Incineration

The swing swung back and forth, my head swayed back and forth, and it hit my arms.

The girl squatted under a tree and let them shout.

"He Chun!"

"He Chun, where are you?"

"Come out quickly, please?"

The girl refused and just hugged herself tighter to avoid their search.

Suddenly, a pair of red shoes appeared in her sight, "So you are here."

He Chun immediately stood up, covered her mouth, and pulled her down to squat, "Don't talk!"

"I'll let you go, and you're not allowed to scream."

Huang Shuwen nodded, and He Chun withdrew his hand and continued to curl up.

The wooden stick poked the ant hole, and the addition of another wooden stick directly collapsed the ant hole. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."

Huang Shuwen threw the stick away and put her hands on her knees, but He Chun suddenly pushed her to the ground and said, "Go away!"

Huang Shuwen's eyes were red, and He Chun yelled at her: "Cry, cry, cry! You only know how to cry! I didn't cry, why are you crying! I was abandoned and you weren't, why are you crying!"

As He Chun spoke, he started to cry, tears streaming down his face. "My parents don't want me anymore! They... they don't want me anymore!"

He Chun's wailing attracted the attention of the nuns. When they arrived, they only saw Huang Shuwen lying on the ground. Mother Ajin immediately picked up Huang Shuwen, and then the dean took He Chun away.

He Chun's strong character has caused trouble for many children in the welfare home, and no one here dares to mess with her.

He Chun was born in an orphanage. Only the older nuns knew her life story. She was the product of a girl who tasted the forbidden fruit. After giving birth to her, the girl left. She returned to normal life, but the child became an orphan.

When she was about one and a half years old, she was adopted by a family, but when she was nine years old, she was sent back. The reason was simple: the couple had their own children.

He Chun couldn't accept the change of leaving his originally well-off family and entering a life where he had to compete with others for food and clothing.

She was very resistant to life in the welfare home. She couldn't stand the plants and trees there, and she couldn't stand the children with mud on their faces. She didn't talk to anyone, and no one dared to approach her except Huang Shuwen.

Huang Shuwen naively thought that He Chun was depressed because of the ant hole, so she tried to apologize.

The conditions in the welfare home were not that good, but fried small yellow croakers were distributed to the children every week. The yellow croakers were fried until crispy and the fragrance could be smelled from a long distance away. Huang Shuwen always gave the yellow croakers to He Chun, but He Chun would never take them and would scold her. When Ajin's mother saw this, she told Huang Shuwen not to talk to He Chun anymore.

The turning point of their relationship was the night when He Chun wanted to escape from the orphanage.

She wanted to go back to that family, even if they were unwilling to accept her. She couldn't bear to become an orphan without parents, so one night, she climbed up the tree in an attempt to gain freedom through the banyan tree.

But when she climbed up the tree, she found Huang Shuwen standing under the tree. She signaled Huang Shuwen not to make a sound and not to tell the nun mother. Huang Shuwen did not betray her, but followed her up the tree.

Huang Shuwen's tree climbing skills were obviously better than hers. The bark was rough, and the child's hands were delicate. He Chun's palms and backs of her hands were scratched. Huang Shuwen took out a Band-Aid from her pocket and said like a little nurse, "Let me bandage you."

He Chun watched her tear off the Band-Aid and carefully put it on her hand.

"Ajin's mother said that I would be able to go to school in a year. I told her that my biggest dream was to become a doctor, just like now, when I bandage you, you won't feel any pain."

Huang Shuwen smiled innocently, revealing her half-missing canine tooth.

He Chun said awkwardly: "Do whatever you want, just tell me what you are doing."

"I just want to tell you that I really didn't mean to make that ant hole. Please don't be angry with me, okay?"

He Chun wanted to laugh after hearing this. How could there be such a stupid kid? Who would care about an ant hole?

"I'm not ignoring you because of this at all. I just don't want to care about anyone in the welfare home. I have parents. I'm not like you." He Chun raised his chin and said as if he was lecturing someone.

Huang Shuwen didn't seem sad at all. Instead, she felt that what she said was right, so she smiled and said, "I know. Ah Jin's mother said that you will soon be going to a new family with a new father and mother, and they will be completely different from us."

"Really?" He Chun's eyes lit up. "Did she really say that?"

Huang Shuwen nodded heavily, "Yes! I heard from Ajin's mother myself that she should come to pick you up in a few days."

He Chun covered his mouth and laughed happily, "Really? I can leave here soon? That's great!"

"Really, so you don't have to run away."

He Chun hugged her happily and said, "Thank you for telling me."

The escape that night ended halfway through, and the two finally returned to bed to continue sleeping. He Chun waited expectantly for someone to come and pick her up.

As Huang Shuwen said, two days later a couple from the far north came here to pick her up.

Her arms were numb, and a sharp pain shot through her elbows. She felt as if she were back under the swing, where the cries of searching continued. She saw Huang Shuwen standing not far away. She ran over, grabbed her, and hid under the swing, saying, "Let's hide here. Don't let Ajin's mother find us!"

"Sister Achun..."

The voice seemed so far away, yet so close.

"Sister Junko!"

Fu Chunzi woke up in shock, she had actually fallen asleep in the office.

Intern Liang Miao saw that she was frightened and asked, "Sister Chunzi, are you okay?"

Fu Chunzi rubbed his face and said, "It's okay, I'm fine."

Liang Miao handed her the script for tonight's broadcast, "Sister Chunzi, this is the content of tonight's broadcast. Please take a look and see if there are any problems."

Fu Chunzi nodded.

She hadn't dreamed for a long time. The last time she dreamed was when she saw Huang Shuwen, whose face had been completely disfigured, in the hospital. There was a man beside her, supporting her. Her face was as pale as those in the basement.

She didn't recognize her, nor did she say hello, but through the half-open door, she heard every word the doctor said.

Then she left the hospital without even taking the report.

There was another knock on the office door. Fu Chunzi pulled her hair and asked angrily, "Anything else?"

However, the person who pushed the door open was not anyone from the station, but Chen An.

"Officer Chen, what's going on?"

Fu Chunzi immediately stood up, invited the person to sit on the sofa, and turned around to pour water.

"The case has been solved, and I came to see you." Chen An took the cup and said seemingly unintentionally.

"Oh, the person who stabbed me has been found?"

"Yes, his name is Cheng Tongguang, and he is Huang Shuwen's boyfriend." Chen An said these unfamiliar names without any extra explanation.

Fu Chunzi sat upright on another chair in her professional attire. She was not sure what Chen An's intention was in coming today, so she could only speak less and listen more.

"I wonder if Miss Fu is familiar with the name Huang Shuwen?"

"Huang, Shu, Wen." Fu Chunzi read out each word.

After a moment, he shook his head and said, "I have no impression."

Chen An glanced at her and mentioned Huang Shuwen and Fu Chunzi, but their reactions were indifferent.

They have always overlooked a person who may appear in the whole incident, the first victim discovered - Fu Chunzi.

He had previously believed that Cheng Tongguang must have had acquaintances, a suspicion based on years of investigative experience. However, aside from the possibility of acquaintances working together, another possibility was that Cheng Tongguang might not have known the person behind the incident. They simply reached a tacit understanding: "For Huang Shuwen."

Everything Cheng Tongguang did was for Huang Shuwen, and everything this person did was also for Huang Shuwen.

Looking at the overall situation, in the series of revenge plans centered around Huang Shuwen, Fu Chunzi was undoubtedly a person who could make the police relax their vigilance. The preconceived victim's perspective prevented Fu Chunzi from appearing in the police's sight casually, and what made Chen An truly realize this person was when Jiang Li was kidnapped.

Jiang Li is a foreign person involved in the case. Apart from appearing with him in the alley on the rainy night and visiting Fu Chunzi in the hospital, no one would know his relationship with Jiang Li.

After Chu Tong was protected by the police, someone must have given Cheng Tongguang guidance. He could have kidnapped many people, but it was Jiang Li. This person used Jiang Li's weight to threaten him to hand over Chu Tong. His approach seemed clever but was very deliberate.

With a suspect in mind, Chen An checked all of Fu Chunzi's movements in recent days. She was leading interns and arranging broadcast content every day, but the broadcast content before Wang Ruofei came back was different from before, mostly stories or fables.

The office was filled with a tense atmosphere. Facing the sharp gaze of a police officer, Fu Chunzi's palms began to sweat. Finally, she said, "I have a meeting later. If Officer Chen has nothing else to do..."

"Ms. Fu, does your radio station read stories?"

As if interrupting her casually, Chen An stood up and walked towards the wall full of books.

"Stories?" Fu Chunzi was confused and said, "Yes, I can read fables or stories from famous books."

"Miss Fu, are you interested in hearing a story?"

Fu Chunzi's eyes were fixed on his back, and his heart rate slightly quickened.

"The story begins in an orphanage. A meets B, who aspires to be a doctor. Their relationship may not seem so good to outsiders, but only they themselves know that they have established a deep friendship. After many years apart, A accidentally reunites with B. However, not only did B not realize her wish, but she was also forced to contract a serious illness. So A launches a series of revenge plans based on B's death."

"A first found a suitable 'knife'. During this time, she continuously provided clues to the murderer, made threatening phone calls, informed him of the target's whereabouts, instructed him to carry out the kidnapping, and even burned down important crime scenes."

Chen An pulled a psychology book from the bookshelf and exclaimed, "I have to say that A is truly an extremely intelligent person. She knows how to manipulate people's hearts."

Then he put the book back and continued, "Under A's guidance, he completed all the actions, but A never revealed himself to him, so he was accidentally injured by the murderer along the way. However, this became A's disguise to deceive everyone. In the end, the murderer willingly admitted all the crimes, and A avenged his friend unharmed."

"Ms. Fu, what do you think of this story?"

Fu Chunzi chuckled, thought for a moment, and said, "I don't think this story is suitable for my show. As for A in the story, I do admire such a person because she is smart enough, but it's a pity that her intelligence is used in the wrong place. What do you think, Officer Chen?"

Chen An said, "Yes, I think so too. But do you know who is the most innocent person in this matter?"

"who?"

"B's boyfriend."

Fu Chunzi moved her lips, but in the end she didn't say anything, just looked at him puzzled.

After a long while, Chen An finally said, "Oh, I forgot to mention that the 'knife' that A found is B's boyfriend."

Fu Chunzi lowered her head slightly. "Really? Then he is indeed innocent and has become a victim of revenge." Then she changed the subject and raised her head again. "But I think B's boyfriend must also want to avenge B, so this will fulfill his wish."

Chen An said, "You're right. After fulfilling his wish, he has nothing else to ask for. But if I were the police officer in charge of this case, with so many doubts, it would be a shame to let it go."

Fu Chunzi's gaze was always on Chen An's, but they didn't look at each other.

She said, "Everything can't be perfect. Officer Chen needs to learn to forgive himself."

Chen An said, "You're right, but I still have a question I'd like you to help me think about."

"you say."

"Why would a desperado who never deals with crime scenes and isn't afraid of exposing himself commit such an act as to burn down a laboratory?"

The other person's eyes were burning, as if he was questioning her as if she were A.

Fu Chunzi frowned slightly, then relaxed and said, "I don't know about this question. I guess A herself doesn't know either. After all, she's just the one giving the orders. Even a general out in the field wouldn't be able to obey orders, let alone a desperate criminal she's controlling."

After getting the answer, Chen An drank the water in the teacup and left.