time and space

Chapter 91
The sky turned fish-belly white, and there were more and more people in the square.Suddenly someone in the crowd shouted, "Here we come, here we come." They hurriedly looked over and saw two rows of heroic flag-raisers, dressed in uniform military uniforms and white gloves, with their heads held high, their movements neat, and their arms raised. The national flag, kicking nimble goose steps, stepped onto the flag-raising platform step by step.

The solemn and sacred moment finally arrived. Accompanied by the exciting March of the Volunteers, the bright five-star red flag rose slowly, facing the first ray of sunshine in the sky, just like the rising sun in the east.

"...We are united as one, braving the enemy's artillery fire, marching forward!" The national anthem stopped, the national flag was raised to the highest point, and the corners of Baitang's eyes were wet. She turned her head and looked around, and she was not alone. Most had tears in their eyes.In fact, at such a solemn moment, as a Chinese person, you will be moved to tears with pride!

The crowd gradually dispersed, half of them left the square, and the remaining half stayed in the square to enjoy other scenic spots in the square.Baitang followed the flow of people, climbed to the top of Tiananmen, overlooked the square, then went to the Monument to the People's Heroes to pay homage to the heroes who gave their lives for China, and then went to the National Museum for a stroll.This is the museum with the largest single building area in the world, and one of the museums with the richest collection of cultural relics in China.The sun was already in the middle of the sky, Baitang bought a bottle of water and decided to go back to the hotel to have lunch and take a nap, but before he reached the hotel, the road was blocked because the police were handling the case.Not wanting to take a detour, Baitang leaned against the side of the road, waiting for the police to leave before continuing her journey. Then, she saw Tian Yuan and Zhu Xu again.

"You should go to the temple to worship and get rid of the bad luck." Tian Yuan suggested to Baitang.What kind of luck is this? There were three murders in the capital, and she encountered two of them.

"Forget it." She is a cultivator, she can be regarded as a Taoist school, how can she seek the care of the Buddhist school?

"The deceased this time is the same as the last two?" Bai Tang asked.

"Yes! This is a serial murder case." Tian Yuan.

Baitang: "Is the three deceased related?"

Tian Yuan: "Except for the same way of death, the three of them have no connection at all."

After rubbing his face, Tian Yuan said: "The backgrounds, experiences and friendships of the three deceased people are not similar at all. I can't think of a reason why the murderer killed them."

"Maybe the murderer is psychopathic. If he wants to kill someone, he just looks for the target. The three deceased are unlucky to be caught by the murderer!" Baitang guessed.

"Who knows!" Tian Yuan said, "You go back to the hotel now? I'll send you through the security zone."

"It's noon. I'm going back to the hotel for dinner. Do you want to join me? I'm treating you." Baitang sent out an invitation.

Tian Yuan: "No, Lao Zhu and I are still busy, a box lunch is enough for lunch. Why don't we have dinner together!"

Baitang: "What a coincidence, I have something to do in the afternoon and evening."

"Then next time."

"Well, call me when you're free."

I ate a steak at noon and had a good night's sleep. It was already four o'clock in the afternoon when I walked out of the hotel gate.Call Ye Xiang, this guy is at work, and he can't get home until six o'clock, but his girlfriend's company is close to home, and he can get home at a quarter past five.

"You stay at my house for a while, let's have a meal together." Ye Xiang said on the phone.Although the two were not very familiar with each other, they were acquaintances after all. When they met in a foreign land, Ye Xiang asked Baitang for help, so naturally he wanted to treat Baitang well.Yesterday he ordered his girlfriend to go to the supermarket to buy a lot of lettuce and cooked vegetables - this guy just bought a house with a loan, and his hands are tight, and he doesn't have any extra money to invite Baitang to eat out, so he can only entertain Baitang at home. He said that cooking by himself is more sincere.

Looking at the time display on the phone, Baitang gave up on taxis and subways, and decided to experience the experience of ordinary white-collar workers in the capital squeezing the bus.But now it's not time to get off work, and Baitang has no chance to experience the feeling of being stuffed like a stuffed jar, but she really enjoyed the experience of changing trains.Ye Xiang's family lived outside the third ring road, and when Baitang arrived at his door, it was already 05:30.An hour and a half wasted on the road.

The bell rang and the door was opened.The moment Ye Xiang's girlfriend Mo Xinyu saw Bai Tang, a hint of wariness rose in her eyes, but she still let Bai Tang into the house in a friendly manner.

"Ye Xiang is still on the way, sit down for a while and watch TV." Mo Xinyu led Baitang to sit down on the sofa in the living room. Apples, melon seeds, peanuts, candies and other snacks were placed on the coffee table.

"You can eat whatever you want. What do you drink? Tea, coffee, beverages?" Mo Xinyu greeted Baitang enthusiastically, and the host was full of style, "My family only has oolong tea, coffee is instant, and there are many types of beverages. A little bit, there is Coke, there is Sprite, there are oranges and soy milk, which one do you drink?"

"Coke is enough." Baitang couldn't detect the faint hostility under Mo Xinyu's enthusiastic appearance, she was quite funny, she had nothing to do with Ye Xiang, yet her girlfriend made him a love rival, it's really funny.If it is really a rival in love, will Ye Xiang let her come to the door openly?

"You can do it yourself! I still have to cook." Mo Xinyu still behaved like a virtuous hostess and entered the kitchen wearing an apron.

Bai Tang picked up the cup and took a sip of the Coke, to prevent himself from laughing out of time.She looked around Ye Xiang's small house, the house was only the size of one bedroom and one living room - after all, it is the capital city, the house price is super expensive, it would be great if Ye Xiang could buy such a small house.Two rooms, three rooms, let’s wait until he earns another 20 or [-] years—the furniture is placed very closely, making the space even narrower, giving people a feeling of suffocation.The door of the bedroom is closed, so it is impossible to see the situation inside, but the kitchen adopts an open design. The large glass replaces the wall between the living room and the kitchen, and people in the living room can see the scene inside the kitchen.Bai Tang watched as Mo Xinyu put roasted chicken, ham, fried hairtail, braised pig's trotters, braised pork with preserved vegetables, steamed pork ribs, etc. into the microwave oven. The only dish she cooked herself was a stir-fried vegetable.This is not a woman who knows how to live, Baitang thinks that Aunt Liu will not be satisfied with this daughter-in-law.According to Aunt Liu, although Mo Xinyu was Ye Xiang's girlfriend in college, she never brought her home to show to the elders.Aunt Liu and her husband had been dissatisfied with this for a long time - during the Chinese New Year, Ye Xiang would either stay in the capital with his girlfriend, or go to their house with his girlfriend for the New Year.

After waiting for nearly an hour, Ye Xiang returned home and had a not-so-delicious dinner, and Baitang bid farewell.Ye Xiang hurriedly took out the things he was going to give to his parents, a few boxes of nutritional supplements and some souvenirs from the capital.

"It's better to go home and see Aunt Liu and the others in person after sending so many nutritional products. You haven't been home for a few years?" Bai Tang asked Ye Xiang.

"Aren't I busy? My career is on the rise, so I can't take a long vacation." Ye Xiang defended himself.

"What about the Spring Festival? That's a seven-day holiday. The transportation is convenient now. Unlike before, time wasted on the road. Now it only takes you one day at most, and you can spend the remaining six days with your parents." Bai Tang thought of every time Aunt Liu mentioned her son Feeling sad at the time, he lectured rather angrily.

"Sister, haven't you heard of the word 'overtime'? The salary for overtime work during the Spring Festival is three times the usual. I have to work hard to pay off the mortgage! Wait for two years, and I will go home to see my parents when I pay off the loan. .”

"Excuse. You have time to accompany your girlfriend back to her house, but you don't have time to go back to City D?"

"Isn't that Xinyu's house is close to the capital? It's only over 100 kilometers, and it takes only three hours to go back and forth. City D is more than 2000 kilometers away from the capital!" Ye Xiang cried out.

"If you really mean it, then two thousand kilometers is really a problem?" Bai Tang waved to stop a taxi, put her things in the car, and got in. Before closing the door, she left a special sentence, "The tree wants to be quiet. If the wind doesn't stop, the child wants to be raised but cannot be kissed. You decide for yourself."

He closed the door, asked the driver to drive, and sprayed soot all over Ye Xiang's face.

"What the little girl said just now is good! The young people nowadays talk about working hard and don't go home all day, leaving their parents missing and worrying. It's too unfilial." The driver agreed.

"Hehe." Baitang laughed.Judging by the driver's appearance in his 40s, it must not be because of his children's sighs, but because he has had similar experiences with the older generation and has some feelings.

"If I had taken my mother by my side to take care of her back then, she wouldn't have gone so soon."

really.

Bai Tang didn't know how to comfort the suddenly sad driver, but fortunately the driver calmed down quickly.Because of Baitang's words, the driver had a good impression of her. He kept talking along the way, and told Baitang many interesting things. As a result, Baitang felt that time passed quickly, so he only heard a few things. The fun comes to the hotel.

Before he entered the hotel door, he saw Chen Jianguo walking out of the hotel, followed by several men. Among the blue and black, there was a man in a light suit, which was particularly conspicuous.

"Baitang!" Chen Jianguo greeted first.

"Captain Chen, have you caught the prisoner?" Bai Tang took a closer look at the prisoner. He was only in his early thirties, with good features and an elite face, neither abnormal nor vicious.However, "a person should not be judged by his appearance", who said that elites cannot be murderers?
"It's not certain yet, but this person is the most suspected." Chen Jianguo said, "We have to rush back to make a statement, so let's go first."

"Well, goodbye." Baitang stepped aside and let Chen Jianguo pass.

A wallet fell from the suspect's body and rolled to Baitang's side.Baitang picked up the wallet, and a photo in the bag came into her sight. Isn't that woman with a happy smile Ling Xin?

Chen Jianguo walked back to Baitang. Baitang handed him the wallet and asked, "Can I ask the suspect's name?"

"His name is Ma Congyun, and he is from Shanghai."

(End of this chapter)