Chapter 86 Snow and Scenery, Heartfelt Night Talk
Yan Jingshu knew why she asked this question.
Accountant Lin learned that Fang Tiejun was an eyewitness who might come forward to testify against his crime, so out of extreme fear, he killed Fang Tiejun by any means necessary.
Because he killed Fang Tiejun, Accountant Lin returned home in a panic. When his family persuaded him to surrender, he killed his parents and wife.
If no one persuaded Fang Tiejun to testify, would Accountant Lin not be able to find him?
Wouldn't Fang Tiejun be able to avoid fatal disaster?
If this person hadn't existed, wouldn't four more lives have been lost?
"What if I say it was me?" Yan Jingshu smiled faintly, "Would you think I did something wrong?"
"So it's not you." When Tang Xueli heard him say that, she knew that this person was not him, "Then who is it?"
"She is the cousin of one of the murdered night soil collectors."
When Yan Jingshu wrote the news report "The whole story of the murder of six innocent people", he tried his best to restore the case, but still concealed many details and related characters.
"She went to Fang Tiejun and tried to persuade him for many days. Finally, Fang Tiejun agreed to testify. Unfortunately, an accident happened later."
"Yeah." The report stated that Fang Tiejun agreed to be a witness, and Tang Xueli knew about it.
She then asked, "The brave passerby who finally caught Accountant Lin was you, right?"
Yan Jingshu was slightly surprised, "How did you guess it was mine?"
"That's not hard to guess." Tang Xueli said, "You've been investigating this case, so it's normal for you to follow Accountant Lin to his home. Accountant Lin was arrested in the early morning, so there weren't many people outside at that late hour. Even if other people saw a middle-aged man covered in blood and in high spirits, they would quickly avoid him. Who would risk going up to arrest him?"
Yan Jingshu agreed: "Your analysis is good."
"So he was not a brave passerby, but a brave and righteous man." Tang Xueli corrected the inaccurate wording in the report.
Yan Jingshu laughed, "Why are you more serious than me?"
"Just saying it casually." Tang Xueli was a little curious, "Is being a reporter so dangerous?"
"That's not the case. It depends on what kind of reporter you want to be. There are many kinds of reporters." Yan Jingshu didn't elaborate.
If we continue to talk about this topic, there will be so much to say that days and nights will not be enough.
Tang Xueli looked at him: "There are many kinds, and you chose the most dangerous one."
Yan Jingshu shook his head and said, "War correspondents are the most dangerous."
“Seeking the truth, digging out the truth, telling the truth, and recording the truth are the most dangerous things.”
After Tang Xueli finished speaking, Yan Jingshu was silent for a long time.
The table was very quiet, and Tang Xueli ate all the dishes slowly and leisurely.
There was only one bun left, so she asked, "Do you want to eat more buns?"
Yan Jingshu: "You eat it."
The buns were a little cold, but not bad. Tang Xueli nibbled on them in small bites.
Yan Jingshu suddenly said, "If it was me who persuaded Fang Tiejun to be a witness, do you think I am the one who caused this accident?"
Tang Xueli didn't think too much and immediately replied: "Of course not."
Yan Jingshu was stunned. He didn't expect her to answer so quickly and so confidently. "Why not? If not..."
"There aren't that many assumptions." Tang Xueli interrupted him, "There are too many ifs in life. If you keep making assumptions, you won't be able to get through life."
Tang Xueli often made various assumptions before.
For example, what would happen if she had not been reincarnated in this life?
For example, if she had awakened earlier in her previous life, would she have been less miserable and would her life have been better?
For example, will it be better for her to interfere with the lives and futures of many people now than in her previous life? Will there be other unexpected disasters?
One day, she suddenly realized that she would not be able to enjoy life if she continued to worry about gains and losses.
Let what is coming come, what is to be experienced must be experienced, and what is to be endured cannot be avoided.
“…” Yan Jingshu was greatly shocked.
He often felt that the girl in front of him, who was four years younger than him, saw many issues more deeply and thoroughly than he did.
He used to think of himself as the most mature among his peers.
He started school early and skipped grades, finishing high school at the age of fifteen. Later, he worked as a skilled worker in a machine tool factory.
Afterwards, he was recommended by his superiors and passed the review to become a worker-peasant-soldier college student.
At that time, the college entrance examination had not yet been resumed, and education was in a special period.
After graduation, he applied to a daily newspaper and became a reporter as he wished.
He has been working at the daily newspaper for nearly four years now.
He had investigated and interviewed all kinds of news, met all kinds of people, and felt that he had rich social experience and was very experienced and mature. But since he met Tang Xueli, he discovered that there were people who were more mature and steady than him.
The old saying is indeed true, there will always be people who are better than you!
After dinner, Yan Jingshu sent Tang Xueli home.
Summer nights in the north are hot but not stuffy.
The weather is good today, and the moon is like a silver plate, bright and hanging on the branches.
Tang Xueli suddenly asked, "Feng Xiaohu, Feng Biao's younger brother, how did he die?"
Yan Jingshu looked at the straight path ahead and said, "He was shot."
"What crime did he commit?" Tang Xueli slowed down, wanting to hear the whole story.
"He is a hooligan who bullies women and children."
Yan Jingshu paused and explained the whole story in detail.
"Feng Xiaohu was initially targeted because he had abducted and sold several children."
"The parents who lost their child reported the case, but they couldn't find their child. They had no other choice but to come to the newspaper office and ask us for help."
"I asked about the investigation of the case and followed it for a while. Maybe I was lucky, and I soon found out that Feng Xiaohu was the culprit."
"Feng Xiaohu ran away as soon as he heard the news. He boarded a train to the south. I chased him for several days and eventually caught up with him to a mountainous area."
"That area is very large, and there are no roads in many places. I contacted the local police, and they said they would investigate and asked me to go back first."
"I was afraid that once I left, they would no longer care about this matter and would just stay there."
"Feng Xiaohu didn't dare to show his face and hid in a villager's home. He gave a lot of money and was kept. After hiding for more than ten days, he fell in love with the hostess and their daughter."
"That night, the girl's father saw them and Feng Xiaohu was tied up and sent to the local police station."
“He was shot shortly afterwards.”
Yan Jingshu narrated the story calmly, finishing the whole story in just a few words.
There must have been many difficulties and dangers in the process of investigation, but he did not mention a word about it.
Tang Xueli's emotions were in ups and downs as she listened.
"Has the kidnapped child been found?"
Yan Jingshu lowered his eyes, stared at the ground, and whispered, "They haven't been found. The children were sold to various places, all over the country. Feng Xiaohu doesn't know the whereabouts of those children. He admitted that he kidnapped seven children, five boys and two girls. The oldest was six years old and the youngest was two and a half years old."
Tang Xueli frowned: "You didn't find any?"
Yan Jingshu shook his head silently.
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