Papa Xu's way of raising his children had always been open-minded and peaceful, allowing their personalities to develop freely. Therefore, Xu Juan began to pursue what he believed were the signs of success in this society — money and status. On the other hand, Xu Xu chose to pursue what she believed to be the simplest and most necessary things in life, the truth and conscience.
Both brother and sister were busy. Sometimes, they would not see each other for an entire month, but this did not cause them to drift apart. Because they each had their own strengths, they understood and respected each other, and their relationship deepened as they grew older.
However, if there was anyone around Xu Xu who could keep such a big secret, it would be Xu Juan. Because she would never analyze him. In front of her brother, who had spoiled and protected her unconditionally since childhood, she did not even know how to use her brain.
At three or four in the afternoon, there were few people in the departure lounge, and the sun was mottled. Xu Xu stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass and stared at the clear blue sky for a while. Then, she turned around and walked towards Ji Bai who was not far away.
After receiving the photo last night, Ji Bai said to her, "Before Xu Juan is cleared of suspicion, suspend all work related to this case."
Ji Bai was reading the news on his phone. His tall body was leaning against the light blue bench in the airport, looking very calm. It seemed that yesterday's unexpected discovery did not cause even the slightest ripple in his tranquil heart.
When he noticed that Xu Xu was standing in front of him without saying a word, he said without raising his head, "If you have something to say, say it."
Xu Xu stared at his chiseled face and pondered for a while before saying, "Master, as the younger sister of the suspect, you can ask me about the situation."
The corners of Ji Bai's lips curled up slowly as he looked up at her.
Yesterday, her expression was solemn and slightly gloomy. But now, he had returned to his usual cool self.
Very good.
Seeing that he did not speak, Xu Xu continued, "First of all, I believe that Ye Zixi was once the woman he loved the most. Although he had a lot of girlfriends, under the influence and education of our father, we were cautious and traditional when it came to marriage. He has never proposed to another woman … "
Ji Bai interrupted her. "What do you mean by being cautious and traditional about marriage?"
Xu Xu pondered for a moment. "Try your best to succeed in one go. To prevent our elders and children from being affected by our unstable family relationships. "
Ji Bai asked, "Be faithful to one person till death?"
Xu Xu replied, "… You can say that. This is the ideal situation."
Ji Bai smiled faintly. "Very good. Continue. "
His tone when he said "very good" made Xu Xu feel a little strange, but the feeling disappeared in a flash. She did not care about it and continued to state her analysis.
"However, Xu Juan did not have sufficient motive to kill.
Firstly, if they were a couple now, there was no need to hide their relationship. The mysterious lover was someone else.
Secondly, even if Xu Juan and Ye Zixi have an emotional entanglement that we don't know about. However, in the past, Xu Juan was a young and frivolous student who had nothing. He might have gone crazy for love.
But now, after many years of experience in the business environment, he had changed a lot. He was an excellent businessman who was good at calculation, sophisticated, and rarely acted on emotions. 'Profit' and 'achievement' were his lifeblood. Even if he couldn't get his hands on Ye Zixi, he would do anything to get her or take revenge on her in business. However, killing someone to vent his anger would not only fail to get the person, but it could also ruin everything he had. The possibility of him being so stupid and impulsive was very small.
Thirdly, I believe that Xu Juan's greatest contribution to this case lies in why he concealed his past relationship with Ye Zixi. Even if he wanted to hide it from others, it wouldn't make sense for him to hide it from me as well. This only means that he definitely knows something about Ye Zixi and can't let my sister, who's a police officer, know about it. That means it's illegal. If we get to the bottom of this, it might be related to the reason why Ye Zixi was killed. "
After she finished speaking, she stared at Ji Bai's face and tried to capture the changes in his expression. However, Ji Bai was as calm as ever, so she could not see through him.
"I only believe in evidence. Whether he's innocent or not, I'll find out, "he said faintly.
Xu Xu nodded and was about to sit down when he added, "However, from a personal point of view, I also hope that your brother is innocent."
Xu Xu was stunned.
As they neared take-off, the spacious departure hall gradually became crowded with people. The lights and shadows were bright and dark, and it was noisy.
Ji Bai sat calmly and leisurely in this slightly noisy background. His voice was mellow, low, and unhurried. His deep eyes revealed a rare gentleness, and a faint smile appeared on his handsome face.
Xu Xu stood in front of him and looked at him quietly. The noise around them seemed to be very far away, and a warm and stable feeling quietly surged in her heart.
She thought gratefully, 'When he said' personal point of view ', he was naturally considering the relationship between master and disciple. He's indeed a strict teacher with a cold heart. '
Ji Bai looked at her eyes that were clearly filled with admiration and thought, 'Sure enough, she can't receive this kind of signal at all … Alright, there's no hurry. Dripping water can wear through a stone, and a quantitative change will lead to a qualitative change.'
The good news came faster than expected.
When the plane landed, Ji Bai received a call as soon as he turned on his phone. After a short call, he turned to look at Xu Xu, who was a few steps behind him. "Looks like you can't take a break."
Xu Xu stopped in her tracks as people were coming and going in the corridor.
Ji Bai's gaze was warm. "Xu Juan has a definite alibi. He worked overtime at the company until 23 o 'clock that day, then went to eat supper with two colleagues until the wee hours of the morning. He's not a suspect, and he's still at the police station. He wants to talk to you. "
Xu Xu sighed in relief and a smile appeared on her face.
It was Ji Bai's first time seeing such a bright smile on her face, and the corners of her eyes were full of smiles. Even so, she was not like other women. She did not say or do anything unnecessary, she just stood there quietly and looked at him with a silent smile.
It was quiet and comfortable.
At this moment, Xu Xu's eyes were filled with deep gratitude. Ji Bai must have ordered someone to check his alibi right away, so Xu Juan could be cleared of suspicion so quickly.
Thinking of this, she took a step forward and reached out to Ji Bai.
Ji Bai's heart skipped a beat. 'Is she going to hug me?' Although it was just a hug to thank him, he naturally would not refuse it.
Then …
Xu Xu grabbed his hand with both hands, bowed deeply, and said in a solemn tone, "Thank you, master. Thank you! "
There was only a small window in the police station's hearing room, and the orange light shone on the simple tables and chairs, as well as the gray walls. It was cold and solemn. However, Xu Juan stood at the narrow window in a black suit. He looked tall and handsome.
When he heard footsteps, he turned his head and smiled faintly. "Xu Xu, your coffee tastes terrible."
Xu Xu did not answer, but sat down and went straight to the point. "Why didn't you tell me about Ye Zixi?"
Xu Juan stopped smiling and stared at the night sky outside the window for a while, then answered softly, "I'm sorry, I just didn't want to talk about her."
Xu Xu was stunned.
The siblings were silent for a moment, then Xu Xu said again, "Okay, I understand. What else are you hiding? No matter what law she broke when she was alive, she's already dead. Now, we can only find the murderer if you tell us everything you know. "
Xu Juan looked at her deeply, and Xu Xu looked at him calmly. After a while, Xu Juan turned back to the table and sat down. He tilted his head and lit a cigarette.
In Xu Juan's twenty-seven years of life, there had never been anyone like Ye Zixi, who made him feel as if his life was burning, and then burned to ashes.
Between the two of them, he was the one who loved money more and was more mercenary. He had also promised her that in the future, he would use his money to build an empire for her to achieve her dreams.
However, she could not afford to wait. The shares that had been swallowed and the Ye Group that had been swallowed had always been like a thorn in her heart. The straw that broke the camel's back was when she was about to graduate. An old subordinate of her father told her that if Ye Lanyuan was willing to sell the factory and use the money to treat his illness, her father might not have died.
"Ah Juan, Longxi Company was called Longxi at first, and my father used my name," she said. Later on, she left alone and was determined to get the shares that originally belonged to her.
Later on, Xu Juan immersed himself in the business world, and he also understood that there were not so many coincidences in reality. The person who leaked the news that Ye Lanyuan gave up on treating her father to her could be someone from the Ye family. It was a dirty trick, and she was just using someone else to do her dirty work. However, it was too late.
"So … she returned to the Ye Group to get back the shares?" Xu Xu asked, "What did she do? This might be related to the reason why she was killed. "
Xu Juan shook his head. "I don't know. I only know that she has been doing it all these years, but she never revealed it to me. "
Xu Xu asked again, "What's your relationship recently?"
Xu Juan replied, "After she returned to Lin City, we stayed together for a few nights. That's all. "
"Does she have a lover in Lin City?"
Xu Juan was silent for a moment. "Once, I followed her in my car after work."
What happened after that? Then, they saw a black car drive by, and the man's face was blocked by the window. He was tall and straight, and he was wearing a suit and leather shoes. His big hand was tightly clasped around her waist, and he even faintly and wantonly moved under her clothes. Ye Zixi's whole body was pressed against him, and he had never seen her so humble and submissive before.
"Who is that person?" Xu Xu asked.
"I don't know. However, Zixi's goal is very firm. I don't think she would do anything for nothing. "
As the siblings exchanged questions and answers, Ji Bai and a few of his colleagues stood outside, separated by a dark-colored glass. Hearing this, Zhao Han hesitated. "What he means is …"
Ji Bai said faintly, "What he means is that the man is very likely to be Ye Zixi's accomplice in the Ye family."
After giving Xu Juan an official statement, Xu Xu sent him home. When she arrived home, she was about to return to the police station when Xu Juan suddenly said, "I want to see Zixi's photo when she died."
Xu Xu was silent for a moment, then nodded. "I'll give it to you, be mentally prepared."
Xu Juan looked at the photo in his hand for a long time. Finally, he cupped his face with his hands and buried his head in them.
Xu Xu walked in and reached out to hug him. She felt something wet on the back of her hand, and her heart suddenly ached. She asked in a low voice, "I didn't ask you when we were at the police station, but why did you say that you don't want to talk about her? Don't you want to talk about it to me and dad? "
Xu Juan still did not answer.
How was he going to tell this little girl like her?
She would say that her experienced and astute older brother, after breaking up with that woman, actually couldn't sleep at all for the past few years and kept his eyes open until the sun rose?
Or was he going to tell her that when he heard the news of her death, he felt like he was standing in an empty wasteland while he was standing in the heated conference room?
He raised his head and looked at his sister's worried expression. He smiled and stroked her hair. "You won't understand even if I tell you."
Xu Xu was stunned. She thought, 'No, there's nothing I won't understand.' Any choice in life would bring about gains and losses, and Ye Zixi made the wrong choice.
It was the third day after Ye Zixi's death. Later, based on the previous investigation and the information provided by Xu Juan, the Criminal Police Unit held another meeting.
Old Wu first reported the overall situation of the investigation.
First, the large-scale search for suspicious people in the periphery was still fruitless, and the preliminary investigation was done on the possibility of wandering people and criminals breaking into the house.
Second, Lin An Mountain has been completely searched, but no valuable traces or evidence were found.
Third, since the day of the crime, the Criminal Police Unit has been arranged to monitor the Ye family 24 hours a day, and so far, nothing unusual has been found. There are no loopholes in their confessions for the time being.
Da Hu said, "At the moment, it seems that the other motives for the murder are not valid. Xu Juan's words are basically credible, and I think the biggest possibility is that Ye Zixi secretly took revenge on the Ye family, and the Ye family found out about it, so they got into a conflict and killed her. "
"To be able to form an alliance with Ye Zixi against the Ye family, it's unlikely that it's a child of the Ye family." Yao Meng said, "It's most likely the two sons-in-law."
Ji Bai said in a low voice, "I agree with everyone. The next stage of the investigation will focus on the Ye family. Old Wu, what about their alibis? "
Old Hu flipped through the information and said, "Initially, it seems that they all have alibis. However, after two days of in-depth investigation, we found a problem. "
"What do you mean?"
Old Wu answered, "The ones with alibis are Ye Lanyuan and the eldest, Ye Ziqiang. There was always a servant in Ye Lanyuan's room, so he did not go out that night. Also, his body is not suitable for driving, and after midnight, Ye Ziqiang has been in the company dealing with the affairs of an overseas distributor. The surveillance cameras and security guards can prove that. "
Xu Xu nodded. "According to Xu Juan's description, the man should be a middle-aged man."
Old Wu continued, "The second couple and the third couple returned to the Ye family's old residence before ten o 'clock that night, and they did not go out. However, we did an on-site investigation, and because Ye Lanyuan does not like cameras, the Ye family did not install any. The Ye family's residence is very big, and the few villas are very far apart. If they left the Ye family's residence in the middle of the night, they might not be discovered. Therefore, the only suspects left are the second couple and the third couple. "
Ji Bai said faintly, "We'll visit the Ye family tomorrow."
The next day.
After being informed by their respective secretaries that the criminal police would visit again, the eldest, Ye Ziqiang, was sitting in his office listening to his deputy's report.
The second son, Ye Jin, was holding a regular department meeting. After pondering for a while, he nodded. "Got it."
The second son-in-law, Wu Xie, had just arrived at the office not long ago. He looked up at the secretary with a cup of coffee in his hand and remained silent.
The third son, Ye Qiao, stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and looked at the heavy traffic downstairs. She frowned and said to the secretary, "Are they done yet?"
The third son-in-law, Zhang Shiyong, was in the office meeting with another group's higher-ups. When he heard this, he paused for a moment and smiled politely at the guest. "I'm sorry, this is all for today. I'll treat you to a meal next time as an apology. Please invite the police officer in. "
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