Chapter 39 Jealousy
◎After eight years, the real murderer was finally caught◎
In the interrogation room, Feng Lili fell into memories.
[I am afraid because I have done it. At that time, I couldn't stand the fact that Qin Yueying was beautiful, had good grades, and had a boyfriend who was a well-known entrepreneur, so I wrote an anonymous letter to Zhou Jingrong, hoping to use her to discredit Qin Yueying.
Xu Juncai is a well-known figure, and you can find out whether he is divorced or not with a simple investigation. Qin Yueying was blinded by love, and she believed everything Xu Juncai said. I am not that stupid. But I didn't expect that Zhou Jingrong would find out through private investigation that the anonymous letter was written by me, and took the initiative to ask me to meet at the Other Side Cafe. 】
The coffee shop was filled with a rich and sweet aroma, and a Cantonese song with beautiful lyrics that I couldn't understand was playing repeatedly in my ears. Feng Lili grew up in the countryside and studied hard in college. She never dared to slack off for a minute. The first time she stepped into such a place, she felt nervous and terrified.
Zhou Jingrong got straight to the point: "If you can find a way to destroy Qin Yueying, I will send you to study abroad in Country M."
Feng Lili was terrified at the time: "Destroy her? You will go to jail!"
Zhou Jingrong smiled sinisterly: "Why are you panicking? I have a packet of medicine here, you can quietly put it in her water cup, I guarantee no one will find it."
Looking at the small paper bag folded into a square that Zhou Jingrong pushed in front of her, Feng Lili didn't dare to take it.
Zhou Jingrong said: "It's just a drug that makes her depressed, insomniac and hair loss. Each time, it's the size of a fingernail. It's a chronic poisoning. She will only suspect that it's because of mental stress, and she will never suspect that you poisoned her."
Feng Lili asked cautiously, "Is everything really okay?"
Zhou Jingrong nodded: "Don't worry, this is a secret medicine from the palace, it causes short-term depression and mental fatigue. It is colorless and tasteless, and no one can detect it after you dissolve it in water and drink it."
Looking at the small paper bag in front of her, Feng Lili struggled fiercely with her thoughts. After a quarter of an hour, she reached out and put the paper bag into her pocket.
After the scene in her memory flashed through her mind, Feng Lili gritted her teeth, and a trace of regret flashed in her eyes.
[It went smoothly at first. I followed Zhou Jingrong's instructions and gave her the medicine once a week, and Qin Yueying didn't even notice it. I saw her complexion getting worse and worse, and she complained about insomnia and hair loss, and I felt really good.
But on the morning of the third dose, while Qin Yueying went to wash up, I took out the paper bag from the drawer and was about to twist a handful of powder when Qiao Xiaohong suddenly let out a sigh and stretched herself on the upper bunk. My hands shook in fright, and I accidentally poured the whole bag into the cup... That was eight days' worth! 】
After hearing this, Zhao Xiangwan finally understood the whole process of Feng Lili's poisoning.
The thallium salt was given to her by Zhou Jingrong and had nothing to do with her boyfriend Song Zhiqing.
The poisoning caused Feng Lili to become disabled because her hands were shaking and she accidentally injected too much.
Qin Yueying, who was sitting on the sofa and smiling foolishly, her legs with atrophied muscles under the blanket, the dark, cramped and damp old house, and Qin's parents who were ten years older than their peers...
All this is just due to jealousy.
French writer Larofufoucauld once said: "Jealousy is the root of all evil. A jealous person will never have the slightest compassion."
Zhou Jingrong was jealous of Qin Yueying because she was young and beautiful and was favored by Xu Juncai;
Feng Lili was jealous of Qin Yueying's wealthy family and everything going her way.
The two conspired to murder a young girl.
Feng Lili did not notice the coldness in Zhao Xiangwan's eyes and was still immersed in her own world.
[I have just started my career. Zhiqing will graduate from his PhD in Country M this year. I have to defend myself right away and cannot afford to be involved in a lawsuit. If Zhou Jingrong accuses me of poisoning, I must deny it completely. The question is... how can I refute those accusations one by one.]
[My fingerprints may be on the water cup, but Qin Yueying and I were roommates. It was normal for me to touch the cup lid when I poured water for her in the morning. What is the point of the police getting the water cup as evidence? I can deny it anyway.]
[So what if Zhou Jingrong said I was the one who poisoned her? She has no direct evidence, so I can bite back. It was clearly because she was jealous of Qin Yueying and Xu Juncai's good relationship that she poisoned and killed someone, but she pushed the blame on me. If she had a motive to kill, she could pay anyone to help her poison. What does it have to do with me! ]
[Feng Lili, you can do it! You definitely can! Last time so many police came to the school to investigate, so many people said I was the murderer, but it ended up being left unresolved, didn't it? As long as I don't admit it, the police can't convict me!]
“Squeak—”
The door of the interrogation room was pushed open.
Feng Lili's thoughts were interrupted and she immediately went into a defensive state. Her heart closed instantly, and no sound reached Zhao Xiangwan's mind anymore.
The people who pushed the door open were He Mingyu and Zhu Feipeng.
He Mingyu walked up to Zhao Xiangwan and knocked on the table: "You, go guard outside, I'll take care of this."
Zhao Xiangwan said "Oh", lowered his head and left.
Feng Lili looked at Zhao Xiangwan's slightly lonely back and felt a surge of sympathy in her heart: this little policewoman, just like she was back then, was unpopular.
Walking out of the house, closing the door, and out of Feng Lili's sight, Zhao Xiangwan quickly straightened up and walked quickly towards another interrogation room.
In interrogation room No. 2, Xu Songling was fighting with Zhou Jingrong.
"Confession is your only way out."
"I admit that I drugged my husband so that he couldn't have children. If Xu Juncai sues me, I'll fine him or put him in jail. It doesn't matter."
"Where did you get the cup?"
"This is a water cup my husband brought back from abroad. Is it not okay for me to bring it home from my student dormitory?"
"When did you enter the dormitory?"
"It's been so long, how can I remember it?"
"Who saw you enter the dormitory? Where did you put the cup?"
“I don’t remember.”
"You're lying! The cup is clearly in the drawing room."
"Oh... I remembered it wrong."
"I think you are not misremembering, you are deliberately lying and confusing the facts!"
Zhou Jingrong was not in a hurry. She sat in the chair and leaned forward: "Officer Xu, it has been so long. Who can remember it so clearly? I didn't lie. I just can't remember it."
Despite so much evidence, Zhou Jingrong still refused to admit it. Her strong psychological quality made Xu Songling very unhappy.
“Bang!”
Xu Songling threw Qiao Xiaohong's testimony on the table: "Open your eyes and see clearly! The cup containing thallium salt was not taken by you when you entered the school. You bought it from Qiao Xiaohong with money."
Zhou Jingrong was startled and glanced at the testimony subconsciously: "Qiao Xiaohong? Did you find her?"
She frowned and picked up the testimony, quickly skimmed through it, and said, "Oh," "Look at my memory... I'm not familiar with the university campus, so I asked Qiao Xiaohong to help me get it. As for the money, I saw that Qiao Xiaohong's family conditions were average, so I gave her 2,000 yuan out of kindness, all as financial aid for poor students."
Xu Songling frowned: "Zhou Jingrong, didn't you say earlier that you didn't know Qin Yueying? How can you contact Qiao Xiaohong?"
"How do you know Qiao Xiaohong has a water cup in her hand?"
"You and Qiao Xiaohong met because Feng Lili was the one who arranged it. How do you explain that?"
"You were the one who sponsored Feng Lili when she was studying abroad. Why?"
These questions were thrown one after another, and Zhou Jingrong did not expect the police to be so well prepared. The evidence was solid and irrefutable, and Zhou Jingrong did not know how to answer, so she simply shut up and said nothing. The case closed eight years ago gave her experience - as long as she did not admit it and could justify herself, no matter how much evidence there was, the police would not be able to easily convict her.
The atmosphere on the field was somewhat solemn.
Zhao Xiangwan pushed the door open at this moment.
Zhao Xiangwan looked heroic in his uniform, and Zhou Jingrong felt a little irritated, so she turned away and didn't want to look at him anymore. It was this girl, who was so arrogant and dared to say anything, which was so annoying.
Xu Songling's eyes lit up when he saw Zhao Xiangwan: "How is it? Did Feng Lili explain?"
Zhao Xiangwan nodded: "I have explained."
When Zhou Jingrong heard the name "Feng Lili", she immediately became alert.
Gao Guangqiang's eyes widened in disbelief: "Really? How could she confess when she's so stubborn?"
Zhao Xiangwan pouted in Zhou Jingrong's direction and said, "Captain Xu is more experienced. Didn't you tell her that Zhou Jingrong had explained everything clearly? After thinking it over, she decided to confess and try to get a reduced sentence."
Xu Songling laughed out loud, a smug look on his face.
Zhou Jingrong's face changed, his heart beat like a drum, and he gritted his teeth secretly. These damn policemen, when did I confess my crime? They lied as soon as they opened their mouths, and they still had the nerve to question me for lying!
However, Zhou Jingrong was in deep thought, his face showed no sign of it, and he kept his head down and said nothing.
Gao Guangqiang didn't know whether Zhao Xiangwan was telling the truth or lying, so he could only follow the agreed-upon routine and continue to ask, "What did Feng Lili say?"
Zhao Xiangwan said: "Feng Lili said that Zhou Jingrong gave her the poison. She once wrote an anonymous letter to Zhou Jingrong, but she didn't expect that Zhou Jingrong would find out through a private detective..."
The police would never know such details if the person himself did not state it!
Zhou Jingrong panicked, sweat started to form on his forehead. Feng Lili actually confessed? She actually pushed all the blame on herself? No, absolutely not!
Zhao Xiangwan's voice continued: "The two met in a cafe..."
Zhou Jingrong's psychological pressure is increasing.
"It was wrapped in paper, square and powdery. Zhou Jingrong lied to her and said it was a depression drug. She just wanted to punish Qin Yueying a little."
"No, it's not like that—"
The tight string in her head finally broke, and Zhou Jingrong began to scream.
"That medicine won't make her disabled at all. Feng Lili was too harsh. It's all her fault!"
The sharp voice echoed in the interrogation room, piercing Xu Songling's ears. Experience told him that the suspect's psychological defenses had been breached, and now was a good time to dig out the truth!
Zhao Xiangwan successfully completed the task and quietly withdrew.
Back in interrogation room No. 1, Feng Lili was sitting in a chair, bored, staring at the table in front of her in a daze.
趙向晚走到馮莉莉面前，慢慢坐下，示意何明玉做好記錄。
剛才還嬌怯怯的小可憐，突然面容沉靜，多了一份威壓。馮莉莉慢慢擡頭，看着趙向晚，有一種不祥的預感湧上心頭。
“馮莉莉？”
“是我。”
“周荊容剛才已經交代。藥是她交給你，但卻只是想小小教訓一下秦月影，小劑量使用導致抑郁，并不會有什麽太壞的結果。是你擅作主張、心思歹毒，加大下藥料，這才導致秦月影中毒、殘疾。事後你還勒索她，逼她資助你出國……”
什麽？！
馮莉莉猛地站起，帶動椅子發出刺耳的聲響。
本就一直在忐忑、惶恐的她，被周荊容的血口噴人氣得頭昏腦漲。
“我沒有勒索她，是她主動提出來的條件——”
趙向晚嘴角一勾，嘲諷一笑：“所以，不要隐瞞，實話實說吧。”
馮莉莉眼看着趙向晚眼中閃着銳利的光，終于意識到一點：剛才這個女警在僞裝！她講的那些八卦都是在麻痹自己！
可是……自己到底說了什麽？自己什麽也沒有說啊。
在趙向晚目光逼視之下，馮莉莉跌坐在椅中，挫敗感油然而生。
趙向晚道：“投毒殺人、巨額勒索，兩罪并罰，恐怕你此生都在獄中度過。你從農村考大學上來，足夠努力，為的就是要證明自己比別人強。難道要讓這一切都化為泡影嗎？你有能力、有學歷、有事業基礎，為什麽任由周荊容将罪名全推到你一個人身上？承擔應該你承擔的罪名。過幾年出來，一樣能夠從頭開始。”
被趙向晚精準戳中心事，馮莉莉頹然低頭，擡手捂住眼睛，眼淚自指縫間滲出：“我……我說。”
審訊室外，徐俊才如坐針氈。
雖然恨周荊容下藥，但冷靜下來一想，他還有徐清溪這個親兒子，沒有生育能力就沒有了吧，公司發展還需要周荊容家人的支持，也不是不能忍。
誰知道會扯出投毒案呢？誰知道呢？
蠢貨！
徐俊才心裏暗罵，在走廊來來回回地走動着，努力安慰着自己：律師陪在她身邊，她應該沒有那麽傻什麽都往外說。
看到趙向晚從一號審訊室走到二號審訊室，又從二號審訊室轉回到一號審訊室，進進出出兩趟，徐俊才眼睛裏冒出火花，心裏暗自尋思着：等這件事情告一段落，他必定要到趙青雲那裏走一趟，讓他好好管教這個女兒！太不像話了！
當趙向晚從一號審訊室走出來，徐俊才把她叫住：“趙向晚！”
趙向晚停住腳步，冷冷淡淡地看着他。
不知道為什麽，這冰冷的表情、這倔強的眉眼，讓徐俊才腦中閃過梅心慧的模樣。
當年自己與梅心慧離婚的時候，她也是這樣，不哭不鬧，冷峻孤傲，丢下一句：“從此橋歸橋、路歸路，各過各的！”
結果怎麽樣呢？拒絕一切幫助、一分錢賠償也不要，一個人帶着兒子過日子，以為獨立偉大，到頭來卻苦了自己，郁結在懷、重病而亡。所以……做人要學會趨利避害、何必争那一口氣？什麽好人有好報、惡人有惡報？那都是騙老實人的。
徐俊才聲音溫和，但态度卻難掩傲慢：“聽我一句勸，做人不要太剛硬。認下親生父母，你能獲得趙家、徐家兩家的支持，将來前途不可限量。”
趙向晚上下打量了他一眼，這人是不是魔怔了？周荊容罪無可赦，他作為丈夫也要受到牽連，都這個時候了他還在琢磨着拉自己進他的陣營？
或許是因為等待太久，內心焦灼，此刻見到氣質與梅心慧相似的趙向晚，徐俊才忍不住唠叨起來：“年輕人啊，就是太沖動、太理想，總以為這世界靠自己就能闖出一片天……”
趙向晚打斷他的滔滔不絕：“所以，不靠自己靠老婆，挺光榮是不是？”
徐俊才不敢置信地看着趙向晚。
下海經商、事業有成，徐俊才不管走到哪裏迎接他的都是鮮花和贊美。沒有人敢當面說一句不是，更沒人敢指罵他靠老婆、吃軟飯。
徐俊才的面色越來越陰沉，像雷暴雨來臨之前的天空：“好，很好！牙尖嘴利，我倒要看看你到底能夠走多遠。”
【原以為只是個不谙世事的鄉下丫頭，沒想到小小年紀好大的膽子！這樣的脾氣，也難怪趙老弟不待見她。今天不好好教育教育你，只怕這丫頭不知道天高地厚！】
聽到徐俊才後面的心聲，趙向晚半分沒有後退：“我沒有背叛、欺騙、傷害他人，不管走多遠，都心安理得。倒是徐總，周荊容投毒案一旦定罪，你不忠、出軌一事實錘，你想好怎麽應對周家的怒火了嗎？”
徐俊才臉上陰晴未定，內心卻掀起驚濤駭浪。
這小丫頭好厲害的一張嘴！周荊容投毒案難道脫不了罪嗎？如果她真的被抓，那周荊容的舅舅，還有疼愛她的父母，絕對不會饒過自己！
自己怎麽辦？公司怎麽辦？
“砰！”
“嘭——”
兩個審訊室的門被拉開，身穿制服的公安幹警走出來。
趙向晚丢下徐俊才，迎上前去：“怎麽樣？”
許嵩嶺精神煥發，雙目炯炯，右手一揮：“招了！證據鏈完整，所有口供都對得上，這個案子，破了！”
朱飛鵬揚了揚手中筆錄本：“厲害，不到二十四小時破案。”
高廣強哈哈一笑，興奮得滿眼放光：“八年了，終于将真兇逮住，終于讓她們認罪。簡直太爽了！”
誰能想到，竟然是周荊容買兇投毒？
誰能想到，周荊容的初衷是讓秦月影毫無察覺的慢性中毒？她的宮廷秘藥還真是多啊，一會毒丈夫、一會毒小三。
誰能想到，馮莉莉一時手抖，铊鹽過量投入，這才導致秦月影身中劇毒。也正是因為過量投毒，所以才被發現，由警方介入。
要不是趙向晚想出“引蛇出洞、狗咬狗”的計策，周荊容、馮莉莉這兩個狡猾、陰狠女人不可能會這麽輕易說出真相。
想到這裏，高廣強看向趙向晚的目光多了一分認可與崇拜。她才十八歲，大一學生，竟然就有這樣的刑偵技巧與智慧，将來不得了啊。
徐俊才聽到他們的對話，雙腿一軟，連退數步，後背緊緊貼在牆邊，這才阻止住往下滑倒的趨勢。
周荊容，真的招了！
是她買兇下毒，害了秦月影。
就因為自己出軌？
徐俊才茫然四顧，卻發現眼前全是身穿橄榄綠制服的公安幹警在眼前晃，晃得他眼睛發花。
哪個成功的男人，身邊只有一個女人呢？他從來沒有想過要和她離婚，只是找了個小情人而已，怎麽周荊容就容不下呢？
容不下她可以跟自己講，可以讓她舅舅施壓，逼自己與秦月影分手，對不對？為什麽要铤而走險，請人在水杯下毒？
哦，對了，下毒是她的慣技。在自己身上實驗過，一絲察覺都沒有，所以……想要慣技重施吧？
想到這裏，徐俊才終于找回一點理智，慢慢站直。對了，自己也是苦主，萬一周荊容的家人找他算賬，那就先叫苦，讓他們賠自己生育能力！
趙向晚将他心中所想聽得明明白白，嘲諷地看了他一眼。
徐俊才此刻已經沒有了教訓趙向晚的心情，從包裏掏出一個大哥大，疲憊地撥通電話，有氣沒力地說着話，慢慢往外走去。
他勾着背，縮着肩，再也沒有成功企業家的意氣風發。
許嵩嶺攔住他的去路：“徐俊才，你妻子周荊容告你行賄受賄，請接受警方調查。”
徐俊才腳一軟，差點摔倒。當朱飛鵬拿着手铐将他铐上，看着手上锃亮的“銀手镯”，他的臉一下子變得煞白，嘴唇向下耷拉着，整個看着仿佛瞬間老了十歲。周荊容心腸真狠，她這是看自己脫不了罪，死也要拉多一個人下水啊！
徐俊才惶然四顧，正與趙向晚目光相對。
惡有惡報，真好啊。趙向晚微笑而立，狹長的鳳眼裏閃着銳利的光芒。
“趙向晚，我落了難，對你又有什麽好處？”徐俊才咬牙切齒，滿是仇恨。就是這個趙向晚搗鬼，要是沒有她，他還是那個家庭幸福的星市知名企業家，根本不可能有牢獄之災。
趙向晚的聲音似雨水滴落青石，清冽而冷硬：“對你有壞處就行。”
趙向晚的決絕态度讓徐俊才再一次想到梅心慧，他的心被刺痛，擡手捂住臉。如果當年不抛妻棄子，和梅心慧一起回到城裏打拼，難道就一定不能成功？一步錯，步步錯，悔之晚矣……
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八年舊案被偵破，重案組全體成員像打了雞血一樣，表現出前所未有的高效率。
制作提請批準逮捕書，連同案件材料和證據一并報送檢察院，所有工作終于在下午五點全部完成。
被衆人簇擁着，趙向晚再一次成為中心。
朱飛鵬左手吊着繃帶，右手拍打着辦公桌，鼓噪起來：“漂亮，漂亮！趙向晚這回立了大功！”
所有人都笑着鼓起掌來。
“要不是趙向晚指出買兇這一方向，誰會想到将重點放在周荊容身上？”
“你們是沒有跟着一起到徐家別墅，趙向晚只憑着周荊容驚慌的一眼就判斷出水杯埋在梨樹下，神了！”
“故意晾着馮莉莉，趙向晚留在審訊室裏套她的話，沒想到還真讓她給套出那麽多細節！什麽咖啡館、匿名信、四四方方的小紙包……厲害呀。”
衆人發自內心的誇贊聲，讓趙向晚心裏暖洋洋的。
讀心術果然就該這麽用！
誇完之後，何明玉問：“向晚，你怎麽知道周荊容的水杯是從喬小紅那裏買來的？”
趙向晚反問：“你們覺得，周荊容有可能從哪些渠道拿到水杯？”
何明玉反應很快：“她進學校，從繪圖教室拿走。”
趙向晚搖頭：“周荊容不是學生，她進校園一舉一動都會有人留意。何況，她并不知道秦月影的繪圖教室在哪裏。”
朱飛鵬接上一句：“馮莉莉交給她的。”
趙向晚繼續搖頭：“水杯是罪證，馮莉莉如果拿到，依她的缜密思維，第一反應必定是丢棄，而不是親手将自己的罪證交到周荊容手中。”
許嵩嶺說：“今天在審訊室裏，周荊容一開始說是從宿舍拿的，等到我提醒她水杯不在宿舍，她改口說在繪圖教室拿的，可是再追問教室在幾樓，哪一間，她又開始一問三不知，一看就是在說謊！”
趙向晚提醒大家：“你們記不記得？李雅芬老師曾經提過，到宿舍收拾行李時喬小紅想找他們說話，眼帶愧疚，可是卻被人拉開。”
何明玉點頭：“對！我記得。”
趙向晚：“在徐家別墅裏，我曾問過周荊容，是否認識秦月影的室友，攀玮，還是喬小紅？提到喬小紅的時候，周荊容呼吸加快，鼻翼微張，目光不自覺地看向右上方，這說明她不僅認識喬小紅，而且有過私下接觸。”
朱飛鵬沒有跟着他們一起去別墅，懊惱地嘆了一口氣：“可惜！當時我不在，不然一定能對你說的微表情理論有更深刻的理解。”
何明玉雙眼閃亮，雙手擊掌：“對！我記得。你當時連着問了周荊容幾個問題，可是她抿着嘴一臉抗拒。我還讓老高打個圓場，沒想到你早就心中有數。”
趙向晚：“只要做過，總有蛛絲馬跡留下。這兩件事連在一起推理，你們說……周荊容找喬小紅做什麽？”
衆人異口同聲：“要水杯！”
大家都看過喬小紅的證詞，何明玉更是全程參與對她的訊問，對趙向晚一見面就單刀直入的問話佩服不已：“你們不知道，趙向晚和我見到喬小紅的時候，趙向晚直接就詐她，說周荊容已經交代，水杯是喬小紅給她，并實施勒索。”
說到這裏，何明玉有些不解：“咦？你怎麽知道喬小紅會心虛說出實話？”
黃昏的夕陽從西邊窗戶透過來，照在趙向晚的後背，為她勾勒出一道眩目的金光，熠熠生輝。
趙向晚輕描淡寫：“做過錯事的人，如果連一絲心虛都沒有，那還是人嗎？”
“哦——”衆人不自覺地發出一聲。也是啊，文明社會，規則、道德感、法律不斷約束着人們的行為。喬小紅做了對不起朋友的事，心虛不是很正常嗎？
為了避免同事不斷追問細節，趙向晚說：“這次能夠讓周荊容、馮莉莉坦白，打的就是個信息差，也是一場心理戰。周荊容與馮莉莉都是自私的人，認為對方會将罪責推到自己頭上，不如先下手為強。”
祝康補充一句：“對，我記得以前讀書的時候老師曾經提到過博弈論中的囚徒困境，說的就是這種情況吧？”
劉良駒茫然地左右看看：“博弈論？我們讀書的時候有這門課嗎？”
祝康瞪了他一眼：“師兄，你讀過的書都還給老師了吧？”
何明玉笑了起來：“我們刑偵專業沒開博弈論這門課，祝師兄你說的這個故事，應該是犯罪心理學魏森老師上課時舉的例子吧？”
祝康沖着何明玉豎起大拇指：“何師妹記性好！就是魏老師上課講的故事。”
囚徒困境，兩人因盜竊罪被捕，分隔開來審訊，并制定規則，如果兩人同時認罪，将判兩年；如果一個認罪、另一個不認，認罪的那一個将被釋放，而另一個不認罪的将判刑五年；如果兩人同時不認，則同時判刑半年。
從博弈模型來看，最好的結果是同時不認罪。但因為兩名小偷互相不能消息，都擔心對方選擇認罪以獲得立功機會，因此權衡利弊，都會選擇認罪。
高廣強聽到這裏，不由得感嘆：“唉，到底是刑偵專業畢業的大學生，理論聯系實踐，的确很強！不愧是重案一組！”
趙向晚點頭道：“是的，因為她們都擔心對方坦白從寬，在我們傳遞假消息，讓她們相信對方已經供認不諱之後，便會選擇對自己最有利的結果——交代真相！”
說起來簡單，但實際上趙向晚很清楚，如果不是她有讀心術，提前知道真相，對細節把握精準，恐怕很難讓這兩個狡猾的對手認輸。
周荊容買兇沒錯，但她并沒有動殺念；
馮莉莉下毒不假，但她心虛誤操作，罪不致死。
正因為兩人都知道坦白才能争取利益最大化，所以這一場心理戰，重案組獲勝。
許嵩嶺擔心一邊倒的表揚會讓趙向晚飄飄然，及時總結：“這一回能夠偵破舊案，不僅僅是趙向晚一人之功，也是大家齊心協力、同結一致的結果。朱飛鵬從殺人動機出發，找出偵查突破口是周荊容。老高帶着大家探望秦月影一家，找到喬小紅心生愧疚的重要線索。劉良駒與何明玉挖到重要證物，又一路奔波到珠市找到喬小紅。祝康、黃元德、艾輝三人在郵局尋找到五年前周荊容的彙款底單……總之一句話，大家辛苦了！”
掌聲雷動，所有被點名的人，眼睛裏都綻放出明亮的光彩。
朱飛鵬高舉右手：“還有，還有，還有許隊連夜帶隊把馮莉莉抓回來，功勞最大！”
所有人都笑了起來：“對對對，許隊是第一大功臣！”
重案組的總結，讓高廣強大開眼界，摸了摸後腦勺，嘆了一句：“長江後浪推前浪，老喽~老喽~”
許嵩嶺這個時候意識到，重案組全是科班出身，書生氣十足，缺一個老同志鎮場子，便對高廣強說：“老高，有沒有興趣轉組？重案一組歡迎你啊。”
高廣強一聽，頓時來了興趣：“好！只要大家不嫌棄我年紀大，我當然願意和你們年輕人在一起。”
這一回秦月影案，大家都感受到了高廣強的善良、沉穩與責任感，情不自禁地鼓起掌來：“歡迎，歡迎！”
你別說，率隊外出，傳喚嫌疑人，這個時候的确需要一位資格老的警察，才能穩得住陣腳。不然像在徐家別墅，周荊容面對趙向晚的詢問不理不睬，工作不好開展啊。
一群人歡呼雀躍，只有一個人穩如泰山。
季昭坐在被鐵皮文件櫃圍合起來的半私密空間裏，在紙面上勾勒幾筆，一枝斜伸而出的枯枝，枝頭站着一只小小雲雀。
而他內心世界裏，那只雲雀正在枝頭安靜立着，黑豆似的眼睛左右看着，似乎在好奇地打量着外面的熱鬧。
高廣強看一眼季昭，用眼神示意許嵩嶺：別忘了，重案一組還有一個畫像師。
許嵩嶺回想一下，這次的秦月影舊案，季昭的畫像師職責還真沒有發揮的餘地。關鍵是時間緊、節奏快，帶着季昭外出辦案也不合适。
“那個，我們也要感謝一下季昭啊。他爸贊助的吉普車質量好……”以前局裏的老吉普，跑長途就出狀況，煩死。
“還有，季昭準備的宵夜不錯。”
聽到自己的名字，季昭擡起頭來。他的瞳仁很黑，仿佛黑洞一般，吞噬所有光線，讓人不由自主地被他所吸引。
眼看得趙向晚的眼神柔和下來，朱飛鵬眸光暗了暗：無論男女，長得漂亮都占便宜。
【叫我，有事？】
季昭有些疑惑。
趙向晚不由得笑了。
高廣強、許嵩嶺擔心冷落了季昭，殊不知季昭并不喜歡被關注。
連軸轉了幾天，終于可以在五點半下班，劉良駒幸福地換回便裝：“兩天沒見到我家妞妞了，再不回家她怕是不認得我這個爸爸了。”
被劉良駒這一提醒，大家都想起忙了幾天，忽視了與親人相聚。于是，組內聚餐計劃延後，全都高高興興回家去。
趙向晚也與衆人道別，獨自回到學校。
到了學校東門車站，剛下車一眼看到站在站牌下等待的徐清溪，他的身邊站着一對眉眼酷似的雙胞胎男生。
徐清溪微笑着和她打招呼，介紹那對雙胞胎：“這是我室友，88級土木工程專業，顧之星。這是他弟弟，88級建築學專業，顧之光。”
趙向晚打量着眼前雙胞胎兄弟。
徐清溪解釋道：“我和顧之星後天準備去南方深市找工作，打算過來和你告個別。正好顧之光來我們宿舍聊天，他開的偵探社遇到點蹊跷事，他不知道從哪裏聽說過你的事跡，便央求我帶他過來找你。”
顧之星、顧之光，是顧氏星光建築公司的兩位公子。哥哥顧之星學結構，弟弟顧之光學建築學。顧之光對建築興趣不大，對偵探卻入了迷。在大學裏開了家偵探社，接些大學校園裏的小案子。顧之光擅長推理，觀察細致，漸漸在校園裏有了點名氣。
趙向晚沒有關心顧之光的偵探社遇到了什麽蹊跷事，先問徐清溪：“徐俊才沒有和你聯系？”徐俊才被關押之前一直拿着大哥大到處打電話，難道就沒有和徐清溪聯系？
徐清溪顯然還不知情：“打過兩次電話，不過我這兩天一直在忙畢業設計收尾，沒接。怎麽，他出事了？”
趙向晚點點頭：“周荊容涉嫌一樁八年前的校園投毒案，已經被警方拘留。徐俊才婚後多年未育，也是周荊容下的毒。”
徐清溪萬萬沒有想到會是這樣的結果，說話甚至有些結巴：“她，她怎麽敢？”曾經生活在一個屋檐下，徐清溪對這個清瘦、陰郁的女人有提防之心，但是……下毒？想想都後脊梁發寒。
顧之星聽徐清溪說起過家裏的事情，當時便鼓起了巴掌：“好好好，徐總抛棄糟糠妻，沒想到卻娶了個蛇蠍女，大快人心啊！”
顧之光搞明白事情的前後經過之後，有些後怕地看了徐清溪一眼：“那個，你要不要到醫院檢查一下？那女人連丈夫都下得了手，不會也悄悄給你下了慢性毒藥吧？”
趙向晚的目光很冷靜：“不會有事。”
審訊室裏，趙向晚曾經将話題引到徐清溪身上，就是擔憂周荊容悄悄害了他。沒想到結果出乎意料，周荊容沒有對他下手，原因很簡單——
她想等徐清溪與趙晨陽結婚後生下健康的孩子，再留子去父。這樣她就能将徐俊才和他的家業牢牢掌控在自己手裏。
趙向晚聲音裏的篤定令徐清溪無比心安，他燦然一笑：“我信你。”
自母親去世之後，徐清溪被接到星市。徐俊才、周荊容都是控制欲很強的人，和他們生活在一起，雖然衣食無憂，但精神壓力很大。
徐俊才剛開始還裝了幾天慈父，可是後來見兒子斯文有教養、事事恭順，知道他和梅心慧一樣，都是有骨氣的讀書人——寧可苦自己，也絕不做違反道德良心的事。這樣的兒子讓徐俊才放下心來，開始對他進行打壓、便于控制。徐清溪對徐俊才而言，就是一個傳宗接代的工具，也是對外吹噓得瑟的資本。
周荊容不一樣，她一直僞裝得很好。
當着徐俊才的面，周荊容把徐清溪照顧得無微不至，大到上學開家長會、飲食起居，小到準備鞋襪文具，她都安排得極為用心。
雖然周荊容人前人後都在誇徐清溪懂事、孝順、會讀書，可徐清溪看得出來她眼神裏的冰冷，感受得到她壓抑在平靜內心下的嫉恨，因此行事說話小心翼翼，不敢肆意而為。
原以為自己這輩子只能在他們的安排下結婚、生子、接替家族事業，沒想到趙向晚一出現，他的人生發生了天翻地覆的變化。
一想到周荊容被逮捕，徐清溪問：“周荊容會被判刑吧？”
趙向晚點頭：“會。”
“那，他呢？”
“周荊容舉報他行賄受賄，他正在接受審查。”如果調查屬實，根據金額大小量刑，反正三年刑期是跑不了的。
顧之星眼珠一轉：“這個消息很有價值，回頭我告訴我爸，可以放開手腳搶徐氏建築公司的業務。多謝你啊，趙向晚，今天晚上我請客！”
徐清溪瞪了他一眼：“你別和我搶，說好的，今晚我請客。”
顧之星伸長胳膊将徐清溪頸脖一箍，嘻嘻而樂：“行行行，給你面子，今晚我們要吃個夠本！”
四個人來到學校對面的平價小餐館，點了五個菜，又叫了幾瓶啤酒，邊吃邊聊。
趙向晚擡眸看向微笑點菜的徐清溪，與記憶裏梅心慧老師微笑的面龐重合。惡人自有惡人磨，梅老師若是九泉有知，一定也會感到開心吧？
徐清溪察覺到趙向晚的視線，耳根有些發紅。
【向晚還是小時候的模樣，比我勇敢、比我目标明确、比我更為堅強。不知道……她還記不記得我們一起坐在草垛讀書的日子。現在的我，根本就配不上她，只希望等我從深市創業回來，能夠站在她身邊，說出內心的傾慕。】
趙向晚眸光微閃，低下頭去。
說實話，獲得讀心術後的她，很排斥複雜的人際關系，對戀愛敬而遠之。如果不是因為與徐清溪有年少相交的情誼、如果不是因為梅心慧老師是她最尊敬感激的人，趙向晚現在就想離開。
徐清溪道：“向晚，我現在想明白了。君子不茍求，求必有義；君子不虛行，行必有正。他對我母親不義，我又何必對他孝順？我準備改回梅姓，自立山頭，獨自闖蕩。”
趙向晚擡起頭，眼中多了一絲光亮。
這一絲光亮在餐館的燈光下映着琉璃般的幻影，徐清溪（不，以後就該稱他為梅清溪了）感覺到了肯定與鼓勵，繼續往下說。
“徐氏建築集團雖然規模大，占據了湘省施工項目半個山頭，但是到底還是屬于勞動密集型企業，利潤點并不高。聽說南方深市改革先行，國有土地使用權可以出讓，全國各地房地産公司遍地開花，我想過去看看，熟悉一下流程。如果能做，那我會和顧之星一起，開一家房地産公司，拿地、蓋房再賣出去，利潤點絕對比徐氏、顧氏這樣的施工企業高。”
趙向晚并不懂房地産公司與施工企業的區別，不過看到梅清溪擺脫徐俊才、獨立創業，她挺支持：“好。”
餐館人不多，老板娘上菜速度很快。梅清溪夾起一筷子辣椒炒肉，打算放進趙向晚的碗裏：“我記得你以前最愛吃這個菜，不知道現在口味變了沒有。”
趙向晚不習慣這樣的親密，将手蓋在飯碗之上，皺起眉毛，聲音裏帶着絲抗拒：“梅、清、溪！”
梅清溪無奈地搖了搖頭，将菜放進自己碗裏：“好好好，我知道你不喜歡旁人夾菜，這不是難得和你吃一次飯嘛。”
趙向晚“嗯”了一聲，安心吃飯。
梅清溪看着她的側顏，不知道為什麽內心平安喜樂，有一種重回過去的幸福感。平時話很少的他，這一刻打開了話匣子，從考大學、選專業，到宿舍室友，事無巨細，一一交代。
顧之星在一旁看得瞠目結舌，清溪平時的高冷人設呢？怎麽一見到趙向晚就變成個碎嘴雞婆？
說到後來，梅清溪有些口渴，端起面前啤酒杯喝了一大口，卻不小心被嗆住，引來一陣劇烈的咳嗽。
趙向晚看得出來他壓抑得太狠，難得舒展一回，也就沒有打斷他的話，只偶爾點頭應和一下。見他咳嗽，趙向晚将他面前的茶杯推過去。
梅清溪喝了一口茶，忽然怔住，眼角微紅，淚花閃動：“向晚，如果我媽還在，該多好。”
記憶仿佛停留在六年前，九月開學後的一個周末。
——黃田鄉中學教師宿舍，母親梅心慧牽着她的手，微笑着對梅清溪說：“她叫趙向晚，是我的學生。”
梅清溪溫聲對趙向晚說：“趙向晚，你好。”
趙向晚擡起眼，一雙琥珀色的眸子映着徐梅清溪、梅心慧的倒影，夏日涼風從門口拂來，時光仿佛在那一刻凝住。
【當時只道是尋常。】
【我與趙向晚已經長大，母親卻不在了。】
【一切美好，都無法重來。】
聽到梅清溪的內心感嘆，趙向晚輕嘆一聲。往事不可追，只希望梅清溪你不要再讓梅老師失望。
梅清溪拿着茶杯慢慢抵住額頭，溫熱的觸感令他對母親的思念到達頂點，他的聲音有些顫抖：“向晚，謝謝你。”謝謝你，出現在我的生命裏，給了我反抗的勇氣，讓我終于感覺不再孤單。
如此濃烈的情感，讓趙向晚感覺到壓力，轉頭看向一直欲言又止的顧之光：“你的偵探社，出了什麽蹊跷事？”
顧之光終于有了說話的機會，把最近遇到的事情說出來：“我隔壁寝室的賈俊楠，他女朋友莫名失蹤，三天沒有消息。”