purple mist

one day ago.

Zhang Zichen left the school in a daze. He should have gone to the basketball court to meet his friends, but he didn't.

The head teacher's words seemed to still echo in his mind——

"Zhang Zichen, although Qiu Yitong is too introverted, the teacher is still unwilling to believe that she will commit suicide for no reason. You are her deskmate and childhood sweetheart. Do you know why Qiu Yitong committed suicide?"

This is a tragedy caused by a huge misunderstanding.

The boy wandered the streets for a long time, his mind was full of 'he can't say, he can't say it'.But it seemed that he could see the shy girl's smile in every corner.It wasn't until the sun completely set that he realized in a daze that his feet had stepped into the convenience store downstairs.

He thought in a daze, it turns out that when people are at a loss, they want to go home.

He didn't know what he wanted to buy, maybe a bucket of instant noodles for dinner?

But when he walked to the daily necessities section, he realized for the first time that there were so many things in this small convenience store.

For example, nylon rope and knives.

"Do you have feelings for me?"

Suddenly, a quiet female voice came over.

Zhang Zichen looked up and saw a young girl with a graceful back clenched her fists, as if arguing with the person in front of her.

The man was much taller than her, and casually looked around at the drink in the freezer, while casually writing: "I said I didn't feel it, are you afraid that I'm gay again?"

"Then why don't you like me?!" The girl's sweet voice was raised a few more degrees, and she said reluctantly.

The man sighed, and finally took out a bottle of the cheapest mineral water from the freezer, and finally turned to face the girl. He raised an arm and trapped the girl between the freezer and his fingertips, ambiguous, tender and lingering. She said slowly: "Susu, if I like someone, I will look her in the eyes like this, and tell her clearly that I like her."

Zhang Zichen clearly saw that the man lowered his head to the girl's ear rather maliciously, and he could even imagine how flushed the girl's face was.But in the next second, the man straightened up suddenly and took a step back, his tone was frosty, and he said lazily:

"But you're not that person. Giving you hope is tantamount to throwing you into a forest fire and fleeing. You always feel that there is still a way for you to escape. However, when you are surrounded by flames in the end, you will find that from the beginning It's just wrong."

These words were like a poisoned arrow, which directly hit Zhang Zichen who was about to turn around and leave.

It was his awkwardness and reluctance to express that completely stripped a girl he was least willing to let go from his world.

And this man was the type of person he most wanted to be but never had time to become.

Why is this?

His body was stiff, and his eyes fell on the knife shelf in front of him.There is a string called sanity snapped.

The crisp sound of high heels ran all the way out the door of the convenience store. Zhang Zichen sat on the steps of the door, pretending to read the online game strategy in his hand.

After a while, he heard someone coming out slowly behind him.However, he hadn't opened his mouth yet. What he didn't expect was that the man stopped behind him and sat beside him, holding a half bottle of iced mineral water in his hand, and asked, "Little friend, are you playing too?" this?"

Zhang Zichen turned his head, stared blankly at the young man's indistinguishable handsome appearance, and stumbled, "Uh...um."

"Hey~ Really." The man smiled harmlessly, moved towards him again, and whispered: "I can make cheats for this game. Seeing your good looks, I will give you a cheap copy. How about it?"

This is a great opportunity to deliver.

Zhang Zichen thought to himself.

But another villain jumped out of his mind, shouting that you can't do this.

The man saw Zhang Zichen frowned and remained silent, his misty eyes slid down and turned back, he propped his chin with one hand, his slightly longer hair swayed slightly with his movements, faintly revealing his white ears and a trace of metal. luster.

"You live in building 1506, right? To tell you the truth, the police came to my house this morning to inquire about your situation."

why? !

Zhang Zichen's eyes widened suddenly, and he looked at the person beside him in disbelief.

"Won't you invite me to sit at your house for a while?" The man's graceful eyes were slightly raised, and he looked at him gently and deeply.

This person is obviously smiling, but why does he feel cold?

Can't stay, don't want to stay.

……

Inside the police station.

"Can I go now?"

Xue Han, whose right hand had already started to ache, could hardly wait to push the keyboard and mouse forward, and took the hot tea from the warm one who changed his attitude and nodded.

The cold water in the cup had just been replaced by Wen Xin, and the warm white smoke lingered, blurring his slightly tired eyes.

Swordsman is still not so fun.

"Brother! Grandpa! Where are you going after me?!"

"I have never robbed your escort car! This number has always been played by me, and there is no other person!"

"How much is your escort car? Can I pay you back?! Twice, no, five times, okay? Can you stop chasing me?!!!"

Chen Bingrui was wearing a monitor earphone at the side, confirming the recording of the "Soul Lamp" angrily turning on the microphone just now, and couldn't help but give Xue Han a thumbs up with a smile, saying: "Brother, you really have you, and it's nothing more than saying that Liu Zheng is running around like a mouse." gone."

The disposable paper cup was stuffed back into Wen Xin's little hand by Xue Han, and he told her with a rather stern face: "Remember to use a porcelain cup next time."

In the warm and exaggerated "Yes Yes Yes", Xue Han lazily raised his hands and clenched his fists: "Hey~ Little meaning, brother, don't make a fuss."

"Have Liu Zheng been drawn out?"

When everyone turned their heads, they saw that it was Lu Wei who had returned from the interrogation room.

"Thanks to Officer Lu's ingenious calculation." Xue Han bowed again, half-closed his eyes and said hypocritically to Lu Wei.

Lu Wei frowned, thinking what was wrong with this kid again.

"Vice Lu, you already knew that the 'Soul Lamp' was Liu Zheng?" Wen Xin asked in surprise, but just as she finished speaking, the paper cup in her hand was taken away: "Hey! That's..."

"Cough." Chen Bingrui smiled and winked at Wenxin, Wenxin had no choice but to close her mouth graciously, and stared at Luwei with a pair of almond eyes, and stars could be vaguely seen inside.

Lu Wei seemed to be thirsty, and he was not afraid of the heat, so he raised his head and drank a cup of hot tea.

The owner of the cup raised his eyebrows, and hummed an inexplicable laugh from his throat.

Lu Wei didn't respond to the surrounding situation. He sank into his own thoughts, staring at the empty paper cup in his hand, frowning slightly, and said solemnly, "Our guess may be wrong."

"what?!"

"Qi Yanran's death was not that simple, Liu Zheng was the one being used."

Lu Wei's words were like thunder, even Xue Han frowned unconsciously.

"It can be confirmed that Zhang Zichen is not the murderer who killed Qi Yanran. He explained that Xu Pengfei is a person with a strong desire to control. Qi Yanran's control has even reached an extreme level. She is not allowed to have close conversations with other people, and There are mandatory requirements on her life, behavior, speech and manner, dressing and so on."

"Fortunately, by coincidence, Qi Yanran had the opportunity to get in touch with Zhang Zichen, and she has repeatedly expressed that she wants to get rid of this kind of life, and get rid of Xu Pengfei."

"Zhang Zichen secretly gave Qi Yanran the idle mobile phone card at home, that is, the lost number ending in 9901. The two have used this number to communicate many times."

"But Zhang Zichen feels very guilty about this, he thinks that his inaction caused Qi Yanran's death."

"Although my personal point of view is that Xu Pengfei's desire to control can be seen from his work attitude. He seems to interfere with anything that doesn't suit him. However, Zhang Zichen's identity is sensitive and can only be used as a reference at the moment."

But if Zhang Zichen's words are true, this case will be a little more serious.

Lu Wei didn't say this, but everyone understood, and that ring with weird contents made people shudder.

So what role did Liu Zheng, who was originally suspected, play in it?

As night fell again, Zhang Zichen had completely calmed down during the rest time Lu Wei left for him, sat on a chair in the interrogation room and wolfed down a simple meal.

He understood that it had been 21 hours since he was brought back to the police station, and all he could do now was to tell what he knew in the next three hours.

But Zhang Min beside him seemed to have aged several years in an instant.

On the other side, Liu, who was wearing a down jacket over his pajamas, was sitting in another interrogation room.