The north wind was howling and freezing cold, but that was the world outside. In the most shabby corner on the underground floor of the computer city, a young man wearing a vest and covered with a blanket was curled up on the only rattan chair in the shop.

Next to the rattan chair was an old heater, which blew out hot air accompanied by the sound of it about to fall apart. Next to the heater was a small square table, on which was an empty instant noodle bowl with only residue left, and two wooden chopsticks dangling casually in it.

The auntie walked to the door of her store wearing a coat and carrying a shoulder bag. She took out the key from her pocket and prepared to open the door. Seeing the existence next door that could not be ignored, she frowned and walked over, "Hey! Guan Qi, what's wrong with you? Don't you have a home? Do you need to sleep in the store?" Her eyes fell on the instant noodles bowl, and her blood boiled. Just like her eldest son, young people nowadays can't take care of themselves and can only eat instant noodles. She was thinking in her mind and talking nonstop, "Eating instant noodles again, that thing has no nutrition, aren't you afraid of getting sick from eating it!"

He talked a little more… The man curled up in the rattan chair moved and poked his head out from the blanket. He was disheveled and had new stubble on his cheeks. His whole face was sloppy, except for the lamb's beard on his chin that was neat. He looked over lazily, "Ah, it's Auntie. Is it daybreak?"

The auntie got angry when she saw him like this, "What time do you think it was? Look at you, I don't know how you can run this small shop. There are still customers!"

Guan Qi was used to the aunt's endless chatter. He curled his lips slightly, his eyes clearer after waking up, and looked unruly. "Don't worry about it. If you want to open a store, you naturally need some skills, right?"

"You are so arrogant!"

The aunt couldn't say too much to him, as she still had to run a shop. Although she couldn't stand his lifestyle, the shop had indeed been open for many years. She certainly knew that Guan Qi was capable, but she just didn't like him.

Guan Qi got up from the rattan chair and stretched his muscles. He was over 1.80 meters tall, and sleeping curled up in the rattan chair all night did cause him some back pain. He looked at the small mirror on the wall. His hair was disheveled and his face looked even more haggard after a night of torture. He took an elastic band from the shelf and casually tied up his hair, leaving a bun on his head. There were one or two strands of hair scattered on his forehead, which gave him a bohemian feeling.

It had been a while since Shen Zhao came to him to get components. He seldom had a deep impression of someone, but that little girl was one of them, because her expression and movements were very similar to that person.

He sat down on the rattan chair, took out the mobile phone from his trouser pocket, and opened the contact list. There were only a few names in it, and the first one was Sheng Baiyi. Ever since that guy got together with Xiao Yi despite his opposition, they had not contacted each other as if they were sulking. Both of them were waiting for the other to give in.

In the past, Sheng Baiyi was the one who coaxed him first, which was his source of strength. But it had been a long time since then, so long that he couldn't even remember when he had quarreled with Sheng Baiyi. It was as if he had blacklisted her. He neurotically checked to see if he had blocked Sheng Baiyi, preventing her from contacting him. But no matter how he checked, it was useless. He hadn't blacklisted her, it was just that she had never contacted him once.

He scratched his hair irritably, loosening the bun that he had tied with great difficulty, and let it hang just above his head. His fingers were suspended in the air, and below them was Sheng Baiyi's contact information. If he just moved his fingertips downwards a little, the call would be dialed and he would be able to hear her voice.

He sat on the rattan chair and hesitated for a long time, but finally chose to click it. Time had passed too long, and he chose to forgive her. After all, she asked Shen Zhao to come to him, and that was the beginning of her surrender. He was just going with the flow.

But the other end of the phone kept getting busy. "...beep, beep, beep, please call again later!"

Guan Qi looked at the phone in astonishment. He had already called her, there was no way she wouldn't answer his call!

Guan Qi was in an endless confusion for the whole morning. Was Sheng Baiyi deceived by Xiao Yi and stopped contacting him? Otherwise, how could she not answer his phone calls?

A series of questions produced no results, and finally a phone call put an end to Guan Qi's doubts.

When Guan Qi heard what the other party said, he sat in the rattan chair in a daze at first. He squeezed the phone tightly, as if he wanted to crush it, his knuckles turned white. Then the call ended. He looked at the phone in his hand in disbelief, then he stood up suddenly, picked up the coat beside him and ran out.

When he passed by the aunt's shop, he shouted, "Aunt, please help me watch the shop first!"

The aunt didn't think much of it, as this was her normal routine. She sat at the counter, stirring the cup of hot health tea, took a sip, and it was another leisurely morning.

Guan Qi hurried to the side of the road and stopped a taxi, "Master, please go to the funeral home!"

The master glanced at Guan Qi, who looked anxious, and did not dare to delay, so he started the car and set off immediately.

Guan Qi frowned, looking at the bare tree trunks rapidly retreating outside the window, his lips tightly pursed, he didn't want to believe what he had just heard.

It was a call from the police. After expressing their condolences to him, they told him the situation and asked him to go to the funeral home to identify the person. They said on the phone that it was a drowned body, and because it had been soaked for too long, it was beyond recognition. However, the identity was confirmed through DNA testing, so they called to notify him.

Soon, the car stopped in front of the funeral home, and the driver said, "Young man, we're at the funeral home."

Guan Qi stuffed a large piece of paper into his hand and said, "No need for change!"

He opened the car door and ran quickly towards the funeral home. His eyes were empty and his mind was confused. How could the girl who always smiled at him leave him so early!

But when he pushed open the glass door of the funeral home and felt the cold air inside and the solemnity of the guards standing nearby, something in his heart suddenly broke and he fell rapidly. He staggered a few steps, walked in front of the guards, opened his mouth but could not say anything. It was as if there was a piece of phlegm stuck in his mouth, making "ha, ha, ha" sounds.

Several guards looked at each other and then looked at Guan Qi in confusion.

Suddenly, a police officer walked out of the inner room. He glanced at Guan Qi, and a flash of understanding flashed in his eyes. He walked up to Guan Qi and asked, "Excuse me, are you Mr. Guan?"

Guan Qi nodded stiffly.

"Come with me." The police officer spoke calmly, as if he was used to seeing life and death. Guan Qi felt as if his heart was being clenched, and the little fantasy he had before disappeared with every step the police officer walked in front of him.

The police officer took him into the inner room. The air was filled with a creepy cold. One side of the stainless steel wall was filled with partitioned cabinets with tightly locked doors. However, Guan Qi could still see the white cold air overflowing from the corner.

In the middle was a stainless steel dissection table that shone with a silver luster. Next to it stood a middle-aged man in a white coat and glasses. The police officer nodded to him. He glanced at Guan Qi who was following behind him, and then saw him walk to a cabinet door, pick up a name tag that fell out and look at it. After confirming that it was correct, he opened the cabinet door.

The white cold air filled the air, and Guan Qi felt as if his feet were filled with lead. The forensic doctor dragged out a body that was soaked beyond recognition from the cabinet, and then carefully placed it on the dissection table. He turned his head and said, "It's done."

The police officer looked at Guan Qi calmly and said, "Go and identify him."

Guan Qi swallowed his saliva and slowly walked towards the body covered with white cloth. The officer next to him said, "Do you want me to help you uncover it?"

Guan Qi's hand, which had moved to the edge of the white cloth, paused. His expression was solemn, but he still shook his head to refuse the police officer. The white cloth was slowly lifted, and the appearance of the corpse was unrecognizable. It had melted into puddles and frozen into other shapes, but Guan Qi could still recognize the distinct hairs. At this time, they had lost their former luster, but the light brown-yellow color could still be vaguely seen.

The white cloth was completely lifted up, and the corpse had been swollen beyond recognition. Almost no part of it was intact, and some places even revealed deep white bones. The bones were slender, and it was obviously a female corpse. Not a single part was intact, and it was even covered with moss. Perhaps the only thing that could identify the identity was the crystal bracelet on the wrist of the corpse. The black stone with the word "Sheng" engraved on it happened to be the gift that Guan Qi had given her when she graduated from high school. Now it has become the only thing that will accompany her to the end.

Guan Qi rested his hands on the edge of the cold table, his eyes fixed on everything in front of him. His eyes were red and bloodshot. His breathing gradually became heavier. After a while, he turned his head and asked, "Officer, how did she... die?"

The police officer looked down at the female corpse on the autopsy table. "As you can see, she drowned. Now we have only checked her DNA to know her identity. We don't know anything else for the time being."

Guan Qi thought back to a few years ago, when he had quarreled with her for the nth time, and the reason was Xiao Yi. He had always disliked Xiao Yi, but Sheng Baiyi pulled him back from the brink of death, and later took care of Xiao Yi meticulously. Xiao Yi also showed his importance to Sheng Baiyi, so Sheng Baiyi agreed to him and officially became his girlfriend. Guan Qi only found out about this news later, and he got very angry with her for this. Because of that incident, it seemed as if he and her had broken up, and they have been in a cold war ever since.

But now, she was lying on the cold dissection table, leaving him before him, and he didn't even know what happened to her before her death!

Because he was too sad, he calmed down and asked, "Besides me, has anyone else come to see her?"

The police officer shook his head, while the forensic doctor standing behind him adjusted his glasses to hide the panic in his eyes, because he was the one who tampered with the records. A gentleman in a wheelchair had been here earlier.

Guan Qi laughed suddenly after knowing the answer. He came to the corpse like a madman, then lowered his head, staring at the empty eye sockets of the corpse. Even the most moving eyes were gone. He pulled the corners of his lips, "I said it a long time ago, that person is not worthy of trust. Look, none of the people you saved came to see you, and I was the first one to see you. How dare you leave me first! How dare you..."

Guan Qi couldn't say the rest of the words. He slid to the ground, lowered his head, and burst into tears.

A man's suppressed and dull crying sound came from the inner room. After a long time, the police officer walked up to him, squatted down, and handed Guan Qi a tissue.

Guan Qi didn't hesitate, he took it and said thank you.

The police officer's eyes stopped at Guan Qi. "You are someone related to her, so I'm notifying you. Let me tell you this, she drowned, but she was driving a car into the pond." He looked at the visible changes on Guan Qi's face. "If you have any clues, please provide them to us. This happened strangely. All clues point to one result, that is, Sheng Baiyi committed suicide, but this is exactly the most unreasonable part, so if you want to restore the truth, please support us."

Guan Qi looked at the police officer in shock, but the police officer had already stood up. He looked down at him and said, "I see you have some ideas about the bracelet, but I'm sorry, until the truth comes out, those things will be kept in the database indefinitely."

The glass door of the inner room was closed, and Guan Qi walked out of the funeral home in a daze. He heard the forensic doctor say that until the truth was revealed, the body would not be burned at anyone's will, and she would remain asleep in that small, cold long cabinet forever.

In the distance, Lin Han pushed Mu Yanchen and watched the whole process of Guan Qi going in and out.

"Boss, do you need to keep an eye on Guan Qi?"

Mu Yanchen stared at Guan Qi, who was staggering in the distance, with deep eyes, "Of course, even if he is the least suspicious, we can't rule out that possibility now."

"Yes." Lin Han responded, then pushed Mu Yanchen away. Their appearance was like a phantom.

Guan Qi walked back to the computer city. The aunties greeted him when they saw him, but Guan Qi didn't want to respond to anyone. He didn't care about being called impolite. He went back to his shop, sat on the rattan chair in a daze, and then took out a big black bag from the cabinet. He then stuffed the computer components into the bag like crazy, until the black bag was full and he couldn't even zip it up.

The glass cabinet was in a mess, as if it had been robbed, and the evil hand came from their boss. Guan Qi carried the black bag on his back. He was tall and could reach the edge of the roller shutter with his hand. He pulled it and with a "swish" sound, the roller shutter was pulled down. He found a rusty key under the rotten tiles on the side. After locking the door, he hid the key under the floor tile again. No matter how the aunt called him, he left the computer city without looking back, carrying the black bag, the place where he had lived for several years.

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