Siheyuan: The happy life of a little chef

Chapter 103 The Deaf Old Lady Was Arrested

The next day, the news that Li Jianjun was attacked and killed spread.

Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady both breathed a sigh of relief. It would be better if the old man was dead. He would not talk nonsense after he died.

Everyone in the hospital is afraid of Li Jianjun now. No matter how you put it, beating someone to death is still scary. He is a ruthless guy who you cannot afford to offend.

Sha Zhu was also very fortunate that Li Jianjun had always controlled himself when he fought with him before, otherwise he might have confessed long ago.

Jia Zhang didn't dare to go out at home, her face full of fear. Fortunately, Yi Zhonghai made her admit her mistake, otherwise the consequences for her would be unimaginable.

To them, Li Jianjun wants to say, you are overthinking it. I am just playing with you guys sometimes. You are not worthy of being targeted.

The police station began to visit and investigate.

Finally found a witness.

"Did you really see an old lady come to see Zhou Xiaoqi the morning before yesterday?"

The man nodded.

"Yes, I saw it when I got up to go to the bathroom. I was curious. It was so cold, who would come to that shabby yard to look for someone so early in the morning? I took a second look."

The comrade asked while taking notes.

"Did you see what he looked like?"

The man said with certainty.

"I saw it clearly. He was thin and had a walking stick."

"Then if you see him again, can you recognize him?"

"Yes, I have no other ability but to recognize a person accurately."

The comrade quickly recorded it.

"Okay then. If necessary, we will ask you to go to the police station to identify the person. By the way, do you know who Zhou Xiaoqi is closest to?"

The man nodded.

"Comrade, you've asked the right person. Zhou Xiaoqi doesn't talk to anyone very often, and he doesn't have a wife or children. But I saw him sneak into Widow Hu's house once, so they must be related."

"Can you take me to the home of that widow Hu?"

"Yes, this widow Hu is beautiful, and those aunties call her a vixen. This film is quite famous."

After saying that, he took his comrades to Widow Hu's house.

The comrade knocked on Widow Hu's door. When she opened the door and saw that it was a public security comrade, she was shocked.

"Hello, Comrade Hu. I'm here to learn about Zhou Xiaoqi's situation."

Widow Hu was a little scared. She had a bad reputation in the area and was afraid of being arrested and charged with having an affair. She told the police everything before they even asked.

"Comrade, Zhou Xiaoqi came to me the night before yesterday and gave me a large sum of money, saying that he had to go out for something and didn't know when he would be back. If he couldn't come back, this would be his compensation to me. I asked him what it was, but he refused to tell me."

"Did he mention anyone looking for him?"

Widow Hu thought about it.

"He did. He said that one of his father's benefactors wanted to ask him for something. He called that person "Old Madam." But he refused to say what it was."

"Okay, so how much did he give you?"

Widow Hu was so frightened that she no longer cared about money.

"He didn't give me much before, it was all living expenses. This time he gave me 150 yuan. I kept it at home and never touched it. I'll give it to you."

"I'll take the money first. Once we find out that this matter has nothing to do with you, we will consider returning it to you."

The comrade stood up and was about to leave, but Widow Hu still asked worriedly.

"Comrade, can I ask Zhou Xiaoqi what happened to him?"

The comrade looked at Widow Hu and told him anyway.

"He tried to kill someone yesterday, but failed, so he committed suicide."

When Widow Hu heard that Zhou Xiaoqi had committed suicide, she covered her mouth and cried.

"Although Xiao Qi doesn't talk much to people, he's a good person. He helped me when my family was in trouble. I followed him to repay him. How could he kill someone?"

"This matter is still under investigation. It is not clear at the moment. We will inform you when there is a result."

The comrade felt that Widow Hu was a pitiful person and told her.

Before noon, both groups returned to the police station.

Director Wei has been waiting here for a long time.

"Tell me, what did you find out?"

The person investigating the courtyard spoke first.

"We found out that the deaf old lady in the courtyard went out early the day before yesterday. Several people from the next courtyard saw her when they got up to go to the toilet. Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu went to work as usual. And Yi Zhonghai took his wife to see a doctor yesterday. We have verified it. We also checked what medicine he took and found nothing suspicious. Sha Zhu also went to work yesterday."

The comrades on the other side stood up.

"We found someone here. We saw an old lady go to Zhou Xiaoqi's yard early the day before yesterday. According to his description, it is very likely that she is the deaf old lady in the courtyard. He can come to identify her when the time comes. We also found Zhou Xiaoqi's mistress, Widow Hu. According to her, Zhou Xiaoqi gave her some money the night before yesterday and told her that he was going out to do something. He didn't say what it was, but she heard Zhou Xiaoqi's tone sounded a bit like he was explaining his funeral affairs. Also, Zhou Xiaoqi mentioned that it was his father's benefactor who found her. Zhou Xiaoqi called her old lady."

Director Wei nodded.

"It seems very obvious. The deaf old lady found Zhou Xiaoqi early the day before yesterday and asked him to kill Li Jianjun. Zhou Xiaoqi couldn't let go of Widow Hu and was afraid that something would happen to him, so he gave Widow Hu some money. This series of connections makes sense. Now let's go to the courtyard and bring this deaf old lady back for interrogation."

Soon the comrades arrived at the courtyard. They had already figured out the deaf old lady's house and went straight to the backyard.

When the deaf old lady saw several comrades coming, she was held back just as she was about to get up and go home.

"What are you doing? How can you bully an old man like me? Is there any justice in this world?"

"Old lady, come with us to the police station. There is a case related to you. Let's go."

The deaf old lady put her hands on her ears and pretended to be deaf.

"What? What did you say? I can't hear you. I'm going home to bed."

The public security comrades didn't buy it and took her directly to the police station no matter how she made a fuss.

The arrest of the deaf old lady caused discussion among everyone. Seeing that something was not right, an old lady immediately went to the steel rolling mill to find Yi Zhonghai.

Jia Zhang saw the deaf old lady being caught and thrown into the well.

"You deserve it. You've been bullying me since I entered this yard. Bullying me will never end well."

Han Chunyan and Lou Xiao'e were also standing at the door and saw the deaf old lady being arrested. Lou Xiao'e didn't know about it, but Han Chunyan knew it, and she felt so happy.

In general, the deaf old lady has no prestige in the yard now, and no one cares about her except the Yi family and Sha Zhu.

It was not easy for the old lady to run to the steel mill, so she waited for Yi Zhonghai to come out and said something hurriedly.

"Old man, the old lady was arrested by the police. They said it was related to some case. What should we do? Should we go to the police station to ask?"

Yi Zhonghai's heart skipped a beat. This old lady is unreliable. She said everything was fine yesterday, but she was arrested today. However, she still pretended not to know.

"What's going on? Forget it, go back, I'll go to the police station to find out."

After saying this, Yi Zhonghai went to ask for leave.

At the police station, Chief Wei personally interrogated the suspect.

"Tell me, did you find the person who killed Li Jianjun? Also, why did you kill Li Jianjun? Explain clearly."

The deaf old lady still pretended to be deaf and dumb.

"What did you say? I can't hear you. Why did you bring me here? I have to go back. My grandson has to cook for me after work."

Director Wei has just heard from his comrades that this old lady is pretending to be deaf and dumb.

"Old lady, stop pretending. We can tell the difference between real and fake deafness. Don't think we can do nothing to you if you don't speak."

The deaf old lady still didn't speak.

Director Wei slammed the table.

"You wait."

As soon as he got out of the door, Director Wei began to give orders.