I Play Dungeons in the Police Station-Chapter 407 - 248: Major Criminal Suspect

"Before your sister went missing, did she show any abnormal behavior or say anything strange?"

Upon hearing Li Yue’s question, Liu Jiao fell into deep thought. After all, it had been over ten years, and many things from back then were just briefly mentioned, so her memory was not very clear.

But in order to help the police solve the case, she still tried her best to recall.

"She seemed to have mentioned that she insisted on divorcing Lin Dazhuang, but she was afraid of our father’s disapproval, so she didn’t dare bring it up. At that time, I found it a bit odd, since she seemed to be doing well at home, why suddenly talk about divorce? I asked her why, but she wouldn’t say. Gradually, we lost contact, and her phone was always off."

"Did she ever tell you where she was living at that time?"

"No."

"She didn’t tell you anything?"

Li Yue found it odd. Logically speaking, they were sisters and should have been able to talk openly with each other. Yet, Liu Tingting, who had been working in the provincial capital for half a year, hadn’t mentioned any of it to her family. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

That was indeed strange.

From what Liu Jiao said, her sister Liu Tingting wanted a divorce, but their father, being conservative, didn’t agree.

Based on the information Li Xiang had shared with him, it was very likely that Liu Tingting didn’t return to Jiangzhou, but went straight to the provincial capital instead.

If Lin Dazhuang didn’t go to the provincial capital, then who did Liu Tingting live with there for half a year?

Could Liu Tingting have chosen to keep it a secret because she was worried about her family’s reactions?

Seeing Liu Jiao’s silence, Li Yue continued to ask, "Does she have any close friends?"

Since Liu Tingting wasn’t talking to her family about her situation, perhaps she was discussing her real circumstances with a close friend.

Having found Liu Tingting, if they couldn’t bring back any clues, wouldn’t this trip have been for nothing?

Thinking differently, since Liu Tingting grew up here, she must have had close friends or companions.

"Yes, Liu Erya from our village grew up with her; they have a good relationship. I can help you contact her."

"That would be great."

Liu Jiao took out her phone and dialed a number. Once the call connected, she asked, "Auntie, is Erya home?"

"Great, please ask her to come to my house; I need to see her for something."

After hanging up, Liu Jiao said to Li Yue, "Erya is at home right now; she’ll be over soon."

Shortly after, Erya arrived on an electric scooter, shouting as she reached the door, "Jiao, what’s up?"

"Come on in for a bit."

As Liu Erya entered and saw the room full of men, she was taken aback, "Who are they?"

"They’re the police. My sister has passed away, and they want to learn some things from you."

Liu Erya was shocked, "What? Tingting has passed away?"

"No wonder there hasn’t been any contact for so many years. How did she die?"

"She died 15 years ago. It’s only recently that we’ve confirmed her identity and found this place. The case is still under investigation, and we can’t disclose the details. The main reason we contacted you is because you grew up with Liu Tingting, and we want to know more about her situation."

Hearing Li Yue’s explanation, Liu Erya, still in shock, absentmindedly said, "Ask away, I’ll tell you everything I know."

"Alright, when was the last time you had contact with Liu Tingting?"

"It’s been over ten years."

"Did she mention where she was at the time?"

Upon hearing Li Yue’s question, Liu Erya thought for a while and then replied to Liu Jiao,

"She mentioned she didn’t want to return to Jiangzhou and asked me not to tell you guys."

"What else did she say? Tell us everything you know."

Seeing that Liu Erya seemed to know something, Li Yue was somewhat relieved, hoping she could offer some clues.

"She said she met someone online, and they had a lot in common. She lied about returning to Jiangzhou, but actually went to the provincial capital instead. We chatted quite frequently at that time, and she told me that he treated her very well and she had found true love. But it didn’t last long; three months later, her tone changed. She said they fought a lot, constantly arguing over trivial matters. The man initially gave in to her, but he became increasingly unkind. She said she wanted to return to Jiangzhou, and after that, we lost touch. I thought she would go back to her husband."

"Did she ever mention the man’s name?"

"Ah, she did at that time, but over the years, I’ve forgotten. I never imagined something would happen to her."

Liu Erya anxiously smacked her thigh, regretting her poor memory.

But you can’t blame her; who could remember the name of someone casually mentioned over a decade ago?

"Do you know anything about this man, such as where he’s from or what his situation is?"

"Let me think, let me think."

Clearly, Liu Erya was trying hard to recall.

"Ah, I really can’t remember. If only my laptop hadn’t broken, we chatted on QQ back then, and I didn’t delete the chat history. But after the laptop broke, I truly can’t remember what we talked about."

Upon hearing Liu Erya mention the laptop, Li Yue’s eyes lit up. A broken laptop was no problem. As long as the laptop was still there, the police had ways to recover the hard drive data. So he quickly asked, "Is that laptop still around?"

"Yes, I’ve never gotten rid of it. I’ll have to search for it since I’m not sure where it was stored. The laptop is so broken it won’t even boot up. Is it still useful?"

"I’d like to take it back to the public security bureau for their technical experts to examine it. If they can recover the data on it, it would be of great help to us."