nostalgic

"Teacher Tang, Mr. Qi asked you to go to his office." When the colleagues said goodbye to each other and left one after another, the staff whispered in Tang Yun's ear.

"Dong dong dong." Tang Yun knocked on the door of Qi Ming's office.

"Yunyun, come in quickly." Qi Ming beckoned.

"Ms. Tang, hello." Two uniformed policemen put down the documents in their hands and stood up to greet Tang Yun.

"Hello." Tang Yun looked at the unknown policeman and replied hesitantly.

"Hello, Ms. Tang, my name is Gao Lengrui, and his name is Pan Jinyan. We were dispatched by the police station to investigate the sudden death of Uncle Jian nine years ago." The tall policeman cleared his throat and sat in Qi Ming's office. In front of the desk, holding a notepad to explain the routine.

"Uncle Jian?" Tang Yun's eyes were full of doubts when she heard this title.

"To tell you the truth, my father and Uncle Jian used to be old acquaintances." Gao Lengrui rubbed his palms and explained.

"The police station sent people to investigate the night Uncle Jian passed away. The matter was settled at that time. How come it was found out again after so many years?" Tang Yun was puzzled.

"To tell you the truth, there have been new developments in this case recently. I am afraid that Uncle Jian's death cannot be classified as an accident. We suspect it to be murder—intentional murder." Gao Lengrui deliberately emphasized the last two words.

The short policeman Pan Jinyan who came with him turned his back to smoke as if he was bored with his work. From the corner of his vision, Tang Yun felt that Pan Jinyan was staring sideways at the rectangular full-length mirror mounted on the wall. Rhyme, carefully capturing every subtle expression Tang Yun inadvertently reveals.

"Murder? Impossible. When the crime happened, I was there from the beginning to the end. No one knows the whole story better than me." Tang Yun shook her head in denial.

"From your point of view, I can understand that if this is a separate case, what you said is not unreasonable, but after careful investigation, we have confirmed that this case is one of a series of serial cases. To be honest You said that in the past nine years, the four uncles who appeared on the second floor of Jane’s house with Uncle Jian have all passed away one by one, and their deaths have one thing in common with Uncle Jian—the seemingly normal death , actually died abnormally, do you feel a little bit clueless when I say that?" Gao Lengrui guided patiently according to the points circled on the notepad.

"It stands to reason that these four uncles are not that old." Tang Yun took out a lighter from her pocket, and casually took out a cigarette from the cigarette case on Qi Ming's desk. "Do you smoke?" Tang Yun asked Gao Lengrui holding up the cigarette case.

"I don't smoke." Gao Lengrui shook his head and forced a smile.

"Go ahead." Tang Yun put the lighter back into her coat pocket.

"As the most important eyewitness of this case, I hope you can give me a detailed account of the circumstances of the incident. Well, you must pay attention to the details. Details are very important." Gao Lengrui raised the carbon in his hand. Subi repeatedly emphasized.

"Officer Gao, it's okay to repeat the circumstances of the case for you, but I must also say that what you get will be the same answer sheet. Thinking about it now, there is really nothing to add." Tang Yun buried her head and took a puff of a cigarette. "Uncle Jian is a very important existence to me. In the first few years when I first came to Lucheng, Uncle Jian took care of me like a family member. Whether it is from the perspective of family affection or gratitude, in this matter, I There's no reason to hide it."

"Miss Tang, I have a question. Why did Mr. Jian and four of his friends appear on the second floor of Jian's house at the same time, and you led them? Please explain the reason." Pan Jinyan, who had been silent for a long time, stretched his waist and turned around. speak up.

"At that time, my birthday party was halfway through. When Uncle Jian was talking with the four uncles, he suddenly found that Jiangnan and Jian Lai were not there, so he asked me to follow them upstairs to have a look." Tang Yun pulled the ashtray Flick off a piece of soot. "Although it sounds like a coincidence, in fact, these four uncles have a good relationship with Uncle Jian and often appear at the same time, and they have always cared about Jane Lai, a junior, which is not surprising."

"Miss Tang, now I want to ask you another question. Did you notice anything different in the room when the crime happened?" Pan Jinyan spoke very strictly.

"It's nothing different, everything is the same as usual." Tang Yun leaned on her arms and recalled.

"Are you sure you can notice this? You were only 20 years old at the time, and you must have been very flustered when you encountered this situation." Pan Jinyan was skeptical.

"I'm sure I can notice, first, that's my room, and I know my room very well; second, no matter what the situation is, I'm very sensitive to the furnishings of the room." Tang Yun affirmed again.

"Okay, let's talk about this today, and I will contact you again if necessary." Gao Lengrui and Pan Jinyan exchanged glances and stood up to say goodbye.

"Two wait a minute, do you have any news about Jiangnan?" Tang Yun called to stop the two police officers who were about to leave.

"We are investigating Jiangnan's whereabouts, and there is no progress yet, but Jane Lai has come back recently, she may look for you at any time, remember, if she wants to meet with you, you must pay attention to your personal safety, if necessary , call me anytime, here is my business card." Pan Jinyan took out a business card from his uniform pocket and handed it to Tang Yun.

"Okay, thank you." Tang Yun put away the simple business card with only one line of mobile phone number printed on it, snuffed out the cigarette in her hand, and took another cigarette from Qi Ming's case.

What happened on the night when she turned 20 was a memory that Tang Yun never wanted to touch again. She never expected that this scar would be uncovered continuously with Jane Lai's return.

Why did Jane Lai come back?Tang Yun couldn't figure it out.

What happened that night, although Tang Yun and the four uncles tried their best to conceal it, they still did not know when it was quietly spread to people's ears. The incident was mixed with conjectures time and time again in people's word of mouth, wantonly enriched, and gradually evolved. , magnified and distorted, and finally lived up to expectations and escalated into a scandal that shamed the entire Lucheng. Jane Lai and Jiang Nan became evil characters that everyone could despise in a few days.

After the wind died down, Jane Lai's uncle and aunt quietly came to Lucheng to take Jane Lai away.

For the next nine years, Tang Yun never heard anything from Jane Lai again.

On the way home that night, Tang Yun kept thinking about what the two policemen said, feeling extremely uneasy.

The police were right. This case was indeed a murder, and the mastermind was Jane Lai. Tang Yun's concealment was out of instinct, and it was a subconscious protection of Jane Lai. The root of this protection may be From gratitude to Uncle Jian, perhaps from apology to Jane Lai, or from some inexplicable things.

Sitting on the sofa, Tang Yun smoked most of a pack of cigarettes, and looked up at the Jian's house opposite, where the lights were still bright.

Keeping the lights on all night is Jane Lai's habit for many years. Every night she spent with Jane Lai in the old days, Tang Yun was often tossed and tossed by the light above her head. Tang Yun asked Jane Lai about this matter, and Jane Lai She said that if she turned off the lights while sleeping, she would have terrible nightmares. Later, when Tang Yun was making Jian Lai's bed, she accidentally discovered that there was a sharp-edged dagger under Jian Lai's pillow when she was sleeping.

Tang Yun didn't understand where Jane Lai's insecurity came from. Jane Lai was neither materialistic nor caring. Compared to most children in society, Jane Lai had always been an enviable object.Even if Jian Wei passed away because of Jane Huailin, that didn't seem to be enough to cause such a consequence.

Thinking of this, Tang Yun threw away the cigarette butt in her hand, put on a coat, went to the bench downstairs and sat for a while.

At twelve o'clock, the street lights dimmed, Tang Yun stood up and crossed the road to ring the doorbell of Jane's house.

After about two or three minutes, the door was pushed open by the people inside.

"Rhyme."

Tang Yun's heart stopped beating when she heard this voice, and she suddenly felt her heart being hollowed out. Tang Yun hugged her shoulders and looked at Jian Lai quietly, her eyes were calm, without any waves or warmth.

Jane Lai stared straight at Tang Yun with her dark eyes, as if she was waiting for the verdict.