsiders have been in or out of our house."

"What? Not a single outsider? Ge Bin looked surprised and said in disbelief, "Wouldn't it?" This afternoon, I saw a lot of people going to attend Enron's funeral, and didn't any of them go to their homes to pay their respects? ”

Being questioned by Ge Bin like this, Xu Zhonghui seemed to react, but his face became more and more gloomy at this moment.

"Of course, there are many people who go to the house to mourn, but these people are not going to my house but to the villa."

"Why?"

"An Huaisheng set up An Ran's mourning hall in the Anjia villa." Xu Zhonghui almost gritted his back molars and barely squeezed out this sentence.

"In the end, it's my own daughter, or I can't bear to abandon her." Ge Bin sighed with emotion.

"Ha" A loud laugh pierced the sky, and then Xu Zhonghui's cold words sounded.

"Do you really think so? That's naïve! The reason why An Huaisheng set up An Ran's mourning hall in An's villa was just to take care of his own face. Although it is not a secret between you and me that An Ran fell out with him and ran away from home, few people in his circle of friends or in the business field knew about it. He's an egoist through and through, and won't allow any stain to exist that would prevent him from making a lot of money. ”

"Didn't you object?"

"Against? Of course I'm against it! But who will heed my objections? Since no one is paying attention, what is the use of my objections? Xu Zhonghui smiled bitterly, "I'm not even a bedbug in his eyes." Didn't you see with your own eyes how he treated me this afternoon? He is such a strong person, he doesn't take me seriously at all, how can he care about my feelings? ”

"In other words, no one has been in or out of your house except you in the past two days, has it?" Seeing that Xu Zhonghui was silent, he asked again, "Have you ever checked the doors and windows of your home?" Have you found any signs of vandalism? ”

Another bitter smile appeared at the corner of Xu Zhonghui's mouth, he shook his head slightly, and said, "Does that gate of my house still need someone to destroy it?" ”

Ge Bin was a little stunned when he said this. Although the door was forced by the situation, although this door was not broken by him, but when he thought of the door frame that had clearly revealed a twisted shape, Ge Bin still felt a little apologetic: "Didn't you change the door?" ”

"How can I afford to change the door? Besides, there's nothing valuable at home for people to steal, so let's do it first! I'll take the time to change the door in a few days. After that, Xu Zhonghui tugged at the corners of his mouth again, but this time in addition to bitterness, it also carried a sense of coldness.

"Who else has the key to your house besides you?" Ge Bin didn't want to explore the deep meaning of those smiles, so he didn't see them, and continued to ask, "I remember Anxin said that you hired a nanny for An Ran, did that nanny go to your house after the accident?" ”

"Nope." Xu Zhonghui categorically denied it, but his tone seemed weak, "I already called her yesterday to inform her that she doesn't have to come to my house from now on." Her salary is settled until the end of the month, and I have transferred it to her yesterday, and we are considered to have paid it off. ”

"She didn't go to your house to help sort out An Ran's relics in the past two days?"

"No, I sorted out all the items by myself, and I stopped Anxin from wanting to help."

"Why?"

"This is the last thing I can do for her, and it's like I'm atoning for my sins! In front of me, I failed to take good care of her; After her death, try to do as much as possible for her. The dead may not feel it, but the living feel better. ”