In 2004, 12-year-old Qiye told a small lie to the police in order to protect Li Xia from harm. To a large extent, this lie led to the "Hanada Murder Case" that year becoming an unsolved case. Twelve years later, the tragedy of Longjing Village continued to be staged in R City, when the murderer Li Tianhua was killed in retaliation, as the son of the victim of that case, Long Simiao is undoubtedly the most suspected person.

At 23:37 in the middle of the night, Xiaolong stood on the roof of the hospital and smoked a cigarette with a heavy heart. Because of the police involvement, he was worried that his father's surgery would be affected. On the other hand, the policeman who came to the hospital today to inquire about his father's situation also made him feel very uneasy.

So far, he can only hope that the operation will go smoothly the day after tomorrow, and at the same time, he also hopes that his father's body will not have a strong rejection reaction to the new kidney and can be discharged home as soon as possible. Although he was reluctant to leave the city where he had lived for many years, it was clear that R City was no longer suitable for him to stay.

Thinking that there were no relatives in his hometown in Guangxi, Xiaolong decided to take his father to Zhuhai, Guangdong Province to start a new life. He had already contacted his friend who owned a hairdresser over there, and when everything here was done, he would immediately go over to help his friend. As for Qiye, the brother who grew up with him and thought he was the best, the relationship between them is probably ......

"Little Dragon?"

Just as Xiaolong was contemplating the way out, a familiar voice suddenly sounded on the empty and silent rooftop. Xiaolong came back to his senses, threw the burned cigarette butt on the ground and stepped on it, and turned around to see Qiye slowly walking towards him with a guitar case on his back.

"I haven't slept so late, are you worried about Uncle Long's surgery?"

"yes." Xiaolong smiled bitterly, took out a cigarette case and a lighter from his pocket, and just took out a cigarette to light it, Qi Ye pressed his hand and said, "Smoke less, it's not good for your health." With that, he pointed to his feet.

Xiaolong glanced down and couldn't help but be startled by the cigarette butts all over the floor, no wonder his throat was so uncomfortable from just now. He coughed a few times, put the cigarette case back stupidly, looked at Qiye suspiciously, and asked, "It's almost 12 o'clock, why don't you go home to rest, what are you doing in the hospital?" ”

"It's nothing, I just wanted to come and see the situation......" Qiye replied perfunctorily. At this time, his mood was very entangled, he really wanted to have a showdown with Xiaolong, but he didn't know how to talk about this kind of thing. He looked at the outside of the rooftop, looked at the thick night, hesitated for a long time before making up his mind and said, "Xiaolong, I want to talk to you about ......"

"What to talk about? Is it related to my dad's surgery? ”

"Nope." Qi Ye shook his head and said, "I want to talk to you about Li Tianhua." ”

Hearing the name "Li Tianhua", Xiaolong's nerves suddenly tensed. He looked at Qiye's serious expression, and had a bad premonition in his heart. "Why the sudden mention of that person? Wasn't he killed by a perverted serial killer at Normal University? ”

"That's just a rumor." Qi Ye does not agree with this statement, even if people all over the world are deceived in the past, he will not give up this opportunity to verify the truth. Because things have evolved to this point is not just as simple as revenge killing, in addition to Li Tianhua, two innocent victims have been implicated. If he doesn't take action and correct the mistakes he made back then, it will be too late.

In the past twelve years, he has been hiding that terrible secret in order to protect Li Xia, because he is afraid that Li Xia will lose his happy and complete family and lose his beautiful and comfortable life. But things have come to this point, and the secret is no longer important. He stared into Xiaolong's eyes and said with great difficulty, "You are the one who killed Li Tianhua, right?" ”

"What are you kidding?" Xiaolong opened his mouth in surprise and said, "Why did I kill him in such a good way?" Do you think I'm a psychopath who kills people and seeks thrills? ”

"I haven't said the other two cases right now. I only ask you, did you kill Li Tianhua? ”

"Why should I kill him? I have no grudge against him, but what is the motive for killing him? ”

"Isn't it for ......" Qiye gritted his teeth, turned his heart sideways, and decided to confess the truth to Xiaolong first. Didn't you kill Li Tianhua to avenge your mother? On the afternoon of March 24, 2004, Li Tianhua strangled your mother to death in a rape field at the entrance of the village. Twelve years have passed, and the police have never found the killer. When you learn the truth of the case, kill him in a fit of rage. Although I don't know what the other two cases have to do with you, no one in this world hates Li Tianhua more than you. He's dead, and you're the biggest suspect. You can fool the police, but you can't fool me. Xiaolong, tell me the truth, did you follow me? Overheard me calling Li Tianhua? ”

In the face of Qiye's questioning, Xiaolong did not make any response. There was a suffocating silence between the two. Xiaolong still couldn't help but light a cigarette, and smoked silently for a long time before he slowly spoke: "So, do you admit that you saw Li Tianhua kill someone that afternoon?" ”

"I'm ......" Qi Ye hesitated for a moment, thinking about how to explain to Xiaolong. At this moment, Xiaolong suddenly threw the cigarette butt to the ground and grabbed Qiye's shoulder suddenly, and a cold light flashed in his eyes. "Xiaoqi, you already knew that Li Tianhua was the murderer of my mother, why did you lie? Why do you want to shield Li Tianhua? Why not help us? Do you know how my dad and I have survived for the past 12 years? Do you know how much we want to catch that bastard to avenge our mother? You're my best friend, my best brother. We grew up together, I was so good to you, my parents were so good to you, why didn't you tell the police the truth? Why? Why? ”

The little dragon shook Qiye's shoulders as he roared hysterically, his hoarse voice like a wounded beast. Qiye's heart seemed to be shattered by the voice, and the pain and remorse had made him unable to breathe.

"I'm sorry, Xiaolong, I really don't want to hurt you and Uncle Long, but I ...... I can't ...... either."

"What do you mean no way?" Xiaolong pushed Qiye to the ground, squatted down, grabbed him by the collar and said, "Is it so difficult to tell the truth?" My parents have always treated you like their own son, leaving you at home for dinner and buying you new clothes. Why didn't we see that you were a white-eyed wolf with no conscience? ”

"I'm sorry......" Qiye didn't have the strength to struggle, and let Xiaolong grab him by the collar, making it difficult for him to breathe and lack oxygen to his brain. Compared to Xiaolong, Qiye's physique is too thin, even if Xiaolong loses his mind due to anger and wants to kill him on the rooftop, he can only close his eyes and accept the arrangement of fate.

Perhaps, he would rather be killed by Xiaolong himself, and would rather atone for his sins in this way. For twelve years, more than four thousand days and nights, there was not a single day in which he did not feel bitter about his decision. On the one hand, he is a girl who fell in love at first sight, and on the other hand, he is a brother who is better than a family, how can he choose to minimize the damage to both parties? When you think about it, there's no way to have the best of both worlds.

In the end, he still made the choice of "heavy color and light friends", and carried heavy secrets and burdens alone, in exchange for twelve years of happy life for Li Xia.

Now, it's time for it to come to an end. Li Xia is no longer the little girl who needed to be protected, she is strong and brave enough to withstand any cruel answer. Even if she loses her father, even if she knows the crimes her father committed back then, she can try to accept and face it.

Qiye just hopes that she can have the opportunity to be by Li Xia's side and really do something for her. Although the secret cannot be kept, happiness can be kept. If he had the opportunity, he really wanted Li Xia to know that even if his love was bruised all over his body, even if his heart was already full of holes, he still did not regret having that encounter in his life.

"Xiaolong ......" Qi Ye looked at the best brother in the past with a pleading gaze, "If Li Tianhua was killed by you, I hope you can turn yourself in." Although he took your mother's life, you shouldn't solve the problem by killing people. ”

"You're coming to me today to tell me this? To persuade me to turn myself in? ”

"Yes." Qi Ye replied without thinking, "I hope you can take the initiative to confess your crimes and fight for a chance to live." ”

"Don't be stupid." Xiaolong sneered and let go of Qiye's collar and made a push back movement. Qi Ye fell backwards under the action of external forces, and the back of his head slammed heavily on the hard ground, and his mind suddenly buzzed.

"Xiaoqi, although you have done something sorry for me, for the sake of your and my friendship for so many years, I don't want to hurt you. I didn't kill Li Tianhua, and the serial murder case at the Normal University has nothing to do with me, so don't dwell on this issue anymore. From today onwards, our friendship ends here. I don't need your help anymore, and I don't want you to pretend to care about my dad anymore. When the surgery is over, I will leave the city with my dad and start a new life. Let's not contact each other again for the rest of our lives, let's take care of ourselves. ”

"Unfortunately, I'm afraid your wish won't come true." As soon as Xiaolong's words fell, a third person's voice sounded on the rooftop.

"Who's there?" Xiaolong looked in the direction where the voice came from in surprise, and soon saw two figures, a man and a woman, walking towards him and Qiye.

It was Gu Song and Li Xia, Qi Ye recognized the identities of those two people in the dim light.

"How could you?" Xiaolong obviously didn't understand the situation in front of him. He looked at the two uninvited guests who had come out halfway, and then turned his head to look at Qiye lying on the ground, and suddenly felt that something was wrong.