Chapter 39: Our Choice (1)

In December, Wuye City has entered winter, and a light snow last night covered the road with a thin layer of snowflakes.

Sanitation workers have already pushed the snow to the side of the road before it is completely bright, forming small snowdrifts.

The snow on the grass and the trees still stay where they are.

Although the beginning of winter has long passed, the first snow of winter seems to have been postponed for more than a month.

Because Wuye City is a seaside city, its geographical location makes it so that the people living here will not feel very cold every winter.

But this year it was an accident, not only in the nearby cities, but also the first snow fell last night.

Moreover, after the beginning of winter this year, the temperature dropped a lot, making down jackets instantly become very popular.

The Lidong dumplings in every household seem to be more fragrant than in previous years.

At around six o'clock in the morning, An Tianhan's next-door neighbor led his black hound out for a walk.

As a result, a sedan stopped in front of an old lady who was crossing the street.

Because the old lady crossed the road slowly, the driver honked the horn continuously, which was very annoying and annoying to the sleeping people.

But in this cold weather, no one wants to get up from the warm bed.

At this moment, the black hound, which was about to cross the street, began to yell at the irritated car, and its bark almost drowned out the horn.

"Hey, it's early in the morning, what are you honking, and you still let others sleep!"

The dog owner, the strong man said angrily.

The old lady also walked across the road at this time, and the driver stepped on the accelerator very unhappily and left.

When leaving, the driver did not forget to glare at the annoying big dog.

The sound outside made Qin Ziyou slowly open his eyes, his head was a little heavy, and his mouth was a little thirsty.

Qin Ziyou slowly sat up and found that there seemed to be something wrong with the place he was in.

Qin Ziyou noticed the TV on the left-hand side, the TV that was used as a mirror showed that gauze was glued to his forehead, and there was a photo on the lower left side of the TV, this was An Tianhan's home, and his khaki tweed coat was still on the sofa.

Qin Ziyou touched his left forehead with his hand and recalled the events of last night.

At that time, I came out of the house, drove the car, and then, the car seemed to lose control and hit the side of the road.

What's next?

Qin Ziyou took away the blanket on his body, put on his shoes, and lowered his head to think about last night's events.

Why should you let me know such a result?

I can go on doing my own thing, why should my father talk to me about this, doesn't he understand his son, I won't do what he asks, why do you want to ask me so much.

Wronged, the perfect father figure in Qin Ziyou's heart is collapsing little by little.

It's really hard for him to accept that he's part of his plan, and I really can't understand that he's doing it for my good.

Although I was busy last night, I was woken up by the sound of car horns and dogs barking outside.

Look at the time, don't be so annoying.

I covered the quilt and prepared to continue sleeping, but the moment I closed my eyes, I thought that I was still on the first floor Qin Ziyou.

By the way, he won't wake up, will he!

No, he should have drunk too much last night, and that wound was just a skin wound to him.

If he really has something, how can he still walk from the gate of the community to my house.

Oh my God, what's wrong with me?

I really didn't wake up completely last night, so I had the thought just now.

I walked downstairs and saw that Qin Ziyou had woken up.

Qin Ziyou lowered his head and folded his hands against his chin, he should be recalling something!

I'm glad you're awake, otherwise I should have dealt with you, a fit-bodied man, and the joke came back to me.

I walked to the kitchen and poured a glass of water.

My cotton slippers allowed me to walk without any sound.

I walked to the living room, sat on Qin Ziyou's left hand side, and put a glass of water in front of him.

Qin Ziyou felt a person sitting on his left hand, and then heard the sound of glass colliding.

Qin Ziyou opened his eyes and saw an extra glass of water on the coffee table.

"Thank you."

Qin Ziyou wanted to drink water but didn't want to reach for it, so he covered his face with his hands, and then slid his hands to his chin.

"Where's your car?"

"Bumped."

"Did you hit someone?"

"No, I hit a cement pillar on the side of the road. To be honest, I don't remember where I crashed. ”

Qin Ziyou opened his eyes and looked at An Tianhan.

And An Tianhan in front of him at this moment is completely different from what he usually sees.

Light gray sweatpants, white tank top, long pale pink knitted jacket, long over-the-shoulder hair.

The broken hair in front of her forehead was clearly visible in her self-curls.

When I was young, I had curly hair, but only at the roots, and everywhere else was straight hair.

The older she gets, the less obvious Xiao'er's self-rolled rolls become, and it's hard to find out that she's a self-rolled child without looking closely.

Now An Tianhan can't get in touch with the owner of the flower shop, and she looks more like a college student studying art.

It's ridiculous that the state of affairs between us has completely changed, and yesterday she was still expressing her feelings, and this morning she woke up in silence and it was me who was silent.

"I drank too much last night, I'm sorry."

Qin Ziyou put away the eyes that had been looking at An Tianhan, but he could see that An Tianhan had been looking at him.

"It's my first time drinking, and I don't know what I'm going to be when I'm drunk. Thank you last night for taking me in and helping me with my wounds. ”

"You're welcome."

I think I can guess what happened to Qin Ziyou.

If it weren't for the lie being exposed, he wouldn't have been in such a drunken state and crashed the car.

"Are you alright?"

Qin Ziyou smiled, I want to say it's okay, but I have something.

If I say something, you should know what it is.

Qin Ziyou picked up the water cup and began to drink water.

"Now that Chen Hanlong is wanted, what Li Weirong wants to do, I think he will need your help."

It seems that Qin Ziyou is no longer surprised that I mentioned Li Weirong's name.

An Tianhan: Although you know, but you don't know that Li Weirong has already looked for me, he really needs my help now, and I have already helped him.

"How much do you know?"

"More than you, not less than you."

"I'll go first."

Qin Ziyou picked up his coat and walked to the door while wearing it.

"Left and right."

I stopped Qin Ziyou, who had just opened the door.

Left and right is the nickname I gave you when I was a child, and I laughed at his name when I was a child.

I will always say, why don't you call it left and right, Ziyou is not good.

And my jokes, Qin Ziyou always looked at me with an innocent face.

I thought it was even funnier when I saw him, and slowly, I changed his name to left and right, and he got used to it.

"Stop it! I don't want to, you want you to be like Xu Luowen. ”

Qin Ziyou stopped in place, holding the half-open doorknob.

The moment she called left and right just now, I was really moved, thank you for remembering me.

However, there is no way for me to stop what I am doing, and there is no turning back.

When I first decided, I already had a plan in mind about what I would expect.

No matter what the future holds, I will thank you from the bottom of my heart for being in my life.

What you did was nothing more than to make me give up and let go of the hatred in my heart.

But I don't remember what I used to be.

Qin Ziyou didn't come back, closed the door and left An Tianhan's house.

Qin Ziyou had just walked down the steps when he saw a car coming from the left, parked in front of him.

This license plate number is very familiar to me, Luo Weiwei.

For Luo Weiwei to appear here, he is not surprised at all.

I should have thought about why An Tianhan has so much information about me, Luo Weiwei must have made a lot of efforts in this.

When Luo Weiwei said about the decoration of the archive room, Qin Ziyou thought of it.

But I'm curious now, what is your relationship?

Qin Ziyou and Luo Weiwei passed by, each with a hint of a business smile on their faces.

Qin Ziyou walked farther and farther, and Luo Weiwei stopped in front of the car, looking at his condition, which didn't seem to be very good.

At this time, An Tianhan opened the door and stood at the door of the house to greet him.

"This outfit matches you perfectly."

Luo Weiwei walked into An Tianhan's home.

Obviously, what Vivi said was against her will, and she never liked to praise me.

"Thank you."

I glanced in the direction Qin Ziyou left and closed the door.

"Why are you here so early?"

Luo Weiwei sat on the sofa with temperature as if she had arrived at her own home.

"Qin Ziyou is sleeping here?"

"Yes."

I nodded.

"Are you okay?"

I walked to the kitchen and took a deep breath.

"Good."

I took a bottle of milk out of the fridge and threw it to Luo Weiwei on the way to the living room.

Even if I said that, Vivi wouldn't believe it.

She knew me very well, and I never liked to talk about my upset.

"How's the talk?"

Luo Weiwei unscrewed the bottle of milk imported from the United States and glanced at the position where she was sitting.

Tianhan knew that he loved to drink this brand of milk, so he prepared a lot of it at home.

"Doesn't seem to be going very well?"

Tianhan sat helplessly on the single sofa on his left.

Tianhan shook his head and signaled, and Luo Weiwei said the conclusion herself.

"You're right."

My efforts, it seems, will be in vain and useless.

"This time, Qin Ziyou should think about the relationship between us."

"He should have thought of it when I told him to renovate the archives. Seeing it this time, he was only more certain. ”

Luo Weiwei took a few sips of milk, put the milk bottle on the coffee table, and turned to the left.

"Now that things are going slowly, you don't have to worry about anything anymore. As long as the police catch Chen Hanlong, everything will be solved, and you don't need to worry about anything. ”

"I know."

I take a deep breath.

"I saw Song Song."

"Song Song?"

"He is the suspect in Yan Kongyang's mouth."

I told Luo Weiwei everything about seeing Song Song yesterday.

For the appearance of Song Song, and together with Chen Hanlong, Luo Weiwei is not surprised, he has always been like this.

"Yan Kongyang will definitely not believe that person is a thief."

"What do you think Yan Kongyang wants to do most now?"

Luo Weiwei's words reminded me that Luo Weiwei and I would smile.

We have maintained this tacit understanding very well.

"I think you should focus more on your own business now."

This reminder must be continued, even if Tianhan will face many choices.

"Yuanxiang Law Firm and Qiao's Group have not renewed their contracts and are currently in a state of handover. I heard that the • world advertising agency is not ready to renew the contract. Now, Kong Yanna has signed a technology company called Guangyuan. ”

"The company where the employee died suddenly."

"I think she hasn't sued you yet, she wants to sign a few more big companies, and then stop you. But now the industry's evaluation of Kong Yanna is very bad, and the reputation of Yuanxiang Law Firm has been somewhat affected. ”

Tianhan didn't want to say anything more about dealing with Kong Yanna.

Luo Weiwei is very clear about the relationship between Kong Yanna and Tianhan.

"It won't be a little impact."

I looked at Luo Weiwei, who didn't understand what I was saying.

"Since Yanna took over Yuanxiang Law Firm, I will receive the financial statements of the previous month at the beginning of each month, and I will also receive another financial statement from someone I don't know. And the accounts on this financial statement, the profit is minimal. The above shows that the income is not only not rising but falling, which is very different from the financial statements sent to me by Yanna. And a large part of that income, I suspect comes from kickbacks from various businesses, or. ”

I paused.

"There must be a problem with the accounts of Yuanxiang Law Firm now, and it won't be long before Qiao's Group finds out the problem after the handover is completed. When the time comes, Yeona will have only one way to go to prison. ”

I really don't want that to happen.

"Without the two big companies, Qiao's Group and Wei•World, the firm would have lost a quarter of its business. As long as Qiao's Group grasps the loopholes in the accounts, it does not have to wait for the expiration of the contract of •World•The World has already taken Yuanxiang Law Firm to court. When the time comes, other companies will follow, and at that time, Yuanxiang Law Firm will close its doors. Every qiē that my mother worked so hard to build would be in ruins, and there would be nothing left. ”

At present, Qiao Moyu is only letting Kang Molin's office handle the handover affairs, and he is still looking for a more reliable firm. I think you still have plenty of time. ”

"More reliable? Qiao Moyu can't believe Kang Molin? ”

"Who did he trust, you ask? Who is worthy of his trust! In fact, this is not to blame Qiao Moyu, there has never been a trustworthy person around him. However, your approach doesn't seem to be working so well. When I saw Qin Ziyou's appearance just now, I didn't seem to have any intention of stopping. ”

"The Blue Island Bay Hotel is about to open, and he is still valuable to Li Weirong, it depends on how he chooses it then!"

Until the last moment, I still have hope for Qin Ziyou.

"Qiao's Group, you still have to help me pay more attention. I think I'm going to have to deal with my own personal affairs now. ”

An Tianhan sent Luo Weiwei away, Luo Weiwei opened the car door and took a deep breath.

"What are you going to do with Kong Yanna? After all, it's her summer sister. ”

"On the premise of preserving her, let her leave the office."

"According to Kong Yanna's personality, as long as she is still in the legal profession, she will not give up Yuanxiang Law Firm lightly."

"Let's see what she chooses!"

I stood on the side of the road and watched Vivi drive towards the gate of the community.

Now that I have fewer and fewer friends around me, I hope that our friendship can continue together and that you will be there for me when I leave here.

When I first arrived in the UK, the first person I met was Vivi Luo.

At that time, there were very few yellow people in the class, and when I reported for duty on the first day, I didn't like to talk, and I liked to sit by the window and look out.

Luo Weiwei was the first person who came over and spoke to me.

I think she was drawn to talk to me at the time, firstly because it was strange why I didn't speak, and secondly because she was happy that someone was as yellow-skinned as she was.

However, Luo Weiwei is darker than me, and her wheat-colored skin contrasts with mine's white skin.

From primary school to secondary school, we were all classmates.

Luo Weiwei's mother is British-born Chinese, an elegant tech company executive, and her father is an authentic British gentleman.

Because her dad was the owner of a racing club, I was often taken to the racing scene by her.

Luo Weiwei has always liked exciting things, but she doesn't like to watch games, but cares more about the handsome guys on the field.

Because her parents are very busy, and my mother is also very busy, so every holiday, we will participate in summer camps, skiing and other projects together.

Later, in order to travel alone together, we went to the supermarket to save money.

Many times we seem to feel that we are dependent on each other.

During my part-time job, I often sat on the steps at the back door of the supermarket, drinking a bottle of mineral water and eating bread.

On Christmas Eve, we would also go to the store and help make money by packing gift boxes.

We can do without this, but parents don't go on a trip alone to support us by carrying a map without an adult.

But for the sake of our goal, we really went to work and make money on our own.

Now when we think about the days when we worked together, we all felt super happy.

After I returned to China, I did not forget my contact with Luo Weiwei.

When I decided to go racing, Vera Lo was the first to stand up and support me, and she went back to her father's company to be my boss full-time.

It wasn't until that crash that I learned from her that I couldn't race anymore.

At that time, I didn't react at all, just lying quietly on the bed with my eyes closed, listening to the sound of the rain hitting the leaves outside the window.

But Luo Weiwei cried, she cried very sadly.

Weiwei felt that she had made me lose the way to pursue my dreams, and if it weren't for her, I wouldn't be in the situation I am today, and I wouldn't be lying in the hospital.

I didn't blame her in the slightest, and at the same time, I was grateful to her for helping me fulfill my father's wishes.

And that time, and so far, the only time I've seen Luo Weiwei cry.

I went back inside and saw that Big Summer was already busy making breakfast in the kitchen.

I can feel the conversation with Luo Weiwei just now, and I heard it in the summer.

We sat down at the table and ate our breakfast quietly, never speaking in the summer.

"Tianhan, I can go and persuade Yanna to let her leave."

In the summer, I stopped my chopsticks.

"I won't let Yeona have anything to do, don't worry."

"Tianhan, what do you need to do for me, Su Hao's matter is not your fault. If Yeona is really, you can. ”

"I won't."

I looked up and said with a smile.

"For Yeonna, not only because she is your sister, but more importantly, I don't want my friends to live for the benefit of my heart."

I went back to my room, changed my clothes and tidied up.

When I opened the door, I glanced at the picture with my mother on the bedside table.

I don't know if the mom who is doing it now will approve of it, but I'm sure she'll support it.

"Tianhan."

Summer holds the half-washed bowl and stands in front of the kitchen sink.

Hearing the sound of Tianhan going downstairs, he turned around.

"I, aren't I selfish!"

I stood there and took a deep breath.

"Whew!"

I turned around.

"If you're not selfish, how can you 'raise' me so well."

I'm not going to do anything that makes Big Summer sad again.

"As long as Yanna stops in time, she will be fine, don't worry."

I drove away from home, but my destination was not a florist, but Kang Molin's law firm.

Kang's law firm is three blocks away from his mother's office.

"Hello, who are you looking for?"

The elevator stopped on the eighth floor, said the girl at the front desk.

"Meimei, where's my courier?"

I was just about to speak, a woman walked to my right, it was Yaoyao, why was she here?

An Tianhan's sudden appearance made Jiang Yaoyao stunned.

Jiang Yaoyao stretched out her hand to catch the courier, but An Tianhan's face suddenly appeared in front of her, making Jiang Yaoyao's right hand shake, and the courier fell.

Without waiting for Jiang Yaoyao to calm down, An Tianhan bent down to catch the express.

"Give."

Yaoyao seemed surprised by my appearance.

Yaoyao took the courier I handed to her and immediately put her hand down.

Her hands were trembling, though she was trying to hide them.

Yaoyao's behavior reminded me that she was also very nervous on the day Su Hao was taken away by the police.

"Thank you."

Jiang Yaoyao was completely panicked by An Tianhan's appearance.

Since Huibang Logistics Company was taken over by Chen Hanlong, he resigned and then came to Ruilin Law Firm.

I didn't expect to meet An Tianhan here today.

"Tianhan, why are you here?"

Yaoyao looked at Tianhan's eyes a little evasive.

"I'm looking for Kang Molin."

"Oh, over here."

Yaoyao didn't ask me why I came to Kang Molin at all, and led me directly to Kang Molin's office if she had made an appointment.

Although Yaoyao walked in front, she put her hands in front of her nervously.

I remember Cui Zhe said at that time, when I followed Yaoyao to see that some Wen Jiàn and a hard drive were handed over to Chen Hanlong, she and Chen Hanlong were in the same group?

So is she still Chen Hanlong's person now?

How much does she know and how much does she participate?

Yaoyao took me to Kang Molin's office, laughed with Kang Molin who was on the phone, and left the office.

Within seconds, Yaoyao placed a cup of coffee in front of me and left the office.

Kang Molin put down the phone.

"I didn't expect to meet again so soon."

This seems to be a good opening sentence, An Tianhan doesn't seem to be cold.

"What's the matter with me?"

"I want to ask you to help me investigate Yuanxiang Law Firm."

Kang Molin spread out his hand a little incomprehensibly when he heard this, and shook his head slightly.

However, An Tianhan looked at himself with a stern face, which made Kang Molin understand the intention.

"You should know that I really hope to find out that there is a problem with Yuanxiang Law Firm."

"That's why I'm looking for you."

Kang Molin nodded.

"If there is a problem with Yuanxiang Law Firm, I will deal with it before it happens. If that's all right, I'd like to express my gratitude for your work. However, I wish the few people who knew about this qiē as much as possible. ”

"You should know that if I find out about this, I can give it to Qiao Moyu, then I will get more than the thank you you gave me."

"Not necessarily."

I laughed.

"There is a problem, I just solved it, your report to Qiao Moyu will make Qiao Moyu satisfied with your work and gain trust, maybe he will consider letting your law firm take this contract. If there are no problems, you will get a satisfactory commission. How do you think that you accept my entrustment, it is far better than you don't, lawyer Kang. ”

"Good. Today is the 4th, and I will give you the results of the survey next Tuesday, the 9th. ”

"Thank you for the coffee."

"You're welcome."

Kang Molin watched An Tianhan leave, and it was obvious from her body that she was comfortable.

No, it should be said that she is more powerful than Anyi.

If she officially takes over Yuanxiang Law Firm in the future, then she will definitely be a difficult opponent.

But it's ridiculous to think about An Tianhan's entrustment, the boss of Yuanxiang Law Firm is looking for someone to check his company, and he wants to do it secretly, it seems that she has lost control of the firm now.

Yaoyao stood in front of the printer and smiled at An Tianhan, who was passing by.

Yaoyao is trying her best to hide her nervous heart with a smile at the moment, I don't know why every time I see An Tianhan, I am very scared in my heart, although the two of them don't have much contact, but for this An Tianhan, Yaoyao is afraid from the heart.

"Yaoyao."

I walked past Yaoyao's office and suddenly walked back.

Yaoyao suddenly appeared on me, and the text that had just been printed fell to the ground.

"I'm sorry to scare you."

I hurriedly helped her pick up the text.

This scene is so familiar, Yaoyao who squatted down to pick up Wen Jiàn, where have I seen it?

"Oh, it's okay, it's okay."

Yaoyao hurriedly said.

Yaoyao sorted out the text, got up and looked at An Tianhan, not knowing what else she had to say.

"What's wrong, Tianhan?"

"How's Huibang doing now?"

"After Su Hao went in, I left my job. How it is now, I don't know. ”

"I'm not mistaken, you studied law?"

"Yes, yes."

"Then how did you come to Huibang in the first place? Don't have a job at a law firm? ”

"At the beginning, there was no suitable one."

Yaoyao forced out a smile, if Tianhan asked again, some things would definitely be asked.

"Oh."

No, Yaoyao is lying, she told me with evasive eyes and nervous looks, she must have something to hide from me.

"And what position are you doing here?"

"Kang Molin's assistant."

"Oh."

The assistant of the law firm was only the assistant of the CEO of a logistics company before, and the two can't be connected?

Although there are commonalities, she has jumped too much in this industry.

"You get busy first, I'll go, I'll see you later."

"I'll see you later."

I left Kang's office and got into the car.

I'll know the results next Tuesday.

Tang Yan will be back on Thursday, and if there is no accident, the Blue Island Bay Hotel will open on Saturday.

But Yaoyao's appearance really made me wonder who Yaoyao was?

At this time, my mobile phone rang, and the name displayed on the number was Jin Ranqi.

"Hello?"

"Tianhan, I'm Jin Ranqi's mother."

"Hello, Auntie."

I breathed a sigh of relief.

"Do you have time today? I want to meet you. ”

I look at the time, it's ten o'clock.

"Can I be in half an hour, Auntie?"

"Okay."

Yu Huajuan put down the phone and looked back at the cardboard box on the table in her son's room.

Look at this empty room, without any breath of the son, what will life be like in the future.

I drove straight for a while and then turned right onto a road.

On both sides of the road are residential areas, and on the right is a residential area with a six-story ceiling with brown walls, one of which is Jin Ranqi's home.

After turning right at the intersection in front, drive another 100 meters to reach the gate of the community.

But just as he was about to turn right, a thin woman stood on the side of the road.

Jin Ranqi's mother is a psychology teacher at Yomei University, and she always gives people the temperament of a Jiangnan woman's weak and elegant temperament.

I pulled over to the side of the road and got out of the car.

"I'm sorry, I'm late, Auntie."

I walked around the roadside railing and walked over to Aunt Kim.

In less than 24 hours, I feel that Jin Ranqi's mother has aged a lot.

I glanced at the cardboard box on the flower bed behind my aunt, and it seemed that the contents were for me.

"No, I'm a little stunned, come down and wait for you."

Yu Huajuan's face forced a smile.

"I found a letter in Xiaoqi's bedroom, which said that if something happened to him, he wanted us to give you these things."

Yu Huajuan pushed the cardboard box behind her to her right so that Tianhan could see it.

I walked over to the cardboard box, took a deep breath, and smiled at my aunt on my right.

I opened the cardboard box, and on top was a camera, Jin Ranqi's usual camera.

Underneath the camera is a cookbook with braised pork ribs on the cover.

Underneath the recipe are two photography books that Jin Ranqi considers a treasure.

At the bottom is a five-centimeter-thick notebook that appears to have something in it.

On the right side of the box was a long box with letters on it, which told me that there should be a necklace inside.

That's right, really a necklace, a white gold necklace.

The necklace pendant is a round red diamond the size of two-thirds of the size of a little finger.

The inside of the lid says "Happy Birthday"

Underneath the necklace box is a translucent box half the size of a palm, and inside is a memory card.

And standing up to it was a velvet box, which I recognized as a gift to Jin Ranqi, a mechanical watch with a brown strap and a diamond-encrusted dial.

I still remember that when Jin Ranqi received it, he also said that this one was very unsuitable for him, too mature, and very blinking.

The above three things are two notepads with leather covers placed vertically, and Jin Ranqi's work diary.

"Thank you, Auntie."

I turned to Jin Ranqi's mother and said.

Yu Huajuan still smiled and shook her head.

"I don't know who killed my son, but I believe that Xiaoqi did nothing wrong."

Jin Ranqi's mother's words made me afraid to look at her directly, because my intuition told me that Jin Ranqi's death was related to me.

"You."

My voice was a little choked.

"You don't want to know, why did Xiao Qi give me this?"

Yu Huajuan continued to shake her head.

"There is a chance to come to the house for dinner."

After saying this, Yu Huajuan turned around and walked back.

I nodded, barely smiling.

"I'm sure the police will catch the killer soon."

When Jin Ranqi's mother was about to leave, I didn't know why she said this.

Isn't it superfluous?

"I hope so."

Yu Huajuan turned her head and smiled.

Jin Ranqi's mother gave me a disappointed look and turned to walk towards the road home.

The white-haired man sent the black-haired man, and I can understand the grief of her and her husband at the loss of their loved ones at this moment.

I got back in the car, put the carton on the passenger seat, and started looking at the contents.