Chapter 223: The Family's Way Back
When Lao Ding saw the Buddha statue, he was like a child who had done something wrong and was discovered, panicked and uneasy.
"You...... Where did you find it? How did this thing end up in your hands? You didn't do anything to my family, did you? ”
I laughed dryly, but I didn't expect that at this juncture, Lao Ding's first thought was his family, which I appreciated.
"Uncle Ding, don't worry, do you think I'm that kind of person? Something to do to your family? ”
After asking this sentence, I had a brief eye contact with Lao Ding.
From the look in his eyes, I saw extreme tiredness, this tiredness was not because of the sleepiness of not sleeping, but because there was something in my heart and I was fighting against it.
"I bought fruit yesterday and went to see your wife, she said that she was very worried about you, and also mentioned your son, saying that education is really getting more and more headaches now, she is the people's teacher, right? Uncle Ding, it's time for you to take care of the family. ”
As I spoke, I pulled out the diffuser and the unburned spice.
Every time I take out something, Lao Ding's expression has to change again.
I knew he was shocked, and it could have been that I had approached his family and taken the things from his bedroom.
Each of us wants to protect our families, so Lao Ding's shock is also partly due to the anger of my family who approached him in order to investigate him.
But if he is angry, why should I not be angry?
Once upon a time, he was an old detective whom I respected, but now he has degenerated into the eyes of the enemy.
Although he was confused by the spice on his back, this rosemary is not omnipotent, and it is impossible for everyone to be controlled after smelling rosemary, just like Wang Aili described to me, her voluntariness comes from half-pushing and half-pushing.
She told me in detail that she hated Zhao Youfa, so she wanted to take revenge, so after ingesting rosemary, she accepted it half-pushed and half-accepted it when Chen Feng said that.
Therefore, even if Lao Ding was bewitched, it was because his heart had been shaken, so he was taken advantage of by rosemary.
There is also a more terrifying place here, that is, how terrifying is the degree of heavenly power to each of us, they seem to know each of us very well, and when Lao Ding's heart was shaken, they immediately bewitched him and used it for their own use, if you want to say that this is a coincidence, I absolutely don't believe it.
I was thinking, how much does Tianquan know about me, how much does he know about Gu Man, and how much does he know about Mo Xiaoyun? To my grandfather, to the old dog, to Wang Zhengqing......
I don't know about others, but Tianquan seems to know myself better than I do, at least they know my true birth date.
All these days have passed, and I have not been able to think about that doll piercing, and the fear caused in my heart is so great that I wonder for the first time where I came from.
To avoid distraction, I forcibly returned myself to the trial.
"Let's talk about it, Uncle Ding, if you don't say anything, I can't help you."
Then I was referring to the statue on the table, along with the aromatherapy burner and spices.
"Let's start with these little things, this is the only chance you can grasp to atone for your sins, otherwise you should know what kind of terrible impact someone of your rank will have when a formal investigation is initiated, and how much impact it will have on your wife and children, they may never be able to raise their heads as human beings."
This time I didn't say anything false, Lao Ding knows better than me that if he is investigated, or even entered, then all his so-called efforts before will be in vain, and outsiders will not care about his good, but only remember his bad.
This is common to human nature, and he knows it all too well.
So trying to go on for the past few decades, Lao Ding has been walking on thin ice, diligently managing his one-third of an acre, and now to this point, if he regrets it, it will not be too late.
Looking at these small objects on the table, Lao Ding's thoughts seemed to have fallen.
That's exactly what I was trying to achieve, and I waited quietly, waiting for him to speak.
"This happened after the smuggling case of Qingfeng Warehouse was exposed."
As soon as Lao Ding opened his mouth, I realized that I had guessed correctly, Tianquan really took advantage of the situation after the smuggling case in Qingfeng Storage was exposed.
During that period, almost all of us were busy investigating this matter thoroughly, and even Wang Zhengqing and I put some of our experience into this, after all, we found those three boxes of poison canisters, which was of great help to us in catching the little tail who cheated money.
Naturally, this would pose a great threat to the Heavenly Power, so they must take action in response to our investigation and threats.
And as I said today, if they can turn against Lao Ding, it will be done once and for all.
It just so happened that there were many temptations that Lao Ding could come into contact with at that time, because the place of Qingfeng Warehouse was mixed not only with the power of Tianquan, but also with major consortia and the investment committee of the municipal government.
It can be said that almost all of the political and business worlds and the forces of heavenly power are in it, and there is a large amount of collusion of interests.
And although the case was discovered by me and Gu Man, Lao Ding, as Gu Man's leader, was the commander-in-chief he appointed Gu Man, so the spearhead of this day, although it was all pointed at Lao Ding.
Gu Man in the monitoring headset was very keen, he heard Lao Ding turn his memory back to when the Qingfeng Warehouse smuggling case was just discovered, and hurriedly said to me: "Oh, there is one thing I forgot to tell you, I asked someone to inquire afterwards, the attitude of the superiors towards this case is not so, hurry, their attitude is that if they can find out, then no matter how much time it takes, they can continue, but Lao Ding's attitude is ......"
On the other side, Lao Ding also began his narration.
"You also know that Xinjiang City is actually very deep, no matter how good a person is, if he is involved in politics or business, it is impossible to come out as it is in the end, especially after this case is exposed, almost all parties have begun to surge."
"Although Gu Man is the commander-in-chief, he is the commander-in-chief appointed by me, so ......"
In the midst of endless repentance, Lao Ding began his mental journey.
It turned out that at that time, whether it was the municipal government or some bigwigs in the business world, almost all found Lao Ding, hoping that he could close the case as soon as possible, and provided a list of several substitutes for the dead ghosts, of course, the conditions they provided to Lao Ding were also very generous.
Among them, there is a lot of money that Lao Ding can't spend in his life, and even a higher level in rank.
At first, of course Lao Ding refused, he was a veteran criminal investigator for decades, and these temptations had long been like a cloud of smoke, and he had experienced a lot in the process of handling cases for decades.
But it was at this time, in the process of fermenting this case, that the people of Tianquan found him.
In fact, at this time, Lao Ding didn't know that the person looking for him was a person from Tianquan, but a fortune teller, he calculated that this year was Lao Ding's fierce year, and he would encounter major events, and if he didn't want to solve it, he would definitely be in trouble.
Coupled with the assistance of those who threatened him to pull Lao Ding off the horse if he didn't do anything for him, Lao Ding realized that the smuggling case in Qingfeng Warehouse seemed to be a sign of his murderous year, so he really listened to the fortune teller.
In fact, I can't understand Lao Ding, obviously he could still contact my grandfather and me at that time, why should he listen to others.
But we haven't encountered this kind of thing, so we can't empathize with the answer, it's always the old Ding at that time, who followed the devil and believed the words of the fortune teller.
According to Lao Ding's narration, the fortune teller accurately calculated some of the things that his grandfather calculated for him before, and it was precisely because of this that he believed it even more, and the fortune teller told him that if he wanted to survive the murderous year safely, he needed the sword to go sideways, and the brave won when he met on a narrow road.
As soon as you hear this kind of talk, you know that it is the same as a pyramid scheme, but Lao Ding, an old criminal investigator with decades of experience, believes it in a ghost's mind.
So step by step, first fortune telling, then look at feng shui, and finally arrange ornaments, that is, in this process, the feng shui of Lao Ding's bedroom was replaced, Maitreya Buddha was replaced with the martial saint Guan Gong, and a Buddha statue that Lao Ding can't say his name now is added to the wall, that is, the one on the table.
Now Lao Ding is sober, so when he looked at this Buddha statue, he was afraid from the bottom of his heart, he said that he had not found that this smiling Buddha smiled so terrible before.
I said that what is really terrible is the human heart, Lao Ding seems to empathize, he smiled bitterly twice and said yes.
Later, step by step, Lao Ding kept falling inside, but he didn't realize that the strange fragrance emitted by the incense burner under the Buddha statue was changing his mind and even threatening his family.
"Later, I knew that I had done something irreparable, and I also knew that the people I helped were heavenly, but I couldn't stop."
When he said this, Lao Ding covered his face with his hands and wanted to cry, but there were no tears.
"There is no road behind me, it is an abyss, I can't retreat, plus they promised me generous conditions, I can only go down."
I was curious about what Lao Ding had done for Tianquan, so I asked directly.
"A lot."
Lao Ding almost didn't hesitate and said, "For example, the death of Pan Laoqi and Wang Shoucai." ”
"You killed them?"
"No, but I awakened the Gu in their bodies."
When he said this, Lao Ding's body was trembling, he trembled, and said, "I don't want to... I don't want to do that, but I can't control myself, and I can't go back any further, Zhang Yao, you save me, you can send me to prison, it's just my family's ......"
"If you still think about your family, don't give up."
I looked at Lao Ding, as if I saw a person who was giving up on himself.
"I told your wife last night, saying that you are busy, there are many cases that need to be reviewed by you, and when I arrived, she had already prepared a meal to take you home for dinner, think about your family, you still have a way back."