Chapter 1: Nightmares
In City A, country Z, on a winter night, a thin figure dressed in dark clothes and wearing a cotton hat walked through the alley, came to the public telephone on the street corner, and rang 110.
"At four o'clock in the morning at Chunjiang Wharf, counterfeit banknotes were traded. "It's a hoarse male voice.
After calling the police, he hung up the phone directly and hurriedly flashed into the alley.
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Jiang Xiaotuan returned to City A from Province B, took the train for more than six hours, got off the train and did not go home, went straight to Qingyuan Teahouse, and came to the agreed box.
Liu Yun is Jiang Xiaotuan's brother, and he will not honor her appointment. If you can't fulfill the contract on time, you must be delayed, as long as the work is done, he will definitely come, and if he can't come, he will call her to explain.
If he doesn't get a cancellation call now, it means that he will come again, but the time is uncertain.
Jiang Xiaotuan glanced at her mobile phone, there was no phone and no information, so she leaned on the sofa to rest, she was too tired.
"Xiaotuan, wake up. ”
Liu Yun hurriedly came, wrapped in a cold air, took off his coat and poured a cup of hot tea first, only to find that Jiang Xiaotuan was asleep on the sofa.
"Xiaotuan, wake up. He called again, but the man lying on the couch did not respond at all.
"Alas, I'm not afraid of catching a cold when I fall asleep like this!" Liu Yun sighed and took off the hanging coat to cover her. Then he sat on the side, drinking tea, and waited for her to wake up.
Jiang Xiaotuan was adopted by Liu Yun's parents from an orphanage. He remembered that his parents wanted a daughter back then, so they adopted Jiang Xiaotuan because they didn't want to have any more children. At that time, Jiang Xiaotuan was not only very beautiful, but also very stubborn.
Her parents thought her name was soil, so they named her Liu Qingyan and reported her household registration. But after she knew that her name was changed, she actually took the household registration book and went to the street police station to change her name in person, because she was the last adult, and the household police did not change it, so she worked as a small follower for the household police, and she was stuck to and from work.
The household policeman is a mother, she was moved by the little girl's persistence, and she did the ideological work of Liu Yun's parents, and Jiang Xiaotuan's name was preserved. Jiang Xiaotuan was seven years old that year, and Liu Yun was nine years old.
After Jiang Xiaotuan was sixteen years old, he no longer accepted the financial support of his stepparents and began to support himself. Liu Yun has always paid attention to her, seeing that she is really miserable, he will find a way to help her, and after coming and going, he will become the nobleman and the owner of Jiang Xiaotuan's life.
His parents are actually better than him to Jiang Xiaotuan, but Jiang Xiaotuan is very angry with them, and the reason Liu Yun has not figured it out yet.
Jiang Xiaotuan slept very sweetly, Liu Yun drank tea, glanced at the sleeping people from time to time, and sighed that it was so beautiful!
The current Jiang Xiaotuan is very quiet, crooked on the sofa, taking off his strong disguise, and the whole person looks haggard. Such a small group of Jiang made Liu Yun feel distressed, in this kind of place, she can fall asleep, how tired she should be.
Before Liu Yun finished his cup of tea, Jiang Xiaotuan suddenly became anxious, his face became distorted, he made a hoarse sound in his throat, and began to dance with his hands. Liu Yun knew that she was having nightmares again, grabbed her hands, and shouted urgently: "Xiaotuan, wake up quickly." ”
Jiang Xiaotuan woke up sweating profusely and found lying in Liu Yun's arms, her hands still clutching Liu Yun's left hand.
"Nightmares again?" Liu Yun said and shook his head slightly. Several more blood marks were added to the back of his hand. From the time they met, as long as Jiang Xiaotuan had nightmares and he was by his side, he would definitely be hurt by her.
"I'm sorry, brother. Jiang Xiaotuan looked at Liu Yun's bleeding hand and said. These slender and slender hands were often injured by her when she was a child, and when she grew up, she and Liu Yun had fewer opportunities to meet, let alone fall asleep in front of him, so these hands were rarely abused by her.
"You're my sister, it's okay. Liu Yun looked at the scratches on the back of his hand and comforted Jiang Xiaotuan.
"Brother, I feel like I'm getting more and more out of control, and the nightmares are happening so often that I'm about to go crazy. Jiang Xiaotuan's eyes flashed with a lonely look.
"What does the psychiatrist say?" asked Liu Yun. He knew that Xiao Tuan was going to see a doctor today.
"I've changed a few of them, but they haven't improved. Jiang Xiaotuan sighed, his fair face was covered with gloom.
"It's okay, it's not good at home, my brother will take you abroad, I don't believe it's not good. Liu Yun comforted. He found the best psychiatrist in China for Xiaotuan, but it didn't work, and he was distressed in his heart.
"Brother, don't toss anymore, I'm tired. Jiang Xiaotuan bit her lip and said that she had no hope for herself.
"I don't believe in your nightmares. Liu Yun clenched his fists and said. Although Jiang Xiaotuan is estranged from their family, their family has always regarded her as family, and her parents have long said that they will cure her no matter what.
"Brother, I want to investigate the orphanage fire case ten years ago, maybe find out the truth, and my nightmare can be resolved. Jiang Xiaotuan said.
"Xiao Tuan, this case, the police have already made a conclusion, it was an accident, you are investigating now, where to start?" Liu Yun shook his head and said.
He could understand Xiaotuan's feelings, she was adopted by her parents from that orphanage, her name was given to her by the director of the orphanage, and her feelings for the orphanage can be imagined.
"Brother, you know, I don't think this is an ordinary fire case, the dean is very careful, the children do not touch dangerous objects. Besides, the dean had insomnia, and on the day of the fire, she slept very deeply, as did the children, which in itself was very suspicious. ”
"Xiaotuan, brother asked the case-handling staff that year, they said that the orphanage facilities were outdated, and the lighting power cord that was pulled was short-circuited, igniting the basement to store old things, and the orphanage happened to receive a large number of donations at that time, so it was placed in the basement, and the cause of death of the children was that they died by inhaling a large amount of toxic and harmful smoke. ”
According to his parents' recollections, the orphanage is an old-fashioned wooden structure house, the place is not large, there are many children in it, and the materials funded by all walks of life are also stacked in the storage room and basement, and the director of the orphanage is only the director who is taking care of the children, and there are social volunteers, but they only take advantage of holidays to take care of it, and the orphanage actually has many potential safety hazards.
"Brother, I decided to investigate this case myself, I want to give myself peace of mind. Jiang Xiaotuan said firmly.
"Xiaotuan, if it is really a murder case, it will be dangerous for you to investigate it yourself. Liu Yun still didn't want her sister to get involved in this matter. If this is really a murder, the murderer is too clever.
At that time, many children died in this case, and the social impact was bad, and the case-handling personnel were all backbone police officers, and the orphanage burned down at that time. However, the police still tried their best to collect evidence from all sides, and as far as he knew, the evidence materials in this case met the standard of evidence for criminal verdict.
"If this matter is not clarified, I believe that my nightmare will never be gone. Jiang Xiaotuan said firmly.
Liu Yun shook her head when she heard this, Xiaotuan is still so stubborn, what she recognizes, it is useless for others to persuade her, even if she decides, let her investigate, let her face the facts she has found out, maybe she will let go.
If she can find new evidence to prove that the case is a murder, it may be possible to reopen the case for the police to open a new investigation.