"He still fulfilled his duties as a husband and took care of the work for me. He first entered the group arts center and then the party school. At that time, I no longer had any resentment towards him, and I was even a little grateful. After all, countless people want to enter a career.

In my work unit, I was an art student studying dance. I had no chance of finding a job through normal channels. Later, when I entered the party school, I worked hard myself. To pass the civil service exam, I had to take a tough exam. It was useless to rely on connections."

"We have been together for a long time, and we have feelings for each other. I was sincere to him at that time, and he treated me well. Now that I think about it, that is true happiness."

"I am a strong person, and I must seize opportunities when I see them. In the Party School, there are many students coming and going, and there are all kinds of connections. Many people invite me to dinner, and their purposes are different. Some are normal teachers and students.

Some of the interactions are normal contacts, and some are because they see me as pretty and want to take advantage of me... Haha, I have been practicing in society for many years, so I can see what they are thinking."

"When it comes to personnel arrangements, it is actually a combination of personal abilities and relationships. Ability alone is not enough! No matter how outstanding a talent is, it is difficult to be promoted without connections from the top. To be honest, I work very hard in business. I usually work very hard.

I studied harder whenever I had time. I often went out to eat and drink, and got to know many leaders. Because of this, I was repeatedly promoted and entered the Provincial Party School, becoming a lecturer and then an associate professor."

"Cao Lijun couldn't understand this, and it seriously conflicted with his logic."

Hu Pingtao nodded: "Your husband said so too."

Bai Yueping shook her head disdainfully: "He is an old-fashioned person, and as he grows older, he becomes more and more stubborn. He thinks that my dress is immoral, and he even had many quarrels over me wearing high heels."

"Why?" Hu Pingtao found it difficult to understand.

"He said that only girls from the female branch wear high heels, saying that this is a sign of immorality." Bai Yueping said with a bitter look on her face: "I am a dance student, and I have always attached great importance to body maintenance and exercise. Cao Lijun does not allow me to go to the gym, nor does he allow me to go to the gym."

He made me wear tights, and he often followed me. Whenever he saw me getting close to other men, he would immediately jump out and reprimand me in public, without giving any face."

"Is there such a thing?" Hu Pingtao felt even more incredible: "But your husband never said that!"

"Do you think I'm lying?" Bai Yueping gave a weak smile: "You can visit my friends. Many people in the Provincial Party School know what Cao Lijun has done. There are also leaders of his unit who have talked to him about this.

It’s of no use at all.”

Hu Pingtao comforted him: "He cares about you."

Bai Yueping shook her head: "He is selfish and has low self-esteem. I used to be inferior to him. Since I became a lecturer, there have been more and more conflicts between Cao Lijun and me. He stipulates that I must go home and cook after get off work every day. , it was forbidden to attend outside dinner parties. This kind of thing sounded ridiculous, and I didn’t take it seriously at all. Later, he secretly followed me to the dinner party and made a fuss in public..."

Hu Pingtao's eyes narrowed slightly.

It is obvious that one of the couple, Bai Yueping and Cao Lijun, is lying.

"Cao Lijun is afraid that I will file for divorce. I can understand his thoughts. He is old and it will be difficult for him to remarry, and it is impossible to find a woman with better conditions than me..."

Hu Pingtao suddenly interrupted Bai Yueping: "Teacher Bai, why don't you have a child?"

"I don't have the final say on this kind of thing." Bai Yueping said frankly: "The key lies in Cao Lijun. He does not have the ability in this area."

Hu Pingtao narrowed his eyes and asked: "Fertility disorder?"

Bai Yueping said calmly: "If you don't believe it, I can show you the hospital's examination records. Cao Lijun and I are both civil servants, and our respective units arrange physical examinations every year. There is nothing wrong with my physical examination report. In the first few years of my marriage, I

I was puzzled by this. My intuition told me that the problem most likely lies with Cao Lijun. I asked him several times to go to the hospital for check-ups, but he refused to go and always excused himself with various excuses.

"

"Later, I secretly went to Cao Lijun's work without telling him, only to find out that he never participated in annual physical examinations."

Hu Pingtao felt that there were gaps in many previous speculations and could not get a reasonable continuation from Bai Yueping.

"Cao Lijun has the unique caution and meticulousness of a science student." Bai Yueping still called the man by his name and refused to call him "husband." She changed to a more comfortable sitting position and said seriously: "Actually, I don't do these things.

I am willing to tell outsiders. But today’s matter

It's really terrible. I don't know who wants my life. Although I work in a high-profile manner, I pay great attention to methods when dealing with specific problems. Even if I accidentally make a grudge with someone, I will

Take the initiative to seek the other party’s understanding.”

Hu Pingtao looked into her eyes in the darkness: "You mean, Cao Lijun has serious suspicions?"

Bai Yueping did not answer directly: "I like children very much and would like to have one myself. Ever since I had doubts about Cao Lijun's physical condition and went to his work unit to learn about the situation, he has become more cautious."

Hu Pingtao asked: "Cao Lijun knows that you have been to his unit?"

Bai Yuping nodded: "Speaking of it, I was too impulsive at the time. My appearance is my characteristic, and it is difficult not to attract attention. When Cao Lijun found out, he had a quarrel with me. I am a person who can't let things go.

I just asked him directly if he had fertility problems... He beat me so hard that day that the broom at home was broken, and then he almost beat me to death with a rolling pin."

Hu Pingtao couldn't help but take a breath: "So cruel?"

"He doesn't feel well either." Bai Yueping said coldly: "I have a temper that refuses to admit defeat. Although I am not as strong as him, I still have to fight with him desperately at that time. I lifted the chair, smashed it, and rushed in

The kitchen picked up bowls and chopsticks and threw them at him. Later, when the beating was the worst, I grabbed a piece of broken bowl and stabbed him... To this day, he still has a five-centimeter-long scar on his left calf from that time.

What’s left behind.”

"I told him: If you can't kill me today, I will definitely find an opportunity to kill you."

"I also told him: Even if you beat me to death today, the police will not let you go. Someone will help me take revenge."

Speaking of this, Bai Yueping suddenly let out a very weird laugh: "Hahahaha... He was afraid. He couldn't do anything to me, so I dared to fight him desperately. He thought about it and had a cold war with me for more than a week, and then he asked me

I apologize, and I don’t want to tear my face apart. After all, we are husband and wife, and I also need his relationship..."

"So you are maintaining this situation until now?" Hu Pingtao asked.

Bai Yueping nodded and said: "Since then, he has never hit me again, but has used various methods to monitor me. Not afraid of your jokes, he secretly wrote down the time of my menstrual period and compared it before and after. As long as there was a slight difference in the second month

After a delay, he just stared at my belly..."

Hu Pingtao was stunned when he heard this.

"He's afraid that I have a man outside." Bai Yueping tucks the messy hair around her ears: "Being a bastard is an insult to a married man, and I understand this. Many people think that women who study art are loose, but that's not the case at all.

That's what happened. I have many friends, but I guarantee that my relationship with them is very ordinary. I have never even touched hands, let alone as dirty as Cao Lijun thought."

"He took precautions in advance and had his property notarized. The house and savings were divided according to the status of me and him before marriage. I have no objection to this. I know he is afraid that one day I will give birth to a child and everything will become a replacement."

Others make wedding dresses. In fact, my thoughts are similar to his. Life after marriage makes me

I understand a truth - neither men nor women can place their hopes on each other. They must at least have a job, or a special skill that can support themselves. It is better to rely on yourself than to rely on anyone. When I was young, I was obsessed with money.

And the illusion of power is just a soap bubble in the end, and it will burst as soon as you poke it."

Hu Pingtao did not comment, but nodded slightly.

After a long time, he asked seriously: "Teacher Bai, when did you start to live apart?"

If the couple is in such trouble, they will definitely have to live separately.

Bai Yueping's answer surprised him: "We are not separated. We still live together and lead a normal married life."

The corners of Hu Pingtao's eyes twitched, his mouth felt dry, and he couldn't find the right words.

"It's incredible, isn't it?" Bai Yueping did not shy away from this: "Actually, it is not difficult to understand. Although I have a cheerful personality, I am a very traditional person at heart. I even thought about marrying a chicken and a dog. Although Cao Lijun said

He passed me, but I also hurt him very badly, so we basically have a clean slate. Although he is suspicious and does not seek to improve in terms of authority, in general, he is a relatively good candidate for a husband."

"If I were twenty years younger, I would not choose Cao Lijun."

"Now that I am over 40 years old, I can only keep bumping along with him. As I get older, I no longer have a sense of freshness about many things, and I will not take risks to pursue the so-called "freedom of love." I won't hide it from you either.

, now I still have many suitors, including department-level and department-level cadres, as well as business owners. As long as I am willing, they will give me money and the opportunity to move up."

"It's really tempting! But once you agree, your future is really uncertain. Interest is a double-edged sword. You never know whether there are hidden traps while harvesting flowers. If in the end it's just a bamboo basket to fetch water.

It was all in vain, someone secretly recorded and recorded me, and I can’t even keep my job.”

"I've also thought about it. Although Cao Lijun is not the best person, for now, he is the one who is more suitable for me."

"I have been trying to convince myself not to have too strong a desire for power and to try my best to play the role of a wife. I don't know what he thinks, but I am sure that Cao Lijun is very dissatisfied with me."

"Xiaohu, you are a police officer. The reason why I have told you so much is that I hope it will be helpful to you."

"The doctor told me that the poison I was poisoned was strychnine. I have read some detective novels, and there are many ways to kill. The murderer usually chooses the most beneficial and convenient way to kill. It is difficult to buy horses in the market.

Qian Zijian, dichlorvos is about the same. Cao Lijun is engaged in plant research... Let me make it clear first that I did not say that he was the murderer, after all, I have no evidence."

…

This conversation lasted a whole night.

In the early morning, when Zhang Yixuan came to the hospital with two policemen to take over, Hu Pingtao just came out of the private bathroom with a wet towel in his hand.

Turning sideways and taking a look at Bai Yueping, who was sleeping soundly on the bed, Zhang Yixuan lowered his voice and asked, "How is it? Have you gained anything?"

Hu Pingtao nodded, stuffed the wet towel into the clean plastic bag prepared in advance, and answered in the same low voice: "I talked to her all night yesterday. The couple each said their own things, and they both called each other "

He is a fighter among bad guys."

Zhang Yixuan was very cautious. He made a "go" gesture to Hu Pingtao, turned around and left the ward, gave a few instructions to the two police officers waiting outside, and led Hu Pingtao into the elevator.

"Should I take you to the party school first? Or should we find a place to have breakfast outside first?"

"There is a small pot of rice noodles at the Wujin intersection, let's go there!"

…

This store is very famous.

There are many ways to make small pot rice noodles in Yunnan Province, and the ingredients are also varied. This shop at Wujin intersection is doing a booming business. If you don't come early, by the time of meal, it will be so densely packed with people that you won't be able to squeeze in.

Fresh minced meat is ground into cakes and boiled in a special small pot with soup made from large bones. The sauce is secretly made. If you like spicy food, add more. The old-brand soybean soy sauce from Tuodong Store in the provincial capital is produced in Midu.

Pickled vegetables, high-quality physalis rice noodles, minced green leeks, and a spoonful of milky white fire-refined lard... After boiling, the strong aroma spreads out, making people salivate.

Zhang Yixuan placed two large bowls of rice noodles on the table. Hu Pingtao bought a few fried dough sticks from a stall outside. The two of them didn't say much, and each ate their heads down.
To be continued...