Chapter 9 Chapter Eight: The Invisible Pregnant Woman

Putting down the phone, I sat blankly in the dark for a while, then rolled over and got out of bed. I couldn't sleep anymore, the lights came on, I went into the bathroom, turned on the cold water, and showered from head to toe. The call was from He Xi. In the past few days, she has been doing various tests day and night. It was not until today, oh, at the current time, it should be said that it was yesterday, that she remembered that she had promised me a request.Just ten minutes ago, the test result I requested came out. She was so shocked that she called me immediately in the middle of the night.

Her first sentence when the phone was connected was even a bit confusing. "It turned out to be the same, can you believe it, it turned out to be the same!" I had never heard her speak at such a speed, and she even stuttered a little with excitement and shock. "What's the same?" Of course I couldn't react when I was just woken up. "Hwang Zhi's DNA test results are the same as those of a dead baby in South Korea." I just froze. "Of the two babies that Ku Erruo took out from his own refrigerator, one was born to Huang Zhisheng, and that baby's blood type is U-Sembey!"

I think when He Xi asked her to test Huang Zhi's DNA and compare it with the Korean dead baby, she was still amused by my oversensitivity.I would never have thought that it would really be Huang Zhi's child. "How did you guess it? How did you guess that the dead baby had something to do with Huang Zhi?" He Xi asked me loudly on the phone. "I don't know either, don't ask me, my mind is more confused than yours now." I said to He Xi. After taking a cold shower, the chaotic thoughts began to slowly settle down.No matter how unbelievable the result is, facts are facts.

I had imagined before that if Huang Zhi and the dead baby in Korea were really related by blood, the thread between the two must be bizarre and tortuous.But now, even if there is a huge hidden secret in it, I have decided to find it out step by step. And right now, there are some basic things to figure out.It's not difficult. I couldn't sleep anymore, so I wrote out the ideas I thought of in my notebook, and scribbled across several pages.Finally, it was five o'clock in the morning, the sun was slightly bright, and I dialed He Xi's cell phone.She can call me at three o'clock in the middle of the night, and I don't feel guilty for calling her at this time. For a woman like her, holding her in the palm of my hand and taking good care of her will never be appreciated.

"Did you think of anything?" She asked right away, it seemed that she was not sleeping at all. "Do you have a police uniform?" I asked, since I'd never seen her wear one. "Have." "Do you have a police certificate?" "There is a temporary one, it has expired." "That's enough. Let's go hiking in Kunshan together, now." At 6:10 in the morning, just after dawn, I met He Xi, who was in police uniform, at the long-distance station, and boarded the long-distance bus bound for Kunshan. He Xi's spirit was not very good. After all, he had stayed up for countless nights, his face was haggard, and his body in the police uniform looked particularly thin.She still doesn't know why she is going to Kunshan, but she didn't even ask if I didn't tell her when we met.

After getting in the car, I handed her a hot scallion pancake and said, "Sleep for a while on the way after eating, and I'll talk to you when I arrive in Kunshan." The car was not full, and there was no one in the row behind us, so we could comfortably put the seat backs down.He Xi was not very familiar with it, and I couldn't find a wrench to relax the backrest for a while. I reached out to help her, and the posture was very ambiguous for a moment, almost embracing her thighs into my shoulders.The touch, um, is quite elastic, not bad. He Xi didn't hide or speak, she lay down along the sunken seat back and closed her eyes.

I stared at her face for a while, then closed my eyes, wondering if I should be bolder and walk faster... At this time, the rush hour for commuting had not yet started, and the passenger car drove up the elevated highway quickly, and rushed forward with full throttle.The elevated highway is directly connected to the expressway, and it will not take long to reach Kunshan. He Xi quickly fell asleep, leaning her head on my shoulder.I can feel her thin breath, it seems that men like this feeling very much. I don't have much flesh on my shoulders, will it hurt her?Thinking this way, I, who was also sleep-deprived, soon fell asleep.

I didn't wake up until the car arrived in Kunshan, and found that my head was tilted on He Xi's shoulder.Under normal circumstances, my head is not tilted to this side when I sleep. It seems that my subconscious mind knows that this is not a normal situation. When I got out of the car, I couldn't help but joked: "Why do you smell so good on your body? It's really strange." "Next time I'll add some bloody smell and the smell of corpses, so you can smell it well." He Xi gave me a sideways look, indescribably pretty. The ultimate goal is of course Datang Village, and all have to change trains.This time the car was much worse than the bus I took just now, and there was no air-conditioning. Although there were seats again, I couldn't sleep anymore.Fortunately, the two of us slept for a while, and our spirits improved a lot.

"When you arrive at Datang Village, you need to use your police status to ask me a question." "Ask Huang Zhi's neighbor, how many pregnancies has she had in total?" "So you already guessed it." I smiled. "It's just that she's pregnant, and others may not be able to see it." "Huh?" I think He Xi's words mean something else. "I'm talking about another case. Are you interested in the new development of the dead baby case in South Korea?" "Of course, what's going on now?" "This case has almost reached the conclusion stage. After the French police took over, there has been a breakthrough." This case can definitely be said to have twists and turns.Back in France, the Courjois couple immediately held a press conference. At the meeting, Courjoux repeatedly denied: "My wife never gave birth to these two children." Repeated: "It was a nightmare." Veronique's colleague came out to testify: "I work with her in a Korean middle school eight hours a day, and we do yoga together after get off work. If she gets pregnant, I will definitely I know." He Xi's words were aimed at this witness, because the subsequent development of the matter surprised everyone who claimed to have never seen Veronique with a pregnant belly.

The pivotal turning point came when Veronique deciphered the evidence that Veronique was infertile after a hysterectomy. After testing by the French police with advanced equipment, the two dead babies died for more than three years, that is to say, in 2003 or even 2002.The time when Veronique had her uterus removed was in December 2003, so the two dead babies could definitely be born in terms of time. After rounds of investigations and police battles, Veronique finally let go, admitting that after she quietly gave birth to twin sons in 2003, she strangled them to death and sealed them in the refrigerator.Colleagues, what is even more shocking is that it is not the first time that Veronique has revealed that she has committed infanticide. As early as 1999, she burned a baby girl she gave birth to.And she has repeatedly emphasized that all these were done by herself, quietly giving birth, and then brutally killing the child, without her husband knowing it at all.

"No, these two babies are not twins, only one was born to Veronique, and the other was born to Huang Zhi." I said immediately after hearing this. "These are all news publicly released by the French police. Veronique has pleaded guilty. Perhaps because of too much public attention, he wants to close the case quickly." It is indeed a lot of pressure to be stared at by the public and public opinion. If Veronique admits that he killed his son, it is also a good way to explain to the public first, and then slowly track down the unsolved issues.Of course, another possibility is to close the case and stay out of this trouble. "It's still not right, this is not the only strange place." I said with a frown. "Yeah." He Xi opened the window. The sun is not too hot now, and the wind blowing in is cool. She brushed her hair that was blown by the wind, and said, "This case is interesting." "I only gave birth to one, but I admitted that I gave birth to twins. And I go to do yoga with my colleagues after get off work every day. Tell me, can't you tell?" "Veronique's body is relatively tall, but if he knows that he is about to give birth, he can still do yoga without being seen..." He Xi paused at this point, thinking about the possibility, but still shook his head and said, "That would be a Miracle." Miracle?This usually indicates something is hidden. "Actually, there are more inexplicable things in the information released by the French police. Veronique said that her husband Kurjo didn't know about it. Veronique was able to hide her pregnancy signs so seamlessly that even her husband couldn't find out. But there was another problem. Veronique was in France during the outings of Courjou and had never returned to Seoul, let alone Put the baby in her own freezer, and she admits she kept the baby in the freezer after she killed the two babies in 2003." I shivered, and imagined that if there were two dead bodies in the refrigerator at home, and the daily food was put together with the dead bodies... "If Veronique is telling the truth, why didn't Kuro discover it until now? There are two more packages in the refrigerator with two dead babies?" I nodded and said: "That's right, and I remember that when Kuroro saw the package, his first reaction was that it was sent by his Filipino maid. This shows that his servants can open the refrigerator. In three years, even his family The Filipino maids should have found the body long ago." "One more thing. Veronick said that he strangled the baby, but I didn't find any traces of strangulation in any of the baby's dead bodies." "Then it is almost certain that this is not the truth. But with such flawed evidence, the French police dare to close the case?" "Because Veronique really pleaded guilty, and another suspect who is willing to plead guilty to everything, of course the case can be closed. However, there are still some people who are not willing to give in. They feel that Veronick gave in under the pressure of the police, Either she didn't tell everything and she was mentally ill." "If she really killed her own child and put it in the refrigerator, she must be insane," I said. "Hey, you two, are you going to Datang?" The conductor reminded loudly. When I came back to my senses, I had already arrived.Quickly put aside his confusion about the case of the dead baby in the refrigerator in Korea, and got out of the car with He Xi. It was raining lightly outside the car.The raindrops are very thin, drifting with the breeze, and get into the neck. There is actually fog, which is very rare in this season. The faint white mist is in clusters, some places are so thin that you can hardly feel it, and some places seem to be covered with two layers of veil.It's only after seven o'clock in the morning. After a while, the rain stopped and the sun came out, and the fog dissipated.But now, this village, which is more like a small town, has an unspeakable mystery in the fog. I laughed at myself, what I saw and heard in the past few days made me feel a bit like an army, isn't it just an ordinary village. The last time I came here, I took a look around and found the way to the second village. After passing through the small buildings, Huang Zhi's house is not far in front.But the deeper you went, the white mist became thicker. The wind blew a cloud of mist on my face, I took a deep breath and smelled the faint smell of river water.It dawned on me that there was a river not far ahead, and the fog on both sides of the river was of course heavy. The dilapidated small building of Huang Zhi's family has arrived.I suddenly remembered what the old woman said to me the last time I came here. She said it was so evil that she dared not even enter the door. Think about it, over the past few years, the number of people living in this small building has decreased one by one, either missing or dying, until now, it is actually empty, not even a single person. I couldn't help shivering. Going around to the back door of Huang Zhi's house, the door with the broken lock is now ajar, with a crack open, and you can see a corner of the wall of the empty storage room inside.In the few days after Huang Zhi's death, many people should have been here.I think they are basically the police, and people from the village are not likely to come here. I don't intend to go in. This is not the purpose of our visit today. It's just because of some emotions that I was drawn to come here to have a look.He Xi had been silent before, watching me walk around the building, and asked, "Is this Huang Zhi's home?" I nodded: "Let's find someone to talk to elsewhere. Well, I have someone to choose." Walking out from Huang Zhi's house, I turned a corner, and from a long distance away, I vaguely saw a figure there. As he got closer, the crooked body gradually became clearer, appearing from the mist. Yes, I saw the old woman again.She was sitting in front of her house, choosing vegetables like last time. I walked up to her and greeted her. The old woman stopped what she was doing, raised her head, and glanced at me.This movement, this look, is the same as last time. "What, what did you say?" she asked slowly. Yes, I forgot that she can't understand Mandarin, just like the last time we met, she asked me this way. For a moment, I had the illusion of going backwards in time. In the psychedelic space of this small village at the moment, even the time became uncertain. This strange illusion made me not come back to my senses for a while, and I forgot to respond to the old woman's words. The old man narrowed his eyes slightly, and the crow's feet radiated from the corners of his eyes, cutting many nicks. "Oh, it's you, the reporter." She recognized me. Then she shifted her gaze to the side of me, He Xi who was standing behind me.That police uniform immediately deepened her crow's feet. "Police." She murmured, pushed the vegetable bowl aside, and stood up. "What's the matter?" She looked at me, then turned her gaze to He Xi. "It's about Huang Zhi. You said last time that you watched her grow up. I have some questions to ask you." I said. "Okay, okay, cough, sit inside, come inside." She said and welcomed us in.As for the police certificate or not, the old lady never thought of taking a look. For ordinary people, the "skin" of this body is enough to represent everything. The buildings built by farmers all have similar layouts, but the furniture in the living room is not luxurious, but it is much better than Huang Zhi's house. The Eight Immortals table, mahogany chair, sofa, coffee table, big TV, everything you should have, and a large decorative painting on the wall. "I'll pour you tea." "Don't bother." "I want it." The old man turned around and walked into the kitchen, but brought two cans of Coke: "It's a hot day, it's better to drink this." "It's like this. She's from the Municipal Public Security Bureau and is investigating the case of Huang Zhi." I introduced He Xi.It's basically not a lie. "A lot of policemen came here a few days ago, and some came from Shanghai. But this is your first time here?" the old woman said to He Xi He Xi nodded. "She wants to ask you something about Huang Zhi's life." "Just ask." The old lady nodded repeatedly, very cooperative. "Ask, do you know what to ask?" I said to He Xi. He Xi nodded, but when he opened his mouth, I was shocked. "About that dead body, what I want to know is..." Before He Xi could finish asking, I was interrupted by a loud cough.Fortunately, He Xi spoke Mandarin, and she could only listen to Shanghai dialect, but could not speak it. "It's like this. She can only speak Mandarin. Let me ask questions for her. I followed her to interview. I know what she wants to ask. She wants to know more about the deceased, that is, Huang Zhi. Police suspect her death may have something to do with her missing children." "Her daughter, Zhou Xianxian?" I nod. "This little girl is silent. She likes to hide in the shadow of the corner the most. She walks without making a sound, like a dead person. In my opinion, she may be more evil than her mother." The old woman said something disgusting. If there is no basis, even though Zhou Xianxian has been missing for several months, it has not aroused the old woman's sympathy at all.The last time I came here, I felt that she also disliked Zhou Xianxian, but I didn't expect the prejudice to be so deep. "Has Huang Zhi ever had any other children?" He Xi asked. As I relayed He Xi's words to the old woman in Shanghai dialect, I shook my head in my heart. He Xi was really too direct, and I wanted to get around Zhou Xianxian slowly. "No, I was pregnant once three years ago, but it was a miscarriage." The miscarriage mentioned must refer to the time when the paper baby was born. "Apart from this, have you ever been pregnant? Think about it carefully. This is very important to solve the case." The old woman shook her head immediately without thinking: "It must be gone. They all live in the same village and live so close together. It can't be wrong. Huang Zhi is Zhou Xianxian who was born in the third year after marriage. After three years, she went to the hospital to have the ring removed because it was not good. After taking it off, she became pregnant again, which was the abortion. After the abortion, she had brain problems and died. So evil, there is still that man who dares to approach her." I looked at He Xi, He Xi nodded, and said, "That's right, she has had a cervical collar, and it matches when she is cut open. Most people will have some cervical erosion after giving birth. Huan, it is prone to inflammation after a long time, that is what she meant when she said it was not good." "For sure, she has been pregnant twice. Her body is too obvious when she is pregnant, and she can't hide it. It can't be wrong." The old woman said again. Huang Zhi is thin and thin. If Veronique is tall and there is still a possibility to hide her pregnancy signs, Huang Zhi can't hide it no matter what. According to the test results of the French police, the two dead babies died about three years ago. No matter how wrong it is, Huang Zhi, the child frozen in the South Korean refrigerator, could not have been born earlier than Zhou Xianxian.After Zhou Xianxian was born, Huang Zhi put on a cervical ring. After three years or so, she took off the ring and became pregnant with a paper baby. After that, she became insane, and no man approached her again. In this way, there is only one possibility left: the two dead babies that Ku Erruo found in his own refrigerator, one of them is the brother of the paper baby, the brother who sucked the baby until there was only a piece of paper left! What Huang Zhi said in the hospital three years ago turned out to be true!There really is another child in her belly! This shows what? I just can't believe the logical inference: the top big hospital deliberately stole the mother's baby. Regardless of whether it is for abduction or for any other reason, this is an appalling scandal!