Chapter 77 Murder
◎Teacher Jia, have you ever killed anyone?◎
Zhao Xiangwan grabbed the woman who had completely lost her temper and cried: "Lu Zhiying?"
Lu Zhiying was on the verge of collapse, and was supported only by her worry about Shi Qi Yan. Someone grabbed her arm, and she staggered towards Zhao Xiangwan and almost fell.
Zhao Xiangwan stretched out his right hand and quickly supported Lu Zhiying's back: "Don't panic, Qiyan is not dead yet."
Lu Zhiying nodded in panic: "Yes, yes, she is not dead yet, I will go and persuade her."
A girl in a flowery dress rushed out from the lobby: "Is Mother Lu here? Shi Qiyan said she wants to see her."
Lu Zhiying tried to straighten her back, waved her hands desperately, and responded hoarsely: "I'm coming, I'm coming."
The girl was wearing a pair of slippers, which made a clacking sound as she ran. "Hurry, hurry, Mama Lu, go up and talk to Shi Qiyan. She said she has something to ask you. Please persuade her not to jump off the building."
With Zhao Xiangwan's help, Lu Zhiying ran as fast as she could, crying as she ran: "I'll be there soon, I'll be there soon, tell Qi Yan to wait, Mommy is here!"
Zhao Xiangwan followed Lu Zhiying, running to her rhythm, and spoke as he went upstairs, his voice calm and serious: "I'm a policeman. I was clearing up old cases recently and found something fishy about Mr. Shi Tong's suicide twelve years ago. I was just about to look for you, but I didn't expect to see Shi Qiyan jumping off a building."
Lu Zhiying's head was buzzing and she couldn't think at all. After hearing what Zhao Xiangwan said, she repeated subconsciously: "Is there a problem with Mr. Shi's suicide?"
Zhao Xiangwan tried to fill her head with false information: "Yes, when we were investigating a corruption case, we found a diary of Mr. Shi Tong, which contained a lot of corruption secrets about the leaders of the design institute, and mentioned that he was recently targeted and his life might be in danger."
Lu Zhiying was a simple-minded person. She was completely confused after receiving two shocking pieces of news at once. On one hand, there was Shi Qiyan who was about to jump off the building, and on the other hand, there was the policewoman whispering in her ear. She even forgot to cry and could only mechanically climb up the stairs while trying to digest Zhao Xiangwan's words.
[Who was it? Who killed Mr. Shi? Dean Liu's always looked disdainful when she saw me. Was it him? No, Secretary Jiang used to come to my house to have tea with Mr. Shi. Mr. Shi disappeared a week before he jumped off the building. Could it be him? I don't know! I don't know wife anything! Ah, my Qi Yan, don't learn from your father. Tell me what's wrong. Even if I don't understand your profession, at least I still have a life. I will fight anyone who bullies you! ]
Zhao Xiangwan did not continue talking. She had made up this information in order to verify it with what Gu Zhiguang had made up.
Shi Qiyan was planning to jump off a building, which means she had been thinking about death for a long time. The most terrible thing about depression patients is "indifference" - losing interest in everything in life, losing curiosity about everything, and feeling that life is meaningless.
The reason why Gu Zhiguang told Shi Qiyan that Shi Tong was killed by suicide rather than committing suicide was to draw out Shi Qiyan's inner "concern". From Shi Qiyan's growth experience, her father Shi Tong had a huge influence on her, otherwise she would not have chosen the same career as her father and pursued it so persistently.
For a person who is determined to die, the only way to dispel her suicidal thoughts is to magnify her inner concerns.
Zhao Xiangwan arrived at the 3rd floor of the south building of Hunan University from the Municipal Bureau. More than ten minutes later, Shi Qiyan still did not jump down, which showed that what Gu Zhiguang said had worked.
Why didn't Shi Qiyan return it? Zhao Xiangwan analyzed that it was probably because she didn't fully trust Gu Zhiguang's words. She wanted to wait until her mother came and asked clearly before deciding whether to jump or not.
As proud as she was, she stood on the top floor of the Architecture Academy building, enduring the gazes of countless people, and jumped down into the sunlight. Her determination to die was strong and persistent, and she would never allow others to deceive her.
What Zhao Xiangwan has to do now is to lay a good foundation in Lu Zhiying's mind in advance. Lu Zhiying is an honest person and does not know how to lie. If you tell her: Let's lie together to trick Shi Qiyan back, she will definitely agree to it, but once she meets Shi Qiyan's eyes on the top floor, she will be exposed immediately.
Therefore, Zhao Xiangwan had to deceive Lu Zhiying first and make her believe one thing: her husband Shi Tong was pushed off the building and pretended to commit suicide because he discovered the corruption of the design institute's leaders.
Sure enough, after hearing what Zhao Xiangwan said, Lu Zhiying climbed the stairs faster. Her legs, which had just been sore from the shock of her daughter jumping off the building, seemed to be infused with strength. She had only one thought in her mind at the moment:
——I want to tell Qi Yan, I want to tell her that her father was murdered! She can't die, she has to redress her father's injustice!
There is an idiom: Suspect someone of stealing an axe. When a person is convinced of something, he will think about it with prejudice, and things that were considered normal before will become strange.
[Qi Yan, mom doesn't know anything, this matter depends on you. Your father died unjustly, he was killed by someone. He had a diary, which recorded the corruption of Dean Liu and Secretary Jiang, and ended up being killed by them. The police comrades are investigating this matter, we have to cooperate with them and work hard to find the real culprit! ]
Zhao Xiangwan added fuel to the fire after hearing this: "Gu Zhiguang is our police spy, responsible for finding evidence on the university campus. You went to find him the day before yesterday to find the real culprit, right?"
Lu Zhiying's mind was a mess. Whatever Zhao Xiangwan stuffed into her mind, that was it. Besides, she did go to find Gu Zhiguang the day before yesterday, so she nodded subconsciously: "Yes, go find Gu Zhiguang and find the real culprit."
Zhu Feipeng and He Mingyu followed closely and were impressed by the conversation between Zhao Xiangwan and Lu Zhiying: she really knew how to brainwash people. In just two minutes, even Zhu Feipeng and He Mingyu almost believed that Shi Tong was murdered instead of committing suicide.
Pushing open the small door leading to the top floor, a huge wave of heat hit me in the face.
It was such hot weather, late in the afternoon, the concrete roof on the top of the building was scorching hot, the air seemed to be distorted, and the edges of the scenery became blurred.
Led by the girl in the flowery dress, several people ran towards the northwest corner.
Three security guards stood by the parapet, not daring to get too close.
Gu Zhiguang's face was covered in sweat and his face was red from the sun. He shouted earnestly in the direction of Shi Qiyan: "Sister, you have to believe me, what I said is true. Even if you don't do it for yourself, you have to consider Mr. Shi Tong, right? Mr. Shi Tong was my idol when I was young. I saw the book he wrote..."
Blah blah blah…blah blah…
Thanks to Gu Zhiguang's good eloquence and his ability to chat with anyone, and the fact that he had done some research on Shi Qiyan's personal situation yesterday, we talked for more than ten or twenty minutes without a dull moment.
At least, Shi Qiyan didn't jump, right?
The girl in the flowery skirt is named Shao Yifan, and she is Shi Qiyan's roommate. She stayed in school during the summer vacation because she had to complete an architectural design task.
When Shi Qiyan reached the top floor, she passed by Shao Yifan, who was walking down from the drawing room on the sixth floor. Seeing that Shi Qiyan was about to continue to the top floor, Shao Yifan asked, but got no response.
It was also Shi Qiyan's luck. Shao Yifan was very curious. Seeing Shi Qiyan running to the top floor in such a hot day, he asked her what she was doing but she didn't say anything. So Shao Yifan walked downstairs and looked up.
Just this one glance made Shao Yifan's soul fly away: Shi Qiyan sat on the daughter wall! She was going to jump off the building? Shao Yifan immediately called Gu Zhiguang and rushed upstairs to persuade him.
If Shao Yifan hadn't been there, perhaps Shi Qiyan would have jumped after thinking for a while, but because of her and Gu Zhiguang, Shi Qiyan, who was worried, didn't jump.
The sirens of police cars and fire trucks sounded downstairs, and the place was filled with noise.
"Don't jump, think about your parents!"
"You are still young and have a bright future ahead of you."
"Tell us what you think and the teacher will try his best to help you solve the problem."
Shi Qiyan faced the blue sky, slowly spread her arms, and let the sunlight pour down and illuminate her whole body.
[It's really funny. If you are obedient, you can do everything. If you are sensible, you can take all the responsibilities. When you don't want to live anymore and want to die, suddenly so many people appear, crying and begging, not to let you die, haha...]
Zhao Xiangwan heard her thoughts and felt sad for some reason.
Pick the softest persimmons.
Shi Qiyan looks arrogant and unsociable, but she is actually a soft persimmon.
Lu Zhiying ran over and climbed up the porch. She looked at Shi Qiyan standing at the edge of the gutter. Her heart almost jumped out of her throat: "Qiyan, Qiyan——"
Because it is a rooftop for people to walk on, the parapet is made relatively high for safety reasons, about one meter by eye. The edge of the parapet is surrounded by a circle of pressed bricks, which are covered with cement mortar. Under the baking summer sun, it is both hot and reflective, which hurts the eyes of people inside the wall.
Lu Zhiying's hand was on the circle of bricks above the parapet. She seemed not to notice the burn at all. She was holding on to the edge tightly, wishing she could flip over and bring Shi Qiyan back immediately.
Shi Qiyan heard her voice and turned around slowly.
The sun was very strong, the concrete roof was very bright, and the temperature was very high, but all of this could not conceal Shi Qi Yan's beauty and pride.
Even though it was such a hot day, there was not a trace of sweat on her face. She felt light and airy, as if a gust of wind would blow it away.
Before Shi Qiyan could ask, Lu Zhiying started crying: "Qiyan, don't be like this. Your father didn't commit suicide, he was murdered. I went to find Gu Zhiguang, he's a policeman. The police found your father's diary with many things written in it. Come here quickly and come back with me. We want to redress your father's injustice..."
Lu Zhiying's words were incoherent, but Shi Qiyan understood them all.
She asked, "Did he kill my father?"
Lu Zhiying nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, the police have told me that when they were investigating a corruption case, they accidentally found your father's diary, which said that someone wanted to harm him."
Shi Qiyan turned his gaze to Gu Zhiguang.
Gu Zhiguang stared at Lu Zhiying with his mouth wide open, feeling confused. He had obviously not reviewed her statement in advance, so why did she say the same thing as he had just said?
Lu Zhiying was still crying. She had a miserable face to begin with, and now with tears and snot streaming down her face, she looked even more haggard and pitiful: "Qi Yan, Mommy can't live without you. You have to redress the injustice done to your dad..."
Shi Qiyan didn't say anything, just looked at Lu Zhiying quietly.
[Did he really kill my dad? Why?]
[The Design Institute is a clean government, how could there be corruption? ]
[Dad also keeps a diary? Why can't I find one at home? ]
[After twelve years, why did the police suddenly open up an old case? ]
[Where did Gu Zhiguang come from? Why did my mother ask him to help investigate? ]
[My mother has been an honest person all her life. When my father was alive, she listened to him in everything. After my father passed away, she listened to me in everything. The fact that she wanted to find a detective suggests that there might be something fishy about my father's death. If it wasn't for the fact that I wanted to see her again and give her a few words of advice, why would I wait until now?]
Zhao Xiangwan admired Shi Qi Yan a little. Even if a person stood on the outermost edge of the gutter board, he could fall down with just a sway. Others watching would be scared to death, but she was not at all confused. Her logical thinking was extremely clear, and she quickly found the loophole in Lu Zhiying's words.
How could a person like this want to die?
Zhao Xiangwan took a step forward, his attitude was easygoing, his voice was gentle, like a spring breeze, without giving people a trace of pressure: "Hello Shi Qiyan, I am Zhao Xiangwan, a sophomore at the Public Security University, and I am currently interning in the Municipal Bureau's Serious Crime Unit."
Others were at a loss of what to do due to panic, even the security guards who rushed over had uncontrolled expressions and their voices were filled with panic. Only Zhao Xiangwan remained calm and composed, as if he were classmates who met on the way to get some hot water and chatted about the weather and study.
Zhao Xiangwan's attitude impressed Shi Qiyan, so she turned her gaze towards him.
Zhao Xiangwan said, "When Mr. Shi Tong passed away, you were twelve years old. You can remember it, right?"
Shi Qiyan: “Of course.”
[At the age of twelve, I was already in the first grade of junior high school, and I remember everything clearly.]
Zhao Xiangwan asked: "The police said that depression led to suicide. Do you believe it?"
Shi Qiyan pursed her lips and said nothing.
【I went to the hospital to ask about depression, and my father's condition was very similar. I suspect that I have this gene. This disease is incurable and very scary. I don't feel that there is anything worth laughing about, and I can't find movies, TV shows or novels that move me to tears. I feel like a hollow person. I don't feel anything when I see others crying or laughing. Jumping off a building? I think it's a relief. It's great to fly through the sky like a little bird, and the world opens its arms to me at this moment.】
Shi Qiyan likes to talk more in her heart than she appears on the outside.
Everything she said was consistent with depression.
Zhao Xiangwan said: "If he wanted to die, jumping off the building might be a relief, but what if he didn't want to die? What if he was pushed off the building by someone?"
A light flashed in Shi Qiyan's eyes, but then dimmed in an instant.
[If you want to die, what difference does it make whether you jump yourself or someone pushes you? ]
[My father had a glorious and brilliant life, he had experienced love and hate, and it is good for him to leave like this.]
[Why bother to investigate why he died or how he died? Just let everything go with the wind.]
Even with the ability to read minds, Zhao Xiangwan still felt that the situation was difficult. Shi Qiyan seemed to really not care about life and death, and her desire to survive was very low. She was too lazy to even investigate the real cause of death of her father Shi Tong.
No wonder Gu Zhiguang couldn't change her mind after talking for so long.
The trick he had thought of with all his heart did not achieve his goal. The only benefit was to delay the time for Shi Qiyan to jump off the building.
Shi Qiyan looked at Lu Zhiying with gentle eyes: "Mom, don't investigate the cause of my father's death. It's too tiring. You are simple-minded and can't fight those bad guys. Don't look for any private detectives. They are unreliable. Just trust the police. I just wanted to tell you this, so I waited until now..."
[Gu Zhiguang thought I would insist on the truth about my father's suicide, but I just wanted to tell my mother not to be fooled by people like him. Does the truth matter? I've lived for 24 years, that's enough.]
Zhao Xiangwan's mind was ringing alarm bells. Oh no! After Shi Qiyan saw Lu Zhiying, her last concern disappeared and she would jump down immediately!
What should I do? What should I do?
At this moment, Zhao Xiangwan only hated himself for not being a doctor. He did not know the treatments for depression and only relied on some knowledge he had read from books. When he really met someone whose condition was so serious that he wanted to commit suicide, he was completely helpless.
Human emotions include happiness, sadness, anger, surprise, fear and disgust. If Shi Qiyan's anger could not be aroused by Shi Tong's death, and her curiosity could not be aroused, then her illness must have reached a very serious level.
What exactly does Shi Qiyan desire in her heart?
Zhao Xiangwan suddenly thought of what Shi Qiyan had just said about her father's death. She was thinking, "She had been glorious and brilliant, she had loved and hated, and it's good for her to just leave like this." Then why did Shi Qiyan die when she had never been in love and had never been brilliant?
A light bulb went off in Zhao Xiangwan's head, and he thought of Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory.
From physiological needs, safety needs, emotional and belonging needs, respect needs to the needs of self-actualization, which link did Shi Qiyan fail in, causing her to decide to die?
Generally, patients with depression may be frustrated in their security needs, such as unemployment, death of loved ones, illness, etc.; they may also be frustrated in their emotional and belonging needs, such as a broken heart, lack of sexual intimacy, and breaking up with best friends.
But Shi Qiyan is obviously not.
She was a successful student, in good health, had no plans to get married, had no lover, no friends, and her father had passed away many years ago. There was no reason for her to jump off a building because of all these.
If we continue to trace it upwards, we will find that the need for respect is not being met.
Everyone hopes to have a stable social status and to be recognized by society for their abilities and achievements. Maslow believes that when the need for respect is satisfied, people will be confident in themselves, enthusiastic about society, and realize the usefulness and value of their lives.
Who made Shi Qiyan feel disrespected?
Gu Zhiguang's words flashed through my mind.
——The arrogant Shi Qiyan obeyed Professor Jia's orders and gave her all whether working on projects or writing papers, for fear of disappointing Professor Jia.
——My suspicion is that Professor Jia’s constant exploitation of graduate students has put a lot of mental pressure on Shi Qiyan.
Zhao Xiangwan shouted out loudly: "Jia Shendu is wrong! Don't be influenced by him."
As soon as these words came out, Shi Qiyan's back stiffened, and she obviously had a reaction.
[What does she mean? What does she know? We were the only two people present when Mr. Jia said those things, and no one else heard them. How did she know that he was wrong?]
Zhao Xiangwan's eyes lit up, that's great!
As long as she is responsive, as long as she can ask for something, there is a way.
"Not a single word Jia Shendu said to you was right. If you listened to him, you would be fooled by him. He just wanted to keep hitting you so that your confidence would collapse, and then he could control you."
Teachers naturally have a sense of authority in front of their students.
This sense of authority can easily make people intoxicated, and some unscrupulous teachers will enjoy it. They will constantly suppress and criticize students, and finally make them lose confidence and obey them in everything.
Shi Qiyan's shoulders began to tremble. She raised her head and stared at Zhao Xiangwan blankly. Her voice became a little hoarse: "What did you say?"
【I really tried my best. I really tried very hard. The teacher said that I didn't calm down. He said that I only knew how to start something, and didn't pay attention to history and inheritance. I was really frustrated. I clearly looked up a lot of information, and I clearly tried very hard to dig into the details and sorted out the past and present of the stilt houses. Why do you still say that I don't pay attention to history and inheritance? There are so many stilt houses in Wei County. My classmates and I took more than a hundred photos. Why can they rest, but I still have to complete my hand-painted works? I haven't slept for a week. I have already drawn more than a dozen architectural representations. I am really tired, so tired! 】
Zhao Xiangwan heard from Gu Zhiguang that Jia Shendu had a nickname called "Jia Dushi". In order to control all the research funds by himself, he was unwilling to share the projects with other teachers, so he kept exploiting students. He could not do anything about the disobedient and naughty students, so the obedient and sensible Shi Qiyan became the object of his constant exploitation.
No sleep for a week? Anyone would collapse, right? This Jia Shendu is really unworthy of being a teacher!
Zhao Xiangwan softened his voice and said, "Shi Qiyan, do you feel that this world is unfair?"
"It's you who's working hard, but it's someone else who's doing the credit."
"Honest people suffer losses, while cunning and deceitful people gain benefits."
"Good people don't live long, bad people live a thousand years."
In the sunlight, Zhao Xiangwan's apple-like face was glowing, her amber pupils were shining with a strange light, and she had an inexplicable attraction. Shi Qiyan was involuntarily brought into the context of her conversation, with her head slightly tilted.
Shi Qiyan's head tilted slightly to the left, with her chin raised, revealing her snow-white neck.
This action gave Zhao Xiangwan confidence - the neck is a vulnerable part of human beings, and this action of tilting the head represents trust.
This shows that the four words "the world is unfair" touched Shi Qiyan's heart.
Zhao Xiangwan said calmly, "If each of us accepts this unfairness, does not resist evil people and evil words, and chooses to surrender when encountering evil deeds, then... how can we blame the world for being unfair? If good people jump off buildings when they encounter something, how can we blame good people for not having a long life?"
Shi Qiyan's expression changed.
Her flawless white face suddenly turned red.
At that moment, the heat seemed to finally fall on her.
Shi Qiyan, who was as graceful as a fairy, finally showed some worldly air.
Since simply coaxing her won't make Shi Qiyan give up on committing suicide, why not try another method?
People with depression are kindhearted people. When they encounter problems, they will habitually reflect on themselves. What if... we give them a little motivation to cheer them up?
Zhao Xiangwan said, "Shi Qiyan, please come closer first, otherwise the sun will make your eyes blind and you may accidentally fall down, and then you won't be able to draw again."
There was a hint of temptation in Zhao Xiangwan's words, which made people want to follow him involuntarily. Shi Qiyan took a small step towards the décor wall.
Everyone was holding their breath, not daring to speak for fear of disturbing the conversation between Zhao Xiangwan and Shi Qiyan.
Lu Zhiying covered her mouth and cried silently.
After so many years, someone finally said what she had always wanted to say! Why did Mr. Shi jump off the building? His death would only condone those who bullied him and make those who cared about him sad. Why did Qi Yan jump off the building? Her actions would only cheer those who hated her and make those who loved her miserable.
Zhao Xiangwan pointed at Lu Zhiying, who was barefoot, with disheveled hair, and looked wicked. His voice was chilling: "Why do you only pick on the weak? Why do you bully the honest people? Then why don't you just kill the evil people with a knife, but use it to dig out your mother's heart?"
Hearing this, Lu Zhiying could no longer control her emotions. She lay down against the wall and burst into tears.
"Qi Yan, Qi Yan, when you were three years old, I came to your house. You hugged my waist and asked me if I was your mother. I burst into tears at that time. I don't have my own biological children, you are my daughter. Your father left us and you are my life... I don't have much education, I don't understand what you mean by architecture, let alone history, but I know you like sweet and sour food, I know you like white clothes, I know you like to be clean. I won't achieve anything in my life, but I just want to stay with you, watch you grow up, and become a great person like your father in the future. That's it, won't God allow it?"
Tears were sparkling in Shi Qiyan's eyes.
Zhao Xiangwan knew that she was already tempted, so he simply added fuel to her fire: "Your mother is barefoot, did you see it? Today the temperature outside is 35 degrees, and the temperature on the roof and ground is close to 50 degrees. Your mother is barefoot because she was too anxious to see you and lost her shoes. You see, the people who care about you ran to see you when you were in trouble, but those who bullied you have not shown up until now. Are you sure you want to jump off a building in front of the people who love you and let those who hate you cheer and rejoice?"
Zhao Xiangwan felt a little smoke coming out of her throat after saying so many words in one breath. She paused for a moment and said, "Shi Qiyan, you are sure you want to be such a person who makes your loved ones sad and your enemies happy?"
Two lines of tears rolled down her cheeks as Shi Qi Yan walked slowly forward to the porch.
Lu Zhiying finally exploded, rushed over and tightly grasped Shi Qiyan's hand. Her strength was so great that her joints turned white: "Qiyan, come home with me, let's go home! If you jump again, take your mother with you, so that you will have a companion when you become a ghost."
Shao Yifan, who was wearing a flowery dress, also ran over and grabbed Shi Qiyan's arm: "Shi Qiyan, you are really promising!"
Gu Zhiguang wanted to go forward, but was stopped by Zhao Xiangwan. Shi Qiyan was a girl, clean, noble and proud by nature, and she certainly didn't want a strange man to get close to her. This was the most critical moment, and she absolutely couldn't let it go to waste.
Zhao Xiangwan put one hand on the pressure brick of the parapet, and her palm was burned so much that she gasped. She endured the burning arm and pushed it hard, and turned over in an instant.
He Mingyu and Zhu Feipeng already had a tacit understanding with her, and quickly followed, tightly grasping Zhao Xiangwan's left arm to help her steady her body.
Zhao Xiangwan placed his left hand on the edge of the wall, stepped on the gutter board about 60 centimeters wide that extended out from the edge of the wall, and slowly approached Shi Qiyan.
Because of the previous communication, Shi Qiyan did not resist Zhao Xiangwan's approach.
When they were only half an arm's length away, Zhao Xiangwan held Shi Qiyan under her armpits and helped the already weak Shi Qiyan to climb over the wall.
As soon as Shi Qiyan's feet touched the ground, Lu Zhiying hugged her tightly. Tears gushed out and wet Shi Qiyan's shoulders. She couldn't utter a word and could only cry.
Zhao Xiangwan turned back and was hugged by He Mingyu. Zhu Feipeng gritted his teeth and said, "You are so brave!" The gutter board was only 60 centimeters high, and she actually climbed over the wall like this! If Shi Qiyan struggled, they would both die.
Zhao Xiangwan was a little breathless after being hugged by He Mingyu. He reached out and patted her back gently, smiling and said, "I know my limits. It's okay."
He Mingyu squeezed Zhao Xiangwan's neck tightly and said, "Don't be so impulsive in the future!"
[Even if there are a hundred Shi Qiyans, they are not as valuable as Zhao Xiangwan like you! ]
The crowd downstairs burst into cheers.
"We are saved, we are saved!"
"We finally rescued him, that's great."
"It was so dangerous. I was so nervous. I almost fell down."
Amid the cheers, Jia Shen arrived late.
Seeing Jia Shendu, the school secretary Fang pulled him aside and said in a low voice: "Shi Qiyan is your graduate student. How could you let her jump off a building? How do you, as a mentor, usually care about her?"
Jia Shendu is about 40 years old, very short, dark and thin, with a shrewd face. If he were not wearing glasses, you would not know that he is a university professor.
He looked up at the rooftop and frowned, "Did he jump?"
Secretary Fang said unhappily, "Why? You're not satisfied even though the person was saved. You have to jump down and fall to death to be happy?"
Jia Shendu lowered his eyes and said, "Secretary, what are you talking about? Shi Qiyan is my student, and I certainly hope that she is OK. The psychological quality of today's students is too poor, and they will commit suicide after a few words. I'm telling you not to recruit such students in the future, because even after graduation, it's hard for them to become useful!"
Secretary Fang didn't expect Jia Shendu to be so tough at this time. He frowned and said unceremoniously: "With your current attitude, who would dare to study as your graduate student? When she comes down, remember to say a few nice words to her, show concern for her, and don't push her too hard. If something really happens, it will have a bad impact on you, the college, and the school."
Jia Shendu is a famous professor at the School of Architecture. The total amount of funding for his vertical research and horizontal projects has long exceeded one million yuan each year. He is known as "Jia Baiwan" and is very confident, not afraid of the secretary at all.
He sneered, "I am a graduate student tutor. I am responsible for the professional level and research ability of students. As for the emotional and personal problems of female students, it is not my business! Secretary Fang, if you are worried that something will happen to her, then you should pay more attention to her, communicate with her more, and introduce her to a boyfriend, so that she won't think too much and climb to the roof of the college and shout that she wants to commit suicide."
Secretary Fang was so angry at Jia Shendu's attitude that he trembled: "Jia Shendu! Don't think that you can ignore ideological education just because you are good at scientific research and make a lot of money. I tell you, a teacher should put morality first. As a graduate student supervisor, you should set an example and be a gentle and kind person..."
Before Secretary Fang could finish his words, Jia Shendu interrupted him and said, "Okay, since there's nothing else, I'll go back to the office."
The crowd suddenly became noisy, attracting the attention of Secretary Fang and Jia Shendu. They both raised their heads and looked towards the college lobby.
The first floor of the School of Architecture building is an open lobby. The entrance is hung with excellent student works from previous years. There is an irregular sculpture made of steel pipes at the door, which looks very artistic.
The police and firefighters were all dispatched. Shi Qiyan's suicide caused a lot of noise. When she was finally rescued, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhao Xiangwan followed Shi Qiyan and the others downstairs and accurately caught an unfriendly look from the crowd. Following this look, Zhao Xiangwan saw Jia Shendu.
Shi Qiyan's body shrank, and she obviously also saw Jia Shendu.
Zhao Xiangwan knew that the real test had come.
Lu Zhiying held her daughter's shoulders, like a hen protecting her chicks, and used her frail body to block the curious gazes of the onlookers.
Shi Qiyan was back in her mother's arms, letting down her guard, and just wanted to go back home and hide. But Jia Shendu's gaze made her whole body tense up.
Secretary Fang came forward, looked at Lu Zhiying, and said gently, "Mother Shi Qiyan, if you have any difficulties, please tell us. The college will do its best to solve them. Do you want to take the child to the hospital for a checkup first?"
Shi Qiyan's body began to tremble.
Lu Zhiying protected her daughter and shook her head repeatedly: "No, we won't go to the hospital. Let's go home."
Secretary Fang glanced at Jia Shendu and said a few polite words, hoping that the matter would be put to rest.
But Jia Shendu not only did not come up to comfort Shi Qiyan, but instead snorted coldly.
This cold snort made Shi Qiyan even more nervous.
[The teacher is here, the teacher is here. Did I do something embarrassing again today? I am a useless person, a stupid person. It takes me two days to draw a pattern drawing. I am not as aggressive as boys when doing research. I am not suitable for scientific research at all, let alone historical building protection. ]
【The teacher said that the protection of historical buildings requires arduous field investigations. If you don't have the spirit of hard work and perseverance, you are not worthy of being an excellent architect. My mother took good care of me from childhood to adulthood. The environment in the stilt house in Weixian was very poor. and cried. I was so delicate, I might disappoint my father, right?】
Jia Shendu seemed to have an inexplicable magnetic field. As long as he was close to her, Shi Qiyan would become anxious, inferior, and sensitive. Even though he didn't say anything, Shi Qiyan could come up with a lot of accusations and reprimands in her mind.
Zhao Xiangwan raised his eyes and looked at Jia Shendu, trying to find the reason from him.
This unremarkable man, wearing a gray short-sleeved T-shirt, a pair of army green trousers with his trouser legs rolled up into a pair of three-quarter pants, and a pair of slippers, looked like a farmer digging lotus roots.
He had two thick eyebrows that were as sharp as a knife, which made him look more fierce.
Is this Jia Shendu, the nationally renowned expert in historical building protection and professor of architecture at Hunan University?
【Oh, coward! 】
【A coward who does not deserve sympathy. 】
[If you have the guts, just jump, and I will look up to you. ]
[You want to take me down with this? Don't even think about it! In this world, those who look down on me and those who try to take me down are all trampled under my feet. Who do you think you are?]
Hearing this, Zhao Xiangwan felt mixed emotions.
If such a strong teacher meets a student who is equally strong, he may be able to bring out the student's potential. But what if he meets a sensitive and introverted student? That would be a tragedy.
No wonder the ancients said that teaching should be tailored to the students' abilities. If teachers do not know how to adapt and blindly criticize, blame and demand too much from all students, problems will arise sooner or later.
At present, there is no better way except changing tutors.
However, for Shi Qiyan, if the tutor was not good, she would change tutors; if the work was not satisfactory, she would change jobs; if the family was unhappy, she would break up the family... She solved all setbacks by escaping, which was not a good thing for her who already had depression.
This world is not made for you, and it won't always be smooth.
Zhao Xiangwan had a deep sense of powerlessness.
We rescued Shi Qiyan today. If she encounters the same thing again next time, will she jump off the building again?
Lu Zhiying had a natural sense of inferiority in front of intellectuals. She did not dare to express her dissatisfaction, and walked past Secretary Fang and Jia Shendu with Shi Qiyan in her arms, whispering: "Qiyan, don't be afraid, don't be afraid, mom will accompany you."
Zhao Xiangwan followed them, walking slowly.
Jia Shendu suddenly spoke up: "A person who is easily discouraged by setbacks will never achieve anything. Shi Qiyan, you really disappoint me."
Secretary Fang was so angry that he saw stars. It was already this late, and Jia Shendu was adding fuel to the fire! He strode forward and covered Jia Shendu's mouth with his hand: "Teacher Jia, be careful with your words!"
Although Jia Shendu was short, he was very strong. He raised his hands, opened Secretary Fang's hand that was covering his mouth, and spoke angrily.
"I educate my students, what's wrong with that? Secretary, don't think that you can stop all the negative comments by shutting up the gossip. Who doesn't encounter setbacks in life? Does everyone commit suicide? Look at the onlookers here, there are police officers, firefighters, teachers, and students. Who hasn't encountered difficulties in life or work? If everyone is like Shi Qiyan, who would kill herself at the slightest difficulty, how can this society progress?"
The crowd, whose faces were sweating from the sun, had originally planned to leave, but when they heard Jia Shendu's words, they suddenly became interested and began to discuss quietly.
"Yes, Professor Jia is right."
"Only cowards who want to escape from reality would commit suicide."
"So many poor people who can't even afford to eat are working hard to earn money to support their families, but she eats well, dresses well, looks pretty, and can even study for a master's degree. I don't know how much better she is than those people. What's there to be unhappy about?"
"If she wanted to jump off a building, she should have chosen a deserted night, found a tall building where few people lived, and jumped quietly. She came to the school building in the middle of the afternoon to jump, isn't she just trying to gain everyone's attention and sympathy? I don't think she would die at all, she's just being hypocritical."
The so-called crowd is actually a group of people who follow the crowd and are easily led and guided by some malicious voices.
When everyone was worried that Shi Qiyan would jump off the building, everyone was shouting: Don't jump! You still have a lot of youth left! Come and help her!
But now that the crisis has been resolved, after Professor Jia said this, everyone changed their mindset and began to accuse Shi Qiyan of being cowardly, hypocritical, and seeking attention.
Every word was heartbreaking. Shi Qiyan's face turned pale and his steps became increasingly weak.
[I am a sinner. I shouldn't have come to the School of Architecture to jump off the building. I shouldn't have shocked everyone on such a hot afternoon. I should have chosen a sleepless night to slowly cut my wrists and let my vitality gradually disappear. Mom, I'm sorry for you, Dad, I'm sorry for you. I have brought shame to you. I shouldn't have come to this world.]
Hearing this, Zhao Xiangwan's face turned dull.
Now that we have rescued Shi Qiyan today, we will never allow her to give up!
Zhao Xiangwan took a step forward and faced Jia Shendu, with anger flashing in his eyes.
Zhao Xiangwan is tall and Jia Shendu is short. They are only one meter apart, but it seems that Zhao Xiangwan is half a head taller than him.
"Teacher Jia, have you ever killed anyone?"
At the sudden words, Jia Shendu's pupils shrank. He took a half step back, put his left foot in front, right foot behind, raised his arms slightly, placed his left arm horizontally, clenched his right fist, and went into a state of full defense.
[Who is she? An undercover police officer? Why did she ask such a question? Could it be that...someone has discovered what I did?! It has been so many years since the incident, I thought it had been forgotten, why did she suddenly ask such a question? Did I give myself away, or was the body discovered?]
Huh? Zhao Xiangwan was also stunned.
Originally, she was going to have a discussion with Jia Shendu: there is a dragon spring on the tongue, which can kill people without shedding blood. She started with whether she had ever killed anyone, but it was just to alert Jia Shendu and make him pay attention to his words and deeds.
I never thought that Jia Shendu really killed someone?
This, this, this…
This doesn't follow the routine at all. How should she proceed?
The sun was still scorching, but Zhao Xiangwan felt cold.
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