Black Lotus is reborn. Hush! Just lie down and be quiet.

"Sorry, I'm a few days late."

Zuo Yang apologized as soon as he entered the door. He never liked people who were not punctual. Now that he failed to do so, he must apologize.

"Nothing, do you want to try it first?"

Xia Qingqing glanced at him a few times. He looked as if he had been tortured all night. She quickly threw the dirty thoughts out of her mind.

"Row."

Zuo Yang took the clothes to the fitting room, came out a few minutes later and looked at himself in the mirror.

He is tall, trains every day, has a good figure, and is a natural clothes hanger. After putting on this outfit, his originally unshaven and decadent appearance became more attractive.

"That's good. No need to change it."

Zuo Yang was very satisfied with the clothes. They were much better than what he bought in the department store and much cheaper. He decided to make clothes here from now on. He admired them for a while and went back to the fitting room to change into his new clothes.

"Last time I heard you and Officer Geng talking about the dismemberment case, have you caught the murderer?"

Xia Qingqing folded the new clothes carefully, wrapped them in newspaper, and pretended to ask casually about the dismemberment case.

[There were no plastic bags in the 1970s and 1980s, and everything was wrapped in kraft paper or newspapers]

In the past, salespeople needed professional training in packaging techniques.

This case became such a big deal that everyone in the city knew about it. Uncle Li and his gang in the alley had discussed it several times. Even Sherlock Fuqiang used his Sherlock Holmes method to guess the murderer, but everyone's guesses were wrong.

The details of this case are so twisted and crazy that no one would think in that direction. After all, it is too against human ethics.

Because they were being watched by the entire city, the criminal police team was under a lot of pressure. As the team leader, Geng Xinhua was under even greater pressure. The criminal police team worked overtime for several days in a row and checked almost every street and alley in Shanghai, but found nothing.

Upon hearing about the case, Zuo Yang was completely depressed. He sighed and said, "The head of the body has not been found yet, and now even the identity of the body cannot be confirmed. People go missing in Shanghai every day, most of them are migrant workers from other places, and some people don't even have registration. Sigh!"

He had been following his master through the streets these days, and his feet had become thinner. He had seen many suspicious people, but after a final check, none of them were related to this case.

However, it cannot be said that there was no gain at all. During their investigations these days, they uncovered five gambling dens and three brothels, exceeding the task specified above, which was an unexpected surprise.

Xiao Yingyue, who was working on the sewing machine, also became interested and asked curiously, "I heard that a man and a woman died. Could it be a murder of passion? Two women fighting for one man? Or two men fighting for one woman? The murderer is either a man or a woman!"

Xia Qingqing and Zuo Yang rolled their eyes at the same time. It would be better not to say such nonsense.

Xiao Yingyue smiled awkwardly and continued to operate the sewing machine. This kind of brain-intensive work was not suitable for her. Operating a sewing machine was more suitable for her.

"Sister, I'm going to play with Brother Tieniu!"

Xiaoyu ran in from outside, her little face red, holding a teacup in her hand, which contained three cream ice creams and a mung bean popsicle. Obviously, they were sent by Sister Xu again.

Sister Xu likes Xiaoyu very much. Every time Xiaoyu goes shopping, she will give her some extra. As a result, Xiaoyu’s face has become rounder and rounder within less than a week of moving in.

"Give brother an ice cream."

Xia Qingqing gave an order, and Xiaoyu has become much more cheerful and generous now. In the past, he didn't dare to look up when he saw strangers, but now he can greet them generously, but he still needs Xia Qingqing to guide him.

Xiaoyu took an ice cream, handed it to Zuo Yang, and smiled at him sweetly.

"Thank you, Xiaoyu!"

Zuo Yang thanked him with a smile, tore off the ice cream wrapper and took a bite. A chill rushed through his body, instantly cooling him down.

"You're welcome, Sister Yingyue, please eat!"

Xiaoyu gave another ice cream to Xiao Yingyue, and then gave another to Xia Qingqing. There was still one mung bean popsicle left in the teacup, which he kept for himself.

Xia Qingqing's heart softened. Her little fish was so sensible, much more sensible than many children with high IQs.

She didn't exchange the ice cream with Xiaoyu. It was a gift from her brother, so she had to eat it.

"Yingyue, thank you for taking Xiaoyu back."

Xia Qingqing was worried about Xiaoyu taking the bus alone, and she couldn't leave now.

"It's not hard work!"

Xiao Yingyue's eyes lit up, and she rushed to the patio and pushed the cart outside, "Xiaoyu, come up!"

"Sister, I'm leaving!"

Xiaoyu went out happily, he missed his brother Tieniu.

"Use this money to buy something delicious, and ask your brother Tieniu to bring it back tomorrow."

Xia Qingqing took out a five-dollar bill and stuffed it into Xiaoyu's pocket. She then pinched his chubby face gently before letting him go.

"You and your brother have a very good relationship." Zuo Yang was a little envious.

He has an older brother and an older sister. Although he is the youngest in the family, he does not enjoy the pampered treatment of the youngest son.

My brother and sister have been the children of other people's families since they were young. They are self-disciplined, strong-willed and sensible, and adults never have to worry about them. Now my brother is a judge and my sister is a prosecutor, and they are the pride of their parents.

As the youngest son, he is far behind his older brothers and sisters in everything. In the eyes of his parents, he is inferior to them in everything. Although his parents don't say it, their disappointed eyes are particularly hurtful.

Having lived in the shadow of his older brothers and sisters since he was a child, Zuo Yang did not have a close relationship with them and even wanted to stay away from them. He used to think about surpassing his brothers and sisters to prove that he was not a useless person, but after hitting the wall several times, he gave up.

Some people's excellence is a gift from God, and they are ordinary people forgotten by God. It is better for them to face the reality and be content with being ordinary.

Although he recognized the reality, Zuo Yang's relationship with his brothers and sisters did not improve. They had been estranged from each other since childhood. When he grew up, his brothers and sisters were busy with work and they were together less and less, so their relationship became more and more distant. Therefore, he envied the sibling relationship between Xia Qingqing and Xiaoyu.

"I raised Xiaoyu, so we have a deeper relationship."

Xia Qingqing explained with a smile that when Xiaoyu was born, she had just been brought to the city. Xu Manru was lazy and pampered. She didn't want to get up in the middle of the night to feed her, so she was weaned as soon as she was born. She was basically the one who fed Xiaoyu milk powder, washed diapers, and made milk to coax Xiaoyu to sleep.

"No wonder you two have such a good relationship."

Zuo Yang is finding Xia Qingqing increasingly unpredictable. At first he feels that this girl is cold and dangerous, but today she is gentle and kind. Perhaps in Xia Qingqing's heart, her brother Xiaoyu is her only soft side?

"I heard an interesting story recently. It was told by a customer who came to my shop to make clothes. The world is so big that there are all kinds of strange things." Xia Qingqing abruptly brought the subject back.

"what's up?"

Zuo Yang was originally planning to leave, but suddenly his curiosity was aroused and he sat down.

"This is ridiculous. You may not believe it, but it is true. My guest's brother's wife's sister-in-law's school colleague is a high school history teacher. On the surface, he is well-mannered and handsome, and has a good reputation outside. People say he is a model husband and a filial son. By the way, this teacher's father died early, and he was raised by his widowed mother. The mother and son have a very good relationship. His mother is a retired elementary school teacher, and he can be considered a scholarly family."

Xia Qingqing shook her head. There was no praise in her tone, and her expression was full of contempt. This greatly aroused Zuo Yang's curiosity, and why did it sound so familiar to him?