I sat on the sofa smoking a cigarette and wondered how to ask Jiang Lina, after all, her parents' affairs had a great impact on her, and I didn't want to reveal her scars.

Playing with the Zhibao lighter in his hand, he laughed at himself, feeling that maybe I was still suitable for staying in the army, and the profession of a police officer was not suitable for me, and my heart was too tired.

While I was pondering, Jiang Lina walked out of her room wearing the pink dress she bought at Bailian today. After walking up to me, he sat down on my right side, then lay down on my lap with his little face out, and pulled my right hand over and held it in his hand.

"Brother Cheng, why are you so good to me?" She put my hand in front of her mouth and asked me softly.

I looked down at Jiang Lina, who was half lying on my lap, my mind was a little confused, and I didn't know how to answer.

She didn't pay attention to me, she just said to herself, "You know what? Brother Cheng. After my mother was gone, no one ever bought me new clothes, although my grandmother was very kind to us, but at that time we also had a problem eating, and the clothes we wore were not wanted by other people's families, and my grandmother trimmed them for us to wear. ”

"I've always been envious of other girls having new clothes to wear, but I know we can't afford them. I remember one year, an old neighbor gave my grandmother a piece of flower cloth, and my grandmother was reluctant to use it for herself, so she cut a dress for me and Mengmeng. ”

"When I put on the dress, I was very happy, and I happily ran out to play with my friends, but less than 10 minutes before I put on the new dress, I was probably in too much of a hurry, fell down, and broke the dress."

"Even though my knee was broken and bleeding a lot, I didn't feel any pain at all, I just couldn't bear my dress."

"I came home crying, and my grandmother didn't say anything, just silently helped me change my clothes and help me take care of my wounds. But I still cried so hard, I was so sad that my only new dress in all these years was so broken. Mengmeng couldn't help crying when she saw me crying, and my grandmother looked at us and sat sadly on the side and shed tears. ”

"Brother Cheng, do you know? I was really sad that day, so sad. ”

"But I'm really happy today, Brother Cheng, when you said you wanted to buy us clothes, I was actually very willing. But I know I can't do this, you're so good to me and Mengmeng, how can I spend your money indiscriminately? ”

"Later, you deliberately scared me and said that you lost me, but I know that Brother Cheng, you will definitely not do this, you said this to buy us new clothes. Actually, I'm not scared at all, I'm still happy. ”

"You just want to buy us new clothes, I know, I'm not stupid. If you are so good to us, you will not murder us. ”

"I'm really happy today, after my grandmother is gone, you are the first person to be so good to me, but I have nothing, I don't know how to repay you."

When Jiang Lina said this, she suddenly sat up, threw herself on top of me, hugged me tightly, buried her face in my chest and cried.

I gently patted her on the back, feeling a little heavy. I never thought that there would be such a cosmopolitan city as Shanghai, and there would be hard-working people like Jiang Lina and the two sisters.

I was born in a military family, my grandfather participated in the four major battles, my uncle participated in the self-defense counterattack against Tianzhu, my father participated in the war against South Vietnam, my mother was in the army art troupe, and my sister would also enter the army art troupe if nothing else.

And I myself was recruited into the East China Military Region because of my family background when I was less than 20 years old, and this stay was more than ten years. The perception of society has always come from news and propaganda, and only the bright side can be seen, and it can be said that there is very little understanding of the lives of ordinary people.

The people I came into contact with through this case, whether it was Wang Mazi, Liu Jing, Hu Guihua, Jiang Lina sisters, or even Xue Feng, were actually the dark side of society, the so-called little people, and to some extent, they were all hard-working people.

But the cornerstone of society is not the entrepreneurs, scientists, and politicians who represent the light, but small people like them who come from the dark side of society.

With my social background, if I hadn't entered the Thirteen Subjects, maybe I wouldn't have intersected with them in this life. Maybe at some point, there will be a political marriage, followed by having children, being promoted, retiring, and dying old, and you will never see what is in front of you for the rest of your life.

In fact, people like Wu Shaodong and Li Rusong actually belong to the category of small people, who live silently every day for their own persistence. But I feel that they live more fully than those bright sides.

At least they live a real life, not to say the kind of empty talk that maintains the stability of the foundation of society, hard work and resentment, only to say that their so-called hardships that they could have paid for their beliefs should not have to pay, and they are also worthy of my respect, but they are often the most easily forgotten type of people.

But without them, the bright side of society would not be so glamorous. When those big people discuss people's livelihood and economy, they are actually ultimately doing it for their own interests.

Those who represent the bright side of society really want nothing more than fame and fortune, and always look like philanthropists. While enjoying a luxurious life, he showed a look of pity for the beggars, and always wore a hypocritical face.

Such people are not worthy of respect, nor are they worthy of disgust. On the contrary, people like Wu Shaodong live more flesh and blood, and what they do for the society can be truly seen.

I can actually see Jiang Lina's attachment to me, but I am a little timid. Just look at Wu Shaodong, he lost his lover two years ago, and now he knows Chen Xinying's love for him, but he doesn't dare to accept that feeling.

Unless I'm ready to take care of this feeling, but am I ready? I don't feel like so. However, the reason why Jiang Lina moved to live in my house, I still remember clearly, since I am not ready to protect her for the rest of my life, let me create a stable environment for her first.

After sorting out my thoughts, I helped Jiang Lina in my arms up, looked into her eyes and asked, "Lina, do you believe me?" ”

Jiang Lina replied with tears in her eyes, "Of course I believe in Brother Cheng, Brother Cheng is so good to me." ”

I said ruthlessly, "Lina, you also know why you moved here, for your safety, I must solve the case as soon as possible." It's a little cruel, but I still want to ask about your parents and grandmother! ”

To my surprise, Jiang Lina replied without thinking, "Brother Cheng is fine, I know that you are for my good, and I will tell you anything you want to know." Then he lay on my lap with his back to me and said softly, "Brother Cheng, you ask."

I sighed, nodded, turned on my phone to record and began to ask.

"Lina, can you tell us about your parents?"

"Okay, Brother Cheng. It's too far away for me to remember, but I can only say that I still remember. My father's name is Jiang Jiahao, and my mother's name is Feng Meifeng. My father works in a machine tool factory, so I guess he was in a milling machine shop. My mother used to be in the Xinguang Garment Factory, but later she was laid off, so she took care of me and Mengmeng at home. ”

"Your father was arguing with people in the factory on the day of the fire, do you know what the situation was at that time?"

"Well, I have an impression of this. My father drank too much and talked a lot, and I was at home when he was drinking. That day, my father drank too much wine again, and nagged that Liu Chuangen would not die well, and the whole family was not a good thing. He also said that his wife made fake accounts to deduct his salary, and his husband slapped him in front of the whole workshop, making him lose face. ”

"Anything else you'd like to add?"

Jiang Lina tried to recall, but found that she couldn't remember more, so she said, "I only remember this, it's been too long." ”

Because Jiang Lina's father died of arson, I didn't ask more about the cause of death, and then asked her mother's situation, "Lina, the next question may make you feel uncomfortable, can you accept it?" ”

"I can do it, Brother Cheng don't worry." Jiang Lina replied strongly.

"Can you tell me about your mother's death?" I resisted the urge to slap myself, feeling like I was not a thing.

Jiang Lina said sadly, "We were forced to pay debts by the victims of the fire, and everything we could sell at home was sold, and there was nothing of value left. At that time, my mother had been forced into a corner, and often sat alone in a daze, saying something like death and debt. Then one night, while Meng Meng and I were asleep, my mother climbed onto the bridge and jumped off......"

I sighed and asked, "Can you tell us about your grandmother?" ”

"Okay, Brother Cheng. My grandmother's name is Zhang Zhaodi, she worked in a cotton mill before she retired, and after she retired, she set up a stall for a while, and nothing else. ”

"It's a bit cruel to you, but I still want you to tell me about your grandmother's death." I gritted my teeth and asked her.

"It's okay, I can bear it, Brother Cheng"

"On the day my grandmother died, I went to school early in the morning, and my grandmother went to the surrounding area to collect waste as usual, and Mengmeng was at home to take care of the house. Suddenly, in the afternoon, a police officer from the police station came to the school to look for me, saying that my grandmother had been accidentally knocked down and had left on the way to the hospital. Later, a few days later, the police from the police station came to my house to find me and Mengmeng and gave us 50,000 yuan, saying that it was compensation from the person who hit my grandmother. ”

I asked the last question: "Do you know the situation with the guy who hit your grandma?" ”

"I just heard from the police that it was a woman, and it seemed that her surname was Liu."

Surname Liu ...... Could it be Liu Jing? I asked curiously, "What does the woman's name Liu recall?" ”

Jiang Lina shook her head and said, "I can't remember, I haven't been in contact with her." ”

After she finished speaking, I thought that there should be nothing to ask at the moment, so I ended this somewhat cruel questioning, and then I turned off the recording and sent the audio to Wu Shaodong through my mobile phone mailbox.