Chapter 174 Guardian

Ou Qingguo was venting his inner emotions incessantly, and Feng Xiaoyu was writing quickly, recording every word Ou Qingguo said.

Seeing that Ou Qingguo had almost finished explaining the facts and motives of the crime, Xia Mufan began to ask questions: "Xiaoxiao said Hong Mama, do you know what it means?"

Ou Qingguo has now entered a relatively crazy state. His eyes are bloodshot, his teeth are clenched, and his originally square face has become a trapezoid, looking hideous and terrifying.

"Red Mom? Of course I know what it means. I punched that bitch Liu Qin and her face was covered with blood. The blood from the corner of her eye blurred one of her eyes, and that was it. That bitch even laughed and said that Mom's eyes were bleeding and everything she saw was red, don't be afraid, Mom is now a Red Mom."

"Xiaoxiao was crying, and her crying was so loud that it couldn't even cover the sound of the train. I kicked her and told her to shut up. It was really ridiculous. Liuqin was vomiting blood, but she was still holding the child and coaxing her, telling her not to cry or make noise, because only good children would not be beaten."

Gong Weiguo couldn't stand it anymore and kicked the chair where Ou Qingguo was sitting. Ou Qingguo staggered, stumbled forward and almost fell.

Xia Mufan glanced over with a serious expression and stopped Gong Weiguo's next move.

Gong Weiguo was filled with indignation, and he punched the air with his fist. This bastard is worse than a beast. If it weren't for the rules and regulations, I would really want to beat him up.

Xia Mufan continued to ask about the details of the crime, including the time, place, process, location of the body, etc. Only after confirming that all the details were clear and the chain of evidence was complete did Xia Mufan breathe a sigh of relief.

Three months have passed since the incident. Ou Qingguo was a night shift driver. He took advantage of the dark and windy night to put Liu Qin's body in the trunk of his car and threw it into a remote garbage station in the city. As the garbage was transported and processed, it could no longer be found. The clearer Ou Qingguo's explanation is, the less likely it is that he will overturn the verdict.

After Ou Qingguo finished his confession, he finally came out of his frenzy and gradually regained consciousness. He looked up at Xia Mufan and asked in a trembling voice, "If I kill someone, will I be shot?"

Xia Mufan asked back: "What do you think?"

Ou Qingguo said pitifully, "Isn't it said that those who confess will be treated leniently? I have already confessed, so the government should be lenient with me, right?"

Gong Weiguo shouted at the side: "You are killing and dismembering people. This is a heinous crime!"

Ou Qingguo didn't realize there was anything wrong with dismembering and disposing of the body. He said hesitantly, "I didn't mean to kill her at the time. I didn't expect that I would be so strong after getting drunk that day that I accidentally beat her to death. She would get up and cook after a few days' rest, but she didn't respond after I called her for a long time that day. When the body started to stink, I realized I had killed someone. I was afraid at first, but when I heard Xiaoxiao mumbling about stinky mother all day long at home, I got annoyed. I wanted to throw the body away, but it was such a big pile that I couldn't carry it out and throw it outside. I had to take the kitchen knife and chopping board and chop it up bit by bit."

"To reduce the weight, I flushed the minced meat down the toilet. I chopped the large bones into several pieces and threw them in the trunk and tossed them at several garbage stations. The person was dead anyway, so what did it matter whether the body was dismembered or dumped?"

He is totally illiterate about the law! Gong Weiguo was so angry that he yelled, "If you had turned yourself in right after Liu Qin's death, you might have been convicted of manslaughter and given a lenient sentence. But now you've killed, dismembered, and dumped the body. No matter how you defend yourself, it's useless. This is definitely intentional homicide. Just wait for the court's verdict!"

No one is not afraid of death. When Ou Qingguo heard what Gong Weiguo said, he was suddenly filled with grief. He covered his face and cried sadly.

Xia Mufan's voice was calm, and he continued to stab another knife into his heart.

"If you treat your wife badly, you will never make any money. If you treat your wife badly, naturally everything will go wrong. Liu Qin is an orphan and she longs for family affection. As long as you treat her well, she will repay you tenfold. Your parents died early and you lived a hard life. You finally found the other half of your life, why don't you cherish it?"

"You drive a taxi outside, and she takes care of the housework at home and runs a small business part-time. If you and your wife love each other and work hard together, I believe your life will be prosperous and better. Children brought up in an atmosphere of love will naturally be healthy, smart and lively. With the birth of the child, you two will have new hope and motivation to strive in your lives. The family will work together to move forward. When the child grows up, enters university and has a good job, you can move out of Qingyuzui and live in a bright and spacious house. You will no longer have to endure the roar of the train outside the window, and your life will become happier and happier."

"But you ruined all of this! Not long after you got married, you bullied Liuqin because she was weak and beat her up. Even when she called the police, you still did the same. Liuqin got pregnant and gave birth to a child in such an environment. How could the child be healthy?

Because the child was unhealthy and had to spend a lot of money on treating his illness, they became poorer and poorer.

The poorer you are, the more you feel that the world is unfair, and the beatings escalate; the more you beat, the worse the child's health becomes, and the more afraid Liu Qin becomes of you. From then on, you will fall into a vicious cycle and your life will only get worse. ”

"Now that Liu Qin is dead, you have to pay with your life, and your life will also enter the countdown.

Are you satisfied with this ending?

Think about it yourself, why are you sitting in the interrogation room with handcuffs and shackles? Why should we make our life path narrower and narrower until we end up at a dead end? ”

After hearing what Xia Mufan said, Ou Qingguo's head gradually drooped, and he felt that his mind was a mess like a paste.

He has little education and his parents don't know how to educate their children. All he has seen since childhood is his poor parents bowing and scraping to please everyone around them. When his father gets drunk, he will take his anger out on him and his mother. His mother doesn't know how to resist, but just endures it all silently, repeatedly telling him to be good and listen to his father, saying that it's not easy for his father out there.

Ou Qingguo continued his parents' practice, working hard and trying to get along well with everyone around him. Even when he was treated unfairly, he never dared to resist. But the poorer a person is, the more likely he is to be bullied. The dissatisfaction and anger accumulated in his heart grew more and more, but he didn't know how to vent it.

Until he met Liu Qin.

Liu Qin is an orphan who was abandoned by her parents when she was young. She grew up in an orphanage. After finishing junior high school, she went out to work to support herself.

Although she lacks family warmth, she is tolerant, kind and dutiful. She was thin, with dry yellow hair, and was not pretty, but after they got married, she was tolerant and pleasing to him in every way, wishing to devote everything she had to him.

Such a weak woman. Ou Qingguo finally found psychological balance. At first he just cursed a few words, but when he found that Liu Qin could endure it, he started to take action.

One day, Liu Qin couldn't bear the beating he gave her and ran to the police, but the police only tried to reconcile them instead of separating them. Ou Qingguo was not punished and became even more arrogant after that. Liu Qin seemed to have accepted her fate.

The day Ou Qingguo saw the blood flowing from Liu Qin's body, the demon hidden in his heart was released. The more incompetent and honest he was outside, the more violent he became at home. Looking at his wife's horrified eyes, he felt that he had finally straightened his back and become a man again. Later, his wife looked at him with evasive eyes and wanted to escape, but he noticed it in time and dragged her back.

With Xiaoxiao, Ou Qingguo had one more bargaining chip to tie his wife down.

Liu Qin herself is an orphan. After having a child, she wanted to give Xiaoxiao all the best things in the world. She couldn't bear to leave her child and could only continue to endure Ou Qingguo's beatings.

Xiaoxiao's health is not good, and Liu Qin always says that she wants to save money to have surgery for Xiaoxiao, and the family is becoming increasingly embarrassed. The poorer he became, the less confident he felt. Ou Qingguo, who drove at night, felt more and more angry and resentful, until that day when he accidentally beat his wife to death.

Thinking of this, Ou Qingguo felt both pain and regret.

He raised his hand and slapped himself hard.

“Bang!”

A crisp sound rang out in the interrogation room.

"I was wrong……"

Ou Qingguo kept saying this over and over again.

But it's too late to say anything now. The past can't be brought back, the dead can't be resurrected, and the mistakes that have been made can never be made up for. We can only pay with our lives.

Feng Xiaoyu waited until Ou Qingguo signed and stamped the transcript, and then Xia Muchan stood up.

The light in the interrogation room was a little dim. Xia Mufan opened the door and squinted.

The light is still in the world.

After coming out of the interrogation room, Xia Mufan came to the hospital.

After treatment, Xiaoxiao has gradually regained some spirit. When she saw Xia Mufan coming, she gave a timid smile. She knew this aunt. That day, she felt she was about to die, and it was this aunt who came with Guoguo and saved her like a god.

Guoguo, who had been with Xiaoxiao, saw Xia Mufan coming and flapped her wings excitedly, flying from the head of the bed to Xia Mufan's shoulder.

[You are here.] 】

[Xiaoxiao is much better now. She ate a piece of cake, a glass of milk, and an egg today. 】

[Xiaoxiao gave me the egg yolk. It was fragrant, smooth and delicious. 】

Hearing Guoguo's words, Xia Mufan smiled and patted its head: "Guoguo, be good and accompany Xiaoxiao well."

On the day of the interrogation of Ou Qingguo, the second half was basically Ou Qingguo confessing, recalling every detail of his time with Liu Qin with tears in his eyes. From his words, Xia Mufan learned a lot about Liu Qin.

Guoguo was bought by Liu Qin before she got married. At that time, she had just arrived in Xinshi to work and was unfamiliar with the place. After receiving her first month's salary, she went to the pet shop to buy a parrot.

Originally Liuqin wanted to buy a kitten, but Guoguo started chirping as soon as it saw her and even said "hello", which made Liuqin very rare. Liu Qin was timid and introverted, not very good at speaking, and particularly envied people who were eloquent. When she saw such a lively parrot, she bought it and brought it to Ou Qing's country after she got married.

Guoguo watched Xiaoxiao being born and growing up, and he has great loyalty and love for his little master. Now that he has finally returned to Xiaoxiao, he is very satisfied.

After hearing what Xia Mufan said, Guoguo flew back to Xiaoxiao's pillow and rubbed Xiaoxiao's cheek with his little head.

Xiaoxiao hugged Guoguo, her eyes full of satisfaction.

Originally, the hospital did not allow pets, but because Guoguo's company could help Xiaoxiao stabilize her mood, the doctor made an exception and allowed the parrot to stay with Xiaoxiao.

Seeing that Xiaoxiao was in good condition, Xia Mufan finally felt relieved.

After leaving the ward, Xia Mufan and Feng Xiaoyu came to the doctor's office. The attending physician told them that the hospital had taken Xiaoxiao's family situation into consideration and applied for a free assistance policy for her. Once the child's body had almost recovered, she could undergo heart surgery.

This is really good news.

Xia Mufan and Feng Xiaoyu laughed from the bottom of their hearts. Xiaoxiao was born with a congenital heart disease, but because she had no money, she has not received treatment until now. Now that you can get free help, you will be back to health soon.

"There's just one thing," the attending doctor said, "the child's mother has passed away, her father is still in the detention center, and she has no guardian or caregiver."

Xia Mufan pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, then let's find a way to see if Xiaoxiao has any other relatives."

In order to find a guardian for Xiaoxiao, Xia Mufan went to the detention center to meet Ou Qingguo.

After confessing the entire process of the crime, identifying the crime scene, and reconstructing the entire process of the crime, Ou Qingguo knew that he could not escape the punishment of the law. A bullet would be waiting for him, and he suddenly became depressed.

Every day Ou Qingguo lay on the cold iron bed in the detention center, looking out the window through the iron bars. Xia Mufan's last words echoed in his ears countless times. Regret was like a worm, constantly gnawing at his heart, making him breathless with pain.

If I could have lived a good life with Liu Qin,

If he could repent after Liu Qin reported the case,

If he could turn himself in after accidentally killing Liu Qin...

But it was too late.

Ou Qingguo couldn't eat or sleep well, and he lost more than ten pounds and looked haggard.

Seeing Xia Mufan again, Ou Qingguo lowered his eyes and said in a muffled voice: "Are you going to arrest me and shoot me?"

Xia Mufan said: "Your materials have been handed over to the procuratorate. The rest of the matter is not our responsibility."

Ou Qingguo slowly raised his head, his eyes were completely silent and silent. "Then why did you come to see me?"

Xia Mufan explained his intention.

"Find a guardian for Xiaoxiao?" Ou Qingguo repeated Xia Mufan's words and fell into deep thought.

He now knows that he will not live long. After he dies, the only person who can prove that he has ever been in this world will be his own flesh and blood, Ou Baozhu. Ou Qingguo desperately searched his few relatives and friends in his mind, wondering if anyone could be Xiaoxiao's guardian.

After thinking for a long time, Ou Qingguo finally remembered someone: "I have a sister."

After saying this, Ou Qingguo shook his head again: "My sister was severely beaten by my father when she was a child. After she married and moved to another place, there was no news. She didn't even come back when my parents passed away. Giving Xiaoxiao to her at this time? Impossible."

Xia Mufan asked: "Does Liu Qin have any close friends? She grew up in an orphanage. Doesn't she even have a childhood playmate?"

This sentence reminded Ou Qingguo: "Oh, by the way, Liu Qin has a very good friend named Mei Yudong. The two grew up in the same orphanage, and went out to work together after graduating from junior high school. Later, Mei Yudong married in Hui City, and the two often communicated."

Xia Mufan asked: "What about now?"

A trace of regret flashed across Ou Qingguo's face. "After Liu Qin and I got married, I saw that they corresponded too frequently. I was afraid that Liu Qin would run away with her, so I hid the letters that Mei Yudong sent. Later, Mei Yudong moved and changed his mailing address. The two of them could no longer contact each other, and we didn't have any contact."

Xia Mufan frowned: "We haven't contacted each other for a long time, so how can we contact her now?"

Ou Zhiguo asked for paper and pen and wrote down an address on it: "I have secretly read Mei Yudong's letter. The letter contains the address where she moved later. You can try to find her. Although I have never met her, I often heard Liu Qin say that Mei Yudong is a very kind and good sister. When she was in the orphanage, she always took care of her and treated her like a sister. If she can accept it, let Xiaoxiao follow her."

As he spoke, Ou Qingguo fell into a state of confusion and annoyance again. He suddenly lay down on the table and started crying loudly.

"I regret it so much, so much."

"The police officer is right. If I treat Liu Qin well and work together, and Xiaoxiao is cured, I will have hope in life."

"How would I know that children with congenital heart disease could apply for free treatment? If I had known that I didn't have to pay, I wouldn't have been so resentful."

Xia Mufan ignored Ou Qingguo's crying, pulled out the piece of white paper from under his arm, looked at the name and address on it, and exchanged glances with Feng Xiaoyu.

——Hui City, we are familiar with each other.

It shouldn't be too difficult to find Mei Yudong based on this address. I just don't know if so much time has passed and whether Mei Yudong and Liu Qin's childhood friendship still exists, and whether she is willing to take over Xiaoxiao's custody and become her guardian.

Just like that, the newly formed special operations team, which had just arrested Ou Qingguo in Xing City, returned to the Hui City Criminal Investigation Brigade.

After listening to Xia Mufan's report, Yue Yuan patted her shoulder with satisfaction and said, "We won the first battle. You did a good job! However, whenever I think of my senior brother adding five more generals, my heart bleeds. I really can't bear to leave you."

Xia Mufan said, "Although I agree to transfer over, I will let Uncle Fang discuss the specific conditions with you."

Seeing that his disciple didn't treat him as an outsider, Yue Yuan couldn't help but smile: "Negotiate conditions for me to go? Okay! Tell me first, what kind of requirements did your team have in the past?"

Xia Mufan thought for a moment and said, "First of all, I have to bring the coal ash, ice cream, and fortune with me, so I hope the bureau can give me a house on the first floor, preferably like our family housing, with a yard on the first floor."

Yue Yuan nodded: "This condition can be proposed, but it also depends on the opportunity. I wonder if there is such a house vacant over there."

Xia Mufan grunted, thinking that if all else failed he would just have to put up with the coal ash and ice cream for the time being, and then buy a house in Xing City when he had enough money in the future.

Yue Yuan asked: "Is your second condition to provide for the family members?"

Xia Mufan glanced at Feng Xiaoyu and Gong Weiguo standing beside her: "Yes, they are already married. If they want to go to Xing City, they must consider the work of their family members."

Yue Yuan first asked Feng Xiaoyu: "Have you discussed it with Ye Rong? Does he agree to let you go?"

Feng Xiaoyu nodded: "Yes, he fully supports it."

Yue Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Ye Rong is actually easy to deal with. He studies taxation and is an undergraduate student. If he can't get into the Provincial Taxation Department or the Municipal Taxation Bureau, Fang Yuan can transfer him to the Economic Investigation Section. That's his territory, so there shouldn't be any problem."

Feng Xiaoyu smiled brightly when she heard this: "Okay, then go to the Economic Investigation Department and check other people's taxes. Ye Rong will definitely be no problem."

After dealing with Feng Xiaoyu, Yue Yuan looked at Gong Weiguo again and asked with a smile, "Is your teacher Qiao willing to follow you to Xing City?"

Gong Weiguo's attitude was not as firm as Feng Xiaoyu's: "Zhimin studied at a normal school, so she has no problem teaching math to middle and high school students. Whether it's Hui City or Xing City, it's the same teaching anywhere. But there's one thing, Zhimin is teaching the graduating class this year, and she can't bear to leave those kids behind."

Yue Yuan gave Gong Weiguo a thumbs up and said, "Your teacher Qiao is a responsible and good teacher. Let her send off the graduating class and then arrange for her transfer. There is no rush. The Municipal Public Security Bureau has a school for children of children, so it will be no problem to arrange for her to go there."

Gong Weiguo smiled happily: "Thank you, Captain Yue."

Yue Yuan looked at Sun Xianbing and Yu Jing again: "You two have been a team with Xia Mufan since the Anning Road Police Station. It's good to go together now. Don't worry, there are many single dormitories at the Public Security Bureau, and the treatment and housing conditions will not be worse than here."

Sun Xianbing and Yu Jing raised their heads and chests and answered loudly, "Yes!"

After a few people discussed some details of the transfer, Xia Mufan took out a piece of paper with Mei Yudong's address on it.

"Master, there is still some unfinished business in Ou Qingguo's case. Xiaoxiao is about to have surgery, and we are still in need of someone to sign and take care of her. Ou Qingguo gave me this address and name, and it is in our Hui City. We plan to find her and communicate with her to see if she can raise Xiaoxiao."

Feng Xiaoyu couldn't help feeling sad when she thought of Xiaoxiao shivering under the quilt.

"We need to find a loving person to raise Xiaoxiao, otherwise the child will be alone, which is really pitiful. When we heard what the parrot said and went to find someone, we were worried that Xiaoxiao would be beaten to death by her father. Fortunately, we arrived in time and Xiaoxiao is still alive, but this child is very timid because she grew up in a family of violence. Normally, a three-year-old child should be able to go to kindergarten, play with other children, and express himself normally, but Xiaoxiao's expression ability, coordination ability, and motor skills are not as good as those of children of the same age."

Sun Xianbing sighed, "A successful operation only means that she is physically healthy, but Xiaoxiao has endured too much pain and is not mentally healthy. This also places high demands on her caregivers. If Mei Yudong is unwilling to raise her, I'm afraid we can only hand Xiaoxiao over to a children's welfare institution and have someone from there take care of the child."

Gong Weiguo said: "The welfare home has too many children to take care of. I'm afraid they don't have the energy to take care of Xiaoxiao after the operation. Congenital heart disease surgery requires recuperation. It would be best if there is a relative around to take good care of her."

After listening to their words, Yue Yuan nodded and said, "Okay, go find Mei Yudong. Remember to communicate with her well. After all, she and Xiaoxiao have no blood relationship, so you can't force her."

Xia Mufan nodded and said, "Okay!"

Thinking of Xiaoxiao who was still lying on the hospital bed, Xia Mufan had no time to go home. He led everyone out of the Criminal Investigation Brigade and planned to look for her according to the address.

As soon as I walked into the parking lot, a gray figure rushed towards me.

[Xia Xia, you are finally back! 】

Hearing this shout, Xia Mufan smiled like a flower, opened her arms, and hugged the figure in her arms.

After such a long separation, Coal Gray was so happy that he almost went crazy. He rubbed his furry little head against Xia Mufan's chest and palms, and his little tail was spinning around.

[Xia Xia, you miss me so much! 】

[I've been hanging around the office building every day these days. If mom hadn't told me that you were on a business trip, I would have thought you didn't want us anymore. 】

When Xia Mufan heard what Meihui said, his heart softened into a pool of water. He hugged Meihui and kissed her, smiling and explaining, "How could I not want you? I'm just on a business trip, and I'm back now, right?"

Coal Ash raised his little head, his round eyes were full of joy, and he meowed.

[Aren’t you going home?] 】

[I see you are going to drive out again.] 】

Coal Ash is indeed a little devil. Xia Mufan patted its head and said, "We need to go out and find someone. I will go home after we finish this matter. Go and tell Fa Cai and Xue Gao to wait for me at home."

Meihui was acting coquettishly in Xia Mufan's arms, shaking his little head like a rattle.

[No, no, no, I want to go with you.] 】

[You didn't bring anyone with you on this mission, only the little parrot. Fa Cai, Xue Gao and I were all a little sad. 】

[Xia Xia, just take me there, okay? 】

Meihui's coquettishness made Xia Mufan feel a little soft-hearted. Thinking of what Ou Qingguo said that the first thing Liu Qin did after getting her salary was to buy a kitten from the pet shop, she couldn't help but be tempted.

Children who grow up in welfare institutions long for love and affection, so they want to have a pet for company. Coal ash is very cunning, maybe he can impress Mei Yudong.