area51novel Chapter 1051 Is it the poor mother or the devil?
Chapter 1051 Is it the poor mother or the devil?
Chapter 1051 Is it a poor mother or a devil?
The basement was not filled with secret treasures that they thought were hidden.
Looking around, there are all kinds of toys.
Some were opened, some were not, and they were all neatly placed.
There was a red velvet sofa in the middle, and on the round coffee table next to it, there was a bottle of wine and a wine glass.
In the innermost corner, there is a large screen showing the surveillance images of the entire house.
In order to prevent someone from suddenly coming back and discovering them, Gu Jinlan unblocked the surveillance signal.
This way they can always keep an eye on what's happening outside while they're in the basement.
Shi Ye said: "It seems that there are no useful clues here. Let's go."
"Wait a moment." Gu Jinlan said, "Let's take a look. Perhaps this place can help us understand Yan Yi better."
Shi Ye frowned slightly and said nothing.
Gu Jinlan continued to observe. She gently stroked the toys with her fingers and found that they were spotless, which meant they were wiped frequently.
She picked up one of the toys and looked at it. "I have this toy too. It was very popular when I was a kid. My grandma bought me one too. Now it's out of print on the market."
Shi Ye still didn't say anything and continued to stand there, but his expression became a little strange.
He had a vague feeling about something, but he didn't want to face it.
Gu Jinlan put down the toy in his hand and suddenly noticed a photo frame.
The photo in the frame is of a little boy of about three or four years old.
The photo had obviously been cropped, and only the little boy could be seen sitting on an adult's lap.
Gu Jinlan felt that the boy looked very familiar. She picked up the photo and discovered that the little boy in the photo looked very similar to Ranran!
She quickly turned around and asked Shi Ye, "Aye, is this you as a child? You look like Ranran!"
Shi Ye looked up and was slightly shocked.
The photo in Gu Jinlan's hand is the same one in the study drawer.
But in this photo, grandma was cut out, so it looks like a photo of him alone.
Shi Ye's eyes darkened slightly, with undercurrents surging in his eyes.
What does Yan Yi mean by this?
"You are as cute as Ranran when he was a child." Gu Jinlan smiled. This was the first time she saw Aye's childhood appearance.
The photo frame was also very clean, and there was a handkerchief next to it, as if it was used to wipe the photo frame.
Gu Jinlan gently put down the photo frame and glanced at the toys piled in the basement.
"Aye, it seems that these toys were bought by Yan Yi for you. There are toys for every age group."
As he spoke, Gu Jinlan's eyes fell on the red velvet sofa. "She must have often sat there alone, thinking of the past by the sight of the toys. But it's strange, why didn't she send these toys back to you?"
Shi Ye followed Gu Jinlan's gaze towards the sofa, and the image of Yan Yi sitting there sadly, wiping the photo frame over and over again seemed to appear in front of him.
He quickly closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
If it were in the past, after knowing all this, he might be touched and happy that his mother remembered and missed him.
But now, he only felt resentment towards Yan Yi.
Amidst his heart full of resentment, a touch of tenderness suddenly broke through, but it turned out to be a sharp blade that pierced into his heart.
In the quiet basement, Shi Ye sneered:
"This is just your guess. Don't think of her as a poor mother. These are all illusions. They don't represent anything, and they can't prove anything."
"Why not?" Gu Jinlan asked, "If these are the facts, and she has you in her heart, then what Mu Fan said is credible. If he loves you, then there must be someone else who kidnapped Ranran. We should immediately change our approach to the investigation."
The word "love" sounded particularly harsh to Shi Ye at this moment.
He said in a cold tone, “Even if these are facts, they are just her way of comforting herself.
She has done so many bad things, maybe thinking about her son here will make her feel that she is still a caring person.
This is her ritual and has nothing to do with me.”
Hearing this, Gu Jinlan was stunned.
It is not unreasonable for Aye to think so.
Some people, after doing all the bad things, will indeed seek a spiritual haven for themselves and comfort themselves through self-hypnosis.
Seeing the lifelessness in Shi Ye's gloomy eyes, Gu Jinlan walked forward and took his clenched fist.
She gently stretched out his slender fingers and intertwined them with his.
"Aye, before I met you, I would always think the worst about everything and didn't believe there was truth, goodness and beauty in this world.
Although I won't be hurt by others, I won't be happy either.
It was not until I met you and the people of the Zhao family that I began to believe that there is more beauty and warmth in this world.
We should believe in the existence of beauty. Yan Yi is your mother after all. You don’t have to suppress your true emotions because of me.”
Gu Jinlan felt that Shi Ye’s unwillingness to face all this had something to do with her.
As expected, after Shi Ye heard what she said, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, "Lan Lan, she is your enemy, why are you still speaking for her? And she...she might be the murderer who killed Si Mo."
Gu Jinlan said: "Let's put it this way. In my eyes, she is indeed a devil who eats people without leaving any bones. But this is a matter between her and me. It has nothing to do with you."
That's why she didn't want Shi Ye to get involved before, because she didn't want Shi Ye to be caught in the middle and suffer a dilemma.
Shi Ye frowned slightly, looked at Gu Jinlan distressedly, and said firmly, "Your business is my business, how can it have nothing to do with me?"
"Let's leave here." Shi Ye took Gu Jinlan's hand and was about to leave, not wanting to stay in this place any longer.
Suddenly, Gu Jinlan noticed an old kraft paper-covered diary in the corner of the sofa.
"Wait." She let go of Shi Ye's hand, walked to the sofa, bent down and picked up the diary.
Turning back to ask for Shi Ye's opinion, "I want to take a look, is that ok?"
Understanding the enemy is the first step to defeating him.
"As you wish." Shi Ye turned his eyes away. He didn't want to continue to understand Yan Yi.
His eyes accidentally fell on the surveillance screen, and he narrowed his eyes, "Lanlan, she's back!"
Gu Jinlan quickly put down the diary that he hadn't opened yet and walked to the surveillance video screen, "Let's stay here and observe for a while."
In the surveillance footage, Yan Yi had just walked into the house, and a woman followed in behind him. She looked older than Yan Yi.
Gu Jinlan quickly asked Shi Ye: "Do you know that person?"
Shi Ye quickly searched the memory in his mind and said with certainty, "I don't know him and I have never seen him before."
Outside in the living room, Yan Yi walked to the coffee table and poured a glass of water. After drinking it, she put the glass down heavily and glanced at the woman who followed her into the room.
"Tell me, what do you want to talk to me about?"