Chapter 222 Zhang Zhaodi or Zhang Meiying
Just by looking at her appearance, Captain Niu Lin knew that the woman in front of him was definitely a strong woman among women, because the building where she worked was the largest in Mingzhu City and also the building with the most financial companies. It could be said that every employee here was an elite.
But who could have imagined that the girl in front of him was just a girl from a small mountain village?
At this moment, Zhang Meiying wore delicate makeup and big red lips that exuded a strong aura. Her tone of voice was full of arrogance, which perfectly displayed the arrogance that is unique to elite talents.
"Miss Zhang, I'm sorry to bother you. I'm Niu Lin, the criminal police captain of Yuanzhou District. I have a case I want to tell you about."
Niu Lin observed Zhang Meiying in front of him calmly, trying to overlap the information he had investigated with the woman in front of him. However, the girl who appeared in the police's statements and evidence at that time was completely different from the Zhang Meiying in front of him now.
"Oh? Is there anything I can do for you? Officer, although my time is valuable, I am willing to cooperate with your inquiries."
Zhang Meiying had a suitable smile on her face, and she looked gentle, but her strong aura gave off a sense of distance, which made Niu Lin unable to help but speak.
"Han Liang is dead."
He said these four words very bluntly, and then his eyes fell on Zhang Meiying's face, trying to find any clues from this woman's face, but in fact, there was no excessive expression on Zhang Meiying's face, but some confusion.
"Han Liang... is he someone I know?"
She seemed to have forgotten the existence of this person, and only showed a puzzled expression at this moment. This was also the expression of a normal person. After all, that incident had happened more than ten years ago, and in a few years it would be twenty years. The other party would have a better new life, better parents, and better everything, so he would forget about this incident.
"Han Liang is your junior high school classmate, Zhang Zhaodi. I have no intention of hurting you. I just want to ask you something."
Niu Lin directly called out Zhang Meiying's name before she changed it. The girl in front of him was beautiful and outstanding. Working in such a good company, she was a real superior person. But before that, she had parents who favored boys over girls, and they named her Zhang Zhaodi.
He called out the name, trying to remind Zhang Meiying of something.
Zhang Meiying's expression suddenly turned cold, with an uncontrolled disgust and indifference in her eyes as she looked at the policeman who claimed that he would not hurt her.
"So calling me by my old name doesn't hurt me. I believe you, comrade police officer, must have understood what I was like back then. I worked so hard to become Zhang Meiying, but in your eyes, I'm just Zhang Zhaodi. Comrade police officer, why do you think calling me by my old name won't hurt me?"
She retorted calmly and then added.
"Comrade Police Officer, your name is Niu Lin, right? Does that mean I can give you a nickname, too? After all, I don't want to hurt you, but your name is a little funny, so I want to give you the nickname Niu Datou. Are you willing, comrade Police Officer?"
She used a joking tone to mock the man in front of her and defend herself, which made Niu Lin stunned for a moment. He looked at Zhang Meiying with some guilt.
"I'm sorry, I was too impulsive, Miss Zhang Meiying. I apologize to you, sincerely. No matter what you call me, I am willing to do so. I came here this time to tell you that Han Liang killed Huo Yuxuan. Do you know this?"
He used honorifics, but Zhang Meiying didn't get angry with him and said coldly.
"Of course I don't know. See this building behind me? I work in it, and there's so much work to do every day. Do you think I have the time to pay attention to people I used to know? And these are the people who bullied me?"
She sneered, then seemed to remember something and said.
"Comrade Police Officer, I know why you're asking about Han Liang. Now I remember, Han Liang was the boy who raped me. I was only in junior high school at the time, thirteen years old. Because my family was poor and I was called Zhang Zhaodi, everyone in my class knew that my parents didn't love me and wanted a younger brother. The girls laughed at me for not playing with me, and the boys bullied me wantonly. Then Han Liang raped me, but it was useless because he was underage, so he didn't even have to bear legal responsibility."
As a mature woman in her early thirties, Zhang Meiying talked about these things that originally made her feel miserable, but now it seemed as if she was talking about what happened to others. The indifference in her voice made Niu Lin feel a little regretful. Perhaps he should not have come here.
Because Zhang Meiying is also a victim in this incident, and the most innocent victim.
It would have been fine if Huo Yuxuan and others had bullied Han Liang at the beginning, but as they were in adolescence, they became curious about the human body, so they began to force Han Liang to take action against Zhang Zhaodi, who didn't care about her family. As they watched, Han Liang raped Zhang Zhaodi, and the matter became a big deal.
It was after this incident that Huo Yuxuan and others were expelled from school and later transferred to other places.
Cases involving minors are difficult to deal with in the first place, and when Zhang Zhaodi's parents heard that these people were rich, they kept asking for a private settlement. Not only would these people not be punished, but they could live a better life by just paying money.
The final outcome of the case was that Zhang Zhaodi's parents felt it was shameful for their daughter to be forced into a relationship. If the case continued, how would their daughter get married? So Zhang Zhaodi's parents chose to settle with the families who had threatened Han Liang, asking for a total of around 600,000 yuan.
Han Liang was the perpetrator at the time and also another victim. After the police investigation, they were unable to punish him, so he could only go to school. Half a year later, Han Liang's father killed his mother, and he killed his father.
But what was a little strange was that before Han Liang disappeared, Zhang Zhaodi's family was suddenly locked in the house, and then an inexplicable gas explosion killed Zhang Zhaodi's grandparents, parents and six-year-old brother.
It was also at this time that Zhang Zhaodi was adopted by her then teacher. Her teacher's hometown was Mingzhu City, and he happened to be transferred there for work. As he had no children, he adopted Zhang Zhaodi and changed her name to Zhang Meiying. When the explosion occurred in Zhang Zhaodi's house, she had a great alibi.
It was her birthday at that time, and Zhang Zhaodi's teacher took her to a cake shop to buy a cake. It was the first time Zhang Zhaodi ate her own birthday cake.
Later... Zhang Zhaodi's family died and she became an orphan. It happened that Teacher Zhang also liked her, and after discussing with her husband, she brought her home and raised her as her daughter. Now Zhang Meiying is the apple of the Zhang family's eye. Mr. Zhang is a leader in the financial industry, so naturally he brought his daughter into a new class.
This is also life-changing.
When Niu Lin was looking at the information, he was inexplicably suspicious of Zhang Meiying because of the coincidence. He even went to the construction site where Han Liang worked and knew that Han Liang lived and ate at the construction site, but his salary was directly deposited into a card, and a fellow worker would help him.
When we asked the worker, it turned out that he was illiterate and couldn't remember the card number at all, so the clue was broken again.
But the more clues are not connected, the more suspicious people become. The roses that Han Liang tried to pick before his death seem to prove his last emotion.
There are also burn marks on Han Liang's face... According to the doctor, Han Liang was stabbed three times in the face by his father, but now there are burn marks on Han Liang's face.
Does that prove...that the death of Zhang Zhaodi's family is related to Han Liang?
The death of Zhang Zhaodi's family was caused by a gas tank leak, and there were many witnesses at the time who stated that Zhang Zhaodi's family used the gas tank abnormally, so it was finally defined as an accident.
So… Niu Lin really wanted to ask the girl in front of him, was Han Liang responsible for the deaths of your grandparents, parents, and brother? Was there any instruction on your part?
But looking at the bright woman in front of him, Niu Lin suddenly felt that there seemed to be no point in pursuing the truth excessively. Han Liang was already dead, and the Zhang family's case that year was ruled an accident. If he expressed these suspicions, would he ruin Zhang Zhaodi's life as Zhang Meiying again?
Just when Niu Lin was hesitating, a flower seller came over and spoke.
"Sir, please buy a flower for the beautiful lady."
The bright red roses in the basket were particularly beautiful. For some reason, Niu Lin remembered the last flower he had caught and spent twenty yuan to buy a rose. He felt so distressed.
Zhang Meiying didn't expect that this policeman was not good at refusing others, and actually bought roses at a sky-high price of twenty yuan each. As a result, the next moment, the roses were handed to her.
"For you."
Zhang Meiying was stunned for a moment and didn't answer.
"Comrade police officer, it's not nice to give roses to random people."
She refused any man's approach, but Niu Lin placed the rose in front of her and said.
"Before I came here, I had a lot to say and a lot to ask, but I didn't want to hurt you. However, it seems my presence has already hurt you. Miss Zhang, I hope your future life will be like the building behind you, even more beautiful and charming under the sunlight. Just pretend I haven't been here today. I really don't intend to disturb your new life now."
He did not reveal everything, but comforted the woman in front of him, telling her with suggestive words that everything was over and she had a new life.
Zhang Zhaodi died with Han Liang, and the one who is alive now is Zhang Meiying.
He stood up, Zhang Meiying looked up at him, and he lowered his voice again.
"Han Liang's hands were covered in blood before he died because he tried to pick a thorny rose in the garden."
After leaving the last words, Niu Lin no longer dwelled on the original story. Perhaps these things should be forgotten as time passed. His figure quickly disappeared in the coffee shop.
Zhang Meiying sat there, her eyes fell on the beautiful rose, but only for a second. After a second, she stood up, put on her sunglasses, raised her head to look at the building where she worked, raised the corners of her mouth, and walked forward again in a chic manner.
The rose was left on the table, as if no one had ever cared.
The pain of her youth finally came to an end at this moment. Zhang Zhaodi had paid everything to get the chance to become Zhang Meiying, so she could only move forward and never look back...
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