Chapter 55: Attacking the Heart
◎It's just for fun, why take it seriously?◎
"It's a pity that she was wearing that dress and saw someone else first."
Zhao Xiangwan spoke very slowly and even paused deliberately in the middle to observe Tan Xueru's reaction.
Perhaps it was because he had just seen an old friend that Tan Xueru was brought back to his past memories. Those scenes that he had deliberately forgotten suddenly flooded into his mind, and Tan Xueru was somewhat unable to control his emotions.
He raised his hands suddenly, but found that they were handcuffed to the armrests of the chair. He gritted his teeth and whispered, "Who is it? Who is it? Who is the man she met first?"
[Who is that man? But she refused to say anything! I cried and lay on top of her, venting my anger like crazy, my hands tightly pinching her neck. Gradually, her body became colder and colder. The moonlight was so beautiful, but her body turned into a corpse.
When I regained my senses, I was so frightened that I tried to deal with the body in a panic. When I watched TV dramas before, the murderer dealt with the body easily, but when it really happened to me, my mind went blank. There was a large bush next to the bluestone beach, with weeds and bushes, and no one usually went there. I dragged the body into the bushes and hid it, then crawled back to the train station and caught the 5 a.m. train. It was almost 9 a.m. when I returned to the guesthouse. After taking a shower, my hands were still shaking.
I spent the whole day in fear, and I went back again at night. This time I brought tools, dug a deep pit, and buried the body. After so long, the body should have decayed, right? No one had ever been to that place, and I buried it deep, so no one would have found it. 】
Zhao Xiangwan listened to this while suppressing his discomfort, his face gradually turning pale.
Seeing Tan Xueru's reaction, Yu Chuxiao felt a mixture of cold and hot, not knowing what she felt in her heart. He cared so much about her mother, and was so jealous of her for wearing a new dress and seeing another man first. Maybe her mother was really harmed by him. Yu Chuxiao sat down and muttered to herself: "Why is it like this? I'm just in love, how can it be so messed up? Give my mother back to me, give her back to me!"
Tan Xueru suddenly grinned and laughed wildly: "You have to ask your mother who her lover is! Although she saw me that night, she slept with another man. Go ask that man for her! Your mother looks like a good woman, but in fact she is a slut. Who knows where she went with that wild man?"
Zhao Xiangwan suddenly asked, "You saw her that night! What time?"
Tan Xueru's thoughts were suddenly pulled back to reality by Zhao Xiangwan. He looked at the sharp-eyed policewoman in front of him warily, his eyes rolled around, and his smile suddenly faded.
[What did I just say? Oh, yes, I said I met Wei Qingwan that night. Why did I say that? Didn't I tell the police before that I was on a business trip in Zhu City, and Lai Kuan testified that we slept in the same room and never went out at night? It's contradictory... What should I do? ]
Tan Xueru started to act like a rogue: "No, I have never met Qingwan. This is all my imagination. After Qingwan disappeared, I went crazy and dreamed about her every day. On the night of September 23, I was on a business trip with Section Chief Lai. He can testify for me that I was on a business trip in Zhu City and had no chance to meet Qingwan at all."
“Bang!”
Zhu Feipeng picked up Lai Kuan's testimony and slammed it in front of Tan Xueru: "Open your dog eyes and see clearly. Lai Kuan has confessed that he was not with you at all between 6pm on September 23, 1990 and 9am on September 24. He gave false testimony for you!"
Tan Xueru's expression suddenly changed. His mind went blank, and he stared at the testimony blankly. He seemed to recognize every word on it, but when they were put together, he had no idea what it meant.
Lai Kuan admitted it?
It has been a year and a half since the incident, how come Lai Kuan told the truth?
Lai Kuan fears his wife like a tiger, so how could he dare to tell her about his recruitment?
Zhu Feipeng saw that his face was flushed, his facial muscles were distorted, and his expression was extremely unnatural. The words Zhao Xiangwan had said and the portrait Ji Zhao had painted flashed through his mind. The experienced Zhu Feipeng immediately realized that this meant that Tan Xueru was suspected of lying and was worried that he would be exposed and his image would be damaged. He felt very anxious.
Zhu Feipeng struck while the iron was hot and imitated Zhao Xiangwan, staring at Tan Xueru with sharp eyes, as if he was a lion hunting. He was observing the prey's every move and looking for the most vulnerable point to attack.
Zhu Feipeng's gaze was too sharp, and Tan Xueru's psychological defense mechanism gradually collapsed. He stammered, "I, I slept in the guesthouse that night. Although Lai Kuan went out to find a woman, I was really sleeping."
Zhao Xiangwan said, "After dinner at six in the evening, you left the guesthouse and went to the train station. At one o'clock, there was a passing train heading to Xing City. What time was it when you arrived? Ten thirty-four? There weren't many people at the Xing City train station at that time. Did the conductor see you?"
As Zhao Xiangwan asked one question after another, Tan Xueru's heart became more and more nervous. Memories mixed with all kinds of negative emotions suddenly flooded into his mind, squeezing it to the point of bursting.
[How did she know that I was taking the 7:30 passing bus? ]
[How did she know that the train station was not crowded? ]
[Did anyone really see me? ]
[When I was leaving the station that day, a female train attendant glanced at me. Was she the one who said that? Damn! It’s been so long, how come someone still remembers me? I should have known I shouldn’t have dressed so neatly. Why did I wear that floral shirt? I’m so slutty that people remember me! ]
Zhao Xiangwan suddenly raised his voice: "Tan Xueru, do you need me to bring the witness over?"
Witness? Tan Xueru shuddered, thinking that someone had really seen him that night and had a deep memory of it. His psychological defenses completely collapsed, and he raised his hands to cover his face and spoke in a hoarse voice.
"I, I did go back to Zhu City at night and met Wei Qingwan. I love her, I miss her, and I missed her so much that my chest ached after only three days of separation. She said she wanted to break up with me, but I couldn't bear it, so I tried hard to persuade her to meet me at night. Even if we were going to break up, we should have said it clearly to each other's face, right?"
The more Yu Chuxiao listened, the paler her face became. She felt like vomiting and she almost vomited on the table.
He Mingyu saw that something was wrong with her, so she quickly came over to support her and asked with concern: "What's wrong with you? Are you okay?"
Yu Chuxiao shook her head, raised her right hand, and rubbed her chest with the base of her palm for a long time before she came to her senses. She panted and stared at Tan Xueru with disgust on her face: "Shameless! Shameless! When you broke up with me, why didn't you say that we had to talk it out face to face? You're just being stubborn, bah!"
Yu Chuxiao's mood at this moment was very complicated.
From a woman's perspective, she cannot accept that the man she once loved only has someone else in his heart, and this someone else is her mother who depends on her for everything and says she can give everything for her.
Tan Xueru expressed his love for Wei Qingwan with deep affection, which made Yu Chuxiao feel disgusted.
He Mingyu looked at Yu Chuxiao seriously: "Your mother's life or death is uncertain, and the man in front of you may be her murderer. You are still thinking about why he broke up with you and why he doesn't love you but only your mother?"
Too cold-hearted! Even if Wei Qingwan stole her man, compared to her life, which one is more important?
That was her mother who raised her and loved her all the time.
After hearing what He Mingyu said, Yu Chuxiao was obviously stunned for a moment. Then he remembered that he was investigating the truth behind his mother's disappearance. He didn't know why he had completely forgotten his original intention when he saw Tan Xueru. He only wanted to blame and scold this irresponsible man.
Yu Chuxiao reacted and stared at Tan Xueru again, her eyes slightly red, and she finally came to her senses: "Did you harm my mother? There has been no news for so many years, did you harm her?! Tell me!"
Tan Xueru didn't say anything, his mind was torn between an inner struggle and a desire to do good.
[What should I say? What should I do? I have already admitted to meeting Wei Qingwan in the early morning of the 24th. How can I get rid of the suspicion of murder? I have met her, and Lai Kuan, that bastard, has told the truth. It seems that I have no choice but to admit it. Don't be afraid, I just met her. I can admit that I had a relationship with Wei Qingwan, but I absolutely, absolutely cannot admit to the crime of murder! ]
Thinking of this, Tan Xueru shook his head and said, "No, I didn't hurt her. Your mother had a relationship with another man. She must have met me, broke up with me, and then went back to see other men and disappeared."
He suddenly raised his head and looked at Zhu Feipeng steadily: "Comrade police officer, I did see Qingwan at night. She was wearing very light clothes that day, and there were traces of kisses on her neck, chest, and thighs. You know what I mean, right? She had other men besides me. After she saw me, she broke up with me and left. I sat there in a daze, and when my heart was chilled, I went back to the train station and took the train back to Zhu City."
Zhu Feipeng quickly caught the loophole in his words and asked: "Where did you meet?"
Tan Xueru opened his mouth, looking a little flustered.
As long as we tell the meeting place, the body will be dumped nearby. What if the police find it?
"Zao River, by the Zao River. If we start from the train station, isn't Zao River the nearest meeting place? I remember there are a lot of willow trees there. Let's meet under the willow trees."
"Which willow tree?"
"It's been so long, who can still remember it?"
"How long does it take to walk from the train station to the meeting place? Twenty minutes? Thirty minutes? Forty minutes?"
Although Zhu Feipeng wanted to imitate Zhao Xiangwan's questioning style and force out the correct answer, unfortunately, Tan Xueru's facial muscles were tense and his eyes were wandering, so his micro-expressions could not be seen. Zhu Feipeng turned his head and glanced at Zhao Xiangwan, with help in his eyes.
趙向晚微微颔首，接着朱飛鵬的話開始詢問。
“火車站出來，走路、三輪還是面的？”
“很好，你是走路去的棗河邊。走了多久？那天月光很好，路上沒有碰到人嗎？不知不覺走過去，差不多二十分鐘、三十分鐘？”
“哦，三十分鐘。順着站前路往棗河方面走，大約走到哪裏？”
趙向晚稍微停頓了一下，開始心算。
何明玉算數快，馬上給出答案：“步行速度每分鐘六十到一百米，他大約走了一千六到三千米。”
三人早已配合默契，朱飛鵬拿來星市地圖，用手點着地圖，順着站前路出發，在三十分鐘路程位置畫下一個圈：“這裏！”
趙向晚鳳眼微眯，緊盯譚學儒的表情：“你在這裏等她？還記得旁邊的環境有什麽特點？柳樹多？”
譚學儒亂了心神，拼命點頭：“是是是，那個地方柳樹多。”
“河邊沒有石頭？”
“沒有沒有，一塊石頭都沒有。”
譚學儒臉色泛紅，眼神游離，已經被微表情行為學理論培訓出來精準判斷力的朱飛鵬立刻道：“你在說謊！”
譚學儒強笑道：“我，我說的是實話。”
趙向晚沖朱飛鵬贊許點頭：“對！他在說謊。他與魏清婉幽會的地方沒有柳樹，石頭很多。”
這句話一出，譚學儒猛地擡頭，瞳孔一縮，眼睑抖動，從喉嚨裏艱難地擠出一個字：“不——”
趙向晚嘴角帶笑：“挺好，看來我說對了。”
朱飛鵬立馬接上：“好，我馬上通知祝康他們，順着這個區域，搜尋棗河旁邊石灘地。他在酒後對錢勇說過，殺人埋屍棗河邊，只要找到屍體，就能定他的罪！”
譚學儒的神情更加緊張，整個人開始顫抖。
【怎麽辦？我掩埋屍體的地方距離那石灘地不遠，就在灌木叢那棵枸骨樹底下。如果警方真的去挖，那我怎麽辦？】
聽到這些話，趙向晚站起身來：“朱師兄，把他帶上，我們和祝師兄一起出發，找屍體！”
譚學儒雙手死死摳住鐵椅扶手，拼命搖頭，喉嚨裏發出“嗬嗬”聲響。
朱飛鵬冷笑一聲，一把将他抓起來：“走！”
一行人來到犯罪現場，距離青石灘塗十米遠的灌木叢裏荊棘橫生，蘆葦足有一人的，雜木胡亂生長着，平時根本沒有人走進去。
七月的陽光毒辣無比，揮灑而下，令灌木叢的陰森感少了許多。
不用趙向晚指引，從譚學儒抗拒的程度，朱飛鵬就判斷出埋屍地點一定在這個灌木叢裏。
帶人走進灌木叢，譚學儒死也不願再往前走，一屁股賴在地上，抱着腦袋 狂喊起來：“我走不動了，我走不動了！”
趙向晚豈能容他逃避？蹲在他面前，輕擡右手，在空中輕輕劃過：“這裏？這裏？這裏？”
譚學儒不肯擡頭。
重回這個恐怖之地，譚學儒的心理防線徹底垮掉，不停地叫着：“不是我，不是我，我沒有，我沒有殺人——”
趙向晚右手虛點：“這塊地肥力不夠，那棵葉子長刺的樹倒是長得好……”
話音剛落，譚學儒整個人縮成一個團，全身僵硬，可是眼睛卻不聽使喚地望向灌木叢西側那棵并不算壯實的枸骨樹。
凍結反應！越緊張，越會盯着那讓他恐懼的事物。
朱飛鵬福至心靈，大步流星走過去，指着枸骨樹下，大聲道：“挖！”
當頭屍體挖出，現場所有民警都感覺有陣陣寒意湧上來。
時隔一年多，肌肉早已腐爛，只剩下森森白骨。
殘餘的破布爛衫，依稀可辨認那是一塊黑色镂空花的布料——這是魏清婉失蹤前穿的黑裙子。
DNA檢測确認屍體身份還需要一點時間，但每個人都知道，這就是魏清婉。
重案組正式拘捕譚學儒，他卻突然變了臉，耍起了無賴：“我只是見過魏清婉，我沒有殺她，我不知道那裏為什麽會埋了具屍體。魏清婉見我之前和姘夫在一起鬼混過，肯定是在我離開之後被那個姘夫殺了。對！那個男人恨她腳踩兩只船，所以殺人分屍，真是個畜生。”
“我什麽也沒有說，是你們亂猜，碰巧挖了出來。”
“也不一定是魏清婉吧？那就是個孤魂野鬼。”
“誰說人是我殺的？我可什麽也沒說。”
也許是最擔憂的事情已經發生，魏清婉的屍體挖出來之後，原本恐懼得渾身顫抖的譚學儒仿佛突破了什麽禁锢，竟然變得輕松起來。
他現在頭腦清醒，邏輯缜密，面對警察的詢問侃侃而談，甚至還主動套起了近乎：“警察同志，你們吃晚飯沒？皇帝不差餓兵，這都快六點了你們還不下班？”
極致的恐懼之後，有些人會有創傷應激反應，有些人會有焦慮或強迫症，但譚學儒比較特別。
——他的身體開啓“解離”模式，進入一種自我保護的狀态。
所謂的解離模式，一般大腦一片空白，心理上沒有任何情緒，而在行為上，會很理性的做事，讓人看不到任何恐懼的跡象。就仿佛恐懼的事情已經完全消失，在他身上沒有留下任何痕跡。
趙向晚抿了抿唇，感覺有些棘手。這種解離模式的心理狀态，會讓譚學儒行事非常理智，這将增加審訊難度。
朱飛鵬與趙向晚、何明玉都皺起了眉毛，深深的疲憊感湧上來，感覺已經沒有氣力再與譚學儒糾纏。
忙了一整天，提審、挖屍、鑒定、繼續審訊……中飯大家都是匆匆扒了幾口飯，便又投入到忙碌的工作之中。看看時間已經五點半，往常這個時候大家已經拿着飯盒去食堂高高興興用餐了，結果眼前譚學儒直接翻了供，将先前承認的內容又否認了。
朱飛鵬揉了揉眉心：“人是不是魏清婉，法醫很快就會有結果。你說魏清婉見了你之後，直接提出分手後就走了，而你當時坐在那裏很久才回火車站，坐五點的火車回珠市。那個男人如果在晚上殺人分屍，将屍體埋在你們見面的灌木叢，難道不會驚動你？”
譚學儒卻堅決不認：“我也不知道坐了多久，也許一分鐘，也許兩分鐘呢？反正我很快就離開了，至于為什麽魏清婉會失蹤，她的姘頭是不是殺了她，你們去審他呀，逼着我問做什麽！”
譚學儒沒有說錯，梁成洪的确有殺人嫌疑。
——梁成洪尾随魏清婉，看到她與譚學儒幽會後動了殺念。梁成洪暗戀了魏清婉這麽多年，眼睜睜看着她和別的男人歡好，嫉妒心起，要說把她殺了再抛屍也不是不可能。
趙向晚看得出來大家心裏頭那股勁已經洩了，低頭和何明玉交代了兩句話，走出審訊室，洗了把冷水臉，喝了一大口涼茶，這才抖擻精神，和高廣強、劉良駒一起進了隔壁審訊室。
梁成洪整個人六神無主，惶恐不安。從被朱飛鵬等人把他帶到市局，根本沒有人管他，也沒有人告訴他案件進展，他根本不知道如何應付眼前情況。
上一秒還是省機械廠人人尊敬的工程師，可是下一秒卻被“請”到公安局，左等沒人理、右等沒人來，到底是怎麽了？
梁成洪感覺頭頂被扣上了一口巨大的鍋，遮住所有光線，黑壓壓的、壓得得喘不過氣來。
終于看到有人進來，梁成洪眼中綻放出極亮的光彩，像見到了親人一樣，身體前傾，急切地詢問：“警察同志，到底是怎麽回事？魏清婉怎麽了？我犯了什麽事，要把我關在這裏？”
高廣強年長、沉穩，給人強烈的信任感，梁成洪的眼睛直勾勾地向着他，如果不是行動不便，他恨不得撲過去抓住高廣強的手，哀求他告訴自己實情，讓他明白自己的處境。
趙向晚站在一旁，劉良駒做筆錄，高廣強負責訊問。
“梁成洪？”高廣強的聲音厚重，帶着年長者的慈祥，很容易讓人放下戒心。
“是是是，是我。”梁成洪被冷了這麽久，巴不得有人和他說話。
“魏清婉可能已經遇害。”
梁成洪吓得一個激靈，差點帶翻椅子。警方說可能遇害，又大動幹戈重新啓動調查，那魏清婉多半已經是死了。
“怎麽會？她怎麽會遇害？是誰幹的？”梁成洪後知後覺，驚出一身冷汗。如果魏清婉已死，而自己隐瞞重要線索，又被帶到公安局那……難道警察懷疑是自己幹的？
梁成洪第一時間想到一個人名，大聲嚷嚷起來：“是譚學儒！肯定是譚學儒幹的！那天晚上就是他和清婉約會，肯定是清婉和他提出分手惹怒了他，所以動手殺人。”
高廣強慢吞吞說：“哦，譚學儒說是你幹的。”
聽到譚學儒指控自己殺了魏清婉，梁成洪吓得魂飛魄散，眼淚鼻涕一齊流，再也沒有絲毫機械廠高級工程師的形象，苦苦哀求着。
“不是我，真不是我。我逼着魏清婉和我好了一回，就放她走了。原本還想着以後可以拿她和譚學儒勾搭的事情要挾着多來幾回，哪想到她那天晚上之後就失蹤了。我當時也有點怕，怕自己牽扯進去，所以什麽也沒有說，哪裏知道她被人殺了？我絕對沒有殺人，我膽子小，連雞都不敢殺，哪裏敢殺人？”
就是這個慫貨害人！如果不是他橫插一杠，魏清婉不會死。
這世上總有一些小人，大奸大惡的事情不敢做，只敢陰着做些小壞事，可是往往就是這些小壞事，促成極致的惡事發生。
“敢不敢對質？”趙向晚問。
梁成洪忙不疊點頭：“敢敢敢！人不是我殺的，我不怕。”
趙向晚擡頭看向高廣強：“讓梁成洪與譚學儒見個面吧。”那天晚上與魏清婉發生關系的姘夫是誰，是譚學儒心中的一個結，不如用梁成洪來刺激一下譚學儒，或許能有效果。
高廣強在猶豫。
劉良駒卻非常支持：“行！”
高廣強算是看出來了，重案一組年齡最小的趙向晚，是大家的主心骨，大事小事聽她的，已經成了一種習慣。
想到自己來到重案一組之後，趙向晚的種種表現，高廣強點頭道：“好，你先過去和朱飛鵬說一聲，十分鐘之後我把梁成洪帶過去。”
高廣強行事謹慎，兩名嫌疑人關在一個審訊室裏進行對質，還是得請示一下領導方可，免得鬧出什麽動靜來收不了場。
趙向晚深深地看了高廣強一眼，眸光明亮。
警察辦案不僅僅是審訊、攻心，為了保證公平、公正，還有規範的流程，這是自己欠缺的地方，還得多向前輩學習。
趙向晚重新走進一號審訊室，裏面的氣氛有些僵硬。
朱飛鵬、何明玉因為一整天的奔波勞累而疲态盡顯，精力不足。
譚學儒進入“解離”狀态，精神亢奮而冷靜。
此消彼長。
朱飛鵬已經壓不住譚學儒的氣勢，漸漸被他帶着走。等到何明玉提醒，朱飛鵬這才意識到問題，停下問話，沉默下來。
譚學儒卻笑得真心實意，眼睛周邊的肌肉參與積極，一眯眼，便顯得眼睑厚重起來。
“警察同志，我承認和魏清婉有過男女關系，也承認23號晚上和她見過面，但具體約會地點還真是忘記了，什麽柳樹多、什麽石頭少的，那都是我模糊的記憶，有可能出了差錯。是你們，啊，對，就這個剛進來的小警察女同志，莫名其妙地說在青石灘塗，又挖出個死人屍體來，吓死人了。我可沒有殺人，你們別冤枉好人。”
趙向晚走到朱飛鵬身邊，在他耳邊輕聲低語了幾句。
朱飛鵬點點頭：“好。”
譚學儒聽不清他們的對話，還有心調侃道：“你們說什麽悄悄
話？是不是又想哄我認罪？我告訴你們，我沒有殺人，別想着誘供、屈打成招這種套路！你們警察我知道，只要逼得人招認，就能結案，就能拿獎金了是不是？”
朱飛鵬哭笑不得，從鼻子裏發出一聲冷哼。
趙向晚坐下之後，低頭彎腰拖了一下椅子，讓自己靠桌子更近一點。
“咯——”拖動之間，鐵椅在地板上刮擦，發出刺耳的聲響。
譚學儒看着她略顯笨拙的動作、稚氣猶存的眉眼，不由得哈哈笑了起來。先前剛被警察抓的時候，他還以為公安局是多麽陰森可怕的地方，交鋒幾回之後，他忽然就悟了——這裏可不是什麽古代衙門，公安辦案講法律、講證據、講程序。只要他不認，警察也沒辦法給他定罪！
【和錢勇說了殺人怎麽樣？那是酒醉胡話】
【和魏清婉交往又怎麽樣？男未婚女未娶，正常戀愛怕什麽。】
【那天晚上見過魏清婉怎麽了？只是見過，而且我還提供了一個有利證據：魏清婉另有姘夫。】
【挖出屍體怪我嗎？那是你們警察自己挖出來的，和我沒有關系。】
趙向晚對上他那略帶嘲弄的目光，挑了挑眉。
趙向晚生着兩道長眉、一雙鳳眼，眉毛一動，頓時帶出一份淩厲，這讓譚學儒心頭一縮。
趙向晚：“對了，你說殺魏清婉另有其人，是誰？”
譚學儒：“我見到她之前，她明顯和別的男人上過床，肯定就是那個人幹的。”
趙向晚舊話重提：“你知道那個人，是誰嗎？”
譚學儒的眼睛一眯，似乎對焦有些渙散。
【這個男人是誰？警察一直不肯告訴我。為什麽魏清婉在與自己幽會之前還和他滾床單？難道她說愛我、迷戀我的身體，都是假話嗎？難道我為了她與虞初曉分手，為了她心甘情願做地下情人，為了她不懼世俗眼光，到頭來卻落了個落花有意、流水無情？】
譚學儒高中畢業就外出打工、在皮鞋廠當臨時工，在這個陌生的城市裏一直有一種飄萍的孤獨感。夜深人靜的時候，他總是對着月光悲傷沉思，什麽時候才能在這個城市擁有一個真正屬于他的家？
他以為只要和虞初曉結了婚，就能安定下來，可是他想錯了。虞初曉年少單純，整天只知道風花雪月，和她在一起之後只能住出租屋，還得自己做飯洗衣，把她當公主一樣哄着，心累。
和魏清婉在一起就不一樣。魏清婉與他身體契合，對他沒有要求，洗手作羹湯，溫柔呵護着他，雖然魏清婉比他大了十幾歲，但卻彌補了他內心一直渴望的安全感。漸漸地，他投入了真心，開始要求“唯一”和“永遠”。
趙向晚打斷他的遐思：“這兩天我們重新走訪省機械廠的知情人，知道他們怎麽評價你們嗎？”
譚學儒滿不在乎地聳了聳肩：“能說什麽？不過就是覺得我們年齡差距大，我又曾經和虞初曉談過戀愛，我們兩人不般配呗。我不在意這些，年齡大怎麽了？我倆覺得好就行。和她女兒談過戀愛怎麽了？現在戀愛自由，怕什麽。哪個人前不說人，哪個人後無人說，那些人純粹就是嫉妒，讓他們說去。”
趙向晚的嘴角漸漸浮出一個嘲諷的笑容，她搖了搖頭：“不，魏清婉最好的姐妹知道你們倆之間的事，她和我們講了一個秘密，她叫魏美華，你聽說過這個名字嗎？”
譚學儒被趙向晚的話吸引，不由自主地點了點頭：“我知道她。清婉曾經和我說過，因為同姓，脾性又合得來，兩人以姐妹相稱。她說什麽了？”
“你知道魏清婉為什麽和你交往嗎？”
“清婉說過，她寡居多年，旁人介紹過很多個，但她都看不上。可是當初曉把我帶回家，我身上的青春活力、文藝氣息深深吸引了她。”
“錯！”
有讀心術的趙向晚，如果想要往誰心上戳刀子，保證精準無比。
“魏清婉之所以和你交往，不過就是要拆散你和虞初曉。她根本不喜歡你，她壓根就看不上你！”
譚學儒臉上的平靜被打破。
種種往事盡數浮上腦海，所以的疑惑一下子全都得到合理的解釋。
明明是魏清婉主動示愛，怎麽等到他和虞初曉分手之後，她忽然就變得敏感多思，時不時提出分手？虞初曉九月一號去江城培訓，自己五號在電話裏和她分手，然後魏清婉十號就說什麽這樣下去沒有結果，提出分手。
如果不是自己歪纏，如果不是魏清婉對他的身體還有幾分迷戀，恐怕拖不到九月下旬。
原來……原來如此！
掏出一片真心為她，不計較年齡差距打算和她結婚，到頭來自己只是一個笑話？
譚學儒額角青筋暴露，雙手緊緊捏着，突然便笑了起來：“呵，好，很好。”
【原來她一直在玩弄我？那我殺她，便不用再愧疚了，真好。】
趙向晚看他冷靜的表情開始有了變化，繼續加碼：“魏清婉有一個追求者，他們已經打算結婚。那天她去見你，就是為了和你正式做個了斷，你要不要見見她的未婚夫？”
見見魏清婉的未婚夫？見見她臨死前還不肯說出名字的男人？巨大的誘惑襲來，譚學儒點了頭：“好，我見！”
恰在此時，梁成洪垂頭喪氣地走了進來。
禿頂、中年發福、皮肉松馳、皺紋橫生、一臉灰敗之色。
——就這？
就這？
譚學儒忽然覺得自己被愚弄。
魏清婉堅決要與自己分手，一心要嫁的男人，就是這麽個東西？
強烈的不甘、說不清道不明的屈辱感襲來，譚學儒陡然站起，卻發現手铐将自己固定在椅中，根本無法移動。
他眼神漸漸瘋狂。
——出擊就是這個時候！
趙向晚不等梁成洪開口說話，也不等高廣強将嫌疑犯安頓好，輕聲低語。
"Wei Qingwan is good to you, but she is greedy for your youth and good health. But people will not be young forever, and your health can't always be so good. When a woman looks for a man, she still has to look for a man who can live with her, a man with money, a formal job, and status, such as... him, not you."
How could Tan Xueru, a young literary man who prided himself on being a romantic and charming man and who attracted countless young girls, tolerate such words?
The gold that he had worked so hard to put on his face was suddenly torn off by the policeman. Tan Xueru was ashamed and angry at the ugly and vulgar middle-aged man in front of him.
I am not as good as him? I am not even as good as him?
Tan Xueru's voice became sharp: "Bitch! Bitch! I killed her——"
Zhao Xiangwan glanced at He Mingyu and said, "You don't have the courage."
The provocation worked, and Tan Xueru gritted his teeth and said, "I have it!"
Zhao Xiangwan laughed: "It's just for fun, why take it seriously?"
Tan Xueru's expression suddenly became excited: "Comrade police, I want to surrender myself, I want to surrender myself! I want to expose the true face of this stinky woman Wei Qingwan——"
She dared to play with him, what was the point of just letting her die? He wanted to ruin her reputation!