Nan Zhiyi said that night that he believed Ling Li's inferences and would show her the evidence that he believed her.

He really wasn't perfunctory to her.

The next day, he didn't know where to get the list of witnesses who had been taken by the police at that time, and he knocked on her door in a hurry, saying that he would take her to question her over the weekend.

Ling Li couldn't cry or laugh at that time.

Not to mention that they do not have the power to collect evidence, even if the police come out, they do not have the right to repeatedly entangle witnesses who have already collected evidence.

Nan Zhiyi was very disdainful of her style of being afraid of wolves and tigers, and basically forced her to agree semi-forcefully.

He also asked her to speed up the progress of her work, and to ensure that she did not have to work overtime on weekends, so that he could take her to Nanxi after work on Friday afternoon, and use Saturday and Sunday to visit the four witnesses that Zhou Qingchun had questioned before committing suicide.

Although it had been a few months, Ling Li still clearly remembered who those people's surnames were, and where they lived, hesitated for a while, and agreed to Nan Zhiyi's plan.

Zhu Jinchuan entered the elevator, Ling Li secretly ran to the window, and a few minutes later saw his car driving out of the underground parking lot in the direction of the outside of the city, Ling Li quickly packed up the table and prepared to slip away.

As soon as she got downstairs, she saw the familiar dark gray SUV parked at the exit of the building.

The glass is ajar, and his side face in the cab is like a silhouette, blurry and clear.

Ling Li took a deep breath, finally crossed the crosswalk, stepped forward and knocked on the window.

Nan Zhiyi lowered the window when he heard the movement, and turned his face to her: "Let's go quickly, it's a week of congestion today, and I don't know when I will be able to get out of the city." ”

Ling Li nodded, and was about to speak, when the glass in the back seat also lowered, and an unexpected face poked out from inside.

"Hi, Sister Ling." Zhong Zhuowen laughed heartlessly, "I didn't expect to meet again so soon." ”

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The "week blockage" of the capital really lives up to its name, and the most unblocked route selected by Nanzhiyi according to the real-time traffic conditions of the navigation tries to get on the high-speed route from the city around, but because the first ring is blocked to the third ring is really blocked, it has to be replaced by passing through the city.

Waiting for the car to drive on the Yunan Expressway, Zhong Zhuowen in the back seat was already lying on the seat and falling asleep regardless of her image.

The back seat of the X5 is actually quite wide, but Zhong Zhuowen has long hands and long feet, so she curls up on the seat like that, and even her neck is shrunk into a ball.

While she was asleep, Ling Li, who had been silent since getting into the car, finally said the first sentence: "Why is she here?" ”

Nan Zhiyi did not answer, and focused on the curve in front of him.

He tapped the brakes to reduce his speed before entering the corner, and then stepped on the accelerator halfway through the corner, holding the steering wheel with just one hand, but he also played extremely smoothly.

Ling Li frowned, and complained again: "Holding the steering wheel with one hand, it's too dangerous." ”

"Why don't you drive it?" Nan Zhiyi spoke, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Ling Li's pouting appearance, and laughed softly, "If you are sleepy, you can sleep, there are still several hours before you get to Nanxi." ”

He obviously avoided talking about Zhong Zhuowen's appearance.

She wanted to know how Nan Zhiyi found Zhong Zhuowen, and why she asked Zhong Zhuowen to intervene in the investigation and evidence collection this time, which she didn't think would be very effective, but unfortunately he didn't cooperate.

Ling Li pursed her lips.

Putting aside this question that made her unhappy and tangled, there was still the "Sister Ling" more than an hour ago.

Since Zhong Zhuowen came uninvited for the first time, she has always called Ling Li by her name, but since the last time she came with some excessive demands, Zhong Zhuowen began to call Sister Ling by name.

This seems to have lowered her rank by a generation, and she feels a little uncomfortable.

But if Zhong Zhuowen wants to call her aunt, Ling Li is even more reluctant.

She's not that old.

After thinking about it for a while, the sky was getting dark.

The light in front of me is getting darker and darker, except for the car headlights that Nanzhiyi has just turned on, there are only gray highways and various reflective road signs on the side of the road in the field of vision.

It's very hypnotic.

Her eyes were getting more and more astringent, and her eyelids were getting heavier and heavier, and she was about to lose them.

Finally, in the whisper of "Sleep for a while" like a mantra by someone next to him, he let down his guard and fell asleep with his head tilted.

When the car stopped steadily, Ling Li woke up instantly.

"Here we are."

She turned her head sideways and saw Nan Zhiyi's somewhat tired look.

Zhong Zhuowen got off the bus first in high spirits and stood in front of the dormitory building of the Science and Technology Park, her face full of excitement.

"In May, there are probably cherries to eat? I know that Nanxi produces more than half of the cherries in Funan province. She rubbed her hands in anticipation and looked at Nan Zhiyi with a flattering smile.

"You're a clear man," Nan Zhiyi glanced at her amusedly, and then said, "If you don't work, you won't have anything to eat." ”

After that, he got out of the car, moved his somewhat stiff neck and shoulders, and looked sideways at Ling Li, who was still a little confused, "Let's go, take you to the old place again." ”

Ling Li didn't expect that she had slept in the car for three hours, but after arriving in Nanxi, she fell asleep again with a pillow.

When she woke up the next day, she only felt refreshed and in good condition, and she almost forgot that Nanzhiyi was unhappy to let Zhong Zhuowen come to Nanxi without her consent.

Until I saw a long-legged girl talking and laughing with Aunt Xun at the dinner table.

Nan Zhiyi had already eaten breakfast, sat leisurely by the window and flipped through the magazines in his hand, and when he heard Ling Li coming in, he only raised his eyes and looked at it, and then lowered his head.

Aunt Xun likes girls the most, and after having a new love, she didn't forget Ling Li and beckoned her to breakfast.

After Ling Li sat down, she picked up the dishes and chopsticks and ate the thick porridge and a few side dishes, but she always felt very awkward.

Zhong Zhuowen on the other side seemed to be a different person since she came in, she didn't say or laugh, she just stared at Ling Li with her cheeks in her hands, making Ling Li feel like she couldn't swallow.

A few minutes later, Ling Li took advantage of Aunt Xun to go to the kitchen to heat steamed buns, put down her chopsticks and looked at Zhong Zhuowen: "Why are you here?" What the hell do you want? ”

"Finally willing to talk to me." Zhong Zhuowen had an exaggerated expression on her face, "I've been waiting all day, hey!" ”

Nan Zhiyi raised his eyes, his chin was in the direction of Zhong Zhuowen, and his voice was a little threatening: "Don't forget what you promised me." ”

Zhong Zhuowen was still dancing with her eyebrows, but when she heard his words, she immediately shut up honestly, and seemed to have swallowed a long sentence.

She patted her heart and pretended to be choked, and then said stupidly: "I understand, since I agreed, of course I have to be credited." ”

"It's good to know." Nan Zhiyi pursed his lips and smiled, looking relieved.

The dialogue between the two of them like a dumb riddle made Ling Li scratch her head.

There was obviously something to hide from her, but this big and small two were not something she could fight, if they didn't want to say it, no matter how hard Ling Li tried, it would be in vain.

She still has important things to do, and she doesn't have nothing to do to come here to pick fruits, so she doesn't do these useless tasks.

The first stop after breakfast was the closest witness to the Nanxi base, that is, Ling Jiacheng, who was still somewhat related to Ling Li.

Ling Li expected that Zhong Zhuowen must have something to do with evidence collection, and sure enough, Zhong Zhuowen came with a dog skin plaster.

The car drove around the urban-rural junction west of Nanxi City, and at 10 o'clock in the morning, it finally found Ling Jiacheng, who he hadn't seen for nearly ten years.

His hair was almost all gray, he wore reading glasses, and he sat under the grape trellis in front of the house, basking in the sun and smoking an old pipe.

Ling Li was stunned, and some didn't dare to recognize the old man in front of him who seemed to be a little familiar.

In her impression, the few meetings with the Ling family were at the gathering of the villagers, and his face was vaguely remembered, and the most impressive thing was probably Uncle Jiacheng's loud voice.

Sure enough, after learning of their intentions, Ling Jiacheng opened his mouth like a bell: "Second sister, I haven't seen you for many years, but the result is so big, and you are so smart, not worse than your sister." ”

There was a smile of relief in his somewhat cloudy eyes, but Ling Li couldn't stand the obviously exaggerated compliment.

After that, Ling Jiacheng told Ling Li about Zhou Qingchun's evidence collection a few months ago.

The police also questioned Ling Jiacheng's testimony in the case that year, but it was never the focus.

It's really nothing important, but Ling Jiashu went to the ancestral grave on the day of the crime and knocked over a bottle of wine, which didn't help solve the case.

What Ling Jiacheng described to Ling Li was almost the same as what she saw in Li Guo. Ling Jiashu carried the wine bottle to the ancestral tomb of the Ling family at the foot of Laojun Mountain at noon, walked halfway to the bottle fell and the wine was gone, and then turned back to get the wine, and met Ling Jiacheng on the way and said hello.

Ling Jiacheng smelled the strong smell of wine, so he asked by the way.

Ling Jiacheng hadn't seen Ling Li for many years, and after telling him what he knew about the case, he dragged Ling Li and chattered for a while, and it wasn't until more than an hour that they finished asking and left.

Compared with the usual chattering and noisy birds, she was given a gag order by Nan Zhiyi, and Zhong Zhuowen was very quiet all the way, like a decoration, and she would never speak unless someone asked her.

After saying goodbye to Ling Jiacheng and returning to the car, Ling Li finally couldn't help but ask her, "What are you doing here?" What the hell are you two doing? ”

The cab and the rear compartment looked at each other and remained silent.

Half an hour later, Ling Li found the grocery store owner who lived across the street from her house.

The boss's surname is Zhu, and he had already called Ling Li before he came.

He is also one of the few deceased people who has kept in touch with Ling Li on the phone from time to time over the years.

When Ling Li arrived, it was close to noon, and he had already prepared the meal, and pulled them to have a simple lunch together before getting down to business.

Compared with Ling Jiacheng, although Boss Zhu is not surnamed Ling, because he is a neighbor of two pairs of doors, he has more contact with Ling Jiashu.

On the day of the crime, his most direct interaction with the Ling family was about those catties of liquor. Ling Jiashu knocked over the liquor prepared for the grave, and at noon Zhang Shouyu went to buy wine, and was seen by Boss Zhu with fresh scars on his arms.

This can also corroborate Ling Jiacheng's testimony and coincide with the later post-mortem report.