It was already past eleven o'clock when Tang Xu arrived at Tang Yao's side, and the lights in the building were bright. Tang Xu was already familiar with his face here, and he had always been generous when he made a move, and the guard at the door called Mr. Tang with a polite smile when he saw him.

Tang Xu nodded at the people, parked the car in the parking space, and then went to Tang Yao's office.

Tang Yao had just finished the meeting, and he was talking on the phone at this time.

Tang Xu had been here many times, closed the door familiarly, and sat down on the sofa.

Tang Yao's phone call lasted for more than ten minutes before he hung up. took a cup and poured him a cup of tea, and said, "How are you and Ayu?"

Since the case of Yu Zhai, he has almost been spinning in a row, and he has not rested for a long time. There was both concern and exhaustion in his voice.

Although Tang Xu hid it from him, he had heard a little about what he was looking for Song Yu during this time.

Tang Xu didn't drink the tea, dusted the ash between his fingers into the ashtray, lowered his head and said, "It's okay." ”

This was his private matter, and Tang Yao didn't ask any more. He took a sip of tea from the teacup and said, "I looked at the autopsy results again today, combined with the previous investigation, the height and age of those corpses are similar to the people around Yu Anhe. One of the male corpses should also be him. ”

He said yes. What are the characteristics of Yu Anhe and the people around him, and the specific age details, the police are not clear. So only one similar conclusion can be drawn.

But several corpses are similar, and there is hardly such a coincidence.

Tang Xu didn't speak, his hand propped up on his eyebrows and smoked.

Seeing that he had no intention of speaking, Tang Yao asked again, "Do you have any clues over there?"

During this time, not only was the police investigating, he knew that Tang Xu was also investigating secretly.

Tang Xu shook his head and said, "No." ”

He has been asking Xiao Yun to arrange for someone to investigate, but there are no clues. I didn't even notice anything unusual on Ah Fei's side before the fire.

As with the police's reasoning, the fire at Yu's house was caused by their internal feud. Now the focus of suspicion is on the side surnamed Li, but it is done cleanly, and there are no clues left at the scene. The surname Li also had an alibi on that night. But this proved to be useless.

Despite suspicion, arrest is not possible without any evidence. I had to be watched all the time.

Neither of them spoke for a while, and Tang Yao's brows were furrowed all the time. In the past few years that Yu Anhe has been here, Qinghe City has been much calmer. And now, visible to the naked eye, will set off a bloody storm.

Although the police are now cracking down, the crackdown is only temporary. Cutting grass needs to be eradicated, but now is not the right time.

The tired look on Tang Yao's face was even stronger, he reached out and pressed his eyebrows, and said, "There was a meeting today, and the case will be closed soon." ”

The incident in Yu Zhai is bad, and it will only make people panic if it drags on all the time. The final decision of the meeting was to close the case as soon as possible and let the matter pass as soon as possible.

This was to be expected, Tang Xu nodded.

Tang Yao called him, naturally not just to say this. After a pause, he spoke, "Do you think all this coincidence is too perfect?"

He could only say this to Tang Xu, although he felt that everything was too perfect, but because there was no evidence, he couldn't mention it to others. Of course, no one wanted him to mention it.

The characteristics of the deceased were similar to those of Yu Anhe and the people around him, and the case was clean, leaving no clues or traces. This means that there is no way to check whether the corpse is Yu Anhe's or not. Everything can only be guessed.

Tang Xu had always been suspicious, he snuffed out the cigarette butt in his hand and said, "I'll let people check again." ”

There are no clues or evidence, and no matter how much you check, you can't find anything.

Tang Yao didn't speak. The two of them sat quietly, and after a while, Tang Xu stood up and said, "I'll go first." ”

Tang Yao nodded and said yes. After a slight pause, he continued, "I've been busy lately, so you have time to go back to the old mansion to have a look." ”

He and Wen Yi didn't go back to the old mansion, they all took time to go back. The old man in the family has been bedridden, and he is not very relieved. But now Xue Zhaoying has been living there, and he doesn't know what the old man promised her, and he doesn't want to go back to get involved.

Tang Xu responded with a hello, looked at the time, and said, "You don't have to worry about that over there, just take care of your sister-in-law." I've had people watch over there. ”

Wen Yi has just given birth to a child not long ago, and he needs more care and care, but he has been doing a lot recently.

Tang Yao didn't stay in the office, nodded and turned off the lights and doors, and walked outside with Tang Xu.

Song Yu stayed in Xiaolou for half a month, and she recalled the days when she got along with Yu Anhe. Only now did she realize that she knew very little about An He. He barely mentioned his past.

Although he comes back here every Chinese New Year, his aunt doesn't know him well. I don't know why he built Xiaolou in this mountain. He comes here every Chinese New Year, and it stands to reason that he should be from here, but there is no one nearby who can match it.

Song wanted to know more about him, but she didn't expect that in the end, her understanding of him was just that he was very good to her. Like a father and like a brother.

This is undoubtedly tragic.

In the first days, my aunt would come over, she ran back and forth in trouble, and gradually Song Yu didn't let her come over.

In the days when she was alone, she thought about a lot of things. I thought of everything when my parents were alive, and I also thought about everything after my parents passed away. What she should have faced, and what she had to run away from.

It rained heavily on the day Song Yu returned to Qinghe City, and it was difficult to find a car in the middle of nowhere. The aunt found a relative in the village and took her to the airport.

During this time, he had been troublesome to his aunt, and Song Yu left money on the table in the living room. After leaving, I called my aunt and asked her to come and get it.

Hanging up the phone, she looked out the window at the heavy rain. The rain snaked down the windows, and the mountains were covered with white fog, and vision was blurred in the heavy rain. She's probably going to be here for the last time.

Song Yu just looked outside, and closed his eyes after a long time.

It rained heavily and the plane was delayed, and it was already more than eleven o'clock in the evening when Song Yu arrived in Qinghe City. She didn't tell anyone she was back, but when she got outside, she was about to stop the car when a car drove by. Tang Xu's handsome face was revealed inside. He looked at the luggage in Song Yu's hand and said, "Get in the car, I'll send you back." ”

He would have waited here, apparently knowing about her flight.

Song Yu was silent and didn't speak, and after an interval of more than ten seconds, he put his luggage in the trunk and got into the car.

As if knowing that Song Yu hadn't eaten, after she got into the car, Tang Xu pointed to the hamburger and drink in front of her, and said, "I bought it when I came here just now, let's eat some cushions first." ”

Now that he knew about her flight, it was normal for him to know that she hadn't eaten. It's just that she doesn't know who his eyeliner is, and she doesn't even notice it at all.

Song Yu didn't question him, didn't touch the hamburger, picked up the drink and drank it slowly. Say thank you.

The car quickly drove onto the main road, and neither of them spoke. Tang Xu didn't ask anything. It's like she's just on an errand.

Qinghe City was very quiet at night, it had just drizzled, and the road was slightly wet. The air also smells of dampness.

After driving for a while, Tang Xu raised his wrist to look at the time and asked, "What do you want to eat?"

Obviously, a drink is not worth anything, you have to eat. She hadn't been at home for half a month, and there was no room for food in the refrigerator. I only ate outside or ordered takeout.

He thought Song Yu would refuse, but he didn't. She replied simply, "You can eat anything." ”

Her face was calm, which was different from what Tang Xu thought. He nodded, he wanted to get a cigarette to smoke, but in the end he didn't.

At this time, many restaurants have closed, and the only food available is supper. Tang Xu's car didn't find a suitable restaurant after going around, and was about to drive forward, when Song Yu said, "It's the food stall in front." ”

Not far away, there was a tent in front of the store, and the lights were dim. I don't know if it's because of the rain, but it's deserted.

Tang Xu glanced over there, didn't say anything, nodded and said yes. Pull over.

The two got out of the car one after the other, and when they arrived at the food stall, the boss greeted a guest when he saw him coming in. Ask: Hand over the menu and ask them what they want to eat.

Tang Xu took the menu and looked at it, and after ordering something, he pushed it in front of Song Yu, and said, "See what else you want to eat?"

He had already ordered a lot of things, and Song Yu gave the menu to the boss and said, "These are enough." ”

After the boss took the menu, he quickly went down, and Tang Xu poured a cup of tea and pushed it in front of Song Yu.

Although Song Yu drank the drink just now, he still picked up the teacup and drank it slowly. I don't know what kind of tea it is, the tea is bitter and can't be dispersed in the mouth for a long time.

Tang Xu sensed that Song Yu who came back was a little different, and he wanted to say something, but before he could speak, Song Yu asked, "Is Uncle's health better?"

The uncle she said naturally refers to Tang's father.

She almost didn't ask, and Tang Xu couldn't help but be slightly stunned when she asked, and then replied, "This time is much better." ”

Song Yu nodded at this time, and then slowly drank the tea in the cup.

Tang Xu's eyes condensed slightly, looked at her, and asked, "Are you ready to go to work?"

Although Li Tong gave her a long vacation, she had been resting for almost a month.

Song Yu nodded and said, "I'll go in a few days." ”

Her tone was calm, and there seemed to be no sadness in her expression.

The more calm she was, the more something seemed wrong. Tang Xu nodded, was silent for a while, and said: "Sister-in-law has asked about you several times, she and eldest brother still live in the apartment, she is still on maternity leave, you can go over to accompany her when you are free." ”

Song Yu nodded in response.

The two of them are too peaceful now, and Tang Xu's words were originally quite a lot. At this moment, he couldn't find anything to say, so he fell silent.

Fortunately, there were not many people, and the boss brought up all the things he ordered after a while.

Probably because he didn't eat, Song Yu was not polite at all this time, picked up the skewer and bit it slowly.

Tang Xu didn't know why he was a little absent-minded, so he called the boss and asked him to bring a few cans of beer. Although he had to drive later, Song Yu didn't stop him. Just eat the skewers in your hands.

The beer was quickly delivered to him, Tang Xu opened a can and pushed it in front of Song Yu, took another can and opened it, and raised his head to drink it. The tent was dark yellow, stretching the shadows of the two of them long.

Tang Xu didn't eat, and quickly finished drinking a can of beer, flattening the can and throwing it into the trash can on the side. He opened the second can of beer, and the boss brought him the spicy shrimp he ordered. Disposable gloves were given.

Tang Xu didn't drink anymore, put on gloves and began to peel the shrimp.

Although he peeled shrimp, he did not eat it himself. It was directly placed in the bowl in front of Song Yu.

The expression on Song Yu's face did not change at all, he did not speak, but just ate silently.

It didn't take long for half a bowl of shrimp to pile up in the bowl, and seeing that she didn't eat it, Tang Xu said: "Eat it, it's quite fresh, and the taste is okay." ”

Although he was peeling shrimp, he had probably never done such a thing. Some are clumsy, and the peeled shrimp meat is not complete.

Song Yu hummed in a low voice and slowly ate the shrimp.

There are few guests in the food stalls, and the vicissitudes of life come out of nowhere, and the voice is stretched and singing love songs, making the cold night even more miserable.

Song Yu ate slowly, and Tang Xu stopped after peeling a bowl of shrimp. After taking off the disposable gloves on his hands, he wiped his hands and took out a cigarette and smoked it.

The two of them were peaceful tonight, and he couldn't remember how long it had been since they had done so. No, they probably never did.

Tonight, it's different.

Tang Xu's gaze fell on Song Yu's body, and it took a while before he took it back. And Song Yu didn't seem to notice his gaze, and he only ate slowly all the time.

Song Yu's appetite was not big, and she wiped her hands before she finished eating the shrimp.

Tang Xu snuffed out the cigarette butt in his hand, looked at him, and asked, "Don't you eat it?"

Song Yu nodded and said, "I'm full." ”

Tang ordered a number of things, but she was the only one eating. Some things have not even been touched.

Tang Xu sighed, looked at the time, and said lightly: "It's not early, let's go back." ”

Song Yu folded the paper towel and put it in the trash can on the side. Hearing Tang Xu's words, she didn't move, and only said after a while: "It's not far from here, I'll just go back by myself." ”

Tang Xu's body stiffened slightly.

Song Yu didn't look at him, picked up the teacup in front of him and drank the tea, and said, "We are not suitable, we were not suitable before, and we will not be suitable in the future." That's it. ”

Her tone was flat, as if she had rehearsed it countless times.

Her face was also calm, she lowered her head slightly, and didn't look at Tang Xu.

It seemed to be expected, and it seemed to be unexpected. Tang Xu sat without speaking, and only stood up after a while, repeating again: "Let's go, I'll send you back." ”

Song Yu sat still, looked up at him, and continued to say calmly: "I admit it, I liked you. Her eyes became misty, she looked at the street lamp in the distance, and continued: "Feelings are the most ethereal things, they will exist, but they will not always exist. ”

Her face gradually became indifferent, and she continued: "Nothing is constant, and feelings are the same, so, Tang Xu, let's stop here." I appreciate you, really. If it were someone else, I might be miserable somewhere. ”

Her heart is as calm as water, as if the love and hatred of the past are just clouds of the past, and she can't stir up any waves.

The male singer is still singing about the past in a voice that has gone by. A table of people not far away was talking and laughing, and their voices were heard far away.

Tang Xu stood in a trance, he didn't look at Song Yu, and the scenes of the past came to mind. The sharp pain stung his nerves, and his fingers clenched unconsciously.

He wanted to open his mouth to say something, but his throat seemed to be blocked, and he couldn't say a word.

Song Yu stood up calmly, said thank you seriously, and gradually walked away with his luggage. The light stretched her shadow so long that she could no longer be seen.

Tang Xu's feet seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, and he couldn't take a step for a while. He stood there for so long, and only after a while did he realize that he hadn't noticed that she had brought her luggage with him.

Probably from the moment she got out of the car, she had no intention of going back.

The people at the table not far away began to drink with their fists, and no one noticed anyone's sadness or whose clutch.

The street under the street lamp became empty, and Tang Xu stood for so long. After a long time, he sat down to the laughter of others, opened the unfinished beer, and continued to drink.

He didn't know when the food stalls closed, and he didn't drive anymore, but he staggered with a wine bottle. He stopped at the corner of the street when the sky was bright, looking up motionless at the dim yellow street lamps overhead.

He obviously didn't go to see Song Yu at that time, but at this time, the back of her leaving appeared in his mind, as it had been before, but this time, she would not look back.

Tang Xu raised the wine bottle and poured the wine with a grunt. The wine in the bottle quickly bottomed out, and he slowly slid down the corner and sat down on the floor.

He had drunk a lot of wine, and he thought he was going to get drunk. But no, he was very sober. Sober enough, he remembered every word Song Yu had said when he left.

I don't know why, Tang Xu remembered Yu Anhe at this moment. He kept his eyes open for a moment at the dim yellow light, and after a long time closed his eyes and leaned against the wall.

It wasn't until it was getting light that he got up from the ground and stumbled away with the smell of wine against the wall. The figure disappeared into the misty light.