Seeing such an expression on the person's face, Chen Xiao instinctively wrapped his arm around Lin Xi's shoulder.
But it was clear that the person wasn't coming for the two of them, instead charging straight towards Liang Yan's office behind them.
"Captain Liang, tell me, who killed my son!"
With those words, Chen Xiao couldn't help but suspect that the visitor was Zhao Xiaohong's father, Zhao Hai.
Liang Yan shook her head: "I'm sorry, Mr. Zhao, the case was only discovered last night, so we haven't found a suspect yet."
"Then hurry up and investigate, I need to see him, I need to know who killed my son!"
As he spoke, Zhao Hai's emotions became increasingly hysterical.
In the end, he even stood in the criminal police squad room, shouting, "If I find him, I want him to pay with his life for my son, I want his whole family to die!!!!"
The last word "die" was bitten hard by Zhao Hai.
Chen Xiao could understand such an outburst of emotion.
Luo Dali had long said that Zhao Hai had been infatuated with a third party in his early years, leading Zhao Xiaohong's mother to commit suicide by drinking poison.
This was the beginning of the rift between Zhao Hai and his son Zhao Xiaohong.
But no matter what, Zhao Xiaohong was still Zhao Hai's son. Moreover, the third party Zhao Hai had recently found still hadn't given him a son, so in Zhao Hai's mind, Zhao Xiaohong remained his sole hope.
At this moment, a woman also appeared in the corridor.
Seeing Zhao Hai go crazy, the woman immediately shouted, "Zhao Hai, what madness are you causing here? This is the criminal police squad, there's no murderer of your son here!"
"Shut the hell up! It's my son who's dead! Don't just say crazy, I'm...worse than dead today!"
As he spoke, Zhao Hai squatted on the ground and started wailing.
That kind of crying made it clear how helpless and panicked Zhao Hai was.
The woman didn't scold Zhao Hai anymore but gently patted his back.
Seeing this scene, Chen Xiao couldn't help but take a look at the woman.
Honestly, the woman could only be five or six years older than him at most.
Chen Xiao was 23 this year, meaning the woman couldn't be older than thirty.
In contrast, Zhao Hai was in his forties.
With such an age gap, such behavior, anyone could guess the kind of relationship she had with Zhao Hai.
But the woman didn't seem to care at all about how others saw it and walked straight up to Liang Yan, apologetically saying:
"Captain Liang, I'm sorry, I hope you can understand the feelings of a father who has lost his child."
Liang Yan shook her head: "I understand, but I suggest you take Mr. Zhao home first. We will thoroughly investigate the case."
"Thank you, Captain Liang, and the officers of the criminal police team."
The woman said, forcibly dragging Zhao Hai away.
The latter was unwilling, but the appearance of a little girl softened Zhao Hai considerably.
The little girl was probably Zhao Xiaohong's half-sister.
After Zhao Hai and the others left, Liang Yan sighed and said, "Zhao Xiaohong's father, Zhao Hai, and his stepmother, Xiao Nian."
"Ms. Xiao is really quite young. Only she could remain so calm under such circumstances," Lin Xi said lightly.
Chen Xiao shook his head: "No, she seems to be holding up something. Look at her eyes, she should have cried, and there's an injury on her palm."
Liang Yan and Lin Xi both looked at him in astonishment. The former asked, "Your observation is so detailed?!"
"I just noticed it. There are nail marks embedded on her palm. Even though she's been hiding it, it wasn't hard to see it from where I stood," Chen Xiao casually found an excuse.
Liang Yan nodded: "Yes, I also noticed it unconsciously. Honestly, when I first saw it, I was surprised. Logically, Xiao Nian and Zhao Xiaohong couldn't possibly have any mother-son relationship. Based on the collected information, describing their relationship as bad is an understatement."
"Now that Zhao Xiaohong is dead, Xiao Nian is almost the biggest beneficiary, because Zhao Hai's ex-wife left nothing in this family. So, in the future, the entire Zhao family's property will be hers and her daughter's."
After Liang Yan finished speaking, Lin Xi followed up with her own confusion: "That's quite strange. If their relationship was so bad, why would Xiao Nian cry over Zhao Xiaohong's death? Even to the point where her nails embedded into her palm and injured her?"
Liang Yan shook her head, indicating she didn't understand either.
Chen Xiao thought for a moment, then smiled: "There will definitely be an answer to this later. Let's get on with our work."
"Alright."
Lin Xi didn't say more and went with Chen Xiao to complete their onboarding procedures.
An hour later, Chen Xiao's phone received a message about a deposit.
The bounty from the police station had arrived!
But looking at the message, Chen Xiao suddenly realized that Lin Xi had sent him two messages last night!
The first: "Honey, are you asleep?"
The second: "Hey, are you really asleep, I can't sleep!"
Seeing these two completely different emotional messages, Chen Xiao finally understood why Lin Xi was being so sarcastic to him early in the morning.
Thinking of this, Chen Xiao was about to call Lin Xi.
As it happened, Lin Xi had also finished her procedures and came running over: "Honey, are you done on your side?"
Chen Xiao put down his phone: "All done, and the money has arrived."
Chen Xiao showed the message to Lin Xi, who couldn't help but smile happily: "Wow, my husband is so awesome!"
"Hehe, this is just the beginning. Trust me, honey, soon you'll see a completely different me," Chen Xiao said with a smile, instinctively pressing the back button on the message screen.
At this point, Lin Xi's eyes were still on the message interface and she saw the two messages she sent last night, already marked as read.
The smiling face of Lin Xi suddenly turned unhappy.
"Got it. I just started today, and there are many procedures I need to get familiar with. You go home by yourself first," Lin Xi said coldly, startling Chen Xiao: "No, why not... ."
"You go home."
Lin Xi said as she angrily walked away.
Chen Xiao stood where he was, rolling his eyes, thinking to himself: "What's with this woman? Wasn't she just very happy?"
Shaking his head, Chen Xiao couldn't figure it out and reluctantly left the police squad.
However, after leaving, Chen Xiao wasn't thinking about going home. After pondering, he called Luo Dali.
"Hey, Brother Chen, what's up?"
"Do you have time now? I'll take you to a place."
"I have nothing but time. Tell me the place and I'll come right away."
"The riverside where Zhao Xiaohong was found."
Luo Dali paused and then said, "Okay, I'm on my way."
Ending the call, Chen Xiao rode his Jialing motorbike to the scene where Zhao Xiaohong's body was dumped last night.
Over ten minutes later, Chen Xiao arrived at the spot. Luo Dali wasn't slow either and arrived almost simultaneously.
Once there, Chen Xiao didn't say much and went straight to the riverside.
He wanted to see if, with his newfound observational skills, he could discover something others hadn't!