rogue flower

Chapter 29

"Dead?!" - this was Gu Xiaohui's first reaction.

"... AIDS?!" - this was Xu Haiyang's second reaction.

This surprising news was like a heavy firework exploding above everyone's heads, not to mention Gu Xiaohui, even the two well-informed seniors in the provincial capital looked at each other and smiled wryly.After hearing this, Bai Zizheng didn't know how to express his position. After calming down, he felt that this was the most perfect, reasonable and impeccable explanation he had ever heard.Why did the real culprit of the provincial capital case stop committing the crime without warning? This question that has troubled the task force for many years can have a very simple answer, that is, the culprit is dead.They had considered force majeure factors before, but they focused more on external factors such as "job transfer", "marriage and childbirth", and "environmental changes", which involved moving and hiding the corpse. The murderer's physical strength would not be too bad. He is quite calm, sober and meticulous. This is the police's judgment of the murderer in the early stage of the incident.

Bai Zizheng agreed with this point of view, so Zeng Qi's character design made him feel a subtle sense of incongruity. After reacting, he realized that his thoughts were being led away by Chi Lang again, and his brainwashing skills were also very powerful.Chi Lang's description of "that person" is already very comprehensive. The year of undergraduate enrollment, the admission to graduate school, and the restrictions on his native place, this information is enough for them to lock in a fairly narrow range, and can even be accurate to a specific person. .Bai Zizheng made a comparison between Zeng Qi and the image of the murderer in Chi Lang's mouth, and found that "a major turning point in life around [-]" was hit by Chi Lang again, because he didn't know Zeng Qi How far his condition has progressed and whether it will affect the body's functions, so there are still doubts about his suspicion, and it is not certain that Zeng Qi must be the real culprit in the provincial capital case.

Now that Zeng Qi is dead, the verification work will revolve around his trajectory during his lifetime.This is not difficult, people are gone, probably there will be no changes.According to the data, Zeng Qi stayed in Sanqing to work after graduating from a master's degree. On August 22, [-], he married a woman named "Song Mingna".The two had no children after marriage, and later divorced in early [-]. It was less than three months before Zeng Qi tested positive for HIV antibodies. It seems that the inside story of the divorce is related to this matter.

After a brief discussion, they finally decided to investigate Zeng Qi's relationship separately.One is to understand his family situation, the other is to get in touch with his classmates and colleagues, and the third is to find his ex-wife as soon as possible.Because Zeng Qi was brought out through Tang Zeli, the police do not have any specific information about him at present, and Sanqing is not within their jurisdiction, so the matter of finding someone can only be troubled by the local police. Part of the time will be spent waiting.Of course, Bai Zizheng didn't want everything about Zeng Qi to be a waste of effort, but he felt very entangled in his heart because of that damned game. After eating, he went back to the hotel room, couldn't explain why, and sighed inexplicably. .

The hotel booked three standard rooms for two people, one for the provincial duo, one for Bai Zizheng and Gu Xiaohui, and one for Xu Haiyang.There is nothing to be busy tonight, so Gu Xiaohui temporarily put aside the case, and took Xu Haiyang to a nearby barbecue stand to have some skewers, which he dubbed "Looking for the feeling of being a student".Bai Zizheng didn't go, and lay on the bed with his head resting on his hands. He seemed to be wandering away, but in fact, many disorganized thoughts flashed through his mind.one-parent family?student council?The key words that Chi Lang said popped up one after another.At this time, the phone in his pocket vibrated with a "buzzing" sound, which successfully interrupted Bai Zizheng's thoughts.Bai Zizheng took out his mobile phone, saw Chi Lang's name displayed on the screen, and thought to himself that Cao Cao Cao Cao would be there, he pressed the answer button and said "Hello" lightly.

Chi Lang said: "Xiaobai? It's me. Didn't bother you?"

Bai Zizheng said, "What do you think?"

Chi Lang said: "That's good, I'm afraid of disturbing you. Have you rested?"

Bai Zizheng said, "That's right, I'm waiting for news."

Chi Lang said: "How is it? Have you found someone?"

Bai Zizheng said: "There is a suspect who is checking. Let me tell you, if you want to hear the work report, you might as well go to Captain Fu and wait in advance. You can still discuss it."

Chi Lang smiled and said, "You want to hear me say something else? You miss me?"

Bai Zizheng felt that he was really sick, and wanted to reprimand him at first, but gave up and said, "You can do whatever you want. How is the situation?"

Chi Lang said: "It's good. It's just that Gu Xiaohui is not here, it seems a lot deserted. Where are the two of them?"

Bai Zizheng said, "I went downstairs to eat barbecue."

Chi Lang said: "You didn't go?"

Bai Zizheng said, "I've eaten tonight, so I'm not that hungry now." After thinking about it, he still didn't mention Zeng Qi's matter, so that he wouldn't cling to that damned bet.

Chi Lang was also self-aware, knowing that he was competing in secret, so he didn't take the initiative to tease him, and waited for him to come back before losing his heart.The two chatted casually for a few more words. Seeing that it was almost time, Bai Zizheng hung up the phone.It was already dark outside, and the strange city exuded a sense of quiet solitude, and there was so much more for them to explore.

Not long after, Xu Haiyang and Gu Xiaohui came back from the outside, and the three went to the next door to discuss the follow-up arrangements.After the discussion, Bai Zizheng called Fu Yunsheng and briefly explained what he had learned today.Because Zeng Qi's native place is in this province, it is more appropriate to cooperate with the provincial capital to investigate his family situation.Thinking that Chi Lang would not be spouting nonsense when Fu Yunsheng was present, Bai Zizheng immediately felt relieved. As for how proud Chi Lang would be by himself, he was out of sight and out of mind, so leave him alone for the time being.

The Sanqing police received the news the next afternoon that they had contacted Zeng Qi's ex-wife, Song Mingna.The other party refused the police investigation request on the grounds that he was not in Sanqing, but said that he could give some simple answers on the phone, and then consider and arrange a meeting if necessary.It was a fact that Song Mingna left Sanqing after divorcing Zeng Qi. The police agreed to Song Mingna's proposal and found a suitable time to call her.

This time it was Cui Da, one of the duo in the provincial capital, who was in charge of the inquiry. His hearty voice of Big Brother gave people a very trustworthy feeling.Song Mingna currently lives in Shenzhou and remarried three years ago. Her husband is an engineer and she is a freelancer specializing in design. They have a one-year-old daughter.Song Mingna confessed that she did not want her husband to know too much about her ex-husband, and repeatedly asked the police not to interfere with her current life as much as possible.Cui Da expressed his understanding and apology, and after the simple greetings, he said straight to the point: "We want to ask about your ex-husband Zeng Qi."

Song Mingna said: "I've heard. He... passed away in [-] years. He passed away due to illness, do you understand?"

Cui Da said: "Yes. That's why I want to know something from you, I hope you don't mind."

Song Mingna said: "Well...it doesn't matter. The thing about his illness...you also know, right?"

Cui Dadao: "We found his name on the carrier list of the CDC."

Song Mingna said: "This matter... To be honest, I don't know how... Well, he got this disease. Because for me... Hearing this news is really like a bolt from the blue. It's a mess, I don't know what to do. He proposed the divorce, just for this matter. He said he didn't want to harm me, and I was also very scared... There is no way to discuss this kind of thing with someone, so I just I can get a divorce. My current husband doesn't know that I divorced him for this...for this reason, so I hope you can keep it a secret, can you?"

Cui Da said: "We will. Can you tell me what kind of person Zeng Qi is in your impression?"

Song Mingna said: "He... I met him in college. At that time, we worked in two places very close to each other. Later, we gradually became acquainted. Because we got off work late, he said that the road was not safe. Every day, he sent me back to school, all the way to the downstairs of the dormitory, and then he went back, saying that he was relieved. The two of us...we are not in the same school, so he was walking away like this. I am very sorry, but also very touched .Because of the family situation... I have a lot of common language with him. His father passed away when he was very young, and his mother has always taken care of him. I was brought up by my grandparents... I have never seen it My dad and mom are often not at home too... It was very emotional. After a year or so, I was with him. I think he is very filial, very cheerful, and a humorous kind of person, and he We are very happy together. In [-], we got our marriage certificate, and he said that he wanted to take his mother over and live with us. At that time, his job and income were very stable, and he might not be able to find such a good one when he returned to his hometown. I just He said yes, and then he took Auntie over."

Judging from Song Mingna's tone of reminiscing about the past, she shouldn't have much ill feeling towards Zeng Qi.But what makes Bai Zizheng a little complicated is that "the murderer grew up in a single-parent family" seems to be confirmed from Song Mingna's words.Song Mingna continued: "Auntie is a very kind person. The conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law did not happen to me. She took care of me like a daughter. Later, in the middle of [-], I changed to a relatively easy job and started working with Zeng Qi was thinking about having a baby. Because I was doing design work, I often turned day and night upside down when I changed the plan, and my physical condition was not very good. My aunt suggested that we go for a physical examination and prepare for pregnancy after recuperating. It is also for the sake of the child .”

"But... I didn't expect..." Her voice seemed to tremble a little, "...it would be like this. At that time, I felt that the sky was falling, like being struck by lightning, and I wanted to die. Afterwards, I hurried to the hospital for an examination... for laboratory tests. I basically didn't fall asleep during the days waiting for the results. I also separated from him and went to sleep in the company. I was anxious and afraid, and I didn't want to see his face at all. I was surprised Why did he get this infection... The first reaction was that he secretly had something to do with those dirty people behind my back. But we have always had a good relationship after we got married, and there was nothing wrong with him... Later, when my test results came out, I probably escaped a catastrophe, because I had been recuperating during that time, and I didn't talk to him... He said he didn't know what was going on, and he was also in pain. But during that time I felt scared when I saw him, and there were many meaningless quarrels... He said we should divorce... Finally, I left Sanqing, very sad, and lost contact with him. In [-], a friend of his suddenly contacted I said that Zeng Qi died, and my aunt is very sad now, she was hospitalized, and asked if I could go to see her. I asked him if his aunt knew about Zeng Qi’s illness, and he said that the aunt seemed to know that Zeng Qi had a serious illness , but he didn’t know it was AIDS. He said that Zeng Qi took his aunt back to his hometown after the two of us divorced, and ran away after settling down with his aunt, but he would still contact this friend occasionally, and this friend helped to clean up the relics of."

Cui Da said: "What happened later?"

Song Mingna said: "Later... I asked this friend for her address, and secretly went to see Auntie, but I didn't meet her, so I left my salary for one year and asked this friend to take good care of her. In one or two years, Auntie Passed away, I dealt with the funeral with this friend, and we never contacted again after that. In fact..." She paused obviously when she said this, as if she was overwhelmed by the past, her voice became A little bit bitter, "I know Zeng Qi is not that kind of person...he is not the kind of person who will mess around. He has a good temper and has many friends. If anyone asks him for help, he will be very enthusiastic to do it. He has never done anything bad. , people are also very nice...I really want to know...why? What happened? His friend said it might be because of a blood transfusion, but I don't remember him having a blood transfusion."

Cui Da said: "What's the name of his friend?"

Song Mingna said: "... I remember that his surname is Tang, and he should be a student who is a few years younger than him. We met when we were in school, and we were not familiar with him at that time. Zeng Qi has a very good relationship with him, and he is still a fellow. So it's more convenient for him to take care of my aunt all the time."

Cui Da said: "Surnamed Tang? Is it Tang Zeli?"

Song Mingna was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "...It seems to be the name, how...how did you know? What happened to his friend?"