Chapter 118 The Root of Misfortune

◎He said that the fourth child was the root of trouble◎

After leaving the interrogation room, Zhu Feipeng looked at the thick file in Zhao Xiangwan's hand and asked in confusion, "In just one day, you have all the evidence against Lu Hui?"

Zhao Xiangwan glanced at him and said nothing.

Zhu Kang knocked Zhu Feipeng hard on the head and said, "Soldiers are not afraid of deception. Do you understand?"

Zhu Feipeng jumped up and said, "Hey, don't hit my head."

Zhao Xiangwan said solemnly, "Stop making a fuss. What Sun Youmin said is not very helpful to us. She did not admit that Lu Shangwu killed someone when he was 16 years old. She is just trying to distance herself from Lu Hui's actions and Lu Shangwen."

Zhu Feipeng nodded: "Yes, Sun Youmin is very cunning and calm. With a mother like this, I'm afraid Lu Shangwu will have a hard time dealing with her."

Zhu Kang was unsure and sighed: "Those two people have been in the public security system for so many years, their psychological quality must be very good. It's difficult to make them confess willingly."

Zhu Feipeng also sighed: "To be honest, I am also unsure. I have been a criminal policeman for so many years, and this is the first time I have seen people like Gong Youlin and Lu Hui who hold high positions in the public security system and have blood on their hands. After committing a murder case that wiped out a family, a 16-year-old boy not only did not have a mental breakdown, but dared to enter the public security system and become a policeman. Such a transformation is really terrifying. They wear uniforms and face the solemn police badge every day. Have they completely forgotten the oath they took when they joined the police force?"

Yes, we must pledge our loyalty to the Party, the motherland, the people and the law; we must strictly observe discipline and enforce the law impartially; we must be honest and upright and perform our duties conscientiously; and we must serve the people wholeheartedly.

Have you forgotten all these vows?

Zhao Xiangwan sneered: "For them, any oath is just a pretense. What they really want in their hearts is just fame and fortune, right? The evil in their hearts was released at the moment of murder, and there is no going back."

Zhu Kang looked at Zhao Xiangwan and said, "Xiangwan, they are too powerful. How about we replace them with someone else?"

Zhao Xiangwan: "Who should go up next?"

Zhu Kang spread his hands and said, "Let Director Xu take charge. He is the leader, shouldn't he be the one handling such a major case?"

Zhao Xiangwan felt relieved. Yes, why should she carry such a heavy burden alone?

Thinking of this, Zhao Xiangwan relaxed and smiled, "That makes sense. No matter what, we, the soldiers, will go ahead and let Director Xu and the people from the provincial government handle the rest."

Now that I've relaxed, no longer concerned about winning or losing, and have no pressure, I might as well go meet these two people.

Lu Hui, Zhao Xiangwan had met him before.

But Gong Youlin and Zhao Xiangwan never had the chance to meet each other.

Gong Youlin, 36 years old, is tall and handsome, and you can tell he was once a handsome guy. But unfortunately, he was greedy and didn't exercise, so he got fat and is no longer handsome.

Seeing three young men walking into the interrogation room, Gong Youlin sneered: "What? You can't even send a decent policeman? You brought me here for no reason, made such a big scene, and sent three little shrimps to see me?"

Zhao Xiangwan had already calmed down and did not intend to convict him after a single interrogation, so his attitude was naturally amiable.

"Director Gong, I've heard of him for a long time."

Gong Youlin didn't know his parents were already here. He didn't even look at Zhao Xiangwan. He snorted coldly, "It's always been easier to invite a god than to send him away. You summoned me to the police station. What crime did you frame me for?"

Zhao Xiangwan said, "It's an old case from 20 years ago."

Gong Youlin's heart skipped a beat, and he finally turned around and looked at Zhao Xiangwan.

[Which case? It can't be… no, no, no! Ah Qiang died a long time ago. I have sent people to destroy the case files. Even the place where the six bodies were buried has been razed to the ground. The entire Xiaowan Village no longer exists. That case has been brought to nothing in this world.]

After hearing his thoughts, Zhao Xiangwan felt relieved.

Very good, so many years of smooth sailing have made Gong Youlin gradually arrogant, and I can hear what he is thinking without any stimulation.

Zhao Xiangwan continued, "When we were investigating a street stabbing case, we caught a criminal who used a controlled knife, so our bureau investigated a group of small business owners who were illegally selling knives."

Gong Youlin listened to her babble about machetes, knives, and businessmen, and said impatiently, "This is your Xing City's business. What does it have to do with me?"

Zhao Xiangwan leisurely lowered his head and took a sip of tea, then politely asked Gong Youlin: "Director Gong, would you like some tea?"

It can be seen that Gong Youlin has a rather bad temper.

Since you are irritable, don't be impatient.

As long as you are neither too hasty nor too slow, the other party will reveal their flaws.

Gong Youlin threw his hands away: "No!"

【What good tea can there be in this shabby place?】

[I drink Shifeng Longjing, a top-grade green tea that costs hundreds of yuan per pound. Who wants to drink the tea foam you have here?]

Zhao Xiangwan smiled: "It seems that Chief Gong doesn't like the tea of ​​our Xing City Public Security Bureau. It's true, we are a humble government office, and we can't compare to the bus station police station. Backed by Sancun Bay, there are casinos, kilns, and trafficking dens. Just by collecting protection fees, Chief Gong must have made a lot of money, right?"

Gong Youlin was furious when he heard her sarcastic remarks: "You are lying! You are also a police officer. Don't talk nonsense without evidence. I will sue you for defamation."

The smile on Zhao Xiangwan's face gradually turned into a mockery: "Go ahead and sue me!"

She pointed at the police badge on her body and said, "Come on, remember it? If you are worthy of the oath you made as a police officer, then go and sue me! If you are truly honest, fair and law-abiding, then go and sue me! If you truly serve the people wholeheartedly, then go and sue me!"

Gong Youlin was invited to have tea in the tea room of the Four Seasons Hotel. He usually lived a life of luxury and received bribes from casino owners and kidnappers. How could he have the confidence to sue Zhao Xiangwan?

Zhao Xiangwan's series of rhetorical questions made him feel guilty, and his arrogance was dampened. He turned around and cursed, "You ignorant kid."

Zhao Xiangwan lowered his head again and drank tea to moisten his throat.

From morning to afternoon, she talked a lot, her throat was already smoking. It was rare that she was relaxed and free now, not seeking to achieve anything, just to get some information out, anyway, she had to wait for the results of the DNA test, and in the end the director would always take action, it didn't matter. Even if she was sitting here and irritating Gong Youlin, watching him jump up and down, it was a pleasant thing.

Sure enough, Gong Youlin couldn't help it.

"Hey, you just said, investigate the illegal sale of knives, then what?"

Zhao Xiangwan raised his eyebrows: "I thought you were not interested."

Gong Youlin gritted his teeth.

[This little policewoman's words are really annoying. If she were my subordinate, she would have been exiled to the countryside eight hundred years ago.]

Before Gong Youlin lost his temper, Zhao Xiangwan slowly said, "Actually, this matter is really related to you. Otherwise, we wouldn't have disturbed your elegant pleasure of 'meeting and studying' in a five-star hotel."

Zhu Feipeng and Zhu Kang looked at each other.

This time, Zhao Xiangwan's words were not like knives, but like needles.

The needles poked Gong Youlin's sore spot one by one, which felt numb but did not draw blood, making it difficult for him to get angry.

Gong Youlin knew that he could not escape the blame for his "dereliction of duty" for enjoying himself in class today. Zhao Xiangwan made a few sarcastic remarks from time to time, but he had no way to refute him. He could only reply, "Speak quickly."

Gong Youlin is a man with high energy and a narrow mind. After being taken to the summons room today, he hated everyone. If he doesn't figure out who sued him and who is behind it, he will definitely not be able to sleep well.

Could it be that there were three rookies here? Gong Youlin decided to lower his profile and chat with them for a while to see if he could find out something.

Zhao Xiangwan continued to talk about the process of capturing Lu Fuqiang.

"The boss who sold the knife to the suspect is called Aqiang. He is not tall and thin. Just look at him, he is just an inconspicuous boss."

"Originally, we just wanted to teach him a lesson and then let him go. But when he saw our colleague, he was like he saw a ghost. He shouted, 'Uncle Dazhuang, don't turn into a ghost to catch me.' It was obvious that he had something to hide, so we re-interrogated him."

Gong Youlin leaned forward when he heard this and asked, "Which colleague of yours?"

Zhao Xiangwan pointed at Zhu Kang, who was lowering his head to take notes: "Him."

Zhu Kang raised his head and made eye contact with Gong Youlin.

Gong Youlin's pupils shrank, and he fell backwards, hitting the back of a chair with a muffled sound.

Gong Youlin stared at Zhu Kang blankly, his heart beating faster and faster.

【Uncle Dazhuang? 】

【He really looks like Uncle Dazhuang! 】

[Exactly the same eyebrows and eyes, exactly the same body shape and height. ]

[Even the look of contempt is exactly the same! ]

Zhao Xiangwan smiled, but there was a fire in his smile: "Are they similar?"

Gong Youlin was frightened and answered unconsciously: "Like..."

"Like whom?"

"Uncle Dazhuang."

"Where are the others?"

Gong Youlin suddenly came to his senses and looked at Zhao Xiangwan warily.

Zhao Xiangwan asked, "Your uncle Dazhuang is dead, right? He was murdered, and his family of six was wiped out, right?"

Gong Youlin felt a chill on his back.

His throat tightened a little, but he forced himself to calm down: "These are all old things. No one mentions them anymore."

Zhao Xiangwan asked: "Why don't you mention it again?"

Gong Youlin closed his mouth and said nothing.

At this moment, Gong Youlin realized that the policeman in front of him was not a rookie at all, but a very experienced interrogation expert.

Zhu Kang pushed the transcript to Zhu Feipeng and began to ask questions: "Gong Youlin, the tragic case of the 1975 massacre may be forgotten by others, but you will never forget it, right?"

Gong Youlin looked at Zhu Kang's face and narrowed his eyes: "Who are you?"

Zhu Kang didn't say anything, but looked into his eyes, hatred in his eyes.

A flash of enlightenment flashed through Gong Youlin's mind: "You, are Gong Yong?"

He turned around and suddenly began to scold Zhao Xiangwan: "Can the person involved enter the interrogation room? What the hell are you doing!"

Zhao Xiangwan shrugged: "Look carefully, he is not Gong Yong, he just looks like someone you are afraid of."

Zhu Kang’s surname is Zhu, not Gong.

Gong Youlin was skeptical.

[After that incident, I returned home from Xiaowan Village. When the villagers talked about Gong Dazhuang's family, they all said that all six of them were exterminated. Only my father said that Yong was still alive. When I asked him, he refused to say anything. Why? Was he afraid that I would exterminate him? Tsk! This is my father, a cowardly person.]

[I want to know clearly why they say Yong is still alive and who the murdered boy is, but my father stopped me. He locked me up at home and did not allow me to go out. He seemed to know something and wanted to find a Taoist priest to take my soul. It was ridiculous! ]

Zhao Xiangwan spoke slowly but clearly: "It is said that people who die an unnatural death will have resentment. This resentment blinds the murderer's eyes, so... whoever you look at looks like someone you have killed."

Gong Youlin was furious. He stood up from his chair and stared at Zhao Xiangwan fiercely: "Little policeman, watch your words! I have never killed anyone, and I am not afraid of any resentment! I am a policeman, the chief of the police station. I can stand the test of the organization. I am not someone you can arbitrarily accuse me of!"

A fierce light flashed in Gong Youlin's eyes. Zhu Kang stood up subconsciously, took a step sideways, and stood in front of Zhao Xiangwan.

Zhu Kang met Gong Youlin's gaze without any fear: "Gong Youlin, watch your attitude! This is an interrogation room, not your territory for arrogance and dominance!"

Zhu Kang's face hurt Gong Youlin's eyes. He had no choice but to give up and turn his head. His attitude also softened: "We are all police officers. If you have something to say, please talk in a nice way. If you have evidence, please show it. If you have facts, please tell the facts. Don't make up stories."

Zhao Xiangwan nodded and said, "Okay! Then let's present the facts and talk about reason."

Zhao Xiangwan picked up Lu Fuqiang's testimony: "Aqiang, whose real name is Lu Fuqiang, was born in 1959 in Xiaowan Village, Caiqi Township, Luo County. He left home in 1977 and wandered around many places. He opened a knife shop in the small market of Xingshi Railway Station. He said that he had insomnia for many years and suffered from sleepwalking. As long as he fell asleep, he would use a knife to cut people."

At this point, Zhao Xiangwan observed Gong Youlin's expression and said, "Lu Fuqiang, do you know him?"

Gong Youlin narrowed his eyes slightly and said nothing.

[Damn! Isn't this dog dead? ]

[I haven’t contacted my family for more than ten years. Lao Lu and I thought he was dead! ]

【It's really haunting. 】

Zhao Xiangwan continued to ask: "Gong Youlin, do you know Lu Fuqiang?"

Gong Youlin had no choice but to reply: "I don't know him."

Zhao Xiangwan: "How could you not know him? Isn't your original name Gong Sixi? You and he were classmates in elementary school and junior high school, how could you not know him?"

Gong Youlin raised his eyes and met Zhao Xiangwan's gaze: "Who told you that I am Gong Sixi?"

[I changed my name to prevent this guy from making mistakes.]

[I changed my hukou when I was in high school in 1976. How did the police find me? ]

Zhao Xiangwan laughed: "Before you were 16, you were always Gong Sixi. How come you didn't even want a name after you went to high school?"

Gong Youlin did not comment, but continued to ask: "Who told you that I am Gong Sixi?"

Zhao Xiangwan: "Who else could it be? Who do you think it could be? Do you think that if you change your name and move out of your registered permanent residence, no one will know that you are Gong Sixi? Aren't Gong Yixia and Gong Erqiu who were with you at the Four Seasons Hotel your brothers? Isn't your father Gong Dali still alive? Can't a simple DNA test prove it?"

Zhao Xiangwan said word by word: "You can't hide from it!"

[My dad said that? My eldest and second brothers admitted it? It’s true!]

Gong Youlin never expected that despite all his precautions, his family would hold him back.

In fact, Gong Youlin had no intention of staying in the system at first. He originally thought of changing his name to attend high school, and then leaving and never coming back. However, he did not expect that after three years of high school, he read a lot of crime books in the library because he was afraid that the murder case would be exposed, and his ideal became to become a policeman in the future.

As long as he becomes a policeman, he can set up a safety line for himself. As long as Lu Fuqiang or Lu Shangwu makes any move, he will know it at the first time, and he will react the fastest to hide or run.

Later, as time went by, his power grew, and with Lu Shangwu becoming the director and his career prospering, Gong Youlin became more and more courageous, and had long forgotten the murder case of 20 years ago.

Unexpectedly, after he almost forgot the name Gong Sixi, Lu Fuqiang was captured in a foreign land.

[This kid can really bear it, not going back to his hometown for more than ten years. ]

[If he dares to reply, I will kill him! ]

Hearing this, Zhao Xiangwan's eyes flashed coldly: "Gong Sixi, do you know Lu Fuqiang?"

When he thought about the fact that his family members were still alive and the DNA test could not be false, Gong Youlin's temper was dampened and he could only reply in a low voice: "I recognize him."

Zhao Xiangwan: "Childhood friends, right?"

Gong Youlin turned his gaze to the left: "Elementary school and junior high school classmates."

Zhao Xiangwan: "I heard that you two are of the same blood and have sworn brotherhood?"

Gong Youlin: "Is there such a thing? I don't remember it."

Zhao Xiangwan smiled softly, and the sound of her laughter was like the sound of bells hanging from a pagoda. It was clear and pleasant to the ears, but it made Gong Youlin's heart tremble: What was she laughing at? Why was she laughing? Did Ah Qiang tell her everything?

Zhao Xiangwan said: "Aqiang said that your vow back then was not to be born on the same month and year, but to die on the same month and year, right?"

Gong Youlin frowned: "Nonsense."

[I live a fulfilling life, who wants to die with you? ]

[Among the three people, he is the least courageous and is useless. ]

Seeing that the situation had almost reached a climax, Zhao Xiangwan finally revealed the truth: "Lu Fuqiang admitted that he had committed a murder in March 1975, along with two other brothers from the Three Swords Society, Gong Sixi and Lu Shangwu."

Gong Youlin didn't move.

He was completely frozen in the chair, not even his eyebrows or eyes moved, as if he were a frozen ice sculpture.

[He said it? He really said it all?]

【I don’t know what’s going on with Lao Lu.】

【Damn it! Damn it. 】

A second later, Gong Youlin shook his head: "Is he mentally ill? This is complete nonsense! I guess he has gone crazy after living in another place for a long time? Police comrade, you suspect me based on his words?"

Zhao Xiangwan suddenly lowered his voice: "Why did you choose Gong Dazhuang? Ah Qiang said that it was you who came up with the idea and you were the one who decided on the target of murder."

Gong Youlin didn't fall for her trick at all, and shouted, "You believe a vagrant but not a policeman? He hasn't contacted his family for a long time, and his household registration has been cancelled after he was reported missing for many years. He has been legally declared dead. How credible is such a person? He said he killed someone, so he should pay for his life and don't drag other people into it. I haven't seen him for more than ten years, and our relationship was average before. I didn't participate in the murder, so don't frame me."

【Trying to cheat me? No way! 】

[Why did you kill Gong Dazhuang? Who told him not to lend me money to go to high school? He even advised me to stay at home and farm, saying that I couldn't go to college anyway, so studying was useless.]

[If studying is useless, why did he send Rou to primary school? Why did he buy picture books for Yong? Pah! Isn't it because he is afraid that I will use his money? How much does it cost for me to study? He has money to buy a radio, but he has no money to send me to school? He is rich but unkind, he deserves to be killed! ]

[What's the point of killing him? If you want to kill him, you have to wipe out the whole family. Doesn't the book say that? Cut off the roots. If the whole family is wiped out, there will be no victims. Who will seek justice for him?]

Originally, Zhao Xiangwan just wanted to get a brief understanding of Gong Dazhuang's criminal psychology to prepare for the next interrogation. But when he heard that he had no remorse at all, and the reason for killing was just because the other party did not lend him money, and the reason for destroying the family was just to cut off the roots, Zhao Xiangwan was furious and wanted to punch him!

Treating human life as worthless, is such a person qualified to be a police officer?!

Zhao Xiangwan stood up suddenly: "Gong Sixi!"

There was thunder and lightning in her voice, which contained extremely strong energy and strong intimidation. Gong Youlin was startled and looked up at the little policewoman with a calm face and shining eyes.

Zhao Xiangwan walked to the iron fence and looked through the railing at Gong Sixi, who had lived freely for twenty years after killing someone and had completely forgotten the sea of ​​corpses and blood behind him.

"In one's life, one will do many things and make many mistakes."

"Some mistakes have been made, and it's okay to correct them."

"Some mistakes, once made, can never be undone!"

In the slightly dim interrogation room, Zhao Xiangwan's eyes were shining, and Gong Sixi felt as if he was captured by this light. He wanted to close his eyes, but he couldn't; he wanted to move his feet, but his whole body was stiff and he couldn't escape even a step.

Gong Sixi struggled to respond: "I, I don't know what you are talking about."

Zhao Xiangwan curled his lips and narrowed his eyes: "No! You know what I'm talking about."

Zhao Xiangwan opened the notebook, which was filled with words. She held it up to the fence and said, "Did you see it? This is your father's testimony. He said that after Gong Dazhuang wiped out the family, he was in a state of panic, fearing that the ghosts of Gong Dazhuang's family would come to claim his life. Your father told us that after the case happened 20 years ago, you behaved abnormally, and your grandfather said that he would find a Taoist priest to exorcise the ghost. It was you who admitted it yourself that you killed Gong Dazhuang's family."

Gong Sixi clenched his teeth, then stood up, raised his hands and pounded hard on the back of the iron chair.

[Is my dad crazy? ]

[He told the police that I was the one who killed Gong Dazhuang and his family? ]

【Father tells son, he is really good! 】

After venting, Gong Sixi looked up at Zhao Xiangwan and said, "I don't know what my father said. Maybe I was scared at the time, so my behavior was abnormal. My father is superstitious, so he asked a Taoist priest to exorcise the ghost."

Zhao Xiangwan's eyes flickered. "Gong Dali said that after March 1975, your mother found a stack of money from under your pillow. There was blood on the money."

"Bang!" Gong Sixi kicked the chair, "No, that's not true."

[Idiots! A bunch of idiots! If they put me in jail, how can they live a good life? ]

"Gong Dali said that you had had severe dreams of stabbing people with a knife for a week in a row. It was not until Lu Shangwu and Lu Fuqiang came to find you and the three of you whispered in the room for a long time that your condition gradually improved."

"Bang!" Gong Sixi raised his foot and kicked the chair again, "No, I don't remember this happening."

Zhu Feipeng shouted, "Gong Sixi, if you do anything again, I will arrest you for damaging public property!"

Gong Sixi gritted his teeth, glanced at Zhu Feipeng, then looked at the expressionless police officer at the door, and sat back in his chair in disappointment.

[I won’t admit it anyway. It happened 20 years ago, who can explain it clearly?]

【Who is afraid of something that cannot be proven?】

Although he comforted himself in this way, Gong Sixi's emotions were still moved by Gong Dali's ruthlessness, and he was itching with hatred.

[Whenever I get something good, I send it home. My dad smokes good cigarettes, drinks good wine, which one of them is not given by me? He eats my food, wears my clothes, uses my things, and he actually turns against me and sues me? Damn it! ]

[There are six people in my family. I am the fourth child and I am always ignored by them. My eldest brother is the one who supports the family and takes care of the elderly. My second brother is diligent and does farm work. My third sister is the first daughter and can do everything from cooking to feeding chickens. My mother can't live without her. The two younger sisters are twins and are beautiful. My mother loves them very much. Only I am the only one who they never like.]

[I am obviously the most promising, why are they always the first to give up on me when there is a little trouble? Why? ]

Finally getting a glimpse of Gong Sixi's inner thoughts, Zhao Xiangwan sneered, "Gong Sixi, you have two brothers, a sister, and two sisters. With so many brothers and sisters, why did you still want to form a Three Swords Society? Is it really because of the brotherhood of the underworld?"

Gong Sixi said nothing, but crossed his arms over his chest, stretched his legs forward, and looked lazy. He used body language to tell Zhao Xiangwan: You can talk, I won't listen, I won't care, I won't respond.

Zhao Xiangwan continued, "Because even brothers and sisters have to compete for their parents' love, but sworn brothers don't need to, right?"

Gong Sixi felt that the most secret scar in his heart was torn open, bloody and painful. His arrogant face finally changed and began to turn pale.

"We are sworn brothers, sharing the same blood and swearing an oath to shoulder the glory and responsibility of the Three Swords Society and build a great cause together." Zhao Xiangwan finished reading their oath, paused for a moment, and then continued, "Do you remember what you said to Lu Shangwu and Lu Fuqiang when you were sixteen?"

Gong Sixi's face turned even paler.

"Even so, you're still worried. You drag them along with you to commit a heinous crime. On the one hand, this will appease your hatred, and on the other hand, it will tie the three of you together tightly so that no one will betray anyone, right?"

Zhao Xiangwan held up the childish oath written on the exercise book that had been sealed in the evidence bag and finally seen the light of day after 20 years, and showed it to Gong Sixi: "What a good sworn brother. Although we can't share happiness, we can share difficulties, right?"

Gong Sixi was forced to look at the evidence bag. He jumped up as if a spring was installed on his butt. He ran to the fence at full speed, staring at the dried bloodstains and the blackened fingerprints. His whole body shook like chaff.

Zhao Xiangwan took two steps back, moving a little further away from Gong Sixi to prevent him from suddenly jumping up and snatching his things.

“Hehe…”

Gong Sixi suddenly let out a strange laugh: "You bastard, you actually kept this thing."

[Damn it!]

【With this thing, there is no hiding. 】

[No wonder we took fingerprints and drew blood today. It turns out the evidence is here.]

Zhu Kang said: "God has eyes, doesn't he?"

"Pooh!"

Gong Sixi suddenly turned his head and spat a mouthful of thick phlegm onto the ground.

Amid the disgusted expressions of the crowd, Gong Sixi suddenly said something that had nothing to do with the case: "Do you know how many children I have?"

He didn't care whether others knew or not, and gave the answer directly: "One."

Zhao Xiangwan knew what he was thinking and deliberately said, "You are a state official, and this is required by the family planning policy."

Gong Sixi shook his head and looked into Zhao Xiangwan's eyes through the fence: "The family planning policy has no binding force on me. It's easy for me to get a birth permit. It's not difficult to secretly have two more children outside and let my parents and brothers help raise them."

Zhao Xiangwan asked: "Is your child a boy or a girl?"

Gong Sixi said, "Daughter. I only have one daughter, Gong Dan. Do you think it's the Dan in Danfeng Chaoyang? No, no, no, it's the Dan in single and double. I will only give birth to one and give her all the love of a parent. It doesn't matter whether it's a boy or a girl."

Gong Sixi's obsession is the attention and preference of his parents.

Zhao Xiangwan followed his words and deliberately provoked him: "You have favored your children, but what about your parents? I don't think so. Your father favors the eldest son because in rural areas, the eldest son is the pillar of the family and the one that the parents will rely on for their old age. Your mother favors the fifth and sixth sons because they are the youngest, the cutest, and they are girls. You don't have the second brother who can do farm work, nor the third sister who can do housework. Except for studying, you are inferior in everything and you don't get any attention from your parents, right?"

Gong Sixi looked at Zhao Xiangwan in a daze.

[Who is she? Why does she understand me so well? ]

[No one has ever known the pain in my heart! The only thing I could be proud of was ruthlessly destroyed after I graduated from junior high school! My parents said they had no money and would not let me continue my studies. I could only borrow money from Uncle Dazhuang.]

[Uncle Dazhuang's family is so good. He is the only son of his parents, and he only gave birth to a son and a daughter. There are few people in the family, so there is little food to eat. Uncle Dazhuang also works as a worker in a factory in the county town and is very rich.]

[But he refused to lend me the money! He told me to be down-to-earth and accept my fate, and just be a farmer.]

Zhao Xiangwan continued, "And then? You don't get your parents' attention, so you have to constantly compete with your brothers and sisters for it, so you set up a Three Swords Society, so you want to get rid of Gong Dazhuang who has always made you jealous?"

It was the first time that someone pointed out his inner thoughts directly. Gong Sixi was completely captured by it and couldn't help but follow Zhao Xiangwan's train of thought to answer questions.

"Jealous? Am I jealous?"

"Maybe it's jealousy."

"Why is our family so poor and theirs so rich?"

"People in the countryside always say that having more children means more blessings, but I never believed that! I think it's because we have too many children and there are too many mouths to feed, so we are getting poorer and poorer!"

"Look at my family. We have six children, three sons and three daughters. Many people envy my parents. Gong Dazhuang has only one son and one daughter. People say that his family is too small and they will be bullied in the future. But what about it? We live in a thatched house, while they live in a green-tiled house. We eat porridge every day, while they eat rice every day. We can only eat meat during the Chinese New Year, but the aroma of meat wafts from their kitchen every two days."

Zhao Xiangwan interrupted him: "But, at that time, everyone in the group was having a hard time. It was already very difficult for your parents to raise the six of you."

Gong Sixi said, "Yes! I know my parents have a hard time, so I dare not blame them, but I still can't stand Gong Dazhuang's family. Obviously, his family has money, and I can continue to study in high school if he only lends me 20 yuan, so why doesn't he want to? If he buys less meat and makes fewer new clothes for Roumei, wouldn't he save money?"

Zhu Kang's head was buzzing when he heard this: "Why? Why does he have to lend you money? It's his money! He has the right to decide whether to lend it or not."

Gong Sixi sneered: "I think he did it on purpose. He went to high school and worked in the city, but he couldn't stand the villagers being better than him and wanted everyone to be illiterate. Gong Dazhuang is an only child, so he is very eccentric!"

Zhu Feipeng shook his head and sighed: You want to kill his whole family just because he refused to lend you money? Horrible!

Gong Sixi laughed wildly and cursed in his heart: Anyone who insults me must be killed!

Zhao Xiangwan did not ask for details, so as not to interrupt his train of thought: "Then, you had money to go to school? You took money from the bedside table of Gong Dazhuang's house and paid the tuition. After entering high school, you regained your self-confidence. When your parents saw how good you were at studying, did they often praise you? When you were admitted to the police academy, were your parents particularly happy?"

Gong Sixi was frightened by the blood-stained oath in front of him and fell into a strange state.

His reason told him to stop talking, stop talking.

But his emotions kept urging him to say more, to say more. The policewoman in front of him was the one who understood him best, and she only knew what he wanted.

Gong Sixi smiled sincerely, "Yes, Gong Dazhuang's family is really rich, so I didn't have to worry about the tuition for my three years of high school. My grades were good, and I was always in the top ten. The year I was admitted to the police academy, my parents were very happy. They praised me for my promising future. My eldest brother, second brother, and third sister all looked at me with envy. At that time, I felt that I was really, really happy."

Zhao Xiangwan smiled sarcastically: "And then? Why did you come back after graduating from the police academy? To continue to show off yourself?"

Gong Sixi glared at her and said, "How can you say I'm showing off? In ancient times, the top scholar in the imperial examination had to ride a horse and parade through the streets. I'm a police officer and I'm wearing a uniform. It's such a glorious thing that I have to let everyone see it, right?"

Zhao Xiangwan actually asked and answered him: "I saw it, so what? Can't people be more low-key?"

Gong Sixi said: "Walking at night in gorgeous clothes is the most painful thing in life. You are still young and don't understand."

Zhao Xiangwan smiled slightly, and suddenly changed his tone. In an instant, the interrogation room was filled with thunder and lightning.

"But... people's joys and sorrows are not the same."

"You care about it, but your parents don't."

"You want to show off, but your brothers and sisters are not happy about it."

"You probably don't know, right? When they knew we had evidence and Lu Fuqiang had pointed out that you were the murderer of Gong Dazhuang's family of six, your parents immediately confessed in the interrogation room, and told us with tears in their eyes that you were possessed by an ungrateful spirit and that you were a murderer."

Gong Sixi stared at Zhao Xiangwan blankly.

What was it for which he had fought all his life and achieved the glory of success?

He wants his parents to be proud of him!

No matter how much wealth he has, it can't make up for the emptiness in his heart.

He served his parents with good food and drink, and he led his brothers and sisters to make money, just because he wanted his family to be proud of him, and just because he wanted his parents to say: My fourth son, you are the most promising of my six children!

But what is the result?

Zhao Xiangwan looked at him and said, "Do you know? When your parents found out that you and your older brother were doing something illegal and that they would be arrested by the police and put in jail, what did your father say when he cried?"

Gong Sixi's eyes widened: "What did you say?"

Zhao Xiangwan laughed sarcastically: "He said that Si'er is the root of trouble. He became a policeman, but he is a black-hearted policeman. This is all Si'er's fault, and the eldest and second brothers cannot be blamed..."

It was as if a thousand sharp arrows were flying at him, piercing him like a hedgehog.

Gong Sixi just stood there, watching Zhao Xiangwan's mouth opening and closing, his mind went blank and his heart felt like it had fallen into an icy cave.