I instinctively took two steps back, and that miserable white face belonged to Xiao Nan. Xiao Nan was being held in Shen Nuo's arms, the two people who were big and small, their hair was drooping, and at a certain moment, I actually felt that the two of them looked a little alike. It is also a somewhat sickly white skin, and it is also a deep black pupil.

Xiao Nan and Shen Nuo were both looking at me, the wind was still raging outside the house, and the sound of the raging rainstorm knocking on the roof tiles filled the originally quiet room. The dim old-style light bulb would flicker from time to time, as if it would go out at any time, and the atmosphere was a little depressing, and finally, Shen Nuo hugged Xiao Nan to the side and sat down on the edge of the bed.

I slapped the rain off my body and squatted in front of Xiao Nan. I wanted to ask Xiao Nan something, but she timidly buried her head in Shen Nuo's arms, she didn't seem to be afraid of Shen Nuo at all, but had a sense of closeness. Shen Nuo gently patted Xiao Nan's back, and her mouth was humming an unknown tune, she was coaxing Xiao Nan to sleep.

Listening to this sleepy tune, I habitually rubbed my temples again, I was already a little feverish, and it rained all night, I felt very cold, but my whole body was hot. The scorching heat seemed to penetrate my skin and set my whole body on fire.

Finally, just when I couldn't hold on any longer, Xiao Nan's cry once again sobered me up. Xiao Nan had already lifted her head from Shen Nuo's arms, contrary to her well-behaved appearance just now, she struggled violently in Shen Nuo's arms, no matter how Shen Nuo comforted Xiao Nan, she couldn't calm down.

Xiao Nan was crying and screaming, and his eyes were still looking at the balcony in horror, I stood up and strode towards the balcony. This is my second time touching this balcony, this place, it always feels a little strange to me, but I can't tell what is going on.

As soon as I opened the door, the cold wind mixed with the rain blew in my face, and it was bitterly cold, and my face was a little painful. There was nothing outside the balcony, and I leaned out and looked around, and the alley downstairs was pitch black, and I could barely make out the outline of the path.

I called downstairs, and immediately, the two detectives downstairs answered me and asked me what was wrong. When I came up, I put them at the door.

"What's the matter?" I asked, they were standing under the balcony and I couldn't see them, I could only hear them. As soon as I asked, they turned on the flashlight and shone it all around, and I followed the beam of the flashlight and saw that there was nothing in the alley except the splashed rain.

A detective ran out and stopped as far as I could see. He didn't hold an umbrella and raised his head with difficulty: "Professor Li, everything is normal." He squinted, and the rain was so heavy that he couldn't open his eyes.

I nodded, motioning for him to hurry back to the house. When I returned to the room, Xiao Nan stopped crying, but she kept staring at the balcony, Shen Nuo asked me, is there something outside, I shook my head, Shen Nuo didn't ask anymore, but like Xiao Nan, I stared at the direction of the balcony with some nervousness.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, I cautiously walked up to Xiao Nan and asked the question I wanted to ask. I was very careful, for fear of scaring Xiao Nan, unlike before, Xiao Nan is not afraid of me now, she stretched out her hands towards me, Shen Nuo and I were slightly stunned, and immediately, I understood that Xiao Nan wanted me to hug her.

I took Xiao Nan from Shen Nuo's arms, maybe my body was hot at the moment, and I felt that Xiao Nan's body was as cold as an ice cellar.

"Xiao Nan, what did you say to your grandfather?" I repeated my question softly again. Xiao Nan whispered in Lao Zhang's ear more than once, and every time he finished speaking, Lao Zhang's reaction was a little strange, and even today, Lao Zhang shot himself.

Xiao Nan blinked and put her mouth to my ear: "Grandpa Zhong, outside." ”

Xiao Nan's words made my heart "chuckle", Xiao Nan stretched out his hand and pointed to the balcony again, I turned my head to look, outside the glass window of the balcony, it was still dark. I immediately thought of a person, Grandpa Zhong in Xiao Nan's mouth, it is likely to be Zhong Yudong, Lao Zhang told me that the last time he saw Zhong Yudong was two years ago.

Although Xiao Nan is only a seven or eight-year-old child, Lao Zhang and Zhong Yudong have a good relationship, and Xiao Nan may also get along with Zhong Yudong when he was a child, and it is very likely that he remembers this person.

"Xiao Nan, is Grandpa Zhong Captain Zhong?" I asked.

Xiao Nan nodded, and his little hand still pointed to the balcony: "Grandpa Zhong is there......"

I carried Xiao Nan to the bed and sat down, squatted in front of her, I told Xiao Nan that there was nothing there, and then asked Xiao Nan what he said to Lao Zhang. Xiao Nan finally answered my question this time, compared with other children of the same age, Xiao Nan is not particularly proficient in speaking, and he has to think about a word for a long time.

Xiao Nan said that she told Lao Zhang that she had seen Grandpa Zhong.

After Xiao Nan finished speaking, Shen Nuo looked at me with a frown, slightly surprised in his eyes. Before Lao Zhang died, he said that he went to commit suicide Lin Jian, it was Zhong Yudong, I asked Xiao Nan some more words, but Xiao Nan's answer was the same as just now. I remembered that when Xiao Nan saw Xu Yi, she cried directly, and I asked Xiao Nan what was going on, but Xiao Nan didn't say anything.

She didn't ask where her grandfather had gone, she rolled over to bed and soon fell asleep.

I sat on the side, my head hurt even more, Shen Nuo covered the quilt for Xiao Nan, and also sat next to me. The phone rang, it was Xu Yi calling, I looked at Xiao Nan who was asleep, and then looked at the heavy rain outside the window, and asked Xu Yi not to wait for me with some embarrassment. After hanging up the phone, Shen Nuo asked me with a smile if it was my girlfriend calling.

Speaking of which, Xu Yi has only just come back, but I don't have more time to spend with her. The past few years of Xu Yi's disappearance are undoubtedly very important clues, but Xu Yi's memory is always vague, and many details can't even be remembered. My mother was worried about Xu Yi's mental condition and wouldn't let me ask about it.

I didn't answer Shen Nuo's question, "Ms. Shen, are you sure you won't tell me your identity?" ”

Shen Nuo gave me a casual look: "I said, don't call me Ms. Shen, call me old." Shen Nuo straightened her messy long hair with his hand, "My name is Shen Nuo, don't you know?" ”

"I want to know what happened to the fire fifteen years ago, involving Xiong Wancheng." I asked.

Shen Nuo's hand to arrange her hair paused, but she immediately returned to normal: "What happened more than ten years ago, I don't want to say more, if I say, I'm dead, will you believe it?" Shen Nuo said, suddenly leaning his face over, and I moved the chair to the side in displeasure.

Shen Nuo sneered and waved her hand, saying that I am really a professor, too rigid, and after speaking, she lay on the table. After a while, Shen Nuo's breathing became even, and she fell asleep. I looked around, and after a closer look, I found that there were a lot of yellow talismans pasted in Lao Zhang's room, and these yellow talismans were exactly the same as those posted in Zhong Yudong's house.

The last time I came to Lao Zhang's house, I hadn't found these things, and Lao Zhang hadn't gone home for the past few days, so these yellow talismans should have been posted when he sent Xiao Nan back. There is one point that is very difficult to explain, Lao Zhang takes special care of Xiao Nan, even if he wants to commit suicide, he should not leave Xiao Nan alone in the home where he was targeted by the murderer.

Originally, I couldn't figure it out, but now that I see these yellow symbols, and then think of Lao Zhang's performance before his death, I kind of understand, Lao Zhang still thinks that these cases have something to do with ghosts and gods, so he didn't put Xiao Nan in the police station to protect everyone, but with the help of these nihilistic things.

As for why Lao Zhang committed suicide, it is unknown, including Lao Zhang's heroic appearance is completely different from that of previous years, which is also a doubt. Maybe it was influenced by Zhong Yudong, or maybe it was Lao Zhang himself who encountered something that made him inexplicable and terrifying, in short, it is impossible for a person to change his temperament for no reason.

I also leaned back in my chair and rested with my eyes closed. Not only was my body uncomfortable, but my heart was also dull and abnormal, as if it was blocked by something. I suddenly felt that I was very useless, and Professor Li, who was so praised, was really in trouble this time, and I had never felt so helpless.

The murderer is definitely not an ordinary person, his thoughtfulness, his ability to destroy evidence, and his ability to counter investigation are very strong. Clues keep appearing, but they are broken halfway, and then new clues appear, but instead of being revealed, the mystery is increasing.

I always felt as if the murderer was eyeing me, the mysterious man who called me......

When I woke up again, it was already dawn, the rain had stopped, Shen Nuo and Xiao Nan had already woken up, the two of them were on the edge of the bed, I don't know what they were talking about, it was very rare, Shen Nuo made Xiao Nan laugh, Xiao Nan still didn't ask where his grandfather went.

"Let's go." Shen Nuo saw that I was awake, picked up Xiao Nan, and walked downstairs.

After following along, Shen Nuo told me that Zhao Da gave an order early in the morning to take Xiao Nan back to the police station, Xiao Nan is a descendant of the old comrades of the police force, and everyone in the police force cares about Xiao Nan very much. Shen Nuo didn't feel at ease and handed over Xiao Nan to the two criminal policemen, hugged Xiao Nan by himself, and walked out of the alley all the way.

Shen Nuo threw me the car keys and asked me to drive, while she and Xiao Nan got into the passenger seat. While driving, I noticed that Xiao Nan's eyes kept glancing at me, my head was still groggy, and I was driving very carefully, so I didn't talk to Xiao Nan and Shen Nuo.

When he arrived at the police station, Zhao Da saw Shen Nuo, who was still wearing red clothes, and scolded again, but after two sentences, Zhao Da closed his mouth, because Xiao Nan was staring at Zhao Da directly. Zhao Da still has a psychological shadow for Xiao Nan, indeed, this child is too strange, strange and scary.