"You're finally here, much earlier than I expected."
After Li Zhaojing saw Xu Lang, she slowly turned her head and looked at Xu Lang with a smile on her face, as if they were good friends who hadn't seen each other for a long time.
Xu Lang stood opposite Li Zhaojing. His eyes first glanced at the faces of Li Zhaojing and Luo Quan, and then turned his eyes to Ning Yanran who was tied to the pine tree. After seeing that she was still alive and no abuse was found,
Xu Lang's anxious heart finally relaxed a lot.
After Xu Lang appeared, Li Zhaojing's eyes were always on this man's face. There was no rage as she expected, and there was no nonsense about seeing herself and persuading herself to surrender as she expected. This made Li Zhaojing a little disappointed. However,
What's more is relief. If he is like those policemen, what's the point of all he did, and what's the point of Lu Jianwei's death? If Xu Lang really shows these things, Li Zhaojing will be very disappointed. She
I will feel worthless for Lu Jianwei's death, deeply worthless.
When Li Zhaojing caught Xu Lang looking at Ning Yanran, she smiled, unscrupulously.
"Ha ha......"
Li Zhaojing smiled, while slowly turning her head, looking at Ning Yanran, and said sarcastically: "Come for her? Don't you dislike her? Why are you still here?"
Xu Lang turned his gaze from Ning Yanran to Li Zhaojing and said a few words lightly: "Because I am a policeman."
"Police? Just for this? For your so-called justice? So-called responsibility? So-called faith? Officer Xu, you have disappointed me."
There was a touch of ridicule at the corner of Li Zhaojing's mouth, which was a kind of disdain, a kind of resentment, and a kind of contempt from the heart.
Xu Lang just looked at Li Zhaojing and said nothing, but Ning Yanran spoke at this time.
She shouted with tears on her face: "Xu Lang, leave me alone. Xiao Yueyue was also kidnapped by them. Xiao Yueyue is in their hands. Go and save her quickly..."
"Snapped......"
After Ning Yanran said this, Li Zhaojing turned around suddenly, raised her palm, and slapped Ning Yanran hard on the face.
The crisp sound was particularly loud and harsh in the silent night. Ning Yanran's next words were interrupted by the slap. Her head was hit to the side, frozen due to the cold.
A clear slap mark immediately appeared on the somewhat pale cheek, and a trace of blood oozed from the corner of the mouth.
I don't know whether it was because Li Zhaojing used too much force in this slap, or because she had been tied up for a long time. She no longer had the strength to struggle. Ning Yanran seemed to be blinded. She did not immediately turn her head to look at Li Zhaojing, mouthing
But he still muttered vaguely: "Leave me alone, go save Xiao Yueyue."
Xu Lang's eyes widened. After Li Zhaojing slapped Ning Yanran without any warning, his hands subconsciously clenched into fists and his eyes contracted violently. However, he did not move. He just glanced at Ning Yanran and said
His eyes were focused on Li Zhaojing again.
After beating Ning Yanran, Li Zhaojing slowly turned around, waving her painful wrist while looking at Xu Lang with a smile. She really wanted to see the man show an angry but helpless expression. However, she
Disappointed again, Xu Lang also spoke at this time.
"I know."
Three simple words, but the two women present were stunned on the spot. Li Zhaojing was surprised, confused, curious, and most of all, confused. It seemed that Xu Lang was really like what she said before.
After Ning Yanran heard Xu Lang say the words "I know", her head that was tilted to one side suddenly turned around and looked at Xu Lang blankly, her eyes were wet with tears again, her face was
She showed an expression of shock and disbelief. Obviously, she did not expect that Xu Lang already knew the news about Xiao Yueyue's accident when he came to her, and after he knew it, he still chose to save her. Although, he
He came alone.
The air seemed to have solidified. Ning Yanran had forgotten her current situation and that Li Zhaojing and Luo Quan were beside her. The only one in her eyes was the one who looked very cold and expressionless, standing there quietly with white hair.
The man with long hair flying in the air muttered: "Why? Why..."
There was no answer. Xu Lang didn't answer her question, he just glanced at her lightly. Li Zhaojing also wanted to know the answer. Even Luo Quan, whose face was expressionless from beginning to end, like a robot, couldn't help but
After looking at Xu Lang for a few times, it was obvious that they did not expect that Xu Lang would make this choice.
Did he do this because he likes this woman? Or because this woman is the deputy director of the S City Public Security Bureau? Or because she has an awesome father? Or because of the so-called faith that Li Zhaojing ridiculed?
It seems that only that man knows the answer.
While Li Zhaojing was stunned on the spot, Xu Lang spoke.
"I'm here. According to your request, I came alone. Tell me, why did you kidnap her and let me come here?"
Xu Lang's voice brought Li Zhaojing back to reality. She looked at Xu Lang with complicated eyes. After a long time, she said, "Guess what?"
Xu Lang frowned. He had no intention of playing a guessing game with Li Zhaojing and said directly: "It's definitely not what you want."
Surrender yourself.”
Li Zhaojing smiled and nodded, saying: "Back then, he did not surrender, and I will not choose to surrender today."
When Li Zhaojing said this, her eyes were no longer looking at Xu Lang, but her eyes were looking at Lu Jianwei's tombstone beside Xu Lang with gentle eyes.
Xu Lang followed Li Zhaojing's line of sight and found the tombstone and Lu Jianwei's name. He was stunned for a moment, then thought of something, and with a thought in his heart, he turned his head and looked at Li Zhaojing.
Today is the eighth anniversary of Lu Jianwei's death. Eight years ago today, when Xu Lang led the Criminal Investigation Team 2 to find Lu Jianwei, he died in front of him. When Xu Lang arrived, Lu Jianwei was still breathing.
He was not completely dead. After seeing Xu Lang, he just smiled without saying a word, and then died. It seemed that he had been holding on for a breath just to take a look at Xu Lang before he died.
That's all.
Eight years later, the name of the Punisher, who had disappeared from the city for eight years, reappeared. And it was not Lu Jianwei alone as it was eight years ago, but a group of people, headed by this woman, Lu Jianwei's ex-girlfriend Li Zhaojing.
.
Xu Lang vaguely guessed the reason why Li Zhaojing brought her here, but Xu Lang still didn't speak. Instead, he looked at Li Zhaojing with a hint of disdain and ridicule at the corner of his mouth. This expression should have appeared on Li Zhaojing's face.
But it appeared on Xu Lang's face, making people confused.
Not sure if it was Xu Lang's sense of disregard when he saw Lu Jianwei's tombstone, or the expression on Xu Lang's face now. Li Zhaojing felt angry, deeply angry. Her face was originally full of mockery and smile.
Her face gradually turned livid and ferocious, and she shouted at Xu Lang: "Kneel down."
Xu Lang didn't move, he just turned his head slightly, glanced at Lu Jianwei's grave, and then turned his head, as if he didn't want to see Lu Jianwei's grave.
"I want you to kneel down and apologize to him, saying you were wrong."
Li Zhaojing looked at Xu Lang and shouted hysterically.
However, Xu Lang still didn't make any move. He just looked at the woman in front of him who was starting to lose control, and the disdain and sarcasm on his face became more and more intense.
"Xu Lang, I fucking told you to kneel down, kneel down for him, are you deaf?" Li Zhaojing continued to yell at Xu Lang.
"hehe......"
Xu Lang smiled. He reached out and took out a cigarette case from his pocket, took out a cigarette and lit it. Then, he looked at Li Zhaojing and said, "Surrender. I believe that if Lu Jianwei is alive in heaven, he doesn't want to see it."
Until you do this."
"Shut up, you are not allowed to mention his name. What qualifications do you have to mention his name? If it weren't for you and your woman, he wouldn't be like this. All of this would have been caused by you. It was all caused by you.
.”
Li Zhaojing shouted almost crazily.
Xu Lang blew out a smoke ring and he remained silent.
Xu Lang was really optimistic about Lu Jianwei back then and wanted to transfer him from the Chengxi Public Security Bureau to the Second Criminal Investigation Team. He thought so and did so. However, Lu Jianwei did not join the Second Criminal Investigation Team in the end because his mental quality was not up to standard.
The person who conducted the psychological assessment on Lu Jianwei, in addition to the people from the psychology department, Shu Yue was also there at the time and participated in the psychological assessment. Her opinion was that Lu Jianwei had serious violent tendencies and had psychological problems.
Not suitable for joining the Second Criminal Investigation Team.
It stands to reason that Shu Yue is not a person in the psychology department, so her words should have little impact on Lu Jianwei. However, after the then director of the General Bureau of Public Security, Lu Ye, learned about this incident, he directly denied Lu Jianwei's request to join the Second Criminal Investigation Team.
,So, strictly speaking, Lu Jianwei did not join the Second Criminal Investigation Team. In the end, he chose to resign and embarked on the road of crime. Lu Ye and Shu Yue did play a certain role, but if Lu Jianwei was allowed to join the Second Criminal Investigation Team,
If so, no one knows, and no one can guarantee, whether he will cause any big trouble in his future work based on his psychological quality at the time. Bu Zimo is a good example.
After finishing the cigarette quickly, Xu Lang threw away the cigarette butt, looked at Li Zhaojing, and asked: "Is it worth it for you?"
However, Li Zhaojing didn't seem to hear Xu Lang's words. When she saw that Xu Lang didn't kneel down, she turned around and walked to Ning Yanran. She didn't know when a sharp scalpel appeared in her hand, and she performed the operation
The knife was pressed against Ning Yanran's neck, and she shouted at Xu Lang: "Kneel down."
Just when Li Zhaojing made this move, Xu Lang immediately put his hands behind his back, and then there was something in his hand, which was a loaded pistol, with the muzzle pointing straight at Li Zhaojing.
He shouted: "Let her go."
Luo Quan, who was standing aside, immediately took out two pistols from his waist when Xu Lang took out his gun, pointing one at Xu Lang and the other at Ning Yanran who was tied to the tree.
The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became tense with Li Zhaojing's actions.
Li Zhaojing's eyes were fixed on Xu Lang. She held the scalpel in her hand and pressed it against Ning Yanran's slender and white neck. The sharp blade drew a shallow mark on her neck, and bright red blood suddenly gushed out.
When she came out, Li Zhaojing didn't notice this at all. She just stared at Xu Lang and shouted: "Kneel down, otherwise, she will die. Anyway, so many people have died, I don't care if there is one more."
When Xu Lang saw the blood seeping out of Ning Yanran's neck, his eyes
It started beating violently, and his eyes showed a nervous look. He didn't want Ning Yanran to die, and he even didn't want Li Zhaojing and Luo Quan to die. However, in this situation, Xu Lang could no longer make the decision himself.
Xu Lang looked at Li Zhaojing, who was out of control, and then at Luo Quan, who was expressionless and holding a gun in both hands. His hand holding the pistol trembled slightly. Finally, Xu Lang lowered his hand, put down the gun, looked at Li Zhaojing, and said:
"Let her go."
Xu Lang's action meant that he was ready to compromise, but Li Zhaojing's eyes bloomed with dazzling brilliance. It seemed that this was what she wanted to see, and the control returned to her hands, and the corners of her mouth appeared
Show a winner's smile.
Li Zhaojing slightly loosened the scalpel close to Ning Yanran's neck, but did not take it away. Xu Lang slowly turned around and faced Lu Jianwei's tombstone with a complicated expression.
Just when Xu Lang was about to kneel down, Ning Yanran suddenly let out a shrill and sharp cry.
"don't want."
"Snapped."
Another loud slap sounded, and Ning Yanran's head tilted to the side again, with another slap mark on her face. However, she stubbornly turned her head and looked at Xu Lang, tears filling her eyes again, and
At this time, Xu Lang turned his head and looked at Ning Yanran.
Their eyes met and there were no words. Ning Yanran still saw determination and firmness on Xu Lang's face. She knew that Xu Lang had chosen to compromise for her own sake. She shook her head at Xu Lang and said vaguely.
: "No, don't..."
However, under Ning Yanran's desperate gaze and Li Zhaojing's gradually smiling gaze, Xu Lang knelt down.
My knees touched the ground, and I felt a chill. The sound was very small, but it seemed so harsh in the silent air.
"Haha... Jianwei, have you seen that? The person who killed you has made atonement for you, have you seen that?"
After seeing Xu Lang kneeling down, Li Zhaojing's face showed a crazy and sick smile, her body trembled violently with her laughter, and a line of tears gradually fell from her eyes.
Ning Yanran turned her head away, not wanting to see Xu Lang's humiliating scene. She felt like she could hardly breathe. Her heart was bleeding. When Xu Lang chose to kneel down to save him, she knew that
I will never forget this man in my life.
Li Zhaojing put down the scalpel from Ning Yanran's neck, and Luo Quan also put down the gun pointed at Ning Yanran, but never put down the gun pointed at Xu Lang. After all, Xu Lang also had a gun in his hand.
Li Zhaojing took two steps forward, turned her back to Ning Yanran, looked at Xu Lang and sneered: "Officer Xu, I never thought you would be here today? Aren't you known as a detective? Aren't you the captain of the second criminal investigation team? Aren't you a criminal investigation consultant?
Aren’t you the leader of CSY? Where’s your pride? Where’s your honor? Where’s your belief? Aren’t you kneeling here, policeman? Detective? Haha..."
Xu Lang seemed to have lost everything he had when he knelt down, including his police identity, his former honor, and his dignity. He knelt on the cold and damp ground and looked at Lu Jianwei's photo quietly.
, without saying a word.
It seems that Lu Jianwei's soul is back, maybe God can't stand it anymore. The biting cold wind howls at this time, blowing the surrounding trees and making rustling sounds, and the sky, which has been gloomy for several days, is also here.
It started to rain lightly,
The rain fell from the sky drop by drop, hitting Xu Lang's clothes. Soon, Xu Lang's clothes were soaked, and his snow-white hair, which was blown away by the cold wind, was also wet by the rain.
It stuck tightly to his face, making it difficult for people to see his expression clearly. Li Zhaojing looked at this scene proudly, and the smile at the corner of her mouth became stronger.
"呲呲呲......"
Ning Yanran was so desperate that she wished that Li Zhaojing had stabbed her to death, but she suddenly felt something moving behind her. The sound was very small and was covered by the swaying of the trees. Ning Yanran was not sure whether she heard it correctly. However, what happened next
, she felt her hand tied behind her back was touched by someone. It was a man's hand, which was a little rough. Then, there was an extremely subtle sound of a knife cutting the rope, which convinced Ning Yanran that someone was there.
Behind him, and this person is not Xu Lang or Luo Quan, then who could this person be?
Ning Yanran held her breath, not daring to take a big breath. She didn't even dare to twist her body, let alone look behind her. She raised her head and looked at Li Zhaojing, who had her back turned to her, and the one who was holding a gun and pointing it at the kneeler.
Luo Quan was rubbing the back of Lang's head in front of Lu Jianwei's grave. None of them noticed the movement on their side, which made Ning Yanran secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
However, at this moment, Luo Quan seemed to notice Ning Yanran's gaze. He turned his head and looked at Ning Yanran with cold eyes. He seemed to be laughing at Ning Yanran, and seemed to be looking at a corpse. This made Ning Yanran
The heart that had just been relieved suddenly rose again. She did not look at Luo Quan, but looked away, as if she didn't want to see Luo Quan.
After seeing Ning Yanran's expression, Luo Quan's stiff mouth twitched slightly. He no longer paid attention to the poor policewoman, but focused all his attention on the man who seemed to have lost everything all at once.
Looking at the man kneeling in front of Lu Jianwei's grave, the corners of Luo Quan's mouth raised slightly, as if he had seen the scene he wanted to see the most, which made him extremely happy and excited.