Ni Huaiyi is 61 years old and has not yet reached retirement age. Xu Zheng has only seen photos of him before. He wears a pair of glasses and looks like he is fifty years old.
He is full of poetry and calligraphy, and at first glance he looks like an old scholar.
But this time when Xu Zheng walked into the ward, he saw Ni Huaiyi lying on the bed with a bandage on his head and a lifeless face.
When they saw Xu Zheng and others coming over, they just raised their eyelids and had no intention of saying hello.
Colleague Zhang Wen was guarding the ward today. Seeing this situation, he could only shake his head with a wry smile at Xu Zheng and the others, and silently expressed two words with his mouth: Difficult!
Xu Zheng felt miserable in his heart. He had to face difficulties. This was work.
The more educated these intellectuals are, the more they imitate the ancient times. It seems that they have always felt that they are just like the ancient people and cannot punish doctors. Even when facing police interrogation, they still look aloof.
This is obviously uncooperative.
Zhang Kaiwen and Ni Huaiyi knew each other. When they arrived at the ward, they were the first to say hello, "Professor Ni, how have you been feeling these past two days? Are you in good spirits?"
"It's Xiao Zhang here. I'm sorry, I can't sit and talk to you now." Ni Huaiyi raised his eyes and glanced at Zhang Wen.
He spoke politely, but there was an air in his bones that his upbringing did not allow him to speak harshly to others.
As a criminal police officer of the Criminal Investigation Corps, Liu Linlin naturally had dealings with this former police consultant. At this time, she also took a step forward and put the fruit basket she had brought over on the bedside table.
"Professor Ni, happy New Year. I've been paying attention to you and bought you some fruits. I hope you will recover soon."
Ni Huaiyi glanced at her slightly, with a smile on his lips, "It's Linlin, thank you for coming to see me.
Tell me, what are you here for this time? "
As he spoke, he turned his attention to Xu Zheng. A strange young man walked into the ward first. He kept looking at himself when he entered the ward. He was obviously the leader of the three.
The fact that Xu Zheng and the others came with fruits naturally meant that they were not coming in the name of interrogation.
"Professor Ni, I am the special consultant of the Changming Criminal Police Detachment, and I am also a member of the temporary task force of the suicide case jointly investigated by Changming and Shanghai. My name is Xu Zheng."
When Ni Huaiyi heard this, he looked at Xu Zheng seriously and said in surprise: "Famous is not as good as meeting. Officer Xu is much younger than I thought.
I had only heard about you coming to Shanghai for business a few times before, and I thought you were a very talented young man.
If I guess correctly, it should be your credit for the Magic City police to be able to locate Li Danning so quickly this time, right? "
Ni Huaiyi's words were calm, as if a senior was praising a junior. Xu Zheng couldn't hear the resentment in his words, but he couldn't really praise himself.
"This is all a joint effort by everyone, but it is a pity that the tragedy of Yangpu Bridge was not prevented because of a poor move."
When the conversation changed, Xu Zheng suddenly asked sincerely: "Professor Ni, if you were at the scene at that time, could you have stopped Li Danning from hypnotizing Chi Jian?"
"I..." Ni Huaiyi said something and wanted to answer something, but soon he realized that whatever he answered next would fall into the trap of the young man in front of him.
To say that you stopped it is to admit that you are the mastermind.
If you say you can't stop it, no one will believe it.
What's more, Ni Huaiyi surrendered because he hypnotized Li Danning, but this was not his original intention. His surrender was mainly to prove to the outside world that he had not committed a crime and just wanted to save Li Danning.
There is a feat of self-sacrifice.
Naturally, Ni Huaiyi would not be stumped by this little trap, "Officer Xu, please confess your purpose of coming today.
I'm a little tired. "
He is a patient, a cerebral hemorrhage patient, and it is still the fifth day after surgery. He does have reasons to object to being questioned or interrogated.
"Li Danning may have to confess."
After Xu Zheng finished speaking, he paid attention to Ni Huaiyi's expression, and saw that his eyes suddenly opened wide, as if he couldn't believe it and seemed to be dreaming.
But at the same time, he also breathed a sigh of relief, with a look of relief on his face.
Xu Zheng's heart sank when he saw this contradictory scene. If it was really Li Danning who was hypnotized by Ni Huaiyi, he should have known about this situation long ago and shouldn't be surprised, because it was all part of his plan.
Li Danning was arrested and refused to cooperate with the interrogation. She waited until the police found conclusive evidence before she confessed.
In this way, Ni Huaiyi was cleared of his grievances, and his surrender became an interference with the police's handling of the case.
And now he is expressing shock. Judging from his expression, he indeed has nothing to do with Li Danning's case.
Xu Zheng watched Ni Huaiyi remain silent for a long time, then closed his eyes again, breathing slightly quickly, as if he was unwilling to accept the result.
Is this really the case?
Although he had doubts, there was no evidence at hand, and Ni Huaiyi probably had no motive for committing the crime. Xu Zheng did not speculate further.
"I wonder if Li Danning confessed. Was she hypnotized by me to commit these cases?" Ni Huaiyi opened his eyes slightly and spoke in a low voice, as if he was not worried at all that he would take the blame for Li Danning.
Even as soon as he finished speaking, he showed a regretful expression.
Xu Zheng smiled politely, "Professor Ni never tells lies in front of the real person. We admire your willingness to take the blame for Li Danning, but we must abide by the law first, right?"
"Alas!" Ni Huaiyi opened his mouth and explained: "You are still young and don't know that one word of love can make people willing to sacrifice their lives.
What's more, she also has a son, who is only four or five years old. It's the time when he needs a mother..."
"Professor Ni, have you seen that child?" Liu Linlin asked curiously. After the investigation of the past few days by the task force, Ni Huaiyi had not been to Xiangdao in recent years, and had not contacted Li Danning.
It was not even found out whether the two of them had met before.
Liu Linlin's questions were not simple either. One was to test whether Ni Huaiyi knew the child's true life experience, and the other was to test whether Ni Huaiyi had met Li Danning years ago.
How could Ni Huaiyi not see it? He smiled slightly and said, "I have never seen the child in person, only in photos. Alas, I have a son in my old age, so I always want to favor him.
The three of you are still young, have no children, and do not understand that as parents you can give everything to your children. "
This answer made the three people realize that there was no need to continue testing. They made it clear that it was not for Li Danning, but for the children. It was obvious that he was avoiding the fact that he wanted to take the blame for Li Danning.
Unable to ask anything, Xu Zheng immediately chose to leave. After leaving the hospital, the three of them came to the parking lot. Liu Linlin mysteriously guessed, "Is there a possibility?
Professor Ni is not as innocent as he seems. "
Zhang Wen nodded in agreement, "I even think he might have been hypnotized by Li Danning.
Perhaps, when Li Danning confessed, she told us that she was hypnotized by Ni Huaiyi.
He could also show a video of Ni Huaiyi hypnotizing her.
Do you think this is possible? "
Xu Zheng shook his head, "There is another possibility that Li Danning was really hypnotized by Ni Huaiyi, but we have no evidence.
Li Danning also has no evidence.
This time Li Danning confessed, which means that only one person should bear the blame. Then Ni Huaiyi would be acquitted, or his surrender and interference with the police's handling of the case would not be enough to be tried.
So far, there is an 80% chance that he will escape unscathed.
You think, who benefits the most from Li Danning's surrender? "
Zhang Kaiwen unlocked the car and said angrily: "The biggest beneficiary of her confession is naturally Ni Huaiyi. Not only did he clear his name, but he also became a hero to save the beauty.
As for interfering with the handling of the case, it is hard to say whether to prosecute or not.
No matter how you look at it, he benefits the most. "
"There's more." Liu Linlin added: "There's also the child. Li Danning is in jail, and Ni Huaiyi can definitely fight for the custody of the child.
If he wants to.
But now he doesn't know that the child is not his son but his grandson.
Do you think he will be so angry that he suffers another cerebral hemorrhage after knowing the truth? "
If there was such a possibility, Xu Zheng warned them, "The three of us can just talk about these speculations. We can't talk about them in the city bureau. After all, there is no evidence."
Back at the city bureau, Xu Zhengxian reported to Detachment Yang and others about today's interrogation of Li Danning and his meeting with Ni Huaiyi.
Then he proposed to temporarily return to Changming for a few days. Currently, the case in the Magic City only needs to wait for Li Danning to confess, and then psychological experts will conduct psychological examinations on Li and Ni.
The case is settled.
As for Ni Huaiyi's matter, Xu Zheng did not reveal his speculation.
Detachment Yang did not stop Xu Zheng from returning to Changming, "Okay, you can't not pay attention to the work here when you go back.
I heard that the higher-ups have already contacted Xiangdao, and maybe they will have clues soon.
When Li Danning confesses, the case on Xiang Island will also have to be tried.
There is a lot of work ahead.
I'm now afraid of another accident. If that happens, I'll have to trouble you to come again. "
Xu Zheng did not refuse, "Of course, the case is important. After all, the impact of these suicide cases is too bad. Yesterday's live broadcast made everyone aware of it.
If this case is not solved, as a live broadcast guest, netizens will definitely blame me. "
"Haha, you only realized it now." Detachment Yang said with a teasing look on his face, "The leader's attention is sometimes a kind of pressure."
Xu Zheng was stunned. He really didn't realize that the leader had such a meaning in choosing him as a guest, but he wasn't angry either.
What's the use of his subordinates who can't bear the pressure?
Now that he was ready to go back, Xu Zheng left the Yang detachment office and went to Xu Beixin's place. Wan Haihong hadn't left yet and was drinking tea and chatting with Bureau Xu here.
Because it was already past four o'clock in the afternoon, Xu Zheng entered the office, explained to the two of them what he had done today, and also said goodbye to Director Xu.
Xu Peixin didn't stop him and raised his hand directly, "Then you go back quickly before it gets dark.
By the way, Lao Wan, what about you, go back with him, or stay here for two days? "
Wan Haihong smiled bitterly and said: "I would like to go back, but my boss should urge me to handle the Yangtze River Bridge suicide case.
Yesterday, a live broadcast made everyone in Changming aware of the suicide case, and all the Yangtze River bridges in Changming have become check-in places.
Therefore, the pressure from our city is quite high. It would be better for me to be here with you when I go back.
This time, let Xu Zheng and Ji Meiyue go back, and I will stay here to participate in handling the case. "
Xu Zheng had a job when he returned and officially started working today. As the director of the second department, he was still on a business trip. If he didn't go back, both Peng Wanyou and Jian Xueqing would probably have opinions.
After saying goodbye to Xu and Wan, Xu Zheng and Ji Meiyue drove back to Changming.
Xu Zheng was basically driving for more than four hours. During this time, Ji Meiyue was so tired from running back and forth and staying up late that she slept in the back seat the whole way.
At about nine o'clock in the evening, the two rushed to Changming. Ji Meiyue did not go home directly. She had to go to the city bureau to report to the leader in person.
Xu Zheng was not under the jurisdiction of the Municipal Bureau now. When he arrived in Gulou District, he rushed back home.
It's sunny today in Changming, but it's still quite cold at night. At this point, the family has already finished dinner and gone back to their rooms.
When they heard that Xu Zheng was back, they all walked out, and the house became lively again. Tian Xinyue cooked dinner for her son-in-law, and grandma cleaned up the dirty clothes brought back by her grandson.
Han Rui and Ren Mingming were sitting in the restaurant waiting for Xu Zheng to come out of the shower.
Even Han Ping'an was allowed to come to the restaurant this time and lay at Han Rui's feet, as if waiting for his master to come out to play.
Han Dongwen was the only one at home who came out to say hello to Xu Zheng, then went back to the room to look at his phone. He said it was a fishing anchor who was fishing at night in the snow...
By the time Xu Zheng got out of the shower and changed into clothes, Tian Xinyue had already prepared dinner for him, including a plate of old duck soup, a plate of salted duck, and a plate of beef dumplings.
"Xiao Zheng, it's cold, do you want a drink?"
Xu Zheng shook his head quickly while eating. "Mom, forget about the wine. You have made soup. I can drink the soup just right."
Han Rui looked at the table full of food and swallowed, "Mom, I'm hungry too. Please make me some vermicelli soup. I think Xiao Zheng's food is so delicious that I can't bear it."
"Girl, if you didn't say anything just now, it would have been easier for me to do it together..." Tian Xinyue babbled and got into the kitchen again, "Obviously, do you want to eat?"
Ren Mingming quickly refused, "Auntie, I don't want to eat, I'm trying to lose weight."
Xu Zheng glanced at her. He had been away from home for several days during the Spring Festival. Unexpectedly, this girl seemed to be fatter than before coming here.
Also, during the Spring Festival holiday, she either eats or eats. How can she not gain weight?
"Mingming, how's your review going?" Xu Zheng mentioned that Ren Mingming wanted to take the public exam.
Ren Mingming felt a little listless when he heard this, "Don't worry, anyway, the entrance examination is in November, which is still more than nine months away."
Xu Zheng wanted to ask again, but Han Rui stopped him, "I haven't decided yet whether to take the postgraduate entrance examination first and then the public examination, or whether to take the public examination first and then the postgraduate entrance examination.
Let her figure it out, she's already so old. "
In this case, Xu Zheng didn't bother to ask, turned to look at Han Rui's big belly, stretched out his hand to touch, "Sister Xiaorui, did the little guy kick you again?"
Han Rui smiled, especially brightly, "When I watched your live broadcast last night, the child was fussing in my belly. He must have sensed my happiness.
After kicking me for a long time, I probably fell asleep after being tired for a long time. "
"Hey, you guys watched my live broadcast. How's it going? Sister Xiaorui, is your husband handsome?" Xu Zheng asked.
Ren Mingming curled his lips, "Brother, stop being so beautiful. My sister-in-law is jealous when she sees you flirting with that female host."
Han Rui chuckled and patted the quick-tongued girl, "Originally, we didn't know about your live broadcast. I only found out when one of my students sent me a message.
Then after a while, our relatives and friends all sent us messages and called us.
Everyone praises you for being photogenic and handsome. How about it? Are you happy now? "
Xu Zheng smiled and directly rewarded Han Ping'an with a duck leg. It turned out that he might have eaten too much, so he took it away with his mouth with a look of disgust on his face, "That's natural. Sister Xiaorui, are you proud of your husband?" ?”
"Eh..." Ren Mingming covered his ears and pretended to have goosebumps, "Brother, can we save this conversation in your room? There are children here."
Xu Zheng looked around and said in surprise: "Why didn't I see the child? I only saw a big light bulb, which was very bright."
"Sister-in-law, look at my brother bullying me..."
The three of them made a fuss for a while, and when Han Rui drank half the bowl of soup, Tian Xinyue kicked the three of them upstairs, leaving her to clean up.
Xu Zheng helped Han Rui go upstairs. Seeing that she was inconvenient with her big belly, he suggested, "How about we clean up a room downstairs?"
Han Rui was stunned for a moment and laughed, "I have packed it up a long time ago, but I can still hold on during this period, and going up and down the stairs can be considered exercise.
I heard that when giving birth, some people have to climb the hospital stairs in order to give birth naturally.
You don't have to worry about my inconvenience. On the contrary, I am planning to give birth naturally, and this pain is nothing at all. "
Xu Zheng didn't know which one was better, natural birth or caesarean section. But people and doctors around him said that natural birth was better, and Han Rui also insisted on natural birth, so he followed the trend.
Of course, if it doesn't go smoothly, it will definitely have to be performed.
But if she wanted to have a normal delivery, Han Rui had to control her weight in the past two months and move more. One was to improve her physical fitness, and the other was not to make the fetus too big, preferably no more than seven pounds.
The two returned to the room, and Xu Zheng helped Han Rui lie down. Her feet were slightly swollen, which showed that it was very difficult for her to walk.
But she never said it to herself.
Knowing that he was in the wrong and that he had never fulfilled his responsibilities as a husband and father, he held Han Rui's feet and said, "Sister Xiaorui, I'll give you a basin of hot water to soak your feet, and then give you a massage." "
Han Rui stopped her quickly, "Pregnant women cannot massage their feet. You need professionals to massage your feet. Some acupuncture points cannot be massaged randomly."
"This?" Xu Zheng really didn't know this. He felt more and more irresponsible, "Then...Sister Xiaorui, I have to do something, otherwise I will feel unhappy."
Han Rui pursed her lips and smiled for a long time. Seeing that he was trying to be childish, she had to point to her legs and said, "Then please press my legs for me. Don't use force, just be gentle."
When Xu Zheng heard this, he immediately knelt down beside her legs and stretched out his hands to massage her.
Because she was in her third trimester of pregnancy, Han Rui's slender legs had also gained weight, but they looked rounder and smoother than before.
However, after pressing for a while, Han Rui felt something was wrong. She smiled secretly, but had to remind her, "Press well, and don't move other places. Don't... Hey, why are you taking off my socks?"
"What else can you do? It's of course time to go to bed." Seeing that his wife thought he was going to do something bad, Xu Zheng helped her take off her socks angrily, then got into the bed and hugged Han Rui.
Han Rui chuckled, sensing Xu Zheng's difficulty directly from the back of her body, reaching out to touch his face, and changed the subject, "Our mother suggested that we buy a house in Shanghai.
what do you think? "
Xu Zheng never thought about this problem, "Buying a house is a big deal. Do we have enough money for the down payment?"
As soon as Han Rui heard this, she knew that he didn't want to use his parents' money to buy a house. "Mom, it's because you often go to Magic City on business trips during this period. In addition, the housing prices in Magic City have been stable. If you can't buy it, just rent it out, which is better than renting it out." Deposit interest is high.
The down payment is not a problem. As for the loan installment, our provident fund can fully cover it.
If that doesn't work, you can still use our mother's name. She has paid provident fund for decades, which is enough. "
Xu Zheng had heard a little bit about the housing provident fund covering house installment loans for two-income families, and his extra monthly income was not low now.
The case-handling bonuses and patent dividends, accumulated over a few years, are probably enough to pay for the house.
"Of course I have no objection to buying a house, just where to buy it." Xu Zheng first ruled out Changming. After all, their family has several houses in Changming.
"Don't be in a hurry to buy a house. I only travel occasionally on business. Let's see where the next job is."
Xu Zheng touched Sister Xiaorui's belly and said, "Our family's top priority is this child and his mother."
