Bao Le started from the gate of his house, walked to the right along the courtyard wall of the villa, and in a short while came to the gate of the community with the dragon head fountain.She clearly remembered that when she chased here that day, she could still see her mother's back, turning to the left under the cover of the fence at the gate, and then disappeared at the end of the road.But when she ran out of the gate, there were people coming and going on the street, and it was completely unknown where she had gone.So after she left the gate that day, she also turned left, walked along the street trees, and looked around while walking.

The little girl walked in front, remembering as she walked, Jun Zhi and Xie Huai followed her every step of the way.Dr. Xie answered a call on the way, so he was a little slower than them."Understood, then send the case file over and I'll read it tonight." After blocking Han Ziyang's unimportant complaints, Xie Huai came back to his senses, quickened his pace, and casually said, "She lives at my place at night, and if something happens, call the police tomorrow."Bureau said."

Bao Le just heard the ending, and asked him in confusion: "What are you going to the police station for?"

"There are some new clues. At the meeting tomorrow, you..." Xie Huai naturally wanted to rub her head, but Jun Zhi held up the umbrella and moved forward calmly, just right to stop himhand.Dr. Xie smiled slightly, and didn't even bother with him, put down his hand calmly, and finished the second half of his sentence towards Junzhi: "Let's listen together, after all, you are also a member of the special case team now."

Jun Zhi ignored him, but the little girl nodded positively.

Xie Huai said: "This road, are you going the right way?"

Bao Le looked to the right, pointed to the green belt in the middle of the road and said, "If I remember correctly, there should have been a newsstand there sixteen years ago, and the popsicle seller was an old man, holding a banana fan."

The road in front of their house used to be the place where the night market gathered. The sellers of barbecue and stewed snacks naturally divided the street into two halves, and the newsstand was at the corner of the street.In the year when Bei Jing successfully bid for the Olympic Games, the city's streets and alleys were managed for city appearance.Unnamed and unlicensed night market stalls have been banned one after another, newsstands have also been moved to areas that are convenient for unified jurisdiction, and the current green belt has been erected in the middle of the back street.Every year, the government uniformly replaces the green plants in the green belt. When spring comes, all kinds of flowers are in full bloom, competing to decorate the old Bei Jing city.

The topic got far away, and everyone followed the direction Baole pointed, passed through the green belt on the right, and continued along the long street.

The little girl felt that the door of her memory was opened by the key at the scene, and she was very excited all the way, talking to the two bodyguards behind her.She said: "I can always see a lot of students walking in the opposite direction on this road, but we live in a school district, and there are seven or eight elementary schools nearby. When I first arrived in Bei Jing, my father asked me to choose one I like.Come on. Oh, yes, I remember that there were still many aunts who went to the square dance that day, holding very brightly colored fans in their hands."

They talked as they walked, almost as soon as Bao Le finished speaking, they reached the corner of the long street.It was a crossroads, and there was a science and technology city on the right, where mobile phones and computer accessories were sold, so there was an open space at the entrance, which was the plaza where the science and technology city usually held sales promotions.

This square is very familiar, and Bao Le danced excitedly: "That's it, that's it. I still remember clearly the song that was played in the square that day. It was "On the Moon" by Phoenix Legend. At that time, many people were dancing here.I even went in and searched one by one, only to confirm that my mother was not inside."

Xie Huai couldn't hold it back, burst out laughing, and asked her back: "A person like Aunt Jiang, does it seem like someone who can dance in the square?"

"You're a mother-in-law filter," Bao Le curled his lips, "don't look at my mother's good looks and refined temperament, it's all about 'Gusu water town raises Jiangnan beauties', these are all used to deceive a silly boy like youOtherwise, how could a nerd like my dad and a classic beauty like my mom raise a daughter who is smart, clever and good at mischief like me? When I was young, I always followed my mom, and she relied on my dad to spoil her.Do you know how to commit crimes based on beauty!"

"This... I really don't understand." Xie Huai's expression was a little subtle.

The little girl patted him on the shoulder: "Don't be too sad, after all, you are not the first to be deceived. My dad has been deceived for so many years, so he is very happy."

Xie Huai sighed: "So, where do we go next?"

Bao Le thought for a while, and pointed to the opposite side of the intersection.Even though it was already midnight at that time, there were few people on this road, and there were relatively few cars, but the three of them still waited for the red light in a very disciplined manner.The numbers on the red light were beating, and because of the rain, the red numbers had a blurred halo around them.

The little girl suddenly raised her head, her eyes were wrong when she looked at the red light.

Jun Zhi noticed her subtle changes, and looked at the red light opposite, but he didn't see anything.The red light turned into green light in an instant, Xie Huai took the lead and walked in front of them, Bao Le looked at his back, and his expression became even weirder.But she didn't say anything from the beginning to the end. Since she didn't say anything, Jun Zhi didn't ask. He held an umbrella for her silently, and adjusted his pace according to her pace.

After walking to the opposite side of the street, the little girl checked around. Although it has changed a lot from sixteen years ago, this is an old street after all, and there are still some signs to look for.

"It's here," Bao Le said to Xie Huai, "Fireball caught up to me here. We had a quarrel, and I said harsh words to make it never appear in front of me again. Then the rest of the road will be gone."It's so easy, before that, my purpose was to find my mother, and after that, I simply wanted to escape from everything."

As soon as she finished speaking, she took another step, groping forward step by step along the corridor of memory.

I walked for about an hour, passing five bus stops, a children's hospital, a hypermarket, two primary schools, countless small roadside shops, and seven or eight new or old communities along the way.Although Bao Le would recall it for a minute or two every time she reached a certain intersection, after all, the pace of an adult is much faster than that of an eight-year-old child, which is enough to show that she really walked for a long, long time alone that evening.

The last road had a slight slope, Xie Huai thought she was going to reach the top of the slope, but the little girl suddenly stopped a hundred or two hundred meters away from the top of the slope.Following her abruptly stopped steps, Bao Le slowly turned around and looked to her right side.

It was still raining, and in the dark night, it was hard to hide the flickering orange lights on the tall buildings.

The rustic light board, because it has been in disrepair for a long time, not every light can be turned on, but you can still vaguely see what the eight characters written on it are.Those words coincided with the memories buried in her mind without any accident. She knew that she must have been here, just sixteen years ago.

"Bei Jing Comprehensive Experimental High School."

The little girl blinked quietly in the rain.

...

Xie Huai brought Bao Le and Jun Zhi home, and I believe that if he could, he would definitely not want to take Jun Zhi with him.

As for Bao Le, after all, it is not the first time to come here, and he still knows the structure of this house very well.If she remembered correctly, this villa only has one master bedroom and one second bedroom, because the other second bedroom was transformed into a study by him.The little girl had explored it the last time she came here. The second bedroom only had one bed board, so no one could sleep at all. She and Jiang Ning had been sleeping on the sofa before.

But this is not incomprehensible. Xie Huai has a special job and he doesn't stay at home all year round. This house is no different from a hotel to him.

Only this time, Dr. Xie led her to the second floor calmly, and even Bao Le's eyes widened when he opened the door of the guest room.For some unknown reason, this man actually redecorated his second bedroom, spread the sheets and put the quilt, opened the closet, set up the dressing table, and even bought a two-meter-tall pink plush bear,Placed on the blanket at the foot of the bed, people can't help but want to go to RUA.

But Bao Le held back, swallowed his saliva and said, "A room for me?"

"Time is limited, you can do whatever you want, are you satisfied?" Xie Huai pushed open the bathroom door of the guest room, "You got caught in the rain, remember to take a shower before going to bed."

The little girl looked at him seriously, and couldn't help being curious: "Did you raise me as your daughter, and buy such a big pink bear?"

"You don't like it?" Dr. Xie raised his eyebrows, "I can take it away."

Bao Le quickly pushed him out of the room, narrowed his eyes, and said with a smile: "I bought everything, don't waste it! I can develop a relationship with it at night, and I'll tell you tomorrow if I like it or not."

Xie Huai shrugged, and was very kind and didn't expose her on the spot.

The little girl had something to do at night, and only then did she notice Jun Zhi behind Xie Huai, and she couldn't help asking: "Where does he sleep at night?"

"Sofa." Xie Huai replied expressionlessly and extremely quickly.

"Ah? Can't you let him share a room with you?" Bao Le begged, "Haven't you all slept together in the hotel before?"

Xie Huai almost choked on her words, he glanced at Shen Jiajiahua behind him who was as cold as frost, and said calmly: "My room is inconvenient."

Bao Le suddenly remembered that when he came here before, his bedroom was indeed locked all the time, and it was the only one locked, so it might be really inconvenient as he said.The little girl is not someone who can be overpowered by others. Since he has expressed his reasons, he should be respected.

It's just that Jun Zhi is the most skilled person among them. If he doesn't rest well, it will have the greatest impact on the team.Bao Le is not a delicate girl, so if Junzhidu can only sleep on the sofa, she would have the nerve to sleep on the bed.In the little girl's subconscious mind, the two of them are people from the same world, one prospers and the other suffers, so it is natural to share blessings and difficulties together.

"Why don't I sleep on the sofa too?" Bao Le wondered if he hadn't slept before.

As a result, she had just finished speaking when a "No" and a "No" sounded almost simultaneously.These two people are usually at odds with each other, but at this moment they are surprisingly united.

After being ruthlessly passed the first plan, Bao Le had to change it.

The little girl took a deep breath, and suggested very seriously: "Otherwise, Jun Zhi thinks you can share a room with me. I think this bed is not too small, and it is more than enough to sleep three people."

Junzhi Miao replied: "Yes."

Xie Huai was annoyed by the two of them, and after a long time, he put his arms around his chest and gave Jun Zhi a cold look: "It's not impossible for you to live with me, as long as you can live."

...

Xie Huai touched the key and opened the door that Bao Le had always wanted to open.

When the lights came on, everyone froze for a moment.

It was supposed to be the largest bedroom in this villa, a room of more than 30 square meters, and the lit lights allowed every corner of this room to be seen in an instant.It's not because the light from the suspended ceiling is so clear, it's just that there is no extra furniture in the room except for a cheap wire bed.

On the white wall directly opposite the wire bed, all kinds of materials and photos are pasted up, leaving bits and pieces recorded by Xie Huai with marker pens of various colors.

These are all clues that have been in the relevant magazines, newspapers, television, and radio in the past five years, but have a little relationship with the case, or clues that may be connected with the case.They were not accomplished overnight, but were accumulated bit by bit by Xie Huai relying on his inner obsession.These things are intertwined and layered on top of each other, like a bunch of wool, but one day, he believes that he can find the source.

Before that, he hadn't let anyone see the wall.His room was locked all the year round, even if Han Ziyang came to spend the night, he would always sleep on the sofa.The reason is simple, because he didn't do it for sympathy.

Now, he no longer hides these things because he knows that he needs help from the outside world more than the sympathy he once feared.

Xie Huai glanced at Jun Zhi, who, as expected, remained expressionless.

He glanced at Bao Le again, and then slightly widened his eyes.The little girl looked solemn, and looked at the clues on the wall with firm and serious eyes, but there was no sympathy in her.