Chen Yuzhu's heart was in a mess. She thought of Wang Xiaona, then Zeng Mingliang, and then herself.
"Auntie, after Zeng Mingliang was arrested and taken to the police station, he didn't say a word and didn't even want to eat. Do you want to visit him? Persuade him to confess the truth as soon as possible." Geng Xiaoliang thought that letting Chen Yuzhu visit Zeng Mingliang might make Zeng Mingliang speak, so he tried his best to persuade him.
"Okay, I'll go with you." Chen Yuzhu had calmed down a bit by now. She nodded and stood up. Even if Geng Xiaoliang hadn't said it, Chen Yuzhu wanted to go see her son and daughter-in-law. Was Wang Xiaona dying? Even though they'd argued and quarreled, they'd been mother-in-law and daughter-in-law for so many years, and Chen Yuzhu wanted to go and see her off.
Wang Xiaona was still in her rental apartment in Taohua Community. After Niu Mingfang reported the case, the police and doctors arrived, and the doctors examined Wang Xiaona. She wasn't poisoned or starving; her organs had somehow failed, and even her skin cells had lost their vitality, leading to her current condition. However, Wang Xiaona's brain remained active, which is why she survived.
The doctor concluded that Wang Xiaona no longer needed treatment and passed away after the examination. The Shilitun police station had no choice but to send two police officers to wait there, waiting for Wang Xiaona to expire before calling the crematorium for help.
When Chen Yuzhu saw Wang Xiaona, she nearly fainted. Wang Xiaona looked so ugly and strange. If Geng Xiaoliang hadn't warned Chen Yuzhu from the beginning, she would have been terrified.
But no matter what, Chen Yuzhu still didn't believe that Zeng Mingliang was responsible for Wang Xiaona's current situation. Her son had always been very kind to Wang Xiaona, so how could he possibly harm her?
After seeing Wang Xiaona, Chen Yuzhu told Geng Xiaoliang that she wanted to go see Zeng Mingliang and ask him in person what was going on.
Although Zhou Yuanyuan had uncovered the truth at Wang Xiaona's house, this kind of situation wasn't something that could be resolved simply by her word. Geng Xiaoliang needed to step in and apply for special assistance from the bureau. Only then could Zhou Yuanyuan be sent over through formal channels to close the case.
Zhou Yuanyuan also wanted to see Zeng Mingliang's reaction. So, Zhou Yuanyuan followed Geng Xiaoliang back to the Shilitun Public Security Bureau. Since Zhou Yuanyuan had already intervened in this matter, she had to see a conclusion.
Zeng Mingliang was temporarily detained in a detention room, which contained nothing but a single bed.
There was a large window with iron bars in the detention room, and Chen Yuzhu was standing outside the window talking to Zeng Mingliang.
In order to allow Chen Yuzhu and her son to have a good conversation, Zhou Yuanyuan and Geng Xiaoliang did not show up. They stood on the left and right sides of the window, which did not affect the mood of Chen Yuzhu and her son, and they could hear their conversation clearly.
When Chen Yuzhu first saw Zeng Mingliang, she couldn't help but shed tears. The reason was that Zeng Mingliang looked so miserable.
Zeng Mingliang was sitting on the edge of the bed in the detention room. Even Chen Yuzhu's arrival couldn't make him move.
Zeng Mingliang's beard was scruffy, and he had lost at least ten pounds since Chen Yuzhu last saw him. What alarmed Chen Yuzhu most was the lack of light in Zeng Mingliang's eyes as he gazed out the window. His face was numb, as if he didn't care that he was in a detention cell. Even Chen Yuzhu's arrival didn't change Zeng Mingliang's expression.
"Mingliang, child, how did you become like this?" Chen Yuzhu stretched out her hand, as if she wanted to touch her son's face, but unfortunately she couldn't reach it.
Zeng Mingliang remained silent, his eyes looking into the distance, as if he was looking at another person through Chen Yuzhu's face.
"Mingliang, I'm your mom! I'm here to see you." Chen Yuzhu was a little apprehensive. She had never seen Zeng Mingliang like this before. Zeng Mingliang was an only child, and he had always had a bad temper, yelling and screaming at the slightest provocation. Chen Yuzhu had never seen Zeng Mingliang so "quiet."
"I just went to see Xiaona..." When Chen Yuzhu said this, Zeng Mingliang's eyes finally had a little focus.
Chen Yuzhu finally couldn't help crying as she watched Zeng Mingliang like this. Within a few days, her wife was dying, and her son felt half dead. Chen Yuzhu's feelings were truly indescribable. She would rather Zeng Mingliang yell at her furiously, even saying harsh words to anger her, than sit here completely indifferent.
Chen Yuzhu cried for a while before she choked up and said, "Mingliang, Mom knows you've been a kind child since you were young. Xiaona definitely wasn't harmed by you. Can you tell Mom what happened with Xiaona?"
"Xiao Na? Xiao Na is dying! It's my fault! Wuuuuuu! If Xiao Na dies, let the police shoot me!" Zeng Mingliang burst into tears as he thought of Wang Xiao Na, who was only breathing her last. Anyway, Xiao Na couldn't survive, and he didn't want to live anymore. He owed her this.
"Mingliang, don't talk nonsense! You're my only son. How could you bear to see me die?" Zeng Mingliang's sudden "confession" frightened Chen Yuzhu. If her presence only prompted Zeng Mingliang's confession, Chen Yuzhu felt she might as well not have come at all!
"Mom, it's my fault. I shouldn't have talked back to you. Xiaona fell, and the jade gourd is broken. It's useless." Zeng Mingliang sobbed, as if he wanted to pour out all the pain in his heart. Indeed, if he had been more careful, Xiaona would not have been pushed and fallen by his mother.
"What's broken?" Chen Yuzhu was stunned. She remembered the policewoman asking her the same question. "What's broken? Is it such a big deal?" Chen Yuzhu didn't know Zhou Yuanyuan's identity. Seeing her with Geng Xiaoliang, she mistook her for a plainclothes policewoman.
"Mom, Xiaona's jade gourd is cracked. Without it, Xiaona will die," Zeng Mingliang cried bitterly. Although Wang Xiaona's health hadn't improved much over the years, at least she hadn't gotten any worse under the care of the jade gourd. Zeng Mingliang had thought he had decades to atone for his sins, but he hadn't expected Xiaona's life to end so soon.
"How could this happen?" Chen Yuzhu was a little stunned. If the jade gourd was cracked, she could just buy another one. What did it have to do with Wang Xiaona?
"Mom, go back! Take good care of yourself from now on." Zeng Mingliang cried for a while and then started to chase Chen Yuzhu away. Although Chen Yuzhu was the cause of this incident, she hadn't done it on purpose. He alone should bear the charge of "murder" and there was no need to drag Chen Yuzhu into it.
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