"Oops! Are you okay?" Seeing Zhou Yitong covering her mouth and coughing until her face turned red, which didn't look like a fake cough, Mu Yu quickly reached out to stroke her back.
"No, not good... cough... I'm sorry... cough..."
"Xiaotong, what's wrong with you?" Xiao Yuran, who was chatting with Xiao Renran with Qin Jinhuan not far away, heard the noise and rushed over quickly.
"Coughing... cough cough... choking... cough cough cough..." Zhou Yitong coughed until tears came out.
"Why are you so careless?" Xiao Yuran had already pulled out a few pieces of paper and quickly presented them to Zhou Yitong, replacing Mu Yu and stroking her back.
"Come on, take your time and take another sip of tea." Mu Yu hurriedly picked up the cup of tea in front of him that had not yet been drunk and sent it over.
"Thank you." Zhou Yitong, who took a while to recover, cleared his throat again. After thanking him, he apologized to Mu Yu, "Sorry, I drank too much water just now and choked on it. I'm rude."
Mu Yu quickly waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. Are you okay?"
"I'm fine, but I have to go to the bathroom to touch up my makeup. I'm sorry." Zhou Yitong covered her face with one hand and lowered her head slightly, as if she was afraid that others would see her makeup.
"Okay, okay." Mu Yu quickly got out of the way.
Xiao Yuran quickly handed her the clutch bag Zhou Yitong put on the table.
Zhou Yitong took the bag with one hand and walked quickly to the bathroom with his head lowered, keeping his other hand in front of his face.
"How's the question going?"
After Xiao Yuran walked away, Qin Jinhuan lowered his voice and asked Mu Yu.
"As soon as she got to the point, she choked on her tea."
"Oh? Such a coincidence? Could it be..."
Although Qin Jinhuan didn't finish speaking, Mu Yu still understood what he meant, nodded seriously and whispered: "I feel the same way. But I feel strange."
"Why is it strange?" Qin Jinhuan motioned for her to sit down next to him, then leaned slightly over to listen to her.
Mu Yu sat down cooperatively, but because it was a public place, she didn't get too close to him. She just spoke in a voice that only he could hear: "I made a lot of preparations in the past, and I didn't mention her crying by the river at night. In other words, she could completely skip this matter and answer my question, regardless of whether she didn't go to the river embankment that night when Wu Xian's accident happened or she went to the river embankment and heard the cry for help but ignored it. She could actually tell me with confidence that she didn't go, after all, she was the only one who knew about it. I don't know why she would avoid this problem in this way. I don't think this way of evasion is very clever."
"Maybe... maybe you asked too suddenly. She was not mentally prepared for the moment, so she could only use such a clumsy way to escape temporarily. She should be just an amateur actor. Not as professional as us." Qin Jinhuan curled his lips, his face There was a proud smile on his face.
"You are the professional, not including me. I am also an extra, and you are the best actor."
Mu Yu also had a gentle smile on his face when he spoke, giving others the impression that he and his wife were in love, but in fact Mu Yu told the truth with a sense of ridicule.
Of course, when a husband and wife fight, they are kissing each other and loving each other. Even the ridicule is done out of joking. Not only is Qin Jinhuan not unhappy, but he laughs even more happily.
"Do you want me to teach you about my husband?"
"Back to our topic, why do you think she wants to avoid my questions?"
"probably because… "
"The scenery over at Mr. Xiao's house is indeed very good, but it's a pity that there is no spare space there. Otherwise, we can build a villa there to live in, and take grandpa there to retire. It will definitely extend his life."
"It doesn't matter, I'll look elsewhere." Knowing that Mu Yu interrupted him for some reason, Qin Jinhuan was not surprised. The smile on his face remained, and his expression and words matched perfectly.
"Yitong, are you okay?" Mu Yu pretended to have just seen Zhou Yitong, leaving Qin Jinhuan to say hello to her.
"Thank you for your concern, it's okay
Where is my son? Zhou Yitong, who had touched up her makeup, had returned to normal, smiled and expressed her gratitude, then looked at Qin Jinhuan, stood up and said with a smile, "I seem to have disturbed you and your wife, but I still..."
"I still have something to talk about with Mr. Xiao. If it's convenient for Mrs. Xiao, please chat with my Xiaoyu for a while so that she doesn't get bored sitting here alone." Qin Jinhuan stood up immediately.
"Okay, okay." Zhou Yitong obviously had a good impression of Mu Yu, and immediately nodded in agreement and sat down at the same time.
Qin Jinhuan nodded slightly at Mu Yu and smiled, then left the table.
"Mr. Qin is really attentive."
"Mr. Xiao, too." Mu Yu responded with a smile, while thinking about how to change the topic back to the real question she wanted to ask.
"By the way, I heard you mention the drowning case at the Yudai River Reservoir gate before. I wonder if it was a suicide or a homicide? The news said that the deceased committed suicide, but many of my friends said it was a homicide."
Mu Yu, who was worried about how to find an entry point, did not expect Zhou Yitong to take the initiative to talk about this topic. She felt secretly happy for a moment. When she was thinking about how to answer, Zhou Yitong apologized awkwardly, "It seems too imprudent for me to ask this. sorry."
"It's okay, it's okay. The public will know the result sooner or later." Mu Yu pretended to be mysterious and leaned his head forward, lowering his voice and said, "Let me tell you quietly, this is really not a suicide case."
"Oh?!" Zhou Yitong covered her mouth in horror, "Is it really a homicide? Has the murderer been found? Why did the murderer attack a weak woman?"
"The murderer has not been found yet, so we don't know the murderer's motive."
"I have met Secretary Wu. He is very kind, beautiful, and capable. Eh? Could it be a murder of love?"
"It's not clear yet. Yitong, the night Wu Xian died, did you go for a walk on the Yudai River Embankment?" Seeing that Zhou Yitong was very interested in Wu Xian's case, Mu Yu finally felt relieved and asked this question again.
Zhou Yitong was shocked: "You won't regard me as a suspect, will you?! Although I have the name of a doctor, I am a doctor who has never even given an injection! I have never even killed a chicken, how dare I... "
Mu Yu hurriedly explained: "No, no, you misunderstood. I didn't mean that. I was just asking about something. Don't worry, don't worry."
Zhou Yitong breathed a sigh of relief, shook his head and explained with a smile: "Although I know Secretary Wu, we have not actually interacted with her. I only met her at a large-scale event organized by Yongyi. You really have no basis for doubting me."
"That's right. Did you go for a walk by the Yudai River that night?"
"I caught a cold that day, took medicine at night, and went to bed very early. I was really shocked when I heard about this from the news the next day. Fortunately, I had a cold that night and didn't go for a walk, otherwise Who knows what might happen."
"Did you really not go out that night?" Mu Yu was a little disappointed.
"Since I'm not a murderer, do I still need to lie to you? If you don't believe me, you can ask the third uncle of my house. Every time I go for a walk at night, I say hello to him and ask him to stay at the door."
Zhou Yitong's expression became a little grim. Realizing that she was feeling uncomfortable, Mu Yu quickly changed his explanation with a dry smile: "Don't get me wrong, I didn't mean anything else. I was just asking casually."
"It's okay. I don't do anything bad, and I'm not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door. If you want to find out the situation from my third uncle, I will cooperate at any time."
"No, no, thank you, thank you."
If your third uncle has a good memory, I won’t mince words with you here. Mu Yu smiled bitterly in his heart.
"Have you ever gone for a walk by the Yudai River after Wu Xian's accident?"
"No. After such a scary thing happened and the murderer was not caught, who would dare to go again? Who knows whether the murderer is deliberately seeking revenge or committing a random crime? If he commits a random crime, whoever encounters him will be unlucky."
Mu Yu doesn’t think it’s necessary
When he wanted to explain Wu Xian's forged "suicide note" to her, he just smiled and explained it vaguely.
Mu Yu was not surprised that Zhou Yitong chose to lie in order to maintain the image of her and Xiao Yuran as a loving couple. In fact, she herself thought that finding a breakthrough in Wu Xian's case through Zhou Yitong was a fantasy, so she actually had no hope at all, so she couldn't say she was too disappointed. And because Zhou Yitong took the initiative to bring back the topic, she completely dispelled her doubts about Zhou Yitong. In fact, she also felt that Zhou Yitong did not need to hide this. After all, she never mentioned Zhou Yitong crying on the river embankment from beginning to end. She never mentioned it. The word "walking" was used instead, and Zhou Yitong himself admitted that he often went for a walk on the river embankment at night.
Alas, it's still a mess.
Mu Yu sighed secretly in her heart, fearing that Zhou Yitong would find out something, she quickly found another topic to chat with him.
The two chatted for a while, and Qin Jinhuan came back with Xiao Yuran and Xiao Linran, and Xin Yihan came with them.
"Brother Yihan!" Mu Yu immediately stood up and greeted, "Come and sit here."
"Xiaoyu!" Xin Yihan walked over quickly and responded with a smile, "I was too busy yesterday and didn't greet you properly. I wonder if your cold is better?"
"It's okay. Thank you, Brother Yihan, for your concern." Mu Yu diligently pulled out a chair for him.
"I'll do it myself, I'll do it myself."
"Every time we meet, we are in a hurry. It feels like we haven't sat together and talked for a long time."
"Too busy. I have to rush back to take care of Nian'er after the banquet later."
"Didn't you hire a nurse and nutritionist?"
"You are invited, but I still don't feel at ease. Such a young person can't speak. He can only cry when he is hungry, peed, or wronged. And the person taking care of him is not... a stranger who invited him, but he himself. Take care and take care.”
"That's true. Then you'll have to work hard." Mu Yu didn't want to mention Yin Xiaotian, so he immediately changed the subject.
"It's not too hard, Nian'er is very obedient. He..."
"Dear distinguished guests, hello, welcome to Quanzi's engagement banquet..." Rong Han's loud voice came from the speaker, instantly drowning out Xin Yihan's voice.
Mu Yu turned to look at the stage and saw Rong Jian in a suit holding Feng Rubing, who was also dressed up. Both of them had very serious expressions, without a trace of smile, and could not tell whether they were happy or not.
However, she was an insider and knew that the two people's expressions were actually a show to put pressure on Rong Han, who was afraid that Rong Jian was gay. She laughed secretly in her heart. She originally had a headache due to Wu Xian's case, but her attention suddenly turned to this.
There is no need to elaborate on the smooth progress of the engagement banquet. As soon as the engagement banquet ended, Xin Yihan said goodbye to everyone. Qin Jinhuan, who knew that Mu Yu did not like this kind of excitement, immediately took Mu Yu out of the hotel and returned home.
After returning home, Mu Yu told Qin Jinhuan everything about his subsequent chat with Zhou Yitong.
"Still no clue, I really have a headache." She lay on the bed and slapped the bed.
"There's nothing you can do about it. You've tried your best." Qin Jinhuan smiled and comforted her, "Okay, go to bed early. It's better to catch a cold. You need to rest more."
"Okay." Mu Yu got up to wash up and got into bed dully.
For the next five or six days, Mu Yu went to work early every day to check in, and then went to Rong Jian's office to inquire about the progress of Wu Xian's case. As a result, she was not surprised for a day. In the end, she was disappointed and stopped following the case. thing.
Then she saw that nothing was going on in the forensic room. Thinking that she was almost out of snacks at home, she decided to go to the supermarket, so she got off work early and got into Huang Bo's car.
The car was about to go to Wanjia Shopping Center, and then turned around the city bureau. Mu Yu suddenly noticed that the woman standing in a daze on the side of the road looked familiar, and immediately asked Huang Bo to pull over.
"Eh? Why is it her? Why is she here?" Mu Yu looked at the woman who shouldn't be here in surprise.