Chapter Twenty-Four: Repentance

"Ah, you mean......" Fang Yuan immediately followed Dai Xu's words, but felt that this statement seemed a bit nonsense, "You mean curses?" In the past, there was no such thing as beating a villain and stabbing a villain, regardless of whether it was straw, cloth, or paper, after all, it had to be humanoid. ”

"Yes, I also think it sounds a little too bold, for fear of being laughed at when I say it, I deliberately left a foreshadowing, and it feels much more natural when you say it." Dai Xu was happy, laughing and talking.

Fang Yuan didn't expect him to deliberately lead himself to say this, so he glared: "What do you mean?" Do I have a superstitious face? Why is this so natural for me? ”

"You're young, little girls like to listen to stories, tell legends, how normal, otherwise why do most of those rumors of ghosts and gods happen in schools? Of course, it's because only young students are particularly interested in those mysterious and unscrupulous things? Dai Xu pointed to his face and touched his chin with stubble, "If it were me, I would already be a person who is not only mature, but almost ripe, if I still pay attention to those things, I will definitely be ridiculed." So when it comes to this, don't you understand? I'm changing my ways, beating around the bush, and praising you for being young. ”

Fang Yuan couldn't hold back, he laughed out loud when he said: "It seems that how old you are, it's only a few years older than me, although you are an old comrade, it's not a good habit to rely on the old and sell the old!" ”

It is true that Dai Xu and Zhong Han are the same age. Zhong Han is a well-known handsome man in the criminal police team, and even in the entire A City Public Security Bureau, even Ma Kai, who has just graduated and was assigned. It doesn't look much younger than Zhong Han. So when it comes to age, Dai Xu and Zhong Han are far from being enough to call themselves "old guys", but Dai Xu is mainly casual because he dresses up on weekdays, and he is big, he likes to wear loose clothes and pants, his hairstyle is always the same round inch, and most of the time there is a green stubble on his chin that has just emerged. So it does seem that he is more mature than Zhong Han, but fortunately, he doesn't care about this, not only others can joke with him like this. Even he himself often takes pleasure in laughing at himself.

Being teased so casually by Dai Xu, the depression in Fang Yuan's heart just now eased a little, Dai Xu's eyes were always paying attention to the subtle changes in expression between her eyebrows, and he could also see that Fang Yuan was no longer deliberately trying to divert the topic. Instead, put aside the not-so-pleasant thing for the time being. Only then did he say to her: "But this kind of thing, although there is no scientific basis and no rationality, but whether it is a blessing or a curse, this kind of behavior itself is always done by someone, and the person who does it, although he may not really believe that the thing they pray or curse will be realized, is also really through such a way of behavior." to express and vent the strong emotions and emotions in your heart. ”

"So the person who carved the little wooden man to Ke Xiaowen may not really be cursing Ke Xiaowen or something. But could it be that you want to express your anger or hatred? Fang Yuan understood what he wanted to express very well following Dai Xu's words, "Speaking of which, I really think that this little wooden man looks a little weird and scary, black and dirty, with nothing on his face except for two blood-red eyes, and he looks a little panicked. It's a pity that Yang Fan and Xu Yongheng don't know the origin of this little wooden man, it is estimated that Ke Xiaowen quietly brought it back, and silently put it in his cabinet, whether it was brought from inside and outside the school, or from home, no one knows this, and he didn't verify it. ”

"Those are really not easy to verify, but I can be sure that the time for this little wooden man to make is not too long, you see, first of all, its weight is relatively light, not like the feel of the wood after being wet in water, and secondly, although this little wooden man is sandpaper, there are no small wooden thorns on the surface, and it is also dirty, but if you look closely, it is not difficult to find that the surface of the wooden man is matte and has no luster." Dai Xu handed the wooden man to Fang Yuan, signaling that she could take a closer look in a well-lit place, "In fact, we have all been in contact with the old woodware, not to mention anything else, the simplest, some wooden desks and benches in the school in the past, a lot of paint on them is mottled because it is relatively old, but even if the corners and corners of the paint are dropped, they are still very smooth, shiny and shiny, that is the appearance of old woodware over the years." ”

Fang Yuan took the wooden man and looked at it over and over under the light, really, the dirty black stains on the surface seeped into the texture of the wood, making the little wooden man look as if it was black and old as a whole, but if he looked closely, the surface of the wooden man was dull at all, and he rubbed his fingers a few times through the evidence bag, although there were no wooden thorns, there was still a slight roughness on the surface of the little wooden man.

"So this little wooden figure hasn't been made for a long time, but it's been artificially worn! The person who made the wooden man must have wanted to be thought that this was a very old wooden man, right? Fang Yuan suddenly realized, and then a little confused, "What is the intention of doing this?" Is it more helpful to scare people by doing something old? Does it really make people think this is a cursed doll with years? ”

"It's possible, it's not possible, this possibility of the curse is originally a subjective guess of the two of us, and it hasn't been confirmed yet, so let's draw a question mark on this matter first, and we'll confirm it later." Dai Xu was not in a hurry to answer this question, in addition to the little wooden man, he also had Ke Xiaowen's autopsy report on hand, and he marked the key points with a marker pen on the part of Ke Xiaowen's body where no traces of struggle were found.

Fang Yuan noticed the mark made by Dai Xu, she pointed to those few words, and suddenly asked Dai Xu: "You say, Ke Xiaowen, will he know what the murderer injected him?" ”

"I guess I don't know," Dai Xu said his judgment, "people have a survival instinct, have you heard the story of the mother who lifted the car to save the child in a hurry, right?" Although there is no place to verify the truth of that story. And it's a little exaggerated, but the basic truth is pretty much the same, when people's lives are threatened. Especially in the case of freedom of movement, survival is an instinctive reaction, unless the person himself has fallen into despair, in this regard, according to our understanding of what Ke Xiaowen did before the accident, there should be no such possibility. So in other words, if Ke Xiaowen is moving freely. In the absence of restrictions such as detention or bondage, if he had known that the contents of the needle would surely die if it was injected into his body, I believe he would have succeeded or not. will choose to struggle for a while. ”

"Then it must still be an acquaintance, whether it is Ke Xiaowen who thinks he can trust, or he is a little afraid and dare not disobey, at least it is definitely an acquaintance. And the other party gave him a reason. To deceive him must accept the shot. Fang Yuan roughly had a number in his heart.

After a while, Hong Qing finally came, at this time, more than an hour had passed since Fang Yuan called her, when Hong Qing came to the criminal police team, her face was expressionless, she couldn't tell whether it should be calm or indifferent, she politely said hello. explained his identity and intentions, and when Fang Yuan asked her to sit down. Nodding, he sat down.

As soon as he saw Hong Qing, Fang Yuan suddenly understood a little, why Wu Shuqin would not be pleasing to Ke Xiaowen both horizontally and vertically, when he had only seen Ke Li before, others might think that Ke Xiaowen also looked like his father, but as soon as he saw Hong Qing, it was estimated that everyone would suddenly realize that this child and his mother were really alike.

Hong Qing is relatively thin and tall, dressed relatively simple and generous, with curly hair draped behind her, her facial features are not strictly speaking, but the effect of combining them is good, she looks very delicate, she is not old in her forties, and there are not too many obvious wrinkles on her white and clean face, I don't know if she was born with a better foundation, or if she was well maintained before, if she hadn't done her homework and understood Hong Qing's deteriorating situation, I am afraid to look at the woman in front of me, Anyone would think she's a pampered person.

After Hong Qing sat down, Dai Xu explained Ke Xiaowen's situation to her, and asked her if she needed to see photos or other relevant materials, because Ke Xiaowen's guardianship belonged to his father Ke Lili when his parents divorced, so with Ke Lili's permission, Ke Xiaowen's body had been autopsied by a forensic doctor, and it was not suitable for Hong Qing to identify it.

Hong Qing hesitated for a long time, did not reach out to pick up the scene photos handed over by Dai Xu, and did not explicitly refuse, it seems that she herself is still a little undecided, and she doesn't know what to do.

Seeing her reaction, Dai Xu put away the photo, and didn't mean to force it anymore, but asked, "You divorced Ke Xiaowen's father six years ago?" At that time, regarding the division of Ke Xiaowen's custody, was there a consensus between you and Ke Lili? ”

Hong Qing probably thought that Dai Xu would ask about Ke Xiaowen's recent situation as soon as he opened his mouth, but he didn't expect that he was actually asking about the past, and he was stunned when he opened his mouth, and then nodded sneeringly after a while: "At that time, on the custody of the child, the two of us had the same opinion, and there was no objection. ”

"Didn't you think about fighting for custody of your children at that time?"

Hong Qing's face flushed: "I felt that I was alone, and I had to be busy with business, if I took a teenage boy, I am afraid that it will not be good for my future life and career, and there will be resistance, so I ......"

Dai Xu nodded at her: "This concern is understandable and understandable. ”

When Hong Qing heard this, she lowered her head again, sighed silently, there was still not much expression on her face, Dai Xu didn't take the initiative to ask anything, she just sat there with her head hanging in silence, her hands and ten fingers crossed on her knees, the three of them were quiet for a while, Hong Qingcai raised his head again, looked at Dai Xu, who was calm, and Fang Yuan, who was also silent sitting on the side, his eyes flickered, and then asked tentatively: "You guys...... Don't you have anything to ask me? ”

"Coincidentally," Dai Xu smiled at her, "I have a similar question for you, is there anything you want to tell us?" ”

Hong Qing pursed his lips and shook his head: "Actually, I don't know what I can say or help when I am called by you today, because...... I'm really not a good mom. ”

"Because you are Ke Xiaowen's biological mother, we have the obligation to inform you, this is your right to know, as for whether you can provide helpful clues, this is not forced." Fang Yuan said to her.

Hong Qing nodded reluctantly: "I understand, I don't know much about the child's situation, I just divorced the child's father in the first few years, I had a very hard time, at that time it was also young and vigorous, I didn't know how to restrain my temper and character, in terms of business, it should have been two people who helped each other and cooperated, but neither of us was convinced by anyone, quarreled every day, and after the quarrel, we felt that we couldn't live this life, so we divorced, when I just divorced, I was a belly of ambition, Thinking that I must make some achievements and prove to Ke Li, I would still be prosperous and prosperous without him, and the reason why the two of us disagreed was because he was too stupid, not me. So at that time, I was afraid of being dragged behind by the child, so I left my son to Ke Lili, and now think about it...... I really regret that I didn't do it at the beginning, I thought it was good for me and for my child, but in fact, it was a hurt to my child, and he has been refusing to forgive me until now. ”

Dai Xu didn't say anything, Fang Yuan was also silent, after Hong Qing finished speaking, he paused slightly, and said: "Looking back now, I was still too stupid, Ke Li was right, he handed over the original basic business to me and started a new business by himself, but now he is still doing quite well, but it is me who ...... The price I paid for my impulsiveness was too heavy, the business was lost, the home was gone, and the children did not forgive me...... I have been trying to make up for the debt to Xiaowen in the past two years, but the child is very alienated from me, I buy him something, he doesn't want to, invite him to dinner, he doesn't come, and then Ke Li helps me speak, and Xiaowen said, no matter what, I am also his mother, mother and son have a meal together, he reluctantly agreed, I invited him to eat four or five times, each time I bought something for him, but chatting with him he basically coped with me, and the gifts had to be shoehorned into him, he was willing to ask, so I was to my son, I really don't know anything about it. (To be continued......)