Reborn in 97, I solved a cold case at the Municipal Bureau

Chapter 259 Youthful Arrogance Isn't Scary (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Qiao Jiali said that at first the girl was evasive and said no.

But she saw right through his attempt to hide something, so she raised her voice slightly, which intimidated him.

It is said that in the second semester, Huang Chen bragged to some boys in the class that he had slept with Tang Xue.

The news quickly reached Tang Xue's ears, and she burst into tears. She even took sick leave the next day.

After that, the classmates never saw Tang Xue and Huang Chen together again. It is said that Huang Chen bought a bunch of candles and arranged them in a heart shape in the classroom after school, then tricked Tang Xue into going there to apologize.

Zhou Yi felt so embarrassed that he almost had cancer. He tried hard to recall, but it seemed that no one around him had ever done such a stupid thing when he was in school.

In comparison, Lao Yan's feat seems much more impressive.

"Judging from this, Huang Chen is probably the father of the child. Then, because Huang Chen boasted about his sexual relationship with Tang Xue to others, their relationship broke down. But actually, Tang Xue was already pregnant when this happened, but she didn't know it herself."

Qiao Jiali nodded: "From the previous questions, it's clear that she didn't know that sexual intercourse could lead to pregnancy. Yao Fenfang also didn't pay attention to her daughter's daily situation. I estimate that Tang Xue was at least four or five months pregnant when she realized something was wrong."

Because under normal circumstances, a pregnancy will show around four months, even if Tang Xue lacks sexual knowledge and is dull-witted, she would know what's going on.

"Then she didn't dare tell Yao Fenfang, which ultimately led to an irreversible result."

Zhou Yi agreed with Qiao Jiali's words, but the point that didn't make sense was why Huang Chen suddenly transferred schools.
If his parents discovered that their son had done something wrong and were forced to transfer schools for Huang Chen's sake and to improve his learning environment, that would be understandable.

But surely we can't just ignore this kind of thing? Logically speaking, the school shouldn't be unaware of it.

Could it be... that the two sets of parents communicated privately?

"Sister Qiao, call the command center and ask them to contact the bank to check if there have been any large transfers or cash deposits into Yao Fenfang's account recently." Zhou Yi explained his doubts, because the on-site investigation yesterday did not find a large amount of cash in Yao Fenfang's home.

"Oh, right, Zhou Yi, I just remembered something that might be a little strange."

"what?"

"I asked Tang Xue's homeroom teacher about her school attendance on February 28th and March 1st. The homeroom teacher said that Tang Xue attended school normally on the 28th, but took leave on March 1st."

Zhou Yi nodded, just about to say that Sister Qiao was so thoughtful, she had forgotten to ask about it herself.

But Qiao Jiali said, "But the homeroom teacher said that Tang Xue's leave on March 1st was only made up on Monday after the weekend. Yao Fenfang personally went to her after bringing Tang Xue to school and verbally made up the leave, saying that she had a cold and fever and didn't have time to make up the leave at the time. The homeroom teacher also noticed that Tang Xue's mental state was indeed quite poor that week, and she thought it was because her cold hadn't fully recovered."

"It was a later addition..." Zhou Yi said thoughtfully, "In other words, Yao Fenfang lied about taking leave on March 1st."

"But why would she lie about such a trivial matter?"

"Her purpose was to take the blame for her daughter; that was her motive. So, to understand why she lied about this, we need to start with her motives," Zhou Yi analyzed.

“As we analyzed before, Tang Xue was probably the only one present during the entire childbirth process. After giving birth, out of fear and a desire to escape, Tang Xue killed the child. It’s also possible that Yao Fenfang returned after killing the child and disposed of the body by dismembering it. Or perhaps, after Tang Xue killed and dismembered the body, Yao Fenfang discovered it while cleaning up the scene, or perhaps she didn’t clean it up properly, and Yao Fenfang, who was returning home from get off work, found it. This ultimately led Yao Fenfang to decide to take the blame for her.”

"So the premise of this assumption is that Yao Fenfang was not at home at the time. But in order to reasonably take the blame, Yao Fenfang had to make herself appear to be at home. Only in this way could she have sufficient evidence of her presence."

The key to ruling out a suspect is usually an alibi.

But in this case, the opposite is true.

Yao Fenfang must prove her presence in order to commit the crime.

"Therefore, I think there are two possibilities for Yao Fenfang to lie about asking for leave. Either she wasn't actually at home on the night of the 28th when Tang Xue gave birth."

Qiao Jiali said, "But the attendance sheet that Captain Shi brought back yesterday shows that she was indeed on the day shift on the 28th. Either she clocked in for someone else, or she had some other personal matters that prevented her from being home?"

Zhou Yi shook his head: "The possibility of someone else clocking in is very low. On an assembly line, everyone has their own designated spot, unlike in an office where you can slack off, be late, or leave early and have someone else clock in for you. As for personal matters... that depends on Captain Shi's investigation into Yao Fenfang's social connections."

Yao Fenfang is a divorced single woman. If she doesn't come home all night and doesn't even care about her daughter, there is basically only one possibility: she has a lover.

"Zhou Yi, please continue. What about the other possibility?"

"Another possibility is that Tang Xue actually gave birth on March 1st, not February 28th."

"Why?" Qiao Jiali asked, puzzled.

"Because Yao Fenfang was on the night shift on March 1st and wasn't home, it wouldn't make sense for her to take the blame for Tang Xue. So the only option was to change the birth date to the day before. After all, we can't confirm the exact time the child was murdered; only the mother and daughter know about it."

"But Yao Fenfang is at home during the day. Her own daughter didn't go to school all day. It's impossible that she didn't notice at all, right?"

Zhou Yi frowned. Qiao Jiali's question was valid. No matter what, it was impossible for her not to have noticed it for a whole day.

"Sigh, let's wait for Captain Shi and his team to gather their investigation information before we analyze it further."

The two drove to Minhui Middle School in Anding County, found the dean of students they had contacted by phone before, and briefly inquired about Huang Chen's situation after transferring schools. Then they asked the dean of students to call Huang Chen to his office.

Zhou Yi looked at the dean of students standing to the side and said politely, "Please excuse us for a moment. We would like to speak with Huang Chen alone."

The head of the teaching department reluctantly closed the door and left, leaving behind a boy with a terrified expression.

Qiao Jiali said, "Don't be nervous. We just want to ask you a few questions to get some information." Huang Chen nodded, but his eyes were full of fear, which Zhou Yi could tell was genuine.

"What is your relationship with Tang Xue?" The two had already discussed it on the way here. Qiao Jiali would be in charge of asking questions, and if the boy didn't cooperate, Zhou Yi would play the bad cop and put pressure on him.

But now it seems there's no need for that anymore.

Huang Chen answered in a trembling voice, "She and I...we used to be...good."

"When?"

"In the second semester, one day after school, I was doing chores with her when she suddenly gave me a love letter, and then we... got together."

As Zhou Yi took notes of what he said, she glanced at Huang Chen and noticed that he was indeed handsome and the type of girl that young girls liked.

"Did you give her a bracelet?" Qiao Jiali asked.

Huang Chen asked, somewhat puzzled, "A bracelet?"

Zhou Yi said, "It's silver, with a star-shaped pendant engraved with the initials of your two names."

"No, I gave her a music box. When you open it, there's a little dancing figure, and the music it plays is 'The Moon Represents My Heart'."

"you sure?"

Huang Chen nodded vigorously: "I'm sure! I gave you that music box, the one I bought from that little shop next to the school. You can ask them if you don't believe me."

Zhou Yi and Qiao Jiali exchanged bewildered glances. It wasn't Huang Chen who gave it to her? Could it be that there were other men who were close to Tang Xue?
"Have you ever seen her wear a bracelet like this?"

Huang Chen thought for a while, then shook his head: "I don't remember much."

"When did you and Tang Xue break up?" Qiao Jiali continued to ask.

"The second semester, I guess."

What was the reason for the breakup?

Huang Chen lowered his head and whispered, "No...no reason..."

Zhou Yi said in a deep voice, "Tell the truth!"

Huang Chen glanced at the policeman in front of him and saw his sharp eyes staring at him. He trembled with fear and said in a tearful voice, "I... I told others that I slept with her, and she got angry when she found out, so... she broke up with me..."

"When, where, and under what circumstances did you have this relationship? Did you force her, or did she consent? Did she resist during the process?"

Zhou Yi wasn't unfamiliar with early relationships. Back in the second semester, there was a boy in her class who was in a relationship, and the key point was that his girlfriend was a junior high school girl.

I don't know how the two of them fell for each other, but one day they suddenly started walking hand in hand around the black rubber track on the playground, seemingly without getting tired.

At an age when most of their peers are still clueless, they've already begun to experience the bittersweetness of love.

Then, because he was walking around in circles on the playground too much, the teacher noticed and called his parents.

Zhou Yi recalled that after the male classmate's mother was called to the school, she was severely reprimanded by the teacher.

Then the mother turned around and slapped her son twice across the face. His face swelled up immediately, his nose was broken, and his face was covered in blood.

That afternoon, the student finished class despite having a bloody chin.

Just when everyone thought he would never dare to do it again, and this prematurely blossoming love ended without a trace.

A few days later, in the early morning, the guy, whose face had recovered from the swelling, was once again holding hands with his high school girlfriend and starting to spin around on the playground.

At that moment, he was as brave as a warrior!

Being young and reckless is not scary; what is scary is not having a sense of responsibility from a young age.

Clearly, Huang Chen is that kind of person, using such things as something to brag about.

Huang Chen was so frightened by Zhou Yi's stern attitude that she started to sob.

While crying, she said, "I didn't sleep with her. She said it hurt too much, so I didn't continue. I really didn't sleep with her."

　Regarding the quality of the case, I suggest some readers wait until it concludes before making a judgment. During the update process, the information I release is incomplete; what you believe may not be the truth.

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　　The description of the second semester was made out of necessity and may seem a bit strange, but otherwise the system would have corrected it to be illogical.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)