Chapter 20 Investigation of Cold Cases 2. Survey the elderly
It should be that Xinluo told the old man that Officer Zhong had come to Xinluo to investigate the case. When he came to the old mansion and showed his ID, the old man's thin face did not show much surprise. Officer Zhong saw from his expression that he was very cunning, and it was impossible to guess what he thought when he saw the police officer. Or maybe he had already expected his arrival.
"Can we talk? Do you have time?" Officer Zhong looked at him politely.
"Well, if you don't investigate it clearly, you will always misunderstand that we killed Su Wei. What's more, if we didn't kill him, Su Wei died in the old house, and we can't sleep well." The old man grumbled, moving a chair and stretching out his hand, motioning him to sit down.
After Officer Zhong sat down, the old man sat opposite him and interrogated him as usual, but Officer Zhong felt that the situation was different this time, and he couldn't explain the feeling clearly.
"If you have any questions to ask, just be direct. I'm very tired after sitting for so long ." The old man was very direct.
Officer Zhong looked at the old man's cloudy eyes and lowered his head slightly. He was not willing to face such eyes directly.
"Okay, then I'll tell you straight away." Officer Zhong hesitated, "Were you also in the old house on the night Su Wei died?"
"Yes."
"Did you see Su Wei that night?"
"I don't know. I went to bed early."
Officer Zhong knew that the elderly usually went to bed early, but it was difficult for them to sleep well. Moreover, Su Wei died in the early morning, so he asked, "Around the early morning, between four and six o'clock, did you hear any movement or any special sounds?"
"You mean to ask me if I heard Su Wei's cry? I'm sorry, no. Besides, I was half asleep at that time and only heard the cat's cry."
"Is the door of your old house locked at night?" Officer Zhong suddenly asked.
"No, never."
"Can you tell me the reason?"
"The reason is obvious. The old house is famous for being haunted in Wuzhen. Why should we worry about thieves? Besides, there is nothing valuable in the old house."
"Really?" Officer Zhong suddenly remembered the legendary painting of ladies and blue and white porcelain that Wu Yu mentioned, but he still said, "Oh, that's it. I have another question that I have always wanted to ask, but I am afraid you will be unhappy."
"But it's okay."
"In that case, let me tell you, does the old man have a granddaughter named Mei Xin?"
When the old man heard this, he trembled a little, and was obviously a little surprised, and then said, "Not bad."
Officer Zhong felt the pain of his injury being mentioned, and the more so, the more he asked.
"I heard that Mei Xin and Su Wei were in love back then. Is this true?"
The old man couldn't imagine that Officer Zhong knew about the past. He opened his eyes wide surprise and was silent for a while before saying, "Yes."
"I heard that Mei Xin died of illness that year, and a ghost wedding was held in the ancient house. The groom was Su Wei, the brother of Su Wei who died the day before yesterday."
After hearing the last sentence, the old man looked at Officer Zhong in shock and said, "They are brothers."
"Yes, Su Wei came to the ancient town just to investigate the cause of his brother's death." Officer Zhong found that the old man's reaction just now was obviously that he didn't know that Su Wei and Su Wei were brothers. He felt even more troubled. Could it be that he really was not the murderer?
"I see."
Officer Zhong guessed that what he meant was that Su Wei and Su Wei looked alike.
"Back then, our custom was indeed carried out - a ghost marriage. The young girl died early, which was not decent, so it was done in secrecy. Almost no one knew about it."
"So, you came to the ancient house before Su Wei died."
"It's not like that..." The old man hesitated, as if he knew something but didn't say it.
"What's going on?"
"Mei Xin came to the ancient house alone that year. It seems that when Mei Xin was in her hometown, she met Su Wei online, so they agreed to meet at the ancient house. The details should be like this."
Officer Zhong recalled that Su Wei came to Wuzhen mysteriously that year, probably just for Mei Xin. In this case, the purpose of Su Wei's coming to Wuzhen was clear.
"We came here from the ancient city only after we heard that Mei Xin had died. After we sent Mei Xin's ashes back to the ancient city, we heard about Su Wei's death." The old man continued uneasily. He looked like he wanted to end this conversation quickly.
Officer Zhong was stunned. If what he said was true, then they had an alibi. Then who was the real murderer? Wasn't the girl who called the police Xinluo or Niao Niao? Or was the old man lying?
Officer Zhong was puzzled and returned to the police station. The female police officer also returned. They asked each other about each other's situation. Niao Niao was still immersed in sadness. It was obvious that she liked Su Wei very much. In addition, Niao Niao did not seem to be lying. She looked innocent. On the night of Su Wei's death, she slept soundly and had no idea what happened next door. Or maybe Su Wei did not return to the old house that night. In addition, they also carefully checked Su Wei's room and saw that the quilt was a little messy, which did not seem to be unused.
Could it be that the whole family was lying, or hiding some unspeakable truth? Officer Zhong suddenly had this thought. Suddenly thinking of Wu Yu's words, this thought became more certain.
