Jiang Mingzhu raised her head and looked in the direction of the door, then met Yuan Ye's eyes.
"Zhuzhu." Yuanye closed the door and walked in, "How do you feel?"
The wilderness looked dusty, and there was still a patch of black and blue under the eyes. It must have been many days since I had slept.
Jiang Mingzhu: "I have nothing to do. Would you like to have something to eat? There are also wontons."
Yuan Ye: "Okay, I just didn't have breakfast."
He Chuyan stood up, exchanged glances with Yuanye, and said with a smile, "I'll go discharge Zhuzhu, and you guys can chat."
After He Chuyan left, Yuanye sat down to eat wontons with Jiang Mingzhu.
Yuan Ye: "Have a good rest for a few days and leave the rest to the police."
Jiang Mingzhu: "Okay."
Yuanye: "Where do you want to go? Liangliang and I will go with you."
Jiang Mingzhu: "I want to sleep."
Yuanye: "Then just sleep with it for a few days and don't think about anything."
Jiang Mingzhu buried her head in the wontons and didn't answer a word.
Yuanye watched her expression intently, not missing any detail.
Although she was eating, she didn't seem to have the usual happy reaction to eating delicious food. It was more like she was using this action to cover up her anxiety.
He hadn't seen her smile since he came in.
Her whole state was wrong.
Ever since he learned that Jiang Mingzhu's condition had never recovered, Yuanye felt awkward about her.
But he couldn't pierce this layer of window paper.
——
The police spent more than thirty hours searching the places where Zhan Yubai lived.
Sure enough, a lot of evidence was found in the apartment where Zhan Yubai lived alone.
In addition to the pair of earrings Jiang Mingzhu mentioned, a photo of Zhan Yubai and Pei Yegu, as well as QQ chat records, were also found on a tablet computer that had not been turned on for many years.
This evidence was crucial to Pei Ye's case that year.
When Zhou Li received a call from Captain Chen, he was in the office dealing with matters that had been piled up for several weeks.
After returning from southern Yunnan, Zhou Li didn't sleep a wink for two consecutive nights.
Zhou Li took a sip of coffee while answering the phone: "Team Chen."
Captain Chen: "Our search at several residences of Zhan Yubai is over. We did find a pair of earrings and some other evidence. The earrings can be taken away after the evidence is collected."
Zhou Li: "Okay, I'll pick it up when the time comes."
His voice was still hoarse when he responded to this sentence, and he was even more tired than Captain Chen who had stayed up all night.
Captain Chen: "Pay attention to rest."
Zhou Li: "Thank you."
After talking on the phone with Captain Chen, Liang Cong knocked on the door and entered the office.
Zhou Li rubbed his temples: "What's the matter?"
Liang Cong: "Mr. Zhou, there have been calls from the media these days, wanting to interview you about your case and the cooperation with the Zhan family..."
"The Zhan family's cooperation has nothing to do with Zhan Yubai." Zhou Li interrupted Liang Cong, "Just let the public relations department handle this kind of matter."
Liang Cong suddenly reacted——
When Zhou Li moved Zhan Yubai from Fenghe to Wanhua, it seemed that he had listened to Jin Rou's words, but in fact, he was going along with the flow and moved Zhan Yubai away from Fenghe.
After Zhan Yubai came to Wanhua, he was only responsible for the cases of Su Min's laboratory.
As a result, Wanhua and Fenghe's other businesses have not been affected.
When Liang Cong was admiring Zhou Li, he was interrupted by his voice: "If you have nothing to do, just go out."
Liang Cong came back to his senses, noticed Zhou Li's haggard expression, and reminded him, "Mr. Zhou, you haven't slept in a few days. Your health is critical."
Zhou Li did not reply to Liang Cong's words and waved to him.
After Liang Cong left, Zhou Li went to the lounge and took a shower. He sat on the edge of the bed wearing a bathrobe and played with his mobile phone with his slender fingers.
The interface on the mobile phone screen stays on WeChat.
It has been more than seventy hours since he returned to Beicheng, and Jiang Mingzhu has not contacted him yet.
Zhou Li looked at the familiar profile picture in his address book and hesitated several times but still couldn't make up his mind to find her.
A few minutes later, Zhou Yi called.
Zhou Li picked up but didn't speak.
Zhou Yi: "Where?"
Zhou Li: "Company."
Zhou Yi was surprised: "You didn't go to find Jiang Mingzhu?"
Zhou Li: "..."
Zhou Yi: "Don't tell me that you haven't looked for her since you returned to Beicheng."
Zhou Li: "There is no reason to look for her."
Zhou Yi: "...Do you still want to chase someone?"
Zhou Li: "I think so."
Zhou Yi: "If you want to chase someone, create your own opportunities. Didn't you two get along well a few days ago? Go find her."
Zhou Li: "She will be unhappy when she sees me."
Zhou Yi: "Do you need me to teach you? The person has been arrested and the case has not been closed. Isn't it normal for you to talk to her about the progress of the investigation?"
After being reminded by Zhou Yi, Zhou Li felt like he was enlightened and suddenly remembered what Captain Chen just said.
After talking to Zhou Yi on the phone, Zhou Li immediately put down his phone and went to change clothes.
——
Jiang Mingzhu really slept for two days after being discharged from the hospital. She slept until she only had two meals.
It happened that on the weekend, Fu Xiaozhi and Fang Qinyang took Jiang Mingzhu out for a day of fun.
Jiang Mingzhu behaved quite well, seemed to be in a good mood, ate a lot, and even brought cake before going home.
Jiang Mingzhu, Fang Qinyang and Fu Xiaozhi walked towards the yard while talking. After a few steps, they suddenly saw Zhou Li opposite.
He looks like he's been waiting here for a long time.
After that day at the police station, the two of them never saw each other again.
Although Wanhua has distanced himself from the negative public opinion, Jiang Mingzhu guessed that he must have a lot of things on his hands recently.
She didn't expect him to come to her.
Fu Xiaozhi and Fang Qinyang looked at Jiang Mingzhu at the same time, and they were not sure what Jiang Mingzhu's attitude was towards Zhou Li now.
Jiang Mingzhu: "Are you looking for me?"
It was a question she asked proactively, and her tone sounded no different from when other people spoke.
Zhou Li: "Yeah."
He was a little surprised that Jiang Mingzhu took the initiative to speak, "I want to talk to you about something. Can we have dinner together?"
Jiang Mingzhu thought for a moment: "Okay."
"Wait a minute, I'll talk to my mother."
After saying this, Jiang Mingzhu walked back first, followed closely by Fang Qinyang.
Fu Xiaozhi did not go back with them, but stopped in front of Zhou Li and looked at him carefully, as if she wanted to see something from him.
When Zhou Li was about to ask, Fu Xiaozhi suddenly said, "Are you chasing Zhuzhu?"
Zhou Li: "..."
Fu Xiaozhi: "What happened to you in southern Yunnan a few days ago?"
Zhou Li: "Nothing."
Fu Xiaozhi didn't quite believe this answer.
Judging from Jiang Mingzhu's attitude towards Zhou Li just now, it is absolutely impossible that nothing happened.
If the relationship between the two of them had not eased, Jiang Mingzhu would not agree to go out to eat with Zhou Li alone.
But Zhou Li was destined to have no answer from his mouth.
Fu Xiaozhi: "Forget it, if you really want to chase her, treat her well."
Zhou Li was a little surprised: "Don't you want her to be with Yuanye?"
Fu Xiaozhi: "...I hope it will be of no use."
