Gong Yingxian's car slowly stopped at the entrance of the squadron.
Ren Yi slowly unbuckled his seat belt, and the two secretly glanced sideways at each other, neither of them said anything.
The silence in the car was a bit embarrassing, Ren Yi said: "Then... I went up?"
Gong Yingxian still didn't speak, but his hand hanging aside quietly grabbed the corner of the coat that Ren Yi was holding in his arms.
Ren Yi grabbed the car door handle, hesitated several times, and finally couldn't hold back, and asked, "Do you want to go up and see Miaomiao?"
"Yes." Gong Yingxian replied quickly.
The squadron had already passed the lights-out time, and except for the guard at the gate, they didn't meet a single person along the way. Stepping into the dormitory building, Phoenix suddenly ran out from under the stairs. It shook its fur and looked at the two with piercing eyes.
Ren Yi made a "shh" gesture: "Go back to sleep."
The two were about to go upstairs when they heard a cat meowing from below the stairs.
They put Phoenix's nest under the stairs, and it has become familiar with Miaomiao these days.
Ren Yi poked his head and saw that Miaomiao was lying in the nest, lazily stretching out his paws, and he grinned: "You found a new place to sleep, right?"
Gong Yingxian asked: "When did you get a dog?"
"After receiving that package last time, Yang Bo went to the training base to apply for one. It's called Phoenix. What a coincidence? It's the same name as our squadron. And it's so smart that it seems to understand everything."
Gong Yingxian looked down at Fenghuang: "It doesn't look like an ordinary dog."
Ren Yi laughed and said, "What is an ordinary dog like?"
"Most of the dogs raised by people like people very much. They are not as enthusiastic as other dogs."
"It also likes people, it's just very calm." Ren Yi rubbed Phoenix's cheeks, "You are a very cool and calm dog, right?"
Miaomiao also ran out of the den and rubbed her head against Fenghuang's leg.
Fenghuang looked down at it, and arched its head with his nose.
"Okay, you guys go to bed."
It was said that Fenghuang really went back to bed to sleep, Miaomiao also ran lightly to follow, and lay down against Fenghuang's warm belly.
Now that Miaomiao has finished reading, what reason does she have to go upstairs? Gong Yingxian thought depressingly.
Ren Yi didn't say anything, but suddenly grabbed Gong Yingxian's hand and led him upstairs.
Gong Yingxian's heart was beating wildly and his cheeks were hot. He even felt annoyed by his habit of wearing gloves all the year round. This was the first time he and Ren Yi held hands. He should have felt the warmth of Ren Yi's palm to his heart's content.
Back in the dormitory, Ren Yi turned back and pressed Gong Yingxian against the wall, and kissed her passionately.
Gong Yingxian gradually gained some skill and tried her best to respond.
Ren Yi leaned against Gong Yingxian's forehead and whispered, "Did you miss me these few days?"
Gong Yingxian nodded.
"I miss you too." Ren Yi lightly bumped Gong Yingxian's forehead, "Then why do you miss me?"
Gong Yingxian opened his mouth: "I want...your safety."
Ren Yi chuckled: "That's all, nothing else?"
Gong Yingxian was afraid to look into Ren Yi's bright eyes.
Ren Yi pressed Gong Yingxian's ear: "Didn't think of something unsuitable for children?"
Gong Yingxian's breathing rhythm changed obviously. He thought, he just couldn't say it.
"I think about it." Ren Yi pulled Gong Yingxian into the room.
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Ren Yi woke up in the middle of the night.
What happened last night was like a heavy dark cloud, which kept pressing on his head. Although Gong Yingxian's warm embrace resisted the coldness brought by the dark cloud, the huge shadow was still there, lingering.
Ren Yi glanced at Gong Yingxian who was sleeping soundly. He didn't want to wake up Gong Yingxian by tossing and turning, so he simply got out of bed, put on his clothes and left the bedroom, and came to the office next to the wall.
He dug out a pack of cigarettes from his desk, looked at the various files of the Gong family's arson case spread out on the table, and breathed out the smoke silently.
He has quit smoking for many years, so he has no addiction, but when he is agitated, he can drink a cigarette and he can meditate.
After some time, Ren Yi heard someone calling him, he suddenly came back to his senses, turned his head and saw that Gong Yingxian was already standing behind him, he was so engrossed in thinking that he didn't hear the door open at all. sounds and footsteps.
"What's wrong with you?" Gong Yingxian said nervously, "Are you uncomfortable?"
Ren Yi was afraid that he would be worried, so he showed an ambiguous smirk: "It's comfortable."
Gong Yingxian's face was filled with embarrassment immediately: "You... I was asking why you didn't sleep in the middle of the night."
"I can't sleep." Ren Yi threw the cold cigarette into the trash can, "Go to sleep, you are too sleep-deprived."
Gong Yingxian came over and sat next to Ren Yi, looking at the familiar materials on the table: "You are still reading."
"Look more, maybe there will be new discoveries."
"The photo is too blurry, even if it is restored, the effect will not be good, and there are too many evidences from that year missing. It is already very good that you can find those." Gong Yingxian couldn't help but sighed.
"Do you have any results from the investigation of those investigators back then?"
"There is something suspicious about one of my father's subordinates and one of the investigators, but even if we find evidence, it will be difficult to reverse the case. Because of the time, the chain of evidence is particularly difficult to connect and form logic. Moreover, retrials need to be layered. Approval, after all, this is to overrule the judicial ruling of the year. Either there is very strong and irrefutable iron evidence, or there are witnesses."
"You mean, Zi Yan."
Gong Yingxian nodded: "Catch Zi Yan, find out his connection with this matter, and let him admit it himself."
"Have you ever thought about the relationship between Zi Yan and the murderer? You also said that according to your analysis, Zi Yan is not the murderer."
"I've thought about it, I've thought about three possibilities. First, the murderer once showed off to Seraphim's internal members. Second, Zi Yan is the successor. The Guangming God Sect was not established in recent years. It was only discovered by us in recent years. The murderer once Third, Zi Yan and the murderer had a personal relationship, and they were trained by the murderer to be an arsonist."
"Then which do you think is more likely?" Ren Yi asked.
"I want to hear your thoughts."
Ren Yi thought for a while: "According to your profile, Zi Yan's age is under 35 years old, maybe even younger, how did he brainwash such a large group of people willing to go through life and death for him? Generally, those who engage in X religion have to A little age, it looks like that."
"So you're leaning toward the third option?"
"I'm just guessing, but if Zi Yan really has a personal relationship with the murderer, it would be better to explain why he could do this at a young age, and why he even knew the specific style of the bird mask. Got it."
Gong Yingxian frowned slightly, and hesitantly said "um", with a long tail.
"What's the matter? Didn't you say that he was wearing the same mask back then, or at least looked the same."
"Actually, I don't remember exactly what the mask looked like, I just have a vague imagination, but when I saw the mask, I thought it was it." Gong Yingxian shook his head, "This is not a good sign , Psychologically, this situation most likely comes from autosuggestion.”
"Self-suggestion?"
"Yes. For example, a car drives by in front of you, and someone asks you how many tires the car has. In fact, you didn't see it clearly at all, but according to common sense, the car has four tires. With this impression, you The more I recall, the more I feel that the car has four tires, but in fact it may be a tricycle." Gong Yingxian explained, "The mask is the same. I never really recall the style and color of the mask, but based on common sense and fantasy , I have a general imagination in my mind, when Zi Yan appeared wearing a mask, his identity, the atmosphere he created, what he said, and the connection of all the cases behind it made this mask different from the mask in my memory. There is no other use than echoing. So under the premise of being nervous, shocked, and having no time to think, I immediately decided that it was the mask, but after I calmed down, I scrutinized it repeatedly and began to doubt gone."
Ren Yi was surprised and said: "Maybe the mask Zi Yan wears is not the one from back then? Do you think you have received psychological hints?"
Gong Yingxian said in a deep voice: "I can't be sure. I have seen and even searched for some bird masks when I was growing up, but none of them gave me that kind of impact. I have always suspected that Zi Yan is really wearing it. Is it the mask that Zi Yan created, or did the atmosphere created by Zi Yan make me believe in the mask he wore? The most troublesome thing now is that the mask of Zi Yan has given me too much impact, and I have accepted it subconsciously. And uncontrollably let it combine with the mask of my imagination, even if I can't be sure."
"However, Zi Yan never mentioned the mask he was wearing. If he wore a fake one, you might find out."
"This is exactly his brilliance. He put on a mask, mentioned the fire that year, and said that there was a bond between us, but in fact he did not reveal any key information. If the mask is real, he has successfully planted a seed in my heart In addition to panic, if the mask is fake, it still kills me because the 'bird mask' is also symbolic to me, and it doesn't have to look exactly the same."
Ren Yi took a deep breath: "This person has such a good brain, why doesn't he follow the right path."
Gong Yingxian said solemnly: "He is very smart, his SQ is much higher than ordinary people, he must be a very attractive person in reality, but at the same time he can pretend to be inconspicuous."
"Then how can you be sure that the mask is the one you remember?"
"This is a very deep psychological implication. Even if I realize it, I can't solve it. I have sent my attending physician back to China. He should be able to help me."
Ren Yi cupped Gong Yingxian's face with both hands, his gaze was firm: "No matter what difficulties there are, we will overcome them together."
Gong Yingxian stared at Ren Yi affectionately, and nodded solemnly.