Chapter 140: On Purpose Or An Acciden (1/2)

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After Lu Xiaoqiang left, Jiang Zhengkai sat there and calmed himself down again. Then he gave Jiao a call and told her to come to the bureau earlier today for the makeover. Jiang Zhengkai stayed in his office and mulled over the case as he waited for Jiao's arrival.

The case had entered a stagnant phase. Hence, Jiang Zhengkai needed to think of a new angle through which he could break through. He could not simply just wait for the crime to take place again without searching for new clues. If it turned out that suspecting Xiu was incorrect along with all their other a.s.sumptions, then there were still two main possibilities left. One, as Jiao had mapped out, was that the two unrelated murders could be related to Mei. The other was that Sui Zhongyi was their culprit. So far, he had shown an unconventionally high interest in the serial murder case and the death of his three men.

“Honey, I'm here!” Jiao knocked on Jiang Zhengkai's office door and merrily waltzed in. She was still her old self, as happy as can be as long she could be with Jiang Zhengkai.

“You're here.” Jiang Zhengkai smiled at Jiao. “Have a seat! I gave Mingyuan a call earlier. He's going on a business trip tomorrow and needs to head home early to prepare, which is why we moved up the makeover session. He'll be here soon.”

“Okay!” Jiao nodded her head and sat down across the desk from Jiang Zhengkai.

“Oh right, honey. You mentioned that Mei was mistreated by Li while she was alive.” Jiang Zhengkai waited for Jiao to sit down before he asked his question. “So if Mei were still alive, do you think that she would have killed Li?”

“Xiao Mei killing someone?” Jiao stared at Jiang Zhengkai as if he was telling a ridiculous joke. “How is that possible? Although Xiao Mei did not believe in Buddhism, in actuality, she could have been a vegetarian and devout follower of Buddha's. She was very timid and indecisive. She definitely wouldn't have the heart to kill anyone!”

“Then let me ask you something else. Besides you, who else was Mei close to? Did she have any friends of the opposite s.e.x?” Jiang Zhengkai continued to probe into Mei's situation.

“Honestly, besides me, I don't think that Xiao Mei was particularly close to anyone else at all.” Jiao shook her head in response to all of Jiang Zhengkai's questions. “As for male friends, I only knew of Zhu Yuping! Other than him, I don't think she talked to any other males.”

“But right now, I'm considering another possibility.” Jiang Zhengkai then sighed as he thought aloud, “What if Mei knew the murderer? What if her death was an accident or if the murderer accidentally killed her? Would the murderer avenge Mei out of guilt or for some other reason?”

“If Xiao Mei was mistakenly killed?” Jiao was stunned. Right! The first male victim had originally been picked up by me. If Mei hadn't made such a proactive request, then he wouldn't have gone with her. Then wouldn't I have been the one to die that night?

“Yes, honey!” Jiang Zhengkai nodded and reached out to wipe Jiao's forehead when he noticed her peculiar expression. “Are you feeling unwell?” he asked with some concern.

“No, I'm not.” Jiao subconsciously dodged Jiang Zhengkai's hand. It took her a while before she looked at Jiang Zhengkai again. “Honey, there is something I haven't told you. Don't be mad, ok?”

“What is it? Tell me.” Jiang Zhengkai impertuably looked at Jiao. Perhaps his facial expression differed from how he felt deep down.

“It is indeed possible that Mei was mistakenly killed. That night, the first male victim was originally interested in me. But Xiao Mei asked if she could take my client so I let her. Later on, after the crime occurred, I never brought this up because I was afraid of the repercussions.”