Surface Relationship
In my dizziness, the ceiling was an unfamiliar white.
Yu Zou rolled his eyes. Through the gap in the curtains, the night was visible, and the clock next to him showed 8:48 PM.
The instruments beeped, and in less than a minute, a group of doctors came in, examined this and that, whispered among themselves, and then left together, leaving only He Can and Sang Pingqiu standing by the bedside.
He Can said, "Yu Zou, can you hear me?"
Yu nodded.
"I am He Can, the captain of the city's criminal investigation team, and this is my colleague, Sang Pingqiu. You are currently at the city's central hospital, where you are perfectly safe. I have some questions for you. If you feel unwell at any time, we can pause at any time; the doctor is outside."
Yu Zou did not answer, but just looked at the person.
He Chan briefly recounted the rescue process, then asked, "What happened to you? How were you imprisoned?"
Yu Zou straightened his head, closed his eyes, opened his mouth but could not make a sound. After clearing his throat, he said, "I will not say anything before Li Kuo comes."
He stared wide-eyed, and after a long while, he finally said, "You don't trust the police?"
I don't believe it.
Yu Zou was too weak to speak, only managing to gasp for breath. He Can immediately flew into a rage, pointing at Yu Zou: "You don't believe me?! Who do you think rescued you? Who do you think bravely broke down that broken wall that imprisoned you? Don't stop me."
Sang Pingqiu stood in front of He Can, blocking his way, and asked, "Why don't you trust the police?"
After waiting for a minute, all that could be heard was He Can lowering his head and then rushing back up, clicking his teeth.
Why believe Li Kuo?
Silence again.
He pulled out his phone and tapped away furiously, gritting his teeth as he said, "Fine! I'll call it over right now!"
About half an hour later, the door was pushed open.
Li Kuo rushed in, stopped abruptly in front of the bed, his pupils constricted, he gasped in disbelief, and found it unbelievable.
"Yu Zou...you damned thing, you're still alive!" The poisoned ice shards trembled into fine powder and drilled into his ears. Li Kuo gripped Yu Zou's shoulders, his furrowed brows and barely suppressed smile forming a bizarre face.
Li Kuo has also lost weight.
"Hello." Yu Zou smiled, noticing the red glow emanating from the collar around his neck and the thick white bandage wrapped around it. His tone shifted, "Oh?"
"Good! Excellent!" Li Kuo released his hand and stood up straight. "I spent a lot of money on your funeral and gave your wife a lot of benefits at Xiyanba."
When Du Pianjian was mentioned, Yu Zou's lips slowly slid down.
He Can spoke slowly, "Now you can tell me, right?"
Li Kuo was puzzled. After hesitating for a moment, he turned his gaze to Yu Zou.
Yu Zou said, "I only trust you."
Li Kuo nodded slowly, and seeing Yu Zou turn his gaze to He Can and Sang Pingqiu, he immediately understood and advised, "You can trust He Can, at least in terms of being a policeman." He paused, then, ignoring He Can's dissatisfaction, added, "He is my cousin."
There is a mole within the police force.
A thunderclap from a clear sky.
He Can's eyes were like knives. He took a step closer and coldly questioned, "What evidence do you have to say that?"
“The list.” Yu Zou tried to sit up, and Li Kuo pressed the button to raise the bed for him and helped him sit up straight.
"I'm in charge? You can just pick a bunch of names and call them spies?"
"You're not included. I wasn't the one who compiled this list either."
"Who searched this? Explain yourself!"
"Ji Huisheng, my teacher. On the yacht, I found a life-saving box through a signal she left behind. Inside the box were her modified cube, a route map, and a phone card. I used these to escape the explosion. After that, she would send me messages from time to time, and the list was on it."
Sang Pingqiu remained calm and continued to inquire, "What were their crimes?"
“Involved in the production, transportation and sale of addictive substances.”
You could hear a pin drop in the ward. Then Yu Zou spoke again: "It used to be the St. Hele Sanatorium, now it's on a small island called Xiangluo."
He Can turned sideways and glanced at Yu Zou, his fingers tightening around his waist, his little finger hooking the pistol at his back.
Sang Pingqiu keenly sensed the reservation in her words: "What else is there besides this? Since she can give you the list, she can also give you evidence."
"A report on human experiments involving glands and pheromones, or rather, an experimental report on addictive substances." This is why Yu Zou trusts Li Kuo; Li Kuo is the only capable and absolutely opposing person.
"Why should we trust you and Ji Huisheng?" He Can countered with his own words.
"The Omega who jumped into the river at the Binzhou Bridge a year ago was Professor Ji's lover. It wasn't suicide, it was murder. She was mentally controlled after being tortured by experiments and jumped into the river. Professor Ji went deep into the river with the determination of revenge, and in order to gain their trust, he was forced to become addicted to drugs and risked his life to pass on this evidence to me."
"So the yacht explosion was orchestrated by the two of you?" Sang Pingqiu asked.
"No. After Lili died, the teacher went missing. I only found out where she was after I went up there."
"Then who are you looking for?" Li Kuo asked.
"Coordinates 17° 42' S, 149° 23' W, Xiangluo Island. Li Kuo, please save my teacher." Yu Zou pleaded earnestly, retrieving the last message from his bracelet.
If Li Kuoken takes action quickly, even without completely destroying the place, he can make people aware of its existence, protect the teacher as a key witness, and prevent her from committing suicide.
The red glow around Li Kuo's neck intensified, indicating the instability of his pheromones caused by his turbulent emotions. He composed himself and exhaled, "Don't worry, I will."
"Thank you. I'll make sure you earn back double the profits you made in Xiyanba."
"Tsk, you care about that little thing?" Li Kuo's lips curled up, then fell immediately. "If Zhao Junjie comes, don't see him."
Yu Zou looked puzzled, and He Can interjected, "This is the Third Hospital, and he is an important witness now. Do you think just anyone can come here?"
"That would be best." Li Kuo looked He Can up and down as he spoke, which showed that their relationship was quite close, and they could even joke around with each other, which immediately provoked He Can to slit his throat.
Li Kuo's expression hardened, his dark eyes flickered slightly, and before he could finish speaking, he asked, "Is there anything else you need me to do?"
Seeing that Yu Zou indicated no, Li Kuochong nodded and left with the words "Take a good rest".
Once the room fell silent, Sang Pingqiu asked, "Since you were rescued, why didn't you come back? And why were you imprisoned?"
"When I woke up, I found that everyone thought I was dead. I thought it wouldn't be so bad to just go with the flow." Yu Zou lifted the hospital gown on his right arm, revealing white burns and surgical scars that stretched from his wrist to his shoulder. "In order to better help my teacher and to leave Du Pianjian, I chose not to show my face."
"What do you mean? Please explain."
“The fact that they orchestrated my death was their pledge of loyalty, and the escape tools they left behind are proof of their identity. I still have a recording of what they recorded at the time; you can go and get it.”
Why did you leave Du Pianjian?
“Officer, he has mental problems. I, well, I admit it to some extent, I did want to leave him a long time ago. Since I married him, too many strange things have happened: inexplicable injuries, threatening letters from unknown sources, hospital gowns that are always being sent... Although I later found out that Saint Herrera was behind it, I’m almost going insane myself.”
"Please elaborate on the part about Saint Herrera."
"Like Lili, Du Pianjian was also a patient at the St. Herle Sanatorium. They were living experimental subjects. In order to avoid being exposed, St. Herle chose to kill people without bloodshed, driving them insane or to death. I just married Du Pianjian by a twist of fate, and I was also targeted."
"So, you didn't choose to live in anonymity because of your relationship with Du Pianjian and Chi Hengxun?"
"Yes, I don't love him anymore, and I don't need to be jealous of Chi Hengxun or wish they could get together soon. Let whoever wants to enjoy it enjoy it, I certainly can't."
Why not get a divorce?
“You make it sound so simple. If only we could get a normal divorce.” Yu Zou pointed to the wound on his head. “As soon as I mentioned it, he said he wanted to die. He only said widowed, not divorced. Those were his exact words. I don’t know where he got the idea that I was still alive. He found me, beat me, locked me up, and when I tried to communicate, all I got was sleeping pills.”
He Can and Sang Pingqiu exchanged a glance. Sang Pingqiu then asked, "Are you sure it's you from Du Pianjian?"
"Sure."
"When did it start?"
Yu Zou glanced at the date on the bracelet and said uncertainly, "About ten days ago?"
Did you see Chi Hengxun during this period?
"No."
Did Du Pianjian mention Chi Hengxun to you?
"No, I did mention it, saying that he could be with Chi Hengxun if he wanted, and he got very angry and hit me."
Sang Pingqiu smiled, sensing an opportunity within the challenge in the testimony; a clue was about to emerge: "But Du Pianjian's testimony was the opposite; he said he loved you very much, but not Chi Hengxun."
Yu Zou was taken aback, his gaze sweeping away: "Who knows if he's lying?"
Do you remember the tombstones in the garden?
"Yes, I've seen him smash things."
Did he explain why to you?
"Say you hate me."
Have you ever seen the inscriptions on tombstones?
"have."
Do you remember what it said on it?
"I don't remember." Yu Zou rubbed his forehead, as if he had a headache. "He hit me with a golf club. I... I was so shocked and scared that I didn't see clearly."
"Okay, let's skip this part for now. Besides Du Pianjian, who else did you meet during that time?"
"No."
Who were the people who had close ties with Du Pianjian?
“He rarely mentions other people to me. If I had to say, it would be Xu Bo. He was Du Pianjian’s best man at the wedding.”
Sang Pingqiu nodded and said, "Let's call it a day. Thank you for your cooperation."
"You're welcome."
Yu Zou looked out the window and asked in a low voice, "Where's Du Pianjian?"
"He is under close police surveillance. We will notify you as soon as there is any progress."
Yu Zou remained silent for a moment, then suddenly spoke up when the two reached the door: "Building 5, Unit 2, 4th floor, Lengwan Banlian Community, computer."
There was no further follow-up. Sang Pingqiu said, "Thank you for your trust. Rest assured, we will protect the safety of every citizen."
He Can sat in the driver's seat, stroking his chin, his eyes occasionally drifting to Sang Pingqiu in the passenger seat in the rearview mirror.
Sang Pingqiu wore an earphone in his left ear and meticulously organized his testimony on the paper with a carbon pen, making horizontal and vertical strokes.
"Fenzi, do you believe it?"
“I believe you,” Sang Pingqiu said. “How about we use addiction as a pretext to send police to Xiangluo Island?”
“I didn’t even know this place until he mentioned it. It’s not even under his jurisdiction. You can’t even respond to a call outside the capital, let alone Luo.” He was puzzled and turned to face Sang Pingqiu. “Why do you believe them? I don’t believe a single word these two say. Back then, they said they had a good relationship and were both healthy, without any markings. Now they say their relationship has broken down and that markings are new.”
“You should know more about this than I do.” Sang Pingqiu turned a page and put his pen down again.
"What are you talking about? I haven't marked anyone else, how would I know?" He sat up straight, turned the key, and slowly pressed the accelerator to start the car.
“Omega and Alpha can influence each other, and whether or not they are marked is not proof of the quality of their relationship.”
He was speechless. Sang Pingqiu was always more rational than him, so he always lost in matters of the heart. But he still wouldn't let it go: "Stop writing, or you'll get a sore neck again."
At this time, the time displayed on the in-vehicle screen is 22:06.
The night was deep outside, with only the lights still on. A phone call came in; He Can was turning the steering wheel when Sang Pingqiu answered.
"Brother Xin, is that you? Brother Xin?"
"No, you can't upgrade your plan unless you buy insurance."
"Distraction! Are you there? Distraction!"
"exist."
"Something big has happened! The handover of Du Pianjian was not intercepted, and the other bureau chief came in person to demand his release. There are reports that a mental evaluation was conducted this afternoon, the sentencing was decided tonight, and the verdict is expected to be delivered tomorrow."
The car braked suddenly, and both of them were thrown about by the inertia.
He asked again, "What?"
"The mental evaluation is abnormal, so the sentence will be reduced. It is estimated that he will be sent to a special prison."
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