deep sin

Chapter 387 Invitation

Early the next morning, An Changpu bought two hot and delicious breakfasts early and ran to Qin Ruonan's place to knock on the door. Qin Ruonan opened the door and let him in. The two sat at the table chatting and eating breakfast. Changpu behaved as usual, still looking refreshed, no matter what happened to his family, he didn't seem to be distracted by something at home, which made Qin Ruonan couldn't help wondering if he was really Thinking too much, maybe An Changpu's family really just needs him to go back temporarily, and it's not important enough to mention to others, so he didn't want to tell himself.

After breakfast, the two of them went out together. There are many things waiting for them to do today, such as continuing to investigate the properties and deposits outside Jiang Yan with unknown sources, the relationship between the two "homeowners" and her, and getting to know Kong Chengli and Ji from the side. Inheriting the work situation at Z University these years, or taking the time to chat with Jiang Yan’s secretary Hu Yingying, as Jiang Yan’s secretary, not only is she the person who knows the most about Jiang Yan’s work details at Z University, she can even be counted as He is the person she can trust the most, maybe Jiang Yan will be less shy about her when doing something or meeting some people.

When we arrived at the Public Security Bureau, we met with Tianyang Mo Dou to discuss the division of labor. Before we could say a few words, An Changpu was called to answer the phone. After a while, he came back and asked Qin Ruonan: "You have decided who will be in charge. nothing?"

"Not yet, what's the matter? Has there been a change?" Qin Ruonan knew from his appearance that there must be some temporary change.

An Changpu nodded: "Jiang Yan's father called just now and wanted to invite us to his house for a chat."

"In that case, let's arrange this matter like this. Mo Dou and I will go to City A to find the two 'homeowners' who helped Jiang Yan to make the name. The two of you will go to Mr. Jiang's house, and whoever ends first will be the one." Then proceed further, and just report the progress to each other later." Tian Yang pondered and made a decision.

"I have no objection." Mo Dou immediately expressed his opinion.

"Okay, Ruonan and I were supposed to make this trip, so it's hard work for you two to make a trip to City A." An Changpu nodded to them without expressing any objection.

"My own people don't need to make fools of themselves," Tian Yang waved his hand, looked at An Changpu, and added, "I think it's better for you to stay in City C right now."

An Changpu smiled back at him, said nothing, and called Qin Ruonan to get ready to go.

Jiang Yan’s father’s name is Jiang Qi, and he is over 80 years old this year. It is said that he could already be regarded as a high-level intellectual in that year when the literacy rate was not high. Also a pretty amazing person.Now that I am old, I live in a quiet area for the elderly, and my family is usually taken care of by a nanny.

On the way to Jiang Qi's residence, Qin Ruonan asked in confusion: "Didn't Gong Yuanwei repeatedly emphasize to us that we should keep it a secret from Jiang Yan's father? How did he know?"

"We kept it a secret and never disturbed him. Gong Yuanwei probably wouldn't tell the old man the news so quickly, but there is no impenetrable wall in this world. I guess I found out through other channels. What I'm more curious about is , this Mr. Jiang invited us out to tell us something." An Changpu said to Qin Ruonan with great interest.

In fact, Qin Ruonan is also the same. Generally speaking, when the parents of the victim in the case are relatively old, let alone those who handle the case will not regard the elderly parents as the main object of understanding the situation, just Even the old people themselves are usually quite repulsed to accept investigations and inquiries, and are unwilling to receive more mental blows. This time, Jiang Qi, who is in his 80s, took the initiative to ask them to come. Could it be that he knows something about his daughter and thinks that he will be with her? Is the case connected?
Of course, no matter what her and An Changpu's guesses are, the final answer will be revealed by the old man himself after meeting Jiang Qi.

The old man Jiang Qi’s residence is located near a park in City C. It is a two-story building with a single family. It is estimated that the small building was built many years ago. The style is relatively simple. There are not so many exaggerated exterior decorations, just dusty On the exterior of the brick wall, half of the area is covered with creepers. Because it is winter, the leaves have already fallen off, leaving only bare vines still attached to the gray brick wall, which looks a little lifeless.

An Changpu and Qin Ruonan arrived at the door and rang the doorbell. After a while, a middle-aged woman in her 40s with a simple appearance opened the door and asked them who they were looking for. An Changpu introduced himself and Qin Ruonan's identities and purpose. The woman politely asked them to wait at the door for a while, and then closed the door. As the footsteps went away and the door was approached again, the door was opened again, and the middle-aged woman let them in. They changed their slippers on the floor mat at the door of the house, and then took the two of them upstairs. Qin Ruonan noticed that the stairs were very wide, and a set was installed along the handrail of the stairs by the wall to facilitate people with handicapped legs to go up and down the stairs. elevator chair.They walked to the door of a room, knocked on the door lightly, and said, "Master, the guests from the Public Security Bureau have arrived!"

"Please come in!" An elderly male's voice came from the room. Although the voice was not low, it sounded a little weak, "Go and make two cups of hot tea for the guests."

It seems that this middle-aged woman is a housekeeper who is responsible for taking care of the elderly's daily life. When she heard the old man's words, she immediately agreed, smiled at An Changpu and Qin Ruonan, and motioned them to open the door and go in, and then followed the old man's instructions , went downstairs to make tea for the guests.

An Changpu knocked on the door twice more symbolically, and then opened the door and walked in. This house faces south, and it was officially the time when the sun was most abundant in the morning. After entering the door, they realized that it was not It's not a bedroom, but a study room. One wall is made into a bookshelf, and the other side is a very large writing desk with brush holders, paperweights and other things on it. There is a faint smell in the air. The fragrance of ink is very good.

There was an old man sitting in front of the desk. His hair was almost white. He was very thin and his face was covered with age spots. , wearing a very simple double-breasted Tang suit and thin cotton-padded jacket, and his legs were covered under a thin blanket.

"You two are the policemen sent by the Public Security Bureau, right? Sit down, don't be restrained." The old man Jiang Qi nodded to them, smiling kindly, speaking very slowly, with the unique characteristic of elderly people That kind of stability, his expression does not show too much emotion, there is no sadness, and his eyes are calm.

Qin Ruonan and An Changpu sat down on the sofa in the study, looking at Jiang Yan's father, neither of them knew what to say.

It was Jiang Qi himself who spoke first at the end. He waited until the nanny brought two cups of tea and helped them close the door again before he sighed slightly and asked, "What about my little daughter?" It has been so many days, and you have never come to look for me, is it because my son-in-law refuses to let me?"

Unexpectedly, although Jiang Qi was over 80 years old, he was still so clear-headed. He immediately guessed that the police did not come to the door for a long time because of Gong Yuanwei's request.

Now that he has not only made a clear but correct guess about this matter, An Changpu no longer intends to deny or cover up, and nodded to Jiang Qi: "Yes, we have considered whether to disturb Mr. Jiang , Later your son-in-law Gong Yuanwei wanted us not to come over, we decided to respect his opinion, when did you know about this?"

"The day before yesterday, old man, the most important thing in my heart will always be the eldest grandson. Jiang Yan is my youngest child. Regardless of how mature and independent she thinks she is, as a father, I often worry about She, she hasn't contacted me during this time, and I can't find anyone when I call her. I also asked Yuan Wei, and he made excuses to prevaricate me. In fact, I can tell that when people live to a certain age, either It's more confused, or more sober, I guess something must have happened to Xiaoyan, I didn't expect such a thing, so I called her work unit," the old man Jiang Qi sighed, " Before he could say anything, he asked me to express his condolences, and I understood everything immediately. That child Yuan Wei is careful, he felt that I was the one who was about to gag, and he was afraid that I wouldn't be able to bear it."

"You know your son-in-law very well." Qin Ruonan felt that Gong Yuanwei's impression of Jiang Yan seemed a little impersonal to him, but he really cared about his father-in-law Jiang Qi. The old man in front of him cared about his son-in-law She seemed to understand it quite well, which made her feel somewhat strange. Other families had heard that the relationship between husband and wife was good, but one party and the other's parents never got along. Like Jiang Yan's family, the relationship between father-in-law and son-in-law is very harmonious. It is rare for Jiang Yan and Gong Yuanwei to "respect each other like ice".

Jiang Qi shook his head slowly with some regret and loneliness: "I understand it too late, or rather, I understand this child Yuan Wei, but I don't understand my daughter well enough. Yuan Wei's father and I went to We are old friends, and we have a very good relationship, so when Xiaoyan was young, I wanted to help her arrange a good marriage, find a young man who was motivated and promising to be her husband, so I fell in love with Yuan Wei. I think the two of them are very suitable, and they will be a model husband and wife in the future, but in the end... well, there is no medicine for regret in this world, if you give me a chance to choose again, I will definitely not try my best to promote this marriage like I did at the beginning!"

(End of this chapter)