Deng Zhongquan rarely used such a serious tone to ask Feng Yuan to go home immediately no matter where she was.
Feng Yuan did not dare to neglect, and hurried home after half of her nails were trimmed.
When she was changing her shoes at the door, she looked over and saw Liang Zhe and Deng Zhongquan on the sofa. The two were drinking tea. They sat very close to each other and talked as close as brothers. She immediately had a bad premonition, but she still put on her slippers, walked into the living room gracefully, sat on the chair opposite the coffee table, turned slightly sideways, faced Deng Zhongquan, and said, "What's the matter? So urgent. Look, my nails are only half done, how ugly they are."
She stretched her hand forward and then quickly retracted it, as if she didn't want to be seen.
Deng Zhongquan briefly and concisely told the story of Liang Zhe's discovery of the key in the cave.
Feng Yuan's expression was gloomy. When she heard that the key to her house was actually hers, she couldn't help but utter a sound of surprise.
"Liang Zhe and I judged that this key is probably Feng Guang's." Deng Zhongquan looked directly at Feng Yuan, "I asked you once the day before yesterday, and I will ask you again now, on the day Yangyang disappeared five years ago, Feng Guang Is it in the mountains?”
"I don't know." Feng Yuan shook her head. Seeing Deng Zhongquan staring at her, she reiterated, "I really don't know. We are going for a picnic, what is he doing there?"
Deng Zhongquan tapped his index finger on the table, making a clicking sound, which made Feng Yuan feel agitated. She took out a cigarette from her bag, lit it, took a puff, and exhaled the smoke in the direction of Liang Zhe. After sitting down, Liang Zhe's His eyes never left her face, staring at her like two nails, making her cheeks feel numb and itchy.
"Liang Zhe has found the key and can call the police at any time. There is no point in hiding it now." Deng Zhongquan said, "And a strange woman also came to me the day before yesterday and said that Feng Guang was in the mountainous area five years ago. Among that group of people, Feng Guang only knows you and me. I have no contact with him, only you. If you say you don’t know, I’m a little suspicious.”
"You don't trust me?" Feng Yuan frowned, feeling as if Deng Zhongquan and Liang Zhe were teaming up to interrogate her. She raised her neck and raised her voice, "What if Liang Zhe lies, what if the key is fake? Liang It's not like you don't know that Zhe is mad and insane. Would you rather believe a madman than me? I'm your wife."
"We are discussing the matter." Deng Zhongquan's expression became serious. When he became serious, he carried a majestic aura. He pointed at Feng Yuan, "If you know something, tell me quickly. It's too late for me." I'm afraid you'll get into trouble, Feng Guang doesn't deserve your protection, he will only drag you into the water."
"But I really don't know, what do you want me to say?!" Feng Yuan was also excited. She felt that Deng Zhongquan should be on her side instead of jointly questioning her at her home with a lunatic.
Deng Zhongquan suddenly slapped the coffee table with an angry look on his face. Feng Yuan's heart trembled. She couldn't remember the last time Deng Zhongquan got angry at home. The relationship between their husband and wife has always been maintained very well. Balance is an interaction. Both parties need to work together to cooperate with the other party to increase or decrease the chips. Once the hearts are not aligned, the imbalance will happen in an instant. At this moment, she had a feeling that her balance was about to be broken, but she felt that Deng Zhongquan should not have this attitude. He should at least discuss it with her first, instead of asking questions like an interrogation.
Is their relationship of more than ten years as a couple not as important as a crazy friend?
Liang Zhe spoke at this time: "Zhongquan, can you let Feng Yuan and I have a few words alone?"
Deng Zhongquan nodded with a livid face.
Liang Zhe stood up and walked to the master bedroom: "Feng Yuan, let's go to the balcony to have a few words."
Feng Yuan shook her hair and followed Liang Zhe into the bedroom. Liang Zhe left the bedroom door open. After the two came to the balcony, Liang Zhe closed the sliding door of the balcony and said, "I know you concealed something-"
Feng Yuan was about to open her mouth to argue, but Liang Zhe made a silent gesture: "Listen to me. First of all, I cherish my friendship with Deng Zhongquan. This is the main reason why I never told him about you and Pang Yi. I I don’t want to destroy his family. How you deal with each other is your business. But everything has its own importance. In front of looking for Yangyang, everything has to be put in the back row. That’s why I gave the earrings to He Ranran. So, if you don’t tell the truth now, I will tell Deng Zhongquan everything I saw and heard about you and Pang Yi.”
Feng Yuan frowned: "Are you threatening me with this matter again? It's not over, right?"
Liang Zhe gritted his teeth: "I don't want to either, but I have to find Yangyang."
Feng Yuan waved her hand: "Then you hurry up and say it, so that I can die early and be born early!"
Liang Zhe hesitated for a moment and walked out. Feng Yuan saw Liang Zhe walking out of the bedroom and called him. Liang Zhe didn't seem to hear and walked straight into the living room. Feng Yuan was just angry for a moment, and she didn't want Liang Zhe to tell him. He hurriedly followed, trying to stop Liang Zhe, but Deng Zhongquan happened to walk into the bedroom, and the two almost bumped into each other.
"Liang Zhe said you wanted to talk to me alone?" Deng Zhongquan frowned.
"Uh..." Feng Yuan was stunned for a moment, then realized what she was doing and sat on the bedside, "Yeah."
Deng Zhongquan sat on the chair in front of the dressing table, half of his serious face reflected in the mirror.
After a moment of silence, Feng Yuan stood up, closed the bedroom door, opened her mouth, but stopped talking.
"You're not committing a crime, are you?" Deng Zhongquan asked in a low voice.
"How is that possible!" Feng Yuan took two steps forward.
"Then why don't you tell the truth?" Deng Zhongquan stood up and faced Feng Yuan.
"We are husband and wife, why do you always side with Liang Zhe?" Feng Yuan tilted her head to one side, showing grievance, "As if I am an outsider, you should tell me about this kind of thing in advance, okay? Let me be mentally prepared."
"It's true that we are husband and wife, but when it comes to big things, we must be clear about right and wrong, otherwise we will mislead others and ourselves. Many times, people don't make big mistakes at the beginning. They usually make one mistake after another, and gradually lead to the abyss." Deng Zhongquan held Feng Yuan's shoulders and softened his tone, "Can't you see, I'm helping you."
Feng Yuan turned her face and looked at Deng Zhongquan. After looking at it for a while, she turned her face away again.
"But he is my biological brother after all." Feng Yuan's voice softened.
"If you really regarded him as your biological brother, you wouldn't have gone without contact for five years." Deng Zhongquan narrowed his eyes and asked suspiciously, "You haven't been in private contact in the past few years, right?"
"Really not!" Feng Yuan immediately shook her head, "I just didn't expect that he would be involved. I really don't know anything. I don't know what he did. He didn't tell me that he left five years ago. After that, I blocked all his contact information, and we never contacted him again, which is what he promised to do."
"So, he was indeed in the mountainous area that day five years ago?" Deng Zhongquan's voice was very low.
"Yes." Feng Yuan slowly uttered one word, and then looked at each other with Deng Zhongquan.
Deng Zhongquan did not hesitate, walked quickly to the door, and opened the bedroom door.
"You tell me exactly what the process was like, in front of Liang Zhe!" Deng Zhongquan looked back at Feng Yuan, with a solemn expression and a hint of determination, "As long as you have not committed any crime, I will ask Liang Zhe to do his best. forgive you."
At this time, Liang Zhe was standing in the middle of the living room. There was a ding from his cell phone, and he immediately checked it.
Feng Yuan walked out of the bedroom step by step and walked to Liang Zhe. It felt like she was walking towards the execution rack. She was reluctant in every way, not only because Feng Guang was her biological brother, but also because she didn't want to be pinched by Liang Zhe again. But Deng Zhongquan was right, the matter had reached this point, and for the sake of protecting her own safety, she should also tell the truth frankly. She thought that this matter would never be known, but she did not expect that it would be found out in the end.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but admire Liang Zhe.
After five years, Liang Zhe has been investigating until today, and he really found something.
She glanced at Liang Zhe, whose eyes were eager but did not urge her. She looked back at Deng Zhongquan, who nodded to her firmly. She took a deep breath and sat on the chair. Liang Zhe immediately sat opposite. She lit a cigarette, the past came to mind, and after a long time, she spoke her first words.
"My brother Feng Guang is nothing."
