Although I had guessed that Bai Qi would tell me this, when I heard what Bai Qi said, I was still shocked! I was stunned on the spot, not knowing how to answer Bai Qi's sharp question.
It is impossible to say that I didn't find anything wrong with Zhang Qishan. There were many times in the past when I doubted this girl who had always been silently by my side, but I denied my thoughts again and again. From my inner feelings, I could truly feel that Zhang Qishan was sincere to me. No matter how many things we had experienced together or how we depended on each other in life, I refused to admit that this woman who had occupied my entire heart actually had ulterior motives!
At this moment, my mind is blank. All that comes to my mind are the bits and pieces of my past time with Zhang Qishan. I am immersed in them and cannot extricate myself. I have even forgotten the question that Bai Qi had just asked me.
I don't know how much time passed, maybe because Bai Qi saw that I looked upset, his tone softened, he stood up and handed me a cigarette, then patted my shoulder and said, "I know you don't want to admit this, and I know you love her very much, but have you ever thought that you still don't fully understand her until now? Even if she's not a bad person, if this goes on, can you really live together in the end?"
Although Bai Qi's tone of voice had become very gentle at this time, to me, every word he said was so harsh.
Seeing that I didn't say anything, Bai Qi continued, "I won't say anything else. Just based on what happened today, Zhang Qishan is a big enough suspect. Although I don't know how your relationship is, judging from the way you usually look at each other, you must have a good relationship. Although I am older, I have also been through your stage. On such a special day, you took the initiative to buy flowers for her. I don't think she has any reason to refuse, but she refused so decisively. Don't you suspect that she knew there was something wrong with this bouquet of flowers, so she didn't let you buy it?"
I have thought about this question before, but every time I was about to think about it in depth, I would always force myself to interrupt my thinking. I am a very emotional person, and I always let my emotions overcome my reasoning, so I would not doubt Zhang Qishan at all.
Originally, this suspicion was completely sealed only in my own mind, but when Bai Qi mentioned it this time, the seal on the memory of Zhang Qishan in my brain was completely opened. A steady stream of past scenes continued to pour into my brain, and all the information was intertwined. I felt as if I was sitting in an empty movie theater, observing everything that happened between Zhang Qishan and me as a third party.
When our boss Zhang Peng was finally caught in the empty package case, he told us that Qiongqi forced him to put evidence of his crime in every empty package used to indicate the murder scene. But I remember vividly that when I delivered the empty package for the second time, it was Zhang Qishan who pretended to be her sister Zhang Qiling to receive the express delivery. When I went to inquire, she told me that there was nothing in the empty package and that it had been thrown away.
According to the situation at that time, it was impossible for boss Zhang Peng to lie, so Zhang Qishan must have seen what was in the empty package, and she had known for a long time that boss Zhang Peng was the real murderer in the empty package case!
Since she already knew the truth, why did she cooperate with me in a difficult case-solving drama? And since she had already obtained the empty package containing evidence of the boss Zhang Peng's crime, why did the empty package end up in the hands of the boss Zhang Peng and was arranged by the boss Zhang Peng to be delivered for the third time
There is only one reason that can explain all this, that is, after Zhang Qishan opened the empty package, she personally returned it to her boss Zhang Peng. However, that time, she used another identity, and it is very likely that this identity is Qiongqi!
Later, when we caught Boss Zhang Peng, he was about to tell us a secret he knew, but an explosion occurred outside the door, stopping Boss Zhang Peng from continuing. At that time, the young police officer disguised as a policeman was not in the interrogation room. The only one who knew that it was a critical moment was Zhang Qishan who was standing in the interrogation room! Boss Zhang Peng and I have been together for more than a year. Although he looks like an unmotivated middle-aged man, he is extremely smart and vindictive. He was calculated by Qiongqi, so he should also investigate secretly. Presumably, what he wanted to say at that time must be the result of his investigation, and it may even be related to Zhang Qishan! And Zhang Qishan also understood this, so he secretly asked his men to create an explosion, and then had someone kill Boss Zhang Peng to silence him!
Then came the encounter with Qiongqi in Bailou. I felt strange at the time. Why was Zhang Qishan there? It was too coincidental in any way. I also noticed that Zhang Qishan and Qiongqi, whose identity was finally exposed, never appeared in front of me at the same time. Although Zhang Qishan was called away by me at that time, she appeared after Qiongqi left. Is this really a coincidence? The Qiongqi I know is a person who can change his voice at will and cannot see his appearance and gender at all. So now, no one knows whether Qiongqi is a man or a woman.
In the days that followed, Zhang Qishan and I gradually became close. Looking back now, many times when I encountered bottlenecks in solving the case, it was Zhang Qishan who reminded me in time, and I found clues to solve the case. When we were in the ghost hotel, it was Zhang Qishan who took out his mobile phone and took pictures of the surroundings in front of me when I had no clue, and that made me realize the problem of time modification of the surveillance video.
In the case of Dong Xing's cannibalism and murder, it was when Zhang Qishan and I were shopping that she discovered something unusual about the Crescent Hotel, which led Li Hua and I to finally target that place.
In the case of forensic pathologist Xiao Zhang, Zhang Qishan appeared with Xiao Jin at the critical moment and successfully saved my life and Ding Yang's life. Could all of this be just a coincidence
At this moment, on the big screen in front of me, Zhang Qishan's smile and Qiongqi's outfit gradually began to get closer, until the two figures were about to merge. I shook my head vigorously, and the cinema in front of me instantly shattered, and my consciousness returned to the office in front of me again. Bai Qi was already sitting on the chair helplessly, smoking, as if he was ready to leave me alone to calm down.
I don't believe it! I don't believe Zhang Qishan is Qiongqi! How could a kind girl who often likes to scare me and cheat me of my money, who can cry in my arms for an entire afternoon because of the death of her golden retriever Xiaojin, who can clean up my doghouse-like house when I'm not at home, who looks forward to my coming home for dinner every day and is willing to stay by my side at all times, be the vicious Qiongqi! I don't believe it at all!
Unconsciously, my hands were clenched tightly, and my body began to tremble uncontrollably. Bai Qi beside me seemed to notice my change, and immediately stepped forward and sighed, "Don't worry, I also believe that Zhang Qishan is definitely not a bad person. She may have her own difficulties. Don't get excited. Go back and ask her carefully. If she really loves you, she will tell you everything."
I walked out of Officer Yang's office in a daze, and walked step by step towards the dormitory where Zhang Qishan and I lived. This distance was actually less than a hundred meters, but I felt it was so far away, so far that it was out of reach.
Finally, I opened the door and walked into the dormitory. Zhang Qishan had already packed up, changed into pajamas, and was playing with her phone on the bed. When she saw me come in, she immediately smiled and said, "I've got the hot water. Go wash up."
Looking at Zhang Qishan's smiling face in front of me, even though I had thousands of questions in my heart, they were completely melted at this moment. I forced a smile, nodded, and went to the bathroom to wash up.
Perhaps Zhang Qishan saw that I didn't look very good. When I finished washing up and squeezed into the single bed with her, Zhang Qishan asked with concern: "What's wrong? Did Uncle Bai scold you just now?"
I knew that some problems could never be avoided, so I gritted my teeth and made up my mind. I turned my head and stared into Zhang Qishan's eyes, and asked softly, "Xiaoshan, are you hiding something from me?"
I don’t know why, but when Zhang Qishan heard my question, her eyes, which were originally smiling, suddenly dimmed, and she even lowered her head and didn’t dare to look me in the eye. However, the more she did this, the more heartbroken I felt. Could it be that she really has other intentions in being with me
The atmosphere froze instantly. After we sat in silence for ten minutes, Zhang Qishan finally raised her head again. This time, she had a familiar smile on her face and said to me, "Do you believe me? Do you believe that I won't hurt you?"
I didn't even think about it and immediately answered, "I believe it!"
When Zhang Qishan heard my answer without hesitation, the smile on her face became even brighter, but her eyes gradually turned red. She tried hard to hold back her tears and said with a slightly choked voice, "Tomorrow is Christmas Eve. Tomorrow night, I will tell you everything and never hide anything from you again. Can you wait until tomorrow night?"
Zhang Qishan's tone and smile were exactly the same as the one I liked. They never changed because of my doubts. My heart melted instantly. I smiled and reached out to wipe away the tears in her eyes. I hugged her tightly and whispered in her ear, "Okay, I'll wait for you. If you really have any difficulties, I will take you far away, settle down in a place where no one can find us, and get married and have children."
"Um!"
After hearing what I said, Zhang Qishan hugged me even tighter than ever before. I could feel that she was afraid of losing me, and I was also afraid of losing her. We hugged each other tightly without saying a word, and gradually fell asleep.
Feeling Zhang Qishan's heartbeat and the warmth of her body, I felt that the distance between Zhang Qishan and I had never been closer. Sometimes the closeness of two hearts is worth a thousand explanations. Zhang Qishan's action completely dispelled the last trace of doubt in my heart. I felt the frequency of our heartbeats gradually becoming the same, as if at this moment, we had completely become the same person.
"Xiaoshan, I will always believe in you!"