latelenovela Chapter 934 Wang Xiaoyu's Boyfriend Zhou Ran
Chapter 934 Wang Xiaoyu's Boyfriend Zhou Ran
The blinds in the conference room were half-open, letting in slanting sunlight onto the conference table. Chen Juan and Li Yue sat side by side. Chen Juan's knuckles were white as she gripped a tissue, while Li Yue's eyelashes still held wet tears. "Xiaoyu is such a good person," Chen Juan said, her voice trembling. "She always speaks softly and gently, and she helps anyone in need at work. How could she..." She suddenly choked up and couldn't continue.
Li Ming opened his notebook: "I heard you two are best friends. Has she been acting strangely lately? Like being depressed or having conflicts with people?"
Li Yue sniffed and pulled her phone out of her bag: "About two weeks ago, she messaged me in the middle of the night, saying she was feeling restless and couldn't sleep. I asked her if she had argued with her boyfriend, and she only said 'some things I can't figure out,' and then said it was nothing." She pulled up the chat history, and Wang Xiaoyu's profile picture on the screen gleamed coldly in the darkness. The last message was dated 2:17 AM on March 25th.
How many boyfriends has she had? What's the situation with her current boyfriend?
“Two serious relationships,” Chen Juan said, calming herself down. “The first one was a college classmate, but we broke up after graduation due to the long distance. My current boyfriend is Zhou Ran, who works as a programmer at a tech company in Dongchuan City. We’ve been dating for almost a year, and we seem quite sweet together. Last week, during the company’s team building event, Xiaoyu even posted a picture of the necklace he gave her.” She clicked on Wang Xiaoyu’s WeChat Moments. In the photo, the silver necklace shimmered in the sunlight, accompanied by the caption, “Daily life of being pampered.”
Li Ming gestured for the officer to take notes and continued to press, "Does Wang Xiaoyu usually make enemies? For example, with clients or colleagues?"
“Absolutely impossible!” Li Yue suddenly raised her voice. “She even takes responsibility for errors in reports. Last month, when Sister Zhang lost her invoices, Xiao Yu helped her redo the entire set of accounts. If she’s offended someone…” Her voice suddenly softened, “Unless it’s a relationship problem? But she’s never mentioned any relationship issues.”
Just then, a commotion erupted from the office area. Li Ming pushed open the door and saw a young man in a plaid shirt grabbing the administrative supervisor's shoulder: "I want to see Xiaoyu! Why won't you let me in?" The security guard tried to pull him away; his glasses were askew on his nose, and his eyes were bloodshot.
"Zhou Ran?" Chen Juan exclaimed in surprise. The man turned his head and saw the people in the conference room. He staggered over and said, "Has something happened to Xiao Yu? She hasn't answered her phone or replied to her WeChat messages since last night. This morning I went to her house, and there were police officers all at the door..." His voice stopped abruptly. He stared at the badge on Li Ming's police uniform, and his face turned deathly pale.
Li Ming gestured for the police officer to bring him in and sit down: "We were just about to ask you about the situation. Where were you on the night of the 30th?"
Zhou Ran's Adam's apple bobbed. "I was working overtime at the office, and my colleagues can all vouch for that. Xiaoyu said she had to finish reports at home and told me not to go see her." His hands trembled as he unlocked his phone, pulling out his DingTalk attendance records and screenshots of work group chats. "I messaged her around ten o'clock, but she didn't reply. I thought she was asleep..." He suddenly covered his face with his hands, tears welling between his fingers. "I should have gone to check on her..."
Observing his reaction, Li Ming continued, "Has Wang Xiaoyu mentioned any strange people recently? Like those who are stalking or harassing her?"
Zhou Ran looked up, his eyes filled with confusion. "No. But about a month ago, she joked that a deliveryman kept staring at her. I told her to refuse delivery next time, but she said it might be a misunderstanding." He suddenly remembered something. "Right! Xiaoyu likes online shopping; her house is piled high with delivery boxes. Could it be...?"
On the morning of the second day after the cycle, the air in the conference room of the Dongchuan City Criminal Investigation Detachment seemed to freeze. Qin Chuan stood in front of the whiteboard, circling Wang Xiaoyu's photo in red pen. The surrounding area was already covered with densely packed photos, records, and test reports. Li Ming, leading the investigation team, sat wearily at the conference table, his dark circles from a sleepless night particularly noticeable.
"Let's talk about Zhou Ran's situation first." Qin Chuan's voice was deep and powerful as he glanced at everyone.
When Qin Chuan convened a case analysis meeting, he didn't just sit there listening to reports and then give instructions to the supervisors, saying that the case would be solved in a few days.
This morning, when preparing to hold a case analysis meeting, Qin Chuan arrived more than half an hour early. He already had a fairly thorough understanding of the further investigation progress made by Li Ming and his team. However, since the purpose of the case analysis meeting was to discuss the case, he still wanted to listen to reports from all sides.
The first thing Qin Chuan asked about was Wang Xiaoyu's boyfriend, Zhou Ran.
Li Ning and his team conducted a very thorough investigation of Zhou Ran, and even carried out investigations and interviews overnight.
Li Ming flipped through the thick investigation records and said, "We interviewed more than 20 of Zhou Ran's colleagues at his company, and retrieved his work records, attendance records, and elevator surveillance footage. On the night of the incident, he was indeed working overtime at the company in Dongchuan City, from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., and did not leave the office area during that time. The building's surveillance cameras clearly captured him working at his workstation, and some colleagues even had face-to-face conversations with him. We also compared his DNA, and it did not match the semen sample extracted from the scene at all, so we can rule out his suspicion of committing the crime."
"The on-site investigation team reports." Qin Chuan nodded in acknowledgment.
Technician Xiaolin stood up and turned on the projector. High-resolution photos of the crime scene appeared on the large screen: "We extracted a total of 23 fingerprints at the scene, 18 of which belonged to the deceased Wang Xiaoyu, 4 to the courier Qin Baosheng, and 1 unknown fingerprint. After comparison, no match was found in the database for the unknown fingerprint. In addition, the dark blue fiber we found on the windowsill is preliminarily identified as coming from common denim fabric, but its specific origin is difficult to determine. Regarding the footprints, in addition to the deceased's shoe prints, there was also a pair of size 44 leather shoe prints with a diamond-shaped grid pattern and obvious pressure distribution on the forefoot, indicating that this person had a habit of leaning forward when walking."
"Any clues about the murder weapon?" Qin Chuan pressed.
"No murder weapon was found at the scene, but based on the characteristics of the wound on the victim's neck, we speculate that the murder weapon was a sharp dagger or fruit knife with a blade width of about 0.3cm. We have checked the surrounding knife shops and have not found any suspicious purchase records so far," Xiaolin replied.
"What's the situation with the forensic team?" Qin Chuan asked, turning his gaze to Zhang Lin.
Zhang Lin adjusted his glasses and opened the autopsy report: "The cause of death of the deceased, Wang Xiaoyu, was acute hemorrhagic shock caused by a sharp instrument severing her carotid artery. The time of death was determined to be between 18:00 and 20:00 on March 30th. She had been violently sexually assaulted before her death; the suspect's semen was extracted from her vagina, but the DNA did not match any records in the database. In addition, benzodiazepines were detected in the deceased's stomach at a concentration sufficient to induce drowsiness, indicating that she was murdered while incapacitated."