Don't move the old man's bounty

According to the progress of their current investigation, this group photo of nine people can be roughly divided into three parts.

Jiang Xun and Hua Zhibei standing in the back row on the far left of the screen, and sitting in front of them, an unknown man and Xiao Shi's mother can be divided into a group, and the front row on the right are Ye Chengzhi and Cheng San Shi and Chi Chunwu are a trio of interests, Jiang Yu is sandwiched between the two camps, and the identity of the person on the right is temporarily unknown.

The person Jiang Juan is referring to is the man on the far left side of the screen, sitting in front of Jiang Xun and beside Xiao's mother.

The man's face was also collaged with black and white photos, but it was not a portrait, but more like a candid photo.

The man touched the tip of his nose lightly with one hand, coughing lightly, and covering his face, as if he was avoiding something, with his body kept half sideways, unable to look directly at the camera.

In order not to make the face missing, the person who processed the photo even cropped the hands of the collage photo, which made the man appear to have three hands, and at the same time leaned to the right from the neck up, which seemed to be related to Xiao beside him. The mother whispered, the body in the original photo was upright, but the body was distorted and frightening.

"It's about four or five points." Jiang Juan said, "I can't see it completely because the face is blocked, but it must be more than Cheng Sanshi's portrait."

The corner of Xiao Shi's mouth twitched slightly, not knowing what expression to put on, "So... who is this person?"

"Before asking this question, you should answer me a question first." Jiang Juan's expression was serious, "Who is your mother?"

Xiao Shi felt that it was very difficult to explain this question, and the most important thing was that even he himself might not know the correct answer, so he simply dug out a stack of kraft paper document bags from the box, and found out his mother's death certificate from it.

"Xiao Qingshuang, born in 1962... I think that apart from her gender, only the date of her death is true in this information." Xiao Shi was depressed, "Only these two points cannot be faked."

"Do you... feel that your mother's death is strange?"

"No, there are many secrets about her, many secrets that I tried to find out but failed, and the truth has not been revealed yet, but her death is not in dispute."

"Is... sick?"

Xiao Shi shook his head, "She was indeed seriously ill, and she struggled for a long time before she passed away, but the cause of death was not illness...she was killed."

Speaking of this, Xiao Shi took half a step back and squatted next to the box, as if retracting himself into an eggshell.

"... When I came home from school that day, the power at home tripped. I was surprised to see her shoes at the door. Thinking of how rare it was for her to come back so early, she didn't even change the fuse and went in complaining, but everyone I couldn't find her in the room, and when I finally opened the bathroom, I saw her... Lying in the bloody water of the bathtub, my eyes were not closed... It was the first time in my life that I was so helpless. My mother-in-law left, and I felt that I And my mother, but my mother is gone too, and I am alone in this world. I hugged her like crazy and told her that I really cared about her and loved her... But it was too late, she couldn't listen arrive……"

Jiang Juan was dumbfounded.

It's not that he hasn't tried to investigate Xiao Shi's past, but his experience seems to have been deliberately covered up, leaving it blank.

Jiang Juan never imagined that this man who always greeted him with a smile would have such an unbearable past. No wonder he relied so much on his brother and himself after losing his mother.

That was the only place he could stay.

Thinking about it now, it's no wonder Xiao Shi hated him so much. After Jiang Zhu passed away, Xiao Shi lost his home for the third time and was abandoned for the third time. Anyone would have resentment in his heart, but Xiao Shi chose the most extreme one. In this way, try to forcefully keep this dependent warmth by your side.

Jiang Juan leaned close to Xiao Shi, patted his shoulder, and let him lean into his arms.

Xiao Shi sobbed incoherently, and said incoherently: "It was so dark that day, she died in peace, no one tied hair on my fingers, let me be stronger, don't cry... From then on, my nightmares are the same , it was her covered in blood, standing in front of me dripping, asking me why I didn't come back to save her earlier. She died countless times in my dreams, and I hugged her cold body over and over again. I cry bitterly wherever I go, I am more and more afraid of the dark, more and more afraid of blood... Only when I am with you, the nightmare will stop..."

Jiang Juan raised his hand to touch the top of his head, pulled out a hair, wrapped it around Xiao Shi's little finger, and said, "Be strong, don't cry."

Xiao Shi's crying stopped there, and he raised his tearful eyes to look at Jiang Juan.

The light was dim, and the man happened to be standing in the backlight, so his expression couldn't be seen clearly.

Xiao Shi didn't think too much, he raised his head and kissed the man with the most real reaction of his body.

Tears smeared on Jiang Juan's face, cold and slipped into his lips and tongue, and the salty taste also rippled.

"... In front of your mother, can you be more reserved?" He turned his face and asked, "Are there any other old things worth investigating?"

"No, that's all."

Xiao Shi hastily wiped away the tears on his face, packed the only few items into his backpack, then closed the box, and restored the room to the way it was before they came in.

Xiao Shi rubbed the tip of his nose, pasted it again, and whispered, "...Thank you."

"Thanks for what?"

"You obviously wanted to know the result so much, but you didn't expose my scars."

Jiang Juan lowered his eyes and denied, "I didn't want to know."

"You just want to. In fact, I can say it, because I also want to know the truth. Someone gave me an extremely perfunctory statement back then. This has always been an inextricable knot in my heart. Can you help me? "

Jiang Juan held the photo frame in his hand, rubbed his fingers unconsciously, and gave a light "hmm" as a response.

"After my mother left, I called the police to investigate the cause of her death. The police told me that she was so ill that she couldn't think about it and chose to commit suicide. I insisted that she was murdered, and the messy scars on her body could not have been caused by herself. The police officer in charge of investigating the case told me that because I was the first to enter the scene and moved the body and destroyed the first scene, their investigation could not go on. Suicide is the best way to close the case. I was... very desperate and very hopeful Someone can help me."

Xiao Shi stared blankly at Jiang Juan's hand—he didn't dare to look at the person in the photo frame, so he stared at Jiang Juan's hand with sharp bones.

"That incident also left a shadow on me. I felt desperate for the world and felt that there was no way to ask for help. I still followed the normal process and held a funeral for her after the case was closed. At the farewell ceremony, I was the only one... Later , I never saw her again."

Jiang Juan's hands tightened unconsciously, but he still couldn't help hugging him, and pressed the tip of his cool nose against the man's, and said softly, "...you have suffered."

Only when you have suffered the same injury can you know the feeling of cutting skin and breaking bones.

He felt pain for Xiao Shi from the bottom of his heart.

"In every sense..."

"what?"

"I never saw her again."

Xiao Shi took a deep breath, sat up and said, "Her body disappeared, just after it was sent for cremation. The funeral home wanted to cover up their mistake and compensated me a huge sum of money, but I didn't want it. I think finding It's fine if I don't see her, so I can still feel that she might still be living well in some corner that I can't find, deceiving myself. This deception has lasted for more than ten years..."

Xiao Shi hugged Jiang Juan, like a survivor struggling in the water hugging the only driftwood beside him, "They bullied me when I was young, bullied me for being ignorant, bullied me for being weak, and hid the truth in the dark , I originally... wanted to spend my whole life in such a muddleheaded way, but now, I don't have a chance to pursue it anymore, right?"

Jiang Juan let out a breath, as if thinking about something.

He suddenly pulled Xiao Shi up, "Stand up."

"...Huh?" Xiao Shi has not yet reacted.

"Don't you want the truth? Go, I'll take you—to ask for an explanation."

"Wait, are you serious?"

Jiang Juan answered this question personally.

After collecting valuable old things in the old house, Jiang Juan took Xiao Shi and left the long-abandoned house.

Before leaving, he held on to the padlock of his hometown, obviously wanting to take his things away, but also afraid that without this layer of protection, the old house would be burglarized.

Later, Xiao Shi took the old lock from the old house to replace it, so he was relieved to take the things back.

"I really didn't expect to come back again before the demolition." Xiao Shi said, looking at the mansion shrouded in darkness before dawn, he felt melancholy, "I thought the last time was a farewell."

"There will be a chance to come back." Jiang Juan said, "You must have a place to return."

Xiao Shi wanted to say, I hope that my future home is you.But before he could say this, Jiang Juan turned around and got into the car, leaving him no room for further words.

"This temper... When can I change it?"

When the two returned to the city, it was already dawn.

Before Jiang Juan recovered, he got into the car and said "go to the Municipal Intermediate People's Court", then covered Xiao Shi's coat and fell asleep.

It was rare for him to sleep so soundly in the car, and he lost consciousness when he closed his eyes. When he was woken up by Xiao Shi, the car had already stopped in front of an early morning shop, and the destination was across the road.

"Want to move?" Xiao Shi touched Jiang Juan's forehead, "Why are you sweating so much?"

"False." Jiang Juan said concisely, "I don't want to."

"Then you have a good rest, my husband will go find food for you."

Xiao Shi got out of the car, and Jiang Juan slowly came to his senses. Just as he picked up his mobile phone and glanced at the news, he heard a commotion outside.

A middle-aged man was arguing with a woman holding a child in the street, making a lot of noise and attracting passers-by to watch.

When Xiao Shi came back with breakfast, the woman had already started crying.

"What's the matter?" Jiang Juan reached out and took the hearing aid from Xiao Shi's pocket.

"The couple wanted to divorce, and the negotiation failed and they went to the court. The woman said that the man was drinking, cheating and domestic violence, which had a bad influence on the children. The man accused the woman of not abiding by women's morals, not being good at home and raising her children, and learning about divorce. It's nothing but nothing."

Jiang Juan took the bun and took a bite, then looked at the family of three through the car window, looking very concerned.

"I didn't expect that there are still remnants of the Qing Dynasty in this year, this kind of dog who beats his wife... hey? Jiang Er, why are you going?"

As soon as Xiao Shi opened the porridge box, Jiang Juan pushed the door and got out of the car.

Xiao Shi felt that something was wrong, so he hurriedly chased after him, and saw Jiang Juan walking quickly towards the man who slapped his wife, before the man's hand reached into his trouser pocket, he kicked him away out.

The author has something to say:

Xiao Shi: This kind of bastard who beats his wife...cough!I'm not saying I'm... forget it, I'm a dog.

Thank you for reading the text, cute~

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

Thank you Sisi for the nutrient solution x1

Thanks for feeding! !