one way street

On August [-], [-], the weather was fine.

Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah--

Today, Nian He promised to date me!

I have worked hard for nearly eight months, chatting with Nian and sending text messages every day. On Chinese Valentine’s Day, Nian said that he could give me a chance to try it out. I am willing to do whatever I want.

I was so happy, my head went blank, I was so happy that I didn't know whether to cry or laugh, and it's still the same until now, my whole head is in a mess, like I'm dreaming.

God, this must not be a dream.

Boyfriend... I'm Nian's boyfriend.

Woo, the wish that I dreamed of in my dream came true overnight. I swear, I will make Nian happy every day, make him laugh, and bring him joy.

I won't make him sad or cry.

I like to read, I love him.

The next morning, my eldest brother and I went to the hospital to see the examination report, and the results showed that there was no abnormality in the brain.

"Obviously, my diagnosis of your disease is psychogenic amnesia. Most of this amnesia will improve, and the lost memories will also be restored. It may be tomorrow, or a week later, or even a few years later. It’s all up to you to adapt to the pressure or not.”

"Can taking medicine help restore memory?"

Dr. Zhao shook his head, "It doesn't work much."

My elder brother and I looked at each other, the elder brother smiled comfortingly, and said, "Xiao Nian, I know you are in a hurry, but you can't force it, don't put too much pressure on yourself, just let it be."

I understand what big brother means, but if I don't recover my memory for a day, Xiang Cheng will dig a hole in my heart day by day. I am afraid, afraid that one day, he will dig a hole in my heart.

I underestimated Xiang Cheng's influence on me.

Perhaps, in the past, I was pushed back bit by bit by Xiang Cheng's enthusiasm, and finally pushed to the cliff, with nowhere to go, so I had to accept Xiang Cheng's feelings.

I nodded, "Thank you, Dr. Zhao."

"You're welcome, I've seen this disease too much, don't worry, as long as you are willing to face up to the source of stress in your heart, the lost memory will return soon."

After returning home, Xiang Cheng and I took the train back to T City.

At 07:30 in the evening, we arrived in T City.

Entering the room, I was resting on the sofa, I was a little tired from running back and forth all day, but Xiang Cheng, as if he had endless energy, did not stop for a while after returning home, and immediately headed to the kitchen.

The sound of clashing pots and pans and the sound of a knife cutting across a cutting board came from the kitchen, and in the next second, it was replaced by the sound of the range hood running.

I lay on the sofa, quietly listening to these various voices.

There is an inexplicable feeling in my heart, I can't express it.

When I lived alone, I seldom touched the things in the kitchen. When I was hungry, I would rather take more steps and walk longer distances to the convenience store. I never thought about cooking by myself.

Now, when living with other people, that feeling of being at home emerges again.

A little homey.

I don't know how long it has passed, but the range hood in the kitchen is still running. Gradually, my consciousness began to trance.

"Ke Nian...Ke Nian..."

In a daze, as if I heard someone calling my name, I slowly opened my eyes and saw Xiang Cheng's enlarged handsome face appearing in front of my eyes, less than five centimeters away.

All of a sudden, the sleepy bugs that were still messing around in my head dispersed, and I woke up with a start, my expression still unchanged on the surface.

"Dinner, I've got it all done." He reached out and smoothed my messy hair.

"Um."

I followed Xiang Cheng into the kitchen. Three dishes and one soup were already set on the table. He packed rice and handed it to me. I said thank you. He glanced at me and smiled.

His smile made my heart a little numb, so I quickly lowered my head and pretended not to see it.

What he cooks are home-cooked dishes, which can be found everywhere, but they are so delicious that people have an appetite. I am a little surprised that a big man is so good at cooking.

"Is it delicious? Is it to your liking?" Sitting directly opposite me, Xiang Cheng asked me with a smile on his face.

I nodded, "It's delicious, thank you."

"You're welcome," he said.

After eating nearly half a bowl of rice, no one spoke again. In the huge space, there was only the ticking of the wall clock.

"You are so good at cooking, why did you learn it?" I was the first to break the silence.

He shook his head and said, "When I was a student, my parents were busy with work and often couldn't go home to cook dinner for me, so I cook for myself."

Hearing Xiang Cheng mentioning my parents, I became very interested, and asked, "What do your parents do?"

"Oh, you said they, those who run restaurants, are often busy until eleven or two o'clock in the evening before leaving work. They started from a snack bar, and then gradually opened a restaurant when their business grew, which made them even busier. , I don’t see them two or three times a week, but even so, they always leave a small note on the table, reminding them that they should wear a coat when it’s cold. I know my parents always feel guilty for me... "The words stopped, I looked at Xiang Cheng, his eyes met mine, he smiled, but the smile was a bit desolate, he curled his lips, and said: "What's the use of talking about it now... Anyway..."

He sighed.

"What happened?" I asked tentatively.

He looked at me again with a strange expression on his face.

"What's wrong?"

"You rarely ask me about my family," he said.

My face froze, and I replied, "You can also choose not to answer."

He shook his head, "I'm very happy, really." He paused, and then continued: "In the second year of high school, my father had a car accident. The other party was driving drunk and driving in the wrong direction. He stayed in the infirmary for several months, but he died later. The other party was the only son of a certain entrepreneur. His family was rich and powerful. He hired a good lawyer to fight the lawsuit, and bribed the judge. Finally, he was acquitted. My mother, For my father's medical expenses and legal fees, I was busy morning and evening, and in the end I was so busy that my body was also damaged, and it didn't take long for me to suddenly die at home, and the doctor said it was death from overwork."

I didn't expect these things to happen in Xiang Cheng's family. I thought that he, who is naturally cheerful, had never encountered setbacks, so he created his current personality, but the fact is not the case.

Perhaps, his cheerfulness is due to the drastic changes in his family, which made him have to cheer up and live his life with a cheerful and optimistic heart.

"Ke Nian, therefore, please uphold a righteous heart and uphold the justice of this society. My biggest pain is not the death of my parents, but those judicial officers who litigate against their conscience. They don't understand , their every move affects the hearts of the parties involved. My mother only asked the law to give us justice, but in the end the law gave us endless pain. Death is not terrible, but what is terrible is that the justice and justice you uphold Beliefs, black and white that you think are destroyed and subverted overnight, that is the deepest blow to us.”

I don't know what words to say to comfort him, obviously I can say a lot, but the words come to my mouth, but I can't say them.

I always thought that the responsibility of the so-called lawyers was to finish their own lawsuits and fight for their due rights, but I never thought about it. It turns out that winning or losing a lawsuit is not just a loss or a loss for them. crime, but whether social justice is done or not.

After listening to Xiang Cheng's words, my heart became a little heavy, and I felt a heavy burden on my shoulders. It was Xiang Cheng's expectation, for me, for judicial justice.

I took a piece of fish and put it into his bowl. After a long time, I said a word: "I promise you."

He turned from sadness to joy, and his smile was so bright and seductive. He happily took a big bite of the fish I gave him.

"Ke Nian, being a lawyer is a very sacred job, and I'm proud of your job."

After swallowing it whole, he said this sentence.

At night, Xiang Cheng slept in another vacant room.

When I was going to bed, I suddenly remembered the bet Xiang Cheng said that day.

He said, Ke Nian, let's make a bet.

He said, if you recover your memory within a month, it means I win.

He said, if you still don't think of me in the end, I will leave, leave your world completely, and never bother you again.

I tossed and turned.

Thinking of what he said that day, his expression that day, I couldn't fall asleep, and my whole mind was on him.

That's why I'm afraid.

If I think of him, I will probably fall into the mud of the past again, unable to break free from the tenderness he woven.

But if I don't think of him, I'm still a loser, because if I continue to be entangled with him, one day, I will be happy because of his happiness, and sad because of his sadness.

No matter whether I win or lose in this game, I will still be the one who loses the most in the end.

After a four-day vacation, I didn’t stay in bed the next day, I tidied up, and when I walked out of the room, there was a breakfast that Xiang Cheng bought on the table, and he was sitting at the dining table with a smile on his face, waiting for me to walk over .

Xiang Cheng's eyes were curved, filled with a warm smile. "Ke Nian, I specially bought you your favorite bacon omelette for you. I specially told the boss that the quiche is fried crispy and has no powdery taste at all. You can eat it."

I couldn't refuse his enthusiasm, so I complied with his wishes.

Take a bite, and the fried omelet skin will break when you bite into it, and it will not stick to your teeth. After chewing a few times, paired with soy sauce paste, it is delicious in your mouth.

"How is it? Do you like it?"

"Not bad." I said after swallowing the omelet in my mouth.

"Really, I knew you would like it!" He smiled happily, and started to eat the buns in his hand.

He looked at the formal attire I was wearing and said, "Going to work today?"

"Well, I've been resting for many days." I looked at him, and found that he had also changed out of his casual clothes. He was wearing a three-quarter-sleeved gray shirt with horizontal stripes. The fit was narrow, which perfectly showed his good figure. The lower body is paired with light blue whitewashed jeans, which is a young man's attire.

Thinking carefully about Xiang Cheng's age, he suddenly realized that Xiang Cheng was only 23 or [-] years old, he was indeed a young man, and he was six years older than him.

Because of this fact, I didn't want to speak out for a moment.

After eating all the bacon quiches in the plastic box with a muffled sound, he drank a few mouthfuls of milk tea.

"Are you going out today too?" I said.

"There is an audition today. If you are selected successfully, you will play a supporting actor then."

A beam of light shone in from the window behind Xiang Cheng, the dazzling sunlight was like a needle, it hurt so much that I had to squint my eyes, Xiang Cheng's smile was bright, just like the piercing light behind him.

Exudes bright light.

I bowed my head and said, "Your acting skills are very good, I have confidence in you." The advertisement that caught my eye a few days ago still leaves a deep impression on me.

"real?"

"Um."

"Thank you, Ke Nian, after hearing what you said, I am not nervous anymore."

I looked up at him, then smiled slightly.

When I arrived at the company, I first went to He Shan's office to say hello.

Without knocking on the door, I just broke in and said warmly to He Shan, "Hi, long time no see."

"What a long time, but only four days." He rolled his eyes at me, turned the ballpoint pen in his hand, and said, "Go back to your hometown?"

"Do something," I said.

He smiled, revealing a strange, mysterious and disgusting smile, "What's the matter? Did you have a notarized marriage with that fellow Xiang Cheng?"

"Stop being evil, think too much."

He Shan let out a "ha".

"Let's be honest, my partner who has been with you for so many years is not a fake. If there is no major incident, how can you, a workaholic who only cares about money, be willing to leave your job and take a four-day long vacation? ?”

He Shan is really not easy to fool, his keen observation and judgment often make me overwhelmed, and I can't hide any secrets from him.

I let out a long sigh, "You bastard... well, well, let me surrender."

He Shan made a "huh-huh" sound, clasped his hands and put them on the table, as if he was going to listen to me, "Let's talk."

I looked at him, thought for a while, and then said, "I lost my memory."

He Shan raised his eyebrows, "Frustrated? That guy Xiang Cheng is tough enough to break up with you, I really don't want my life."

I thought for a while before I understood the meaning of his words. Immediately, I glared at He Shan, gritted my teeth and said, "It's not frustration, it's amnesia, loss, loss, memory, memory!"

Hearing this, He Shan said "ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"

"I am not kidding!"

He seemed to understand, nodded and said to me, "Who am I?"

"He Shan."

"That's why I said you're farting." He concluded cautiously.

hey hey hey...

"It's a little hard to explain. In short, I lost the memory of the last three years, but I still remember the past."

"Really?" He Shan was suspicious.

"Nonsense." Rolling my eyes, I don't want to talk to him anymore.

"Let's believe you." After finishing speaking, He Shan took out a notebook from the drawer, flipped through a few pages, and said, "I have taken one or two cases in succession in the past two days, are you interested?"

"Anything is fine." I have never been too picky about the difficulty of a case. For a lawyer, the most important and only thing is to win the case for the individual and fight for his due rights.

Suddenly, Xiang Cheng's words from last night flashed through my mind. After hesitating for a while, I said, "You better screen for me."

After hearing what I said, He Shan gave me a strange look, and I found a trace of interest in his eyes. I showed embarrassment, and explained: "I'll go home this time, my mother told me to be cautious when taking cases in the future." Some said that the task of a lawyer is to seek justice for the marginalized people, but after thinking about what my mother said made sense, I agreed to her.”

"Oh oh oh, ask for justice..." He Shan elongated his tone viciously, his expression clearly showed that he didn't believe my words.

I turned my face away and replied angrily, "Anyway, that's how it is!"

"Okay, okay, my young master, if you say yes, then, these are the cases I have accepted in the past few days. After sorting out the information, you take the file back and read it, and tell me which case you want to accept. As he spoke, he took out three files from the iron cabinet, stacked them and handed them to me.

I took it over, chatted casually with He Shan, and then went back to my office.

Flipping through the file, I carefully read the lawsuits of these three cases, and finally, I chose a homicide case.

The defendant is a habitual thief. Last week, the defendant found a mansion. On the day of the incident, he sneaked into the yard while no one was in the alley over the wall, and then climbed into the house through the trees. According to the file records, when the defendant passed the study , suddenly heard a gunshot, he pushed open the lightly covered door, and suddenly found the victim lying in a pool of blood, a large amount of blood dripping from the place where the gun was shot on his forehead, and the room was empty, the defendant was worried that he would be regarded as the murderer, so he jumped The window left, but his whereabouts were photographed by the intersection surveillance camera. Finally, the police broke in and arrested him on the spot. He is currently being detained in the detention center.

The other two are financial disputes. According to He Shan's ability, this kind of lawsuit is easy for him, so I only picked this criminal case, and left the rest to He Shan to handle.

After making up my mind, I returned the rest of the files to He Shan, and then went back to the office to think about how to collect evidence.

I transferred similar cases in the past few years and read them in detail.

After a quick lunch at noon, I went to the defendant's house first. When the defendant's parents saw me, they held my hand tightly as if they saw me as a savior. They clarified the defendant's innocence with snot and tears. A gray-haired elder knelt in front of me excitedly, and my heart suddenly ached.

"Uncle and aunt, get up quickly...don't be like this..." I quickly bent over and pulled the two elders up.

After nearly 10 minutes of comforting, their emotions gradually eased down.

The defendant's mother, with her stooped and thin body, greeted her with a cup of tea.

"Aunt, don't bother." I refused.

"No, it should be, it should be, Lawyer Ke, you are our only hope, Zhongzi is innocent, although my son is not a good citizen, but...but he will never kill people! Lawyer Ke , please, save my son..." Speaking of the sad part, she covered her face and wept, the defendant's father was silent, his face was slumped, and he seemed to be quite haggard. exhausted.

"Mother Chen, I will take this case because I believe that Chen Zhongmin is innocent." I stated my position sternly.

It was not accidental or whim that this criminal case was taken up. When looking through the files, several doubts were found. First, why did Chen Zhongmin choose to steal here?Second, the victim was sitting on hundreds of millions of dollars, and the inside and outside of the house were naturally heavily guarded. Chen Zhongmin boldly climbed over the wall and sneaked in. Why did no one know about it?Third, why did Chen Zhongmin break into the study at that time?If it was his first visit, he should have no idea about the location of the rooms in the house, but Chen Zhongmin climbed a tree and opened the window on the second floor precisely, and happened to pass the study precisely, and then just heard the gunshot...

This is not a novel, nor is it an eight o'clock series. There are so many coincidences for no reason.

Therefore, many doubts are enough to show that there must be problems in this case.

I didn't tell Chen's father and mother of my doubts, but briefly explained that I was here to help Chen Zhongmin get rid of his suspicions. The two elders nodded and said that as long as it would help the case, they would definitely know everything and say everything.

"Excuse me, what was the whereabouts of Mr. Chen a few days before the incident?" I took out a small notepad and ballpoint pen, and made a gesture to take notes.

Chen's mother thought for a few minutes, shook her head, and said, "No, Zhongzai stays at home playing computer and doesn't go out all day."

"Did you tell the police or prosecutors these words?" I asked again.

"No, they didn't ask, so we naturally didn't say anything."

"Then, is it convenient for me to take the computer back for inspection? Maybe there will be some important discoveries." I said.

"Of course!"

"By the way, I would like to ask again, did anyone call Mr. Chen a few days before the incident, or heard that Mr. Chen received any special calls?" Although the police may have detained Chen Zhongmin's mobile phone as evidence things, but I still asked with a glimmer of hope.

Mother Chen still shook her head, "No..."

Suddenly, Father Chen interrupted, "Yes, I remember a woman called at noon the day before, and I happened to answer it, because most of Zhongzai's friends now call by mobile phone, so I remember it very clearly."

This is a big clue!Maybe this person is an important key person.

As if I had been given a shot in the arm, I pulled it up with all my strength, and asked quickly, "And then, what did she say?"

"She said she wanted to find Zhongzai. I asked my son to answer the phone. I was beside me. I heard Zhongzai say a series of numbers, such as 23 or something... Lawyer Ke, wait a minute, I remember Zhongzai at that time I have copied it down, I'll look for it." Father Chen opened the drawer under the table, flipped through it with both hands for a while, and a note paper appeared in front of me.

I took it over, "You mean, Mr. Chen copied that string of numbers here?"

"That's right." Father Chen nodded cautiously.

I borrowed a pencil from the old couple, and I drew the tip of the refill on it. After a while, a few numbers appeared on the paper like magic, faintly visible.

Squinting my eyes, I could barely see the numbers on it, "23...2458...9?" I copied these numbers on the notebook, tore off the note paper, and put it in the notebook.

I believe that this string of numbers and that woman will be the key to unlocking Chen Zhongmin's escape from prison.

Holding the computer mainframe, I bid farewell to the Chen family.