Chapter 165 Arrest

Zou Chengye has been suffering from insomnia these days.

As soon as I lie down, I can see Cai Qinglian's wooden face.

After coming out of the mental hospital, Cai Qinglian's eyes became dull, her body became swollen, and she looked like a steamed bun. Her former aura was gone.

For some reason, the scene of our love affair during college suddenly came to my mind and lingered for a long time.

Cai Qinglian, who is in her early twenties, does not have pretty facial features, but she is sunny and cheerful, determined and particularly likes challenges. The harder the situation is, the harder she works. If she encounters something she doesn't understand in her profession, she will spend time in the library looking up books and documents, or ask professors for advice, until she knows the whys and hows of things. Only then will she smile like a child, proudly looking at her boyfriend Zou Chengye and saying, "I've figured out another problem. Am I awesome?"

It is precisely because of this kind of perseverance that makes Cai Qinglian stronger in the face of setbacks that she has been able to go further and further in her career, from a small clerk to a deputy section chief, section chief, deputy director and finally director. If nothing unexpected happens, she will become the deputy president of the state-owned bank she works for before she turns 40.

Everyone envies Zou Chengye for being able to marry such an outstanding wife. No one knew that although Zou Chengye said he was proud of his wife, he was not happy in his heart.

Zou Chengye was born in the countryside and grew up in an environment where boys were favored over girls. In order to support his studies, some of his four sisters got married early in exchange for dowry, and some went out to work and sent him living expenses every month, but in Zou Chengye's view, these were all as they should be. There are six children in the family, and he is the only one with a talent for studying. If he is not supported, will the whole family die of poverty and starvation in that remote mountain village?

After finally coming to the provincial capital to study at university, Zou Chengye wanted to stay in this prosperous and bustling city.

In order to stay in Xing City, Zou Chengye decided to find someone who has a local hukou, a good family background and can help him stay in the big city. His classmate Cai Qinglian met all of his expectations except for her appearance and personality. Moreover, Cai Qinglian was kind-hearted and simple. She did not despise his poor family at all but was full of sympathy. She even comforted him by saying, "Whose family has not been from the countryside for three generations?" It doesn’t matter if we are poor. We can help our family once our income is stable.

The two got their marriage certificate as soon as they graduated and were successfully assigned to work in Xing City.

After getting married, Cai Qinglian behaved very virtuously. She was warm and considerate to Zou Chengye's relatives in his hometown, and she also sent money to her parents-in-law's parents in the countryside every month.

At the beginning, Zou Chengye was indeed very grateful to Cai Qinglian and took the initiative to take care of the household chores. Cai Qinglian was very career-oriented. After getting to work, she devoted herself to her work and soon demonstrated her superhuman abilities. In comparison, Zou Chengye's performance was mediocre. He did not receive much attention in school. Although he had outstanding appearance, his language expression ability was average, his scientific research ability was poor, and it was difficult for him to be evaluated for a professional title.

In a family where the woman is strong and the man is weak, Zou Chengye was forced to give up his career and devote himself to his family.

Since marrying Cai Qinglian, Zou Chengye has been responsible for cleaning, cooking, taking care of the children, and tutoring them. Cai Qinglian focuses on her career and never does any public work.

Cai Qinglian and her two brothers knew that Zou Chengye had contributed a lot to the family, and they were grateful to him from the bottom of their hearts. They always protected his self-esteem and gave him full respect. When Zou Chengye was in a low mood, Cai Qinglian would make a serious statement, saying that the husband and wife were one, they just had different divisions of labor in the family, and her success was half due to her husband's hard work.

However, the envy of others, Cai Qinglian's gratitude, the praise from the brother-in-law... all of these could not outweigh the complaint from Zou Chengye's parents: Since ancient times, men have been in charge of the outside world and women have been in charge of the inside world, but why is it the other way around in your family? How can a grown man like you be suppressed by a woman?

Yes, in the 12 years of marriage, Zou Chengye felt that he had always been suppressed. Although Cai Qinglian and her two brothers had always praised him, Zou Chengye felt that this praise had a purpose, which was to make him give up his career and devote his energy to the family, freeing up time and energy for Cai Qinglian to develop her career.

The grown man has become a vassal of a woman, and this feeling makes Zou Chengye gradually feel dissatisfied.

This kind of dissatisfaction has been accumulated for a long time and will always find an outlet.

And this exit is Yu Yaxiu.

Every man has an image of an ideal partner when he is young, which is called the dream lover in novels.

Yu Yaxiu's appearance, temperament, personality and conversation are all consistent with Zou Chengye's dream lover.

Yu Yaxiu was in her early twenties, in the prime of her life, and worked as a nurse in a nearby clinic. She has delicate features, a slim figure, a gentle personality, and every look in her eyes is full of thoughtfulness and care.

After meeting Yu Yaxiu, Zou Chengye finally felt like a man. Yu Yaxiu's gentle words and considerate eyes stirred ripples in his heart. At that time, he was thinking: If he had found someone like Yu Yaxiu in the beginning, how happy his family would be, with his wife taking care of the family and him focusing on his career, and then... he would be successful and she would be sweet-talking.

At the beginning, Zou Chengye had the intention but not the courage to do it. After all, he has a family. Moreover, his wife works in a bank and has a bright future. His family is also very powerful. If he cheats on his wife during their marriage, the personal image he has built for more than ten years will completely collapse, and he will also have to endure revenge from the Tsai family.

Zou Chengye felt that he knew Cai Qinglian very well. She was a person who became more courageous when faced with more setbacks. If he proposed divorce to her, Cai Qinglian's first reaction would definitely be that there was a problem in their marriage. She would analyze the current situation. If she confirmed that it was Zou Chengye's problem, she would analyze her husband's heart and ask him to correct his mistakes. If Zou Chengye resists, Cai Qinglian will use all her strength to force him to admit his mistake and find ways to repair their relationship.

Divorce means failure to Cai Qinglian, and failure is not allowed in her life.

Zou Chengye was afraid of facing Cai Qinglian's dominance and revenge. He did not dare to file for divorce, let alone cheat on his wife.

However, once the inner feelings take root, they are difficult to uproot from the heart. The busier Cai Qinglian is and the more successful her career is, the stronger Zou Chengye's sense of loss becomes.

On the other hand, Yu Yaxiu's dependence on and love for Zou Chengye grew stronger and stronger, and their feelings heated up unknowingly until something went wrong. Zou Chengye finally betrayed his marriage and sank into it.

During the Spring Festival of 1984, Zou Chengye took his family back to his hometown. His parents quietly took his hand and said, "Your brother has already had three daughters in succession and paid a lot of fines, but he still can't have a son. The Zou family can't be extinct, so we are counting on you. Otherwise, you can ask Cai Qinglian to have another child."

Zou Chengye and Cai Qinglian have only one daughter, Zou Buran. Both of them hold public office, and the family planning policy does not allow them to have more children. Zou Chengye is helpless and can only sigh as he looks at the certificate of being an only child.

Regarding this, Zhou's parents were also very dissatisfied with their daughter-in-law Cai Qinglian, who was an official. I always feel that Zou Chengye is the most promising one in the family. So what if his wife is capable? But I don’t have a son. When I go out, I feel like I can’t stand up straight and I always feel like someone is poking my spine.

Cai Qinglian could not understand her husband's family's obsession with giving birth to a son. In her opinion, times had changed and boys and girls were the same. It didn't matter how many children they had, as long as they were excellent. Although she is very busy with work, she has not relaxed her education of her daughter Zou Bu Ran. However, Cai Qinglian does not focus on details, but on the cultivation of character and habits.

In her opinion, as long as a child has good study habits, life habits, loves learning, is good at observation, and is not afraid of difficulties, he can grow up to be a useful person to society.

Because Cai Qinglian did not have the idea of ​​favoring boys over girls, she did not take the occasional complaints from Zou Chengye and her parents-in-law to heart. She has more things to do and too much work to do, so she has no time to take care of everyone's emotions.

What Cai Qinglian didn’t expect was that it would happen after the Spring Festival. An evil thought arose in Zou Chengye's mind. He began to implement his plan, pushing Cai Qinglian into the abyss of life step by step, turning her from a favored child into a mental patient.

Thinking of this, Zou Chengye felt like there was a big hole somewhere in his heart, empty and painful.

At the beginning, he sent threatening letters and made threatening phone calls, and he also deliberately made the lights in the house flicker, which made Cai Qinglian, who was already in a bad mental state, even more nervous.

When doing all this, Zou Chengye was only concerned about Cai Qinglian's reaction. The more scared she was, the happier he was.

But when he experienced all this, Zou Chengye felt the fear of being in the wilderness with lone wolves lurking around everywhere.

It turns out that the feeling of seeing enemies everywhere is so terrifying.

Zou Chengye lay on the sofa without saying a word, his face turned pale and his head was splitting. He pressed his temple with his left hand and groaned unconsciously.

After being called to the Criminal Investigation Brigade and being interrogated by Xia Mufan in the interrogation room, Zou Chengye felt unprecedented panic. Did the police know something?

This is an old case from twelve years ago, and it happened in Xing City. Why are the police in Hui City keeping pursuing it?

The cold atmosphere in the interrogation room, Xia Muchan's sharp words, and the police's obviously mocking eyes, all of these made Zou Chengye feel very bad.

What he regrets most now is that he rashly ran to the Criminal Investigation Brigade to report the crime after receiving the threatening letter.

It was really because the good days lasted for too long that Zou Chengye had forgotten everything that happened 12 years ago. Threatening letters, threatening phone calls, flickering lights, aren't all these the same tricks he used on Cai Qinglian?

Could it be that Cai Qinglian has woken up? Or maybe the Cai family knew the whole story and decided to take revenge on him?

When he thought of this possibility, Zou Chengye could no longer sit still. He stood up from the sofa, paced back and forth in the living room, muttering to himself.

"No, I can't just sit there and wait for death! If the Cai family knew that I was the one who killed Cai Qinglian, they would definitely not let me go. Cai Qingsong was a special forces soldier, he is very powerful, what should I do? What should I do?"

"Do they dare to ignore the law and commit murder and arson?"

"Will they attack my son? He is the root of our Zou family."

The more Zou Chengye thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he stared blankly out the window at the gradually darkening scene. One wrong step leads to another. If he had known this would happen, he should not have treated Cai Qinglian like that.

She was such a proud person, how could she tolerate being branded as a mental patient?

Although Cai Qinglian is strong, she is not unreasonable. If he is willing to sincerely repent, communicate with Cai Qinglian, beg her to let him go, and voluntarily leave the house, maybe, possibly, maybe... the Cai family will let him go?

As long as the divorce is peaceful, he will find a new job and start a new life, and the two families will never have any contact with each other again. He can still pursue his career, marry Yu Yaxiu and have a son. Isn't it good to part ways and live happily ever after? Why did he become so blinded by greed at that time that he had to do such harm to Cai Qinglian?

Ding-ling-ling… Ding-ling-ling…

The phone at home suddenly rang.

Zou Chengye, who was in remorse, was startled and covered in cold sweat. He looked at the phone carefully, and after the phone rang seven or eight times, he reached out, picked up the phone, and put it close to his ear.

Yu Yaxiu's crying voice came from the other side of the microphone: "Chengye, the police just came to see me."

Zou Chengye was stunned for a moment: "Why do the police want you to do this?"

Yu Yaxiu's voice trembled slightly. She was on the phone at work, with someone else around her, and she lowered her voice and said, "The police didn't say anything, they just drew my blood, took my fingerprints, and asked me to cooperate with the investigation."

Zou Chengye's head buzzed and he thought of a lot of things in an instant.

Why did the police go to Yu Yaxiu and draw her blood for fingerprints? Did the police really find some evidence?

Thinking of Xia Mufan's serious expression in the interrogation room, the words he said were as sharp as a knife: "You are so brave to play with the police!"

Could it be that this was the police's revenge on him?

The more he thought about it, the more scared he became. Zou Chengye was distracted in class for several days in a row.

Three days later.

It is winter now, the cold wind blows on my face, and my hands and feet are numb from the cold.

Zou Chengye stood on the familiar podium, finished two classes in a restless mood, and hurried out of the classroom without caring about the confusion in his students' eyes.

As soon as Zou Chengye walked out of the classroom, he was stopped by Xia Muchan.

Xia Mufan was wearing a police uniform, followed by Gong Weiguo and Yu Jing who were also in uniform. As soon as the three policemen appeared in the corridor of the teaching building, they attracted onlookers from teachers and students.

Students who knew Zou Chengye did not dare to come forward. They stood far away, whispering to each other.

"Did Mr. Zou break the law? Why did the police stop him here?"

"Teacher Zou seems to be okay, right? What on earth did he do?"

"Who knows? We usually only see the teacher in class and don't know what kind of person he is in real life."

"No wonder Mr. Zou's lecture was so dry just now. He didn't speak with eloquent words and quotes like usual. It turns out that something happened to him."

Xia Mufan showed his police ID and arrest warrant, and said bluntly: "Zou Chengye, please come with us."

When Zou Chengye saw the arrest warrant, his pupils shrank, his face turned pale, and he could hardly stand on his feet. If he had not been in the teaching building, he would probably have collapsed to the ground.

If the police had no solid evidence, they would not have been able to issue an arrest warrant. The most they could have done was to summon him to the police station for questioning. Now, this arrest warrant was written in black and white with a big red official seal on it, like a death warrant that instantly crushed Zou Chengye's heart.

Zou Chengye subconsciously looked around. Countless pairs of eyes in the corridor of the teaching building were staring at him. In the past, these students' eyes were full of respect and admiration, but now they were flashing with disgust and suspicion.

The reputation that I have worked hard to build over many years was destroyed today.

Zou Chengye tried to maintain his dignity, but his voice trembled unconsciously: "Why are you taking me away?"

Xia Mufan didn't give him any face at all, and said in a loud and clear voice: "Zou Chengye, you are suspected of a personal injury case 12 years ago. Please come with us."

After hearing Xia Mufan's words, several teachers who knew Zou Chengye looked at him in disbelief, with hesitation in their eyes. The students' chatter in the corridor grew louder and louder.

"It's an old case from 12 years ago. Teacher Zou hadn't come to our school at that time, right?"

"I really can't believe it. Mr. Zou looks so elegant and generous, but I didn't expect that he actually hurt someone 12 years ago. I just don't know who he hurt, and why the police came to his door after such a long time."

"Alas, it is true that you can only judge a person by his appearance, but not by his heart. A good university professor has committed a crime."

Amidst such discussions, Zou Chengye's face became paler and paler, and he finally lowered his usually proud head.

Zou Chengye knew that he was finished.

If you do something wrong, there will always be a day when you will be punished.

what goes around comes around. It’s not that there is no retribution, it’s just that the time has not come yet. I didn’t expect that this saying actually turns out to be true.

After getting into the police car, Zou Chengye discovered that there was another person sitting in the car.

The man was wearing a nurse's uniform and had tear marks all over his face. When he saw him, he cried out, "Cheng Ye, Cheng Ye, what's going on? Why are the police arresting me? Aren't we victims? How did we suddenly become suspects?"

Feng Xiaoyu snorted coldly: "Don't pretend, you know exactly what you did."

Yu Yaxiu shook her head desperately, tears falling down her cheeks: "No, no, no, I have never hurt anyone in my life. I am just an ordinary nurse and a dedicated mother. Why are you arresting me?"

Zou Chengye's hands were handcuffed, so he couldn't hug his wife. He could only raise his hands and pat Yu Yaxiu's back, saying in a hoarse voice, "Be patient."

Xia Mufan glanced at the couple and said nothing.

At this time, are we still going to act out the love drama between husband and wife? It's so disgusting.

Back at the Criminal Investigation Brigade, Zou Chengye and Yu Yaxiu were forced to separate.

The interrogation started with Yu Yaxiu.

Yu Yaxiu has always been a housewife, working as a nurse in the school hospital. She usually does some simple work such as giving injections and changing dressings. She takes shifts during the winter and summer vacations. She devotes most of her time and energy to her children and family. Seeing her husband, whom she usually regarded as a supporter, being arrested by the police, she was extremely panicked.

Although Yu Yaxiu and Zou Chengye had agreed after the police took their fingerprints and bloodstains that they would not admit anything no matter what the police said, now that they were actually sitting in the interrogation room and feeling the serious and tense atmosphere, Yu Yaxiu's heart was beating like a drum and her whole body was shaking like a sieve.

Xia Mufan took out an evidence bag and took out a letter from it. The color of the kraft paper has turned dark yellow, and the pen writing on the envelope has become faint. It can be seen that this is an old letter.

After seeing the letter, Yu Yaxiu became even more nervous. Her teeth chattered against each other, making a clattering sound that was amplified in her ears through bone conduction.

These letters are the biggest secret in Yu Yaxiu's heart and also the craziest thing she has ever done in her life. Suddenly seeing the letters she wrote 12 years ago appear in front of her, Yu Yaxiu felt guilty as if she was seen through.

Xia Mufan opened the letter, unfolded the letter, and held it in front of Yu Yaxiu: "Do you still remember this letter?"

The four big words "Bitch, die!" on the letter paper made Yu Yaxiu even more frightened, and the sound of her teeth chattering became louder and louder.

Xia Mufan slowly pointed at the exclamation mark on the envelope and said, "Yu Yaxiu, did you write this letter?"

Yu Yaxiu shook her head desperately: "No, no, no, it's not me."

Xia Mufan curled his lips slightly, revealing a mocking expression: "The punctuation marks written in blood, the fingerprint left on the exclamation mark is exactly the same as your index finger fingerprint. In addition..."

After a pause, Xia Mushige slowly said, "The forensic doctor extracted DNA from the blood on the letter and tested it. It completely matches your DNA."

Without waiting for Yu Yaxiu to reply, Xia Mufan suddenly stood up and slapped the interrogation table. The sound echoed in the interrogation room and exploded above Yu Yaxiu's head like a winter thunder: "Yu Yaxiu! The evidence is irrefutable, why don't you tell the truth?"

Xia Muchan stood straight, his eyebrows and eyes were sharp, and his whole body was like an opened blade, shining with cold light. She raised her hand and pointed at the eight big words on the wall.

"Have you seen clearly? Leniency to those who confess, severity to those who resist. You and Zou Chengye have forced Cai Qinglian into a mental patient. The evidence is right in front of us. How can you quibble?"

"In order to stay with Zou Chengye for a long time, you didn't hesitate to hurt another woman. You could escape 12 years ago, but today you can't escape even if you have wings!"

Xia Mufan narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing anger. The strong condemnation in his words shattered Yu Yaxiu's fragile heart in an instant. She collapsed in the middle of the chair, tears and snot flowing together, forming a mess on her pretty face.

Yu Yaxiu raised her hands and covered her face. The sound came out muffled from the palm of the hand.

"Chengye loves me, not her."

"But she is in a high position and has great power. The Cai family is very powerful in Xing City. Cheng Ye said that we must not let her know about our affairs, otherwise she will destroy both of us."

"I had no choice. I really had no choice. I was pregnant with Chengye's child, but my identity could not be exposed. I could only abort the child quietly. I lay on the cold operating table. At that moment, I really felt that the world was unfair."

"Chengye is so outstanding, but she doesn't cherish him at all. She knows clearly that their family values ​​boys over girls, but she refuses to give him a son. In her mind, career comes first, and Zou Chengye is just a househusband who paves the way for her career. She doesn't love Zou Chengye at all."

"I didn't intend to harm her. I just wanted her to withdraw from our relationship. Cheng Ye said that as long as I did what he said, Cai Qinglian would be able to give up. Mental illness is not something to be afraid of. As long as there is follow-up formal treatment, it can definitely be cured."

Xia Mufan interrupted her coldly: "Did you give the hallucinogenic drugs to Zou Chengye?"

Yu Yaxiu shuddered and raised her head quickly: "I stole those medicines from the hospital and gave them to him. At that time, the management of the clinic was not so strict. I gave them to him quietly and no one found out. But I'm not a doctor, and I don't know what those medicines are used for. I just followed Zou Chengye's instructions and gave him whatever medicine he wanted."

Yu Yaxiu completely denied all of this, as if she was just a small character who did what others did.

Xia Mushige continued to ask about the details of the case.

Yu Yaxiu now only wants to get rid of her guilt. She did not hide anything and explained the whole cause and effect clearly. After she finished her confession, she raised her head and looked at Xia Mufan pleadingly.

"I just wanted her to get a divorce. I really didn't intend to harm her. The threatening letters and phone calls were all arranged by Zou Chengye. The psychologist behind was also arranged by Zou Chengye. I have explained everything clearly. Can you please let me go?"

Xia Mufan didn't continue talking nonsense with Yu Yaxiu. After confirming that she had explained everything clearly, he asked her to sign and fingerprint the transcript.

The next step is to interrogate Zou Chengye.