Zhou Jiyun said softly: "Perhaps in Grandpa's eyes, the dead are dead, and the living must continue to live."
"Ridiculous," Xie Jing said calmly, "I only half agree. Of course, the living have the right to live well, provided they haven't committed any sins and are clean and innocent."
"Otherwise, if everyone thinks this way, then the law will have no meaning at all."
"Your grandfather didn't want to lose both of his sons at the same time. We can all understand his feelings, but if he hadn't protected your second uncle, why would you have suffered so much?"
"You once had a happy family..."
Noticing Zhou Jiyun's silence, Xie Jing patted his back again and again: "You did the right thing."
"Yes, what I did was right," Zhou Jiyun put his arm around Xie Jing's waist. "Jingjing, you are the only one I have in this world."
"How could that be?" Xie Jing laughed. "You still have my mom and dad, and my brother Zhao and brother Xu, and my grandparents. Everyone loves you very much."
Zhou Jiyun grabbed her waist tightly: "I'm scared, scared that you won't be able to see me in the future."
"No," Xie Jing comforted him, "We've been through thick and thin together, and we have such a strong bond. How could I not see you?"
"In my eyes, you are the most precious."
Zhou Jiyun raised his eyes to look at her: "Really?"
"Of course it's true," Xie Jing kissed his cheek. "We used to keep each other company and warm each other, but now, we have more relatives."
"I just luckily found them. If your parents were still alive, they would accept me just like my parents accepted you, right?"
"They taught you so well, I believe they are also very good people."
Zhou Jiyun nudged Xie Jing's shoulder and said, "Yes, they are very good people. I remember when they were still around, every time my dad went to work, he would ask my mom to tie his tie for him and give him a hug."
"My mom loves playing the piano. Even though my dad isn't interested in it, he still practices with her whenever he has time."
"Sometimes they would dance together, and I would just sit on the sofa and watch..."
Xie Jing listened quietly to Zhou Jiyun's talk about his childhood, while also trying to piece together the image of Zhou Zhihong and Lu Wen in her mind. Although there were photos of them at home, they only showed a flat screen.
Only these little things and details can make their images in her and Zhou Jiyun's hearts more three-dimensional.
"After Zhou Zhida's verdict is announced, let's take the verdict to see our parents and tell them that they can finally rest in peace." Xie Jing suggested softly. Zhou Jiyun looked really pitiful.
She has a weak bond with her parents, and even though she has found them now, Xie Jing is no longer at the age where she longed for parental love as a child. In Xie Jing's view, the most painful thing is not never having it, but having it once and then losing it.
Especially since Zhou Jiyun's family was once so happy, this was a huge blow to him. Thinking about his previous life, where he lost his parents at a young age, his wife and daughter at a young age, and later himself, Xie Jing felt that Zhou Jiyun was truly the epitome of beauty, strength, and tragedy.
Zhou Jiyun responded in a low voice: "Okay, Jingjing, I miss my parents very much."
"I will miss them with you. Although I have never met them, I am really grateful to them. They taught you very well and were very warm."
Xie Jing is not someone who cries often, but she cried twice, both times because Zhou Jiyun missed his parents.
Zhou Jiyun looked up: "Are you crying?"
Xie Jing said without hesitation: "I am deeply moved. I think with your parents' words and deeds, you will be a good father in the future."
Zhou Jiyun kissed away the tears from Xie Jing's eyes: "I will be a good father and work hard to live a long life. I won't let our children have the same thorny road as us."
Xie Jing smiled: "I believe you can do it, and I will work with you to take good care of our little family."
The couple huddled together and talked in low voices. They didn't know how long they talked before they both fell into a deep sleep.
Zhou Zhida was taken to the police station, so naturally everyone in the Zhou family had to go to the police station. For example, Mr. Zhou, Fang Qin, Zhou Jiwen, and even the youngest Zhou Jida had to go to the police station.
When Fang Qin was summoned to the police station early in the morning, she was still confused. Zhou Zhida didn't come home last night, but she didn't think much of it. After all, this kind of situation was very common after they moved out of the old house.
But when Fang Qin arrived at the police station and heard the police mention Zhou Zhihong and Lu Wen's accident, her face turned pale. She only found out about her brother and sister-in-law's accident later.
Even though she had some vague suspicions over the years, Fang Qin never dared to ask. She had her own thoughts, and if she didn't ask, she could just pretend she didn't know. But if she did ask and knew the truth, she would definitely be in trouble for not reporting it.
"So you really didn't know about the car accident between Zhou Zhihong and Lu Wen?" Captain Lei stared at the lady opposite him with a hawk-like gaze.
Fang Qin picked at the strap of her bag and said, "My mother was sick during that time, and I stayed in the hospital almost all day to take care of her. I had very little time to see Zhou Zhida, so I really didn't know."
"He also rarely tells me about his work. I'm only responsible for taking care of the family, and he doesn't tell me anything else."
Fang Qin was telling the truth, and while there were some discrepancies between what she had said and what she had written, the overall situation was similar. For example, her mother's surgery was indeed true.
Captain Lei played with his pen: "Have you had no guesses over the years? Once Zhou Zhihong dies, the Zhou family will completely belong to Zhou Zhida."
"No, no, no, I really don't know anything," Fang Qin was unwilling to admit this. She shook her head frantically: "I really don't know anything. Besides, even though my eldest brother and his wife are gone, the Zhou family didn't fall into Zhou Zhida's hands, did they?"
"Zhou Jiyun is now in charge of the Zhou family."
Captain Lei didn't comment. He brought up another topic: "Lin Nan is in the hospital right now. Yesterday, Lin Nan reported Zhou Zhida under his real name for murdering Zhou Zhihong and his wife. When we rushed over, Lin Nan had already been strangled by Zhou Zhida. He's still in the ICU. Whether he can survive depends on fate."
"I might as well tell you the truth. Even without mentioning Zhou Zhihong and his wife, Zhou Zhida has committed a crime. If Lin Nan is alive, he would be guilty of intentional injury. But if she is dead, it would be intentional murder."
Captain Lei's voice was neither hurried nor slow, but it was like a heavy hammer hitting Fang Qin's heart: "We found Zhou Zhida's fingerprints on Lin Nan's neck. The evidence is solid."
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