Eyes that are the same as those of evil

Chapter 251 Perfectionism 5
There's a reason why Yuan Qing spoke so absolutely.

According to her, she and the deceased, Xu Youan, had only known each other for less than a year, dated for three or four months, and got their marriage certificate a little over a month ago. The reason for such a fast pace was that she and Xu Youan were exceptionally compatible, and Xu Youan loved her to the point of being a little crazy. He would spend a lot of time contacting her every day, clinging to her, and was very possessive.

“I know it’s not very rational to make such an impulsive decision, but I did a thorough investigation of him before we got married. He also has my friends around him, so there’s absolutely no way he would do anything to betray me.”

Yuan Qing spoke with absolute certainty, and even though her eyes were red and swollen, it didn't diminish the confidence in them.

Tan Jia found it quite novel.

In so many cases, there have been many couples and spouses, but almost none of the women in the cases had the convincing confidence that Yuan Qing possessed in their relationships. She seemed to genuinely believe that she had the qualities to make a man love her deeply and unwaveringly.

Regardless of whether the facts were as she believed, Zheng Yan was in no hurry to deny it, but instead asked, "Is it possible that he is his assistant?"

"I'm not sure, at least there was no one else in the car when I was talking to him. But I can call and ask." Yuan Qing replied, only then belatedly realizing that something was wrong.

"Why are you asking these questions? You're not a traffic cop. Is there something wrong with this accident?"

Doctors deal with the police quite a lot. Sometimes they have to report when they find something wrong with a patient, and occasionally the police will come to their door asking for help and to cooperate with their investigations.

Therefore, she was quite familiar with the police's questioning methods.

But wasn't this an accident? Why are criminal police officers getting involved?

Yuan Qing asked anxiously, "What exactly happened? Did my husband really die in a car accident?"

Zheng Yan remained calm: "Just to be on the safe side, we need to investigate further, because his reaction at the time did seem a bit strange according to the surveillance footage."

Yuan Qing looked at them with reddened eyes, seemingly believing but not quite.

She understood the unspoken message from the police: the family couldn't know too much information until the case was fully investigated.

After taking a deep breath and trying to calm herself down, she said solemnly, "If you need anything from me or any assistance you require, please feel free to ask me."

Zheng Yan then asked, "As for the autopsy..."

“Okay,” she said, her voice trembling, “anyway, it’s already like that.”

Ugh.

After the questioning ended, they were about to leave when Zheng Yan turned back a few steps later and took out the jewelry box that he had inspected.

"This was found in your husband's car. Dr. Yuan, please accept our condolences."

Yuan Qing opened the jewelry box and saw the rings strung on the necklace; tears welled up in her eyes again.

"This is our wedding ring, he made it by hand. I couldn't wear it because of surgery, so he said he'd string it into a necklace for me... basically, I have to wear it every day, he..."

Unable to continue speaking, the emotions that had been held back finally broke free, and the pain that had been choking her throat finally burst into tears.

Tan Jia and Zheng Yan walked silently toward the morgue, listening to the suppressed sobs in the corridor, and sighed in unison.

Zheng Yan: "Leaving aside the time of the crime, just talking about the motive, do you think there's anything fishy about the fact that someone got married after knowing each other for only a few months, and then was killed in a car accident a month later?"

“That depends on whether she gained anything from Xu Youan’s death,” Tan Jia said. She had seen many movies with similar themes. “Usually, whirlwind marriages with ulterior motives are either for inheriting something or for insurance fraud. But she seems to be quite wealthy.” She noticed that Yuan Qing had mentioned “a comprehensive pre-marital investigation of Xu Youan” in her previous statement. This wasn’t just a simple matter of asking a matchmaker about his height and family size; it was a special background check that wealthy people liked to conduct.

Whether the man has committed financial fraud, whether there is a possibility of marriage fraud, whether he is in good health, whether he has ulterior motives, and whether he has been unfaithful.

While it's impossible to find out every single question completely, with the investment of money and manpower, it shouldn't be a problem to gather most of the information.

She told Zheng Yan this, and whispered, "We can check Yuan Qing's family background. Even if she is the murderer, I think she's probably not the kind of person who uses marriage to achieve certain goals."

Perhaps Xu Youan lied to her, and then she decided to fight back?
For example, Yuan Qing is not the murderer, and Xu Youan has a deeper secret.

Zheng Yan agreed with her analysis. As they were about to enter the morgue, he glanced at her, cleared his throat, and said, "Investigating a case is investigating a case. Don't follow these few examples. You can talk more about dating, but you have to be very, very careful about marriage."

Tan Jia glanced back, then walked forward without looking to the side, saying casually, "You should say that to Lin Zhiyue."

As soon as she finished speaking, she stopped next to the body and began discussing forensic identification with Lao Li.

Zheng Yan: "..."

The problem is that Lin Zhiyue doesn't listen to anyone!

Sigh. He sighed heavily again.

...

After running around outside for almost a day, the criminal investigation team returned to the police station office to review the cause, process, and outcome of the incident.

The whiteboard displayed a photo of the deceased, a screenshot taken from a road surveillance camera.

"The deceased, Xu Youan, was 32 years old and owned a company. He married his wife, Yuan Qing, a doctor, a little over a month ago, and they were said to have a very good relationship."

“Around 11:30 p.m. last night, he drove alone from the conference hotel in Haishi, rested for a while at a service area, and then around 5 p.m., he collided with a semi-trailer truck on Chengnan Avenue.”

"Only the bloodstains of the deceased were found in the wrecked vehicle. There were quite a few fingerprints, but most of them belonged to the kind-hearted drivers and the semi-trailer truck driver. Yuan Qing's fingerprints were not obvious and should have been left earlier."

“Road surveillance and dashcam footage both prove that there was no one else present when the accident happened, and the drivers who were stuck at the scene also said they did not see anyone leave.”

"As for the autopsy of the deceased, no problems have been found so far. The inspection of the vehicle involved in the accident also found no signs of tampering."

“We investigated the identities of the deceased Xu Youan and his wife Yuan Qing. Both of them were wealthy, and Yuan Qing was even more so. Because aside from her family background, her personal abilities were quite good. She was a medical student who completed her bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees at a top university. After graduation, she worked at the city hospital, and her annual salary was comparable to the money Xu Youan’s company earned.”

"Their marriage was actually quite well-matched. From the time they met to the time they got married, it was the deceased who took the initiative to pursue them. Their relationship was indeed very good. People at the hospital, people at the deceased's company, and both sets of parents all thought they were very loving and exceptionally compatible."

Having presented all the information, Zheng Yan highlighted several clues and concluded, "There are two conclusions: first, Yuan Qing had neither the motive nor the opportunity to kill the victim; second—"

"Based on the current investigation results, this car accident can only be classified as an accident, with no indication of murder."

Xiao Chen and Tan Ming paused, both glancing sideways at Tan Jia sitting in the middle.

Could it be that there's something wrong with her dream?