Chapter 072: Love Is Still There

The knock sounded, and after Fu Liangtao's answer fell, Pang Jitong pushed the door and walked into Fu Liangtao's office. Seeing the Japanese-style fried chicken bento in Fu Liangtao's hand, which had only been half eaten, Pang Jitong couldn't help asking, "Sir Tao, didn't you order the case analysis meeting to start fifteen minutes after the lunch break?"

Pang Jitong's words reminded Fu Liangtao, and Fu Liangtao looked at the clock on the computer, only to realize that the lunch break had ended for five minutes. Fu Liangtao thanked Pang Jitong and said, "Thanks to your reminder, otherwise I would have lost track of time just watching this video." I secretly sighed in my heart that there was no discomfort with the preset alarm clock reminder on the mobile phone.

Pang Jitong was even more surprised when he heard it, after more than a month of getting along, he knew very well that Fu Liangtao was a person who attached great importance to the concept of time, and he had never seen him holding lunch after his lunch break. Curious, Pang Jitong leaned over to look at Fu Liangtao's computer screen and found that what he was watching was the video he had just asked Xu Ningzhi, Liu Zijun and Cheng Qiao.

Pang Jitong's doubts were all written on his face, and Fu Liangtao naturally knew it at a glance. Fu Liangtao then replied, "I was looking back at the part where they mentioned Xu Jingjia, and I wanted to find out what kind of views and feelings the three of them had for Xu Jingjia." Seeing that Pang Jitong lost the expression on his face because of his words, he smiled again: "You don't have to think too much, even if other people don't know how to analyze micro-expressions, they can definitely read your emotions."

Fu Liangtao thought it was funny, but Pang Jitong didn't think it was funny. Pang Jitong felt frustrated because of Fu Liangtao's words, after all, no one wants other people to be able to easily spy on their thoughts, and this feeling of being directly told is as uncomfortable as being spied on.

Fu Liangtao didn't bother to tease him anymore, put away the unfinished lunch, and sorted out the documents to be used in the case analysis meeting for a while.

At this time, Pang Jitong said: "What else can they think of Xu Jingjia, it is nothing more than being friendly on the surface like Zhou Muqing, but in their hearts, they secretly compete with each other and compare everywhere? Moreover, since we found the audio of Xu Jingjia privately abusing Xu Ningzhi and Liu Zijun in their mobile phones, don't you think this may be the fuse for Xu Jingjia to break off contact with them?"

Pang Jitong's words are actually not unreasonable, after all, the time when Xu Jingjia cut off contact with them coincided with the time when they received Xu Jingjia's abuse of them. Fu Liangtao said, "What you said is the reason why I watched these videos back. For what I have observed is exactly the opposite of what you say."

Pang Jitong's question was answered in the case analysis meeting, because Fu Liangtao used the video of Xu Ningzhi and others mentioning Xu Jingjia in the meeting to concisely explain their true thoughts about Xu Jingjia.

Fu Liangtao cooperated with the notes he took during the interrogation of the three people, and while playing the video through the projector, he paused to explain to Luo Mengning, Qin Xiangwen and Pang Jitong who were seated: "Through these videos, we can see that when Xu Ningzhi, Liu Zijun and Cheng Qiao talked about their past relationship with Xu Jingjia, the corners of their mouths would rise from time to time, which means that they are happy in their hearts.

When it was mentioned that Xu Jingjia no longer interacted with them, although Xu Ningzhi pretended to be relaxed during the conversation, she could still see that the corners of her mouth would droop and her chin tightened the same as the last time she visited her, which was a typical manifestation of sadness. Cheng Qiao's expression became more and more blank when she spoke, and after saying this, she put her lips tight, indicating that she was angry about it. As for Liu Zijun......

Speaking of this, Fu Liangtao couldn't help but smile and said, "Even if I don't explain much, I believe you can see it. For most of the time in the confession room, Liu Zijun's emotions were dominated by fear. When talking about Xu Jingjia, her evaluation is mixed, but there is no hatred, jealousy and other emotions in her heart. We can see that her eyes are first turned upwards and then to the left as she recalls these events. This performance means that Liu Zijun is recalling what happened in the past in his mind. And when Xu Jingjia no longer interacted with them, there was also a faint feeling of disappointment and sadness."

Luo Mengning listened to this explanation, but was a little confused, so she asked, "However, while speaking, she has been trying to avoid your eyes and dare not look at you directly, isn't this the performance of a lying person with a weak heart?"

So, Fu Liangtao patiently explained Luo Meng's confusion: "Actually, there are many reasons why I dare not look directly at the interlocutor. Throughout the interrogation process, Liu Zijun avoided our attention from time to time. Combined with some of the evidence we have, I found that she also behaves like this when she tells the truth, so I am more inclined to think that the reason why Liu Zijun does not dare to look at us directly is because of lack of confidence or insecurity."

After that, Fu Liangtao restarted the video at three times the speed and continued: "You can see, in addition to not daring to look us in the eyes, Liu Zijun also grabs his arms with his palms from time to time. Before I started the questioning, I had already confirmed with her that she didn't do it because of the cold, so I can be sure it was a small gesture of uneasiness."

During Fu Liangtao's explanation, Pang Jitong on the side recalled the news related to Xu Jingjia and the contents of Zhou Muqing's diary, and finally waited for Fu Liangtao to finish speaking, and couldn't help asking, "Are they all sad and angry because of Xu Jingjia's severance of contact? This is strange, isn't Xu Jingjia and the four of them unhappy?"

Fu Liangtao replied, "The evidence in our hands shows that this is indeed the case. I think this is a deliberately created illusion and feeling.

Do you remember the first time we visited Xu Jingjia? When she recalled her past relationship with Zhou Muqing, she was still fascinated, which showed that Zhou Muqing did not cause her negative emotions, and the time she spent with Zhou Muqing in the past also made her feel happy."

Pang Jitong thought that Fu Liangtao couldn't please Xu Jingjia when he had been questioning him, and asked curiously, "Sir Tao, since you have this ability, why didn't you use Xu Jingjia before?"

Fu Liangtao replied with a deep groan: "Because Xu Jingjia is always expressionless." At the same time, Xu Jingjia's face swept through Fu Liangtao's mind, and Fu Liangtao was actually not sure whether Xu Jingjia had really managed her emotions to the extreme, or whether she was simply slow to react.

After thinking about it, Fu Liangtao subconsciously explained: "But no expression does not mean no emotion and no emotion. This kind of person is just more reserved, whether they are not good at it or they don't like it, they are more inclined to collect their emotions. In fact, their emotions are often deeper and richer than others."

These words were casual when they were spoken, but after they were spoken, they also entered Fu Liangtao's heart. Fu Liangtao thought of Xu Jingjia lying motionless on the table twice in front of him, and thought of Xu Jingjia's mention that he would be like this once his mood fluctuated, and he felt that Xu Jingjia was not a person without feelings.

Pang Jitong felt that Fu Liangtao's words were a little contradictory, and asked again: "If Xu Jingjia is so emotional, then, since Xu Jingjia and them are not unhappy, why does Xu Jingjia cut off contact with them?"

I only heard Fu Liangtao reply affirmatively: "I don't think it's that Xu Jingjia doesn't want to continue to communicate with them, but that she can't continue to communicate with them."