Chapter 19: Something Terrible
"Yes. Li Zhengguo's face suddenly became solemn, and he said in a low tone: "I found something again." β
Speaking, Li Zheng was angry in Chinese, and his eyes showed a little panic.
"Something incomprehensible, even terrifying. β
After saying this, Li Zhengguo casually snuffed out the cigarette butt and switched to another video with a trembling palm.
The video shows a pitch black environment.
The footage that the camera is able to capture is very blurry.
At first, Jiang Yan didn't care, but as the video time progressed.
In the pitch black environment, a roar suddenly erupted.
"Lu Zheng!"
As soon as the voice fell, a flame of flame lit up the entire dark space.
In the light of the fire, corpses appeared in the video, hanging all over the ceiling.
Seeing this, Jiang Yan's heart was full of glamour, and he didn't have to look down, he had already guessed what the short video recorded was.
It was the scene of he, Lu Zheng, Huang Hai, and the four of them fighting with the flying skull in the underground parking garage three days ago.
The camera is very well positioned and completely captures the faces of all four of them.
There is even a picture of each of them bursting out with all their strength and using the power of the underworld to fight.
And the head that flew in mid-air, the flying skull of the ghost.
No wonder Li Zhengguo is so frightened, as long as he is a normal person, he will be frightened and panicked by the pictures in the video.
"I was lucky enough to go through all the dashcams in the underground parking garage at the time. The car happened to be without the camera turned off, and I found it. β
Lee Jung-kook lit another cigarette for himself, as if he wanted to numb his nerves with nicotine.
This may be a unique way for smokers to decompress.
"God fucking dash cams. Scolding in his heart, Jiang Yan smiled bitterly.
"The pixels of this dash cam are not too high, and even the faces of the four of us can be photographed clearly. β
And this Li Zhengguo is simply a detective in the world.
Jiang Yan, who was still in control of the initiative, was instantly suppressed by this successive pieces of evidence.
To be honest, he hadn't figured out how to explain the existence of the underworld to people in the real world.
This Li Zhengguo had already put these evidences in front of Jiang Yan.
Jiang was speechless for a while, and he didn't know how to explain it.
"Give me the whole one, too. Jiang Yan stretched out two fingers and made a gesture that smokers would understand.
Li Zhengguo naturally would not refuse, and personally lit a fire for him.
"Don't you smoke?" Li Zhengguo actually had time to ask this question at this time.
Jiang Yan pursed his lips and replied vaguely: "Originally, I smoked it, but later I borrowed it because I was poor." β
Li Zhengguo stopped talking again, watched Jiang Yan take several puffs, and then asked tentatively, "What is that thing?" β
The thing he asked about was naturally referring to the flying skull in the video.
The hair that erupted during the battle of the ghost was exactly the same as the hair of the more than 100 people who hanged him, and Li Zhengguo naturally wanted to ask.
"You can interpret it as...... A kind of monster. Jiang Yan originally wanted to talk about ghosts, but he felt that discussing ghosts and gods with an atheist was completely unconvincing.
Therefore, he changed his words and turned the ghost into a monster.
"Is it exactly the same monster as the murderer of Red Wing Technology?" Li Zhengguo, who asked this sentence, his body trembled obviously.
"Sort of. Jiang Yan took a deep look at Li Zhengguo, and he felt that this guy knew far more than he imagined.
Listening to his tone, there must be something new to discover in Mingfeng Mansion.
"Those monsters didn't have before, why did they suddenly appear. "Lee Jeong-kook's worldview is in a stage of collapse, and he is obviously a little distracted when he speaks.
"I can't tell you why. The answer will only make you more afraid. Jiang Yan deeply understood Li Zhengguo's current state, and when he first entered the underworld that day, he was also frightened and almost had a nervous breakdown.
At the moment, he said in vague terms; You just need to know that that kind of ghost thing will appear in Huajiang City in the future. β
"How many more?" Li Zhengguo asked stubbornly, ignoring Jiang Yan's reminder.
"More than you think. Jiang shook off the cigarette ash and sighed.
I can't help but recall the overwhelming ghost images I saw in the underworld before I entered the passage and returned to the real world.
If he told the man in front of him what he saw, he would probably collapse on the spot.
A moment ago, the two smokers were still squatting on the side of the road, swallowing clouds and spitting fog, Li Zhengguo suddenly turned his head and stared at Jiang Yan's eyes: "You can deal with them, can't you?"
In the video, Li Zhengguo clearly saw the picture of Jiang Yan and the four of them teaming up to kill the flying skull.
Naturally, it is not difficult to speculate on Jiang Yan's ability to deal with monsters.
"Some of the weaker ones can barely cope. In the face of the evidence, Jiang Yan was powerless to refute, and only reminded vaguely: "I can't do anything if I'm too strong." β
"What about your three companions?" Li Zhengguo did not give up and continued to ask.
"Gotcha, don't try to use us as gunmen, it's really going to kill you against that thing, and if you're not careful, you won't even be able to get the corpses together." Jiang Yan hurriedly shook his head, he could hear Li Zhengguo's words.
This is to use the four of them as weapons against the ghosts.
To tell the truth, Jiang Yan is not yet psychologically prepared to shed his blood for the people.
After all, a month ago, he was just a hard-working college student running around for life.
"Heaven has given you the ability to surpass ordinary people, but you are not willing to take up your due responsibility. Li Zhengguo finally revealed the purpose of this trip, and gritted his teeth and roared:
"You're selfish, do you want to watch that city go to ruins? β
"The last time there was an underground parking garage, hundreds of people died. β
"Huh. Jiang Yan threw the cigarette butt on the ground, stepped on it, and sneered.
"You're a moral bondage. β
"Do you know how dangerous that thing is?"
"Isn't Lao Tzu's life his life?"
When he said the last sentence, Jiang Yan almost roared.
As he spoke, he pointed his finger in the direction of his home behind him.
"See, I am also a person with parents, they are all old, especially my father, both legs are useless, and it is difficult to walk now. β
"If I die, will you support my parents for Lao Tzu?"
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But he still didn't give up, looked at Jiang Yan with a slightly desperate look, and whispered softly: "Didn't you fight for people before, since you are so afraid of death, why do you want to risk killing that monster." β
Jiang Yan smiled and replied lightly: "It just happened to happen." β
"At that time, I was a little angry when I saw so many people being killed, which can be regarded as an angry shot. β
"But that's a passive shot, and if you want me to take the initiative to find those things desperately, I won't do it. β
Hearing Jiang Yan's non-negotiable answer, Li Zhengguo was so angry that his fists clenched and his eyes glared angrily.
If his eyes could eat people, he would probably be able to eat the young man in front of him alive.
In an instant, Li Zhengguo even had the idea of being rude, but when he thought of Jiang Yan's performance in the hospital and the weird spell he cast during the battle in the video, he let go of his palm again with self-deprecation.
He knew that he was afraid that he would not be able to beat even a finger of Jiang Yan.
But so what? If Li Zhengguo doesn't do anything, he can make Jiang Yan obediently follow him.
After thinking about it, Li Zhengguo's face showed banter, took out his documents, and then raised his head in front of Jiang Yan and said: "Since this is the case, then I have to trouble you to go to the bureau with me, you are involved in two big cases, I will take you to the bureau for questioning." β
Jiang Yan's cheeks twitched, he really didn't expect Li Zhengguo to be such a scoundrel, and warned in an unkind tone: "Brother, you know that I am not a murderer, you are a fake public servant." β
"I don't know what you mean, I just believe the evidence, and the evidence shows that you are involved in those two big cases. While speaking, Li Zhengguo lit another cigarette for himself and slowly persuaded:
"I advise you not to struggle, you know how big the charges are with the arrest. β
"Brother, there's no need for this, my parents are still watching from behind, are you going to scare them to death?" Jiang Yan finally relented.
It's not soft, it's not good, Li Zhengguo's skin gives him this right.
And Jiang Yan didn't dare to really arrest him, in that case, the real world would really not be able to stay.
"Uncle and aunt, I'll give you a round. Li Zhengguo had a cigarette in his mouth, and Shi Shiran smiled.
"Damn!" Jiang Yan couldn't help but burst into a foul mouth.
At Jiang Yan's house, Li Zhengguo sat with Jiang Yan with a smile, drinking the hot tea made by Jiang's mother.
On the side of the two of them are Jiang's mother, Jiang's father, and Qiu Xue.
"That's the way it is. β
"Uncle and aunt, Jiang Yan is the backbone of the company, and he left his company in chaos. I took him back this time when I came. I'm sorry to disturb your family's reunion. β
Li Zhengguo took a sip of hot tea, his face was not red and his heart was not beating.
But Jiang Yan didn't dare to have a seizure, and said with a smile on the side: "It seems that my vacation is going to end early." β
"Stinky boy, men should focus on their careers. Father Jiang glared at Jiang Yan and reprimanded: "You can't die if you don't rest for a day." β
Father Jiang waved his hand extremely magnificently and urged: "Hurry up, since you are not free, your mother and I will come to Huajiang City to find you another day." β
"Don't, Dad, don't come to Huajiang City. Jiang Yan was taken aback, what kind of place is Huajiang City? It is a city that connects with the underworld.
He didn't dare to put his parents in danger if something big happened one day.
But I didn't know how to persuade, so I found a lame reason and hurriedly said:
"That place ......"
"It's a busy place, what if you get lost. β
"When we were two husbands and wives, you were still breastfeeding. Mother Jiang had a cold face, and scolded Jiang Wei angrily.
Let the latter droop his head weakly.
Li Zhengguo was still smiling, seeing that the matter was almost explained, he got up and said, "Okay, Jiang Yan, let's go." β
While speaking, Li Zhengguo motioned to Jiang Yan to get up with his eyes.
Jiang Yi stood up in a depressed spirit, feeling that he hadn't read the yellow calendar today, and he was too sad.
Jiang's mother helped Jiang's father to send the two to the door, and watched her son and his colleagues leave.
Seeing that the two of them were about to disappear into the stairwell.
"I'll send them off. Qiu Xue, who had been silent at home, suddenly rushed out from behind, said hello to Jiang's mother and Jiang's father, and chased him out.
The old couple immediately looked at each other and saw joy in each other's eyes.
"I just said that Xiaoxue is interested in our son. Father Jiang said happily.
"That is, they are also childhood sweethearts, and it is naturally best to be together. Mother Jiang also smiled from ear to ear.
Obviously, for Qiu Xue, the old couple likes it very much.
Jiang Yan followed Li Zhengguo all the way to the Citroen he parked on the side of the road, and was about to open the car door and enter the car.
"Wait a minute. Qiu Xue's voice sounded in the rear, and the girl was late and stopped the two.
Jiang Yan turned his head, looked at the girl who was trotting, and asked with a smile, "What's wrong Xiaoxue?"
Qiu Xue just shook her head and didn't speak, she suddenly stopped smiling at this time, but looked at Li Zhengguo in the driver's seat with a serious face.
opened his mouth and said something that made Dejiang stunned.
"Officer Li, did Brother Jiang Yan do something?"
Li Zhengguo was also slightly stunned, how did this girl know her identity.
"Captain of the Huajiang City Criminal Investigation Brigade, you are a celebrity, you have been in the newspaper several times, Biqiu County and Huajiang City are not far away. Qiu Xue gently stroked the hair in front of her forehead, and after explaining the reason why she knew Li Zhengguo's identity, she continued to ask:
"Can you tell me the reason, why did you take Brother Jiang Yan. β
Jiang rubbed his temples with a headache, and he realized that Qiu Xue had grown up and had his own ideas.
It's no longer the little kid who spends his days spinning around behind his ass.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yan showed a warm smile and comforted: "Don't worry, I didn't commit anything." β
Qiu Xue ignored Jiang Yan's words, and just looked at Li Zhengguo.
The latter put his arm on the window of the car, squeezed out half of his head, and said slowly: "It's really nothing, Jiang Yan is an eyewitness in a certain case, just take him back to the bureau for questioning." β
"Do you think that if he really wants to do something, I will come to his house for tea so politely?"
"I see. Qiu Xue patted her little chest and abdomen, breathed a sigh of relief, and finally smiled.
Immediately, she walked around Jiang Yan's side and told with a smile: "Brother Jiang Yan, you have to cooperate well with Officer Li." β
"I see. Jiang Yan rolled his eyes weakly.
This Qiu Xue also treats herself as a child, obviously she is a few years younger than herself.
Looking at Qiu Xue and Jiang Yan's conversation like a couple, Li Zhengguo got out of the driver's seat with great interest, lit a cigarette ten meters away, and waited for the farewell of the young couple to end.
"It's good to be young. Li Zhengguo muttered.
Qiu Xue glanced at Li Zhengguo's back, and said to Jiang Yan with a slightly disappointed expression: "This time has passed, and Brother Jiang Yan will have to go home for a long time." β
"I can't help it, I'm busy with work. Jiang Yan sighed.
After this is over, he should look for another job, his father's illness is still dragging on, and he can't be idle.
"Then when will you come back next time. Qiu Xue looked directly into Jiang Yan's eyes with expectant eyes.
Jiang Yan responded tentatively: "I'll try to come back before the end of the summer vacation, do you think it's okay?"
"That's pretty much it, but next time you can't be like today, stay for a day and leave, you see how disappointed your uncle and aunt are. Qiu Xue finally found a valid reason to warn Jiang Yan.
This made the latter smile bitterly, and his mouth should be full.
At the end, Qiu Xue blinked her big watery eyes and said slyly, "Remember to bring me a gift next time." β
"Hmph, I haven't seen you for so long, and I haven't brought anything to your sister. β
Jiang Yan's face froze, he really didn't expect this, and besides, he didn't know that it was already summer vacation.
Who thought that Qiu Xue had already returned to Biqiu County.
This made Jiang Yan a little embarrassed, and after thinking about it, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he took out a thumb-sized black crystal from his pocket.
"Who said I didn't bring you a gift, you see. β
Looking at the appearance of the black crystal, isn't it the ghost bead of the hard currency of the underworld?
Anyway, Qiu Xue had never seen a ghost bead, and Jiang Yan immediately said with a blushing face and a heartbeat: "This gem is very precious, other places dare not say it, we can't find a second one in Biqiu County." β
Saying that the ghost bead is a gem, Jiang Yan's face is too thick.
But Qiu Xue still believed it.
"Thank you, Brother Jiang. Happily taking the ghost bead, Qiu Xue put it between her white and slender five fingers and looked at it.
Thumb-sized crystals with a black pearl-like hue throughout.
Even when placed in the sun, the rounded crystals do not reflect in the slightest, and it is clear that this is not a glass bead.
"Then I'm leaving!" Jiang Yan reached out and patted Qiu Xue's head, and said with a smile: "Study hard, next time Brother Jiang Yan will buy you a better gift." β
"That's it, I'll come to Huajiang City to play with you when I'm free. Qiu Xue held the ghost bead in her hand and smiled sweetly.
Jiang Yan sat in the passenger seat and beckoned Li Zhengguo to come back.
With the roar of the old CitroΓ«n engine, the two disappeared at the end of the street.
Two hours later, the office of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Huajiang Public Security Bureau.
As the sound of the lighter fell, the flame lit a cigarette.
Li Zhengguo and Jiang Yan sat opposite each other, each holding a cigarette butt in their mouths, and no one spoke, just swallowing clouds and spitting fog in this small space.
This delicate atmosphere lasted for a long time.
"Didn't you quit smoking?" Li Zhengguo spoke first, breaking the quiet atmosphere.
"I quit smoking because I was poor, and I didn't buy the cigarettes I smoked now, so I don't feel heartbroken. Jiang Yan took the cigarette holder in his mouth and responded in a vague tone.
"With your ability, you can actually be poor?" Li Zhengguo didn't understand Jiang Yan's behavior, but he saw the latter exert his mysterious ability from the dashcam camera with his own eyes.
"My ability is not the same as my poverty. What can I do with it?" Jiang Yan gave Li Zhengguo a disdainful look.
"I'm a good law-abiding citizen. β
Li Zhengguo felt that it was a wrong choice for him to provoke this topic, and if Jiang Yan really relied on his own ability to do things that violated laws and disciplines, Huajiang City would be even more chaotic.
Thinking of this, Li Zhengguo hurriedly changed the topic: "After listening to what you said last night, I took the team members to Mingfeng Mansion to search all night. β
"Oh?" Jiang Yan raised his eyebrows, his feeling was really right.
This guy surnamed Li may have really made a discovery.
Under Jiang Yan's curious gaze, Li Zhengguo took out a palm-sized evidence bag from under the desk drawer.
In the transparent bag, a few tufts of reddish-brown hair are unusually eye-catching.
"We found this. While speaking, Li Zhengguo opened the evidence bag, took out two hairs in his hand, and then set the hairs on fire with a lighter under Jiang Yan's stunned expression.
Poof! tongues of fire more than a foot tall erupted from the hair.
The moment the flames burst out, Li Zhengguo had already thrown them to the ground first.
This scene made Jiang Yan's expression solemn.
He saw something in the flames.
"Red Spiritual Power?" Jiang Yan whispered to himself.
In Jiang Yan's cognition, isn't the spiritual power all that black silk energy?
However, from the flames that erupted from the hairs, what Jiang Yan saw was a red thread of energy.
And that kind of spiritual power is very pure, at least Jiang Yan can't compare to it now.
It took half a minute for the hair to burn.
After its temperature gradually cooled down, Li Zhengguo bent down to pick it up, put it in front of Jiang Yan, and asked curiously, "Do you know what this thing is?"
"I don't know. Jiang Yan shook his head, picked up the hair, placed it in front of his eyes and observed it carefully, and responded clearly: "It's the first time I've seen it." β
"But it must have something to do with the arson case of Red Wing Technology. β
"That's right. Li Zhengguo nodded.
"I want you to help me find its owner. β
As a criminal investigator, Li Zhengguo really does not leave his old profession.
It's just that Jiang Yan's answer this time is going to disappoint him.
"With all due respect, you don't have to look for it, I found some clues about that monster yesterday as well. β
"It's not like the monster in the underground parking garage, it has no obvious ill will towards the world. β
As he spoke, Jiang Yan put the red hair back on his desk.
"No obvious malice? It killed more than twenty people. Lee Jeong-kook looked a little excited.
"Do you want to just let it go and let it get away with it?"
"That's unintentional. Jiang Yan shook his head and persuaded: "As long as it doesn't provoke it, it won't attack humans." β
At the end, Jiang Yan also reminded him.
"And even if I find it, I may not be able to beat it, at least I can't. β
Just kidding, a monster that can burn down an entire building in one go, this power is ten times stronger than Lu Zheng's kid.
Besides, Jiang Yan could roughly judge the strength of that monster from the red spiritual power that burned and exuded from those hairs.
At least above the brilliant stage.
Sublimation and leap forward are possible.
Not to mention that Jiang was tired, even if he gathered people and called the three companions over, it would not be enough for the monster to stuff his teeth.
It will only be sent to death in vain.
"Aren't you even an opponent?" Hearing Jiang Yan's clear answer, Li Zhengguo seemed to have been drained of all his strength and sat down on the seat.
"Don't think too much of me. Jiang smiled self-deprecatingly.
"My combat power is at the bottom of the four of us. β
"What about the thermal weapon?" Li Zhengguo's eyes were full of fierceness, and he asked, "Can you destroy it with a thermal weapon?"
"Hehe, unless you use that kind of large-area weapon, it's useless. Jiang Yan smiled.
"Of course, even if you use it, it doesn't necessarily work well, it's a real monster. β
At the beginning, the sleeve pin used up all the bullets in the gun, but it failed to kill the ghost that the driver turned into.
And that ghost broke through the sky and was in the initial stage.
And this ghost who was only targeted by Li Zhengguo was above the bright stage, and Jiang Yan maintained a pessimistic attitude towards Li Zhengguo's proposal to use hot weapons.
Besides, this is Huajiang City, not barren mountains and mountains, and there are people everywhere.
It is impossible to use such a wide range of thermal weapons here, and this proposal itself is not feasible.
Jiang Yan's successive denials made Li Zhengguo silent for a long time.
After about three minutes, he said in a tone of annoyance: "Even if you don't go to find the monster who set the arson case, according to what you said, what if other monsters appear again?"
"Thermal weapons are useless, and a wide range of weapons can't be used, and seeing them run rampant in this city?"
"This is our human city, not their playground!"
"Whew!" Jiang Yan exhaled, he knew what Li Zhengguo wanted to say, and responded in an expressionless tone: "I'm sorry, I can't do anything." β
"You still have no humanity. Li Zhengguo rubbed up directly from the desk, if he beat Jiang Yan, he would probably greet him with his fists now.
"Well, that's a good question, and honestly, I don't even know if I'm human or not. Jiang Yan grinned, revealing a white tooth.
After knowing his fate, he thought about the question of not being a human being many times.
Jiang Yan wasn't sure if he could still be called a human.
Because if it weren't for the interference of the underworld, he, as a living person, would have died in that fire of Red Wing technology a month ago.
According to Li Hao, he is a dying man, but he is not dead.
also inexplicably has the power that only the dead have.
"Hmph!" Li Zhengguo didn't know what Jiang Yan was thinking.
also because Jiang Yan was hard-mouthed, he was so angry that he snorted coldly and slammed the door directly.
He can't do anything about this guy now, so he can't see it out of sight and don't bother.
"Hey, officer, when are you going to let me out?" Seeing Li Zhengguo leaving, Jiang was tired and shouted, "I still have to look for a job." β
"Stay honest, it's good if I didn't handcuff you. Li Zhengguo's suppressed angry response sounded outside the door.
Li Zhengguo left, and he really didn't return to the office for a few hours.
Jiang Yan was really bored to stay in it alone, and his mobile phone was almost out of battery when he played.
During this period, a colleague of Li Zhengguo delivered a takeaway, but he didn't get hungry Jiang Yan's stomach.
Jiang Yan was not afraid of life, so he simply lay on the desk and slept beautifully.
By the time he reopened his eyes, it was already dark outside the window.
"Is this going to play psychological warfare with me, seeing that I don't cooperate, and deliberately cold me for a while?" Jiang Yan yawned and muttered with a lack of interest.
Anyway, no matter what Li Zhengguo says, Jiang Yan is determined not to agree to his conditions.
He finally escaped from the underworld, and he saw that he could start a new life again, and he wanted to tie his head to the waistband of his pants and fight with those ghosts just by saying a word?
It's easy to say, Jiang Yan doesn't do it.
After thinking about it, Jiang Yan slowly got up.
After moving his arm, which was a little sore from his head, he walked to the office door and tentatively pulled the handle.
Click!
Very easily, Jiang Yan opened the door of the office.
"The door is not locked?" Jiang Yan twitched, he still thought that Li Zhengguo was really playing with him, and he must have locked the door before leaving.
Now it seems that there are many elements that scare themselves.
Besides, Lee Zhengguo also knows it.
If Jiang Yan wanted to leave, he couldn't be locked here, so he simply didn't lock the door.
Looking at the open door, Jiang Yan's face hesitated for a moment, and he tentatively stuck his head out.
Outside the door, he didn't see the police officer guarding him, which made him a little emboldened, and slowly walked out of the office where he had been trapped for several hours.
Going out from the office hallway is the public office area.
Under the not very bright light, several personnel who were still on duty sat in front of the computer and stayed up all night to deal with official business.
The silent office area, only the sound of them tapping on the keyboard in a monotonous manner.
Those officers on duty also saw Jiang Yan, but they only swept it lightly, and then they got busy again.
Jiang Yan was brought back by Li Zhengguo and taken directly to the office, and those officers on duty naturally thought that he was a friend of the captain.
This made Jiang Yan even more emboldened, and he wandered around the public office area unscrupulously.
In a corner of a person, Jiang Yan finally found Li Zhengguo's figure.
The latter was standing with a short-haired woman with a friendly smile on her face, talking to an old couple sitting there.
During this period, Li Zhengguo kept talking, as if he was persuading the old couple.
The old couple just shook their heads, because the distance was too far, Jiang Yan didn't know what they were talking about.
Driven by curiosity, Jiang Yi slowly approached Li Zhengguo and the others, and finally heard the conversation of several people clearly.
"Two old people, you better go back, it's been a month here, the weather is so hot, what if you get heat stroke. β
Li Zhengguo persuaded hard.
"If you really fall ill, your son will be sad if he has a spirit in heaven. β
"Captain Li, don't worry, we will sit here and will not delay your work. The old woman said in a slow and leisurely tone with a calm face.
"My wife and I rented a house nearby, and when the time came, we left. β
"Yes, yes, we won't delay your work, we just want to watch you solve the case and see what the murderer looks like. The husband also nodded, his old eyes were bloodshot, and it seemed that he had not rested for a long time.
"Then we wanted to ask him why he did it. β
"Please bear with me, we really won't delay you. β
"We are already doing our best to track down the killer, and I believe we will have a result soon. At this time, Li Zhengguo showed full patience.
The short-haired woman on the side also chimed in: "Two old men, you all heard what Team Li said, come here today, hurry back and rest." β
The two old men still shook their heads stubbornly.
"We are such a son, he is gone, the family is deserted, what difference does it make if he doesn't come home or not. β
"We don't see the perpetrator of the arson for a day, and we can't feel at ease for a day. β
Jiang Yan probably understood what was going on, and looking at the two old couples, his face couldn't help but darken.
This should be the parents of a colleague in his company.
The saddest thing in the world is nothing more than a white-haired person sending a black-haired person.
At this time, Li Zhengguo also noticed Jiang Yan's approach, but just glared at the latter fiercely, and ignored it.
Jiang Yan is naturally happy to be quiet.
After taking a deep look at the two couples, he slipped aside to find a place to sit down.
I happened to see a spare desk and was about to walk over and sit down.
But I saw that the seat there had long been occupied by a small figure.
It was a little girl with pigtails, about four or five years old, with a pink teddy bear in her arms.
She seemed sleepy, curled up in her chair and drowsy.
But he didn't dare to really fall asleep, so he tightened the teddy bear in his arms and didn't fall asleep.
When Jiang Yan saw her, the latter also noticed the approach of this big brother, and opened a pair of big black eyes.
The two looked at each other.
Jiang Yan smiled kindly, walked up to the little girl and said softly, "Sleepy, why don't you sleep." β
The little girl just shook her head and didn't speak.
"Are you accompanying your father or mother to work?" Jiang was bored, so he simply found a chair to sit down next to the little girl, and talked with a smile.
"Xiao Lin is waiting for her mother. The little girl looked at Jiang Yan's kind smile, hesitated for a moment and finally spoke, her voice carrying the childishness unique to her age.
"Is Xiao Lin your name?" Jiang Yan looked interested.
The girl nodded.
Her personality is very silent, and she doesn't have the naughtiness that a child of this age should have, and she seems to be very insecure.
"Your mom should be off work soon, don't worry. Jiang Yan probably saw her character and comforted this little guy casually.
Xiao Lin was not in a hurry, but her mother said that she would wait for Xiao Lin to pick up Xiao Lin in the kindergarten. Xiao Lin thought for a while, and suddenly said, "But I was picked up here by the police uncle before school." β
"I'm worried that my mother won't find Xiaolin when she goes to kindergarten. β
seems to be a silent character, but when he speaks, he is more sensible than a four- or five-year-old child.
Jiang Yan's face froze, he still thought that Xiao Lin was the child of a police officer.
It seems that I guessed wrong.
After smiling immediately, he changed his tone and said, "It's okay, your mother will come over." β
"But I've been waiting here for a long time, and my mom still hasn't come. Xiao Lin pouted aggrievedly.
"She must have gone to the kindergarten to find Xiao Lin, but Xiao Lin is not there, she must be in a hurry. β
"Xiao Lin wanted to go back to kindergarten, but the police sister wouldn't let me go. β
"That's right. Jiang Yan felt that things were not so simple, there must be some reason that the little guy didn't know about, causing Li Zhengguo and them to dare not let her go back to kindergarten.
They are professionals with their own considerations, which may be related to the case, and Jiang Yan feels that it is better for him not to be nosy.
Thinking about it, Jiang moved away from the topic without a trace.
"Xiao Lin, what's your full name?"
"Zhou Hailin, my mother's name is Wu Fanghua. At the mention of her mother's name, Xiao Lin's cute little mouth happily cracked, revealing cute little dimples.
Xiao Lin didn't know that her simple name sounded like a thunderbolt in Jiang Yan's ears.
Looking at Xiao Lin's innocent and cute little face, Jiang Yan's face stiffened, his body was like being struck by lightning, and he stammered and asked, "What...... What! Wu Fanghua?"
"That's right, Wu Fanghua, my name is Zhou Hailin. Xiao Lin blinked, looking curiously at the big brother in front of her, who suddenly turned pale.
She didn't know why her own and her mother's names could scare him like that.
In order not to scare the child, Jiang Yan hurriedly turned his face to the side.
The body slowly leaned back on the seat, and under the calm demeanor, the heart was already turbulent.
Wu Fanghua, his superior leader at Chiyi Technology.
A professional woman in her thirties, a strong woman, who is very good to her employees.
Because Jiang Yan was arranged by Qian Yougang to work unreasonable overtime, Wu Fanghua had been upset for him many times.
A cold-faced and hot-hearted woman.
This is Jiang Yan's evaluation of her.
If the Wu Fanghua in Xiao Lin's mouth is the same person as the Wu Fanghua he knows.
So obviously, this Xiao Lin's mother may never come back.
Because of the fire at Red Wing Technology, Jiang Yan was the only survivor.
Li Zhengguo and the others may not dare to tell Xiao Lin the truth because they are afraid of the child's limited ability to bear.
So it dragged on.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yan's depressed mood because of the old couple became more and more irritable.
Secretly glancing at Xiao Lin, who had a pure light in his eyes, Jiang Yan didn't know what to say for a while.
"Counting from the day of the Red Wing Technology fire, Xiao Lin should have been in the bureau for a month. β
"It's not in a hurry, but in fact, she must be in a hurry. β
Somehow, after knowing Xiao Lin's identity, Jiang Yan had a kind of timidity that he didn't dare to face her.
After gently reaching out and touching Xiao Lin's head, Jiang Yan squeezed out a smile on his face.
"Big brother will come back to play with you later. β
After that, without waiting for Xiao Lin to respond, Jiang Yan walked away by himself.
Xiao Lin looked at Jiang Yan's back, and tilted her head curiously, she didn't know why this big brother suddenly ignored herself.
Wu Fanghua's family situation, Jiang Yan is probably clear.
Her husband died in a car accident when Xiao Lin was not yet a year old, leaving them a mother and daughter who were desperate.
Wu Fanghua had to shoulder the burden of raising Xiao Lin.
Now that she died in that fire, Xiao Lin is already unaccompanied.
The more Jiang Yan thought about it, the more annoyed he became, and he lost all interest in wandering around, so he simply returned to Li Zhengguo's office.
On the other side, Li Zhengguo also comforted the old couple and returned with a tired expression.
Li Zhengguo, who pushed open the door, happened to see Jiang Yan holding the pack of cigarettes he had hidden under the office drawer, standing alone by the bed and smoking a stuffy cigarette.
"You kid can't quit smoking. Li Zhengguo slowly walked to Jiang Yan's side and lit one for himself.
Jiang Yan didn't answer, looking out the window at the night and being silent for a long time.
It wasn't until a cigarette burned out that Shi turned his face towards Li Zhengguo and asked softly, "What about Xiao Lin's other relatives? β
Listening to the tone, Li Zhengguo knew that Jiang Yan must have been in contact with Xiao Lin.