Chapter 2 2. Last words

Four days passed.There is still no major progress in the detection of Li Shuilu's assassination case. Although Ma Sen's investigation of the surrounding area of ​​Jinguizun Mansion was detailed and thorough, he found nothing.To make matters worse, Hu Jianan was also admitted to the hospital due to a heart attack recurrence.Right now, Liu Kai and Ma Sen can only wait for Li Shuilu to wake up like ants on a hot pot. Li Shuilu, who was lying in the hospital, did not wake up as Liu Kai hoped. On the contrary, her injury deteriorated rapidly and her life was at stake.However, just when Liu Kai was at a loss for what to do, Dr. Tian suddenly called and asked him to go to the hospital right away.

When Liu Kai arrived at the municipal hospital, Dr. Tian was already anxiously waiting at the gate. "Just now, she seemed to wake up, and suddenly opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something." Dr. Tian led Liu Kai to Li Shuilu's ward, and introduced Li Shuilu's situation. "Did she wake up by herself?" Liu Kai asked. "No, I think her goddaughter woke her up. The goddaughter seems to have a lot of affection for her." "I think she should be Li Shuilu's closest person in this world." Liu Kai said thoughtfully. Doctor Tian looked at Liu Kai with puzzled eyes.But Liu Kai didn't give him any explanation.

In order to find Li Shuilu's family, yesterday, Liu Kai went to the household registration section of the Huanhai Road Police Station to find out Li Shuilu's origin.To his great surprise, there is no registered permanent residence of Li Shuilu here.He also found the comrade in charge of the household registration management office of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, opened the household registration management database, and the computer showed that among the millions of names, there was not a single person named Li Shuilu.Could it be that Li Shuilu, who is over sixty years old, is a "black man"?This discovery shocked Liu Kai.But Lao Shao at the household registration office had a familiar look about it.He said that there are "blacks" like Li Shuilu in every city.The situation of this group of people is very special.At that time, when they were still very young, for some reason, they left their hometowns and went to the city, changing their names and surnames, with the purpose of cutting off contact with their relatives in their hometown.Over time, their origins treated them as missing persons and canceled their household registration.In other words, under their own directing, the original person disappeared in the world.And the person who changed his name and surname became a "black man".

Lao Shao's narration made Liu Kai full of thoughts.Why did Li Shuilu leave her hometown, resolutely cut off contact with her relatives, and willingly become a "black man"?Also, where did she come from?Her real name?Who is she?A woman has lived in the world for more than 60 years, and her past is actually blank... When Liu Kai followed Dr. Tian to the ward, his heart was still heavy. At this time, there was no sign of the Hu family in the ward, only the petite Li Ailing knelt on one leg in front of Li Shuilu's bed, sobbing softly.Hearing footsteps, Li Ailing raised her head and looked at Dr. Liu Kai and Tian with helpless tearful eyes.She seemed to have cried countless times, her eyes were red and swollen, and her eyes were sad.

"Is she better?" Liu Kai asked out of politeness.He knew very well in his heart that Li Shuilu, who was as bloodless and lifeless as a dead leaf, was on the brink of death, and no matter how brilliant the medical skills were, it would be difficult to bring her back to life. Li Ailing didn't answer, but shook her head sadly. Liu Kai couldn't help but bent down towards Li Shuilu, and whispered in her ear, "Tell me, who are you? Where are you from?" At this moment, he noticed that Li Shuilu's lips began to move slightly, and two tears gushed out of her dry eye sockets.Li Shuilu's lips opened and closed with difficulty, as if she was repeating a name over and over again.

Liu Kai quickly put his ear to Li Shuilu's mouth, and continued to ask: "Tell me, who are you? Where are you from?" Li Shuilu's lips were still moving. "Xiaobacun, she's talking about Xiaobacun!" A moment later, Liu Kai raised his head, repeating the words "Xiaobacun", and cast a questioning look at Li Ailing. Li Ailing just shook her head blankly: "I've never heard her mention this place." Then, she couldn't help but put her ear close to Li Shuilu. However, after Li Shuilu repeated "Little Bacun" several times, she suddenly closed her mouth as if she suddenly realized that she had revealed some secret.

Liu Kai looked at Li Ailing's teary eyes, and really couldn't bear to disturb her at such a moment, but he hesitated for a while, and still had to say to her: "Can I talk to you?" Li Ailing looked at Liu Kai in surprise, as if to say, how can I leave the patient at such a moment? "You don't have to worry, the nurse will take care of her." Dr. Tian said. Li Ailing nodded and stood up slowly. Liu Kai took Li Ailing to the hospital reception room he had used when talking with Hu Guang a few days ago. At this time, Li Ailing, who was sitting in front of Liu Kai, lost all the vigor she had when she was arguing with Hu Jianan, and she also lost the sadness she felt in front of Li Shuilu's hospital bed.Probably because she was alone with a policeman, she seemed a little nervous, with her head lowered, her eyes looking at the ground, and the corners of her mouth twitched from time to time.

"How long have you been Li Shuilu's goddaughter?" Liu Kai took out a notepad and pen from his pocket, and asked in a gentle tone. Li Ailing still lowered her head, and replied in a slow tone: "It was the second year I went to the orphanage." "Have you stayed in an orphanage?" Liu Kai asked in surprise. Li Ailing raised her head, with a sad smile on the corner of her mouth: "On the eighth day after my grandma passed away, I was sent to the orphanage." "Where are your parents?" "died." "How old were you then?"

"You mean the year I was sent to the orphanage? I was five years old." "How did you meet your godmother?" "I will never forget that day. I can forget everything in my life, but I can't forget that day." Li Ailing seemed to be a different person suddenly, no longer waiting for Liu Kai's question, but started to talk endlessly, "That day, it was a sunny morning, and I was playing in the yard with the children. At this moment, the dean came over and whispered to me: 'Lingling, come with me to the office, someone has seen you coming.' Hearing what the dean said, I was both surprised and happy. I followed the dean and ran all the way, but I was thinking in my heart, who would come to see me? I followed the dean into her office and looked There was an aunt sitting at the desk—a beautiful aunt like my mother. This aunt seemed to have known me a long time ago, when she saw me walk in the door, she quickly stood up and hugged me affectionately:' Lingling, you've grown up so much. Don't you remember me? I'm Aunt Lu, your mother's best friend.' In the later days, every weekend, she would visit me and always bring me Come to delicious food. She asked me to call her godmother, and she called me baby girl. Do you know how strong an orphan's desire for family affection is? Every time she comes, I jump up and down for joy, and When she left, I was like a deflated ball, listless. How I wish she could adopt me! One day, I finally summoned up the courage to plead with her: "Godmother, you take me away." Take it away! I want to live with you." After hearing my words, she was silent for a while, then shook her head and said, "Lingling, the godmother also wants to take you by my side. The godmother even wants to do this in her dreams. but it's impossible. I'm not eligible to adopt you...''Why? Why is that?' I cried and asked her. She just kept sighing and said, 'When you grow up you will Got it.' She didn't tell me until I left the orphanage and entered the boarding school that she had been working as a babysitter all these years and was alone like me..."

"Did your godmother tell you where her hometown is?" "Of course she's native! How else would she know my mother?" "What did your mother do during her lifetime?" "I don't remember. My father died—after she died, she sent me to my grandpa and grandma's house for foster care." Liu Kai's gaze stayed on the notebook for a moment.Then, he gave a thoughtful "hmm" again. "Do you often go to Hu's house to see your godmother?" After a while, Liu Kai asked. Li Ailing shook her head: "I only went to see Hu Jian'an's wife after she died. I can only go there three or two times a year."

"Why don't you see her often?" "Actually, she is just a nominal hostess in the Hu family." "But I heard that your godmother is in full control of the Hu family and holds Hu Jian'an's money tightly in her hands. She is very harsh on the children of the Hu family, but secretly gives you money. Is this true?" Li Ailing couldn't help but sneered.At this time, she was just like Li Ailing, the little shrew who had left a deep impression on Liu Kai. "Do you believe this is true?" Li Ailing said angrily with some disdain, "Yes, my godmother paid for my husband's hospitalization. But that money is her hard-earned money earned as a nanny, and has nothing to do with the Hu family. Don't even think about it, a miser like Hu Jian'an can give money to my godmother? He let my godmother be in charge, just to show off to outsiders, but in fact, it is not the case at all. To put it bluntly It doesn't sound good, my godmother is just a cover for him, a fig leaf..." Li Ailing seemed to realize that she had talked too much, so she quickly stopped talking, like a little girl who has done something wrong, Looking at Liu Kai anxiously, he asked, "Can I trust you? Can you keep what I said a secret? Brother Hu Guang is very good to me. I don't want him to know that I said something that shouldn't be said. It will make him angry. .” Liu Kai nodded quickly, and assured her: "Don't worry, I will never tell you what you said." Li Ailing hesitated for a moment: "Maybe I should let you know about this. Hu Jian'an made a promise to my godmother when Hu Jian'an's wife was suffering from cancer. After his wife passed away, he would formally marry my godmother." Liu Kai remained calm: "But this promise was not fulfilled in the end. Is it because the children put pressure on Hu Jian'an?" Li Ailing shook her head: "No, that's not the main reason..." Li Ailing stopped talking suddenly. Liu Kai knew that Li Ailing was worried, so he didn't force her to say what she didn't want to say.However, he asked another question: "When was the last time you saw your godmother?" Li Ailing didn't even think about it: "Last Wednesday evening, my wife recovered and was discharged from the hospital, and my godmother came to see him." "In other words, it was two days before she was assassinated. What did she say when she came to your house that day?" "What else can I say? She always complains that Hu Jian'an is playing with her feelings!" At this point, Li Ailing's eyes turned red, but then she shouted angrily like a tigress, "My godmother is dead!" What a shame! If she hadn't been working as a nanny in Hu Jian'an's house, she wouldn't have caused her death no matter what..." The more Li Ailing talked, the more excited she became.It took Liu Kai a long time to persuade this nervous woman, and reminded her repeatedly that Li Shuilu is still alive, and she began to cry sadly. After sending Li Ailing out of the house, Liu Kaifu sat down again, flipped through the transcript, and thought hard.