Silver Snow Line [Criminal Investigation]

"You can unlock the door." Wei Cheng closed the door of the conference room, with a look on his face as if he had discovered a shocking secret, "Then the last time we were handcuffed together..."
Xie Qingfei interrupted him: "No, I just learned it."
"How long have you studied?"
Xie Qingfei said seriously: "Two minutes."
"Xi Ming had to read the four-digit verification code three times."
"Or I'd be his master."
"Row."
Wei Cheng didn't say whether he believed it or not, he just looked at her with a smile.

Xie Qingfei cleared his throat and asked, "What do you want to talk to me about?"
Wei Cheng stopped teasing her: "Oh, Du Manhe just called me and said that the netizen from last time sent her a private message again."

Du Manhe has been less disturbed by the people upstairs recently, and her husband is also in the detention center. Her life has become much more comfortable, and she had a few good nights of sleep after a long time.

The netizen asked her: How have you been resting recently? Is the person upstairs in your house still annoying?
Du Manhe couldn’t say that the problem was finally solved by a murder case, he just said: It’s much better, and there’s no more arguing.
However, the man continued to ask: When we were chatting before, I heard you say that your family members don’t understand you. For the sake of so-called "face", they dare not even defend their basic rights. The reason you have a disagreement is because of their ignorance. Alas, if they stood on your side from the beginning, and the family worked together to solve the problem, you wouldn’t have to suffer for so long.
Du Manhe replied with three crying emojis.

Netizen: Is your current family treating you badly in other ways?
Du Manhe: No, my parents-in-law take good care of me and treat me like their own daughter.
Netizen: But you are not their biological child after all. You felt that their attitude was not wrong about many trivial issues. But if you were your parents, would you also feel like compromising?
Du Manhe: No...I haven’t thought about this issue carefully.
Netizen: I am several years older than you and I treat you as my sister. If my sister or my daughter gets treated like this after getting married, I definitely disagree and will never let her suffer any injustice. What I am more afraid of is that you dare not speak out when you are wronged, then who can make the decision for you?
Netizen: But it is normal to have some friction in the family. As long as your husband stands on your side, a lot of trouble can be avoided.
Du Manhe replied with a string of ellipsis: Don’t mention that person.
Netizen: What’s wrong?
Du Manhe has been upset since she learned from Xie Qingfei that her husband Guo Weiqiang might have an affair. Her parents did not approve of her being with Guo Weiqiang at first, but because his parents were honest and kind, they married for the sake of their children. After having a child, divorce is not something she can easily decide. She is afraid that her parents will be disappointed in her, and she is also worried about her son's future. Looking at her son's cute and tender face, Du Manhe's anxiety deepened.

She briefly described her husband's situation and added: I don't know what to do now. This incident is actually quite a blow to me.
Netizen: Don't be sad, this is not your problem. It's not worth it to worry about a scumbag. You are still young, and a failed marriage is nothing. Maybe this is a chance for God to give you to make a new choice. Do you still love him? Do you want to continue this marriage, or completely stay away from the harm your husband has brought you?
Compromise or divorce?
Du Manhe seemed to be thinking about his words and did not reply for several minutes. He did not rush her and waited patiently.

After a few minutes, she asked: What do you think I should do?
He was the one who wronged you first, netizens said, you should leave this bastard.
Du Manhe actually had the same idea. She just hoped that others would recognize her decision.
But she had other worries: What if he didn't agree?
The netizen posted a laughing expression: He wouldn't disagree.

Seeing this, Xie Qingfei frowned slightly: "What do you think is wrong with this person's speech?"

Wei Cheng had read the entire chat history before and said, "He seems to be concerned about Du Manhe, but in fact, every word he says is to guide the other party to speak out his inner thoughts."
"Yes, it's not just you psychologists who talk to people this way," Xie Qingfei tapped the paper with his fingertips, "we police officers also use these questioning methods when interrogating suspects."

The interrogation method is based on psychological science and behavioral analysis. When faced with criminal suspects who hide their crimes and refuse to cooperate in confessing, interrogators will analyze their psychological characteristics to break through their psychological defenses. When the topic comes to "There are several solutions to your current problems. Which way do you prefer?", once the other party really makes a choice, it proves that he has acquiesced to the existence of his own criminal facts.

Wei Cheng added: "He seemed to have provided a solution, but in fact Du Manhe was in a wavering state of mind, and her thinking was more easily controlled by him, so the choice he finally gave could not be regarded as Du Manhe's own opinion, but his opinion that he hoped Du Manhe would adopt."

Rather than analyzing the problem from the client's perspective based on medical psychology, this netizen was obviously more familiar with the theory of psychological coercion in interrogation strategies, and violated the rules to guide Du Manhe to make his ideal decision.

"Shouldn't the scumbag who betrayed his marriage also be punished by the killer who 'carries justice on behalf of heaven'?" Xie Qingfei also saw this point. "When he heard Guo Weiqiang knocking on the door on the night he killed Kang Wenxia, ​​he could have ignored it. But when Guo Weiqiang knocked on the door, he had already stated his intention: he was the male owner of 303 downstairs, and he already knew that you and my wife were having an affair, you two dogs and bitches."

"The murderer knew very well that the male owner of Room 403 was not at home, and there was no way he could have anything to do with Du Manhe. At the same time, he also knew the grievances that Du Manhe had suffered for a long time, and he found Guo Weiqiang's petty suspicion even more ridiculous, so he opened the door in order to see Guo Weiqiang's appearance clearly..." Wei Cheng lowered his voice when he said this, "Could he be Room ?"

"But I still don't quite understand the purpose of his private message to Du Manhe," Xie Qingfei felt that the murderer was also in a state of confusion and began to become indecisive. "He already knew Guo Weiqiang's character, so there was no need to go to Du Manhe to find out her thoughts. After all, according to his usual style, Zheng Yuxuan, who was already atonement for his crimes, did not receive his forgiveness. He said so much to Du Manhe, but all he wanted was for her to admit in person that she wanted to break up with Guo Weiqiang. What is this, a customized service?"

Wei Cheng said: "Guo Weiqiang will not have any safety issues during his detention. I have already told Du Manhe that if this person sends her a message again, she will tell us as soon as possible."

Xie Qingfei nodded and saw that it was foggy outside the window and snowflakes were swirling in the air.
"It's going to snow hard again," she said. "I hope it won't affect traffic tomorrow morning."
Wei Cheng glanced at the time and said, "I have a meeting at the academy. I'll leave first."
Xie Qingfei hummed.
Then he said, "When you have time, teach me how to open the lock."
Xie Qingfei: "..."
Sure enough, he still saw it.

Xie Qingfei cleaned up the table, took one of the locks with him, and was about to go out to look for Lu Shaohui when he caught a glimpse of a thin girl standing in the corridor.
When the girl turned around, she recognized it was Fang Yutong.

Fang Yutong could recognize the person by the footsteps. She turned to Xie Qingfei's direction uncertainly and called out, "Is that Officer Xie?"
"it's me."
Xie Qingfei took her to sit on a bench. When he held her hand, he found that her hands were very cold. Then he looked at her clothes. Since there was no one to take care of her, she picked up clothes based on her feelings and the colors didn't match.

Xie Qingfei straightened her unturned hood and asked softly, "How did you get here alone?"
Fang Yutong said: "My neighbor called a taxi for me."
Xie Qingfei couldn't help but start thinking about what she would do in the future.
Fang Yutong was only eighteen years old, blind, and unable to make a living. When Zheng Yuxuan was alive, he could work to support her. Now that Zheng Yuxuan is dead, it is obvious that the neighbors' care cannot continue for a lifetime.

"Thank you, Officer," Fang Yutong said, "Brother... do his parents know about this?"

After the police confirmed the identity of the deceased, they naturally contacted his family as soon as possible. Zheng Yuxuan's parents had immigrated abroad three years ago. They wanted to take him with them, but Zheng Yuxuan refused. The two were puzzled and didn't understand why their son was so stubborn to stay here alone. After private investigation, they found out that it was because of Fang Yutong. Zheng Yuxuan dropped out of high school after half a year. He was really not a good student. He spent the whole day in bars and Internet cafes like a playboy. He didn't expect that he would meet Fang Yutong again.

He actually didn't have a deep desire to be with that girl. He just thought that conquering a pretty female classmate would give him face. So after the incident, he chose to hide under the wings of his parents and ignored all the consequences he had caused, as if this would allow him to feel at ease and comfort himself that the problem was not serious. He didn't even go to the hospital to see Fang Yutong, let alone apologize.

Of course, he understood his parents' style and felt that a huge compensation was enough to ensure Fang Yutong's worry-free life for the rest of her life. What else did she want?

Until he saw with his own eyes what happened to Fang Yutong.

It turned out that not only her facial skin was burned, but she also became blind, and lost her beautiful and lively eyes forever. She walked on the road alone with a blind stick, and she looked dead. The passing traffic almost brushed her side, but she didn't know how to avoid it. Zheng Yuxuan could see that she didn't care whether she would be hit or not, she just didn't want to live.
He had met many different kinds of people, open-minded, greedy, strong, and cowardly, but no one was so determined to die as he was. Such a fresh experience made him feel fear for the first time.

Zheng Yuxuan suddenly realized that he had committed such a serious fault. When he was in school, his parents always covered for him when he got into fights. He had no psychological burden after paying some money. He didn't care about the mentality of those who were hurt. After all, the superficial injuries would heal the next time he saw them. But Fang Yutong's injuries were irreversible. Her damaged face and heart were the concrete manifestation of his crimes, and now they were presented to him in blood.

Zheng Yuxuan followed Fang Yutong all the way for some unknown reason. He was very curious about where her parents had gone, why they didn't take good care of her, and why she was still wearing such thin clothes in such a cold day. After finding out all these things one by one, Zheng Yuxuan felt that he should do something.

The voice of the boy who has passed the voice change period has completely lost its former timbre. Fang Yutong does not know that this boy who suddenly appears and follows her around all day is the biggest nightmare of her life. She urgently needs someone she can rely on to distract herself from her will to die, and she is very grateful for his company.

Zheng Yuxuan finally understood Fang Yutong's character. He found that he really liked her. He liked her because she was beautiful before, but now he liked her because of her personality. If he had understood all this earlier, the tragedy would not have happened. Fang Yutong would have studied and grown up healthily. With such excellent grades, she would have been able to get into a good university, and they would have lived happily together...

So when his parents came, Zheng Yuxuan stayed for Fang Yutong. His parents were not happy with him sacrificing his life for a blind man, so they stopped associating with him and even cut off his living expenses. In the first two years, they still missed their son, hoping that he would know how to turn back after suffering outside, but Zheng Yuxuan never called home. In the third year, his parents gave birth to their second child, and this bastard son who only knew how to stir up trouble was no longer important, and the only remaining worry was gone.

"His parents found out and will ask their friends in China to help deal with Zheng Yuxuan's funeral," Xie Qingfei relayed Zheng Yuxuan's parents' words as tactfully as possible, and said, "You...don't worry."
Fang Yutong had no expression on her face. Feeling Xie Qingfei's concern, she curled her lips towards him and said, "Actually, I should thank this murderer for letting me know the truth. Otherwise, I would still be kept in the dark. Isn't that disgusting?"

"He has taken care of me for so many years and has been so good to me. If he was my brother, I would be grateful to him, but if he is Zheng Yuxuan, why should I feel guilty?" Fang Yutong's hands were clenched so tightly on her knees that the joints turned white. She seemed unaware that her voice was almost broken. "After I became blind, there has not been a day that I didn't wish for this bad guy to die. I hate him so much. Now I should be happy."

Xie Qingfei was silent for a moment, then said, "I'll take you home."

The car drove to the downstairs of Fang Yutong's residence. Xie Qingfei was about to get out of the car to help her open the door when Fang Yutong suddenly asked, "Officer Xie, why didn't that man kill me too?"
Without waiting for Xie Qingfei to answer, she murmured, "He saw me that morning. He was frightened by me and even knocked over a chair. Just because I was a blind man who couldn't do anything, he thought I was no threat, so he spared my life?"

Because he is avenging you.
Xie Qingfei said in his heart.
"Go back. After we catch the murderer, I will ask him for you."

Fang Yutong refused Xie Qing's offer to take her upstairs. She had to rely on herself for everything in the future and couldn't need someone to accompany her even when walking.
Fang Yutong stroked the wall with one hand and stepped onto the stairs carefully. Fortunately, this was a familiar environment for her. Even without Zheng Yuxuan's eyes, she still walked steadily to the door of her home.

Unlock the door, change shoes, and enter the house.
Fang Yutong's eyes were clearly dark, but she smelled the familiar scent of home, and her tense heartstrings suddenly swayed. She suddenly realized that her brother was gone. The person she loved most was the person she hated most, and now he was dead.

She dropped the cane in her hand and staggered forward two steps. However, at this moment, an unfamiliar smell of tobacco suddenly rushed into her nostrils, and the second heartbeat suddenly rang in her ears.

She turned her head suddenly.

(End of this chapter)