investigative chronicle

Chapter 7 Fragile Concealment
"I said that the place you live in is not very clean, and there are bad things, you are scared sick... He is really superstitious, he gave us two days off, and asked me to take a good look at you on behalf of the law firm... …”

Seeing that Luo Li's words became more and more outrageous, Ji Si'an couldn't help but feel a headache. This guy is really looking for trouble for her.It's time to talk nonsense again when I go to work on Monday....

After talking on the phone with Luo Li, Ji Si'an felt even more tired, but thinking that Luo Li would come to her house tomorrow, she had to cheer up and clean up.

In fact, Ji Si'an's things are very tidy, but because she lives in an old semi-basement, the dim light, yellow-brown walls, mildew spots that appear from time to time, and the old dark brown tile floor make the whole room look old and dirty... …She sighed and came to the bathroom. The old pipes inside were covered with rust, and the bad smell of the sewers added to the house's decaying atmosphere.

Panting heavily, she wiped away the barely visible dust in the house, but with little effect, she was really rotten wood.Ji Si'an threw the rag in his hand into the basin, and lay on his back on the bed, staring at the ceiling lamp covered with bug corpses on the roof in a daze.

What should come will always come. After realizing that she can't change these things, she is a little bit more energetic. Looking at the time, it is already noon. Because she didn't plan to ask for leave before, she didn't have any food at home, so she had to go out to deal with it. Eat a meal and buy some fruits and vegetables by the way.

The bright sun shone with colorful lights, gorgeous and warm. Ji Si'an stood in the sun, and only after feeling the warm light gradually driving away the mold on her body did she slowly walk out of the community.

A simple fast food restaurant stands on the west side of the community, and the deafening pop songs keep urging people to eat.Ji Si'an couldn't help frowning, she hated such noise, just like she didn't like the hamburgers here.But there is no way, this is the nearest restaurant nearby, and hamburger is the only food she can barely accept here.

In order to live, we always have to do some things that we don't like, Ji Si'an comforted himself and walked to the fast food restaurant.When she was approaching the door, the store door opened suddenly, and several dirty children rushed out of the store screaming and knocked her down.Unprepared, Ji Si'an stepped aside, leaving her with flying smoke and a faint sour smell.

"Are you all right, girl?" the proprietress stepped forward and asked.

Ji Si'an shook his head, indicating that he was fine.

"These melons come here every day to steal the sauce, and adults don't care about it. They will die sooner or later!"

When Ji Si'an first moved here to rent, she had seen her once. At that time, her brows were light, her nose and lips were full of the charm of Jiangnan beauties.However, in just half a year, there was more smoke and fire, and his eyes became sharp and his lips became thinner.

"What do you want to eat?" The proprietress' question brought her back to reality.

"A hamburger with a beef patty, no sauce, thank you." Ji Si'an said.

Hearing her order, the proprietress lowered her eyes instantly, "Okay, wait a moment."

Don't even bother to ask yourself about drinks?Forget it, I don't drink anyway.Ji Si'an came to the counter silently, took the food and left in a hurry.

Because the cold was still not healed, she felt a little tired, bought some fruits and vegetables, and hurried to the rented place.The extra iron sign at the entrance of the community made her stop, "she is quite serious", Ji Si'an stopped in front of the iron sign.

Yuan Mu's immature but serious face was printed on the iron plate, and the dark blue police uniform made her look tougher.Ji Si'an leaned closer and carefully looked at Yuan Mu's detailed information. It would be nice to have her as a community policeman here. Thinking of this, a smile crept to the corner of his mouth unconsciously.

Ji Si'an took out his mobile phone to take a picture of Yuan Mu, and still glanced at it from time to time after returning to the rented place.According to her accent, she is a local from Chenghuang, why did she come to such a remote place to be a policeman?Is her home nearby?

I don't know why Ji Si'an is very curious about Yuan Mu, or because she is the only one who has seen her embarrassment and embarrassment and doesn't care, or she is the only one who makes me feel a little trustworthy.

After barely filling her stomach with hamburgers, Ji Si'an began to worry about the dilapidatedness of the room. After she tried in vain to fight the mold for a long time, she finally gave up completely.This broken house... She complained on her lips, but she knew in her heart that this was the best she could find so far.

She took out the incense and lit it, and drank the hot water in small sips amidst the faint woody fragrance.The warm liquid drives away the coldness in the body, and also calms the slightly depressed mood.She took out the file and continued to study the case at hand, before it was late at night.

In the morning, Ji Si'an still woke up from a nightmare. She pinned her cold hair behind her ears, and was very disappointed. The dream still had no progress. Even after so many years, she couldn't see her mother's face clearly. fog.

The April morning light illuminated her room somewhat coldly, Ji Si'an rubbed her arms and turned on the air conditioner.Although Chenghuang has four distinct seasons, the ratio of spring to autumn is obviously shorter. It is already mid-April, and the house is still chilly.

The hot air from the air conditioner quickly drove out the cold air in the house. Ji Si'an picked up the little bee next to the pillow and played with it in her hands. She couldn't bear to break such a rare quiet time.After an unknown amount of time, a knock on the door made her stand up.

"Xiao'an, it's me, Lily, I'm here to see you." A crisp female voice sounded outside the door.

It was so early, amidst the louder and louder knocks on the door, Ji Si'an hurriedly packed up the quilt, quickly changed into clothes, and finally let Luo Li in before the door was knocked open.

"What are you doing? You dawdle like this." Luo Li looked around nimbly as soon as she entered the room.

The panic just now made Ji Si'an temporarily forget the embarrassment of his place of residence. "I just woke up, I didn't expect you to arrive so early." She murmured.

Luo Li's eyes were shining brightly, and she kept shuttling between the bed and the closet.When Ji Si'an handed Luo Li water, she realized that she was wrong. "What are you looking at?"

Luo Li sat down with a smirk. "You live by yourself?"

"Well, alone." Ji Si'an said.

Luo Li didn't speak, but blinked her eyes a few times, and pointed to Ji Si'an's neck with a clear look.

Ji Si'an subconsciously tightened his clothes, where there were bruises and wounds from the night before.An indescribable sense of humiliation swept over her body, and the scene of that night reappeared in her mind.Ji Si'an trembled uncontrollably.

Luo Li was taken aback by her reaction. "Ann, what's wrong with you?"

Ji Si'an shook his head and took a sip of hot water before he managed to calm down. "It's nothing." She didn't want Luo Li to know what happened the night before. On the one hand, she didn't want her to see her predicament, and on the other hand, Luo Li's mouth was loose. The company knows it all.

"I accidentally dropped it. The light in the corridor was broken, and I stepped on the air and fell from it." Ji Si'an made up lame lies.

Although Luo Li didn't believe what she said, she didn't feel comfortable asking any more, so she just nodded perfunctorily.

Ji Si'an knew that Luo Li didn't believe it, but she was still relieved that she didn't ask any more questions.

(End of this chapter)