"When did this happen?" Han Bin asked.
"It's been about half a month now."
"When exactly?"
"I think it happened on New Year's Day, but I don't know the exact time."
Han Bin took out his notebook and jotted it down. "Do you know who's following her?"
"Yes …" Lin Yuejiao lowered her head and looked hesitant.
"Do you know the person who's following Xue Mengjiao?" Han Bin asked.
"Yes."
"Who is it?"
"His name is Xia Binhai. He used to be the vice president of Jiaojiao's beauty salon. Later, we had some conflicts. Mengjiao said that she was being followed by Xia Binhai, and they had an argument. Xia Binhai even threatened to kill her," Lin Yuejiao recalled.
Han Bin felt that Lin Yuejiao was implying something else. "Is there a conflict between you and Xia Binhai, or between your daughter and Xia Binhai?"
"I used to work in a state-owned enterprise. Later, I came across the beauty industry by chance. I often do beauty myself, so I have a certain understanding of beauty products. I felt that I could definitely make money, so I founded Jiaojiao's beauty salon. Xia Binhai worked with me when I first started my business. He's one of the founders, and I've always had a good relationship with him …"
Lin Yuejiao hesitated and pursed her lips. "Actually, I don't think this has anything to do with Xia Binhai. He won't hurt Mengjiao, I …"
"Then why did you suspect him before?" Li Hui interrupted.
"I suspected him because he had a conflict with Jiaojiao, but … I believe that he won't hurt Jiaojiao," Lin Yuejiao choked.
"What's the relationship between you two?"
Lin Yuejiao lowered her head and remained silent.
"It's not up to you to decide whether this case has anything to do with Xia Binhai or not. The police will investigate it ourselves. You just need to tell us everything about the conflict between Xia Binhai and Xue Mengjiao. Don't hide anything from the police. Only we can find your daughter's murderer," Han Bin warned.
"You're right. My daughter is dead. What's there to worry about?" Lin Yuejiao revealed a self-deprecating expression. "Xia Binhai and I have a good impression of each other. It can also be said that we fell in love over time, so we got together."
"Wait." Li Hui interrupted him and asked, "You and Xue Lipeng haven't divorced yet, right?"
"Yes, we're just living separately. We haven't gotten a divorce yet. However, we don't have feelings for each other anymore. We've also reached an agreement not to interfere with each other's lives."
"Does Xue Lipeng know about you and Xia Binhai?"
"He knows I have someone outside, but he doesn't know it's Xia Binhai," Lin Yue Jiao said.
"If Xue Lipeng knows that you have an affair, he still won't divorce you?" Zhao Ming couldn't believe it. In his opinion, no man could accept such a thing.
Lin Yuejiao glanced at Zhao Ming. "How old are you today?"
"23 years old."
"When I was your age, I was already married to Xue Lipeng. We were also very in love at that time. The name Mengjiao was given to me by him. Do you know the meaning of this name?" Lin Yuejiao asked and answered herself.
"When we first got married, he didn't allow me to wear a skirt. If other men looked at me too much, he would stare back. If I was with another man at that time, he would definitely kill him."
Lin Yuejiao was a little emotional and helpless. "But time can change everything. There's an old saying that when one reaches middle age, there are three happy events: promotion, wealth, and the death of one's wife. When you reach a certain age, perhaps you can't wait for your wife to run away with another man. That way, you can justifiably find a younger, prettier woman without guilt."
"I won't," Zhao Ming said with certainty.
"Are you married?" Lin Yuejiao asked.
"No."
"Do you have a girlfriend?"
"No."
Lin Yuejiao smiled. "Then you don't have the right to say that."
"I …" Zhao Ming didn't know what to say. He couldn't say that he believed in himself. That would be too embarrassing.
"Did Xue Mengjiao object to your relationship with Xia Binhai?" Han Bin interrupted their conversation.
In his opinion, there were all kinds of people and all kinds of situations. This kind of discussion was meaningless.
"Yes, after Mengjiao knew about it, she had a big fight with me. She strongly opposed us being together. She also said that if I insisted on being with Xia Binhai, she would break off our mother-daughter relationship." Lin Yuejiao was a little helpless and showed a touch of bitterness.
"Parents can't win against their children, so I finally compromised and separated from Xia Binhai. But Mengjiao was still not satisfied. She didn't want Xia Binhai to continue working in the beauty salon. Later, I couldn't persuade her, so I fired Xia Binhai. "
"Why did Xia Binhai follow Xue Mengjiao?"
"I don't know."
"I just heard it from Mengjiao. I don't know the details."
"Didn't you ask Xia Binhai afterwards?"
"He changed his phone. I couldn't contact him."
"What was his previous phone number?"
“13345XXXX。”
"Do you have his ID?"
"There should be a copy in your store."
"Ask someone in your store to send us a copy."
"Okay."
"Do you think it's possible that Xia Binhai killed your daughter?" Han Bin asked.
"I …" Lin Yuejiao closed her eyes and didn't answer.
"Where does Xia Binhai live?"
"He used to rent a house near the beauty salon. Later, I went to see him, but he's not there anymore."
"Can you still get in touch with him?"
Lin Yuejiao shook her head. "It's like he's disappeared. None of our mutual friends have heard from him."
"When was the last time Xue Mengjiao texted you?" Han Bin asked.
Lin Yuejiao took out her phone and checked WeChat. "It was around five o 'clock the day before yesterday. I asked her what she wanted for dinner, and she replied,' I'm going to stay at my dad's place for a few days. 'At that time, a VIP client came, so I didn't have time to talk to her."
Han Bin took the phone and glanced at it. "Do you think the tone of this reply is her?"
"Yes."
"Did you know that the white Audi had a fake license plate?"
"This … It can't be. The last time I saw her car, it was the same license plate."
"You didn't know about this?"
Lin Yuejiao shook her head.
After taking the statement, Han Bin asked Tian Li to send Lin Yuejiao out.
Zhao Ming turned off the recorder. "Brother Bin, should we investigate Xia Binhai?"
"He has a motive. We have to investigate it," Han Bin said and then added, "Don't worry.
"By the way, there's one more thing I haven't told you. The genetic material of the deceased matches the genetic material of the victims of the Snowman Case."
"Damn, that means this is a serial murder case," Li Hui said.
"Creak …" The door creaked, and Tian Li returned to the office.
"Did you send Lin Yuejiao away?"
"No." Tian Li shook her head, a little sad. "She went to the forensics room."
Zhao Ming yawned. "Didn't we already identify the body? Why did she go to the forensics room? "
Tian Li sighed. "Lin Yuejiao said … she was afraid that her daughter would be lonely, so she wanted to spend more time with her."
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