The others agreed with Li Xianghui’s speculation. Then, he said,
“For the first two possibilities, there’s no way to confirm them now. We can investigate the latter.”
“I’ll go to his company tomorrow and see if there are any problems with the accounts,” Gao Mingjun said.
Li Xianghui nodded. “This will be the key point. Investigate it carefully.”
“Leave it to me.”
“Inspector Li, do you think it has something to do with his wife?” Gu Yiran asked.
“You mean Liu Fang?”
Gu Yiran nodded, “During the interrogation just now, I observed a detail. After learning the news of Song Deyuan’s death, she was very calm. This is a little unusual. Besides, his son was also surprisingly calm, as if he didn’t care about his father’s life at all.”
“Their relationship only exists in name. Although they haven’t gotten a divorce, it seems like they haven’t seen each other for a few months. They don’t have feelings for each other anymore.” Zhang Hui said.
“In addition, his son is usually closer to his mother. Naturally, his feelings for Song Deyuan are very faint. Their attitude is understandable.”
“No! Actually, they have a motive too.” Lin Yi said.
“Song Zhe is still working in the company, and he’s even a vice president. He must know the company’s situation like the back of his hand.”
“Song Deyuan had a mistress. The mother and son were afraid that the mistress would cheat them of their money, so they used this method to kill Song Deyuan. This way, they could legitimately inherit the company.”
“Let’s assume they’re the murderers, but how did they do it?” Mr. Li said.
Everyone fell silent. At this point, the case seemed to have reached a stalemate.
Everyone was suspicious, but their disdain was insufficient.
“It’s a little confusing. I’m trying to sort it out.” Li Xianghui said.
“The first possibility is that Song Deyuan might not have taken any drugs. It’s possible that he committed suicide, but with my many years of experience, the probability of that is very small. Assuming that this is really the case, no one needs to be held responsible for this matter.”
“The second possibility is that Song Deyuan did engage in substance abuse while video chatting with Du Juan. Du Juan might not have intended it to happen, but Song Deyuan hallucinated and fell from the cliff on his own accord. Assuming this is the case, then Du Juan would bear some responsibility, but it wouldn’t be substantial.”
“The third possibility is that Du Juan did engage in inducement, with the motive of gaining his wealth. If this were true, she would bear the primary responsibility.”
“The fourth possibility involves Song Zhe and Liu Fang conspiring to kill Song Deyuan, aiming to inherit all of his wealth before it could be transferred elsewhere. However, there is insufficient evidence for this scenario right now.” Gu Yiran nodded and thought for a moment.
“The forensics team will come up with the results tomorrow. We’ll be able to find out if he’s been taking drugs. That way, we can rule out any inaccurate speculation.”
“Then today’s meeting will end here. We’ll wait for the results tomorrow.”
Whoosh!
After the meeting, Li Xianghui stretched. “It’s getting late. Let’s go home. You don’t have to come so early tomorrow, but don’t be too late.”
“Sure thing.”
After working for nearly a day, everyone was a little tired and prepared to pack up and go home.