The sky of Ningcheng is vast, and the sky near dusk is like a large splendid picture curtain, burning like fire, which is very beautiful.

Su Wanzheng's skirt was slightly blown by the wind, she smoothed it with her hands and walked out slowly.

After glancing around, she noticed a figure standing on the rooftop.

It was an extremely tall man, who looked old, with a somewhat rickety back, wearing a plain black suit, standing there with his hands in his hands, but giving people a sense of awe-inspiring majesty.

Who is that? Su Wanzheng searched for her memories and didn't know her.

She walked over slowly and asked tentatively, "You are the one who gave me the note?"

The man turned around slowly, and in the afterglow of the near evening, Su Wanzheng finally saw the person's appearance clearly.

His temples were gray, as if he had experienced many winds and waves.

His eyebrows and eyes had been clouded and deep by the years, his eyes were sharp, and there was a long wound on his dark cheek that dragged straight to his temple.

Su Wanzheng didn't remember such a person, but she felt that he was inexplicably upright and was definitely not an enemy.

"Hello?"

She asked again tentatively, and approached cautiously.

"Su Wanzheng. The man's voice was as deep as the baptism of time, and he slowly raised his eyes to look at her.

He straightened up and smiled at her slightly: "I am the former captain of the criminal police brigade, Shi Yuanchao." ”

For a moment, a cold wind blew against his ankles and went straight into his skin from the bottom to the top.

Su Wanzheng twisted her eyebrows and looked at him carefully, it turned out to be a retired police officer.

But his tough and strong appearance is clearly not the age of retirement.

Since he has reported his identity, Su Wanzheng confirmed the authenticity of the content on the note in his heart.

The accident at the anniversary banquet was indeed not an accident.

"Hello, Captain Stone. Su Wanzheng walked over slowly, her steps no longer as cautious as just now, "So you're investigating that case, aren't you?"

"You're not the first victim of those people. ”

Instead of answering her question, he stared at her at a distance, as if looking at another person through her.

"Those people? Who are you talking about?"

Shi Yuanchao slowly narrowed his eyes and asked her leisurely, "Su Wanzheng, you really don't remember me?"

He stared at himself intently, and the words that didn't match the preface made Su Wanzheng feel even more weird, isn't he the captain of the criminal police, how can he not understand her words.

She lowered her voice and stepped back with a somewhat wary expression, "I don't know anyone from the criminal police. ”

"Huh. He seemed to hear this, and a soft laugh came out of his throat.

Then, he straightened his tie, and his face became serious:

"Let me introduce myself again, Miss Su, I am Shi Yuanchao, the former captain of the criminal police brigade, who resigned seven years ago due to a mistake in a ship blasting accident, so I am ready to die at home, ready to live for the rest of my life. ”

He took out a box of old cigarettes from his pocket, lit it and held it: "Until the accident you had in the banquet hall caught my attention." I picked up the case seven years ago, and found that the main participants in the shipwreck were all at your banquet. ”

Su Wanzheng became more and more incomprehensible, only to feel that the wind on the rooftop was too cold and biting, so cold that her upper and lower teeth were shivering: "What participant? What shipwreck?"

She only went to college seven years ago, and she had never heard of such a big accident in Rongcheng.

Looking at her undisguised puzzled face, Shi Yuanchao's expression was slightly gloomy, calmer than her: "It doesn't matter if you don't know these things, you will slowly remember them." ”

Su Wanzheng tried to understand his words, "So, what do you want to say about the motives of those 'participants' who want to harm me?"

Shi Yuanchao didn't answer, slowly exhaled a cigarette, and then stared at the slowly rising smoke ring and said, "Do you remember how your parents died back then?"

Su Wanzheng immediately asked him: "Do you want to say that my father was the victim of the shipwreck? But you are wrong, he died when I was very young." ”

"And what about your mother?"

"Mother's ......" Su Wanzheng recalled, in her memory, her mother died of depression after her father's death.

It's just that it's been too long, and the specific time and scene are so vague that she can't do it.

She wrung her eyebrows vigilantly and took a step back with her hands behind her back: "Why am I telling you this?"

Shi Yuanchao looked at her timid and cautious appearance, and couldn't help but hook his lips and smile: "What are you afraid of, my old arms and legs, I can't do anything to you." I'm a useless criminal policeman, I don't have the guts or responsibility, and I plan to be a turtle with a shrunken head for the rest of my life. ”

The accident burned his soul again.

It's like there are countless pairs of eyes looking at him in heaven, giving him hope of rehabilitation.

Shi Yuanchao knew that Su Wanzheng didn't understand, but he still talked to himself, as if it was a pious belief.

Raising his chin and squinting his eyes while smoking, Su Wanzheng saw a trace of loneliness and sadness on his face.

"The core key is you, Su Wanzheng. ”

"Me?"

"Because their goal is you. Recently, the action has begun, the first time at that banquet and the second time at today's fashion week. ”

Su Wanzheng was stunned, today? But nothing happened today.

If it is a very big accident, there is nothing else but the auction of the box of jewelry.

Shi Yuanchao spread his palm to her and said, "You give me the box of jewelry you photographed." ”

Su Wanzheng took it out and handed it to him, "Is there anything wrong?"

He took it silently, observed it carefully for a while, hooked his lips and sneered: "It's just a string of jade pearls and jade that ancient women often wear, foreign ghosts are all virtuous, using our culture to make us money." ”

Su Wanzheng frowned, this earring was bought by her grandfather and given to her, he was so sarcastic, it made people feel uncomfortable: "What are you looking for?"

Shi Yuanchao ignored her, turning over and over very carefully, and his movements were skillful.

Finally, a small hole was found at the bottom of the jewelry box, not so deep that it was impossible to see with the naked eye.

Shi Yuanchao presented the bottom end of the box to Su Wanzheng, and when he took out the earrings with two fingers, he pulled out the jewelry box in his hand at the same time.

With a "clang", the jewelry box fell to the ground.

A silver needle of about three centimeters emerges from the bottom of the box, with a pointed head.

Fortunately, Shi Yuanchao was quick enough to withdraw his hand when he took out the earrings, otherwise the needle would have pierced into the palm of his hand.

"This ...... What is it?"

Su Wanzheng's cheeks showed a trace of horror, she couldn't believe what she saw, she squatted down to take a closer look, but was stopped by Shi Yuanchao: "Don't get close, it's dangerous." ”

There is no need to even test, the person who would hide such a deep mechanism in the box must have put poison in this needle.

Su Wanzheng covered her lips and took a step back, slowly calculating everything that had just happened in her mind.

Shi Yuanchao showed her the mechanism in the jewelry box, and the silver needle was set to pop up automatically as soon as the earrings left the box.

That is, if she had taken out the earrings in advance on the way, the palm of her hand holding the box would inevitably have been stabbed.

She suddenly felt a tightness in her chest to suffocation, holding her chest, her back against the cold wall: "This...... No way!"

Shi Yuanchao had a strange expression, he had studied no less than a hundred such devices when he was a criminal police officer in the past.

Holding a cigarette, he kicked the jewelry box far away with his leather shoes, and scolded coldly: "The old worm is really still the old worm of the past, and he is not soft on his flesh and blood." ”

Su Wanzheng stared at her in horror, as if she felt the bloodshot in her eyes bursting out, and that kind of fear made her feel like she wanted to vomit.

"Are you willing to believe me now?" Shi Yuanchao's gaze fell lightly on her frightened cheeks, and his palm reached over and touched her head, "Don't worry, since I have taken the initiative to come to you, I will definitely not let you be hurt again." ”

"......" Su Wanzheng looked at him uneasily, desperately picking at the wall behind him.

At this moment, the fear and helplessness were engraved into her bone marrow, she didn't know whether to believe the middle-aged man in front of her, what she wanted at the moment was to fly back to Rongcheng immediately and return to Xi Jiangran's side.

Only he really won't hurt himself.

Her eyes were empty, Shi Yuanchao grabbed her shoulders so that she was facing her eyes, and said in a deep voice: "If you believe me, then listen to me, no one around you can be trusted, except me." ”

What do you believe in him? Believe him, the person who harmed him is Da Bo Su Sheng?

Su Wanzheng was grabbed by someone's shoulder, trembling with fright, looking at him with stiff eyes, and then nodding sluggishly.

Seeing that she finally had a reaction, Shi Yuanchao sighed and said softly to the girl: "What is your mobile phone number?"

Trembling and reporting the number, Shi Yuanchao immediately dialed a number for her: "This is my number, I will communicate with you in time if there is any situation in the future." Especially remember, what I warned you at the venue, Su Sheng, don't come into contact with him alone. ”

He curled his lips lightly: "Didn't your husband send Lu Fei and Shi Bo to accompany you, except for seeing me this time, don't let them leave your side again, understand?"

She nodded her head woodenly, not knowing if she had heard it.

Shi Yuanchao broke off her stiff five fingers and slowly handed the two earrings into her hands: "The last one, don't tell anyone about seeing me today, including Xi Jiangran." ”

After he finished saying this last sentence, he turned around and seemed to be leaving, Su Wanzheng suddenly grabbed him very insecurely, and said nothing: "You...... Can you take me back?"

Getting off the elevator alone and then going back to the hotel from the corridor, she really didn't have the guts.

Shi Yuanchao smiled: "You don't have to be too nervous. I can't stay with you all the time, and now they've found out that I've infiltrated the banquet to investigate, and I think your uncle should have a sense of crisis at the moment. ”

Seeing that the woman trembled for a moment, but still didn't let go, he said again: "Actually, before looking for you, I have gathered some of my former comrades-in-arms, colleagues, and capable subordinates to devote myself to annihilating their group. ”

"As I said, you're the core protector. So your task is to listen to me with peace of mind, and there will be no danger from here, and I have set up eyeliners in all corners of the hotel. ”

His words were quite authoritative, and it was the majesty of the old sheriff who had called for wind and rain in his bones, which made Su Wanzheng feel less afraid.

"I ...... I know. ”

At this moment, she had no choice but to listen to his words and slowly and easily move her steps to the elevator.

The elevator doors slowly closed, waiting for the numbers to drop in the claustrophobic space.

"Ding" arrived, and she was still in a daze, trembling with fright.

When the elevator door opened, the figure of a woman disappeared in the dark corridor with no lights on, and Su Wanzheng almost screamed!

"Shhhh

The woman pulled her out of the elevator and immediately covered her mouth, and when a familiar smell of perfume came, Su Wanzheng gasped and calmed down: "Miss Jia?"

Jia Yue stroked her shoulder, her palm was soft, and she smiled gently: "Look at you scared, I told that bad old man to be gentle with you, you are a pampered eldest lady, I can't listen to this, he still scares you." ”

"What?"

Su Wanzheng was stunned for a while, "Are you also ......?"

"Well, I am. ”

Jia Yue clasped a finger on her lips, signaling her to stop all her words and not say more, "There are unknown ears everywhere here, let's not say it here." ”

Su Wanzheng's eyes widened in shock, she couldn't have imagined that Jia Yue was actually from the police department.

"Where's your room number?" Jia Yue took her hand and walked into the slightly lit corridor, followed the door and went in after finding the room number.

After the light illuminated the room, the two women sat opposite each other, and Su Wanzheng couldn't wait to ask her, "What the hell is going on?"

Jia Yue slowly closed the curtains for her, and stood lightly: "Uncle Shi should have told you, that's what we can tell you at the moment." ”

"So you're going to fashion week, not primarily to promote brands, but also to be a stone...... Captain's eyeliner?"

"Well, almost. ”

Jia Yue sat down at the table in front of her and blinked with a smile, "Uncle Shi was the first person I defected to after my mother was killed by that group of people, and I was the first to follow him. ”

Su Wanzheng bit her lip, Jia Yue's mother was ...... by that group of people

Is the uncle included in that group?

"Actually, I'm a very good person to get along with, but in order to bind my character as a domineering female president, I was so mean to you before, don't hate me. ”

“......”

Su Wanzheng stood up anxiously: "Who is going to harm me? Also, what are you going to do?"

Jia Yue half-tilted her head: "What you plan to do, it's not something that can be explained to you for a while, and we don't want you to participate in this plan." ”

Seeing that she refused to speak, Su Wanzheng took a deep breath, "Then tell me, who are your current members?"

Jia Yue made a gagged expression: "I'm sorry, I have no comment, I can tell you my identity, all because I am afraid that you will not be able to bear this fact, so I specially appeared to comfort you." ”

The silence lasted for a few seconds, and Su Wanzheng's frightened expression suddenly closed.

Immediately stood up and pulled the suitcase out of the door.

I opened it and packed my clothes back and forth.

Jia Yue looked at what she was spreading all over the ground: "What are you doing here?"

Her tone was firm, without the slightest trembling: "Go home, I want to go back to Rongcheng." ”

Jia Yue frowned, and there was a hint of displeasure on her plain face: "Go back now, are you crazy?" The movement is so big, the old worm must know your purpose for discovering him, and they will only start to eradicate you faster." ”

"I can't trust anyone, including you. ”

Maybe she had suffered too many blows, and she couldn't even stand up at the moment, "I'm going to go back and take care of this...... Sort it out with him and decide whether to trust you or not. ”

"You're ......"

Jia Yue held her forehead and sighed, "Uncle Shi didn't tell you that you shouldn't trust anyone except him?"

How can a woman who is carried away by love so hopeless!

Su Wanzheng paused as she pulled the suitcase, and then slowly looked up at him: "Xi Jiangran, is it one of the 'people' you say?"

Jia Yue opened her mouth for a while, obviously wanting to say something, but blocked her mouth: "No." ”

"Good. Her cheeks calmed down, brushed the hair around her ear, and took out her mobile phone to call Shi Bo, informing him that she was not feeling well and wanted to go back to Rongcheng first.

Within a few minutes, Shi Bo knocked on the door: "Madam, are you okay? Where is your body unwell? I just asked Mr. Xi, he asked me to quickly book the fastest flight, and there are two hours to take off, I will collect my luggage now?"

Su Wanzheng said through the door, and her voice was slightly hoarse: "I have already put it away, and I will wait for you in the room." ”

Hearing that her tone was very weak, Shi Bo immediately went to collect his luggage, and when he turned around, he met Lu Fei, who was waiting for Su Wanzheng to come back and have dinner together.

"Are you going back, what's wrong?" Lu Fei frowned and asked in a low voice.

"I don't know, my wife's voice sounds very bad, I can't be sure if it's the old worm's pair of earrings that are used in it, in short, Lu Shao, go pack your luggage and go back first." ”

"Grass, no. ”

Lu Fei stood there in a daze, "Then I'll quickly ask Xi Jiangran to pick up the plane with Li Qiongmo, so that if there is anything that can be taken care of." ”

Shi Bo nodded: "Eh, okay." ”

Jia Yue put away her mobile phone and spat out between her lips: "Shi Yuanchao actually said that he would do whatever he wanted, and acquiesced to your departure." ”

She paused, and met the woman's blank eyes: "It's okay, anyway, if you go back, Xi Jiangran will protect you, but you have to be careful at all times, you can't live as heartless as before." Be vigilant and stay connected. ”

......

On the plane back to Rongcheng, Su Wanzheng has been in poor condition.

Shi Bo and Lu Fei watched nervously from left to right, but fortunately, she was just in a bad mood and did not show physical discomfort.

Until she got off the plane, she was slow to respond, and her reply was often just those few words "um", "thank you", and "no".

It's hard to guess what happened to her. Lu Fei was even wondering, could it have nothing to do with the old worm, was Xi Jiangran mixed with a woman and she knew?

However, such conjectures were self-defeating after the plane landed.

In the middle of the crowd, there was a dark and warm figure standing in the distance, and the black eyes that she missed and relied on were staring at her quietly.

When she saw Xi Jiangran standing there waiting for her figure, Su Wanzheng suddenly soured uncontrollably.

The surrounding noise seems to be cut off, and the world is silent.

The fear and helplessness that had been held back for too long suddenly collapsed and burst at that moment.

She rushed over desperately, hugged the man's neck tightly, and wept in his arms.