Chapter 83 Chapter 83 Family (V)

Officer Xiao Liu looked at the two dusty people: "You two... are you here to climb the mountain?"

Qin Yang continued: "Xiao Lan's parents are buried here..."

Xiao Liu nodded in understanding, and patted Ning Helan on the shoulder.

Qin Yang was planning to go up the mountain to take a look, but Ning Helan pulled him aside and whispered to him that the grave had been filled in by them.

"What? Filled in?" Qin Yang almost hit someone, this was destroying the scene!

"That's the grave of Fang Hui's parents." Ning Helan's tone was indifferent, but it was obvious that he was very serious.

Qin Yang's eyes flashed with surprise: "The police said that a man and a woman are..."

Ning Helan glanced at Fang Hui over there: "They are Fang Hui's brother and sister."

Qin Yang folded his hands, as if thinking about something, and then he nodded: "Okay, I know."

Qin Yang thanked the management staff. No matter what, he decided to take a look since he was here.

Just as Ning Helan said, except for the coffin that was not covered, everything else was basically restored.

Xiao Liu took out his phone and flipped through the photos that they had provided as evidence when they called the police: "Captain Qin, look."

Qin Yang took out his phone for comparison. It was indeed a mess before, but he was quite surprised to see it restored to this state now: "This place was messed up by the grave diggers. You two cleaned it up in a short while?"

Fang Hui opened his mouth, but remembered that most of the work was done by the tree demon gang, so he said nothing.

Xiao Liu looked at the trees around him and suddenly exclaimed, "Captain Qin, the trees around here look very similar to a tree demon that my grandfather told me about when I was a kid. I remember what it was called... a cypress demon? Helan and the others might have just asked a tree demon to help."

This guess was too accurate. Fang Hui couldn't help but look at Xiao Liu.

Xiao Liu said it casually, but he saw Ning Helan and Fang Hui looking at him. He didn't quite believe it, "...I was just talking casually. I guessed it right, didn't I? Oh my god!"

Xiao Liu touched the tree trunk next to him excitedly, "So the tree demon is real. Is it this one? Or this one over here?"

"Brother Yang, this incident is not just a simple grave robbery," Ning Helan said, "If the tree demon hadn't stopped my parents, I'm afraid it would have been the same as Fang Hui's mother's."

"You mean, it wasn't done by a human?" Qin Yang asked.

"Not necessarily, even if it was a human, it wasn't an ordinary person." Ning Helan looked at the empty coffin and said, he remembered that the tree demon said that person knew Taoism.

"What did they do with the ashes?" This is what Qin Yang wants to know the most now, and of course, it is also what Ning Helan and Fang Hui want to know the most.

It was already evening when the group came down from the mountain. Ning Helan didn't notice how late it was. He had only eaten a few takeout meals in the morning and had just been busy for a while. He was indeed hungry now.

"Wait until I get back to the bureau to change clothes, and then I'll take you out to eat." Qin Yang said while driving, "Grandpa Ning originally asked me to go to your house today because he was afraid that you would run around. I didn't expect to meet you here."

Ning Helan pursed her lips and didn't respond. After seeing Fang Hui in the rearview mirror, Qin Yang said, "And you, classmate Xiaohui, Grandpa Ning also asked me to look after you."

"Me?"

"Yeah, you are also Grandpa Ning's grandson, and he said you're not one to worry about either."

So, being cared for by someone, Fang Hui suddenly felt warm in his heart, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.

After Qin Yang returned to the police station, Ning Helan and Fang Hui were waiting for him at the door. There was a policeman next to him who was on the phone. He was talking about trucks and mud.

Soon, Qin Yang changed into plain clothes and walked out. He saw the policeman on the phone. The policeman put down the phone and nodded to Qin Yang: "Captain Qin."

"Xiao Yang, are you not off work yet?" "

Soon, Captain Qin."

"Is it the same case as last time?"

"Yes, the higher-ups are chasing closely. I heard that the family of the deceased has a good relationship with the leaders above, so the province has noticed this."

Captain Qin nodded in understanding: "I remember I saw you guys catch the driver last time, didn't I?"

"Yes, the driver said it was brake failure, and the investigation showed that it was indeed brake failure." Policeman Xiao Yang said, "But our Captain Kang doesn't think so. He thinks the driver is hiding something... Although the driver is detained, the time given by the superiors is not sufficient..."

Xiao Yang was suddenly startled when he said this. He glanced at Ning Helan and Fang Hui standing in the corner of the wall next to him, and suddenly realized that he couldn't say anything more: "Oh, Captain Qin, I'm leaving first, I have to go to a meeting."

Qin Yang nodded, and Xiao Yang ran away.

"Brother Yang, what case is it?" Fang Hui was very curious.

"Oh, it's the last time that a truck crashed into the community and killed someone..." Qin Yang said.

Ning Helan glanced at Fang Hui and saw that his face suddenly turned blue and his pupils shrank. Fang Hui stepped forward and said, "Brother Yang, is it about the truck that overturned in Hualan Community..."

Qin Yang heard Fang Hui's voice was obviously unnatural when he said the latter part: "Yeah, what's the matter? Do you know that person?"

Fang Hui's body couldn't help but tremble. His face turned blue and his breathing became rapid. Qin Yang was wondering: "Xiao Hui?"

Ning Helan blinked, and remembered that Fang Hui said he was the deceased, so he glanced at Qin Yang.

Qin Yang received the information from Ning Helan's eyes. He immediately understood it and looked at Fang Hui in surprise: "That person...that person is you?"

Fang Hui suddenly squatted down, holding his head with both hands, and his mind kept flooding with the day when the truck hit him... the sound of pain, the scream, and the short-term severe pain...

"Ugh!" Fang Hui's expression was painful, as if he was drowning, and his face was pale.

"Xiao Hui? Fang Hui, Fang Hui!" Qin Yang quickly pulled Fang Hui up from the ground, "Fang Hui, look at me, look at me!"

Fang Hui's eyes focused on Qin Yang's face for a long time. His eyes were dull and he was breathing fast.

"Follow me, relax... inhale... exhale... inhale... exhale... relax... relax..." Qin Yang guided Fang Hui to follow his movements, and gradually, Fang Hui seemed to have recovered from the drowning state just now, and his breathing calmed down.

Qin Yang reached out and gently stroked his back, saying in a gentle tone: "It's okay, it's okay."

"Yang..." Fang Hui squeezed out a distorted voice from his throat, "Can I go see the driver?"

Qin Yang showed an embarrassed expression on his face: "Xiao Hui, no, he is a criminal suspect now, you can't go to see him."

"Please." Fang Hui grabbed the corner of Qin Yang's clothes and begged.

Qin Yang didn't say anything.

"Brother Yang..." Ning Helan also seemed to be reluctant and looked at Qin Yang.

Qin Yang shook his head seriously: "No, he can't see outsiders now, not even his family members."

Fang Hui showed a disappointed look on his face, Qin Yang patted him: "Fang Hui, I will go and see tomorrow, it should be okay if I go."

Fang Hui's eyes lit up instantly: "Really? Thank you, Brother Yang!"

Qin Yang rubbed his head: "Okay, you must be hungry, brother will take you to dinner."

Two streets away from the Tong'an Public Security Bureau, there is a grilled fish restaurant that tastes very good. Qin Yang and his friends used to love to go there to eat after working overtime late.

Fang Hui also loved to eat fish before, mainly because Fang Cheng often went fishing. Although Fang Hui complained that his father's fish were too small and that his fish was not delicious, he always ate cleanly for the sake of face.

Now that I have become a spirit, I haven't eaten fish for a while, and I miss it.

Ning Helan is not picky about what to eat, but she was choked by a fish bone when she was a child, so she would not choose fish if there are other options.

When she arrived at the door of the store, the aroma of grilled fish wafted in, and the store was crowded. It was lunchtime, and I wondered if there was a seat.

The busy boss immediately came up to Qin Yang when he saw him: "Officer Qin, you haven't been to our store for a while. Wait a minute, I'll go and show you."

Qin Yang smiled. Someone had been making trouble here before, and he and his colleagues happened to meet them and gave them a lesson. The store owner was very polite to them.

With Qin Yang's face blessing, the boss soon found a table for them, which was on the terrace on the second floor, with a better environment.

There were two empty tables on the second floor. The waiter took the three people to a clean table in the corner. As soon as they sat down, the waiter next to them brought three more people.

Ning Helan looked to the side and saw a woman and two men, Fang Hui's brother and sister, and his father - Fang Cheng.

"Bang!"

The stool here fell over. Ning Helan retracted her gaze and saw Fang Hui shrinking under the table.

The three people next door heard the sound and looked over here. Qin Yang smiled embarrassedly, stretched out his long legs, intentionally or unintentionally covering most of Fang Hui, and at the same time bent down and picked up the fallen stool naturally.

Ning Helan lowered her eyes and looked at Fang Hui who was curled up into a ball: "What are you doing?"

Fang Hui didn't know what he was doing. He didn't expect to see his family here. He wanted to see them but was afraid. His first reaction was to hide .

"You are not the same as before. They can't recognize you." Ning Helan said.

Fang Hui heard it and thought, yes, he looked like a stranger to them now, so Fang Hui crawled out from under the table again.

Just as he sat down, he saw his brother, sister and father walking towards him. Fang Hui tensed up and his fingers almost dug into the stool.

"Hello, Officer Qin, this is my father Fang Cheng." Fang Yi smiled slightly.

Qin Yang nodded: "Hello, Mr. Fang."

"Hello, Officer Qin, is anyone here?" Fang Cheng said with a smile.

"No, please sit down."

Fang Cheng pulled out a stool and sat down. What a coincidence, he was right next to Fang Hui. Fang Hui felt his breathing stagnate for a moment.

Fang Yu looked at Ning Helan and Fang Hui: "You two... turned out to be acquainted with Officer Qin."

Ning Helan nodded slightly, and Fang Hui also nodded mechanically.

"Dad, these two are the forest rangers we met when we went to my mother's grave." Fang Yi introduced.

Qin Lang raised his eyebrows when he heard this title, and looked at the two of them with some amusement.

Fang Cheng looked at Ning Helan carefully, Ning Helan smiled politely, but Fang Hui didn't know where to look, and dodged and avoided Fang Cheng's gaze.

When he was young, he would only be like this when he made a mistake.

Fang Cheng smiled and nodded to Ning Helan. When his eyes fell on Fang Hui, Fang Hui felt sweat on his back.

"You two are very young. Why do you look so pale, little brother?"

"Nothing...nothing, I just have a little heat stroke."

Fang Hui made up a reason, but unexpectedly Fang Cheng laughed out loud: "Little brother, are you new to this job? Forest rangers still need to be in good health. If you have nothing to do, go to the mountains for a walk."

"Yes..." Fang Hui looked at Fang Cheng's smiling face, and his eyes couldn't help but turn red.

"Officer Qin, how long will it take for today's incident to have a result?" Fang Yu asked from the side.

"That's not certain, but we will investigate as soon as possible." Qin Yang said.

"I think we still need to find a lawyer. It is too hateful to do such a thing. The sentence cannot be too light." Fang Yi said.

Fang Yu nodded in agreement: "Let's hire Lawyer Luo. I don't trust anyone else."

Ning Helan looked at Fang Cheng. He was in his sixties, but he looked much better than the last time he went to his house at night. Last time, he looked almost exhausted.

Time is indeed the best therapist. Grief will slowly go away.

Fang Hui didn't know why his father happened to come here to eat grilled fish, but he didn't know how to start the conversation. The others at the table were talking, so he could only look at his family quietly. How come he met his family everywhere he went today? He really wanted to hug them and cry.

"I don't know why, but I feel particularly close to this little brother as soon as I see him." Fang Cheng looked at Fang Hui and said, "How old is the little brother this year?"

"Twenty...three." Fang Hui said a false age.

Fang Cheng nodded: "I once had a son about your age."

Fang Hui's pupils trembled: "Once..."

"Yes..." Fang Cheng looked away, "But he passed away some time ago."

Fang Hui's throat was tight, and he tried to make his tone sound normal: "Please, please accept my condolences."

Fang Cheng curled his lips sadly: "But he once came to me in a dream, and I feel comforted that I can talk to him for a few words."

"… What if, what if the dream is fake? Isn't it said that you dream about whatever you think about during the day…" Fang Hui wanted to let his father know that it was him in the dream, but he didn't want him to know, and he was very conflicted.

"No, it was him, I'm sure. By the way, I also dreamed of a strange glowing gas, which told me that Xiao Hui was fine now and I didn't need to worry, and said that Xiao Hui would ask me for 500,000 yuan. I didn't expect that Xiao Hui really asked for 500,000 yuan in my dream later. It's amazing."

Gas? That glowing gas? I almost forgot about it because it hasn't appeared for so long, Fang Hui scratched his head.