Chapter 284: Psychological Warfare
During the ensuing interrogation, Tang Yongsheng truthfully recounted to the police the last time he met Luo Tong.
It was noon on July 15, 40 hours had passed since Xiaojing was killed, Tang Yongsheng endured heartache and came to Luo Tong's clinic, on the one hand, he wanted to take away Xiaojing's few relics, and by the way, he also wanted to stay for a while in the place where his daughter lived and worked.
Speaking in detail, Luo Tong and Xiaojing's mother are distant relatives, so Tang Yongsheng's relationship with Luo Tong is not strange, but he didn't know that Luo Tong was in love with Xiaojing, and he never thought that two people with a decade difference in age would come together.
Tang Yongsheng has always regarded Luo Tong as a brother, and is sincerely grateful to Luo Tong for his tolerance and care for Xiaojing over the past year. He could see that Luo Tong's sadness and sadness about Xiao Jing's death were from the heart. Talking about Xiaojing's tragic experience, their hearts were very heavy.
Just in time for lunch, although neither of them had much appetite, Tang Yongsheng still got a few bottles of wine from the nearby shop.
Xiaojing died, and Luo Tong had no intention of treating others. It was rare for someone to chat with him and relieve the depression in his heart, so he simply closed the door of the clinic and drank wine with Tang Yongsheng for the first time.
The topic is always inseparable from the cute and kind Xiaojing. The two middle-aged men sighed while drinking, Tang Yongsheng was tormented by the pain of losing his daughter, and from time to time he would shed a few tears, which made Luo Tong feel very uncomfortable.
Perhaps under the influence of alcohol, Luo Tong's words gradually increased. He said that Xiao Jing's death was all his fault, and if he hadn't fallen in love with Xiao Jing and angered his ex-girlfriend, Xiao Jing would not have encountered such a thing at all.
Hearing this, Tang Yongsheng felt as if he had been hit by an electric current, his body shuddered, and he looked at Luo Tong in disbelief and asked, "What did you just say?" You and Xiaojing ...... You ......" he didn't say what was going on, as if it were a very unspeakable thing.
"I'm ......" Luo Tong lowered his head in shame, struggled for a few seconds, drank the wine in the cup suddenly, and admitted with determination, "Yes, before Xiaojing's accident, the two of us were in love." We ......"
"Brute!" Without waiting for Luo Tong to finish speaking, Tang Yongsheng slammed the cup on the ground, jumped up from the chair, and smashed Luo Tong in the face with a punch. "Luo Tong, are you still not human? It's a shame that I have always regarded you as a brother, but you have the wrong idea of beating my daughter. You are almost forty years old, Xiaojing is still a child, how can you bear to do it to her? ”
"I'm sorry......" Luo Tong rubbed his cheeks, looked at Tang Yongsheng sincerely and said, "Brother Sheng, I really like Xiaojing and want to form a happy family with her." I believe that Xiao Jing's feelings for me are the same. ”
"Whew!" Tang Yongsheng spat disdainfully, trembling with anger and his face turned blue. "Xiao Jing has never seen the world and doesn't understand anything, she must have been deceived by your rhetoric."
"I never lied to her and didn't hide anything from her. She knows all about my past experiences, but she doesn't mind, she is willing to accept me like this, and is willing to accompany me to start over. ”
"You fart!" Tang Yongsheng roared angrily and pounced on Luo Tong, and his strong and powerful fist smashed into Luo Tong's face again. Luo Tong felt guilty and did not make any counterattack. In addition, in terms of physique, he is indeed not Tang Yongsheng's opponent.
After suffering a few punches, blood flowed from the corners of Luo Tong's mouth and nose, and he looked very embarrassed. Tang Yongsheng saw Luo Tong's miserable appearance, and the anger in his heart subsided slightly. He sat down in his chair weakly, lit a cigarette, took a few puffs, and asked Luo Tong suspiciously, "What's the matter with the ex-girlfriend you just mentioned?" You said that Xiao Jing was killed by you, what do you mean? ”
"This ......" Luo Tong looked away with his eyes wandering, and replied hesitantly, "It's nothing, I'm talking nonsense casually with the strength of wine......"
"I don't think it's like nonsense." Tang Yongsheng frowned dissatisfiedly, "Do you know anything about Xiao Jing's death?" ”
"Even if you knew, I don't need to tell you, with your temper, you will definitely do irrational things."
"So, you admit you know?"
"Yes." Luo Tong gritted his teeth and said with difficulty, "I know who killed Xiao Jing, and that person is coming for me." ”
"What?" Tang Yongsheng took two puffs of cigarette and threw the cigarette butt on the ground to extinguish it. "How do you know who the killer is?"
"She came to me and told me in person that Xiaojing was killed by her. Because...... Because she hated me for dumping her, and was jealous that I was with Xiaojing......"
"Bastard!" Tang Yongsheng's anger had already subsided a little, but when he heard that Xiao Jing's death was because of this, he became thunderous again in an instant. "Luo Tong, do you have in your head? You know who the killer is, why didn't you call the police? Why not hand the murderer over to the police? I think the two of you are basically in the same group, and it was you who conspired to kill Xiao Jing. ”
"You've wronged me by saying that. Xiaojing is the person I love the most in this world, and I would rather die myself than hurt her. ”
"Then why didn't you call the police?" Tang Yongsheng glared at Luo Tong with a pair of eyes full of murderous intent and said, "If you don't give me a reasonable explanation today, don't want to leave the clinic alive." ”
"Okay, I said." Luo Tong swallowed nervously, for fear that Tang Yongsheng would raise his fist to repair him again. "That woman used to be my counselor, and when I was at my most decadent and depressed, she cured my mental illness and gave me the courage to face life again. However, she also has a dark side inside, with psychological problems that outsiders don't know about. I didn't want to get too close to her, so five years ago, when she offered to marry me, I ran away in fear, leaving her behind and going back to live alone in Jinshui County. I didn't expect her to commit suicide because of me, let alone that she would be admitted to a psychiatric hospital.
"Some time ago, she recovered from illness and was discharged from the hospital and came to Jinshui County to find me back together. Probably witnessing me and Xiaojing living happily together, she felt very jealous and angry, and killed two people in a fit of anger with extremely cruel means.
"When I heard about it from her, I was speechless. For a moment, I really wanted to strangle her to avenge Xiaojing, but I controlled my impulses and anger. Even though I didn't love her, she helped me and was my benefactor in a sense, and I did do things that I did in the past to be worthy of her.
"So, I don't want to hand her over to the police just like that. I want to give her some time to turn herself in at the Public Security Bureau......"
Tang Yongsheng listened to Luo Tong's explanation in disbelief, and his face gradually became gloomy. "Luo Tong, you said she just came out of a mental hospital some time ago?"
"yes, what's wrong?" Luo Tong replied inexplicably, as if he didn't realize the problem.
"Is it not illegal to kill people with mental illness?"
"If, after being identified through legal procedures, the murderer was in a state of illness during the commission of the crime, and he was unable to recognize or control his own behavior, he is not criminally responsible." After saying this, Luo Tong was taken aback by himself.
Tang Yongsheng muttered in a low voice, "It's good that you didn't go to the police...... Suddenly, he grabbed Luo Tong's shoulders and shook desperately and asked, "Tell me, what's that woman's name?" Where do you live now? ”
"What are you asking all this for?" Luo Tong's eyes widened in horror.
"You can't take care of it, tell me quickly!"
"You don't think ......"
"Lao Tzu wants to kill that woman with his own hands to avenge Xiaojing."
"No, that's against the law, I can't let you do that."
"If you don't tell me, I'll think you're in the same boat. I'll kill you today and bury Xiaojing with you. ”
"Don't mess around...... Luo Tong struggled to free himself from Tang Yongsheng's control, but the other party's strength was too great, and now he was in a hurry, he was really not an opponent.
After a stalemate for a moment, Luo Tong reluctantly compromised: "Okay, I'll tell you, but you have to let go of me first." Subsequently, Luo Tong wrote an address on the prescription paper and handed it to Tang Yongsheng, saying, "She told me that she lives in this place, and I am not sure if I can find her." ”
Tang Yongsheng took the note and glanced at it, seeing Luo Tong thinking about something with a solemn expression, he clenched his fists and warned sharply: "Luo Tong, don't use your brains. If you dare to report that my good deeds have been ruined, Lao Tzu will still kill you in the same way. ”