I became the police station's darling after I could understand what the furry creature was sayi

"Okay, I understand, thank you."

"polite."

The two chatted for a while longer before hanging up.

What happened to the Nan family could no longer stir up the slightest ripple in Nan Shu's heart.

just.

Nan Shu didn't expect that instead of Wu Lanfang coming to find her, she would be greeted by an unexpected person.

As Nan Shu walked from the main office into the lobby, she immediately spotted the woman sitting on a bench, waiting. She was sitting upright with her head down and an iron box on her lap.

"Ms. Fu?"

Nan Shu stepped forward.

Fu Wen took his mother's surname.

When Madam Fu looked up, she saw Nan Shu and instinctively stood up.

"Miss Nan."

"You called me...is there something you need?"

Nan Shu found it strange, as she and Fu's mother had almost no interaction.

Seeing that Madam Fu moved her lips, looking as if she wanted to say something but couldn't, Nan Shu guessed, "Could it be that something happened to Xiao Wen?"

"No, no, Xiaowen has already been discharged from the hospital. I... I came today to give this to you."

Madam Fu handed the iron box to Nan Shu, but didn't dare to look at her.

Nan Shu was taken aback, looked at the iron box, but did not immediately take it.

This tin box looks quite old; the paint is almost completely peeled off, and you can vaguely see the shape of the cookies on it. Older generations don't want to waste things, so they usually use this kind of tin box to store needles and thread.

"This is…"

"sorry."

"Mother Fu suddenly said."

The seemingly random sentence only made Nan Shu more confused.

Looking at Nan Shu's appearance, Madam Fu's eyes reddened. "I've seen your mother's picture..."

Nan Shu was taken aback.

“You look a lot like your mother.” When Fu’s mother saw Nan Shu, she had a guess in her heart, so she searched for Nan Shu online, and sure enough, it was just as she had guessed.

Nan Shu is a member of the Nan family.

“My husband… was a truck driver, usually working in Beijing and Tianjin. When he had the accident, Xiaowen was still very young. I was in poor health, so I lived with my mother-in-law in the countryside.”

"When I heard the news of my child's father's death, I felt like the sky had fallen. I fainted on the spot. After being taken to the hospital, I found out that I was pregnant again, but I miscarried because I was too emotional."

As Fu's mother continued, "So, my mother-in-law and father-in-law handled my husband's funeral arrangements."

"Later I found out that in that car accident, not only the child's father died, but also a couple surnamed Nan."

Having said that, Nan Shu understood perfectly.

"Fu Wen's father..."

Nan Shu felt a tightness in her throat.

Despite never having met the original owner's biological parents, a surge of indescribable sadness welled up uncontrollably in her heart upon hearing these words.

"Miss Nan, I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry!"

Fu's mother's eyes reddened, and she kept bowing and apologizing to Nan Shu.

then.

The traffic police determined that the truck was fully responsible for the accident, and most of the compensation was covered by insurance.

The insurance company also provided their family with some compensation.

Later, she was able to support the family on her own after losing her husband, the pillar of the household.

The incident caused such a big stir that it made it into the local newspapers. It was then that Fu's mother saw the couple's photos. They were a handsome man and a beautiful woman, a perfect match.

Therefore, it left a very deep impression on her.

After her husband passed away, her parents-in-law could not bear the pain of losing their son in their old age, and they both passed away within two years.

After burying the two elderly people, Fu's mother took Fu Wen back to her parents' home in Hangzhou and made Fu Wen change his surname to hers, living in anonymity. She wanted Fu Wen to be unaffected by his father's death and to live as an ordinary person who wouldn't be pointed at or gossiped about.

Just didn't expect it.

Fate took a turn, and many years later, Fu Wen and Nan Shu's paths crossed again, and Nan Shu and her brother Nan Punian even saved Fu Wen's life.

“Those are all in the past…” Nan Shu said in a hoarse voice after a long pause.

She had heard her older brother mention it.

They investigated many times back then, but found nothing unusual.

It's very likely just an accident.

Madam Fu wiped her eyes with the back of her hand, shook her head, and said nothing. She simply pushed the iron box towards Nan Shu.

Nan Shu accepted it this time.

Fu's mother opened the box lid. "Back then, sending things was very slow, let alone in a small place like ours in the countryside. By the time we received the package, Xiaowen's father had already passed away."

Nan Shu looked at the box.

Inside lay a letter and a story magazine, its pages yellowed.

Nan Shu looked at Fu's mother with a puzzled expression.

"Over the years, I've had a knot in my heart..."

Mother Fu spoke slowly. She picked up the story magazine, flipped through a few pages, and revealed a piece of glutinous rice candy wrapper, which looked like the packaging of a very old candy.

"Miss Nan, you don't know, my husband has diabetes and is very frugal. We only buy this kind of candy during the Chinese New Year."

“Each of the relatives’ children got a few, and they couldn’t save any for after the New Year. Xiaowen wouldn’t be able to eat candy yet…”

Mrs. Fu paused for a moment, then said, "So I'm wondering, when exactly did he eat this candy?"

Nan Shu looked at her.

I understood the unspoken meaning in her words.

"You suspect that what happened back then wasn't an accident?"

Mother Fu shook her head.

"Miss Nan, I don't know, but I just feel like something's not right."

Fu's mother was not highly educated and knew nothing about criminal investigation; she relied solely on her understanding of her husband and her intuition.

She subconsciously felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

If she hadn't met Nan Shu, Fu's mother might never have remembered the existence of this iron box.

But since we've met...

Madam Fu believed that there might be some kind of predestined connection between them.

So she took the tin box out from the bottom of the box again.

Nan Shu remained silent for a moment, then looked at Fu's mother.

"Okay, I understand, thank you."

Mother Fu shook her head.

She couldn't accept the word "thank you".

If something is found out later, and her husband really did something to wrong others.

So she and Xiaowen are the murderer's family members...

"I hope this is of help to you." After saying this, Mrs. Fu turned and left.

Nan Shu looked up at Fu's mother's back, her emotions complicated.

……

After returning home, Nan Shu carefully checked the letter and magazine again.

The letter was brief and ordinary; the paper had no interlayer or acrostic.

The Story Club magazine had a faint musty smell and contained no special markings or creases.

Just as Fu's mother said, the only strange thing was that candy wrapper.

It's indeed a bit unusual for someone who doesn't eat sweets to keep a candy wrapper as a bookmark.

Nan Shu couldn't figure it out, so after thinking about it, she simply took a picture of the candy wrapper and sent it to the group chat.

Second Brother: [What is this? Does Shushu like this candy?]

Third Brother: [Do you still have this candy? You probably can't buy it anymore. Big Brother, why don't you hire a candy factory to produce this? @BigBrother]

Nan Shu: ?
Nan Shu was typing on the screen, and before she could finish editing a long explanation, she saw her second and third brothers' words and couldn't help but twitch her lips.

Big Brother: [Hmm, okay]

Nan Shu: ... (End of Chapter)