A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Chapter 543 Dealing with Police Interrogation

After seeing it, Gui'er felt very strange. Looking at the picture, it looked like Mr. Liang had been beaten to death. Who on earth had such a deep hatred for him?

Back in the classroom, Zhou Huifang quietly tugged at Gui'er's clothes and whispered in her ear, "Have you read the newspaper? Liang Guowei is dead."

Guier nodded and said, "I saw it. I just saw it too. I don't know who has such a deep blood feud with him. But the murderer looks like a rich man, but he didn't use a gun."

Zhou Huifang suddenly asked, "You said he's dead. Will that implicate us?"

Gui'er was stunned for a moment and said, "We didn't kill him, why are you implicating us?"

Zhou Huifang frowned and said, "I'm just scared. My father also told me to be careful with my words and actions during this period. He said that Liang Guowei is the most promising young man in the Liang family, and the Liang family itself has connections with high-ranking government officials. I'm afraid they will investigate thoroughly and might find us, after all, we have been connected with him."

Gui Er thought about what she said and realized it made sense. Zhou Huifang was definitely fine. On the contrary, she was in greater danger because she had indeed sent Ah Cheng to instigate the prostitute to approach Liang Guowei. So she smiled and said, "Just check it out. We haven't done anything wrong anyway."

So when Ah Cheng picked her up from school that day, she told Ah Cheng, "You have to be careful these next two days. I think the patrol officers might come to our house to question us. After all, the Liang family is well-known. You should try to avoid appearing in front of them or attracting their attention."

Ah Cheng nodded and said, "I understand."

Gui'er was right. As soon as she returned to Sha Mansion, she saw several strangers sitting in the living room.

The man identified himself as the chief of the Nanjing Police Station, accompanied by several officers. The chief's face was serious, and as he swept his gaze over everyone at the Sha Mansion, he spoke, "Everyone, I'm sorry to bother you today. We need to question everyone in this mansion regarding the murder of Liang Guowei. I hope you will cooperate."

Afterwards, they began questioning the people from the Sha Mansion separately. When it was Gui'er's turn, the inspector looked her up and down and asked, "Miss Gui'er, I heard that you and Liang Guowei had quite a few interactions. Can you tell me about your grudge?"

Gui'er was a little nervous, but outwardly remained calm, smiling and answering, "I did have contact with Young Master Liang. He asked me out several times, but I felt he was frivolous and had a bad reputation, so I rejected him repeatedly. Perhaps because of this, he was somewhat dissatisfied with me and had some offensive words towards me. But other than that, there was no other grudge."

The sheriff frowned slightly and continued to ask, "That's all? He asked you out every time, and you refused? Did anything else unpleasant happen during that time?"

Gui'er knew it wouldn't be good to desperately try to cover up the truth in an effort to clear herself of suspicion, so she simply revealed the truth to him. "Yes, I'm well aware of his bad behavior, so I've always kept my distance from him. Every time he asks me out, I find various excuses to decline. But, as you probably know, his family is well-off and financially capable, so the elders at home still hope we don't get too estranged. That's why they occasionally persuade me to go on a date once or twice. I always tell my mother, and I always bring someone I trust with me to avoid any accidents."

The sheriff glanced at the record book and said to Gui'er with a half-smile, "Miss Gui'er, you seem to be very wary of him."

Guier nodded and said, "That's as it should be, Sheriff. Don't you know that his romantic affairs have made the headlines?"

The sheriff's eyes lit up when he heard that, and he asked anxiously, "What news, in what newspaper?"

Gui'er covered her face and acted like a spoiled young lady, saying, "Oh, I'm from a respectable family. How can I say this? Sheriff, you should check it yourself. It's just a report from a few days ago. It's really embarrassing."

At this moment, the sheriff went from being excited about getting a clue to being gossipy. He repeatedly asked Guier which newspaper it was.

Gui'er deliberately said, "I don't remember exactly. I think it was called some pictorial magazine. It specialized in reporting explosive news. But the news they published was truly the most explosive. Even serious people couldn't bring themselves to tell you about it. You can go and see for yourself."

The sheriff asked some more detailed questions about the time and place of the two people's meeting. Guier answered them one by one fluently and did not arouse the sheriff's suspicion.

After questioning, the sheriff and the police officers left. Everyone in the Sha Mansion gathered together in silence.

Jin Bao was the first to speak: "Who do you think killed Young Master Liang? You won't suspect us, will you?"

Miss Tian said angrily: "Why, was it you who did it?"

Jin Bao said excitedly: "Of course this is impossible, who would believe this? I stay at home every day."

"Then what are you worried about?"

The lady said with some regret, "Alas, Liang Guowei is dead, and our marriage is over. We had thought that marrying into the Liang family would be beneficial to our Sha Mansion, but now it's all gone to waste."

Sha Yanyao frowned and said, "Mother, you're still thinking about this marriage? I'm just curious, who killed him? Although his family is wealthy, aren't there many wealthy people who are fine? And he has a strong relationship with high-ranking government officials. How could someone dare to target him? There might be something else going on. Fortunately, we didn't have a close relationship with him, otherwise he might have implicated us."

Guier listened silently, not saying anything. She knew that even though she had concealed something, as long as there was no evidence, it shouldn't be a big problem.

The next day, when they returned to school, Zhou Huifang ran over angrily, grabbed Gui'er, and said, "You have no idea. Those police officers actually came to my house to question me! They scared my family so much that my father almost had a fight with them. Liang Guowei is dead, so what? He's even brought suspicion upon our family. I'm so pissed!"

Gui'er comforted her, "Don't be angry, we haven't done anything wrong. They will leave after asking questions."

Zhou Huifang was still indignant. "Humph, their commotion made everyone in the family extremely nervous. Mother even fell ill. Because it was so serious, she was taken to the clinic that day to get some medicine. They said she had a fever from being frightened. She took some medicine and lay down for a long time. She's only feeling a little better today."

Gui'er was still cautiously guarding against the police finding out that Ah Cheng was involved. Although Liang Guowei's death had nothing to do with her, if the people in the Liang Mansion knew that she had been involved in so many tricks, they might hold a grudge against her.

Unexpectedly, a few days later, all the major newspapers announced that the murderer had been caught. Gui Er saw the newspaper, but she didn't recognize the murderer's photo. The newspaper simply said that the case had been solved and the murderer had been caught, without explaining the reason. Gui Er couldn't help but feel curious, why did he kill Liang Guowei?