Chapter 106 (8.22 leave is not updated, leave note is attached)
This is probably the strangest car Li Qingyao has ever ridden in.

Chen Pu drove the car, and she sat in the passenger seat. Xiang Siling and Luo Huaizheng sat in the back seat. The driving time from the psychological clinic to the police station was 22 minutes. The four of them sat upright throughout the journey, and no one spoke to another.

It was a quiet journey until we arrived at the police station.

What Li Qingyao didn't know was that Chen Pu glanced at the rearview mirror halfway through the journey. Luo Huaizheng was looking at Li Qingyao's profile from behind, and he noticed it and looked up. The two men's eyes met in the rearview mirror, and then they looked away silently.

This time, the questioning of Xiang Siling was different from the previous ones. It involved a murder case that had caused a huge sensation. In fact, some of the criminal police who participated in the investigation held different opinions. In the end, the evidence spoke for itself and Luo Huaizheng was sentenced. So today, not only several backbones of the second team were in the bureau, but also several old criminal police from that year. Ding Guoqiang was in charge at the scene, and even the director asked about it this morning.

The higher-ups attached great importance to the case, so today, Chen Pu and Fang Kai, two veterans, would preside over the trial. Li Qingyao naturally had no objection, as Fang Kai was indeed more experienced. Moreover, she and Xiang Siling were old classmates after all, and the matter was of great importance, so she also had the intention of avoiding it.

Luo Huaizheng followed him to the police station without saying a word. Considering that he might be questioned later, Chen Pu asked him to wait in the corridor outside the interrogation room. And along the way, Li Qingyao had not said a word to Luo Huaizheng.

Fang Kai entered the interrogation room first. Chen Pu stopped at the door and waved to Li Qingyao who was about to go to the next room to listen.

She looked normal, not as emotional as she was the last two times she saw Luo Huaizheng and Xiang Siling having an affair. But Chen Pu didn't know whether she was just like him, numb from habit, or really didn't care. But now was not the time to think about these things.

Although he was reluctant in private, he knew that Li Qingyao was the most suitable person to get information from Luo Huaizheng. Just now in the psychological clinic, the tense confrontation between Luo and Xiang was definitely problematic. They had to know the reason.

So Chen Pu lowered his voice and asked: "Can you remain calm and objective and go talk to Luo Huaizheng?"

Li Qingyao raised his eyelids and looked at him: "Why not?"

Chen Pu smiled and said, "Find out what happened between them."

"clear."

She turned to leave, and Chen Pu noticed from the corner of his eye that Luo Huaizheng in the corridor looked up and looked over here. If this were anywhere else, Chen Pu would definitely touch Li Qingyao's head or pinch her shoulder to show encouragement, and do it openly in front of Luo Huaizheng. But this is the police station, surrounded by cameras and eyes. He could only stare at her walking towards Luo Huaizheng without any expression, then calm down and turn around to enter the interrogation room.

Li Qingyao took a few steps and was stunned.

People were passing by in twos and threes in the corridor. Luo Huaizheng was sitting alone on a green-backed iron chair with his head lowered, his arms resting on his legs, his right thumb and index finger rubbing his left thumb, as if he was lost in thought.

He was just as quiet as he was back then, and he was lonely in a way that he hadn't been when he was young. Every time I saw him after the reunion, even if he was smiling, even if he had a handsome and elegant temperament, he was still unhappy.

Li Qingyao walked to the empty seat next to him and sat down. He raised his head, then lowered his face, but his hands were still.

"How are you lately?" Li Qingyao decided to choose an opening that would not put people under pressure.

"Not bad, work is going well." He smiled and said, "The several clients that Xiang Siling introduced to me have all been successful, so I don't have to worry about food this year."

His self-deprecating tone made Li Qingyao feel suffocated again. She said calmly, "She owes you money, so you should take it with confidence. Don't keep shackles of morality and torture yourself like before."

He sat up straight, nodded, and said, "That's right."

Li Qingyao's nose was sour. This demeanor actually resembled the past - the aloof and mature academic god in front of the whole school, everyone listened to her in everything. Except for studying, she was forced to finish all the big questions in her weak subjects. He was afraid that she would not be able to pass the BJ exam.

Li Qingyao felt reluctant to trick him into believing something, but she had to do it.

"Just now in the clinic, I saw that you seemed angry. What happened? What did she do to you?"

Luo Huaizheng turned his head and saw her eyes close to him. But facing such clear eyes, he didn't know how to speak. All these years of grievances, the subverted life, and... the unforgettable love with her were destroyed by the thoughts of others. Even if he got a word of truth from Xiang Siling now, these can never be recovered.

Luo Huaizheng lowered his head, smiled, looked at his fingers again, and said, "She has planned everything. She should tell you the truth today. Let's listen to her first."

The smile was very quiet, even gentle, but Li Qingyao's heart felt like a small piece of it had been gently rubbed off by a knife. She said, "Okay, you've worked hard these days, thank you."

Luo Huaizheng thought, why did everyone say thank you to him today, thank you for your hard work. Xiang Siling was selfish, maybe she got some satisfaction from his bowing. But Li Qingyao was different.

When she said that, he understood—she knew what he was doing and what he wanted, and as a police officer, she was grateful for that.

He thought, why was he afraid before, that she was different from before? Afraid that she would look down on him, afraid that she would no longer be pure, it was like another dream in his youth, which was also shattered.

She was clearly the same as she was back then, with a clear mind, intelligence, and a heart that seemed cold but was actually gentle. She must have been angry at him a few times before because he didn't fight back, and he knew that she had the right to be angry.

Luo Huaizheng smiled again and said frankly, "You're welcome."

Li Qingyao's eyebrows curved. Since she couldn't complete the task assigned by Chen Pu, she was too lazy to complete it. She asked, "Are you thirsty? I'll get you a bottle of water."

"No," he said. "I drank a lot of water at the psychiatric clinic."

"Oh."

The two of them sat quietly for a while, and accidentally looked at each other again, and they both smiled again. "We also have an important discovery about Xiang Siling." Li Qingyao said, "But I can't reveal it to you for the time being. You should know it soon."

He nodded and said "OK".

Li Qingyao suddenly wanted to chat with him again, to talk about the stories of these years, his, their common friends, and their visions and ideas for the future. Even at this moment, she felt that the people and the truth in the interrogation room were not that important to her and Luo Huaizheng. Over the years, she and he walked on completely different paths, she in the sun, he in the dark, they both wanted to pursue the truth of the year. But today, the result is really coming, it turns out that she and he, waiting side by side, have become so calm.

Li Qingyao also laughed.

Luo Huaizheng asked: "Officer Li, what are you laughing at?" His tone was much more familiar and relaxed than before.

"Nothing, Mr. Luo." She said, "What are you laughing at?"

"I'm not laughing at anything. Can you please stop calling me Mr. Luo? It's embarrassing to call him Mr. Luo for such a small company."

The two of them kept talking in bits and pieces, one sentence here and one sentence there. They didn't notice that not far behind them, there were a few people in the second team who were not qualified to enter the interrogation room. They were all crowded in the corner, secretly looking at the backs of the two people. For example: Zhou Yangxin, Yan Yong, XX, XXX...

"The shoulders got closer and closer... and then separated!" This is the excited single dog Yan Yong.

"I tell you, there is definitely a chance between these two. The way Luo Huaizheng looks at Miss Yao is so tearful! And when have you ever seen Miss Yao being so close and gentle to other single young men?" This is Zhou Yangxin, who is good at criminal psychological behavior analysis.

Everyone nodded.

Yan Yong expressed his dissatisfaction: "Didn't Chen Pu take Yao Meizi with him to investigate cases all day long?"

"You are stupid." A sturdy detective who had been severely beaten by Chen Pu retorted, "Chen Pu is just a monk! Do you still expect the iron tree to bloom?"

"Right, right, right! Chen Pu is even less popular with women than I am. Why bother involving him? It's unlucky."

"Hahaha!"

The detectives looked at the two people who were talking happily and in a good atmosphere, and they all had mixed feelings. No matter how you look at it, these two people are a perfect match made in heaven. The man is handsome and elegant, and the woman is graceful and intellectual. They sat there side by side, everything around them seemed so noisy and redundant, and the two of them seemed to be shining quietly. You really don't have the heart to disturb them, you don't deserve it.

However, Li Qingyao is the favorite of the second team, the only girl, and the favorite of many detectives in the first and third teams. Luo Huaizheng has been in prison after all, so the detectives, as brothers, feel unwilling to accept it. How can a female detective be paired with a labor camp prisoner? The director probably won't agree to it.

However, the case from that year might be overturned and retried recently. If it is really a false case, Luo Huaizheng is innocent and he is no longer a labor camp prisoner.

He was a top-notch student who was admitted to Tsinghua University. He was much better than Yao Meizi. Now, he is also a young entrepreneur who started from scratch and engaged in high-tech industries. Although he is not rich, he is definitely better than ordinary people.

Moreover, the two were boyfriend and girlfriend back then, a precious first love. When Luo Hongmin's case first broke out, Li Qingyao had already told Chen Pu and Ding Guoqiang about it. The people in the second team knew something, and there was nothing to hide. If things were reversed like this, the love between these two people would be like what was shown in the movie - a young couple, a perfect match, a trick of fate, breaking up and getting back together, a moving story. Even someone as emotional as Yan Yong felt that he was going to become a CP fan of the two.

"If Luo Huaizheng can really restore his innocence, I will agree to this." Zhou Yangxin was the first to make the decision.

Yan Yong: “Of course!”

Some people also doubted: "No way, even if she is innocent, she has been in prison. Li Qingyao has such high standards, how can he be interested in her?"

Everyone was mumbling to themselves when they suddenly saw the door of the interrogation room open and Chen Pu rushed out: "Where's Lao Bai?"

Lao Bai is the health doctor in the bureau. Zhou Yangxin immediately replied: "Lao Bai went to the city for a meeting today."

Li Qingyao immediately stood up and ran towards Chen Pu. Luo Huaizheng followed her and stood up, but did not move. The rest of the second team also rushed to the door of the interrogation room.

"What's going on?" Li Qingyao asked.

Chen Pu's face was cold: "Everything was fine. We just took out the abortion operation form from that year, and Xiang Siling fainted after taking a look at it."

Li Qingyao and the others looked inside the door and saw Xiang Siling leaning in a chair with her eyes closed, motionless. Fang Kai was carefully protecting her.

Li Qingyao and Chen Pu looked at each other, and he shook his head slightly at her.

Li Qingyao understood what he meant - no matter whether Xiang Siling was really fainting or just faking it, they had to send her to the hospital now to avoid getting into trouble.

If it was a fake fainting... Li Qingyao thought, it seems that the abortion information they found really caught Xiang Siling, who was very careful in everything, off guard.

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Leave request: I’m sorry, I didn’t sleep well last night and didn’t finish writing this chapter all morning. I have to catch a flight in the afternoon, so I owe this chapter and will make it up when school starts.

I want to say that I'm taking care of my kids in Harbin now. Do you want to jump out through the Internet and beat me up?