Ling Li nodded, sniffed, and said, "I'm fine, I know what to do, thank you." ”

Nan Zhiyi was stunned: "Who said I want to comfort you, do you need comfort?" ”

Ling Li was speechless, and the alarm bell sounded in her head.

Nan Zhiyi, a person who never looks at the occasion and is naturally cheap, is only afraid of what kind of ridicule will he say next.

He stopped, his eyes fixed on her face, and Ling Li began to wonder if there was something dirty on his face.

Subconsciously raised his hand and scratched his cheek, and then looked at the clean fingertips, and his doubts were even worse.

Nan Zhiyi finally retracted his gaze, easily retracted into the back of the sofa, and a smile rose at the corner of his mouth: "You just need someone to believe in you now, don't you?" ”

Ling Li's eyes widened again, not knowing how to answer.

He was right, she really didn't want any comforting words, she just needed someone to affirm her inferences and ideas, even if there was no real evidence, even if it was far from everyone's judgment, she wanted to be affirmed and supported.

That's all.

It seems that as long as one person believes, she can be sure that she is not alone, and she can get the strength to continue fighting.

In the past, I walked by such a person for eight years, but now I obviously hope for the understanding, belief and support of others, but I am embarrassed and insincere, which is really unproductive.

"Fan Mei," Nan Zhiyi suddenly put away the smile on his face, his voice was clear and soft, "If I say I believe you, do you believe it?" ”

It took Ling Li a few seconds to understand what he meant by what he was talking about.

"Thank you, Mr. Nan," she sniffed and lowered her head again, "Thank you so much." ”

subconsciously avoided the question of whether to believe him or not.

Because in fact, she herself knows that Huntington's illness and the state of her father in the years before his death have formed a clear connection between the motive and the way of committing the crime.

Although it does not meet the standard of conviction in criminal law, it has convinced most people.

Therefore, her inference, in the eyes of others, can be summed up in sixteen words: logical confusion, strong subjectivity, self-talk, and bullshit.

"Don't think I don't know what you're thinking," Nan Zhiyi's nonchalant tone and gaze that seemed to be able to see through her thoughts in response to her thanks.

"As I said earlier, you don't need comfort. I believe you when I say I believe you, and there are hundreds of pages of project plans waiting for me to check, and I don't have time to deal with you. ”

Ling Li was stunned, realizing that she could really only be speechless.

"It seems that you are still suspicious," Nan Zhiyi shook his head helplessly, and continued, "I said that I believe that you are not talking empty words, you wait, I will find the evidence for you." ”

Ling Li bit her lip tightly, her face turned pale, and she stared at Nan Zhiyi's expression tightly, as if she wanted to see whether what he said was true or false.

But a heart gradually calmed down, and even swelled up again with gratitude that had not been felt in a long time.

Anyway, it has reached the point where things are out of her control to develop in that direction. Even if she can't sit still, she doesn't rush to take the initiative to seek the truth.

Since he said that he believed her, even if he casually said it and forgot it, he temporarily allowed her to grasp this last straw, so that she would not have to drown in this stormy sea.

———

Friday afternoons are always prone to burnout, and model workers such as Zhu Jinchuan will also feel this way from time to time.

He looked up from the thick stack of manuscripts, his neck moving a little stiff, his eyes drawn to the bright sunlight and clear blue sky outside the window.

Compared with the autumn and winter, which are always hazy, the city enters the rainy and windy season as soon as it arrives in summer, with strong air convection and blue sky and white clouds almost every day.

Especially in the morning, it had only rained heavily, and the sky was clear.

"It's summer." He muttered to himself, looked down at his long-sleeved shirt, and wanted to finish his work and soak up the sun.

Then, from the half-open office door, he saw Ling Li, who had been motionless for an afternoon.

Since she openly and honestly talked to him about the physical examination, about Huntington, and about the tragedy eight years ago, Zhu Jinchuan has been in a state of preparation.

Prepare for Ling Li to come to him for help at any time, and he can continue to guide her in a good direction.

But Ling Li was almost the same as before, burying her head in work every day, as if the conversation that day had not happened.

All her energy was focused on Tang Aoxue's case, not only did she look at all the case files over and over again, trying to find out the clues that could be used, but according to Lu Xiaoxiao's ventilation report, she made an appointment to meet Tang Aoxue's mother.

Zhu Jinchuan was a little uncertain.

When did the second sister of the Ling family start to have such a strong psychological endurance? He thought that she would cry a few times before she cheered up, but in the past few days, he had carefully observed, the eye circles were not slightly swollen, and the eyeballs were not bloodshot, and he devoted himself wholeheartedly to his work.

Did she really not care, or did she forcibly seal away all those negative emotions?

Zhu Jinchuan was a little distracted, and the delicate girl in his sight suddenly stood up and walked in his direction with a notebook.

It wasn't until Ling Li stood in front of his desk that Zhu Jinchuan woke up.

"What's wrong?" He collected some surprise and asked in a calm voice, "What's the matter?" ”

"I've finished reading the novel I mentioned earlier." Ling Li frowned and replied, "I believe that Tang Aoxue is indeed in love, Chen Rong is right." ”

"Are you sure?" Hearing this result, Zhu Jinchuan was a little interested.

Ling Li nodded and replied: "It's almost certain that all the excerpts and excerpts about this book that appear in Tang Aoxue's circle of friends and Weibo are about the forbidden love of the protagonist in the book, involving the grievances and hatred of the two races, and it is a complete tragedy." ”

She paused for a few seconds, a little hesitant in her eyes, but finally said, "I also noticed that there was another passage that appeared in her circle of friends during that time, not from this book, but from another book." ”

Zhu Jinchuan tilted his head slightly, waiting for her to read it.

"If love is real, then what can't be forgiven?" Ling Li looked out the window, her voice soft and slow.

Zhu Jinchuan was a little puzzled: "What does this mean?" Sounds pretty ordinary. ”

Ling Li lowered her eyes to hide the emotions in her eyes: "This sentence comes from a book that girls are familiar with, and my sister once told me in person. At that time, she used this sentence to describe the matter between her and Zhong Chengheng. ”

Being caught off guard by mentioning Ling Ling, Zhu Jinchuan was stunned for a while, and in just a few seconds, he sorted out his emotions so that he would not lose his temper, and calmly waited for Ling Li's conclusion.

Ling Li continued: "I don't think this passage is without reason. I believe that Tang Aoxue used these words from the book to vent some emotions in her heart that she did not dare to confide in others. At present, there are two clues that can be seen in the forbidden love and the need for forgiveness, so I think she should experience a relationship that is not accepted by the public.

I don't know if this is related to Zheng Qijie, it's just that the victim should talk about marriage at an age to hide his relationship, and the defendant is obviously a highly educated elite but is hiding in an inconspicuous position, both of which are very abnormal. ”

Zhu Jinchuan was noncommittal, his voice and expression were very calm: "Since you are convinced in your heart, then follow this direction to investigate." If your conjecture is in the right direction and this matter is related to Zheng Qijie, then when Tang Aoxue's things are mentioned, he will definitely not be indifferent. If it weren't for him, his lover would have been missing for so many years and would not be found out, and there must be an unknown reason. ”

Speaking of this, he turned his head to look at the blue sky outside the window, and suddenly said: "It's the weekend, don't always bury yourself in work, the weather is good today, why don't you go out for a walk?" There is a good club by the South River, and the food is also very exquisite, and it just so happens that the owner there gave a VIP card, otherwise you can relax with me, right? ”

Ling Li was a little surprised, as if she didn't expect Zhu Jinchuan to send such an invitation to her.

But for only a second, she spoke, "No, Master, I still want to have more time to think about the case." ”

Zhu Jinchuan was a little surprised, but then nodded: "Okay, you're busy with you." ”

Ling Li replied yes, turned around and closed the door and went out.

Looking at her back, Zhu Jinchuan's lips moved, but after all, he still didn't speak, and let her leave.

He wanted to ask Ling Li how she was doing, how she was feeling, and so on, but seeing that she seemed to be very indifferent, the idea of continuing to ask further was finally suppressed.

If she was now single-mindedly working on the case, why did he bring up the past that made her miserable?

He first handed over this suspicious case to Ling Li, on the one hand, there was indeed a reason to divert her attention, so that under the pressure brought by the difficult case, she temporarily sealed away the negative emotions about her family that were so heavy that almost no one could bear it.

On the other hand, there is no hope that she can really make a splash and impress everyone.

Now that one of these goals has been achieved, there is no need to add to it.

As for whether the case can be won and whether Zheng Qijie can be convicted, that is no longer his concern.

Zhu Jinchuan didn't make an appointment with Ling Li and didn't care, he made a few phone calls after reading the case, and left off work before five o'clock.

Listening to his footsteps gradually moving away, Ling Li, who was a little nervous just now, suddenly relaxed a lot.

She never expected that Zhu Jinchuan would take her to some club on a whim, but fortunately, she only gave a perfunctory reason, and he didn't delve into it, otherwise he was really afraid of goofs.

She knew that Zhu Jinchuan was still very concerned about the impact of Huntington's result on her, but at present, everything was unknown, and there was a fog ahead, and she was not in the mood to respond to his concern for the time being.

Moreover, after getting off work today, Nan Zhiyi also made an appointment with her.