Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 966 Wen Wanhong's Past!

Hearing Li Jingjing's mutterings and seeing her sorrowful expression, Li Xianjin asked her with a serious expression, "Li Jingjing! Since you and Wen Wanhong have been good friends for many years, do you know anything about Wen Wanhong's life before her marriage? For example, does Wen Wanhong have any enemies or anything like that?"

Li Jingjing, who was crying, gradually stopped crying when she heard Li Xianjin's question. She said to Li Xianjin, "Comrade Policeman! Honghong is a very kind person. She likes to help others and has no enemies at all."

When Li Xianjin heard Li Jingjing's explanation, he couldn't help but frown.

At this moment, Li Xianjin recalled that in the statement, Wen Wanhong left for work happily, but after arriving at the workplace, she became anxious and uneasy.

This means that Wen Wanhong encountered an acquaintance on her way to work, and this acquaintance must have some kind of leverage against Wen Wanhong, which caused Wen Wanhong to have this anxious reaction and ultimately had no choice but to go to this acquaintance.

At that moment, an idea instantly flashed into Li Xianjin's mind. Looking at Li Jingjing, who was wiping away tears, Li Xianjin asked her with a serious expression, "Li Jingjing! Did Wen Wanhong have any boyfriends before she got married?"

When Li Jingjing heard Li Xianjin's question, she was visibly taken aback. A young man she had almost forgotten about instantly came to mind. She introduced him to Li Xianjin and said, "Officer! Before Honghong got married, she did have a boyfriend. The two were almost ready to get married, but then her boyfriend got into a fight and seriously injured someone. He was arrested and sentenced."

Upon hearing Li Jingjing's explanation, Li Xianjin was immediately delighted and asked her, "Comrade Li Jingjing! What is Wen Wanhong's boyfriend's name? When was he arrested and sentenced? Where does he live?"

When Li Jingjing heard Li Xianjin ask about Wen Wanhong's boyfriend's name, she immediately introduced him to Li Xianjin: "Officer! Wen Wanhong's boyfriend is named Zhou Tao. He lives in your FT district, in a place called Huaxiang, but I'm not sure exactly where."

Upon learning that Zhou Tao lived in the FT district, and that his residence was not far from the Yongding River, Li Xianjin was visibly shocked. He immediately asked Li Jingjing, "Comrade Li Jingjing! Do you know why Zhou Tao was sentenced?"

When Li Jingjing heard Li Xianjin's question, she remembered what happened back then and began to explain to Li Xianjin: "Comrade Policeman! I remember it was a weekend when Zhou Tao and his friend caught two rabbits and invited us to eat roasted rabbit over the Yongding River."

“We were singing and eating roasted rabbit when a few thugs came over. When they heard Honghong singing, they started jeering and told her to sing another song. Zhou Tao felt that Honghong was being harassed, and in a fit of temper, he grabbed a rock and smashed the head of one of the thugs who was leading the jeering. In the end, Zhou Tao was sentenced for this incident.”

Based on Li Jingjing's description, Li Xianjin, who has many years of experience in handling cases, immediately realized that Zhou Tao, whom Li Jingjing mentioned, must be related to the case of Wen Wanhong's murder. In order to confirm his guess, Li Xianjin immediately instructed Jiang Guomin, who was sitting next to him: "Guomin! Call the police station immediately and check the details of Zhou Tao."

When Jiang Guomin gave Zhou Tao's approximate address, he also realized that Zhou Tao was the key to solving the case. Upon receiving Li Xianjin's instructions, Jiang Guomin immediately stood up from his desk and quickly walked out of the office. After watching Jiang Guomin leave, Li Xianjin asked Li Jingjing, "Comrade Li Jingjing! From what you just said, you seem to be quite familiar with Zhou Tao, right? In your impression, what kind of person is Zhou Tao?"

When Li Jingjing heard Li Xianjin ask about Zhou Tao's personality, she thought carefully for a while before introducing him to Li Xianjin: "Officer! How should I put it, Zhou Tao is sunny and cheerful, but he also has a rather impulsive temper. I can't really say for sure, after all, he's Honghong's boyfriend."

After hearing Li Jingjing's description of Zhou Tao, Li Xianjin asked her, "Comrade Li Jingjing! How long after Zhou Tao was arrested did Wen Wanhong marry her current husband?"

When Li Jingjing heard Li Xianjin ask about the specific time of Wen Wanhong's wedding, she thought for a moment before telling Li Xianjin, "Officer! When Honghong was dating Zhou Tao, Honghong's parents disapproved of the marriage because Zhou Tao's family wasn't well-off. But Honghong was stubborn and even told her parents that if they didn't agree, she would elope with Zhou Tao. Honghong's father was so upset about this that he was hospitalized."

Li Jingjing seemed to suddenly remember something as she introduced this, and then continued to introduce to Li Xianjin: "As for Honghong and her husband's marriage, it should have been two months after Zhou Tao was arrested. However, there is something I have never understood: Honghong gave birth to a daughter only seven months after marrying her husband."

“At the time, Lili and I both suspected that the daughter might be Zhou Tao’s, but Honghong said that the daughter was premature and had nothing to do with Zhou Tao.”

As Li Jingjing just mentioned, Wen Wanhong was willing to abandon her parents and elope with Zhou Tao in order to be with him. This alone is enough to prove that Wen Wanhong loved Zhou Tao very much, otherwise she would never have dared to do such a rebellious thing.

Based solely on Wen Wanhong's feelings for Zhou Tao, it's highly illogical that Wen Wanhong would immediately marry another man right after Zhou Tao was sentenced.

Wen Wanhong gave birth to a daughter only seven months after marrying her husband. Although Wen Wanhong said that her daughter was premature, Li Xianjin’s intuition told him that the daughter Wen Wanhong gave birth to should be Zhou Tao’s.

The reason Wen Wanhong was in such a hurry to marry her current husband was probably because she discovered she was pregnant and had to find someone to marry in order to cover up the fact that she was pregnant out of wedlock.

Having figured out the reason, Li Xianjin stood up from his chair and said to Li Jingjing with a smile, "Comrade Li Jingjing! Thank you for cooperating with our work. Please wait a moment, and I will arrange for someone to take you back in a sidecar."

Upon hearing Li Xianjin's words and seeing him stand up from his chair, Li Jingjing also stood up, pleadingly saying to him, "Officer! Honghong is my best friend. I hope you can find the murderer as soon as possible and avenge Honghong!"

(End of this chapter)