Chapter 15: Parents
"Yes, Le. Officer Deng, I'm still busy during the Chinese New Year, hehe. Did you solve that case last time? The boss squinted his eyes and looked at me with a smile.
I scratched my head a little embarrassed. "Not yet. I'll tell you the boss, I'm dying of worry about this right now. Not to mention the New Year. If you can't catch the murderer, no one should think about the New Year. β
The boss hooked his waist, took a pack of cigarettes from the counter and gave it to me, and said: "Alas, how can you say hello, you are all the people's police, busy walking around for the safety of the people, but aren't you one of the people?" Are you not a people who have parents, wives, and children? β
I was stunned, looking at the boss, the corners of my mouth twitching, not knowing what to say.
I turned my head, and the street was brightly lit, and the children were running out into the street with their mom and dad, happily setting off firecrackers. The fireworks in the sky are like bright flowers, blooming in the endless night sky, and also blooming in my heart.
I suddenly realized that I was still in reality. So beautiful, so desirable, the real world without the fragments of corpses, without the red blood. I couldn't help but squeeze my cold hands, only to realize that I was already shivering from the cold. It turns out that this is the world I am fighting for, for all the good, for the innocent dead, for the murderers who have not yet been caught, and are still at large......
The boss looked at me and smiled bitterly. "Officer, you can take this pack of cigarettes, even if it is a help for your hard work, but you still have to collect money in the future, hahaha......"
I thanked my boss and hurried out of the cigarette shop. In order not to let him see a little tear in the corner of my eye.
I ran to a street corner shrouded in darkness, and cold and rational thinking once again surrounded my mind.
Where will you be. If I were you, where would I be.
I muttered to myself into the unseen darkness.
I'm right here. I'm right there with you. Constantly. Every hour and every minute. I occupy your mind, I eat away at your mind, I make you doubt your abilities, I make your mind a mess. I walk in the dark, I run away, I leave no trace......
However, here, I left it to you, Shao Feng, and I left you with a ray of light. You're going to grab it. Remember it, remember this ray of light.
You'll find mine, but not now. Not soon, though.
I woke up suddenly, only to find that I had just collapsed on the cold, dark street. I immediately stood up and walked in the direction of the police detention center.
Parents. Heredity. DNAγ That's the light, isn't it.
"Hello comrade," I said to the police officer at the door, showing my badge. "I ask to see the two old men, Chen Zili and Huang Zhi."
The policeman looked at me suspiciously, he probably didn't understand, the case of the second elder of the Chen family has been closed and is ready to be handed over to the court for sentence, why are there still police officers coming to them.
"Go to the registration office and register first."
After a while, I finally met the two old men of the Chen family. Since they confessed to killing their son, they seem to be twenty years older. Their faces looked like people with one foot in the grave, even though the grave was not far from them.
"Officer Shao, isn't our case over? We've told you everything......" Chen Zili looked at me with a head full of white hair.
Looking at the two of them like this, my heart is very uncomfortable. But I still asked them my questions.
"I'd like to ask both...... Cai Mingfen, do you know each other? β
Old Man Huang Zhi looked a little angry, she spoke very slowly, but she could hear the voice of reproach: "We have nothing to do with her. We've never even had anything to do with this woman! Officer, do you see that the two of us are about to step into the grave, and you want the two old fellows to have a bad time even before they die! β
I hurriedly explained, "No, no, I'm sorry, I really didn't mean that......"
Seeing that the two of them had calmed down a little, I continued to ask: "You two, in fact, I came here to ask about your family, which will be of great help to me, please." I'd love to know about your relationship status or your children's situation after you get married. β
The two old men looked at each other, and they looked at me suspiciously, unable to see through my true purpose.
Huang Zhi coughed suddenly, as if he had made up his mind.
"Officer, I'll tell you about it. Anyway, my old fellow isn't far from death, so why not tell you,"
She looked up at me and said:
"The old man and I were both born in '63. At that time, there was a famine in China, and many people died. We were lucky enough to have escaped that catastrophe and did not starve to death. He and I are both from Chengyang County, and our parents are native farmers. He and I got married in 1988. In the first year of marriage, she gave birth to two children. One man and one woman. After another 3 years, in 1991, I was pleasantly surprised to find out that I was pregnant again......"
Hearing this, I suddenly became alert. None of the previous surveys mentioned this.
"I gave birth to a healthy daughter again, we call her Chen Li, Lili. Both of us were very happy, although life was not very good at that time, and most families were very patriarchal, but we treated our children the same, after all, they were all born by themselves, and the palms and backs were all meat. The old man and I were very good to all three of them, and despite the constraints of life, we also had food and clothing...... Until one day...... ...... day"
Speaking of this, the old man Chen Zili, who was sitting on the side, frowned very tightly, and he pulled Huang Zhi and motioned for her to stop talking.
"Don't touch me! If you lose your child, you're at fault! Are you going to let me keep this thing in my heart for the rest of my life? Old Man Huang Zhi became more and more excited, and tears flowed from her eyes.
"Just when the child was about a year old, she lost it. It's thrown away in the market. It was the New Year, and we took our three children to the market to buy New Year's goods, and by the way, we also asked the children to buy some of their favorite things...... But who knows, our Lili is suddenly gone. There were so many people in the market that she was just around me and suddenly disappeared......"
Speaking of this, the old man Huang Zhi couldn't cry anymore. Chen Zili was also on the side, covering his face with his hands, uncomfortably speechless. The atmosphere at this time is embarrassing and helpless.