I had prepared a lot of questions and was ready to speak first, but I was a little overwhelmed by my father's sudden words. Maybe it was because I was the most guilty, or maybe it was because I felt a strange feeling from my father that I had never felt before. I was actually a little nervous at this time, and I even stuttered when I spoke.
"How do you know that?"
After saying this subconsciously, I immediately regretted it and quickly turned to look at the room where my mother and Lin Yingxue were. They didn't seem to have heard the conversation between me and my father just now. I also quickly made a gesture to my father to keep quiet. He nodded knowingly, but at this moment I saw a trace of wisdom in his smiling eyes that I had never seen before.
"Isn't this simple? With your cocky personality, if you really had a girlfriend, would you be so well behaved when you got home? Not carrying her in through the door was already polite. Just now I saw you were so nervous when you were talking to her and your mother, I really felt ashamed for you, the girl didn't say anything, why were you so nervous?"
This is the tone my dad uses when speaking to me, and even though it sounds a little weird, it sounds like the warmest and most reassuring tone.
Now that I know what kind of person my dad used to be, I plan to continue testing him to see how powerful he is as the number one detective.
"What else? Dad, with your abilities, if you only know these, that's too outrageous, isn't it? Do you know what she does? If you can guess it, I will give you something." Anyway, I was going to give the file bag that Bai Qi gave me to my dad, and I might as well take the opportunity to blackmail him.
My dad gave me a helpless look, then smiled confidently and said, "It's very simple, policewoman!"
I was sure that he would never guess Lin Yingxue's identity, but who knew that he would directly say Lin Yingxue's identity, how could I not be dumbfounded? I kept recalling every word and every action that Lin Yingxue said just now, making sure that there was no flaw. Why could my father guess it so easily
Perhaps seeing my surprised expression, my dad smiled and said, "Every job will subtly change a person's habits, just like you went to another province to deliver couriers without telling me before. Do you think your dad really can't tell what you are doing? Every time you come home and there is a couriers, others care about what is in the box, but you care about the number on the delivery slip. This is your habit that has been influenced by your job."
My father's simple words made me feel an unprecedented shock from the bottom of my heart! Is this really my father? Is he really the honest and amiable father in my memory
"When Xiaoxue came in just now, she first scanned the entire room as quickly as possible, and then she stopped her gaze at me in the room. After that, she came over and sat on the sofa, but instinctively reached out to touch the back of her waist. This is the alertness that only policemen have, and the habitual action of keeping the gun behind the waist for years for fear of hurting the waist when sitting down. If you can't even see this, then I'm just being called the 'First Detective' for nothing."
My dad just said these words very calmly, but I found that these so-called habitual movements were actually something I had never noticed before. What surprised me even more was that my dad actually admitted that he was the "No. 1 Detective" of the serious crime team. In other words, he not only guessed that Lin Yingxue was a policewoman, but also guessed that Lin Yingxue was a member of the special case team. He might even have guessed that I had joined the special case team!
At this moment, I found that I was so naive before. I always thought that I could hide things from my parents by being clever. Who knew that my father was such a capable person? I guess when I lied, he just watched me pretending to be cool and didn't want to tell the truth. Now I feel like I am completely transparent. I don't even dare to look my father in the eye anymore, for fear that he will see something from me.
Perhaps because I just stood there in silence for a long time, my dad sighed and said, "I knew I couldn't hide this from you. Who knew you would know it so quickly? You can let a female police officer pretend to be your girlfriend, which proves that you have some kind of connection with the police. When you came back last time, you were still a courier. You can be connected with the police in such a short time. There is only one possibility, that is, you have met Bai Qi. Let me ask you, have you joined his special case team? Does that old guy Bai Qi often say bad things about me secretly?"
Now I finally understood that it was impossible to hide this from my dad, so I gave up struggling and told him the truth. I shook my head and said, "No, he always said you were a great police officer. He also told me about your past and the secret you hid. I know everything. Just confess."
I wanted to try to trick my dad, but he didn't buy it. He sneered and said, "If you really knew, you wouldn't tell me like this. Besides, Bai Qi would never tell you this easily. I know you want to ask me what the secret I've hidden is. I'll tell you slowly some other time. But you have to tell me your experiences this year honestly. I'm very interested."
I had originally planned to share my experience with my dad, so after looking at my mom's room, I went out to the yard with my dad, and while smoking, I told him in detail about this wonderful experience. While I was talking, I also carefully recalled what had happened in the past few months. In the past, this was something that would only appear in novels, but who knew it actually happened to me.
We chatted for two hours, during which time my mother came out and asked us what we were doing. My mother definitely didn't know anything about my father's affairs, so we just said we were just having a casual chat and fooled her. Anyway, she only had Lin Yingxue in her eyes and was too lazy to pay attention to the two of us.
More than two hours passed, and I shared my experience thoroughly with my father. It was not until then that I realized that if you keep some things in your heart, you will only feel more and more uncomfortable. Having someone who can share your secrets and thoughts with you and listen to them is much more comfortable than thinking about them alone.
My dad just smoked silently while listening to me, without interrupting me. After I finished telling him everything, he sighed, patted my shoulder and said earnestly, "I was wondering why you have matured so much since you came back this time. It turns out you have been through so many things this year. Thank you for your hard work, kid."
I smiled calmly and said, "It is hard work for sure, but I have found my place in life and know how to proceed in the future. It is worth it no matter how hard it is."
"Dad, can you help me?"
My dad kept looking at me with a wise look, and finally nodded and said, "What do you want me to do for you?"
"I am now very confused about the environment I am in. I don't know how to position myself, nor do I know how to deal with the enemies in front of me. Can you help me find a way?"
My dad smiled mysteriously, stamped out the cigarette butt in his hand and said, "I know what you really want to ask is about your real girlfriend Zhang Qishan. Don't worry, I also have a general understanding of your experience. Let me analyze it with you slowly."
"First of all, everything that happened to you started from the time when Qiongqi made a bet with you. After that, some people appeared around you one after another, including Zhang Qishan, Bai Qi, and Officer Yang."
"It seems that these three people all have reasons to appear. Bai Qi knew you because of Bai Longfei's introduction and because Officer Yang asked for help from the special case team. Officer Yang is the person directly in charge of that case, so he must know you. Zhang Qishan is the victim's sister, and you are the biggest suspect at the time. It is normal for the two of you to know each other, but you didn't notice that there is a person who would know you soon after even if there was no case. This person is Zhang Qishan."
I was a little confused when my dad said that: "Why do you say that? Zhang Qishan is also one of the victims. If it weren't for the empty bag case, I probably wouldn't have known her in my life. After all, in our previous lives, we were completely different people."
My dad shook his head in disappointment and said, "You know it yourself. After Zhang Qishan read the contents of the empty packet, she acted as if nothing had happened and continued to act with you. Have you ever thought about why she did that? I don't believe that she fell in love with a poor boy like you at that time. Besides, you were just a suspect at that time. If she had no intention, she probably wouldn't have paid any attention to you."
After listening to my father's analysis, I suddenly felt that what he said made sense, and immediately asked: "But what was she trying to do at the time? Did she already know that I was your son? Or was she just a spy arranged by Qiongqi? These two conclusions don't make sense. Although I made a bet with Qiongqi, he shouldn't take it so seriously. Dad, can you just finish what you want to say?"
"Although both of these conclusions are somewhat unreasonable, there is still a certain possibility after all. Bai Qi was able to guess that you are my son from the first time he saw you, and others may be able to do the same. Moreover, although I have been living in seclusion here for these years, I have always been secretly investigating the affairs of 'that person'. It is said that 'that person' has raised two young people as his adopted sons because he has no children. One is a boy and the other is a girl. They are not very old. In my opinion, Yuan Hao may be the male of the two young people. As for who the remaining female is, I think I don't need to say more, right?"