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The house in front of me is not dilapidated, but clean as if there are still people living in it. The light yellow tiles are spread on the surface. It is a two-story building in the style of a small western style building. It is located in the suburbs of Yunzhou City, and there are only scattered places around it There are several small bungalows that look somewhat similar.It was only then that Ji Yige discovered that although Bian Lu's house also belonged to the suburbs, it was in completely opposite directions from the seaside.

Standing quietly in front of the room with him, until Bian Lu said softly: "Go in."

As soon as the words fell, Ji Yige held his hand and squeezed it, raised his head and smiled: "Okay."

Bian Lu just pursed his lips lightly, without much expression, led the person to open the door with a key, pushed the door and walked in.

The layout of the house slowly appeared in front of the two of them. The first thing they saw was the curved and straight indoor stairs. The house is divided into two floors. The first floor is a large living room, kitchen, bathroom, etc., and the second floor is a closed door. several rooms.Although the furniture looks a little old and old-fashioned, it is made of solid wood and leather, which looks quite textured.

Ji Yige obviously felt that Bian Li's breathing stopped for a few seconds, and his hands trembled slightly.Quickly let the two hold hands tighter again, dragged him to walk in, glanced around, a little puzzled.It stands to reason that Bian Lu has not lived in this house for nearly 20 years, but there is no thick dust in it, only a very shallow layer of thin dust.

As if seeing his doubts, Bian Lu walked to the sofa, wiped it with his index finger, and a blurred finger print appeared.Rubbing the dust on his hands, he slowly said: "Although I won't live back, I will ask someone to clean it regularly. Once the house is not popular, it will get old very quickly. I don't expect to keep it forever, at least I When I was alive, I didn’t want this house to be gone like this.” After a pause, he seemed to think of something: “It seems that the next cleaning will come again in a few days, and such a thick layer of dust has accumulated in such a short period of one or two months. .”

If no one lives in the house, it will be eroded by insects and ants, it will fall into cobwebs, and it will be covered with dust. How could it be so tidy now? Without people living in it, even the speed of dust accumulation is faster.

Ji Yige's heart hurts like a needle. Bian Lu seems to have been living smoothly under the protection and guidance of Director Cai for the past 20 years, but only he knows the pain in his heart.Squeezed the other person's hand: "Take me around, I want to see the place where you lived when you were young."

"Ah."

Ever since he approached this place, Bian Lu has been very silent, and he seldom initiates conversations. All he can do is to answer when Ji Yige has doubts, and not to speak at other times.

Leading the other party through the living room to the kitchen door, Bian Lu seemed to be lost in memory, with a very shallow smile on his face: "When I was young, every time I was on vacation, my dad would take me to play in the yard outside, Playing football and basketball. Sometimes, my dad would deliberately say that he found an interesting place, and we went to explore together, but we found out that it was just an abandoned warehouse. After running back covered in mud, I rushed directly to I went to my mother in the kitchen, and she thought that I had made my clothes too dirty, and she was worried about whether I bumped or bumped."

Listening to him talking quietly, Ji Yige subconsciously glanced in a certain direction of the living room. That place was the place where Mrs. Bian died last, and Bian Lu deliberately took him around a corner to the kitchen just now.

There seemed to be a picture in front of my eyes, a dirty child ran into the house with a football in his arms, rushed straight into the kitchen as if asking for credit, followed by a tall, laughing man.And the woman in the kitchen who heard the child acting like a baby had a smile on her face and complained a little bit, scolding the man coquettishly, as if blaming him for making her child look like a mud baby again.

Did this person have engraved these things in his heart long ago, and every time he was about to turn him out, it hurt like a knife.

Ji Yige felt uncomfortable and had to force a smile and said, "Unexpectedly, Uncle Bian is such a fun person."

Speaking of his father, Bian Lu obviously took on a proud tone: "Yes, although he is a professor, my mother always laughed at him and said that he is the least academic professor in the country. My father's students are very in love with him. I think his class is very interesting." Thinking of something again, he sighed in a low voice: "Unfortunately, I never went to his class."

Seeing that he was about to fall into the mood of self-blame and guilt again, Ji Yige immediately dragged his hand and shook it: "Go to the second floor and have a look, I haven't even seen the room you live in, I want to see the room you once lived in." Where I lived."

Bian Lv nodded, and led him slowly towards the second floor, and naturally avoided it when he passed by a certain place.

Bian Lu's room is at the farthest point. When you open the door, the scene inside looks similar to every little boy's room. There is a desk, a bed and a wardrobe. There are yellowing certificates on the wall, and the desk On the bookshelf above is a trophy that does not look luxurious, but there is only one photo in front of the bed, framed in a thick solid wood photo frame and standing on the bedside, and covered it with a layer of transparent plastic paper. title.

Ji Yige let go of the opponent's hand, stepped forward and picked up the photo frame. The photo showed a yellowish family of three.But the smiles on everyone's faces are as bright as eternity, as if spreading out in the universe, but after a moment, they stubbornly poured on the faces of the three of them, taking sides.

The brighter the smile, the more desolate it feels.

Ji Yige touched the edge of the photo, and smiled slightly: "You were so handsome when you were young?"

Bian Lu stepped forward, wrapped his arms around his waist from behind, and rested his chin on his shoulder: "My parents have good genes, so I'm sure I'm not too bad."

It is true that Bian Lu's mother is gentle and confident, and the radiance between her brows makes her whole person shine brightly. His father is even more handsome, with a different taste in his smile.

Bian Lu really inherited all the advantages of the two, whether it is temperament or appearance, they are all the same.

The two stayed in the room for a while, and Bian Lu's mood gradually improved. Although it wasn't very good, it was much better than the taciturn one when he came here.

Ji Yige didn't expect the other party to solve the 20-year knot in such a short period of time. He just hoped that Bian Lu could live happily and concentrate on solving the case. Come out completely.

Ji Yige caressed the little Bianlu in the photo over and over again, forcing the other party to gently kiss his neck: "The more beautiful one is behind you, if you continue to look at it, I will be jealous! "

Ji Yige touched his hand in a funny way, put down the photo frame, and said in a helpless tone, "I don't want to eat my own vinegar, childish." Then he broke free from the other party's arms, raised his head slightly and looked at: "Now it's time to return to the police. Should we stay a little longer?"

At the end, I added another sentence: "In the future, no matter when you want to come back, I will accompany you."

He lowered his head and kissed the corner of the other party's mouth, Bian Lu was in a happy mood: "Okay."

The two walked out the door holding hands, and Bian Lu glanced at the house that he hadn't been back for such a long time, his parents' room, the study room, and a railing with a different color from other places. He could finally come back often in the future.

Just as he was about to go downstairs, a strange feeling rose in his heart, Bian Lu turned his head and glanced around again.

Ji Yige looked at him suspiciously: "What's wrong?"

Bian Lu stared at one place, squinting his eyes slightly: "Someone has been here."

Ji Yige followed his gaze and looked over, that is, the study? !