Chapter 18 Accusation
There is no such thing as a perfect crime.
Once you have done it, it will leave traces.
Zheng Sangui was invited to the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Public Security Bureau. His legs and feet began to tremble. Yue Yuan, who was in uniform, had just asked a few questions, and before the evidence was shown, he shouted guiltily: "It's not me, I didn't..."
Zheng Sangui is a very careful truck driver. He has been driving from Hui City to the provincial capital for seven years and has never had an accident. If his wife wasn't seriously ill and needed a large sum of money, he would never have taken on this conscienceless task.
Zhou Yaowen repeatedly assured him that he would pay all the compensation, ensure the family reconciliation, and not let him go to jail. However, Wang Lixia refused to forgive him in the end, and Zheng Sangui was still sentenced to three years in prison.
Three years of prison reform was the beginning of his nightmare.
He was a timid person to begin with, and lived with those fierce criminals every day. It was normal for him to be beaten, scolded and ostracized. In addition, the prison guards were all serious and strict. Zheng Sangui spent three years in fear, and he developed a habit of trembling whenever he saw people in prison or police uniforms.
In the interrogation room of the Criminal Investigation Brigade, the eight big characters on the wall, "Leniency to those who confess, severity to those who resist" were like a ferocious beast with its mouth wide open, bringing out the fear in Zheng Sangui's heart. When he saw Yue Yuan’s dark face again, he had only one thought: It’s over.
Yue Yuan had a lot of experience in interrogation. When he saw that Zheng Sangui looked guilty and timid, he immediately slammed the table and yelled, "Zheng Sangui, tell me the truth!"
The roar echoed in the interrogation room, deafening Zheng Sangui's ears.
Zheng Sangui was so frightened that he trembled. He was shrouded in psychological trauma. He dared not hide anything. He told the whole story, how he met Zhou Yaowen in private, how he took a huge sum of 100,000 yuan from him, and how he drank to get brave enough to kill Wang Rensheng and his wife...
Xu Bingwen, who was sitting nearby and taking notes, exchanged glances with Hu Kai, feeling a little helpless.
Previously, it was believed that Zheng Sangui must have an extremely strong mental will since he was paid to kill someone and then spent three years in prison. Therefore, the serious crime team kept emphasizing the importance of evidence and was prepared to fight a tough battle with him in an effort to firmly establish his guilt. But who knew that this man's will was so weak? Team Leader Yue only needed to roar and immediately broke through his mental defenses.
If I had known this was the case, I would have arrested and interrogated him immediately. Why would I have gone through so much trouble to find evidence?
Yue Yuan, however, did not take it lightly and inquired carefully about all the details to avoid the possibility of changing his confession in the future.
——How did you get the money? Cash or wire?
——Who else is involved besides Zhou Yaowen?
——Who did you sell the truck to? Has the compensation been paid? Where does the money go?
——Who arranged for your child to go to work? Can anyone prove it?
——How is the prison performance? Have you discussed the accident with your cellmates?
…
Zheng Sangui was sweating profusely due to the questions. He answered little by little as if squeezing toothpaste, but he dared not tell any lies and behaved honestly throughout the whole process.
He knew that he could not escape legal punishment and that a long prison sentence would await him.
However, he didn't dare not speak up and didn't dare resist.
The golden police badge on the arm of the green police uniform flashed with a sacred and majestic light, which made him tremble with fear. Having done such a terrible thing and living in fear for so many years, Zheng Sangui breathed a sigh of relief when he finally spoke out about it.
From then on, he felt at ease.
After Zheng Sangui was arrested, Yue Yuan looked at the transcript he signed, which densely recorded the details of every communication between Zhou Yaowen and him.
Yue Yuan sneered: "Issue an arrest warrant, Zhou Yaowen can't escape."
On the other side, Zhou Yaowen was in a state of panic.
The Municipal Public Security Bureau dispatched a special task force to enter the pharmaceutical company to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the production, supervision and sales of chlorambucil. All personnel who had access to chlorambucil were carefully checked, and all statements were required to be clear and without any signs of modification.
Raw material production, product quantity, storage quantity, sales quantity, remaining quantity...
The most feared word in this world is "seriousness".
As long as they conducted a careful investigation and compared the quantities before and after, the task force soon discovered that six bottles of chloramphenicol had disappeared out of thin air.
Zhou Yaowen knew that if he continued digging, he would definitely be betrayed by his subordinates.
Although he is the president of the company and a relative, his life is at stake and no one can take the blame to protect him. He originally planned to bribe one of them to take the blame, but no one took his money. They smiled bitterly and dodged one by one: "Mr. Zhou, I have a family and I can't go to jail for you."
His lover Yu Yafen was originally his safe haven and a gentle and sweet woman, but when she found out he was being investigated by the police, she immediately changed her attitude, aborted the baby in her belly, and hurriedly cut off ties with him. She also hurriedly transferred her cash and savings, fearing that he would take them away.
Wang Lixia filed for divorce, requested property preservation, and demanded the recovery of all gifts given to her lover Yu Yafen.
This move cut off the source of the problem, leaving Zhou Yaowen vulnerable to attack from both sides.
——Even if he wants someone to take the blame, even if he wants to lobby for it, he can’t come up with the money!
Before the serious crime squad arrested Zhou Yaowen, he returned to his villa and pleaded guilty.
He wanted to struggle a little longer, and bet on the love his wife and children had for him, and ask for leniency.
——As long as Wang Lixia does not pursue the matter, perhaps the death penalty can be avoided.
Zhou Yaowen stood at the door of the villa, and Doudou kept barking.
"Woof! Woof!"
Its barking was full of the intention of driving away.
Being disliked by a dog? Zhou Yaowen never imagined that he would one day end up in such a miserable state.
He didn't dare to scold her, so he could only raise his voice and shout, "Lixia, I know I was wrong. Please come see me. I have a lot to say to you."
After shouting for half an hour, the door of the villa finally opened.
Zhou Han came over and opened the door.
Seeing his energetic, young and handsome son, Zhou Yaowen felt a little jealous and an indescribable sadness surged in his heart. This is his own son and the continuation of his bloodline. He was brought up very well by his grandparents. He is polite, well-read, and thoughtful. Even when he went abroad to study, he still insisted that he would come back after graduation to be filial to his parents and make the pharmaceutical company bigger and stronger.
Why didn’t I cherish such a good son?
Zhou Han had a sullen face and stood a full head taller than Zhou Yaowen. He inherited the tall genes from Wang Lixia's family and looks very similar to his grandfather. Perhaps it was because of this that Zhou Yaowen subconsciously avoided and ignored him.
Zhou Yaowen looked at his son excitedly: "Hanhan, you're back? I did something wrong before, I know I was wrong, and I will make it up to you and your mother in the future. Please persuade your mother to stop making trouble, and let's live a good life as a family of three."
Before Zhou Han could speak, Zhou Yaowen hastily promised: "Don't worry, I will hand over Yaowen Pharmaceutical Company to you, and you can change the legal representative at any time. You studied pharmacy, so it's just right for you to inherit your father's business. All the family property, including the house, car, and savings, will be given to you and your mother. I only ask for one thing, for the sake of me being your father, please let me go."
Zhou Han looked at his father.
After not seeing him for half a year, he looked much older.
Zhou Yaowen was very particular about his appearance, but today, his suit was wrinkled, his hair was messy, and he smelled like pickled vegetables, as if he hadn't taken a shower in several days.
Zhou Han felt a mixture of hot and cold in his heart. He had a lot to say, but he didn't say a word and turned around and walked into the house.
He grew up with his grandparents. His grandmother held him and told him stories, and his grandfather taught him to write. They were kind, gentle and elegant, making his childhood full of warmth and love.
In his impression, his father Zhou Yaowen was always busy with work and rarely paid attention to him. However, my mother was very attached to my father. She always said that his work was not easy, that he was very outstanding and hardworking, and asked him to become a person like my father.
Under the influence of such a family, Zhou Han admired his father very much.
But now, the example has collapsed.
My father turned out to be a shameless villain who used the power of the Yue family to rise to power, but in turn killed my father-in-law and mother-in-law.
He tried to kill his mother by poisoning her milk.
If I wasn't abroad, would he be so desperate as to kill me as well?
It’s terrifying when you think about it.
Never forgive.
Zhou Yaowen followed Zhou Han into the villa, hope gradually rising in his heart.
At least his son didn't scold him.
At least, Wang Lixia was still willing to see him.
Wang Lixia sat on the sofa in the living room and looked at him coldly.
As soon as Zhou Yaowen saw her, he fell to his knees with a plop, and started to cry and act pitifully.
"Lixia, I was wrong! I was so blinded by greed that I mistook a fish eye for a pearl. How could I have given up on such a good wife like you and let myself be seduced by that Yu?"
"Yu Yafen got evidence of my bribery and threatened me to marry her. I knew you were very kind to me and would not divorce me. I was scared for a moment, so I put anesthetic in your milk. I didn't mean to kill you! I just wanted to make you sick, and then take the opportunity of taking care of you to coax you into signing the divorce agreement. When I get the evidence of bribery, I will kick Yu Yafen out and remarry you. It's all because of that Yu. You are still the one I love the most."
Wang Lixia sat steadily and watched Zhou Yaowen perform in front of her.
Regret came over me again.
It's just this thing. I killed my parents just for this thing!
Wang Lixia stood up and raised her hand.
“Bang!”
“Bang!”
Gave him two loud slaps.
"Ungrateful thing!"
Zhou Yaowen took the two slaps in the face, remained silent, and dared not defend himself.
This matter was caused by his selfish motives.
The pharmaceutical company is on the right track, and my parents-in-law have been squeezed dry, but their network influence is still huge. The pharmaceutical company's technical R&D personnel and quality control personnel are all Wang Rensheng's friends, colleagues, and students... He cannot fully control everything in the company, and he cannot arbitrarily place his relatives in the countryside.
Wang Rensheng was an upright person and he often told him that every pill and every reagent produced by the pharmaceutical company concerns the life and health of the people, so the quality must be strictly controlled, and the company must do things conscientiously and make clean money.
Zhou Yaowen obeyed on the surface, but he disagreed in his heart.
In his opinion, if you want to make a lot of money, how can you be clean?
How can I speak with my conscience if I want to make the company stronger and bigger?
He dared to sell a box of western medicine which cost only fifty cents at a sky-high price of ten yuan. As long as the gifts were in place, the medicine could be sold at any price.
The later the company develops, the greater the conflict between the father-in-law and the son-in-law becomes.
Later, Zhou Yaowen's corruption was exposed and he was almost arrested. Wang Rensheng used up all his savings to help him fill the hole, but he also gave him a final warning: if he made the same mistake again, the company would replace him.
Zhou Yaowen suddenly became obsessed with evil thoughts, and after discussing with his family, he committed the heinous crime of hiring someone to kill someone.
Zhou Han saw his mother's face turn pale after being slapped twice. He went forward to support his mother, asked her to sit down, and comforted her softly: "Mom, please sit down, don't be angry, let me ask."
Wang Lixia sat back on the sofa, panting, and said sternly: "Okay, ask him for me to see if his conscience has been eaten by a dog!"
Zhou Han walked up to Zhou Yaowen and looked down at his father who was kneeling on the ground: "Dad, can you tell me why you want to harm my grandparents?"
Facing his son's clear and pure eyes, Zhou Yaowen felt his face begin to burn. He turned away and said after a long while: "Your grandfather and I have different ideas. He is too moral and conscientious, which has shackled the development of the company."
Zhou Han stared into his father's eyes, full of disappointment: "Grandpa asked you to walk the right path, is this wrong?"
Zhou Yaowen felt fine when he was kneeling in front of Wang Lixia before, but now he was kneeling in front of his son, he couldn't hold back his face, so he moved his feet and tried to stand up.
Zhou Han stretched out his hand and pressed on Zhou Yaowen's shoulder, preventing him from getting up: "Just pretend that the one kneeling is my grandpa."
Zhou Yaowen struggled for a while, but his son had grown up and was stronger than him. He pressed his hand on his shoulder and made him unable to move.
Zhou Yaowen wanted to lose his temper.
But now the situation is stronger than the person, he can only restrain himself, look up at his son's face that looks like Wang Rensheng, and squeeze out a voice from between his teeth: "Hanhan, I am your father!"
Zhou Han asked back: "You also know that I am your son?"
Zhou Yaowen was choked, and his breath was stuck in his chest, making him feel very uncomfortable.
Zhou Han asked again: "Why did you harm my mother?"
Zhou Yaowen avoided his sight and stammered, "I just said that I was forced by that stinky woman. I didn't mean to kill your mother. It was just an anesthetic."
Zhou Han sneered, "Just an anesthetic? You and I both majored in pharmacy, don't we know that the effect of a drug is related to the dosage? There are six bottles of chloramphenicol in 200 milliliters of milk, which is a completely lethal dose!"
Zhou Yaowen shook his head desperately: "No, no, no, I haven't read the book for so many years that I have long forgotten the specific dosage requirements. That stinky woman taught me. She said that putting six injections of chloramine will not kill people, but only make them comatose and weak."
Zhou Han looked at his mother: "Mom, do you have anything else to ask?"
Wang Lixia looked at Zhou Yaowen's familiar yet unfamiliar face, with a lot of thoughts in her mind.
What's the question?
——Why do you want to fall in love with someone else?
——Have you ever loved yourself?
——Before poisoning him, did he ever think that she had given birth to his children and helped him succeed in his career?
Does it make sense? It doesn't make any sense.
It took more than one or two days for Zhou Yaowen to become a bad person.
Perhaps he is essentially such a person who forgets his principles when he sees profit, is profit-driven, selfish and vicious.
I loved the wrong person and trusted the wrong person.
Wang Lixia shook her head: "I won't ask anymore. I've called the police station and they'll be here soon. Let the law punish him. Whether he's dead or alive, the law will have the final say."
Zhou Yaowen was so scared when he heard the word "police" that he said, "No, Lixia, a husband and wife for one day is a husband and wife for one hundred days, and a husband and wife for one hundred days is as deep as the sea. I am your husband, Hanhan's father, and we are a family. As long as you don't report this matter, the police won't arrest me again. I will work like a cow and a horse to atone for my sins and treat you twice as well. Isn't that enough?"
Wang Lixia shook her head: "It's too late. My parents trusted you and helped you, but you hired someone to hit them to death. I trusted you and loved you, but I almost died at your hands. Leave your lies to the police."
Zhou Yaowen had no choice but to beg Zhou Han again: "Son, please persuade your mother..."
Zhou Han looked at his father, whose eyes were blurred with tears and whose face was covered with snot, and took a step back: "You should go and confess to your grandparents."
Zhou Yaowen looked at his son in disbelief: "You want me to die?"
Zhou Han clenched his fists, suppressed the urge to beat him up, and gritted his teeth and said, "Killing someone means paying with your life, isn't that right?"
There was a noise outside the door.
The police are here.
Yue Yuan personally led the team and took Zhou Yaowen away.
The owners of Xueyuan Jiayuan gathered at the gate of the villa, their eyes widened as they watched the once energetic celebrity entrepreneur Zhou Yaowen with his hands handcuffed.
"Mr. Zhou was arrested?"
"He should have been caught long ago! I heard he wanted to kill his wife and poisoned her milk."
"If I had a good son like Zhou Han, I would wake up with a smile in my dreams, but he is just not satisfied."
"Did you see that? Losing your wife is a waste of money!"
“You deserve it!”
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