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Jiang Kefan actually didn't quite understand why Ruan Su suddenly became interested in Lao Bing's daughter-in-law.

But Ruan Su said that he wanted to find her, so Jiang Kefan naturally couldn't stay at home and wait.He swallowed the warm boiled egg in one gulp, got up to pack the dishes, and immediately set off together.

This time, they changed into local costumes and walked in the streets, and they were no longer as conspicuous as yesterday.On the way, Jiang Kefan took the time to ask, "Why are you looking for her?"

"I don't know the direction yet," Ruan Su only replied, "I just have to follow the clues to find out."

"Oh."

It was rare to have a good night's sleep, and when they woke up in the morning, both of them felt much better.But he was comfortable, and Jiang Kefan didn't forget to think about Peng Ming.He searched along the way, and occasionally asked a few weird-looking NPCs for questioning, although he didn't find any useful clues.

It was as if Peng Ming had evaporated from the world.

In the end, the two groped their way to the address given by Lao C, and there was indeed a small sugar shop there, with the door closed tightly.

It is already ninety o'clock, but the shops on the street are very depressed.Today is "Crossing Tribulation Day", no wonder everyone is so taboo.

The waiter in the store just went out to tidy up the bronze mirror, and when he saw Jiang Kefan and Ruan Su who were unfamiliar, he asked suspiciously, "What do you two need?"

Ruan Su continued, "We are here to find the manager of your shop."

"Are you looking for the proprietress?" Xiaoer was immediately alert, "May I ask what you want?"

"Please tell me, 'We are friends of Lao C'," Ruan Su said, "She should already know."

Xiao Er then understood that these two people were from the boss's mother-in-law's side, and respectfully stepped aside, "Please come in, both of you."

After entering the sugar shop, Ruan Su quickly noticed that there were sugar boxes everywhere in the shop, among which the largest number and the most conspicuous location were the hard red paper candies in Lao B's house.

Ruan Su picked up one casually and played with it in his hand.

Xiao Er took them up to the second floor.There are two helpers in the store, and the other is a younger girl who is busy counting the goods.Seeing them, his expression was obviously a little nervous. After looking back and forth at the two outsiders, he seemed to be hesitant to speak.Just as Ruan Su wanted to take advantage of the situation to say hello to her, Xiao Er stretched out his hand to "shush" and chased her away, and she put down her notebook and ran away.

"The new girl in the store these days," Xiaoer said with a smile, "I'm not sensible, don't mind."

The room of the shopkeeper Fang Fei is at the end of the corridor.Xiao Er hadn't approached yet, when he suddenly found a plate of breakfast placed on the floor by the door, he frowned and bent over to pick it up, muttering, "The shopkeeper didn't move yet..."

Then, he turned around to look at Jiang Kefan and Ruan Su, and reminded them, "Recently, my shopkeeper has been in poor health and has always been bedridden. These days are the 'Day of Transcending Tribulation', and she doesn't go out very much. .”

Jiang Kefan was startled, "Are you sick?"

"No..." Xiao Er's expression suddenly became strange, "How should I say it?"

Ruan Su said directly, "Open the door first."

Xiao Er nodded, knocking on the door cautiously, and a voice suddenly sounded in the room, "Who is it?"

"Ma'am," Xiao Er explained, "Two people came to see you, and they said they were Uncle B's friends."

Suddenly there was no movement at the other end of the door.After a long while, there was another noise, and then the person inside replied tremblingly, "I...I don't see you. Today, please let them go back first."

The shopkeeper's voice sounded a little weak, Xiaoer suddenly looked embarrassed, and turned to look at Ruan Su and Jiang Kefan.He explained in a low voice, "The shopkeeper has been ill for the past few days, and she hasn't seen any customers for a long time."

The two hesitated, feeling strange in their hearts.Facing her husband who had been missing for a month, the daughter-in-law's reaction seemed a little weird.Locking myself in a closed room all day long, not eating, not seeing people... It doesn't seem like anxiety and grief after losing a loved one, but rather like avoiding something.

Could it be that he was devastated because he suffered too much mental blow?

However, thinking about it from another angle, her husband disappeared during the last "Day of Crossing the Tribulation", and now that the "Day of Crossing the Tribulation" is just around the corner, it seems reasonable for her to worry about herself.

But the bedroom door was closed tightly, so they had no choice but to give up the idea of ​​coming to see Fang Fei today.Just as he was about to turn around and leave, there was a sudden sound of messy footsteps inside the door——

In the next second, the door of the bedroom was opened from the inside, "Wait...please wait a moment!"

The two stopped in their tracks and looked back, only to see a woman in a light-colored nightgown hugging the door frame, looking at them worriedly.There is a golden hairpin on the woman's head, her long hair is a little messy, but her temperament still remains.

"Did dad call you here?"

The two looked at each other, before they could decide how to answer, the woman moved her body away and said, "Please come in first."

Before Xiaoer left, he did not forget to pour two cups of tea for the guests, and also left the shopkeeper's breakfast in the room.But Fang Fei lay on the bed, but turned a blind eye to the food, as if she was not interested at all.

This is a somewhat depressing closed room.The door was tightly seamed, and even the furniture seemed to be piled together.

After Jiang Kefan and Ruan Su entered the room, Fang Fei seemed to be more cautious.She clutched the quilt nervously, with a wandering expression, as if she was afraid of something.

In order to let her relax her vigilance, Ruan Su casually brought up a common topic:

"It seems that your business is doing well. How long has this sugar shop been open?"

Fang Fei glanced at him, and answered anxiously: "This... was originally my father's, that is, my father-in-law's shop, and was later taken over by my husband. The business of this shop has always been good, and it has supported us for three generations... ..." As she spoke, Fang Fei also saw the red candy in Ruan Su's hand, "This kind of candy is the signature of my father-in-law's town store, made with an exclusive recipe. There used to be a constant stream of people queuing up to buy it. "

"before?"

"Since... the accident happened, people are panicking... all the shops in Murakami have been depressed." Fang Fei's expression darkened when he talked about the sad topic.Then, he raised his eyes again and looked at the two of them uneasily, "Excuse me, what's the matter for you guys to come?"

Ruan Su made it clear why he came here.

"We are passers-by, staying at Uncle Bing's house for the time being. I heard about Chi Huan's accident a month ago, so I want to ask Madam what you know."

Hearing her husband's name, Fang Fei shrank her shoulders suddenly, looking a little frightened.

"I, I don't know... I can't remember much about that day—ah!" She screamed suddenly, hid in the quilt in fear, and covered her ears with a pillow.

The big movement startled Jiang Kefan, he subconsciously picked up the scroll and waved it twice, "What's wrong?"

"The window—" A trembling finger stretched out from the pillow, "There is, there is something moving at the window...!"

Ruan Su raised his eyes, and Jiang Kefan had already trotted to the window sill, and opened the heavy curtains forcefully—only then was he surprised to find that the other side of the window was covered with layers of white cloth, covering the gaps. It was tightly blocked.But the inside of the white cloth is empty, nothing.

Even the windows were sealed.

After repeated confirmation, Jiang Kefan closed the window, returned to the bedside, and shook his head: "You read it wrong."

At this time, Fang Fei flinched and leaned out from under the quilt.

"...I'm sorry, I was rude again." She lowered her eyes, her nose turned red, "Since my husband disappeared, I have been in a state of uncertainty..."

It can be seen that her mental state is indeed not very good, and the whole person seems to be neurotic.

"Everyone said that Chi Huan committed something during the Tribulation Day and was captured by a monster...I, I don't know." Fang Fei lowered her head, her voice getting weaker and weaker, "I think, maybe there is still a There's another possibility... I don't know."

Ruan Su sensitively captured this sentence, and asked, "What's possible?"

Fang Fei suddenly reached out to cover her eyes, and when she let go again, her eyes were as red as peaches.She choked up and said, "There is a local snake in our village who only oppresses the people. My family runs a sugar shop, and they approached me before on the grounds of extortionate taxes. The last time, Chi Huan - refused the request of those people... ...As a result, as a result, that happened..."

Ruan Su quickly realized, "Master Ai?"

Fang Fei was startled, then nodded like a chicken pecking rice with red eyes, "I guess, maybe they did it...but I don't know, I..."

Ruan Su frowned slightly.Things went round and round, and it seemed to be back to the starting point.Jiang Kefan was even more puzzled, frowned and complained, "What is this guy's background?"

Fang Fei wiped her eyes with a handkerchief, "He's a local ruffian. He forms a clique in the village, and he has become an evil force before he knows it...Many people in the village have been bullied by him."

Ruan Su took advantage of the situation and said, "You want to say that those murders on the day of crossing the catastrophe, in fact, it is very likely that this Lord Ai..."

"I! I—" Fang Fei's voice gradually weakened, "...I didn't say that."

Ruan Su glanced at Jiang Kefan and asked, "Did they come to you or Chi Huan on the day that happened?"

Fang Fei recalled with a dazed expression, "Chi Huan went out to deliver goods that day...and came back very late."

Ruan Su and Jiang Kefan looked at each other, and Fang Fei immediately explained anxiously, "My husband has always kept himself safe and treated me well in every possible way. He is a very honest man and husband." As she spoke, she said painfully. Pointing to the golden hairpin on her finger, "This hairpin is the token of love he gave me back then. I have been wearing it on my head, and I am reluctant to take it off, reminding myself not to forget him."

At this time, Fang Fei was so choked up that she couldn't speak.Seeing that her emotions were about to lose control, Ruan Su stood up without stopping, "...well, I see."

Fang Fei's eyes moved up accordingly, Ruan Su nodded to her politely at this time, "Excuse me today. Ma'am, we will visit you again in a few days."

Fang Fei nodded hesitantly: "...well. I won't send it off, please go slowly."

Before leaving, Ruan Su threw the candy back into the candy box.After the two walked out the door of the sugar shop side by side, they stopped in unison.

"I feel..." Jiang Kefan said suddenly, "That woman doesn't seem to have a good relationship with the old man."

"how?"

"Because she never cared about the old man from the beginning to the end." Jiang Kefan said, "The old man didn't mention her much."

Ruan Su nodded affirmatively, and rubbed Jiang Kefan's head as if praising, "The relationship between this family is indeed a bit strange. Yes, you have discovered this, and it is worthy of praise."

"Get away," Jiang Kefan blushed, and opened his hand, "Don't touch me, I'm not a child!"

Ruan Su withdrew her hand, "But... that 'Master Ai' is indeed a key person."

But even though they knew this key person, they couldn't find out the connection between the two for a while.

Jiang Kefan suddenly remembered: "Didn't you get their address yesterday?"

"Yes," Ruan Su said, "but don't rush to go now. Time is running out, so prepare for the evening today."

Jiang Kefan thought about it and agreed.

"It's not a bad trip. Besides Mr. Ai, I also found many unusual places." Ruan Su's eyes turned, "It's a lot of harvest."

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【Daily life】

Several years, after a certain kiss...

Ruan Su: Ah, I forgot to tell you.

Jiang Kefan responded vaguely: ...Huh?

Ruan Su smiled slightly: Actually, after two people kiss, the one kissed has a high chance of getting pregnant.do you know?

Jiang Kefan's face darkened:? ? ? ? !Get out, you liar! !

Afterwards, Jiang Kefan was so shocked that he doubted his life. Touching his flat belly, he always felt that a little monster would be squeezed out of his chrysanthemum.

It's disgusting! !

Since then, every time I go to the toilet, it is always late.He couldn't sleep at night, and when he closed his eyes, there was a picture of Ruan Su hugging the child and smiling at him.Ruan Su kissed the child's chubby face, and the child fluttered in Ruan Su's arms, and even reached out to Jiang Kefan, calling him in a childish voice, "Daddy, hug him."

Jiang Kefan was silent.

It seems...a little...

cute……?

In the end, Jiang Kefan made all kinds of determinations, told Ruan Su about his thoughts, and seriously sought his advice.

Ruan Su looked at him seriously, and after thinking for a while, said: Although I am very happy that you are willing to give birth to our baby, but... men cannot conceive.

Jiang Kefan: ...

Ruan Su: I think it is necessary for me to find a time to give you a basic human physiology class.

Jiang Kefan: Fuck your sister, get out (ノ｀Д)ノ! ! !