He pushed open the door,
Zhou Ze and Bai Yingying walked out together,
Outside,
The sky was already bright. It should be the morning of the next day.
The clothes on his body were still in tatters. Even the nail of his pinky was still bleeding.
The shadow in the book had once said that not everything in this world was real or fake.
Now, Zhou Ze had experienced this feeling. After all, if it was fake, if it was exactly the same as the illusion he had experienced before, then when he came out, there would be no injuries on his body. There would not even be a single trace of existence.
Bai Yingying grabbed her boss's hand and carefully blew on the wound on his fingernail. She comforted him,
"Boss, it doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt. Huff, it doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt."
"It's okay. It will grow back."
Zhou Ze looked at his other hand. That hand had been holding a pen before, but when he walked out, the pen was gone.
The shadow said that it was fake because the work was not finished and it was eunuch
So, he left a fake pen here, but the real pen was not here.
Then..,
Where was the real pen?
Was it the judge pen?
Zhou Ze thought of the female writer who committed suicide by taking poison with her children. She was the one who wrote the story, and she was the one who could not stand it in the end. She was already dead. Could the pen have been disposed of as her relic?
Or was it collected?
When he went back and took a shower, he had to let the old priest, the little loli, and the others investigate this matter. That pen was indeed terrifying, but if it continued to be lost outside, it would be even more terrifying.
It was possible that a tragedy similar to the second act would occur.
He pushed open the door to the entrance,
Zhou Ze saw Zhang Yanfeng's car parked outside. Officer Zhang was leaning against the car door, smoking a cigarette. Seeing the door open, Officer Zhang immediately walked over. Looking at Zhou Ze's miserable appearance, he said,
"I couldn't get through to you on the phone. I wanted to go in, but after thinking about it, I decided to wait for you to come out."
"Fortunately, you didn't come in."
Zhou Ze was a little glad. If Officer Zhang had gone in before, he would probably have gone into the book. At that time, Zhou Ze and Bai Yingying, who had already come out, did not want to enter that story again.
When they got into the car, Zhang Yanfeng had even prepared breakfast for them.
"Has the matter been resolved?"
"What do you want to know?" Zhou Ze asked.
"I just want to know if it was man-made or something else. Did my sister really commit suicide?"
"It's not man-made. Your sister probably committed suicide," Zhou Ze replied.
"Have you dealt with that thing?"
"I will take care of it. By the way, what did you do with your sister's belongings?"
"My family received a portion, and my brother-in-law's family also received a portion."
"Give me your brother-in-law's home address. I'll get someone to check it out."
"Alright."
"Okay, that's it. Yingying and I will take a taxi back and won't disturb your work. As for this villa, you'd better not go in without permission, understand?"
Although the story of this scene was over,
If it wasn't for the fact that the old priest had stuck that talisman on him when he went to the toilet,
There wouldn't have been so many subsequent events.
However, to be on the safe side, it was better not to come to this villa for the time being. Even Zhou Ze decided that before he found the pen, he would not stay in it again. If he touched something again and triggered something, he would not be able to take it anymore.
He got out of the car and waved at Officer Zhang's car. Watching Officer Zhang's car disappear from his sight, Zhou Ze suddenly thought of a problem and fell into deep thought.
"Boss, what's wrong?"
"I'm wondering if that person is still in my body."
Zhou Ze thought of the mirror,
And the person in the mirror,
In the story, he was separated from him,
Now that he had come out,
Then..,
What about him?
If he was no longer around, his body and mind would be relaxed, and he wouldn't have to worry about being changed one day.
But why did he feel a little guilty?
Especially this time, he didn't get used to being unparalleled in the story.
At this time..,
Boss Zhou felt that he was a little too salted,
Just like those big girls who wanted to find a rich man but shyly said that it was their first time, it was very painful.
But it seemed that if he could find that pen, would it mean that he had a way to suppress him?
A day where he could cheat without worries,
Just thinking about it made him feel beautiful.
Yingying walked in front of Zhou Ze,
She reached out and gently knocked on Zhou Ze's chest,
Zhou Ze was a little confused,
"Hey, are you still in there?"
Yingying shouted at Zhou Ze's chest.
"..." Zhou Ze.
It was as if he couldn't hear her,
Yingying took the initiative to press her ear against Zhou Ze's chest,
This action..,
Was like a girl taking the initiative to throw herself into your arms.
She reached out and gently knocked on Zhou Ze's chest again,
"If you hear me, please reply."
Zhou Ze smiled,
One of his hands naturally hugged the girl in front of him.
Yingying was also stunned,
She stuck out her tongue,
Pretending that she didn't know anything.
..
Zhang Yanfeng did not return to the bureau. Instead, he drove directly to Tongcheng's prison in Guanyin Mountain. He had made an appointment to visit the prison yesterday.
Originally, he wanted to find his brother-in-law to ask about the situation according to Zhou Ze's needs. Since Zhou Ze said that his sister had indeed committed suicide and that the incident was indeed not caused by humans, the original visit to the prison had become a condolence.
Zhang Yanfeng's heart was very complicated,
He had originally felt that his brother-in-law had been wronged,
Now, it had been confirmed by Zhou Ze.
His brother-in-law was really pitiful. His wife and children had both died, and in the end, he had been mistaken for the perpetrator and was imprisoned.
As for how to exonerate his brother-in-law and give him freedom, it was difficult, really very difficult. Could it be that Zhang Yanfeng would take the initiative to tell the judge that it was not his brother-in-law who had committed the violence, but a ghost?
Sitting outside the glass partition,
His brother-in-law, who was wearing prison clothes, walked in accompanied by the guards.
His brother-in-law was thin and tall. After being in prison for a few years, he had lost even more weight. However, his mental state seemed to be good, and he did not give up on himself.
"Brother."
He picked up the phone and began to communicate.
"How have you been recently?"
"I'm fine."
Zhang Yanfeng nodded and comforted, "Don't give up hope in life, never."
Officer Zhang was always so stiff when he comforted people. It was the same when he "Comforted" Zhou Ze in the detention center. However, it was precisely this stiffness that made it easy for people to feel the sincerity inside.
His brother-in-law nodded and even took the initiative to smile at Zhang Yanfeng,
"Brother, I know.
The circle is gone,
My two children are also gone,
But I always feel that they are still by my side, accompanying me and watching me.
I plan to go on a trip after I get out of prison. I plan to take their photos and walk around. In the past, I was busy with the factory and rarely had time to accompany them.
When I get out, I'll take them on a family trip. "
Zhang Yanfeng heaved a long sigh of relief. "I'll pick you up the day you get out of prison."
"Okay, Brother."
The two men were silent for a long time.
There was not much time to visit the prison, and Zhang Yanfeng was not interrogating a prisoner.
In the end, when the time was almost up..,
His brother-in-law said with some disappointment, "Brother, thank you for believing in me."
Zhang Yanfeng was speechless,
In the end..,
He had let him down,
As a police officer, there was no way to prove his innocence.
"Time's up, Officer Zhang," a prison director who was accompanying him walked over and reminded him.
"Okay, thank you."
Zhang Yanfeng nodded and watched as his brother-in-law was taken away from the visiting room.
Of course, it was impossible for ordinary people to be accompanied by leaders when they came to visit the prison. However, this director and Zhang Yanfeng had known each other for a long time. In the past, they had known each other because of work. Later on, everyone had a similar temperament and would occasionally come out to drink or something.
The two of them walked out side by side and chatted casually.
"Old Zhang, do you really believe that he was wronged?"
Zhang Yanfeng nodded.
"Forget it, this is your family matter, so I won't say much. Actually, I also think that he might have been wronged. His attitude and performance in prison are very good. He has indeed set a good example. He has successfully commuted his sentence a few times. I reckon that he will be able to come out in another year."
There was an honor roll by the side of the aisle,
At first, it was the honor roll for advanced party workers in the prison,
At the back was the reform pioneer column,
The photo of his brother-in-law was at the top of the list.
"In prison, he often comforted and encouraged other prisoners to actively participate in reform, which helped us a lot.
Also, he also wrote a book and published it. It had a strong impact. "
"Oh, write a book?" Zhang Yanfeng asked curiously.
"Yes, he wrote a book, 'The Road of Redemption'. The main character is a prisoner, and the background is our Tongcheng Prison. It is about a prisoner's journey from committing a crime to accepting legal punishment.
How did he go from being puzzled and resistant at the beginning to actively accepting and recognizing and correcting his mistakes,
Actively accepting reform and working hard to obtain a commutation of his sentence,
Striving to be able to return to society as soon as possible and be a useful person to society. He faced prison life with a positive attitude and faced the path of life in the future.
I've read the book. It's really well written. "
"That's really good."
Zhang Yanfeng nodded, very satisfied.
"There are a few more in my office. Do you want to take one back and read it?"
"I say, Old Chen, are you giving out a copy to everyone you see and using this book as promotional material for your prison?"
"Hey, you don't appreciate it even though I gave it to you, right? I won't give it to you. Go buy it from the bookstore yourself."
The two of them bickered as they continued walking forward,
"Does he write books every day?"
Zhang Yanfeng remembered that his sister seemed to have told him before that they met online because they were writing novels together, and then they fell in love.
However, at that time, both of their incomes were relatively low, and his brother-in-law's family conditions were not good, so he became a son-in-law to take over the Zhang family's mooncake workshop. After his sister gave birth to the child, she focused on writing at home. Later, she even published many books in a row.
So..,
His brother-in-law had also taken the initiative to give up his dream for the sake of love,
Think about it..,
It was really not easy.
Now..,
His talent could only be displayed in prison.
"Let me tell you, our prison has its own computer room. I originally allowed him to go to the computer room to write during his daily reform activities.
"Don't writers nowadays use computers and keyboards to write stories,
But he didn't want it,
He said that he liked to write stories on paper with his fountain pen,
He said that the stories written this way were more grounded,