Chapter 9: Ambiguity
November 1 was Halloween, and at 8:15 p.m. that night, the owner of the commissary, He Xiangshan, and his wife, Li Xuemei, were killed by the murderer with a nail gun in the commissary.
Surveillance footage shows that the murderer was a murderer wearing a Halloween pumpkin costume, the murderer is relatively short, because he is wearing a Halloween pumpkin hood outside, so there is no way to judge the exact height, the visual measurement is about one meter two, and the actual height should be about one meter.
What surprised us the most was that the murderer's costume was exactly the same as He Xiangshan and Li Xuemei's five-year-old son He Mingxuan.
The murderer deliberately chose the night of Halloween, and put on the same costume as He Mingxuan, and killed the two by surprise. Clearly, it was a well-planned murder.
The police judged that the murderer may have been a dwarfism patient who had had conflicts with He Xiangshan and Li Xuemei, so he became resentful and completed the vendetta.
He Mingxuan, who is only five years old, still can't understand what happened last night, and he doesn't have a clear concept of the word death. We asked him to stay at the Ningzhou Public Security Bureau for the time being, waiting for his family to come and pick him up.
The police have already contacted Li Xuemei's parents, who are traveling in the northeast, so we contacted He Xiangshan's father, He Zhen.
He Zhen's wife has passed away, and he has found a beautiful woman to marry and live.
After a short conversation, it was obvious that the reason why this beautiful woman lived with He Zhen was because of He Zhen's property.
Especially when she and He Zhen heard the news of He Xiangshan's death at the same time, their expressions changed, one was secretly happy in their hearts, and the other was grief-stricken. is all because He Xiangshan is He Zhen's only son, after He Xiangshan's death, there is one less heir to compete with a beautiful woman for the inheritance, and she can get more property.
The two of them take what they need, and each has a ghost in their hearts, which can really be regarded as a real dream in the same bed.
We learned from He Zhen about the natural situation of the deceased He Xiangshan, and He Zhen said to us that He Mingxuan was very obedient and honest when he was young, which made him very worry-free, studied seriously, and never got into trouble.
We weren't interested in He Xiangshan's situation when he was a child, and after listening to He Zhen, I immediately asked, "When did he start opening this commissary?" ”
"Xiang Shan and Xuemei met when they were working in other places, and after talking about marriage, the two returned to Ningzhou City and opened this commissary, now that I think about it, it should have been more than ten years ago." He Zhen's expression was a little dazed, and he hurriedly beckoned the beautiful woman to bring him some medicine for heart disease.
The beautiful woman didn't move, and didn't seem to want to get him medicine, but because the police were here, she hesitated, but still took the medicine and handed it to him.
"After He Xiangshan did business, how was the situation?" I paused and continued to ask.
For this question, He Zhen was obviously stunned for a moment, and stammered to us: "After doing business...... Still...... It's okay. ”
Not bad? He Zhen's use of the word is very subtle, and it also makes us feel a little surprised. Especially with his somewhat confused expression, this answer seems to be just a casual remark from him.
Did he encounter any difficulties in his life? Or who have you ever had a feud with or something? I asked.
He Zhen looked at me in a daze, perhaps the grief of losing his son in old age made him a little delirious, his eyes were a little wooden, and he said to me, "It should be...... It's not difficult...... Feud...... I don't know. ”
Should? The word is also very subtle, and it is an ambiguous answer to the previous "okay".
"When was the last time you saw them?" I thought about it and asked a relatively simple question.
But it was this simple question that made He Zhen a little embarrassed, the muscles at the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he looked at us with a dull gaze: "I...... I don't remember exactly......"
I looked into his gaze, very puzzled, obviously when I was communicating with him just now, he still answered fluently. Why is it that now, it has suddenly become a question and a question that I don't know?!
Maybe he was devastated when he heard about his son's death.
That's all I can explain.
He Zhen's current mental state is really not suitable for continuing to investigate and ask, and after exchanging glances with Li Meng, I decided that today's investigation will end here, and I will come to He Zhen another day.
I fixed my mind and said to him very politely; "Mr. He, please mourn, the police have now opened a case for investigation, and we are also making every effort to solve this case. If you think of something, be sure to get in touch with the police in time, let's do it today, you have to pay attention to your body, and we will visit you another day. ”
He Zhen's eyes were slightly closed, and he nodded weakly.
Li Meng and I stood up and prepared to leave.
He Zhen sat on the sofa and didn't move, it was the beautiful woman who sent us out of the house.
As the door closed, there was a "bang" sound, He Zhen couldn't control it anymore, and the tears couldn't stop flowing.
He sat down on the couch and kept muttering, "Retribution...... This is retribution......"
Li Meng and I left He Zhen's house, and we all felt a little strange about the results of today's investigation.
When He Zhen received the news of his son's death, it was human nature to be grief-stricken. But because of this, he will do his best to help the police solve the case and tell us everything he knows.
However, for a few of our simple questions, He Zhen answered us with a very vague answer.
The strangest thing for us is that He Zhen seems to know nothing about He Mingxuan's recent situation.
"I think this Obasang is a bit domineering, and he obeys He Zhenguan's obedience." Li Meng muttered, his impression of the beautiful woman was not very good.
I couldn't agree with her very much, because that Obasang was obviously here for He Zhen's property.
Thinking of this, I suddenly said to Li Meng: "He Zhen and He Xiangshan both live in Ningzhou City, but it seems that they don't contact each other often. ”
Li Meng nodded vigorously and affirmed: "That's right, you didn't see that He Zhen didn't know anything about He Xiangshan's question, and the content of the answer was also very vague. Isn't it bad to say that their father-son relationship is not good? ”
After listening to Li Meng, I was puzzled and said lightly: "Blood is thicker than water, even if the relationship is not good, it will not come to this point." And I think He Zhen is very sad, but it is that Obasan, who looks gloating. ”
"Yes, yes, yes! He doesn't look like a good person! Li Meng immediately chimed in.