When Bai Shihui came out of the bathroom, he saw the old diary on the bed and silently picked it up.
According to regulations, if any belongings of the deceased are found, they should be handed over to the police headquarters. In addition, this incident is special, and this diary should be turned over to the Special Division.
When his wife left it to him, she obviously placed all her hopes on herself. Shiraishi Masaki didn't trust anyone else, she only believed in her husband.
He put Masaki's post-it note on the wall next to the pillow. When he saw Yan's expression again, Shiraishi Hui felt pity in his eyes.
He knew that his mother-in-law and father-in-law died suddenly and tragically, and his wife must be very sad and grieved.
But in order not to worry herself, Yaji did not show it in the post-it note.
Moreover, Yaji looked at him pleadingly before trying to make mistakes, but in the end he still did not stop himself.
When her mother objected, Yaji even stood up to support herself.
Fortunately, nothing happened to me, otherwise what would happen to my wife and children? I am...too selfish.
Bai Shihui felt guilty.
Thinking about it, he picked up the diary and opened the first page.
The light shining on the mottled and slightly yellowed paper gave Bai Shihui the feeling of watching a period drama.
"March 15, 1999. Spring, light rain."
"The new semester has started, and Yaji has to go to school to report. I also have to work hard to make money. I can't be decadent anymore, don't get into disputes with my colleagues, be cautious, and work hard..."
"Because the whole family's hope lies in me..."
After just reading one page of this diary, Bai Shihui knew from the thick handwriting that it was his father-in-law's diary.
This year is 2020. If it were 1999, it would have been twenty-one years ago.
Twenty-one years ago, my father-in-law was only in his thirties.
At that time, Yaji was still eleven years old and still in elementary school.
Thinking of his wife from elementary school, Bai Shihui smiled.
Naturally, he didn't know Yaji at that time.
However, given the father-in-law's love for his daughter, there must be many things about Yaji recorded in the diary.
Just as he expected.
He flipped through the pages and found that most of the records in the diary were about his daughter.
No matter if you encounter obstacles at work, have something depressing, or have emotional problems.
When the father-in-law comes home, as long as he sees his daughter's smiling face, his gloomy mood at the end of the day will brighten up.
For his father-in-law, his wife and daughter are the motivation for him to survive.
The diary is not thick, and Bai Shihui can see deep fatherly love in it. This reminds him of his own son, and he smiles warmly.
Soon, Bai Shihui turned to the penultimate page.
"1999, April 28. The weather is sunny."
"I'm very tired today, but thinking about seeing my wife and daughter when I get home makes me feel a lot better."
"It was just when I arrived at the door of my house that I heard my daughter crying and shouting in pain."
"I was stunned, and then I ran into the living room like crazy."
"That cute, pink face was shedding tears, her forehead was bleeding, her long hair was cut messy, and there were bruises and scratches on her arms..."
Seeing this, Bai Shihui's eyes turned from warm to cold, and he clenched his fists subconsciously.
But then he thought about this diary from twenty-one years ago, and he forced himself to calm down.
His slightly rapid breathing gave him away.
"At that moment, I just felt dizzy and I collapsed."
"I yelled at my wife and asked her what was going on, why she couldn't take care of her daughter, and why she let her get hurt."
"I know that at that time, I was just venting. I was venting all the years of repression. And my daughter was the trigger, which made me erupt directly like a volcano."
"How ridiculous, I have been enduring the bullying from outsiders."
"Today, I have become the person I hate the most. I vented all my negative emotions on my family and set a bad example in front of my daughter..."
"It wasn't until I saw the fearful look in my daughter's eyes that I realized. I knelt down and hugged my daughter tightly. I couldn't do anything but keep saying I'm sorry..."
"sorry."
This page of the diary made Bai Shihui feel depressed.
The warm words in front of him fell apart in his mind.
What he saw was a father who couldn't breathe in the face of the pressure of life and could only keep suppressing his heart.
My daughter's smile was only a short-term comfort.
Bai Shihui didn't know what happened to his father-in-law at that time.
Because the diary only records every detail of his father-in-law's life with his wife and daughter at home, and everything in the company is basically written down in one stroke.
Bai Shihui remained silent and turned the last page.
When he looked at the first line of writing, his pupils shrank.
"I buried him alive."
Bai Shihui was stunned. Perhaps he was too sleepy and was in a trance. His father-in-law's simple smile appeared in his mind.
He couldn't believe that his father-in-law would kill someone.
But the facts were in front of him. He compared the handwriting to the same as before. Recalling his father-in-law's handwriting, it was indeed correct.
Bai Shihui took a deep breath and calmed down.
He found that this page of diary had no date and seemed more like recounting one thing.
"I went to the parents of the kid who beat my daughter to reason with me, and wanted their son to apologize to my daughter. But I was kicked out, and the final result was just to pay the family a sum of money."
"I accepted the money with a smile. Looking at their disdainful expressions, I felt very calm."
"I don't know how many days have passed, but I found a person in my hometown village. I told him to kidnap someone for me."
"He agreed because I saved their family when I was young."
"I asked him to wait until I was at work and my wife was out before taking action. I didn't want to ruin my family because of a child. I needed an alibi."
"The plan is simple, but it goes very smoothly."
"When I got home, I saw the fear in the child's eyes. I didn't scold him or hit him."
"I picked up the shovel and dug a hole in the yard. I wanted to bury him alive."
"On the way, my wife came home and discovered the situation."
"What's surprising is that when she saw this child, she, who is always kind, didn't say anything and came to help me silently."
"Neither of us spoke until the burial was completed. Rika told me that when our daughter grows up, gets married, and finds support, we will surrender."
"I promised Rika."
"I also told her that I will record everything in the diary. If the diary is discovered, it will be our lives."
"She smiled happily, it was beautiful."
"Tonight, the moon is bright and the stars are sparse."
Bai Shihui subconsciously turned another page, but found nothing. He sat blankly on the bed, his mind surging with thoughts and confusion.
Soon, Bai Shihui reacted.
He quickly ran down and found the little girl. After going through the process, he got the opportunity to call Yaji.
"Dear, aren't you at work? Why do you have time to call me?"
Masaki Shiraishi held a photo frame of his parents with tears on his cheeks. After receiving a call from her husband, he suppressed his grief and spoke softly.
"Yaki, have you seen that diary?"
"I didn't read it." Yaji responded quickly, with anxiety, "Didn't you always tell me before that tampering with the scenes of some cases is not allowed? So, I didn't look through the diary because I was afraid of damaging it.
Is it really damaged?"
Bai Shihui breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "There is no damage, but this relic may have to be kept in the special class."
"It doesn't matter."
"Then... hang up now and wait for my good news."
"Um."
Listening to the cry in his wife's voice, Bai Shihui hung up the phone silently.