Chapter 10 Chapter 10 Parental Love
“Bang!”
Lian Qiao turned off the ceiling light, glanced at his daughter who was in a dream, gently closed the door, then walked to the chest of drawers, took out a data cable that was quite inconsistent with the style of the times, and connected the foldable phone to power.
Ji Jianguo turned off the TV, stood up from the sofa, and asked in a low voice: "Are you asleep?"
"He's asleep." Lian Qiao felt a little distressed. "He's exhausted from work."
"Don't worry about the child, she has her own life!" Ji Jianguo came over and said, "Honey, I did some chest exercises at work today. Do you want to try it out?"
He put his arms around her slender waist and kissed her face sweetly.
Then he received a slap in the face from Ms. Lian.
"Oh!" Comrade Lao Ji blinked and covered his head sadly, "The Milky Way has fallen asleep and I can't see it anymore..."
"The curtains aren't drawn!"
The neon lights outside were flashing, illuminating the living room. If there were any curious people in the building opposite looking over here, the next morning, gossip would spread throughout the community about how Section Chief Ji of the Street Office and Boss Lian had been married for over 20 years and were still loving and harmonious.
Ji Jianguo patted his thigh and immediately trotted away to resolve all possible hidden dangers.
After getting a satisfied look from his wife, he picked her up horizontally and kicked open the door of the master bedroom.
…
The minute hand of the wall clock had moved half a circle, and Ms. Lian was lying on her husband's abdominal muscles, breathing heavily with satisfaction.
The wet hair at the temples was smoothed down, and Jianguo's lazy voice came to my ears: "My dear wife, are you satisfied with my service?"
"Thank you, Master. Five-star praise!"
Lian Qiao extended her index finger and playfully poked the soft and elastic chest muscles below.
If she had not been attracted by the handsome appearance of that person with red lips and white teeth, she would not have helped him, and she would not have discovered that he was an unlucky guy who had traveled from the 21st century like herself.
The difference is that Ji Jianguo is from 2025, and his soul travels into Long Ao Tianwen's "Jiangcheng Fengyun: Industry is King" at a certain point, playing the role of a cunning male supporting role.
She came from the year 2030 and became a random female supporting role in the Green River era novel "The Return of the Lost Real Daughter of the 1970s". Because she was wearing a black hood, the latest five-fold mobile phone in her pocket did not disappear.
When fellow villagers meet, it is fate that brings them together. In order to escape the fate of their original owners, the two heroes and heroines, who were both capable of everything in the book, formed a temporary alliance and established a revolutionary friendship.
Naturally, friendship has also undergone qualitative changes over time...
On the night they completed their final mission, they made love in Ji Jianguo's dormitory. The next morning, they headed straight to the street to get a letter of introduction and a marriage certificate.
Three months later, in the early morning, Ms. Lianqiao had her first morning sickness.
Just like that, the two book travelers got married and started a family, and even their respective systems had not appeared for more than 20 years.
Afterwards, we talked about it and although we both thought it was a bit strange that male-oriented and female-oriented literature were fused into one world, since transmigrating into a book had already happened, it didn't seem necessary to make a big deal about it.
After Ji Yinhe was born, the two discussed whether or not to tell her the truth that this was a world in a book.
But it was during the decade of special times. After much deliberation, Ji Jianguo and Lian Qiao decided to keep the matter a secret for the time being, giving her a normal upbringing that would not be out of touch with the times.
Twenty-one years passed by in this concealment.
The social atmosphere has long been relaxed, but life has become a habit, and it seems to be fine to continue like this, so I have never found the opportunity to speak up.
Relying on the golden finger of traveling through books and modern people's thinking, the two of them lived a harmonious and happy life, content with a small fortune, and raised a simple and upright police daughter who was dedicated to solving cases and catching bad guys.
Thinking of this, Lian Qiao turned over and poked her husband's chest, which was still strong and full in his middle age.
"Tell me, who is the real culprit in this compressor factory case?"
"I don't know either. The original text mentioned that the male protagonist originally wanted to arrange for a relative's child to work in the compressor factory, but unexpectedly, a murder occurred on the last day of July. Not long after, the factory was disbanded. He was quite lucky."
Lian Qiao pinched those two nice muscles and sighed softly, "Yinhe is so busy, I don't know how many more days he will have to work overtime."
Ji Jianguo grabbed her dishonest hand and said, "It's the job the child chose, we just need to support him, there's no need to worry about it."
"That's right." Lian Qiao seemed to be lost in thought. "But I still feel that I need to find an opportunity to explain everything clearly... By the way, on the evening news tonight, was the captain of the Serious Crime Squad named Tang?"
Ji Jianguo thought about it and said, "It seems so."
Lian Qiao sat up straight and lowered her voice, "Let's find a way to warn Yinhe that it's best to have less contact with him alone in the future."
"What's wrong? The young man is very handsome..." Ji Jianguo reacted, "Is there a plot about him in your book?"
"Well, he has a fiancée who he's been engaged to since childhood. She's the best friend of the heroine in my book, The Real Rich Girl. They have a very close relationship, and they've been involved in all sorts of melodramatic things like, 'You love me, but I don't love you,' and 'I love you, but you've already left me.'"
"..." Ji Jianguo took a deep breath. "I've seen in those criminal investigation novels and TV dramas that the female protagonist who is a police officer is usually paired with a boyfriend who is a criminal investigation captain. Honestly, if Yinhe likes her and we know the plot, we can find a way to help them win her over."
"If only it were that simple," Lian Qiao said seriously, "the most important thing is that Tang Ci unfortunately died in a surprise operation! I don't want such an unlucky and short-lived son-in-law..."
Ji Jianguo took a breath and asked, "Is Yinhe also dangerous?"
Lian Qiao yawned. "It's still a few years away! I know. If Yinhe is still in the Serious Crime Squad by then, the worst that can happen is that we lock him up at home on the day of the incident! It's easier to take care of your own children. As for Tang Ci, we'll help him if we can. If that's not possible, then we should just respect his fate..."
*
Ji Yinhe slept extremely soundly this time. He didn't get out of bed until the alarm rang five times.
She didn't even have time to eat breakfast. After washing and changing her clothes, she said "Let's go" to Ms. Ji Lian, ran downstairs, got on her motorcycle, and rushed straight to the Municipal Bureau.
Cheng Mo grabbed a fried dough stick and stood on the long steps in front of the Municipal Bureau, eating and stretching his neck. Seeing Ji Yinhe's expectant eyes, he shook his head silently.
"Li Guoping won't talk." He sighed. "We've been interrogating him all night, and Old Tang hasn't eaten yet. Go buy him two buns."
"..." Ji Yinhe abruptly changed the direction of his toes as he was heading towards the interrogation room. "Okay."
There weren't many options in the cafeteria, so she ordered four meat buns and two bags of soy milk, then trotted all the way to the interrogation room.
Through the glass, Tang Ci saw a furry head popping up in the corridor. He felt a slight movement in his heart, and with a slightly raised corner of his lips, he stood up and opened the door.
"Here, breakfast." Ji Yinhe stuffed the bun into his hand and peeked into the inner room while sipping soy milk. "Is Lao Che here too?"
"Well, Zhang Hongbo gave up everything, just as we suspected before, to avenge his brother. But Li Guoping is very stubborn and won't say anything. Now we can no longer use torture or induce confessions, so we had to resort to the wheel tactic and invite Deputy Captain Che in in the middle of the night."
Tang Ci looked at her for a moment while biting the bun, and suddenly remembered her great achievement of using a few lunch boxes of "stinky vegetables" to induce Lao Liu to confess.
"How about you... go in and ask?"
Ji Yinhe had been waiting for him to say this for a long time. He smiled, clapped his hands, and walked into the inner room.
The interrogation room was small and stuffy. Che Zhiwen sat on the chair with his legs crossed. His rayon shirt was wrinkled and two dark sweat stains appeared under his armpits. The fumes made her stagger back and she couldn't even drink her soy milk.
"Hey, Xiaoji is here."
"Good morning, Deputy Captain Che."
Ji Yinhe quickly held his breath and found a relatively ventilated place to sit down.
Li Guoping, who was handcuffed to the interrogation chair behind the iron table, raised his eyes and looked at the person who came in listlessly.
Ji Yinhe brushed the hair by her ears and met her gaze.
Just one night had passed, and Li Guoping looked dramatically older. Her hair was no longer as curly and hung down in front of her forehead, hiding the decadent look she was trying so hard to maintain.
"Oh."
Her lipstick faded, her lips chapped, and she sneered.
"What are you laughing at!" Che Zhiwen slammed the table, "Be serious!"
Ji Yinhe lowered his eyes and flipped through the confession book at hand. It was just the same repetitive sentences, such as "Why did you kill Zhang Chunbo?" and "Where did the stolen money in the suitcase come from?"
Li Guoping always responded with "refuse to answer", "don't know" and "not sure".
Apparently, their round-the-clock interrogation method is to not allow the suspects to sleep, not give them water or food, and ask them repeated questions, trying to force the truth out of them like a hawk.
Unexpectedly, although she looked like a pretty and weak woman, she was actually very ruthless in her bones. It was harder than climbing to the sky to pry open her mouth.
Che Zhiwen was tired of yelling and lowered his head to take a sip of tea. "Hey, General Manager Li, Miss Li, you haven't even had a sip of water all night. Aren't you thirsty? Just answer one question, and I promise to serve you delicious food and drinks!"
Li Guoping had no expression on his face.
Ji Yinhe slowly closed the confession book.
——This can’t go on.
Che Zhiwen's hawk-watching tactic seemed to have the upper hand, but it had dragged on for a whole night and the interrogation rhythm had already been disrupted.
Li Guoping knew full well that the police would never watch her die of thirst or starvation. As long as she maintained her ignorance, she would be the one holding the initiative.
Che Zhiwen asked the question several times again, and sure enough, the woman sitting on the interrogation chair still lowered her elegant neck, unmoved.
He tutted in frustration and nudged the person next to him with his elbow. "You want to try?"
Ji Yinhe lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then took out the file box from under the table, lined up the four photos in the autopsy report on the table, and pushed them in front of Li Guoping with his fingertips.
"This is the electric current spot on Zhang Chunbo's palm. The edges are carbonized and raised, and there is a spider-shaped burn mark in the middle, which is a typical sign of high-voltage electric shock."
"This is the motor nameplate from the final assembly workshop. It shows 380V."
"These are the welding marks on the motor housing, indicating that someone has modified the circuit."
"This is the condition of Zhang Chunbo's body. Ten days later, even after being frozen, it has already decomposed severely."
Her eyes were sharp but her tone was calm. Her voice was not loud, but she spoke slowly and forcefully, making every word clear to Li Guoping's ears.
Especially the eye-catching photo of the corpse, which finally caused some reaction from the other party.
Li Guoping raised his eyelids and leaned back in his chair.
"The equipment was in the workshop, with people coming and going. Anyone could have modified the circuits... Little policeman, what makes you say I did it?" She chuckled softly. "I even said it was Doctor Zhang who did it."
Ji Yinhe's heart trembled slightly.
Why is Li Guoping so confident?
Was she convinced that they couldn't find the strongest evidence?
Ji Yinhe didn't say anything. He observed the opposite side for a while, then stood up and left the interrogation room, and caught Tang Ci who was still standing in the corridor eating a bun.
"Captain Tang, where is Li Guoping's nephew? Didn't the security guard say he saw him enter the workshop before Zhang Chunbo died?"
Tang Ci narrowed his eyes. "If Li Guoping doesn't confess, there's no point in looking for him. The police station comrades have already detained him last night. They'll find time to send him today—"
"Bring him here now." Comrade Xiao Ji frowned. "My intuition tells me that he's the key to this interrogation."
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