2433: Another Murder Case! 2433: Another Murder Case! After a quick tidy up, the three of them had something to eat at the hotel, then drove to the agreed place.
The Starbucks was not very crowded in the morning, the shop was spacious, with only a few people inside.
All three had seen Zhang Wenhua’s photo, and as soon as they entered the shop, they tracked her whereabouts.
Despite being over forty, she looked like she was just in her early forties, very well-maintained, wearing a beige dress, her movements still carried a touch of elegance.
Seemingly feeling the gaze of Lin Yi and his companions, Zhang Wenhua looked up.
She felt that these three must be the police from Zhong Hai.
“You are Zhang Wenhua, right?”
After approaching her, Zhang Hui asked.
Zhang Wenhua nodded, and then shook hands with the three of them one by one.
“Let’s cut to the chase, we’re here to understand the situation of Ma Haiqiang and his group at that time, we hope you can tell us everything you know, it’s very important for us.”
Zhang Wenhua paused for a moment, “Can you tell me how Ma Haiqiang died?”
“He died of asphyxiation,” Zhang Hui said:
“This matter is not simple. The people who died, they were all pals back in the day, so we came here to investigate.”
Zhang Wenhua nodded, “What do you want to ask? What I can remember is all fragmented, if you don’t ask, I don’t know what to say.”
“Let’s start with your relationship with Ma Haiqiang and the others.”
“As for the others, just good friends, usually pretty close,” Zhang Wenhua answered.
“And Ma Haiqiang?”
“I and Ma Haiqiang…” Zhang Wenhua paused, “We were quite close back then, guess we both had that kind of feeling for each other.”
“Can I interpret it this way, if Ma Haiqiang hadn’t left, the two of you would have gotten married?” Lin Yi asked.
Zhang Wenhua was silent for a few seconds, “Pretty much.”
“Do you know the reason Ma Haiqiang left abruptly?” Lin Yi continued to probe.
“I’m not sure about that,” Zhang Wenhua sighed and said:
“He originally said that after he came back, he would find a matchmaker to visit my family, but after he came back, he just left.”
“Came back?”
They all looked at Zhang Wenhua in unison:
“What do you mean by ‘came back’?”
Zhang Wenhua touched her hair, saying:
“Ma Haiqiang was from a very poor family, had nothing but still wanted to marry me. Naturally, my family disagreed, so he said he would go make some money. Once he had the money, he’d come to my family to propose. Unexpectedly, he left after coming back.”
Zhang Wenhua’s expression was not very pleasant, it was evident that even after so many years, that event still troubled her greatly.
But in her words, the three realized a very important issue.
They did not want to leave, they just wanted to make some money.
But in the process, something irresistible must have happened that caused all five to leave the village.
“So, they went to town to make money, right?”
Zhang Wenhua nodded.
“You were very close to them, why didn’t you go?”
“I wanted to go originally, but my family found out about me and Ma Haiqiang, they forbade any contact and locked me up at home.”
Hu~~~
Lin Yi sighed. Zhang Wenhua probably didn’t know that this action indirectly saved her life.
“Do you know exactly what they did?”
“This…”
Zhang Wenhua muttered, “I really do not know, they just said they were going to make some money to marry me after they returned.”
“Think carefully again, this is very important, it’s key to solving the case, don’t leave anything out.”
After a long silence, Zhang Wenhua shook her head, “They really didn’t tell me anything, it’s been so many years, I have no reason to hide anything from you.”
The three of them didn’t doubt Zhang Wenhua’s statement, but at the critical moment, the clues were broken again.
If they couldn’t find the reason they went to the town, there would be no way to solve the case.
Ring ring ring——
Just then, Zhang Hui’s phone rang, and he casually picked it up.
“What did you say!”
“Someone died!”
Hearing this, everyone’s nerves suddenly tensed, and all eyes turned to Zhang Hui.