Be in low spirits

A factory in a town was complained by many villagers because of its pollution discharge. When the factory security guards and villagers were shoving each other, someone called the police. The police station personnel came out to mediate for a while and left, taking two villagers away. But the next day, villagers came to make trouble again. This time, the trouble was a bit fierce. During the shove, another villager hit the head of the leader who came out to mediate with a hoe. The factory staff called the police. The police station personnel sent the leader to the hospital after mediation. The factory leader did not accept the mediation and threatened to sue to the end. As a result, the villager who hit the head ran away. The matter was transferred to the criminal police team. Li Li looked at the information sent to him. He knew this factory.

Kong Zhixi, who bought a bag of plums, returned to the office while chewing them. Seeing Li Li, she asked, "What are you looking at?" Li Li put away the documents and pretended to be calm and asked, "What did you buy? Let me taste it." Kong Zhixi put away the bag of plums in her hand, propped her chin with her left hand, and looked him up and down: "Are you hiding something from me?"

Li Li felt a little guilty, but he knew he couldn't hide it, so he forced a smile and said, "I can't hide anything from you. I bought you a ring and wanted to give it to you during dinner, but you found out so quickly." As he spoke, he took out a jewelry box from the drawer.

Kong Zhixi took the jewelry box and put it on the table. She didn't dare to open it for a long time, just looking at him. Li Li felt a little weak when she looked at him. He wanted to open it for her and put it on her, but she suppressed him. So far, she still couldn't remember why she married him. She only remembered that she was a stubborn and cold person. She had compassion when she met poor people, and she could empathize with others to the best of her ability, but these were all because of her education and family upbringing. As for love, it was difficult for her to have it. She knew that Li Li and Cheng Xi were childhood sweethearts, and she only felt that Cheng Xi was pitiful and unlucky. As for jealousy, she seemed to have never been jealous.

"What's wrong? You... want me to kneel down on one knee for you..." Li Li was not sure whether she had really seen the case just now, or whether she really wanted him to propose to her here.

Kong Zhixi thought for a long time and finally asked, "Li Li, I...never asked you why we got married, right?" Li Li was stunned, she remembered.

"Well, what's wrong?" He pretended to be calm. Although he knew he would have to face such a day, he was still not expecting it to happen like this. "It must not be because of love, right?" Kong Zhixi looked at him firmly, wanting to hear him talk about their real life.

This sentence pierced his heart like a needle. It turned out that she still didn't love him. He lost his temper, his eyes dimmed, and he stopped looking at her. He also pulled his hand away from the ring box. "What did you remember?" He didn't answer. He thought that he was the master of the world, but now it seems that it is not entirely true.

Kong Zhixi saw his reaction and knew that she was right. "That's why I asked you because I can't remember anything." He suddenly picked up the cup on the table and threw it against the wall. "Pah!" The sound echoed throughout the office. "Why?"

Kong Zhixi was startled by his reaction, and the ring box in her hand fell to the ground. "You..."

Li Li put his hands on his face, took a deep breath, adjusted his expression, half-knelt in front of Kong Zhixi, held her shoulders and shook her and asked: "What do you want me to do to make you fall in love with me?"

It was the first time Kong Zhixi saw him so angry. She was a little overwhelmed and uttered a few words in a daze: "What happened?" Li Li let go of her, stood up, lowered his head and said to himself, "It's okay, it's okay."

Kong Zhixi also stood up and pulled the corner of his clothes on his back, "Li Li?" Li Li turned around and hugged her, saying, "Promise me, you won't leave, okay?" He seemed to want to rub her into his body, hugging her tighter and tighter.

Kong Zhixi hugged him back and comforted him, "I won't leave. Can you tell me what happened?"

"You will, you will leave me, what should I do, what do you want me to do?" His voice suddenly became tearful, like a child who didn't get any candy.

Kong Zhixi struggled for a while, hoping that he would loosen up a little. She was having trouble breathing, but he held her tighter. "Li Li, can you tell me what happened? Let's face it together. I...I can't breathe."

Li Li relaxed a little, and after a long time explained: "There is a case. After the case is investigated, you can go back."

He really knew how to return to reality. Kong Zhixi was stunned. "Why... don't you want to discuss it with me? Maybe... I am willing to stay?"

"No, you can't stay. You have something important to do." Li Li let her go, held her face and kissed her hard, "You must remember!"

Kong Zhixi didn't understand, but looking at his expression, she thought he had let it go and his emotions had eased, so she nodded, not quite understanding.

"The information sent by the police station said that villagers from the suburbs went to the paper mill to cause trouble and hit the head of a senior executive in the factory. The man ran away. We have to go to the paper mill to find out what happened." Li Li let her go and returned to his usual serious demeanor when handling cases.

This man sometimes changes his attitude faster than turning the pages of a book, as if what just happened had never happened. "So, we are going to the paper mill now?" Kong Zhixi asked.

"Let's go to the hospital." Li Li took the file on the table and threw it to her, took the car keys, and pulled her out the door. In the hospital, they met the leader who had injured his head. Since the injury, this person has been staying in the hospital. He said that he would not leave the hospital unless the police caught the person and brought him to him.

Seeing the two of them, he was very impatient: "What's wrong with you police? I've told you so many times, why can't you catch him? If you don't have the ability, I'll get someone to catch him!"

"Chief Pan is really capable, how are you going to catch him?" Li Li pulled a stool and sat down, waving at the nurse, who then left. At that moment, Kong Zhixi felt that he seemed to have changed, and his image suddenly became taller.

"So what do you want? We've asked over and over again, but we can't catch anyone! I tell you, I won't be discharged from this hospital until you come here and apologize to me!" The way he shouted made him look even more haggard and hideous, which was disgusting.

Li Li raised his eyebrows and replied calmly: "If you don't want us to ask, then we don't have to ask."

Section Chief Pan still looked impatient. He waved his hands and said, "Uh, ask, ask, ask."

"Name?"

"Pan Xiangjin."

"age?"

"43."

"Position?"

"Head of the Logistics Department of Cheung Kong Paper Mill."

"Why were you injured?"

“The villagers hit me with hoes.”

"Why did he hit you?"

Pan Xiangjin was still unwilling to give in. "They came to our factory to cause trouble, saying it was pollution. We had people to argue with them, but they didn't listen, so the two groups started fighting."

"Do you know the name of the person who hit you?"

"I heard from the village committee that the man is called Jia Futian."

Li Li stood up, gave Kong Zhixi a look, and said to Pan Xiangjin: "If you remember anything in the future, just call us. We may come back to you at any time to find out the situation."

The two drove to a rural village in the suburbs and found someone from the village committee to learn about the situation. There were three or four people sitting in the village committee office. When they saw them coming, they asked, "Who are you looking for?"

The two explained their purpose, and the village committee called the secretary and said to them, "Wait a minute, the secretary will come over in a while."

The two sat in the office and waited. The person who had just called poured them two cups of tea. Li Li grabbed him and asked, "Do you know Jia Futian?" The man glanced at the people in the office and said, "Well... let's wait for the secretary to come back. You can ask him. I can't say for sure." Kong Zhixi and Li Li looked at each other and thought that there must be something wrong with this village committee.

When the village committee secretary arrived, he was holding a thermos cup filled with nearly half a cup of tea, and the words "Excellent Party Member" were printed on the cup. "Excuse me, I am so rude for not welcoming you, two distinguished guests."

Li Li stood up and shook hands with him, then pointed at Kong Zhixi and said, "This is my colleague, Xiao Kong. Secretary Zhao, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you to tell us about Jia Futian."