"Tong Hongguang's attitude has always been quite ambiguous."
Vehicles are driving on the road. It is the peak travel period now, and there is a slight traffic jam, but Shao Zi, who is in the driver's seat, does not seem to be so anxious.
"It can be seen that he pays considerable attention to and respects his father's achievements, but after it became clear that Tong Yachang was dead, he had an ambivalent and even disrespectful attitude towards this matter to a certain extent. This kind of emotion is actually a bit distorted when combined. ——After all, it is indeed rare for a father to be able to monitor his healthy and intact son anytime, anywhere, without any reason. I wondered at that time whether he also had a certain fear or even disgust towards his father."
Lu Yao was still typing on the keyboard on his knees, flipping through all the information related to the father and son, frowning, and hesitating to speak.
"Being monitored at any time for no reason is undoubtedly scary and unacceptable for any ordinary normal person. But he happened to be aware of it. As Liang An said, his state completely changed after he claimed that his mobile phone ran out of battery.
According to the current inference, he has no direct connection with this case. This is not necessarily because he has heard valuable information or is afraid of being implicated. What is more likely is that he cut off the monitoring in desperation for some reason, but he is not afraid of the information exposed, and is more afraid of the consequences of the act of cutting off the monitoring itself. This can explain why when he faced you and concluded that something happened to Tong Yachang, he immediately changed his face. "
"Let me explain in advance that leaving the suspect alone without any foreshadowing is the key to his reasoning. The problem should be with you." Lu Yao had time to talk back, "So, rather than respecting the child, he treated the child Should Yachang's emotions tend to be an uncontestable fear? Maybe it's a kind of 'conditioned reflex' that is only obedient and has been cultivated since childhood?" She also began to extend it, and even thought of some special people who were abused in childhood. , as well as their higher crime rate compared to the general population.
"No," Shao Zi shook his head, "The coexistence of fear and respect can lead to such a contradictory result. I don't think his childhood was full of shadows. No matter how biased I am, it's hard for me to deny that he did have an ideological Gen Zheng Miao Hong - Unless he has been pretending in front of me without revealing any flaws, this is difficult.
It is more likely that this respect deteriorated due to something while growing up. Because childhood is always the foundation of a person's cognition, this part of the concept is difficult to reverse, and people's later understanding will mostly build on it. After Tong Yachang's death, this respect gradually "ebbed", and he even began to call the people he once respected by their first names. What remained in the end was complete resentment. This kind of resentment can overshadow the respect that runs through this person's life all the time, even. "
"Because of what things..." This is not a question. Lu Yao looked at the information in front of him and quickly scanned it ten lines at a time. Finally, the scrolling mouse stopped, and his eyes and mouse were fixed on one of the pages. "I seem to understand."
"We shouldn't have to worry that Tong Hongguang will shun our thirst for knowledge." Shao Zi looked up and saw the red light in the distance turning yellow, then green, and stepped on the accelerator. "If he definitely wants to escape, he won't use his He is quick to reveal my identity. It’s not like he can’t stand anything, maybe? Maybe in his instinct, he wants to tell us the truth.”
"Tong Hongguang, I studied psychology in college at the age of 18, with excellent grades. At the age of 22, I went abroad to study for graduate school, also majoring in psychology. You have always had a clear and single goal. But at the same time, You studied law again in your second year of school, and achieved excellent results together, in a place abroad that your father could not reach.
Maybe for others, this kind of thing is just for one more choice or one more skill, and there is room for learning, but you are different. You have a goal that you have always determined. With your ability and your father's connections, you are not afraid of not being able to return to China after graduation. Get a job.
If you are destined to return to your country, studying a law major with a completely different foreign legal system is basically the same as studying alone. Coincidentally, your mother died in the hospital bed the year you first went abroad. She was terminally ill and it was not surprising that something would happen to her. But the problem is that your father chose to have the body cremated and have a funeral without telling you. "
Shao Zi stopped and looked at Tong Hongguang's expression.
Tong Hongguang just sat there. He lowered his head and took a sip of tea. The water level in the exquisite and small teacup was almost invisible, and it seemed that he was just taking a small sip.
He was indeed as prepared as Shao Zi said. He even made tea in advance, put it on the coffee table, and prepared a few empty cups. The only incongruity may be that they are sitting opposite each other. The relative distance is really too far. Shao Zi even had the illusion that the people sitting across from him wouldn't be able to hear him clearly if he didn't speak loudly.
"To be fair, I am indeed better." Tong Hongguang even praised himself, although there was no confidence or arrogance on his face, as if he was just talking for the sake of talking.
Shao Zi also expected that he himself would not say more. "Your grades are quite excellent, you don't need too much 'protection', and it's natural to go abroad. Logically speaking, your good-looking father has no reason for you to miss such an important funeral, even if you are abroad. The only thing worth it is The thing to note is that at that time, your mother's illness required a lot of money for every day's treatment, and going abroad also required a lot of financial resources.
Looking back from the perspective of outsiders like us, your father was actually running out of money at that time. Or on the bright side, maybe your father doesn't let you come back because he wants to save money on the round trip? After all, your study abroad also requires a lot of assets, and this is your father's capital to show off, his pride. "
Tong Hongguang did not force the answer this time. He remained silent, holding the tea cup in his hand, and his fingers turned white against the edge of the cup.
"You are just a student who is responsible for spending money at home. Your mother passed away, and you were naturally sad - you have no anti-social tendencies. But at the same time, you were also quite puzzled as to why that person didn't tell you this It didn't even give you a chance to see her for the last time.
At this moment, your suspicions have a chance to be tested. If you are as good as you are, you will be able to get all the scholarships available. You had told your father almost everything, except for some extra options that were already outside of your options—options you didn’t intend to choose. And because of this seed of doubt, you chose it without hesitation. You first ask him if he wants you to study the major you are interested in. After he refuses, he uses the scholarship as an excuse to continue. "
"Actually, I could have chosen criminal psychology at that time." Tong Hongguang put down the tea set and raised his head, "But that's too obvious, isn't it?"
"Then I'm probably right." Shao Zi fell on the back of the sofa, smiling slyly.
"I'm not just guessing, and I'm not just responsible for spending money." Tong Hongguang shook his head, as if denying him, "I know my mother's condition, and I don't know anything about the family's financial difficulties. From the first year From the beginning, I found some part-time jobs and had some small savings. I originally wanted to tell them that I could be self-reliant to a certain extent and not put too much burden on my family. It would not be too late to tell them after I stabilized. But I was also afraid that Tong Yachang would think that I was not doing my job properly and would force me to give up this point and break away from what he would choose to do in the future. I originally just wanted to hide it until my job was stable, but those things made it impossible for me not to have reservations about him."
Lu Yao turned around the laptop in his hand, "So, in the second year after your mother passed away, that is, after you made the test, you used your savings to buy a round-trip air ticket, took leave, and secretly returned home alone. Domestic. You conducted a covert investigation."
On the screen was a series of flight information. One of the airlines is a small foreign company that is not very well-known and even uses purely English.
"Although there was an accident... but the result was not wrong. He really knew everything about me. If you choose some well-known domestic flights, sooner or later the secret will be revealed when he confirms various information. He is a very controlling person. People who desire and even control, I should have discovered this a long time ago, and my mother...she should have discovered this in her last moments."
"What about the results of your investigation?"
"I don't think you can't guess it." Tong Hongguang shrugged.
Shao Zi moved forward with focused eyes, "What we want to hear is your own judgment."
Tong Hongguang took a deep breath. He seemed a little uncomfortable with the approach of others, and leaned back.
After a long while, he began his description, "My mother actually died from over-taking sleeping pills, not from a terminal illness as my father said. Although the disease she had at the time was terminal, it would cause mental problems. And she I was indeed taking sleeping pills at the time.
At that time, no one was left in the hospital at night, and there were nurses watching over her. But something happened in just one night. It looked like she was just taking it accidentally due to mental confusion, but I knew that the brand of sleeping pills she had been using was not the one found at the scene. The dosage of the two sleeping pills is completely different. In other words, the most likely possibility is that the drug was replaced and she took the original dose, so she died. "
"This is indeed suspicious." Lu Yao nodded, but felt a little dazed for a moment.
"You probably haven't thought about calling the police." Shao Zi knocked on the coffee table.
"What kind of evidence is this?" Tong Hongguang smiled bitterly, "Besides... besides, I can't be completely sure that this is a fact. It wasn't until I officially returned to China that I slowly and gradually confirmed from his mouth that that reasoning was the truth. He was so confident that he didn't even realize that I would test him a little bit like this."
He fell into thought again.
Before leaving, Shao Zi walked in front, Lu Yao stopped at the door and turned around.
"You may think that he killed your mother for you. In fact, he killed your mother for himself." She said with rare seriousness, "But no matter what, he is just a waste, nothing more."
Tong Hongguang watched the door close.
He suddenly laughed again.
"But I don't need comfort anymore."
