Ling Li opened her mouth, not knowing how to answer.

In fact, in the past few months, she has gradually adapted to the impact and changes brought to her life by the current surging information, and the circumstances of the case have been reversed again and again, and her perception of Zhong Chengheng has long changed.

She no longer hated him, and even occasionally wondered what attitude she should have towards him if she could find conclusive evidence that the case had nothing to do with him.

Now it seems that Zhong Chengheng has not gotten rid of the last suspicion, the * purchased by Ling Li's father should have been used in the cemetery in the end, as for the ones that poisoned her family, whether they were not used up by her father or brought by the murderer, it is still inconclusive.

It's just that she is gradually leaning towards Zhong Zhuowen's position.

Nan Zhiyi said that her father's shadow can be seen from her body, so how can there be no shadow of Zhong Chengheng in Zhong Zhuowen?

Perhaps, it's time to meet up and get to know what kind of person this is.

After all, he was also an important eyewitness at the time.

The meeting with Zhong Chengheng is scheduled for the afternoon of the next day.

rushed back to the capital from Nanxi, and the first thing was to send Zhong Zhuowen back to school.

She hadn't been in class for three and a half days, and with her qualifications, she wasn't afraid that she wouldn't be able to catch up with her studies, but she could get rid of this little tail earlier so as not to make Shi Meina suspicious, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble, Ling Li couldn't ask for it.

After that, it is to go to the agreed place and see Zhong Chengheng.

He conveyed it through Zhong Zhuowen and made an appointment with Ling Li in a place called Yi Yuan.

This is a garden-style hotel, not luxurious, but simple and elegant.

Zhong Chengheng was already waiting for her, and Ling Li also saw him abruptly tall in the tea garden at a glance.

When he saw Ling Li, he immediately pinched off the cigarette butt in his hand and stood up, the smile on his face was not so natural, and Ling Li didn't know what it was like to see it.

This person is no longer the Zhong Chengheng of the year, his speech and demeanor are a little cramped, and his eyes are not confident.

Ling Li took a deep breath and slowly walked towards Zhong Chengheng's location.

Nan Zhiyi turned around and walked out, whispering in her ear before leaving: "Go, something calls me." ”

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The waiter put down a cup of lemon tea in front of Ling Li, bowed slightly to her, and retreated with the tea tray.

Ling Li knew that she should lower her eyes and bow her head honestly at this time, but she couldn't control her eyes and secretly looked at Zhong Chengheng.

They had been silent for almost five minutes.

Zhong Chengheng didn't say anything other than calling her name as soon as they met, and it seemed that he didn't know how to start the topic and how to treat Ling Li.

There was a strong smell of inappropriateness on him, which covered up the unbeatable flamboyance of his youth. Eight years in prison ruined all his future.

After a long time, Zhong Chengheng opened his mouth first: "I heard that Wenwen went to look for you again." ”

Ling Li nodded, pulled the corners of her mouth and smiled: "She's very smart." ”

"It's very smart," Speaking of Zhong Zhuowen, Zhong Chengheng had some comfort in his eyes, "I didn't play the role of a good father, but Wenwen can still run around for my business, I'm ashamed of her." ”

Ling Li lowered her head, not able to express her opinion on this issue.

Zhong Chengheng is indeed not a qualified father, let alone a loyal husband, and he can't even deal with his own emotional problems, so that he failed in his golden age in his thirties and ended up like today.

Whether or not he has been dismissed as a suspect, whether he is really implicated in the incident or not, he is not innocent.

With this opening remark that started with Zhong Zhuowen, the next topic seems to be relatively easy to progress.

Zhong Chengheng knew why Ling Li came, and he was obviously more open than her.

He didn't mention the previous eight years of unjust imprisonment, and bluntly talked about the past, including the simple process of his acquaintance with Ling Ling, some entanglements before and after, and the reason why Ling Ling chose to give up in the end.

Half an hour later, after listening to it, Ling Li only felt that the big stone pressing on his heart was even heavier.

As she learned from other bystanders such as Zhu Jinchuan, Shi Meina, and Qi Wan, Zhong Chengheng and Ling Ling's acquaintance was still because of her illness after all.

The money she exchanged for her youth was consumed very quickly after her father began treatment, and the financial pressure was no longer something that a girl in her twenties could bear.

Carrying the fate of the family alone, he moved his true feelings again.

At first, she may not have the heart to take advantage of Zhong Chengheng's cash cow, and she was irrepressibly attracted to Zhong Chengheng.

Because of Huntington's matter, she gave up her childhood sweetheart Zhu Jinchuan, thinking that she was hard-hearted and only recognized money, but she met Zhong Chengheng again.

The so-called bad fate is probably the person who can never meet the right person at the right time.

Zhong Chengheng obviously knew Ling Ling's pain and struggle back then, his expression gradually became solemn, although there was no grief floating on his face, but the more shallow his tone, the more he talked about his past as if he was talking about others, the more he wanted to cover it up.

"Xiaoling won't let me tell you," in the end, he finally couldn't help but close his eyes, "She's afraid that you're afraid, afraid that you won't be able to walk, and afraid that you'll lose your courage." ”

Ling Li originally thought that there would be some waves no matter what, but her mood at this time was unprecedentedly calm.

"And what do you think?" Ling Li asked.

"What?" Zhong Chengheng didn't understand what she was asking.

Ling Li lowered her eyes: "You never doubted my father?" You know that he is sick, and what kind of impact Huntington will bring, and you, as a doctor, must know better than the average person. ”

"You're talking about that?" Zhong Chengheng suddenly smiled, "Yes, I never doubted it. ”

Ling Li looked at Zhong Chengheng in disbelief.

"Xiaoli, your father loves you very much, he can't do something like that. You also think too highly of me, if I really have that kind of thought, have a trace of suspicion, and don't say anything when I know that the case will kill me, this is not noble, but stupid. ”

Zhong Chengheng said this, but Ling Li didn't think so.

He knew that Huntington could help him get out of trouble, but as Smena said, he let go of such an opportunity.

At the scene of the crime at that time, there were Zhong Chengheng's fingerprints, and some eyewitnesses saw him leave Ling's house angrily, but the source of the poison was not found, and no one personally saw Zhong Chengheng poisoned. Such evidence is not very heavy, and if it were not for the fact that he personally admitted that he had poisoned him three times after being arrested as a suspect, the police would not have been able to convict the case at all.

Even if he later knew that Shi Meina was not the murderer, and used it to defend the reason for wanting to escape the death penalty, it was torture to extract a confession in the case.

Such an eight-year prison sentence by mistake certainly washed away his innate arrogance and impetuousness, but also doomed him to never climb to that peak again.

As for the real murderer hidden behind it, there is even more no trace to be found.

Thinking that Zhong Chengheng was also one of the people who appeared at the scene of the crime, Ling Li held on to the last glimmer of hope and asked, "It's not you, it's not my father, so who should it be?" ”

Zhong Chengheng was stunned for a moment, and then smiled bitterly: "I have thought about this problem repeatedly for four years, and finally had to give up. I used to think it was Mina, so I was willing to confess my guilt after the police found me, after all, all cause and effect are caused by me, and at that time I also had the heart to atone for her sins. It turned out to be a misunderstanding later. At the time of the crime, she was in the United States, and it was impossible to do it. ”

He paused, as if sighing slightly: "Xiao Li, let it pass in the past, I hate that I used to think I couldn't let it go, but no matter how powerful the spiritual power is, it can't resist the wear of time." ”

"You're telling me not to look into it again?" Ling Li suddenly realized the reason why he chose to meet today.

"No," Zhong Chengheng shook his head firmly, "How you go in the future is your choice after all." It's just that I know that I can't extricate myself from a deep past, and I'm not afraid to waste it at my age, but you're still young, and you shouldn't be trapped here and can't get out. ”

"I'm not unable to get out, and I'm not trapped here," Ling Li disagreed, "Let the real murderer get away with it, and the four relatives are unjust, how can you let me go?" Also, isn't my sister the woman you love the most? You just let the murderer go? ”

She was excited, and her voice became a little sharp, attracting several tables of guests not far from them to look at them with some curiosity.

Unexpectedly, she mustered up the courage to see Zhong Chengheng, and Zhong Chengheng actually persuaded her to give up?

It seems that the eight years of captivity not only wore out his sharpness, but also made him such a man who escapes at every turn.

Regarding Ling Li's attitude, Zhong Chengheng didn't care, and obviously expected it a long time ago.

"Ling Li," Zhong Chengheng solemnly called her name for the first time, his eyes were full of solemnity: "If there really is a real murderer, if that person really killed Zhou Qingchun as you expected, then the next person he will deal with will be you." ”

Ling Li raised her head suddenly, and her voice was firm: "I'm not afraid!" ”

"I know you're not afraid, but you're the only one left in your family." Zhong Chengheng shook his head disapprovingly, and his eyes, which had not fluctuated all the time, suddenly sharpened.

Ling Li was startled by the glint in his eyes, and immediately clenched his fists: "So what? Although I am alone, I always have the right to pursue the truth, and now that the investigation has reached the point where I am now, how can I stop? ”

"Can't you really stop?" He asked, "What if the murderer would hurt other people you care about?" ”

"I know that you have investigated hemorrhagic fever, and I also know that after the witness line is broken, your next step is to start from the direction of Officer Zhou's death. Do you know how many people will be alarmed? ”

Ling Li bit her lip and didn't speak. Zhong Chengheng guessed correctly, that was indeed her next step.

Zhong Chengheng also pinched her pain points.

She is fearless alone, but Nan Zhiyi has already said that he will definitely stand with her and support her without hesitation until the matter comes to light.

After being silent for dozens of seconds, Zhong Chengheng's voice slowed down: "Life and death, right and wrong, love and hate, are just obsessions, you don't need to pick and choose among a bunch of poisonous snakes." ”

Ling Li raised her eyes suddenly, only feeling that this passage was a little familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen it.

Her expression betrayed her inner thoughts, Zhong Chengheng smiled and said, "Tell me the last sentence in your sister's QQ space, Xiaoli, what do you think she is talking about?" ”