dead innocent

At five o'clock in the morning, Chu Xingyun returned to the hotel with two plastic bags and rang the doorbell in front of Room 683.

Zheng Xihe opened the door, and after he entered the room, he looked around the left and right corridors vigilantly, and closed the door after making sure there was no tail.

Chu Xingyun put the things on the coffee table in the living room, took off the hat on his head, and said with a half-smile: "How many people did you bring this time?"

"Not much, more than enough to kill you and your boyfriend."

"Aren't you exposed if you're not with those people?"

"So I have to go before dawn."

Zheng Xihe sat on the sofa, found alcohol anti-inflammatory drugs and other things in the bag, and prepared to treat the wound on his forehead by himself.

Chu Xingyun pulled off his coat and sat across from him, but he didn't mean to help, he crossed his legs and said with a golden knife: "I haven't asked you before, is there any relationship between Qin Xiao and Zhou Shiyang's case?"

"You want to ask if Qin Xiao is the murderer who killed Zhou Shiyang?"

"Ah."

Zheng Xihe raised his eyes, looked at him seriously and said, "You really asked the right person. Qin Xiao and I drank together when we had nothing to do, and started to talk after drinking. He told me everything, his wealth I have my life in my pocket."

Chu Xingyun looked at him expressionlessly, then picked up a box of cotton swabs on the table and threw it over: "Are you fucking going to talk to me?"

Zheng Xihe raised his hand to stop the cotton swab box being thrown towards his face, the contemptuous smile on the corner of his lips was obvious, he didn't know whether he was laughing at him or himself: "You really think highly of me, I am in the eyes of their Tan family Li is just an errand runner."

Chu Xingyun smiled: "Then tell me, what are you running for?"

"I didn't accomplish anything major, but I know about bribing the manager of the Shu Palace and the owner of the restaurant."

They have already grasped this information, and hearing it from Zheng Xihe at this time is just a solid hammer.

"Have you spent much time with Qin Xiao?"

"There is contact, not too much."

Chu Xingyun held his eyebrows and was silent for a moment, then asked: "Who is there among the people who follow Tan Xiao who knows his living habits?"

Zheng Xihe put a piece of gauze on himself, leaned back on the sofa, and sat opposite Chu Xingyun, like two underworld leaders meeting each other.

"for example?"

"For example, he frequents the Shu Palace Hotel and only orders 106 presidential suites."

"Then you are asking the wrong person."

Zheng Xihe said: "You should ask those women whom he invited to the Shu Palace."

Chu Xingyun paused, his eyes froze: "A woman?"

Zheng Xihe smiled: "Of course, it doesn't have to be a woman. Qin Xiao can take both men and women, and both men and women are possible."

Regardless of whether it is a man or a woman, Zheng Xihe's inadvertent words lead to a dark line that has been ignored by them.

Apart from the hotel staff, Qin Xiao's rules for staying in the Shu Palace are probably only related to the men or women who have affairs with him.As for the murder scene that Lu Xia witnessed on the day of Zhou Shiyang's death, did the murderer he witnessed come from someone who had a special relationship with Qin Xiao?

This is a new breakthrough. Chu Xingyun took out his mobile phone to contact his colleagues far away in Yinjiang, and asked them to investigate Qin Xiao's lovers. At the same time, he pushed the bag of junk food in front of Zheng Xihe. It was rare to be friendly to him. Some: "Let's eat."

Zheng Xihe finally understood that Chu Xingyun didn't really hold grudges.Not only does he not hold grudges, he is simply a bit short-sighted, as long as he stands on the same ground as him and provides him with help, even if it is a little bit of help, this person can put aside his past suspicions and treat each other with sincerity.

Thinking of some politicians and colleagues describing Chu Xingyun, always portraying him as a sinister and cunning stream who is good at maneuvering, conspiring and gaining power, now Zheng Xihe only thinks that they also look up to Chu Xingyun .

While editing the information, Chu Xingyun took a bag of potato chips with one hand, and buried himself in typing while eating.

Zheng Xihe suddenly glanced furtively at the closed bedroom door behind him, put his arms on the table, leaned forward, and lowered his voice: "We are also comrades-in-arms now, right?"

Chu Xingyun pressed the phone and asked without looking up: "What do you want to say?"

Zheng Xihe's eyes reappeared the oily ambiguity when he teased his relationship with He Cheng at the police station in the past, and a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his lips: "I'm just curious, why did you break up with Yang Shu and switch to He Cheng?" The embrace of the second young master of the family? We have known each other for so many years, and fought for Yang Shu a few times at school, I know very well that you are not the same son."

Hearing this, Chu Xingyun continued to type calmly, but he raised the corner of his left lip as if there was nothing, and smiled without saying a word. When he finished chatting with the Yinjiang Front Army, he put his phone away, looked up at him and said : "What do you say?"

"I say?"

Zheng Xihe looked him carefully, with a secretive expression on his face, and said with a smile: "If you want me to say, there are only two situations."

Chu Xingyun picked up the bag of potato chips and said with interest: "Hey, there are two other situations? Then tell me, which two situations."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and made a 'please' gesture.

Zheng Xihe said: "First, you are obsessed with ghosts, or if you are dumped by Yang Shu, you will break the pot and lose hope in life. Second, you should learn from their son and brother. You want to have fun, experience it, and satisfy congratulations by the way. The second young master's longing for you, when the two of you are fresh, you will be back on the right track of life."

After finishing speaking, Zheng Xihe made his own summary: "However, you are both shameless and lifeless. It is unlikely that you will be broken after being hurt once. So I think you are the second type."

Chu Xingyun nodded in earnest, showing a sincere and fearful expression that succumbed to his eloquence: "It makes sense, it makes sense, then do you think we will be separated in the end, should he dump me first, or should I dump him first ?”

Zheng Xihe thought that he was really praised by him, and said even more brazenly: "You dumped him, do you need to think about it? How nice is a wife and children on a hot bed, what's the point of being with a cold man? Although he looks good , but what's the use of that?"

Chu Xingyun slowly ate the potato chips in his hand, and asked with a smile: "Do you also think he looks good?"

Zheng Xihe spread his hands: "There is no doubt that the man looks really good."

Chu Xingyun gave him a thumbs up: "The eyes are really poisonous, I just see him grow well."

Zheng Xihe eloquently said: "What's the use of being good-looking? You'll get tired of watching it after a few years, and then you'll—"

Chu Xingyun leaned back on the sofa, crossed his legs, and looked at Zheng Xihe as if he was watching a movie in a movie theater, and the snacks in his mouth never stopped.

If it wasn't for the salty potato chips, he got up to fetch water, and when he passed the bedroom, he caught a glimpse of He Cheng standing at the door of the bedroom, and he could still take Zheng Xihe's words as a stand-up comic, and listen to seven or eight paragraphs.

I don't know when He Cheng came out of the bedroom, and stood at the door, it seems that he has been standing there for a while.From his face covered with clouds and cold to the bone marrow, Chu Xingyun knew that Zheng Xihe's cross talk had more than one audience.

"Yo, young master."

Holding the cup, Chu Xingyun stood dumbfounded in the outer hall and stared at him for a while, then raised an overly exaggerated smile due to guilty conscience: "How is it? The talk is over?"

When Zheng Xihe heard his deliberately raised voice, he stopped it very sensibly.

He Cheng put his hands in his trouser pockets, with a gloomy face, the corners of his lips twitched a few times, trying to say something but holding back, and finally turned around and walked to the hotel balcony without saying anything.

Holding the cup, Chu Xingyun suddenly wanted to bump his head against the wall. He went back to the living room and picked up a pillow and threw it on Zheng Xihe. He lowered his voice and gritted his teeth: "You fucking want to kill me!"

Seeing that something was wrong, Zheng Xihe said, "I'm going to sleep next door." His voice fell silent, and the person had already run away without a trace.

Chu Xingyun looked at the door that was slammed shut, ground his teeth and swallowed a mouthful of bad breath, then adjusted his breathing, walked towards the balcony with a smile.

He Cheng was standing on the unlit balcony with his mobile phone on the phone, before he could say a word, he hung up the phone when he heard someone approaching behind him, and went back into the living room as if deliberately avoiding him.

Before Chu Xingyun had time to get close to him, he brushed past him, stood there helplessly and sighed, and followed him to the living room diligently.

He Cheng was sitting in a corner of the sofa, and was about to pick up a bottle of mineral water from the table in front of him, when Chu Xingyun swept the things on the table onto the carpet, and then his eyes darkened, and Chu Xingyun sat down On the table, he raised one leg and stepped on the edge of the sofa.

"Zheng Xihe is crazy, do you take what he said seriously?"

Chu Xingyun looked down at him, smiling tenderly.

But He Cheng still had a cold face, didn't raise his eyes, turned his face slightly to look elsewhere, as if he hadn't heard anything.

"Angry?"

Chu Xingyun asked knowingly, and leaned in front of him shamelessly.

He Cheng avoided his chasing eyes again, and turned his face away completely.

"Hey... I didn't know you were listening, or I would have shut him up long ago."

Hearing this, He Cheng finally couldn't help giving a little reaction, turned his eyes to the right, stared at him from the corner of his eyes, and showed a sneer: "Then what do you mean, you really want to hear him continue talking?" The words you said sound pleasing to your ears? Very pleasing?"

"How can it be, I don't want to admit a word he said. It's very harsh, very heartbreaking."

Chu Xingyun's face was sincere, and he just swears to the lamp.

He Cheng sneered even worse, his tone became colder, he snorted from his chest, and said leisurely: "Really? Why do I think you agree."

"Do I agree?"

"You didn't agree?"

"No."

He Cheng's face froze, and there was no expression on his face. The rising and falling tides surged back and forth in his slightly narrowed eyes, making it impossible to figure out the ups and downs.

"He said, you will break up with me sooner or later, don't you think what he said makes sense?"

He was just chattering for a while, and he didn't realize that the righteous master stood by and listened, and he listened so completely that he didn't say a word. Chu Xingyun immediately wanted to slap himself.

In the few seconds of secretly regretting and regretting, Chu Xingyun quickly adjusted his countermeasures, suddenly raised his head and looked at him with a serious expression on his face and asked: "Do you think it is possible?"

Seeing that he changed his face, He Cheng was worried that a move would accidentally fall into his routine, so he looked at him from the corner of his eye vigilantly and suspiciously: "What is impossible?"

"I will break up with you, do you think it is possible?"

He Cheng narrowed his eyes, and sneered in his heart that he was really good at negotiating, he turned the initiative into the passivity so quickly, and threw the problem to himself.

Even though he has rich experience, he has never had the experience of playing tricks with the object of love, and this person is still Chu Xingyun!Remembering that there is still a long future between him and Chu Xingyun, He Cheng felt that it was very necessary for him to buy a book 'How to beat your criminal police boyfriend in a quarrel' to study carefully.

However, at this moment, he can only be recruited, neither willing nor chosen: "...I don't know, what do you think?"

Chu Xingyun raised the corners of his lips, and said with a light smile: "Why do I feel that there is no such possibility?"

Although He Cheng knew that this was his devious way, but when he heard him say this, he still couldn't help but feel happy, but he sneered unmoved with his face full of frost, "Then you just broke the pot?"

Chu Xingyun pinched his chin and lifted it up gently, smiling coquettishly: "Who is the broken pot? You? If you are the broken pot, then I will be the broken pot lid that presses the broken pot."

As soon as his dirty words came out, He Cheng could no longer maintain a dignified and arrogant posture, restrained the eager smile on his lips, turned his head slightly to avoid his hand, squinted his eyes and said with a smile that was not a smile: "Are you sure you Is it the pot lid?"

Chu Xingyun leaned forward and fell towards him, then stretched out his hands to support the back of the sofa behind him, lowered his head and took a deep breath of the cold sandalwood buried deep in his skin on his bare neck, and then A soft and hot kiss fell on the cool and greasy skin on the side of his neck, then he raised his dark and bright eyes to look at him, and said with a soft smile, "I would like to have a good discussion with you."

He Cheng can be said to have personally witnessed the rapid improvement of Chu Xingyun's methods of coaxing and flirting, which is simply a leap forward.

At first, he was still a little puzzled, since Chu Xingyun was eloquent, flirtatious and flirtatious, why were the previous relationships so short-lived?But soon he understood that Chu Xingyun's method of teasing and flirting was too straightforward, and in simple terms, he was too rogue, and he was always restrained and restrained when dealing with women, but when the object was changed to a man, He Cheng, he would Do whatever you want without hesitation.

His restraint and restraint in the past was to maintain the relationship, but the lack of restraint and restraint at this time is the trust in the current relationship.

So although He Cheng is keeping his face calm at the moment, he actually likes him very much, and is very happy to see him act recklessly and fearlessly in front of him.

The breath sprayed on the neck was warm and hot, like many small bugs buried in the flesh and gnawing, wriggling, the surface of the skin couldn't help but tremble.

He Cheng's Adam's apple rolled slightly, and he leaned back against the sofa, unhurriedly straightened the somewhat messy collar of the sweater, and said lightly, "Chen Jing admitted it."

Chu Xingyun became serious instantly: "Chen Yunan is still alive?"

He Cheng put his left hand on his chin, his eyes drooped unconsciously, fixed on his collar, and said: "Well, Yuan Pingyi is her ex-boyfriend. After Chen Yunan was taken away, Yuan Pingyi heard the news and came to see her. Not long after, they received a letter with Chen Yunan's photo and the conditions offered by the murderer."

Although he had vaguely guessed it, Chu Xingyun still asked: "What conditions?"

At this time, a weak and trembling female voice came from the direction of the bedroom.

"He threatened my daughter's life. If he didn't do what he said, he would kill Xiaonan like the previous children. However, if Pingyi can replace the murderer's name and plead guilty, Xiaonan can live go down."

Chen Jing was wearing He Cheng's suit jacket, her thin body was like a willow branch that had been blown by rain and wind, shivering in the cold wind hugging her shoulders.

Chu Xingyun got up and walked towards her, and asked: "How can you confirm that Chen Yunan is alive? And he has lived until now."

The truth of Yuan Pingyi's death that was revealed once again tormented her tender heart so much that she couldn't bear to live. At this time, she seemed to be unable to stand, leaning on the door frame, tightening the coat on her body, dripping from her face that hadn't dried up. With tear marks, he choked up and said, "Every year on Xiao Nan's birthday, he will send a photo of Xiao Nan."

The 'he' in her mouth should be the real murderer.

"Where is the photo"

"in my house."

Chen Jing added: "It was mailed anonymously, you can't find him."

Chu Xingyun led her to the living room to sit down, poured her a cup of hot tea, sat down opposite her, and said sincerely: "Auntie, I hope you don't keep any secrets."

Chen Jing wrapped her hands around the cup wall as if keeping warm, and raised her tear-filled, swollen eyes to look at him suspiciously: "I've already told you the truth."

"You left out one more person."

"Who are you talking about?"

"The person who tried to kill you tonight."

Mentioning the bad luck she experienced just now, Chen Jing turned pale, and quickly said: "I, I don't know who they are. I have really told all the things I know. I didn't hide anything, no."

Chu Xingyun saw that her emotional reaction was intense, so he patted the back of her hand lightly as if to appease: "You are safe now, we will protect you, and we will go to your home to get the photos after dawn."

As he said that, he hesitated for a while, but decided to try again: "The person who was in contact with you and Yuan Pingyi back then should not be the real murderer alone."

The shock she endured overnight has broken the fragile nerves that supported her thinking in the elderly mother's mind, and now she can only show an almost stupid blank expression under the unbearable stimulation, shaking her head and saying: "I don't understand what you are talking about .”

Her appearance already showed that she didn't even know Director Qin existed.Then there is only one possibility left, Director Qin and the murderer have a one-way contact - the murderer is like Director Qin offering the head of an innocent person to escort his official career, and Director Qin accepts the murderer's tribute and releases him a way out.

It turned out that his and He Cheng's actions were always under the surveillance of Director Qin, and they couldn't escape from Yinjiang to here.

Suddenly, Chu Xingyun had the illusion that he and He Cheng fought against all opinions and walked on the road to find out the truth, but they might have already fallen into another trap.

This small town in the south of the Yangtze River, they came so smoothly——

After sending Chen Jing to the bedroom to rest, Chu Xingyun returned to He Cheng and said to him, "Tonight at the latest, we must leave."

He Cheng leaned against his forehead, turned his eyes slightly, and glanced at the white sky outside the window, his eyes seemed to surge like ice springs, and said: "Yinjiang, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to go back."

That's right, it was easy for them to come out this time, but it was difficult to go back——

Chu Xingyun walked to the balcony, leaned on the railing and looked at the horizon where the misty black clouds were gradually diluted by the morning light. At this time, the sky was covered with a layer of hazy blue, like a still sea level covered by night, and the sea did not know At some point, it will be tossed by the strong wind, tearing away the mask of tranquility and peace, brewing a stormy sea, pouring downpours, and engulfing the entire town.

"Don't worry, I will definitely take you back."

He Cheng came to him, stood with him in the same dawn that was breaking through the darkness, looked at the same treacherous sky, and said in a low voice: "There must be one more person."

Chu Xingyun looked at him: "You mean Chen Jing?"

He Cheng nodded, his eyes fell on the distant horizon: "Since Chen Yunan is still alive, that person may bring her by his side. Perhaps, it is in Yinjiang."

"Would she like to come with us?"

"If there is any hope of getting my daughter back, I think she will."

He Cheng said: "I will talk to her again."

Chu Xingyun turned to face him, leaned on the railing, took advantage of the twilight light, and straightened his slanted sweater collar: "Then you stay in the hotel."

He Cheng frowned, and subconsciously wanted to refute, but before he could make a sound, he cut it off unhurriedly.

"Chen Jing is not safe now, you must stay and protect her."

Although what he said was false for public benefit, but He Cheng had to admit that what he said was the truth.

Chu Xingyun raised his hand and pressed on his shoulder, and squeezed it hard: "I will let Zheng Xihe go back to get the photo, he is more suitable than any of us to show up, so you stay in the hotel and protect him Chen Jing, and yourself. Don't forget to book your ticket for tonight, we'll meet you at the airport."

It is conceivable that Chu Xingyun spoke out his plan after careful consideration. Regardless of whether he intends to strip him from the dangerous front line or not, He Cheng has to admit that his plan is indeed the best action plan at this time.

"how about you?"

He Cheng approached him and stood in front of him, very close to him.

Chu Xingyun still grabbed a thread on the collar of his sweater unhurriedly, and smiled disapprovingly: "To be honest, I am used to fighting alone, without you, I will not be distracted, and I have a better chance of winning .”

He Cheng was silent for a long time, took a deep breath, and said in a low voice: "I've booked a plane ticket at six o'clock tonight. By then, no matter whether you have found the truth or not, you must come back. Let's go together."

You can’t buy any good clothes in a small place. After wearing the sweater on He Cheng’s body for only a day, a few thread ends came out, and he couldn’t stop pulling. Chu Xingyun simply leaned over and bit it with his teeth. Glancing at the closed bedroom door and the quiet and deserted outer hall of the hotel, he turned his head and hooked Gou Hecheng's chin, and said with a smile: "I'm here to investigate the case, not to die, look at your expression—come on!" Come here, give me a hug."

As he said that, he hugged He Cheng's shoulder very perfunctorily and patted him on the back twice. When he was about to retreat, he was suddenly pulled into his arms by He Cheng.

He Cheng tightly wrapped his arms around his waist, buried his head in his ear and whispered softly: "Sometimes I wonder, if you're not a policeman, and I'm not the He family, can we find a place far away where people can see us, like other people? Such an ordinary job and life."

"do you want?"

Chu Xingyun hugged his neck and asked with a smile.

"think."

"Are you willing to live your life now?"

"Actually, the things I have are things that I have never yearned for. They are dispensable to me. They can be picked up or discarded at any time. The only thing I can't let go of is you."

"Yo, I didn't realize it myself, so I'm so good?"

"You're fine, very nice."

Chu Xingyun found that, in fact, He Cheng was not funny at all, no matter whether he was joking with him or not, He Cheng always treated him with sincerity.He is always not stingy with his confession and expression, wishing to show him his pure and passionate sincerity, and let him see how true he is.

Hearing the words He Cheng said, Chu Xingyun felt dizzy for a while, and his mind was in a trance. At this time, he was hugging He Cheng together, but he felt floating and weightless in the sea of ​​clouds. What you touch is no longer the hard and cold land, but the soft and warm clouds. If you don't pull away in time, you may sink into it.

So Chu Xingyun broke his hand and stepped back, patted his shoulder, pretended to be relieved, and praised: "It's really insightful."

After speaking, he picked up his mobile phone and car keys, put on his coat and went out.