Although I don't know much about criminal investigation, I know that this detail has a strong indicative role in solving the case, because Tie Nan has to reasonably explain where the money came from to pay the down payment for the house... In fact, it is equivalent to passively admitting that during the period when the inn was operating illegally, in addition to the regular income, there was an even darker source of income.
Although I already had a preference in my heart, this choice still caused me great pain... I never thought that in the end I would not only fail to help Tie Nan, but also push him into an abyss; if there is a future, he will only hate me more.
But I have to do this, because people living in this world cannot be without distinction between right and wrong.
I hope that Tie Nan can learn a lesson from this experience... This might not be a bad thing for him. He is a very stubborn and impulsive man. If he hadn't received this wake-up call, he might have dared to allow others to use drugs today; tomorrow, with his desires even more inflated, he might have even ventured into the criminal world of drug trafficking, which would have been a truly heinous crime.
...
I woke up to my alarm in the early morning. After a routine wash, I went out of my room to buy something to eat, and just then I ran into Yang Sisi, who was returning to the shopping street. She was carrying two plastic bags filled with breakfast she had bought from McDonald's.
She didn't say much, but handed me one of the documents. After I took it from her, she said, "Send me the guest registration information... If anyone checks out later, I'll help you with that."
"Just go to the computer and check. The login password is six sixes."
"The one that's downstairs from you?"
"Well... some customers paid their deposits in cash. I'll give you five thousand yuan in cash later. You can get a refund based on the amount on your deposit slip."
"Okay... then I won't go to Sister Peach's place today. You should comfort her and tell her to take it easy."
I nodded. Yang Sisi glanced at me and then turned and walked towards the other room.
I called out to her, and she turned around to look at me, asking, "What's wrong?"
"I just wanted to say thank you."
"Can you not be so formal?"
"My heartfelt thanks."
Yang Sisi smiled faintly and replied, "Compared to Ye Zhi and your fake relationship, what I did was actually quite insignificant... If it weren't for her cooperation back then, you would have been sent back to Shanghai by your father long ago. How could you still be clinging to Dali like this, claiming to be a person with perseverance and dreams?"
"Can we not talk about these things?"
"No, unless you can tell me something funny that makes me laugh."
"We need to go to Peach's place first, I'll come back to tease you tonight..."
"When you're talking nonsense, can you please not be so serious?"
I grinned at Yang Sisi like an idiot... Yang Sisi couldn't hold back either and laughed along with me.
See, she's so easy to please; or perhaps, happiness isn't complicated, sometimes it's just a word, an expression, or an action.
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On my way to "Majiuyi", I received a call from Wang Xiaoling. She said that she wanted me to go to the police station to assist them in their investigation. To be honest, when I received this call, my first feeling was nervousness and embarrassment.
Although I knew what I was doing, the pressure of actually revealing the details of Tie Nan buying a house was still immense...
I remember the night I first arrived in Dali. Tie Nan picked me up from the old town on his motorcycle. Although it wasn't exactly a favor, on such a lonely night, having someone willing to talk to you and tell you about Dali through his eyes was a great comfort. From then on, all my thoughts about Dali were inseparable from what he told me at the beginning. For me, it was an enlightenment and a guide.
But in the end, it was he who went astray.
I recalled Coach Ma's parting words, instructing me to take good care of Tie Nan. Although I believe Coach Ma is a person with sound values, I still feel guilty for failing him. I know that he and Tie Nan share a deep class bond, and they have truly come through thick and thin together over the years.
And Peach, if she knew that I was the one who reported Tie Nan, she would probably hate me too. At that point, it would be impossible to expect her to be rational... At least, in all the years I've known her, Tie Nan is the only man she's been willing to sacrifice herself for and love wholeheartedly.
At this moment, all the pressure and potential consequences are like a giant, intricately woven net, tightly covering me... I suddenly long for a brilliant person to give me some guidance... Otherwise, I will be in great pain, caught between human nature and personal feelings!
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