Chapter 146 Doll

◎Yun Dehou knew that he was finished◎

The next day, the personal restraining order was approved.

With this injunction, Zhu Feipeng could justifiably punch Yun Dehou who was trying to get closer: "Get away!"

Yun Dehou felt something was wrong.

When the neighbors called the police at first, he was not worried at all. Even if the police came to his house and took him to the police station, he was still not afraid. Who would care about such family conflicts these days? He didn't beat or scold the child, he just locked him up in a small dark room. Can he be put in jail?

But now, something is clearly wrong.

First, she met Lei Ling in the hospital. Lei Ling, Xie Lin's first love, seemed to want to eat her up.

Then Lei Ling invited Zhao Xiangwan, a psychological expert from outside the city, who was determined to kick him out of the ward.

Then... a personal restraining order completely separated him from his daughter.

During these two days, Yun Dehou felt as if a cat's paw was scratching his heart. He felt extremely uncomfortable and was thinking about things all day long.

I wondered if my daughter had revealed something. Then I thought, it's impossible, my daughter is so timid, she has always been under my control and dared not say anything.

Yun Dehou finally thought about it and slowly settled down, and he returned to work. Even if his daughter said something, so what? Child abuse? There was no evidence at all. As for the incident with Xie Lin, six years had passed, and any evidence would have disappeared in the long river of time. What was there to be afraid of!

On the other side, in the children's hospital.

Xie Yu and Xie's parents finally arrived.

I was exhausted and went straight to the hospital after getting off the train without even putting down my luggage.

Xie Yu is tall and strong. In such a cold weather, she only wore a thin sweater and jacket, looking very tough.

Xie Kangshi, the father of the family, and Liu Cuifang, the mother of the family, are both in their sixties, with gray hair and wrinkled faces. They were sleepless all night because of self-blame and worry, recalling their daughter's past and feeling heartbroken. In addition, they were exhausted from the long journey, which made the two elderly people hunched over. When they finally arrived at the hospital ward, their legs were shaking and they could hardly stand.

Seeing Yun Jie sitting obediently beside the bed, Xie Kangshi and Liu Cuifang burst into tears and choked up as they called out, "Linlin..."

So similar!

That round little face looks exactly like the one my daughter Xie Lin had when she was in elementary school.

Zhao Xiangwan and Zhou Rulan brought chairs for the two old men to sit on. After they sat down, the old men took a long breath and finally felt the existence of their legs.

Under Zhao Xiangwan's guidance, Yun Jie is now more cheerful and no longer hides when seeing people like before.

She looks well-behaved, honest and obedient, and is especially liked by the elderly. Otherwise, she would not have received the help and care from the grandmother next door.

Seeing the two old men looking at him with tears in their eyes, Yun Jie said nothing. He just glanced at them timidly and smiled slightly.

Just such a faint smile made Liu Cuifang feel heartbroken. Her daughter was so innocent and cute when she was little. But because of her pride, she still didn't know whether she was dead or alive.

At this moment, Liu Cuifang regretted countless times. Why did she agree to marry Yun Dehou? Why did she refuse to meet her before she went abroad? Why didn't she take the letter seriously? If she cared more about her daughter and took more care of her, at least... Yun Dehou would be more cautious before harming her, right?

Xie Lin had been abroad for six years, and there had been no news since that letter. How could I be so careless? How could I really not care about her life or death just because I didn't want to be ashamed of Xie Lin's behavior of abandoning her husband and daughter?

Seeing Yun Jie now, Liu Cuifang's motherly heart was aroused, tears could not stop flowing down, and her voice trembled: "Jie Jie, I am your grandmother."

Yun Jie shrank back and looked at Zhao Xiangwan.

【Dad said, I have a wolf grandmother.】

[My mother also said that my grandmother was very fierce and often hit her palms with a ruler and yelled at her.]

In this world, everything has cause and effect.

Although we don't know the story between Liu Cuifang and her daughter Xie Lin, Xie Lin's original family must have had a great influence on where she is today.

Zhao Xiangwan said to Liu Cuifang: "Don't worry, Jiejie is still receiving psychological treatment, you should be patient and gentle."

When Liu Cuifang heard the words "psychological treatment", she felt even more upset and nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, I'm not in a hurry, we're not in a hurry..."

Xie Lin was stubborn and often clashed with her mother. Liu Cuifang, who was a very authoritative parent, usually educated her daughter by spanking her hands if she didn't obey, and rarely listened to her daughter's inner thoughts.

But now, Liu Cuifang regrets it. She really hopes that time can go back to the past, hug her persistent and stubborn daughter, and say -

sorry.

Xie Yu and her parents met Yun Jie and learned what happened. The three of them said at the same time: "Call the police!"

The family called the police and filed a missing persons case.

Lei Ling can finally apply for a subpoena and search warrant with good reason.

At seven o'clock in the evening, the lights came on.

In the post office dormitory building, lights were lit up one after another.

Lei Ling, who was squatting downstairs, looked up and saw the light in the last building, Room 203, turned on, and immediately ordered: "Go!"

Lei Ling brought Da Lu and Xiao Wu, Zhao Xiangwan brought Zhu Kang, and the five of them quickly went upstairs and knocked on the door of room 203.

Yun Dehou had just finished his meal at a small restaurant outside and then wandered around the hospital. However, as he approached the gate of the Children's Hospital, he suddenly saw a familiar figure. He was so scared that his heart started pounding and he hurried home.

Xie Yu, why is he here?

Didn't the Xie family no longer want to pay attention to Xie Lin and feel guilty about me? Why didn't they contact me when they arrived in Yao City and went straight to see Yun Jie?

They won't take Yunjie away, right?

No! Absolutely not!

With an unprecedented sense of crisis in his heart, Yun Dehou frantically searched the house. He opened the drawers of his dressing table, bedside table, and wardrobe, muttering, "Where is it? Where is it?"

Finally, he calmed down, walked to Yunjie's room, found an old-looking Barbie doll in the corner of the bed, and held it tightly in his hand.

There was a knock on the door and Yun Dehou's heart skipped a beat. He replied, "Who is it?" He put the Barbie doll in his hand on the dining table and walked out to open the door.

Seeing Lei Ling, his face was shrouded in gloom, revealing anger and hatred. Yun Dehou sensed something was wrong and decided to strike first: "Officer Lei, you got the court to issue a personal restraining order through the back door, what else do you want? Are you going to kill me all just because I didn't educate my child properly?"

Grandma Fang, who lived next door, heard the noise and opened the door to see what was going on. She saw five uniformed policemen appearing in the hallway. She became suspicious and walked over to ask, "Police comrades, what happened?"

Lei Ling showed the subpoena and asked Yun Dehou to sign it, and explained the reason: "Xie Lin's parents have reported to the police that their daughter has been missing for six years. We are now investigating, please cooperate."

When Grandma Fang heard this, her eyes widened: "Xie Lin? Didn't she go abroad?"

Lei Ling didn't say anything.

Yun Dehou calmed himself down and had to cheer up. He signed the contract and walked out of the house. When he was about to close the door, Lei Ling blocked his way.

Yun Dehou's eyes flickered: "What are you going to do?"

Lei Ling took out the search warrant again: "Sorry, we need to search Xie Lin's former residence."

Yun Dehou leaned to one side, blocking the door tightly: "Are you crazy? Xie Lin has been gone for six years, and this is no longer her residence. What's more, she and I are divorced, why are you searching my house?"

The search warrant was clearly placed in front of Yun Dehou. It was useless for him to struggle or resist. He could only watch Lei Ling step into the room.

Zhao Xiangwan grabbed Yun Dehou's arm, pushed him into the house, and said in a sharp voice: "Just watch here, don't move!"

Zhao Xiangwan suddenly broke through the intimate distance set by Yun Dehou, which made his whole body tense.

The police showed up at his doorstep without warning, with all the necessary documents ready. Yun Dehou felt as if a net had been set up around him that he couldn't escape.

The pool of mud in Yun Dehou's heart began to bubble with bubbles.

【What did Jiejie say to the police? 】

[Do the police believe what children say? ]

[I cut off that bastard's meat, chopped it into meatballs and fed it to Jiejie, so what? That's her mother's meat. If she eats it, we can be together forever. How great, hahahaha...]

The almost crazy laughter made Zhao Xiangwan feel nauseous.

Damn this heartbroken man!

[I only brought back two small pieces of meat from her face, which I had already eaten. You guys can investigate. If you can find any clues, I will admire you!]

Two small lumps of flesh on the face?

Zhao Xiangwan suppressed his disgust and analyzed it. If he only brought back the meat, there would be no trace left after he ate it.

Six years have passed, what evidence is there?

Yun Dehou committed the murder in Kyoto. What evidence can be found in this small house in Yao City?

Things are far more complicated than I imagined.

Lei Ling asked Xiao Wu and Dalü to put on gloves and began to search in an orderly manner.

Zhao Xiangwan stood in front of Yun Dehou, his eyes flashing with swords and shadows, and his voice was stern and quick: "Xie Lin is everywhere in this room, isn't she?"

Yun Dehou was startled and took half a step back.

"This house was allocated by our work unit after we got married. We designed all the furniture and decoration together. Even after we got divorced and she went abroad and no longer had any contact with me, this house still has her aura. Isn't that right?"

What a good excuse!

Zhao Xiangwan took half a step diagonally to the left.

Yun Dehou followed like a shadow and stood in front of Zhao Xiangwan again.

Yun Dehou was extremely nervous, and his inner thoughts came out without any concealment.

[Can't let her see this.]

【She must not be allowed to see this.】

【This woman's eyes are poisonous! 】

Zhao Xiangwan raised his hands and grabbed Yun Dehou's shoulders. His hands slipped and Yun Dehou was pushed aside, revealing the dining table behind him.

It's just a table...that's all.

Zhao Xiangwan approached the dining table step by step.

She felt Yun Dehou holding his breath.

I could hear Yun Dehou's heartbeat getting faster and faster.

【don't want--】

When this sad voice reached his ears, Zhao Xiangwan picked up the cute Barbie doll on the table.

She is about 20 centimeters tall, petite, wearing a floral apron, denim shorts, and white boots on her feet. She has flesh-colored skin, big blue eyes, a pouty red mouth, a fluffy braid, and two rice-sized white beads on the hairband at the end of the braid, which makes her look very delicate and cute.

Zhao Xiangwan took the doll in his hand, examined it thoroughly, and said calmly, "This is a foreign doll produced by a Sino-foreign joint venture toy production line in the late 1980s, right? It's not cheap."

Yun Dehou felt his throat was dry. He swallowed and quickly explained, "This is a gift I bought for Jiejie. She likes it very much."

Zhao Xiangwan glanced at him and asked, "Why are you nervous?"

Yun Dehou dared not admit that he was nervous. He smiled dryly and said, "Why should I be nervous? It's just that you police officers searched my things as you said you would. Of course I'm not happy. This doll is Jiejie's favorite toy. What are you doing with it?"

Zhao Xiangwan was still examining it carefully, wondering what Yun Jie meant when she said, "Mom is hiding in every corner of the house."

Human tissue, what can be hidden in every corner of the home?

look?

Zhao Xiangwan fiddled with the doll's eyes with his hands.

Resin material, no problem.

clothing?

It is not known whether the cloth was what Xie Lin was wearing when she left. Even if it was, it cannot be used as valid evidence.

Hair?

Zhao Xiangwan's eyes lit up and he stroked the fluffy braid with his hand, feeling the strands of hair, just like real hair.

However, Zhao Xiangwan's eyes darkened again.

If the hair is cut rather than plucked, the hair without the roots cannot be tested for DNA.

Zhao Xiangwan looked at the doll from left to right, and Yun Dehou was very nervous. He was so nervous that the muddy thoughts in his heart were bubbling out.

[Will she discover the secret of the hair? ]

[Now the police will check whether the D is A or B. Will they find out that it is Xie Lin's? ]

[And the beads...]

Hearing this, Zhao Xiangwan finally felt relieved. It seems that Yun Dehou didn't know that hair without roots could not be found? Very good! There are also beads... Whatever it is, take it back to the bureau and ask the comrades in the physical evidence department to check it.

Since Yao City cannot conduct DNA testing, we will send the case to the Provincial Criminal Identification Center and ask Miao Hui for help.

Zhao Xiangwan took out an evidence bag and put the doll in it.

Yun Dehou's breathing stagnated. He didn't know how to respond for a moment. He could only repeat over and over again: "That was Jiejie's favorite toy. Why did you take it away?"

Lei Ling opened the freezer in the kitchen refrigerator and took samples from each bag of frozen meat and put them into evidence bags. He also searched every room for possible human tissue and documents related to Xie Lin.

Including household registration booklet, divorce certificate, divorce agreement, etc.

Walking into Yun Jie's room, Lei Ling took a breath of cold air.

Cold, shabby and dark.

It was such a cold day in March. There was only a thin quilt on the cold bed, and the pillow looked dirty as if it hadn't been washed for some time.

In addition to a small wooden bed, a closet, a desk and a chair, there is also a red lacquered toilet in the corner.

Although the toilet was clean, there was still a faint smell of urine in the air.

How can this be an innocent child's room?

It's just like a prison in the old society.

Lei Ling couldn't help but cursed, "Yun Dehou, is this how you take care of your child?"

Xiao Wu couldn't stand it anymore and cursed, "Isn't this abuse? You beast!" His room was warm as spring, clean and refreshing, but the child's room was as cold as an ice cellar. How could he still have the nerve to say that Yun Jie was his life?

Yun Dehou continued to make excuses: "Isn't Jiejie hospitalized during this period? I didn't clean the house. I'm a man, how can I be as careful and capable as a woman? If you want to blame or scold, go and scold the mother who cruelly abandoned Jiejie!"

As soon as the words fell, a whirlwind blew past.

A figure suddenly rushed in from outside the door, and without saying a word, punched Yun De hard on the thick face.

“Bang!”

There was a loud bang on the ground, and Yun Dehou was caught off guard. He was knocked back with a bloody nose.

“Bang!”

Before he could even wail, another punch came.

Yun Dehou was hit in the eye and screamed in pain: "Ah——"

Lei Ling quickly took action and stopped the man who was going crazy and wanted to continue beating Yun Dehou: "Xie Yu, calm down!"

Xie Yu clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles turning white from the excessive force. His eyes were filled with anger, and he stared at Yun Dehou with gritted teeth: "You beast! Give my sister back to me!"

Yun Dehou saw clearly that the person who hit him was Xie Yu, and his face turned pale immediately.

He covered his bruised eyes with one hand and stared at Xie Yu with the other, his heart pounding wildly.

【It's really him! He's here. 】

When Yun Dehou was pursuing Xie Lin, everyone thought that Yun Dehou was an honest, shy, kind and good-natured person. Only Xie Yu sneered and secretly warned Yun Dehou not to play tricks.

Xie Yu was a sports student who studied free fighting. Yun Dehou was unable to withstand one punch from her. Therefore, among all the Xie family members, he was not afraid of his father-in-law and mother-in-law, but was afraid of Xie Yu.

Xie Yu was very strong, and Lei Ling and Xiao Wu had to fight hard to hold him back.

Yun Dehou was beaten black and blue, but he dared not say a word. He could only tremble and say, "Xie Yu, you, your sister has divorced me."

Xie Yu yelled, "You killed her just because of a divorce? I tell you, murder is a death penalty!!!"

Yun Dehou was insidious and cunning. He looked very vicious, but in fact he was empty-hearted. He only dared to abuse children. When he saw the fierce Xie Yu, he did not dare to resist at all. He stammered, "No, no, I didn't kill anyone. Your sister went abroad. Didn't your parents receive a letter from her?"

Xie Yu hated Yun Dehou so much that she didn't listen to his excuses: "If my sister was alive, how could she send only one letter back? You asked the postman to deliver the previous letter, right? You fabricated it! You must have followed my sister as soon as she left Yao City and killed her on the way."

No matter how scared he was of Xie Yu, Yun Dehou would never admit to the murder charge in front of the police. He immediately cried out, "Don't slander me. Your sister worshipped foreigners and abandoned her husband and daughter. She used the money from the sale of my house to buy a plane ticket to go abroad. She left six years ago and didn't contact any relatives. Your sister has no conscience. And you say I killed her? Who saw it? Who saw it?"

The commotion on the second floor was so loud that the neighbors gathered around.

After hearing Xie Yu's accusation, they looked at each other and discussed quietly.

At first, most people thought it was impossible.

"No way? Xiaoyun is usually a hard-working and honest person, how could he kill someone?"

"Yes, it was Xie Lin who was wrong first. She was gone for six years without even a word from her family. How come Xie's family is now accusing Yun Dehou of murder?"

However, seeing the police with serious faces entering the house to search, Xie Yu with an angry face, and Yun Dehou who did not dare to fight back even after being beaten, the neighbors gradually thought of many details.

"Hey, you guys tell me, is what Xiao Xie said true?"

"I remember that after Xie Lin left, Xiao Yun left Jie Jie with Grandma Fang and took three days off to go out, saying that she wanted to chase Xie Lin to the airport and persuade her to come back. Could it be that... because she failed to persuade her to come back, she decided to kill her?"

"Others may not contact Xie Lin, but Jie Jie is her own flesh and blood. Logically, she should write a letter to ask about the situation. Even if her family burned one letter, she could still write a second or third letter, but there is no news at all. Could something really have happened?"

The thoughts of the crowd are also very strange.

Previously, Xie Lin was determined to go abroad and divorced Yun Dehou as soon as she got her visa. When she dragged her suitcase and left the community, Yun Jie, who was more than three years old, followed behind her, crying and shouting. Her crying was so miserable that it was unbearable to watch.

At that time, everyone hated Xie Lin and scolded her for being shameless and abandoning her daughter in order to go abroad. Everyone felt great sympathy for Yun Dehou and thought he was a pitiful man, and even if he was a little negligent towards his daughter, it could be forgiven.

But now, hearing that Xie Lin might have been killed by Yun Dehou a long time ago, he deceived everyone into sympathizing with him as if nothing had happened. Everyone's anger was quickly ignited, and they began to spit on Yun Dehou.

Even Grandma Fang was so angry that she stamped her feet. "Xiao Fang, you are such a jerk! How could you do such a heartless thing? No matter how wrong Xie Lin was, she has already divorced you. It has nothing to do with you. Why did you want to harm her? If you hate her, just hate her. Why do you have to bully that poor child Jiejie!"

Seeing more and more people gathering at the door, and listening to them recklessly discussing their family affairs, Yun Dehou felt ashamed and angry, and shouted loudly: "I didn't kill anyone! It was Xie Yu who slandered me!"

Zhao Xiangwan suddenly raised the evidence bag in his hand.

The doll is in the transparent bag.

"You didn't kill anyone? Then why is the doll's hair Shereen's?"

Zhao Xiangwan's voice was as clear as spring water, yet as cold as the wind. When her words reached everyone's ears, everyone was shocked.

Countless pairs of eyes were staring at the doll.

Yun Dehou felt a bolt of lightning strike his head.

Zhao Xiangwan's voice was obviously not loud, but to Yun Dehou's ears it sounded like a loud thunder.

At this moment, Yun Dehou felt like he was drowning and suffocating.

The catastrophe of the top.

This is the moment Zhao Xiangwan has been waiting for!

Isn't it said that Yao City is a small place and public opinion has a particularly great influence?

Then don't go to the interrogation room, we will try Yun Dehou here in public!

Yun Dehou cares about psychological distance.

Yun Dehou cares about everyone's discussion.

Very good, then let the voices of the crowd gather together to put psychological pressure on Yun Dehou.

"I killed you—"

With a loud roar, Xie Yu broke through Lei Ling's obstruction, rushed to Yun Dehou's side, and punched him hard in the face.

"puff!"

A mouthful of blood foam flew out, and several teeth flew out of Yun Dehou's mouth.

Seeing the tooth dropped on the ground and looking at the white beads adorning the ends of the doll's fluffy braided hair, Zhao Xiangwan suddenly understood something.

Yun Dehou fell to the ground after being hit by Xie Yu's punch. He was in unbearable pain and gasping for breath.

Zhao Xiangwan bent down, staring at Yun Dehou, whose face was covered in blood, with a sharp gaze. He handed the doll to Yun Dehou and said word by word, "This bead was ground out by Xie Lin's teeth, right?"

There were shouts and screams in the corridor.

The buzz of discussion grew louder and louder.

The residents of the two buildings in front also ran over to find out what had happened. The staircase was full of people, a huge crowd of people, it looked like there were at least 60 or 70 people, if not 100.

Yun Dehou still had a trace of clarity in his mind, and shook his head desperately: "No, no, I didn't..."

Zhao Xiangwan straightened up, looked at the noisy crowd, and said loudly: "Yun Jie told the police that you have been threatening her at home for a long time, saying that her mother is hiding at home, and if she doesn't listen to you, her mother will come and eat her, right?"

Yun Dehou's ears began to buzz and his vision went dark.

Zhao Xiangwan held up the doll and said, "Xie Lin was indeed hiding at home, but only her hair and teeth were left at home. You killed Xie Lin, but brought back these trophies, right?"

A leader-like person in the crowd said, "Yun Dehou! When the police ask you questions, tell them the truth! Police forensic technology is very advanced nowadays. They can use DNA technology to identify whose teeth and hair belong to."

Grandma Fang was standing closest to him. She walked up to Yun Dehou and spat at him: "Bah! Hurry up and explain clearly that you didn't kill that person!"

Someone was shouting, "There has never been a bad guy in our post office over the years. Yun Dehou, tell the truth. Did you kill Xie Lin?"

"Yes! Confessing is your only choice!"

The crowd's angry shouts grew louder and louder, like a tsunami, pressing Yun Dehou under the water, making it completely impossible for him to breathe.

"What a sin! Xie Lin was right to leave him. It was not enough to kill people, he also used them to make hair braids and teeth beads, and placed them at home as toys for children. How horrible."

"If I were Xie Lin, there's no way I'd marry him."

"If he wasn't good at coaxing people and saying that he fully supports Xie Lin's dream, how could Xie Lin, who is so beautiful and stylish, an English teacher with a good family background, be interested in a poor boy like Yun Dehou?"

Xie Yu was still not satisfied and wanted to go up and kick Yun Dehou a few times, but was stopped by Zhao Xiangwan with a stern look.

This was the most critical moment of the interrogation. You beat Yun Dehou to a pulp and knocked him unconscious. You were venting your anger, but how could the interrogation continue?

Zhao Xiangwan bent down and whispered in Yun Dehou's ear: "Did you hear that? The public's eyes are sharp. Xie Lin married you because you could support her to go abroad, but after having a child, you regretted it and tried to stop her. Xie Lin was right to leave you! Which woman would be willing to live with a useless, incompetent, selfish and despicable person like you?"

Zhao Xiangwan's words were like a sharp sword piercing his chest, shattering Yun Dehou's sensitive self-esteem.

Yun Dehou slowly raised his head, bloodthirsty madness flashing in his eyes.

[That bitch wants to leave me? Dream on.]

[I chopped off her fingers, scratched her face, broke her teeth, and threw her into the Tiefeng Reservoir. Even if her body floated up, who would know that she was Xie Lin from Yao City?]

[I buried my finger under the wall. With the fertilizer, the creeper will grow well.]

[I grind my teeth into beads and scatter them in the closets, drawers, and under the bed at home, like pearls that have been cut off from the string. In this way, she will be with me and Jiejie forever, and we will never be separated again.]

Important clues: Tieshan Reservoir, fingers, teeth.

Zhao Xiangwan finally heard clearly what Yun Dehou was thinking, and he felt relieved.

She straightened up slowly and said to Zhu Kang, "Take note."

Zhu Kang worked well with her and immediately took out a notebook from his bag and squatted aside to start taking notes.

Zhao Xiangwan looked down at Yun Dehou with a mocking sneer on his face: "Yun Dehou, confess your crimes honestly. You can no longer hide what you have done."

Yun Dehou struggled to get up from the ground and was met with countless familiar eyes.

These were colleagues, neighbors, and acquaintances who usually greeted him with a smile, but at this moment, there was alienation, indifference, disgust, and hatred in their eyes.

【There is no going back.】

【There is no going back to the past.】

【No one will believe me.】

[My job, future, prospects... everything is ruined. ]

At this moment, Yun Dehou knew that he was finished.