shadow of crime

It was nearly 7 o'clock after dinner, and it gets dark early in winter, and the surroundings are shrouded in blue and gray silent colors.Dim lights were lit under the eaves, and the drizzle danced lightly under the lights.The dean knew that Jiang Bei and Cheng Ye would have to work tomorrow, so they didn't want to stay for a long time. After sending them to the door, he gave them a few simple instructions, and then watched them get into the car.

There are not many vehicles in the suburbs, and there are few people, so it is rare to be quiet.Cheng Ye got into the car and fastened his seat belt. He saw Jiang Bei standing outside leaning against the car door smoking a cigarette. He was about to call him when his phone rang. It belonged to Jiang Bei.

Jiang Bei swiped to answer, and before he could speak, he heard Lin An's wailing.

"Brother Jiang, this charter company is unscrupulous, and the tenant's information is not kept at all. Let me tell you, I am leading my brothers to look for it desperately. Do you want to come?"

Jiang Bei glanced at the drowsy Cheng Ye and said, "Come here later. Has the little girl moved?"

Lin An: "I moved. After finishing the record, I had someone move it for her. I posted more than 1000 for the house I'm looking for now. Are you still in the orphanage? When will you come? I need you to recharge."

He spoke in a crying voice, Jiang Bei couldn't listen anymore, and hung up the phone after a few sentences.

Cheng Ye closed his eyes slightly, half of his face was retracted into the sweater, and he said in a low voice, "Did you find out?"

"No," Jiang Bei got into the car and turned on the navigation on his phone, "Where is the address?"

"Do you want to take me home?" Cheng Ye grabbed the phone, entered the name of the community, and the male mechanical voice said, "I'm planning a route for you."There seemed to be three people in the car, diluting the embarrassment between the two.

Speechless all the way, Cheng Ye curled up on the seat and fell asleep. He was a light sleeper, and he heard the sound of endless traffic and the sound of rain in a daze.

——The rain was falling heavily, as if it was smashing into his ears through the car window.

He opened his eyes suddenly, and dug his ears with his little finger, trying to get out the water that didn't exist inside, and a thin layer of sweat appeared on the tip of his nose as he moved.

Jiang Bei focused on driving, did not notice him, turned the steering wheel to the right and turned to the gate of the community.He said, "Here we are, get out of the car."

The water marks on the car windows were messy and intertwined, and were washed away by a new wave of rain.Cheng Ye wiped his fingers with a piece of paper, and said to Jiang Bei, "It's raining, take me to the underground parking lot."

His eyes were dull, as if he hadn't woken up.Jiang Bei couldn't find the umbrella, so he simply started the engine and drove into the parking lot.

The air in the parking lot was not good, but Cheng Ye still pressed the car window to breathe heavily.

"Get out of the car," Jiang Bei said flatly, without turning off the car, "don't be late tomorrow."

"It's raining outside, and Li Zhenzhen also died on a rainy day." Cheng Ye's spirit improved a lot, his voice returned to normal, and he said with a unique upward tone, "You may not see me tomorrow, and you will never see me again. Go get busy, sir, goodbye."

After finishing speaking, he got out of the car and walked towards the elevator without looking back.

He didn't let Jiang Bei stay to protect him, and even thoughtfully asked Jiang Bei to help him.

Jiang Bei almost left. If Cheng Ye only said "go to work", Cheng Ye would have said a lot of nonsense.

He watched Cheng Ye enter the elevator, couldn't help cursing secretly, quickly unbuckled his seat belt and got out of the car, and stuck his slender fingers in the gap before the elevator doors closed.

Ding--

The elevator door opened in response, and Cheng Ye was standing at the door, looking like he had been waiting for a long time.He didn't ask Jiang Bei hypocritically, "Why are you here?"Just step back and make room.

Cheng Ye lived on the 23rd floor, and the elevator took a long time to go up. The two of them used up the oxygen in the small space, leaving only sticky carbon dioxide, and the temperature gradually increased.Cheng Ye caught a glimpse of Jiang Bei planning to take off his coat, so he took off his padded jacket first and put it on his wrist.

Jiang Bei didn't look at him, but his hands stopped moving. The black windbreaker was still hanging on him.

As soon as the elevator door opened, Jiang Bei stepped out first, but he couldn't find the right place, so he had to follow Cheng Ye.

Room 2304 is located at the end of the corridor, and there is still a distance from the next door, so the small public area at the door is used, and a shoe cabinet and a pot of green plants are placed.

Cheng Ye gave Jiang Bei a pair of new slippers, but Jiang Bei obviously didn't think about entering the house, so he didn't answer.

"Murderers like to break into and kill people, such as jumping over the balcony and drilling into the chimney." Cheng Ye put the slippers on the ground, changed them and entered the house without closing the door.

Upon hearing the movement, the snow-white Pomeranian jumped down from the sofa and barked at the door.

Afraid of disturbing the neighbors, Cheng Ye pointed at the dog's nose and said sharply, "Don't bark!"

The dog didn't listen, but barked vigorously, and from time to time made two threatening "whoop" sounds.

"Sorry," Cheng Ye turned to Jiang Bei and said, "A dog likes to bark when it sees strangers, but it won't bite."

Of course a little dog, Jiang Bei, was not afraid, but what Cheng Ye said was echoing in his mind at the moment--murderers like to enter and kill people.

burglary...

Shit, here it is again.

Cheng Ye never said "stay", "come in", he just kept emphasizing that his situation was very dangerous, and then left the choice to Jiang Bei, as if as long as Cheng Ye became the next victim, then It must be Jiang Bei's fault.

Because Jiang Bei did not choose him firmly.

The dog in the living room was still barking, Cheng Ye poured dog food for it, but the dog refused to eat it, and just bit Cheng Ye's trouser leg with his mouth.

"What's the matter?" Cheng Ye picked it up, "You are too noisy, you will be reported by the neighbors, play at home by yourself."

He locked the dog into the storage room, and when the door was closed, the sound was indeed much quieter.As long as the dog does not see a stranger enter the house, it will not bark.

After taking care of the dog, Cheng Ye was about to wash up, when he turned around and saw Jiang Bei sitting on the sofa.The other party was not very cramped, just swiping the phone quietly.

Don't look at your phone, look at me...

There was only one floor lamp on in the living room, the light wasn't too bright, but it set off the atmosphere just right.Cheng Ye leaned against the door frame with his arms folded, and looked at Jiang Bei's tall and straight back with smiling eyes.

Jiang Bei was taller and stronger than before, but he didn't smile so much anymore, and he exuded a cold aura that strangers should not get close to, completely different from him in his twenties.

why?

Cheng Ye really wanted to know the reason, the desire to explore burst his beautiful skin, and the bad water that had been hidden before poured out crazily like the heavy rain tonight.

He felt that he was not a good person, everything from what he did to the thoughts in his mind was full of corruption.

Jiang Bei would not like such a person, but he would accept Xiao Qi who had a miserable life experience.It was right to go to the orphanage today. So far, Cheng Ye has taken every step steadily.

Jiang Bei felt a chill on the back of his neck, turned his head, and met Cheng Ye's greedy and angry gaze without any accident, which was frighteningly straightforward.

"Would you like something to drink?" Cheng Ye didn't hide, and smiled, his brows and eyes became gentle, "Do you want something cold or hot?"

"It's all right." Jiang Bei was in a trance for a moment, as if he just misread it just now.

He then looked at his phone and chatted with Lin An about work.There is still no progress in finding information, but fortunately, the unreliable boss of the charter company said that online signing has been implemented for a while, that is, customers don’t have to travel all the way to sign paper contracts, as long as they choose online The house, fill in the personal information, transfer the account online, and the business is considered complete.

But the boss was greedy for cheap, and bought a counterfeit system. After the rent was taken away, he closed the online channel. After a long time, he himself forgot.

In recent years, major charter companies have been exposed frequently for stealing money and running away. Jiang Bei understood it as soon as he heard it, and he didn't directly expose it. He only told Lin An: "Watch him and take out the information, and then check him." Accounts of registered and deregistered companies.”

Lin An replied "Yes" in seconds, and about half a minute later, another message came.

【Brother Jiang, are you still here? 】

At this time, Cheng Ye came over with a ceramic cup and put it lightly on the tea table: "Do you want milk? I forgot to call for water."

The milk was hot and steaming.

"That's it." Jiang Bei didn't separate his eyes, and lowered his head and typed the words "come right away" in the dialog box.

Just as he was about to press the send button, Cheng Ye's injured hand stretched out in front of his eyes, and there was a cube of sugar lying on the dark red wound.

I only heard Cheng Ye say: "It's pure milk, if you're not used to it, sir, you can add sugar."

Jiang Bei took a deep breath and looked up at him.Cheng Ye is always like this. His tone, expression, and actions can be switched at any time. He is like a hunter, using the most flattering way to lead the prey into the trap.

"No need." After Jiang Bei finished speaking, he deleted the dialog box and re-entered "Come over later".

Cheng Ye put the sugar on the coffee table, turned around and went into the toilet without saying a word.

The heavy rain slammed on the window sill, the glass windows were rustled, and the curtains were rolled up and slapped. At the same time, there was the sound of water in the toilet.Jiang Bei seemed to be submerged in water, unable to concentrate, holding the phone for a long time without moving, some deliberately suppressed emotion was jumping out.

His mouth and nose seemed to be filled with water, causing his breathing to be blocked. He unbuttoned the first and second buttons of his shirt, and his honey-colored skin was covered with fine sweat.

The phone rang, Jiang Bei came back to his senses, opened it and saw that it was a message from Lin An.

Lin An: [I found the tenant information of Room C, Building 6, No. 502, Xingyuan Community, Brother Jiang, you don’t need to come here. 】

[I'm having someone verify the tenant's information, our case is about to be solved!But Brother Jiang, are the suspect and you brothers? 】

Then Lin An threw over a data package, which was the electronic contract signed by the tenant at that time.When he saw the lessee column, Jiang Bei's pupils trembled slightly.

Cheng Ye came out of the shower, wearing loose home clothes, his hair was dripping wet on his forehead, water droplets trickled down his neck, and his fair skin was glistening with water.

Seeing that Jiang Bei was as stiff as a statue, he asked, "Is there any progress in the case?"

No one answered him.

Cheng Ye was too lazy to brush his hair, so he walked over and sat next to Jiang Bei.

The person who just took a shower still smelled of body wash, and when he got close, the smell wrapped around the tip of Jiang Bei's nose, and slid into the collar along the smooth shoulder and neckline.Jiang Bei looked at the drops of water dripping on the back of his hands, and his knees were also lightly touched by the other party intentionally or unintentionally, and the biting sensation spread from the soles of his feet to his whole body again.

He moved a little away and said, "Lin An sent over the tenant information of Room 502."

"Oh," Cheng Ye flipped his hair and asked innocently, "Who is the tenant?"

The drops of water swung Jiang Bei's face, and a few fell into his eyes, blurring his vision.He looked at Cheng Ye as if through a layer of frosted glass, softening the other person's outline and delicate facial features, and gradually overlapping with the childish child in the files of the orphanage.

He lowered his eyes, glanced at the information, and said, "The tenant's name is..."

"what is it call?"

Jiang Bei put his index finger against his temple, frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice:

"Jiangnan, his name is Jiangnan."