Chapter 3: Temptation
Can't relax your carelessness yet, Wu Ping is likely to ask Xu You again, carelessness will make people make unforgivable mistakes. No one knows what Wu Ping will do next, but Xu You knows what he should do next - find out who killed Zhou Guoqiang.
The school made the decision to suspend classes for a week.
Xu You walked back to the room, he and his clothes were lying on the quilt, full of thoughts. It is not easy to find out the murderer of Zhou Guoqiang, he is not familiar with everything about Zhou Guoqiang: interests, hobbies, work experience, relatives and friends, whether he has offended anyone, etc. The plan to poison Wu Changan was originally seamless, but unexpectedly, such a thing happened halfway, which was completely beyond Xu You's control.
Thinking of Zhou Guoqiang's death, Xu You felt at a loss and worried, and understood that Zhou Guoqiang needed to rely on two people, Wei Chili and Li Chuang. Among all the teachers, Xu You and Yu Chili are the most familiar, if there is anyone willing to help Xu You, it must be Yu Chi Li, she once expressed her love to Xu You - a love letter to him. Li Chuang is the doorman of the school, and he knows the people who enter and leave the school well, if you want to know who has recently looked for Zhou Guoqiang, you have to ask him.
After making up her mind, Xu You felt that she should go to Yu Chili immediately, and she needed his appearance the most at this time, even if it was hypocritical, she would accept it all.
Not long after Yu Chili came out of the inquiry room, she walked alone on the empty ground in the school playground. The brisk and lively expression of the past faded at this time, and her face was full of sadness, panic and incomprehension, which rarely happened to her. No matter how cheerful a person is, when he encounters sad things, he will inevitably fall into difficulties and hesitation, which is inevitable.
Xu You felt Wei Chili's sadness, he wanted to comfort her, but he didn't know where to start, so he could only silently accompany her around the playground.
"Teacher Xu, when did you come?" Yu Chili recovered from her deep grief.
"It's been a while...... It happened so suddenly that it was hard to accept. Yu Chili didn't reply to Xu You's words immediately, she snorted softly in her nose, and tears had already fallen. Before this, Yu Chili had been holding back and not crying, and she rarely cried. Now in front of Xu You, she wanted to cry out loud.
Xu Yu was anxious, he had no experience in comforting women. For decades, Xu Yu has lived in the shadow of hatred, spending all his time investigating the cause of his parents' deaths, finding the killer and laying out a plan for revenge, and his work and life are just a mask for revenge.
Wu Ping's inquiry has ended. Teachers and staff are going home one after another, and after all these experiences, everyone feels tired and needs enough time to take a good rest. The bodies of Zhou Guoqiang and Wu Changan were taken away by the county public security bureau at nearly 3 o'clock in the afternoon for further autopsy.
Now, Yu Chili wiped away her tears and looked up at Xu You, "You accompany me to Sister Li's house to have a look, she must be sad." ”
Li Xuelan was sitting on the sofa in a daze, she had already dried all her tears. Daughter Wu Jia is in high school in the county, and she didn't dare to inform her rashly. For a young girl who has lived under the love of her parents for a long time, the sudden death of her father is a matter of falling sky.
Wu Ping sent a policeman to guard Li Xuelan's door in case she did something radical. He had a lot of experience in this area, and he had seen a woman seek out a woman in public because of the death of her husband.
Yu Chili sat down next to Li Xuelan and called "Sister Li". Li Xuelan raised her head weakly, and tears welled up from those blood-red eyes again. Yu Chili put her arms around her shoulders and let her head rest in the crook of her arm. The two of them just hugged each other tightly and didn't say a word. Yu Chili also cried.
Xu You also eagerly wanted to go to Wu Changan's house as soon as possible, and he really wanted to see the pain that Wu Changan's death brought to his family, so as to satisfy his psychological pleasure after revenge. This was his initial idea, and he thought that after seeing Li Xuelan's desolation, he would enjoy it very much. Yes, revenge, which took more than two-thirds of his entire time, hatred is the only reason to sustain life. When a person has exhausted all his time and energy to finally fulfill a long-cherished wish, it should be celebrated.
However, the fulfillment of a long-cherished wish is based on the suffering of others, and is based on taking the lives of others. In this world, no one can transcend the constraints of the law and exchange the lives of others for anything that belongs to them.
From the beginning, it was a point of no return.
Of course, Xu You understands this truth.
Now, he is touching the happiness of Wu Changan's death on his nervous organs: look, those who have made mistakes should be punished, and those who have sinned deeply cannot escape the shackles of justice in the end. You are not relieved when you die, everything has been liberated, but your death has brought endless suffering and pain to your family, and as a family member of a sinner like you, you deserve to suffer and suffer. Who told them not to be part of the family of those who are good? Cry, weep dry, and bleed again...... You don't know, I have no tears anymore, and even, what flows in my veins is not blood, but hatred!
Xu You took the cigarette handed over by the police and accepted his fire. He decided that he was going to take a few puffs now, it was a time to celebrate, so why not take a few puffs? For the past twenty years, he has restrained himself from anything addictive: cigarettes, alcohol, tea, including women. He doesn't have any hobbies other than eating and sleeping.
Halfway through the cigarette, there was a sound of rustling footsteps in the corridor, and Wu Ping walked up with the police.
When he saw Xu You, a hint of discoloration flashed on his face, and he quickly returned to normal, he was good at hiding his emotions, and he would not easily let others read his inner thoughts. "Teacher Xu is also there." Wu Ping greeted first.
Xu You nodded.
Yu Chili had already let go of Li Xuelan and sat back on the sofa with her. "Sister Li, Captain Wu is here."
Li Xuelan was still in grief, and she couldn't spare the mood to greet the guests, looked at Wu Ping, and bowed slightly to indicate that he could sit down casually.
Wu Ping glanced at the situation at home, and went straight to find a stool next to him and sat down, "Teacher Li mourns." People can't be resurrected after death, the most important thing now is to find the cause of Director Wu's death, if he kills, I will definitely not let go of the murderer, please rest assured. He was very straightforward, "I want to know, what unusual behavior has Director Wu had in recent times?" Who have you been exposed to? ”
Li Xuelan shook her head and did not speak.
"Teacher Li means I don't know? Or not? Think again. ”
Li Xuelan looked at Yu Chili and then at Wu Ping, her eyes were red and swollen, like a pair of big walnuts embedded in her face. "Nope. As usual, he went to class, went home after class to eat, exercised, and as for strangers, there were no strangers looking for him. She pondered for a moment, "I went back to my hometown some time ago, and I haven't been anywhere else. ”
"Home? Director Wu is not a local? ”
Li Xuelan nodded, "My hometown is in Pingyang." I haven't been back for many years, and I don't have any relatives at home. ”
"What is Director Wu doing when he goes back to his hometown?" Wu Ping asked.
"He went back alone. Distant relatives get married, and by the way, pay homage to their parents. He wasn't in good health lately, so I told him to go early and come back early, so he came back the next day. ”
"What's wrong with your body?"
"Lao Wu's heart is not good, and the root of the disease that fell when he was young has worsened in recent years. Some time ago I had a cold, an old cough. I asked him to go to see a doctor, but he was stubborn and refused to go, but he didn't expect ......" Li Xuelan recalled these past events and couldn't help crying again.
Xu You listened carefully outside the door, and he knew that Wu Changan's cough was not because of a cold, but *** was slowly eroding his body.
Wu Ping couldn't cry the most, which made him very irritable and unable to think about problems. Moreover, solving the case is not a matter of one or two days, so I can't be in a hurry, so I asked Li Xuelan to write down the address of Wu Changan's hometown in Pingyang. As for the telephone, I heard that there is a public landline in the village, but the number is unknown.
Li Xuelan said that she wanted to stay alone for a while.
Wu Ping, Wei Chili, and Xu You had no choice but to leave, but the policemen guarding the door were still left behind by Wu Ping, at least for tonight.
The sun sets in the west, and the afterglow reflects the clouds in the sky red. That was the blood of Zhou Guoqiang and Wu Changan. Oh! No! It was Zhou Guoqiang's blood, and Wu Changan only shed a piece of foam.
At 6 p.m., it was still very bright. The closer you get to the summer solstice, the longer the days and the shorter the nights. At this time on weekdays, the cafeteria has already opened, and there is a lot of noise inside, although the food is not necessarily delicious, but the mood is beautiful. As long as people are in a good mood, everything is good. Because of the deaths of Zhou Guoqiang and Wu Changan, dinner was postponed.
"Go to Principal Zhou's house?" Xu You asked suddenly, and he accompanied Yu Chili around the playground as usual.
Yu Chili sighed, she was already very tired, physically and mentally. This lively and lovely beautiful female teacher never takes sad things to heart, but in the face of Wu Changan's death, she was still caught off guard. "No, he doesn't live in school."
"It's really distressing, Principal Zhou is kind and kind-hearted, and takes good care of me......" Xu You gradually moved the topic closer to the central idea, and couldn't ask the end in one sentence, which would make Wei Chili wonder, "Who was so ruthless and killed him." ”
Yu Chili shook her head, "Like you, I'm also puzzled. Principal Zhou treats people generously, greets everyone with a smile, and rarely criticizes people. ”
"You wouldn't do this without a deep hatred."
"Hate? What do you mean that the murderer is for revenge? ”
"I can't think of any other reason."
"Teacher Xu, do you often read novels? How can there be so many personal grudges. Yu Chili's frowning brows finally relaxed, and a smile flashed on her face. She was amused by Xu Yu's guess and her own answer.
Xu You also smiled, "Tell me about Principal Zhou." ”
"What do you want to know? Does Mr. Xu want to assist the police in solving the case? Yu Chili looked at Xu Yu with a smile on her face, "They just asked me, and I have already explained everything." Well, since Officer Xu also wants to know something, let's tell you. With that, she smiled even more.
Yu Chili was already very beautiful, and her delicate face, because of the decoration of her smile, looked even more beautiful and agile under the reflection of the sunset. Xu You felt a wave of heat rising from the dantian and quickly rushed to every cell in his body, what a wonderful feeling. "Teacher Wei Chi laughed, I'm just curious."
"First, I told Captain Wu that Principal Zhou doesn't have any special hobbies, he has a lot of friends, but they are all first-class good citizens. Second, there have been no strangers looking for him lately. Thirdly, nothing special happened to him. Finally, I said that I am not the principal's wife, so I don't know him very well, and all I know is what I have seen or heard other teachers talk about, and I don't know anything I have not seen or heard. ”
"So, you don't know Principal Zhou."
"Yes."
The two men were still spinning in circles on the playground. Xu You felt that he couldn't get the information he wanted to know from Wei Chili, so he wanted to escape from this situation immediately, "Let's go, let's eat." ”