The detachment quickly arranged personnel to receive the young woman and inquired about her report in detail.
The woman's name is Gu Yu, 26 years old, from Xizhou. She graduated from college four years ago and came to Mingzhou to work. She is unmarried and lives alone in a rented house. A year ago, when she was running home from Danhu Wetland Park at night, someone covered her mouth with a wet wipe, dragged her into the woods and raped her. At first, she resisted fiercely and hit the gangster on the forehead with her mobile phone, but later, she submitted and silently let the gangster complete the violence.
When asked by the police, Gu Yu replied: "At that time, I smashed his head with my cell phone. When the screen lit up, I saw a figure lying on the ground not far from me without making any sound. At that moment, all the hairs on my back stood up. My intuition told me that there was a dead person there, and he had killed him... I could even smell the blood in the air. So I didn't dare to shout anymore, for I was afraid that if I shouted, I would be killed by him and lie there..."
The criminals seemed to be satisfied with Gu Yu's silence and lack of resistance. After the violence, they threatened her not to call the police and let her go. Gu Yu ran away, crawling and tumbling. When she was about to leave the woods, she could not help but look back. She found that the man was bending over and dragging the figure lying on the ground. He also looked up at her. She was so scared that she dared not look any more and left quickly.
She didn't dare call the police afterwards. One reason was that she was dating a boyfriend at the time, and he was on a business trip those days and didn't know about the incident. But if she called the police, her boyfriend would know about it. He was a traditional male chauvinist, and she didn't want him to dislike her because of this. Another reason was that she was afraid that after she called the police, the police would not catch the criminals, and she would be killed by the criminals instead. The criminals also took out their mobile phones and took several photos of her. She was afraid that these photos would be posted online, so she chose to swallow her anger.
Hang Qin: "Then why do you choose to call the police now?"
Gu Yu: "I broke up with my boyfriend, and... I don't want this kind of person to get away with it and bite the police. He is a rapist and possibly a murderer. He is guilty, not innocent as the Internet says. He is a scumbag! He must have wanted to commit a crime that night, but was stopped by your captain. You must investigate thoroughly and don't let this kind of person succeed. Make him go to jail for life!"
Facing the increasingly agitated reporter, Hang Qin looked at Liang Guang, who was accompanying the interrogation, and asked, "Team Leader, look at this..."
The head of the second criminal investigation team remained calm: "How can you be sure that the person mentioned on the Internet is the criminal who assaulted you?"
"I can be sure of that," Gu Yu replied. "When I hit him on the forehead with my phone, I saw his face clearly through the lit screen. There were two moles on the upper left corner of his forehead, one big and one small, just like in the photo!"
…
Things took a turn for the worse. Not only did the detachment receive a reporter who accused Luo Junli of raping her a year ago, but more and more voices of opposition also appeared online.
First, the owner of a convenience store spoke out online, saying that at around 10:40 p.m. on July 31, the captain of the criminal investigation detachment visited the store, bought a pack of cigarettes, and smoked them while leaning against a lamppost outside. After about 20 to 30 minutes, he suddenly drank a puff of alcohol, threw away the cigarette, and rushed across the street. The shop owner was curious, so he went out to take a look and found him grappling with someone with a woman sitting next to him. The man was quickly subdued by the criminal investigation team leader, and after ten minutes or so, several police cars arrived and took the man away.
Of course, at that time the store owner didn’t know that the customer was the captain of the Criminal Investigation Brigade. He thought he was some brave man who saw injustice and acted bravely. It was not until such an incident was exposed on the Internet that he felt like he had seen him before, and the person in the photo also looked familiar. He went back and checked the surveillance video and confirmed that it was this incident.
To prove that he was not lying, the store owner also posted screenshots of the store's surveillance footage from that day and the circle of friends discussing the matter. The man's figure can be clearly identified in the screenshots. He is Qin Shen, the captain of the Mingzhou Criminal Investigation Detachment who was hotly discussed some time ago and in the past two days.
Soon after, a surgeon from a tertiary hospital in Minnesota also published a blog post, saying that in the early morning of late July, he had received a couple in the emergency room. The woman had multiple abrasions on her body and was suspected of being abused by the man. After questioning, he learned that they had encountered a gangster, who was also a policeman. He had taken the gangster back to the detachment and brought his girlfriend in for an examination. Because the woman's mouth and nose were covered with a wet wipe by the gangster, he didn't know if there would be any sequelae.
At that time, the man also took out his police officer ID. He took a look at it, and after confirming that he was a genuine criminal policeman, he did not look at it again. Now thinking back, the police officer ID contained the identity information of Qin Shen, the captain of the Mingzhou Criminal Investigation Detachment.
Unlike the convenience store owner, the doctor did not show the woman's medical records to protect the patient's privacy. However, this surgeon usually answers netizens' questions about their medical conditions for free online and popularizes some medical knowledge. He has become somewhat famous and can be considered a semi-public figure. After he made this statement, the number of people who believed him doubled immediately. More and more people came to defend Qin Shen, and the wind direction completely reversed.
At the same time, netizens also dug up Luo Junyi's dark history, such as defending rapists for money, providing free legal aid to murderers, saying that women should not have the right to abortion, calling for the legalization of prostitution, etc., all of which were dug up and listed, and were met with fierce ridicule.
When the Criminal Investigation Detachment unearthed a severely decomposed female corpse in a remote grove behind the outskirts of Danhu Wetland Park, Luo Junyi was also prosecuted by the Procuratorate on multiple charges including spreading false rumors, slandering public security officials, and evading the recovery of unpaid taxes. As for the subsequent investigation into his collusion with foreign reactionary forces and suspected actions of endangering national security, which were discovered, that was another level of things.
Public Security Bureau Chief Zhou Ying was all smiles and patted Qin Shen on the shoulder, praising him highly: "We really caught a big fish, thanks to you, Xiao Qin, for risking your life for the beauty you love. You beat the suspect very well and brilliantly!" It was as if he was not the one who cursed Qin Shen three thousand times when Luo Junyi's blog post that distorted right and wrong first came out.
Qin Shen showed no emotion at all. He just smiled and said, "I didn't solve this case. I should thank Lao Zhang and Lao Liang."
Zhou Ying snorted and laughed: "It's already this time, and you're still trying to play tricks on me. You thought I didn't know. You keep saying you're going to avoid the case, but you know more about this case than anyone else. All your subordinates are pretending to obey, but they don't take discipline and regulations seriously. They report to you as soon as there's any situation and wait for your approval. How can this be called avoiding the case!"
According to regulations, as a person with an interest, Qin Shen had to apply for recusation from the case of the two brothers of the Luo family and could not have any contact with it, even if he was the captain of the criminal police team. But the rules are dead, people are alive, and seeing that his tricks were discovered by his superiors, Qin Shen did not defend himself, but simply admitted openly: "I feel uneasy if this case is not handled by me. Besides, Luo Junyi has been arrested, and no one will say on the Internet that I violated the law or discipline or took revenge on my own, so what is there to be afraid of."
Zhou Ying hated his arrogant attitude, so even though he admired this junior, he still sneered and poured cold water on him: "I advise you to take it easy. The reason you were able to get through this safely is not only because the higher-ups protected you, but also because you got lucky. The two brothers you met were both big fish, which diverted everyone's attention and made them forget about your violation of discipline and beating people. If you meet an innocent brother, I'll see how you deal with it."
"An innocent guy would not attack a single woman in the middle of the night, let alone be arrested by me and taken to the team. This assumption was not established from the beginning."
"You are so arrogant. If you don't control your temper, I think you will fall flat on your face in the future!"
Qin Shen did not take Zhou Ying's words to heart. After leaving the Municipal Bureau, he first went to the city center and then returned to the detachment. It was almost time to get off work, so he simply did not get out of the car. He waited at the door of the lobby for two minutes and drove Xu Man directly home.
As the sun sets, the sunset glow fills the sky, giving the earth a golden-red glow. Looking at the bright and beautiful clouds in the sky and the people walking slowly back and forth on the roadside, Xu Man couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
She remembered when she first came to Minnesota, it was also an evening with sunset in the sky. Qin Shen, whom she met for the first time, took her to a noodle restaurant to eat noodles. At that time, she was very nervous and embarrassed. Not only was she worried about how to ask for a job change, but she was also uncomfortable facing strangers. Who would have thought that in just two months, this criminal investigation captain who seemed quite sharp and unapproachable when they first met would become her lover?
"The Municipal Bureau wants you to come over today. Is there something wrong?" she asked Qin Shen.
"What else could it be? It's just the matter of the two brothers surnamed Luo. By the way, they are warning me not to be too complacent. If you cause trouble again next time, just get out of here." Qin Shen replied.
"Isn't their business over yet?"
"It's almost done. Luo Junyi's case has been handed over to the National Security Bureau, and Luo Junli's evidence collection investigation has also reached the final stage. This guy is also amazing. In six years, he traveled all over the country and killed six women and raped more than twenty girls. Unexpectedly, no police officer caught him, allowing this grandson to get away with it for so many years. But he was finally caught."
Hearing this, Xu Man smiled and said, "It seems that I have to go out more often at night in the future. Maybe I can run into a murderer who has not been discovered for many years and make a contribution to society."
"You wish." Qin Shen knew she was joking, but he still said without turning his head, "From now on, you are not allowed to go out alone after 8 o'clock in the evening. Either let me accompany you, or stay at home."
"Isn't it nine o'clock in the evening? How come it's an hour earlier?"
"Daylight saving time is over, now it's winter time."
…
When they got home, Qin Shen was still the one cooking, with Xu Man helping and watching. Today's dinner is bacon, corn and egg fried rice. It is simple and convenient to make. Qin Shen quickly cooked a pot, served two bowls each, and put them on the dining table to start eating.
The TV in the living room was playing the evening news. When Xu Man got up to pour some water, she saw a piece of news and motioned Qin Shen to turn around and watch: "Look, the TV is showing the story of the brothers."
Qin Shen glanced at him politely and then looked away: "It's normal. The media will definitely follow up on this kind of thing. It's not easy to come across a big drama, so we have to follow it closely and make a hot topic to increase the ratings."
After hearing what he said, Xu Man remembered something and asked him curiously, "When things hadn't turned around yet, did any reporters come to interview you?"
"Yes, but I rejected them all." Qin Shen said, looking up at her, "Luckily you didn't release that clarification statement, otherwise you would have experienced the feeling of being questioned by the media."
Xu Man smiled awkwardly: "I was just angry and wanted to refute Luo Junyi's nonsense... Besides, I didn't send it out in the end. It's in the draft box, waiting to discuss it with you..."
"If I hadn't called you back then, would you have been unable to resist sending the message? In the future, don't get involved in things on the Internet. Who knows if the person on the other end of the line is a human or a dog? If it's a human, you can still reason with him, but if it's a dog, why bother with it?"
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At night, Xu Man took a thorough bath in the bathroom in the master bedroom. She had her period a week ago. Although she was relieved and no longer had to worry about pregnancy, the feeling of having a cold and her period at the same time was not very good. Now that both were gone, she naturally needed to relax.
But apparently, she relaxed too early. As soon as she came out of the bathroom, Qin Shen hugged her from behind and laid her sideways on the bed. She screamed in shock and slapped his chest in shame: "Why are you so impatient!"
Qin Shen said confidently: "Didn't that Luo guy say we had an unfair deal? If I don't fight you like this, how can I justify the tens of thousands of comments that cursed me?"
After saying that, without waiting for her to reply, he took off the nightgown she had been wearing for less than three minutes, and leaned over to cover her.
Xu Man had no choice but to make the bath just now useless. She relaxed her body and let him do whatever he wanted. But she soon regretted this indulgence. Perhaps it was because she had been holding it in for too long. Qin Shen's movements tonight were particularly powerful, and he took her several times in succession, until she was completely exhausted and her whole body became limp like a puddle of mud, with only faint sobs left. Only then did he reluctantly stop and carry her to the bathroom to wash her body.
It was almost midnight when she came out. She was tired and exhausted both physically and mentally. She wanted to fall asleep as soon as she touched the pillow, but Qin Shen didn't know what was wrong and kept talking to her. She closed her eyes and wanted to fall asleep several times, but he interrupted her abruptly. He was not at all considerate like usual.
Under normal circumstances, Xu Man might have noticed that something was wrong, but she was so sleepy that her thoughts were slow. She was too lazy to think about why he did this, nor did she listen to what he was saying. She just leaned in his arms with her eyes closed, occasionally responding perfunctorily once or twice, letting sleepiness overwhelm her heart.
It was not until she suddenly felt a chill on her chest that she woke up and looked up at Qin Shen's gentle smile.
"Happy birthday, Xiao Man."
Xu Man then remembered that after midnight it would be August 31st, her birthday.
It turned out that this was the reason why Qin Shen kept talking to her and prevented her from falling asleep.
She lowered her head and found that the birthday gift Qin Shen gave her was a necklace. The pendant was shining brightly under the light blue night light, light and beautiful, like a dancing butterfly.
She gently lifted up the pendant and saw clearly that it was a silver base shaped like a butterfly, inlaid with several diamonds.
He gave himself a diamond necklace.
Realizing this, Xu Man's heart skipped a beat.
She raised her head and looked at Qin Shen in a daze.
What greeted him was a warm kiss on the forehead.
"I love you."
The gentle and pleasant voice was like a bud that slowly bloomed in spring, slowly carried into her heart by the soft east breeze.
"Marry me, Xiao Man."
—End of text—
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