monologue

Hearing Lang Lang's question, Zeng Fan felt that his confession was not superfluous. Although Zeng Rongde rarely told him about the past, he knew that Zeng Rongde had always had a knot in his heart.

Zeng Fan said: "My father didn't mention anything about the development of new drugs. He has been immersed in research on comorbidities, but when he mentions Zhongming Tower, his expression is always regretful. I guess he regrets not listening to Professor Zhong. recommendations, resulting in the death of so many patients who had hoped for a cure."

Lang Lang thought over what Zeng Fan said carefully, and asked Zeng Fan again: "So you think your father's death is related to Zhongming Tower?"

Zeng Fanhe confided his conjecture: "To be sure, it has something to do with the research institute. These are just my guesses. Zhong Changxin's child came to my father because of his grandfather, but before they met, my father died because of the ineffective rescue. I still don't know where that bottle of medicine came from, but I can guarantee that my father does not have any mental illness."

Lang Lang took apart the documents on the table. Although there were so many documents and letters in front of her, Lang Lang felt that something was missing. "Does your father have a diary or work notes?"

Zeng Fan shook his head and said, "All his personal belongings are here, and I didn't find any work notes."

"Then when was the last time he went to the institute?"

"Six months ago, I was the one who sent him there, saying that he would go back to the institute to get his things. He couldn't be idle even after retirement, and students often came to ask him questions."

Lang Lang was having trouble looking at a lot of materials, and it was a bit late to ask Bai Yao to come over, so Lang Lang said, "Mr. Zeng, I would like to ask you to do me a favor."

Next, Zeng Fan began to help Lang Lang organize the personal letters left by Zeng Rongde.

Chu Xingmu finished his conversation with Sun Siyao and left the research institute first, but Zhong Changxin, who went to inquire about the news, did not come out for a long time. Chu Xingmu made several calls to him but was refused by the other party.

Did Zhong Changxin run into some trouble in the research institute?

Chu Xingmu hung up the phone impatiently. If Wen Xiangqin hadn’t asked Chu Xingmu not to embarrass him because of the case because of Zhong Changxin, he would have driven away if he couldn’t wait for anyone, just like starving newspaper reporters last year. It's like being dizzy and lost in the hospital and going back to the team directly.

While waiting, Chu Xingmu dug out Wen Ti's number from the address book. Considering that it was still working hours, he changed the phone call to text message. He waited for Zhong Changxin to come out, and Wen Ti's reply there. While delaying, I can also digest what I learned from Sun Siyao.

Chu Xingmu called Xia Ci and asked him how he went to the Food and Drug Administration to investigate. Xia Ci had just left the Food and Drug Administration and was about to return to the team. Chu Xingmu temporarily assigned him a task. He went to the medical university to find a professor of clinical medicine named Yaoyi, and checked the research projects he had cooperated with the Institute of Psychiatric Diseases.

Chu Xingmu hadn't received a reply from Wen Ti after the phone call, but he saw that Assistant Yuan who took him to see Sun Siyao sent Zhong Changxin to the door.

In fact, after Chu Xingmu left, Zhong Changxin also went to see Sun Siyao, but the focus of the two was different. Chu Xingmu wanted to know the relationship between Zeng Rongde and the research institute, and Zhong Changxin borrowed the ten-year-old Zhong Ming. Lou and Sun Siyao "reminiscing about the past".

The expression on Zhong Changxin's face is not as monotonous as before, and he has not deliberately learned from Wen Ti, he is trying to be himself, he regards his grandfather's lifelong ideal as a career, and now he has achieved something, so he puts his energy Put it on the pursuit of the truth 16 years ago.

After getting on the car, Zhong Changxin straight to the point said to Chu Xingmu: "Wen Ti asked me a question a few days ago, did I consider this case from your point of view, I just took this opportunity to ask, Captain Chu Why did you take this case?"

Chu Xingmu glanced at Zhong Changxin, and twitched the corner of his mouth, "Of course it is for Wen Ti, Wen Xiangqin has hated Wen Ti for more than ten years because of family affairs, you are jealous that Wen Ti robbed your childhood, you all think it is wrong In Wen Ti, have you ever thought about how Mrs. Zhong lived by herself during the years when you were not in China?"

He originally didn't intend to tell Zhong Changxin who was taking care of Mrs. Zhong during the ten years when their family immigrated abroad, and Wen Ti was no less obsessed with this case than Zhong Changxin.

Zhong Changxin was silent for a long time, and said: "I hope Captain Chu can do what he says."

Immediately afterwards, Zhong Changxin handed a USB flash drive to Chu Xingmu, which contained the evidence and information he spent two years collecting, and he was reluctant to hand these over to the police to recover the tilt of the Zhongming Tower. The only fairness is that there is nothing he can do with these things, and he has no one to trust.

Chu Xingmu didn't know that this USB flash drive would be as hot as the list he had burned. The weight of the two things combined was a responsibility that he could not bear alone.

Zhong Changxin got out of the car after giving the U disk, Chu Xingmu asked him where he was going, Zhong Changxin said that he and Wen Ti were going to find a student in Zhongminglou.

Chu Xingmu decided to go directly to Professor Mu Fang. He has known Zhong Minglou for many years. He must have an impression of Zhong Minglou being removed from the post of director of the research institute 16 years ago and living in Nanjia with a mental illness. He agreed to join Zhong Changxin The research group also has the factors of Zhongming Tower in it.

The mobile phone at hand rang, Chu Xingmu looked down and saw that it was Wen Ti calling, so he answered the call, turned on the speakerphone and put the mobile phone on the passenger seat, Wen Ti's voice came from the receiver, as if Same with him.

Although Wen Ti on the phone didn't say anything bluntly, Chu Xingmu could hear a little worry from his tone: "Did Director Sun make things difficult for you?"

Chu Xingmu said: "I went to find him personally. Even if he wants to perfunctory, he still has to look at the face of Director Li and Director Wu. I probably know where the conflict between Zeng Rongde and the research institute is."

"Is it related to the Bell Tower?"

"This is not clear, but Sun Siyao said that Zeng Rongde took some confidential documents from the research institute without authorization, and also said that Zeng Rongde suffered from intermittent mental illness and often attacked people in the research institute for no reason. His colleagues were afraid of him. He also advised Zeng Rongde to go See a doctor."

"What is the confidential document that Zeng Rongde took away?"

"It's about the research institute, he refuses to say."

"Zeng Rongde himself is an expert in the study of mental illness. Isn't this exactly the same as when Zhongminglou was excluded from the research institute?"

"I always feel that Zeng Rongde did this on purpose this time. By the way, don't you have something to do with Zhong Changxin?"

"He wants to find Lin Zhenguang, Lin Zhenguang is a former student of Zhongminglou."

While talking, Chu Xingmu's car passed by the commercial street. From the car window, he saw that the entrances of flower shops on both sides of the street seemed busier than usual. There were mostly couples coming and going. There were festive festival posters posted on the entrances of some restaurants. Chu Xingmu picked them up. I glanced at the calendar on my phone, only to realize that today is Valentine's Day.

Wen Ti seemed to call him during working hours, Chu Xingmu asked him: "What time do you get off work at night?"

"Seven o'clock, Wen Xiangqin treats me like a coolie, I'm more suitable to be a spendthrift rich second generation, spending time and drinking is my normal state."

Chu Xingmu listened to him complaining about work, just like listening to students complaining about too much homework, he suddenly felt the festive atmosphere, and wished he could drive to see him right away, "I'll pick you up that night."

"Don't you have to work overtime?"

Out of the downtown area, Chu Xingmu stepped on the gas pedal to the bottom, as if Wen Ti was driving: "So now I have to run the case quickly, so that I can spare time at night to have fun with Teacher Wen."

Wen Ti closed the folder and looked at the phone. She always felt that Chu Xingmu was getting old and dishonest. When he hung up the phone, Wen Ti returned Zhong Changxin's missed call. At 02:30 in the afternoon, the two were at Lin Zhenguang's house Meet downstairs.

Lin Zhenguang used to be a student assistant of Zhong Minglou, and now he is a professor of psychiatry at Qingshi Medical University. Lin Zhenguang had never worked in a research institute. After Zhong Minglou was dismissed, although some of his students felt sorry, it happened that Zhongminglou was mentally ill. Many people don't know why the top experts in the psychiatry field suddenly go crazy, and they all speculate that it has something to do with the research topics and mental patients he has been in contact with all the year round. After all, in everyone's perception, scholars like them will more or less There are some mental illnesses.

Zhong Changxin found Lin Zhenguang through Yaoyi. Wen Ti didn't know what Zhong Changxin's plan was. He had just finished his work in the criminal investigation team and had to listen to Zhong Changxin's orders. If it wasn't for making Chu Xingmu feel more relaxed, Wen Ti Ti had long since quit.

Zhong Changxin waited for Wen Ti for a long time, Wen Ti saw that his hands were empty, and asked in surprise: "You are going to visit Professor Lin like this?"

After finishing speaking, he turned around and took two low-key gift boxes from the car. Zhong Changxin was indeed inferior to Wen Ti in terms of sophistication, "We have something to ask from him, do you still expect them to call you doctor when they meet? Then, like a projector, explain everything that happened 16 years ago to us clearly?"

"Besides, it's been 16 years, and we don't know how much Professor Lin remembers about what happened back then. He may still doubt our purpose if we come here so rashly."

Wen Ti entered the corridor with a gift, and Zhong Changxin followed. The older generation of scholars like to live in flats, perhaps because they are far away from the downtown area. Zhong Changxin said: "I gave the things to Chu Xingmu."

Wen Ti didn't turn around, but said, "As long as he finds out the truth 16 years ago, you won't be obsessed with this case anymore?"

"That's what I came back for."

"What about the research team?"

"Inherit my grandfather's legacy."

Wen Ti's laughter was mixed with the footsteps in the corridor, Zhong Changxin stopped and asked him, "What are you laughing at?"

Wen Ti turned around and said, "Didn't you ask me before if your grandfather left any last words? That's what he was worried about."

"I'm afraid you admire him too much, and you can't see clearly what you want."

"Is this what he told you himself?"

Wen Ti turned around and continued to walk upstairs, "I can't remember when I said it. I chatted with Captain Chu some time ago and talked about it. At least now our purpose is the same. I joined the criminal investigation team to find an opportunity to investigate what happened back then. The truth was discovered by Captain Chu later."

"When?"

"He asked me once after we narrowly escaped from Chunxi Mountain. On the first day I went to the criminal investigation team, he suspected my purpose. After that, he kept pretending to be ignorant. When I confessed everything to him, he took it for granted. take this case."

"How much do you know about my grandfather?"

"A little bit, until he died I had no chance to repay him, and I wanted to do something for him too."

Wen Ti stood still in the corridor on the sixth floor, the brown anti-theft door was in front of her eyes, Wen Ti waited for Zhong Changxin to come up before she rang the doorbell a few times, and she still laughed at Zhong Changxin: "Dr. Exercise."

Zhong Changxin didn't know what he was proud of, and stared at the door nervously holding the gift. They seemed to hear the voice of a child. Wen Ti and Zhong Changxin looked at each other, and the door suddenly opened.

It was Lin Zhenguang himself who opened the door. Facing the two unfamiliar faces, a trace of surprise flashed across Lin Zhenguang's face. After they explained their identities and purpose of coming, Lin Zhenguang let them in.

Lin Zhenguang may not have thought that after 16 years, someone still remembered Zhongminglou. If Zhong Changxin hadn't brought it up again, he would have almost forgotten his teacher.

"Professor Lin, I came to you to ask you a few questions about my grandfather and the Institute." Zhong Changxin took the teacup from Lin Zhenguang's hand and asked.

Lin Zhenguang sat in front of the two and asked, "It's been 16 years, why are you looking for me now?"

Wen Ti said, "Do you know Professor Zeng Rongde?"

Lin Zhenguang nodded and said, "I know him well. Our school cooperates with the institute."

"Professor Zeng passed away a few days ago. He took a lot of antipsychotic drugs during his lifetime. When his family was packing up his belongings, they found several threatening letters. Afterwards, they called the police. It happened that the police wanted to re-investigate Professor Zhong's suicide in Nanjia Mental Hospital. case, Zeng Rongde and Zhong Minglou not only knew each other, but also worked in the research institute, even the cause of death was so coincidental."

Knowing what happened and why, Lin Zhenguang said: "I only heard about the news that Director Zhong went to Nanjia for medical treatment. We haven't been in touch since then."

"How much do you know about the Institute?"

Lin Zhenguang said: "At that time, Director Zhong led a total of [-] people in the graduate class. Except for me, everyone entered the research institute after graduation, but they didn't stay in the research institute for a long time."

"Could it be that the reason why Professor Zhong was dismissed from the position of director of the institute was because he was mentally ill at the time?"

Lin Zhenguang pursed his lips, shook his head and said, "I don't know about that."

Wen Ti looked at Lin Zhenguang's expression, and he didn't seem to be ignorant at all. When he hit a wall, he thought that Lin Zhenguang might not tell the truth so easily.

"However." Lin Zhenguang changed the topic, "Director Zhong was still working on his research project before he went to Nanjia."

Zhong Changxin hurriedly asked him, "What subject?"

"It's related to criminal psychiatry. He wants to set up a research group, but he lacks scientific research funds and manpower. So when I learned that he took the initiative to go to Nanjia for treatment because of mental illness, I still didn't believe it."

Zhong Changxin and Zhong Minglou encountered the same problem, but Zhong Changxin met Wen Xiangqin, and Professor Mu Fang was also willing to guide him, so the research group was able to be established smoothly.

Wen Ti took the opportunity to ask: "Professor Lin, do you know what happened to the new antipsychotic drug developed by the research institute 16 years ago?"

Lin Zhenguang nodded and said, "This was a large-scale medical accident at the time, and the institute was also jointly condemned by many people in the industry."

"I heard that in addition to condemning the institute, they also jointly requested Director Zhong to withdraw from the field of psychiatry, because his poor supervision has caused so many patients to die of comorbidities caused by new drugs."

Zhong Changxin immediately took Wen Ti's words and said: "But my grandfather did not participate in the development and clinical trials of new drugs at that time. He has always opposed the development of new drugs."

Wen Ti said to Zhong Changxin self-contained: "That is, someone used the name of the research institute to participate in the research and development, or the research institute saw that the new drug was not only successfully developed but also officially launched, and the research institute was linked with the research and development institution of the new drug for certain interests. .”

Zhong Changxin immediately retorted Wen Ti: "It is absolutely impossible that it was my grandfather's instruction."

"There are so many experts in the research institute, but there is only one person in charge. If no one nods, who would dare to let the research institute take such a big risk without permission?"

"The research institute has been pushed to the forefront because of new drugs, isn't there Director Sun?"

"Then how do you explain your grandfather's removal from the directorship?"

Lin Zhenguang looked at the two young men who suddenly started arguing, and didn't know who to persuade for a while. He opened his mouth and looked at Wen Ti, then at Zhong Changxin. Said: "Professor Lin laughed."

Zhong Changxin still had an expression of disapproval of Wen Ti, and apologized to Lin Zhenguang. They felt that there was no reason to stay, so they said they had other things to do, and Lin Zhenguang sent them out of the house.

Walking downstairs, Zhong Changxin looked up at the upstairs window, and Wen Ti said, "Your acting skills are too clumsy. Professor Lin can see through countless people at a glance."

Anyway, Zhong Changxin couldn't compare to Chu Xingmu's open-eyed nonsense, "Once these things involve the government level, even Professor Mu Fang dare not judge at will. The institute is special here. I can understand that Professor Lin is afraid of making mistakes. What words are affected."

Seeing that it was getting late, Wen Ti planned to go back to the company, and sent Zhong Changxin back to Changqing University by the way. Changqing University will start in a few days, and Zhong Changxin has to arrange the work of the research team, so it is impossible to concentrate Three uses.

After six o'clock in the afternoon, Wen Ti asked Jennifer to send a bag of cat food and pet snacks to the company. At seven o'clock he did not receive a reply from the other party.

Wen Ti thought that Chu Xingmu was delayed because of the case again, and was considering whether to go to Chu Xingmu's house by himself. Chu Xingmu had already given him the key, and when he walked to the business hall, Wen Ti saw a familiar figure outside.

If it weren't for the time for the evening shift, there were many people and cars downstairs in the company who didn't want to do it, Chu Xingmu would definitely give Wen Ti a hug at the first sight, but it just came naturally from Wen Ti's hands He took Wen Daju's ration, asked him if he was tired, and followed the crowd to the parking space.

"Your company usually has so many people off work?" Chu Xingmu put the cat food in the trunk, got in the car and asked Wen Ti.

"Today is Valentine's Day, and many of them came to pick up their girlfriends for dinner."

It’s hard for Chu Xingmu to think about Valentine’s Day in his busy schedule. Of course, Wen Ti had to cooperate with him with all his strength. Two people happened to pass by outside the window. Chu Xingmu deliberately gave Wen Ti the opportunity to fasten his seat belt and quickly kissed Wen Ti on the mouth. for a moment.

After the kiss, he pretended to be serious and asked, "Where do you want to have dinner?"

Wen Ti said, "Can you fry steak?"

Chu Xingmu: "I know how to stew beef with potatoes."