Chapter 77
This is probably the strangest car Li Qingyao has ever ridden in.
Chen Pu was driving and she was sitting in the passenger seat. Xiang Siling and Luo Huaizheng sat in the back row. The driving time from the psychological clinic to the police station was 22 minutes. During the entire journey, all four of us sat upright and no one spoke to another.
It was a quiet journey until we arrived at the police station.
What Li Qingyao didn't know was that Chen Pu glanced at the rearview mirror halfway through the journey. Luo Huaizheng was looking at Li Qingyao's profile from behind. He noticed it and looked up. The two men's eyes met in the rearview mirror, and then they looked away silently.
This time, the questioning of Xiang Siling was different from the previous ones. It involved a murder case that once caused a huge sensation. In fact, some criminal police officers who participated in the investigation held different opinions. Unfortunately, the evidence spoke for itself and Luo Huaizheng was sentenced. So today, not only several key members of the second team are in the bureau, but several veteran criminal police officers from that time are also here. Ding Guoqiang was on site, and even the director asked about it this morning.
Since the higher-ups attach so much importance to this, today the case will be presided over by two veterans, Chen Pu and Fang Kai. Li Qingyao naturally had no objection, as Fang Kai did have more experience. Besides, she and Xiang Siling are old classmates after all, and the matter is of great importance, so she also wanted to avoid it.
Luo Huaizheng followed him to the police station without saying a word. Considering that he might be questioned later, Chen Pu asked him to wait in the corridor outside the interrogation room. Along the way, Li Qingyao had not said a word to Luo Huaizheng.
Fang Kai entered the interrogation room first. Chen Pu stopped at the door and waved to Li Qingyao who was about to go to the next room to listen.
Her expression looked normal, and she didn't have the emotional frenzy she had the previous two times when she caught Luo Huaizheng and Xiang Siling having an affair. However, Chen Pu didn't know whether she was like himself, becoming numb from the habit, or whether she really didn't care. But now is not the time to think about that.
Although he was reluctant personally, he knew for public purposes that Li Qingyao was the most suitable person to expound on Luo Huaizheng. Just now in the psychological clinic, the tense confrontation between Luo Xiang and the other person was definitely problematic. They need to know why.
So Chen Pu lowered his voice and asked: "Can you remain calm and objective and go talk to Luo Huaizheng?"
Li Qingyao raised his eyelids and looked at him: "Why not?"
Chen Pu smiled and said, "Find out what happened between them."
"clear."
She turned around and was about to leave. Chen Pu noticed from the corner of his eye that Luo Huaizheng in the corridor raised his head and looked over here. If this happened anywhere else, Chen Pu would definitely touch Li Qingyao's head or pinch her shoulders to show encouragement, and he would do it openly in front of Luo Huaizheng. But this is the police station, surrounded by cameras and eyes. He could only stare at her expressionlessly as she walked towards Luo Huaizheng, then he calmed himself down and turned to enter the interrogation room.
Li Qingyao took a few steps and was stunned.
People were passing by in the corridor in twos and threes. Luo Huaizheng was sitting alone on a green-backed iron chair with his head lowered, his arms resting on his legs, his right thumb and index finger rubbing his left thumb, as if he was lost in thought.
His quietness is the same as it was back then, and his loneliness is something he didn't have when he was young. Every time I saw him after the reunion, even if he was smiling, even if he had a handsome and elegant temperament, he was still unhappy. ▃
Li Qingyao walked to the empty seat next to him and sat down. He raised his head, then lowered it, but his hands remained motionless.
"How are you lately?" Li Qingyao decided to choose an opening that would not put people under pressure.
"Not bad, work is going well." He smiled and said, "The several clients that Xiang Siling introduced to me have all been successful, so I don't have to worry about food this year."
His self-deprecating tone made Li Qingyao feel suffocated again. She said calmly, "She owes you something, so you should take it with confidence. Don't keep putting moral shackles on yourself like before."
He sat up straight, nodded, and said, "That's right."
Li Qingyao's nose felt sore. This expression actually resembled what she looked like in the past - the cool and mature academic genius in front of the whole school, who all listened to her. In addition to studying, she was forced to finish all the big questions in her weak areas. I was afraid that she wouldn’t be able to get into BJ.
Li Qingyao felt reluctant to trick him into believing something, but she had to do it.
"Just now in the clinic, I saw that you seemed angry. What happened? What did she do to you?"
When Luo Huaizheng turned his head, he saw her eyes close to him. But faced with such a clear pair of eyes, he didn't know how to start. All the grievances of so many years, the life that was turned upside down, and... the unforgettable love with her, were destroyed by the thoughts of others. Even if he got a word of truth from Xiang Siling now, he could never get it back.
Luo Huaizheng lowered his head, smiled, looked at his fingers again, and said, "She has planned everything. She should tell you the truth today. Let's listen to her first."
The smile was very quiet, even gentle, but Li Qingyao's heart felt like a small piece had been gently worn away by a knife. She said: "Okay, you have worked hard these days, thank you."
Luo Huaizheng wondered why everyone said to him today, "Thank you, you for your hard work." Xiang Siling is selfish, and perhaps she gets some kind of satisfaction from his bending down. But Li Qingyao is different.
When she said this, he understood - she knew what he was doing and what he wanted. And as a police officer, she is grateful for that.
He wondered why he was scared before, was she different from before? I was afraid that she would look down on me, afraid that she would no longer be pure. It would be like another dream from my youth that was shattered.
She is obviously the same as she was back then, with a clear mind, intelligence and open-mindedness, and a heart that seems cold but is actually gentle. She was angry with him several times before, and it must have been because she was angry at him for not fighting back. He understood that she had the right to be angry.
Luo Huaizheng smiled again and said frankly, "You're welcome."
Li Qingyao's eyebrows curved. Since she couldn't complete the task assigned by Chen Pu, she was too lazy to complete it. She asked, "Are you thirsty? I'll get you a bottle of water."
"No," he said. "I drank a lot of water at the psychiatric clinic."
"oh."
The two sat quietly for a while, and their eyes met inadvertently. You looked at me, I looked at you, and we both smiled again.
"We also have an important discovery about Xiang Siling." Li Qingyao said, "But I can't reveal it to you for the time being. You should know it soon."
He nodded and said "OK".
Li Qingyao suddenly wanted to chat with him again, talk about his stories over the years, his own life, their mutual friends, and their plans and visions for the future. Even at this moment, she felt that the people in the interrogation room and the truth were not that important to her and Luo Huaizheng. Over the years, she and he have walked on completely different paths, she in the sunshine and he in the darkness, and they both want to find out the truth of that year. But today, the result is really coming. It turns out that she and he, waiting side by side, have become so calm.
Li Qingyao also laughed.
Luo Huaizheng asked: "Officer Li, what are you laughing at?" His tone was much more familiar and relaxed than before.
"Nothing, Mr. Luo." She said, "What are you laughing at?"
"I'm not laughing at anything. Can you please stop calling me Mr. Luo? It's embarrassing to call him Mr. Luo for such a small company."
The two of them kept talking in bits and pieces, a few words here and there. They were totally unaware that not far behind them, there were a few guys from Team 2 who were not qualified to enter the interrogation room. They were all crowded in the corner, secretly staring at the backs of these two people. For example: Zhou Yangxin, Yan Yong, XX, XXX...
"The shoulders got closer and closer... and then separated!" This is the excited single dog Yan Yong.
"I tell you, there is definitely a chance between these two. The way Luo Huaizheng looks at Miss Yao is so tearful! And when have you ever seen Miss Yao being so close and gentle to other single young men?" This is Zhou Yangxin, who is good at criminal psychological behavior analysis.
Everyone nodded.
Yan Yong expressed his dissatisfaction: "Didn't Chen Pu take Yao Meizi with him to investigate cases all day long?"
"You are stupid." A sturdy detective who had been severely beaten by Chen Pu retorted, "Chen Pu is just a monk! Do you still expect the iron tree to bloom?"
"Right, right, right! Chen Pu is even less popular with women than I am. Why bother involving him? It's unlucky."
"Hahaha!"
The detectives all felt complicated as they looked at the two people who were chatting happily and in a good atmosphere. No matter how you look at it, these two people are a perfect match made in heaven. The man is handsome and elegant, while the woman is graceful and intellectual. They sat there side by side, everything around them seemed so noisy and unnecessary, but the two of them seemed to be glowing quietly. You really can't bear to go up and disturb them, you don't deserve it.
However, Li Qingyao is the darling of Team Two, the only girl, and the most beloved girl in the hearts of many detectives from Teams One and Three. After all, Luo Huaizheng had been in jail, and the criminal police, as brothers, felt unwilling to accept this. There is no such thing as a female criminal police officer paired with a labor camp prisoner. I guess even the director would not be willing to do it.
However, the case from that year might have to be overturned and retried recently. If it is really a false case, Luo Huaizheng is innocent and he is no longer a labor camp prisoner.
Instead, he was a recommended student for Tsinghua University and a top-notch student at that time, much better than Miss Yao. Nowadays, there are young entrepreneurs who started from scratch and are engaged in high-tech industries. Although they may not be wealthy, they have absolutely no problem surpassing ordinary people.
Moreover, the two were boyfriend and girlfriend at that time, a precious first love. When Luo Hongmin's case first broke out, Li Qingyao had already told Chen Pu and Ding Guoqiang everything. The people in the second team knew something too, and there was nothing that could not be hidden from others. If the situation were really reversed, the love between these two people would be like what is shown in the movies - young lovers, a perfect match made in heaven, playing tricks of fate, breaking up and getting back together, it's a touching story. Someone as emotional as Yan Yong feels that he is going to become a CP fan of the two.
"If Luo Huaizheng can really restore his innocence, I will agree to this." Zhou Yangxin was the first to make the decision.
Yan Yong: “Of course!”
Some people also doubted: "No way, even if she is innocent, she has been in prison. Li Qingyao has such high standards, how can he be interested in her?"
Everyone was mumbling to themselves when they suddenly saw the door of the interrogation room open and Chen Pu rushed out: "Where's Lao Bai?"
Lao Bai is the health doctor in the bureau. Zhou Yangxin immediately replied: "Lao Bai went to the city for a meeting today."
Li Qingyao immediately stood up and ran towards Chen Pu. Luo Huaizheng also stood up with her, but stood there without moving. The rest of the second team also rushed to the door of the interrogation room.
"What's going on?" Li Qingyao asked.
Chen Pu's face was cold: "Everything was fine. We just took out the abortion operation form from that year, and Xiang Siling fainted after taking a look at it."
Li Qingyao and others looked inside the door and saw Xiang Siling leaning in a chair with his eyes closed, motionless. Fang Kai protected her carefully.
Li Qingyao and Chen Pu looked at each other, and he shook his head slightly at her.
Li Qingyao understood what he meant - no matter whether Xiang Siling was really fainting or just faking it, they had to send her to the hospital now to avoid getting into trouble.
If it was a fake fainting... Li Qingyao thought, it seems that the abortion information they found really caught Xiang Siling, who was very careful in everything, off guard.
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