Chapter 4 I became a murder suspect

When Zhong Chubo walked into the teahouse, the light of the whole "Shui Wuyou" dimmed. The tea art ladies teased: "Miss Lu is really talented, all her boyfriends are handsome and rich, and they are all picked up by good cars when they go in and out." I quickly corrected it: "This is not my boyfriend, but my boss." Zhong Chubo smiled and nodded to the ladies. His tall figure did not match the small and exquisite decoration style of the teahouse, which made me feel inexplicably depressed.But his attitude is very relaxed and natural, and the strange thing is that he and Wuyou know each other and greet him familiarly: "Since you opened the teahouse, you have become estranged from your old friends. Actually, I can help you." Contact a few free advertisements, why, look down on it?"

Worry-free smile: "Where. If you have time to drink tea, I will give you a 20% discount." "How can a rough man like me know how to drink tea? Drinking is not bad." Zhong Chubo said, and sat down. I was surprised: "You know each other?" Wuyou said indifferently: "When I was a reporter in a newspaper office, I entrusted Mr. Zhong to undertake a few advertisements." But in her eyes, she could clearly see that there were some more complicated stories than cooperative advertisements. After three rounds of tea, Zhong Chubo filled a cup for me with his own hands, and urged: "After drinking this cup, we should go, let's talk about some serious business." While turning around, he asked Wuyou, "What time is it?"

"Eleven o'clock sharp." Wuyou looked down at her watch. Her attitude had always been indifferent, but at this moment she tried to persuade her to stay: "Is there anything you want to talk about here? I'm afraid I will come here later to pick you up." Chen'er, or, call him first?" I was a little surprised, Wuyou is not a troublesome person, but today he seems a little abnormal, very worried.Her expression seemed to be reminding something intentionally, what was she worried about?What does she know that I don't? The worry-free attitude affected me. When the car drove onto Binhai Road, I asked Zhong Chubo a little rudely: "What's the matter, why are you looking for me so urgently?"

"There are some details on the accounts that the finance says you know..." But I couldn't hear what he said next. Suddenly a very strong tiredness hit me, and I fell asleep. There is a lingering fragrance of Sophora japonica in my dream, which brings me back to my distant childhood. At that time, every spring, I would pick the freshest and clean Sophora japonica, and give it to my mother to mix it with high-quality flour to make Sophora japonica steamed buns... Until the ringtone of the mobile phone woke me up, the fragrance of Sophora japonica still remained on my tongue.

It was Zhong Chubo who was talking on the phone, and I understood only a few lines of dialogue. I was the one who handled a business in Zhuhai.I can't help but feel apologetic for the inconvenience caused by my sudden resignation to the company. The car had already stopped at this time, and there was a faint sound of waves coming from the window. When I looked out, I realized that the location was actually in the seaside park. Zhong Chubo turned off the phone and asked with a smile, "Are you awake?" I nodded: "I'm so sorry...how did you come here?" "I saw that you were sleeping soundly, and I couldn't bear to disturb you, and it was inconvenient to go elsewhere, so I brought you to Xanadu."

I opened the car door, and immediately the sea breeze rushed towards me with a fresh smell of the sea, which was refreshing.It was a completely different scent from the scent of Sophora japonica, but it was just as refreshing.I took a deep breath and praised: "It really is a paradise." "It's a pity that what we want to talk about is all the most vulgar money business." Zhong Chubo smiled, suddenly became cheerful, and said casually, "Chen'er, how about taking a photo with the host and guest? It's a souvenir for me. , I will also think about it in the future, hey, such a beautiful and stunning beauty once worked as my secretary."

"The female manager of Shui Wuyou is really stunning." I smiled, and stood under a Chinese watch in the direction of his finger, waiting to be photographed.This kind of Chinese watch is available in many public places in Dalian. Except for the small gold foil signs at 12:00, 3:00, 6:00, and 9:00, there are no patterns, and it is very simple and profound. Zhong Chubo fiddled with the tripod, and took off his suit jacket casually, but he was actually only wearing a summer T-shirt, the collarless and sleeveless kind. I was shocked: "Aren't you afraid of the cold?" "Is it cold?" He suddenly thought of something, "By the way, I heard that you are getting married, I have specially prepared a gift for you, you are not allowed to refuse." He leaned over to the car and took out a box .

I was worried that the gift would be too expensive to accept.But when I opened the package, it was just a bright red cashmere shawl, wide enough to wrap me up. Zhong Chubo said: "Put it on now and take a picture, it will be commemorative." The gift is very ordinary, so there is no need to refuse it. I say thank you and obediently put it on my shoulders. Zhong Chubo adjusted the focus, ran over and stood beside me, and said: "One, two, three, laugh!" After laughing, he shouted again: "Oops, the focus seems to be out of focus, come on, take another picture .” Said and ran back again.

With a "click", Zhong Chubo raised his camera: "Okay, this will be the most important photo in my life." When he said that, I just took it as a compliment, but I didn't expect it to be a prophecy. That photo really changed my life from now on. But at that time, amidst the sound of the waves, I didn't think about anything.The sea stretches as far as the eye can see, making all my thoughts clear and simple. Zhong Chubo suggested: "Why don't we all turn off our mobile phones, so as not to interrupt our thinking and interest." I agreed with a smile.

We sat on the reef and discussed several important businesses that the company urgently needed to hand over, watched the waves for a while, and talked about advertisements for a while.Unknowingly, the sun has turned from yellow to red, and gradually set in the west. The twinkling sunset spreads flat on the sea surface, sparkling, as if crushing countless golden flakes in the water, the scene is really beautiful.The sound of the waves beat the shore, murmuring and telling unknown stories one by one.Is it the love story of Hai's daughter?Or the bitterness of the old captain?Watching the waves rise and fall, I was almost dumbfounded.

I told Zhong Chubo: "My favorite time of the day is dusk. And my greatest ideal is that one day I can do nothing, think nothing, and just wait for dusk to sit on a deck chair on the beach." Watch the sunset." Zhong Chubo seemed shocked that I would say that, and couldn't help being surprised: "Is it so important to watch the sunset?" But before I could answer, he nodded understandingly, "However, it is indeed a kind of feeling to be able to watch the sunset without any worries. An ideal life. It's a pity that there are few people in this world who have such humble and peaceful requirements, and most of those people don't have the conditions to watch the sunset. They must have money, leisure, and mood." I asked, "What about you? Now that you have money and leisure, would you be in the mood to watch the sunset?" "I never thought that someone would regard watching the sunset as a major event in life." Zhong Chubo said hesitantly, "My ideal is to make money, make more money, and make the most money." "What do you do with the money?" He thought and thought, as if he was stumped by such a simple question. After a while, he suddenly laughed: "I made money, so I can come to this beach, do nothing, think about nothing, just lie on the chair Watch the sunset!" I was taken aback, but couldn't help laughing. The setting sun seemed to be unable to bear our praise, and completely sank into the sea.A few wooden boats are rippling in the distance, the sky and the sea are blue, and the boats cut out a few black shadows, like an unreal painting.Where the sky and water meet, several mountains lie quietly there, standing steadily for thousands of years.They know all that the waves know, but they don't tell. The moon gradually rises, like silver like water, clear and clear, only one star is quietly shining in the unfathomable night sky.The sound of the tide is getting louder, rows of white waves rushing to the shore, blooming suddenly, and disappearing in the blink of an eye, it is more precious than a flash in the pan, and more hasty than a flash in the pan.The moment the snow waves roll up, there are countless lights flashing, crystal and mysterious, which makes people feel cold from the bottom of their hearts. I was shocked: "I just watched the sunset, it turned out that it was already so late, I had to go home." Zhong Chubo also seemed to have just woken up, and couldn't help laughing: "Is it already this late? I only now know that the moonlit night by the sea is so beautiful. It was a wasted time in the past." He said regretfully, "It's a pity, although there will be more in the future." What I love most is the opportunity to watch the sunset, but without such a good company as you, the beauty of the beautiful day will have to live up to it.” When the car passed through the city, I realized that today is Qingming. There is a burning fire at almost every crossroads, and stacks of yellow mounting papers turn into butterflies in the fire, blown up by the wind, whirling to ashes and smoke, it is the money sent by people in the underworld to the underworld, it is said Dead relatives can benefit from being well-fed in another world because of these papers. There was a mother-in-law crying while guarding a pair of children's shoes with tiger heads: "Baby, come back..." I am a little cold, and I wrap my red shawl tightly around my body.I didn't expect Zhong Chubo's gift to take effect so soon. As soon as I got off the taxi, I saw Yiran standing in front of the door and wandering anxiously. Seeing me, I breathed a sigh of relief, but shook my head and complained: "You are back, where have you been, so late?" His handsome face illuminated my heart like a star, I jumped lightly into his arms, hung my hands around his neck, and asked in surprise: "Yiran, are you waiting for me? When will you come?" of?" "Come here after work. Wuyou said that you left with Zhong Chubo, why have you been gone for so long?" "We were discussing business by the sea, and it would be too late." I said apologetically, "I didn't know you would come, otherwise, you would have come back long ago." "By the sea? Talking about business?" Yi Ran looked suspicious, "Is it so late to talk about business?" "I resigned suddenly and caused a lot of inconvenience to the company. Manager Zhong asked me to talk about work handover. At first it was just about work, but you don't know how beautiful the sunset over the sea is. I was so greedy for the beautiful scenery that I forgot the time. " If I paid a little attention, I should have noticed the dissatisfaction and concern in Yi Ran's tone, but because I was too open, I didn't notice other people's suspicions, and I just happily described the beach at night to him: "Those fishing boats are in the sea. In the setting sun, a line slowly swayed close to the beach, and the fisherman was fixed on the bow like an arrow. It was very beautiful, just like a painting. It’s a pity that you can’t enjoy it with me.” "What does that matter?" Yiran sarcastically said, "Even if I'm not here, isn't there someone else to enjoy with you?" I was stunned: "Yiran, are you angry?" "Don't dare." Yiran still continued his sarcasm, "I just don't understand, why do we have to go to the beach when we talk about work? And what does it have to do with sunset fishing boats?" "Are you doubting me?" My anger also came up, "Well, we will get married soon, if we can't even achieve the minimum trust, how can we talk about being together forever?" "Trust? Trust also has a prerequisite, that is, what you do must have a reason for me to trust you." "What's wrong with what I did? Then, if you want to quarrel, please forgive me, I'm tired!" I ordered the eviction. But Yi Ran still didn't hold back, instead he said even more meanly: "By the way, I forgot that your young lady has been having fun all afternoon, and she is indeed very tired. It's because I'm too clueless..." "So, so you are going to have a fight?!" I took two steps back and let the distance build a barrier in front of us. Yiran's face became even more ugly, and he took a step closer: "Can you be fair? Am I going to quarrel? I waited at your house from the afternoon until it was dark, and finally waited for you to come back, but you told me that you were in Watching the sunset with my former lover by the sea..." "So, please be respectful in what you say!" "Compared to Mrs. Zhong Xu Nongqin, I already have a lot of respect..." His words are a knife, every sentence is, piercing deeply into my heart.I couldn't bear it anymore, turned around and ran into the cave.Since he didn't keep me anymore, the bottom line of his self-esteem is there, and his love and tolerance for me are only so much, no matter how high the requirements are, he can't meet them. I looked out from the window on the third floor. I thought he would still be standing downstairs waiting for me, but I found that he didn’t stop for a minute. He was almost at the street corner, where someone was burning paper money, and the paper ashes were spinning. It landed on Yiran's head, he brushed it with his hand, and continued walking without looking back.Amidst the flying paper dust, his tall back appeared firm and unfeeling.I wanted to call him, but instinctively bit my lip.No, it was he who suspected me and lost his temper. It was obviously his fault, but he was even more angry than me, and he had no intention of apologizing to me! As soon as I turned around, I ran again and ran up to the seventh floor. When my mother saw me, she asked in surprise, "Chen'er, you're back? What happened after that? Didn't he pick you up?" "He, he's gone." I answered vaguely, afraid that my mother would question me again, so I hurried back to my room. I buried my face in the pillow, and for a long time, a thin pain in my heart slowly spread out, the area became larger, the pain became stronger, and the frequency became tighter, torturing myself almost out of breath Come. What am I doing?Fall out again because of Zhong Chubo?It's not worth it!So, let's not quarrel, don't quarrel, okay?There is nothing worth making you and I doubt and hurt each other. Why do you care so little about our peaceful coexistence?Does love have to be at the cost of nourishing each other's pain?Is it true that the deeper the love, the heavier the hurt?But why, why must it hurt?Is it a reason to love to hurt someone you love arbitrarily?Or is it a way of expressing love?Is it hurt because you love too deeply, or on the contrary, because you don't love enough, and you can't even understand and trust at least? I think of our first acquaintance, the encounter in the elevator, the first appointment in the teahouse, the seven bowls of tea with Lu Tong, the emerald necklace... Holding the emerald diamond pendant on my neck, my regret and pain are every minute Stronger than the last minute.But, how should I explain the same, let him know my loyalty to him, know that he is irreplaceable in my heart, let him know that there is no and should not have anyone intervening between us, in this world, we should They are the two people who know each other and trust each other the most. Why should we let boring suspicion separate us? I don't know how long I have been lying like this. When it was almost dawn, I heard a knock on the door, so he walked all the way to my bed, dripping water all over his body.I turned over and sat up, trying to grab his hand, and asked, "You've been outside? Why didn't you come in?" But my hands are empty, not at all, not at all. But the knocking on the door continued. I rubbed my eyes and knew I was dreaming.However, the desolate emotion in my heart was so unforgettable that I couldn't wake up from the dream for a while. It was my mother who knocked on the door, and she said, "Chen'er, someone is looking for you." "Is it true?" I asked in a daze, thinking, I must tell him that I dreamed of him just now, and only after I dreamed of him did I know how much I love him, and how sad it was to quarrel with him .I want to say, we don't quarrel anymore, from now on I will treat him well and tenderly, I will pull him to watch the sunset with me, and tell him how beautiful the sunset is.Explain to him that I came back late not because of Zhong Chubo, but because I just like the beach with sunset. But the surprise in my mother's eyes interrupted my whimsical thoughts. She said, "Chen'er, two policemen came to you and asked you to assist in the investigation." "Assist in the investigation? Why?" When I said this, I was already sitting in the interrogation room of the police station. "Don't ask so many questions, you answer our questions first." A policeman scolded blankly, "What's your relationship with Zhong Chubo?" "It used to be a colleague, he was the boss and I was the secretary, but now I have resigned." "It's that simple?" "Then what kind of complexity do you want?" I asked impatiently. The police officer who took the record raised his head and gave me a look: "Be honest. Answer what you ask, don't talk so much nonsense." What to assist in the investigation, this is clearly a prisoner under trial!However, under the eaves of others, why not bow your head?I had to give up: "Okay, you can ask, but what exactly do you want to know?" "Are you with Zhong Chubo this afternoon?" "Yes, he asked me to talk about the handover of work. We chatted at the beach all afternoon and just broke up." "Why don't you turn on your phone?" "Because the thoughts are messy, the thinking needs to be clear, so I don't want to be disturbed, so I turned off the phone." "Just talk about work?" "And some other gossip." "What words?" "Fantasy, snowy and moony, ocean waves and life." I lost my temper again, "What exactly do you want to know? Can you go straight to the topic and ask for clarification?" A policeman laughed: "We are not in a hurry, but you are?" The other one who was more serious remained unmoved, and continued to ask in an unchanging tone: "Have you and Zhong Chubo ever had any other contacts besides the relationship of colleagues?" "No." "You're lying! We've investigated and found that your relationship with him was very ambiguous, and you were chased to the office by his wife and beaten for it." I just felt a "buzz" in my head, and it was this thing again!I was slapped, and I was the victim, but how did this matter become my ironclad evidence, which cannot be cleared away? !I supported the table: "I was wronged, his wife is crazy, wronged me!" "So you hate her?" "Of course I hate her!" "So you killed her!" "What?" I was stunned, "I, kill, her?" I understood a little bit, but I still couldn't believe it, "She died?" "Stop pretending!" The policeman suddenly stood up "huo", and "slapped" a stack of photos in front of me, "You can see for yourself!" The photos spread out, and they were on-site portraits taken by the bailiff.Xu Nongqin, with disheveled hair, eyes wide open, tongue sticking out, face ashen, hanged on the step of the stairs in her own house; there are also some photos after they were untied. His blue eyes and face remained unchanged. But the most frightening thing was a simple piece of paper next to it, with six large characters written on the back of the paper: Lu Chen'er, I hate you! I fainted.