Chapter 44 Miao Hui
◎A happy woman committed suicide?◎
Zhao Xiangwan and Ji Zhao came to the hospital to visit Zhan Xiaolan.
After going through so many things, Zhan Ping no longer said "Men are not good people". If it weren't for Jia Junnan's persistence, Gu Zhihui's righteousness, Huang Yi and Yao Guocheng's full commitment, Zhan Xiaolan would probably have become a corpse buried under the locust tree in the front yard.
These people are all men.
As soon as she saw Zhao Xiangwan, Zhan Ping came up to him with a big smile on her face: "Classmate Zhao, thank you very much. I heard from Officer Huang that if it weren't for your reminder, the comrades in the police station would never have thought that Xiaolan was still alive, let alone think of a way to rescue her. You are our Xiaolan's lifesaver!"
Upon hearing Zhan Ping's words, Zhan Xiaolan's parents hurried over.
Zhan Xiaolan's parents were typical peasants, nearly fifty years old, dressed simply, with deep wrinkles on their faces. They were somewhat restrained and at a loss in the clean and tidy hospital in the big city. When they heard that the girl in front of them was Zhao Xiangwan, Zhan Xiaolan's parents immediately knelt down.
With a "bang" sound, Zhao Xiangwan was so frightened that he hurriedly took a few steps and stretched out his hands to help them up.
"I don't deserve it." Zhao Xiangwan was also a child who grew up in the countryside. When he saw the tears in the eyes of Zhan's father and mother, his heart seemed to be warmed by something, but also a little sour. He was just dragged here by Gu Zhihui to help, and he could help because of his mind-reading skills. How could he deserve such a great gift?
Mother Zhan lifted the corner of her clothes to wipe away her tears, and said with a trembling voice: "If it weren't for you, my Xiaolan would have starved to death. How could this damn girl be so depressed?"
The doctor said that Zhan Xiaolan had been fasting for three days and was very weak. If Zhao Xiangwan had not led Xiong Chengfeng to reveal Zhan Xiaolan's whereabouts, she would have starved to death in bed, given Xiong's mother's laissez-faire nature.
Mr. Zhan was not good at speaking and could only say thank you repeatedly.
Zhan Ping stepped forward to support her brother and sister-in-law, and consoled them in a low voice: "Okay, okay, we don't have to just keep saying thank you. She's still a student, don't scare her."
Ji Zhao stood quietly by, somewhat puzzled by the intense emotional reaction of this family. Zhao Xiangwan came to visit the patient today, and it was not Ji Zhao's turn to go with him. However, the serious crime team had an outfield mission today, and Xu Songling was worried about Ji Zhao staying alone in the office, so he asked Zhao Xiangwan to bring him along.
Zhao Xiangwan now has a tacit understanding with Ji Zhao. Although Ji Zhao doesn't speak, his thoughts are direct and simple, and there is no difficulty in communicating with him.
What are they doing?
Zhao Xiangwan moved closer to him and whispered in his ear: "Express your gratitude."
【Why thank you? 】
"Because we helped them find their daughter."
【Is this the love of parents?】
"yes."
Ji Zhao was a little moved, and there was a hint of emotion in his eyes.
[My parents will also thank you for helping me, right? ]
Zhao Xiangwan looked at him with some surprise and nodded.
Now Ji Zhao seems to have opened his heart, started to respond to external things, and started to learn and understand human emotions. This is a good thing.
Ji Zhao raised his eyes and looked at Zhao Xiangwan, his bottomless black pupils flashing with a deep and gentle light.
【Thank you, Zhao Xiangwan. 】
【Thanks to my parents too.】
The gentle voice of the boy echoed in his mind, and Zhao Xiangwan didn't know why he had mixed feelings, some happy, some sad, but mostly proud. The sense of accomplishment of being able to make an autistic patient open up his heart and feel the painstaking efforts and love of his family was indescribable.
The two walked into the ward together. Jia Junnan sat at the head of the bed, guarding Zhan Xiaolan, staring at her face greedily. He hadn't rested for a day and a night, but he was still tireless. He almost couldn't see her, and he almost lost her!
Seeing Zhao Xiangwan, Jia Junnan stood up hurriedly, his voice choked with sobs: "Zhao Xiangwan, thank you..."
Zhao Xiangwan waved his hands and looked at Zhan Xiaolan who was lying motionless on the bed.
The ward was filled with a chill, with clean white sheets, an iron bed, and dark green terrazzo floors, making Zhan Xiaolan's pale face look even more haggard.
Zhan Xiaolan's eyelashes trembled slightly, obviously she had woken up, but she did not close her eyes.
[I got pregnant before marriage, was imprisoned by a murderer, I have lost all my innocence, my reputation is ruined, what am I still alive for? What future do I have for a woman who is so filthy? Why save me? Why save me!]
Jia Junnan leaned close to the pillow and whispered, "Xiaolan, Xiaolan, Zhao Xiangwan is here to see you."
Forced to face reality, Zhan Xiaolan opened her eyes and looked at the person who came over with dull and dazed eyes.
Zhao Xiangwan kept a distance of one meter from the bed, and Ji Zhao stood even further away. Neither of them spoke.
Zhao Xiangwan's eyes were gentle, with a smile on her lips and a faint gaze, which made Zhan Xiaolan suddenly recall the scene when she rescued herself.
Xiong Chengfeng was so ferocious, but she was not afraid at all and threw him to the ground with an over-the-shoulder throw.
She is really powerful.
Zhan Xiaolan murmured, "Why save me?"
Jia Junnan could not hide his excitement. Zhan Xiaolan had not said a word since she was sent to the hospital. No matter her parents cried, her aunt comforted her, or she insisted on not leaving her, she was unwilling to speak. Unexpectedly, when Zhao Xiangwan arrived, she actually took the initiative to speak!
Zhao Xiangwan asked back: "Don't you want to live?"
Zhan Xiaolan was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "For someone like me, how can I still have the face to live?"
Zhao Xiangwan: "Xiong Chengfeng killed five people, and he still had the nerve to live. You didn't steal or rob, and you made money with your own hands, so how can you be shameless?"
There was a gleam of light in Zhan Xiaolan's eyes.
"Why punish yourself for someone else's mistake? Zhan Xiaolan, so many police officers have worked so hard for so long to rescue you. You have to live well."
Perhaps because she was neglected since childhood, Zhan Xiaolan has a weak sense of self and is very concerned about other people's opinions. When she heard Zhao Xiangwan say that she was able to survive at the expense of so many people, guilt immediately filled her heart.
"Well, thank you. I'm sorry that so many people have been troubled because of my affairs. I... I will listen to you and live on."
Jia Junnan's eyes were filled with tears. He tightly grasped Zhan Xiaolan's right hand that was exposed outside the quilt, and spoke incoherently: "That's great, Xiaolan, you are alive, it's really great. When I graduate, we will get married, and I will ask the company for a house, it will definitely work. I have no one to love me since I was a child, and you are the only one who is willing to treat me well, I can't live without you."
This time, Zhan Xiaolan did not resist his physical contact. Perhaps Xiong Chengfeng's imprisonment broke through her psychological defenses, perhaps because she felt needed, or perhaps because people kept touching her body during her hospitalization. In short, Zhan Xiaolan's fear of physical contact was cured without medication.
His eyes stayed on the pair of intertwined hands, and a smile appeared in the corners of Zhao Xiangwan's eyebrows and eyes.
Replacing the humiliating, old skin memories with beautiful, new ones; Jia Junnan's love and companionship are the best medicine to heal Zhan Xiaolan's psychological trauma.
On the way back, Ji Zhao stretched out a finger and gently touched the back of Zhao Xiangwan's hand.
The sunshine in May is just right, and it feels warm on the body.
Ji Zhao's fingers were icy cool and had a jade-like texture.
Feeling tingling on the back of his hand, Zhao Xiangwan raised his eyes and glanced at him.
Ji Zhao's words came to my mind——
【He held her hand, and you were very happy. 】
Zhao Xiangwan smiled.
Ji Zhao is very sensitive to her feelings.
Seeing Jia Junnan holding Zhan Xiaolan's hand, the couple who had gone through so much hardship finally got married. Zhao Xiangwan felt such beautiful love up close, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise. He was indeed in a happy mood.
Seeing Zhao Xiangwan's smile, Ji Zhao seemed to be encouraged. He stretched out another finger and gently placed it on the back of her hand.
Ji Zhao's movements were like a child, simple and happy.
In his inner world the snow was melting, the larks were singing, and on the grass a tiny wild flower was opening its buds.
The picture was so beautiful that Zhao Xiangwan didn't feel offended or uncomfortable. He allowed Ji Zhao to continue adding one finger, and then another...
Until five slender fingers covered the back of her hand and felt the warm touch, Zhao Xiangwan withdrew her hand and met Ji Zhao's eyes.
The corners of Ji Zhao's mouth curved up, his plump lips gleamed with pearly light, and his eyes were filled with joy and desire.
Zhao Xiangwan turned his head and said, "Okay, let's go."
Ji Zhao walked side by side with her, just like usual, but the distance between their shoulders was a little closer than usual.
The early summer sunshine shines on the two of them, outlining a silhouette that belongs only to them.
There was a sense of intimacy between the two people that no outsider could possibly understand.
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At the end of June 1992, the final exams were over and the Public Security University held a summary meeting. Zhao Xiangwan performed outstandingly and was awarded the school's highest honor, the "Outstanding Award".
Standing on the podium in the school auditorium, accepting the golden medal and 600 yuan prize personally awarded by the principal, listening to the thunderous applause from the audience, Zhao Xiangwan glanced at the entire audience.
With a bamboo-like figure, tall and slender, and eyes like lightning, Zhao Xiangwan can see through people's hearts. Such an outstanding Zhao Xiangwan made the 91st-grade criminal investigation students sitting in the audience feel proud and excited.
Zhang Yalan clapped her hands so hard in the audience that both of her palms turned red.
Sitting on Zhang Yalan's left was her roommate Meng Annan, a tomboy with neat short hair. She was impetuous and clapped her hands while excitedly shouting to everyone around her: "Zhao Xiangwan lives across the street from me. We are in the same class and she is only a freshman!"
武如欣坐在孟安南左側，她紮着一根獨辮子，五官秀氣，一雙大大的眼睛，看人的時候總給人一種濕漉漉的感覺，惹人憐愛。她悄悄撇了撇嘴，卻不敢表露出對趙向晚的嫉妒，緩慢而斯文地鼓着掌，輕聲道：“真羨慕啊，我聽說咱們學校的英傑獎一般都是給大四學長頒發，獎勵他們在實習中的英勇表現呢。”
武如欣的聲音不大，又掩蓋在雷鳴般的掌聲裏，按理說應該沒人聽得見。偏偏章亞岚是個怪胎，耳朵特別好使，白了武如欣一眼，沒好氣地說：“誰說只能給大四？剛才校長也說了，這是獎勵咱們公安大學學生的榮譽，只要是見義勇為表現突出、協助警方立功，就能拿英傑獎。趙向晚這回以一己之力解救被綁架的人質，還抓了個殺人犯，她要是已經畢業工作，一個三等功絕對少不了。拿這個英傑獎，她夠格！”
武如欣勉強笑了笑：“我又沒說趙向晚不夠格，你這個人，真是的。”
孟安南看自己一左一右兩個室友争論起來，雙手一擡擋在兩人中間：“好了，別吵了，趙向晚馬上就下來了。”
說話間，趙向晚走下主席臺，制服左胸上那一枚閃閃發亮的獎章格外耀眼，看得章亞岚眼睛放光。
章亞岚瞬間忘記和武如欣不愉快，眼睛眨都不眨地盯着趙向晚的一舉一動，等她走到自己右邊坐下，伸出手小心翼翼地觸碰着那枚獎章：“真漂亮！”
藍、金、白、紅的绶帶，挂着一枚金光燦爛的獎章，看着那上面莊嚴肅穆的五角星圖案，旁邊的同學都投過來羨慕的目光。
唯有武如欣不想看。
她自小便被人誇漂亮，只要仰起頭，大眼睛眨巴眨巴，什麽條件長輩都會答應。和小夥伴們一起玩耍，也是最受歡迎的那一個。原以為進入男多女少的公安大學，肯定會成為衆星捧月的存在，沒想到趙向晚太過閃亮，完全掩蓋了她的光芒。
在一次集體訓練中，她有意逃避，唉喲一聲假意摔倒，身邊幾個男生慌忙過來攙扶，班長周若凱将她背起，完成了那一次越野跑。所有人都在為武如欣擔憂，為周若凱鼓勁加油，老師也誇91刑偵班集體意識強，偏偏趙向晚不言不笑，袖手旁觀，眼神裏沒有一絲溫度。
趙向晚的眼神，讓武如欣很不舒服，仿佛她的一切小心思都被看穿。
什麽微表情行為學？我呸！武如欣根本就不信那一套。
武如欣的父親武建設是省公安廳副廳長，刑事偵查總隊總隊長，負責刑事犯罪偵查、經濟犯罪偵查、監所管理、禁毒等方面工作，在公安系統內赫赫有名。武建設三十歲喪妻，娶了一名警員的遺孀苗慧，兩人再婚時苗慧有一個女兒周如蘭，武如欣是他們婚後所生的女兒。後來武建設收養了一名戰友孤兒，取名武如烈，今年上高一。
從小在這麽一個組合家庭裏長大，母親更關心姐姐，父親更喜歡兒子，武如欣察顏觀色、揣摩人心自成一派，裝柔弱、扮可憐、适時地誇獎、偶爾的小挑撥……她熟悉得很。人心那麽複雜，武如欣還偏就不信了，趙向晚什麽都看得穿？不過是裝深沉罷了！
武如欣從小喜歡唱歌跳舞，根本就不想考公安大學，可是父親堅定地認為，公安子弟必須子承父業，代代相傳。姐姐周如蘭讀的是公安政治專業，畢業後分配到金蓮湖派出所工作。
武建設在家裏有絕對的話語權，武如欣拗不過，只得不情不願地考進來，偏偏還被父親找人塞進了刑偵專業，真是欲哭無淚。
本就無心上學，偏偏還被趙向晚的優秀不斷提醒着，這次回家父親竟然還問起她：“你們班是不是有個叫趙向晚的？聽說她把M國專家研究的微表情行為學理論應用于刑偵領域，協助市局偵破了幾個大案，了不起，有點我年青時的風範，愛琢磨、肯鑽研！你要向她學習，多向她請教。”
武如欣越想越來氣。明明自己才是她親生的女兒，父親竟然說趙向晚像他！
想到這裏，武如欣從鼻子裏發出一聲“哼！”一臉的不屑。
趙向晚聽到武如欣內心嘀咕的話語，暗自搖頭，沒想到自己也會成為“別人家的孩子”，武副廳長完全是在為自己拉仇恨。
開完總結大會，趙向晚與章亞岚右手拿一把學校發的小板凳，往宿舍而去。一路走，章亞岚叽叽喳喳地詢問着趙向晚審訊的細節，時不時贊嘆幾句。武如欣與孟安南從她們身邊走過，沒好氣地瞪了章亞岚一眼：“就你話多！”
章亞岚氣得直翻白眼，一把揪住趙向晚的胳膊：“你看她，你看她，真的是太嚣張了！咱們寝室裏，我最讨厭她。仗着她爸是大領導，看誰都不順眼，偏偏男生還都吃她那一套，說她善解人意、楚楚可憐，我呸！”
趙向晚笑了笑，沒有繼續這個話題。
武如欣這人有點嬌小姐脾氣，總認為大家應該圍着她轉。在男生面前一幅柔弱、乖巧形象，惹人憐愛，在女生面前卻是另一幅面孔。一個寝室住了一年，誰不知道誰呢？武如欣不喜歡趙向晚，趙向晚同樣也不喜歡她，無所謂，大家互相尊重、相安無事就好。
兩人進了寝室，洗過澡之後看了會書，快到熄燈時間了卻發現武如欣、孟安南還沒有回來。
章亞岚有些不安：“怎麽回事？她倆不是走在我們前面嗎？這都過去一個小時了，為什麽還沒回寝室？”
十點，燈熄了。
兩人依然沒有回來。
趙向晚覺得不對勁。公安大學的日常管理非常嚴格，學員的組織紀律性很強，不可能會出現這種十點之後，兩個女生沒有回來的情況。
“必須報告周老師！”趙向晚從桌前站起，拉開門走出去。
宿舍內漆黑一片，走廊燈亮着，趙向晚快步下樓，剛剛走到二樓就聽到武如欣的啜泣聲，孟安南在輕聲安慰着她。
怎麽了？出什麽事了？
武如欣雖然喜歡扮柔弱，但趙向晚和她同一個寝室住了這麽長時間，并沒有見她哭過。
六月的湘省，已經比較炎熱。
武如欣的啜泣聲仿佛小蟲子一樣鑽進耳朵裏，趙向晚感覺暑熱令人浮躁，心裏有些難受，急急地走下樓梯。
武如欣的哭聲裏帶着無助，偏偏孟安南是個假小子，并不是那種擅長安慰人的類型，說起話來硬梆梆的：“唉呀，你別哭！你現在哭有什麽用？你媽還沒死呢，等周老師過來，就能帶你去醫院了。”
看來，是武如欣的母親出事了。
趙向晚走下樓梯，一眼便看到武如欣坐在板凳上，靠着門衛室的水泥櫃臺邊沿，眼淚止不住地往下流。她身上還穿着開會時的夏季制服，奶黃色短袖上衣、軍綠色長褲，額角汗濕，碎發貼在腦門，鼻頭紅紅的，看着很可憐。
“怎麽了？熄燈還不回寝室。”趙向晚詢問的話語略顯生硬。
孟安南像見到了救星一樣站起身：“趙向晚你來得正好，剛才武如欣的姐姐打電話過來，說她媽媽進了醫院，我們剛剛彙報了周老師，周老師說馬上過來送她出校門。”
趙向晚走近，看着蹲坐在板凳上的武如欣：“你，還好嗎？”
武如欣吸了一下鼻子，揉了把臉，哼了一聲，轉過臉去。
【哪個要她來看熱鬧？嗚嗚嗚……姐姐說得支支吾吾，媽媽平時身體那麽好，為什麽會進醫院？不會是家裏出了什麽事吧？我不要媽媽出事，我害怕！我不要趙向晚過來看熱鬧。】
聽到武如欣的心聲，趙向晚感覺有些無奈。
“趙向晚，沒什麽事吧？”章亞岚的聲音從身後追了過來。一個人留在黑漆漆的宿舍裏，章亞岚有點害怕。
好吧，316宿舍的人都來齊了。
聽說武如欣的母親住院，章亞岚把剛才把她的不滿全抛在腦後，拍着胸脯說：“不怕，我們陪你一起等老師。要是需要我們幫忙，只管說。”
女生宿舍一樓門廳的燈很亮，宿管阿姨已經休息，一樓管理崗亭放着一架紅色電話，突然響了起來。
“叮鈴鈴——”
電話鈴聲在安靜地宿舍樓裏回蕩，響得可怕。
武如欣猛地從板凳上彈了起來，一把搶過話筒，急切地對着電話喊了一聲：“喂……”
電話那頭的聲音急促而焦灼：“你還沒出來嗎？你別動，我讓同事開車去你宿舍樓接，你在樓下等着。”
武如欣慌了：“姐，媽媽怎麽樣了？”
周如蘭停頓了一下：“還在搶救，沒有脫離生命危險，你快點來吧。”
“咔！”地一聲，那邊幹脆利落地挂斷了電話。
武如欣惶然四顧，正對上趙向晚的眼神，她嘴巴一扁，眼淚撲簌簌地往下落：“我媽，我媽還在搶救，我好怕……”
章亞岚是個溫暖熱情的人，走過來擁着她的肩膀，柔聲安撫：“沒事沒事，你媽媽不會有事的。”
武如欣趴在章亞岚肩頭，嗚嗚咽咽像個受委屈的孩子，淚水浸濕了章亞岚的棉質睡衣。
周巧秀匆匆趕來，天氣熱，跑得滿頭是汗：“武如欣，走！老師送你去醫院。”
趙向晚剛才聽到了武如欣姐姐的話：“周老師，武如欣的姐姐說讓同事開車來接，我們只要在宿舍樓門口等就行。”
武如欣離開，周老師囑咐316寝室剩下的三個女生安心睡覺。可是三人回到寝室躺在床上，半天睡不着覺。
黑暗裏，章亞岚重重嘆了一口氣：“你們說，武如欣的媽媽到底得了什麽急病？”
孟安南嫌熱，拿了把扇子不停地搖着，蚊帳被風帶得一鼓一鼓的。她一邊搖扇一邊說：“誰知道呢。我也不是醫科生，看武如欣哭成那樣，肯定很兇險。”
章亞岚聽趙向晚沒有發言，便點名問她：“喂，趙向晚，你說呢？不會有什麽事吧？”
趙向晚慢悠悠回答：“恐怕有隐情。”
隐情？聽到這話，章亞岚與孟安南同時掀開蚊帳，探出腦袋問：“能有什麽隐情？”
趙向晚道：“如果是急症，當武如欣在電話裏詢問的時候，她姐姐應該說出簡單的症狀，比如肚子痛、嘔吐、頭暈、昏倒等。可是她沒有正面回應，似乎有難言之隐。”
章亞岚若有所思：“也對啊，我還覺得有點奇怪的是，為什麽是武如欣姐姐在安排車，她爸爸呢？”
孟安南說：“她爸爸是大領導，愛人出事他肯定守在醫院，哪裏有心情安排這些事？”
章亞岚卻不同意孟安南的觀點：“大領導怎麽了？大領導就不是做人丈夫的了？老婆出了事，如果有生命危險，肯定要把孩子都叫過來啊。他要是讓人接，還需要親自安排？不就是一句話的事？怎麽會是武如欣的姐姐在安排同事接人？”
“也對。”孟安南被章亞岚成功說服，開始對武如欣的父親産生不滿，“還是個當爸的呢，哼！”
被議論的武如欣一到醫院，直奔手術室。
手術室的燈亮着，門口走廊處圍了一群人。身穿制服的武建設被手下簇擁着，周如蘭卻冷着一張臉，孤零零地靠牆站着。
武如欣沖到姐姐面前：“姐，到底怎麽回事？”
周如蘭穿一件素色連衣裙，頭發披散着，面色蒼白，見到妹妹，緩緩擡眸，未語淚先流：“媽，媽媽……”
一陣哽咽，将她所有話都鎖在喉嚨口，怎麽也說不出來。
武如欣一跺腳：“急死我了，媽媽現在怎麽樣了？手術什麽時候結束？”
周如蘭張了張嘴，卻被武建設一聲咳嗽打斷。她有些忌憚地看一眼繼父，低下頭去，淚水滴落在腳背上，冰冰涼。
武如欣察言觀色的本領一流，迅速轉過頭看向父親。武建設沖她招招手，示意靠近一些。
省廳領導，排面自然不一樣，出行身邊總會簇擁着一群人。武建設一招手，人群散開，給武如欣讓出一條道來。
都是看着武如欣長大的長輩，紛紛表達慰問。
“欣欣你來了，不要急啊。”
“要相信組織，我們會調查清楚。”
“你媽媽這次可能是個意外，希望吉人天相。”
武如欣越聽越糊塗，內心的惶恐感愈發深刻，走到父親身邊，她仰起頭，淚盈于睫，顫抖着聲音喚了一聲：“爸……”
武建設的臉上一絲表情都沒有：“你媽從七樓樓頂摔下，目前還在搶救。”
七樓？！
武如欣腳一軟，差點摔倒，從七樓摔下來，哪裏還能有命在！
旁邊有人伸出手扶住她，輕聲道：“幸好二樓裝了塑料雨篷，托了一下，沒有當場死亡。不過送到醫院時顱內出血，瞳孔有些渙散，醫生說很危險。”
武如欣感激地看向說話的人。一群人都在打啞謎，只有這個人說了詳情。淚眼中看清楚了，是汪曉泉副廳長，和父親同級，兼紀檢監察組組長。
汪曉泉初聞噩耗，也非常驚詫。苗慧是公安戰線一級英雄模範周江勇的遺孀，又與武建設再婚生女，收養武建設戰友之子，性格溫婉，寬容大度，整個省廳誰見了她都會伸出大拇指來誇一句：好女人、好妻子、好母親！
她怎麽會突然在晚上從樓頂跳下？
現場偵查的結果，沒有第二個人存在，沒有打鬥痕跡，初步鑒定，這是一起自殺事件。
為什麽自殺？
苗慧擁有一個在外人看來非常幸福的家庭。
丈夫武建設行伍出身，從基層摸爬滾打上來，一步步走到副廳長這個位置，能力絕非尋常。他為人謹慎、性格沉穩，尊重妻子，對繼女周如蘭視如已出。他講義氣、為人善良，将戰友遺孤抱回來撫養。他把兩個女兒都送進公安大學讀書，一家子都奮鬥在公安戰線。
雖然武建設話語不多，作風相對強勢，但苗慧溫柔娴淑，工作穩定輕松，很符合華國傳統的“男主外、女主內”模式，有利于家庭和諧發展。
大女兒周如蘭已經工作，頂着烈士、英雄之女的頭銜，周如蘭在金蓮湖派出所很快就脫穎而出，省廳工會組織關心她的個人問題，介紹了一個各方面條件都不錯的小夥子，兩人正在嘗試着接觸。
小女兒武如欣考上湘省公安大學刑偵專業，漂亮乖巧、聰明伶俐，省廳大院人人喜歡，未來前途一片光明。
兒子武如烈今年讀高一，雖說不是親生的，但從襁褓之中帶起，早已建立起深厚的母子情誼。因為讀的是寄宿學校，還沒有趕過來。
苗慧還有什麽不滿足的呢？
汪曉泉目光微斂，低頭不語，偏過頭看向孤零零靠牆站着的周如蘭，若有所思。或者說，苗慧心裏有什麽不能說出來的苦？
手術室的燈還在亮着，外走廊烏壓壓站着十幾個人，可是卻沒有一個人說話，氣氛很壓抑。
沒有人敢亂說話。
勸家屬節哀？苗慧還在搶救，生死未定，現在讓人家節哀不是詛咒嗎？
為苗慧感慨？她是烈士遺孀、副廳長現任、刑事技術中心骨幹，走出去誰不高看一眼？哪裏輪得到別人為她唏噓。
振臂高呼尋找真相？沒看到武副廳長板着臉、一副生人勿近的面孔嗎？老婆自殺，丈夫難道沒有責任？誰敢發聲！
武如欣顯然也看出了不對勁，她怯怯地躲到姐姐身旁，抱住她胳膊，将腦袋貼在她肩膀上，沒有說一句話。
周如蘭的身體在顫抖。
母親自殺？她怎麽會自殺！
親生父親去世時周如蘭才五歲，日日夜夜看母親對着父親遺像流淚，她笨拙地伸出小手幫母親擦拭眼淚，脆聲安慰：“媽，你還有呢。”
一年後，母親再嫁，周如蘭牽着母親衣角，乖巧地稱那個身穿制服、高大嚴肅的武建設一聲“爸”，從此結束和母親相依為命的生活。
一年後，妹妹出世，周如蘭成為一個稱職的姐姐，幫着抱妹妹、學會換尿布，為的是減輕母親的負擔，讓她疲憊的身體能夠得到恢複。
兩年後，剛滿月的弟弟來到家裏，弟弟身體不好、特別愛哭，整夜整夜地鬧騰，母親那個時候剛剛進入刑事技術中心，工作很忙，家裏請了個保姆做飯收拾屋子，但半夜裏起來喂奶、哄睡，依然得由母親親力親為。周如蘭看在眼裏，疼在心裏，一放學就跑到搖籃前哄弟弟玩，只有弟弟白天玩累了，晚上才不會折騰母親。
妹妹武如欣有點小心眼，總是嫉妒她和母親關系更親近，可是妹妹根本就不知道，周如蘭對母親不僅僅是尊重，還有一份外人不理解的體諒與疼惜。
——母親苗慧真的是太辛苦了！
初婚嫁給愛情，再婚嫁給責任。母親苗慧之所以再嫁，一是因為拗不過組織關心介紹，二是因為想給周如蘭一個完整的家庭。在苗慧看來，女孩子如果失去父親的庇護，未來将十分艱辛。
繼父武建設根本不懂得女人的難處，他只知道工作！在他看來，生孩子、帶孩子、做家務，那都是女人的事情，他完全忘記了，苗慧在嫁給他之前，也是飒爽女警，級別比他高、能力比他強、口碑比他好。
苗慧一步步為武建設鋪路，助他仕途順利，不斷高升，可是她卻在無盡的家務勞動中艱苦前行，努力提升自己能力，尋求平衡家庭與事業的方法與道路。
幫戰友撫養孤兒，好名聲都是武建設的，可是做實事的卻是苗慧！一個孩子，從襁褓之中便抱到身邊，從奶娃娃慢慢養大，需要耗費多少體力、精力，武建設他哪裏知道！
苗慧從來不對任何人訴苦，慢慢消化着婚姻中的不滿，可是今天晚上，這一切成為一個巨大的諷刺。
幸福的女人，自殺了！
賢惠的妻子，不想活了！
She died so decisively that she completely forgot about her two daughters!
Zhou Rulan's trembling was contagious and quickly spread to Wu Ruxin. Wu Ruxin's teeth began to chatter. She was afraid.
Before tonight, Wu Ruxin was a domineering, selfish, and stingy girl who couldn't stand others living better than her or being better than her.
After tonight, Wu Ruxin suddenly realized that it didn't matter if her mother liked her sister more. What did it matter if her sister was prettier than her? What did it matter if her sister had more flowery clothes than her? She just wanted her mother to be alive!
Without Mom, Dad would certainly not love her anymore, and he would vent his dissatisfaction caused by Mom's suicide on her.
If her mother was gone, her sister would no longer love her. She would leave home sadly and would never step into the home where her father was again.
If there is no mother, what is the use of the younger brother? He only knows how to eat, wear clothes and pocket money. Without the mother, he will become his own responsibility.
It was so scary! Wu Ruxin became more and more scared the more she thought about it. She hugged her sister and sobbed, "Sister, sister..."
Zhou Rulan was a little soft-hearted. Her younger sister rarely called her elder sister in private. She only called her by her name: Zhou Rulan, Zhou Rulan, and she deliberately emphasized the word "Zhou", as if to remind her that they did not have the same father. Zhou Rulan's last name was Zhou, and Wu Ruxin's last name was Wu.
Zhou Rulan clenched her fists tightly, and with the strength of her fists, she forced her body to leave the wall, tried to stand up straight, bent her knees slightly, and entered a fighting state.
"Mom, it'll be okay!" Zhou Rulan spoke clearly, speaking to Wu Ruxin as well as herself.
For the first time, Wu Ruxin felt her sister's strength. Her frightened heart seemed to have found a place to rely on. She nodded heavily and repeated Zhou Rulan's words: "Mom, everything will be fine."
"bite--"
The lights in the operating room went out.
Zhou Rulan walked quickly forward, eagerly waiting for the operating room door to open.
There was also a hint of anxiety in Wu Jianshe's eyes. He put the cigarette that had been pinched between his fingertips into the flat stainless steel cigarette box, quickly put the cigarette box into his pocket, strode forward, and stood at the door of the operating room.
When the leader moves, everyone moves.
A huge crowd gathered again, blocking the door of the operating room.
Wu Ruxin used to enjoy this feeling of being the center of attention, but today her mother was still struggling for survival in the operating room, and this group of unrelated people were surrounding her and trying to show off, which made her feel very annoyed. However, she was used to pretending to be well-behaved, so she did not express her dissatisfaction directly, but only tugged at her sister's clothes, her eyes full of grievance.
Zhou Rulan pursed her lips and looked up at Wu Jianshe: "Dad, can you please let the idle people move back a little?"
Wu Jianshe glanced at her, his eyes full of authority: "Everyone here is your mother's colleague and leader. Which one of them is an idler?"
When Zhou Rulan was glared at by him, the courage she had finally mustered disappeared in an instant. Tears rolled out of her eyes and flowed down her cheeks. She turned her head away, secretly gritting her teeth and hating herself for being cowardly.
Seeing Zhou Rulan crying, Wu Ruxin was speechless. Her hands, which were pulling at her sister's clothes, dropped unconsciously and were placed neatly on both sides of her body. Her eyes were fixed on the door of the operating room.
The door opened, the bed was pushed out, and the doctor took off his mask. He scanned the crowd, accurately found the person who had spoken, and said to Wu Jianshe: "The situation has stabilized for the time being, but everything depends on whether he can wake up in three days."
Wu Jianshe asked about Miao Hui's condition in a low voice. Zhou Rulan rushed to the bedside and looked at her mother, whose head and body were tightly wrapped in white gauze. She raised her hand to wipe away her tears and called softly, "Mom, Mom..."
The provincial government's family building has seven floors, each floor is three meters high, plus a storage room more than two meters high, with a total height of 23.6 meters. Even though the plastic awning blocked the fall from such a high place, Miao Hui was still seriously injured. She suffered scalp contusion, intracranial hemorrhage, brain stem damage, spleen rupture, and large-area fractures of the lower limbs. It can be said that it is a miracle that she is still alive now.
Miao Hui said nothing, her eyes were closed, and she did not move.
Wu Ruxin saw her mother's face was as pale as gold paper, with a thick gauze wrapped around her head, and she looked like she was about to die. Her heart began to beat wildly, her lips pursed, and she moved closer to her sister, not daring to look at her any further.
Wang Xiaoquan has been observing Wu Jianshe's reaction.
After Miao Hui's bed was pushed out, Wu Jianshe had been communicating with the doctor and never even glanced at Miao Hui.
Something is wrong. Very wrong.