Captain Lu was aloof again today.

Chapter 134 Suicide?

For the next few days, nothing seemed to happen, but the illusion of peace was shattered overnight.

On the evening of September 25, just before the end of the workday, the police received a call from a middle-aged woman who was crying hysterically, saying that her daughter had been murdered.

Members of the criminal investigation team rushed to the scene, only to find that the deceased had committed suicide by cutting his wrists at home.

The deceased was named Li Linlu, a college graduate who was unemployed at home.

Based on the body temperature, the forensic doctor initially determined that the time of death was between 2 pm and 3 pm. The deceased was holding a fruit knife, which she used to end her life.

Physical evidence and technical investigation were conducted at the scene. The main door lock was intact, showing no signs of forced entry. However, the lock on the bathroom door where the body was found had been damaged.

It has been confirmed that the destruction was carried out by Li Linlu's mother, who discovered the body.

Li Linlu's mother is a single mother named Li Lirong.

She tearfully recounted to the police how she discovered the body: "When I got home from get off work today, I saw the bathroom light was on. At first, I thought Lulu was using the toilet, so I didn't pay attention. But when I saw that no one came out, I knocked on the door, but no one answered."

"I tried to open the bathroom door, but it was locked from the inside. I was afraid something had happened to her, so I forced the door open, and then... I saw her lying in a pool of blood."

Finally, she sobbed and grabbed Xiao Song's clothes as he was taking her statement: "Officer, you must find the murderer who killed my daughter!"

Xiao Song had never seen such a scene before, and looked to Lu Jingming and Wei Qingsong for help.

Wei Qingsong pressed his temples and carefully said, "Ms. Li, please calm down. According to you, when you found Li Linlu's body, the bathroom door was locked from the inside. In other words, it was a completely sealed room, and no one but herself could have killed her."

Li Linlu most likely committed suicide.

Li Lirong firmly believes that someone murdered her daughter, but she is unable to accept the fact that her daughter committed suicide.

This is a single-parent family where a mother and daughter depend on each other for survival. The daughter's suicide will naturally be a huge blow to her.

Li Lirong refused to believe it, shaking her head firmly: "This is impossible! My daughter could never have committed suicide! Someone must have killed her and then staged this locked room incident. That must be it! Officer, you have to investigate this thoroughly!"

"Besides... my daughter is usually so well-behaved. Yesterday she even told me that I'd be off work tomorrow, and we'd go shopping together and I'd buy her some new clothes. She's never said she wanted to commit suicide. She was perfectly fine yesterday, how could she possibly have tried to kill herself today?"

Wei Qingsong fully understands the feelings of a mother who has lost her daughter, but the clues obtained at the scene cannot prove that Li Linlu was murdered.

She took a deep breath, her tone calm, her eyes deep: "I once saw a case where a person decided to commit suicide. That day, he returned home and calmly watched TV with his family."

"During the commercial break, he took a high concentration of poison, returned to the sofa and continued watching the movie with his family. Just before the poison took effect, he smiled and said 'Goodbye, goodnight' to his family, and then died from the poison."

Li Lirong stopped crying and stared at her blankly, seemingly not understanding the intention behind her telling this story.

Wei Qingsong took a deep breath and slowly said, "A person may be calm before death, but she cannot commit suicide without any warning. It's just that outsiders did not notice the signs before her suicide."

"For example, in the story I just told, the protagonist said many times during his life, 'Life is meaningless,' 'This world is terrible,' and similar things."

"In the month before his suicide, he frequently met with his best friend and gifted him many of his treasured items."

"When a person chooses to end their own life, it is very likely that they have suffered a huge blow or are in unbearable pain, and such emotions are definitely not formed in a day or two."

"From inner struggle and pain to deciding to end one's own life, it always takes a difficult process. Ms. Li, think carefully, has Li Linlu shown any unusual behavior recently? Has she asked you for help?"

"No..." Li Lirong's gaze began to dart around, and she clung tightly to Xiao Song beside her, refusing to let go, as if he were a lifeline for her survival, and if she let go, she would sink into the deep sea.

“I’ve been very busy with work this month. I work in event planning, and there’s a large event coming up. I’ve been following up on that project and I’ve been working overtime almost every day this month. I haven’t had any time to pay attention to whether she’s acting strangely.”

She cried as she spoke, and Xiao Song didn't dare to move.

“But my daughter could never have committed suicide. She was always optimistic and cheerful, always laughing and joking at home. She was well-liked and had a positive attitude. How could someone like that commit suicide? Officer, please investigate this further. Someone must have broken into our home and killed her.”

In the end, Li Lirong still stuck to her point of view and refused to accept reality.

Wei Qingsong was quite troubled. After thinking for a while, she said, "Not everyone will appear extremely depressed and despondent before committing suicide. The side that children show in front of their parents is not necessarily the real one. The Li Linlu you see is optimistic and cheerful simply because she wants you to see her as optimistic and cheerful, that's all."

People often wonder: How could someone who seems perfectly fine suddenly commit suicide?
The answer is actually in the question itself.

Because she only "looks fine," but is she really fine inside?

How much pain is hidden beneath her smile? No one but herself knows.

Can't optimistic people experience pain?

Can't positive people have negative moments?

Everyone's psychological state is complex; one second they can laugh heartily, and the next they can cry their hearts out.

Human emotions are diverse and constantly changing; there is no definitive conclusion or absolute definition of a person.

Hearing her words, Li Lirong seemed to calm down a lot, but her expression was still blank.

Wei Qingsong thought for a moment and then asked tentatively, "As far as I know, Li Linlu is a college graduate who graduated not long ago. She has been out of school for two or three months now. Why is she unemployed at home? Is she under any pressure?"

“She said she didn’t want to go out to work for the time being. I thought, well, I can support her all these years, so I just let her go,” Li Lirong said, her voice trembling with tears.

After she finished speaking, she seemed to realize something, and her expression became somewhat dazed.

Wei Qingsong and Lu Jingming exchanged a glance, their gazes growing increasingly profound.

Thank you to Yidan, Qingche Burning, Wuwang Chuxin, Mingyue Qingfeng, and Qianyi for your monthly tickets.

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