The pet hospital is always crowded. When Zhou Lingjun arrived at the pet hospital with little golden retriever Orange in his arms, there were already nearly twenty cats and dogs lined up in front of him. He sat in the rest area and waited, surrounded by pets and their owners who came to see him.
It was the first time that Orange came to a place where there were many people and animals. He squatted at Zhou Lingjun's feet and shrank with his tail between his legs. A Samoyed sniffed him curiously, and then he grunted and pounced on Zhou Lingjun.
Zhou Lingjun picked it up and put it on his lap, touching its head to comfort it. He took out his mobile phone and tried to connect to the wifi in the hospital. The wifi password was printed out and posted on the wall. He entered the password but could not connect and was prompted.
The machine settings were incorrect. He was not good at playing with electronic products, so he retreated and tried to open local traffic this time, but it also failed to open. He tried several times but it didn't work, so he had to give up.
He put the phone back into his pocket and looked up to see a woman wearing a denim skirt with suspenders walking in carrying a space box with a ragdoll cat in it. She kept looking down at the phone and found a seat to sit.
He didn't notice that he was sitting next to Zhou Lingjun.
Zhou Lingjun recognized her and greeted her with a smile: "Miss Wang."
Wang Manli turned her head and looked at Zhou Lingjun, stunned: "Mr. Zhou?"
Zhou Lingjun smiled and said, "Just call me Zhou Lingjun."
Manli put down her phone and said with a smile: "What a coincidence, I didn't expect to meet you here." She saw the little golden retriever in his arms, "Is this your puppy?"
Zhou Lingjun: "Yes, it's called Orange."
Manli stroked Orange's head: "Orange is such a cute name, it suits it very well." She took the Ragdoll cat out of the box, "This is my little ancestor, named Shasha. You can touch it, it is very well-behaved."
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Zhou Lingjun touched the Ragdoll cat and said, "It is indeed very good. Is it sick?"
Manli said: "I don't know why he hasn't been eating well recently. I brought him here to have a look and do a full body examination. What's wrong with Little Orange?"
Zhou Lingjun: "My right hind leg is weak when I run. It's probably due to calcium deficiency, but it's safest to let a doctor make a diagnosis."
Manli teased: "I didn't expect that I would talk to Mr. Zhou about my experience as a shit shovel officer."
Zhou Lingjun showed a gentle smile: "The last time we met was so sudden that we didn't have the chance to chat with Miss Wang in detail. If you have time later, how about we have lunch together?"
Manli looked at her watch and said apologetically: "I'm really sorry, I have something to do in the afternoon."
Zhou Lingjun: "It doesn't matter, let's do it next time. Next time I invite you and Ah Xie, it will be considered as our official acquaintance."
Manli's eyes evaded: "Okay, let's make an appointment next time."
Zhou Lingjun lowered his eyes and gently kneaded Orange's ears, with a solemn expression: "I'm a very unqualified elder brother. I don't even know that Ah Xie has a girlfriend."
Manli felt deeply guilty and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhou is so busy on weekdays. Liang Xie didn't tell you because he probably didn't want you to worry too much."
Zhou Lingjun didn't think it was the reason, but he still nodded and asked, "What does Miss Wang do?"
Manli said: "I do financial work."
Zhou Lingjun: "Let me take the liberty to ask, how do you and Ah Xie get along?"
Manli didn't know what she meant and asked cautiously: "You want to ask how our relationship is?"
Zhou Lingjun nodded: "Ah Xie is not young anymore. I hope he can settle down as soon as possible. He is a hard-working child who has been with me since he was a child and does not have a complete family. If he can marry the person he loves and start a family, what will happen to him?"
It’s very important.”
Manli felt guilty and broke into a cold sweat: "We, our relationship is very good and stable."
Zhou Lingjun looked at her sincerely: "I want to ask you to do me a favor."
Manli: "What are you busy with?"
Zhou Lingjun: "I hope you can ask him to move out of my house as his girlfriend."
Manli was stunned: "Why?"
Zhou Lingjun smiled slightly and said: "He lives with me for the convenience of taking care of me, but he has taken care of me for many years. Even if it is to repay my kindness back then, it is time to repay it. I don't want to be a burden to him. He should go
To build his own life, he should focus on you from now on, not me."
Manli: "But your body -" She hesitated, unable to bear to say anything.
Zhou Lingjun smiled calmly: "I have other plans for myself, and I don't need him to attend my deathbed."
After saying this, Manli could only respond: "Okay, I will find a chance to tell him."
A boy of sixteen or seventeen years old walked into the store, walked towards Manli with two ice cream cones in his hand, and said, "Sister, I'll give you some strawberry sandwich."
When Manli saw him, she broke into a cold sweat again and stiffly accepted the ice cream he handed over.
Zhou Lingjun asked: "Who is this child?"
He is the real Zihao. He did skip school and came to Yucheng half a month ago and has been living in Manli's house. On the day the police came to find him, Zihao did go out and did not return. Manli had an idea and asked Xiaofeng to assume his identity. Unexpectedly,
Today Zhou Lingjun and Zihao met unexpectedly.
Manli: "He, he, he, he is my neighbor's child." She pulled Zihao to sit next to her and squeezed his arm secretly.
Zihao was smart. When he saw Manli winking at him, he didn't know what was going on but didn't ask anything. He sat down and took out his mobile phone to play.
Zhou Lingjun saw Manli's strange look in his eyes and became suspicious, so he asked Zihao: "What's your name?"
Before Manli could speak, Zihao replied: "Xu Zihao."
When Zhou Lingjun heard this, he instantly understood why Manli looked nervous. It turned out that she was worried that her lie would be discovered. Zhou Lingjun fastened the traction rope of Orange without any fuss and said: "Miss Wang, we should find a quiet place."
Let’s talk alone somewhere.”
Manli handed the cat to Zihao for care, and Zhou Lingjun also handed the orange leash to Zihao. Then he and Manli left the rest area to avoid the crowd and walked to the quiet corridor outside the bathroom. The two stood opposite each other, with Zhou Lingjun taking the lead.
He said, "The kid who went to the police station that day was not Zihao, right?"
Manli couldn't continue to lie and could only tell the truth: "Yes, he is not Zihao. I'm sorry that we lied to you."
Zhou Lingjun: "You guys? Did Ah Xie tell you to lie?"
Manli nodded.
Zhou Lingjun: "Who is that child?"
Manli: "Liang Xie called him Xiaofeng, but he didn't tell me who Xiaofeng was."
Zhou Lingjun: "Why is Xiaofeng at your home?"
Manli: "That night he suddenly sent the child to my house and asked me to take care of him. The day the police found my house, he didn't want to expose Xiaofeng, so I asked Xiaofeng to pretend to be Zihao."
Zhou Lingjun: "The night you mentioned was the early morning of the 26th last month?"
Manli: "Yes."
Zhou Lingjun's mind was in chaos and he felt dazed; he couldn't believe that Liang Xiao had fabricated such a lie, which not only deceived him, but also deceived Han Feilu. He suddenly remembered a crucial question: "That one called Xiao
Feng's child, did he really see Zhou Song murder someone?"
Manli shook her head: "I don't know if it's true or not, but Xiaofeng did seem to be very frightened when he came to my house, and he even fell ill because of it." Having said this, Manli simply had a sexual orientation.
He told the truth, "Actually, Liang Xie and I are just ordinary friends. He asked me to pretend to be his girlfriend to deceive the police. I'm sorry, Mr. Zhou, I deceived you."
After Manli finished speaking, she quickly left. Zhou Lingjun stood alone in the corridor, shocked and confused. He really couldn't figure out why Liang Xie made up the lie and deceived him, but Zhou Song's case seemed to have turned around. Since Xiaofeng's
The identity is fake, which means that his testimony may not be credible. The murderer of Julie may not be Zhou Song. Thinking of this, he quickly took out his mobile phone and found Han Feilu's number. After thinking about it again and again, he dialed the number.
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Han Feilu was driving with a Bluetooth headset on his ear. He answered the call without looking at the caller ID: "Hello?"