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Li Mu shone his flashlight into the car and found an open bottle of sleeping pills, with many more scattered on the floor.

"Did you take sleeping pills?"

The man shook his head: "No, I hadn't made up my mind yet, I hadn't decided whether to eat or not, when you all came. You were shining lights on me and asking the property management to open the villa, how could I have had time to make a decision?"

"I was in such a hurry that I spilled it on the ground."

Li Mu said, "It seems you really are planning to commit suicide!"

He turned around and instructed, "Jiwei, call Ms. Ma and ask her to come over."

Upon hearing Li Mu mention Ms. Ma, the man became agitated and hurriedly said, "Don't...don't call her. I've had enough of her, I can't take it anymore."

“If you call her here now, she will know I’m doing this and she’ll never forgive me. You’re forcing me to commit suicide.”

Li Mu said, "Comrade, is it really that exaggerated? We called your wife over because we care about you. What if you commit suicide after we leave?"

The man quickly waved his hand and said, "No, no, I've thought it through, I won't take that step again."

Li Mu suddenly asked curiously, "Comrade, I'm a little curious. You're so afraid of your wife that you've even contemplated suicide, why don't you get a divorce?"

The man paused for a moment, then asked, "Divorce?"

Li Mu said, "That's right! If you can't make it work, just get a divorce! Is it really necessary to take it this far?"

The man said bitterly, "Divorce isn't so easy. The problem is, we can't get a divorce. My wife is making a scene, crying, arguing, and even threatening suicide. She's causing trouble not only at home, but also in the neighborhood, at both sets of parents' homes, and even at our workplace."

"Plus, I have children, so I'm stuck with them for life, and I can't get rid of them no matter what."

Li Mu said, "Your words are too pessimistic. Nothing is difficult if you set your mind to it. You are not even afraid of death, yet you are afraid of your wife and divorce. There is a saying: 'When you think you have no way out, a new path opens up before you do.'"

"You feel it's difficult to get a divorce because your wife has pulled you into her rhythm. Break free from the rhythm and vicious cycle she's created for you, and solve this problem in other ways. For example, the simplest way is to change your environment and work and live in another city. Or, find a professional lawyer in this field and let them handle it for you; they are professionals."

"Actually, there are many simple ways to end a marriage; it just depends on whether you have the courage and perseverance."

"I suppose you're not afraid of death, so you shouldn't be afraid of this little challenge either?"

The man nodded vigorously: "I understand, thank you, officer."

Li Mu said, "No need to be so polite."

Then he turned to his head and said, "Jiwei, call and tell Ms. Ma to come over."

The man froze, his expression instantly changing drastically: "Didn't we agree not to let her come? Why... why did you notify her?"

Li Mu said, "As your family member and the one who called the police, since you have suicidal tendencies, shouldn't you have asked her to come over?"

The man hesitated and said, "But...but I've already been persuaded by you, and I no longer have suicidal thoughts. I plan to live a good life, and I'll entrust my marriage to a lawyer."

Li Mu looked at him with surprise and said, "Have you figured it out?"

The man sighed, "There's nothing I can do. I've had enough. Like you said, if you're not even afraid of suicide, what else is there to be afraid of?"

Li Mu nodded: "It's good that you think that way!"

After saying that, he turned his head and instructed again, "Jiwei, don't just stand there, call Ms. Ma!"

Zhao Jiwei paused for a moment, then took out his phone and dialed Ms. Ma's number.

The man froze again: "You're still going to fight?"

Li Mu said, "Of course, this is our procedure for handling cases. We must see things through to the end."

"No matter how well you speak now, since you have already shown suicidal tendencies, we cannot leave you here alone."

As they were talking, Zhao Jiwei had already dialed Ms. Ma's number.

"Hello, Ms. Ma, this is dispatcher Zhao Jiwei. Could you come to this villa in the suburbs?"

"Oh! Your husband is alright. You'd better come over right away, or things might get complicated!"

Twenty minutes later, Ms. Ma arrived in a whirlwind, followed by a burst of yelling.

After trying to persuade him for a while, Li Mu finally managed to calm him down. Before leaving, he gave the man a thumbs-up and then drove back to the station.

It wasn't that Li Mu wanted to break them up; he genuinely disliked Ms. Ma. The divorce would be a relief for him. Li Mu felt a sense of satisfaction, a small release of pent-up frustration.

Chapter 362 Disturbance and Public Opinion

Two more days passed, and life continued peacefully.

That day, Officer Liu on duty came over with a police report: "Chief Li, a report came from Guiyuan Community. They said they haven't slept all night because their upstairs neighbor is suspected of disturbing the peace."

Li Mu took the police report and looked at it. He wanted to hand it over to someone else, but after looking around, he found that there were no spare personnel.

The only option was to ask Zhao Jiwei to make the trip himself.

The two arrived at the address on the police report in front of a residential building.

As soon as the police car stopped, a woman ran over again.

Li Mu said, "Hello, ma'am, are you the one who reported the case? What's wrong?"

The woman said, "I called the police, officers. Let me tell you, the family on the roof of our building is outrageous. The noise they make every day is unbearable! Is that what you call married life? They're screaming and howling like ghosts, and even our walls shake."

“We have school-aged children in our family. Tell me, what kind of behavior is this?! Don’t they have any sense of public decency?”

Li Mu was taken aback for a moment: "Ma'am, are you saying that the noise between the couple upstairs is a bit loud every night?"

The woman said, "Yes! Officers, you can't just ignore this! It's so loud, we have young children with us. Could you please ask them to stop making such a commotion in the future?"

Li Mu took a deep breath: "Big sister, you're right. If there really is such loud noise that it affects the children, we will definitely take action."

The woman said, "Of course there's such a loud noise. And you police officers, I already explained what happened when I called 110, why are you still asking me questions?"

Li Mu and Zhao Jiwei exchanged a glance and smiled helplessly.

Li Mu said, "Ma'am, you called 110, which belongs to the city's 110 emergency call center. We are a local police station, and it's impossible for us to know all the details."

"Now, let's go upstairs together and discuss how to resolve this matter."

The woman said in surprise, "I called the police, shouldn't you police officers solve this for me? Why do you want me to come with you?"

Li Mu said, "This is a civil dispute. The police can only mediate. As long as the other party doesn't break the law, there's no way to enforce it. It would be better if the two families met, talked things out, and discussed how to resolve it properly."

The woman was unhappy: "Isn't it true that if you have a problem, you should call the police? Since you're here, why don't you solve it yourselves? Why do you need my family to get involved? I'm not going."

Zhao Jiwei said, "Ma'am, you really need to meet with the other party in person to negotiate in order to find a suitable solution."

The woman became agitated: "What are you talking about? You want me to talk to them and resolve this? If I say their intimate moments are too noisy, they'll kick us out!"

Zhao Jiwei said, "If the parties involved don't come forward, what if they beat us up and throw us out if we just go directly to their door?"

The woman said, "You are police officers, who would dare to hit you?"

Li Mu thought for a moment and said, "Big sister, if we want to resolve this, I'm afraid you really have to come up with us. Otherwise, what will we say when we get there? We didn't see or hear anything about what happened between that young couple. We need someone to be a witness."

The woman quickly shook her head and said, "Then I can't follow them. If I do, and you leave, won't they scold me?"

Li Mu spread his hands and said, "What do you suggest we do? We say they're making a big fuss, but they refuse to testify. What if we go up there and accuse them for no reason, and they don't admit it?"

The woman opened her mouth, then immediately fell silent.

After a long pause, he finally said, "Fine, just pretend I didn't call the police. You can leave now!"

Zhao Jiwei quickly took out the police report form: "Ma'am, please sign this. We've come to handle this, but you're unwilling to cooperate."

Li Mu waved his hand, signaling Zhao Jiwei to put the police report away.

"Ma'am, now that we've responded to the call, we'll definitely get things resolved properly. We'll take care of any demands the people have."

"How about this? You can take us up in a bit, you don't need to show up, you can just wait nearby."

“We will talk to your upstairs neighbor. If they acknowledge the noise problem and promise to be more careful in the future, then we'll be all happy. If they don't acknowledge it, then there's nothing we can do.”

"We can only withdraw the case, or you can come forward and identify the suspect, and we will continue to handle the matter."

"How about this solution?"

The woman hesitated for a moment, then said, "Okay, I'll lead you upstairs. Her house is upstairs." She pointed to the right spot.

Upon arriving at the location, the woman quickly hid in a corner, and Li Mu reached out to knock on the door.

A moment later, a woman in her early thirties opened the door and looked outside in surprise.

"Officers, who are you...?"

Li Mu saluted and said, "It's like this, we received a report that your noise at night is a bit loud and has already constituted a disturbance to the residents."

"Look, you're surrounded by neighbors and children, so you should be mindful of your surroundings."

The woman's face immediately turned red.

"Ah! Officer, I...I...we will be careful. We just moved here recently, and there are many places in the house that need tidying up. We will definitely be careful not to disturb the neighbors in the future."

Seeing that the person in front of him was easy to talk to, Li Mu nodded: "That's good. Just be more careful in the future. Our city has a set of noise pollution standards for nighttime noise pollution. You can measure it yourselves."

"As long as it doesn't reach the standard of disturbing the peace, you are free to do whatever you want."

The woman nodded: "Understood, officers, thank you."

Li Mu smiled and said, "Alright, you guys get back to work, we're calling it a day."

After Zhao Jiwei and Zhao Jiwei left the residential building, the woman who had called the police chased after them with a smile on her face.

"Officers, thank you. I heard everything just now."