The waiting time is hard, especially for a "disabled" person like Su Xiaopei now, who is inconvenient to move around and has no entertainment at hand, except for being in a daze, she really seems to have nothing to do.
From time to time there was movement outside the door, like the sound of footsteps.
Su Xiaopei was a little nervous, not knowing what the security situation was like here. However, since she had only been here for two days, she saw that the one on the left was robbed by a bandit, and the one on the right wanted to arrest the bandit. I am afraid that the degree of security is quite limited. With Ran Feize gone, she was really a little flustered by herself.
Just as I was thinking, there were footsteps outside, this time it was very clear, and it stopped outside the door.
Su Xiaopei sat up straight and intuitively told her that it was not Ran Feize.
"Thank you Boss Song." There was a soft female voice outside, which sounded familiar.
"You can do it yourself, girl."
"The slave family won't disturb you for too long." Humble and polite.
As soon as the word "nujia" came out, Su Xiaopei suddenly remembered who it was, Tang Lian.
There was a knock on the door, Su Xiaopei dragged his two stump legs to open the door, and it was Tang Lian who was standing outside the door.
She didn't seem to be in a good mood, but she still smiled politely when she saw Su Xiaopei: "Girl."
"Miss Tang." Xiao Pei also hurriedly greeted her politely.
Tang Lian said: "Yesterday, my benefactor came to look for me and said that the girl had nothing on her body, which is quite inconvenient. I was in a hurry yesterday and didn't find too many clothes. I'm really sorry." She raised the burden in her hand, " Today, I rummaged through, but I found some clothes and supplies, and brought them to the girl."
Su Xiaopei was surprised and grateful, and hurriedly invited people into the room.
Tang Lian was not polite. She came in and looked at the small broken house. She didn't say anything, but seeing that Su Xiaopei had inconvenience in her legs and feet, she quickly helped her to sit down.
Su Xiaopei was very embarrassed and asked her to sit down. Tang Lian hesitated and sat on the bed.
"Is the girl better?" Tang Lian opened her mouth first.
"Much better."
"But what do you remember? Where do you live, and what relatives do you have?"
Su Xiaopei shook his head.
Tang Lian sighed and comforted: "Don't worry, girl, it will always be fine."
Su Xiaopei nodded and thanked him repeatedly. In fact, she was more worried about Tang Lian than herself. She returned from the crash looking worse than yesterday, suggesting she was not receiving the proper comfort and stress relief at home.
The world's sophistication, cultural etiquette, social humanities, etc. are all different from those of modern society. Su Xiaopei knew that she couldn't use the original method to judge the individual's spiritual and psychological condition, but with her limited understanding of ancient culture, women were in When encountering such a thing, it will bear greater psychological pressure and a heavier sense of shame than modern women.
Su Xiaopei was thinking about how to chat with her.
"Did Miss Tang live in this town since she was a child?"
Start with the part that Lian is most familiar with. The main body is Tang Lian, and the topic is very malleable.
"Yeah." Tang Lian nodded: "My mother gave birth to me in this town, and my family shop has existed since I was a child, and I have never left here."
Su Xiaopei nodded and smiled: "The girl looks a lot like Lingtang."
Tang Lian talked about her mother, but did not mention her father and younger brother. Su Xiaopei followed her words and continued.
"Look alike?" Tang Lian smiled, "It's really interesting for the girl to speak. My mother and I look alike, everyone says that."
Tang Lian was quietly led by Su Xiaopei and said several things about herself. She was willing to talk, which made Su Xiaopei a little relieved. When Tang Lian relaxed a bit, Su Xiaopei slowly brought the topic to her father. Tang Lian was reluctant to say more to her father at first, but Su Xiaopei skillfully avoided it again. Finally revealed something.
It turned out that Father Tang had always valued his son and cared very little about Tang Lian. After Tang Lian came back yesterday, although he said a few words about coming back, he quickly blamed Tang Lian for being too careless. How could he let this happen to him? , and came with a long armor, in front of others, his words were quite harsh to his daughter. After that, she reported to the official and asked Tang Lian and the official to talk about where the thief was hiding and how she ran out, and asked the official to quickly go up the mountain to arrest people.
When Tang Lian said this, the emotions of disgust and disgust were obvious. Su Xiaopei took advantage of the situation and asked, "Then you told the government?"
"I'm too scared, I can't remember those." Tang Lian lowered her eyes.
Can not remember? This is one of the normal stress reactions, but Su Xiaopei felt that Tang Lian's condition should not have such symptoms. She didn't ask further, but turned the topic back to herself, saying that she was the same. She woke up in the tree that day and didn't remember anything, thanks to meeting Ran Zhuangshi and Tang Lian.
Tang Lian also mentioned Ran Feize. She said that she lost her way and was afraid of thieves chasing after her. Thanks to meeting Ran Feize, she returned home smoothly.
Su Xiaopei nodded and chatted for a few more gossips. The topic went back to the mountain, saying that Ran Feize woke up that morning and gave them something to eat. Tang Lian thought about it, and also thought of the pancakes that day. She thought Su Xiaopei's description was interesting, nodded and smiled. .
Su Xiaopei asked her again, "Let's recall the memories, what did you eat when you were imprisoned on the mountain? Are there any trees or rivers around where the thief lived?"
Tang Lian lowered her eyes, thought for a while, then shook her head and said, "I really can't remember."
Su Xiaopei didn't press the question, didn't change the subject, just waited quietly for Tang Lian to speak again. But Tang Lian was no longer talking, she stood up and was about to leave. Before leaving, he suddenly asked, "What are your plans for the future, girl?"
Su Xiaopei smiled: "I have inconvenience in my legs and feet, and I have lost my memory. I can't go anywhere. I have to heal my injuries first and then make plans."
Tang Lian nodded: "Is that girl going to rest here? If I have time, I will visit her again."
The two said a few polite words, Tang Lian
gone.
Su Xiaopei sat back in his chair and thought seriously. She knew that Tang Lian was lying. When she was talking just now, she tested Tang Lian and determined the baseline of her recall reaction. She recalled the events of her childhood, recalled the expressions on the faces of Ran Feize, etc. Same.
She said she couldn't remember, that was a lie. She remembers what happened, and might even know the whereabouts of the bandit, but she doesn't say it. In fact, it is not uncommon for the victim to lie and not cooperate with the investigation due to fear of retaliation, unwillingness to recall the confrontation, or other reasons that Su Xiaopei can understand.
Tang Lian has obvious psychological trauma. After she returned home, the pressure did not decrease but increased. Su Xiaopei wanted to help her. She is a kind girl, and Su Xiaopei wants to help her out of this psychological difficulty. Once she gets over it, maybe she'll be able to provide effective clues to bring the villains to justice.
Su Xiaopei was thinking when Ran Feize came back.
Su Xiaopei was refreshed and looked at him eagerly.
Ran Feize laughed: "The girl's eyes are bright, as if looking at five taels of silver."
"It would be better if you could touch it."
Ran Feize shook his head: "I'm afraid the girl will be disappointed. This is just as I expected. Notices were posted in the neighboring cities, counties and towns. The government did not know that the thief would escape to all sides, so they placed a reward according to the guessed route. The chances of me being picked up by me in Stone Town are really slim."
"How do you know his features? Are there witnesses?"
"I asked about this, and the messenger said that the perpetrator has never been seen before. He is a habitual case, one case is committed in one city, and one case is brutal. Miss Liu was attacked in her boudoir, and at the juncture of life and death, Miss Liu struggled to rush out of the house to call for help, attracting helpers, and the criminal escaped."
"That is to say, Miss Liu is the only survivor and witness?"
"According to Master Chai's words, that's right. Master Chai also said that the criminals fled to Ning'an City to commit the crime again, and escaped after being successful. According to the route, they came to this neighborhood, so the officials offered rewards in various cities and counties, hoping to find clues. ."
Su Xiaopei nodded and asked, "Since it's a case in one city, there is no misstep, and there is no escape, then there must be some special mark of committing crimes, so that the government can determine that these cases were committed by the same person."
"Exactly."
"What's the mark?"
"I didn't ask." Ran Feize answered as a matter of course, "The secrets of these cases, the messenger will not tell people casually. You didn't see the crowd in front of the yamen today, all of them went to report to get rewards, and they all turned out to be fools. It's not easy for me to talk to the messenger about this."
"But the information is incomplete, how to arrest someone? Do you expect him to swagger in front of the people who are eager to receive five taels of silver?"
Su Xiaopei's words made Ran Feize cough, implying that Su Xiaopei himself was the one who was eager to receive five taels of silver.
Su Xiaopei
He pursed his lips, not denying it. She said: "Strong man, anyone who commits a serial crime must have a source. The murderer tried and practiced time and time again, matured the means of committing crimes, and strengthened his self-confidence. There are rules and clues to be found in his methods and goals. If you want to arrest him, We must go back to the source, start with his criminal mind, know who he is, why he is like this, what he is thinking, and what target he is going to attack..."
Su Xiaopei said this, stopped and looked at Ran Feize.
Ran Feize was listening to her with his arms crossed, with a half-understood expression on his face.
"Strong man, we can still catch this thief, but we have to find out more information."
"The girl doesn't remember anything, but her brain is still bright."
Su Xiaopei was startled, touched his head, and slapped his eyes sloppily: "This, I don't remember what happened, but I still have the ability."
Ran Feize coughed again: "The girl's ability is impressive."
Su Xiaopei blushed, knowing that he said that her hands and legs were useless, and her life skills were completely useless. Su Xiaopei didn't bother with him about this, he just said: "In short, you can't just give up, strong man, we still have to work hard and catch the thief."
"Come on?" No matter how strange Su Xiaopei's words were, Ran Feize could understand 80-90% of the time, and the conversation was smooth. He really didn't understand what "come on" was.
"Uh, that's the words of encouragement from our hometown."
"Does the girl remember?"
"Suddenly a flash of inspiration came to mind." Su Xiaopei felt that he couldn't reveal too much. If he thought she was insane, it would be bad to leave her alone.
"Strong man, that flower thief is so hateful, we must not let him go. Think about the weak women who were killed, and justice must be made known." Su Xiaopei quickly returned to the topic, this Ran Feize is a person with a sense of justice. From this point of view, he must be encouraged to participate in this matter.
"Well, the girl is kind-hearted."
"That's that."
"If you don't have the five taels of silver, will the girl still care about this?"
"… "
Su Xiaopei was choked, and finally said, "Silver and justice are equally important."