Chapter 82: No Daylight 11 A Bit Paranoid
Chapter 11
"Wife, I was wrong. I promise I will never hit you again." The man knelt down with a plop.
"I was confused for a moment because I love you too much. I will never interfere with your friendships again."
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"The cause of death will have to wait for the medical examiner to confirm it."
"Can we go see him?" The two old men looked at Tao Zheng earnestly.
Tao Zheng had no reason to refuse. It is the family's right to ask to see the deceased.
The group accompanied the two elderly people to the forensic room.
The medical examiner hasn't started the autopsy yet.
"Yangyang, look at your mother." The deceased's mother lay on her son's body and cried loudly, calling him over and over again, hoping that he could open his eyes and look at herself.
The deceased, Chu Yang, was 29 years old and was a designer for an interior design company.
The two elders are almost seventy years old this year. Chu Yang is their last child in their old age, and they finally had a child with great difficulty.
From childhood to adulthood, he has been obeyed in everything by his parents and given the best things. He has never suffered any hardship.
As the only son in the family, he was spoiled by everyone. The house and car were prepared early on. His parents' pension was higher than his salary. Even if he didn't work, his family could still support him.
Tao Zheng handed the autopsy consent form to the two elderly people to sign, "The cause of death cannot be determined for the time being, and an autopsy is required."
Chu Yang's father took it and signed it, "I beg you to find out the cause of my son's death."
"This is our responsibility." Tao Zheng invited the two to go to the office, "We want to learn about Chu Yang's situation from you two."
After Chu Yang's parents calmed down, Tao Zheng nodded to Yue Fanglin, indicating that he could start questioning.
Yue Fanglin knew that Lu Changfeng was good at questioning and analyzing cases. After investigating so many cases, they had already formed a tacit understanding.
Lu Changfeng asked: "How are Chu Yang's interpersonal relationships on a daily basis?"
After thinking it over carefully, Chu Yang's parents said, "It's not bad. He has a lot of childhood friends."
"So what's his relationship like with his wife?"
After the two looked at each other, Chu Yang's mother said, "It's pretty good. They fell in love when they were in college, got married after graduation, and had a child."
"Are there any conflicts between them?"
"No." Chu Yang's mother felt a little guilty.
Chu Yang's father obviously didn't want to answer this question, and asked Lu Changfeng: "Is my son's death related to my daughter-in-law?"
"Don't be nervous, this is our routine inquiry." Tao Zheng calmed the other party down.
Lu Changfeng looked into Chu Yang's mother's eyes and asked, "Aunt, is there really no conflict between your daughter-in-law and your son?"
Chu Yang's mother shook her head but never looked up at Lu Changfeng.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that she was lying, but no one tried to expose her.
There is no use hiding some things.
Lu Changfeng asked again: "Does your son have suicidal tendencies?"
"My son couldn't have committed suicide." She immediately denied the question.
"Why are you so sure?"
Chu Yang's mother said: "Chu Yang's life was not bad. He was a cheerful person. He would hang out with his friends when he had nothing to do. He also had a good relationship with my daughter-in-law. He had not suffered any setbacks. How could he be so depressed that he wanted to commit suicide?"
"Many people commit suicide because they cannot handle stress," Lu Changfeng told her.
Chu Yang's mother still shook her head and denied it: "It's impossible. If my son really wanted to commit suicide, why would he plan to go on vacation abroad with our whole family during the Chinese New Year? He often video calls me and his father. We know what kind of personality a child who has been raised since he was young has."
“Is it possible that things aren’t going well at work?”
"That's impossible. My son is quite talented in design."
"Auntie, if you don't tell the truth, we can't find out the truth about your son's death. Don't you want to know how your son died?"
Lu Changfeng looked at the other party, waiting for his answer.
Chu Yang's father spoke up at this time, "Chu Yang is a little paranoid."
Chu Yang's mother reached out to pull Chu Yang's father, trying to interrupt him and not let him speak.
Chu Yang's father held his hand and said, "It's already this late, and you still don't tell me. Is my son going to die in obscurity?"
Chu Yang's mother turned her back and wiped her tears.
"He grew up in our love and care. We never gave him anything he wanted, which made him a paranoid person. Once he decides on something, he must achieve it. He has a very strong possessiveness."
"In what specific aspects?" Lu Changfeng asked.
Chu Yang's father said: "This happens at work. He is not willing to modify his design draft. He has talent, but he is unwilling to listen to the opinions of customers, so he is always complained about. However, his design style is outstanding, so some customers are willing to compromise and design according to his ideas."
"It's the same in terms of emotions. He has a strong possessiveness towards Zhou Qian. He wanted to marry Zhou Qian right after they graduated from college. We didn't actually care about Zhou Qian, but he insisted on marrying her, and we had no choice but to agree."
"Zhou Qian is pretty, has a rural hukou, her mother is in poor health, and her brother was paralyzed in a car accident. We didn't want such a family, but he was determined to be with Zhou Qian. I learned from my grandson that he often quarreled with Zhou Qian and asked my grandson to check on him."
"What is he afraid of?" Lu Changfeng was puzzled.
"He was afraid that Zhou Qian would run away with someone else. Even though they were married and had children, he was still afraid. He would ask about Zhou Qian's whereabouts every day and ask her to report to him wherever she went. If Zhou Qian didn't report back to him in time, he would find Zhou Qian's company and even couldn't bear to see her get close to the male colleagues around her."
Lu Changfeng: “…”
Quite paranoid indeed.
"There was a time when things got really bad. Zhou Qian and her colleagues went to a hotel to visit a client. He installed a location tracking device on Zhou Qian's phone and saw that it was in the hotel. He thought Zhou Qian was having an affair with another man, so he chased her to the hotel and bumped into two people. He got so excited that he beat the other person up. That time I went to the police station to get him back and learned that he had installed a location tracking device on Zhou Qian's phone. As long as Zhou Qian left the range he set, the phone would send out an alarm to tell him."
Lu Changfeng found this terrifying. This was no longer just a matter of possessiveness; it was illegal.
Even if you are a couple, you cannot invade each other's privacy like this.
"So how did you resolve this issue?"
"We paid compensation to the other party, and they agreed not to sue us, and we settled the matter privately."
"What about your daughter-in-law? How did you solve the problem?" Lu Changfeng asked.
"My son promised not to install the location service on Zhou Qian's phone. Zhou Qian forgave my son, and the two of them continued to live together. Their relationship was as good as before. Zhou Qian's family situation was not very good. My son has been subsidizing the family in recent years, and Zhou Qian knows that."
"Did the two of them ever fight?"
Chu Yang's father shook his head: "No, my son loves Zhou Qian so much, how could he bear to hit her. When Zhou Qian gave birth to my grandson, she almost died in the hospital. My son cried outside for as long as Zhou Qian was in pain in the delivery room. After Zhou Qian came out of the delivery room safely, he went to get a vasectomy. During the holidays, the gifts he gave to Zhou Qian were countless."
In the eyes of Chu Yang's parents, Chu Yang is a man who loves his wife extremely.
Chu Yang is a little clingy, but overall he has never done anything to let Zhou Qian down. He only pretends to be a role model because he loves Zhou Qian too much.
But sometimes things are not as simple as they seem, and what they say can only be used as a reference. After all, he is their own son, and they will be more or less biased.
"Do you know that your daughter-in-law is traveling?"
Chu Yang's mother replied: "Until now, it was Chu Yang who sent the child to our house. He was also the one who said that Zhou Qian was going out to play for a few days and asked us to help take care of the child so that Zhou Qian would not have to worry about the child."
"Has Zhou Qian contacted you these days?"
"We contact each other every day." Chu Yang's mother opened her mobile phone and found the chat history between the two. From time to time, Zhou Qian would send messages to Chu Yang's mother to ask about her son's situation, and Chu Yang's mother would also take the initiative to share what her child had done.
"Zhou Qian had always wanted to go out with her friends, but Yangyang saw that she was keeping a close eye on her and was a little worried about letting her go out with her friends, so Zhou Qian always went out with Yangyang."
Chu Yang's father took over and continued, "After that incident, Chu Yang has been actively adjusting. This time, he let Zhou Qian go out to play with her friends, hoping that Zhou Qian could untie her knot and restore their relationship to the way it was before."
As everyone listened, it seemed that Chu Yang was slowly relaxing his control over Zhou Qian.
This pathological desire for control is extremely deadly in intimate relationships.
Everyone needs freedom, a personal circle of friends, and their own little secrets.
"During the years that your son has been married to Zhou Qian, has he ever laid hands on her?"
Chu Yang's parents quickly shook their heads.
Chu Yang's mother said: "How could he dare to fight with Zhou Qian, for fear that Zhou Qian would not want him anymore. If Zhou Qian told him to go east, he would never go west."
Lu Changfeng muttered inwardly: Since I respect Zhou Qian's ideas so much, why did I install a location service on Zhou Qian's phone?
It can be seen that Chu Yang’s parents’ words can only be used as a reference and cannot be fully believed.
Chu Yang's father said: "Even if he thought Zhou Qian was cheating, he couldn't bear to hurt Zhou Qian, but beat the person who was suspected of cheating. Even if Zhou Qian really cheated, he would not hurt Zhou Qian."
After seeing Chu Yang's parents off, the Serious Crime Unit and the Yicheng Criminal Investigation Team held their first case discussion meeting.
Tao Zheng's men produced several police reports. "Chu Yang was not like his parents said, unwilling to hurt Zhou Qian. On the contrary, I found Zhou Qian's police records. Two years ago, Zhou Qian and Chu Yang's son was four years old and was in kindergarten. Zhou Qian went to find a job. Not long after she started working, she socialized with colleagues at the company and did not reply to Chu Yang's message in time. After she returned home, she had an argument with Chu Yang. That was the first time Chu Yang beat Zhou Qian. Zhou Qian called the police and went to the hospital for a medical examination accompanied by the police. At that time, Zhou Qian suffered a mild concussion and stayed in the hospital for several days."
"The second time was about half a year later. Zhou Qian changed her job. Chu Yang went to pick Zhou Qian up after get off work on a whim. He saw Zhou Qian and a male colleague leaving get off work together, talking and laughing. After returning home, Chu Yang assaulted Zhou Qian. Zhou Qian called the police again, but this time because it was winter and she was wearing thicker clothes, Zhou Qian's injuries were not serious. After the police mediated, the two reconciled."
"The third time was a more serious one. Zhou Qian called the police and said Chu Yang raped her, but later she withdrew the charges against Chu Yang, saying it was just a joke between the two of them."
Lu Changfeng asked: "Was there any medical examination at that time?"
The other party shook his head: "No."
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