After his thoughts wandered for a moment, Gu Song sat on the seat that Qi Ye had given up, and cut to the point: "Uncle Long, do you know Li Tianhua?" As soon as he finished saying this, he noticed that Qi Ye's face changed slightly. Is it really "being a thief"? He narrowed his eyes to take a closer look at Qiye, who nervously turned his face to the side, deliberately avoiding his gaze.

Uncle Long looked at the two of them inexplicably, and replied truthfully: "Yes, we both grew up in the same village, and we had a good relationship when we were young." ”

"Then do you know the news that Li Tianhua was killed some time ago?"

"I saw it on the news. Alas......" Uncle Long couldn't help but sigh, revealing a puzzled expression. "I didn't expect this to happen to him. To be honest, Li Tianhua is a good person, and he has been very likable in our village since he was a child. He studied well and had a good personality, and when he grew up, he had a good life, and he did not forget to sponsor those children from poor families in the village. Speaking of this, Uncle Long snorted at Qiye, "Li Tianhua has had a very good relationship with this child's father since he was a child, just like a brother." After the incident with the Qi family, Li Tianhua helped their family financially. ”

"Is that ...... thing you said" Gu Song paused, considering that Qi Ye was here, some things might not be convenient to say, so he smiled apologetically at Qi Ye and said, "I'm sorry, Qi Ye, I want to talk to Uncle Long alone, can you please avoid it for a while?" ”

Guessing that Gu Song was going to ask Uncle Long about the murder case committed by his father, Qi Ye frowned unhappily, and his face was even more ugly than just now. He didn't understand why, there had been three serial murders at R City Normal University, and his criminal suspicion had long been ruled out, so why did Officer Gu still pestered him? Could it be that his father once killed someone, and he was more likely to degenerate into a murderer than anyone else? No matter how hard he tries, he can't get rid of this nightmare?

After Qiye left, Uncle Long sighed and shook his head and said, "Qiye, this kid's background is quite pitiful. When he was three years old, his father was sentenced to death for intentional homicide, and when he was five years old, he lost his mother. He grew up with his grandparents since he was a child, and he suffered a lot from the eyes of the villagers. ”

"Can you tell me a little bit about that? Why did Qiye's father kill someone? Rumor has it that the reason for his father's murder remains a mystery to this day, but what is the real situation? In addition......" Without waiting for Uncle Long to answer, Gu Song hurriedly added two more questions, "Why did Li Tianhua's sister Li Tianyu commit suicide by throwing herself into the river?" What is the relationship between the Qi family and the Li family? ”

Maybe it was because Gu Song's question was too heavy, and Uncle Long's expression suddenly became solemn. He turned his head to look out the window at the dim sky, his thoughts drifting back to his hometown thousands of miles away with the memories in his mind. "It's been more than 20 years, and so much time has passed......"

Longjing Village is a small village located in Guangxi Province. It is a remote location, traffic blockage, and economic backwardness, but it is a paradise with pleasant scenery.

When spring comes, the mountains are full of yellow rape flowers, and from a distance, it looks like a golden ocean. The spring breeze blows, and the waves in the sea of flowers are shining one after another, shining golden in the sun, and the scenery is picturesque and beautiful.

There is a beautiful and charming girl in the village, named Li Tianyu, who is smart and virtuous, gentle and kind. The boys in the village love her very much, but she only likes the neighbor's unattractive little brother, Qitao.

The houses of the Qi family and the Li family are very close to each other, and over the years, the relationship between the two families has been very harmonious. Qi Tao is an only child, and he has often been tired of being with the little brothers and sisters of the Li family since he first remembered, and the three children have been close like a family since they were young.

In the eyes of others, the relationship between Qitao and Li Tianyu is really enviable. It is reasonable to assume that the two of them will definitely become husband and wife when they grow up, because nothing in this world seems to be able to separate two people who love each other so much except life and death.

In the summer of 1989, 19-year-old Qi Tao was admitted to a university in R City, Sichuan Province with excellent results, and after Li Tianhua, he became the second college student in the village.

At that time, Li Tianyu was teaching children to read in the only primary school in the village. Qitao made a promise to Li Tianyu that when he graduated from college and found a job, he would immediately take Tianyu to live with him in the city.

However, what is unexpected is that in March 1991, Qitao, who had just entered the second semester of his sophomore year, suddenly received bad news from his hometown. Li Tianyu committed suicide by throwing himself into the river, and villagers found his body near a shoal downstream of the river.

No one knows why the always optimistic and cheerful Li Tianyu suddenly committed suicide, and even her parents don't know what happened to their daughter before she committed suicide. They just recalled that a few days before Tianyu's suicide, his mood seemed relatively low, and he was always absent-minded in doing things. They thought that Tianyu was just missing his brother and boyfriend who were far away in R City, and they didn't take it to heart at all.

Because a suicide note written by her was found in Li Tianyu's personal belongings, the police did not intervene too much in this matter. After a brief understanding of what happened, they asked Li Tianyu's family to dispose of the deceased's body.

At that time, Long Yuejiang had just been discharged from the army and was working as a policeman at the village police station, and he was very impressed by this incident. In his own words, he was also one of those young men who once fell in love with Li Tianyu. He had read the suicide note written by Li Tianyu, and until now, he can vaguely remember the general content of the suicide note:

Dad, Mom, I'm sorry, my daughter is not filial, and I can't give you a pension. I'm reluctant to leave you, but I really want to leave this world. Maybe it's because I'm too fragile, and there are some things I can't bear. I know that you will blame me and blame me, but please respect my choice.

If you can find my body, please bury me on a hillside full of rape flowers. It was my favorite flower in my life, and I don't think I'll be too lonely when I die.

Brother, I'm sorry, I obviously said that the family would reunite in R City, but I broke my promise first. Please don't hold me accountable why I made such a choice, I'm just tired and tired of it, and I hope you don't get too upset.

Even without me, please live happily ever after. Find a beautiful sister-in-law, have a lovely child, occasionally go back to my hometown to see me, chat with me, and put my favorite snacks in front of my grave, and I feel satisfied.

Qitao, I'm sorry, I broke my promise and can't marry you. I have many, many things to say to you, but when I pick up the pen, I don't know where to start. Thinking that I am about to leave this world, the person I am most reluctant to accept is you.

Do you remember when I was a child, I lost my brother's homework book and hid in the old locust tree at the entrance of the village, so scared that I didn't dare to go home? That day, you sat with me in a tree, so close to each other, I could feel my heart pounding. When the sun sets, you take me by the hand and say, "Go home, I'll just beat you up." "I was so moved that I almost burst into tears. It was also from that day that I fell in love with you for this trivial little thing.

Even if I'm gone, I hope you can face the future life bravely. Although this sentence may not be appropriate to come out of my mouth, I hope that one day, you can forget me and find a woman who loves you to grow old together.

Please forgive me for my selfishness, and please forgive me for my helplessness.

Finally, I just want to say that being able to meet you, to be able to like you and be liked by you is the luckiest thing in my life. If there is fate, we will see you in the next life. I hope that by that time, I can be a strong and brave girl and not be defeated by this world again.

I wish you all the best.

Li Tianyu

March 24, 1991

After Li Tianyu's death, Qi Tao was hit hard. He has no intention of studying, no intention of thinking about his future, and no intention of doing anything. Within a few months, he had dropped out of school and returned home, locking himself in his home all day.

Seeing that their son, who was once so positive and hardworking, became that decadent appearance, Qitao's parents were anxious, but they didn't know how to help their son. Later, Li Tianhua, who was still his brother, came forward, so to speak, he persuaded Qi Tao to return to normal life.

Qi Tao said that he didn't want to continue studying, and those lofty ideals of getting ahead had long since become irrelevant with the passing of Tianyu. He got a job teaching in a nearby town, and only went back to the countryside to see his parents during the New Year's holidays, and went to the grave of Tianyu to take a look.

In addition to sadness and sadness, he felt more incomprehension and anger in his heart. He thought that there was nothing to talk about between him and Tianyu, and there were no secrets. He didn't know why Bai Baiyu would break his promise, leave him behind, and die alone. What is there that you can't say to him, and what you can't consult with him? Is there anything that cannot be solved by asking for help from others but by death?

If Tianyu really had some physical or psychological illness that could not be cured, he might be able to reluctantly accept the result, but it was clear that both possibilities did not exist.

What happened to Tianyu during his absence from the village? What a terrible thing that took the precious life of a twenty-year-old girl? No one could tell him the correct answer, for the answer had been carried into the grave forever by the rain.

In order to let Qitao get rid of the pain of losing Tianyu as soon as possible, his parents worked as a matchmaker to find him a wife from the neighboring village. Not long after the two met, they started a family. Their son died the following year.

The birth of a new life finally gave Qitao a new support. For the sake of his wife and son, he must come out of the shadows of the past. That year, he was only 22 years old, and his life was still very long, and he was not qualified to say that he would give up.

Life is slowly getting on track, and the pain is gradually moving away. In order to continue living, he chose to forget the past, and in order to forget the past, he chose to move forward bravely, until the horrific murder occurred three years later, and all attempts and efforts came to naught. After all, he still lost to his own demons.