Chapter 11: The Search for Answers
When she opened her eyes, she was leaning on the couch, who had been calling her to wake up. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ ο½ο½ο½ο½
There was some tingling in the right arm and the neck was uncomfortable. She struggled to wake up, and found that Xiao Ju was twisting her arm and waking her up.
Lin ...... Why are you here? Wolves, birds, one-legged ghosts?"
She was still a little delirious, grabbed Xiao Ju and fled, but he pushed her back to the sofa.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Calm down!"
She dodged for a long time before she came to her senses...... There are no wolves, no birds, and no ghosts. The low-rent housing is very peaceful, and Lin Xiaoju and Xiao are here again.
She looked around tremblingly, and there was really nothing unusual in the room, what was going on just now, was it a dream?, but the window glass shattered to the ground, and the splinters cut her, so that her right hand, which was dripping with blood, was aching.
She touched her neck, and it hurt too, as if someone had pinched or bitten her, and even the muscles inside hurt!
"Y-Why are you here?" she asked, feeling apprehensive.
Xiao Ju took out her mobile phone and let her see it for herself:
"It's all your misses, you keep calling me and keep shouting for help, and when you ask what's wrong, you will only shout for help, so I just took Xiaoyou over to take a look. β
She looked incredulously at the dozens of missed calls on his phone, but none of them looked like when the call was made.
"So, how did you get in?"
"The door is unlocked, and it is wide open, and as soon as you enter, you see yourself pinching your neck and shouting for help. β
No wonder there is no wound on the neck but it hurts, it turned out that he pinched himself, it seems that it was really a dream.
"What's wrong with your window?"
Xiao Ju strangely looked at the glass shards scattered all over the ground, and picked up a foreign object, a bullet casing!
Man Shengsheng snatched it over, and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat! Could it be that in his sleep, someone smashed the glass with a gun! Who was it? What did he want to do? Will the target next time be himself?
Xiao Ju recaptured the bullet casing, put it in his coat pocket, and saw Dawn pop up, and said with a sigh of relief:
"Officer Long stayed in the forest farm last night, and he has something to do with me, I have to go back quickly, and show him the bullet by the way, maybe he can have some clues. β
Then he turned around and left.
"Don't go!"
Man Shengsheng hugged his arm with both hands. She had palpitations, and even if the morning light came, it would not be able to illuminate the darkness she had experienced in her dreams. She didn't dare to stay alone in a low-rent house.
"Wait for me to take a shower, take me with you!"
She pleaded with a voice that almost trembled. Xiao Ju saw that there was a long scratch on her right arm that was still dripping blood, which should have been scratched by glass.
His heart tightened for a moment, not understanding what the feeling was that came out in an instant, but it was the same as when he saw her lost soul during the day, and he was a little at a loss.
He wanted to make sure that she was safe and sound, and then hurried back to the forest farm to discuss Ma Yiyang's matter with Long Tianyan, but he couldn't resist her plea.
Xiao brought toilet paper from the bathroom, and he carefully wiped the blood for her.
She was a little surprised that he, who was indifferent to anyone, was worried about his own safety, so he rushed from the forest farm in the dark and bandaged his wounds. It's a wonderful feeling, and it's very reassuring. It's been two years, and the stubborn stone has finally loosened a little, and she is no longer his eternal outsider. This may be a testament to the progress of the relationship between partners.
Xiao Ju came in a pickup truck that hauled wood from the forest farm, and he took a nap in the car, leaving Xiao to accompany her to take a bath in the room. She packed her handbag, put on light makeup, and finally took off her crumpled denim jacket and changed into a clean nylon coat, ready to go to the forest farm together.
As she was leaving, she glanced at the broken window, and thought to herself that she must find a craftsman to put it up, lest the landlord come and find fault. Her eyes scanned the flowerpot by the window and saw that something seemed to be growing inside. When she looked closer, she was surprised that a withered plant was now inserted in a pot that had been empty a few hours ago.
The plant had withered away, like a large black jellyfish, almost turning to ashes at the touch of a fingertip.
She dug down the rhizome with her fingers and pulled out a lump of black stuff. Peeling back the soil, she could make out at a glance that it was the seed she had planted with her own hands a few hours ago, that is, the seed that Long Tianyan had given her, although it had become shriveled.
Strange things happened, what kind of plant was this? It took a few hours of her sleep to complete the whole process of germination, flowering, and wilting!
She peeled off the soil and put the seeds into her coat, ready to go to Long Tianyan to ask what happened.
Xiao Ju sat alone in the cab and controlled the steering wheel, and Man Shengsheng and Xiao were huddled in the rear car with each other. Fortunately, she took off her denim jacket and changed into a thick coat, and the cold wind of the late autumn morning could no longer be drilled seamlessly.
Xiaoyou sticks to her like sticking to Xiao Ju, soft and quiet, no wonder Xiao Ju loves her so much, only to be different from her.
After several bumps, they entered the forest farm. Hearing their arrival, Long Tianyan stretched his waist and ran down from the attic of the villa to greet them. The last one followed with a pained expression, with two large black eye bags.
"Judging by the caliber, this is a pistol bullet of our country's standard, unlike a homemade earthen gun. It seems that the murderer is professional, and other channels to obtain guns are not ruled out. β
This was Long Tianyan's conclusion after examining the bullet casing, and he continued to interrogate:
"Has the major shareholder been in conflict with anyone recently?"
Man Shengsheng squinted and thought about it for a long time, shaking his head to make sure there was not.
"Could it be related to the county celebration? β
"I don't know, but it's unlikely. Man Shengsheng ruled out the suspicion of the county celebration.
"Okay, let's put the bullet with me and bring it back to the bureau for further identification. But big shareholder, it's better for you to be careful, I suggest you don't go back to live and move to the forest farm, whether the murderer thinks it's funny, intimidating, or really wants to take your life, you are in danger. β
But she still had lingering thoughts, not only about the window being shattered by bullets, but also about the immersive nightmare of last night. It's not that she didn't think about moving to the forest farm, but she mentioned it twice and was rejected by Xiao Ju.
She immediately glanced at Xiao Ju's reaction, and this time he didn't object. After getting along for two years, Man Shengsheng knows him very well, and not making a noise is his acquiescence.
"Please, Officer Long, please inform me of the results of the investigation as soon as possible, thank you. β
She finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the weather was getting cooler enough to see the white mist sighing.
"Oh yes, Officer Long, the seed you gave me yesterday ......"
"Seeds, seeds, sweet potato seeds?...... I'm hungry and don't eat seeds, hahahaha......"
Man Shengsheng wanted to ask about the seeds, but was fooled by Long Tianyan pretending to be stupid. He paid attention to Xiao Ju's reaction, winced at her, and motioned for her to keep it a secret.
"Oh, I'm so hungry, it's breakfast time, Xiao Ju, Uncle Long, I'm hungry. β
It is commonplace for Long Tianyan to be coquettish to Xiao Ju. Don't look at Xiao Ju's disgust, he is a little nonsensical and comes over from time to time to eat and live, and he is quite responsive. According to Man Shengsheng's analysis, Xiao Ju's coldness may be caused by amnesia. In the three years when his mind was empty, Long Tianyan was the closest person, maybe a father-like existence.
However, she has always been puzzled, a person who has lost his memory and forgot his life cleanly, but he can still remember that he has a fiancΓ©e, that is, Xiaoyou.
Xiao Ju burrowed into the kitchen, and after a while, a puff of tempting white smoke came out of the chimney. Man Shengsheng hadn't eaten a grain since she woke up from a hangover yesterday, and the scent awakened her desire to eat. An amnesiac can cook rare delicious meals, and she seriously suspects that Xiao Ju used to be a chef.
"By the way, the majority shareholder, can you keep the seed matter secret for me? Don't let anyone other than you and me know. β
She was full of anticipation and was about to walk into the living room to enjoy breakfast, when Long Tianyan muttered in her ear. She looked at his stubble face in bewilderment, and his expression was serious.
"Especially Xiao Ju, don't let him know. I know that the major shareholder is an absolutely good woman who doesn't like gossip, and you have buried your doubts in your heart for the past two years, and have been supporting the forest farm. That kid can't sympathize with your good intentions because of amnesia, and because he's shy, he looks so awkward. β
She snorted and laughed:
"Officer Long's words are so heartwarming, it's not just me who can't be sympathetic, but also you, the guardian of the big warm man, aren't you? Well, for your sake, I promise you to keep it a secret. β
"If my son were still alive, he would be about the same age as Xiao Ju. I really want you to be my daughter-in-law. β
Long Tianyan stretched his waist and said casually. Man Shengsheng ate a catty, and heard that he had a daughter, but he didn't know that his son had died.
"Keep planting seeds, I don't have the answers you want, and I want to know a lot of questions in your heart. Plant it, continue to support this forest farm, and the mystery will be revealed one day. β
After that, the two looked at each other and smiled, and reached a consensus.