Gu Xizhou felt even stranger when he went to renew the fee.
According to Gu Zhizhi, Tong Jia was his classmate. When Tong Jia died, she was only 13 years old, which was the age when she just graduated from elementary school and went to middle school. Even if they were in a relationship at a young age, her parents should have been the one to renew the fee. However, one of the payers on the bill was Gu Zhizhi. Obviously, this was not the first time Gu Zhizhi had renewed the fee for Tong Jia's grave.
After seeing the Tong Jia, his curiosity was not satisfied. Instead, it was even more intense. After paying the fee, he took the bill back. Gu Xizhou asked Gu Zhizhi curiously as soon as he entered the door, "Zhizhi, what's going on with that Tong Jia?"
"Why are you paying for her? I thought she was your classmate …" Gu Xizhou was very curious. It was as if his heart was being scratched by a cat.
Gu Zhizhi looked at Gu Xizhou's anxious and irritated expression. He thought for a moment and wrote: Since I'm going to ask you to pay respects to her in the future, I can tell you.
Gu Xizhou grunted in acknowledgment.
Gu Zhizhi: Have you seen the tombstone? She was my classmate in middle school. We were deskmates. When I first started middle school, I was very naughty. She happened to be the girl with the best grades in class, so the teacher arranged for us to sit next to each other. She had a very good personality and rarely got angry. She often reminded me to do my homework and bring the things I should bring …
You know how boys like to play tricks on others. That day, on Friday, a few of us boys threw a caterpillar into her stationery box. After she opened the stationery box, she was so scared that she cried … Then, on Monday, she didn't come to school. We asked the teacher and the teacher told us that she had transferred schools.
Gu Xizhou looked at Gu Zhizhi's writing. Based on the current situation, it was obvious that the girl didn't transfer schools. She was dead.
He looked at the pen and continued to write: Because of this, a few of us boys felt that we had gone overboard. Maybe it was because of us that Tong Jia transferred schools … Actually, that wasn't the case. She didn't transfer schools. She committed suicide by jumping off a building at home …
Gu Xizhou's heart sank when he saw those words. He asked, "How did you know? Why did she commit suicide? "
Gu Zhizhi's pen stopped in mid-air for a long time. after a long time, Gu Zhizhi continued to write: At that time, the case belonged to the Jinluo police station. Uncle Wang was at the bottom of the Jinluo police station. At that time, Uncle and my dad were drunk, mentioned it. that time, I found out that Tong didn't transfer schools. Tong's school.. died's mother's the reason why?
Tong '''s suicide's committed to suicide.....
Gu Xizhou asked in a low voice: "You blamed yourself for this, so you went to visit her every year?"
Gu Zhizhi wrote: At that time, I was still young. At that time, I thought that Tong Jia committed suicide because we were teasing her. At first, it was because I blamed myself. Later …
Gu Xizhou raised his eyebrows: "?"
Gu Zhizhi: As I grew older and experienced more, I realized something. Tong Jia had a cheerful personality. That day, we boys teased her and she did cry. But that day, before school ended, she reminded me to do my homework as usual. She even talked to me. I don't think she committed suicide because of the caterpillar in her pencil case.
At that time, her parents didn't come to school to look for us to tease Tong Jia. If she really committed suicide because of us, as her parents, don't you think they wouldn't look for us, the 'culprits'?
"Tong Jia's suicide was an accident. To avoid being criticized for not taking good care of her, her parents lied … She committed suicide because she was bullied by other students. Damn. You must have felt a lot of pressure at that time, right?" Gu Xizhou immediately understood. He suddenly felt pity for Gu Zhizhi. At that time, he was just a little brat. He couldn't have been as calm and rational as he was now. He couldn't have analyzed all the possibilities.
Gu Zhizhi: I definitely felt a lot of pressure. But I'm not sure if Tong Jia's death was an accident.
"What's wrong?" Gu Xizhou asked.
Gu Zhizhi: After she died, I found out the location of her grave from Uncle Wang. Since junior high school, I've been paying for her grave every year. Three years after she died, no one paid for her grave. Since then, I've been paying for her grave. Every year, I've never seen her family members. Their registered phone number at the cemetery has been changed a long time ago.
"Her parents don't visit her at all?" Gu Xizhou raised his eyebrows. He couldn't help but think of the worst case scenario. Tong Jia's parents tried to shirk responsibility and told the police that she committed suicide because she was bullied by other students. That was understandable. But it was strange that they didn't visit or pay for her grave.
Gu Xizhou asked, "Do you need me to look into it for you?"
Gu Zhizhi: I can't find anything … It's been more than ten years. Do you think this is a TV drama? You think you can find the truth? … Maybe she really committed suicide because of us? Actually, I don't want to know anymore, but I can't leave this place. In the future, I can only ask you to visit her every year on my behalf and send her a bouquet of flowers.
Gu Xizhou agreed, "Okay."
This time, Gu Xizhou didn't ask any more questions. However, he was very sure that Gu Zhizhi didn't feel that way even though he said that he didn't blame himself. He didn't say anything else.
Gu Xizhou changed the topic abruptly. He walked to the kennel and took his confused son out of the kennel. He hastily tied the leash around his son's neck.
His son: "Woof, woof, woof?"
Gu Xizhou rubbed his son's head. He held the leash and dragged his son to the empty living room. "My son wants to go out. I'm going out to walk him."
Hmm … Very good. There was no reply.
Gu Xizhou silently dragged his son, who was trying to crawl into his kennel.
"Woof!"
Gu Xizhou glared at his son, who didn't give him any face. He could see a hint of confusion in his son's eyes.
He dragged his son out for a walk and ordered takeout on the way home.
After dinner, Gu Xizhou went back to his room early. He took out his phone and searched for news related to what Gu Zhizhi had said and the date of Tong Jia's death. After searching for a long time, he finally found a piece of news related to the incident. According to the description and time, it should be about Tong Jia's suicide.
Gu Xizhou's heart sank when he saw the news article.
Title: Girl committed suicide by jumping off a building because she was bullied in school.
Gu Xizhou knew that the news article wasn't what he expected just by looking at the title. Although the article didn't mention any names, Gu Xizhou believed that it was about Tong Jia. The article directly blamed Tong Jia's suicide on the boys at school.
Imagine how Gu Zhizhi, who was the same age as Tong Jia, felt when he saw the news article in Ningqing University's newspaper. Gu Zhizhi went to pay respects to Tong Jia every year. He must have felt guilty and blamed himself. However, as time passed, the guilt slowly faded and Gu Zhizhi saw the truth behind it.
As he grew older, Gu Zhizhi started to wonder why Tong Jia's family didn't blame him and why Tong Jia's family never came to pay respects to her.
Gu Zhizhi initially blamed himself because he thought that he had caused Tong Jia's death. But now … Gu Zhizhi still blamed himself. He blamed himself for teasing her.
Gu Xizhou couldn't help but let his imagination run wild. However, he quickly forced himself to stop thinking. When he went to the police station tomorrow to ask Wang Ao about the situation, Gu Zhizhi definitely wouldn't want to tell him.
The next day, Gu Xizhou drove straight to the police station. As soon as he arrived, he was called for a meeting.
The old leader was leaving and Wang Ao was being promoted. During this time, Gu Xizhou saw a man around 45 or 46 years old quietly following beside the old bureau chief. He had a long and narrow scar over his left eye and his skin was a healthy bronze color. It was obvious that he had been exposed to the sun a lot. His skin was rough and he looked unusually serious.
Xiang Yuan, who was sitting beside Gu Xizhou, poked Gu Xizhou's waist and whispered, "Miracle Old Ma and our bureau chief must get along well. Both of them have serious faces. It's as if someone owes them money."
Gu Xizhou glanced at him. "Be careful not to talk about the leader behind his back. They might hear you."
Xiang Yuan snorted softly. "I'm telling you. What's wrong with that? Don't tell me you want to complain? "
"Sigh. When I was chatting with Uncle Wang the other day, I might have said something like that." Gu Xizhou laughed. "What's wrong? Are you panicking? "
Xiang Yuan glared at him. "Do you think I'll believe your nonsense?"
Gu Xizhou looked at him, shook his head, and reminded him. "Okay, our new deputy bureau chief is going to speak."
Ma Qi's short speech was as stiff, simple, and direct as he was himself. He didn't say much. After a few sentences, they adjourned the meeting. Gu Xizhou didn't leave with Xiang Yuan directly. Instead, he followed behind Ma Qi and Wang Ao.
Wang Ao seemed to have a good impression of Ma Qi. He kept telling Ma Qi what Ma Qi should do as the deputy bureau chief. Gu Xizhou followed behind them.
Ma Qi looked at Gu Xizhou and was a little stunned. "You … you look so familiar. Have I seen you before?"
Gu Xizhou shook his head gently.
"Oh, Xiao Ma, this is Gu Xizhou. He is the captain of the criminal police team. If you have any problems, you can also look for him. As long as they are not investigating a case, it's fine." Wang Ao introduced him to Ma Qi. "We will be colleagues in the future. Just treat it as an acquaintance."
Hearing Wang Ao's words, Ma Qi looked at Gu Xizhou meaningfully. He stretched out his hand and said, "Hello, you can call me Brother Ma."
Under Wang Ao's gaze, Gu Xizhou shook hands with Ma Qi and said, "Hello, Brother Ma!"
"Director Wang, I have something to ask you in private," Gu Xizhou said.
Wang Ao nodded. "Okay, Xiao Ma, you can go to the office by yourself. Xizhou, follow me to the office."
Before bidding farewell to Ma Qi, Gu Xizhou and Ma Qi looked at each other. Obviously, the two of them had reached a tacit understanding. Gu Xizhou was sure that Ma Qi was the Brother Ma he met in the first world because Ma Qi's eyelids obviously twitched when he heard his surname.
Gu Xizhou followed Wang Ao to the office. Wang Ao sat on the sofa and smiled. "Usually, when you see me, you are like a mouse seeing a cat. Tell me, what do you want to ask me?"
Gu Xizhou looked at Wang Ao and asked without hesitation, "I want to ask about the Tong Jia."
"Uncle Wang, how much do you remember?"
Wang Ao heard this and hesitated for a long time. Finally, he sighed and said, "Xizhou, don't blame yourself. Didn't we talk about it? Her parents' attitude is very strange. Her death is very likely to have nothing to do with you or even the children of your age. "
Gu Xizhou: "It is precisely because it has nothing to do with her that I want to know the cause of her death."
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