CHAPTER 65: CHAPTER 65: AREN’T YOU AFRAID OF NIGHTMARES SEEING THIS PHOTO EVERY DAY?

Jiang An and Zhang Yean drove a police car to the entrance of the West Mountain Villa District in Jiangcheng.

Before setting off, they found that the male victim’s ex-wife, Li Lan, lived here.

Five minutes later, they found Villa No. 20.

A standalone two-story building with a yard, looking very comfortable.

Standing at the small gate of the yard, Jiang An reached out and pressed the doorbell.

Soon, a middle-aged woman with her hair in a bun and an apron came out.

"Who are you?"

Jiang An had just joined the police less than a week ago, and his badge was still being processed.

Zhang Yean took out her badge from her pocket, revealing her identity.

"Hello! We are detectives from the Bureau of Criminal Investigation."

"Are you Ms. Li Lan?"

The woman across looked surprised, nodding.

Zhang Yean continued, "We have something we want to ask you about."

Li Lan hesitated.

At this moment, a boy about 15 years old suddenly ran out of the villa.

"Mom! Who are they?"

Li Lan turned and said, "Ming Ming, go read in your room."

The boy listened and turned away.

Then, Li Lan walked up and opened the small gate.

"Please come in!"

She pointed to the round stone tea table in the yard.

"Please have a seat!"

Once Jiang An and Zhang Yean were seated, Li Lan said, "Please wait a moment while I boil some water for tea."

Watching her leave, Jiang An said, "She seems very down-to-earth."

Zhang Yean sneered and said, "Don’t judge a book by its cover, especially with women."

Shortly, Li Lan came out and sat across from them.

Zhang Yean spoke solemnly, "We are here today because."

"Mainly to investigate the murder case of your ex-husband eight years ago."

Li Lan nodded, looking at Zhang Yean.

"Has the killer not been caught yet?"

Zhang Yean said, "Of course not!"

"If the killer were caught, we wouldn’t be here!"

"What do you mean?"

Li Lan furrowed her brow and said, "I’ve been divorced from him for years and have no relation anymore."

Zhang Yean said, "Really? So cleanly cut?"

"Isn’t it hard to raise two children alone?"

"Don’t you hate the woman who destroyed your family?"

Zhang Yean’s tone was heavy, emphasizing the word "hate."

Li Lan looked up at Zhang Yean and suddenly said, "What? Suspect me as the murderer?"

Zhang Yean said, "Before solving the case, everyone could be a suspect."

Li Lan smiled bitterly and said, "True, I hate that heartless man, but I never thought of killing him."

Zhang Yean suddenly burst with righteousness, firmly saying, "Where were you when the crime happened?"

Li Lan replied, "Sorry! It’s been eight years; who can remember clearly!"

At that moment, the sound of boiling water suddenly came.

Li Lan said, "Please hold on! I’ll make some tea for you."

Soon, she came out holding a pot of tea.

Li Lan poured a cup of green tea for both Jiang An and Zhang Yean.

Seeing Li Lan pour tea, Jiang An was suddenly startled, recalling the photos of Zhang Qian’s injuries before they set off.

His eyebrows immediately twitched.

Then, Jiang An nudged Zhang Yean with his elbow.

Zhang Yean turned her head, and Jiang An shook his.

Instantly, Zhang Yean’s eyes widened in confusion.

Jiang An accepted the teacup and said, "Thank you!"

He continued, "We are just conducting a routine investigation; please understand."

"The innocent have nothing to fear."

"As long as you are innocent, you won’t be wronged."

Zhang Yean sat beside, growing more bewildered.

This doesn’t feel right!

Why are we out of sync?

Aren’t we supposed to be comrades in the same trench?

Before we set off, it’s not like we planned one to play good cop, the other bad cop, right?

As Zhang Yean pondered in confusion, Jiang An asked seriously, "Ms. Li, if I may ask, what was the reason for your divorce from your ex-husband?"

Li Lan replied, "I divorced him in a fit of anger because of another woman, but not Zhang Qian."

"Oh?"

"Who was it?"

Li Lan answered, "It was their company’s secretary, Qin Yan."

Jiang An suddenly became interested and asked, "Can you tell us more?"

Li Lan sighed and answered, "Qin Yan hooked up with my ex-husband while she was a secretary at their company. They sneaked around for more than four years."

"Qin Yan privately approached me multiple times, wanting to climb up and pushing me to divorce. We even had some physical altercations."

"I talked to my ex-husband about it, but he outright denied the affair and accused me of making up lies."

"Seeing his attitude, I angrily filed for divorce."

Then, Li Lan shook her head and said, "I didn’t expect her to work so hard for so long without gaining the upper hand, eventually being overtaken by another woman."

Just as she finished speaking, Jiang An stood up and said, "Senior sister! Let’s go!"

"We’ve found her!"

Zhang Yean was even more confused.

She just felt her head buzzing.

At this moment, in the general manager’s office of Thundering Auto Repair Factory.

A scruffy middle-aged man was cuffed, squatting by the wall.

Ten minutes ago, when Li Jian and Wan Junjie burst in with guns, he immediately tried to jump out the window.

Seeing his reaction to the police was abnormal.

If there was nothing wrong with him, it would be unusual.

Without questioning, Li Jian and Wan Junjie handcuffed him.

Wan Junjie stood by the window, sticking his head out anxiously.

Had it not been for Li Jian keeping his footing steady, he would have fallen to the concrete floor with this man.

He shouted, "Want to die? Jumping at the sight of police?"

The man cried out, "You rushed in with guns; I thought it was a robbery and instinctively tried to escape."

"Didn’t we say ’police’?"

The man said, "I just saw the guns and wanted to run."

Wan Junjie asked sternly, "Do you know Zhang Lu Yao?"

The man hesitated and answered, "No!"

"I don’t have any friends named Zhang Lu Yao."

While they talked, Li Jian was searching the man’s desk.

He picked up an ID card from the drawer, asking, "Is your name Lei Ming?"

The man nodded, "It’s my ID!"

Li Jian turned to look at the storage cabinet, inside which were many miscellaneous items.

He scanned from left to right.

Suddenly, a photograph caught his attention.

Li Jian opened the cabinet door, took out the photo.

With just one glance, Li Jian recognized the girl in the photo.

She was Zhang Lu Yao, who died eight years ago.

He immediately turned and asked, "Is this your girlfriend?"

Lei Ming shook his head, saying, "It’s all in the past; she was my ex-girlfriend, Xiaofang!"

While speaking, he emphasized "Xiaofang."

Li Jian’s face darkened, seriously saying, "Seeing this photo daily, aren’t you afraid of nightmares?"