Hunting down the Northwest Wilderness

For the sake of caution, Fang Zhengjun made a report to the special case team, so, surrounded by clerks and special case team members, Zhang Xiaobing once again described his memories of the night of the crime.

This is extremely cruel torture for children.After Zhang Xiaobing was forced to recall for half an hour, he became incontinent again.

At the end of the transcript, Li Chengli, who was the leader of the special case team at the time, said: "That's it, don't ask this child again in the future. He has already told everything he knows. If you ask again, you will drive the child crazy." Stop , he said: "The file is top secret, don't let it out."

They did everything they could do for Zhang Xiaobing.

And Fang Zhengjun knew that he hadn't fulfilled his duty of protection—so many people from the Public Security Bureau came to the Zhichuan Welfare Institute, even though it was clearly a "visit" banner, Fang Zhengjun was still worried.He was really afraid that the murderer was by his side, and he was even more afraid that something bad happened to Zhang Xiaobing.

He can't bring back the dead, and he will guard the living ones no matter what they say.

Fang Zhengjun wanted to bring Zhang Xiaobing home, but he was afraid that the target was too big to explain his identity.What's more, he was ashamed of his wife and children. He didn't care enough about Fang Lingshu before, but now that he brought back Zhang Xiaobing, he didn't know what Fang Lingshu was going to do.

Who can adopt Zhang Xiaobing?

This person must be trustworthy and an acquaintance, but not so that people will notice the abnormality of the adopted son at a glance.

By chance, in that year, Liang Feng returned to Zhichuan. He visited the orphanage as a representative of the cultural and sports circles. Dean Tao mentioned this to Fang Zhengjun, and he remembered this old comrade-in-arms whom he had not seen for many years.

At that time, he didn't know that Liang Feng had no children, the opponent was the national champion, and Fang Zhengjun didn't dare to climb high.Instead, Liang Feng called his unit first: "Junzi, I heard that you are also in Zhichuan, so you don't see me either!"

Liang Feng has been training in Beijing, and among that group of comrades-in-arms, he has developed the best, so naturally he is a little out of touch with everyone.He enthusiastically invited Fang Zhengjun to come out to meet him, but Fang Zhengjun refused and went anyway.

When old comrades meet, of course they are affectionate.Liang Feng didn't have the airs of a champion, he poured the wine himself, and then poured the wine for Fang Zhengjun: "Actually, my family is in Zhichuan, and I just lived in Beijing for training. I heard from Lao Chen that you came to work in Zhichuan, thinking about it." I want to see you."

Liang Feng doesn't look good, but because of his work, he has a good mental outlook and looks young.In contrast, Fang Zhengjun has experienced much more vicissitudes and is much more financially poor.

"Why do you have gray hair?" Liang Feng sighed, "Junzi, your job is too exhausting."

Fang Zhengjun just smiled wryly: "Drink, drink."

They talked about the past when they were soldiers in Huayang. At that time, Liang Feng, Chen Guohua, and Fang Zhengjun had the best relationship among the three of them.When Liang Feng first joined the shooting team, he often wrote letters to Chen Guohua and Fang Zhengjun.Later, when a big case came out, neither Fang Zhengjun nor Chen Guohua had the intention to pass on Hongyan.The contact gradually faded away.

But the relationship is still there. They understand each other and know what kind of character the other is.

"Do you still remember that when we went to practice in the wild, we were surrounded by wild dogs, and it was you, the sharpshooter, who shot one by one, and the dog hairs flew all over the place." Fang Zhengjun lamented the past: "With your skill, You should be an athlete, you should win the championship, after Xu Haifeng you will be you, and you both have a peak in your name."

Liang Feng just smiled honestly.

They haven't changed, and when they meet again, Liang Feng is still the sharpshooter who came out of the ravine, and Fang Zhengjun is still the stupid deputy squad leader.

Sleeping in one room and eating in the same pot, only those who have served as soldiers understand this friendship, which is as strong as a brother.

After drinking for three rounds, Fang Zhengjun said sincerely: "Let the younger siblings meet your sister-in-law some other day, and the children will make a brotherhood. Let my wife see how my brother is doing, and let my son learn from you."

Liang Feng looked at him enviously, and after a while, he lowered his head: "I haven't had a doll yet."

Fang Zhengjun looked at him in surprise.

"Your younger brother and sister can't have children." Liang Feng smiled honestly: "If you can't have children, then don't give up. You can live like this, and my money is enough to support you in the future."

"Yes, yes, it's really difficult. It's not easy for you, and it's not easy for your siblings."

Liang Feng's eyes turned red: "You don't know, she wants to save face, but she doesn't want to go to the hospital. I haven't mentioned this to anyone in all these years."

"..."

At that moment, Fang Zhengjun suddenly had a natural thought in his heart - the boat will naturally go straight when it reaches the bridge, and if there are difficulties, there will be noble people to solve them. Isn't this God's will?

He was stunned for a long time, then he stuttered and asked, "Didn't you want to adopt one?"

"...Think about it. I'm not. I was very busy a few years ago, and your siblings can't help but think about it." Liang Feng sighed: "Forget it, it's my fate. I went to the orphanage that day. After thinking about it, I have to discuss it with your siblings."

Fang Zhengjun grabbed his hand suddenly: "What if...if...what if I entrust you with a child?"

Liang Feng was stunned.

How Fang Zhengjun confessed everything to Liang Fenghe, and how Liang Feng persuaded his wife to accept Zhang Xiaobing, these things, 12 years later, can no longer be restored one by one.In Fang Zhengjun's sobbing narration, Fang Lingshu could only roughly understand a general idea.

All in all, Liang Feng lived up to his promise.

No one knows how Fang Zhengjun and Liang Feng made this promise. To be on the safe side, Fang Zhengjun used public power without authorization and gave Zhang Xiaobing a new household registration without going through the adoption procedures.

They even forged the birth certificate - so the child seemed to be Liang Feng's own child in all records.

Liang Feng wisely chose a name for his son: "Let's call him Liang Xu, the sun is rising."

He hadn't even seen the kid's face.Yes, he heard that Zhang Xiaobing had a mental disorder, and he also heard that he was autistic and incontinent.And he didn't ask anything, because he was exactly as Fang Zhengjun knew and believed: he was honest and kind.

Fang Zhengjun entrusted him, and he promised without hesitation.

He has good expectations in his simple heart, hoping that this child can come out of the darkness. No matter whose life it is, there should be sunshine.

Two days later, Fang Zhengjun led Liang Feng to meet Zhang Xiaobing.

Before that, how much work he did for Zhang Xiaobing, let's not talk about it.

"Son, he will be your new father from now on." Fang Zhengjun put Zhang Xiaobing's hand in Liang Feng's big hand, and told him: "My good boy, remember what uncle told you—your business is right. No one can say, if someone asks you who Uncle Liang is, you have to say that he is your real father."

Zhang Xiaobing stared blankly at him, then at Liang Feng.

"But uncle, I have parents."

Fang Zhengjun carefully squeezed Zhang Xiaobing's hand: "Didn't uncle tell you? You can't stay in the orphanage forever. This Uncle Liang, he is an athlete, a champion, and his old comrade-in-arms. He will treat you very special." Okay." After a pause, he said again: "You have to promise uncle, past parents, you will never mention it again, and when uncle solves the case, you can tell about it—you know?"

"Uncle, aren't you a policeman?" Zhang Xiaobing blinked tears: "Why don't you go and catch the bad guys? I told you everything."

Both Liang Feng and Fang Zhengjun were silent, their childish words were outrageous, and it was like a sharp knife, piercing their hearts.

There was no more painful and self-blaming moment than this. Fang Zhengjun staggered and knelt down in front of the child.He hugged Zhang Xiaobing.

"Uncle is incompetent, uncle is sorry for you."

This young man, kneeling in front of the child, had nothing to do but tears of pain.

"Xiao Bing, you have to trust uncle." He grabbed Xiao Bing's little hand nervously: "In my whole life, even if I lose this life, I will definitely catch the murderer and bring justice to your family. I will swear to you as long as I live. Revenge. Before that, you have to be obedient and listen to Uncle Liang. You have grown up and lived a good life. Only then will you see your parents being wronged, remember?"

Zhang Xiaobing looked at him, then at Liang Feng, Liang Feng also cried.

Zhang Xiaobing didn't cry anymore, he let go of Fang Zhengjun's hand, and wiped his eyes vigorously.

"Uncle, I'm waiting for you."

This is the purest and heaviest entrustment in the world.

In this way, Liang Feng became Zhang Xiaobing's father.He was even more considerate than Fang Zhengjun about the adopted son picked up from the dead.

"It happened that I was also hesitating whether to continue the competition. Since this is the case, I am going to retire." Liang Feng said: "I can't stay in Zhichuan for a long time. There is a shooting club in Chang'an that invites me to be a coach. After a farewell, I took my child and moved to Chang'an. In order to avoid suspicion, let's try not to contact each other."

Fang Zhengjun didn't want him to be so decisive that he even gave up his sports career for the sake of his children.

He was tongue-tied, and what Liang Feng said just now, "Don't contact me in the future", just kept echoing in his mind-they just met again.

"No, Dafeng, I—there's no need for the two of us not to meet."

Liang Feng thought again and again: "That's not right. You and Jin Chuan's case will never be separated. Every time Xiao Xu sees you, he has to remember his biological parents. What's more, when we meet, you will inevitably want to see the child again." , the clues will one day teach people to see through."

Fang Zhengjun knew he was right.The best way to protect Zhang Xiaobing is to let him disappear in the sea of ​​people forever, away from everything in the Jinchuan case, just like the name "Zhang Xiaobing" has never passed into the world.

"Do you not trust me?" Liang Feng looked at him sincerely: "Junzi, you know my skills. I assure you, as long as I am around, no one will be able to touch this kid."

Fang Zhengjun didn't speak, just nodded silently.

Liang Feng took Zhang Xiaobing away, but he was still secretly watching Liang Feng.He knew that Liang Feng had gone to Chang'an, and that Zhang Xiaobing seemed to have recovered and went to school.Liang Feng really didn't play again. His sports career came to an end on the day he met Zhang Xiaobing. He lived in a low profile, tried his best to live an ordinary life, and devoted all his energy to raising his adopted son.

Twelve years have passed, and they have never contacted each other as agreed.

When I saw Liang Feng again, it was in the autopsy room.

He heard that it was Lu Shigang's son who accidentally injured Liang Feng, no one could understand his mood at that moment, he really wanted to cut Lu Shigang into pieces.

It's true that the son of a mouse can dig holes. Before Lao Tzu's account is settled, the son killed his brother again.

But Fang Zhengjun couldn't do anything, he couldn't even cry in person, and he had to deal with this civil dispute fairly and justly as if nothing had happened.

Why do villains always escape innocently?Liang Feng was loyal all his life, who did he feel sorry for?

Fang Zhengjun didn't even dare to go to his funeral, Chen Guohua saw that he would not go, so he silently did not attend.Liang Feng's funeral was pitifully simple. Fang Zhengjun heard that only his colleagues from the shooting gallery went to pay his respects.

He could only lock himself in the study, look at Liang Feng's file, and think of how fat he was when he was young!But there are details in the rough, and he is safer than anyone else in doing things.

His tears did not dare to be known to others, but when his son came, he immediately stopped crying.

Liang Feng was lying in the cold storage, his appearance was still the same without major changes, and he would never speak again.

He didn't wait for the day when his adopted son got revenge, nor did he wait for the day when he and Fang Zhengjun would meet happily.Lying there, he would never raise his beloved air gun again, pour wine for him with a smile, and shout "Junzi! Huazi!"

And he never failed to live up to his entrustment.

Fang Lingshu looked at Fang Zhengjun, Fang Zhengjun lowered his head, his tears had dried up, leaving a pair of blood red eyes, and cigarette butts were all around his feet.

Fang Lingshu didn't know what to say, yes, it turned out to be Liang Xu, it turned out to be Liang Xu, who took away all his expectations for his father and ended the empty childhood he was unwilling to face.That person is Liang Xu.

And who took Liang Xu's life away?

It was already broad daylight, and the dazzling sunlight came in through the gaps in the curtains.

Fang Lingshu didn't know what time it was, it was probably already past the time to go to work, he was in no mood to blame Fang Zhengjun, he just wanted to deal with business and settle the case.

"Lingling, I'm real. I'm sorry, but you...but I..." Fang Zhengjun choked up and said, "I'm really..."

"Stop talking." Fang Lingshu said in a low voice: "Captain Fang, you are hiding witnesses. Is this the decision of the task force? You still need to find a way to prove it. But you and Deputy Director Chen Guohua are suspected of abusing their power. Registering Liang Xu's household registration without legal procedures, this problem cannot be washed away."

"It's none of Lao Chen's business." Fang Zhengjun said sadly, "He doesn't know anything, I'm alone."

"What is there to excuse? There is nothing wrong with you protecting witnesses. Even if you violated the rules, there are reasons for it. But you and Chen Guohua concealed the facts in the investigation of the Qujiang case. You have to give an explanation for this behavior."

Fang Zhengjun had nothing to say.

"If you have anything to say, the procuratorate will let you make it clear."

Fang Lingshu turned his back and wiped away his tears: "But Dad, I don't think you did anything wrong."

Fang Zhengjun raised his head.

"You have disappointed me a lot." Fang Lingshu said, "However, when it comes to protecting witnesses, if it were me, I would make the same choice."

Fang Zhengjun looked at him silently. After a long time, he covered his face and wept loudly.Fang Lingshu didn't know who he was crying for, for his own son, or for Zhang Xiaobing who had gone astray, or for Liang Feng who would never come back to life.

Time never turns back, and choices never turn back. They are all kind people, and they have no evil intentions in everything they do.

Blame the murderer for being cruel, and also blame the unfair fate.

Fang Lingshu opened the curtains, the sky was bright and clear, it was already nine o'clock.

Both father and son stayed up all night and were extremely tired.But the search for Liang Xu can't be delayed any longer, that's today.Fang Lingshu went to the toilet, washed his face, and wrung out a towel to give to Fang Zhengjun.

"Wipe your face, Dad."

Fang Zhengjun took the towel and stood up: "You change your clothes, and I will go to the bureau with you. I will explain my problem to Li Jiancheng as soon as possible. You can leave it to me to approve the arrest."

Fang Lingshu looked at him sharply: "Director Li, isn't he afraid of hurting himself?"

Fang Zhengjun sighed: "I am your own father, and he is my old boss for many years. No matter how emotional I am, I will not lie to you about this. In fact, if you hadn't come forward to obstruct me, I would have directly detained and searched Liang Xu——Lingling, why did you come out to testify at that time?"

Fang Lingshu lowered his eyes, and for a moment, he said, "You want to hear the truth?"

"Come on, dad is really old, I can't keep up with your brains."

"The truth is, I couldn't figure out what you were thinking at the time, and I was afraid that you would use your emotions to deliberately cover up during the search and arrest. If the search fails once, it will be very difficult to attack again in the future." Fang Lingshu turned his back, He turned his head slowly and looked at Fang Zhengjun.

"Dad, don't blame me for being suspicious. I can't let you take a wrong step if you take a wrong step."

At that moment, it was really as fierce as an eagle watching a wolf.

Fang Zhengjun once again felt his heart tremble.Back then Zhang Xiaobing looked up at him, that was the first time, now Fang Lingshu looked back at him, this was the second time.

The son has really grown up, I don't know who taught him to be so cruel and ruthless, but he is so smart and decisive.

It is not the result of one's own upbringing.

Fang Zhengjun was speechless, he picked up the car keys: "Change clothes, let's go."

"You don't take a shower?"

"I won't wash it, I won't wash it anymore, your mother isn't so particular about me." Fang Zhengjun said helplessly, "Hurry up."

"Sloppy old man." Fang Lingshu said with a smile, "You go first, I'm going to Cuiwei Garden."

"What are you doing there?"

"Well, there is something I haven't mentioned to you yet. The guards of Cuiwei Garden are a bit suspicious. I saw a person on Liang Xu's needle-eye surveillance, haunting near his residence. This person also followed Liang Xu, I want to go to Cuiwei Let’s take a look at the property in the garden first. The Public Security Bureau should not make any noise, so as not to startle the snake.”

Fang Zhengjun looked at him again and again, and handed him the gun: "Put the gun on."

"My father, why do I bring a gun when I go to visit? To scare the common people?"

"Take it with you." Fang Zhengjun said dejectedly, "You're old too, it's not the age for dad to protect you. Take a gun with you when you go out, just in case something happens."

They looked at each other, wanted to smile, but felt sour.The children downstairs clapped their hands and sang in the yard, it was the tune of Xintianyou: Big Yan flew to bring Xiaoyan!High and low, come back to the nest and hold the mud!

The big swallow flies, takes the little swallow, and returns to the nest up and down, holding the mud in its mouth.