remnants

It was very quiet in the car.No one spoke for a full three or four minutes.

Yu Sheng sat in the co-pilot, couldn't see anything anyway, so he simply closed his eyes.

About 2 minutes later, he finally heard Nie Qing beside him say: "Ah Sheng, are you still angry with me?"

"I should be asking you this question." Yu Sheng said lightly.

Nie Qing turned to look at him, and seeing him sitting upright, looking alert, the sourness in his heart surged out uncontrollably.

"With you by my side, you don't feel safe anymore, do you?" Nie Qing's voice was a little lower than before.

Yu Sheng didn't answer directly, and waited for two seconds before saying: "It's not something you can get from others. If you want a sense of security, you have to rely on yourself."

"Asheng..."

Nie Qing paused for a long time this time.

It was so long that the rest of my life was about to speak to break the silence, only then did I hear him say in a particularly heavy and helpless voice: "I'm sorry."

Yu Sheng clenched his hands subconsciously, his body straightened more and more, but he didn't make a sound.

"I'm sorry." Nie Qing said it again.This time, he stretched out his hand and pressed it on the back of Yu Sheng's hand, holding it tightly. "I should have apologized to you afterwards, but I couldn't say it...Even I can't forgive myself, so why am I so embarrassed to ask you to forgive me..."

"That's why you hold back your apology?" Yu Sheng finally turned around and gave Nie Qing a straight face.The eyes are also opened, but unfortunately there is still no focal length.

"So you were waiting for my apology?" Nie Qing instantly realized.

Yu Sheng pursed his lower lip, turned back, and sighed slightly: "Forget it, maybe it's something strange that I care about. If this matter was changed to an ordinary couple, it probably wouldn't be awkward. Noisy and noisy, it's over. I'm just, a little surprised."

"Ah Sheng, don't say that..." Nie Qing seemed to be at a loss for words.After saying this sentence, he wanted to speak and stopped several times, but he didn't say the next sentence for a long time.

It was Yu Sheng who first smiled to comfort himself and said, "Don't think about it, let's turn over the page. These two days are enough for me, so I don't need to worry about this kind of thing anymore. Let's make it even."

"Can it really be evened?" Nie Qing's voice was muffled, as if he was trying to suppress his emotions. "The way you talk now, it's like you're going to draw a line with me in the future."

"That's because you are overthinking. Look at me, I can't see it now, and I still have to rely on you to help investigate my parents' case. If I draw a line with you, what am I going to do?" After Yu Sheng finished speaking, he seemed to be joking. Shrugged.

But the more nonchalant he behaved at the moment, the more distance Nie Qing felt between him and herself.

It's like a small wound on the body, and it will heal within a few days.But once the knife was used and the needle was stitched, the scar could not completely fade even after healed.

"Ah Qing, don't think too much. Let's deal with the immediate problem first, and then talk about the two of us, okay?" Yu Sheng seemed to have guessed Nie Qing's mind at this moment, and suddenly became serious.

Nie Qing looked at him and understood that this was the only way to go for the time being.

"it is good."

He paused after answering, quickly sorted out his emotions, tried to restore his usual calm state, and then said: "Let's talk about the case first. If I'm right, you can ask Mu Xi Ze to help you investigate the case seven years ago. The last case that Uncle Yu handled was to find out where he might have intersected with that drug gang. What I want to find out now is who is hiding behind Captain Fu and manipulating everything. The two of us have different entry points , but in the end they should be able to achieve the same goal. What do you think?"

"Basically agree. However, it's not easy to check Captain Fu's line, right?"

"It's on par with yours." Nie Qing forced himself to concentrate, thinking hard: "The relationship between the mastermind behind the scenes and the drug gang, and the relationship between Uncle Yu and the drug gang, as long as one can be found out, the other should be You can follow the clues to figure it out. However, there is too little information that can be dug out now."

"Speaking of information," Yu Sheng fumbled from his trouser pocket for the USB flash drive that Mu Xi Ze had stuffed into him just now, and handed it to Nie Qing, "This is what Xi Ze found last night, you go back and have a look. I will deal with the contents with my dad." It is related to the last case, and it also involves an organization of transnational human trafficking and organ smuggling. I wonder if there is any connection between this organization and drug trafficking syndicates?"

Nie Qing took the USB flash drive with a frown, and couldn't help asking: "Is there a connection between organ smuggling and drug trafficking? A Sheng, did you see something?"

Yu Sheng shook his head slightly, "No, it's just a guess. How is your side?"

"There is some progress, but I haven't figured out where to go next." When Nie Qing talked about what he was investigating, his thoughts became much clearer.He thought for a while, and continued to say to Yu Sheng: "What I want to confirm most now is the source of the captain's motivation. No matter who the mastermind behind it is, you can guess me—my uncle or my dad... or something else No matter who it is, there must be a reason for the captain to devote his life to it. I must find this reason."

Yu Sheng nodded, as if agreeing with Nie Qing's approach.

"However, if we want to talk about Fu Mingjie's motive, I think we have to find it from Lin Nuan." Just as Yu Sheng finished speaking, he heard Nie Qing's phone vibrate.

Nie Qing made a "wait a moment" gesture and connected the phone. "it's me."

Because the car was very quiet, although I couldn't hear it clearly, Chi Xiaofei's voice still stumbled into Yu Sheng's ears: "...a bold guess...horrible...I'll investigate first...I've made some progress later... ...be quiet..."

"Wait." Yu Sheng heard Nie Qing's tone become extremely serious, "You only said that your conjecture is bold, but you haven't told me what the conjecture is. If there is a risk in the next investigation, you You should give me a thorough investigation first, so that I can help you in time if something happens later."

"Why is there no risk in the investigation process?" Chi Xiaofei heard these words very clearly for the rest of his life, and then heard him say: "Nie Qing, I don't want to always run behind other people's buttocks. The clue this time is that I thought Yes, I'll have to check for myself."

"I didn't say that I would do it for you, but I just wanted to help when necessary. Don't worry, if I can solve the case, I won't take any credit from you."

"It has nothing to do with credit!" Chi Xiaofei retorted loudly over there, but then his voice became quieter, "In short...don't worry about it...let's talk..."

"Hello—Chi Xiaofei!" Nie Qing obviously had objections to Chi Xiaofei's words, but before he could say that he had already hung up the phone.

Nie Qing followed closely to call, only to hear a busy tone.

"Maybe I have pulled you into the blacklist." Yu Sheng told the truth in one word. "What's wrong? Did Chi Xiaofei find any clues?"

"It's not Fu Dui's case, it's a headless charred corpse case at the Sanjin Smelter in Lianxiang District. He said he had found a breakthrough." Nie Qing sounded preoccupied.

"Headless charred corpse... I seem to have heard you mention it. The identity of the victim has not been confirmed, right? Has Chi Xiaofei found a clue about the identity?"

"Well. But from the tone of his voice, the identity of the person who was burned to death may be unusual, at least not a homeless vagabond as previously speculated."

"It's a good thing to have clues, let him investigate as he should. Why are you so worried?"

"If the person who was burned to death really had a special identity, it might be dangerous for him to investigate rashly." After Nie Qing finished speaking, she suddenly realized that there was a bit of teasing in Yu Sheng's tone just now, and she couldn't help but turn around and ask in surprise and joy. : "Ah Sheng, are you in a better mood?"

"... so-so." Yu Sheng turned his face away, and said to the car window: "I think what Chi Xiaofei said just now is quite correct, 'What investigation process is not risky?' He is already the captain, You don’t need to be worried by your subordinates when handling a case? You have time to help him, why don’t you clean up our side first, so as not to worry about the head and tail, and the work will be wasted in the end.”

Yu Sheng had never ridiculed Nie Qing like this before, so Nie Qing couldn't help being slightly taken aback after hearing this.

And Yu Sheng couldn't see his expression, and assumed he couldn't perceive his emotional changes, and continued to say to himself: "Didn't you just talk about the source of Fu Mingjie's motivation, I think we have to start with Lin Nuan. Fu Mingjie's early interpersonal relationships were not complicated. Among the people close to him, the only ones who need attention are his parents, his grandmother, and Lin Nuan. His father fell to his death with his mistress. The determination of this accident directly affects the personal freedom of Fu Mingjie's mother and his own growth environment, and it should have the potential to become a source of motivation, but the time is too long to find valuable clues. Moreover, the year of the accident Fu Mingjie is still young, it would be too unrealistic to say that he has been preparing to be an 'Hawk Dog' in the future."

Nie Qing said "hmm" and didn't interrupt him.

Yu Sheng continued: "Let's talk about his mother. According to what Fu Mingjie told us before, his mother suffered a lot after the accident and suffered from depression, but she still worked hard to support the family and bring him up. .Later, after his grandma passed away, his career was considered stable, so his mother chose to commit suicide to seek relief. During this process, I didn't find any noteworthy events, maybe we didn't investigate carefully enough... "

Yu Sheng paused for a moment when he said this, as if he was thinking, and then said after a few seconds: "As for his grandma, the old man has always been in poor health, and finally died of a heart attack. There is no doubt about it. Therefore, the remaining The person in question is Lin Nuan."

On this point, Nie Qing's thoughts coincided with Yu Sheng's.

It's just that he has another thought: he hopes that the source of the motive for Mingjie's crime can be traced back a little longer.

Just like what Yu Sheng said just now, if Fu Mingjie had already been wooed by someone since his father's accident, it would indeed be somewhat unrealistic.But if this is true, the so-called "behind the scenes" is Nie Shenxing, which can basically be denied.Because when Fu Mingjie's father passed away in 1995, Nie Shenxing was just a new recruit in the police force. Even if Nie Gongping helped take care of him, Nie Gongping's position was not high at that time. In a few words, let people not wear small shoes for him.

Nie Qing didn't think that her father and uncle would be so prepared for a rainy day. From then on, they would try to win over a boy who had just graduated from junior high school, expecting him to do some "dirtywork" for them in the future, let alone targeting Yu You arts.

The relationship between Nie Shenxing and Yu Youwen when they were young can be called brotherly love. It would be too much to wear a pair of pants. If you say that Nie Shenxing wanted to kill Yu Youwen at that time, even if you killed Nie Qing I don't believe it.

Therefore, if Fu Mingjie really became someone else's pawn at that time, the suspicion of Nie Shenxing can be ruled out.

As for Nie Gongping, based on Nie Qing's understanding of him, although this uncle occasionally uses some methods that cannot be put on the table to achieve his goals, he still has basic views of right and wrong and values, so it is too outrageous. Never heard him do it.

Could it be him?Could it be that he wanted to pave the way for Nie Shenxing, so he wanted to find a chance to get rid of the "stumbling block" Yu Youwen?

To be honest, even if Nie Qing finds it difficult to accept, he still dare not [-]% guarantee that his family will be fine.

"Are you listening?" Yu Sheng asked suddenly.

Nie Qing quickly regained consciousness, took his hand and shook it lightly, and said, "I'm listening, I was thinking about what you said just now."

"Then what are you doing now?" Yu Sheng cast his empty eyes on the positions of the two hands.

There was a flash of embarrassment on Nie Qing's face, but then he clenched his hand even tighter. "I'm afraid you won't hear the sound and get flustered. This way... it will be better."

Yu Sheng wanted to pull his hand back, but he stopped after hearing Nie Qing's words.

He was really flustered.

And now being pulled by him, it is indeed much more practical.

"Ah Qing." Yu Sheng couldn't help calling Nie Qing.But he didn't say what happened next.

"What's wrong?" Nie Qing asked worriedly.

Yu Sheng shook his head and breathed a sigh of relief, "It's okay, I digressed."

In this situation, he didn't have the confidence to tell him, don't let go.