Chapter 27 Two Lonely People
"Go on." Yu Hao leaned back in his chair, quietly watching the other person's performance. Qin Jun put down his water glass and pursed his lips. "So I think Guo Zhong is a pimp, and Gou Rong has investments, but I don't know anything about the two of them." Seeing that Yu Hao and Lu Chao were just staring at him, Qin Jun paused and continued, "Later, the government cracked down on pornography, gambling, and drugs, so they transformed their development. The two of them partnered to start a rental housing business, the rental housing in the urban village." The door of the interrogation room was gently pushed open, and Zhang Min walked in quietly and placed a document in front of Yu Hao. Yu Hao handed over the document and looked up at Qin Jun: "Why did you contact them recently?" "Wang Shun, we are from the same village." Qin Jun's voice lowered, "I contacted Guo Zhong to borrow money...I'm short of money recently." Lu Chao sneered: "Borrow money? Or blackmail?" Qin Jun waved his hands quickly, "How dare I blackmail him, it's really borrowing money! He owed me a favor before!" He paused, "It's the same reason to contact Gou Rong, they made a lot of money from renting out houses." The content of the document is the conversation record of Zhang Min and Liu Kai simultaneously questioning Gou Rong, which is basically the same as what Qin Jun confessed, but it pushed all the pimping matters onto Guo Jun, and also denied the fact that asked Qin Jun to monitor Guo Zhong. He slammed the folder shut. "There was less than a thousand yuan in Guo Zhong's account before he died. Where's the money?" Qin Jun's expression froze instantly, his eyes rolling around. "I... I don't know. Maybe he lost it all himself..." Yu Hao slowly stood up and looked down at Qin Jun condescendingly. "I'll ask you again, answer honestly, do you know what Guo Zhong was investigating before he died?" Qin Jun shook his head blankly, his Adam's apple rolling up and down. "He's investigating the cause of Wang Shun's death." Yu Hao's voice was very soft, "and he found some interesting things." "It's none of my business... I really just borrowed the money... I don't know anything about Wang Shun's affairs, really." "Think about it carefully, it's okay, we have plenty of time." "That... that." After hesitating for a moment, Qin Jun's eyes flashed and he said, "Guo Zhong likes to go to some places, like Blue Rose, Romance of Love, Golden Coast, Red House... It's really possible that he has lost all his money." "Wait..." Yu Hao straightened up, "You just said, there is also Golden Coast?" Qin Jun's face immediately turned from red to white, and he tried his best to deny it, "What Golden Coast? Golden what coast? Why haven't I heard of it? Where did I say that?" Lu Chao pointed at the surveillance camera impatiently, "Think about it carefully before you speak." "That... that... let me think, I...
"Go on." Yu Hao leaned back in his chair and watched the other person's performance quietly.
Qin Jun put down his water cup and pursed his lips. "So I think Guo Zhong is a pimp and Gou Rong has an investment, but I don't know anything about the two of them."
Seeing that Yu Hao and Lu Chao were just staring at him, Qin Jun paused and continued, "Later, the government cracked down on pornography, gambling, and drugs, so they transformed their business and started a rental housing business together. It was the rental housing in the urban village."
The door of the interrogation room was gently pushed open, Zhang Min walked in quietly, and placed a document in front of Yu Hao.
Yu Hao put the document away and looked up at Qin Jun: "Why did you contact them recently?"
"Wang Shun, we're from the same village." Qin Jun's voice dropped. "I contacted Guo Zhong to borrow money... I'm short on cash lately."
Lu Chao sneered: "Borrowing money? Or blackmail?"
Qin Jun quickly waved his hands. "How dare I blackmail him? He's really just borrowing money! He owed me a favor!" He paused. "I approached Gou Rong for the same reason. They made a lot of money renting out the property."
The content of the file is a record of the conversation between Zhang Min and Liu Kai when they simultaneously questioned Gou Rong. It is basically consistent with what Qin Jun confessed, but it puts all the blame on Guo Jun for the pimping and denies the fact that Qin Jun was asked to monitor Guo Zhong.
He slammed the folder shut. "Before Guo Zhong died, there was less than a thousand yuan in his account. Where's the money?"
Qin Jun's expression froze instantly, his eyes darting around: "I...I don't know, maybe he destroyed them all himself..."
Yu Hao slowly stood up and looked down at Qin Jun condescendingly: "I'll ask you again, answer honestly, do you know what Guo Zhong was investigating before his death?"
Qin Jun shook his head blankly, his Adam's apple rolling up and down.
"He's investigating the cause of Wang Shun's death." Yu Hao's voice was soft. "And, he found some interesting things."
"It's none of my business... I really just borrowed the money... I don't know anything about Wang Shun's affairs, really."
"Think about it carefully. It's okay. We have plenty of time."
"That...that." After hesitating for a moment, Qin Jun's eyes flashed and he said, "Guo Zhong likes to go to places like Blue Rose, Romance of Love, Golden Coast, Red House... He might have spent all his money on it."
"Wait..." Yu Hao straightened up, "You just said there's also the Golden Coast?"
Qin Jun's face immediately turned from red to white, and he vehemently denied it. "What Golden Coast? Golden what coast? How come I've never heard of it? Where did I say that?"
Lu Chao pointed at the surveillance camera impatiently and said, "Think it over carefully before you speak."
"That...that...let me think about it, let me think about it." Qin Jun frowned, his eyes moving quickly, and after a moment he replied, "That might be what he said. I remember it now. It's a KTV. He likes to sing there." After saying that, he picked up the water glass as if to cover up something.
It's the Gold Coast again, what a strange place.
Yu Hao thought of that arrogant man and immediately asked, "Do you know Wang Kun?"
"Ah?" Qin Jun's hands shook unconsciously, and the water cup fell to the ground. "Wang Kun, what Wang Kun? I don't know him. How could I know someone like that?"
"What kind of person?" Yu Hao asked.
"That...that..." Qin Jun's face showed fear, "That's...a big shot. How could a small character like me know him?"
"Oh, that's right."
"Qin Jun, you'd better not lie. Tell the truth." Lu Chao tapped the table with his pen.
"Of course I'll tell you everything I know." Qin Jun broke out in a cold sweat.
In the subsequent conversation, Qin Jun was absent-minded and failed to provide any valuable information, so the interrogation ended quickly.
* Criminal Police Brigade meeting room.
"What do you think?" Lu Chao said with suppressed excitement, "Could these two cases be related to the prostitution ring organized by Guo Zhong ten years ago?"
He stood up, walked to the whiteboard, and pointed at the words "Mysterious Woman." "The woman in the Wang Shun case who has yet to show up..."
Zhang Min pushed up her glasses. "You mean, maybe the victim from back then came back for revenge?"
Yu Hao's eyes scanned the whiteboard back and forth. He picked up a red marker and drew a thick line between "Guo Zhong" and "Wang Shun".
"It's not impossible." Yu Hao's voice was low and hoarse. "Qin Jun said that when Guo Zhong organized prostitution, Wang Shun was a frequent customer. If that mysterious woman was the victim back then..."
Lu Chao slammed the table, causing the liquid in the coffee cup to slosh out. "So Liu Feng is probably a scapegoat!"
Yu Hao walked to the window and looked out at the dark night. "Maybe Liu Feng was just unlucky. He happened to run into the murderer's plan when he was stealing the money."
Lu Chao walked up to Yu Hao and lowered his voice: "What about Guo Zhong? Why kill him?"
"Silence him." Yu Hao turned around, his eyes sharp as a knife. "Guo Zhong knows too much, and..." He paused, "He may have guessed who the murderer is."
"You mean, Guo Zhong knows who the murderer is?"
"It's very likely that he came to me that day with the intention of selling me clues. Perhaps he thought the reward offered by our police was too small. He didn't reveal the details, but we can't rule out the possibility that he extorted money from the murderer, which resulted in his own death." Yu Hao analyzed.
"I think this line of reasoning is very likely. Remember what Gou Rong said? He said there's a way to make money recently. It's very likely that he's referring to this." Lu Chao slapped his thigh. "It's definitely right. In this way, the information we know can be connected."
After hearing this, Zhang Min held up his chin and said, "It seems that we still have information that we haven't learned yet, and this information is in Guo Zhong's hands."
Yu Hao nodded.
"By the way, Captain Yu, do you feel that Qin Jun didn't seem to have spoken out completely, especially when he mentioned Wang Kun, he seemed to be dodging intentionally." Lu Chao said.
"Indeed, keep a close eye on Wang Kun as well. Don't alert the enemy."
"OK."
*
The auditorium of Yucai Primary School was crowded with parents gathered in groups of three or four, talking in low voices.
Luo Xin stood in front of the grades bulletin board, his fingers gently stroking Luo Xue's name - third in the class, tenth in the grade.
The corners of her mouth rose unconsciously, and the image of her daughter who was so excited that she couldn't sleep last night appeared in front of her.
"Mom, I'm in the top ten!" Luo Xue was jumping on the bed, her face flushed red. "Sun Lei is first in the grade again. He's more than 20 points higher than the second place!"
The heating in the auditorium was turned on very high. Luo Xin took off his coat and put it on his arm, his eyes unconsciously looking for the familiar figure.
Sure enough, in the corner of the auditorium, Sun Yong stood still like a sculpture. From time to time, someone greeted him, and he just nodded politely.
"Brother Sun." Luo Xin walked over and greeted him softly.
Sun Yong was visibly startled. When he turned around, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but then he returned to his usual composure. He also nodded in response.
"Congratulations, Lei Zi is the top student in the grade again." Luo Xin said sincerely.
The corners of Sun Yong's mouth twitched slightly, as if he was about to laugh but held it back: "Yeah." His eyes swept over the report card in Luo Xin's hand, "Xiaoxue... did well in the exam."
These few simple words warmed Luo Xin's heart. She knew that for this taciturn man, this was a rare greeting.
"She was so happy that she pestered me to make her braised pork last night to celebrate." Luo Xin said with a smile, and suddenly remembered something, "By the way, what reward does Lei Zi want?"
Sun Yong's expression froze. "No...no."
There was an awkward silence.
Luo Xin noticed that Sun Yong's collar had been worn white and there were oil stains on his cuffs that had not been washed clean. It was obvious that he had come directly from the stall.
In the auditorium, after the principal finished his speech and emphasized some precautions during the winter vacation, the parents returned to their children's classrooms.
"Parents, please take your seats. The parent-teacher meeting will begin soon." The voice of our head teacher, Teacher Li, came from the podium through the microphone.
The parents found a place to sit down.
Luo Xin originally wanted to sit next to Sun Yong, but found that he had already walked quickly to the corner of the last row, as if deliberately keeping a distance from the crowd.
The parents' meeting went smoothly. When Sun Lei's grades were mentioned, the classroom erupted in applause.
Luo Xin looked back and saw Sun Yong still sitting there expressionlessly, with no reaction to the applause.
"...Now, please invite the top ten parents to come up to the stage to receive their certificates." Teacher Li's voice brought Luo Xin back to his senses.
As she walked onto the stage, she saw Sun Yong hesitate before slowly rising. His movements were a little stiff, as if he hadn't been in front of a crowd for a long time.
When Teacher Li handed Sun Lei's certificate to him, Sun Yong's hand trembled noticeably and he almost dropped it.
"Mr. Sun," Teacher Li lowered his voice, "could you please stay for a moment? I want to talk to you about Lei Zi."
Sun Yong frowned slightly and nodded.
After the parents-in-law meeting, other parents left one after another. Luo Xin wanted to leave immediately, but for some unknown reason, he stayed and sat in the back row, pretending to organize his things.
"...Lei Zi is very smart, but too withdrawn." Teacher Li's voice came from the front. "He never participates in group activities and always reads alone during breaks. As a teacher, I am very worried about his social skills..."
Sun Yong listened silently, his back to Luo Xin, his shoulders tense.
"After his mother... passed away, he became even less talkative." Sun Yong suddenly spoke, his voice hoarse as if he hadn't spoken in a long time. "I... I don't know how..."
His words stopped abruptly, as if his throat was blocked by something. Luo Xin saw his back trembling slightly.
"So we still hope that after you return home, you can communicate more with Sun Lei. He is really smart, but his shortcomings are also obvious. As his class teacher, I still hope that he can develop comprehensively and better integrate into society in the future." Teacher Li's words were very sincere, and Sun Yong nodded.
Teacher Li paused for a few seconds and said softly, "...If you need it, the school has a psychological counselor..."
"No need." Sun Yong raised his head suddenly, and his voice returned to its usual cold and hard tone.
Teacher Li didn't say anything else.
*
"Brother Sun, wait a minute!"
In the corridor of the teaching building, Luo Xin, who was waiting for his daughter, called out to Sun Yong.
Sun Yong stopped and slowly turned around.
"I...I want to invite Lei Zi to my house to play." Luo Xin said with courage, "Xiao Xue has always wanted to be friends with him."
Sun Yong replied, "Why?"
The word "why" made Luo Xin's heart ache. He even felt that Sun Yong and his son had almost the same personality. They were both so withdrawn, and they both had their spiritual and emotional worlds deeply sealed in a small space, seeking security and meaning there.
"Because..." Luo Xin took a deep breath, "Children need friends. And..." She paused, "You have helped me so much."
Sun Yong's eyes flickered, and he was silent for a long time, so long that Luo Xin thought he would not answer.
"Okay," he whispered finally, turning and leaving.
"Mom!" Luo Xue's voice came from behind, "Have you seen my certificate?"
Luo Xin turned around and saw his daughter's rosy little face. He reached out and hugged her in his arms: "My daughter is great."
Luo Xue raised her head, her eyelashes were very long and her eyes were clear, "Hehe. But compared to Sun Lei, there is still a big gap."
"As long as you are better than your past self, that is progress. We don't need to compare ourselves with others." Luo Xin stroked his daughter's hair and smiled.
"Hehe, but Sun Lei is really amazing." Luo Xue stood up straight and sighed, "I really don't know how he learned all this?"
As the mother and daughter walked towards the school gate, Luo Xin said, "I just ran into his father, and we talked about how Lei Zi might come to our house to play."
"Really?" Luo Xue's eyes lit up instantly. "That's great! I was just planning to give him the painting I drew!"
"Do you want to be friends with him?"
"Yes, but I don't know how to be friends with him... He never talks."
On the way home, the snow started falling again.
Luo Xin held his daughter's hand, but his thoughts drifted to the lonely father and his equally lonely son.
She suddenly had a strange feeling - perhaps their meeting was not just a coincidence.
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