I swear, at that moment, I really saw Xiaopang's mother's weird smile, but when I looked carefully, Xiaopang's mother still had a sad expression on her face, and she was crying softly with Xiaopang.
"What's going on? Did I see it wrong? Or am I hallucinating because I didn't sleep well?"
No matter from which angle you look at it, Xiaopang and his mother were crying very sadly at this time. Moreover, from my previous contact with Xiaopang's mother, I don't think she should be such a person. Even if Xiaopang's father treated her like that, she still stayed with him. Such a strong woman should not make that kind of expression.
Although I was very skeptical about the expression on the chubby mother's face, I did not doubt her motive for murder, so I stepped forward and asked, "Auntie, I am sorry for the loss. Can you tell me what happened?"
At this time, Xiaopang also asked his mother with tears in his eyes. It can be seen that he should want to know this matter more than I do.
Xiaopang's mother had not yet recovered from her sadness, and she told us the whole story in a halting manner.
Before going to bed tonight, Xiaopang's mother suddenly found that her husband was more irritable than before, and even fought with her several times. However, for the sake of the family, Xiaopang's mother chose to swallow her anger. When it was time to go to bed, she went to rest first. Xiaopang's father also lay beside his wife without saying a word. It was unknown whether he was thinking about something or had fallen asleep.
Soon, Xiaopang's mother fell asleep, but strangely, she had a strange dream tonight. She dreamed that Xiaopang's father was dressed in a suit and had regained his handsome appearance when he was rich. He walked to the bed and gently stroked her face. He said in a gentle tone that she had not heard for several years: "I have solved my son's problem for him. Please help me take good care of my son in the future."
Xiaopang's mother was naturally very excited to hear her husband's gentle words again, but before she could reply, everything in front of her disappeared, and she woke up from her sleep. However, when she woke up, she saw at a glance that there seemed to be something shaking in front of her eyes in the darkness. She hurriedly turned on the light and found that her husband, Xiaopang's father, had been hanged in front of her!
When Xiaopang's mother said this, her whole body showed sadness to the extreme. Even I, who was watching from the side, felt a little bit sorry for her. Although what she said sounded very strange, it was accepted by everyone present.
To sum up what Xiaopang's mother said, Xiaopang's father appeared in Xiaopang's mother's dream before he died, saying that he had warded off disaster for Xiaopang, and that the copper coin curse that was supposed to happen to Xiaopang has now been transferred to himself, and he hopes that Xiaopang's mother can live well with Xiaopang in the future.
Of course, I couldn't believe such nonsense, but the people around me, even Lin Yingxue, were moved by this touching story. They all came forward to comfort Xiaopang's mother, and completely believed that this was a curse murder case and also a story of great fatherly love.
I didn't have the time to believe this, so I immediately asked, "Auntie, I remember today was specially marked with a red pen on your calendar. Is today a special day?"
Xiaopang's mother shook her head and said, "I don't know either. Those were all marked by the child's father himself. I don't know what he wanted to do, but now it seems that he seemed to have a premonition that something would happen today, so..."
At this point, Xiaopang's mother started crying again, and Lin Yingxue signaled me not to ask any more questions. I had no choice but to look around myself to see if I could find out anything.
In fact, before this, I had always suspected that the real murderer of this case was Xiaopang's father, but now even he is dead, could it be that the murderer is someone else? Or could it be that the murderer is simply Xiaopang's mother
The way Xiaopang's father died was somewhat different from the other two. Although they both had copper coins in their mouths, seemingly killed by the copper coin curse, Dong Ge and the captain had their heads cut off, while Xiaopang's father was hanged. Why was his death so different? Could it be that the murderer knew that the captain and his men were lying in ambush outside, so he didn't dare to make too much noise
Thinking of this, I sat on a high stool in a very awkward position in the room, and carefully looked at the body of the chubby father hanging in the air, and immediately found a very serious doubt!
"No, that's not the case!"
After discovering this, I immediately rushed out of the bedroom and came to the calendar that I had seen in the living room before. Seeing that the date marked on the calendar was still there, I walked up to take a closer look and discovered that although the color of the marker that marked the date was bright red, it had become much dimmer. It seemed that it had been drawn by Xiaopang’s father a long time ago. Could it be that Xiaopang’s father had predicted what would happen today a long time ago
Dong Ge’s strange death made me suspect the captain, and the captain’s strange death made me suspect Xiaopang’s father. Now Xiaopang’s father is also dead. I really don’t know who I should suspect now. With all the doubts before and my current discoveries, I feel like my brain is a mess. It seems that this problem has become very simple a long time ago, but I can’t sort out my thoughts. It may be because I haven’t been exposed to any cases in the past month.
I pondered for a long time until the day dawned, when Lin Yingxue suddenly said beside me: "You are not doubting Xiaopang's mother, are you?"
"As the only person at the crime scene, no matter how unlikely it is that she could have killed someone, she must be suspected! There are many things I don't understand now, but the one I don't understand the most is why this special day is marked on the calendar? Why is that?"
Perhaps because I was struggling, Lin Yingxue sighed and said, "Don't think about it for now. Let's go back and have some breakfast and rest. There will always be a solution."
Anyway, I couldn't figure it out at all, so I simply agreed with Lin Yingxue and returned home with her. The matters here were temporarily handed over to the team leader.
When I entered the house, my mom and dad had already gotten up. My mom knew what I was doing outside and had already prepared breakfast. My dad was sitting on the sofa, playing chess with someone I didn't know.
Looking at the table full of rich breakfast, I had no appetite at all. I took the milk on the table and drank it all, which was considered breakfast. My dad didn't seem to see me coming back, and he was still playing chess seriously with the uncle he didn't know.
"Oh, I lost. Old Ji, your chess skills are good enough for you to participate in international competitions, right? No one in the whole village can beat you. I guess those national players may not be as good as you." The uncle who played chess with my dad said helplessly as he threw the chess piece in his hand on the chessboard.
My dad smiled and said, "In fact, playing chess is just like life. No matter what you do, it's all for fame, wealth, and love. Nothing can escape the constraints of these three words. My goal in playing chess is to win. As long as you have a goal in mind, you can succeed in everything. Your chess skills will naturally improve. As for comparing yourself with those national players, I think it's better not to humiliate myself."
When my father said this, he suddenly turned his gaze to me, as if he was actually talking to me. He was holding three chess pieces stacked together in his hand at the moment. He seemed a little bored and kept changing the positions of the three chess pieces. However, my father's words woke me up from my dream. I felt as if my whole brain was ventilated in an instant, and all the gloom in my mind completely dissipated. What was left was only a clear thread, a process of killing!
"I understand, thanks dad!"
After clarifying all the questions in my mind, I immediately rushed out of the room excitedly, and Lin Yingxue followed closely behind me. Although she didn't ask me anything, she always stayed by my side, as if she knew that I had understood everything.
I first came to Dong Ge's home. Because something happened, the doors and windows were closed. I climbed over the wall and came to Dong Ge's bedroom. Only then did I realize that Dong Ge's bedroom, which was originally very tidy, had been turned into a mess!
Seeing Dong Ge's bedroom, Lin Yingxue finally couldn't help but ask, "That's not right. I remember it wasn't like this yesterday."
"Who said it's wrong? This is right! If this place is still the same as before, then it's really wrong!"
After saying that, we turned around and walked out of Dong Ge's house, and immediately asked Lin Yingxue to drive me to the Chongzhou Public Security Bureau. I needed to take another look at Dong Ge and the captain's bodies and see the thing that I hadn't noticed before.
"But what is his purpose in doing this? Dad just told me about fame, wealth and love. Fame has nothing to do with it. Love doesn't make sense either. The only thing left is wealth. But what exactly does this wealth refer to?"
I already had a vague answer in my mind, and it was the only answer I could think of. I immediately called Bai Qi and asked him to help me investigate someone.
Chongzhou City is not very big, and we arrived at the police station very quickly. After we entered and identified ourselves, someone took us to the morgue. I once again carefully looked at the bodies of Dong Ge and the captain, as well as the two wrapped copper coins placed next to the bodies. Sure enough, everything was exactly as I imagined!
Then, Bai Qi called back. After he told me what I wanted to investigate, I felt relaxed all over, as if I hadn't taken a bath for a long time and suddenly soaked in a bathtub. I sat on the ground weakly, which scared Lin Yingxue next to me. She quickly supported me and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
"It's okay, I have solved all the puzzles!"