Chapter 159 Cause and Effect
Ice cream walked into the family area of the Criminal Investigation Building with a relaxed pace. The moon, which had been hiding under thick clouds, now poked its head out and cast a silver glow.
Under the clear light, the agile figure of the ice cream looks even more majestic.
[I'm awesome! I completed a mission successfully.] 】
[This is my first mission since I got my police dog license. 】
[Xia Xia will definitely praise me.] 】
It was past midnight and everything was quiet.
Ice cream's inner monologue seems extremely clear.
Xue Gao acted very calm, but unexpectedly he was so smug inside, which made Xia Mushi couldn't help laughing.
As Xia Muchan chuckled, the sound of flapping wings came from the sycamore tree next to her. A little black starling flew out from the branches, circled above Xia Muchan's head, landed accurately on her shoulder, and quacked twice.
[Xia Xia, you are back!] 】
[I've been waiting for you for a long time.] 】
Before Xia Mufan could respond, a black and gray figure suddenly appeared in the yard and landed lightly on her other shoulder.
Coal Ash meowed twice, tilted his furry little head, and rubbed Xia Mufan's face intimately.
[Xia Xia, where have you been?] 】
[Why did you take this stupid dog with you but not me? 】
It was already 1:30 in the morning and everyone was fast asleep. Only these two little pets were still waiting for them to go home. Xia Mufan felt warm in his heart. He touched Fa Cai on his left shoulder and then touched Mei Hui on his right shoulder. He smiled and replied, "I brought ice cream with me on a mission today. Ice cream has done a great job again."
When Xuegao heard Xia Mufan affirming her in front of Meihui, she puffed out her chest and took more rhythmic steps, as if she was a gold medalist racehorse strolling leisurely on the track, enjoying the cheers and praises from the audience.
Coal Ash was very shrewd and immediately responded.
[This time it’s ice cream, so it will be my turn next time, right? 】
Xia Mufan thought about it and decided that the next step was to find the suspect hiding in the dark. This was quite suitable for Meihui, who was good at surveillance. He nodded and agreed: "Okay. I'll take Meihui with me next time."
Xia Mufan walked towards his home with his three pets. It was pitch black in the distance, but there was a lamp on in the corridor on the first floor of his home.
The light is yellowish, not bright, but it is the only bright spot in the darkness of the family building at midnight.
I don’t know why, but when Xia Mufan saw this lamp that was lit specially for him, he felt extremely warmed in his heart and had a sense of happiness like a wanderer returning home.
No matter how late he returned home, there would always be a light on for him, three little pets to welcome him, and a mother waiting for him at home. This feeling was so happy that Xia Mufan suddenly felt that all his fatigue was washed away, and he became full of energy.
As soon as I walked into the yard, the bedroom light came on and then I heard my mother's footsteps. Xu Shumei came out wearing a coat and looked at her with a smile: "Mumu, are you back?"
Xia Mu hurried forward and pushed his mother into the house: "It's cold outside, Mom, don't get up, just lie down on the bed. I can take a shower and eat by myself, don't worry."
Xu Shumei had just emerged from her warm bed and felt a little overwhelmed standing in the cold night wind, so she nodded: "Okay. I'll warm up some soup for you on the coal stove. Remember to drink some soup after you take a bath before going to bed. Otherwise, your stomach won't be able to bear it if you stay up until the middle of the night."
Xia Mufan agreed repeatedly and watched his mother lie back on the bed. Only then did he feel at ease and went back to the bedroom, took a shower and changed into light home clothes.
When I came to the kitchen, I saw a clay pot simmering on the coal stove. The weak fire was dark red and there was a slight gurgling sound coming from the pot. Open the lid and you will see a pot of pork ribs and lotus root soup in the pot. The soup base is red and full of fragrance.
Xia Mufan took a deep breath and felt very happy. In these cold autumn days, being able to drink a pot of pork ribs and lotus root soup that has been simmered for five or six hours is the ultimate enjoyment in the world.
Xia Mufan drank his soup and thought, this is a good day.
Although I am busy and come home late, my life is fulfilling and happy because I have the care of my family and the company of my friends.
On second thought, Zou Chengye is a university professor, with a beautiful wife and family by his side and a high social status, but he lacks a little kindness in his bones. He felt sorry for his mentally ill ex-wife, and guilty towards his daughter. He also had no compassion or tolerance towards his students. As for now, he has been retaliated against and he is in a state of panic all day long. He doesn't know whether he can sleep tonight.
So, as a human being, we should be kinder.
Delicious food makes people relax, but as they eat, they gradually feel tired.
Xia Mufan brushed his teeth and washed his face lazily, then fell on the bed while feeling sleepy. Soon he fell into a sweet dream.
When you open your eyes, a new day begins.
As soon as Xia Mufan entered the administrative building, Yue Yuan called him into his office.
Yue Yuan asked Xia Mufan: "Someone from the Xing City Public Security Bureau called and said that you want to investigate two people and borrow a file. What's going on?"
After Xia Mufan finished reporting the whole story, Yue Yuan understood everything and patted his chest to promise, "Okay. I'll follow up with the Xing City Public Security Bureau. If there's any news or faxes, I'll pass them on to you immediately."
The support from the leader gave Xia Mufan more confidence. He raised his head and chest and said loudly, "Yes."
Looking at Xia Mufan's lively eyes, Yue Yuan, as a master, couldn't help but nag a few words: "Although the case you are taking over now is not a major case, don't slack off. It concerns the safety of the people. If you can stop it in time and avoid a major criminal case of injury, it will also be a merit."
"If it succeeds, then for Zou Chengye, the Serious Crime Unit 7 has saved his life. For the suspect hiding in the dark, stopping him from committing crimes and criticizing and educating him will save his life and future. I have high hopes for you in this case, and I hope that your Serious Crime Unit 7 can complete it smoothly."
Yue Yuan's words were earnest and meaningful, and he obviously wanted to give Xia Mufan a heads-up, fearing that she might not take the case seriously.
Xia Mufan knew of his master's painstaking efforts, so he smiled and said, "Don't worry, Master, I know."
Walking out of the deputy captain's office, Xia Mufan's steps became lighter and lighter.
With Yue Yuan's participation, it has become easier to obtain information from the Xing City Public Security Bureau, which is a good thing.
When they pushed open the door of the Serious Crime Unit 7 office, Gong Weiguo and others had been waiting for a long time. As soon as he saw Xia Mufan coming in, he urged with renewed energy: "Team leader, we've been waiting for you, let's go."
The great victory last night has greatly boosted everyone's morale and given us more confidence for the upcoming meeting with Lu Qiaoling. If it was really Lu Qiaoling who did this, as long as the devices hidden on the back of the cupboard in Zou Chengye's new home were placed in front of her, she would definitely tell the truth.
When thinking of this possibility, Gong Weiguo and Sun Xianbing became eager to try it out. It was really gratifying how the case was solved so smoothly.
Gong Weiguo took the initiative to jump out: "Team leader, this time I will meet Lu Qiaoling, let me communicate with her."
Sun Xianbing also raised his hand: "I'll play supporting role."
Xia Mufan glanced at them and said, "Okay, since you guys volunteered, I agree."
Gong Weiguo and Sun Xianbing raised their right hands at the same time and clapped their hands in the air, making a crisp sound.
The two shouted excitedly: "Yeah! Great, it's our turn this time."
It took Lu Qiaoling a year to graduate and she encountered numerous setbacks while looking for a job. Finally, she got a job at a securities trading company called Jinxin.
Jinxin Securities Trading Company is located on the 21st floor of the tallest commercial building in the center of Hui City. It is not too large, but it has everything it needs.
Gong Weiguo walked in front and showed his police officer ID. The girl at the front desk of the securities company was a little nervous and led them to a simply decorated meeting room in the company.
A few minutes later, a middle-aged man and a young girl walked into the reception room.
The middle-aged man was dressed in a suit and looked very well dressed. When he saw the police, he greeted them with a smile and handed them his business card: "Hello, police comrades. I am the general manager of Jinxin Securities Company. My last name is Huang. I wonder what you are here to see Comrade Lu Qiaoling about? If she has made any mistakes, please tell me. Our company will never tolerate or neglect her."
Lu Qiaoling's face turned pale, and she stood behind the middle-aged man without saying a word. She has a slim figure and pretty face. She is wearing a white shirt, black suit pants, high heels, and a black women's suit. She looks like a complete urban beauty.
Gong Weiguo waved his hand and said, "We are from the Criminal Investigation Team's serious crime unit. We are here to learn more about a case from Lu Qiaoling. There is nothing for you to do here. You can go back first."
When Manager Huang saw so many police officers coming to the company, he thought that the company had been caught committing some illegal acts and felt uneasy.
After hearing Gong Weiguo say that this was a criminal case, not an economic case, Manager Huang was relieved and nodded repeatedly: "Okay, then I will hand Lu Qiaoling over to you. If you have any questions, just ask. Don't be polite. If you need my cooperation, please ask."
Before leaving, Manager Huang instructed the front desk to serve each person a cup of hot coffee, plus some snacks. After entertaining everyone attentively, he closed the door and left quietly.
When there was no one else in the reception room, Lu Qiaoling glanced at everyone nervously and asked in a low voice: "Comrade police, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Xia Mufan has delegated power to Gong Weiguo and Sun Xianbin. They will be the main people responsible for communicating with Lu Qiaoling this time, and Feng Xiaoyu will be responsible for taking notes.
Gong Weiguo first asked a few questions about Lu Qiaoling's basic information before getting to the point: "Lu Qiaoling, do you know Zou Chengye?"
Lu Qiaoling said "hmm" obediently, "He was my university teacher and also my graduation thesis advisor, so of course I know him."
Gong Weiguo asked: "Zou Chengye gave you a failing grade for your graduation thesis. What do you think of this?"
When Lu Qiaoling heard this, her face turned pale. Thinking back to what Gong Weiguo had said before, that he came to her because of a criminal case, she suddenly panicked and didn't know what to do.
Lu Qiaoling did not directly answer Gong Weiguo's question. Instead, she looked up at him and asked with trembling lips, "Um, is there something wrong with Teacher Zou?"
Gong Weiguo saw Lu Qiaoling's reaction as a sign of guilt, so he immediately raised his voice: "Please answer my question. Do you feel resentful because your tutor deliberately prevented you from graduating on time?"
Lu Qiaoling is an honest person. Although she felt that her answer might cause the police to misunderstand her, she still chose to speak her mind truthfully: "Yes, I do have some resentment."
Gong Weiguo continued to ask: "Will the inability to graduate on time have a big impact on your life?"
This question was actually something that the members of the Serious Crime Unit 7 had discussed privately. Everyone wanted to know whether a student would be ruined because of Zou Chengye's willful revenge.
Lu Qiaoling's class teacher once said with regret that when Lu Qiaoling graduated from university, she had signed a contract with a large listed securities company with a very considerable salary, but because she was unable to graduate on schedule, the employment agreement was eventually invalidated. Later, when she looked for a job several times, the recruiting companies would ask her the reason when they saw that it took Lu Qiaoling five years to complete her undergraduate studies. After hearing the whole story, the employer felt that Lu Qiaoling was not trustworthy and rejected her without hesitation.
With such a huge impact on her life, Lu Qiaoling must have a strong resentment towards Zou Chengye, right?
When listening to the police talking about the past, a trace of pain appeared in Lu Qiaoling's eyes.
"Comrade police officer, there must be resentment. No matter who it is, you worked hard on your graduation thesis. Compared with other students, I think the quality of my thesis is pretty good. Even if it is not excellent, it is at least good. But I didn't expect that during the defense, my tutor just glanced at it and directly declared it a failure. My mind was buzzing at the time and I didn't know anything."
Speaking of this, Lu Qiaoling's tears flowed unconsciously.
"I still remember that the graduation thesis defense of our major was held in the department office. There were five teachers in charge of the defense, and Teacher Zou was the leader of the defense team. I printed out five copies of my graduation thesis and respectfully handed them to each teacher. I also kept a copy of the draft. Just a few minutes after I started my presentation, Teacher Zou interrupted me, threw my graduation thesis on the table, and said sternly: Your thesis will not pass. I believe you know the reason. So, come back for the defense next year. After that, he waved his hand and let me go."
"I don't know how I walked out of the department office. I was completely lost. In fact, I had already vaguely felt that something was wrong while completing my graduation thesis. Professor Zou never guided me in writing my thesis. Every time I handed him the first draft of my thesis, he didn't even look at it. But I still had a fluke, thinking to myself that I didn't ask for excellence, as long as I could pass the exam and graduate successfully, that would be enough."
"I know that I wasted a graduate student quota, which is a very bad thing for Professor Zou, but I really have no choice. I have told Professor Zou again and again why I made such a choice, but Professor Zou just won't let me go."
Hearing this, Sun Xianbing couldn't help but ask, "Why don't you want to study for a master's degree? You got the quota with great difficulty, and so many people are looking forward to improving their academic qualifications. Why do you want to give it up?"
Lu Qiaoling's tears fell like pearls from a broken string, and her voice began to choke.
"Sometimes people will encounter some unexpected things, and these accidents will change the trajectory of your life. I have a happy family and parents who love me. Postgraduate study is my dream, but then I encountered an incident that forced me to give up the dream of postgraduate study."
Feng Xiaoyu couldn't bear to watch, so she took two tissues from the box on the coffee table and handed them to Lu Qiaoling, gently comforting her: "Wipe your tears and talk slowly."
The gentleness of the policewoman gradually calmed Lu Qiaoling's heart. After thanking her, she continued talking.
"My mother was seriously ill and needed a large sum of money for treatment. My family had no spare money to send me to graduate school. At that time, I felt like the sky was falling. I just wanted to find a high-paying job, earn money to support my family, and let my mother recover as soon as possible."
After hearing this, the five members of Serious Crime Unit 7 fell silent.
If this is the reason, it is understandable that Lu Qiaoling gave up the postgraduate study quota. As long as he communicated well with the teachers and the school, he should have been understood. Why did Zou Chengye never mention this matter from beginning to end?
Lu Qiaoling said: "Because I was an excellent undergraduate student in school and had worked on some projects with my teacher, I found a job very smoothly. I soon signed a contract with a listed securities company, which paid me more than 2,000 yuan a month. I was very happy at the time and felt that I could help my mother. Because I wanted to give up my postgraduate studies, I took the initiative to find Professor Zou, but I didn't expect that he would jump up in anger as soon as I opened my mouth, pointed at my nose and scolded me for being treacherous and a villain."
Sun Xianbing was dumbfounded and couldn't help but say, "Oh, why is Zou Chengye so unkind?"
Lu Qiaoling smiled bitterly and shook her head: "Alas. This matter is indeed my fault. I did not follow my original promise to study for his master's degree. I will bear all the consequences myself. But I did not expect that the consequences would be so serious. Not only did the original good job go down the drain due to delaying graduation for a year, but it also increased family expenses. I was unable to help my seriously ill mother, and instead brought shame to my parents. My mother's condition worsened, and she passed away in less than a year. From then on, I was a motherless child."
Gong Weiguo never expected that just because Zou Chengye simply exercised his teacher privileges once, Lu Qiaoling's life would change so much.
But, wouldn’t Lu Qiaoling’s desire for revenge be even stronger?
At this point, Gong Weiguo hardened his heart and asked, "Do you hate him?"
With tears on her face, Lu Qiaoling slowly raised her head and looked at Gong Weiguo, saying softly, "Before she died, my mother held my hand and said, 'Child, don't regret or feel resentment. Life has causes and consequences. You will reap what you sow. Whether the consequence is good or bad, as long as it is caused by your actions, it is your responsibility and you must bravely shoulder it."
"I broke my promise first, and Teacher Zou took revenge later. I will bear the consequences of the causes I planted. So, although I have complaints about Teacher Zou, I don't hate him."
Hearing this, Xia Mufan seemed to be thinking about something.
Lu Qiaoling is a good girl with a pure heart, kindness and understanding. Even if she is in adversity, she will definitely be able to find a bright future.
Gong Weiguo still did not give up. He took out the mechanism he had taken from the cupboard yesterday and placed it on the coffee table: "Lu Qiaoling, you asked someone to install these things in Teacher Zou's new cupboard, right?"
Lu Qiaoling looked at the devices in front of her blankly and asked in confusion: "What on earth happened in Teacher Zou's home? What are these things? I don't know."
Seeing that his expression didn't seem fake, Gong Weiguo could only tell the whole story in a sullen manner: "Mr. Zou's life has been threatened recently, and someone installed these devices in the kitchen of his new home. This small speaker will start on time every midnight, making eerie and strange female ghost cries, scaring the three of them and making them feel uneasy now."
Lu Qiaoling was so scared that she quickly stood up and waved her hands repeatedly: "No, no, no. I didn't do this. Although I am dissatisfied with Teacher Zou, I will never do anything to hurt him. Once a teacher, always a father. I still understand this principle."
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