"Wait a little longer, don't worry, Xu Hao, maybe Brother Zhao is in a hurry." Zhang Xiu persuaded Xu Hao.

Xu Hao had already walked back and forth many times, looking at his watch from time to time, half an hour had passed since Zhao Guoguang's appointed time. Zhang Xiu also made a few calls, but no one answered, and he was always busy.

"Do you think Zhao Guoguang will release our pigeons?" Xu Hao questioned.

Zhang Xiu shook his head, "I don't think so, although Zhao Guoguang's words last night were drunk, he can still see that he is a little unwilling and guilty for not solving this case, and attaches great importance to his identity and responsibilities as a policeman." ”

"Then why didn't you say he came?"

Zhang Xiu was speechless, not knowing how to answer this question, it was indeed a little strange that Zhao Guoguang did not appear and did not answer the phone.

Xu Hao grabbed the conversation and said: "Hmph, how can it be so complicated, let me tell you, he is just cowardly, or afraid of offending the leader, yesterday was a wine talk, and he will regret it if he doesn't sober up." ”

Sitting at the agreed restaurant seat, Zhang Xiu kept staring at the door of the restaurant, people came and went, but there was no figure he hoped to appear.

Is it really what Xu Hao said?

Until nightfall, Zhao Guoguang did not appear.

Carrying the vegetables bought at a discount, Zhao Guoguang staggered home after getting off work, his head lowered, dull and low, and there was no smile on his face. His feet moved little by little as if they were filled with lead.

"Zhao Guoguang!"

As soon as he arrived at the gate of the community, Zhao Guoguang heard someone calling his name, and looked for the sound, Zhang Xiu and Xu Hao stood aside, staring at him.

Zhao Guoguang burst out laughing, shook his head helplessly, and didn't know whether to laugh at the two of them for being too persistent, or because he was powerless.

Walking in front of the two silently, Zhao Guoguang naturally knew what the two of them came for, and said straight to the point: "I advise you, forget about it." ”

Never mind? Zhang Xiu and Xu Hao didn't understand Zhao Guoguang's words, they had no head or tail, why should they forget it?

Zhao Guoguang continued: "What I said in the restaurant that day was all wine, I can't take it seriously, there is no real evidence, it's all nonsense, don't look for me again." ”

If Zhao Guoguang no longer admitted his words, although Zhang Xiu and Xu Hao had already guessed such a result, they were still a little disappointed.

But Xu Hao didn't want to stop there, "Why? Why? ”

Asking questions over and over again, stubbornly insisting, Xu Hao didn't want to let go of the opportunity to show the clue just now.

Zhao Guoguang squatted on the road, put down the vegetable bag in his hand, and waved his hand to let the two of them sit down too, but the two did not sit down, but still stood and stared at themselves. Zhao Guoguang, who was bored with himself, took out a cigarette and lit it, smoked it, and said slowly.

"I'll only say this once, and you won't bother me anymore. What I can tell you is that I didn't count what I said that day, I was a criminal police officer before I spoke, and now I have been transferred to the police station and become a film policeman. Do you still need me to continue? ”

After dusting off the ashes of his cigarette, Zhao Guoguang sighed, and his sigh seemed to be a mockery of himself, laughing at himself for not being able to do anything.

The criminal police have become film police? Zhao Guoguang's words were like a bomb, giving the two of them a huge impact, and they couldn't react for a while.

Zhao Guoguang was not surprised by the reaction of the two, but smiled, laughing helplessly.

"So, this water is too deep, you better stop it as soon as possible."

"Is it Fang Youwei's hands and feet behind his back?" Zhang Xiu blurted out that only he would care about this matter, and only he would try his best to block other people's mouths.

Zhao Guoguang hurriedly covered Zhang Xiu's mouth, and didn't care about the vegetable bag thrown at his feet, and pulled the two to the corner of the street.

Glancing left and right, seeing that no one noticed them, Zhao Guoguang said to the two of them in an accusatory tone: "Are you two not implicated enough?" I'm telling you, I don't know who it is, I don't care, and it has nothing to do with me anymore! ”

After speaking, he picked up the vegetable bag and was about to leave, but Xu Hao grabbed his arm.

Xu Hao's eyes were full of determination, and he grabbed Zhao Guoguang's arm and did not relax, for fear that as soon as he let go, he would run away immediately.

"You give us a record of his travels, and we won't bother you anymore." Xu Hao came up with his own idea.

Zhao Guoguang's face showed a look of displeasure, this young man is really a tough duck, there is really no way to come up stubbornly.

"Those things are all in the Public Security Bureau, why should I get them for you?" Zhao Guoguang naturally didn't want this matter to have anything to do with him, so he hurriedly shirked it.

As soon as the words fell, Xu Hao said; "No, you must have it! You leave it to us, and I promise you'll never see us again. Otherwise, we will be waiting for you here every day! ”

If it was in the past, if someone dared to talk to him like this, Zhao Guoguang would definitely slap him a few times, but now it seems that Xu Hao, this kid, is a master who doesn't eat hard and soft, and he will never let go if he doesn't achieve his goal, and it's also a trouble to stick to himself.

After some ideological struggle, Zhao Guoguang sighed deeply, shook off Xu Hao's hand, pointed at his nose and said viciously: "Let me tell you, this thing can never be said to be given by me!" ”

Xu Hao nodded heavily.

It has been many days since the sun has been seen, and there can be a smell of moldy dampness in the house, sitting in the living room of Xu Hao's house, Zhang Xiu looked back and forth at the furnishings of the whole house, although the house is not big but very clean. I touched the coffee table with my hand, and there was already a thick layer of ash on it, and it seemed that no one had cleaned it for a long time.

Xu Hao came over with two glasses of water, put a cup in front of Zhang Xiu, the cup handle was missing a corner, Xu Hao noticed Zhang Xiu's gaze, and said, "There are not many people at home, so I didn't prepare a cup, let's make do with it." ”

Zhang Xiu smiled awkwardly, he didn't mean to dislike it, he was just very interested in Xu Hao's living state. The two met outside before, and this was Zhang Xiu's first time at Xu Hao's house.

A bedroom with an open door can be seen to be where Xu Hao lives, except for a bed, a table and chairs, there is no other superfluous things, the curtains are closed to block all the light, and the whole bedroom looks very dark.

The door to the other bedroom was locked, and it looked like it hadn't been opened for a long time. Zhang Xiu knew that it should be Xu Xuan's room. Since the accident, Xu Hao may not have opened his sister's door again. Don't dare to face it, afraid of touching the scene.

Xu Hao sat on the sofa thoughtfully, in a daze. Zhang Xiu asked him: "How do you think that Zhao Guoguang will definitely have that travel record in his hand?" ”

"If you were Zhao Guoguang, and the clues you worked so hard to investigate were shot to death by the top at once, would you be willing? I will definitely think of finding an opportunity to find a breakthrough, and I will definitely keep a backup of clues like this. ”

Xu Hao paused, "But in fact, I am not completely sure, at that moment I was just forcing out the last possibility of Zhao Guoguang." ”

In two years, Xu Hao has changed a lot, he is no longer the previous lengtou boy, he will only rely on his enthusiasm, and now Xu Hao is more calm, and his unsmiling face hides a cold heart.

Zhang Xiu's mobile phone rang, and it was a text message from Zhao Guoguang.

"Let's go, Zhao Guoguang said that he had sent the information to the mailbox, let's take a look."

Walking downstairs to the Internet café, Xu Hao stopped his footsteps and did not go any further, Zhang Xiu, who was walking in front, found that Xu Hao did not follow, and found that he was standing at the mouth of the alley, looking into the depths of the alley.

Zhang Xiu patted Xu Hao on the shoulder, understanding that Xu Hao looked at the location of the crime and remembered the unfortunate scene before.

"Don't think about it, let's go, let's go see what Zhao Guoguang has sent."

Zhang Xiu opened the mailbox, and a new email was displayed in the inbox, which was sent by Zhao Guoguang. It is Fang Youwei's travel record one month after the case two years ago, and it can be seen from the records of the documents that Fang Youwei went to six cities and counties around the county in this month or so, basically one place a week, and he didn't stay for a long time, arriving on the same day and returning on the same day.

What Zhao Guoguang said is true, Fang Youwei's behavior in the month after the case is too suspicious, and Zhao Guoguang's suspicions are justified.

However, this travel record is not a clue, and Fang Youwei cannot establish any connection with the case, and it is too arbitrary to judge it only subjectively. Of course, the investigation of the case must pay attention to evidence, and it is understandable that Zhao Guoguang's superiors do not want to touch this mold. Why bother offending the deputy director for an unfounded assumption.

For the police, they have to pursue evidence, but for Zhang Xiu and Xu Hao, they are different, they are not police.

Xu Hao has already decided in his heart that Fang Youwei is inseparable from the case! In any case, he had to look it up.

After three rounds of drinking, the two of them were already half-drunk, and Zhang Xiu's face was even redder, he was a person who was not strong enough to drink, and he would get on his face if he dipped in some wine. The rain fell as soon as it fell, even in the sky, but it did not affect the two people at the wine table at all.

Zhang Xiu picked up the wine glass and persuaded Xu Hao: "Really, Xu Hao, things are not as simple as you imagined, there is no evidence, why do you think that there is something wrong with Fang Youwei?" ”

"Why are you talking about nothing? Isn't his travel record a clue? ”

"Of course it's not a clue, you also read it, in addition to proving that Fang Youwei went to six places in a month, what else can you prove?"

Zhang Xiu was very anxious in his heart, and tried his best to persuade Xu Hao's radical thoughts, afraid that he would fall into a deep depression and take a detour.

"If you can't prove anything, then ask him face to face!" Xu Hao's words are categorical, and it seems that it is not as simple as talking.

Zhang Xiu's wine retreated most of the time, and he pondered Xu Hao's words carefully, "Xu Hao, we can't be so arbitrary, Fang Youwei really doesn't think what you think." I used to be the same as you, but I have more contact with him, and he is really one of the few leaders who is down-to-earth and hard-working, much better than others. ”

The wine glass slammed heavily on the dining table, and the sound made frightened Zhang Xiu, Xu Hao leaned over and stared at Zhang Xiu's eyes viciously.

"Are you really helping me? Bought by Fang Youwei? Always help him with good words? ”

Whether the person in front of him is still trustworthy, Xu Hao has been beating the drum in his heart. He was even wondering if the reason why Zhang Xiu had been preventing himself from acting without permission was to protect Fang Youwei, so he approached him, looked at himself, and didn't let himself mess up?

Xu Hao didn't dare to continue to think about it.

There was still more than half of the wine in the cup, Zhang Xiu drank it all, didn't explain anything, picked up the chopsticks, and wanted to take a few bites of food, but instantly felt that the dishes on the table had become tasteless.

A wry smile poured into his stomach along the wine in the cup, without any special look on his face, facing Xu Hao's questioning, Zhang Xiu only felt helpless, no matter how much explanation he explained, it would become redundant and useless.

"Why don't you speak?"

"Is it still useful for me to say anything?" It's okay not to mention it, but when I mention it again, Zhang Xiu's suppressed anger gushed out, and he slammed his chopsticks on the table.

"If you don't believe me, will the explanation be useful?"

The atmosphere froze instantly, and the two people at both ends of the dinner table did not speak again, looking at each other with doubts in their eyes.

"Okay, I believe you, you help me with one last thing, I promise, I will never dwell on this case again." Sincere eyes looked at Zhang Xiu.

Time seems to have returned to two years ago, two years ago, it was Xu Hao who agreed to Zhang Xiu, and did not continue in a daze, at this moment, the identity was changed, Xu Hao put forward his own conditions, and then stretched out his right hand.

Zhang Xiu looked at him, pondered carefully, and then stretched out his right hand, and the two held it for a long time.

The handshake represents commitment, and the previous unpleasant conversation vanished, drifting to an unknown distance with the **** outside. pushed the cup and changed the lamp several times, and the drunkenness hung on the faces of the two.

Zhang Xiu laughed at Xu Hao's "standing guard" under the scorching sun to seek the truth, which caused Xu Hao to laugh, recalling that he was really stupid at the beginning, thinking that this would put pressure on the police, but he could only suffer from heat stroke.

Haha laughed, the depression in Xu Hao's heart has decreased a lot, and he has forgotten the last time he laughed like this. Maybe it was because he let go of the stone in his heart after making up his mind, at this moment, Xu Hao felt that he finally knew what to do.

"By the way, you haven't told me yet, why did you help me?" Xu Hao asked the "unsolved mystery" for many years through the wine.

Zhang Xiu stopped the chopsticks that were picking up vegetables, and said half-jokingly: "You are really persistent." Okay, let me tell you, the reason I help you is that I want to help you. ”

Xu Hao was not satisfied with this answer, and his words were full of perfunctory. "Cut, if you don't want to say it, don't say it, such a perfunctory reason."

The joking look on Zhang Xiu's face faded, replaced it with a serious face, put down his chopsticks, and looked at Xu Hao.

"I'm serious, Xu Hao. Help you, really just because I want to help you, not because I have any special reason. Does everything that happens in the world need a reason and a reason? There are still good people in the world, Xu Hao. ”

After that, Zhang Xiu picked up the wine glass and dried it himself.

Good people, is it really good to be?