Chapter 150: Uncharacteristic
"There is a possibility that Chen Hui's death is related to his sister." Gu Nankai pondered for a while and finally spoke.
Wu Qingluan frowned: "Why do you have such an inference?"
Gu Nankai did not directly answer Wu Qingluan's question, but said: "Let's listen to the clues from the other two sides first. I am just guessing now. We can only see if this inference is valid after everyone's information is integrated together."
Wu Qingluan thought about it and realized that what he said made sense. She nodded and turned her attention to Cao Cang and the others: "Cao Cang, did you get any useful clues from Wu Kai?"
Cao Cang quickly said, "We did meet , and Wu Kai also admitted that Chen Hui owed him some money. However, unlike what we thought, the relationship between Wu Kai and Chen Hui was not as hostile as we thought. We learned that Wu Kai and Chen Hui were friends before, and he lent money to Chen Hui out of consideration for his friend. Wu Kai said that the reason he asked Chen Hui for money was because something happened at home, so the money from Chen Hui was very important to him, so he came to his house again and again to collect the debt. After all this, I had no choice, so the relationship became cold."
"Even if a friend borrows money, you have to pay it back. What's more, the money Wu Kai lent to Chen Hui was not a small amount. It was nearly 100,000 yuan. Chen Hui didn't pay it back, and Wu Kai was very anxious. So the two of them became like enemies in the end, and they would quarrel whenever they met."
Yang Dong followed Cao Cang to investigate the situation on Wu Kai's side. After Cao Cang finished speaking, he gave him a look, giving him a chance to speak as well.
"This means that Wu Kai would actually kill someone for the money that Chen Hui owed him. At least he has a motive." Li Meng quickly added.
Cao Cang and Yang Dong shook their heads at the same time, and Cao Cang spoke up, "It shouldn't be. We investigated Wu Kai's life trajectory a few days before Chen Hui's death and found that there were people who could prove his alibi every day. Wu Kai also said that he had paid back the money half a month before Chen Hui's death."
"Are you still doing it?" Gu Nankai asked with a frown.
"Yes, not a cent less, Chen Hui even added some interest. But according to Wu Kai, when he lent the money to Chen Hui, he not only did not mention the interest, but he did not even write a receipt. The two of them just exchanged a few words verbally, but half a month ago, Chen Hui took the initiative to find Wu Kai and returned all the money to him."
Gu Nankai pondered and said slowly, "This is a bit strange. To a certain extent, there is no clear evidence between Chen Hui and Wu Kai to prove that Chen Hui did owe the money. If he wanted to default on the debt, Wu Kai couldn't do anything to him, because Wu Kai had no legal means to get the money back. Moreover, according to our previous investigation, Chen Hui had no intention of paying the money back at the beginning."
He paused slightly, narrowed his eyes and said, "In other words, even if Chen Hui wants to pay back the money, let me ask you, where does a man who has just been out of prison for half a year get so much money to pay back Wu Kai?"
He seemed to have discovered some bigger loopholes: "Then the question arises again, where did Chen Hui get all this money from?"
As soon as Gu Nankai asked these questions, Cao Cang and Yang Dong both shook their heads in embarrassment. Cao Cang continued, " We did ask about the source of the money, but Wu Kai said he didn't know. Chen Hui was able to return the money to him to help him out of an emergency, which was his only concern at the time. He said that Chen Hui didn't say much at the time, but just thanked him for his help, and he didn't ask any more questions about the rest."
Gu Nankai nodded gently: "Did Wu Kai say anything else? For example, did Chen Hui do anything strange before he died, or did he say anything strange?"
Cao Cang glanced at Yang Dong. The two of them recalled the scene of the inquiry together. Finally, they shook their heads and said, "Probably not. Wu Kai said that Chen Hui just thanked him and returned the money. After that, the two of them drank a lot and finally got drunk. So during this process, even if Chen Hui said anything, he would not remember it."
After Cao Cang finished speaking, he looked at Gu Nankai. However, something suddenly flashed through Yang Dong's mind at this moment. His eyes lit up and he looked at Cao Cang: "Brother Cao, do you still remember what Wu Kai's daughter said when we were investigating the situation with Wu Kai?"
Hearing Yang Dong's reminder, Cao Cang frowned and quickly searched the situation at that time in his mind. Everyone looked at the two of them nervously, hoping that they could think of some useful clues.
"Yes, it was Wu Kai's daughter at that time! He said something that seemed meaningless at the time, but now that you've mentioned it, there's definitely something wrong with it!"
"Tell me, what's the problem?" Gu Nankai asked immediately, almost forgetting that he was a wounded man. The pain from the wound on his face made him gasp.
Cao Cang looked at Yang Dong. Since he was the one who brought it up, he let him speak: "Yang Dong, tell me about the situation at that time."
Yang Dong did not shirk his responsibility. He quickly said, "When we were questioning Wu Kai, his daughter came in after school and saw us. Oh, Wu Kai's daughter is about 17 years old, not much younger than Chen Hui's sister. She asked who we were. Wu Kai said that we were his and Chen Hui's mutual friends, and we came to find out something about Chen Hui."
Yang Dong took a breath and continued, "After listening to what was said, Wu Kai's daughter said, 'That uncle, he came to our house a few days ago and talked to me.' At that time, Wu Kai asked what Chen Hui said at that time, and the girl said that Chen Hui told her that if his sister was still alive, she would be the same age as her. The girl heard that Chen Hui's sister had passed away, and she comforted Chen Hui. But Chen Hui smiled and said something, but the girl didn't hear it clearly."
I didn't hear a word clearly...
What did Chen Hui say at that time? This made Gu Nankai a little curious.
"The girl said that Chen Hui stood up and looked up at the sky when he said that. She only heard Chen Hui say the words 'it's over' and 'sickness'."
Cao Cang only then responded to Yang Dong's words: "At that time, we only thought that Chen Hui was just saying that his sister had passed away and no longer had to suffer from the pain of illness, but now that I think about it, it doesn't seem to be the case."
Gu Nankai thought with stern eyes. He was fully focused on the clues reported by Cao Cang and Yang Dong. At this moment, he nodded solemnly: "It is indeed wrong. We have connected everything together. The various documents and medical records of Chen Miao's condition appeared in Chen Hui's home. He returned the money to Wu Kai contrary to his usual behavior. In addition, during the Cao Mo incident, you also said that the reason why Chen Hui stayed in the hospital and knew Cao Mo was because of his sister."
"That's right! Two days before Chen Hui got into trouble, he was talking about his sister when he held Cao Mo hostage!" Wu Qingluan suddenly said, and soon made her own guess: "Chen Hui has been appearing in the hospital. Maybe in some ways he really misses his sister, but in another way, those documents and medical records, could they be what he collected during this process? Then why did he collect these things?"
"For the truth." Gu Nankai quickly gave Wu Qingluan the answer.
Everyone's eyes fell on Gu Nankai, with a hint of doubt in their eyes.
