Chen Yusheng was in the hospital in the provincial capital, and his mother had just finished her last preoperative check-up. The doctor solemnly told him that the liver replacement surgery was risky, but there was no other way.

Chen Yusheng was about to sign the operation sheet when he received a call from Tang Shan. He put down the pen, pressed the answer button, and before he could speak, he heard Tang Shan's speech speed like a series of firecrackers, and said a clueless conclusion: The murderer was not Jiang Suping.

Chen Yusheng didn't see Jiang Suping's diary, so for a while, he still couldn't sort out the logical relationship, and the old lady's surgery was imminent, and he was in a heavy and depressed mood, so he changed the topic and said:

"My mother will have surgery tomorrow, and everything will be talked about when I come back."

With that, he hung up the phone in a hurry.

Tang Shan looked at the mobile phone that did not reply, and still said the final supplementary conclusion:

"Obviously, after Jiang Suping stabbed Zhou Weiliang and left in a panic, another person broke in with a pig-killing knife and killed Zhou Weiliang."

After speaking, he found that the call had long been cut off, and he threw his mobile phone on the bed in a dejected manner, raised his head, and happened to meet Fang Tang's four eyes.

The lower half of Fangtang is full of water, and there is a large pool of water on the ground, which can almost raise goldfish. Two steps away, the basin is covered on the ground. During the entire call between Tang Shan and Chen Yusheng, Fang Tang stood opposite in a daze.

Tang Shan and Fang Tang looked at each other for a long time, as if they were playing a game of corns, and no one would let anyone. It wasn't until he felt that his neck was a little sore that Tang Shan shook his head, his eyes moved down, and he was taken aback when he saw Fang Tang's legs and the water on the ground.

But he didn't know that it was because he recklessly knocked over a basin of water, but complained about Fang Tang's carelessness:

"What's the matter with you? Are you so careless with the basin water? Make a room full of water. ”

Fang Tang still looked at him in a daze.

Tang Shan thought that she blamed herself for knocking over the basin of water, and didn't dare to reply; Seeing that her pants were wet and stuck to her legs, lining her legs slender and exquisite, I couldn't help but look at her twice, and my heart instantly became infinitely gentle.

So he stood up, took two steps in the water, reached out and patted her on the shoulder, and comforted:

"Don't stand stupidly, your whole lower body will be wet, and you will freeze out for a while. Let's change our pants. ”

Fang Tang shuddered at this time and came back to his senses completely. According to her usual personality, in this case, she will definitely quarrel with Tang Shan, because he recklessly knocked over a basin of water, but in the end he blamed her.

But she had been pondering the phone call in Tangshan in her heart, and she even forgot to justify herself, silently picked up the basin on the ground, and really said softly and infinitely with a tone of self-reproach:

"You wait, I'll change my pants and come back."

Tang Shan was a little reluctant, and just wanted to say something, but Fang Tang had already turned around and went downstairs. He had to sit back on the edge of the bed alone in a daze.

After a while, Fang Tang pushed the door in again, his pants had been changed, and there was a knotted dry towel between his fingers, and ice cubes were placed in it. After entering the door, he didn't speak, went straight to the bathroom, and brought a basin of water to the table again.

Tang Shan just wanted to stand up and go to the basin, but Fang Tang immediately stopped him with his eyes, and at the same time ordered:

"You sit still. I'll wash you. ”

Tang Shan did not move. Fang Tang put the whole basin of water on the table, wrung the towel into a half-dry and half-wet one, and brought it to Tang Shan's side, gently scrubbing it on his face. Tang Shan was in pain, and there was a sound in his mouth.

Fang Tang's gesture slowed down, his hand strength lightened, and he gritted his teeth and complained:

"How do you fight with people like this? Look in the mirror, who else knows this face? ”

Halfway through the words, he stopped gritting his teeth, the corners of his mouth grinned, his eyes were red, and he was about to cry.

Tang Shan's head was close to Fang Tang's chest, and the air she exhaled happened to spray on his forehead, hot, and the unique girlish aroma on her body drilled into his nostrils one by one, making him dizzy for a while.

The grievances suffered by Tang Shan all day were dissipated in the gentle breath of Fang Tang.

He didn't answer, closed his eyes and enjoyed quietly. But in my heart, I thought proudly:

"If you help me wash my face every day, I am willing to be beaten every day."

Cosy times usually pass quickly. Tang Shan only felt that his eyelids opened and closed a few times, and only then did he peek at Fang Tang's collarbone two or three times, and his face was washed. He was still unsatisfied, and asked reluctantly:

"Finished washing? Is there mud behind the ears? ”

Fang Tang looked left and right, and said:

"It's basically clean, but my face is swollen."

After that, he took the ice cubes wrapped in a dry towel, stuffed them into Tang Shan's hand, and commanded:

"Use this to reduce the swelling."

Then he went to the bathroom with the basin, poured out the water, and came back to stand at the table, looking like he wanted to talk and stopped.

Tang Shan knew that she wanted to ask the details of her beating, so he wondered how to explain to her what happened that day.

Unexpectedly, what Fang Tang asked was:

"How do you know that what is hanging on the wall of Zhou Weiliang's house is a watermelon knife? You haven't been to his house before. ”

Tang Shan put the ice cube wrapped in the towel on the most painful part of his face and sighed:

"It's simple, because that watermelon knife is mine."

Fang Tang was taken aback, but he couldn't turn around:

"What do you mean? The knife is yours, but it hangs on the wall of his house? ”

Tang Shan changed the position of the ice cube and continued to explain:

"It's a long story. A few years ago, together with Chen Yusheng, I attacked Zhou Weiliang one night. I was going to use that watermelon knife to pick his hamstring, but I messed things up because I fainted on the spot. He was beaten violently, and the knife was lost in the confusion.

Afterwards, Zhou Weiliang picked up the knife and boasted to people that seven or eight people attacked him in the black alley, and he snatched the knife back with his empty hands. Since then, the watermelon knife has been used by him as a trophy and has been hanging on the wall of his living room. ”

After hearing this, Fang Tang was stunned for a long time, and finally nodded slowly:

"I do seem to have heard stories about his bravery on the streets, saying that he dealt with seven or eight by himself, and was able to snatch the sword and come back, which made everyone worship. I didn't expect that the legend was 108,000 miles away from the truth, and what I didn't expect was that it was actually the two of you who attacked him. ”

Tang Shan smiled and said:

"The truth and details of this matter are only known to the three of us. He boasted about himself, and Chen Yusheng and I couldn't stand up and debunk him, otherwise it would be tantamount to admitting that we did it. ”

Fang Tang tilted his head and thought for a long time before asking the second question:

"But how did you conclude at a glance that it was a pig-killing knife that killed him?"

Tang Shan sighed:

"Don't forget, I told you that I was the first to see Zhou Weiliang's body. At that time, his blood had not yet fully coagulated, and his wrists were still warm. ”

Fang Tang retorted with a change of tone:

"What I want to say is that at that time, the blade of the knife was inserted in Zhou Weiliang's chest, and you can only see one hilt. How can you tell the original purpose of a knife from the hilt? ”

Tangshan Road:

"Because as soon as I saw the hilt of the knife, I guessed the whole body of the knife."

Fang Tang shook his head:

"It's unlikely."

Tang Shan said miserably:

"It's really impossible. No one believes it. Because that knife happens to be mine again. ”

Fang Tang exclaimed:

"Wouldn't it? How can it be so coincidental? ”

Tang Shan shook his head and sighed:

"It may not be a coincidence, but a well-laid out."

Fang Tang was about to cry and asked:

"What the hell is going on?"

Tang Shan put the ice cube to his mouth until the pain around his mouth was completely eliminated, and then slowly explained:

"Nearly a year ago, Chen Yusheng and I went to a remote village to kill pigs, but unexpectedly encountered a god pig, stabbed him without dying, and knocked over several people, and escaped without a trace with the knife. Since then, we have ended our pig killing career. And that knife was never recovered. ”

Fang Tang's face was full of horror, and he said in a trembling voice:

"A year later, you saw that knife stuck in Zhou Weiliang's chest?"

Tang Shan sighed:

"The wooden handle of that knife was carved and decorated by my own hands, so I recognized it at a glance."

Fang Tang was speechless on the spot. Tang Shan smiled bitterly:

"Do you think it's weird from beginning to end?"

Fang Tang was still speechless. Tang Shan sighed again, and then smiled bitterly:

"At the scene of the murder at that time, there were even more strange things."

Fang Tang's voice was distorted:

"What else is there besides the knife is yours?"

Tang Shan answered:

"There's a chess endgame on the coffee table."

Fang Tang immediately objected:

"That can't be. According to Jiang Suping's confession, Zhou Weiliang pressed her on the coffee table and tried to rape her, and in the process of resisting, she felt the knife on the wall and stabbed the other party. There should be chaos on the coffee table, how can there be an endgame? ”

Tang Shan smiled:

"The impossible, it just happened. When I went in and saw the endgame, the position of each piece was accurate. ”

Fang Tang was speechless again. After a long time, he slowly repeated the conclusion that Tang Shan said:

"So you think someone broke into the scene after Jiang Suping, killed the injured Zhou Weiliang first, and then put a weird endgame on the coffee table?"

Tang Shan tried to take a few deep breaths before he said:

"It is not known whether it is to kill first and then put the endgame, or to put the endgame first and then kill people. The key is that the endgame is called "Jade Silk Golden Ding", and I am the only one in the world who can get through. ”

Fang Tang was not frightened this time, but looked dazed and asked:

"I don't understand. A game of endgame, why is it only you who can get through? ”

Tang Shan sighed:

"This is no ordinary endgame."

Then he told Fang Tang in detail about the old man he met a few years ago and taught him the history, posture and walking methods of "Jade Silk Golden Ding", as well as the old man's final death in the hooligan brawl in the shipyard in the western suburbs.

It's good that Fang Tang didn't listen, but after listening to it, he was even more dazed, and after thinking about it for a long time, he couldn't figure out the logical relationship in it. Although she is not too stupid, she is not a Sherlock Holmes-like character, and reasoning is not her forte.

Of course, no matter how complicated this matter was, Fang Tang only cared about Tang Shan's safety, so she instantly threw all the details out of the clouds, grabbed Tang Shan's arm and said:

"Why do I think all these things are coming for you?"

Tang Shan sighed:

"Whether it's for me or not. The main thing is that although I figured out that Jiang Suping was innocent, I couldn't prove it to others. Because in the police records, not only is there no mention of the endgame, but the murder weapon is also vaguely described. Clearly, someone deliberately erased these clues. ”

Fang Tang pondered for a while, looked up at Tang Shan with tears in his eyes, and said:

"Promise me you won't touch it again. Good no good? Otherwise, not only will you not be able to save Jiang Suping, but you will also be trapped in it and unable to get out. Maybe someone is waiting for you to go headlong into it. ”

Tang Shan thought bitterly, if Jiang Suping was really wronged, how could I let it go?

Seeing that Tang Shan was silent, Fang Tang wiped the tears on his face, and still said with a crying voice:

"Well, I know that you don't care about anything for her sake, and you won't listen to me. I'm not selfish, I'm just, just more worried about your safety. ”

Tang Shan's throat was blocked, he couldn't speak, and he didn't know what to say, but he reached out and pulled the hair on Fang Tang's sideburns.

Fang Tang tried his best to snort a few times, raised his face, and asked Tang Shan calmly:

"What are you going to do?"

Tang Shan also sniffed a few times, so as to straighten out the air flow in his throat, and said his inner thoughts:

"I'm going to start looking at where the pig knife went missing."

As soon as the voice fell, the mobile phone in his pocket rang.

Tang Shan took it out and saw that it was an unfamiliar number again.