It was obviously a hot day, but Xu Lan caught a cold. My throat was swollen and sore, my hands and feet were cold, and every time I coughed, I felt a tearing pain in my chest, and my head was also confused.

He took out a tissue and blew it, because the snot secretion was too frequent, and the tip of his nose was a little peeling. Usually an overage unmarried man like him doesn't know how to take care of himself, so he didn't ask a doctor for two days after the illness, but temporarily avoided smoking and drinking.

However, when he walked to the door of the grocery store opposite the police station, he still went in and bought a pack of cigarettes, and if he asked for the permission of his superiors, he was destined to rely on swallowing clouds and spitting fog for the next half day to offset the dullness caused by the cold.

Entering the police station, he passed under the window of his previous office and saw some unfamiliar objects on his desk, presumably the new police officer had adapted to the new environment and was enthusiastically engaged in the monotonous and repetitive but challenging work.

He should have stopped and sighed, or recalled those memorable moments in his past police career, but he didn't hesitate and walked around the building and straight towards the building behind him.

The Director had been standing on the porch, his brow furrowed since he received his call, and the anxiety was even worse when he saw him hurrying towards him.

"Director." He called, stopping within three steps, his legs straight together, his chest held high, his eyes blazing as if he had put on a police uniform for the first time.

However, the director's attitude was the same as on the phone, refusing.

"Lao Xu, think about it, this thing still doesn't work. You have retired, and you can no longer participate in the investigation of the case or the interrogation of the suspect. Besides, this time it is easy to change the people's views on Lucheng policing, and the top has repeatedly ordered that it is necessary to strengthen management and rectify the style of work. As the director, I can't knowingly do it at this time. ”

"Director, rules are dead, people are alive. You just trust me once, let me talk to him, and I'll be able to ask for more. He quietly touched his waist, where there was a hard thing hanging from it.

"Why do you think he hasn't vomited?" The director rubbed his chin suspiciously, and his worry was still not eliminated, "I can confess to the murder, is there anything more powerful that needs to be hidden?" ”

"He has a criminal record, and he may have passed the prosecution period, but I think it's better to get things straight. Some things are not said in order to mentally torture the victims, which is very inhumane. ”

"Victims? Do you mean He Zhanting's family, or the girl named Yang Qianye? The director seemed interested in his words, and asked sideways, "By the way, how is the girl, haven't you found a transplantable donor yet?" ”

Xu Lan approached the director and whispered a few words in his ear, and the director immediately showed a surprised expression.

"So give me a chance, Director. For us, finding out the truth is the same as finding out the murderers, it's both work. But for Yang Qianye, it is more important than anything else to be freed from hatred. ”

His eyes full of sincere respect had a glimmer of justice that had nothing to do with the identity of the policeman. The director thought about it and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hey, you're an old man here, so I naturally believe you. It's just that...... Do you have to talk to him alone? ”

Xu Lan smiled, knowing that she was only one step away from getting permission.

"The director also knows that I am an old man in the bureau, and I have never solved any major cases in my life, so I am unwilling, so I want to dare to ask for a wish. Moreover, although the case of Elysium has been solved, many hidden secrets behind it are related to this Qin Luo, including several cases in the early years, and the parties involved have a certain personal relationship with me. So it's only fitting that I'll judge this old fox, so please make an exception. ”

The director didn't ask again, but walked aside in embarrassment, looking sideways and pondering. Xu Lan hurriedly opened the newly bought cigarette and lit one for him.

"Although I have taken off my police uniform, this heart will not change until I die." He placed his hand on his left chest, as if to show his faith, "Punish evil, promote good, eliminate violence, and peace, I will never forget what the director taught me back then." Only by combing through Qin Luo's case record can the victim's innocence be restored. He will definitely die, but he will disappear with the truth, and the people he has killed will not be able to rest assured whether they are dead or alive. ”

"Are you sure he'll talk?" The director faltered.

"Yes, give me half a day, and I'll get him."

The chief nodded, turned and walked into the interrogation room, and after a while he came out again, followed by two police officers in charge of the interrogation.

Seeing Xu Lan, the police officer nodded and greeted, and then the director said a few words, and the two dragged their tired steps away.

The director patted him on the shoulder, like an order and a request, and said: "I think for the sake of your years of diligence and dedication and your original intention, it is absolutely impossible to agree to someone else." ”

"Thank you, Director!"

Xu Lan was overjoyed, raised her right hand to salute, and after a short explanation, she went to the locker room to change into a police uniform and walked towards the interrogation room.

Sitting on the interrogation chair was Qin Luo, his hands were handcuffed, but his back was straight. The interrogation that had taken place over the past few days had not made him collapse, but had made him look like a Taoist priest who was familiar with the harmony of reason, his eyes slightly closed, and the corners of his mouth showed a certain kind of victor's pride.

He didn't open his eyes when he heard someone coming in.

Xu Lan sat down at the table opposite, spread out the notes, swallowed saliva with a swollen and sore throat, and then opened her mouth.

"Would you like a cigarette?" He lit one of his own and took a deep and shallow breath.

Qin Luo opened his eyes and looked at him indifferently.

Xu Lan agreed, stepped forward and put a cigarette in his mouth to help him light it.

The two didn't speak, they just swallowed the clouds and spit out the fog for a long time, the room was full of green smoke, and Xu Lan coughed quickly.

Qin Luo spit out the cigarette butt to the ground with his crossbow tongue, and asked impatiently: "I have already confessed what I should confess, and I have confessed my guilt, what else do you want to do?" I can't get out alive, so the police officer should be kind enough to let me rest and rest. There are only a few days to live, and eating and drinking is my last wish, and this little request can't be met, right? ”

Xu Lan looked at him directly, and the corners of her mouth rose slightly.

"Yes, you pleaded guilty and cooperated with our work. It's just that there are still some questions I don't understand, and I want to ask for advice. ”

"I said, I want to kill He Zhanting's family because I hate that family, relying on the rich and powerful to do evil, and don't take people seriously. After serving in his house for so many years, I have never seen any hooks, and I really can't stand it before I move it, for no other reason. You go out and ask, how many bad things He Zhanting has done in his life, even if you don't know him, you don't have a good impression of him. I don't accept him, God will send other people to do it, this is what he brought on himself, and he can't complain about anyone. Hey, it's a pity that the wicked man's life is hard, he didn't die after all, this is also my lack of creation, and I can't blame anyone. ”

This confirmed what Xu Lan thought, so she leaned forward slightly and announced a message: "Speaking of which, I have a message for you...... He Zhanting died, a quarter past three yesterday afternoon. ”

Qin Luo was shocked, his face spasmed for a while, and then he laughed heartily.

"God has eyes, God has eyes! This bastard still hasn't survived, hahaha, then I'll be at ease, even if I pay for my life today. ”

"He died because he wanted to save his daughter." Xu Lan stared at him and told the truth.

"What?"

"Yang Qianye has been in a deep coma and needs a heart transplant to have a chance of survival. He Zhanting felt that the most sorry thing in this life was his daughter, so he made a will and chose to commit suicide and exchanged his heart for her. ”

Qin Luo was silent for a while, and there was an indescribable emotion between his eyebrows.

Xu Lan continued: "He didn't discuss this decision with anyone, not even his son. No matter how bad a person was, at least I admired him in this matter. He fulfilled the mission of a father, and he was very selfless and great. ”

"Phew, selfless, great? There is no second person in this world who is more selfish than him, do you say that your brain is in water! Qin Luo spat and couldn't help scolding, "He just thought that he was exhausted, so he pretended to make such a show, and I know best about that dirty thought!" ”

Xu Lan ignored him, looked at the clock, and said, "Yang Qianye has entered the operating room, I don't know what the result is, the doctor said that there is only thirty percent hope." ”

Qin Luo instantly avoided his gaze, but he stared at him tightly.

"Don't you feel a little guilty about her, that girl is the most innocent in the whole thing."

Qin Luo moved his buttocks and replied unnaturally: "I used her, but this is nothing in the face of deep hatred." After all, I can't escape a death sentence, and then this life will be repaid. ”

"Repay, how much is your life worth, can such an understatement erase the suffering she has suffered in this life!" Xu Lan's emotions were a little out of control, her fists clenched tightly, and her joints made a sound.

"Then there is no other way, the matter has come to this, each according to the destiny of heaven."

"No, there is a way, you should pay her back sincerely."

"How?"

"Tell the story of the year as it is."

Qin Luo was stunned, and a drop of sweat came out of his forehead. In that tenth-second or so, he did feel guilty.

But he still stiffened: "I don't understand, everything that should be explained has been explained, what else do you want to hear?" ”

Xu Lan lit the cigarette again, and this time handed it to him, but was refused.

He Zhanting wanted to save not only his daughter's life, but also his daughter's heart. Yang Qianye has been involved in hatred since she was a child, no matter indirect or direct, she is destined to never escape the words 'retribution for injustice' in her life, which is more torturous than the misfortune she has suffered. If it weren't for a father's introspection and self-redemption, how could He Zhanting not hesitate to give up his heart and exchange his heart for her. He hopes that Yang Qianye can come back to life, and like ordinary people, no matter if he is sad or depressed, he can get better after a good night's sleep and a meal. Instead of pushing the window in the early morning to the bright sun, I feel that life is cold and hopeless, and I will live in the shadow of hatred for the rest of my life. ”

Qin Luo tightened his eyebrows and asked in disgust: "What are you doing with me, it's my business." As long as I know that He Zhanting's bastard is dead, I will be satisfied. Now I don't care about myself, and I don't care about other people's affairs and don't want to care. ”

"Qin Luo, seriously, you are not a man enough. Regardless of whether He Zhanting's fate is considered a crime or not, Yang Qianye has been ruined by you for half of his life. Now her life and death are uncertain, she can't wake up, and she has to chase you to the end when she goes down. If you can get a life back, don't you think you should pay her back? Making amends may not heal the pain, but the truth is enough to sustain her in the future, so you have the right to atone for yourself and tell her what she wants to know. ”

Qin Luo fell into a long period of contemplation, and the arrogance he had had since the trial slowly disappeared.

"Don't fool me, what are you?"

"I'm nothing, a little policeman who has no ambition, and I have never received a reward for meritorious service in my life. But I have a conscience, and I know the difference between murder and punishment, and what is the difference between you treating her like this and the enemy you hate? ”

Qin Luo suddenly became alert.

"You...... What exactly do you want to say? ”

Seeing that the time was ripe, Xu Lan took out the hard thing from his waist, which was a wine bag made of sheepskin.

Qin Luo was shocked when he saw it, and suddenly shook his body uncontrollably.

"Why is this thing here with you, give it to me, give it to me!"

Xu Lan smiled and shook the wine bag in the air.

"This was given to me by He Zhanting, and he kept it all the time. Do you want it? ”

"I said, I'll say anything, give me something!"

The compromise did not come without hesitation, and became more and more proactive and intense. Xu Lan stepped forward and put the skin on the interrogation chair table, and Qin Luo's eyes suddenly wet.

He watched quietly until Qin Luo calmed down a little and continued: "Since the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the Tuolan Mountain area has been a place where martial arts heroes have been produced, with long sticks, long spears, short knives and short swords, and all kinds of weapons have powerful characters there. There is only one thing that is not very common, and only a local family surnamed Li is good at, and that is the soft whip. You're going to whip soft, and you're getting the true legacy of your ancestors, right? ”

The atmosphere froze for a moment, and after a while, Qin Luo took off his guard and opened the door of his heart.

"Now that you've found out, why are you bothering to ask me?"

"I didn't find out, I just said it, I'm just a little cop with no skills, not Sherlock Holmes. I just asked for some clues and couldn't figure it out, so I came to you to ask what happened. It is said that in addition to He Zhanting and the gang boss in the Blue Mountain Gang, there was also a second leader surnamed Li, named Li Huaiyang, who was also a soft whip. I was thinking, do you know this person? ”

Despite his vague and uncertain words, Qin Luo realized that Xu Lan had mastered his true identity, and immediately laughed wildly.