Dear girl

It was almost ten o'clock when Song Xinci took a shower.

Xia Yao was leaning on the bedside, holding a book that she hadn't finished reading two months ago - "Spirit Calling: The Chinese Sorcery Panic of 1768" by Professor Kong Feili.Turn to the bookmarked page and look.

Xia Yao likes to read this kind of works that explain the mystery and see the big from the small, and think about the deep-seated reasons behind these weird stories.It seems absurd to say that you can ingest a person's soul by cutting off their braids now, but such an unsubstantiated rumor swept through most of China at that time, and no one had ever seen a "warlock" People panicked, and finally touched the sensitive nerves of Emperor Qianlong, the emperor at the time.

Speaking of which, he is still not confident, so he chooses to believe it.

Just when Xia Yao saw:

"In the early years of Kangxi, two warlocks went to join Wu Sangui for rebellion. On the way, they stopped in a county town for the night."

A text message alert sounded. It was her old functional phone, so it was so loud that she could hear it in the bedroom.Xia Yao put the book upside down on the bed, picked up the crutch beside her, and walked towards the living room with a stick.

The sender has no remarks, it is a string of phone numbers, and the content is only three words: sorry.

Xia Yao thought for a while and replied: It's all right.But I want to know, because of what?Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't want to answer.

Almost three months.

Xia Yao likes to read the news, and there are several news apps on her phone.During those few days, she found the local news section, and there was a user who followed most of the news, and there were few comments on the local news, so it was easy to find.But this is not uncommon, the main thing is that the content he posted is asking everyone, should they report illegal activities in a place?Not many people replied to him, and the occasional reply was also a joke.

Xia Yao followed him for several days, then tried to contact him and told him that she was a reporter and maybe she could help him.

I'm very confused, what should I do?the man asked.

Xia Yao replied: Conscience and human feelings, you should think about it carefully and make a decision.

Xia Yao felt that he had already followed so many posts on the public media, expressing his worries and entanglements, so subconsciously, he probably hoped that someone would find out, so the report might have the upper hand in thinking, but he was just hesitant.If you force him, it may be counterproductive.

Moreover, Xia Yao also hoped that he could make his own decision.So I didn't say some inductive words to put pressure on him, such as: Think about it, what kind of harm will those illegal acts cause to society?Wouldn't you feel uneasy if you didn't report it?Although it is not illegal to simply not report the crime without knowing the knowledge, but if it is accidentally involved in cover-up or harboring, it will also be investigated for criminal responsibility.

However, this does not mean that the person finally decided not to speak, and she would give up.In the past few days, Xia Yao used her mobile phone number to find Weibo all the way, knowing that he is a sophomore student, and has been to their school several times. Based on the information collected from various sources, Xia Yao decided to go to his hometown to take a look. , that is, Miaowang Village, which was visited unannounced later.

When she was approaching the station, she received a call from the student who said he had thought about it for a long time and was willing to stand up.

After understanding the general situation of the matter, if the police call the police, it may just destroy a recycling point.Xia Yao wanted to make unannounced visits, and try to dig as much upstream and downstream as possible.

In order to disguise his identity, the sophomore cooperated, saying that he was his classmate, that he was not rich in the first place, that his family suffered a sudden change, and that he lost his ID card.I asked the person in charge if he could help his classmate find a job for the sake of fellow villagers.

Xia Yao just went undercover.

To be honest, most of the "bad guys" are not like those on TV, they have a sullen face as soon as they appear on the stage, and they can't wait to stick the word "bad guy" on their foreheads.Maybe it was a minority, but the person in charge seemed kind.

So in the past two months, apart from carefully collecting evidence, Xia Yao lived a good life, and no one made things difficult for her. On the contrary, she trusted her quite a bit.

Of course, the torment of thought is another matter.Not to mention the psychological pressure, after witnessing these shocking collusion and ignorant behaviors, Xia Yao felt almost pain in her heart, needless to say she was angry, she thought about the kind person in charge, what was she thinking? ?How does he understand his behavior?Does he feel like a "bad guy"?Or there is no sense of right and wrong at all.

But this seems to belong to the category of social psychology. What she has to do is to follow her conscience to expose the darkness that is temporarily unknown.

Tell those who do bad things that although the benefits are tempting, they cannot compromise the means.

After a while, the reply came: I went home a few days ago and found that my parents were also involved!I do not know what to do……

Not everyone can achieve righteousness and extermination of relatives.Xia Yao didn't know what to say, she couldn't say that I knew, so she thought about it and replied with three words: I'm sorry.

Sad and sorry for his parents being involved.

Article 180 of the "Criminal Procedure Law": After being notified by the people's court, if a witness does not testify in court without justifiable reasons, the people's court may force him to appear in court, except for the spouse, parents, and children of the defendant.

This shows that the law also takes reason into account.Hiding relatives and exterminating relatives has always coexisted, and it seems understandable. Xia Yao does not make any comments on this, but thinks that this is a personal choice that varies from case to case and from person to person, and it should be viewed on a case-by-case basis.

But understanding is one thing. If you touch the legal red line, you still have to bear the consequences.

At this moment, Song Xinci unscrewed the bathroom door, tilted his head slightly, wrapped his wet hair with a dry towel, and walked out, rubbing his hands together without stopping: "Sister Yao, what are you thinking?"

Xia Yao came back to her senses, put away her phone, looked at Song Xinci with eyes like water, and said with concern: "I washed my hair."

"Isn't this obvious." Song Xinci frowned, "Why did you come out?"

Song Xinci has just finished taking a shower, and his body is covered with the fragrance after bathing, his face is rosy from the hot water, his arms and legs are slender, and his beautiful eyes are filled with the worries of you, a careless guy.

Xia Yao suddenly wanted to hug Song Xinci, and reached out to Song Xinci: "Come here, I'll wipe it for you."

Song Xinci shook his head: "Go back and lie down."

"Not really."

"Okay." Song Xinci put the towel on his shoulders, "Then I'll carry you back." After finishing speaking, he walked up to Xia Yao with a smile, wrapped his arms around Xia Yao's back, and took the crutch with the other, "Actually, I I've fantasized about it for a long time, but I've always been embarrassed to say... I don't know if I have this honor today."

He spoke with a little shyness.Even though Xia Yao felt that the child was probably just pretending to be so close, her heartbeat still beat uncontrollably, she held on to her crutches and did not let go, and thought of a good idea: "In case you can't lift me... I fell, it’s okay for me to fall, I’m just afraid of hitting you..."

Song Xinci thought about it, he was reckless, sister Yao was injured, she should be more careful than usual, although it was a pity: "Okay then... I will help you go back."

Xia Yao felt that she was not at the point where she needed someone to take care of her, "Actually, Xinci, you really don't have to worry about me, I haven't arrived yet—"

"Don't worry about anything." Song Xinci interrupted Xia Yao's words, "I'm not worried about who you are worried about. You don't know how I have lived in these two months. I am worried all the time. What if you are found out? Do, what will they do to you, will they beat you, scold you, and deny you food. The weather is so hot, you are thirsty, will they deny you water, will they throw you in a A place for mosquitoes. Will you be so scared that you won’t be able to sleep at night, I don’t even dare to think about it…” Song Xinci’s voice was choked up as he spoke, and a layer of mist formed in his eyes.

Xia Yao's heart was full of guilt, her eyes were red: "I'm sorry..."

After more than ten seconds, Song Xinci was the first to laugh, and took the initiative to end this unpleasant topic: "So, how are you going to make up for me?"

Xia Yao raised her head and looked at Song Xinci seriously: "As long as I have, I can give it to you."

"Really?" Song Xinci looked connotative, and his tone was either bad or bad, "...anything is fine?"

How could Xia Yao not be able to hear the subtext, her face was red all the way to her ears, she looked down at the floor tiles and said nothing.

Song Xinci glanced at the cotton striped cardigan pajamas on his body. Compared with his silk suspenders and backless nightdress, he didn't know how conservative he was.

Sister Yao, you are so shy, what should you do?

But couldn't bear Xia Yao's discomfort, Song Xinci said to the steps: "Forget it... who made me open-minded and upright, and I don't care about the universe."

Xia Yao lowered her head and smiled.

Seeing Xia Yao's smile, Song Xinci came up with bad intentions again: "Although I don't care about it, you have to show it. Sister Yao has always been well-educated and reasonable, so...you give me a hug, isn't it a good deal?"

"Ha..." Xia Yao looked up at Song Xinci, her eyes filled with tenderness, she touched her chin, and pretended to think for a few seconds, "How is this so embarrassing, Xinci is so difficult, how about it... please eat After a good meal, you can choose where you want to go.”

"What's so embarrassing about it—" Song Xinci said, wrapping her arms around Xia Yao, and hugged Xia Yao's whole body in her arms, "A hug from you is my whole world."