In the interrogation room, Daxiong was stunned. He looked at his parents in disbelief, his mouth twitching, but he couldn't say a word.
What could he say? The one who made this request was not Old Yang from the police station, nor was it Tang Baiqing, who had a rich and powerful family, but his biological parents who gave birth to him and raised him!
Father Wu no longer had the usual irritability and condescending attitude as a parent. He lowered his head and said in a trembling voice: "... They give money, and they detain you... detain you for a year for 100,000 yuan."
Daxiong sat on the chair in a daze, and replied with a stuttering tone: "Dad... Dad... I don't want to go to jail...!"
Father Wu still lowered his head and replied in a hoarse voice: "Son, you know the situation of our family. My life is completely ruined and I have no chance to turn things around, but... people have to live, right? There is only one shabby house at home, but I have three sons. You are all grown up. What can I use to build a family business for you, marry you wives and have children?!"
Big Bear was speechless and turned to look at his mother, but the latter was sobbing with her back to him.
"I just asked that Old Yang. You are mentally retarded. This will be taken care of by the judiciary. They will make a low intelligence test report for you. You won't be in jail for too long." Father Wu gritted his teeth and continued, "Stay for six or seven years. We will get the money, and you can get married and have children when you get out. Your eldest and second brothers will not forget you... They will take care of you for the rest of your life."
"I... I won't do it!" Daxiong couldn't get help from his mother, so he could only bite the bullet and refuse his father's request.
Father Wu raised his head and looked at him: "If you don't do it, when will your elder brother and second brother be able to get married? Do you want me to be the last one to leave?!"
After a short silence, Father Wu stood up and knelt on the ground with a thud: "I kowtow to you, okay? Can you help your eldest brother, your second brother, and the family, too?!"
Da Xiong looked at his father kneeling in front of him and turned his head away unconsciously. He didn't feel sorry for him, nor did he have any feelings in his heart. He just felt helpless.
"Son, please help your eldest brother and your second brother." The mother said this with her back to him and she cried.
…
Half an hour later, Mr. and Mrs. Wu left the inquiry room and talked with Mr. Tang for a long time in the car outside. The two even signed a simple agreement.
For Tang's father, handling the case and reducing Daxiong's sentence were not a problem. He also didn't need to cheat the Wu family because all he had to do was spend money.
For Tang's father, as long as the case can be resolved quickly, someone can take the blame for his son, and it will never be brought up again, that would be the best outcome. As for the loss of money, that is not his main concern.
Outside the case handling building, after Su Tianyu and others had breakfast, they again asked the police officer on duty to meet with Daxiong, wanting to ask when he would come out, but unexpectedly the police officer told him that Daxiong was about to face arrest.
This confused Su Tianyu, but he had no connections in the Zhanan District Police Department, so he immediately contacted Yu Mingyuan to inquire about the situation.
Yu Mingyuan had also been paying attention to this matter. He knew much more than Su Tianyu, so he made a few remarks to the latter, vaguely telling him that Daxiong might have to take the blame for Tang Baiqing, and that the two families had already met and talked.
After Su Tianyu learned the news, he was extremely shocked and speechless. Although he had experienced a lot and was used to the so-called warmth and coldness of human feelings and the despicable nature of human beings in this era, he was still full of rejection and disgust for this matter.
After communicating on the phone, Su Tianyu asked Yu Mingyuan to use his connections to allow him to meet Daxiong, and the latter agreed immediately.
Before Daxiong was about to be transferred to the police station for custody, Su Tianyu met him in the interrogation room.
In the dimly lit room, Su Tianyu looked at Daxiong in confusion: "Why did you agree? Do you know what this means? It means that your life may be ruined!"
"... I... my parents are here." Daxiong lowered his head, his voice hoarse.
"You can refuse them! You have your own life, you don't have to listen to your family for everything!" Su Tianyu is not pretending to be a saint or a moral model. On the contrary, if it is an ordinary person's business, he would not bother to ask. But Daxiong is different. After a few months of contact, he feels that he and the other party are friends, very simple friends without any interest relationship.
"Little... Little Brother Yu... He... They raised me after all."
Su Tianyu was silent.
"People... life... there are many things that cannot be helped..." Daxiong lowered his head and replied: "... I... I can't show you the warehouse anymore... Xiaoyu brother."
Su Tianyu turned his head, not knowing what to say.
Wu's parents agreed, Daxiong himself agreed, and the Tang family was willing to pay. Everything had been arranged properly and seamlessly. What else could Su Tianyu say? It was meaningless to say anything.
The two were silent for a while, and Su Tianyu turned to look at Daxiong: "I'll save some money for you later, take good care of yourself."
Big Bear didn't reply, staring blankly at the floor.
Su Tianyu pushed the door open and left, not knowing what emotion he was feeling.
At the entrance of the office building, Bai Hongbo frowned and asked, "What did you say?"
"A consensus was reached privately, and the big bear squatted."
"… Oh, it's fucked up!" Bai Hongbo sighed and cursed, "But it's normal, the world is like this. The three sisters of the Yu family live their lives in different ways, and they live their lives in different ways. No one can stand up to the other."
Bai Hongbo's words were like shit, smelly and disgusting, but no one refuted him.
…
At around nine o'clock in the morning, Daxiong was transferred to the police station. This time, Lao Yang gave him a statement in person, and his attitude was not so friendly. He narrated the case with a serious expression throughout.
"You are the warehouse manager on the third floor, and you have to stay there every night." Old Yang smoked a cigarette and spoke slowly and clearly to Daxiong, "Last night, you just came back and saw the deceased Qu Ying went to play cards with Tang Baiqing. The two had a quarrel and conflict over emotional problems. You and Tang Baiqing knew each other before, so you chose to go downstairs to separate them. During the fight, Qu Ying was injected with illegal hallucinogenic drugs and lost control of her emotions. She beat and scolded you, and hit you on the back with the hammer used by the chisel to fix the boat bolt. You grabbed the hammer in the resistance and hit the other person's head without subjective intention to kill..."
Big Bear listened but didn't respond.
"My officers will take you to the Police Department Hospital for a full-body check-up in a while. You need to explain clearly to the doctor all the external injuries on your body caused by Qu Ying's beating. Do you understand what I mean?" Old Yang asked implicitly.
The bear looked up at him.
"Cooperate with the doctor and check for external injuries." Lao Yang reminded again.
In another room, Tang Baiqing sat on a chair and said to the law enforcement camera: "Yes, Qu Ying hit me first, then Wu Shixiong came down to stop the fight, and she started fighting with the other party again. Because I spent a lot of money on Qu Ying, she might be a little afraid of me, so... she took it out on the worker Wu Shixiong, and I was there to stop them... "
…
That night, after Tang Baiqing signed his confession, he was released by the police station and waited for the next summons.
9:30pm.
At the Police Station Hospital, Daxiong stood in the room where criminal suspects were detained and photographed for record, his eyes empty.
"Take off your clothes." the police officer shouted.
Hearing the sound, Daxiong took off his shirt and pants, and stood in front of the wall where his height was measured wearing only a pair of shorts.
Under the bright light, Daxiong stood straight, revealing numerous wounds of varying sizes all over his body. There were burns from cigarette butts, long scars from belt whipping, and wounds as big as fingernails.
The scars vary in color, some are black, some are brown, and I think they were not caused at the same time.
The police officer looked at him in bewilderment: "You... you... how did you do this?"
The bear didn't respond.
"Hold up that personal information sign and take a photo." the police officer ordered.
Big Bear picked up the sign on the ground and held it under his chin with an expressionless face.
It was written on the information card.
Name: Wu Shixiong.
Gender: Male.
Household registration: Zhanan District, Longcheng.
Age: 19 years old.
Charge: Suspected of murder.
Inside the house, the camera flash flickered on and off. Big Bear stood in front of the wall, his face devoid of any expression.
…
A week later, Tang Baiqing resumed his normal work because his father had already talked to the victim's family. No one knew how much the money cost.
On the first day back to work, Tang Baiqing was in a bad mood. He had just arrived at the office and was about to take a nap when a leader of the Zhannan District Code Gang called him and asked, "Baiqing, are you busy?"
"No, I'm at work. What's wrong?"
"Come out and get together?"
"I'm not in the mood."
"Oh, I'm already at the door of your office, come out!" the other party invited.
Zhanan, Su family.
Su Tianyu was sitting in the stone pavilion and chatting with his third sister when Yu Mingyuan called.
"Hello?"
"The case is over, and we are ready to receive the goods."
"Okay." Su Tianyu nodded.
Big Bear went in, but it would not affect any business at sea, and apart from Su Tianyu, Bai Hongbo and others, no one would pay attention to a mentally retarded little person.
…
On an island.
A man was sitting in a bar and whispered to another person, "My compensation and retirement pay will be coming soon. I will pay you back in a while."
"It's okay, haha!" The other party smiled and took a sip of wine: "Hey, have you contacted Su Dakeng recently?"