Detective Files II

Chapter 328 Stone Source Town

Because Lu Xiangdong had booked the train tickets in advance, it made the itinerary for Tian Mi and the others a lot easier. After queuing up to get the tickets at the bustling train station, they only spent a short time buying some needed for the journey. Drinks and food, then checked the ticket and got on the bus, heading straight to the hometown of Meng Qingwei and Meng Dabao in H province.

Meng Qingwei and Meng Dabao's hometown is a remote town in H Province, named Shiyuan Town. If it wasn't for the investigation of the origins of these two people, Tian Mi might not know about it, let alone understand it. .

There is no direct train from City C to Shiyuan Town. Tian Mi and Lu Xiangdong need to take a train to the capital city of Province H, and then transfer to the higher-level city of Shiyuan Town, and then transfer from there. Take the local train, or take a commuter bus instead.

More or less affected by the psychological impact of the bombing case under investigation, Tian Mi made up her mind to take the train all the way after checking the route. If the bombing case is not solved for a day, let alone other people, even she will be suspicious of the long-distance bus. Be afraid.

The journey from City C to the provincial capital of Province H is far away. In order to catch up with the transfer train, Lu Xiangdong chose the express train that departs at noon and arrives at noon the next day. However, due to the tight booking time, sleeper tickets have long since disappeared. Two people can only be squeezed in the hot and crowded hard-seat compartment.

With the high temperature and the air mixed with the smell of sweat and body odor, Tian Mi was a little sleepy after getting in the car, unable to keep up her spirits. Until half a day passed, the sun was setting outside, and the temperature gradually dropped. Feeling a little better, Tian Mi finally "lived" again.

"You're really strong!" Tian Mi regained her energy a bit, and said to Lu Xiangdong pointingly at the young man who had taken off his sneakers "to enjoy the shade" diagonally across from the corner of her eyes.

Up until now, Lu Xiangdong has never shown any discomfort or displeasure. Tian Mi always thought that he was always neat and tidy, and he hated any physical contact with other people. He must be a clean freak, in such an environment. , I will be more uncomfortable than myself, I didn't expect to guess wrong again.

Lu Xiangdong smiled slightly at her: "This has not broken the bottom line of what I have experienced. By the way, has your mother recovered?"

When asked about Tian's mother's physical condition, Tian Mi couldn't help but pouted her mouth: "I told you, don't drop your jaw, my mother didn't feel sick at all last night."

"Did she tell you?" Lu Xiangdong looked a little surprised.

Tian Mi nodded, and suddenly felt that the content of his surprise seemed not quite right, and she couldn't help but wondered: "Hey? Why aren't you surprised that she pretended to be sick?"

"I know she's pretending, but I didn't expect that she would tell you the truth after I left." Lu Xiangdong said truthfully.

This time it was Tian Mi's turn to be surprised: "How did you know she was pretending to be sick?"

"It's very simple. As soon as she entered the door, she saw me coming up with you, with obvious surprise on her expression, and then when I asked your father to call an ambulance, she immediately objected, whether it was Her surprised expression, or the reaction speed of expressing objection, obviously did not match the degree of pain she showed. From then on, I began to suspect that she was playing tricks on you, but after I observed it, I found that she had a painful expression on her face. When he stroked his chest, his eyes were sharp, which made me believe in my own judgment even more."

"Then why didn't you tell me at the time, and didn't tell me afterwards?" Tian Mi was puzzled.

Lu Xiangdong shook his head and nodded her head: "If you say you are stupid, sometimes you are quite clever, and if you say you are clever, sometimes you are blunt and weird. I will expose her on the spot, and it will only make things more rigid. Afterwards I didn't tell you because I was afraid that if you knew the truth, you would create a estrangement with your mother."

After finishing speaking, he paused, and the faint smile on his face became a bit more bitter: "Although it's just a lie, from her own point of view, she also hopes that you can find someone better. Love. Using bitter tricks for your own benefit is obviously completely different from pretending to be pitiful for your own benefit."

Tian Mi knew what he was referring to, felt sorry for him, and didn't know what to say, so she could only gently rest her head on Lu Xiangdong's shoulder.

"You don't have any thoughts about my mother, do you?" After a while, she asked again worriedly.

"No, on the contrary, I didn't expect her to be so frank with you. It seems that your mother is an upright person."

After hearing Lu Xiangdong's evaluation, Tian Mi couldn't help laughing: "Yeah, my mother is straight-hearted and never hides from her family. Even if her trickery succeeded yesterday, she won't be able to hold back the truth for long afterward." poured out!"

Unexpectedly, Lu Xiangdong had already noticed that Tian's mother was pretending to be sick, but he didn't feel bad about it. Instead, he kept it secret for the sake of the relationship between their mother and daughter.Now that this matter was talked about, Tian Mi felt more relaxed, and her mood rose a lot, so that even the crowded compartment that was unbearable before seemed a lot more comfortable.

During dinner, the two of them went to the dining car to eat something, and then sat in a daze on their seats, or it was Tian Mi who was in a daze. Lu Xiangdong simply carried a professional book in his carry-on luggage. So quietly looking through.

In Tian Mi's heart, she doesn't really believe in the reason why Lu Xiangdong accompanied her to Shiyuan Town. Although he has always belonged to the personality of Xianyun Yehe, the only time he can't wait to stay away from City C is when the case in Yunding Village happened before. .

"Your mother went to look for you again recently?" After a long silence, the question lingered in her mind for countless times, Tian Mi finally couldn't help it.

"No, why do you ask that?" Lu Xiangdong was also puzzled by her nonsensical question.

"If you didn't want to avoid her, why did you suddenly decide to accompany me to Shiyuan Town?"

"If you don't want me to be with you, I can get off at a stop and call Cheng Feng to send another person to meet you."

"Who said I don't want to come with you!" Tian Mi quickly denied it, and at the same time realized that this man deliberately didn't want to tell her the truth, "It's fine if you don't want to answer, anyway, if your mother comes to pester you again, you won't be happy You can't hide it by yourself!"

"Understood, housekeeper." Lu Xiangdong's tone seemed to be complaining, but the eyes he looked at Tian Mi were full of tenderness.

"But having said that, do you feel that your mother seems to be a bit too 'good' these days? It's not the same style as the perseverance before!" Tian Mi couldn't help but wonder.

When Lu's mother was mentioned, the temperature in Lu Xiangdong's eyes immediately turned cold, he lowered his head and turned a page of the book: "It has nothing to do with me."

Knowing that talking about Lu's mother was always an unpleasant topic for Lu Xiangdong, Tian Mi stopped bothering him, leaned against him and closed his eyes to rest, and fell asleep in a daze after a while.

This night, she slept for a while and woke up for a while. Between waking and sleeping, the night seemed extraordinarily long, while Lu Xiangdong seemed to have never rested all night. By dawn, the thick book in his hand had been read Two thirds.

It may be that most of the long journey has passed, and the rest of the morning drive is no longer so difficult, but after entering H province, the temperature is even hotter, which makes Tian Mi, who is afraid of heat, feel a little uncomfortable.

After finally arriving at the capital city of Province H, Tian Mi and Lu Xiangdong bought tickets non-stop and got on another train. They just changed from this train to another one. When the two finally arrived at Shiyuan Town, the setting sun Already tilted west.

Walking out of the small railway station in Shiyuan Town, two people are carrying passengers in a small tricycle in front of the station.

"Master, please take us to the guest house in the town." Tian Mi said to the driver of the tricycle.

The driver looked her up and down sideways, and asked Lu Xiangdong, "Where are you going?"

"The town center." Lu Xiangdong said.

"Get in the car." The driver waved his hand and got into the three-wheeler first.

Tian Mi felt a little baffled by the driver's attitude, but she was in a foreign land, so it was better not to worry about such a small matter, so she said nothing, and sat in the greasy and dirty car with Lu Xiangdong. In a tricycle.

The location of the train station in Shiyuan Town seems to be a bit out of the way. It takes 15 minutes to get to the center of the town. If you are in Tianmi, City C, you may feel that it is very close, but in a remote town like Shiyuan Town, it is just It is already far away.

Along the way, the small gray buildings on both sides of the narrow road also make people feel the slow economic development of this town.

After finally reaching the center of the town, Lu Xiangdong paid the fare, and the tricycle drove away emitting black smoke.

The so-called town center was actually not very prosperous. The two searched for a while, and finally chose a hotel that looked relatively clean and formal.

The small hotel doesn't look like it has frequent guests. It was a young waiter who looked to be eighteen or nineteen years old who checked them in. He was very enthusiastic. Hearing Tian Mi and Lu Xiangdong's strangers With a foreign accent, he was also very curious about the two of them.

"Are you two here to visit our relatives?" She asked curiously while copying the ID information of Tian Mi and Lu Xiangdong in the registration book.

"No, it's on a business trip." Tian Mi replied, she took it for granted at a time like this, and Lu Xiangdong would never bother to speak unless it was necessary.

"Your accent is not from our province. What do you do? You have to travel so far away on business?" The little girl loves to talk, and seeing that Tian Mi treats her very kindly, she simply chatted with her.

"I'm a policeman."

"Yeah? Are you a policeman? A woman is a policeman?" The little girl was very surprised when she heard that, "It's amazing!"

"It's nothing special." Tian Mi was a little embarrassed by her praise, and said modestly, "You can do the same if you want."

"I can't, I still want to get married." The little girl chuckled.

(End of this chapter)