I don’t know whether it’s because everything decays in winter or because it’s neglected, but the originally exquisite little yard looks a bit desolate.
The silver-haired old lady sat in the middle of the yard, looking through a photo album with a yellowed cover under the cold moonlight. Her wrinkled fingers trembled over each photo, and her eyes were cloudy with tears.
Turn yellow.
"Grandma, it's too cold outside, please go back to the house."
Sun Fangfang pushed open the courtyard door, holding a shawl in her hand, and put it on the old lady, "Grandpa took medicine and has already fallen asleep."
The old lady nodded, took Sun Fangfang's hand and asked her to sit next to her. As soon as she opened her mouth, tears fell again, "When I saw you, I thought of Xin Yu again..."
The old lady looked around the small courtyard and said, "Sitting here, I always think of you doing homework in the courtyard when you were studying, and I cut the watermelon for you..."
Sun Fangfang's eyes were also red, she patted the old lady's hand and said comfortingly, "Grandma, don't be sad. You and grandpa need to take care of yourself. Xinyu definitely doesn't want to see you sad because of her."
The old lady nodded and wiped her tears with her sleeve, "You are right, you are right..."
"Grandma, don't worry. Xinyu is no longer here, and there is me. I will come back to see you often. If anything happens, just call me."
The old lady held Sun Fangfang's hand tightly, "Good boy, thank you, thank you..."
The two chatted for a while, and Sun Fangfang got the medicine for the old lady. She watched the old lady go into the room to rest, then turned and went up to the second floor.
The small attic on the second floor was Zhou Xinyu's room. When she was in high school, Sun Fangfang would often come here on weekends. The two of them would sleep on the same bed, share their thoughts, watch the stars, and chat about gossip.
Sun Fangfang closed the door, turned around, raised her hand to wipe the undried tears from the corners of her eyes, and glanced around the room with an indifferent expression.
Warm decoration, wide and soft bed, arched windows, lace curtains, dreamy crystal lamps, soft and expensive carpets, wardrobes full of famous brands, and bookshelves with an entire wall filled with books...
When she entered this room for the first time, Sun Fangfang felt like a beggar who accidentally broke into the princess castle. She was envious, embarrassed, and at a loss. She can no longer remember that mood.
On the European-style chest of drawers upon entering, there are some exquisite and cute little ornaments, as well as a photo frame.
In the photo frame, there are two girls wearing blue and white school uniforms, holding Haagen-Dazs ice cream in their hands. One of the girls is smiling brightly at the camera, and the cream on the corner of her mouth makes her look cute and cute, while the other girl is smiling brightly at the camera.
He lowered his head and ate the ice cream seriously.
Sun Fangfang remembers clearly that it was the first time she had Haagen-Dazs, and the first time she knew there was such an expensive ice cream.
Sun Fangfang picked up the photo and looked at it for a moment. When she put it down, she didn't know whether it was intentional or not stable. The photo was turned upside down on the chest of drawers.
Sun Fangfang stepped on the carpet and sat in front of the desk, closing her eyes with a faint smile on her lips. She didn't know whether she was thinking of the beautiful memories with Zhou Xinyu or imagining that she was the owner of this room.
The sudden flash of car lights outside the window interrupted the scene in Sun Fangfang's mind.
Sun Fangfang stood up and opened the window. When she saw the two people getting out of the car, her face changed slightly. Her hands holding the curtains unconsciously tightened a little, and she wrinkled the lace curtains.
Lao Du rang the doorbell twice before someone came to open the door.
Grandma Zhou Xinyu was wearing a coat and was a little surprised to see the person outside the door, "Officer Xiaolin? Why are you here? Did something come out of Xinyu's death?"
"No grandma, we want to find out more about Sun Fangfang."
Lin Che and Lao Du first went to the hotel booked by Wu Yuanchang and found that no one was there. After checking, they found out that Wu Yuanchang had gone to a nightclub, while Sun Fangfang came to see Zhou Xinyu's grandparents.
The old lady frowned, "It's so late, is there anything I can't ask tomorrow?"
"Grandma, we..."
As soon as Lin Che spoke, Sun Fangfang walked out of the room and stood beside the old lady naturally, "Grandma, it's okay. The police should have something important. I'll just go with them."
As he spoke, he looked at Lin Che, frowned and said politely, "Officer Lin, wait for me for a moment. I will send grandma back to her room."
Lin Che nodded, and then quietly observed the situation around the small foreign building. This was his professional habit, and he was looking to see if Sun Fangfang had an escape route that he could choose.
Sun Fangfang came out quickly, added a coat and took her bag.
Just before getting in the car, Sun Fangfang glanced at Lao Du who was sitting next to her, and asked tentatively, "Officer, when can Xin Yu's body be handed over to the family? Grandma Zhou has asked me several times."
Lao Du closed his eyes and rested, "Just wait until the case is settled."
"Haven't you found out yet?"
Sun Fangfang looked surprised, then she clenched her hands and said angrily, "Is it because Zhao Yuhao, that devil, doesn't admit it? What I can confront him about is that he forced Xin Yu to death!"
Not sure if it was due to Mu Yang's influence, when Sun Fangfang was speaking, Lin Che subconsciously observed her expression through the rearview mirror.
Sun Fangfang also noticed it and didn't say anything else along the way.
Jiangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau.
When the elevator door opened, Lin Che smelled a strange smell coming from the direction of the big office.
"How about it?"
"Oh my god, this is even more bitter than coptis!"
"I'll try it, I'll try it!"
"Ugh! Is this something that people can drink? I would rather get angry and have a nosebleed than drink this!"
Lin Che stood at the door and looked at several people gathered around Xu Yang's workstation, not knowing what they were doing.
"If you don't hurry up and work, why are you having a tea party here?!"
As soon as Lin Che finished speaking, several faces twisted together in pain looked at him.
Lin Che was stunned, "What's wrong with you?"
"Team Lin!"
Li Li was the first to react and rushed over with a cup of light yellow unknown liquid. "You must be very angry because of the pressure of the case! Have a cup! Clear away the heat and relieve the internal heat!"
Before Lin Che could refuse, Li Li half-forced and half-encouraged him to give Lin Che half a glass of wine.
"Cough cough cough!"
The strong bitter taste spread on the tip of the tongue, and the bitter feeling traveled down the throat and into the stomach. After just two sips, Lin Che had the same pained face as everyone else.
"What is this? Xu Yang, what kind of dark cuisine are you researching in the office?"
Last time, Xu Yang learned some quick cooking techniques for offices online. He gave everyone in the office a bowl of noodles and sent them to the hospital for gastric lavage, resulting in collective food poisoning.
"Captain Lin, it's not me this time!"
Xu Yang immediately raised his hands to show that he was innocent.
Lin Che walked over and saw a half cup of coffee on the table. She immediately picked it up and drank it in one gulp. The inferior saccharin taste of the instant coffee could not wash away the bitter taste. Lin Che felt that even the root of her tongue was bitter.
"Lin, Captain Lin...that's Mu Yangyang's cup..."
Xu Yang kindly reminded me.
Li Li, a loser, added, "She drank half of the coffee left."
Lin Che was stunned and glanced at the cup in her hand. There was something translucent and shiny on the rim of the cup, which should be lipstick or something like that.
"Excuse me."
I don't know if Lin Che felt guilty. She didn't look at Mu Yang when she apologized, and just threw the paper cup that was deformed into the trash can.