Chapter 538 Close relatives (2)
Zhong Chengfu was more calm and rational than the panicked Shi Juan. From beginning to end, he thought that his mother Shi Juan was just involved in a simple accident. No matter how many people died in the Wu family, what kind of dirty things are there in it, it has nothing to do with Shi Juan. How long has she been a nanny for the Wu family? She is not the old housekeeper in the TV series, and she can know the secret of the master. She probably didn't even understand how many people there were in the Wu family, and something happened to the Wu family. What can the whole thing have to do with her?
After entering the police station, he found the police officer who was in charge of the case and explained his purpose. Zhong Chengfu indeed heard the expected answer.
"...Oh, you can leave. Are you her son? You can take her home. She hasn't contacted her family before... Then wait a while and register for you and leave a contact information. If the case is necessary, we will contact you again. There should be no problem, I'm afraid that if it happens. I might have to trouble you to go there. Is this okay?"
"Of course, of course." Zhong Chengfu agreed repeatedly.
Zhong Chengfu felt that the police in charge of the serious case was not much different from the police in their community police station. They were equally kind and kind. This attitude can also prove that Shi Juan is an insignificant little person in this case.
Zhong Chengfu turned to Shi Juan and said, "Look, I'll say you're fine. You've been staying here all the time. The police have to help book a hotel and take care of you. You're causing trouble for others."
Shi Juan nodded in a daze and relaxed her expression. She didn't expect that things would end so easily. It seemed that her son was right. She thought too much before. There was nothing she had to do with this.
At this point, my thoughts paused.
What happened on New Year's Eve appeared in Shi Juan's mind again.
Her relaxed expression tensed again.
Zhong Chengfu didn't notice these things.
The policeman who entered the office walked out again and called Zhong Chengfu to follow him, "Shi Juan, please sit outside for a while. Let your son come in and fill in the information. There can't be so many people in our office."
Shi Juan came back to her senses.
Zhong Chengfu stood up, pressed Shi Juan's shoulder, and told her not to get up, "You can wait here for a while, I'll fill in the information."
Shi Juan looked at her son's back disappearing behind the partition door in the corridor, and could not hear the footsteps.
Zhong Chengfu was not suspicious at all, but he didn't expect that as soon as the partition door that separated the inside and outside the police station closed, the policeman leading the way asked seriously: "Young man, how much do you know about your mother?"
Zhong Chengfu was a little stunned.
"We asked, she has been working outside and only returns to her hometown during the Chinese New Year. You and your father have been staying in their hometown, right? Do you usually contact her?" the police asked.
Zhong Chengfu raised his heart, "We often contact us. After my daughter was born, my mother helped me take care of the child for half a year. After that, she went out to work and would video us every day and talk to my daughter. Is there any problem?"
"Oh, that's right, this, when we asked your mother, she said it herself. She might be nervous or affected by the victim's family." The police led Zhong Chengfu into a separate reception room, asked him to sit down, and poured him water, "Don't worry, I'll tell you slowly. No big deal, and your mother did not commit any crime."
"Well, you said." Zhong Chengfu was still nervous while holding the disposable paper cup.
"The family she works in now, oh, it should be said that it was 'before'... It's the situation of this family, do you understand?" the policeman asked back.
Zhong Chengfu shook his head and nodded again, "I heard from a fellow villager of my mother that she told that fellow villager, but she didn't tell us. I only know that her company sent her a job, and that employer was a mistress for others... She was later hired by the man who kept a mistress and took care of the mistress. There was also a pregnancy or something." He finished speaking in one breath, and lowered his head unnaturally.
He always said "miss three" to the people's policemen, "miss three" and so on... Zhong Chengfu only felt that what he said was awkward. He was probably the same as Aunt Xiaoshun's gossiping and ran away from their house with a gossip.
"It's roughly that. The Ma Jiayi she cared for was not very mentally during her lifetime. She might have some mental problems, prenatal depression, and so on. Wu Jingwei, who had an improper relationship with Ma Jiayi, didn't care much about her. During that time, your mother took care of Ma Jiayi alone in the hospital. That hospital was a private hospital. Ma Jiayi lived in a single room, and there were not many patients on one floor. There were very few doctors, nurses, and nursing staff. So during that time, your mother was with a mental patient day and night, taking care of her, and no one around could speak. It seemed that she didn't talk to you either." The police said.
Zhong Chengfu was stunned.
"Your mother may have been affected a little. Another thing is Wu Jingwei, who hired your mother to take care of Ma Jiayi. His family likes to engage in feudal superstitious activities and believes in this. There are many elderly people living in the nursing home next to the hospital. As for the elderly, you know. The overall environment is not very good." The police continued, "These case information should not be told to you. However, your mother should know it myself, so I won't hide it from you. I'm afraid that after you pick up your mother back, she won't tell you anything, and your family members don't know these situations."
Zhong Chengfu was a little dizzy. He thought of the rumors on the Internet and couldn't help but ask anxiously: "You mean, what do you mean is, my mother, have you joined a cult?"
"Of course not. She needs to participate. I am not talking to you calmly now. We will not let your mother stay in that hotel. There is no restriction on her, right?" the police smiled, "Don't be nervous. I just explain it to you. Because when your mother answers our questions, some words were illogical. She felt that she had hit a ghost and saw a ghost. She really believed that Ma Jiayi and the Wu Jingwei family encountered these things, they were hit a ghost. She did not participate in those cult activities, but it was possible that she had been with those people for a long time and was affected."
Zhong Chengfu's heart sank.
"You family members should care more about her. It is not easy for her to work outside alone. You don't know who you meet when you do housekeeping for others." The policeman changed his tone and asked, "Did your mother believe in these before? Some people believe in these, but it doesn't affect their lives. If they don't join that kind of cult organization, that's nothing."
Zhong Chengfu nodded heavily, "She used to be a little particular... I have said before that the deceased grandmother went home to see that kind. That's it. She has never participated in any organization and never went to the temple."
"Well, that's nothing. Maybe it's just that I've been with Ma Jiayi for a long time. Ma Jiayi has some mental problems. Your mother is not a professional caregiver and has never taken care of mentally ill people before." The police stood up and patted Zhong Chengfu on the shoulder. "You should be a family member to enlighten her. She was also scared to experience this. It should be better if she slows down. But, you should still pay attention. Some people fall into this kind of thing, which is an opportunity, that is, they encounter accidents in life and cannot resolve them, so they turn to ask for those things. Life is more fulfilling. As you said, she used to help you take your daughter, the old lady take your granddaughter, and be happier."
After saying this, he smiled, "Okay, okay, don't be nervous. Don't put pressure on her. She needs your family's support. Don't blame her. It's not her fault for this. Come and fill in the contact information of your hometown. I'll leave you a phone number, you can call us if you have anything."
Zhong Chengfu couldn't help but feel heavy on his shoulders.
He followed the police to the office and left the contact information, then followed the police through the corridor, partitioned the door, and returned to the reception room in the front hall.
The police smiled at Shi Juan, gave a few ordinary words, and signaled that they could leave.
Shi Juan looked at Zhong Chengfu and asked, "Why have you been there for so long?"
"It's more tangled inside." Zhong Cheng answered vaguely and passed by perfunctorily.
Shi Juan didn't doubt it, just asked, "Can we go back?"
"Yes. It's too late today. Stay in the hotel for one night. I'll see when there will be a plane tomorrow."
"Airplanes are too expensive..." Shi Juan said habitually again.
"I said it's off-season now, and air tickets are very cheap." Zhong Chengfu also answered the same way, but this time his tone became even more stiff.
Shi Juan was embarrassed, "Oh, that's it."
Zhong Chengfu sighed and changed his attitude, "Don't worry about this all the time. You have made enough money in the past few years. I have a good job, your daughter-in-law is working, and the family is not without income or money." As he said, he suddenly said, "I think you don't go out to be a nanny when you go back this time. What I told you before, we want to have another child. You can help bring cats and young ones. Two children are enough for you to be busy."
The last time the two talked about this topic, they were in a happy mood.
Shi Juan also took the initiative to ask for help with the children, and said to her daughter-in-law, "...You are going to ask a confinement nanny outside, please ask your mother-in-law to help. It's better for me to come. The whole family has nothing to do with politeness. Isn't it good to bring cats last time? Just like last time, don't spend this money in vain. Just come and help with your mother-in-law when she has time. Don't she still have to take care of your grandmother? There are so many people in the family, and you and your children can't rest well. It's enough for me to be alone. Don't think it's bothering me. If you marry me, we will be a family. Don't be polite to me.
My daughter-in-law is a gentle and shy person. After so many years of marriage, her daughter Maocao is so old. She is still a little embarrassed to bother her mother-in-law Shi Juan, "...Isn't that going to delay your job again? You took Maocao last time, quit your job, and waited for you to go back and start over from scratch."
"It's nothing. I've been a nanny for so many years, and it's okay. Now I take turns running every day, and it's not fixed. If I don't do it, I won't do it..."
Those conversations were still heard, but now Zhong Chengfu proposed this idea again, but Shi Juan's mood was completely different.
She was a little sad, and her fingers pulled the hem of her clothes, as if she was the first time she came out of her hometown many years ago and was looking for a job in a strange city. She was inferior and uneasy. When she met someone, she couldn't even say a word, and it was even more impossible to promote herself in a talkative manner.
She didn't say anything, she was neither able to object to her son's proposal nor could she agree happily as before.
Zhong Chengfu didn't think so much, he just thought that his arrangements were good. At this moment, he was thinking about correcting Shi Juan's ideas, for fear that Shi Juan would go astray.
He talked endlessly, and when he arrived at the entrance of the hotel, he noticed that Shi Juan had not followed him.
Zhong Chengfu looked back and saw Shi Juan wandering at the entrance of the hotel.
Zhong Chengfu subconsciously thought they had bumped into Ma Jiayi's parents again. He turned around and looked at the front desk and stairs of the hotel. He didn't find Ma Jiayi's parents, so he retracted his gaze.
He looked at Shi Juan again. When he wanted to speak, he found Shi Juan staring at the hotel reception desk.
Someone walked past Zhong Chengfu.
When Zhong Chengfu saw that they were two strangers. The two of them were standing at the front desk as soon as they were asking what was going on at the front desk.
"Who are you?" Zhong Chengfu saw that they were heading towards Shi Juan clearly and quickly stopped them.
Shi Juan stiffened her body, looked at Zhong Chengfu who was blocking in front, and subconsciously grabbed his arm.
The man and the woman in suits are dressed as elites in the workplace, which is incompatible with the environment of this small hotel.
The woman glanced at Zhong Chengfu, ignored her and said directly to Shi Juan: "Shi Juan, Mr. Wu's memorial service has been decided to be held tomorrow at noon. We will pick you up at noon tomorrow."
"What are you talking about? Who are you?" Zhong Chengfu asked nervously and dissatisfied.
Shi Juan whispered: "They are from Mr. Wu's son-in-law's family and daughter-in-law's family."
The woman pulled the corners of her mouth, "This is..."
"I am her son. My mother and I will go back to our hometown tomorrow. We will not attend the memorial service." Zhong Chengfu said.
"Tomorrow's memorial service is very important. My boss hopes that Shi Juan will be there." The woman said.
The man also said, "Mr. Chen means the same thing. Not only you, Ma Jiayi's parents, but also the Master Niu that Mr. Wu invited before, and Master Li will also be there."
Shi Juan immediately tightened her fingers and grabbed Zhong Chengfu's arm tightly. The weight of her body was pressing on Zhong Chengfu.
Zhong Chengfu was already unhappy when he heard "Ma Jiayi's parents". He felt even more bored when he heard "master". "I said, my mother won't go."
"You can't help it." The woman sneered, "Shi Juan accepted Mr. Wu's employment, but she signed the contract at that time. Ma Jiayi died under her care, and Mr. Wu's family was also in trouble. Do you think you don't need to be the person in charge?"
"Isn't this the police responsible for? The police say it has nothing to do with my mother!"
"Is that a criminal matter or a civil liability? As Mr. Wu's heir, my boss has the right to sue Shi Juan. It's hard to say how much compensation will be paid at that time. How much money can your family take out?" the woman said disdainfully.
"Mr. Chen has the same opinion." The man then added, "I just asked you to attend the memorial service. How could I say, you were hired by Mr. Wu and took care of Ma Jiayi during the last period of his lifetime? Mr. Wu paid you a lot of money. You took all the money. If something happened to the master's family, you just ran away like that. Isn't it good? Besides, there are so many people who have been in trouble, do you think you can escape?"
Zhong Chengfu didn't use this trick, and was even more angry at the threats of the two.
Shi Juan was scared. She thought of the demons dancing on New Year's Eve and the news of death that she kept hearing afterwards.
She grabbed Zhong Chengfu and hurriedly said, "I understand, I'll go, I'll go!"
"Mom!" Zhong Chengfu was anxious.
"Then we will send a car to pick you up tomorrow. Don't try to escape. If you can't escape this matter, it's useless to escape to the ends of the world."
"I'll call the police now to see if it's useful!" Zhong Chengfu said angrily.
The woman still sneered, while the man ignored Zhong Chengfu, nodded to Shi Juan, bypassed the two and left.
Zhong Chengfu looked at the two cars parked on the roadside with a arrogant look. The cars were running away and even more furious. However, Shi Juan kept holding him and prevented him from leaving.
"I'll buy a plane ticket now! Mom, don't pay attention to them!" Zhong Chengfu said.
"You'd better go there. You don't understand... Afghan, let's not offend them. Mr. Wu is very rich, and......" Shi Juan said in a hurry.
"How much money does he have to do whatever he wants?" Zhong Chengfu said this subconsciously, and after he came to his senses, he felt disgusted.
"Not only are they rich, but also the master they mentioned, Master Li, is a person with real skills." Shi Juan said seriously.
"Mom--" Zhong Chengfu became worried.
"Let's go to the memorial service. What they said makes sense. I always took the money from others and didn't do a good job for them... Even if my neighbor died, wouldn't I have to go and burn an incense stick? I always have to kowtow, put in a stick of incense stick, and ask for peace of mind." As Shi Juan said, her emotions fell into her mood and her tone became more and more firm, "There is also Miss Ma...Miss Ma..." As she said, she looked at the stairs and then at the ceiling.
She seemed to be able to see Ma Jiayi's parents huddling in a small hotel room crying silently.
She never formally greeted Ma Jiayi's parents. She even hung up the phone...
When Shi Juan thought of this, her mood completely subsided.
"I should burn some paper and put in incense sticks on Miss Ma's place... After all, I took care of her for the days... In the end, I ran away and left her alone, she alone..."
…with those ghosts…
Shi Juan shivered, feeling so heavy that she couldn't breathe.
Chapter completed!