There was something on his mind, so he walked based on his feelings. Unknowingly, Xu Lang came to the beach.
During the day, the sun is dazzling and the weather is sultry, but at night, the bright moon is in the sky and the sea breeze blows, giving people a very cool feeling.
The bright moonlight splashed down, coating the black sea with a layer of silver sand. It looked beautiful, but also extremely terrifying.
Xu Lang came to the beach, sat on the beach, lit a cigarette again, and looked at the sea.
S city is a coastal city. There is never a shortage of sea here. Many people who rely on the sea for a living take it from the sea and live on. The sea is beautiful and it feeds many people. The sea is cruel and it swallows up many people. This
The vast sea is like the earth beneath your feet, full of stories.
The sweat of fishermen, the garbage of daily life, and the sins hidden in the darkness are all integrated here.
Xu Lang, who was smoking silently and looking at the sea, couldn't help but feel a little absent-minded. He didn't know what the future would be like, and he didn't know whether his choice was the right one. He didn't know what Cao Sizhe went through when facing the sea, let alone
Knowing what the murderer was thinking when he committed the crime, he also didn't know what Master Chang, an organization whose purpose was to commit crime, wanted to do.
Sun Wenyao's death, Du Ziqiao's betrayal, Mr. Chang's appearance, Zhang Ruide's hatred... these all became huge rocks, weighing on Xu Lang's heart, making him unable to breathe smoothly and making his body stooped.
Xu Lang thought about giving up and quitting, but when he saw the bodies of Luo Jiayan and Lai Pi, he knew that he had no way out.
【You are actually the same as us!】
Xu Lang had heard this sentence more than once, and the people who said this sentence were actually members of the 'Master Chang' organization.
A criminal said to a policeman that you are actually the same as us. Isn't this a kind of irony?
Are they the same? Xu Lang never thinks that he is the same as them. He is a policeman, they are criminals, they are committing crimes, and he is fighting and preventing crimes. They are different.
"We are different." Xu Lang threw away the cigarette butt in his hand and said silently while looking at the sea.
"Actually, you are the same as them."
Not sure if it was an illusion or a hallucination, Xu Lang suddenly heard other people's voices.
Xu Lang's body suddenly tensed up, and he subconsciously stood up, turned his head, and looked behind him. His intuition told him that what he said just now was definitely not an illusion, but that someone was coming.
So, who is here? Why didn’t I find it?
There was no one behind him, which made Xu Lang very confused. He squinted his eyes and frowned slightly, wondering if he really heard it wrong?
When Xu Lang turned his head, the heartstrings he had just let go tightened again, and his pupils shrank violently, because he saw a person, a woman, a woman wearing a white skirt.
Xu Lang was sitting on the beach, while the woman was standing on the rocks about five hundred meters away from Xu Lang. She turned sideways to Xu Lang, raised her head, and looked at the moon in space, like a fairy, with her dark head like a fairy.
Mo's long hair was spread around her shoulders.
The wind has risen.
The wind blew up the woman's skirt and her long hair. Under the moonlight, Xu Lang saw the woman's face, which was just a profile.
Her skin is very white, maybe she is born very white, or maybe it is made white by the white skirt. In short, the woman is really white.
Xu Lang was very wary and confused. This woman was exactly the woman he saw when he was eating barbecue. Although he did not see the woman's face at that time, the white dress and the back were unmistakable.
In one night, Xu Lang met her three times, once in front of a barbecue stall and once in a public toilet. Now, he met her again at the beach. If the first time was a coincidence and the second time was a coincidence, then what about now?
In the middle of the night, a weak and fragile woman appears on the beach. This is very dangerous. What will happen if you meet a man with ulterior motives? It goes without saying, although the security in S City is already very good now.
, However, in this hot summer, there are always some people who get carried away and do some irrational things.
"Who are you?"
Xu Lang looked at the woman, and the woman looked at the moon. After maintaining a brief silence, Xu Lang finally couldn't help but speak.
The woman didn't seem to hear Xu Lang's question. She still raised her head and looked at the moon in the sky. From Xu Lang's perspective, the woman at this time was really beautiful, a bit like Chang'e. However, Xu Lang felt something strange in his heart.
He felt that this woman was unusual and might bring danger to him.
"Who are you?" Xu Lang asked again.
While talking, Xu Lang slowly walked towards the woman, putting one hand on his waist, ready to draw his gun at any time.
Maybe she noticed Xu Lang's actions, or maybe she finally heard Xu Lang's voice. The woman lowered her head, turned her head slightly, and looked at Xu Lang.
Seeing the woman turn her head, Xu Lang stopped.
"Who are you?"
"duckweed."
"Um?"
"My name."
"It's so late, why are you here?"
"It's too hot in the house, come out for a walk."
"It's too late, you should go back."
"Well, it's time to go back."
After a simple conversation, the woman turned and left, while Xu Lang kept looking at the woman warily, his brows furrowed. It was obvious that he was extremely wary of this woman.
The woman didn't walk fast, but she wasn't slow either. She quickly reached the road.
When the woman walked onto the road, she suddenly turned her head, looked at Xu Lang, and raised her face
He smiled at Xu Lang, then left quickly.
Xu Lang, who had already relaxed, was stunned when he saw the woman turning back, especially when she lifted her hair from her face.
It's not because women are too beautiful. Xu Lang has seen many women and many beauties every time. Although these beauties have nothing to do with him, Xu Lang has still seen many beauties.
, naturally would not show such an expression. Of course, it was not that the woman was too ugly, so ugly that Xu Lang couldn't bear to look at her, but because the woman's face was too weird.
Just now, when he was at the coast, Xu Lang saw half of the woman's face. That face was beautiful and white. However, when the woman exposed her entire face, Xu Lang discovered that there was something else about the woman.
Half of his face was covered with scars and was extremely ugly. His entire face looked like a combination of an angel and a devil.
Weird, scary, scared, doubtful...
All kinds of emotions instantly filled Xu Lang's heart, and he was shocked by this woman in white.
[Who is she? What has she experienced? Why is she like this? Why does she appear here? 】
After gradually calming down his inner emotions, this series of questions began to appear in Xu Lang's mind.
At this time, Xu Lang was no longer in the mood to enjoy the breeze at the beach. He wanted to find the woman and talk to her. As for what to talk about after meeting, Xu Lang had not yet decided.
So, Xu Lang left the beach and chased in the direction where the woman in white left.
However, when Xu Lang came to the highway, he did not see the woman in white again. She had disappeared. This made Xu Lang's slightly frowned brows gradually tighten.
Hallucination?
Xu Lang didn't believe this was an illusion. He felt that the appearance of the woman in white was definitely not accidental.
[Is she related to Cao Sizhe’s case? Or is she a member of the ‘Master Chang’ organization? Or is she Mr. Chang? 】
After Xu Lang followed the road back to the city for a long distance, he still didn't catch up with the woman in white, but speculation about the identity of the woman in white suddenly came to him.
Half an hour later, Xu Lang returned to the street near the barbecue stall. He still did not catch up with the woman in white. It seemed that she had never appeared. However, Xu Lang knew that she must have appeared and even spoke.
【Actually, you are the same as them.】
Xu Lang heard this sentence when he was daydreaming at the beach. At that time, he thought it was an illusion, but after seeing the woman in white, he knew it was not an illusion.
How does she know what I'm thinking?
Why did she say that I was the same as them?
Does she know who they are I'm talking about?
Sitting on the already deserted street, Xu Lang thought about these questions, but unfortunately, he had no answers.
"duckweed."
This is the name of the woman in white, definitely not her full name. If her name is Duckweed, then what is her last name? Zhao Qian Sun Li? King Zhou Wu Zheng?
In this way, Xu Lang frowned all the way back to the Chengnan Criminal Investigation Detachment.
Hong Bin hadn't rested yet. He was on the first floor, seemingly waiting for Xu Lang. When he saw Xu Lang coming back, he asked, "Brother Lang, what did you do? Why did you come back?"
Xu Lang shook his head. He had something on his mind, so he casually said, "I feel uncomfortable in my stomach, so I stayed outside for a while."
"Oh, are you okay now? Do you want me to get you some medicine?" Hong Bin said worriedly.
Xu Lang shook his head and said no, then he thought of something and asked, "Where are they?"
"Oh, they are all taking a break in the conference room."
Xu Lang nodded and was about to take a rest. However, thinking of the woman in white he met just now, he hesitated and walked to Hong Bin to sit down.
"When we were having barbecue just now, did you notice the woman in white sitting next to us?" Xu Lang asked.
Hong Bin was stunned, looked at Xu Lang with some doubts, thought for a while, and said: "There seems to be a woman in a white skirt. What's wrong? Could she be related to the case?"
Xu Lang shook his head and did not answer the question, but continued to ask: "Do you know her?"
"Um?"
Hong Bin became more and more confused, and the look he looked at Xu Lang became strange. However, he still thought about it, then shook his head and said: "I remember she was sitting with her back to us, and she didn't see
It's so late at night, so I didn't pay attention, so I probably don't recognize him."
Hearing this, Xu Lang frowned, obviously not satisfied with the result.
"Have you met her? Or, between you two..."
Hong Bin did not continue speaking, his meaning was obvious.
Xu Lang nodded and said, "I met him, and more than once."
"Huh? What's going on?" Hong Bin suddenly became interested and asked quickly.
Xu Lang did not say directly, but asked: "In your jurisdiction, is there a woman whose face was half burned by fire?"
"Um?"
Hong Bin was stunned and looked at Xu Lang deeply. He still didn't understand what happened to Xu Lang, but he still started to think about it.
The face of the woman in white is very distinctive. After all, half of her face was burned by a fire or something, leaving a big scar. Anyone who has seen her in this situation will definitely be familiar with it.
There was a deep impression. If Hong Bin had seen the other party, he should have a certain impression of him. Therefore, Xu Lang asked about Hong Bin.
Unfortunately, after being silent for a long time, Hong Bin shook his head and said:
"I don't have any impression. He shouldn't be from our jurisdiction. However, I can't say for sure. After all, we are criminal police."
Xu Lang sighed in disappointment, and then shook his head.
Hong Bin is right. Although he is the captain of the Chengnan District Criminal Investigation Detachment and this is his jurisdiction, the Criminal Investigation Detachment is responsible for criminal cases. Unless there is a criminal case, they will visit and investigate. Generally,
Civil cases are handled by the police station and other departments. If the woman Xu Lang mentioned, half of her face burned by the fire, was not involved in the criminal case, Hong Bin should have never seen it.
Seeing Xu Lang's confused expression, Hong Bin asked Xu Lang again what happened outside just now, but Xu Lang did not hide anything and simply explained the matter.
If you are an ordinary person, when you hear this, you will definitely find it novel or interesting. At most, you will just comment on the appearance of the woman in white. However, Hong Bin is not such a person. He is a policeman, and he is also a criminal police officer. He has experience.
As a rich old detective, he naturally noticed something was wrong from Xu Lang's story.
"There is something wrong with this woman." Hong Bin said.
Xu Lang was noncommittal about this.
"Brother Lang, don't you know her?" Hong Bin asked.
Xu Lang shook his head and said, "I don't know him."
"Are you sure?"
Xu Lang nodded. He really didn't know the woman in white. Xu Lang had come into contact with many people, so naturally it was impossible for everyone to remember it. However, he should be deeply impressed by a very distinctive woman like the woman in white. And since
He didn't even know the other person, and he didn't even feel familiar at all, which meant that he had definitely never seen the woman before.
"Tomorrow, how about I ask someone to check on this woman?" Hong Bin looked at Xu Lang and asked.
Xu Lang thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No need, let's focus on investigating Cao Sizhe's case."
"Really?" Hong Bin asked, still a little worried.
Xu Lang shook his head.
Seeing that Xu Lang shook his head and refused, Hong Bin stopped insisting. It was already very late. The two chatted for a few more words, then found some chairs in the office area, put them together, and lay down to sleep.
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Hong Bin was obviously waiting for Xu Lang to come back. Now that Xu Lang was back, he had been busy all day and was very tired. Not long after he lay down, he fell asleep and heard the sound of snoring.
Xu Lang was lying on the chair next to him, but he couldn't fall asleep. He kept thinking about the woman in white.
It's late at night and it's very quiet here. Except for Hong Bin's snoring, which is a bit annoying, everything else is fine. The bright moonlight shines in from the window, and everything is so beautiful.
Xu Lang thought about it and fell asleep unconsciously.
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Just after Xu Lang fell asleep, he was in a room far away from Chengnan District.
The woman in white stood on the balcony, just like she had been standing on the rocks by the sea just now, raising her head and looking at the moon in the dark night.
"Did you see him?" A man's voice came from behind.
The light was on in the living room, and a man was sitting on the sofa, looking at the woman's back and asking.
The woman still didn't look back, she just said yes.
"How does it feel?"
"I don't feel anything."
"Really not?" the man asked.
The woman lowered her head, turned her head, glanced at the man, shook her head and said, "No."
The man stopped talking, stared at the woman for a while, and then smiled.
"The police found Cao Sizhe's body at the beach today. Did you do it?" the man asked.
The woman had turned her head at this time, heard the man's voice, shook her head, and said, "I thought you did it."
"Not me."
"Not me either."
"Who is that?" the man asked.
"have no idea."
"Who do you think it is?"
"have no idea."
The man stopped asking. Since the woman said she didn't do it, it definitely wasn't her. As for other questions, the woman might have the answer, or it might be true as she said, she didn't know, but these are not important anymore.
"I'm leaving first. If you need anything, contact me."
"Um."
The man stood up, took a deep look at the woman, and then left the room.
After the door opened and closed, the woman didn't look back. She still looked at the night.
She just lied.
Cao Sizhe's case had nothing to do with her, but she knew who it had something to do with, but she just didn't want to tell that man. As for when he asked how he felt about the policeman, he really didn't feel anything at all.
He is still him, and she is no longer her. However, she understands him, is familiar with him, and even knows him better than he knows himself. He has changed, changed a lot, and has become a little unfamiliar to her.
The woman raised her head again, looked at the moon above her head, and raised the corners of her mouth slightly in an arc.
"This is good. I'm looking forward to what your expression will be and what your mood will be when I appear in front of you." The woman murmured to herself.
Her voice was very soft and weak, but it conveyed an eerie feeling. Unfortunately, no one heard her except the silent night sky and the blowing night wind.
The man walked out of the community, turned his head, glanced at the woman who was still standing on the balcony, frowned, his expression was a little gloomy, and he didn't know what he was thinking, but he didn't stay long before turning around and leaving.