The Forensic Doctor Better Than a Detective-Chapter 493 - 282: Yellow Mud on the Soles

For a man, this is definitely a very fatal flaw and weakness.

If a woman is infertile, she might face discrimination from her mother-in-law.

But if a man has issues in that department, his entire personality and psychology will change.

For a vigorous man, who can accept that?

Then, Li Jian pressed on, asking, "We are here to investigate a case, please don’t have too many concerns."

The woman’s hands were clasped together, her nails digging into the back of her hands leaving crescent-shaped marks, showing her extreme nervousness.

"This matter... ah, I really can’t say much."

"At the beginning of the marriage, I thought it might be because he hadn’t adapted yet."

"But as time went on, we couldn’t have intercourse at all."

"Even though we sought medical advice everywhere, consulted many traditional Chinese medicine doctors, it was useless, and eventually, we both gave up."

After thinking for a while, Li Jian asked in a deep voice, "So, did this issue hit him hard?"

Yang Mei said in a deep voice, "That’s right, it was a huge blow."

"It’s not just about not bearing children—of course, that’s part of it."

"After all, many of our friends of the same age who got married already have children, some families even have two or three kids, and it’s just the two of us."

"More critically, the issue of not being able to have relations also made him feel very inferior."

"As his wife, I often encouraged him, but his temper grew worse, and he even sometimes suspected me of having an affair."

"During that time, I was under a lot of mental pressure as well, his mother-in-law thought I was like a hen that won’t lay eggs, but I couldn’t explain the actual situation to her."

"In the end, I couldn’t bear it any longer and filed for divorce."

Li Jian asked, "At the time of the divorce, did Li Lei’s personality change significantly?"

Yang Mei nodded, "Yes, it changed a lot."

As she spoke, her eyes drifted to the window, as if past phantoms were there.

"When I first met him, he was a very gentle, honest person."

"But over three years, he completely turned into a different person, frequently shouting and sometimes even resorting to domestic violence."

"Every time I went out alone to buy groceries or visit my relatives, he thought I was cheating, which I couldn’t bear anymore, so I eventually filed for divorce."

Hearing this, Captain Li Jian squinted his eyes slightly.

He nodded.

As a man, he could empathize.

In those times, what could be more humiliating than this?

Meanwhile, Mr. Fu was leading another group to Li Lei’s former workplace—Jiangcheng Electronics Factory.

Although Li Lei had resigned half a year ago, many here had worked closely with him for several years.

After finding the supervisory personnel in the HR department, they quickly located Li Lei’s former workshop based on the introductory letter they provided.

At the entrance of Workshop No. 2, Mr. Fu extended his hand and said, "Mr. Zhang! Hello, we are from the Jiangcheng Criminal Investigation Team."

"We would like to know about Li Lei’s performance when he was working in your workshop."

Mr. Zhang nodded, "No problem, feel free to ask whatever you need."

Mr. Fu gestured for the nearby officers to take notes, and he asked in a deep voice, "How was Li Lei’s performance while working in your workshop?"

Mr. Zhang pondered for a moment and said, "As I understand him, he’s an honest person, and he does his job quite solidly."

"But he was not willing to socialize with everyone. Work was work, and after work, he rarely played with us."

Mr. Fu asked, "Are you saying that his personality was rather introverted?"

Mr. Zhang nodded, "Yes, exactly."

"He’s very introverted, but still a good person."

"However, he tends to just endure hardships at work."

"Even when colleagues intentionally made things difficult for him, he wouldn’t resist or argue."

"Of course, you know, in any unit, some people like to shirk work."

"But Li Lei never had any verbal or physical confrontations with anyone."

Mr. Fu nodded, "So you’re saying his personality is pretty good?"

Mr. Zhang said, "Yes, it’s good, but I think it’s a bit excessive."

"What do you mean?"

Mr. Zhang explained, "There were several instances when a few colleagues deliberately made fun of him or embarrassed him to his face, yet he didn’t resist at all, he just smiled lightly and walked away."

Saying this, Mr. Zhang unconsciously rubbed the back of his neck.

Then, he gave a bitter smile and shook his head, saying, "With someone who endures extremely, as a supervisor, I sometimes find it terrifying."

"Because I don’t know if he might one day retaliate."

Then he sighed and said, "Good thing he resigned! This ticking time bomb is gone from me."

"Otherwise, I would occasionally worry he’d do something extreme."

Mr. Fu, deep in thought, suddenly remembered something Jiang An had said earlier that morning.

He continued, "Do you know anything about his personal life?"

Mr. Zhang said, "I know a bit because he mentioned his situation in his personal resume."

"He has been married and divorced multiple times, his romantic life is quite rich."

"This is also one reason why people mock and envy him."

"What do you think about his divorces?"

Mr. Zhang shook his head, "What can we say? Everyone has their own ambitions!"

"I can only say his romantic life is quite colorful."

"However, it’s also strange, he’s been married three times and doesn’t have a single child."

"I just can’t understand— is it like the DINK (Dual Income, No Kids) lifestyle, only wanting to live a two-person world?"

.....

At 11:40 AM, Jiang An and the others took off their gloves and said, "So far, have we finished our investigation?"

Zhang Yean, Wan, and the others nodded.

"We’ve looked at everything we needed to!"

"We even checked all the drawers and cabinets, but there are no valuable clues."

Jiang An nodded, then turned to look at everyone behind him, and finally fixed his gaze on the woman sitting on the sofa.

He asked, "Do you only have this one property?"

The woman nodded repeatedly, "We only have this house, and we’ve lived here a long time, we haven’t rented any other."

"Li Lei’s job salary isn’t high, it’s basically just enough for our basic needs, there’s no extra money to buy another house."

Jiang An felt a bit disappointed, he was silent for a while, and then turned towards the entrance.

Suddenly, Jiang An’s gaze stopped at a pair of sports shoes at the entrance.

Then, his pupils contracted slightly, and he slowly stepped towards the shoe rack.

He squatted down, pinched some yellow mud from the shoe sole, and when he rubbed it between his fingers, it left suspicious dark red grains on his fingertips.

This was a pair of black sports shoes, with severely worn soles, obviously worn for a long time.

Also, the mud was spread on the soles and edges, indicating multiple visits to muddy places.

But this is a city?

How could there be mud on the soles?

Then he stood up and turned to ask, "Are these shoes Li Lei’s?"

The woman, holding her child, nodded and said, "Yes."

Jiang An pursued, "What does he usually do when he wears these shoes out?"

The woman replied, "He has a habit of mountain climbing and going fishing every weekend."

Jiang An frowned, "Mountain climbing? Taking care of his health so seriously?"

The woman said, "Yes, he goes every week."

Jiang An pursued, "Every week? Where does he go?"

The woman answered, "Every time he said he was going to Migratory Bird Mountain in Jiangcheng."

"Migratory Bird Mountain?"

After thinking for a long time, a possibility appeared in Jiang An’s mind.

Instantly, his expression turned grim.