No.14 Disciple: Death Puzzle

Chapter 37 Library Night
"Okay! Come down!" Just as Zhuo Qingshan was about to move, An Youlin asked her to get out of the car.Then the two returned to the car on the side of the road, An Youlin immediately started the car, turned around and drove towards the city.Zhuo Qingshan, who was exhausted physically and mentally, asked feebly, "Mr. An, where are we going next?"

"Xijing University." Xijing University?
Zhuo Qingshan was taken aback for a moment, but in the end she didn't ask the question.She felt aggrieved, she never thought that assisting An Youlin would be so aggrieved.At that time, she would never have imagined that a few hours later, she would have a great opportunity to get to know the mysterious man beside her.

Zhuo Qingshan glanced at the time, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon, she secretly stared sideways at An Youlin who was concentrating on driving, her eyelids became heavier and heavier, and she gradually felt the car whizzing past and the rain hitting the roof fell asleep to the sound.When Zhuo Qingshan woke up, she found that it was completely dark, and An Youlin's suit jacket was covering her body.

Zhuo Qingshan sat up in a daze, wiped the window and looked out of the car. The car had already driven near Xijing University.Although it was still raining, it was much lighter.She took out her wet mobile phone, and the time showed that it was already 09:30 in the evening. "Ah? I slept for nearly five hours?" Zhuo Qingshan exclaimed, "Have you been driving towards Xijing University? Why have you been walking for hours?" An Youlin with red eyes said: "The rainstorm There was stagnant water, many roads were impassable, and I took a lot of detours.

I also didn't expect it to be so late to return to Xijing University, why don't I take you home first. ""how about you?Won't you go back and rest? "

"I still need to look up some information." "Let me help you look up."

An Youlin didn't try to dissuade him, he drove the car to Xijing University and stopped in front of the library.The library of Xijing University is well-known in Xijing City. As a library with a history of nearly a hundred years, there are nearly ten million books in its collection.It's just too late, the library has long been closed.

After getting out of the car, An Youlin dug out a bottle of liquor from the trunk against the rain, and he brought Zhuo Qingshan to the front of the library with the bottle.An Youlin pushed the door, and the door was locked from the inside.

"Old Li!" Although An Youlin's voice was a little hoarse, his voice still echoed in the empty corridor with penetrating power.An Youlin called several times in a row, but there was no answer. "Li Jiugui! Open the door!" An Youlin hadn't finished shouting for half a minute when lights appeared in the corridor, and a tall figure appeared inside the door.Zhuo Qingshan looked at the figure inside the door. It was an old man over seventy years old. The old man walked quickly and opened the door lock.

"Why do you think of coming to see me, a bad old man?" "You old man, you haven't responded if I don't call you by your nickname." An Youlin said and handed the liquor to the old man, "30-year-old wine It suits your taste." The old man took the bottle and looked at the cap carefully: "It's still the real thing! Xiao Anzi, you really want to show respect to me, an old man..." "Boss, old rules!" An Youlin Leading Zhuo Qingshan through the door and into the corridor.

"I said, why are you so kind to come to see me? You have been begging me for something for a long time." The old man looked at the white wine in his hand, then at Zhuo Qingshan, "It seems that you brought wine and you have a little girl with you On the sidelines, I won't save your face..."

"I'll come in whether you give me face or not." An Youlin was not polite, and went straight to the depths of the library corridor, and he was very familiar with this place.Zhuo Qingshan was a little embarrassed standing next to the old man, but the old man's attention was all on the white wine in his hand.

"Excuse me...how should I address you?" Zhuo Qingshan asked timidly.The old man introduced himself that his name was Li Weijiang, and he was the night caretaker of Xijing University Library, "Just call me Lao Li." Hearing this, Zhuo Qingshan couldn't help but look at Li Weijiang.Mr. Li was wearing a loose white sweater, dark linen trousers, and rubber slippers.

"Little girl, are you Xiao Anzi's girlfriend?" Zhuo Qingshan shook her head, "That's not it." "Well, don't be this kid's wife!" Li Weijiang locked the door and led Zhuo Qingshan Walking towards the direction where An Youlin disappeared, "He, he's a goddamn man, he's not sure what he's older than me..."

Zhuo Qingshan followed Li Weijiang to look around, and was very interested in this huge library.

"Old Li, are you the only one in such a big library at night?" "Aren't you the only one? I am the night administrator, but it's just a false name. I just like to stay in this library at night." The two People come to a corner of the corridor, inside is a wide hall, standing below, you can see the circular platforms on several floors upstairs.Inside the hall was a door, which was not closed tightly, and the light came out from the gap in the door.

"Little Anzi is inside..." Li Weijiang had just finished speaking when he saw Zhuo Qingshan walking towards the door. "Little girl, what are you doing?" "Since Mr. An is here to search for information, I'll help him find it."

Li Weijiang smiled and waved his hands, motioning Zhuo Qingshan not to open the door, and then he muttered, "This kid is still called a teacher? Hmph...you don't have to bother him. You know, just come with me."

Li Weijiang pointed to the stairs at the end of the corridor. Zhuo Qingshan stopped after taking a few steps. She found many photos hanging on the wall of the hall.There are black and white and color photos, and the time span is relatively large. There are men and women in the photos, and most of them are smiling.

Zhuo Qingshan saw the last photo, which was Li Weijiang. In the photo, Li Weijiang was wearing a suit, his hair was neatly combed, and he was much younger than him now.Zhuo Qingshan stopped and looked at Li Weijiang's back in surprise.

Li Weijiang walked a few steps with the liquor bottle, seeing that Zhuo Qingshan hadn't followed, he turned around and asked, "Little girl, why don't you leave?"

Zhuo Qingshan swallowed, squinted at the photo on the wall, and then at Li Weijiang: "Why is your photo hanging on the wall?"

Suddenly a flash of lightning flashed outside, and there were bursts of thunder.Zhuo Qingshan was startled, looked at Li Weijiang who was squinting at her, and said, "You must be... dead... How can the picture of a living person be..."

Li Weijiang showed a look of disdain, and he pointed to a bronze medal under these photos.Only then did Zhuo Qingshan walk over tremblingly, and saw the bronze plaque that read "Previous Librarians of Xijing University Library".

"Ah? Are you the director of the library?" Li Weijiang shook the liquor bottle, shook his head and said, "The former director, I have retired.

Before all curators leave office, a photo will be hung. Only then did Zhuo Qingshan breathe a sigh of relief: "But why do you look so young in the photo?" "" I have been retired for seven or eight years. "

"Then why are you still in the library?" Li Weijiang looked disdainful again, as if the answer was obvious: "Because I like reading."

The two stepped up the stairs leading to the second floor. Zhuo Qingshan continued to ask, "Where's your family? Aren't you going home at night?"

"My family's thief wife has been dead for many years, and my living creditors are all working abroad." The door on the second floor is similar to the one on the first floor, Li Weijiang opened the door and walked in with Zhuo Qingshan.

Zhuo Qingshan found herself in a huge hall. It turned out that the second floor and the first floor were integrated.The second floor is a ring-shaped structure, with towering bookshelves running across the wall, and tables and chairs near the railings.

Zhuo Qingshan came to the wooden railing and had a panoramic view of the bookshelves on the first floor.She breathed out nervously, looking at the countless bookshelves, and the desk lamps were neatly placed on the tables between those bookshelves, and all the desk lamps were turned on.The smooth floor tiles reflected the light, making it bright.

Zhuo Qingshan wanted to find An Youlin's figure.I saw An Youlin pushing a wooden ladder with wheels, walking back and forth among the bookshelves, searching for information up and down.

"Come on, don't just stand there, it will take a while for Xiao Anzi to check the information, let's go and have a rest."

Li Weijiang brought Zhuo Qingshan to a table near the railing, that table was much wider than the others, and a door was facing the table.

Li Weijiang said he was going to get some things and he would be back soon, then he walked out the door with a white wine bottle.Zhuo Qingshan looked at the time, it was already past ten o'clock at night, she got up and went deep between the bookshelves, took out her mobile phone, called her father, and told her father that she had to work overtime at night and could not go home.

Zhuo Qingshan's father, Zhuo Zhengyu, was a little unhappy on the other end of the phone, and after muttering a few words, Zhuo Qingshan said impatiently: "It's normal for me to work overtime in this job, it's not a big deal, I'm going to be busy. "

Then Zhuo Qingshan called Luo Gang again. At this time, Luo Gang was analyzing the case with other people in the team.Zhuo Qingshan told Luo Gang about her and An Youlin's experiences after they left the Tangning mansion.There was some noise on the phone, Luo Gang hesitated for a while, but just asked Zhuo Qingshan to help An Youlin well.

After a while, Li Weijiang opened the door with hot water and a towel: "Little girl, your hair is still damp, wipe it off quickly. Drink some hot water to warm your body."

Zhuo Qingshan took the towel and said thank you. After drying her hair, she sat on a chair and held a cup of hot water in both hands.

(End of this chapter)