"Then..." Xu Man wanted to ask him why he didn't change the question and continue asking. But when the words came to her lips, she felt that this was not a good thing to say, as it would seem like she was blaming him for not asking the right questions. So she swallowed the second half of the sentence and didn't say anything else.
Qin Shen seemed to know what she wanted to ask. He took two steps to the side and looked at her in the sunlight outside the window: "Not only is this question meaningless, but other subjective questions are also meaningless. You heard what Lu Yajun said just now. Tell me, what do you think of her answer?"
Xu Man didn't quite understand why he asked this, but since he asked, she thought about it carefully. "I think her answers are all normal, but..." She said uncertainly, "It gives me a strange feeling, as if I can guess what she will say."
"That's it." Qin Shen pointed out, "Her answer is so correct."
She was stunned, "Yes?"
"That's just a high-sounding answer." He explained, "Don't underestimate her age. She's very smart and knows what the best answer is. She said she regretted it and felt she was too impulsive. She mentioned some of the bad behaviors of the victim. Don't you think she's trying to lead us in the same direction?"
"…What road?"
Qin Shen said lazily: "Even if it was wrong for her to kill someone, it was Zhang Xiaojuan who made the mistake first, and she also knew she was wrong and regretted it. She is trying to arouse our sympathy for her."
Xu Man's heart tightened when she heard his words, "She is really doing this?"
"Um."
"Then...what should we do?"
"No big deal."
Xu Man didn't expect him to say that. She choked for a moment and said, "Are you just going to let it go?"
Qin Shen looked at her and said, "We are police officers. Our duty is to find out the truth and arrest criminals. As for the rest, it is not our business." Seeing that she frowned slightly, as if she disagreed with what he said, he smiled again, softened his expression, and said, "Do you think what I said is cold and heartless? But this is the fact. Every department has its own responsibilities. If you want to take care of everything, not only will you be exhausted, but you will also take away other people's work and leave them with nothing to do. You will not please both sides."
Xu Man's eyes lit up and her brows relaxed. She understood what he meant: "Captain, do you mean that another department will take care of this matter?"
"Yes, there are, the procuratorate and Lu Yajun's guardian, but it's all very risky." Qin Shen replied, "From what Lu Yajun said, her parents don't know how to educate their children. Now that something like this has happened, it's estimated that they will be even worse at educating their children. Let's see if the procuratorate can realize this problem and ask the court not to directly return her to her parents when sentencing, but to send her to a social institution for custody and education for a period of time. Maybe she can still be saved."
"So..." Xu Man thought thoughtfully.
"Why, do you have any idea in mind?"
She shook her head. "I just don't understand why he hated his classmate for such a small matter. He kept thinking about how to kill her and finally did it. It's too..."
Qin Shen sneered, "There's no need for a reason to kill someone. Anger, hatred, fear, panic, as long as one emotion reaches a critical point, killing will become a very easy thing. If you have to give a reason, there is a problem with her parents' education of her, which has distorted her worldview to a certain extent. Children who are often beaten and scolded by their parents are prone to forming extreme thoughts, not to mention that she is only eleven years old and her psychological development is not mature yet, so the influence and stimulation she receives will be even greater. If we check her parents' side these two days, we will definitely be able to find out something."
In the following two days, the detachment launched an investigation into Lu Yajun's parents, and the facts were indeed as Qin Shen said, and they found out a lot of things.
For example, when Lu Yajun was in fourth grade, influenced by the girls in her class, she became fond of reading romance novels. However, because her parents were afraid that she would fall in love too early, they confiscated all the novels and forbade her to read books with colorful covers. As a result, Lu Yajun's bookshelf was filled with only dark-colored books. The investigator took a few books and looked through them, and found that they were all horror and bizarre novels, with many stories like the murderer on a rainy night. After asking Lu Yajun's parents, they learned that they did not restrict their daughter from reading this, because they felt that this kind of book was just an ordinary story book, and there was no harm in their daughter reading it, and it could also increase the material for writing. It seems that Lu Yajun's thoughts were already dislocated due to the strict discipline of her parents, and this kind of reading made the situation worse, causing her thoughts to become more extreme and forming a completely incorrect concept about killing.
At the same time, an investigation into Lu Yajun's classmates is also underway, focusing on Lu Yajun's usual personality and behavior, as well as the isolation of Zhang Xiaojuan last semester.
Lu Yajun's case was easy to investigate. She was the most popular girl in the class. Almost all of her classmates had a good impression of her. Her shortcomings were just harmless things like being stubborn and having a loud and scary voice when angry. Zhang Xiaojuan's isolation was more difficult to investigate. After all, it had been almost a year, and many people could not remember the details at that time. Moreover, after many questionings, the original testimony had not been overturned. The girls insisted that it was Zhang Xiaojuan who stole the things. There was no contradiction in their testimonies, and the logic was complete and clear. It seemed that Zhang Xiaojuan had really stolen the things and was isolated after being discovered by her classmates.
Zhang Xiaojuan's parents were incredulous about this and said that although the material conditions they provided their daughter with were not very good, they were not so bad that she would steal things. They would never accept the accusation that their daughter was a thief. However, since neither side had any concrete evidence, and the incident had happened a long time ago, it was difficult to get to the bottom of the matter. Zhang Xiaojuan had also died and could not provide evidence to defend herself, the matter was eventually dropped and not investigated further.
The most direct trigger of this case, the crucial ten-yuan note, was found under the sofa in the living room of Lu Yajun's home. There was a thin layer of dust on the blue banknote, as if telling a story that no one knew.
Lu Yajun maintained an unaware attitude about the discovery of the banknote, saying that she and Zhang Xiaojuan had searched the living room for a long time but could not find any trace of the coin, and they had no idea how it had gone under the sofa. No matter how many times she was questioned, she insisted on this statement and never changed her mind.
The days passed in such investigations. During this period, the detachment received another police report. Two families had a conflict over an unpaid debt. The one who owed money became angry and went to the kitchen to get a knife. His original intention was to scare the other party, but he took it seriously and also went to the kitchen to get a knife. He stabbed the other party, which directly pierced his kidney. He was sent to the hospital for rescue but failed and died.
The case was very simple, but because there were so many people involved, the two families called almost all the relatives they could to calm the situation, a total of more than 20 people. It took a long time just to take the statements, and Xu Man had to work overtime for two days in a row. On the second day, she happened to have her period, and she felt very weak and barely managed to finish the work.
When she met Qin Shen in the corridor, he could tell at a glance that she was in a bad mood: "Why do you look so bad? Are you feeling unwell?"
"It's okay." She forced herself to smile, "Maybe I didn't sleep well last night." Of course, this was not the reason why she was feeling uncomfortable, but how could she say such a thing out loud, so she could only make up an excuse.
Qin believed it and frowned slightly, "In that case, you don't have to work overtime today, go back and rest early."
She hummed, "I've already finished my work and am on my way back."
"I send you."
Xu Man did not refuse. Qin Shen had picked her up and dropped her off many times these days and she had never refused. But she had never brought it up on her own initiative either. It was always like this now that Qin Shen would speak up himself, or he would just drive the car to her building and wait for her. She didn't know how long this kind of life would last. She always felt that the distance between them was neither far nor close, and it just remained in a delicate range. However, no one took another step forward, leading to a stalemate.
I don’t know when the distance between them will be further expanded and this thin layer of window paper will be broken.
…
It was already 10 o'clock in the evening when she got home. Xu Man was tired and sleepy, feeling very uncomfortable. She wanted to go to bed after taking a shower, but Tang Yourong called at this time. She had to endure the discomfort and answered the phone: "Mom?"
"Xiao Man?" Mother and daughter are connected by heart. It was just a short greeting, but Tang Yourong could tell something was wrong in her daughter's words. She immediately asked with concern, "What's wrong with you? You sound so miserable. Is there something wrong?"
Of course Xu Man said no and explained the reason for her discomfort. Tang Yourong was relieved after hearing this, but she also reminded her worriedly: "You should have a good rest, drink more hot water, and be careful not to catch a cold. Mom thinks you may be a little uncomfortable with the climate. Do you remember that when you first went to Xinjing to attend university, you also felt this uncomfortable?"
"Yeah." She replied softly, "It will be fine in two months."
The person on the other end of the phone sighed, "You really make me worry all the time. By the way, how is your work going? Did Captain Qin transfer you to the Municipal Bureau?"
This reminded Xu Man that she had only mentioned the matter of staying in the detachment to Tian Si when they were chatting, and her parents had not yet told her about it. They probably thought she had transferred to the Municipal Bureau a long time ago. Now she was suddenly asked about it and was really shocked.
She thought about it in her mind, and then she said carefully: "No, I stayed in the detachment."
Tang Yourong was indeed surprised: "You stayed in the detachment?"
"Um……"
"Are you sure? Didn't you say you didn't want to be a criminal investigator?"
"I feel okay now." She curled her hair and answered with a guilty conscience, "It's only a six-month internship, it will pass quickly. Besides, I'm not doing criminal investigation now, and I don't have to do this after graduation. Just treat it as a try."
"Well, since this is your own wish, Mom won't interfere with you." After hesitating for a while, Tang Yourong chose to respect her daughter's opinion. "I have to talk to your father. He may not be happy about it. After all, the detachment is still a branch bureau. It is not as good as going to the city. But you can't say for sure. After all, the grandson of the Qin family is there. If you really want to take this path in the future, he will help you more than going to several city bureaus."
"Yeah." Xu Man agreed in a muffled voice, thinking that the reason why she stayed was indeed related to Qin Shen, but this reason was not that reason, and she didn't dare to say it, so she let her parents misunderstand.
"It'll only be half a year at most," she stressed again, "so it won't be a big deal."
"Mom knows." Tang Yourong said, "Just tell your dad. Your dad is also concerned about your internship."
But she was worrying too much. Xu Lin had no objection to this at all. Old Master Qin was almost at retirement age, and he would probably make way for his son in a few years. As the only grandson of the Qin family, Qin Shen's future was undoubtedly bright. There were only benefits, not disadvantages, for his daughter to work under him.
Of course, it would be even better if we could get ahold of the old pine tree of the Qin family.
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