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And early the next morning, many leaders and the foreman came to apologize in person, and the foreman even paid 100,000 yuan to apologize in person. This was a lot of money for a small county town, but Grandpa just waved his hand gently and declined the offer.
Of course, the main road will continue to be built, but it will turn a big bend in front of our house. This incident buried a strong curiosity in my young heart. Why did grandpa So powerful?
When I was fifteen years old, I accidentally found two tattered books in a box in my old house. One was called "The True Book of the Collection of Cleansing of Wrongs", which was written in the seventh year of Chunyou in the Southern Song Dynasty. The author It's a man named Song Ci. One is called "The God of Prison Breaking", and there is no author on it.
With my level of classical Chinese at the time, it was a bit difficult to understand these two ancient books. I could barely understand the little figures drawn in the two books. They were all about diagrams of the human body and the examination of corpses. class stuff.
I don’t know why, but these two books have an extraordinary magical power on me. After I opened them, I could never put them down. Without telling my grandfather, I carried forward the spirit of ants chewing bones and just read these two obscure books. The difficult ancient books are finished "gnawing"!
To me, these two books are like a door to a new world. Although the profession mentioned in the book is the work of autopsy, which in ancient times was specialized in examining corpses to look for clues to solve crimes. But I didn’t feel scary at all. Instead, I found it fresh, interesting, and challenging.
When I was sixteen years old, I had the opportunity to apply what I had learned for the first time in my life.
It was the dog days of summer. Grandpa had to go out early in the morning. I was at home during the summer vacation and had nothing to do. I glued a bamboo pole to catch cicadas on the tree. At this time, a car The black Jetta braked suddenly and stopped at the door of the Song family's old house.
A burly man with a Chinese character face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and tanned skin walked out of the car and walked into the yard in a hurry. I recognized him as a police officer who had visited my grandfather a few times before. I remembered his last name was Sun.
Officer Sun was not wearing a police uniform today, but a short-sleeved shirt, and he was holding a briefcase in his hand. He was sweating profusely from the heat, and wisps of steam came out of his head. When he saw me He immediately asked: "Kid, is your grandpa at home?"
"No, he went out."
Officer Sun frowned, picked up his collar and fanned constantly. I muttered: "This weather is so hot."
I quickly said: "Uncle, come in and sit for a while, I will pour you a cold drink!".
“Okay, you’re so sensible!”
Officer Sun had a very heroic demeanor. He entered the living room and unceremoniously found a chair to sit down on, and took a large bowl of wine I poured for him. I poured a cup of Coke into my stomach, wiped my mouth happily, then lit a cigarette and asked me: "Kid, are you in high school yet?"
"I just entered the first year of high school." I replied.
“How are your grades?”
“Not bad.”
“Are there any classmates bullying you in the class?”
“ No."
"If a classmate bullies you, tell your uncle and he will help you find a place!" Officer Sun laughed.
"Uncle, what is your relationship with my grandfather?" I think this is a great opportunity to get to know my grandfather.
“Your grandfather is really a master who is rare to see in a century. Unfortunately, his temper is also stubborn. I don’t know how many leaders have come to ask him to come out over the years, but he is unwilling to do anything. Last year, a director offered him a condition: as long as he worked for our police for one year, he would be allowed to retire and receive a pension of 50,000 yuan a month. Even if he was not tempted by such conditions, I accepted it, so there was nothing I could do! , we have to cooperate in another way," Officer Sun sighed.
"Cooperation, cooperation for what?" I asked.
Officer Sun was about to answer when he suddenly realized that he had let something slip. He quickly covered his stomach and said, "Ouch, my stomach hurts all of a sudden. It's probably because of the cold drink. Where is the toilet?"
"In the backyard." I pointed.
Officer Sun clutched his stomach and ran to the backyard like a gust of wind, followed by a sputtering sound.
The button of Officer Sun’s briefcase thrown on the table opened, and a photo slid out from it. There were some red and green things on it, which aroused my strong curiosity!
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, I reached out my hand inadvertently, but my heart was beating like a drum. In my mind, it was illegal to peek into confidential police documents, and I might even go to jail, but I really wanted to see them.
So I convinced myself to take just one look, just one look, and then put it back.
I took out the photo from my briefcase. As expected, it showed a corpse. Although I had seen many dead people in movies, I knew those were all fake. There is no shock like a real corpse.
The corpse in the photo is that of an adult male, wearing a suit, and the white shirt has been stained red by blood. He has his head lowered, sitting in front of an open safe, his right ear There is also a pair of glasses hanging on it. There was a long, deep gash on his throat from which the blood came.
There were a lot of banknotes scattered around the body, and there was also a lot of blood on it.
My eyes were attracted by the content in the photo. I didn’t feel scary at all. I even felt uncontrollably excited. It was like a hungry man seeing delicious food or a pervert seeing a beautiful woman. I know this metaphor. It's a bit inappropriate, the dead should be respected, but I just feel inexplicably excited!
Just as I was looking at it, a big hand suddenly stretched out from behind and snatched the photo from my hand.
I looked back and saw Officer Sun standing behind me, staring at me with a serious look.
"Young brat, who allowed you to peek at my documents? Do you know that peeking into police documents is against the law?" Officer Sun said angrily.
"I just...I only took a look...really..." I was so scared that I was incoherent.
Officer Sun squinted his eyes, a sly smile suddenly appeared at the corner of his mouth, and said: "How about this, I will test you. If you can answer the question, forget it; if you can't, just Don't blame me for being rude, please go to the police station and reflect for a few days."
When he said this, I felt relieved because I could probably guess what he was going to test me for!
As expected, after I nodded in agreement, Officer Sun asked me: "Tell me, what weapon was this man killed with?"
"The photo is for Me."
I took the photo, glanced at it again, and said with certainty: "The wound on the throat is a fatal injury. Judging from the shape of the wound, it was struck by a sharp instrument with edges. But if it was a knife, dagger or other murderous weapon, I don’t think you would ask me this question specifically, so the murderous weapon must be very special!”
Officer Sun said with interest: “Okay! Ah, what you said is very impressive. You should tell me what the murder weapon is."
I handed over the photo: "The murder weapon is in this photo."
< p> Officer Sun stared at the photo, blinked and said: "The murder weapon is in the photo, are you talking nonsense? I personally participated in the investigation of this case. I searched the scene inside and outside, but the murder weapon was not found. In fact, the murderer has been caught. If it weren't for the murder weapon..." He suddenly stopped talking and coughed: 'Stop talking nonsense, tell me what the murder weapon is.'"It's on the ground Banknotes!" I replied neatly: "To be precise, it's these banknotes." Officer Sun blinked in shock: "No, how is this possible?"
< p> "Why is it impossible to bundle a bunch of brand-new banknotes tightly together, with the edges sharp enough to cut such a deep and long wound, and then spread them apart and scatter them at the murder scene, so the 'murder weapon' Just disappeared." I replied.Officer Sun took a deep breath and gave me a thumbs up: "Awesome, he deserves to be Song Zhaolin's grandson."
Actually, I didn't think of this either. Among the bizarre cases recorded in "The God of Prison Breaking", there was a case of murder with a paper knife. When I saw the bloody banknotes scattered everywhere in the photo, I unconsciously thought of it. It can be judged from what Officer Sun just said that the murderer should have been caught in this case, but the murder weapon was not found and he could not be convicted, so he came specifically to ask Grandpa for help.
"Okay, thank you very much. This trip was not in vain. When you come to the provincial capital to play, uncle will treat you to KFC. By the way, I have a daughter who is also in high school. You two must have fun." Officer Sun put the photo back into his bag with a smile and said to himself: "Song Zhaolin, this old thief, has always told me that the Song family will never engage in adultery from now on. It turns out that he has been cultivating it secretly. You, it seems that the Song family has a successor, which is great."
"Sun Laohu, what are you talking about?"
At this moment, a voice came out. Came from outside the door, I turned around and saw my grandfather standing there, and I shivered in fright. Because my grandfather never allowed me to touch these things, and he didn’t know that I had peeked at the two banned books.
Grandpa slowly turned his gloomy eyes from Officer Sun to me, as if he understood something. At that moment, I was really scared to the extreme!
Grandpa slowly walked into the house with his hands behind his back and asked Officer Sun what we were talking about just now.
I tried my best to signal Officer Sun not to speak with my eyes, but the uncle was so nervous that he not only explained the cause and effect, but also praised me to the sky.
"Old Song, your eldest grandson is really amazing! This case has been dragging on for half a month. We dug almost three feet into the ground and couldn't find the murder weapon. He only looked at it. I can tell from the photo that this kid is going to be great. I don’t think he should go to college after high school. Nowadays, there are so many college students who will be unemployed after graduation. Why don’t I write a letter of introduction and let him enter directly? Go to the police academy! Gold should shine, right?"
Grandpa waved his hand and said indifferently: "You praise him too much, but you are just looking at a few old books left by your ancestors. , it’s just a job. Besides, our Song family has long had the eight-character ancestral motto of ‘not being an official, being wise and protecting yourself’, you’d better put away those little thoughts! “I won’t leave this child to you.
After saying that, he glanced at me with a cold gaze, and I was so scared that I quickly buried my head.
Officer Sun sighed and said:? "Old Song, you are too stubborn, aren't you? You slept in a stable for three years back then. Wasn't that matter redressed long ago? It's the 21st century now. There is no such thing as ancestral precepts. You are such a stubborn old man. "After saying that, he patted me on the shoulder, trying to win me over: '? Kid, do you want to be a policeman when you grow up and catch bad guys with your uncle?
I didn’t dare to make a mistake in front of my grandfather, so I shook my head vigorously.
Grandpa said: "Sun Laohu, you don't understand what's going on with the Song family. I have nothing else in my life. I just hope that future generations can live in peace and safety and stop engaging in these dangerous industries."
Officer Sun was still about to speak, but Grandpa had already raised a hand and issued an eviction order: "If nothing happens, please come back first, otherwise don't come in my door again."
Officer Sun swallowed back what he was about to say, picked up his briefcase and said, "Okay, Lao Song, I'll leave now. I'll come back to visit you next time when I have a case."
Officer Sun's car drove away After that, the air in the living room suddenly became heavy. Grandpa was sitting on the Taishi chair, holding a teacup. I stood in front of him, very nervous.
"Yang'er, how many of those two books have you read?" he asked.
I answered hesitantly and finished reading them all. In fact, after reading them, I don’t have any extracurricular readings at home. I read those two books whenever I had time, and they were almost falling apart.
Grandpa took a sip of tea and suddenly said leisurely: "Prison matters should not be more important than the great restoration, the great restoration should not be more important than the first love, and the first love should not be more important than the test."
I was stunned for a moment and recited: "The power and authority that covers the entry and exit of life and death are in vain, so I decided."
He then recited: "The first month of pregnancy is like white dew; the second month is like white dew. Peach blossom..."
I continued: "Male and female are separated in March; images are formed in April; muscles and bones are formed in May, hair grows in June; and the right hand is moved in July, the male is the mother. Left; if you move your left hand in August, you are a daughter on your mother's right."
These two paragraphs are from the "Authentic Collection of the Collection of Redress of Wrongs". Grandpa was deliberately testing me. After listening to it, the tea cup in his hand fell to the ground with a 'pop' and he asked in surprise. He said: "Yang'er, have you memorized all of this book?"
"Almost..." I admitted a little embarrassed.
"As expected of me, a descendant of the Song family." After saying that, Grandpa shook his head again.
This strange reaction shocked me. I thought grandpa would scold me, but he didn’t. Looking back later, I realized that my grandfather had a very complicated heart at that time. He was happy that there would be a successor to the Song family's unique skills, but he was also afraid that I would follow the same path as him and be doomed.
Grandpa let out a long sigh: "What a fate!"
Then he stood up, without even looking at me, and went back to the study with his hands behind his back. I stood there, shocked and lucky at the same time, grandpa wasn't going to spank me?
Late that night, my grandpa suddenly woke me up and asked me to put on my clothes and go somewhere with him. I put on my clothes in confusion and came to the yard. Grandpa threw a pickaxe to me. I, then walked out without saying a word, and I followed closely behind.
The county where we live is not big. Going south is a wilderness. There is no moon that night and there are very few stars. Grandpa walked in the silent chestnut forest. Along the way, there was only the rustling of fallen leaves under our feet, and the strange whining sounds of unknown animals deep in the woods. It made me feel terrified.