But this unease didn't last long.

Because my husband died near the flowerbed downstairs.

In the morning, his body was found by a neighbor going to work in the same community, and the police were immediately called.

However, before the police could find me, the name of the murderer had already spread throughout the apartment complex.

Messages in the apartment complex included sympathy for me, disdain for my husband, and even fear.

"I heard the murderer is Xiao Zhao from Building 3, Unit 1, 4th Floor!"

"Ha, it seems the deceased cheated on Xiao Zhao, they had a conflict and fought."

"His wife is really pitiful, don't know who else is so unlucky."

"You upstairs, be careful. His wife might be in the building group, don't touch her sore spot, speak less."

……

Messages in the building group came one after another, and the initial messages were soon pushed up.

But the "pitiful person" they mentioned was not as they imagined.

On the contrary, I felt a sense of comfort and pleasure in my heart.

I didn't know how Xiao Zhao executed the plan, but I knew things were not off track.

The next step would be the police coming to find me.

Sure enough, it wasn't long before two police officers knocked on the door.

Through the peephole, I saw two slightly distorted faces of the police.

My face was already streaked with tears, my swollen eyes revealed an eager expression.

One of the officers was named Zhou Yi, short and stout, looking not very shrewd.

Next to Officer Zhou was a young female officer, tall but very naive, probably a rookie.

Seeing my messy and crying appearance, the two officers' words were stuck in their mouths for a moment.

It was the slightly older Officer Zhou who adjusted his mood and said, "Ms. Wang, the body found downstairs this morning was confirmed by eyewitnesses to be your husband, Zhang Yu. We suspect it was a homicide, and we want to..."

Before Officer Zhou could finish, I burst into loud wailing.

Officer Zhou's inquiry was blocked back, and the female officer stepped forward to comfort me. It took a while for me to calm down.

Then, I grabbed the female officer's hand and said, "Officer, you must find the murderer! How could a good person suddenly be gone, my son and I were relying on him."

The female officer awkwardly glanced at Officer Zhou.

Officer Zhou's lips moved as if he wanted to say something but hesitated, and finally said, "You should know about your husband's relationship with Ms. Zhao, right? And do you know about your husband's... some unknown fetishes?"

"Yes, I know he cheated. But what fetish are you talking about? Can you make it clear?"

The atmosphere became subtle for a moment. Under my frank gaze, the two officers exchanged glances.

Officer Zhou, being quite experienced, quickly reacted.

"Ahem," Officer Zhou cleared his throat and said, "Let's talk briefly first, and later we can discuss the specifics at the police station."

At that moment, I knew the plan was proceeding as expected.

……

"Did your husband come back last night?" Officer Zhou stared at me and asked.

"Yes, he did." I replied seriously.

"Then he went out at midnight. Do you know that? Do you know what time he went out?" Officer Zhou continued to ask.

I pursed my lips, feeling a bit embarrassed, "I've been sleeping alone for the past two days, sleeping quite soundly. My husband brought me a glass of milk before bed and then went back to his room. I don't know how he went out or what time it was."

Whenever I mentioned my son, the two officers' expressions became unnatural.

Officer Zhou was the first to react, "What kind of milk? Can I take a look?"

"I already finished it..."

The female officer interjected, "Even the leftover or just the cup is fine."

I took them to get the cup I intentionally left unwashed from the morning.

Their questions ended there, and they took the cup with them.

As I saw them off downstairs, I ran into the son of the granny downstairs.

The granny's son, Ah Hui, looked at me angrily, "Damn it, did your house get robbed in the middle of the night? It's noisy and annoying every night. You don't sleep but we need to. And now the police are here, please judge."

I got anxious and yelled at him, "Who made noise? Are you hard of hearing because of your age? If your ears don't work, donate them."

With my hands on my hips, I looked a bit arrogant.

Ah Hui looked at me, gritted his teeth, and pushed me, making me take a deep breath.

Under the intimidation of the two officers, he spat on the ground and cursed under his breath, “Bitch.”

Suddenly, I had a flash of insight.

This voice was exactly the same as the one I heard the night before last.

I thought of something and gave a subtle glance at the two officers. The unease from the morning surged back.

After going downstairs, the female officer asked me to roll up my sleeves.

Then, the dense bruises on my arm caught the attention of the two officers.

The two officers exchanged a glance, and Officer Zhou seemed to give a sigh of relief.