"How did she fall?"
Zhang Haiqiao tried to recall. "She was sitting on the windowsill at first. I wanted to pull her in, but she wouldn't let me get close. She even climbed over the wall and stood on the rack of the air conditioner … Then … she fell."
"Where were the two of you when she fell?"
"I was at the door of the side bedroom, but she wouldn't let me in."
"How about this, you go and stand where you were before."
Zhang Haiqiao stood up with the help of the sofa. His steps were shaky, and Dong Wenhuan walked over to help him.
The two of them walked to the door of the side bedroom, one in front of the other, so they were close to each other.
This was also where they were standing at the time.
Han Bin looked around. The door of the side bedroom was about two meters away from the window.
"Is the side bedroom air-conditioned?"
"No."
"Did you guys buy or rent this house?"
"Rented?"
"When was it rented?"
"May this year. It's been about five months," Wang Yao said.
"Has Liu Xiaolin ever tried to commit suicide before?"
"No." Zhang Haiqiao shook his head. "But she has a bad temper, so I usually let her have her way. But this time, she was too much, I …"
Knock knock … Just then, there was a knock on the door outside.
The door wasn't closed. It was a symbolic knock to alert the people in the room.
Li Hui walked in and smiled when he saw Han Bin. "I heard from Sister Zhao that you're at the Baohua Police Station. Looks like we've really bumped into each other."
Han Bin nodded. "You're in charge of this case."
"Yes, what's the situation? Was it a suicide or a homicide? "
Han Bin briefly explained the situation and pointed at Zhang Haiqiao. "This is the victim's husband."
Li Hui walked over to Zhang Haiqiao to understand the situation personally.
Even though he trusted Han Bin, he still had to go through the necessary procedures.
"Ah … My daughter, how could you die so tragically? Ah! God, why are you so cruel … "
Han Bin frowned when he heard someone shouting downstairs.
Han Bin looked down through the living room window and saw someone crying outside the police cordon.
"Zhang Haiqiao, who's crying down there?"
Zhang Haiqiao's lips trembled, and he hesitated for a moment. "It sounds like my mother-in-law."
"You called her and told her?"
"No, I didn't, I didn't know she …" Zhang Haiqiao's voice became softer and softer as he lowered his head.
"Li Hui, keep asking. I'll go down to the scene to take a look."
"Alright, see you later."
…
Han Bin went downstairs. His cries grew louder and louder. It was a heart-wrenching feeling.
Han Bin walked closer and saw an old man and an old woman sitting paralyzed outside the police line. They were already in tears. They had tried to break through the police line several times but were stopped by the police.
Han Bin walked over and ordered, "Help the old man and the old woman to the chairs. It's not appropriate."
"We're not leaving. I want to see my daughter. I want to see her." The old lady shouted.
The old man was in tears. "Don't stop us. It's my daughter who died. I want to see her. Let us send her on her last journey."
"Uncle, Auntie, I can understand how you feel. But if you get close to the body, you'll ruin the scene. It might affect the investigation of the case and cause your daughter's death to be unable to be found. I believe you don't want your daughter to die without knowing why."
"I just want to see my daughter …"
"Don't worry. I'll give you some time after the investigation is done."
"Sob … My poor daughter, why is she so pitiful? You're still so young. Why did you seek death? If you can't live with him anymore, you can just leave him. That heartless man isn't worth it. Sob …"
Han Bin listened to the old lady's cries. There was a hidden meaning in her words. At the same time, he was curious about how the two found out about their daughter's death.
Zhang Haiqiao didn't say anything and the police didn't contact them either.
After a while, the crying gradually subsided. Han Bin said, "Uncle, Auntie, how are you two? Do you need me to take you to the hospital? "
"We're not going anywhere. We're just staying here with my daughter."
"Do you have any heart disease or other illnesses?"
"No, we're very healthy."
"If it's convenient, I'd like to give you a statement to understand Liu Xiaolin's situation and find out the cause of her death as soon as possible."
"Sob …" The two were still crying softly.
Yanzi and Small Eye walked over and comforted the two old ladies softly.
This kind of work was very tiring. Han Bin was not good at it, but it happened to be the most common job in the police station.
Yanzi and Small Eye were very patient. They talked to the two old ladies for more than ten minutes before they finally persuaded them to sit on the wooden chairs in the neighborhood.
When the two old ladies had calmed down a little, Han Bin walked over and asked again, "Uncle, Auntie, if it's convenient, I'd like to give you a statement."
"Sure, ask away. As long as you can find out the cause of my daughter's death, anything is fine."
Han Bin first asked for the two old ladies' names and then went straight to the point. "How did you know something happened to Liu Xiaolin?"
Liu Xiaolin's father, Liu Lineng, said, "It's me. I look at my daughter's video every day when I wake up. This morning, I saw my daughter live streaming, so I clicked on it and saw that my daughter and her husband were arguing. We wanted to call and persuade them, but she didn't pick up the phone."
"Just when we were worried, we found my daughter sitting on the window and about to jump off the building to commit suicide. It scared us, so we quickly took a taxi here. Who knew … we were one step too late. My poor daughter … "
Han Bin confirmed, "You mean, from the moment Liu Xiaolin and Zhang Haiqiao quarreled to when Liu Xiaolin was about to jump off the building, someone was broadcasting it live?"
"Yes."
"What does your daughter do?"
"My daughter used to run a shop. She would occasionally shoot some small videos. I know her account, so we've been secretly watching it."
"Someone used your daughter's account to broadcast the scene of the two of them quarreling?"
"Yes."
"Can I see the content of the live broadcast?"
"Sure." Liu Lineng trembled as he took out a mobile phone from his pocket. When he saw the mobile phone, the old man choked and said, "This mobile phone was bought by my daughter. She's a good child and very filial. She's still young, so she shouldn't leave like this."
Liu Lineng clicked on the headline app and found an account called Xiaoqiao Liushui.
At this time, the live broadcast had been interrupted, but the content of the previous live broadcast could still be seen.
Han Bin clicked on it and saw that the scene was a little familiar. It was filmed in Liu Xiaolin's rented house. In the video, there was Zhang Haiqiao and Liu Xiaolin, and the two of them were arguing in the living room.
At this time, a third person's voice appeared. It sounded like the person who filmed the video was talking. "Haiqiao, Xiaolin, what are you two arguing about? It's so loud. I heard it as soon as I got off the elevator."
This was Dong Wenhuan's voice.
Han Bin continued to watch. The whole process of Zhang Haiqiao and Liu Xiaolin's quarrel was filmed. Dong Wenhuan was filming while trying to mediate, but Zhang Haiqiao and Liu Xiaolin seemed to completely ignore the camera, arguing as if there was no one else around.
The live broadcast continued until Liu Xiaolin was about to jump off the building to commit suicide. However, the scene of Liu Xiaolin sitting outside the window was not filmed, but the conversation between Liu Xiaolin and Zhang Haiqiao could still be heard.
"Ah …"
Suddenly, a scream was heard.
"Xiaolin, Xiaolin …"
"Ah, why did she fall!"
The live broadcast came to an abrupt end.
Han Bin watched it from the beginning again. The more he watched, the more he felt that there was something wrong with the video.
First of all, Dong Wenhuan's arrival was too coincidental. He just happened to see Zhang Haiqiao and Liu Xiaolin quarrel. In addition, the two of them did not close the door when they quarreled. Dong Wenhuan filmed the scene of the two of them quarreling the moment he entered.
More importantly, the whole process of the two of them quarreling was filmed from beginning to end. No matter how he looked at it, it felt a little deliberate, as if they were acting according to a script.
Han Bin felt that this so-called suicide by jumping off the building was more like a self-directed, self-acted short film.
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