Grocery Store No.514

"My father left, and my mother followed after two years. My brother and sister-in-law thought that our mother and I were mourners, so they cut off contact with us. It can be said that Pingping and I are really dependent on each other." Ma Hongmei paused After a while, he said: "Although the life is hard, Pingping is a sensible and hard-working child, and her grades from elementary school to high school are all top-notch in the school. That year, after Pingping got her college entrance examination results, she said that she wanted to go to Hwaseong University. I disagreed with the journalism department at first, and wanted her to study at Lancheng University, which is close to home, so I can take care of her. But she said that the journalism department of Hwaseong University is among the best in the country, and she went there to study. Finding a job is also better than ordinary university students. I hesitated for a long time, but for the sake of Pingping's future life, I still agreed. If I had known what would happen in the future, even if the store was closed, I would go with her."

Ma Hongmei's voice was a little choked up, Ling Hua'an didn't understand the facts, so it was difficult to say anything, he just fumbled to find the tissue on the table and handed it to her, saying, "What happened after that?"

"Thank you." Ma Hongmei took out a tissue, wiped the corners of her eyes, and said, "At that time, I rented a store in the county town, selling some handmade snacks, and the business was good. Our mothers and I depended on it for all our expenses, so I can't accompany her to Hwaseong. Pingping is very good, she will make a video call to me on time at six o'clock every night, tell me what she encountered in the day, chat with me, and let me know that she can do it alone. She took good care of herself. She also introduced me to her new classmate and her best friend."

"This friend is Lin Fanglu, right?"

"Yes. At that time, the relationship between Pingping and Lin Fanglu was really good, and they really regarded her as a good friend. In addition, Lin Fanglu's family conditions are superior, and she usually takes good care of Pingping. I am also very grateful to her. Every time Pingping When school starts, I will ask her to bring more snacks to Lin Fanglu, and I almost treat her like another daughter."

Seeing Ma Hongmei stop, Ling Huaan asked aloud: "The relationship between them broke up in the second semester of senior year. Why?"

"Because of the graduation thesis." Ma Hongmei's tone was full of resentment, and said: "As graduation is approaching, Lin Fanglu has no time to write the graduation thesis because she is busy with dating. Seeing that the time is going to pass, she has no idea yet, and Pingping But she had already finished writing. She submitted Pingping's graduation thesis silently. After submitting it, she felt uneasy and told Pingping about it. I kept it a secret. Fortunately, when Pingping was writing her graduation thesis, she wrote two different starting points, but there were no consequences. It was only because of this incident that the relationship between the two broke."

"Then?"

"The two graduated successfully, Pingping chose to work, and Lin Fanglu chose to study, and the two completely lost contact. Afterwards, Pingping worked as an entertainment reporter in a media company. Although she was unhappy, she wanted to make my life better. Well, she has been doing it for two years. One day two years later, Pingping called me and said that Hwaseong TV was recruiting journalists, and she wanted to try it. I know that being a journalist has always been Pingping’s Dream, so I support her very much. Pingping submitted her resignation letter to the original company, and after half a month, she concentrated on preparing for the interview."

"Team Jiang told me that because there were too many people interviewing, Hwaseong TV Station planned to produce a special program to record the selection process, and the person who finally won the championship would have the qualification to join the TV station. And the popular candidates at that time were Ma Qiuping and Lin Fanglu, right?"

"Yes. Pingping said that there were hundreds of people who participated in the interview. She and Lin Fanglu were top-notch, and she had already decided to choose from the two of them, but the deputy director of the TV station at that time deliberately made this recruitment a They launched a brand new variety show. Called those who were eliminated back to record the show and gave them a chance to show their faces in public, in fact, they all knew in their hearts that Pingping and Lin Fanglu were their default candidates."

"It is said that Lin Fanglu suddenly withdrew during the final. What's going on?"

"Because of the graduation thesis, Lin Fanglu felt guilty, and she was afraid that Pingping would expose her, and her image would be ruined. Not to mention Hwaseong TV, even those small TV stations would not use her, so she retired during the finals." game."

"Ma Qiuping won the competition and successfully joined Hwaseong TV Station. She was popular at the time and should be reused by the TV station. Why did she resign after less than half a year?" Ling Huaan raised his doubts.

"After the show, under the deliberate packaging of the TV station, Pingping really became popular for a while, accepting endorsements, filming commercials, and even participating in various variety shows. In this way, Pingping became more and more popular, with more and more resources. Most of the occasions are banquets held by the rich, and I gradually understand some unspoken rules in this circle. Those seemingly glamorous stars, in the eyes of those powerful and powerful, are just actors who can play at will. Ping is a good girl who keeps herself clean. She refuses to accept this kind of deal, and she also dislikes this kind of working atmosphere. After she made it clear that she would not accept it, her work gradually decreased. Even in just one month, she I lost my job, and the TV station picked up a new star again. At that time, Pingping knew that she had been given up. She told me all these things, and I affirmed her choice and persuaded her to resign, even if Going home and running a small shop with me is better than being wronged there."

"And then, what happened?"

"Later Pingping decided to resign, and said she would go home in half a month at most, but..." Ma Hongmei's voice was a little choked, she took a deep breath, calmed down, and said: "January 3014, 1, that day I remember clearly, I got up early to buy breakfast, and when I opened the door, I found a person sitting on the stairs at the door. Looking carefully, it turned out to be Pingping. There are obvious slap marks on the cheeks, and the whole face is swollen."

Ma Hongmei stopped again with sobs, Ling Huaan didn't speak, just waited quietly.

Ma Hongmei wiped away her tears, and then continued after a while: "I was terrified at the time, and I took her home and asked her what was going on, but she just cried and didn't speak. Crying with her. After a while, she stood up and said she was going to take a bath. Seeing that she had calmed down, I put the water on for her to wash. As soon as she entered, she locked the door, and I waited for a long time without seeing her come out. I panicked, so I quickly took the key and opened the door, and found that she was fully clothed, crouching under the shower, hugging her body and crying. I rushed forward to turn off the shower, and hugged her tightly. At that time, I vaguely guessed that What happened. But when I saw the injury on Pingping's body, my whole body collapsed... My daughter, the daughter I raised as a treasure since childhood, was bullied like that..."

Ma Hongmei broke down emotionally and burst into tears. She still can't accept that her daughter will be treated like that.

Ling Hua'an sighed, but he didn't know how to comfort her, so he could only sit quietly and listen to her express the resentment and grievance in her heart.

Ma Hongmei cried for a while before slowly regaining her composure. Ling Huaan asked in a timely manner, "Why didn't you call the police?"

"I said I would call the police, but Pingping said no. They not only bullied Pingping, but also took a video, threatening her that if she dared to call the police, the video would be uploaded on the Internet."

"Then why did you choose to call the police a month later?"

"Since Pingping came home, her energy has deteriorated day by day. She lies on the bed nervously every day, not going anywhere, and she doesn't let anyone get close to her except me. Later, it became more and more serious. I know that the matter has always been It was her heart disease, and it had to be solved if she wanted to be cured, so I reported to the police. But at that time, Pingping was not conscious, and the police could not record a statement, and there was no evidence after a month. No case was filed.”

"Did Ma Qiuping tell you who bullied her?"

"Say it. At that time, Pingping had already offered to resign, but Li Minghui asked her to participate in the last event. Pingping would rather pay liquidated damages than refuse. That afternoon, Pingping received a call from Lin Fanglu, saying that she had something to talk to her about. Pingping didn't want to go at first, but thinking about leaving Hwaseong soon, she decided to meet her, but who knew it would ruin her life."

"You mean that Lin Fanglu was involved?"

"Yes. If it wasn't for her wanting to be in charge and curry favor with those scumbags, Pingping would never have been bullied, nor would she have left me so early. The most damning thing is Lin Fanglu!"

"Who are those people?"

"Li Minghui, the deputy director of the TV station, Wang Yang, the vice president of the C-country branch of the DA luxury goods company, and Gao Yong, the son of the chairman of Guanghua Industrial, are the three scumbags who bullied Pingping." people's resentment.

"Why did you want to avenge Ma Qiuping after seven years?"

"I am a woman, and I have too many enemies. It is not so easy to take revenge. I have to observe them carefully, understand them, and then kill them."

"The reason why you killed Lin Fanglu at the gate of the police station was to attract the attention of the police and let them find you, so that Ma Qiuping's death seven years ago would get the attention of the police, right?"

"Yes, I want revenge, and I want to let the things of the past come out, otherwise they will always be victims, and people will not know the true colors of these scumbags."

"The people from the criminal investigation team went to the police just now, and you did it too. Who did you kill?"

"Mr. Ling, you are really extremely smart! That's right, before I came to you, I personally took care of Li Minghui and sent their husband and wife to meet on Huangquan Road." Ma Hongmei's tone was very complicated. Excitement, and a little bit of fear that she didn't realize.

"You haven't finished your revenge, but you don't hesitate to expose yourself, and you want to come to me. What's your purpose?"

"Mr. Ling, I want you to help me, no, to avenge Pingping's grievance."

"Let me help you?" Ling Huaan said with a wry smile, "Ma Hongmei, you think too highly of me. Seven years have passed since this case, and the police in Xuancheng were powerless back then. What can I do as a blind man? , even if what you said is true, what can you do with those people?"

"I have evidence."