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Chapter 17 - Chapter 17 Rapids and Still Waters

"I don't like the one with the surname Xu." Leng Hui had just expressed her opinion when Ren Yumeng couldn't wait to speak, "I don't get annoyed with others when I see her!"

"Yumeng, don't say that..." Leng Hui frowned slightly, trying to stop her daughter from saying bad things about Xu Ruobei.

Ren Yumeng didn't appreciate it at all. Her eyes were still red. The excitement she had just brought when she mentioned her father had not faded. The remaining anger and grievance had now turned into hatred for Xu Ruobei.

"According to our understanding, Xu Ruobei and your father Ren Xuefeng met and got married after your parents divorced. She should not be your father's woman outside before. Why are you so repulsive to her? Did Xu Ruobei do something unacceptable to you, or does she have some characteristics that make you feel very disgusted?" Zhong Han did not show any surprise at Ren Yumeng's reaction, and he also looked very interested.

"Is Xu Ruobei not good to you?" Gu Xiaofan asked with some concern.Ren Yumeng sneered and said, "Do you think I'm Cinderella and she's a vicious stepmother? You can calculate it yourself. How many years are there between me and the woman surnamed Xu? She wouldn't dare to do anything to me even if she had two guts. Besides, no matter what else, I'm Ren Xuefeng's biological daughter. After she married my dad, she hasn't even laid an egg in so many years. She can't even curry favor with me. She's not nice to me? I hope she's that brave!""So, you don't like, or you hate Xu Ruobei so much, because--" Zhong Han slowly induced Ren Yumeng to continue.Ren Yumeng really did what he said, "Because she is hypocritical! She is only a few years older than me, and marrying my dad is almost like finding a father for herself. She always likes to pretend in front of me that there is love between her and my dad. It's funny how much she loves my dad! If my dad was a pauper in his forties or fifties, would she still love him? It's obvious that she loves money, but she always wants to save face for herself. It's disgusting! And she always wants to pretend that she is a stepmother and wants to get along well with me, her 'daughter', and cultivate feelings. It's so funny! I reminded her again and again, from hints to explicit instructions, just to make her understand that she should put away her hypocritical tricks. I don't care about her at all. I won't buy it, guess what happened? Xu was so angry that her face turned blue. She could swallow the curse words that were on the tip of her tongue, pretending to be calm and trying to please me. She even asked me about my well-being in front of my father several times. I think this kind of woman is really too hypocritical and terrible. I will spit if I say one more word to her or look at her one more time! "Leng Hui stretched out her hand and pinched Ren Yumeng's arm, as if she hoped she wouldn't say so many negative things. Ren Yumeng was reluctant, but she didn't know whether she was appeasing her mother or she had almost said what she wanted to say. In the end, she just pursed her lips and didn't continue.Zhong Han just smiled and didn't give any comments on Xu Ruobei mentioned by Ren Yumeng. The conversation with the mother and daughter came to an end. After reconfirming each other's contact information and agreeing to notify Leng Hui and Ren Yumeng first after the DNA comparison results came out, the mother and daughter left the criminal police team."When you brought Ren Yumeng back just now, did you have anything to tell me?" Zhong Han asked as soon as Gu Xiaofan came back from seeing Leng Hui and Ren Yumeng off and entered the office.Gu Xiaofan was stunned for a moment, then slapped his forehead, pulled his thick bangs, nodded and said, "That's right! Thanks for reminding me. I wanted to tell you when I came back just now, but it was inconvenient in front of Leng Hui and her daughter. After talking to them just now, my mind was full of things about the mother and daughter, and I almost forgot to tell you! Forensic doctor Liu conducted a further autopsy on Ren Xuefeng's body. He can now confirm that the cause of Ren Xuefeng's death was a ruptured spleen.""Ruptured spleen?" Zhong Han frowned, and the appearance of Ren Xuefeng's body that he saw at the crime scene that day appeared in his mind, as well as Liu's description of the body's bruises all over the body, which seemed to have been beaten, "beaten to death?""Yes!" Gu Xiaofan knew that Zhong Han would mention this cause of death, and he must have remembered what happened at the scene at that time. Although the scene of that day still made her feel sick when she thought about it now She felt uncomfortable, but she had not forgotten what Forensic Doctor Liu said. "You have a good memory! Forensic Doctor Liu said that after further examination, he found that Ren Xuefeng should have been imprisoned before he was killed. There were signs of ropes on his limbs, and there were many scars all over his body, some new and some old. It seems that the time difference should be no more than a few days. So it can be basically concluded that Ren Xuefeng was kidnapped and beaten repeatedly for a long time. In the end, because of the serious injuries, his spleen ruptured, leading to his final death. In other words, Ren Xuefeng was beaten to death alive, and it was divided into several times before he was beaten to death. How much hatred is this?!""That's true, but unfortunately, hatred can't help us narrow the scope of investigation." After listening to Gu Xiaofan's story, Zhong Han didn't seem to show what he should have after a great gain. On the contrary, he seemed to be a little disappointed.Gu Xiaofan didn't understand why he showed disappointment: "At least we now know that the murderer had deep hatred when he killed Ren Xuefeng!""So what? Among the three most common reasons for murder, revenge killing itself is caused by hatred, love killing can be caused by love, and wealth itself is a great temptation to hatred and jealousy. Now do you think this new discovery will be helpful in the scope of investigation in addition to helping to lock in specific suspects in the future?" Zhong Han asked Gu Xiaofan patiently.Gu Xiaofan's head, which was a little hot just now, quickly cooled down after hearing what he said. Scratching his head, he felt that Zhong Han's words were not unreasonable."Then what should we do?" She asked Zhong Han.Zhong Han shrugged: "What else can I do? If the shortcut doesn't work, I'll just investigate it bit by bit."He paused, looked at Gu Xiaofan, and said to her: "I just found that you have a good temper. Ren Yumeng was like that just now, but you were able to keep your composure."Gu Xiaofan smiled a little embarrassedly: "I am often a step slower than others and forgetful. When I should be unhappy, I haven't reacted yet. By the time I reacted, the matter was forgotten. Besides, Ren Yumeng was just angry and didn't have any ill intentions.""Such a personality is also good," Zhong Han felt after listening It's quite interesting. "If you forget things easily, you won't have any worries. If you have a simple mind, you won't worry about them. For someone like you, you are either very wise but appear foolish, or you are born with simpler brain circuits than others. Anyway, it's not a bad thing."Gu Xiaofan laughed, and then he felt that there was something wrong with what he said: "Why do I feel that you are praising me at first, but actually scolding me?"Zhong Han shook his head helplessly, and suddenly changed the subject and talked about the case again: "What do you think of Leng Hui and her daughter just now?""Me..." Gu Xiaofan thought carefully, "I think Leng Hui is older and more mature. More restrained, another reason may also be related to the divorce from Ren Xuefeng for many years. Isn't there a saying that the antonym of ** is not hate, but forgetfulness? I think Leng Hui and Ren Xuefeng have been divorced for so many years, and they may have let it go, so they have been relatively calm. In contrast, Ren Yumeng and Ren Xuefeng are flesh and blood, blood is thicker than water, and the relationship between father and daughter is very deep. So after Ren Yumeng felt that her father had betrayed her, her reaction was also very intense, which was quite scary. What do you think? ""When I was a child, I lived in my hometown, which is a very small city," Zhong Han opened his mouth after listening to Gu Xiaofan, but seemed to be off topic, and told her about His own childhood life, "There were not many toys in those days. When it was very hot in summer, a group of little boys would often go out to play and swim by the water. There was a river in our place. The river was not deep but the current was fast. There were big slippery rocks under the river. If you were not careful, you might fall and break your knees. There was also a lake. The lake water was very quiet and deep. In windless weather, the entire lake surface was like a beautiful piece of jade. At that time, almost all parents would hold their children's ears and repeatedly tell them that they would rather go to the river to play in the water than go swimming in the lake.""Why?" Gu Xiaofan asked."Because the river is very fast, at most we hear about people falling and breaking their skin every year, but the deep and quiet lake is where people drown almost every summer.""I understand. Shallow and fast water looks scary, but it's hard to say how dangerous it is. The quiet lake gives people a false sense of security, which makes people relax and careless, just like Ren Yumeng and Leng Hui." Gu Xiaofan understood, "You mean Leng Hui still has feelings for Ren Xuefeng?""That's for sure," Zhong Han nodded. When he talked to Leng Hui before, Gu Xiaofan took Ren Yumeng to the forensic doctor and was not present. "But how much suspicion she has depends on whether she has enough reasons to hate her ex-husband to the point of beating him to death after she divorced Ren Xuefeng.""Then is our next focus to investigate Leng Hui?" Gu Xiaofan asked.Zhong Han shook his head: "No, just keep an eye on Leng Hui for now. Next, let's focus on checking Ren Xuefeng's phone call records before his death.""Ah?" Gu Xiaofan was stunned. She was a little uncomfortable with Zhong Han's unconventional approach and didn't quite understand it, but she just listened to him. Anyway, she would understand everything after seeing the result in the end.