Xingnian Tea House

Chapter 81

"Gift? What gift?"

Looking at Lin Nanyue's bright eyes, Qiao Xingnian smiled and said, "Does Ayue usually watch anime?"

"Occasionally watch some anime movies, the gift you bought is related to anime?"

Qiao Xingnian nodded and said, "Does A Yue know Xiao Hei? A black cat."

"Are you talking about Luo Xiaohei?"

"That's right, that's it. Today I accompanied Liu Meng to buy a birthday present for Lin Yi. I saw a figure in a figure store. I thought it looked like you, so I bought it and planned to give it to you as a gift." , the salesperson said that person is Luo Xiaohei's master."

"Luo Xiaohei's master?" Lin Nanyue tried hard to recall this anime character, and asked in confusion, "Do I look like him?"

"The likeness I'm talking about doesn't refer to appearance, but a feeling. It's obviously a serious appearance, but it has a lovely heart."

""cute"? Lin Nanyue glanced at Qiao Xingnian, and his ears turned red as expected.

"Well, when Ah Yue is blushing, duplicity, and beating around the bush, it feels like you can't do it with your looks. This contrast is very cute."

Lin Nanyue didn't speak, but the redness that spread to his cheeks was enough to show that he was shy again.

Qiao Xingnian jokingly said, "Haha, just like now, Ayue is very cute."

Lin Nanyue gave a dry cough in embarrassment. Although Qiao Xingnian praised him very much, he felt a little ashamed of the word "cute".He has always been an image of a tough guy who acts vigorously and resolutely. Not to mention the criminals caught by him, but his team members, whoever evaluates him as "cute".

Unexpectedly, Qiao Xingnian accepted it when he saw the offer, and said, "A Yue concentrates on driving, I'll take a nap for a while, and call me when we arrive."

"Well, good." Lin Nanyue quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

After Tao Tiantian graduated from university, his parents gave her money to open a nail salon in the shopping mall. Although the store was not big, the business was good, and the money he earned was not a problem to support himself.

When the two arrived, Tao Tiantian was doing manicures for clients. When she heard the sound of the door opening, she looked up and saw that it was Lin Nanyue. She frowned slightly. It was obvious that she did not welcome their arrival.

Qiao Xingnian and Lin Nanyue exchanged glances, and sat in the waiting area on the side.

Because of their good looks, they quickly attracted the attention of the customers in the store. They peeked at them from time to time, and they didn't even smell their phones.

"Beauty, your nails are done, how do you see the effect? ​​Beauty?"

After Tao Tiantian finished doing the nails for the customer, she found that her attention was all on the two policemen. She couldn't help being dissatisfied, but she was smart enough not to show it.

The beauty came back to her senses, smiled awkwardly, and said, "It's pretty good, there's nothing to say about your craftsmanship."

"That's good." Tao Tiantian smiled with satisfaction, pointed to Lin Nanyue and the others, and said, "My friend is looking for me, please excuse me first."

"Oh, then you are busy, I will scan the code right away."

Tao Tiantian got up and walked towards Lin Nanyue, saying, "Let's go outside and talk."

Lin Nanyue nodded and left the shop with Qiao Xingnian.

Tao Tiantian told the clerk to be optimistic about the storefront, and followed her out.

"Team Lin, I've already said what should be said. Why are you here again? My shop is very busy and I really don't have time to waste time with you." Tao Tiantian looked at the two of them, her tone full of impatient.

"If you don't want to talk about it here, you can tell me back to the police station." Lin Nanyue said this, because he really didn't consider whether the person standing opposite was a man or a woman.

Qiao Xingnian didn't speak now, and looked at Tao Tiantian in front of him. His hair was dyed in three colors, light blue, silver, and orange, and they were respectively braided with the surrounding black hair, and then tied together with a silk scarf. .

The makeup on the face is heavy, but the painting is very delicate. There is a stud on the nose, and a row of silver rings on the ears. It looks very handsome with her hip-hop clothes. However, it is too avant-garde, and older people should not be used to it.

Hearing Lin Nanyue's tough attitude, Tao Tiantian eased her tone and said, "Forget it, if you have any questions, just ask quickly, I still have to do business."

"We found Wu Hai today." Lin Nanyue said while carefully observing Tao Tiantian's expression, "He said something about being bullied by you in high school."

Tao Tiantian's eyes flickered, and she said, "Yes, we did go too far back then. We were sorry for him, but that happened many years ago. Why is he so persistent?"

"You are the bully, you are not the one who was hurt, of course you will forget it quickly, but the person who is bullied by you will spend a lifetime to heal, and even a lifetime will not be able to get out." Think about Wu Hai Looking at the unrepentant Tao Tiantian in front of him, Lin Nanyue found it difficult to control his temper.

"That only shows that his heart is too fragile. It's a big deal to remember such a trivial matter for a lifetime!" Tao Tiantian didn't realize that she was wrong at all, and instead blamed Wu Hai for not letting him go.

"Making a fuss over a molehill?" Qiao Xingnian couldn't help but say out loud after hearing that, "If you did it to you all what you did to him, would you still feel like making a fuss out of a molehill?"

Tao Tiantian froze for a moment, then frowned and said, "What do you mean?"

Qiao Xingnian repeated: "If Wu Hai took revenge on you and did all the things you did when you bullied him, would you still feel like making a fuss out of a molehill?"

"Back then we were young and ignorant, and it was inevitable to do wrong things. But now we are adults, if Wu Hai wants to take revenge on us, it would be a crime!" Tao Tiantian said confidently.

Tao Tiantian's tone was disgusting, and Lin Nanyue's tone also became severe, saying: "You can be a reason to bully others when you are young? Besides, when you bullied Wu Hai, you were already sixteen years old. According to the criminal law of our country , has reached the age of criminal responsibility for his actions."

"What kind of criminal responsibility, don't listen to his nonsense, at most we are playing pranks and joking, should we also bear criminal responsibility?"

It is obvious that Tao Tiantian knows how to avoid the serious and take the light.

Qiao Xingnian looked at Lin Nanyue and said, "Captain Lin, does she know that Gao Yang and Liang Chao are dead?"

Lin Nanyue nodded and said, "I know."

"Then does she know how they died?"

Lin Nanyue shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Qiao Xingnian looked at Tao Tiantian and asked, "Do you want to know how they died?"

Facing Qiao Xingnian's question, Tao Tiantian swallowed instinctively, and said, "What exactly are you trying to say?"

Qiao Xingnian smiled and said, "I think we have an obligation to tell you how the two of them died. Team Lin, show Miss Tao the photos taken at the scene."

Lin Nanyue nodded, took out the photo from his notebook, and handed it to Tao Tiantian.

Tao Tiantian took a look, and panic immediately appeared in her impatient eyes, as if there was a carving knife in her brain, engraving the shocking pictures in the photos.She hurriedly looked away, not daring to take another look.

A satisfied smile flashed across Qiao Xingnian's eyes when he saw this, and he said, "You saw the scars on their bodies, right? There are burns, stab wounds, whips, etc. But this is just the foreplay, and the more painful is yet to come. Their genitals were cut off, and while they were still alive, the murderer used a knife like cutting meat, cut them off, and chopped them into a pulp in front of their faces."

Following Qiao Xingnian's narration, images were automatically generated in Tao Tiantian's mind, and while she was terrified, her stomach was also churning.

"Do you think it's over? It's not." Qiao Xingnian deliberately paused, and said, "You should have seen the steel bars used in the construction site, right? The murderer used a steel bar about [-] centimeters long to cut through the dead man's gang door." Stabbed in, pierced their intestines, smashed their internal organs, and the broken internal organs flowed out mixed with blood..."

"Stop talking!" Tao Tiantian suddenly ran out covering her mouth.

Lin Nanyue clipped the photo back into his notebook and said, "Are you trying to scare her and make her break the defense?"

Qiao Xingnian nodded and said, "She has no regrets about what happened back then. You don't have to feel sorry for her at all. You can only tell the truth if you scare her."

Lin Nanyue quickly explained, saying, "I don't feel pity, but I just don't want to reveal too much about the case."

Seeing that Lin Nanyue was explaining seriously, Qiao Xingnian laughed out loud and said, "I'm just talking, Ayue don't need to be so nervous."

Lin Nanyue breathed a sigh of relief, and the roots of his ears turned red unconsciously.

After a while, Tao Tiantian came back, came to Lin Nanyue, and asked, "Who... killed them?"

Lin Nanyue said aloud: "This is still being investigated, so we came to you."

Qiao Xingnian continued, "You have seen how Gao Yang and Liang Chao died. This is revenge. If the case is not clear, it is uncertain who will be the next one to take revenge."

"Revenge?" Tao Tiantian rolled her eyes uneasily, and said, "It must be Wu Hai, it must be him, catch him quickly!"

"Didn't you say that the two of you were just playing pranks, just kidding? I don't think Wu Hai would kill people because of this." Qiao Xingnian reproached Tao Tiantian's previous words and turned to look at Xiang Lin Nanyue said: "Team Lin, I think our investigation is in the wrong direction, so don't embarrass Miss Tao, let's go."

Lin Nanyue knew that Qiao Xingnian was acting, and said cooperatively: "Well, we have wasted too much time on this line, it's time to change direction."

Seeing that the two were about to leave, Tao Tiantian quickly stepped forward and grabbed Lin Nanyue's arm, and said nervously, "No, no, no, it must be Wu Hai, he must be the murderer, don't go, don't go!"

"That's wrong, you just said..."

"No, I didn't tell the truth just now." Tao Tiantian interrupted Qiao Xingnian, and said anxiously: "This is not the case, listen to me, it must be Wu Hai, it must be him!"

"You were lying just now?" Qiao Xingnian frowned slightly, not concealing his dissatisfaction at this time, and said, "Time has passed and the two parties have died again. Who can prove that what you said is true?"

"It's true, I promise to tell the truth, you have to believe me!" Seeing that the two were still hesitating, Tao Tiantian said excitedly: "You are the police, you have to protect me, you have to protect me!"

Qiao Xingnian saw that the excitement was almost over, so he stopped when he saw it, looked at Lin Nanyue, and said, "Captain Lin, why don't we listen to what she has to say."

Lin Nanyue hesitated and said, "Okay, then give her another chance."

Qiao Xingnian looked at Tao Tiantian and said reluctantly, "Then where do you want to say it?"

Tao Tiantian turned her head to look at the store and said, "Go to the store, I'm closed today."

"But you still have customers in this store."

Tao Tiantian hurriedly said, "I'll take care of it, you guys will be fine soon."

Tao Tiantian turned around and walked into the store, saying, "I'm sorry today, something happened suddenly at home, we can't open for business, customers who haven't done it today, come over tomorrow for free, everyone, please understand."

The woman who was doing manicure was dissatisfied when she heard this, and said: "I just left halfway, how can I meet people, besides, I have a very important date today, if I mess up because of this, I will lose money." But it's big."

Tao Tiantian quickly apologized, and said, "I'm sorry, something happened at home, otherwise, no one would let the business go. Well, in order to express my apology, I can do it twice for you for free."

The woman looked at the finished hand and said, "Okay then, I'll go to another place to do it."

"Then trouble everyone to simply register, and come back and do it for free when you are free."

Everyone registered after hearing the news, and then left the store. Tao Tiantian gave the salesperson a day off, and then called Lin Nanyue and Qiao Xingnian into the door.

After they entered the door, Tao Tiantian pulled down the shutter door, sat next to the two of them, and said, "Captain Lin, what do you want to ask, I will tell the truth, but you must ensure my safety."

Lin Nanyue said in a businesslike manner: "Don't worry, if it is determined that your safety is being threatened, we will definitely take corresponding measures to protect it."

Tao Tiantian breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then you can ask."

Lin Nanyue took out the recording pen, opened it, put it on the table, and asked directly: "Wu Hai said that he was sexually assaulted by Gao Yang and others back then. Do you know about this?"

Tao Tiantian looked at the recording pen on the table, with a struggling look on her face.

Qiao Xingnian took out her mobile phone to check the time, and said, "Captain Lin, it's already noon, I think she's hesitant, as if she doesn't want to say anything, why don't we go have dinner first."

"Alright." Lin Nanyue said, reaching for the recorder on the table.

Seeing this, Tao Tiantian quickly stopped her and said, "I said, I said, don't go."

"Are you sure?" Lin Nanyue looked at Tao Tiantian, but did not withdraw his hand.

Tao Tiantian nodded quickly and said, "Sure!"

Lin Nanyue withdrew his hand and said, "Then tell me."

Tao Tiantian pondered for a while, and said: "I know about that. It was Friday, the day we went home. I went back very early that day. They said they were going to the Internet cafe, and they said they would go back later. How could I know that I would finish the session?" Wang, when they went back to school to pick up things, they happened to run into Wu Hai who was out of school. They originally wanted to bully him as usual and have fun. But Gao Yang suddenly proposed to..."

When Tao Tiantian said this, she stopped and looked at the two of them with some embarrassment.

Lin Nanyue didn't feel embarrassed at all, and said, "What do you want, to be more specific, we want to collect evidence."

Tao Tiantian took a deep breath and said, "Gao Yang said he wanted Wu Hai to look good, and suggested that he should taste like a man, and then they...forced him."

"When was that, and who were they?"

After the matter was out of her mouth, Tao Tiantian relaxed and said, "It should be the second semester of the second year of high school. We just finished the midterm exam. I don't remember the exact date. Besides Gao Yang and Liang Chao, there are Shang Di and Kong Han, all four of them did it."

"You mean all four of them sexually assaulted Wu Hai, right?"

Tao Tiandian nodded and said, "Yes."

"How did you know about this? You and Liang Chao are boyfriend and girlfriend, so it's impossible for him to tell you about this."

"During that time, Liang Chao was very abnormal, and his attitude towards me changed, so I asked what was going on. Shang Di also liked me at that time, so he told me about it."

"After that, what did you do?"

"I asked Liang Chao why he did that. He said that Gao Yang encouraged him. If he didn't do that, he would be out of company. He was afraid that Gao Yang and the others would exclude him. He begged me to forgive him, but I felt disgusted and broke up with him. "

When Tao Tiantian spoke, she did not hide the disgust on her expression at all.

"Wu Hai said, you took his photos and videos to threaten him, didn't you?"

"It was taken by Shang Di. Before Shang Di went abroad, he gave these photos and videos to Gao Yang."

"So you have kept in touch with Wu Hai all these years, right?"

"I haven't." Tao Tiantian quickly retorted, saying, "After I went to college, I almost didn't contact them, but after graduating from college, my family planned to pay for me to open a nail salon. When I was looking for a store, I’ve contacted Liang Chao. He opened a store in a department store, and I wanted him to help me keep an eye on the store, and that’s when I realized that they were still entangled with Wu Hai.”

"That's it?" Qiao Xingnian's tone was full of doubts.

"It's just that! After graduating from high school, what they did to Wu Hai has nothing to do with me. I've been out of that circle for a long time, and I haven't participated in it since then."

"If you haven't been involved in their affairs since high school, why are you still worried that Wu Hai will retaliate against you?" Qiao Xingnian's question can be said to be quite sharp.

"I..." Tao Tiantian looked flustered, and said, "I participated in bullying him in high school. What if Wu Hai goes crazy and he wants to settle with me?"

"Do you know Yu Feng?"

"Yu Feng?" Tao Tiantian looked at Qiao Xingnian in confusion.

Lin Nanyue took out Yu Feng's photo at the right time and said, "Do you know this man?"

Tao Tiantian looked at the photo carefully and said, "I don't know it, I've never seen it before."

Lin Nanyue looked at Qiao Xingnian and asked, "Can you be responsible for what you just said?"

Tao Tiantian took a deep breath and said, "Yes."

Qiao Xingnian asked out loud, "After you learned that Liang Chao and Wu Hai had a relationship, did you do anything to Wu Hai?"

Tao Tiantian, who was relaxed, was a little caught off guard by the question, a look of panic flashed in her eyes, and she said, "I didn't do anything."

Although Tao Tiantian's expression was fleeting, she was easily caught by Qiao Xingnian and said, "Miss Tao, you'd better tell the truth, so that we can judge whether Wu Hai will retaliate against you."

Tao Tiantian said excitedly, "I'm telling the truth."

"Based on what you are saying now, the possibility of Wu Hai retaliating against you is very low, so there is no need for us to take protective measures against you."

"The possibility is low, but it's not impossible. You can't ignore me."

"Three homicides have occurred in succession in the past few days. Now the police station is busy investigating, and there is really no manpower..."

"Three murders..." Tao Tiantian was startled, her eyes widened in horror, and she said nervously, "Who is dead, Shang Di or Kong Han?"

"No, they are not in Lake City, so there should be nothing wrong for the time being."

"Not in Hucheng, yes, they are not in Hucheng, Wu Hai can't find them, so they will be fine..." Tao Tiantian murmured nervously.

"It's just that it's okay for the time being, and I'm not sure about it later."

"It's okay for now?" Tao Tiantian swallowed nervously, looked at the two with her eyes wide open, and said, "What should I do? Then I... what should I do?"

"The most important thing for you now is to tell the truth and help us solve this case, so that you can relieve your worries."

"To be honest..." Tao Tiantian's wide-open eyes showed a look of struggle.

Qiao Xingnian took out his mobile phone to look at it, and said, "Oh, it's already past one o'clock, I wonder why I'm hungry. Team Lin, let's go eat."

Lin Nanyue nodded and said, "Well, hurry back to the bureau after dinner, there are still many things to do."

Lin Nanyue reached for the recorder, but Tao Tiantian took it first and said, "You can't leave, you must protect me, or I'll ruin this."

Lin Nanyue frowned slightly, but Qiao Xingnian said indifferently: "Actually, we have thoroughly investigated what you said. It really doesn't matter if you have this or not. If you are not afraid of the defendant obstructing official duties, then destroy it."

Qiao Xingnian reached out to pull Lin Nanyue, and said, "Captain Lin, don't waste time with her, we still have a lot to do, maybe there will be a fourth victim tonight."

Lin Nanyue nodded and said, "You can either give me the recorder or destroy the recorder. Hurry up, we don't have so much time to waste with you."

"You..." Looking at the impatience on Qiao Xingnian's face, Tao Tiantian's anxiety reached its peak, completely unaware that she was being led by the nose by Qiao Xingnian from beginning to end.

Seeing Tao Tiantian standing there in a daze without any expression, Qiao Xingnian said impatiently, "Hurry up and make a decision, don't waste our time."

"I...I said..."

Tao Tiantian handed over the recording pen in her hand.

Lin Nanyue took the recording pen, put it on the table again, and said, "What did you do to Wu Hai?"

"That day... Actually, I was there too. I took the video with my mobile phone."

Qiao Xingnian and Lin Nanyue looked at each other and asked, "Which day is that day?"

"It was the day Wu Hai was sexually assaulted."

"Liang Chao is your boyfriend, and you just watched your boyfriend have sex with someone else?" Qiao Xingnian didn't understand.

"Gao Yang is the leader of our small group. We must do what he said, otherwise we will be excluded, and even bullied like Wu Hai. We are also forced. He forced Liang Chao and Wu Hai to have a conflict. relationship, and forced me to take a video with my mobile phone, none of this was voluntary." Tao Tiantian tried her best to keep her relationship clear.

"After graduating from high school, have you ever bullied Wu Hai?"

Tao Tiantian hesitated for a moment, and said, "When I opened the shop, I didn't have enough money, so I asked him to borrow some money."

Qiao Xingnian looked at him expressionlessly, and said, "Borrowed? How much? Have you paid it back?"

"[-], I... I forgot to pay it back, I will pay it back now!" Tao Tiantian took out her mobile phone and was about to transfer the money to Wu Hai.

Qiao Xingnian then asked, "How did you borrow money from him?"

Tao Tiantian's body froze, her hands stopped, and she said falteringly: "I...I have kept those videos and photos. I know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong, I now Just return the money to him, delete all the videos, and I will never do this kind of thing again. You have to believe me, please protect me, I have said everything I need to say, I don’t want to die, I really don’t want to die."

"Where are the videos and photos?"

Tao Tiantian forced herself to calm down and said, "I can give you the videos and photos, but you must send someone to protect them, otherwise I will delete all these videos and photos, and none of you will get them."

Lin Nanyue nodded and said, "We agree to your conditions. I will send someone to protect you 24 hours a day. Now give me the video and photos."

"Don't lie to me!" Tao Tiantian looked at the two uncertainly.

"Don't worry, we are the police. If you are sure that you are in danger, we will naturally protect you."

Tao Tiantian took out her mobile phone, opened the video file, handed it to Lin Nanyue, and said, "I recorded these videos at the time. Gao Yang had a copy, and I secretly copied a copy."

Lin Nanyue took the phone and watched the video on it. Wu Hai's begging and wailing sounds, Gao Yang's and others' insulting and groaning sounds were intertwined, like the most vicious curse. From that moment on, hanging over everyone.

Lin Nanyue frowned tightly. He sent the video file to his mobile phone and said, "Tao Tiantian, is everything you said just now? Are there any omissions?"

"It's gone, it's really gone, I know, I said everything. In fact, Gao Yang and Liang Chao are the culprits. Wu Hai killed them, and he avenged himself. I... Although I was wrong, I am not guilty. Until death, I am willing to accept legal sanctions, and you must protect me."

Speaking of this, Tao Tiantian burst into tears. She knew in her heart that the things she did before had violated the law, and she would definitely go to jail.Once a girl goes to jail, her life is ruined, but in order to survive, she has no choice.

Looking at Tao Tiantian who was crying bitterly, Qiao Xingnian could not feel any pity, because there was no apology to Wu Hai in her tears, only the fear of her own future, and she was able to say these things cooperatively, but it was just a matter of weighing the pros and cons result.

Without delay, the two took Tao Tiantian to the police station.Qiao Xingnian did not rush back to the tea house, but went to meet Wu Hai.

Before going to see him, Qiao Xingnian planned to buy some food and asked, "A Yue, where is the newly opened restaurant you mentioned?"

Lin Nanyue's face froze, and then he said honestly: "There is no restaurant, I bought it at the one in the municipal hospital."

Qiao Xingnian was amused for a while, and said, "So why did Ayue lie?"

"I was afraid to tell you that you would become suspicious. I didn't want to take risks before I was sure that you liked me too, so I lied."

Lin Nanyue blushed uncomfortably.

"Well, this reason is justified, don't lie to me again, you know?"

Lin Nanyue breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and said with a wry smile, "Even if you don't tell me, I won't lie anymore. After all, it takes a hundred lies to complete a lie. It's too difficult."

Qiao Xingnian raised his eyebrows and said, "Then how did you plan to lie before?"

Lin Nanyue hesitated and said, "I originally planned to open a restaurant nearby..."

Qiao Xingnian was startled, and then said dumbfoundedly: "Young Master Lin is worthy of being Young Master Lin, to open a restaurant in order to fulfill a lie, what a big deal!"

"Don't you like food? I just thought that if I can open a food city, will it be able to keep your people, and if you keep your people, will it be able to walk into your heart?"

The smile in Qiao Xingnian's eyes grew stronger, and he said, "So it's all my fault that the Food City didn't open?"

"If you want to drive, then we will drive, anytime."

"A Yue is so obedient to me, isn't he afraid that I will lose all your money?"

"Don't be afraid. It's best to lose everything, so that I can rely on you, and then you won't be able to run away even if you want to."

"Ah, Ah Yue's abacus is really clanging. It's a pity not to go into business."

The two looked at each other, smiled knowingly, and their feelings were slowly warming up.

Qiao Xingnian walked around the neighborhood, bought some food to pack, and went to the criminal investigation team with it.

In the interrogation room, Wu Hai was still sitting on the interrogation chair, with his head lowered, his fingers unconsciously grabbing the gauze on his wrist, so that no one could see his expression.

The door opened with a "squeak", and Wu Hai subconsciously looked up, but was stunned when he saw the person coming.

Qiao Xingnian looked at him and smiled, walked up to him, took out the food, and put it on the table in front of him.

"I haven't eaten here, and I don't know which one is delicious, so I found a decent restaurant and bought two dishes. Try it and see how it tastes."

Qiao Xingnian spoke naturally, not paying any attention to where it was.

"Boss, why are you here?"

"Did you forget my relationship with Captain Lin? He told me." Qiao Xingnian handed the chopsticks to Wu Hai and said, "Although your injury is scabbed, you still have to be careful. Avoid heavy flavors. I just bought some light ones, you can try it."

Wu Hai took the chopsticks and looked at the food in front of him. Stir-fried shrimp with cucumber, boiled meatballs, a bowl of pumpkin porridge, and a bowl of white rice. As Qiao Xingnian said, they were indeed light but rich in nutrition.

Qiao Xingnian pulled a chair over, sat across from Wu Hai, and said, "I've been busy all morning, and I haven't had time to eat, so I'll eat a couple of bites too, to fill my stomach."

Qiao Xingnian picked up the chopsticks, picked up a meatball, tasted it, and said, "Well, this fish ball is not bad, try it."

Wu Hai also took a ball and chewed it, and said, "Well, the taste is really good."

Qiao Xingnian smiled, tasted another shrimp, and said, "Shrimp is also good. I didn't expect to find a treasure restaurant on this trip. When I go out later, I have to order a spicy hot pot to satisfy my hunger. "

Wu Hai looked at him while eating. He was waiting for Qiao Xingnian to speak, but Qiao Xingnian didn't say anything until the meal was over, and the occasional chat was only about eating.

Wu Hai looked at him puzzled, unable to figure out his purpose for coming here.

Qiao Xingnian cleaned up the dishes and said, "Team Lin said that you are needed to cooperate with the investigation here, and I will let you go tomorrow. Just bear with me tonight, and I will pick you up tomorrow."

"it is good."

"Then I'll go first."

Seeing Qiao Xingnian turn around and leave, Wu Hai couldn't help calling out to him, saying, "Boss."

Qiao Xingnian turned to look at him and said, "What's wrong?"

"Don't you have anything to say?"

Qiao Xingnian was silent for a while, let go of the doorknob, turned around, walked to the previous seat and sat down, and said, "If you ask me this way, I really have something to say to you."

Wu Hai didn't speak, and looked straight into his eyes.

"It is true that I told Team Lin about your matter, but after the police at the police station found you, he already knew what I told him. Even so, I still want to say sorry to you , In the final analysis, I broke my promise and did not keep my promise."

Wu Hai looked at him silently for a while, and said, "The boss suspects me too?"

Qiao Xingnian looked back at him, and asked seriously: "Then you said...are you the one who murdered?"

"I didn't kill Gao Yang and Liang Chao." Wu Hai also answered seriously.

Qiao Xingnian looked at him for a long time, sighed deeply, and said, "Wu Hai, the more I understand your past, the heavier my heart is, and the more I want to save you. I know that you have hatred in your heart, and I can understand it." How you feel, I know you would not have made such a decision if you hadn't been pushed to the extreme.

It's just that violence can't liberate people, on the contrary, it will make yourself into what you hate, and thus fall into a darker and darker hell. "

Lin Nanyue also said similar things before, and Wu Hai rebuked him excitedly, but now he didn't refute, just looked at Qiao Xingnian quietly.

Qiao Xingnian was silent for a while, and said, "Team Lin and I went to find Tao Tiantian today and found those videos and photos. From now on, no one will be able to threaten you again."

Wu Hai's calm was broken, he looked at Qiao Xingnian in a daze, and said, "Those videos and photos...have you seen them?"

"I didn't read it, I just wanted to tell you about it."

Wu Hai came back to his senses, smiled self-deprecatingly, and said, "People like me have already had a bad reputation, so it doesn't make any difference whether you look at it or not."

Qiao Xingnian frowned slightly, and said, "If you don't even look down on yourself, what do you expect from others?"

"Boss, why don't you ask me why I entered the tea house?"

Qiao Xingnian asked back, "If I asked, would you say it?"

Wu Hai was silent.

"Since I know you won't tell, why should I ask?" Qiao Xingnian stood up and said, "I should go. I'll pick you up tomorrow."

"Boss, the store is very busy and there are not enough staff, so I won't bother the boss tomorrow."

"I forgot to tell you that the store just recruited five people two days ago and has already done basic training. Although it is not good to make tea, it is completely fine to lay hands on it, so you don't have to worry. I will pick you up tomorrow, by the way The tea house is familiar with them, and they will be colleagues in the future, so we must get to know them better."

"Five people were recruited?"

"I said before that I want to expand the store. Five people are not enough, at least ten are needed. But apart from them, there is no suitable one, but there is no rush, just look for it slowly."

"Okay, then I will trouble the boss tomorrow."

Qiao Xingnian nodded, turned and left the interrogation room.As soon as he went out, Lin Nanyue also came out from the surveillance room next door, looked at the bowls and chopsticks in his hands, and said, "Let's go eat too."

"Okay. The food here is not bad, I just go over and try it."

The two didn't talk much, they went downstairs together, came to the restaurant opposite the police station, asked for a small private room, followed the waiter and went upstairs.

"I want a spicy hot pot, another garlic scallop, another grape chicken, stir-fried water spinach, a bowl of rice for each person, and a can of sour plum soup." Qiao Xingnian glanced quickly and said, "Order these first, Not enough to say."

The waiter nodded and said, "Okay, wait a moment, both of you."

"By the way, the spicy spicy hot pot is fine."

"Okay." The waiter responded, seeing that Qiao Xingnian didn't speak any more, he opened the door and walked out.

Seeing this, Lin Nanyue said aloud, "Are you really going to pick him up tomorrow?"

"Now there is no evidence to convict him at all, how long can you keep him in prison?"

"I don't mean that, I mean why did you come to pick him up?"

Qiao Xingnian smiled and said, "I don't believe that Ayue can't guess."

Lin Nanyue was startled, and guessed, "You want to take him to the tea house, and test those newly recruited shop assistants?"

Qiao Xingnian nodded and said, "We are almost certain that among the five people, there must be his accomplice. I will take him back and create a chance for the two to meet, so that we can seize the opportunity."

"You're still smart."

"Thank you, Ayue, for your compliment." Qiao Xingnian sighed, and said, "Actually, in the interrogation room, what I said was the truth. I really wanted to save him."

"We all want to save him. As for the result, it depends on his final choice."

At ten o'clock in the evening, Qiao Xingnian came down from upstairs after changing his clothes, looked at Liu Meng and Liu Man, and said, "I'm leaving tonight, what else do you have to say?"

Liu Man hesitated for a moment, and said, "Boss, can you help me go back to my hometown and see my grandparents? There is no need to do anything else, just ask them if the compensation has arrived."

Qiao Xingnian nodded and said, "I'll make a special trip when they finish their training and can treat guests alone."

Liu Man breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, gratefully