Finally, after Zhang Li's explanation, everyone understood the cause and effect.
In order to buy medicine to treat her illness, Zhang Li set her sights on her own husband.
The old man had been paralyzed for many years and his mind was not very clear. Zhang Li had taken care of him for three years, so naturally she had some resentment in her heart.
Moreover, compared to that, her own life was clearly more important.
So Zhang Li started to study how to extort money from the old man, hoping to use his life to extort money for medicine. In this way, she could get rid of the old man and be reborn, which was a win-win situation.
The reason she chose a large vehicle was simple: she was worried that a small car might hit someone and kill them.
Yes, that's the simplest and most unpretentious idea.
This old woman actually thought she still had some compassion. Even if she had to exchange the old man's life for money, she didn't intend to let him suffer too much. So Zhang Li specially chose a large truck, hoping to kill him on the spot without leaving him any pain.
This way, it's easier to discuss compensation, and there's no worry about the person being unharmed. If she's left hanging, she'll have to spend energy taking care of them.
Hearing Zhang Li's heartfelt words, the police officers present were stunned.
Zhang Li's idea can be described as extremely vicious.
In all their years in the profession, this was the first time they had ever encountered such a vicious old woman.
They talk about their years of friendship, but when it comes to their actions, they show absolutely no mercy!
After hearing this, Officer Yang fell silent for a long time.
Clearly, he hadn't expected Zhang Li to be so cooperative.
It's no exaggeration to say that Zhang Li went overboard with her cooperation.
I really wish I could dissect all the dark thoughts in my heart and show them to everyone!
It's chilling to hear.
However, if that's the case, then the nature of this car accident will change again. After all, the old lady premeditated the murder, which constitutes attempted murder, and she has now admitted to it. Therefore, she would need to bear the main responsibility for this car accident.
The main issue now is the fraud case that has been uncovered by this car accident, which requires careful consideration...
Just as Officer Yang was considering what to do next, his phone suddenly rang.
Officer Yang stood up: "Please calm her down first."
He then walked outside.
As soon as the door opened, Officer Yang's eyes met Xiao He's.
Since the questioning had just taken place by the police and the scene was filled with officers, Xiao He didn't go in but waited outside.
However... he had heard most of what was going on inside.
Xiao He slowly took off his headphones, feigning ignorance, and asked Officer Yang, "Was that one of the elderly people who fled the scene of the car accident just now?"
Officer Yang nodded: "This case is rather complicated and will require more time. Please go back and wait for news!"
He then gestured to his ringing phone, said goodbye to Xiao He, and turned to answer the call while walking towards the fire escape: "It's me, yes, I'm in charge of this case... What? You guys took down a fake medicine fraud gang? What happened? Thanks to the undercover reporter? That's great! Young people these days are getting more and more amazing..."
Xiao He watched Officer Yang leave, then casually turned back and, through the transparent glass of the ward door, met the eyes of the old man in the room again.
The old man, who had been sobbing, looked up and met those gloomy, cold eyes, and couldn't help but shiver violently.
Xiao He curled his lips into a smile, and through the glass of the door, slowly raised his hand and gently tapped his chest—the location of his heart.
He didn't make a sound, but simply opened his mouth and silently made a few mouth shapes.
Zhang Li's pupils contracted slightly.
The next moment, she felt a sudden throbbing pain in her chest, as if something was pricking her heart, which made her face turn deathly pale.
"ah--"
She clutched her chest and screamed.
"Ah, doctor! Doctor! I really have a heart condition! I'm having a heart attack! It hurts so much! It hurts so much! Ahhh!"
Instantly, Zhang Li rolled on the ground in pain.
This scene completely terrified everyone.
"What... what exactly is going on?"
Officer Ye was truly baffled by the old lady's bizarre actions.
She's already been checked and there's nothing wrong with her! She herself said she was deceived, so why is she having a relapse?
"I, I'll call the doctor right away—"
Officer Xiao Ye immediately ran out and opened the door.
Upon seeing Xiao He, he was taken aback for a moment, and before he could say anything, he nodded slightly as a sign of politeness, and then immediately ran to call the doctor.
Xiao He stepped aside to let Officer Ye leave, glanced down at the old man writhing in pain on the ground without a trace of sympathy, and slowly walked towards Sister Liu and the others' ward.
Ten minutes later, the doctor, who had been pulled back to the hospital, looked at the elderly woman who was being restrained on the bed with a dark expression. After a moment's thought, he said to Officer Ye beside him, "Given her condition, I suggest sending her to a psychiatrist."
Officer Ye was stunned: "Huh? Psychiatry?"
"Hmm, I suspect she has a problem here."
The doctor tapped his temple.
“This can indeed happen to older people; it’s not that their heart is actually hurting, but rather it’s phantom pain.”
"Phantom Pain?"
Officer Ye was amazed.
"This is a psychological effect; her brain is deceiving itself, making her feel real pain," the doctor explained. "There's nothing we can do in this situation. At most, we can prescribe some sedatives. As for the details, we'll have to get her to the hospital first."
This involves brain and nerve issues, which are much more complex. Given the severity of this elderly woman's condition, the doctor was not optimistic about her future treatment.
It seems this old lady will truly become a heart patient in the future—except that others' heart disease is real, while hers is psychological. While other people's heart disease may have some controllability, this old lady's "heart disease" is completely incurable. She may have attacks from time to time in the future, just like now, experiencing excruciating pain like a thousand arrows piercing her heart, driving her mad, with no way to relieve it except by constantly taking sedatives and sleeping pills.
This is so agonizing...
The doctor shook his head.
I heard that this old woman committed a crime and killed many people.
Haha, that's fine too. Let this pain accompany her for the rest of her life! She deserves it!
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Xiao He walked to the other end of the corridor, crossed the lobby, and was about to take the elevator when he suddenly heard a man shouting at the top of his lungs, "What have I done to wrong her? What have I done to wrong you? Are you deliberately trying to drive me to my death?"
Xiao He tilted his head slightly and, as expected, saw an old man in a wheelchair and a middle-aged man with a haggard face sitting by the window.
The old man was Zhang Li's husband, the poor old man who almost got his money exchanged, and the middle-aged man was naturally their "filial son," Zhou Mingjun.
The old man seemed to have regained some of his senses. He struggled to raise his hand, muttering something incoherently, and reached out to the middle-aged man in front of him. The middle-aged man impatiently slapped the old man's hand away and shouted, "Can't you just stay home all day? If you can't, just die at home! Why do you have to cause so much trouble? And reporting me to the company about gambling, was it your swindler son who did it? You bunch of idiots, why do you always have to tell him? That money would have been better given to me than to that swindler! Damn it!"
The old man's hand was violently swung away, finally hanging limply off the armrest of the wheelchair. The old man slowly lowered his head, but his son in front of him was still complaining incessantly about him and everything in the past. Even after Xiao He noticed that something was wrong, he still hadn't stopped cursing.
"What are you doing? Can't you see the old man is acting strangely?" Xiao He immediately shouted sternly, while yelling towards the hall outside, "Quick, get a doctor! The son has angered the old man to death!"
A few minutes later, Officer Yang and Officer Ye ran over with dark faces.
The doctor had already laid the elderly man flat on the ground and performed first aid. At this moment, he stood up, shook his head at Officer Yang, and indicated that he was powerless to help.
The old man had already stopped breathing completely.
"What's going on?" Officer Yang asked in a deep voice.
Xiao He immediately grabbed Zhou Mingjun, who was trying to run away, and shouted, "It's him! He not only cursed this old man, but he also hit him! He deliberately angered him to death!"
Zhou Mingjun struggled, and after hearing Xiao He's words, he widened his eyes and glared at Xiao He fiercely: "You're talking nonsense!"
Xiao He stared back coldly: "Isn't that right? Then why are you so guilty and trying to run away?"
"I, I didn't!" Zhou Mingjun immediately retorted. "Besides, he's my dad. Even if I made him die of anger, it doesn't matter! He's dead, so what! We can just cremate him!"
Officer Yang's expression immediately turned serious: "Knowing that the other person was in poor health, you still maliciously cursed the elderly person and even slapped them. There is a high probability that this is causally related to the elderly person's death, and it may constitute negligent homicide. This will incur criminal and civil liability. Do you think it will be useful to try to argue here?"
Zhou Mingjun immediately panicked: "I didn't hit him! I just slapped his hand away! How could there be such serious consequences! You're not just lying to me, are you!"
Xiao He smiled.
This guy's shamelessness rivals that of his mother.
"That's not up to you," Officer Yang snapped. "Xiao Ye, take him back for a thorough investigation!"
“Oh right, I just heard him say he gambles. Officer Yang, you should investigate this thoroughly.” Xiao He added in a low voice, “He also said he was a manager at a big company? This gambling addict has no conscience. He might even be embezzling company assets. We need to find out.”
Zhou Mingjun's eyes were bloodshot, he felt like tearing Xiao He's heart apart: "You!!!"
Xiao He shrugged: "What do you mean, 'what do you mean,' go tell your prison food!"
He then gave a statement to Officer Yang, turned around and left, leaving everyone with only a dashing silhouette.
Officer Ye scratched his head, sighing with emotion, "Xiao He... he's such a good person!"
Officer Yang sighed, "It's like one problem after another."
Forget about resting tonight, I'm working overtime!
...
Xiao He returned to the ward.
However, it was already very late, and Xiao Chen and Liu Rulan had already gone to sleep.
Only Guo Xinya's little assistant, who had stayed behind, was still sitting on the stool, keeping watch.
Xiao He's gaze softened considerably. He picked up a mirror, carefully examined his eyes and expression, and only after confirming that he had composed himself did he push the door open again and go back inside.
"I'll do it, you go back first."
He patted the assistant on the shoulder.
The assistant immediately sobered up, shook her head, and whispered, "Sister Xinya said to let me keep an eye on things. Brother Xiao, you just got out of ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) the car accident today, so you must be very tired. You should rest for a while."
Xiao He was actually quite tired.
I used self-suggestion a lot today, and I feel that this thing is indeed a bit mysterious and very energy-consuming.
He was exhausted after a long day of filming on set.
So Xiao He didn't make a fuss, nodded directly, and lay down on the empty hospital bed next to him without even taking off his coat, and fell asleep.
