Chapter 146: Chapter 71: Expand the Scope of Investigation (Requesting Subscriptions, Favorites, and Monthly Tickets)
Luo Fei’s home.
Wu Yan was always frugal, yet today an entire table full of dishes was laid out.
Luo Xiaoxiao and Luo Hao, both dressed in clean new clothes, were eagerly watching Wu Yan who was on the phone.
It turns out that to welcome Yang Mei, Wu Yan not only prepared a bountiful dinner but also had both siblings change into new clothes.
As the aroma from the table filled the air, the siblings couldn’t help but swallow their saliva in anticipation.
Seeing Wu Yan hang up the phone, Luo Xiaoxiao couldn’t wait to ask, "Mom, where are brother and his girlfriend?"
Wu Yan had just told them that Luo Fei would be bringing his girlfriend home today.
"Your brother said they have something tonight, they can’t make it." Wu Yan sighed.
Luo Hao, not understanding her disappointment, looked excitedly at the table of food, "Mom, since brother isn’t coming, can we start eating?"
Wu Yan shot him a glare, but her sideways glance caught her daughter eagerly looking at her too, and in her frustration, she burst into laughter.
"Alright, alright, let’s eat."
"Yay!"
At the same time, Luo Fei put his phone back in his pocket and said to Zhaocheng behind him, "Let’s go to Yang Yong’s house. Once we’re done, we’ll wrap up."
"Okay, team leader. By the way, team leader, I thought I heard you mention Captain Yang is having dinner at your house? Is that true? Meeting the parents already, does that mean you and Captain Yang are talking marriage soon?"
"Stop making things up. It’s just that my mom knows about us, so she wants to have her over for dinner, nothing as fast as marriage discussions."
"Oh, I see."
As they walked and chatted, they quickly arrived in front of Yang Yong’s house.
It was already dinner time, and the aroma of food wafted from every home, including Yang Yong’s.
Zhaocheng stepped forward to knock on the door and called inside, "Is anyone home?"
"Coming."
A woman’s voice came from inside, and soon a woman in her forties or fifties opened the door.
The one who opened the door was Yang Yong’s mother, Wang Cuifang. She was initially startled to see two policemen standing outside, but quickly recalled the incident in the village.
"Officers, please come in and sit!"
Without waiting for them to speak, she enthusiastically invited them inside and brought over some fruit and seeds for them, "Officers, you probably haven’t had dinner yet. Have some fruit first, dinner will be ready soon."
People in the countryside were generally hospitable, so this was a common reception, except for at Yang Dawei’s house, and the two were used to it.
Luo Fei politely declined, "Thank you, ma’am, but there’s no need. We’re not actually hungry. We’re here because there are some things we’d like to discuss with you."
"Oh, I know, you’re here about that body by the canal, right? The whole village has been talking about it. It’s really scary to think about it; I passed by there just two evenings ago, who would’ve known a body was lying there?"
Wang Cuifang spoke with lingering fear and then curiously asked, "So, officers, have you found the killer yet?"
"Sorry, ma’am, that’s confidential, we can’t disclose it."
"Oh, alright, I won’t ask then. Please go ahead and ask anything, and I’ll tell you whatever I know."
"By the way, ma’am, where is the rest of your family? We need to gather more information from the villagers. If possible, could you have them come out to make a record together?"
Luo Fei glanced around the house as he spoke.
Given her hospitality, he couldn’t just directly ask her to fetch her son; that would be too suspicious. So he had to think of a roundabout way to say it.
Wang Cuifang didn’t think much of it and promptly said, "My husband and son are in the back cooking right now. I’ll call them over for you."
In Ningjiang, the tradition was that men cooked, so Wang Cuifang turned and went to the back, quickly bringing her husband and son out.
The family of three sat across from them.
"Officers, ask whatever you need to now."
The family of three settled down, with Yang Yong seated between his parents.
With just a glance, Luo Fei determined that this family wasn’t involved in the case, as he didn’t see any ominous aura around them.
He didn’t feel particularly disappointed, as he had anticipated that such cases weren’t solved easily.
Having confirmed Yang Yong had no suspicion, he asked a few casual questions before finding an excuse to leave.
Wang Cuifang kept urging them to stay for dinner, but they politely declined.
Leaving Yang Yong’s house, they headed back to the village committee.
Zhaocheng said, "Leader, Sun Jun and the others haven’t returned yet. Let’s wait in the car for them."
Earlier, they had agreed that whoever finished first would wait for the others here.
Luo Fei shook his head, "You head to the car first. I have something else to discuss with the village head."
"Alright then, I’ll head to the car first."
Luo Fei then entered the house next to the village committee, where Yang Tianfu said his home was.
"Chief Yang, are you home?"
Yang Tianfu’s children were settled in the city, so the house only had him and his wife.
Just as the dishes were being placed on the table, Yang Tianfu heard Luo Fei’s voice.
He quickly got up and headed out, "I am, I am. Officer, are you done with your inquiries?"
"Yes, we’ve almost finished the inquiries. I’m here to discuss a few more details with you."