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Summer has a kind of restless vitality, everything bursts out, and the days are long.The night begins to brew when the sun goes down and the sky is gray and blue, and it takes up to two or three hours to fall.

Accidentally different.

For example, the time is still early, but the sky is suddenly dark.Dark clouds gathered and weighed gloomyly overhead, and the sultry wind was planning a torrential rain.

The smart street lamps are lit up one after another, and pedestrians are hurrying under the yellow halo, with the same numb expressions on their faces, unwilling to express their anxiety to avoid the rain.

Yan Ji walked across the road into the complex square.

The surrounding crowd was bustling with each other, passing each other in twos and threes, only Yan Ji stood still, staring at the front not far away, looking at the bright lights.

Burger King was crowded with people, and the clerks turned on the lights when it was dark, and the brightly lit shop was extraordinarily warm.

The girl sitting by the window is holding a book with a serious expression.The light tried its best to outline her delicate side face, the cold white complexion appeared clear under the light, the jaw-length short hair was as black as black feathers, revealing a small section of jade-like white nape that was hidden in the neckline, which could only be seen from the white shirt The elegant and straight back can be glimpsed in the lines.

Immersive Yan Deng, intellectual, elegant, quiet.

If it was painted, it should be called "The Girl in the Ivory Tower" or "The Black Swan in front of People", Yan Ji sneered in his heart, and strode into the store.

Yan Ji walked through the crowd to the table, and knocked on the table with his clenched right hand.

Yan Deng woke up from it, and quickly raised his head.

The light from the spotlight is soft and silky, outlining the contours of her facial features with a shimmer, and the eyes that look up are like the soft tentacles of a snail protruding from the shell, eager to touch you cautiously and joyfully.

So trust, so look forward to.

Yan Ji's face was as sinking as water, with a stern expression.

Yan Deng looked at her, the smile in his eyes gradually faded, he closed the book with a cold face, got up and was about to leave.

Yan Ji hurried forward and pushed Yan Deng back to his seat.She walked in such a hurry that she almost bumped into Yan Deng.

Yan Deng glared at her, took half a step back, and said coldly, "Get out of the way."

Yan Ji pressed the corners of his lips tightly, trying to keep his tone gentle: "You sit down first..."

"I don't sit!!!"

Yan Ji raised his head, the voice was the roar of a girl on the sofa seat.

The boy in the plaid shirt next to the girl whispered something, but it didn't work at all. The girl who was trapped between the seats cried out, "I've been waiting for you for more than half an hour! More than half an hour! What if I eat junk food and I want to eat Burger King? I don’t even have the right to eat Burger King! You don’t even want to let me eat Burger King!”

The boy was also anxious: "No, I didn't buy you what you want to eat? I gave you the salary card and you don't want it. I really think it's unhealthy..."

The girl sobbed while wiping her tears: "What's wrong with being unhealthy! I want to eat...I don't want a salary card, I want to eat French fries, I want to eat onion rings, I want to drink Coke...I'll wait for you here for more than half an hour, You don't even want to give me Burger King..."

Yan Deng looked at Yan Ji.

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Yan Ji's face, and he avoided her gaze.

Yan Deng raised his wrist, glanced at his watch, and said indifferently, "I've been waiting for you for an hour and 47 minutes."

Yan Ji staggered his eye contact with Yan Deng, lowered his eyes and said in a low voice: "The Qiwushan police station is far away, and there is always a traffic jam on the road during rush hour."

His tone was blunt, his expression was evasive, and he had memorized the lines in advance.Yan Deng commented in his heart, and Shi Ran sat down: "It didn't take so long when you went."

Yan Ji tried his best to adjust his facial expression, and sat down opposite Yan Deng in a natural manner: "I took Officer Yang's car when I went, and I took the bus when I came back."

"Airport bus?"

"Ah."

As soon as the words came out of her mouth, Yan Ji immediately realized that something was wrong, and she suddenly raised her eyes to stare at Yan Deng.The camouflage was removed in an instant, Yan Ji's eyes were cold and serious, his back was tense, as if he was confronting an enemy.

Yan Deng slowly turned the book to the page just now, lifted the corner of the book and folded it into a regular triangle, and pressed back and forth with his fingertips to make it flat: "It's a clumsy lie, isn't it?"

The tone of indifference, the tone is so flat that there is not even a trace of contempt.

Yan Deng closed the book again, raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Yan Ji: "Speak, I'll be waiting."

"You want me to tell?" Yan Ji was so angry that his face was livid, and he smiled angrily, "I used to do business in the vegetable market to make a living, and I met all kinds of nonsense people, but I have never met Mr. Yan, you Like this. Others are at best the villains who complain first, and they are also strong when they are unreasonable. It is not as good as Mr. Yan, with your attitude and tone, do you still think highly of me when you lie to me?"

Yan Ji clenched his hands into fists with bulging veins on the back of his hands. Considering the public place, he still restrained his volume, so that his voice was squeezed into an angry and depressed voice: "Okay, let me ask you. Why are you pretending to be my teacher's friend? What exactly are you trying to do?"

Yan Deng looked at Yan Ji's face, and said with some reluctance, "...to approach you."

Yan Ji glared, his cheek muscles twisted slightly.

"Jing Xing ran to the hospital on his own initiative, paying medical expenses in advance and pretending to be Zhang Gong and his friends. I guessed that he was going to do something wrong, it was that wooden business card. Didn't you realize that your behavior that day was a little impulsive? So brave and fearless Go catch Bao Junfa."

Yan Ji recalled all kinds of things after receiving the Jingxing wood chip, and also remembered that the wood chip disappeared inexplicably, and his face became even more ugly.She gritted her back molars, and her slurred words were a little anxious: "You, what do you want to do when you approach me?"

"It's nothing."

"Nothing?" Yan Ji was taken aback, staring at Yan Deng's face for a long time.

Yan Deng looked indifferent.

Yan Ji's face gradually calmed down, and he said in a calm tone: "Yan Deng, we have also lived and died together several times, I hope you can be honest. Jing Xing is your housekeeper. If he has problems, you will no problem?"

Yan Deng replied indifferently: "What's my problem? I've been waiting for you for two hours, and you still feel wronged?"

Yan Ji couldn't hold back and said, "You lied to me first."

Yan Deng sneered: "When did I lie to you? Which word did I lie to you?"

Yan Ji was very impatient by her unreasonable troubles, and stared at Yan Deng without saying a word, his cheeks were tense, his eyes were full of anger, like a little dragon that only opened its mouth to breathe fire.

Time ticked, and a few seconds passed, the little evil dragon frowned, and cursed in a low voice with extreme dissatisfaction: "Cunning. You have premeditated."

For a long time, some questions about Yan Ji touched the truth.Yan Deng was either ignoring it, or ambiguous, prevaricating with [you'd better ask questions I can answer], [don't tell others these words] and so on.

But these, really can not be called "cheat".

Yan Deng raised the corner of his mouth: "So, did I lie to you?"

Yan Ji's face was a little bit serious, he straightened his back, and looked at Yan Deng solemnly: "Mr. Yan thinks it's funny? I'm sorry, I don't think so. Whether it's deception or concealment, I can't forgive your behavior."

The smile in Yan Deng's eyes dissipated little by little with Yan Ji's words, like a severe winter coming to freeze thousands of miles: "I can't forgive... I'm too tolerant of you."

Yan Ji nodded slightly, and spoke politely: "Thank you for the preferential treatment from Mr. Yan. It's a pity that I am not worthy of your tolerance. We don't agree with each other. I think between us..."

"8604 pick up meal!"

Yan Ji clenched his fists suddenly in shock, and frowned in embarrassment as if he was suddenly interrupted.

"Customer 8604, please pick up your meal at the pick-up counter."

Yan Ji's face returned to indifference, as if he didn't want to waste time talking to Yan Deng, he stood up without saying a word and was about to leave.

Yan Deng stood up after him, and suddenly leaned forward to hold Yan Ji's wrist.

Yan Ji turned his head and glared.

Yan Deng lowered his eyelashes and opened Yan Ji's fingers bit by bit.In his white palm, he held a crumpled meal ticket - 8604.

Yan Deng raised his eyebrows, and the beauty mole at the end of his eyes moved slightly, and there was a touch of childlike complacency in the eyes that were indifferent to the common people.

Yan Ji turned his head and looked out the window.

Yan Deng smoothed the meal coupons and said to himself: "I bought it with my own money, so I won't lose money." After speaking, he walked to the dining table.

After Yan Deng left, Yan Ji was still looking out the window.

Dark clouds were pressing down on the city, and the torrential rain was still brewing. The glass reflected the girl's delicate face, her expression was calm, and her eyes were focused.

Yan Ji knew that he was not good at pretending.

Then the best disguise is to act in your true colors.

Then, I looked at it with a cold heart.

Look at Yan Deng, look at Director Ji, look at Director Ying, look at these people who suddenly gathered around me, their hidden faces, their purpose, and their plot.

Same thing, see clearly.

Yan Deng may not have lied in words, but whether it is the sheep farm or the above-ground laboratory of Dianjin Pharmaceutical, which time did she not induce me to go there?

And Director Ji who sent someone to monitor me, how could he be a friend of the teacher.On that wall of photos, only the family portrait for Chinese New Year has the figure of the teacher.But in fact, that piece has little to do with Director Ji.An absent group photo, put together with other "important happy memories in life", is a bit weird.

Disclose the details of the case at will, trying to exchange for the information of Dianjin Pharmaceutical that night.Hiding and not reporting, erasing me as the investigator of the case, trying to avoid Director Ying who is investigating the clues behind the scenes of the sheep farm.

None of them can be trusted.

No matter who it is, they can't take away what belongs to the teacher.

Yan Ji withdrew his gaze, took out a map from his shoulder bag, spread it out on the table.This is the traffic map of the city, on which there are three lines drawn with a sketch pen, and several locations are marked with circles, five-pointed stars, and triangles.

Yan Deng came back with a full dinner plate, glanced at the map, and saw Zhang Gong and the address on the electricity bill card—World Garden was drawn with a five-pointed star.

She put down the dinner plate: "Is there a problem with these places? It has something to do with Zhang Gong."

"Yes."

Yan Deng tore a small gap in the ketchup bag, slowly squeezed it on the French fries, and chewed slowly in his mouth: "Because you're late?"

Yan Ji pursed his lips and remained silent, his expression still indifferent.

Mr. Yan took out a tissue to wipe his fingers, and raised his jaw quite reservedly: "Do you want to listen to a story?"

"Yes." Yan Ji replied decisively.

She not only has to look at it with a cold heart, but also uses the wind to make the boat carry out her plan step by step.These opponents have power, background, and connections. If they want to fight head-on, they will only break their heads and be kicked out by them.

The enemy of the enemy is a friend. "Friends" have power, background and connections, so how can we not make good use of them.

Yan Ji looked down at the map on the table: I was able to find out the clue so quickly, thanks to Director Ying.

Now, it's time to collect information from Mr. Yan.