Chapter 16: Rest in peace

As soon as Xia Shi's words fell, a cool breeze poured into the room through the open window, blowing the materials on the desk. Huo Yan also shuddered, and looked around nervously, as if a female ghost really crawled in through the window, hiding in a corner of the office and quietly watching their every move.

At this time, it was close to midnight, and the originally clear night sky had been shrouded in clouds, and there was no trace of the full moon.

"So......" The atmosphere was stalemate for a moment before Huo Yan slowly spoke, "Ma Zhichen was panicked all day long because he received this threatening text message, and he would rather go to the detention center than be entangled by a female ghost?" ”

"I don't know." Gu Song shrugged his shoulders, walked to the window and closed the window. "Maybe apart from this text message, Ma Zhichen has experienced something else, otherwise a big man wouldn't be so scared by this sentence that he wouldn't even dare to go home, right?"

"If someone threatens his personal safety, why doesn't he turn to the police for help?"

"Maybe the trouble he encountered is more difficult to talk about, or maybe after he says it, his trouble will become even bigger, in short, this matter is worthy of our in-depth investigation."

On the morning of the 5th, An Ziyang felt the bed shaking in his sleep. He opened his eyes in horror, lifted the quilt and climbed down from the top bunk, before his feet touched the ground, he saw Xia Jinyu wearing a neat basketball uniform, turning the basketball in one hand, holding the bed frame with the other, with a bad smile on his face.

"Damn, you shook it just now, wasn't it an earthquake?" An Ziyang breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm scared to death, I thought I would be buried alive if I didn't run quickly." After speaking, he threw off a slipper that he had just put on his feet and climbed up again, but Xia Jinyu walked up to him in a few steps, grabbed his shorts and said, "Lazy pig, hurry down, yesterday I said that I would play ball with my classmates in the second class." ”

"You let me sleep a little longer, I'm so sleepy." An Ziyang yawned and begged Xia Jinyu, "Why don't you wait for me, anyway, my ball skills are terrible, and I will hold you back if I go." ”

"No way!" Xia Jinyu shouted sternly, "When I ate hot pot last night, who was clamoring to lose weight, fitness, and aspire to become rich and handsome?" If you don't exercise anymore, beware of diabetes and heart disease. ”

"Then you can let me sleep for another ten minutes." An Ziyang ignored Xia Jinyu's obstruction and continued to climb to the top bunk. At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door outside the dormitory, Xia Jinyu thought that it was a classmate from the dormitory next door looking for him, and without thinking about it, he said, "Please come in!" "A very embarrassing scene happened.

An Ziyang's shorts were dragged down by Xia Jinyu, but this guy was not wearing underwear inside, and the two-petal white flower butt was instantly exposed. Xia Shi and Huo Yan walked into the dormitory and looked at the picture in front of them in surprise, and for a while, several people were stunned.

"Brother? Teacher Huo? After being stunned for a few seconds, Xia Jinyu came back to his senses, smiled awkwardly and asked, "Why are you two here?" ”

"Let's get some business." Huo Yan hurriedly looked away, unable to bear to look at the spicy-eyed picture any more. She forced a smile and asked, "What are you two doing?" ”

"Hey, nothing." Xia Jinyu scratched her hair, feeling a little sorry for her roommate.

An Ziyang hurriedly put on his pants and got down the ladder, staring at Xia Jinyu with red ears and squinting eyes, wanting to get angry but embarrassed to explode in front of the teacher, especially a young and beautiful female teacher.

In order to ease the atmosphere, Xia Shi hurriedly played a round and said to Xia Jinyu with a businesslike attitude: "Jin Yu, I'll talk to Teacher Huo about your classmate, you go out to avoid it first." After speaking, he showed An Ziyang his police officer card, "Hello, classmate An, I am a police officer from the Municipal Criminal Police Detachment, and I want to ask you about the situation." ”

"What's wrong?" Xia Jinyu's expression became serious, and he had a bad premonition in his heart. Huo Yan smiled and patted his arm, comforted him and said, "It's okay Jin Yu, you go outside to play ball first." If necessary, we'll get back to you alone later. ”

After Xia Jinyu left, Xia Shi locked the door and asked straight to the point: "An Ziyang, do you know Ma Zhichen?" ”

Hearing this name that made him feel extremely disgusted, An Ziyang's body trembled involuntarily, and his face, which was a little red just now, instantly lost its bloody color. He tried his best to control his emotions, gritted his teeth and said, "I know him, what's wrong?" ”

"Have you seen him lately?"

"What?" An Ziyang didn't quite understand what Xia Shi meant, "Our well water does not interfere with the river water, and we live our own lives, what do I see him doing?" ”

"Four years ago, Ma Zhichen injured your mother by driving a car because of drug abuse, do you hate him? Ever thought about getting revenge on him? ”

"I ......" An Ziyang hesitated for a moment and said with a sneer, "Isn't that guy being imprisoned in a drug rehabilitation center?" The money that should have been lost has also been lost. Why should I take revenge on him? ”

"He cost your mother her life, and all he paid was money and two and a half years, are you really satisfied with the court's verdict against him?"

"How's it satisfying? What if you're not satisfied? It's been so long, what's the point of dwelling on it now. ”

"Since it doesn't make sense, why do you still text Ma Zhichen? What are you doing this for? ”

"What text message?" An Ziyang looked at Xia Shi inexplicably, "I don't know what you're talking about......"

"Are you sure?" Xia Shi asked him sternly again, "Since I asked so, there must be a basis, and you will answer me after you think clearly." ”

This time, An Ziyang was not in a hurry. He cast a pleading glance at Huo Yan, hoping that the teacher could help him say a few words. Unexpectedly, Huo Yan just shook her head helplessly, then took out Ma Zhichen's mobile phone from her bag, turned out the threatening text message of "blood debt and blood repayment, I won't let ......you go if I am a ghost", held it up in front of An Ziyang, and asked solemnly: "You sent this text message, right?" ”

An Ziyang remained silent.

Huo Yan patiently persuaded: "Ziyang, this text message was sent to Ma Zhichen with your mother's number, who else can do this except you?" Could it be your father? You yourself are a student of law, and you know better than anyone what it means to be lenient in confession and strict in resisting. It's best to tell you what you've done lately. The teacher assures you that no matter what difficulties you encounter, even if you do something wrong, I will definitely do my best to help you, and Officer Xia is the same. ”

Huo Yan's persuasion seemed to have played a role. After a fierce ideological struggle, An Ziyang replied truthfully: "Okay, I admit that I did use my mother's mobile phone to send that text message to Ma Zhichen, but I just ...... Just trying to scare him......"

"In addition to texting, what other ways did you intimidate Ma Zhichen?" Xia Shi asked.

"No! I've only sent him that one text message, nothing else! An Ziyang replied emotionally. It was only then that he realized the seriousness of the problem and hurriedly asked Xia Shi, "Did Ma Zhichen have an accident?" Why the hell are you coming to me? ”

"Ma Zhichen was killed, just yesterday evening."

"What?" An Ziyang's eyes widened in disbelief, and his voice trembled and said, "You, don't you think I killed him, right?" I swear to God, I didn't, I really didn't know he was dead. Please trust me! ”

"Then tell me, where were you last night around six o'clock? What are you doing? ”

"Last night, I ate hot pot with several classmates at a hot pot restaurant near the north gate of the school, and Xia Jinyu was also present at that time, and he could testify for me."

"Who are the other classmates? Name their names, classes, and dormitories. ”

An Ziyang recalled for a moment and said the names of the six people in one breath. "Officer Xia, Teacher Huo, don't worry about verifying, I really didn't lie."

Xia Shi wrote down this information in his notebook, and his attitude softened a little. "An Ziyang, you are studying law, you will tell me now, what kind of punishment will you receive for intimidating others?"

"Fear, intimidation......" An Ziyang rolled his eyes and said with a lot of thought, "Article 42 of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Public Security Administration Punishments stipulates that anyone who writes a threatening letter or threatens the personal safety of others by other means shall be detained for up to five days or fined up to 500 yuan; If the circumstances are more serious, they shall be detained for not less than 5 days but not more than 10 days, and may be fined up to 500 yuan......" After speaking, he grinned bitterly, "Officer Xia, I only sent that text message, the circumstances are not that serious, right?" Can you lift up your noble hand and forgive me this time? ”

"Ziyang, people have to bear the corresponding responsibility if they do something wrong, you understand this truth. However, given that this case is still in the investigation stage, we will not punish you for the time being, but it does not mean that this matter is over. In the near future, you are not allowed to leave the city without authorization, and you must continue to cooperate with the investigation of the public security organs, do you understand? ”

"Yes, I get ......"

Seeing the two walk away, An Ziyang returned to the bedroom and sat down on the chair. When he came back to his senses, he found that his T-shirt was soaked with sweat.

He opened the drawer in front of him with a weak hand and took out the phone that was sealed inside. It was an old-fashioned, single-functional, phone that his mother had used before her death, and there were several shocking cracks on the screen from the car accident.

To this day, he was still reluctant to cancel the number on his mobile phone, although he knew that when he dialed the number again, he would never hear the long-awaited voice again, but he still wanted to try to leave something behind, as if his mother had never been far away.

However, it's time for it all to end.

Ma Zhichen is dead, and the object of his revenge has disappeared from this world forever. My mother's soul is finally at rest, and it's time for him to let go of his past and start a new life.

Thinking of this, the corners of An Ziyang's mouth couldn't help but flush a cruel smile.