798 A Million Times for You 160 (2/2)
Upon the sight of An Xiaoning, the young woman asked in bewilderment, ”It has been so long since she passed away, why are you guys looking for her?”
”Do you know about the prohibition of the usage of all vehicles in A City right now?”
The young woman answered with a nod, ”I do.”
”Have you heard about the four-vehicle collision that took place at the junction more than two weeks ago?”
”Yes.”
”Ever since then, a major accident would occur once every three days. I've seen it with my own eyes. She was the one who had been manipulating the drivers.”
Dumbfounded, the young woman said, ”But she's already dead…”
”That's precisely the reason why the police haven't been able to find a single clue despite having carried out extensive investigations. I can see the spirits of the dead. This portrait is a simulation sketch that was done based on what I saw.” An Xiaoning grabbed the sketch from Ma Jianguo's hands and showed it to the woman before continuing, ”I saw her again tonight, and I managed to stop an accident from happening, though I failed to catch her in time. If we still can't get hold of her, she's going to cause the loss of many other innocent lives. So, from now onward, you must tell us truthfully everything you know about her. Got it?”
The woman nodded and said, ”Alright, please have a seat, Ms. An.”
An Xiaoning sat opposite her and listened quietly. ”Her name was Yi Ying and she frequently got cast for the role of the protagonist in the plays we star in. Just like in the sketch, she had a penchant for dressing in green whenever she performed. She died about five years ago in a traffic accident. The driver who killed her by accident compensated her family with a sum of more than one million dollars,” she explained.
”Where does Yi Ying live?”
”She lives in a village. Let me try and recall the name. Ah, it's a place called Yi.”
”Was her corpse buried in her village, then?” An Xiaoning asked.
”Yes, I even attended her funeral. She was buried in her home.”
”Did she have a boyfriend when she was alive?”
The young woman hesitated for a moment, touched her neck, and answered, ”I'm not quite sure about that either.”
An Xiaoning smiled and said, ”I can tell from your eyes that you're lying. Touching your neck while talking is a classic compulsive action that happens only when one is lying. Am I right?”
Slightly taken aback, the young woman said, ”I… I don't dare to say it.”
”Why not?”
”Because her boyfriend warned us not to spout any nonsense after Yi Ying died. Her boyfriend was already married at the time, and his wife was once a new actress in our troupe. He threatened us and said that he wouldn't let us off if we were to breathe a word about their relationship to others. We were thinking that there was no point in bringing it up since he was already married. Hence, we didn't mention a word about it again. Officer, please don't tell him that I was the one who leaked it.”
An Xiaoning stood up and gave her a pat on her shoulder. ”We won't. Could you tell me her boyfriend's name?”
”Wang Xin.”
”Could you also tell us his address? This is a critical issue, and I now suspect that there's more to the fatal accident Yi Ying was involved in than meets the eye. Otherwise, she wouldn't have borne such a strong grudge even after so many years and go on to harm people whom she doesn't even know. All the drivers involved in the recent accidents were bachelors,” said An Xiaoning.
”Wang Xin lives on the 18th floor of an apartment building in Sanqiao Estate. He lives in Unit A.”
Slightly taken aback, An Xiaoning asked, ”Is he wealthy?”
”Yes, he drives a Mercedes-Benz and his family runs a business. He's a second-generation heir to a wealthy family.”
”Thank you.”
After leaving the company, the police car sent An Xiaoning back to Sanqiao Estate.