Chapter 91
Tang Qingqing returned home, and Su Rong asked her about the progress of the family-annihilation case.
"Why did I hear that the Zhang family's murder case was related to Section Chief Zhang's sister-in-law?"
Ever since the murder of a family, people have been paying close attention to the case, wondering what kind of person could be so brutal and murderous.
Therefore, everyone was aware of any movement. The news that Zhao Lixiang had been arrested and had not been released had already spread everywhere.
Although we haven’t determined who the murderer is, we also know that this sister has been crying the loudest since the accident happened to her sister’s family, clamoring that her family cannot be buried unless the real murderer is found. She is also the first sister to discover this tragedy. It was actually related to this murder case.
Tang Jianguo and Su Rong knew Zhang Xingli and had met him several times. Su Rong also had a good relationship with Zhang Xingli's ex-wife, so she paid special attention to this case.
Su Rong was well aware of Zhao Lifen's situation, especially after the murder, and she was even more aware of Zhao Lixiang's situation, so it was even more unbelievable that this murder case was related to Zhao Lixiang.
Now that the case has progressed to this point, it is no longer a secret that Zhao Lixiang is involved in the murder of the entire family, so Tang Qingqing nodded and said:
"Well, she is probably the mastermind of the whole case."
Su Rong gasped, "How is this possible?! Section Chief Zhang's family has helped her a lot. If it weren't for them, she and her children would have nowhere to go, not to mention being able to live in the city, and the children wouldn't be able to go to school in the city!"
After the opening up, population mobility is faster than before, but it is still very difficult for rural people to make a living in the city.
It is especially difficult for someone like Zhao Lixiang, who is quite old and has two children.
Not only is life difficult, but children's schooling is also a big problem.
But Zhang Xingli helped his sister-in-law to solve all the problems and even opened a small shop for her to run. This allowed the three of them, mother and son, to gain a foothold in this city.
Although it is not possible to convert agricultural land into non-agricultural land, it has nonetheless achieved a leap-forward change.
Her sister's family has been so good to her, she cannot express her gratitude enough. What kind of person could do such a horrible thing!
Tang Qingqing took a sip of water and said, "Let's repay kindness with hatred."
According to the description of Zhao Lixiang's daughter, Zhao Lixiang was indeed very grateful to her aunt at the beginning, but gradually became dissatisfied.
It all started in that small shop.
Although the store is not big, due to its good location and a school across the street, it has a large flow of people, so it can earn hundreds of dollars a month!
Zhao Lixiang was busy running the canteen, but she only earned fifty yuan a month.
This salary amount is already very good for many workers. Zhao Lixiang was very grateful at first. When she was most well-off, she only had more than 30 yuan.
Now, I can earn fifty in a month!
This was something she had never dared to think about before, so how could she not be excited?
She was particularly grateful to her sister at the time and often ran over to help Zhao Lifen clean, cook, etc.
But as time went by, she gradually became dissatisfied.
She felt that she worked herself to death every day but earned only fifty yuan a month, while Zhao Lifen did nothing and earned a few hundred yuan for free, which made her psychologically unbalanced.
Su Rong couldn't help but frown when she heard this, and she managed to hold back her curse words: "How could this person be like this!"
Hearing this, it seems that Zhao Lifen does behave like a capitalist.
The hard-working workers can only get a small share, while the "capitalists" who do nothing take the lion's share and exploit the workers' surplus value.
However, this convenience store was funded by the Zhang family, and the storefront was acquired due to the Zhang family's connections. If the Zhang family had not worked hard to secure the supply channels, it would have been difficult for Zhao Lixiang, a country person from another place, to get the goods.
If it weren't for the Zhang family's efforts, Zhao Lixiang would never have been able to earn the 50 yuan salary.
Even though you are sisters and relatives, why would others take so many risks for you?
Although the policy is different now, it is still unclear sometimes.
Furthermore, doing business involves the risk of loss.
The canteen is making a profit now, so everything is fine. But if it loses money, can Zhao Lifen share the loss? This is definitely not possible, because Zhao Lifen is just an employee and does not need to bear the risk.
It seems that Zhao Lifen did not contribute, but in fact the capital and network channels she invested were all the results of previous struggles. She just paid in advance, so she cannot see it in the later stage.
The conflicts between the two were not limited to this. The bullying of Zhao Lixiang's younger son by Zhao Lifen's eldest son was also an important fuse.
Zhao Lixiang's daughter also said that her mother said Zhao Lifen looked down on her and wanted to remarry, but she always introduced some ugly people to her.
Moreover, even though her husband is so capable, her aunt still fails to find a good job for her niece.
If you can eat government food, it will be much easier to find a partner in the future.
If not for this, my daughter wouldn't have found such a stupid and poor man.
Zhao Lixiang had previously asked Zhao Lifen to help find a date for her daughter, but none of the people she introduced were good; some were even just temporary workers!
This made Zhao Lixiang feel very uncomfortable. She felt that Zhao Lifen looked down on their family and was not at all attentive when introducing them.
Su Rong sneered: "They can only survive by relying on my sister's family. They are registered as rural residents, yet they look down on others! They forgot all the help my sister gave them! They are such ungrateful people!"
The more Su Rong listened, the angrier she became. "How can there be such a shameless person in this world?"
When Tang Qingqing first heard it, she also found it unbelievable. Now that she has repeated it, she has calmed down a little.
She had experienced several homicides, and many of the murderers' motives were extremely absurd, but this time she was still shocked by Zhao Lixiang's cruelty.
What a deep hatred! He wants to kill my sister's whole family!
Tang Qingqing also found it difficult to understand why Zhao Lixiang had such great hatred. The whole case made her feel creepy and reminded her of a sentence in the book - the human heart is scarier than ghosts.
Seeing that Tang Qingqing was not in a good mood, Su Rong swallowed the curse on her lips and changed the subject:
"What do you want to eat tonight? Mom bought half a pound of pork belly today."
Before Tang Qingqing could say anything, Tang Zhenzhen's voice came from the stairs.
"Mom——"
As soon as Su Rong saw Tang Zhenzhen, she ran over and supported her.
"Zhenzhen, why are you up? Didn't I tell you not to move around? Be careful of the headache again."
Tang Zhenzhen clung to Su Rong, resting her head on her shoulder and said, "Mom, I'm fine now, you don't have to be so nervous."
"How can I not be nervous? I almost scared my mother to death that day! You are usually a very well behaved child, but I don't know what you were thinking that day to get involved in those things!"
Tang Zhenzhen raised her chin and pouted, "I just want to help my dad. So much money was lost in the factory, and I want to do my part."
Su Rong couldn't resist her daughter's coquetry and couldn't help pinching her face.
"What can I say to you? The cultural performance is about to begin. If something happens to you, all the preparations during this period will be wasted!"
Tang Zhenzhen only suffered a mild concussion and will be able to continue dancing after a few days of rest. It will not affect the performance.
Su Rong went to the art troupe in person to ask for leave for Tang Zhenzhen. She did not explain the details, only saying that Tang Zhenzhen was injured while catching a thief. Such a heroic deed made the leaders of the art troupe promise her that as long as it did not affect Tang Zhenzhen's actions, she would not be replaced.
Tang Zhenzhen could stay at home and recuperate peacefully without having to train hard every day like everyone else.
It is now September, and it is only a month away from November. The art troupe requires everyone to live in the dormitory and not go home unless necessary. They must concentrate on rehearsals to ensure a smooth performance on the day of the art fest.
"Mom, how is the investigation going in the factory? I don't think this matter is that simple."
Su Rong paused and said, "Don't worry about adults' affairs. Just take good care of your health."
Tang Zhenzhen didn't understand why her parents didn't let her ask about this matter, which prevented her from sharing the information she had "analyzed" and letting everyone know how great she was.
But every time she brought it up she was interrupted, which made her feel depressed. Why did she solve the case and lead people to catch the criminals, but now she didn't tell her anything?
Tang Zhenzhen didn't continue to dwell on this question, and asked Su Rong:
"Mom, what are we having for dinner? I really miss your homemade stir-fried pork. I've been eating bland food these past few days and my mouth is tasteless."
"You, nothing tastes good without chili. Okay, mom will make it for you tonight."
After Su Rong said this, she suddenly remembered that she had just asked Tang Qingqing what she wanted to eat.
She bought half a pound of meat and couldn't cook it in two different ways.
Su Rong looked at Tang Qingqing in embarrassment: "Qingqing, how about having hometown stir-fried pork tonight?"
Tang Zhenzhen saw that Tang Qingqing looked like she suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly said, "Mom, it depends on what my sister wants to eat. I have eaten a lot of good things before. My sister's needs are more important. I can eat anything."
Tang Qingqing raised her eyebrows and said, "Then let's have braised pork."
Tang Zhenzhen's eyes twinkled, "Mom, let's change it to braised pork. It's okay if I don't eat spicy food."
Su Rong was stuck in the middle and didn't know what to do for a moment. She had two daughters and they were all her own flesh and blood.
Normally, Su Rong would make braised pork for Tang Qingqing, but now that Tang Zhenzhen was injured, she wanted to whet her appetite.
"I'm going upstairs to read."
Tang Qingqing went straight upstairs without caring about the lawsuit that would follow.
Su Rong looked at Tang Zhenzhen apologetically: "Next time Mom buys pork belly, I'll make you home-cooked stir-fried pork."
"Mom, don't worry about me. My sister's happiness is the most important thing."
"What nonsense are you talking about! You are all my daughters, I will not favor any of you. I still have meat coupons at home, I will make sure you can eat pork belly tomorrow."
唐建國雖然是廠長，可也不是每天都能吃上肉的，一周也吃不上幾回，不過已經比很多人家要好得多。
不少人一個月也買不了兩次肉，肉不僅貴還需要票，想買還不一定能搶到。
尤其是五花肉、肥肉這種好地方你，若不早早就去排隊，連根毛都不給你剩下。
唐珍珍扯着蘇蓉的胳膊搖晃着：“媽，您最疼我了，你是全世界最好的媽媽。”
唐青青上了樓隐約聽到了兩人的談話，嘴角抿了抿，關上門将那些紛擾隔開了。
她并沒有興趣去‘争寵’，跟沒興趣與唐珍珍陷入這種無趣的争鬥之中。
在書上，蘇蓉特別的寵着文中的女主，有出自母親的愛，也有四歲前将孩子放到鄉下長大的愧疚。
雖然有些地方，蘇蓉看着似乎太過喜歡幹涉女主的生活，可對女主也是真的好，有什麽需求都會盡量滿足。
現在的父母大多如此，他們認為自己擁有更多的生活經驗，也就更加覺得自己知道什麽對孩子更好，讓孩子少走一些彎路，而忘了顧及孩子的心理需求。
唐青青的命運被改變後，很多想法也跟書上的女主以後有所不同。
她是沒法像女主一樣聽從蘇蓉的安排，再加上之前受到的傷害，讓她沒法跟蘇蓉太過親近。
這樣不遠不近的距離最好，讓蘇蓉尊重自己的意願。
蘇蓉溫和的背後卻也是極為強勢的，若是跟她過于親近，就難以避免地被控制。
至于唐珍珍，唐青青說實話心裏是有些失望的。
從前的她心眼雖然壞，卻也是個極為聰明能幹的人。
現在，不知道是為了争寵，還是為了偷懶，竟然在得到承諾不會換角後，硬是賴在家裏這麽長時間。
她的傷早就沒事了，腳步穩健，在沒人的時候還活蹦亂跳的，有人的時候就擺出一副虛弱模樣。
唐珍珍以為自己裝虛弱沒人知道，唐青青早就根據她的步伐和足跡中看出真相了。
每天吃吃喝喝也不動，這是舞蹈演員的大忌。
臺上一分鐘，臺下十年功不是說說而已。
一天不練自己知道，三天不練觀衆知道。
哪怕再是天才你，也是不能松懈的，否則身體很快就會抗議，也不能任性地斷掉訓練。
這樣自欺欺人的行為，不過是把天賦白白浪費罷了。
這些思緒一瞬而過，唐青青很快就抛到腦後，坐在書桌前安安靜靜地看書。
她還有很多資料需要看，她的名聲現在在陽市也漸漸傳播了出去，隔三差五就有各公安局的人來送足跡相片，希望她能通過分析提供一些線索，有助于他們更好地去偵破案件，這使得她每天都很忙碌。
現在就快要開學了，上了高中課程更難，花在這些書籍上的時間也會更少。
兩日後，唐青青帶着鑒定結果去公安局，得知趙麗香已經服罪了。
“又是一個農夫與蛇的故事。”
石鵬飛一句話概括這個案件。
“我們去趙麗香的老家以及從前的婆家調查，趙麗香這個人并不像很多人印象中的那樣。她從小就十分潑辣，是個掐尖要強的。
她年輕時候長得漂亮，一直自視甚高，後來嫁的人家也不錯。只是她脾氣不好，自從嫁過去就到處跟人吵架，丈夫的兄弟妯娌全都得罪光了，婆婆跟她吵架活活氣暈過去，打那以後身子骨就不大好了，沒多久就去世了。
因此她的丈夫沒了之後，家裏的房子裏的東西被丈夫兄弟占了，也沒人給他們家說話。”
趙麗芬是趙麗香最小的妹妹，她很小的時候，這個大姐就已經出嫁了，所以不像其他兄弟姐妹一樣，都被趙麗香狠揍和使喚過。
趙麗香的丈夫家裏在鄉下還算不錯，每次她回娘家還給趙麗芬帶糖果，趙麗芬也就給記下了。
一聽到自己大姐出事，趙麗芬看不過去，就央求丈夫幫助自己的姐姐。
張興禮是個心思活泛的，一直都有想要開店的打算。
可他的身份肯定不好幹這事，趙麗芬是他的妻子，去開個小賣部他臉上也沒光，一聽大姨子要過來，也就痛快答應了。
趙麗香自從丈夫死了之後，就受盡了委屈，一開始很感激趙麗芬，可時間長了，掐尖要強的性子又起來了。
她看着妹夫這麽出色，自己這個長得遠不如自己的妹妹嫁得這麽好，成了科長夫人，那些小年輕看到她都是恭恭敬敬的，再看自己這麽狼狽，心裏那叫個不是滋味。
她早前也曾暗示趙麗芬讓妹夫在自己朋友圈裏也給自己找個對象，張興禮是本地人，父親以前也是國家幹部，職位還不低，母親則在廠子裏當領導，家境非常不錯。
他認識的人，也基本上都跟他是差不多的。
這年頭鳏夫還有早期因為特殊原因離婚的單身漢不少，趙麗香覺得自己收拾一下，也能嫁給一個不錯的人。
趙麗芬能找個這麽好的丈夫，自己也可以。
自己不是黃花大閨女确實差了點，那可以找個年紀大點的。
結果，趙麗芬對這件事并不上心。
說到這，石鵬飛道：“是她自己覺得趙麗芬不上心，趙麗芬确實有為她張羅過，也相了好幾個，只是她瞧不上。那些她瞧得上的，人家又瞧不上她。”
趙麗芬介紹的人其實也不錯，只是趙麗香對照的是趙麗芬，所以很是不滿意，覺得趙麗芬非常敷衍，生怕自己嫁得好會超過她。
這件事原本就讓她別扭，等到女兒的婚嫁，趙麗芬還是如此，不滿變成了怨恨。
“趙麗芬大兒子欺負她的小兒子，也觸犯了個她的逆鱗，覺得這個妹妹是把他們家當奴隸了。”
趙麗芬在這件事上确實處置不當，這個家都是張興禮說得算，她一個鄉下來的，大字不識幾個的女孩，本身性子也比較軟，因此也沒有什麽發言權。
張興禮身邊的人也不是太能瞧得起她，那些人一般也都是有文化的有地位的人，這使得她更加沒有底氣，在家中總是小心翼翼的。
大人的情緒是會影響到孩子的，孩子們對趙麗芬也沒有多少尊重。
尤其是大兒子，被爺爺奶奶寵壞了，根本不聽趙麗芬的話，那态度不知道的還以為趙麗芬是保姆不是親媽呢。
趙麗芬大兒子欺負趙麗香的小兒子，她管過但是沒用，又不敢跟張興禮提起，怕他說自己連孩子都管不好。
于是，趙麗香又認為這是趙麗芬壓根沒管孩子，覺得他們就是瞧不起人。
心中的怨念就是因為這種事一點點積累起來的，直接讓她産生殺人念頭的，還是因為錢的事。
趙麗香不服氣自己賺得那麽少，于是每個月偷偷藏一百塊錢。
趙麗芬一開始并不知道，也沒有查賬，直到趙麗香的胃口越來越大，張興禮察覺到了不對勁，于是一查就知道趙麗香做了什麽。
張興禮當時很生氣，并揚言要将趙麗香給趕出去，趙麗香心中擔憂，如果真的跟妹妹一家撕破臉，恐怕自己兒子學都沒得上。
當她看到女兒和她自己處的對象站在自己面前時，趙麗香就有了個大膽的想法。
趙麗香趁着自己拿到鑰匙回家給趙麗芬一家打掃時，偷偷去配了一把，并且設計了障眼法，誤導偵查方向。
法網恢恢疏而不漏，最終還是将她給逮住了。
“她原本還想着，要是萬一案子被破了，女兒對象被抓，她就能給女兒找個更好的男人。”
唐青青都忍不住笑了：“她就沒覺得自己也會被牽連？”
“這種人法律意識不高，也不知道審訊的厲害，以為自己沒有動手，只要不承認，就跟自己沒關系，就不會被怎麽樣。”
趙麗香都想好栽贓的理由，說是趙麗芬夫妻不同意自己女兒嫁給這個男的，所以這個男的才會打擊報複。
但是趙麗香太低估別人了，她的女兒第一個就把她給賣了，也讓自己的對象張了嘴。
趙麗香更想不到，自己都把地面都給拖幹淨了，而且還仔細檢查了一遍，沒發現有什麽痕跡這才出去叫人。
結果，竟然因為這個舉動，直接把自己給送進來了。
“她是主謀，可以判死刑吧？”
法院才有資格判刑，不過石鵬飛接觸了，也能猜個大概。
“她和兇手肯定都逃不掉，她的女兒知情不報而且也有協助和慫恿的嫌疑，量刑也不會輕。至于那個小兒子，年紀還小，而且并不知道這些事，也就不會被牽扯進來。 ”
“出了這樣的事，他也沒法繼續留在城裏上學了吧？”
雖然他沒有參與滅門案，可依然會對他造成極大的負面影響，尤其他們家是活脫脫的白眼狼，讓人更是瞧不上眼。
誰也不知道這個小白眼狼，以後長大了，是不是也會跟她的家人一樣。
“我們會送回他自己家，讓當地幹部争取屬于他的財産，好歹不至于什麽都沒有。”
"Although Zhao Lixiang is a difficult person to get along with, the person who stole their family property is not a good person either. It is not a great achievement to bully orphans and widows."
Even if Zhao Lixiang had not come to the city, her distorted values might have brought her fatal disaster, but let's put it this way.
Tang Qingqing was deeply saddened by the family extermination case. She wrote in a letter to Zhai Hongyi:
"People can be so terrible. Every time I encounter such a serious case, I am shocked. I can't understand why there are such people and why they have such thoughts."
The day Tang Qingqing stuffed the letter into the mailbox was also the first day of school.
Su Rong carefully asked if she needed her to take her to school.
Tang Qingqing declined politely. Nowadays, few high school students need to be taken to school by their parents, especially since this school is affiliated with a machinery factory and is very close.
Although Tang Qingqing has been in Yang City for several months, she is not familiar with people of the same age as those in the machinery factory. Instead, she has formed close friends with the old men and women who like to do morning exercises.
When she entered the school, she could clearly feel that many people were pointing fingers at her, as if they all knew who she was.
Some people's eyes were full of curiosity, some people's eyes were full of scrutiny, and some of the looks were not very friendly.
Tang Qingqing pretended not to see anything and was not very interested in studying their eyes. She preferred to watch their footsteps, their walking postures, etc.
She found her class according to the class division table. There were ten classes this session, and Tang Qingqing was in Class Nine.
Currently, classes are divided according to scores. The bigger the number, the worse the grades.
Tang Qingqing didn't expect that she would be assigned to Class 9. She secretly sighed that the teaching quality in the city was really good. Her grades were the best in the commune junior high school, but now she is nothing here.
Although the exam papers of both sides are similar, the difficulty should not be much different, and theirs may be even easier.
These insights filled Tang Qingqing's heart with fighting spirit. She must keep up with the performance of the big team!
When Tang Qingqing walked into the classroom, many people had already found their seats.
Many of them were from junior high school or they were from the same factory. They knew each other very well and became friends very quickly.
The teacher hasn't arrived yet, so you can just sit anywhere.
There were no individual seats left at this time. Some tables were empty but people still used their school bags and other belongings to take up the seats.
Tang Qingqing walked over to a friendly-looking girl and asked, "Is there anyone here?"
“Yes…No!”
Tang Qingqing frowned: "Is it true or not?"
The girl glanced behind Tang Qingqing and shook her head quickly: "No!"
Tang Qingqing didn't say anything and continued to walk to the back. But before she could open her mouth, the girl at the same table said:
"There's someone here!"
Tang Qingqing continued to walk, and everyone received the same treatment. Some people even threw themselves on the table, indicating that there were people here.
It was not until Tang Qingqing walked to the last row that she was no longer rejected and finally found a place to go.
Tang Qingqing greeted her deskmate: "Hello, my name is Tang Qingqing."
My deskmate is a very fat girl. It is the first time that Tang Qingqing has seen such a fat person. Nowadays, most people are thinner.
The girl has a round face. Although she is fat, her eyes are not squeezed too small by the fat on her face. Her eyes are bright and she looks very cute.
The fat girl was a little timid. "Hello, my name is Tang Xiaoxiao."
“Puff——”
As soon as the fat girl finished speaking, a boy at the table in front of her started laughing.
"Tang Xiaoxiao, you are not ashamed to call yourself Xiaoxiao given your body size. Why haven't you changed your name yet?"
Tang Xiaoxiao's face turned red and her lips trembled slightly, but she didn't dare to say a word.
"This is the name given to me by my elders, so why should I change it just because you asked me to? Who are you?"
Tang Qingqing directly retorted.
When the boy saw Tang Qingqing's face clearly, his face suddenly turned red. He turned away quickly and didn't dare to say anything more.
Tang Qingqing didn't intend to let it go just like that. She wanted to say something but was stopped by Tang Xiaoxiao.
"It's okay, I'm used to it. I don't want to be fat. I was sick before, and the medicine I took made me gain a lot of weight all of a sudden, and it's very difficult to lose weight." Tang Xiaoxiao said distressedly.
Tang Qingqing didn't know how to comfort her, so she could only change the subject and said, "Our names are quite compatible. Tang and Tang are just different in tone, and both names are reduplicated words."
Tang Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up and she smiled happily.
"Yeah, hehe."
Tang Xiaoxiao is a very talkative girl, with a soft voice and personality, and Tang Qingqing quickly became friends with her.
When the bell rang, the last remaining seat at the front table was taken at the last minute.
Tang Qingqing knew this person, and his eyes widened when he saw her.
"Why are you here?!"
Tang Qingqing said calmly, "Come to school."
Shi Zhan saw her conflicted expression, and the conflicting feelings of wanting to despise her but also wanting to kneel down in front of her were fighting in his mind.
It was not until the head teacher walked into the classroom that he turned his head away, but he kept twisting and turning and could not find peace.
Speaking of which, I went to find her before the show, furious. But before I could tell her what the matter was, Shi Pengfei arrived.
What on earth does this guy want to do?