Abyss of ignorance

Chapter 56

Li Xiudi did not avoid Lin Xiaodong's gaze, as if this was a contest, and if she appeared guilty, she would lose.

It's just that the more deliberately calm he is, the more suspicious Lin Xiaodong is.

After all, in terms of "pretending to be garlic", he has already met people who are several levels higher than Li Xiudi.

During the few seconds they stared at each other, Li Xiudi was probably making a quick decision whether to reject Lin Xiaodong's request or follow his will.

In the end, she chose the latter.

"That day I was cleaning the coffee table here, and when I heard someone knocking on the door, I went to open the door and saw two people standing at the door..." Li Xiudi gestured in a dignified manner.

"Who is standing in front?" Lin Xiaodong interrupted her.

"The older one." Li Xiudi replied without thinking.

"Where are the condolences, who will take them?"

"The younger one followed."

"What are the condolences?"

"A gift box of nuts and a box of fruit." Facing Lin Xiaodong's repeated questions, Li Xiudi always answered fluently.

"What is fruit?" Lin Xiaodong was still asking.

"Apple." Li Xiudi did not show weakness.

"Then you peel an apple for me." Lin Xiaodong kept looking at Li Xiudi. His eyes were actually very big, but because of his face shape and dark skin, it was easy for people to overlook this feature.But at this moment, when he stared at Li Xiudi with both eyes, it made people feel inexplicably oppressed.

Li Xiudi was stunned.

Lin Xiaodong smiled triumphantly as if he had captured a hare: "There are no apples at home? A box of apples won't be finished so soon, right? People will answer the most easy-to-understand answer, but it may not be the real answer."

"I asked my son to take him to school." Li Xiudi gave a reasonable explanation with a stronger mental quality than Lin Xiaodong imagined.

"Wouldn't it be such a coincidence to bring the nut gift box?" Lin Xiaodong looked around and said.

"Yes, I took them all together." Li Xiudi replied, but the resentful woman's look on her face dissipated at some point, and she began to look at Lin Xiaodong with another strange look, as if saying, I Underestimated you.

Lin Xiaodong noticed the change: "Ming people don't talk dark words, you came to the Public Security Bureau to find me, not to ask for help, but to get some information from me?"

"I just want the safety of me and my son, and I don't need anything else." Li Xiudi pulled off the headband, smoothed her forehead hair again, and tied a braid tightly. At this time, standing in front of Lin Xiaodong was A shrewd middle-aged woman, although she no longer looks good, she still has a three-point intellectual temperament, which is completely different from that philistine and superficial Li Xiudi.

"You know about Qian Yingjie." Lin Xiaodong put down the teacup he hadn't taken a sip from, and looked at Li Xiudi who was still standing facing him.

"Believe it or not, I went to you because I really wanted your protection." Li Xiudi walked to the door and locked it.

"What are you afraid of?"

"They have indeed been here, but they don't need to pretend to be members of the market association, and they don't need to bring condolences. It seems that it's best not to add these unnecessary details when making up lies, or you will meet people like you. All of my opponents have turned into flaws." Li Xiudi laughed at herself, "Oh, by the way, no courier call tricked me away, so I just stood here and watched them rummaging around at home."

"They? Who the hell?"

"It's people you don't know. In Linzhou, they are everywhere, and news spreads in all directions. I only know that Qian Yingjie is working hard for them. Huh, I didn't expect that he really sold his life in the end." Saying this Li Xiudi's eyes were flushed, and she didn't shed bloody tears like before, but she was really bitter.

"Launder money for them?"

"Have you checked his account? I don't know much, but I know that Lao Qian's troubled waters will never turn back."

"You know what they're looking for?"

"I know." Li Xiudi's answer was beyond Lin Xiaodong's expectation, "It's a piece of finger."

"What?! A finger?" Lin Xiaodong couldn't hide his surprise, but soon realized that he was being too blunt, and immediately said, "Isn't it for money? Whose finger?" He asked knowingly.

Li Xiudi looked at Lin Xiaodong, she was checking whether she could trust the policeman in front of her.

"If I tell you, can you keep me and my son safe?" Li Xiudi asked.

Lin Xiaodong did not immediately give a positive answer, but said: "There is a situation that I have always wanted to tell you, but I have no chance. Since we can communicate more frankly today, I think it is time to let you know."

He paused, took a breath, and said solemnly: "Qian Yingjie should still be alive when we arrived at Anle Cemetery. There was a heavy rain that day, which prevented us from carrying out the search and rescue immediately. Wen, died of organ failure. I'm... sorry."

After finishing speaking, Lin Xiaodong pursed his lips. This was what he had always wanted to say, but when he said it, he was not as relieved as he imagined.

Li Xiudi listened silently, and when she changed her name to Qian Yingjie as old money, Lin Xiaodong knew that she hadn't completely lost her feelings for this husband.

The indifference shown before was just a form of protection - she was afraid of the danger Qian Yingjie brought.

"Then... there is no other way." She lowered her eyes, staring blankly at the tea on the coffee table that was getting colder, "It's a matter of life and death. It's a matter of time. I used to think that it was our extravagant wish to go to the south for the elderly. It's been ten years, when we thought the matter was over, what should have come has come." She turned her eyes to Lin Xiaodong again, waiting for his response.

Lin Xiaodong stood up solemnly, looked at Li Xiudi's face and said, "As for the fact that I didn't rescue your husband, to be honest, I have never been able to let go. I didn't tell you this today to get your forgiveness. Instead, I want to tell you that I don't want this to happen again, and I will do my best to protect you mother and child, which can also be understood as what you said, a life for a life."

Li Xiudi looked at Lin Xiaodong with a serious face, and murmured: "There are people like you now, who are willing to make trouble for people who have nothing to do with you." She knew that Lin Xiaodong didn't owe her anything. "I will tell you everything I know. This is for myself, for old money, and for the owner of that finger...you come with me." Saying that, Li Xiudi Walk towards the bedroom.

Lin Xiaodong followed her, the old wooden floor made a creaking sound when he stepped on it, his heartbeat started to speed up...

(End of this chapter)