Things were really as Chen Sen expected, and Ji Si'an passed the road test without danger. Luo Li and Yuan Mu made an appointment to celebrate her, and they chatted until late.

Luo Li walked home, but Yuan Mu was waiting for Ji Si'an in place. Ji Si'an guessed that Yuan Mu had something to say to her, so he invited her to stay at home.

Yuan Mu agreed very happily, but Ji Si'an became more and more uneasy. She knows Yuan Mu too well, this guy must have something important to tell her.

She was anxious all the way to get home, and before Yuan Mu could sit down, she couldn't wait to ask, "Is it about the case?" ”

Yuan Mu handed her the notebook as usual. "During this time, we visited several investigators and hotel staff of the case and re-sorted the suspects. There were three people who were associated with the case that disappeared. ”

"Gone? What do you mean? Killed? Ji Si'an straightened his back.

"It's hard to say, they have cut off all contact with the city god's side, and they don't know where to go." Yuan Mu motioned for her to read the notes first.

After many years, the recollections of the hotel staff and the police officers who participated in the investigation of the case have become somewhat vague, but the key details are basically the same as those recorded in the file.

One of the three people who disappeared was Chen Bin, a staff member at the hotel. He was in charge of the front desk of the hotel on the night of the crime, and according to the cleaner, he had been to room 506 that night, and he had spoken to your mother before. So we had him as a suspect. Yuan Mu said.

"But he said he got a call from the front desk to check it out." Ji Si'an flipped through the notes and pointed out the one inside.

"It's a good memory. The transcript says that he received a phone call from a man claiming to be a friend of your mother, saying that your mother was in a bad mood that night and asked him to come and check on him. And, according to his colleague, he went to room 506 and returned to the front desk in a few minutes to continue his work. His suspicions were quickly ruled out. ”

"Chen Bin's family is out of town, and he went directly to his hometown after the incident, and he has lost news since then."

Ji Si'an nodded, she had seen the situation of these suspects and thought about it carefully, this Chen Bin was not among the people she focused on suspecting.

"It's a hassle to find someone who has lost news, isn't it?" Ji Si'an asked.

Yuan Mu took a sip of water. "Hmm. Not easy. After returning to his hometown, he went out to work again within a few months, and returned home a few years ago, but in recent years he has not even returned home. ”

"Then let's focus on the others first." Ji Si'an is very decisive.

"The second suspect who disappeared was a thief named Wang Qiang, who went to the front desk of the hotel that night and stole some change and room cards while the staff was not paying attention. After stealing the items, he went to a nearby card room to play cards and did not leave until the next morning. Yuan Mu continued.

This Wang Qiang's alibi is very sufficient, and he is not the person that Ji Si'an focuses on.

"The third person who disappeared is called Zhao Wenbin, your mother's college classmate. Call the front desk of the hotel and say that your mother is in a bad mood and that he is the one who asked to check on the situation. He was not named as a suspect by us, but he left Chenghuang not long after the crime. Not only that, but he also disconnected from all his classmates, none of whom knew where he was going. ”

When Yuan Mu said this, Ji Si'an understood what she meant. Among these people, this Zhao Wenbin is the most suspicious.

"It turned out that my mother also studied at Chenghuang University. Is this fate? I went to the same university as her without knowing it. ”

When Ji Si'an said these words, his eyes kept looking at the darkness outside, as if he was talking to himself, and as if waiting for an answer.

Yuan Mu sat next to her. They are all wounded little beasts, and the wounds are pervasive and lingering, like a hole that makes them unable to be their whole selves again.

This same experience binds them together, and they understand each other naturally, without polite language, without sympathy or pitiful comfort.

The next day, they came to Chenghuang University together, with its ancient red brick walls, shady ancient trees, and a century-old library. They walked into this place as if they had entered the passage of reincarnation.

"This library has long been closed to the public. There are also several ancient book rooms inside, which are sealed and preserved, which is very mysterious. Ji Si'an introduced.

"Fortunately, the information we want to check is not in it, otherwise I would have to pretend to be the principal and come here to check." Yuan Mu made a joke that wasn't very funny.

They walked down the somewhat old circular staircase to the archive room on the second floor, and after Yuan Mu revealed his identity, the aunt in charge happily agreed to their request. The door to the room where the magazines and newspapers were stored had not been opened for a long time. Sunlight shone through the dark glass, and countless dusty streams of light danced happily on the few rays of light.

Ji Si'an sneezed several times in discomfort, and when he turned around, the administrator had already left. It seems that she knows what is going on inside.

Yuan Mu pinched his nose and turned on the light, the chandelier with intricate patterns was a useless guy, and the dim yellow light only illuminated a limited area.

Department journals and classmates were piled up in the corners of the shelves, and the thick dust almost completely obscured the handwriting on them. Ji Si'an hesitated and didn't step forward for a long time, Yuan Mu thought she was afraid of getting dirty, so she stepped forward and wiped off the floating soil on the surface with wet wipes.

She is actually a little homesick, and after staying here for four years, she didn't know that her mother used to study at the same university here. No wonder when she got the admission letter, her father's expression was weird, and he probably thought she did it on purpose.

"What's wrong?" Yuan Mu couldn't help but ask when he saw that Ji Si'an was still behind.

"Nothing. It is...... It was okay when I didn't know before, but now I know...... It's weird. Ji Si'an's eyes were slightly moist.

Yuan Mu understands this feeling. Walking on the road she once walked, sitting in the seat she once sit, imagining that she did the same thing many years ago...... staggered the distance of time, she and her gradually overlapped.

"Thinking about it this way, it seems that this school is suddenly different." Tears ran down the corners of his eyes, but they were quickly wiped away by Ji Si'an.

They fought for a long time in the pile of rotten papers, and finally found the classmates and a few school magazines.

"Mother is actually a student union officer." Ji Si'an touched the yellowed photo and said softly.

At that time, her mother had long flowing hair, white and warm, and smiled with her eyebrows and eyes, and she was a complete beauty.

"She's still a talented woman. This little article is written freely and wantonly, and it is very stylish. Yuan Mu pointed to the article in the school magazine and said.

"I didn't even know she was so good......." Why did this high-achieving student of the Chinese Department of Chenghuang University return to that small county town, and why did he marry his father? The man...... No matter how you look at it, she is not worthy of her.

"This Zhao Wenbin is so handsome." Yuan Mu's exclamation pulled Ji Si'an back to reality.

With eyes like stars, a straight nose and thin lips, the person in the photo looks very thoughtful. Ji Si'an looked at the photo to find him and her in the graduation photo, and seemed to sense something. She picked up the school magazine and found their articles one by one.

Yuan Mu read the words inside, and although the emotions contained in them were vague and subtle, they made people yearn for it even more.

"Them?" Yuan Mu realized that one of them was Ji Si'an's mother, so he didn't say anything further.

"They should be lovers." After Ji Si'an said this softly, there was a trace of relief in his heart. No wonder my father didn't like him, it turned out to be ...... Not because of her, but because of her mother's .......