Dear Officer Zhuang

Chapter 136 Living in the Shadow

Coming out of the flower shop, Ye Hui was extremely disappointed.

He asked: "Sister Wen Mi, if we can't find out who sent the flowers, where else can we start?"

Wen Mi said frankly: "I don't know either."

The two were sitting on the side of the road, when they were at a loss for what to do, Wen Mi received a call from Yuan Yibei.

Wen Mi was slightly taken aback, unable to think of what Yuan Yibei would be calling her for.

"Reporter Wen, do you still remember what I told you about Xiao Jiayao's quarrel with a man yesterday?" Yuan Yibei said.

"Remember." Wen Mi asked expectantly: "What's wrong? Do you remember who that man is?"

"No, I don't know that man, but when I went to work this morning, it suddenly occurred to me that my driving recorder might have recorded the process of Xiao Jiayao arguing with that man. I checked the driving recorder just now, and it did record a small part, but no sound was recorded."

Wen Mi was overjoyed: "It doesn't matter if the sound is not recorded, the video has already helped me a lot. Can you send me a copy of the video?"

"of course can."

Yuan Yibei asked for Wen Mi's mailbox, and after a while, he sent the video to Wen Mi's mailbox.

The video was only less than ten seconds long, and Xiao Jiayao and the man arguing only appeared in the lower right corner of the video.

However, for a second or two, the man's face was captured.

"Who is this man who is arguing with Xiao Jiayao?" Ye Hui stared at Wen Mi's phone screen and asked, "What are they arguing about?"

Ye Hui noticed the time displayed on the top right of the video: "August NO.19...Xiao Jiayao was killed on August 28th, Chinese Valentine's Day. Could this man be related to Xiao Jiayao's death?"

Wen Mi also noticed the time displayed on the video.

August NO.19...

Wang Tai said that Xiao Jiayao sent him a message, and his painting style changed in the two days of NO.17NO.18.

Combined with Xiao Jiayao arguing with a man on the road on August No. 19, Wen Mi felt that her previous guess was correct—something must have happened before August No. 18, and what happened might be related to the man who quarreled with Xiao Jiayao.

As for whether this man was the one who gave Xiao Jiayao roses on the night of Chinese Valentine's Day, you have to ask this man to find out.

"Find out who this man is first, then you will know all the other questions one by one." Wen Mi said.

Ye Hui had a flash of inspiration: "We can ask Yao Weijia! She is Xiao Jiayao's good friend and colleague, and it is very likely that she knows."

Wen Mi pondered.

She also felt that Yao Weijia should know who this man was.

However, whether Yao Weijia would tell the truth, Wen Mi couldn't make up her mind.

When she was interviewing Yao Weijia, she always felt that Yao Weijia was a bit strange. She seemed to be hiding something.

If Yao Weijia really has a problem, then they ask her who the man in the video is. Yao Weijia may not only not tell the truth, but also let her know how far they have tracked down, which will make her wary.

"Let's ask Wang Tai first." Wen Mi made a decision.

Ye Hui didn't think too much, and followed Wen Mi's decision: "Okay."

Wen Mi and him went to see Wang Tai.

Sure enough, Wang Tai knew the man in the video.

"He is Tian Chuyuan, from the same university as us, but from another department. He chased Xiao Jiayao before, and after I was with Xiao Jiayao, he stopped chasing Xiao Jiayao." Wang Tai said.

"Do you have Tian Chuyuan's contact information?" Wen Mi asked.

"I don't. However, if you want, I can help you ask other students if they have any."

"Okay!" Wen Mi nodded: "Please ask for me."

"Ok."

"After you broke up with Xiao Jiayao, is Tian Chuyuan still pursuing Xiao Jiayao?" Wen Mi asked.

"I don't know." Wang Tai said: "I went abroad to study after graduating from university. Except for a few classmates with very good relationships, I have not contacted other classmates. Everyone knows that I have made a new girlfriend, and no one cares about me. I mentioned the matter of Xiao Jiayao again. But..."

Wen Mi raised her eyebrows, motioning for him to continue talking.

"I think that even if Tian Chuyuan pursues Xiao Jiayao again, he should not be Xiao Jiayao's favorite type." Wang Tai said.

"Not the type that Xiao Jiayao likes?" Wen Mi repeated in confusion: "Why do you think so?"

"Xiao Jiayao has a high vision. She is a face controler. Tian Chuyuan's appearance does not conform to her aesthetics." Wang Tai explained calmly.

From Yao Weijia, Wen Mi can more or less know that Xiao Jiayao has high vision.

In terms of appearance, Tian Chuyuan is indeed very ordinary, far worse than Wang Tai.

"Aren't there many people pursuing Xiao Jiayao?" Wen Mi asked.

"Yes, she is recognized as the beauty of the department, and she was named the beauty of the school one year. Not only our department, but also many people in other departments are pursuing her." Wang Tai said.

"Besides Tian Chuyuan, who do you remember who pursued Xiao Jiayao?"

Wang Tai lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then shook his head: "I don't remember. If you show me their photos, I might still remember who they are, but you make me think like this, and I can't remember any of them. "

Wen Mi temporarily gave up on this question.

She asked again: "Yao Weijia, do you know her well?"

"I used to be familiar. She is Xiao Jiayao's friend. When I was dating Xiao Jiayao, I had a lot of contact with her."

"What do you think of her relationship with Xiao Jiayao? How is she?"

Wang Tai said: "She is very nice, and she has a good relationship with Xiao Jiayao. Xiao Jiayao doesn't have many friends, but Yao Weijia is definitely one of the best. It's just that sometimes I feel like she lives under Xiao Jiayao's shadow."

"What do you mean?" Wen Mi said.

"Yao Weijia looks very ordinary, compared with Xiao Jiayao. She has average grades and family background. Sometimes she admires and envies Xiao Jiayao. I think Xiao Jiayao must also feel this. Sometimes, she speaks very well to Yao Weijia. Outspoken, I have also said Xiao Jiayao several times. Xiao Jiayao is not convinced by me on the surface, and will argue that she has such a personality, but she will invite Yao Weijia to drink milk tea or give Yao Weijia a small gift to express her apology."

"Will Xiao Jiayao apologize every time?"

Wang Tai said: "That's not true, two or three out of ten times. Besides, she would not tell Yao Weijia that she gave her a small gift or invited her to drink milk tea to apologize. She is too arrogant."

Wen Mi nodded, indicating that she understood.

She said: "If you ask Tian Chuyuan's contact information, please give it to me."

"Ok."

After parting from Wang Tai, Wen Mi and Ye Hui went to have lunch first.

When the two were eating rice bowls, Ye Hui couldn't help asking, "Sister Wen Mi, do you suspect that Yao Weijia is suspicious?"

(End of this chapter)