dream maker

"Then it's easy to handle." Jiang Lanxin nodded to Lin Yan, and pushed the thick stack of files in front of Lin Yan, saying: "Our Xinxin Welfare Institute has not been established for a long time. It is also in the past two years that the old man died."

Lin Yan suddenly sat upright.

"We are a social welfare home for the elderly here, not as good as those self-funded nursing homes, so most of these elderly people are self-care elderly and assisted elderly people. Many of these elderly people who have passed away have no contact with their families or have no family members." Jiang Lan drank heartily. He took a sip of tea and said, "So, when these old people died, they were all handled at their own expense by the staff in our hospital."

Speaking of this, Jiang Lanxin sighed, took off her glasses and put them on the table, twitched her eyebrows, and continued: "Xiao Yan, take a look first, the information of the old people who have passed away in the past few years is here, and there are A picture of the old man, see if you can find some help."

"Ah."

Lin Yan responded, and opened the thick stack of dusty files. What caught his eyes was a black and white photo. I don't know if it was because he was scared out of his mind by the soul energy recently. , Lin Yuan couldn't help shivering when he saw the row where Yi died.

According to the first few pages, the year of the old man's death is a long time ago, almost three or five years ago.

Lin Yan flipped through a few more pages, and quickly found the past year, which is about the period from when they first settled down in Lan City to the present.

There are not many old people who died in the past year, just five or six, of which there is only one male, and the rest are all female.

Lin Yan's hands trembled a little, and that strange premonition became stronger and stronger.

His gaze suddenly fell on a certain page of the file, Lin Yan's breath was suffocated, and his eyes widened suddenly.

A black and white photo of the old lady was clearly printed on the white paper. The old man was wearing an old-style cheongsam and was sitting on a bench planted with purple vines. Her posture was very dignified, her legs were slightly bent. Placed, the expression is very serene, quite a feeling of the quiet beauty of chrysanthemums in nine autumns.

Name: Ye Jingchu

Age: 73 / Deceased

Lin Yan's eyes were all on the old lady's photo, so that she didn't look at the other materials in detail, but just glanced at them hastily.

Judging from the photos, there is still a gap between the old man and what he saw in the dream and this morning. This gap is due to the obvious difference in temperament. Even so, Lin Yu can still tell the difference at a glance. .

This old man named Ye Jingchu should be the same person as the soul energy he bumped into before.

"Xiao Yan, what's wrong?"

Seeing that Lin Yan's mood was not quite right, Ye Yan leaned over again and again, and when he saw the image on the file, he was slightly taken aback, choked, and said, "Xiao Yan, is that her?"

Lin Yan pushed the file forward, his nerves collapsed, and he responded, "Well, it's her, it can't be wrong."

Jiang Lanxin also leaned over to take a look when she heard the words, and after seeing the person in the photo clearly, she was also slightly dazed, and murmured: "Aunt Jingchu..."

Hearing Jiang Lanxin's whisper, Lin Yan glanced over instinctively, and asked with some doubts: "Does the dean still remember her?"

"I remember." Jiang Lanxin nodded, her tone was full of melancholy, and there was a trace of nostalgia and sympathy in her already cloudy eyes, as if she was deeply immersed in her past memories.

"Aunt Jingchu lived in the Xinxin Welfare Institute when it was first established. At that time, everyone's living conditions were not very good, but when she moved in, she sold her house in the south of the city and donated 50 yuan. All the money has been donated again and again, and it is precisely because of this sum of money that the basic facilities of our orphanage can be established so quickly in a short period of time."

Speaking of this, Jiang Lanxin sighed, Mosuo touched the cup, and said nothing for a while.

"Sold the house on the west side of the city?"

Ye Yan questioned hesitantly, and said strangely, "Is it the south of Lan City?"

Jiang Lanxin nodded: "Yes."

"Then this is strange. We all know that the south side of Lanshi City is a golden area, and the house price has risen to tens of thousands. Even a few years ago, it should be worth a lot of money. It stands to reason that she should not worry about it." Food and clothing, why would you suddenly want to come to the orphanage in the north of the city?"

Ye Yan's doubts are thoughts that normal people would have. This city is similar to most other cities. The south of this city is the city center, and the standard of living conditions has always been top-notch. Usually, those who live there are either rich or expensive. The north and west of the city gradually began to be developed, and the conditions improved slightly, but they still couldn't compare with the south of the city.

As for the east of the city, although the two districts are in the same city, it only takes more than two hours by car, but they seem to lead completely different lives. It even gives birth to a kind of artistic conception of returning to nature.

The gap between rich and poor is too obvious.

"I also had the same doubts at the time. The elderly can obviously enjoy better living conditions, so they don't have to come to us to make trouble. You said that a few years ago, we were developing in the north of the city, and the conditions were not better than the one in the east of the city now. Where to go, and the location of the orphanage is not good, and the pollution was a bit serious back then, how could the elderly think of coming here?"

Jiang Lanxin took a sip of tea, and then said: "Later, Aunt Jingchu chatted with me once, and overheard her mentioning that there was no one around her, and it was okay to stay alone in the south of the city. I mean, it’s better to come here and find a group of people of the same age to drink tea every day.”

"I still can't forget the look on my aunt's face when she said this. The look in her eyes is like an ice cellar. It's so cold that it makes people helpless."

After a pause, Jiang Lanxin added a cup of tea to Lin Yan and Ye Yan, pursed her lips and said, "Little Yan, are you sure it's really Aunt Jingchu? Auntie has always been quiet when she was here, it doesn't make sense After this passed away..." He suppressed his voice again: "It doesn't make sense that after this passed away, you still don't want to leave?"

Lin Yan had a headache, and sighed: "It should be true, Aunt Jiang, Daxian mentioned that the old man is not willing to leave because he has a wish that has not been fulfilled. You know what happened back then. Do you know that the old man lived in Where is it in the south of the city, do you have any relatives at home?"

"This..." Jiang Lanxin heard Lin Yan's question, she was silent for a while, then glanced at the gray and white photo printed in the file on the table, and after careful consideration, she said: "Little Yan, it's not that I don't want to say What, it's just that Aunt Jingchu's temperament is quiet, but she is indeed a bit weird, she rarely communicates with us actively, and usually she listens to us when encountering something, and rarely has her own opinion."

"but……"

Speaking of this, Jiang Lanxin paused for a moment, then got up and took out a folder from the door cabinet, and said: "This is not a confidential matter. Auntie knows that you are good people, so it's okay to talk to you. When registering, the old man mentioned that she used to live in the central area of ​​the south of the city... well, this is the location."

Jiang Lanxin took out a piece of white paper from the folder, pointed to a certain place on the paper with her yellowed fingernails, and continued: "As for relatives, the old man said that she has a son, but he has not come back in the United States. However, when the old man passed away, we couldn't get in touch, so this matter has been left alone."

"Aunt Jiang, can I trouble you to make a copy for me? Don't worry, I will not disclose it. I just want to try my luck and see if I can find some helpful information."

"It's not a problem, it's just a small talk, I still have the same problem, are you sure you met Aunt Jingchu?"

Lin Yu nodded, and while watching Jiang Lanxin got up to copy the documents, he said, "It's absolutely true, but I'm still at a loss now, you said that I have no relatives and no reason with the old man, why did she come to me?"

"This..." Jiang Lanxin shook her head, and handed the copied document to Lin Yuan, the paper was still warm, "I don't know this too well, if I remember correctly, it was the first time when you came to deliver Bread, and within a month or so after that, Aunt Jingchu passed away."

"And... and I think you have never communicated. To be honest, I was a little surprised to hear that you identified it as Aunt Jingchu just now."

Ye Yan raised his wrist and glanced at his watch, "Xiao Yan, it's getting late, there seems to be some activity in the courtyard just now, so let's not bother the dean for now, shall we go directly to Daxian?"

Lin Yan let out a sigh of relief, and replied, "Yes."

"The weather just happened to be nice today, so we organized the elderly in the courtyard to come out to exercise." Jiang Lanxin stood up quickly when she heard the words, and then continued with a smile: "Then I won't keep you here, if this If you have any questions in the future, just come to me, if there is any news from my side, I will definitely tell you."

"Okay, thank you Dean."

Ye Yan nodded to Jiang Lanxin, and they came out of the office together.

After Jiang Lanxin sent the two of them out of the gate of the orphanage, Lin Yu clicked on the WeChat icon immediately, found Shen Jiangnan's ID with ease, and quickly sent a few messages over.

I'm Little Strawberry: "Brother Shen, I just went to the orphanage, just like you guessed before, I really found that soul energy."

I'm Little Strawberry: "By the way, I also asked the dean for a document, but it seems that the information is not very comprehensive."

I'm Little Strawberry: "Brother Shen, what should I do next?"

Shen Jiangnan didn't reply to the message in seconds this time, and the phone vibrated after a while.

Lin Yan quickly took out his mobile phone, and there were only two short words.

Yizhi Jiangnan: "Wait for me."