Chapter 8: Hide and Seek (II)

"I didn't have an affair with Tang Yuankai."

When Yan Junli and Yang Wenbin found Zhu Xuetao, the young woman looked calm, sitting on a chair with her legs crossed and playing with her mobile phone, as if she didn't take the police in front of her seriously at all. The desk in front of her was a mess, and the materials and folders were just open on the table.

"But according to Tang Yuankai's wife, she firmly believes that you are the 'vixen'."

"In 2011, people still believed that 2012 was the end of the world." Zhu Xuetao said disdainfully.

Yan Junli was a little annoyed by Zhu Xuetao's attitude, and he raised his voice, "Miss, we are not detectives investigating extramarital affairs. Now that human lives are at stake, every piece of information has the potential to influence us to catch the real murderer! ”

"So what? What does it have to do with me that you have caught your murderer? Zhu Xuetao hung a pair of eyes, still disapproving, "What's more, I said that I have nothing to do with him, but it doesn't matter." ”

Yan Junli was helpless, and when he turned his head, he met Yang Wenbin's playful eyes, and the captain of the criminal investigation team had no choice but to make a "please" gesture and give up the home field to the doctor.

"So, let's put that aside." Yang Wenbin cleared his throat, "What is your usual relationship with Tang Yuankai?" ”

Zhu Xuetao's eyes still didn't leave the phone, but the expression on her face obviously became a little vigilant, "Hmm...... Relationship, that's it. ”

"You mean, it's just a normal colleague relationship?" Yang Wenbin asked.

Zhu Xuetao nodded, "He's my boss, he just comes over for a cup of coffee occasionally, and he doesn't have any special connection." ”

"I thought a woman like you was at least good at lying." Yang Wenbin curled the corners of his lips and smiled.

"What, I didn't lie!" Zhu Xuetao's face turned red all of a sudden.

"Of course you lied." Yang Wenbin casually picked up an open folder from Zhu Xuetao's desk, took out a piece of information from it, and showed it to her, "This is your desk, and you don't share a desk with any colleagues, but there are two fonts on your information form, one is dragon flying and phoenix dancing, and the other is small and juanxiu." Obviously one is yours and the other is a man's. And you don't use all the things on your desk, do you? ”

Yang Wenbin pointed to a lighter on Zhu Xuetao's desk, "There is a lighter on your desk, but there is no ashtray, and there is no cigarette ash around, which means that you are not smoking." So this lighter must belong to some man who often comes to your office and forgets to take it with him, right? If these can't explain that you are cheating with Tang Yuankai, then I believe that the words on the back of this lighter can also explain it. ”

As he spoke, Yang Wenbin picked up the lighter, and there was a line of small characters engraved on the back of the lighter, which read: "Gift Yuankai".

Zhu Xuetao's face was red and white for a while, but she still pursed her lips and didn't say a word.

"Well, can't I convince you yet?" Yang Wenbin shrugged his shoulders and his eyes fell on the last layer of her messy bookshelf, where there was a hard card, "Even if you are so informal, you are still careful to put this card in the place that is least easy to touch, but can be seen at a glance, this card must be something very important to you." If I'm not mistaken, it must be a love letter you wrote to Tang Yuankai or Tang Yuankai to you, right? ”

As he spoke, Yang Wenbin reached out to draw that kind of card.

"Nope! Don't touch that! Zhu Xuetao's face changed suddenly, and she stood up from her seat with a "swoop", trying to stop Yang Wenbin. But it was too late, Yang Wenbin had already pulled out the card and saw the content on it.

It didn't matter what he looked at, but Yang Wenbin was completely stunned. This gorgeous card is indeed a good love letter, but the final signature of the romantic love letter is not Tang Yuankai, but a person named "Zhao Man".

"Give it back!" Zhu Xuetao snatched the love letter from Yang Wenbin's hand and put it back to its original position angrily.

And Yang Wenbin still didn't react at all.

Zhao Man? Who is Zhao Man? And the name ...... It's a woman's name no matter how you look at it.

"Difficult, are you ......" Yang Wenbin showed an expression of disbelief.

"Okay, okay! I'm fed up with you goddamn cops! Zhu Xuetao slapped the folder on the table irritably, "You guys made a mess of things, and you're all in the wrong direction!" Am I Tang Yuankai's junior? What are you kidding, you believe that old woman's words? That's right, I'm very familiar with Tang Yuankai, and I'm so familiar that I can go in and out of the nightclub together, but that nightclub is a famous gay in this area! ”

Hearing this, several people were all taken aback. Li Hong asked tentatively and cautiously, "What?" What do you mean...... You and Tang Yuankai are both gay? ”

"Shhhh Be quiet! Zhu Xuetao said nervously, "I don't want my life's secrets to be exposed by a few of you police!" ”

"So you mean...... You and Tang Yuankai are both gays in the deep closet? That's why you're so close? Yang Wenbin worked hard to sort out his thinking, "The conflict between Tang Yuankai and his wife is not because of cheating at all, but because Xiao Panxiang is a wife at all!" ”

Zhu Xuetao nodded, and looked nervously left and right for a while to make sure that no one around was paying attention to their conversation, and then said, "If you have been to his house, you should know that Yuan Kai is a very special and filial son." His father left early when he was a child, and he has always relied on his mother for his life. The old lady was old-fashioned and traditional, and it was absolutely impossible for him to accept the fact that his son was gay, and out of filial piety, he had to wear a mask anyway to hide his true face. And I had a similar experience with him, and I couldn't be open about my sexuality, otherwise my leg would be broken by my family. Ever since we met in the same gay bar, we've learned each other's secrets and become close. I didn't expect this to make his wife mistakenly think he had split his legs. ”

"But he's been missing for days now, you should have found out too, right?" Yang Wenbin asked, "But you don't look worried at all." ”

Zhu Xuetao was a little cramped and uneasy, "I'...... I heard that he had a fight with his wife, so my first reaction was that he should have gone to live with his boyfriend and didn't worry about it at all. But now that even the police are here, to be honest, I'm really a little apprehensive. ”

"His boyfriend? Who? Yan Junli asked.

"My name is Tao Mingming, I heard that he is a painter, and he lives on the opposite street." Zhu Xuetao stretched out her hand and pointed to the window, "I don't know the specific address, but you can definitely ask if you go around, he is still well-known in the neighborhood." ”

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"It's so infuriating, I think we're like a cow being led by the nose." Li Hong muttered, "I don't believe I'm the only one who feels this way." ”

"You're not alone." Yan Junli rolled his eyes, "Every time I feel like I'm going to get close to the truth, things suddenly take a 180-degree turn. ”

"So you mean it's my fault?" Yang Wenbin said angrily, "It's as if I'm deliberately leading you in the wrong direction over and over again." ”

"Hey, hey, we didn't mean that." Li Hong hurriedly waved his hand, "This is all the clown's arrangement, and he will carry the blame." ”

"Let's not say a word." Yan Junli waved his hand exhaustedly, "Maybe the clown just wants us to have infighting, and then lose without a fight." ”

"I have a hunch that I can't be wrong again this time." Yang Wenbin whispered and walked towards the opposite street.

Just like Zhu Xuetao said, they casually asked a few passers-by on the street, and several of them kindly pointed out the way for them.

"Tao Mingming? That freak lives right next to that barbecue restaurant. The passer-by asked curiously, "What are you looking for him for?" That man didn't have many friends. ”

"Police, investigate the case." Yan Junli replied succinctly, "You said Tao Mingliang is a freak? ”

The man nodded hesitantly and whispered, "Hmm...... Everybody in our neighborhood knows that. Officer, you'd better be careful, this person isn't normal. I once saw him running out into the street in the middle of the night and scribbling weird stick figures on the walls. Some neighbors said that they had smelled a strange smell coming from his house, which was strange and scary. ”

Yan Junli nodded, thanked him, and came to the door of this strange man's room with Yang Wenbin and Li Hong.

"This place doesn't look as scary as the guy just said." Li Hong commented.

"Who knows what's going to be inside." Yan Junli walked in front, he raised his hand and was just about to knock on the door, but he stepped back and pushed Yang Wenbin to the front.

"You're not going to do it, are you?" Yang Wenbin is very funny.

"Knock!" Yan Junli urged.

Yang Wenbin had no choice but to raise his hand and knock on the door, shouting, "Mr. Tao Mingming?" Mr. Tao Mingliang? Are you there? We are from the Criminal Investigation Brigade of City C! ”

But they were only met with a long silence.

"The master doesn't seem to be at home."

"Hey, do you smell anything?" Li Hong said suddenly, shrugged his nose vigorously, and frowned, "I think...... I seem to smell the smell of what the man said. ”

Yang Wenbin and Yan Junli glanced at each other, and also shrugged their noses, there was really a strange smell wafting out of the crack in the door.

Yan Junli's face changed suddenly, and he immediately shouted, "Quick!" Kick the door! Kick the door open! ”

Li Hong immediately set up a position, and the two trained men attacked the fragile door panel together, and it didn't take long for the door to be kicked to the side. At this moment, the smell of the peculiar smell became even more pungent.