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Ji Zheng didn't want to think of Su Xingye at first, nor did he want to think hard about Xia Bingyang.He and Su Xingye had indeed broken up.The day after that incident happened, he and Su Xingye broke up quietly, just like when they were together, and no one knew about it.Later, when he went abroad to study, he never contacted Su Xingye even once.In fact, Su Xingye wrote to him a few times without signing, and only drew a five-pointed star at the end of the letter, but he knew it was Su Xingye.

After reading Su Xingye's letter, he threw it into the trash can.After several times like this, Su Xingye stopped writing.In short, he broke off contact with Su Xingye, just like he broke off with Xia Bingyang in a hurry, but cleanly.

He is such a clean and tidy person who never procrastinates. He knows that his temperament has become more calm and decisive in recent years, even indifferent. seal up.He often thinks of Xia Bingyang, because he can't forget Xia Bingyang's eyes looking at him at the door.From then to now, Xia Bingyang is like a shadow to him, floating far away, never getting close, even if they talk on the phone, they maintain a tacit understanding and don't lead the topic to individuals.But just now Xia Bingyang unexpectedly brought up that part of the past, and a vague shadow stood in front of him flickeringly, making him not know how to face it, so he could only avoid it for the time being.

Ji Zheng put down the car window and looked out. Outside the car was the broken and narrow provincial road 718. Outside the provincial road was a boundless wilderness. A clear shadow of the city appeared in the extreme of the wilderness, like a mirage appearing over the desert. That is the capital. direction.

Looking at the mirage in the distance, Ji Zheng suddenly had an urge to drive along Provincial Highway 718, and he would be able to go to that "illusory" city. At this time, Xia Bingyang was studying in the police university in the capital.

This immature idea just flashed through his mind, but he didn't take action. He was an extremely calm and restrained person, and he always thought twice about the consequences before acting.If he really saw Xia Bingyang now, what would be the consequences?The best result would be that there would be no consequences, so it would be meaningless for him to meet Xia Bingyang.

The car stopped on the side of the road for a while, from the weak morning light to the high sun, more than three hours had passed before I knew it.

He still remembered that today he had to finish work early to accompany Bian Xiaoqu to go shopping and buy clothes, so he hurriedly ended his alone meditation, got out of the car and walked to Lei Honggen's house.

Lei Honggen's family has good financial conditions. They are the richest people in Fuzhou County. They built a three-story building with a garden. There is a car parked in the yard. Lei Honggen's widow lives with her two sons. together.

When Ji Zheng arrived, only the old man and his young daughter-in-law were at home.

The youngest daughter-in-law regarded Ji Zheng in a suit and leather shoes as a reporter, opened the small window the size of a palm on the iron gate, looked at Ji Zheng's face, and said impatiently: "Go back, there is nothing to say!"

Ji Zheng pressed the iron plate in the small window and smiled at her: "You are Ms. Xu Yinghua, right? I am a colleague of Lawyer Qiu. Lawyer Qiu is away on a business trip and is not in Weining. Please ask me to ask you some more questions. , related to the amount of compensation proposed by Luan Yunfeng in the next court session."

After hearing what he said, the daughter-in-law opened the door and let him in.

Ji Zheng entered the door and saw an old man sitting under the door facing the sun, peeling edamame wearing reading glasses.

He wanted to talk to the old man, but as soon as the old man saw him, he leaned on a cane and went into a small room on the side of the first floor.

The daughter-in-law said: "My mother-in-law's ears are broken, just tell me if you have anything to say."

A small square table was set up under the eaves, and several square stools were erected around it. Ji Zheng sat down at the table, then pointed to a nearby stool, and said, "Sit down and talk."

The daughter-in-law sat down, and dragged a bamboo basket on the table, which contained half-plucked edamame.

Ji Zheng asked her why Lei Honggen went out on the day of the car accident.

"My father-in-law likes to play cards, so he probably went to the chess and card room to play cards that day."

"The chess room? Where is it?"

The daughter-in-law pouted to the north: "Across the road, there is a chess and card room in the supermarket next to the power distribution room."

Ji Zheng had a little impression of the supermarket she was talking about. The supermarket was just to the north of the one-way street from east to west. If Lei Honggen had gone to the chess and card room to play cards on the day of his accident, then the place where his accident happened should be on the one-way street from east to west.

But Ji Zheng still caught a doubt: "It's raining so hard, will he still go?"

The daughter-in-law complained while peeling the edamame: "My father-in-law is a gambler, and he has to go with a knife."

Seeing that her face was tired, Ji Zheng must have been tired of dealing with reporters and lawyers, and he didn't want to say more, so he said, "Can I go to Lei Honggen's room to have a look?"

She threw the edamame into the bamboo basket, stood up without saying a word, and walked to the side door hut.

Ji Zheng followed behind her.

The old lady was sitting idle in the house, and seeing her daughter-in-law leading someone in, she immediately went out on crutches.

The daughter-in-law stood at the door and said, "Here, let's see."

This is a small, sunny room with old and simple furniture, and a strong smell of western medicine in the air.

Ji Zheng asked: "Is the old man not in good health?" He said, and gestured to the door, indicating that he was asking about the old lady's body.

The daughter-in-law said: "My mother-in-law is not sick, and my father-in-law is taking medicine all year round."

"What disease?"

"Rheumatism."

Ji Zheng saw a few empty medicine bottles on the bedside table, all of which were western medicines for treating rheumatoid arthritis. The medicine had already been taken, and only empty bottles were left without caps. There were some scrawled words written on the white bottles , the smell of medicine floats out from here.

He opened the drawer again and found several medicine boxes, which were also empty.

"Why are they all empty?"

he asked his daughter-in-law.

The daughter-in-law thought for a while, and said: "My father-in-law doesn't listen to the doctor's advice. Every time it rains and the pain starts, he takes more medicine. He thinks that the more medicine he takes, the better. We advised him that he didn't listen. Increase the amount, let us buy it for him after eating. We are not used to his problem, so he will buy it by himself. Those empty medicine bottles... should have been eaten during the last few days of continuous rainstorm."

"He always buys his own medicine?"

"We don't know when he finished eating!"

Ji Zheng said: "I mean, did he take all these medicines before the car accident? Didn't you clean them up later?"

"No, we never touch the things of our parents-in-law."

Ji Zheng walked two steps closer to her, and said seriously: "Please think about it carefully, did Lei Honggen tell you before the accident that he had finished his medicine?"

She thought for a while, and said: "I remembered what you said. During dinner the night before the accident, my father-in-law seemed to say at the dinner table that his medicine was gone, and asked us to find time to buy it for him." , but no one paid him any attention, so he stopped talking.”

"Are you sure it was the day before the car accident, April 4th?"

"I'm sure, after dinner that day, we will still calculate the living expenses with the boss."

"Where were you all on the day of the accident? Who is in the family?"

"We are going to open a store, and there are only old couples left in the family. My mother-in-law will help me take care of the children."

"Where do you usually buy medicine for Leihonggen?"

"Not far, just in front of the Weimin Clinic."

After leaving Lei Honggen's home, Ji Zheng drove to Weimin Clinic again.

Weimin Clinic is nearly two kilometers away from Lei Honggen's home. It is located at the intersection of Provincial Highway 718, just south of Provincial Highway, facing the highway.

Ji Zheng drove to the intersection, turned from the intersection, parked the car on the side of the road, and walked into Weimin Clinic.

There is only one doctor and one nurse in the clinic. The doctor and the nurse are a couple, and the business of the family is open all year round.

Ji Zheng asked the doctor if Lei Honggen came to buy medicine on the day of the car accident. The doctor said with certainty that no, because it rained heavily in those days and there were few people in the clinic all day. If Lei Honggen came, he would remember it very well. clear.

The nurse also affirmed that no one came to see the doctor or buy medicine on April 4th, and Lei Honggen did not come.

This trip was a waste of time, Ji Zheng took advantage of the trend and drove back along the one-way street in the south, thoughtful along the way.

Judging from the clues collected during his morning visits, Lei Honggen probably went out on April 4 to play cards, and the chess and card room is on the north side of the road, which means that Lei Honggen needs to cross the road and follow a one-way street from east to west. Going to the chess and card room, it is consistent with what the eyewitness of the car accident said. .

In other words, Lei Honggen was indeed hit and killed by Gong Haiqiang on the one-way street from east to west, which shows that Gong Haiqiang did not turn around.

Gong Haiqiang didn't turn around, and everything in the car accident case remained the same. The investigation by him and Xia Bingyang these days is actually meaningless.

Gong Haiqiang was indeed the only perpetrator who killed Lei Honggen.

In the middle of the journey, Ji Zheng wanted to tell Xia Bingyang the clues he had found and the conclusion he had drawn, so he took out his mobile phone and played Xia Bingyang's call.

It was broadcast twice, but no one answered the phone.The sun was too bright at noon, Ji Zheng got out of the car to relax, and dialed the phone again.There is an open space on the side of the road, paved with stones, and not far away there are fire bricks piled up like a hill, it seems that something is going to be built.

Still no one answered the phone, Ji Zheng lowered his head and walked forward thoughtfully. As he walked, he stopped suddenly, and was stung by a white light on the gravel road.