Chapter 95 Everything he imagined was just his imagination

Time passed minute by minute, and Zhou Yiyang continued to explain.

After returning to Linshan City, he was initially worried that someone might have noticed that Chen Mingguang was missing, so before he continued to look for his biological parents, he quietly returned to the area near where Chen Mingguang lived to see if anyone was looking for him.

To his surprise, Chen Mingguang's house was rented. He wandered around there for several days until Chen Mingguang's rental period expired and the landlord threw out all his things. Still, no one came to look for him, and he felt relieved.

Later, he devoted himself to searching for his biological parents. He asked many locals who had lived in the area for many years and indeed found out that the year he was born, a newborn baby was thrown into a trash can and then picked up by someone. He was overjoyed to finally find some clues.

But because too much time had passed, he tried everything, but didn't get any useful information in the next ten days.

At this time, he had spent all the money he found from Chen Mingguang. Although he was unwilling to give up, he didn't want to live a hungry life again. So when he was sent to the police station by kind people again, he didn't refuse. Instead, he thought that he had to prepare well this time and get more information from his parents, so that he would not return empty-handed next time.

So he went home with his parents who came to look for him, and tried hard to forget everything related to Chen Mingguang. In the eyes of others, he just ran away from home during his rebellious period and was only found recently. This is what he told himself. He had never met Chen Mingguang, nor had he returned to Songxiang Village, and he had never killed anyone.

Seeing Zhou Yiyang crying bitterly and confessing the crime in fragments, everyone was silent. Although they didn't say anything, it could be seen from their constantly changing expressions that everyone's heart must be in turmoil, especially Pang Le, who must have a lot of dirty words to say, but due to the occasion, he had to keep silent.

Guan Xia also took a deep breath to keep himself calm and continued to listen to the interrogation process.

After Zhou Yiyang finished speaking, the middle-aged female police officer did not give him time to calm down, but immediately asked the next question sharply.

The middle-aged policewoman asked, "Did you find your biological parents later? Did you find them after you prepared well again?"

This time, there was no need to wait for Zhou Yiyang's answer. Guan Xia had already guessed the answer based on the information obtained from the Daqu County Police Station.

Sure enough, after the middle-aged policewoman finished speaking, Zhou Yiyang's face turned pale and his lips trembled as he replied, "I... I am my parents' biological child."

There was no such thing as being abducted or abandoned. Everything he imagined was just his imagination. The poor life he had always longed to escape from was destined for him from the moment he was born. No matter how reluctant he was, he could only accept the reality, so he began to live a down-to-earth life again, trying hard to pretend that the mistake he made in his youth never existed.

But doing something wrong is doing something wrong, especially when he killed someone. Even though 11 years have passed, he will eventually have to pay the price for his mistake.

Perhaps the secret that he had been hiding was finally exposed. Zhou Yiyang was devastated at first, but as he spoke more and more, he simply gave up and stopped stuttering, speaking more and more fluently.

According to Zhou Yiyang's account, he used the money he had saved to do a paternity test during his freshman year. He thought that by getting proof that he was not his parents' biological child, he could force his parents to tell the truth. Who would have thought that he would get a result that would shock him so much.

He was depressed for a long time, and although he didn't want to admit it, he had to accept it.

The beautiful dream he had always dreamed of was shattered. For the sake of the future, he began to cheer up, study hard, work part-time, and strive to find a good job after graduation. He wanted to stay in Linshan City. He didn't want to go back to Songxiang Village. As long as he went back to that place, he couldn't help but think of the mistakes he made in his youth. People have to move forward and he can't be trapped by the past.

What happened next was a natural progression. He met his girlfriend's parents because of his part-time job at the university. At first, he didn't have any thoughts until he overheard the couple talking and learned that they had no son, only an only daughter. He almost subconsciously made plans in his mind.

It's not that he's pretending, he's just afraid of saying the wrong thing, so he's silent. He's also afraid of saying something wrong when drunk, so he never drinks. He has no other way to show off, so he can only work harder and learn to read people's expressions.

Gradually, he became more and more liked by the couple. After several years, he finally achieved his wish. Although the couple's daughter was several years older than him and not very pretty, it didn't matter. He just wanted to stay in Linshan City and didn't want to go back. As long as he didn't have to go back, he didn't care about anything else.

After finally listening to Zhou Yiyang's explanation, Guan Xia almost couldn't wait to run out of the small room. She had already seen a smelly person in the morning, and she didn't expect another one in the afternoon. It was really beyond her tolerance. She was afraid that if she stayed for another second, she would feel nauseous and want to vomit.

Because Captain Yu brought back a team of people, the office building was much busier than before. Fortunately, it was dark now and there would be no sun exposure if she stayed in the yard, so Guan Xia simply rushed out of the office building and found a corner in the yard to relax.

Pang Le had been following her. Perhaps he had too much to say and didn't care about his image at this moment. As soon as he stopped, he simply squatted beside Guan Xia and started to complain incessantly.

"Fuck, what the hell is this? I thought the one in the morning was outrageous enough, but I didn't expect something even more outrageous this afternoon. He's talking about not wanting his life to be ruined. This is pure garbage. He's so selfish and ungrateful that I can't even describe it. And the most important thing is that he's such a good actor, he's so good at acting that he even fooled himself."

Thinking of Zhou Yiyang crying bitterly and looking extremely regretful while confessing, Pang Le couldn't help but shudder, his fists stiffening. "That couple was truly blind. They almost ruined our daughter's life. I'm also surprised. They forced her to go on blind dates and get married even though they didn't like her. If the case hadn't been reopened this time, and they hadn't been arrested until she got married and had a child, how would this couple explain to our daughter then? No matter how they explain, her life will be ruined."

Pang Le showed a relieved expression on his face as he spoke, and Guan Xia was also very relieved. If nothing else, at least he had saved the girl's life in disguise.

When Zhou Yiyang was young, he killed a person who was kind enough to help him for such an outrageous motive. Who knows how he will treat the girl after marrying her? Guan Xia doesn't believe that Zhou Yiyang will really reform and live a down-to-earth life from then on.

"It's a pity for that kindhearted person," Guan Xia said. "From what Zhou Yiyang said, that kindhearted man named Chen Mingguang must be living in difficult circumstances. Despite his financial constraints, he occasionally helped Zhou Yiyang, and he was so kind as to even send him home. However, I find it a little strange. Eleven years ago, although the social atmosphere was not as good as it is now, it was rare for people to send someone home themselves instead of calling the police, especially if it was across town. I always feel that there might be something else going on."

"Actually, I have the same intuition," Pang Le looked at Guan Xia and said, "Do you remember what Zhou Yiyang said earlier? After he killed Chen Mingguang and returned to Linshan City, he deliberately went to Chen Mingguang's rented place to wait, wanting to see if anyone was looking for him. But no one came to look for him. I found it strange. It's okay if he has no friends, but at least he has family and colleagues. But no one has reported him missing."

Guan Xia also found it strange, but her doubts were answered early the next morning.

The murderer was successfully captured, and the cause and effect of the case were also known. After Guan Xia and the others had a good sleep, they set off for Yongquan City early the next morning.

Captain Tan wanted to come and see them off, but he had a case on hand and couldn't leave, so he could only have a quick meal with them the night before.

When Xu Nian received the call from Captain Tan, their car was almost out of Quming City. The two talked for a long time before hanging up the phone.

Everyone was already impatient. Almost as soon as Xu Nian hung up the phone, Wang Yu asked, "Is this additional information about the 814 case?"

Xu Nian nodded and said, "It's about the deceased Chen Mingguang."

No one was surprised, they just pricked up their ears and looked at Xu Nian.

Xu Nian briefly recounted what Captain Tan had just said.

Although the deceased Chen Mingguang worked in Linshan City, he was not actually a native of Linshan City. His household registration was in a county under the jurisdiction of the neighboring city. The reason he stayed in Linshan City was because his son died here.

Coincidentally, his son was about the same age as Zhou Yiyang when he died, and he also ran away from home. Perhaps he saw the shadow of his son in Zhou Yiyang, or perhaps he was afraid that Zhou Yiyang would repeat his son's mistakes, so he did not call the police, but wanted to send Zhou Yiyang home personally.

According to information obtained by the First Squadron of the Daqu County Police Station stationed in Linshan City, Chen Mingguang was influenced by his family since childhood and had a bad temper when he grew up. He did not restrain himself even after getting married, and often beat and scolded his wife and children for trivial matters. His wife could no longer bear it and divorced him when the child was 10 years old. Perhaps in order to get rid of him as soon as possible, she did not ask for property or children during the divorce.

When his son was 14 years old, perhaps he had had enough of him, so he packed up his things and ran away from home just after summer vacation. Chen Mingguang called the police, and with the help of the police, he chased him to Linshan City. He was fully confident that he could find the child and bring him back, but he didn't expect to find a dead body.

His son encountered a drunk driver while crossing the road and died before he could even be taken to the hospital.

Since then, Chen Mingguang moved to Linshan City. His parents passed away a few years ago. Because of his bad temper, he had no contact with other relatives, no friends, and he didn't get along well with his colleagues. They only spoke to each other for a few words a day. That's why no one reported him missing after his death.

After listening to Xu Nian's narration of Captain Tan's words, Guan Xia and Pang Le looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

Chen Mingguang's experience was somewhat beyond their expectations. They originally thought that Chen Mingguang sent Zhou Yiyang home out of kindness, but they didn't expect that it was because Zhou Yiyang's similar experience with his son evoked his memories. Perhaps it was to make up for it, or perhaps he felt guilty about what happened that year, so he chose to send Zhou Yiyang home in person.

But obviously people are different. His son is a good boy, but Zhou Yiyang is not. This led to him losing his life for once in a rare act of kindness.

While Guan Xia sighed, she couldn't help but wonder what Chen Mingguang was thinking when he was killed. Was he regretting that he shouldn't have been kind, or was he regretting that he didn't control his temper when he was young?

If he hadn't been so bad-tempered, he wouldn't have divorced his wife, his child wouldn't have run away from home, he wouldn't have met Zhou Yiyang, and he wouldn't have lost his life.