It's October, the best month in this seaside city, neither cold nor hot.

Early in the morning, the magpie in the phoenix tree downstairs began to chirp again.

When I was a child in my hometown, there were two magpies making nests on the paulownia tree in front of my grandmother's house.

When they chirp in the treetops, Grandma will speak.

"The magpie is making a fuss, there must be a happy event today."

Sometimes it's still quite smart, and when the magpie calls, the uncle and grandfather will take his granddaughter Er Ya and carry a lot of things to grandma's house.

Grandma and uncle and grandfather have a good relationship, and uncle and grandfather used to be the village party secretary. An old man who speaks and does things very quickly, and is very energetic, Xiao Mo and his grandmother have been taken care of a lot by him in those years.

It's a pity that my uncle and grandfather went to another world many years before my grandmother.

Some time ago, I helped the sub-bureau to handle a serial theft case, squatting outside every day, and the hard work paid off, and finally touched the lair of this theft gang, and wiped out this nest of gangs that came to Chunyang City from other provinces to steal safes.

Finally, there was a weekend, and I wanted to catch up on my sleep, but the magpie disagreed, and kept making noise outside the window.

Get up and go to the window, trying to chase away the nagging magpie.

found that a luxury car was parked next to his jeep under the phoenix tree, and there was a person standing in front of the luxury car, a person he didn't want to see - Xiao Ze.

Sometimes a magpie cry is not necessarily a good sign.

I went to take a shower and came out, my spirit was much better, and I leaned against the window and scattered a cigarette.

Xiao Ze was still under the tree, pacing back and forth, picking up his mobile phone from time to time to make calls.

When he went downstairs and walked towards Xiao Ze, he was on the phone and immediately hung up the phone.

Xiang Xiao Mo smiled abruptly, as if he wanted to speak, but he didn't know what to say.

Xiao Mo opened his mouth: "This early in the morning, did you come to me?" ”

After all, Zhu Miaomiao still lives in this building, and he doesn't want to make himself look self-conscious.

"I, I have something I want to ask you for."

"If it's still the same old thing, don't talk about it."

"No, it's about my old friend Zhang Bai."

"Zhang Bai? Who is he? What does it have to do with me? ”

Xiao Ze looked around and hesitated.

"I, can we find a place to sit down and talk? This matter is important. ”

Xiao Mo is very unaccustomed to Xiao Ze's always submissive appearance in front of him, who is he doing this?

"I finally had a weekend when I had nothing to do, I asked someone to go fishing, and you can talk about anything here! I don't have much time. ”

Some time ago, the research on Yunhai came to an end, and he disliked the weather in Chunyang, which was still ridiculously hot in autumn.

He packed his luggage and went to Miancheng, this guy lived in the small building of Xiao Mo's house and was reluctant to come back.

I walked around the mountains and rivers around the town.

Yesterday, as soon as I got off the plane, I called Xiao Mo and made an appointment to go fishing at the farmhouse today, but Xiao Mo couldn't refuse, so he had to promise him, presumably the sea of clouds would come soon.

Xiao Ze's face was a little ugly.

"Alright! Actually, it's not a big deal, maybe I'm suspicious. ”

"Mr. Xiao, can you get to the point?"

"Zhang Bai, your Uncle Zhang, do you remember? You were taught to draw when you were younger. ”

"You're talking about the Year of the Monkey and the Horse Month, presumably I shouldn't be the age of remembering at that time!"

He was a little embarrassed: "Also, you were only two or three years old at that time, and it was normal not to remember." But Zhang Bai, you should have heard of him, a painter who is quite famous. ”

"I'm a police officer, I don't mix in the artist circle, I'm sorry, I'm lonely."

"He passed away some time ago, and he was not yet 60."

"So what?"

"I think there was something wrong with the cause of his death."

"What's the problem? Was it an accident or an illness? ”

"He had diabetes for many years, and the doctor said it was because of hypoglycemia that was not treated in time."

"It doesn't look like anything out of the ordinary, tell me what you suspected."

"Lao Zhang lives alone in a small courtyard in the suburbs, and your Uncle Zhu and I usually go to him to make tea and live an idyllic life when we have time. Our old guys don't have any other hobbies, drink tea, drink a little wine, your Uncle Zhu is a good cook, cooking two dishes, it is also a kind of enjoyment.

But almost two months ago, Lao Zhang said that he wanted to devote himself to painting, and planned to open an art exhibition after New Year's Day, so that Lao Zhu and I should not bother him again.

Artist, we can understand some stinky problems, besides, who doesn't know him after decades of friendship?

Lao Zhu and I were busy some time ago because the company started a new project, so we didn't bother him anymore.

Who would have thought that when I saw him again, he would be separated forever. ”

Xiao Ze's expression, Xiao Mo had seen it, it was when Zhu Dahai had an accident last time, he was lonely and tired.

Xiao Mo didn't sympathize with him, where was he when his mother and grandmother left? How have you ever been in half pain?

"I mean, what are you suspicious?"

"Lao Zhang lives alone in the suburbs, and if in the past, I could understand that he did not receive timely treatment because he was sick. The reason why I find it strange is that he, who has been single for decades, suddenly has an extra age to be his daughter's wife, where did he meet that girl? When did you get married to a girl? Our old friends didn't notice. ”

"Hmph, probably because he's still an old cow eating tender grass at his age, so he's not too embarrassed to meet people!"

This sentence made a short embarrassment between the two people.

The magpie in the tree was not half of the fire, and it was loud again when it changed its branches.

Xiao Mo looked at Xiao Ze's appearance and felt that he was a little emotional, but Xiao Ze just had that ability, so that Xiao Mo would involuntarily switch to the mode of teasing him every time he saw him.

"Tell me about the impression that woman gave you, what is it about her that makes you suspicious?"

"A particularly beautiful and innocent girl, like a high school student. It's a bit like your mother. ”

Xiao Mo was angry: "Just talk about things, and what are you doing with my mother?" ”

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."

"Such a young and beautiful girl, following an old man who is close to her sixtieth birthday, do you suspect that her motives are not pure?"

"Yes, Lao Zhang's lawyer said that Lao Zhang made a will before the accident, and after a hundred years, all his property will be owned by the girl. Although Lao Zhang has always been indifferent to money over the years, the property under his name is also considerable. ”

"Well, let me ask you, Lao Zhang is a well-known painter, right, he must be a highly educated person. He's not a fool, he can't tell if the girl loves him, the old guy, or the money in his old guy's hands? This kind of thing, one is willing to fight, and the other is willing to suffer, which is normal. ”