The sky, clear blue, a bright red sun was set on the pure canopy.

The ground was white.

The red, blue, and white colors form a wonderful picture, so pure and transparent, it is really fascinating, and I forget it.

"Mom, I'm hungry." A crisp sound shattered my dreams, and I suddenly remembered that I should go and get firewood to cook.

Alas, I overslept today, and I didn't get up until nine o'clock, so it's no wonder that little Didi shouted that he was hungry.

I walked to the rabbit cage and suddenly saw a few clear footprints on the ground, could it be a thief?

I took a closer look, and it turned out to be the footprints of Didi's father, Hanki.

I followed the footprints towards the courtyard gate, and found another kind of footprint, a little smaller than Hanqi's footprints, but the shape of the footprints was the same: the footprints of the special shoes of the public security soldiers, these footprints were left in the courtyard, why did people not see them?

For five days in a row, there was no shadow of Hanqi, and there was no message. In fact, it's been five days, and it's been more than ten days. For more than a decade, Hanch has been missing like this, and I have long been used to it, and I don't care.

Another week later, in the middle of the night, I slept in a daze and heard a knock on the door.

When I opened the door, I used to ask, "Who?" ”

"Ghosts." My "ghost" has finally returned home, and the title of "ghost" has another origin.

I remember a deep winter night thirteen years ago, I fell asleep, suddenly heard a knock on the door, I was very scared, because Hanqi to work in the public security bureau for less than a year, often in the middle of the night three watch home, I was timid and small, always afraid, every time I opened the door I always asked "Who?" ”

After a long time, Hanch became impatient and replied, "Ghost! At first glance, I didn't think it was a taste, but then I thought that he was indeed a bit like a ghost, coming and going without a trace, so I called him "ghost", and he gladly accepted it.

After Hanch entered the room, I deliberately stiffened my face and said solemnly: "Mr. Holmes, you must have solved a big case and returned triumphantly?" ”

Han Qi also replied: "Professor, it's a pity, the murder case has not been solved yet, and the middle way will return to the house and report to you." ”

As soon as I heard this, my anger had already dissipated, and I asked in surprise, "What, a homicide?" Who to kill, what's going on? ”

Hanch looked into my round eyes and said, "Yes, you listen to me tell you slowly. ”

And then, Hanch's face became serious again.

It turned out that Hanqi returned home from Gaza County to report to the leader.

He walked into the yard and habitually walked to the rabbit cage to look at the little white rabbit, the little white rabbit is really likeable, except for a pair of red eyes, the whole body is snow-white, the two long ears are erect, and the small mouth is constantly shaking when eating.

Han Qi teased the little white rabbit with a small wooden stick, and the little white rabbit was not afraid of being frightened, but bit the little wooden stick and played coquettish with the master.

Han Qi was amused, when he suddenly heard a sound of hurried footsteps, and then he heard someone behind him say: "Third brother, someone has been killed, and the director told you to go to the scene immediately!" ”

Han Qi turned his head and saw that it was Xiao Liu in the bureau, and immediately asked, "Where is it?" ”

Xiao Liu said: "Under the dam in the north of the city. ”

Hanch waved his hand and said, "Go!" ”

It was the next morning when I returned from the scene.

Hanch's eyes were bloodshot, but he didn't feel sleepy at all, and the corpse of the young man lying on his back under the dam kept coming to his mind.

The deceased's face had been smashed beyond recognition, and a large stone had been pressed.

Hanch's heart was very heavy.

Once again, he felt the great responsibility of the public security soldiers.

He made up his mind that he must solve the case, and he must make people's lives safe as soon as possible!

However, there are no clues to the current case, and there are no clues at the scene except for a zombie and a large rock.

The deceased had no documents on him. It is not known who the deceased is or where the murderer is.

I am the leader of the security team, what should I do about this clueless homicide case?

Hanch pondered. In the end, he sorted out the clues and decided to find out the identity of the deceased first, and then track down the murderer.

In order to find out who the deceased was, the body was first autopsied.

After a forensic autopsy, it was found that the deceased had intact food in his stomach, indicating that the deceased was a local or had been active in the local area before his death.

After asking the bureau chief for approval, Han Qi dispersed all the comrades in the group to various streets and production teams to investigate, and went deep into the masses to get their help.

They walked through East Street and Xitun, and their footprints were all over the city, but there were no clues for three days.

On the fourth day, Han Qi walked to the old Han's house in the south of the city.

There was only one old man in the family, who was sick in bed.

After listening to Han Qi's story, the old man felt a bit like his son Han Yingxiang.

Han Qi immediately carried the old man to the bureau with a bicycle to identify him, the deceased's face was not clear, but the appearance and clothing were correct, and when the old Han saw the scar on the deceased's foot, he was sure that it was his son and cried.

The old man's cry was heartbreaking, and the sound pierced Hanki's heart like a steel knife.

His face was abnormal, pain, anger......

The identity of the deceased is clear, but who he was killed by and why he was killed is another mystery.

Han Qi knew from the old Han Tou that Han Yingxiang went to his sister's house in Da'an County, Jilin a month ago, and the family only knew that he was going but didn't know when he would come back.

To find out these problems, the only way to investigate is to go to Han Yingxiang's sister's house in Da'an County, Jilin Province.

After listening to Hanch's story, I felt the tragedy of the dead and the cruelty of the murderer, and my heart was extremely angry.

I understood why Hanch had only left footprints in the yard and not entered the house.

I also know deeply that Hanch works endlessly, without a home.

I couldn't help but look at Hanch's face, and I saw that his eyes were bloodshot with not too big eyes, but they were still so bright, sharp, and resolute.

His slightly curly hair was neatly attached to his square head, looking so capable and lean.

A complicated torrent surged up in my heart, it was love and respect, and I couldn't tell the difference.

Han Qi said: "I will go to Jilin tomorrow, and I must find out!" ”

The next morning, the sky was still blue, the sun was still so bright and bright, and the earth was still so white.

Hanch was in good spirits and took firm steps to embark on that distant journey.

I looked at Hanch's fading back and fell into deep thought.

The world is so white and quiet, but there is always a handful of ugly people who commit sins in the sun, and there is filth in the cleanliness.

How can one allow sin and filth to exist in this vast universe?

Hanch, an ordinary public security soldier, wants to eradicate this evil and filth, and make the world clean and beautiful forever. For these, his footprints will be everywhere......

(October 1985)