Chapter 114 Tumi 05
Luo Siwei looked at the bed, then at Chi Li.
Although the beds in the special care ward are larger than ordinary beds, they are still limited in size.
She was really sleepy: "I don't mind, but I'm afraid I'll touch your wound when I fall asleep."
"I stayed with you in bed when you were sick, and you slept very soundly." Chi Li said as he moved inward, leaving an empty space for Luo Siwei.
Luo Siwei hadn't gotten a good night's rest since last night. She stopped insisting, turned off the main lights, leaving only a small nightlight on, and climbed into bed, fully dressed.
Luo Siwei lay on her side beside Chi Li. She could smell a faint smell of blood and a clean, cold scent on Chi Li's body, which made her feel warm and at ease.
Chi Li also half turned sideways, leaving a distance between the two of them.
Luo Siwei saw Chi Li lying cautiously, not daring to touch her. She joked, "Captain Chi, are you afraid of me? I don't eat people."
Chi Li said, "I'm afraid you wouldn't like others touching you." He remembered how she trembled in the ward in front of him and Meng Zhi. He also heard those rumors and saw that she would avoid male colleagues and not sit together.
Luo Siwei said softly: "But you are not someone else."
Hearing her say this, Chi Li finally relaxed. Luo Siwei looked at him from this angle. The man in front of her had handsome eyebrows and a high nose bridge. Even in the dim light at night, she could see his clear eyes.
After just a moment of eye contact, Luo Siwei felt sweetness welling up in her heart.
She liked Chi Li's usual calmness and indifference, yet his ability to control everything. Moreover, he was so smart and brave...
Luo Siwei thought about it, and gently touched Chi Li's chest with her fingers. She asked him, "Does it hurt?"
Chi Li said: "It was a little painful at first, but it doesn't hurt anymore when I see you."
Luo Siwei closed her eyes and wanted to sleep. The more she wanted to fall asleep early, the more she couldn't fall asleep. After a while, she gently called his name: "Chi Li."
Chi Li hadn't fallen asleep yet either. He responded softly, "Hmm?"
Luo Siwei said: "I'm a little scared now."
A lot of things from the past were mentioned today, and those past events were her lingering nightmares.
She would feel terror, not just the terror of facing blood, but more of a psychological fear. Over the years, that fear had penetrated deep into her bones.
She moved closer to Chi Li and gently rested her head on his chest: "I hate those people behind."
She felt a disregard for life from those people's actions.
Normal people believe that life is the most important thing. When faced with human life, all difficulties require compromise. This is basic human morality.
And those people, they treated the death as a knife in their hands.
Those knives were pointed at ordinary people.
She had almost become a ghost, a number, a ghost under the knife of those people.
Chi Li patted her: "Don't be afraid, I'm here. I will protect you."
At night, his eyes were like stars, his gaze firm: "Just like I protected you in the past. Now, and in the future, I will rush to protect you without hesitation."
Luo Siwei felt like she was being pulled back to earth by these words. This wasn't just a nice phrase to coax a young girl out of love; Chi Li had actually done this before.
Luo Siwei asked again: "At that time...when the car drove onto the dam, when you made that decision, were you scared?"
"Of course I'm afraid. I'm human too." Chi Li said. His voice was low in the dark ward, but then he added, "But fear doesn't mean retreating. Some things, even if you're afraid, still require someone to resolutely complete them."
As Chi Li spoke, there was a spirit of loyalty until death between his brows.
Luo Siwei knew that there was no shortage of heroes in their industry who stood up.
After hearing Chi Li's words, her heart calmed down.
She had never slept so close to anyone else. At this moment, she could feel the warmth from Chi Li's skin and even hear his heartbeat.
Make her feel very safe.
She is not alone anymore, they can fight the darkness together.
Courage drives away those evil spirits.
That night, Luo Siwei slept well. She didn't dream and her mind was no longer filled with all those random thoughts.
Later, Luo Siwei heard faint voices in a daze.
Then she heard Chi Li's gentle voice: "Shh, don't wake her up."
The surroundings became quiet and Luo Siwei was confused for a while.
She suddenly felt that something was wrong.
Luo Siwei suddenly opened her eyes and found herself nestled in Chi Li's arms, with her hands around his waist, holding him tightly.
Didn’t she sleep well?
Luo Siwei couldn't help but suspect that she had been fooled by Chi Li. And her sleeping posture was probably seen by all the doctors and nurses who came to check on her.
She quickly withdrew her hand, and when she looked up, she met Chi Li's somewhat doting gaze: "Good morning."
Luo Siwei didn't know how long Chi Li had been staring at her like that.
"What time is it?" Luo Siwei stood up and checked the time. Shen Qing was almost there. She jumped out of bed like a rabbit and hurriedly packed her things, washed up, and prepared to go to work.
"Be safe, you'll be there in time and won't be late." Chi Li said, "Also, I ordered a takeout breakfast for you and left it at the nurses' station."
The Municipal Bureau was as busy as usual. Chi Li was injured recently and was away, so Luo Siwei was basically in charge of the task force's work. Since Zhang Angu's case was related to other cases, Luo Siwei could not just fill out a form to bring him out. At around ten o'clock, Director Chen approved the process.
Luo Siwei stood up and looked around. Deputy Captain Guo was out on a field trip with a team. Ni Xiang and Tang Xi were collecting information about the Potential Workshop. It would be better to have a male police officer present when interrogating male prisoners.
She called out to Huo Cunsheng: "Old Huo, follow me and go to the First Detention Center."
Old Huo sighed and stood up quickly.
After getting in the police car, Lao Huo asked, "Captain Luo, Captain Chi, are you okay?"
Luo Siwei said: "Fortunately, except for the dangerous first day, I recovered quite quickly."
Huo Cunsheng asked again, "I heard that the General Administration is going to release some case materials for us? Have they made any discoveries?"
Luo Siwei thought, Huo Cunsheng is indeed the know-it-all of the Municipal Bureau. Ye Ling had just made the announcement yesterday, and he got wind of it today. However, she hadn't received any notification yet. Luo Siwei was afraid that something might change, so she said, "Wait for the notification. It will be here in the next two days."
Then she thought that Huo Cunsheng was well-informed and had worked in several branches, so he might know some news.
Thinking of this, Luo Siwei asked, "Have you ever heard of a man named Zhou Jingwang?"
Huo Cunsheng nodded. "I know. He was a famous Feng Shui master in Donglan City more than ten years ago. Many wealthy people were his guests."
Luo Siwei said: "He might be a fortune teller."
Huo Cunsheng's mouth opened wide in surprise. "Zhang Angu's master?" Before Luo Siwei could answer, Huo Cunsheng tutted his tongue twice. "Then he's far inferior to his master. It looks like he hasn't inherited any of the true teachings."
Luo Siwei continued to ask: "Do you know Zhou Jingwang?"
Old Huo said, "Captain Luo, you've asked the right person. I actually had some dealings with Zhou Jingwang. Before I joined the anti-theft squad, I worked at the Fourth Precinct. Over a decade ago, a famous accident occurred in Donglan. It was an elevator fall."
Luo Siwei had just reviewed these case files yesterday and asked directly, "Yunfang Community?"
"Yes, that incident. It was truly horrific." Huo Cunsheng frowned, as if he didn't want to recall the horrific scene. "This has been reported in the media, and you must know that the body was not discovered until the next day by other cleaners. The woman's body was on the 13th floor, and her head was stuck in the elevator. When the old forensic doctor went to clean up the scene, he couldn't help but vomit when he saw the things on the ground."
He paused and continued, "The most important thing is that the woman's child witnessed the entire incident. She was locked in the elevator for an entire night and was not released until the next day."
Luo Siwei followed up by asking, "Boy or girl, how old are they?"
"It was a boy. I remember he wasn't very old, maybe around ten years old." Huo Cunsheng sighed. "That little boy spent the entire night in the pitch-black night with his mother's head. Isn't that scary? Even now, when I think about it, my scalp still tingles."
Luo Siwei asked: "How did you handle this case at that time?"
"The medical examiner determined it was an accident. My captain at the time said the same thing. Later, we went to question the only eyewitness, the boy, and it turned out that he was very strange."
"What's so special about it?" Luo Siwei asked.
Huo Cunsheng recalled: "I asked him if he was scared. He said that was his mother and he wasn't afraid. Even adults couldn't remain calm, but he was still able to speak normally. I felt at the time that this child was very unusual."
"Then he told me that this wasn't an accident. Someone was trying to murder him and his mother, and he was just lucky to survive. These words sounded a bit far-fetched to us. His mother was a cleaner, and he was a student. Who would want to kill them?"
"I asked him who the murderer was. He gave me a clue: the child would pass by the residential complex opposite on his way home from school. Construction had just finished there, and on Wednesday, they held a ritual there."
"It's only been two days and something happened here. He suspects the whole thing is related to the community across the street."
Luo Siwei frowned. The child was telling the truth. If someone had investigated more closely, perhaps more clues could have been found, and the murders could have been resolved sooner. No one had noticed what Zhou Jingwang had done at the time, yet a child had figured out the logic behind it. He was quite perceptive.
She asked, "What happened next?"
"The kid wasn't an adult yet, so no one believed him, except me. When I heard him say that, I thought it was strange, so I went to investigate and eventually found out about Zhou Jingwang. I went to Zhou Jingwang's house to find out what was going on, but that old jerk brushed me off with a few words. He talked about fate, reason, and the universe, and just blew me away. He also had a bunch of young apprentices under him, and they all spoke up for him." Huo Cunsheng's story reached this point, and he imitated the people's tone, "'How can you blame the Feng Shui master for this? It was her destiny, and my master was just a god.'"
Luo Siwei asked, "Did you investigate further?"
Huo Cunsheng shook his head. "How can we investigate? It was so early that it's hard to find any surveillance footage. You say it wasn't an accident, but you need evidence. There's no evidence for this. I'm the only one in our team who's skeptical. Everyone else says I'm overthinking it."
"After a while, the kid came to our police station to see me. He asked me, 'Uncle Police, how are you guys investigating my mom's case?' I bravely told him, 'It was an accident.' He said 'oh,' and his eyes were dark. It made me really nervous. It was like there was no light in them."
He paused. They were the only two people in the police car.
"I was really upset, but there was nothing I could do." Huo Cunsheng and Luo Siwei spoke frankly. "That Zhou Jingwang, do you know how many people are praising him? Those seeking official positions, those seeking wealth, the bigwigs and dignitaries of Donglan City are all his guests. It's no exaggeration to say he has connections everywhere. In the end, the elevator company admitted it was the accident and took the blame. The insurance company paid a lot of money, and the woman's family was very satisfied and left with a smile. The developer just thought it was bad luck. As for Zhou Jingwang, even if he had problems, who would dare to arrest him? But I don't know what happened to him, but Zhou Jingwang suddenly disappeared. I guess it's retribution."
Luo Siwei understood after hearing this.
No wonder Ye Ling took so much effort to defeat Zhou Jingwang.
She thought the story was over, but Huo Cunsheng changed the subject and continued, "But there is a sequel to this matter."
Luo Siwei: “Oh?”
Huo Cunsheng said, "Later, I saw Zhou Jingwang once again. That was probably during his most glorious years. I don't know who he was performing a ritual for. He was just parading around town in his attire. What surprised me was that among the young disciples helping him, I saw the boy from back then..."
Luo Siwei guessed who he was talking about: "The boy in the elevator?"
Huo Cunsheng nodded: "Yes, he has grown up a bit. The little boy is very handsome, and I recognized him at first sight. I was anxious at the time. I was a bit nosy, but this matter... Even if Zhou Jingwang is not the murderer, he is not a good person. Isn't that kid recognizing a thief as his father? Not to mention that it was he who gave me the clue that made me suspect Zhou Jingwang. I began to suspect that he wanted to avenge his mother, but it didn't seem like it. He seemed to sincerely want to follow those people. I found a place where no one was around, pulled him out of the team and asked a few questions: 'I said, why did you follow him?'"
Huo Cunsheng left the question a little suspenseful at this point: "Guess what the child said?"
"What did you say?" Luo Siwei asked curiously.
"He bowed to me and said, 'Uncle police officer, my mother didn't believe in fate, so she died. Now that I believe in these things and follow the right master, I can live in peace.' Then he smiled at me. I will never forget that smile."
Huo Cunsheng thought for a moment about what words to use to describe it: "It's the kind of smile that seems indifferent to life and death, jumping into the fire pit on its own initiative, and making others suffer."
When he said that, Luo Siwei's hair stood up in broad daylight, goose bumps appeared on his skin, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.
Huo Cunsheng's words somehow connected with something in her mind. Luo Siwei recalled the man's chuckle in her memory.
"Oh."
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