Zhou Zhiyuan glanced at Yao Huiru, withdrew his gaze and spoke calmly.
"There's something going on in the institute. I'll go take care of it. You won't wait for me to eat at noon."
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and left the Zhou family.
No room for persuasion is given to opponents.
Tuliu made Mr. Zhou so angry that he fell to the ground. If he hadn't seen Ge Weiguo beside him, he would have really wanted to ask.
What can happen in a place as big as a palm?
Is it worth it for him to leave home during the reunion dinner at noon on New Year’s Eve?
Do you really plan to stay in that palm-sized place for the rest of your life?
After watching Zhou Zhiyuan leave, Mr. Zhou looked at Yao Huiru and asked in a deep voice, "Huiru, what did you mean by that?"
With the support of the old man.
Yao Huiru immediately repeated what she had overheard, adding more detail.
"Dad, I think it's not that there's something wrong with Zhiyuan at all, but that there's something wrong with that little goblin. She hooked her fingers, and Zhiyuan couldn't even pass the New Year's Eve when the whole family finally got together."
Mr. Zhou and his wife rubbed the crutches in their hands, their hearts sank, and they were about to say something.
Then he saw Zhou Wenyan come down from the study and asked, "Which little goblin seduced my uncle?"
Isn't this great?
His grandfather has always been worried that his brother-in-law likes men and will not get married.
Therefore, Zhou Wenyan was a little confused.
"My uncle was seduced by a little goblin. Doesn't this fit in with grandpa's desire to get married? Maybe grandpa will be able to have a grandson next year!"
Yao Huiru, who originally spoke very enthusiastically, swallowed her words instantly.
What's the point of telling my uncle that he's not at home to celebrate the Chinese New Year and has gone to find his nephew's fiancée who once lived with him?
Yao Huiru looked confused, Wen Yan had finally been quiet for a while, and he couldn't use this kind of thing to irritate Wen Yan.
On the contrary, Mr. Zhou glanced at Yao Huiru without any trace, then withdrew his gaze and said in a deep voice, "She is not a decent girl."
In one sentence, it was defined.
"Is that so?"
Zhou Wenyan came down the stairs, picked up the fried noodles that had just come out of the pot, and took two bites.
Then he persuaded me, "Grandpa, you don't know my brother-in-law's temperament. It's rare for him to like someone, no matter if it's a goblin or a vixen. You should let my brother-in-law settle down quickly, so as not to miss out."
There is no such store in this village."
What a silly boy.
If you knew who the vixen your uncle likes is, you wouldn't say this.
Mr. Zhou said, "This is an adult matter. You kid, don't interfere." After a pause, he asked again, "Did Shengnan say anything about coming over for a reunion dinner?"
Zhou Wenyan was startled for a moment, and rubbed his brows with a headache, "No, I guess it won't be until the first day of junior high school at the earliest."
Katsuo's father is still not happy with him.
Mr. Zhou said calmly, "Hold on tight!" After a pause, he turned around and prepared to go upstairs. He also told Aunt Zhou, "We won't wait for Zhiyuan at noon. Dinner will be served at that time."
This was said with a bit of anger.
Aunt Zhou looked at the old man's angry face, but she didn't dare to say anything.
However, when he returned to the kitchen to cook, he specially left a portion of each item for Zhou Zhiyuan.
Yao Huiru looked at it and sneered, "Aunt Zhou, no matter how much you keep, what's the use if the client doesn't come back?"
Aunt Zhou's hand holding the chopsticks paused, and she said something in a non-compassionate manner.
"Hui Ru, Zhiyuan will be the leader of this family in the future, and Zhiyuan's daughter-in-law will be the leader. I think even if you provoke a hundred words in front of the old man, it won't be as strong as the gun barrel in Zhiyuan's hand, don't you think?
"
Aunt Zhou has been working in the Zhou family for decades. She was already in the Zhou family before Yao Huiru married into the Zhou family.
She looked down upon Yao Huiru's little tricks.
Yao Huiru was being pushed like this by a servant, and her face changed on the spot, "Do you - do you believe that I will kick you out of the Zhou family?"
Aunt Zhou tasted the saltiness of the braised pork and wiped her hands on her apron, "I believe it, but -"
She raised her head, her wrinkled face was neither humble nor arrogant, "Hui Ru, the most important thing for a person is to be self-aware. I am, and so are you -"
"Since I dare to say this, I naturally have the courage to bear the consequences. So, Huiru, do you have it?"
You repeatedly provoked Zhiyuan and gave Zhiyuan eye drops many times in front of the old man.
In the future, when the old man goes to Hexi, whose food will you eat? whose water will you drink? and who will you rely on for your support?
Yao Huiru, do you understand these principles?
Aunt Zhou's unfinished words made Yao Huiru look extremely ugly, "My end is not good, Aunt Zhou, do you think your end is good?"
"Don't worry about it, I've already prepared things for you to provide for your retirement."
Aunt Zhou replied in a neutral tone.
If it weren't for the sake of the old man and Zhiyuan, she would have retired and gone home to take care of herself.
Why would you stay in the Zhou family?
She just wants to watch Zhiyuan get married and have children, and watch Zhiyuan have children in the future. Only in this way can she leave the Zhou family with peace of mind!
Yao Huiru was so angry that she fell back, but there was nothing she could do against Aunt Zhou.
It is true that Aunt Zhou's status in the Zhou family is too important.
Mr. Zhou regarded her as half a grown-up girl.
Her mother-in-law regarded her as a sister, and her dead man even asked her to call her aunt.
Even when he arrived at Zhou Zhiyuan's place, he was always cold and cold, but he only had a good face when facing Aunt Zhou.
She can't shake Aunt Zhou's position.
Yao Huiru knew this before, but she couldn't let go of it when being manipulated like this.
"Aunt Zhou, you wait, wait for the day when my family Wen Yan inherits the Zhou family, I want you to look good!"
Yao Huiru, who put down her harsh words and left, did not see Aunt Zhou's helpless look.
She murmured, "Hui Ru, Hui Ru, why can't you understand? By the time Wen Yan inherits the Zhou family, I will be dead already, so how can I care about these things?"
She only has one wish now, which is to see Zhiyuan get married and have children, and that's enough.
As for who Zhiyuan likes and who he wants to marry?
So what does it matter?
As long as Zhiyuan likes it, she likes it.
…
Police station.
Gu Ning and Wu Xiuling were sitting aside and waiting. The water in the tea cup on the table had already gone cold three times.
It's already ten o'clock.
Wu Xiuling was full of guilt, "Gu Ning, why don't you go home first?"
It was New Year's Eve today, so she felt a little sorry to have Gu Ning accompany her to report the crime at the police station.
Gu Ning raised her eyelashes and glanced at the clock hanging on the wall of the office. She said calmly, "No, I'll talk about it when someone arrives."
Yu Xiangdong breathed a sigh of relief. Gu Ning was considered a witness. If she left, it would be difficult to deal with it.
Didn't wait long.
I heard footsteps outside.
Gu Ning and Wu Xiuling stood up at the same time, while Yu Xiangdong had already rushed out, "Boss, you are finally here."
Yu Xiangdong is a new police officer this year and has no experience in handling such major cases.
Therefore, he is also particularly dependent on Ge Weiguo.
As soon as Ge Weiguo entered the door, a loud voice came in, "What a big deal, you are so panicked, I have brought you your backbone."
Now, not only Yu Xiangdong was puzzled, but Gu Ning was also puzzled.
She subconsciously looked out through the transparent glass window and saw Zhou Zhiyuan walking in, dressed in weathered clothes.
He is tall, has a cold temperament, has strong facial features, and a smooth jaw line. His profile alone is enough to make people stunning.
Why is Zhou Zhiyuan here?
Gu Ning stood up subconsciously, "What are you doing?"
Zhou Zhiyuan understood the unfinished words.
When he saw Gu Ning, the coldness on Zhou Zhiyuan's face softened a little, like a glacier melting, more like a sudden warmth from the cold spring, which was surprising.
He nodded and said in a cold voice, "I have learned about this case before."
Actually, where is this?
It's just that because this matter is related to Gu Ning, he came here specially.
Ge Weiguo can handle a case like this alone.
Why do you need two people?
Gu Ning's porcelain-white face nodded seriously, "That's it!"
I don’t know if I believe it or not.
"Bring me the records."
Zhou Zhiyuan whispered to Yu Xiangdong.
Yu Xiangdong was stunned for a moment and glanced at Ge Weiguo. Ge Weiguo was already sitting over, holding the hot tea in the enamel jar, warming his hands, taking a sip, and said with great joy, "A big boss is here today to let your master rest."
No?"
It's bad enough to call people over during the Chinese New Year.
It's even more sad that we still need to solve the case.
Police officers are human beings too! Ordinary people.
After being prompted, Yu Xiangdong hurriedly handed the record book to Zhou Zhiyuan and explained, "Team Zhou, I didn't expect you to get involved in this kind of case!"
In the eyes of all of them, Team Zhou only deals with such shocking cases.
Zhou Zhiyuan waved his hand and quickly read through it.
His hands have distinct joints and slender knuckles. The thin callus on the pad of his index finger hangs on the paper and makes a rustling sound.
Giving people silent pressure.
This made Wu Xiuling become nervous subconsciously, and her face turned a little pale.
Gu Ning pursed her lips and wanted to comfort Wu Xiuling, but she made no sound.
This will be a critical moment in Zhou Zhiyuan's investigation, and she cannot disturb him.
Sure enough, three minutes later, Zhou Zhiyuan had already finished the confession, "You mean, the other party attacked you the night before yesterday?"
Wu Xiuling nodded nervously.
"What time? Where was it? Who was there at that time? Did anyone see it?"
"About eight o'clock, in the penthouse of the Xu family, the Xu family went to the village brigade headquarters to watch a movie. Xu Maoxue and I were the only ones in the entire Xu family." Then she fell into memories, "No, Gu Yao should be there, but
I didn't see her."
After Zhou Zhiyuan listened, he took a pen and sketched on the paper, and then continued, "Is the other party going to kill you from the beginning, or -"
He glanced at Wu Xiuling's belly covertly, "At the beginning, the other party just wanted to kill the child in your belly."
Wu Xiuling was stunned by these words. The temperature was obviously one or two degrees, but beads of sweat suddenly rolled down her forehead.
She gritted her teeth and said nothing.
Gu Ning was a little strange. Just as she was about to speak, Ge Weiguo interrupted her and signaled Gu Ning not to speak at this time.
"What? Can't you say it?"
Zhou Zhiyuan sat up straight, with a sharp look in his eyes that was somewhat understanding and oppressive.
Wu Xiuling had nowhere to escape, and she finally couldn't stand it any longer.
He cried out, "I lied. Sorry, Gu Ning, I lied."
Gu Ning looked up in surprise.
I heard Wu Xiuling say, "Xu Maoxue didn't want to kill me at first. He wanted to get rid of the child in my belly. But he didn't expect that Gu Yao and I fell into the pond and were sent to the hospital where we met Gu Ning.
He had no choice but to help me pay for the surgery and barely saved the child."
"As soon as I returned from the hospital the next day, I felt that something was wrong with his expression, so I kept an eye out——"
"That's when I noticed that he put safflower flowers in the food he served me. I questioned him and the two of them had a dispute——"
Wu Xiuling fell into memories and burst into tears.
"I asked him why he wanted to harm our child. He said that this child would block his future. I knew that his future must be Gu Yao, and Gu Yao must have made a promise to him before he would do it again.
If you want me to abort the child, I don’t want to——”
"he--"
Her face instantly became frightened, "At first he just hit me in the stomach with a pillow, and then - I resisted violently and said I wanted to go to Gu Ning, so he became violent, and then moved the pillow from my stomach to my face, trying to
Suffocate me to death."
Wu Xiuling took off her collar and said, "He pinched me during our dispute."
Even if it's been two days.
The pinch marks on her neck were also clearly visible.
You can even see finger prints one after another.
However, if it comes later, this evidence may disappear.
Ge Weiguo's expression also became serious, and he suddenly understood why Gu Ning chose New Year's Eve.
Take Wu Xiuling to the police station to report the crime.
Because for some cases, time is evidence.
However, the details Wu Xiuling said again are quite different from the confession Yu Xiangdong recorded before.
Ge Weiguo glared at this insignificant young apprentice.
Yu Xiangdong wiped his sweat. He did not expect that Wu Xiuling would omit such an important detail.
Zhou Zhiyuan, on the other hand, was not surprised at all. He took the pen and wrote down two more strokes in the notebook. He raised his eyelashes, his eyes were sharp, and his voice was somewhat silently comforting.
"Later, how did the other party let you go? How did you escape?"
A calm voice gives people a silent sense of security.
Wu Xiuling stopped crying and whispered, "During the dispute between Xu Maoxue and I, the Xu family's sister-in-law came back from the brigade headquarters early because of a stomachache. When Xu Maoxue heard the noise outside, he immediately threw the pillow, tied me in the ear room, and blocked me.
Shut up."
She stretched out her wrist, and the bruises and binding marks on her wrist were clearly visible.
Zhou Zhiyuan glanced at Yu Xiangdong. Yu Xiangdong immediately understood and immediately squatted down and uncovered Wu Xiuling's trousers.
Sure enough, there were traces of binding on her ankles.
Very obvious.
"Yes, Captain Zhou!" Yu Xiangdong whispered, and couldn't help but cursed, "Beast."
Because there was an obvious winding blood trail under Wu Xiuling's ankle, which was the last trace left by the child.
Not only Yu Xiangdong saw this blood stain, but Gu Ning also saw it.
She endured it again and again, "Did the child die that night?"
She clearly remembered that Zou Minghui and the obstetrics and gynecology doctors had taken action. Logically speaking, if the baby was delivered in time, the child could be saved.
But Gu Ning never expected that it would be so difficult to save a child.