Chapter 261 (1/2)

Chapter 261: 261

Yu Hanjiang once again brought up the details of the five members of the girl group .

Ye Lan was the one with the highest level of education in the girl group . She was born in a scholarly family and both her parents were university professors . She had excellent grades since childhood and skipped a grade in junior high because of her excellent grades . She was admitted to a key university at the age of 17 and graduated with a master’s degree at the age of 23 .

It stood to reason that a good girl born in such a family would rarely come to the entertainment industry .

Her debut experience was actually very simple . She loved singing since she was a child and won awards in singing compet.i.tions . She signed up for the talent show while she was studying for her master’s degree at the age of 22 . She didn’t expect to pa.s.s all the way to the finals .

Her gentle voice and fresh temperament captured the hearts of many fans . Finally, she came third in the compet.i.tion and signed with Starlight Entertainment . She applied for her thesis defense in advance, got her master’s degree and became a member of the 505 girl group .

In an interview with the 505 girl group, a reporter went to her house to interview her parents .

Yu Hanjiang brought up the interview video and watched it with Xiao Lou . Her parents were both university professors and were as gentle and kind as Xiao Lou’s parents . This made Xiao Lou feel like they were really familiar . There was a wall cabinet in her study that was filled with various famous books . According to her father, Ye Lan loved reading since she was a child and she had read all the books in this cabinet .

For this reason, fans liked Ye Lan more and more, they felt that she was a rare literary and artistic G.o.ddess in the entertainment industry . She was better than some stars who didn’t know how to recognize words and hadn’t read many books .

Xiao Lou finished watching the interview and wondered, “A girl born in this type of family is usually raised very well . She shouldn’t be the killer?”

Yu Hanjiang nodded . “Based on Sister Chen’s testimony, Ye Lan isn’t the murderer but there is something suspicious about her . ”

Xiao Lou thought carefully . “That’s right . Sister Chen only heard the footsteps of Liu Xi leaving and returning with the tissue . During this time, Ye Lan didn’t go out . She should’ve stayed in the bathroom and wouldn’t have time to commit the crime . ”

Yu Hanjiang opened the profile in Ye Lan’s file and pointed to one of the lines . “Look here . ”

Xiao Lou read it carefully and was shocked . “The Seventeenth Central School? Isn’t this the school that Lin Yiyan attended?”

Professor Xiao’s memory was really strong . Lin Yiyan attended the Seventeenth Central School in high school and there was the school information on her profile . Yu Hanjiang had dealt with many cases so he subconsciously remembered these key points . Unexpectedly, Xiao Lou also remembered it clearly .

Yu Hanjiang looked over with appreciation . “The Seventeenth Central School is a bit special . It is divided into a ‘junior high school’ and ‘senior high school’ . The two campuses are connected together and share the library, gymnasium and other teaching facilities . Calculating by age, Lin Yiyan is 30 years old this year and Ye Lan is 25 years old . In other words, when Lin Yiyan was in her second year of high school, Ye Lan was in her first year of junior high school . They happened to be in the same school . ”

Xiao Lou, “………”

Group Leader Yu was really sharp-eyed . He actually connected the two cases through this small detail!

Yu Hanjiang added, “Moreover, I just went to the official website of the Seventeenth Central School to check some information . The year Lin Yiyan was in her second year of high school happened to be the 50th anniversary of the founding of the school . Xie Yuan also happened to be involved . He started doing charity in 2005 and set up the Yuanhang Charity Foundation to donate money to some schools . ”

Xiao Lou’s eyes lit up . “Could it be that Xie Yuan donated some money to their school?”

“It is likely that is the case . Lin Yiyan was originally a good student who was immersed in studying and aimed to enter a key university . Her diary style suddenly changed and she became Xie Yuan’s fan . She called Xie Yuan her male G.o.d and husband in the diary every day . There must be a reason for her change . ”

Yu Hanjiang opened some reports of the school celebration . 13 years ago, it was Lin Yiyan’s second year of high school and Ye Lan’s first year of junior high school . The school celebrated its 50th anniversary . It was too long ago and there were few relevant news reports . It was impossible to discover if Xie Yuan partic.i.p.ated in the school celebration or not .

Xie Yuan’s ‘Yuanhang Charity Foundation’ was established exactly 13 years ago . At that time, Xie Yuan was the most popular actor in the entertainment industry . He took the lead in doing charity and it was well received . He donated tens of millions of yuan at a time to support outstanding students from poor families to enter university . The Seventeenth Middle School was also included in the scope of his donations .

“That’s me . ” Yu Hanjiang looked up at him . “Are you… Mr Xie?”

“Yes . ” Xie Yuan took off his sungla.s.ses, scarf and mask . “His face was pale and his eyes were red . He stared at Yu Hanjiang and asked in a trembling voice, “Where is m-my wife?”

Xiao Lou stood up . “Mr Xie, please come with me . Mrs Liang Ting’s body is temporarily placed in our forensics centre . ”

Xie Yuan followed Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang to the forensics identification centre next door .

The freezer of the morgue was pulled open by Xiao Lou . The moment he saw Liang Ting’s face, Xie Yuan’s legs softened and he knelt down directly in front of Liang Ting, his face full of disbelief . “Ting Ting… how can this be? This…”

He clung to his wife’s already cold hand, placing it on his face and breaking down in tears . The man’s cries echoed in the quiet morgue and was heart-wrenching . Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang looked at each other and temporarily left the morgue to give him time to calm down .

After 10 minutes, Xie Yuan walked out with red eyes . He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth . “What the h.e.l.l is going on? My wife doesn’t have heart problems . How could she suddenly die?”

Xiao Lou explained, “Someone poisoned the water in her thermos . She was murdered . ”

“Murder?” Xie Yuan’s eyes widened when he heard this and the veins on the back of his hand bulged as he violently punched the wall . He roared in a hoa.r.s.e voice like a wounded beast . “Who killed her? My wife has no grievances with others . How could she be poisoned and murdered?! Officer, you must catch this beast!”

Yu Hanjiang watched him calmly . After a while, he interrupted by asking, “Mr Xie, do you know Ye Lan?”

Xie Yuan was taken back for a moment . “I don’t know . ”

Yu Hanjiang continued, “What about Lin Yiyan?”

Xie Yuan took a breath and tried to stay calm . “You previously called to question me about Lin Yiyan’s matter and I told you . She and I only met once at the company’s annual meeting . She said I was her idol, toasted me politely and asked if I could add her on WeChat . I added her as a friend out of politeness but I never chatted with her in private . ”

Yu Hanjiang raised his eyebrow . “Is that all?”

Xie Yuan was angry . “What do you mean? My wife just died and her body is in the morgue . Why are you asking me about Lin Yiyan instead of investigating her murder? Is the murderer Lin Yiyan?”

Yu Hanjiang told him solemnly, “Lin Yiyan is also dead . ”

“…What?!”

Xie Yuan was clearly shocked by the news and his face was full of horror .

“You are the key to connecting the two cases . Lin Yiyan really admired you and she entered the entertainment industry because of you . It is a routine procedure to investigate you . Mr Xie, I know that Liang Ting’s death is a big blow to you . Please calm down and follow me to the interrogation room to cooperate with the investigation . I still have some questions to ask you . ”

Xie Yuan’s face was white . He had just learned about Liang Ting’s death and as a result, Lin Yiyan was also dead… He grabbed his hair with both hands before hitting his head hard . Then he followed Yu Hanjiang to the interrogation room .

Yu Hanjiang asked about 13 years ago . “Tell me in detail about the establishment of the charity foundation . ”