Chapter 166 Confrontation
Because he lost face in front of his colleagues and students, Zou Chengye's face turned red with shame. Even when he was sitting in the interrogation room, he still couldn't calm down for a long time.
Zou Chengye is a man who cares a lot about his reputation. One of the important reasons why he came up with that vicious trick to deal with Cai Qinglian was that he did not want to ruin his image as a loving wife and family man in front of Cai's family, colleagues, friends, and neighbors.
However, unexpectedly, Xia Mufan made a high-profile appearance and issued an arrest warrant. He also waited in the corridor of the teaching building during get out of class breaks and slapped Zou Chengye in the face, destroying the elegant image that he had painstakingly built up over the years at Hui City Finance and Trade College. This caused great hurt to Zou Chengye.
The pointing and talking of others, the disgust in students' eyes, the contempt in colleagues' expressions...all of these made Zou Chengye feel uneasy and tormented.
The chief judge and the clerk had not arrived yet. Zou Chengye sat in the cold interrogation room, staring at Gong Weiguo.
Gong Weiguo had a more calm temperament after getting married. His stern look made Zou Chengye's heart beat fast, and he was filled with thoughts. He didn't know how the police would interrogate Yu Yaxiu, nor did he know if Yu Yaxiu could withstand the pressure of the police's interrogation. He didn't even know what kind of evidence the police had that led to the issuance of an arrest warrant.
Half an hour later, Xia Mufan and Feng Xiaoyu, who was in charge of taking notes, walked into the interrogation room together.
As a member of the Serious Crime Unit 7, Zou Chengye has long been a familiar face.
Seeing Xia Mufan's serious face, even Feng Xiaoyu, who usually loves to smile, had a tense face. Alarm bells rang in Zou Chengye's mind, he pursed his lips tightly, and dared not breathe.
This time, Xia Mufan did not take the roundabout route with Zou Chengye, but directly presented the evidence and Yu Yaxiu's confession.
Zou Chengye's mentality completely collapsed.
He struggled to get up from the chair. But he found that he had no strength in his legs.
His voice was trembling, and his eyes were filled with deep helplessness: "Why? Why did Yaxiu send such a letter?"
Xia Mufan answered Zou Chengye's question on behalf of Yu Yaxiu: "She said that she had just had an abortion and was filled with resentment. She felt that the world was unfair. Cai Qinglian was your wife, but she didn't want to give birth to a son for you. Yu Yaxiu wanted to give birth to a son for you, but it was not legal, so she had to abort the child. So she sent the letter to express her anger with blood."
Zou Chengye sat down dejectedly in the chair. Now he just wanted to hide in a corner and lick his wounds alone.
I'm not afraid of god-like opponents, I'm only afraid of pig-like teammates.
He had clearly told Yu Yaxiu repeatedly not to leave her fingerprints on the letter or any personal belongings, so why did she refuse to listen? The bloody handprints, fingerprints, stubble, and fingernails in the threatening letter he had sent previously all belonged to Cai Qinglian, and he had prepared them in advance. He was confident that he could convince the police that all these threatening letters were fabricated by Tsai Ching-lien.
However, Zou Chengye never expected that Yu Yaxiu actually secretly sent the threatening letter, and the letter was kept in a drawer by his daughter for twelve years.
Today, this threatening letter has become evidence for conviction.
Yu Yaxiu has explained everything clearly. What's the point of Zou Chengye's further quibbling? Zou Chengye knew that the situation was hopeless and was forced to accept reality.
Zou Chengye looked at Xia Mufan and said, "Officer Xia, why didn't you take me away from home? You went to the teaching building to arrest people, which really embarrassed me, you know?"
Xia Mufan leaned back and looked at him coldly: "Face, what is face? You forced Cai Qinglian into a mental patient. She lost her job, her family broke up, and her future is bleak. What about her face? You have never considered other people's face, so why should I consider yours?"
Zou Chengye gritted his teeth and said, "You, you are retaliating."
"Revenge? Not happening." Xia Mufan's eyes moved slightly: "There is someone else who wants to retaliate against you."
It was not until this moment that Zou Chengye realized that the letter was handed to the police by his daughter Zou Bu Ran herself. Was it his daughter who wanted to take revenge on him? His breathing stagnated, and he said in a hoarse voice: "Zou Buran did all this?"
Xia Mufan looked at Zou Chengye expressionlessly and remained silent.
For some reason, Zou Chengye felt a sharp pain in his heart, so painful that he couldn't breathe. "No, I raised my daughter by myself. She couldn't do this to me. It must be Cai Qinglian and her two brothers. They hate me and want to take revenge on me."
Zou Chengye raised his daughter Zou Bu Ran until she was ten years old. Although he had no contact with his daughter after the divorce, the blood ties made him believe that his daughter was well-behaved and sensible and would never take revenge on him.
Zou Chengye raised his head and looked at Xia Mufan, with a glimmer of hope in his eyes: "I don't believe my daughter will retaliate against me! Let me see her. I haven't seen her for twelve years, and I don't know what she looks like now. I hope to communicate with her and reach an understanding. I did something wrong, and I am willing to apologize and compensate. I hope my daughter can let me go because I raised her for ten years."
Until this moment, Zou Chengye still had a sense of luck, thinking that he was too ashamed to face the Cai family, but after all, he raised his daughter and had feelings for her. If he could communicate with her well, maybe she could escape the disaster. As long as she issues a letter of apology, the old case from twelve years ago can be waived.
Xia Mufan curled the corners of his mouth slightly. Want to see Zou Bushan? Then let him do as he wishes.
Xia Mufan slowly stood up and looked at Zou Chengye: "What will you do if Zou Bu Ran is unwilling to forgive?"
Zou Chengye answered confidently: "No, I know my daughter well. She is a very kind-hearted child. She will cry when she sees animals suffering. No one is perfect in life. Now I sincerely repent, and she will definitely forgive me."
Xia Mufan ignored Zou Chengye's explanation and repeated once more: "What if she doesn't forgive you?"
Zou Chengye's heart sank, and he gritted his teeth: "If she refuses to forgive me, then let the law speak for itself."
Xia Mushige nodded: "Okay."
A glimmer of hope rose in Zou Chengye's eyes, and he nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, then I'll wait here. Tell her that I miss her very much. The reason I didn't contact her for so many years was just because I felt guilty and didn't dare to face it."
Zou Chengye continued to wait in the interrogation room. After another half an hour, he finally saw Zou Bu Ran.
As soon as I saw my daughter in front of me, who was tall, had short hair and was wearing loose casual clothes. Zou Chengye was stunned for a moment. I didn't dare to recognize each other for a while.
He tried hard to search his memory for his daughter's childhood appearance and forced a smile: "Are you Ranran? I remember you always had pigtails and wore flowery dresses when you were a child, like a little princess. How come I haven't seen you for twelve years..."
Before he finished speaking, Zou Bu Ran understood his hidden meaning and laughed sarcastically: "It's been twelve years, everyone changes."
Zou Chengye realized that he had said the wrong thing, and quickly said flatteringly: "I haven't seen you for such a long time, Dad really didn't recognize you for a while. Ranran is getting more and more beautiful now."
Zou Chengye saw the shadows of himself and Cai Qinglian in his daughter's face. Zou Bu Ran has regular facial features and handsome eyebrows and eyes, and looks like Zou Chengye, but the stubbornness and determination in his expression are more like Cai Qinglian.
Zou Chengye tried to get closer to his daughter: "How is Ranran now? Is she still studying or working?"
Zou Bu Ran pursed his lips and said, "I'm studying at Tongji University."
Zou Chengye secretly calculated the time in his mind: "Are you studying for a master's degree?"
Zou Bu Ran shook his head: "No, majoring in architecture, fifth year."
Seeing his daughter so outstanding, Zou Chengye couldn't help but feel proud. Tongji University's architecture major is nationally renowned, and he didn't expect his daughter to be admitted. He looked at his daughter and smiled happily: "You have always had good academic performance since you were young. You really didn't let me down."
Zou Bu Ran's heart was calm: "It doesn't matter whether I disappoint you or not." The implication is that she studies hard not for your approval.
Zou Chengye was not discouraged and continued to play the family card: "Ranran, when you were just born, your mother was busy with work, so I raised you with all my heart. Later, when you went to school, I was also responsible for picking you up and dropping you off every day, and coaxing you to eat three meals a day. Do you still remember when you were a child, you had to listen to a few stories I told you every night before you could fall asleep? In the past, no matter who asked you who you loved most, dad or mom, you would always happily say that you loved dad the most?"
Zou Bu Ran nodded: "Yes, I remember all of this. You used to be very good to me and my mother, but you destroyed everything with your own hands."
Zou Chengye's expression changed when he saw his daughter's indifference.
After hesitating for a long time, Zou Chengye overcame his inner pride and pleaded with his daughter, "Ranran, this matter is Dad's fault. I have been the man behind your mother for so long, and I am unwilling to give up. I want to divorce her, but you know your mother's character. If I rashly file for divorce, she will definitely regard me as a cancer that destroys the family and constantly criticize and educate me. I was greedy for a moment, and I don't know why I did such a thing. I really didn't intend to harm your mother, I just wanted her to..."
Having said this, Zou Chengye felt guilty and weak, and could not continue.
Zou Chengye was too embarrassed to say in front of his daughter that he wanted to turn her mother into a psychopath. He could only skip this paragraph and continue talking.
"I hurt your mother, and I am indeed guilty of this. If you want to scold me or hit me, just do it. Dad deserves this punishment."
"We are father and daughter after all. Even if we break bones, we are still connected. If I go to jail, it will not be good for your future. This is a family matter. We should solve internal conflicts internally. Why do we have to take it to court and make everyone lose face?"
When Zou Chengye said this, he glanced at his daughter cautiously. Seeing that she seemed unmoved, he became more and more uneasy, and thought that he should take some practical actions to show his sincerity.
"I made some money from stock trading in the past few years, 200,000! I will give all my savings to your mother. After you get the money, you can buy a house in Xing City and start a new life. You don't have to care about the comments of neighbors and colleagues, okay?"
Zou Bu Ran hadn't said anything, and Zou Chengye didn't know what she was thinking, so he added another sentence.
"You installed the mechanical device in the kitchen, didn't you? You sent the threatening letter and made the threatening phone call, right? You scared me so much that I called the police. I guess you've achieved your goal of revenge, right? Let's forgive each other and be a loving father and daughter, okay?"
"Mutual understanding and love for each other?"
Zou Bu Ran repeated his father's last words and couldn't help laughing.
“When I was a child, you told me stories and said that a person can make mistakes, but he has to bear the consequences of his mistakes.
The mermaid fell in love with the wrong person, and she turned into sea foam.
My mother fell in love with the wrong person and was diagnosed as a mental patient. She is still mentally ill now.
The consequences of making mistakes cannot be replaced by others and can only be borne by yourself.
Don’t you agree? ”
Hearing that Cai Qinglian was still unconscious, Zou Chengye's face twitched and he tried to defend himself: "I really didn't expect such serious consequences. I thought mental illness could be cured through treatment."
Zou Bu Ran interrupted him: "No, you know very well what you did and what the consequences will be. It's just that the pain didn't fall on you, so you don't feel it."
"You only know that you have been taking care of the housework for more than ten years and being the man behind my mother. Have you ever thought that my mother has also contributed a lot to this family?"
"According to the principle that you were assigned back to your hometown by the university at that time, if it weren't for your marriage to my mother and your uncle's connections, you would never have been able to stay in Xing City."
This is a common problem among people. We always magnify our own contributions but ignore the efforts and sacrifices of others.
"My mother paid for the renovation of my grandparents' house. My aunt was sick and it was my mother who took her to the People's Hospital for treatment. She was cured after two months. My mother also paid a lot for my uncle's marriage and childbirth, right? You can't enjoy my mother's financial contribution while saying that she is too strong."
"You cheated on my mother first, but you blame my mother for all her faults. Don't you think you are too shameless?"
Zou Chengye felt that his face was being peeled off layer by layer by his daughter, and was thrown to the ground and stepped on several times. He could not help but get angry and said: "Children should not criticize their parents' mistakes. You don't understand the things between me and your mother at all. Don't talk nonsense!"
Zou Bu Ran stood up and looked down at his father, his eyes full of mockery: "You can ignore morality and conscience, but the law is the bottom line!"
"You drugged my mother and caused her to hallucinate. You wrote all kinds of threatening letters and made threatening phone calls. You almost strangled and froze her to death. You faked the scene, deceived the police, and colluded with a psychiatrist. What you did is not a moral issue anymore."
"Personal injury, obstruction of public service, bribery, so many crimes piled up together, and you want to ask for my forgiveness? It's simply wishful thinking!"
The charges were listed one after another, each one sounding loud and clear.
Zou Chengye opened his mouth and stared, as if he didn't recognize his daughter.
When did the soft and cuddly daughter who used to lie in his arms become so cold and hard?
Seeing that he couldn't convince his daughter with reason, Zou Chengye began to show weakness and act pitiful.
"Ranran, it's not easy for Dad to get to where he is today. He has been working diligently for twelve years, writing papers, applying for projects, and working hard. It's not easy to get to where he is today. Please don't ruin me."
Zou Bu Ran smiled: "Twelve years ago, you ruined Mom; twelve years later, you finally got your retribution. The one who ruined you was not someone else, but yourself. I advise you to plead guilty and accept the punishment of the law as soon as possible, otherwise when my uncle and others know the truth of the matter, I am afraid that what awaits you will be a more violent and cruel revenge."
After hearing this, Zou Chengye couldn't help but shudder.
Zou Chengye knew the power of Cai Qinglian's two brothers. If they acted in private, he might really be put into a sack, beaten to death, and his body abandoned in the wilderness.
After thinking it over, Zou Chengye sighed deeply: "Ranran, is there really no way you can forgive me?"
Zou Bu Ran clenched his fists and stood straight. His voice was full of determination and his eyes were filled with stubbornness. He spoke word by word, "I will never forgive you!"
Even if he had been kind enough to him in the past, all that kindness was gone to zero from the day he murdered his mother.
Even though there was love once, all the love disappeared from the day when he teamed up with his lover to secretly drug his mother.
Zou Chengye felt unfamiliar with the cold and resolute daughter in front of him.
Zou Chengye slumped in the chair with his head drooping, all his energy drained away.
It's all over...
If you are wrong, then bear the consequences.
After a long, long time, Zou Chengye finally spoke: "I was wrong, I confess."
The interrogation room was very quiet, with only the sound of Zou Chengye explaining the crime process and the rustling sound of Feng Xiaoyu's pen on paper as she took notes.
Zou Bu Ran looked at Xia Mufan, who nodded slightly with approval in his eyes.
Zou Bu Ran had tears in his eyes and a smile on his lips. He said silently in his heart: Mom, I finally avenged you.
Everything is settled.
The truth of an old case twelve years ago finally came to light.
Xia Mufan sorted out all the information and went to Yue Yuan's office to report to him.
After listening to Xia Mufan's report, Yue Yuan excitedly pounded the table: "Great! Well done."
He immediately picked up the phone on the table and dialed the number, talking to the person on the other end of the line.
"Brother Fang, we helped you solve the Cai Qinglian case. You should thank me. Haha, yes, it's because I have a smart and capable little apprentice."
"That's right. You made a mistake in this case. Cai Qinglian was harmed by Zou Chengye. Shouldn't you go meet Cai Qinglian, apologize to her, and apply for compensation for her?"
"Yes, if you make a mistake, you must correct it. Is it so difficult to admit your mistakes?"
"Yes, yes, yes. We have sorted out all the materials. Please send someone over to handle the case. Take Zou Chengye and Yu Yaxiu to Xing City for trial. After all, you were the ones who took over this case in the first place."
"Okay, I'll wait for you then."
After hanging up the phone, Yue Yuan laughed so hard that he couldn't close his mouth: "This time my senior brother is really speechless. Just wait, he will probably come to our Criminal Investigation Brigade tomorrow, and then we will give him a good beating."
Xia Mufan smiled and said, "Okay, Master, I'll leave the materials with you. I'll go back first."
The more Yue Yuan looked at this little disciple, the better he felt. He raised his hand and patted her shoulder: "Don't worry, although this case has been handed over to the Xing City police, I will still give you a great achievement."
Xia Mufan did not take credit for it: "It is also Zou Chengye's own fault. In addition, we have to thank Zou Bu Ran."
Yue Yuan nodded: "Yes, this child is brave and resourceful, and she is daring and daring. She is indeed a good person. It's a pity that she studied architecture, otherwise she could consider becoming a police officer."
Xia Mufan glanced at him and said, "Master, Zou Chengye is in prison, and his daughter can't be a police officer."
Yue Yuan laughed: "So, I said it's a pity."
The master and his disciple were just about to discuss the details of the case when Gu Shaoqi, a man in a white coat and a cool look, knocked on the door.
Seeing Gu Shaoqi holding a report in his hand, Xia Mufan knew that he and Yue Yuan had something to say, and was about to leave, but was stopped by Gu Shaoqi: "Mufan, the autopsy results of the villa murder case are out, do you want to listen to it?"
The murder case in the villa was the case that Xia Mufan and Gu Shaoqi discussed a few days ago, in which the deceased died with his eyes open. Xia Mufan immediately stopped and looked at Yue Yuan: "Master, can I listen?"
Yue Yuan glared at her and said, "If you don't listen now, and you go back and pester Gu Shaoqi to ask, won't the result be the same?"
Gu Shaoqi smiled but said nothing.
As expected of master and disciple, Yue Yuan really understands Xia Mufan. Xia Mufan has a passion for solving cases that is difficult for ordinary people to understand. She is interested in anything related to the case.
Since the master allowed it, Xia Mufan naturally would not be polite and asked Gu Shaoqi: "Have you found the cause of death? Was it because his head hit the foot of the bed or something else?"
Xia Mufan has been following this case. Most people in the Serious Crime Unit believed that it was an accidental casualty caused by a home robbery - the robber was discovered by the villa hostess, and while escaping, he pushed the hostess to the ground, and her head hit the corner of the bed, causing intracranial hemorrhage and death. The Serious Crime Unit has been busy arresting and interrogating people these days. They arrested five habitual thieves from the neighborhood and interrogated them. Yesterday, they finally caught two guys who broke into a house and robbed someone.
The man in charge of keeping watch was named Fan Gang. He was so frightened that he said he had no idea that someone had died in the house.
Wang Qiang, who broke into the house to steal things, honestly admitted that he pushed down the villa's hostess Jiang Lizhu. He had just climbed into the second-floor bedroom to steal a camera, but he was discovered by Jiang Lizhu who came upstairs. In a panic, Wang Qiang pushed Jiang Lizhu and ran away. Unexpectedly, someone was killed.
With all the evidence and witnesses, the case could be closed, but it was stuck with Gu Shaoqi.
Gu Shaoqi said there were two suspicious points. First, the amount of intracranial hemorrhage was too small to be fatal. Second, death was caused by hitting the head on the corner of the bed, and it was impossible for the patient to die with his eyes open.
Gu Shaoqi said: "The second autopsy found a tiny pinhole on the victim's buttocks. After checking the skin around the pinhole, we found a small amount of fluid. We conducted a chemical analysis of the fluid and the results came out today..."
Xia Mufan listened at the side, his eyes becoming brighter and brighter. Interesting, it seems that Gu Shaoqi's judgment was correct, and Jiang Lizhu's cause of death was not intracranial hemorrhage.
Xia Mufan's bright eyes sparkled so brightly that Gu Shaoqi was distracted for a moment and paused for a moment.
Yue Yuan was most afraid of people keeping things in suspense. When he heard Gu Shaoqi stop talking about the most important part, he couldn't help but urge him, "What's the result? Tell me quickly!"
Gu Shaoqi continued, "It turned out that the deceased had injected a large amount of insulin before her death. Insulin breaks down quickly after entering the blood. If it hadn't been injected not long ago and there were still some residues in the muscles, it would probably not have been detected at all. It was also a coincidence. If she hadn't encountered the villa thief, Jiang Lizhu would probably have died silently."
Yue Yuan frowned: "Jiang Lizhu died of an insulin overdose?"
Xia Mushige asked: "Did the deceased have diabetes?"
Gu Shaoqi explained in a gentle voice: "Insulin is the only glucose-lowering hormone in the human body. It can promote the synthesis of glycogen and protein in the body, thereby achieving the purpose of lowering blood sugar. If insulin is excessive, it may cause the blood sugar level in the body to drop, resulting in symptoms such as panic, dizziness, and pale complexion. In severe cases, it may cause coma or even endanger life. Jiang Lizhu did not have diabetes. From the analysis of the residual dosage, the amount she was injected was far beyond the normal range and reached the lethal dose. It is precisely because of this that Jiang Lizhu died with her eyes open."
Yue Yuan's expression became serious: "So, the person who injected insulin into the deceased is the murderer."
Gu Shaoqi nodded gently: "Yes."
Xia Mufan secretly gave Gu Shaoqi a thumbs up.
Yue Yuan picked up the phone and said into the receiver: "Glasses, come to my office."
It seems that the Serious Crime Unit will be busy again.
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