After finishing the meal, Ling Shu breathed a sigh of relief, feeling like he had been reborn.

He felt that he might as well stay in jail, at least his ears wouldn't have to suffer.

And Lingyao finally couldn't stand the smell emanating from his body, so she rushed him to take a shower right after finishing the meal.

"Clean me up, and eat with my old classmate while covered in fleas. You're so embarrassed!"

Lingyao dragged him upstairs and suddenly lowered his voice.

"Tell me honestly, what did you do last night, and why did you come back dirty and smelly!"

Ling Shu innocently said: "It's nothing really. I just fell down while chasing a fugitive."

Ling Yao had an expression of disbelief on her face. Since there were guests, she poked Ling Shu in the forehead hard and didn't ask any more questions.

Ling Shu thought for a moment, pulled her and asked: "Sister, has my brother-in-law told you recently about any difficulties he encountered at work or offended anyone?"

Lingyao was confused at first, and then nervous.

"No, what's wrong? Did something happen to your brother-in-law?"

"Don't be nervous," Ling Shu said casually, "Recently, the leader above us had an internal fight with his colleagues. He lost the fight and was arrested on a random charge. I just wanted to take care of my brother-in-law."

Lingyao: "Don't scare me. He's fine. He was in a good mood when he got home from work yesterday. He even went to Lao Dachang to buy my favorite Napoleon cake."

Ling Shu: "Okay, okay, then I'm going to take a shower. I'll take Yue back to our middle school alma mater later."

"Don't say Yue!" Lingyao grabbed him and whispered, "I'm doing so well now and my family is not bad. It's hard for me to miss my old classmates and come to see you. You have to appreciate it. Hurry up.

Find this friendship again, and maybe Dingtang will help you find a wife in the future!"

Ling Shu: "Can he help? Help me dig a hole and find you a crooked sister-in-law?"

Ling Yao made a move to hit him, but Ling Shu quickly dodged and disappeared behind the bathroom door.

He deliberately procrastinated and lingered in the bathroom for almost an hour before going out.

Yue Dingtang has actually been sitting in the same position all the time, his posture has not changed much, and there is no trace of impatience on his expression.

"Do you need a glass of water before going out? You spent the night outside last night. If you are tired, you can rest for a while before going out." He asked for help and was very considerate.

If it hadn't been for that scene in the interrogation room, Ling Shu would really have thought that the other party was an old classmate who valued affection and righteousness.

"I have to sleep for several hours, so why do I have the nerve to keep you waiting?"

"It doesn't matter. I'll stop by your house for dinner after the time has passed. I'm sure my eldest sister won't mind."

Lingyao didn't notice the turbulent undercurrent between them, and responded repeatedly, leaving him to come back for dinner later.

Only Ling Shu could hear the threat hidden in the other party's words.

Their eyes met, and both of them could see in each other's expressions that they were insincere and full of hypocrisy.

…

These days, most people who die are kept at home waiting to be buried in the mountains. Those who have no home or family can only be taken to Yizhuang.

Du Yunning's situation is somewhat special.

She died in a murder case, and her identity was of great influence. Even if no one from the Yuan family could come forward to collect the body, it would not be hastily dumped in the suburbs. With Smith's coordination, the body was temporarily stored next to a hospital not far from the patrol room.

In the icehouse.

Two days later, the weather was cold and the ground was freezing. The body was not much out of shape, but the whole body had a pale bluish-white color and no longer had the vitality it had before life.

The two stood on either side of the body, looking down at it, speechless for a moment.

Yue Dingtang was the first to break the silence.

"Some newspapers have already begun to report what happened to the Yuan family. Smith will definitely not be able to suppress it for long."

"If the real culprit is not found, under the pressure of public opinion, it is difficult for the arresting officer to hand over the suspect pointed to by the existing evidence in order to explain to the superiors."

"It's very difficult to bail you out, and I spent a lot of time talking about it."

"The time left for you is running out."

In front of the deceased, he tried his best to sound as cold and unhuman as possible.

No matter how many grievances he and Ling Shu had in the past, at least they both have a common purpose now.

Ling Shu walked around the body twice with a solemn expression and looked at it carefully, as if he had not heard what Yue Dingtang said at all.

"She has changed a lot."

Yue Dingtang moved his lips and wanted to say, can a person not change much after his or her life?

But he soon realized that he had misunderstood.

The changes Ling Shu talks about are not this kind of physical changes.

"She used to be very naive and longed for the outside world. She always said she wanted to see everywhere, but she didn't have the courage to put it into practice."

"I still remember one time when we found a nestling alone in the back of the school. Du Yunning held the chick in his hands and said that he would wait for its mother to come and look for it until dark."

"Sometimes when she sees poor people begging when she passes by, she will definitely take out her pocket money and give one to them. Even if I say that those people may be controlled by the Beggar Gang or the Youth Gang, she said that these people may be forced to beg because they have no choice but to do so.

, but as long as a cent of the money they get goes into their own pockets, or is left for their children to eat, clothe and study, it may also save a life."

"When she was studying, she also wrote a good poem, which was often recited in public by the Chinese teacher. Her classmates competed to copy it. Everyone said that she would become a talented woman like Lu Bicheng in the future."

"But these,"

Ling Shu raised his head and looked at Yue Dingtang.

"I didn't see the slightest shadow of Du Yunning after we reunited many years ago."

Ling Shu's deepest impression of Du Yunning was when Ling Yao came to propose marriage, Du Yunning's father was sitting on the sofa, but with a condescending attitude, he said that the Du family was ready to marry the Yuan family.

At that time, Du Yunning was hiding behind the pillars under the grape trellis in the outdoor garden, looking at Ling Shu sadly with tears in her eyes. Ling Shu showed the passionate impulse of a young man and asked her if she wanted to be with him.

Going abroad to study abroad directly cuts off ties with family, and like many new young people nowadays, they are full of ideals and live a new life.

He still remembers Du Yunning's answer -

No, I can't. Ling Shu, this is my home, my parents, I can't help it.

"So, she didn't have the courage to leave the house with me before. After enjoying the Yuan family's glory and wealth for so many years, she couldn't even want to be with me."

Speaking of this, Ling Shu frowned.

"But, this body is indeed hers. My guess just now that she faked her death and escaped was wrong."

Yue Dingtang: "Do you still remember the list of belongings she showed you? What was the handwriting like? Can you imitate it?"

Ling Shu shook his head: "If I see it again, I should be able to recognize it."

Yue Dingtang: "After you confessed that day, I have already sent someone to ask. No one in the Yuan family has seen the whereabouts of Du Yunning's property. She also did not deal with any bank managers or pawnshop owners during her lifetime. On the day of the accident,

, after she broke up with you from the coffee shop, she returned to Yuan Mansion until she was found dead in the room."

Ling Shu: "Where is the Yuan family's property? Is it missing?"

Yue Dingtang sighed: "I don't know, I can't calculate it. The inventory of the Yuan family's property over the years has been very confusing. The account book in the old housekeeper's hand doesn't match up at all, and they can't tell what Yuan Bing used to pawn.

What was squandered was taken away by the servants. In this case, as the hostess, if Du Yunning wanted to do something, it would be easy."

Ling Shu: "That person may be from the Yuan family, or he may be someone Du Yunning met outside."

Yue Dingtang: "Let's ask the Yuan family first."

Ling Shu: "Is the Yuan family sealed?"

Yue Dingtang: "The Yuan Mansion has two buildings, the front and the back. The main building in the front is now sealed, but the back building is still reserved for the Yuan family's servants and is guarded by patrols. They are not allowed to leave without permission until the case is investigated clearly."

Perhaps seeing Du Yunning's body again, both of them were somewhat shocked.

No one said anything along the way until the car stopped outside Yuan's mansion.

There were a few people outside with cameras hanging on their heads, and at first glance they were newspaper reporters.

When the other party saw Yue Dingtang and the others walked in, they immediately came up to them and wanted to interview him.

Yue Dingtang waved his hands without saying a word, and the patrol officer immediately separated them and escorted them around to the small building at the back.

The Yuan family has a large business and has dedicated a two-story building for the servants to live in. Except that the rooms are a little cramped and the conditions are not as luxurious as the main building in front, there is not much difference.

Since the death of Yuan Bingdao, Yuan Bing has not been good at running the business. The Yuan family is not as good as before, and many of the original rooms are vacant. Now, including the housekeeper, there are only six maids in the small building. Du Yunning's personal maid Alan is the most special one among them.

one.

"I remember you. One time Yun Ning asked me to meet and brought you with me. As far as I know, she has cut off contact with her mother's family a long time ago. You should be someone she trusts quite a lot." As soon as Ling Shu saw her, he

road.

Alan smiled shyly at first, then shook his head and made a gesture.

The butler understands sign language and acts as a translator.

"Alan said she doesn't deserve your praise."

Ling Shu: "What did your wife do after she came back from the cafe the day before the accident?"

The people in the patrol room must have asked this question before. Alan didn't even have to think about it, and the housekeeper answered it quickly.
To be continued...