Chapter 76 Shi Qiyan
◎ Xiangwan, come quickly, Shi Qiyan is going to jump off the building.◎
Gu Zhiguang's curiosity was aroused, and he began to ask in detail.
Lu Zhiying hesitated, "My husband is a senior engineer at Xingshi Architectural Design Institute. He has been in charge of many large-scale construction projects. He once studied in Country D, and his drawings are particularly beautiful. He is also very knowledgeable about the protection of historical buildings, and he has published a book called "History, Hidden in Wonderful Architectural Symbols."
Gu Zhiguang, who is also an undergraduate student majoring in architecture, opened his eyes wide and opened his mouth wide: "Mr. Shi Tong? Shi Qiyan is Mr. Shi Tong's daughter!"
When Lu Zhiying saw that he knew her husband's name, her eyes gradually lit up and she murmured, "So, there are still people who remember him."
Gu Zhiguang stood up and said loudly, "Of course I remember. Mr. Shi presided over the restoration of the Kwai River Street historical district and rebuilt the Song Dynasty building Zhaixing Tower. His book "History, Hidden in Wonderful Architectural Symbols" is rich in pictures and texts. It was my favorite book in high school. The reason why I chose architecture as my major was because of Mr. Shi's influence. I never thought that Shi Qiyan was Mr. Shi's daughter! No wonder, no wonder she is so outstanding, no wonder she is so dedicated to the protection of historical buildings."
Lu Zhiying felt her eyes warm up. She felt satisfied, proud, and touched. She straightened her back a little. "Thank you. Thank you for remembering Mr. Shi."
Gu Zhiguang asked: "Did Mr. Shi jump off the building? Was it due to health reasons or something else?"
Lu Zhiying said: "Mr. Shi was a very strict person. He strived for perfection in everything, especially in his work. Qiyan was born in 1969. When she was twelve years old, Mr. Shi jumped to his death. Before he died, he suffered from insomnia every night. He pulled his hair and cursed himself for being sorry for the country, the party, and Qiyan's biological mother, and that he didn't deserve to live in this world."
Hearing this, Gu Zhiguang didn't understand and asked, "Who is Qi Yan's biological mother?"
Lu Zhiying said: "Qi Yan's biological mother, Qin Chihe, was Mr. Shi's college classmate. She had a difficult birth when she gave birth to Qi Yan... and then she passed away. She was only in her twenties when she passed away."
Gu Zhiguang asked: "Who are you?"
Lu Zhiying said: "When Qi Yan was three years old, Mr. Shi and I got married. Mr. Shi and Qin Chihe had a deep relationship and originally did not plan to remarry, wanting to raise the child alone. However, in the second year, that is, the Great Movement in 1969 was in full swing. Qin Chihe was from a landlord family, and the organization required Mr. Shi to draw a clear line with Qin Chihe, even if the person had died, he had to make his position clear. Under the arrangement of the organization, Mr. Shi and I met.
My family has been poor for three generations. After graduating from junior high school, I was admitted to a technical school and assigned to a sewing machine factory as a worker. At that time, I was considered both red and professional. I was very satisfied with Mr. Shi, but Mr. Shi was reluctant. Later, the organization talked to him again and again, and Mr. Shi could only tell me clearly that if I was willing to marry him, he would definitely respect me and treat me well, but he could not give me exclusive love because he had Qin Chihe in his heart. If I agreed, then we would get married, if not, then forget it. "
Gu Zhiguang was fascinated by what he heard: "What happened next?"
Lu Zhiying said: "I was already 26 years old at that time. I grew up in the countryside. My family favored boys over girls. I had a history of short marriages. Most of the men around me were rough. Mr. Shi was elegant, gentle, and very gentlemanly. He was different from others. Whether he loved me or not, I wanted to marry him."
Gu Zhiguang was a qualified listener: "What happened next?"
Lu Zhiying was encouraged and continued, "Later, I married Mr. Shi. By marrying me, Mr. Shi had made a clear distinction between himself and Qin Chihe, and our life became peaceful for a while. We, a family of three, lived a happy life."
Gu Zhiguang asked: "A family of three? Didn't you have any children later?"
Lu Zhiying shook her head: "Before I married Mr. Shi, I was married once. That man and I worked in the same factory. He would beat people up when he got drunk. He beat me up when I was in the late stages of my pregnancy and my uterus ruptured. I had to have an abortion and I couldn't be a mother ever since."
Gu Zhiguang sighed and said, "Sorry, I shouldn't ask you that. Auntie, are you okay? It doesn't really matter whether you have a baby or not."
Lu Zhiying glanced at him and comforted him, "I'm fine. Although I can't have children, after I married Mr. Shi, Qiyan became my child and called me mom. I have been raising Qiyan since she was three years old. She is a very obedient child and we have a close relationship, so I have no regrets about the child."
Gu Zhiguang is 21 years old this year. His parents rarely tell him these stories about family affairs, but he loves to listen to gossip. Now, when he hears Lu Zhiying telling him about these past events, he is very interested and curiously asks, "What happened to your alcoholic ex-husband?"
Lu Zhiying never thought that young boys today would have the patience to listen to her stories. "He had a bad reputation in the factory, and no girl wanted to marry him. Later, he had liver pain and went to the hospital for a checkup. It was found to be advanced liver cancer. He died within a year."
Gu Zhiguang felt relieved: "Serves you right!"
After he finished speaking, Gu Zhiguang realized that he had strayed from the topic and brought it back to the subject abruptly: "By the way, what did you say about Mr. Shi's insomnia before he jumped off the building?"
Lu Zhiying said: "That happened when Qi Yan was twelve years old. In 1980, the national policy improved, and the architectural design institute where Mr. Shi worked took on many design projects. building."
Gu Zhiguang never expected that Shi Tong, who had survived the movement for ten years, would commit suicide because of a design error in a construction project. He stood up suddenly and said, "How could this happen?!"
Lu Zhiying's eyes were filled with sadness: "People scold me, saying that I am unlucky in marriage. The first man I married died of liver cancer, and the second man I married also jumped off a building. Sometimes I wonder, if I hadn't married Mr. Shi, and he had married a woman who understands architecture and knows how to live, would he not have died?"
Gu Zhiguang waved his hands and comforted her, saying, "You can't be blamed for this. An alcoholic gets liver cancer because he drinks too much and damages his liver. It's his own fault. Mr. Shi's jumping off a building may have hidden reasons that you don't know. Given his love for architecture, he would have tried his best to solve problems when problems arose during the construction of a building he designed himself. Uneven settlement of a building should be related to the foundation conditions, not necessarily a design problem. Besides, he is an architect, not a structural designer. If there is a problem, it should be the fault of the structural designer. Why would he jump off a building?"
Hearing what Gu Zhiguang said, Lu Zhiying was suddenly stunned: "It's not his fault? Then why do people in the design institute say that it was Mr. Shi who had a strong sense of responsibility and was depressed, so he jumped off the building?"
Gu Zhiguang frowned, and countless thoughts flashed through his mind: "Auntie, I have a bad idea. Could it be that... Mr. Shi did not commit suicide, but was murdered? Did Mr. Shi know something he shouldn't know, so he was harmed? Did you report it at the time? What did the police say?"
Lu Zhiying's face turned pale and she murmured to herself, "He killed me? That shouldn't happen. Mr. Shi is a very good person. He is polite and restrained. He always reflects on himself first and never blames others. I haven't heard that he offended anyone.
Mr. Shi was at work at the time. The design institute's office building has six floors, and people can go up to the roof. He went up to the roof alone and jumped down. When I received the notice in the factory and rushed over, the police had already arrived. Mr. Shi was covered with a white sheet. The rest of the matter was handled by the leaders of the design institute. I knew nothing.
Mr. Shi suffered from insomnia that year, and the police later concluded that he committed suicide due to depression and external stimulation. I haven't read much, and I don't understand these things. I just believe whatever the police say. "
"I don't understand these, I don't know anything, I haven't read many books"
This is what Lu Zhiying has always emphasized.
It can be seen that she is a person with low self-esteem. When something big happens, her mind goes blank and she just follows whatever the authority says without any doubt.
Even if he really killed Shi Tong, it happened in 1980, twelve years have passed, and it would be difficult to trace it back.
Depression leads to suicide? Gu Zhiguang fell silent.
Lu Zhiying came back to her senses and stared at Gu Zhiguang blankly: "What should I do? Qi Yan is now just like her father, unable to sleep all night, sitting there alone looking out the window from time to time, mumbling something. What is depression? I don't understand. Qi Yan is just like her father, they are both people who keep things to themselves, and I can't talk to them. I only know how to buy groceries, cook, and wash clothes. I don't know about architecture or art. I only know how to care about their health, whether they eat well and wear warm clothes. Am I useless? I can't help at all!"
Gu Zhiguang asked her: "Have you asked Shi Qiyan what happened to her recently?"
Lu Zhiying was not Shi Qiyan's biological mother, and she had a natural admiration for Shi Tong, so she was a little timid in front of the Shi family father and daughter. She looked at Gu Zhiguang with a bitter face and said, "I didn't dare to ask, so I came to you."
Gu Zhiguang was very curious about how such an honest student's parent would come to the detective agency to look for him: "How did you know where I am?"
Lu Zhiying said, "There is a colleague in our sewing machine factory whose daughter is also studying at Hunan University. She said that the most famous thing in the school is the Gu Zhiguang Detective Agency, and the students will come to you when they have any problems. So... I asked for the place and came to you."
Gu Zhiguang asked, "So your commission is for me to help investigate what difficulties Shi Qiyan has encountered recently?"
Lu Zhiying nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes. You and she are both young people, so it must be easy for you to communicate. I asked the police, people with depression may have suicidal tendencies, and Mr. Shi's suicide was also related to this disease. It's my fault that I didn't care enough at the time and didn't understand this disease. If I had asked him the reason clearly and comforted him, Mr. Shi might still be alive and well now. So, I must take good care of Qi Yan this time and never let her follow her father's old path."
Gu Zhiguang was moved by the plainly dressed middle-aged woman in front of him. As a stepmother, she was really kind to care about a child who was not related to her by blood.
Gu Zhiguang said, "Okay, I'll take your commission. It's summer vacation now, and I want to get in touch with Shi Qiyan's graduate students and ask around. You said Shi Qiyan became like this after working on a project with her supervisor, so I'll ask her supervisor. If I find anything, how can I contact you?"
Lu Zhiying wrote down the sewing machine factory's office phone number and her home address in the visitor's book, and repeatedly reminded her, "Child, don't alarm Qi Yan. She has the same personality as her father, very strong-willed, and doesn't want others to know her shortcomings. If she knew that I took the initiative to find a detective to investigate, she would definitely be very angry. When she gets angry, she is just like her father, she doesn't beat or scold you, but just keeps silent and treats you like air. It's really scary."
Just like her dad. Just like her dad.
Lu Zhiying has said it many times that her feelings towards Shi Tong and Shi Qiyan are mixed with pity and admiration, and her attitude is almost humble.
Gu Zhiguang raised his head and looked at Zhao Xiangwan when he said this: "I just felt that the situation was a bit tricky, so I thought of coming to find you. It just so happened that my brother and Qingxi came back, and they haven't seen you for a long time, so they just came together."
Zhao Xiangwan pondered in silence.
Fei Siqin's case made her deeply aware of the importance of family education. Mental illnesses in adulthood are more or less related to childhood experiences. A good childhood and loving parents can make people sunny, simple, and strong, such as Ji Zhao; a tragic childhood and strict parents may make children sensitive, inferior, or depressed.
Judging from the descriptions of Gu Zhiguang and Lu Zhiying, Shi Qiyan is like Shi Tong, a sensitive, self-disciplined, and noble person. If they both have depression, then it is really a bit troublesome.
Seeing that Zhao Xiangwan didn't say anything, Gu Zhiguang didn't know what she meant, so he continued, "I took on this task the day before yesterday. Yesterday, I talked to two of Shi Qiyan's classmates for a long time. I also found out about Professor Jia Shendu's working hours and went to his office to ask around. Now I have some ideas, but I don't know if they are right."
Zhao Xiangwan said, "Go ahead, I'm listening."
Gu Zhiguang said: "Aunt Lu told us not to alarm Shi Qiyan, so when I asked her classmates, I said that I had been secretly in love with Shi Qiyan for a long time, but I didn't know how to express my feelings, so I wanted to ask them for advice. Shi Qiyan is a celebrity in our school. She is beautiful, has good academic performance, and has countless suitors, but she claims to be a celibate and arrogantly rejected all suitors. The relationship between her and her classmates is not harmonious, and she usually goes alone. She now lives in a graduate dormitory, a double room. Her roommate Shao Yifan is a classmate of the same grade and major as her, but she has a different tutor. Logically, she should be like a sister to her roommate, but in fact, her relationship with her roommate Shao Yifan is very cold, and they rarely chat and talk."
In the last case of Zhan Xiaolan, Zhao Xiangwan noticed Gu Zhiguang's advantage.
——He is an excellent "gossip man". He can chat with professors, school leaders, classmates, alumni, even ordinary transportation company employees and street sweepers. He can learn gossip and find useful clues for the case during the chat.
Only one day had passed, and Gu Zhiguang had already begun investigating Shi Qiyan's social relationships. He had access to so much information that was difficult for others to access. He was truly a talented person.
Zhao Xiangwan said, "Gu Zhiguang, has anyone ever praised you for your potential as a detective?"
Zhao Xiangwan's recognition and praise successfully made Gu Zhiguang so excited that he was at a loss. He just smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay."
Zhu Feipeng, who was listening to the story, became interested and asked, "And then? Classmates say Shi Qiyan is aloof and arrogant. What does the tutor think of her?"
Gu Zhiguang said: "I didn't dare to mention Shi Qiyan to Professor Jia. I just said that I wanted to apply for graduate school at our school and wanted to ask him some professional questions. I learned about the research projects he was carrying out this summer. Of course, I also asked him how many graduate students he had and whether they got along well with each other."
Gu Zhiguang's strength of "being able to become close friends with anyone" made his twin brother Gu Zhixing feel inferior: "Xiaoguang, you are really good at fooling people and you are also very courageous. Qingxi and I don't dare to talk to the teacher, but you come to chat with him, and Professor Jia doesn't even mind it!"
Gu Zhiguang smiled proudly: "I said before, I look like mom, you look like dad. Doesn't mom have a lot of friends? In the past when supplies were scarce, our family never lacked food. Mom would sit at home and someone would come to her door and tell her: Today the supply and marketing cooperative has defective cloth, it's cheap, come quickly; the commune pond has caught a batch of fish, come and get them. So... I can talk to anyone, it's genetic."
Gu Zhixing couldn't stand his smugness and rolled his eyes at him: "Come on, stop bragging and get on with your story. You just said you had some ideas, but I didn't hear what your ideas were for such a long time. I just heard you talking about chatting with this person and that person."
After his brother reminded him, Gu Zhiguang finally realized that he had strayed off topic again and said hurriedly, "Don't worry, I'm going to talk about my idea right now."
Gu Zhiguang took a big sip of ice cola, burped loudly, and continued his story under Gu Zhixing's patient gaze.
"Professor Jia is known for his strictness, criticizing more and praising less, which his graduate students all know. But Professor Jia admires Shi Qiyan very much and has praised her publicly many times, saying that she is the best inheritor of historical architecture he has ever taught. Therefore, the proud Shi Qiyan obeys Professor Jia's words and goes all out whether doing projects or writing papers, for fear of disappointing Professor Jia."
"This summer's project is a research project on the protection and utilization of stilt houses in Xiangxi's dangerous counties. Professor Jia is in charge of the project, and the Provincial Science and Technology Commission has allocated 500,000 yuan to build Xiangxi's stilt houses into a demonstration model and promote them nationwide. Professor Jia has a total of six graduate students, but the third-year graduate students have already graduated, so there are only four graduate students on hand, and Shi Qiyan is the only girl. Professor Jia and the four graduate students just came back from Xiangxi's dangerous counties. They were all sunburned and peeled. I heard that they have to report in October this year, and they all said they were exhausted."
Zhao Xiangwan, Zhu Feipeng, and He Mingyu didn't know much about university research, but Mei Qingxi had participated in the teacher's research project in his senior year and knew a little bit about it. So he asked, "A research fund of 500,000 yuan is already very high. With such a large amount of research funds, high requirements and tight time, why did Professor Jia only bring four graduate students to do it? There are so many professors and associate professors in the School of Architecture, wouldn't it be better for everyone to work together?"
Gu Zhiguang said, "I heard Shi Qiyan's roommate Shao Yifan complain that Jia Shendu has two nicknames in the academy. One is Jia Baiwan and the other is Jia Dushi."
"oh--"
Everyone let out a knowing sigh.
Able to make money but still stingy, this is Jia Shendu.
There is only so much research funding available, and if one more teacher participates, more money will have to be allocated. Professor Jia was reluctant to do so, so he insisted on using his own graduate students.
Gu Zhiguang shuddered: "When Professor Jia heard that I wanted to apply for his graduate program and knew that my father was the president of Zhushi Xingguang Construction Company, his eyes lit up. In order to win me over, he even said that he could help me get a recommendation quota, so that I could join his team after graduation without taking an exam."
Gu Zhixing said gloomily, "Then go ahead and study. If Dad knew you could go to graduate school, he would definitely increase your pocket money since he always values academic qualifications."
Gu Zhiguang waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no. I almost vomited blood during these four years of undergraduate study. I finally have only one year left to graduate. Why should I ask for trouble? Jia Shendu's face of eating alone is too ugly. I don't want to study for his master's degree."
Zhu Feipeng patted the table and said, "Let's talk business!"
He finally realized that if no one was in control, Gu Zhiguang would be able to distort the situation and even extend it to the Himalayas.
Gu Zhiguang nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes, let's get down to business. My suspicion is that Professor Jia's constant exploitation of graduate students has put a lot of mental pressure on Shi Qiyan. Shi Qiyan is not an optimist like me. She is a girl who has high self-requirements and strives for perfection in everything. She has poor stress resistance. If she encounters criticism or setbacks from Professor Jia, she may suffer from the mental problems that her mother said, such as insomnia and mumbling to herself all night long."
Zhao Xiangwan thought his analysis made sense: "Since you have found the crux of the problem, why don't you just tell Mother Lu? Why are you looking for me?"
Gu Zhiguang sighed, "But, it seems that there is nothing wrong with the teacher's strict requirements. Shi Qiyan is just suffering from insomnia now, and it has not caused serious consequences. After Lu's mother knows about it, what can she do? Can she drop out of school? Shi Qiyan will soon be a second-year graduate student, and a thesis has been published. As long as she completes the credits and the graduation thesis on time, she can graduate on time and make arrangements with her supervisor. What good would it do to her if the relationship became strained? This is what bothers me. Besides, the comments and complaints of the students about Professor Jia were all private, and it is impossible to bring them out in the open. I just consulted Officer Zhu, and he said that I am a detective just for fun, and there is no record of my communication with the students, so it cannot be regarded as evidence. Oh, being a detective is so tiring. "
Zhu Feipeng understood what he said at first, but when he heard what he said at the end, which was not evidence, he quickly spoke up to explain.
"Hey, Gu Zhiguang, is that what we just said? You asked whether private evidence can be used as strong evidence, such as secretly taken photos and chat records. I answered that it cannot be used. For example, some people hire private detectives to follow their husbands who are cheating, take those bed photos, and force them to write a confession. These are definitely not allowed. As for you being entrusted by your classmate's parents to understand his performance in school, it has not reached the point where the police need to be mobilized. What is the evidence or not?"
Gu Zhiguang chuckled.
[My dad wants me to go back home to help out at the company after graduation, but I definitely won't do it. Gu Zhixing refused to go back because he was afraid of being nagged by his uncles, and I'm the same. Gu Zhixing opened a real estate company, and I opened a detective agency. Anyway, I won't go back to Zhu City. It takes three to help a good man. Now that I have established a connection with Xiang Wan and the people in the serious crime team, I must build a good relationship with them. My mom once said that the best relationship is that you help me and I help you. Only by causing trouble to each other can we form a team.]
Zhao Xiangwan glanced at Gu Zhiguang and said, "You are going to open a detective agency in the future, so you want to build a good relationship with the police in advance. Why do you come here to talk about this and that?"
Gu Zhiguang felt like he was being seen through, and he touched the back of his neck embarrassedly: "That's not entirely true. First of all, I do admire police officers. Although I majored in architecture and can't work in the public security bureau, I can always open a detective agency after graduation, right? I want to get to know you guys in advance and ask for your professional knowledge. This is my selfish desire. Secondly, Shi Qiyan is the goddess of all the boys in our major. If she has a mental problem, I will definitely feel uncomfortable. Xiangwan, you are very considerate, and you are a girl, so maybe you can give me some advice, right?"
The police are state agencies. Their investigation and evidence collection procedures are rigorous and legal. Sometimes, when they encounter situations that require extraordinary measures, they seem powerless. The existence of private detectives can make up for the shortcomings of the police in solving cases. Thinking of this, Zhao Xiangwan nodded: "Okay, then I'll ask you a few questions."
When Gu Zhiguang heard this, he immediately sat up straight, as attentively as a primary school student: "You ask."
Zhao Xiangwan asked: "Lu Zhiying is Shi Qiyan's stepmother, what is the relationship between mother and daughter like?"
Gu Zhiguang thought for a moment and answered seriously, "The two people look very different. Shi Qiyan is as beautiful as a fairy, while Lu Zhiying is plain and simple. Lu Zhiying is worried about Shi Qiyan's mental state and wants to intervene as much as possible. Shi Qiyan has never mentioned her parents in school, nor has she opened her heart to Lu Zhiying. From these points of view, their mother-daughter relationship is not very good, at least... unequal. Lu Zhiying looks up to the Shi family father and daughter, but the Shi family father and daughter do not respect her."
Zhao Xiangwan continued to ask: "Does Shi Qiyan have no friends?"
Gu Zhiguang shook his head: "From what her classmates said, she didn't have any friends. But... I heard something very interesting. It is said that Shi Qiyan can keep a diary."
Diary? A girl who pours out her thoughts in a diary.
Zhao Xiangwan asked: "Shi Qiyan was writing a diary in the dormitory? Who said this? Did she peek?"
Gu Zhiguang said, "That's what Shao Yifan said. She said Shi Qiyan had a locked drawer that was usually closed and never opened in front of her. She didn't know what was inside. Shi Qiyan's meal tickets, ID cards, etc. were all in another unlocked drawer, which made her curious. Later, one time, she pushed open the dormitory door and saw Shi Qiyan panicking and stuffing a hard-covered diary back into the drawer, and Shao Yifan became suspicious. But Shao Yifan said she was just curious and didn't peek."
Zhao Xiangwan: "Diary is someone else's privacy. Let her write it. It doesn't affect others."
Gu Zhiguang said, "That's right. What I mean is, since Shi Qiyan has no friends and never shares her thoughts with her stepmother, can we start with the diary to understand her inner thoughts?"
Zhu Feipeng rejected his proposal outright: "Everything is normal now, nothing has happened. If you peek or let others peek, it would be an invasion of privacy. If the other party calls the police, you will definitely be punished."
Gu Zhiguang hurriedly waved his hands: "No, no, no, I definitely won't peek. I mean, what if something goes wrong? What if there's an accident? Can the police check the diary?"
What if something unexpected happened? Zhu Feipeng answered without hesitation: "Of course, it is an important piece of evidence." In the case of Pan Guoqing murdering his wife, it was Weng Pingfang's diary that played a role in prying open Pan Guoqing's mouth and making him admit to the murder.
Gu Zhiguang looked a little depressed: "To be honest, I spent a whole day investigating yesterday and felt a little out of breath. Shi Qiyan looks glamorous, but her life is so hard. She doesn't have any friends and devotes all her time and energy to her studies. If her tutor denies her efforts, she might really get depressed. Although her stepmother Lu Zhiying cares about her, she is not her biological daughter after all. The two of them have a huge cultural gap and cannot communicate with each other. What if, I mean what if, what if she can't get over it, what should we do?"
Because of Fei Siqin, Zhao Xiangwan has read a lot of psychology books recently and has a certain understanding of depression. When she heard the word depression again, she became a little alert.
"People don't take depression seriously, and always think that it's just a temporary low mood, that the heart is too fragile, and that as long as you are a little stronger and more optimistic, everything will be fine. In fact, depression is a mental illness. Mild cases may manifest as low mood and loss of interest. Severe cases may manifest as pessimism, slow thinking, and lack of initiative. In more serious cases, people may blame themselves, have poor eating and sleeping habits, and may even have suicidal thoughts and behaviors."
Hearing this, everyone at the table looked at Zhao Xiangwan in a daze.
"Is it so scary? I was also feeling down for a while and had no motivation to do anything. Could it be depression?"
"Is it a disease? I always thought it was just hypocrisy."
"My former neighbor kept complaining that life was meaningless. His father beat him several times, and he was later sent to the countryside to work. He gradually got better. Is this depression?"
After listening to everyone's words, Zhao Xiangwan said, "It doesn't mean that all low moods are depression. Sometimes normal people will feel bad when the weather is bad, the body is not good, or they encounter some setbacks. I am talking about functional diseases caused by genetic factors, biochemical factors, psychological factors or social factors. How to check and diagnose the specifics is the doctor's job. I said this today to remind Gu Zhiguang that if Shi Qiyan has a family history of genetic diseases, he should indeed pay attention to suicidal tendencies."
After hearing what Zhao Xiangwan said, Gu Zhiguang couldn't sit still anymore, so he stood up and said, "Then I'll go to Shi Qiyan's house and talk to her first. If she has something on her mind, I'll help her get over it. Don't be afraid if the instructor gives you mental pressure, just deal with it. Anyway, the project belongs to the instructor, not hers. If you can't do it well, then don't do it well. The instructor is the first person responsible."
When he said this, Zhao Xiangwan shook his head: "Accompanying and guiding are indeed useful, but if you don't find the right cause of depression, blindly persuading her to deal with it may be counterproductive. In fact, people with depression are kind people. That is, when they encounter problems in life, they don't blame the environment or others, but constantly reflect on themselves and think that everything is their own fault, so they fall into a dilemma of constantly blaming themselves. I heard you say that Mother Lu described Mr. Shi Tong's situation, and it seems to be like this. So... you should observe first and let Mother Lu keep an eye on her situation at any time."
Gu Zhiguang became more and more frightened the more he listened. He could no longer sit still and bowed his hands to say goodbye: "Ji Zhao, thank you for inviting us to dinner today. Officer Zhu, Officer He, I will come to ask you for advice another day. Xiang Wan, I will leave first. No matter what, I have accepted Mother Lu's commission, so I have the responsibility for this matter. I have to go and see the situation."
Zhao Xiangwan waved his hand: "Okay, go ahead."
After lunch, Mei Qingxi and Gu Zhixing started working for the real estate company, while Zhao Xiangwan and the other three returned to the Municipal Bureau to continue their work.
The weather was still hot, and the ceiling fan in the serious crime squad's office was still squeaking.
The phone suddenly rang, the sound was rapid and loud.
Zhao Xiangwan seemed to sense something. He looked up at the red phone and saw Zhu Feipeng answering the phone with a frozen smile on his face. He said loudly, "Xiangwan, Gu Zhiguang is looking for you."
Zhao Xiangwan ran over quickly and grabbed the microphone: "What's the matter?"
Gu Zhiguang's trembling voice came from the other end of the phone: "Xiang Wan, come quickly, Shi Qiyan is going to jump off the building."
Zhao Xiangwan's voice was calm and clear: "Did he jump?"
"not."
"Where?"
"Hunan University, South 3rd Floor, School of Architecture Building, Rooftop Terrace."
"Is she stable now?"
"We have called the police and informed Lu's mother. Shao Yifan tried to persuade her, but she didn't say anything. She just stood in the gutter outside the parapet. I don't know what she was thinking."
Just this afternoon, they talked about the possibility that Shi Qiyan might be suffering from depression and was going to jump off the building in the afternoon. This made Zhao Xiangwan feel heartbroken.
Gu Zhiguang was extremely anxious on the phone: "Xiang Wan, what should I do? What should I do? I'm calling you now from the office phone, please give me some advice."
An idea flashed through Zhao Xiangwan's mind: "Go and tell her that her mother asked you to investigate Shi Tong's suicide case because Lu's mother found a diary of Shi Tong with some very important things written in it. Lu's mother suspected that Shi Tong was killed by him, not by himself."
Gu Zhiguang was stunned: "Did he kill her? I have no evidence."
Zhao Xiangwan raised his voice: "If there is no evidence, just make it up. Hurry up!"
Gu Zhiguang repeated in a panic: "Improved? Okay, okay."
Click!
The phone hung up.
Zhao Xiangwan turned around and said to Zhu Feipeng, "Brother, send me to the third floor of the south building of Hunan University. Human life is at stake."
Zhu Feipeng heard everything clearly and immediately responded, "Let's go! I'll take you there."
He Mingyu followed: "I'll go too."
The three of them drove all the way and arrived at Hunan University fifteen minutes later.
A large group of people gathered downstairs on the third floor of the south building.
During the summer vacation, the university campus was relatively deserted. But now, because of Shi Qiyan's suicide, people from the fire department, police from the police station, students who heard the news, and faculty and staff who stayed on campus all flocked to the campus.
Someone was shouting, "Quick, quick, quick, I found a quilt, everyone pulled it."
Someone was calling out, "Where is Shi Qiyan's family? Tell them to come over."
Someone was shouting, "Is Professor Jia here? Hurry up and inform him, his graduate student is in trouble!"
More people are talking about it.
"Who is it? Why would you jump off a building under such scorching sun?"
"A graduate student from our school? Oh my god, what's wrong with you?"
"It's a girl? It can't be because of relationship problems, right?"
"She has been standing on the roof for half an hour, right? She is so motionless that I am worried that she will get heat stroke even if she doesn't jump off the building."
Zhao Xiangwan put his hands on the sunshade and looked up.
The six-story teaching building has a gutter board outside the parapet. In the northwest corner, there stands a slender girl in a white shirt and white pants, looking like a fairy.
"It's moving, it's moving!"
Suddenly there were screams from the crowd.
Shi Qiyan moved.
Instead of walking back, she took a step toward the edge.
"It's over, it's over, she's going to fall!"
Following the shout, a person came running from behind Zhao Xiangwan, one of his shoes missing, his hair disheveled, his face covered with tears and snot: "Qi Yan, Qi Yan, my Qi Yan..."
The man looked at the staggering figure like a madman, and shouted heartbreakingly: "Qi Yan, Qi Yan, you can't jump, you can't jump!"
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