Rebirth 78, the beginning of the marriage was broken off by the female educated youth

"Who? Who did it? Why? Shen Yujing... he... isn't he about to be sentenced?"

Lin Chuqiao's voice was tearful, filled with fear and great confusion.

Li Xiangnan quickly supported her slightly trembling shoulders, comforted her for a while, and then in a deep voice he explained as clearly and concisely as possible the doubts in the whole case, the experiences before and after Shen Yujing's poisoning, the process of investigating the murderer, and the murderer's execution.

He deliberately concealed the kindness of Shen Yujing when she asked him to take care of Lin Chuqiao before they parted, and only picked out the parts that could be said.

Lin Chuqiao felt cold all over after hearing this. Even under the scorching June sun, she could feel a chill rising from the soles of her feet.

She could never have imagined that her brother Yujing, who grew up with her, was gentle and bookish, and almost left the world in such a tragic and strange way.

The previous incident of accepting bribes of 60 million was enough to shock her for a while!

At this moment, when he heard Li Xiangnan say that someone was planning to murder Shen Yujing, he was even more shocked!

"He...he finally...why did he give up on tracking down the murderer? Did he know something?"

Lin Chuqiao's voice was heavily nasal, and she couldn't help but let her tears roll down.

For ordinary people, a premeditated murder is indeed hard to accept!

What's more, the poisoning of Shen Yujing was full of strange things, and he and Lin Chuqiao lived in the same family compound in the early days, and the two families were very familiar neighbors.

Li Xiangnan was silent for a moment and did not answer the question. Thinking of Shen Yujing's last look of relief and endless regret, he whispered, "He talked about some...his childhood."

"When you were a child?" Lin Chuqiao raised her tearful face and asked with sobs.

"Yeah," Li Xiangnan nodded, trying to sound calmer. "He mentioned you. He said... he liked to mess with you when you were jumping rope... He also said he remembered one time he punctured your tire to get you on his bike, but the teacher caught him red-handed..."

Li Xiangnan spoke slowly, these were just fragments pieced together from Shen Yujing's intermittent mumbling.

As he spoke, he observed Lin Chuqiao's reaction.

As Lin Chuqiao listened, she was completely stunned.

Those vague childhood trivia that had long been buried in the corner of her memory were now repeated by Li Xiangnan in an almost calm tone. Every word was like a small hammer, hitting her heart hard.

Those distant summer fragments with the fragrance of locust flowers, and the figure of the little boy who always smiled mischievously and followed her silently, emerged incomparably clearly.

An indescribable complex emotion instantly gripped her.

She burst into tears with a "wow", no longer the sobbing of shock from before, but a complete release of grief.

She sobbed uncontrollably, her shoulders shaking violently.

Finally, he turned into a sculpture, silently shedding tears for the passing of a young life, for the delicate friendship that was buried deep in his heart and revealed only until his death, and for this cruel and cold truth.

At this moment, Lin Chuqiao seemed to see her own shadow in Shen Yujing again.

Shen Yujing loved herself in her youth, and she loved Li Xiangnan in her youth.

She herself did not have any extra feelings for Shen Yujing, but was just lamenting the complexity of seeing someone she knew leave like this.

Is it true that at this moment, Li Xiangnan actually has no extra feelings for me?

If one day I were to leave, would Xiangnan's heart be filled with ripples like mine?

Putting herself in other people's shoes, Lin Chuqiao's heart was filled with ups and downs, unable to control herself.

Li Xiangnan did not offer any comfort, but silently handed over a washed-white handkerchief.

He knew that any words would be useless at this moment.

Lin Chuqiao cried for a long time before she slowly calmed down, her eyes were red and swollen like peaches.

She clutched Li Xiangnan's handkerchief and asked in a hoarse voice, "He...that's all he said? Nothing else?"

She had an indescribable feeling in her heart, always feeling that Shen Yujing's last words seemed to have something else...about her? Or about Li Xiangnan?

Li Xiangnan looked at her red and swollen but still clear eyes, and Shen Yujing's advice to "be nice to her" flashed through his mind. The words came to his lips, but he swallowed them back in the end.

He just shook his head slightly: "He didn't have much time, and he was very confused...he just said these sporadic things."

Lin Chuqiao lowered her head, looked at the water stains on her handkerchief, and remained silent for a long time.

The lake breeze blew by, bringing with it the fragrance of lotus leaves, but it could not dispel the haze and the huge mystery in my heart.

"That Baihezhou..." She raised her head, her eyes filled with sadness, a hint of urgency and determination. "What is it exactly? If we find its meaning, will we be able to find the murderer?"

Li Xiangnan's gaze turned to the depths of the lake, where lotus flowers swayed and light and shadow flickered, just like this bottomless case, and as elusive as Baihezhou.

"It's the key." His voice was low, carrying an undeniable coldness. "A key that can unlock all mysteries, but can also cost lives. I have a feeling this thing... isn't far away from us. The people guarding it are probably more numerous and more desperate than we imagined."

Before he finished speaking, he seemed to catch a glimpse of a figure in a gray cadre uniform in the deep shade of willows in the distance. It seemed to glance quickly towards them, and then disappeared into the shadows of the trees, so fast that it seemed like an illusion.

Li Xiangnan's heart sank suddenly and his back tensed instantly.

Was it an illusion? Or... did the wind by the peaceful lake already carry a fishy smell?

Lin Chuqiao followed his gaze and saw only swaying willow branches and rippling water, nothing else.

But she keenly noticed the instant change in Li Xiangnan's aura. The sharpness and vigilance of a criminal investigation consultant spread silently.

"What's wrong?" she asked nervously, her fingers unconsciously tugging at the corner of her clothes.

Li Xiangnan withdrew his gaze and did not answer. He just stood up and stretched out his hand towards Lin Chuqiao. His face regained its calmness, but the depths of his eyes were like the surface of a frozen lake, with turbulent undercurrents underneath.

"Let's go, the wind is strong. I'll take you home." His voice was calm, but it made Lin Chuqiao's heart hang in the air.

The name of Baihezhou and the eyes hidden in the dark, like an invisible dark cloud, weighed heavily on the bright summer afternoon in Shichahai.

After being pulled up by him, Lin Chuqiao gathered her bag, picked up the two empty soda bottles, glanced at the shimmering lake, and asked as she walked, "Xiangnan, do you think there really is an afterlife?"

Li Xiangnan turned to look at him and said seriously, "Maybe there is!"

Lin Chuqiao nodded: "Then I hope that in my next life, Shen Yujing can be a good person! On the day of execution..."

"I'll pick you up!" Li Xiangnan also looked at the lake. "A person's life is only lived for a few moments. I hope that when he sees us, he will be heartbroken, and use the lessons learned in this life to live a meaningful life in the next!"

Lin Chuqiao was shocked and said in astonishment, "I've met so many people, but few of them can live as clearly as you do!"

Li Xiangnan stretched out his hand, smiled slightly, and led the way. "I've finished the tasks entrusted to me by others! Now I can talk about our business!"

"We?" Lin Chuqiao asked in confusion.

"Well, there's a piece of light industrial land behind Plot 12. Mayor Hu promised me that if I help him quickly resolve the issue of the tripartite cooperation project with the An family, he can build a sanitary napkin factory for us!"

"???"

Lin Chuqiao, who had just been feeling depressed, was instantly brought to a climax by this sentence. She was suddenly filled with surprise, and what shocked her even more was Li Xiangnan's next sentence.

"Youwei said, she'll provide the money, you'll provide the manpower, and I'll provide the land. Let's work together as a three-party partnership and build a factory together!"

"..."