Jin Peng and Li Zhen left Longmen Town and returned to the city, and they did not say goodbye to Shuqing when they left. At that time, Shuqing and the director's wife were standing at the door of Hu Sheng's house.

"Who are you looking for?" Hu Sheng asked, cold and calm. He only saw Shuqing alone, and apparently he didn't remember her anymore.

"Hu Sheng—" The director's wife stood opposite Hu Sheng from the side. "We want to talk to you," she said. ”

"Nothing to talk about?" Hu Sheng said. He glanced at the director's wife, her face expressionless, but his eyes revealed his disgust for her.

"Wait a minute—" Just as Hu Sheng was about to close the door, Shuqing stretched out his hand to block the door. "Don't you remember me? I'm Aunt Shuqing!" added Shuqing. She looked carefully at Hu Sheng, who was trying to search her brain for memories of the name, and she looked at him thoughtfully, looking at him with a reminiscing gaze, as if he was still the same as many years ago. Although he was tortured, looked much older, and his face was pale, and he looked like he had been indoors for many years without seeing much sunlight, but he was still handsome. She thought he should have been very attractive in the past. He should be joyful and charming then. These are no longer there, but maybe they will come back. At least the stubble that came out around his lips indicated that he had grown into a mature man. Gentle lips, and eyes that are touching when they stare at you - willing to do everything for him. It's like, oh! it's like--who's like? She was caught up in the memory. He was dressed very simply, a yellowed white shirt, a pair of trousers that didn't fit well, and a pair of low-quality plastic slippers.

"Oh-I'm sorry! I-I don't think I know you!" Hu Sheng said, frowning awkwardly.

"Anna, tell me you're going to marry a girl named Anna!" said Shuqing eagerly.

Hu Sheng looked at Shuqing in a daze, and after a moment he reacted.

"Oh-oh-oh, it's you! it's you!" Hu Sheng was a little surprised, his face twitched slightly when he heard Anna, and Shuqing noticed the detail. After thinking for a moment, he suddenly remembered something. "Please come in!" he opened the door and let Shuqing and the director's wife into the room. "I haven't been back for years, and the home is very basic. Sit down and don't be polite. ”

Shuqing looked around at the humble house, and it was indeed a typical peasant house, with nothing but some farm tools and some necessary tables and stools. Shuqing and the director's wife found the only bench in the room that was not too high and sat down side by side. Hu Sheng poured them two cups of hot tea.

"Hope it didn't bother you. Shuqing said as she took the tea.

Hu Sheng shook his head, and without saying a word, he took a few steps back and sat down on a low wooden stool. When he sat down, the leg of his trousers was shrinking to his calves. It must have been old pants from many years ago, maybe from junior high school. Shuqing thought.

"Have you seen Li Zhen?" asked the director's wife. "She's and—"

"See, at Zhu Hui's funeral, and her husband!" Hu Sheng interrupted the director's wife, who lowered his head and did not raise his head to look at the director's wife.

"Hu Sheng, I've always wanted to find an opportunity to tell you I'm sorry!" said the director's wife.

"No need. ”

"Li Zhen has divorced her husband. Sook Ching interjected.

"Oh—is it?" Hu Sheng suddenly looked up at Shuqing, his eyes shining with hope, but only dimming for a moment. "She-is she happy now?" he said tentatively.

"I think she should be happy now. Shuqing remembered the expression on Li Zhen's face as she prepared to leave Longmen Town. "Aunt Shuqing, let's go back to Chongqing, there's nothing fun here! It's not as convenient as the city at all, and it's not convenient to take a bath or something." How could you have endured this country life before. She said, with contempt for small-town life and excitement about city life.

"That's good!" Hu Sheng said.

Shuqing looked at Hu Sheng, she really wanted to ask him, why didn't he marry Anna, why did he marry a rich girl who was extremely incompatible with her, why did she come back here? But she didn't speak, she thought that there seemed to be no answer to all of this, and there was no standard answer to everything related to feelings.

"I've seen your mother. "She's always been reluctant to believe that you're going to kill someone." She's having a hard time right now, and I think she should have spent a lot of money on getting a lawyer for you. ”

"Oh, yes, I know, I'm sorry for her, I'm an unfilial son. I let her down. Hu Sheng said, looking out the door and closing his voice tightly, as if trying to suppress his sadness.

"But why don't you argue for yourself, if you didn't kill someone, why don't you fight?" said Shuqing.

Hu Sheng shook his head, he still looked out the window and did not withdraw his gaze. "I thought if hiding would solve all the worries, maybe it would be a good place. He sniffed in frustration. Shuqing didn't speak, she was waiting for Hu Sheng.

"It's all in the past. After half the salary, Hu Sheng only said these words.

Shuqing had no choice but to say: "Li Zhen's mother entrusted me to take care of her, and her health is not very good. I think—" At this point she stopped talking and looked at Hu Sheng.

"After Anna's death, I had a bad relationship with Li Zhen. In fact, Xiaoxi has not been good since he was gone. She always hurts herself, endlessly. Maybe she thinks Xiaoxi's death is her fault, but I never blame her, we are still young, and we can still have a lot of beautiful babies. It's a pity—" Hu Sheng stopped at this point. He tried to restrain himself, and the lines of his face stiffened. "She-she took Anna, the poor girl. lived in an insane asylum for so many years, but was taken away by his own sister. She tortured her, beat her, even- even—"

"She injected her with a lot of amphi, and Anna became a complete lunatic!" Shuqing took his words, and of course she understood how unspeakable it was. Life is always so chaotic and full of drama, Hu Sheng is mixed between the two sisters, one side is his own conscience, and the other is his beloved wife.

"She's injected herself, too—" Hu Sheng said, his voice unsure of that.

"I think your mother, who has worked so hard and must have made up her mind to find justice for you. The director's wife suddenly interjected.

"Impartiality. Hu Sheng pondered. Looking up at the director's wife, her eyes were sharp. As if she had seen through it, the director's wife turned her face away in embarrassment.

"I think your mother thinks it's important, I think she's a very righteous person, and we talked a lot that day. She told me very firmly that you were by no means a murderer. I think you deserve justice. Shuqing said. She glanced at the director's wife and affirmed the director's wife's words.

"What can we do if we get justice? Can justice be made up for all those years?"

"I know that there are some things that can't be remedied. But, Hu Sheng, Zhu Hui is dead, and you died shortly after you were released from prison. Don't you think it's weird? I'm afraid—"

"Zhu Hui has no enemies in this town, except-" The director's wife looked at Hu Sheng thoughtfully.

"Do you think Zhu Hui's death has anything to do with me?" Hu Sheng looked at the director's wife angrily.

"No, no, of course not. It's just—" The director's wife was blushing when Hu Sheng looked at her.

"Who do you think the murderer will be?" added Shuqing immediately afterward.

"Didn't she commit suicide?"

"Do you think it's possible?

"I think—I can't think of it. ”

"I always have a feeling that it has something to do with Zhou Zhiwen's death back then!" Shuqing looked at Hu Sheng worriedly.

"Do you think it's Li Zhen, and will she smash her father's head with a hammer?"

"I don't know. However, I don't think she would have smashed her own father's head. Yes, I know she hates him. Even if she wanted to kill him, it would not be possible to do so in this way. She could have stabbed him in the heart or strangled him. But she wouldn't kill her father in such a way - with his head shattered and unrecognizable. However, the police will not believe it, they will find a person with obvious suspicion and close the case early. As he spoke, he glanced at the director's wife again.

"I want to ask, have you called An Xiaowen since you were released from prison?" said Shuqing, and she slowly stood up. Suddenly a strong wind blew outside the house.

"Nope!"