Don't move the old man's bounty

Xiao Shi gritted his teeth and forced himself to close the door between him and Jiang Juan. Facing the screams from inside the door, he could only reply with an apologetic and helpless sentence: "You can't see Jiang Juan like this." he."

I have to admit that Jiang Juan's acting skills are excellent. In the past days, no one ever suspected that his sickly look was fake, so that when he violently hurt others, Xiao Shi was defenseless.

But even if he knew that he was a time bomb, Xiao Shi would not regard him as a danger, even if his sudden attack would cause people to be bruised all over.

Xiao Shi licked the blood from the corner of his mouth, and gently persuaded him: "Tired, calm down, you can't afford to suffer like this, don't treat yourself like this."

He knew that Jiang Juan couldn't see him when he was out of control, and forcing him to stay by his side would only aggravate the problem, but he didn't dare to go far, so he waited through the door for the man's mood to stabilize.

He felt powerless and helpless, the distance between him and Jiang Juan was far more than just this door, Jiang Juan's heart was closed, even if they were close at hand, it would not help if their skin touched and blended into each other.

He put his hand on the door panel, and it didn't take long to feel the warmth.

That was the body temperature of Jiang Juan sticking to the other end.

Jiang Juan slammed on the door, struggling like a dying person, crying until he lost his voice: "Xiao Shi, let me see him, please, let me see him again, I will be obedient, please It's..."

Xiao Shi closed his eyes in pain, he couldn't bear Jiang Juan's pleading, and finally opened the door.

Jiang Juan rushed out the moment the door opened, threw himself into Xiao Shi's arms, and hugged him as if catching his life.

Xiao Shi realized that this hug might be an add-on to begging—to please.

This was Jiang Juan's habitual reaction, which had gradually improved in the past few years, but now it showed again, which was enough to show that the stimulation this time brought him was no less than the injury he had suffered before.

Jiang Juan repeated in a low voice: "...I will be obedient, I just want to see him again, don't lock me up, please..."

"I didn't want to lock you up, but I just thought it would be counterproductive for me to be around you." Xiao Shi didn't dare to reach out to touch Jiang Juan, and seeing that he didn't resist fiercely, he boldly patted him on the back.

He wiped away the tears from Jiang Juan's face, raised his chin and looked at him, "Don't cry, it hurts just looking at it."

As he spoke, he pulled out a hair and tied it to Jiang Juan's little finger, "Take back the tears, as long as it is still tied to you, you are not allowed to cry. When it is untied, I will let you cry enough."

Jiang Juan didn't dare to look up at him, but put his forehead on his shoulder and nodded lightly.

However, his condition was better than Xiao Shi thought, and he quickly regained his composure, and took the initiative to go to the bathroom to wash his face.

He even washed his hair, and his whole body was wet. When he came out, his upper body was bare, his head was covered with a towel, his head was lowered and his face was covered by his dripping forehead hair, as if he was deliberately avoiding Xiao Shi.

Xiao Shi didn't say anything, and patiently helped him dry his hair, and changed him into a sweater with a round neck.

His delicate collarbone was exposed under the neckline, Xiao Shi caressed his shoulder and hugged him gently.

"If you can't stand it, avoid it, don't hold back."

"Yeah." Jiang Juan replied softly, "I won't do anything, you do it."

After speaking, he knelt and sat beside him, waiting for Xiao Shi to carry out the next work.

After this trouble, Xiao Shi, who was worried that he would lose his composure, suddenly calmed down.

Facing the body of someone he knew, maybe even the body of someone he loved, should never be peaceful, but seeing Jiang Juan like this, he felt that he had to be that person's reliance.

Otherwise Ah Juan would be too pitiful...

"Remember what you promised me."

"Well, I won't make trouble. If I can't bear it, I'll leave. I won't cause you any trouble." Jiang Juan seemed to have returned to normal, but his eyes were still swollen.

"Be obedient." Xiao Shi wore gloves on his hands, so it was not easy to touch him, so he just touched his forehead.

Before doing it, he imagined countless times what the remains hidden by Jiang Juan would look like. Jiang Juan once said that he used lime to accelerate the decay of the remains, and what appeared in front of them was probably an incompletely decomposed body. The corpse, which may also have been soaked in formalin, still retains parts of the body.

Xiao Shi made sufficient psychological preparations before opening the sealed box cover.

There is no expected pungent smell, just a little dampness.

What came into view were several stacked sheets of blue non-woven fabric, the outline of a human figure could be vaguely seen, and a large amount of desiccant was pasted on the inner walls of the four sides to absorb water, so as to reduce the damage caused by the humidity in the air to the bones.

Seeing this situation, Xiao Shi knew that the old man he was about to face had changed beyond recognition.

He took off a glove and waved to Jiang Juan.

The man hesitated, and slowly came over after he softly called "Come here".

Xiao Shi embraced his shoulders, and covered his eyes with his hands, "Don't look. Let you open your eyes and look again, be obedient."

After speaking, he lifted a corner of the non-woven fabric from the bottom of the box and slowly moved upwards, confirming his guess.

The person who used to have a gentle smile is now a dry bone.

It is a great pity in the world that the hero is not late.

Jiang Juan broke the silence: "When I was alive, you all said that I looked like him. After that, will I also..."

Xiao Shi moved his hand down and covered his mouth.

Jiang Juan also opened his eyes and saw the skeleton in the sleeping box.

He held Xiao Shi's hand, slowly pulled it down, looked at it for a long time, pretended to be relaxed and said: "He hasn't changed, the same as ten years ago." The hoarse voice was worse than crying.

Xiao Shi choked up in his throat, unable to catch up with his words.

He asked again: "It's bone-shattered, isn't it easy to check?"

"It is indeed difficult, but you can try."

Xiao Shi didn't let Jiang Juan do it, and moved the bones to the ground one by one by himself.

Jiang Zhu’s bones are well preserved, the lime corrosion is not too serious, and the surface bone skin has fallen off, but it actually shows the hidden injuries of the bones. Except for the soft tissue at the joints, which is caused by corruption and loss, all parts of his body are intact. It was complete, not missing a single tooth.

Xiao Shi carefully observed the surface of the skeleton. Judging from the traces of repair after the fracture of the radius and clavicle, this skeleton was indeed Jiang Zhu who had suffered these injuries.

"The arm was cut and injured when I was brave enough to protect the hostages hijacked by bandits with knives when I was in school. The shoulder was broken by pushing me away when I was almost hit by a car when I was young. He was afraid that I would be scolded and fractured. I didn’t dare to say it, and I wouldn’t let me say it. I was so stupid and held back for a long time. Finally, seeing his shoulders swelled so high, I was finally scared, so I went to tell my mother. , He was still so young at that time, and he really fell into the root of the disease, what will he do in the future? You said that I used to be...why I was so ignorant. "

Jiang Juan rubbed his sore eyes, turned his head and let out a long sigh, "...it's too hard to be left behind. It should be the saddest thing in the world to be left with only memories in life."

He didn't expect Xiao Shi to respond, and he didn't look forward to his answer, so he quickly returned to the topic, "Is it okay for him to look like this now?"

Xiao Shi pinched the bridge of his nose, took out a magnifying glass and observed the skull carefully, "The information provided by the skeleton is too little, and some old injuries can be detected, but they may not be the cause of death."

Having said that, Xiao Shi suddenly realized, and looked up at Jiang Juan, "You don't want me to investigate the cause of his death."

Jiang Juan stared at his brother's remains for a long time with lowered eyes, and did not answer immediately.

Just when Xiao Shi felt that he might collapse again, he took a deep breath, "Yes, and no."

Jiang Juan sat down, clasping his knees with both hands, in that insecure posture again, "The fatal injuries are of course wounds cut to the neck and gunshot wounds piercing the lungs, everyone understands this, but what I want to know is the cause of death .My brother is superior to me in all aspects, and his self-protection ability is also superior to mine. I really can't figure out why he died in that place. There must be a reason."

"Did anyone perform an autopsy on Jiang Zhu back then?"

"...No, after he passed away, Deputy Yu was about to cremate him in a hurry. The funeral was held in secret, only a few close relatives and friends attended, and no one saw the body at the farewell ceremony. Anyway, it was very strange. I brought it out, but didn't find out the truth... I'm really a useless younger brother."

"Don't say that, if you hadn't taken the risk to bring him out, we wouldn't even have the chance to find out the truth now."

Jiang Juan reluctantly hooked the corners of his mouth, thanking him for his comfort.

Xiao Shi understood what Jiang Juan meant. He thought that with Jiang Zhu's strength, he would be able to protect himself even in a dangerous situation. At that time, their brothers lost their mother not long ago, and Jiang Juan's situation was not optimistic. It was unlikely that the elder brother would be cruel and lose his mind. Because Jiang Zhu failed to come back, he was probably framed or tricked.

It has been ten years now, and Jiang Zhu's skeleton still shows a slightly reddish gray-black color, which is a typical sign of poisoning, and it is normal for Jiang Juan to have such a guess.

When checking Jiang Zhu's chest bones, Xiao Shi gave a soft "Huh?"

Jiang Juan was a little nervous, "Did you find anything?"

"Why are there crystals on the surface of his bones?"

When the two looked at each other, their eyes were full of confusion. Jiang Juan took the magnifying glass and carefully observed the sternum and ribs of the skeleton. Sure enough, he found some white crystal powder on the surface of the skeleton.

He wanted to rub his fingers, but Xiao Shi stopped him by pressing his wrist.

Jiang Juan licked his lips and pondered for a while, "I didn't have this thing before... I'm sure. I might have been a little distracted when I collected his bones and didn't notice it, but I definitely didn't have it when he just melted into bones." He was a little worried again, "Could it be that I used lime..."

"No, don't panic, it's not your problem." Xiao Shi used a brush to sweep some crystal powder into the test tube. To comfort Jiang Juan, he said, "You'll know what it is after sending it for testing. I don't think you're worried. The truth is, judging by Jiang Zhu's bone complexion, there is indeed a possibility of poisoning."

In addition, the two only found a few scratches that damaged the periosteum on the left arm of Jiang Zhu's skeleton, and three knife wounds on the back of the hand, which were probably caused by a knife with a length of more than [-] centimeters. , this can only prove that Jiang Zhu was not only fatally injured at that time, but also suffered shocking acts of violence.

"His hand bones are very good-looking." Jiang Juan said desolately, "I grew up holding his hand, and I have always envied my brother's beautiful hands, but when I found him, his hands were torn and bruised. I don’t look like that anymore, even so, he still held me with his only moving hand, telling me not to be afraid... It hurts so much when he speaks, but he is still comforting me... Why isn’t it me who died? ?”

Seeing that he was in a bad mood, Xiao Shi hurriedly diverted his attention, "Do you have any photos of his remains? There is not much information that can be found from the bones. If you have photos, or remember other details..."

He only asked this question out of desperation, and regretted it as soon as he said it.

Asking Jiang Juan to recall the details of Jiang Zhu's death, how is this different from Ling Chi?

He didn't expect Jiang Juan to actually say, "Yes."

What the man did next made his heart sink even more.

Jiang Juan pointed to his left cheek, "But you have to help me."

The author has something to say:

Hello everyone, I am Jiang Xun. As a family member, I have been unhappy with Xiaogou for a long time. As long as I water the nutrient solution, I will immediately broadcast the beating dog, which is simple and rude.

I stayed up late yesterday to draw a short comic about Xiaogou and Tiredcat, and posted it on Weibo. If you are interested, you can check it out~

Thank you for reading the text, cute~

Thank you brother Xun, did you blow up your hair today, mine x1

Thank you Feifeier~ for the nutrient solution x20

Thanks for feeding! !