In a quick breath, I finally looked at Jin Qiu who was knocked to the ground by me, and when the pain in my body gradually disappeared, I realized her good intentions in bringing me here. She knew that I was living in extreme pain, so I needed this extreme way to stimulate.

I crouched on the ground, patted her on the shoulder, and asked her in a softer voice, "Are you okay?" ”

Jin Qiu didn't say a word, which made me a little nervous, and just when I wanted to pull her arm, she took advantage of my unguarded and punched me hard. The punch made me feel like my jaw was about to crack. I looked at her who stood up from the ground, and her love was ignited by some force, so she kept frowning at me, and then said to me, "Don't feel that you are the most miserable in this world!" Who doesn't suffer? …… Come on, don't treat me as a woman, today we will use this way to see how much mental pain and physical pain can be superimposed...... Is it worth it for us to doubt life and life because of this? ”

I finally put on my boxing gloves, and Jin Qiu's punches rained down like drops at the same time, and she was trained in boxing professionally. But at this time, she no longer talked to me about the rules, hook fists, swing punches, straight punches, how to be smooth, how to smash me. I watched her look as I hid. After several punches in a row, I gave up my passive defense and started throwing punches at her......

After some skeptical outbursts, she and I each leaned against the guardrail on the edge of the ring, gasping for air.

"Jiang Qiao, sue me, how do you feel now?"

I lowered my head and looked at my cowardly shadow under the spotlight, and after a long silence, I looked up at Jin Qiu, and then replied, "I want to do something." ”

Jin Qiu nodded, she removed the gloves from her hand, and then touched the place on her face that was injured by me. She didn't say anything more, except that she called her for a drink and left the gym before me.

I sat alone in the fighting ring for a long time. After the sweat on his face dripped down, he was blown dry by the natural wind outside the window, and then he also left the ring.

……

Leaving the gym, I received a call from the police officer who was handling the case, and he told me to go to the public security bureau once. He told me that after testing some of the combustibles, it was basically certain that the fire in the piano shop was man-made, and he wanted to ask me for some information that would be beneficial to solving the case.

I met Wu Lei, the police officer in charge of handling the case, at the Public Security Bureau, and he took me to the interrogation room, where he was accompanied by another policewoman who was in charge of recording.

He told me: "After we received the report, we took some of the burned waste from the scene and sent it to the laboratory department, and the results of the test were that the composition of gasoline was found in it...... It is obvious that someone is setting fire, but it is more difficult to solve the case, because the monitoring equipment at the scene was destroyed by the fire, and no video evidence was left. In addition, we also retrieved the traffic surveillance video of Tulip Road on that day. However, no suspicious people or vehicles were found during that time period. This shows that the suspect was very cautious when committing the crime and deliberately circumvented the surveillance equipment...... My preliminary judgment: this person should have a criminal record, he was very calm when committing the crime, the modus operandi was very clean, and the route of the crime was carefully designed in advance, and a lot of evidence that should have been left was also destroyed by fire, this case is still relatively tricky for our police, so I really want to find a breakthrough in the victim...... Because even if the suspect's modus operandi is clean, we can still find the direction to solve the case from his motive......"

I nodded, and there were a thousand doubts in my heart.

Wu Lei said again: "Think about it, who is targeting the piano shop, and whether you have offended anyone." ”

I thought about it for a while, then shook my head and replied, "We are small citizens who can't provoke such a big hatred. In addition, you said that the suspect's modus operandi is very professional, so is there another possibility, he was instructed by others, and his motive for committing the crime was simply for money, and the person behind the scenes had higher criminal interests! ”

Wu Lei's eyes became sharp, and a thought suddenly flashed in my heart. The reason why Xiao Ai was taken away from Nanjing in such a hurry was to avoid Li Zishan's black hands, and the less people knew about her whereabouts, the safer it would be?

I can't think of a more reasonable explanation than this, if the piano store was really burned by Li Zishan, then she would definitely not stop there, what she wanted was that Xiao Ai would never be able to compete with her for the control of Jinding Real Estate.

"Jiang Qiao, did you think of something?"

I looked at Wu Lei after coming back to my senses, then nodded and replied: "Behind this arson case of the piano store, huge commercial interests may be involved...... Some time ago, Xiao Ai told me that Xiao Mingquan of Jinding Real Estate wanted to transfer the shares in his hand to her as a daughter. In addition, many veteran shareholders in the group also intend to support Xiao Ai to become the new leader of the group, and such a decision will inevitably infringe on the fundamental interests of Li Zishan, the current head of Jinding Real Estate...... So in order to strangle such a possibility in the cradle, she made a frantic decision to set fire to kill......"

Wu Lei frowned and pondered, and said after a while: "If what you said is true, then Li Zishan is indeed very suspicious of committing the crime, but we still have to do further investigation, if we still need any clues from you later, I will contact you as soon as possible." ”

Thinking of Xiao Ai's crimes, my heart was like a knife again, and I wanted more than anyone else to be able to solve the case and bring those who deserved the damned to justice.

Wu Lei motioned for me to leave, and when I walked to the door, I stopped again, and then whispered to him: "Officer Wu, Li Zishan has been operating in high society for so many years, I don't know if you want to investigate her, will it be very stressful?" …… Anyway, for you, this matter has not caused an extremely bad impact, and in the end, you can't choose to deal with it as an ordinary accidental fire, and there will not be too much pressure from public opinion. “

Wu Lei looked at me, and replied after a while: "Since I came to you to learn some information, I just want to investigate this case to the end, and then give justice to the victim." You can rest assured that as long as I am in charge of this case, I will definitely handle it in strict accordance with the laws and regulations, and nothing outside the law will affect me. ”

I nodded and replied: "As an ordinary citizen who has no law enforcement ability, I can only say thank you and hope you can give us justice." ”

……

When I left the police station, I felt empty in my heart, and I felt as if I had done all the things I could do today, but I didn't feel fulfilled at all. I lost myself once again in this city that was so big that there was no boundary. And people's moods are so complicated, I can figure out a lot of things under the guidance of Jin Qiu, but it doesn't mean that I can get rid of the pain after Xiao Ai leaves.

If Xiao Ai really just went to take refuge outside, then when the case is solved and the perpetrator is brought to justice, she will definitely return to Nanjing.

Therefore, I should understand that she did not say goodbye, for her, there is no better choice than to leave Nanjing, she can go to a distant country, meditate to treat her eyes.

I hope she can regain her sight and play the piano and sing like she used to, laughing and playing some little jokes with me......

I was suddenly looking forward to the arrival of winter, and maybe one night next winter, she would be standing in front of the convenience store waiting for me to come back, as she did last year, while puffing out the heat and holding the corn we both like to eat.

I just used a picture of fantasy and gave myself the greatest expectations. And after having the confidence to wait, I finally took out my mobile phone and made a call to Yu Xin, I hope that tomorrow she can accompany me to Xiaofang's house, and then communicate with her parents, so that she can continue to participate in the upcoming "Xinghai Cup" children's piano competition.

Even if the piano shop is reduced to ashes, I don't want to give up this matter lightly, because Xiao Ai has put too much effort into it. I believe that if she knew that Xiao Fang could win the award in the Xinghai Cup, she would be happy no matter where she is. And being able to be happy is my greatest expectation for life...... I lived for her.

……

Back in the small courtyard where I lived, it was as quiet and dilapidated as ever. And Xiao Fang sat alone on the old doorstep and waited, but I didn't know if she was waiting for Xiao Ai or waiting for me.

I came to her and wanted to ask her something, but she, who has autism, took the initiative to ask me, "Boss Jiang, where has Teacher Ruyi gone...... Will she still teach me piano? I haven't seen her in two days! “

Looking at the undershirt on her body with a crumpled neckline, I felt sad in my heart. Instead of answering her immediately, I turned around and went into the house, and then took out a bag from the closet, which contained a new set of clothes that Xiao Ai had bought for her the other day. Xiao Ai said that Xiaofang, the child, has a strong self-esteem, and if she fails to win the award in the Xinghai Cup, he will give her this set of clothes so that she will not be too uncomfortable.

However, she just left, and the person who gave her this outfit became me. I handed the bag to Xiao Fang's hand, and then said to her, "This is the clothes that Teacher Ruyi bought for you a few days ago, so that you can wear them when you participate in the piano competition...... She's gone and can't accompany you to the piano competition...... But she'll be back......"

My voice was a little choked, and I couldn't go on, because I could save the purest fantasies to the poor child in front of me, but whether Xiao Ai would come back or not, I was only based on speculation, but there was no factual basis. "Boss Najiang...... When Teacher Ruyi comes back, will she still teach me the piano? …… She's my favorite teacher, I love her fingers, they're so long, they're so long......"

I nodded heavily, and after a long silence, I raised my wrist and looked at my watch. At this time, it was already 10 o'clock in the night, so you can imagine how long she had waited and how hard she had waited!

I whispered to her: "Xiaofang, it's not too early, Boss Jiang will send you back, or your parents should be worried." "They won't worry, it's the ...... they asked me to come," she said, taking out a handy bag from behind her and handing it to me, "This is the salted duck egg that my father brought back from my hometown last time...... He said he would give it to Teacher Ruyi and you. Teacher Ruyi is gone, don't eat secretly by yourself, wait for her to come back and eat together! ”

I took the cleanly washed salted duck eggs from Xiaofang's hands, and I felt more and more that I was living on the edge of a black dream. Why does everyone think that Xiao Ai will come back, but I feel that her breath is getting more and more distant?

And wait until the day she does come back. Is the world still round? Are these salted duck eggs still pale green? Through the courtyard wall behind him, is the moon still broken? And this old alley really doesn't exist anymore!

Perhaps, in this deep night, I shouldn't think about anything anymore, all I should say is: Good night, Nanjing!