Ye Xiaoxiao sat there, the two of them sat like this all the time, the sound of the TV was still very loud, and the classic TV series from many years ago - "Journey to the West" was played on it, which happened to be the scene of Sun Wukong beating the white bone spirit three times. After about a while, Han Yu stood up and turned off the TV, and then walked into the kitchen again, followed by Ye Xiaoxiao.

Seeing that Cheng Jiaxuan and Bai Yifan were coughing, Ye Xiaoxiao asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Han Yu walked up to the two who were coughing and patted them on the back, "It's hard work." Just now Lao Cheng said that the guests outside didn't hear the sound inside that day, so I just went out to see, the TV has not been turned on since the accident, so the sound of the TV should be the volume at the time of the accident, I will call Lao Cheng to shout inside, but just now we were outside, or very focused on listening, did not hear the sound. ”

Several people thought it was a little incredible, but the reality proved that the guests of the day were not lying when they said they didn't hear it. The propagation of sound needs to pass through the medium, and the sound emitted by the television set of the day caused an obstacle.

Since the fire and other police had already arrived on the day of the crime, the only thing to gain from this visit to the scene was the testimony of the guests and the proof of time. After returning to the team, Ye Xiaoxiao asked Bai Yifan, "Xiaobai, has Cheng Gang's wife been contacted?" ”

"It's connected, it should be there now, I'll take a look." Generally speaking, if it is to investigate the relatives of the deceased, the police will take the initiative to inquire about the other party's home or place of work, but Cheng Xiuxiu's situation is special, and the restaurant is now the location of the crime, so Cheng Xiuxiu is currently temporarily staying at a friend's house. Bai Yifan planned to go to her before, but she said that she wanted to take the initiative to come to the team to cooperate with the investigation, so as not to cause trouble to her friends.

Soon, Bai Yifan walked in with a middle-aged woman, this is Cheng Xiuxiu. She is very petite, which does not match Cheng Gang's burly and tall figure at all, and she looks particularly weak. She was wearing a black cotton coat and a dark scarf, and her pants were very thick cotton pants, but because they were worn on her body, they did not have a very heavy bloated feeling. Her facial features are very delicate, but because of her dark skin and obvious wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, she has a little more earthy atmosphere.

She seemed to have an injury to her left foot, so she limped when she walked, Bai Yifan supported her, went to the chair in the middle and sat down, and poured her another glass of water. Several people present were a little surprised, they knew the general information of Cheng Xiuxiu before, but they had never seen her in person, so they never thought that it would be such a thin and delicate woman.

Han Yu was also surprised, but he was used to being quiet all year round and wouldn't show it.

Cheng Xiuxiu coughed a little and drank some water to ease it a lot. Han Yu glanced at Ye Xiaoxiao, he was good at everything, let him fight against the extremely vicious gangsters, he could do it better than anyone else, but as soon as he met the family of the deceased, he was completely out of luck.

After knowing Han Yu for so long, Ye Xiaoxiao and Cheng Jiaxuan naturally understood what he meant, so Ye Xiaoxiao moved the chair closer to Cheng Xiuxiu and asked, "I invite you to come this time, I also want to learn from you about the situation on the day of the crime." ”

"yes, I know." Cheng Xiuxiu's voice was very soft, "That afternoon, I went out to buy vegetables after serving food to two tables of guests, and then I received a call saying that something was wrong, so I went back." ”

"Aren't restaurants generally buying food very early in the morning, and many restaurants will also have special food delivery, why do you choose to go out at that time?" Ye Xiaoxiao continued to ask.

"We have a special delivery service and come in the morning. But I went out that afternoon, thinking that we would make something else to eat in the evening, and I wanted to go buy some clothes. Cheng Xiuxiu pointed to her sleeves, and when she got closer, she saw that the black clothes were a little shabby, and the cuffs were faded, "I have been buying this dress for many years, and they are all pilling." It's almost the Chinese New Year, and we're going back to our hometown, so I want to buy some new clothes and something for my family while it's not busy. Who knows, before I could buy it, I got a call. ”

Ye Xiaoxiao continued to ask some simple questions, and asked Cheng Xiuxiu to go back first. After she left, Bai Yifan said with emotion, "The boss lady feels so pitiful." ”

"Yes, it was originally such a reliance, and now it's gone." Also as a woman, Ye Xiaoxiao also sympathized with her.

"There's something weird, though." Cheng Jiaxuan said with a frown on the side, he had not made a sound before, and sat next to him to observe Cheng Xiuxiu. "Cheng Gang is Cheng Xiuxiu's husband, and now that he is dead, Cheng Xiuxiu has no support, so it stands to reason that he should be very sad. However, when I saw her just now, I felt that she was not sad, but very calm. ”

After Cheng Jiaxuan finished speaking, several people fell silent, Bai Yifan thought for a while and explained, "I feel that Cheng Gang doesn't seem to be very good to Cheng Xiuxiu. ”

"Huh?" Cheng Jiaxuan looked at Bai Yifan.

"My house is not far from that restaurant and I've been there a few times before. The proprietress has a relatively gentle personality, she does everything to serve food to the guests, the boss generally works in the kitchen, and he is particularly fierce every time he talks to the proprietress as if he is ordering, and the proprietress seems to be a little afraid of him. But I haven't been there many times, so I'm not sure, after all, every couple gets along differently. ”

"Xiaobai, Xiao Xiao, the two of you go to check on Cheng Xiuxiu and Cheng Gang's past, including their relationship problems and property problems. Lao Cheng, you and I will go with me to inspect and check the physical evidence brought back from the scene. ”

"Do you still check the physical evidence?" Cheng Jiaxuan had a headache, and almost all of the physical evidence brought back from the scene was burned and couldn't be seen, but they had already checked it twice.

"Well, I guess we're missing something." Han Yu pondered, with solemnity.

Regarding the information about Cheng Gang and Cheng Xiuxiu, Bai Yifan has already checked out some information, but it is only basic information. Cheng Gang and Cheng Xiuxiu are from the same village, they came to Linhua from their hometown three years ago, and the two have been married for more than 20 years, but they have never had children. The financial situation is normal, in Ye Xiaoxiao's words, except for poverty, everything else looks normal.

When the two came outside the restaurant again, it was already evening, and the barbecue restaurant on the right was also open. When I came here before, I went to look for the store on the left, but there was only one employee at the time, and the boss had something to do. When I came over in the evening, the boss came back, the owner of the store was a middle-aged woman, about 40 years old, slightly fat, sitting at the cashier knitting a sweater, when she saw Ye Xiaoxiao show her police officer card, she was startled, and quickly said, "Comrade policeman, I haven't done anything to violate discipline." ”

Ye Xiaoxiao shook his head, "I know, I asked you about the restaurant next door." ”

"Oh, you said Xiuxiu and the two of them." Hearing that it was not his own business, the shopkeeper instantly relieved himself and sat back in his place.

"yes, how are they usually?"

The woman thought for a moment and replied, "Xiuxiu is not bad, and her personality is gentle, but she is timid. Cheng Gang, I don't know. ”

Bai Yifan was in disbelief beside him, "You have all been neighbors for a few years, so you still have some contact." ”

"Hey, in this world, everyone around the pillow may have their own ghosts, not to mention our neighbors across the wall." The woman said with some emotion, "But as far as I know, Cheng Gang seems to like drinking very much, sometimes he is not busy, I just see him sitting at the door and drinking some wine, he doesn't interact with us much, at most he comes to buy a cigarette or something, and every time he directly takes something and pays for it and leaves." Even though we've been neighbors for three years, I haven't talked to him as much as I have told you today. ”

Ye Xiaoxiao nodded, "Okay, then let's go first, if there is a need, we will come to you again." ”

As soon as the two of them turned around and were about to leave, the shopkeeper's voice sounded again, "Comrade policeman, there is something I am not sure about, I don't know if I want to tell you or not." ”