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Chapter 57 Suspicion
The suspected wounding case was immediately upgraded to a suspected homicide case.

Everyone's expressions changed, and even Zeng Zimu became a little more serious.Just as Yan Youwei wanted to ask about the situation, he saw Yang Yang came out from the back room, holding the toy car that Zeng Zimu had just bought for him, with a puzzled look on his face.

Yan Youwei immediately stepped forward to comfort him, and tried to speak to him in a gentle tone: "Why did Yang Yang come out, isn't the car fun?"

"No, I heard someone talking outside, so I came out. Mom, who are these two people?"

Yan Youwei glanced at the marshal: "It's Mom's friend, he came to play with Mom."

"Friend? Is it the same as the uncle yesterday?"

"Well, it's that kind of friend." Yan Youwei winked at Zeng Zimu, then went to coax Yangyang, "Can you let Uncle Zeng accompany you back to your room? Uncle Zeng is very good at playing with cars, let him play with you."

"En." Yang Yang nodded obediently, and stretched out his hand to Zeng Zimu.The other party walked over quickly, picked up Yang Yang and entered the house.

After entering the room, Zeng Zimu closed the door, and first told Yang Yang: "Did Yang Yang just eavesdrop on the conversation between mother and uncle?"

"No. I came out to find my mother when the car stopped ringing. I didn't eavesdrop. I don't understand what you're saying."

Zeng Zimu stretched out his hands to rub his hair: "Yangyang is so smart, can't he understand? Uncles are chatting with mother outside, let's not disturb them, okay?"

Yang Yang smiled at Zeng Zimu: "Uncles, like the uncle yesterday, invite mom to dinner?"

This information is quite useful, Zeng Zimu grasped it all at once: "An uncle also came to see my mother yesterday?"

"Well, uncle is very interesting, Yang Yang thinks he is very funny. Uncle treats us to delicious food, both Yang Yang and mother like it."

"Uncle is very interesting? Then Yangyang thinks I am more interesting than that uncle?"

He thought that Yang Yang would have to think about it for at least two seconds when this question was asked, but he didn't expect him to answer immediately: "That uncle is more interesting."

Zeng Zimu's face darkened instantly.But Yang Yang didn't notice it at all, and still said to himself: "But I like Uncle Zeng more. Uncle Zeng likes Mom, Uncle Zeng also likes me, and Yang Yang likes Uncle Zeng."

Children less than three years old are still a bit confused in speech logic and articulate.But listening to him seriously liking there alone, Zeng Zimu's heart softened beyond words.

At the moment, there are only him and Yang Yang in this room, and he can get along with his son as close as possible.Listening to him talk and let him act like a baby, that feeling is really wonderful.

So he leaned closer to Yang Yang's face, and whispered: "Since Yang Yang likes Uncle Zeng, if mother goes to eat with other uncles in the future, can you tell Uncle Zeng?"

Yang Yang obviously didn't understand his intention, but he obediently didn't ask why, but nodded heavily: "Okay."

"Remember, don't tell mom. This is a secret between you and Uncle Zeng. "

"Well, remember, Lagougou."

Zeng Zimu stretched out his hand and hooked Yang Yang's fleshy finger with his little finger.After hooking it, he turned his head to look at the door again, still thinking about Yan Youwei in his heart.

After Zeng Zimu took the child in, Yan Youwei went straight to the point and said to the two police officers: "I know you guys doubt me now, but I was embarrassed to say it in front of Director Zeng just now. It's okay, just ask if you have any questions, I will definitely tell you .”

Police Officer Qian showed a slight smile, apparently having a good impression of Yan Youwei: "That's right, we want to ask, did you have a dispute with Ms. Xia Xiaoqiao in a restaurant on the ship yesterday."

"Yes."

"Can you briefly describe the situation at that time?"

In front of the police, Yan Youwei did not hide anything, and briefly explained the situation.The two police officers nodded as they listened, and finally Officer Qian said: "Well, Xia Xiaoqiao's husband told us the same thing, and what you two said basically agrees. We also asked the waiters who were on duty in the restaurant yesterday, and found some witnesses. Based on the testimonies of several parties, the current situation is fairly clear. But we still want to know, where did you go after you left the restaurant?"

"I ran into a friend. His name is Wu Chu. He is also on the boat now. You can ask him. He sent me back to the room, and I took a nap with my son."

"Can anyone confirm this, please?"

"My son should be able to do it. But he is too young, less than three years old, and you probably won't believe what he said."

Both police officers looked embarrassed.Another police officer who claimed to be surnamed Li asked again: "Have you stayed in the room since then?"

"No, at six o'clock in the evening, the Mr. Wu I mentioned just now came to me for dinner again. We went to the restaurant together. I can give you the name of the restaurant. Go and investigate. Although the people who ate last night are not counted A lot, but I think someone should recognize me."

Yan Youwei speaks naturally, with a calm tone, and looks beautiful and generous, making people feel good about getting along.The two police officers listened to what she said very seriously, and they did not evade their words, nor did they show any signs of guilt. They immediately believed that what she said was true.

Originally, they didn't believe that Yan Youwei had killed Xia Xiaoqiao, but she was currently the most suspected one.But since she was able to tell most of yesterday's whereabouts, the police are not going to question her too much for the time being.After all, Xia Xiaoqiao hasn't been found yet, and she doesn't know if she is alive or dead.The ship is now docked at the pier without sailing, and there are a lot of passengers getting on and off.If someone hijacked Xia Xiaoqiao and got off the boat, wouldn't they be asking for fun if they wasted unnecessary time on the chairman's good friend?

So at the moment there is no more evidence that Yan Youwei is related to Xia Xiaoqiao's disappearance, the two police officers didn't ask any more questions, they just sorted out the transcript and showed it to Yan Youwei, asking her to sign it, and then they left up.

After they left, Yan Youwei went into the room to see Yang Yang.As a result, when I opened the door, I found that the big and small ones were not there.Listen carefully again, there are obvious noises in the bathroom, and light overflows from under the door.

It turned out that Zeng Zimu took Yangyang to take a bath.

Yan Youwei stood at the door of the room staring at the bathroom in a daze.She always felt that Zeng Zimu seemed to be paying more and more attention to Yang Yang these days.In the past, if it was still for her face, today's behavior is too intimate.After all, Yang Yang is just the child of an old friend of his at present, so why not just bathe the child without shy away?Moreover, he is such a big man, bathing the child with water all over his body seems to damage his image.

But he didn't care, he made his own decision without even saying hello.Could it be that what she felt just now was not an illusion, that Zeng Zimu really wanted to get back together with him, and pleasing Yang Yang was his first step in pursuing himself?
When Zeng Zimu came out after showering and changing clothes for Yang Yang, he saw Yan Youwei standing there in a daze.He put Yang Yang on the bed, and shook his hand in front of Yan Youwei: "What's the matter, what are you thinking?"

"Oh, it's finished washing." Yan Youwei came to his senses, smiled and teased Yang Yang, and didn't mention the matter of the transcript just now.

Yang Yang wanted to play with toy cars while yawning, and even warmly greeted Zeng Zimu: "Can Uncle Zeng sleep with me?"

"Yangyang..."

"Okay." Zeng Zimu interrupted Yan Youwei, and took the initiative to sit by the bed, "Do you want Uncle to tell you a story?"

"What stories will uncle tell?"

"Uncle can't tell stories."

"Who said I can't." Zeng Zimu smiled at Yan You, and started to chase people away, "Okay, you go out, I'll coax Yang Yang to sleep. I promise it will be fast and good."

Yan Youwei wanted to say something more, but Yang Yang waved goodbye to her heartlessly: "I'll see you tomorrow, mom, the door has to be closed."

Yan Youwei laughed angrily at the big and the young, so she could only leave obediently, and closed the door behind her.At the moment when the door was closed, she heard Zeng Zimu actually telling a story to Yang Yang seriously: "Once upon a time, there lived a little bear in the forest. One day, the little bear wanted to go to the city center to play, so he asked his friends, No one wants to go with me..."

What kind of story is this, Yan Youwei has never heard of it, probably Zeng Zimu made it up.But it's still pretty playful.Unexpectedly, the serious and boring Zeng Zimu in his impression is so good at coaxing children.If he is asked to take care of Yangyang, he should be able to do it.

For some reason, Yan Youwei sat alone in the living room in a daze, feeling heavy for no reason.Probably because she heard about Xia Xiaoqiao's accident, she was in a bad mood.Although she knew that she hadn't harmed her, the arrival of the two police officers still made her feel pressured.

She should be the most suspected person on this ship right now.Even though they knew she was Zeng Zimu's friend, the police still insisted on questioning her, which shows that they must have had great doubts about her at the beginning.

Thinking about it differently, if she was a policeman, she would definitely suspect that person when she heard that the missing person had an argument with someone in the restaurant yesterday.What's more, she has a great motive to hurt others.Xia Xiaoqiao revealed the scandal between her and her husband in the restaurant without any cover. Most people must think that her regular wife will take revenge on others because of this incident.

If there is no strong evidence pointing to others, Yan Youwei herself feels that it will be difficult for her to clear up the suspicion.

When Zeng Zimu coaxed the child out, he saw Yan Youwei sitting there looking at the carpet in front of him in a daze.He came over and patted her on the shoulder, comforting her and said, "What's the matter, it's just a routine question, don't be so nervous. I have been asked by the police to cooperate with investigations before, and my brother has also been involved in major cases , proved his innocence in the end. As long as you haven't done it, the police can't blame you."

Yan Youwei raised his head, his eyes were bright: "Do you believe me?"

"Why don't you believe it. Do you have harmful motives?"

"That woman slept with Ke Jianzhong. It was because of her that I broke up with Ke Jianzhong."

"So what, Ke Jianzhong has been dead for so many years, and it was six years ago that he cheated. Six years ago, you were young and energetic, and you didn't hit her when you were angry. How could you do it six years later? ?”

Zeng Zimu's trust comforted Yan Youwei.

But she was still a little worried.Not only worried about being involved in it, but also worried about Xia Xiaoqiao's safety now.Regardless of whether she is dead or not, she must be in crisis.The pool of blood had been proven to be hers, so she was at least injured.If she is not found quickly, even if she is still alive now, she will soon become a dead person.

Thinking of this, Yan Youwei suggested to Zeng Zimu: "Do you want to go and have a look? After all, something happened on your boat, you should have the right to ask, right? Is there a camera on the boat, you should be able to find some traces."

"There are not many cameras installed. You also know that many rich people come on board to do something shameful without being noticed. Installing too many cameras will make people feel disgusted." Zeng Zimu said as he took his coat to him. Put on the body: "Anyway, I'll go and check the situation first. I may come back late tonight, or I may not come back. You go to bed early with Yangyang. Don't think about it."

He paused when he said this, then bent down, and lightly pressed a kiss on Yan Youwei's forehead: "Everything will be fine with me here."

After speaking, he strode away, leaving only Yan Youwei sitting there, still reminiscing about the kiss just now.

Although I only kissed the forehead, it felt like a long time ago.It was a kiss full of warmth, so warm that it almost melted people's hearts.Yan Youwei touched the kissed area on her forehead, feeling that the skin on that area was hotter than other areas.She suddenly thought about whether she should avoid this place when she washed her face tonight?

As a result, because of this kiss, her mind was fluttering, and she kept reaching out to touch that place when she was lying on the bed, and even forgot about Xia Xiaoqiao for a while.

She didn't remember it until she woke up the next morning after sleeping all night.The words of the two police officers kept ringing in her ears, making her sleepless.

She saw that the clock on the bedside table was just past seven, and then saw that Yang Yang was still asleep, so she could only continue to lie down and sleep with her.Because if she gets up and moves, Yang Yang will definitely wake up immediately.

She lay there with her eyes open, not knowing what to do, her phone was next to her pillow.She wanted to close a text message to Zeng Zimu, but she was afraid that he would fall asleep and still not wake up, so she had no choice but to dismiss the idea.

As a result, she nestled in bed for another half an hour, thinking about whether to get out of bed to go to the toilet, when she heard someone knocking on the door.

Now Yan Youwei panics when he hears someone knocking on the door.She didn't care that Yang Yang was still sleeping, so she got out of bed and went to open the door.Zeng Zimu stood there outside the door, looking haggard.Seeing him like this, Yan Youwei asked, "Are you okay, didn't you sleep last night?"

"Well, I stayed up all night. How are you, is Yangyang awake? I didn't bring the key, so wake him up."

"Should be awake, it's okay. Have you found Xia Xiaoqiao yet?"

"Not yet." Zeng Zimu entered the room, looked at Yan Youwei and remained silent.It was very rare for him to look like this, Yan Youwei's heart was beating wildly when he saw it.A feeling of uneasiness rose from the bottom of her heart, and she tentatively asked, "Is something wrong?"

"Youwei, do you trust me?"

"What do you mean?"

"I ask you, no matter what happens, can you trust me unconditionally?"

Yan Youwei was startled by his sudden seriousness, she walked over and reached out to touch his face.As a result, as soon as she stretched out her hand, Zeng Zimu grabbed her and hugged her into his arms.Yan Youwei bumped into his chest and let out a muffled grunt in pain.

Zeng Zimu put his chin on the top of her head, and stroked it lightly back and forth twice.When he spoke again, his voice was a little hoarse: "promise me, you will believe me no matter what happens, you know?"

Seeing how emotional he was, Yan Youwei nodded and said, "Okay, I believe you."

As a result, half an hour later, when she was sitting in the interrogation room temporarily arranged by the police station of the Hera, she finally understood the reason for Zeng Zimu's words.

Zeng Zimu accompanied her all the way, but was stopped by the police when she reached the door.Although he is the big boss, he still has to do business.Zeng Zimu didn't lose his temper, and expressed his understanding of their work, and only asked Yan Youwei to relax a little, and she could answer whatever people asked her.

But that being said, can you not be nervous when you enter this kind of place?When Yan Youwei thought of Yang Yang's face, his mood became infinitely depressed.If something happened to her, what would Yang Yang do?At this time, she finally realized that she could only rely on Zeng Zimu.

It was yesterday's two police officers, Qian and Li, who came to ask her questions.Only this time their attitude was significantly more serious.As soon as Yan Youwei sat down, they took out a small transparent bag and put it in front of her, and asked her, "Do you know this thing?"

Yan Youwei felt a little familiar looking at it, picked it up and looked at it: "I seem to have a similar-looking lipstick."

"Do you still have that lipstick?"

"I don't know, I keep it in my bag all the time." This is something she used to touch up her makeup, but she didn't use it very much, and it was always lying in the bag.

Officer Qian looked serious: "This is something we found at the crime scene of Xia Xiaoqiao's case. After inspection, it has your fingerprints on it."

So it was really hers.But how did her things end up at the crime scene?The uneasiness in Yan Youwei's heart gradually expanded.

Officer Qian then showed her a small earring, and Yan Youwei recognized it at a glance.It was indeed something she was wearing on her ear, but she couldn't find it yesterday.At that time, she thought it had fallen into a corner of the room, but now it seems that this thing was deliberately thrown at the crime scene by someone with a heart.

"This is your earring, right? Someone recognized you on the day you had an argument with Xia Xiaoqiao, and you wore such an earring on your ear."

Yan Youwei had nothing to say, and didn't want to make excuses.Since I don't know what to say, let's not talk about it. Let's wait for the lawyer to come and talk about it.Although she doesn't study law, she also knows how to protect herself. The more she talks at this time, the easier it is for people to catch her pigtails. It's better to shut up.If you naively want to confess and be lenient, you may confess yourself.

So when Police Officer Qian said this, she just looked at him and didn't answer.Officer Qian was a little anxious, so he asked again: "Is this your earring?"

"I don't know. It's not a limited edition item. Many people wear it. I'm not sure if it's mine."

When the two police officers heard what she said, they looked at each other, knowing that Yan Youwei was not easy to deal with.Originally, they all thought that dealing with a young and weak woman would be enough to bluff the truth, but now it seems that they have miscalculated.

Police Officer Li was young and energetic, and couldn't help but get a little angry: "Yan Youwei, don't argue anymore, what did you and Wu Chu do after dinner last night?"

"It's nothing, go outside for a walk to blow some air, and then go back to the room."

"Blowing, how long has it been blowing?"

"I don't know, I didn't count."

"We have already asked Wu Chu, he admitted to having dinner with you, but what he said is that he went back after eating and didn't stay with you for too long at all. The staff of the restaurant can testify that you ate there , but your whereabouts are unknown after that, you'd better be honest."

Yan Youwei didn't think about Wu Chu, but now she had to think about it.There are too many doubts about this matter this time.Leaving Xia Xiaoqiao and his wife aside, Wu Chu appeared at a very inopportune time.

In fact, Yan Youwei felt that something was wrong since he first appeared, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.He clearly had the conditions to find an unmarried girl, but he went on a blind date with her, a single mother.He even asked her out several times, with the attitude of not giving up until he caught up with her.

Then this time he was on the same boat as her.Although he himself said that he came with his boss, there are still doubts about the credibility of this statement.Now that the police say so, it is obvious that Wu Chu is lying.They didn't separate after eating at all. The two chatted on the side of the boat for at least an hour, but he completely concealed this part.Is it to protect himself and not to get involved, or is he deliberately trying to harm her?

Yan Youwei remained silent for a long time, which made Police Officer Qian a little displeased: "Yan Youwei, can you explain why you lied to us?"

"I did not lie."

"Wu Chu is lying?"

"I don't know. I did go out with him after dinner yesterday. There's nothing he can do if he doesn't admit me. You can look for any witnesses."

In fact, Yan Youwei was just talking.She is now [-]% to [-]% sure that everything Wu Chu did yesterday and even everything he did before was premeditated.He deliberately took her to a very remote restaurant, and after he came out, he dragged her to a place where no one was around to talk.There are probably not many people in that place during the day, and no one will go there in the dark night.Even if someone passed by occasionally, she couldn't see her clearly in the dim light.

So no witnesses will come out to testify for her.

"In the middle of my conversation with Wu Chu, he received a call saying that his boss called him and asked him to go back to work immediately."

"His boss? What's his name?"

"I don't know. He said he accompanied the boss on board to discuss business."

"Yan Youwei." Officer Qian's tone was obviously a little impatient, "We asked Wu Chu about it. He was on vacation alone on the boat, and there was no boss to say anything about it. Don't make it up just to clear the suspicion. It won't do you any good."

Yan Youwei looked into the other person's eyes, her mood was quite calm: "I didn't make up anything. I'm telling the truth. You can believe it or not. But I can ask, have you found Xia Xiaoqiao?"

"not yet."

This question is on point.Whether it is a wounding case or a homicide case, you have to find someone to decide.Just a puddle of blood can't prove anything, and it's too weak to convict someone with this.Yan Youwei was just an ordinary woman, but now she has Zeng Zimu's support behind her.Everyone knows about Zhimei's financial situation, and he must be able to hire a barrister to fight this lawsuit for Yan Youwei.If the police can't produce substantive evidence, they won't be able to sue Yan Youwei at all.

But even so, they could not show weakness in front of Yan Youwei, and could only reply firmly: "We will definitely find her. So I hope you can confess yourself before that and strive for leniency."

Yan Youwei smiled slightly: "I also hope that you will find her quickly. But I still say that, I didn't harm her."

(End of this chapter)