Chapter 666 - Resolving a Conflict (2/2)

“Uh, is there any problem with changing a clock?” the chubby policeman asked.

“I didn’t think it was a problem at first, but when I took it down and cleaned it today, I found something wrong with it.”

“What’s wrong with it?”

When she talked about it, Bai Qing’s mother seemed to recall the horror she experienced when she checked on the clock. The expression on her face became tense again, and then she whispered nervously, “There… is a hidden camera within it.”

“A hidden camera? You mean…”

“Yes, it’s one of those pinhole cameras usually found in small hotels or an Airbnb.”

The plump officer and his partner glanced at each other.

“You mean your husband installed a pinhole camera in his bedroom?”

“Yes, then I found pinhole cameras in the living room, study room, and toilets…” Bai Qing’s mother covered her mouth. “I realized that my every move has been monitored!”

“Why would your husband want to spy on you?” the chubby officer asked in disbelief.

“I don’t know. As I said, we’ve been married 20 years, and he’s never been like this. He came home late today, and I wanted to ask him about the cameras. I didn’t expect him to look so angry, and the moment he closed the door, he glared at me, pushed me to the ground, strangled me, grabbed my hair, and dragged me out of the house!” Bai Qing’s mother lamented in agony.

The chubby officer saw that the middle-aged man’s gaze had changed suddenly.

“How can you do that to your wife? No matter what happens, it would help if you’d just speak amicably. Never resort to violence!”

After hearing that, the middle-aged man did not say a word. He just stood there, staring at his wife coldly.

There was no emotion in his eyes, and he looked a little panicked in the dark.

The chubby policeman then said again, “So nothing serious actually happened here… but a family dispute?”

“What do you mean by nothing serious? He strangled me, and I almost suffocated!” Bai Qing’s mother insisted while showing the marks on her neck to the officers, “I used all my strength to kick him before I could open the door and save myself. Please, you can’t let him get near me anymore.”

“But he is your husband,” said the chubby policeman. “You said that you have been married for 20 years. Lady, there are ups and downs in a marriage. Look at your son and daughter. They are all grown-ups. Divorce is not worth it.”

“I don’t have such a good son.” The middle-aged man glanced at Zhang Heng and snorted coldly.

“Then you are?”

“I am their daughter’s cla.s.smate,” Zhang Heng said.

“Do you live here too?”

“No, I live in Yibei District.”

“Wait a minute. Why are you here?”

“He’s here to send me home.” Bai Qing, on the other side, blushed.

“So you guys are together now,” the officer continued. He then turned to Bai Qing’s mother again, “Lady, I think you should communicate better with your husband. If you can’t solve the dispute, you can seek help from the neighbourhood committee. We’ll leave first if there are no other problems. Many bad things happened today. A group of drunkards got into a fight, and one of their heads got smashed in.”