Chapter XI: Interrogation
Yongning Village is remote and rarely outsiders come here, it is rich in Banzhu, most of the people in the village rely on this to make a living, Liang Xiaocheng said that Xie Tongzu has always lived here, he could not know the Fusang people, and the three Fusang people who suddenly visited in the middle of the night listened to the description of the apprentice somewhat bizarre and weird.
"You were also there at the time, did you hear the conversation between Fusang and Xie Tong?" I asked seriously.
The apprentice shook his head and said to us, Xie Tong was also very confused and asked the three of them what they were looking for him for, the man with the doll bowed his head and said something in Xie Tong's ear, but the apprentice didn't hear it, but Xie Tong's face immediately changed and he was shocked and nervous, turned around and explained the work in his hand to the apprentice, and took the three Fusang people to the outside of the ridge.
"So you didn't hear a word of what they were talking about?" Yun Duruo asked with some disappointment.
"Actually, I didn't talk for long, I was in the house to sort out the things for the next day's banquet, and not long after Xie Tong and the three Fusang people went out, I heard the sound of quarrels coming from the ridges." The apprentice rubbed his hands stiffly and said timidly. "I was worried that something was wrong with Xie Tong, so I walked outside the door to hear clearly, in fact, it wasn't a quarrel, it was Xie Tong who was angry and scolded the three Fusang people loudly."
"Scolding the Fuso people? Why did Xie Tong scold the Fusang people? The prince asked calmly.
The apprentice said that although Xie Tong is good at drinking, his personality has always been very easy-going and never quarrels with others, he has never seen Xie Tong get angry with his cooking skills, but that time Xie Tong was really angry, and the voice could be heard from afar, and the content of the dispute seemed to be that the Fusang people wanted to buy something, but Xie Tong scolded loudly, saying that he would rather die than sell anything to the Fusang people.
I glanced at the others, believing that they also knew with me when they heard this, that the things mentioned in Xie Tong's mouth should be related to the mysterious treasure, which shows that Xie Tong really knows some secrets, the scene of Xie Tong's murder has been turned over, and what the murderer is looking for is likely to be what Xie Tong is unwilling to sell.
"What happened next?" Han Yu asked.
"Later, nothing happened, Xie Tong came back from the ridge with a scolding and scolding, and he looked so angry that the wine jug in his hand was smashed, but I found that Xie Tong was a little flustered at the time." The apprentice told us as he recalled. "After Xie Tong came back, I kindly asked him what happened, but Xie Tongli ignored me, and when I turned around, I found that the three Fusang people who were standing on the ridge had disappeared, maybe it was too late, anyway, I didn't see those three people anymore when I turned my head."
"Haven't you seen a Fusang person come to Xie Tong since?" Nangong Yi asked seriously.
"Nope." After the apprentice nodded and answered in the affirmative, he suddenly remembered something. "But...... Before the three of them came, Xie Tong had mentioned the Fusang people once. ”
"When? Why did Xie Tong mention the Fusang people? I asked alertly.
The apprentice said that although Xie Tong helped people with banquets in the village, the income of the villagers was not high, and he would not be paid much, but the people in the village were simple and would never treat the craftsmen badly, so even if Xie Tong had no worries about food and clothing, there was not much money in his hands.
Xie Tong's good wine all day long is like losing half his life, and he drinks cheap wine on weekdays, but once the apprentice found that Xie Tong's wine was very expensive, and with Xie Tong's income, where would he be willing to buy such expensive wine, and Xie Tong was obviously in a good mood that day, and specially fried a few dishes for the apprentice to drink a few glasses.
The apprentice jokingly asked Xie Tong if he had made a fortune, Xie Tong usually didn't talk much, probably because he was drunk, and mysteriously told the apprentice that he was about to get rich, the apprentice thought he was drinking and didn't take it seriously, who knew that Xie Tong really took out a stack of money and put it on the table, the stack of money was not a small amount Xie Tong had to work for three years to earn it back.
Xie Tong said that this was only the first one, and he would make more money when Zhong Yulin came back.
"Zhong Yulin?! Who is this man? Yun Duruo was asked curiously for the first time when he heard this name.
"It's a village ruffian who is idle on weekdays and does things like stealing chickens and touching dogs, no one in the village treats him, Xie Tong has no relationship with Zhong Yulin, and I don't know how to get involved with him?" The apprentice said.
"You just said that Xie Tong also mentioned the Fusang people, what's the matter?" Han Yu asked.
"It's also related to Zhong Yulin, after Xie Tong told me that he was going to make a fortune, I came to him a few days later when I saw Zhong Yulin, and closed the door as soon as I entered the door with good wine in my hand, I don't know what he and Xie Tong are talking about." The apprentice told us 1510. "But it didn't take long for me to hear Xie Tong shouting loudly in the house, Zhong Yulin was pushed out of the door by Xie Tong, and threw the wine he brought on the ground, pointing at Zhong Yulin's nose and scolding, saying that no one can sell it to the Fusang people, saying that he didn't want the money, let Zhong Yulin get the things back, and then within a few days, as you told you just now, the three Fusang people came, I guess they want to buy something from Xie Tong, but it seems that Xie Tong didn't agree."
The things that the Fusang people want to buy must be related to the mysterious treasure, from the description of the apprentice, Zhong Yulin must have been in contact with the Fusang people, and he has also seen that thing, now Xie Tong is dead, Zhong Yulin is the only clue, if killing Xie Tong is to extinguish the mouth, Zhong Yulin who knows these things is probably more than lucky.
I walked quickly outside the house, where other police officers were interrogating and questioning the villagers, and I pulled him aside and said eagerly in a low voice.
"There is a person named Zhong Yulin who is related to Xie Tong's murder, he knows something related to Xie Tong's murder, I am worried that he will also be killed like Xie Tong, you immediately take someone to find Zhong Yulin."
Zhong Yulin ......," Liang Xiaocheng said to me after repeating the name in his mouth for a long time. Zhong Yulin in Yongning Village? ”
I nodded, but I didn't seem to care at all.
"You don't need to look for this person, I'm sure he's safe now, and you can see him at any time." Liang Xiaocheng said to me confidently. "And the murderer can't be Zhong Yulin, he was caught by us a few days ago and has been locked up in the bureau."
Hearing this, I understood why Liang Xiaocheng was so relaxed, and I breathed a sigh of relief in my heart, he was the key to Xie Tong's murder case, I was worried that Ye Changmeng would let Liang Xiaocheng deal with the rest first, and I and the others left and rushed back to interrogate Zhong Yulin.
Zhong Yulin, who saw him in the interrogation room, saw that we could still nod with a hippie smile, and I knew that he must have been arrested many times and had become an old fritter.
"I repent, I repent, I shouldn't have gambled, I went out and promised not to do it again." Zhong Yulin was not surprised when he saw it, and said slickly.
"Xie Tong is dead." Yun Duruo said coldly with a low face.
"......" Zhong Yulin's smile instantly froze on his face, and I saw his Adam's apple squirming, his eyes were a little flustered and anxious, and he was talking to himself in surprise. He's dead? ”
"Do you have anything to say to us?" Yun Duruo's interrogation skills are sophisticated, and he doesn't deal with Zhong Yulin at all, and asks straightforwardly. "You can still get out if you are caught gambling, and now that someone is dead, we can find you and explain that we also know in our hearts, and it is a big deal to kill someone, and you can think about it yourself."
"I ...... I didn't kill Xie Tong, I really didn't kill anyone. Zhong Yulin's face was pale and trembling with fright.
"Whether you kill or not, Xie Tong will naturally investigate and say something useful." Nangong Yi said to Zhong Yulin in an accentuated voice.
"I said, I said, it really has nothing to do with me, I'll ...... I secretly deducted some money from Xie Tong, yes...... It was the Fuso people who did it, and it must be the Fuso people. Zhong Yulin twitched the corners of his mouth, and the whole person trembled like a sieve.
Zhong Yulin mentioned the Fusang people again, Yun Duruo and I looked at each other silently, I walked to Zhong Yulin and took out a cigarette and handed it to him, Zhong Yulin took it tremblingly, because he was too nervous The cigarette was unstable, I helped him light the cigarette and patted Zhong Yulin on the shoulder.
"Tell me everything you know, now that someone is dead, if you don't report it, you will be an accomplice, you haven't been here once or twice, you're not afraid of petty theft, I don't think you can afford to kill someone."
Zhong Yulin couldn't stop nodding, and after smoking half a cigarette, his emotions slowly calmed down, he told us that he had no occupation and no fixed income, and he usually did things like stealing chickens and dogs in the village, and he was arrested for stealing a year ago, and met a person named Liu Weiming in the detention center.
Liu Weiming told Zhong Yulin what skills he could have when he stole chickens and dogs, and he couldn't make money and had a bad reputation, and he would be embarrassed to say it, Zhong Yulin heard Liu Weiming say this, and knew that this person had a way to ask for guidance, Liu Weiming told him that there were many people in the village who would dig up some things that were old, and take these things back and sell them for money.
After coming out of the detention center, Zhong Yulin felt that what Liu Weiming said was reasonable, so he went to the village to collect these antiques according to Liu Weiming's suggestion, the people in the village did not understand how much these things were worth, and they generally sold them when they were given money.
"What do you say all this has to do with Xie Tong?" Yun Duruo asked solemnly.
"Once I met Xie Tong when I was buying wine at the entrance of the village, I knew that he was a good cook, so I said that I would pay for the wine and let him fry a few dishes, Xie Tong saw that I was holding good wine in my hand and agreed without thinking about it." Zhong Yulin hurriedly said to the point, 1510. "I drank a lot that night, so I told Xie Tong to be a cook, it would be better to follow me to make more money by pounding cultural relics."
I lit a cigarette and leaned against the wall and listened to Zhong Yulin quietly, he told us that it was originally a drink and he didn't take it seriously, who knew that Xie Tong disdainfully said that he just didn't want to get rich, if he wanted to make it a long time ago and earn more than Zhong Yulin, Zhong Yulin thought that Xie Tong said a big thing and ridiculed him a few words, so that Xie Tong didn't blow the cowhide.