The third aunt knits wool in the room, she usually likes to make small things when she has nothing to do, which can pass the time without being too boring, she often does this for an afternoon, and she does not feel tired.

Bai He went in and asked her what she was going to do, and the third aunt smiled too much and said that it was nothing, just things prepared in advance for the winter, hats, gloves, scarves and something.

Bai He glanced at it a few times, and the third aunt said again: "If you like it, I will also weave a set for you." ”

"Okay." Bai He nodded.

The third aunt asked her what color of wool she liked, what patterns she liked, and asked her whether the hat should have lace or no lace, and asked in detail, and Bai He also responded one by one.

"Okay, I've made a note of it, and I'll deliver it to you before winter comes." The third aunt reassured with a smile.

"I'm not in a hurry." Bai He pursed her lips and smiled, watching the third aunt's fingers flying up and down with the bamboo chisel, which dazzled her, she looked at the third aunt again, "Third aunt, in fact, I have something else to ask you." ”

The third aunt looked at the bamboo chisel and nodded: "What's the matter?" ”

Bai He thought for a moment and said slowly, "What did you mean by the last sentence you said to me the last time we were apart?" I've always cared. ”

The third aunt's hand was obviously stunned, but soon moved again, she glanced at Bai He quickly, and then fell on the bamboo drill, "What last sentence?" The last thing I told you? ”

"You say, a lot of things may be different from what I thought." Bai He stared at her expression and said faintly: "This sentence left a deep impression on me, I thought about it alone for a long time after I went back, and I couldn't understand what you were referring to that was different from what I thought?" So I want to ask a little more clearly, so that I can clear up the doubts in my mind. ”

"Oh, that's what you say." The third aunt smiled too hastily, "This doesn't mean anything, I just hope you don't dwell on the past anymore." Don't overthink it. ”

Bai He frowned: "Really?" ”

The third aunt nodded.

"But third aunt, since I asked you this question just now, you have already run three times." Bai He stared at the bamboo chisel that she was running the needle again, and grabbed her hand, "Third aunt, your hands are shaking, what are you nervous about?" ”

"I'm old and have hand tremors." The third aunt tried to withdraw her hand while smirking, but Bai He grabbed it tightly, and she dropped the wool basket on the ground in a panic, and the ball of yarn inside rolled out.

At this time, Bai He was finally sure that the third aunt was hiding something from her. So she let go of her hand, bent down to pick it up, and re-wrapped the ball of yarn around her.

"Third aunt, what do you think this family looks like after so many years in this family?" Bai He suddenly asked a strange question.

The third aunt looked at her too much and couldn't answer.

"It's like an empty shell with no touch, just barely put together because everyone has their own needs, it's not a home at all. For so many years, I thought that you and my mother were the most ordinary and humane people in this family, but my mother died, and now only you are left. Bai He sighed and said softly, "I hope you can continue like this and not be affected by them." I don't really have anything else to do, I'm just curious and want to ask, but since you don't want to say it, forget it, I'm not reluctant. Then the third aunt, you continue to be busy, I'll go out first. ”

Bai He took retreat as advance, put down the woolen basket for her, and then got up and prepared to leave.

She thought that it was best for the third aunt to be able to stop her, and if she couldn't, then she would have to think of some other ways in the future.

However, the third aunt is not a scheming person, and some of the words Bai He said also touched her a lot, she saw that Bai He was about to open the door and leave, and she hurriedly shouted in her heart: "Wait! ”

Bai He raised his eyes and stared at the door panel, and did not turn around in a hurry.

"Bai He, you come back and sit down first." The third aunt sighed too much, and her voice was low.

Bai He slowly looked back at her, then walked back to sit down, she didn't speak, the third aunt took her right hand and held it, and said seriously: "Bai He, I know you're wondering why I would say that to you." In fact, I regretted it more than once after that, why did I say that kind of thing to you? Later, I thought I was trying to get you to let go of the past and look to the future, but now it seems to have pushed you into the opposite quagmire. Your mother won't approve of me doing this. ”

The third aunt sighed too much, and said But since you have noticed it, if I don't solve your doubts, I'm afraid you won't be reconciled. You're so smart, you're sure you'll do everything you can to find out. So it's better for me to tell you, and save you the trouble of having to worry about it.

"What the hell is going on?" Bai He frowned, "Is it related to my mother's death?" ”

The third aunt stared at her eyes too, "You guessed it." It's related to your mother's death. ”

Bai He's bent feet moved suddenly, her apricot eyes widened, and she looked at the third aunt without blinking, and the third aunt rubbed her hand twice, and hesitated for a moment before continuing: "Actually, your mother's death has nothing to do with that Mr. Zhu." The people who set the fire were not the same people who came to collect the debt that day. ”

"Impossible!" Bai He denied it directly without thinking about it, and said with a cold face: "I wish Dongfeng all admitted!" "If it wasn't the debt collector who did it, then why should Zhu Dongfeng admit it?

"Did he really admit it? But he wasn't there. The third aunt couldn't figure out why Zhu Dongfeng would take the blame on herself, but she was 100% sure that the debt collector was not an arsonist.

He really confessed......

Bai He carefully recalled what Zhu Dongfeng said, he did admit that it was his mistake, but he also said that he did not explicitly ask for debt collection and did not set fire to the house, he always said that it was an accident. And Bai He always thought that he was making excuses and excusing his punishment, and she never thought that there would be other episodes in this.

"Then why do you conclude that it has nothing to do with him? If it has nothing to do with him, then who does it have to do with it? Third aunt, do you know who set the fire? Bai He thought that the third aunt must have seen something or had some important evidence in her hand, otherwise she would not insist that the arson had nothing to do with Zhu Dongfeng and the debt collector.

Sure enough, the third aunt nodded and said calmly, "I know who set the fire." ”

Bai He's heart tightened, and he immediately asked, "Who is it!" Tell me who it is! ”

However, the third aunt looked at her sadly, and said lightly: "It's me, it's me who set the fire." ”

"I want to hear the truth." Bai He didn't believe her at all, "I know it's not the third aunt, so you don't take the matter on yourself anymore." ”

"Bai He, it's really me." The third aunt lowered her eyes too much, and said why I have lived in seclusion in the past few years, why I tried to keep myself from being noticed, and why did I go to the abandoned house instead of going to the cemetery to worship your mother? It's because I'm afraid of weakness that I do this, otherwise why would I live so carefully?

The third aunt is too sincere, and the reason is also very reasonable, if it is not Bai He who is sitting in front of her, it is Bai Yuewei or whoever is there, she may really be deceived by her. But Bai He won't, she has had the image of the third aunt in her mind since she can remember, the third aunt often follows her mother Lin Zhuyin, she knows more about the third aunt than she knows about Bai Yuewei, so Bai He knows that the third aunt can't be the arsonist, she is lying, she is covering up the real arsonist.

"Third aunt, I know it's not you. You know why? ”

Bai He smiled extremely lightly: "Because you dare to look at me directly, and you have never felt guilty in your eyes." ”

The third aunt opened her mouth too much and closed it again.

She looked at it with low eyebrows, holding Bai He's hand unconsciously with force.

"Third aunt, who is the arsonist?" Bai He asked in a low voice.

"I won't say that." The third aunt smiled bitterly, "Originally, I was going to take this whole thing to the coffin, if we hadn't met that day, I really wouldn't have told you." But if you and that Mr. Zhu are separated because of this incident, then I can only say that the fire has nothing to do with him, and your mother's death has nothing to do with him, so don't continue to misunderstand. ”

Bai He said: "Third aunt, then you have to let me know who made us misunderstand so deeply?" ”

The third aunt shook her head too silently.

Bai He stared at her quietly, "It's someone in this family, right?" ”

"It's not!" The third aunt blurted out too much.

In fact, Bai He also has a little bit in her heart, if it is an irrelevant person, the third aunt will not hide it for three years, maybe she will tell that person at that time, and things will not come to this point.

"It's the people of this family." Bai Lotus muttered to himself.

The third aunt pursed her lips and said to her: "Bai He, you just take that person as me, don't ask again, okay?" ”

"Third aunt, how can I do this? It's not you, how can I take an innocent person for an arsonist? ”

"I'm not innocent." The third aunt was a little choked, "I'm not innocent at all." I know how badly your mother's death has hurt you, and how hard you've been in the past few years, but I'm silent about the truth. Bai He, you just said that I don't feel guilty about you, but in fact, you are wrong, I am very guilty, I don't dare to face you or talk to you many times. I went to worship your mother to atone for my sins. So Bai He, I'm already a sinner, so don't pursue who that person is, just let me bear it alone. ”

Bai He didn't understand: "Why?" "Why did the third aunt do this?

"Bai He, this family has already endured too much, and if there is another wind and rain, I am afraid it will disperse." The third aunt cried too much.

"And what about my mom?" Bai He asked.

The third aunt looked at her with a sob, Bai He didn't cry or make trouble, and there was just endless confusion on her face, "Just let my mother die so inexplicably?" Let the person who set the fire feel free in this house? "Old Friends Bookstore

"Me...... I'm ......," the third aunt cried as she patted her chest.

Bai He looked at her for a while, took out a handkerchief and wiped her tears, "Third aunt, don't cry, I won't embarrass you anymore." But I don't know about it, so forget it, and now that I know, I'm going to find out. I'm going to give my mom an explanation, and I'm going to give him an explanation. "Zhu Dongfeng is the most innocent person in this whole matter, it is natural to repay debts, but he has inexplicably carried a life for three years, Bai He thinks they all need a truth.

The third aunt didn't want things to develop like this, but Bai He had already made up her mind, she stuffed the handkerchief into the third aunt's hand, and said I left the third aunt's room first.

The third aunt looked at the closed door and covered her lips in silent pain.

Bai He walked to the hall, Bai Ziyi and a few people were still chatting, and when they saw her coming out, they asked, "What do you have to find the third aunt?" ”

"Secret." Bai He tugged at the corners of his mouth and smiled.

"Mysterious." Bai Ziyi didn't think much about it, and said that a few of us discussed it just now, and we will go to Tangwang Lake for a picnic in a few days, and you will be counted, and now I will officially notify you.

Bai He said that I might not be available.

Qu Xiaorou smiled and said, "The specific day has not been decided, how do you know that you are not available?" ”

"I ......"

Bai Ziyi said: "Bai He, your sister-in-law hasn't experienced what we've been playing with since childhood, so you can't let her spoil her fun." ”

Qu Xiaorou slapped him.

After saying this, what else could Bai He say, so he had to agree.

A few people sat and chatted for a while, Bai He seemed a little absent-minded, Fu Jinghuai thought she was sleepy, so he asked in a low voice, and when Bai Ziyi heard him, he said: "It's not too early, let's get here today, I have to send Xiaoqu, and the adults will trouble you to send Bai He back." ”

Fu Jinghuai nodded and glanced at Bai He.

Bai Yuewei had already begun to doze off, waved goodbye when she saw this, and then went back to her room to rest in a daze.

The four of Bai He went out together, and Bai He said goodbye to Bai Ziyi and Qu Xiaorou next time and got into Fu Jinghuai's car.

During the drive, Bai He didn't talk much, until he arrived at Kuanzhai Hutong and stopped, and Bai He said thank you and went to the car door.

"White Lotus." Fu Jinghuai stopped her, "Your bag." ”

"Oh." Bai He took his forgotten handbag from his hand and smiled, "Thank you." ”

Fu Jinghuai looked at her expression and asked, "Are you okay?" ”

"It's fine." Bai He stood in front of the car, "It's late, you can go back quickly." Stay safe on the road. ”

"Okay." Fu Jinghuai nodded and said I'll see you in two days.

Bai He answered, took two steps back and looked at him.

Fu Jinghuai motioned for her to go in first, and watched her close the door before leaving.

Bai He smiled slightly, turned around and knocked on the door, and after a while, she came to open the door, and two minutes after she entered, she heard the sound of the car starting.

"Miss, I made a new snack today, would you like to try it?" I knew that I hadn't seen Bai He for a day, and I was very excited at this time.

In the past, Bai He would say to try it, but she was not in the mood now.

She put her handbag on the table, "Got it, I'm tired and want to go to bed quickly." ”

Zhi nodded hurriedly: "Oh, that's good, I'll go get water for the young lady to take a bath first." Miss, you rest on the recliner for a while, and it will be fine immediately, I have already boiled the water and prepared it, just take the cold water and mix it with it. Then he went to get a bucket of water.

It took less than ten minutes to mix the bath water, and when I knew it, I called Bai He, but I found that Bai He had fallen asleep on the recliner, his head tilted to the side, and his eyebrows were slightly twisted.

"Miss? Miss? Knowing that she screamed softly twice, she gave up when she couldn't wake up, she went upstairs and took a thin quilt and covered it with Baihe to avoid catching a cold.

Bai He woke up in the middle of the night, because the recliner was too hard, and he could only sleep in one position, and Bai He felt that his neck was stiff and his whole body was sore after sleeping for a few hours.

Zhizhi lay on the table and squinted, probably because he was afraid that Bai He would fall off the recliner.

Bai He woke her up, asked her to go back to her room, and went upstairs herself.

But in this way, Bai He couldn't sleep, she tossed and turned on the bed thinking about her mother, thinking about her third aunt, and wishing the east wind. Who is the person in the Bai family who wants to set fire to the Bai family back then? Bai Zhengting? Big Lady? Fourth aunt? Or a servant by their side? If it's one of them, why did the other party do it back then?

Bai He couldn't figure it out, she still couldn't figure it out because her head hurt when she thought about it.

After dawn, Bai He lay on the bed and stayed up until almost eight o'clock before going downstairs to wash, and after barely eating a few pieces of dim sum made yesterday and drinking a small bowl of millet porridge, Bai He called the patrol room.

It's a quick catcher.,After hearing that it was Baihe, he gave the phone to Qi Tai.。

Qi Tai asked curiously, "Miss Bai, are you looking for me?" ”

"It's not...... I actually want to find Li Yan. "Bai He didn't finish his words just now, and the catcher was called Qi Tai.

"Oh, you're looking for Mr. Li, I said, why are you looking for me. You wait, I'll go and tell you to transfer the phone in. ”

"Okay, I'm sorry for you."

Bai He waited here, and after two or three minutes, Qi Tai came back and said that he would turn you around now, and then she heard Li Yan's voice: "Bai He? ”

"It's me."

"You're looking for me?"

"Well, are you going to be busy today?" Bai He asked.

Li Yan said: "It's okay, just look at some previous cases." In the afternoon, go to the police department. What's wrong? ”

"I have something to trouble you, and I want to tell you in person."

"Yes, come here. I'm fine. ”

"Okay."

Hung up the phone, Bai He cleaned up and went out, still not knowing.

It took less than twenty minutes to get to the patrol room, and Bai He was led to Li Yan's office by Qi Tai when he entered.

Li Yan poured her a glass of boiled water, and the two sat on the sofa, "What can you say?" ”

"I ......" Bai He wasn't sure if it would be bad for her to speak so rashly, but she thought all night and had to start here, "Do you remember the fire in my house more than three years ago?" ”

"Yes." Of course, Li Yan remembers the fire that burned to the sky, and he still remembers it vividly, he was already a head catcher at the time, and when he received the report, he took people straight to the scene, and the picture of Bai He crying and rushing into the fire Li Yan will not forget until he dies. For the first time, he desperately wanted to bring the criminals to justice, but in the end, he couldn't do so.

Bai He said: "I want to see the files about this case back then. ”

Li Yan was stunned.

"I didn't have any other thoughts, but I went home yesterday and talked to my family about the past, and suddenly found that there were a lot of things I couldn't understand, so I ......" Bai He pursed his lips and smiled slightly: "I can just watch it in your office and don't take it out." ”