When the news of Ni Xiuyun's death came, Liang Jian was about to return to Taihe Hotel after get off work.
The call was made by the police using Ni Xiuyun's mobile phone. Because on Ni Xiuyun's mobile phone, the last person he contacted before his death was Liang Jian.
The police said a lot, but Liang Jian didn't hear it. In his mind, there was only what Ni Xiuyun said when he and Ni Xiuyun separated last night: It's great to know you in this life!
This sentence kept swirling in Liang Jian's mind, over and over again... It wasn't until Liang Jian rushed to Jinzhong and saw the police that this sentence finally settled in his mind.
Liang Jian went directly to the Jinzhong Municipal Public Security Bureau. The person who received Liang Jian was Qian Jiangming, the director of the Public Security Bureau. After Qian Jiangming saw Liang Jian, the first thing he asked was: "Secretary Liang, you and the deceased
Are you familiar with Ni Xiuyun?"
Liang Jian glanced at him and replied: "When I arrived in Xiling Province on the first day, she was in charge of reception, so we have some contact on weekdays, which is okay."
"Then, may I ask, when the deceased Ni Xiuyun contacted you yesterday, did he say anything?" Qian Jiangming asked again.
Liang Jian glanced at him. He had calmed down a lot during this journey. At this moment, Qian Jiangming's question could be said to be routine, but he couldn't be careful. Liang Jian replied: "I didn't say anything. Yesterday, I didn't say anything."
I had something to do in Jinzhong City. She found out and contacted me. We drank tea together and separated around ten o'clock. There was no contact after that. How did she die? "
Qian Jiangming looked at him for a while before replying: "Initially, it was determined that she committed suicide by swallowing an overdose of sleeping pills. Because she lived alone, no one found her. Her colleagues at the work unit could not contact her during the day, and they were worried that something might happen to her.
, I went to look for her at home, and that’s when I found her.”
Ni Xiuyun had the habit of taking sleeping pills, and Liang Jian knew about it. But she didn't take it often. Liang Jian frowned, always feeling that the ending of suicide was a bit difficult for him to accept.
Ni Xiuyun can be said to be his first friend after arriving in Taihe City. Unlike Lou Jiangyuan and the others, between them... In short, in Liang Jian's heart, Ni Xiuyun has weight. A person who was still so vivid yesterday,
Unexpectedly, it became a situation where Yin and Yang were separated, and he couldn't accept it.
Liang Jian was silent, replaying the scene of last night's meeting in his mind.
Suddenly, Qian Jiangming asked him: "You just said that you had tea together last night, which means you met. So, when you met, did you notice anything unusual about her?"
After being reminded by Qian Jiangming, Liang Jian immediately thought of the bruises he saw on Ni Xiuyun yesterday, and said, "There are bruises and redness on her arms and face."
When Qian Jiangming heard this, he looked at him with a strange look in his eyes. He asked: "Besides the arms and face, are there any other bruises, purple, red and swollen places?"
Liang Jian was so focused on Ni Xiuyun that he didn't notice the change in Qian Jiangming's expression. He replied: "There seems to be a little in the neck, and other places..." At this point, Liang Jian suddenly realized. He looked at Qian Jiangming
After a quick glance, he asked angrily: "What do you mean, Director Qian?"
Qian Jiangming laughed twice and said: "Why is Secretary Liang so angry? I'm just asking as a matter of routine. After all, it is related to the cause of Comrade Ni Xiuyun's death. I can't be careless, right?"
Qian Jiangming's words were so precise that Liang Jian could only swallow them. After waiting for a while, Qian Jiangming said to Liang Jian again: "Secretary Liang, don't blame me for speaking directly. I can't help it. Please be considerate.
Understand. I would like to ask, what is the relationship between you and Comrade Ni Xiuyun?"
Liang Jian frowned, his expression darkened, and asked coldly: "What do you mean?"
"My point is very simple. I just want to ask, do you have a close relationship with Comrade Ni Xiuyun?" Qian Jiangming had a polite smile on his lips when he spoke.
Liang Jian clenched his fists, wanting to punch that annoying face, but he held back in the end. He understood that this punch would not do any good to him or Ni Xiuyun, but would instead
This makes the matter more complicated.
"We are just friends." Liang Jian answered as calmly as possible while holding back his anger.
After hearing this, Qian Jiangming smiled slightly, reached out to open the folder in front of him, took out a photo from it, and placed it in front of Liang Jian: "Look at this photo, is it you and Comrade Ni Xiuyun?
"
Liang Jian was slightly startled and looked around. In the photo, he and Ni Xiuyun were hugging each other gently at the door of the room. It was the same hug he gave Ni Xiuyun at the door of the box last night.
Qian Jiangming said: "This is a photo taken by surveillance."
Liang Jian didn't know whether this was really captured by surveillance or someone deliberately took it. Just from Qian Jiangming's behavior of taking out this photo, Liang Jian could tell that Director Qian was prepared.
, with evil intentions. As for what he asked him before, it was just a temptation and a foreshadowing.
As the saying goes, everything must be reversed. Liang Jian was extremely angry, but he calmed down. He looked up at Qian Jiangming, smiled coldly, and said: "Since Director Qian can find this photo, he should also know where it is. Our friend
It doesn’t seem illegal to say goodbye, right?”
Qian Jiangming looked at him, the flesh under his eyes twitched slightly, and then said with a smile: "Of course it's not illegal. But I still want to remind Secretary Liang that as government officials, we still have to pay attention to our public image. In the future, this kind of harmony
For scenes of lesbians embracing, we still need to find a more hidden place."
Liang Jian ignored his sarcasm and said with a cold face: "If Director Qian has nothing else to ask, then I would like to see Comrade Ni Xiuyun's body."
Qian Jiangming said: "Don't worry, I will ask someone to take Secretary Liang to see it later. However, there are still some things I want to confirm with Secretary Liang." As he said that, he opened the folder again.
After watching for a while, he raised his head and asked Liang Jian: "You have been to Comrade Ni Xiuyun's home, right?"
As soon as Liang Jian heard this, he asked back: "Is there a rule that says I can't go to my friend's house?"
Qian Jiangming smiled and continued to ask: "You didn't leave that night, right?"
"My driver stayed there for one night. What's wrong? Is there any problem?" Liang Jian asked coldly. He simply relaxed his body, leaned into the chair, and looked at him coldly. He wanted to take a look.
, what exactly is this Qian Jiangming trying to pull off?
Qian Jiangming said: "No problem, I just wanted to verify it."
Liang Jian sneered in his heart. It was a long time ago that he stayed at Ni Xiuyun's house. This time Ni Xiuyun left, but they found out all the previous things. If they said there was no purpose, they beat Liang Jian to death.
Don't believe it either.
The only thing Liang Jian hasn't figured out yet is what purpose Qian Jiangming is hiding. Could it be that he wants to blame Ni Xiuyun's death on him? This seems impossible. He separated from Ni Xiuyun yesterday
After that, they went to the hotel and did not leave the room until they returned to Taihe in the morning. If they wanted to frame the fault, there would be a problem in terms of time.
Moreover, Qian Jiangming himself said just now that Ni Xiuyun died from taking sleeping pills.
So, what does Qian Jiangming want to do?
Liang Jian looked at him, waiting for him to 'reveal his true colors'.
However, after this question, Qian Jiangming stopped asking. Instead, he closed the folder in his hand, stood up, and said to Liang Jian: "Let's go, I will take you to see Comrade Ni Xiuyun for the last time."
Liang Jian was stunned, stood up after him, and walked out.
When the staff lifted up the white sheet, Ni Xiuyun showed no major change except that her face was paler than when we met last night. She had her eyes closed and looked very peaceful, as if she was asleep.
Liang Jian stared at her eyes carefully for a long time, hoping that she would open them, hoping that this was just a joke. But she didn't. He had to accept this fact. He moved his eyes upward and saw the patch on his forehead that he saw yesterday.
The redness and swelling have now turned purple.
Looking further down, there is also a large piece in the neck, extending all the way to the collarbone.
Liang Jian suddenly raised his head and asked the staff next to him: "Do you know how these were done?" He pointed at the two bruises.
The staff took a look and replied: "It should have been caused by an impact."
Liang Jian asked again: "Is there anything else like this on her body?"
The staff member raised his head and glanced at Qian Jiangming, who came with him, and then replied: "I don't know, I'm sorry."
Liang Jian knew he couldn't get anything out of the question, so he shut up.
"Do you want us to go out and give you some space alone?" Suddenly, Qian Jiangming asked.
Liang Jian refused.
After standing and watching for a while, he turned around and walked out.
When he walked outside, he stopped and asked Qian Jiangming: "Did she leave any last words or anything?"
Qian Jiangming looked at him, and now the hypocritical smile on his face disappeared. He suddenly asked him seriously: "Let me ask again, are you and Comrade Ni Xiuyun really just friends?"
Liang Jian replied equally seriously: "It's really just a friendship."
Qian Jiangming looked at him, as if he was studying the truth or falsehood of his words. After a while, he didn't know what answer he came up with. He just heard him say: "She left a will and a letter."
The letter. In the will, her property is distributed. The letter is for you. But we have already opened it and read it. I hope you understand this."
Although Liang Jian was reluctant to understand, he could only accept it. When Qian Jiangming showed him the copies of the will and letter, he was shocked.
Ni Xiuyun left half of her property to him and donated the remaining half to an orphanage in Beijing. As for the letter, there were only a few short sentences in it:
Liang Jian, meeting you may be the greatest blessing for me in this life. My life has been unable to go on for a long time. I can barely survive until today, which can be regarded as God’s favor for me. In this world, apart from you, there is no one else.
The remaining green calyx is what I care about. If you have the ability in the future, please help me take care of her, thank you! Finally, goodbye!
Liang Jian stood there, tears welling up in his eyes. He turned his head, raised his hand to wipe the corners of his eyes, and then turned to ask Qian Jiangming: "Can I keep this copy?"
Qian Jiangming nodded.
Liang Jian folded the letter and put it in his pocket, and then asked Qian Jiangming: "Can I go to her house and have a look?"
Qian Jiangming hesitated for a moment, then turned to call another colleague over and asked: "How is the evidence collection at the deceased's home going?"
The colleague replied: "It's almost done. Group A has already returned. Group B is finishing up over there and will be back in about ten minutes."
Qian Jiangming nodded. After his colleague left, he said to Liang Jian: "When it's over there, you can go over and have a look, but don't stay too long."
Liang Jian nodded.
"When the time comes, I will send someone to accompany you there." Qian Jiangming said.