She took out her phone, thought for a long time, and then sent her husband a text message: "Honey, I'm sorry."
At 5 p.m., it was the evening rush hour at Jinghai.
Suddenly, Zhao Wenwen leaped down from the rooftop of the Grand Palace.
Without the slightest hesitation, her face was filled with determination as she fell.
Chastity is as precious as life itself. After being insulted, she used her life to express her loyalty to her husband.
"Someone jumped! Someone jumped from a building!"
"It was a woman, and she was wearing the attire of the Grand Palace."
"Oh, how pitiful!"
It was already rush hour, and Zhao Wenwen's suicide attempt immediately attracted a huge crowd.
Many people gathered at the entrance of the Grand Palace; some took photos, some called the police, and some dialed 120 (emergency services).
The police responded quickly and cordoned off the scene immediately, while the ambulance arrived late and only did the most basic follow-up work.
The officers who responded to the call were An Xin and Li Xiang. After Meng Dehai was transferred and the new director took office, the two were basically marginalized. Although they were criminal police officers, they did street patrol work and were not involved in any major cases or criminal cases.
An Xin was experienced; after the body was sent to the hospital, he immediately went to find Fa Yi to get the autopsy report.
His hands were trembling after reading the report.
"How's it going? Has the autopsy report come out yet?"
Li Xiang ran over and asked.
An Xin's face was icy as he said, word by word, "The deceased was named Zhao Wenwen, a waitress in a private room at the Grand Palace. According to the autopsy report, she had been assaulted by more than two men before her death. This should be the main reason why she jumped to her death."
Li Xiang frowned and said, "Then this is a criminal case. The area around the Grand Palace is not under our jurisdiction. Just now, Director Guo came over to urge us to hand over the case to their police station."
"The case absolutely cannot be given to him. Who in Jinghai doesn't know he's a bodyguard for the Imperial Palace? If the case is transferred there, it will definitely be downplayed and ignored," An Xin shouted.
Li said anxiously, "An Xin, don't be impulsive. Their procedure is legal, we have no say. Do you really want to lose even this outfit?"
An Xin, with an upright demeanor and resolute attitude, said, "If we, as police officers, don't stand up against injustice, what's the point of wearing these uniforms?"
Li Xiang stared at him, a troubled look on his face: "An Xin!"
An Xin interrupted him directly, saying, "Xiang, listen to me. Today we have fulfilled our responsibilities. Even if we lose, we will not have any regrets in the future!"
As soon as news of Zhao Wenwen's suicide broke, Fox, the person in charge of the Grand Palace, immediately contacted Director Guo and asked him to help suppress the matter, saying that Zhao Wenwen committed suicide by jumping off the building due to marital discord.
The nature of the case is very important.
If it was suicide, then it has nothing to do with the Grand Palace, and the impact would be much smaller, since she herself wanted to jump off the building. After a few days of discussion, the public would naturally lose interest.
However, if the person was forced to jump due to sexual assault, the situation would be different. The Grand Palace would be branded with the image of organized crime, and the public would be outraged.
Director Guo was naturally happy to clean up the mess left by the Grand Palace, but not because of Brother Fox, but because of Young Master Zhao Yu, who was behind the scenes.
Zhao Lidong, the top leader of the political and legal system, was the superior of his superior. Director Guo was over forty years old and had worked diligently in the grassroots police station for twenty years. He had finally gotten the chance to curry favor with the powerful.
Zhao Yu had privately hinted that as long as Director Guo obeyed, he could be promoted to the Jinghai City Public Security Bureau next year.
An Xin didn't want to hand over the case, but Director Guo had documents from above, and besides, the incident did happen in his jurisdiction.
Generally, cases like these, where public opinion is not too strong, are first handed over to the local police station. Only those that the local police station cannot handle are transferred to the municipal public security bureau.
After taking over the case, Chief Guo immediately announced that the deceased, Zhao Wenwen, committed suicide by jumping off a building due to marital discord. The specific cause is still under investigation. He urged citizens not to spread rumors and stated that those who maliciously spread rumors would be subject to administrative detention.
Meanwhile, Shen Wen, a renowned writer who was diligently working on his writing in the provincial capital, received a call from the local police station.
His wife, Zhao Wenwen, jumped to her death.
The police station notified him to come and claim the body.
Shen Wen was completely stunned when he received the news.
How could his wife, who was perfectly fine, possibly jump off a building?
They also have a son!
There was no time for grief. That very night, Shen Wen bought a train ticket and rushed back to Jinghai. At the funeral home, he only caught a glimpse of his wife, Zhao Wenwen, before her body was taken away for cremation after he confirmed her identity.
The thought that he had actually gone to the provincial capital to hire prostitutes and done such a shameless thing filled Shen Wen with both guilt and pain.
He burst into tears, crying very sadly.
After he had cried his eyes out, Shen Wencai found a police officer in charge and asked, "Officer, how exactly did my wife die?"
"Jump off a building to commit suicide, haven't I already told you that?" the police officer said impatiently.
Shen Wen stared wide-eyed and said, "Impossible! My wife is usually a very optimistic person. How could she jump off a building and commit suicide for no reason? Someone must have bullied her!"
He knows his wife, Zhao Wenwen, too well.
My wife is a kind and virtuous woman with a good temper and gentle personality. She never blushes when interacting with others.
Why would someone suddenly jump off a building?
"The autopsy report is right here. You think it's impossible just because you say so? This is the result of our forensic examination. Sign it here quickly," the police officer urged.
After claiming the body, signing the statement and giving a statement, Shen Wen was completely dazed and blank, going through the process like a walking corpse.
When he got home, only his son was home. Since no one was cooking, he made himself some instant noodles.
The son is unaware that his mother has committed suicide by jumping off a building.
"Son! You won't have a mother anymore!"
Upon seeing his son, Shen Wen couldn't hold back any longer and burst into tears again, hugging him tightly.
The crying alerted the neighbors, who all came to comfort her. Although Shen Wen was aloof and rarely interacted with his neighbors, Zhao Wenwen got along well with everyone and often helped each other out.
After most of the people had left, a childhood friend approached Shen Wen privately and said, "Shen Wen, I heard that your sister-in-law was raped in the palace and couldn't take it anymore, so she jumped off the building."
Shen Wen was startled, his eyes widening as he asked, "Really? You're not kidding, are you?"
My childhood friend said, "I don't know if it's true or not, but I think it's probably true. That night, three of the palace's underlings drove her back. The next day, someone saw Wenwen taking your son to school; she looked dazed the whole way, as if she had suffered a great shock, and she didn't respond when called."
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