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"You police are truly useless! Every day you suspect this and that, but you can't catch the real criminal at all! What a waste!"
What kind of talk is this! However, considering his grief over the loss of his daughter, I suppressed my anger and forced a smile. "Mr. Fang, please cooperate with our investigation. We also want to catch the person who killed your daughter as soon as possible. Please believe that we have the capability to do so."
Perhaps Fang Peijun was moved by my sincere attitude, as he said, "Ask whatever you want. I will tell you everything I know."
"Thank you. Have you heard if your daughter had any enemies?"
"Enemies? That's completely impossible! My daughter was kind-hearted; I know this better than anyone. She never argued with others when she was young, even if someone bullied her or she suffered losses, she would never quarrel with anyone. This is very much like her mother..."
At this point, Fang Peijun began to sob again. "It's a pity they're both gone... both gone..."
"Did Miss Fang have any close friends?"
"Are you referring to a boyfriend?"
"That could be one way to put it."
"There is someone, but I can't remember his name... I've only seen him once, by chance at an intersection. Fang Jia once told me that this guy seemed to work for a computer company and was quite handsome. What was his name again?"
"Zhang Jian," Xiao Zhang said while looking at his notebook.
"Yes, that's it!" Fang Peijun nodded.
“Thank you, sir. If we have any more questions, we will trouble you again. Please take care of yourself during this difficult time.”
Fang Peijun nodded and stood up as well. I instructed Xiao Zhang to drive elder Fang home, reminding him to be careful on the road.
In truth, from elder Fang's tear-streaked face, I sensed deep sorrow. Although he had a motive to kill his daughter—for the substantial insurance money—I still wanted to believe he was not the murderer, not the kind of person who would sell his soul for money.
“Shall we go find Zhang Jian next?” Bei Chen asked me.
“Yeah, let’s visit him at home,” I replied, picking up the car keys from the table.
Zhang Jian's house was not far from the police station, about a ten-minute drive. He lived in the Lotus Community near Si Ping Road, and following Xiao Zhang's directions, we arrived at his home.
The door was opened by Zhang Jian's mother, who immediately tensed up upon seeing my police uniform.
At that moment, Zhang Jian emerged from his room. He reassured his mother and asked her to go back to her room to rest. We explained to her that we were only here to investigate Fang Jia's circumstances before her death, which put her at ease.
Zhang Jian invited us to sit in the living room and prepared two cups of tea for us.
As he handed us the cups, I noticed he was using his left hand.
“How long have you been dating Fang Jia?” I asked straightforwardly.
“Two years,” Zhang Jian replied succinctly.
On the surface, he appeared to be the scholarly type, wearing a pair of black-framed glasses and a red-and-white checkered shirt that gave him a very spirited look.
“How did you two meet?” I asked while taking notes.
“A friend introduced us.”
“Which friend?”
“It was my college classmate, Wu Xiaowen. She’s currently a Chinese teacher at Antu High School, and Fang Jia is the one she introduced me to,” Zhang Jian replied, his voice somewhat soft, but I could still hear him clearly.
I jotted down "Wu Xiaowen" in my notebook and continued, “Since you’ve been dating Fang Jia, do you know if she has any enemies or if she’s had any conflicts with anyone?”
Zhang Jian shook his head. “I know Fang Jia very well; she wouldn’t get into conflicts with others. She is simply perfect in her conduct. Even if someone provokes her first, she wouldn’t argue back. She’s the type to avoid trouble, and in a way, I’d say she has a rather timid personality. So, Officer, if you’re suggesting that Fang Jia might have offended someone who would want to harm her, I think that’s highly unlikely.”
“Have you noticed anything unusual about Fang Jia in the past few days?”
“Not at all.”
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