Han Chen smoked a cigarette downstairs for a while before going upstairs.
When they got to the interrogation room on the second floor, they immediately saw Bai Jinxi sitting opposite Chen Lijiang, two people talking.
Xiao Zhuan was standing in the corridor, and came over: "Han Shen, Chen Lijiang has confessed to his crime. Now he will be taken into custody. The director said that everyone is tired after so many busy days. Together with colleagues, formal interrogation."
Han Chen nodded and looked at Bai Jin Xi: "Then what is she doing now?"
Xiao Zhuan smiled and replied, "Don't you know about God Han? The boss will always talk to the criminals himself. The gods talk about it, and don't let others be there. We are all used to it, you don't need to worry about her."
He left after saying that. Han Chen stood there, looking at them through the dark glass.
Bai Jin Xi's face is very calm, her expression doesn't look like she is interrogating a prisoner, but rather like she is talking to a friend. The light shone on her face, almost translucent white. And her eyes were dark and bright. She took out a cigarette and handed it to Chen Lijiang, Chen Lijiang took it, she stood up again, and reached out to help him light it.
After the two said something, Bai Jin Xi got up, pushed open the door and left. Chen Lijiang sat still, his eyes were calm. After a while, he put down the cigarette, slowly covered his eyes with his hand, and lowered his head.
—
Jin Xi sat down behind the desk and started busy again.
Although the case is broken, there is still a lot of follow-up work. She just wants to finish it quickly now, and then take a few days off to treat herself.
Just after typing a few lines, I heard a voice above my head: "What did you say to him last?"
Bai Jin Xi looks up.
Han Chen put his hands on the edge of the table and looked down at her.
Bai Jin Xi pushes the keyboard in front of her, and the person leans back.
"Do you know why he listens to the bell?" she said, "because he and his ex-wife Xu Ying met outside Bao'an Temple. When the bell rang, the two saw each other for the first time. Very romantic story. "
She said slowly: "Later, every important anniversary and her birthday, he would go to Bao'an Temple and ask for the bell to ring. Then the two spent it together at home. They ate and had sex with the bell, very close. , and love each other very much. Today they found Xu Ying, and she also confirmed it. But Chen Lijiang has a bad temper and low income. After getting along for a long time, Xu Ying can't stand it. In addition, she is a tour guide. What we saw: she left."
Han Chen pulled a chair, sat down opposite her, and unscrewed a bottle of mineral water.
Jin Xi continues: "As for why he saved Sisi's mother and son, he only asked me one thing. He said: Have you ever bought a yellow CD? Did you see the mother holding the child and selling these CDs? I said: Look I've been there, a lot. Then Xu Ying told us that she had a miscarriage. This incident hit Chen Lijiang very hard."
She made a sound.
Han Chen is raising his head to drink water.
The eyelids are slightly drooping, and the eyelashes are long. The bridge of the nose shone with a faint light. With the action of drinking water, the Adam's apple rolls gently.
He drank the bottle of water in one breath and threw the bottle into the trash can. As if aware of her gaze, she looked up.
Bai Jin Xi immediately looks away.
"In the end, that's what I told him. I said: I know you love her too much, and you're crazy about someone. Actually, if you think about it, there's really nothing wrong. But you also understand that even this can't save yourself. Besides, who is going to save those women you hurt? You don't really want to hurt them, do you? You just long for the warmth that seems like before. Stop it, there are so many people in this world who can't ask for anything. Not all of them have to be endured. In fact, a lifetime is over. If you can come out in the future, go see her, see them, see if they are happy or not, and then ask yourself, you can forgive yourself Yet?"
Han Chen put his hand on the armrest and looked at her without speaking.
Bai Jin Xi was a little uncomfortable when he stared at him: "Why? I said it deeply and thoughtfully."
"Well, it's quite a joke." He tilted his head and lit a cigarette.
"cut!"
At this moment, Xiao Qi walked in and handed a stack of documents to Bai Jin Xi, and the two began to talk in low voices.
When she was busy, Han Chen sat by the side, smoking a cigarette quietly. After a while, he looked down at his watch.
Because the preliminary investigation results of Zeng Fangping's death scene have come out, criminal policemen keep coming in to chat with Bai Jin Xi. And Jin Xi is also busy with her hands and feet, paying full attention.
After waiting for an empty space, Han Chen stood up: "I'm back."
Jin Xi is looking at the autopsy report, and without raising her head, she makes a "uh" sound.
From Han Chen's point of view, only the top of her head could be seen.
He smiled slowly.
"Bai Jin Xi. Goodbye."
Bai Jin Xi absentmindedly raised her hand and waved, "Goodbye bye."
—
Bai Jin Xi doesn't know how long she has been working hard, feels a little dry in her mouth, and reaches out to touch the teacup on the table.
Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw that the seat next to Han Chen was empty.
Not only were the seats empty, but the desktop, which was usually full of documents, was also cleaned up at the moment, leaving nothing behind.
She was stunned for a moment, and then the voice she heard just now sounded in her mind:
"I'm going back."
"Bai Jin Xi. Goodbye."
… gone back
She subconsciously turned her head and looked out the window. It was dark at this moment, and the courtyard of the police station was silent. Where was there another person
She took out her phone, flipped to the number she had previously set as "Korean bastard", and dialed it.
"Sorry, the phone you dialed is off..."
As if to confirm her guess, there was a dull sound in the sky outside the window, and a night plane flew through the sky with its lights on.
Bai Jin Xi was stunned for a while holding the phone, and a thought popped into his mind:
Just left, she hasn't helped him buy souvenirs yet...
—
When Han Chen's plane arrived in Lan City, it was already late at night.
Many parts of the airport have turned off the lights, only the way to the airport, the lights are bright and very quiet. Han Chen pulled the box and walked out of the gate wearing sunglasses. He slept all the way on the plane, and the current light made him uncomfortable.
He saw a woman in front of her. She was wearing a long pink dress, her long hair was slightly curly, and her face was fair. Standing in the crowd, she stood out. The daughter of the university president is naturally graceful and outstanding, and the people next to her look at her from time to time, wondering who she is waiting for. And she only held a mobile phone in her hand, stood on tiptoe, hugged her arm lightly, and kept looking around.
Han Chen walked past her without stopping.
"Han Chen!" She called out, and the voice was also gentle. There were many people around.
Han Chen paused. She has caught up, reaching out to pick up the box in his hand.
Han Chen dodged and avoided. Without the slightest expression on his face, he continued to walk forward.
"I said, you don't need to pick it up." He said coldly.
The girl was silent.
The two were speechless all the way.
After exiting the airport revolving door, the girl said, "I'm afraid you won't be able to get a car at night, so I went to your work unit and drove over." As soon as she took out the car key, Han Chen snatched it away.
"Who gave you the keys?" He walked forward alone, "Don't drive my car in the future."
The girl looked at his back, was silent for a while, looked up at the night sky, exhaled a long breath, and chased after him.
The parking lot was extraordinarily quiet. Han Chen threw the box into the trunk and opened the door. The girl walked to the co-pilot, and as soon as she opened the door, she saw Han Chen took off his sunglasses and turned to look.
"You sit in the back," he said.
The girl's hand rested on the doorknob for a few seconds and closed the door. Went to the back seat, opened the door and sat in.
Han Chen lit a cigarette and threw the cigarette case and match on the co-pilot. With a cigarette in one hand and the steering wheel with the other, a very sloppy and indifferent posture. With a kick of the accelerator, the Land Rover sped out.
Again, speechless.
After getting off the airport expressway, there were many vehicles on the road, and the speed of the vehicles slowed down. The lights flowed on the windows, like a thin meandering river.
Xin Jia kept looking at his profile. But he never looked back.
After a while, Xin Jia turned her head and looked out the window.
"Have you found 'her' this time?" she asked softly. "Nothing again, right?"
Han Chen took a breath: "It has nothing to do with you."
Xin Jia folded her arms, and there was a faint smile in her eyes.
"Han Chen," she said, "how can you believe it, the so-called 'she' never existed. You don't believe what I say; you don't believe what your brothers say; you don't believe what your parents say either. . That's just the hallucinations and dreams you had during the year you were in a coma! The psychiatrist said so! If you continue to toss like this, who are you worthy of, your uncles and aunts?"
Han Chen put out the cigarette butt and threw it out: "Enough said? Who am I looking for is my business. No matter how much my parents like you and treat you as a daughter-in-law, you will not be my Han Chen's wife. Listen. Understood?"
Xin Jia did not speak.
After a while, she wiped her tears and said, "Han Chen, I will always wait for you. It's not because I want to be the daughter-in-law of the Han family, I really don't care. It's because I love you and don't want to give up on you. Because I I believe that one day you will understand that the person who has been by your side since childhood is me, not someone else!"
Han Chen was silent.
After a while, the car stopped at the gate of a community.
"You're here." Han Chen put his hands on the steering wheel, "Get out of the car."
From the back, his neck is straight, like his profile, it doesn't seem to have the slightest soft arc.
Xin Jia just got out of the car and closed the door. He kicked the accelerator, and the Land Rover sped away.
—
Han Chen lives in a community near the police station, with a small two-bedroom, one is a study and the other is a bedroom. The decor is elegant and neat.
When he came out of the shower, it was already one o'clock. With only a bath towel around his body, he walked to the floor-to-ceiling windows of the living room.
Outside the window, the whole city seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep.
Xin Jia's words just jumped into his ears again: It's just the hallucinations and dreams you had during the year you were in a coma! 'She' never existed.
He reached out and rubbed his forehead.
It is said that it was an accident during the handling of the case, and his head was traumatized, resulting in amnesia. And in the years that followed, I would have a splitting headache from time to time.
He poured two painkillers, swallowed them, and sat down in his chair.
After a while, the cracking pain finally passed, he opened his eyes, and there was a layer of cold sweat on his forehead.
Suddenly I think of Bai Jin Xi.
Thinking of what she said tonight - there are so many people who can't ask for it, not all of them have to suffer. In fact, a lifetime is over.
Han Chen smiled slowly.
So easy to say.
But it's also reasonable, isn't it
She, who could not ask for it, was like a vague dream that bound him. No one told him of her existence; he couldn't even remember what she looked like, but when he was eating, walking, and sleeping, he disappeared without knowing it.
He just felt that there should be another person here.
by his side, in his life.
He lit a cigarette and smoked quietly for a while. Perhaps it was the coolness of the night, which made him suddenly recall the scene of riding with Bai Jin Xi today.
The hand holding the cigarette stopped unconsciously.
It's not that there are no women who have tried to seduce him over the years. Xin Jia is the most reluctant one. Besides, wherever he goes, he seems to meet a few of them.
Never be moved.
Always retreat. If he was entangled hard, he refused even harder.
But today…
He still clearly remembered the feeling of getting on the motorcycle and getting close to her. Even though he was wearing a helmet, he could smell the scent of her hair; the skin on the woman's neck and arms was as delicate as snow; her waist was thin and soft.
He has eyes, it is impossible to turn a blind eye.
But when he stretched out his hand to wrap her around her from behind and held the handlebar, it was obviously just an emergency measure to investigate the case, but there was a warm feeling in his heart.
When the two returned, it was obvious that they no longer needed to ride together, but he used a high-sounding reason to hug her again and rode for such a long time.
From beginning to end, Bai Jin Xi did not tempt him.
It was he who was seducing her.
Keeping a distance, whispered in her ear, watching her neck stiff but pretending not to know.
…
Been alone for too long? Or is it too long for her who can't be found? Or is there a trace of resentment in her heart for her long disappearance
The warmth of the moment when the two embraced each other as they started to crave like a ghost.
Han Chen took a deep breath, closed his eyes slowly, and leaned back into the chair.
"End of Volume One"