Rebirth: At the beginning, the cool school beauty was caught stealing in the supermarket

Chapter 773 He accelerated instead, defying common sense
"Sorry……"

Luo Qiang opened his mouth, but his eyes were tightly closed. Tears streamed down his face, and his voice was choked with sobs and hoarseness. He seemed to be in deep sorrow.

His mother lay on the pillow, crying.

Bai Qingxia turned her head away, a bitter feeling that had been building up for many years welling up in her heart, and tears streamed down her face.

The entire ward was silent. Old Song had known about Bai Qingxia's family situation since high school. He sighed, habitually reaching for the cigarette pack in his pocket, but then had to let go, thinking that they were in a hospital room.

"sorry Sorry……"

Luo Qiang kept repeating those three words with his eyes closed.

The landlady, who was lying by the bed, held her son's hand tightly and sobbed uncontrollably. On the day Lu Yuanqiu came to visit, she had been very subtle in her expression, considering that Lu Yuanqiu and Bai Qingxia were a couple. But in fact, before the car accident, Luo Qiang had often mentioned the name "Bai Qingxia" at home.

Whenever there's a class photo, he'll excitedly point out which one is Bai Qingxia. She's known for a long time that Luo Qiang likes Bai Qingxia, and it's precisely because of this pure childhood affection that she finds it hard to let go of the guilt in her heart.

But even she, as a mother, could not have imagined that Luo Qiang would inflict this sin on himself for so many years, and even think of atoning for it by taking his own life.

How could you be so silly, you silly child?

"I forgive you." Bai Qingxia wiped away her tears, took a deep breath, and said to the person on the bed.

Upon hearing this, Luo Qiang cried even louder, tears streaming down his face. He lay there, venting his emotions to the fullest, his saliva, tears, and snot all mixed together, making him look completely unrefined. The landlady cried as she wiped his face with tissues, while Bai Qingxia ran to Lu Yuanqiu and opened her arms to hug him.

Lu Yuanqiu opened his arms and embraced her.

Luo Qiang may have felt relieved at this moment.

Bai Qingxia now has a new family who love her.

"Hello, the patient has just been discharged from the ICU, so please don't get too excited." The nurse frowned, but couldn't help pushing the ward door open a crack from the outside.

Captain Li nodded hurriedly: "Okay, okay, no rush. Let's go outside and wait. You can stay here and keep watch, Sister."

He gave instructions to Luo Qiang's mother.

Upon arriving at the hospital corridor, Lu Yuanqiu sat Bai Qingxia alone on a chair, comforting her. Meanwhile, Captain Li was quietly exchanging words with Lao Song and the others on the other side.

At this moment, noticing someone approaching, Lu Yuanqiu turned his head and saw that it was Captain Li sitting next to them.

"I'd like to ask, young lady, have you had any enemies in the past?"

Bai Qingxia's expression changed slightly.

Li Hua continued, "I'm not quite sure how the investigation was conducted back then, but I did survey the scene. To be honest, given the conditions of that alley, it's impossible for a car to travel at a speed high enough to kill someone."

"This isn't a movie shoot. Who would drive that fast in an alley with so much clutter and so little light?"

“Either he was drunk, or he was speeding, or he committed murder… but how could a middle school student have made enemies? So I want to ask if your parents have…” Captain Li looked at Bai Qingxia.

Lu Yuanqiu pinched Bai Qingxia's arm; he wasn't sure if Li Hua was reliable.

Li Hua noticed Lu Yuanqiu's subtle movements and explained, "This case is very troublesome to investigate because it has taken too long and we have too little information. So you must tell me everything you know."

Old Song then walked to the side and said to Lu Yuanqiu, "Don't worry, Xiaoqiu, trust Captain Li."

Lu Yuanqiu looked at him. Li Hua didn't know, but Lao Song was definitely reliable.

"Yes, Zhang Zhisheng, the current president of White Rhino, I don't know if he counts."

Captain Li: "What do you mean?"

Lu Yuanqiu told Li Hua about Bai Songzhe's identity, the formula that Bai Qingxia possessed, and explained the complex relationships and interests involved very clearly.

“Okay.” Li Hua stood up and led Old Song aside. The two began to talk quietly.

"That doesn't quite make sense," Li Hua said bluntly.

Old Song: "You mean, if you want to force her father to give up the formula, you don't have to kill his son?"

"Yes, to put it bluntly, it would have been better to cripple his son than to kill him. The former would have been a real dead end for the father and daughter, who were already in dire poverty. Dying would have been meaningless and might have attracted the attention of the police, causing trouble."

After Li Hua finished speaking, he frowned and instinctively reached for a cigarette, but like Lao Song, he had to give up.

He added, "However, based on my years of experience in handling cases, Zhang Zhisheng has an absolute motive for committing the crime. This matter is most likely related to Bai Xi. The key now is to find the driver who caused the accident and collect a complete chain of evidence so that we can convict him."

Old Song nodded, then turned to look at the door of the ward: "Let's see what that kid still remembers."

Seeing that the two had finished talking and dispersed, Lu Yuanqiu walked over to Old Song and asked in a low voice, "Uncle Song, how was it?"

Old Song told him the result of their conversation, then added, "This is just a reasonable suspicion, not the final result. Don't act rashly."

"of course."

In fact, Lu Yuanqiu knew that this was Zhang Zhisheng's doing. Even without his subjective judgment, Liu Chengye's indirect reminder explained everything.

It's a pity that Liu Chengye was unwilling to get involved in this matter; otherwise, his involvement would have been like divine assistance.

By the afternoon, Luo Qiang's emotions had calmed down somewhat. He took the initiative to ask his mother to describe to the police what happened at the scene of the car accident years ago.

Lu Yuanqiu and Bai Qingxia shouldn't have been present, but Lao Song made an exception for them, and Luo Qiang also insisted that Bai Qingxia be there.

In the private ward, Lu Yuanqiu and Bai Qingxia stood far to one side. Luo Qiang glanced over there, breathed a sigh of relief, and seemed a little more at ease.

Li Hua: "Luo Qiang, you can tell me about what happened back then in detail, as long as you remember."

Luo Qiang nodded.

“Back then, after her brother left my house, I… I chased after him, wanting to apologize.”

Hearing this, Bai Qingxia's expression turned somewhat strange. An apology?

Luo Qiang: "He walked very fast and in a hurry. I only saw his back when I got to the intersection. When I followed him to the entrance of the alley, a car drove in next to me."

Li Hua suddenly interrupted: "This is the car that hit Bai Ruoan, right?"

Luo Qiang nodded.

"How fast was he driving when he entered the alley?"

"Not fast."

This means the car only started accelerating after entering the alley, whereas a normal vehicle should slow down when entering a narrow, dark place from a wide, bright area.

Instead, he accelerated, defying common sense.

This is almost equivalent to "intentional homicide".

Li Hua: "Continue."

Luo Qiang: "After I moved aside, the car turned a corner and disappeared. Then I heard a sudden braking sound and a crash sound."

Bai Qingxia lowered her head upon hearing this, and Lu Yuanqiu put his arm around her tightly.

(End of this chapter)