pjbooks Chapter 48 The murderer is him!
Chapter 48 The murderer is him!
As soon as Zhou Yang parked the car, he noticed a magazine company car parked not far away. The two exchanged a glance, and a sense of unease rose in their hearts. They knew that the case was currently in the investigation stage, and information about the case and the victim's identity could not be disclosed to anyone outside the task force.
Moreover, this kind of magazine publishing house—if they catch a whiff of something today, the whole of Ning'an will know about it tomorrow.
Just then, they spotted a man and a woman coming down the stairwell.
"People these days really have no integrity. We made an appointment, and then I couldn't get in touch with them!" The woman, wearing glasses, said with great dissatisfaction.
"There's nothing we can do. Everyone encounters emergencies at home sometimes. Let's go back to the office first. After all, that's the situation!" The man comforted his colleague with a smile.
The two met up with Zhou Yang and Fang Duo, nodded to each other, and then stepped aside.
Zhou Yang turned around and saw the other person get into the car and leave before he and Fang Duo knocked on the door of Lin Feifei's sister's house.
"Didn't I say we wouldn't publish it for now? Are you two ever going to stop...?" The door was suddenly pulled open, and a woman in her thirties opened the door. Seeing Zhou Yang and the other man, she gave an awkward smile and stopped talking.
"Fangfang, don't be so quick-tempered, speak slowly!" A deep male voice came from behind the woman.
"Who are you?" The man opened the door and looked at Zhou Yang and Fang Duo with suspicion.
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"Officers, have you received any news from over there?" Lin Feifei's sister, Lin Fangfang, invited the two into the house. Her husband served tea and looked at them expectantly.
"Please don't rush, we're here to verify some clues!" Fang Duo said, taking the tea that was offered to her.
"Ms. Fangfang, were you aware of Lin Feifei's previous business dealings in aquatic products?"
"Seafood? Feifei?" Lin Fangfang was taken aback, then glanced at the man, and seeing that he also shook his head, her confusion deepened: "Feifei has been in the seafood business?"
"We found out, it does exist!" Fang Duo added, "It happened around August or September of 89!"
"That can't be!" said Lin Fangfang's husband. "I remember it very clearly. Feifei said she earned some money from her submissions. She shouldn't have had time to do any business back then, right?"
"Yes, she was busy writing an article at the time. How could she possibly open a shop? Her brain... Oh, you guys should have run into them just now, right? The two people who just left were from the magazine!" Lin Feifei explained.
"Has Lin Feifei bought any home appliances, like a freezer or something?" Fang Duo continued to ask.
"No, Feifei just likes to buy some cookware and pretty bowls and plates, nothing else..." Lin Fangfang was confused by the question, but still answered seriously.
"I think so..." The woman's husband tilted his head, a look of recollection on his face: "She asked me at the time if we needed a freezer, you know, one of those big ones..."
The man gestured as he spoke, "But this house simply can't fit it all, and besides, we already have a refrigerator, so I told her not to spend the money..."
"Yes, yes, I remember now, and then I never mentioned it again. What's wrong, officer? Does this count as a clue?" Lin Fangfang said, looking at the two of them nervously.
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"Gentlemen, what brings those two magazine people here?" Zhou Yang asked casually, his gaze sweeping across the room.
"Oh, them? They've come several times, saying they promised Feifei they'd compile and publish those serialized articles from before. But as you know, something like this happened in the family, and Feifei still hasn't been found..." Lin Fangfang said, tears welling up in her eyes.
The man quickly stepped forward, handed them a towel, patted their backs, and gave them an apologetic, awkward smile.
"Do you still have Lin Feifei's previous articles? We'd like to take them back and take a look!" Zhou Yang suddenly asked.
"Yes! Yes!" Lin Fangfang quickly replied, "The magazine would give her a copy every time it was published before. They're always kept in her room. I'll get them for you!"
"I'll go with you!" Fang Duo stood up and walked into Lin Feifei's bedroom with Lin Fangfang!
"Young comrade, Feifei..." The man glanced into the room and lowered his voice, "Will she suffer...?"
Zhou Yang did not answer upon hearing this: "What kind of person do you think Lin Feifei is?"
The man was taken aback: "Who? I guess you could call her sensitive, since it's a common trait among writers. But Feifei isn't very assertive; she's always been a good girl..."
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Zhou Yang flipped through Lin Feifei's articles in the magazine. The articles were of various kinds, including poems, essays, and serialized short stories.
"They say words can reveal a person's character. What did you glean from this?" Fang Duo asked, yawning as she gripped the steering wheel.
The urge to confide!
"What?" Fang Duo wiped her eyes and asked curiously.
"Words have a strong urge to express themselves; she probably has no friends!" Zhou Yang flipped through the pages without looking up.
"Okay!" Fang Duo yawned again and didn't reply.
"Sister Duoduo, you can rest at the station tonight. We guys can handle it. Don't exhaust yourself before the case is solved!" Zhou Yang said earnestly, looking at the fatigue on Fang Duo's face.
"No way!" Fang Duo laughed, "I can't hold you men back. You're all so outstanding, I have to learn from you, otherwise I'll fall behind and get disliked!"
Zhou Yang smiled but didn't say anything. Fang Duo's husband was a legitimate employee of a state-owned enterprise, and it was said that his position was not low. His year-end bonus alone was equivalent to the annual salary of those of them who worked on the front lines.
However, due to Fang Duo's work, the couple has not had children yet, which has reportedly made her mother-in-law very unhappy. Liu Chengyu has tried many times to persuade her, but she just won't listen.
Zhou Yang didn't pry into other people's privacy and respected everyone's choices. The only sounds in the car were the roar of the engine and the sound of Zhou Yang flipping through magazines.
Everyone's choice? Zhou Yang was taken aback. Could this also be interpreted as a motive?
What was the killer's motive?
It all started with Zhao Jun. Zhao Jun's release from prison was just a point in time, but why did the murderer suddenly make his move?
What exactly happened that made the killer so impatient?
Zhou Yang felt he was very close to the answer, but he was still missing the last piece of the puzzle. Once he found this piece, everything would make sense!
If, as previously speculated, the murderer was a man rendered incapable by Zhao Jun and his group of four, yet they have lived peacefully together for so many years, it suggests that they may have reached some kind of reconciliation.
There must be something, something, that broke this balance.
Lin Feifei, a girl with almost no social life who spends all her time at home writing, why would the murderer want to kill her too? She doesn't even have anyone to confide in!
Zhou Yang lowered his head and thought for a long time, but he had no clue.
If you can't figure it out, then don't think about it; never get stuck on a rut.
He continued flipping through the magazine in his hand, and as the date drew closer to the present, his attention was gradually drawn to it.
He didn't even notice when Fang Duo drove the car into the station and parked it, and called him to get out.
"Zhou Yang!" Fang Duo flung open the passenger door. "We're here. We can go back to the station and look at it slowly!"
"No!" Zhou Yang's voice suddenly rose, startling Fang Duo and attracting the attention of the crowd coming and going in the station.
"It's him!"
Zhou Yang looked up at Wang Chao, Xiao Jiale, and the others who had gathered around: "We've found the murderer's motive!"