Kou Deqin sat on the sofa, clutching his chest and looking at the ceiling, looking extremely painful.

Song Muxue poured water and medicine for him, and then softly defended Kou Shuang: "Kou Shuang has no other intentions. Don't be unhappy when you have a happy birthday. That would defeat the main purpose of this banquet."

Kou Deqin leaned on the sofa and said, "Xiaoxue, I know you and Shuangshuang are on good terms. Tell me honestly, has Shuangshuang ever had a boyfriend in private? Does she... have a problem?"

Song Muxue didn't answer this question, but said in her heart: It depends on how to define "problem".

Kou Deqin sighed heavily, but did not continue this topic, but said: "Back then when you two were conceived together, our two families were discussing that if a man and a woman were a match, we would just get married. You said that if It would be great if it came true..."

Song Muxue changed the subject appropriately and said, "Uncle Kou, I have something to tell you."

Kou Deqin looked at her suddenly and asked, "What's the matter?"

"I met Director Zhang Zhilong of the Public Security Bureau a few days ago, and he told me that my father had evaded taxes during his lifetime... I want to know, is this true?" Song Muxue said.

Kou Deqin's expression relaxed, and he said: "Oh, this matter... is true. But to tell you the truth, uncle, any company is doing this, and the dull-minded companies have already closed down. You Don't blame your dad either, it's not an easy thing to be able to run a business and support the lives of so many people, it's no big deal. Those uncles and uncles you know today are much more serious than your dad."

Maybe Song Muxue has always been too upright and righteous, when Kou Deqin explained her father's disgraceful behavior to her, he actually seemed to intercede.

Song Muxue shook her head and said: "That's not what I mean, I just want to know more about my father. It's like I only found out some time ago that the orphanage where Zheng Fenglin lived was not founded by my parents, but by my parents. It was taken over from someone, and it was said that the original orphanage was burned down... Is this true? My parents never told me."

Hearing this, Kou Deqin's expression remained the same. He sat up straight from the sofa and said, "By the way, there is something I forgot to give you all the time."

He took out a bunch of keys, which was the one that Kou Deqin had been using all the time. There were house keys and car keys on it, and Song Muxue was very familiar with it.

Among a bunch of keys, Kou Deqin found a slightly old key, handed it to Song Muxue and said, "This is what your father left behind before his accident. I helped him get some things a few days ago." , I didn’t expect that before the things were given to him, the person would be gone..."

"This is?" Song Muxue took it, and saw that the key was very large, like the kind of key that opens an old-fashioned big iron lock.There is a lot of rust, and the shape of the groove has even been changed. I don't know if it can still be used.

"This is another property owned by your father, which is the orphanage you mentioned that was burnt down." Kou Deqin explained, "I forgot about it after the accident. The key has been hung for seven or eight years. If you hadn't asked about it today, I would have probably forgotten about it."

Kou Deqin smacked his head, annoyed: "This man just can't remember things when he's old. I'll go back and look for it tomorrow to see if there's anything missing. I forgot to give it to you."

"It's okay, I've given everything that needs to be given." Song Muxue looked at Kou Deqin, her eyes were a little confused, and said, "I found that my father is different from what I remembered. I don't know him well...Uncle Kou, is that so?"

Childhood memories seem to be particularly one-sided, very bright and upright.She knew that Song Binghai ran a company, that Song Binghai opened an orphanage, and that Song Binghai was upright and kind, but she didn't know that Song Binghai also evaded taxes, and that Song Binghai's orphanage was taken over from someone else.

With so many secrets, is the father in my impression still real?Does he also have many secrets?

Song Muxue found that Kou Deqin was the only one he could ask and trust, and even Kou Shuang carried a mysterious aura about him.

Kou Deqin stared at her for a while, then suddenly sighed, and said, "Don't think too much, anyway, you are right about his father's side. He is a good father, a good father for you. "

Speaking in this way, it means that the answer to the previous question is yes.Song Muxue nodded and forced a smile.

-

On the weekend when she got the key, Song Muxue and Kou Shuang went to the former site of the burnt orphanage together.

It was hidden in a very remote and backward countryside. The two of them searched for two hours and asked countless directions before finally arriving at the gate of the ruined wall.

Overgrown with weeds at the door, it clings to a long wall, showing a desolate atmosphere.The plaque at the gate was half burnt and fell to the ground. It was corroded by rainwater and bitten by snakes and insects. The words on it could no longer be read clearly.

Kou Shuang looked at the iron gate and trembled, and said, "Song Muxue, shouldn't we come here? If we want to come here, we should bring a man, such as Zheng Fenglin?"

Song Muxue looked back at her, patted her arm, and said, "It's okay, let's go in."

Song Muxue had a spirit of daring to take risks. Kou Shuang had no choice but to follow behind even though she was timid, saying, "If we both die here, is it considered a death for love? I'm really panicked."

She expressed her fear with broken thoughts, but Song Muxue took her hand and walked forward, her steps were even, her palms were not sweaty, and she even faintly conveyed her warmth.

This orphanage is not big, and the two girls walked around the courtyard wall for about 10 minutes, and they saw all the land.

Kou Shuang didn't see anything, took Song Muxue's hand and said, "Shall we go?"

Song Muxue let go of her hand, and walked towards a long-abandoned fountain.

The fountain has been abandoned for a long time. In the middle is a moss-covered sculpture. I can’t see the specific shape. I only know that it is about a cuboid. It may be a monkey or a frog. There is a monkey fountain in the small park near Kou Shuang’s home.

Song Muxue took out her handkerchief as she approached, Kou Shuang followed behind a little scared, and asked her, "What's the matter? Why did you come here to see?"

Song Muxue touched the sculpture with her fingers through the handkerchief and said, "Don't you think this is a bit strange?"

"Why is it so strange?" Kou Shuang felt puzzled.

Song Muxue squeezed the handkerchief, tried to peel off the moss, and at the same time explained to Kou Shuang: "Look at the top, there is no moss on the top."

Not to mention not paying attention, after Song Muxue pointed it out, Kou Shuang felt that it was really strange.Standing on tiptoe, she saw that the very top was covered with sand, stones and branches.Although it is not clean, but there is no moss.

"Why is this? Could it be that someone comes to clean it regularly?" Kou Shuang asked.

"No," Song Muxue's voice became very low, "it's not cleaning, but... worship."

Kou Shuang's heart tightened, and she quickly grabbed Song Muxue's clothes, only to find that after the moss on the sculpture was completely removed by Song Muxue, it showed its original shape.

Long, straight, smooth, tombstone.

"The moss has faults and is irregular. There should be something on the tombstone that was taken away one day after the moss grew. Judging from the cleanliness of the top, this 'someday' should be the nearest." Song Song Mu Xue described her deduction in a calm manner, but Kou Shuang always felt a little creepy in her ears.

"You mean, someone went back to the orphanage to take something away not long ago? Is it possible for him/her to come here today?!" Kou Shuang's eyes widened and she shuddered.

Song Muxue clenched her palm, but did not answer the question here. Instead, she pointed to the upper right corner of the small tombstone and said, "Look, are there a few 'positive' characters here?"

Kou Shuang leaned over to look, and there seemed to be a few "positive" characters. The black handwriting was particularly blurred due to the wind and rain for a long time.

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