The time when Chen Zhen dropped out of school was almost the same time that Chen Qiumin and the others left Chenjiahe. According to Luo Jiayan's investigation, after Chen Zhen and the others left Chenjiahe, they did not go anywhere else but came to S city. From this point of view,
Chen Zhen's dropping out of school should be related to Chen Qiumin and others.
So, a new question arises: Why did Chen Zhen drop out of school?
Could it be that, as the teachers and classmates at S University speculated, Chen Zhen chose to drop out of school because he couldn't stand Situ Yinuo's persistent pestering and harassment? However, if it was just for this reason that he gave up recommending graduate students,
Isn't it too childish? After all, Xu Lang has been to Chen Zhen's family. His family's economic conditions are not very good, and Chen Zhen is the only college student in his village who has been admitted to university in recent years. It can be said that he is the hope of the whole village.
, if you drop out of school just because of this little thing, it is unlikely.
Could it be that his teacher really said something happened to Chen Zhen’s family? So, what happened that allowed Chen Zhen to give up his studies and future?
When Xu Lang and Luo Jiayan visited Chenjiahe, they found that Chen Zhen's parents were still alive, and his grandfather, who was over seventy years old, was also still alive and in good health. Since no relatives had died, what would be the big deal?
Is the incident enough to make Chen Zhen give up his studies?
After thinking about it, Xu Lang felt that Chen Zhen's sudden dropout should be related to Chen Qiumin and the others looking for Chen Zhen.
But what is the reason for Chen Zhen to drop out of school? It is impossible to know now. According to Chen Bo, Chen Qiumin had four friends when he was a child, Chen Zhen, Chen Wang, Chen Shan, and Chen Yuzhen. Chen Qiumin has been killed, and Chen Wang has also
They were killed, and now only Chen Shan, Chen Zhen and Chen Yuzhen are left. However, no one knows where they are or what they are doing.
Xu Lang expressed his thoughts, and Ding Haoqiong thought for a while and said: "I think, whether it is the reason behind Chen Qiumin's murder, or Chen Wang's murder, or Chen Zhen dropping out of school, in short, we must find it as soon as possible
As for the whereabouts of these people, I am worried that the next victim may be among them."
When Ding Haoqiong said this, he looked at Xu Lang, and Xu Lang nodded, agreeing with Ding Haoqiong's statement.
In fact, Ding Haoqiong still didn't say anything. The murderer of Chen Qiumin might be Sun Wenyao, and Chen Zhen and the others could not be ruled out. Although Sun Wenyao was much more suspected than them, the murderer of Chen Wang should not be the murderer.
Sun Wenyao, since it was not Sun Wenyao who killed Chen Wang, then it might be one of Chen Zhen and the others.
The purpose of finding Chen Zhen and the others was not only to investigate the truth behind the murders of Chen Qiumin and Chen Wang, but also to find out what happened to the corpses in the refrigerator in Room 315. These corpses are probably related to Chen Zhen and the others.
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Next, everyone had further discussions on the two cases, and it was already past eleven o'clock in the evening. Everyone had been busy all day and was already hungry. Since there was no breakthrough progress for the time being, we could only
That was it for now, so after the discussion meeting, Xu Lang said it was time to get off work, and everyone packed their things and started getting off work.
After Fan Yang and others left, Xu Lang went to the forensic autopsy room to see if Chen Wang's autopsy results were available.
When Xu Lang came to the door of the forensic anatomy room, he found that the door of the anatomy room was locked from the inside. Xu Lang pushed it several times but failed to push it open. He called Qin Mingyue several times, but Qin Mingyue did not answer.
Xu Lang had no choice but to tell Qin Mingyue that it was time to get off work, and then turned around and left.
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After Xu Lang left the CSY office building, he directly chose to go home. However, when he was approaching the gate of the community, Xu Lang stopped. Only then did he remember that since he received a call from Ding Haoqiong that night, he had rushed home.
After arriving in Chengbei District, Xiao Yueyue followed Ye Du to her home. In the past few days, Xu Lang was either busy investigating the murder case of Chen Qiumin at CSY or went to Hengtong County, but he did not have time to take care of Xiao Yueyue.
Thinking of this, Xu Lang's mouth felt bitter.
Since returning to S city with Xiao Yueyue, he has become increasingly incompetent as a father. Especially after the establishment of CSY, he is busy with various tasks every day, while Xiao Yueyue is completely handed over to Ning Yanran.
Free range state.
Although Xiao Yueyue has been raised by Xu Lang since she was a child, Xu Lang has still cared about Xiao Yueyue very much in the past few years. After all, she is his biological daughter. However, after returning to S City, Xu Lang
Lang had no time to take care of her at all, so he left Xiao Yueyue to be taken care of by Ning Yanran. In addition to Xu Lang's trust in Ning Yanran, the main reason was because Xiao Yueyue did not reject Ning Yanran, and Ning Yanran also liked Xiao Yueyue.
In addition, Ning Yanran is a woman, and Xiao Yueyue has lacked maternal love since she was a child. Xu Lang is relatively relieved to leave Xiao Yueyue to Ning Yanran to help take care of her.
However, a few days ago, after Xu Lang and Ye Du reunited after a long separation, apart from the joy at the beginning, they were also deeply worried. This worry was mainly due to the time when Ye Du appeared and Xiao Yueyue.
The unusual relationship between them surprised and confused Xu Lang.
Although Xu Lang was very busy these days and did not contact Ye Du, it did not mean that Xu Lang did not think about it. The reason why he did not contact Ye Du was because Xu Lang did not know how to get along with Ye Du.
, he felt that there was a gap between the two people, and this gap still appeared on Ye Du's side.
Xu Lang rushed back to S City this afternoon, and it was almost early morning. If Xu Lang's guess was correct, Xiao Yueyue should be at Ye Du's house, because Ning Yanran was still in H Province and had not come back yet.
Xu Lang stood under the street lamp at the door of his community, leaning against the cool lamppost. Xu Lang took out the cigarette case from his pocket, took out a cigarette and lit it. While smoking, he was thinking about whether to go to Ye Du's house.
After smoking a cigarette, Xu Lang stamped out the cigarette butt and shook his head with a wry smile. He decided not to go to Ye Du's house. After all, it was already so late. It was estimated that Ye Du and Xiao Yueyue had already rested, and even if
After leaving, Xu Lang didn't know what to talk to Ye Du. He was afraid that he would not be able to help but ask Ye Du if he was related to the organization "Master Chang". If Ye Du answered yes, what should Xu Lang do?
He doesn't even know it himself.
Xu Lang decided to wait until the several cases in front of him were solved, and then find a suitable time for the two of them to sit down and have a good talk.
After thinking about this, Xu Lang no longer hesitated and went to a nearby convenience store to buy some snacks, ready to take them back as a midnight snack.
When Xu Lang returned home carrying a bag of snacks, Xu Lang unexpectedly found that Xiao Yueyue was at home and sleeping soundly in her own bedroom. Xu Lang was stunned for a moment and felt a little strange. Why did Xiao Yueyue
He didn't go to Ye Du's place. However, he didn't wake up Xiao Yueyue and ask why. Instead, he quietly went to the kitchen and boiled a pot of boiling water. While the water was boiling, Xu Lang went to the bathroom to wash himself.
When he came out of the bath and the water was boiling, Xu Lang soaked a bucket of instant noodles. He finished the instant noodles three times, five times, five, and two times, and then went to the bedroom. He needed a good rest.
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The night was as cold as water, and in the early morning, there were still some people who didn't sleep, such as Ye Du.
The community where Ye Du lives is not far from Xu Lang's house. From here to Xu Lang's house, it only takes about ten minutes to walk. From the balcony of Ye Du's house, you can see the balcony of Xu Lang's house. At this time, Ye Du
Standing on the balcony, looking at the room where the lights were turned on not long ago and now turned off again, her eyes were a little blurry.
The meeting with Xu Lang on the beach a few days ago was specially arranged by her, and the reason why she knew that Xu Lang would go to that place was naturally because Xiao Yueyue told her.
Ever since she saw Xu Lang taking Shu Yue back to Zhangjiacun a few years ago, she chose to leave. Over the years, she has experienced a lot of things and has silently done a lot for Xu Lang. However, these things
Xu Lang didn't even know, and she didn't want Xu Lang to know either.
She had thought about many scenarios of meeting Xu Lang again, and also thought about what they would say to each other after they met, but she never thought that they would meet again under such circumstances.
When the two met again and she looked at him sleeping unsuspectingly, Ye Du felt very happy. While happy, there was also a deep feeling of distress. She knew that when she appeared in Xu Lang
In front of him, when he knew that he was the one who saved Xiao Yueyue, he would definitely doubt himself, and this was indeed the case. Although Xu Lang didn't ask anything at the time, Ye Du still felt it.
The sense of familiarity and intimacy when they reunited was diluted a lot with the occurrence of this incident.
After deciding to meet Xu Lang, Ye Du had a lot of things in her heart that she wanted to say to Xu Lang. However, after the meeting, she couldn't say anything. She believed that Xu Lang was the same.
When Xiao Yueyue was kidnapped by Zhang Minhao, from the moment she appeared to rescue Xiao Yueyue, Ye Du knew that this day would definitely come. However, she hoped that Xu Lang would know as late as possible, so she asked Xiao Yueyue to
Yueyue kept it a secret for herself, and Xiao Yueyue did not let her down. However, she still wanted to see Xu Lang, even if the two of them didn't say anything, she just wanted to see Xu Lang.
Do you regret it?
No, Ye Du did not regret saving Xiao Yueyue, because Xiao Yueyue was his daughter. Just like she had chosen to join the organization, she had no regrets.
In the past few days, Xu Lang had not contacted him, nor asked about Xiao Yueyue's situation. Ye Du knew that Xu Lang was waiting, and he was waiting for him to speak.
Thinking of this, a hint of bitterness appeared in the corner of Ye Du's mouth. She didn't want to explain all the situation to Xu Lang, but no, she couldn't do this. In this city, there were countless pairs of eyes staring at Xu Lang.
Staring at her, if he really did this, it would bring a lot of trouble and danger to Xu Lang, which Ye Du didn't want to see.
"Tell me, why are you still so smart and sharp? Wouldn't it be better to let go of everything and be an ordinary person?"
Ye Du lay on the balcony railing and murmured to himself. However, after saying this, Ye Du himself laughed. How many things were carried on Xu Lang's body, didn't she know or understand? And she was here
After joining that organization, I knew more things. Is it possible to get Xu Lang to let go of everything?
Maybe, after that incident happened more than six years ago, it was possible. Xu Wei died, Shu Yue died, many people died, Xu Lang also chose to give up, he chose to escape, but he succeeded
Already?
The fact is naturally negative. He didn't. He came back anyway. It seemed that Xu Lang's return was forced. In fact, all this was planned by many people. Some people didn't want Xu Lang to escape, and Xu Lang had nowhere to escape.
, His return is inevitable, it is just a matter of time. Now that he is back, and those people have also appeared, Ye Du is not very sure what Xu Lang will do, but she knows one thing very well, that is Xu Lang
This time I will definitely not choose to escape like last time.
Thinking of this, Ye Du suddenly remembered several recent cases, the Yang Rongwei case and the Chen Qiumin case.
The Yang Rongwei case seems to have been settled, but Ye Du knows that this is not the case. Everything has just begun, and the same is true for the Chen Qiumin case.
Xu Lang and the others suspected that Sun Wenyao was the one who killed Yang Rongwei and Chen Qiumin. This was correct. The moment Yang Rongwei's body appeared, she already knew who the murderer was. However, she could only watch and do anything.
No, she is not allowed to do anything. As far as Ye Du is concerned, she is not a police officer. As long as Xu Lang and Xiao Yueyue are safe, that is enough. As for other people, it doesn't matter to Ye Du.
Ye Du didn't know why Sun Wenyao did this. However, Ye Du was certain that Sun Wenyao had his purpose when he committed the crime this time. As for what the purpose was, Ye Du didn't know yet.
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When darkness covers the earth, some evils are also quietly happening.
In a certain hotel room, there were five people sitting, four men and one woman.
There are three sofas in the room, one of which is a single sofa. An old man dressed as a farmer is sitting on the sofa, holding a dry cigarette bag in his hand, and smoking a dry cigarette. The originally fresh room,
At this moment, there was a strong smell of tobacco. The four people sitting on the other sofas all frowned subconsciously. The woman covered her nose with one hand.
They coughed from time to time, obviously they couldn't get used to the pungent smell of tobacco.
The room was very quiet, except for the sound of the old man smoking his cigarette stick. You could hear a pin drop in the room, and the atmosphere was very depressing.
I don’t know how long it took, but the old man finished smoking a bag of cigarettes. He crossed his legs, placed the cigarette bag on the sole of his cloth shoe, and tapped it a few times. Then he put the bags under his eyes on the table and raised his head. He saw a face full of ravines and wrinkles.
, a face like an old tree bark that has been exposed to wind and sun all year round was revealed, and a pair of gray-brown turbid eyes swept over the faces of the four people one by one like a vulture, without a trace of emotion. Finally, the gaze
Stopping at a man in a suit, this man is none other than Chen Zhen.
Chen Zhen felt a little uncomfortable being looked at by the old man like this. He coughed dryly and asked, "Uncle, why are you here?"
"Why can't I come? Or are you not welcome to come?" the old man said expressionlessly.
"Uncle, that's not what I meant. Of course you can come. I'm just wondering why you chose to come here at this time." Chen Zhen explained quickly.
"snort......"
The old man didn't say anything, just snorted coldly.
"Chen Wang is dead, was it you who did it?"
After a few seconds of silence, the old man looked at Chen Zhen and asked.
Chen Zhen pursed his lips and said nothing, neither admitting nor denying. He just lowered his head and looked at the ground, as if there was a new continent on the smooth floor.
"Hey...if you die, just die. If that kid is still alive, he will do something bad sooner or later." The old man said to himself.
After hearing this, Chen Zhen raised his head and glanced at the old man, and then quickly turned his head to look at the other three people. The other three people also looked at Chen Zhen, and they seemed to see something in each other's eyes.
The touch is gone.
"Goudan is dead too, his death..."
"We didn't do it."
Before the old man could finish speaking, Chen Zhen immediately raised his head and explained.
"Really?"
The old man's vulture-like eyes roamed around Chen Zhen's face. Chen Zhen felt a chill down his spine and sweat gradually appeared on his forehead. He wanted to lower his head to avoid the old man's knife-like gaze.
However, he did not do this. He looked at the old man bravely, nodded firmly and said, "It is indeed not us who killed him."
Hearing what Chen Zhen said, the old man pondered for a few seconds and nodded, believing what Chen Zhen said. He stopped staring at Chen Zhen and looked at the other three people. He said calmly: "The police in the city are going to investigate Goudan."
Chen Wang is also dead now. Stop doing any business for the time being. Dispose of all the undisposed goods without leaving any traces. Do you understand?"
"Uncle, don't worry, I have already taken care of all these goods." Chen Zhen said quickly.
"That's good. We won't sell the goods for the time being. You all should be more honest and stop giving me troubles, otherwise..."
The old man didn't say the rest of his words, but his chilling tone made the four people present shudder.
After another period of silence, Chen Zhen hesitated, raised his head, looked at the old man, and asked tentatively: "Uncle, Goudan is dead. The police have also intervened in the investigation. Chen Wang's body was also discovered by the police. Are we still here?"
Stay here?"
"What do you want to do?" the old man asked.
"I think we should leave here temporarily and go somewhere else to avoid the limelight?"
Hearing what Chen Zhen said, the old man subconsciously squinted his eyes, frowned, and said: "Don't worry, there won't be any big problem. Since you didn't kill Goudan, and the police want to investigate, let them investigate."
Okay, you just need to wipe your butts clean and do your own thing. You don't have to worry about the rest, I will find a way to solve it."
"I understand, sir."
After hearing this, the four people including Chen Zhen breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing Chen Zhen and the others' relieved expressions, the old man frowned in displeasure, but he didn't say anything.
"Uncle, there is one more thing I need you to make an idea about," Chen Zhen said.
"What's going on?"
"We suddenly stopped selling goods. What should Boss Chang say?"
"Well..."
The old man thought for a while and said: "He is a smart man. He knows the situation at hand and won't say anything."
Hearing what the old man said, Chen Zhen nodded first, and then said with some worry: "What if..."
"Hmph, there's nothing wrong with it. If he doesn't want to go in, just be honest. Otherwise, everyone will be unlucky. He should know very well that without us, he is nothing. I still need to teach you this."
"Yes, that's what the uncle said." Chen Zhen said quickly.
"Is there anything else?"
The old man sat up straight and planned to leave.
"Uncle, you have to pay attention to the policeman who went to investigate Goudan."
"Is that the young boy with gray hair?" the old man looked at Chen Zhen and asked.
"Yes, that's him. His name is Xu Lang."
"Isn't this person simple?"
"It's not that simple. It doesn't matter about the other police officers. Just get rid of him."
The old man frowned, thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "I understand, I will pay attention."
After saying this, the old man stood up, picked up the pipe rod, put it on his waist, and walked outside. As he walked, he said: "Be more peaceful recently."
The old man left, and there were only four people left in the room. They all took a long breath, looked at each other, and showed bitter smiles, and the scene became silent again.