Be in low spirits

Now it seems that the problem is neither the school nor the victim's sexual orientation, but more likely the mother. "May 5, do you know what day it is?" Kong Zhixi suddenly remembered the circled date in his room.

"May...5th is his father's birthday. He was still talking about it when we met a few days ago." It seems that Guan Yanan is a child who attaches great importance to family relationships. He likes Zhang Xianhao, who is much older than him, probably because he wants to make up for the missing fatherly love.

"Thank you for your cooperation. Please help call Zhou Yunqin in." Kong Zhixi felt that Zhang Xianhao had asked enough questions. "Uh... Officer, regarding my relationship with Yanan..." He still had some reservations.

"Don't worry, we will protect your privacy." Li Li assured him. He nodded, left the meeting room, and called Zhou Yunqin in.

"Can you tell us about the relationship between your sister and your brother-in-law?" Kong Zhixi was becoming more and more proficient in taking notes. Zhou Yunqin looked at Zhang Xianhao who was leaving and hesitantly sat down opposite them.

"Well... they have divorced. I have already told my sister this last time. Officer, that Zhang Xianhao..." She seemed to really want to know what we could get out of Zhang Xianhao.

"He is him, you are you, you answer whatever we ask." Li Li said.

Zhou Yunqin nodded and stopped asking. "Do they quarrel often?" Kong Zhixi continued to ask.

"Well...it used to happen often. Sometimes we would fight if it was serious. My sister has a strong sense of self-esteem, so she might be more assertive. My brother-in-law...he is often on business trips and doesn't come home often."

"Before?" Kong Zhixi knew that marriage was not easy, but she felt that people were at least consistent.

"After their divorce, their relationship has actually eased a lot. How can I describe my sister... She's actually a bit paranoid. She wants to have more control over things that belong to her, and she's more polite to things that don't belong to her." With these words, Kong Zhixi can basically conclude that Guan Yanan's suicide was most likely caused by her mother.

"Can we find your brother-in-law recently?" Kong Zhixi felt that the truth of the matter was basically confirmed, but regarding this mother, she was thinking about how to make her accept this fact.

"It should be possible... maybe. The child hasn't been buried yet, so he probably can't go to work."

After the two of them finished their questioning, they returned to the bureau and discussed whether they should look for the mother first or the father of the child first. Kong Zhixi went to the forensic room to take a look at Guan Yanan's body, and suddenly thought of her father again. Zhou Yunqin's words "I hope to have more control over things that belong to me, and I will be more polite to things that don't belong to me" kept echoing in her mind. She used to think that happiness is similar, and misfortune is different for everyone. Now it seems that similar tragedies are actually similar.

"What are you thinking about?" Li Li appeared behind her. "I'm thinking, this child just didn't study well, he didn't do anything wrong, why is he so depressed?" She still couldn't figure out why this child committed suicide? He clearly wanted to celebrate his father's birthday.

"There is no right or wrong in the world. Some people are destined to have a difficult road when they are in that position." Li Li did not look like a criminal police captain solving a case at all at this moment, but rather like a bystander of life.

"Is it possible that we are wrong? The problem actually lies with the father?" Kong Zhixi felt that it would be too unfair to blame everything on the mother.

"We'll know the answer tomorrow if we ask his father. I have to go home and cook today." Li Li looked at the watch. It was already past 7 o'clock in the evening.

Kong Zhixi stood at the door of the police station and looked at the moon in the sky. She had been here for a long time. She didn't know if anyone at home missed her, whether she could go back, and when she could go back. Thinking of this, she suddenly thought of Cheng Xi. Cheng Xi had died eight years ago. Now she appeared in front of them. Does that mean that she knows much more than them? Thinking of this, she ran to Li Li who was opening the car door and said, "Cheng Xi, we can ask Cheng Xi!" Li Li was stunned, not understanding why she suddenly mentioned Cheng Xi at this moment.

"What's wrong with Xixi?" he asked back.

"Didn't Cheng Xi die eight years ago? So she has been here much longer than us, right?" Kong Zhixi felt that this might be the only way they could find the answer.

"So what?" Li Li still didn't understand.

"So she understands the rules of this world better, maybe we can find the answer from her!" Although he didn't know if he could still get out, at least he didn't need to hang around here like a headless fly.

She once again opened her eyes wide and looked at him expectantly. The light from the car lights shone on her body, which was even more beautiful under the moonlight. She was like an elf touched by Buddha's light falling into this dim world and rolling in his heart. Since he became a police officer, he had only been buried in cases. The woman he cared about most in his heart was probably his menopausal mother. But in this world, she seemed to have become his only concern.

"Your neck injury... You should go for a checkup tomorrow." He pointed at his neck, signaling her to pay attention to his injury. "Hey, are you listening to me?" She rushed to him and looked up at him.

"Okay, okay, I got it. We'll go tomorrow. Now let's go home and eat!" Li Li said as he put his arm around her shoulders, stuffed her into the car, and drove home to cook.

The next morning, the two found Guan Yanan's father. Before they could ask, the father asked, "Officer, when can Yanan be buried?"

The father wore a white shirt, a dark blue polka-dot tie, and a slicked-back hair style. He didn't look haggard after losing his son. "When did you and your wife get divorced? Has Yanan behaved in any unusual way recently?"

"We have been divorced for almost a year. Since Yanan started attending this high school, he has been under a lot of academic pressure. I am often on business trips and have indeed paid less attention to him. However, his mother has always taken care of him in every detail." When talking about his previous family, he didn't seem to have any nostalgia, but seemed to be eager to distance himself from it.

"So you think his suicide is related to his study pressure?" Kong Zhixi always felt that this father wanted to hide something.

"I don't know. He seldom communicates with me and we seldom meet." His eyes began to turn slightly red, and he didn't know if he felt sorry for his son.

"Why divorce?" Although she roughly knew the reason, she still asked.

"His mother and I have always had a bad relationship and we often quarrel. All the neighbors know about it. To be honest, with his mother's temper, she has done the most she can by putting up with it until now. I...I feel very uncomfortable too." As he said this, he covered his face and began to sigh.

"Do you know what day May 5th is?" Although Kong Zhixi has no experience in being a parent, she has experience in being a child. A child who can remember his or her parents' birthdays will not be so depressed.

"do not know."

"It's your birthday. Guan Yanan has always remembered it and circled this day on the calendar." Kong Zhixi thought to herself, this should be what people often call moving someone with emotion.

"Yanan is a thoughtful child indeed, but my husband and I have not created a good family environment for him." He was really stubborn when he said this.

The two felt that according to what they said, the responsibility most likely lies with the mother, so they let the father go back first, and they planned to talk to the child's mother.

After leaving the police station, they found that the father was picked up by a woman. Seeing that the driver was not Guan Yanan's mother, Kong Zhixi became more suspicious of the father. She stopped Li Li who was about to drive and said, "Don't you think there is a big problem with this father?" Li Li withdrew his foot and stood beside her and said, "I think so, but you don't have any evidence now, right?"

"Evidence?" Kong Zhixi murmured.