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"Someone pushes you to hell, don't you want to drag him down with you?"

"This world is really dangerous, why do you want to stay?"

"Kindness is something that deceives oneself and others. Do you still believe it now? Do you really think that life is so difficult now, and is there hope in the future?"

"Don't you want to take the knife in your hand and punish those who bully you?"

"Yu Xiao, don't you want to?"

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Yu Xiao opened his eyes abruptly in the darkness, the night light outside the window stretched an inch through the curtains in the ward, and dust could be vaguely seen dancing in the light.She propped her hands up and moved lightly, staring down at the moonlight in the room, the words in her dream kept floating in her mind.

——Even the light is weak now, let alone the future?

In the darkness, she blinked her eyes lightly, as if touched.She quietly got out of bed, sat down next to Lin Kexin's hospital bed, and saw her mother's appearance clearly through the dim light—the torment of illness, the sudden death of her husband and the changes in the family all made this woman haggard overnight. She no longer has the original outstanding temperament, her cheeks are sunken, her eyes are heavily blue and black, her complexion is as pale as a ghost, and the embarrassment on the verge of death is revealed from her body.

Roses always lose.

Yu Xiao held Lin Kexin's hand and rubbed it on her face lightly, "Mom...can I go with you?"

What answered her was the silence of the room.

Yu Xiao is used to her questions being never answered, her eyes fell on a critical illness notice on the bedside table, she closed her eyes suddenly, tears fell down.

The jackdaw flew away outside the window, and the shadows of the branches stretched out their teeth and claws in the night, slowly, slowly grabbed Yu Xiao, and walked towards the abyss step by step.

As soon as Jiang Bai woke up from his sleep, his eyes were dazzled by the sunlight falling on his pillow, and a generous hand came over in time to help him block the light.

"Are you awake?" A familiar voice rang in his ear.

He subconsciously hooked the corner of his lips, pulled Qin Ang's hand with one hand, and met Qin Ang's dark eyes - he should have woken up longer than himself, and right now he is lifting his upper body and doing a good job look at yourself.

As soon as Jiang Bai backed up, he pressed Qin Ang's head and took a bite on the corner of each other's lips, regardless of whether the two had brushed their teeth.

"Hiss—" Qin Ang raised his head, "Are you a dog?"

Jiang Bai hummed, "Next time you are here, I will get up early every day and let you bite."

Qin Ang shrugged, "Then there is no way, I can only be doomed to be bitten by you every morning."

Jiang Bai rolled his eyes.

Three days off on New Year's Day, except for going back to Qin Ang's parents' house on the [-]th night, they stayed in Qin Ang's kennel for the rest of the time, watching movies together, cooking, and occasionally Qin Ang was called by the city bureau to get busy One day, come back and continue to nest.

Qin Ang pulled people up and put a thick coat on Jiang Bai, "Go brush your teeth, are you going to the newspaper office today?"

Jiang Bai yawned, and obediently followed Qin Ang into the bathroom, "Well, your team has nothing to do recently."

Qin Ang handed the toothbrush filled with toothpaste to Jiang Bai, thought for a while and said, "Why don't you go to the bureau with me, just to see if I have found any clues about the inner ghost."

Jiang Bai brushed his teeth for a while, and suddenly looked at Qin Ang standing next to him through the mirror, and his mouth was full of foam, "Captain Qin, the drunkard's intention is not to drink, you asked me to go to the city bureau with you to share The clues are still afraid that if you don't see them every day, it will be like three autumns?"

There was a smile in Qin Ang's eyes, he grabbed Jiang Bai's hand holding the toothbrush and put it next to his mouth, "I don't want to be separated from you for a moment, okay?"

Jiang Bai nodded with satisfaction.

At this moment, the cell phone at the head of the bed rang. Qin Ang answered the call while brushing his teeth, and then walked back leisurely, in a very good mood, "Hello, Lao Hu."

In the bathroom, I vaguely heard Hu Yue's exasperated voice on the other end of the phone. Jiang Bai just turned his head and saw Qin Ang's face darken in seconds.

He had an intuition that something bad was going to happen, "What's wrong?"

Qin Ang hung up the phone, "Lao Sa committed suicide."

!! ?

Qin Ang felt that he seemed to have an indissoluble bond with the hospital since September last year, and the average number of times he came here was basically once a month, as much as he had for a whole year.

He walked through the long corridor in silence, and saw a few people in police uniforms around the door of a ward from a distance, and standing in the middle was Hu Yue with an extremely ugly face.

"What's going on?" Qin Ang asked before he arrived.

Hu Yue led the two of them into the ward, and almost choked on the pungent smell of blood as soon as they entered the door.Qin Ang held his nose, and saw that Lao Sa, who said a few days ago that his injuries had stabilized, was dying on the hospital bed. The wound on the wrist artery was covered with white skin, and the blood that was almost exhausted was still flowing down drop by drop.

Hu Yue said, "This guy stole a small knife used to change the dressing when the nurse was changing the dressing, and committed suicide in the middle of the night last night. He was not discovered until the nurse's rounds in the early morning! Damn, what he did is amazing!"

It is cruel enough to choose to commit suicide in order not to confess.

Hu Yue was still muttering to the side, "Hao Ju just called me because of this matter and scolded me. This is the first time I have been scolded by Hao Ju after graduation! That's really angry."

Qin Ang was puzzled, "Hao Ju?"

Hao Qiulin's temper should be considered good, and he is usually friendly. Even if anyone in the bureau made a mistake, he would just scold him with a straight face at most. It's quite rare to say scolding, and even Qin Ang's gangster personality has been seen at most once. twice.

Hu Yueying, "Yeah, old Saduo is an important person, you don't know, he must have a lot of clues about Liu Maojin and even the Qiye drug cartel in his hands. If you catch people, you can pry them out of your mouth." What, now that the person is dead, it’s no wonder Hao Ju is so angry.”

Qin Ang glanced at Hu Yue sympathetically, "I feel that your team leader's year-end bonus will probably be gone."

Hu Yue's expression froze.

Qin Ang smiled, walked to the ward, his eyes froze for a moment.Old Sa's death was terrifying, his eyes stared straight at the ceiling, his eyeballs were so wide that they were about to stare out, like a grieving ghost who came to claim his life.

May I ask who would show such an expression of resentment when committing suicide?

He turned back and asked Hu Yue, "Did anyone come to this ward before?"

Hu Yue shook his head, "No. After he woke up, Director Hao and I and some division leaders came over to interrogate him. He never opened his mouth. Until I left yesterday, he still refused to admit himself. Has something to do with Liu Maojin, who knows that today..."

Doomed to deny the relationship with Liu Maojin?Then he still has the consciousness of survival, and he has no thoughts after waking up for such a long time. Why did he decisively choose suicide now that he didn't have time all night?Did someone give him a hint?

Qin Ang straightened up, "Why don't I check the surveillance cameras around here."

Hu Yue nodded, "OK."

In the dark monitoring room, five or six black and white screens played silently in front of Qin Ang and Hu Yue, and the dark light was reflected on their faces with sharp jawlines.

There is nothing unusual on the screen, whether it is in the corridor or in the ward.There are two policemen guarding the outside every day. The only people who come in and out are Hu Yue who is in charge of the interrogation, a small police officer who helps record the statement, and the nurse who needs to be checked.And Lao Sa in the ward was quietly looking at the wall when he was not being interrogated. Because of the picture problem, he couldn't see his expression clearly.

In the early hours of the morning, Lao Sa suddenly opened his eyes from his sleep, looked at the outside window for about 10 minutes, and then slowly took out the knife from the nurse from under his pillow.

The picture was blurry, only Lao Sa smiled strangely, and then cut open the artery in his hand decisively.Blood gushed out in an instant, and Lao Sa slowly lost consciousness, only his eyes were wide open from beginning to end, and the picture had a sense of sight from a horror movie.

Qin Ang asked Hu Yue beside him, "What do you think?"

Hu Yue said, "After the interrogation in the past few days, Lao Sa is a person who believes that death is worse than life, and he will not commit suicide at all. Moreover, we have no direct evidence of his drug trafficking. He also knows that as long as he kills him Admitting the relationship with Liu Maojin and participating in drug trafficking, we can only punish him for assaulting the police, and there is no need for him to commit suicide."

"You mean he was threatened?"

"It's not impossible, maybe Liu Maojin was afraid that he would tell the news about himself, so he directly chose to keep his mouth shut. After all, the dead can keep secrets best."

"That's true, but it's unnecessary, isn't it?" Qin Ang denied, "The risk of doing this is too great, and it's easy to be discovered. There are two police officers guarding the door, and the nurses who come in and out every day are familiar people. The success rate is too small. Also, Lao Sa has followed Liu Maojin for so many years, will Liu Maojin not know Lao Sa's virtues? As for this step? "

No, it's not necessary at all.There was no evidence pointing to Liu Maojin in the first place. If he came out like this, the police would immediately suspect him, which would be tantamount to exposing himself to the police. It would be better to tell the police to arrest him directly.

etc!In the blink of an eye, Qin Ang caught a faint ray of light in his mind. By the way, the death of Lao Sa will only push Liu Maojin directly under the eyes of the police. Is this also telling them in disguise that Liu Maojin is in Huaicheng? This is like providing the police with a clue about Liu Maojin, leading them to find Liu Maojin.

Who could be so generous in giving information to the police and in such a way?

Qin Ang bent down suddenly, and pulled out all the monitoring that Lao Sa had been in since he was hospitalized, "I think anyone who has been in and out can check it carefully. The nurses or the guarding police are all suspected, and they will immediately bring the criminal The simulated portrait expert went to Liu Ze and asked him to describe Liu Maojin's appearance, and I think the Jialu Hotel can be seized."

"What do you mean, didn't you say that Liu Maojin couldn't find someone to threaten Lao Sa?" Hu Yue was puzzled, "And you are not afraid to scare the snake?"

Qin Ang's eyes were sharp, "The snake may have run away, so what are you afraid of, besides, someone is paving the way for us. If we don't go up, we will be sorry for the painstaking efforts of others."

"Huh?" Hu Yue even has two big heads.

At the same time, on the outdoor terrace of Huaicheng Daily, strong winds blew up Jiang Bai's clothes. He was tall and tall, with his hands in his pockets, looking at the rows of buildings in the distance. There was a steady flow of cars underneath, and the wind blew the whistle all the way up, falling into Jiang Bai's ears, which was tens of meters high.

His mind was the same as Qin Ang's, thinking about the same question - why did he kill Lao Sa, what was the meaning and purpose?

The biggest difference from Qin Ang is that all his answers clearly point to the existence of a person.

The ends of his eyes were tightened bit by bit, and his eyes were like sharp blades with a cold light, all of them fell into the wind.But the clearness of his mind caused a sudden burst of fear deeply buried in his bones, which almost made him tremble all over.

The hands were tightly clenched into fists, the nails dug deep into the flesh, and a negligible amount of blood slowly seeped out from the wound.

Did that person come to Huaicheng in person?Is Lao Sa's suicide really his handwriting?

At this time, there was a burst of footsteps behind him, and the sound of someone's conversation gradually came, and someone even saw Jiang Bai and greeted him enthusiastically, "Reporter Xiaojiang, you are here!"

Almost at the same time as turning around, the coldness in Jiang Bai's eyes faded instantly, he evoked a just right smile, and nodded with the colleague who came up to blow the air behind him, "Yes, come here and blow the air to clear your mind."

When people show a state of easy contact to others, they will naturally attract the favor of other people. Within a few seconds, several colleagues gathered around Jiang Bai and began to chat about gossip.

Jiang Bai lacked interest, and while coping with it with a good temper, he looked at the distant scenery and let himself go until he heard Lin Kexin's name.

"Huh? What happened to Lin Kexin?" Jiang Bai looked back and asked.

"Oh, I went to the hospital yesterday and found out that Lin Kexin's condition is very serious, and there should be only a few days left." Someone replied.

Jiang Bai was stunned, "What about Yu Xiao?"

"That's why I said that Yu Xiao is pitiful. He just lost his father a while ago, and now his only relative is leaving. It's really pitiful."

Someone immediately answered, "What's so pitiful, who told her father to sell drugs, how many people have been harmed!"

Jiang Bai glanced over indifferently, and the man subconsciously closed his mouth.

At this time, Jiang Bai's mobile phone rang, and he and a few colleagues nodded and stepped back to answer the phone, "Hello, Zheng Er?"

"Didn't you ask me to look at Yu Xiao last time? The person I sent just came back and said that Yu Xiao bought a knife and went to school. What do you think she wants to do?"

!As soon as Zheng Er's words fell, a string rang in Jiang Bai's mind immediately, and a bad intuition sprang up from the bottom of his heart.

The dark clouds in the distant sky pressed down, and an unspeakable sense of depression fell on everyone's hearts.Jiang Bai gently rubbed the edge of the phone with his fingers, and rushed out the next second.

In City No. 1 Middle School, as soon as the bell rang for the end of get out of class, people rushed out of the classroom. Those who were fighting for the toilet were fighting for the toilet, and those who were fighting for the water outlet were fighting for the water outlet. Within a minute, there were already long queues on both sides.Unlike the noisy classrooms downstairs, the sixth floor, which has been vacant for a long time, is extraordinarily quiet. The empty corridors are covered with dust, and there are clear footprints when you step on it.

At this time, Yu Xiao walked up the stairs expressionlessly, followed by Lin Yue and another girl.

No one spoke, only the sound of footsteps in the corridor.

"Yu Xiao!" Lin Yue folded her arms and stopped, watching the girl in front of her stop, "What are you looking for me for?"

Yu Xiao turned her head and glanced at Lin Yue lightly, "What? Don't you dare go with me?"

Lin Yue snorted, "Are you kidding me?!"

"Then let's go." The cold voice interrupted Lin Yue directly, and Yu Xiao continued to walk forward without looking back.

Lin Yue cursed angrily, "Just leave! Who is afraid of whom!"

Different from the quietness and dullness of other office buildings, the early morning on campus is more noisy and more energetic. The sound of reading aloud comes from the teaching building and drifts in every corner with the wind. There are still people playing basketball on the basketball court. The goal was scored, and the teammates immediately applauded and cheered.A teacher's reprimand could be heard in the corridor from a distance, and several students with their necks shrunk stood in a row in front of the teacher, showing fear—probably, in the student days, it was a daily thing to be scolded by the teacher Falling things.

Jiang Bai quickly crossed the corridor and headed straight to Yu Xiao's classroom. The door was knocked hard, and almost everyone looked up at Jiang Bai who was standing in a hurry at the door.

Jiang Bai tugged at the corner of his clothes, "Sorry, I'm looking for Yu Xiao."

The teacher and the students on the podium looked at each other, as if they had just realized that Yu Xiao and the other students in the class were not there. She smiled at Jiang Bai in embarrassment, "Who are you? Do you have anything to do with her?"

Jiang Bai's eyes wandered around the classroom for a week, and finally shook his head, "It's okay, excuse me."

He was about to turn around and leave when he bumped into a flustered student behind him. Jiang Bai recognized her. This was one of the girls who was with Yu Xiao in the hall of the Municipal Bureau last time.

The girl didn't have time to say anything to Jiang Bai, she held the door with one hand, and said hoarsely, "Teacher! It's not good! Yu Xiao... Yu Xiao is going to kill Lin Yue!"

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Jiang Bai pulled the girl over, "Where is the person?!"

The girl trembled and pointed towards the stairs, "It's in the girls' toilet on the sixth floor!"

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