Sourness

In the bright morning light, the fresh green branches and leaves seem to be shining.Birds sing cheerfully on the branches, embellishing the quiet mountain forest with vitality.

Mi Yue led Jing Rong through the vegetable garden, walked slowly along the path into the forest, and introduced Jing Rong with gestures and gestures, "Go straight along this road and you will find Majiagou. You can see it from the map." , the distance between the two mountains is only two or three kilometers, but the mountain road goes around and around, and it takes more than half a day to walk."

The last time Jing Rong came here, he knew that there was a small road leading from Majiagou to Lingxi Mountain here. It is said that Ah Qi's parents, who run a chicken farm, usually take this small road to deliver things to the research institute.

This road is still some distance away from Monkey Valley, and it has nothing to do with the case. Jing Rong didn't have time to walk every mountain road, so he came to Lingxi Mountain twice, but it was the first time for him to walk on this small road. .

Jing Rong checked the direction, and said to Mi Yue: "Over there... is Monkey Valley?"

Mi Yue glanced over.

Jing Rong didn't dodge or dodge, and looked at him quietly.

Miyue felt a feeling of "it's finally here", but she wasn't surprised.

He has already noticed that Jing Rong has a bit of resilience in his character, and he will not easily let go of questions that have not been answered.

Miyue felt a little helpless about this, so she had the idea of ​​breaking the can and smashing it. Instead of letting him look for clues everywhere and messing about in some corner, it is better to let him ask herself face to face.

The road from the peak of Lingxi Mountain to Monkey Valley is not close. Even with a guide who is familiar with the terrain, Mi Yue, it took nearly an hour to walk down the road.

Especially in order to shorten the time, Mi Yue took Jing Rong for a short walk.

This path is even "smaller" than the previous one.The mountains are densely forested, and there is almost no place to step down. Sometimes it is simply squeezed sideways through the gap between two big trees.The rotting leaves all over the ground have been piled up for an unknown number of years. There is a thick layer, and when you step on it, it is soft and springy, and you almost suspect that you have stepped on some kind of trap.

Stumbling through a dense forest, the scenery in front of him suddenly opened up.

It was only then that Jing Rong realized that they were standing on a hillside, and down the hill was the Monkey Valley where the murder case happened.

A stream crosses the valley, with tall trees on both sides.Jing Rong knew that this kind of tree bears a kind of glutinous fruit, which is most popular with monkeys.Therefore, there are the most monkeys in this valley, which is why Monkey Valley got its name.

But now the valley was quiet, and the monkeys didn't know where to go to play.

Jing Rong looked down at the valley under his feet, he didn't expect to change the direction, and the same place looked strange.

"This is Majiagou." He compared the scenery in front of him with the Monkey Valley in his memory. "The opposite direction is Liushugou. Guqiao Village is over there, farther behind the mountain..."

Mi Yue looked in the direction of his finger, and nodded absently in response, "Yes, those who were torn apart by the beasts should plan to cross Monkey Valley and then go out from the direction of Liushugou. Majiagou has Li's parents have colluded with them for a long time, what about Liushugou? Is there anyone there to take care of them?"

Jing Rong didn't seem to understand the thorny meaning in his words, and shook his head regretfully, "You mean Liushugou? Everyone is afraid that they will be involved in such a thing, and no one can be found after checking and checking. The family is related to these tomb robbers. As for the family members of the tomb robbers, I can’t ask who they usually associate with... These people are very cautious."

As for why such a cautious person committed such a murderous crime in Majiagou, no one can say for sure.

Miyue knew Aji's family quite well, so she wondered if it was Aji's mother who wanted to raise the price when she was negotiating with those tomb robbers, but the negotiation fell through.In a fit of anger, she threatened the other party to report on him, which caused such a murderous disaster.

But this is just his guess.

After such a long time, those who deserved to die died, and those who did not deserve to die also died.In the past few years, no one can remember about Ah Qi's family.

Mi Yue sighed, his nerves had been tense before, but now he suddenly became dull, "What do you want to know because you insist on taking this trip?"

Jing Rong just smiled, still with a nonchalant expression, "I want to know how long it will take to get here from the research institute."

When doubting whether Mi Yue would be related to this case, he also had various conjectures in his mind, such as how the news of the accident at Ah Qi's house was passed on, and how he knew that these people were going to the Monkey Valley this way...

After all, there is more than one way out of the mountain.

This point is difficult to explain.

Secondly, the distance between Monkey Valley and Majiagou is nearly one-third shorter than the distance to the research institute.If Miyue started to run this way from the time of the accident at Ah Qi's house, by the time he arrived, everything would have been over—regardless of the means of transportation.

Because in such a complex mountain environment, there is no way to ride a bicycle, let alone other means of transportation.

Considering objective conditions, Mi Yue is not suspected.But Jing Rong always had an intuition in his heart, feeling that behind the brutal fight that night, there was a shadow of pity hidden.

In other words, Mi Yue must know something about the case of Ah Qi's family.

Mi Yue always knew what he was suspicious of.He knows that Jing Rong is not someone with evil intentions, and his professional status is also trustworthy, but for Mi Yue, these are not enough.

Since he was a child, Lin Qingshan told him to keep his little secret secret.The more I listened, the awareness of self-protection was deeply engraved into my bones.

Taking one more step is also difficult for Mi Yue.

The valley has been surveyed many times, and Jing Rong does not plan to go down now.

He shielded his eyes from the sun with his hands, raised his head slightly to look at the distant scenery, but said lightly: "Miyue, this case has been closed."

Mi Yue was taken aback, "What?!"

"The case is closed." Jing Rong turned his head to look at him, his eyes were gentle and calm, not at all aggressive when he first brought up this topic, "The several tomb robbery cases in this area will be investigated together. The killing of wild beasts is classified as an accident because there is no evidence of human involvement."

Mi Yue's head was a little dazed. He felt that Jing Rong insisted on going to the scene of the incident to intimidate him, looking for an opportunity to completely reveal his trump card... As a result, this matter It's over? !

Jing Rong smiled and whistled, his voice echoing far away.

Perhaps because of the special terrain of the valley, this whistle did not arouse an echo, but quickly dispersed.

Jing Rong felt that the report of the tomb robber who heard the whistle was really not credible.At this moment, there was silence in the valley, and the whistle was not loud enough. In the chaos of the night when the herd roared, how could such a sound be heard clearly.He is a big man, this whistle is already very loud.

Jing Rong felt relieved, smiled and said to Mi Yue: "The case file has been handed over to my colleagues and brought back to the bureau to seal it."

Mi Yue was still at a loss, "Then what are you doing here?"

Jing Rong actually showed a serious expression, thought for a moment, and said with a smile: "I don't give up, so let's try it out."

"Try what?"

Jing Rong smiled, with a serious expression that made it difficult to look directly at, "Miyue, I hope you have nothing to do with this case. No matter what the reason is, I don't want your hands to be stained with blood."

Mi Yue's expression moved slightly.

The two looked at each other silently under the big tree. After a while, Mi Yue took the lead to look away.

When the two were silent, Da Mao ran past them, chirping, jumping happily among the treetops, and ran towards the valley.

But it was cautious by nature, and it only jumped on the surrounding trees for a while, and then came back along the same path.He still held two half-ripe fruits in his hands, and handed them to Mi Yue as if offering treasures.

Mi Yue took the fruit, handed one to Jing Rong casually, and motioned him to follow his example to peel off the fruit, and lightly took a bite of the pink flesh.

"It's not ripe yet, it's a bit sour." Mi Yue shook her head, and said to Da Mao, "It will be delicious after summer, it's sweet."

In fact, the monkeys in Monkey Valley are also very fond of unripe fruits, but since the beast killing incident, maybe the monkeys are afraid of the beasts appearing in the valley, and gradually, they all moved to the nearby area. In the woods, only occasionally would the family come to pick fruit to eat.

"After the accident, all the monkeys moved away." Mi Yue sighed slightly.In fact, the environment of Monkey Valley is very suitable for monkeys to live.There are streams and fruit trees. Because it is not too far from the village, wild beasts will not come here easily.

Jing Rong finished eating the fruit in two mouthfuls, and when he heard what Mi Yue said, he just paused, and responded casually, "Really?"

He is also full of loss at the moment.

He had a very subtle feeling in his heart. He thought he had already gained Miyue's trust, but when he wanted to take a step closer, he realized that the feeling of being trusted was more like his illusion.

Miyue met his gaze, and the little bit of loyalty that had just been summoned shrank a little, "Maybe...the monkeys would be afraid when such an accident happened back then."

Jing Rong sighed softly in his heart.

The days will be long, so take your time, take your time.

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