Chapter 121 Return Home
Xia Mufan and Feng Xiaoyu left the interrogation room together and returned to the office.
I waited obediently until the ice cream in the corner of the office came running over, wagging its tail.
[Have all the bad guys been caught?] 】
Can I bite him? 】
Hearing what Xue Gao said, Xia Mufan couldn't help but laugh and rubbed its little head: "The police have already caught the bad guys, you don't have to worry about the rest. If you bite him, you have to send him to the hospital for an injection, which is troublesome. It's better to send him to prison directly and wait for trial."
Xue Gao didn't understand what prison and trial meant, but when he heard that after biting Boss Mo, Xia Xia would have to take him to the hospital, he let out a wheezing sound through his nose, stopped wagging his tail in disappointment, and lay on the ground.
[Okay, forget it.] 】
[Last time, I was too weak and was kicked unconscious by him. 】
[When I grow up a little bit, I will bite the bad guys first when I see them. 】
Seeing that Xue Gao was like a child regretting his last performance, Xia Mushi comforted him and said, "You are already great! I will send you to the police dog base for some training when we get back, okay?"
When Xue Gao heard this, he stood up immediately with a look of excitement on his face.
【good! I want to be a police dog. 】
[The police dog base is a place to learn skills, right? 】
[Once I learn the skills, I can help Xia Xia solve the case. 】
Xia Mufan smiled. Ice cream really looked like a top student in school. He was smart, hardworking, and studious. Who doesn’t love such a student?
While interacting with the ice cream, Xia Mufan suddenly felt something was wrong. Normally, Feng Xiaoyu would come over and play with the ice cream when he saw it, why is he so quiet today?
Xia Mufan looked at Feng Xiaoyu who was sitting at the table.
She lowered her brows, pursed her lips, and stared blankly at the cup of tea, looking like she was worried about something.
Xia Mufan asked: "Xiaoyu, what's wrong with you?"
Feng Xiaoyu sighed, shoulders slumped. "Well, after listening to what Mo Yuhua said, I feel that love and marriage are hard to be smooth and consistent. It may be sweet at the beginning, but later on, you may get tired of each other, or even become enemies."
Xia Mufan didn't take such twists and turns seriously: "Why be afraid of changes? As long as you have the courage to start over, you have nothing to fear. Look at Mo Yuhua, she was happy at the beginning of the relationship. Later, Huang Zhongliang found a new love and disappointed her, so she divorced. What's the big deal? Many times, fear is just her own imagination. Who would scold her for being a failure, useless, and having no man to want her when hearing about divorce? She is the president of a group, she has money, a daughter, and a strong family. What is she afraid of? In fact, everyone has their own life, and others don't care whether she divorces or not."
It was rare for Xia Mufan to speak at length, Feng Xiaoyu nodded as she listened: "Xia Xia, what you said makes sense, in fact, people will change."
Xia Mufan felt that she was hinting at something, so he glanced at her and asked, "Are you having problems in your relationship?"
During the business trip, Xia Mufan and Feng Xiaoyu lived in the same room. She would call her boyfriend almost every night, and their conversation was so sweet that Xia Mufan almost got sick of it. A woman in love always has a rosy complexion and a smile on her face, and can laugh out loud at the slightest thing. Why do you look so unhappy today?
Feng Xiaoyu blushed slightly: "During the time I was away on business, Ye Rong would call me every night, but he hasn't called me in the past three days. I don't know why."
Out of professional habit, Xia Mushige began to ask: "What did he say on the last phone call?"
Feng Xiaoyu thought for a while and said, "Nothing much, just some daily conversations." Men and women in love always have a lot of nonsense to talk about. Feng Xiaoyu couldn't remember what they said at the time.
Xia Mufan reminded her: "Check your pager. Have you received any messages?"
These three days are also the busiest time for the Serious Crime Unit 7. Maybe Feng Xiaoyu missed some information about him.
Feng Xiaoyu took out his pager and checked the messages one by one. Suddenly he exclaimed, "Oh, there really is one. He said his father was seriously ill and he had to go back home."
Xia Mufan asked: "Is his hometown relatively remote, so it's not convenient to call?"
Feng Xiaoyu nodded: "Yes."
Xia Mufan blinked at her and said, "It's okay then, don't worry."
Feng Xiaoyu smiled embarrassedly: "Ye Rong's hometown is in a small mountain village in Yao City, which is very remote. When he was a child, he had to walk for two hours to go to school. If I want to call him, I have to go to the town. He may be too busy and has no time to contact me."
Thinking of this, Feng Xiaoyu swept away his previous depression, drank the tea in his hand, and walked over to play with Xue Gao.
Not long after, Gong Weiguo, Sun Xianbing and Yu Jing finished interrogating the three Mo brothers and returned to the office.
Xia Mufan asked: "Have you confessed everything?"
Gong Weiguo said: "They did confess everything, but the three brothers took the blame on themselves, saying that Mo Yuhua had no idea at all and that they just couldn't stand Huang Zhonglianghua having a child outside, so they took action."
Hearing this, Xia Mufan was somewhat emotional: "These three brothers really care about their sister wholeheartedly. It's a pity that they were used by Mo Yuhua and became a knife for her to kill people."
Feng Xiaoyu asked: "Why didn't they kill the taxi driver? Did you ask?"
Gong Weiguo spread out his hands with a strange expression, "Ah, this. They said they were not murderers. They had met and talked to many people along the way. Did they kill them all? Boss Mo said that the driver had good eloquence. When they drank together, he kept calling him "big brother". They were quite happy drinking together. When they returned the car, the driver was drunk and looked honest. He thought it would not have any impact, so he let him go."
Not a murderer?
After hearing the Mo brothers' comments about themselves, everyone fell silent.
The perception of these three brothers is really strange. Perhaps in their minds, their sister can help them make so much money and let them live a good life. In return, the brothers can do anything for her.
Yu Jing shook his head: "Alas! What a bunch of legal illiterates."
Several others echoed, "Yes, he has no sense of morality and regards human life as worthless. He killed five people just to help his sister vent her anger. It's simply bizarre."
Just at this time, Fan Yangping came over, thanked them repeatedly, and then asked about the return date of Xia Mufan and others.
Xia Mushige said: "We will go back tomorrow."
The public security organs' investigation of the case has basically been completed. Mo Yuhua and others were imprisoned on the spot, and the two cases were prosecuted together by the prosecution. Everyone stayed in Huancheng for a month and was eager to return home. Leave half a day to buy local specialties so that you can set off early the next morning.
Fan Yangping said some polite words, rubbed his hands, and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Xia Mufan asked, "Old Fan, what do you want?"
Fan Yangping bent down and touched the back of the ice cream: "Isn't the owner of the ice cream, Bai Jiaying, already dead? Now that the murderer has been found, the ice cream's mission has been completed, right? I like ice cream very much, how about... leaving it here and letting me take care of it."
When Xuegao heard this, he let out a cry and hid behind Xia Mufan. Then he poked his little head out and glared at Fan Yangping angrily.
Seeing him like this, everyone laughed.
"Ice cream doesn't want to."
"Don't even think about it, Lao Fan. Xue Gao is our team leader."
"Do you think you're the only one who likes ice cream? We don't want to let it go either."
Xia Mufan turned around and lowered his head, looking at Xuegao's reluctant look and couldn't help but smile: "I'm sorry, Lao Fan. I have officially adopted Xuegao. I will apply for a police dog license for him when I go back. He will help us solve cases in the future."
As soon as Xuegao heard Xia Mufan's words, he immediately became interested. He squatted on the ground, his little ears perked up, his eyes widened like bells, and he looked full of energy. It stuck out its tongue, made huffing sounds, and had a look of little pride on its face, as if it was now a police dog.
Seeing how excited and happy Xue Gao was, Fan Yangping had to give up the idea of adopting it and stretched out his hand to Xia Mufan: "Okay, you are welcome to come to Huancheng to play in the future. Remember to bring Xue Gao with you when you come."
"Woof! Woof!"
Ice cream responded loudly to Fan Yangping.
Xia Mushi smiled and nodded: "Okay!"
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Returning to Hui City Criminal Investigation Brigade, Xia Mufan and his team members received a warm welcome.
Yue Yuan patted Xia Mufan on the shoulder and said, "Well done! I have received an official letter from the Huancheng police, which highly praised your Serious Crime Unit 7. Thank you for helping to solve the cold case from eight years ago and arresting the Mo brothers and sisters."
Xia Mushi held the ice cream in one hand and straightened his chest: "It's my duty."
Yue Yuan said, "Oh, by the way. On your way back, Huancheng called and mentioned two follow-up matters. I think you might be interested in knowing about them."
Hearing that it was a follow-up development, Xia Mushige asked, "What is it?"
"In the first follow-up, Huang Zhongliang couldn't wait to take Ruirui to his side while he was still in the hospital and hired a nanny to take care of the child. However, he found that although the child looked normal and could cry and laugh, he seemed a little different from his previous clever appearance. So he sent the child to the hospital for a detailed examination, and found that the child's perception and reaction abilities were lower than those of normal children of the same age."
When Gong Weiguo heard this, he groaned and slammed his palm in anger. "Damn it! When I was interrogating Boss Mo, he said that he was afraid Ruirui would cry on the way back to Huancheng, so he added sleeping pills to the milk powder and shook it well to feed the child. I was a little worried at the time. A one-year-old baby was fed sleeping milk powder for three consecutive days. I was afraid that it would leave some sequelae."
After hearing this, everyone felt a little heavy.
Although Huang Zhongliang betrayed his family and is morally corrupt, Ruirui is innocent. The Mo brothers are worse than beasts!
Yue Yuan said: "After Huang Zhongliang knew the truth, he almost went crazy and wanted to go abroad for medical treatment with his child. Fortunately, the Huang family is rich, and I hope the child will get better after treatment." It is really sad that the children have to bear the consequences of their parents' guilt.
Xia Mushige asked: "What about the second thing?"
Yue Yuan glanced at her and said, "Fan Yangping said that your interrogation style is very similar to mine. You are worthy of being my apprentice."
After a pause, Yue Yuan continued with a smile in his eyes, "You told Mo Yuhua in the interrogation room that Huang Zhongliang lived a carefree life after she was arrested. This successfully stimulated Mo Yuhua. She found a lawyer to handle the transfer procedures and gave all her property, including real estate, cars, securities, deposits, jewelry, and shares of Hualiang Group, to her daughter. Together with the shares held by the three Mo brothers in the group company, her daughter now has 65% of the company's shares."
It is indeed important news that the huge amount of property has been transferred to the daughter's name.
Huang Zhongliang has to make a living under the care of his daughter and has a mentally impaired son to worry about. He probably won't have a happy life in the future.
Yue Yuan looked at the five young criminal police officers who were becoming more and more mature and efficient in handling cases, and waved his hand with satisfaction: "You have been on this business trip for more than a month and you must have worked hard. I will give you a week's vacation. You five can go wherever you want to play, and remember to communicate well with your families. Report back in a week, and I will assign you new tasks."
Xia Mufan's heart had already flown back home. When he heard Yue Yuan's words, he smiled brightly: "Yes!"
It has been almost a month since I last saw my mother, and Xia Mufan really misses her.
When I returned to my familiar home, the sycamore tree in front of the door was still green, and the vegetables in the yard were growing tall. The water spinach, peppers, cucumbers and eggplants were growing well, and the vegetable garden was thriving.
As soon as Xia Mufan and Xue Gao approached, Xue Gao barked twice.
Hearing the dog barking, Xu Shumei hurried out of the room, followed by a little follower named Meihui.
As soon as he saw Xia Mufan, Meihui jumped up with a meow, and after a few jumps, he jumped onto her shoulders and rubbed his head against her face hard.
[You are finally back.] 】
Where have you been for so long? 】
[I thought you didn't want coal ash anymore.] 】
Xu Shumei hadn't seen her daughter for a long time, and she was a little excited. Her eyes curved and she smiled gently and happily. She took the luggage from her daughter's hand, and then walked into the house, talking softly as she walked.
"Mumu is back. It must have been very hard during this period, right?"
"Have the bad guys been caught? Are things going smoothly?"
"You've been on a business trip for so long. Do you think the clothes you brought with you are enough? Are you used to the life in Huancheng?"
Although the mother and daughter would talk on the phone every few days, they couldn't see each other in person, and anything they said over the microphone felt a little off. Now when Xu Shumei sees her daughter, she feels like she has a lot of questions to ask.
Xia Mushige was led into the house by his mother's hand and answered her various questions with a smile.
I went home, took a shower, and changed into the cotton silk nightgown that my mother had just made for me. The sleeveless light-colored nightgown with small floral patterns was newly made by Xu Shumei. It was comfortable and loose, and very cool to wear. Xia Mufan drank the herbal tea made by his mother, sat happily on the sofa, put his feet on the coffee table, and chatted with his mother in a casual manner.
Hearing that Xia Mufan could take a week off, Xu Shumei was very happy: "That's great, you've been tired for so long, you can finally rest at home."
Xia Mufan: "Well, I can finally accompany you. I've been on a business trip for a month, and sometimes I feel bad thinking about you being alone at home."
Xu Shumei said, "It's OK. During this period, Shaoqi came to have dinner with me every day and helped me clean the yard. He also gave me some advice, saying that I have good writing skills and I can try writing novels. Didn't I have the experience of being trafficked? I can empathize with them and want to interview more trafficked women and then write a non-fiction novel. When I talked to Shaoqi about it, he agreed very much and helped me make the contact. I have already interviewed two and I am busy."
His mother's life was fulfilling, which made Xia Mufan feel at ease.
However, Xia Mufan felt a little puzzled when he heard his mother mention Gu Shaoqi with such intimacy: "Doctor Gu has so much free time? He comes here every day to eat dinner?"
Xu Shumei glared at her and said angrily, "What do you mean by freeloading? Shaoqi is lonely at home alone, and every time he comes over, he brings something, either meat or fruit. He also helps me cook and chats with me. This kid is really good."
Xia Mufan thought for a moment and said, "That's fine. You two are both alone anyway, so it's good for you to have company. When I'm free later, I'll take some things to his house and sit down to express my gratitude."
Xu Shumei smiled and didn't point it out.
In her opinion, her daughter is beautiful and outstanding, so it is normal for someone to like her. Gu Shaoqi was obviously pursuing his daughter, but he was a little naive and took a roundabout approach.
Xia Mufan remembered that he had brought a gift for his mother, so he stood up, opened his handbag, and took out a beautiful little suspender floral dress. He shook it open and gestured in front of Xu Shumei's chest: "Well, this dress is pretty. My mother looks even better in it."
When Xu Shumei saw that the skirt only had two small suspenders hanging down, she couldn't help but laugh: "Are southerners so bold in dressing? I've only seen this kind of clothes on TV. I didn't expect you to buy it."
Xia Mufan said, "It's hot in the south, so girls wear cool clothes. Many young girls wear flowery skirts like this when they go out. Mom, if you think it's not nice to wear it alone, look, I bought you a small shawl."
There were only mother and daughter at home, so Xu Shumei didn't act shy and took the clothes her daughter handed her and put them on. She is tall and slim. She looks gentle and beautiful in this long dress with white flowers on a blue background and a light blue knitted shawl.
Xia Mufan cheered and clapped at the side: "Mom, you look really good in this."
Meihui looked around for a long time but didn't see it was his turn, so he anxiously pulled Xia Mufan's trouser leg.
[Where is my gift?] 】
[What did you bring me?] 】
Xia Mufan stretched out his finger to scrape Meihui's nose, and took out a large bag of dried fish from his bag: "Huancheng is close to the sea, and the locals dry a lot of salted fish. They use it to make salted fish and eggplant stew, which is fresh and delicious. However, cats can't eat too salty food, or they will lose their hair."
When Coal Ash smelled the fishy smell coming from the dried fish, he was so happy that his face danced with joy. He ate two dried fish in one bite. It loves beauty and is afraid of losing hair, so it obediently stopped eating. However, it put one paw on the bag of salted fish and tilted its head, meaning that these are all mine and I won’t give them to the ice cream.
Xu Shumei had been with Coal Ash for a long time. Although she couldn't understand what it said, she could understand its expressions. She smiled and said, "Stingy guy, I'll give it all to you."
As they were talking, Xu Shumei looked at the clock hanging in the living room and said to Meihui, "Go see if forensic doctor Gu has arrived. I'm going to prepare some food."
Coal Ash responded and quickly ran out of the house.
Xia Mufan looked at his mother: "Does he really come here every day?"
To be honest, Xu Shumei liked Gu Shaoqi's reserved and gentle personality and did not object to his pursuit of her daughter. She smiled and said, "As long as he is free in the evening, he will come over."
Woof! Woof woof!
Ice cream, who was squatting under the eaves, called out twice.
[Someone is coming.] 】
[It’s an acquaintance.] 】
As soon as Xia Mufan came out, Gu Shaoqi had already walked into the yard holding Meihui.
The evening sun shone in the yard, giving everything a golden glow. Gu Shaoqi, dressed in his summer uniform of a beige short-sleeved shirt and army green trousers, walked over in the sunset.
The picture was so beautiful that Xia Mushi was dazzled.
Thinking about how he had taken care of his mother during this period and seeing how familiar he was with Meihui, Xia Mufan seemed to understand something.
She didn't know when it started, but Gu Shaoqi flowed quietly through her life like a clear stream.
His heart was beating a little faster, Xia Mufan stood still and didn't say anything.
Gu Shaoqi walked up to Xia Mufan and said in a gentle voice, "You're back. I heard the case has been solved. Are you tired?"
Gu Shaoqi's voice was like a spring breeze blowing through the willows on the river bank, attracting the footsteps of tourists.
Xia Mufan's ears felt a little itchy. She looked at Gu Shaoqi and wanted to say a few words of thanks, but for some reason she was too lazy to be polite when she saw Gu Shaoqi. The first thing she said was, "I'm not at home, and you come here all day to eat for free. What's the meaning of that?"
Gu Shaoqi was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "Not welcome?"
He was good-looking to begin with, and when he smiled his eyes and eyebrows were as bright as spring flowers.
Xia Mufan glanced at him and said, "It's not that I'm not welcome."
Gu Shaoqi handed the bag of snacks in his hand to Xia Mufan, and walked into the house with the coal ash in his other hand: "Then, I'll go to the kitchen to help."
Xia Mufan watched Gu Shaoqi put on his slippers with ease, walked into her home with dignity, went into the kitchen to chat with Xu Shumei, and helped wash and pick vegetables. Suddenly, she felt a little depressed - during this month's absence, Gu Shaoqi almost stole her home.
In less than half an hour, Xu Shumei had prepared four dishes and a soup.
Sweet and sour spare ribs, stir-fried beef, fried eggplant with peppers, stir-fried water spinach, and tomato and egg soup.
"It's time to eat." Gu Shaoqi brought the food to the coffee table, asked Xu Shumei and Xia Mufan to sit on the sofa, and he dragged a small stool to sit at the bottom.
No one knows a daughter better than her mother. Xu Shumei knew that Xia Mufan had been domineering and protective of her food since she was a child, so she smiled and said, "Shaoqi always sits on a small stool when he eats."
Xia Mufan looked at Shaoqi, who was tall and had long legs. He had to sit on a small stool and try to pull his legs inward, feeling very uncomfortable. He couldn't help but laugh, and his depressed mood suddenly improved. This guy is quite polite and knows to keep a low profile when visiting someone else's home.
The three of them had just finished their meal when they suddenly heard Feng Xiaoyu's voice coming from the yard: "Xia Xia, Xia Xia!"
Xia Mufan and Gu Shaoqi walked out of the house together and saw Feng Xiaoyu standing in front of the courtyard gate with an anxious expression.
As soon as Feng Xiaoyu saw Xia Mufan, she felt as if she had found her backbone: "Ye Rong is missing!"
Before leaving Huancheng, Feng Xiaoyu's boyfriend Ye Rong went back to his hometown to visit his seriously ill father, and only had time to send a message before leaving.
Xia Mufan soothed him, "Don't worry, tell me slowly, what happened?"
Feng Xiaoyu had just rushed all the way, sweat all over his forehead, and he panted while saying, "I went to the tax bureau and heard from colleague Ye Rong that after he received the telegram from his hometown, he asked his superiors for a week's leave. But now a week has passed, and he has neither canceled his leave nor called to explain the situation. Ye Rong has always abided by the rules and worked very hard. His superiors also value him very much. It is absolutely impossible for this to happen. Something must have happened to him."
Xia Mufan frowned: "He is an adult male, and he said he was taking leave to go back to his hometown. If his father is seriously ill, it is normal for him to be absent for a few days."
Feng Xiaoyu shook her head repeatedly: "No, no, he doesn't have a good relationship with his family. Even if his father passed away, he wouldn't stay that long. Even if he really had something to delay him, he would definitely find time to go to the town and call to extend his leave. The tax bureau is very strict about employee leave management, he knows that."
Seeing Feng Xiaoyu's anxiety, Gu Shaoqi suggested softly, "How about we go inside and talk?"
Feng Xiaoyu only saw Gu Shaoqi at this time, her eyes widened, and she took a half step back: "Forensic Doctor Gu, why are you here?"
Xia Mufan pulled Feng Xiaoyu into the house and said, "I invited Forensic Doctor Gu to come to my house for dinner to thank him for taking care of my mother and Meihui during this period of time."
Feng Xiaoyu found it a little strange. When did Forensic Doctor Gu and Xia Mufan become so close? But she didn't have the energy to continue asking, so as soon as she entered the house, she told him about her boyfriend Ye Rong's family situation.
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