River Breeze Night Sparrow

After the weather warmed up, the cold drink cabinet hidden in the house has also been pushed out of the door, and a bundle of floating balloons is leaning next to it. The gaudy patterns are distorted by the expanding gas, which is not aesthetically pleasing.Small packages of snacks such as spicy sticks and bubble gum are hung outside in various colors, attracting the attention of children together with the red, green and rolling windmills.

The hair salon where Hou Shihao’s mother Hou Sisi used to work has long since been demolished, and what used to be in the old town is now a daily snack shop.The newly paved concrete road in front of the store in recent years seems to have covered up the traces of the years and the past.

When Jiang Yi and Sun Xiaoqu walked into the store, a short and thick man with a simple and honest face and a middle-aged woman who was similar to him were working together at the back door to carry a basket of drinks into the room, turning their heads and smiling at them. "Buy cigarettes? Excuse me, please wait a moment."

But the smiles on their faces evaporated when they saw their police IDs.There was a bit of panic on the man's face, and a bit of hesitation on the woman's face.

Shi Yichun, the old proprietress of Yichun Hair Salon, met her current husband, Wu Bin, and wanted to change her face and live an ordinary life.In addition, she had already saved enough money in her hands, so she washed her hands and turned to the bright.

Using the excuse of demolition, she dismissed a group of shampoo girls, followed Wu Bin to open this small store in the old place, and lived a solid life.

Wu Bin also knew that his wife had done a disgraceful business back then, but he believed that Shi Yichun had really changed his mind and started a new life.After nearly 20 years of life, everything is calm and peaceful, and I don't know why the police are coming to my door now.

"Shi Yichun, we want to ask you to ask someone."

Wu Bin looked at Shi Yichun worriedly.But Shi Yichun was able to manage a group of young girls in the hair salon back then, and he was also someone who had seen big storms. He smiled at his man and shook his head, signaling him not to worry. "Old Wu, you continue to stock up, I'll talk to the two comrades upstairs."

After hearing what his wife said, Wu Bin nodded.

Shi Yichun brewed two cups of green tea for Jiang Yi and Lin Lin, and said with a smile, "Now it's not like before. You can't drink Laojunmei, only Lu'an tea."

Hearing this, Jiang Yi couldn't help but look at Shi Yichun more.

The hanging paintings in the house are all illustrations of ancient women. From Daiyu's burial of flowers to Begonia's spring sleep, there are twelve large and small paintings in the living room.In addition to hanging paintings and tea, Shi Yichun also has a hobby of incense, and there is a faint fragrance in the air.It seems that Shi Yichun is still a fan of the Dream of Red Mansions.

"Comrade policeman, over the past ten years, I have made up my mind to change my mind, so there is no need for you to come to me. If you come to me now, there must be something important. You can ask, and I will fully cooperate."

Sun Xiaoqu and Jiang Yi looked at each other and said, "Shi Yichun, do you still remember Hou Sisi?"

"Sisi, I remember. She was also a woman with a hard life and died early."

"When she was a shampoo girl in your hair salon, she became pregnant and gave birth to a child named Hou Shihao, do you remember?"

"I remember, Xiaohao. There were several children in the hair salon at that time, and Xiaohao was the most obedient, not very talkative."

"After Hou Sisi died, Hou Shihao was sent to an orphanage. We know that you have secretly supported him until he was 16 years old. After that, do you still keep in touch?"

Shi Yichun was silent for a while, and said: "Two comrades, I swore to Lao Wu that I would make a clean break with my previous life, so he doesn't know anything about me and these children. Can you please keep it a secret for me? ?”

Sun Xiaoqu frowned: "It's hard to say. Nothing can be concealed before the law."

Shi Yichun was a little confused, and didn't understand why the police officer spoke so seriously.

I saw Jiang Yidao: "Hou Shihao is now involved in two lives, including an underage girl. Human life is at stake. Before the law, please be honest with us."

Shi Yichun was very surprised, and murmured: "How could it be? No matter who killed the murderer, why couldn't it be Xiaohao?"

"Why do you think it's impossible for Hou Shihao to kill someone?"

Shi Yichun's tone was a bit anxious, and said: "Xiaohao is too sensible, he won't hurt others." She paused, and said: "In the past, when Sisi had guests, Xiaohao just sat obediently in the hall. Like other children, crying loudly. Others bully him, but he still cares about other children’s pain if they fall.”

Shi Yichun said: "I know that Xiaohao's mental state has always been very poor, and he has a tendency to self-harm. He was bullied by other children in the orphanage, so he often scratched his arm. I feel very distressed about such a child. It can be said that his life is not good."

"Hou Shihao has no relatives in this world. The emergency contact he wrote in the orphanage was you. Did he mention to you that he has any friends?"

Jiang Yi and Sun Xiaoqu have already visited the orphanage where Hou Shihao stayed before.He was in a very bad situation in the orphanage, because his mother had been in the skin and meat business and died of pneumonia. Many people said that he was not only dirty, but also had a "plague", and no one wanted to make friends with him.

The person in charge of the orphanage talked about the eccentric child, and only said that he was very troublesome, and he cut his wrist four times, which made them also have a headache. "If something goes wrong, who is responsible? He doesn't think about us. We don't dare to take care of such a child!"

Therefore, from children to adults, no one likes Hou Shihao.He was in the orphanage, and it can be said that he left no trace of any human relationship.

People like Hou Shihao have a serious tendency to self-harm, poor interpersonal skills, and lack of trust in others. It is almost impossible for them to meet new friends after they grow up, and their relationship should reach the level of "covering up their crimes for him". thing.

Then, the clues can only be dug forward.

"When you had the most hairdressers in the past, there were twelve girls who were barbers, and they were still called 'Twelve Gold Hairpins'. So among so many women, how many of them have children like Hou Sisi?"

Shi Yichun thought for a while, and said: "Five or six. When the shop was closed, one of them was pregnant. Later, some found the father of the child and got married; Parents helped to take care of them; others took care of their own children and found another way to make a living, just like Sisi. However, she was the only one who died early like this.”

"Which of those children are the same age as Hou Shihao? They often played together at that time, especially their older brothers and sisters."

Hou Shihao is extremely insecure and will become emotionally dependent on older relatives, and is likely to be willing to sacrifice himself to protect him.The point of resonance between him and Wang Qianchi is also very likely to be the elder brother mentioned repeatedly in Wang Qianchi's suicide note.

If such a person exists, no matter whether he is the person Hou Shihao tried to cover up or not, at least he must have more clues about Hou Shihao.

Shi Yichun frowned and recalled: "I remember it. The children at that time were all about the same age. There was one named Xiaoyu who had a very good relationship with Xiaohao. But I even forgot which girl's child he was. , Where did he go after that, I don't know at all."

She also said it with a bit of sadness: "Sisi got sick back then and had to ask me for help, so I got news about her and Xiaohao. After that year, the other people have no contact with each other. As for their children, I It's even more unclear."

Just when Jiang Yi and Sun Xiaoqu were "archaeological" in Shi Yichun's hair salon, Lin Lin was in the bureau dealing with Wang Qianchi's brother, Wang Jinhang, who had rushed back from abroad.

He was dressed in lonely black, sitting there with a dusty atmosphere, his face was very haggard.

Lin Lin poured Wang Jinhang a cup of hot tea and looked at him with concern. "We're terribly sorry about your brother. My condolences."

Wang Jinhang managed to force a smile, fingered the rim of the cup with Mosuo, and watched the tea bag in the water bubbling with concern.

Lin Lin sat on the sofa next to Wang Jinhang, exhaled, and said, "You said earlier that you had important clues to provide, what happened?"

Wang Jinhang pursed his lips, prepared himself for a while, and then said, "I'm also responsible for my brother's death..."

"Probably a few days before my brother committed suicide, he called me once. He said he was coming to see me."

Lin Lin nodded and said, "Yes, I heard that you two brothers have a very good relationship. You were sick abroad, so he was anxious to see you."

Wang Jinhang covered his face in pain and shook his head. "no……"

"I'm fed up, you know? I'm literally fed up with my brother..."

When he raised his face again, his eyes were already red.

"My younger brother has been very clingy to me since I was a child. When I was young, my mother taught me to take my younger brother with me everywhere. Everything in the world is fake, only brotherhood is true. Therefore, I have always been very good to my younger brother. I think This is what it should be, if brothers don’t support each other, who else can we trust?”

"However, one day suddenly, I found that my brother's dependence on me has reached a pathological level. He not only trusts me, but he doesn't trust anyone except me. But of course I also want to have my own life. I had my own friends and my own life plans, but my brother seemed to tie everything up to me for granted."

That time, Wang Jinhang went home with the girl he liked after school, and after sending his younger brother home on the way, he went out to watch a movie with the girl.On the way home, Wang Qianchi rushed out suddenly, splashed muddy water all over the girl, and shouted: "Get out, where did you come from, that vixen is not good enough for my brother!" This scared the girl enough.

Later, no girl was willing to say a word to Wang Jinhang, for fear that his younger brother would rush out and splash dirty water.

Wang Qianchi followed Wang Jinhang closely no matter where he was, like a follower, which made Wang Jinhang laugh for a long time by his friends, who called him a "little mother", which made him very embarrassed.

However, no matter how Wang Jinhang explained, Wang Qianchi has always been pestering Wang Jinhang, like a five or six-year-old innocent child forever. "Brother, we are brothers, our destiny is bound together."

Wang Jinhang wants to study abroad, but also wants to avoid Wang Qianchi's "entanglement".

"If I was studying in China, my younger brother would definitely bother me every now and then. I was really scared, especially when I heard him joking that he was going to go to the same university as me. I couldn't sleep at night. .I must get rid of him, so I studied hard, won a scholarship, and went abroad.”

Wang Jinhang closed his eyes in pain: "I thought, just like weaning, after a few years, when my brother grows up without me, everything will be fine. But he still haunts me. That day, he When they called me and said they were going abroad to find me, I felt like my sky was falling."

"I already have a new circle of friends abroad, and a girlfriend who loves me very much. Everything is slowly getting better and turning into the kind of life I want. I don't want him to come and ruin everything again. "

"That day, it was my girlfriend who answered the phone. When my brother heard it was a woman, he immediately became emotional and cursed. I couldn't take it anymore, so I grabbed the phone and scolded my brother for the first time."

Wang Jinhang still clearly remembered that it was the first time he scolded Wang Qianchi, and it was also the last time.

"Wang Qianchi, I really can't stand you anymore! Are you really going to pester me like a lunatic? It's been so many years, I beg you, let me go! Can't you live a good life by yourself? Don't come Excuse me, I beg you! If you insist on doing this, then I would rather not be your brother!"

Now, there is really no one to bother him.

Lin Lin looked at Wang Jinhang, who was guilty and blamed himself, and felt infinite emotion in his heart. He patted Wang Jinhang's shoulder lightly to express his comfort.

"Then when Wang Qianchi contacted you, did he mention any new friends or teachers he met?"

Wang Jinhang wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, took a breath, and said, "He mentioned that someone lent him money. Also, after I finished yelling at him that day, he didn't say a word. I seem to hear another voice beside me. , seems to have muttered something."

"What did you say?"

Wang Jinhang couldn't help a trace of sadness in his heart, adjusted his breath several times before saying: "That person seems to say, 'I told you a long time ago, he doesn't want you anymore' or something."

He looked at Lin Lin, his voice trembling: "Comrade policeman, is that the person who tricked my brother into committing suicide? Isn't it?"

Lin Lin did not give him a direct answer, but called a short recording of Hou Shihao's interrogation, and said, "Listen to it, does it sound like this voice?"

Wang Jinhang listened to the recording of the mobile phone, and after carefully identifying it, his expression immediately changed. "Yes, I'm [-]% sure, that's the voice! This bastard, this bastard, actually lied to my brother... Brother, I'm sorry for you, I'm sorry..."

Lin Lin hurriedly called a police officer into the room to appease Wang Jinhang, and arranged for a record.

He walked out of the lounge, frowned and checked the mailbox of his mobile phone, only to see a message from Jiang Yi, saying: "Study Hou's paintings."