Detective: Open your eyes, I am handcuffed in the interrogation room.

Chapter 493: Exquisite Beauty Hao Ruofei

Early the next morning, Chen Yi and his party came to the stall where Midli and Rao Jiawu were located. This is the largest jade trading market in Ruicheng, mainly selling rough bracelets.

Colleagues or customers can buy the rough materials and then find a processing factory to process them. This is cheaper than directly purchasing finished bracelets, and there is more freedom in determining the size of the ring.

The circumference of the finished bracelet is fixed, while some rough bracelets can float up and down, giving you more styles to choose from.

There are many tourists in this place.

"Boss, how much does this cost?"

"Ask for two million."

"Fuck..."

Occasionally, when I heard someone asking for the price, the customers would be so scared that they would turn around and leave.

"Name your price. Just give it to me. Just give me as much as you want. What are you afraid of?" The boss shouted, and when he saw that the other party didn't react, he looked away as if he was used to it.

There are a lot of people asking about the price every day, I’ve gotten used to it.

Midley's stall was empty. The empty counter was out of place compared to the bustling surroundings. It seemed that Midley's wife did not sublet the stall, and he himself did not take over the business.

It has only been a year since the murder, which is not a long time. Midley's family should be in the stage of gradually accepting the reality.

New stores that have not yet successfully expanded are probably put on hold.

Rao Jiawu's stall is still there, and a man is sitting inside the counter playing with his mobile phone. It is unknown what his relationship with Rao Jiawu is.

Rao Jiawu runs a mid-to-high-end jade bracelet business. None of the products are sold for less than six figures, and the quality is very good, so his business is a little quiet compared to other stalls.

Of course, the profit is also high. The profit from selling a bracelet will definitely not be less than five figures, and if you are lucky it can reach six figures.

Chen Yi chatted with the man and found out that he was a partner and not a relative.

Although Rao Jiawu is dead, his shares are still there, and this partner is not the kind of person who would take advantage of someone's misfortune. After discussing with Rao Jiawu's wife, he gave her two options: either sell the shares all at once or receive long-term dividends in the future.

Rao Jiawu’s wife chose the latter and shared the dividends for a long time.

The market prospects of the jade industry are still very good. Unless a huge jade mine is suddenly discovered in Bagan or other places, with an output sufficient to make jade very cheap and not hidden like diamond mines, the industry will not decline or even collapse.

As long as Chinese people recognize it, they can make money.

"What did Rao Jiawu do when you first met him?" Chen Yi asked.

When facing the police, the partner told them everything he knew so as not to cause trouble for himself. He answered all the questions: "I just deal in jade and I work with raw stones."

Chen Yi: "You have a lot of money?"

The partner nodded and said, "We are quite well-off. Renting a stall is not a big deal. We need to stock up on mid- to high-end jade bracelets. Don't look at the many bracelets I have here. They are worth tens of millions, right? But I really can't take out the cash."

Chen Yi understood what he meant.

Most of the bracelets in the stall are collected. Others get the raw materials from other places and sell them to the stall, which then adds a price to them and sells them.

Whether it can be sold, or whether it can be sold quickly, is a question.

Some bracelets may be on display at the stall for one or two years. The more expensive the bracelet, the more cautious the buyer will be, and they will carefully choose the one they like.

After all, as long as it doesn't break, you can wear it for a lifetime.

Therefore, it is very common for stalls to be overstocked with goods. This is just like real estate, with more fixed assets and less working capital.

If you don't have a certain psychological quality, you really can't do it. If the market fluctuates greatly one day, you will lose all your money.

As for the rest, the partner was not sure. Recalling that he had known Rao Jiawu until now, he did not find any problems with Rao Jiawu and he did not have any bad habits.

Chen Yi left the jade trading market.

He did not go specifically to meet Midli and Rao Jiawu's wives and relatives, but drove straight to Hao Zhenlun's home with everyone.

Compared with the other three, Hao Zhenlun is the most different and is more likely to attract police attention.

First of all, he comes from a single-parent family.

Second, he is not married.

Finally, he was the youngest and most flamboyant of the four, and Han Yuedong already knew that.

Although Zhang Yang is flamboyant, there is no big problem. However, the more flamboyant a person is, the more flaws he has, and perhaps we can find a breakthrough to advance the case.

"Hao Zhenlun lives in a famous high-end residential area in Ruicheng, which is here."

Twenty minutes later, the vehicle stopped at the gate of the community. Several people turned their heads and looked through the car window to the right side of the road. The person who spoke was Liang Qidonggang.

Looking at the obviously high-end residential complex in front of him, Chen Yi asked, "What's the price?"

Liang Qidong replied: "Nine thousand. If we don't talk about villas, the average price of ordinary commercial housing in Ruicheng is around six thousand. The cheapest is two thousand per square meter, and the most expensive is around eight or nine thousand. Nine thousand is already the ceiling for large flats. Border cities are definitely not comparable to Dongzhou."

After getting off the bus, everyone showed their ID cards and entered the community. The management of the community was quite strict and outsiders were not allowed to enter.

Hao Zhenlun and his mother lived on the first floor, and there was no response after knocking for a long time.

"Is he not here? How about giving him a call?" Liang Qidong asked Chen Yi for his opinion.

Chen Yi thought about it and realized that losing a child was a fatal blow to a single-parent family. Even though a year had passed, he could not bear to stay at home alone. He might feel better outside.

There is a yard on the first floor of the community, and the area is not small, reaching 80 square meters.

"Go check out the backyard."

The group left the apartment building and took a shortcut, turning 360 degrees. When they arrived at the gate of Hao Zhenlun's yard, they looked through the hollow fence and saw a middle-aged woman sitting there quietly, staring at the bright roses in front of her in a daze.

The woman's profile was very beautiful, with a gentle and elegant temperament. The sun shone into the courtyard, and the mottled light and shadow intertwined with the blooming roses in the courtyard to form a vivid picture, which was slightly sad. Except for Liang Qidong, who had already seen it, everyone else, including Chen Yi, was briefly stunned at this moment, because the woman was wearing a cheongsam, which was very delicate.

The cheongsam outlines a graceful figure, charming but not ostentatious, and the high-tied hairpin gives people an illusory sense of time travel.

It is hard to imagine that this is the 28-year-old mother of Hao Zhenlun.

It's hard to imagine that this mother's son had just died.

Maybe refinement is already ingrained in her nature. With the fiery red roses, the picture becomes much less gloomy.

She may be reminiscing about her son, but she is also like a tender woman who is eagerly waiting for her husband to return home.

"This……"

He Shixin and the others looked at each other in bewilderment. They had never imagined such a scene before coming here.

Chen Yi was only thinking about the case. He stared at the beautiful woman in the yard for a while. The huge contrast made him have new doubts in his heart.

“She has a story.”

This was Chen Yi’s first reaction.

Such a beautiful and elegant woman living alone with her son in Ruicheng is basically like living in seclusion. This fact itself seems unreal.

"Is she from Ruicheng?" Chen Yi asked in a low voice.

Liang Qidong also lowered his voice: "Yes, she is from Ruicheng, her name is Hao Ruofei."

"What a name."

Chen Yi nodded slightly, motioning Liang Qidong to come in and visit.

"Hello." Liang Qidong shouted from outside.

Hearing the voice, the woman's body shook slightly, and she came to her senses and turned her head subconsciously.

She obviously remembered Liang Qidong. She stood up expressionlessly and walked over, opening the gate for the few people.

"Excuse me, Ms. Hao. This is the head of the special task force from the provincial department, responsible for investigating the murder of your son." Liang Qidong explained.

Hao Ruofei's eyes fluctuated, and her expressionless face made her look even more beautiful. Apart from the obvious crow's feet and other signs of aging, there was no flaw.

When she was young, she was definitely a top beauty.

Even Fang Shuyu couldn't help but look at her more. It's not easy to meet someone with a similar appearance to her.

"The head of the task force?" Hao Ruofei spoke slowly and clearly, still with the clarity of a young woman, and her Mandarin was very standard. "It wasn't him who came last time. Are you guys the heads of the task force?"

"Uh."

While Liang Qidong was hesitating, Chen Yi said, "The previous team leader was injured while investigating a case. I am Chen Yi, a criminal police officer from Yangcheng, Dongzhou. I have landed in Yunzhou to take over the investigation of this case."

Hearing this, Hao Ruofei was silent for a moment, then turned around and motioned for everyone to come in. He said, "She's so young, she looks like a talented police officer. Your wife is so beautiful. This is the first time I've seen her in all these years in Ruicheng."

Chen Yi was surprised at the other party's sharpness. He didn't know how she saw it. Maybe women have their own way of judgment.

"Thank you." When others praise you, you need to express your gratitude.

There were not many stools in the yard, and Hao Ruofei wanted to move some chairs into the house. When Chen Yi saw this, he asked Qin Fei and others to help, and soon everyone sat together.

"I'm sorry, there's no tea for you. Please forgive me." said Hao Ruofei.

Chen Yi smiled: "It's okay, we'll chat for a while and then leave."

Hao Ruofei continued to look at the rose in front of him, not caring whether it was polite or not, and said: "I have asked all the questions that should be asked, is there anything new that can be asked?"

Chen Yi: "When different people chat, new content will always emerge, and this content may be helpful to our investigation."

Hao Ruofei did not refute, but remained silent, waiting for Chen Yi's next words.

"Where is Hao Zhenlun's father?"

Liang Qidong was startled by this sentence, and he quickly signaled to Chen Yi with his eyes that this question was a sensitive one.

I asked this once before and almost got kicked out.

According to the information, Hao Ruofei was not a widower, but she never had a husband. This can be seen from the fact that the mother and son have the same surname, and Hao Zhenlun took his mother's surname.

Single mothers in this situation are extremely sensitive and may be subject to abuse if they are not careful.

Sure enough, Hao Ruofei frowned, but did not turn to look at Chen Yi.

Just when Liang Qidong thought she was going to get angry, she just took a deep breath and said slowly, "Don't want me anymore. Does this have anything to do with Zhenlun's case?"

Chen Yi apologized: "I'm sorry for being so talkative. Judging from your accent, have you been out of town for a while?"

Hao Ruofei: "Young people are different. They don't ask my son, but ask me, what are you doing here?"

Chen Yi only said two words: "Investigate the case. Please forgive me for my intrusion."

Hao Ruofei raised her hand and plucked off a petal. After looking at it for a while, she suddenly crushed it and said, "I did go to another place to go to college."

Chen Yi asked: "Which university?"

Hao Ruofei: "Mingcheng University."

"Mingcheng University?" Chen Yi praised, "It's the best university in Mingcheng, a 211 double first-class university."

Hao Ruofei threw away the petals in her hand and said, "It's been almost thirty years. When I was admitted, Mingcheng University was not even a 211."

(End of this chapter)