heart poison

Qian Chuangjiang sat awkwardly on the sofa, his eyelids were always drooping, and his eyes kept moving from side to side. He looked very nervous, and he didn't seem to be in his own territory at all.On the contrary, the "guest" Hua Chong sitting opposite him was much more relaxed, with his legs crossed, capturing his micro expressions and small movements.

"Did you like to fight with others when you were young?" Hua Chong looked at the scar on Qian Chuangjiang's right forehead.It was obviously an injury caused by a blunt instrument, but it may have been too long to be seen.

Qian Chuangjiang froze for a moment, then shook his head.

"Don't like fighting?" Hua Chong asked again: "Then how did you get the injury on your forehead?"

Qian Chuangjiang raised his head suddenly, his eyes widened in amazement, and his right hand raised upwards, as if instinctively wanting to touch his right forehead, but halfway through the lifting, he lowered it again, clenched his fist and pressed it against his leg.

Hua Chong saw fear in his eyes.

What is he afraid of?

"I accidentally bumped into it before." Qian Chuangjiang's voice was not very pleasant, it was obviously very deep, but it was as harsh as a sharp stone scratching on a hard surface.

"It hit so badly? How did it hit? What did it hit?"

Hearing this, Qian Chuangjiang was even more disturbed.

Last night, Qian Fengjiang called him home and said that the police came from the city to investigate the case of his eldest brother's murder, and asked him to cooperate a little bit, say what he knew, don't hide it, and send him away earlier.

He was stunned for a long time. Seeing that he didn't respond, Qian Fengjiang became a little impatient: "I'm talking to you, just squeak when you understand."

With cold sweat dripping from his palms, he bowed his head and let out a "huh".

Qian Fengjiang seemed to see his abnormality, stared at him for a few seconds, then changed his tone, "Third brother, you don't have any problems, do you?"

He quickly denied it, left in a hurry, and returned to the bedroom but stayed up all night.

At this moment, thinking of Qian Fengjiang's words, he hesitated for a moment and then said, "Shocked by my elder brother."

"Qian Maojiang?" Hua Chong pretended to be surprised, but he had already guessed it.

"Yeah." Qian Chuangjiang looked at the ground and clenched his hands tightly, "He used to beat me and my second brother a lot."

"Where to do it?" Hua Chong asked, "Does your father know?"

"At home." Qian Chuangjiang shook his head, then nodded again, "I know, I reminded my brother, but he didn't listen."

remind.Hua Chong thought, the word Qian Chuangjiang used was "reminder", which contained too little emotion, which showed that their father Qian Yong didn't care about the elder son bullying the second and younger sons at all. , just said a few words orally.

Unprincipled spoiling and connivance, it is no wonder that Qian Maojiang's violence against others will escalate step by step.

"Qian Maojiang often bullies his classmates in the village primary school. Have you met Qian Fengjiang?" Hua Chong continued to ask.

"I haven't seen it with my own eyes." Qian Chuangjiang said, "We try to avoid him as much as possible."

"Have you been to the wooden house in the small village?"

Qian Chuangjiang hesitated for a while, "I've been there."

"be punished?"

"Brother asked me to give him cigarettes."

"He smokes there?"

Qian Chuangjiang did not answer immediately.

"It shouldn't be just smoking." Hua Chong said, "Where is he bullying his classmates?"

"I didn't see it!" Qian Chuangjiang raised his voice and spoke faster, "I didn't go into the house, Luo, I didn't look in when Luo Hao came out to get cigarettes."

"Then did you hear anything?"

Qian Chuangjiang shook his head.

"Think about it again." Hua Chong leaned forward, with a bewitching voice, "If you really didn't hear anything, you wouldn't be so nervous."

Qian Chuangjiang pursed his lips, a stream of sweat slipped from the scar on his right forehead.

Half a minute later, he spoke again, "I heard a person crying and a slap in the face."

"Male or female?"

"It should be a man, a child."

Hua Chong stopped in time, took a glass of water from the water dispenser in the corner, and placed it in front of Qian Chuangjiang.

Qian Chuangjiang picked it up and drank it, probably because he was not used to this kind of questioning, so he spilled a lot of water in the middle.

After his mood stabilized a bit, Hua Chong changed the subject, "Do you like playing games?"

Qian Chuangjiang was puzzled.

"Are you 20 years old this year? Young people at this age like to play games."

"Play, but play less." Qian Chuangjiang said: "I have something to do at home, so I don't have much time."

Hua Chong originally wanted to say "White Moon and Black Blood", but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was unnecessary.Liu Zhiqin will know if Qian Chuangjiang has played "White Moon Black Blood" and whether he is a fan of the popular character Lin Zheng, so there is no need to startle him at this time.

Qian Chuangjiang squeezed the paper cup, "Have you finished asking?"

Hua Chong played with taste: "Are you in a hurry?"

"No." Qian Chuangjiang frowned tightly, "I thought you had finished asking."

"Let's talk again." Hua Chong smoked a cigarette, "Do you mind?"

Qian Chuangjiang shook his head.

Hua Chong lit a cigarette and took a puff.Cigarettes can sometimes ease tension and make conversation seem more casual.

"Do you remember what happened the night Qian Maojiang was killed?"

Qian Chuangjiang's right leg shook twice, as if trying to control his emotions.

"You were 10 years old back then, so it's normal that you don't remember clearly, and the records of your previous interviews are still there. I'll go back and check and find out what you said." Hua Chong said flatly.

Qian Chuangjiang suddenly straightened his shoulders with a complicated expression.

Hua Chong knew that his words had worked.

What he said just now sounded harmless, almost like gossip, but in fact, it was a calm threat.

——I know what you said, you'd better tell me the truth now, otherwise, if you compare the two passages, I'll know if you're lying or not.

"Me, my second brother and I went to bed early, and we didn't share a room with the eldest brother." Qian Chuangjiang said stammeringly, "He came back around the same time as usual. I don't know when he will go out again."

"You didn't hear anything?"

"No, I slept very deeply, and I was woken up by an accident at night."

Hua Chong's voice sank, "Is there anyone to prove what you said?"

Qian Chuangjiang asked vigilantly, "You doubt me?"

"I will ask this question to everyone." Hua Chong said.

Qian Chuangjiang frowned deeply, "I live with my second brother, he can prove what I said."

"But he also said he was a heavy sleeper."

The atmosphere in the room was somewhat depressing. Qian Chuangjiang remained silent for a long time, Hua Chong laughed and said, "There is a folk saying that there is sometimes telepathy between blood relatives. Qian Maojiang has offended many people. Have you ever thought about it?" But who is most likely to kill him?"

"No." This time, Qian Chuangjiang answered quickly, "I don't know who killed him."

When leaving "Shanweitang", Hua Chong smelled the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus.He looked back, and Liu Zhiqin said, "There are many sweet-scented osmanthus trees planted in the garden inside."

"How was the 'communication' with Qian Fengjiang?" Hua Chong asked as he walked forward.

"I agree with you, this Second Young Master Qian should have nothing to do with the case." Liu Zhiqin actually held a small handful of sweet-scented osmanthus in his hand, "He didn't hide his dissatisfaction with Qian Maojiang, and his mood swings when talking to me were normal. within range."

"Well, I thought there was nothing wrong with him yesterday." Hua Chong took a poke of the sweet-scented osmanthus, rubbed it in his hands, and his hands were full of fragrance—the habit of rubbing things with strong fragrances was learned from his colleagues in the forensic department. At the scene of a murder, you have to touch the dead body. Even if you wear several layers of gloves and wash it with disinfectant, you will still feel your hands smell afterwards. At this time, rubbing something with a particularly strong fragrance is very useful.

"Do you want more?" Liu Zhiqin handed the remaining sweet-scented osmanthus to Hua Chong, and said, "But he has a big opinion on you."

Hua Chong snorted, "Because I cheated him yesterday."

"I asked some questions about Qian Chuangjiang, and he was completely indifferent to this younger brother." Liu Zhiqin said: "It feels like their whole family has very little affection. Then I started planning to share the property with Qian Chuangjiang."

"If Qian Maojiang really died of revenge, then Qian Yong should bear great responsibility." After rubbing the osmanthus flowers, Hua Chong said, "He is not a competent father."

"Where's Qian Chuangjiang?" Liu Zhiqin asked.

"He concealed something, but what he concealed may not be directly related to Qian Chuangjiang's death." Hua Chong said: "He was overly nervous and hated Qian Maojiang very much, but from the beginning to the end, he deliberately By the way, we speculated yesterday that Qian Maojiang abused other classmates except the proprietress in the wooden house. Qian Chuangjiang said that when he delivered cigarettes to Qian Maojiang, he heard the people inside were fanning A boy slapped."

"Who is this boy?"

"He didn't see it, only heard the crying."

Liu Zhiqin thought for a while, "Boy, crying... I am now more and more inclined to the motive of 'revenge'."

"Revenge makes the most sense." Hua Chong nodded and looked at the time, "It's still early, how about going to town?"

Luoguan Village is under the jurisdiction of Yufeng Town, and the road between the two places is now smooth, and it only takes half an hour to drive.

Liu Zhiqin asked: "Go to the hospital to meet Qian Yong for a while, and then talk to Qian Panzi?"

Hua Chong laughed, "We have a tacit understanding."

Qian Yong is almost exhausted, and he is only in his early 50s, and he is already like an old man in his dying years.Qian Fengjiang didn't give him the best medicine, and he didn't want to send him to a big hospital in the city, so he just endured it slowly, rarely visiting him, and only hired a middle-aged nurse to take care of him.

In a sense, Qian Fengjiang was taking revenge on his father's favoritism back then.

It was difficult for Qian Yong to speak. Hearing that the police decided to re-investigate Qian Maojiang's case, a light suddenly appeared in his cloudy eyes, and tears slipped out of the corners of his eyes uncontrollably.

He stared at Hua Chong obsessively, struggled to sit up, and said with all his might, "Thank you, thank you."

Hua Chong was stunned for a moment.

Five victims, five families, only Qian Yong is sincerely looking forward to their arrival.Only this dying man is eager to find out who killed his son.

"I'm sorry for Mao Jiang, and I'm sorry for Fengjiang and Chuangjiang." Maybe it's because he is about to die, his heart is clear, and his words are true, Qian Yong said with difficulty: "It was I who harmed Mao Jiang. He, when he made a mistake for the first time, corrected it cruelly, and he would not become like that, and would not be killed by revenge."

Hua Chong asked warmly, "Do you think Qian Maojiang was being retaliated against?"

"It can only be revenge." Qian Yong couldn't help shaking his head, "He has offended too many people, even the two younger brothers in the family hate him and me too."

Qian Yong's situation is bad, so it's not appropriate to say too much, but if he doesn't ask at this time, he might not have a chance in the future.

Liu Zhiqin said: "Apart from Lu Jiaojiao, Qian Menghu, and Zhang Mi, have you ever suspected anyone else?"

Qian Yong was silent for a long time, and said bitterly: "I doubt all the people who were bullied by Mao Jiang, but I have no evidence. The police said they were innocent. Many people in the village said behind their backs that Mao Jiang deserved it. He did make a mistake. But does he have to die? He didn’t kill anyone, he’s only 14 years old!”

Because he was so sad, Qian Yong began to tremble violently, and the medical equipment placed on the bedside made a short beep.The nurse arrived, and Hua Chong and Liu Zhiqin exited the ward.

"It's true that Qian Maojiang didn't kill anyone, but in the eyes of some people, he can only be forgiven if he dies." Liu Zhiqin said in a low voice.

"The same thing, in the eyes of the victim, is an unforgivable crime, but in the eyes of the parents, it is a crime that deserves death." Hua Chong sighed, "Qian Yong can't provide more clues."

"I hope to find out the real culprit before he dies," Liu Zhiqin said.

"Huh? Let him rest in peace?"

"We are not in charge of 'hospice care'." Liu Zhiqin shook his head, "He should know what the worst thing his son has done to others."

"I also want to solve the case as soon as possible." Hua Chong said, "But the reason is different from yours."

Liu Zhiqin stopped, "What's the reason?"

"According to the law of the serious crime team, it may be busy again after a while."

"That's right." Liu Zhiqin said as he took out his mobile phone to check the map, "Qian Panzi's home is 2 kilometers away from here."

"Let's take a tricycle. There are many winding roads in the town, so it's troublesome to drive." Hua Chong suggested.

The streets and alleys of Yufeng Town are full of clanging tricycles, most of which look tattered and unsafe.

Just as Hua Chong was about to stop an approaching tricycle, Liu Zhiqin stepped in front of him and held down his raised hand.The tricycle driver stared at them suspiciously, and rode away cursing.

"You still have a big temper." After Hua Chong finished speaking, he turned to Liu Zhiqin, "Why don't you let me wave?"

"That car is too broken, maybe it will fall apart on the road." Liu Zhiqin looked at the opposite road, "Let's wait for a slightly better one."

"Tsk, you're so particular." Hua Chong said with a smile, "I've ridden in cars worse than this one. Except for a little bump, there is no major problem. These drivers who have been riding tricycles for a long time have long been experienced, so they will not Ride us out."

Liu Zhiqin insisted: "It's better to change to a less broken one."

Hua Chong wanted to laugh even more, and said with frowned eyes, "Okay, then you can choose."

Soon, a relatively clean and sturdy tricycle drove up around the corner, and Liu Zhiqin stopped the car before the other people waiting for the car.

Hua Chong sat in and gave Liu Zhiqin a hand.

The tricycle made two "chugs" and set off smoothly.Liu Zhiqin whispered: "This one is better than the one just now."

Before Hua Chong could speak, the driver sitting in front said in a rough voice, "I just bought this car last month. You can rest assured, I can take you wherever you want."

Hua Chong and Liu Zhiqin looked at each other, and they both understood what the other was trying to say.

——This driver has really good hearing.

The driver blows his tricycle while driving, and Liu Zhiqin responds from time to time, but Hua Chong completely ignores it and looks outside laughing.

However, just when the driver finished saying "I'll drive this car for another five years, it won't break down", the car suddenly shook and stopped in the middle of the road.

Several old tricycles passed by at a fast speed, and someone laughed loudly: "Old Wang, your car is not good, you just bought it and then turned off the engine?"

Lao Wang couldn't hold back his face, anxious and annoyed, he jumped down to check the situation.This place is only two or three hundred meters away from Qian Panzi's home, Hua Chong didn't bother to wait, so he paid and left.

Lao Wang was still shouting from behind: "I fixed it in a minute!"

Hua Chong joked, "Look, you picked a good car."

Liu Zhiqin didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "That car looks much stronger than other cars."

"This kind of tricycle has a lot of problems. The newer the car, the more troublesome it is. On the contrary, it is old and the performance is more stable." Hua Chong laughed lightly: "You don't understand this, do you?"

Liu Zhiqin was amused by his tone, "The leader is right."

Just as he was talking, a muscular woman walked out of a two-storey building not far away.

Women in this place are generally petite. Even if they are used to farming, their skin is dark and rough.

Hua Chong knew at a glance that it was Qian Panzi.

Qian Panzi carried two large garbage bags and threw them into the garbage truck at the entrance of the alley. Instead of going back immediately, he walked to the vegetable market beside him.

"Follow him." Hua Chong said, "I'll go to her house to have a look."

Liu Zhiqin walked quickly towards Qian Panzi, separated by a certain distance, and used the surrounding pedestrians as cover.

Qian Panzi bought vegetables for dinner and left the market dragging the moped commonly used by housewives. After hesitating for a while, he turned and walked towards the clothing store next to the vegetable market.

The shopping mall is small, with two floors above and below, selling low-end clothes.However, the consumption level in Yufeng Town is not high, and many people buy clothes here.

Liu Zhiqin followed him in, and saw Qian Panzi stopping in the area where girls' clothes were sold, looking at them for a while, asking the price for a while, and half an hour later, he bought a pink lace princess dress and a cute white and blue sailor suit , A small red autumn cape.

"Hey, are you here to buy clothes for Lianlian again?" The proprietress of a shop said, "You, you dote on Lianlian too much, why don't you buy some nice clothes for Junjun?"

"What do boys do in such good-looking clothes?" Qian Panzi replied with a smile, "He goes out and plays like crazy all day long, even the best clothes are worn out by him."

"You are eccentric Lianlian!"

"Daughters should be taken care of carefully. People in the city often say that daughters should be rich."

The proprietress smiled, "You, you have a lot of nonsense."

Qian Panzi stopped arguing with her, "School is about to end, I have to rush back to cook for Lian Lianjun, let's go, call me to play cards when you have time."

Liu Zhiqin heard their conversation clearly.

Qian Panzi dotes on her daughter very much. The reason may be related to her experience when she was young.

Liu Zhiqin took a few steps forward and called out, "Qian Panzi."

Qian Panzi immediately turned around with a puzzled expression, "Who are you?"

Liu Zhiqin didn't hide anything, and directly took out his documents and revealed his identity, "We are investigating the murder of Qian Qing."

Qian Panzi frowned, "I have nothing to do with that family anymore, please don't disturb my life."

Liu Zhiqin was slightly surprised.He only knew that Qian Panzi had married into the town several years ago, but he had never heard of any relationship between her and her natal family.

"If you want to ask where and what I did when Qian Qing died, or if I knew who wanted to kill him, I made it very clear ten years ago." Qian Panzi spoke quickly, obviously A little excited, "I'm at my girlfriend's house, and her whole family can testify to me; I don't know who wants to kill Qian Qing, anyway, it's not me, and I don't care. Now, I have to rush home to my two children, Mother-in-law is cooking dinner, please step aside."

At Qian Panzi's home, Hua Chongzheng chats with Qian Panzi's mother-in-law Liu Xianggui.

Knowing that he was a policeman and came here to investigate Qian Qing's case, Liu Xianggui was not disgusted, and took out several large photo albums to show him the photos of his son and daughter-in-law when they got married.

"Panzi suffered a lot when she was a child, but luckily she got over it. Even Qian Qing's matter was kept in her heart. She didn't tell us, but we knew about it. It would be great if the case can be solved, at least Panzi can be cleared. "

"Innocent?" Hua Chong was puzzled.

Liu Xianggui sighed, "I shouldn't say that my in-laws are wrong, but they treated Panzi really badly. When their son was killed, they put the blame on their daughter, saying that Panzi didn't take good care of Qian Qing, and later treated Panzi badly." What's the reason? Panzi suffered a lot in the past."

Hua Chong could tell that the Liu family was in good condition. Although Liu Xianggui was an old woman in the village, she had a bookish air about her. She must have been a well-educated woman when she was young.

According to her, the Qian family's parents always blamed Qian Panzi for Qian Qing's death, and after they had their second son, they guarded Qian Panzi like a thief.When Qian Panzi got married, the Qian family didn't pay a penny. In the past few years, they reached out to Qian Panzi every year, asking for money to support his younger brother's education.

Qian Panzi was so disappointed that he had already unilaterally cut off contact with her natal family.

"Panzi is a good girl. She is kind, hardworking, and good to me and my two children. My son works outside the home, and our family depends on her." Liu Xianggui said, "Young man, if you have a way to solve the case, do it as soon as possible." Come on, Panzi will be back in a while, she is very resistant to others mentioning Qian Qing, I will go talk to her and ask her to cooperate with your investigation."

As soon as the words fell, there was a noise outside the door, and Qian Panzi and Liu Zhiqin walked into the room together.Seeing a strange man at home, Qian Panzi was visibly startled.

Liu Xianggui smiled and pulled her to the kitchen, Liu Zhiqin asked Hua Chong with his lips: how is it?

Hua Chong shook his head.

A few minutes later, Qian Panzi came out with a better attitude than when he met Liu Zhiqin before, "I really have nothing to say about Qian Qing's death. I was not at home that day, and I don't know when he left I don't usually kiss him, I don't know what kind of friends he has made, and I don't know who he has conflicts with."

"But I heard from your former teacher that Qian Qing likes to cling to you." Hua Chong did not name Qian Zhiguo.

Qian Panzi froze for a moment, then smiled wryly, "He's not clinging to me, he's asking me for money."

"Want money?"

"Everyone thinks he is cute and innocent, especially the teacher and other elders. But he is not that good." Qian Panzi paused, as if he was thinking about how to say, "He also has naughty places... Forget it, I don't want to I said it, but no one believed it, and thought I was telling the story."

"No, you can tell us." Hua Chong looked serious, "Maybe we will find the truth about the murder case because of the clues you provided."

The corners of Qian Panzi's lips trembled, and after about 2 minutes, he bowed his head and said, "Although he is young, he has a very bad personality. He knows that he is the most favored one in the family, but I am not, so he often pushes the trouble away." To me. Anyway, he is weak and I am strong. I should be responsible for stealing money and breaking bowls. When he needs money, he asks me for it, but where I have money, he actually encourages me to go to a friend’s house to steal... "

Hua Chong frowned, thinking about the truth of her words.

"I know it sounds fake, but it's true." Qian Panzi shook his head, looking helpless, "After the accident that year, many people said that Qian Maojiang and Luo Hao deserved it. Retaliation. They also said that Qian Qing is innocent, what a poor child. Maybe only I understand that Qian Qing must have offended someone."

"Have you ever thought about who it is?" Hua Chong asked.

"As I said just now, I don't know what kind of friends he made." Qian Panzi raised his head, "But since he died with Qian Maojiang, I think he and Qian Maojiang might have done something together. "

At this time, Qian Panzi's two sons and daughters came back. They were twins, the girl was ordinary-looking, and the boy was cuter.

Qian Panzi's expression changed immediately, and she became gentle and kind. She took one of them in each hand and asked them to go to the kitchen to wash their hands.

Liu Zhiqin heard her say: "Lianlian, mom bought you a new dress."

"Mom, you are biased! Why doesn't Junjun have new clothes!" the boy said.

"No way!" the girl said, "Last week, mom took you to play football, but she didn't take me!"

"Mom has no preference." Qian Panzi said, "Girls and boys grow up in different ways. You will understand in the future."

It was already dark when we left Qian Panzi's house.Liu Zhiqin drove the car, and Hua Chong sat in the passenger seat.

"I was a little surprised." Hua Chong looked at the road ahead illuminated by the headlights, "Qian Panzi is very different from what I imagined."

"Qian Qing is also different from what we know." Liu Zhiqin said, "A sick child with a docile appearance is a good child who needs to be protected in the eyes of many people. With a 'little devil' who doesn't lose money to Mao Jiang."

"If Qian Panzi didn't lie, then Qian Maojiang's death and Qian Qing's death could be linked." Hua Chong lowered the car window and let in the late summer night breeze.

"I think subjectively, she didn't lie." Liu Zhiqin said.

"why?"

"Her attitude towards a pair of children makes me think she is a good mother."

Hua Chong laughed, "Doesn't a good mother lie?"

"It's hard to say." Liu Zhiqin said, "So this is just my very subjective opinion."

"What a coincidence, my subjective opinion agrees with yours."

Just as Hua Chong finished speaking, Liu Zhiqin's cell phone rang.

"It's Zhang Mao." Liu Zhiqin glanced at him and said.

"Then concentrate on driving, I'll pick you up." Hua Chong pressed the answer button while speaking.

Zhang Mao's voice burst out immediately: "Brother Xiaoliu, where is the flower team?"

"It's me." Hua Chong said, "What's the matter?"

"Flower team? Why can't your mobile phone get through, Flower team?"

Only then did Hua Chong realize that his cell phone seemed to be out of battery.

Zhang Mao's voice just now was very urgent, as soon as he heard it, there was something important.He didn't talk nonsense with the other party, and asked, "What happened?"

"Team Chen called, let's put aside the case here and go back quickly!"

"Is there a case?"

"Hmm! Someone found the body of a little girl in the air-raid shelter of the artillery shell factory in Mingluo District!"

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Hua Chong: Look at you, you don’t even know how to pick a car.Liu Zhiqin: I just know how to drive.