231: Chapter 231 I'd Rather Die Than Tell

Lei Zhen and Gu Qingcheng found Huang Yong again and told him something.

"According to our understanding, Ou Mingquan didn't die from poisoning, but was strangled to death by hand."

Huang Yong was stunned after hearing this.

"Stran... strangled? You don't suspect me, do you?"

Lei Zhen deliberately avoided saying "throttled" and said "strangled" instead, wanting to see the other party's reaction.

Clearly, Huang Yong was very surprised and panicked by this.

But his reaction was a normal level of panic; after all, he was the only one in the village who had a grudge against Ou Mingquan.

"We don't want to suspect you either," Lei Zhen said. "But currently, you are indeed the primary suspect. Think back carefully. Where were you on the afternoon of September 19th this month, between 6:00 and 6:30?"

"Let me think." Huang Yong began to recall with a serious expression.

"September 19th... that should have been a Saturday, right? Oh, I remember now. I was playing mahjong in town that afternoon. We didn't stop until seven o'clock."

"Can anyone prove that for you?" Lei Zhen asked.

Huang Yong slapped his thigh. "Chen Mingwei! Chen Mingwei was there that day too. And the mahjong parlor has surveillance. If you don't believe me, go check."

"Chen Mingwei?" The name was familiar to Gu Qingcheng.

"He's the one Sister Pang mentioned, the childhood friend of her son who gave her the rat poison," Lei Zhen answered.

"Yes, yes, that's him," Huang Yong said. "He was the one who invited me that day. Oh, it scared me to death. Luckily Mingwei invited me to play cards that day, otherwise, I really wouldn't have been able to explain myself. Like I said, that little grudge I had with Ou Mingquan vanished a long time ago."

Lei Zhen suddenly took an interest in this He Mingwei.

"What kind of person is He Mingwei?"

Huang Yong said, "Just a street loafer who plays mahjong outside every day. This kid is just quite handsome and likes to fool around with women everywhere."

"Are He Mingwei and Ou Xiaochun on good terms?" Gu Qingcheng asked.

"Of course," Huang Yong said. "The two kids grew up together. But their personalities are total extremes. Ou Xiaochun has been honest since he was a child, while He Mingwei was a clever little rascal. They were even elementary school classmates. Even Li Hongyan was introduced by He Mingwei; she seems to be a former colleague of his."

Lei Zhen thought for a moment and suddenly asked, "You said before that Ou Mingquan was lecherous. Did he ever do anything inappropriate to Li Hongyan?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Yong's expression changed instantly.

Gu Qingcheng said from the side, "No way, Li Hongyan is his daughter-in-law."

Lei Zhen gave a wicked smile. "You don't understand, do you? Japanese adult films have plenty of plots like this. 'While the son isn't home, let Daddy show you something good.' There are at least eight to ten thousand movies like that."

Gu Qingcheng stared at Lei Zhen. "It sounds like you've watched quite a few?"

Only then did Lei Zhen realize he had slipped up. "I... I heard it from Zhu Xiaojun. He's the expert."

Huang Yong suddenly lowered his voice and said, "That old lecher Ou Mingquan did indeed have designs on his daughter-in-law."

Lei Zhen perked up immediately.

"Tell me about it."

"Ou Mingquan once installed a camera in the bathroom at home to secretly film Li Hongyan showering. Once, his phone broke and he took it to town for repair. It just so happened that the repairman was my nephew, so my nephew told me about it."

"What?" Gu Qingcheng's eyes widened.

"See, I really didn't guess wrong."

Actually, when Lei Zhen first saw Li Hongyan, he had a similar suspicion. That woman had a great figure, and although she wasn't a great beauty, she had a unique sexual appeal.

Lei Zhen stared at Huang Yong. "Brother, be honest. Have you seen them?"

Huang Yong's whole body trembled visibly as if he had been electrocuted, but then he waved his hands repeatedly. "How is that possible? I'm not like Old Man Ou. I'm not that perverted."

"Really?" Lei Zhen's gaze instantly became playful. "Huang Yong, give me your phone."

Huang Yong paused, looking conflicted. "Officer, this... this might not be convenient, right?"

Lei Zhen said solemnly, "I'm giving you a chance now. Be honest, have you distributed them? If you have, I'll arrest you right now for disseminating obscene videos!"

Huang Yong was terrified and almost knelt on the spot. "Officer, I... I really haven't. I just watched them by myself."

Gu Qingcheng was shocked. She looked at Lei Zhen with a complex expression.

"It's good that you didn't distribute them. What about your nephew? Did he distribute them?" Lei Zhen asked.

"No, absolutely not. My nephew said that he hasn't given this video to anyone except me."

"Fine, I'll believe you for now. Give me the phone." Lei Zhen's tone was almost commanding.

Huang Yong could only obediently hand over the phone.

Just as Lei Zhen took it, he saw Huang Yong slap himself.

He was probably regretting being so talkative.

Lei Zhen picked up the phone, used the man's face to unlock it, and then opened Huang Yong's photo album. Sure enough, he saw seven or eight videos that appeared to be filmed in a bathroom.

Just as he was about to click on one, the phone was snatched away by Gu Qingcheng.

"Are you really going to watch? This is someone's privacy."

Lei Zhen then remembered. "Oh, right. Then you female comrades watch it."

Having said that, he turned to look at Huang Yong. "I heard you also have a son at home. How old is he?"

"28," Huang Yong answered honestly.

"Is he married?" Lei Zhen continued to ask.

"Yes."

"Do your son and his wife usually come home?"

"Occasionally on weekends."

"You didn't install a camera in your own bathroom too, did you?" Lei Zhen suddenly looked toward their bathroom.

"How could that be!" Huang Yong immediately became agitated. "Officer, you can't wrong people like that. How could I do something so unscrupulous? That's my own daughter-in-law."

"Oh, so you enjoy watching other people's daughters-in-law, but you can't bear to watch your own?" Lei Zhen said.

Gu Qingcheng was shocked after looking through the album. "My god, there are at least sixty videos in here."

"That many?" Lei Zhen was surprised and turned to look at Huang Yong.

Huang Yong looked innocent. "They were all sent to me by my nephew. He said there were this many on Ou Mingquan's phone."

Gu Qingcheng continued, "I took a quick look. These videos were all taken from the same angle. The person being filmed should be Li Hongyan."

Huang Yong quickly asked, "Officer, I just took them out to... study them when I had nothing to do. I didn't distribute them, so that's not illegal, right?"

"Are you sure you didn't distribute them?" Lei Zhen was somewhat skeptical.

"Really, I didn't," Huang Yong said. "I swear to heaven, I haven't sent them to anyone. If I'm lying, my whole family can drop dead."

Lei Zhen said solemnly, "I'll believe you for now. Since you provided us with clues, we won't pursue you. While you aren't breaking the law, your nephew is suspected of disseminating obscene videos. He'll definitely be detained for ten days to half a month."

After Lei Zhen finished speaking, Huang Yong slapped himself again. "It's over. My nephew is going to hold a grudge against me for the rest of his life."

"Alright, call your nephew immediately and tell him to take his phone to the Qinghe Police Station to surrender. We can deal with this leniently. Also, you can't tell anyone what I told you today about the cause of Ou Mingquan's death. Otherwise, I'll let the whole village know about you watching someone else's daughter-in-law shower."

Huang Yong nodded repeatedly. "Don't worry, don't worry. I won't say a word even if you kill me."