At about 12 o'clock in the middle of the night, Li Xia opened the door of the house lightly and walked into the living room in the dark. She didn't dare to turn on the lights, for fear of waking her mother, and even more afraid that her mother would know where she was going tonight, and thus cause unnecessary trouble.

After the murder, my mother has been immersed in grief and unable to extricate herself, and she washes her face with tears all day long, and her mental state is very unstable. In order to take care of her mother, Li Xia had to move back to her home from her dormitory, and the school classes had to be put aside for the time being.

Considering her mother's special situation, Li Xia took the initiative to take on all the aftermath work and the big and small things at home. But for Li Xia, who is only 24 years old, the sudden death of his father is not the most cruel blow in the world.

Li Xia is not a girl with a strong personality. She grew up in a greenhouse-like home environment and hardly experienced any setbacks and tribulations.

Sometimes, however, growth is an overnight thing. The collapse of her mother forced Richer to become brave and strong at this time, because she knew that she had become the spiritual pillar of the family. If even she is immersed in sadness and collapses, her mother will really have nothing to rely on in this world.

"Lixia, where have you been?" Suddenly a woman's dreamy whisper sounded in the darkness.

Li Xia exclaimed, turned her head and found that her mother was sitting on the sofa in the living room, her hair scattered, looking at her directly, and the picture in front of her looked very strange. Without the light, she couldn't see her mother's face clearly, but she knew what a pale and haggard face it was.

"Mom......" Li Xia touched her violently beating heart, stabilized her emotions and said, "Why are you sitting here in the middle of the night?" I didn't turn on the lights either, it scared me to death. ”

Song Xiru ignored her daughter's complaints, and asked again coldly, "Lixia, where have you been?" Why did you come back so late? ”

"It's so stuffy at home, I'll go out for a walk."

"Let's go?" Song Xiru frowned, sniffed and asked, "How did I smell the smell of tobacco and alcohol on you?" ”

"Huh? Have it? Li Xia pulled up his collar and sniffed hard, pretending to be calm and replied, "Maybe I accidentally got it from somewhere, I'll go take a shower and change clothes." ”

"Lixia!" Song Xiru stopped her daughter and asked sternly, "Did you go to the bar just now?" ”

"No, no, why do you think that......" Rixia replied with a stammer, feeling a little flustered. Mother's sense of smell has always been very sensitive, and such an obvious smell will definitely not escape her mother's nose. She was thinking about how to explain it more reliably, when Song Xiru suddenly shouted hysterically at Li Xia: "Girl, don't lie to me, I know you went to the bar to find that little bastard!" ”

Obviously, the "little bastard" in Song Xiru's mouth refers to Qiye. After Li Tianhua was killed, Song Xiru learned from the police that Qi Ye was the first person to arrive at the scene of the crime. Combined with all kinds of suspicious signs before and after the crime, as well as Qiye's growth environment, Song Xiru insisted that Qiye was the murderer of Li Tianhua.

Under the influence of Song Xiru, Li Xia gradually became convinced of the conclusion that "Qiye was the murderer of her father". Li Xia knew that her mother was worried about her safety and didn't want her to meet the demon alone, so she hurriedly comforted her mother and said, "Mom, I really just went out to relax, and I didn't go to him." What do you think, the police can't help him, what can I do with him as a weak woman? ”

"You really didn't go to him?"

"Of course not."

"It's good if you don't go, it's good if you don't go......" Song Xiru said with a sigh while wiping her tears, "He's the kind of person who can do anything." I've lost Tianhua, and if something happens to you, then I really won't be able to live......"

"Don't worry, Mom, I won't provoke him." Reassuring her mother, she turned and went into the bathroom.

It wasn't until she turned on the light in the bathroom and stood in front of the mirror that she noticed a slender blood mark on her neck. This was accidentally scraped when he broke free from the scar man's control just now, although the injury was not serious, but when he thought of that thrilling scene, Li Xia still felt very afraid.

She didn't dare to imagine that if Officer Gu hadn't come forward in time to rescue, would those two people have killed Qi Ye? If Qiye died in front of her like that, she would definitely be very unwilling in her heart.

On the face of it, Qiya doesn't seem to have a criminal motive to kill her father. If Qi Ye is really the murderer, then the reason for his murder will probably only be explained in person when he is caught.

The next morning, Fan Cong brought Feng Jingchun, another suspect related to the case, to the criminal police team. After investigation, this person is not only Li Tianhua's college classmate, who once had an argument with Li Tianhua at a college reunion because of his daughter's study, but also a student who was once made friends by the second victim, Liu Yiping.

When Liu Yiping was killed, Feng Jingchun claimed to be home alone and had no alibi. And on May 22, the day Li Tianhua was killed, Feng Jingchun took sick leave and did not go to work at the company. But Fan Cong learned from Dr. Zheng at the community hospital that the sick note for a severe cold was just a random one he wrote for a friend.

Feng Jingchun is a middle-aged man with a simple appearance and few words. According to the data, he and Li Tianhua were born in the same year, but due to different living circumstances, the two seem to be at least ten years apart.

The first time he was questioned by the police as a criminal suspect, Feng Jingchun was very nervous. He sat on the chair and looked at Qiao Sheng and Fan Cong in turn, wanting to say something but didn't dare to speak, holding back very uncomfortable. Qiao Sheng saw that he was addicted to smoking, threw him a cigarette, and at the same time took a photo and put it in front of him, and asked, "Do you know this person?" ”

Feng Jingchun took a puff of cigarette, and his nervousness eased slightly. He was a little short-sighted, squinted his eyes and stared at the photo for a long time before he said slowly: "It's a little familiar, but I can't remember it." ”

"Oh? Can't remember? Qiao Sheng laughed coldly, obviously dissatisfied with the other party's answer. Then let me remind you, her name is Liu Yiping, and she is a mathematics teacher at R City Normal University. ”

"Liu Yiping, Liu ......" Feng Jingchun whispered a few times, and suddenly woke up like a dream, "Ah, I remember, Teacher Liu once taught me, I haven't seen her for almost twenty years." After a pause for a few seconds, he asked a little timidly, "Teacher Liu, what's wrong with her?" ”

Qiao Sheng then took out another photo and put it on the table, "Yesterday morning, Teacher Liu was killed in his own home. Let's see, is this crime scene a little familiar? ”

Feng Jingchun only glanced at the bloody photo, and immediately covered his mouth and retched a few times, with a frightened expression on his face. "This, what's going on? You guys, give me, why don't you show me this? He asked, his fingers trembling slightly.

"Don't you know?" Qiao Sheng looked at him with a smile and said, "Then I'll remind you again." At noon on May 22, Li Tianhua, the vice president of the Normal University, who was also your college classmate, was killed, and the murderer's modus operandi was exactly the same as this case. We learned that you had a motive to kill Li Tianhua, and then you provided us with a fake alibi. ”

"What fake certificate? I don't know what you're talking about. Feng Jingchun's eyes dodged, as if he looked weak.

"Then let me ask you again, where were you at noon on May 22nd? What are you doing? ”

"I, I had a cold that day and was given an infusion in the community hospital."

That's not what Dr. Cheng said. If you think about it again, did you remember it wrong? ”

"I ......" Feng Jingchun slowly lowered his head, as if he was engaged in a strong ideological struggle in his heart. After a long silence, he raised his head again, his expression miserable and helpless. "Comrade policeman, I know I shouldn't lie, but something happened to my family, and I had no choice but to do it."

"What's going on, you make it clear." Qiao Sheng clenched his fists, feeling that the situation was a little wrong.

Feng Jingchun continued to explain: "You have investigated me, and you should know that my daughter took the college entrance examination this year and volunteered to be the chemistry department of the Normal University. I approached Li Tianhua for this matter, and wanted to ask him to help him walk through the back door or something, but he refused without thinking about it, not caring about the friendship between old classmates. I did resent him a little, but it was just a grumbling thing, and there was no way I could kill someone for such a thing.

"On the night of May 21, my daughter Xiaoxun was very depressed, and when she came home from school, she locked herself in her room, and she didn't answer no matter how she asked her. At first, the child's mother and I thought that Xiao Xun was in a mood because of her studies, after all, the college entrance examination was approaching, and she was under a lot of pressure to study, so she didn't pay much attention to it. Until 12 o'clock at night, there was still no movement in Xiao Xun's room, and no one answered when he knocked on the door. We were so worried that we broke the door lock only to find out that Xiao Xun had committed suicide by slitting his wrists in his room.

"Fortunately, we sent Kaoru to the hospital in time, otherwise the consequences would have been really unimaginable. Later, we learned that Xiao Xun found a boyfriend in school when she was in her third year of high school, and her recent decline in academic performance was because of that boy, but that boy broke up with her on the night of the 21st. This incident made Xiao Xun very sad, and he regretted that he had paid so much in exchange for such a sad result.

"The day after the incident, on May 22, I didn't go to work in order to accompany my daughter, so I asked an acquaintance at the community hospital to open a sick note. It's very disgraceful for my daughter to commit suicide because of a broken love, and I don't want to be pointed at, and I don't want others to know that Kaoru is doing stupid things, so I can only try my best to hide it. When Li Tianhua was killed, I was enlightening my daughter in the hospital. You can look into it, and I promise it's all true. ”

After listening to Feng Jingchun's explanation, Qiao Sheng's face couldn't help but show a look of disappointment. In this way, the man in front of him may have nothing to do with the serial murder case.

Fan Cong also expected that things would not go so smoothly. After a moment of silence, he continued to ask for Qiao Sheng, "What were you doing yesterday morning between half past six and seven o'clock?" This time, answer truthfully and don't lie again. ”

"I'm not lying, I was sleeping at home at that time."

"Can anyone prove it?"

"Nope. After Kaoru was discharged from the hospital, my wife took her back to her mother's house in the countryside to change her mood, and I lived at home alone. ”

"Okay, I got it. That's all for today, we'll get back to you if you have any questions. Fan Cong glanced at Qiao Sheng after speaking, the latter nodded, and the two of them left the interrogation room together.

In the corridor, Qi Ruonan and a dignified middle-aged woman were walking towards them. Qiao Sheng had some impressions of that woman's appearance, and without waiting for Ruonan to introduce him, he took the initiative to ask, "Hello, is it Ms. Meng?" ”

"Hello." The woman nodded politely, "My name is Meng Ling, and I am Teacher Liu's daughter." ”

"Team Qiao, I'm going to take her to find out about the victim's situation now, do you want to come along?"

"I'm not going, I'm going to see Director Xia later." Qiao Sheng glanced at the time, patted Fan Cong's shoulder and said, "Go ahead and see if you can find any connection from the two cases." ”