don't sacrifice

Recalling those few days, Xiaobai only felt that he was dreaming.

He has always been dependent on his elder sister for life, and his elder sister has given orders for everything since he was a child.But this sudden funeral made him at a loss, because no one had ever taught him.

With the help of neighbors, the funeral was arranged so hastily.In the end, in a corner of the cemetery, a poor woman lived in this way.Her short journey in the world reached the point, and she fell into a deep sleep forever with many scars.

That day, he knew that Zhou Qichen had also come.

It's just that he didn't want to pay attention to him at all, even if he knew in his heart that Zhou Qichen had done nothing wrong, he was still innocent.But now when he thinks of him again, there is a barrier in his heart, so he can only choose to ignore it.

After the funeral, he left in a hurry, avoiding anyone's care and sympathy, and he didn't want anyone to see his fragility.Only he himself knows that now he is really helpless.After returning home with difficulty, he slumped on the bed numbly.When you open your eyes, you see a pale ceiling; when you close your eyes, you see endless darkness.

nothing left…

"forget it…"

It seemed that something cold passed by the corner of his eyes, he muttered to himself.He is very clear about his current situation, but he still stubbornly refuses to accept anyone's help.

If only this could be a dream.

Finally, he gradually fell asleep, but what lingered in his dream was indeed his sister's half-opened eyes before she died, and the last words that were spoken by her pale lips and teeth...

"Brother...don't trust that man..."

In the dream, grief seemed to return to his numb heart again, and tears poured down the city, flooding his whole world.

Early the next morning, he was awakened by a harsh ringing of the phone outside the house.

At that time, although mobile phones had gradually become popular, Xiaobai and the others still had telephone lines in their old community, so they were all equipped with telephones.The shrill ringing of the old telephone seemed to be calling him urgently.

The phone rang several times persistently, and then he got up from the bed, dragged his heavy legs, and went to the living room to answer the phone.

"…Hey?"

"Hello, is this Mr. Bai Zhongli?"

On the other end of the phone, came the voice of a strange man, but it sounded a little excited in his words.

"It's me." Xiaobai replied weakly with his head down, "You are?"

The other end of the phone seemed to be surprised by his weak tone, and he paused before saying, "I am a policeman from the Beihai Public Security Bureau, and my surname is Xu. That's right, you reported to us earlier about your father's extortion. The suspect has been caught in the incident, now please come over and make a statement..."

"...Caught it?" This seemed to be the only piece of news that could bring him back to his consciousness these days.However, at this time, things have changed, and there is no one else to share the joy at this time.

"Who did you catch, Baba Bai?" He asked again into the phone.

"No, according to our investigation, Baba Bai has been dead for a while, and the blackmail he made several times was carried out by his former subordinate Qingshan..."

died.

Xiaobai's heart skipped a beat.

You should be happy, that kind of bastard father has done so many sins, he should have died long ago.Moreover, once he died, no one would threaten him again.However, he really doesn't have any relatives with the same blood in this world.

However, Xiaobai bit his lip, being an orphan is better than having such a father.

"Okay, I see. Thank you, officer, I'll be there in a while." He thanked Xiao Xu politely, and then hung up the phone.When he looked out the window again, he felt dizzy from being stabbed by the sun, and staggered towards the bathroom.

In front of the sink, he looked at the haggard young man in the mirror. A lot of young stubble appeared on his chin overnight, and it was still a little prickly to the touch.

He washed his face vigorously, and the water droplets wet the hair on his forehead, making them stick to his forehead softly.

"I didn't expect that the person who told me the news now...is not you."

There was a wry smile on the corner of his mouth, but it seemed to be mocking something.

Police station

"After the call, he should be here soon." Xiao Xu hung up the phone and said to Zhou Qichen who was sorting out the documents and preparing for interrogation.

Zhou Qichen didn't look up, but just hummed slightly.

"Why don't you type it yourself?" Xiao Xu came up and sorted out the information with him.He didn't know what happened in the past few days, but he felt that Zhou Qichen was a different person after he came back from leave.

"This time the director said that he will interrogate them personally, we just need to make records." Zhou Qichen ignored him and arranged the work with a serious face.

"When the time comes, go and make a record for Bai Huaijin and the others. I will review Qingshan with the director."

Xiao Xu looked at his expressionless face, curled his lips, "Achen." He called him.

"What?" Zhou Qichen stopped what he was doing, and turned to look at him.

"A coward will be afraid of happiness, and will be hurt if he touches cotton candy." Xiao Xu also said with a serious face, "The words of Osamu Dazai are talking about you."

After speaking, he took the notebook and prepared to leave.

"You can switch with me anytime." Before leaving, he said to Zhou Qichen.

And Zhou Qichen watched his back, still standing there.After a long time, he picked up the notebook and walked to the interrogation room in Qingshan.

In the interrogation room, the director has not come yet.Only two police officers stood there to guard Qingshan.Qing Shan sat on the interrogation chair with his head bowed.His bangs covered his eyes, making it difficult to figure out his emotions at the moment.

"Brother Chen." Seeing Zhou Qichen coming, the two police officers greeted him.Zhou Qichen nodded his head.

"Has Director Tu not come yet?" He asked.

"Not yet, it should be here soon." A police officer replied, "The director said you can start the interrogation first."

"Okay, let's start." Zhou Qichen sat down after speaking, and looked up at Qingshan, which seemed to have collapsed.

"Name."

"Liao Qingshan."

Qingshan answered very neatly, and there seemed to be a last bit of toughness in his tone.

"age."

"...28"

"Why do you want to blackmail in the name of the father of Bai Huaijin and Bai Yuxi's siblings?" Zhou Qichen recorded all the previous answers in his notebook, and then asked in order.

"..."

Qing Shan didn't answer, but slowly raised his head.

Zhou Qichen looked into his eyes, he seemed to know that he was doomed this time, and the arrogance he once had had long since disappeared.At this moment, his eyes are like dead snakes, without the cunning of the past.

"What do you think?" His tone was a little mocking, "For money."

"Then do you know how much harm your behavior has caused them?" Zhou Qichen suddenly burst into anger and raised his voice, "Sister Bai Yuxi was forced to get sick by you, and younger brother Bai Huaijin was forced to steal You have hands and feet, why don't you work on your own, and insist on doing this kind of harm to others and yourself?"

Looking at his angry face, Qing Shan suddenly felt a little ridiculous.His snake-like eyes lit up again.

"Come here, I'll tell you why." With a sly smile on his lips, he narrowed his eyes and said to Zhou Qichen.

Zhou Qichen snorted through his nose, "I won't go, so tell me quickly."

"Because." His smile made Zhou Qichen feel extremely hateful, and he wished he could slap him, "I, Le, Yi!"

"Don't say anything that I forced you to do." He looked at Zhou Qichen with a provocative look in his eyes, "That Bai Huaijin's father is a criminal, and he will be a criminal too! It's natural for him to steal things, because he belongs to Bai Laoba Son, he was born with the blood of stealing things! Just like me, don't think he will be anything good!"

"You!" Sure enough, Zhou Qichen was irritated by him, he clenched his fists and wanted to hit Qingshan.The two little policemen next to him hurriedly stopped him, but it was too late, the punch he swung had already landed heavily on Qing Shan's face.

"Damn!" Qing Shan spat out a broken tooth from his mouth, showing the gravity of Zhou Qichen's punch.

"Let me tell you, if you dare to say that again, you won't be able to get out alive." Zhou Qichen ignored the obstruction of his two colleagues, grabbed Qingshan by the collar and threatened.

"...I lost my tooth and it's bleeding." Qing Shan suddenly gave in and said to the little policeman beside him, "You two help me get that hemostatic cotton."

The two little policemen froze for a moment. He was indeed seriously injured, but should he listen to the criminal's orders?They looked at Zhou Qichen in confusion.

"Bring it to him." Zhou Qichen said impatiently, "So as not to say that we abuse criminals."

The two little policemen let out an oh and went out together.

"Hey, I said."

Zhou Qichen calmed down for a while, and turned his head away from looking at Qingshan.However, Qingshan changed his tone, as if he had forgotten the provocation just now.

"Do you know Xiao Yuan?"

Zhou Qichen was startled suddenly, he didn't expect him to ask such a question, and he couldn't answer for a while.

"It's also Xiaoyuan who told you about the eighth master, right?"

He actually knew?Zhou Qichen turned his head, only to find that Qingshan had already leaned on the chair, looking up at the dim light bulb on the ceiling.With a slumped face, it seemed that Zhou Qichen had returned to the look he had when he first came in.

"Don't worry, I won't take revenge on him." Aoyama seemed to have understood him a long time ago, and he also knew his inner worries, "What can I do now? I can't even see him."

"As soon as I was imprisoned here, I thought about everything. My group of brothers were all arrested, only him, who insisted on breaking up with me just now, and lied to me that he betrayed me. But I have long since known about my ending." It's clear, I'm not afraid!" The corners of his mouth rose slightly, which was a self-deprecating arc, "But he is such a fucking idiot! Anyone with a brain knows that he did it in such a hurry to break up!"

He paused for a while, "It's because I have no brains, if I knew it, I would have run away."

"You..." Zhou Qichen didn't expect him to see through everything, but he still seemed very indifferent.

"I know I'm sorry for you, but I still want to ask you to help me tell him..." Qingshan sat up straight suddenly, and footsteps came from far and near outside the door.

"I'm a bad person, let him never forget me in the future." Qingshan said hastily, looking at Zhou Qichen with a sincere prayer, "Then please ask him to get real happiness."

Just then, the door was pushed open.Chief Tu and the two little policemen stood outside the door.

"What's going on?" Director Tu walked in and took a look, Zhou Qichen and Qingshan didn't speak, it seemed that nothing happened when they were alone just now.

"Zhou Qichen, why are you still so impulsive?" Director Tu frowned when he saw the blood on the corner of Qingshan's mouth, turned around and said to Zhou Qichen, "What if someone finds out from now on?"

"Director...I..." Zhou Qichen was about to explain something when Director Tu interrupted him.

"I know you have something to do with the victim." He looked at him playfully, as if he had heard the gossip in the bureau, "Go out, I will interrogate myself."

After speaking, he said to the little policeman behind him, "You all go out."

Zhou Qichen had no choice but to turn around and leave, but he could see something in the eyes of Director Tu looking at Qingshan.This old man was not a good thing either, he subconsciously glanced at Qing Shan, and found that Qing Shan no longer looked at him, but lowered his head slightly, his bangs covered his eyes again.

The door was closed, and Zhou Qichen knew that Qingshan's fate had been decided.Originally, he was full of hatred for this person, but those words seemed to make him know him again.

A bad guy in love, isn't that what it is?

He walked out of the door and walked forward in silence.However, as soon as he turned a corner, he bumped into a person.

When she raised her head, what appeared in front of her eyes was the face she was thinking about.