The first floor, the basement.
"Creak..." There was a sound, the basement door opened, and the light from the corridor shone in, and Ma Xiaolin's identity could be vaguely recognized.
Ma Xiaolin turned on the light in the basement, and the small hut was lit up immediately.
The hut is only a few square meters in size, and it is dark all the year round. There is a small table next to the wall of the hut. On the table is a black and white photo of a puppy. The breed of the dog looks like a Teddy.
There are three small bowls in front of the photo, one with dog food, one with chicken breast, and one with water.
Ma Xiaolin showed a sad expression, squatted down, and poured out the offering in the bowl. Then he opened the backpack on his body and took out several food boxes from the bag, including salmon, meat bones and yogurt.
"Luka, mom is here to see you. These are your favorite food, eat them while they are hot, they are delicious."
"Mom is busy these days and can't come to see you often. Don't blame mom."
"Mom has found a place for you to live in, and you can move in in a few days, so you don't have to stay in this dark room."
"Luka, that villain Chen Zihe has been killed by his mother. You don't have to be afraid, he can't hurt you anymore. It's a pity that you weren't there when he died, otherwise, you would be very happy.
It's a pity that he died too quickly, and my mother didn't expect the poison to be so powerful. She shouldn't have bought such a powerful poison. She should be poisoned to death slowly to make him feel the pain. Let's see if he dares to bully us in the next life. "
"Luca, Mom really misses you..."
…
An hour later, Ma Xiaolin walked out of the basement with red eyes.
As soon as she walked to the door, she was completely dumbfounded.
I saw that there were people standing on both sides of the basement, all looking at her directly, and the man in the lead was Han Bin.
"Han... Captain Han, why are you here?"
"We received an alarm from the owner of the community, suspecting that someone was doing illegal activities in the basement of the community, and conducted a routine investigation."
"What a coincidence."
"Ms. Ma, what were you doing inside?"
"I'm mourning my dog."
"What's your dog's name?"
"Luca."
"Your mother Lu, I @#￥%&..." Uncle Zhang next to him was furious, and scolded Ma Xiaolin, "Why do you do things like this? I rented the basement to you with good intentions, and you did it like this!" Disgusting thing, you did it by a human."
Ma Xiaolin choked up and said, "Why do you speak so badly? I know it's wrong, but I can't help it. Luca is also a life. It's dead now. It's a dog's death. Can't you be more sympathetic."
Hearing this, Uncle Zhang stomped his feet in anger, "I'm so mad, what kind of nonsense are you talking about, what do you mean I have no sympathy, you have sympathy, why don't you set up a mourning hall in your house, why do you want to do it in the basement of my house?" This stuff is disgusting."
Seeing the old man's blushing face, Han Bin hurriedly persuaded, "Uncle Zhang, don't be angry, it's not worth your body if you are angry."
Uncle Zhang patted his chest, "You're right, I'm not angry, if I get mad because of the two dogs, I won't be laughed to death."
Ma Xiaolin pointed at Uncle Zhang's face, "Who do you call a dog? Why are you scolding me?"
"Calling you? Aren't you proud of the dog? You should be happy when I say that. How can I scold you? Don't you claim to be the mother of that dog? You don't want to be a human being, so you don't allow others to say it. "
"I just don't allow you to say that you don't have any love at all, and you actually compete with a dog, and Luka is already dead. Is it interesting for you to care about these things?"
The more Uncle Zhang listened, the more angry he became. He felt that continuing to argue with this woman might cause his IQ to regress.
"Captain Han, hurry up and take this woman away, she is a lunatic, I can't see her again, or I will be mad at her."
Han Bin was also afraid that Uncle Zhang would do something wrong if he was provoked, so he said, "Take her away."
Li Qin and Feng Na stepped forward, put handcuffs on Ma Xiaolin, and escorted her into the parking lot.
Uncle Zhang grabbed Han Bin's hand, "Captain Han, thank you, if you hadn't come, I don't know how to deal with this matter, I must be pissed off by this woman."
"Uncle Zhang, you are welcome, this is what we should do."
"Captain Han, what crime did this woman commit? Is the sentence severe? She won't come out to harm others again."
"Don't worry, I promise, you will never see her again in your life."
"real?"
Han Bin nodded.
"Thank you, thank you comrades in the police for punishing rape and eliminating evil." Uncle Zhang held Han Bin's hand tightly, tears streaming down his face.
The old man was really wronged. At his age, confession is taboo, not to mention setting up a mourning hall for a dog, that is to say, he has a big heart. If he met someone with a narrow mind, he might have been hospitalized in anger.
After appeasing Uncle Zhang, Han Bin led the people back to the Municipal Bureau.
…
Back at the Municipal Bureau, it was already past ten o'clock in the evening. Because of the investigation, no one in the Second Squadron had dinner.
As soon as she entered the meeting room, Huang Qianqian greeted, "Everyone has worked hard, wash your hands and eat."
Huang Qianqian was carrying two large lunch boxes and was setting the tableware on the conference table.
Jiang Yang said, "Qianqian, you are really thoughtful."
Zhang Shungu said, "That's right, it's really considerate."
Qi Shanghai said, "If anyone marries you as his wife, that would be a great blessing. In the future, they will not be able to draw Huazi every day."
"Haha..." Everyone burst into laughter.
Huang Qianqian blushed.
Zhao Ming picked up the water cup and took a sip of tea.
Han Bin already knew about Huang Qianqian and Zhao Ming, so Huang Qianqian and Zhao Ming didn't intend to hide it. Although they didn't say it explicitly, many people saw the clues with their keen eyes.
"Hey, do you hate it or not?" Huang Qianqian stared at her waist, "If you dare to tease me again, I won't bring you food in the future."
"Don't be angry, I'm just kidding, I should hit." Qi Shanghai slapped himself lightly.
"Hmph, you should have fought harder."
"Okay, okay, let's eat quickly, I'm busy after dinner." Han Bin waved his hand, he was going to interrogate Ma Xiaolin overnight, otherwise he would have sent them home long ago, and would not have cared about the meal.
Everyone laughed and made a few noises, and the atmosphere became more relaxed.
Although Huang Qianqian was angry at first, she was fine in a blink of an eye. She pulled a chair and sat with Zhao Ming. Qi Shanghai's words were like breaking a paper window, and there was no need for the two of them to cover up.
…
Eleven twenty at night.
Municipal Public Security Bureau, Fourth Interrogation Room.
Ma Xiaolin was handcuffed to the interrogation chair, her eyes were a little empty, she looked ahead quietly.
Han Bin and others walked into the interrogation room, but she still didn't respond.
Han Bin knocked on the table, "Dong Dong."
Ma Xiaolin's eyes became focused, and she looked at Han Bin, "Why did you arrest me?"
"Stop pretending, you've been exposed. Since we caught you, we have enough evidence."
"What do you mean?"
Han Bin cut to the chase, "Chen Zihe was poisoned by you."
Ma Xiaolin smiled, "Hehe, do you have evidence?"
Han Bin said, "I told you before that someone in your community called the police, saying that there were often abnormal movements in the basement, and suspected that someone was doing illegal activities. By the way, the reporter was the landlord who planned to rent the basement. He notified you before, but you put He blocked him. He also looked for you, but there was no one in your house. In desperation, he could only ask the police for help.
In order to ensure the safety of the residents in the community, the police took immediate action and installed temporary monitoring and recording equipment in the basement. We not only heard everything you said in the basement clearly, but also recorded it. These are all legal, do you want to hear them? "
Ma Xiaolin cried, "Why, why do you insist on making things difficult for me."
"No one wants to go with you. The fact is that Chen Zihe is dead. In order to ensure the safety of other citizens, the police must catch the murderer who killed Chen Zihe."
"Oh, when I was bullied by him before, I didn't see you protecting me. Now that he's dead, you're showing up. Why? Is this fair?"
"You said Chen Zihe bullied you? Why did he bully you? Have you reported to the police?"
"Is it useful for me to call the police?"
"It's useless if you talk about it. If someone is dereliction of duty, I will report it to the superior."
"It's useless to say it, you can't protect it."
Zhao Mingdao, "If you don't tell me, how do you know we can't protect you?"
"Aren't you just here to investigate the case? Okay, let me tell you, what's the big deal? It's just a dead person. I just happened to go to accompany Luka." Ma Xiaolin wiped her tears and continued, "You know how bad Chen Zihe is. Do you know how I have lived in the past two years? If it wasn't for Luka, I wouldn't be able to persist."
Ma Xiaolin was lost in memory, "Do you still remember what I told you about how I met Chen Zihe
Song Hongmian kicked my family's Luka, and Luka's teeth accidentally cut her leg, but it was her fault, she moved her foot first. But I didn't have the same knowledge as her, so I took her to the nearby CDC to clean the wound and vaccinate her, but Song Hongmian refused to let her go, and asked me to apologize publicly and compensate her for mental damage.
I thought to myself why, I have already made such a big concession, and she still refuses to let go. Why didn't she talk about kicking my Luka? What about damages
I ignored her and left. "
"I thought this was the end of it. Later, Chen Zihe, a scoundrel, came to the door and said that her mother was mad and wanted to seek justice from me. I asked him how to seek justice, and he said that he had to lose money or kill Luka. gone."
"At first, I wasn't afraid of him, thinking he was scaring me. However, once he actually came up with a knife and was about to cut Luka up, I was terrified. I promised to give him money as long as he Don't hurt Luca." Ma Xiaolin recalled the sad events back then, tears streaming down her face.
"I gave him the money. I thought the matter would be settled, but who knew it was just the beginning. After a few days, he came to make trouble again. He still used her mother as an excuse to ask me for another sum of money. He also said If you dare to call the police, you will kill Luca.
I don't want to be blackmailed by him, and I thought about calling the police, but seeing Luka, I endured it.
Chen Zihe is really not a thing, he knew my weakness and saw that I was easy to bully, so he came again after a while, this is the third time.
This time it was at night, he got drunk and bullied me, woo woo... "
Ma Xiaolin burst into tears, as if she wanted to vent all her grievances over the years.
Li Qin handed her half a pack of tissues, "You were strengthened by Chen Zihe?"
Ma Xiaolin nodded.
"Then why didn't you call the police?"
"I can't call the police, it's useless."
Zhao Mingqi didn't say anything, "It's useless. If Chen Zihe really committed such a bad behavior, as long as you call the police, we will definitely accept it. I don't believe that no one will care about you."
Ma Xiaolin showed a miserable smile, "What do you guys do?"
"If Chen Zihe is convicted of the crime, the police will naturally arrest him according to the law and will never let you be harmed again."
"Yes, you can protect me, but so what, can you protect Luka?"
Zhao Mingdao, "We know that you love dogs very much, but as long as we arrest Chen Zihe and restrict his personal freedom, and he won't even leave the prison gate, how can we hurt your dog."
"Do you think Chen Zihe doesn't know such a simple truth? I don't know? We are not stupid, we all thought of this." Ma Xiaolin sighed, "I remember very clearly that Chen Zihe threatened me while putting on his clothes. .
It is said that he is a gangster and knows many brothers, all of whom are bad guys like him. He also said that he had already told the group of brothers that as long as something happened to him, he would let his brothers kill my dog. "
Zhao Ming couldn't believe it, "Just because of this sentence, you gave up calling the police?"
"Isn't what he said clear enough? You can protect me, but you can't protect Luka. Even if his brothers kill Luka, they don't have to bear legal responsibility.
But Luka is like my child, I have to protect my child, no matter how much sacrifice I make, I am willing. "
Ma Xiaolin stared at Zhao Ming, "Comrade policeman, let me ask you, if I called the police, would you guarantee that they would not kill Luka? If they killed Luka, would you arrest them and go to jail?"
Before Zhao Ming could answer, Ma Xiaolin said to herself, "No, you won't, Luka is a dog, and no one cares about Luka's life except me. They are all the same life, why should they be divided? Three, six, nine, etc., why?"
Li Qin sighed, "For the past two years, you have been with Chen Zihe because you were threatened by him."
"Yes, he is really shameless. Seeing that you are a bully, the more he bullies you. He knows that Luka is my weakness, so he keeps threatening me with Luka. What makes me even more angry is that he doesn't like Luka. , often beats Luka. Luka is only six years old this year, it shouldn’t have died so early, it’s all because of Chen Zihe, he killed Luka.”
Han Bin took advantage of the situation and asked, "You killed Chen Zihe to avenge Luka."
"Yes, Luka is dead. I have nothing to fear. He can no longer threaten me, so I poisoned Chen Zihe to death. Unfortunately, he died too quickly... a person like him should be killed. Eighteen layers of hell."
"How did you kill Chen Zihe?"
"I know he has the habit of taking cod liver oil. I bought poison and hid the poison in a capsule of cod liver oil. As long as he eats it, he will die."
"What poison did you use?"
"Sodium cyanide."
"Where did you get it?"
"I saw a small advertisement on the wall of a public toilet. I contacted the seller through WeChat. At that time, I was afraid of buying a fake product. I didn't expect it to be quite easy to use, and I spent so much money."
Han Bin took out the paper and pen, "Write down the WeChat ID?"
"I can't remember the WeChat ID, but only the name of WeChat?"
"Write it down."
Ma Xiaolin thought about it, and then wrote it on paper.
Han Bin picked it up and looked at it, then handed it to Zhao Ming who was beside him.
"Did you plan to kill Chen Zihe on May 4th?"
"No, I just put the capsules containing sodium cyanide in the cod liver oil box. I don't know when he will eat it, and it happened to help me create an alibi, so he died suddenly that day, and I Also very surprised.
I didn't even expect that there would be policemen eating in that restaurant, if I didn't meet you, maybe it would be another scene... "
Li Qin said with emotion, "Ma Xiaolin, do you think it's worth doing this? If you hadn't accepted Chen Zihe's threat back then, you wouldn't have come to where you are today?"
"For Luca, I think it's worth it."
"It's just a dog."
"It's a life, it's man's best friend."
Li Qin shook his head, "Your feelings for Luka and your devotion to Luka are very touching, but have you ever thought about your parents? Have you ever thought about them?"
"My parents, my sister, and many relatives can still enjoy social welfare and security. Without me, they can still live very well.
But Luca is different, it's just me. "Ma Xiaolin spoke in a very natural tone, as if it was taken for granted, "For humans, a dog may be just a pet, and it only occupies a small part of their life, but for dogs, the owner is their whole life. world.
Since I have raised Luca, I have to be responsible for its birth, no matter what price I pay, it is worth it. "
Li Qin sighed, "Girl, you are still young, life is very long, after you have experienced a lot, you will..."
"Okay!" Ma Xiaolin scolded, "Stop lecturing me, I understand the truth, but in my opinion, human life is life, animal life is also life, I don't want to become as cold-blooded as you guys .”
Han Bin kept silent, and he didn't even want to interrogate her himself anymore, because he felt that he and this woman were not on the same channel, and it didn't make sense.
"You two continue the interrogation, I'll go out for a while."
"Wait a minute, Captain Han, you have the final say on this case."
"What's wrong?"
"I can plead guilty and cooperate with your investigation, but you have to promise me one request." Ma Xiaolin showed a look of pleading.
Han Bin stopped, "What request?"
"You promise me first."
"Tell me, as long as it is a reasonable request, I will try my best to help you."
"I want to go out again."
"Where to, what to do?"
"I chose a cemetery for Luca, and everything has been arranged. But I haven't had time to bury him. I hope he can be buried in the ground before going to prison..."
The interrogation room was quiet for a while. Facing such a request, not only Han Bin, but also Li Qin and Zhao Ming didn't know how to respond.
(end of this chapter)