Haoran married Bai Chen the next year. I didn't agree with this marriage at first, and I discussed it with my uncle many times. My uncle's opinions were rather vague. He didn't say he agreed or objected. Every time I asked him,
They all showed very complicated expressions. Then something happened that made me change my view of Bai Chen.
That day I made an appointment with Fang Juan to have dinner together. I arrived early. After parking the car, I sat in the car without getting out. I waited for Fang Juan to come and go in together. I was sitting in the car when I saw Bai Chen from a distance.
People came over, and it seemed that they also had an appointment to eat at this restaurant. In order to avoid embarrassment, I thought it would be better to eat somewhere else. Just when I picked up my phone to call Fang Juan, I saw the following scene.
An old lady was walking along the roadside and suddenly collapsed when she was approaching the entrance of the hotel. Bai Chen, who was crossing the road, happened to see it. I saw Bai Chen ran over immediately. He squatted on the ground and held the old lady against him.
In his arms, he was communicating with the old lady. I saw him take out the medicine from the old lady's pocket, and a passerby ran into the restaurant and asked for a glass of water. Bai Chen helped the old lady take the medicine and took it out from his body.
A tissue was given to the old lady to soak up the sweat on her forehead.
After a while, the old lady regained her composure. Bai Chen helped her up, called a taxi, helped the old lady into the car, told the driver a few words, and took out a banknote from his pocket and gave it to the driver.
driver.
You must know that at that time, the "Peng Yu case" in Nanjing was in full swing. Bai Chen had the courage to go over and help the old lady up, and was so enthusiastic and considerate to the old lady, which really moved me.
That day, after dinner with Fang Juan, I took the initiative to walk to Bai Chen and Haoran's table, said hello to them, and apologized for what I had done deliberately calling Haoran away last time.
That time not only changed my view of Bai Chen, but also made Fang Juan think that I am a good man who has the courage to admit his mistakes. An old lady who fell to the ground made two marriages possible, which is very legendary.
Haoran and I got married in the same year. Over the years, I think the person I should be most grateful to is my wife Fang Juan. She has such good conditions, is a police officer, and is married to the son of a reform-through-labor prisoner. You can imagine,
How much pressure she has to bear.
Although Fang Juan is very busy at work and has no time to take care of her family, she has always been my inner support. Without her, I would not have been able to overcome so many difficulties and persist until today.
After Ding Haodang finished telling the story of his family, Su Le could not grasp what interested him from the fate of these people and the trivial matters in their lives. They had no choice but to accept the reality about Ding Peng and the mine. What had happened back then?
Thrilling things are no longer so important to people living now. But that is not what Su Le thinks in his heart. He wants to find the breakthrough point of the case from these trivial matters of life and dig out the case.
The real culprit who hired a murderer to kill Ding Peng.
So Su Le started to ask questions.
"How is Ding Haoran's current life? Is he happy?"
"It should be pretty good. My sister is now the mother of two children, a son and a daughter. They are both doing very well in studies. A few days ago, she told me that she would send them to study abroad."
"How is his relationship with Bai Chen?"
"I really didn't make mistakes at the time. Bai Chen is not only successful in his career, but he also manages his family very well. According to my sister, they have never had a quarrel after they got married."
"Oh, then Bai Chen is really a talent."
"Yes, he is indeed very good. Now he has become a famous entrepreneur in our city."
"Oh, what is the future development of Renjia Mining?"
"The Renjia Coal Mine has greatly increased its strength after annexing Dapeng and several other coal mines. Although the country continues to increase the capacity restrictions on small coal mines and continues to nationalize and rectify private coal mines, the Renjia Coal Mine has persisted for many years.
Later, with Bai Chen's efforts, it was successfully transformed into a large-scale coal chemical enterprise and no longer involved in the coal mining business."
"Is Bai Chen's father retired now?"
"Bai Jianyi, he died long ago."
"Dead, how did you die?"
"I heard he died of kidney failure."
"When was that?"
"It seems to have been around 2010, I can't remember exactly."
After coming out of Ding Haodang's resort hotel, Su Le and Zhang Pengfei decided to talk to Ding Xiang again to see if they could get any useful clues from him.
Under the big tree by the river, an old man in his sixties was sitting. The old man was smoking a cigarette and looking at the river. In his eyes, he didn't know whether he cared about the fish floats in the river or the passing years.
"Are you Ding Xiang?" Su Le and Zhang Pengfei asked as they walked closer.
Ding Xiang turned to look at them, nodded slightly and said:
"Are you the police?"
"Oh, the uncle's vision is so vicious. He immediately figured out the identity of our policeman," Su Le said.
"Haha, what? Haodang called me." Ding Xiang said with a smile.
"Oh, by the way, I forgot about this. Without his guidance, we wouldn't be able to find you."
"I heard that you caught my brother's murderer?"
"Yes, this murderer and Liu Qiao killed Ding Peng together."
"Thank you. It's been so long and you haven't given up yet. Thank you very much."
"Uncle, this is what we should do, you're welcome."
"Do you have anything else to do with me?" Ding Xiang pulled up the fishhook, checked the bait on the fishhook, and put the fishhook into the river.
"Our goal is to find the person who hired the murderer and bring the real murderer to justice. We would like to hear your opinion."
"Oh, it's difficult. It's been so long and I can't remember many things."
"After the Ding Haomiao kidnapping case ended, things slowly calmed down. What did you think about the two cases at the time? Do you think there is a connection between Ding Haomiao's kidnapping and Ding Peng's murder?"
"Ah, how can I know this question? Haven't you investigated both cases clearly? Do the police think the two cases are related?"
"We can't find any evidence that the two cases are related," Su Le answered frankly.
"If that's the case, then I have even less evidence."
"Although the case of Ding Peng's murder has been solved, we have never found the murderer's purpose of killing Ding Peng. It is impossible for someone to hire a murderer to kill someone for no reason, for money, love, revenge or other purposes. There must be some purpose.
Only one will do."
"Is this why you came to me?"
"Yes, I know there must be an answer in your heart. We are here to hear this answer, no matter whether it is right or wrong."
"Haha, young man, you are really good at talking. If you say this, I can't help but answer you."
"Uncle, we just want to hear your thoughts."
Ding Peng checked his bait again, lit a cigarette again, sighed and said:
"I think Dai Tonghe didn't tell the truth. The court finally sentenced him to 20 years in prison for kidnapping, organizing gambling and buying and selling firearms. I think it is unreasonable. He had the motive to kill my brother for love or money."
"Oh, uncle, can you tell me in detail?"
"I don't need to explain my reasons. He has been committing adultery with my sister-in-law Fang Meihua for a long time, and he also obtained a large amount of money from my sister-in-law. If he wanted to further possess my sister-in-law and her property, wouldn't he hire a murderer to kill my brother?"
Kill?"
"Well, it's possible."
"After my brother died, Dai Tonghe was the first person to propose buying our mine. He also coaxed my sister-in-law to buy our shares at a low price and forced me to leave the mine. Don't you think all of this is very suspicious?"
"Yes, it is very suspicious."
"But when it comes to hiring a murderer to kill, it will be difficult to find evidence if the person involved doesn't explain. Now that you have caught the murderer, didn't the murderer explain who hired him?"
"Unfortunately, the murderer doesn't know who hired him."
"Oh, that won't be easy." Before Ding Xiang could finish his words, he reached out and grabbed the fishing rod. With a flick of his wrist, he pulled up a fish weighing more than half a kilogram.
"My uncle's skills are pretty good. What kind of fish is this?"
"This kind of fish is unique to our river. We call it Shui Mi Zi. The fish meat is tender and delicious, with few fish bones. It is particularly delicious when braised. Especially the eyes of this fish, even though Shui Mi Zi has small eyes.
, The old people say that the eyes of Shuimizi have spiritual energy, and they are particularly good for people’s eyes after eating them.”
"That's right, sir, I really learned a lot from you here today."
"Hahaha, this is all nonsense. Just listen to these words, don't believe them."
Ding Xiang took the fish off the hook, put it into the fish protector, hung bait on the hook, and put the hook into the river again. Then he asked Su Le.
"Young man, do you have anything else to ask?"
"Then you mean Ding Haomiao's kidnapping case is an isolated incident?"
"Ah, isn't it?"
"Don't you think the timing of the Ding Haomiao kidnapping case is very special?"
"I do not understand."
"The kidnapping happened when you were about to sell the mine. Isn't it related to the sale?"
"You mean the Ren family?"
"Yes, haven't you ever doubted them?"
"I just said that since my brother died, we have been talking about selling mines. In addition to Dai Tonghe, I have also visited many companies. This matter has already become a hot topic. When Haomiao was kidnapped,
Renjia Mining also helped us and collected eight million in cash for us in one day. Although we didn't use it in the end, we are still very grateful to them."
"Oh, uncle, so that's what you think." Su Le said slightly surprised after hearing Ding Xiang's words.
"When Haomiao was kidnapped, Haoran was in love with Bai Chen. How could the Bai family do such a thing?"
"Then, don't you think you suffered a loss when you sold Dapeng Mining to the Ren family for 20 million?"
"The price is a bit low, but if you consider that after Haoran gets married, she will also have a share of the Ren family's property, do you still feel that you are at a disadvantage?"
"Oh, if you think so, you might not really suffer a loss, haha." Su Le helplessly agreed with Ding Xiang's statement.
Su Le stood up and pretended to say goodbye. He asked Ding Xiang again.
"Uncle, if the case is like this, do you think we can explain it to Mr. Ding Peng?"
"Hey, there's no need to explain anything. Since we can't go back on the past, just ask him to go over there."
After Su Le, Zhang Pengfei and Ding Xiang said goodbye to the river embankment, Ding Xiang turned to look at their backs and lit a cigarette, with a happy smile on his face. He packed up his fishing gear, hummed a little tune, and watched in the afterglow of the sunset.