The Remaining Life Has Its Limits

Chapter 18

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When the two of them fell asleep, in the interrogation room of the police station, Fan Jiancheng looked at Zhang Yong and Lin Feng with some fatigue: "Officer, I have said everything I need to say. Even if you ask me a thousand times, it will still be the same."

"Are you sure you're telling the truth?"

Zhang Yong looked at him coldly. Fan Jiancheng was a little impatient. "I swear that what I said is true. That night she specifically asked me to drive her and Zhao Chuchu, and I agreed because I was worried about the two girls. After getting in the car, she kept talking, saying how grateful she was to me and thanked me. I sent Zhao Chuchu away and then sent her home. When we drove her to her doorstep, she still refused to get out of the car. She sat in the car and cried about her bad relationship with her husband. I comforted her, and she said she wanted to go for a walk in the reed field."

Fan Jiancheng lowered his voice and lowered his head as he spoke: "I actually heard her hinting at me. I was so confused at the time that I was moved. When we got to the reed field, she said she liked me and took the initiative to have sex with me. After we were done, she suddenly asked me for money. She asked for 100,000 yuan right away. I dragged her out of the car and drove away."

"After that, she called me and threatened me, saying that if I didn't give her money, she would sue me. I said, "Whatever, I didn't believe she would dare to do that." But who would have known that she actually called the police the next day, and then called me after that, saying that if I didn't give her money, she would not drop the case. I ignored her, and then you guys really came."

"Then why didn't you say it at the beginning?"

Lin Feng asked aggressively: "When I summoned you for the first time, you said you sent her home. How do you explain that?"

"Auntie, do you know anything about human nature?"

Fan Jiancheng looked at Lin Feng and explained anxiously: "I didn't tell the truth at first because I wanted to preserve the reputation of both parties. I am a married man, and Ye Sibei also has a husband. It would be shameful for anyone to tell this to others. Of course I have to keep it secret if I can."

"Fan Jiancheng," Lin Feng clenched his fists, "Confess and be treated leniently, resist and be treated severely. Now we have physical evidence. Are you really telling the truth?"

"It's the truth!"

Fan Jiancheng was annoyed: "If you don't believe me, call Ye Sibei over and I'll confront her!"

The two of them faced each other. Zhang Yong saw that the situation was not good and stood up: "Let's do this."

Having said that, he led Lin Feng out and returned to his desk.

Lin Feng was very upset: "He still refuses to admit it, what should I do?"

Zhang Yong drank water and said, "Don't argue with his confession. Just collect the evidence and prepare to hand it over to the procuratorate."

"OK."

Lin Feng nodded. Seeing that Zhang Yong did not look relaxed, she could not help but ask in a low voice: "Master, is this evidence not strong enough?"

"In fact, judging from the witness testimony, Ye Sibei said that she couldn't remember how much she drank that night and had no idea what was going on. But the witnesses at the scene all proved that the amount of alcohol Ye Sibei drank that night was not much compared to usual..."

Zhang Yong twirled his pen and pondered, "No controlled drugs were found in Fan Jiancheng's car, home, or office. What about his consumption records?"

"I checked it," Lin Feng shook his head, "There is no problem."

Zhang Yong didn't say anything for a long time. He made a decision: "Find a time and ask Ye Sibei to come over to take another statement."

*** ***

When Ye Sibei woke up the next morning, Qin Nan had already prepared breakfast.

After the two of them had dinner together, Ye Sibei received a call from Lin Feng, informing her to go and take another statement the next day.

Ye Sibei felt a little uneasy when he heard this: "Is there insufficient evidence?"

"Don't worry about that," Lin Feng comforted her, "The case will be transferred to the procuratorate soon, don't worry."

Ye Sibei felt relieved and nodded: "Okay, thank you for your help."

After hanging up the phone, she looked up and saw Qin Nan on the other side looking down at the message. He didn't ask her what happened, but changed the subject directly: "I asked a friend last night, and the water plant where he works is short of a cashier. The salary is not high. Do you want to go and take a look?"

To find a job in a small town, one must rely on acquaintances. She was going to ask her friends for help, but Qin Nan found her a job first. She didn't bother, nodded, and whispered, "Okay."

Qin Nan lowered his head and asked her to make an appointment. After agreeing that they could go there today, he got up and went to the store. Before leaving, he looked back at her and said, "If you have nothing to do at noon, come to the store and have lunch together."

Ye Sibei responded with a smile, waited for Qin Nan to leave, packed up the dishes, and took the bus to the water plant Qin Nan had pointed out for him.

The water plant is in a remote location. It takes an hour to get there by bus. The salary is low, so almost no one comes. After Ye Sibei went in, he sent a WeChat message to Qin Nan's friend. After a while, a tall and strong man came out and greeted Ye Sibei: "Sister-in-law."

The man's name was Dachun, and he was Qin Nan's childhood friend. He led Ye Sibei to the door of the boss's office, and Ye Sibei stood there waiting.

After waiting for a while, Ye Sibei heard Dachun calling out, "Sister-in-law, come in."

Ye Sibei walked in nervously, and Dachun took her and introduced her to the boss: "Boss Yang, this is my sister-in-law Ye Sibei, a college student who used to be an accountant in a real estate company."

Mr. Yang looked at her resume, stroking his chin, as if hesitating: "Twenty-seven years old... married for a year, no children, where did you work as an accountant before?"

As he spoke, CEO Yang raised his head and looked Ye Sibei up and down. Ye Sibei was a little nervous when he heard him ask about his previous company, but he still answered truthfully: "Fuqiang Real Estate."

"Fuqiang Real Estate," Mr. Yang thought for a moment, "Has something happened to your company recently?"

Ye Sibei stood still, listening to what Mr. Yang said, lowering her eyes nervously.

Mr. Yang pondered, as if chatting: "It seems that someone went out to drink and raped. What's the name..."

As he spoke, Mr. Yang was suddenly stunned. He looked up at Ye Sibei, and his expression changed a little.

Dachun was completely unaware of the change in atmosphere and walked forward: "Boss Yang, this matter has nothing to do with my sister-in-law..."

"I'm sorry, Mr. Yang." Ye Sibei clearly noticed the change in Mr. Yang's mood. She couldn't hold on any longer and said goodbye. "I feel a little uncomfortable. I'm leaving first."

After saying that, she turned and left without waiting for anyone to reply. Dachun was a little confused. He looked at Mr. Yang and then at the door: "Mr. Yang, I'll go first..."

"Dachun," General Manager Yang grabbed him and lowered his voice, tilting his chin towards the door, "Why did you bring him to the factory without knowing who he was? Do you know his background?"

"This is my childhood friend's wife."

"Your childhood friend is mentally ill, right?" Mr. Yang said directly, "Here's the one from Fuqiang Real Estate who drank with someone in the middle of the night and then reported his boss for having an affair. If you don't divorce a wife like this, are you not stupid enough?"

Dachun's face changed, and General Manager Yang pushed him and said, "Get rid of him, don't bring him into the factory in a mess."

Ye Sibei walked out of the door and calmed down a little. After all, Dachun was Qin Nan's friend, so she had to tell him before she left.

So she waited at the door for a while, and then saw Dachun running out.

When he came out, his face didn't look very good, and the look in his eyes when he looked at her was a little strange, which was completely different from the enthusiasm he had at the beginning. He walked her out in silence.

Ye Sibei thought that he had gotten into trouble because of his bad attitude towards his boss, and when he was almost at the door, he finally spoke: "Dachun, I was not thinking well just now, I..."

"Nothing." Dachun waved his hand, "Don't worry about it."

Ye Sibei nodded, and the two walked to the factory gate together. Dachun seemed to have been holding back for a long time before finally speaking: "Sister."

He didn't call her "sister-in-law" anymore. Ye Sibei looked up in confusion. Dachun thought about it and gritted his teeth: "My brother is an honest man. Please don't bully him."

Ye Sibei didn't understand, and seeing that she didn't say anything, Dachun simply said, "Sister, I just heard about your situation. I can't say it to outsiders, but Brother Nan and I grew up together, and I can't bear to see him suffer this injustice. He is a good man. If you still want to live together, you should live a good life in the future. If you can't live together, don't delay him."

Hearing this, Ye Sibei's face suddenly changed. She thought that this person was Qin Nan's childhood friend, so she tried to hold back her words, and finally said, "Some things are not as they say outside..."

"It doesn't matter which one," Dachun interrupted her directly, "I just don't want Brother Nan to talk nonsense."

Ye Sibei was speechless at the moment, Dachun lowered his head: "I will take you here and go back first."

As he spoke, Dachun walked inside. Ye Sibei called him, "Dachun."

She gritted her teeth: "I don't understand."

Dachun turned around and Ye Sibei stared at him: "I am the victim. If you don't talk about the criminal, what are you talking about Qin Nan?"

"How can you say that?" Dachun reluctantly said, "Bad guys are bad guys, what's there to say?"

"There's nothing good to say about bad guys, so they just keep paying attention to the victims, right?"

Dachun frowned when he heard what Ye Sibei said: "Sister, I won't say anything more about you for the sake of Brother Nan. I'll stop here and leave first."

Having said that, Dachun turned around and left.

Ye Sibei stood at the factory gate. She raised her arms and hugged herself. After calming down for a moment, she walked to the bus stop.

There were not many people on the bus. She looked around and after waiting for a while, she got on the bus.

She sat in the last row, looking at the empty street. Her eyes felt a little sore. She held her bag and looked at the empty street, but finally she endured it.

She made an appointment with Qin Nan to have lunch together at noon. She went to the store in advance and saw a crowd of people gathered at the store entrance. She heard Chen Jun arguing with someone: "We didn't fix your tire. Is it reasonable for us not to pay for a new tire?"

"You didn't fix it properly last time, so it's broken now. Shouldn't you fix it?" The other man cursed louder, "What kind of shady shop is this?"

"Boss," Qin Nan's voice sounded steadily. Ye Sibei squeezed into the crowd and saw a burly bald man standing next to the car. Qin Nan knelt on one knee in front of the tire of the car and pointed to a spot for the bald man to see. "The spot where you patched it last time is here, and the new one is over here."

As he spoke, Qin Nan seemed to notice Ye Sibei's coming. He looked up at Ye Sibei in the crowd and changed his tone: "How about this, you just got a new tire, so it's impossible for it to be free, but I'll give you a 20% discount today, okay?"

The bald man heard this, thought for a moment, and pointed at Qin Nan: "Okay, but I want you to make up for it, not the helper."

“I’m telling you…” Chen Jun said as he stepped forward. Qin Nan stopped him and said, “Xiaojun, let’s go eat.”

Qin Nan stood up and said, "Boss, go have a meal first. I'll call you when it's done and you can come back to pick up the car."

"Okay." The bald man said reluctantly. Seeing that the quarrel could not start, the people around him dispersed. The bald man left his phone number to Qin Nan and left with his friends. Qin Nan turned around and looked at Ye Sibei standing next to him: "How was your morning?"

"Is everything ok? Is everything alright?"

As the two people started talking, the bald man and his friend slowed down their pace.

They secretly glanced at Ye Sibei from the corner of their eyes. Ye Sibei pretended not to know and turned to Qin Nan and said, "Go in first."

"Is this what the group said?"

"Like, what's that guy's name, Ye Sibei, right?"

"Isn't it his wife?"

The sound of discussion came from behind, although it was very small, Ye Sibei still heard it. She pretended that she heard nothing and walked forward with her head down.

Qin Nan paused. Before he could say anything, Ye Sibei heard Chen Jun yell, "Hey!"

The bald man and his companion turned around, and Chen Jun pointed at his car and said, "Drive your car and get out of here."

"How do you talk?"

"That's what I'm saying. Can't you hear me if I tell you to get out?" Chen Jun refused.

The bald man rolled up his sleeves and walked towards Chen Jun. Qin Nan grabbed the wrench next to him. Ye Sibei hurriedly grabbed him. Qin Nan shook Ye Sibei off and walked to Chen Jun's side, pointing at the bald man with a wrench: "Get lost."

The wrench was against the bald man's chest. Ye Sibei came forward to pull Qin Nan, and the bald man's companion also came to pull him.

The two sides were facing each other. Seeing that Qin Nan was serious, the bald man's companion apologized first, then quickly pulled the bald man back to the car and drove away.

Qin Nan put down the wrench only after they left. Chen Jun said to Ye Sibei, "Sister, those people are scumbags. Don't take their words to heart. You and Brother Nan go in first. I'll pack up and come back."

"fine."

Ye Sibei listened to Chen Jun's comfort and smiled: "Thank you."

Chen Jun made a glare at Qin Nan. Qin Nan put down the wrench. Ye Sibei dragged Qin Nan in. She advised him in a soft voice: "Don't be so impulsive in the future. Don't take out weapons at every turn. What if a fight really breaks out?"

Qin Nan didn't say anything. He stared at Ye Sibei. After they entered the store, Ye Sibei let him go. "Where are the dishes? I'll go cook."

"it is done."

Qin Nan spoke in a low voice, then he stood up, took out the dishes and put them on the table.

Ye Sibei looked at him, pursed his lips and lowered his head: "Those words..."

"Don't take it to heart."

Qin Nan spoke directly. Ye Sibei was stunned. She looked up at him and saw that he didn't seem to know what to say. He looked at her with some concern and repeated: "No matter what others say to you, don't think too much."

As he spoke, he walked forward and raised his hands to cover her ears: "We'll leave after the lawsuit is over."

Ye Sibei looked at him, she stared into his eyes without saying a word.

They set the table and called Chen Jun over, and they all sat down to eat.

Chen Jun picked up some food for Ye Sibei: "Sister-in-law, eat more."

Ye Sibei noticed Chen Jun's care and she said thank you. Chen Jun turned to look at Qin Nan and said, "Sister-in-law is really a cultured person, much more gentle than my friend."

"Stop talking nonsense." Qin Nan scolded him while Chen Jun was eating.

Qin Nan turned to look at Ye Sibei: "How was your morning?"

“People think it’s not okay.”

"Oh," Qin Nan nodded, "I'll ask someone else. If that doesn't work, you can help out in my store first."

"Um."

Ye Sibei lowered his head to eat and responded to Qin Nan's words.

As he spoke, his phone began to vibrate.

Ye Sibei looked at the name and found it was Tao Jie.

She picked up the phone, and Tao Jie's warm voice came from it: "Sibei, are you free this afternoon?"

"What's up?"

"It's like this. The company's top executives are here this afternoon. They want to talk to you and have this matter dealt with. It can also be regarded as an explanation to you."

Ye Sibei didn't say anything, she turned her head and looked outside the store.

It was the time when the sun was at its brightest at noon. She looked at the sun and said calmly, "Okay."

They should give her an explanation.