Chapter 1267 - 627: The Truth? A Different Approach (Part 2)

"Mr. Luo, although we do feel that Boss Zhou has a pretty bad temper, and he can be a bit arrogant and overbearing, the man runs several chain restaurants around here, business is booming, money pouring in, same two kids, yet his family eats and drinks well. So all we can say is, some people make money because they have their own reasons."

"As for Old Chen, before he died he left a suicide note himself, saying he had been obsessing over things and couldn’t get past it. So we won’t blame anyone else, let alone Boss Zhou—we couldn’t afford to offend him anyway."

But when she heard what Aunt Chen said.

Chen Qingqing spoke very seriously.

"Auntie, did my dad really kill himself? Why do I feel like this whole thing isn’t that simple?"

Seeing the girl looking at her with suspicion.

Aunt Chen was completely dismissive.

"Qingqing, the police already investigated this case back then, and they issued a crime scene report. If your father didn’t kill himself, what, you think it was murder?"

"I need you to wake up a bit. This time I was willing to bring you two to see the police, that wasn’t easy. If your uncle finds out, I’ll get another harsh scolding from him. I don’t want my niece to keep getting called a walking jinx!"

What Aunt Chen said left the two girls silent.

Seeing that they said nothing.

Aunt Chen took a deep breath.

"Chen Qingqing, Chen Pingping, you’re only in your teens. Revenge isn’t something you should be thinking about. If you really want to amount to something, then study hard, take first place in the class every time. Later get into a good university, find a job that leaves everyone else in the dust."

"By then, all those people who look down on you will naturally stick their thumbs up and say you’re badass."

Her words left the two kids with nothing to say.

This painstaking care also made Luo Fei deeply admire her.

"Aunt Chen, sounds like we’ve already taken up too much of your time as it is. I really am sorry. My apologies."

Seeing him look a bit embarrassed.

As if worried she might mind.

The aunt quickly waved her hand.

"No, no. I’m just sure of one thing—if I hadn’t brought these two kids here, they would’ve tried to find a way to call the police on their own. If they got punished by the school for skipping class, that would’ve been bad. After all, they’re model students, lots of people are watching them."

"And I believe that after this, after they’ve met with the officers, they’ll mostly realize how foolish they were."

Her analysis made Luo Fei nod.

"Auntie, then we really have put you to a lot of trouble."

"It’s nothing. Since I decided to look after them, this is something I ought to do. And compared to these two kids, I actually feel their mother is the one who can’t let go..."

Hearing the implication in her words, Luo Fei asked curiously.

"Auntie, what do you mean by that?"

Seeing Luo Fei a bit puzzled.

The aunt patiently explained.

"Mr. Luo, back then those two kids’ mom was completely devoted to Old Chen. They were a love marriage, and they built everything from scratch together, starting from zero to open this shop."

"But later, because Old Chen’s parents were fixated on having a grandchild, she stayed home to carry the baby after she got pregnant. Old Chen’s money was already tight, and for more than a year he’d been running everything by himself, so I think Xiaosong probably feels that it was that year of her pregnancy, not working, that pushed Old Chen over the edge."

What Aunt Chen said made Luo Fei and Li Yu exchange a look.

After a few more brief questions, Luo Fei and Li Yu got ready to leave.

Just as they were about to go.

Li Yu took a deep breath and said.

"Mr. Luo, if we look at it this way, this woman’s suspicion is pretty strong too, isn’t it?"

"Yes. So it’s necessary that we go talk to her."

After a while.

A bit past seven in the evening.

Xiaojiang and her current husband were just about to eat dinner.

Then they heard the doorbell ring.

"Is Miss Jiang Yue in? We need to speak with you."

Hearing the voice outside.

Jiang Yue froze for a second and put down her bowl.

Her husband Sun Jigang hurried ahead to open the door.

"Officer, do you need something from my wife?"

Sun Jigang more or less guessed why they were here, but in his view.

Old Chen’s case had happened more than a year ago.

There was no need to keep asking about it.

So right now he was somewhat impatient.

"Officer, everything to do with my wife was dealt with months ago. The previous case result has already been announced. You still have questions?"

Seeing him surprised, clearly puzzled.

And not understanding this sudden visit.

Luo Fei spoke patiently.

"Sir, I completely understand how you feel right now."

"But we’re here about another matter. We also hope Miss Jiang will cooperate with us."

Luo Fei spoke very seriously.

That left the two of them quite surprised.

"Officer, you’re not here about Old Chen?"

"That’s right, you two. Earlier today we found the body of the pre-cooked food spokesperson, Miss Yang, and her body was discovered in Boss Zhou’s restaurant freezer. So we hope you two will actively cooperate."

Luo Fei spoke solemnly, his tone completely sincere.

But the two people in front of him exchanged a look.

"Officer, you’re saying a body turned up in Boss Zhou’s restaurant? Are you suspecting that we did it?"

Seeing their disbelief.

Luo Fei said seriously.

"We’re not saying you definitely did it, only that there’s a possibility."

Seeing how earnest he was.

The couple exchanged another look.

"Officer, even though Old Chen is gone, we had already reached an agreement before. We made it clear among ourselves: from the moment the police declared it a suicide, we wouldn’t dwell on it anymore."

"We also believe he killed himself because he got stuck in his own head, fighting with himself. Otherwise, he might not have died."

But hearing how firm they sounded.

Luo Fei asked.

"Do you really think he killed himself? Or is there more to it—things you don’t know about?"

Seeing Luo Fei looking at them with suspicion.

Jiang Yue fell silent.

"Officer, I did suspect he might have been killed. But once the police announced the result, what good would my doubts do?"

As she spoke, her eyes reddened and her shoulders shook uncontrollably.

Her husband beside her took a deep breath.

"Officer, we’re devastated by Miss Yang’s death. But for a top star like her, ordinary people like us probably wouldn’t get close to her in our entire lives. So there’s no way I could have gone after her, let alone hurt or kill her."

"Not to mention, back then I went to several different psychiatrists to get treatment for Jiang Yue, just so she could get out from under her psychological shadow. Given that, we’re even less likely to deliberately do something so cruel. We’re just ordinary people; we only want to live our simple, ordinary life."

Seeing them both agitated and Jiang Yue sobbing nonstop.

Luo Fei quickly raised his hand to signal them to calm down.

"I really am sorry."

"I didn’t take your feelings into account, which led to this misunderstanding. I want to apologize to you here, and I hope you’ll forgive us and not hold it against us."

With that, Luo Fei turned away with Li Yu and the others.

But seeing that Luo Fei was actually leaving.

Li Yu couldn’t help but doubt.

"Mr. Luo, are we really just letting it go? Is this case stopping here?"

Seeing her disbelief.

Luo Fei spoke helplessly.

"We don’t have a choice. In the situation just now, we probably couldn’t have gotten anything out of them."

His reminder left Li Yu thoughtful.

"You’re right, Mr. Luo. And I can see that both of them are very emotional. If we tried to press them, it might backfire on us."

But seeing Li Yu still hesitant.

Luo Fei took a deep breath.

"So we’ll have to start from the pre-cooked food manufacturer’s side, see if we can find any loose threads there."