sincerity of lies

Ji Xun asked Xia Youqing to go back to the ward first. The pregnant woman who just fainted yesterday should not stand outside for too long.It was no surprise that Huo Ranyin came over within 2 minutes of Xia Youqing's return.

Ji Xun greeted people leisurely: "Hi."

"We met again." Huo Ran was indifferent, "This time you also wandered to the investigation site?"

"Actually, I'm here to visit a friend." Ji Xun rolled the plum in his mouth with his tongue, "But according to common sense, at least today and tomorrow, you or someone in your group will visit the Sunshine Hospital. So we must It’s okay to say that I’m here to step on you on purpose.”

"What did you step on?"

"An insignificant little thing."

Ji Xun shook the phone, turned on the bluetooth, and sent the photo to Huo Ranyin, and asked at the same time, "How many people's DNA are there?"

"In addition to the deceased, there are two, one Zeng Peng and one Tang Jinglong."

Huo Ranyin's mobile phone received a photo, and he glanced at it. It was a photo of the thermos in Tang Jinglong's hand. The thermos in Tang Jinglong's hand had a small cloud logo printed on it, and there was a coffee cup beside it. The strokes look like a gift from some coffee shop.

"Do you suspect Tang Jinglong?" Huo Ranyin said, "During the time of the deceased's death, he and his wife were traveling abroad."

"Oh, it looks like this is a twin homicide."

"..."

"Of course, it was the twins who went out with his wife, and he was the one who killed him. As we all know, the DNA of identical twins is the same, but the DNA of fraternal twins is different; from this point of view, there can be another branch of the story of whether Tang Jinglong has experienced a wife change. -"

"Ji Xun." Huo Ran interrupted, and the impatience between brows was about to emerge, "Tang Jinglong is the only son in the household registration book."

"Maybe there is a brother who lives outside. Isn't this kind of brother and sister novels living outside just getting popular recently? Art comes from life, and life is often more absurd than art."

"Nonsense is fun?"

"Ha..." Ji Xun laughed, "Okay, except for the deceased, the two DNAs, Captain Huo thinks it was Zeng Peng or Tang Jinglong who killed the man? Both of them have alibi. Judging from Zeng Peng, the motive may also be the same. Not enough, right?"

"It is not ruled out that a third person will do it."

"It must be a murderer who is cautious, fully armed, and careful not to lose even a single hair. He is either dressed in a fancy dress or a master sweeper. Zeng Peng, Tang Jinglong, the hard-working third party. It is time to choose one of the classic three." Ji Xun With a frivolous smile, he asked abruptly, "Who does Captain Huo think?"

Huo Ranyin frowned slightly, and before he could speak, Ji Xun had already reached a conclusion on his own: "It seems that we have the same point of view, and the third party is not suspenseful enough, the murderer Tang Jinglong. Otherwise, there is really no need for Captain Huo to finish the questioning." After Tang Jinglong and Rao Fangjie came back again to look at the things in my hand, then..."

He looked at Huo Ranyin, and the corner of his mouth curled into a playful arc:

"How did Tang Jinglong fly thousands of kilometers to kill the deceased?"

When the plums in his mouth were finished, he wanted to throw them directly into the trash can, but under the watchful eyes of the old sanitation workers who were staring at them, Ji Xun politely spit the fruit core into his palm, and put it lightly into the wet trash can.

After he finished, he clapped his hands, and he seemed to think of something before leaving, and then turned around and laughed:

"By the way, don't take the novelist's words seriously. Twins or something, boring and clichéd, reality won't be so unexciting."

The two people on the lawn left one after another. The old sanitation worker was still diligently cleaning the area, but when she bent down to pick up something, a pair of dirty sneakers stopped in front of her.

Those shoes are really dirty, half of the vegetable leaves sticking to it are not even removed, obviously as long as the owner bends down, it can be solved.

What a slob, no one talks about him.

The sanitation workers complained.

The dream came again.

Dreamland is such an uninvited guest, even if no one opens the door for it, it will do everything possible to slip into your mind.

Xia Youqing is familiar with this kind of numbness, since Xi Lei's death, she has always been caught in the illusion that the other party is still alive, she knows this is fake, it is an illusion derived from her unwillingness to leave Xi Lei.

But this hallucination has lasted for several days in a row, turning out all the bits and pieces of the time she spent with Xi Lei that she had properly packed in the memory box.

The first thing she heard was her own crying, and the surroundings were in a mess, broken glass, toilet paper, pillows, bedding, and flasks. She smashed everything like a lunatic, and finally she could only curl up in a corner, crying in collapse.

She didn't know why she was crying, because of the insomnia all night, because of the despair in the first trimester of pregnancy that would vomit every three to five minutes?But every woman can get pregnant and have children, why are they all fine, but she can't bear it?

Xi Lei silently circled her and patted her on the back.

The other party is obviously two years younger than her, but at this moment, he comforts her like her sister - that's because she doesn't understand her pain at all, and no one understands her pain!

The poisonous snake bit her heart, she almost wanted to push Xi Lei away, open the window and jump in front of her, this is what Xi Lei owed her, if Xi Lei didn't hold her back to the road, maybe She was freed a long time ago!

But when she raised her head, what flashed in Xi Lei's eyes was not comfort and sympathy, but insight and understanding.She didn't say anything, just approached her lightly, pressing her ordinary but warm cheek against hers.

Her crying gradually stopped, Xi Lei looked at her, but her eyes seemed to see through her, the house, and the boundary between life and death.Then Xi Lei showed a pitiful smile, she stuffed something into her hand, and opened her mouth...

The throbbing pain from her stomach dragged Xia Youqing out of her dream.

It was the same every night, no matter how she slept, the pain from her abdomen would wake her up at regular intervals, it was like a tumor, a tumor that was hanging on her body to absorb nutrients.

She opened her eyes and saw the familiar house. A few months ago, she smashed it up, and then her memory was blurred. Until now, she finally remembered that Xi Lei stuffed the doll into her hands.

She held a long-haired doll, which was fat and round, and wore a dress of pink flowers on a blue background.

But it has no eyes.

Hollow white pupils stared at her.

She was creepy, but Xi Lei's soft and gentle voice comforted her:

"Don't be afraid. She will protect you. They will protect you. And I, Qingqing, will take good care of you. I will."

In the room at night, there was the sound of a mouse chewing on wood. It wasn't a mouse hiding in a shadowy corner, it was Xia Youqing's bones. She was trembling, her bones knocking against each other, rattling, rattling on the wood.

They drive her:

Do something - something must be done.

Ji Xun caught Xia Youqing in the coffee shop downstairs of a pharmaceutical company.When he entered this cafe, he deliberately looked up at the signboard—a la carte coffee without clouds, which was different from the logo on the thermos cup Tang Jinglong was holding in his hand.

When he saw Xia Youqing, Xia Youqing also looked at him. Compared to him who was doing nothing, writing and drawing on a tablet and drinking coffee, Xia Youqing's expression was like seeing a ghost in broad daylight.

He put the tablet upside down on the table, waved at Xia Youqing, let the pregnant woman sit opposite him, couldn't hold back before saying hello, and yawned again, so he had to take another sip of black coffee.

"Surprised to see me?"

"How do you—"

"How did you appear here? How did you know that Tang Jinglong was working in this building? How did you know that you would secretly come to investigate?" Ji Xun said in a casual tone, "I don't know if it's strange that I didn't show up, right? Compared to this kind of natural What I'm more curious about is that you..."

This time Ji Xun showed hesitation and rubbed his eyebrows.

"How did a six-month pregnant woman think about doing such a dangerous thing by herself? Do you think this is writing "Pregnant Detective" and "Chasing the Murder with the Ball"?"

"..."

"Pregnant women are indeed a very deep memory point." Ji Xun analyzed frankly, "But action scenes are inevitable in the subject of criminal investigation. As readers, I am afraid that they will not want to see a pregnant woman related to any action scenes. They will think it is mentally handicapped. I also I think so."

"..."

"Why didn't you speak?" Ji Xun asked again.

"We can't continue the chat." Xia Youqing sullenly said.

"Let's go." Ji Xun finished his coffee and stood up from his seat.

Xia Youqing didn't move, she was sitting, her tone was slightly urgent: "Ji Xun, I didn't want to do anything strange. I want to meet Tang Jinglong, I put a micro camera in the second button of my clothes, maybe Tang Jinglong won't say goodbye to a Pregnant women are so vigilant, as if there is any flaw in the conversation, you will be able to spot it at a glance. I definitely don't believe you. "

"I don't think you don't believe me..." Ji Xun said casually.

It is not uncommon for the relatives and friends of the deceased to do something to interfere with the case due to excessive grief and anger during the investigation of the case, and Ji Xun was not angry at Xia Youqing's actions.Just from his point of view, Xia Youqing needs to be reminded to take precautions, in case Xia Youqing interferes with solving the case, in case Xia Youqing gets hurt in this incident.

"I just... just have to do something for Xi Lei... for the person who has been taking care of me. I can't push everything on you and wait for the result—I can't feel sorry for her like that."

Ji Xun's eyes fell on Xia Youqing.

She was out of breath.

Xi Lei was her only close friend, and her death bound her tightly like a cobweb, and she struggled in it, and finally struggled.

"Let me tell you about my research ideas." Ji Xun said suddenly.

Xia Youqing's struggle was interrupted, and her eyes couldn't wait to stick to it.

"According to the normal case-handling process, first observe the scene of the crime, then investigate the deceased's interpersonal relationship, and then understand the deceased's movements before death. After these three sets, the general case can be solved. This kind of thing that the police must be doing, we don't need to repeat the work , we just need to know the results of their investigation and investigation.”

"It's a rule to keep cases secret, how do you know?" Xia Youqing subconsciously asked.

"Oh, just follow them and see which direction they put their strength in the end. Just like what we did in Sunshine Hospital." Ji Xun said nonchalantly, "It's not important. Remember the murder scene?"

Xia Youqing just opened her mouth.

Ji Xun waved his hand as if he knew what she was going to say: "It's okay if I don't know, I'll just say it."

Xia Youqing shut her mouth obediently.

"There was a bouquet of flowers at the scene, and the flowers were put in a glass vase without water, which was brought by the murderer—because if Xi Lei bought it herself or someone else gave it to her, she obviously would not forget to add water to the vase; and the murderer also There is no reason to pour the water out of the vase."

"The murderer brought flowers to see Xi Lei..." Ji Xun said slowly, "After killing someone, he didn't choose to take the flowers away, but he tore off the wrapping paper that wrapped the flowers. The bouquet was put in a vase and hurried away."

"Tang Jinglong!" Xia Youqing blurted out.

"Tang Jinglong is indeed very suspicious, but another possibility cannot be ruled out here: If the murderer pretends to be a flower shop delivery boy and says that someone has ordered flowers for Xi Lei, Xi Lei will also open the door—this bouquet of flowers is the key."

Ji Xun lifted the tablet that was buckled on the table.

It was a sketch of a bouquet of flowers at the scene of the crime.

"Go back and help me search for flower shops in the same city to see which flower shop sells this kind of bouquet."

Xia Youqing nodded obediently again.

"As for now..."

"Sorry, I will go back." Xia Youqing bowed her head.

"I didn't tell you to go back." Ji Xun interrupted her.

Xia Youqing raised her head in a daze, and saw Ji Xun's eyes.The other party's eyes were heavy, as dark as the night, and in the depths of the night, there was an incredible tolerance and gentleness.

"I'll take you up there to meet Tang Jinglong. Besides, you've already done a lot, you came to me, you led the police to discover the corpse, and you provided a valuable time advantage for solving the case and tracking down the murderer."

"……not enough."

After a brief trance, the fragility disappeared from her face, and the strength was covered like armor again.Her left hand was closed in a strange posture, as if another person was shaking hands with her.

"I only did a little bit."

But Lei Lei saved me.

The daily morning and evening shifts are the time when the office building is most crowded. When Ji Xun and Xia Youqing got on the elevator, a large elevator was packed. Some people who were in a hurry simply didn’t wait for the elevator and walked directly to the stairs next to the elevator. .

The elevator climbed up, and there was a courier inside, holding a big transparent box in his hand, and there was a bunch of flowers in the box, Ji Xun looked at it, and saw the densely packed petals on the bottom of the box, and the flowers stuck to it. delivery note.

The recipient is Tang Jinglong.

When the floor arrived, people in the elevator came out one by one. Ji Xun deliberately pulled Xia Youqing a step behind. When they got out of the elevator, Tang Jinglong had already arrived at the front desk, looking at the flowers in his hand, with a trace of confusion on his face.But confusion did not delay his action, he opened the box and took out the bouquet.

Then something unexpected happened.

Just hearing a "buzz", several bees flew up from the flowers and flew towards Tang Jinglong.

Ji Xun's pupils reflected the shadow of a bee, as well as Tang Jinglong's shocked and distorted face. The other party yelled, and quickly retracted his arms to cover his face. He threw out the bouquet and the box containing it, He himself fell to the ground in a stagger of excitement.

The bouquet hit the wall and fell to the ground, from which more bees crawled out.The plastic box fell further and fell to Ji Xun's feet.The petals on the inside splashed out from the open opening, like a red velvet carpet, dotted with the dead bodies of butterflies and bees.

Ji Xun turned his gaze from the bouquet to the box.

In front of Xi Lei's body, there was also a bunch of flowers.

He wrapped his clothes in his hands, picked the petals and insect corpses on the ground, and saw an MP4 deep in these messy things.

"It's so retro." Ji Xun said to himself, thought for a moment, and said to Xia Youqing, "Call the police."

Before Xia Youqing took action, the MP4 lighted up first, as if an automatic activation device was installed inside.

The pre-set video jumped out. This is a surveillance video. The surveillance screen is Ji Xun on the lawn of the Sunshine Hospital, but there is a mechanical sound to match the screen, and it is Ji Xun and Xia Youqing's analysis of Tang Jinglong on the lawn. Sentence repeated.

At the end of the recording, the monitoring content ended, a black screen appeared, and the sound continued.it says:

"Ji Xun, I believe you. If you say he is a bad person, he is a bad person. Bad people need to be punished."

The video is over.

The small screen is not enough for everyone to see the image, but the sound has spread through the corridors. Other people in the pharmaceutical company are watching Tang Jinglong, and Tang Jinglong who is sitting on the ground is also looking around in panic.

The weird atmosphere is like the panic on Tang Jinglong's face at this moment, gathering bit by bit in the large box of the office building.

Wow, this is really exciting. With such an imagination, why not write a novel?

Ji Xun thought in a bad mood.

After a while, someone went to help Tang Jinglong: "Are you all right?"

"Call the police." Ji Xun said to Xia Youqing again. He was not in a hurry for the MP4 that he took out without paying him. He even thought it was vulgar. He didn't even think about moving that thing. He stood up , "Let the police solve this old-fashioned prank."

"Don't call the police!"

Just as Xia Youqing took out her mobile phone, Tang Jinglong's voice chased after her.He hadn't even stood up from the ground, and a precarious false calm had already appeared on his face.

"It's just a prank. There's no need to alert the police. Help me bring that thing over. I don't know which of my competitors is joking with me."

The person supporting Tang Jinglong let go of Tang Jinglong's hand, and took two steps forward, ready to get the MP4.

The atmosphere at the scene became more and more weird. Ji Xun watched with cold eyes. What broke the silence was a sudden sound of footsteps. That footstep came from behind, but it was not an elevator, and the unique sound of the elevator's door opening did not sound.

Someone has been hiding behind the stairwell!

Ji Xun looked back alertly.

Another delivery man in a delivery suit with a delivery box appeared.

The first step he came out was to throw away the hat and the takeaway box, and the second step he took out the wooden stick from his clothes.

It's Zeng Peng!

When Ji Xun saw him last time, he was still a submissive, slow-footed man who didn't lift his head very much.

But this time, he held his head high and strode forward with a dark face.

In a blink of an eye, Ji Xun understood what the weirdness he had been feeling ever since he met Zeng Peng—this man himself was a jackal, and he put on a suit of clothes just for the sake of a stable life and his girlfriend. Zhang sheepskin.

But a wolf will always be a wolf.

Now that Xi Lei is dead, the sheepskin on his body has also been torn.

The moment he saw this man, Ji Xun knew what Zeng Peng wanted to do. Zeng Peng believed that Tang Jinglong was the murderer and wanted to avenge Xi Lei!His rationality directed his body to rush forward, and he did take a step.but--

"Ji Xun!"

Xia Youqing cried out nervously, her voice was suddenly twisted into a strange timbre.

The tone that remains in his memory.

Reason and instinct were separated, he did something that might be understandable but completely meaningless, he subconsciously protected Xia Youqing behind him.

It really doesn't make any sense.

Zeng Peng didn't even look here, he strode across the last distance and came to Tang Jinglong.

He raised the stick high.

The jackal swung its claws.

He hit it hard.

Jackals tear up their prey.

"boom--"