Silver Snow Line [Criminal Investigation]

Now, when Captain Xie occasionally has to deal with personal relationships, he cannot refuse everything too firmly. Eight years ago, it was natural that young Xie would be sent to blind dates by his leaders as a favor.
The other party is the son of a certain minister of the city. He originally wanted to find a female teacher so that she could stay at home to take care of her husband and children. After seeing Xie Qingfei's photo, he changed his mind and said that he would be willing to support her even if she was unemployed. After all, Xie Qingfei has a good family background besides his appearance. He has not graduated from university yet and may not necessarily become a policeman in the future. These can be negotiated.

But at that time, Xie Qingfei looked down on all the opposite sex, and he was even more disgusted with this kind of man with a clear purpose. His emotions were written on his face, and he could never learn a smooth social attitude. Although he had to go to the blind date, he couldn't give a good face at all, which is why Xu Siruo remembered that ordinary men retreated after hearing her speech. Who would have thought that the little fat man looked silent back then, but he actually "kept himself pure" for a few words from her until now.

Xu Siruo single-handedly silenced all five people present, especially Xie Qingfei. She inexplicably developed a sense of shame as if the non-mainstream posts she had posted on her space in her early years were being read out loud in front of everyone.

Wei Cheng let out a "hehe" and everyone except Xie Qingfei looked at him. Zhao Chongyun also silently united with him in his heart, hoping that he would say something quickly to punish this little foreigner.

Xu Siruo's face flushed, and his voice became smaller and smaller as he spoke: "Uncle, don't disbelieve me. Don't say that I don't have that kind of thought about An Qi at all. Even if I really want to do something, I won't do it."

"hehe."
Wei Cheng seemed to have lost his ability to speak and had completely turned into a weirdo.

Xu Siruo could only turn her shy gaze to Xie Qingfei.

Xie Qingfei was so embarrassed that he wanted to bury him on the spot. It took him a long time to find his voice: "What you said, well, there is no way to verify it. I can't believe you are innocent just by listening to a few words from you."
It is not as easy to determine whether a man has just had sex as it is for a woman. Even if abnormalities can be analyzed based on hormone fluctuations, it cannot be used as proof.
Although Xu Siruo was disappointed, he quickly adjusted his mood. Everyone could see that he had extraordinary trust in Xie Qingfei.

Xie Qingfei wanted to sit on the stool next to the bed, but had to borrow it from Wei Cheng, not even daring to raise his head.

As the most mature and steady man present, Lu Shaohui took up his responsibilities at this moment. He quickly brought a stool to Captain Xie and stood beside her, looking at Xu Siruo with a serious smile: "Since you can talk properly, describe what happened last night to us again."

Xu Siruo felt much more at ease when he saw Xie Qingfei coming. After he cried out his grievances, he fluently told about his experiences.

After visiting Xu Maokun in the hospital last night, Xu Siwei invited Xu Siruo to stay at his house temporarily.
Xu Siruo was not a fool. The news of the last kidnapping case was widely spread on the Internet, and many people speculated that he was the one who was blamed. He was actually on guard against this big brother. But even if Xu Siwei was scheming, he had a deep stereotype. He didn't look like a bold person who could come up with such an amazing conspiracy. Planning a seemingly plausible kidnapping was already the limit. So Xu Siruo accepted his invitation with the mentality of "see what tricks you want to play".

It was already past one in the morning when the two returned to the Yuexiu Mansion villa. Xu Siwei was not sleepy at all and asked Xu Siruo, who was also still energetic, if he was interested in having a few drinks.
There were many treasures in the wine cabinet, all of which were collected by Xu Siwei from various places, and Xu Siruo did not refuse.
After half a cup of wine, he was already tipsy. He heard his elder brother mocking him for his poor alcohol tolerance. He smiled shyly and said he wanted to rest. Xu Siwei then led him upstairs. There were three bedrooms on the second floor, one master bedroom and two guest rooms. As they walked, Xu Siwei told him that An Qi was resting in the guest room and took him to another vacant room. Before leaving, he also reminded him to go to the master bedroom to find him if he needed anything.
Xu Siruo just felt very sleepy. He nodded hurriedly, sent the person out, and fell asleep.

After recording this, Xi Ming asked, "What happened next?"

"Then I didn't remember anything until I woke up in the morning and found Anqi's body lying next to me. There was blood all over the floor. I was terrified and wanted to call the police, but my phone had run out of battery and was turned off. I went to find Siwei, but his door was locked and couldn't be opened." Xu Siruo said, "I felt that this must not be an accident, so I was going to go directly to the police station to report the case. I guessed that there was something in the bottle of wine last night, because I have a good alcohol tolerance and can drink half a bottle without any problem. And it's impossible for me to remember nothing. I never lose memory because of drunkenness! So I took it with me. But I don't know why I felt very uncomfortable. I fainted halfway through the walk. When I woke up, I was already in the hospital. Your people were watching me the whole time. By the way, did you check the bottle of wine? Did someone put drugs in it?"

Xie Qingfei asked, "Is there a line painting of a human figure hanging in the room where you sleep?"
Xu Siruo frowned and recalled carefully. This impression seemed to remain in his mind, so he nodded and said yes.
"That's the master bedroom, Xu Siwei's room."
"But Siwei clearly told me..." Xu Siruo was very surprised and felt his head starting to hurt again.
"Xu Siwei told us that An Qi slept alone in the master bedroom last night, and you and he slept in two guest rooms respectively. Are you sure you remembered it correctly? Or, when you went to bed, was there no one else in the bed?"
Xu Siruo rubbed his temples and began to feel uncertain. After all, he had strangely lost a part of his memory, and there was no guarantee that the memories he had now would be correct. If he had really slept with An Qi from the beginning yesterday, wouldn't that mean...

He pinched his collar and sat up straight in fear.

"I, I, I really didn't, no no, that's impossible," Xu Siruo was about to cry, looking at Xie Qingfei helplessly, "She and I..."

Xu Siruo was unconscious because of anaphylactic shock. The cat named Deng Deng that Xu Siwei and An Qi raised must have left a lot of traces of itself in the room where the host and hostess often stayed, so Xu Siruo was allergic to it because of contact. But Xie Qingfei thought again that because of Xu Siwei's personal living habits, his room was very tidy, the indoor air was kept unobstructed, and there was no cat hair left. She also paid attention to this when she went to check in the morning. Not to mention that Deng Deng had been missing for so many days, even if there was still some cat hair stuck to their original clothes, it should have been cleaned up long ago.

Xie Qingfei said: "Stretch out your hand and let me see it."
Xu Siruo was startled, his expression strange, and he unconsciously clenched his hands into fists.
Xie Qingfei glanced at him: "What's wrong?"
Xu Siruo pursed his lips, and finally opened his palms to her. There were clearly linear marks on his palms and knuckles.

At this time, Xi Ming also found a pair of leather gloves in Xu Siruo's personal clothes, which were also damaged in the same place due to being cut by the twisted wire.
Zhao Chongyun's expression changed immediately, and he asked, "How did you do this? What else do you have to say?"
Xu Siruo said sadly: "It's really not me, I don't remember!"
Xi Ming asked: "Is this glove yours?"
"It's mine," Xu Siruo said, his face pale, feeling helpless and unable to defend himself. He had seen An Qi's body with his own eyes and knew there were cuts on her neck. Of course, he could also guess where the marks on his gloves and palms came from. "But I'm not Cao Cao. How can I kill someone while I'm asleep?"

Xu Siruo held his head, feeling terrified because of the loss of his memory. Moreover, all kinds of accusations were directed at him. What if he really did it? What if his many sworn statements were eventually overturned by evidence?
He didn't know what to do.

After leaving the ward, Xie Qingfei asked Lu Shaohui: "Does Tan Wei have children?"
Lu Shaohui was stunned for a moment, and immediately said: "No, he has never been married, but he has a lover."
"Go find it... Never mind, give me the address and I'll go there myself."
"Eh. Eh? What are you doing?"
Xie Qingfei hooked his finger at Xi Ming: "Come with me."
Xi Ming glanced at his brother and asked cautiously, "What's wrong?"
Xie Qingfei: "Didn't I promise to help you find something? If nothing goes wrong, you can report to your ex-girlfriend later."
"You mean that person? The person who reported the case is gone," Xi Ming had no hope at all, "Did they really find him?"

Wei Cheng stood aside anxiously, unable to help but ask, "What are you talking about? Which one is that?"
"Cat." Xie Qingfei looked at him strangely, "Didn't I tell you before? I'm looking for something."
Wei Cheng: “…”
Seeing that his face was so dark, Xie Qingfei thought that he was unhappy because of Xu Siruo's horrifying "confession", but he had no intention of explaining.
Xi Ming keenly felt that the atmosphere had frozen, so he pulled Xie Qingfei aside and asked quietly, "Master, I really feel that your relationship with my brother has become distant recently. Are you going to become more and more distant until you die?"
Xie Qingfei was slightly startled, and quickly said, "Well, it's hard to say."
Xi Ming was anxious: "No, no, if you two break up, who will I be with?"
Xie Qingfei: "Follow the party."

Lu Shaohui was analyzing the purpose of Xie Qingfei's actions to Wei Cheng: "Deng Deng went missing after Xu Siwei was redeemed, and since Tan Wei could go to his house, the two of them must have a close relationship. He gave the appearance fee of 2 million yuan without hesitation, and Xu Siwei would probably not be rejected if he asked for a cat worth hundreds of thousands of yuan. Ashla cat has a good personality and is beautiful. Xu Siwei can use it to please his girlfriend, so maybe Tan Wei is also thinking of trying to please his lover? If Tan Wei really intervened in An Qi's death last night, then the cat hair on his body may be the culprit for Xu Siruo's allergic attack."
After saying that, he looked at Xie Qingfei again: "Captain Xie has a really good memory. He still remembered that Xu Siruo was allergic to cat hair after eight years. If she hadn't mentioned it, I really wouldn't have made the connection. This kid is really lucky to have met Captain Xie."
Wei Cheng said faintly: "Indeed."

Zhao Chongyun answered a phone call and came back, "The test results of that bottle of wine are out, saying that it contains a large amount of GHB and related substances. Master, what is GHB?"
"A kind of rape drug," Lu Shaohui answered him, "or in other words, drugs."
Xi Ming raised his eyebrows: "That's interesting. GHB is colorless and odorless, and is often mixed into drinks by criminals as a rape drug to assault women. Colleagues from the Anti-pornography and Anti-illegal Office can collect a lot of it from bars every few days. In addition to making people sleepy, this thing can also make people lose their memory. Most victims don't remember what happened to them even if they wake up, and they can't testify against the suspect, so the case ends up in vain. So Xu Siruo's statement that he doesn't remember anything may be true."

Several people acted separately, and an hour later, Xie Qingfei found the residence of Tan Wei's girlfriend Hu Yanping.

Hu Yanping opened a nail and eyelash salon on the west commercial street, but the shop was sparsely populated. When they arrived, Hu Yanping was sitting there, applying her nail polish while watching TV series.
The wind chimes hanging on the glass door made crisp sounds as the door was pushed open.

Hu Yanping glanced lazily at the door, said "Yo" and sat up straight: "What day is it today? There are so many handsome men and beautiful women here."

Because Wei Cheng had a strong desire to be a driver, he volunteered to drive the two police officers along the way. Hu Yanping obviously had no interest in Xie Qingfei, and her charming eyes wandered around Wei Cheng and Xi Ming. Before her finger hooked his chin, Xi Ming hurriedly took out his ID and said sternly, "The police are investigating a case and want to ask you about something about Tan Wei."
Hu Yanping's face changed, and she sat back unhappily, crossed her legs, and continued to paint her nails: "Comrade police, I'm not familiar with this person. If you want to find out more, you should go somewhere else."

A palace drama was playing on the brand new tablet computer on the desk. Every now and then, a voice would say “smash her mouth”. Xie Qingfei walked up to you, put the tablet upside down on the desk, and said with a smile: “Since we have found you here, it means we know your relationship very well. Even if you don’t know what Tan Wei is doing outside, you’d better answer our questions honestly. Otherwise, if you are regarded as his accomplice, your treatment will not be so good.”

Hu Yanping complained and cursed, "What can I know? That damned guy is usually nowhere to be seen. He only comes to sleep with me when he remembers me. How can I know what he does outside? Everyone comes to me to ask if I am his father or mother!"

Xie Qingfei caught the key point in her words: "Has anyone else asked you about him?"

Hu Yanping had a sour face and didn't say anything. She had already painted a layer of pink nail polish on the five fingers of her left hand and put her hand into the hole of the table to look at the light. Her free hand went to rummage through the bottles and jars on the table, slowly and methodically selecting diamonds to stick on her nails.

Xie Qingfei looked at her quietly for a while, and just as he was about to speak, he heard a notification tone coming from the speaker connected to Hu Yanping's mobile phone in the store, saying "10000 yuan has been deposited into the Alipay account."
She turned around and saw Wei Cheng standing in front of the wall where the payment code was posted, and he hadn't even had time to put down his phone.
Then he calmly put his phone back into his pocket, pulled out a chair and sat opposite Hu Yanping, and asked, "Can we talk now?"

Corruption, Xie Qingfei thought to himself.

Although corrupt, it was effective. Hu Yanping, who was nourished by money, immediately put on a smile like a popular inheritor of Sichuan Opera's face-changing technique and flattered, "This handsome guy knows how to behave. Anyone else? Of course there are. Just last week, a customer who wanted to get his nails done asked him about it."
Wei Cheng: "What kind of guest? Do you still remember what he looks like?"
"I can't tell what she looked like. She wore a hat and a mask, with only her eyes showing. I couldn't see anything clearly. She was probably in her thirties. Maybe she took good care of herself. She might be in her forties or fifties," Hu Yanping recalled. "And she must be very rich. She wore designer clothes. The bag she carried alone cost hundreds of thousands. I don't know when I will have such a good life."
Wei Cheng: "What did she ask you about?"
"We just chatted about some family matters. It's boring to sit for two hours doing a manicure without chatting. Tan Wei happened to call me at that time, so she asked if it was my husband. Tan Wei is not my husband. With his bad character, I would be starving if I followed him!"

The object of complaint is an eternal topic. When Hu Yanping talked about this, she opened up and told the guest how she met and acquainted herself with Tan Wei, and inevitably revealed more private information inadvertently.

For example, Tan Wei's mother died early, and he and his father depended on each other for survival. When he was young, he had a legitimate business in his hometown. Although he didn't make money, he was able to support his father and son. Later, his father died in a car accident while running a business, so Tan Wei sold the land in his hometown and came to Shengzhou alone.

For example, Tan Wei had a bad fate. When he was a child, the villagers in his hometown said that he had killed his mother. Later, his father also died. He left his hometown because of this. He lived in Shengzhou for several years. After he settled down, he found a partner, but this partner also died of illness before they got married. Since then, Tan Wei has completely lost his ambition. The money of his small family has been almost squandered, and he has been depressed and muddled until now.

"The fortune teller said I had a tough fate, but if I had known he was unlucky for his parents and wife, I would not have gotten along with him." Hu Yanping felt a chill down her spine as she said this, and hurriedly drew a line between herself and Tan Wei. "So I wanted to break up with him a long time ago, but he kept pestering me. If he really did something illegal, it has nothing to do with me."

There is a small door behind the nail salon leading to the upstairs. After Hu Yanping finished speaking, a muffled sound suddenly came from there.
Xie Qingfei raised his eyes and saw a slender cat with leopard fur jumping down from the stairs.
Hu Yanping pursed her lips at it and cursed it fiercely, "Little bastard, what did you break again? I'll punish you!"
Xi Ming hurriedly said to Xie Qingfei: "Master, isn't that..."
"Dingdeng." Xie Qingfei shouted.

The cat walked steadily from the shadows to the light. When it heard the shout, it ignored Hu Yanping's outstretched hand and walked straight to Xie Qingfei's feet. It turned over its belly and rubbed it against her shoes in a very affectionate manner.

Hu Yanping walked up to it, grabbed its neck and lifted it up, and taught it a lesson: "You are a traitor. You meow to everyone. Who is your master?"
Xi Ming asked: "Did you raise this?"
Hu Yanping's eyes flickered, and she said unsurely, "Tan Wei gave it to me."
"Did he say where he got it?"
"Isn't it just a stray cat? I picked it up on the street." Hu Yanping was stunned by his question, obviously having no idea.
Xi Ming said: "This cat can't be bought for 200,000 yuan, where can he pick up such a treasure?"

"what!"

Hu Yanping was so scared that she loosened her grip. The cat let out a scream and waved its little paws desperately in the air for a few times. When the whole cat was about to come into close contact with the ground, it was firmly held by a big hand.
Wei Cheng held it tightly, obviously not liking the delicate pet's fuss. He looked left and right and said disdainfully, "It's not very cute at all."
Deng Deng meowed aggrievedly and bared his teeth at him without any deterrence.

Hu Yanping couldn't speak clearly: "Two or two hundred thousand? Is that true?"
Xie Qingfei then said: "Tan Wei is suspected of a murder case, and this cat was lost by the deceased."
Although she didn't explain, Hu Yanping realized immediately that the cat in front of her was no longer an ordinary gift, but physical evidence that Tan Wei might have killed someone.

"Oh my god, I really don't know anything! Here are all the things he gave me, the tablet, and there's more. I still have 30,000 yuan in my WeChat account, I'll hand it all over. I don't want the 10,000 yuan from this handsome guy either, I'll give it all back to you, please don't arrest me!"

Hu Yanping was horrified and wanted to dismantle all the furniture that Tan Wei had touched and hand it over to the public security bureau.

Xi Ming copied her the phone number and said, "Don't use those for now. Pay attention to them recently. If Tan Wei contacts you, tell us immediately."
Hu Yanping nodded repeatedly.
Xie Qingfei glanced at Deng Deng who was glaring at Wei Cheng and said, "If you don't have any objections, we'll take it away."
"Okay, okay, I have no objection." How could she dare to object? Her legs were so weak that she had no strength left. She held on to the table to avoid falling back into the chair in such a mess.

Back in the car, Wei Cheng threw Deng Deng into Xi Ming's arms.

Deng Deng is very outgoing and docile. He will act like a spoiled child to anyone who comes into his arms. He is so well behaved that he is almost worthless. Xi Ming is naturally fond of small animals. He melted when it touched his heart with its head. He almost wanted to recognize the cat as a girl. He held Deng Deng in his arms and showed it to Xie Qingfei in the back row: "Master, look at how beautiful it is! It is not afraid of me at all."

Xie Qingfei touched Deng Deng's head. No wonder this thing is so expensive. The fur feels so smooth. Xie Qingfei became addicted to it and scratched Deng Deng's chin. The kitten squinted its eyes and let her ravage it. It was so comfortable that it purred.
"It's cute," she agreed.

Wei Cheng frowned and glanced over.

Deng Deng was lying comfortably in Xi Ming's arms, when he suddenly felt a cold light shooting from the back of his head. He was so startled that he almost learned to walk upright. He looked at the man with a bad face behind him in horror.
Xi Ming laughed loudly and said to Wei Cheng sympathetically: "Brother, it doesn't seem to like you very much."
Xie Qingfei also smiled.
Wei Cheng snorted: "Why should I want it to like me?"

Before Xi Ming could respond, he heard him say lightly, "It didn't provide me with a credit record, a medical examination report, or a criminal record certificate."

(End of this chapter)