Chapter 251 I Killed Me
In the interrogation room of the Municipal Bureau, Yao Fenfang sat uncomfortably, waiting for someone to come in.
Not long ago, in her home, when Tang Xue curled up in bed said that, Zhou Yi and Shi Tao's faces suddenly changed.
Yao Fenfang's expression also changed.
But Zhou Yi and Shi Tao were surprised, while she was terrified.
"Tang Xue, what baby?" Zhou Yi asked hurriedly.
Yao Fenfang immediately stood in front of Zhou Yi and said in a panic, "Comrade police officer, she's talking nonsense. Sometimes her mind is clear and sometimes it's muddled."
But her reaction was undoubtedly a case of trying to cover up one's own guilt. The more she explained, the more suspicious it became.
So Zhou Yi and others immediately summoned the two of them. When Yao Fenfang heard this, she became extremely agitated and began to resist fiercely.
But the more she acted like this, the less likely Zhou Yi would let her go.
Finally, Zhou Yi said to her seriously, "If you don't cooperate, then we will have no choice but to resort to compulsory summons. Think carefully about whether you can afford the consequences."
The two were then brought back, but because it was only the suspicion stage and there was no actual evidence, they were not interrogated directly, but were questioned in the interrogation room.
Zhou Yi separated Yao Fenfang and Tang Xue and asked Qiao Jiali to question Tang Xue. Firstly, it was more appropriate for a female police officer to deal with women, and secondly, it would prevent Tang Xue from getting too nervous.
"Zhou Yi, do you want Xu Nian and the others to do a physical examination on Tang Xue?" Qiao Jiali asked.
Zhou Yi shook his head. "Let's wait a moment. It's better to be cautious before we get any useful information. But judging by Yao Fenfang's reaction, she definitely knows what's going on."
Zhou Yi was about to enter the interrogation room when the cell phone in his pocket suddenly rang.
"Hello?"
"Son, why haven't you come back for dinner yet?" Zhang Qiuxia's voice came from the phone. "Didn't I tell you last night to come over for dinner after get off work today?"
Zhou Yi remembered that he seemed to have received a call from his mother last night, but he was thinking about something at the time and didn't pay much attention to what his mother said. Anyway, she often nags.
"Oh, Mom, what are we eating? I have a case to deal with here." Zhou Yi said impatiently.
He was about to hang up the phone, but Zhang Qiuxia's words made him stunned.
"Son, today is your birthday. No matter how busy you are, at least come home for dinner on your birthday."
Zhou Yi was a little dazed for a moment, because it seemed like he hadn't celebrated his birthday for a long time.
Most adults, especially those who reach middle age, rarely celebrate their birthdays.
When you are a child, your parents celebrate your birthday. After you get married and have a career, they celebrate your children’s birthdays.
Adults often forget their own birthdays.
As the old saying goes, while your parents are still alive, don’t travel far away.
In fact, the same is true for birthdays. Maybe children can’t remember their parents’ birthdays, and maybe they themselves will forget their own birthdays.
But few parents forget their children's birthdays.
"Why don't you talk to your boss and ask him to let you come back for dinner? The Public Security Bureau won't be unable to work without you. Your dad has already bought the cake, and look, Xiaoshuang is here."
"Mom, I know your kindness as your son, but I really can't leave right now. So, can you eat more for me? It will be as if I have already eaten."
Seeing that she couldn't convince him, Zhang Qiuxia said, "Xiao Shuang, talk to him. Why can't he celebrate his birthday? It only comes once a year."
"Hello, Brother Zhou." Lu Xiaoshuang's voice appeared on the phone.
"Xiao Shuang, tell my mom that I won't be eating. Just leave me a piece of cake. I'll come over to eat it tomorrow."
"Okay, I'll tell Auntie. You go ahead and do your thing." Lu Xiaoshuang suddenly lowered her voice and said, "As for the cake, I'll bring it home to you later. Anyway, I know where you hide your key."
Zhou Yi couldn't help but smile: "Okay, then be careful on the road."
"Brother Zhou." Lu Xiaoshuang called softly.
"What's wrong?"
"Happy birthday to you."
"Thanks."
After hanging up the phone, Shi Tao, who had just gone to the bathroom, came back and saw the expression on Zhou Yi's face. He asked in confusion, "What's wrong? You're so happy! The case was solved while I was peeing?"
"It's okay. Captain Shi, happy birthday."
"Huh? Today is not my birthday." Shi Tao looked confused.
As soon as Zhou Yi and Shi Tao entered the room, Yao Fenfang, who had been feeling uneasy, stood up and asked, "Comrade police officer, how is my daughter?"
Zhou Yi gestured for her to sit down first, and then began to ask questions.
Zhou Yi asked directly, "Yao Fenfang, let's not beat around the bush. Was your daughter Tang Xue pregnant before?"
"No...no..." Although Yao Fenfang denied it, her voice was very low.
"Yao Fenfang, you'd better think carefully before answering. Let me tell you, this is the Municipal Public Security Bureau. We have recorded every word you say." Shi Tao's eyes widened.
Seeing this, Zhou Yi immediately said in a gentle tone, "Also, some things can't be simply denied by you. We just need to examine Tang Xue's body and we can find out the facts, but the nature of the matter may be different by then. Think about it carefully."
As soon as Zhou Yi finished speaking, Yao Fenfang covered her face and burst into tears.
She cried and said, "How could she encounter such a thing, wuwuwu..."
Zhou Yi and Shi Tao did not rush her, but waited until she finished crying and her emotions stabilized before continuing to question her.
Yao Fenfang said that her ex-husband had cheated on her and she caught him in bed, and then they divorced.
At that time, her daughter Tang Xue was only eight years old. After the divorce, she lived with her daughter alone and had a very difficult life over the years.
Therefore, she had very high expectations for her daughter's studies, because she herself was just an ordinary female worker with no education and no skills. She hoped that her daughter would not be like her and live a hard life in the future.
Therefore, all hopes were placed on her daughter, hoping that she would study hard, get into a good university, find a good job, and make a name for herself in the future.
For their generation, this kind of thinking is actually the norm for most people. They hope that their children can change their fate, fly out of the grass nest and become a golden phoenix.
But true golden phoenixes are rare, and most people are actually ordinary people, and Tang Xue is no exception.
Especially in divorced families, the father doesn't care and will only visit his daughter once or twice a year, and the mother has to do heavy physical work and worry about the child's eating, drinking, defecating and urinating. Most of the time the result will be worse.
Yao Fenfang said that Tang Xue's academic performance in junior high school was unstable and fluctuated. Before the junior high school entrance examination, she was forced to study every day, and she was able to barely pass the entrance examination to high school.
But after entering high school, I don’t know if it was because of her brain or her attitude, but her grades kept getting worse and worse, and no matter how I beat or scolded her, it was of no use.
At a parent-teacher meeting in the second semester of her senior year, she asked her class teacher about the situation in private. The class teacher tactfully said that with Tang Xue's grades, if she didn't study hard, she might not even be able to get into a technical college.
This was undoubtedly the most desperate and painful thing for Yao Fenfang.
For people living at the bottom of society, all they live for is that little bit of hope.
The hopelessness about the future and the heavy pressure of life made Yao Fenfang's temper worse and her personality more and more irritable.
But outside, at the factory, she had no way to vent her resentment.
So home became her only place to vent.
This is also why the neighbors and the neighborhood committee all know that she often scolds her daughter.
She said she knew she shouldn't scold her daughter, and sometimes she would regret it and reflect on herself after scolding her.
But once her emotions came up, she couldn't control herself.
The result is that my daughter becomes increasingly inferior and her relationship with herself becomes worse and worse.
Sometimes, Tang Xue wouldn't even talk to her for a week.
Tang Xue's personality became more and more withdrawn. She always kept her head down, her hair covering her face, and her body hunched.
The first impression Yao Fenfang gives people is that of a middle-aged, resentful woman in her forties, but in fact she is only thirty-six years old.
"When did you find out that Tang Xue was pregnant?" Zhou Yi asked.
But Yao Fenfang's answer surprised them both. She said, "I don't know."
"What does this mean? Didn't you know your daughter was pregnant?"
"She was not thin to begin with, and she always bent over... Plus, the clothes she wore in winter were loose, so I didn't notice..." Yao Fenfang stuttered.
Shi Tao said angrily, "Your daughter hasn't had her period for ten months, and you, as a mother, didn't notice it at all?"
"She...had some irregular menstruation, so..." Yao Fenfang stopped talking and lowered her head in shame.
Because even if we take a step back and say that she didn't notice it for such a long time, any reason she gave would be just an excuse for her being an incompetent mother.
Zhou Yi asked: "So when did you know your daughter was pregnant?"
Knowing and discovering are two different things.
Zhou Yi was both inquiring about the situation and using questions to determine whether the other party's words were true.
Yao Fenfang hesitated for a moment and replied, "On the night of February 28th, she suddenly had a stomachache. I was planning to take her to the hospital, but I realized something was wrong with her. Then I realized she was...she was about to give birth."
"After you found out, did you take her to the hospital?"
“No…no.”
If there is such a thing, it is impossible for the people in the community to not know about it, but Zhou Yi still needs to confirm it.
Because his next question was: "Why not send to the hospital?"
"I... I can't send her to the hospital. If people find out, her life will be over. She gave birth to a child at such a young age, how will she live her life in the future?" Yao Fenfang said, and started crying again.
Zhou Yi felt a strange sense of separation from Yao Fenfang. On the one hand, she was very indifferent to her daughter and didn't even notice that Tang Xue was pregnant for ten months. On the other hand, she was very worried about her daughter's safety and reputation.
"Then do you know what the consequences are? Pregnant women may encounter various situations during labor. If you do this, you may very likely kill your daughter."
"Wow... I didn't think that much at the time."
Zhou Yi took a deep breath and asked grimly, "Where is the child Tang Xue gave birth to now?"
Yao Fenfang suddenly stopped crying, her eyes became a little empty, and she seemed to have lost her soul.
Zhou Yi thought she would make some excuses, such as giving it away or even throwing it in the trash.
Unexpectedly, she said, "That child... was killed by me."
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