"There is no one left. Everyone who knew her has gone out. I have no friends in this town, and others are not willing to talk to me, an old woman. I often talk to her in front of her grave. In so many years, I have never seen anyone. Went to see her.”
Therefore, Jing Shiyan did not have a so-called old lover. She was originally a woman without a uterus. Even if a man coveted her beauty, once he had sex with her, he would feel bored and would not look for her a second time.
Seeing that Mu Ning was depressed, Jing Shifeng thought of something, "There is an old grandma in the town. She has seen things happening for several generations. I think she should know. You can ask her."
There was hope in Mu Ning's eyes for a moment, "Aunt Feng, can you take us to find her?"
"Okay, I'll close the shop first."
It happened that there was little business in the grocery store right now, so Jing Shifeng closed the store, and she led Mu Ning and Gu Zhiyin to find the old grandma.
The old grandma had limited legs and feet, so she sat in front of her house and basked in the sun, holding a bamboo stick.
After Jing Shifeng explained the purpose of his visit to her, the old grandma raised her cloudy eyes and looked at Mu Ning. It took her a long time to react.
She said slowly while thinking about what happened back then.
"I remember... Shiyan rescued a woman and picked her up on that mountain. Shiyan took her home."
"Woman?" Mu Ning frowned.
"Yes, that woman is very beautiful, with yellow hair, blue eyes, and very fair skin. We can't understand what she says."
The old grandma continued: "Only my wife and I know about this. My wife was a barefoot doctor back then, and Shi Yan came to see my wife to treat that woman."
"Shiyan begged me not to tell others, saying that this woman came from a far away place, and that I couldn't let others know that she was here."
"At that time, I asked her not to bring women from outside into my home, but she refused to listen and even said that this woman could give her money. You know, we were so poor at that time that we couldn't even eat."
Mu Ning asked: "Where was that woman later? Where did she go?"
"She only stayed at Shiyan's house for a week and then left. Later, Shiyan became pregnant."
Mu Ning looked at Gu Zhiyin in shock.
Mu Ning's scalp suddenly felt numb and a chill ran down his back.
Jing Shiyan cannot get pregnant at all!
That woman should be a foreigner, she was the one who brought Mu Ning here!
Seeing that he could no longer ask for any useful information, Gu Zhiyin stuffed a red envelope for her old grandma and left with Mu Ning.
When they left, the old grandma was still nagging, "I asked Shiyan not to take anyone home casually. Now it's better. He suffered a murderous disaster, killed himself, and also harmed the child..."
Mu Ning paused, looked back at the old grandma, tightened her pale lips, and followed Gu Zhiyin.
Along the way, she frowned and couldn't think clearly.
After sending Jing Shifeng back to the grocery store, Mu Ning stood on the street and took a deep breath, his heart still feeling heavy.
Gu Zhiyin held her hand and felt it was cold. He asked warmly, "What is Ning Ning thinking about?"
"Uncle Gu, the old grandma said that my mother was killed after saving someone."
Mu Ning's expression was serious, and Gu Zhiyin understood what she meant, "Ning Ning wants to say that Jing Shiyan's stabbing to death twelve years ago was not an accident?"
Mu Ning nodded, her eyes red as she said, "I think it has something to do with that foreign woman, no... maybe it has something to do with me, maybe..."
If that foreign woman was her mother, then the drunk man was most likely ordered to kill her!
If so, Jing Shiyan was killed by her!
Gu Zhiyin had actually thought of this, but he was wondering whether to tell Mu Ning.
Mu Ning saw that he was hesitant to speak, "Uncle Gu, are you hiding something from me?"
Gu Zhiyin lit a cigarette and started smoking.
Mu Ning looked up at him, his eyebrows furrowing tighter and tighter, "Uncle Gu."
Gu Zhiyin avoided her gaze. He was wondering whether telling her was a good thing or a bad thing.
"Uncle Gu, if you know anything, you have to tell me."
He smoked half a cigarette, stared at a certain spot on the street nonchalantly, and spoke slowly, "The case back then was ended hastily, and the police did not investigate in depth."
Mu Ning bit his lip, "So, you are trying to say that the drunk man who broke into the house and killed someone is not necessarily the final murderer?"
Gu Zhiyin lowered his head and looked at the ash falling from the cigarette butt, "Sorry, I don't have that much time to stay here, and I don't want you to get involved in too much. After the prisoner recorded his last confession, I asked the police to close the case. "
Mu Ning took a deep breath.
She clenched her fingers and her eyelashes trembled slightly, "So you gave me a death certificate, took me to the capital, and started my life again with a new identity?"
Gu Zhiyin smoked and acquiesced.
Mu Ning continued: "After that, you kept me at home and didn't let me go out to contact the outside world. Is this part of the reason?"
"Yeah." He nodded and admitted, "I'm worried."
He was worried that Mu Ning's life was in danger, and he would not allow any accidents to happen to her.
"Why do you have this premonition?"
Gu Zhiyin raised his eyes and looked into the distance, and said in a deep voice: "I was at the scene when the drunk man was recording his confession. When I saw his appearance when he confessed, I felt something was wrong..."
"What?"
Gu Zhiyin smoked a cigarette with his fingers and narrowed his eyes slightly, "He is very calm and does not look like a sex addict who would force Jing Shiyan to have sex."
If someone kills someone impulsively out of anger, he will be panicked and frightened when facing police interrogation, and he will not be able to be so calm.
At the county public security bureau, Gu Zhiyin looked at the drunk man. In his calm eyes, there was no trace of struggle or desire for survival.
That kind of look can only be found in the eyes of desperadoes.
Of course, this is just Gu Zhiyin's guess and has not been confirmed. Mu Ning has been fine for so many years.
But Gu Zhiyin didn't dare to let down his guard. He had always had this concern in his heart.
Mu Ning calmed down and asked, "Why didn't you tell me this morning?"
Gu Zhiyin's eyes fell back on her face and whispered: "I want to protect you."
"But now I know."
Gu Zhiyin lowered his eyes and said, "Yeah."
When he was debating whether to tell Mu Ning or not, he had both personal emotions and reason. He smoked half a cigarette to let himself think clearly.
Yesterday at the B&B, Gu Zhiyin asked her if she wanted to find her biological parents. Mu Ning said she didn't know, but Gu Zhiyin could tell that she was thinking about it.
To a certain extent, Mu Ning is very similar to him, rejecting family in his heart, but longing for family.
Although he didn't want Mu Ning to be involved in danger and get into trouble, he couldn't be so selfish and prevent her from finding her parents.
Ning Ning has had no family since she was a child. If her parents are still alive, will he prevent their family from reuniting?
And he also promised her that he would accompany her to find the truth.
In the end, reason prevailed and he told Mu Ning what had been weighing on his heart for many years.
Gu Zhiyin raised his eyes and looked at her cautiously, "Ning Ning, will you blame me?"
