Original sin

Xishan Bridge is a well-known landmark of Bridge City.

This bridge was built later, because of the movie "The Nobody" and became the famous bridge in Bridge City. Many tourists came here because of watching this movie.

The beauty sitting by the bridge leaned on her, looking at the water of Jianjiang Shen Shen, looking a little dazed.

Rosen asked softly, "Shen Da, what are you thinking about?"

In the afternoon, Shen Shen had nothing to do, so he came up with the idea of ​​going to Xishan Bridge to take a look. In fact, he had been here before, but he liked the feeling of sitting on the bridge and watching the rushing river.

"In fact, sometimes when you face such nature, you will feel that human beings are really small." Shen Chen said suddenly.

Rosen coughed lightly, he really didn't know how to respond to Shen Shen's emotion.

But then Shen Shen also came out of his thoughts: "What do you think of that Hou Xiaoqiang?"

Rosen thought for a while and said: "A person with such ability will never be willing to be a green leaf for others, especially the income from being an assistant and doing it by himself is very different."

This is true. It is easy for a well-known barrister to earn a small 100 million a year, but an assistant can only get salary and commission, and it is up to others how much they can get.

Even if Hou Xiaoqiang can't reach the big level for the time being, if he independently takes some cases and accumulates a little experience and contacts, he can earn hundreds of thousands a year, and he doesn't have to rely on others, but he is willing to be Feng Shuo's assistant , which is indeed somewhat puzzling.

"Hou Xiaoqiang is able to fully grasp the first-hand information about the case Feng Shuo handled." Shen Shen expressed his suspicion.

Rosen nodded: "And with his ability, he should know how to avoid the police's detection better than others."

Shen Chen smiled, Luo Sen was really able to keep up with his own train of thought, but these were all their guesses, they had no evidence at all, at least they couldn't even guess why Hou Xiaoqiang did this and what his motive was.

"Shen Da, we won't sit here all afternoon, right?" Seeing that the time was already past three o'clock, Shen Shen shook his head: "I have an appointment, and we will meet here."

Rosen was a little surprised, he didn't know that Shen Shen had an appointment, he said awkwardly: "Then is it right for me to stay here?"

"If there is anything inappropriate, you can also meet with me. This person has a special relationship with Hou Xiaoqiang."

Luo Sen never thought that Shen Shen would be able to find someone related to Hou Xiaoqiang. It seemed that Shen Chen really planned to work hard on this Hou Xiaoqiang.

In this way, he became a little uneasy: "Shen Da, these are just our guesses. If it is wrong, and Hou Xiaoqiang knows that we are secretly investigating him, maybe he may have some thoughts."

Shen Shen said lightly: "Don't worry, he won't know."

Just as they were talking, a man in his fifties came towards them. The man had a smile on his face. He looked at Shen Shen: "Are you Xiao Shen?" Shen Chen also stood up quickly, nodded and smiled at the man. Stretch out your hand: "Dean Du, hello."

Luo Sen was a little dazed, he didn't expect Shen Shen to meet with such an old man, but he didn't know what the dean was when Shen Shen called the other party Dean Du.

Seeing Luo Sen's appearance, Shen Chen introduced: "This is Dean Du of Fangyuan Orphanage in Qiaocheng."

Dean Du said with some embarrassment: "It's the former dean. I stopped being the dean two years ago. I'm old, so I have to let the young people take more burdens."

Luo Sen still couldn't remember, what was the relationship between the director of the orphanage and Hou Xiaoqiang?

"Old He told me about your situation. He said that you are a policeman and work in Lincheng. He also said that you have something you want to know from me. Xiao Shen, I don't know much about the provincial capital. Are you Didn't make a mistake?"

It was also the first time for Shen Chen to meet Dean Du. He smiled: "Dean Du, I want to know a person. He came out of your orphanage. His name is Hou Xiaoqiang."

"Xiaoqiang?" Dean Du seemed a little surprised: "What are you asking him for? Isn't he a good lawyer?"

Shen Chen pursed his lips, he also felt that it was a bit abrupt to go directly to Dean Du, and he heard that Dean Du liked Hou Xiaoqiang very much, and he took good care of Hou Xiaoqiang before he left the orphanage, and he also That is to say, the relationship between the two of them is really good. If I ask him about Hou Xiaoqiang, he will definitely have some ideas, and it is not guaranteed that he will tell Hou Xiaoqiang about meeting him today.

But everyone has already made an appointment and entrusted the relationship, so can't they back down now?

He bit the bullet and said, "He's fine, we just want to know him a bit."

Dean Du's face darkened: "Xiao Shen, don't try to lie to me. I still know a little about you policemen. If it wasn't for something, why would you want to know him? Tell me honestly, is it because Xiaoqiang met you? What's the matter?"

Shen Chen was a little helpless: "Really not, just because a case might deal with lawyer Hou, I wanted to know more, and then I would know how to get along with him."

Hearing what he said, Dean Du's face became more open. Dean Du also knows that it is normal for a lawyer to deal with the police, especially in some criminal cases, where the police cannot be bypassed. of.Only then did he nod his head: "So that's the case. In fact, there is nothing to pay attention to. Xiaoqiang is very principled. He never likes to engage in crooked ways. His ambition since he was a child was to be a lawyer. , He said that in that way he could benefit the society. He also said that he did not become a lawyer to earn a lot of money, but to use his legal knowledge to maintain the justice and dignity of the law."

Dean Du's words were full of admiration for Hou Xiaoqiang.

Rosen said, "President Du, when did he go to the orphanage?"

"It was about eight or nine years old. He was a little older when he entered the orphanage. I asked him to help us take care of our younger brothers and sisters. He was also very obedient. He almost asked him to do things for him. They are all able to do well and are eager to learn. You also know that the conditions in the orphanage were not good at that time. Although we also opened elementary school courses, our teaching staff cannot compare with those professional primary and secondary schools. Well, I’m just a technical secondary school student, but I have to teach them two or three subjects, which is still the main subject. I know my own level, let’s not talk about it, I can’t pass Mandarin, so what kind of students can I teach? But he is very competitive, he completed his primary and junior high school studies in an orphanage, and we only have the ability to teach until he graduates from junior high school, but he was admitted to Qiaocheng No. [-] Middle School with excellent grades."

Shen Shen nodded. Although Dean Du said something simple, he also knew that being admitted to Qiaocheng No. [-] Middle School under such conditions was a great event.Even many parents in the provincial capital know about Qiaocheng No. [-] Middle School. Anyone who can be admitted to Qiaocheng No. [-] Middle School is equivalent to having one foot on the campus of a university.

In the past few years, Qiaocheng No. 80.00 Middle School’s admission rate for the first grade has reached over [-]%, and almost all the rest can get into the second grade, except for those who really don’t want to study at all, otherwise they can be admitted to the first grade no matter what. of the university.

"Then why was he sent to the orphanage?" Rosen was more concerned about Hou Xiaoqiang's past.

Judging from the murderer's hatred for that type of women, the murderer must have had some unbearable experiences that distorted his psychology, so he specifically targeted that type of women.

"I'm not very clear about this. It seems to be because of some major incident at home. I heard the dean at the time mention it. By the way, he said that there are other men outside the fuck, and his father took the knife in a fit of anger. His mother was hacked to death, and he committed suicide by drinking pesticide. There are two children left behind, he and his younger brother. His younger brother seems to have been adopted. He is older, so no one is willing to adopt him, so he was sent away Come to our orphanage."

Shen Chen narrowed his eyes, he didn't expect Hou Xiaoqiang to have such a background.

Rosen asked, "Where is that brother of his now?"

"I don't know. When he was in the orphanage, he asked us to help him find it, but the person he adopted seemed to have moved, so he couldn't find it. Anyway, he went to a far away place. His younger brother was only three years old at the time, and he was too young. He is seven years old and doesn't remember much at all. He remembers his younger brother, but his younger brother may have forgotten that he has an older brother. Until the year before last when I saw him, I was still asking him about his younger brother. He told me It still hasn’t been found, and the adoption record at that time has also been found for some reasons, which has become a knot in his heart.”

Shen Chen and Luo Sen glanced at each other. They could understand Hou Xiaoqiang's desire to find his younger brother. His parents were dead, they became orphans, and they had no other relatives, so his younger brother was his only close relative. , he is an older brother, so he is naturally worried that his younger brother will suffer outside, so it is normal to want to find him.

Especially now that Hou Xiaoqiang already has a certain financial foundation, it is reasonable for him to hope to give his younger brother a good life.

But Shen Shen is more concerned about the death of Hou Xiaoqiang's parents, his mother cheating, his father killing his wife and then committing suicide in a fit of rage, maybe this is why Hou Xiaoqiang hates that kind of woman!

"President Du, what's the name of Hou Xiaoqiang's younger brother?"

"Hou Xiaowu, but he should have changed his name after being adopted. I don't know what his name is now. Alas, these brothers are really pitiful. At that time, Hou Xiaoqiang didn't want Xiaowu to go. He even wanted Xiaowu to go away. He also stayed in the orphanage, but considering that the living and learning conditions might be much worse, he finally had to let Xiao Wu leave cruelly. Who knew that after this separation, he would never be able to see him again. I like to be stuffy in my heart, and I don’t want to communicate with others. It’s been better in the past two years, and he has become more cheerful with Lawyer Feng. We were very worried before, for fear that he would suffer from depression or something. But in those years, the disease didn’t seem to be It’s not very popular, but it’s okay.”

Rosen wanted to laugh when he heard the words. He knew that it was not that depression was not popular in those years, but that it was not taken seriously. It is true that paying attention to mental health is only something that has only happened in the past few years. Even psychology has only become popular in China these years. It developed slowly.

"Xiao Shen, Xiaoqiang is a good person. He has never done a bad thing. Even when he was a child in the orphanage, he has always been able to restrain himself very well. I didn't say that Xiaoqiang grew up under my own eyes. , He will definitely have no problems." In fact, Dean Du still had some doubts in his heart, and it was not a good thing for the police to find Hou Xiaoqiang.

Shen Shen nodded vigorously: "President Du, don't worry, it's really nothing. But it's best not to tell him what we talked about today, and don't let him have any ideas."

Dean Du also nodded. He originally thought so in his heart, and he didn't want anything to happen to Hou Xiaoqiang.

I chatted casually with Dean Du for more than ten minutes before ending the conversation.

On the way back, Rosen said: "Have we found the motive for his crime? A person with such a life experience may really hate society and unfaithful women, so he would even hate the death of his parents from the bottom of his heart." It is attributed to this aspect, thus killing such a woman."

"There is such a possibility that both parents are dead, brothers are separated, and he doesn't even know where his younger brother is. He is indeed miserable. But we still can't be arbitrary. The most important thing is that we have to find certain evidence."

"Then when we go to see Hou Xiaoqiang tomorrow, should we be careful?"

Shen Chen felt that he was in control. Hou Xiaoqiang himself was a lawyer, and Feng Shuo was standing behind him. Judging from Feng Shuo's attitude towards him, he was Feng Shuo's baby bump. If you really want to offend Hou Xiaoqiang, don't say yes Hou Xiaoqiang would make trouble, and Feng Shuo might not let him go.

Although Feng Shuo was very polite to him, it was because he did not harm his interests, nor did he hurt each other's feelings, but it was hard to say whether Feng Shuo would turn against him because of Hou Xiaoqiang.One Hou Xiaoqiang is already very difficult to deal with, and if you add Feng Shuo, if you really offend the two of them to death without any evidence, then you are playing for death.

It's not fun to be targeted by a big shape.

Shen Shen's phone rang before arriving at the guest house. It was from Ouyang Nana. She said that she had arranged dinner and asked Shen Chen and Luo Sen to go directly to the old Kaili sour soup fish, although it was from Qianxinan. Special flavor, but it is not uncommon in Bridge City, after all, the two states are adjacent to each other.

"Where did you all go all afternoon?" Ouyang Nana asked.

Shen Shen replied: "Xishan Bridge, it seems that I told you."

Ouyang Nana rolled her eyes: "You said it, but do you think I will believe that you can stay on that bridge for a whole afternoon? The bridge can be seen at a glance, but you have been there since two o'clock in the afternoon Yes, have you been there till now?"

Shen Chen and the others really stayed there until now, but Ouyang Nana would not believe it.

"We met someone." Shen Chen felt that there was nothing to hide, so she told Ouyang Nana about meeting Dean Du, and she said after listening, "Are you investigating Hou Xiaoqiang?" It was an unbelievable expression. After a pause, he continued: "Don't you doubt Hou Xiaoqiang? If that's the case, I think you may have made a mistake. Hou Xiaoqiang is a very good person with a sense of justice. Shuo's right-hand man, but he would never mess around outside under the banner of Feng Shuo. So you keep your hearts in your stomach."

It seems that Hou Xiaoqiang's impression is quite good, even Ouyang Nana has to help him speak.

"We don't just suspect him, but we suspect anyone who might be the murderer."

"Okay, I've already made an appointment with Hou Xiaoqiang. We'll go directly to his office tomorrow morning. But when I was talking on the phone, I seemed to hear Feng Shuo's voice. It seemed that Feng Shuo was very uncomfortable with this matter. It will be over tomorrow." You have to be more careful when you are in bed, no matter what, you have to give Feng Shuo face, if it is not necessary, then try not to touch Hou Xiaoqiang."