Chapter 37 Water Cup
◎Where is the pink water cup?◎
Qin Yizhong turned around and shouted towards the bedroom door: "Yafen, Yafen, come quickly, Yueying's case has been investigated again."
A kindly woman with white hair came out from the next room. She was wearing glasses and holding a pen with ink marks on her fingertips. She asked in disbelief, "What did you say?"
The woman was Qin Yueying's mother, Teacher Li Yafen. She had retired and had taken on some translation work to support her family. She was busy working in the next room and did not come out to greet the guests. When she heard Qin Yizhong's call, she could not hide her excitement. She did not even bother to put down her pen and hurried over to ask.
Qin Yizhong praised Gao Guangqiang repeatedly: "Luckily, we have a responsible police officer like Officer Gao. After so many years, he still remembered my Yueying. Our case has finally seen the light of day again."
Gao Guangqiang felt guilty and explained: "It's not my credit. I really have to thank the young people in the Serious Case Unit for this. They thought the case was suspicious, so they re-investigated it."
As for why the old case attracted the interest of the Serious Crime Unit, Gao Guangqiang did not ask. No matter what the reason was, as long as someone paid attention and worked hard to find the real culprit, he would be able to rest assured even after retirement in the future, right?
Li Yafen and Qin Yizhong looked at Zhao Xiangwan, Liu Liangju, and He Mingyu at the same time, tears streaming down their faces. They didn't know what to say, but just kept repeating: "Thank you, thank you. You are good people, you are good people..."
Anyone would feel sad to see this pair of simple and honest intellectuals worrying about their daughter's miserable old age even though they are over 50 years old.
Zhao Xiangwan originally just wanted to find fault with Xu Juncai, but he didn't expect to dig up an old mystery.
I felt angry when I read the files. Now I see with my own eyes that this family has been ruined because of this case, and Qin Yueying has fallen into this stupid and paralyzed state. All this anger has turned into a strong sense of responsibility.
We must find the real murderer and give Qin Yueying justice!
Liu Liangju is the oldest member of the Serious Crime Unit. He has been married for three years and his daughter is now one and a half years old, which is still very lively and lovely. Every time he gets home from get off work, his daughter hugs his neck and calls him "Dad" sweetly. That is the happiest moment in his life. Now seeing this pair of parents with gray hair because of their daughter's murder, the fire of justice burns in his heart.
Regardless of the fact that Gao Guangqiang was leading the team this time, Liu Liangju stepped forward and said loudly: "Don't worry, we will definitely do our duty and catch the murderer!"
He Mingyu also promised: "Yes, we will try our best." She turned her head uncertainly, trying to get strength from Zhao Xiangwan, "right?"
Zhao Xiangwan nodded heavily: "Yes!"
When Qin Yizhong and Li Yafen saw these three young men in plain clothes, the tears that had been in their eyes rolled down their cheeks.
Li Yafen turned and walked out of the living room. When she came back, she had put down her pen and washed her hands. She held He Mingyu and Zhao Xiangwan's hands, one on each side, and said gently, "Just do your best. As for the result... Auntie won't force it. I feel uneasy that you police comrades have to run around so much."
Her palms are warm and soft, with a thick pen band on the side of her middle finger. These are the hands of an intellectual. Having stood on the podium for a lifetime, Li Yafen was forced to retire early because her daughter needed care. She felt reluctant and helpless.
But even so, Li Yafen and Qin Yi Zhong never complained about the police officers handling the case, nor did they feel dissatisfied with the society. They just took care of their paralyzed daughter silently, and worked hard to earn money for her medical treatment.
[It's not easy for the children in the Public Security Bureau. Such a young girl, about the same age as my daughter Yueying, has just started working and is full of enthusiasm. Eight years ago, when the poisoning happened, many police officers couldn't solve the case, but now these young people dare to take on the heavy responsibility. What good children they are.]
Perhaps because of his mind-reading skills, Zhao Xiangwan understood too early the principle of "you can know a person's face but not his heart", and he is somewhat resistant to physical contact with people.
However, Li Yafen's touch was different. She was gentle, kind, and gentle, and her gentle handshake conveyed care, gratitude, and trust, which made Zhao Xiangwan feel at ease.
Zhao Xiangwan did not pull his hand away. He pursed his lips and promised solemnly: "Don't worry, I will do my best."
He Mingyu's left hand was held, so he covered the back of Li Yafen's hand with his right hand: "Don't worry, we will do our best."
Li Yafen nodded repeatedly and took a long time to let go of her hands. She washed the fruits and made coffee, wishing she could take out the most delicious things in the house to entertain the guests.
Zhao Xiangwan did not waste time, took out his notebook and began to ask questions.
"Have you ever seen Qin Yueying's pink water cup?"
"I have seen it. They studied architecture for four years in school. During their junior year summer vacation, they interned at Xu's Construction Company. Later, they got that water cup. Yueying liked that water cup very much. She would bring it with her even when she went home on weekends. So we have seen it. It seems to be made of Tiger brand stainless steel. It has a good heat preservation effect. The cup body is pink and the lid is silver. It is very beautiful.
After the accident, I found out that this cup was given to her by Xu Juncai. Alas! We can only blame ourselves for not educating our child well. How could she fall in love with a married man? Police comrade, Yueying is not a child who loves vanity. She is just, too naive and was deceived by Xu Juncai! "
Although she hated Xu Juncai for deceiving her, Li Yafen did not say anything obscene and still maintained the cultivation and restraint of a people's teacher.
Zhao Xiangwan hummed softly, "When you were packing your daughter's things, did you notice this cup?"
Li Yafen shook her head: "The police searched the classroom and dormitory, but they didn't find the cup. We went to the dormitory to pack up Yueying's things, but we didn't see it either."
"When you were packing your things, did the girls in your dormitory behave strangely?"
"Strange?"
Li Yafen hesitated for a while, and then said hesitantly, "Qiao Xiaohong is from another place. She usually interacts with my daughter Yueying. Sometimes she would come to my house with Yueying on weekends. They would get food and water together and study together. They were as close as one person. Later, Yueying's relationship faded a little after she fell in love. I saw her when I went to the dormitory that day. She seemed to have something to say to me, but was dragged away by others. I still remember her expression now. There were tears in her eyes and her lips trembled slightly. It made people feel very uncomfortable."
"Who dragged her away?"
"Feng Lili." When Li Yafen mentioned this name, hatred flashed in her eyes. In her opinion, although the police had no evidence and let her go, she must be the one who poisoned her.
Gao Guangqiang frowned: "You didn't report this situation to the police."
Li Yafen sighed, "I think it might be guilt. After all, they used to have such a good relationship. It must be very painful for her to watch her best friend being poisoned. It's normal for her to want to say a few words to me, so I didn't tell you."
Zhao Xiangwan sensed the problem sharply: "When Qin Yueying was in the hospital, how many times did Qiao Xiaohong visit her?"
"How many times? She came once with her classmates, and she hasn't been here since. Alas... this kid! Every time she came to my house, it was early on Saturday morning. I prepared three meals a day for her, spread new quilts for her and Yueying to sleep in the same bed, and never neglected her. But after Yueying got into trouble, she only came to visit once. Later I heard that she returned to her hometown after graduation and never came to Xing City again."
He Mingyu expressed her feelings: "We are still good friends, but you are so heartless!"
Zhao Xiangwan turned to look at Liu Liangju: "Senior Brother Liu, please look up Qiao Xiaohong's home address. We need to meet her."
Gao Guangqiang asked: "Qiao Xiaohong, is there a problem?"
Zhao Xiangwan asked back: "When her good friend was poisoned, Qiao Xiaohong avoided him, but when she saw her friend's mother, she wanted to talk to her, but before she could say anything, she was dragged away by the suspect - do you think this is normal?"
He Mingyu and Liu Liangju said in unison: "It's not normal."
Zhao Xiangwan said: "When something is out of the ordinary, there must be something fishy going on."
Gao Guangqiang slapped his thigh and said, "Yes, we also asked Qiao Xiaohong about it at that time. She never mentioned that she had been to Qin Yueying's house. She only said that they had a good relationship. As for the whereabouts of the water cup and the possible poisoner, Qiao Xiaohong didn't know anything. Now that I think about it, I'm afraid she knew something, but she didn't say it because she was cautious. Because of guilt, she didn't dare to face Qin Yueying."
Li Yafen fell into deep regret and began to speak incoherently: "I, I didn't think this would be an important clue. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. If I had said it earlier, would we have been able to catch the real culprit? I'm so stupid..."
Zhao Xiangwan comforted her: "This is not your problem. The criminal is too cunning and the case is too complicated. We will take our time and we will find clues."
Gao Guangqiang also said: "This is our police's problem. Teacher Li, why do you blame yourself? At that time, there were too many people involved in the case, and the police were not able to find the clue in time. We should apologize."
Zhao Xiangwan continued to ask: "Have you met Xu Juncai and Zhou Jingrong?"
Li Yafen closed her eyes and tried to calm her excited emotions.
Qin Yizhong hurried forward and handed over a pill: "Yafen, don't worry, your heart is more important."
After Li Yafen finished taking the medicine, Qin Yizhong explained: "She is not feeling well and cannot be excited. I will answer the remaining questions, okay?"
Gao Guangqiang knew the physical condition of the couple and nodded repeatedly: "Teacher Li, please take a rest. We will talk slowly. If you have anything to add, please tell me."
The theme music of the cartoon came from the TV.
"Big-headed son and small-headed father, a pair of good friends, happy father and son..."
秦月影嘴裏發出“嗬嗬”的笑聲，艱難地擡起雙手，歡樂地拍起了巴掌。
李雅芬看了女兒一眼，眼中滿是慈愛，起身坐在她身旁，擡起手摸了摸她稀疏的頭發：“好看嗎？”
秦月影的眼睛被肥胖的面頰擠成兩條縫，她邊笑邊含糊不清地回答：“好看，好看。”
看到這畫面，所有人都感覺到心酸。
秦義忠卻反過來安慰大家：“她活着，單純、快樂，何嘗不是老天爺對我們的恩賜？”
聽到這話，趙向晚更覺得內心沉甸甸的。
善良的人總在為他人着想，可作惡的人卻處處為自己謀算。
秦義忠繼續着剛才的問話：“我們總共見過徐俊才三次。第一次，是在醫院，他代表公司前來探望；第二次，是确認中毒原因之後，他過來送了五百塊錢；第三次，是出院之前，他看過一眼月影，一句話沒有說。”
劉良駒問：“你們什麽時候知道他是女兒男友的？”
秦義忠咬了咬牙，第一次明顯地表達出憤怒：“警察開始調查之後，我們才知道她的男友是有婦之夫。徐俊才騙她說是離異，三十六歲的大男人，這樣欺騙一個二十一歲的姑娘，還要不要臉？有沒有良心！”
“他有沒有表達過歉意？”
“沒有！”秦義忠的鼻翼一張一翕，胸脯上下起伏着，情緒有些激動，“這些年月影受着折磨，他的生意卻越做越大，一點責任都不承擔，何談公平二字？！”
趙向晚：“那周荊容呢？你們見過嗎？”
秦義忠偏過頭看一眼坐在沙發上的女兒：“見過一次。結案之後，學校幫月影交了住院費，我們準備出院，周荊容陪着徐俊才一起來的。徐俊才什麽都沒有說，她倒是走過來和我們握了握手，說了聲對不住，還送來一個裝錢的信封。錢我們沒有收，但是她的歉意我們接受了。說起來，丈夫出軌她也是受害者。要怪，只能怪那個不要臉的徐俊才！”
趙向晚眸色微暗。如果周荊容是個善良、賢惠的女人，那她或許會因為徐俊才出軌一事感到內疚，試圖彌補一二。但從趙向晚的判斷，她并不是個隐忍大度的女人，那她的所做所為就耐人尋味了。
想到這裏，趙向晚問：“你覺得，周荊容面對你們的态度怎樣？和喬小紅的眼神是不是相似？”
秦義忠認真想了想，肯定地搖了搖頭：“不一樣。周荊容的态度很平靜，喬小紅卻想哭。”
聽到這裏，趙向晚合起筆記本，站起身：“如果您還想到什麽，請與高警官聯系，我們去會一會徐俊才夫妻。”
何明玉與劉良駒向來都唯趙向晚馬首是瞻，立刻起身與秦義忠道別。高廣強詫異地看一眼發號施令的趙向晚，感覺有些魔幻。一個還在讀大學的實習警察，竟然能讓資深警察這麽服從？
聽到高廣強內心的話，趙向晚沒有浪費時間解釋，只是轉頭看了他一眼。
眼神清亮，卻帶着勿容置疑的力量。
高廣強一邊感嘆“長江後浪推前浪”一邊站起身，與秦義忠夫妻道別離開。直到走出略顯破敗的小院，他還有點懞：怎麽就這麽聽話呢？
何明玉興奮地問趙向晚：“怎麽樣，怎麽樣？你是不是發現了什麽？”
室外陽光燦爛，春風和暖，與陰冷潮濕的秦家形成鮮明的對比。趙向晚眯了眯眼：“見到人再說。”
何明玉知道她話少，如果沒有确切證據不會亂講，但她與趙向晚相處時間長了，看她的表情便知道有戲。何明玉推了劉良駒一把：“走，開車去，咱們直接去徐家，這個點周荊容應該在家。”
徐家位于銀蓮湖畔的高端別墅區，翠柳拂岸，春花燦爛，空氣裏浮動着甜蜜的花香。劉良駒放慢車速，映入眼簾的繁花似錦，吹進車裏的風甜絲絲的，不由得感嘆：“唉，還是有錢好啊。”
何明玉白了他一眼：“師兄，你可得頂住誘惑啊。”
劉良駒哈哈一笑：“我不貪心。單位有宿舍，工資夠用，老婆體貼，小妞妞可愛，滿足了、滿足了。”
高廣強沉默不語。
【年青人啊，還是太年輕，你們根本不知道權力與金錢的誘惑有多大。秦月影案件如果沒有徐俊才拿錢開路找關系，我把腦袋擰下來當球踢。當時徐俊才的岳父是建委主任，下一屆市委領導班子的候選人之一，徐俊才開的建築公司業務量恨不得占了星市半壁江山，多有錢！有錢多好，住小別墅、找小姑娘、喝着小酒，被徐俊才欺騙的秦月影癱瘓癡傻，可是害人的徐俊才卻依然天天歌舞升平，這世上哪有什麽公平可言。】
聽到高廣強的內心獨白，趙向晚沒有說話，只轉過臉看向車窗外。一樹燦爛盛開的梨花似雪，飄來的花香卻并不美好。
這個銀蓮湖別墅區由徐氏建築公司承建，湖邊第三棟別墅便是用公司的工程款抵來的。
高廣強敲開門，周荊容看到他明顯愣了半秒。
【這不是查小娼婦案子的那個警察嗎？他怎麽來了？】
趙向晚聽到“小娼婦”這三個字，面色便嚴肅起來。時間過去八年，秦月影已經成了一個殘廢，可是在周荊容眼裏依然是那個勾搭她丈夫的“小娼婦”。這個女人，果然不是什麽好東西。
高廣強禮貌地介紹來意：“秦月影被毒案重新啓動，我們過來找你了解點情況。”
周荊容心裏罵着秦月影，但面上卻半點沒有顯露出不耐煩。
“警察同志，當時我們知道的都已經說過了，現在過去那麽久，哪裏還記得那個時候的事？對于秦月影同學的遭遇，我也很同情，可是校園投毒，像我這樣一個連大學校門都沒進過的人，哪裏知道這些彎彎道道。”
高廣強微笑：“例行公事，就問幾個問題。”
周荊容只得将四人迎進屋，吩咐保姆端茶倒水。
別墅客廳有一面落地大窗，正對着東南面那一株盛開的梨樹。風吹過，落英缤紛，美不勝收。趙向晚坐下，目光落在窗外那一株梨樹之上。
周荊容看到趙向晚，特地拿出一盒巧克力放在她面前：“是趙向晚吧？我聽晨陽提起過你，沒想到我們還挺有緣分的，這麽快就再見了。”
趙向晚的目光從梨樹上轉到她臉上，淡淡道：“我是梅心慧老師的學生，恐怕您并不想見到我。”
聽到“梅心慧”這三個字，周荊容的面頰肌肉抽搐了一下，她萬萬沒想到趙向晚如此沒有禮貌，說出來的話直戳心窩子。忍了半天，她打了個哈哈，正襟危坐：“怎麽會？我非常尊敬梅老師，看到你，我很高興。”
【哪裏來的愣頭青，說話不過腦！梅心慧和我有什麽關系？她不過就是個下鄉知青，只是好命做了俊才的原配，生下兒子徐清溪。除了這，她哪裏能夠和我相比？和俊才一起吃苦的是她，可是和俊才一起享福的人是我！這姑娘說的話帶着刺，好像我多麽嫉恨梅心慧一樣。一個死人，拿什麽和我争？！】
虛僞、嫉妒心強。
不過好在周荊容的內心戲豐富，不必費心去刺激、引導她暴露內心的陰暗面。
趙向晚故意低下頭，沒有回應周荊容的示好。
這讓周荊容感覺很沒面子，對趙向晚的印象更差。
【趙晨陽那麽乖巧懂事，怎麽和她一起長大的趙向晚卻像個刺頭？不是說梅心慧隐忍大度、善良溫柔嗎？教出來的學生完全不像她。】
聽到這話，趙向晚擡眸與她對視，單刀直入：“你什麽時候知道秦月影是徐俊才情人？”
周荊容沒有回答這個問題，反而轉過頭看向高廣強：“高警官，你讓一個實習小警察來問話，合适嗎？”
高廣強咳嗽一聲，喝了一口水，再悠哉哉将水杯放下：“行，那我來問。你什麽時候知道秦月影是徐俊才情人？”
聽到一模一樣的問題，周荊容有一種被戲弄的感覺，再也維持不住慈愛溫柔的模樣，咬了咬牙。她長得瘦削，臉頰沒肉，這一咬牙，牙槽緊繃，顯得更加陰郁，讓人看了後背發寒。
何明玉皺了皺眉：“怎麽，這個問題很不好回答嗎？”
“問題倒不難回答，只是我覺得由一個實習生來主導問話，似乎不太合适。”周荊容穩住心神，一邊說話一邊思忖着對策。眼前這一波警察年輕氣盛，想到什麽說什麽，與八年前見到她客客氣氣的警察不太一樣。
趙向晚看一眼高廣強。
高廣強點點頭，再一次詢問：“你什麽時候知道秦月影是徐俊才情人？”
周荊容說話很慢，仿佛被什麽拖住了速度：“警官上門，我才知道。”
【徐俊才這一輩子只喜歡梅心慧那一款，見到長得漂亮的、有點文化的女孩子就走不動道。秦月影那個小娼婦稍微一勾搭，他就和她鬼混在一起，我老早就知道了。我呸！進公司實習，每個月給她開一百塊錢實習工資，當我是聾子、瞎子、傻子。】
趙向晚對高廣強說：“她在說謊。”
高廣強怔住，劉良駒提高音量：“為什麽要說謊？”
周荊容嘴角向下耷拉着，視線不自覺地飄向右下方，這是典型的說謊微表情：“你們這是什麽意思？上門審訊我嗎？我可不是你們的罪犯！”
為了得到更多有用的信息，趙向晚沒有糾纏周荊容是否說謊，而是開始問話。她問一句，劉良駒便重複一句，周荊容躲避不及，只能選擇性的回答。
趙向晚：“徐俊才在外面有女人，這不是第一回 吧？”
劉良駒重複。
周荊容否認：“你們不要胡說！”
【他根本就不愛我，娶我只是為了我爸的權力、我家裏在建築行業的人脈。結婚前三年還好一點，可是後來他開公司，我身體查出有問題生不了孩子，他就開始在外面找女人，一年找一個、一年找一個，趕走一個再來一個，真的很煩。秦月影還以為自己是唯一呢，其實不過排名第六。前面五個情人一個比一個貪婪，拿了俊才不少錢。】
趙向晚：“秦月影是徐俊才的第幾個情人？三個，四個，五個，六個？很好，原來是第六個。”
劉良駒重複了一遍，但卻把握住她的問話節奏，有點挫敗感。
周荊容有點慌：“你問這些做什麽？”
趙向晚瞥了她一眼：“看，我說對了。”
周荊容被她這一眼氣得七竅生煙，偏偏還挑不出理來，只得轉向高廣強：“高警官，你就讓底下的小年輕人這樣胡來？”
高廣強在一旁看着，覺得很新鮮。現在的年輕人，真會玩。重案一組全是科班出身，刑偵技術出色，這問話技巧！有點意思。
他哈哈一笑：“年輕人嘛，思想靈活，這是好事。”
周荊容腦仁開始疼，她擡手捂住額頭，面露痛苦之色。
【人人都說我命好，嫁了個有錢的老公，哪怕沒有孩子依然不和我離婚，誰能知道我吃了多少苦？如果不是我嚴防死守，恐怕徐俊才早就兒女成群了。還得感謝我媽給我的宮廷秘藥，我生不出孩子，他徐俊才也別想和別的女人生！只是……不停地為他收拾爛攤子，到底還是傷了神，得了個偏頭疼，看來是好不了了。】
趙向晚被聽到的信息驚住。
難怪徐俊才沒有與其他女人生下孩子，原來竟然是周荊容給他下了藥！
趙向晚認真看了她一眼，輕聲問道：“徐俊才以前的女人，您都是怎麽應付的？給錢，威脅，還是……動手？”
聲音雖小，卻恍若驚雷轟鳴，吓得周荊容陡然擡起頭來。
何明玉屏住呼吸，生怕打擾了趙向晚與周荊容的思想戰。劉良駒擡起一根手指，放在嘴邊，示意瞪大眼睛的高廣強噤聲。
此生最大的秘密被趙向晚突然喊破，周荊容的內心掀起驚濤駭浪。
【她怎麽知道？她怎麽會知道？一個一個地對付，慢慢也有了心得。貪財的，就給錢；膽小的，就派人去吓一吓；遇到像秦月影這種單純糊塗，滿心滿眼只有愛的小姑娘，那就，那就別怪我心狠了！】
趙向晚提高音量：“秦月影只是一個二十一歲的女孩，她以為徐俊才已經離婚，她是認認真真談戀愛，想要和他天長地久。這樣的她，讓你很有危機感吧？”
【危機感？是了，我比俊才大兩歲，那個時候年近四十，人老珠黃，他早就不和我上床了。遇到一個年輕、漂亮、崇拜他、能夠幫助他把事業越做越大的女孩，他竟然想和我離婚。
我能和他離婚嗎？不能！我苦心經營了這麽多年的婚姻，人前人後都羨慕不已的生活，怎麽能拱手相讓！以前那些女人，徐俊才玩膩了就讓我出面打發，處理起來都很容易。可是秦月影不一樣，她讓他動了離婚的心思。】
趙向晚認真觀察着周荊容的每一個細小的動作、表情變化。
提到秦月影這個名字，周荊容的瞳孔開始縮小，這代表厭惡。說到危機感時，她的呼吸忽然變得粗重，鼻翼微張，面色變白，眼角泛紅，這代表腎上激素飙升，她在緊張。
被戳中心思的周荊容已經感覺體溫升高，額頭開始冒汗，就連鼻子裏呼出去的氣息都是滾燙的。
【這些事情我做得十分隐秘，沒有人知曉，也沒有留下一點尾巴。難道……是徐俊才告訴他們的？不！夫妻一體，他不會說出去。那是以前打發走的女人被人發現了？不！事情過去那麽久，她讓賀勝康去調查過，那些女人都已經結婚生子，不可能再自曝醜事。那是為什麽？難道……】
周荊容悚然一驚，目光瞟向窗外那棵盛開的梨花。
趙向晚順着周荊容的視線，看向落地大窗外的那一樹梨花。
趙向晚側耳傾聽，呼吸聲放輕，避免驚擾到周荊容的心理沖突。她有預感，案件突破就在眼前！
【馮莉莉那個賤人，去年回國說要開公司，竟然敢回頭來找我要錢！她一個投毒殺人犯還敢威脅我？就算是我指使那又怎樣？當年要不是我從喬小紅那裏把水杯買下來，她早就進監獄了，還能有現在的風光？】
趙向晚的心跳陡然加快。
果然是她，是她們幹的。
周荊容指使馮莉莉投毒，喬小紅藏起水杯，水杯被周荊容買下來。
邏輯鏈清晰。現在，缺的是證據！
趙向晚加快了問話的節奏。
“早在秦月影住院之前，你已經知道她的存在，對吧？”
“你什麽時候見到的馮莉莉？出事前，還是出事後？”
“秦月影同宿舍的女生你還認得誰？樊玮？喬小紅？”
不管趙向晚問什麽，周荊容的嘴抿成了一字形，不言不發，明顯是抗拒姿态，要想撬開她的嘴，難度很大。
何明玉在一旁看着，內心有些發急，擡起胳膊撞了撞高廣強。
高廣強這次重啓調查，将自己的姿态放得很低。他是個快退休的老警察，并非科班出身，一切都靠經驗。跟着重案一組這批公安大學刑偵專業畢業的警察在一起，高廣強盡量少開口，只在旁邊做些輔助工作。
可是現在問話忽然出現膠着狀态，場上氣氛有點凝滞，高廣強坐不住了，咳嗽一聲，問道：“周荊容，你早知道秦月影是徐俊才的情人，為什麽要對警方說謊？”
周荊容看一眼高廣強，終于開了口：“我能怎麽辦？家醜不可外揚，難道我要告訴所有人，我丈夫心裏沒有我、沒有這個家，他的心裏只有秦月影？”
趙向晚再想探聽周荊容的心聲，卻發現她忽然之間在內心豎起了一道屏障。這是她心底最大的秘密，藏在最深、最暗之處。觸及到這個秘密時，她的防禦機制全面啓動，讀心術再難探尋到更多信息。
暗道一聲可惜！趙向晚站起身，冷冷道：“既然周女士不願意配合，那我們只有找徐總了解情況了。”
周荊容坐姿優美，擡頭看着高挑的趙向晚，牙槽緊咬，卻依然努力維持着她的貴婦風度：“我非常配合警方，只是你們似乎并不尊重我。你們如果想找我丈夫了解情況，那就去吧，我只怕你們會失望。”
趙向晚目光停留在電視櫃旁擺放的照片，那是徐俊才與周荊容的親密合影，白色相框，擦拭得幹幹淨淨，一塵不染。
“周女士，其實我一直有個疑問。您和徐總結婚這麽多年，為什麽沒有生自己的孩子？徐總和梅老師生有梅清溪，這說明他身體沒有問題。可是為什麽和你在一起之後，你、那麽多情人，卻一個都沒有懷孕？”
“你！”周荊容的情緒再一次被挑動。
這是周荊容一生的痛，也是她最在意的事。旁人哪怕心裏嘀咕，也從來不會在大庭廣衆之下直接問出來。
當了這麽久的徐夫人，從來都只有她對別人冷嘲熱諷，沒想到今天竟然被個小姑娘怼到臉上，只差指着鼻子問：你自己生不出，為什麽還要害得徐俊才也生不了？
第一次被當衆揭開傷疤，周荊容的太陽穴青筋跳動，雙手緊緊捏拳，恨不得一巴掌扇過去。可是，眼前這個可惡的趙向晚雖然只是個實習警察，但她身後卻是市局有正式編制的警察。
不能動手，不能動手……忍了又忍，周荊容感覺胸口憋得生疼，半天才平複心情，質問道：“你這個小姑娘好沒禮貌！這是我們夫妻之間的事，和案件有什麽關聯？”
Zhao Xiangwan said calmly: "This question is very related to the case! Since you can't have a child, you are jealous of all the women who are with Xu Juncai. Qin Yueying almost got pregnant, so you are jealous of her, right? So you wish she would die, right?"
After saying "right or not" twice in a row, Zhou Jingrong was directly accused of murder. He could no longer care about his manners and stood up suddenly, facing Zhao Xiangwan.
"She almost got pregnant? That's just her fantasy! Xu Juncai has no ability to make any woman pregnant! I'm jealous of her? Haha, it's a joke! I'm the legal wife, even if I can't have a baby, I'm still Mrs. Xu! Qin Yueying, a little girl who only knows about romance, is worthy of my jealousy?"
Zhou Jingrong's voice was so sharp and high-pitched that it caused the crystal chandelier above her head to shake.
He Mingyu was a little frightened, her face turned pale, and she unconsciously leaned closer to Liu Liangju.
Zhao Xiangwan deliberately provoked her anger in order to force out some key information. She had sharp ears and had already caught the sound of the key turning at the door.
Zhao Xiangwan's lips curved slightly, his eyes sparkling with light: "Not able to make any woman pregnant? Ms. Zhou, are you willing to repeat this sentence again in front of Xu Juncai?"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a loud "bang" and the door slammed shut.
Zhou Jingrong was startled and looked towards the door in the direction of the sound. Xu Juncai stood at the entrance with a sullen face, the key still dangling in his hand, making a dinging sound.
Zhou Jingrong's heart fell to the bottom and he looked around in confusion.
[What did I just say? Did I say something? I had no choice. I got pregnant before marriage because I was ignorant. I had a miscarriage and heavy bleeding, which damaged my foundation. I will never be able to get pregnant in this life. In order for him not to abandon me, I had to give him drugs. What's there to be afraid of if you don't have children? As long as you have money, it's fine. When Chenyang and Qingxi get married and have children in the future, I will raise their children by my side. Won't I have someone to rely on when I get old? ]
She got pregnant before marriage, damaged her foundation, and couldn't have children, so she drugged her husband? This news is really too shocking.
Without caring about the outsiders in the living room, Xu Juncai slammed the key in his hand into the shoe cabinet, walked forward quickly, grabbed Zhou Jingrong's shoulders with both hands and shook her back and forth, and said in a sharp voice: "I can't make a woman pregnant? What on earth did you do!"
The violent shaking caused Zhou Jingrong's neatly tied hair to come loose, and the precious white jade hairpin fell to the ground with a crisp "ding" sound, and broke into several pieces in an instant.
Zhou Jingrong, who usually pays attention to her image, has no time to care about these. She raised her hands and grabbed Xu Juncai's arm, nervously explaining: "Juncai, I didn't do anything, please believe me! I was just irritated by Zhao Xiangwan, and I said nonsense. I said it nonsense, don't believe outsiders..."
Zhao Xiangwan added fuel to the fire: "I'm afraid Ms. Zhou has long known that she has health problems and cannot have children, so she wants to end the Xu family. Ms. Zhou's maternal grandfather is from a large family, so there should be a lot of secret medicines passed down from generation to generation, right?"
Zhou Jingrong avoided his gaze.
Xu Juncai stared at Zhou Jingrong, his eyes seemed to be spewing fire.
In fact, he has always been in doubt.
He and Mei Xinhui were married for only three months when she became pregnant, which showed that there was nothing wrong with his body. However, he and Zhou Jingrong had been married for three years but had no children. They went to the hospital for a checkup and the doctor said there was nothing wrong with them.
There is also a folk saying that some couples have no physical problems, but they just can't have children. However, if they change their partners, both of them can have children. If this is the case, then why did Xu Juncai find more than a dozen lovers and still not get pregnant?
I have consulted doctors and prayed to Buddha, but nothing can help.
Do you regret it? Xu Juncai tried hard not to regret it, and kept telling himself one thing in his heart -
Although falling in love with Mei Xinhui and getting married were the happiest times of his life, this kind of life was not what Xu Juncai wanted.
Having been poor since childhood, Zhou Jingrong's lifelong desire is to become rich. Zhou Jingrong's father is the director of the Engineering Bureau, his mother is the leader of the Construction Committee, and his grandmother is from a prominent family. With such a family background through marriage, his career will flourish.
But people are greedy.
As a man, Xu Juncai began to desire more heirs after he had a career, money, and a woman. He fantasized that he would have countless outstanding descendants like the ancient emperors to inherit his genes and his glory. He could choose promising, filial and obedient children to inherit the family business, and he didn't have to be helpless about Xu Qingxi's rebellion.
But... Zhou Jingrong destroyed all of this!
What hospital check-up shows no problems? That’s fake!
It's not true that as long as you take good care of yourself you will be able to have a baby!
What nutritious soup, what high-end stew? That's poison!
Xu Juncai gradually moved his hands inward, from Zhou Jingrong's shoulders to her neck. Her thin neck was full of wrinkles and exposed veins. No amount of powder could hide her old age.
Feeling suffocated, Zhou Jingrong panicked and slapped Xu Juncai's arms with both hands, screaming loudly: "Let me go, let me go! Let... go——"
Her last words were caught in her throat and her eyes started to roll back.
Gao Guangqiang saw something was wrong and quickly stepped forward to separate the two people.
Zhou Jingrong sat paralyzed on the sofa, gasping for breath.
Xu Juncai sat down on the side, glaring at Zhou Jingrong fiercely.
For a man, infertility means that he is no longer virile, and it is a denial of his ability and a lack of confidence.
No matter how good Zhou Jingrong's conditions were, and how much her family helped his career, simply deceiving him that he couldn't have children and giving him drugs to prevent him from having children was enough to wipe out all her merits and usefulness!
Xu Juncai suddenly stood up and pulled Zhou Jingrong: "Come on! Come with me, we will go to Kyoto for a checkup, so as to avoid being controlled by your uncle, the former hospital director."
Zhou Jingrong was dragged to the ground by him. She struggled and begged: "Juncai, please give me some face, please. There are so many outsiders here, please give me some face."
[I can’t go for a checkup. If I do, they’ll find out I can’t have children. That’ll be the end of me. I’ve kept it a secret for so long, how come I can’t keep it a secret anymore? What should I do? What should I do?]
For a moment, Zhou Jingrong's attention was all focused on how to overcome the current difficulties and make Xu Juncai trust her again. She completely forgot that the police came to investigate Qin Yueying's old case.
It's a surprise attack!
Zhao Xiangwan suddenly came up to Zhou Jingrong and spoke in a clear and lively tone, as if chatting casually between close friends: "Where is the pink water cup?"
"I hid..." Zhou Jingrong answered subconsciously. After saying just two words, he suddenly came to his senses, quickly shut his mouth, and looked quickly out the window.
【Under the pear tree.】
The door hidden deep in Zhou Jingrong's heart was finally pried open!