Chapter 17 Chapter Seventeen

The conversation goes like this. Han Jian: "Tell me about the situation." Zhou Yulou: "Today, when I was about to leave work, my wife called me and said she was not feeling well and had a low-grade fever. She wanted to come to the 316 Hospital for a check-up. It was more than 6 o'clock when I got home, and my wife hadn't come back yet. My house is nearby, so it shouldn't take so much time. I called her cell phone, but a woman answered the phone. She said that your wife is now in 316 hospital. You come here alone, don't bring the police, or your wife Then die."

"Do you know that woman?" "I don't know each other. I was terrified at the time. She said my wife was on the top floor of the inpatient department of Hospital 316. I put down the phone and hurried over." "Why didn't you call the police?" "Don't dare, I don't know what the situation is, everything is too sudden! I am worried that my wife's safety will be threatened, so I can only do what that woman said." "and then?" "I went to the top floor of the inpatient department and saw the woman put a knife on my wife's neck. I was stunned! My first reaction was that she came here for money. I told her how much do you want? I can give you everything, you let my wife go quickly, but..." He rubbed his temples, "But she said she didn't want money, she just didn't want to live, she just killed her husband two days ago, she said the police had already If you find her, you will die anyway, she wants, wants..."

"What is she going to do?" "She wants to find someone to die with. She said that she hates all women. Her husband was killed by her because he fell in love with a woman and wanted to divorce her. She said that women have nothing good. ...bitch!" He paused for a moment, as if trying to remember, but actually to create.He trembled and gasped for a few moments before speaking again: "The woman asked me, does your wife seduce men outside? I said no, she is a very good person, and she did not seduce your husband. , why do you want to vent your anger on her, please let her go, I promise I will not tell others about your murder. But she said, it is late, the police have already gone to her house, she must die, she I just want to find a woman to die with now..." Zhou Yulou's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and his eyes gleamed with fear, "That woman is really a lunatic! Before she died, she wanted to drag an unrelated stranger on her back. too terrifying."

After saying these words, Zhou Yulou secretly heaved a sigh of relief.So far, he thinks the police won't pick up on his lies.He really thanked himself for the words he yelled to 110 tonight— "You lunatic, you let my wife go, you let her go! You let us leave the 316 hospital immediately! Leave the 316 hospital... We have no grievances with you, why are you doing this?! You let her go...Leave 316 Hospital..." You see, the true nature of the matter could not be heard from the phone call. It was just like what Zhou Yulou told Han Jian, a lunatic took innocent hostages frantically.In fact, when Zhou Yulou pressed the call button in his trouser pocket, he didn't think too much about it. He just tried his best to let 110 know his location and the urgency of the matter.But it now appears that that call had an unexpected effect.It so perfectly omits the superfluous parts of events, only vividly showing the madness of the kidnappers.Of course, it was also thanks to Zhou Yulou's timely mishandling and smashing of the phone that the call was cut off at the most appropriate place.

It's about time! The conversation continues.Han Jian asked Zhou Yulou: "When that woman said she killed her husband, did you know that she was talking about the Fu'an Hotel case?" "At first I didn't know, but later, she said it herself." "What did she say?" "At that time, her knife rested on my wife's neck. I was worried that she would kill my wife at any time, so I could only pretend to chat to stabilize her. I told her, it doesn't matter if you really kill your husband. , the court will definitely consider relevant factors when sentencing. For example, if your husband abandoned you first, or if he often used domestic violence against you, they will not ignore it. Many murderers will not be sentenced to death. The sentence is even very light, why do you want to die so extreme? But the woman said that those are of no use to her. Her husband never beat her, and he treats her very well. He doesn't want any property, just divorce That's fine. Besides, the day before the divorce, her husband wanted to invite her to Fu'an Restaurant for a meal, and the two of them got together. She said that it was because she couldn't bear it, so she secretly brought a knife when she went to Fu'an Restaurant. , entered the house, and killed her husband."

"Before this, did you know about the homicide at Fu'an Hotel?" Han Jian asked. Zhou Yulou froze for a moment, then said, "I...know." The following lie is too critical!Zhou Yulou glanced at Huang Dasheng and said, "I only found out after reading Dasheng's report." After saying this, he glanced at Huang Dasheng again... Huang Dasheng was stunned!Amazement... amazement filled his face!Stare at Zhou Yulou!Then, Huang Dasheng's mouth moved, as if he wanted to say something... Zhou Yulou's heart sank immediately.It's over!He thought, Huang Dasheng must have something to say!But he had to admit what he said, because Han Jian was staring at him without blinking, and he had no chance to wink or hint at Huang Dasheng.Besides, even hinting at it might not work... Zhou Yulou lowered his head weakly, feeling feverish all over his body, as if he was sitting in a fire.

After a while, fortunately, Huang Dasheng didn't say anything. Zhou Yulou feels like being reborn from the ashes.Han Jian didn't seem to notice anything unusual, he continued to ask questions, and Zhou Yulou answered one by one with nerves. Yes, Zhou Yulou must never tell Han Jian that he learned about the murder on the day of his wedding.Because that would be tantamount to confessing that on the day Tang Kai died, he was holding a wedding at the same place.That would be tantamount to telling the truth.The policeman in front of you must be thinking: On the day of your wedding, that woman’s husband died in the same restaurant, and a few days later, she came to kidnap your wife again.How can there be such a coincidence?The police will definitely make a big fuss about this, they will investigate, and finally find that the wedding that day was delayed for a long time, the groom disappeared, and that was the moment when the murder happened... So, Zhou Yulou could only hide the truth, Tell this lie at great risk.Anyway, Zhou Yulou has already noticed an important change—the policeman in charge of this case has changed.None of the policemen I saw at Fu'an Hotel that day showed up today.Zhou Yulou didn't know why he changed people, but he guessed that the policeman in front of him probably didn't know about his marriage in Fu'an Hotel.That is to say, in front of him, he can have nothing to do with Xia Churong and his wife, and be a complete stranger—as long as Huang Dasheng doesn't talk too much!

Huang Dasheng really didn't say much. Then, Han Jian asked Zhou Yulou how he dialed the alarm number, and Zhou Yulou answered truthfully.There is no need for him to lie about this link. Han Jian asked again: "Why did that woman commit suicide by jumping off the building in the end?" Zhou Yulou said: "Taking the opportunity of her letting down her vigilance, I rushed towards her and snatched the knife from her hand. The woman saw that it was too late to resist, so she ran away. At that time, my wife had already been arrested. I was dying of fright, and I focused all my attention on my wife. When I looked up at the woman again, she had already climbed up the window ledge on the top floor. I wanted to stop it, but it was too late. Then you came .”

"Did she say anything before jumping off the building?" "No, I didn't say anything." "Did she tell you who that woman was with her husband?" "No. She said that she spent a long time looking for the woman, but she was never found. She said that her husband was very careful and protected the woman so well that she still doesn't know who the woman is. She also followed her husband and checked his phone records, but nothing was found. She said that her husband was too cunning and did not leave any opportunities for her. This is what she hated her husband the most. place!"

"Do you think her husband really has such a woman outside?" "I don't know, that's what she said, who knows if it's true or not. That woman is crazy, crying and laughing for a while, and talking to me like a normal person for a while. I also said to her, is it because you are too Suspicious, there may not be such a woman at all, it's just your own imagination. But she said it can't be wrong, she saw lipstick marks on her husband's shirt. And she said, if there is no such woman, she Why did my husband divorce her so desperately? I think it might be because she couldn't find that woman all the time, and she was so angry that she went crazy, so she frantically tried to catch any woman to vent her anger, but unexpectedly caught my wife. "

Han Jian pondered for a moment, then asked Zhou Yulou, "Are you sure that you have never seen the woman who kidnapped your wife before?" Zhou Yulou was shocked!He didn't know what Han Jian meant by asking this question, but he didn't turn his head back. He could only say firmly: "I haven't seen it, I've never seen it." "Where's your wife? Has she had anything to do with this woman before?" "Certainly not. If there was, the woman would have told me just now. I'm sure my wife doesn't know her, and she doesn't know my wife at all." The conversation went on for a while, but it was already a non-important issue.At the end, Han Jian yelled "Dasheng..." several times before Huang Dasheng recovered.Han Jian went to see the "innocent hostage" in the ward, but Jiang Dan was still in a coma.Han Jian and his colleagues retreated first, and Huang Dasheng stayed with Zhou Yulou. It was already past 11 o'clock in the evening, and there were only two people in the corridor of 316 Hospital, Huang Dasheng and Zhou Yulou. They were sitting on cold plastic chairs at both ends of the corridor, without saying a word. After a while, Zhou Yulou spoke first. "Dasheng, I... want to explain to you..." "Zhou Yulou!" Huang Dasheng stood up "Huo" and strode to Zhou Yulou, with a blower in his body. "Tell me, what did you do?! Why did you lie to the police? You knew that woman a long time ago, right? Tell me the truth, did you kill that man..." "Dasheng," Zhou Yulou also stood up and stood facing Huang Dasheng, "I know what you are thinking, but things are not what you think. Please believe me, although we have been friends for many years, if I really Killing someone, I will never pull you into the water and let you cover me. I am too tired today, Jiang Dan is still in a coma, I don’t know when I will wake up, my mind is very confused, I will explain to you later ..." "You explain to me now!" Huang Dasheng exhaled and hit Zhou Yulou's face. He glared at his old friend, his eyes glaring coldly. "Do you know what you are doing? You are concealing the truth and interfering with the police handling the case! If I go to the Public Security Bureau now, then you will not be the one I will explain later, do you understand?" "Dasheng, don't get excited..." "Don't get excited? You told me to lie to the police in front of me and you told me not to get excited?! Tell me, did you know that woman a long time ago? What did you go missing for so long on the wedding day? Actually There is no such thing as your daughter being sick, right? You made it all up yourself! Also, when you were in the Huanyu Building today, did you stay with that woman all the time..." "Yes, together." "You've known her for a long time." "We've known each other for a long time." "Your relationship is not normal." "unusual." "Her husband found out about your relationship." "Found." "Her husband also went on the day of your wedding." "went." "You killed him!" "No! That day, at the entrance of the hotel, I saw her husband as soon as you entered. I don't know how he got there, but he must have malicious intentions. I was very nervous at the time. I went into the private room with him , I asked him what he wanted, do you know what he said? He asked me to publicly admit that I had an affair with his wife at the ceremony, and asked me to ask Jiang Dan to forgive me in front of everyone. Make a big fuss at the venue! Dasheng...do you know? That man is ruining me, he is going to ruin my whole life!" "So you killed him." "No! I promised to give him 150,000 yuan immediately, and he agreed. But at that moment, the woman walked in suddenly. As soon as she entered, she stabbed her husband in the chest!" When the word "knife" was mentioned, Zhou Yulou obviously felt his legs go weak.He went on to say: "I was stunned at the time. The woman was very crazy. After stabbing the knife, she went up to make up the knife again, and then the man fell to the ground and died. My mind was blank at the time. There were hundreds of people upstairs. Waiting for my wedding and I'm facing a homicide! What can I do? What can I do? I just walk away. Just pretend I don't know anything! Do you want me to call the police? Let the police investigate Me? Interrogate witnesses? Turn the wedding into a scandal? Let everyone know? Become an eternal joke? Ah? Huang Dasheng, tell you, if you were you, would you have the guts?" Zhou Yulou's voice sank, he didn't know whether he was talking to Huang Dasheng or talking to himself. "After the wedding, I have been afraid to turn on the phone. I hoped that this incident would pass quietly, and then everything would go back to the way it was before. But I was wrong. Yesterday, on my first day at work, the woman came to the school to find me. She Actually... Threatening me to divorce Jiang Dan and stay with her, or to falsely accuse me of killing her husband! Then, last night she appeared in the corridor of my house like a ghost. I was about to be forced by her Crazy, so I made an appointment with her today, and I warned her that if she harassed me again, I would report to the police, and everyone would die. Anyway, she was scared, and I thought it would take a while, but who would have thought she would go home today At that time, she found that the police had already gone to her house, and she thought it was me who called the police, but she was so mad that she ran to my house and kidnapped Jiang Dan.” Zhou Yulou sat down, his body was piled up in the chair, and the scene of being hospitalized again appeared in front of his eyes. A scene in the building. "Just now, that woman put a knife on Jiang Dan's neck. Several times, she almost killed her. I don't know why it happened. I don't know..." "So you pushed her down." Huang Dasheng said. "It wasn't me." Zhou Yulou looked up. "Later, I explained clearly to her that it was not me who called the police, but maybe the security guards in their community exposed her. After listening to her, she let go of Jiang Dan and ran to the window. Beside, jumped off." Zhou Yulou huddled up on the chair. After a while, Huang Dasheng asked him: "Is it true?" Zhou Yulou nodded. "But even if it's all true, you've been covering up a murderer. On the day of the wedding, the police asked you with Tang Kai's photo, and you said you didn't know that man." "Yeah," Zhou Yulou raised his face and looked at Huang Dasheng sadly, "I told you before, I don't have the courage to tell the truth to the police, otherwise my life will be over!" "How long have you known that woman?" "It didn't take long. I was going to have dinner with her that day, but who knew she had already opened the room. As soon as we went in, her husband suddenly appeared out of nowhere. That was the first time I saw that man, the second The second time was on the day of the wedding, in the private room of the Fu'an Hotel, the woman killed him as soon as she entered the room...Kill him..." Zhou Yulou sighed heavily, froze for a moment, and ended the order with four words. Depressed stories. "that's it." The door of the emergency room was pushed open, and a nurse poked their head in to let them in. Jiang Dan was lying flat on the hospital bed, his eyes were wide open, his breathing became much more stable, but he was still bloodless, and his face was pale.Zhou Yulou and Huang Dasheng walked to her bedside, and she said in a low voice: "Go home." It seemed to be raving. Zhou Yulou asked a doctor to check her condition again. The doctor said that she can go back, but she should pay attention to rest, so as not to be stimulated again, and it is best to lie on the bed for a few days. That night, Huang Dasheng sent Zhou Yulou and Jiang Dan home, upstairs, and into the house.Zhou Yulou put Jiang Dan on the bed and lay down.When he came out of the bedroom, Huang Dasheng had already left. Maybe he went to the Public Security Bureau, Zhou Yulou thought so, and couldn't help laughing bitterly.He knew that Huang Dasheng wouldn't, with the friendship accumulated in the past twenty years, Huang Dasheng wouldn't.At least, not tonight. What about tomorrow?Let's talk about tomorrow's matter. Zhou Yulou felt that every joint in his body was sore and achy.Go to sleep, he told himself, must sleep well, this sleep is hard-won.Zhou Yulou suddenly felt a kind of long-lost relief, which had been farewell to him for a long time, as if it had been hundreds of years.Well now, Xia Churong died, cleanly, neatly, timely, appropriate, without leaving any hidden dangers.Zhou Yulou really hopes that time will stop at this moment, everything will end, and nothing will happen again.But... who knows the pulse of good fortune?Who knows if this moment is the end of trouble, or the beginning of trouble? Zhou Yulou turned around and wanted to go back to the bedroom. At this moment, he finally knew that once the trouble started, it would not stop easily.He saw Jiang Dan carrying a suitcase and staggering out of the bedroom.Zhou Yulou was preparing his speech, Jiang Dan had already walked in front of him, stopped, looked at him, and asked in a low voice: "That day, at Fu'an Hotel, you watched that woman kill her husband and then come up to marry me? " Zhou Yulou: "..." A slap, a snap, a crisp sound.Zhou Yulou's cheeks were hot.Jiang Dan staggered to the door. "Let's get a divorce." After speaking, Jiang Dan walked out.The door slammed shut behind her. Zhou Yulou stood in the middle of the room, not moving for a long time.The residual heat on his face did not subside, and together with the faint smell wafting from the kitchen, he was reminded that too many things happened tonight.