Chapter 37: Different Perspectives
Liu Zichen thought of a way, she found the phone number of Liu Xiaoquan's mother Yuan Hui'e through Shen Mingyue, and asked her to go to a café near the Jinhaiyuan community alone on the grounds that she needed her to cooperate with the investigation of the death of her husband Liu Changshou.
Since Liu Changshou's accidental death, Yuan Hui'e's spirit has been very sluggish, at first she washed her face with tears at home every day, and then she didn't even have the strength to shed tears, so she could only be in a daze, recalling all kinds of past events with her husband in the past, and even Liu Changshou was in her dreams. She regretted very much that she didn't cherish her days with her husband, and after knowing her husband for 30 years, she ended up losing her husband in middle age, which is the ultimate tragedy in life, and she was really difficult to support as a woman. Moreover, Liu Changshou left behind a huge business, and she has to worry about it, her daughter is still young, and her son is even more angry, she is really a little powerless. Fortunately, Liu Xu'er is by her side at home every day, her daughter is already sensible, and her father's departure makes her sad, but she understands that there is still a mother to take care of, so she is very well-behaved, which is also an important reason why Yuan Hui'e can barely hold on.
The call from the Beiting Detective Agency came, she didn't want to pay attention to it, because she knew the relationship between her son Liu Xiaoquan and Shen Mingyue, since her husband had an accident, her son would cooperate with the investigation, but Liu Zichen mysteriously asked her to go alone, and she couldn't tell Liu Xiaoquan yet, which made Yuan Hui'e even more uneasy, when it came to her son, she had to run this trip herself.
Yuan Hui'e and Liu Zichen made an appointment in a nearby café, a place where she used to come to talk about private matters with her husband Liu Changshou, which was relatively secluded and the environment was good. Therefore, when she returned here this time, she still felt a little more sad in her heart, and now the place is still this place, but it has long been different.
She was wearing a plain white coat today, and her shoes were also sneakers bought by her husband, and she also wore a warm hat to meet Liu Zichen. She was very surprised that Liu Zichen also came alone, and thought that she would at least bring Liu Xiaoquan's classmate Shen Mingyue with her.
Liu Zichen ordered a cup of bitter coffee for Yuan Hui'e, without sugar, "You drink some first, warm up, I came out for you today, mainly for your family." ”
Yuan Hui'e tasted it, it was indeed very bitter, slightly hot, but this feeling just catered to her current state of mind, so she was able to adapt, she asked, "What does Miss Liu mean by saying that it is for my family, and why did she ask me out alone?"
"That's right, Mr. Liu passed away unexpectedly, our detective agency is deeply saddened, and we have been actively investigating, but before that, we are worried that you and your family are still in danger, so we must protect it. Liu Zichen replied seriously.
"Thank you, but what does this have to do with you looking for me?" Yuan Hui'e didn't seem to hear any connection between the two.
Liu Zichen looked nearby to make sure that no one else noticed, especially after Liu Xiaoquan did not follow his mother, he whispered to Yuan Hui'e, "I asked you out alone because I wanted your consent, that is, let Liu Xu'er leave home and come to our Beiting Detective Agency to stay for a while, at this stage, I will try my best to protect her every step of the way!"
Yuan Hui'e frowned, she still didn't understand, so she continued to ask, "Since you said that you would protect the safety of our family, why did you take Su'er away alone? In the current situation, I can't let her leave my side!"
Liu Zichen guessed that this would be the case, as a mother, her husband had just died, so she was naturally reluctant to let her children leave her side, but this was the purpose of Liu Zichen's coming, she didn't want to say Liu Xiaoquan's suspicion, presumably Yuan Hui'e wouldn't believe it, maybe it would make her more resistant, so Liu Zichen didn't mention it, but wanted to stand in Yuan Hui'e's perspective to analyze how to be the best for Liu Xu'er.
She thought for a moment and then said, "Although Liu Xu'er is still young, you must see that she is also very sad about her father's death, but with her character, she will definitely not show it easily. If she is in such a situation, she is a strong girl, but such a huge grief is hidden in her heart, and over time, it will lead to problems in her physical and mental development. ”
Liu Zichen's words hit Yuan Hui'e's arms, she was indeed a little worried about Liu Xu'er, she couldn't cry at home, her daughter was not overly sad, with the deep feelings between Xu'er and her husband, this is something that should never happen.
Seeing that Yuan Hui'e was shaken, Liu Zichen took advantage of the situation and continued, "We have the top psychological counseling here in China, which can help her get rid of the psychological shadow caused by this incident, and in the detective agency, the safety problem can definitely be assured, we are similar to the police station, I think there will definitely not be a criminal who is so bold to throw himself into the net, so it is much safer than her at home!"
Finally, Yuan Hui'e's heart knot was opened, although she was reluctant, but after listening to Liu Zichen's analysis, she felt that it was indeed very reasonable, at least for her daughter, the road ahead is still very long, and she can't always be sad by her side.
"Alright then, I'll leave it to you, but please make sure she returns home in good condition!" Yuan Hui'e decided to accept the offer.
Liu Xu'er was taken out, and she was reluctant to leave her mother Yuan Hui'e at first, but her mother persuaded Liu Zichen together, and Xu Er had no choice but to agree, and Liu Zichen found that Liu Xiaoquan was not at home, and Yuan Hui'e didn't know where her son went.
Liu Zichen did not lead Liu Xu'er back to the detective agency, but went directly to the playground, she needed to make Liu Xu'er's mood better first.
HK City Amusement Park, located in the heart of the city, is located within a large shopping complex. Outside, in addition to the shopping street, there are many other places such as playgrounds, ice rinks, and open-air movie theaters, and it is very crowded and very lively.
In this environment, Liu Xu'er has obviously relaxed a lot, her relationship with Liu Zichen is already good, and she also knows her brother's relationship with Shen Mingyue and Liu Zichen, so she is not too restrained. Liu Zichen took her to make a merry-go-round first, and then made a water slide, so that Liu Wu'er was temporarily relieved from her father's death, and she smiled very brightly.
Then, the two of them saw that there was a jumping machine, the core facility of the playground, in front of them, and Liu Zichen asked jokingly, "Xu'er, are you too brave to do that, right?"
"Who said I was timid, my brother said I was bold!" Liu Xu'er replied dissatisfiedly, and took the lead in walking towards the place where the jumping machine was queuing.
Inadvertently, Liu Yu'er mentioned her brother Liu Xiaoquan, it seems that their relationship is indeed very close, and they are in contact all the time, which is easy to do!
Liu Zichen didn't make a sound, and also sat on the jumping machine with Liu Xu'er, and the two screamed on it. The jumping machine fell from a high point, and fell to a height of dozens of meters in a few seconds, that feeling of weightlessness, not to mention Liu Wu'er, even Liu Zichen screamed inadvertently, which was exciting enough.
After coming down from above, Liu Xu'er was already smiling and sweating profusely, so Liu Zichen went to buy her an ice cream, and the two sat on the bench next to the amusement park for tourists to rest, chatting while eating ice cream.
Liu Zichen spoke first, "Xu'er, such a fun place, did you come to it often before?"
Liu Wei'er took a big bite of the ice cream, and felt that it made her very comfortable, and replied casually, "I rarely come, I think my parents are busy with work, that is, my brother will bring me when he is free, but he never dares to sit on such scary projects as jumping machines and roller coasters!"
Since Liu Xiaoquan was directly involved, Liu Zichen felt that there was no need to induce, and said, "Then the relationship between Su'er and Xiaoquan is very good, don't you have nothing to say and no secrets?"
"Well, of course, my brother will tell me everything! It's because Mom and Dad are very busy, and it's just the two of us at home, who will he tell me to go?" asked Liu Xu'er as she licked the ice cream.
"So, did your brother say what he was doing recently?" Liu Zichen took the opportunity to ask.
But such a single knife went straight in, so that Liu Xu'er, who was mature enough in her heart, immediately sensed that something was wrong, she immediately stopped answering, looked at Liu Zichen with a strange look, and finally put the remaining ice cream in her hand into her mouth and chewed hard. The two looked at each other for two minutes before the ice cream was finished, and Liu Xu'er's heart was cooled by the chill of the ice cream, and she regained her composure.
Liu Yu'er asked suspiciously, "Why has Sister Zichen been asking about my brother today?"
Before she could ask the key point, she was found out about her intentions, Liu Zichen was a little disappointed, but she immediately had an idea and replied, "Su'er, your brother and I and Mingyue are good friends, and now your father has an accident, we have to find the answer, so we have to get a lot of clues to see if we can find some connections, and your brother didn't have a prophecy before, so I also want to know if he has told you anything about this." ”
Liu Zichen knows very well the relationship between Liu Xiaoer and Liu Xiaoquan, even more profound than Yuan Hui'e for her son, and must not show suspicion of Liu Xiaoquan.
Liu Yu'er is also a good coax, she knows that Zichen and Sister Mingyue are both good people, and she and her brother are indeed good friends, so she didn't want to hide it too much, but there were some things, her brother reminded her not to go out and talk nonsense, so she was still embarrassed.
Regarding Liu Xu'er's reaction, Liu Zichen's years of experience in interviewing witnesses made Liu Zichen understand immediately, so she decided to be a little softer and harder, in addition to saying good things to Liu Xu'er, she also wanted to remind Liu Xu'er that now her mother Yuan Hui'e and her brother Liu Xiaoquan are in danger.
Liu Yu'er was finally willing to speak, she knew a lot of things, beyond all the Beiting Detective Agency's knowledge of Liu Xiaoquan. In other words, it is the recent situation, after all, what Shen Mingyue and Ji Jing provided was Liu Xiaoquan's college stage, and now five years have passed since he graduated, which is a long time, enough to make a person undergo earth-shaking changes.
First, Liu Xiaoquan often hallucinates, such as fantasizing about his sister falling into the water, such strange things as he often notices it, and then he seems very nervous, and when he wakes up from this illusion, he will feel that this is a special function of his own. Liu Xiaoquan has perceived quite a lot of such things, especially dangerous things, such as he really imagined in advance that his father Liu Changshou would be injured once, at first Liu Xiaoquan didn't believe it, but then it really happened, so he was convinced of his special function. However, in fact, it was still his hallucination, Liu Changshou was not injured at all, but the problem was that when he woke up completely, Liu Xiaoquan couldn't distinguish between reality and illusion, and still felt that his father was really injured. Therefore, in the eyes of outsiders, Liu Xiaoquan is all cranky, so he no longer takes his words to heart, only himself, and always feels like it is true.
Second, Liu Xiaoquan occasionally has a problem with sleepwalking, which is only known to the three members of their family, and they all went to the toilet in the middle of the night or got up to hear movement. Liu Xiao'er and his parents both understood that sleepwalkers could not affect him, otherwise there would be danger, so they basically let Liu Xiaoquan act, but when he asked the next day, Liu Xiaoquan was completely unaware of what happened in the middle of the night, he neither admitted that he was sleepwalking, nor did he remember anything that happened at night.
Third, Liu Xiaoquan often has insomnia, which is still a problem of sleeping, when he just graduated, he was okay, he couldn't sleep to chat with his sister, and he would write by himself, but then it became more and more serious, he couldn't sleep all night, and the next day he was confused and unenergetic. Liu Xiaoer was very worried about this, and at the request of her brother, she hid from her parents without authorization, and secretly took the medicine that her father Liu Changshou usually used to help sleep to Liu Xiaoquan, that is, sleeping pills, so that Liu Xiaoquan's sleep was slightly better, but as time went by, it was still getting heavier and heavier, and it had reached the point where he would definitely not be able to sleep without taking medicine.
After talking for a long time in one breath, Liu Xu'er felt very tired, and leaned on Liu Zichen's shoulder weakly, she told her brother's secrets, and she was actually very sad in her heart, but she also knew it, and at the same time trusted Liu Zichen, and now she is doing it for her brother's good.
After listening to this, Liu Zichen already had an understanding of Liu Xiaoquan's recent situation, she didn't expect that a person who seems to be sunny and handsome on weekdays actually has such a serious mental disorder in private, such long-term fantasies, insomnia, sleepwalking, and can still behave so normally in outsiders, which shows how seriously Liu Xiaoquan's heart is distorted, and he is simply a schizophrenic with a dual personality.
At the same time, Liu Zichen remembered something. She once saw a painting in the study of the Liu family, which was painted by Liu Xu'er, and there was a man looking at the sky, and there was a sun and a moon in the sky, but the strange thing was that this person's mind was divided into two halves, half of which floated to the side of the sun, and the other half to the moon. At the time, it was just a little awkward, why should the human mind be divided into two sides, and it is theoretically impossible to have both the sun and the moon in the same sky.
But if combined with the current situation, she had another guess in her heart, and asked, "Su'er, you tell my sister, does Xiaoquan often become another person, I mean, his personality, temper, and habits will change, and after a while, he will change back, always switching?"
Liu Xu'er was very surprised, she didn't expect this sister to think of this, this matter is a huge secret for her, for her brother, and for the entire Liu family, but she believes in Liu Zichen, believes in Shen Mingyue, and is also worried that her brother, who has become more and more strange recently, will have an accident.
"Sister, I've told you so much, and I don't plan to hide this matter from you, but you must keep it a secret from our family!"
"This is natural, I promise you, even all the words you just told me will definitely not be circulated except for the fact that the case needs to be referred to in our detective agency!" Liu Zichen reassured her.
Liu Yu'er pursed her chapped lips and said, "Actually, it should be a long time ago, our family had a genetic disease, that is, split personality. But when it came to my dad, although he was also mentally uncomfortable because of the pressure of work, such as insomnia, but it was not inherited, but he was still worried that my brother and I would inherit it from generation to generation, so he managed us very strictly, never let us know about it, and tried to guide my brother and me not to get sick. Later, my brother's spirit became worse and worse, and my father was very anxious, so he discussed this matter with my mother in private, worried about whether my brother had been inherited. It was at that time that I overheard their conversation, and I learned that our Liu family had such a genetic disease. ”
Liu Zichen finally confirmed this matter, as a younger sister, this is ironclad evidence, she said to Liu Xu'er, "So that's the case, sister understands, but you have been hiding in your heart, and you haven't told Liu Xiaoquan, nor have you asked your parents." ”
Liu Xu'er nodded, "Well, since they are all worried about this, I don't dare to mention it, and then I showed it with a painting, I didn't expect my sister to be so smart that she could find clues from there!"