Silver Snow Line [Criminal Investigation]

Xie Qingfei returned home and had a rare good night's sleep. He had to go back to school on Monday and did not follow up on the finalization of the case.
Three days later, Xi Ming sent a message saying that Dai Lin had repaired the memory card, and Xie Qingfei went to the police station right after class.

At about the same time on the day of the incident, there was a video lasting more than two minutes, which was recorded a few minutes before Wang Shuang went there.

Several people crowded in front of the big screen.

Dai Lin pressed the play button. At the beginning of the screen, a black shadow flashed, and then Zhang Yan's face appeared.
She was wearing a white top and her makeup was light but elegant. Perhaps because she was pregnant, she was surrounded by a soft glow. After sitting on the sofa, she greeted the camera and finished her opening remarks before talking about the purpose of recording this video.

"I made a decision."
Zhang Yan stroked her belly with one hand, and looked obviously in high spirits.

“I…plan to have a good talk with my parents and brother. If possible, I want to move to another city with Mr. W and live our own lives.

"I have been running this account for several years. From the beginning, I only had a few fans until now. I am very happy to have made friends like you. I have someone to express my feelings to. I have never said thank you to you. I am really grateful to everyone. There is one thing I have never told you, including W. In fact, I have been diagnosed with depression many years ago. I didn't tell them because I was afraid that people around me would worry. It is very uncomfortable to be sick. Accompanying someone like me who is always in a low mood will also consume the other person. I don't want others to be affected by my illness. But don't worry, I have been actively cooperating with the treatment. Now I have the courage to speak out, which proves that I am no longer affected by it. And my dear Mr. W, how will you feel when you see this video? You must feel super super super sorry for me. Hahaha... Stupid, I am also very strong, okay, how can I be defeated so easily?

"As for why I got sick... I think you can guess. I read every message everyone left me. Some were angry at me for not fighting back, some thought I deserved it. What I've been through over the years is really pathetic. I also feel sorry for W. He was obviously free, and I trapped him.

"Today, I have finally figured it out. He is the only person in the world who loves me, and this sincerity may be more precious than blood ties. I should have taken this step earlier. We are about to have a child, and the baby will be born in less than two months. Whether it is a boy or a girl, I hope it can grow up healthily in love and never be like me. So... I will no longer let my family drag me down.

"They are my parents and my younger brother, but that is not my home.

"I will fulfill my obligations as a child, but I will never have any more. From now on, my world will only be about my baby and W, and our family of three will live a happy and fulfilling life.

"Swallow, this time, is really going to be free."

The video ends here.
Zhang Yan turned off the video and did not shoot anything afterwards.

There was no evidence of murder as Wang Shuang thought. The last words she left to the world were to tell all the people she loved and who loved her that she had mustered up the courage to leave her original family and embrace a new life.
Then she called her psychologist to announce the good news, and waited for her husband to come over with great anticipation.

Wang Shuang said he didn't know why she lost control of her emotions to such an extent because of his cheating. What he didn't know was how difficult a decision Zhang Yan had made for him. A swallow that was about to spread its wings and fly high suddenly had its wings broken and was stepped on the ground. This was probably how Zhang Yan felt after she knew he had cheated on her.

As Zhang Yan said, she had seen what her fans said. People questioned why she didn't resist and why she wanted to be a brother-supporting demon, but her fate had been decided since she was born. She was instilled with the idea that a sister should give everything for her brother. These teachings were engraved in her bones and could not be eliminated even by tattooing. Just as Zhang Yuheng thought it was natural for him to ask for resources from Zhang Yan, she didn't understand where the so-called "resistance" of outsiders came from.

The so-called three views are only the concepts that a person develops from his narrow knowledge and experience. People who have enough food and clothing do not understand the hunger of a hungry man. It does not take much time to say "Why not eat meat porridge?", but people actually want to change other people's three views and replace other people's systems with just a few spit. Even if the starting point is good, the logical premise is wrong and naturally no satisfactory result can be achieved.

Zhang Yan may not know that meat is delicious, but steamed buns can also satisfy hunger. She couldn't figure out what the problem was and why no matter what she did, people were dissatisfied. Over time, she began to doubt herself and felt that everything was her fault. She felt sorry for her family, her husband, and her fans, but she didn't think that others were sorry for her.

That’s why it’s painful, that’s why it’s entangled, that’s why it’s hard to let go of the depression.
Escaping from one's original family is not as easy as stepping over the threshold. It takes her many years and a lot of pain to take this step, which seems very easy in the eyes of ordinary people.

The screen went completely black.
No one spoke for a while. Finally, a sob broke the silence. Xie Qingfei looked back and saw that Zhao Chongyun's tears had already dripped down his chin to the ground. Perhaps he felt embarrassed to be seen by her, so he frantically took out paper to wipe his face, but the more he wiped, the more tears he cried, and his face was buried in the paper and he could no longer lift it up.
Xie Qingfei grabbed the man's collar and walked out.

Xi Ming looked at the two people's backs and sighed, "Xiao Zhao has made great progress recently. I heard from Brother Cheng that he went to the morgue and stayed alone with Zhang Yan for a while yesterday. Tsk tsk, he should not be afraid anymore."
Lu Shaohui turned around in his chair and found it very interesting: "I can't believe that Xiao Zhao, who usually looks serious, is actually a sexy boy."
Xi Ming: "Sensibility! Sensibility!!"

in the corridor.
The sentimental boy finally stopped crying. Xie Qingfei looked at their red eyes and asked gently, "Are you feeling better?"
Zhao Chongyun sniffed, nodded, and looked at her eagerly.
Xie Qingfei said: "Okay, then go and organize the case materials, write a report and give it to Shaohui. If you don't understand something, ask Xi Ming."
Zhao Chongyun opened his eyes wide in disbelief, forgetting to cry: "Shouldn't you comfort me at this time?"
Xie Qingfei obviously didn't mean that. Instead, he was amused by his appearance and raised his hand to touch his head.

"Officer Zhao did a great job on this case for the first time. Learn from them more in the future and don't be impulsive. Do you understand?"

Officer Zhao was addressed so seriously that the corners of his mouth curled up before his brain could tell him to. He was 1.8 meters tall, but she touched him like a puppy. Not only was he not angry, he even bent his waist. After listening to her, he asked suspiciously, "Can't I learn from you? You...you don't plan to return to the team?"
"I don't have that idea for now." Xie Qingfei did not hide it, "I really want to take a break, please forgive me."

Zhao Chongyun's eyes darkened, as if he was remembering something.
"Captain Xie, have you and Dr. Wei really broken up?"
Xie Qingfei suddenly heard him ask this and raised his eyebrows: "Why?"
"I'm just asking." He looked away uncomfortably, but couldn't help asking, "Why did you break up? Did he do something to let you down?"
Xie Qingfei: “No.”

Not hearing the answer he wanted, Zhao Chongyun wanted to continue asking, but Xie Qingfei no longer had any intention of answering.
"Then, I'll go in first." He said this but didn't move.
"Go ahead." Xie Qingfei leisurely hugged his elbows and raised his eyes slightly to show his agreement.
Zhao Chongyun held his breath slightly, thinking that she obviously didn't wear any makeup, but her skin was so good, her eyebrows were black, her lips were red, and her hair was quite long.
Xie Qingfei asked curiously: "Is there anything else you don't understand?"
"No more." Zhao Chongyun's face turned red for no apparent reason, and he disappeared like a flash.

The footsteps became farther and farther away, and the corridor soon returned to peace. A gust of cold wind blew in through the half-open window, and Xie Qingfei couldn't help but look out the window.

The branches of the trees in winter are bare, pointing lifelessly towards the sky. Some will revive in the spring, but some will completely wither and rot in the winter, even though they have tried very hard to absorb sunlight.

Xi Ming forwarded a popular science article about MSBP published by Renyi Public Account in the group, and the doctor on the cover was Wei Cheng. Xie Qingfei stared at his face on the cover for several seconds before clicking in to browse the main text.
When I logged out, I saw that the chat box with Wei Cheng was still on the homepage. After thinking about it, I clicked on it and sent a message to him, saying that his science popularization was very professional.

Wei Cheng responded promptly: [You pay so much attention to me. ]
Xie Qingfei: [? ]
Wei Cheng: [This tweet was posted less than five minutes ago, and I haven’t even had time to read it.]
Xie Qingfei: [The internet speed is so slow, I should change the card as soon as possible. ]
Wei Cheng: [The speed of the internet is not important, what matters most is being praised by you. ]
Xie Qingfei paused and typed slowly: [My compliments are worthless.]
Wei Cheng: [It just so happens that the thing I have the most is money. ]

"Tsk." Xie Qingfei laughed.

Xie Yinan called at this time and asked a few questions about the situation and whether he would go home for dinner in the evening.
Xie Qingfei: "Why, are there activities tonight?"
Xie Yinan: "We are planning to go back to Beijing, and we want to invite you and your brother-in-law to have a reunion dinner."
Xie Qingfei: "Where did you get your brother-in-law?"
"Of course it's your handsome ex-boyfriend. You didn't give me many choices." Xie Yinan found her stubbornness amusing. "He even personally took us to see the doctor for a checkup today. If it wasn't for you, could it be that he did it for my sake?"
Xie Qingfei really didn't know about this, and suddenly found it difficult to refuse: "Even if... he may not be free."
Xie Yinan: "I asked him, and he said he was free."
Xie Qingfei: "..."

In the distance, fallen leaves fell from the branches and hit the ground straight down.
Xie Qingfei's gaze followed the direction downwards, and suddenly paused.

The person standing under the tree also looked up at the same time, his deep eyes seemed to penetrate into her heart, as if flowers had grown out of a dead tree.

"Then let's have dinner together tonight," Xie Yinan's voice sounded again, and suddenly stopped and asked, "Fei Fei, are you laughing?"
Xie Qingfei subconsciously said: "No."
Xie Yinan affirmed: "You definitely laughed just now."
Xie Qingfei opened his phone and looked at the screen, then said, "It looks like this isn't a video call."
"But I just know you are laughing." Xie Yinan said proudly, "Whenever you mention him, you will laugh."

(End of this chapter)