The phone was connected.
Zhang Shurong's condition varies greatly over ti.
This morning, Chen Xiao saw her as if she were a normal person.
But now Zhang Shurong spoke with heavy breathing, sounding as if she might die from being unable to breathe at any mont.
Chen Xiao quickly got to the point:
"Did Li Xi and his family visit Peng Zhou when he was hospitalized?"
"No, how could his family... possibly visit... visit Peng Zhou."
"And they never visited later?"
"No, only Li Xi ca by."
Zhang Shurong was very certain.
Chen Xiao couldn't help but ponder.
Visiting is usually a matter of heading to the hospital room first upon arrival at the hospital.
However, Zhang Shurong had a point; how could Li Xi's parents possibly visit the sick Peng Zhou?
Their family might compromise on stringent conditions proposed by Zhang Shurong for Li Xi's relationship with Lian Yuhong, gifting a house and a store to Peng Zhou.
But once this condition was agreed upon, Li Jindao, who had mingled with the underworld, would not yield anymore, which made sense.
Chen Xiao ruled out the hospital.
So the place where sothing might happen would likely be at Peng Yuanqing's ho.
Thinking of this, Chen Xiao asked again, "Did Li Xi's parents visit your current husband Peng Yuanqing's ho? And did Lian Yuhong ever stay overnight at your current ho?"
"Both happened."
"Final question, did Lian Yuhong also stay overnight two months ago?"
Lian Yuhong was about eight weeks pregnant at the ti of her death.
Only fifty hours had passed since her death.
Chen Xiao was moving step by step; he had already reminded Qin Fei to conduct tests on the stillborn.
Fetal identification technology had already erged in the 1980s.
The only trouble was that the fetus was rely eight weeks old, making identification tricky and ti-consuming.
And before Chen Xiao took over this case, no one had ever suspected the child in her belly.
Chen Xiao didn't want to let ti pass in waiting.
Because he knew that in this era, the identification indeed required waiting.
And now, relying on long-standing habits, Chen Xiao was moving forward, hoping that by the ti the results ca out, he would have grasped more circumstances.
After a brief recollection, Zhang Shurong replied, "Yes, ever since she got together with Li Xi, she frequently visited my place."
"Was there a night when you were not ho, and Li Xi was also not, leaving only Lian Yuhong and Peng Yuanqing or Peng Zhou?"
"What's with this question?"
"Just answer ."
Guided by Chen Xiao, Zhang Shurong's mind was no longer subconsciously analyzing; she thought for a mont and replied, "Seems like the first ti Li Xi visited, I was on a night shift, but Li Xi was there, and it seed they drank a lot that night and only sobered up the next afternoon."
After speaking, Zhang Shurong was breathing heavily again.
Chen Xiao didn't ask further.
He phoned Zhang Shurong simply to confirm one thing.
That was whether a scene that matched Chen Xiao's assumption had occurred.
But this scene could split into two situations.
One was the scene where Li Xi's parents knew the inside story.
The second situation could lead to problems with the child.
The first scene was still uncertain where it happened, but the second was much more likely.
After hanging up the phone, Chen Xiao got into the car.
He now needed to find Peng Yuanqing, the forr subordinate of Lian Da.
Chen Xiao drove to the outside of Peng Yuanqing's ho.
However, Chen Xiao did not inform Xiaoji or Liu Dayou and just went in on his own.
At this mont, only Peng Yuanqing and his son Peng Zhou were ho.
When Chen Xiao pushed open the door, Peng Zhou was tidying so things, and his face was looking very grim.
"How can you be so heartless!"
"Yes, Auntie drank pesticide by herself, but so what? Hasn't she contributed a lot to this family over the years?"
"A marriage of over a decade, just because she couldn't figure it out and drank pesticide, you abandon her and let her wait to die in the hospital?"
Peng Zhou exclaid his anger at his father.
Peng Yuanqing sat in the chair smoking, as if he hadn't heard.
Furious, Peng Zhou, who was packing to go to the hospital, directly grabbed his father's collar.
"Peng Yuanqing, are you still human?"
"I said if you want to go, you go, and if you have money, treat her, but if you dare touch a di of the family money, I'll sever our father-son relationship right now!"
Peng Zhou was trembling with anger.
But soon, he noticed Chen Xiao behind him.
"Why are you here?"
Peng Zhou had no pleasant tone for Chen Xiao.
Chen Xiao didn't mind, smiling as he said, "I ca to chat with you two."
Peng Yuanqing stared at Chen Xiao, "Who is he?"
"Advisor Chen from the district's criminal investigation team," Peng Zhou replied, releasing the grip on Peng Yuanqing's collar.
Chen Xiao walked into the room, speaking, "They say couples are like birds on the sa tree, but they fly solo when disaster looms. Mr. Peng, you indeed interpreted this saying vividly."
Peng Yuanqing knew he was being referenced, but his face showed not a hint of embarrassnt, instead, he confidently said:
"If she wants to seek death, she should bear the consequences herself. Her daughter is dead, how could she seek relief by paying with her own life? Death is worse than survival!"
Listening to these words, Chen Xiao could vaguely sense the tip of the iceberg of this person's character.
So cruel!
"You have a point there, because of Lian Yuhong's death, Zhang Shurong drinking pesticide to commit suicide was indeed for psychological relief, as she could no longer face living. But over all these years, with Zhang Shurong's indifference to Lian Yuhong, did you ever intervene? And during all these years, did you ever use Lian Yuhong's money? If you didn't, your indifference to their mother-daughter relationship might be understandable, but from what I know, Lian Yuhong's money used to support this place wasn't infrequent, right?"
As Chen Xiao spoke, Peng Yuanqing's tone stumbled.
Peng Zhou sighed heavily, feeling imnse disappointnt towards his father before him.
"Advisor Chen, I need to go to the hospital to take care of my aunt, so you guys talk."
Peng Zhou didn't want to stay a mont longer, carrying so luggage, he headed out.
Chen Xiao looked at Peng Yuanqing, who still appeared indifferent, coldly grinning as he spoke:
"Who says that using the money obliges
to deal with their mother-daughter relationship? Did using her money break the law, huh? Is helping her ask for dowry for her marriage illegal?"
Chen Xiao shook his head, "Of course, it's not illegal."
"Then that's it; I'm not breaking the law, why are you here to find ?"
"I'm indeed here to investigate Lian Yuhong's death."
"Didn't she commit suicide? How does it concern ?"
"It indeed doesn't concern you, but now I'm suspecting issues with the child in her belly. Eight weeks, which equals two months, do you know how advanced dical technology is now? Do you know today's dicine can conduct paternity tests on the fetus in the deceased's abdon?"
As a case handler, Chen Xiao had monts when he spoke strategically depending on who he interacted with.
Listening to his words, Peng Yuanqing's complexion had already changed.
The rapid change in expression suggested that if Chen Xiao had arrived earlier, Peng Yuanqing might have reacted similarly.
But instead of questioning, Chen Xiao wanted to be sure based on more information.
Now, Peng Yuanqing's reaction revealed many issues already!
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