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When the wind picked up, the window rattled, and half of the glass was almost shattered.

Min Chengzhou got up and closed the window, leaning on the window sill and looking down, the security guard Xiaoshi was cleaning the fallen leaves in the yard.The green leaves with yellowed edges were gathered into a pile by small stones, and a gust of wind swept over them, flying all over the courtyard.The security guard Xiaoshi gave up sweeping with a broom and squatted on the ground to directly put the broken leaves into bags.

Min Chengzhou looked at it for a while, then sat back on the sofa by the window sill, and looked at Ji Zheng who was sitting opposite him.

Forty minutes have passed since Ji Zheng came to him and sat in this office.During the forty minutes, Ji Zheng only said one sentence, 'Pour me a glass of water'.Min Chengzhou poured him a cup of too strong green tea from a disposable paper cup, and Ji Zheng stopped talking after taking a sip of water.Min Chengzhou urged him at first, telling him to speak straight, but Ji Zheng seemed to be unable to hear or see him, sitting there motionless and silent as if isolated from the world, divided into two with the whole world.

Min Chengzhou has always regarded Ji Zheng as a friend, and he thinks he knows him well, but most of the time he feels that he doesn't know Ji Zheng at all.For example, now, when he looks at Ji Zheng who is as quiet as a rock, it is difficult to get a glimpse of Ji Zheng's thoughts from Ji Zheng's dark and deep eyes.He didn't know what Ji Zheng was thinking, but when Ji Zheng came to him, he always had something to say to him.So he waited, but when he waited until now, he suddenly had an intuition that maybe Ji Zheng came to him with the intention of talking to him, but Ji Zheng seemed to have nothing to say to him now.Ji Zheng stayed in his office, as if he was looking for a kind of peace, because Ji Zheng was too confused.

More than ten minutes passed, Min Chengzhou looked at his watch, put down the document in his hand, and broke the silence he and Ji Zheng had maintained for nearly an hour: "I have to have a meeting in 10 minutes."

Ji Zheng raised his lowered head slowly, and looked at Min Chengzhou with his crazy and calm eyes that had experienced confusion and thinking: "What happened?"

Min Chengzhou frowned and looked at him, feeling that he was very weird now, but he still replied: "What kind of meeting can we hold in the police station, the meeting of the dead."

"...Jiang Yiyi's case?"

"Correct."

Ji Zheng continued to look at Min Chengzhou with a calm and deep expression that Min Chengzhou couldn't understand: "Is there a clue?"

The current Ji Zheng not only makes Min Chengzhou feel weird, but also makes Min Chengzhou feel a sense of danger.He felt that he should not talk to Ji Zheng anymore, but Ji Zheng has some right to know, so he said truthfully: "I haven't found any direct clues yet, but my people have checked the video at the street entrance and preliminarily framed the suspect vehicle. "

With Min Chengzhou's means, Ji Zheng believes that it will be a matter of time before he finds out about Qin Jing.

Min Chengzhou looked at him and asked, "What do you want to say to me when you come to see me today?"

Ji Zheng avoided his gaze and looked out the window: "I want to ask you a question."

"what is the problem?"

"A person who took her own life, who killed her?"

This sentence seemed obscure and difficult to understand, but Min Chengzhou understood it and said, "There is no murderer."

Ji Zheng lowered his eyes and smiled coldly and softly: "Is there no murderer? Then who should be responsible for her death?"

Min Chengzhou said: "This person himself."

Ji Zheng looked back at him: "Then let me change the question. A person wanted to commit suicide, and someone at the side handed her a knife. Is the person who handed the knife guilty?"

Min Chengzhou said: "It's hard to define."

Ji Zheng: "For example?"

Min Chengdao: "Whoever instigates and assists others to commit suicide should be punished as the crime of intentional homicide. But this involves the subjective will of the suicide and the assister. If the suicide has a strong desire to die, the assister only occupies a small part of the assisted suicide." If the proportion is small, it cannot be treated as an accomplice.”

"...What if the suicidal person is mentally handicapped and lacks the proper understanding of suicidal behavior and the ability to control his behavior?"

"If so, the person who assisted suicide is guilty of manslaughter and cannot be punished lightly."

Min Chengzhou paused and said, "But it's hard to prove."

Ji Zheng raised his head, looked at the gloomy sky outside the window, and said: "Yes, it is difficult to prove. Besides, everyone is dead, so there is no evidence."

Min Chengzhou suddenly noticed something: "Who are you talking about?"

Ji Zheng turned to look at him, Min Chengzhou was his only friend, and also the only friend worthy of his trust.Despite this, he still couldn't tell Min Chengzhou the secret he kept in his heart, because Min Chengzhou couldn't help him, even if Min Chengzhou helped him as a policeman, he couldn't help him.As Min Chengzhou said, he 'difficult to prove'.

Ji Zheng smiled slightly, with a bitter smile: "One of my patients."

Min Chengzhou saw that Ji Zheng was lying.Ji Zheng is not only lying to him now, but also lying to him just now.The reason Ji Zheng came here to find him was not at all to talk to him about his so-called 'patient'.

Ji Zheng is lying to him.

Min Chengzhou is very clear that Ji Zheng has been deceiving him for a long time, but behind those deceptions are Ji Zheng's deceptions to avoid trouble for both of them. It is beneficial to him and harmless, but it is different now. There seems to be a conspiracy behind the deception.

Min Chengzhou said in the tone of worrying about a friend and warning to a dangerous person: "Ji Zheng, I don't know what you are hiding from me, but I know you want to do something without telling me."

Ji Zheng said: "It's not a bad thing."

"Is it a good thing?"

Ji Zheng was slightly taken aback, and looked at Min Chengzhou with completely different eyes from just now, but saw Xia Bingyang's face.

Xia Bingyang asked him with a smile, 'Is what you want to do a good thing? '

Ji Zheng's heart was suddenly flustered. He looked at the shadow of Xia Bingyang emerging from Min Chengzhou's body, looked at him almost with pleading eyes, and said, "No, but I have to do it."

In his fantasy, Xia Bingyang still looked at him and smiled, 'Then you're done? '

Ji Zheng was speechless, and said in his heart: Yes, it is about to be done.

Min Chengzhou felt that something was wrong, he stretched out his hand and waved in front of Ji Zheng: "Ji Zheng? Ji Zheng!"

Ji Zheng seemed to be pushed down from the top of the cloud, fell from a height of ten thousand feet, something was broken in his eyes, something disappeared, leaving only pain, struggle, and confusion.He suddenly lowered his head, closed his eyes to adjust his disordered breathing, and refused to show his emotions to anyone except Xia Bingyang.

Min Chengzhou looked at him in vain, very powerless.

A few minutes later, Ji Zheng, who was as firm and stable as a rock, came back again. He picked up the car keys on the table, and without saying goodbye to Min Chengzhou, he resolutely left Min Chengzhou's office and walked out of the police station.

He decided that no matter what happens in the future, he must finish what he should do.

The next day was a fine day, with clear skies and bright sunshine.

Ji Zheng came to a Russian-style western restaurant in the center of the commercial street. The owner of the restaurant, Qin Jing, had been waiting at the door for a long time.

Qin Jing saw Ji Zheng coming out of the crowd of pedestrians, and quickly took two steps forward: "Doctor Ji."

Ji Zheng smiled at her: "Are you waiting for me?"

Qin Jing nodded, raised her hand to lead to the revolving door of the restaurant: "Let's go in."

Qin Jing wanted to lead him to the private room on the second floor, but Ji Zheng said: "You don't need to go upstairs, the downstairs is fine."

So Qin Jing led him to the dining table reserved for him in a private place, but Ji Zheng looked around, pointing to a dining table facing the glass curtain wall and facing the bar: "Can I sit here?"

"Ok, Ok."

Ji Zheng sat down at the dining table, Qin Jing personally brought the menu, and smiled mischievously yet dignifiedly: "Do you want me to recommend some signature dishes?"

Ji Zheng said: "Don't order now, the person I'm waiting for hasn't arrived yet."

Qin Jing seemed to have no intention of asking: "Who are you waiting for?"

Ji Zheng didn't answer, and only showed a gentle smile, leaving enough room for her to imagine.

Qin Jing seemed to have noticed something, his face suddenly became a little stiff, but he quickly adjusted his facial expression, talked to Ji Zheng for a few words and returned to the bar.From her point of view, she can just see the dining table where Ji Zheng is.

Half an hour later, the people waiting for Ji Zheng arrived.

A man wearing a white T-shirt and blue suit jacket came in, stood in the hall and took off his sunglasses, looked around, and walked towards Ji Zheng who was sitting by the curtain wall.

When he sat down opposite, Ji Zheng looked at his watch and said, "You are 15 minutes late."

Yan Shen leaned on the back of the chair, put his hands in his trouser pockets, crossed his legs casually and lazily, and looked at him expressionlessly.

Ji Zheng put a glass of white water in front of him, and said with a smile: "Long time no see, don't you have anything to say to me?"

Yan Shen lowered his eyes for a moment, glanced at the glass of white water, and sneered a bit at the corner of his mouth: "It's you who made an appointment with me, not me. Don't you have anything to say to me?"

Ji Zheng looked at him calmly and calmly: "I haven't decided what to say to you yet."

Yan Shen said: "Then see you later."

He wanted to get up and leave, but was stopped by Ji Zheng, who said unhurriedly: "Didn't you say that I still have one last chance to explain to you?"

Yan Shen sat back again: "What do you want to explain?"

Ji Zheng smiled lightly: "There are many things I want to explain to you, but I only have one chance. Why don't you tell me, what do you want to hear?"

Yan Shen's eyes changed slightly, and he paused for a moment before saying: "Then let's talk about Guan Li first, why did you check him?"

Ji Zheng showed a sincere look: "I didn't check Guan Li, I didn't check anyone."

Yan Shen didn't believe it, and sneered, "Then why did he attack you?"

Ji Zhengdao; "Maybe it's just because I'm friends with Min Chengzhou who is investigating him."

"It was you who brought Min Chengzhou into the Deep Sea Club."

"No, it was Min Chengzhou who brought me into the Deep Sea Club. I don't know who Min Chengzhou is investigating, nor what case Min Chengzhou is investigating. Guan Li attacked me because he thought I was a threat to him."

Yan Shen smiled; "So, you are just an outsider?"

This sentence is a trap, Ji Zheng noticed it, but did not avoid it: "For you, yes. For Min Chengzhou, too."

Yan Shen: "...Do you think I will believe you?"

Ji Zheng smiled and said: "Then what should I say, will you be satisfied?"

Yan Shen was slightly angry: "You are still lying to me."

Ji Zheng put his hands on the table, leaned forward, shortened the distance with him, and said with a smile: "I just said what you want to hear."

Yan Shen looked into his eyes gradually becoming puzzled: "I want to hear you tell the truth."

Ji Zheng smiled helplessly: "I didn't expect you to be so naive."

Yan Shen looked at him coldly.

Ji Zheng said: "I didn't lie to you, I just had reservations about you. You said that what I told you was a lie, so what is the truth? Even if I tell the truth you thought, after this moment, it is still the truth Is it? Man is not a dead sea, man is a flowing river. I can lie to you, and I can tell you the truth. I can turn the lie I tell you into the truth, and I can turn the truth I tell you into a lie. All It depends on how I want to treat you next moment, not how I want to treat you this moment."

He spoke very directly, but also very cryptically.But Yan Shen understood, and Ji Zheng was showing him his position.

Yan Shen asked: "Then are you still an outsider?"

Ji Zheng raised his eyebrows slightly, and said with a smile: "For Min Chengzhou, yes. For you, no."

Yan Shen narrowed his eyes slightly, and smiled suspiciously: "Have you changed your mind?"

Ji Zheng said: "No, I have made up my mind."

Yan Shen was still skeptical: "Do you think I will believe you?"

"As long as you want, you can."

Yan Shen sneered: "I think so?"

Ji Zheng still smiled calmly and calmly: "You think. Otherwise, you would not come to see me at the appointment. You met me because you wanted to give me a chance to convince you. I want to see you too, because I want to catch you and give me a chance. This is my chance to convince you."

Yan Shen was sullen: "You are really beyond your control."

Ji Zheng said with a smile: "At least in front of you, I am very confident."

Yan Shen was irritated by him, no one had ever dared to speak to him in such a frivolous tone.But in front of Ji Zheng who angered him, he was enduring his anger.He was like a poisonous snake pinched seven inches by Ji Zheng.

Ji Zheng met his gaze and looked at him for a moment, then put his hand on the palm of Yan Shen's right hand on the table.His fingers stroked up Yan Shen's palm, across Yan Shen's palm, along the veins on Yan Shen's wrist and into Yan Shen's suit cuff, as if testing his pulse.

Yan Shen looked down at his left hand on his wrist, something flickered in his eyes.

Ji Zheng said softly as if whispering in his lover's ear: "I explained it to you, and I'm trying my best to convince you. What else do you want me to do?"

Yan Shen looked at him coldly for a moment, then grabbed his shirt collar suddenly, and kissed his lips forcefully.

When kissing him, Ji Zheng looked sideways at the bar.Qin Jing stood behind the bar, holding a white rag in one hand and a half-cleaned goblet in the other, staring at him and Yan Shen in a daze.

Yan Shen's cell phone rang, Ji Zheng took the opportunity to separate from him, sat up straight and straightened his collar that was messed up by him.

Yan Shen faced out the window to answer the phone, quickly dealt with the other party, hung up the phone and looked back at Ji Zheng.

Ji Zheng picked up his teacup and took a sip of water: "Do you have time tonight?"

Yan Shen showed a disapproving smile: "No."

"Then tomorrow?"

"still none."

Ji Zheng smiled and stopped talking.

Yan Shen looked at him for a moment, and said: "I will hold a dinner party at the Yanbin Building at nine o'clock tomorrow night, will you attend?"

Ji Zheng said: "Of course."

Yan Shen got up and said, "Then see you tomorrow."

He returned the phone and walked out of the restaurant.

Ji Zheng watched him walk out of the restaurant door, and left the restaurant 5 minutes later, before leaving, he glanced at Qin Jing behind the bar.

Yan Shen had already left, he stood on the sidewalk with people coming and going for a short stop and then returned to the restaurant.As soon as he entered the door, he saw Qin Jing behind the bar pour a glass of red wine left over from a customer's drink on the face of a young waitress. The waitress wiped the red wine from her face while crying, and kept explaining to Qin Jing She was thinking about something, but Qin Jing only looked at her with a gloomy face.

The scene in front of him reminded Ji Zheng of the red wine glass that Yan Shen threw at him in the Jinshuiwan Hotel, and the "bitch" that Yan Shen scolded contemptuously.Presumably he has always been a bitch and a plaything in Yan Shen's eyes, even if he has gained the dominance.

The corner of his lips slanted, revealing a bitter and indifferent smile.

Qin Jing soon found out that he was going back and forth, hurriedly rushed the waitress to the kitchen, walked towards Ji Zheng, asked with a flustered smile, "Doctor Ji, why are you back?"

Ji Zheng looked at her, wanting to see her expression when she killed Xiao Jiang from her beautiful face, was it the same gloomy and sinister look as when she poured red wine on the face of the waitress just now?

Seeing that he didn't speak, Qin Jing just looked at herself silently, and said embarrassingly, "Doctor Ji?"

Ji Zheng said: "I want to pack a few dishes to take away."

He ordered a few dishes on Qin Jing's recommendation, and then sat in the place where he had just been sitting, and Qin Jing sat where Yan Shen had been.

Qin Jing dragged her chin with one hand, looked at Ji Zheng and asked with a smile: "Doctor Ji, that person just now was Mr. Yan of Qitai Group, right?"

Ji Zheng smiled and said, "You know him?"

Qin Jing said: "I've seen it a few times, but I don't know it."

At this moment, the waiter who was splashed with red wine just now wiped his face and brought two cups of coffee.

Ji Zheng saw that the neckline of her white shirt uniform still had red wine residue, like blood.

A trace of imperceptible disgust appeared in Qin Jing's eyes, and she said to the waiter, "Why is your clothes dirty? Go and change them."

The waiter hurried away with the tray in his arms.

Ji Zheng quickly looked away from her back, and added a piece of sugar to the coffee: "I heard Xiao Jiang said that you have a cooperation with Yanbinlou"

Hearing him talk about Xiao Jiang, Qin Jing calmly said as if it had nothing to do with her: "It's a small cooperation, I'm responsible for providing drinks for their banquet."

Ji Zheng looked up at her and said with a smile: "That's a coincidence."

Qin Jing asked with a smile: "What's wrong?"

Ji Zheng purposely spoke slowly and clearly: "Boss Yan just now invited me to the dinner he will hold in the Yanbin Building tomorrow night, maybe we will meet."

Qin Jing's eyes flickered for a moment, as if thinking of something, she picked up the spoon and gently stirred the coffee in the cup, and the spoon hit the wall of the cup, making a 'dangdang' crisp sound.

Ji Zheng looked directly at her face without hesitation, and saw the dreamlike trance that appeared on her face when she was receiving treatment before.

He picked up the coffee with a piece of sugar and put it in front of Qin Jing.

Qin Jing was slightly taken aback, and raised her head to look at him.

Ji Zheng smiled and said: "I added something, it tastes better than your cup."

After speaking, he got up and left his seat.Before leaving the restaurant, he stood by the table and bent over to Qin Jing's ear and whispered, "I'm looking forward to meeting you tomorrow night."