20. Take the commission!
"Miss Chu, I hope you must accept our commission, we have already searched for the private detectives in H City, and we really have no choice but to find you." The haggard and pale woman sat on the sofa uneasily, grabbing the hand of the man next to her, looking at Chu Shi'an's eyes with a little tiredness and begging. "Both, you calm down first, and slowly explain things to me clearly, so that I can decide whether to take over your commission." Chu Shi'an lit a cigarette with an indifferent face.
"Miss Chu, my name is Wen Xuan, and this is my wife Zhang Shulan." The bespectacled, thin man seemed to be a little uneasy like his wife, clenching his fists and rubbing against his knees. An Shijin took a few cups of tea and put them on the table: "Two of you, let's have some tea." "Thank you, Miss Ann." The two men stood up and bowed awkwardly in thanks. An Shijin nodded and sat beside Chu Shi'an.
"Miss Chu, I believe you must have heard of a tragic case a year ago, the murder of three high school students by their classmates." Wen Xuan stretched out his hand to support the frame of his glasses, and the grief in his eyes could not be hidden. "It was a sensation, I know." Chu Shi'an stretched out his hand to take the cigarette in his mouth, and his expression became stern. "What a case." An Shijin looked at Chu Shi'an suspiciously. “
Chu Shi'an's eyes froze, and he narrated softly: "A year ago, someone found a female corpse in the river of the picnic camp on the outskirts of H City. After collecting evidence from all parties, the police quickly identified three suspects, who were three classmates from the victim's dormitory. Two months later, the court conducted a formal trial, and based on the evidence provided by the police, it was confirmed that the killers were the three classmates who slept with the victim. Because it was a juvenile accomplice who brutally murdered a classmate, it caused a huge repercussion in society, and under the appeal of people from all walks of life and netizens, although the three murderers were minors, they were still sentenced to heavy sentences, and each was sentenced to 15 years in prison. “
"No, they were wronged." Zhang Shulan suddenly screamed excitedly, and tears kept falling from her eyes. "Xiaolan, calm down." Wen Xuan held Zhang Shulan down and apologized: "I'm sorry Miss Chu, my wife is a little excited." Because of the three students who were in prison, one of them was Wen Min, our daughter. "Mr. Wen, your wife said that they were wronged." Chu Shi'an frowned. "Min'er, she is our only daughter, although we have always spoiled her and made her stubborn and stubborn, but she has been afraid of killing chickens since she was a child, so how can she kill people." Wen Xuan grabbed his wife's hand, and his expression was also a little excited. "In the eyes of parents, their children are good." An Shijin sighed, and looked at the couple in front of him who were crying for their daughter with some complicated eyes. "Every time we went to visit Min'er, she kept crying and saying that they had been wronged. If she really killed someone, how could she lie to us when she was all convicted. Zhang Shulan shook her head, and the tears in her eyes couldn't stop. Miss Chu, you have to believe us, our daughter must have been wronged. It's been a whole year, and my husband and wife don't know how many white eyes we have suffered, and how many people have said behind our backs that we have raised a murderer for so many years. We searched all the private detectives in H City, and no one would take our commission. Miss Chu, you are our last hope, if you don't take it, we won't have the strength to find it anymore. Wen Xuan looked at Chu Shi'an eagerly and beggingly.
Chu Shi'an sighed softly, "Mr. Wen, this case you entrusted may be a little troublesome. All the evidence is in the hands of the police, and we can't examine the victim's body, so "Miss Chu, I beg you, you must help us, no matter how much money you want, we will give it to you." Min Er is only fifteen years old, she was sentenced to fifteen years, and she will be thirty on the day she comes out, which will ruin her life. There are two other children, if they are also wronged, they will be three children if they are destroyed. Zhang Shulan stood up and knelt on the ground with a puff, begging hoarsely.
Chu Shi'an was taken aback, and hurriedly went to help Zhang Shulan: "Mrs. Zhang, get up quickly." If you have something to say, don't do that. "Miss Chu, if you don't accept our commission, we won't be able to get up on our knees." didn't help Zhang Shulan up, and Wen Xuan on the side also knelt down. "Miss Chu, we beg you, you must help us." A pair of parents who love their daughters with haggard expressions and desperate eyes pleaded with Chu Shi'an.
No matter how much effort she used, she couldn't help them up, even if Chu Shi'an was indifferent, there was no way to stay out of the matter at this time, she knelt down gently, reached out and grabbed Zhang Shulan's hand, looked into her eyes, solemn and serious: "Mrs. Zhang, Mr. Wen, I took your case." I'm not sure I'll be able to solve the case, but I'll do my best. “
After sending the couple away, Chu Shi'an sat at his desk with some boredom and smoked, and the ashtray was full of cigarette butts. An Shijin walked up to her, sat on the arm of the office chair, reached out and took the cigarette from her mouth, and took a puff: "You took this commission, if you want to solve the case, you must have the assistance of the police." "Hmm." Chu Shi'an nodded, looked at the phone on the desk and closed his eyes a little tiredly. Perhaps, she should be looking for that person, but that person hates her so much, will he be willing to help her?
In the dark hall, the moonlight shone into the hall through the window, and in the corner, a little red fire flickered on and off. Chu Shi'an stood in front of the enshrined Laughing Buddha, holding a cigarette and quietly looking at the small wooden plaque placed in front of the incense burner. The clear eyes shone with a complex light in the darkness.
The upright figure stood in front of the laughing Buddha, standing motionless for a long time, until the cigarette ash in her mouth slowly fell on her hand, and the slight burning pain made her hand shake slightly. Chu Shi'an took a deep breath, walked to the desk, thought about it for a few seconds, picked up the phone and pressed it one key at a time. "Hey, who's looking for." A hoarse male voice rang on the other end of the phone. Chu Shi'an's mouth opened slightly, and then closed again. "Hey, hey, anyone, who to find. Don't talk anymore, I'll hang up. The man's voice asked again with some confusion. Chu Mu, it's me, Chu Shi'an. Chu Shi'an finally opened her mouth, she lowered her head and grabbed the corner of the table tightly with her hand.
The other end of the phone was silent for a long time before he sneered lightly and rang coldly: "You still have the face to call me, didn't I say it, don't let me see you and hear your voice, I'm afraid I can't help but shoot you." "Chu Mu, I know you hate me. But I hope you can help me with this incident, do you remember the murder of three high school girls a year ago, I hope you can provide me with information about the case, because there may be grievances in this case. The corners of Chu Shi'an's mouth provoked a bitter smile. "Chu Shi'an, I sue you, no matter what it is, I won't help you. I didn't expect you to still have a face alive, why aren't you dead, when Xiao Chi died, you should die to accompany her. Don't call me again, I feel sick when I hear your voice. The voice on the other end of the phone spoke angrily and viciously, and then hung up impatiently.
Chu Shi'an held the phone and stood motionless in the dark for a long time, without making a sound. Qingwei's eyes were covered with a hazy mist, and a bright and warm tear slowly slipped from her eyes. "I'm sorry." A trembling voice echoed softly through the empty hall.
In the corner of the corridor on the second floor, An Shijin sat on the ground and leaned lightly against the mouth of the escalator, turned his head to look at the back of the figure standing upright in the dark, and sighed softly.