Chapter 101 You're talking nonsense, you're slandering me.

Xu Feng met Chen Mo's cold gaze, and a look of nervousness inevitably surfaced in his expression.

This had nothing to do with whether he knew who the murderer of his wife was.

It was simply that the pressure brought by the piercing gaze in front of him was too intense.

A pitter-patter of light rain began to fall from the sky.

Accompanied by a roll of thunder, Unit Six was shrouded in a dark cloud, and the once bright sky dimmed significantly.

He reached out to wipe the raindrops falling on his cheek and shook his head: "I don't know!"

Hearing this, Chen Mo nodded slightly.

So the problem really was here; he hadn't lied when he diverted the topic earlier.

But now that he was answering the question directly, he was lying.

He knew who the killer of his wife was.

More likely, the killer was him!

"Come back with us. There are still many suspicious points in the case that require your assistance."

After Chen Mo finished speaking, he was the first to pull open the car door.

Looking up at the sky, this rain really started without warning.

"What are you doing!"

"I'm not going!"

Xu Feng's face was full of anger as he pointed at Chen Mo's back, looking like he had no intention of cooperating.

"It was my wife who died!"

"I'm the victim! On what grounds are you treating me as a suspect? Do you have evidence?"

Having lived for 35 years, he naturally understood what it meant for the police to take him back.

Therefore, he decisively chose to resist.

Chen Mo turned his head upon hearing this: "You know who killed Li Xiaolan, which is why you chose to divert the topic when answering questions before."

"We have very good reason to suspect that Li Xiaolan's death is related to you."

"Since it's related to you, then are there also problems with the Property Division Agreement and the authenticity of the handwriting?"

The logic was simple: Xu Feng was either the killer, or he knew who the killer was but wasn't saying.

He was already highly suspicious, and the only thing that had cleared him before was the three words 'Li Xiaolan' on the Property Division Agreement.

And the cost of forging a name was truly negligible.

"You..."

Xu Feng's face showed shock. He pointed at Chen Mo, his expression full of disbelief.

It was as if something he had meticulously planned had been seen through at a single glance.

"You... you're talking nonsense! You're... you're slandering me!"

In an instant, Xu Feng demonstrated exactly what it looked like when someone's shame turned into anger after being exposed.

"It seems I was right. Take him away."

Chen Mo didn't pay him much more attention and turned to get into the car.

...

On the way back to the Municipal Bureau.

Liu Fengxia looked at Chen Mo curiously out of the corner of her eye.

Seeing him looking completely unbothered,

she felt a bit anxious.

She couldn't help but voice her feelings.

"Isn't this case progressing a bit too fast?"

As Liu Fengxia asked, she pinched her own leg with her other hand.

Hiss.

It hurt a bit.

She wasn't dreaming.

She had been involved in this case the whole time, but she still felt the case was moving too quickly.

The reason was that she had never handled any case that went this smoothly before.

With someone like Chen Mo, discovering a suspicious point meant it could be resolved immediately, which was usually quite difficult in past cases.

Which suspicious point didn't undergo multiple repeated investigations before an answer was finally found?

"Is it fast?"

"Xu Feng was suspicious to begin with, and he lied in his answers. Therefore, the signature, which was the only thing proving he wasn't a suspect, naturally has the possibility of being forged."

Chen Mo explained his logic.

"No, you mean to say you weren't sure before that the name 'Li Xiaolan' on the Property Division Agreement was forged by Xu Feng?"

"Then how did you dare to say it?"

Liu Fengxia expressed her surprise. If the handwriting wasn't forged, wouldn't the situation have become incredibly awkward?

"As it turns out, I guessed right, didn't I?"

Awkward? Of course it wouldn't have been awkward.

His ultimate goal was just to bring Xu Feng back first.

As for the reason to bring him back, he could think of ten thousand.

It just so happened that the signature was suspicious.

And confirming the signature was forged was a purely unexpected bonus.

"I need to learn from you on this point."

Liu Fengxia agreed that Chen Mo's approach was correct.

...

...

Luocheng Municipal Bureau.

Outside the interrogation room.

"Xu Feng's information has been pulled up."

"Xu Feng, male, 35 years old. He's been married to Li Xiaolan for ten years and they had a daughter. Three years ago, when the daughter was five, Li Xiaolan got into a verbal altercation with a drunkard, and the drunkard stabbed the daughter to death."

"After the daughter died, Li Xiaolan's caustic personality became even more extreme. She insulted Xu Feng's boss, leading to him losing his job. His childhood friends also gradually stopped associating with him because of Li Xiaolan's sharp tongue."

"Additionally, regarding the signature issue, Xu Feng really does have the ability to forge it."

As Liu Fengxia spoke, she showed Chen Mo the work experience on the document.

It clearly stated that before being fired, Xu Feng was a teacher at a private calligraphy training institution.

Calligraphy teachers have more research into the strokes, structure, and momentum of Chinese characters than ordinary people. It's much easier for them to imitate someone's handwriting than for a layperson.

"However, to secure the evidence, I'm still sending it to the professional handwriting identification experts to have them issue a report."

Chen Mo nodded slightly, not dwelling too much on that point.

Instead, a look of contemplation appeared on his face.

"Xu Feng and Li Xiaolan have been married for ten years, and Li Xiaolan's caustic nature has always existed."

"They've been together for ten years, so why is it that he suddenly can't endure it now?"

From a general perspective, most would think Xu Feng had endured for ten years, suppressed it for ten years, and his emotions finally collapsed completely.

But logically speaking, no one can endlessly endure a person for ten years.

In plain terms, if you can't stand it, you'd get a divorce early on. There's no such thing as enduring for ten years and then suddenly being unable to take it anymore.

It's like a balloon; if you keep pumping air into it, it will explode quickly. No balloon can withstand ten consecutive years of inflation.

What leverage did Li Xiaolan have over Xu Feng?

What caused him to keep swallowing his pride and not even dare to mention divorce?

"Xu Feng is the fifth child in his family. He has four older brothers responsible for carrying on the family line."

"On paper, he married Li Xiaolan, but in reality, his role in the marriage was more like a matrilocal son-in-law."

"I think this might be the reason why he couldn't stand Li Xiaolan's caustic nature but still didn't choose to divorce."

Listening to Liu Fengxia's analysis,

Chen Mo felt it wasn't without merit.

But he felt it wasn't enough!

"Your analysis makes some sense, but it's still not enough."

"Being a matrilocal son-in-law only lowered Xu Feng's status in the family; it didn't erase his humanity."

He hated Li Xiaolan's caustic nature—this could be seen from the daughter who was killed, the lost job, and even the childhood friends who gradually drifted away.

"Put that way, it seems you're right."

Liu Fengxia scratched her forehead with her index finger, her tone hesitant.

From the perspective of a matrilocal son-in-law,

his status was just a bit lower, but in the end, he was still a human being.

His status might make him endure a bit more, but he definitely wouldn't endure a person he hated for a full ten years!

"There must be other factors that led to Xu Feng being unable to endure any longer."

"And this factor might just be the key point to cracking the case."