Chapter 14 Chapter Thirteen
The man was sitting in the bus, there were very few people, the air conditioner was very hot, which made him a little hot, he took off his thick cotton jacket, and there was an empty seat around him, but he folded the jacket in half and carefully placed it on his lap.
The smell of sweat on the man's body suddenly permeated.Sitting not far behind him was a pair of lovers in their early twenties, wrinkled their noses, got up and moved to a position further away.
He didn't notice it, and looked out the window from the sidelines.The time spent on the bus every day has become a way for me to re-understand the city.Small neon lights of different shapes are entwined on the tree trunks by the roadside. At noon, these light bulbs did not flicker, but looked like icicles of ice.
Behind the icicles is the Scenic Drive, which leans against a river that winds its way through the city.This is a typical city buried in nature by industry and banknotes.In the early years, there were still some cultural relics and buildings that could be read in history books for people to watch, but now they are all developed under various "names".
The only thing worth showing off is this artificial embankment.On both sides of the shore, there are skyscrapers that the city is proud of. The sun shines on the large glass wall, shining golden light.
He squinted and felt dizzy.Suddenly there was a sharp pain from the waist, the man gasped, and the cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He leaned back and pressed his waist tightly against the back seat, feeling a little better.He leaned forward and put his hands on the armrest in front of him.When he just got off the ground, a hanging plank hit his waist hard.The foreman asked him if he wanted to go to the hospital, and he said no.This month's salary is lying in the man's pocket, and there are still many things to buy, so save a little if you can.
Every time the car bumps, the waist is hit once, which makes the pain not as strong as before.This is the experience he has summed up over the past ten years. The more things that will crush you, the more you have to face them head-on.
The car moves forward and quickly walks out of the prime location, and the color gradually becomes monotonous.Black and gray remind people that this city is also old.Advertisements such as "Valvo Electric" are written on the billboards. Although they have a new look, the name of the store written on it still evokes memories.These memories are elusive.He was a little excited and a little tangled, like meeting an old friend whom he hadn't seen for many years, but he couldn't pronounce the other person's name abruptly.
This is where he belongs.To those high-rise buildings, he is just a spectator, and his relationship with them is only a board.
The man is a "spider-man", who hangs on the outer walls of dozens of stories of buildings every day, scrubs the glass, sits on a wooden plank one meter long and half a meter wide, and hangs from it with a hemp rope as thick as a small arm. "Life hangs by a thread" probably means this.In winter, the water in the bucket splashed on the body and quickly froze.Vigorous scrubbing makes the sweat profusely, freeze, melt, and repeat.Those with poor physical fitness cannot bear it.
He is very thin, but he is still strong. Ten years of prison life has given him stamina and perseverance.When he got out of the car, a gust of cold wind hit him, and he shivered from the cold, so he quickly put his cotton coat back on his body.The only cotton coat has been mended many times, so save as much as you can, he thought of this again.
The food in the vegetable market is so expensive that it makes people sad. Compared with more than ten years ago, the value of money seems to have depreciated overnight.He walked on the second floor which specializes in vegetables, and found that he wanted to eat some fresh vegetables, which were more expensive than fish.He resentfully went back to the first floor.There was a pile of small fish that had already given off a bad smell on the aquatic products stall. He fiddled with two of them into the bag, took out a handful of ten-cent notes from his pocket, picked out the worst ones, and gave them to the boss.
"Eat hairtail fish! It's fresh!"
He smiled reservedly and said nothing, turned around and left with the bag in hand.He bought two bottles of Baigan for three yuan, a bottle of vinegar, and a bag of peanuts at the small grocery store at the entrance of the vegetable market. Suddenly, he saw the cake shop next to him full of people.He squeezed in and picked out two pieces of bean paste bread wrapped in plastic. On the last day of the shelf life, the price was only one-third of the original price.Satisfied, he pushed his way out of the crowd again.
He was walking in the alley, at about one o'clock, the woman was squatting by the side of the road and brushing her teeth, in her thirties, wearing black stockings, a beige ski windbreaker, cotton slippers, dyed yellow Her hair hasn't been washed for a long time, and it is shiny with oil, sticking to her shoulders.
He walked over and patted her, she was startled, turned around and recognized the man.The man took out a loaf of bread and stuffed it in her hand.The woman tilted her head to look at the date and complained, "It's all overdue!"
"No, there is one more day." The man pleaded earnestly like a child.
In the hair salon where the woman came out from, several women who were equally coquettishly dressed were giggling.The man giggled and walked away embarrassedly.
He entered the dark building, climbed the narrow wooden stairs, the lights were dim, the small space was crowded with people, and the wires leading to each house were crawling on the wall.He lives in the topmost one, only eight and a half square meters.This little place was vacated by the neighborhood committee after taking care of him. It turned out to be a warehouse, full of musty smell.
The man was about to cook, but the liquefied petroleum gas seemed to be running out of gas, and the fire was too low to make people anxious. He stood in front of the stove at a loss, waiting for the water to boil.There was the sound of footsteps on the stairs, step by step clanging forcefully, and after a while, he saw the faces of two men in the darkness gradually becoming clear.
"We're looking for Deng Wei."
"What do you want from him?" The man looked at the two men vigilantly. Both were of medium height, one was in his early thirties, and the other was a little younger. They were both clean and tall, standing in front of him.
"Are you Dr. Deng?" The one who asked the question seemed to be able to see what people were thinking.
Doctor Deng?It has been many years since no one has called this kind of title. The man was stunned for a long time before he finally realized: "I am." He was still vigilant.
Li Conan stared at this man, it was difficult to connect him with the doctor's identity.He is now like the most ordinary member of the bottom of society, nesting in an inconspicuous corner of the city.His hair was half white, he was wearing an old magenta-purple coat, a thick dark green sweater with the collar exposed, his face was wrinkled, and there was a bunch of keys hanging on the waistband of his trousers.At first glance, one would not think of a middle-aged man who is only over forty years old.
Li Cong'an swept his eyes, and the house behind him was shabby and dilapidated, even worse than Liu Yibang's residence.A lamp hangs from the roof, the furniture is short and solid, looking very old, the single bed is covered with striped light blue sheets, and a book by Zhang Xianliang is placed beside the bed.
The other policemen in the task force were assigned to investigate the murder case in the city park, including identifying the source of the corpse, confirming the murder weapon, finding the first scene, finding the second scene, and the geographical significance of the city park, etc., but he himself came here.
The drug leader "Mazi" said that according to inquiries, there was an "industry person" with "qualifications" older than him who had heard of Liu Yibang. Fifteen years ago, Liu Yibang was even considered a celebrity in this industry.That year, a fellow of Liu's village named Zou Guoqing was accidentally killed. It is said that it happened during the "drug test".
Originally, he was just "leading the investigation" line, but he actually dug up another criminal case.After learning that Liu Yibang also experienced a murder fifteen years ago, he still decided to put down other things and come over to see for himself.Xiao Haiqing reasoned that Liu Yibang was going to be killed in the first place. If this hypothesis is true, then there will be too little work done in the early stage of the investigation of Liu Yibang.
"Yaotou" is referring to this person in front of you?
Li Cong'an didn't have time to check the files of previous cases. The cases before 1998 were not online, so he had to go to the archives and search one by one from the files that were piled up more than two people. Rather than being so time-consuming and laborious, it is better to go directly to Deng Weixian and ask. .
He said he is!
Li Conan's gaze returned to the man's face.He saw the vigilance of the man elk, as if he would fall into prey if he wasn't paying attention.Li Cong'an didn't do much research on the psychological adaptation process of long-term re-education through labor and returning to society, but he thought that this kind of vigilance seemed a bit overdone.
"Don't be nervous, we're just here to learn something about your case fifteen years ago." Li Cong'an said straight to the point.
"I did it all, and I don't know anything else," Deng Wei said slowly, without any emotion, as naturally as answering a simple math problem, "I killed Zou Guoqing, I have already sat prison."
After he finished speaking, he suddenly became nervous and asked, "You won't take me back again, will you?"
Li Cong'an felt that there was something wrong with it.Deng's reaction seemed overly strong.
He is thinking of a strategy for the conversation.
I have seen many serious criminals, but this is the first time I have met a serious criminal released.After fifteen years, let him recall the things that changed his life and destiny again, there will be some obstacles to some extent.
"You won't even give me the charge of manslaughter, you want to drag me back and kill me!" Deng Wei suddenly became excited.
"We're just here to understand the situation." Li Cong'an didn't quite understand Deng Wei's reaction, and he didn't know what touched him. "It's nothing else. There is another case that may require your cooperation. Liu Yibang is dead. Li Con'an said cautiously, "The murder case, so I want to know something about his 'drug testing' and see if it can help the case." He didn't mention Wan Jipeng, not wanting to disturb Deng Wei.
"Liu Yibang is dead?" Deng Wei looked surprised, the deep crow's feet in the corners of his eyes slanted to both sides, Li Conan could see his deep anger.
"Retribution!" Deng Wei said.
retribution?They have a deep hatred?Li Con'an was a little surprised by this answer, he felt that Deng Wei must know something.However, he also believes that Deng Wei has great distrust of the police, but he seems to have to try his best to show his cooperation. This feeling is like a weak person who has been humiliated by a powerful person. He seemed to be resigned instead.Li Cong'an analyzed Deng Wei's character traits based on his preliminary impression.
"How long has it been since you came out?" He slowed down the pace of the conversation. When dealing with such a person, he should subtly draw closer.
"It's been almost a year." Deng Wei was still suspicious, Li Conan could see it, but he still answered honestly.
"Are there any problems in life?"
"Very good, thanks to the government." Changing the topic made Deng Wei relax a little bit, "This house was also won for me by the street cadres. I didn't make trouble, so I won't cause trouble for the government." He said again Said emphatically.
Li Cong'an tried his best not to act like a policeman, but as an enthusiastic cadre of the neighborhood committee. "It's different now than before. I mean, it's quite a big change compared to before you went in."
"Yeah, I don't recognize many places."
"Is the family still there? Have they visited you?"
Deng Wei didn't speak, but the muscles on his cheeks trembled, revealing a trace of sadness.Li Con'an didn't continue to ask, he thought he touched Deng Wei's pain point, which is not a good sign. "Cooking?" He pointed to the fish on the cutting board.
"Well. They have passed away!" Deng Wei said, holding back his guilt and sadness.
Li Con'an tried his best to express his apology for the abrupt topic just now in his tone, and hinted that he could ignore the existence of this question, but Deng Wei still answered.Either his hints were not enough, or the ten years of prison life had already implanted the "gene of obedience" in Deng Wei's body.
"Yes, cooking." Deng Wei answered in order.
"Don't do it, let's go," Li Cong'an thought of a better way to talk, "We haven't eaten yet, let's go out to eat together, I'll treat you!"
Li Con'an ordered chopped pepper fish head, chilli chicken intestines, braised pork, and Snowflake duck, as well as a bottle of Snowflake brand beer. He opened the beer, filled it, and pushed it in front of Deng Wei. He and his colleagues ordered two bowls of rice.
"You don't want to drink?" Deng Wei sat across from each other awkwardly. Several times, he swallowed his saliva and pursed his lips. Li Conan didn't think it was because he was nervous, but more because he was really hungry.
"We are working hours, we can't drink, it's okay, you drink, we eat."
Deng Wei took a sip and drank most of the glass of beer. He seemed to be drinking well.
"Come, eat vegetables." Li Cong'an put a piece of meat into Deng Wei's bowl, "What are you doing now?"
Deng Wei raised his chopsticks, it turned out he was left-handed, Li Conan thought.After learning about Deng Wei's job, Li Con'an was a little surprised. He could find a better job.
Deng Wei ate the food with restraint, while telling all kinds of discomforts after being released from prison. "It's changed a lot!" he said. "Even elementary school students know how to use a computer now, but I can't even type. I'm saving money, and then I'll buy one too. I'll study and see if I have a chance to develop."
Deng Wei spoke very sincerely, but Li Conan didn't interrupt him. "If you have any difficulties, you can come to me," Li Cong'an said, "If you are very busy, you may not be able to help, but maybe I can help you pay attention to a better future."
Deng Wei's eyes flickered, and Li Cong'an could tell that he hadn't completely lost hope in life.
"We are investigating a case, and now we have no clue." Li Cong'an thought that Deng Wei should understand what he meant. He kept hinting that it would never hurt a person like Deng Wei to have a police friend.
Deng Wei looked up at Li Cong'an, and quickly looked away, but it was still longer than before, which showed that the distance between the two sides was getting closer unconsciously.
"I've been to prison."
"I know, let's check our own case. Your case should have passed the litigation period." Li Cong'an lied here, but he really thought so. Regardless of the truth, fifteen years After being imprisoned, no one will have the heart to pursue Deng Wei's new responsibilities.
Deng Wei thought for a while. "I'm not very familiar with Liu Yibang." He fell silent, as if he had returned to a long time ago.Before raising his head again, Li Con'an didn't interject. He knew that the other party was having a psychological struggle. Sometimes it takes courage to recall the past.
"That year—" Deng Wei looked at Li Cong'an, ready to tell.
Li Cong'an breathed a sigh of relief, and touched his Adam's apple subconsciously, but this small movement made Deng Wei seem to be a different person in an instant.Unexpectedly, he suddenly became excited again, and looked at Li Cong'an in fear, but Li Cong'an still didn't know what the problem was!
Deng Wei stood up suddenly: "I know you!"
In Carrefour, Yao Ruoxia threw what she wanted into the shopping cart regardless of the cost, such as pig's knuckles, soybeans, walnut powder, bags of water chestnuts and mustard greens, lotus seeds and mung beans, and small cups of Biyou yogurt. Big supermarkets are always overcrowded. Unless you come during working hours, even if you buy a pack of three yuan toilet paper, you will have to wait in line for at least half an hour.The people in front were more vigorous than Yao Ruoxia, and the products they bought had already passed the edge of the cart.In this way, the checkout requires a long wait. In the middle of the line, Yao Ruoxia suddenly remembered something. She fiddled with the different shapes of the outer packages, flipped through the names on the barcodes, and compared them with the shopping list drawn up in her mind.Sure enough, vitamin tablets were omitted. She looked back and forth, and saw that two obese middle-aged women sandwiched herself between them, and she weighed whether it was necessary to go back and get it.Finally, she decided to give up. She remembered that there was a pharmacy in front of the supermarket. If she was lucky, she should be able to find the brand she wanted. Carrying a huge shopping bag on her back, she struggled to walk on the road.All supermarkets have this problem. Their design is always full of self-righteous cleverness. From the checkout counter to the exit of the supermarket, you must make a wide Z to ensure that you can pass through most of the supermarket’s affiliated stores before going out. storefront. Yao Ruoxia only needed vitamins from that store, but it happened to be at the top, so she had to walk a long way. Fortunately, this section of the road did not let her go in vain.She took everything she wanted and walked out of the supermarket. Finally got into the car, she thought, as the sky began to darken again.Yao Ruoxia told the taxi driver an address, and the car was on the road before the lights came on. After arriving at the destination, Yao Ruoxia paid the money, then walked into the small alley with a big bag.The taxi can drive a little further, but she doesn't want to be troubled, and she doesn't want to cause trouble, she would rather walk to the old woman's house. The last time she came here, Yao Ruoxia installed a special doorbell for her. It was a mechanism that was pulled outside the door by a string, and the other end was connected to the switch of the light bulb in the house. When you pull this side, the doorbell will flicker. up lights.She bought a bunch of dietary products that boosted her hearing.But in fact, none of this helps.Yao Ruoxia, a major in audiology, understands that the old lady's hearing damage is irreversible.So why buy it knowing it doesn't work?Yao Ruoxia couldn't figure it out, maybe it was to make her feel at ease. The old lady opened the door, recognized Yao Ruoxia, and let her in enthusiastically.The happier the old man was, the more relieved Yao Ruoxia felt, which made her feel that she was not a heinous villain. Not long ago, Li Cong'an's phone call came as scheduled, and Yao Ruoxia listened calmly to him telling about the terrible things that happened to his parents.She has practiced for a long time, and she can express her surprise without any flaws.But what made Yao Ruoxia unbearable was Li Cong'an's comforting tone. She could tell that he thought she would feel extremely guilty for this, but he didn't know that everything was controlled by himself.However, the more this happened, Yao Ruoxia felt an inexplicable entanglement in his heart. She sat down, and the old woman poured a glass of water.Looking at the vicissitudes of the old man's face, she thought of her experience of vicissitudes like the appearance of an old woman. How nice it would be if everything didn't happen to me.On the one hand, there is an undercurrent of hatred that has been buried deep in the past fifteen years, and on the other hand, there is a growing relationship with Li Cong'an's family. In all fairness, Yao Ruoxia would be willing to be a competent daughter-in-law without those connections.However, fate pushed her into this vortex of eternal doom. Yao Ruoxia helped the old lady sit down, went to the kitchen, poured the boiling water from the thermos into a large bowl, and put the pig's feet bought in the supermarket into it. "Let me do it!" The old lady wanted to grab Yao Ruoxia's work from behind her back. "I'm coming, I know how to do this." "Look, it's so embarrassing to let you buy it and make you do it again!" Yao Ruoxia turned on the gas stove, boiled water, and poured the washed soybeans into it. "Is there any soy sauce? Dark soy." "Yes, yes, yes!" "Where's the rock candy?" "There are also some!" The old lady clapped her hands hastily, still expressing her endless thanks.Yao Ruoxia was busy with her hands, smiling, but her heart was almost to the point of collapse, because she knew that what she was doing now was only for psychological self-forgiveness. The next day, Yao Ruoxia still decided to act.It was a bright morning, a rare fine day in winter.She set off from her home, still took a taxi, and brought all her things. This is a city-level tertiary comprehensive hospital, and it has produced many experts who are well-known at home and abroad. If Li Cong'an's parents were to switch to a smaller hospital, or if they received an intern who was not clever enough, they must have died on the operating table by now. up. The imbalance of medical resources has made many ordinary people the test subjects of quack doctors. Yao Ruoxia gritted her teeth with hatred. Since she was a teenager, she has understood that people are divided into classes, and she has a deep-rooted pain for this. These injustices will never fall on Father Li.Yao Ruoxia sneered, their identities are doomed to be pampered and possess all the superior resources, while they think they are superior citizens, speak high-sounding words, but shamelessly enjoy all kinds of achievements that the people exchanged with their flesh and blood and even their lives. Yao Ruoxia is constantly strengthening her beliefs, she tells herself that everything is doing justice for the heavens, this is not just revenge, she is using her own power to fight against the rules of this world.When getting off the car, Yao Ruoxia had already returned to the cold past. She entered through the side door, and the energetic security guards were in vain. Yao Ruoxia was holding a thermos bucket in his hand, which contained cooked lotus seeds and white fungus.She looked, and was, a visitor to the sick.The security guard even nodded to her and opened the glass door of the lobby for her as if entering a restaurant. A wave of heating came oncoming, and the lobby was orderly, with doctors and nurses in white coats shuttled around, as well as relatives and friends of patients carrying gift boxes of fruits.An old man in a blue-and-white striped hospital gown is being supported by her children to go outdoors. They may be going to bask in the warm winter.Yao Ruoxia passed them by, stood in front of the elevator, and pressed 13. At 1314, Yao Ruoxia took out a note from her trouser pocket to confirm that she remembered the number, and then looked for it according to the house number.Turning a corner, she saw two men chatting at the door of the ward from a distance.Yao Ruoxia recognized one of them, it was a member of Li Cong'an's team. "Sister-in-law is here!" The man stood up and greeted enthusiastically, and introduced the people around him to Yao Ruoxia, "This is Section Chief Ji from the security department of the hospital." Yao Ruoxia smiled at them, but she was a little worried. Are there any guests?Or sentry sentries? "The captain said that he was afraid of revenge, so he arranged for people to watch at the door. Be careful, the old captain has offended many people." "Thank you for your hard work!" Yao Ruoxia smiled calmly, and she lifted the thermos bucket on the handle. The man said that the captain's mother was still in the intensive care unit, and the old captain had woken up, but he was still very weak.He turned his head and knocked on the door, looking in through the glass window on the door, Father Li should have made a gesture to open the door, the man opened the door and let Yao Ruoxia walk in. "Uncle!" Seeing a pale face, Yao Ruoxia was really tossing a lot, she thought. "Xiao Yao is here!" Father Li braced himself, trying to sit up. Yao Ruoxia hurried over and helped him up. "It's okay, I just caught a little cold." Father Li forced a smile, "Your aunt is not well, she got a big cut on her abdomen." Yao Ruoxia listened, thinking of the appearance of Li Cong'an's mother when she picked up vegetables for her, she felt her nose sore, but the strange thing was that this time it came from her heart.This emotional change was noticed by Li's father, "It has nothing to do with you, it's not your fault! This is a fatal accident," Li's father joked, "You can't hide!" Yao Ruoxia turned her back, she had already learned how not to let her emotions be written on her face, but why was she so fragile today? She opened the thermos bottle on the table, poured a bowl of hot soup into a small bowl, and brought it to Father Li. "It's troublesome!" Father Li thanked Yao Ruoxia very politely, and Yao Ruoxia watched him eat it in small bites. "Xiao Yao, don't you have to go to work today?" "Well, I asked for leave." "I'm fine, don't affect your work." "No!" Yao Ruoxia smiled. This soup is mixed with a certain dose of sleeping pills, and he will fall into a deep sleep in a short time. Yao Ruoxia turned on the TV. There were two beds in this ward, and the other bed was empty. An unknown TV series was playing on the TV. Yao Ruoxia couldn't watch it. Her contradictory mood was like being lost at a crossroads. Where did the belief just now go? The effect of the medicine came quickly, presumably Li Cong'an's father was embarrassed to drive Yao Ruoxia away, and after holding on for a while, he probably couldn't resist the fatigue, and there was a low snoring sound. It's time to act, Yao Ruoxia looked at the nutrient solution hanging beside the hospital bed.She must act.She stood up, walked to the window, took out the medicine bottle and syringe from her trouser pocket, inserted the needle into the rubber cap, and sucked out the mixed liquid in the medicine bottle.In a blink of an eye, she saw Father Li's sleeping face, which was a bit old and quite similar to Li Cong'an. At this moment, she seemed to be shaking her faith again. Should we do it?she was asking herself.The ending song of the TV series was playing on the TV, it was a warm and melodious song; the sun slanted in and sprinkled the ground golden. Should we do it?Yao Ruoxia asked herself again.
In Carrefour, Yao Ruoxia threw what she wanted into the shopping cart regardless of the cost, such as pig's knuckles, soybeans, walnut powder, bags of water chestnuts and mustard greens, lotus seeds and mung beans, and small cups of Biyou yogurt. Big supermarkets are always overcrowded. Unless you come during working hours, even if you buy a pack of three yuan toilet paper, you will have to wait in line for at least half an hour.The people in front were more vigorous than Yao Ruoxia, and the products they bought had already passed the edge of the cart.In this way, the checkout requires a long wait. In the middle of the line, Yao Ruoxia suddenly remembered something. She fiddled with the different shapes of the outer packages, flipped through the names on the barcodes, and compared them with the shopping list drawn up in her mind.Sure enough, vitamin tablets were omitted. She looked back and forth, and saw that two obese middle-aged women sandwiched herself between them, and she weighed whether it was necessary to go back and get it.Finally, she decided to give up. She remembered that there was a pharmacy in front of the supermarket. If she was lucky, she should be able to find the brand she wanted. Carrying a huge shopping bag on her back, she struggled to walk on the road.All supermarkets have this problem. Their design is always full of self-righteous cleverness. From the checkout counter to the exit of the supermarket, you must make a wide Z to ensure that you can pass through most of the supermarket’s affiliated stores before going out. storefront. Yao Ruoxia only needed vitamins from that store, but it happened to be at the top, so she had to walk a long way. Fortunately, this section of the road did not let her go in vain.She took everything she wanted and walked out of the supermarket. Finally got into the car, she thought, as the sky began to darken again.Yao Ruoxia told the taxi driver an address, and the car was on the road before the lights came on. After arriving at the destination, Yao Ruoxia paid the money, then walked into the small alley with a big bag.The taxi can drive a little further, but she doesn't want to be troubled, and she doesn't want to cause trouble, she would rather walk to the old woman's house. The last time she came here, Yao Ruoxia installed a special doorbell for her. It was a mechanism that was pulled outside the door by a string, and the other end was connected to the switch of the light bulb in the house. When you pull this side, the doorbell will flicker. up lights.She bought a bunch of dietary products that boosted her hearing.But in fact, none of this helps.Yao Ruoxia, a major in audiology, understands that the old lady's hearing damage is irreversible.So why buy it knowing it doesn't work?Yao Ruoxia couldn't figure it out, maybe it was to make her feel at ease. The old lady opened the door, recognized Yao Ruoxia, and let her in enthusiastically.The happier the old man was, the more relieved Yao Ruoxia felt, which made her feel that she was not a heinous villain. Not long ago, Li Cong'an's phone call came as scheduled, and Yao Ruoxia listened calmly to him telling about the terrible things that happened to his parents.She has practiced for a long time, and she can express her surprise without any flaws.But what made Yao Ruoxia unbearable was Li Cong'an's comforting tone. She could tell that he thought she would feel extremely guilty for this, but he didn't know that everything was controlled by himself.However, the more this happened, Yao Ruoxia felt an inexplicable entanglement in his heart. She sat down, and the old woman poured a glass of water.Looking at the vicissitudes of the old man's face, she thought of her experience of vicissitudes like the appearance of an old woman. How nice it would be if everything didn't happen to me.On the one hand, there is an undercurrent of hatred that has been buried deep in the past fifteen years, and on the other hand, there is a growing relationship with Li Cong'an's family. In all fairness, Yao Ruoxia would be willing to be a competent daughter-in-law without those connections.However, fate pushed her into this vortex of eternal doom. Yao Ruoxia helped the old lady sit down, went to the kitchen, poured the boiling water from the thermos into a large bowl, and put the pig's feet bought in the supermarket into it. "Let me do it!" The old lady wanted to grab Yao Ruoxia's work from behind her back. "I'm coming, I know how to do this." "Look, it's so embarrassing to let you buy it and make you do it again!" Yao Ruoxia turned on the gas stove, boiled water, and poured the washed soybeans into it. "Is there any soy sauce? Dark soy." "Yes, yes, yes!" "Where's the rock candy?" "There are also some!" The old lady clapped her hands hastily, still expressing her endless thanks.Yao Ruoxia was busy with her hands, smiling, but her heart was almost to the point of collapse, because she knew that what she was doing now was only for psychological self-forgiveness. The next day, Yao Ruoxia still decided to act.It was a bright morning, a rare fine day in winter.She set off from her home, still took a taxi, and brought all her things. This is a city-level tertiary comprehensive hospital, and it has produced many experts who are well-known at home and abroad. If Li Cong'an's parents were to switch to a smaller hospital, or if they received an intern who was not clever enough, they must have died on the operating table by now. up. The imbalance of medical resources has made many ordinary people the test subjects of quack doctors. Yao Ruoxia gritted her teeth with hatred. Since she was a teenager, she has understood that people are divided into classes, and she has a deep-rooted pain for this. These injustices will never fall on Father Li.Yao Ruoxia sneered, their identities are doomed to be pampered and possess all the superior resources, while they think they are superior citizens, speak high-sounding words, but shamelessly enjoy all kinds of achievements that the people exchanged with their flesh and blood and even their lives. Yao Ruoxia is constantly strengthening her beliefs, she tells herself that everything is doing justice for the heavens, this is not just revenge, she is using her own power to fight against the rules of this world.When getting off the car, Yao Ruoxia had already returned to the cold past. She entered through the side door, and the energetic security guards were in vain. Yao Ruoxia was holding a thermos bucket in his hand, which contained cooked lotus seeds and white fungus.She looked, and was, a visitor to the sick.The security guard even nodded to her and opened the glass door of the lobby for her as if entering a restaurant. A wave of heating came oncoming, and the lobby was orderly, with doctors and nurses in white coats shuttled around, as well as relatives and friends of patients carrying gift boxes of fruits.An old man in a blue-and-white striped hospital gown is being supported by her children to go outdoors. They may be going to bask in the warm winter.Yao Ruoxia passed them by, stood in front of the elevator, and pressed 13. At 1314, Yao Ruoxia took out a note from her trouser pocket to confirm that she remembered the number, and then looked for it according to the house number.Turning a corner, she saw two men chatting at the door of the ward from a distance.Yao Ruoxia recognized one of them, it was a member of Li Cong'an's team. "Sister-in-law is here!" The man stood up and greeted enthusiastically, and introduced the people around him to Yao Ruoxia, "This is Section Chief Ji from the security department of the hospital." Yao Ruoxia smiled at them, but she was a little worried. Are there any guests?Or sentry sentries? "The captain said that he was afraid of revenge, so he arranged for people to watch at the door. Be careful, the old captain has offended many people." "Thank you for your hard work!" Yao Ruoxia smiled calmly, and she lifted the thermos bucket on the handle. The man said that the captain's mother was still in the intensive care unit, and the old captain had woken up, but he was still very weak.He turned his head and knocked on the door, looking in through the glass window on the door, Father Li should have made a gesture to open the door, the man opened the door and let Yao Ruoxia walk in. "Uncle!" Seeing a pale face, Yao Ruoxia was really tossing a lot, she thought. "Xiao Yao is here!" Father Li braced himself, trying to sit up. Yao Ruoxia hurried over and helped him up. "It's okay, I just caught a little cold." Father Li forced a smile, "Your aunt is not well, she got a big cut on her abdomen." Yao Ruoxia listened, thinking of the appearance of Li Cong'an's mother when she picked up vegetables for her, she felt her nose sore, but the strange thing was that this time it came from her heart.This emotional change was noticed by Li's father, "It has nothing to do with you, it's not your fault! This is a fatal accident," Li's father joked, "You can't hide!" Yao Ruoxia turned her back, she had already learned how not to let her emotions be written on her face, but why was she so fragile today? She opened the thermos bottle on the table, poured a bowl of hot soup into a small bowl, and brought it to Father Li. "It's troublesome!" Father Li thanked Yao Ruoxia very politely, and Yao Ruoxia watched him eat it in small bites. "Xiao Yao, don't you have to go to work today?" "Well, I asked for leave." "I'm fine, don't affect your work." "No!" Yao Ruoxia smiled. This soup is mixed with a certain dose of sleeping pills, and he will fall into a deep sleep in a short time. Yao Ruoxia turned on the TV. There were two beds in this ward, and the other bed was empty. An unknown TV series was playing on the TV. Yao Ruoxia couldn't watch it. Her contradictory mood was like being lost at a crossroads. Where did the belief just now go? The effect of the medicine came quickly, presumably Li Cong'an's father was embarrassed to drive Yao Ruoxia away, and after holding on for a while, he probably couldn't resist the fatigue, and there was a low snoring sound. It's time to act, Yao Ruoxia looked at the nutrient solution hanging beside the hospital bed.She must act.She stood up, walked to the window, took out the medicine bottle and syringe from her trouser pocket, inserted the needle into the rubber cap, and sucked out the mixed liquid in the medicine bottle.In a blink of an eye, she saw Father Li's sleeping face, which was a bit old and quite similar to Li Cong'an. At this moment, she seemed to be shaking her faith again. Should we do it?she was asking herself.The ending song of the TV series was playing on the TV, it was a warm and melodious song; the sun slanted in and sprinkled the ground golden. Should we do it?Yao Ruoxia asked herself again.