The interrogation was proceeding in an orderly and unexpectedly smooth fashion, particularly the questioning sessions involving Ma Sulan and Li Sanxiu.
In reality, the case had no direct bearing on the two women. The only connection was that their respective husbands happened to be the unfortunate victims in the crime. Bound by traditional rural conventions, they had always felt reluctant and embarrassed to speak of the matter in the village. Yet, when confronted by earnest and professional police officers, these reservations instantly vanished. Whenever relevant questions were asked, they told everything they knew without holding anything back.
As for the mystery of why Wang Shen and Wang Guoying lived at the Panlong Textile Factory long-term and rarely returned home, Ma Sulan and Li Sanxiu both understood the situation with absolute clarity. Although the two men always excused themselves to outsiders by claiming they were entirely devoted to their work and wished to avoid wasting time on daily commutes—an explanation that fooled everyone at the factory into respecting them as models of true dedication—the truth was quite different. What they were truly passionate about was not their work, but the tender-skinned and alluring Widow Liu.
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