Silver Snow Line [Criminal Investigation]

Half an hour later, Lu Shaohui brought a few bottles of mineral water, gave one to each person, and sat down next to Xie Qingfei.

"I have asked the old couple about everything. They told me everything after a few threats. Zhang Yan is indeed not their biological child. When Zhang was young, he was diagnosed with asthenospermia and was unable to have children. The older generation thinks that a family without children is incomplete. At that time, there was no family planning. A family in the same village had an extra daughter. They could not pay the fine for having an extra child, so they were going to kill her quietly. They let the couple secretly take the child back and register it under their names. But asthenospermia is not a terminal illness after all. Their living conditions improved and their bodies were almost in good shape, so they had Zhang Yuheng."

It goes without saying that the Zhang family, who already has a biological child, a son at that, would treat Zhang Yan, who is essentially an outsider.

Xie Qingfei: "What about insurance?"
Lv Shaohui: "After Zhang Yuheng found out that Zhang Yan had depression, he told his parents. At first, the couple didn't take it seriously. The Internet wasn't that developed back then, and depression wasn't taken seriously at all, especially by older parents, who thought it was just a pretentious illness. As a result, a girl next door to his family committed suicide by jumping into the river two years ago - do you remember this?"

After a moment of recollection, Xi Ming realized that he had indeed heard of such news.
"The one about postpartum depression?"

"Yes. The girl actually had some symptoms of depression. After giving birth, her condition worsened due to various family reasons. She jumped into the river when she was alone at her parents' home. Zhang's father and mother knew more about the situation privately from their neighbors. When they heard that depression could really kill people, they remembered that Zhang Yan seemed to have the disease as well. It happened that Zhang Yan had a miscarriage during her first pregnancy and was very depressed. They were afraid that she would commit suicide one day, so they bought a lot of insurance for her, and Zhang Yuheng's name was written as the beneficiary. I don't need to tell you what it means. And Wang Shuang found the insurance policy at Zhang's house one time. After questioning, the two old people definitely didn't dare to tell the real plot. After all, Wang Shuang loved his wife so much that he would definitely not stand on their side, and they would quarrel if things went wrong. Who knew that Wang Shuang didn't say anything, and even agreed with them that he understood everything and was willing to pay privately for them to continue buying, but he repeatedly warned them not to let Zhang Yan know about it, for fear that she would think too much."

Zhao Chongyun said in disbelief: "He, he has always known?"

"It's more than that. When Zhang Yuheng borrowed money from Wang Shuang yesterday morning, he had just learned that he was 'worth a lot of money'. He asked his parents to confirm this, so when he was interrogated in the afternoon, he was anxious for us to close the case as suicide so that he could get the compensation as soon as possible. But when he went back in the evening, Wang Shuang was also at Zhang's house, which means that after his father-in-law and mother-in-law bought the insurance, he paid for several high-value insurance policies with Zhang Yuheng as the beneficiary. Zhang Yuheng's brain turned around, which was amazing. He might have to go from a multi-millionaire to a billionaire. If Zhang Yan was not murdered, he would have to find a way to become a murdered person, otherwise his level might not be able to rise. But he didn't expect that he was also investigated by the public security brigade for suspected involvement in online gambling and couldn't get away. He hurriedly asked to see Captain Xie, so that we could quickly change the nature of the case from suicide to murder, so as not to delay his fortune."

"Damn it," Xi Ming said, "This kid has such a dark heart. My righteous passion will definitely be tainted if I lose to him."

Lu Shaohui patted his arm and said, "I wonder if Wang Shuang had already planned to frame Zhang Yuheng for Zhang Yan's death. Whether it was buying insurance or deliberately revealing the insurance information to him during the quarrel this morning, it was all to give Zhang Yuheng a more complete excuse to 'kill his sister to get insurance'. After all, Zhang Yuheng's skills are all focused on work, and his scheming is not enough. If he is only after money, Wang Shuang's trick will definitely work."

Zhao Chongyun really didn't understand: "Since Wang Shuang hates this family so much, why not just divorce them? Why go through so much trouble?"

Xi Ming said: "Wang Shuang and Zhang Yan founded the factory together, but they were not married at that time, so all these were classified as Wang Shuang's personal property before marriage. I don't know what Zhang Yan was thinking when they got married. She even signed a prenuptial agreement. In fact, it is easy to understand. Doesn't she always feel sorry for Wang Shuang? She also knows what kind of bad morals her family has. I guess she signed it for him. What a silly woman. Now all the income during the two years of marriage has nothing to do with her.

"She has no job and no income. When she was alive, she could get some living expenses from Wang Shuang every month. If she divorces, she will have nothing. In the eyes of outsiders, she has no legitimate reason to agree to divorce Wang Shuang, so it will arouse suspicion from others. Zhang Yan did not do anything to let down this marriage, but Wang Shuang cheated on her. If the Zhang family becomes suspicious and investigates, Wang Shuang may lose the lawsuit, so divorce is definitely not an option."

Zhao Chongyun immediately showed an expression of fear of marriage.

"Besides, divorce doesn't mean the relationship between the two families is completely severed. Human relations are a thread that can't be cut off. It's normal for you, a child, not to understand. It is known that no matter whether it is a divorce or anything else, Zhang Yan will not take away any personal or joint property. As long as she dies during the marriage, Wang Shuang will not bear any obligation to support her parents. Only working people like us think that the insurance amount of several million is a sky-high price, but for Wang Shuang, this may not be the best solution. After all, spending some money to buy his brother-in-law as his scapegoat is definitely more cost-effective than being entangled and sucked blood by this family for decades to come." After Lu Shaohui finished speaking, he blew away the goose bumps on his arm, "Captain Xie, what do you think?"

Xie Qingfei leaned back in his chair, looking up at the light above, not seeming to feel the glare at all.
Lu Shaohui called her a few times before she seemed to come back to her senses and said slowly, "Among all the procedures you mentioned, the most critical link is that Zhang Yan must die accidentally without arousing suspicion, otherwise everything will be in vain. Since Wang Shuang has such a meticulous plan, he even predicted that we would suspect Zhang Yuheng during the investigation, so why didn't he calculate a good ending for himself? I think... Wang Shuang also had the sudden intention to kill yesterday, but the timing was wrong and the handling was not perfect, so we found him suspicious."

Then he asked, "How is Qin Yonghui? Is he awake?"
Lu Shaohui said: "Not yet. The doctor said that her injuries were not serious, but she didn't know why she couldn't wake up. She...was pregnant, three months, but the baby was lost."

Xie Qingfei nodded, and seeing that the three were staring at him, he said, "Let's stop here today. Everything will be clear when she wakes up."
Lu Shaohui couldn't help but yawn when he heard this, and he was no longer polite: "Okay, then I'll take Xi Ming away first. What do you say, Xiao Zhao?"
Zhao Chongyun looked at Xie Qingfei: "I... won't go back yet."
Xie Qingfei glanced at him and said, "Then you go to guard Qin Yonghui's ward, okay?"
Zhao Chongyun nodded quickly: "Of course! I will definitely watch carefully this time and won't doze off again!"
Xie Qingfei: "Okay, go ahead, I'll take a nap."
"Here?" Zhao Chongyun disagreed, "Are you very tired? How about I take you back first? It's so cold here."
Xie Qingfei smiled and said helplessly: "You are really disobedient."
Zhao Chongyun immediately fell silent and stopped insisting. After a moment, he said, "Then I'll leave first. Be careful not to catch a cold."
He kept looking back every few steps and finally had to turn a corner, and he could no longer see Captain Xie.

The entire floor was guarded by police officers, and it was not difficult to see that the situation was special. When Zhao Chongyun was about to reach Qin Yonghui's ward, a woman in her fifties suddenly appeared in the corner, looked at him timidly, and asked, "Are you a colleague of Officer Xie?"

Zhao Chongyun didn't wear a uniform today, only a work badge around his neck. Although he was just a trainee policeman, he looked very serious, and his young face was full of justice, which was very consistent with the image in the public security propaganda film, making people think that he must be a very reliable policeman.

"Yes, my last name is Zhao." Zhao Chongyun looked at her unfamiliar face and asked suspiciously, "Who are you?"
"Hello, Officer Zhao. My name is Liu Shuzhen," the woman said. "My daughter-in-law lives in the ward next to Zhang Yan's."
After she said this, Zhao Chongyun became much more serious.
It was the first time that someone called him "Officer Zhao". He couldn't help but feel flattered. But thinking of Xie Qingfei's slightly tired look, Officer Zhao decided to talk to Liu Shuzhen first. The two sat down on a bench in the corridor.
"Auntie, don't be nervous. Tell me slowly if there is anything."

Liu Shuzhen glanced at the police special police guarding the ward not far away, swallowed her saliva, and whispered, "I saw the news. The one who had the car accident...was it Doctor Zhang?"
Zhao Chongyun was stunned for a moment, then realized that the Doctor Zhang she was talking about was Zhang Yuheng.
There was nothing to hide about this, so he nodded: "It's him."
Liu Shuzhen said sadly, "I heard from the nurses at the nurses' station that Dr. Zhang might be the murderer of his sister, otherwise the police wouldn't have brought him back for investigation. And he didn't come to work today, most likely..."
Zhao Chongyun neither admitted nor denied it, but just looked at her quietly.

Liu Shuzhen sighed: "Actually, yesterday morning, when I was washing clothes in the bathroom, I heard Dr. Zhang and his sister arguing next door."
Zhao Chongyun's eyebrows trembled: "Yesterday morning...what did they say?"
Liu Shuzhen: "Dr. Zhang hopes his sister will give him 20 yuan because he overdrew from buying a watch and can't pay it back."

Zhang Yuheng wanted to ask someone for help, and probably anticipated that Zhang Yan would be angry, so he dragged her to the bathroom before speaking.

"I'm only short of 20 yuan. Please lend it to me first, and I'll pay you back when I have more money!"
Zhang Yan laughed angrily: "Zhang Yuheng, do you think I look like someone with 20 yuan? You are really too unreasonable. Why do you want to buy something beyond your means? Do you think you should buy it?"
Zhang Yuheng was still coaxing her in a gentle voice: "I just like it. It was impulsive at the moment. I promise I won't do it again next time..."

"It was an impulse" and "never again" are almost unreliable. However, Zhang Yan still hesitated when she saw her brother's sad face. Her parents favored her brother and ignored her, but her brother was also the only one in the family who gave her warmth. Her feelings for him were very complicated, with love mixed with resentment, and hatred that was hard to be pure.

After thinking for a while, Zhang Yan took a step back and asked, "Do you still have the purchase receipt?"
Zhang Yuheng: “Yes.”
Zhang Yan: "That's good. I'll go with you to return the stuff later."
"Sister!" Zhang Yuheng said anxiously, "I don't want to return it, I just want this watch! My colleagues all have several, but I don't have one. How can I face others with this?"
Zhang Yan said, "Why are you comparing yourself to others? I don't believe that a good person would dislike you just because you don't have a broken watch. That only shows that you two are from different worlds. Don't be friends anymore!"

I don't know what Zhang Yuheng said that irritated him. He said angrily, "What do you mean? You look down on me, right? Have you forgotten your last name? What did your parents teach you? How dare you not give me money?"
Zhang Yan said disappointedly: "Not only will I not give you any money this time, I will not give you a penny in the future."
Zhang Yuheng couldn't believe it and said, "What did you say? Are you crazy?"

"I'm not crazy, I'm just too sober." Zhang Yan tried to calm down and said, "I have given a lot to our family over the years, and I don't think I have done anything to let you down. I bought you the car you wanted, and I also tried my best to raise the down payment for the house you wanted, because you are a boy and you need these assets to find a partner. I understand. Yuheng, I can give you all these for your better life in the future, but you also have to be sensible and considerate of me. I am also a human being. I have my own husband and will have my own children soon. I can't support you all my life. You should correct your consumption concept, because I won't give you a penny anymore. If you continue to squander like this, you will just have to wait for your own destruction."

Zhang Yuheng sneered, "After all, you just don't want to give me money. What do you mean by paying for the family? You have done nothing wrong to me. These are what you should do. Otherwise, why would your parents give birth to you? Are you bringing this up now because you think I owe you something? You ungrateful bastard."
After all, he was her beloved brother, so even though he spoke harshly, Zhang Yan endured it and advised him, "Return the item. I'll help you pick out a new one when you're well. There's really no need to buy something too expensive. You can buy a good watch for 20,000 or 30,000 yuan."
"Twenty or thirty thousand?" Zhang Yuheng looked as if he had heard something funny. "I can't wear something this shabby. You should keep it for yourself."
Zhang Yan was extremely sad: "Yuheng, how did you become like this? Mom and dad would be so sad if they knew you... "
Zhang Yuheng suddenly said, "If you dare to tell anyone about this, I will kill you!"

Liu Shuzhen said: "Then, nothing happened. Doctor Zhang opened the window to smoke, and I quickly hid away for fear of being discovered by him."
Zhao Chongyun's eyes widened: "Is that all? Why didn't you tell me when Captain Xie asked you yesterday?"

Liu Shuzhen said with difficulty: "Because Dr. Zhang is my daughter-in-law's lifesaver. My son is working in another city and can't come back. Last week, I took my daughter-in-law out for a walk and she was accidentally knocked down by a passing child. It was Dr. Zhang who saw it and drove us to the hospital. He also rushed to help us arrange hospitalization. Dr. Zhang... is a very good person. He didn't despise me, an old woman who knows nothing. He paid all the medical expenses in advance. He said that his sister is also pregnant, gentle, beautiful and enthusiastic. If she lives on the same floor, she can take care of each other. How could I... I didn't expect to hear this conversation."

"Later, everyone said that Doctor Zhang had killed someone. I also heard him say that he wanted to kill Zhang Yan. On one side is my benefactor, and on the other side is my conscience. How should I choose? I'm scared." Liu Shuzhen wiped away her tears and said, "Officer Xie said that Zhang Yan was pitiful. She was eight months pregnant and she and her child were killed... My daughter-in-law is about to give birth, so I'll consider it as accumulating merit for my grandson. I, I'll tell you everything I know."

Zhao Chongyun didn't know what to say for a moment, and his heart suddenly felt blocked.

After sending Liu Shuzhen away, Zhao Chongyun planned to go back to find Xie Qingfei. He wanted to ask why this happened. Was Zhang Yuheng pretending to be kind in front of others or was he just a twisted weirdo? More importantly, he wanted to tell her that he really knew he was wrong. Maybe he also understood what Xi Ming said about the equality of human life, but how to distinguish between good and bad people? Life is just a skin, which cannot be seen through or understood. Even those who are open-minded may be hypocritical. It is really a complicated proposition.
In short, he had a lot of things to ask, and he just wanted to listen to her.

Zhao Chongyun walked quickly, feeling unusually relaxed. When he reached the last corner and was about to speak, he saw someone standing next to Xie Qingfei, and he stopped abruptly.

Wei Cheng came over at some point. Xie Qingfei still had her eyes closed. He took off his coat and carefully put it on her. But she probably closed her eyes to rest, and she opened them immediately.
When their eyes met, Wei Cheng was suddenly in a dilemma.
Zhao Chongyun hesitated whether to go over. He already knew about the breakup of the two, and Xie Qingfei certainly didn't want to see her ex-boyfriend appearing under her nose all the time. And... somehow, he felt that he should be standing next to Xie Qingfei at this moment. However, just after taking two steps, he saw Xie Qingfei holding up his clothes and leaning against the man.

She said, “I’m so tired.”

(End of this chapter)