Same crime

Chapter 112

On Ching Ming Festival, it snowed in Suijiang.

From early in the morning, snowflakes began to float in the sky with the north wind, but the temperature was not too low, and it melted on the ground.

In the south, it is "rainy during the Qingming Festival", but when it comes to Suijiang in the north, it becomes "snow fluttering during the Qingming Festival".It was originally scheduled to go to the festival today, but it was not canceled because of a snowfall, but because Gong Yuechao and Qin Zhengzheng had some other things to do when they came back this time, it was difficult to change the time.

Obviously, the day the two of them returned to Suijiang was still sunny and full of spring, and the weather was so good that it was a mess, and neither of them brought thick clothes when they were lazy.And this sudden drop in temperature really caught people off guard. Qin Zhengzheng was fine, young and frost-resistant, but Gong Yuechao was too thin, how could a coat withstand the severe cold, so Qin Zhengzheng rummaged through the boxes and chests to find out his police uniform padded jacket, wrapped it up It landed on Gong Yuechao, who resisted a little.

Gong Yuechao's thin and tall figure was covered with this extremely loose and bulky padded jacket, which dangled on his body when he walked. He immediately had a plan to take off the clothes and return them to Qin Zhengzheng. Some psychological resistance, I always feel that I don't match the police badge on the sleeve, but Qin Zhengzheng stretches out his hand to turn up the big fur collar of the police uniform jacket and wrap it around Gong Yuechao's neck and face, holding it and looking at it After a while, I smiled and said, "Teacher, you look good in this dress. Is it warm?"

Warm is warm, the furry black collar exudes a hot air mixed with the smell of mothballs, which bakes on the face, and the temperature can't escape at all.The fabric of the coat is thick and wind-resistant, and the quilted inside is also particularly warm.But what else did he want to say? At this time, Qin's mother passed by with a bouquet of flowers on the balcony. Seeing this image of Gong Yuechao, she also praised him casually: "Don't say it, Yuechao looks very energetic in this dress, yes Wear more, it's cold outside, and you don't have to be shy, put on a sweater."

Qin Zhengzheng stuck out his tongue at Gong Yuechao, and ran back to the bedroom to add a sweater. Gong Yuechao put down his fur collar, and his neck was already sweaty. At this moment, Erbing yelled twice around Gong Yuechao's feet, and praised him like. ——They brought Erbing back to Suijiang. This guy didn't recognize his identity in this Qin Zhengzheng's family. The domineering one obviously became the little bully of the family. Last night he smashed the orchid planted by Qin Zhengzheng's mother Not only did the "victim" not take a beating, but the "victim" also defended it and said that it was just about to be replaced with a new flowerpot, and it was broken as soon as it was broken. Now it is really promising.

Ready, the three of them went out, the car was driving on the road, dense snowflakes would cover the car windows in a short while, they had to turn on the wiper intermittently to clear it, Gong Yuechao sat on the co-pilot, and had to remind him from time to time Qin Zhengzheng drove slowly, fearing that something might go wrong.Fortunately, there were fewer cars on the road in this bad weather. After arriving at the cemetery smoothly, the snow that had been falling in full swing stopped.The sun shone through the clouds, reflecting the remaining snow piled on the pine trees extraordinarily white and bright.

"This terrible weather, I think the snow is specially for us." After getting off the car, Qin Zhengzheng complained, walked to the back of the car, opened the trunk, and was about to take out the bouquet and tools for sweeping the grave. Gong Yuezhao also followed , took a part, and carried it in his hand.Raising her head, meeting Mother Qin's kind eyes and gentle smile, Gong Yuechao also smiled.

The kindness of the elders is something that he has almost never enjoyed since he was a child. He always accepts it passively and bluntly, and sometimes he feels a little uncomfortable, and he doesn't even know how to repay it.

A group of three people talked and went up the mountain. The residual snow on the stone steps creaked when they stepped on it. The snow on the branches on both sides of the road would melt and fall under the sun. The mountain road was winding and winding. After walking for about 10 minutes, I finally came to a tombstone halfway up the mountain.

The tombstone is about half a person's height, and it is surrounded by a fence carved from white marble. Two pine trees, three or four meters high, are planted on both sides, and some tender new branches stretch out from the original dark green branches, which are full of vitality. .Snow is hanging on the branches, and when the wind blows, snowflakes will fall around and mix with the scattered pine needles.

Qin Zhengzheng, who had a relaxed face, suddenly became dignified after arriving here. He bent down and prepared to clean up the pine needles and dust accumulated in the fence with the small broom he brought.However, Qin's mother was still as usual, she took out a rag, moistened it with the water she brought, and wiped the dust on the tombstone.It's just that none of them spoke, which made Gong Yuechao, an outsider, a little at a loss.

Gong Yuechao remembered that he had never done these things to his dead father. He didn't know where the violent, unreasonable man who brought him a lot of pain was buried.Because he had never buried this man once since he was a child.

It was not easy for him to stand there and watch the mother and child work, so he took out the flowers and offerings that were going to be placed in front of the tombstone from the bag, and waited for the cleaning work to be completed before helping to put them on.

At this time, Qin Zhengzheng opened his mouth and said to him: "When my dad just left, the two pine trees next to the tombstone were just planted, and they grew so tall in a blink of an eye." He gestured, but his mind kept flashing The grief that the heavy rain in winter brought to him.

Gong Yuechao looked at him, as if she really wanted to comfort him, but suddenly thought that if Qin Zhengzheng's father was alive, he would agree to the matter between the two of them.

Qin Zhengzheng finished his work, and when he took the flowers in Gong Yuechao's arms, his eyes met, and the eyes of the two exchanged for a moment. Qin Zhengzheng seemed to understand what Gong Yuechao was thinking immediately, smiled tactfully, bent down, and placed the flowers in front of him. In the middle, I read brokenly: "Dad, look, who did I bring here? Do you remember him? I told you before, he is the little boy you helped. Look, he is now He’s grown so handsome, isn’t he? The two of us are together, and my mother didn’t object, and you wouldn’t object, either.” Just at this time, a gust of north wind blew off some of the snow on the trees. It fell down and landed on Qin Zhengzheng's head, which made him tremble, as if the kind man was responding somewhere.

Qin Zhengzheng smiled, and said: "I know you won't have any objections. He is very good and powerful. He used to be my teacher, and now he is the backbone of a very good company in Zhangzhou. If you are still here, I will definitely I will also like it, ha, he can also drink two cups with you."

Gong Yuechao looked at the way Qin Zhengzheng was talking to his father, strange yet kind, with tears rolling in his eyes.The young man understood him too well, felt his mind clearly, and untied the knot in his heart with a few words.

He was a little envious of such a father-son relationship, and even a little jealous because he had never enjoyed it.

Qin's mother said next to her: "Yue Chao is a good boy, but his life is very hard. Although our son was hot at the beginning, but now both of us are fine. As for you, don't worry. Oh, yes, your son It’s also promising, I was admitted to the Zhangzhou Public Security Bureau last year, and not long ago, I solved a big case, and the higher-ups will give credit to the entire police force.” She stroked the name on the tombstone with her finger, “It’s been so many years, It would be even better if you are still here, and you can witness your son's growth with your own eyes." As she spoke, she sniffed her nose, and wiped away the tears flowing from the corner of her eyes with the other hand.

"Auntie, he can see." Gong Yuechao comforted.

Mother Qin turned her head, nodded to him with a smile, and said, "Yes."

After everything was tidied up, Qin Zhengzheng took Gong Yuechao's hand and bowed three times to the tombstone, like a solemn ceremony, making a promise in front of the deceased elder.

After coming down from the mountain, the sky has completely cleared up. Most of the snow that floated in the morning has melted away. There is cold moisture in the air. The grass in the corner of the wall has a trace of greenness. At this moment, the cemetery The parking lot was already full of cars. They came to their car and were about to get in the car, but Gong Yuezhao was stunned.

From a distance, I saw my stepfather riding an electric bicycle, carrying his mother, driving inside.

Qin Zhengzheng knew them, so he nudged Gong Yuechao lightly with his elbow. Gong Yuechao nodded and said, "You and auntie get in the car first, and I'll say hello." He didn't intend to let his mother meet Qin Zhengzheng's mother. It's hard to explain why he appeared here, because he hadn't had time to tell the family when he returned to Suijiang that he originally planned to visit tomorrow and return to Zhangzhou with Qin Zhengzheng in the afternoon. It was disrupted.

They also saw Gong Yuechao, and stopped by their side, looking at him blankly, as if they wanted to ask why he didn't say anything when he came back, and why he appeared in such a place.

Gong Yuechao greeted them first, "Mom, Uncle Xie, are you here too?"

"Yue Chao, why do you..."

Gong Yuechao pointed to the car behind him and said, "Come with my friend."

"Oh..." The woman hesitated, but she didn't ask the question in her heart. She pointed to the urn depository not far away and said, "I'll come and see your dad. You, do you want to go there together?" She cautiously said. Ask Gong Yuechao.

In the few months since Gong Yuechao was released from prison, she has already felt her son's indifference towards them. She even heard about what happened to her son years ago. Added a few points.

Gong Yuechao put his hands in his clothes pockets, looked at his mother who was devastated by the years, thought for a while, and said, "Okay, wait a minute, let me tell my friends to wait for me."

The woman nodded and said, "Okay."

He knocked on the car window, Qin Zhengzheng poked his head out from inside, first greeted his elders, and then asked Gong Yuechao what was wrong.

Gong Yuechao said, "I didn't expect my dad to be here too. Now that I'm here, I'll take a look." He put his hand on the car window, his expression unchanged.

Qin Zhengzheng seemed a little worried about his emotions, grabbed his fingers from the car, and said, "My mother and I will wait for you."

"En." Gong Yuechao nodded with a smile, said something to Qin's mother in the back row, and then turned around.

His mother looked at him expectantly, Gong Yue raised her head and said, "Let's go."

After so many years, he actually didn't know that his biological father, that bastard was here, and he never got buried in the ground. A handful of ashes were stored in that small box.

There was a black and white photo on the box, and the face in the photo reminded him of the past. ——After his father became disabled, he cursed viciously, his rude behavior, and even his disgusting face at the end of his life...

He thought he had forgotten, but all of this seemed to be activated by something, and it rushed up.

If the Zhang Mingfeng case was settled before the dust settled, he might still have an emotional breakdown, but now, although the case has not been judged, he has let go of the nightmare that hangs over his heart.He just looked at the photo of the man who no longer existed in this world expressionlessly for a long time, and finally straightened his back and said to him: "Dad, thanks to you, I am still alive and well, you The wretch in your mouth is no longer the child who was slaughtered in the past. Are you a little disappointed? Disappointed that I have not become as bad as you. After you died, my life was not easy. It's all up to me, I just hope you won't do any more crimes in your next life."

After saying these slightly outrageous words, he actually felt incomparably relaxed, and the smile on the corner of his mouth widened, with a touch of joking.And his mother, as if looking at a stranger, said to him tremblingly: "Yue Chao, don't talk to him like that."

"Actually, he and I don't have much to talk about. It's my son's duty to come and see this bastard." Gong Yuechao gave his mother a cold look, without even resentment, "Talk to him slowly, I'll go out Smoke a cigarette."

The stepfather was outside, leaning on his electric car and waiting for his mother. It seems that his behavior of accompanying his mother to the grave has continued and has become a habit. A few years ago, when he was still a teacher, the two called him to come together Yes, but he refused.This man has a big heart and tolerates everything in the past. Gong Yuezhao is also very fortunate that his mother, who has suffered for most of her life, can meet him, even though they are not good or bad to him.

Gong Yuechao walked over, took out the cigarette case and lighter from his pocket, and handed one to him. The man glanced at him, took the cigarette, and Gong Yuechao lit it for him.

"So fast?" the man asked him.

"There's nothing to say." Gong Yuechao took a puff of cigarette and exhaled a smoke ring. Just at this moment, Qin Zhengzheng poked his head out of the car window to look at him. He waved to the young man and smiled. Qin Zhengzheng He also responded with a smile. "It would be nice if I could take a look."

The man lowered his head and asked, "Why didn't you say anything when you came back? Is it because of your sister? She..." He wanted to defend his daughter.

Gong Yuechao shook his head, "I'm planning to go there tomorrow, who knows I might meet you here today."

"Xie Juan...don't mind, these years, she still can't accept your imprisonment and said a lot of nasty things. When your mother talked to her, she reacted very much. Maybe it's because she has treated you like this since she was a child. My elder brother worshiped idols, and then something happened to you, and her dream was shattered. However, after a year later, she read the news about you, learned about the case, and told me that she regretted it .”

Gong Yuechao shook her head, "I didn't blame her, but I was a little disappointed. I hope she can understand when she grows up."

"Understood." The man quickly defended his daughter, then sighed again: "Actually, we didn't educate well."

Before his stepfather could complain too much, his mother came out from inside, Gong Yuechao said no more, said goodbye to the two, made an appointment to go there tomorrow, and got into Qin Zhengzheng's car without looking back.

He returned to the car with the smell of cigarettes all over his body, and saw Qin Zhengzheng's worry written on his face, so he pinched his face with a nonchalant smile, and comforted him: "Why are you so bitter and hateful? I'm not Is it good?"

"Are you all right?"

Gong Yuechao shook his head innocently, "It's okay." Then he said, "I feel relieved."

"Huh?" Qin Zhengzheng seemed puzzled, and asked him, "Why?"

"I have said everything, and let him see me now, and my mind is completely resolved."

At this time, Qin's mother, who was sitting in the back row and had been playing with her mobile phone, said, "Yue Chao, that's right, don't dwell on the past, look forward, your father has been dead for so many years, you should have put it down long ago." gone."

"Auntie is right." Gong Yuechao responded with a smile.

The car was on the way back, and Gong Yuezhao looked out the window at Suijiang, whom he hadn't seen for a long time. Along the way, he found that there was no special change, but the city after snow always had a clear beauty, which was his past. For more than twenty years, I have never felt the beauty.