Chen Bai looked at Shan Tong, took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, took a puff and said.
"To be honest, I understand you a little. You haven't felt maternal love since you were a child, and your father has treated you as a burden. It's not easy for you to grow up. But life is like this, and it will never be smooth sailing."
"What do you know!"
Shan Tong suddenly became very excited. He couldn't stand up, but he still patted the table with both hands.
"What did I do wrong? What did I do wrong? I just want a family. People cannot choose their parents, but I have known since I was sensible that I am a person without a mother. People
They called me a bastard and an unwanted child. But I didn’t give up. I studied hard. I wanted to leave that place and go to a big city to develop.”
When Shan Tong said this, he suddenly lowered his head weakly. Chen Bai stood up and put a cigarette into Shan Tong's mouth.
"This is how people are. Sometimes we have to bow to fate. In fact, if you can accept your fate, although your life will be harder, you will not embark on the road of crime."
After Chen Bai finished speaking, he took out a lighter and lit the cigarette in Shan Tong's mouth.
"Resign to fate? Why should I admit fate? Although I dropped out of junior high school, I am diligent and studious. I have learned a lot. Did you see those fires? Isn't it beautiful? I think that is the most beautiful thing, Prometheus
Si was punished by God when he brought fire to the world, but he felt it was worth it, but he did not expect that the humans he loved so much would be like this, so he used his sacred fire to punish those guilty.
Man. I am his disciple, and I will burn all the guilty ones to death.”
Chen Bai looked at Shan Tong opposite and knew that he had fallen into madness at this time.
"Guilty people? Then I really want to hear who you think are the guilty people? What crimes have they committed?"
"Give me another cigarette!"
Chen Bai smiled, walked over and put a cigarette into Shan Tong's mouth, and then lit it for him.
"By the way, do you know how many times I have set fires since I was a child?"
Shan Tong didn't say it directly, but asked Chen Bai this question.
"As far as I know, it should be four times, but I think it must be more than four times. After all, fire is such a beautiful thing. The dancing flames are like ballet dancers on the stage, very beautiful. And flames can destroy everything.
, let all the sin and ugliness in the world disappear."
"That's right, I really didn't expect that we would be close friends."
Shan Tong was very excited when he heard Chen Bai's words, and Chen Bai also took out a cigarette, and the flame of the lighter was lit with a bang.
"Actually, you are right. I have only set fire four times. From when I was a child to now, I have been living in depression, especially when I see other children with their parents, but I am alone.
I feel very uncomfortable."
When Shan Tong said this, he smiled bitterly and continued.
"By the way, I'm not alone. I still have a father. But there's no difference between having a father and not having one. I've been drinking since that bitch left. She's just a woman. She just left. What's the matter?
relation."
Chen Bai smiled, stretched his body on the chair, and put his feet on the table.
"What are you doing?"
Bai Hongwei, who had been silent, reminded Chen Bai in a low voice, but Chen Bai didn't pay attention.
"What you said is wrong. Twenty years ago, your father spent a total of 30,000 yuan to marry your mother. At that time, 30,000 yuan was a huge sum of money. Of course your father would be sad after losing so much money.
.”
When Shan Tong heard this, he lowered his head in pain.
"I know, I know all this, but you can't hate me just for this reason! I did something wrong. If I knew he hated me so much, I wouldn't want to be born."
Seeing Shan Tong who was on the verge of collapse, Chen Bai quickly seized the opportunity and asked.
"Okay, let's not talk about these unhappy things. What I'm actually curious about right now is what crimes do those people commit in your opinion that would make you punish them with the fire that represents justice."
After hearing what Chen Bai said, Shan Tong finally regained some sense.
"If you talk about this, I will have to talk to you carefully. Judging from your appearance, you should know when my first fire was. I won't talk about that. Let's start from my second fire a few days ago.
Speaking of it, but when it comes to this, we have to start talking about it a month ago."
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"Boss, here's a bowl of noodles with egg and tofu skin balls, slightly spicy and water."
The man chose a table near the door and sat down. From the look on the man's face, he knew he was a regular customer.
"Okay, come right away!"
As the boss said this, he went to the back kitchen to cook noodles, and soon a bowl of noodles was served.
"Hello, audience friends, today's Shuangseqiu lottery number is..."
A magnetic voice came from the TV. When the boss heard the voice, he ran to the counter and took out the lottery ticket he bought.
"Boss, how many have you bought? How could such a thing be so good?"
The boss stared at the TV screen and said impatiently.
"I'll just eat your noodles. I'll tell you that when I win the big prize, I'll close this noodle shop. I won't have to worry about it for the rest of my life."
The man shook his head helplessly, and before he had taken a few bites, he heard the boss kicking the chair in front of him away.
"Not a single number is wrong, why am I so unlucky?"
The man put down his bowl and chopsticks and said helplessly.
"If you want to make a fortune from something like this, it's simply impossible. It's better to make money honestly."
But the boss didn't seem to hear the man's words at all, and just talked about himself.
"Look, look at what kind of life this is. I am only forty years old and I have no hope for life. My son is in school and my wife is unemployed at home. The burden of life is all on me alone, and both parents are pointing their fingers.
I support you, but I am also a human being. What’s wrong with me wanting to live a simple and relaxed life? I don’t seem to care about anything and live freely by myself!”
When Shan Tong said this, he suddenly looked at Chen Bai fiercely and asked.
"Do you think this person should die? He obviously has a happy family but he doesn't cherish it. If you are a person, you can do whatever you want, but since you have a family, you must be responsible for your family."
"So you burned down his shop?"
Shan Tong's expression instantly became serious, and he said with a disappointed look on his face.
"No, originally I wanted to burn him to death, but who knew that this guy was so lucky that he was not burned to death. And my pride will never allow me to do it again. If I fail, I will fail."
Chen Bai nodded, it seems that the noodle shop owner saved his life!
"Then why did you burn down that market?"
Shan Tong smiled, looked at Chen Bai and said.
"The market is so noisy, and I have been shortchanged more than once when I bought things there. How can I endure this situation? I said that everyone in this world is guilty, and I will use the fire of justice.
Go punish them."
When Bai Hongwei and Chen Bai came out of the interrogation room, it was already ten o'clock in the evening. Shan Tong confessed all his crimes, and Bai Hongwei stretched himself and said with some fear.
"Fortunately you stopped him, otherwise I would be afraid to let him commit another crime."
Chen Bai didn't say anything, he just picked up the car keys on the table and turned around to go out.
"Chen Bai, we finally solved the case, let's have a meal together!"
"No, I'm too tired to go back."
Looking at Chen Bai's back, Bai Hongwei and others felt helpless. Why is this guy always like this?
On the way back, Chen Bai kept thinking whether things would be different if Shan Tong had received more care from the time he was born and his father had not given up on himself.
The next morning, when Chen Bai entered the office, he saw a strange woman sitting in the office.
"Teacher Chen, right? It's not easy to meet you. Hello, my name is Shangguan Mo. Nice to meet you."
Chen Bai looked at the woman's outstretched hand. He didn't extend his hand but just nodded and pulled up the chair next to him to sit down. He looked at Bai Hongwei and said angrily.
"You called me here in such a hurry just so that I could be interviewed by reporters?"
Bai Hongwei was a little embarrassed and quickly pulled Chen Bai aside.
"I know you are not very happy, but this is also a task assigned to me by the director. You were not interviewed for the previous fraud case, but this case was solved so quickly. Considering the social impact of this case is so great, if you
If we can come forward and tell everyone that we have solved this case, we can also let everyone..."
Before Bai Hongwei finished speaking, Chen Bai interrupted.
"No, I won't accept the interview. Just let her go!"
After Chen Bai finished speaking, he turned around and was about to leave, but at this moment Shangguan Mo suddenly stopped in front of Chen Bai.
"Teacher Chen, as a criminal psychology instructor at the Public Security University, not only has he trained many outstanding students, but also assisted the police in solving many cases in a row. If I report this matter, you will become a hero in everyone's heart."
Chen Bai pulled up a chair and sat down, putting his legs on the table.
"I'm sorry, I'm not interested in becoming a hero. I just came here when the director asked me to help. As for the interview you mentioned, I don't think it is necessary."
Shangguan Mo did not give up when he heard this, but also pulled up a chair and sat next to Chen Bai.
"No, how can we say this is unnecessary? The continuous fires in Binhai City have become hot news. If the police can come forward at this time to let everyone know that the person who set the fire continuously has been caught, it will not only give an explanation to the people, but also
It can build a good image of the police, right?”
Chen Bai took out a cigarette and lit it, and his eyes suddenly became serious when looking at Shangguan Mo.
"That's interesting! But have you ever thought about a question, that is, if you report this matter truthfully, what should you do if someone imitates it?"
Shangguan Mo smiled and said nonchalantly.
"Isn't this a bit unfounded? Or are you not confident in your ability to solve the case? The public has the right to know, and they need to know what happened."
Chen Bai put out the cigarette in his hand, looked at Shangguan Mo and said.
"Sometimes people just need to know that the matter has been resolved. If you think you can do anything good after reporting this matter, you should go back! I will not accept your interview!"
Just as Shangguan Mo was about to refute something, Chen Bai continued to speak.
"A person who has never suffered any setbacks since he was a child and lives in the sun will naturally think that this society is beautiful. How many setbacks have you suffered, and a reporter who chases celebrities will actually care about people's livelihood issues? Even if you are about to be fired,
Don’t use me as your life-saving straw.”
Shangguan Mo's face was bruised and bruised. Chen Bai was right. He was actually an entertainment reporter himself, but there had been no breaking news recently, so the editor-in-chief was very dissatisfied with him. Through many connections, he
Only then did she find out about Chen Bai. She knew that as long as she reported this, she would definitely be able to keep her job. But she didn't expect that Chen Bai would see through her right away.
"Do you want to know how I can tell? It's very simple. You talk calmly and your face is full of eagerness for quick success."
"boom!"
The door of the office was opened, Da Binzi looked at everyone anxiously and said.
"There's a case!"
Everyone stood up quickly. Shangguan Mo also wanted to follow, but Chen Bai sternly refused.
"If you dare to catch up, I will go to your leader to complain!"