Chapter 200 The child looks so cute when he smiles.
"I know, that's the sheet music of a song!"
Yue Lingchuan raised his eyebrows slightly and looked back at Qin Zhongyu.
The girl was excited, clenched her fists tightly, and said, "I remember now, this is a section of the music score of the song we learned last semester!"
At first, she only heard the first half of the sentence and she hadn't reacted yet. Now that the second half of the sentence came out, she finally knew why she felt that familiar feeling.
Shen Qingye asked Yue Lingchuan: "Did you find this string of numbers from Teacher Qiao?"
Yue Lingchuan nodded: "Under the desk in his office, there is a string of numbers written in red ballpoint pen."
Yan Haifeng and his team searched for a long time before they finally found this trace.
Shen Qingye asked Qin Zhongyu: "What are the lyrics corresponding to this piece of music? Do you remember?"
"I remember!" Qin Zhongyu nodded firmly: "The two lines of the lyrics are 'I borrowed a small lantern and hung it on the green grass by the river'."
Small lantern, riverside, green grass?
Shen Qingye lowered his eyes, pondered for a moment, and asked: "Is there any place in your school that is similar to what is described in this song?"
Qin Zhongyu thought for a while, then nodded uncertainly: "...Yes."
"I remember there seemed to be a small lake near the north gate of the school."
“Because the location is quite remote, not many people know about that place.”
"We...had a class reunion before, and we went out through that door and saw the lake."
Yue Lingchuan asked: "Are there any green grass around the lake?"
Qin Zhongyu swallowed hard and slowly realized something: "Yes..."
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The area near the north gate of the school is indeed remote. The teaching buildings and dormitory areas are not here, and the only lake seems a bit desolate because it is seldom visited.
Qin Zhongyu introduced them as they walked: "There are not many people coming and going here usually. Usually only some young couples come here for dates, especially at night."
As she spoke, she stood by the lake, looking a little dazed.
"I haven't been here very often, so I don't have much impression of this place..."
She looked around, but couldn't see anything special.
The lake is not very big, or it can be said to be just a larger pond. There is a row of trees of medium height by the lake, and under the trees is a patch of tender green grass, which is flourishing at this time. There are a few benches scattered on the grass for students to rest and study.
The area is not very large, but it would take a lot of time to search through the grass bit by bit.
Shen Qingye raised his eyes: "Think about it again, do you really have no special memories of this place?"
Qin Zhongyu smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Really not."
"Our teaching building and dormitories are not here, so we don't have the opportunity to come here normally."
Several people looked at each other, knowing that there were no useful clues, so they simply walked forward and began searching along the lakeside bit by bit.
During this period, Yan Haifeng also rushed over from Teacher Qiao's place. After learning about the situation, he joined them in the search.
I borrowed a small lantern and hung it on the green grass by the river.
hang……
Judging from the word alone, it looks like it is on the tree. only……
Shen Qingye looked up, frowning.
Although the bushes were dense, they were not dense enough to hide anything. In the blink of an eye, you'll see a vast expanse of green.
Moreover... although there are few people here, there are still people. If you really hang something directly on the tree, wouldn't it be easily discovered?
If we follow the lyrics and “hang” in the bushes…
Shen Qingye looked around, and saw nothing but lush green grass. If he searched aimlessly like this, he couldn't turn over the entire patch of grass...
She pondered for a moment, and began to search under the big tree, next to the chair, and some other places such as rocks.
As they were searching, Xiao Wu on the side suddenly shouted, "There's a chopped-off tree stump over here!"
When everyone heard the sound and looked, they saw a tree stump that was only a few centimeters above the ground and was particularly conspicuous among several large trees.
Everyone gathered around upon hearing this. Yue Lingchuan reached out and stroked the surface of the tree stump: "Look at this cross section... This tree has been cut down for a few years."
Yan Haifeng glanced around and confirmed that there was only this tree stump within reach of the naked eye.
He asked Qin Zhongyu: "Has there been any construction work in this area in recent years?"
Qin Zhongyu shook her head: "I haven't heard of the construction..." She looked a little hesitant: "But I heard a rumor not long after I entered school."
Shen Qingye tilted her head to look at her, and Qin Zhongyu said, "I heard that a few years ago, there was a rainstorm with thunder and lightning. A bolt of lightning came down and struck a tree in the school..."
Shen Qingye raised his eyebrows slightly, looking a little surprised.
Qin Zhongyu continued, "Then... the tree was said to be badly burned, so the school cut it down."
"But this happened before I entered school, so I just heard about it and I don't know the details."
Shen Qingye asked: "Are you the only one who knows about this?"
Qin Zhongyu was stunned: "...No."
She said slowly: "It seems... all the classmates in our class know it."
Shen Qingye looked at her quietly, and Qin Zhongyu slowly recalled: "It seems... it was during that class reunion, when someone passed by here, they mentioned this matter..."
There was silence all around.
Yue Lingchuan came back to his senses and decisively said, "Dig."
With a goal in mind, everyone became much more motivated than when they were aimless just now. In addition, they brought the corresponding tools with them before coming, so they were extremely efficient when they took action.
A circle of small pits were soon dug around the dead tree. Pony's shovel fell again, but he suddenly felt a completely different touch from before, followed by a crisp rustling sound.
"here!"
Everyone quickly squatted down and used their hands and feet to dig out the soil. Finally, they successfully dug out a plastic bag containing something.
The shovel damaged the surface of the plastic bag a little, but the owner obviously attached great importance to it and wrapped it with several layers of plastic bags inside and outside.
Yan Haifeng put on gloves and carefully unpacked the things, revealing a diary inside.
Yan Haifeng opened the diary and found that in addition to some daily records, there were also two folded drawing papers.
The two pieces of drawing paper seemed to show the same person, a little boy about six years old, with a round head and medium-long hair, looking very well-behaved and cute.
However, one of the paintings seems to depict the child's characteristics without much artistic element, which shows that the painter's painting skills are poor; while the other picture outlines the details of the child's facial features, making it more vivid.
In short, these two paintings are probably the difference between professional and non-professional.
Yue Lingchuan took the two paintings that were about to fall to the ground, frowned slightly, and was a little confused. What did it mean to put these two paintings, two paintings with the same content, here?
They didn't dwell on it too much and quickly focused their attention on the diary.
Two-thirds of the diary had been filled. The first half contained normal content, including the little girl's daily activities and the sweet thoughts of her new love life...but on July 26, the content of the diary began to change.
The previous diary entry explains that Xia Tingyi returned home during the summer vacation, but because her parents were busy with work and had little time to accompany her, she used the excuse of a part-time job and returned to school alone. In fact, she was with Liang Jinwen.
They played together for a while, during which time Xia Tingyi lived in the dormitory. But on July 26, because they were separated too late and worried about the dormitory door being closed when they returned, Liang Jinwen suggested that Xia Tingyi stay at his house:
"I was a little hesitant at first because I was worried about meeting their parents. After all, we haven't been together for very long, and it seems that we haven't reached this stage yet. In other words, it's unknown whether we will develop to this stage in the future."
"But Liang Jinwen said that his father was busy with work and was not at home all year round. He should be on a business trip in some country now. Only then did I feel relieved. After all, in comparison, I still feel reluctant to be separated from him."
"I had a good rest that night - a respectful nanny, a comfortable bedroom environment, and a considerate and patient boyfriend. I think outsiders' views of him may be a little wrong? At least he is really attentive to his girlfriend."
"Well, it could also be that he has been practicing this over time because he has so many girlfriends. In that case, I can be considered as someone who has planted trees for others to enjoy the shade, right?"
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"The next morning, I woke up contentedly, intending to greet a new day and a new date, but when I went downstairs, I unexpectedly ran into a strange face."
"It was a little boy about five or six years old."
"I was surprised, and he was surprised, too, and we looked at each other across the stairs."
"I don't know what I look like in his eyes, but in my eyes, he looks very small, white and tender, with big eyes that blink, very cute."
"I'm a little surprised. I haven't heard Liang Jinwen mention that he has a younger brother before?"
"Just as we were observing each other, Liang Jinwen came down from the building. He was yawning, and when he saw me, he smiled a very familiar smile. But before I could say anything, the smile on his face froze."
"He saw the kid downstairs."
“He was surprised.”
“I was more surprised.”
"I asked Liang Jinwen in a low voice, who is this?"
"I don't know if it was my illusion, but he looked a little strange, and he vaguely said that he was a relative's child."
"I said oh, and asked if he was at home all the time. I didn't see him yesterday."
"Liang Jinwen laughed and said no, it should be his family who just sent him here."
"He said his father loved children very much, but he didn't get along with his father and often went against him. Over time, his father got tired of him and often took in children from relatives to raise."
“I said ‘oh’, still feeling a little weird, but when I looked at the little boy, I still smiled at him.”
“The little boy smiled at me too.”
"Well...how should I put it, he looks so cute when he smiles."
"It's hard to imagine that a boy of this age can be so well behaved. My cousin was a real naughty boy when he was this age."
"Ha ha."
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