Original sin

After returning home from Long Xuejun's place, Shen Shen's mood had already calmed down.

If you really care about it, you will be chaotic. In fact, as long as you calm down, you can figure out many problems.

The other party is indeed taking advantage of the information asymmetry between himself and Long Xuejun. This information asymmetry is actually caused by the real old beggar deliberately letting Long Xuejun hide something from him. Shen Shen didn't blame them, he believed them There must be a reason for them to do so.

It's just that the other party doesn't know that there is an eventful Xu Jing who will follow Long Xuejun, and Shen Chen will find a small detail in the photos taken by Xu Jing.Of course, there is another flaw, that is, the real and fake old beggars smell differently. The fake one may not stink up himself because he can't stand the smell, but this is exactly a failure.

But one thing is certain, the other party knows the existence of the old beggar, and now the old beggar is likely to have fallen into the hands of the other party, and they even know the true identity of the old beggar.

The opponent knew it, and Long Xuejun should know it too, but he just didn't know it.

This made Shen Shen feel a little lost. Who is that old beggar?Could it really be his father?

Thinking of this, his heavy thoughts came alive again. Maybe Long Xuejun's joke was not a joke at all, but a hint, a very straightforward hint.

But how is it possible?If it's really his father, what has he been doing these past few years, why didn't he recognize himself and his mother, even if it's just to reveal a little news to them, it would be good.

Thinking back to Uncle Gangzi's fraudulent death, Shen Shen felt more and more that this possibility was very high. Uncle Gangzi had falsified the identification of his father's body, and happened to have his twin brother again, so he also used that excuse to Played a fake death.Then even if the result of the identification of the father's identity was finally suspected, he would not be able to get rid of it.

But if it was really like what I thought, why did Uncle Gangzi come back suddenly and go to the police station to surrender himself to the police station for his fraudulent death? This incident also made me unable to understand.

Qiu Yuzhen pushed open the door of Shen Chen's study, and she brought Shen Chen a bowl of sugar water.

"You're going in and out tonight, looking in a hurry, did something happen to you?" As a mother, she must know her son best, and she can see the heavy busyness tonight .

Smiling deeply, he took the sugar water: "Mom, have you heard about Uncle Gangzi?"

Qiu Yuzhen sat down, she really heard about Gangzi, it was Feng Hu who told her.

She glanced at her son with a little dissatisfaction: "Mom heard about it, but you should have told Mom about this matter first, but you are lucky, even Mom didn't hide it. It was you Feng Hu who told me. You Uncle Feng said, I want to go see Gangzi sometime, anyway, he is also your father's brother."

Shen Shen nodded. He knew that his mother was a person who valued affection. She always remembered those friends and brothers of his father who were kind to his father in the past, especially after his father had an accident, he helped his father's case She will never forget anyone.

"Mom, think about it, is there such a possibility? The corpse found back then was not my father's at all. Uncle Gangzi did something wrong during the appraisal, and my father is probably not dead." Shen Chen said to himself He said this idea all at once, but he regretted it a little after he said it.

After all, this is just a guess of her own, and there is no evidence to prove that this is the case. If her mother believes it, and her guess is wrong in the end, it would be too cruel for her.

After hearing this, Qiu Yuzhen frowned, and she looked at her son: "This is the second time you said in front of me that you suspect that your father is not dead, Shen Zi, tell me the truth, did you find something? "

Shen Chen was stunned for a moment, he really forgot, when did he mention it?But this is not important anymore, now he has to give Qiu Yuzhen an explanation.

Now that he had spoken, he didn't hide anything at all, and told the recent events and some of his own thoughts in detail. Qiu Yuzhen listened quietly all the time, without interjecting a word.But she listened very carefully, sometimes frowning, sometimes squinting her eyes in thought.

After Shen Chen finished speaking, Qiu Yuzhen sighed a long time: "If you analyze it like this, it is really possible, and now even I am a little curious about that old beggar. Since you are a key point, then I asked him well when I went to see him, I don't think he would lie to me, of course, I can tell if he is lying. But I have to talk to him alone, without anyone present He is the one who can tell me the truth, I am afraid that he will not have such an opportunity in his current situation."

Shen Chen knows why his mother said that. Uncle Gangzi is in the bureau now. Although Tan Ke will definitely not take any coercive measures against him, he has to stay in the bureau until he fully explains his problem of.

Shen Chen also faintly felt that Tan Ke seemed to be suspicious of his father's death just like himself.

It's normal to think about it. Gangzi can fake death, so it is doubtful whether the father's body identified by him is really the father.

Shen Chen said: "Then we have to wait for two days. Uncle Gangzi's problem is not very big, and Bureau Tan will help him speak well, so it is probably only a suspended sentence. He can come out as long as he explains clearly the problem in these two days. You can talk to him alone when the time comes, and I will arrange it."

Qiu Yuzhen nodded: "Okay, okay, don't think about it anymore, go to bed early, you are too tired during this time, you must take good care of your body and rest more."

After Qiu Yuzhen finished speaking, she left. Seeing that her mother did not have much emotional fluctuations, she was relieved. He was afraid that her mother would be too excited because of this so-called hope. The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. No blow of disappointment.

Checking the time, it's getting closer, Shen Chen also went to bed after washing.

But at the moment in the bureau, the lights were still on in Tan Ke's office, just as Shen Shen guessed, Tan Ke was sitting with Wang Gang.

The ashtray on the coffee table was already full. Tan Ke stood up and emptied the ashtray, then put it back on the coffee table, and replaced Wang Gang and himself with new tea leaves. It seemed that this situation would continue.

"Gangzi, this is good tea. I don't want to drink your favorite bird king old tree tea. You should know that there are not many old tea trees left."

Wang Gang picked up the cup, put it in front of his nose, smelled it, and sighed: "It's still the same as before."

Tan Ke smiled: "I hope people are still the same as before." Wang Gang raised his eyes and looked at Tan Ke when he heard this.

Tan Ke put away his smile: "Actually, your fake death is not what you said, just to satisfy the wish of your father who didn't have any feelings at all, right? You did a big thing at that time, but you were worried about it This thing will be exposed, just at that time your father came to the door, so you used your plan and played a trick to hide the world, this is a big trick, you have deceived everyone. "

Wang Gang took a sip of tea, put down the cup, picked up the cigarette that Tan Ke threw on the coffee table, and lit one: "What is the big event that Bureau Tan refers to?"

"After Shen He's body was discovered, it was you who conducted the autopsy and also issued the identification report. I remember that Yu Xiaolin was your assistant at the beginning, but you dismissed her when you identified Shen He's body. Yes, everything is done by you alone."

When Tan Ke was talking, his eyes were fixed on Wang Gang's face. Wang Gang's expression didn't change at all. He said lightly: "This situation is normal. Back then, I would kick out my assistant for any important work. , two reasons. First, I don’t want my apprentice to be a teacher so soon. As the old saying goes, I taught my apprentice, but my master starved to death. Second, you know the relationship between me and Lao Shen, so I just want to accompany Accompany him, talk to him, I chatter with him while doing things, I don't want them to see this scene. I don't know if Bureau Tan is satisfied with my explanation like this?"

Tan Ke nodded. He really understood what Wang Gang said, but he still firmly believed that Wang Gang hadn't told the truth, but he didn't dare to press too hard.

Wang Gang is a smart man, Tan Keda asked someone to bring him to his office at night, he must have wanted to ask something from him, what he wanted to ask was inconvenient to ask during the day.

"Tan Ju, what exactly do you want me to say? I've already said what needs to be said."

Tan Ke asked: "Then what shouldn't be said?"

Wang Gang smiled: "Of course you can't say what shouldn't be said, right Bureau Tan?"

Tan Ke knew that he couldn't pry Wang Gang's mouth open, so in the end he could only sigh: "Gangzi, we are all brothers, you have to know that not only you and Lao Shen have a good relationship, but I also have Lao Huang, and we are also Lao Shen. Brothers, do you admit this? Including Feng Hu, we can be said to be one in the bureau at that time. I remember the old bureau chief criticized us, saying that we were too small. He was dragged to give lectures."

Wang Gang was also recalling the events of those years, with a smile on his face: "Yeah, in fact, we are not a small group at all. The fact that we can get closer is not driven by any interests, but because we all have the same philosophy. Everyone They all aspire to be good police officers!"

"That's right, until now, I've still insisted on our original ideal, to be a good policeman. Don't look at me as the chief of the bureau now, but I hope that in your heart, I'm still the Tan Ke back then."

"You are still the same Tan Ke back then, but I am no longer the same Wang Gang." Wang Gang also sighed.

Tan Ke opened his eyes wide: "Gangzi, I just want to ask you, is Lao Shen dead or alive? You don't have to answer me. If Lao Shen is still alive, you can take a sip from the teacup. Don't worry, this As far as I am concerned, I promise not to mention it to anyone and rot it in my stomach."

Wang Gang did not speak, nor did he take any action. After Tan Ke finished speaking, he lit a cigarette. Although he was looking forward to Wang Gang's action, he did not urge Wang Gang. He knew that Wang Gang's mood at the moment should be very contradiction.

Wang Gang's gaze fell from Tan Ke's face to the teacup on the table. He seemed to be struggling a little. He was really not sure. Is Tan Ke still the same Tan Ke from before?Can he trust the Director Tan in front of him?

In this way, about a minute later, Wang Gang finally picked up the cup, took a sip, and put the cup down again.

There was excitement in Tan Ke's eyes, and it was as he had guessed, why Shen didn't die, the real reason why Wang Gang faked his death back then was to cover up this fact.

Wang Gang said, "Do you know why he wanted to fake death?"

Tan Ke shook his head: "I don't know, I just can't figure it out. In fact, he shouldn't have made things so complicated. We brothers will help him."

But Wang Gang said: "It's his fate that he didn't die. The reason why he wanted to fake his death was because someone betrayed him, and this person is very likely to be the brother you mentioned just now."

"Who?" Tan Ke's eyes widened. This was something he had never thought about.

Wang Gang shook his head: "I don't know, I don't know, he doesn't know himself, he doubts anyone, even me. When he found me and asked me to help him fake death, I felt that he didn't even believe me. , I know, he asked me to help him this favor is also a temptation for me, I did as he said, but I was still not at ease, I didn't expect my biological father to find me at that time, and asked me I made such a request. If there was no matter about Lao Shen, I would never have agreed to him, but what about Lao Shen made me feel uneasy. I thought maybe only in this way could I convince Lao Shen that I never I have never betrayed my brother. At the same time, only in this way can I keep the secret that Lao Shen is still alive to the greatest extent."

Tan Ke couldn't help but sigh a little, he didn't expect that there was such a secret in it.

"Didn't you find out who betrayed Old Shen over the years?" Tan Ke asked.

Wang Gang smiled wryly: "I've been outside for the past few years, and it was Lao Shen who checked it himself, but I think he must have some clues, because some time ago I suddenly received a call from him, and he talked with him on the phone. I said I was sorry, and then said that he knew that I would rather be myself than being someone else’s shadow, and he said he also hoped that I would still be the original Gangzi. That’s why I made up my mind to go back to Lincheng Come on, but I can't get in touch with him. I think he has thrown away that calling card. But I heard about Liao Yuancheng's return to Lincheng as soon as I came back. I went to find Liao Yuancheng and wanted to persuade him I know that Lao Shen’s son has never given up on investigating his father’s case, so I want to help him just like I helped Lao Shen before.”