With my armband in my hand, I slowly walked out of the orphanage. When passing by the courtyard outside the alley, Jiang Jun looked at the old man sitting inside and suggested that I go in and inquire. The orphanage was so close to them that they knew that it was possible. So, we stepped into the courtyard again.

The old people were very enthusiastic, and when they saw that we were here to inquire, everyone came over slowly. In the courtyard, the sound of children playing echoes, which adds a bit of youthful atmosphere to this old house.

Speaking of the orphanage back then, the memories of several old people are still very clear. They have been praising Dean Luo as a person, and they say that Dean Luo is so kind. Dean Luo ran an orphanage and contributed all his money, and when a few old people visited the door, they saw the children eating, but Dean Luo didn't eat anything.

At that time, Dean Luo was already very old. After inquiry, everyone learned that the orphanage's funds were in difficulty, and Dean Luo was afraid that the children would not have enough to eat, so she refused to eat herself. Later, Dean Luo's kindness touched many people, raised money, and contacted many public welfare people in the society, so that the orphanage could survive normally.

In addition to taking care of the children, Dean Luo also took special care of the neighbors, and after the economic situation of the orphanage improved, Dean Luo took out part of the extra money to take care of the elderly in this area with particularly difficult economic conditions. So in this area, Dean Luo can be described as a household name.

Although Dean Luo has been dead for many years, the people who have received the favor of Dean Luo still remember Dean Luo, and they will go to Dean Luo's tomb every year to pay respects. However, no one knows where the orphanage was first relocated from other provinces, and no one asks.

"Do you remember a child named Luo Xi?" I asked.

Several old people looked at each other, looking at their appearance, I am afraid they don't remember, after all, there are many children in the orphanage, and these old people only visit the door occasionally, how can they remember after so much time. Just as we were about to give up, an old man suddenly asked, "Is it the child who doesn't like to talk?" ”

I was happy in my heart, Luo Xi was indeed the most autistic one in the orphanage, according to those women, Dean Luo and they tried a lot of ways to make Luo Xi cheerful, but in the end they didn't succeed. It is precisely because of autism that none of the people who came to adopt the child considered Luo Xi.

Jiang Jun immediately nodded: "Yes, old man, do you remember?" ”

The old man had forgotten what the child's name was, but according to his vague description, the child was Luo Xi, and there would be no mistake. This old man has no children at home, and his wife has died, so he often goes to the orphanage to help Dean Luo take care of the children.

Therefore, he had a little impression of Luo Xi.

He said he remembered a police officer who would go to the orphanage every once in a while to accompany the most autistic child. As soon as the old man said this, I was even more sure, and the policeman he was talking about was probably Du Lei. Where can ordinary old people tell the difference between police cadets and policemen, the people in the orphanage know that Du Lei is a police academy student, so it is not surprising that the old man heard that he became a policeman.

The old man thought carefully, and it was a long time before he finally spoke again.

As the five criminal women said, the old man also remembered that Du Lei would take the child out every day. The old man got up early, and in previous years, he was in good health, so he would take advantage of the good air in the morning to go out for a walk. Du Lei would take Luo Xi out every week, so the old man would also meet them every week.

At first, the old man didn't remember very well, but after three consecutive years, the old man was very impressed.

"Do you know where they went?" I'll ask right away.

The old man thought for a while: "Look at the direction, they are going to the west." ”

"Every time?" I asked.

The old man nodded and pointed us in the right direction: "That's over there." ”

Jiang Jun and I thanked the old man and immediately ran to the west. A few years ago, there were no buses or taxis in the area, and to the west was the suburb, which was even more sparsely populated. And Du Lei doesn't have a car himself, and he has a child with him, so he definitely can't go far, so I'm going to observe it, maybe I can judge where Du Lei took Luo Xi to.

We headed west, slowly, out of the residential area, and half an hour later, we were on the dirt path, where there was no one left. We continued on our way, and after about forty minutes of walking, we came to a small forest. Jiang Jun and I stood in front of the grove and looked around for a while.

"Professor Li, are you still going forward?" Jiang Jun asked.

We're already close to the suburbs, and we're out of the city through the woods. A few years ago, I was a police officer and passed through this grove, so I am familiar with the terrain. After this grove, the terrain behind it is very empty, and it will take several hours to walk further, and it is unlikely that Du Lei will take Luo Xi to a large clearing.

"I think this grove is the destination of Du Lei and Luo Xi." I said to Jiang Jun.

Jiang Jun was a little puzzled: "What is Du Lei doing in the woods with a child?" ”

I shook my head: "I don't know, go in and have a look." ”

Jiang Jun and I spent a full hour walking back and forth in the woods, but this grove was the same as any other woods, nothing special at all. I racked my brains, but I still couldn't figure out the purpose of Du Lei bringing a child here.

I raised my head slightly, and the days of continuity came to an end, and the sun finally broke through the haze, and I remembered the memory in my dream.

Looking at the dazzling sun, I sighed slightly.

Full of doubts, we went back to the city, found a random place to eat, and then went to the hospital. I went to the hospital to change the dressing and went to see You Lu and Meng Ting. After changing the medicine, Jiang Jun and I entered Meng Ting's ward, she was about to be discharged, but You Lu still needed a while.

When Meng Ting saw us coming, she hurriedly beckoned us to sit down.

I didn't beat around the bush and made my intentions straightforward. In the three years that Du Lei went to the orphanage, Meng Ting had been with Du Lei, and I wanted to investigate from Meng Ting's mouth to see if Du Lei had strange behavior. Hearing Du Lei's name, Meng Ting let out a long sigh, but it was not because she was sad, but because she was tired.

Meng Ting said that she was really tired, she just wanted to live her current life now, and she wanted to forget all her previous memories. However, I always came to constantly disrupt her life. Meng Ting spoke very directly, but I didn't feel embarrassed, because it was related to Du Lei, and I had to ask.

Meng Ting looked at me: "Li Ke, I hope that after this time, you can stop mentioning Du Lei in front of me." He is dead, dead in my heart. ”

I nodded.

Meng Ting told me that during the time they were together, Du Lei always went to her in the afternoon. The young lovers who are together all want to spend more time with each other, but helplessly, Du Lei is a police academy student and can only go out of the police academy once a week. Therefore, Meng Ting was extremely puzzled, Du Lei could have gone to her early in the morning, but Du Lei had never been like this.

Meng Ting also asked Du Lei, but Du Lei always said that he had very important things to do.

Meng Ting is an empathetic person, she thinks about Du Lei, so she hasn't asked any more questions. Meng Ting always felt that as long as Du Lei graduated, their lives would become normal.

"He never told you where he went in the morning?" I asked.

Meng Ting shook her head: "No." ”

Looking at Meng Ting, compared with some time ago, Meng Ting's face has looked much better. Meng Ting had just experienced the pain of losing her son, but with You Lu's enlightenment, she didn't seem so sad.

Jiang Jun and I stood up, the hospital seemed very cold, Uncle Meng and Meng Ting's mother were not in the ward, according to Meng Ting, they were in You Lu's ward, and the doctor was doing further examinations on You Lu.

"When will you go abroad?" I asked.

Meng Ting: "The formalities are being processed, if it's fast, two months." ”

I nodded, "Rest well." ”

When Jiang Jun and I were about to leave the ward, Meng Ting suddenly stopped us again, and she hesitated for a long time: "Maybe there is something that will help you, Du Lei, he has always asked me not to tell anyone......