Chapter 112 Tattoo
◎It is this tattoo that I saw◎
Gao Guangqiang is an old criminal policeman. Although he has a gentle attitude, his eyes reveal experience and wisdom. Under his gentle interrogation, Geng Liang quickly confessed everything.
Geng Liang is Qiu Sanyong's fellow villager, comrade-in-arms, and prison mate from Luo County. The two of them share similar interests and are determined to make a big buck. In prison, he heard Qiu Sanyong mention that he had a batch of guns hidden somewhere, but unfortunately he was caught before he could fire them. After Geng Liang was released, he didn't behave himself for a few days and his hands were itchy again. He wanted to get some money and thought of the gun in Qiu Sanyong's hand.
Therefore, Geng Liang wanted to find help to find the bank insider, and on the other hand, he also wanted to buy some guns or find a way to get Qiu Sanyong out. In order to solve this problem, he found Aqiang, who lived in the knife store on the second floor of the small commodity market of Xingshi Railway Station, under the guidance of some experts.
It is said that Ah Qiang was once a famous killer, but later he felt that he had committed too many sins and quit. But even so, he is still a well-informed broker, selling not only knives but also various news.
After hearing Geng Liang's request, A Qiang felt that the first one, "finding a bank insider", was not difficult, but he really didn't have the ability to get a gun and get people out of prison. So he asked for one thousand yuan and recommended Liu Shangjun, who had been eager to kill his wife, to Geng Liang.
After Geng Liang met Liu Shangjun, his original plan was to work together internally and externally to get some big bills in the bank first. However, the two hit it off immediately and found out that they both served in the N Military Region. They only regretted that they had never met each other before. The more they talked, the more they got along. When talking about Qiu Sanyong, Liu Shangjun was shocked after seeing the photo: Isn't this man his subordinate Min Chenghang?
So, there was this action plan.
The original plan was made by Liu Shangjun. As they had been colleagues for more than two years, Liu Shangjun thought he knew Min Chenghang very well: Min Chenghang grew up in an orphanage and attached great importance to family and kinship, so he directly kidnapped Min Chenghang's wife and daughter and threatened him to surrender.
Geng Liang and his cousin Gong Changshui knocked on Min Chenghang's door according to the home address provided by Liu Shangjun and kidnapped his wife and daughter. The two had prepared drugs and knives, and if the other party resisted, they would kill the older one and stun the younger one. Unexpectedly, Min Jiahuai and Min Shuangshuang were well-behaved and docile, and they did not need to use extreme means to successfully bring them back to Luo County.
After settling Min Jiahuai and her daughter, Geng Liang contacted Liu Shangjun and found that the plan had changed.
Geng Liang had been in jail and had dealings with the police, and he felt that what Min Chenghang said made sense. Even if Min Chenghang turned himself in, if the time, tools, and motives of the crime did not match and the evidence was incomplete, the police would probably not believe Min Chenghang's words. In this way, he would be charged with kidnapping for nothing, but Qiu Sanyong would still not be rescued.
Therefore, Geng Liang followed Min Chenghang's request, asked Min Jiahuai to contact him, and brought Min Jiahuai to Xing City today. Before coming to the city bureau, he was actually a little nervous: Will Min Chenghang really cooperate with us? Will he surrender? As long as Min Shuangshuang is in his hands, will Min Jiahuai go home after seeing her husband?
Liu Shangjun assured again and again: Don't worry, everyone in our industry knows that Min Chenghang loves his daughter the most. As long as we don't hand over the girl, he will definitely be obedient.
As a result... Liu Shangjun made a wrong judgment, Min Jiahuai was Min Chenghang's life.
As soon as Min Jiahuai arrived at the Public Security Bureau, Min Chenghang immediately turned against him, and the police rushed out to catch the three of them in one fell swoop.
After hearing this, Gao Guangqiang raised two questions.
"First question, what does it mean that Liu Shangjun is eager to kill the old woman at home?"
Geng Liang thought that since he had been arrested, even though he and Gong Changshui had kidnapped two people, the crime was not punishable by death, and they would still be released after serving a few years in prison, so he might as well try to confess and get a lighter sentence. The plan that Liu Shangjun, the bastard, had planned had a fatal error, causing everyone to be arrested together. He would definitely have to expose all his bad deeds, so he told them everything.
Liu Shangjun's relative in the bank is actually his wife's uncle, so Liu Shangjun always bows down to his wife. His wife has a bad temper and doesn't like to do housework. Liu Shangjun does most of the cooking, sweeping and laundry. After Liu Shangjun got promoted and had money, his mind became crooked and he cheated on her with a young girl.
Liu Shangjun once proposed divorce, but was beaten up by his wife's brothers, and his mistress was beaten black and blue. His wife's uncle severely reprimanded him, demoted him and reduced his salary. He behaved well for a while, coaxed his wife to change her mind, and after being reinstated, he was ready to make a move again.
After hooking up with bank employee Liang Yanling, the two hit it off immediately, one disliked his wife's roughness, and the other disliked her husband, a police officer in the detention center, for his low salary and incompetence. Liang Yanling was not afraid of her husband, so it was easy for her to divorce. But Liu Shangjun was different. He didn't dare to file for divorce, so he thought about how to kill his wife legitimately. If his wife died and he remarried, her uncle couldn't say anything.
His original plan was to have his wife appear at the bank entrance when he robbed the money transport vehicle, so that Geng Liang could shoot her in the face while he was robbing her, killing her. It was no one else's fault if the stray bullet injured someone.
At this point, Geng Liang gritted his teeth and said, "My wife kicked me out when I was in prison, and I'm still single. But he's not satisfied even though his wife helped him get promoted and make money! Police comrade, I've reported him, can you reduce his sentence?"
Gao Guangqiang said expressionlessly: "We will take note of it. As for whether the sentence can be reduced, that is the court's business, not ours."
Geng Liang nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, I know this."
Gao Guangqiang took a look at his tall stature and powerful physique and sighed. Really! With such a good physique, why not do something else? Why commit a crime? What a waste.
Next, Gao Guangqiang asked the second question: "If no one buys Min Shuangshuang, how do you plan to place this child?"
Geng Liang glanced at Gao Guangqiang and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Gao Guangqiang glared and said, "Speak!"
Geng Liang muttered, "Liu Shangjun only asked us to bring Min Jiahuai to Xing City, saying that Min Chenghang would not confess until he saw his wife, otherwise the matter would fail. Liu Shangjun said that as long as the girl was in our hands, Min Chenghang would not dare to disobey. He also said that Min Chenghang attacked children after school with a machete and was caught by the special police, so there is no way he would be released. We just need to listen to him now, and when we finish this job, we will run away, no matter whether he will tell the truth in the future."
Gao Guangqiang narrowed his eyes, with pressure in his eyes: "Answer my question just now."
Geng Liang's eyes wandered: "Just leave it at Changshui's house. When Min Chenghang surrenders himself and Qiu Sanyong comes out, we will naturally return the child."
Gao Guangqiang raised his voice: "Tell the truth!"
Geng Liang had to tell the truth: "I didn't think too much. Isn't it just that someone wants to buy it? Ten thousand yuan, easy money. I joked with Changshui at the time that if we couldn't rob the bank, we would kidnap a child and sell him. A pretty little girl can be sold for ten thousand yuan, how easy it is to make money."
Gao Guangqiang was so angry that his teeth itched. This kind of person was born without any social rules in his mind. He talked about illegal things as if they were fun. He could only be sent back to prison to receive reform and education together with Qiu Sanyong.
The interrogation of Gong Changshui also went smoothly.
With Zhu Feipeng's current level and ability, it would be easy for him to interrogate a second-rate guy who makes a living by cheating and deceiving others.
In addition to this case, Gong Changshui also confessed to two cases of women trafficking, two private casinos in Sancun Bay, and several private brothels. In short, this guy confessed all the criminals in Sancun Bay, which made Zhu Feipeng call him a good guy. As long as he cooperates with the Luo County Public Security Bureau, it will be another great achievement.
When interrogating A Qiang, he encountered obstacles.
Ah Qiang's real name is Lu Fuqiang. He left his hometown to wander around after he turned 18 and never returned. He didn't know whether his parents and siblings were safe.
Although Geng Liang and Liu Shangjun both said that Aqiang had killed several people and that in addition to selling knives, he also acted as a broker, introducing killers and selling intelligence, no one had any evidence.
Aqiang only admitted two things.
First, he sold a machete to Liu Shangjun, who then gave it to Min Chenghang. At Liu Shangjun's request, he said that the buyer of the machete was Min Chenghang when the police came to investigate.
Second, he introduced Liu Shangjun to Geng Liang and received a brokerage fee of 1,000 yuan.
As for the others, Ah Qiang had a big smile on his face, but his heart was deep and he didn't reveal his true feelings at all: "Comrade police, I am just a gangster who makes money with my mouth. I killed people and committed crimes, but I was just bragging to deceive those simple-minded people who only want to make big money and quick money. I don't have a criminal record, if you don't believe me, you can go check it out."
Zhao Xiangwan could not hear a single word from Aqiang's heart. His heart was extremely dark, like a huge black hole that swallowed up all sounds, lights... and perhaps even conscience.
Zhao Xiangwan didn't believe a word Aqiang said, but he was too cunning and didn't reveal his true colors.
He looked up at Aqiang, and his intuition told Zhao Xiangwan that he was involved in a big case.
Just like the first time he saw Fan Hongwei, even though he had become a government official and was completely clean, his eyes were like a beast waiting for an opportunity, which made Zhao Xiangwan shudder.
And what about this Aqiang in front of me...what can I say?
He is not tall, thin and sturdy, with low eyebrows and a gentle look, and looks very honest. He smiles at everyone he sees, and when he speaks, his eyes usually don't meet people's eyes, but always stay somewhere over your shoulder, with his ear towards the person speaking, like a hearing-impaired person.
Zhao Xiangwan decided to adopt a roundabout tactic and first find out Aqiang's baseline reaction.
Baseline reaction refers to the instinctive or habitual reaction that a person has after receiving external information.
Zhao Xiangwan asked: "Where is your hometown?"
Ah Qiang lowered his head and said in a muffled voice, "I've been away for too long, I don't remember."
家是一個人的根，尤其像他這樣的游子，即使離家多年，怎麽可能遺忘？多半是在老家犯了事，跑路了。
趙向晚問：“你離家時，是哪一年？”
阿強沒有馬上回答，而是思索了片刻，這才謹慎回答：“75年吧？”
趙向晚問：“幾月？”
阿強的頭部微側，右耳朝着趙向晚：“11月。”
“天氣應該涼下來了吧？”
阿強嘴角微微動了動：“是吧？”
他回答問題顯得非常謹慎，能夠用疑問句的盡量用疑問句，極少肯定回複。
雖然說，江湖越老、膽子越小，但阿強面對警方訊問時，态度太過小心，給趙向晚一種步步為營的感覺。
趙向晚試探了一下之後，身體向後靠了靠，讓自己離他遠了一點，态度變得傲慢起來：“你能記得多長時間的事？”
阿強愣了一下，嘴巴微動，眼睛睃了她一眼，又迅速移到另一邊：“年紀大了，記性不太好，好多事情都想不起來了。”
趙向晚再問：“你姓什麽？”
這回他的反應快了很多：“盧。”
“名字？”
“盧富強。”
“性別？”
“男。”
阿強的腦袋漸漸轉正，顯然簡單的問題讓他的心理壓力變小，自然而然地松懈下來。
“結婚了嗎？”
“沒有。”
“為什麽？”
“沒女人看得上。”
“從來沒談過戀愛嗎？”
“談過兩個，不過很快就分手了。”
“為什麽？”
聽到這個問題，阿強又停頓了一下，側過頭去，将左耳朝向趙向晚：“不合适吧？”
趙向晚突然提高了音量：“我問你問題，你反問我做什麽？”
阿強再一次愣了一下：“我反問了嗎？”
趙向晚像個嬌氣的女孩子一樣：“當然！我問你為什麽和兩個女友分手，你說的是：不合适吧？而不是肯定的回答：不合适。”
阿強第一次見到警察也有蠻不講理的時候，只得苦笑道：“是，是不合适。”
【唉！女人，都一樣。】
終于撬開他的心門，聽到一絲聲音，趙向晚心中微動。
沒想到，阿強這人屬狗，不打不叫。
趙向晚繼續追問：“怎麽不合适？”
也許因為趙向晚是個年輕女孩，又生得漂亮，阿強的提防感不知不覺地降低，竟然坐在審訊室裏說起自己的情感經歷來。
“第一個吧，是個農村來城裏打工的女孩子。她天真又虛榮，嫌我錢太少，和我分手之後找了個有錢人。第二個是小商品市場一樓賣皮帶、內褲的小嫂子，她結過婚，生了個女兒，談了一段時間，她女兒不喜歡我，又分了。”
趙向晚認真觀察他的表情：“第一個女朋友你是在哪裏認得的？現在哪裏？”
阿強的表情有些冷漠：“是我在深市認得的，只知道分手後給有錢人當二奶去了，誰知道是生是活？”
【死了活該！】
【只可惜，老子有錢的時候你沒趕上。】
趙向晚故意問：“她死了吧？”
阿強側過頭，将左耳朵朝着趙向晚，脖子有些僵硬：“誰知道呢。”
趙向晚心中有了一絲猜測，不過還需要進一步印證。
“我參與過不少案子，發現虛榮的女孩，多半都沒有什麽好下場。”
阿強顯然很願意聽到這樣的話，腦袋再一次轉正，睃了趙向晚一眼。
“有一個女孩當了港商的小老婆，生下兒子之後就被抛棄，兒子也被港商帶回港城再也見不着。還有一個，因為生的是女兒，拿了幾千塊錢就回了老家，因為帶了個女兒回家，老家人都在背後指指點點。”
兩個與港商勾搭的案子，沒有引起阿強的注意力，他一直低着頭，腦袋既沒有往左、也沒有往右，這證明他的女友并沒有與港商來往，剛才那些話是他故意往女友身上潑的髒水。
趙向晚決定換一個案例。
“還有一個女孩，一心想要賺大錢，和同夥一起搞仙人跳，結果被人殺了，抛屍荒野。”
這個故事精準戳中阿強的內心。
他的額角有青筋浮現，雙手緊緊捏住，沒有說話，可是他的胸脯上下起伏，顯然情緒有了波動。
【十幾年前的事，】
【阿霞，莫怪我。】
【不，不會有人知道……】
零零散散的心聲，卻透出最真實的想法。
趙向晚看了他一眼，忽然冷笑一聲：“你不會也把她給殺了吧？”
阿強的頭猛地歪向右邊，左耳抖了抖：“沒有。”
這一刻，趙向晚終于鎖定阿強的基線反應。
——情緒放松之時，他的頭是正的。
——回憶、說真話時，他會歪向左側。
——思考對策、說假話時，他的頭會歪向右側。
現在，阿強說沒有殺人，頭卻歪向右側，左耳開始抖動，這代表他情緒異常激動，而且在說謊！
趙向晚繼續問：“她叫什麽名字？”
阿強見她沒有再追問是否殺人的細節，松了一口氣，下意識地腦袋回正：“阿霞。”
“沒有大名嗎？”
“我認識她的時候，她在一家飯館當服務員，人人都叫她阿霞，我也沒有問她大名。”
“她長得好看嗎？”
“好看。”
“個子高嗎？胖不胖？瓜子臉還是圓臉？眼睛大嗎？”
回答這個問題時，阿強整個人是放松的：“阿霞長得很好看，個子高，屁股圓，胸大。圓臉，濃眉大眼，兩條粗粗的大辮子，幹起活來很利索，一看就是好生養的。我和她也算是好了半年，原本我是打算和她結婚的。”
趙向晚拿出一張白紙，遞給季昭一支鉛筆，給了他一個眼神。
季昭心領神會，右手執筆，安靜傾聽着阿強的描述。
趙向晚撇了撇嘴，一臉的不服氣：“農村姑娘幹多了農活，皮膚黑、手腳粗，能有多好看？”
趙向晚的語氣像個愛嬌的小女孩，這讓阿強很享受，不由自主地話多了起來。
他低着頭，嘴角微勾：“不啊，阿霞雖然皮膚有點黑，但是她腰很細，手很軟，眼睫毛像扇子一樣，撲閃撲閃的，她很健康、很美。”
随着阿強的講述，季昭手中鉛筆開始在紙上勾畫。
沙沙聲響中，一個嬌豔似春花燦爛的純樸女孩漸漸現于紙面。
趙向晚停下問話，祝康也停下做筆錄的筆，好奇地湊到季昭身旁，看着這個漂亮的女孩，贊了一句：“哇哦，真漂亮。”
這一句話，成功喚醒沉浸在記憶之中的阿強，他緩緩擡起頭，正與同樣擡頭的祝康。
四目相視，阿強瞳孔陡然一縮。
【他怎麽在這裏？】
【他不是死了嗎？】
【不對，不是他，他要是活着，不會這麽年輕。】
同樣的，祝康的目光也被阿強所吸引，認真審視着阿強的面部表情。
【他為什麽這樣盯着我？他剛才連說話的時候都不看人。】
【他的表情很奇怪，好像認得我一樣。】
【我沒見過他……】
太陽穴一陣抽抽，微微發脹的感覺襲來，祝康趕緊深呼吸，在心裏默默地告誡自己。
【我在做筆錄，我正在工作，不能頭痛，絕對不能頭痛。不要想，不要想，往事不要去想。】
祝康眉頭緊鎖，這讓阿強警惕起來，心跳陡然加快。
【他是誰？】
【是他還魂了？】
【不對不對，不是他。】
只不過一對視、一皺眉，阿強、祝康兩人的內心卻湧上千言萬語。
場上氣氛忽然有些凝滞。
趙向晚皺眉沉思。
阿強見到祝康時，反應非常可疑。似乎祝康像他的某一個認識的人，并且這個人已經死了，極有可能這個人的死與阿強有關，不然阿強不會如此驚恐。
他要是活着，不會這麽年輕——這代表此人已經死了很久。
祝康遺忘六歲前的記憶，是不是代表那是二十年前的往事？
是巧合，還是這個死者是祝康的親人？
看祝康眉頭緊鎖，趙向晚知道他又開始頭疼。
正在審訊嫌疑人，此刻并不是喚醒祝康記憶的最好時刻，于是趙向晚主動打破了這份沉默。
她拿起季昭完成的畫像，舉到阿強眼前：“你說的阿霞，是不是她？”
阿強被動地擡起頭。
他的瞳孔再一次有了變化。
已是夜深，審訊室的燈光并算明亮。
一管日光燈正在阿強頭頂，将他籠進光影之中。
他這一擡頭，光線投射下來，清清楚楚看到他瞳孔一縮，然後陡然放大。
随即眉心上提，眼睛瞪大，鼻翼擴張。
——這是驚恐。
趙向晚再一次逼問：“她，就是阿霞，對不對？”
阿強喉嚨口發出一陣奇怪的咕嚕咕嚕聲響。
阿強剛才一直低着頭，根本沒有注意審訊桌後坐着的警察做了些什麽。哪怕眼睛餘光掃到季昭拿着紙筆，他也以為和另外一個年輕警察一樣，在記錄着對話。
【他們怎麽會有阿霞的照片？】
【阿霞早就死了。】
【怎麽會有全身像？】
季昭畫的，是一個端着菜盤的女服務員。
兩條大辮子，碎花的小襯衫，腰間系一條白色圍裙，細腰長腿豐臀，靈動的大眼睛，美而野，就像鄉野間盛開的小雛菊。
雖然明知道阿霞已死，但阿強卻根本挪不開視線，他的心神已經被眼前這個念叨了十幾年的阿霞所奪。
他努力睜大眼睛，直勾勾地盯着這張畫，那雙沉郁的眼睛裏，終于有了不一樣的神采。
他張了幾次嘴，終于将那咕嚕咕嚕的聲響化為話語。
“阿霞，阿霞！”
“是我的阿霞——”
“她回來了，是不是？她要來找我了，是不是？”
趙向晚輕聲道：“她來找你做什麽？索命嗎？”
她的聲音雖輕，卻尖銳鋒利，徑直刺入阿強那顆早已爛透了的心。
“啊……”
一聲慘叫之後，阿強做出了一個令所有人都意想不到的動作。
他陡然擡起戴着手铐的雙手，手肘抵住額頭，做出一個類似祈禱的動作。
他試圖縮起腳，但無奈腳也被束縛住，沒辦法擡起，只得努力彎下腰，将自己蜷縮起來。
阿強的身體開始顫抖，他嘴裏不斷地嘟囔着。
“天靈靈、地靈靈，各位神仙快顯靈，提怪遍天逢歷世，破瘟用歲吃金剛，降伏妖魔死者，化為吉祥……太上老君急急如律令。”
一開始趙向晚不知道他嘟囔什麽，等到聽清楚之後，簡直啼笑皆非。
這人是要現場作法驅鬼嗎？
趙向晚厲聲呵斥：“不做虧心事，不怕鬼敲門。盧富強，你到底做過什麽？”
阿強卻似乎根本沒有聽到趙向晚在說什麽，他只知道擡起手遮住額頭與臉，嘴裏念念有詞，越念越快。
咒語之中，還夾雜着一些趙向晚聽得懂的的話。
“厲鬼退散，疾！”
“魂歸故裏，去！”
“所思所往皆是過去，散——”
其間夾雜着“天靈靈、地靈靈……太上老君急急如律令”的反複出現，審訊室裏忽然變得有些神叨叨起來。
日光燈管随着電流的變化微微閃了閃，一明一暗之間，為審訊室增添了一絲陰森感，阿強念得更快了。
眼見得審訊進入膠着狀态，趙向晚知道阿強已經進入自我封閉，根本問不出來什麽，只得站起身，打算結束今天的審訊。
可是，祝康變得不一樣。
祝康的目光死死盯着阿強的左手手肘。
因為擡起雙手護住腦袋這個動作，阿強的衣袖滑落，露出微黑、精瘦的小臂。
小臂肘關節外側，中央位置，有一個奇怪的花紋。
暗色的刺青，一個由三把刀構成的環。
祝康的腦袋裏突然湧上來大量的記憶碎片。
——雨夜
——黑暗
——閃電
——雷聲
光.裸的胳膊、小臂上的花紋，有刀光閃過！
慘叫聲、血光。
小姑娘滿頭是血，卻睜着大眼睛，伸出一根手指，比在唇邊，噓——
劇烈的頭痛，令祝康悶哼一聲。
趙向晚與季昭卻迅速察覺到了異常，同時看向祝康。
趙向晚停止審訊，讓阿強在筆錄上簽字，完成所有流程之後，快速把祝康帶回辦公室。
高廣強、朱飛鵬等人還沒有回來，另外兩組的審訊還在進行。
趙向晚讓祝康坐下，目光嚴肅：“怎麽了？”
祝康一邊與頭痛對抗，一邊掙紮着從牙齒縫裏擠出幾個字：“我見過，那個，刺青！”
季昭目光一凝，快速将剛才看到的那個圖案畫在紙上。
三把扭曲的尖刀，繞成一個放射狀的環。
讓人一看就覺得邪惡、陰森。
趙向晚正要找高廣強彙報情況，卻被祝康一把抓住胳膊，強忍着頭痛：“向晚，幫我。”
趙向晚：“怎麽幫？”
祝康道：“幫我想起來。”
趙向晚感覺心髒有些發緊：“可是……你這個樣子，最好是請心理治療師介入，不能操之過急。”
眼前還有無數散亂的畫面在眼前閃過，祝康有一種感覺，他的記憶是被這個刺青所喚醒，那就必須要抓緊時間把記憶找回來。
阿強不同尋常的反應、記憶碎片裏那個滿頭是血的小姑娘、閃電劈下時看到的刀光，這些都給了祝康非常、非常不好的感覺——他認得這個阿強，阿強殺了他生命裏最重要的人！
他必須想起來，這一點非常、非常重要！
祝康搖頭：“不，你就是最好的心理師，你來。”
【趁熱打鐵，我要想起來。】
【那個小姑娘，和雙雙一樣，很乖很乖，可是她被殺死了。】
【不是夢，這是真的。這是我六歲前的記憶，是我害怕回想的記憶。】
【我現在長大了，我有能力保護自己，我不怕！我要想起來！】
祝康的眼睛通紅，但一滴淚都沒有，他目光堅毅，忍着苦痛道：“向晚，我要想起來，我必須想起來！”
趙向晚再無猶豫，重重點頭：“好！”
她擡頭看向季昭說“我引導他回憶，他說，你畫。”
平時的趙向晚，越是遇到大案，越是冷靜。
因為只有冷靜，才能讓自己的頭腦清晰，才能聽到嫌疑人心底最真實的聲音，才能讓自己的判斷與決策更為準确。
可是今天，戰友面臨巨大的心理創傷，迎難而上，對自己無比信任，這種以性命交付的信任，讓趙向晚的心開始痛，聲音有些顫抖。
季昭看她面色發白，眼神焦灼，一只手拿起筆，另一只手在她頭頂輕柔地揉了揉。他的眼神清澈、穩定，他的手掌溫暖而幹燥。
【別急，有我。】
【你慢慢引導。】
【他說，我來畫。】
季昭的聲音清潤無比，仿佛熾熱的夏天刮過涼風，有甘霖降下，幹裂的大地頓時變得生機盎然。
趙向晚深吸一口氣，再一次點了點頭。
這一次，她的眼神冷靜了下來。
祝康正在承認大量記憶碎片擠爆腦袋的脹痛，他感覺自己變成了一個氣球，正在不斷膨脹，明明手指并沒有任何變化，但他就是覺得全身都在發脹，連血液的流動也變得粘稠起來。
“向晚，幫我！”
祝康再一次向趙向晚發出求助。
趙向晚雙手扶住祝康頭部兩側，溫柔而有力，雙手食指在他太陽穴按壓，手掌定住他頭部，手腕微動，祝康的腦袋微微向下，他的目光正對着桌上季昭所畫的刺青圖案。
“不要着急，這只是存在你腦子裏的一段回憶，不管是好還是壞，都是屬于你的東西。所以，不要怕，我和你一起去把它找回來。”
趙向晚的聲音低沉而清冷，仿佛大海一樣，平靜、卻充滿力量感。
在這樣的聲音裏，祝康大腦中的脹痛感變得弱了一些。
“接受它，不要與它對抗。把你的大腦放空，讓這些記憶畫面都出來，我們一起來拼圖。”
“我們一起”這四個字有一種神奇的魔力，讓祝康感覺自己被幫助、被支持，無論是陷入泥潭、還是墜落冰窟，他的身旁永遠都站着趙向晚這樣的戰友，共同進退。
祝康喃喃地重複着趙向晚的話：“好，不對抗，放空大腦。”
【這是我的大腦、我的記憶。】
【我們一起，一起拼圖】
趙向晚的聲音裏多了一絲溫暖：“對，這是你的大腦、你的記憶，所有的一切由你作主，由你安排。以前你小，承受不了那樣的痛苦，所以你把那段記憶封存；現在你已經長大，你是警察，你有能力保護自己，那就讓記憶出來吧。”
祝康順從地說：“是，我能保護自己，記憶出來吧。”
趙向晚道：“你最害怕的畫面是什麽？我們先把它找出來。”
祝康打了個寒顫，不過他咬了咬牙：“好，找出來！”
趙向晚問：“什麽時候的事？白天，還是晚上？”
祝康腦的畫面漸漸開始浮現。
“晚上，下雨的晚上，沒有月亮。”
趙向晚溫柔地鼓勵他：“很好，然後呢？”
“我害怕打雷，躲到了床底下，姐姐打着赤腳站在床邊，彎下腰哄我。”
“姐姐長什麽樣子？她叫什麽名字？”
“姐姐叫龔柔，眼睛很大，兩根小辮子，八歲，上小學，她穿着棉綢花睡衣，笑起來很像媽媽。”
“你和姐姐感情很好，是不是？”
“是的，我只要一哭，姐姐就會背着我，哄我。爸媽工作忙沒時間管我，總是姐姐帶着我玩。”
“你們住在哪裏？”
“羅縣、酒灣村、三隊。”
羅縣！
難怪祝康一進入羅縣就開始頭疼，因為鄉音親切，喚醒了他那沉睡的記憶。
“你那個時候六歲吧？”
“是的。”
“家裏還有誰？”
“爺爺、奶奶、爸爸、媽媽，還有姐姐。”
“爸爸叫什麽名字？”
“龔大壯。”
趙向晚又問了幾個簡單問題，舒緩祝康的緊張情緒。等到他漸漸放松下來，才繼續剛才的回憶。
“好，晚上下雨了，打雷你害怕，你躲在床底下，姐姐站在床邊哄你，然後呢？”
祝康的身體再一次顫抖起來，但他依然咬着牙繼續回想。
“有三個人闖進來，男的，穿黑雨鞋。”
“他們手裏有刀，刀在滴血。”
"One said, there is a child in this family, let's kill him."
"One said it was a girl, what a pity."
"One said, hurry up, grab the things and leave."
"The knife hit my sister's head and she fell to the side of the bed. She grabbed the side of the bed with one hand and put the other hand to her mouth, making a gesture to tell me to shut up."
"Three people wearing rain boots, who sounded young, killed my sister. One of them tried to bend over to take a look, but was tripped by my sister and almost fell. In addition, my sister fell just in front of me, so they didn't notice me."
"When the man was tripped and bent over, he used his right hand to support the ground. Lightning struck at that moment, and I could see clearly that there was a ring of blue knives on his arm. It was ugly and scary."
Zhu Kang's voice suddenly became louder: "Yes! It's this tattoo, I saw it."