My Life with Narration-Chapter 320 - 317: Trouble at Home?

"Come on, is it really that bad? You just went to a man’s house and got caught by his mom, no big deal, it’s just too embarrassing to face others, just endure it and it’ll pass!"

The landlady looked at Shen Yi, who was lying on the sofa with her head buried, and said gleefully. After all, it wasn’t her who was embarrassed, nor her reputation at stake. True happiness is seeing others in a pickle.

Sure enough, upon hearing these words, Shen Yi cried even harder.

"Sister Qing, you keep talking, what should I do? This is too embarrassing! Why am I so unlucky?" Shen Yi’s eyes were slightly red. Apparently, this incident had indeed made her feel quite embarrassed.

Her face was even redder, after all, she was an adult now, and losing face like this, if she could still remain unfazed, she’d have to be truly brazen.

As for Wen Nanqing’s comfort, the first half was normal, but the latter half was clearly just watching the fun, easy for you to say since you’re not the one embarrassed.

The landlady remained unmoved, rubbing her face stiff from laughter as she continued, "What do you expect, being such a weirdo, who else can you blame for your embarrassment?

Anyways, I don’t have the habit of running to a boy’s house every day. You ran over there looking disheveled and got caught by his mom, can’t blame anyone for thinking too much?"

"Come visit often, especially you Xiao Shen. Don’t tire yourself out, have him help with whatever tasks! Haha, I hope Xiao Su’s mom doesn’t think you’re pregnant!"

Wen Nanqing mimicked Zhou Hui’s final words and laughed.

Upon hearing this, Shen Yi couldn’t help but think of Su Qing’s mom occasionally looking at her belly, making her face turn even redder, feeling as if her whole body was heating up, embarrassed to the point she felt like she couldn’t face anyone.

"Stop... stop talking, water... water!" Saying this, Shen Yi stood up, fanning herself with her hand to cool down, and gulped down a big glass of water.

If this were in an animation, she felt she would definitely turn into a steam engine, with steam puffing out from her head.

"Mom, what’s wrong with Auntie?" A little girl asked in confusion.

She couldn’t understand why her aunt was acting differently than usual, was it because of that young grandma? She thought the grandma was nice, having given her watermelon to eat.

"Your auntie just embarrassed herself. When she gets married, she might be laughed at. When she officially visits in the future, she’ll surely remember today’s incident. In simple terms, she is embarrassed beyond belief!" The landlady explained patiently.

Upon hearing this, the little girl brightened up and shouted at Shen Yi, "Auntie, shame shame shame, now Su’s dad is ours!"

As she spoke, she drew her finger across her cheek, finally feeling she had outdone her aunt.

Shen Yi took a deep breath, thinking to herself that she shouldn’t stoop to a child’s level, and then said, "I’ve decided, I’m going to stay at your house for a few days, not going back for now."

They say the best way to confront fear is to face it, but Shen Yi didn’t believe this. The best way, naturally, was to escape. Whether facing it would succeed or not, she didn’t know, but escaping was certainly more comfortable.

"Do whatever you want, but we’re leaving anyway. Oh right, if you’re too afraid to go back, go to my closet and find something to wear, hurry up and freshen up, look at the state you’re in. Who knows what Su Qing’s mom would say about you! Daughter, take Da Huang, we’re leaving!"

"Let’s go, Da Huang, hurry up and follow!"

The two women, one big and one small, along with Da Huang, swaggered out of the house, and soon drove out of the neighborhood, leaving Shen Yi to continue her mental battle alone.

After all, this kind of thing is like stumbling across an old QQ space album after many years, flipping through those ludicrous photos, the embarrassment and impulsive urge to disappear don’t fade with time, instead, they become even more pronounced.

Being handsome is a lifetime’s endeavor, and so is being embarrassed, especially in front of a partner’s parents.

Unless she and Su Qing don’t end up together, otherwise, this scene will be etched in her memory forever.

Anyway, the final result was that Shen Yi decided to leave home for a few days to avoid the heat. First, she feared Su Qing’s mom was still around, and second, she wanted to maintain her image as a boss and older sister in front of Su Qing. Going back now would only diminish her dignity.

Perfectly explaining the saying, ’I’m not just afraid of you, I’m afraid of your mom too.’

At one-thirty in the afternoon, in the Criminal Investigation Office of the East City Police Station.

Du Qiang looked at Su Qing, who was squatting in front of the water dispenser, and asked doubtfully, "This shouldn’t be, it’s Saturday, and you’re actually volunteering to come to the police station? Did you take some wrong medicine?"

Hearing this, Su Qing rolled his eyes at him, gulped down a cup of water, and finally sighed in relief, "Mind your business, I want to, can’t I?

Besides, I’ve decided, I’m coming today and tomorrow too. By the way, does our station have a place to stay? I want to live here for a few days!"

Hearing this, Du Qiang was instantly intrigued, "Oh ho, why the sudden enthusiasm for work?"

"Nonsense, I’ve always been passionate, maintaining peace and justice, apprehending criminals are our duties as police officers!" Su Qing said with aplomb, not blushing, lying through his teeth.

He had no real desire to be at the station; it was just that he couldn’t stay at home anymore.

Since Shen Yi and the others left, his mom went crazy, babbling nonsensically, wanting to go to the bank, buy a car, she even started checking the calendar for auspicious dates before the New Year that would be suitable for a wedding.

At worst, she at least wanted to settle the engagement. In just a short time, she’d already started consulting people to calculate their marriage compatibility, pondering names for future grandsons or granddaughters.

In any case, he couldn’t stay at home anymore; staying any longer would drive him crazy.

"Is your house haunted?"

"Ghosts, huh? Forget it, where’s Zijun?" Su Qing asked, changing the subject.

"She? She’s out on a visit. There’s been new progress in the case lately. The victim’s identity has been confirmed, and she’s busy with that!"

Hearing this, Su Qing was stunned, "Confirmed so soon? How did you confirm it?"

"We naturally released some information during our visits, then a couple came to report it. They live in Jiangcheng City, and the news was spread by their old family in the countryside. It just so happens that their daughter is about the same age as the victim, and they couldn’t contact her either. That’s when they got scared. After a DNA comparison, it was indeed their daughter.

The victim, Liu Xiaojuan, female, 31 years old, from Ning County, Fendong Village, has a 4-year-old son," Du Qiang recounted the clues he had uncovered over the past few days.

At this, Su Qing frowned: "And there’s a child. Why didn’t anyone report her missing after three months?"

If a marginal person goes missing for three months, it’s understandable, but for a woman with a child to go missing for so long without anyone noticing, it’s unbelievable. It wasn’t until they released information that people noticed.

Facing his question, Du Qiang sighed helplessly: "Generally, when confirming the identity of a victim, what we need to do is check the victim’s network, but Liu Xiaojuan’s interpersonal network is somewhat complex."

"Complex? How complex?"

"Uh, very complex."

Su Qing: ...

Seeing his discomfort, Du Qiang quickly explained: "It’s not that I don’t want to say, it’s just that I don’t know how to say it. You’d better see for yourself!"

He handed over a file as he spoke. Su Qing glanced at it and was stunned.

This Liu Xiaojuan, with a college degree, stayed in her hometown after graduation. Her social life was very active, frequenting bars and karaoke lounges.

Because of her good looks, there were many men around her. She got married at 24 and divorced in less than a month, taking half of her husband’s house and returned 100,000 yuan out of a 160,000-yuan dowry after a lawsuit.

She remained single for three years but had frequent changes in boyfriends during that time. At 27, she met Zhang Heng, also from Ning County, and married him. Two years later, due to incompatible feelings, they divorced, leaving a son behind.

Then Liu Xiaojuan returned to her previous lifestyle. Since the reason for her divorce from Zhang Heng was her affair, the incident caused a stir. So, her parents moved to the city to avoid gossip.

Their daughter’s character was extremely selfish, often not returning home for one or two months and being unreachable. So this time, the two elders didn’t think much of it until they heard from people in the village about the police visiting, mentioning a three-month-old female corpse. That’s when they got scared.

After reading Liu Xiaojuan’s profile, Su Qing felt overwhelmed. There were too many people closely related to her, and excluding women, there were dozens of men alone.

Some were unmarried, some had families. Some people simply refused to be investigated, fearing it might affect their family harmony, and some, just in the past three months, had already left for other places.

Anyone who read this dossier wouldn’t help but feel bewildered, right?

But not him. Although the narration didn’t directly say who the killer was, it was already very obvious.

He couldn’t help asking, "Since that’s the case, it means the victim had a very messy private life. Did you investigate her two ex-husbands?"

"How could we not? Her first ex-husband has remarried, but the second one, Zhang Heng, was indeed someone we initially suspected. He’s Zhang Guoxin’s son. However, after the investigation, it turned out that ever since the divorce, Zhang Heng has been working outside, only returning a month ago when Zhang Guoxin fell ill. Then he left again, and the timeline doesn’t match. We even tested the Bone-Carving Knife at Zhang Guoxin’s place, and found nothing.

Besides, if either of the ex-husbands wanted revenge, they would have done it by now. Even in Zhang Heng’s case, it’s been two years since the divorce. There’s no motive for the crime!" Du Qiang sighed.

Indeed, the victim’s character had hurt many people, definitely more than just the two husbands. In other words, both husbands, and even other men in society who were hurt, all had motivations for the crime.

As a result, the motives for these two husbands were small. After all, it’s been so many years. If they couldn’t swallow this grudge, they would have acted a long time ago. How could she have stayed free for so long?

At this moment, Li Zijun rushed in, and upon seeing him, she was taken aback, then pushed him aside. She squatted in front of the water dispenser, drank several cups, and finally caught her breath. Then she looked up at him and said:

"What’s so unusual today? Not sleeping at home, actually coming to the station to work overtime voluntarily. Is your house haunted?"

Su Qing: ...

Why does everyone say that? Do I look like someone who enjoys slacking off?

"I’m ready to make a change. I’ll be staying at the police station for the next few days to catch the killer sooner!"

"Yeah, right. I know you. You couldn’t stay at home, right? What happened?"

Su Qing: ...

He really didn’t want to make friends with criminal investigators. No secrets with them! He immediately shifted the subject: "Zijun, how’s your investigation going?"

"No clues yet, but we did shut down a filming operation!"

Su Qing: ...

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