Chapter 669: A daughter who is married off is like water spilled!
Chapter 669: A daughter who is married off is like water spilled!
Just now, Jia Dongming used his Eagle Eye skill to not only discover the salary money hidden by Shen Zhongming under the floor tiles in the house, but also found some silk factory documents that were not completely burned and a blood-stained axe next to the stove in Shen Zhongming's house.
Facing Shen Zhongming's stupid question, Jia Dongming stared at Shen Zhongming sharply and asked him in a very serious tone: "Comrade Shen Zhongming! Do you know Wang Mazi?"
When Shen Zhongming learned that the police came to his house looking for him, he had a vague feeling that the police must have found the bodies of Guo Jianbin and his lover in Wang Mazi's house. Now, hearing Jia Dongming mention Wang Mazi, it was undoubtedly a disguised confirmation of Shen Zhongming's guess.
Facing Jia Dongming's question, Shen Zhongming continued to play dumb and said, "Public Security Comrade! How could I not know Wang Mazi? He is my wife's younger brother, a typical street urchin. If it weren't for my wife who secretly helped him over the years without telling me, this guy would have starved to death long ago."
Jia Dongming heard Shen Zhongming's answer and sensed the disdain in his tone when he mentioned Wang Mazi. He continued to ask Shen Zhongming, "Comrade Shen Zhongming! Has Wang Mazi come to see you during this period?"
When Shen Zhongming heard the question raised by Jia Dongming, he thought of Wang Mazi, who had been silenced by him, and replied in a puzzled manner: "Comrade Public Security! I haven't seen Wang Mazi since my wife died. Why did you come to my place to look for Wang Mazi today? Did this guy commit a crime?"
Jia Dongming heard Shen Zhongming's answer and saw that he pretended to be ignorant. He introduced slowly, "Comrade Shen Zhongming! We received a report from the masses that two bodies were found in Wang Mazi's home. One of them was named Guo Jianbin, an accountant at the silk factory. When he was killed, the more than 10,000 yuan in salary he had with him was missing."
"What! Wang Mazi killed someone? How is that possible? Although that guy is a street urchin, he would never do such things as murder or robbery." After hearing what Jia Dongming said, Shen Zhongming thought of the huge sum of money he had hidden under the floor tiles in his home, and asked Jia Dongming in pretended surprise.
Jia Dongming heard Shen Zhongming's answer and saw the other party's pretended surprise. He replied with a smile: "Comrade Shen Zhongming! According to the clues we collected at the scene, there should be two murderers. Since Wang Mazi didn't dare to kill anyone, the person who killed Guo Jianbin should be another person."
At this point, Jia Dongming deliberately probed Shen Zhongming, "Shen Zhongming! I heard that your wife Wang Xiufang died of gas poisoning, and Guo Jianbin was first drunk by the murderer, then carried into the bedroom, and finally the murderer ignited the coal prepared in advance, using the gas emitted after the coal was ignited to cause carbon monoxide poisoning and death. This is exactly the same as the way Wang Xiufang died. Isn't this too coincidental?"
"Also, you just said that you haven't seen Wang Mazi since Wang Xiufang passed away. Why did we hear from the public that Wang Mazi came to see you a few days ago? Could you be the other murderer who killed Guo Jianbin?"
When Shen Zhongming heard Jia Dongming mention the cause of death of Wang Xiufang and Guo Jianbin, his heart suddenly "skipped!", and an ominous premonition instantly surged into his heart, making him feel cold sweat on his back. He quickly denied it with a guilty conscience: "Public Security Comrade! Don't say that. I don't know that Guo Jianbin at all. As for Wang Mazi, I really haven't seen him for a long time. Who is talking nonsense and saying that he saw me with Wang Mazi? Isn't this harming people?"
Although Shen Zhongming appeared relatively calm, some of his subtle reactions had exposed his inner guilt. Zheng Chengzhong and Xiao Chengye, who were standing nearby, were almost certain after hearing Shen Zhongming's guilty answer that Shen Zhongming was a strong suspect and might even be the murderer of Guo Jianbin.
Shen Zhongming's denial did not surprise Jia Dongming. After all, criminals generally would not admit to murder without absolute evidence. So he smiled and said to Shen Zhongming who was blocking the door, "Comrade Shen Zhongming! We need to go to your house now. Please make way."
When Shen Zhongming opened the door and met Jia Dongming and others, he blocked the door with his body, in order to prevent the police from entering his house and finding some evidence that would be unfavorable to him. Facing Jia Dongming's request, Shen Zhongming, who was guilty of a crime, was immediately a little scared and said to Jia Dongming and others: "Comrade police! I haven't committed any crime, why do you want to enter my house to search?"
Seeing Shen Zhongming lose his composure due to his guilty conscience, Jia Dongming showed a half-smile on his face and said to Shen Zhongming: "Comrade Shen Zhongming! We just said we would go into your house to take a look, but we didn't say we would search your house. Why did you react so violently? Is there really something shady hidden in your house? Or is Wang Mazi hiding in your house?"
At the moment Shen Zhongming raised his objection, he had already begun to regret it in his heart, because he knew that his actions were tantamount to proving that he had something to hide.
Facing Jia Dongming's questioning and seeing his half-smiley expression, Shen Zhongming felt as if he was about to be seen through by him. He could only bite the bullet and move aside, and replied guiltily: "Public Security Comrade! I live alone, and my home is a mess, so I don't agree to let you come in and take a look. Now that you have said this, then come in!"
Seeing Shen Zhongming move aside guiltily, Jia Dongming instructed Zheng Chengzhong, "Old Zheng! Captain Chen and I will go in and take a look. You stay here and guard."
When Zheng Chengzhong heard Jia Dongming's instructions, he immediately understood what Jia Dongming meant. He glanced at the residents who had come to watch from the yard and replied seriously, "Captain Jia! Okay! I'll stay here first."
When Jia Dongming walked into Shen Zhongming's house, he did not go to the stove in Shen Zhongming's house immediately. Instead, he took a look at the layout of the house and asked Shen Zhongming, who was feeling uneasy, "Comrade Shen Zhongming! According to what I know, since your wife Wang Xiufang passed away, your two daughters have severed their ties with you. Can you tell me what happened?"
It is said that if you do not do anything wrong, you do not have to fear ghosts knocking on your door. The reason why Shen Zhongming agreed to break off the engagement with his two daughters was mainly because when his two daughters came back to handle Wang Xiufang's funeral, they found out that Wang Xiufang did not die of gas poisoning, but was beaten to death by him.
After the two daughters had taken care of Wang Xiufang's funeral, they proposed to sever the relationship with him. Not only did he disagree, he even flew into a rage and wanted to beat up his two daughters until they told him the real cause of Wang Xiufang's death. They also threatened him that if he did not agree to sever the relationship, they would go to the police station to report the case and make the cause of Wang Xiufang's death public. Finally, under the coercion of his two daughters, Shen Zhongming reluctantly went to the street office with his two daughters to go through the procedures for severing the relationship.
When Shen Zhongming heard Jia Dongming mention the two people who had cut off their relationship with him, he exuded a kind of hostility, which soon disappeared without a trace. He replied with a very gloomy expression: "Comrade Public Security! Daughters are money-losing goods, and they are already married. It is said that married daughters are like spilled water. If they want to cut off their relationship with me, I will naturally fulfill their wish."
"Captain Jia! Come and take a look. Are these pieces of paper burned in the stove receipts from the financial department of the silk factory?" Just as Jia Dongming was listening to Shen Zhongming's nonsense, Chen Weiguo, holding some unburned pieces of paper in his hand, shouted to Jia Dongming excitedly.
(End of this chapter)