This time, Shen Xunran invited all the people on the key suspect list to the police station one by one and had talks with them separately. Su Yi was the last one to be invited to the police station.
Before she came, it had been eight days since Shen Xunran received the "death notice". In other words, according to the time in the "notice", it meant that Wu Chunhe was only twenty-nine days away from his death.
When Shen Xunran heard his men convey the news that Su Yi was coming, he was still studying the letters.
The police officer who came to report the incident had a slightly red face. He was still young and had just graduated from the police academy not long ago.
There were still light traces of youthful beard on his lips, and his eyes were full of panic and confusion.
"What's going on?"
Shen Xunran frowned and shouted:
"Speak with your back straight."
"Captain Shen, Su Yi is here."
The police officer spoke in a low voice, and when he mentioned Su Yi, his voice was very light, as if he was afraid of disturbing people, and his expression was clearly a little agitated.
The information about Su Yi recorded her basic conduct and personality, and from a photo ID taken during her college years, Shen Xunran already had an idea of what she looked like.
But after actually meeting the person, she realized that there is a kind of person in the world who the camera cannot tolerate.
Her beauty is far more than what can be summed up by the simple phrase "beautiful" in the information.
Many people in the headquarters turned to look at her, and even though they knew she was a "suspect", some people were attentive to her and poured a glass of water and placed it on the table next to her.
White smoke was rising from the cup. She lowered her head, wearing a coat that wrapped her exquisite body. Her smooth black hair like a waterfall was loosely tied behind her head.
A few strands of hair hung down on the cheeks, and between the gaps one could see her long and curled eyelashes. Her straight and delicate nose, and her perfect lips with slightly raised corners, gave people the illusion that she was smiling even when her face was expressionless.
She had her hands in her pockets, seeming somewhat out of place in this office. Even her lazy style softened the slightly serious atmosphere of this office.
Shen Xunran began to doubt whether she was the one who sent the "death notice" and wanted to kill Wu Chunhe.
She looks beautiful and has good temperament, and it is hard to associate her with a cold-blooded murderer.
Even rationally, Shen Xunran knew that Su Yi was indeed the person with the highest suspicion.
"Su Yi?"
Shen Xunran calmed himself down, and after realizing the inappropriate hesitation in his heart, he immediately came to his senses.
Tao Cen handled this momentary turn very well. When two beauties of different ages, different styles and temperaments, but still pleasing to the eye, sat together, the visual enjoyment was indescribable.
And Huo Zhiming happened to be extremely skillful in expressing the beauty of this scene to the extreme through his camera.
Su Yi raised her head. At that moment, her eyes seemed a little out of focus and misty. At this moment, she gave people a feeling of being defenseless. There was a kind of melancholy lingering in her heart, which shocked Shen Xunran.
She understood how the police officer who had come to report the incident felt. It was already amazing when she looked at her from the side, but when she looked at her from the front, the lethality brought by her beauty was even greater. Shen Xunran once again began to doubt her initial inference: Could this girl really be someone who wanted to kill Wu Chunhe and provoke the police
The mist in Su Yi's eyes slowly faded away, and the melancholy was well hidden in her clear eyes as calm as a lake. She stood up:
"Officer Shen, you want to see me?"
When she spoke, her voice was soft and her tone was gentle, neither fast nor slow, like a spring breeze blowing on your face, very comfortable to the ears.
But maybe it was because Shen Xunran had preconceived ideas, but he always felt that there was something playful in her tone, as if it was provocative, contemptuous, and a little cold.
"I want to consult you about some things."
Shen Xunran sat down, staring at Su Yi. Her gaze was obviously not urgent, but it made people feel pressured for no reason. Many cunning criminals lost their temper and exposed their true colors in her eyes.
Shu Payen outside the screen and the audience in the theater all felt this pressure. Tao Cen's ability to control the situation was unquestionable. The Shen Xunran she played did not look strong, but she had a toughness that was no less than that of a man locked in her frail body.
Facing Shen Xunran's slightly forceful words, Su Yi smiled softly and said:
"good."
That nonchalant attitude easily dissipated the pressure that Shen Xunran tried hard to add to her at the beginning.
She didn't know whether she really didn't hear the vigilance and suspicion in Shen Xunran's words, or she had heard it but didn't take it seriously. She even reached out to tuck in the corner of her coat when she sat down.
Although neither of them spoke, the scene seemed quite harmonious, but the feeling of tense confrontation extended from the screen to outside the screen, and even the audience in the venue were deeply affected by it.
Shu Payen saw that several European and American audiences around him, even though they could not understand Chinese, had sensed something was wrong from the subtitles and the behavior of the two female protagonists. They subconsciously changed their sitting posture and even crossed their legs.
It’s good that Tao Cen has such ability to lead a show, but Jiang Se is no less than her.
In recent years in China, there have always been people with good intentions, or fans from both sides, who want to compare the acting skills of the two, and this has caused countless debates.
Most people think that in recent years, Jiang Se has surpassed Tao Cen in terms of beauty and fame. Even if Tao Cen's fans are not convinced, in the general environment, it seems that this point has become increasingly obvious and there is nothing worth arguing about.
But more people think that in terms of acting skills, Tao Cen seems to be slightly better than Jiang Se.
Even in recent years, Jiang Se has left many classic screen roles, but when many people mention her, her beauty and fame always come before her roles.
This feeling was exacerbated by her young age.
Although Shu Pain was optimistic about Jiang Se, he was inevitably affected by this preconceived notion. When he thought of Jiang Se, he instinctively worried about whether she could hold on.
When filming "The Devil", I was worried that she would not be able to support the image of a "mother" and that she would be crushed by Liu Ye's acting.
When filming "God's Redemption", I was always afraid that her acting would be too revealing, so I kept my mind focused from beginning to end.
Until "Criminal Suspect", when he heard that she was acting opposite Tao Cen, Shu Pei'en was always worried. In his heart, he always felt that Jiang Se was a rising star in China, talented, hardworking, and needed to be carefully cared for, but he forgot that she was likely to grow and improve rapidly in her works one after another.
The rivalry between her and Tao Cen is really equally matched.
This kind of dramatic tension between "masters' duels" brings the audience a refreshing feeling, which makes people unconsciously immersed in the atmosphere of the movie and get too deeply involved in the play, which facilitates a better understanding of the plot.
She did not 'lose'. Compared with Tao Cen's outwardly strong personality, she was like water, silently tolerant, invisible and colorless, yet with the power that could wear away a stone, causing Tao Cen to fall slightly into a disadvantage. Shu Payen had the 'illusion' that Tao Cen's emotions were being controlled by her from the moment they met.
"A month ago, our Wangjin detachment received a strange letter."
After Shen Xunran sat down, she went straight to the point and mentioned the contents of the "death notice". While speaking, her eyes were still examining Su Yi, trying to get a hint of flaws from this woman's face.
But what disappointed her was that when Su Yi heard these words, his expression did not change at all. He was not uneasy, proud, or resentful. He just waited calmly for her to continue.
"I checked your information recently."
When Shen Xunran's attack failed, he tried another way to break through her defenses:
"Your family died a long time ago."
A woman like Su Yi, apart from the setbacks she experienced in her childhood, had not received any special training. When faced with such questions, her instincts should not be concealed. When she heard Shen Xunran mention her father, her eyes changed, revealing a hint of nostalgia.
She was still smiling, but her eyebrows were slightly drooping, with a kind of lovable melancholy temperament, and nodded:
"yes."
"Can you tell me about it?"
Shen Xunran touched her sore spot in this way, and even the most well-mannered person might get angry.
If she frowned in displeasure, or even lost her temper, Shen Xunran would have thought it was much more normal, but she just nodded again and turned her face away before saying anything:
"my father… "
Having said this, she paused for a moment.
The skin on her delicate jaw was smooth. When she came out to meet guests, she put on light makeup, and the fine hairs on her skin were clearly visible.
She was well maintained, with fine pores, smooth skin and a long neck. From the details, it can be seen that she is a particular woman, but Shen Xunran sniffed and seemed to have discovered something.
"My mother was employed by a relative while she was pregnant and was infected by the newly renovated office. As a result, my brother had serious problems when he was born."
There was a kind of sadness swirling in her beautiful eyes. She spoke of this old event in a soft voice, and her tone was so slow that it was creepy.
"My family is not wealthy, but the relationship is pretty good."
She said this meaningfully, and with a smile she glanced at Shen Xunran, who had kept this in mind when she heard it:
"My father has been worrying about the medical expenses for my brother because of this matter."
As Su Yi spoke, he soon got to the point.
"At that time, there was an official in Wangjin named Wu Chunhe who resigned and started a business. He was quite famous in our area."
She sighed, smiled and asked Shen Xunran:
"Wu Chunhe, do you know?"
How come Shen Xunran didn't know Wu Chunhe? He was a well-known figure in the city. This time, when he found out about Su Yi and asked her to come for a talk, it was because it involved Wu Chunhe, and the higher-ups were very cautious.
"Know."
Shen Xunran felt that her way of asking questions was a little weird, and she had a feeling that she was being led by the nose by her. This was not Shen Xunran's illusion, because she changed her sitting position the next moment, trying to break the atmosphere controlled by Su Yi. Even the audience outside the screen felt that discomfort.
Su Yi smiled implicitly:
"I suppose so."
She murmured, and when she said the last word, the ending tone was slightly dragged up, and the corners of her eyes raised. The contempt emanating from the depths of her heart came to her face. She did not hide it, and obviously did not want to hide her feelings:
"His parents were neighbors of my grandmother in their early years and knew each other very well. After their business failed, they wanted to make a comeback and invited my father to join them."
Shen Xunran knew all these processes better than she did.
It was nothing more than that Wu Chunhe cheated Su's father in the process of doing business. At that time, he set up a shell company, but because it had gone bankrupt earlier and had insufficient credit, Su's father's name was written in the column of legal representative.
Wu Chunhe borrowed money in the name of Su's father to start a company. In the end, he made a lot of money and left, leaving an empty shell and a lot of debts to Su's father.
He had seen the world in his early years, done business and dealt with many people, and had worked in a government department. He was as shrewd as a human being. How could an honest man who only relied on the friendship of neighbors and suffered from money be his opponent
Eventually, this money became the capital for Wu Chunhe's new business, laying a solid foundation for his later success. However, Su's father was burdened with heavy debts, was chased by debtors, and had nowhere to go.
"Someone threw a bone out, and a hungry beggar stretched out his hand to pick up something good. But he didn't pick up the bone, and his arm was chopped off!"
She sneered, and there was a kind of indifference and hostility in her eyes, which was completely different from her beautiful appearance and her smile as gentle as the spring breeze. Shen Xunran felt that following her eyes, a chill rose from the soles of his feet and penetrated his limbs.
"And what happened next?"
Shen Xunran's voice was a little dry, and she coughed. The cough was very abrupt at this time. She realized that something was wrong and frowned.
Su Yi's eyes turned, he pursed his lips, smiled, lowered his head, and looked a little gentle:
"Later? My mother made a scene and called the police," she said, tilting her head and looking at Shen Xunran with a half-smile:
“The police can’t do anything about it!”
She finished her words word by word, her eyes narrowed, instantly as sharp as a sword, and her upper body moved closer to Shen Xunran. Shen Xunran thought she was going to tell him a secret, so he also leaned towards her to listen to her soft words:
“So incompetent!”
Such rude and bold words were really different from the impression Su Yi gave people. Shen Xunran never expected that she would say such words. She was stunned for a moment. It took her a long time to come back to her senses and realize her previous actions. Her face suddenly turned pale.
Up to this point in the movie, the god-level performances of the two leading actresses have captured the hearts of the audience, making it impossible to stop watching and making people want to know more about the story that follows.
"Can I go now, Officer Shen?" She brushed her hair with some reserve and asked Shen Xunran with a smile.
After dropping a bomb in Shen Xunran's heart and disturbing her mood, she acted as if nothing had happened, which ignited a nameless fire in Shen Xunran's heart, and it burned more and more fiercely, and she was about to be unable to suppress it:
"No!" (To be continued)