Chapter 4: Guilt
After saying goodbye to Yan Zheng, Fang Miao went home directly, but when she arrived home and saw the mess, she was completely confused.
Fang Miao called Meng Chaoge as soon as possible, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he questioned the scene in front of him.
Meng Chaoge's answer to her was: "You are a victim of paranoia, I found you a driver's license, can you make your house a kennel?"
After she said this, it seemed that this was indeed the case, Fang Miao hung up the phone, stood at the door and looked at the chaotic bedroom, and made a decision for a while.
In the afternoon, the person responsible for installing the monitoring came to the door, and did it boldly, installing the monitoring in the corner, and connecting the computer, and it took nearly two hours to finish it.
Fang Miao happily sent people away, returned to the living room and looked at the hidden corner, and the uneasiness in her heart intensified.
The purpose of the surveillance is to better observe her state at the time of her "onset", whether it is sleepwalking or something else, she must confirm with her own eyes.
Staying up until the evening, Fang Miao drank the medicine and went to bed early, and secretly prayed before closing his eyes, with a conflicted heart, hoping that "Yin Lai" would appear, and hoping that this night would be spent safely.
After falling asleep, everything in the world is shrouded in the silence of the night, and the night gradually deepens, and everything is peaceful.
However, Fang Miao slept directly until the next day's alarm clock rang on time, and she had a good night's sleep, and after waking up, she was more or less lost, and the stone hanging in her heart did not fall to the ground.
With the arrival of a new day, she can only temporarily put aside this doubtful and energetic to welcome work.
Due to the incident at the police station, Fang Miao didn't dare to drive on the first day of work, so he packed up and went to the subway station.
Squeezed and squeezed, hugging and shouting all the way to the station, seeing that she arrived downstairs of the business building, Fang Miao was just about to take a shortcut from the convenience store next to her, when she heard someone shouting her name behind her.
Just by listening to the voice, she knew who it was.
Fang Miao's brisk face changed slightly, and the moment she turned around, she returned to her usual polite precautions: "Song Jian, it's so coincidental to meet you here, a busy man." ”
Song Jian - Song Siming, 35 years old, career prosecutor, former lawyer.
Song Siming approached with a smile: "I came here to see someone, I haven't seen him for more than a month, and Lawyer Fang's temperament is better than before." ”
"Song Jian said with a smile, no matter how I am, I can't compare to you, who doesn't know, your worth is several times higher than that of our juniors. ”
This is the case, before Song Siming became a prosecutor, he only accepted the entrustment of the defendant with a high salary and a high chance of winning, and later became a prosecutor, plus he has rich qualifications, which is not comparable to ordinary lawyers.
No matter who they are, they are legally allowed to entrust a lawyer to defend themselves, but Song Siming is powerful, not to mention the scenery after becoming a prosecutor, before that, with that three-inch devil's tongue, no matter how difficult the lawsuit is, it can often be won, except for the one six years ago, there is no defeat!
"Don't dare to be it, Lawyer Fang is the best among young lawyers, and I am looking forward to standing in the same court with you again. A harmless smile appeared on Song Siming's face, and there was a deep meaning in his words.
"I have also heard of Song Jian's deeds over the years, which can be described as wonderful, and I have received some civil lawsuits, and I debate with you in court, isn't this a joke. ”
"Oh?" Song Siming sighed lightly and shook the briefcase in his hand, "I heard that Fang Lu took over a case a week ago, and it just so happens that I am the prosecutor, so this should be the second time we have bumped into each other for the same case, and I am looking forward to it." ”
Fang Miao's mind went blank for a moment, and she still maintained a formulaic smile on her surface, she didn't expect to bump into Song Siming this time.
The defendant in this case is at a disadvantage, and it is difficult to win the case, and it is even more difficult to meet Song Siming, the tongue of the devil.
"So that's the case, then I'm also looking forward to it, to be able to sit opposite the senior as a defender, of course I have to go all out!"
As if expecting her answer, Song Siming still smiled proudly, and that was in his hands.
"That's great, since that lawsuit, I've been looking forward to standing on the same trial with Fang Lu to debate, but I don't have the opportunity, in fact, now that I think about it, Lawyer Fang didn't win the lawsuit in the end, right?"
He deliberately mentioned that incident, his eyes darkened a little, and he stared at Fang Miao, whose mood had changed, with a good look.
Fang Miao's face turned pale, he was unsuspectingly stabbed in pain, and he couldn't control his emotions for a while, but was defeated by his opponent.
When the goal was achieved, Song Siming snickered in his heart, and continued as if he had unintentionally: "If I could have been more careful at that time to find any other evidence, maybe Wu Le would not have been imprisoned, let alone end up with a heart attack and death, after all, he was still too young at that time." ”
It is also strange that at the final trial, Wu Le actually took the initiative to admit his guilt. ”
He pretended to blame himself, but in fact, these words were said to Fang Miao, and every word made her feel uneasy and afraid.
In the face of life, all the original intentions become worthless, even if the original intention is justice, in the end it will become an invisible blade, injuring people to the point of incompleteness.
The bad feeling of bringing up the old things again and the scars being revealed, almost made Fang Miao unable to maintain the strength on her face, she casually raised her right wrist, glanced at the time, excused herself from work, and hurriedly walked into the convenience store.
Song Siming had already seen everything, pulled his lips in retaliation, turned around and walked away.
Fang Miao didn't take the elevator, climbed the fifth floor in one breath, rushed into the pantry after entering her fingerprints at the door of the law firm, locked the door from the inside, threw down the bag in her hand and the food box containing traditional Chinese medicine, took a disposable paper cup from the side, and walked unsteadily to the water dispenser to receive water.
"Actually, now that I think about it, lawyer Fang didn't win the lawsuit in the end!"
"If I had been more careful to find any other evidence at that time, maybe Wu Le would not have been imprisoned, let alone end up dying of a heart attack, after all, he was still too young at that time. ”
These words echoed in Fang Miao's ears over and over again like a magic spell, she was not angry with him, but angry with herself, if she had been more careful at the beginning, even if she refused to be in charge of this case, and replaced it with a more experienced senior to follow up, maybe those things later would not have happened.
Remorse affects every cell in the body, every breath becomes difficult, the eyes are swollen and sour, and the moral bottom line in the heart is pulled hard.
The hot water in the disposable paper cup overflowed, but Fang Miao was unaware of the pain that was enough to burn her skin, her eyes stared at the overflowing water with a hollow eye.
For a moment, she really hoped that the pain that had accumulated in her heart could flow out like water, like an abscess with pus, as long as she squeezed it out, but the real pain was rooted in the bottom of her heart, and it was difficult to extricate herself!
When the steaming hot air hit her eyes, Fang Miao finally felt uncomfortable, her vision was blocked, her hand shook, the paper cup fell to the ground, and the hot water spilled out when she landed, burning the toes exposed outside the high heels.
As if she had finally had an instinct, she retreated, and her body, which had been drained of half of her strength, fell unsteadily, and she fell straight to the wall behind her, and the whole person slid down the wall.
The moment he fell to the ground, the temples of his temples twitched and hurt, and every stroke could drive the nerves of his whole body, Fang Miao stretched out his hand and rubbed it desperately, but the pain was like a surging water that couldn't stop it!
She cried out in pain, tears falling from her eyes, because of the sudden headache, and because of the heartache that came from the condemnation of her professional ethics.
At this moment, no other colleagues in the law firm arrived, only intermittent screams of pain came from the pantry, and no one cared about each one.
Tears rolled down her face, her mind was in chaos, and in a trance, she seemed to hear another voice, a voice that wanted to replace her.
"Let me come, keep saying that you are a lawyer, but you can't bear this blow at all, what qualifications do you have to occupy this body?"
Fang Miao shook her head desperately, as if this would alleviate the headache, but in fact, not at all.
"I can do better than you, didn't I bear it all in my dreams before?
The unfamiliar voice kept shouting, and every shouting could bring double the headache, Fang Miao forced his reason, and muttered to himself while snorting: "I can ...... I can face it, you don't have to worry about it......"
The brain was buzzing, the tinnitus was persistent in the eardrums, and the sight in front of me fell in the pupils, with the ghost spinning countless times, and finally being swallowed up by the darkness.
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When he woke up again, Fang Miao first saw the ceiling vaguely when he opened his eyes, and as soon as he moved, Meng Chaoge's concerned voice came from his ears.
She called her name, and the voice seemed to come from the hollow, with an echo, and after a few sounds, it was finally clear and normal.
"Miao, how are you feeling? Is there anything else uncomfortable?" Meng Chaoge leaned over and looked worried.
Fang Miao blinked her blank eyes, and forced herself to get up from the single bed in the rest room: "What time is it?"
"It's half past ten, it's you, how could you faint in the pantry, your face is still so bad, but it frightens several of us. ”
Fang Miao didn't care about what Meng Chaoge said later, she only remembered that it was more than 8 o'clock when she arrived at the law firm, which means that she was in a coma for at least 2 hours.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but recall the voice in her head, she didn't dare to think deeply, and she didn't have time to think about it, so she got out of bed and put on her shoes.
Seeing this, Meng Chaoge immediately stopped her: "Knowing that you are in a hurry to deal with the case, drink the water first, your body is the most important." ”
Fang Miao didn't refuse this time, obediently drank water to relieve her strength, and buried her head in the office as usual, and didn't see anyone before noon.
At lunchtime, Meng Chaoge sent the hot Chinese medicine and takeaway to Fang Miao's office, and she didn't look up the whole time, just kept looking through the file.
Everyone in the law firm knows a rule, Fang Miao in this state must not be disturbed, after Meng Chaoge sent the food in, he withdrew without saying a word.
At about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, Fang Miao and another lawyer borrowed a car and left.
While she was away, Meng Chaoge slipped into the office, and as expected, the takeaway delivered at noon was completely placed in its place.
But to her surprise, the bowl of bitter Chinese medicine had already reached the bottom of the bowl.
On the other side, Fang Miao first went to meet the party, and then drove to the place where the witness lived.
How to say it, it's not so much an alley as a mezzanine alley, and the car can't drive in, and the second half can only walk in.
There were several families living in the alley, and they found the corresponding house number according to the address, Fang Miao knocked on the door, took a few steps back, and then there was no movement inside.
Under the poisonous sun, she resisted the urge to slam the door, dialed a number, and responded to her for a long time only with a mechanical female voice, indicating that the phone had been turned off.
fluttered into the air, Fang Miao could only go home, but as soon as she walked to the mouth of the alley, she stood up suddenly.
The black sports car is painted as a flower-faced cat, the windshield is used as an airbrush, and the red spray paint sprays a large "square" on the glass, which is tantamount to a demonstrative warning.
As for who gave the warning, she couldn't guess, she had seen the surrounding area when she came, and there was no surveillance, that is, it was impossible to find out who committed the crime.
In this case, a thin layer of sweat broke out on Fang Miao's forehead, his back was cold, and he suddenly felt that everything around him was exuding an unknown and dangerous aura.