traces of all things

The conversation between Lu Zheng and Wang Yong continued for a long time.

Of course, Lu Zheng was the only one talking all the time, and Tang Shaoyuan basically became a wallflower.Although he didn't usually participate in the inquiry work due to his technical expertise, it was rare for him to remain silent from beginning to end like this.

It's a pity that time is running out, and Tang Shaoyuan doesn't seem to have any desire to talk. Lu Zheng paused, and decided to pretend he didn't see it for the time being. If Tang Shaoyuan still can't get back to the state, he will find time to chat with him later.

Fortunately, Tang Shaoyuan quickly adjusted himself, and when facing the next witness who was invited to talk, he had already returned to his previous appearance of not talking much but actively participating.

The second person invited to the Municipal Bureau was the one whom Wang Yong had secretly poked and expressed doubts about, Professor Guan Bin's wife, Shi Jingyi.

Like her husband, according to the data, Shi Jingyi is also a top student. Both of them are outstanding students who graduated from Yanda University. They fell in love during their undergraduate studies. Later, they went abroad and entered a laboratory led by the same mentor.However, after marriage, Shi Jingyi chose to drop out of school and found a job with a master's degree. The two lived together in the United States for many years and only returned to China a few years ago.

Shi Jingyi looks older than her actual age. She wears a low ponytail and is very thin. There is no flesh on her cheeks. There are also several deep lines around her eyes. She doesn't look like she has any makeup on. Bad look.

"At noon on August 8th, someone saw you coming out of Professor Guan Bin's office. According to our investigation, you rarely go to the office to find your husband. Can you explain the purpose of your trip to Provincial A Normal University that day?"

Shi Jingyi's eyebrows were slightly frowned, which made her slightly older face look even more sad. She had a bad complexion, and she sighed a long way: "...that day, I went to see Guan Bin to talk about divorce."

**

Shi Jingyi and Guan Bin met in the beautiful autumn day of Yanyuan. Although they were classmates in the same department at first, they didn't have much contact with each other.It wasn't until Guan Bin transferred from his laboratory that the two gradually became acquainted.

Guan Bin is a well-known super academic god. After entering the group that suits him, he is even more powerful. He has made a lot of achievements with his tutor during his undergraduate studies.It is said that love at first sight comes from admiration. Shi Jingyi quickly developed a good impression of Guan Bin. She has a cheerful and enthusiastic personality, and she did not struggle with the question of who fell in love first, so she boldly pursued Guan Bin.

The Chemical Institute is a well-known lunatic asylum of Yanda University. The male-to-female ratio of the departments is as high as 4:1. Shi Jingyi is considered outstanding among all the girls in the hospital--excellent grades, lively personality, and a pleasing apple face. However, Guan Bin still broke his rule of not dating during college, and he and Shi Jingyi became a fresh couple.

Although the two became lovers, the pressure of going to class and going to the laboratory to move bricks on weekdays was too great, and the two did not have much time to get along well, but all this was not a problem in the eyes of Shi Jingyi, who was in love. After graduation, The outstanding two went hand in hand, were packaged and admitted by a laboratory of a well-known organic giant in the United States, and both went to the United States with full scholarships.

Unfortunately, legends are just legends after all.

According to the version that Lu Zheng heard from Shi Jingyi, the gods and couples will also lose the courage to live in the waste of daily necessities.

"When I got married, I didn't think too much about it. I thought it would be a matter of course." Shi Jingyi's eyes were somewhat reminiscent: "Later, I felt that I was not suitable for the academic route, so I dropped out of school early and found a job in a pharmaceutical factory in New York. The two of us started working in different places, and I was pregnant in the middle. There are many restrictions on work visas, and it is not convenient for me to change jobs. I hope that Guan Bin can come to the East Coast to do a postdoctoral postdoctorate after graduation, so that our family can be reunited Unexpectedly, Guan Bin said that he was used to the climate and research environment in California, and he didn’t want to move here, so he stayed on the west coast to do a postdoctorate. "

Speaking of this, Shi Jingyi gave a wry smile: "I gave birth to the child alone...On the day the child was born, Guan Bin came to see me once, and then he left again before confinement. At that time It’s time to be clear-headed and stop the loss in time. Unfortunately, I didn’t realize it until now. Guan Bin is a genius, but he’s too used to the fact that everyone should surround him and live with him as the center. He himself never Will consider anything for others."

"Hey...now people are gone, it seems pointless to say these things." Shi Jingyi wiped the corner of her eyes: "He... well, very talented, not a bad person."

This is about the legendary "loved".

"Condolences."

It was rare for Tang Shaoyuan to say something, but his tone was dry, and it didn't sound empathetic at all.

Having worked together for such a long time, Lu Zheng also knew that he was clumsy, so he spontaneously took over the banner of enlightening Shi Jingyi. He has always been good at spreading chicken soup to people. The sugar water—the sugar naturally came from Lu Zheng's reluctance to give up love—even blushed a little more on his face.

"Sorry, Police Officer Lu, I really want to help and provide some clues, but Guan Bin and I have been living in separate rooms for more than half a year. I don’t know what kind of enemies he has. Guan Bin’s life is very simple. Apart from doing experiments and writing articles, he is not a troublemaker. The people he can come into contact with on weekdays are basically the students in the laboratory and the students in the departments. colleagues."

Shi Jingyi sorted out her thoughts and said apologetically.

"It doesn't matter, you pay more attention to take care of your health, I will notify you of any new developments in the case."

After sending Shi Jingyi away, Lu Zheng rubbed his head with a headache as he looked at the record of questioning Wang Yong and Shi Jingyi in the transcript.

"Nothing particularly suspicious has been found so far." Lu Zheng sorted out the information at hand and said: "The lawyer Shi Jingyi hired proved that she did draft the divorce agreement, and Wang Yong did not enter the office in the video... Hey, we There's another appointment, right?"

Tang Shaoyuan flipped through his small notebook: "Yes, the next one also appeared in the video. He entered the office before Shi Jingyi and Wang Yong. He stayed in the office for 8 minutes. He was in Professor Guan Bin's laboratory. Student, Zhou Xuehai."

Just as he was talking, Zhou Xuehai had arrived.

He is tall and thin, with a pair of black-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose. He has a long face, a gentle temperament, and neat clothes, which makes people feel good.However, the clothes are a bit outdated. At first glance, the appearance is quite similar to that of Professor Guan Bin.

"Hello, two police officers." Zhou Xuehai greeted Lu Zheng and Lu Zheng very politely as soon as he entered the room.

Lu Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly, then opened them suddenly: "You are..."

Zhou Xuehai smiled. Although he had a typical face of a bully, he still had a soft and sunny smile. There were deep dimples on both sides of his face, and he looked so soft and easy to talk: "You are the road Officer, I saw you once at my grandfather's stall."

"Uncle Zhou's grandson, right? I met you last time when I bought pancakes, but it's been a while." Hearing his mention, Lu Zheng also recalled it.

One of the witnesses in this case, Zhou Xuehai, was actually the grandson of Uncle Zhou, the pancake stall downstairs that Lu Zheng frequented most.

No wonder Uncle Zhou is proud every time he mentions his grandson. Zhou Xuehai is indeed very promising this week. According to Lu Zheng's investigation, Zhou Xuehai is a confidant of Professor Guan Bin. He made great contributions when he was in the soil, and he was also quite respected in the group, a bit similar to Linghu Chong's status as the first disciple of Huashan.

"Well, I'm still quite busy with my studies." Zhou Xuehai obediently put his hands on his knees, sitting in a very standard posture: "However, a handsome guy like Police Officer Lu is very impressive."

Tang Shaoyuan on one side spread out his notebook, scribbling without knowing what he was writing, with a particularly loud voice.

Lu Zheng glanced at him, guessing that he might feel that there was too much nonsense before the questioning, so he smiled at him embarrassedly, coughed and cut directly to the point.

"That morning... I had some new ideas about a project I was working on, and I made an appointment to chat with Professor Guan, but we didn't talk for long, and Professor Guan's wife came. I think they both have something important to do. If you want to say, come back first."

"When you entered Professor Guan's office, was there anything unusual about his behavior and the furnishings in the office?"

Zhou Xuehai seemed to rack his brains for a while, then honestly shook his head: "Uh... I really don't remember this."

"Okay." Lu Zheng tapped the notebook in front of him: "You have a very close relationship with Professor Guan. In your opinion, what kind of person is Professor Guan?"

"This... people are gone..." Zhou Xuehai seemed a little embarrassed, scratched his head, and said uncomfortably: "Professor Guan is very talented, that's right, he may be a little lacking in emotional intelligence, so it's easier. ,Offend……"

"for example?"

"Uh, it's not very good to put it that way, but sometimes Professor Guan really needs others to follow him. When an article was submitted before, the associate editor didn't give it to him. Then the associate editor was his brother with a Ph.D. He just, Uh, I sent an email to the doctor’s supervisor to complain, and now it’s very unpleasant, and our group will not submit articles to that journal.”

Lu Zheng became interested when he heard it: "Who is this deputy editor?"

Zhou Xuehai's lips moved, and he spat out a string of foreign words: "@#￥%, that is @#￥%%...&*the deputy editor-in-chief of this magazine."

Lu Zheng: ... I don't understand, it's so embarrassing.

"This Mr. @#￥% lives in the United States, right?" Tang Shaoyuan's voice came from one side.

When he speaks English, his voice is nice and magnetic, just like the standard male voice in English listening tapes.

Zhou Xuehai suddenly realized: "That's right, he has never been to China."

After excluding a foreigner with garbled codes who could not commit the crime despite having a grudge with Professor Guan Bin, Lu Zheng coughed twice and continued to ask: "In your laboratory, or in the department, is there anyone who has been with Guan Bin recently?" Has the professor had a conflict?"

Zhou Xuehai's expression became very subtle in an instant.