The starry sky is clear, cloudless and windless, and you can see the mountains in the distance, and the slightly low crescent moon. The crescent moon is like a knife, hanging high in the air, and it also suppresses the glamorous posture of the stars. Occasionally, a few unnamed birds, flying by the moon, leave a shadow or two.

Under the moonlight, on the grass on the hillside, two brothers and sisters lay up, looking up at the starry sky, smiling stupidly.

The innocent beauty is so innocent, without adding a little impurity, they don't know why they are laughing or what they are laughing at.

I just feel happy and want to express my emotions.

What seems incomprehensible to adults is something that children take for granted.

"Brother, these stars are so bright. I'd love to pick one. ”

The older brother snorted and laughed, "You are so stupid, the stars are so far away from us, how can you pick them off?" ”

The younger sister who was ridiculed was a little aggrieved, pursed her mouth with an angry expression, and said to her brother in a pretentious gesture: "Hmph, my brother will pour cold water, it's not fun at all." ”

Seeing his sister's appearance, my brother felt very funny, but it was not easy to show it, so I had to hold back my smile, gently pat my sister's little head, and said soothingly: "It's my brother's mistake, my brother will find a way to pick stars for you." ”

The angry expression disappeared on my sister's face in an instant, and the corners of my mouth hung on my sister's face, and I couldn't stop being happy.

Of course, my sister didn't know that my brother's promise was just a promise, and the stars hung in the sky, and no one could pick them up.

In my sister's opinion, what my brother promised will always be done.

Several dark clouds suddenly appeared in the sky, covering the moonlight, and even the starlight was stingily withdrawn. The wind blew from nowhere, and the tree next to it trembled its trunk, and although the leaves were reluctant to leave, they had to accept the fall.

"The wind is blowing, little sister." Seeing the changes around him, the elder brother looked at the younger sister worriedly. My sister's body is not very good, and it will not be good if she catches a cold by this weather.

But the moment my brother looked at his sister, he saw two lines of tears hanging on his sister's face.

The panicked brother didn't know what to do, why the younger sister, who was still joking just now, suddenly cried.

"Brother, why didn't you save me? Why don't you save me? ”

One after another, the crying came to his brother's ears, pricking his nerves.

"I didn't, I didn't!"

Xu Hao opened his eyes, the sky was already dark, rubbed his eyes and sat up.

I don't know if this is the first time I've had the same dream.

The surroundings of the room were empty, without a trace of life. A flower hiding in the corner, also on the verge of dying. The sky outside was obscured by dark clouds, and it seemed reluctant to leave a little sunshine in the world.

After sitting for a long time, Xu Hao returned to the real world from the dream just now. He didn't have any more feelings, but the moment he woke up, he couldn't tell where the dream was and where the reality was.

A wry smile, laughing out loud, echoed in the room, in a low voice. There is bitterness in the laughter, a bitterness that only you can taste.

Xu Hao didn't know when Nightmare would let him go.

Or when will you let yourself go.

The laughter stopped abruptly, and Xu Hao changed to a cold expression, his eyes staring at the photo posted on the wall in front of the window like cold arrows.

The photo shows a young boy with a youthful age, staring blankly at the camera, and will be submerged in the crowd in an instant.

The fists clenched unconsciously, and the blood vessels in the neck also became prominent, and a few words popped out of the teeth through gritted teeth.

"Li Muchuan."

The sultry summer is about to enter the tail, people have long been looking forward to the early passing of the summer, and the excessive temperature has also made people lose their energy, and they are decadently spread on the chair and leaning on the time. Zhang Xiu has been standing in front of the electric fan for ten minutes, moving here and there, with an incredible expression on his face.

"I said, Xiao Zhang, you've been agitating there for a long time, have you made any name for yourself?" The person who spoke was leaning back on a chair inside the counter, the sweat on his head lingering from his head, and his hand kept grabbing a towel to wipe the sweat.

"It's weird, why is this thing so bad?" Zhang Xiu also felt strange, the fan at home was broken, and it could be turned after two shots, so why didn't it work.

"On this day, it's really a sin to have no fan, I can't stand it inside the house, if I stand outside, I won't die of heat." The boss at the counter wiped his sweat and looked at the people on the road outside the house. Although it's not good to be hot, it's better than people outside.

People are so strange, no matter how miserable you are, as long as you know that someone is not as good as you, your heart will feel a lot better.

The sun was shining brightly, and a hazy layer of steaming could be seen on the road.

"Eh, why is this kid here again, he's really not afraid of the heat."

After listening to the boss's words, Xiao Zhang turned his head to look at the road outside the house, and saw that on the opposite street, there was a man standing under the sun, motionless. I didn't deliberately stand in the shade, just under the sun, as if I didn't care about the temperature at all.

"Again? Boss, does he come often? Zhang Xiu couldn't help asking. In such temperatures, it is a strange thing to stand outside without a purpose.

Seeing that Zhang Xiu didn't know what was going on, the boss suddenly forgot the unbearable temperature, the gossip hung on his face, and his body immediately leaned forward from the chair, closer to Zhang Xiu.

"You don't know yet, do you? That's right, you've been out of school for so many years, and it's normal to not know what's going on here. Don't look at the evil that we have been safe and sound before, but there was a murder a while ago! There's a little girl who has been killed! Oops, I heard that it was very miserable, and the people who saw it at the scene came back and said that the little girl's head was full of blood, and she couldn't see her face clearly. I haven't seen it, and I think it's scary. It seems that the little girl didn't agree to have a relationship with him, and she killed someone in a fit of anger. Hey, today's children are really not light or heavy, why do they kill people. You said that if you don't engage in the object, you won't be involved, there is no grass at the end of the world, this is not good, you can get it if you change it, unlike when we ......"

The boss spoke on a whim, and the topic changed from the murder to his youth history, and his face still showed a yearning for the good memories of the past.

Zhang Xiu is also not easy to interrupt the boss, since graduating from college, he rarely returns to his original place, and his parents have long moved to live elsewhere. This time, I happened to be passing by here on errands, so I went to the supermarket in the old neighborhood to buy some water and take a look at him by the way.

"People think I'm poor, so they don't follow me, and I can't blame them, don't you say it? Oh, a bit of a stretch. Five minutes later, the boss reacted that the focus was on the murder, not his own story.

"Where's that? By the way, it seems that he hasn't been caught until now, it is said that he has run away, and there is no way, the police can only issue a wanted warrant, and I don't know if I have been caught, and it is estimated that there is still no progress. Otherwise, this boy would not have come. ”

As he spoke, the boss's head turned in the direction of the man outside the door, and there was a hint of pity in his tone.

"This kid is the little girl's brother, it seems that there are only two brothers and sisters left in the family to depend on each other, but I didn't expect him to be the only one left now, and it's pitiful. Did you see it, next to it is the Public Security Bureau, since my sister was killed, this kid ran to the Public Security Bureau every day. It doesn't matter if there's any progress, it's every day. ”

In Zhang Xiu's eyes, this person's figure slowly became magnificent, Zhang Xiu didn't know how much pressure he was undergoing that the outside world didn't understand, but he could feel the energy contained in his body. Even across the street, Zhang Xiu could feel it.

That's a perseverance, and you won't give up until you reach your goal.

The temperature can no longer be felt, and the sweat is dripping and getting used to it, Xu Hao can gradually understand the feeling of cultivation that is said in the book. For a moment, he could feel his soul and body separate, he couldn't feel anything in the heat, and his tense nerves allowed him to focus more.

The crowd of people who come and go sometimes cast strange eyes at them, probably wondering if this person is crazy, standing motionless outside on a hot day.

Xu Hao still doesn't care about other people's opinions, he only cares when the people in the building in front of him will give his sister an explanation.

What's the point of waiting here? Xu Hao also asked himself in his heart. He was afraid that he would not be able to know the progress of the case at the first time, and there would be no problem here.

Also, this is also a punishment for yourself.

If I care more about Xuanxuan, won't she be fine? Xuanxuan can still stand in front of herself alive and laugh at herself for not knowing the trend?

However, everything that happens in the world does not have the word if, and to fall into it is to suffer in what ifs and maybes.

Xu Hao mentally could not stand for a long time, and could bear the stiffness he felt in his legs, but when the scorching sun was shining in the sky, the vision in front of him gradually became blurred, and he no longer had any strength to support his eyelids, and he closed them heavily.

I don't know how long it took. Xu Hao opened his eyes again and found that he was half-lying on the front seat in a car, the seat had been adjusted to the flattest angle, the air conditioning was on in the car, and the hot weather outside could not be felt at all.

Just when Xu Hao was surprised, he only heard a man's voice next to him.

"Are you awake? You kid can be physical, after being in the sun for so long, if you were someone else, you wouldn't be able to get up from heat stroke. You'll wake up in less than a few minutes, and it doesn't seem like you need to be taken to the hospital. ”

As he spoke, he handed Xu Hao a bottle of iced tea, and he took it in a daze.

"Drink? What do you think? After being in the sun for a long time, my body needs sugar. ”

Listening to this person's words, Xu Hao glanced at the iced black tea in his hand, and his body's need for hydration was instantly opened, and he was desperate to replenish water. Hurriedly unscrewed the cap of the bottle and drank most of the bottle in one gulp.

When the man saw Xu Hao drinking water, he laughed, "Eh, you drink slowly, don't choke." ”

Before he finished speaking, a rapid cough came from inside the car.

After a moment, the coughing stopped, and Xu Hao turned his head to look at the man in the driver's seat, with a suspicious gaze, and was about to ask why he was in his car.

The man didn't pay attention to Xu Hao's gaze, opened the window of the car by himself, took out a cigarette, and prepared to light it. Before the flame of the lighter touched the cigarette, he remembered that there were other people in the car, turned his head in the direction of Xu Hao, and raised the hand holding the cigarette slightly.

Seeing that Xu Hao didn't react, he regarded it as a tacit permission and continued to light the cigarette.

He took a deep breath and exhaled a cloud of smoke that flowed through the crack in the window and disappeared into the scorching air.

"You must be curious how you ended up in my car, right? You just fainted at the entrance of the Public Security Bureau, and I happened to be at the supermarket opposite, so I put you in my car. By the way, I forgot to introduce myself, my name is Zhang Xiu. ”

A slender hand appeared in front of Xu Hao, but Xu Hao did not stretch out his hand.

Zhang Xiu didn't show an angry expression either, pouted and took his hand back.

"I've heard about you, and although I sympathize with your plight, it's useless for you to stand guard at the door of the Public Security Bureau. All you can do now is trust the police and live your life. ”

The sugar in iced tea travels down the esophagus and reaches the stomach, and the cold feeling penetrates into the heart and spleen. Now Xu Hao feels much better, Zhang Xiu's words just now, every word can be heard clearly, but every word is not retained.

There was no feedback from himself, Zhang Xiu felt a little self-deprecating, but he didn't want such a teenager to continue like this.

"I don't think your sister would want you to be what you are, would she?"

A cold light and coldness, even in such a hot weather, Zhang Xiu felt that his back was shining. The temperature inside the car is not cold enough, then there is only one possibility.

Xu Hao, the co-pilot, seemed to turn the icy black tea into his gaze, turning it into cold light and shooting at Zhang Xiu.

"Don't mention my sister!" Pull open the doorknob and don't look back into the street.

After a while, the figure disappeared.

Looking through the rearview mirror, looking at Xu Hao's figure fleeing in a hurry, Zhang Xiu became interested in him.

He wanted to know, would Xu Hao wait for the result he expected?

"Xiao Xu, I understand you very well, but please believe us, although you can't see it, but we have been trying to investigate."

A man in a police uniform, who looked to be in his early thirties and had a flat head, was standing at the door of the Public Security Bureau and explained to Xu Hao bitterly.

"Isn't it Li Muchuan! Catch him! Xu Hao looked very puzzled, obviously there was already a clear suspect, why couldn't he catch someone.

The police looked a little helpless, I don't know how many times I have said these words to Xu Hao, and now I don't have to say them again.

"Reconnaissance and arrest work is not as simple as you think. Although the suspect has been identified, Li Muchuan has already fled, and he does not know where to go, so he will mobilize the police forces in various regions to search, which is not a matter of a while. ”

"Can so many cameras in the streets and alleys spot him?" Xu Hao pointed to the camera on the pole on the side.

The policeman took one look and continued: "Of course he can, but he hasn't been caught on camera yet." ”

The tone was full of regret, and the suspects who fled in a hurry didn't care about dodging the city's camera filming at all, but they could ......

"All he could say was lucky, or he knew how to dodge the cameras."

The police didn't want to admit it, a hairy boy high school student actually knew that evading the camera was more likely to be planned and premeditated than to escape under the passion of the crime, and even the escape was arranged so smoothly.

On the day of the incident, after confirming that Li Muchuan was seriously suspected, the police immediately launched an arrest and searched for the place where Li Muchuan might appear, but to no avail. After that, I expanded the search area, but I didn't find any valid information.

Ten days later, except for the name of "Li Muchuan", nothing was found, and the police were ready to find a needle in a haystack and fight for a long time. The task force that was set up at that time also gradually returned to their respective posts to deal with their daily work. Indeed, it is not that the police are lacking in police force now, but the clues for the next step.

The police talked for a long time, but Xu Hao still couldn't understand why he couldn't catch Li Muchuan until now.

What Xu Hao wants to do most at the moment is that Li Muchuan is caught and pays for his sister's life.

"Li Muchuan, this murderer! I'll kill you! "Gritting his teeth, if Li Muchuan is in front of Xu Hao's eyes, he can tear him apart.

In the face of the extreme emotions of family members, as long as they do not interfere with others, they generally do not care, after all, when encountering such a thing, emotions are out of control, and it is inevitable to say a few more words.

The police comforted him a few more words, and then left Xu Hao alone at the door of the Public Security Bureau and returned to the office building.

Is it really like the police said, just keep waiting? Can't do anything yourself? After so many days of waiting, Xu Hao gradually accepted this fact. Standing at the door of the Public Security Bureau every day, Xu Hao actually didn't know what he was insisting on. But what else could he do?

Will you be able to catch Li Muchuan later? Where exactly is he hiding?

Feeling a strength on his shoulder, Xu Hao saw a big hand patting on his shoulder. The owner of the big hand is Zhang Xiu, who is holding a cigarette and looking at the public security bureau building in front of him.

"What are you waiting for? It's closed again, right? ”

Xu Hao didn't answer, and he didn't need to answer.

"If you want to stick to it, you shouldn't stick to it here."

Xu Hao stared at Zhang Xiu, not quite understanding what he was referring to, but the flame of hope that was about to be extinguished in his heart was rekindled.

Zhang Xiu's eyes were very determined, his gaze crossed the building in front of him, and looked at the clear blue sky behind him.

The car drove to the edge of the county seat and stopped on the side of a road. Xu Hao was very surprised why Zhang Xiu brought himself to this place.

Zhang Xiu said that if we want to persevere, we must also use it in the right place. Xu Hao naturally didn't know what Zhang Xiu was referring to, so he asked where the correct place was.

Zhang Xiu didn't speak, pointed to the car behind him, and sat in the driver's seat by himself.

Seeing that Xu Hao was still stunned, he said to him: "Come with me, I'll tell you what is the right place." ”

"What are you bringing me here for?" Xu Hao looked around, not knowing what place it was, let alone what the point of coming here was.

Zhang Xiu pointed to an alley on the side of the road, and could see several families in the alley in the direction of his finger, as quiet as if isolated from the hustle and bustle of the world.

"Li Muchuan lives in a family at the mouth of this alley." Zhang Xiu explained.

Xu Hao's eyes immediately lit up, this was the closest he was to Li Muchuan, even if it was his home that was no longer there.

"Instead of waiting aimlessly at the door of the Public Security Bureau, it is better to go to the closest place to the person you are looking for."

"However, Li Muchuan is definitely not at home." Although Li Muchuan's home was found, what was the point of him not being there?

Zhang Xiu nodded thoughtfully, and said, "Actually, I brought you here, not so that you can find Li Muchuan, but so that you can calm down and go and see here." ”

Xu Hao couldn't understand this sentence, why he wanted to see it himself.

Before the words fell, Zhang Xiu had already opened the car door and walked into the alley. "What are you doing in a daze, keep up."

Although he didn't know what Zhang Xiu wanted to do, Xu Hao still listened to him and walked into the alley.

After walking a few dozen steps, the two stopped in front of a house with a black door. There were a lot of leaves and garbage at the door, and compared with the door of the neighbor's house, it was indeed a little dirty, as if no one had lived in it for a long time.

Zhang Xiu, who was standing in front of the door, said: "This is Li Muchuan's family, he and his grandfather depend on each other. Now that the grandson has committed the crime and run away, there is only one old man left. ”

"Would you like to go in and have a look? The grandson can't be found, at least the grandfather is still there. ”

Zhang Xiu's question made Xu Hao hesitate, and he stood at the door, but it seemed to be far away. Even if you can reach out and touch the door, with a little force, the door will be pushed open, and the home of the person you hate the most will be in front of your eyes. However, Xu Hao did not have the courage.

"Why, don't you take a look?" Seeing that Xu Hao didn't move, Zhang Xiu asked again.

"No, I don't look." Xu Hao squeezed out this sentence, turned around and walked towards the alley without replying.

With a smile on his face, Zhang Xiu looked at Xu Hao's back and followed silently.

On the way back, Xu Hao opened the car window and let the wind blow in and blow on his face.

"Why did you take me to Li Muchuan's house?" Xu Hao couldn't help but say the doubts in his heart.

"Because, I want you to know, because of this unfortunate incident, you are not the only one affected." Zhang Xiu said calmly.

"Li Muchuan's grandfather is also a victim of this one."

"No, he's not." Xu Hao immediately retorted. "On what basis is he a victim?"

Zhang Xiu continued to say calmly: "But what did he do wrong? ”

"He's just an old man, and he's supposed to live his retirement by fishing every day, but now?"

Word by word came out of Zhang Xiu's mouth calmly, but it gave Xu Hao a spiritual impact, and he didn't know how to answer for a while. Although each sentence is a question, the answer does not need to be expressed before it can be called. ”

Xu Hao's momentum was not as grand as just now, and he said weakly, "However, this has nothing to do with me." ”

"You, you should have your own life, and in the future, you will still stand at the door of the Public Security Bureau as always, day by day, what's the use? Do you want to be like Grandpa Li Muchuan? Zhang Xiu's mood was even higher.

"You don't have to worry about my business!"

"Why didn't you push open the door of Li Muchuan's house?" Zhang Xiu, who was pressing step by step, stabbed Xu Hao's life with a word, and he didn't know how to answer.

Zhang Xiu didn't let Xu Hao go, and continued: "You are afraid, afraid to see the world behind the door, you don't have the courage!" You don't have the courage to face the world now! ”

"Shut up! I'm not afraid! I'm not afraid" Xu Hao yelled at Zhang Xiu hysterically, but Xu Hao himself knew that it was just a strong momentum at the moment.

"You have to have your own life."

After that, the two people in the car did not say a word, and the quiet atmosphere lasted until Xu Hao got out of the car.

Before getting out of the car, Xu Hao asked Zhang Xiu a question.

"Why are you bothering about my business?"

Zhang Xiu replied, "I have my own reasons. ”

Xu Hao saw that Zhang Xiu was unwilling to answer now, so he shrugged his shoulders and opened the door and got out of the car.

No matter what the reason, Xu Hao was not curious, he just asked casually, after all, there are too many questions now, and he doesn't want to add to his troubles.

Halfway through, Xu Hao turned his head and said to Zhang Xiu: "If you can help me find Li Muchuan together, I will let go and live my own life." ”

A relieved smile appeared on Zhang Xiu's face.