Chapter 156 Confession
◎ Do you regret it? Do you feel pain? Do you feel sad? ◎
In the following interrogation, Xiang Dong, Ai Linglan and Cheng Xinru were fighting each other.
However, Zhao Xiangwan was happy to see it come to fruition.
The more they blame each other, the more contradictions are exposed, and the closer they are to the truth.
The letter provided by Ai Linglan recorded Xiang Dong's mental journey in black and white. It not only contained the evidence of his cheating, but also his promise to take care of everything.
Although he did not explicitly say in the letter that he intended to kill his wife, if it is related to the fact that he gave Cheng Xinru 5,000 yuan and instigated Cheng Xinru, certain words would appear very sensitive.
——Handle money well.
How to deal with a person? Kill him quickly and easily.
——It will definitely not affect your future.
Divorce and remarry, plus Xiang Dong and Ai Linglan are first love, it will not sound good if it gets out, it will definitely affect Ai Linglan's future. Unless... Xiang Dong is a widower, marrying someone else will make people sympathize with him.
In addition to the bonus distribution signature of the Finance Department, the deposit slip and receipt of Xiang Dong who went to the Chengdong Watch Shop to consign his watches, and Cheng Xinru's testimony, the 5,000 yuan that Cheng Xinru gave to Cheng Yong was all provided by Xiang Dong, thus confirming Xiang Dong's crime of incitement to murder.
The remaining finishing matters were left to Huo Zhuo.
Zhao Xiangwan plans to leave Zhu City.
Before leaving, Zhao Xiangwan gave Min Chenghe a gift.
It was a family portrait.
When she was young, Qian Yanyan sat next to her parents, with her eldest brother and second brother standing on both sides, and Min Chenghe standing at the outermost back row.
In the portrait, everyone is grinning and smiling happily.
Min Chenghe stood with his face turned sideways, and the half of his face that was exposed looked handsome, cheerful and sunny.
The Qian family's old house is a small bungalow on the first floor, with a persimmon tree growing in the yard.
Persimmons hang from the branches like little golden lanterns.
The autumn sunshine is just right, shining brightly on everyone's face.
The good old days will stay with us forever.
Min Chenghe took the portrait that Ji Zhao had drawn himself and burst into tears, murmuring, "Master, Master's Wife, Sister Yanyan..."
Zhao Xiangwan said softly: "Everyone has only one life, don't give it up easily."
In the case of Qian Yanyan's murder, if it weren't for Min Chenghe's predictive dream, if it weren't for Min Chenghe's persistence, if it weren't for Min Chenghe's sharp perception, even Zhao Xiangwan wouldn't have been able to lock on to Xiang Dong and solve the case so quickly.
Judging from Min Chenghe's growth experience, he is too sentimental, not good at speaking, and full of inferiority due to his physical disability. Such an honest man who can easily become a "cannon fodder", Zhao Xiangwan hopes that he can live a good life.
Therefore, Zhao Xiangwan, who has a relatively cold personality, said a few more words, hoping that he could learn to love himself.
Min Chenghe now admired Zhao Xiangwan very much and nodded repeatedly: "Okay!"
Because of Min Chenghe's words: What you reject is what I can't have, Ji Zhao felt sympathy.
For Min Chenghe, Qian Yanyan is the one he has always desired, but Xiang Dong despises and plots against her. He even wants to sacrifice his life to seek justice for Qian Yanyan.
Because of his determination, Ji Zhao painted this portrait to help Min Chenghe keep the beauty in his memory forever and plant a seed called "hope" in his heart.
I hope good people will be rewarded and bad people will be punished.
I hope the evildoers will be punished.
I hope the rule of law will flourish and evil will have no place to hide.
I hope the world will be peaceful and the sunshine will shine on the world...
Hope is something as precious as diamonds in this era.
No matter how difficult life is, as long as there is hope, there will always be light at the end of the tunnel.
Min Chenghe's tears slid down his ugly face. He understood what Zhao Xiangwan said and saw Ji Zhao's good intentions.
He is an orphan and has suffered a lot.
But society nurtured him, the machinery factory accepted him, his master taught him skills, and the Qian family gave him warmth and trust.
Although Qian Yanyan is dead, he will continue to live and will not waste his life on Xiang Dong, that scum.
Qian Minqiang came to Zhao Xiangwan and begged Zhao Xiangwan to accompany him to meet Xiang Dong.
Zhao Xiangwan glanced at him and said, "Xiang Dong is guilty of incitement, so what else do we need to see him do?"
Qian Minqiang handed a thick diary to Zhao Xiangwan, choking up as he said, "This is a beautiful relic. I just want to meet Xiang Dong and ask him why."
Zhao Xiangwan can understand the feelings of the victims' families.
Even though Xiang Dong was punished, even though he was shot, Qian Yanyan would never come back to life, and the Qian family was still filled with anger.
The Qian family wanted to hear Xiang Dong's heartfelt confession.
They want to ask: Why?
Why did you kill your first wife?
Why throw away more than ten years?
Zhao Xiangwan sighed inwardly: "If you want to see Xiang Dong, just go find Huo Zhuo directly."
To be honest, it is very hard to expel the evil spirit.
Xiang Dong got what he deserved, Cheng Xinru and Cheng Yong could not escape the law, and Ai Linglan accepted the party discipline. Zhao Xiangwan felt that the case could be brought to a close after the investigation.
Qian Minqiang had tears in his eyes and moved for Zhao Xiangwan to look at the diary in her hand.
When Zhao Xiangwan opened the diary, it was as if he had opened up Qian Yanyan's heart.
"Xiang Dong is afraid of thunder. Next time it rains, remember to close the windows and stay with him."
"Xiang Dong's father was ill and had surgery, which cost him 267 yuan. Xiang Dong was away on a business trip, so I asked my mother for money to fill the hole."
"When Xiang Dong's elder brother got married, my mother-in-law came to ask for money. I gave her 100 yuan, but I didn't dare tell him because I was afraid Xiang Dong would feel uncomfortable."
"My eldest brother was going abroad and asked me what to bring back. I asked him to buy a watch for Xiang Dong. The watch he is wearing was a gift from my second brother when he got married. It has been many years."
…
Every word and every detail is filled with love for Xiang Dong.
"Xiang Dong is dating that Cheng guy. I'm so angry."
"I wanted to divorce, but my eldest brother wouldn't let me. He said that if a man made a mistake, he should just correct it. He also said that it's better for a couple to be together as originally married and that Chengsi shouldn't be sad."
"As long as I sit alone, tears start to fall. I feel tight in my chest and uncomfortable."
"When I think about the fact that he has been with other women, I feel like throwing up. I can't stand it any longer. I'll get a divorce after the Chengsi high school entrance exam is over this year."
…
It's really ridiculous that Xiang Dong was deliberately trying to kill Qian Yanyan, not knowing that she was extremely disappointed with this marriage and planned to divorce after her son's high school entrance examination in June this year.
Xiang Dong overestimated his position in the marriage and underestimated the harm that cheating would cause to Qian Yanyan.
Closing the diary, Zhao Xiangwan handed this heavy and precious relic that recorded Qian Yanyan's half-life thoughts back to Qian Minqiang: "Okay, I'll go with you to meet Xiang Dong."
Qian Minqiang pleaded, "I heard from Huo Zhuo that you are an expert in micro-expressions and your interrogation skills are among the best in the entire public security system. I'm not good at talking and I get easily. I want you to help me ask why Xiang Dong angry wanted to kill Yanyan. What on earth can make him so cruel and ruthless!"
The man fell in love with another woman and planned to kill his wife.
Why? Simply because I have never loved.
Why? Simply because he only has himself in his heart.
I want a divorce, but I don't want to bear the stigma.
He wants both face and substance, he's a whore but still wants to be a virtuous woman, what do you think of such a bastard?
I have been searching for an answer for a long time. What can I do even if I know the answer?
In Zhao Xiangwan's opinion, there is no need to ask why, just let him regret and cry, that will make him feel better.
The early spring breeze brings a hint of warmth.
Qian Minqiang's heart is like the frozen lake.
He had too much sorrow and too many confusions.
——My family never despised Xiang Dong for his poverty and burdens, and treated him like a family member, caring for him, loving him, and supporting him. Even if he made mistakes, they were still tolerant and forgiving. But why did Xiang Dong have the heart to kill Qian Yanyan in order to marry Ai Linglan?
Qian Minqiang wanted to know why.
Even though it was of no use, he still wanted to get things clear.
When I met Xiang Dong in the detention center, he had lost a lot of weight.
The once black hair turned gray overnight.
His once very young face now had unshaven beard and puffy eyes, and he looked ten years older in an instant.
Xiang Dong was still wearing the blue uniform of Zhushi Transmission Machinery Factory, with the white factory logo on the chest glaring. He was hunched over, sitting across the iron fence from Qian Minqiang and Zhao Xiangwan.
Seeing Qian Minqiang coming to look at him, Xiang Dong made a bitter face and said in a hoarse voice: "Second brother..."
Qian Minqiang originally thought that he would be angry and would spit at Xiang Dong when he saw him. But when he actually saw him, he saw that Xiang Dong had lost all his energy and spirit in an instant, like a deflated ball, and heard him call him "Second Brother", and for a moment he felt mixed emotions in his heart and was speechless.
Xiang Dong waited for a while, and when Qian Minqiang didn't say anything, he grinned, raised his handcuffed hands, brushed his bangs back, and sighed, "I'm sorry."
The word "I'm sorry" quickly ignited Qian Minqiang's anger. He stood up suddenly and said, "Yanyan is so good to you, so good to you..."
Countless words came to mind, but now they were all stuck in my throat and I couldn't say a single word.
A sour emotion surged up in Qian Minqiang's eyes and they suddenly turned red.
Zhao Xiangwan spoke calmly, "You and Qian Yanyan have known each other since childhood. Although you are more educated than Qian Yanyan, Qian Yanyan's family conditions are better than yours. You are in a free love relationship, not an arranged marriage. After marriage, Qian Yanyan loves and respects you, and the Qian family helps you a lot. Why can't you keep your marriage promise and grow old together?"
At this moment, Qian Minqiang is extremely grateful to Zhao Xiangwan.
She asked a good question, she asked it for herself!
During the days when Xiang Dong was arrested, I actually thought a lot.
For the first time, he realized that instigating a crime means being an accomplice to the perpetrator of the crime.
Only then did he understand that when the tree falls, the monkeys scatter. The friends who once enjoyed themselves with him, and the lovers who once made vows to each other, all disappeared.
The first person to visit him was Qian Minqiang.
Even if Qian Minqiang came to question or collect debts, at least he came.
And Ai Linglan, who claimed to have loved him for more than twenty years and remained a virgin for him for so many years, left without a trace after she escaped.
Hearing Zhao Xiangwan's question, Xiang Dong spoke slowly.
Because of anxiety and insomnia, Xiang Dong's head was a little groggy, his chest was stuffy and painful, and his voice seemed weak. But he knew that if he didn't say some things now, he might not have the chance to say them again in the future.
"Brother, I'm sorry."
"I am sorry to Yanyan, to my son, and to you all."
"You ask me why? Actually, I have been thinking about it these days. Why do I leave my good home and go looking for those so-called excitements?"
At this point, Xiang Dong did not give an answer, but paused, raised his head, and looked at Qian Minqiang steadily: "Second brother, thank you for remembering to come and see..."
Qian Minqiang interrupted him impatiently: "I am not here to visit, I just want to seek justice for Yanyan."
At this point, Qian Minqiang's ability to speak returned to normal: "Yanyan died, just like that, she died under the knife of a butcher. The knife pierced her left lung, and blood poured into her trachea, leaving her unable to utter a word. Until her death, she never thought that the person who wanted to kill her was her husband whom she had loved for more than ten years."
Qian Minqiang stared at Xiang Dong and continued to ask: "Why? Why do you want to harm her? If you think your marriage is unhappy and you don't love her, then just get a divorce. Why do you want to kill her?!"
Xiang Dong's face was pale, the corners of his lips were a little purple, and he felt a throbbing pain in his left chest.
He gasped for air and said, "Can I get a divorce? Tell me, if I feel that my marriage is unhappy, can I really get a divorce?"
Without waiting for Qian Minqiang to speak, Xiang Dong smiled bitterly and said, "What kind of personality is Yanyan, don't you know, second brother? In her eyes, I am her property and I am not allowed to have personal space. Most of my salary is handed over to her. No matter where I go or who I talk to, she will track me down. If I dare to file for divorce, she will fight me to the death. She has been spoiled since she was a child. You two brothers and sisters-in-law have always responded to her requests. Tell me, how can I get rid of such a wife and such a marriage?"
Qian Minqiang was so angry that he slammed the railing, making a loud "bang!"
Xiang Dong's shoulders trembled and his face turned paler.
Qian Minqiang cursed: "Shameless! Shameless!"
Zhao Xiangwan looked at Xiang Dong coldly, and could see that he was in pain, but she had no sympathy at all: "When you just got married, was Qian Yanyan so overbearing? No way? Xiang Dong, you cheated first and hurt Qian Yanyan first, but you blame Qian Yanyan for controlling you. Isn't that a bit too shameless?"
Xiang Dong was choked by Zhao Xiangwan's words and turned his gaze to her.
Xiang Dong remembered Zhao Xiangwan, the female police officer who kept making all kinds of harsh noises in front of him, disturbing his emotions and making him say what was hidden in his heart.
"Who are you? Why are you here? How much do you know about our family affairs? Why do you come here to question me as a representative?"
Before Zhao Xiangwan opened his mouth, Qian Minqiang jumped up and said, "She represents Yanyan. I invited her here. What do you think?!"
Zhao Xiangwan took out Qian Yanyan's diary, turned to the last page, and placed it in front of Xiang Dong.
"Open your eyes and see clearly. Qian Yanyan has already decided to break up with you peacefully. She just wants to maintain superficial harmony before her son's high school entrance exam so as not to delay the child's studies."
Xiang Dong's heart was beating like a drum, his throat was dry, and he stared at the diary in a daze.
On the diary, there was Qian Yanyan's handwriting, with large characters slanting upwards.
——Let's get a divorce after Chengsi's high school entrance exam is over this year. The house and the son belong to me, and the rest... I don't want anything. Xiang Dong can be with whoever he likes, I really can't hold on any longer.
【Yanyan can write a diary, how come I never knew about it? 】
[She has already thought it through and wants to divorce me, why didn't she tell me earlier? ]
[Will she really not make trouble? Are the Qian family really willing to let me go? If I knew Yanyan's plan, why would I hire someone to kill her...]
Endless regret flooded his mind, engulfing him like a tide.
Xiang Dong slowly raised his hands and wanted to touch the diary, but his wrists were handcuffed tightly together, making it very inconvenient for him to move.
"ah--"
Xiang Dong suddenly became emotional, raised his hand and hit himself hard on the head.
The handcuffs were cold and hard, and they hit his temple, causing a sharp pain that barely woke Xiang Dong up a little.
Xiang Dong's eyes bulged out as he stared at the diary in front of him. A strange "ho ho" sound came out of his throat. After a long while, he suddenly screamed wildly: "No, no, it's not like that——"
Zhao Xiangwan stood up and looked down at his face, which was distorted by excitement, with contempt.
"From beginning to end, you take yourself too seriously."
"You think Qian Yanyan loves you so much that she won't let you go. You're a little smug in front of Cheng Xinru, right? Even if you cheated on her and don't love her anymore, your wife still won't divorce you. How proud she is!"
"In fact, Qian Yanyan wrote it very clearly in her diary. She wanted to vomit when she saw you! You were unfaithful to your marriage, you were unjust to the Qian family, and you were unkind to your children. How could such an unfaithful, unjust, and unkind man like you be worth Qian Yanyan to live with your body forever?"
"Do you think Qian Yanyan can't survive without you? She has a stable job, a brother and sister-in-law who care about her, and a well-behaved child. The reason she refuses to divorce is because she can't bear to leave you."
"She couldn't bear to part with the more than ten years of marriage, the family she had built bit by bit, and the love she had given without asking for anything in return."
"She couldn't bear to part with the sofa, the dining table, the curtains, the kitchen utensils... She couldn't bear to part with anything in this house."
"But, she is willing to give up on a dirty, smelly man like you!"
Listening to Zhao Xiangwan's words, Xiang Dong felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife.
[She had already decided when to get a divorce, but she didn't tell me.]
[But I was like a fool, thinking that she would never divorce. ]
[Do I take myself too seriously? Yes, I am a fool! ]
Zhao Xiangwan sneered: "Xiang Dong, don't think that you are the leader and the winner just because you are walking between three women. Do you think you are charming? In fact, in their eyes, you are just a joke."
Zhao Xiangwan's eyes were as sharp as knives and swords, shining brightly.
"After the truth was revealed, Cheng Xinru betrayed you immediately. She told us police that you were the one who ordered everything and asked her to kill people. Even if she went to hell, she would take you with her."
"When Ai Linglan was summoned by the police, before the interrogation began, she immediately handed over all the letters you two had exchanged without hesitation. Ai Linglan said that everything was your own will and that you had to be with her."
Two sharp arrows shot into Xiang Dong's heart.
It hurts. It hurts so much.
The pain is unbearable!
To be honest, before Zhao Xiangwan said this, even though he was locked up in the detention center and didn't know whether he could save his life, Xiang Dong felt somewhat complacent.
——For a man, it is enough to have a confidant, a true love, and a lovely wife in this life.
However, after hearing what Zhao Xiangwan said, Xiang Dong's words trying to comfort himself seemed pale and powerless, and all his pride disappeared.
What is true love? His mistress Cheng Xinru had been with him for five years, and he spent almost all his money on her every month. When something happened, she didn't even think about protecting herself, but instead was eager to drag him down with her.
What kind of confidant? He reunited with his first love Ai Linglan last September, when they were deeply in love and felt as if they had been separated for a long time. He thought that Ai Linglan had remained faithful to him for twenty years and her love for him must be as deep as the sea and as strong as gold. He never expected that they would go their separate ways when disaster struck, without even giving him a second to wait.
Zhao Xiangwan took back the diary and turned to the front. The clear sound flowed in the room like spring water.
"In January 1983, during a thunderstorm, Xiang Dong was so scared that he crawled into my arms. I laughed my ass off. When I move to a new house in the future, I will ask my eldest brother to install double-layer soundproof glass."
"In October 1984, I took Chengsi with me and went back to Xiangdong's hometown. Their house was too small, so they could only stay in a hotel, but we were happy. We were not afraid of being poor, as long as the people were good."
"In 1991, Xiang Dong fell in love with another woman, and my heart was broken."
"Even if there is no love, we still have an heir, and we still have the years we have walked through together from nothing to something. I can't bear to see him suffer, and I don't want to see him being criticized by thousands of people."
If I could go back in time...
Pain is like an endless sea, with no shore in sight.
Looking back, Xiang Dong realized how precious the things he had missed and tried so hard to escape from were.
The closest and furthest thing in the world is husband and wife.
When we are close, we are intimate and share everything with each other.
When they are far apart, even across the world, they want to kill each other.
However, as Qian Yanyan said, even if there is no love between husband and wife, there is still affection, righteousness, and memories, so she would not choose to kill him.
It was he himself who judged others by his own standards.
Xiang Dong lowered his head, his eyes slightly red.
The cramping pain in my chest started again, radiating outwards.
The numbness came over Xiang Dong, and his face turned as white as a piece of paper.
Out of breath...
[The woman who loves me the most is Yanyan. 】
I underestimated her kindness.
【I killed her with my own hands.】
Shame, regret, pain, sorrow...
Countless emotions surged up in Xiang Dong's eyes, darkness spread before his eyes, and he fell headfirst to the ground.
Before he fell into coma, what flashed before Xiang Dong's eyes was Qian Yanyan's bright smiling face when they first met.
She put her hands behind her back. She was tall and fit, with an oval face, beautiful eyebrows, bright eyes, and a beautiful smile. She tilted her head slightly and looked at him curiously: "Are you the new college student assigned to the technical department?"
Xiang Dong was attracted by her simple and pure smile and responded in a gentle voice: "Yes, who are you?"
"My name is Qian Yanyan." She stretched out her right hand, her fingers like green onions.
The autumn sunshine is just right, casting a soft glow on Qian Yanyan's figure.
Xiang Dong's final consciousness was frozen in this picture.
Public security police quickly stepped forward and started first aid for Xiang Dong.
"The prisoner's heart stopped beating."
"Give artificial respiration immediately."
"Call a doctor, call a doctor!"
Amid the chaos, Qian Minqiang looked through the fence at Xiang Dong, whose lips were purple, his face was pale, and he was unconscious, and he felt extremely happy.
Do you regret it? Do you feel pain? Do you feel sad?
He was so greedy and shameless that he killed his first wife.
Then pay with your life!
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