A path winds along the riverbank, and at the corner is a thick willow tree with green and fluffy leaves. Wei Fei remembered that at this time, he could break a small section, and then extract the bone branches inside, and the remaining bark could be used as a flute to blow, which his grandfather often did when he was a child, but these memories were too vague, including this path. Grandpa's willow flute is very good, and he can always hum a few words together, and grandpa at that time will touch it on his head, and then ...... And then what? Wei Fei couldn't think of it at all. It's like this every time, when he thinks of his grandfather, Wei Fei feels like he's forgotten something.

And now, it was still the same path, and the branches and leaves of the thick willow trees were surprisingly green, and it seemed that all the vitality of the surrounding plants had been absorbed by it. There was no wind or sound, but the drooping willow branches were gently swaying, and there was silence between the heavens and the earth, and even the sun and air were still.

Wei Fei stood there, he found himself desperately pulling a woman in a red shirt at some point, except for boundless fear, he had only one thought, to pull this woman ashore.

But his face was blue, and the pressure made him feel like his heart was about to explode, and he wanted to make a sound, but he couldn't open his mouth at all, and could only watch the woman fall and the willow tree glow green like crazy.

At this time, there was a faint flute sound in the air, and the swaying willow branches on the willow tree shook suddenly, and the strange green slowly faded. Suddenly everything was back to its original state, a path that stretched down the bank of the river into the distance, a thick willow tree. Wei Fei opened his mouth, but still let out a scream: "Grandpa......"

First, the day is born and the month is built

In a private room in the restaurant on the second floor of the Ziqingge Hotel, wine bottles fell to the ground.

Chen Feng opened a few more bottles of beer with a smile, "After seeing Sister Li today, I won't have any regrets when I come back this time, after all, the three of us and Wei Fei grew up in the same yard, and we have the deepest feelings." ”

Xie Li, who had already drunk and had a flushed face, said: "Besides, it's been almost a week since I came back before I thought of your sister Li, I'm afraid I'm going to fight with Zong Zhiqiang and Liu Guo for a few days these days." ”

On the other hand, Wei Fei's eyes were also straight, and he said exaggeratedly: "Yes, yes!" Sister Li, this guy is not only as fat as before, but also insidious and cunning, you can tell by looking at his stomach, it is full of bad water except for beer. ”

Chen Feng was still smiling, "The year my family moved away, I remember sneaking out with Wei Fei to drink once, that day, this kid drank too much and said that he had always had a crush on you, Sister Li." ”

Wei Fei snorted, "See, according to the normal reflection, this dead fat man should say that I am still so thin, so he framed me." But then again, the current Sister Li is really full of feminine charm in her gestures, 30 years old, the golden age of women! Where is the young girl back then comparable. ”

Xie Li couldn't help laughing: "Two little slippery heads." Now Sister Li already has a family and a room, and she can't afford to make such a joke. It's the two of you, Wei Fei, how are you and that police flower Yang Bing? ”

Wei Fei was just about to speak, but Chen Feng had already laughed: "Police flower Yang Bing? Come to think of it, it's the girl who pulls your ears at every turn, don't you hate her the most? The young man's heart, after more than 10 years, you finally hooked up together, it's so interesting, haha! ”

Wei Fei's face was expressionless, "Drink and drink." ”

Xie Li frowned, "Still drinking, look at what your face has become, green and white." Old friends can drink more again, but don't do this in the future, the body is important, and you will know when you are old in the future...... Dizzy ......"

Chen Feng looked at Wei Fei's face, the corners of his mouth with a smile tugged, and he said vaguely: "In the future...... Hey...... ...... in the future"

Wei Fei and Xie Li were obviously drunk and didn't hear his words clearly. Chen Feng poured a glass of wine and stood up, and said with emotion: "It has been more than 10 years since I moved from my house to now, I have seen all the friends I should see, and I have missed all the things I should miss, my wish has been fulfilled, and tomorrow the Qingming Festival will start a new life, let's have another drink, commemorating our friendship that has not been cut off for more than 10 years......"

Before the words were finished, Wei Fei Xie Li had already fallen asleep irresponsibly. Chen Feng put away his smile and muttered to himself: "Qingming, Qingming...... The sun is born and the moon is built! Neither of the other two, groggy men, heard this strange remark.

March 12, Qingming Festival, Jiachen Moon Lunar Day Noonday.

"It rained a lot during the Qingming Festival", and the rain really fell in the morning.

Yuanjialing Police Station, West District. Yang Bing walked quickly to her office, she didn't have an umbrella, she was wearing a neat police uniform, her brows were tightly locked, and she didn't hear the shouting behind her at all.

"Yang Bing, Yang Bing!" The one who shouted Yang Bing was a middle-aged man in his 40s who looked unusually shrewd. Seeing Yang Bing walking forward without paying attention, he couldn't help frowning and raised his voice: "Yang Bing, come over for a moment." ”

Yang Bing heard this, turned around and froze, "Political Commissar Guo, you called me?" The middle-aged man Lao Guo looked at her face, "What's wrong?" Under the weather? Yang Bing smiled awkwardly, "Maybe I didn't have a good rest last night." Lao Guo nodded, "It's okay, let's go, go to Director Xu." ”

Follow behind Lao Guo. Yang Bing felt a heavy and depressed feeling in her heart, she didn't know why, when she got up in the morning, she felt very uncomfortable, perhaps, it was because of the weather!

The director's office is on the second floor, and Lao Guo doesn't knock on the door, just pushes it open and enters. The office is very simple, except for a phone and a computer on the desk, the most eye-catching thing is that there are all kinds of pennants hanging on the walls on both sides.

Yang Bing saluted, "Director Xu." Xu Zhuang, who was sitting behind the desk, answered, picked up a cigarette and took it out and threw it to Lao Guo, "Tell Political Commissar Guo about the situation." ”

Lao Guo lit a cigarette: "Hehe, I said Lao Xu, the bureau will be adjusted immediately, and it's not appropriate to smoke this cigarette." Xu Zhuang waved his hand, "Get used to it." You start, Yang Bing. He never looked up, on the surface he and Lao Guo are about the same age, but his hair has grayed, and there is a long strand hanging down to cover his left eye, his left eye was stabbed by glass in an operation, although he is not blind, but the skin tissue around the eye is seriously damaged and shrunk into a small slit.

Yang Bing flipped through the notebook in his hand, "The deceased's name is Zong Zhiqiang, male, 30 years old, single, living at No. 36 Dongmao Street, honest and responsible, and had drunk a lot of alcohol when he was found......"

Lao Guo interrupted her, "Who found out?" ”

Yang Bing froze, "It's me." In the past few days, Director Xu has arranged for me to do the census work in our jurisdiction. She glanced at Xu Zhuang. Xu Zhuang's swarthy face did not have the slightest expression, "Lao Guo's family is also from Dongmao Street." ”

"After the deceased was sent to the hospital, he was examined by the doctor and died, although he had drunk a lot of alcohol, but the cause of death was unknown, except for the blue face, that is, the kidney function was seriously failed, they could not find out the cause, they could only be sure of an unnatural death." Yang Bing closed the notebook.

Lao Guo lit a cigarette and asked, "No other clues?" This should be a hospital thing. ”

Xu Zhuang shook his head, "Of course it's more than that. Because after that, another one died, and the deceased was also blue-faced, kidney failure, and had also drunk heavily before his death, and the doctor could only prove that it was an unnatural death. ”

Lao Guo almost stood up, Yang Bing was also taken aback, Xu Zhuang continued: "This deceased's name is Liu Guo, he and Zong Zhiqiang are elementary school classmates, and they didn't drink in the same place before they died. ”

Lao Guo's face was heavy, "Two unrelated people actually died for the same reason, it's weird and weird." He didn't say what was going on, the information was so advanced that in less than an hour, the whole city would know about it, and there would be countless different versions.

Xu Zhuang's eyes swept over the pennant on the wall intentionally or unintentionally, "I temporarily suppressed it, I didn't report it to the sub-bureau, the nature is complicated...... what is your opinion, Lao Guo?" ”

Lao Guo didn't seem to pay attention to Xu Zhuang's actions at all, he said solemnly: "You did the right thing Lao Xu, this matter is very complicated, try to control it before you figure it out, so as not to cause unnecessary panic, besides, our jurisdiction has been rated as the top ten public security for ten consecutive years." ”

Xu Zhuang sighed, "Yes, for ten consecutive years, you see that I will be transferred to the sub-bureau immediately, it's not easy!" But it's big or small......"

Lao Guo waved his hand, "This is also responsible for the people, no matter what the reason, it will be a big trouble to shake it out, Yang Bing, I order you, you investigate this case alone, find out the situation first, no matter what it is, report it directly to me." I'll discuss it with Lao Xu again. ”

Yang Bing walked out of the office, and her heart suddenly thumped, in fact, she didn't think this case was anything, but she didn't know why she felt so uneasy. The rain has stopped, but the weather is more humid and cold.

This is an old-fashioned house, the gatehouse is about three meters high, the vermilion gate is regularly arranged with fist-sized copper nails, the whole courtyard is backed by the hillside, facing a half-curved pond, with an obvious Ming and Qing dynasty style. The only striking thing is the glazed tile wall, where the word "demolition" is written in red, and the half-moon-shaped pond is filled with all kinds of garbage.

Wei Fei pinched his nose, "It stinks." It's hard to imagine how often I bathed here when I was a child. ”

Chen Feng said quietly: "What's even more unimaginable is that you often peeked at Sister Li taking a bath at that time. ”

Wei Fei didn't think about it, "It's not you who pull me every time." ”

Xie Li smiled and said, "Okay, you two little guys. She wore a red turtleneck sweater today, although she is in her thirties, but it is indeed as Wei Fei said, full of the charm of a mature woman.

Wei Fei looked at her, suddenly shivered inexplicably, and some strange pictures flashed in his mind, willow trees, green ......

Push open the courtyard door, cross the outrageously high threshold, the first thing you see is a well, the wellhead is not round or square, built on the left side, there are a few green bamboos in the corner of the right wing.

Wei Fei walked over and picked a green abnormal leaf, "Strange, I remember that these bamboos have died a long time ago?" ”

Chen Feng glanced at him, "Dead wood can sew spring." Then he turned to look at the strange carvings on the wooden doors and windows. Wei Fei leaned over and said with bad intentions: "Fatty, do you remember the glory days when we were children?" Chen Feng was just about to speak, when Xie Li shouted, "Ha, this mirror is really still there." The two of them looked over and saw Xie Li standing in front of a wooden pillar in front of the corridor of the wing room on the left, full of emotion.

There are three main rooms in this courtyard, two rooms on the left and two wing rooms on the left and right. At that time, Xie Li and Wei Fei lived in their own homes, and Chen Feng lived in one house. Later, Chen Feng's family moved away, and the main house became the kitchen of Xie Wei's family, and Wei Fei stole food at Xie Li's house when he was a child. The corridor is very narrow, and the two pillars in front of the main house, one on the left and one on the left, form a "bow" character.

The mirror that Xie Li said was strangely embedded in the wooden pillar, diagonally facing the deep well that was not square or round. Chen Feng walked over and took a closer look, "It's really there, I haven't paid attention to it before." ”

At this time, the mobile phone in Wei Fei's pocket suddenly rang. Wei Fei took out the sound of "feeding" as soon as he lost his voice and shouted: "What? Zong Zhiqiang and Liu Guo are dead? Chen Feng...... What happened to him? You say it again, hey, don't hang up...... Hey......" put away his mobile phone, before he could speak, he saw Chen Feng's face turn white, gray and then red, and even with a little excitement in his mouth, "Sure enough, something happened, damn, old man, I'm starting to believe you." ”

Wei Fei hurriedly touched his head, "Fatty, are you okay?" Xie Li pulled the nervous Wei Fei, after all, she was much older, and she could calm down, "Chen Feng, what's going on?" ”

Chen Feng's face was usually either smiling or expressionless, but at the moment it was excited, he rubbed his hands, trying to make himself look reasonable, "It's nothing, it's nothing, this thing is something you can't imagine, in short...... In short, there are many more things that you cannot imagine. He looked at Wei Fei and Xie Li strangely, and hehe.

Lao Guo stared at Wei Fei's face for three minutes, frowned and asked, "Have you figured it out?" ”

Wei Fei glanced at Yang Bing, who was standing behind Lao Guo and was expressionless, and tilted his head very cooperatively in thought, "It's really nothing, Zong Zhiqiang and Liu Guo are both our elementary school classmates, and they rarely come and go, this time I met Chen Feng and I met at dinner, and by the way, I called over for a few drinks." ”

Lao Guo sighed, thought about it and asked, "Why did Chen Feng's family move away back then?" ”

Wei Fei shook his head, "I don't know about this." At that time, he was still young, and when I asked Chen Feng, he didn't know. ”

Lao Guo pondered for a while and continued to ask, "Then why did he come back now?" ”

Wei Fei smiled, "Of course he came back to see me, there are no other relatives here, I was his best friend when I was a child." ”

Lao Guo lit a cigarette, "Really?" "I closed my eyes and leaned back in my chair, not knowing what I was thinking. Wei Fei took the opportunity to wink at Yang Bing, who glared at him and shook his head.

Lao Guo opened his eyes, "What are you going to do in that old courtyard in the afternoon?" Wei Fei said: "We all grew up there, and now it's going to be demolished, go and see." ”

Lao Guo nodded, as if casually asking, "I heard that the courtyard was handed down by your ancestors?" ”

Wei Fei didn't know why he asked this question, but after thinking about it, he replied: "It seems to be...... I don't know either. It's a pity that my parents died a few years ago, otherwise I would have to ask them. ”

Lao Guo seemed to be thinking about something, and said casually: "They died of illness...... he suddenly stopped vigilantly, turned his head to Yang Bing and said: "It's nothing, you take him back first, by the way, don't report this matter to Lao Xu first, wait a minute, I'll go to him in person." ”

Wei Fei was very strange how he knew that his parents were sick and dead, he opened his mouth and was about to ask, when he saw Yang Bing glaring at him, he changed his words: "What about Chen Feng?" ”

Lao Guo seemed to have returned to normal, cleared his throat, and said seriously: "Young man, you are a resident of our jurisdiction, we still know a little about your situation, and we know that you have no bad records in the past, so we dare to let you go back first, but this does not mean that you have no problems, this will be said after we investigate, and you can't go out casually after you go back, we will look for you at any time." That's it, Yang Bing, you go out first, I still have some things. ”

Walking out of the office, Wei Fei grimaced, Yang Bing pinched his ears, and went downstairs with a pull, looking at no one around, before he said anxiously: "Why don't you know the severity, if I didn't guarantee you, even you would have to be sent to the sub-bureau, and I wouldn't be able to help you when the time comes." ”

Wei Fei was in a hurry, "Huh? The fat man was sent to the precinct? ”

Yang Bing shook his head, "Not yet, a case like this should have been reported a long time ago, probably because our institute had just been rated as the best public security in the city, and the director was about to be raised, so he suppressed it, but two people died in a row, and the reason could not be found, and such a big matter would have to be reported to the sub-bureau sooner or later." ”

Wei Fei was even more worried, "What can I do?" Bingbing, where is Chen Feng now, can I meet him? Yang Bing flatly refused, "No, you don't know how serious this matter is." Wei Fei said urgently: "Listen to me, Bingbing, I always feel that this thing is very strange." What did that old Guo ask me just now......"

Yang Bing thought about it carefully, "Just take a look?" Wei Fei smiled bitterly, "Miss, I don't have the ability to rob the law field. Yang Bing tugged at his ear again, "Okay, it's only three minutes." ”

Because it is a street police station, it deals with daily things on weekdays, so the police station does not have a formal place to interrogate and detain criminal suspects. Chen Feng was locked up in a house full of all kinds of miscellaneous items.

When Wei Fei and Yang Bing came in, they saw Chen Feng sitting on a worn tire with a smile on his face, looking like he didn't care about himself.

Wei Fei was a little angry, "Damn, are you really sick or have you taken the wrong medicine?" ”

Chen Feng smiled, not in a hurry, "What's the hurry, I'm not in a good way!" ”

Wei Fei scolded, "Fuck you." What are you anxious about, what's going on, you hurry up and tell us, before you are handed over to the sub-bureau, Yang Bing will find a way to help us. ”

Yang Bing snorted, "There is still one minute." ”

Chen Feng smiled, since he knew that Zong Liu and the others were dead, he was completely different from his usual calm appearance, as if he had changed a person, he whispered mysteriously: "Don't worry, someone will help me." Wei Fei was stunned and said, "Who?" Chen Feng leaned into his ear and whispered, "Yang Bing! ”

Wei Fei was just about to speak, when he suddenly felt his heart beat twice, his breathing suddenly became short, and he was dizzy, as if all the essence and blood in his body had suddenly been drained, and his body staggered and fell to the ground softly, with no blood on his face, and a patch of blue.

Yang Bing didn't even have time to be surprised, she hugged Wei Fei and subconsciously looked at Chen Feng. Chen Feng shook the handcuffs on his wrists, "If I say that only I can save him now, do you believe it or not?" ”

Yang Bing said without hesitation: "Believe! "Reach for the handcuffed key. At this time, footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door, Chen Feng put away his smiling face, and said quickly in a low voice: "You hold down the life gate between his two kidneys with your left hand, and pinch his Shen pulse with your right hand, which is where your bare feet sink, quick, any foot, someone is coming, you hold him and hide quickly, don't let go." ”

Yang Bing hid behind a big wooden box with Wei Fei in his arms, watching the green qi on Wei Fei's face slowly fade, and then he breathed a sigh of relief, holding Wei Fei's two hands left and right, and he didn't dare to let go.

The door was pushed open, but no one spoke. After a long time, Lao Guo's voice sounded, and he asked a strange question: "How long has it been since your family moved to now?" "12 years," Chen Feng replied.

It was Lao Guo, Yang Bing was shocked, and he must not let him find out that he and Wei Fei were here. What happened just now was too sudden, and she couldn't think at all, in fact, because of the involvement of Wei Fei, she panicked at the beginning, told Wei Fei about the situation on the phone, and then told Lao Guo about her relationship with Wei Fei, but she didn't expect Lao Guo to unexpectedly agree to let Wei Fei go back first, and now she took this Wei Fei to see Chen Feng, each of which was enough to make her take off her police uniform. But this matter is like what Wei Fei said from beginning to end, it is really a lot of weirdness, not to mention the director Xu Zhuang, who has not been found in the past few days, and Lao Guo is mysterious and secretive, and what just happened to Wei Fei, Yang Bing suddenly became afraid.

Lao Guo continued the strange conversation between him and Chen Feng. "Why did you come back?" "Returning home to visit friends."

"Wei Fei on him...... Something is wrong......" Lao Guo seemed to hesitate.

Chen Feng replied very simply, "I can see it, but I don't know what it is?" ”

The fire flashed, and Lao Guo lit a cigarette, "Maybe I can help." ”

Chen Feng didn't speak. Lao Guo quickly said again: "Don't misunderstand, it's not me." I only vaguely guessed where you came from, probably with my old friend......"

Chen Feng didn't wait for him to finish, and "snorted", "You guessed wrong." ”

"I'm still young after all!" Lao Guo sighed, and his tone changed, "Today is the Qingming Festival, right?" ”

Chen Feng nodded, "March 12, Jiachen Moon is the noon day, the sun is born and the moon is built." ”

Lao Guo's tone changed again, "Okay, I'm not a formal pre-trial, and Director Xu Zhuangxu will personally interrogate you later." I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, he bit the words "Director Xu Zhuang and Xu Zhuang" very hard.

Walking to the door, he turned his head again, his eyes swept over the big wooden box where Wei Fei and Yang Bing were hiding, threw down a few clueless words and opened the door and left: "March Qingming, Liu Linglangsheng, Yuejian is the head, Dongmu Shenjun, Qingxi Changliu ......"

Chen Feng frowned and muttered these words, "Damn, weasel, Lao Tzu doesn't accept your affection." Turning around, he motioned for Yang Bing to hug Wei Fei over, "How is he?" Yang Bing opened his handcuffs, "I haven't woken up yet." ”

Chen Feng took Wei Fei and reached out to his lips and nodded on the back of his head, "It's getting dark, we are not in danger for the time being, but it will be past 7 o'clock...... Let's get out of here first. ”

Yang Bing opened the door, looked at it, Chen Feng picked up Wei Fei and left, "Don't look at it, there must be no one, that old Guo will send favors to the end." ”

Yang Bing hesitated, but still followed behind Chen Feng, "What should I do next?" Chen Feng thought for a moment, "Next...... By the way, Yang Bing, go back, just act as if nothing happened, hey, I guess your leaders will do the same. Seeing that she kept looking at Wei Fei, "He's fine, it's just Liu Linglang, I have a way." ”

Yang Bing's face flushed, and then the instinct of the police made her quickly think of some questions, "Who is Liu Linglang?" Wei Fei was like that just now, and Zong Zhiqiang, is Liu Guo's death related to him? ”

Chen Feng looked at her with a smile, not knowing what he was thinking. Yang Bing's face turned red again, and he glared: "What are you looking at?" I'm curious, can't I? ”

Chen Feng couldn't help but laugh, "I'm thinking about how to tell you, this Liu Linglang is ......, it's not a human, what is it?" Oh, it's a thing. As he walked, Yang Bing was behind him, "What a mess." ”

When I walked out of the police station, I didn't meet anyone, the yard was deserted, and I didn't even see anyone on duty. Yang Bing was very strange, Chen Feng sneered, "It was that old Guo who did it." He's not a good thing either, just wants something out of me. ”

Yang Bing whispered, "What kind of good thing are you." ”

Chen Feng looked at her with a smile again, "I'm the same thing as Wei Fei." Suddenly remembered something, and his face slowly became serious, "Yang Bing, what did that old Guo say, is there anything special about Xu Zhuang?" Yang Bing said, "Director Xu?" He doesn't usually go out of the office, and ah, by the way, his left eye has been injured and atrophied. ”

Chen Feng frowned and thought for a while, "Damn, another idiot." Then he said to Yang Bing very seriously: "Yang Bing, go back, this matter is not something you can imagine, Wei Fei will be fine, believe me!" ”