"Yeah, I understand." Xiao Long nodded. He expected that Wu Chen would call while he was away. Today is her husband's funeral. The man will be reduced to ashes in the crematorium. Wu Chen may want to report the current situation. However, Xiao Long felt that these things were irrelevant. He only cares about Longzhu's attitude now. If Xia Zhifang went to propose marriage yesterday, I don't know how she would react. So, Xiao Long immediately called Xia Zhifang, wanting to know the result as soon as possible.
"It's me, Xiao Long." He said into the phone, "Did you go there yesterday?"
"Well, I went." Xia Zhifang's voice sounded a little impatient.
"Thanks, how was the discussion? I wanted to know the result as soon as possible, so I thought you would call me."
"You're not here when I'm calling!"
"Really? Have you called?" The young nurse only told him that Wu Chen called. "Who did you tell that to?"
"An old woman answered the phone."
Xiao Long immediately understood: it was Shi Yunfeng who answered the call.
"What did you say?" Xiao Long panicked.
"I just asked her to pass on the message. In order to put your mind at ease as soon as possible, I asked her to tell you that I mentioned it to Miss Longzhu."
You really said something you shouldn’t have said to the wrong person! Xiao Long thought. However, the matter has now become irreversible, and Shi Yunfeng must be thinking wildly again. Speaking of which, he hasn't seen her since he returned to the hospital tonight.
"Then what?" Xiao Long urged.
"Well, after receiving your request that day, I immediately went to see Miss Longzhu, and I conveyed your words completely. As for her reaction, I can only say that she listened."
Xiao Long felt a little relieved. In fact, he was afraid that Longzhu would refuse from the beginning, but out of politeness, even if she wanted to refuse, she would not answer immediately.
"What's her attitude like?" Xiao Long could tell the general situation from her attitude. "Is she unwilling to answer from the beginning, or is she somewhat willing? Have you noticed this?"
"Well," Xia Zhifang was silent, as if thinking about the words, "I feel that this matter may not be impossible." He finally said, "She lowered her head, smiled, and listened carefully. Finally Say, 'I'll give you an answer after I think about it.'"
Xiao Long wanted to know her expression and demeanor at that time, but it was not convenient to ask so many questions on the phone. "What? It's just the same old thing. I don't see any hope!" Xiao Long said deliberately disappointed.
"Yes, I can't judge these things. I can understand the policeman's face, but I can't understand the woman's thoughts." Xia Zhifang did not echo Xiao Long's words at all, but just stated his thoughts honestly. For women, He really knew nothing and could not fully understand Long Zhu's reaction. Xiao Long couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
"Didn't she say when she would reply to you?"
"She needs to think about it, so I can't say anything. This kind of thing doesn't have a fixed deadline like legal procedures."
"Then I'll leave it to you." Xiao Long gave up asking.
"Good night." Xia Zhifang replied briefly and hung up the phone.
This can be regarded as an opportunity. After all, it is not a joke, but a formal proposal. Longzhu will be a little shaken in his heart. This is exactly what Xiao Long wants.
The phone rang.
Before picking up the phone, Xiao Long had a premonition that it was Wu Chen, and as expected.
"Is it the dean?" Wu Chen's voice was panicked.
"Um."
"It's me. Is it convenient to talk now? Is there anyone else with you?"
"No." Xiao Long replied.
"I called you many times. Something big happened!"
"What's wrong?" Xiao Long expected that Wu Chen should have returned from the crematorium. Just now, he imagined Wu Chen's husband being devoured by blazing fire. What can happen now? Xiao Long thought to himself, could it be that after her husband died, she became a little nervous due to excessive excitement?
"My husband's body was not cremated. Relatives stopped it."
"What? What did you say?" When Wu Chen said this, Xiao Long's heart seemed to stop beating. "What, what's going on?"
"I couldn't tell you the details on the phone. Now the house is in chaos."
Xiao Long's heart suddenly beat violently.
"Dean, the situation is urgent. Can you come here now? I want to talk to you face to face. I really don't know what to do." Wu Chen's voice was filled with tears.
"Okay, I'll leave now. Where to go?" She couldn't ignore it now. It was all the fault of the "poison" she gave her.
"I'll wait for you at the station on Telecom Street. How long will it take for you to arrive?"
"thirty minutes."
"I'm waiting for you."
After hanging up the phone, Xiao Long took a breath of air. Who is against cremation? Although she said they were relatives, she did not explain why. What Xiao Long asked Wu Chen to give her husband was just cold medicine, so how could there be a problem? However, if the fact that Xiao Long gave Wu Chen medicine was leaked, he would be involved regardless of whether he was given poison or not. Could it be that Wu Chen was accidentally discovered while feeding the medicine?
Preventing the cremation is no small matter. If the cause of death is suspected, the police will intervene to conduct an autopsy. Although Xiao Long firmly believes that the cold medicine he gave Wu Chen is absolutely fine, he always feels that sooner or later he will be involved in a big disturbance. What an unnecessary disaster! At this point, it would be better to see Wu Chen early and find out more about it. Xiao Long looked at his watch and saw that it was already half past ten.
After leaving the room, Xiao Long walked to the garage. He started the engine and subconsciously glanced at the rearview mirror. He saw Shi Yunfeng, like an animal with a keen sense of smell, watching him leave with alert eyes.
It was nearly eleven o'clock and there were few people at the station. As soon as Xiao Long stopped the car, a figure jumped out from under the dark eaves.
"Dean." Wu Chen's breathing was rapid.
Xiao Long looked around. No one was passing by, only taxis with their headlights on occasionally passed by.
"Get in the car first." He urged Wu Chen. It would be bad if someone who knew Xiao Long sat in the passing taxi.
"Do you know of a convenient place to talk? I don't have that much time." Almost all the shops on both sides of the street were closed. Only the lights of the Chinese noodle shop and the sushi restaurant were still on.
"Just say it in the car, it's safe here." Xiao Long replied.
Wu Chen was sitting in the passenger seat. She was wearing black mourning clothes, her hair was messy, her body was trembling, and her eyes were staring blankly at the cars passing by on the road. Xiao Long felt that this woman looked really unique in her mourning clothes.
"What happened?" Xiao Long asked while turning the steering wheel. Since there was nowhere to go, Xiao Long drove aimlessly on the road.
"After the farewell ceremony for the body, my brother-in-law suddenly called me to another room." Wu Chen continued, "My brother-in-law is in business, and he can't stand me being in charge of this store alone. He always thinks that I will get rid of him. My husband monopolizes the store, so we don’t have a good relationship with me. He glared at me fiercely and said that he could not accept the cause of his brother’s death. He threatened to ask the police to investigate, which scared me. He was afraid that I would lose the family property after my husband’s death. He took it as his own, so he threatened me like this. His personality was completely different from that of my husband, and he was very cunning. His doubts about the cause of death surprised me and made me feel uneasy. I said that the doctor had written the death certificate and asked him to Don't do such disrespectful things to the body at a funeral, but he couldn't listen at all. Moreover, all the relatives on my husband's side were on his side, and I was already isolated. Could it be that my brother-in-law had discovered that I gave my husband something to eat? 'What happened?"
Xiao Long said while driving: "He is clearly provoking, how can he have any evidence?" How could cold medicine kill someone? That's ridiculous. Wu Chen's brother-in-law made this unreasonable request because he was afraid that he would find out that their relationship was not good. Speaking of which, this man observed Wu Chen's words and deeds very carefully. "What happened next?" Xiao Long urged.
"I argued hard! However, my relatives refused to listen to my advice no matter what. In the end, my brother-in-law called the police and asked for an autopsy of my husband's body."
"What did he tell the police?"
"He said he suspected that his brother was poisoned, and explained that although his brother died of tuberculosis, he should not have died so early, and the speed of his decline was abnormal. He knew that I had given my husband a lot of new drugs to treat tuberculosis recently. , and received drug injections. Therefore, he suspected that I had secretly poisoned him." Although his brother-in-law told the police that he was just suspicious, Wu Chen seemed very guilty.
