when the moon whispers

Chapter 409: Accomplices - Intertwined (Part )

Six accomplices in the case
Seventy Crosses (Part 1)

The rare mild south wind blew away the accumulated haze, and the temperature, which had fluctuated for more than half a month, finally began to warm up. The famous garden in Sheng'an Central Hospital was also full of lush greenery.

Wen Chen followed Jiang Mo, who was holding his hands in his pockets, with his shoulders stiffened. They wandered halfway in the corridor connecting the outpatient building and the inpatient department. Then, he followed Jiang Mo, who had changed his direction and walked down the stairs. He squinted his eyes and sat down next to a stone table where no one was standing under the sun.

Jiang Mo frowned in the sun, feeling uncomfortable seeing Wen Chen's hesitant and mistaken expression. He bit the skin on his lips and sighed. He simply turned his head away and looked aimlessly at the figures moving quickly or slowly in the garden, thus breaking the unnecessary silence in front of him.

"Did you give all the fruits in Dong Zhibo's room? Do you have the time to come to the hospital to visit him every now and then?"

Wen Chen followed Jiang Mo's gaze and saw the smile that could not be hidden on the face of a big brother who had his ears twisted and was pretending to be wronged. He shook his head with a smile and said, "I did send him off, but this is the first time at this time... He came twice in the middle of the night before, and I was planning to ask the nurse to help send him off... But Dong Zhibo was not in a good condition. He was still awake at two or three in the morning. I - I feel bad about this, but... I really don't know how to persuade him. Rather than calling it a visit, it's just a few encounters at best."

"He was a little scared. After all, he was charging into battle with his life hanging by a thread. It takes time for him to accept and adjust."

Jiang Mo waved his hand to stop Wen Chenshe from apologizing for the sake of face. "I didn't ask you out to question me. To be honest, I should also apologize to you. I was just impatient before. In fact, I have no right to criticize the decision you made when you took action. The drug case is indeed of great importance. But - from the perspective of a friend, I still have reservations. Whether it is a witness or an informant, when the situation is uncontrollable and even clearly dangerous, you still put people in danger... You have to weigh it again, and most importantly... Dong Zhibo is still a child, and you don't even say to take it easy."

Jiang Mo actually always cares about Wen Chen's reckless behavior, especially when it involves an innocent person who shouldn't have lost half his life. However, Wen Chen has been wandering on the edge of darkness for several years, and Jiang Mo knows that what he saw and felt when he was struggling to survive in the gray area directly led to his decision-making in the face of danger. He is destined to choose to make a comprehensive layout and cast a net as the top priority, and then grit his teeth and bear all the consequences on his shoulders, swallowing all the bitter fruits quietly.

Jiang Mo even took some time to reflect deeply on this for a few days. It was a rare opportunity for him to meet Wen Chen, so he thought that he should exchange opinions in a friendly manner. On the contrary, Wen Chen, who didn't know how he got distracted by his own thoughts, frowned in the sun, and sighed softly: "Dong Zhibo agreed to help... because I told him that if he wanted to become an auxiliary police officer and take the police exam in the future, he could put it in his file."

"Dong Zhibo just told me."

Jiang Mo squinted at Wen Chen, feeling that this matter couldn't be just casually dismissed. He sighed deeply, "It's fine for Dong Zhibo to want to make progress, but it doesn't matter what anyone says about whether he's suitable for being a policeman. The key lies in him. Whether he wants to study and find a job to live his own life, or really choose this difficult path, he needs to make a decision after careful consideration. Now, you've put such a good thing with a predetermined outcome in front of him... You have to drag him down this path to achieve your goal. He's not the criminal you're interrogating and investigating. There's no need."

"It's the same old stuff—" Jiang Mo looked up at Wen Chen's forehead, which was covered in sweat from the sun, and swung his arm to knock him on the shoulder. "If it was me, or any other police officer related to the case, who was waiting for the suspect as bait, it would be our duty to be ready to sacrifice and dedicate ourselves to catching criminals. But you can't let an unrelated child take risks, and you can't even guarantee his life safety... I heard from my master that Director Gao was so angry that he took blood pressure medicine on the spot. It would be a light punishment to suspend you and report you."

Wen Chen felt a sharp pain from the blow and rubbed his shoulders with a grimace. He slowly raised his eyes to look at Jiang Mo's profile and chuckled very softly.

Jiang Mo tilted his head to glance at the still silent phone and glared at him: "I was thinking of praising you, what the hell is this?"

Wen Chen's emotions, which were originally suppressed by her words, fell to the ground. He raised his hand and scratched his temples: "No... I just suddenly remembered our high school days. When I reported the intern teacher, you also scolded me."

Jiang Mo was stunned for two seconds, blinking his eyes and digging out the old memories that he had left behind, and said helplessly. "Is that a good thing? You're still laughing."

Counting on my fingers, almost ten years have passed, and Wen Chen and Jiang Mo are still known as a premature love relationship that helps each other out.

"You're right. I met the intern teacher who harassed your female classmates a while ago. His family seemed to be well off. He hired two retired doctors and shift nurses to open two pharmacies and a clinic. When they were arresting people that day, Brother Liu's arm was hurt. When he went to buy iodine, he bumped into him."

Wen Chen tilted his head slightly, closed his eyes completely towards the sun, and recalled calmly: "I remember you told me about him harassing you, and the next day you asked for a week's leave. I thought you were bullied by him, so I instigated everyone in the class to catch him in the act and report him to the school and the Education Bureau."

"I was taken to see Uncle Zhou by Teacher Jiang because she was planning to remarry. Besides, I told you at the time that I had recorded the conversation and would report it to the principal when I got back from my leave, but you were so angry that you didn't hear a word I said!"

Jiang Mo sneered, then frowned again after a moment, "It seems that you have had this problem since you were a child... Relying on the trust and love of the girl, she offered to help you, but you ignored her... Who would have thought that what you feared would come true. The hidden camera was found by the intern, and the intern was a bit unreasonable. He got angry and slashed the girl's face with the scraper in the art classroom... Although this happened suddenly, you really shouldn't have left the girl alone in the art classroom without any safety measures - fortunately, Teacher Jiang knows a plastic surgeon, at least the scar was not noticeable before the college entrance examination the following year. Recently, I heard from someone that she settled in the south and seemed to have married well... Fortunately, nothing went wrong, otherwise you would regret it."

Wen Chen smiled bitterly and nodded, glancing at Jiang Mo and said lightly: "I was afraid that you would be wronged at that time."

Jiang Mo suppressed the corner of his mouth and responded without avoiding the question: "I know."

Wen Chen was startled and raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Then why are you breaking up with me?"

"Let's put it one way or another. I appreciate it, and I can understand it from the perspective of a friend and colleague, but that's all." Jiang Mo was shocked by his sudden revisiting of the past, and subconsciously shrank back with his shoulders raised: "Besides, didn't we break up because of the college entrance examination? We were just getting along, what does this have to do with it?"

Wen Chen curled his lips: "So you have been ignoring me since this incident?"

"I do not have it."

"Not yet? I couldn't find you when I looked for you after class or school."

"When Teacher Jiang got married for the second time, I was a rebellious teenager. Wasn't that okay? It's not like I didn't talk to you at that time. I was the same with everyone—" Jiang Mo sneered and shook his head speechlessly. He took out his vibrating phone in his pocket and shook it to Wen Chen. Then he stood up and walked away. He whispered in her ear, "Le Tianer? Have you sorted out Xue Yilian's movements? ... Have you reported it to Master?"

"Master has replied." Xiao Letian cleared his throat through the "hissing" signal interference in the monitoring room and said quickly: "We found some clues. Master said that we should go and report it."

Due to work and health reasons, I will be working on another day~
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