Piranha Plant (13)

This is a residential area in Yong'an Town. The afternoon sun was warm, shining on Meng Siqi's face and making her feel a little sleepy. However, the word "beast" mentioned by the old man made her hand holding the bag tremble. She took a step forward, and heard the old man say, "The beast who bullied my daughter died a long time ago. It was retribution."

Meng Siqi is very sensitive to the word "bullying". When "bullying" and "beast" are combined together, the word that often comes out is "sexual assault".

The old man still feels shame and anger when recalling what happened more than ten years ago, which means that Song Xinran might have really been sexually assaulted by her adoptive father in this small place at that time. Song Jinzhang died after falling into the dam of the courtyard while drunk when Song Xinran was ten years old. That is to say, before Song Xinran was ten years old, there were rumors in this small place that the beastly father sexually assaulted his adopted daughter. After the person died, they attributed it to retribution.

Meng Siqi seemed to have discovered the secret here.

The beastly adoptive father who sexually assaulted Song Xinran died accidentally, and the violent father who domestically abused Jin Yaming's mother died accidentally. Their deaths were all concentrated in that period of time.

Song Xinran and Jin Yaming were both ten years old at that time. They had no intersection at first, but perhaps came together because of some plan. It was obvious who was the mastermind. Judging from the relationship between the two today, Song Xinran is more like the planner.

Perhaps Song Xinran's initial approach was to gain Jin Yaming's trust by standing up for him, so she pushed down the domineering boy who bullied Jin Yaming.

Jin Yaming was skinny and weak at that time, and was the most bullied child in school. However, Song Xinran, a beautiful girl pursued by many people, unexpectedly extended a helping hand to him.

For a ten-year-old boy, he was bullied by his evil father at home and by his classmates at school. His life was very dark. But because of Song Xinran, he walked out of that dark life.

Song Xinran was definitely not attracted by their similar fates. She knew that she could not defeat Song Jinzhang with her weak physical strength, and she needed help. Although Jin Yaming was thin, after Song Jinzhang was drunk, Jin Yaming's strength was completely different from hers.

After dealing with Song Jinzhang, Song Xinran and Jin Yaming had formed a secret that belonged only to them. At that time, they should have come up with a new plan, which was to deal with Jin Yaming's evil father.

In Jin Yaming's life, this father should be the person he hated the most. He should have wanted him dead for a long time, but he never did it, perhaps because he never dared to.

But with Song Xinran's participation, everything became reasonable and natural.

This is Meng Siqi's complete profile. Although she is not sure whether it is all true, it is definitely close to the truth.

Song Xinran and Jin Yaming are like the flower and teeth of a carnivorous plant. They both need nutrition. Song Xinran is stunningly beautiful and thoughtful, while Jin Yaming has an outstanding temperament and is very cold-blooded. They benefit each other and have established a unique relationship since they were ten years old.

This relationship will carry them throughout their lives. They pursue interests together and care for each other, but Song Xinran is the subject of this relationship from beginning to end. As long as they are destroyed one day, Jin Yaming will take responsibility for everything, because since he was ten years old, he has determined that Song Xinran is his everything.

When Meng Siqi realized all this, she felt like she had experienced a loss. She did not have such sharp observation skills, nor did she have complete associations. However, after becoming a police officer, she gradually came into contact with more dark sides. That is the hidden place of the soul deep in the human heart, where both noble and inferior souls reside, and a part of the soul makes the human heart extremely complicated, even selfish, twisted, and perverted.

When she looked at Zhao Leiting, his usually lively and sunny face was also tinged with a hint of uneasiness.

Everything here will surely disappear when the old man passes away in the future. Even if you ask them about it now, they can't tell you any details. In their impression, Song Jinzhang has already been stereotyped and has long become a distant past.

Meng Siqi still remembered that when he first investigated Song Xinran, Zhao Leiting collected Song Xinran's resume from various channels. At that time, the resume stated that her father was a traditional Chinese medicine doctor and her mother was a nurse. Unexpectedly, all of this was fabricated by her and her past had long been erased by her. With a general understanding of the matter, Meng Siqi suggested going to the Zhenshang Police Station to find out the situation.

The police station chief's surname was also Jin. He was relatively young and did not seem to have a deep impression of what happened more than ten years ago. He checked the files of that period for the two of them but did not find any files on Song Jinzhang and Jin Yaming's father Jin Wei, which meant that no one reported the case at the time, or the original village had treated it as a normal death.

This made Meng Siqi doubt the truth of the matter. Could the two children really be so flawless that there would not be a single clue left in the criminal case?

But Director Jin reminded her of this by saying, "Sometimes, many people in this mountain village have uncivilized ideas, which creates great difficulties for us in handling cases."

Chief Jin may have wanted to say that the police station had doubts at the time, but because the villagers had already dealt with the body, it could only be treated as an accidental death in the end.

What made the villagers keep silent about this matter? It can only be that they all knew the truth. Song Xinran was sexually assaulted by her adoptive father, and Jin Yaming and his mother were abused by their evil father. They are all victims, and they chose to protect their children because of "retribution."

These are all Meng Siqi's guesses, because too much time has passed, and the criminal methods at that time were very limited, maybe there were other answers at that time. But now is not the time to explore all this, because the protagonist of the story is waiting for her to uncover the truth in another city.

The two decided to return and took a taxi directly to the county train station. There was still more than an hour before the train departed. After eating noodles in a small noodle restaurant, Zhao Leiting saw the specialty store and said he would buy some specialty to take back to fill his stomach on the way, and also bring some for the Korean team.

The specialties here are cakes and pastries. Zhao Leiting didn't dare to buy too much for fear that they would be damaged on the train.

Meng Siqi was also afraid. After all, the shadow of his past was too heavy, and he shouldn't travel far before the end of the year. Fortunately, part of Song Xinran's childhood story was revealed.

She remembered something, "Zhao Leiting, we have to call the bureau. I wonder where Jin Yaming's mother, Cai Chunmei, is?"

Zhao Lei Ting exclaimed, "Oops!" "I almost forgot."

Now Cai Chunmei may be an important clue to this matter, and finding her may answer many questions.

Zhao Leiting returned to the specialty store, picked up the pay phone, called back, and briefly explained the situation.

After finishing everything, the two of them entered the station with their tickets. Fortunately, this return trip was not as crowded as last time, and they found an empty space in the aisle to sit down. Zhao Leiting quickly took off his coat to cushion her, but Meng Siqi stopped him: "Don't do that. If you catch a cold again this time, I will be very uncomfortable." She had already been uncomfortable once, and she didn't want Zhao Leiting to repeat the same mistake.

Zhao Lei Ting smiled innocently and put his half-removed coat back on. "Well, if you feel cold, tell me. I just recovered from my cold. I can't catch a cold again."

As he spoke, he sat on the open space next to her. Although the open space had been trampled upon by people, no one dared to say that they could stand on it all night. When one was out, one could only not think too much about it.

Neither of them would talk about the case in a place with people around, so they were very quiet when they sat down. Meng Siqi glanced at him and saw that he was obviously very tired. He had helped her a lot along the way. She said gratefully, "Zhao Leiting, thank you."

Zhao Lei Ting turned his head and the two men looked at each other. His eyebrows and eyes were clear, flashing with a faint and moving light.

His lips moved, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Meng Siqi smiled and said, "Do you have something to say to me..." It was winter, and although the temperature on the train was still acceptable, the words spoken still carried some heat.

The two people were so close, almost shoulder to shoulder, that they seemed to be able to see each other's breath.

Blending together, making the air very warm.

Zhao Lei Ting turned his head, not looking at her, as if he was thinking about something. He licked his dry lips again. After a moment, he turned his head to look at her again. There was a starlight in his eyes that was different from the usual ones, a light after precipitation. He smiled lightly and said, "I have something to tell you."

"Hmm? It's not an idea for the case, is it? It won't be too late to talk about it when you get back. I'm afraid my brain will catch fire if you talk about it."

"That's not the case," Zhao Lei Ting licked his lower lip again, speaking slowly, as if he had been thinking for a long time, "Actually, you were sick that night, and we couldn't get a taxi, and we didn't even have the direction to the hospital."

"ah?"

"It was Lu He who carried you two kilometers and ran all the way to the clinic."

Meng Siqi was stunned. She didn't remember what happened that day. If Zhao Leiting hadn't said it, she would have thought that she was easily sent to the hospital that day.

It turned out that there were many twists and turns in this process. Carrying a person weighing nearly 100 kilograms for two kilometers, even though he was a policeman, Meng Siqi couldn't imagine how Lu He did it.

She lowered her eyes slightly, thinking about what happened that night. She remembered that in her dream, her father took her running. In the strong wind, he walked firmly and held her hand tightly as they ran towards the rising sun.

In fact, all these dreams were brought to her by Lu He. The relationship between Lu He and her could only be regarded as a colleague who was superficially acquainted. There was no connection between them except for the news.

I don't know why, but Meng Siqi's eyes gradually became moist. It was not just gratitude towards Lu He, but also this incident itself made her realize again that deep in her heart, she missed and respected her father, a policeman. Her father was a hero, and she could actually work hard to be like him.

"Here, have a piece." Zhao Leiting handed her a piece of local specialty cake.

Meng Siqi took the mahjong-sized cake and put it in his mouth. It was sweet and sticky and very delicious.

"By the way, who are the people in your family?" Meng Siqi couldn't help but ask.

"My parents, and a younger sister who's a little younger than you." Zhao Lei Ting said with a strong accent while eating pastries.

"Then you know how to take care of others." Meng Siqi wiped the pastry crumbs stuck on his palm into his mouth.

"Where?" Zhao Leiting smiled. "My sister and I always fight."

"Fight? How dare you, a policeman, beat up an ordinary citizen?"

"I always gave in to her. As an excellent police officer with a strong sense of justice, how could I bully a little girl?"

"Haha, next time I see your sister, I'll have to ask her."

"Okay, let's confront each other face to face then."

Meng Siqi was chatting happily, and it seemed that all the worries of this journey were forgotten. The passengers who were talking to each other in the carriage also noticed the two people. As if they heard the words "people's police", they couldn't help but show respectful expressions, but seeing that the two people were so young, they seemed to not believe it.

In the second half of the night, Meng Siqi fell asleep while sitting there in a daze. In the early morning, she was awakened by the shaking of the train. She rubbed her sleepy eyes and found a coat draped over her. It was Zhao Leiting's.

When she looked around, Zhao Leiting was not around. She thought about standing up, thinking that the station would soon be reached, and she didn't know where he had gone.

Just as she was about to get up, Zhao Leiting squeezed into the aisle and said with a smile, "You're awake. I just went to wash my face. We're almost at the station, and seeing that you were sleeping so soundly, I didn't dare to wake you up."

He was wearing a sweater that looked very thin, and there were still water droplets on his face from washing his face. She hurriedly handed him the coat and said, "Put it on, handsome guy."

The two got off the train and headed straight to the police station. It was already morning and no one was in the office. When they were curious, Tang Xiaochuan came in and said, "You guys are finally back. It must have been hard on this trip."

"It's really hard," Zhao Leiting said, feeling aggrieved. "What about the Korean team?"

"It's the end of the year, and everything is rushing together. Team Han and Brother Feng are sorting out files from previous years, and also preparing for the year-end celebration party. They don't have time to stay in the office."

That's true. There are always a lot of things to do at the end of every year. If there are cases, then the Spring Festival will not be peaceful.

"By the way, has Cai Chunmei found out?" Zhao Leiting asked.

"Look," Tang Xiaochuan picked up a piece of paper, "I've been busy all afternoon and morning, and I've found the address."

"Why so fast?" Zhao Lei Ting was very happy.

Meng Siqi was also unexpectedly happy. Tang Xiaochuan grinned, "Do you think I've been a criminal policeman for so many years in vain? Isn't it obvious that Jin Yaming will definitely take his mother to the hospital for a checkup on mental retardation? It's not easy to find the cause by following the clues."

"Hey, Brother Chuan, you're great." Zhao Leiting patted his arm, "I didn't expect you to be so strong."

Tang Xiaochuan was full of pride. "Don't brag. Let's take a rest and leave. The Korean team said that they would let the three of us go visit them when you come back."

"Okay." Meng Siqi and Zhao Leiting agreed in unison.

Tang Xiaochuan was driving and Meng Siqi was the passenger. She occasionally heard Zhao Leiting yawning in the back seat, followed by a faint snoring sound.

Meng Siqi looked over and saw that he had fallen asleep on the seat.

Tang Xiaochuan asked: "He didn't sleep last night."

Meng Siqi didn't know if he slept or not. She was too tired and fell into unconsciousness. She could only reply: "There are many people on the train. I guess he didn't sleep well. Do you want to cover him?"

"It's okay in the car for now." Tang Xiaochuan rolled up the gap in the front window.

On the way, Tang Xiaochuan pulled out a stack of papers from the armrest box and handed them to Meng Siqi. "I have contacted the county high school and the police station about what you told me. Song Xinran and Jin Yaming went to the same county high school. Song Xinran had excellent grades in high school and was a top student in the school. Jin Yaming was not in the same class as her and his grades were also good, but not as good as Song Xinran's. The strange thing is that Song Xinran had such good grades but ended up choosing a university that was a level lower. I think she did that on purpose in order to be with Jin Yaming."

Meng Siqi flipped through the information Tang Xiaochuan had collected and listened to him. She thanked him, "Thank you, Old Tang. You've been a great help."

"We are both investigating a case, and you are still saying thank you. It's really strange."

Meng Siqi smiled and found a name while flipping through the information: Yu Wenqiao, the director of teaching at Yongyuan County Key High School. She asked, "Did Yu Wenqiao commit suicide by jumping off a building?"

"Yes, Yu Wenqiao took bribes and committed suicide out of fear of punishment. Because someone discovered that Yu Wenqiao had met with Song Xinran before he committed suicide, Song Xinran went to the police station to make a confession, and this material was provided by the police station. It happened that Yu Wenqiao was found to have committed corruption at that time, and Song Xinran had no motive or details of the crime, so the police station concluded that Song Xinran had nothing to do with this matter."

But Meng Siqi felt vaguely uneasy. She always felt that this matter was not that simple. Song Xinran had already completed two murders without leaving any trace when she was ten years old. She should have been seventeen years old when she was in her third year of high school. Her logical thinking might have been extremely meticulous at that time.

Her thoughts were interrupted by Tang Xiaochuan: "Also, take a look at the last page. Brother Feng asked me to check the spending records of Song Xinran and Jin Yaming these days. Do you think it can help you?"

Meng Siqi didn't expect that Feng Shaomin was also investigating with her. She took it in her hand and took a look. This piece of paper recorded the bank deposit and withdrawal records of Song Xinran and Jin Yaming in the past six months.

Everything was normal, there were hardly any big numbers, and basically the monthly records were at a normal level, which meant they were maintaining a normal standard of living. There was one relatively large expense, which was probably Jin Yaming's art exhibition.

The car passed through a busy street, and when she looked up, she saw the Meng family's Shangyin Shopping Mall. Perhaps influenced by the bank's records, the door of a bank next to the mall also came into her sight.

She asked, “Which bank is this?”

"Commercial Bank Huixin Road Branch."

Meng Siqi suddenly felt something was wrong. She looked through the bank records again, and a piece of information suddenly jumped into her mind. She seemed to have discovered some secrets.

She immediately said, "Can you please stop the car? I want to confirm something."