Chapter 78: One Lives, One Dies
As the operation time passed by minute by minute, the rain outside became heavier and heavier, gradually connecting from dots to lines. Even with the windows closed, the crackling sound of the rain could be heard.
Currently, except for some members of the physical evidence technical team who are still busy with this case, the other criminal police are idle. Due to the weather, no one is too lazy to move, so they simply stay in the hospital and wait for the result of the criminal suspect's rescue.
The surgery ended faster than anyone expected. Guan Xia and Pang Le were dozing off with their heads resting against each other when they heard the commotion of people standing up. They groggily opened their eyes to find the lights in the operating room off. The doctor pushed open the door and walked out. Facing everyone's questioning gazes, he shook his head gravely and said, "We did our best."
Although they were mentally prepared, everyone was still a little stunned when the suspect failed to rescue the victim. Guan Xia was in even more complicated mood. She didn't know how much property the suspect had stolen from the victim's home, but no matter how much, compared to the two lives, it was so light that it made people sigh.
As the suspect's body was wheeled out, Xia Chenghui spoke wearily, "Call Forensic Doctor Cheng and have him send the body back to the precinct for an autopsy."
Lin Zhuang agreed and then asked, "The suspect's family..."
Xia Chenghui said: "I communicated with them when I contacted them before. The rain in Dongyi City started earlier than ours. They can't get here overnight, but they will rush over as soon as the rain stops."
Following Xia Chenghui's order, the entire First Squadron was on the move again. Guan Xia and the others naturally didn't have to go back to Dingyang Branch. After saying hello, they went straight back to the hotel.
This time, Guan Xia did not suffer from insomnia. She fell asleep almost as soon as she touched the pillow. When she opened her eyes the next day, it was already noon.
Guan Xia stared at the ceiling for a while before his brain started to work normally. Then he realized belatedly that while he was waiting for the result of the criminal suspect's rescue, the system calculation had already come out and the halo was recharged.
Guan Xia solved two cases in a few days. Although her whole body ached and her mind felt stiff, she still felt a sense of accomplishment. These two cases were different from the previous ones. She participated in and watched the investigation and solving of them almost throughout the whole process.
Although she woke up, Guan Xia didn't want to get up yet. However, Pang Le's words made her unable to help but get up.
Pang Le said, "You're finally awake. Xu Nian has called you twice. There must be some new information about the case. Please call him back. I've been curious for a long time."
Guan Xia felt heavy as an old man one second, and light as a swallow the next. With one arm propped up, she sat on the bedside, holding her phone and saying, "If you're curious, answer it. You can tell me when I wake up."
"That won't do," Pang Le said righteously, "If the information is too explosive, I'll definitely have a lot to complain about. Wouldn't it be too pitiful if I couldn't find anyone to complain to? I'd rather wait for you to come with me."
Pang Le always has a lot of twisted ideas, and Guan Xia was a little amused. Seeing the expectation in her eyes, she was too lazy to argue with her and called Xu Nian back.
The call was answered almost immediately. Xu Nian said, "The victim's life-saving efforts were completed at 10 a.m. this morning. He's survived, but he's not yet out of the critical stage. He was rushed to the ICU right after leaving the operating room. It's unlikely he'll wake up in the near future."
As long as their lives were saved, Guan Xia and Pang Le both breathed a sigh of relief.
Xu Nian added, "The autopsy results for the suspect, Wei Jianming, are out. He died due to a ruptured spleen caused by the car accident, and despite medical efforts, he died."
One is alive and the other is dead. Guan Xia felt complicated for a moment, but then she became happy. Compared with the dead suspect, the innocent victim survived, which was really good news that was exciting.
"What about the fingerprint comparison?" Guan Xia quickly thought of this and asked, "Are the results out yet?"
"It's out," Xu Nian said, "I confirm they are the same."
Hearing this, Guan Xia knew that the case was officially solved.
In the following time, Guan Xia, Pang Le and Ji An did not leave the hotel. They slept when they were tired and ate when they woke up. Because they were bored, the three of them played games together. They were quite happy, but Guan Xia and Ji An were not very good at it. They really had no gaming experience. They only played a few games and then went to watch short videos, leaving Pang Le alone to play games.
Free time always passes quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was the 17th. The rainstorm ended in the afternoon of the 17th, and the relatives of the suspect Wei Jianming arrived in the evening of the 17th. When Guan Xia and others received the news and rushed to the Dingyang District Branch, the mother and daughter had just come out after identifying the body. Wei Jianming's wife cried so hard that she almost collapsed on the ground, and her daughter was also in tears, but she was stronger than the others. She cried while trying to support her mother's body.
The two cried for a long time before they calmed down a little with the comfort of Xia Chenghui and another female police officer.
However, when they were asked about Wei Jianming's actions before the incident, their tears couldn't help but flow out.
Wei Jianming's wife cried and choked up, saying, "I really don't know. Before he left, he spoke in the same tone as usual, saying he was going out to meet a friend and would be back in the evening. I thought he was going to meet his friends again, and I even cursed him before he left. I really didn't expect he was going to rob or kill someone. He's been a coward his whole life. A few years ago, when it was not so convenient to go to the vegetable market to buy vegetables, I was the one who killed the chickens and fish for our family during the holidays. He had never even seen blood, so how could he kill someone? How could he possibly kill someone? Why would he rob or kill someone?"
Wei Jianming's wife obviously could not accept the crime committed by Wei Jianming. Her expression was broken and confused, and she kept muttering why.
Seeing that Wei Jianming's wife was too emotional to communicate, Xia Chenghui turned her attention to his daughter and asked, "Before the incident, was your father's behavior unusual? Has he had any financial disputes recently? Or has he developed any bad habits?"
Wei Jianming's daughter's eyes were also red and swollen from crying. She recalled vaguely for a long time before she sniffed and said, "I was busy with work and had to go out early and come back late, so I moved out a few years ago. The last time I saw my father was a week ago. He didn't look very well, and there were several blisters at the corners of his mouth. I asked him what happened, and he said he might have caught a cold from the air conditioner. I even went to the pharmacy to buy him some medicine. Later, when I got home, I heard him talking on the phone on the balcony. His tone was a bit impatient and pleading, as if he was asking for help because of some difficulties. But when I asked him later, he refused to say anything. So I told my mother, and my mother went to question my father, asking if he had lent his salary to his friends again. My father denied it, so my mother checked his bank statements, but she didn't find anything. The two of them didn't quarrel again, and the matter was left unresolved."
Xia Chenghui was about to open her mouth to ask more questions when she saw Wei Jianming's daughter glance at her mother, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
Xia Chenghui immediately understood and found an excuse to let the policewoman take Wei Jianming's wife away. Then she looked at her and said, "You can say whatever you want to say now."
Wei Jianming's daughter pursed her lips nervously, her expression struggling. After a few seconds, she whispered, "My mom checked the bank statements on my dad's salary card and didn't check again. But later, I got worried and secretly looked through her bank cards. My mom has a card that she and my dad share. In addition to their savings, it also contains money my brother deposited with her for buying a house and his wedding. I know the password."
Wei Jianming's daughter paused here. Although she hadn't spoken about the follow-up yet, Guan Xia guessed the result just from her expression and eyes.
Sure enough, Wei Jianming's daughter spoke in a complicated tone, "I don't know the exact amount of money in that card, but as for my brother's, I know he deposited at least 150,000 yuan into it. But when I went to the bank to check, there were only a few thousand yuan left. So I knew my dad had lent the money to his friends again."
Xia Chenghui asked, "Didn't you tell your mother afterwards?"
Wei Jianming's daughter couldn't help crying again. "I didn't dare. When I was very young, my mother and my father had quarreled countless times over this and even fought. Until I was 20 years old, my mother said angrily that if my father didn't return the money he lent, she would divorce him and not live with him anymore. My father was afraid and had no choice but to ask for the money back. But then he said that because of this, several of his friends felt that he didn't keep his word and asked for money before the stipulated repayment period, so they stopped associating with him. I know my mother's temper. Although she quarreled with my father, she would not joke about divorce and would definitely do what she said. My father must have dared not tell her for this reason. I'm not shielding my father. I was just thinking about whether I could hide it from my mother first and then find a way to help my father get the money back. But I didn't expect that things would turn out like this before I took any action."
The girl looked very regretful. Her emotions, which had just calmed down, became agitated again and she cried breathlessly.
Guan Xia and Pang Le listened with complicated expressions. They didn't say anything, but when they looked at each other, they knew they had a lot of bad things to say, so they sat for a while and when they saw that Wei Jianming's daughter didn't say anything new, they quietly slipped away.
After finding a deserted corner and standing still, Pang Le couldn't help but say, "This is outrageous. How can a married man be so weird? I even suspect his brain structure is different from ours. How could there be someone who would sacrifice his own family to satisfy his friends? I always thought such people only appeared in various TV dramas and novels. I never thought they existed in real life. What does he want? The gratitude of those friends? But if he spent this money at home, even if he went out to buy a set of skin care products for his wife and daughter, the salesgirls would greet him with a smile and say thank you."
Guan Xia was silent for a long time, and as soon as Pang Le finished speaking, he said, "What's even more outrageous is that he didn't tell his wife about it. To fill this hole, he robbed a stranger. No, it should be that he was angry and humiliated because he couldn't borrow money, so he robbed him. But why? Teacher Jiang and he are strangers. How could he do such an incredible thing just because Teacher Jiang is a nice person?"
"In the end, he lost his life." Pang Le was speechless and didn't know what expression to make. After a moment, he sneered, "Luckily, he died, but Teacher Jiang survived. Oh, Teacher Jiang was the one who was really unlucky. I still can't believe it. In this day and age, people almost lose their lives just because they are kind."
"It's outrageous, really outrageous," Pang Le repeated the word "outrageous" several times before sighing, "It's really hard to be a good person in this world. Didn't my brother and I take pity on a child and send him home, and he was almost kidnapped? If we hadn't practiced martial arts since childhood, it's hard to say what would happen to us now. I really think that the most important thing for girls is health. It doesn't matter whether they lose weight or not. Healthy people will always run faster. And only when you can ensure your own absolute safety should you be kind. After all, people's hearts are hidden. Who knows whether the person you are helping is a human or a ghost?"
Pang Le seemed to be really stimulated. He kept talking to Guan Xia, trying not to make the hints too obvious. He only ended the topic after Guan Xia nodded repeatedly and promised that she would be careful and would not put herself in danger.
When they left the Dingyang District Police Station, it was almost dawn and the case was completely closed. Xia Chenghui held Guan Xia's hand and thanked her for a long time. She also tried her best to persuade her to stay for another day and let her play the role of host. Guan Xia had to use up all the social skills she had learned in her life before she successfully dissuaded Xia Chenghui from the idea and sent them away.
The flight was for the next morning, the earliest one was around 6 o'clock. After experiencing such a tortuous few days, Guan Xia and Pang Le missed their little home and their little bed very much.
Guan Xia and the others could leave at any time, but Xu Nian and the others were not so free. For various reasons, they had to stay for another day.
However, before leaving, everyone got together for a midnight snack. It was a very simple meal. On the way back to the hotel, they found a fast food restaurant and each of them had a hamburger, a Coke and fries.
Guan Xia really wanted to eat spicy food, but was ultimately suppressed by Pang Le and couldn't.
Wang Yu couldn't help laughing when he saw this, and then he remembered the topic that he hadn't finished talking about last time.
"We have a few days off this time," Wang Yu said, looking at Guan Xia. "Captain Xu promised to take us on a team building trip after the case is over. You guys can come along. It's a good opportunity for us to express our gratitude. The funds are sponsored by Director Ren and Captain Xu, and Qi Bai is the culinary master. We don't have to do anything. We can just go over and eat the food."
"Qi Bai?" Guan Xia hesitated. "If I remember correctly, he had a broken bone. How can he still be a chef?"
Wang Yu said helplessly, "We don't want to exploit him, but he's bored and wants to recommend himself. We've been investigating the case these days, and although he's injured and can't come, he's still participating. He keeps howling in the group, wanting to know everything, and even uses voice chat to discuss the case with us. He's still awake at two or three in the middle of the night. Brother Jiang has said this to him several times."
Jiang Yingyao, who was mentioned, also had a helpless expression. "This kid has a temper like this. If he doesn't get a little teasing in a day, he'll go crazy. Last time he promised me that he wouldn't stay up late during his vacation, but these past two days he's been staying up all night with us. He ignored me and kept asking questions in the group. When no one replied, he accused us of isolating him and not loving him."
When mentioning Qi Bai, Xu Nian couldn't help but reveal a headache expression.
Guan Xia quickly changed the subject, "Is the food he cooks delicious?"
Wang Yu thought for a moment and said, "The food isn't great, but the barbecue is okay. He's generous with the seasoning and has good control over the heat. This is his home turf for every team building event. Plus, he's a playful guy. Even though he makes a bit of noise, everyone's always happy. So we just let him do it."
Guan Xia discovered that although they disliked Qi Bai, they also truly loved him.
"Oh, by the way, there's one more thing." Wang Yu didn't know what he remembered, and his expression became a little mysterious. "This time when you go back, you will receive a surprise."
"Surprise? What surprise?" Guan Xia asked subconsciously.
Wang Yu wanted to keep it a secret, but Xu Nian blurted it out directly, "It's about the bonus I told you about last time."
Guan Xia was genuinely surprised. "So soon? Didn't I just give you my bank card number?"
Xu Nian smiled and said, "I got it before I applied for the position, but it was only recently approved, so it's quick."
Guan Xia couldn't help but reveal a somewhat happy smile. In this way, she could rely on the system to help the police solve cases to recharge her halo, and she could also get bonuses for related cases. It was really killing two birds with one stone. She was already looking forward to going home, and now she was even more looking forward to it.
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