It was so quiet that no one spoke. Probably afraid of Zhou He's cold, the driver turned on the heating.

They were going to a prison on the outskirts of the city, and there were already people waiting for them. The people waiting should be from Cheng Wei's side, and politely greeted Cheng Wei, and asked them to go inside.

Cheng Wei didn't go inside, he looked at Zhou He with a pair of deep eyes, took out a cigarette and lit it, and said, "I won't go in." ”

It's hard for him to talk when he goes in.

Zhou He nodded and silently followed the one inside.

Because it was night, it was quiet in the prison. It had already been arranged, and there was no one in the entire passage.

The lighting is dim and oppressive, accompanied by dampness and gloom. Zhou He had never been to this kind of place, but he felt unusually cold, and he couldn't help but shiver when he walked inside.

After passing several doors in a row, the person leading the way in front of him stopped. He was polite and said, "The person is already inside, I will wait outside, and you can call me if you have anything." ”

Zhou He responded with a hello and also thanked him politely. He hesitated at the door for a moment, then pushed the door open.

The lights in the small cubicle were blazing, and it was so bright that no one could get by. The moment the door was opened, the people inside also looked up at the door.

He was handcuffed and shackled and held behind the table. Probably because I want to meet people, I clean up. He is not the same as Zhou He imagined, with a Chinese face, big eyes and thick eyebrows, and he knows that he is a rough man at a glance.

probably didn't expect that the person he wanted to see was a girl, and he was slightly stunned. He was Qin Yang's subordinate, and Qin Yang hadn't caught it yet, Zhou He knew that it was not easy to see him, so he didn't make a detour, sat down opposite him, and said, "My sister is Qi Jingran." ”

Qi Jingran had probably never told him about his private affairs, and he couldn't react a little, and after a while, he said hello in a dumb voice. It was Zhou He who came to see him instead of Qi Jingran, he had some bad premonitions in his heart, and immediately asked again: "Ah Ran, ...... she?"

His tone was a little hurried, and there was real concern on his face.

Zhou He's throat was so astringent that he couldn't speak for a while, so he was silent.

At this moment, Lao Ke didn't know what her silence represented. His hands trembled uncontrollably, and after a minute or two, he asked, "When?"

His voice was equally imperceptibly trembling.

"The day after you evacuated. Zhou He said.

Lao Ke probably guessed something, and the fists of his hands were clenched tightly. In a hoarse voice, he said, "Can you let me be quiet?"

As he spoke, he leaned back on the table, his hands tightly covering his face.

The small room was so quiet that there was not even the sound of a needle falling on the floor. After a few minutes, he raised his head again to look at Zhou He, and asked in a low voice, "She...... What did you say before leaving?"

Zhou He remembered the letter, his heart ached for a while, and he said, "She asked me to thank you." ”

Zhou He didn't know if he knew that Qi Jingran had a purpose for staying by his side. But by this time, there was no need to mention it anymore.

Lao Ke didn't speak for a long time, and his face revealed vicissitudes and sadness. After a long time, he asked, "Is it Mr. Qin?"

He asked, apparently already knowing everything.

Zhou He still nodded, his pale face showed desolation, and said, "She died to save me." ”

There was sadness in her voice that couldn't be dissolved. Here, as if she had found someone to talk to, she continued, "If it weren't for me, she wouldn't have ......."

She laughed miserably and choked in her throat.

Lao Ke was in a trance, not knowing what he was thinking. After a minute or two, he shook his head and said, "I don't blame you, she's been unhappy all the time." No matter how hard I tried, there was sadness in her smile. I couldn't find her several times, and when I finally saw her on the rooftop, I had the feeling that she would jump off her life in the blink of an eye. She is, she doesn't want to live anymore. ”

Lao Ke's face showed self-deprecation, and said, "I only hate, I didn't meet her early enough." If I had met her earlier......"

He didn't say any more, his handcuffed fists clenched tightly, and the green tendons on the back of his hands jumped. Although Qi Jingran never talks about her past, what can make a woman's heart like ashes and not want to live anymore is probably nothing else except for a love word.

He hated himself for meeting her too late. If he had met her early, he would have stood in front of her and sheltered her from the wind and rain.

It's not that he doesn't know that she has a purpose by his side, and he has thought about sending her away, but in the end, he is still reluctant. I can't bear to see her lonely, and I can't bear to watch her wander away.

Zhou He was in a trance, and his face was full of pathos. That's how fate works. It's a pity that there are no ifs in the world.

Lao Ke did not continue on this topic, looked up at Zhou He, and said, "Can you tell me a little about her? She never mentioned ......"

For the past, Qi Jingran is regarded as taboo. She never talks about it, and she never recalls it. There is too much pain, it is only suitable to be buried in the deepest place, and every time I remember it, it will hurt my muscles and bones, and I will not want to live.

Zhou He nodded, with a smile on his face, recalling those interesting things about Qi Jingran when he was a child. She said a lot, without mentioning Kevin or the child.

Lao Ke's serious face also brought a smile, but the smile was so sad.

Time passed unconsciously, and before Zhou He could finish speaking, there was a gentle knock on the door. It's been an hour since she's been in, and it's time to go.

This time, there will probably be no chance to meet again. She didn't even dare to ask what the end would be for him.

She was in a trance, but Lao Ke stood up before the people came in and said, "Don't blame yourself, live well." She must want you to be doing well. ”

After a slight pause, he continued, "When I go back, can you please send me a letter and tell me about her?"

His tone was sincere. Zhou He nodded.

He said thank you, and he opened the little door and left the passageway.

Zhou He looked at his back until he couldn't see it, then he opened the door and went out.

The people outside had been waiting, and when they saw her come out, they took her out the way they came. It was very quiet all around, and with every step, the sound of footsteps echoed again.

It's not a long way to come, and every step back is a long one.

She was in a trance, and she didn't even know how she got into the car. I don't know what's wrong, but when she returned to the hospital, she threw up. Cheng Wei hurriedly called the doctor, but he didn't find anything. The doctor still told her to recuperate.

Tossed until the second half of the night, Zhou He fell asleep groggily.

She woke up early the next day, and the whole person was still in a trance. While eating breakfast, she suddenly looked up at Cheng Wei and asked, "What will happen to him?"

Cheng Wei naturally knew who she was asking, was silent for a while, and said, "If he is willing to confess, he will have a chance to make meritorious contributions." ”

If you refuse to confess, you will be shot directly in the end.

Qin Yang's family is intertwined, and for a long period of time, they have indirectly controlled the dynamics of ZF behind their backs. Now that it is too much to settle, how can it be possible to leave the people under his hands behind.

This can be guessed, Zhou He fell silent.

After breakfast, the nurse aunt came over, she asked the aunt to buy her paper and pen, and then began to slowly write Qi Jingran's past.

She was caught up in memories, and often wrote for a long time. Laugh and be sad with those memories. I thought that the memory had been blurred, but at this moment, it was vividly laid out in my mind. It's as if time has never flowed, as if the years are quiet.

She buried herself in writing for three whole days, and when she finished writing, she called Shu Hua and asked her to go to the house to pick up the suicide note left by Qi Jingran and the comb she had put away and send it to Kyoto, and then gave it to Cheng Wei and asked him to forward it to Lao Ke.

Knowing that he wouldn't have a good time inside, she asked Cheng Wei's driver what he needed inside, and then asked Cheng Wei to send it over.

People can't see it, but it's not difficult to send things in. Cheng Wei quickly made arrangements.

Old Koto thanked her. There has been no news since.

Zhou He's illness gradually improved, the purpose of her trip was completed, and she was originally going to return to Yucheng immediately. But she didn't feel at ease when she lived alone, and on the grounds that her body was still weak, she asked her to recuperate here before going back. didn't let her go back to the hotel, and took her back to the Li family's old house.

Zhou He came over this time because he felt the difference of the Li family's old house. Qin Yang's power was uprooted, and the Li family came to a higher level than before. Even Li Ruifeng, who has always been serious, also had a smile on his face, knowing that Zhou He was recuperating in the old mansion, and he also asked people to send a lot of supplements over.

Li Peiyuan is at home on vacation, and the courtyard is no longer as deserted as before. There are a lot of visitors. But most of him doesn't see it, and only those who can't be pushed will see it.

Of course, there is also a lot of entertainment. For several nights he came back at twelve o'clock. Although they no longer want to socialize, in the officialdom, those who should be entertained still have to be entertained.

The Li family is in the city, and so is the Xu family. Xu Yuanning stood in a high position at a young age, and the Xu family was in the limelight for a while.

Everything is going in a good direction. But when Xu Yuanning came to see Zhou He one evening, he was tired.

When Zhou He asked, he said that he had just arrived in his new position, and there were many things. There are also new relationships to socialize.

Officialdom has always been the most abrasive, not to mention that he still carries a heavy burden on his body. Zhou He knew that the sunny boy in the past would go farther and farther. Will be sleek and impeccable in the world. I can no longer find the shadow of the original.

She didn't know whether to be sad or happy for him.

This night, Xu Yuanning stayed late in the Li family's old house, Li Pei was far away, he drank the red wine sent by his aunt alone, and when he was slightly drunk, he looked at Zhou He and said, "Ahe, I may be getting married." ”

Although the turmoil in the officialdom has calmed down, although the current Xu family is dazzling, it is only in vain. It can't go on alone, and it needs to be firmly maintained by marriage.

This turned out to be the way he disdained the most. But now, it was he who took the initiative to mention it.

There was some sadness on his face, and Zhou He couldn't say the words of congratulations. After being stunned for a long time, she just called Senior Brother Xu, Xu Yuanning seemed to know what she was going to say, and said with a slight smile without waiting for her to speak: "Ahe, don't worry about me." I'll be fine. ”

He didn't intend to continue on the subject, so he moved on to something else. It wasn't until the driver came to pick him up that he said goodbye to Zhou He and left.

He drank a little too much, and his gait was slightly disorganized. As soon as he got off the stone stairs, the driver quickly greeted him and helped him into the car. Both the body and the movements are respectful.

Zhou He looked at it and felt a little trance. Once again, I really felt that the former Senior Brother Xu was already drifting away.

She should be happy for him. Because only then will he go further. in order to carry the heavy burden on his body.

Zhou He still couldn't fall asleep for a long time this night, and it wasn't until the sky was light that she fell asleep in a daze. And this night, Li Pei was far from returning.

When she saw him again, it was already the evening of the next day, his face was a little tired, and when she saw Zhou He, she said, "He has recruited." ”

When he said him, he naturally meant Lao Ke. No matter how he was interrogated, he never opened his mouth. This time he took the initiative to recruit, which should be related to Zhou He's past to see him.

Zhou Yiyi was stunned, and before he came back to his senses, Li Peiyuan continued: "He took the initiative to confess, and many things we didn't know about, confessed. ”

Zhou He remembered Cheng Wei's words at this moment, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Can he be regarded as guilty of meritorious service?"

Li Peiyuan's eyes were deep and heavy, his gaze stayed on Zhou He's body, and said: "The only condition for him to confess is that the death penalty will be executed immediately." ”

Zhou He subconsciously took a step back. There is no need to ask Li Peiyuan, she also knows why. There is no point in him living alone in this world.

Zhou He wanted to squeeze out a smile, but in the end he couldn't squeeze it out.

Li Peiyuan looked at her, was silent for a while, and said, "If you want to see him for the last time, I'll arrange ......"

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Zhou He, and a pale smile appeared on her face, and she said, "No need for little uncle." He probably wouldn't want to see anyone again. ”

Li Peiyuan didn't speak anymore.

Zhou He just stood like that, the look on his face was in a trance. After a long time, he looked at Li Peiyuan and said, "Uncle, I want to go upstairs to rest." ”

After she finished speaking, without waiting for Li Peiyuan to answer, she walked upstairs quickly.

Lao Ke's only condition for confessing was that the death penalty should be carried out immediately, and a week later, he was executed as he wished. Zhou Ji didn't see his last face, and in the end, Li Peiyuan brought out the ashes in a small box and gave them to her, saying that Lao Ke's last wish was to put his ashes next to Qi Jingran's tomb.

Along with the ashes, there was also the neatly folded letterhead that Lao Ke had packed up and the comb that Qi Jingran had used that she gave him.

Zhou He held the ashes with both hands, and of course returned to Yucheng.

Lao Ke did not have a funeral, and was buried directly in the tomb next to Qi Jingran. Since then, she has never been alone again. There will be people who shelter her from the wind and rain and do everything they can to care for her and spoil her.

On the day of the burial, it was raining moderately, and it was a little too depressing. Zhou He cried bitterly in the cemetery, his face rolling, I don't know if it was rain or tears. When she returned to the house, before she had changed her soaked clothes, her throat was fishy, and a mouthful of blood spat out.

Shu Hua, who went to the cemetery with her, was so frightened that he was about to go to the hospital immediately. Zhou He insisted on refusing to go, saying that it was okay, just need to sleep.

Shu Hua couldn't resist her, and finally went to the old doctor at the entrance of the alley to come and see. The old doctor only prescribed medicine to prevent colds, saying that her body was fine, and that she would be fine if she had been stagnant for too long and vomited blood. The same is to let the retreat.

Shu Hua was worried and scared, and asked him to call a doctor when Cheng Wei came over.

The same thing the doctor said. Shu Hua was relieved.

She has children at home and a flower shop to run, so she can't stay here. The matter of taking care of Zhou He here fell on Cheng Wei.

Zhou He seemed to have returned to a long time ago, and no longer rejected his care. But I hardly talk every day, and what I do the most is to sit on the bed and look out the window in a daze.

After such a week, when Li Peiyuan came over, she seemed to suddenly cheer up. sent away the aunt sent by Cheng Wei and cooked dinner herself.

Although there were only two people eating, she brought out the wine.

She was silent, and Li Peiyuan's words were also very few. After drinking, he suddenly said, "Ahe, come back to Kyoto with me." ”

She was alone here, and he was always at ease.

Zhou He shook his head, with a rare faint smile on his face, and said, "Uncle, I plan to continue to complete the unfinished trip." ”

She knew she had to find something to do.

The original trip was originally to support her. When she mentioned it now, Li Peiyuan was stunned.

Zhou He didn't wait for him to speak, and continued: "I want to continue to look around and do what I can." Her tone was serious, with a faint smile on her face.

Li Peiyuan didn't speak, and was silent for a long time before he nodded and said a simple word. "When are you going to go?"

Zhou He held the wine glass in his hand, took a sip of wine, looked at the dark outside, smiled, and said, "Just these days." After a slight pause, she continued: "It should take a long time to go, and the things on this side of the house have to be collected, and someone must come over to take a look." Not too desolate. ”

Her side face was quiet under the light, as before. It's no longer a thoughtful fit that has been immersed in one's own world.

Li Peiyuan was a little relieved, groaned, and said, "I will come over regularly to have a look." ”

Zhou He shook his head and said, "No, uncle, you are so busy, you don't need to come over." I'll ask Sister Shu to come and see it often. ”

He was originally busy, how could he run around for this little thing again.

Li Peiyuan did not insist and nodded. He wanted to say something, but he couldn't find anything to say, and the room fell silent again. He looked up at the dark courtyard and drank the wine from his glass.

The two drank almost the wine in the bottle, and Li Peiyuan said in a dumb voice: "I have to go back to Kyoto tomorrow, I'm afraid I can't send you." ”

The last time she was on a plane abroad, I still remember it vividly. But in retrospect, it was so far away. It's like a dream.

Zhou He smiled slightly and said, "No need to send it." After a pause, she continued: "When I go out, I still want to do the same as before, and if I encounter beautiful scenery or something worth seeing, I will take a picture and send it to your mailbox." Uncle, don't forget to watch it. ”

There was no longer lifeless sadness in her tone, Li Peiyuan smiled slightly, and said hello. He raised his glass and touched her gently.

For the rest of the day, no one spoke, sitting silently and drinking. When they were about to go back to their rooms after drinking, Zhou Hecai said, "Little uncle, I won't come back when Senior Brother Xu gets married." When the time comes, please thank him on my behalf and prepare a gift for me. ”

Xu Yuanning said that he might get married. But from his mouth, it is eight or nine and ten. So, the wedding should take place soon.

There is nothing to hide in Kyoto, and Li Peiyuan already knows about it. Nodding his head, he said yes.

Zhou He was already drunk, he raised his hand and gently touched her black hair, and said gently: "It's not early, go to sleep." ”

Zhou He nodded, said good night, and then staggered back to the room.

Li Peiyuan stood in place and did not move for a long time.

When Zhou He woke up the next morning, it was already dawn, and his head was a little heavy. Thinking that Li Peiyuan was still there, she quickly got up and washed while rubbing her head, and then went to buy breakfast.

Li Peiyuan has always gotten up early, but when he went back, he was still nowhere to be seen in the living room. When Zhou He went upstairs to knock on the door and no one should push the door open, he found that he was no longer there.

He was on the plane in the early hours of the morning, and he didn't wake up the sleeping Zhou He when he left. Only left a note on the small table in the living room, telling her that he was gone.

Zhou He was stunned for a while, and ate breakfast alone.

Zhou He left three days later, and she took very little luggage with her. When he left, he only told Shu Hua one person. Shu Hua wanted to see her off at the airport, but she refused.

Cheng Wei knew that she had left on the third day after she left, and he received a letter from Zhou He asking Shu Hua to pass it on to him. The word thank you was written on the small white paper. The rest was a wad of money, which was the cost of his medicine at the hospital, and the salary of the nurse aunt to take care of her.

She walked neatly without any mud and water, Cheng Wei looked at the things in her hand, and stood still for a long time.

He knew that she was, in a thorough demarcation of the relationship with him.