Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

7:20 in the morning.

Zhang Zhao finally found an open breakfast shop. When he went in, he saw an old man busy. There were very few places to eat and drink nearby. After all, there were almost no people on the street.

Zhang Zhao remembered that the streets here used to be very narrow, and he remembered that it was very difficult to pass there every time. This street was indeed very narrow, but now it looks extremely spacious.

Last night, Zhang Zhao finally found a family. With the help of Section 5, they let Zhang Zhao stay for one night. The place was already in such a state of ruin.

Zhang Zhao sighed, but soon he laughed, because the north was going to be rebuilt, and these old houses might never be seen again.

Zhang Zhao ordered a bowl of noodles and looked out at the street. It had been more than ten minutes and there was no one there. Finally, a few old people came over and started chatting with the boss as soon as they came in.

Zhang Zhao chatted with them after listening for a while, and then he realized that the reason why the boss was still in business was because of these old friends. They would come over for breakfast every day, but recently many of his friends had gone to the hospital to recuperate, and there were even friends Received biochemical and mechanical modifications.

Zhang Zhao remembered a lot of things. Many things from more than 40 years ago kept popping up in front of his eyes, but Zhang Zhao still couldn't remember Ding Ziqi. But when he thought of this name, Zhang Zhao felt an inexplicable throbbing in his heart. .

Zhang Zhao had not felt this kind of feeling for a long time. He looked at the noodles that were served and ate them. They tasted pretty good.

At this time, Zhang Zhao received a call, and Le Xiao had already planned to come over. He hurriedly finished eating and ran to the school first. Many people from the 5th subject were talking to the reporters about something. As soon as Zhang Zhao passed by, the reporters started interviewing him. .

A female reporter handed over the microphone. Just as Zhang Zhao was about to speak, he was stunned. Suddenly he remembered something. A strand of black hair appeared in the sun, and a jade hand held the microphone and handed it over.

Zhang Zhao pressed his forehead and vaguely remembered something. He quickly ran to the rooftop of the teaching building. Soon Zhang Zhao went upstairs. Facing the reporters' questions, Zhang Zhao explained what he had remembered.

An inexplicable bitterness occupied Zhang Zhao's heart. He looked at the cracked rooftop, and then looked around, but there was still no change.

After watching it for a while, Zhang Zhao remembered that during his lunch break, he would always come to the rooftop to be alone. At that time, there was a girl, probably Ding Ziqi, but Zhang Zhao couldn't remember it. I feel inexplicably uncomfortable just thinking about it.

At this time, Le Xiao and the others also came over. Zhang Zhao talked about some of his past school life, and Ran Zai asked.

"Do you like that girl named Ding Ziqi?"

Zhang Zhao was not sure, but nodded anyway.

"Maybe."

Ran Zhi continued to look around. Section 2 investigated all night, but there were no substantial results. The man who fought with Zhang Zhao had long been forgotten. He only remembered that he and Zhang Zhao had an affair because of a girl. There was a conflict, and then Zhang Zhao took action.

Although Zhang Zhao's other classmates vaguely remember it, basically no one knows the specific reason why the two of them took action.

Ran Zai said as Zhang Zhao talked about the fragment that just flashed in his memory.

"This girl likes the media industry and maybe becomes a journalist."

Wu Lei immediately sent a piece of information to Section 2, and soon all the media practitioners with records were screened, and there was no practitioner named Ding Ziqi.

"Just forget it. It's really too troublesome for everyone."

Zhang Zhao felt very embarrassed and Le Xiao said with a smile.

"It's okay, think about it slowly. I think this matter is very important to you."

When Le Xiao said this, Zhang Zhao smiled and nodded. He really felt that this matter was really important to him, and how he wished he could remember it.

The group of people began to wander around the teaching building, and Ran Zai and Ran Zhi discussed what the intention of AI Eddie was. This matter can be solved now as long as Zhang Zhao thinks of a certain point.

Le Xiao looked at some facilities in the distance. She saw an old warehouse and said.

"Let's go over there and have a look."

Zhang Zhao nodded and said.

"Master Le Xiao, the fire in this school was over there before. This warehouse should be newly built."

After a while, everyone opened the warehouse, and there was a lot of junk inside. Many things were no longer usable, and some wooden desks and chairs were basically damaged.

After Zhang Zhao walked over and looked around for a while, everyone left the warehouse. Zhang Zhao clearly remembered many things from the past, but he just couldn't remember what happened to Ding Ziqi.

At this moment, a piece of news came from the 2nd subject. One of Zhang Zhao’s classmates mentioned that he indeed remembered that Ding Ziqi used to hold an interview microphone and would often interview some classmates in school. , and then practice.

Although it was further confirmed that Ding Ziqi did have a reporter's dream, she followed her parents to the bottom floor and then there was no news.

Wu Lei also checked the name change records, but could not find Ding Ziqi. Zhang Zhao looked at the ground, and another picture appeared in his mind. Zhang Zhao clearly saw a pair of red leather shoes with a bunny logo on them. With the English letters ST.

Zhang Zhao started talking, and soon Wu Lei found this product, which has now been discontinued. It used to be a women's shoe launched by a company under the Su family. Zhang Zhao confirmed that it was this shoe after taking a look.

A total of more than 1 million pairs of these shoes have been sold, and the price is not low. At that time, 68 pairs were needed. People in the middle class may be able to afford it, but people at the bottom definitely cannot afford it.

And if Ding Ziqi's parents came to work in the mines, then her family does not seem to be wealthy, but why she can wear such shoes makes everyone puzzled.

Along with the memory of the shoes, Zhang Zhao remembered a bright smiling face again, but the smile was blurry, but at this time Zhang Zhao felt a hint of sweetness welling up in his heart.

"Maybe I had a relationship with her, maybe it was short-lived."

Zhang Zhao was still trying to think back. After a while, Zhang Zhao remembered something and said.

"When I think about it, I remember this girl seemed to live nearby at the time."

After Zhang Zhao finished speaking, the group left the school and began to search around the streets. Then at the corner of a street, Zhang Zhao was surprised to see an almost abandoned alley in front of him. No one lived around it. Okay, Zhang Zhao walked in. There were many broken doors on both sides of the alley.

The place was almost empty. Many people had moved away long ago. Zhang Zhao looked at the blurred house number and stopped in front of door No. 38. Wu Lei quickly checked the property rights registration information.

The owner was found. He is now 98 years old and lives in the 30th district of the east middle floor. People from Section 2 soon found out the situation. The owner found some records of previous rentals.

Because many houses in this area belong to this owner, he made the first pot of gold on his back and invested all the money he earned from construction materials into the real estate before the houses were built.

Sure enough, it became extremely popular here, and the monthly rent for a house of only about 40 square meters once reached 500.

After a while, a record of renting a house was passed over. Because renting a house is a commercial activity, taxes need to be paid, and Section 7 was extremely strict in controlling all aspects of house taxation back then.

Soon a detailed rental information was sent over. After getting the permission of the owner of the house, Ran Zai kicked the door open. After entering, there were some almost damaged furniture inside.

Zhang Zhao stood at the door of the house in shock. A picture emerged in his mind. He was lying on the sofa and the girl in front of him kissed him.

"I remembered, Ding Ziqi."

For a moment, Zhang Zhao felt extremely uncomfortable, because the scene in front of him reminded Zhang Zhao that he did fall in love with Ding Ziqi, but in the end Ding Ziqi left. Zhang Zhao pressed his dizzy head, his thoughts were extremely confused.

Then a complete list of tax records was passed, six months' rent, 2,400 yuan, and the renter's name was Ding Mao.

Le Xiao looked at Zhang Zhao's face, and his breathing became rapid. Zhang Zhao must have remembered something, and Ran Zai breathed a sigh of relief.

Soon they found out about Ding Mao, who had been deported from the city 29 years ago because he was involved in an extremely serious crime. Soon the people from the administrative department found the deportation list, and Ding Ziqi's name was also among it. , and photos.

Zhang Zhao looked at the girl with a stern face and fierce eyes in the photo, but it soon overlapped with the gentle smile in his memory, and Zhang Zhao said tremblingly.

"It's indeed her."

Zhang Zhao's eyes became a little moist, and gradually, he remembered some things from that year.

"I got into a fight with Jim because he told me the truth."

Zhang Zhao's hands were trembling as he remembered everything. This memory was unforgettable for him.

"How could I forget?"

Ran Zai sighed and said.

"After all, people always selectively forget painful and sad memories. What is the truth?"

As soon as Ran Zai finished speaking, Ran Zhi said.

"If it's inconvenient, don't tell us. We will find a way to help you find Ding Ziqi, if she is still alive."

Zhang Zhao smiled and nodded. This smile was a bit bitter. Le Xiao patted Zhang Zhao's shoulder comfortingly. Some reporters also got permission and started filming.

Only then did Zhang Zhao speak, and the memory fully revived in Zhang Zhao's heart.

"I really loved her at the time. I said that I would study hard and take good care of her in the future."

After Zhang Zhao finished speaking, Le Xiao sighed and said.

"What happened to you guys?"

Zhang Zhao thought for a while and spoke.

One of them was an interview on the rooftop. At that time, Ding Ziqi took the interview microphone and suddenly came to interview Zhang Zhao. Because she had just transferred to another school and didn’t know anyone. When she came to the rooftop, she saw Zhang Zhao who was also on the rooftop. .

The two of them became familiar with each other after going back and forth. Ding Ziqi is a very lively girl, and she is more glamorous in clothes. Zhang Zhao initially thought that Ding Ziqi was a child of a rich family, so he distanced himself a bit.

But the two came together later. Ding Ziqi was not only beautiful but also very lively. She really wanted to be a reporter. Ding Ziqi said that if you become a reporter, you can eat, drink and have fun with public funds, and you can even appear on TV. Maybe You can enter the entertainment industry.

Zhang Zhao practiced with Ding Ziqi every time. During the two people's relationship, although Zhang Zhao liked Ding Ziqi very much, he never opened her mouth.

But one day Ding Ziqi took Zhang Zhao to his home, and Zhang Zhao learned that Ding Ziqi's family was actually very poor. Her parents came here to work because the wages were high, and they wanted to work for a few months and then have some capital to start a small business.

Zhang Zhao was a little surprised, because the shoes Ding Ziqi wore, the cosmetics used for dressing up, and the equipment used for interviews all cost a lot of money, and these things were very expensive.

Later, Ding Ziqi said that she bought it through frugality. The relationship between the two quickly heated up. They both liked each other very much and shared many common topics and hobbies.

Ding Ziqi also had many suitors in school, but Ding Ziqi only liked Zhang Zhao. However, one day Jim suddenly found Zhang Zhao because Jim and Zhang Zhao had a good relationship before.

Jim told Zhang Zhao that Ding Ziqi would often accompany a man. Zhang Zhao didn't believe it at all, and then started fighting with Jim.

After the beating, Zhang Zhao was suspended from school. One day Ding Ziqi came to visit Zhang Zhao. Zhang Zhao mentioned the reason. Ding Ziqi was a little panicked. At this time, Zhang Zhao began to become suspicious. One day, he took advantage of the school holiday and secretly followed her. Ding Ziqi actually saw her going to a hotel with a middle-aged man.

Zhang Zhao waited outside for a long time, until Ding Ziqi came out, Zhang Zhao turned around and ran away.

After that, Ding Ziqi cried and hoped that Zhang Zhao would listen to her explanation. However, no matter what Ding Ziqi said, Zhang Zhao ignored Ding Ziqi.

It wasn't until a month later that Ding Ziqi was about to transfer schools that Zhang Zhao finally agreed to talk to her. Ding Ziqi said that she didn't want to be idle all her life, and she would only agree to the man's request if she really had no choice.

The man said that he would support Ding Ziqi in going to college, and Ding Ziqi also hoped to go to college. Otherwise, after graduating from high school, she would have to run some small stalls and work part-time in some places like her parents. I really hope to become a journalist one day.

Zhang Zhao did not respond to all this. Ding Ziqi hoped that the two could still be together in the future, because Ding Ziqi really loved Zhang Zhao, but Zhang Zhao refused.

Then Ding Ziqi transferred to school and left. Zhang Zhao never saw Ding Ziqi again, and he began to lead a boring life. Until now, he has never found a girlfriend. He simply followed his parents and lived alone after their parents left. .

Looking at Zhang Zhao who was crying, Le Xiao sighed and said.

"So you want to find her?"

Zhang Zhao nodded. Only one person knew about Ding Ziqi's situation. Soon Jim started talking. The man who gave Ding Ziqi money at that time was named Chen Rui. He was from the Chen family and was responsible for the construction of this area at the time. , he is the nephew of Chen Qiao, now the head of the Chen family.

Wu Lei quickly issued an arrest warrant to Section 5, because this matter already involved a crime, and there was no time limit for crimes in Bright City.