sincerity of lies

This tired night didn't sleep so peacefully. Huo Ran was thinking about something, and woke up once in the middle of the night. He went to find Ji Xun who was sleeping beside him, but Ji Xun was not there.

The other party didn't fall asleep again tonight?

He searched for a figure, and soon saw Ji Xun sitting on the window sill.

The lights in the house were not turned on, but the closed curtains were drawn, and the dim light of night illuminated the people sitting by the window.

Ji Xun fiddled with a tortoiseshell cat doll. He didn't know where he found it. Did he buy something as a gift?

As he thought about it, his gaze didn't relax, it still stayed on Ji Xun.

Although Ji Xun was playing with the cat, he didn't seem to be distracted. The other party bent one leg, put his chin on his knee, and his eyes didn't fall on the doll in his hand, but turned his head to look at the moon outside the window.

The moon was hidden in the clouds, revealing only a few bright yellow shadows.

Huo Ranyin braced his arms, his mind was not clear enough, and he didn't care about these things, his anger was like a sprinter, it didn't make any sense, it rushed directly into his mind.

The quilt slipped off the shoulders with a soft rustling sound.The cold air hit his bare back, clearing his mind a little, the pinnacle of sobriety.

He shouted: "Ji Xun—"

He felt that he was shouting quite loudly, but his voice was very small and a little hoarse.Last night, his throat was overused in a short period of time.

The next moment, Ji Xun, who was sitting by the window, turned his head and unexpectedly saw Huo Ranyin who had woken up: "Why did you wake up?"

Huo Ranyin didn't answer, but just looked at him.

Ji Xun stood up from the window sill and walked towards the bed.

"Do you want some water?" Ji asked, "Or..."

There is no need to ask anymore, Ji Xun who walked to the bedside finally saw Huo Ranyin's face clearly in the night.

Huo Ranyin seemed a little angry.

It's okay before going to bed, why do you get angry when you fall asleep?Ji Xun wondered.As far as getting along with her in the past, Huo Ranyin is not the kind of sensitive and emotionally unstable character.

The puzzle was quickly solved.

"Are you still asleep?" Huo Ranyin asked.

"Well..." Ji Xun, "Old problem, get used to it."

Huo Ranyin silently stretched out his hand and pulled Ji Xun onto the bed.

Ji Xun followed the opponent's strength to get on the bed and lay down.

The quilt was lifted, and then covered Ji Xun's body, on the collarbone of Ji Xun's neck. Even during the time when he was sleepy, Huo Ranyin seemed to be rigorous in his usual work.

"Go to sleep." Huo Ranyin said.

"...Okay." Ji Xun laughed, grabbed Huo Ranyin's exposed arm, stuffed it back into the quilt, and muttered, "I can still wake up in the middle of the night, it seems that the night didn't drain you dry."

Who drained whom?

Huo Ranyin really wanted to reply with a sneer.But his sore legs reminded him of something in time, and the hot scratches on the inside of his legs covered in cold medicine...

Ji Xun turned over, hugged him, and buried his head into his neck, the temperature of the ironing board surrounded him again, and his sober mind in the cold air returned to the comfortable hotbed to sleep soundly again.

That little bit of embarrassment also dissipated.

He exhorted with the last energy:

"...Go to bed early."

"Ah."

Ji Xun's clear answer rang in his ears.His eyes went dark, Ji Xun's palm covered his eyes.

"Sleep now. Your eyelids are fighting, don't hold on. I look tired."

Just tired, we sleep together.

Huo Ran blinked in Ji Xun's palm, feeling that he was a bit wordy tonight, so he didn't say the wordy, he grabbed Ji Xun's hand, and the last bit of energy was withdrawn like silk, and he fell asleep again up.

At dawn, the vibration of the mobile phone woke up Ji Xun.

Ji Xun felt a deep sleepiness... This kind of sleepiness is different from the sleepiness after staying up all night. Although both make people feel tired, the former is the fatigue of not getting enough sleep, while the latter is the fatigue of not getting it at all.

It's six fifty in the morning.He bought an early train, so the alarm clock is early.

However, the time he lay down was only after two o'clock in the middle of the night, and he fell asleep without much trouble afterwards. Rounding off, it was four hours - it can be said that he slept quite well.

He glanced at Huo Ranyin beside him.

Huo Ranyin's arm was still on his shoulders, and he was not awakened by the vibration of the alarm just now. Perhaps the only relaxing time in the tense captain's life was the moment before going to bed, so he also lost some time. Be alert and sleep a little deeper than usual.

He stood up lightly, left the room, went home to get his luggage, and went straight to the high-speed rail station.

After going around in a circle, the time to arrive at the station was a bit late, but fortunately, I got on the train at the forward station when the ticket gate was closed.The editor with him this time is his editor in charge, named Ain.

Ain was younger than Ji Xun, and wore thick black-rimmed eyes, but the sad eyes looking at Ji Xun couldn't be covered even by thick lenses.

"Mr. Ji, I saw that you didn't come for a long time, so I thought you wouldn't come today either."

"Don't worry, you won't skip the ticket if you promised the publishing house." Ji Xun yawned.

"The manuscript..."

"Can the matter of delaying the manuscript be called skipping the ticket?" Ji Xun said righteously.

"..."

During the few steps from the platform to the train, Ji Xun had already yawned several times. When he got on the train, he turned his footsteps, and instead of going to the first-class seat where he had already bought a ticket, he turned to the business class cabin.

"Mr. Ji, we went wrong." Ain who was following him hurriedly called him.

"That's right, I gave us an upgraded seat." Ji Xun said, "It's rare to be sleepy, I'll sleep in the car for a while, and call me when I get to the station."

As he spoke, he flattened the business class seat, raised the blanket, covered his face, and fell asleep.

"No problem, someone will pick us up at the station and take us to the hotel. The signing address is Qinjiang International Middle School—"

"International middle school? Isn't it in a bookstore?" Ji asked.

"No, the final venue is the International High School." Ein explained.

Ji Xun just said casually, he was brewing his drowsiness, and gradually he couldn't hear clearly, the high-speed rail was speeding all the way, and he was half asleep and half awake in the rhythmic oscillation rhythm.A speck of misty light leaked through the gaps in the blanket covering her body, and the changing rainbow colors led her thoughts to the distance, to Qinshi.

Qinshi is the hometown of Huo Ranyin.

But 19 years have passed since the original case... the case of Huo Ranyin's parents' death, what else can I find out here?

Speaking of Qinshi... By the way, Qinshi, Qinmen University.

Ji Xun found another thing in his memory hall.

He suddenly realized that it was not the first time he had come to Qinshi.When he was still in college, he skipped class and came to Qinmen University because of a lecture on psychology.

In his impression, that lecture was extremely boring, at least he dozed off listening to it. At that time, he was still at an age where he could sleep however he wanted, in whatever position he wanted to sleep.

and after?

A dim picture slipped into his memory and flashed across his mind.

—Brother, I want to kill him.

Who?

Who wants to kill whom?

Ji Xun woke up from his dream. The bright sun made him squint his eyes. In the carriage, a sweet female voice said, "The ground temperature in Qinshi is -2° to 10° today. Please keep warm... Qinshi welcomes you."

Qin City has arrived.

When arriving at Qinshi, the first thing to prepare is the signing of the next day.

The location is the Qinjiang International Middle School mentioned earlier. Its name is very international, and the grades and teaching quality are not known yet, but Ji Xun thinks that the school’s tuition must also be very international. Some extravagance.

The signing scene in the library has been set up, and two rows of expensive celebration flower baskets have been added to the luxurious decoration. In addition, a self-service afternoon tea has been set up in the reader's rest and waiting area, which is booked by the five-star hotel in Qinshi. Do it, take a sample for Ji Xun to try.

Ji Xun ate a red-eyed mousse rabbit on a plate, and it tasted pretty good.

He asked: "Is this contacted by the publishing house? Are author signing events held so high now?"

Ein said honestly: "The location was arranged with the help of the foundation, and we bought the rest. The main reason is that the budget is really ample, so we can reconcile the account with the foundation after spending all the money."

"...Didn't you say they approved too much budget?"

"Of course it's been communicated, but they say it's better to have a tight budget than a tight budget."

"Be so kind to me," Ji Xun sighed, "What are you trying to figure out?"

"Of course it looks good in your writing." Ain said frankly.

You are more confident than me.

Ji Xun glanced at the editor twice, thinking, he didn't say anything.

After coming out of the library, the person in charge of the school office was very enthusiastic and showed Ji Xun and the editor around.

This Qinjiang International Middle School enjoys a complete 400-meter standard playground, a tennis court and an outdoor basketball court of almost the same area, a rare beach volleyball court, and of course an indoor swimming pool and indoor basketball. , volleyball, badminton, table tennis.All in all you can think of.

"It's still winter vacation, so there aren't many people in the school. When it's time for the sports meeting, the school will be full of excitement. Most of the other schools in Qinshi have come to us to rent venues." The school administrator's tone was proud "In order to rent a venue, they have to discuss their own priorities. From the start of school in September, reservations can be made all the way to December. In addition to our well-equipped sports ground, there are also 'Wenying Road' and 'Sakurawu'. Famous, during the blooming season, there are huge crowds of people."

"Is your school newly built in recent years?" Ji Xun asked, looking at the almost new teaching buildings and sports facilities.

"It's just been renovated in the past few years, but our history is still very long."

"Oh? Isn't it fashionable to build new campuses in the outskirts now? It's rare for you to renovate old campuses on a large scale."

The school office said with a smile: "Originally we were going to move to the new city, but luckily, a few years ago, we merged with the High School Affiliated to Qin University, and joined forces to take down the middle area. Now the area is really enough, so we don't need Moved to a new town."

Ji Xun was slightly taken aback, and looked up at the Qinjiang Drum Tower, a faintly visible landmark of Qinshi in the distance of the low playground.

"So this was originally the location of the High School Affiliated to Qin University?"

"Yes."

High School Attached to Qin University.

A crucial frame was recalled from the dusty memories that had been piled up, and Ji Xun reached out and grabbed it.

He remembered that nine years ago, that is, in 2007, he left early after listening to a psychology lecture that had high expectations and was boring.

But there was still some time before he booked the bus ticket. He did not leave Qinmen University immediately, but wandered around in the unfamiliar campus, admiring left and right. Coincidentally, in the lobby of Qinmen University's laboratory building, he saw a The bald middle-aged man who is pushing and shoving a shopping card.

At that time, he was very curious, so he just hid aside to eavesdrop and watch.

So I soon learned that the middle-aged people with premature hairline aging are all teachers, one is a teacher of Qin University, and the other is a teacher of the High School Affiliated to Qin University.The teacher of the attached middle school took a shopping card and handed it to Teacher Qin Da, not for his own business, but for the school's business.

There was a vicious poisoning incident in their school.

It is said that the bucket in Class E of the second year of high school was poisoned.