Chapter 248 Meeting the In-Laws
Walking from downstairs to upstairs, passing every floor, the past events come to mind vividly.
"At that time, there was no special task force. Even the office was so small and crowded together. It was full of smoke every day."
Zheng Jinghuai touched the task force's table and said, "It's only been a short time, and there have been huge changes."
Chi Xia poured him some water: "You've been walking around for so long, have a drink of water."
Zheng Jinghuai waved his hand: "I'm not thirsty. By the way, where is Luo Xun sitting?"
Chi Xia pointed to Luo Xun's seat: "There."
Zheng Jinghuai walked over and saw the chair Luo Xun was sitting on. The seat showed obvious signs of long-term sitting. "How could he sit on the chair like this?"
Chi Xia said: "You know he often doesn't go home and sleeps in the police station."
Zheng Jinghuai's hand froze as he touched the chair.
"As long as his sister's case remains unsolved, his guilt will not diminish. He either confines himself to a house with only one window or to a police station, as if he would be letting his sister and those girls down if he lives a slightly better life."
Chi Xia walked over: "He said that you are the same, and you are suffering because of this matter."
Zheng Jinghuai sat up and saw the photo of the two of them on Luo Xun's desk.
He picked up the photo and said, "I am incompetent and I have let those kids down. But look at me, have I lived a bad life these years? Actually, I haven't lived a bad life."
Chi Xia put the water cup on Luo Xun's desk: "Teacher Zheng, why did you choose to study psychology?"
"I used to despise this the most. I don't know if Luo Xun has told you about it."
Zheng Jinghuai looked at her: "You two are dating, right?"
Chi Xia didn't expect Luo Xun to tell Zheng Jinghuai even this.
"We've just been together for a short time." Chi Xia felt a little embarrassed.
"He called me that night, and I haven't seen that kind of excitement in more than ten years."
Zheng Jinghuai smiled and said, "As for why I chose to study psychology , it's because I suddenly realized that crime cannot be superficially attributed to impulse and passion, hatred and premeditation, but that there are some people who commit crimes because they are sick."
He pointed to his heart.
"There are more and more tragedies caused by family, environment, and personality. With the development of society, criminal psychology will inevitably become an important topic in the field of crime. When I really came into contact with this thing, I realized how shallow I was before."
Chi Xia listened to what he said and said, "In recent years, the discussion about the idea that chromosomal abnormalities lead to born criminals has become increasingly heated in the field of criminal psychology. I remember that you were also researching this topic for a while."
"You know me quite well." Zheng Jinghuai sat in Luo Xun's seat: "I have studied it for a while."
"Then why did you give up this topic?"
"First, the research sample is too small. Second, born criminals are a very small area in criminal psychology. The cost of research is high and the difficulties are many. I am a half-baked person who has just started, so I have to start with the easy things first."
When Zheng Jinghuai said this, Juanmao and Cao Bin returned to the task force office together. They were surprised when they saw Zheng Jinghuai.
Cao Bin rushed over and rubbed his eyes in disbelief: "Mr. Zheng...Mr. Zheng, is it really you?"
"If you don't believe me, try touching it." Zheng Jinghuai leaned closer and said, "Touch it and see if it's real or not."
Cao Bin didn't dare to ask, rubbing his hands and asking: "Why do you have time to come here today?"
Speaking of this issue, Zheng Jinghuai pulled the corner of his clothes and said, "I heard that you guys reopened the 1.25 case, so I came to take a look, but I didn't expect Luo Xun to be away."
"You're talking about this."
Cao Bin pointed at Chi Xia and said, "Captain Luo is not involved in this case, and neither am I. This case is the responsibility of Chi Xia and Juanmao."
"Ah...it's supposed to be like this, it's supposed to be like this..."
Zheng Jinghuai smiled at them and said, "It's okay. I just came to see you. I won't disturb you. You guys go do your work. I'm leaving now."
He walked out after he finished speaking. Cao Bin stood there in a daze and asked silently, "Did I say something wrong?"
Chi Xia chased out and sent Zheng Jinghuai downstairs: "Luo Xun said that day that your son is back."
"Yes, I'm back." Zheng Jinghuai stopped and said, "Xiao Xia, um... when Luo Xun mentioned this, did he say anything? To be honest, he has a very bad relationship with my son."
"No."
Chi Xia lied and asked him again: "Luo Xun said that his sister liked your son very much back then, so how did your son treat her..."
"I'm not sure about that."
Zheng Jinghuai smiled bitterly: "Luo Xun should have told you that my son grew up with his uncle, and our relationship is actually very ordinary."
"Sorry." Chi Xia smiled apologetically, and the two walked to the door of the police station.
After leaving the police station, Zheng Jinghuai looked at the security booth and asked, "Why didn't I see Lao Zhang today?"
Chi Xia told him that Zhang Jinguo would not come, and Zheng Jinghuai was stunned for a moment.
"That's good." He said, "He shouldn't have been trapped in this place in the first place. Now that he's gone, I think his knot has been untied."
"Teacher Zheng, there is something I want to say hello to you." Chi Xia said again before Zheng Jinghuai got in the car.
"What?"
"You were the person in charge of the 1.25 case, and your son was involved with one of the victims. Now that the investigation is reopened, I may need your cooperation, especially your son. I'm giving you a heads up to avoid any misunderstandings."
Zheng Jinghuai looked dazed for a moment: "Ah, okay, I should, then when do you want to ..."
"I want to see your son as soon as possible." Chi Xia said, "I have time now. Can you trouble him to come to the police station?"
"Okay." Zheng Jinghuai got in the car: "I'll contact him."
Chi Xia watched his car leave, took out his cell phone to check the messages, and saw the message from Luo Xun.
She stood there thinking for a long time, knowing that Luo Xun must be very busy at this time, so she sent him a series of messages but didn't dare to call him.
Just as he was about to walk in, a car stopped in front of the police station. The window rolled down and the driver was Luo Weijun.
Chi Xia didn't know him, but he had already known Chi Xia's name and what he looked like from Heizi.
"Chi Xia?" he called out.
Chi Xia looked at him suspiciously: "Who are you?"
Luo Weijun got out of the car: "I am Luo Xun's father."
Chi Xia was at a loss immediately, clutching the clothes on both sides and yelling, "Uncle."
Luo Weijun smiled and said "eh", then opened the car door. Ling Nan got out of the car and said in a gentle voice, "Don't just call me uncle, there's also an auntie."
Seeing Luo Weijun, Chi Xia was somewhat mentally prepared, but Luo Xun said that he didn't want this incident to irritate his mother again.
Ling Nan seemed to know what she was thinking, and walked up to her and said, "Luo Xun was afraid that I would be sad, and didn't want to provoke me. He was worried about me, and I understand, but his mother is not that fragile, so I came along."
Luo Weijun walked over to his wife and said, "Knowing that you and Luo Xun are together, we were so happy that we couldn't sleep for two nights. But it's a bit inappropriate to talk about other things with you today. Please bear with me."
"right."
Ling Nan held Chi Xia's hand, liking her the more he looked at her: "When you enter this door later, just think of yourself as Officer Chi in charge of our daughter's case. Don't worry about provoking us. Just ask whatever you want, okay?"
Chi Xia held her hand back: "Okay."
"Let's go." Ling Nan took a deep breath: "Let's go in."
Chi Xia followed them and sent a message to Chen Yinghui.
She had originally agreed with Chen Yinghui to meet him after Zheng Jinghuai left, but looking at the current situation, they would not be able to meet today.
Chen Yinghui quickly sent her a message: Don’t worry, just do your thing, I’ll come to the police station to find you.
