Back to 1990. Criminal Investigation

Ding Jianmin quickly admitted his crime in front of all the witnesses and material evidence. The follow-up work was not too complicated. After the case was closed, Leng Jiucheng ushered in a few days of vacation. He had nothing to do. He hoeed the weeds in the yard and planted vegetables ,The clear and crisp voice of the young man came from outside the courtyard, "Sister, how many days are you resting this time?"

Leng Jiucheng remembered that Ding Chong had a cousin, so he didn't look up. After planting the vegetables, he washed his face and was about to go out to eat, but he saw Ding Chong and his cousin standing at the gate of the courtyard, "Brother Leng, my mother made dumplings and called you over Eat one piece."

Leng Jiucheng dried his hands, walked out, went to the door and Ding Chong gave him the white cat in his arms, "Return your son."

Leng Jiucheng changed hands and gave Xiao Jiu to Ding Chong, "This is not my son."

"Could it be my son?" Ding Chong stuffed it back again.

"I can't have cats."

"You picked Xiao Jiu back, and you have to be responsible for it."

"The name you gave it, and it still lives in your house, you are responsible."

"I don't care, what you pick up is your son."

"You should name your son."

cousin:"……"

The competition was like a burden, and Xiao Jiu got angry, and even yelled a few times to express his protest.

Ding Chong felt sorry for Xiao Jiu and hurriedly stroked his back to comfort it, Xiao Jiu calmed down, he turned his head and said to Leng Jiucheng: "I hugged me all the way and my body was very hot, you hold it for a while."

Leng Jiucheng saw the fine sweat on Ding Chong's forehead, so he obediently took Xiao Jiu, holding him with one hand and stroking his hair with the other.

Zhang Juan brought the cooked dumplings to the table, and saw the three of them entering the door, grinning from ear to ear, leaned over to Ding Chong and asked in a low voice, "Did you introduce them to each other?"

On the way, Ding Chong quarreled with Leng Jiucheng and forgot about it.

Zhang Juan twisted his arm, "It's related to your sister's lifelong happiness, give me something to eat."

Ding Chong grinned in pain, "Got it... I'll introduce it right away." Turning around, Leng Jiucheng was gone, walked to the yard and saw Leng Jiucheng feeding the cat, went up and snatched the food from Leng Jiucheng's hand, "Don't feed indiscriminately before dinner time, Xiao Jiu is weak and cannot eat indiscriminately."

Leng Jiucheng looked at Xiao Jiu, who was two times fatter than when he first came, like a round white ball, ahem, he was really weak, if he was weak, he should go to the weight loss center.

"When I first came here, Xiaojiu asked you how to eat every day and didn't move very much. I thought it wouldn't live long..."

Zhang Juan and her niece brought all the dishes to the table, and waited for Ding Chong and Leng Jiucheng to come in. Zhang Juan went out to check the situation and saw Ding Chong squatting there talking about how the skinny kitten became fat. Walked over and secretly kicked Ding Chong's ass from behind.

Ding Chong was about to get angry when he saw his mother think of his mission and turn off the fire instantly. The theme of today's meal is to introduce girls to men and women of the right age, so he forgot again.

Not counting on her son, Zhang Juan went on stage in person, and introduced to Leng Jiucheng after she was seated, "My niece Zhang Chunmei, Chunmei, this is police officer Leng Jiucheng next door."

Zhang Chunmei said "Hello" calmly and said nothing else, and Leng Jiucheng did the same, and the scene was once very awkward.

Ding Chong held the dumplings in his hands and observed the two secretly. Both of them had a cold face. If they got married in the future, the house would be frozen into a freezer. My cousin is usually warm and cheerful, but today is not quite right.

Zhang Juan didn't take it seriously, and talked about Zhang Chunmei's big and small things with emotion. Leng Jiucheng responded politely, except that she didn't say a word. Zhang Chunmei was embarrassed by her aunt and stopped her rambling.

After a meal, everyone except Zhang Juan breathed a sigh of relief. Leng Jiucheng borrowed a cigarette to come to the yard to breathe. Zhang Chunmei and Zhang Juan cleaned up the dishes in the kitchen. What else are you dissatisfied with?"

Zhang Chunmei curled her lips, "With a cold face and few words, it's boring. I don't like this type, and I think his character is not good."

Zhang Juan put down the rag in her hand, "Nonsense, you know that your character is not good when you see it, do you have sparkling eyes?"

Zhang Chunmei snorted dissatisfiedly, "On the way here, Ah Chong asked him to hold the cat for a while. Tired."

Zhang Juan glared at her disappointing niece, turned around and called Ding Chong over, asking Ding Chong to find out what Leng Jiucheng meant.

Leng Jiucheng, who was playing with cats outside, sneezed and picked up Xiao Jiu, "Who is talking about me?"

As soon as the words fell, Ding Chong, who had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, came out of the room, "Brother Leng, are you going out for a walk?"

Busy with work these days, Leng Jiucheng hadn't gone out for a stroll yet, Ding Chong took the initiative to invite him and followed him. The two of them strolled on the path under the setting sun. Ding Chong cut to the chase, "What do you think of my cousin?"

"good."

The Mandarin language is extensive and profound, and there are too many meanings for it to be okay, so Ding Chong asked, "What does it mean to be okay?"

Leng Jiucheng shook his head helplessly, "Go back and tell Aunt Zhang that I don't want to date for the time being, thank her for her kindness for me."

Ding Chong asked: "Don't you like my cousin?"

"Well, I don't like it."

Ding Chong: "..."

Want to be so straightforward?

The air was suddenly quiet, and the sky was dead.

Out of curiosity, Ding Chong asked again: "Then what do you like?"

Leng Jiucheng looked down at his eyes, thought for a moment, "Be taller, younger."

Ding Chong gave a "tsk", "Old cows eat tender grass."

Leng Jiucheng curled his lips into a smile, "I can't chew old grass when I'm old, I can only eat young grass, and the cow is helpless."

Ding Chong: "..."

Walking into the downtown area unknowingly, although the lights are not as bright as the modern night scene, they also have a special flavor.

There was a lot of hawking on the side of the road, and Ding Chong came here like a wild horse, looking at this and that for a while, and picked up a wreath from the small stall to put on Leng Jiucheng's head.

Leng Jiucheng hid it with a disgusted expression on his face. The more he hid, Ding Chong put it on his head. Seeing that he couldn't hide, Leng Jiucheng put it on with a disgusted expression on his face, and paid the boss.

The wreath is incompatible with Leng Jiucheng's temperament, this great contrast brings Ding Chong a lot of joy, he can't straighten his back when he laughs so hard.

Leng Jiucheng looked at him unfeelingly, as if to say: Just as long as you are happy, don't care about my life or death.

Ding Chong laughed enough, the wreath on Leng Jiucheng's head was taken off, and the wreath was thrown back and forth in Ding Chong's hands, "Such a beautiful wreath, give it to my cousin when you go back, and say it is a token of love from you. "

In the next second, the garland was ruthlessly snatched away and thrown into the trash can.

Ding Chong was full of reluctance, "Why throw it away? Waste."

Leng Jiucheng lowered his face and walked ahead ignoring others.

It is estimated that Leng Jiucheng was not happy because of that joke, Ding Chong caught up and explained: "I was just joking, you don't like my cousin, I will tell my mother truthfully, twisted melons are not sweet, Ms. Zhang Juan understands this. "

Leng Jiucheng knew that Ding Chong was joking, but he was not happy. He didn't want to hear what Ding Chong said about him and his cousin, and even regretted going to dinner today. The more angry you are, and you don't understand this, what is there to be angry about?

Leng Jiucheng was puzzled, unable to figure out the reason, and sulked alone.

Ding Chong didn't speak any more, and followed Leng Jiucheng to wait for him to digest. After a while, Leng Jiucheng stopped in front of the sugar painting booth and bought a dragon and a phoenix for Ding Chong.

Ding Chong had a dragon in his left hand and a phoenix in his right, "I can't eat so much." Glancing at Leng Jiucheng's cold eyes, he immediately changed his words, "I like sweets the most. elder brother."

Leng Jiucheng finally showed a little smile, "Is it sweet?"

Ding Chong bit off the phoenix tail, the slight sweetness spread in his mouth, and the corner of his mouth unconsciously hooked up, "It's very sweet, do you want to have a taste?" He said and passed the sugar over.

Leng Jiucheng didn't look carefully, he lowered his head and took a bite. When Leng Jiucheng let go, Ding Chong found that the place Leng Jiucheng bit was the phoenix tail he had just bitten.

Isn't this an indirect kiss?The thoughts popped up for less than a second, and were immediately suppressed by Ding Chong, what were you thinking about?

Leng Jiucheng's displeasure dissipated in the sweetness, the shops on both sides of the street were still open, and Ding Chong, who was busy eating sweets, followed Leng Jiucheng quietly without looking around.

Leng Jiucheng stopped in front of a shop, as if he was frozen, staring at the window motionless, his eyes as deep as a deep pool, instantly covered with a thin layer of water vapor.

Having never seen Leng Jiucheng like this before, Ding Chong followed Leng Jiucheng's gaze. He was looking at a clothing store.

Ding Chong knew that this store was a very popular original clothing store. All the clothes were designed and made by the proprietress herself. The store was small and run by the proprietress and her younger sister.

The proprietress is a well-known beauty in this area. She has exquisite features and a graceful figure. The hairband is casually tied with a low ponytail behind her head. She is wearing a red dress with a narrow waist. She has the vivacity of a girl and the sexiness of a mature woman. She looks 25-[-] Around the age of [-], he was introducing clothes to the guests.

Leng Jiucheng likes this type?

Eh?Something seemed wrong, Ding Chong looked into the clothing store again, the proprietress was thin but had a big belly, only then Ding Chong realized that the proprietress was pregnant.

Pregnancy means that she is married, so staring at married women like this is not good, Ding Chong stepped forward to interrupt Leng Jiucheng, "Brother Leng?"

Leng Jiucheng came back to his senses in a jerk, and hurriedly took out a cigarette. His fingers trembled uncontrollably when he lit the cigarette. It took him a long time to light the cigarette. He took a few puffs and gradually calmed down.

Leng Jiucheng was born in the early autumn of 1990. The woman in the store is his mother Li Meihua. Although he has never seen his mother in Yiqiao, he has seen her many times in the photos. The short-haired woman was her aunt Li Meijuan, who treated him very well, and it was impossible to admit that she was wrong.

His mother died less than 10 minutes after he was born. At that time, he was giving birth at home. The midwife couldn't figure out why Li Meihua died suddenly. She was buried in the grave and the whole family didn't know the cause of Li Meihua's death.

When he was young, he dreamed of his mother countless times, but each time there was only a vague outline, and he woke up from the dream when he was about to get close to his mother. This was the first time he saw his mother, and he could no longer calm down.

A man in police uniform passed by Leng Jiucheng and entered the clothing store to see off the last customer. After talking with his sister, Li Meihua closed the store door, holding the man's hand, and walked into the clothing store from Leng Jiucheng. Jiu Cheng walked over, talking and laughing, and disappeared into the crowd.

The man in the police uniform is Leng Jiucheng's father, Leng Yunqing. Leng Jiucheng was less than half a year old. Leng Yunqing died in a mission. He heard from his aunt that his parents loved each other very much. His father went to pick up his mother after get off work every day. go home.

There was no sign of his parents in the crowd anymore, Leng Jiucheng withdrew his gaze, "Let's go."

On the way, Ding Chong kindly reminded, "Although the proprietress is very beautiful, she is already pregnant, so I can't even think about it..."

Leng Jiucheng understood what he meant, smiled slightly, and deliberately teased him, "What's wrong with being pregnant? Buy one get one free."

Ding Chong: "..."

Seeing Ding Chong's bewildered expression, Leng Jiucheng raised his hand and rubbed his head, "Just kidding, the proprietress looks like my mother, she died when I was born."

Ding Chong recalled that the owner's face, outline and nose were really similar to Leng Jiucheng. He had already remembered the memories of his parents in his previous life, and he could understand how Leng Jiucheng missed his mother. "We will often come to her shop in the future. buying clothes."

Leng Jiucheng raised his eyebrows, "Are you sure?"

Remembering that it was a women's clothing store, Ding Chong said, "Forget it."

There was a burst of cheers from the front of the conversation room. Ding Chong dragged Leng Jiucheng into the crowd. Two monkeys were imitating human movements, making the crowd laugh. An irregular circus was performing.

While watching the animal show, Ding Chong saw a few familiar faces, and Chen Ling and the others in the front left were also watching the show. He and Chen Ling looked at each other for a few seconds, and looked away in various ways. The relationship between them has always been weird, Chen Linglai was too modest, he tried to forgive, but it seemed like there was a wall between them, they were all working hard but no one could get through, and they couldn't even find the reason.

Ding Chong suddenly lost his mood to watch the performance, and silently withdrew from the crowd, followed by Leng Jiucheng, "What's wrong?"

"It's okay." Ding Chong went home in silence all the way, Leng Jiucheng didn't ask, just followed him silently, like a big tree that can move, silently protecting the children under the tree with its branches and leaves.

Ding Chong didn't go back to his room to rest, he climbed to the roof and sat on the roof to watch the moon. Leng Jiucheng followed him and sat down beside him.

Ding Chong looked at the moon, Leng Jiucheng looked at him.

In Ding Chong's memory of the five of them, there are many pictures of them as teenagers. When he is an adult, he can't remember many small details except for some major events in the business field.

After what happened to Ding Jianmin, he couldn't believe his memory anymore. He and Chen Ling were good friends, but were they really good friends?Will it be the same as Ding Jianmin?

When watching the performance just now, Leng Jiucheng also saw Chen Ling and the others. He vaguely guessed that Ding Chong's troubles were related to Chen Ling and the others, but he didn't say anything. He silently took out the harmonica from his pocket, and the melodious sound came from The roof runs to the moonlight in the distance.

Listening to the sound of the piano, Ding Chong gradually calmed down. Although his memory was flawed, he was very lucky to be able to be reborn once. When the song ended, he asked, "Why are you a policeman?"

"Maybe it was influenced by my father." Leng Jiucheng thought of Ding Chong's job as a policeman in his previous life, and asked, "After the summer vacation, you will be a senior in high school. What major do you want to take?"

Speaking of the policeman Ding Chong, he thought about the depressed days in his previous life. He had the idea of ​​becoming a policeman. Later, he was admitted to the police academy, but he couldn’t remember what happened after becoming a policeman. To be a researcher in the future."

In his previous life, Ding Chong's identity as a police officer was not identified. Before confirming this point, Leng Jiucheng did not make any comments, "It's getting late, go back to sleep, good night.".

"Good night."

The next day, Leng Jiucheng was woken up by a neighbor knocking on the door. He pushed open the door despite his trance, and the neighbor grabbed his arm, "Officer Leng is bad, someone died in the alley."

Leng Jiucheng regained his energy in an instant, and followed his neighbors out to the depths of the alley, surrounded the crowd to watch, walked into the crowd, saw the female corpse lying on the ground wearing a red dress, he immediately squatted down to look at the corpse, the deceased was about [-] or [-] years old Years old, there is a square red seal on the skin of the calf, which reads: Zhao Lanxiang.

The deceased was a woman, wearing a red dress, aged seventeen, with a name printed on her leg. Leng Jiucheng was startled. This was an unsolved case that shocked the whole country—the serial murder case of the woman in red.