It was already past ten o'clock in the evening, and the streets outside were still full of people and bright lights, and the night in City A seemed to have just begun. In Langhong's villa, it was a different scene at the moment.

Lang Hong slammed his head against the door and fell straight to the entrance, with a large red blood stain behind his head. And his eyes, which had not been closed, looked straight at the ceiling, and did not blink.

At the entrance, there were blood stains on one of the corners of the shoe cabinet, and there were some dots of blood stains that splashed on the cabinet in the entrance. The police officer who did the trace examination carefully surveyed the scene, for fear of missing a detail. Walking from the entrance to the living room, a few short steps were covered with glass shards.

The Bogu shelf in the living room displays strange knick-knacks from various countries, and at this moment there is a vacancy, and it seems that the glass fragments in that place originally belonged there. Except for the mess in the living room, the other rooms are clean and tidy, and not surprisingly, the living room is the first scene.

Xiao Rongzheng put on gloves and shoe covers to examine Lang Hong's body, only to see that he noticed a broom next to Lang Hong. When I picked it up and looked at it carefully, I found that the handle of the broom had obvious signs of bending. He took out a rather large plastic bag, stuffed the broom into it, and handed it to his colleagues at the survey site, "Lao Zhang, please check this also to see if there are any fingerprints on it." ”

"Okay, Captain." Officer Zhang took the evidence bag, carefully put it away, and then took the camera to carefully photograph the blood stains on the entryway cabinet.

"Oh my God, is this a dead man?" An exclamation came from outside the door, Xiao Rongzheng took off his gloves and walked out. A woman wrapped in a nightgown with curly hair all over her head looked curiously into the door.

"Hello, this is the scene of the crime now, please cooperate with our work and stay away from here, thank you." Xiao Rongzheng wanted to go into the house after speaking, but heard the woman muttering behind her back, "This house is noisy all day long, I think something will happen, now it's okay, it's really dead!" My house will still be able to be sold by then! It's unlucky! ”

"This lady!" Xiao Rongzheng showed his police ID, "I am the criminal police officer in charge of this case." You know a lot about this household, and I hope you can go to the police station to help us find out about the situation. ”

The woman didn't want to be nosy, but she looked at the tall and tough Xiao Rongzheng who was looking at herself seriously at the moment, and she didn't know how to refuse for a while.

"Name?"

"Zhu Rongrong."

"Age?"

"29 years old."

"Occupation?"

"Art brokers."

"Relationship with the deceased?"

"Ordinary neighbors." Zhu Rongrong, who was sitting on the chair, didn't even have time to change his clothes, and was invited to the police station for questioning with a small roll on his head.

"Please tell us more about what you heard at the time of the crime, as well as what you usually know about this family." Xiao Rongzheng sat opposite with a pen to make notes, he was still wearing that Pikachu's sweatshirt, and he hadn't found a chance to change his police uniform back.

"That's right, about seven o'clock, almost eight o'clock, his car came back from outside. And Lang Hong may not be in a good mood, and he dragged his daughter, and the little girl shouted loudly. Later, when they entered the door, they didn't really hear it, but it was certain that the man had beaten his child. ”

"Does Lang Hong usually beat his children?" Xiao Rongzheng's pen paused for a moment, he raised his head and asked.

Zhu Rongrong said disapprerovingly, "This is not a big deal, parents with children are driven crazy by children every once in a while." Moreover, that Lang Juanzi smashed the glass of my car with a stone two days ago, and the beating was light. That child just lacked discipline, and this time she couldn't bear it, and then killed Lang Hong. ”

Zhu Rongrong reasoned vigorously, but he didn't notice Xiao Rongzheng's slowly gloomy face. He remembered Langhon's humble look a few hours ago. That's how he looked, and he actually deceived the three adults present.

He was a little self-blaming and annoyed, but he was also a little worried about Cheng Han. It can be seen that she regards this girl who is suffering from domestic violence as a stand-in for her younger brother. But once the girl is really the murderer of her father, even if she misses, what should the child do?

Xiao Rongzheng froze, "Ms. Zhu, did you see other people entering the villa at the time of the crime?" ”

Zhu Rongrong sat there, his eyes rolled a few times, as if he remembered something, "Yes, it seems that just after eight o'clock, I heard the sound of the car engine, and I looked out a little curiously." It was a little dark at that time, and it was hard to see, but it was a tall woman who got out of the car.

The car parked in front of his house for about ten minutes, and then left. After a while, I heard a big movement over there, as if something had hit the ground. I, a girl, was scared and didn't dare to go over. Later, Officer Xiao, aren't you coming! As she spoke, she twisted her body and glanced at Xiao Rongzheng shyly.

"Do you see what kind of car it is, and what is the license plate number?" Xiao Rongzheng ignored her eyes and asked.

"The license plate number is not real, only the mantissa is 88. The car, it seems to be a Porsche Cayenne, or it is the SUV of Lamborghini, I can't tell the difference. After Zhu Rongrong finished speaking, he flew a glance at Xiao Rongzheng.

"Okay, thank you very much Ms. Zhu for the information you provided. However, I would like to ask, you always knew that Lang Hong had committed domestic violence against his daughter, why didn't you call the police! Ignoring her flirtation, Xiao Rongzheng asked in a deep voice with a straight face.

When Zhu Rongrong heard that it was aimed at himself, he hurriedly sat upright, and said with some grievances, "It's none of my business!" It wasn't me who beat me, it was their own family's business, and I was an outsider who was nosy. If I manage too much and am retaliated against, you say that I am not wronged! ”

Listening to Zhu Rongrong's theory that it had nothing to do with herself, and her expression of fear of being affected, for a while, she didn't know what to say.

He calmed his tone and said to Zhu Rongrong, "Ms. Zhu, thank you very much for your cooperation, I asked my colleague to send you home now." If you have any clues that are beneficial to this case, I hope you can contact us. As he spoke, he wrote down the landline phone number of the police station on a piece of paper and handed it to Zhu Rongrong.

"That's for sure! However, Officer Xiao, I can't be sure when I think of something, how can you make sure that this landline will be picked up at all times. Why don't you give me your number, so that we can communicate at any time? ”

Looking at Zhu Rongrong, who was shy and expectant, Xiao Rongzheng became a little irritable, "Ms. Zhu, our police station has people on duty 24 hours a day, you can rest assured." If you are worried that you will not be able to contact us, you can call the police on 110 and then transfer it to us. ”

After he finished speaking, he turned his head and said to Xie Wencong, who had been holding back a smile next to him, "Old Xie, it's so late, you can send Ms. Zhu home quickly." Remember, it must be delivered safely! After speaking, he ignored Xie Wencong's grievances and left without a head.

In another room, Lang Juanzi was sitting on a chair with her head down. She has maintained this position since the moment she was taken back to the police station, and it has not changed until now, neither sad nor joyful, neither crying nor making trouble.

Cheng Han didn't have the privileged work authority and couldn't participate in the questioning, so he simply stayed by Lang Juanzi's side to accompany her. Even if the girl didn't say a word, she followed in silence.

Cheng Han's ears rang with what Xu Ranran told her, "This little girl is a little strange, she ran to the police station by herself to call the police, saying that she turned herself in." He also said that he accidentally pushed his father down, and then his father didn't breathe! Although the child said this, although there were tears in the corners of her eyes, her expression was calm, not like that of a child of her age. ”

She looked at the girl who didn't say a word, and was a little puzzled. In the end, how many unknown sides do you have, and which one is the real you?

There was a "squeak" and the door opened. Xiao Rongzheng walked in with his mobile phone, looked concerned, and asked in a low voice, "Did Juanzi say it?" Cheng Han shook his head helplessly.

"Then you come out with me first." Xiao Rongzheng covered the microphone of his mobile phone and walked lightly to the door. Cheng Han's face was full of doubts, but he still raised his heel. I saw Xiao Rongzheng hand the mobile phone to Cheng Han, and the words Professor Wang were written on the contact, "Hey? ”

"You girl, you're ready to work again before your injuries are healed?" Professor Wang's voice came from that side.

"Teacher, that, the injury is almost healed." Cheng Han hurriedly explained.

Who knew that Professor Wang on the other end of the phone didn't buy it, "I don't know what you are like!" Besides, Captain Xiao told me! Why, now starting to be interested in this kind of actual case? I don't know which child told me that he had to do theoretical research. ”

"Teacher, don't make fun of me."

"Okay, I got it. I have already told your superiors about you, and I also took you to solve a lot of cases during your doctoral studies, plus Lin Weifeng's case, you have made great contributions. So they affirmed your ability to do your job and decided to let you serve as a special consultant to the Interpol team, so that you can participate in the investigation of the case. But don't forget to give me an honest back to school when there's no case, you know! ”

"Uh-huh, thank you, teacher. I won't be ashamed of my teacher! ”

Hung up the phone, and saw Xiao Rongzheng leaning against the door and looking at her with a smile, "It seems that I will have more advice in the future, Dr. Cheng." ”

She smiled too, "Advise me." ”

In the office, Xiao Rongzheng wrote Lang Hong's name on the whiteboard, and wrote Lang Juanzi's name next to this name.

"The medical examiner's report has come out, and the deceased suffered blunt force wounds to the head and caused damage to the brain stem. The fatal wound to the deceased's head was consistent with the angular shape of the shoe cabinet in the entrance of his house, so it is preliminarily determined that he died from the back of his head hitting the corner of the shoe cabinet, and the time of death was between 8 p.m. and 8:40 p.m. on October 8.

But whether it is as Lang Juanzi said, it is Lang Hong who she accidentally pushed down, we have to wait for Lang Juanzi to question her emotionally, and then question her properly. As he spoke, he wrote another somewhat unfamiliar name on the whiteboard, Yao Hongyu.

Yao Hongyu, she is Lang Hong's ex-wife, that is, Lang Juanzi's biological mother. She left Langhong five years ago, and it didn't take long for her to marry Cui Jay, a wealthy businessman, and she hasn't been in touch since. ”

Hearing the name Cui Jieyi, Xu Ranran was a little surprised, "Cui Jieyi is almost seventy years old, this Yao Hongyu's intention is too obvious." ”

"Ranran, look at what you said, people may be love." Xie Wencong retorted.

"I don't know if it's love or not, but it's true that she's in a hurry to have an heir now. Otherwise, when this old man is gone, what will she do to fight for the family property with those adult stepsons. ”

"Who knows, she might have other plans." Xie Wencong didn't care.

"According to the information provided by Langhong's neighbor, Zhu Rongrong, on the night of the crime, an SUV appeared at the door of Langhong's house, the owner of which was a woman, and the tail number of the vehicle was 88."

As he spoke, Xiao Rongzheng took out a photo, on which was a tall, delicate, and well-dressed woman leaning against a yellow Lamborghini Urus, and the license plate number was prominently displayed, CAHY888.

This is Lang Hong's ex-wife Yao Hongyu, and the person the eyewitness saw on the night of the crime was her. So we're going to take her to the police station now for investigation, and if we rule out her suspicion, we'll have to ......"

He didn't finish his sentence, but everyone sitting there was silent. They all knew that if Yao Hongyu had nothing to do with this case, then they could only determine that she was the murderer of Lang Hong based on Lang Juanzi's own testimony.

IN THE LIVING ROOM OF AN OLD BUNGALOW FROM THE LAST CENTURY, A WOMAN WITH BURGUNDY WAVY HAIR, A GINGER SKINNY OVER-THE-KNEE FISHTAIL DRESS, AND A PAIR OF SILVER AND SEQUINS JIMMY CHOO IS DRINKING COFFEE AND EATING AN ENGLISH BREAKFAST AT THE DINING TABLE. Her facial features are exquisite, her whole person is bright and gorgeous, and she is the kind of woman who can catch people's attention as soon as she walks out.

Xiao Rongzheng and Cheng Han sat on the side, watching her elegantly cut the bacon on the plate with a knife and fork, the two glanced at each other, smiled, and neither of them spoke first.

Finally, after the woman had finished the last piece of scrambled eggs with Western milk on the plate, she said, "Okay, everyone is in good spirits after breakfast." I don't know if the two of you have the habit of drinking coffee, I'm at least a cup of coffee every day. ”

She raised her hand and asked the maid next to her to pour coffee for Cheng Han and them. When the coffee is poured into the cup, the mellow aroma comes to the nose, and people can't help but take a few more sips.

Cheng Han picked it up and tasted it carefully. She had just seen the maid brewing with a hand-brewed pot on the spot, and she took a sip. The hand-poured coffee is simmered in hot water, which removes the sourness and astringency of the previous American style, leaving only a mellow aroma, and the taste is really good.

And Xiao Rongzheng looked at the cup of brown liquid in front of him, pushed it in front of Cheng Han without moving, and then looked at the woman who was drinking coffee and said, "Ms. Yao, your ex-husband Mr. Lang Hong passed away last night. ”

Yao Hongyu's hand drinking coffee paused, and her beautiful eyes were full of incredulity, "How come?" He's always been in good health. When I went to look for him yesterday, he was fine! ”

Tears flowed down her face, but the delicate makeup was still obedient, without the slightest makeup.

"According to your daughter when she called the police, she pushed Lang Hong down and died in an accident." Xiao Rongzheng's eyes were firmly fixed on Yao Hongyu's face, for fear of missing any of her expressions. Hearing this, Yao Hongyu didn't seem to be very surprised, but just sighed, "I'll just say that sooner or later he will be punished for doing this." As a result, I didn't expect that it would be so fast, and it would also affect Juanzi."

"What do you know?"

Yao Hongyu nodded, picked up the cigarette holder ring on the table and put it on his left index finger, and took out a cigarette from the cigarette case and put it in the cigarette tray. After doing all this, she lit the cigarette and took a soft puff.

"Lang Hoon was a pretentious man from the time I knew him, and he always felt that with his talent he could become a painter like Picasso and Monet. He is immersed in his own world every day, even if I had Juanzi at the time, I still have to take care of the family alone. Later, when I was diagnosed with postpartum depression, he didn't care about me, but thought I was too squeamish. You say, such a husband, I don't divorce, what do you keep him for! ”

She took another puff of her cigarette and continued, "I was cleaned out of the house by him at that time, and he didn't let me see Juanzi." Juanzi could only send me a text message secretly, and I knew that Lang Hong had sprinkled all his hatred for me on Juanzi, and she was usually fine, but as long as he drank or was in a bad mood, he would punch and kick her.

You say, the rabbit bites when it's in a hurry, not to mention that it's still a flesh-and-blood child. So if Juanzi pushed Lang Hong down in a hurry, I wouldn't be surprised at all. ”

Cheng Han put down the coffee cup in his hand, looked at this woman who even smoked amorous and asked, "Since you know all this, why don't you go and sue Langhong and ask for custody back?" ”

"Do you think I don't want to? But at that time, I didn't have a job, I didn't have any money, even if I snatched custody, Juanzi didn't follow me around, and I didn't have a good life. In this way, it is better to follow Langhong first, at least not to worry about the economy and education. Later, I married Cui Jay, and finally had the ability to raise Juanzi, so I went to talk to him and wanted to get custody back. ”

"In other words, you went to Lang Hong yesterday to ask him for custody of Juanzi?"

"Yes, who knew that he was beating Juanzi at that time. My poor Juanzi stood there staggeringly, and everywhere she was exposed, she felt hurt when she looked at it. I went to stop him, but Lang Hong was angry at the time, so he couldn't make sense, and I didn't stay long, so I left. Who would have thought that I had just walked on the front foot, and he had an accident on the back foot. ”

Speaking of this, I don't know if I touched the scene, or if I still have some feelings for Lang Hong, Yao Hongyu's tears fell one after another. She choked up, stretched out her beautiful fingers, and gently wiped the tears from her face. Sure enough, good-looking people are like fairies when they even cry.

Xiao Rongzheng and Cheng Han glanced at each other, but they didn't make a sound, just silently waited for her to adjust her mood. After her mood stabilized, Cheng Han spoke, "Ms. Yao, Juanzi is alone in the police station now, and she doesn't say a word except when she calls the police." And now the evidence is all pointing to Juanzi, which is very unfavorable to her. So can you please Ms. Yao go back to the police station with us, with my mother by my side, Juanzi may say something. ”

Yao Hongyu extinguished the cigarette in his hand and said without thinking, "There is no problem." ”

Seeing that she agreed, Cheng Han followed Xiao Rongzheng and walked out. Walking to the door, she turned her head and looked at Yao Hongyu, who was following behind to see off the guests, with all kinds of charms, smiled at her politely, and couldn't help but praise, "Ms. Yao, your shoes are really beautiful." ”