Mental defects and weaknesses are like physical wounds, and even if you try everything to heal them, they will still leave scars. ————Gideon

After Xu Lang didn't get the answer he wanted from Lu Ye, he didn't stay in the province longer, but drove back to S City from the province overnight, Xu Lang was very worried about Ye Xuefei's safety, this worry has nothing to do with the relationship between men and women, just a simple comradeship, and the worry of colleagues.

In the second criminal investigation team, perhaps for newcomers like Zhu Xumei and Guo Jun, who have only been in the second criminal investigation team for a long time, Xu Lang is the hero in their minds, and they are an example to worship and learn, for them, Xu Lang is like a flaunt, he is always so unapproachable, especially after the Bu Zimo case and the orphanage series of cases, they feel more and more that Xu Lang is difficult to get along with, of course, this has a lot to do with their preconceived ideas about Xu Lang at the beginning, And more is because of Xu Lang himself, since the end of Bu Zimo's case, Xu Lang has suffered a lot and lost many people, such as his girlfriend Shu Yue, such as Du Ziqiao of Lang Ge Detective Agency, as well as Zhao Hua and Zhang Lei.

During that time, Xu Lang always thought that he was an ominous person who would always bring disasters to the people around him, although Xu Lang never said it, but he always subconsciously thought so in his heart.

From his family to his sister, Jin Enpei the year before last, as well as Zhao Hua and Zhang Lei last year, Du Ziqiao, etc., and now Ye Xuefei, it seems that everyone who is very close to Xu Lang, who has a good relationship, will have an accident because of one or another reason, so after the Bu Zimo case, Xu Lang is always very silent and unwilling to get along with outsiders, he is afraid that he will bring dangers to these people that he does not know, however, even so, something still happened, which made Xu Lang feel very annoyed.

When Xu Lang returned to S City, it was already more than eleven o'clock in the evening, and everyone in the second criminal investigation team had already gotten off work, Xu Lang did not go to the second criminal investigation team, but returned home directly, after he went home, he did not go to the kitchen to cook, nor did he go to the bathroom to wash, although Xu Lang was very tired and hungry at the moment, he went to the study where no second person had ever entered.

Xu Lang didn't turn on the lights after returning home, but came to the outside of the study with the faint light and moonlight outside.

When Xu Lang opened the study and walked into the dark study, he closed the door and turned on the light in the room, which was as black as ink like a monster that treats people and loves people, exposed to people at this moment.

This is not a very large study room, and other people's study layout is actually no different, the first thing that catches your eye is a desk, there is a computer on the table, in addition, there are a lot of documents on the table, these documents are numbered, classified on the table, the thickness of each document is not the same, some are very thick, enough to be as thick as a book, some are very thin, only a few pages.

There are no bookshelves on the wall opposite the desk, only a blackboard that occupies an entire wall, on this blackboard, many names are written in chalk, there are Shangguan Watson, Xu Yi, Lu Ye, Bu Zimo, etc., the names of these people Xu Lang is familiar with, and next to each name there is a photo of them, and the big blackboard is occupied by these names and photos.

Actually, these are not surprising and curious, after all, Xu Lang used to be the captain of the second criminal investigation team, and now he is a criminal investigation consultant, or the owner of a detective agency, although he has such a study Although it looks a little weird, in fact, if you think about it carefully, you don't feel weird, but what makes people feel weird is that there are a lot of red lines in the middle of the room, and the dense red lines are as dense as spider webs, and on these red lines, there are many photos with clips, Most of these photos are photos of prisoners in criminal cases that Xu Lang has solved in the past, some have been executed, some have been imprisoned and are still serving their sentences in prison, some have been released from prison and started a new life, and some are criminals who have not been caught until now.

There is no bookshelf on the wall on the left side of the entrance, but there are two maps hanging on this wall, a map of the whole country, a map of the city of S, especially the map of S city, you can clearly see the location marked in red or black, including the north district and the east district of the city where Bu Zimo appeared, as well as Shangguan Jing's orphanage in the west of the city, it seems that in every case that Xu Lang has participated in, where the suspects have appeared, or where murders have occurred, Xu Lang will sit on it. If people with dense phobia had seen this map, they would have collapsed long ago.

After Xu Lang walked into the study, he didn't look at the photos that were blown from side to side in the air because he opened the door, nor did he look at the map on the wall, let alone the blackboard, but went straight to the back of the desk.

He didn't sit down, but stood in front of the bookshelf behind the desk, the bookshelves were densely packed, neatly filled with document bags, Xu Lang's eyes looked over from top to bottom, he seemed to be looking for something, and finally, Xu Lang finally found a thick document bag on the penultimate layer of the bookshelf, and the word Xu Yuan was written on this document bag.

After Xu Lang pulled the document bag out of the bookshelf, he turned around and sat on the chair, opened the document bag, took out the thick pile of documents inside, and began to read it carefully.

This file bag about Xu Yuan records in detail all the details and investigation results of Xu Yuan's murder of his wife Zhang Lan.

The paper of the document has been slightly yellowed, and the corners are worn, it seems that it should be caused by Xu Lang's frequent reading, this detailed file information was found after Xu Lang entered the second criminal investigation team when he checked the archives of the public security system, so he copied a copy at the time and took it back, of course, Xu Lang knew that he was violating discipline by doing so, if it was someone else's file information, Xu Lang would definitely not do it, but this is his father's file information, Xu Lang must know the inside story.

The file records in detail the situation at the scene of Zhang Lan's death, and also records the investigation after the police arrived at the scene, as well as the conclusions reached by the police after some investigation and visits, and Xu Lang didn't look at these, he turned the document straight to the back, and the previous contents, Xu Lang had already memorized them, and he could recite them without looking at them.

In the last few pages of the file, these papers are exceptionally new, they should have been added not long ago, in these pages, the record is not about Xu Yuan's life, nor the investigation results of Zhang Lan's case, but several names, Lu Ye, Sun Wenyao, Ye Zhenhai three people, among them, about Lu Ye has the most space, the most annotations, and finally, at the back of Lu Ye's book, Xu Lang wrote, "You can trust." ”

In addition to Lu Ye, Sun Wenyao has the most information, among which Xu Lang recorded in detail all the experiences of Sun Wenyao from more than 20 years ago to the present, these things can be consulted within the police, but Sun Wenyao's last record came to an abrupt end in the second half of last year, that is, after Bu Zimo's case.

The last record is that Sun Wenyao resigned and retired early, and returned to the countryside of S City to retire, and he left with a few students he brought, after Sun Wenyao left the province, there was no follow-up, Xu Lang's annotation was, "missing, to be determined", and then there was a big question mark, which was particularly eye-catching.

And the record about Ye Zhenhai is the least, the latest annotation is still after the Bu Zimo case, when the police gun that had been missing for more than 20 years reappeared, and in front of this record, the time stopped 22 years ago, Xu Lang's annotation was, "Sacrifice." ”

When Xu Lang flipped to Ye Zhenhai, Xu Lang looked at it carefully, then picked up the pen on the table, crossed out the previous annotations, and then re-wrote, "Not dead, to be determined." ”

After Xu Lang finished writing these four words, he put down his pen, leaned back in his chair, and fell into deep thought.

Among Xu Yuan's several good brothers, Xu Lang first knew Lu Ye, Xu Lang was able to successfully enter the second criminal investigation team after graduating from the police academy, mainly because of Lu Ye, it can be said that Xu Lang grew up watching Lu Ye, for Lu Ye's help to himself, although Xu Lang did not say anything, but he always remembered this incident in his heart, he was very grateful to Lu Ye, but, gratitude to gratitude, for Lu Ye's secret investigation, Xu Lang never gave up, however, the final investigation results showed, The murder of his family has nothing to do with Lu Ye.

In addition to Lu Ye, the person Xu Lang felt both familiar and unfamiliar with was Ye Zhenhai, Xu Lang knew Ye Zhenhai's existence, mainly because of Ye Xuefei, because, when Xu Lang came to the second criminal investigation team, Ye Xuefei was already in the Municipal Public Security Bureau, and Xu Lang also knew at that time that his father Xu Yuan was not only a good friend of Lu Ye, but also Ye Zhenhai who had sacrificed, but Ye Zhenhai died more than 20 years ago, so Xu Lang's investigation of him was the least.

Knowing that Sun Wenyao was in the investigation of the case of the kidnapping of the daughter of the famous hostess the year before last, Xu Lang knew Sun Wenyao, and later, when Xu Lang asked Lu Ye about Sun Wenyao, he knew that Sun Wenyao was also one of Xu Yuan's good friends, but at that time, Sun Wenyao was working in the province, and Xu Lang was in S City, and there were not many investigations against Sun Wenyao.

Now that Ye Zhenhai's daughter Ye Xuefei is missing, Ye Xuefei left Xu Lang and the police an important clue before she disappeared, that is, Ye Zhenhai did not die, this fact made Xu Lang feel extremely surprised, but it was not too unexpected for Xu Lang.

Bu Zimo's case involved the organization of 'Master Chang', and also let Xu Lang know that he also had a twin brother Xu Yi, if Ye Zhenhai really didn't die, then the man who saved Xu Lang, who was seriously injured, was Ye Zhenhai, and it was at that time that Ye Zhenhai appeared in Xu Lang's field of vision for the first time, but at that time, Xu Lang didn't know that the other party was Ye Zhenhai, and Sun Wenyao was also there. When Master Chang's mysterious organization appeared, he suddenly chose to resign, and then disappeared, and Lu Ye was also implicated because of the orphanage series of cases, and he was transferred from the post of director of the General Public Security Bureau, and retreated to the second line, which can be regarded as an early retirement.

Thinking of these, Xu Lang found that it seemed that whether it was his father Xu Yuan, Ye Zhenhai, or Sun Wenyao, they were all inextricably linked to this mysterious organization codenamed 'Master Chang'. Master Chang's member of this organization, and the reason why Xu Yi became a member of this organization is mainly because of Xu Yuan, and Ye Zhenhai's sacrifice, Xu Lang knows that his sacrifice, although it was because of the sacrifice of fighting a huge drug trafficking group, but Xu Lang only learned not long ago that the drug trafficking group actually had some kind of relationship with 'Master Chang', if Ye Zhenhai hadn't died back then, then, is his life now also related to this organization? Xu Lang wasn't sure.

Sun Wenyao's person Xu Lang is not very familiar, and the two of them have not met a few times, so they are not very familiar, at most they just know each other, but when the 'Master Chang' organization appeared, he suddenly chose to retire, what is the reason for this? Because you're not in good health? Impossible, Sun Wenyao himself is a forensic doctor, although he is not a doctor who saves lives and helps the wounded, but at least there is no problem with taking care of his body, and it is impossible for him to have physical problems. Because of the treatment problem? Xu Lang still thinks it's impossible, now Sun Wenyao is already the director of the Forensic Medicine Department of the Provincial Public Security Department, and in the position of forensic doctor, he has achieved the ultimate, and the treatment is definitely not a problem, so what is he still for? Xu Lang didn't know, and what made Xu Lang feel concerned was that Sun Wenyao actually disappeared after retiring and returning to S City, which is another big suspicion.

Whether it is Sun Wenyao's disappearance or Ye Zhenhai's resurrection, it seems that there is some kind of connection with the organization of 'Master Chang', which makes Xu Lang feel that it seems that the organization of 'Master Chang' is becoming more and more unfathomable, could it be that Ye Xuefei's disappearance is also related to this organization, when he thinks of the organization of 'Master Chang', Xu Lang feels a very headache.

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In a luxury villa in the villa area in the east of the city, an old man who is about to die is lying on a bed, there are many medical instruments next to the bed, the old man has an oxygen tube inserted in his nostrils, and next to the hospital bed sits a woman, this woman is none other than Ye Xuefei.

At this moment, the old man was lying on the hospital bed, his eyes were a little cloudy, but he still looked at Ye Xuefei sitting beside him, with a relieved smile on his face.

Ye Xuefei sat beside the old man, her eyes were very complicated, she didn't know whether she was happy or unhappy, in short, she didn't know what to say when facing this old man, or what she could say.

The man lying on the hospital bed is none other than Ye Zhenhai, who was also the man who saved Xu Lang in the first place, some time ago, the old man's spirit seemed to be very good, although he coughed from time to time, but there was no problem with free movement, but now, he could only lie on the hospital bed.

There were only two people in the room, the father and daughter who had not seen each other for more than 20 years, Alan didn't know where they went, and after the father and daughter were silent for a long time, Ye Zhenhai took the lead and said: "Xue Fei, you look like your mother really long, I remember, the last time I saw you, you were not even seven years old, and in a blink of an eye, more than 20 years have passed, and you have grown from a little girl who wants your father to hug you to a big girl......"

Ye Xuefei listened to Ye Zhenhai's chatter and emotion, she didn't speak, but her eyes were extraordinarily gentle, she looked at this man who could only lie on the hospital bed now, she really couldn't imagine that this man would be her father who had been dead for more than 20 years, in Ye Xuefei's memory, her father died more than 20 years ago, and she had been used to the days without her father for more than 20 years, although, deep in her heart, she longed that her father did not die, One day he would suddenly appear in front of him, smiling at himself and calling his name, but when this day really appeared, Ye Xuefei felt a little unreal.

Even though she'd been here for a week, she still couldn't believe it was all true.

She looked at Ye Zhenhai's yellow and wrinkled cheeks, she couldn't connect this dying old man with her father Ye Zhenhai, in her impression, Ye Zhenhai is a man who doesn't care much about his family, a man who is sorry for his mother, and a very good policeman, not the embarrassed and miserable appearance now, because everything came too suddenly, Ye Xuefei didn't speak since she saw this man, just blindly silent, and Ye Zhenhai seemed to have expected this scene for a long time, He didn't care about anything, but the look of disappointment that flashed from time to time in those cloudy eyes revealed the truest thoughts in his heart.

"Why didn't you die back then?"

I don't know how long it took, Ye Xuefei finally asked.

In fact, it is actually very inappropriate to ask this question as Ye Xuefei, but she still asked.

Ye Zhenhai looked at Ye Xuefei's cheeks, he smiled and said: "Back then, I thought I was going to die, but in the end, I didn't die, I was lucky that I survived and have lived until now." ”

"Since you're alive, why don't you come back to see me and Mom?"

Hearing Ye Xuefei ask, Ye Zhenhai's expression was very helpless, a look of pain flashed in his eyes, and he said slowly: "I can't appear in front of you." ”

"Why?" Ye Xuefei bit her lip tightly and looked at Ye Zhenhai, her eyes were ruddy, and tears were rolling in her eyes.