Three people and one ghost solved 43 mysterious cases.

The two left the viewing stand and walked to the lobby outside the venue.

There was a bench in the hall and they sat down, facing a huge poster on the wall.

Ye Changdeng took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it.

He put his hand into his pocket again and took out a pocket watch. The pocket watch opened and inside was a yellowed photo of a 2-year-old baby girl.

Looking at the photo, Ye Changdeng said:

In fact, I am Chen Manzhu's biological father, from S City, Beishan.

Her mother died young, and I raised her by myself, but I was really scared of poverty. In 1944, I discussed with a friend from the same village and decided to carry out a robbery, a big bank robbery.

I knew this was a brain-dropping business. Before committing the crime, I made preparations and secretly sent my 2-year-old daughter Chen Manzhu to an orphanage, so that I would have no worries.

My accomplice and I carefully planned, armed with two pistols, to get 100 million from the bank.

After getting the money, my accomplices and I parted ways. I disguised myself, changed my identity, traveled to several cities, and finally came to K City.

I used that money to invest in a business. After a few years, I got lucky and made a fortune in K City.

In fact, at that time, I thought about bringing back my daughter and Chen Manzhu, but I was always afraid that the bad things I had done would be exposed. I was afraid that if exposed, Chen Manzhu would be implicated and she would bear the shameful record of her robber father.

I thought I would wait a few years before talking about it, so I put it aside. One day, I was doing charity work in a welfare home in K City and saw a little girl who kept crying and was being bullied.

Looking at this little girl, I thought of Chen Manzhu. They are about the same age and I can't see Chen Manzhu, but I can adopt this little girl.

Yes, she is Ye Lili, my adopted daughter.

I transferred my love for Chen Manzhu to Ye Lili and gave her the best material. I also wanted to give her father's love, but there was a difference.

Time continued to pass, and after 19 years, I thought that the bank robbery was completely over, so I hired a private detective to find the whereabouts of Chen Manzhu.

After finding out, she became a singing girl in a teahouse.

I felt really guilty in my heart. I wanted to do something, but I couldn't let her know that I was still a robber. This crime could lead to death.

So, I secretly transferred the money and tried every means to get Chen Manzhu to become a popular resident singer at Paramount Nightclub in K City.

Although the reputation of a singer is not good, Paramount is a place I can control.

I could let Chen Manzhu get a certain amount of material first, and at the same time, I could see her. I visited Paramount Nightclub many times and silently watched her performances in the audience.

"The cutoff point for this incident was 1965?" Yao Ruolan asked.

"Yes."

Ye Changdeng lowered his head, "That year, Ye Lili was murdered."

After Ye Lili's death, Ye Changdeng was depressed for a long time. One of his two daughters was gone, so he poured more financial resources into making the living Chen Manzhu live a better life.

He secretly sent Chen Manzhu to study music abroad, and also found a record company to package Chen Manzhu into a popular singer.

"She is talented, my daughter is talented," Ye Changdeng looked at the poster hanging on the wall - Chen Manzhu's poster.

"So, Chen Manzhu didn't know the identity of your father from the beginning to the end, even until her death?"

"You can't tell her, and please don't tell her. She deserves to be glorious and should not have a father like me."

"I understand." Yao Ruolan asked after the mystery was solved, "So Chen Manzhu was completely unaware of Ye Lili's murder?"

"Of course, even I don't know how Ye Lili died. The police said that Ye Lili was killed by Yuan Junsheng. I don't believe it. I don't think Yuan Junsheng had any reason to suddenly murder Ye Lili. I understand it quite well. This man." He smiled bitterly, "I also asked a private detective to check on him. He is a very simple man, and he doesn't care."

Yao Ruolan handed over a portrait of a strong, young man - the portrait of the murderer drawn by Ye Lili.

"Do you know this man?" Yao Ruolan asked, "Ye Lili told me that this man was the real murderer of her."

Ye Changdeng looked at the portrait for a long time and said, "I don't recognize him. I've never seen him before."

Then Yao Ruolan asked Ye Changdeng if he had any enemies? Enemies pay to kill people.

Ye Changdeng said no. He had the status of a robber. He was always careful and did business in a straightforward manner and would not make enemies with others.

The murderer, Ye Changdeng and Ye Lili did not know each other.

Ye Changdeng said that he had no enemies, and even if he had enemies, the person who should be killed should be Ye Changdeng, and he would not kill his daughter in a roundabout way.

It is impossible for Ye Lili to have enemies, she is a good girl.

So who on earth wanted to murder Ye Lili inexplicably?

"There is another question." Yao Ruolan said, "Since you don't know who killed Ye Lili, why did you say that you killed Ye Lili before you were executed in 1972?"

Ye Changdeng exhaled a long puff of smoke and said:

I always regret it.

When Ye Lili and Fang Junsheng first started dating, they went to Paramount Nightclub to listen to music.

There, Fuan Junsheng was fascinated when he first saw Chen Manzhu. He pursued Chen Manzhu, and he also broke up with Ye Lili.

I know about this matter.

I asked a private detective to investigate Fang Junsheng. The Fang family's background is really clean, and Fang Junsheng is also a good man who can be trusted for life.

So, I was selfish.

Both daughters are trapped in one man. I think, I think, if Chen Manzhu marries Fang Junsheng, she will definitely be happy from now on.

"So, I told Ye Lili..."

At this point, Ye Changdeng covered his face with his hands and looked very guilty, "I told Ye Lili, daughter, if Yuan Junsheng doesn't like you, then give up."

She looked at me with wide eyes. She didn't understand why I said such a thing.

She lowered her head silently and wiped away her tears. She was very filial to me and never talked back to me, but I knew she was disappointed.

A few days later, on July 7, she left home.

I thought about letting her be quiet, but she just left without stopping me.

If I had kept her on the night of July 7, she would not have died.

This is the reason why Ye Changdeng said those words before he was executed - "I killed Ye Lili."

He regretted that he had failed his adopted daughter Ye Lili because of his biological daughter Chen Manzhu.

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So that's it. Yao Ruolan thought. The clues are clear, but everything is back to where it started.

"Can I go? Ferryman, I want to watch this concert to the end." Ye Changdeng said.

Yao Ruolan nodded.

Ye Changdeng stood up and touched the huge Chen Manzhu poster in front of him with his hand. The relationship between himself and his daughter was a secret that could not be told in this life or death.

He opened the door and entered the concert hall again.

Among the more than 500 people in the concert hall, sitting in the front row was an old man with gray hair and a cane - Yuan Junsheng.

He was also looking at the ceremony stage and listening to Chen Manzhu's concert.

See each other, never forget.

From the first time he met Chen Manzhu at Paramount Nightclub in 1965, he could not forget it.

He pursued Chen Manzhu in a high-profile manner, but when Chen Manzhu was about to be tempted, he was involved in an inexplicable murder case.

He stayed in prison for 5 years. Day and night, he missed Chen Manzhu all the time, not even a second.

But five years later, after he was released from prison and stabilized, another year later, he wanted to find Chen Manzhu, but he saw the news of Chen Manzhu's sudden and unexpected death from the front page of the newspaper.

He was completely disillusioned with all thoughts, and lived in seclusion in the mountains without caring about worldly affairs.

I have never been married. I hang a poster of Chen Manzhu in my room and listen to her records thousands or tens of thousands of times. I spend the rest of my life in the longing separated by yin and yang.

Now, he came to the city of longing.

Relying on the memory of his family, he will stay in the city of longing for a long time.

Relying on the longing of fans in the world, Chen Manzhu will live in the city of longing for a long time.

However, their faces, Chen Manzhu has the face of a 29-year-old, and he is a 79-year-old man.

Will she like me? Don't look down on it, Yuan Junsheng thought humbly.

At this time, on the podium, Chen Manzhu suddenly stopped halfway through her singing, and her breathing and trembling could be heard along the microphone.

Yuan Junsheng raised his head and found Chen Manzhu looking at him.

In the sea of ​​people, she recognized him.

After pausing for a few seconds, Chen Manzhu continued to sing, but her voice was slightly choked, reflecting the joy of reunion.

Chen Manzhu looked at the 79-year-old Yuan Junsheng, as if she was just singing to him.

It turned out that she couldn't forget it either.