A polite, cold tone came from the other end of the phone — sorry, the user you're calling was turned off — and she shook her head and put her phone back in her pocket, her face frustrated.

A few days ago, she bought a few bottles of beer at a convenience store, drank them all on the side of the road, and then got drunk. The convenience store clerk kindly stepped forward to ask, but she was unconscious at that time, so the clerk had to use her mobile phone to dial a number at random, but she didn't expect to contact Song Yingchen. When she woke up, she was lying in the cherry blossom apartment, listening to Song Yingchen talk about the whole process, and she didn't have any impression in her mind.

Because she didn't want to continue to deceive, because she had feelings, she proposed to He Chong to "break up", and then used wine to drown her sorrows - logically speaking, there was no problem, but for some reason, she always felt that something was wrong.

He Chong is impulsive, as his name suggests, and it is extremely normal for him to leave home and lose contact. He has a body full of tendons and flesh, and he seems to be powerful and indestructible, but his heart is fragile and simple, and he will be broken when he touches it. So "being broken up" must have hurt him deeply, he has to bear the pain of falling out of love, the anger of being deceived, and even the embarrassment of defeat. The sum of the three makes it reasonable to leave behind your career and family and hide alone.

But there is one thing she can't understand, how did He Chong be indifferent and stay out of such a big incident in the He family? Based on her understanding, He Chong is by no means the kind of person who is selfish and cowardly, and does not distinguish between important and important people......

What's even more strange is that the convenience store clerk used her mobile phone to call Song Yingchen at random, is it a coincidence or some other reason?

A series of question marks popped up, and she only felt that her brain was swollen and her thinking became more messy.

Suddenly, there was a sound from the sliding door behind her, and when she turned around, Song Yingchen walked out of the living room and stood on the balcony with her.

"Wake up, why don't you sleep more?" She asked, pulling her thoughts back.

At this moment, Song Yingchen's problems are far greater than hers, and his mother, like He Chong's mother, was arrested by the police and has an uncertain future. This is no ordinary civil dispute or criminal case, and no one can predict whether the final outcome will be more than they can bear. For this reason, the elk-like boy could not eat or drink, and even had a great time sleeping.

A line of unknown birds flew through the sky, and Song Yingchen raised his chin with a perfect arc and looked forward.

"I've been having nightmares about people chasing me and my mom from behind. We ran and ran, and she suddenly fell into a big pit, and her face was covered in blood. I lay on the ground and tried to reach out, but I couldn't reach it, the person chasing us was getting closer and closer, and she told me to run away and leave her alone......"

He said this with both hands on the guardrail and one foot on it.

Remembering the last jumping incident due to the illusion, Chiba subconsciously grabbed him tightly.

"Don't get too close......"

Song Yingchen understood what she meant, and smiled sideways: "I promise you, don't touch those things." Now that I think about it, I regret it to death, and some time ago, I had to stay at home and pay more attention to my mother's situation, maybe there won't be such a big thing. ”

This is, of course, a meaningless assumption that can also be understood as self-comforting. In fact, the two of them knew that the matter of the Elysium had nothing to do with Lu Meiqin's state, and even if they guarded it 24 hours a day, it would inevitably happen to the status quo.

But Song Yingchen still deeply blames himself for this, after returning from the United States for so long, not only did he not make up for the missing time in a foreign country, but the relationship between mother and son gradually drifted apart, and there were constant contradictions. Among them, Lu Meiqin's changes dominate, but as a son, he can't escape the blame.

Chiba slowly let go of his grip and said to himself, "I'm sorry to blame me, there are some things that should have been told to you earlier." ”

Song Yingchen smiled bitterly.

"Don't blame yourself, I said it had nothing to do with you. As soon as you know it, the Elysium already exists, and it was she who went astray, and she couldn't blame anyone. Second, even if you tell me, Uncle Xu trusts us enough, and I don't think it's nonsense, so even if you tell me, I won't necessarily believe it. ”

"Having said that, I still regret it, and I should have paid attention to Aunt Lu when I noticed something abnormal."

Looking at those eyes full of guilt, Song Yingchen sighed.

"I can't blame you in any case, it's my undedication as a son, who didn't notice that my mother had gone step by step into the abyss. She was so poisoned by the hatred in her heart that she didn't even know herself. ”

This is not only talking about Lu Meiqin, Chiba knows, but also advises her.

Indeed, hatred is the most vital thing in the world besides love, and once it takes root, it will grow like a vine like a wild vine, and if it is not pruned and uprooted in time, even the human heart can be swallowed.

“…… So Chiba, don't be like my mother, she's a negative textbook. Compared with revenge, there are actually many important things waiting for you to do, as long as you are willing to let go, the revenge will naturally be gone. Sure enough, the conversation turned to her.

Song Yingchen is in the most hopeless predicament of his life, and while thinking about how to deal with it, he has not forgotten He Chong's parting instructions. The brother who sacrificed himself in exchange for the peace and thoughtfulness of him and Chiba is dead or alive at the moment, there is no news at all, and the only thing he can do is to live up to his trust and pull Chiba out of danger.

Chiba nodded as if nothing, and finally told him the words that were held in his heart: "I shouldn't have said this now, but in fact, the Elysium was exposed, and I have already taken revenge." ”

Song Yingchen looked at her in surprise and said tentatively, "What do you mean?" ”

"My enemies are part of Elysium."

"Do you know who your enemy is?" Song Yingchen's forehead was sweaty. He didn't think that Chiba already knew the fact that Xin Mu was the enemy, even if Xin Mu took the initiative to tell the truth that day, the pill that could make people lose their memory for a short time would make her return to a state of ignorance.

"All I know is that she's codenamed Queen of the Night, and she's a crucial figure in Elysium, and her true identity will always be revealed one day. The police will wipe out the whole pot of Elysium, and those suspects will inevitably confess one after another, and then they will know who is the queen of the night. No matter who you are, don't try to escape the severe punishment of the law. ”

"Night Queen ......" Song Yingchen took two steps back and hit the sliding door.

"I'm sorry, if I had told you at that time, maybe I could have persuaded Aunt Lu to turn back. I was so selfish. ”

However, what stunned Song Yingchen was not the incident itself, but at this moment he understood Xin Mu's identity - the queen of the night!

Then Chiba said, "The reason why I deliberately approached He Chong was because the mysterious person hinted that if you want to get close to the night queen, you must get close to her, and that person is He Chong's mother Xin Mu. She's been funding the Elysium, and I think her relationship with the Queen of the Night is extraordinary. It's a pity that she's still on the run, and if she has to be identified, the police can know who is the queen of the night in that gang,"

"Hey!" Song Yingchen sighed heavily, and the deep meaning was intriguing.

"I'm so despicable, I deceived He Chong to hide it from you in order to take revenge, I'm sorry for you." Looking at the "useless" mobile phone in her hand, she cried.

"Still can't get in touch?" Song Yingchen asked, with a cramp in her heart.

"It's off all the time."

He only felt that the blood was flowing backwards all over his body, and his heart was filled with contradictions by reality. On the one hand, when Xin Mu and the Queen of the Night were equated, he knew that He Chong was more than lucky, and if he told Chiba the truth at this time, he would inevitably live up to He Chong's trust. On the other hand, he also has selfish intentions, if he comes forward to prove that Xin Mu is the culprit, he hopes to use He Zhanting to help Lu Meiqin, and the idea can only be dispelled.

"What are you going to do?" Between the entanglements, only listen to Chiba asked.

He didn't have an idea, and his brows were tightly knit: "I won't know until tomorrow when the lawyer goes to see him." ”

Since the case is still under investigation and the suspect has not been convicted at sentencing, family members and friends have no right to request a meeting, except for the defense lawyer. Xu Lan played an active role in this process, persuading Lu Meiqin to actively confess and strive for leniency, and on the other hand, asking Song Yingchen to find the best eloquent lawyer for her, hoping to exonerate her at the trial.

"Don't worry, didn't Uncle Xu say that although this incident is important, there are also major benefits. The more Aunt Lu cooperates, the more she can win leniency for herself, and then let the lawyer defend her well, the result will not be too bad. ”

"Yes, the government does have a policy of attributing merit to crime, and whoever admits more will be able to reduce the punishment. But the nature of Elysium is very bad, and if my mother has a human life on her hands, I am afraid that it will be more than lucky. ”

"What will happen?" She asked timidly, and couldn't help but think of Luo Damao. This is another thing that she hid from Song Yingchen and could not have been told at this stage.

Song Yingchen said lonely: "The heavy one is the death penalty, and the light one is indefinite." ”

She heard her heart beat suddenly triple as if it were about to pop out of her mouth any faster.

"But I'm still confident and ready, as long as I can save my life, it doesn't matter if I sell the company or the house. I will actively provide compensation to the victim's family to atone for my mother's sins. As he spoke, he folded his hands and silently made a wish, and only raised his head for a long time. Go to bed early. After saying that, he went back to the bedroom with tears in his eyes.

Early the next morning, the two were about to go to the detention center to communicate with the lawyer in advance, and when they were about to go out, Song Yingchen's mobile phone rang, it was Xu Lan calling.

Putting down the phone, his whole face froze, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

"What's wrong?" Chiba asked, with a bad premonition in his heart.

My mom said...... I want to see you. ”

"Me!" She pointed to her nose and saw beads of sweat at the very front of her vision.

Ms. Lu refused to meet with her defense lawyer and offered to see Ms. Yang, a request that Ms. Xu thought she was crazy. But Lu Meiqin's attitude was very resolute, and she even threatened to fight for it with a hunger strike, which made it difficult for him who wanted to help her.

However, he still managed to figure it out, and although it was extremely dangerous not to comply with the regulations, he knew that this might be the last time he would help Lu Meiqin. He asked Chiba to disguise himself as a defense lawyer, and when he entered the venue to register his lawyer's card, he made another move, and finally brought the person into the detention center smoothly.

Under his leadership, through countless corridors, the panicked Chiba finally came to the meeting room, pushed the door open, and Lu Meiqin sat at the table with her head in her hands, her head facing her.

Probably because of anxiety, Lu Meiqin lost a lot of hair in a few days, and she could even see her scalp.

"Lu Meiqin, the lawyer is here." Xu Lan pretended to be calm and asked Chiba to sit down opposite.

Lu Meiqin slowly raised her head, and at that moment, Chiba had a feeling of trance. This feeling brought her back to when she first lived in the Sakura apartment a year ago, when Lu Meiqin, who appeared as a landlord, wore sunglasses, dressed in fashion, and exuded the maverick temperament of a strong woman all over her body...... And now, defeated like a remnant of a lotus that has been weathered by wind and rain.

"You only have ten minutes to talk, hurry up." Xu Lan whispered, and then turned to leave.

"Old Xu ......" Lu Meiqin called out to him, Xu Lan turned around, only to see her trying to give a bright smile.

"You are a good man, really, whoever follows you is a blessing, I envy."

An inexplicable but heartfelt sentence suddenly made Xu Lan, a tough guy, sour and hot. He didn't say anything, but accepted her words, nodded and walked out.

The two of them were the only ones left in the room.

Lu Meiqin was still smiling and boasted: "You are very beautiful today." ”

"Thank you." Chiba said.

"My son's vision can't be wrong, you're not the kind of girl who catches your eye at first glance, but you're very attractive. Of course, these are just the surface, and the more important thing is that you are kind-hearted and don't spend any money, and there are not many people in this world who can do this. ”

Listening to the praise of herself from the outside in, Chiba was not happy at all, she took out the cigarette case and lighter from her bag, and Lu Meiqin immediately stretched out her arm, like a treasure.

"I brought you this, Uncle Xu said you can smoke one, but don't spit on the ceiling." She looked at the smoke alarm overhead.

"Thank you, that's great."

The cigarette butt lit up, Lu Meiqin shrank her cheeks and took a puff, she suddenly felt refreshed, and her previous defeat and haggard were swept away.

"In order to find the best lawyer in the city, Song Yingchen has worked a lot, why don't you see it?"

Lu Meiqin smacked her lips, and a few wrinkles squeezed out of her eyebrows.

"I deserve as much retribution as I have done for my iniquities, and I have counted them myself. Just like many old people, although there is no illness or disaster, when should you be unambiguous...... That's how I'm feeling right now. ”

She uttered pessimistic words in a mocking tone, then took a few puffs of her cigarette and put it out at her feet.

"It's only ten minutes, so I'll cut it short." She suddenly got up and bowed to Chiba, although there was a cold expression on her face, there was no hostility, "I want to ask you for something." ”

Chiba put her hands on the table and leaned forward slightly.

"You say."

"Leave Lucheng with Yingchen and never come back."

"Leave ......"

"Yes, leave, right away, as soon as possible."

"Why?"

Lu Meiqin touched her forehead with her palm, which was cold.

"It's too dangerous here, and if you stay any longer, you're likely to be persecuted."

"What do you mean, who's going to harm me?"

"Chocolate, we've fallen into a trap he designed, he's a human thing."

Hearing her say the name of the chocolate, Chiba was so nervous that the pores of her whole body spurted out in sweat.

"He's lying to us, it's a big game." Lu Meiqin pursed her upper lip and shook her head, very annoyed, "I deserve to be tricked, but you are still young and can't wait to be killed by him." ”

Chiba caught the deep meaning of her words and asked, "What does this incident have to do with him?" ”

"He had the body buried on my construction site and wanted to kill me." Douda's tears fell down through Lu Meiqin's eyes, and she showed a painful expression, "Thinking about the task assigned to me before, in fact, he has been calculating from the beginning, I am like this, and I guess you will be no exception." ”

"Ahh Chiba covered her mouth, and her straight body began to shake involuntarily, "Why?" ”

"I wouldn't have gotten this far if I had known...... You have to believe me, hurry up and leave Lucheng. ”

"Why, it was he who guided me step by step to find the enemy and saved me from the enemy......"

Lu Meiqin looked at her puzzled.

Chiba swallowed her saliva and said honestly: "The queen of the night is my enemy, before she tied me into the Elysium and wanted to kill me, it was the chocolate who rescued me." That's when I came to you and talked about Da Mao ......"

This news ruthlessly shook Lu Meiqin's cognition, and she immediately buried her head and thought about it.

After a long time, she slowly shook her head to deny: "Impossible, if the night queen is really the person you are looking for, he will already do it to you, how can he tie you up in a circle to the paradise, impossible." ”

"Round and round...... I don't understand? ”

There was a fire in the depths of Lu Meiqin's body that was about to come out, but in the end it was pressed down.

"Don't ask, people's hearts are worse than you and me can imagine, I advise you to withdraw as soon as possible, otherwise you will end up with the same regret as me. Chocolate is not trustworthy, you hurry up and leave Deer City, listen to me. ”

Chiba gritted her teeth, as if she was making a difficult decision.

"I can promise you, but you have to tell me who the Queen of the Night is?"

Lu Meiqin pushed the table and the stool back a few centimeters, her expression very resistant.

Chiba begged, "Tell me." ”

"No, I don't know." Lu Meiqin shook her head frequently, but her panicked expression revealed her inconsistency.

"Aunt Lu......"

Lu Meiqin raised her hand to stop it, and said to her in a tone similar to the president's work: "Please don't ask, the power of the night queen is very strong, and this time the matter is not exhausted." If I sell her, the people behind her will definitely retaliate, and Yingchen will ...... I didn't dare to think about it, I didn't dare to think about it. She clutched her head in pain, her body trembling.

Chiba's swelling resentment also wilted in an instant, because the worry Lu Meiqin faced was also her worry.

She couldn't help but hold her hand and pass the heat over. Lu Meiqin looked up at her, teary eyes.

"Don't take revenge, life is too short, cherish life, and live well is the most filial reward for your mother."

"Don't take revenge, don't take revenge......" Chiba repeated, more than one person saying this to her lately.

"Let's go with Yingchen, no, take him, he will only agree if you open your mouth. For the sake of him liking you, and for the sake of me helping you at the beginning, please. ”

Lu Meiqin's emotions suddenly became excited, and seeing that she was reluctant to speak, she fell to her knees with a thud.

"You get up, Aunt Lu, you have something to say."

When she lifted the person up, Chiba found that her face was already crying.

"Yingchen has a relatively twisted personality and a simple mind, and we don't have any trustworthy relatives in our family, so I can only entrust him to you. There is a possibility that my assets will be frozen, but no one knows that I opened an account in his name before, and the card is under the dresser of the Sakura Apartment, and the password is his birthday. That money is enough to save a little money and live for the rest of your lives. ”

Her meaning is very clear, Tuogu.

"I promise you...... But why are you in such a hurry, isn't it time to listen to how the lawyer can help you? ”

"I don't care, Yingchen is my life." Lu Meiqin tried her best to hide her inner sorrow, but the muscles on her cheeks trembled disobediently, "Tell him that everything is fine, and that I have been guilty of everything, and the court will give me leniency." ”

"He's waiting for the trial now, and hopefully he won't get too excited by then."

"No, I can't wait for the court to start, hurry up and take him away, don't delay for a moment."

Chiba's eyes widened, and he was incredulous about such an arrangement: "How is it possible, he will never leave you here alone." ”

A flash of perseverance flashed in Lu Meiqin's eyes.

"You just say I won't see him."

"Why?"

"Ah......" Lu Meiqin sighed and raised her head, trying not to let the tears from her eyes, "I don't have the face to see, I am ashamed of my son when my mother does this kind of thing." She wiped her red nose.

The door opened, and Xu Lan walked in.

"It's time."

Chiba hurriedly asked the two of them a crucial question: "Tell me, did the queen of the night fall into the net?" Is there any of these people who have been arrested? ”

Lu Meiqin only cared about crying and ignored her.

Xu Lan said: "I don't know yet, none of the suspects caught so far admit that he is the queen of the night, and they all say that they have not seen her true face in Lushan." Let's go, it's time. ”

Chiba felt dizzy.