PFC Chapter 421 "Infecting the World" - Male Mother (32)
Chapter 421 "Infecting the World" - Male Mother (32)
Medical books...
Lu Liruan flipped through the pages casually.
From the moment she entered the house, Lu Liruan had been wondering what kind of person the male head of the household was.
What does the male head of the household do for a living?
The child said that his father hadn't been home for a long time recently.
Lu Liruan didn't know whether it meant that she stopped going home after having an irreconcilable conflict with the mistress of the house, or that she hadn't been home much before.
It's obvious that this child has a much better relationship with the female homeowner than with the male homeowner.
Lu Liruan tried hard to recall the two things that had appeared at Liao Tingyuan's door...
Trying to analyze it and figure something out.
However, since she hadn't paid much attention and there were no distinctive clothing markings, Lu Liruan had no clue whatsoever.
Looking at the books on the bookshelf, Lu Liruan wondered: Could it be a doctor?
Liao Tingyuan walked over and, following the direction Lu Liruan was pointing, carefully examined the titles of the books one by one.
Nodding in agreement with Lu Liruan's guess, she added, "It should be a veterinarian."
"what?"
Lu Liruan only glanced at it briefly and did not look at the specific subject divisions in detail.
Upon hearing Liao Tingyuan's words, the scene of a cow giving birth that she had seen on a short video platform a few days ago subconsciously flashed into her mind...
A few question marks appeared above my head: "A veterinarian?"
"Let's go to a veterinarian."
Liao Tingyuan also saw what was written on the book cover, and considering their current situation, he thought for a moment and changed his words.
"Oh, oh, oh!" Lu Liruan turned around.
Upon closer inspection, it became clear that this was indeed the case.
“Veterinarian…” Lu Liruan murmured softly, “Do you think the male owner’s profession has anything to do with what’s happening? It doesn’t seem to make any sense to me. On one hand, I feel like the female owner has some kind of mental problem… and on the other hand, we can’t find any useful clues about the male owner.”
Liao Tingyuan didn't know either.
His imagination isn't as rich as Lu Liruan's.
This girl usually acts on impulse, dares to think and act, and has a boundless imagination.
She can't even make the connection now, let alone herself.
"Don't worry about whether it's useful or not for now. Just write down any information you see. You never know when a connection might suddenly appear that will link things together." Liao Tingyuan was unhurried, methodical, and patient.
Lu Liruan saw him typing on his phone with his head down, and when she leaned over to take a look, she found that he had written down everything the two of them had discovered in his notes app.
Noticing that Lu Liruan was watching, Liao Tingyuan lowered his phone screen slightly.
The touchscreen on his gloved hand was not working properly.
So he types with one hand. His typing speed with one hand is no slower than others typing with both hands. Lu Liruan could feel that his slender fingertips flew up and down, and what he wrote down was clear and concise.
"Did you practice your typing speed while playing games?" Lu Liruan asked with great interest.
Liao Tingyuan shook his head: "You don't need that many keys when playing games." He casually denied it.
Then he felt Lu Liruan's gaze beside him, the meaning of which was somewhat strange.
"What's wrong?" He wrote down the last note, closed the memo, and asked.
"I mean... don't you... exchange greetings with people, um, during breaks from playing games?" Lu Liruan's typing speed peaked when she was playing games.
When you're passionately arguing with someone, your fingers are practically clicking away, trying to get as many sentences out as possible before they block you.
Liao Tingyuan: ...
"what?"
"Oh." Judging from Liao Tingyuan's questioning tone, Lu Liruan knew that he obviously wouldn't do such a thing.
So she raised her hand and patted Liao Tingyuan on the shoulder, praising him sincerely: "You have such a good temper, you are truly a kind person with a broad mind."
Liao Tingyuan was inexplicably praised by her, but he always felt... it wasn't necessarily a good thing.
So he ignored her comment, sighed, and continued searching the room: "Stop thinking about games. There's always time to play games. Let's get down to business!" he urged.
Lu Liruan clicked her tongue, thinking to herself: You teachers, your catchphrases sound like they're all mass-produced.
"It's here, it's here!" Lu Liruan squatted down and rummaged through the bottom drawer.
Opening the innermost drawer, Lu Liruan saw several file folders inside.
She took them out and placed them on the desk, opening them one by one.
I discovered that these were all documents that are very important to individuals.
One of the file folders contained: junior high school and high school graduation certificates, university degree certificates, graduate student IDs, and so on...
Lu Liruan carefully examined the school name above, somewhat amazed: the university he attended was a top-tier institution. Even if Lu Liruan hadn't gone to university, she would have known the name of this university very clearly.
"Wow! A top student!"
The male homeowner was not only an undergraduate student at this school, but also completed his undergraduate, master's, and doctoral studies, graduating with excellent grades.
In another file folder, Lu Liruan took out a very thick stack of certificates of merit.
Upon closer inspection, some of them appeared to be from a very long time ago.
Lu Liruan counted them, and some of them were even the male owner's award certificates from his middle school days.
As time went on, they became increasingly new, with all sorts of names, most of which Lu Liruan had never even heard of.
There are also various scholarship certificates, certificates of outstanding student representative...
There were also several newspaper clippings with descriptions written on them, and pages from books, which he had also cut out and carefully placed here.
Lu Liruan picked up a newspaper page; it was a newspaper from the year after the college entrance examination, and it featured the top scorer in the college entrance examination from a southern province at that time.
Below is a photo from the interview.
The young man in the photo looked very calm and composed. In Lu Liruan's eyes now, the interview published in the newspaper also deserved praise as a young talent.
It's been collected here...
Lu Liruan nudged Liao Tingyuan, signaling him to come over and watch together.
The two of them stared at the photo for a long time.
Liao Tingyuan's eyesight and memory were better: "The shape of the hand is somewhat similar to the 'thing' that appeared at the door later..."
Lu Liruan raised an eyebrow: What is that?
"The shape of the hand?"
Liao Tingyuan nodded: "Actually, everyone's hands are different."
He reached out his hand, then took Lu Liruan's hand and placed it in his palm.
Lu Liruan's hands were small and soft to the touch, with very well-proportioned knuckles.
Her hands look very young, full of collagen. This makes her knuckles barely visible, giving them a very rounded and cute appearance.
Liao Tingyuan's hand was a finger longer than hers.
Long and slender, even each fingernail is long and thin.
Lu Liruan felt that these hands were a good match for Liao Tingyuan, and they looked very similar to the person he was.
Thin, slender yet strong.
“My hands aren’t as pretty as yours.” Lu Liruan pinched Liao Tingyuan’s fingertips and felt that her hands looked even shorter in comparison.
"It looks pretty." Liao Tingyuan tapped her palm with his fingertip. Lu Liruan felt ticklish and opened her hand like a cat's paw blossoming.
Liao Tingyuan flipped her palm over again, then traced a line down her palm: "And your fortune looks pretty good." He understood Lu Liruan's thoughts very well, and only said this jokingly.
"You know about this?" Lu Liruan quickly looked over, her greedy expression undisguised: "No, no."
Liao Tingyuan pointed it out to her.
"Oh, oh, oh!" Lu Liruan didn't understand, but she believed it!
Liao Tingyuan didn't really know much about children, but he knew how to soothe them.
Just by looking at Lu Liruan's hands, then at his, and blinking her eyes, I could roughly guess what she was thinking.
So he went along with the little girl and said something.
I didn't expect to make Lu Liruan so happy.
Even though Liao Tingyuan was good at coaxing people, he was still slightly flattered at this moment...
It seems like she's too easily swayed by her own own ideas.
If Lu Liruan continued to ask questions, Liao Tingyuan would not be able to answer them, so he changed the subject and began to examine the pile of things in the file folder in front of him.
Lu Liruan glanced at the photo again, her thoughts returning to her, and continued to ask, "How did you remember his hand?"
Liao Tingyuan sighed softly: "I was at a standoff with him for two nights, and what I remember most clearly is his hands..."
Oh.
Also.
Lu Liruan recalled the terrifying moment of the first night when that "thing" held a gleaming dagger in its hand, and a chill ran down her spine again.
Seeing that Lu Liruan was flipping through other newspapers, Liao Tingyuan picked up the newspaper and read it carefully.
As I read on, I discovered that the report not only interviewed the top scorer in the college entrance examination that year, but also interviewed the top scorer's parents.
In the article, the parents shared some of their experiences in raising their children.
Even without photos or knowing the scene at the time, one can still feel the parents' expectations and pride for their child from between the lines; it's almost palpable.
"Hey?"
Hearing Lu Liruan's questioning voice, Liao Tingyuan put down his newspaper and went to look at the contents of the third file folder she had emptied.
This isn't about those honors, nor is it about the male owner's past.
The most eye-catching items were the two ID cards.
It's not just an ID card, it's an ID card with a corner cut off.
Lu Liruan knew all too well what it meant when a corner of her ID card was cut off...
Back then, she took her mother's ID card to the local police station to cancel her mother's household registration.
This proves that the person is dead and no longer exists in this world.
He kept only a torn-off ID card as a souvenir.
Lu Liruan has carefully and tenderly kept her mother's ID card in the place where she keeps important items.
Lu Liruan looked at the file bag and her first thought was: Why is it here?
Although the contents of the other file folders are also important, they are not the same type as this one...
Lu Liruan scrolled down and found the cremation certificate, along with a series of other documents belonging to the parents.
Lu Liruan felt a strange feeling... but upon further reflection, it didn't seem entirely wrong. It wasn't unreasonable to keep all the important things in one place.
Lu Liruan frowned, and Liao Tingyuan noticed her hesitation: "What are you thinking about?"
Without hesitation, Lu Liruan told Liao Tingyuan what she was thinking: "Where do you keep your important things?"
Lu Liruan asked casually, but found that Liao Tingyuan was stunned for a moment, and then said honestly, but with a hint of helplessness, "I don't have a place to put such important things."
Lu Liruan didn't delve into the meaning behind his words for a moment, but simply nodded and expressed her opinion: "It feels like he doesn't value it much, it's very orderly but he doesn't seem to care that much."
Liao Tingyuan understood what she meant.
"Let's look at other places first."
Behind the curtains on the windowsill, there was an ashtray that hadn't been cleaned in ages; it was overflowing with ash and cigarette butts.
That lingering smell of smoke is probably coming from here...
How long has it been since the lady of the house tidied up this study?
If the husband hasn't returned for a long time, hasn't the wife gone into the study to check on him during this time?
Or perhaps the male head of the household always kept the study tidy up by himself, without the female head of the household interfering.
There was a laptop on the desk, and it still had power and could be turned on.
It just has a power-on password.
Lu Liruan went back to the child's room and looked through it. She remembered that the child had written his/her birthday in his/her diary.
The male homeowner's information also included his own birthdate.
But after trying both, neither was correct.
Lu Liruan and Liao Tingyuan both felt there was no need to try for the hostess's birthday.
The couple's relationship did not appear to be harmonious.
The two then tried the husband's parents' birthdays, the first and last few digits of his university student ID number, and the date on his ID card...
None of them are right.
However, the only important dates they know of are these few; there are no other significant numbers that the male homeowner might have used as a password.
Or, the login password might just be a string of meaningless numbers...
If the male homeowner simply thought of a few numbers and entered them in, they would have no way to crack the code.
However, this situation is rare. Lu Liruan's own password is her mother's birthday.
The lights inside the room flickered, and Lu Liruan heard a creaking sound coming from somewhere.
"W-what's wrong?" Lu Liruan darted behind Liao Tingyuan.
"Perhaps we've been here too long." Liao Tingyuan glanced at his watch; they had been here for an hour.
"Let's go then. I don't think there's anything wrong here. If it really doesn't work out, we can come back tomorrow. Let's not be too reckless." Lu Liruan always prioritized safety.
“Okay.” Liao Tingyuan was also a cautious person. The two looked at each other and decided to leave from here today.
The two people walked to the door, and as they stepped out, the light behind them suddenly went out by itself.
The door slammed shut, as if isolating the two of them outside.
When they entered, they didn't close the door; instead, they left it wide open so they could keep an eye on what was happening outside.
Lu Liruan looked back, opened her mouth and asked softly, "If we hadn't come out just now, would we have been locked inside? Or..."
"Alright, stop overthinking it." Liao Tingyuan glanced at his watch and noted the current time in his memo.
At least until this time, they were allowed to be in this room.