Da Qingyi seldom laughs or cries when she is not performing on stage. She only laughs and cries when she sings White Snake.
But now she smiled.
"Heh, I don't know if you're smart or stupid when you say that, but you know, I'm just an opera singer who can play musical instruments. When the troupe is in trouble, I make some extra money at Wangyue Tower. That's it."
Tang Lin also laughed, "Qingyi, I'll call you Qingyi, because you can't tell me your real name. Li Fan is not you at all, and you are not Li Fan. So, you must understand that now I can
I'm going to arrest you because you forged and used someone else's ID card. Although this charge is not serious, there is no problem in leaving you at the police station for investigation for a few days. So, I will hand over my identity directly to you. You should do it anyway.
It’s only right to give something back.”
Da Qingyi suddenly stopped talking. This is indeed an unavoidable omission. Under normal circumstances, nothing will happen. Even if he is found out, it will not be a big deal. It is just a forged ID card. Nowadays, many people will forge their identities when staying in hotels, because
There are all kinds of unspeakable or shady reasons.
She is just one of them.
Of course she wouldn't say anything. She didn't say anything and everything was fine. Once she spoke, the consequences would be unbearable. So she got up again and walked to the brown wooden wardrobe, opened it, squatted down, opened the safe, and then
He stretched his right hand in. When Da Qingyi did this, he turned back to look at Tang Lin meaningfully.
Tang Lin didn't look at her, but looked down at his shoes. He came in from the outside, and his shoes left several distinct footprints on the plush carpet.
This was a mistake that shouldn't have happened, but his expression couldn't tell whether he cared or didn't care.
Da Qingyi immediately withdrew his gaze and took out a women's wallet from inside. It was black patent leather. It was not very beautiful. It had a very simple and plain feel. Moreover, it looked like it had been used for many years, and there were signs of damage on the corners.
Da Qingyi walked back barefoot and took out a well-preserved second-generation ID card from his wallet as he walked. It had a Peugeot profile picture on it and a Peugeot name underneath.
Zhao Jing.
However, when Tang Lin saw Zhao Jing's home address below, he was stunned for a moment, and a special smell immediately appeared on his expressionless face.
Tanghu, Da Qingyi is actually from Tanghu!
Tang Lin couldn't help but stood up, his expression more serious than ever before, "Zhao Jing, do you know Tang Xiaojie!"
Zhao Jing was also startled, froze for a moment, gritted her teeth, "I know him, he is my master, but he has been away for many years!"
Tang Lin raised his legs and walked to the bed. He wanted to smoke again, and even asked for a cigarette directly, "Do you have any cigarettes?" Then he immediately regretted it, "No, no need!"
Da Qingyi could not help but walk barefoot to the window. The two of them stood almost side by side in front of the window to enjoy the cold spring wind. Da Qingyi's bare feet finally felt a chill and subconsciously stepped back.
"How do you know my master? I am from the Tanghu Drama Troupe. The troupe has been in a recession these years. Although you are allowed to do private work, it must be done together by everyone, and the money earned must be shared equally. My family has some special circumstances, so
…So I flew solo, but I didn’t want to be kicked out of the group, so I took a sick leave.”
"I have said everything I can, that's why I used someone else's ID card. This hotel was also arranged by people from Lanqi Street. What exactly did I do in Wangyue Tower...why did those three cannibals not spit out bones?
The fat man will let me go for a while, for various reasons, you can think of it yourself."
"If you feel dissatisfied with my answer, I can go back to the bureau with you now and do whatever you want."
Da Qingyi said a lot in one breath, and he spoke very proactively and sincerely, but Tang Lin seemed unable to hear, and remained silent for a long time facing the endless night outside the window.
"Zhao Jing, you started studying art at the age of 7 and went on stage at the age of 12. The first play you sang on stage was not a white snake but a green snake. The one with the white snake was Tang Xiaojie. We have seen each other before, but as we grew up, no one recognized us.
No matter who, and I don’t know your name at all, I just know that everyone called you Xiaoqing at that time!”
Zhao Jing's body began to tremble violently, and her breathing began to become light and airy. When others were nervous, their breathing became rapid and heavy, but when she was nervous, her breathing became light, free and slow.
Tang Lin reminded her that she would be a fool if she could no longer remember who the young policeman in front of her was. She bit her lip hard, moved forward instinctively with her bare feet, "Are you Xiao Tang? I
Master is your aunt, right? I...I only remember meeting you three times, and I don’t remember your name either. I only know that Master always calls you Xiao Tang, according to the way you are called in the troupe."
The two of them fell into a deep silence again. Tang Lin's aunt was the famous Da Qingyi in Tanghu at that time. She was beautiful and tall. Zhao Jing, nicknamed Xiao Qing, died suddenly the year after she came on stage at the age of 12.
I had cancer, I didn’t know it before, everything happened so suddenly.
From that year onwards, Tang Lin never went to the theater again, especially The Legend of White Snake. He never watched it wherever he went.
My aunt lives quite far away, and I don’t have much contact with my father. My aunt has no children and is not married. My aunt has only had one apprentice in her life, Xiao Qing.
When my aunt died, she was 38 years old.
What else did Tang Lin say?
His aunt had been kind to him since he was a child and regarded him as her own child. She always kept delicious food for him when she was reluctant to eat it. Until her aunt passed away, Tang Lin bought a new set of clothes for the Chinese New Year every year from her aunt.
And his aunt has always been the most beautiful woman in his eyes when he was a child.
…
It was Da Qingyi who finally broke the silence, "Xiao Tang, do you want to arrest me?"
Tang Lin gritted his teeth and said, "Xiaoqing, you are a master of lying. Eight out of ten sentences are truths and two are lies. I won't arrest you because it will be in vain if I arrest you, but remember,
If one day I want to catch you, I will catch you no matter where you go."
Xiao Qing stopped talking, her bare feet had been blown red by the cold wind, but she still stood firmly behind Tang Lin, as if she would always stand with him if Tang Lin didn't leave.
They have relatives in common. She is Tang Lin's aunt and biological mother. She has taught her everything. She never imagined that she and Xiao Tang would meet again, or in this special way.
"I'm leaving, you... When you go back to visit your aunt's grave, give me a greeting. I haven't seen her in so many years and I don't dare to go. You tell her that I miss her very much. I haven't even celebrated the New Year since she left.
New clothes to wear..."
These were the last words Tang Lin said before leaving.
However, Xiaoqing stood alone in front of the window, tears streaming down her face...