Xu Hao has been waiting at the school gate for half an hour, but he still hasn't seen his little sister Xuanxuan, and there are fewer and fewer students coming out of the school, and even the students who cleaned up at the end have walked out of the school gate.

The doorman was holding a string of iron chains and was about to lock the school gate, and he caught a glimpse of another person at the school gate, who seemed to be waiting for the students to get out of school, so he said to Xu Hao: "Young man, pick up the students, right?" Don't wait, the students are out of school. ”

"Is there no one left in the school?" Xu Hao still asked without giving up.

The doorman was a little unhappy, but he continued: "I finished checking the building just now, and the teachers are all off work. ”

It seems that the last bit of hope has been extinguished by this sentence. Xu Hao has been convincing himself that his sister is just packing up slowly, maybe she is on duty, or maybe she is left by the teacher to talk.

The locked school gate isolates the school from the outside world, but Xu Hao hopes that Xuanxuan can stay on the other side of the door.

Xu Hao, who turned around and was about to leave, suddenly thought of something, and quickly rushed to the uncle's side and asked, "Uncle, do you know that a girl from Xu Xuan is studying in this school?" ”

The doorman was about to enter the guard's room, and was frightened by Xu Hao's words, and cursed imperceptibly, and after hearing Xu Hao's name, he was even more angry.

"Xu Xuan? Hmph, how can I not know about this little girl? Every once in a while, she arrives late and leaves early, na, you see, how many names she has on this late list! ”

As he spoke, the doorman took out a notebook from the table in the guard's room, turned a page, and lit it up in front of Xu Hao. Xu Hao paid attention to the name of the table above, and the word "Xu Xuan" appeared more than once.

"This is later, I started to be caught late and didn't admit it, and my name was all written blindly. Now that I know her, she can't make up her name, so she changes her course. She went over the wall! ”

The janitor pointed to the school wall in the far corner. The façade was in disrepair, with a few bricks missing from it, and it was a little shorter than the next one.

The scene of Xuanxuan climbing over the outer wall came to Xu Hao's mind.

The doorman didn't finish speaking: "She is so old, she knows that she can go over the wall from there, so she won't be late to climb the wall, and she will skip school!" I've been caught by me several times. ”

The emotion described by the uncle is obviously talking about a bad student in everyone's mouth.

Xu Hao didn't care much about what Xuanxuan had done before, he just wanted to know where Xuanxuan was today. He interrupted the uncle and asked, "Then did you see her today?" ”

I saw the doorman's eyes rolled upward, as if he was rummaging for Xu Xuan's shadow in his impression.

"I haven't seen it, don't look at so many students in this school, but I definitely recognize Xu Xuan's little girl, and if I see it, I will definitely have an impression."

Later, the doorman muttered a few words to let parents take care of their children, pay attention to the quality training of children, and so on.

Xu Hao just listened, he knew that the doorman didn't care about the student, he only cared about the student not to be a demon for himself, and to keep his job.

Xuanxuan wasn't at school, but where did she go?

A few years later, the junior high school has undergone several rounds of renovation, and the new leadership team attaches great importance to the face project of the county, especially several schools in the county have all allocated funds for renovation.

Xu Hao found that the original high, low and low outer wall had been torn down and rebuilt, and it was taller than the previous one, and the current students had no way to climb over the wall. The school gate at the school gate no longer needs to be manually opened and locked, and has been replaced with an electric door, and the security guard of the guard room can control the opening and closing of the gate by pressing a few twists.

The person in the guard's room, Xu Hao didn't know, was a younger middle-aged man.

Standing at the school gate, Xu Hao recalled the scene when he sent Xuanxuan to school, at that time, Xuanxuan was just an adolescent child, rebellious, stubborn and disobedient, and had to do everything against himself. But no matter what happened to Xuanxuan, after all, she was still by her side, and now, Xuanxuan had slept in the damp soil.

Xu Hao could no longer hear Xuanxuan's rebuttal to himself, and the world around him suddenly became quiet, but the silence made Xu Hao even more flustered and at a loss.

Looking at Xu Hao who was stunned on the side, Zhang Xiu understood that any words of comfort were useless, and he could only rely on himself to get out of the shadows and accept reality.

The car was driving on the highway in the county, and there were not many cars on the road, so Zhang Xiu also raised the speed. Xu Hao, the co-pilot, wanted to speak and stopped, but he didn't know how to speak, so he still opened his mouth to say "thank you".

It is a rare thing to hear Xu Hao's thanks, although Zhang Xiu has not been in contact with Xu Hao for a long time, but in these few contacts, Xu Hao has not given Zhang Xiu any good face, either ignoring it or choking to refute. Words of thanks, indeed the first time I heard them.

For a while, Zhang Xiu didn't know how to answer.

Without waiting for Zhang Xiu to answer, Xu Hao continued: "Although I don't know why you helped me, I still have to thank you. The plain words have no feelings, but they also make Zhang Xiu's heart warm.

In fact, Zhang Xiu hasn't done anything so far, but he accompanied Xu Hao to Xu Xuan's original junior high school today, and he really didn't do anything else.

"It's good if you can get better, and coming out early and living your own life is the biggest thank you to me."

"If I find Li Muchuan, I'll let it go."

Unexpectedly, Xu Hao still insisted on his obsession, how could he find Li Muchuan with just the two of them? The police have not made any progress so far, let alone headless flies like them who have no clue?

"Find Li Muchuan, what do you want to do?" Zhang Xiu didn't say that the possibility of finding Li Muchuan was almost zero, which would put the relationship that had just eased into the freezing point again.

Zhang Xiu's question stumped Xu Hao. Xu Hao had been hoping that the police could catch Li Muchuan as soon as possible, thinking about it day and night, but when he asked what he was going to do when he caught Li Muchuan, he had no answer.

Maybe Li Muchuan is just a pimple in Xu Hao's heart, and only when he is arrested will the knot in his heart be untied.

"Although the chance is slim, I will try my best to help you find Li Muchuan, but there is only one condition."

When Xu Hao heard Zhang Xiu's affirmative reply, he was overjoyed and hurriedly asked what the conditions were.

"During this time, you don't have to go to the door of the Public Security Bureau anymore and get back on track with your life. As for how to find Li Muchuan, I will find clues, but you must listen to me during this period. ”

said a thousand ways and ten thousand, Zhang Xiu still wanted to let himself not care about chasing the murderer, but he really had no other way, otherwise he would not be guarding the door of the Public Security Bureau all day long.

"Okay, I promise you."

Zhang Xiu had just parked the car downstairs in the community where he lived, and before he could stop it, his mobile phone rang. When I took it out, it turned out to be my mother.

"Hey, Xiao Xiu, what have you been doing these two days? I didn't answer the phone, and I and your dad were in a hurry. As soon as she came up, Zhang Xiu's mother complained to herself.

Zhang Xiu didn't want to explain too much, and while agreeing, he explained that the main thing was delayed, so he went over to see them in the past two days.

Who knew that Zhang Xiu's mother was unforgiving, "Hmph, who is rare for you to come to see us, I have to cook a few dishes when you come, it's too troublesome, there's nothing to do." ”

Zhang Xiu on the other side of the phone smiled inadvertently. Zhang Xiu's mother is not the same as other people's parents, she doesn't think that her children often come back to see her, she said to Zhang Xiu, miss us, come over if you have something, don't come over if you have nothing to do, you live yours, I live mine, otherwise everyone will be annoyed for a long time.

"Mom, what's the matter with you calling me?"

"By the way, it's all up to you to interrupt, I almost forgot about this serious matter, let me tell you, haven't you been working in the tax bureau for two years, and you have been in a hurry to kill me and your father. But I'm telling you, this time you've got your chance. Your dad and your deputy director were classmates in elementary school, and when they heard that there was a vacancy in the office he was in charge of, your dad told them that they could try it. Let me tell you, Xiao Xiu, this opportunity is rare, you must pay attention to it, although the position has not changed, but this can be regarded as the person next to the deputy director, and the benefits of promotion in the future are indispensable. ”

Zhang Xiu's mother's mouth was like a machine gun, and all the information was suddenly and densely shot at Zhang Xiu, regardless of whether he heard it clearly or not. However, Zhang Xiu is still not very happy about his family's intervention in his work, especially using this kind of relationship to find opportunities.

"Mom, didn't I say it, you don't have to worry about my work." Zhang Xiu's tone seemed a little complaining, and the things he arranged without his consent made him feel that the freedom he had obtained was nothing more than a doll at the mercy of others.

"Eh, I said, how do you talk to your mother? I really raised a white-eyed wolf, the child can't help his mother when he grows up, and he won't listen to his mother when his wings are hard. There was still a crying tone in the voice, but Zhang Xiu had long since stopped eating this set, every time Zhang Xiu didn't follow her wishes, Zhang Xiu's mother would always come to such a play, and it was no longer strange.

"Work doesn't listen to me, the object can't bring one back, and my mother is still waiting to hold her big fat grandson."

The conversation suddenly turned to the matter of urging marriage, Zhang Xiu felt that the limelight was wrong, and immediately interrupted Zhang Xiu's mother, "Mom, Mom, okay, okay, I can't listen to you, I'll go to the deputy director to report tomorrow." ”

As soon as he heard Zhang Xiu soften, the crying voice on the phone immediately turned into elation. "Okay, that's right!"

But Zhang Xiu doesn't know where to go, although the county tax bureau is not big, but there are a few deputy directors, can't you go from office to office? I asked who this deputy director was.

"Yes, you see that my mother almost forgot about this, he gave a contact, and you can just go to him directly. Mom forgot the name of the deputy director, I'll ask when your dad comes back, I just remember the surname Fang. ”

Surname Fang? There is only one deputy director of the tax bureau surnamed Fang, and Zhang Xiu knows that the person's name is Fang Youwei.

On a bright night, the lights of the world dimmed the stars in the sky, and when I looked up, I could only see the hazy moon, hiding alone behind a cloud, refusing to show my face. A luxurious dining room in the county is at the busiest time of the day, the Northeast people in small places usually have nothing else to do, and they like to greet a few brothers and friends to eat and drink, and this meal should also pay attention to pomp, so in the Northeast, this restaurant is opened one after another, one is more luxurious than the other.

Passing through the crowded hotel lobby, there is an imperceptible private room in the deepest part, in which several famous figures in the county are sitting pushing cups and changing lamps.

"I said, Lao Fang, this can be regarded as your private treat, right? If it's public money, how many of our brothers can't talk about it? The person who was joking was Deng Anping, the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau, and said jokingly to Fang Youwei, who was picking up vegetables.

Fang Youwei knew that he was joking, and also echoed and said: "I said brother, how can it be, this is a private party, and our classmates haven't seen each other for a long time." I think back then, our brothers had the best fun, and they had to get together to go to and from school. I remember when we got into a fight with other students, I got punched several times. Hey, how young we were back then, and now our faces are full of wrinkles, how can we have the demeanor of that time. ”

Several people at the dinner table were heartbroken by Fang Youwei's words, and they were all thinking back to their youthful years when they were students.

When people are older, they just like to sigh.

A few of them still had a few tears in their eyes, I don't know if they were reluctant to give up this friendship with classmates, or because they thought of their old age.

Deng Anping, deputy director of the Public Security Bureau, walked to Fang Youwei's seat with a wine glass, and without waiting for Fang Youwei to react, he touched his wine glass by himself, and then drank it all.

"Lao Fang, you talk about you, let us old guys still recall the past eventful years, what you did is not right, I just had a cup, I am grateful to you for creating this opportunity for everyone to get together, but do you want Zhang Luo to have a cup, I said it so well just now, damn it, Lao Tzu almost cried."

Deng Anping's words made Fang Youwei a little crying and laughing, but he still stood up, raised his wine glass, said a few words, and drank a glass.

When the people around saw this, they also drank the wine in the toast, some of them flattered to save face, and some of them really remembered their youth in the wine.

One cup after another, the dishes on the dinner table were not eaten by everyone, but the wine was asked for bottle after bottle.

Drink to a certain extent, no one at the wine table will admit defeat, you drink one glass, I will drink two glasses.

2 hours passed, and a few drunk unconscious people were picked up by their families, leaving Youwei and Deng Anping still in the hotel. Fang Youwei saw that it was not too early, so he beckoned a few people to leave, but Deng Anping was not very willing, "Are you kid cowardly and want to leave?" ”

Fang Youwei snorted and laughed, "Old Deng, is my Youwei that kind of person?" We're almost drunk, it's time to change floors. ”

As soon as he heard the change of ground, a smile appeared on Deng Anping's face.

In the Northeast, after three rounds of wine and a hotel meal, it is not the end, it is just the "appetizer" of the party, which is generally followed by barbecue, bathing, KTV and other content.

This time, a few of them drank a lot, and Fang Youwei felt that he might not be able to get up tomorrow if he drank any more, so he asked a few people to go to the most luxurious bathing city in the county.

The bath city is not like a hotel, in the most luxurious area in the county, but is built on the outskirts of the county, which takes more than 20 minutes by car. The location of the bathing city is also exquisite, like this bathing city is not ordinary people, either rich or expensive, are all people with heads and faces in the county, and it is to spend thousands of thousands at a time, which is the place where these people consume, so naturally it can not be in a conspicuous place, give the tongue to the mouth, especially during the strike hard period, and pay more attention to every move.

Of course, in addition to the formal bathing service, the bath city also has a black industry chain, which is the difference between this bath city and other homes. This matter is basically known to everyone, but there is a backer behind this bathing city, and the top is to open one eye and close one eye, as long as there is no chaos, the city can be a little quiet when it comes down to inspect.

As soon as they entered the gate of the bathing city, several other people said the names of the technicians they were familiar with to the waiter, and after a while, they were all led to separate rooms.

Deng Anping looked at the lewd smile on the faces of those people when they left, and said with a sneer: "Look at their little bit of interest!" ”

Seeing that Fang Youwei didn't move, he asked, "Old Fang, don't you release it?" ”

Fang Youwei waved his hand: "I'm not good at this." ”

Deng Anping laughed twice, "Hahaha, you are still the same as when you were in school, when there was a little girl who liked you so much, you ignored him, and others said that you were an elm pimple." I didn't expect you to be the first to get married in the class, and I don't know how Zhang Min hooked you......"

Before he could say anything, Deng Anping knew that he had lost his words, so he immediately stopped talking and didn't continue. He knew that after Fang Youwei's divorce, he never looked for it again, although the people around him, including Deng Anping, introduced him to a suitable object, to have good looks, to have culture, but Fang Youwei refused one by one, only saying that he wanted to consider Fang Bin, and he would not consider remarriage before he admitted it.

Fortunately, Fang Youwei's face did not change, and he did not show an ugly expression because of this.

"It's just the two of us, let's go and take a shower."

Because the reception is all county officials or rich people, the bathing city has set up a lot of separate bathing rooms for them to use, but Fang Youwei and the two are reluctant to go to a single room, always feel that where there is less atmosphere of the bathhouse, or the lobby has the atmosphere of bathing, so every time they come, they go straight to the lobby.

"Comfortable!" As soon as he soaked in the hot water in the bathhouse, Deng Anping couldn't help but shout. The slightly hot water in the pool, combined with the water vapor in the air, can indeed make people feel comfortable and relieve the stress that has accumulated for a long time.

The two of them were in a corner of the pool, their faces draped over scalded towels, and they looked very comfortable.

"Hey, let me tell you, Lao Fang, I've been really busy lately, and I've wanted to come here for a comfortable bath, but I just don't have time." Deng Anping took off the towel and complained.

Fang Youwei asked him what it was.

Seeing that Fang Youwei was asking, Deng Anping was a little surprised, "You don't know?" It's not the Li Muchuan murder case! His voice was a little loud, and the people around him turned their heads to look at Deng Anping when they heard the word "killing". Sensing the gaze of others, he lowered his voice.

"It's Li Muchuan's case, this kid didn't go anywhere, and the task force hasn't found it yet. That's a lot of pressure on me. ”

A sigh drifted to the ceiling with the water vapor.

Fang Youwei just listened silently, and Deng Anping continued: "I have checked everything, but I can't find it, and the personnel assigned by the task force have also returned to their respective groups, isn't it embarrassing for me?" I see, the top has been prepared for a long-term investigation of the case, and there are no substantive clues, so it will be useless for anyone to put it aside. ”

"But will this case affect you?" Fang Youwei asked in a low voice.

Of course, Deng Anping knows what the impact he is referring to, Deng Anping has been in the position of deputy director for many years, and the old director is about to retire, if this case can be successfully solved, the position of this director will definitely be Deng Anping's, it is a certainty, but the current situation is not satisfactory.

He waved his hand and smiled a little bitterly, "I don't want to, I see that the position of deputy director is about to retire, and it's good, it's cold in the heights." ”

A sentence is unbearable, I don't know if Deng Anping really thinks so in his heart, or laughs at himself.

Fang Youwei's face showed an imperceptible smile, and in an instant, he was covered with empathetic emotions, and between the steaming water vapor, no one saw it.

"Well, it's a good thing that you can comfort yourself like that. I happen to have a request for your help on a matter related to this case. ”

Fang Youwei rarely asks for help, but when he was in school, Fang Youwei was known for not being humane, not asking for others, and of course others couldn't ask for him. The same is true when he goes to work, he is maverick, and others love to engage in flattery, Fang Youwei always scoffs, but after the divorce, he is like a different person, and the worldly things suddenly become handy, so he quickly climbed to the position of deputy director.

"What's the matter, you can tell it." Deng Anping straightened his body, and it was the first time that Fang Youwei begged for himself.

Fang Youwei sighed deeply and said, "Your nephew, Fang Bin has been harassed so much recently that he can't go to school, there are always so many troublemakers in the school who say that Fang Bin is a bad breed who doesn't pay attention to righteousness, just because Fang Bin told the truth and called the police." ”

Word by word, from the mouth of a father, full of distress.

Hearing Fang Youwei's words, Deng Anping couldn't sit still, "What? Someone else bullied Fang Bin? Tell me who it is, Lao Tzu repairs him! ”

"Can it be repaired? Students, aunts and uncles? What a terrible thing to say! As long as this matter has been boiling, this rumor will not stop. Fang Youwei retorted.

Deng Anping thought about it, this matter has become a topic of conversation among the people after dinner, how can they be repaired one by one.

"So, what do you want to do?" Deng Anping finally said what Fang Youwei had been waiting for for a long time.

Clearing his throat, Fang Youwei whispered: "Actually, it's quite difficult to say, but I can't help it, you also know that I am such a son, so I want to see if you can control the rhythm of solving the case?" ”

As soon as he heard Fang Youwei's words, Deng Anping's body was shocked, and he didn't dare to follow Fang Youwei's train of thought.

Fang Youwei saw Deng Anping's reaction, and knew that what he said just now scared him a lot, so he hurriedly explained: "Actually, I don't want you to break through the bottom line of the police, I just hope that you will be more low-key and the pace will be slower, in this way, if this matter is not in the market after a few days, no one will remember it, and naturally no one will harass Fang Bin about it." ”

Fang Youwei's words seem to have some truth, and the best way to stop the rumors is not to argue with them, but to let time erase the memories of the past.

But can you do that? Deng Anping couldn't help but fall into thought.

"Lao Deng, I know this is an unreasonable request for you, but it's not too much, it's not that you don't want to check it, just control the rhythm, and everyone will forget about it. Leaning on Fang Bin to go to college, leaving here is over. Fang Youwei continued to persuade.

"What's more, this case can't be solved for a while and a half, don't you say? Old Deng? ”

Yes, otherwise the superiors would not have withdrawn the people from the task force, leaving only the people of the team to continue. Deng Anping's psychological defense line has been torn through a small hole by Fang Youwei.

Fang Youwei naturally would not let go of this opportunity and pursued the victory.

"The only thing that may affect you is your career, after all, this is related to your promotion, and I can't bear it, or forget it, when I didn't say it." Fang Youwei waved his hand as he spoke.

Deng Anping listened to his words, and his face couldn't hold back, "Huh? What are you talking about, am I Deng Anping such a person? Thinking only about yourself and not about others? ”

"It's not that I can't do it, I've been preparing for a long time in this case, and I have no other way to do it, just ......"

Deng Anping paused, there was still a hurdle in his heart, no matter what others thought of this case, he was sure that he had been doing his best, and now he let himself release the water, he always felt weird in his heart.

He remembered the police uniforms hanging on the hangers in his office.

Fang Youwei played the last card in his hand.

"Some time ago, Wang Yi came to me, he set up a company, this kid is also very powerful now, the company said to do it. It just so happened that the county also had an indicator of tax relief, and Wang Yi's company also met the requirements, so it was given to him. ”

It's an understatement, but every word is a good rhetoric that Fang Youwei has come up with.

Wang Yi is Deng Anping's brother-in-law, relying on the little money given to him by his father to do some small business, he can be regarded as having a livelihood to do. Deng Anping was not surprised that Wang Yi opened a company, but if it was said that his company could meet the tax reduction policy, he would not believe it. Wang Yi has a few catties and a few taels, and Deng Anping still has a number in his heart.

looked at Fang Youwei in front of him, and understood that he came prepared, he had already done so, and there was no need for him not to give him face for the sake of unwarranted perseverance, and he didn't need Deng Anping to do anything.

"Old Fang, Fang Bin, don't worry, I'll take care of it. Within a week, there will certainly be no more talk of the case in the county. ”

After speaking, Deng Anping was relieved, put on the towel again, and lay on his back in the corner of the pool.

The water droplets condensed from the ceiling fell on Fang Youwei's shoulders drop by drop, and some were cold.

That's the end of it, right?

Will Li Muchuan disappear from the police's sight?

Can Fang Bin start a new life from now on and no longer be harassed by the case?

Question marks linger in Fang Youwei's heart and cannot be solved. But he knew that Li Muchuan would not be caught. Inexplicable confidence, even if there is no Deng Anping to control the rhythm of detection, Fang Youwei will feel so.

In his heart, Li Muchuan has shown a different intelligence from children of the same age since he was a child, and it also makes Fang Youwei like Li Muchuan very much. He may have relied on his own strength to evade the police until now.

Fang Youwei also leaned to the side and closed his eyes: That's all I can do.

Someone on the other side of the pool got up to leave, but Fang Youwei didn't care, his mind was all on the conversation just now.