Detective Files II

Chapter 323 Qian Rui
Contacting this successful self-made businessman was not as difficult as imagined, perhaps because the business he operated did not form a huge company or system. When Tian Mi found Qian Rui on the phone, his attitude was still very peaceful Yes, there is no obvious shelf, and there are no many cumbersome appointments and schedule issues.

After hearing Tian Mi's explanation of his intentions, he only hesitated for a moment before agreeing to the request for an interview and inviting Tian Mi to his home, because after his wife's death, there were many things that needed to be dealt with at home.

Such a request was not too much, Tian Mi agreed immediately, called Shang Lu Xiangdong as usual, and the two drove to Guo Xin's home in this city.

As Zhang Min described before, Guo Xin and Qian Rui's residence is located in the old urban area of ​​C City, which is an ordinary residential area with simple facilities and unpretentious environment. Looking at the residential area in front of her, this residential building that has lost its original color due to the wind and rain, and has become dusty, she will not believe it. The person who lives there is a wealthy businessman.

According to the address provided by Qian Rui, she and Lu Xiangdong climbed to the top floor and knocked on the house facing the stairs. Soon, there were rustling sounds from the door, accompanied by a few barking dogs. The light inside dimmed, and a man's hoarse voice came from the door: "Who are you looking for?"

"Is it Qian Rui? We are from the Public Security Bureau of City C. We talked to you on the phone before." Tian Mi was wearing plain clothes, not to mention Lu Xiangdong. When he asked about her background, Tian Mi quickly showed her police officer ID.

The door lock was opened with a click, but the door was only opened a small crack, and a long-haired pet dog with black and white fur was barking wildly in the crack, trying to squeeze out through the crack.

"Go back! Don't bite!"

A hoarse man's voice yelled softly at the puppy who was eager to behave positively in front of the owner. One hand went under the puppy's belly and hugged it around the waist. At the same time, the door opened.

Standing inside the door was a thin man holding a puppy, wearing a neat shirt and khaki pants, completely casual attire.

"Please come in." The man opened the door, stepped aside to let out the door, motioned for Tian Mi and Lu Xiangdong to come in, and waited for them to sit down on the sofa, then gently put the puppy on the ground, and put it on the other side. People said, "Don't worry, this dog doesn't bite people, it just likes to bark when it sees strangers. Just ignore it, it will get acquainted with you in a while."

After finishing speaking, he let go of the dog in his hand, and the puppy got rid of the restraint, and immediately rushed to Tian Mi and Lu Xiangdong, barking vigorously.

"I'm Qian Rui," the man sat down opposite Tian Mi and Lu Xiangdong, and asked, "Are you looking for me today to tell me about the progress of my lover's case?"

Although the puppy was noisy all the time, Tian Mi focused on Qian Rui from the moment she entered the room.

Speaking of wealthy businessmen with rich family fortunes, Tian Mi has never had to deal with. For example, in the first case she encountered after being seconded to the serious crime team, Huang Meng was almost held in the wrong.Whenever mentioning a businessman from self-made to wealthy, the first association that pops up in Tian Mi's mind is really no different from Huang Meng's. It is nothing more than different degrees of fat body, domineering tone and expression, and extravagant attitude. Make pie.

This Qian Rui is different, he is not tall, his cheeks are slightly sunken due to his thin face, and his pale complexion makes him even more frail.Coupled with his low-key and casual attire from head to home, it is difficult for people to associate him with a businessman, let alone the type of person who runs a bath and peripheral business.

But in terms of image, Qian Rui's appearance is more in line with a secretary in a government unit, or a teacher in a certain middle school.

Just like the house they are in at the moment, there is a simple cloth sofa in the small living room, and Tian Mi is sitting under her buttocks at the moment, with a round, soft pillow thrown at the two corners of the sofa .

The coffee table is the simplest combination of stainless steel and tempered glass. The TV opposite the sofa is a rear-projection TV that was replaced by LCD when it became popular a few years ago. Several pots of flowers and plants are arranged side by side on the window sill. Sober solid color, without any tricks.

If it is an ordinary dwelling, maybe it doesn't look special here, it is simple, with a kind of rustic warmth.But if it is said that the person living here is a successful businessman with a family fortune of tens of millions, I believe that anyone will be equally surprised.

Qian Rui also seemed to have noticed Tian Mi's eyes looking around, then turned his head to look around, and said, "This is what Guo Xin meant. She has never cared much about material things, and she is very nostalgic, so she likes the house to be maintained." As in the past."

"Have you lived here for many years?" Tian Mi asked.

Qian Rui nodded, and made a rough calculation: "I have lived in this house for more than ten years. When we bought this house, the two of us had just settled down in City C, and almost all our savings were spent to buy this second-hand house on the top floor. It's all gone."

After finishing speaking, he repeated the question that had not been answered before: "Is there any progress in the case of Guo Xin, who came to me?"

"No, we're just visiting the families of the passengers who died in the bombing." Tian Mi didn't tell Qian Rui that Guo Xin was at the top of her investigation list because she didn't trust the man who just lost his wife. .

From the appointment on the phone to the present, Qian Rui's feeling for Tian Mi can be summed up in only two words - tired.Whether it's the tone of his speech or the state of the whole person, it gives people a sense of weakness and fatigue.Besides, Tian Mi didn't see any more grief.

Before coming, she even imagined in her heart what would happen after meeting the family members of the deceased passenger.

Maybe you will be pulled to find out the progress of the case, or you will turn your sadness into anger hysterically, and vent to the people around you at will, or you will be completely depressed, and you have lost other abilities except for crying.

In short, Qian Rui's current appearance was not included in Tian Mi's expectations.It can be seen that his mood is not high, but it is not low enough to give up all hope and feel that everything is lifeless.He looked unhappy, but as if being sad wasn't enough.

Tian Mi was very puzzled by this kind of tepid state where her emotions were not up to standard compared with any normal family members' reactions.

"We are very sorry about Guo Xin." She said to Qian Rui politely, never leaving his face for a moment.

Qian Rui's answer was also detached: "Everyone has their own destiny. No one thinks about this kind of thing. It has already happened and there is no way to change it. This is not anyone's responsibility."

"You are really peaceful," Tian Mi said with a bit of sarcasm in her tone. It's not that she doesn't want the victim's family members to be hysterical, but only when her wife dies in an accident. For a few days, as a husband, he spoke like an old Zen master, which really made people feel very awkward, "How was Guo Xin in all aspects before this incident happened?"

"To be honest, I don't know very well." Qian Rui's tone has always been flat, and he speaks straightforwardly without beating around the bush. "I know you may think that I am perfunctory in saying this. In fact, before this, we two In recent years, communication has become less and less, although she is my wife, I have no concept of her spiritual world in recent days."

"Is there a problem with your relationship?" Tian Mi was a little surprised by his frankness, but since he said it frankly, of course she asked directly.

"I don't know if that's a problem." Facing Tian Mi's question, Qian Rui remained expressionless, "There's actually no major conflict between the two of us. It may be that the business has been on the right track in recent years and I've been busy outside. She spends more time than before, Guo Xin doesn't like to socialize, she doesn't like to go outside, she prefers to stay at home and raise flowers and play with dogs, she will never step out of the house if she can stay at home."

"So the difference in personality between the two of you caused the emotional discord?"

"Emotional discord is out of the question, and the difference in personality between us is not a day or two. It has been like this since before marriage. Originally, this difference was the biggest reason for us to choose each other. She needs a life full of vigor. I need a virtuous woman who will give me a warm and stable rear.” Qian Rui sighed softly, “But then I got busier and busier, and sometimes I woke up every morning and she didn’t have time to sleep. Wake up, she has already fallen asleep when I come back at night, the two of us often can't speak a few words for a few days, and gradually, we always feel that there is something between us, and the other side is getting farther and farther."

"Then, the marriage of the two of you..."

"There is no problem with our marriage." Knowing what Tian Mi wanted to ask, Qian Rui answered without waiting for her to finish asking, "I think, not only you, but most people will believe that a man becomes bad when he has money." I can’t say how different I am, but I have never planned to divorce Guo Xin. There is indeed no love between us, what is left is something similar to family affection and seems to be a habit. There is no passion when we are together, but if we are not together, we feel that something is missing."

"The two of you have never had children, is Guo Xin unwilling?"

Qian Rui shook his head: "No, I am infertile."

(End of this chapter)