Chapter 142 Intuition

◎I have a strange intuition◎

Lei Ling's narration aroused the anger of all the police officers in the Serious Crime Unit.

“Scum!”

"He must be brought to justice."

"Xiang Wan, let's go together."

Although Zhao Xiangwan was worried about Yun Jie, he remained calm.

She looked at Lei Ling and asked, "If you just want to provide psychological counseling for the child, shouldn't you have a psychologist in your police force? Why go so far away?"

This question calmed Zhu Feipeng and the others down.

Yes, although Director Wei and Director Xu are comrades-in-arms and have a "very close" relationship, and Yao City and Xing City are not far apart, but after all, it is a cross-city collaboration, and the procedures are a bit troublesome. Moreover, this case has nothing to do with major events, so why bother Director Wei and Lei Ling to make this trip in person?

No one can lie to Zhao Xiangwan.

Therefore, Lei Ling knew that Zhao Xiang would ask this question at the party. He looked at Wei Liangfu and decided to be frank.

“Actually, I have selfish motives.”

"Yun Jie's mother, Xie Lin, was my first girlfriend. We grew up together in the staff dormitory of Yaoshi No. 1 Middle School. Later, I studied at the police academy and she studied at the University of Finance and Economics. We dated for three years. However, she wanted to go abroad, but I wanted to stay in Yaoshi to work. In addition, we both had strong personalities, so we broke up."

At this point, Lei Ling sighed, took out two photos from his pocket and placed them on the conference table.

"Although we broke up, we are still childhood sweethearts. When I saw Yun Jie, I felt really bad. Look, this is a photo of me and Xie Lin when we were children, and this is a photo of Yun Jie taken in the hospital."

One is a black and white photo.

Two children, about eight or nine years old, stood head to head under a big locust tree.

The little boy, a chubby boy in a navy jacket, put his arm around the little girl's shoulders.

The little girl wore a headband, two pigtails, a white sleeveless skirt, nylon socks, and sandals. She had a round face and big eyes and looked very pretty. The two of them were grinning, innocent and cute.

The other is a color photo.

Xiao Yunjie, wearing a striped hospital gown, had a round face and big eyes. She sat on the edge of the bed with her knees hugged, her head tilted, and her lips pursed timidly, looking very pitiful.

Although more than 20 years have passed between them and their attire is slightly different, one can tell at a glance that the two little girls are 80% to 90% alike.

Lei Ling's eyes were filled with nostalgia: "When I saw Yun Jie, I felt so distressed. She looks so much like Xie Lin. Although Xie Lin divorced and abandoned her to go abroad, but... as a childhood friend, I can't tolerate her being bullied by Yun Dehou, that bastard!"

Wei Liangfu followed suit and said, "Lei Ling asked me to come. He said that he was not capable enough on his own and was afraid that you would not agree to help."

After thinking for a while, Wei Liangfu added: "Although we have psychologists in our bureau, their daily work is either to negotiate with criminals or to help police officers with certain psychological problems. They have little experience in dealing with children. We sent two psychologists there, but the children simply ignored them. When communicating with Yun Dehou, they were completely at a disadvantage."

At this point, Wei Liangfu felt that he was "boosting others' ambitions and destroying his own prestige", so he added: "Of course, in the entire public security system, there is only one person like you, Officer Zhao, who is so confident, domineering, and cautious in front of criminals. So, we would like to ask for your help."

Zhao Xiangwan still didn't say anything.

Lei Ling lowered his posture and put forward the difficulty: "It is difficult to define mental abuse. If a father punishes his daughter, even if it is beating or scolding, we, the police, cannot intervene. What I am worried about is that if we let him off lightly this time, Yun Jie may suffer more serious harm in the future. I have seen that Yun Dehou is a beast in human form, one thing in front of people and another behind their backs! If you want to expose his true face, you must be the one!"

Zhao Xiangwan asked: "Have you talked to Director Xu about this?"

Wei Liangfu quickly expressed his opinion: "Yes, I have said it. I spoke to him on the phone a few days ago. He said that as long as you agree, he has no objection. I have also contacted Director Miao, and she agreed to release him. However, I am afraid Ji Zhao can't leave. The missing children database has just been launched, and Ji Zhao needs to join."

Zhao Xiangwan looked at Ji Zhao.

Ji Zhao could see her concern and smiled slightly.

[It's okay, go ahead. ]

Zhao Xiangwan nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll take two people with you guys."

Lei Ling was delighted: "No problem! It will be more convenient if you bring your own people. Don't worry, we will cover all travel, accommodation and food expenses."

Zhu Feipeng immediately raised his hand: "Xiang Wan, can you take me with you this time?" Because He Mingyu gave birth to a child, Zhu Feipeng had not been on a business trip for a long time and missed several major cases. Now that he had a rare opportunity to go out, Zhu Feipeng immediately took the initiative to ask for permission.

Zhao Xiangwan asked him, "Where's the baby?"

Zhu Feipeng patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, my father and mother will come together to ensure that we take good care of the child."

Zhao Xiangwan finally agreed: "Okay."

Then call Zhou Rulan and Zhu Kang, and the four-member action team will set out.

Liu Liangju, Ai Hui and Huang Yuande guarded the rear.

A group of people came to Yao City.

The wind was howling in the cold wind, and all the sycamore trees on the roadside had lost their leaves. Their bare branches stretched up to the sky, and it looked cold.

Zhu Feipeng tightened his woolen coat, exhaled, looked at the white mist dispersing in front of him, and shook his head: "Yao City is colder than our Xing City."

Zhu Kang said: "After all, it is closer to the north, and there are many mountains here, the altitude is higher, so it is normal to be a little colder."

Zhou Rulan said: "It's so cold, and yet you let your child only have a thin blanket on the bed. How cruel!"

The topic suddenly became heavy.

Accompanied by Lei Ling, the four of them first arrived at the post office dormitory.

This is a community with only three buildings, lined up neatly next to a main road. The brick walls have weathered a bit, the gables are covered with ivy, and the paint on the wooden doors and windows is peeling a bit.

Lei Ling pointed to the last building: "The Yun family lives in 203, on the second floor of the middle unit."

Going around to the north of the last building, Zhao Xiangwan looked up at the window of the north bedroom of 203. The house was nearly 40 years old, and the windows were almost covered with ivy.

Lei Ling said: "This window should be rarely opened and closed, so the ivy is so rampant."

Zhao Xiangwan nodded.

Ivy is a large perennial deciduous vine that climbs up the wall and its roots penetrate into the cracks in the brick wall.

In the cool summer, all you see is green, like a green carpet covering the red brick wall. In winter, the leaves fall, leaving only the stubborn roots twisting and turning the wall into an ink painting.

If the window is frequently opened and closed, the roots of the creeper will have nowhere to stay, and at most a few strands will hang down, which is harmless. However, if the window is not opened for a long time, it will grow densely and cover the window hole.

In Yun Dehou's home, the north bedroom window of Room 203 is mostly covered by ivy, and it seems that the window is rarely opened.

Yun Jie lived in that small house with dim light, which was not good for her physical development.

Just from this small thing, it can be seen that Yun Dehou is not good to children.

Neighbors and colleagues say that Yun Dehou cares deeply about children, but I'm afraid it's all a false appearance.

But what does this mean?

Even if the procuratorate brought charges against Yun Dehou with the certificate issued by the psychiatrist and the testimony of the neighbors, I am afraid that the court would make a high-handed decision and simply criticize and educate Yun Dehou and then let the matter go.

After all, Yun Dehou is Yun Jie's biological father.

If Yun Dehou goes to jail, who will take care of the children?

Yun Jie's mother went abroad and has not been heard from since. Her grandparents have passed away, and her grandparents went to Shanghai to live with their son five years ago. Did they leave Yun Jie in the care of an orphanage?

Although Lei Ling has already contacted Xie Lin's brother Xie Yu, hoping that he can adopt Yun Jie as his uncle, the court will still give priority to Yun Dehou's custody rights.

That's why Lei Ling asked Zhao Xiangwan for help, hoping to find more evidence, bring Yun Dehou to justice, and prevent Yun Jie from suffering more harm in the future.

Zhao Xiangwan asked Lei Ling: "Where is the child?"

Lei Ling replied: "Still in the hospital."

"Where is Yun Dehou?"

"He has been released from the police station. He took a week off and stayed in the hospital with Yunjie for psychological counseling. He had a very good attitude and kept apologizing. He blamed himself for being too hasty and hurting the child's fragile heart. The attending doctors and nurses in the hospital were all deceived by him and thought he was a responsible and good father."

Zhu Feipeng and Zhu Kang said "Pooh!" at the same time.

Zhao Xiangwan glanced at them and said, "Don't get too excited. We must rely on evidence for everything."

Up to now, I have heard everything from Lei Ling.

What if Lei Ling takes over first?

What if Lei Ling still has feelings for Xie Lin and therefore hates Yun Dehou so much?

What if Lei Ling’s description is distorted or biased?

Lei Ling was a smart man and he immediately explained, "Officer Zhao, ever since Xie Lin went abroad, none of us childhood playmates have been in touch with the Xie family. Besides, Xie Lin and I broke up first, so I don't hate or dislike Yun Dehou. To be honest, I even felt a little sympathy for Yun Dehou at first.

Xie Lin and I grew up together. She is a very goal-oriented person. Once she makes up her mind, no one can stop her. I don't know who or what influenced her, but she became a little bit obsessed with foreign things after entering college. Unfortunately, her family couldn't afford to go abroad, so she couldn't go abroad right after graduating from college.

Later I heard that after she got married, Yun Dehou was very supportive of her dream of going abroad and sold his parents’ old house to raise all the expenses. But… I didn’t expect that she would firmly ask for a divorce as soon as she got the visa, and she didn’t want the child either. Alas!”

周如蘭聽完雷淩的話，發表自己的意見：“有沒有一種可能，雲德厚把對謝琳的憎恨發洩在孩子身上？”

賣房子實現妻子的出國夢，可是妻子卻過河拆橋，絕然離開，這對任何一個男人來說都是奇恥大辱，雲德厚一定非常恨前妻，所以才會虐待雲潔。

雷淩嘆了一口氣：“說句公道話，謝琳這事做得不地道。就連謝琳的爸媽、弟弟都覺得在大家面前擡不起頭來，宣稱絕不認這個女兒。”

聽到這裏，周如蘭覺得有些不能理解：“謝琳的爸媽覺得丢臉我能理解，但從此不認這個女兒，是不是有點太誇張了？”

雷淩說：“謝琳的媽媽是瑤市一中的數學老師，為人端方嚴肅，對謝琳、謝瑜姐弟倆要求非常嚴格。我們這些在學校宿舍樓長大的孩子，都特別怕謝琳的媽媽。她爸爸在銀行上班，也是個一板一眼的人。謝琳的爸媽思想傳統，認為一個女孩子抛棄丈夫、女兒，賣男方家房子出了國，太沒有良心，屬于離經叛道、不負責任的行為，應該被鄙視、唾棄。”

周如蘭若有所思地點點頭：“看來，謝琳的行為對她的父母也是一種傷害。”

雷淩嘆了一口氣：“沒錯，在我們爸媽那一輩看來，謝琳90年離婚出國真的是非常出格的行為。謝琳媽媽那個時候還沒退休，每天從家裏出發，走在路上、坐在辦公室裏，甚至站在講臺上，都會有人悄悄議論：看，那個老師，教育出來的女兒連丈夫孩子都不要，非要跑到國外去讀什麽書，崇洋媚外，外國月亮都是圓的，這樣的老師還有臉站講臺？”

“咱們瑤市并不大，有一點風吹草動誰都知道，一下子把謝家人推到了風口浪尖，90年那一年謝家人日子都不好過。後來謝琳從M國寄信回來，她爸媽看都不看，當着郵遞員的面一根火柴給燒了，再後來，因為這件事，謝琳父母悄悄離開瑤市，這個議論才慢慢停歇下來。”

趙向晚沒有表态，只是輕輕搖了搖頭。

為了出國留學，抛夫棄女，需要很大的勇氣。謝琳寧可與家人斷絕關系，也要遠赴重洋，這股子執拗、絕然，一般人比不了。

朱飛鵬問雷淩：“那謝琳的爸媽就這樣離開瑤市了？也不管管外孫女？”

雷淩轉過頭，看着那扇被爬山虎遮了一半的窗戶，長長地嘆了一口氣：“是啊，不走怎麽辦？謝琳的爸媽原本也舍不得這裏的老朋友，但只要一想到女兒的事情就心梗，承受不了良心的譴責，索性一走了之。

至于小潔……我聽說謝琳爸媽91年秋天離開的時候曾經征求過雲德厚的意見，希望能把外孫女帶走，讓雲德厚再找一個合适的女人重組家庭，但他不同意。說什麽雲潔是謝琳留給他的唯一念想，他這輩子不再結婚，就守着女兒好好過日子。謝琳爸媽又羞又愧又內疚，留了一筆錢給雲德厚之後就走了。”

周如蘭冷笑一聲：“謝琳留給他的唯一念想？說得可真漂亮！”

搞清楚了前因後果之後，幾個人敲開雲德厚對門方奶奶家的門。

方奶奶今年六十二歲，身板硬朗，頭發花白，說話有條有理，一看就是個有文化的退休老太太。

見到雷淩，方奶奶眼睛一亮，一把抓住他的手：“雷警官，你可得好好教育一下潔潔的爸爸，潔潔是個老實孩子，不要關她。就算孩子不認真讀書、有些地方不聽話，也不要對她那麽兇。你不知道，我當時把潔潔從床上抱起來的時候，輕得像個稻草人兒，聲音小得像蚊子叫，可憐的喲~”

雷淩點頭：“好，我們一定好好教育他。”

他将趙向晚介紹給方奶奶，并說：“趙警官有些問題想要問您，您如實回答就是。”

方奶奶看着趙向晚，面容慈祥：“好，你問。”

趙向晚問：“雲德厚平時對女兒怎麽樣？”

方奶奶實話實說：“潔潔三歲的時候，她媽媽就出國了，小雲同志對女兒挺好的。衣服、鞋子、吃喝、玩具……樣樣都是他操心。上幼兒園、上小學全都是他負責接受，除了上班就是買菜做飯，算得上是個稱職的好爸爸。”

趙向晚問：“有沒有在外面打罵過孩子？”

方奶奶迅速搖頭：“沒有沒有。從潔潔媽媽出國之後，小雲同志就很少笑，每天板着臉，看着總是心事重重。他雖然悶悶的沒個笑模樣，對潔潔也不是很親密，但在外面從來沒有打罵過孩子。”

趙向晚繼續問：“對潔潔不是很親密，是什麽意思？”

方奶奶想了想，斟酌着用詞：“怎麽說呢。他雖然每天接送孩子，但從來不牽手。我好像沒有見他抱過孩子，總是他在前面走，潔潔在後面乖乖地跟着。他的話也少，都是命令的語氣。比如說，過來！到那邊去，不要弄髒衣服，洗手，背上書包……這種。”

趙向晚點了點頭，表示自己聽明白了：“謝琳沒有出國之前呢？雲德厚對孩子态度怎樣？”

方奶奶重重地嘆了一口氣：“作孽哦！我是看着小雲大學畢業分配到我們郵局來工作的，當時他是個多開朗活潑善良的小夥子啊，追了兩年謝琳，然後結婚生女，那些日子他每天笑得像個傻子一樣。把潔潔抱在手裏，騎在肩膀上，怎麽親密都不夠。後來謝琳一走，小雲就完全變了一個人。唉！我們也不敢戳他痛處，從來不提謝琳這個名字。”

趙向晚再問了幾個當時報警的細節之後，與方奶奶告別離開。

一行人走到樓梯口時，方奶奶把他們叫住，猶豫了一下，說道：“小雲這麽多年既爹又當媽也不容易，雖然這回是不對，但知錯就改，善莫大焉。只要他以後對潔潔溫和一點、關愛一點，我們這些老鄰居們也就不計較了。要是他忙不過來，可以把潔潔放在我家裏寫作業，我幫她照看孩子。”

趙向晚與雷淩交換了一個眼神。

雷淩只得點頭：“好，我會轉告您的意見。”

再詢問了幾個老鄰居，得到的信息都大同小異，總結下來大致意思是。

第一，在吃穿用度上，雲德厚并沒有苛待孩子；

第二，雲德厚之所以對孩子冷漠，是因為受到了感情的傷害；

第三，雲潔對父親的命令十分遵從，從不違逆，是個老實聽話的孩子。

走出郵局宿舍樓，趙向晚對雷淩說：“看來，雲德厚的鄰居們并沒有打算追究到底。”

雷淩苦笑：“是！這也是我為什麽要來找你的原因之一。大多數人都說雲德厚是個盡職盡責的父親，這一回只是因為孩子不聽話懲罰力度過大了些，只要對他進行批評教育就行了。”

雷淩停頓片刻，表情嚴肅地說：“可是，我不相信雲德厚！”

朱飛鵬在一旁挑了挑眉毛，在內心嘀咕：你作為前男友，是不是對雲德厚有偏見？

雷淩認真地看着趙向晚：“我有一種奇怪的直覺，總覺得雲德厚不像個好人。”

朱飛鵬想笑，卻被趙向晚用眼神制止。

趙向晚道：“刑警的直覺，通常都是經驗的積累。”

雷淩如遇知音：“按理說，這不算刑事案件，但當時派出所的女警察很負責，将孩子送到醫院之後，向市局請求心理師介入，所以我就和心理師一起到了醫院……唉！你們要是見到孩子，就能理解我的心情了。”

雷淩的眼前閃過第一眼見到雲潔的畫面，面露不忍。

趙向晚問：“刑警直覺，然後呢？”

雷淩回歸正題：“對，直覺。我見到雲德厚的時候，就感覺他像一團粘稠的污泥，陰暗而惡臭，沾上去了就甩不掉。這樣的人，和他常年生活在一起，沒毛病也會變得有毛病。”

趙向晚擡眼看向雷淩：“那我們就一起見見他。”

雷淩是個經驗豐富的刑警，見過的罪犯衆多，對人的善惡分辨極其敏銳，趙向晚相信雷淩的直覺。

雷淩看看手表：“現在快中午十二點了，這個時候雲德厚應該在醫院陪孩子吃飯。這樣，我們先去醫院見見他和孩子，然後我請大家吃飯，怎麽樣？”

趙向晚從包裏掏出幾袋喜糖，每人發了一袋：“先吃點糖墊墊。”

紅紅綠綠的糖果，喜氣洋洋，終于讓大家沉重的心情變得輕快了一些。

瑤市兒童醫院，三樓住院部。

天藍色的水磨石地板，雪白的牆壁上貼着森林小屋、海洋世界的貼圖，透着濃濃的童趣。

雷淩與趙向晚一起走進病房。

朱飛鵬、周如蘭、祝康三人緊随其後。

潔白的病床上，一個小女孩披散着頭發，背靠着枕頭，坐在床頭。她的面前，支起了一張小桌板，桌板上擺着粉色的兒童餐盤。

餐盤裏有葷有素，是醫院的營養套餐。

The little girl's face was very pale, the kind of paleness that comes from not seeing the sun for many years. Her hair was a little dry and yellow, her eyes were dull, and she held the rice spoon in her left hand, putting food into her mouth one mouthful after another without tasting it.

Seeing someone coming in, the little girl shrank back, her eyes unconsciously glanced around, her head drooped quickly, her hands immediately left the small table, and she crossed her fingers to protect her belly.

Zhao Xiangwan looked around, but there was no one else.

Yun Dehou is not here.

Lei Ling felt distressed by the little girl's nervous reaction and tried to make his smile gentle and soft: "Jiejie, are you eating? I am your Uncle Lei."

Yun Jie said nothing and kept his head down.

Lei Ling slowly approached, looked at the food on the plate, and made small talk: "What did you eat today? Oh, carrots, cabbage, and meatballs..."

As Lei Ling approached, Yun Jie's breathing suddenly became rapid.