"By ’Misfortune,’ they mean he was a disaster to his wife and child," chimed in Lin Chan.
He Zhilan nodded, "His elder sister has shared with me that this ’Misfortune’ originally worked as a driver for another logistics company. But because of a careless mistake, he was fired. After that, all of the mishaps in his family started. Then he fell into the habits of gambling and heavy drinking. Whenever he lost, he would throw tantrums at home, then go drinking, and after drinking, he would hit people and smash things."
As she said this, He Zhilan sighed deeply, genuinely feeling pity for the elder sister. Having such a husband was indeed a disaster for her and her child.
"According to the elder sister, just before you arrived at her house, around midnight last night, a man suddenly came and gave her a note to secretly pass to her husband when she saw him. It was after seeing that note that her husband muttered some nonsense and threw himself off the building. That note should still be on the dead man. If you search his pocket, you should be able to find it."
"Did the elder sister tell you if she had read what was written on the note?" asked Lin Chan.
"She’s illiterate," replied He Zhilan, and then thought of Xiaogan, "That child, Xiaogan, is already eight years old and he hasn’t attended a single day of school. After the child was born, his father abused him, neglecting his duties as a parent. It’s not a surprise that the child didn’t shed a single tear when he died."
As they were talking, they arrived downstairs. Chen Yun ordered someone to search the deceased’s body and indeed, they found the note the elder sister mentioned.
"Chief, here," a young policeman handed the note to Chen Yun. He Zhilan and Lin Chan came closer and took a look.
"When you read this note, if you don’t die, your wife and child will." Lin Chan read out in a low voice, then cursed, "Isn’t this an outright threat? Zhilan, did the elder sister tell you if she had a clear look at the face of the person who gave her this note?"
"The elder sister said that it was late at night and the hallway was very dark. The person who came was wearing a hat and a mask that completely covered their face. But when they handed her the note, she saw a bird tattoo on the right side of his hand," He Zhilan shook her head, "The elder sister didn’t know much information, she doesn’t even know what her husband has been up to these last few days. All she knew was that he had suddenly stopped coming home until last night when someone gave her the note for her husband. She thought the debt collectors had surrounded their house again because of her husband’s gambling debts."
"Damn it! Now the man is dead and the middleman can’t be found! Gu En has some damn luck!" Chen Yun was so angry that he nearly tore up the note!
He Zhilan and Lin Chan fell silent. The investigation hitting an impasse .
"Forget it, let’s get back to the station. We’ll think of another approach," said Chen Yun, waving his hand to signal everyone to wrap up and return to the police station.
As He Zhilan followed Lin Chan towards their vehicle, she couldn’t shake off a peculiar feeling, "Lin Chan, this isn’t right! The elder sister must be keeping something from me!"
He Zhilan suddenly stopped and said, "Is it plausible that a father and husband, who never refrains from abusing his wife and child and has never sent his eight-year-old child to school, would willingly throw himself off a building due to a threatening note? Isn’t this too strange?"