Chapter 5 The smell of formalin is everywhere

Xu Nongqin is dead! That crazy woman Xu Nongqin who once ran up to the office and slapped me in public, believing that I had an affair with her husband, died, and left a six-character suicide note before she died: Lu Chener, I hate you! She hates me, hates me until death, and will never die. But why?why hate meWhat does it have to do with me? I cried bitterly: "It's none of my business! I didn't, I didn't kill her, I didn't apologize to her, I didn't do anything!" Ke Yiran hugged me: "I believe you, Chen'er, of course I know it's not you. Be quiet, be quiet, no one will say you did it, the law pays attention to evidence, aren't you okay now? .”

This is the third day after the interrogation. As a result of the interrogation, Zhong Chubo and I were acquitted. I saw him at the gate of the police station. I didn’t see him the next day. He was much emaciated, his beard had grown out, and his eyes were bloodshot. When he saw me, he said hoarsely, “Chen’er, I’m sorry for dragging you down…” He didn't have time to finish his sentence because Yi Ran showed up just in time and took me away.I knew very well in my heart that the case was able to end so quickly, and it all depended on my vigorous efforts.His identity and behavior make it easy to believe that since I have chosen to marry into the Ke family, there is no reason for me to get involved with Zhong Chubo, or even conspire to murder his wife.

Moreover, Xu Nongqin's death time has been determined to be between eleven o'clock and twelve o'clock in the afternoon.But all the staff of Shuiwuyou can prove that I left the teahouse at exactly eleven o'clock, and the photo provided by Zhong Chubo and me under the Huabiao in the park shows that the time of Huabiao at that time was about 11:35 .However, the drive from the teahouse to the park and the drive from the park to Zhong's house are about half an hour. Zhong Chubo has no time to go home between 11:00 and 11:30 to kill his wife and then rush to the park to take pictures. After the photo was taken, he rushed home within half an hour from 11:35 to 12 o'clock and killed his wife.

At the same time, Ke Yiran found after the autopsy that the deceased had taken a large amount of sleeping pills before hanging himself. In other words, it was a double suicide.He died very decisively and without hesitation. "She is so desperate that she doesn't want to live!" I cried. "She hates me so much!" "She wronged you." Yiran hugged me, kissed my forehead, trying to comfort me, "Stop blaming yourself, this matter has nothing to do with you." "But why do I always feel that I owe her? She hates me so much that she will leave a suicide note to curse me! Otherwise, I will never forgive myself in my life."

My heart ached even more. Compared to Xu Nongqin's death, my quarrel with Yiran was nothing.Neither of us mentioned what happened that night again, as if we had never had an argument.In loneliness and fear, I grasp Yiran's arm tightly, just like grasping the power of my own life, Yiran, help me, don't give up on me!I was really, really scared! Wuyou heard that the news had also arrived, and kept blaming himself: "I really shouldn't have let you go that day." "Wuyou, you guessed that something would happen, right?" I grabbed her hand tightly, "What do you know?"

Wuyou has obvious hesitation. Yiran also noticed it: "Wuyou, do you really know something inside?" Wuyou finally nodded: "Actually, I have also experienced what you encountered. Zhong Chubo used to be my client. When I was working in the newspaper, I had several contacts with him because of the advertising business. Xu Nongqin also treated me I became suspicious, pestered her a few times, and forced me to write a letter of guarantee not to have any more contact with her husband. I felt bored and didn’t care. Although I wouldn’t really write a letter of guarantee to her, I patiently talked to her a few times, After that, I really cut off the business relationship with Zhong Chubo, anyway, there are so many advertising companies in Dalian, why bother to cause trouble."

"No wonder you are so close to him, but you are so cold to him. You guessed that nothing good would come out of my association with him, didn't you?" Worry-free and apologetic: "But I didn't expect it to be that serious." "How can I blame you?" I sighed, "Wuyou, if only I were half as honest and rational as you." Although I didn't kill Boren, Boren died because of me.I regret that I didn't have an open and honest face-to-face talk with Xu Nongqin as soon as Wuyou did, to explain the misunderstanding clearly. If so, maybe she wouldn't die.

She committed suicide with hatred and despair, all because of me, because of me! I made a request to Yiran: "Take me to see Xu Nongqin." Yiran hesitated: "Aren't you afraid?" "I'm afraid, but I want to face it." I wiped my tears, "I want to say sorry to her face to face, even if she can't hear me, I have to say it clearly." Yiran looked at me for a while, then nodded: "Okay, I'll take you there." So I met Xu Nongqin. Xu Nongqin, who had been disemboweled and soaked in formalin pool. I don't know how the forensic doctors did it. Her tongue has retracted and her eyes are closed, but the resentment on her face is still shocking.

I felt dizzy, but I endured it and said clearly, "I'm sorry, I should have explained to you earlier that I have nothing to do with your husband." Before he finished speaking, Xu Nongqin in the pool suddenly opened his eyes, and his black eyes and white eyes stared at me fiercely. I just felt a chill hit my back, and I couldn't help it anymore, and screamed wildly. Yiran hurriedly hugged me: "Chen'er, what's wrong with you?" "She! She..." I pointed to Chi Nei, but Xu Nongqin closed her eyes perfectly, and there was no abnormality.Could it be my own hallucination?

"Chen'er, you are too nervous. You have already read it, now, let's go home." "No, of course, I want to go to the teahouse, I want to see Wuyou." I want to see Wuyou, her eternal calmness can give me great comfort. I held her hand and broke down in tears: "Wuyou, I saw Xu Nongqin, she hates me..." Wuyou patted me on the shoulder and handed me a cup of extremely bitter Kuding: "Chen'er, drink some tea." She frowned, and suddenly asked Yiran, "You are the coroner, do you really think there is nothing suspicious about the case?" ?”

I was taken aback: "Wuyou, do you have doubts?" Yiran was also visibly shocked: "Wuyou, let me tell you your opinion first." "I always feel that Xu Nongqin doesn't seem like a suicidal person. Moreover, as far as I know, Xu Nongqin seems to be particularly prone to accidents." "Accident?" "That's right, before this time, as far as I know, Xu Nongqin had at least three near-death situations: one was when the swimming ring suddenly leaked air while swimming in the sea; Once, when he was taking something out of the trunk of a Mercedes-Benz, a minibus behind him galloped down automatically and collided with the Mercedes-Benz... But coincidentally, there were rescuers in all three accidents, so he survived the catastrophe. Coincidentally, Zhong Chubo was at the scene of all three accidents..." "what do you mean……" "I'm just telling the truth, nothing special." Yiran also nodded thoughtfully: "I have always felt that this matter is a bit strange." He took my hand and sat down, and calmly analyzed, "According to my experience, people who have taken an overdose of sleeping pills usually have a short-term recovery. When she wants to do something, she will often finish it in fantasy, and she will never do it by herself. In other words, even if she has made up her mind to hang herself after taking medicine, After taking the medicine, she may not still have the sobriety to find a rope and hang herself, because she will imagine that she has already hanged herself..." "But you still rule that she committed suicide." Yiran spread his hands helplessly: "No way, theories are just theories, and theories also need evidence. The evidence shows that there are no traces or smells of other people in the room except Xu Nongqin and Zhong Chubo, and Zhong Chubo does have an alibi. You are the witness, but the photo is the physical evidence, and the personal evidence and the physical evidence are all there, what do you ask the police to do?" "I'm a witness?" I smiled wryly, and turned around uncomfortably, "It smells so strong, Wuyou, I'm sorry, it dilutes the fragrance of your tea here." "Strange smell? What kind of smell?" "It smells like potion, don't you smell it?" I sniffed it and frowned, "It probably was dyed in the dissecting room just now, and it hasn't faded after so long." Thinking of the dissecting room, I only feel lingering fear, The coldness on my back came again. Wuyou patted the back of my hand and handed me a cup of tea: "You are too nervous, come, have a cup of tea and be quiet." The tea leaves are rolling, ups and downs in the cup, with clear flags and spears, full of greenery. I gently spun the teacup, suddenly thinking: "Shui Wuyou, Wangyoucao, Wuyou, do you have a kind of tea here that can make people feel happy? After drinking it, forget about all the unhappy things, as if it never happened?" Wuyou smiled: "I also really want to have that kind of tea, which not only has 'forgetfulness', but also 'resurrection', 'desire', 'fulfillment', 'never changing heart', and 'longevity'. Not old', there is 'love between two people'..." Yi Ran laughed out loud, but I was fascinated: "Yes, how I wish I could have that kind of tea. No matter what kind of troubles arise in life, I can hold a cup and get rid of all worries. Then, there will be no more tea in this world. Nothing wrong with it." "However, it is precisely because there are so many 'unsatisfactory' in the world that teach us what is 'cherishing', what is 'effort', cherish the 'satisfactory' at the moment, try to grasp the 'satisfactory', or change the 'unsatisfactory' Become 'Ruyi'..." Wuyou's words are always so wise, gentle, and full of philosophy, I took a sip of tea, raised my head and smiled shyly: "It doesn't matter whether this is a cup of 'Wangyou' or 'Ruyi', but now, I do feel much better Well, then, let's call it 'happy'." Wuyou and Yiran also laughed. Until I got home, I still clearly smelled a very strong smell of formalin around me. I soaked myself in the bathtub over and over again, wishing I could change my mind for a moment and forget all the bad things about me. However, at this moment, a strange thing happened, the water from the lotus pod in the bathroom suddenly suffocated, and then blood spurted out, thick and bright red, like resentment bursting out, turbulent and endless.I was stunned, I didn't know how to react for a long time, I just let the blood spray on my head and face, and instantly turned myself into a bloody man. "Ah!" I screamed, heartbroken. "Chen'er, what's the matter? Open the door! Open the door!" It's mom knocking on the door.I didn't care about the shame, I jumped out of the bath naked and opened the door: "Mom, mom, look..." I was dumbfounded, looking at my naked body, dripping with water, not a single drop of blood spattered on it. "Chen'er, were you calling just now? What happened?" "No, it's nothing." I replied sullenly, not daring to continue washing, wrapped in a bathrobe, feeling exhausted, and went back to the room and lay down. In my dream, I was not stable, I saw Xu Nongqin demanding my life with disheveled hair.I begged: "It's not me, why do you always pester me? I'm not sorry for you, I'm not!" Woke up sweating profusely, only to find it difficult to breathe and sore all over.I sat up and wanted to get out of bed to get a glass of water to drink, but at this moment, I suddenly felt a gust of wind blowing, and the room was suddenly filled with the smell of formalin, and then I saw Xu Nongqin, with disheveled hair and full eyes Resentment, actually standing in front of my bed and looking straight at me. "Ah——" I was horrified, screamed and jumped up, rushed to open the door, and slammed the door of my mother's bedroom. The door opened, and my mother rushed out to greet her: "Chen'er, what's wrong?" "I, I..." I didn't know what to say, I just felt so sad that I couldn't cry, "Mom, can I move here and sleep with you?" When he saw Yiran again, he yelled out in surprise: "Chen'er, I haven't seen you for a few days, why are you so haggard?" I turned to the mirror, and there was a face that looked extremely dry due to severe lack of sleep. It was pale, with chapped lips, long hair tangled and dull, and eyes that were bigger because of sunken cheeks, but Not looking good.He also said hell, I am not much better than a ghost now. I picked up the comb and combed it randomly a few times, and tore off a large strand of hair, so I had to sigh and throw it away. "So, I have insomnia." I replied simply, so exhausted that I didn't even have the strength to get up. Yiran hugged me distressedly: "You are my bride-to-be, for me, you have the responsibility to take good care of yourself, but you can't step into the auditorium like this. I've blown the cowhide out a long time ago, saying that I, Ke Yiran, will either not Marry, if you want to marry, marry the most beautiful woman in the world, you can't smash my brand." I was so teased by him that I finally smiled a little: "Well, even when I'm at my best, I can't be called the number one beauty in the world, unless it's counting backwards." "Nonsense, don't you believe my Ke Yiran's vision?" He took my hand, "But it's okay, I have a trick up my sleeve to restore you to your true beauty." He escorted me to the beauty parlor like a spy. Under the gentle touch of the beauty lady's slender fingers, I finally fell asleep. Yiran sat on the side and waited. It's not easy. It is already a blessing to make a big man willingly wait for his girlfriend to have a beauty treatment in a beauty salon. I told myself to cherish my blessings, to be young and beautiful, to be married to a good man, to enjoy all the tenderness, what else is there to be dissatisfied with. After dinner, Yiran and I kissed goodbye downstairs at dusk under the willows on the moon. "Come and see me after get off work tomorrow, okay?" "Okay, remember to go home and go to bed early, don't think about it." Yiran told me.Under the moonlight, he looked even more handsome, with a kind of upright and cold beauty. I suddenly felt extremely bitter, with a kind of indescribable and desperate nostalgia. I stuck to him tightly, not knowing how to get closer, so close that I got into his heart and never pulled it out again. "So, promise me that no matter what happens, don't give up on me or leave me, okay?" "Of course." Yiran hugged me tenderly, kissed the ends of my hair lightly, then pushed me away a little bit, stared into my eyes, "Chen'er, what happened?" I opened my mouth, but still didn't say anything, just looked deeply into his eyes. In his eyes, there is a small me; I think, there should be a him in my eyes, right?Our shadows are printed in each other's eyes, and our love has also entered each other's hearts. When the eyes no longer see, the hearts are still closely connected. I hugged him again, and yelled softly: "It's nothing, nothing, I just dare not leave you, for fear that in the blink of an eye, you will disappear and you will no longer belong to me." "What nonsense are you talking about? In a few days, you will be my bride, and you will never leave again." Yeah?In a few days, I will be his bride, and I will love each other forever and never be apart, will I?Can I really step on the red carpet smoothly and become Yiran's bride? My sudden sadness finally made me a little nervous, and I asked worriedly: "Do you want me to take you upstairs?" "No, my mother will talk for a long time when she sees you. Now, she is closer to seeing you, the prospective son-in-law, than to seeing me." I smiled and patted Yiran's face. Seeing him like this, I His mood was much better, so he kissed him on the cheek again, turned around lightly, and ran into the corridor. But as soon as I went upstairs, I already regretted not letting Yiran see me off.The smell of formalin that followed like a shadow sneaked up around him at some point, getting thicker and thicker, with the smell of blood in it. In a daze, someone called me from behind: "Lu Chen'er, Lu Chen'er." I turned around, and there was no one in the winding corridor except me.Yes, no one, but who can guarantee that there will not be a ghost? I ran, one step and two steps, just wanting to get home quickly, throw myself into my mother's arms, and seek warmth.However, the short three-storey building seemed to have suddenly turned into a ladder of ten thousand steps, no matter how hard you ran, you couldn't finish it, and the strange smell of potion behind you had gradually merged into a thin, tangible white mist, which was wet and sticky Hold me, penetrate every inch of my skin. My hair stood on end, knowing that Xu Nongqin was chasing me, but why?Why won't you let me go?What am I doing wrong? I was exhausted from running, but my home was still so far away, as if I would never reach it.I thought desperately, I can't go back, I'm going to die of exhaustion in this corridor.Perhaps, this is no longer the stairs of my house, but has gone astray and entered the road of death, and this is the Huangquan Road leading to the underworld. It was as if a wet hand was caressing the back of my head, and my long hair was suddenly grabbed. I fell to the ground suddenly, screaming, one after another, and I couldn't stop it. A door opened on the opposite side, and Aunt Zhang, the familiar neighbor, walked out. Her chubby face looked so kind and lovely at the moment. The smell suddenly disappeared, and the white mist also dissipated in the blink of an eye. I found a lock of hair caught in the crack of the wooden stairs, and the pain in the ankle of my right leg was about to shatter. Aunt Zhang looked at me suspiciously and said, "Hey, isn't this Chen'er? Why did he fall down and yell? Did he fall hard?" "Yes, my leg may be broken." I asked for help with a sad face, "Can you help me find my father, I can't walk.