Behind the Murder Volume I

Chapter 15: Father and Daughter

"What do you mean?" Hearing this, no one would not be nervous, and Zhong Han was no exception. "Has Ren Xuefeng ever expressed his concerns about his situation to you before?"

Leng Hui didn't expect that her muttered words would make the young policeman suddenly serious. She also seemed a little nervous. She shook her head and said, "He didn't say anything special to me. What I mean is that he hasn't contacted me for almost two months. I couldn't get through to him when I called him. So I thought something must have happened to him. He was out socializing and drinking with people all day long. How could his body bear it after such a long time? Maybe he was sick and in the hospital. I didn't think it could be something else."

Zhong Han nodded. It would be a lie to say he wasn't disappointed. Leng Hui's words just now clearly gave people the impression that she knew something about the inside story. Now she changed the subject so suddenly, which extinguished the glimmer of hope that had been ignited.

"After you and Ren Xuefeng divorced, you kept in touch quite often, right?" Since things were not going in the direction he had guessed, he simply continued chatting with her according to the meaning of Leng Hui's words.

Leng Hui nodded without hesitation: "When he is fine, he will call me to chat for a while, ask about my situation and the children's situation. I will also remind him to take care of his health. After all, he is almost 50 years old, so don't think of himself as a young man or anything like that."

"Does Ren Xuefeng usually tell you everything on the phone?"

"He never tells me anything too important. He just looks for me when he feels tired or wants to talk to someone," Leng Hui said with some regret. "Our families brought us together. I am three years older than Ren Xuefeng. Although I didn't study very much and don't know much, I have never been able to help him with his business. But whenever he has something bothering him, I can comfort him and make him feel at ease. He once told me that I am like his wife, his sister, and sometimes his mother. Whenever he encounters something unpleasant or hits a wall outside, he feels safe staying with me."

"Since you two have always had a good relationship, and Ren Xuefeng would think of you first when he encountered something unpleasant, then why did he want a divorce, and why did you agree? As you said just now, you are a wife, not a partner. It is not a big deal if you can't help Ren Xuefeng with business matters. At least you have always been a competent and virtuous wife, right?" After hearing this, Zhong Han gradually heard some strange clues.

Leng Hui suddenly fell silent, lowered her head slightly, clasped her hands together, and said nothing. Zhong Han did not urge her. After a while, Leng Hui sighed and said, "Because I am not worthy of him. He is so outstanding now and a big boss. Others take their wives out, and they are either young and beautiful or smart and capable. Only I am a housewife who knows nothing and is not good-looking, so... I understand."

Although she said she understood, Leng Hui still lowered her head with some sadness after saying this.

Zhong Han did not say anything to her. The two of them stayed in silence for a while. Then Gu Xiaofan brought Ren Yumeng back. Ren Yumeng still had a gloomy face, and Gu Xiaofan looked like he had something to say to Zhong Han, but because Leng Hui and Ren Yumeng, mother and daughter, were present, he had to endure it.

"Is everything okay this time?" Walking to her mother's side, Ren Yumeng asked Gu Xiaofan with a stern face.

"If there's nothing urgent, let's talk." Zhong Han didn't give Ren Yumeng the chance to ask Gu Xiaofan for an answer. He stretched out his hand towards the chair next to Leng Hui and made a gesture to invite Ren Yumeng to sit down.