The car stopped at the gas station on the expressway to refuel. Li Zhenruo got down to take a breath and went to the small supermarket to buy two bottles of water.
Zhao Yuqiong's hometown is farther away than when he went to Aunt Wu's place, almost at the junction of the two northern provinces. Li Zhenruo didn't quite understand why Zhao Yuqiong chose to leave her hometown and come here alone. In the end, she died alone without any relatives to accompany her.
Li Zhenran stood beside the car waiting for refueling.
Li Zhenruo noticed that the little girl working at the gas station was talking to him. When Li Zhenran looked down at her, she smiled shyly.
Shaking the water bottle in his hand, Li Zhenruo walked over and hugged Li Zhenran's shoulder from behind, tiptoed to his ear and asked, "Are you ready?"
Li Zhenran turned to look at him, "It's almost over."
After filling up the oil, the little girl pulled out the oil gun, and Li Zhenran paid the money and greeted Li Zhenruo to get in the car.
It was too much effort to arrive at the destination within a day, and it would be inevitable that we would have to drive on the mountain after dark, so Li Zhenran directly booked a hotel in the midway city, and the two of them planned to stay for one night.
Li Zhenruo opened a bag of potato chips and fed them into Li Zhenran's mouth with his hands.
Li Zhenran drove the car and stared at the front. He opened his mouth to hold the potato chips and at the same time held a finger of Li Zhenruo.
Li Zhenruo looked at him for a while, then slowly pulled out his finger, put it into his mouth and licked it.
In the afternoon, they arrived at the city where they stayed overnight. When they got off the highway, a car picked them up at the exit. Hua Yibang arranged for them to lead them directly to the hotel.
After parking the car and putting the luggage in the room, Li Zhenran and Li Zhenruo came out of the hotel and walked slowly along the road.
A strange city, the place is not big, but quiet and tidy.
The two of them walked to the edge of a big river, sat down on a bench by the river, and the cool breeze with the moisture of the river blowing towards their faces. In the distance, a few children were chasing and playing, and a young mother was walking slowly with a stroller.
Li Zhenruo first took the initiative to hold Li Zhenran's hand, and then felt that he grabbed his hand and stretched it into the pocket of his clothes. Through a thin layer of fabric, he could feel the other's body temperature.
In the evening, Li Zhenran took a shower and came out of the bathroom, and lay directly on the big bed. He has been driving today, and he seemed a little tired, so he closed his eyes for a while.
Li Zhenruo lay beside him and touched him with her leg.
Li Zhenran ignored him.
Li Zhenruo touched him cheaply again.
This time Li Zhenran reached out and grabbed his thigh, pulled his leg away, and said, "What are you doing?"
Li Zhenruo turned over and sat on Li Zhenran's waist with his legs apart, lowered his head and forehead to touch his forehead, and whispered, "How about you?"
Li Zhenran didn't open his eyes, just smiled and didn't speak.
Li Zhenruo kissed his lips, and said vaguely: "Then fuck me, hurry up."
They only drove for half a day the next morning, and they arrived at their destination before lunch.
Zhao Yuqiong was born in a small county town in the mountains, and the whole morning drive was on winding mountain roads. Li Zhenruo got a little motion sickness, and wondered if cats would be less dizzy, but when she turned into a cat, she was almost thrown out. Fortunately, The windows are closed.
Li Zhenran reached out and grabbed him, saying, "Don't make trouble."
Li Zhenruo's hair exploded, but she still obediently changed back into a human form, her face pale and silent.
When the car drove into the county town, it was somewhat noticeable. I don't know if the roads in the small county town are winding and closed, and the cars and people from other places are particularly conspicuous when they come in.
Along the way, most of the locals Li Zhenruo saw were dark and thin, but they were quite tall, but Zhao Yuqiong was fair-skinned, so she must have been a great beauty here back then. As for the man in the photo, although he looks tall and handsome, he still has the shadow of a local.
The place here is too small and there are no good hotels. Li Zhenran doesn't really want to spend the night here, and hopes to finish things earlier and return to the previous city for accommodation.
The address was checked before departure, and a local person was contacted through a friend, who was a police officer in the county. After they entered the city, the police officer got into the car and showed them the way.
They went to the place where Zhao Yuqiong's parents lived. What Li Zhenran learned was that Zhao Yuqiong's father had passed away, and now her mother was still alive, living with Zhao Yuqiong's elder brother and his family.
It was much easier to have the police officer leading the way. The car stopped near the County Public Security Bureau, and the police officer spoke within ten minutes of walking. He led them into a narrow alley and walked around to the street behind them, and came to a selling shop. Cement tile store front.
The police officer asked in the local dialect, "Is Zhao Yusheng here?"
An old man peeked out from inside, holding a rice bowl in his hand, he was probably eating lunch, and he could tell for no reason.
The police officer followed what Li Zhenran had told him before, and said to the old man, "Are you Zhao Yusheng? Here are two lawyers from the city who want to ask you about your sister."
Zhao Yusheng became nervous all of a sudden, "What lawyer? Which sister of mine?"
Li Zhenran asked, "Is Zhao Yuqiong your sister?"
Zhao Yusheng's expression was a little dazed, his brows were tightly frowned, and his tone was still a little anxious, "She's been gone for a long time, and I haven't seen her for more than twenty years."
Li Zhenruo couldn't help asking, "You haven't been in touch?"
Zhao Yusheng shook his head, "No contact, she hasn't been back to see, I don't know where she went."
Although he knew that the person in front of him was his own uncle, to Li Zhenruo, he was still just a stranger, and he couldn't have much emotion. He even felt a little angry at Zhao Yusheng's indifference to the family relationship between his sisters.
At this moment, Li Zhenran raised his hand and patted Li Zhenruo's back lightly to appease him, then stepped forward and asked, "Why did she leave at that time?"
Zhao Yusheng was a little more vigilant this time, and looked at Li Zhenran suspiciously and said nothing.
The police officer next to him showed his police ID to Zhao Yusheng, and said, "Zhao Yusheng, don't worry, they came from a big city, and they came here specially for your sister's affairs."
Zhao Yusheng still seemed a little hesitant, and leaned closer to look at the police certificate carefully, and then asked, "Did something happen to Zhao Yuqiong?"
Li Zhenran said: "She has passed away."
Zhao Yusheng couldn't help being startled.
Li Zhenran continued: "She still left some relics at the time, but they were not many, worth about two thousand yuan. If your identity is confirmed, we will return the money to you."
Zhao Yusheng hurriedly said, "I'm really her elder brother. We still have our group photo at home, as well as our old household registration book."
Li Zhenran said: "If it's convenient, please show us later, but there are still some things I want to ask about Zhao Yuqiong. Why did she leave her hometown alone at that time?"
Zhao Yusheng said: "She didn't leave alone, she left with that man!"
"That man?" Li Zhenran asked Li Zhenruo to give him the photo, and then handed it to Zhao Yusheng to show him, "Is it this man?"
Zhao Yusheng squinted his eyes for a while, and said: "It's this man, I still remember, his name is Yuan Dong. This man is a useless hooligan. At that time, Yuqiong must be with him. Later, I have a child. I Dad was so angry that he kicked her out, and she followed this man away."
Li Zhenruo's expression instantly became astonished, he turned to look at Li Zhenran, and frowned slightly when he saw Li Zhenran.
Li Zhenran asked Zhao Yusheng, "You said that Zhao Yuqiong was pregnant before leaving her hometown?"
Zhao Yusheng nodded, still looking at the photo, sighed slowly, and asked them: "You said Yu Qiong was dead, but what about Yuan Dong? Where's their child?"
Before Li Zhenran answered, Li Zhenruo first said: "She didn't end up with Yuan Dong, that child died before it was born."
Zhao Yusheng sighed deeply, and returned the photo to Li Zhenran, "At that time, my father said that the man was no good, and told her not to be with him, but the younger sister just didn't listen, and she couldn't persuade her no matter how much she persuaded her, she never came back after leaving for so many years , Dad still read her name when he died."
Speaking of this, Zhao Yusheng, who had always been calm, suddenly couldn't restrain his emotions. He raised his hand to wipe away his tears, and then asked, "Then how will things be handled after her death?"
Li Zhenran said: "It was buried in the cemetery."
Zhao Yusheng shook his head and said, "Someone from a different place... Alas!"
Li Zhenruo asked again: "Are you sure Zhao Yuqiong was pregnant with Yuan Dong's child before leaving her hometown?"
Zhao Yusheng nodded, "Why are you not sure? There was such a big commotion at the time, not only I knew about it, but everyone in the neighborhood knew about it."
Li Zhenran raised his hand and put it on Li Zhenruo's back, pressed it a little harder, and then said to Zhao Yusheng: "Do you remember when she left?"
Zhao Yusheng thought about it, "It should be in 1991, it was summer, it was June or July."
Li Zhenruo's expression became more serious.
Li Zhenran nodded, and reached out to shake his hand, "Thank you for cooperating with us. We have almost understood Zhao Yuqiong's situation. You should keep this inheritance." After speaking, he took out more than 2,000 yuan from his wallet, There was no detailed count, so I handed it over to Zhao Yusheng.
Zhao Yusheng stretched out his hand to catch it, and asked, "Do I need to show you the photo and household registration book?"
The police officer next to him said: "No need, we trust your identity, take the money, sir."
Zhao Yusheng wrapped the money and put it in his trouser pocket, and asked Li Zhenran, "Where is my little sister buried, can you write me an address?"
Li Zhenran said to him, "Give me a piece of paper."
Zhao Yusheng quickly took out a pen and paper, and Li Zhenran took it and wrote a series of numbers on the counter, and then said to Zhao Yusheng: "This is my phone number. If you want to come to worship Ms. Zhao Yuqiong, you can contact me. I will find someone take you there."
Picking up the note and putting it away carefully, Zhao Yusheng said, "Thank you, Mr. Lawyer."
In fact, the possibility of Zhao Yusheng being able to pay homage to Zhao Yuqiong in this life is very small, not to mention the old mother who is nearly ninety years old at home, they dare not even let her know the news.
Li Zhenran held Li Zhenruo's shoulders and said, "Let's go."
Li Zhenruo nodded, and the two of them left with the police officer and returned to the vicinity of the Public Security Bureau. Li Zhenran and Li Zhenruo thanked him again, then opened the door and got into the car.
Li Zhenran was not in a hurry to start the car, he turned around to look at Li Zhenruo, and saw that Li Zhenruo's face was a little pale.
So he reached out and stroked Li Zhenruo's back, then pulled him into his arms with some strength, and hugged him comfortingly.
Li Zhenruo said: "Zhao Yuqiong was pregnant and left home in the summer of 1991. I was born in April 1992, which happened to be her and Yuan Dong's child. That means she was pregnant before she came to the city and met Li Jianglin. Lin has no reason not to suspect that her child is not her own."
Li Zhenran's face was also a little dignified, he stroked Li Zhenruo's face with his palm, and said, "What are you thinking?"
Li Zhenruo looked up at him, "Zhao Yuqiong is not Li Jianglin's true love, but the woman Li Jianglin spent money to find outside to give birth to his child. It was too early at that time. How long will he not have doubts about the identity of the child?"
Li Zhenran didn't speak.
Li Zhenruo said: "Li Jianglin knew it. He knew from the very beginning that I was not his biological son." When he said this, his tone was full of affirmation.
Li Zhenran patted him on the shoulder gently, "Let's go back and talk about it first."
Li Zhenruo sat up straight, and after Li Zhenran started the car, he suddenly grabbed Li Zhenran's arm and asked, "Is there any way for us to find out what happened back then? How did Li Jianglin know Zhao Yuqiong?"
Li Zhenran thought for a while and said, "Unless you find an insider, it will be difficult."
"An insider..." Li Zhenruo fell into deep thought. There are almost no old people around Li Jianglin now. Suddenly, he thought of someone and said to Li Zhenran, "Uncle Luo, do you still remember?"
Li Zhenran nodded.
Li Zhenruo said: "Let's go to Uncle Luo, I believe he will know."