Song Qi sat in the back seat of his father's car, carefully paying attention to his parents in front of him from the rearview mirror, while silently wiping his tears. The man drove the car without saying a word, but he held the steering wheel tightly, and his hands were bruised, revealing his true heart at the moment.

Qian Lin, who was sitting in the passenger seat, was also nervously tempting, "Old Song, our Qiqi was wronged by those of them." It's not that you don't know that our daughter is such a well-behaved child, how could she have anything to do with such a terrible thing. It must be the Hu Sassa family, seeing that our family has a little money, and wants to take the opportunity to knock us out. You will call the leaders with whom you have a good relationship in a while, and ask them to stop embarrassing our daughter, ah? ”

Song Xuexi was unmoved, just stared ahead and drove the car.

Seeing this, Qian Lin began to wipe her tears. She was originally very well maintained, although she was already a little old, her skin was still shiny and delicate. The years have not left a mark on her face, but they have given her a style that her youth does not have.

"Don't cry." Although Song Xuexi was irritated by her crying, in the end, it was the wife who had come together for so many years, and her tone couldn't help but soften.

"My daughters are suspects, can I stop crying? Why do you say that the Hu family is so annoying, your daughter can't support the wall, and she still relies on my family Qiqi when she is dying, it's really terrible. ”

Song Xuexi, who was thinking of easing the atmosphere, heard his wife's words, and his face, which had just softened a little, sank again. He looked at Song Qi who was hugging himself in the rearview mirror, and immediately stopped on the side of the road.

"Why didn't you stop yet?"

At this moment, Song Xuexi's face still had a little bit of demeanor in front of people, and his face became red because of anger. Like an angry beast, he questioned Qian Lin, "You really don't know what your daughter has done, do you?" She's innocent? I see that there is no one more guilty than her! ”

Qian Lin was stunned and didn't understand what her husband meant. Song Xuexi didn't waste much time with her, turned his head, looked at Song Qi and asked.

"Song Qi, do you really think that by doing bad things through other people's hands, you can make yourself innocent? By pretending that you don't care about anything, can you really make people believe that you don't value those fame and fortune? Someone has already sent all the good things you did to my phone, and the next step is to upload them to the Internet and peel off a layer of skin for you. Qiqi, you disappointed Dad so much! ”

Song Xuexi leaned back on the chair tiredly, only to feel a splitting headache. Song Qi was already crying uncontrollably, she leaned forward, grabbed her father's hand, and begged bitterly, "Dad, those things really didn't do me, they did it to please me, and it has nothing to do with me." Dad, you tell me to go to country M now, or anywhere, just get out of here. ”

"Don't even think about it!" Song Xuexi pulled his hand out, "Before you get to the end of the matter, stay at home for me." If you're innocent, you're supposed to do whatever you want. But if it's really you who do it, you have to take your own responsibility and pay for your actions! ”

He looked at his daughter's face in disbelief, sighed, and said earnestly, "Qiqi, you are fifteen years old this year. Don't you remember what Dad said when he gave you your birthday last year? ”

Without waiting for Song Qi to speak, he continued to talk to himself, "Dad told you that you are fourteen years old, and from today onwards, you will be a big child, if you do something and commit a serious crime, you will be directly punished by the law." It seems that you didn't take my words to heart at all.

Mom and Dad raised you so big, I think I will give you the best in everything. Even in order for you to enjoy all the love of me and your mother, we are not having children. However, Qiqi, we are desperately trying to make money and provide you with the best resources, not for you to stand on this, take advantage of your superiority, and disdain those who are not as good as you. ”

"On the contrary, the better we enjoy the best social resources, the greater our responsibility. If, over the years, Dad didn't teach you this simple truth, it would be a dereliction of duty on the part of Dad. It is said that 'if you don't teach, your father's fault', and it was my dereliction of duty not to educate you well, so I can't let you go and evade responsibility. You can rest assured, if it is really you, Dad will bear it with you. ”

Qian Lin took her husband's hand and just wanted to persuade her, but was stopped by Song Xuexi, "If you think what I did is inappropriate, you can divorce me." ”

She was stunned by her husband's words, opened her mouth, and didn't know what to say for a while. And Song Qi, who was sitting in the back, covered his face with his hands and cried bitterly. But the eyes covered by the palm of the hand are clear.

Xiao Rongzheng and Cheng Han are walking in an old community, although the short buildings look out of place in the high-rise buildings, but there are many elderly people in the park who are either pushing strollers or holding babies. Giggling and laughing, but also happy.

He looked at Cheng Han carrying a bulging backpack, so he took it off her shoulder and hung it on his shoulder, "What are you carrying here, why are you so heavy?" ”

Cheng Han disagreed, "It's a must-have for girls when they go out!" I want to touch up makeup, lipstick, sun protection, and most importantly, paper towels and wipes. ”

"I really can't see it, you're doing quite exquisitely." Xiao Rong smiled narrowly.

"I'm an independent woman in the new era, I can fight monsters, and I can also participate in parties beautifully. Xiao Rongzheng, don't you still think that girls can't wear makeup? ”

This question is simply full of traps, and Xiao Rongzheng's only little desire to survive made him have no time to think, so he blurted out the answer, "How can there be, I don't know about other girls." But you, if you want to wear makeup, you can wear makeup, and if you don't want to, these are your own choices. What's more, whether you wear no makeup or makeup, I like it. In the future, whatever you want to pack, as long as I am with you, the bag will be handed over to me. ”

After listening to it, Cheng Han was very satisfied with his answer, so he didn't follow up.

Walking into the corridor in front, the whole inside gives people a dim feeling. The corridors are piled up with all kinds of miscellaneous items of the residents, and there are coal hoarded for winter; There is a phoenix bicycle with a thick layer of dust; There are also stacks of yellowed old books. Hu Sasa's home is next to the stacks of old books.

Cheng Han knocked on the door, Hu Xiaoxiao opened the door, and looked at the two people at the door with some surprise.

She shielded herself from the room and muffled her voice. "Didn't you ask me yesterday? Why are you still coming to my house today? Before Cheng Han could say anything, a somewhat old voice sounded from the house.

"Xiaoxiao, who's at the door?"

"Ah, ask for directions. All right! After speaking, she invited Cheng Han and them out, walked out of the door, and closed the door lightly.

"My mom is not in good health, and I still don't dare to tell her about Sasa. I hope you don't say it yet, for fear she won't accept it. ”

Cheng Han expressed his understanding, "There is no problem with this, but you can't hide it from your mother for the rest of your life." ”

Hu Xiaoxiao smiled bitterly and sighed, "I can hide it for as long as I can, I have this one relative in the world, and I really don't want to lose her like this." ”

After speaking, the tears that I had endured for a long time still flowed. Cheng Han gently patted her back and comforted her softly, "Xiaoxiao, we came here this time to see if we could find the reason and clues for her accident in the relics of Sasa." Her case, at the moment, is a bit complicated. ”

Xiao Rongzheng took out a pack of tissues from his bag, handed one to Hu Xiaoxiao, and said, "Teacher Cheng is right, if we can go to her room to check it, maybe we can promote the progress of the case." ”

Hu Xiaoxiao took the paper, wiped her tears, and nodded, but she still didn't forget to advise, "I will say that you are a teacher who came to visit the house, and please don't say anything." ”

"Don't worry."

After getting Cheng Han's repeated assurances, Hu Xiaoxiao opened the door and let them into the house.

Let the two into the living room, Hu Xiaoxiao went to the master bedroom to report to her mother.

"Mom, the teacher from Sassa School is coming to do a home visit, do you want to go out and say hello?"

I saw a short-haired woman sitting on the bed, neatly dressed, clean, and the whole person was also full of energy. Hearing that it was someone from her youngest daughter's school, Hu's mother struggled to get up from bed. Seeing this, Hu Xiaoxiao hurriedly stepped forward to help her mother and help her move to a wheelchair.

"You're really, the teacher from the Sassa School came, and you didn't say it earlier. By the way, what about Sasa? ”

"That, Sasa, yesterday's school rehearsal, after the end of the live directly in the same class, today the performance is over and go out with the classmates to celebrate." Hu Xiaoxiao pushed the wheelchair, and cold sweat kept breaking out on her back.

"That's fine, my daughter is the best." When Mother Hu talked about her little daughter, her face was full of pride.

"Yes. Mom, this is Teacher Cheng, this is Teacher Xiao, the two of you will stay at our house for a while and leave. ”

Cheng Han and Xiao Rongzheng hurriedly got up and greeted Hu's mother, "Hello." ”

"Oh, the teachers are so young now. is worthy of being a teacher in an international school, and he looks foreign. How's it going, my family didn't cause you any trouble, right? ”

"No, no, Hu Sasa, this child works very hard in school and studies very hard. Why are you causing us trouble? Cheng Han said, secretly pinching Xiao Rongzheng's arm.

Xiao Rongzheng stood up with interest, "Sassa mother, I have something I want to talk to her sister about, I don't know if it's okay?" ”

Looking at Xiao Rongzheng's talent, Hu's mother didn't think much about it, so she asked Hu Xiaoxiao to take Xiao Rongzheng to the back room. It's said to be a back room, but a bedroom is divided into two spaces, and the sisters are on one side, trying not to interfere with each other.

On Hu Sasa's side, the walls are covered with posters of celebrities, and pink skirts with lace fill the wardrobe. Everything about hers is princess-style, and even the dressing mirror is a vintage embossed mirror. It seems that this child really has a princess heart.

Xiao Rongzheng looked around like this, for fear of missing a clue. Hu Xiaoxiao stood quietly on the side and didn't bother him. Xiao Rongzheng opened the wardrobe and found that under the accumulation of layers of clothes, there was a small locked box.

He hurriedly asked Hu Xiaoxiao, "Do you know where the key is?" ”

Hu Xiaoxiao took a closer look, thought about it carefully, and then opened the drawer of the study table and took out a key.

"Click"

The lock is opened, the box is opened, and inside are all sorts of gadgets. But although these things look small, but a discerning person knows that they are worth a lot of money at a glance, and it is absolutely impossible for Hu Sasa of such a family to buy casually.

Xiao Rongzheng took a general look, there were tie clips, necklaces, cufflinks, sunglasses, and a scabbard inside? And when he took the scabbard in his hand, he saw that the pattern on it was exactly the same as that of the murder weapon, and that it was also engraved in the scabbard. V. Three letters.

"Why is this here with your sister?"

"I, I don't know. These are her things, you see, she's usually locked, how could I possibly know. ”

Xiao Rongzheng took out a few evidence bags, separated them with paper towels, and put all those few things into the bags.

"I'm sorry, I'm going to bring this back to the bureau."

Hu Xiaoxiao nodded in understanding, "It's okay, I know that it will help solve the case, you can do whatever you want." ”

"That's right!" Xiao Rongzheng suddenly remembered yesterday's autopsy report and asked, "Does your sister usually drink?" Or is there anyone in your family who has a drinking habit? "Because before he came in, under the dining table in the living room, he saw several empty wine bottles.

"My mother would drink a glass of wine every night because it would help her to promote blood circulation and eliminate blood stasis. However, my sister is still a child, how can she drink! Hu Xiaoxiao retorted unhappily.

"Hu's autopsy revealed that she had a lot of alcohol in her blood. This situation is very bad, as her sister, if you know the truth, please answer truthfully. ”

"What!" Hu Xiaoxiao was taken aback and muttered, "She has obviously promised me that she won't, how can it be!" ”

Xiao Rongzheng seized the loophole in her words and asked, "She? Is it your sister? Ms. Hu, I really hope that you will cooperate with our police. ”

Hu Xiaoxiao was silent for a moment and explained, "Sassa is not a bad child, she is just too stressed and can't sleep every day." I looked uncomfortable and at first asked her to drink some rice wine before going to bed. As a result, she became more and more dependent on this, stealing my account to buy alcohol on the online store, and evolving to drink some before going on stage to keep herself emotionally stable. ”

She stood there with her head down, her fists clenched, "We had a big fight after I found out. However, she finally promised me that she would never touch it again, really! I just didn't expect that this lead dance would be so stressful for her. She was always smiling in front of us, and we thought she was so nice! It's all my fault! It's all my fault! ”

Hu Xiaoxiao slapped her head with her hand in annoyance, Xiao Rongzheng hurriedly stepped forward to stop her, "It's not your fault, no one wants this kind of thing to happen, let yourself go." If your sister knew, she would be upset. ”

When the two came out of the back room, Cheng Han was talking happily with Hu's mother. Seeing Xiao Rongzheng and them coming out, he got up and said goodbye to Hu's mother.

Passing by the bookcase in the living room, Cheng Han's eyes were attracted by the old books inside. Although some of the papers of those books are a little yellowed, the covers are neat and tidy, and there is no damage at all, and they are carefully protected at first glance.

"Wow, this is the first version of the original English version of The Shining!" Cheng Han put his face on the bookcase, looked at the books inside through the glass, and kept sighing, "The books in this bookcase in your house are priceless, many of them are out of print, and it is difficult to find them on the market!" ”

"These are some of the books that their dad read when he was younger, and it's normal for them to be out of print now. If Mr. Cheng likes it, take a few books and read them. When Hu Mu talked about this, her face was full of pride.

Cheng Han shook his head, "No need, these books are very good here." I'm afraid that if I accidentally get dirty, it will hurt me to death. Okay, Mom, we have to go back to school to prepare for today's party, you can't be hungry for me anymore. ”

After speaking, he walked out of the door with Xiao Rongzheng and Hu Mu's farewell.

On the way back, Xiao Rongzheng drove the car and asked Cheng Han on the side, "Do you remember that Bai Tingting said yesterday that her customized dagger was stolen at school?" ”

"I remember. What, what did you find? ”

"Open your backpack and take a look."

Cheng Han opened the zipper, and there were evidence bags stuffed inside, and there was also a scabbard with a familiar pattern.

"Did Hu Sasa steal Bai Tingting's dagger? However, in this way, could it be that there is some irreconcilable contradiction between her and Song Qi, so that she will end her life with this dagger and blame Song Qi again? ”

"We don't know this yet, but now we can be sure that Hu Sasa, a child, although he works the surface and is thriving in international schools, is under a lot of pressure in private. Not only does he have a habit of stealing, but he also drinks alcohol. ”

"Drinking?"

"Yes, her sister said that Hu Sasa has serious sleep problems. At first, it was just to drink some rice wine before going to bed to help sleep, and then it evolved to use alcohol to relieve your stress before going on stage. So it is very likely that she was too stressed to be a lead dancer for the first time, and she used alcohol to relieve it. ”

Cheng Han frowned and listened, looking at the evidence bags in his backpack, and didn't know what to say for a while. Xiao Rongzheng didn't pay attention, but continued, "At least, we now know that among these people involved in the case, there are no absolutely good people. Each of them has their own side that they try to hide, not being known. ”