A charming and dangerous character

Speaking of it, the meeting between Song Zhengrong and Lin Ze was actually an accident.

Because the two of them didn't know each other's itinerary at first, and they didn't even know that the other party was actually in City D during this time.

It has been so many years since Song Zhengrong visited Qiu Jian last time and realized that something was wrong, and hurried to the archives of the D City Police Station. The truth about his past that he kept in dust.

And he did make a major discovery:

According to the records of the Qiu Jian case, Amber (bo), the victim who voluntarily reported the sexual assault, and Amber (po), one of the victims of the "[-]. They are biological sisters who are related by blood.

Therefore, the true life experience of the pair of sisters with twists and turns has naturally become one of the directions that Song Zhengrong will focus on investigating next.

Although the "[-]" case has made new progress in D city, Song Zhengrong did not leave here in a hurry, but stayed in D city.

Moreover, his intuition as a criminal police officer told him that the reason why the rape case "occurred" seven years ago was probably related to him who appeared on the scene at the first time—or, more precisely, his father. Do not open close contact.

Because recalling the situation at that time, Song Zhengrong actually became the first police officer to arrive at the scene that day. Of course, this had something to do with the sudden car accident on the road at the D city police station that day despite the police force.

However, when he followed this clue now, he found that the official only gave an ambiguous statement of "accident" as to the cause of the car accident, and when he wanted to find more relevant content, he found out I was told that the specific circumstances of the original day were not recorded;

And apart from this unbelievable car accident, there is actually one more thing about that year that still haunts Song Zhengrong, that is, why his father was able to accurately and accurately describe the critical moment seven years ago. Make that phone call to yourself who just returned to City D?

In addition, because of the shock he suffered back then and the guilt in his heart, Song Zhengrong did not carefully ask his father who the informant who revealed the information to him was and where did the information come from. The best chance.

But everything that happened seven years ago is now thought of, just the right car accident, the timing of the intelligence... Could it be that everything that happened back then was just a series of coincidences?

If this scene appeared in a film and television drama that is usually watched, then smart audiences would definitely be able to guess the time or event hidden in it by the screenwriter, but——

What if the place where this kind of plot happens becomes next to each of us?

Will you choose to believe in reasoning that may be based on intuition alone, or will you doubt the facts that your eyes have seen before?

Song Zhengrong asked himself, for these coincidences that happen to happen around him (and will help his career in the future), he does not believe that this is just an accident without any human factors involved, just like the car accident test report. Written by "accident".

Even if these things turn out to be just coincidences in the end, the sequence of these coincidences must have been carefully designed by others.

Song Zhengrong now only needs to think of his father who is about to retire honorably from his peak period, and the father of his friend who can only lie on the hospital bed, his throat will be completely blocked by these two powerful images Breathless.

He also didn't dare to imagine that if all the power and status currently possessed by the Song family were obtained through the pain of others, then what kind of appearance would he face in the future with the people he was used to admiring? Father.

On the day Song Zhengrong went to the sub-bureau to check the files, the news of his return to City D was immediately reported to Chief Huang and another person who served as the deputy chief of the sub-bureau by the guard in charge of the material room.

And the deputy head of the city D branch named Chen Jin had just cooperated with Song Zhengrong in a cross-city case before. After he repeatedly confirmed that the person who came to the police station was Song Zhengrong, Chen Jin So he took the initiative to send Song Zhengrong a text message asking him to meet.

When Song Zhengrong received Chen Jin's text message invitation, although Song Zhengrong was a little surprised (after all, the two hadn't been in touch for a long time), after simply learning that Chen Jin was about to be promoted to the captain, the two of them would definitely Inevitably after dealing with.

Since he had no plans to return to City S, Song Zhengrong finally accepted Chen Jin's invitation after much deliberation.

It just so happened that recently he was also tormented by those memories of the truth in his mind and countless condemnations from the moral level or his own heart—these things were also weighing heavily on his heart like a mountain, and now he is really very He needs someone who can listen to help him share part of the pain and entanglement.

As long as someone can communicate with him, the content may not involve what he is going through, even if it is just a simple chat.

And Chen Jin is probably a good candidate.

Although in real terms, Song Zhengrong and Chen Jin have not been in contact for a long time, whether in life or work, but during the time they worked together, Song Zhengrong could clearly feel through various small things that Chen Jin is a Worth putting his back in the hands of his reliable teammates.

After receiving Song Zhengrong's affirmative reply, Chen Jin quickly set the place for the two to meet in the coastal area of ​​D City, a Japanese-style izakaya they had visited together.

Song Zhengrong still vaguely remembered that distinctive izakaya—the decoration is traditional Japanese style very authentic, even though the store area is a bit narrow, the facilities inside are arranged in an orderly manner.

And although it is far away from the new or old districts, it is almost full every night. Once you enter the store, you will find that there are all kinds of chattering voices around you, and other people don't care what is going on next to you. In short, it is especially suitable for after get off work. People go there to eat and chat with friends.

And because Song Zhengrong didn't have to go to work recently, he came to the appointed place ahead of time, but Chen Jin also came to the store not long after he arrived.

Amidst the clerk's neat "いらっしゃいませ (Welcome)!" greeting, Song Zhengrong, who was already seated, waved to Chen Jin at the door: "I'm here!"

Chen Jin was still the same in Song Zhengrong's memory - dark skin with a cropped cut, and he looked like a pure northern man, but he always seemed to be wearing that half-worn jacket, because he had just entered the door not long ago. There was still a layer of chill on some of the faded fabrics.

So he waited for Chen Jinjin to sit down next to him, and first teased him: "The last time I saw you was two years ago, you were wearing this one. You are going to be the captain, why do you keep wearing this?" A jacket? By the way, congratulations by the way, Director Huang said that you have been promoted again recently!"

"That's also a small sesame official, haha, it's not worth mentioning, it's not worth mentioning." Chen Jin waved his hand modestly, and said in a very sincere tone: "Anyway, you just returned to City D after a lot of trouble, although here It's your hometown, but it's rare to meet a busy person like you, so I must invite you for this meal, and you won't rush to pay for it later!"

Song Zhengrong just smiled this time—of course he also remembered Chen Jin's hospitality—so he had already paid the advance payment with the store when he came in just now.

The drinks generally provided in izakaya are Japanese sake, which has a delicate taste and is not easy to be intoxicated, so it is very suitable for drinking when chatting.After the sake and yakiniku ordered by the two came to the table one after another, Chen Jin poured a glass for each of them, and Song Zhengrong immediately picked up the wine glass to show him a friendly gesture.

Then, the two continued to drink for a few rounds while talking some innocuous words. When the feeling of drunkenness slowly surged up, the small izakaya was almost full of guests, and even the sound of the two talking Unknowingly, it has grown a lot.

"Just now you just talked about my situation, and you didn't mention yours——Zhengrong, did you encounter any worries or troubles?"

In the noisy and lively izakaya, a strange silence suddenly appeared in this narrow space where only two people were sitting opposite each other.Song Zhengrong picked up the wine glass and took a sip, but did not speak.

In fact, Chen Jin had already seen from Song Zhengrong's frown that he had many things on his mind, but because the two met just now, he didn't point it out: "I didn't do this to ask you to help me in the future." By the way, if you really need help with anything, just tell me, although I'm not as good as you, but if you encounter any difficulties, I can definitely help you!"

Song Zhengrong didn't expect the other party's kindness to come so suddenly.

Hearing this, he couldn't help but startled, but this kindness from others—even if it may be mixed with other emotions—made him feel the beauty and touch among friends.

Chen Jin didn't know what Song Zhengrong was thinking, but because he didn't speak for a long time, it might be to ease the silence between the two, so he jokingly said to Song Zhengrong: "But we have something to worry about. You have to talk about it first! If you want me to help you, you can, but you can't let me do those illegal things!"

"We are all policemen, right? Since we have promised to protect the common people, we can lead by example!"

As everyone knows, Chen Jin's words directly hit Song Zhengrong's most tangled and most vulnerable place in his heart.

So, Chen Jin saw that Song Zhengrong suddenly smiled at him, but the angle of that smile seemed unreal: "Well, don't worry, I will definitely not do those things that violate discipline."

Then Song Zhengrong fell silent again.

Seeing that the other person stopped talking, Chen Jin was still wondering if he had said something wrong just now, so he took the initiative to keep silent for a while, but after a while he suddenly asked: "By the way, that kid Cheng Ye— —It’s the one from our bureau to communicate with you, you should have seen it, right?”

"Hmm." Song Zhengrong didn't know why Chen Jin would suddenly mention Cheng Ye to him. Although he and Chen Jin Cheng Ye knew each other, the three of them had never met before, so he was a little curious about Chen Jin's initiative to mention Cheng Ye :"What's up with him?"

Chen Jin saw Song Zhengrong's unnatural reaction when he finally spoke to him. Although he had some guesses in his heart, he just smiled at him: "It's nothing serious. Didn't he represent our bureau to study with you? Come back now." But well, I heard that the case of yours was not settled, which made our director very angry, and felt that we had lost the face of our D city branch..."

Originally, it was just a casual chat, but as he talked, Chen Jin somehow felt an indescribable feeling in his heart, and he also felt puzzled: "But this kid has always behaved very well in front of me. Well, I also look like a practical person, and I don’t know what happened to him this time. If I had known, I would not have given that opportunity..."

Before he finished speaking, Chen Jin realized that Song Zhengrong was not thinking about it in the middle of his speech: "Eh? What are you looking at?" Chen Jin found that his eyes seemed to be aimed at a certain direction behind him.

So Chen Jin also wanted to turn around to see what attracted Song Zhengrong, but at the moment when he was about to turn his head, he heard Song Zhengrong from the opposite side say in a stern voice: "Don't move! Be careful...to startle the snake. "

If Chen Jin could look back, he would find that Song Zhengrong's gaze was focused on a certain table opposite who was about to get up and leave at the moment, as if it was a rare woman who came to eat alone.

The girl doesn't look very old. Although the makeup on her face is very mature, the fact that she should not be an adult can be easily seen from that immature face.

Moreover, Song Zhengrong quickly recalled the name of this somewhat familiar girl——

She is the witness, Cheng Youting, who claimed that she saw Qiu Chuyi throwing the body at the gate of Yuying Middle School in the "Eleventh and Second Murder of Jiang Nanxi".

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Let us fast-forward this memory for a while, and transfer the time to the beginning of this chapter, that is, to the node of how Song Zhengrong met Lin Ze.

In fact, the encounter between them happened when Song Zhengrong came out from the izakaya to follow Cheng Youting, but in the end he was forced to a certain "private area" by the sea, so he could only stand in the distance and watch Cheng Youting board a small boat. Heading towards the more distant and more unknown sea area where the darkness is coming.

If it is just based on the "[-]" eyewitness just now, Song Zhengrong can't question Cheng Youting's itinerary that she was supposed to be studying but appeared alone in City D-but under the current situation, According to his general memory of Cheng Youting's family situation, her family should be far from reaching the level that even rich people can't necessarily buy a private beach.

At this time, it is best to catch up and observe Cheng Youting's whereabouts at a close distance. Song Zhengrong quickly searched for all available tools around him in a very short time.

Although there is also an idle yacht on another beach not far from here, Song Zhengrong reckons in his heart that it should also belong to someone.

But Song Zhengrong looked at the white beach next door, which seemed familiar. He seemed to have been invited to the white beach by someone before—and in his memory, this place should belong to a super rich acquaintance he knew.

The low-key "owner of the sea area" is also like an Aladdin magic lamp that can grant any wish, holding the dog leash in one hand and holding ziwi cat food in the other, passing by Song Zhengrong in a low-key manner on time and just right.

At first, the owner was concentrating on walking the dog, and didn't see Song Zhengrong who was hiding in the corner. It wasn't until he heard someone calling his name that the owner hesitated and stopped holding the dog cautiously.

However, when he saw Song Zhengrong walking out of the vicinity suddenly, as if he had transformed into a living person out of thin air, he couldn't help being surprised: "Brother Zhengrong?"

Song Zhengrong laughed loudly, and slapped Lin Ze on the shoulder: "I didn't expect it was really you! Why do you have time to return to City D? Could it be that City S is on holiday?" Hearing that he was excited His tone was obviously because the case was about to usher in a new development, and he immediately left all the previous melancholy behind.

"I came back because I had something to do at home." Lin Ze looked at the empty environment around him with his eyes, and asked back: "What about Brother Zhengrong? What are you doing here at night?"

Hearing Lin Ze's question got to the point, Song Zhengrong wasted too much time worrying so he didn't give any answer. He pointed to the beach where the yacht was parked and quickly asked him: "Xiao Ze, is that your yacht?"

Lin Ze nodded: "Yes."

"That's really great!" Song Zhengrong briefly explained the reason and then urged Lin Ze: "I met a suspect just now, but she is going to sea now, since it is your yacht, can you lend it to me? ? But I don't know how to drive a yacht, so I may have to trouble you to call home and get someone to drive it..."

But I didn't want Lin Ze to tighten the cat food in his arms when he heard this, and said in the same weak tone as before:

"It's okay, there's no need to call someone over again, brother Zhengrong."

"Because... I have learned."