This matter made a big fuss, and it reached the ears of the mayor's wife in less than half a day. She saw the photo in the newspaper and learned that this was Xi Nanlin's store, so she rushed over immediately.
Xi Nanlin was busy in the store, but she didn't expect that the mayor's wife would come in person. She quickly put down her work and walked to the door to greet her.
"Sister, why did you come here in person?"
The mayor's wife glanced around the store with a serious expression: "I saw the report on the Internet. Someone posted your photo online. I was scared to death. Fortunately, you are okay. "
She and Xi Nanlin have a good rapport, and Xi Nanlin doesn't always flatter her like others, and it's very easy to get along with her, so the mayor's wife really regards Xi Nanlin as a sister.
Xi Nanlin was also very touched. However, the mayor's wife, who was so aloof, was worried about her safety and hurried to the store to see her. She felt warm in her heart.
"Sister, thank you. I'm fine. There were just some minor troubles in the store, but they've been taken care of."
"Well, that's good," the mayor's wife nodded, and then asked, "Have you found out who did it? Did you call the police?"
This kind of sudden fire, and the nearby shops were all safe, was obviously someone who deliberately targeted Xi Nanlin.
"The police have been called. The police are investigating now."
The mayor's wife gently patted her shoulder and comforted her: "Don't worry, I'll tell them about this matter soon. No matter what, we must get to the bottom of it. We must not let those people go like this."
Xi Nanlin didn't expect that the mayor's wife would be willing to help her, and she was suddenly moved and confused: "Sister, thank you, I really don't know what to say."
For a moment, she was a little incoherent. In the beginning, her friendship with the mayor's wife was indeed impure, but now she didn't expect that the mayor's wife would treat her so heartfeltly.
The mayor's wife smiled fondly: "Silly girl, since you call me sister, your business is my business, and I will not let you be bullied in vain."
The young employees on the side saw that the mayor's wife and the boss were having a lively conversation, and they all immediately admired the boss again.
It has to be said that with the mayor's wife speaking out, the people at the police station naturally did not dare to slack off, and tried their best to search for clues, and finally solved the case in the shortest time.
Xi Nanlin suspected that Cai Xiang had done something early in the morning, but when she rushed to the police station, she saw a middle-aged man in his thirties.
There is also a long scar on the sallow face, which looks a bit scary at first glance, but Xi Nanlin is sure that she has never seen this person before, and it is impossible to form such a deep hatred.
"You're not the murderer. Say, who ordered you to do it?"
The murderer smiled coldly: "No one but me set the fire. If you want to arrest me, just arrest me!"
The people at the police station were also helpless. Now they all knew the relationship between Xi Nanlin and the mayor's wife, and they didn't know her background, so they all treated her with a lot of respect.
The director personally stepped forward and explained to Xi Nanlin: "Miss Xi, we have been interrogating this person for several hours. He refused to admit it and only said that he did it alone."
Xi Nanlin said gratefully: "Thank you for your hard work. Can I chat with him alone for a while?"
"This..." Everyone looked at each other in confusion, but in the end, perhaps because of the mayor's wife, the director nodded and warned, "Miss Xi, this is against the rules. Please hurry up as much as possible. Makes our job difficult.”
Xi Nanlin nodded respectfully and said: "Okay, okay, I understand, thank you, director."
The director led all the police officers out. Only Xi Nanlin and this middle-aged man were in the interrogation room. The two looked at each other. The man's expression was fierce, as if he wanted to eat Xi Nanlin.
Xi Nanlin sighed and said: "Don't look at me like this. I am also a victim, so I have to find out the mastermind behind this. If you insist on refusing to tell me, then don't blame me for being rude."
"Haha," the man suddenly raised his head and laughed a few times, looking at her with disdain, "Just you? I've told you, there is no one behind the scenes, it was just me who did it, but you don't believe it."
His understatement made Xi Nanlin certain that there must be something fishy going on. After staring at him for a minute, Xi Nanlin spoke again.
"Do you think we won't be able to find out if you refuse to confess? It's just a matter of time. Moreover, you deliberately set a fire and caused injuries. Your crime is not light. Do you want to go in and squat for a few more years? Or Are you saying that you plan to spend the rest of your life in this high-walled cage?"
This man didn't look like a serious business person, and the scars on his face made Xi Nanlin guess that he must have been in prison, and maybe he had just been released.
Sure enough, when she finished speaking, the middle-aged man fell into a long silence, obviously thinking about Xi Nanlin's words.
The interrogation room was so quiet for a moment that you could hear a pin drop. Only each other's gentle breathing echoed in her ears. Xi Nanlin could only think of Cai Xiang. This matter must have something to do with her.
She asked tentatively: "Is that person Cai Xiang?"
The murderer's body was visibly shaken, and he looked up at her in disbelief. He shook his head hurriedly: "No... no, this matter has nothing to do with anyone. It was just me."
Seeing that he was stubborn and refused to admit it, Xi Nanlin had no choice but from all the previous performances, she was 100% sure that the person behind it was Cai Xiang.
Here, Cai Xiang heard that the murderer of the arson had been arrested and brought to justice. She was restless. She didn't expect Xi Nanlin to move so quickly.
Murder and arson are capital crimes. When Cai Xiang hired someone to set the fire, she didn't think much about it because she was sure that Xi Nanlin would not be able to find the murderer and could only admit that she was unlucky.
But now that the matter was exposed, Cai Xiang was so frightened that she couldn't sleep all night. She didn't even eat dinner. She sat on the bed in her room all night and finally managed to survive until dawn the next day. She quickly sent someone to the police station to inquire about the situation. .
After learning that the murderer had not confessed herself, Cai Xiang breathed a long sigh of relief, picked up half a bowl of millet porridge and drank it in small sips.
But how could Xi Nanlin be the one to give up? After finding out the identity of the murderer, she drove alone to the murderer's hometown that day and found his blind mother.
The old lady was completely out of sight. When she heard someone pushing open the courtyard door, she thought it was her son who had come back. She stumbled out of the house excitedly on crutches.
