"Tell me, what exactly happened? Why did you do this?"
"At least we can work together to find a solution!"
Liu Siqing paused for a moment, then said in a hoarse voice, "I did nothing wrong, he deserved to die, he got what he deserved!"
"Brother, don't try to persuade me anymore. I admit it. I was the one who hit him. I only regret that I didn't kill him!"
"Liu Siqing!"
"Do you still consider me your brother?"
No matter how much Song Jingzhou pressed him for answers, Liu Siqing gritted his teeth and refused to reveal a single word.
Song Jingzhou opened the door weakly, "He won't say anything."
Zhou Sui gave a look to the two police officers behind him, and the two quickly stepped forward to escort Liu Siqing away.
Song Jingzhou clenched his fist as he watched Liu Siqing being taken away.
"Go out and ask around, see if anyone knows what exactly happened at the town entrance this morning!"
"Yes, Captain."
Wang Guoqing, Wang Dachui, and Feng Jianjun felt the chill emanating from Song Jingzhou and scattered in unison as if fleeing for their lives.
Su Qingci stepped forward and grasped Song Jingzhou's hand. "To bring honor to our ancestors, you should go to the Xie family. Since that person went to the Xie family, perhaps someone in the Xie family knows something. I'll make a trip to the county."
“If one of my team members commits a crime, as the team leader, I have to go and visit the ‘victim’.”
Song Jingzhou raised his eyebrows. "I'll go to the county town, and you go to the Xie family. At this time, the family members might be a little emotional."
"I'll go instead. I'll ask Uncle Huang to come with me; he won't stand by and watch me get bullied!"
Song Jingzhou squeezed Su Qingci's hand tighter, "Be careful!"
All members of the security team were mobilized, and Song Jingzhou headed towards the Xie family's residence.
The Wang brothers and Feng Jianjun loitered around the doorways of houses at the town entrance, asking if anyone had heard any noises or seen anything unusual that morning.
Su Qingci headed straight for the county town.
Shi Guang's ward was very easy to find. Although it was a small county town, there weren't many patients who could be on call by the vice president and the director.
I randomly grabbed a nurse and asked her.
The nurse didn't even look up. "Room 01, the innermost room on the third floor!"
Several groups of visitors have come to inquire about this patient today. They've made such a commotion at the hospital; I wonder where these important figures came from.
Thinking of the patient's sharp, mean, aloof, and difficult-to-please attitude, the nurse couldn't help but purse her lips.
If any young nurse or doctor gets close, she acts like they're trying to steal her man.
About an hour later, Su Qingci left the hospital looking preoccupied.
She definitely wasn't really going to visit him. As soon as she heard Shi Guang's identity, she knew he was a spoiled rich kid from a powerful family. Wouldn't going to his door at this time just be helping him vent his anger?
Su Qingci's purpose in making this trip was twofold: first, to confirm whether the other party's injuries were exaggerated; and second, to see if she could find out any useful information.
Her efforts paid off. When she went upstairs, Shi Guang's girlfriend, Xie Liyun, was taking care of Shi Guang while constantly complaining.
"Now you know what pain is, right? How many times have I done this and you still haven't learned your lesson!"
"I won't bring up your past. This time, you made a promise to me in front of your aunt and uncle before I agreed to bring you back to meet my parents."
"It hasn't been long, and you've already made a scene at my parents' home. Where do you expect me to put my face?"
"Alright, alright, are you ever going to stop?"
"Don't act like you have any real feelings for me. You really think I don't know about the deals you and my mother have been doing behind my back?"
"You know what kind of person I am, and I also know why you're dating me. Let's not talk about each other."
Hearing Shi Guang's impatient words, Xie Liyun felt a pang of unease and began to doubt whether it was the right thing to sacrifice her marriage for her career and marry such an unreliable man.
But he clearly did something wrong to himself, yet he dares to be so self-righteous!
Xie Liyun slammed the towel in her hand onto the hospital bed.
"Shi Guang, even if you don't care about me, don't you care about your uncle either?"
"Uncle was already furious that Auntie intervened to smooth things over for you last time. If he finds out you've violated a woman's wishes again..."
Shi Guang pressed one hand to his cheek and waved his hand impatiently, "It's so annoying, stop talking, stop talking, I know what I'm doing!"
"Besides, who would dare to publicize such a thing everywhere?"
"I think you're just petty and can't stand to see me doing well. Aren't you tired of this all day long?"
He's already in enough pain, and now he's just whining and being annoying.
If she weren't the daughter-in-law personally chosen by her mother, her mother would have kicked her out long ago.
Xie Liyun felt a chill run down her spine when she saw his incorrigible and nonchalant attitude.
"Shi Guang, if that's really what you think, then let's just call it quits."
“I admit that I need to rely on my aunt for work, but I don’t want to spend the rest of my life as a widow or as the wife of a prisoner.”
...
Su Qingci went to see Liu Siqing as soon as she left the hospital.
Liu Siqing stood dejectedly with his back to Su Qingci, facing the small window.
"Liu Siqing, the brigade leader found out about what happened to you, and he immediately knelt down in a panic!"
"Aunt Song has fainted!"
Liu Siqing turned around abruptly, his eyes bloodshot. "How did they know? Didn't I tell them not to tell them for now?"
"Even if they don't know now, they'll find out sooner or later. How long can they keep it a secret?"
Liu Siqing's heart instantly relaxed; he realized that Su Qingci was lying to him.
"I already know why you hit Shi Guang!"
"Because he raped a woman!"
Liu Siqing's pupils dilated, and he stared at Su Qingci in astonishment.
"Captain Su..."
Who is it?
"As long as you get her to tell the truth, you've done nothing wrong in the course of your duty, and you can even sentence Shi Guang to death..."
Liu Siqing seemed to be wary of something, his eyes darting away from Su Qingci's gaze. "Captain Su, these are just your guesses."
Zhou Sui raised his eyebrows and looked at Su Qingci, who looked dejected. "What's wrong? He still won't tell you?"
Su Qingci shook her head. "Captain Zhou, just who exactly is this Shi Guang?"
Zhou Sui paused for a moment, then slowly said, "His mother is Director Liu of the city's propaganda department!"
"His stepfather is Shi Zhichuan, the vice chairman of the Municipal Revolutionary Committee!"
"Captain Zhou, there's more to this than meets the eye."
Su Qingci told Zhou Sui what she had heard at the hospital and what Liu Siqing had just done.
But Zhou Sui was not surprised at all.
"It's no use telling me this. We know Shi Guang better than you do what kind of person he is."
"The important thing now is the victim. As long as a victim comes forward to identify him, Liu Siqing will have a legitimate reason to take action."
“We’ve had some contact with the leaders of the municipal party committee. Shi Zhichuan is a straightforward person and doesn’t seem like the kind of person who would abuse his power.”
"Although Director Liu of the Publicity Department is protective of his own, he's not an unreasonable person!"
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