Chapter 33 Chapter 33 Brushed by soft lips
"Why are you here at the police station?" Seeing Song Guanshu, Tong Wanyue stereotyped that he was the one causing trouble.
Jiang Ling spread her hands and said innocently, "I went to the hospital, and then this man insisted that I was the one who beat him up."
Tong Wanyue didn't think that Jiang Ling would hit people. The most outrageous thing she did in her previous life was taking off her clothes to seduce Xie Lang, and then going to a nightclub to accompany drinking.
From the things she did, it can be seen that "Jiang Ling" is a person who likes to use her body to gain advantages.
If you say that she was entangled with someone in a romantic relationship, Tong Wanyue would not doubt it, but if you say that she beat someone half crippled, then you really overestimate her.
Tong Wanyue asked: "Did you do this?"
Jiang Ling said sincerely, "We didn't know him before, why did we hit him? This is unreasonable."
She didn't feel guilty at all when she said this. It was indeed not her who hit the man, but Song Guanshu who hit him.
Tong Wanyue looked at the Xiao family mother and son, "Jiang Ling said she didn't hit anyone, what do you think?"
Deputy Director Xiao's wife rolled her eyes and said, "Comrade, how did you become a police officer? She said it wasn't her, and you believed her. I also said it was her who did it, so why didn't you believe me? In my opinion, you are just shielding someone."
She was so angry that she pointed at Tong Wanyue and Wang Wu and cursed, "You officials protect each other and bully us ordinary people. It's totally unjust."
Jiang Ling's eyes widened in an instant. Who are the officials protecting each other and who are the ordinary people?
This is simply going against the will of Heaven. How shameless must this woman be to say such a thing?
Tong Wanyue didn't know the background of the story yet, and didn't know that the mother and son in front of her were the culprits who forced the girl to jump into the river.
Jiang Ling applauded Deputy Factory Director Xiao's wife, "You are the factory director's wife. If you were an ordinary citizen, what would we ordinary workers be called? Slaves?"
The lady from Xihe Police Station who had followed me all the way said, "There are no slaves in New China."
Jiang Ling breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good. The factory director's son raped a worker's daughter. He relied on his father, who was the factory director, and his uncle, who was the government director, to suppress the incident, causing the poor girl to jump into the river and commit suicide. Anyway, we ordinary people don't have a father who is a factory director or an uncle who is a government director. If we can be considered ordinary people, then the girl who was forced to death can't be a slave owner or an aristocrat, right?"
"Who is it that is protecting the officials and bullying the common people?"
Tong Wanyue was a smart girl. Based on what the two parties said and the rumors about the female ghost's revenge that she had heard from her colleagues, she instantly figured out the cause and effect.
She pointed at Xiao Bing in the wheelchair and asked, "Are you the son of the deputy director of the steel plant who was avenged by the female ghost?"
Xiao Bing was so angry. Were these people pigs? They couldn't understand what he was saying. He cursed, "I already said it wasn't the female ghost who took revenge. It was the woman in front of you who harmed me!"
Tong Wanyue asked doubtfully, "Shouldn't you be serving your sentence at this time?"
Jiang Ling gave Tong Wanyue a thumbs up in her heart. She was worthy of being the heroine and she grasped the key points right away.
"It has nothing to do with you, so mind your own business." Xiao Bing said gritting his teeth.
He was very confident in his father, the factory director, and his uncle, the bureau chief, and thought they could handle all problems, so he didn't need to be afraid even if something went wrong.
Xiao Bing looked down on Tong Wanyue, thinking that she was just an ordinary female police officer who could not cause any trouble.
Jiang Ling stood aside and kindly reminded, "What else could it be? Of course, it's because of officials protecting each other and behind-the-scenes manipulation..."
Tong Wanyue heard a lot about these things later, including a real case of a death row inmate being resurrected through manipulation in a film or TV show.
Deputy Director Xiao's wife treats people differently based on their social status. She looks down on ordinary people because ordinary people have no power and cannot bring her any benefits. At the same time, there are no consequences for her bullying ordinary people. It's like throwing a stone into the water. It allows her to vent her emotions, so why not do it?
She could tell that this female police officer was a leader in the police station, although she had never seen her before. Deputy Director Xiao's wife explained earnestly, "The child was seriously injured and was not in a good physical condition to serve his sentence. He is actively receiving treatment outside the prison."
Tong Wanyue suspected that the injuries on Xiao Bing's body were faked by bribing the hospital. This pervert dragged a weak woman like Jiang Ling to be the murderer just because Jiang Ling was pretty.
Tong Wanyue asked the police officer nearby, "Is Xiao Bing's case file in our office?"
Tong Wanyue was parachuted in from above, had no roots in Xihe and was also a female comrade. The ordinary police officers under her appeared to respect her but actually pretended to obey her.
"I don't know." Being ordered by her, the people below were a little reluctant to move.
The old lady who came to watch the fun couldn't help but speak up, "If you don't know, just go find it. Young people are so lazy nowadays. I have a little son at home who is very obedient and hardworking. He does whatever you ask him to do. If you don't mind, you can let him come to work here. He will definitely be different from this young man."
The police officer who was reluctant to move just now turned pale. How could he come to the police station to report a case and find a job for his family? Moreover, this person obviously wanted to steal his job.
"Auntie, you don't do things this way."
The old lady smiled and said, "I don't think you don't want this job. Your job is hard and dangerous, so it's understandable that you want to change jobs."
She held Tong Wanyue's hand and chattered, "My youngest son is different. He has always wanted to be a people's policeman. People's policemen serve the people and are not afraid of any hardship or fatigue."
Seeing that his job was about to be lost, the young police officer secretly glared at the old lady and put on a smile on his face, "Instructor, I don't dislike this job. I will go find the file and come out right away."
Tong Wanyue thanked the old lady gratefully. Although she had lived many years and had few opportunities to argue with others, she really didn't know how to deal with such a thing when she suddenly encountered it.
She had just arrived in a new place and was unfamiliar with the area. If she didn't establish herself immediately, anyone would be able to bully her in the future. But if you are too ruthless, it will be counterproductive.
It was difficult to strike the right balance, so she had to thank the lady for helping her solve the problem without making any noise.
The old lady asked for Tong Wanyue's name and contact information. She really wanted to find a job for her younger son. Since that lazy guy could become a police officer, why couldn't her smart and sensible younger son do the same.
People should have a sense of competition. The policeman quickly turned out Xiao Bing's file.
There is a steel plant and a textile plant within the jurisdiction of Xihe Police Station. Both factories have security departments. The security departments can handle minor fights between the workers and their families.
Once someone dies, if the Xihe Police Station does not have the ability to solve major cases, it will seek help from sister units.
Just like when there was a murder in the textile factory before, I asked Master Xie Lang for help.
It is just like the school hospitals in later generations. Minor illnesses don’t need to be treated, and serious illnesses cannot be cured.
The cases that can be sent to Xihe Police Station are neither big nor small.
There are only one or two cases a month, and you can find the files from two or three months ago just by flipping through them.
Tong Wanyue slowly flipped through the files, her brows furrowed more and more the more she looked. She really couldn't see any common points between the suspect portraits Xiao Bing had described, except that Jiang Ling was a pretty girl like the other female suspect.
Tong Wanyue pointed at Song Guanshu and asked, "Is he the murderer?"
This kind of questioning is illogical. The suspect should be mixed in with a group of people so that the victim can identify him.
Asking the victim to identify only the most likely suspect will create a psychological suggestion for the victim. Even if this person is not the murderer, the victim who does not have a deep impression of the murderer will correct this face into the face that has hurt him in his genes.
Xiao Bing already knew that Song Guanshu and Jiang Ling knew each other, so it would be meaningless for him to stand in a group of people and let Xiao Bing identify them.
Tong Wanyue asked this not because she wanted to put the blame on Song Guanshu.
On the contrary, she still hoped to hear a negative answer.
Xiao Bing couldn't remember the man's face clearly, but he still shook his head, because Jiang Ling once said that the man next to her was her husband.
As far as he could remember, the man who beat him and the woman were brother and sister, and they had both been jailed before.
So he shook his head firmly in denial, "It's not him."
"are you sure?"
Xiao Bing was so angry that he wanted to slam the table when his words were questioned, even though the female police officer looked quite attractive. "Of course I am sure. I am not stupid. How can I not recognize the person who hit me?"
Tong Wanyue was relieved to hear that it had nothing to do with Song Guanshu. She really didn't want to be an enemy of this clever and cunning man.
"Police Officer Jin, you are here to handle this case. Jiang Ling and I know each other, so I should avoid it." She turned to look at Jiang Ling again, "Don't worry, I'm here and I won't let you be wronged."
"Thank you, Sister Wanyue."
"It's just a piece of cake." Tong Wanyue said in a relaxed tone, "Even if you and I don't know each other, I would do the same, so don't feel any psychological burden."
Jiang Ling didn't feel any burden in her heart, but she felt a little uneasy.
Tong Wanyue said that she was avoiding the case, but she only did not participate in the preliminary trial of the case. In order to prevent a series of unacceptable things such as torture, she accompanied the whole process.
Song Guanshu and Jiang Ling were interrogated separately.
Perhaps because she had just experienced an interrogation not long ago, Jiang Ling was not too nervous this time.
"Comrade Jiang Ling, what were you doing on March 17th of this year?"
Of course Jiang Ling remembered that this was the day she and Song Guanshu met Xiao Bing at night and beat him up.
She fell into a long memory. "Sorry, I need to think about it. Excuse me, what day is March 17th?"
"Wednesday."
"On Wednesday, I will definitely be at work during the day, and go home with my lover after work in the evening," she said uncertainly.
"I don't remember clearly what happened on March 17, but if you ask me what I was doing on the day Xiao Bing was beaten, I remember it very clearly."
The police officer sitting opposite Jiang Ling's eyes suddenly became sharp, "Why do you remember that day alone? Did you participate in the beating of Xiao Bing?"
Jiang Ling looked frightened and shook her head frantically. "I didn't. It was because my neighbor worked in the security department of the steel plant. She told us about the incident the day after it happened and asked me and my wife to be careful when we go out. After we heard what happened, we were glad that we didn't run into any bad guys the night before. We were having dinner with friends the night before, and our friends got drunk. Song Guanshu and I were worried that he might get into trouble on the way, so we sent him home. We must have passed by that road before Xiao Bing was beaten."
Jiang Ling passed by that road that day, and was identified by Xiao Bing himself, so she is highly suspicious.
However, Xiao Bing personally denied that Song Guanshu, who passed that road with him, was involved, so he had to start with Jiang Ling's network of relationships.
You said you passed that road earlier, but you need evidence to prove it.
Jiang Ling said sincerely, "In fact, I am not sure if I passed by earlier. I heard that Xiao Bing was not found by other family members until the next day. When we passed by, even if we did not look around, we would not have ignored the person lying on the road. We did not see any injured people on the road. Therefore, we infer that he was beaten after we passed by."
The police asked him, "Do you also think that Xiao Bing was beaten by a female ghost seeking revenge?"
Jiang Ling: "Apart from asking the gods to bless me to become rich, I don't really believe in feudal superstitions. He must have offended someone and was retaliated against by that person."
In addition to normal questioning, Jiang Ling's expression was closely observed by the police on the opposite side.
The person sitting opposite Jiang Ling said, "I actually think Xiao Bing deserved to be beaten."
Jiang Ling showed a surprised expression on her face. The man continued, "You should know that he molested you when he was drunk and probably wanted to do something bad to you, so he was beaten up by the people you were traveling with. It's not your fault. You couldn't have hurt a few grown men. You just need to confess your friend who hurt them, and this matter will have nothing to do with you. As a female comrade, you don't want to spend the night in a cold police station, right?"
He launched an emotional offensive, "You and your husband must have a very good relationship. When you defended other gay men for your friends, did you consider your husband's feelings?"
"Moreover, even if we catch the murderer, the police will not pursue him because he beat people for a reason. Who do you think we are? Are we in cahoots with those officials out there?"
Jiang Ling said innocently, "But it really wasn't me. I was at work that day and spent the rest of the time with my lover. If you don't believe me, ask him."
No matter whether it was coercion or inducement, Jiang Ling insisted that it was not her.
The police who interrogated the case suspected that it really had nothing to do with him.
It’s just because she is a strong suspect that we can’t let her leave for the time being.
Song Guanshu only gave a statement and was then told by the police that he could go home.
When asked about Jiang Ling, the police only said, "She still needs to cooperate with our investigation."
Song Guanshu was very surprised. He didn't expect that Jiang Ling would do this to protect him.
In his opinion, human nature is fragile. He and Jiang Ling had only known each other for a few months. Although they were nominally husband and wife, they were actually just roommates with a harmonious relationship.
Husband and wife are birds of the same forest, but when disaster strikes, they fly away separately.
He thought Jiang Ling would give him away, even if not at the beginning of the interrogation, then under the coercion and inducement of the police.
He, the real murderer, was able to go home, but Jiang Ling had to spend the night in the police station.
It turns out that even between a couple who have no feelings for each other, one will not abandon the other when disaster strikes.
But how to explain the matter between his father and that woman? They were once a loving couple in the eyes of the world. When danger came, the woman left without hesitation and brought her newlywed husband to the Song family to confiscate their property.
So why didn't Jiang Ling confess?
Is it that the temptation is not big enough, or is it that he is confident that nothing will happen, or...?
She is such an unpredictable woman.
Remembering that this was a couple, the police wanted to start with Song Guanshu, "Go take another look at your wife before leaving the police station. As a husband, persuade her not to let an outsider affect your normal life. She is actually not guilty, but if she keeps silent, she will be guilty of harboring someone."
Song Guanshu smiled faintly, lowering his eyes to hide the coldness in his eyes, "We have always been together. This matter has nothing to do with Jiang Ling, but thank you for letting me take a look at her."
Jiang Ling held her chin and looked ahead. Her eyes lit up when Song Guanshu came in.
"I'll be home later. What do you want to eat in the evening? I'll make it and bring it to you."
Jiang Ling shook her head. "Forget it. Your arm is injured. The doctor said not to touch water. Don't cook when you get home. Go out and eat something."
What a considerate little angel.
The onlookers couldn't suppress the smiles on their faces, as if they were not in the interrogation department of the police station, but in a movie theater.
"Since the police station has kept me here, they should provide me with three meals a day."
"I brought you a lunch."
"Then what are you going to do?"
Tong Wanyue kept smiling, "I'll go home and eat."
Fearing that Jiang Ling would be scared staying in the police station alone at night, she said, "I'll be back after dinner. Don't worry, I'll stay in the police station at night. Don't be afraid."
Jiang Ling blinked, "Sister Wanyue, you are such a good person."
The other police officers were simply unable to bear watching. The treatment of this suspect was simply too good. She ate meals prepared by the instructor himself, and the instructor stayed with her in the police station at night because they were worried that she was scared.
Song Guanshu, who had been silent all this time, spoke.
"Thank you, Public Security Officer Tong, for your care. I will bring food to Jiang Ling, but you should keep the boxed lunch for yourself." Song Guanshu paused and said, "Please stay with her at the police station tonight."
Seeing Jiang Ling was about to speak, Song Guanshu said in a clear voice, "I won't cook, I'll go out and buy some. You were still talking about wanting to eat fish the day before yesterday, so let's go to the spicy restaurant in the staff quarters."
Jiang Ling nodded like a puppy, "Okay."
Song Guanshu added, "It's cold at night, I'll bring your quilt over."
Jiang Ling just thought that Song Guanshu wanted to play the role of a good husband in front of others, which would be beneficial to her, so she would not refuse.
"Okay, thank you for your help then."
After walking out of the interrogation room, a police officer hesitated for a long time, and finally couldn't help asking, "Where is the restaurant you just mentioned? Is it delicious?"
Song Guanshu pointed out the specific location to him and said, "It tastes pretty good. My wife likes it very much."
After taking two steps, Song Guanshu said, "It's like this. When I went to pay the bill, I saw that they would write the date on the receipt. Can the police infer the time when we passed the family compound based on the time I paid and left the restaurant, and compare it with the time when Xiao Bing's case occurred? Can this clear my husband and I of suspicion?"
"Such an important clue, why did you just tell me?"
Song Guanshu smiled harmlessly, "I forgot."
This was one of the ways he left for himself to escape. If Jiang Ling had not been tortured by the police and had given him up...
"Let me take you with me. I just happen to need to go to this restaurant to buy food for Jiang Ling."
Song Guanshu had to go home to get his quilt longer than Gong'an, so he came back a little later than the others.
Jiang Ling finally got to eat the fish in oil that she had been craving for for a long time. She called Tong Wanyue to come over and eat, "Sister Wanyue, come and try it."
She had no awareness of being a suspect.
As a person under surveillance, she actually invited the police to have dinner with her.
I don't know whether to say she is kind-hearted or heartless.
But thinking about her experiences during this period, she met a murderer, was framed by a bad person, and had all kinds of troubles. If she didn't be more carefree, she would not be able to get through this life.
"I'm sorry, I just heard Public Security Tong say that she brought a box lunch, but she didn't bring her own portion. I was afraid that you would be bored eating alone in the police station, so I thought of eating with you."
Jiang Ling said: "Fish is a hairy food, you can't eat it."
Song Guanshu smiled and said, "I eat vegetables."
"Sister Wanyue, I can't finish a whole fish. Let's change the dishes. I haven't eaten the dishes you cook yet."
The original novel says that the heroine cooks delicious food.
Tong Wanyue said lovingly, "Okay." She has been cooking for Xie Lang for decades and is very confident in her cooking skills. Her two children are away at school and miss her home-cooked meals the most.
Having lived for most of her life, Tong Wanyue would never compromise on food in order to save money. The two meat dishes and one vegetable dish in her lunch box were considered the best meals in that era.
As soon as she opened the lunch box, Jiang Ling couldn't help but sigh, "It smells so good."
The smile on Song Guanshu's lips faded.
The policeman who went to the restaurant with Song Guanshu to collect evidence did not go in vain, as he brought lunch for himself and his colleagues.
In an instant, the air above the police station was filled with the strong smell of food.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law who came to watch the fun had not left yet. The old lady pulled the young policeman to ask what conditions were required to enter the police station. The young policeman was very annoyed by the questions, but he was afraid that if he showed his impatience to the people, he would be the one to be replaced.
When his colleague brought the meal back, he had a legitimate reason to chase the tactless old woman away.
The mother and son of the Xiao family did not leave the police station either, and saw that Jiang Ling was familiar with Tong Wanyue.
Worried that Tong Wanyue would abuse her power and bend the law for personal gain, Deputy Director Xiao's wife called her husband and told him that both she and her son were at the Xihe Police Station, and that Xiao Bing had caught the murderer who hurt him in the hospital, but that man was familiar with the Xihe police.
"Come over here and talk to these people." It was obvious what she was planning. She hoped her husband would come and put pressure on the police station.
After Deputy Director Xiao’s wife finished her call with her husband, Xiao Bing called the Grain Bureau and asked his uncle to help.
The Grain Bureau is farther away from the Xihe Police Station, but Uncle Xiao Bing arrived there first.
While he was going to the old director's office for a detailed discussion, the Xiao mother and son were sitting in the corridor listening to these people laughing and making noises.
Deputy Director Xiao came in aggressively from outside. His wife took two steps forward and was about to complain to her husband, "You are finally here..."
The sound of a slap interrupted her accusation.
"You bitch, you made me a cuckold for so many years, raising bastards for others."
Suddenly, the policemen who had not yet returned home came to the corridor to watch.
Jiang Ling was eating when she heard the noise in the corridor. She raised her hand and asked, "Can I eat outside the corridor?"
She couldn't see what was happening, but just hearing the sounds was exciting.
Police Officer Jin looked at Tong Wanyue for help. She said she was avoiding the question. She was present during the entire interrogation of Jiang Ling, but she just didn't say a word.
"Even if he is a real criminal, he still has human rights. Besides, Jiang Ling is just a suspect."
Tong Wanyue raised her chin and let Jiang Ling go and see.
Jiang Ling had handcuffs on her hands, and Song Guanshu fed her personally when she was eating just now.
It's really shameful for an adult to be fed like a child.
Song Guanshu said indifferently, "When my arm was injured, you did a lot for me. It is reasonable for a couple to take care of each other."
Tong Wanyue originally wanted to uncuff her and only handcuff her left hand, but was interrupted by the noise outside.
If Jiang Ling wanted to go to the hall to watch the fun, she had to have her hands handcuffed.
She squatted at the door of the interrogation room, holding the lunch box in her handcuffed hands, and Song Guanshu fed her mouth one bite of food at a time.
He seemed to get some kind of pleasure from feeding her. After Jiang Ling said she was full, he even wiped the stains from the corners of her lips.
Although Jiang Ling was completely focused on Deputy Director Xiao and his wife, it didn't mean that she didn't have any feelings. She thought Song Guanshu had mysophobia and was probably careless.
Jiang Ling tilted her head, and the fingers that were originally on the corner of her lips were just brushed by the soft lips.
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