Abyss of ignorance

He Zhongwen returned home, turned to Lin Xiaodong and said, "Captain Lin, thank you for escorting me home, I will call you later if I remember anything!"

He Zhongwen's house is not big, with all kinds of toys scattered in the living room, it looks like a family with children.

An old lady stuck her head out of the bedroom with some fear.

Yu Hong who came back together said to her: "Mom, it's okay, this is Captain Lin from the Public Security Bureau."

Then the old lady came out timidly, and whispered: "Oh, it's Comrade Police, I'm going to wash some fruit."

It seems that Yu Hong's politeness is inherited from her mother.

Lin Xiaodong had no choice but to decline again, just like the last time in the hospital, but this time it was more direct: "I will be here often during this time, please don't treat me as a guest, otherwise it will be too much trouble for you."

He Zhongwen and his wife were a little surprised when they heard this, He Zhongwen stammered and said: "You, you want to stay at my house?"

Lin Xiaodong grinned: "Why, I'm not welcome?"

"Damn, of course not." He Zhongwen said hastily, "I'm just afraid of causing you trouble. If I'm afraid that that person will come to me again, I don't need you to do it yourself..." He was seriously sorry.

But Lin Xiaodong waved his hand: "Not entirely because of this. When I asked you something in the hospital that day, you said that you smelled a familiar smell from the man in the black hat. Familiarity means that you The smell that you can smell in your life but don’t care about it, the more it is like this, the more likely it is a very inconspicuous place, so inconspicuous that you have become accustomed to it and don’t think about it deliberately. I thought about it recently, this thing It's very important, I will follow you these two days, whether you go to work or go home, to see where you have smelled it."

He Zhongwen nodded ignorantly after hearing this, and then said anxiously: "Oh, that's fine too, but that captain Lin, I roughly said that at the time, and to be honest, I don't quite remember the specifics. It tastes good, I really didn’t remember it... If you can’t find it, don’t be offended..."

But Lin Xiaodong put his big hand on He Zhongwen's shoulder: "It's okay, don't feel pressured, let's try." Having said that, it can be seen from his eyes that he is very confident.

In the Linzhou Public Security Bureau, Yue Jianfeng looked at Lin Xiaodong's vacant desk, then at Xiao Xu who came over with a large stack of files, and said, "How many days is this?"

"What?" Xiao Xu seemed to be immersed in his desk work, but he didn't understand what Yue Jianfeng was saying.

Yue Jianfeng added: "How many days has Team Lin been to He Zhongwen's house?"

Xiao Xu laughed when he heard this: "It's only been three days. If you miss Team Yue, you want to kick the gas pedal. That He Zhongwen lives not far from our office."

"Heh, I don't have that much free time. That guy went off to do such incomprehensible things by himself, and he left me with a lot of work, really." Yue Jianfeng said angrily, and suddenly thought, "Speaking of it Xiao Xu, is the place where He Zhongwen lives the same area you used to manage?"

Xiao Xu took too many files, and almost found all the files when they were placed on the table.While he was busy arranging the files he brought, he nodded and answered: "Yes, I have stayed there for at least five years, old Simon, when you get there, you just need to tell me the house number, no matter how remote it is, I will close you." You can find it if you look at it." He said proudly.

"That's right, old Ximen, I'm from Qinghu, so I don't know much about it, but I've seen many experienced Linzhou people like to mention this place." Yue Jianfeng said.

"Of course, our Linzhou City God is there!" Lao Liang appeared in this Datong office at some point, and walked to Xiao Xu with a file in his hand: "I found another There is a record of shoe prints, to save you from running back and forth, I will help you register."

"Thank you, Old Liang!" Xiao Xu said politely, and immediately took the file.

Lao Liang was lonely after staying alone in the archives room for a long time, so he rarely came up and joined their chat with great interest: "That was when I was a child, and when the Chinese New Year was approaching, Old Ximen was full of people, and I felt that the whole People from Linzhou flocked there."

"Why?" Yue Jianfeng asked curiously, "Worship the City God?"

"No, at that time Chinese New Year was much more particular than it is now. Worshiping ancestors and Bodhisattvas, incense and candles are indispensable. Only the old Ximen can sell them. Now everyone doesn't pay much attention to these things. I went to the old Ximen a while ago and sold them. You can’t find many of this kind.” Lao Liang said nostalgicly.

"Ha! Old Liang, I know that. Now it's changed to a pet market. Cats, dogs, birds, fish, and rabbits are all available." Xiao Xu interjected.

"Hey, what's interesting is that I think the incense in the Temple of the City God is getting better and better. People don't know how to engage in these ceremonies. Instead, they think of going to the temple to offer incense. I have seen that there are so many people in the New Year. "Old Liang said.

After hearing this, Xiao Xu felt a little resentful about it: "Don't mention it, it's because the incense in the Temple of the City God is good. During the years when I was a film policeman, I spent every New Year's Eve in the Temple of the City God. You have to be on duty to maintain order."

……

After He Zhongwen got off work, he looked at Lin Xiaodong who was already waiting at the door, feeling indescribably awkward.

"Captain Lin, it's already the third day, I really can't remember, you see, why don't you go to other things first, didn't we leave a phone number, if I remember, I will definitely call you right away, you see How is it?" He discussed in vain, in the sunset, thin beads of sweat stood on his chubby face, it could be seen that Lin Xiaodong made him a little anxious.

But Lin Xiaodong seemed very patient, and said unmoved: "It's okay, and it's not completely fruitless, at least make sure, you didn't smell the smell in the company, nor at home, nor in the lottery shop. But there's always a place you go to that we haven't been to."

He Zhongwen scratched his head and muttered: "I take it with me 360 ​​days a year, just a few places. It can't be the place where the plumbing is repaired. The smell is definitely strong and unpleasant. It shouldn't be..."

Just as he was talking, his cell phone rang, and it was Yu Hong calling.

After answering the phone, He Zhongwen said to Lin Xiaodong: "My wife said that the lotus cake for the child is gone. I have to buy some. Captain Lin, do you want to go too?"

Lin Xiaodong said firmly, "Of course."

He Zhongwen sighed, stepped on his battery car, started to drive towards Lao Ximen, and Lin Xiaodong rode a motorcycle, following behind him at an unprecedentedly slow speed.