After Shen Kaiwen's death, the progress of the investigation, which was already at a deadlock, once again stagnated and fell into a complete dilemma. Many questions that originally required Shen Kaiwen to answer can no longer be clarified, and Ji Xueling and Luo Quan both Individuals also disappeared completely after the police found the yacht on the sea. Maybe they had left S City, maybe they were hiding in a corner of S City, with a sarcastic expression on their faces. Smiling, he looked at Xu Lang and the others quietly and felt amused as they struggled to find them.
In the next two days, the police investigated Shen Kaiwen's home, previous companies, including the place where his wife Zhou Xiaoru once worked, people they knew before, and close friends, and also investigated his residence. A thorough search was conducted, but everything seemed to be in vain and the police did not obtain any useful clues, which once again stalled the investigation.
What made Xu Lang even more stressed was not only the stagnant investigation of the case, but also the fact that many people from the news media, after Shen Kaiwen set himself on fire in front of the court, CSY's phone kept ringing every day. Non-stop, and most of them are called by reporters from these media. If they just call and don’t answer, it’s fine. However, what’s even more exaggerated is that many small media companies will squat in front of CSY’s office building. Once When members of CSY come in and out of CSY, they will rush up to each other, put the microphone in each other's face, and ask about the progress of the investigation of the case. This has seriously affected the progress of Xu Lang and others in investigating the case.
If the investigation of the case has been delayed and has been pursued by media reporters, as well as the overwhelming public opinion outside, and the superior leaders are very concerned about the case, then not long after Shen Kaiwen's death, one after another happened in S city Several suicide cases have been reported, and some of the places where these people committed suicide were their workplaces, some at the door of the police station, and some at the door of their boss's home. It seems that Shen Kaiwen chose to commit suicide in front of the court. , triggered many people to imitate it, and made many people who were despairing about life, work, and the future seem to see a glimmer of hope.
The reasons why these people choose to commit suicide are actually very simple. Some are because they have been unfairly treated in the company for a long time, have not been promoted for a long time, and their wages have not increased. They are full of despair at work and choose to commit suicide. Others Because he had been treated unfairly, he felt that the whole world had abandoned him, so he chose to commit suicide. Others worked hard for their bosses, but in the end, they could not get their wages. With no hope of salary, I finally chose this extreme method.
It seems that the reasons for each of them to commit suicide are very sufficient, but it seems that they are not so sufficient. However, when each of them chooses to commit suicide and end their lives, they will choose to do so in a crowded place, and some even find the media The reporters conducted a live broadcast. They faced the crowd of onlookers and the camera lens, crying and complaining about the unfair treatment they had encountered. They said it as if they had no other choice but to die, and they were originally responsible for martial law. When faced with these emergencies, the police force in City S had to give up the work at hand and turn to solving and handling these matters.
In just two days, the number of calls to the S city police center was many times more than before. In fact, the call center received more calls in one day than in a month. And various public security bureaus also had The General Bureau of Public Security also acted very helpless when faced with this situation.
With the suicides of these people, public opinion in society has become louder and more intense. People vent their unfair experiences in life and on the Internet. It seems that everyone is full of hostility. It is full of pessimism, and some people have even openly established suicide forums and various groups on the Internet, where they express their dissatisfaction and despair. If it were in the past, people would choose to comfort and find solutions. , to comfort these people. However, with the death of Shen Kaiwen, many people chose to remain silent, while some people encouraged these people who were already desperate for life to commit suicide. They even listed various Methods of suicide, what kind of suicide methods are painless, and those suicide methods can cause a sensational effect, some people choose to commit suicide, and some people are struggling and hesitating whether to commit suicide, and those who encourage others to commit suicide People are hiding on the virtual network, having fun, typing on the keyboard unscrupulously, and then waiting to watch the show. As for whether these people feel guilty because of the death of others, they don't care about that, anyway. The person who dies is not himself.
In the face of this bad atmosphere, the Municipal Public Security Bureau attached great importance to it. They ordered the Internet Supervision Department to ban these post bars and groups. At the same time, they also arrested and detained some people who spread rumors and caused trouble and encouraged others to commit suicide. This has indeed had a certain effect, but this pessimistic mood and atmosphere of despair continue to spread.
Xu Lang was sitting in the office with a livid face. He looked at the new news and various comments that kept appearing on the Internet. Xu Lang felt both angry and helpless. After Shen Kaiwen committed suicide, what Xu Lang was most worried about was Things still happened.
Xu Lang had worried before that Shen Kaiwen's suicide might be just the beginning, and the current results also proved that Xu Lang's guess was correct. Yes, Shen Kaiwen committed suicide. He died, and he died very seriously. Calm, he willingly chose death, however, his death, his behavior
, but it stimulated many people and triggered the butterfly effect.
Before Shen Kaiwen died, he admitted that he was the punisher. He helped Wang Wenruo and himself. He punished Sun Qihang and his son, Zhang Jinzhong, and Tan Yanxue, who had already paid a heavy price for his mistakes. Finally, he punished Xu Lang had to admit that Shen Kaiwen was a perfect punisher. He was even better than Lu Jianwei eight years ago, and he was more decisive and cruel. He not only punished others, but also punished himself.
However, this is not what Xu Lang wants to see, nor is it what the government agencies want to see, nor is it what the country wants to see. When people make mistakes, they need to be punished, either psychologically or psychologically. It can be a mental punishment, or it can be a material punishment, but no one wants to be punished at the cost of life.
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Just when Xu Lang was sitting in the office, browsing these negative news, and thinking about how to solve these things as soon as possible, the door of the office was pushed open, and Luo Jiayan walked in.
Hearing the sound of the door opening, Xu Lang quickly raised his head and looked toward the door. When he found out it was Luo Jiayan, he cast a questioning look at Luo Jiayan.
"Shen Kevin's wife has returned to China." Luo Jiayan's baby face no longer had the smile of the past. She frowned and looked at Xu Lang and said slowly.
"Zhou Xiaoru? Where is she?" Xu Lang asked quickly.
"In the morgue."
Xu Lang stood up and said to Luo Jiayan, "I want to see her."
Luo Jiayan didn't say anything, turned around and went out.
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In the inquiry room, there was a long table with nothing on it. There were several chairs placed on both sides of the table. Xu Lang sat on the left side of the table, while a haggard and tired-looking woman sat on the right side.
The woman is Shen Kaiwen's wife Zhou Xiaoru. Her eye circles are horribly red and swollen, her eye sockets are deep-set, her eye bags are heavy, her face is pale, and she is in poor spirits. It seems that it is caused by not getting enough rest. At this time, she is sitting silently on a chair , holding a paper cup in both hands, his hands trembling slightly, tears flowing out unconsciously.
Xu Lang looked at Zhou Xiaoru and frowned, not knowing how to speak for a moment.
Just at this time, Luo Jiayan walked in with a pack of tissues. She didn't say anything, but just handed the tissues to Zhou Xiaoru.
Zhou Xiaoru raised her head and glanced at Luo Jiayan, then put down the cup in her hand, took the tissue, took one out and silently wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.
After a long time, Zhou Xiaoru stopped crying and asked in a hoarse voice: "What did my husband do?"
Hearing what Zhou Xiaoru said, Xu Lang suddenly narrowed his eyes. He looked Zhou Xiaoru up and down. After making sure that she was not lying, he asked: "You don't know what Shen Kevin is doing?"
Zhou Xiaoru shook her head.
"You are husband and wife, don't you know what Shen Kaiwen is doing? Didn't Shen Kaiwen tell you when he returned to China?" Xu Lang asked.
Zhou Xiaoru shook her head again and said, "No."
Speaking of this, Zhou Xiaoru raised her head and glanced at Xu Lang, as if she knew what Xu Lang was going to ask next, so she took the initiative to explain: "Since my father passed away two years ago, I have suspected that my father's death is not... It was such a simple accident, and I couldn't find any evidence to prove it, and my husband didn't believe it either. He was always busy dealing with my father's affairs."
"Why......."
Zhou Xiaoru sighed deeply and continued: "You may not know that my mother passed away early, and it was my father who raised me up. I have always had a good relationship with my father. After his sudden death, I have always been I couldn't accept it, and I got depression because of it, which required medication, and I also got into the bad habit of smoking."
Speaking of this, Zhou Xiaoru smiled helplessly and sadly. She took out a box of women's cigarettes from her bag, took out one and lit it, then pushed the cigarette box in front of Xu Lang, who just glanced at the cigarette. He had no intention of getting cigarettes, and Zhou Xiaoru didn't care.
While smoking her cigarette slowly, she said: "I previously suspected that my father's death was related to Sun Shihao, and my husband also sued them, but..."
Zhou Xiaoru blew out a smoke ring and continued: "You also know the result, I lost the lawsuit, and I got depression and couldn't work. I stayed at home every day or went to the hospital. Every time, he came back exhausted, I always ask him how the investigation is going, and when I know there is no progress, I will get angry at him. In fact, I know that he is also in trouble and in pain. I should not blame him, nor should I lose my temper with him. , But, I just can’t help it, I can’t help it, I can’t help it..."
According to Zhou Xiaoru, since Zhou Guangji's death, Zhou Xiaoru and Shen Kaiwen have wanted to ask for an explanation from Zhou Guangji and know the truth about his death. They have always suspected that Sun Shihao killed Zhou Guangji, but they have no evidence to prove this. In order to find out the truth, Shen Kaiwen ran around all day long, but the effect was not great. Zhou Xiaoru couldn't bear Zhou Guangji's sudden death and suffered from depression. She couldn't work or normal. To communicate with people, she does nothing but stay at home every day
During the day, besides thinking about random things, I would just be in a daze. I would occasionally go out and go to the hospital to see a doctor.
Not only does Shen Kaiwen have to continue working and defend those who entrust him with lawsuits, but he also has to investigate the truth behind Zhou Guangji's death. He also has to take care of the sick Zhou Xiaoru and face Zhou Xiaoru's unfounded accusations.
In this way, they lived in S city for about more than a year. More than half a year ago, suddenly one day, Shen Kaiwen went home early. He looked at Zhou Xiaoru, who was angry with him again, hugged her and said, Let's go abroad.
After more than a year, Zhou Xiaoru slowly accepted this time, and her attending doctor also told her that it was recommended that she change her life. Now, when Shen Kaiwen said that she wanted to go abroad, Zhou Xiaoru did not object and agreed. .
The procedures for settling abroad were all handled by Shen Kaiwen. Zhou Xiaoru just followed Shen Kaiwen out of the country.
After arriving in the UK, Zhou Xiaoru's mood improved significantly, perhaps because of the new environment, and she rarely got angry at Shen Kaiwen. However, Shen Kaiwen often kept himself alone since arriving abroad. In the study room, Zhou Xiaoru asked Shen Kaiwen many times what he was doing, but Shen Kaiwen refused to say anything. Zhou Xiaoru thought that Shen Kaiwen was still thinking about Zhou Guangji, so she didn't think much about it. What to think.
Three months after they went abroad, Shen Kaiwen suddenly asked to return to China for work. At that time, Zhou Xiaoru became depressed again. Not only did she smoke, she also needed alcohol to anesthetize herself. Therefore, for Shen Kaiwen's return to China, , she didn’t care much, but had a vague feeling that Shen Kaiwen had changed, became silent, and became incomprehensible to herself. She felt that Shen Kaiwen might completely leave her when he left this time, but Zhou Xiaoru Still did not stop Shen Kaiwen from returning to China.
After Shen Kaiwen returned to China, he never contacted Zhou Xiaoru again, which also proved Zhou Xiaoru's guess. She knew that not every man could bear to become like this, and Shen Kaiwen chose to leave her. It was understandable that she did not resent Shen Kaiwen. She took everything lightly until she received Shen Kaiwen's express delivery on the night of Shen Kaiwen's accident. There was nothing else in the express delivery but a divorce agreement.
Although she knew that they would divorce sooner or later, she did not expect that Shen Kaiwen would choose to divorce in such a way. He was not even willing to meet her for divorce. How disappointed he must be with her. Therefore, Zhou Xiaoru After receiving the divorce agreement, she cried hard. However, just after she could not easily accept the fact, she received a call from Xu Lang and the others, telling her that something had happened to Shen Kaiwen and asked her to come back. .
After Zhou Xiaoru returned to China, she received calls from several former good friends, telling her that something had happened to Shen Kaiwen. These friends called to comfort Zhou Xiaoru on the one hand and tell her not to think too much, and on the other hand they called her. On the other hand, they first wanted to know why Shen Kaiwen chose to commit suicide and whether Shen Kaiwen's death was related to Zhou Xiaoru. However, Zhou Xiaoru himself only knew what Shen Kaiwen did in the three months before Shen Kaiwen's accident. , she didn’t know what happened, so naturally she couldn’t answer this question.
On the way to CSY, Zhou Xiaoru felt like she was dreaming and thought it was not real. However, when she saw Shen Kevin's burnt and blurred body in the morgue, she She couldn't be sure that it was Kevin Shen, but the facts told her that the charred and curled up body was Kevin Shen, her husband, or ex-husband.
After Zhou Xiaoru said this while sobbing, she looked at Xu Lang and asked, "Why did he commit suicide?"
Xu Lang also wanted to know what was Shen Kaiwen's motive for committing suicide. Originally, he wanted to get some useful clues from Zhou Xiaoru, but now it seems that Zhou Xiaoru himself doesn't know.
Xu Lang hesitated, thought for a while, and said: "We don't know the reason why Shen Kaiwen committed suicide yet, but I think we will find out."
Zhou Xiaoru looked into Xu Lang's eyes, remained silent for a few seconds, nodded slightly, and then asked: "Is it true that the Internet says he is a punisher and a murderer?"
When Zhou Xiaoru asked this question, she looked at Xu Lang expectantly, hoping that Xu Lang would shake his head, hoping that Xu Lang would tell her that her husband was not a murderer. However, Xu Lang just looked at her and said nothing. Neither admitting nor denying, Xu Lang's attitude said everything, the rumors outside may be true.
"How is this possible? How could he be a murderer? He has helped so many people, how could he go back and kill others?" Zhou Xiaoru obviously couldn't accept this fact for a while, she murmured to herself.
Xu Lang was silent for a while, looked at Zhou Xiaoru and asked: "Your husband has liver cancer, and it is still in the late stage. Did you know?"
"What?"
Zhou Xiaoru suddenly raised her head and looked at Xu Lang with a surprised look on her face. It seemed that she had heard wrongly. She asked again: "What did you say?"
Seeing Zhou Xiaoru's reaction, Xu Lang knew that Zhou Xiaoru didn't know that Shen Kaiwen had cancer. Xu Lang thought for a while and finally decided to tell Zhou Xiaoru the truth. After hearing this, Zhou Xiaoru collapsed again. He burst into tears in the interrogation room, crying so heart-breakingly that his heart was broken, which made people sigh.