Officer Lu was taking notes on the side, and when he heard this, he wanted to curse again.
This woman is simply sick. She caused trouble this morning and now she’s doing it again.
Lin Dapeng has seen many strange things, but his mentality is very stable. He said:
"Mrs. Xu, we checked the surveillance this morning. No one has entered or left your room since yesterday."
"If you still don't believe it, your elders are here, so we can watch it again."
Liu Yang's father could hear his displeasure and tried to smooth things over, "Captain Lin, you misunderstood. Xiaoya didn't mean that. She's young and doesn't understand. Don't bother with her."
Officer Lu couldn't help but mutter, "Even if you don't know anything, you should have some brains. How can you slander others like you? If you suspect us, go check it yourself."
His voice was loud and everyone heard it. Lin Dapeng knew that he was upset and did not stop him. Liu Yang's father was embarrassed.
He winked at Xu Yalan, signaling her to give in. After all, Liu Yang still needed to be recovered by these policemen.
Xu Yalan was irritated by Officer Lu's words and said in a sharp voice: "I didn't intend to call the police. It was you police officers who came to my door."
Lin Dapeng remained calm, "It's like this, Mrs. Xu. Kidnapping is a criminal offense. Whether you report it to the police or not, we police will handle it."
"By the way, let me tell you something about the law. If you know about a kidnapping and don't report it, you are committing a crime."
"Also, I'm confused. You don't seem to be worried about your husband at all."
"I have met many victims' families. Some of them have worse attitudes than you, but I can see that they are all very worried about their loved ones."
"But you didn't. You weren't in a hurry at all. You were even in the mood to go out and meet your friends and cause trouble for us police officers. So, I really want to know if you are hiding any news from us, or if there is anything else—"
"Stop spitting blood!" Xu Yalan's voice became even sharper, almost piercing people's heads. "I told you, I went out shopping very early yesterday. By the way, I made an appointment for the cake several days in advance. He Youwei and the employees in the cake shop can testify for me."
She looked at Liu Yang's father, her face full of fear: "Dad, I didn't, don't listen to his nonsense!"
Seeing that Lin Dapeng suspected his family, Liu Yang's father's tone became cold and hard: "Captain Lin, your police mission is to find the murderer as soon as possible, not to make things difficult for the family of the victim!"
Lin Dapeng nodded, "I'm sorry, this is my professional habit. Everyone must be cleared of suspicion."
He then asked Xu Yalan: "You haven't answered me yet, has anyone else touched your bag besides Ying Zhiwan and He Youwei?"
Xu Yalan said irritably, "No, no, didn't I tell you that I went straight home from Young Master Ying's place and didn't see anyone."
Lin Dapeng stared at Xu Yalan: "So, the person who stuffed this letter into your bag was either He Youwei or Ying Zhiwan."
At this time, his cell phone rang. It was the forensic department calling:
"Lao Lin, the inspection report of the ransom letter is out."
"On the envelope and the letter paper, there are only Xu Yalan's fingerprints."
While no one was paying attention, Xu Yalan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. But soon, she became nervous again.
Because Lin Dapeng asked again: "Mr. Liu, does the number 6 million have any special meaning to your son?"
Liu Yang's father was really worried about his son's safety and had already put aside the unpleasantness with Lin Dapeng. He thought about it seriously and answered, "No."
"The debts he owes are not that much, and the company is not worth that much."
Liu Yang's father asked Xu Yalan, "Did Liu Yang borrow money from outside without telling me?"
Xu Yalan immediately denied it, "How is that possible?"
As if remembering something, she added, "Even if he borrowed money, he wouldn't tell me."
Liu Yang's father glared at her as if warning, and then said to Lin Dapeng: "Captain Lin, I'm counting on you."
Lin Dapeng asked: "Can you raise enough ransom? We can help you apply for assistance."
Liu Yang's father waved his hand and said, "Although I don't earn much, I can still afford this little money."
Thinking about his son's uncertain life or death, he was really sad. "I only have Liu Yang as my son. I, I, I have lived an upright life all my life. Who on earth wants to harm our family?"
He held Lin Dapeng's hand and said, "Captain Lin, I'm leaving my son in your care."
Hearing what he said, Xu Yalan rolled her eyes behind his back.
Lin Dapeng saw it but didn't say anything.
He said to Officer Lu, "Summon Ying Zhiwan and He Youwei."
When I went to the police station again, the interrogation location was no longer the small reception room, but the interrogation room.
Lin Dapeng asked: "Ms. He, according to our investigation, you don't have a boyfriend who is a psychologist. Or you can provide his contact information and we can verify it again."
He Youwei realized the seriousness of the matter and finally told the truth, "I lied about my boyfriend."
She tucked her hair behind her ears and said, "For a beautiful woman like me, having a great boyfriend can save me a lot of trouble."
Officer Lu glanced at her and said, "We are not interested in your private life. I just want to know why you encouraged Xu Yalan to broadcast live."
No matter what time it is, He Youwei always has a smile on her face, as if it has become a habit. But this smile does not make her more friendly, but gives people a subtle sense of distance, which looks a bit fake.
Especially now, after hearing Officer Lu's question, the smile froze on her face, making her look even more hypocritical.
After hesitating for a while, He Youwei sneered, "Okay, I'll admit first that I saw that bullshit theory on TV."
She was no longer as elegant as before, and she crossed her legs casually, and her smile was gone. Perhaps because of her thin lips, she looked a little mean at this moment:
"You guys are so serious that you took me away from the company just for such a small matter. Do you know how many people are watching me behind my back? I wonder what they will write about me tomorrow."
Lin Dapeng seemed not to hear her words and asked again: "Why do you do this? Liu Yang and Xu Yalan are both your friends. Aren't you afraid of hurting them?"
"For the click rate." He Youwei said nonchalantly, "Friends are friends. I do worry when something happens to my friends, but click rate is also important."
"Besides, when Liu Yang comes back, he has to continue living. I'm giving him free publicity."
Lin Dapeng asked: "How do you know Liu Yang is not in danger?"
He Youwei did not give a direct answer, but pushed the question back: "Our Haicheng has good public security. I have confidence in you police officers. I believe you will definitely find Liu Yang and live up to the trust of the people. Come on."
She blamed the police for Liu Yang's safety and cleared herself of all responsibility.
Officer Lu wanted to curse, but Lin Dapeng remained calm. He asked, "It sounds like you don't have a good relationship with Liu Yang and Xu Yalan."
He Youwei sneered: "How could that be?"
"They are the eldest son of the Liu family and the eldest daughter of the Xu family. They are rich second-generations and are willing to be friends with a commoner like me. Why should I be dissatisfied?"
Lin Dapeng and Officer Lu exchanged glances, and it seemed that they were indeed dissatisfied.
He Youwei rolled her eyes and said, "Forget it, I'll be frank. Instead of wasting your time on me, why don't you check Xu Yalan?"
Lin Dapeng asked, "Let's not talk about Xu Yalan first, what alibi do you have?"
He Youwei said: "The day before Liu Yang disappeared, I worked overtime at the company all night, and everyone in the company can testify to this. When I got off work the next day, Xu Yalan asked me to accompany her shopping for the whole morning."
"We met at the entrance of the company. There are surveillance cameras, so someone must have seen it."
Lin Dapeng said: "We will verify it. Now let's talk about why we suspect Xu Yalan."
It seemed that He Youwei had been holding back these words for a long time. She said:
"Although it was me who proposed the live broadcast, think about it, can a normal person agree to it? I thought it would take some time to convince Xu Yalan, but I didn't expect her to agree immediately."
"Xu Yalan, how can I describe her? She likes to be in the spotlight, but she doesn't have the conditions to be a celebrity."
"When she was in college, Xiang Xiaoyuan from her school was very popular. She was not convinced and felt that she was no worse than Xiang Xiaoyuan, so she came to me and wanted me to make her a star."
"But this person's mental quality is not good enough to bear the scolding, so in the end, we just let it go."
"The funniest thing is that she dared to act pretentiously in front of me, saying that she didn't want to be famous and didn't want to be a lowly actor."
He Youwei sneered, "She has forgotten that I was the one who wrote the plan when I promoted her."
Lin Dapeng made a few notes in his notebook and asked, "If, as you said, she has always been a vain girl, why do you doubt her?"
He Youwei said: "Because her behavior that day was too suspicious."
"That morning she asked me out, saying she had made an appointment at a popular cake shop and wanted me to go with her. It was only 9:30, and the cake shop was just opening."
"We waited for almost two hours. She ordered red velvet, but the clerk said it was out of stock, so we went back."
Lin Dapeng said: "You have already told us all this."
He Youwei said: "Actually, I concealed one thing."
"Before leaving the cake shop, I heard from the waiter that Xu Yalan is a frequent customer of the shop and knows that red velvet cake is only available in limited quantities at 3 pm on weekends."
"She had bought it before and had a tantrum in the store because she couldn't buy it."
"Xu Yalan has a really spoiled temper, but she didn't lose her temper that day. Now that I think about it, it's really strange."
He Youwei thought for a moment and then said, "I don't know if you feel this way, but Xu Yalan is not nervous at all."
"She didn't seem to be worried about Liu Yang's safety. After Ying Zhiwan said she wanted to meet him, she was in the mood to put on makeup and changed her clothes several times."
"I even feel that Ying Zhiwan is more worried about Liu Yang's life or death than she is."
She looked at Lin Dapeng and Officer Lu, as if to confirm whether they believed what she said.
Lin Dapeng asked: "What else do you want to say?"