Old police badge
Someone crossed the path sprinkled with the setting sun and knocked on the wooden door of the hut.
There is no doubt that the five senses are nature's best gift to human beings. However, gifts always have some flaws, big and small, and if they don't, the gift loses the ability to create more surprises with regrets. So, the five senses can surprise us, but please don't trust them easily.
There was an old man standing outside the door, and the wrinkles carved on the old man's face were filled with many years, but he could definitely trade them at wholesale prices when he got them to the market. The old man's eyes were very sharp, but he lost some of his look, as if people were like this at this age, and they had experienced something. The old man was supposed to be a police detective, because his tall body was wrapped in a police uniform, and although it was ironed neatly, it was stained with the grass in the forest.
Yu Bai: "Well, it's the police officer's grandfather!" Who are you looking for? β
Old officer: "No, little girl, I'm not here to find someone. I'm going back to my hometown, and it's getting late, and I wonder if I can stay here for the night. β
Yu Bai: "Of course you can!" However, it seems that many people are not interested in wrecked ships. β
Old officer: "Hahaha. I know if I sat on that, I would be in my hometown by now. However, no matter what the era, the elderly are not good at accepting new things. β
Yu Bai: "It turns out that the police officer's grandfather also likes to say summary words." Come into the house, I'll ask my brother to make you a good meal!" Not...... I told him about good cooking, but don't tell him! β
Old officer: "Hahaha, okay, I can still do this." Well, I'm sorry for you. β
Yu Bai led the old police officer into the cabin, and after Wen Bai met the old police officer, he went to the kitchen to work.
Old Officer: "Thank you again, little girl. But I don't know what I can thank you for......"
Yu Bai: "Grandpa police officer, do you have a story?" β
Old officer: "Uh...... What do you mean? β
Yu Bai: "It's literal." Do you have a story that you have personally experienced or heard, and can you tell me about it? That's a reward for us! β
Yu Bai stretched the word "we" very long.
Old officer: "Of course. I've been a police detective for decades, and although I've been retired for a long time, I still have a little thing in my head. What kind of story would you like to hear? β
Yu Bai: "Of course, it's the best story that the detective's grandfather thinks!" β
Old officer: "I have a story here, and I think you young people will like it." β
Yu Bai: "Wow! So good! I want to listen! β
Old police officer: "Probably when I first started the industry, I was still doing the confession collection work of the suspect, this work was easy and boring, but one day I met a different suspect, he is a writer. β
Yu Bai: "Hmm...... Was it his words that changed your mind a lot? β
Old Officer: "No, no, the incident itself is not a complicated matter, but it has become a little complicated because of the writer's description. β
Yu Bai: "So powerful? He deserves to be a writer. β
Old officer: "I will try my best to reproduce the words of the writer, of course, it has been too long, and some of the content may be forgotten." The reason for his initial murderous intent was the editor's endless oppression of him. The editor asked the writer to write for a column because he was new at the time, so despite the popularity of his article, he still couldn't afford to eat. Although partly because of the war, those manuscripts were indeed pitifully low. Later, he tried to talk to the editor about the manuscript fee, but the editor wrote it down, and at a later writers' party, the editor colluded with many writers around him to wantonly humiliate the new writer in public. After that, not only did the writer lose his job, but after the news got out, no publisher was even willing to ask him for a manuscript. β
Yu Bai: "This is too much......"
Old police officer: "That's right, I was angry when I heard it, but because the narrator is a suspect, I can't show empathy." Later, one day, the writer met the editor at the automatic subway station, who was standing with a woman, and they were talking something, and they seemed to be emotionally excited. There were only two of them on the platform, so their voices were heard clearly. Not far away, the subway is about to arrive, and you can feel the cold winter wind even underground. In this situation, a lot of killing intent poured out in the writer's heart. β
Yu Bai: "It's worthy of being a writer, even the confession is rendering the atmosphere." β
Old police officer: "Wang Han, do you know?" is the writer who wrote "Old Godmother", it should be quite powerful. β
Yu Bai: "Is it Wang Han?" That must be amazing! The atmosphere of his novels is superb! It is...... I think Mr. Wang Han's story is a bit grinding, probably he is a bit tangled. β
Old officer: "I don't know much about this, so I'll move on." The writer stepped forward quickly, and the editor's entire body flew out, and he turned his head to see the writer the moment he flew out, and he looked shocked. With a roar, the editor's body was torn to shreds and drops of blood, melting into the air. The woman looked at the writer in astonishment, and then fled in panic, at which point the writer heard angry shouts and hurried footsteps behind him, so he also ran, but in the end he was caught. β
Yu Bai: "Hmm...... I always felt that something was wrong. β
Old officer: "I didn't think something was right. But I hated him at the time, because I was young and I was walking quite well, so I thought it was just an impulsive and nasty young man. And describing his crimes like that also reveals pathological pride in his bones. β
Yu Bai: "There will definitely be a twist in the story." β
Old officer: "Yes, I found out later that I was wrong. β
Yu Bai: "Wow! Did the detective grandpa find out that something was wrong, and then peel back the cocoon to find out the truth? β
Old officer: "No, he said it himself. β
Yu Bai: "Hmm...... What did he say? β
Old police officer: "He said that he didn't kill people." β
Yu Bai: "Huh? β
Old Officer: "You think his description is wrong, right?" Later, the writer offered to see me, saying that he wanted to tell me the truth, although he did not lie. Do you think he's struggling? You feel right. β
Yu Bai: "I seem to know a little bit what's going on......"
Old police officer: "The writer did have murderous intent when he was in the subway station that day, but he was in the process of approaching, and he kept struggling with whether to make a move." But at the same time, the real murderer struck. β
Yu Bai: "Oh! I know! Isn't it that woman? β
Old officer: "You're smart, little girl. That's right, the woman pushed the editor into the railroad tracks, and according to the writer's later confession, they seemed to be arguing over the editor's cheating. When the woman found out about the sudden appearance of the witnesses, she was naturally very frightened, so she fled. When the railway staff found the writer who had escaped one step later, they naturally regarded him as a suspect. β
Yu Bai: "But there is still something strange, what is his confession?" I kind of had a feeling that he was arrested on purpose. β
Old officer: "You're right, he was arrested on purpose." The reason is actually very clichΓ©, he likes the woman, that is, the murderer. He was struggling with whether to help the woman take the blame, so when he recorded the confession, he actually neither admitted nor named the murderer. β
Yu Bai: "But why did he tell the truth later?" β
Old police officer: "I guess I don't think it's worth taking the blame for that woman, I think that's the choice of most people." Later, we found out through the fingerprints on the deceased's clothes that the writer really had no possibility of committing the crime. However, if the writer did confess, we really wouldn't have found out the truth, because my boss didn't even bother to do an autopsy, and it wasn't peaceful at the time, and a gang used the right to 'maintain privacy' to destroy the surveillance system of the entire transportation network. β
Yu Bai: "It seems that the love is not deep enough." β
Yu Bai felt very regretful.
Old police officer: "Little girl, where in the world is there still deep love?" β
Yu Bai: "If our cabin is a small world, then there should be deep love here." Look at me, no matter how delicious my brother's cooking is, I only praise him in my heart, isn't this love very deep? β
Old officer: "I don't think it's deep. Look behind you, little girl. β
Yu Bai turned his head and saw Wen Bai's back, he seemed to have just turned over.
Yu Bai: "Oh my God, it's abominable!" β
Old officer: "Hahaha, you brothers and sisters are so cute. β
Wen Bai brought the meal to the table, and the three of them chatted while eating, and time passed quickly.
The next morning, the morning light sprinkled on the path, and the old officer was ready to hit the road.
Old Officer: "Thank you for your hospitality, boys. β
Yu Bai: "You're welcome, thank you for the story of Detective Grandpa!" I had a great time listening! β
Old officer: "Little girl, has anyone said that you are very good at listening?" Telling you stories is a pleasure for me, how to put it, I can't tell you the feeling, I just feel much more comfortable......"
Yu Bai: "Because the story of the detective's grandfather is very attractive, I listened attentively. β
Old officer: "By the way, I have a gift for you, and although it is not worth a few dollars, I hope it will show my gratitude." β
The old police officer took off a police badge from his chest, the police badge was golden in the morning light, and the scratches were deeply engraved in the police badge, just like the years were deeply engraved on the old officer's face.
Old officer: "Actually, that incident had a big impact on me...... Later, looking at this police badge, I inexplicably remembered that incident in my mind, and suddenly felt that every scratch on the badge made it more dazzling and made its holder more sad. β
Yu Bai: "Wow, this is too precious, this is the hard work of the detective's grandfather for so many years......"
Old police officer: "Actually, I have selfish intentions, I hope my original intention can stay in this place, in your small world." Hahaha, then, goodbye, kids. β
Yu Bai and Wen Bai looked at the figure of the old police officer and disappeared into the morning light.