hope and gift

Teng Jiang's face was like a stick in his throat, and he really didn't say it for a long time.Although he and the three people in front of him could be regarded as relatives who had never met before, the magical thing like blood relationship was faintly holding him back, making him unable to speak.The four of them remained awkwardly silent until Captain Shi came over.

Teng Jiangyan looked at Captain Shi as if asking for help.

Captain Shi understood immediately, took off his police cap, bowed, and said to the three people in English very sadly: "My family members, please forgive me. Teng De's body has been sent to the police station for forensic autopsy. Judging from the scene, The cause of Tender’s death is tentatively determined to be suicide. You will be informed of the exact result in the afternoon. Yu Shaoqian, as the defendant, has received a summons from the court. The court notified us that the case will be formally heard in the day after tomorrow. The culprits are brought to justice."

"They probably don't understand English, you have to use Norwegian..."

Before Teng Jiangyan finished speaking, he saw the three foreigners in front of him looking at Captain Shi in disbelief, obviously understanding.

Grandma clutched her temples and took two steps back, her slightly cloudy sky blue eyes immediately filled with tears.The wrinkles on her forehead were wrinkled at this moment, and her figure began to shake.Grandpa supported her and took her to sit on the sofa next to Teng Jiangyan, her eyes were also red.And his aunt's cat cage fell straight to the ground, and a snow-white cat's face appeared in front of the cage, curiously exploring so many feet in front of it.

"Ted died? He committed suicide?" The aunt covered her mouth and asked in disbelief, "How is it possible, brother, he is such... a strong person."

When the two old people heard this, they cried in grief, because they noticed that this was a public place, and deliberately restrained their voices.The woman simply squatted on the ground, a great sadness rushed to her nerves, making her feel unbearable suffocation.

She choked up and said, "My brother hasn't been home for many years. Why did he call us here to tell us that he is dead? Impossible, this is impossible!"

After Teng Jiangyan heard this sentence in English, after going through it in his mind, a sense of sadness spread from his heart.

After all, I was the one who witnessed Tender's suicide scene.That person had clearly appeared in front of him a few days ago, had a meal with him, and talked about some things, but in the blink of an eye he turned into a cold corpse.

He stood there with stiff hands and feet, but finally squatted on the ground, reached out and patted his aunt's shoulder to express the greatest comfort.

"My condolences." Captain Shi also felt sympathy for Teng De's death, but as a policeman, he had to cheer up the bereaved family members with calm emotions and cooperate with the police to solve the case.Although it is impersonal, the answer can only be answered with the six words "must do your duty".

He put on his hat, sighed insignificantly, and turned to leave.

The hotel had been changed hands by Teng De, and Teng Jiangyan didn't want to stay here anymore, so he simply took them to a hotel near the hospital to open two rooms, and arranged for the three of them who had been exhausted all the way.He didn't dare to show too much sadness in front of them, fearing that it would have too much impact on them.

After finishing, my aunt called Teng Jiangyan to her room.

"Is that Xiaoyan? I haven't seen you before, I only saw your sister once through the video." The aunt rubbed her sore and swollen eyes, carried the cat out of the cage, stroked it twice, "My name is Elen, and this cat is named Tom. I just raised it."

"Tom." Teng Jiangyan called out.

The cat didn't seem very interested in Teng Jiangyan's voice, but after he finished shouting, he ran crookedly to Teng Jiangyan's trousers and rubbed it affectionately, and then ran to Elen's side after rubbing.

"Tom seems to like you very much." Elen grabbed the cat and held it in her arms, her voice was still a little hoarse after crying, "Is your mother and sister okay after hearing the news? I hope they don't feel too sad .”

Teng Jiangyan felt as if he had been splashed with cold water again in the winter, and he was completely cool from the beginning.The discomfort that was finally suppressed broke through the confinement and surfaced, even bringing an indescribable loneliness on his face.

He froze for a while before he could finish his sentence completely: "They are all dead, and I am the only one left."

Elen didn't expect that there would be such a move. His hand might have caught the cat's fur. The pain made Tom run away with a soft cry.The two became silent with each other, Elen snatched the cat back and sighed.

"Be strong, Xiaoyan." Although Elen didn't feel too much about the deaths of Ran Hongyu and Teng Jiangyan, she genuinely sympathized with the little nephew in front of her who had suffered like this at such a young age, "I just read my brother's letter to me. I also know how much he owes you. Since you have no relatives in this place, why not go back to Norway with us? I think my brother also has this idea. That’s right, your grandparents are university professors, I am The CFO of an oil company has a relatively rich family, so it’s no problem to support you one more.”

"I want to stay in China." Teng Jiangyan declined the request, "If there is a need in the future, I will consider it, but my boyfriend is in China now, and I don't want to leave."

"Boyfriend?" Elen seemed a little surprised, but quickly accepted the reason, "I can understand if it's for love, brother agree?"

"Yeah." Teng Jiangyan nodded obediently.

"Then I agree." Elen made a silence gesture, "but don't tell your grandma, she is a bit hostile...but your grandpa is very supportive. Also, they are getting old, about your mother Don't mention anything about your sister."

"Okay." Teng Jiangyan agreed, feeling a little thankful that his family members were willing to support his decision.

"Let's go, go talk to your grandparents." Elen reached out to hold him and took him to the next room.

The two old men calmed down a lot after reading the letter. They had already made tea and sat on the sofa chatting, as if they were waiting for their arrival.

"Hangzhou is beautiful." Grandpa glanced out the window, "But our Norway is also beautiful, Xiaoyan, do you want to go home?"

"I still plan to stay in China." Teng Jiangyan once again declined their kindness, "I still have unfinished business here."

Grandpa poured him a cup of tea, handed it to him and said: "Well, please contact us when you want to come back. This tea was brought from Norway, and I heard it was imported from China. Try it."

Teng Jiangyan took the tea, sat on the sofa aside, and chatted with them for a while.The two old men are worthy of being university professors. Teng Jiangyan was amazed by their knowledge and depth of thought. After chatting for a while, he felt much happier.

"Talking to you is like talking to my students. It's very interesting." Grandpa laughed. "You can talk to me more if you want in the future. I teach physics, and your grandma teaches biology."

Teng Jiangyan nodded and received a call from the police station.Tender's autopsy results came out and it was confirmed to be a suicide.

Elen single-handedly handled the funeral affairs, and according to Teng De's request, buried her own ashes next to Teng Jiangyan's cemetery. The funeral was simple, and only four people came to express their condolences. It was quiet.

It was raining lightly that day, and the four of them held four black umbrellas. Teng Jiangyan put a bouquet of daisies with rain in front of Tengde's tomb. My best wishes.

Grandpa and grandma were taken away by Elen first because they were too sad. After they left, Teng Jiangyan bought a bunch of white lilies and returned.He gently placed the bouquet beside Teng Jiangyan's tomb, as if he was careful not to disturb her.

"I'm sorry." Teng Jiangyan said in a low voice to the cold stone tablet with the photo on it, "But goodbye, my sister."

After he finished speaking, he turned around resolutely, as if cutting off all the grievances and hatreds before.It doesn't matter about family affection or hatred, it's all buried deep in the ground with a fire.All that remains is a bouquet of white daisies and a bouquet of white lilies in front of the tombstone.They swayed the branches with the wind, as if they were telling the stories of their lives with the wind and rain.

In the afternoon, the three air tickets booked by Teng De were successfully handed over to the three people. After Teng Jiangyan sent them to the airport, he hurried to the court.

He couldn't help but sneezed again on the road, he didn't want to go anywhere these days, so he simply settled down on the sofa in Mu Xiao's ward.After all, he was overwhelmed by the illness in the hospital and caught a cold. Now his throat is sore and itchy, and his nose is still running.

"Is a pack of paper enough?" Sitting in a wheelchair, Mu Xiao quietly waited at the gate of the court for a long time before waiting for this hurried figure.He handed over a pack of tissues prepared for Teng Jiangyan, and took the opportunity to touch his hands and eat tofu.

Teng Jiangyan took the paper he handed over and quickly withdrew his hand: "I will push you in, and next time you are not allowed to wait for me in such a vent."

"It's fine if someone doesn't keep the promise at all? I've been late for so long and I'm being prudish." Mu Xiao chuckled lightly, but when he was pushed to the door, he became serious and turned to look at the calm-faced Teng Jiang. Yan asked, "Are you afraid?"

"My family members are all underground." Teng Jiangyan took a deep breath, "I have no right to be afraid."

"Your lawyer is an old acquaintance of my mother, don't worry." Mu Xiao heartlessly took his hand pushing the wheelchair, "Have you agreed with the lawyer?"

"It's all settled." Teng Jiangyan chuckled, "Thank you, you are the only one who would say such things to me over the years."

Due to the extent of the impact of the case, those who attended the hearing even stood in the corridor.However, the police station kept the names of all participants in the case confidential. Considering Teng Jiangyan's identity as a public figure, the court did not disclose the names of the defendant and the victim.

After Mu Xiao put on the mask for Teng Jiangyan, he could only watch him walk to the plaintiff's seat. He glanced out of the window with some gloom.

Yu Shaoqian sat on the dock, neatly dressed, still wearing black-rimmed glasses, looking gentle.The lawyer next to him has gray temples and looks like a shrewd old fox. He looks like he has a high qualification.

The clerk confirmed the identities of both parties, and after the judge selected and read the court rules, he asked the victim Teng Jiangyan to make a statement.Since the witness was dead, Captain Shi directly stepped forward to explain the physical evidence and audio-visual materials.

"Although the victim's mother died by suicide, methamphetamine was detected in the blood, and there were many strangulation marks on her body, and the defendant's fingerprints were on the clothes. The deceased lived with the defendant before his death. tortured and intentionally killed." Captain Shi played the photo on the ppt, "After the police intervened in the investigation, it was found that the defendant had obtained 'stable' and 'phenidate' many times in the original workplace under the pretext of treating 'anxiety disorder' and 'hyperactivity disorder'. However, during the same period, the defendant received only one patient, the victim. According to the victim's statement, the defendant had used this kind of drug on him many times, causing him to suffer from mental disorders. This is the victim's medical certificate."

"The victim stated that he was raped by the defendant when he was fourteen years old. However, because of the age, DNA technology could not be used to determine the truth. A polygraph test proved the truth. And on the day the deceased jumped from the building, Yu Shaoqian went out to meet with Tender, witnesses There were six people. In addition, the defendant intentionally wounded someone and stabbed the victim's friend with a knife. This is the surveillance video of the hotel corridor. This concludes my statement." Captain Shi took off his hat and saluted, and glanced at the man sitting on the jury chair. After Han Zi, he nodded his head imperceptibly, and returned to his seat.

"I deny the victim's statement." Yu Shaoqian calmly showed a confident expression after listening, "Next, my agent will speak for me."

"The deceased, Ms. Ran, was the defendant's ex-wife. Because of her daughter's illness, she was overwhelmed with taking methamphetamine, and the defendant was repeatedly banned. Because of long-term smoking of methamphetamine, the deceased became mentally disturbed and often used violence against the victim. , the defendant can testify. The defendant came to Hangzhou to take the deceased to relax. On the day the deceased was murdered, he had an appointment with an old friend and tied her up because he was afraid that the deceased would take drugs. It had nothing to do with the murder of the deceased. The victim’s medical certificate at the defendant’s place was “neurasthenia”, which was confirmed by his biological father’s signature. The face of the victim who stabbed someone with a knife was unclear and could not be clearly identified from the surveillance, so I think the defendant is not guilty.” Yu Shaoqian After the lawyer finished speaking, he sorted out the materials on the desktop and pulled a stool before sitting down.

Lawyers from both parties argued with each other on this matter, but the other party insisted that the police had no conclusive evidence and insisted that they could not convict.

As soon as the debate was over, Captain Shi couldn't help standing up and scolding this person for being shameless.Teng Jiangyan clenched his fists on the plaintiff's table, with a look of restraint, but he didn't attack after all.And Yu Shaoqian still sat upright, as if he was really the one who was wronged.

In fact, Yu Shaoqian could not be arrested mainly because of lack of evidence.The deaths of Ran Hongyu, Teng De and even Teng Jiangyan are due to the lack of witnesses and physical evidence.However, Han Zi brought back a USB flash drive from Wuhan, but the USB flash drive is being deciphered, and the password has not been tested, so no one knows what is in it now, and it cannot be used as evidence.Teng De hired a professional hacker to encrypt the USB flash drive, which is difficult to decipher.

The first trial was not smooth, and the judge did not convict Yu Shaoqian due to insufficient evidence.The police station strictly monitored the scope of Yu Shaoqian's activities on the grounds that the suspicion had not been cleared.After Teng Jiangyan learned of the result, she was mentally prepared, sighed, and left the table pushing Mu Xiao's wheelchair away.

"That lawyer can't tell right from wrong!" Mu Xiao was trembling with anger, "Wouldn't his conscience hurt if he made such money?"

"The lawyer may not know the truth." Teng Jiangyan took a deep breath and calmly comforted Mu Xiao: "I'm fine, so don't be angry, it's not conducive to wound healing."

"I'm not... oh." Mu Xiao shook his head, and slapped the armrest twice heavily on the wheelchair, still feeling puzzled.

"Xiaoyan!" Han Zi suddenly called out to Teng Jiangyan, who was walking slowly in front, and chased after him in three steps at a time, "We actually have evidence here, it is the USB flash drive left behind by your father. But it’s encrypted and can’t be opened, so I didn’t say it today.”

"U disk?" Teng Jiangyan frowned slightly, "Why didn't I hear you mention it before?"

Han Zi patted him on the shoulder: "Before I was afraid that your mood would be unstable, not because I was afraid of stimulating you, but because your mind was messed up at the time, and you couldn't look at this issue rationally. But today I see that you are in a good mood, so come here Tell you."

Teng Jiangyan's palms tightened slightly, and he grabbed a pack of unopened napkins in his pocket, bowed his head and chuckled.

"I lost the trial, Xiaoyan is still in a good mood?" Mu Xiao snorted, "Brother Zi, you are going to the ophthalmology department."

"I don't need to see an ophthalmologist." Han Zi knocked on Mu Xiao's head, "It's you, I think you just don't understand. Let's not talk about this, Xiaoyan, what do you think the password will be?"

"Try my sister's birthday or Yu Shaoqian's birthday. After all, Yu Shaoqian doesn't know my sister's birthday." Teng Jiangyan shook his head helplessly, "I can't think of anything else."

"Okay, I will contact you when the results come out." After finishing speaking, Han Zi took out a lipstick-shaped object, handed it to Teng Jiangyan, and said, "This is your sister's birthday present, but after so many years it should be It doesn't work either, it's a lip balm."

"Well, thank you for bringing this to me." Teng Jiangyan took it and found that there was no place to put it on her body, so she simply handed it to Mu Xiao and asked him to help hold it.

"This thing looks sissy. I have to say that your sister's eyesight is really not very good." After taking it, Mu Xiao looked at the little lipstick. The bright golden shell was slightly lacquered, but it looked It is still very new, so it must have been well preserved, "Speaking of which, yes, Xiaoyan, when will you wear a women's dress and show me again, it's really pretty, and you can be a model."

Teng Jiangyan was taken aback, and slapped Mu Xiao on the shoulder lightly: "You are really enough!"

Han Zi was about to turn around and leave, but when he heard Mu Xiao's words, he stopped and turned around again: Xiaoyan, wait. "