Yang Yinglin put away the ancient books, and then glared angrily at Zhou Xuran, who closed his eyes and recuperated. Probably because his eyes were too strong, Zhou Xuran opened his eyes at this moment, and their eyes were talking to each other.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Maybe it was because Yang Yinglin's eyes were a little uncomfortable, and Zhou Xuran was a little evasive, but Yang Yinglin just kept staring at him like this, and he asked a little uncomfortably.

"What do you say, why aren't you shocked at all by the news of Lao Xiao's death, just like no one." Yang Yinglin said in a somewhat questioning tone.

Zhou Xuran didn't speak, and Ji Ran came out: "He has always been such a cold and cold person, Lao Xiao died, I know you are very uncomfortable, I saw you chatting with him so speculatively that day, but objectively speaking, don't spill your anger on Zhou Xuran." "Ji Ran is rarely defending Zhou Xuran,

After all, in his opinion, Zhou Xuran was indifferent, and he was originally a person with only one side, Yang Yinglin's attitude towards Zhou Xuran was a little excessive.

"Ji Ran is about your, I'm asking him, why are you answering for him, Zhou Xuran, you can't be silent, you have to tell me truthfully." It is difficult for a woman to be unreasonable and troublesome, of course, they know Yang Yinglin's temper and will not lose her temper easily, but the consequences of her tantrum are very serious. Ji Ran chose to shut up and drove seriously.

Zhou Xuran paused: "Aren't you rushing back, only by finding out the cause of Lao Xiao's death and clarifying things can you give Lao Xiao an explanation." ”

Yang Yinglin looked at Zhou Xuran's frank eyes, and she was obviously with herself in the past few days, and it didn't seem to have anything to do with him, but she still withdrew her sharpness: "Okay then." ”

Zhou Xuran turned to look out the window: "Why are you always so impulsive when you do things?" Zhou Xuran's words annoyed Yang Yinglin, who had already extinguished her temper.

"That's what I am, I'm happy to let you take care of it." Then Yang Yinglin looked out the window with some children, not wanting to deal with Zhou Xuran, Ji Ran saw that Zhou Xuran couldn't get anything right, that helpless expression, and couldn't help but gloat.

Lao Xiao not only died suddenly, but also did not walk peacefully, to be exact, he died very miserably, the blood on his body seemed to be sucked dry, his face was frightened, his eyes were wide, and there was a sense of death.

Speaking of this, Lao Xiao's sister is still a little trembling to this day, Lao Xiao's death was discovered by her, and she looks like she has been greatly shocked and frightened.

We didn't know how to comfort her, and she looked at us: "My brother didn't have many friends left before he died. Our parents died a few years ago, so my brother and I are kind of dependent on each other. My brother used to be cheerful, social, and a photographer in a well-known magazine, and he was quite famous in the industry, so he lived a good life and made a lot of friends. Later, for some reason, he began to be madly obsessed with ancient books, those absurd stories with strange ancient myths, and he not only believed in those stories, but even said that they were very obsessed.

He actually quit his job, began to associate with some strange people, and said that he wanted to find out every bizarre legendary story, and my brother became more and more eccentric, and I didn't listen to any persuasion, and he later befriended a strange old pedant, and the two of them didn't know what kind of treasure they had, and they were mysterious all day long.

Then one day, the old pedant died suddenly, and I thought my brother would be very sad, but he was very calm, as if he had expected it, and from then on he was bored in that study every day, staying at home, and not interacting with anyone. As a younger sister, I can't ignore him, because I'm worried about him, so I often come back to see him and prepare something to eat for him, otherwise he will really starve to death. But who would have thought that such an accident would happen, I was on a business trip for a week, and my brother had no news at all, I was worried about him, and I came to my brother's house as soon as I came back, but I didn't expect him to really die in his study, and he died like that.

I was frightened, and when I came back to my senses, I felt that this was not normal, and I called the police, but now there is no progress in the case, and my brother's body is still with the medical examiner. I don't know what to do. ”

We comforted Lao Xiao's sister and separated from her, at this time we received a call from the police handling the case from the Public Security Bureau, saying that Lao Xiao's case needed us to cooperate with the investigation, and we were planning to investigate the cause of Lao Xiao's death, so the group hurried to the Public Security Bureau.

"We retrieved the surveillance records in the corridor for nearly a month, and Lao Xiao has never been out of the house this month, and only Lao Xiao's sister has been in and out of his home during this period.

I want to know, what is the relationship between you and Lao Xiao, why is it so coincidental, you will go to him on the day Lao Xiao died, is it because there is something, you will be in it for so long, and what is Lao Xiao's mental state that day, did he tell you something, such as who he offended. ”

"Officer Xu, do you think we look like suspects? I can tell you unequivocally that Lao Xiao's death has nothing to do with us, and that our events that day were just a gathering of friends. Yang Yinglin thought that Officer Xu's attitude in interrogating her was not very friendly, so she did not cooperate much.

"I didn't see you as suspects." Officer Xu said: "I am just routinely understanding the situation, since you are friends of Lao Xiao, then you should actively cooperate with our work." ”

Officer Xu sighed and said: "After all, Lao Xiao's death is a bit strange, we have never encountered such a death before, we must want to understand Lao Xiao's state before his death and what happened to him, I personally don't think you are the murderer of Lao Xiao, because someone went to find Lao Xiao the day after you." After speaking, Officer Xu took out the surveillance video and played back the picture.

Yang Yinglin's eyes widened and she looked carefully: "Is he the last person Lao Xiao saw before his death?"

"So far, it seems so," Officer Xu replied.

"Why are you showing me this?"

"Because we are verifying the identity of this person, you take a closer look to see if it is someone you know."

"Can you zoom in and let us take a closer look, maybe we can help you with clues."

The picture in the surveillance was magnified, and the speed was slowed down, showing that about an hour after several of them left, another person came in, wearing a black hat and black clothes, the style of the clothes was a bit old-fashioned, it was a not very common gown, Lao Xiao should know him, Lao Xiao invited him into the house, and the person was facing away from the surveillance screen during the whole process. The person didn't go in for a long time, about half an hour later, and Lao Xiao sent him to the door, and at this time he could vaguely see the person's face.

"You've just taken a closer look to see if you recognize him." Yang Yinglin shook her head, "I don't know" but Ji Ran, who found something, looked at Zhou Xuran with some hesitation, as if seeking an answer. And Zhou Xuran was still expressionless.

"Ji Ran, tell me, do you know this person?" Ji Ran didn't expect Yang Yinglin to ask so directly, he was stunned, and looked at her a little evasively.

"The picture is not clear, and I am not quite sure, this person I think looks like Master Zhang. Because I've only seen him once before, I'm just inferring"

As soon as Ji Ran finished speaking, Yang Yinglin looked at Zhou Xuran and asked bluntly: "Is it not?"

"Yes." Zhou Xuran answered without hesitation at all.

Officer Xu was a little confused: "What Master Zhang?" ”

"You can find out if you search the Internet that this person is still relatively famous."

"Since you know this person, it's much easier, can you tell him and let him come over as soon as possible to cooperate with the investigation of the case."

"Well, I'm afraid it won't work. Not to mention that we are not very familiar with this Master Zhang, and this Master Zhang has a big coffee seat now, it is estimated that it is difficult for ordinary people to see him. ”

"No matter how difficult it is, when it comes to such a criminal case, we naturally have our channels to handle the case, and he must cooperate with our work."

When the group of them left the Public Security Bureau, Ji Ran didn't forget to look at the thoughtful Zhou Xuran, and then there was a bit of a puzzled smirk.

"Ji Ran, what are you laughing at?" Yang Yinglin was a little puzzled by his smile.

"This policeman is too young at first glance, involving Master Zhang, the case is much more complicated, it is not so simple to solve, Master Zhang is not as easy to see as he said, this case is not so easy to handle, I don't believe we will wait and see."

"I still don't believe it, Lao Xiao's death involves human life, and he can still be righteous and not suppress evil." Yang Yinglin looked angry.

Yang Yinglin directly questioned Zhou Xuran: "So many things, obviously point to that Master Zhang, why don't we ask him to understand, but we have to sit here and wait for death, Zhou Xuran, we naturally don't have the ability to meet this powerful Master Zhang, but according to your ability, it is definitely not difficult to see Master Zhang, what do you want to hide?" ”

"I don't have anything to hide, it's just that there is no right time, Master Zhang has the right time, I will take you there."

"Now is the most appropriate time, how long do you want to delay, there are some things that you should ask in person." Faced with Yang Yinglin's aggressive questioning, Zhou Xuran chose to remain silent.

"I won't give up, if you don't help, I have my own way, I must find out the answer to Lao Xiao's death, I will definitely not let him die in vain." Yang Yinglin's temper came up, and she left a little angrily.

It's just that two days have passed, and Officer Xu clearly promised himself that he would notify him as soon as there is news about the case, but at this time, there was no news.

Yang Yinglin called Officer Xu to learn about the progress of the case, but Officer Xu on the other end of the phone was hesitant, and he was not at all as righteous as the last time they met.

"Officer Xu, last time we met, I know that you are a happy person, what is the situation of the case, as a friend of Lao Xiao, I have the right to know the progress of the case."

"The case is closed."

"When did it happen, and who is the murderer?"

"There is no murderer, Lao Xiao died of a heart attack."

"Officer Xu, why are you lying to me, I have seen Lao Xiao's sister, she said that Lao Xiao died a miserable death, the blood was completely discolored like a dried corpse, how could it be a heart attack. And the last time we met, you obviously said that there are many suspicious points in this case, as a friend of Lao Xiao, I question your ability and level of handling the case, I ask for the body to be examined and the truth announced. I don't care what you're trying to hide, I'm very dissatisfied with the outcome of this case, and I'm going to report it to your superiors. ”

"Yang Yinglin, I can't help it, I know that you are Lao Xiao's friend, so I am haunted by his death, but Lao Xiao's body has been cremated, and his sister has chosen to give up and no longer pursue it, and accept this result, why should you. I won't tell you anything, it's not that I don't want to continue the investigation, but there is no way, there are some things involved, and I can't do anything, and the results pressed down from above, the family of the deceased also accepts, and the result of the case can only be like this. ”

Yang Yinglin knew this situation, and she couldn't accept it for a while, she knew that Lao Xiao and his sister had a deep relationship, she didn't expect Lao Xiao's sister to compromise and make such a decision, she called Lao Xiao's sister, the phone couldn't get through, she was a little worried, could it be that Lao Xiao's sister was also in danger.

Just when she was upset, Lao Xiao's sister sent a message to Yang Yinglin, today is Lao Xiao's farewell ceremony, and I hope to participate if I have time.

When Yang Yinglin got the news and hurriedly arrived, the outside of the auditorium was deserted, and the inside was indeed heavily guarded, and there were four bodyguards in black at the door, she was actually turned away, she really couldn't think of what kind of character came out, and she was not afraid of disturbing the purity of the deceased.

She didn't want to leave easily, and insisted on staying outside the door, when a group of people walked out of the inside, and she watched from a distance, and two key people were surrounded by a group of bodyguards and walked in front. The leader is a slender and tall woman, with black sunglasses blocking half of her face, and she can't see her appearance clearly, but her face is very small, and she is very white, dressed in black but has a good temperament and a lot of aura.

Behind her was a middle-aged man short and fat, wearing a black cloth shirt that was not very common in this era, wearing a black hat, Yang Yinglin suddenly felt a little familiar, but she couldn't remember when she had seen it, then she suddenly remembered that the figure that appeared in the surveillance in front of Lao Xiao's door that day was a little similar, how could it be possible, could this be the legendary Master Zhang she had been looking for, I didn't expect him to come here today. She didn't come back to her senses and desperately squeezed forward, but was unceremoniously pushed to the ground by the bodyguards behind her, and the two people drove away in a black Bentley, Yang Yinglin didn't expect that meeting Master Zhang would pass by like this.

"You're all right, why are they like this." Yang Yinglin looked back and saw Lao Xiao's sister walking out of the ancestral hall at some point, and helped herself who was pushed to the ground. Yang Yinglin followed her to the auditorium to see Lao Xiao off for the last time.

"I know the purpose of your coming to me, I have a deep relationship with my brother, I feel more uncomfortable than anyone else, but I can't help it, you also saw it just now, you should also know, they are all characters we can't afford to mess with, what else can I do, I don't have a choice at all." Lao Xiao's sister cried more and more uncomfortable.

Yang Yinglin originally wanted to ask, but what she wanted to say was blocked in her heart, and she couldn't open her mouth at all at the moment.

"What's next for you?"

"The house was also forcibly bought by those people just now, and they took away all the old books that my brother had left behind. This is the money that I got in exchange for my brother's life, and I plan to donate all this money to help those poor children for charity, and it can be regarded as a good deed for my brother, and I am ready to leave the city to start a new life. Faced with such a result, Yang Yinglin was a little powerless.

The last few days have been uneventful, more like the calm before the storm. Yang Yinglin's premonition became stronger and stronger, she felt that Lao Xiao's death was just the beginning, Master Zhang was a key person, she had to meet, she did not give up looking for the opportunity to meet Master Zhang, Zhou Xuran couldn't count on it, at least Ji Ran She could still trust it.

Just a few days ago, Ji Ran told Yang Yinglin some recent news about Master Zhang, he said that Master Zhang's side is very difficult, to be precise, Master Zhang's current situation is very bad. Master Zhang said that he was practicing in retreat, but he was actually avoiding the limelight.

Master Zhang has a big network of interests behind him, the so-called perennial riverside walking, how can there be no wet shoes, it seems that he has recently offended some interest groups, Master Zhang no longer knows where to hide. This is undoubtedly bad news for us, Ji Ran did not give up completely, he said that he would continue to think of a way.

Yang Yinglin and Zhou Xuran have not had any contact for a while since they were separated last time, and they haven't even had any news about him at all, Yang Yinglin herself knows that she has begun to have a little dislike with Zhou Xuran because of Master Zhang's affairs. Sometimes Yang Yinglin even suddenly had an illusion, as if she had never met such a character in her life, and Zhou Xuran had disappeared from her life. But at the same time, she was contradictory, sometimes she couldn't help but think of this person all the time, and she suddenly remembered what the older doctor on Ma Shan said, she was not the same kind of person as them.

If it weren't for the common burden of the family's curse and fate, she thought that they might be people who would never intersect in life, because Zhou Xuran was a powerful person who could not be reached at all at her level.

She began to reflect, and even found that she didn't know when she started, Zhou Xuran was such a cold person but slowly began to infiltrate her life, when she encountered anything, she would find a way to solve it by herself before, but now subconsciously always thinks of him. He was kind to his intervention, but he also formed dependence and habits, which is not good, because some habits are naturally difficult to quit once they are formed.

Yang Yinglin's mood continued to be unusually lost, a little unspeakably apprehensive and uneasy, and she always felt that something bad would happen, so most of the time the whole person exuded a low-pressure aura.