In order to avoid Chen Yi, I walked under another tree next to the bench, and then connected Huohuo's phone, and he opened his mouth to say to me: "Jiang Qiao, these days, I have almost let my people keep an eye on Zhao Mu 24 hours a day, and finally made an unexpected discovery, he came into contact with a person outside his circle tonight, out of my professional sense of smell, I feel very suspicious." ”

My heart moved, and I hurriedly asked, "Where are you now, I'll go over to find you." ”

"At the south gate of the Shanshui Villa area on Qinghua Road, I asked my assistant to pick you up outside, you can't enter without an access card."

"Okay, I'll go over now."

I hung up the phone in a hurry, and then walked to Chen Yi's side and said to her: "A friend just called me and asked me to go out to talk about something, and I will make an appointment again when I have time." ”

Chen Yi stopped me who was about to turn around and leave, and then said to me: "You take these pastries with you, it's almost half past eight, don't talk about things hungry." ”

I looked at the pastries that were only half eaten by myself, and I wanted to refuse, but in the end I took it from Chen Yi's hand, I don't know why, there seems to be something in my heart that I can't say to her, this emotion comes very suddenly, I really hope that she can take care of herself......

I looked at her, and I was anxious to leave, and I was so troubled by this sudden self-contradiction. At the same time, I was also puzzled why I was so worried about her life under my nose when we had the opportunity to see each other every day. Do I have something I could have done for her, but I didn't?

Chen Yi looked at me, and she asked me, "Why are you looking at me like this?" ”

I didn't answer, but instead asked her, "Are you satisfied with your current life and state?" ”

"Satisfied, why not."

"That's good."

Chen Yi smiled and urged: "Your friend is still waiting for you, don't waste time with me." ”

I looked at her and smiled, and then I didn't say anything more, but I suddenly saw our intertwined figures under the street lamp, and a gust of wind blowing from between the buildings blew us so simple at this moment, just like those chases in laughter in childhood, our light steps, covered the whole tulip road.

My wife's name is Xiao Ai, but on this tulip road, there is only one woman who has run through my entire life so far, as if every time we meet, it is just to say, "Hello, my Miss Tulip." ”

……

Before driving away from Tulip Road, I called Xiao Ai, told her that I had an urgent matter to deal with, asked her not to wait for me to eat, and then went straight to Qinghua Road, where Huohuo was located.

When I arrived, Huohuo's assistant stood at the door of the villa area and waited for me, swiped my card for me, and then led me to Huohuo's villa. I was not in the mood to describe what kind of house it was, so I parked my car in the courtyard and walked straight to the house.

Huohuo opened the door for me, and his assistant made us a pot of tea, and then chose to avoid it. The moment she left, the room was so quiet that only the sound of a clock sounded me, and I slowed down my breathing without noticing, and waited as calmly as I could for the information that the fire had brought me. However, they can't really calm down.

Just when I thought Huohuo would pull out a stack of survey materials again, he took out a laptop from his briefcase and connected it to the projector across the coffee table. He opened one of the videos, which was not very clear, and said to me: "Jiang Qiao, look at this person, do you have any impression?" ”

Huohuo said as he pointed an infrared rod at one of the people who appeared in the frame.

At this time, the camera is still capturing a long shot, I can't really see it, but I can still feel that the people in the picture are obviously not at the same level as Zhao Mu, because his clothes are too ordinary, and his age is even older than Zhao Mu.

The camera zoomed in little by little, and Zhao Mu appeared in the next frame, my mind was highly concentrated, for fear that I would miss a certain detail that could see the clues. To be honest, if it weren't for the Huohuo reminder, I wouldn't have been able to connect Zhao Mu with that person at all, because they didn't enter the teahouse together at all, Zhao Mu seemed to be very careful to avoid something, and that person's footsteps were very fast, and he followed Zhao Mu closely. If you look closely, it is as if a drowning man has grasped a life-saving straw, but this life-saving straw is full of rejection for him.

The camera was zoomed in again, and I finally saw the appearance of the middle-aged man clearly, and I seemed to be a little impressed, and gradually I felt a fine sweat on my head.

My strange appearance was seen by Huohuo, and he asked me, "Jiang Qiao, did you find anything?" ”

I looked at Huohuo, but because the past came to my mind little by little, I couldn't answer him at the first time...... My heart grew heavier and heavier, and I lit myself a cigarette.

Huohuo paused and zoomed in on the picture, then pointed the infrared stick at the person in the picture again and said to me: "Zhao Mu has no relatives, so when this person who is obviously not in his circle appears, I will investigate it as soon as possible...... The results of the investigation shocked me even more, this person's name is Zeng Hongfan, he used to do an English training institution called "Hongsi" on Tulip Road, but later he was forced to close down by the education department because of suspected illegal operations, and this training institution was mortgaged by him, and then took out a loan, so after this happened, the bank took back his house, and his wife divorced him because of this incident......"

I was still staring at the fire, speechless.

After the fire stopped for a long time, he said to me again: "In addition, there is another particularly important information about this Zeng Hongfan, he once worked as a scout in the army for three years, and worked as a border armed police officer at the border checkpoint in Yunnan for a year, so he has strong experience in counter-reconnaissance...... But what I don't understand is, what is his motive for committing the crime? It stands to reason that you are a piano shop, and he is an English teacher, so you don't have any conflicts in your origins. ”

I took a deep puff of my cigarette, but in the face of the truth that was about to be revealed, I could no longer calm down my emotions. After a long time, I said to Huohuo: "Back then, the number of training institutions in each region was limited, so in order to be able to open the piano shop, I anonymously reported Zeng Hongfan's "Hongsi" English training institution to the education department......

Huohuo looked at me in disbelief, and he asked, "But since it was an anonymous report, how did he settle this account on your head?" ”

At this moment, my heart was full of indescribable bitterness, and I replied: "After I did this, I also heard about Zeng Hongfan's tragic situation, so my heart was full of guilt, and this guilt made me very disgusted with myself...... You said that once this man has something on his mind, he can't eat or sleep well...... During that time, my mental pressure was really great, so I mentioned this matter to Zhao Mu...... Alas! I didn't expect that one thought back then would hurt so many people and change the fate of so many people!! ”

Huohuo clapped his hands and said: "Then everything can be explained, the case of the fire in the piano store back then should be done by Zhao Mu and Li Zishan in collusion with this Zeng Hongfan." ”

I didn't have words, I still fell into the whirlpool of emotions.

Many years have passed since then, and I have lost even the opportunity for self-reflection.

Huohuo seemed to sense my emotions, and he said to me again: "Jiang Qiao, I don't think you have to blame yourself too much. I have been a private detective for many years, I have seen all kinds of distorted people, I can tell you with certainty, even if there is no Zeng Hongfan, Zhao Mu will pick other times and use other ways to attack you, this is obviously a premeditated crime, definitely not a crime of passion, so the focus of the problem is only on the extent of the conflict of interest between you and him. ”

I finally looked up at him and asked, "Do you think I'm not at fault in this matter, or that I need to be responsible?" ”

"I don't judge right or wrong, I just ask you, did Zeng Hongfan's training institution really operate in violation of regulations back then?"

"Yes."

"So what's wrong with you?"

"I did it for my own benefit."

"Anyone else would do this, it's not a moral thing, after all, his training institution is suspected of illegal operation and commercial fraud, you didn't make it up...... So Jiangqiao, don't drill the horns anymore, the top priority now is to find evidence of the fire in the piano shop back then. I'll tell you the truth, with what we have now, it is impossible to convict him......" After a slight pause, Huohuo said to me with a serious face: "Of course, you can also choose to let Zhao Mu go. ”

This time, I was silent for a long time before replying, "If he only harms me, maybe I will choose to let him go...... However, there are too many innocent people who have been implicated in the fire in the piano shop, so I must give them justice when I know the truth...... Huohuo, thank you very much for helping me find out the truth about the fire in the piano shop back then, your task has been completed, so there is no need to get involved...... I will credit the balance to your account tomorrow. ”

"Are you sure you don't need my help?"

"I'm sure it's not worth getting more involved, it's a grudge between me and him...... Still, I hope you can give me some professional advice. ”

Huohuo replied: "As far as I am concerned, Zhao Mu is undoubtedly a complex personality, and he has a very dark side in his heart...... He has done so many things for nothing more than fame and women, and now, he has succeeded. At this time, everything you do is to deprive him of the fruits of his painstaking efforts, so it is inevitable that he will do something extreme...... My advice to you is not to provoke him too much, and if necessary, let the police intervene in the investigation. "To find this site, please search for "6 Mao" or enter the URL:.