Zhou Liye was sitting on the sofa in the living room of a most ordinary two-bedroom house in Chengbei District. He was looking at the TV screen, which was reporting on various recent accidents that had happened to Renjiang Group and the Zou family.
Zhou Liye crossed his legs, holding a burning cheap cigarette in one hand, and resting his hand on his knee, holding the TV remote control, leaning forward, staring at Zou Renjiang's photo on the screen.
"Hiss..."
The cigarette burned slowly, the butt flickered, a puff of white smoke rose up, and the smell of smoke filled the entire room. The ash on the cigarette was very long, as if the man had not moved for a long time.
"ah......"
Zhou Liye's hand holding the cigarette suddenly trembled, and his fingers felt a burning sensation. He subconsciously threw away the cigarette butt in his hand, leaving only a small section of the cigarette that fell to the ground instantly. The long string of ash fell apart instantly.
, floating in the air, Zhou Liye let out a scream.
The sudden pain brought Zhou Liye out of his thoughts. He flicked his fingers, looked at the cigarette butt that fell on the ground, squinted his eyes, then put down his crossed legs and bent down to pick up the cigarette.
, and threw it into the ashtray filled with cigarette butts.
After doing all this, Zhou Liye looked around, his eyes becoming confused again.
The furnishings in the room are very simple and plain, with a TV that most families can afford, and two worn-out leather sofas. The leather on the sofas is very cheap and has peeled off in some places, exposing the foam inside. In the middle of the living room
There is a photo hanging on the wall. It is a family portrait, a photo of a family of three. The man in the photo is relatively young, and next to the man stands a woman. The woman is also very young. Although she is not very beautiful, but...
At first glance, you can tell that she is a very gentle and virtuous woman, and there is a six or seven-year-old little girl among them. All three of them are smiling happily. Judging from the photos, they should be a very happy family.
Zhou Liye looked at the family photo on the wall, his eyes blurred.
Zhou Liye is already in his fifties, but he looks like an old man in his sixties. He is bald, has deep-set eye sockets, heavy eye bags, the skin on his face is also very loose and dark, and his chin is unshaven.
It has not been repaired for a long time, and the beard that should have been black is now gray. No matter from any angle, Zhou Liye is an old man.
Living in a house with only a few tens of square meters, wearing street-vendor clothes costing more than ten yuan, and smoking cigarettes costing ten yuan, who would have imagined that this decadent and old-looking man would be S more than ten years ago.
The richest group of people in the city had a happy family, a listed company, family harmony, and a booming career. However, in less than a month, he lost everything.
Because his wife couldn't bear the threat of debt collectors who came to her door every day, she jumped from the roof of her building and died on the spot in front of the debt collectors. His seven-year-old daughter also died after her mother committed suicide.
One night, he suddenly disappeared. No one alive, no dead body. The originally happy and harmonious family was broken up. The company collapsed, and many people who worked hard with him also left, leaving only him.
one person.
Zhou Liye had never thought about death, more than once.
When the company went bankrupt, when people were collecting debts, when his wife died, when his daughter disappeared, Zhou Liye thought about death countless times. He thought about suicide, and it was all over. He had cut his wrists and hanged himself.
, I took sleeping pills, but every time, I didn’t die. Either I was discovered and rushed to the hospital for rescue, or my attack was not strong enough, so I didn’t die.
At that time, when Zhou Liye chose to commit suicide for the last time, he was standing on the rooftop where his wife had jumped off the building. He wanted to jump down from there and say goodbye to the world. He stood on the rooftop for a long time and thought about it.
When he was about to jump, a little girl who was playing on the rooftop saw her. Zhou Liye was not familiar with this little girl, but he had seen her before. She was the daughter of a certain family in this community. As for which family, Zhou Liye
He didn't know, but he remembered that his daughter used to play with this girl often, and the two seemed to be good friends.
When Zhou Liye saw this little girl, he suddenly thought of his daughter, and thought of the image of her well-behaved and sensible daughter. His wife was gone and his daughter was missing. He would find her daughter no matter what, no matter how much time it took or how much it cost.
As a result, Zhou Liye survived, gave up committing suicide, and began to search for his daughter.
After Zhou Liye figured it out, he didn't think about suicide, but started working. He needed to earn money, on the one hand, to support himself, and on the other hand, to pay back the money.
Zhou Liye is considered a rich second generation, because when his father was alive, he must have had his own company. However, at that time, the company was still very small, with only a dozen employees. When Zhou Liye entered the company, the company expanded under his control.
Under his leadership, he developed step by step and became one of the richest people in S City. However, because of this, after he cooperated with Renjiang Group several times, his company began to have problems one after another, until
In the end, many of the company's customers were lost overnight, and the largest customer, Renjiang Group, suddenly withdrew its capital, causing the already shaky company to collapse and completely perish.
He clearly remembered that a few days before the company closed down
, he once contacted Zou Renjiang. On the phone, he begged the other party in a low voice not to withdraw capital and to give him and his company a way to survive. However, what he got in exchange was ruthless rejection.
More than ten years have passed, and Zhou Liye has gone from an upright young man to the ghost he is now. Over the years, he has done a lot of work in order to live, to find his daughter, and to pay off debts. At most, he
He worked five jobs a day, and it was the most tiring and dirty job. He persisted, and now he has a small company of his own.
Over the years, while investigating his daughter's whereabouts, he also learned the truth about the company's bankruptcy. His company's bankruptcy was not an accident, but was designed by Renjiang Group together with many people to drive him out of the industry.
, just share the cake in his hand.
About half a year ago, someone contacted him and told him that when necessary, let him stand up and attack the Renjiang Group to avenge his dead wife. Not long after receiving the call, he discovered that the Renjiang Group had appeared.
Zou Renjiang was doing charity crazily. Last month, Zou Renjiang, who had always been very active, suddenly disappeared. When the Hengda Building opened, Zou Renjiang died in a miserable way.
It wasn't until this moment that Zhou Liye believed the other party's words.
Zou Renjiang is dead, the executive director of Renjiang Group is also dead, the company's CEO and the person in charge of Hengda Building are also missing. Now, Zou Jiayi has also entered the hospital on suspicion of murder, leaving Zou Yuanliang alone. Everything
Everything happened too fast. In less than a month, Renjiang Group was on the verge of collapse. This was so similar to his past experience.
"Crack."
Zhou Liye picked up the cigarette case from the coffee table, took out a cigarette from it, held it in his mouth, and lit it with a disposable lighter. With a crisp sound, the lighter emitted a light blue flame. The flame touched the cigarette and burned instantly. Man
I put down the lighter and took a long drag on the cigarette. A strong sense of excitement instantly filled my body.
He leaned back on the sofa, closed his eyes, and enjoyed the stimulation of nicotine to his lungs.
After smoking a cigarette, Zhou Liye opened his eyes and put the cigarette butt in his hand into the ashtray. He stood up, walked into the bedroom, opened a drawer on the bedside table, took out a thick stack of information, and looked at the information.
After hesitating for a while, his originally hesitant eyes suddenly became firm. He seemed to have made a certain decision, turned around, left the bedroom, and walked out of the house.
In the police station not far from Zhou Liye's home, Zhou Liye sat in front of a policeman, handed the information in his hand to the other person, then raised his head and said: "Police officer, I want to call the police and report Zou Renjiang of Renjiang Group.
Eighteen years ago, he was suspected of commercial fraud..."
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In the hospital, inpatient department, in a high-end VIP ward, a young man is wearing a hospital gown and lying quietly on the bed.
The man was none other than Zou Jiayi. At this moment, his face was slightly pale, possibly due to excessive blood loss or excessive fright. He opened his eyes and looked at the ceiling above his head, not knowing where he was.
What are you thinking about? On the infusion stand next to you, medicine is slowly dripping down the infusion tube.
There was a uniformed police officer sitting on a chair outside the ward. He sat upright and stared at the door of the ward. He watched everyone who walked by him with vigilance.
If there is an attempt to get close to the ward, he will take measures as soon as possible.
Zou Jiayi was rushed from the Jiahao Club to the hospital for rescue. He was stabbed three times. The wounds were all in fatal positions and the bleeding continued. However, fortunately, the three wounds were not deep and the doctors were conducting emergency treatment.
After that, it was determined that there was no danger to his life, and he was immediately sent to the ward.
Zou Jiayi was suddenly attacked, something no one expected, and the person who attacked him was the person closest to him.
At that time, after Ding Haoqiong and the others left the room, no one knew what happened inside. It was the man named Zhang Shangjie who attacked Zou Jiayi. As a result, during the fight, the two of them were killed by Zou Jiayi. Or was it Zou Jiayi?
In order to evade police investigation, he took extreme measures and accidentally killed Zhang Shangjie?
However, no matter which possibility it was, the result was that Zhang Shangjie died, Zou Jiayi was seriously injured and hospitalized, and someone died in the Jiahao Club.
The police couldn't figure out why something happened to Zou Jiayi at that exact moment.
Just as the police officer responsible for guarding Zou Jiayi was carefully observing the surroundings, the elevator door suddenly opened, and a man with long snow-white hair walked out. I don’t know if it was the police officer who was very vigilant or the man’s aura that was too strong.
Well, the moment the man stepped out of the elevator, the police officer immediately noticed him.
The man walked towards the policeman with steady steps, and the policeman immediately stood up.
"Team Leader Xu."
Xu Lang nodded and asked, "How is the situation?"
"The doctor said that the patient's life is not in danger, but he needs to be hospitalized for a while."
After Xu Lang listened, he nodded again and asked, "Is he awake?"
"Well, I woke up not long after being sent to the ward."
Knowing that Zou Jiayi had woken up, Xu Lang didn't ask anything, but
Turning his head and looking towards the ward, Xu Lang was accompanied by a police officer. He was the deputy captain of the criminal investigation detachment.
"Click."
Xu Lang walked to the front of the ward, stretched out his hand, pushed the ward open, and walked in.
As soon as he opened the door, Xu Lang saw Zou Jiayi lying on the hospital bed, looking sideways at the door.
Xu Lang did not stop at the door. He walked straight to the hospital bed and looked at Zou Jiayi condescendingly. Then, he stretched out his hand, lifted the quilt on Zou Jiayi's body, tugged on his hospital gown, and found that his chest was wrapped in gauze.
There was blood seeping out, and it looked like he was indeed seriously injured.
Regarding Xu Lang's extremely rude behavior, Zou Jiayi just frowned slightly, but did not say anything to stop it, and he could not stop it.
After checking the wound, Xu Lang pulled a chair from the side and sat down. He looked at Zou Jiayi and asked straight to the point: "What happened in the room at that time?"
Zou Jiayi looked at Xu Lang with a hidden face, twitched the corner of his mouth, and then asked: "How is Ajie?"
"He's dead."
Xu Lang said simply and straightforwardly.
"Dead? He is actually dead, haha..."
This result was completely within his expectation. After Xu Lang said it himself, Zou Jiayi smiled bitterly.
"Tell me, what happened in the room at that time?" Xu Lang frowned and asked.
"Do you believe me when I say I didn't kill the person?" Zou Jiayi was silent for a long time, turned his head, looked into Xu Lang's eyes and asked.
Xu Lang raised his eyebrows and said, "It doesn't matter whether I believe it or not. What matters is, how do you prove that you didn't kill the person?"
"I can't prove it." Zou Jiayi looked at Xu Lang and said.
Xu Lang frowned again, looked at Zou Jiayi for a long time, and then asked: "What happened at that time?"
"Officer Xu, this is not the first time we have met. You have to believe me. I did not kill the person."
Zou Jiayi suddenly became excited and wanted to sit up from the bed, but was stopped by Xu Lang.
"Then tell me everything that happened at that time, don't miss any details." Xu Lang said in a deep voice.
"Okay, I said, I said..."
According to Zou Jiayi's account, when Ding Haoqiong and the others brought people to the Jiahao Club, Zhang Shangjie, as the closest person to Zou Jiayi, naturally wanted to tell Zou Jiayi about this. After Zhang Shangjie told Zou Jiayi all this, Ding
Hao Qiong and the others came to the room where Zou Jiayi was. At that time, Zou Jiayi was wearing a bathrobe. Faced with Ding Haoqiong's proposal to take him back for investigation, he did not object, but proposed to change clothes. Ding Haoqiong did not
He stopped him and left the room first.
Ding Haoqiong and the others left the room, but Zhou Shangjie did not leave. He suddenly attacked Zou Jiayi from behind while he was taking off his bathrobe and changing clothes without any precautions.
Although Zou Jiayi looks like a playboy and a playboy, in fact, he served in the army for two years. After retiring from the army, in these years, although he lived and drank every day, he should be aware of danger.
He still had acumen. When Zhang Shangjie attacked him, he had just put on his pants. After feeling the danger, he wanted to avoid it. However, after not exercising for a long time, even though he was aware of the danger, his body's reaction speed
Still unable to keep up, his back was stabbed by Zhang Shangjie with a knife, and blood flowed out immediately. After he was hurt by the stabbing, he immediately turned around, not leaving his back to Zhang Shangjie, and turned around to start a fight with Zhang Shangjie.
fight.
While fighting, Zou Jiayi shouted for help because he knew the police were outside and hoped that the police could go in and rescue him after hearing what was going on inside.
The cries for help and fighting inside soon attracted the attention of Ding Haoqiong and the others. They realized something was happening inside and wanted to rush in to check clearly. However, the door was locked from the inside by Zhang Shangjie, and they could not get in for a while.
, and Zou Jiayi was fighting to the death with Zhang Shangjie at this time.
During the fight, Zou Jiayi was stabbed twice in the chest by Zhang Shangjie. However, because of Zou Jiayi's resistance, the two wounds were not deep.
Because he was injured and his upper body was naked, it was difficult to control him during the fight. In addition, because of the blood, Zhou Shangjie was even more unable to control him well. Although Zou Jiayi was stabbed three times, he looked like he was
Even if he was no longer hostile, he still had a final fight. During the fight, Zhang Shangjie dropped the knife in his hand. Zou Jiayi took the opportunity to pick it up and stabbed Zhang Shangjie in the face, but Zhang Shangjie dodged.
The head dodged, but the knife hit Zhang Shangjie's neck, and blood spurted out. Before Zhang Shangjie fell, he pushed Zou Jiayi hard, causing him to fall to the ground.
It also happened to fall next to Zhang Shangjie.
Just at this time, the door of the room was knocked open by Ding Haoqiong and the others, and then they saw the situation at that time. Zhang Shangjie covered his neck, pulled out on the ground, convulsing, and Zou Jiayi sat slumped on the messy floor, with his face exposed.
Horrified and dumbfounded, the police knew what happened next.
After Xu Lang listened to Zou Jiayi's story, he frowned and looked at the pale Zou Jiayi, falling into deep thought.