Chapter 100 Xu Feng's Strangeness

Shijing Garden.

Building 6, Room 601.

Li Xiaolan's husband, Xu Feng, was sitting on the sofa in the living room at this moment.

He appeared to be around 35 years old, wearing black-framed glasses on the bridge of his nose, and his hands were sweating profusely, constantly wiping them on his knees.

"Captain, Brother Mo."

Xiao Song greeted the two people walking in.

"Let's begin."

Liu Fengxia waved her hand.

Immediately, Xiao Song stood opposite Xu Feng, and the questioning began.

"Your wife, Li Xiaolan, has been missing for a month and hasn't returned home all month. As her husband, why didn't you report it to the police?"

When Xiao Song asked this, he kept a sharp eye out, not explicitly stating that Li Xiaolan was already dead.

He just wanted to test whether Xu Feng knew that his wife was already dead.

"I... our relationship as husband and wife wasn't very good. I had already brought up the matter of divorce with her before, so I didn't care whether she was missing or not."

"As for where she is now, I don't know, and I don't care."

His tone was a mix of nervousness and indifference as he explained the reason why he hadn't called the police.

"She is dead. Did you know that?"

Seeing that the attempt to test him had failed, Xiao Song stated it directly.

As soon as these words were spoken, Xu Feng's emotions changed drastically in an instant.

"Dead?"

"She is dead!?"

Xu Feng's eyes widened, and he instantly stood up from the sofa, sweeping his gaze across the faces of the police officers.

After confirming that they were not joking with him.

His expression appeared somewhat lonely and desolate.

Wanting a divorce was one thing.

But after all, they had been husband and wife, and the fact that she had died still made it somewhat hard for him to accept.

"Officer, what exactly happened."

"What exactly happened!?"

He grabbed Xiao Song's hand, asking anxiously.

He wanted to understand the cause of his wife's death as soon as possible.

"It is not convenient to disclose the specific circumstances to you at this time."

"Did your wife, Li Xiaolan, have any enemies? Or can you think of who might have killed her?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Feng let go of Xiao Song's hand, a look of recollection appearing on his face.

After a moment, he shook his head.

"My wife had a rather sharp tongue, and she often got into arguments with people, but it shouldn't have escalated to the point of killing her."

"I can't think of who it could be, and I shouldn't speak recklessly."

Sharp-tongued?

If that was the case, then everyone who had previously had an argument with the deceased actually had a certain level of suspicion.

The scope of the investigation expanded once again.

Everyone had a troubled expression on their faces.

"So, you and Li Xiaolan were divorcing because of her sharp tongue, is that right?"

Chen Mo, who was standing to the side, suddenly asked.

"Yes."

"My daughter was harmed to death by that mouth of hers, as well as my job and my friends."

When explaining the reason for the divorce, Xu Feng's mood was very low.

Whenever he recalled the bits and pieces of the past, he wished he had never married her in the first place.

"Xiao Song, continue questioning."

Immediately, Chen Mo began to walk around the living room.

In Xu Feng's answers, he did not detect any problematic points.

Or rather, this person was not lying; everything he said was true.

However, he always felt that something was not quite right.

The 'Clear Mind' in his mind started working once again, helping him organize the current situation of the case.

So far, the reason Xu Feng didn't report it to the police was because the two were in a cold war, and Xu Feng didn't care at all whether the other party was missing or not.

And after learning the news of his wife's death, Xu Feng's performance also had no issues.

It matched the reaction of a couple about to divorce upon learning of the other's death.

And because his wife had a sharp tongue, it was unclear who exactly would have killed her.

The problem appeared right here!

His wife was sharp-tongued to others, and equally sharp-tongued to Xu Feng, which led to their divorce.

And his daughter, job, and friends were all lost because of Li Xiaolan's mouth.

Theoretically speaking, Xu Feng's suspicion of committing the crime was very high.

He should have hated Li Xiaolan.

But all sorts of reactions showed that the murderer was not him.

Even when asked if he knew who killed his wife.

His answer also had no problems.

He was very clear about the lie-detecting ability of Micro-expressions; very few ordinary people could escape it.

So, where exactly was the problem?

"Thank you for your cooperation. If there is any situation, I hope you will notify us immediately."

"In addition, before the case is closed, I hope you do not leave Luocheng, and keep your phone accessible at all times."

Xiao Song shook hands with him, and the questioning ended there.

Downstairs.

Chen Mo had been thinking about that question at Xu Feng's house.

"Xu Feng indeed has a motive for the crime, but the two are already going through the divorce process."

"Killing someone at this point in time, isn't it a bit superfluous?"

Initially, Liu Fengxia also felt that Xu Feng had great suspicion, and even wanted to arrest him.

But when Xu Feng took out the property division document with both the husband and wife's names signed on it, all suspicion of wife-killing dissipated.

They were already getting a divorce, why bother killing someone?

It didn't make logical sense.

"He didn't answer the question directly!"

Chen Mo's thoughtful face suddenly brightened.

He finally pinpointed the point he had always felt was problematic.

When Xiao Song asked Xu Feng if he knew who the murderer was.

Xu Feng's answer was that his wife had a sharp tongue, offended many people, and he didn't know who would kill her.

A direct answer would be yes or no.

But Xu Feng's answer shifted the topic.

His wife being sharp-tongued and offending many people was indeed not a lie for Xu Feng.

But it did not answer the question Xiao Song raised.

"This is also... too subtle!"

Liu Fengxia closed the car door she had opened.

Immediately, she signaled Xiao Song to go up and bring the person down.

"You also have the ability to detect lies?"

She looked Chen Mo over carefully.

"I understand a bit about Micro-expressions, which is quite convenient for lie detection."

Chen Mo did not deny it; he had never thought about hiding the fact that he had this ability, and revealing it was actually a good thing.

"You are really amazing."

There was a hint of admiration in Liu Fengxia's tone.

At this age, she was already the best of the best, but she didn't expect Chen Mo to be even more outstanding than her.

"It is indeed not bad."

Chen Mo nodded, not being humble either.

Appropriate humility is certainly good, but excessive humility makes people look down on you.

That he was capable was a fact everyone could see.

Denying it was meaningless.

A moment later, footsteps sounded at the stairwell entrance.

Xu Feng was wearing slippers, and Xiao Song was urging him from behind.

"Officers, investigate Li Xiaolan's matter however you want."

"Just tell me the result at the end. Besides, I really don't want to have any more entanglements with her."

There was a hint of relief in his tone, along with a hint of impatience.

The relief was because his wife was dead, and the impatience was because he didn't want to hear anything more about her.

"Do you know who the murderer that killed your wife is?"

"Didn't I already answer this question?" Xu Feng frowned.

"Answer me: yes or no!"

Chen Mo walked up to him, with only a two-fist distance between them.

His gaze stared coldly into Xu Feng's eyes.