Lao Du said earnestly: "Some things are not yours, so it's best not to force them. Otherwise, you may have to pay a price you can't afford. As for going to jail, I don't think I will arrest you. After all, there are no laws involving curses or killings by ghosts and gods. Think about it carefully!"
Lao Du waved us to leave the interrogation room: "We'll give you some space to calm down alone. You can always come to us when you figure it out."
Leaving someone alone in the interrogation room is a common tactic used by the police. The less the police speak, the more likely the other person is to have wild thoughts, and the psychological pressure will become greater and greater. People with weaker psychological qualities will start to speak in a short time.
"Is it appropriate for us to leave like this? Leaving her alone, what if a ghost comes looking for her... That's right, since she believes that man will not harm her, what should we worry about?" I immediately realized that leaving Jiang Yi alone in the house was indeed a good idea.
When people encounter a ghost, they usually have a common problem. They either wish there was no one around them, or they need someone to be with them all the time. Only these two states can make them feel a little at ease.
I just don't believe that Jiang Yi would remain silent under the double pressure.
"Wait a minute!" Before we even left the interrogation room, Jiang Yi could no longer bear the psychological pressure. "Don't leave. I'll tell you everything. Just don't leave!"
Lao Du looked at me and then turned back: "Go ahead! We will do our best to ensure your safety."
Jiang Yi looked at Lao Du and didn't say anything. It was obvious that his words "as much as possible" made Jiang Yi feel unsure.
I said, "You should understand your current situation. I'm not even sure if I can break through. It's already my limit to make such a promise to you now."
Jiang Yi hesitated for a long time before saying, "The person who wants to kill us is Wang Shiyu's boyfriend, Wen Xin."
"How could it be him?" Lao Du couldn't help but ask out loud.
Wang Shiyu lost control in an instant: "You are lying! He is not that kind of person!"
Jiang Yi couldn't control himself anymore: "He is that kind of person! He has been with Xiao Dan for a long time, and even slept with me. You are the only one who is kept in the dark..."
"You lied to me..." Wang Shiyu's tears instantly flowed down.
Lao Du winked at Xiao Li, who went out and called two female police officers to calm Wang Shiyu down. I motioned for Jiang Yi to continue.
Jiang Yi said intermittently: "Shiyu became Wenxin's girlfriend, and we were all envious. Wenxin also hinted to us intentionally or unintentionally that we could take the next step with him. Xiaodan soon got together with him, and I also..."
"Xiao Dan and I have always felt sorry for Shiyu, so neither of us said anything about this matter. Wenxin has always been the perfect boyfriend in Shiyu's heart."
"Until Wenxin brought the trial coupon, he suddenly found me and told me to stay with Shiyu no matter what. He also hinted that he and I would be together publicly soon."
"When Shiyu encountered a ghost, I had a hunch that it was Wenxin who did it. But at that time, I didn't believe that Wenxin would kill Shiyu, so I accompanied Shiyu to the fortune-telling street."
"On the night that Chen Liu came over, I also received a call from Wen Xin. He complained that I was meddling in other people's business. At that time, I was really stunned. I asked him if he wanted to harm Shiyu. He talked to me a lot, but didn't mention anything about Shiyu. He just asked me to accompany Shiyu."
"Later, Wen Xin was cornered by me, so he said that the ghost came to find him, but somehow it found Shiyu. He asked an expert to calculate, and it said that only one of him and Shiyu could survive..."
Jiang Yi cried and said, "I don't know why I believed what he said at that time..."
I said in a deep voice, "You are not telling the truth, are you? If you want Wang Shiyu to die, why did you follow Chen Liu to find me? And when I asked you to stand under the sun, why didn't you try to trick Wang Shiyu away?"
Jiang Yi cried, "What I said is true! Actually... Actually, it was Wen Xin who arranged for you to come here. I never understood why he asked the ghost to find Shiyu, and at the same time he wanted to find a sorcerer to save Shiyu..."
"Hmm?" I couldn't help but frowned, "What do you mean?"
Jiang Yi said, "That day, after the Feng Shui master that Chen Liu hired failed, Wen Xin even called me and told me to find a skilled Feng Shui master to protect Shi Yu temporarily."
"I also asked him why. He said that it was arranged by a master beside him, and asked me not to ask too much. He also specifically told me that the master said that the ghosts that came would only look for Shiyu and not me, so I can rest assured. That's all I know."
I couldn't help but say, "This is weird!"
I have to say that Jiang Yi's words left me confused. Wen Xin's actions were obviously confusing. Did he really want Wang Shiyu to die
I wanted to ask Wang Shiyu a few more questions, but Wang Shiyu was sobbing and obviously not in a position to answer. I could only turn to Lao Du and ask, "You seem to know Wenxin?"
Lao Du said, "You probably just arrived in Sanxi City not too long ago, right? Although Wen Xin is not one of the best entrepreneurs in Sanxi, he is definitely in the top ten. Few people in Sanxi don't know him."
I couldn't help but ask, "How old is Wenxin?"
Lao Du replied: "About fifty years old?"
"Over fifty?" I glanced at Wang Shiyu, then turned to Lao Du. I didn't want to comment on Wang Shiyu and the other two's views on love, and I didn't want to explore them. What I was eager to know was Wen Xin: "Lao Du, how much do you know about Wen Xin? Is he a practitioner of the art of magic?"
Lao Du shook his head and said, "I remember a few years ago, someone anonymously reported that Wen Xin's funds were not legitimate. We have also done some investigations and have some understanding of him. As for whether Wen Xin is a person of the art, I really don't know. But..."
Lao Du changed the subject and said, "According to our investigation of his social relationships, he has no connection with people like Feng Shui masters. Moreover, I also heard that he disdains Feng Shui and other things, but has a special liking for antiques."
"Oh?" I couldn't help but become interested.
Business people may not all believe in Feng Shui or numerology, but it is puzzling to see them showing disdain for it. The bigger the business, the more tactful they are in dealing with others. Even if they don't agree with something, they won't show it on their face. It is a taboo for businessmen to offend people for irrelevant things. Why would Wen Xin make such a mistake
Considering Wen Xin's identity, to express one thing so obviously means that he either hates things like Feng Shui and fate, or he is an extremely skilled sorcerer.
I pressed the issue, "Old Du, you're not telling the truth, are you? Given Wen Xin's identity, you wouldn't have easily investigated his social connections if you didn't have serious suspicions. I want to know the real reason why you investigated Wen Xin in the first place."
I can understand Lao Du's ambiguous attitude. After all, I am not a policeman, and some things related to the case are not suitable for me to know. Lao Du is just doing his duty.
Lao Du was silent for a moment before he said, "Okay then! About five years ago, we received a report that Wen Xin had abducted and murdered his daughter."
"After our investigation, we found that Wenxin had indeed been dating the girl for a period of time, but there was no evidence to prove that Wenxin was related to the girl's disappearance. The case was left unresolved."
"The reporter complained to me about this matter, and the provincial government also conducted an investigation, but there is still no result."
"Yes!" I nodded, "Go on."
Lao Du said again: "At that time, when we were investigating Wen Xin, I had a feeling that Wen Xin was always aware that we were secretly investigating him, but he didn't care at all. I never figured out where his confidence came from."
"More importantly, during the investigation, we found that Wenxin did receive a sum of money from unknown sources when it started. But we still haven't found the source of this money."
"And..." Lao Du hesitated for a long time before saying, "And, I always feel like there are ghosts and gods protecting Wen Xin. During our investigation, many clues were inexplicably cut off, leaving no trace. If the traces were erased manually, there would be traces no matter how secretly they were done. However, those clues that were cut off really didn't leave any trace at all!"
I said in a deep voice: "Can you tell me more details?"
"Okay!" Lao Du nodded, "Take Wenxin's uncle for example. He is Wenxin's confidant and knows many of Wenxin's secrets. When we found him, he died inexplicably right under our noses."
"At that time, our detectives were monitoring from the upper floor opposite the suspect's residence and saw with their own eyes that they inexplicably collapsed on the dining table while eating and died silently."
"Wen Xin also cooperated very well with the autopsy, but the results were all heart attacks. Have you ever seen three people suffer heart attacks at the same time? At that time, I was not convinced by this result and deliberately took the body away from the provincial department. Even the provincial technical staff could not find any results."
"At that time, the old medical examiner from the provincial department seemed to be hesitant to speak, saying that they were afraid they might have encountered something beyond the technical level."
Lao Du paused and said, "At that time, we searched the victim's residence and retrieved the victim's notes. However, the investigator who was responsible for reviewing the victim's notes died in the office for no reason, and the diary he was holding turned into a blank sheet of paper, as if nothing had ever been written on it."
Lao Du took a deep breath and said, "This is all I know." (To be continued)