Chapter 12
Li Qingyao clearly remembered that it was a slightly hot summer night. There was no evening self-study that day, so she sat in the room and did her test papers. My eyes were fixed on those familiar words, but my brain couldn't react. A person who has always been clear-minded and focused experienced the feeling of distraction for the first time.
As she was writing, she threw down her pen, laid down on the table, and opened her eyes wide. She forced herself not to think about that person and that incident. Once she thought about it, it would be like a bottomless pit that would sink even the strongest girl.
It was at this time that Li Jincheng knocked on the door and entered the room.
Li Qingyao sat up, looking focused on studying. But who is Li Jincheng? I grew up with her, what can't I see?
The young detective took off his police hat, put it on the table, smoothed his messy hair, and pushed a box of hazelnut chocolate that his sister loved over to him. This meant that as soon as he entered the house, he went straight to her room. ∞
Li Qingyao: "I don't want it."
"Why not?"
"I don't want to eat."
Li Jincheng fell silent, staring at her for a long time without writing. He sighed and said, "The college entrance examination is coming soon. You must let him go and focus all your energy on studying. This affects your whole life. You should also think about your uncle and aunt."
It would have been fine if he didn't say anything, but once he said it, Li Qingyao felt even more uncomfortable. She has been a sensible child since she was young and has never caused any worries to her parents. Now the more she missed Luo Huaizheng, the more guilty she felt towards her parents.
Li Qingyao has never been a person with strong emotions or who acts on impulse. You said that she was madly in love with Luo Huaizheng at that time, but that was absolutely not the case. But her heart towards him was always sincere and open. Luo Huaizheng's accident was too sudden and too bizarre. It was not logical for her to just stay out of it and give up.
But what solution can she, a senior high school student who only knows how to study, come up with?
So Li Qingyao looked up at her only "solution": "Brother, can you help me check this case again? There must be something wrong here. Luo Huaizheng can't kill anyone. I think he must be innocent."
In the past, if Li Qingyao looked at Li Jincheng with such pleading eyes, no matter how outrageous the matter was, Li Jincheng would most likely agree and do it anyway. But this time, my sister's coquettishness didn't work.
Li Jincheng sighed, and without violating confidentiality regulations, he explained to her, "The hospital's examination results are out, Xiang Siling is still a virgin, and two of my colleagues went to the hospital in person. On the murder weapon, there were only traces of the deceased's blood and Luo Huaizheng's fingerprints, and according to his confession, he admitted that he hit the deceased many times with his own hands and watched the deceased fall to the ground. Yaoyao, the chain of evidence is complete."
He was just a rookie detective at that time. Although he graduated with the second highest honors in the police academy, his job was just to take meeting minutes, deliver evidence reports, and follow the senior detectives around to take notes. The evidence was overwhelming, and he was really powerless.
Li Qingyao was stunned, and after a moment he turned his head away and wiped away his tears.
The only thing Li Jincheng couldn't bear to see was his sister and aunt crying, so he quickly pulled out a tissue and said softly, "My dear, stop crying. You're crying for another boy. Hey, you're going to make your brother die of anger. I really can't help it, otherwise I would definitely help you."
"I'm fine, thank you brother, you can go out, I want to be alone."
Li Jincheng was not willing to leave her alone like this, and tried to persuade her earnestly: "I know Luo Huaizheng is a good student and boy, and I believe he absolutely did not mean it. But even normal people make mistakes. You and I, who doesn't make mistakes? It's just that this time, he was a little unlucky and his mistake was a little bigger. You have to think like this and accept the reality."
Li Qingyao shook his head stubbornly: "I don't accept it, and I don't believe it."
At that time, Li Qingyao knew nothing about criminal investigation or evidence. But she knew Luo Huaizheng. There were two criminal police officers at home and the school teachers were also following the progress of the case. She had heard more or less about it. In Luo Huaizheng's confession, he said that as soon as he entered the house, he saw Xiang Wei raping Xiang Siling, and then he started fighting with Xiang Wei. Later, Li Meiling turned around and accused Luo Huaizheng of raping Xiang Siling, and Xiang Weicai had an argument with him. It was these two points that made Li Qingyao suspicious.
She dared to bet her life that Luo Huaizheng could not have raped Xiang Siling. She also believed in Luo Huaizheng's judgment. He was never an impulsive person. He would not make a mistake, let alone make up a story. So Li Qingyao thought that there must be another hidden story and Li Meiling was harming Luo Huaizheng.
After hearing what Li Qingyao said, Li Jincheng was a little shaken. It’s simple, he has always trusted his sister’s vision and judgment. Moreover, he knew that since human lives were involved, his sister would definitely be realistic and would not exaggerate to protect her boyfriend.
But Li Jincheng still refused to help her.
What was Li Qingyao thinking at that time?
She didn't think so much at that time. She didn't know that such a thing would be dangerous, nor did she know how much pressure she would face if Li Jincheng and the criminal police team sang against her. She really didn't understand any of this and thought her brother just found it too difficult. But she knew Li Jincheng.
When it comes to something, perhaps at the beginning, he may be reluctant to get involved because he thinks it is difficult or he is afraid of getting into trouble. This is human nature, and his brother is not a saintly father. But if that matter came into his sight, or he agreed to take over, then he would definitely try his best to do it, regardless of any difficulties, and would never shirk his responsibility.
So she just had to find a way to get Li Jincheng to agree. Probably, she couldn't find another person in this world who was willing to fight to the death for the irrelevant Luo Huaizheng. There is only her most loving and upright brother.
So Li Qingyao cried, eight parts true and two parts false. It was the first time in her life that she cried so sadly. Then when she saw Li Jincheng's distressed expression, she knew that he could not bear it any longer. She said to him, "Brother, I really can't just watch him go to jail like this. I will be in pain for the rest of my life and I will never forgive myself."
This statement is actually a bit sensational and exaggerated. Although Li Qingyao is sad and her study state has been greatly affected, life is so long and at the age of 18, she really wouldn't think that far ahead.
But Li Jincheng didn't know. He believed every word his sister said unconditionally. He felt that his sister had always been opinionated since she was young, and she would probably be stubborn all her life if she kept talking. That was something Li Jincheng couldn't bear to see no matter what.
The young man stood up and walked around the room anxiously for a few times. He sighed again and was finally forced to make up his mind. He stood in front of his sister and said, "I can investigate this case privately, and I can also promise you that I will never stop until the truth is revealed. But you have to agree to two conditions of mine."
Li Qingyao also stood up and wiped away his tears: "I agree to any condition."
"First, from today on, you must study hard and focus on your studies. You are not allowed to think about Luo Huaizheng anymore. In the next mock exam, you must improve by more than 10 places in the whole grade. I will be watching. How hard you study is how hard I will try to find him. Second, if I find out that he is still guilty and has to go to jail, then he is a labor camp prisoner, which is something our whole family cannot accept. You are not allowed to think about him or see him again. Promise these two points, and I will start investigating tomorrow."
Li Qingyao said firmly: "A gentleman's word is as good as his bond. I swear, I will be admitted to a good university. If you find that he is guilty after your investigation, I will never see him again in my life, and I will never be with him."
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After recounting this past, Li Qingyao did not show much sadness or guilt. She looked very calm and said to Chen Pu: "So you see, how could I still be with Luo Huaizheng? The day I knew my brother disappeared, I swore that I would never meet him again. Before my brother disappeared, he made these two small requests to me, and I must fulfill them all."
Chen Pu felt mixed emotions after hearing this.
He was not surprised to hear that it was Li Qingyao who asked Li Jincheng to investigate the Luo Huaizheng case. No matter how smart and mature she was at that time, she was still a child, 17 or 18 years old. I can only say that fate plays tricks on us. Who could have thought that Li Jincheng would mysteriously disappear during that time?
He raised his hand to touch her hair, but she dodged and said, "You are his best friend. When you hear about this, will you blame me? If I hadn't begged him, he wouldn't have investigated. He might still be fine now, and he has been promoted to squadron leader like you. That's right, I didn't even dare to tell my parents, for fear that they would blame me. To be honest, Chen Pu, if you feel uncomfortable, we can just pretend that nothing happened tonight and there is no need to be together..."
Before she finished her words, her mouth was covered by someone. Chen Pu said helplessly, "Auntie, you can say stupid things. If you want to know what I think, first of all, your brother may not have disappeared because of the Luo Huaizheng case. Isn't everything not clear yet? Secondly, even if it is, he is an adult and a criminal policeman. He went to investigate this case because of your request. But every step he took afterwards and what risks he decided to take were his own decisions. I believe they were all out of the sense of responsibility of a criminal policeman. Don't blame everything on yourself."
Li Qingyao just smiled but didn't say anything. It was obvious that he didn't listen.
Chen Pu had always known that she was a leftist. Since this thorn had been buried in her heart for seven years, it was impossible to remove it just because of his few words. He could only talk about it later.
Moreover, Chen Pu could understand her mentality. It's like one day, you really want to eat something, and you ask your closest relatives to buy it for you. He went, and died in a car accident. Although everyone knows that the culprit is the fatigued driver, can you not blame yourself? You will spend the rest of your life thinking over and over again, if I hadn't asked him that day, none of this would have happened.
As long as love exists, the huge guilt that is enough to devour the soul will accompany you for the rest of your life.
Chen Pu suddenly thought again, could this incident have been the reason why Li Qingyao suffered from depression in those years? The guilt she felt towards her brother probably made it impossible for her to forgive herself. Rather than saying that "separating from Luo Huaizheng" was fulfilling the promise to his brother, it would be more accurate to say that it was Li Qingyao's severe punishment for himself at that time, punishing himself by never being able to be with the boy he loved.
This realization made Chen Pu feel a little sour again. However, the so-called fog is thin, light and controllable. It’s nothing like before, when they would have big basins or plates of sour water poured on their faces. After all, he is Li Qingyao's current boyfriend. Their identities are different, so their tolerance levels are naturally different. Moreover, since Li Qingyao felt that the matter was over, it was even less worth mentioning to him.
So he held her face with both hands and said, "Okay, I get it. Anyway, the conclusion is that you will not be with Luo Huaizheng anymore. I know that this is enough. You just need to know that I will always look for Li Jincheng with you until the day we find him. If you have anything to say, tell your brother in person. Before that, don't think about anything else. There is no point in wasting time, okay?"
Li Qingyao uttered a "hmm", and the hard and cold outer shell seemed to have finally dissipated. She bit her lower lip with her snow-white teeth, her watery eyes slightly red as she looked at him without saying a word. The face looked particularly soft and small in his palm.
When has Li Dacongming ever shown such a soft and lovely look in front of others? Chen Pu felt pity and love in his heart, and said decisively: "Let's continue kissing, and stop chatting nonsense, it will hurt our feelings."
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