Another one said, "No wonder Da Yan was so eager to take on this case. She even gave up her bed for her to rest last night and bought breakfast for her today. This is a rekindling of an old flame."
"I just heard the captain's arrangement, letting Shen Shiyan send that girl home. The captain is going to be a matchmaker."
They walked far away, I smoked, and suddenly felt a bit suffocated in my chest. Tan Jiao's face flashed through my mind, as well as the awkward atmosphere between her and Shen Shiyan when they were together.
So that's how it is.
After a while, I saw Tang Jiao walking out of the big gate on the opposite side, with Shen Shiyan in police uniform beside her. Her T-shirt had long been pecked by birds and she was wearing an olive green police T-shirt, with the hem tucked into her skirt. She looked good even with such casual attire. The two were talking about something, Tang Jiao smiled, it was a bright and slightly complacent smile, her shining eyes looking at him. Shen Shiyan also smiled, completely different from his serious expression when handling cases, his gaze at her was warm.
Shen Shiyan opened the car door for her, and Tan Jiao looked around, seemingly searching for something. The night was hazy, and she didn't notice me as she got into the car.
He drove her home.
I finished smoking the cigarette in my hand and rode the motorcycle back to the store.
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I lost two days of work and there was a lot of unfinished business in the store. I ended up pulling an all-nighter, not sleeping until dawn.
I hadn't slept for long, but someone patted me: "Yu Ge, your woman is here again!" The tone was playful. I opened my eyes to find the curtains in the room were all drawn up by me, a dull grayness everywhere. That guy patted me awake and left. After a while, someone pushed open the curtain, bright light poured in, and the lamp was turned on too. Tan Jiao was dressed brightly, her gaze shifting, standing at the door saying: "You're still sleeping? It's already 10 o'clock."
That's three hours of sleep.
I closed my eyes, sat up suddenly and said, "Hmm, I'm awake." It wasn't until I sat up that I realized I had fallen asleep wearing only a pair of shorts, with my upper body exposed and a thin blanket draped over my waist.
She sat down on a stool she had picked up herself, looked at me for a moment, then immediately shifted her gaze away and said: "One piece of good news, one piece of bad news. Which do you want to hear first?"
I said: "Bad."
She said: "You're really like that, you like to save the best for last. Listen carefully, the bad news is that Shen Shiyan just called me and told me that the DNA test results of that person and Zhu's father and son are out, and they all exclude! In other words, he is not Zhu Shu Yun at all! Moreover, the forensic doctor also found that this person was not born with intellectual disability, but his mental disorder was caused by long-term violent brain hemorrhage. It's completely different from Zhu Shu Yun."
I was taken aback: "Then who is he?"
"I also asked this question, and guess what, Shen Shiyan said that they found 'his' DNA matched with another child who went missing over 20 years ago in the police database. He is from Jiangsu Province, and his parents have been searching for him all these years but couldn't find him. His real name should be Xu Zifeng."
"Why does Xu Zifeng want to help Zhu Shuyun avenge?"
Tan Jiao shook his head: "They are all kidnapped children, maybe... the source is very deep."
"What's the good news?" I asked.
Tan Jiao said: "You see, we originally thought the case was broken and the clues were cut off. But now, this case still has hidden circumstances, can't we continue to investigate?"
I nodded silently and remained speechless.
She leaned over and asked: "Hey, buddy, what are you thinking about?"
I don't know when I became "brother" to her, so I raised my hand and gently touched the bridge of her nose, saying gruffly: "What nonsense are you talking about? I'm thinking, who is the real Zhu Shu Yun."
