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001 The way past

It is easy to go up the mountain and it is difficult to go down the mountain. When we go up the mountain, it is even more difficult to go down the mountain. But I don’t seem to feel anything. The road down the mountain made me walk very steadily, and there was no accident at all.

The stars in the sky began to dim, and the bright moon gradually disappeared from sight. A flash of light flashed from the east drove away the entire darkness and ushered in a new day.

After going down the mountain, I still didn't stop and walked aimlessly forward with my head shut.

The drizzle in the sky still did not stop, and the light rising from the east was a bit out of place with all this.

I can't tell whether the tears or rain are left on my face, nor how I feel in my heart now.

The things that happened in my mind since I joined the Dragon Bureau were screened in my mind like a movie, and everything was vividly remembered.

The footsteps of walking quickly suddenly became slower, and I looked up at the glory of the east.

Suddenly I really want to go back to the place where Jiang Bing and I first met.

Now I don’t know what to do or what I can do.

Tianxing kept saying that when I gathered eight relics, I could see Jiang Bing, and it was still unscathed. But the power shown by Tianxing was already above everyone. What would happen when I gathered eight relics?

Could those eight relics prevent Tianxing from killing us?

A foolish dream.

I smiled bitterly and shook my head, and took another step back towards the way I came.

I rushed to the station and used the few money I had to buy a ticket to Xishan City.

The train stopped at Xishan City Station. I got off the car and got into a taxi and told the driver the address. Then I sat in the car and closed my eyes and said nothing.

When I arrived at the destination, the driver woke me up. I unknowingly fell asleep in the car. I thanked the driver, opened the car door and looked at the bustling community in front of me. A long-lost sense of acquaintance suddenly arose in my heart.

I still remember the first time I met Jiang Bing, I and Jiang Xue came to investigate the case together.

At that time, Mu Chengzhi's case made us anxious. Jiang Xue made a fuss about taking me to Yang Zhiyu's house to find clues, and that was where he met Jiang Bing.

I walked towards the community and was stopped by the security guard at the door.

If I had been put in the past, the security guard would not have paid attention to me, but now I was covered in a mess, with blood on my forehead, my clothes became wet and a little broken.

I smiled bitterly and looked down at my outfit, then took out the ID in my arms and handed it to the security guard.

When the security guard saw the ID, he already understood my identity and immediately let me go.

I put my ID back into my pocket, walked towards the community in the direction of my memory, and finally found Yang Zhiyu's house.

There is a small square in front of the building, where a group of old men play chess and dance swords.

I sat in the square and found out from the old man that there was a murder case here more than a year ago. Later, when the case was solved, no one lived in that family. Everyone was quite afraid of the house that had died, and that house was still empty until now.

I thanked the old man, stood up and identified the direction and walked slowly towards the front.

I remember that Jiang Xue and I didn’t know Jiang Bing’s identity at that time, and mistakenly thought that Jiang Bing was the murderer’s accomplice. We chased Jiang Bing for a long time in the dark, until... the park in front of me.

There are many fitness facilities in the park, children and the elderly, playing happily in the park, exercising and chatting about homework.

I stood outside the park and watched for a long time. The more I looked, the more I felt that these were very peaceful and comfortable.

I stood outside the guardrail of the park for a long time, until the people inside looked at me, a beggar with strange eyes. Then I moved and walked out of the community slowly.

After leaving the community, I returned home. I changed into a decent dress at home and set a stick of incense on my grandfather and deducted three heads.

When I stood up, I saw my grandfather's photo. I smiled slightly at the grandfather in the photo, found the bottle of wine that my grandfather had collected when he was there, and then poured a glass of it for my grandfather.

While pouring me, he said, "This is your favorite daughter Hong. I have found one for you today and have two drinks with you."

"You were reluctant to drink it when you were there. Now that you left, the wine was put on hold."

"The master also went there some time ago. I didn't know that you had so many things hidden from me, but I don't blame you. I know some things that I shouldn't know, but I still don't know."

I raised my head and drank the wine in the glass in a sip.

The burning feeling in my stomach made me feel a little relieved. I never noticed that drinking alcohol would feel like this.

Looking at my grandfather's photo, I held an empty wine glass and felt silent for a long time.

The words that kept choking in my throat were finally chanted softly by me.

"Grandpa, I miss you."

I have never felt helpless and deeply helpless in the past few years as I have today.

I took a deep breath and touched the corner of my eyes, put the empty wine glass on the table, and whispered, "The master has no relatives in this world. I'll go to the master to take a look. The next time I come back... I don't know when it will be."

After closing the door, I left the house and took a bus to the master's house.

When I arrived at the door of my master's house, I remembered that I had no key. After the master's funeral was finished, I gave the key to Jiang Xue and asked her to keep it.

Just when I was about to go to the police station to ask Jiang Xue for the keys, the iron door of the master's house was suddenly opened.

Jiang Xue walked out of the inside and raised her head to look at me. Jiang Xue's eyes were not surprised. She smiled at me and said, "You are here."

I nodded indifferently and turned around and walked into the master's house. The master's house was cleaned up very clean and spotless. It should be that Jiang Xue had just cleaned up.

After browsing around, I looked back at Jiang Xue and said reluctantly, "Are you free? If you have time, go see the master with me."

Jiang Xue nodded without hesitation.

Jiang Xue drove the car and headed towards the cemetery of the master and grandfather.

On the way, I sat in the passenger seat and said nothing. Jiang Xue drove the car and said a little hesitantly, "Jiuyou just called me and said he couldn't find you. I thought you would definitely come here, so I'm waiting for you here."

I nodded without saying anything.

Jiang Xue seemed to know that I was in a bad mood, and she didn't talk much as she used to, and drove silently.

The car parked in front of the cemetery, and I opened the car door and walked to the cemetery of my master and grandfather.

Jiang Xue followed me without saying a word. I didn't say much, just stared at the graves of the two old men.

I know, I'm afraid this time may be the last time I'm back to see the two old people.

The weather is already cold in the cold winter, and it is a bit cold when it is flying. There are only two people in the cemetery, Jiang Bing and I, which seems a little scruple.

After standing for about ten minutes, I turned around and Jiang Xue smiled and said, "Let's go."

Jiang Xue nodded and returned to the car with me. She sat in the driver's seat and started the car and asked me where I was going.

"Go to the station." I hesitated and said.

Jiang Xue didn't ask much, and drove me to the station.

I got out of the car and thanked Jiang Xue, and slowly walked towards the station.

"Certainly." At this moment, Jiang Xue suddenly shouted.

I looked back at Jiang Xue, and Jiang Xue waved at me and said, "Zhao Jiyou asked me to tell you that if you feel tired, go back. They are all waiting for you."

When I heard Jiang Xue's words, my nose felt slightly sore. I raised my hand and waved it, then turned around and left resolutely.

I did not plan to go back to Southwest City, but bought a ticket to Qingquan County, Xiling City at the station.

It was already past five o'clock in the afternoon when I arrived in Qingquan County, and I took an electric mountain bike toward Anyong Village.

Anyong Village can now be said to be different from the past. After that case, Xiao Guanchen's son donated it to an elementary school in Anyong Village in the name of Xiao Guanchen. Now the primary school has been built and the case has been solved, and the 'rumor' has been resolved. People from several nearby villages have chosen to send their children to Anyong Village Primary School.

Although I haven't come for several months, the changes here are still very big. For example, there are already two small shops under Wannianling, and the road to Wannianling has also become stone steps.

The people in the village seemed to know me, and were slightly stunned when they saw me, and then asked me with no certainty if I was a policeman.

I nodded quietly, and the man immediately knew who I was and quickly called the village chief of An Yong Village.

The village chief still looked like that, with a hunchbacked figure and a little old face, but these were not enough to demonstrate the joy in his eyes.

The village chief held my hand and insisted that I go to their house for dinner. I did not refuse the village chief's kindness and followed the village chief back home.

The village chief made a lot of fanfare, and almost everyone in the entire village of Anyong Village came. The broken hut in the village chief’s house was surrounded and I chatted quietly with the villagers until the village chief prepared the meal.

While eating, the village chief found some people related to the case and sat together to eat.

After the food and the wine, the village chief became a little excited. He grabbed my hand and cried on his face: "That time, thanks to you, otherwise our village would be in peace now. You solved the case, and the rumors in our village were gone, and the people in the next village had no opinion on us..."

I greeted the village chief until the dinner ended.

After drinking a lot of wine, my head was a little dizzy. I stood up staggeringly and walked out of the village chief's house, and finally arrived at Wannianling.

I climbed along the stone steps step by step to Wannianling. The primary school on Wannianling is much better than the original one. There are three teaching buildings in total, and the students' canteen covers an extremely wide area. In addition, there are also playgrounds and libraries, which fully show a modern look.

I didn't go into the school, but found a seat at the school gate and sat down.

Before we knew it, the sky dimmed again, and the stars in the sky were still beautiful.

"Two drinks?"
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