Chapter 111 It's Her
Looking at the peaceful man in front of them, the three of them looked at each other without saying a word.
Until Xie Zizheng took the initiative to speak: "I was the one who killed Yu Jia."
Chi Xia retracted his gaze from him and looked at Luo Xun: "Captain Luo, let the nurse bring the old lady back."
She looked at Xie Zizheng again: "Doctor Xie, let's talk about some things in front of Aunt Zheng."
Luo Xun glanced at Xie Zizheng, then turned and walked out.
Xie Zizheng's calm face had a crack, and he looked at Chi Xia with dissatisfaction: "She is just an innocent and pitiful old woman. Discussing the death of her daughter and grandson in front of her, officer, why are you so cruel to her?"
"Some things need to be made clear."
Chi Xia looked at him: "Doctor Xie, you may have your own purpose, but we also have our own responsibilities."
Xie Zizheng's mouth twitched. He stood up, his arm supporting the table trembling slightly. "You want a result, and the result is here with me. Do you need anything else?"
"no."
Chi Xia shook her head and said, "What we want is not the result, but the truth."
"The truth is sometimes cruel," said Xie Zizheng.
Chi Xia looked at him with a cold gaze: "Doctor Xie, there is no truth without cruelty."
At this time, Luo Xun came in, his expression slightly tense, and he said: "The nurse has returned with Zheng Lanshu."
"Let's go, Doctor Xie." Chi Xia turned and walked out.
Xie Zizheng hesitated for a while, his expression solemn. He sighed secretly and followed him out.
In Zheng Lanshu's room, she was sitting in the rocking chair on the balcony, looking at the mountain opposite with gentle eyes.
Standing next to her was the nurse that Chi Xia and the others were familiar with.
When Chi Xia and the others went in, Zheng Lanshu was pointing at the mountains in the distance and said happily to the nurse: "Rou Rou, Rou Rou is there."
The nurse didn't understand, so she just agreed: "Yes, she's there, Auntie, let's be good and wait for Rourou to come and see you, okay?"
Zheng Lanshu just smiled, his eyes were infinitely gentle: "Rou Rou is coming back, Rou Rou is going to finish school."
Luo Xun and Chi Xia realized something. They walked over and looked towards the other side of the mountain. They both frowned at the same time.
They had neglected it from the very beginning. The mountain they could see at a glance was the one where Luo Xun and his team found Zhou Wanrou's body.
Chi Xia turned around and looked at Xie Zizheng: "Doctor Xie, come in and talk."
Doctor Xie walked in and just stood at the door, unwilling to move another step .
The nurse sensed the tense atmosphere and asked carefully, "Then...then I'll go out first..."
She couldn't help but look at Doctor Xie again and said, "Doctor Xie, Aunt Zheng's condition hasn't been very good recently, you..."
"I'll pay attention." Xie Zizheng forced a smile at her: "Sister Hu, you go out first, leave this to me."
The nurse said "ah" and walked out.
Luo Xun closed the door of the room. As soon as he turned around, he heard Xie Zizheng's voice. He deliberately lowered his voice: "I did it all. You don't need to ask. I just went out to kill Yu Jia."
"No, not you."
Chi Xia walked over to the old lady and said, "Doctor Xie, you may not understand that, apart from the murderer, we police officers are the ones who know the most about murder and arson. Do you think that we can naturally suspect you just because you deliberately left the ring at the scene where Yu Jia was murdered?"
"But it's not like that."
Chi Xia walked up to him and shook his head: "All the clues must be linked together, the motive, time, and method must be linked together, and the only thing that the ring can prove is that you have been there."
"Why can't I kill her?"
Xie Zizheng clenched his fists, his shoulders shaking slightly: "She killed Wanrou, she killed Wanrou and the child!"
His eyes were red, veins popped out on his forehead, and he gritted his teeth, but was afraid that the old lady would hear him, so he spoke in a whisper: "Wanrou and the child are so innocent! I wish I could cut her into pieces! The child is only four years old!"
The corners of his lips trembled: "What do you know? What do you know? You just want the truth..."
"If it were me, I would feel the same as you."
Chi Xia glanced at the old lady. She was humming a song on the balcony. The tune was gentle, like a lullaby.
She also lowered her voice: "But you overlooked, Dr. Xie, you didn't have the time to commit the crime."
On Luo Xun's phone, messages from Lin Wenjue and others came one after another. He read them carefully and then handed the phone to Chi Xia.
Chi Xia's eyes moved slightly, and the thought in his mind was finally verified.
"From the beginning, we overlooked one person."
Luo Xun said, "The person with the most motive, but the easiest to not be suspected."
"Who..." Xie Zizheng subconsciously glanced at the old lady and quickly looked away.
Luo Xun walked up to the old lady with a few cotton swabs in his hand.
The old lady who was humming a song suddenly stopped, stared at him blankly and unfamiliarly, then smiled in surprise: "Ximin, you're here."
"Well, here I come."
Luo Xun smiled at her, squatted down, and wiped off the two drops of blood on the old lady's shoes with a cotton swab.
Xie Zizheng's face tightened and a look of regret flashed across his face.
Luo Xun put the bloody cotton swab into the evidence bag: "From the time we saw you leave to the time you came back, we didn't think you had time to kill someone."
"You are very fast, but there are still some omissions."
He held up the evidence bag and said, "The blood on here should be Yu Jia's. If we search now, we should find the old lady's changed clothes in your car or somewhere in the nursing home."
Chi Xia added: "Just ask what Aunt Zheng wore when she went to the auditorium, or take a look at the surveillance video and compare it with what she wore now, and your lie will be exposed."
"Officer, you overestimate the time it takes to kill a person." Xie Zizheng was silent for a long time before he looked up and said.
Luo Xun snorted: "Maybe, but you may not know that because the murderer has less physical strength, the injuries on Yu Jia's body may look horrible, but they are not fatal."
Xie Zizheng stood there in a daze, but Chi Xia saw his clenched fists slowly loosen.
He seemed relieved.
Chi Xia and Luo Xun exchanged glances, she turned around and called out in a cold and solemn voice, “Aunt Zheng.”
"Don't! Don't shout! Don't call her!"
Xie Zizheng suddenly became anxious. He turned around and grabbed Chi Xia's arm, pulling her back. His voice was still restrained, but with a hint of begging.
"Don't call her, she...she has forgotten everything she did! She really has forgotten everything!"
"Forgot?"
Luo Xun looked towards Zheng Lanshu. She was still humming the same ballad, shaking her head slightly. This kind of carefree and relaxed expression could not be faked no matter what.
Xie Zizheng was sad and angry. He nodded and reiterated: "Her Alzheimer's disease is already very serious. Whatever she did in the last second, she forgets it in the next second."
"Chi Xia, go and take a look." Luo Xun said.
Chi Xia walked over.
Xie Zizheng said softly, "But a mother will never forget the injustice her child has suffered, never."
His voice was choked with sobs, and he pointed to his head: "Even if she is sick and can't control her memory, she will not forget how Wanrou and Xixi died. She wants to avenge her children. Officer, why do you have to kill an old man?"
Zheng Lanshu once again mistook Chi Xia for Zhou Wanrou. Her eyes were filled with unstoppable kindness, and she patted her thighs: "Rou Rou, come here and lie down here. I will sing a song for you."
Chi Xia sat on the ground with her head resting on her legs. She stared at Zheng Lanshu's face, listening to the tune she hummed, and a smile appeared on the corners of her mouth.
She really forgot everything.
After a while, she stood up, walked to Luo Xun and said, "He didn't lie."
"Can't you just think that I killed him?" Xie Zizheng said again.
"cannot."
Luo Xun's voice sank slightly: "The law will never favor anyone because of who is weak. Doctor Xie, the truth is the truth because it is cruel. If the truth can be forged, then what is the meaning of its existence?"
"I don't want to discuss such profound issues!"
Xie Zizheng pointed at the old lady emotionally and said, "Open your eyes and take a look. Why did such an old lady, who lost her daughter and grandson, have to have such a tragic ending?"
"Doctor Xie, you are good at medicine, but your law studies are really average."
Chi Xia suddenly spoke up and seemed to sigh: "Perhaps you should learn more about how the law will handle a situation like the old lady's."
Luo Xun was slightly stunned and twitched the corner of his mouth. She really knew how to pick the time.
She continued, "You thought that if you teamed up with Wu Shanshan to send us the photos of you and Zhou Wanrou, and then dropped your ring at the scene, we would be suspicious of you, right?"
Xie Zizheng had not yet recovered from the meaning of Chi Xia's words just now. He was stunned for a long time. He didn't say anything, but just lowered his head.
"Besides, you overlooked a lot of things."
Chi Xia came over and said, "Have you ever thought about this? Aunt Zheng is a weak person who lives in a nursing home. Her memory is sometimes good and sometimes bad. When is she awake? How does she find the time to go out and commit crimes? Have you ever thought about this? Who is controlling this old woman behind her?"
Xie Zizheng's face changed in shock and he looked at Chi Xia in disbelief.
A hint of disdain flashed across Chi Xia's eyes. She was too lazy to say anything more and stood beside Luo Xun.
Luo Xun asked him: "When did Pei Xinlu die? How did he die? How much can you tell? Doctor Xie, as long as you tell me this, I will regard you as the murderer."
Xie Zizheng's lips moved countless times, and he wanted to say something countless times, but in the end he lowered his head.
Because he couldn't answer, he didn't know. He only knew that the man was dead and was killed by Aunt Zheng. Aunt Zheng didn't have time to tell him the rest and he forgot it.
"You know nothing but want to take the blame. Are all the policemen as stupid as you?" Chi Xia mocked him mercilessly.
Luo Xun looked at him and sighed: "Doctor Xie, you have a bright future. Think about this matter carefully. How could she have the time to run out of the sanatorium and kill people? How could she control her emotions to enable her to kill people while sober? If you are sober enough, you will know that you don't need to hide it from us."
He stopped and waited for Xie Zizheng to raise his head.
When he looked over, Luo Xun said again: "We are here to help you, not to arrest you, so take care of yourself."
