dhibooks Chapter 6 Chapter 6
Chapter 6 Chapter 6
In a small village that hasn't even had a case of burglary in the past ten years, on the first day of the winter vacation, a corpse was dunked out of the frozen river in the small river that crosses the village.
When the police arrived at the scene, Zhao Feng stood expressionlessly next to Zhao Changming who was hugging Zhao Nan, surrounded by crowds of melon eaters who blocked the crime scene.
He dutifully played a bystander, as if what happened in front of him had nothing to do with him, until a man in police uniform inadvertently saw him in the crowd.
The policeman, who looked about 50 or [-] years old, was squatting to examine the corpse. When he saw Zhao Feng, he put back the white cloth used to cover the corpse, and walked straight towards Zhao Feng.
"Director Feng." Zhao Changming greeted first, and then put down Zhao Nan who was in his arms, "Thank you for your hard work in the cold weather."
When Zhao Changming spoke, he sent Zhao Nan and Zhao Feng quietly to Zhang Tianyou's legs standing next to him.
"Uncle, you take the two children home first, Xiaoyun should be anxious at home."
Zhang Tianyou understood immediately, dragged the two children out of the crowd, and ran forward quickly with a handful of old bones.
"Changming, was that child Zhao Dong's son just now?" Director Feng's gaze was cut off by the crowd that quickly closed, and he returned to Zhao Changming, "I just looked at it, and the child from ten miles and eight villages belongs to that child who is good-looking. .”
"They're still dolls. If you can see something, at most it's pleasing to the eye." Zhao Changming took out the Zhonghua cigarettes that he always kept in his arms and handed them to Director Feng.
"Don't, don't, don't..." Director Feng put Zhao Changming's hand holding the cigarette back, turned his head sideways to glance at the crime scene behind him, and turned his head to say, "You know, there are people here. Not good like that' look.
Zhao Changming put the cigarette away quickly and wisely, and then said: "Then Director Feng, you are busy, I will go back first."
"Hey, don't go, Changming. You are an eyewitness. I still have a lot to ask." Director Feng turned around and called a young man over. The witnesses are all called, and the others are quickly evacuated!"
Zhao Changming's heart moved, and he quickly took Director Feng's hand: "Director Feng, there were only children here at that time, just me and my uncle. You see, my uncle is getting old and his mind is full of thoughts all day long. Confused, children don't understand anything! Besides, these parents seem to be protecting their calves, so you don't have to provoke them."
"Then..." After Zhao Changming said it, Director Feng inexplicably felt that the parents with children around him looked at him much more fiercely than before.He began to hesitate.
"Isn't there still me here? I will know everything you want to ask, and I can guarantee that no detail will be missed!" Zhao Changming patted Director Feng's hand and said.
This is the first homicide case in a small place, and the protagonist of the homicide case is a person who has always been disliked. Director Feng is inevitably a little bit disinterested.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you when you interrupted me just now!" Director Feng slapped Zhao Changming's arm violently with his backhand: "The one who died was Zhao Feng's father, Zhao Dong! Do something..."
When Zhao Dong went to jail in an accident, it was Director Feng. At that time, Director Feng’s daughter was also studying at the school where the accident happened. Zhao Dong was in his hands. He was really merciless and strictly followed the legal process. , did not put any water.
The soaked body was not very pleasant to look at, but Director Feng still recognized him at a glance.
"Xiao Wang, call him that..." Director Feng changed his voice: "Ask Qu Wanting to identify the corpse."
After he finished speaking, he turned his attention back to Zhao Changming: "Changming, then I will trouble you..."
Director Feng explained a few words to a young man behind him, and soon the young man walked up to Zhao Changming and began to ask about the situation in a serious manner.
Throughout the afternoon, the village was filled with a lingering haze, and the adults in every household unanimously issued a foot restraint order to their children: you can't go out, it's not safe outside.
Wang Zhiyun originally wanted to inform Qu Wanting to let her know that Zhao Feng was fine, but she was alone at home looking after the two children, and at this juncture she dared not let them out of her sight, let alone take them out on a risky journey.
"Auntie, I want to go home."
Wang Zhiyun's face was full of sadness, he kept looking out the door with worry, and it took him a long time to react after hearing Zhao Feng's words.
"Xiao Feng, be good, wait for a while, wait for a while, Auntie will ask Uncle Zhao to take you back."
"No, I can go back by myself."
Wang Zhiyun didn't expect Zhao Feng to do what he said, actually walked out of the yard, and the door was about to open while he was speaking.
"Brother Xiaofeng, brother Xiaofeng!" Zhao Nan was frightened, and after being sent home, she nestled in Wang Zhiyun's arms, twitching intermittently.But when he saw Zhao Feng opened the door and was about to leave, he immediately ran to Zhao Feng with his uncontrollable legs, and grabbed Zhao Feng's sleeves with both hands: "Brother Xiaofeng can't leave, you can't!" Walk!"
A soreness welled up in Zhao Feng's throat inexplicably, a feeling he had never experienced before, like the bitterest poison in the world had been poured into his throat, so bitter, so painful.
"I want to go home, this is not my home."
Zhao Nan's hand was beaten down by Zhao Feng, it was so hot that it throbbed in pain.He twitched again, then burst out crying out loud.
Wang Zhiyun panicked when he heard Zhao Nan's crying, because Zhao Nan had never cried so loudly like now.Wang Zhiyun quickly hugged Zhao Nan in his arms to comfort him, but it was useless, Zhao Nan cried more and more.Soon Wang Zhiyun found that Zhao Nan's crying was almost out of breath, and even more urgent tears were about to flow down.
She was flustered for a while, and when she thought about it again, Zhao Feng had already disappeared.
When Zhao Feng returned home, there were a few bold onlookers gathered outside the door, and inside the room Qu Wanting was standing opposite a young man in police uniform.
"Sister, don't be nervous, sit down."
"No, no, I'll just stand..." Qu Wanting waved her hands, pinched the hem of her clothes, and lowered her head.
"Mom, your knees are bad, please sit down." Zhao Feng walked into the room, moved a bench for Qu Wanting, and exerted some strength with his hands, pulling Qu Wanting to sit down without any trace, "Uncle Policeman What are you doing at our house, did my dad do something wrong again?"
The little policeman originally asked someone to identify the body, but Zhao Feng came in without saying a word.
He had just started working not long ago, and it was the first time in his life that he had done such a hurtful thing as notifying his family to identify the dead body. He was still talking to a child.
"Uncle policeman, my dad hasn't come back for several days. My mom and I are in such a panic that we don't know what to do."
The little policeman heard it: Hey, it has something to do with the case, I need to ask more.
"Really, how many days has it been?" The young man tried his best to look amiable.
"Hmm..." Zhao Feng tilted his head and thought about it for a while, then counted on his fingers, and finally ran to the door and took off the calendar at home, pointed to a date and said: "It's this day, so count Today is a total of 20 days!"
"20 days! Haven't you thought of calling the police?" The little policeman couldn't help but raise his voice, Qu Wanting pinched the hem of his clothes even tighter, Zhao Feng also seemed to be frightened, and shrank back a long way. "Uh... sorry, I'm a little anxious. But this person hasn't been seen for 20 days, what are you guys doing?"
The little policeman hadn't finished "how" yet, Zhao Feng's tears flowed down like he didn't want money, sobbing sobbing and choking, he said: "My father, my father often doesn't come back for many days. Once we come back, if we Ask one more question, ask my dad, just, beat my mother, if I drink alcohol, I will beat me too."
Talking about the sad place, Zhao Feng threw himself into Qu Wanting's arms: "Ah... Mom, why did Dad beat me? It hurts me so much, it hurts so much!"
The little policeman's nose was sore from the scene of mother and child hugging and crying, and he walked around in embarrassment for a long time, but he couldn't intervene to say a word of comfort.
Ten minutes later, the little policeman went out and walked about ten meters away before suddenly remembering that he hadn't done the most important thing.He was busy comforting Zhao Feng who was crying so much that he almost passed out, and forgot to mention the identification of the dead body.
"Oh, I'm going, this stupid head!" He knocked on his forehead with the notebook in his hand, turned back to the door and patted his mouth again: "This mouth is also stupid enough, it can't even say the word "recognize a corpse." exit!"
Bite their heads and led Qu Wanting and Zhao Feng who insisted on accompanying him to identify the dead body, and the little police drove the mother and son back home in a police car.
In the dead of night, Zhao Feng packed his bed by himself and got in early.
"Mom, sleep with me in the same bed tonight."
Qu Wanting looked puzzled.Since Zhao Feng was born, except when he was not weaned, he would go to her side to find milk at night, and he would sleep alone at other times.Qu Wanting once tried to sleep with Zhao Feng in her arms, but the result was: Zhao Feng would stare at the beam with his eyes wide open all night in a daze.
He didn't say no, nor did he say why, he just persisted through the long night with his eyes open.
"Mom, hurry up, I'm already warm in bed."
Qu Wanting hesitantly lifted the corner of the quilt and lay down, her body stiffened unnaturally.She was afraid that Zhao Feng would keep his eyes open all night, so she wanted to wait and see.
An hour passed, and she took a sneak peek: Zhao Feng still had his eyes open.She sighed softly, tiptoeing to get up and go back to her bed.
"Mom, it's not you, right? Tell me it's not you." Zhao Feng stared at the cobweb-covered beams and said, as if he was asking Qu Wanting, but also himself.
Qu Wanting's lips couldn't stop shaking more and more violently, and her red eye sockets could not be seen in the dark.She suppressed the sad choking, lowered her head and shed a tear, and tried her best to make a sound.
"No, no!"
"Okay." Zhao Feng pulled the quilt up, patted Qu Wanting who was half sitting up, "Go to sleep, it's getting late..." Then, Zhao Feng slowly closed his eyes.
Early in the morning, Zhao Feng had dinner, helped Qu Wanting clean up the dishes, and said a word as if chatting normally.
"I think three months is about..."
"Huh?" Qu Wanting didn't understand why.
"In three months, we're leaving here."