Abyss of ignorance

There was a crisp sound of a metal buckle, and Lao Liang's hands were cuffed.Lin Xiaodong struggled to pick up the plastic bag that fell on the ground in the chaos. Except for the one in Yue Jianfeng's hand, there was still a lotus cake left in the bag. He handed the lotus cake to Lao Liang's mouth: "How about you put it Have you eaten?"

Lao Liang's face immediately turned pale, and he looked at Lin Xiaodong with wide eyes. He suddenly opened his mouth to bite, but Lin Xiaodong quickly took it back with his eyes and hands.

"Why don't you eat?" Lin Xiaodong asked, his eyes bloodshot, and his tone was terrifying and familiar.

"..." Lao Liang did not answer, but stared at Lin Xiaodong, as if resenting him for ruining the plan.

"Let me answer for you. There is fatal poison in this lotus cake. Anyone who eats it will shut up forever." Lin Xiaodong said word by word, "Uncle Liang." Lin Xiaodong said hoarsely, "This is me Calling you uncle for the last time, I just want to know, why did you do that?"

"Hmph, do you know? The way you are leaning on crutches, the way you are thinking deeply, the way you are about to kill someone, is particularly like him. Some things are engraved in the blood." Lao Liang gritted his teeth. As he spoke, he was like an old trapped beast that refused to admit defeat, full of hatred for the hunter.

Lin Xiaodong knew who "he" Lao Liang was talking about, and he had no intention of arguing. It was not an important matter right now.

"Old Liang, do you admit it by saying this? You have said from beginning to end that you have only met Shen Guoming and Lin Zhengyang. You have never handled the cases of Shen Guoming and Lin Zhengyang, and you have never met me." Lin Xiaodong said, he himself Unaware of it, the tone was a bit gloomy.

Lao Liang looked at Lin Xiaodong and Yue Jianfeng, and suddenly smiled bitterly: "Is this your game? I should have no flaws."

Lin Xiaodong leaned on crutches and walked a few steps: "We only know that Xiao Xu worked as a film policeman in Laoximen. No one remembers that many years ago, Lao Liang, you were also from Laoximen, but all your colleagues have retired. People are mentioning this matter again. Is it the relationship between Xiao Xu and Lao Ximen that made you want to make him a scapegoat? "

After hearing this, Xiao Xu finally couldn't help shouting to Lao Liang: "Uncle Liang, is what Captain Lin said true? We have such a good relationship, why did you... I stayed up late and worked overtime at that time, and you sent me Hot water and supper, are all for a purpose?" Compared with Lin Xiaodong's preparedness, Xiao Xu was more of a sincere accusation than a question. It was Lao Liang who framed him, and he didn't do it anyway. Method accepted.

Lin Xiaodong turned to look at Xiao Xu and said, "Did you know that we saw you on the screen when we called for surveillance from the City God's Temple?"

"Yes, when did it happen? Before Ding Manguan's accident, I hadn't been there for a long time." Xiao Xu said in disbelief.

"From that time on, I suspected that there was someone else inside." Lin Xiaodong looked at Lao Liang again.

"Why... there is nothing wrong with that picture." Lao Liang seemed to be no longer trying to hide it, and asked directly, which was regarded as an admission.

"Because, the City God's Temple has been renovated. Lao Liang, you know this best. Although the surveillance light at night is not good, you can still see that the wall of the City God's Temple behind Xiao Xu is mottled and peeling off, and it is different from the brand-new appearance that has been renovated now. , indicating that this picture is not from that day." Lin Xiaodong said. "That's because it was too hasty. I didn't expect you to think about the time of the crime." Lao Liang sighed. If it weren't for the fact that he was wearing handcuffs, his tone would sound like he was just discussing the case as before.

"The files that Xiao Xu checked were also tampered with by you, right?" Lin Xiaodong said, "You know why I let him see these, so in the files given to Xiao Xu, the shoe prints at the scene of Xu Binyong's murder case are wrong."

"Ah, Lao Liang, are you trying to kill me?" Xiao Xu was dumbfounded.

Lao Liang didn't look at him, not because he ignored him, but because he couldn't face it. He could only look at Lin Xiaodong and asked: "You surmised these after you discovered my suspicions, right? How did you suspect me? "

"Because of this." Lin Xiaodong said and took out a small black square box from his pocket. After Lao Liang saw it, his already pale face became even more ashen, his withered lips were tightly closed and he said nothing. , but fear could be seen in his cloudy eyes.

"Don't worry, there's only an empty shell left and it won't explode. Of course, if everything goes well and this thing doesn't fall into our hands, it will fly into ashes along with Yue Jianfeng's car, my life and his." Annihilation, and you can continue to be an unknown retired policeman in the basement." Lin Xiaodong did not raise his voice, but there was anger that could not be hidden in his eyes.

The sound of the cane hitting the concrete floor made Lin Xiaodong take a step forward, getting closer to Lao Liang: "Lao Liang, this is the technique the instructor taught us during EOD training. If I remember correctly, you were once A master of EOD."

These words touched Lao Liang's pain point, and his handcuffed hands began to tremble nervously - his right hand was injured.

"So..." Lin Xiaodong's words seemed to be filled with sighs, "Old Liang, tell me, when did such an excellent policeman decide to betray his sacred mission and become a lackey of evil people... ..." This was his sincere inquiry, and it was also a puzzle that still could not be answered even though all the clues were clear.

Lao Liang's right hand shook even more violently. He pressed it hard with his left hand, but he couldn't control it. His face showed more embarrassment than guilt. It could even be said that there was no guilt at all.

"Lin Xiaodong, the last time you resigned and came to me to hand over your gun and police badge, do you know how sorry I was? This is something I dreamed of having, but you gave up when you said you would." Lao Liang's The voice suddenly dropped, as if those things just now were just insignificant episodes, and he had already sunk into the mud like a dead tree in the river of destiny. "Xiao Xu..." He suddenly looked at Lin Xiaodong who was standing there. Behind him, Xiao Xu asked, "What would you do if someone suddenly told you today that from now on, you will never be a criminal policeman for the rest of your life, and you can only work in the back office until you retire?"

Xiao Xu was stunned and said for a long time: "I don't dare to think about it. This is something I have worked hard for all my life. I don't know what else I can do besides being a detective?"

Lao Liang smiled sadly: "This is the reason why we got along, because I think so too. A person must live for something. If it is not ambition, it will be taken advantage of by other things..."