"Team Wang, the photo has been restored." As soon as Wang Shen walked into the data processing office, a policewoman pointed to the photo on the screen and smiled at Wang Shen.

"Sure enough, it's a tech nerd." Wang Shen made a joke and gave the policewoman a thumbs up.

Wang Shen walked to the screen and magnified the photo several times. Wang Shen stared carefully at the woman standing behind the driver who caused the accident. Now, Wang Shen saw clearly that this woman was Xu Xiaolin. Wang Shen frowned and looked at the photo for a long time, not even noticing that he was distracted.

"Team King." The policewoman gently patted Wang Shen on the shoulder. "What god is there?"

"You file this photo first, I have to leave beforehand." Wang Shen walked out of the gate of the police station and sat back in his car. Wang Shen picked up the phone, flipped through the address book, clicked on Xu Xiaolin's name, and then quickly turned off the phone. Wang Shen recalled the home address of the driver who caused the accident in his mind, turned on the navigation, stepped on the accelerator, and left the police station.

The house rented by the driver was in the suburbs, and Wang Shen was not very familiar with that place. Cars are gradually moving away from the city, and people and buildings are gradually becoming sparse. Following the navigation's instructions, Wang Shen's car stopped in a shantytown. When I got here, the popularity became stronger. As the sky got dark, I saw groups of migrant workers pouring into the shantytown.

Wang Shen found an open space, parked his car, and walked into the shantytown. Wang Shen feels that the city retains the fireworks of decades ago, and there is no shortage of vendors. On the roadside of the shantytown, there are fish, meat, and fruit sellers. The road was dripping with dirty water, and occasionally there was a fishy smell. But who's to say it's not a life. Compared to the glamorous white-collar workers in the city, there seems to be more smiles on people's faces here. Those who know each other, those who don't know each other, can always find a few words to chat with each other, to pass the difficulties of survival in this city.

Wang Shen stopped in front of a vendor selling apples, bought a bag of apples, and inquired about the specific location of the driver's house by the way. The advantages of shanty towns are immediately apparent. The whole shantytown is like a big family, and everyone seems to know the roots, and they can't hide things. Wang Shen carried a large bag of apples in his hand, turned left and right according to the instructions of the old apple seller, and finally stopped in front of a small house that seemed to be made of plastic.

Wang Shen was about to knock on the door, when a child's cry came from inside the room. From the child's cry, Wang Shen clearly heard the word "father". Wang Shen paused for a few seconds and knocked on the door a few times.

The crying in the room continued, and after waiting for about a minute, the door finally loosened a little, and a shrill sound came out. "Who are you?" The door was opened a crack, and an old woman poked her head out.

Wang Shen glanced at the old woman. The old woman's silver hair was particularly eye-catching. For her age, the color of her hair seemed too pale. The old woman's eyes widened, and she also looked at Wang Shen, a wrinkled hand clutching the doorknob, as if guarding her last position.

"Hello Auntie, I am the leader of your son's unit. Today he received an urgent task to transport goods in other places, so he asked me to give you a message. Wang Shen doesn't want to tell the family the truth yet. Regardless of whether the driver committed the murder or not, such a thing is undoubtedly worse for such a family.

"Oh, you're the leader of my son's company. So young. The old woman's eyes were still vigilant, and she didn't let go of her grip on the doorknob. yes. Suddenly, the old woman sighed, and the door was halfway opened. People in the city have good lives, unlike us. You guys, you can make money easily. The old woman found a good reason for Wang Shen's lie.

Wang Shen smiled embarrassedly and sympathetically and nodded. Wang Shen held up the apple in his hand to the old woman's eyes, "I also brought some apples for you." ”

"Oh, thank you. Why don't you come in and sit down? The old woman's tone became very hesitant as she spoke, and her body was still in the way of the door, and she did not get out of the way.

"If it's convenient, then I'll be respectful and obey." Wang Shen saw the old woman's doubts, but he did want to go into the house to see how the family was doing.

"Just, ......just," said the old woman, who turned her head to look into the room, and the child's crying had not stopped. My house is so simple, I'm afraid, I'm afraid you'll see the joke. The old woman's expression was a little bewildered. Everyone says what's wrong with being poor. Yes, it's true to be poor, but sometimes it's very wrong.

"Auntie, it's okay, if your family has any difficulties, you can also say it. What we can help can also help. Wang Shen looked at the old woman and smiled.

The old woman nodded, and then stepped aside.

Wang Shen followed the old woman into the house. The house is not high, it is a makeshift simple plastic shed. The room was about ten square meters in size, with a bed, a table, a chair, and an antique light bulb hanging overhead. Other than that, there is nothing else. Although the light of the setting sun was still bright, the room was already dark. The old woman walked to the wall and pressed a switch hanging from the wire, and the whole room became a little brighter and more angry. The old woman moved the clothes piled on the chair to the bed, and then moved the chair to Wang Shen's side and invited him to sit down.

The old woman walked around the room a few times, glanced at Wang Shen embarrassedly, and then stood in front of Wang Shen, bowed her head, like a child who had made a mistake. "Leader, I'm really sorry, we really don't have any extra cups in our family." The old woman kept rubbing her wrinkled hands as she said this.

"Auntie, it's okay, I'm not thirsty at all. Don't call me leader, just call me Xiao Wang. I came this time to tell you that your son was sent by our company to move goods. Due to the distance of the place, it may not be possible to come back these days. Wang Shen carefully weaves his lies so that this devastated family can get the last bit of comfort.

"Huh? How far away? The old woman was a little nervous after listening to Wang Shen's words.

"Beijing, not very far away, will be back in a few days." Wang Shen patiently comforted.

There was still a slight doubt on the old woman's face, but at this time, the child's cry was louder. The old woman immediately walked back to the bedside and comforted her granddaughter. The old woman gently patted her granddaughter's back to soothe her emotions. But the effect was not very good, the granddaughter's cries came and went, and her mouth kept calling her father. Occasionally, the child's mouth kept crying out "pain". The old woman's tears fell, she held her granddaughter in one hand and wiped her own tears with the other.

"Leader, I'm really sorry to let you see the joke." The old woman glanced at Wang Shen guiltily. "This child has a hard life, he has no mother since he was a child, and he has leukemia. What a sin our family did in our last life. ”

Wang Shen stood up from his chair, took out his wallet, and took out five hundred yuan. "Auntie, you take this money first." Wang Shen stuffed the money into the old woman's hand.

"What is this?" The old woman pinched the money and looked at Wang Shen.

"This is part of your son's travel expenses on a business trip. Due to the urgency of this mission, the money was not given to him, so I had to bring it to you. Wang Shen looked at the two grandparents in front of him, and the grandmother tried her best to comfort the granddaughter in her arms, and the granddaughter's crying became not so sad. Then I won't bother you yet. Wang Shen suddenly turned his head, closed his eyes slightly, and prepared to get up and say goodbye.

The old woman originally wanted to see her off, but Wang Shen hurriedly waved her hand. Wang Shen opened the dilapidated door in front of him, and when he saw the person standing outside the door, his eyes suddenly widened. Xu Xiaolin was about to buckle the door, but she didn't expect that the door was opened by Wang Shen at this time. The two looked at each other in surprise at the same time. Wang Shen's eyes suddenly froze, and his gaze at Xu Xiaolin also changed. This gaze is a little scrutiny, a little doubt, and a little anger.

"How could you ......"

"It's Writer Xu! Come in! Come in! Before Wang Shen's words were finished, the old woman suddenly appeared beside Wang Shen and called Xu Xiaolin familiarly. Looking at this situation, the two seem to have known each other for a long time. The old woman leaned slightly to the side and made way for Xu Xiaolin.

Xu Xiaolin walked into the room and put the fruits and nutrients she was carrying on the side of the bed. Xu Xiaolin took a toy puppet out of a plastic bag and shook it in front of the crying child. Xu Xiaolin was shaking the puppet and singing nursery rhymes at the same time. Wang Shen was also fascinated by Xu Xiaolin's magnetic voice. What's even more amazing is that the originally crying child finally stopped crying, took the toy puppet from Xu Xiaolin's hand, and laughed. Xu Xiaolin teased the child for a while, then stood up straight again and looked at Wang Shen.

"Oh! Look at me, I forgot to introduce it, this is the leader of my son's transportation company. The old woman patted her head lightly and introduced Wang Shen to Xu Xiaolin.

"Leader?" Xu Xiaolin looked at Wang Shen and smiled.

"yes. My son is on a long business trip, no, the leader of the family also sent me my son's travel expenses. The old woman showed Xu Xiaolin the five hundred yuan she held in her hand.

"Auntie, you can take this money. By the way, and this one too. Xu Xiaolin opened her wallet, took out five hundred yuan from it, and stuffed it into the old woman's hand.

"I can't ask for this, I can't ask for it." The old woman immediately wanted to stuff the money back into Xu Xiaolin's hands. "Writer Xu, you have already helped us a lot, I can't take your money anymore."

"Auntie, it's okay, this is the children's relief fund, you can take it." Xu Xiaolin curled the old woman's palm, and then gently patted the old woman's fingers.

The old woman couldn't hold back and wiped away a few handfuls of tears.

"Auntie, relax your mind, the child's illness will definitely be cured." Xu Xiaolin comforted. "I still have some things to deal with today, so I won't bother you for now."

After speaking, Xu Xiaolin glanced at Wang Shen, and the two of them left the rental house of the driver who caused the accident almost at the same time.