Although the case was solved, everyone was heavy.

Even Da Zhao lost his usual hippie smile, and Liu Yongxin patted Zhou Ning's shoulder.

"Adjust your mentality, hurry up and leave work, the materials needed for this case, we have provided all the materials that should be provided here, today is the Lantern Festival."

As he was talking, Xu Dayuan also walked in.

"Let's all withdraw, what are you waiting for? Could it be that I don't want to go home for a reunion today, so I can start arranging work? ”

Saying this, everyone quickly dispersed, and when Zhou Ning walked to Xu Dayuan's side, Xu Dayuan raised his hand and said:

"I'll give you two a holiday tomorrow, and I can't even stand the spinning, but remember that your phone can't be turned off."

"Okay, Xu Da, let's withdraw first."

After speaking, several people left, standing outside the second floor of the criminal police team, Zhou Ning looked at the sky and exhaled a long breath.

Only by seeing what people who have lost their freedom experience can they know how happy it is to be able to stand under the blue sky and breathe and be in a daze so freely.

With his hands in his pockets, Zhou Ning walked briskly to the side of the road and bought some fruit and a case of beer.

Only then did I call a taxi and go straight to the Yuhua community, the skyrocketing housing prices, so that the real estate developers are moving, even in winter, the vacant land on the south side of the community has been fenced off, and there are many large machines working.

He heard the second uncle say that it seems that the second phase of the Yuhua Community is a developer, after all, the land is cheap, so he naturally wants to take advantage of the opportunity to increase the price.

Zhou Ning got out of the taxi and entered the community, did not go home but went straight to the seventh building on the south side, the house bought by the second uncle is in this one, this house is much larger than his, a four-bedroom and two-hall house, grandpa also lives here, but there are no neighbors who like to chat, and the old man is a little lonely.

These days, although Zhou Ning is still abused by the system at night, he can always recall some fragments in the short time when he is half-asleep and half-awake, a woman's hand is holding him, standing on a tall building, looking down together, although he can't look up, he subconsciously feels that it is his mother's hand.

Just staring at the white expanse below, the hand touched Zhou Ning's head, and said to him, Xiao Ning, look, that's your father.

When Zhou Ning looked down, he had already entered the training ground of the system, but when he woke up, he always felt that this was not a dream, but a real experience.

You must know that after the death of his parents at the age of ten, he has no memory of him before the age of ten, why is this? Is it because he was also injured and lost his memory, or was the death of his parents not an accident?

Grandpa and second uncle almost kept silent, and even his parents' occupations were not said, after a long time, he no longer asked, not to forget, but to hide this secret in his heart, but this fragment of memory still made him a little uncomfortable.

Take a deep breath and put away these thoughts.

raised his hand and knocked on the door three times, the door was opened by his cousin, and when he saw Zhou Ning, Zhou Xiaoyu shouted happily to the back.

"My brother is back!"

Hearing this shout, the second uncle and grandfather all got up and came over, and Zhou Ning was a little embarrassed.

"Grandpa and second uncle, I'm here to eat!"

The old man smiled and didn't speak, and the second uncle came over directly with a smile on his face.

", what kind of rice, today fifteen naturally want to have a reunion dinner together, hurry into the house to wash your hands, your second aunt is about to cook, I just saw that the time was still early, so I didn't call you, how about your case is over?"

Zhou Ning nodded, and the old man quit.

"There's a lot of nonsense, I didn't see that Xiao Ning was carrying so many things in his hands, and you let him talk all the time?"

The second uncle smiled and waved his hand at Xiaoyu, Xiaoyu stepped forward to help Zhou Ning take over the things, he washed his hands and went to the kitchen to greet the busy second aunt and cousin Zhou Xiaojun, and then hurriedly walked to the old man's side, and the second uncle Zhou Xianghua also leaned over and handed Zhou Ning a cup of hot water.

"What kind of case can I say this time, I have heard, the Zhu Institute of the Port Police Station has made two trips to the branch in the past two days, and the Sun Bureau scolded him, and the people from the agency went to the canteen to eat, and they were all talking about it, what is the reason?"

The old man coughed and kicked his second son.

"You are in charge of logistics, why do you ask about this every day, and if you don't follow the wind and listen to the rain."

"Okay, okay, old man, what you said is right, to satisfy the curiosity of the second uncle, what kind of case is it?"

Zhou Ning smiled and put the teacup down.

"A homicide case is still in the jurisdiction of the port police station, but the case is a bit complicated, and there are a lot of involved, the wife was ....... by the junior because her husband was looking for a mistress outside."

Zhou Ning was concise and to the point, and told the case again, and after listening to this, the old man's brows were tightly locked, and the crutch in his hand kept poking the ground.

"There are two people who burn money, if they don't have money, they will eat in the soil every day, and they can't provoke such a fox spirit, but pity the child."

The second uncle also kept sighing.

"Let's talk about it, Xiao Ning won't have anything in his heart, in the future, after you finish the case, you will go home in a panic, talk to me and your grandfather, let's not hold back the illness, then the gains outweigh the losses."

At this time, the second aunt brought a fish and shouted at Zhou Ning:

"Listen less to your second uncle's speech, Xiao Ning quickly helped your grandfather to come over for dinner, your second uncle was on duty on Chinese New Year's Eve, we didn't have a reunion dinner, today is the most complete person, let's hurry up to the table."

Everyone sat down, the old man on Zhou Ning's left, the second uncle on the right, and the three of them all poured beer in front of them, the old man was a little high blood pressure, and he didn't dare to let him drink liquor, so the old man picked up the cup.

"The second family's hard work, taking care of me, an old man, over the years, and pulling Zhou Ning to grow up, for him to study, and to help him buy a house, I know in my heart, you are the hero of the Zhou family, and when the old house is demolished, I won't give the money to the second child, I will give it to you, you take this first."

Saying that, he handed a deposit to the second aunt, the second aunt has always been spicy, and her eyes were red when she was made by the old man like this, but she kept a straight face and pushed the storage in front of the old man.

"Old man, you can't pick on the child, you are still in charge of what happens at home, and Zhou Ning is also old, and he is so sensible, I feel very proud, after all, this is what I cultivated, what is the difference between me and what I was born with, that is, these two things are not competitive."

As he spoke, he glanced at Zhou Xiaoyu and Zhou Xiaojun with a knife in his eye, and the two of them suffered on the ground, and Zhou Ning didn't dare to talk to him.

"It's 200,000 yuan, you can just take it, Xiaoyu is the same age as Zhou Ning, but her birthday is a few days younger, and she has been talking about it for more than a year, I know you don't have any spare money on hand, and seeing that Xiaojun is about to graduate, it's not a small expense."

Zhou Ning knew that it was time for him to take a stand.

"Second aunt, grandpa asks you to take it, you will take it, in the future, you will be the housekeeper, grandpa and I have no money, it is not a matter of righteousness to ask you for it."

The second aunt smiled and glanced at Zhou Ning.

"Okay, I'll keep it for you first, even if Xiaoyu gets married, it's not our control, I'm ready for her dowry, it's just that Xiao Ning is in a hurry, how are you in contact with that Teacher Xia?

People came to the door last time, although it was a specialty brought to me, why can anyone with a discerning eye see it, but they graduated from CAFA, and they don't have to pick and choose, don't you have anything to say? ”

After the second aunt finished speaking, she poked the second uncle with her elbow, and Zhou Xianghua hurriedly echoed:

"Your second aunt is right, we were blinded by that Cheng Li before, but this Teacher Xia knows the roots, her father is at Qindao University, and her mother is from the Education Bureau, and she is definitely a scholar!"

Zhou Ning's face was hot for a while, and sure enough, he still couldn't escape the compulsory course for the New Year.

"We got in touch slowly, Teacher Xia is a good girl, beautiful and gentle, I asked her for help before, and I didn't complain, as for how far we can go, I don't want to make up my mind so early.

Today's case makes me even more afraid of marriage, two people who are childhood sweethearts, have known each other for more than 20 years, and finally came to this point, which really makes people afraid of marriage, second aunt, I know you are worried about me, but let's go with the flow, okay? ”

The old man looked at Zhou Ning and waved his hand at the second aunt.

"Okay, Xiao Ning has his own ideas, his work can see the ugliest side of the world, it's not a bad thing to have this thought, at least he can have a more serious grasp of his life in the future, and he is also responsible for other girls, let's move the chopsticks!"

Hearing that the old man supported himself so strongly, Zhou Ning was a little incredulous, because he knew that it had always been the old man who urged the second aunt to help Zhou Ning Zhang Luo's marriage, and today made him really surprised.

The old man sandwiched a piece of fish, and everyone took chopsticks and began to eat, but soon the topic fell on Zhou Xiaoyu.

Zhou Xiaoyu's boyfriend is called Cui Guanglin, who is a teacher in No. 1 Middle School like her, Zhou Xiaoyu teaches English, and that boyfriend is a chemistry teacher and a class teacher, five years older than Zhou Xiaoyu, which is the most dissatisfied with the second aunt.

However, it is useless to be dissatisfied, Xiaoyu is satisfied, and the relationship between the two is good, Cui Guanglin's family is already preparing for the wedding.

After three rounds of drinking, Zhou Ning took out a bulging red envelope and handed it to Zhou Xiaoyu, Zhou Xiaoyu looked confused and looked at Zhou Ning puzzled.

"Brother, what are you doing here?"

"I'm busy with work, and as soon as I have a case, I can't help you for many days, I want to buy you some dowry, but I'm afraid that my choice is not what you want, so I just give you money to choose by yourself, rest assured that my brother is rich."

The old man smiled with satisfaction, the second uncle and the second aunt were in a hurry, and asked Xiaoyu to give the money to Zhou Ning, Zhou Ning waved his hand, and then put down the chopsticks and said seriously:

"I didn't have so much time before, so I didn't tell you that I received a manuscript fee before New Year's Day, which was a paper co-authored with Professor Lu of Qindao University and published in an international forensic science journal, which is quite generous.

In addition, a few years ago, I officially signed a contract with Qindao University to cooperate in the development of a software for face restoration system technology, which I have 50% ownership, and then I don't have to worry about money. ”

Zhou Xiaojun leaned over with a hippie smile and stretched out his hand towards Zhou Ning.

"Where's my brother?"

The second aunt slapped Zhou Xiaojun's head, and several knives flew out of her eyes, and her voice was a few degrees higher in anger.

"What kind of mess are you filling in, it's not easy for your brother to make money, and he didn't have a firm foothold just after he went to work, Zhou Ning, we received your heart, you keep the money yourself, just save it and don't spend it indiscriminately."

The old man coughed, and everyone stopped their voices.

"Xiao Ning is old and sensible, I know that I feel sorry for my sister and the two of you, this is something to be happy about, I know how carefully he is, and besides, this matter is done well, the family doesn't have to worry so much, let Xiaoyu take it.

I heard Xiao Ning say about that software, you can cooperate with Qindao University in a down-to-earth manner, don't rush for quick success, and don't delay your own work, we all support you. ”

Hearing what the old man said, everyone didn't say anything else, Xiaoyu put away the red envelope, Zhou Ning pursed his lips and endured the words he wanted to ask, this time is not right, let's talk about it later when I have time.

"Then I'll thank you, brother, when you have time, I'll take Cui Guanglin to meet with you, and you will also check for me."

The second uncle's face was a little dark, Zhou Ning couldn't help but laugh, her father and mother's obstruction was not good, she said this obviously to let herself help be a lobbyist.

"Cheng, it's no problem to meet, but you have to come according to the standards of the political trial, I'll help you check for the second uncle and aunt, and see if this kid can stand up to the investigation!"

Xiaoyu blushed and stomped her feet in anger.

"Brother, you're going too far!"

The second uncle and the second aunt stretched out their thumbs towards Zhou Ning, agreeing with Zhou Ning's idea very much.

"Check, you have to check it well!"