When I heard that Liu Gang had gone out at noon and had not returned yet, I suddenly felt inexplicably uneasy, wondering if something had happened to Liu Gang.
I turned to look at Officer Yang and found that his eyes were becoming more and more serious. I could tell that he was thinking the same thing as I was.
Officer Yang looked solemn. He picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip of the brown liquid that smelled of alcohol. Suddenly he frowned and asked, "Is this alcohol?"
Liu Gang's wife smiled and said, "Yes, this is my Liu Gang's favorite wine. The taste is incomparable to those wines outside. Officers, please try it."
Since they said so, Officer Yang naturally would not refuse. He took another sip, tasted it carefully, and nodded, "Not bad, it does have a unique flavor."
Although I drink alcohol frequently, mostly I drink beer. To me, all liquors taste the same. I can't appreciate the mellow and messy flavors they talk about. But now when I visit someone's house, even if I don't want to drink, I still pick up the quilt and take a sip. I feel that the alcohol concentration is very strong and it makes my stomach burn.
"I think you should be very clear about the purpose of our visit this time, so we won't beat around the bush. Just tell us everything you know. We need to take a statement, and I hope you can cooperate."
After finishing his drink, Officer Yang put down his glass and got straight to the point.
After hearing this, Liu Gang's wife still had that dignified smile on her face, without any emotional fluctuations. She nodded and said, "Of course I know this. I just want to say one thing. Our Liu Gang is definitely not the murderer. I think you must have made a mistake about this."
I didn’t expect Liu Gang’s wife to react like this. Officer Yang and I were both stunned. Then Officer Yang asked, “Don’t you know the relationship between Liu Gang and the deceased Xiaomei?”
"I know. How could he hide such a thing from me? But what can I do now? If I knew that he had a mistress outside, could I stop him?"
As she spoke, Liu Gang's wife sighed slightly and said, "I know Liu Gang best. A successful man like him is not something I can keep by myself. Instead of quarreling with him, it's better to turn a blind eye and pretend not to know. This way he won't find me annoying, and I won't lose anything. Let's just muddle along."
After hearing these words, I realized that a woman who marries a rich man is not necessarily happy. Every family has its own problems. We poor people have our own worries, and they are rich people, and they also have their own pains.
Seeing Liu Gang's wife who didn't seem to care, Officer Yang seemed a little reluctant, but he continued to ask: "Since you know the relationship between them, you also understand why our police suspect Liu Gang, right? Please tell us Liu Gang's itinerary and actions eight days ago. We will not wrongly accuse a good person, nor will we let a bad person go."
Liu Gang's wife nodded and said, "I remember what happened eight days ago very clearly. We were planning to travel to Hainan, but that woman suddenly called Liu Gang. I didn't hear the content of the call, but when Liu Gang answered the phone, he was furious with the woman. It seemed that the woman was asking Liu Gang for money, and Liu Gang refused."
"You know, I never asked about Liu Gang having a woman outside. Liu Gang didn't tell me after he hung up the phone. We went straight to the airport and took a plane away. Then we received your call and rushed back. That's what happened. Now you understand why I said that our Liu Gang is not a murderer, right?"
If it is true as Liu Gang's wife said, there is no possibility that Liu Gang committed any crime, but who knows whether Liu Gang's wife lied to us
Officer Yang then asked, "What time was it when Liu Gang and the deceased Xiaomei were arguing?"
"It seems to be around ten o'clock in the morning." Liu Gang's wife thought carefully and replied.
Officer Yang sneered, "Really? But I checked your flight records. The plane that day seemed to be at 4pm, right? From 10am to 4pm, that's enough time to kill a person!"
I don’t quite understand what Officer Yang said. Even if Liu Gang killed Xiaomei eight days ago and then took his wife to travel to Hainan, Liu Gang was not in Zhongwei City during these eight days. So how did the butcher Wang Dong die
Liu Gang's wife was very calm and said, "But that day, Liu Gang was at home from beginning to end. I can testify that he had no time to go out and kill people."
"Yeah?"
Officer Yang sneered again, "Yesterday morning, a butcher named Wang Dong was also killed, and his body was hidden in the room where Liu Gang kept Xiaomei. Logically, you two were traveling in Hainan and didn't have time to come back and kill people, but our police found out that the night before yesterday, a car with a license plate number of Qiong B6XXX came to Zhongwei City and parked at the gate of the deceased Xiaomei's community. I'm afraid this matter is not that simple, right?"
I never expected that Officer Yang actually had such an important clue and didn't tell me. Although I couldn't understand why he kept it from me, if that car was really Liu Gang's, then Liu Gang's suspicion would indeed rise to the top! Because Liu Gang had the time and motive to commit the crime for both of the two people who died in this case.
After hearing what Officer Yang said, Liu Gang's wife's originally calm smile instantly became stiff, and her eyes became a little erratic. It seemed that Officer Yang's question just hit her in the ribs.
Liu Gang's wife lowered her head and stammered, but could not answer Officer Yang's questions. Officer Yang stared at Liu Gang's wife with dignity.
After a few minutes, Liu Gang's wife sighed and said, "I'm really sorry. I did hide something about this matter. I just didn't want our Liu Gang to be wrongly accused."
"Since you don't want to, then you should honestly tell us everything you know. Otherwise, even if Liu Gang didn't kill anyone, he will become a real murderer because of your concealment."
Officer Yang spoke word by word. Liu Gang's wife finally couldn't resist the pressure from Officer Yang. She seemed to collapse. Her straight back bent down. She said weakly, "Actually, eight days ago, Liu Gang left home after quarreling with that woman. I didn't know where he went. It was already two o'clock in the afternoon when he came back. We packed our things and went to catch the plane. As a result, on the morning of the sixth day of our trip, Liu Gang suddenly said that he had something important to do and had to come back. But I was also very surprised. He didn't take the plane at that time. Instead, he rented a car in Sanya and chose to drive back. After that, I received your call. I felt that Liu Gang seemed to be related to this matter, so I made up a lie that Liu Gang was still in Sanya."
Liu Gang's wife's voice got smaller and smaller as she spoke, and finally she sobbed softly, saying, "I know that if you knew about this, Liu Gang would definitely be suspected, but I believe that Liu Gang is definitely not the kind of person who would do such a thing. Over the years, Liu Gang has kept at least six or seven young girls outside, but even if they had a falling out, nothing happened. Liu Gang would never do something like killing someone, so you must believe me."
Although Liu Gang's wife concealed the truth to avoid suspicion, her behavior caused the police to lose the most crucial clue. I think Liu Gang's wife's expression was not deceiving, but I was still a little angry about her behavior.
Officer Yang said sternly, "What else are you hiding from us?"
"No, it's really gone. If you don't believe me, you can wait for Liu Gang to come back and confront him face to face. I have told you everything I know. If Liu Gang really didn't kill anyone, I hope you can clear his name."
Officer Yang didn't seem to believe what Liu Gang's wife said at all, and continued in a cold voice: "If he is really innocent, why did he leave in a hurry at the critical moment when he knew we were coming to question him? Tell me honestly, did he flee for fear of the crime?"
"That's absolutely not the case. Liu Gang and I have been waiting for you to come over since we came back, but Liu Gang did go out because he received a phone call. I definitely didn't lie to you about that! Oh, I remember now!"
Liu Gang's wife was talking excitedly, and suddenly seemed to remember something and said, "It seems that Liu Gang came back an hour ago."
"How do you know?" Officer Yang asked puzzledly.
"I'm not really sure, but an hour ago I suddenly saw Liu Gang's car parked downstairs. I went down and saw that no one was in the car. It seemed like he had something urgent to do, so he just parked the car and left. I also saw something in the car."
"What's placed there?" I had a bad feeling when I heard this and asked hurriedly.
Liu Gang's wife pointed upstairs and said, "There's a can of brewed bullwhip wine on the back seat of his car. It seems like he bought it. My Liu Gang's favorite thing to drink is bullwhip wine. He often makes it himself, but he always says that it's not as good as what others sell, so he often buys bullwhip wine from outside and studies how to make it."
Hearing this, I felt something familiar was happening. I looked down at the brown wine in my glass, pointed at it and asked, "What kind of wine is this?"
"It's the bullwhip wine that Liu Gang bought!"
After receiving a positive answer from Liu Gang's wife, Officer Yang and I looked at each other at the same time, put down our glasses, stood up expressionlessly, and walked slowly towards the bathroom behind us like puppets.