No.14 Disciple: Death Puzzle

Chapter 38 Orphan Resentment

Zhuo Qingshan glanced at An Youlin who was busy looking for information, and asked Li Weijiang in a low voice: "Old... Curator Li, are you familiar with An Youlin?"

"Familiar, when Xiao Anzi was in college, he liked to spend the whole night in the library when he had nothing to do. He was like a night owl." Li Weijiang leaned against the railing, looking at An Youlin who piled books on the table, " But this kid has some skills, if he likes me, he can always get good wine..."

"You mean, An Youlin was studying at Xijing University back then?" "Well, both undergraduate and postgraduate studies were at Xijing University." "Why did you call him Xiao Anzi? And why did he call you the chief manager?" "Hahaha , "Li Weijiang chuckled a few times, "Before, this kid told me, 'This library is really big, like a palace.' I hadn't retired at that time, so I asked him, if this is As far as the palace is concerned, am I the emperor here?"

Li Weijiang's eyes were full of memories, and he continued with a smile: "This kid actually said, 'You are from the palace, but you are not the emperor, but a eunuch.' I told him that if I were a eunuch, he would be a young man." Eunuch. Turns out this kid is very smart, if he is a young eunuch, I am the chief eunuch, the chief executive of the palace."

Listening to Li Weijiang's memories, Zhuo Qingshan was full of doubts: "When did this happen? Why does it sound like..." "Oh, that was the first time I met Xiao Anzi, he was only six or seven years old "It seems that Li Weijiang and An Youlin have a good friendship, and they have known An Youlin since he was very young.

Before Zhuo Qingshan continued to ask questions, Li Weijiang said, "I've heard about you. Xiao Anzi mentioned it to me when he came to see me that day."

"Remind me?" "He told me that he was helping the police solve a case recently, and that there was a little girl surnamed Zhuo as his assistant." Assistant?How did I become his assistant?Zhuo Qingshan pouted, a little dissatisfied with An Youlin's statement.

Suddenly, Zhuo Qingshan's stomach growled several times, which was heard by Li Weijiang who was sitting opposite her, and she grinned awkwardly.

"Little girl, come with me, I'll get you something to eat." Li Weijiang got up and walked towards the door. Zhuo Qingshan glanced at An Youlin who was reading books at the table downstairs, stood up and followed out.Li Weijiang led Zhuo Qingshan downstairs, but he didn't turn on the corridor lights, or even use the flashlight.Li Weijiang walked briskly in the dark, he was already very familiar with the whole library.

"Director Li, slow down, wait for me." In the darkness, Zhuo Qingshan accidentally bumped her knee, "Ouch!"

"Little girl, you are a policeman, why are you walking so awkwardly?" Li Weijiang didn't turn his head.

Zhuo Qingshan couldn't remember how many corners she turned before she followed Li Weijiang to a kitchen. Li Weijiang put the pot of water on the stove and turned on the gas to light it up, and then dug out some vegetables from the refrigerator.

"Why is there a kitchen here?" Zhuo Qingshan asked, looking at the simple and practical kitchen. "This is my home, why is there no kitchen? But, my study is the largest in Xijing!"

Hearing Li Weijiang's cold joke, Zhuo Qingshan laughed twice.Li Weijiang washed the vegetables, put them on the cutting board and started cutting.Zhuo Qingshan wanted to go forward to help, but Li Weijiang refused: "Little girl, when I cook, it's like Xiao Anzi looking up information. If you don't need help from others, you can just sit down."

Zhuo Qingshan sat down and put one arm on the kitchen counter: "Director Li, can you tell me about An Youlin's past? You just said that you knew him when he was very young. You and his Are your parents familiar with it?"

Li Weijiang shredded the carrot quickly and replied, "Little Anzi, he is an orphan." Orphan?Although Zhuo Qingshan is no stranger to this term, she used to volunteer in an orphanage when she was in the police academy and had contact with those poor children.But if An Youlin was said to be an orphan, she never thought of it.

"If he is an orphan, how do you know him?" Li Weijiang scooped up the shredded carrots with a kitchen knife, poured them into a nearby plate, and pressed the shiitake mushrooms under the kitchen knife. "How should I put it? It was my old classmate Chang Xin. He adopted Xiao Anzi... It can't be called adoption, but he gave Xiao Anzi a lot of care. They are master-student relationship, but sometimes they are more important than father and son. Dear……"

The water was already boiling, Li Weijiang dug out a bundle of ramen noodles from under the cupboard, quickly pulled out a bundle and put it into the boiling water.

"Old Chang told me about the first time he saw Xiao Anzi," Li Weijiang continued to cut vegetables, "Xiao Anzi was weak and sick since he was a child, thin and thin, and I often saw him sitting on a stone in the orphanage. On the stool, the two little feet can't reach the ground. He didn't say a word, watching other children playing..."

Zhuo Qingshan listened in a daze, and the picture of Chang Xin when she saw An Youlin for the first time appeared in her mind—the young An Youlin was sitting on a stone bench beside the yard, leaving only a back view for Zhuo Qingshan , wearing old but very clean clothes, but because of his thin body, the clothes on his body look very loose, and his little feet in sneakers are still a long way from the ground.Little An Youlin exuded a sadness that Zhuo Qingshan couldn't tell, it was something he shouldn't have to bear at such a young age... Zhuo Qingshan was sad for the picture in her mind, her nose was a little sore, tears were streaming down her cheeks His eyes were spinning, and his chest felt stuffy and painful.She took a breath, laughing at herself for not knowing when she was feeling sentimental.

"Old Chang often took Xiao Anzi out to play at that time. Although he didn't adopt him, he gave him a lot of guidance and help. Later, Xiao Anzi left the orphanage to go to middle school, and later became Lao Chang's student."

After Li Weijiang finished cooking the noodles, he put the noodles in a bowl and handed them to Zhuo Qingshan along with the chopsticks.Zhuo Qingshan looked at the steaming noodles, said "thank you" and started with chopsticks.

After Zhuo Qingshan was full of noodles, she remembered An Youlin who was still looking up information. "Director Li, I've finished eating all at once. What's wrong with An Youlin..." "Little girl, don't bother with him, even if you give him something to eat, he won't have time to take care of it." The two returned to the second floor of the library Next to the desk, An Youlin downstairs is still wandering between the bookshelves, climbing up and down the ladder.Zhuo Qingshan glanced at the time, it was already 02:30 in the morning, and she felt that she could hardly keep her eyes open.

"Little girl, you shouldn't have followed that kid here to suffer." Li Weijiang said in a low voice.Zhuo Qingshan knew very well in her heart that if she hadn't insisted on coming to the library, she might not know about An Youlin's past.At this time, a little sleepy, she remembered the biggest confusion in her heart, the "Viking Square case" five years ago.

Thinking of this case that everyone kept secret, Zhuo Qingshan cheered up and looked at Li Weijiang who was paying attention to An Youlin's movements. She suspected that this old curator who had known An Youlin for many years and had a close relationship with him was likely to understand the details of the case back then. Know the inside story.

For example, Zhuo Qingshan knew that the police consultant who participated in the investigation of the Weijin Plaza case died unexpectedly, and this consultant was probably An Youlin's teacher Chang Xin.And from Li Weijiang's conversation just now, it can be heard that he is very familiar with Chang Xin, not just the simple relationship between classmates.However, Li Weijiang never mentioned Chang Xin's death, and seemed to be deliberately avoiding it.

Zhuo Qingshan tried to play around: "Is An Youlin's choice to study psychology at the beginning, was it influenced by his teacher?"

"That's for sure. Lao Chang was a romantic man when he was young. But he never married and had children in his life." Li Weijiang smacked his lips, "Everyone thought he would find a woman to settle down and teach, Doing learning, but he..."

Li Weijiang seemed to think of something he didn't agree with, and sighed repeatedly. "An Youlin's teacher, this classmate of yours, he..." Zhuo Qingshan was about to ask a question, but Li Weijiang said first: "Little girl, you are very interested in Lao Chang, just wait a moment. "Li Weijiang stood up, turned around, and then dodged to a nearby bookshelf. Zhuo Qingshan felt that he was deliberately avoiding the topic.

When Li Weijiang came back, he brought a stack of books, and he put the books in front of Zhuo Qingshan: "Little girl, if you want to know more about Lao Chang, you should read his books first."

Zhuo Qingshan picked up the top book, "Hidden: A Behavior Analysis of a Perverted Killer".The tone of this book is really An Youlin's style, Zhuo Qingshan thought.

Li Weijiang started wandering among the bookshelves on the second floor, but he left without excuses such as going to sleep.From time to time, he would pick up a book, read it for a few moments, and then put it back, as if to pass the time.

Since there is no way to get Li Weijiang to speak for the time being, why not just read these books.Zhuo Qingshan accidentally discovered that one of them was a textbook she used when she was studying in the police academy.It was only then that she noticed that the author of the book was signed, Chang Xin.

(End of this chapter)